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Man rapes girl after she refuses to withdraw case

A 43-year-old man, who was recently released on bail in a case where he allegedly molested a 12-year-old girl, allegedly raped the minor after her family refused to withdraw the complaint, in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday, adding that the accused has been arrested.

TN RESOLUTION URGES CENTRE TO CANCEL RIGHTS FOR TUNGSTEN MINING

The Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to immediately cancel tungsten mining rights granted to Hindustan Zinc Limited in the state, following an intense debate in the House.

MOVE EC TO BRING POLITICAL PARTIES UNDER POSH ACT: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday asked a petitioner seeking the inclusion of political parties under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) first, emphasising that it is the appropriate authority to address the matter.

Kerala: 10 FIRs filed for default on loans from Kuwait bank

FIRS ARE PART OF A LARGE-SCALE FRAUD OF NEARLY ₹700 CRORE ALLEGEDLY BY AT LEAST 1245 HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Submit report on arson and illegal occupation of assets: SC to Manipur

THE COURT ASKED THE STATE TO OUTLINE STEPS TO RECOVER CHARGES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE UNLAWFULLY USED OR OCCUPIED THESE ASSETS

HC judge's speech sparks massive political uproar

PRAYAGRAJ: A controversial speech by a sitting Allahabad high court judge sparked a political row on Monday as Opposition parties urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to take cognisance of the issue even as the organisers of the event defended the proceedings.

INS Tushil proves India-Russia collaborative prowess: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: INS Tushil, the country's latest stealth missile frigate, was on Monday commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh, who described the warship as a \"proud testament\" to India's growing maritime might and a \"significant milestone\" in the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

COURT ALLOWS PLEA TO DELAY SAMBHAL REPORT BY 15 MORE DAYS

A local court in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday accepted an application seeking 15 more days for submission of the report of a survey into the Sambhal mosque, after advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav cited health issues.

PM launches scheme for women LIC agents

NEW DELHI: Women empowerment is on the government's topmost agenda and started with the construction of 120 million toilets since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while launching a stipendiary scheme to train 200,000 women insurance agents earning a regular monthly sum totaling to ₹2.16 lakh per person in three years.

SC slams army for forcing officer to litigate, grants permanent posting

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took a firm stance against the Indian Army for compelling officers to seek judicial intervention for relief they are entitled to, emphasizing that such practices undermine fairness and equity in service matters.

ASSAM ASSURES SC ₹70-CR PAYMENT TO TEA CORP STAFF OVER 2 FISCAL YRS

Faced with the Supreme Court's stern warning about selling off Assam Tea Corporation Limited's (ATCL) assets to clear worker dues, the Assam government on Monday assured the court that it would pay ₹70 crore to the workers over the next two financial years.

VCK DY GEN SECY SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS OVER REMARKS ON DMK

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Monday said it has suspended party deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna for six months for his comments against its ally, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu.

BJP intensifies attack over Cong links to Soros, Oppn hits back

NEW DELHI: The government and the Opposition traded barbs involving five-letter words on Monday, both names of billionaire businessmen either side sought to link to the top leader of the other side of the Lok Sabha.

Centre plans monthly data on job creation, unemployment: Officials

CURRENTLY, THE CENTRE PUBLISHES PLFS-BASED URBAN EMPLOYMENT DATA ON A QUARTERLY BASIS

'DUE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED WHILE AMENDING LAWS ON ENVIRONMENT'

NEW DELHI: Due procedure was followed in making key amendments to the Environment Protection Act, Wildlife Protection Act, and Biological Diversity Act, the environment ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

1.17mn children identified as 'Out of School', govt tells LS

THE MINISTRY'S DATA INCLUDE CHILDREN THAT HAVE NEVER ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS AND THOSE THAT HAVE DROPPED OUT

994 Waqf properties illegally encroached upon, govt tells Parl

TAMIL NADU HAD THE MAXIMUM ALIENATED WAQF PROPERTIES WITH 734, FOLLOWED BY ANDHRA WITH 152

Govt looks to table bill on one nation, one poll

NEW DELHI: A bill to pave the way for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies ranks high on the Union government's agenda and could be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing winter session or the coming budget session, people familiar with the details said on Monday.

Assam CM announces major cabinet changes

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reshuffled portfolios of ministers in his three-and-a-half-year-old government and assigned departments to four new ministers inducted into the state's cabinet two days ago.

As crisis unfolds, India pushes for stability in Syria

THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY NOTED THAT IT WAS MONITORING THE EVOLVING SITUATION IN THE WEST ASIAN COUNTRY AND ADVOCATED FOR PEACE

AT PRE-BUDGET MEET WITH FM, FARMERS DEMAND SCRAPPING OF GST ON AGRI INPUTS

NEW DELHI: A delegation of farmers, which met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week, has sought scrapping of the Goods and Services Tax on farm inputs, two people who attended the meeting said on Monday.

PM: Vision of 'reform, perform, transform' led to robust growth

JAIPUR: The country has seen robust development in every sector over the past 10 years with a vision of \"reform, perform, transform\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he addressed investors and industrialists in Jaipur.

This season of sweetness

On the city's shakarkandi civilisation

254 species recorded in bird survey

NEW DELHI: A week after around 100 birders set out across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday to take part in the Delhi Winter Bird Count 2024, experts who participated in the exercise have said that they recorded 254 species in and around the national capital.

Hackathon 2024 to begin in G Noida on Dec 11

40 TEAMS COMPRISING 300 STUDENTS FROM NINE STATES WILL TACKLE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS POSED BY KEY GOVT MINISTRIES

Attempted kidnap of child case of mistaken identity, says Gzb police

GHAZIABAD: The police on Sunday said a case lodged for attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old school girl in Indirapuram was in fact a case of mistaken identity.

GZb: Man meets woman at RDC cafe, forced to cough up ₹34,000 for 'food'

A 26-year-old man was allegedly lured to a cafe in Raj Nagar District Centre by a woman whom he met on a matrimonial site and was coerced into paying a food bill of ₹34,397 at the cafe they visited on December 1, police said,

3 mowed down on NH-48 while unloading bags

NEW DELHI: Three people, who had disembarked from a bus at their stop at Mahipalpur in southwest Delhi, were mowed down by a speeding truck in the early hours of Monday on national highway 48 while they were in the process of removing their luggage from the storage compartment of the bus, police said.

Farmers seek admin nod to meet jailed leaders at Luksar

GREATER NOIDA: Farmers under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday urged the Gautam Budh Nagar administration to allow its 21-member delegation to meet jailed leaders.

MUMBAI MAN HELD FOR AIDING ILLEGAL US ENTRY VIA IGI IN 2019 CASE

A 59-year-old Mumbai resident was arrested last week for facilitating illegal immigration via \"donkey routes\" in a 2019 case involving a Gujarat woman deported from the US, police said on Monday.