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New Delhi: Social media users should be careful about its impact and reach, said the Supreme Court as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA SV Shekher, who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on the application of the Romeo-Juliet law to India to decriminalise consensual teenage sex as a PIL claimed millions of under-18 girls and over-18 boys engage in…
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New Delhi: About 12% of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha are billionaires. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have the highest percentage of such parliamentarians, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR and the National…
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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines for personal loans. Two key changes are expected to provide relief to the borrowers amid rising interest rates. With most of the retail loans being on floating rates, RBI…
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Shimla: The massive damage caused in Himachal Pradesh by heavy rains should be declared as a national calamity, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday. The state government today issued a notification declaring the…
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New Delhi: In a big step to weed out stereotypes and perceived notions against women, the Supreme Court, in a maiden initiative, has compiled a glossary of words to be avoided by judges and lawyers in writing judgments or filing cases…
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Kochi: In a first-of-its kind move, the Kerala government has decided to incorporate awareness lessons about the POCSO Act into its curriculum, from the 2024-25 academic session. Lessons pertaining to POCSO Act will be taught using an…
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New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Vishwakarma Yojana from the ramparts of Red Fort, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 13,000-cr scheme to support those engaged in traditional skills. Under the…
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New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, the most prominent face of the protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will not compete at the 2023 Asian Games at Hangzhou, starting September 23 due to a knee injury. She announced the decision on X…
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New Delhi: In his nearly 90 minutes address to the nation on the 77th Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed confidence that India would become a developed nation by 2047. “The…
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