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India' first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill introduced in Lok Sabha
India' first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill seeking to deal with the crime from the point of prevention, protection and rehabilitation was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018, was introduced by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi.
The bill was approved by the Cabinet in February and while it was hailed by many as a path breaking legislation, it had faced severe criticism from activists on the ground...
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Thai youth soccer players rescued from cave meet the media
The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a cave in northern Thailand left the hospital where they had been recuperating and appeared at a news conference Wednesday, looking healthy as they answered questions from journalists from around the world.
The group entered the news conference to applause from reporters and classmates and put on a quick demonstration of their ball-handling skills on a miniature soccer field set up in the hall where they met...
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No plan to increase retirement age of SC, HC judges: Prasad
There are no plans to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and high court judges, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
Prasad was asked about reports claiming that a constitutional amendment bill to increase the retirement age of judges of the SC and the 24 HCs by two years was being prepared.
"No, with capital N," the minister said at a briefing on cabinet decisions.
At present, while SC judges retire at the age of 65,...
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Paper leaks: CBSE mulling encrypted question papers from next year
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering using encrypted question papers for Class X and XII examinations and passing on the task of printing them to schools from next year.
The move is being currently tested as a pilot project in the ongoing compartmental examinations after the board had to face embarrassment following question paper leaks in March this year.
The CBSE is also planning to provide logistical support to examination centres which lack adequate...
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Six held for sexually assaulting Russian tourist in TN: Police
Six people have been detained for the alleged sexual assault on a 21-year-old Russian tourist here, police said today.
The woman was found unconscious in a service apartment on Monday and was taken to a hospital by one of the six men who are being questioned.
On examination, the doctors found injuries on her body, including bite marks, and alerted police.
The service apartment where the Russian stayed was sealed today since it did not have permission for...
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ED files charge sheets in seven coal scam cases
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed in a Delhi court charge sheets in seven coal scam cases, accusing multiple firms and individuals of money laundering.
The charge sheets filed before Special Judge Bharat Parashar, named Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd (KSSPL), Gondwana Ispat Ltd (GIL), Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd (JNIL), B S Ispat Ltd (BSIL), Prakash Industries Ltd (PIL), Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and Pawanjay Steel and Power Ltd (PSPL) as accused.
The court has...
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Delhi sealing: Are officials sleeping or keeping their eyes closed, asks SC
The Supreme Court today blasted the authorities for letting rampant illegal constructions and encroachments to go on in Delhi and asked whether the officers were "sleeping" or "keeping their eyes closed".
A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said this after Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, informed that 1,130 applications were received by the authorities in Delhi for de-sealing of premises against whom action was taken for having unauthorised...
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Govt to revisit AI stake sale plan after oil prices, forex rates stabilise
The government today said it would revisit the Air India disinvestment plan after oil prices, foreign exchange and other global economic indicators stabilise.
While asserting that the government remains committed to the disinvestment of Air India, Union minister Jayant Sinha told the Rajya Sabha that the national carrier has shown "considerable improvement" in operational and financial parameters in the recent past.
The government's proposal to sell 76 per cent stake as well as transfer management control of...
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Government ready to discuss any issue in house: Modi
Calling for extensive discussion in Parliament's Monsoon session which began here today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that his government was ready for debate on any issue raised by political parties.
Modi told reporters that discussion on several issues is necessary in national interest and urged political parties to make maximum use of the time available in the session, which will continue till August 10.
He said he had always hoped for a productive session and striven...
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3 dead, many trapped in G.Noida twin-building collapse
At least three persons have died in a twin-building collapse in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida area, police said on Wednesday.
The incident in Shahberi village took place late on Tuesday, apparently due to "too much moisture in the walls of the basement and poor construction material used", an official told IANS.
Three persons, including the builder Ganga Prasad Dwivedi have been taken into custody, he added.
There were a dozen families living in the two buildings and...
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Delhi HC asks JNU not to take any coercive step against Kanhaiya till July 20
The Delhi High Court today directed Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any coercive step on a fine imposed against its former students union president Kanhaiya Kumar till July 20.
A Rs 10,000 fine was imposed on Kumar by an appellate authority of the university in connection with a 2016 incident in which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised at an event relating to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging.
Justice Rekha Palli, in an oral order, asked...
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Guess who uses hatred, fear to maintain power: Rahul Gandhi
A day after social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked in Jharkhand by a group, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government using a pop quiz that asked people to the name the "perpetrator of hatred and fear".
"I bow to the most powerful in the line. A person's strength and power are all that are important to me. I use hatred and fear to maintain the hierarchy of power.
"I seek out the weakest...
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Trump says he misspoke on Russia meddling; has full faith in US intelligence agencies
US President Donald Trump today said that he believes in the assessment of his intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in American elections in 2016 and his remarks contrary to this a day earlier in Helsinki was a case of misspeaking.
His statement came after he faced a barrage of criticism from his opponents and even from his own party for not backing the American intelligence community's assessment during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir...
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No-confidence motion moved against Modi govt;Speaker admits it
A no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government was today moved in the Lok Sabha, with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan admitting it and saying she would announce the date for a debate on it in "2-3 days".
The Speaker named all opposition members who had moved similar no-confidence motions and said TDP's Kesineni Srinivas would move his motion as his name had come up in the lottery.
The member of the TDP, which had quit the ruling NDA...
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MiG 21 crashes in Kangra district of Himachal
A MiG 21 fighter jet crashed in a village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh today, police said.
The fighter jet crashed in Mehra Palli village under the Jawali police station, Kangra Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Patial said.
The SP told PTI that he and other officials were on their way to the spot.
The aircraft had taken off from the Pathankot air base in Punjab, officials said.
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Thursday, 19 July 2018 | Deepak K Upreti | New Delhi
Speaker allows first among notice-givers TDP to move no-confidence motion Exactly ten years after the BJP moved a no-confidence motion against the Congress-led UPA Government on July 22, 2008, the Lok Sabha would debate and vote on a no-confidence motion against...
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India's June domestic air passenger traffic up 18%
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 | IANS | New Delhi
India's domestic air passenger traffic rose by 18.36 per cent in June, official data showed on Tuesday.
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), 1.13 crore passengers were ferried by the domestic airlines...
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Dhoni seeks match ball, sets speculation swirling on future
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 | PTI | Leeds
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future has once again become fodder for speculation after the talismanic-but-currently-off-colour former India skipper sought the match ball at the end of the lost third ODI against England here.
The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was...
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India Abroad
India, Nepal discuss ways to expedite implementation of bilateral projects
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 | PTI | Kathmandu
India and Nepal today discussed ways to expedite the implementation of bilateral projects and their early completion within specified time-frame.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Early dinner may lower risk of breast, prostate cancer: Study
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 | PTI | London
People who have their dinner before 9 pm or at least two hours before going to sleep may have a lower risk of developing breast and prostate cancer, a study claims.
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New-age duo keeps it real
Thursday, 19 July 2018 | Team Viva
Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter spread their zing with Zingaat at a press conference and showed that they were very sorted. By Team Viva Glamour, paparazzi, gossip, hype and expectation come as necessary evils when you debut as a Bollywood star. Both Janhvi Kapoor, daughter of actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor, and Ishaan Khatter, brother of actor Shahid Kapoor, have been used to it courtesy their bloodlines. But what makes the young leads of Dhadak unexpectedly refreshing...
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