No plans to reduce age of consent for consensual relationships: Centre
New Delhi: The POCSO Act, 2012, enacted to safeguard children from sexual abuse and sexual offences clearly, defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
4,798 persons with benchmark disabilities recruited in govt jobs from 2018 to 2021: Centre in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: With the enactment of 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016', 4 per cent of the total number of vacancies are reserved for PwBDs
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Sonia Gandhi accuses govt of blocking parliamentary debate, trying to delegitimise judiciary, adopting divisive policies
New Delhi: She said a frank discussion strengthens the nation's response and it is the duty of the government of the day to inform the public and explain its policies and actions
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Why just Bharat Jodo Yatra: Cong after Mandaviya letter to Rahul on Covid concerns
Nuh (Haryana): The union minister wrote to Gandhi and Gehlot to consider suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra if Covid protocols could not be followed
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Govt reviews COVID situation; advises people to mask up, get vaccinated; no change in international air travel norms yet
New Delhi: A new and highly transmissible BF.7 strain of the Omicron variant is behind a wider surge of COVID infections in China
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Taliban regime’s decision to ban women from university education in Afghanistan will come with ‘consequences’: Blinken
Washington: The Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned university education for women nationwide, as they took decisive steps to crush their right to education and freedom
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
PM Modi, Cong chief Kharge enjoy millet lunch at Parliament
New Delhi: Millet khichdi, ragi dosa, jowar roti, bajra churma, and bajra cake were among the delicacies enjoyed by the parliamentarians
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
UK PM Sunak stands firm amid serial strike action
London: NHS nurses are on strike and NHS ambulance operators, railway workers, border force staff and postal workers are planning industrial action in the coming weeks
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Days when Afghanistan was used by others as ‘strategic depth’ are over: India to UNSC
United Nations: MEA said India is closely monitoring the security situation in Afghanistan and is actively engaged with the international community on issues related to that country
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Hostage crisis: Pakistan’s special forces storm counter-terrorism centre, kill all 33 Taliban terrorists
Peshawar/Islamabad: The standoff began when an arrested TTP militant under interrogation snatched an AK-47 from the police and opened fire and freed other militants in
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Par panel flags possibility of ‘benami’ petrol pumps operating in country, calls for probe
New Delhi: The panel has flagged the possibility of individuals operating petrol pumps in the name of SC and ST applicants due to certain changes made in the allocation guidelines
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Nepal blacklists 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies, including Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy
Kathmandu: The list of the companies that do not comply with WHO standards were published after inspection of the manufacturing facilities of the pharmaceutical companies
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
