The Supreme Court of India has overturned a verdict by the Bombay High Court in a sexual assault case. In a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the apex court has ruled that the most important ingredient in a rape case is sexual intent and not skin-to-skin contact with the child.…Continue Reading
According to the Indian Meteorological Department(IMD), the weather system (low-pressure area) that has been brewing off India’s East Coast has intensified into a Depression. Situated over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, this evolving weather system is likely to bring isolated extremely heavy rainfalls over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, and Rayalaseema, besides very heavy rainfall over…Continue Reading
India and China will hold the the14th round of talks on resolving the eastern Ladakh border standoff on Thursday. The talks will be held under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC). There are three major friction points between India and China: Pangong lake, Gogra point and Hot Springs area.…Continue Reading
Stand-up comedian Vir Das’ act, ‘I Come From Two Indias,’ has landed the comedian in hot water. There have been two complaints filed against him. While one has been done in Delhi, the other one is in Mumbai. Following his performance at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the stand-up comic was accused…Continue Reading
A quarter-final show-down between Indian compatriots Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy, will be the Day 4 highlight of the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament in Bali, Indonesia Friday. (More Badminton News) Both Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy registered similar come-from-behind wins in their respective men’s singles matches against higher-ranked opponents. But young Lakshya Sen suffered a straight…Continue Reading
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he was approached by the BCCI to coach India before Rahul Dravid was chosen for the coveted job. (More Cricket News) Ponting, a batting legend and one of the most successful captains ever, said time commitment stopped him from taking up the India coaching job and a…Continue Reading
Members of Afghanistan’s women’s youth development soccer team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, a U.K. soccer club and Kim Kardashian. (More Football News) A plane carrying more than 30 teenage players and their families, about 130 people in all, landed at Stansted…Continue Reading
At a time when Indian broadcasters are willing to shell out billions of dollars to buy broadcast rights of major cricket events, the Bangladesh vs Pakistan series, starting at 1:30 PM IST in Dhaka on Friday, has not attracted any major broadcasting house based in India. But the good news is that live streaming of…Continue Reading
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | November 19, 2021 4:16:49 am Manohar Lal Khattar. (File) A Delhi court on Thursday sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) on a plea filed against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for allegedly making a provocative speech to incite violence against the protesting farmers. Advocate Amit Sahni…Continue Reading
ALL SEVEN of them sit crowded on a stone bench in the hospital, a leg each bandaged at almost the exact same spot — a few inches below the knee — a cannula in their hand, blood spots on their clothes and around them. As per the Ghaziabad police, the injuries are the result of…Continue Reading