Union Cabinet approves Ordinance for death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved promulgation of an Ordinance to provide death penalty for rapists of girls below 12 years, according to a senior government official. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance provides for stringent punishment of a jail term of minimum 20 years or life imprisonment or death for rape of a girl under 12 years.
Cabinet approves promulgation of Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018, which would empower the government to seize the domestic assets of those deemed by a relevant court to be fugitive economic offenders.
Yashwant Sinha quits BJP
Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha broke all ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. He announced, “I'm breaking all my relations with BJP now and I'll not take any position in the future.”
North Korea halts nuclear, missile tests
North Korea announced on Saturday it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of its summits with Seoul and Washington, but stopped well short of suggesting it has any intention of giving up its nuclear weapons or scale back its production of missiles and their related component parts.
The Bakherwals’ long walk
The gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old Bakherwal girl in Jammu has brought the nomadic tribe under the spotlight. The author reports on their itinerant lifestyle and the new challenges confronting them
Rohingya refugees rescued after drifting at sea for 9 days
A Rohingya Muslim man among the group of 76 rescued in Indonesian waters in a wooden boat says they were at sea for nine days after leaving Myanmar, where the minority group faces intense persecution, and were hoping to reach Malaysia.
BJP is like cancer; Congress, JD(S) like cold and cough, says Prakash Raj
Why is actor-activist Prakash Raj opposing only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and urging people not to vote for a “communal party”? Does it mean everything is right with the Congress and the JD(S)? These were the questions he faced at the meet-the-press event organised by the Press Club of Bengaluru.
Shadow-boxing tough guy to help home-alone Japanese women
Behind the apartment’s curtain, a tough guy is boxing, throwing left and right hooks and jabs, and lunging forward, enough to make any passing criminal think twice before breaking in.
Iran ready with “expected and unexpected” moves if US exits deal: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran’s atomic agency was ready with “expected and unexpected” reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to do.
CRPF officer killed in gunfight with Maoists
An officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed in a gunfight with the Maoists in a dense forest in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday.
