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Washington, Apr 21: The Trump administration on Friday claimed that in India, media outlets critical of the (Narendra Modi-led) government were allegedly pressured or harassed in 2017. "The Constitution (of India) provides for freedom of speech and expression, but it does not explicitly mention freedom of the press. The government (of India) generally respected these rights, although there were

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal to promulgate Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 that provides for confiscating properties and assets of economic offenders like loan defaulters who flee the country, sources said. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 12 March but could not be passed due to logjam in Parliament over various

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal to promulgate Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 that provides for confiscating properties and assets of economic offenders like loan defaulters who flee the country, sources said. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 but could not be passed due to the logjam in Parliament over

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children of up to 12 years of age. Official sources said here that the criminal law amendment ordinance seeks to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Evidence Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act to

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children of up to 12 years of age. Official sources said here that the criminal law amendment ordinance seeks to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Evidence Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act to

Patna, Apr 21: Veteran BJP leader and former union minister Yashwant Sinha, who was sidelined after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, today announced that he was quitting the saffron party. The veteran leader blamed the condition of the party to be the reason behind his decision, and said, "I am quitting the BJP because of the party's condition. As you have already seen the recent Parliament

Mumbai, Apr 21: 1993 Mumbai blasts case convict Abu Salem's parole application to get married for a second time was rejected by Navi Mumbai Commissioner on Saturday. The 48-year-old gangster had sought parole for 45 days to get married to Sayed Bahar Kausar alias Heena. He is currently serving life term in Mumbai's Taloja jail for his role in the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai that had killed 257

New Delhi, Apr 21: The notice for the impeachment of the CJI given by the Congress is an "attack on the judiciary" and is "politically motivated", Union Minister Vijay Goel said today. Seven opposition parties led by the Congress had yesterday initiated an unprecedented step to impeach Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, moving a notice accusing him of "misbehaviour" and "misuse" of

Ahmedabad, Apr 21: A 24-year-old chartered accountant belonging to an affluent Jain family has embraced monkhood today. In the process, he has given up on his career and a family business worth over Rs. 100 crores. Mokshesh Sheth managed his family business for two years after becoming a chartered accountant (CA). In a ceremony held in Gandhinagar today, he gave it all up and became a Jain monk

New Delhi, Apr 21: A six-month-old girl was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore early on Friday, news agency PTI reported. The blood-soaked body of the infant was found in the basement of a building in Rajwada area later in the day. The post-mortem, which was conducted at state-run MY Hospital, suggested she might have been raped before being murdered as her private