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Unless the states act to bring investigation and trial to a close within four months of a rape incident as is envisaged now, the toughest laws on the statute books are unlikely to be deterrent enough to stop these barbaric crimes. (Representational image)

2 men awarded death sentence for minor's rape

One of the convicts was also assaulted by a man on Tuesday while the two were being taken out of the court by the...

22 Aug 2018 12:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the World Bio-Fuel Day 2018 function in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Let's talk development: Why the system needs fixing

Availability of resources need not constraint our understanding of linkages and our ability to come up with effective...

22 Aug 2018 12:14 AM IST

According to CMIE, the labour force participation rate fell from 46.1 per cent in 2016-17 to 43.5 per cent in 2017-18. CMIEs latest estimates suggest that the number has plummeted to 42.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018-19.

Is the youth of India heading towards a 'job-mukt Bharat'?

While Modi and his prot©g© Amit Shah have been gloating over creating a Congress-mukt Bharat, they, in reality, have...

22 Aug 2018 12:13 AM IST

After cancellation of 2 votes, Ahmed Patel needed 44 votes to beat BJPs Balwantsinh Rajput. (Photo: PTI)

Ahead of 2019 polls, Ahmed Patel appointed new treasurer of Congress

Rahul Gandhi made key changes in party; appoints Anand Sharma as chairperson of party's foreign affairs department.

21 Aug 2018 8:59 PM IST

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had earlier announced the ambitious plan of conducting the medical and dental entrance exam, along with the Joint Entrance Examination - Main for admission to engineering colleges, twice a year by the NTA. (Photo: File)

NEET exam once a year, to be handwritten, decides HRD Ministry

The HRD Ministry also voiced concerns about students living in rural areas, who may suffer if the exam is conducted in...

21 Aug 2018 8:36 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Court can't enter Parliament arena forbidden for judiciary: Centre to...

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking to bar persons facing serious criminal charges from electoral...

21 Aug 2018 8:29 PM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

Court must monitor flood relief operations in Kerala: Petitioner to SC

In his PIL, petitioner Siji Antony said that the court should oversee the proper implementation of the rehabilitation...

21 Aug 2018 7:51 PM IST

Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik has been transferred to Jammu and Kashmir and he will replace N N Vohra. (Photo: Twitter | ANI

Satya Pal Malik to replace NN Vohra as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

Senior BJP leader Lal Ji Tandon has been appointed as Governor of Bihar and Satyadev Narayan Arya will be new Governor...

21 Aug 2018 7:42 PM IST

The court also maintained that people will burst only those firecrackers which they have purchased before its order banning the sale. (Photo: Representational/File)

Centre opposes complete ban on sale of crackers during Diwali in top...

However, the Centre suggested that certain conditions can be imposed on the manufacture and sale of high-decibel level...

21 Aug 2018 7:30 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya

Majority of Muslims want Ram temple in Ayodhya: Keshav Prasad Maurya

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister also criticised the Congress party for looking at Ayodhya dispute as a political...

21 Aug 2018 6:34 PM IST

Kerala has been battered by the worst floods in almost a century that have killed more than 410 people since the monsoon started in June. (Photo: AP)

Kerala flood warnings ignored to speed-up commercial projects: Experts

Lakes, wetlands that soak up floods disappeared, and new concrete buildings concentrate excess water and make it harder...

21 Aug 2018 6:04 PM IST

People move past a flooded area in Thrissur, Kerala. Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in Kerala. (Photo: AP)

Maharashtra sex workers donate Rs 21,000 for Kerala flood victims

Dipak Buram of the city-based NGO Snehalaya said sex workers will raise another Rs 1 lakh by the month-end for Kerala...

21 Aug 2018 5:35 PM IST