LS passes bill for death penalty in child sex abuse cases

New Delhi (IANS) Cutting across party lines, Lok Sabha members on Thursday supported an amendment to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act providing for death penalty in cases of aggravated sexual assault on children…

Service tax: Govt mulls out-of-court deal to resolve issue with banks

New Delhi (IANS) The government may be inclined for an out-of-court settlement in its dispute with banks over unpaid service tax dues to the tune of Rs 38,000 crore with officials indicating a more flexible stance to resolve the outstanding issues.

Use digital options to make Parliament paperless: LS Speaker

New Delhi (IANS) Determined to implement paperless policy in Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for the second consecutive day on Thursday sought help from all the members to achieve the goal of being a paperless Parliament by adopting digital…

After SC anger and public outrage, BJP expels MLA Sengar

New Delhi (IANS) After much dilly-dallying, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday succumbed to immense public pressure and expelled four-time Uttar Pradesh legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar who is under scanner for an alleged attempt…

Samajwadi Party workers protest in Azam Khan's support

Rampur (IANS) The Samajwadi Party, on Thursday, took to the streets of Rampur to protest against what the party claims is the victimisation of its Lok Sabha MP Mohd Azam Khan and his mla son Abdullah Azam.

The district administration…

SC shifts Unnao rape victim cases to Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday shifted the five cases connected with the Unnao rape case victim to Delhi and assigned a special judge to conduct day-to-day trial.

The court has ordered that the trial should be completed within…

Government hospitals in Delhi hit in protest against NMC

New Delhi (IANS) Healthcare services at government hospitals, including AIIMS, were severely hit on Thursday as resident doctors withdrew all services including emergency services in protest against a Bill which they say will encourage quacks.

Flowers offered at temples to turn into incense sticks

Varanasi (IANS) Huge quantities of flowers that are offered at the Kashi Vishwanath temple and other temples in Varanasi will no longer be thrown into the Ganga River.

These flowers will be turned into incense sticks by the…

Over 500 Sikh pilgrims to enter India from Pakistan

Amritsar (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind since India's partition, a team of over 500 Sikh pilgrims will enter India from Pakistan via road on Thursday after paying obeisance at the historic Nankana Sahib as part of the 550th birth anniversary…

Marry 'gori' Kashmiri girl now: BJP MLA to party workers

Muzaffarnagar (IANS) In a shocking incident, BJP MLA Vikram Saini from Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district has stated that party workers were excited over the scrapping of Article 370 as it would now enable them to marry 'Gori'…