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Minor boy’s testimony gets five-year RI for man under POCSO Act. Holding the testimony of a minor boy trustworthy, a special court has convicted a man under provisions of the POCSO Act for sexual assault and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment of five years. Special Judge D S Deshmukh also imposed a ₹5,000 fine on Ravikumar Rohidas, while acquitting him of the charges related to carnal intercourse against the order of nature and aggravated penetrative sexual assault . The fine amount will be paid to the victim as compensation. The copy of the July 19 order became available on Wednesday.…

Female police constable trainees protest against poor amenities at training centre in UP.  A large number of women police constable recruits on Wednesday staged a protest at the 26th Battalion Provincial Armed Constabulary campus here, alleging poor living conditions and mismanagement at their training centre. The demonstration highlighted a range of grievances, including inadequate basic amenities and concerns over privacy. According to police sources, the female recruits are blocking the roads to draw attention to their plight. Their primary complaints revolved around the unavailability of clean water, consistent electricity and functional toilets. A video circulating on social media purportedly shows…

The two home secretaries welcomed the finalisation of the text of the agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. India and Nepal discussed multiple issues at the home secretary-level talks on July 22, including a revised extradition treaty, framework for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, and border management, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday. Tuesday’s meeting between delegations led by Union home secretary Govind Mohan and Nepal’s home secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadee in New Delhi is the first time after 2016 that home secretary-level talks between the two neighbours were held. “During the talks, both…

The incident happened in the flight ATR76, which was scheduled to depart from the Ahmedabad airport at 11 am. An Indigo flight from Ahmedabad to Diu, with 60 passengers on board, aborted takeoff when one of the engines caught fire. The incident was reported during the takeoff roll and the flight was immediately vacated. The aircraft had began its takeoff roll when the pilot sent “Mayday” call to the air traffic control. An IndiGo Spokesperson said the pilots informed the authorities after discovering the technical snag. “A technical snag indication was noticed just before take-off on IndiGo flight 6E 7966…

The Indian government addressed a UK report claiming a British national’s family received the wrong body after an Air India crash. India on Wednesday responded to a report about bungling in identifying the bodies of Britons killed in the crash of Air India flight 171 by saying it is working with the UK to address “concerns and issues”. The crash of the Boeing 787 in Ahmedabad on June 12 killed all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground. Fifty-two of the dead were British citizens. The aircraft lost power and crashed…

The quote, part of a conversation between Group Captain Shukla and then Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appears in the chapter Earth. “The Earth looks completely one; no border is visible from outside”–these powerful words by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to reach the International Space Station, are mentioned in a recently released Class 5 textbook by NCERT. The quote, part of a conversation between Group Captain Shukla and then Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appears in the chapter Earth, “Our Shared Home” in the Environmental Studies book, “Our Wondrous World”. Recounting his experience of seeing Earth from space, Shukla…

The woman approached the apex court demanding a luxury flat in Mumbai, ₹12 crore in maintenance, and a high-end BMW. The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked a woman seeking extravagant maintenance from her estranged husband and asked her to work and earn the privilege given her qualifications. The woman, who was representing herself in a marital dispute, had approached the apex court demanding a luxury flat in Mumbai, ₹12 crore in maintenance, and a high-end BMW. Chief Justice BR Gavai described the package asked by the complainant as excessive. “But that house is in Kalpataru, which is one of the…

Man’s call to tourism ministry unmasks job scam using forged letterhead of senior IAS officer. A call from a man to confirm joining formalities for a ‘job’ in the Ministry of Tourism has uncovered an employment scam in which fraudsters issued forged job offer letters bearing the name and fabricated letterhead of a senior IAS officer in the ministry, according to an FIR lodged with Delhi Police. The matter came to light on June 18 when a man from Uttarakhand contacted the Ministry of Tourism to confirm joining formalities for a ‘driver’s job’ at The Ashok Hotel in Chanakyapuri, an…

Jajpur Town Inspector in charge Sarat Patra said a case was registered after receiving a formal complaint about the gang-rape. Three persons, including a former hockey coach, were arrested in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Tuesday in connection with the gang-rape of an athlete on July 3, police said. Jajpur superintendent of police (SP) Yashpratap Shrimal said Jajpur Town police arrested Sarthak Mohanty, a former coach at the Naval Tata hockey stadium in Jajpur, and his two associates, Sandip Swain and Sidharth Rout, over allegations they raped a 15-year-old girl who trained at the stadium. The teenager filed a formal complaint…

The Opposition notice for justice Yashwant Varma’s impeachment derailed the government’s meticulous plan to remove the sitting judge. Did former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s move to kickstart the impeachment process of justice Yashwant Varma in the Rajya Sabha take the government, which wanted the process to go through the Lok Sabha, by surprise? Was this the trigger that prompted the now former Vice President’s sudden resignation on Monday night? On Tuesday, theories surrounding Dhankhar’s exit swirled around Delhi’s political circles, gathering momentum from the government’s delayed response to his resignation — the Prime Minister’s message came at 12.13pm, 15 hours…