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POCSO never meant to criminalise consensual relationships: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, May 9 -- The Allahabad high court observed that the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which was enacted to protect minors from sexual exploitation, has now become a t... Read More


VNN raises Rs 50 cr through its first municipal bond issue

Lucknow, May 9 -- Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) has entered the municipal bonds club by raising Rs 50 crore through its first municipal bond issue at a coupon rate of 8.01%, marking the lowest rate secur... Read More


Olympian athlete Savita Pal dies at 22

LUCKNOW, May 9 -- Young Olympian athlete Savita Pal of Prayagraj died at a private hospital in Rohtak, Haryana, early Thursday morning. She was only 22 years old. According to information, Savita had ... Read More


Prez sanctions Lalu's trial in land-for-job case

PATNA, May 9 -- President Droupadi Murmu has given sanction to prosecute former Bihar chief minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad in railway land-for-jobs money laundering case being investigated by ED, ... Read More


Dhami urges Centre for green nod to hydroelectric projects

Dehradun, May 9 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Union minister of forest, environment and climate change Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi on Thursday and urged for approval of the desired enviro... Read More


Speaker refers MLA Jayakrishna Patel's arrest to ethics committee

Jaipur, May 9 -- Assembly speaker Vasudev Devnani on Thursday directed the ethics committee of the assembly take up the matter of Bharatiya Adivasi Party Assembly member Jaykrishna Patel who was arres... Read More


Toll in Bikaner cylinder blast jumps to 9: Police

Bikaner, May 9 -- The toll in the cylinder blast at a shop in Rajasthan's Bikaner rose to nine, with five more bodies recovered from the debris and one person succumbing to injuries on Thursday, polic... Read More


Security forces thwart strike bid in base areas

Jaipur, May 9 -- Pakistan attempted to strike several military installations across Northern and Western India, including key bases in Rajasthan's Nal (Bikaner), Phalodi, and Uttarlai (Barmer), using ... Read More


Ban on pvt vehicles' entry to tiger reserves

Jaipur, May 9 -- The forest authorities have imposed a ban on entry of private vehicles to the temples at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Sariska Tiger Reserve, officials aware of the matter said on... Read More


plan to shift 2 drug peddlers to Assam jail put on hold

Chandigarh, May 9 -- In a temporary setback to a crackdown on narcotics, Chandigarh Police's plan to relocate two habitual drug offenders to Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam under the Prevention of Ill... Read More