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Why age of consent laws need a nuanced rethink

India, July 29 -- Across India, there is a growing dissonance between the spirit of child protection laws and their real-world consequences, particularly when the setting of adolescent relationships i... Read More


India's imperatives for a national security strategy

India, July 29 -- As we watch, with justifiable pride, the steady march of India's GDP towards Olympian heights, we must also take note of some issues of concern, lest harsh reality be overtaken by eu... Read More


Donald Trump's six traits as US president

India, July 29 -- Donald Trump has given the world a rather good sense of how he operates. Six features stand out. One, Trump is a strict bilateralist. That he didn't care much for multilateralism, e... Read More


Madras chief justice to decide on lawyer who accused judge of casteist bias

Chennai, July 29 -- The Madras high court on Monday directed that proceedings against lawyer S Vanchinathan, accused of making scandalous remarks impugning the judicial integrity of a sitting judge of... Read More


Midtown Manhattan shooting: Chilling photos show Blackstone employees barricading office door with towering furniture

India, July 29 -- In the aftermath of the Midtown Manhattan shooting, chilling photos that have surfaced on social media appear to show how people barricaded themselves inside offices during gunman Sh... Read More


Odisha man kills wife, her mother, buries them in backyard. How he got caught

India, July 29 -- A 40-year-old pharmacist has been arrested from a north Odisha village on charges that he killed his estranged wife and mother-in-law, buried them in his backyard and planted a banan... Read More


Punjab govt promises action after doctors set deadline for security at hospitals

Patiala, July 29 -- The state government and the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCSMA), a government doctors' body, on Monday held a meeting to discuss security arrangements at government ... Read More


4 of Bambiha gang held in Faridkot murder case

Bathinda, July 29 -- The Faridkot police have arrested four persons linked to the Bambiha gang operated by a fugitive criminal, Lucky Patial, in connection with the murder of Yadwinder Singh on July 2... Read More


Sonia Gandhi questions PM Modi's 'shameful silence on Gaza genocide', urges him to 'uphold India's values'

India, July 29 -- Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of adopting a "shameful silence" on Israel's military action in the Palestinian territory of Gaz... Read More


1 suspended, 9 contractual staffers sacked at Patiala transport office

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Punjab transport department dismissed nine contractual employees and placed an official under suspension over "corrupt" practices in Patiala on Monday. Besides, a show-cause... Read More