After differences in the Cabinet over the proposed changes in the new anti-rape Bill, the government has finally made some headway. A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to finalise the Bill for Cabinet approval on Wednesday. ...
11:17 AM, Mar 13, 2013
After differences in the Cabinet, the government's proposed anti-rape legislation has finally made some headway. A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to finalise the anti-rape Bill for Cabinet approval on Wednesday. The government is likely to stick to the gender specific word 'rape' not sexual assault, sources said. ...
07:50 AM, Mar 13, 2013
The Cabinet is likely to stick to gender specific term 'rape' in the proposed anti-rape Bill, which sources said would be brought in Parliament on March 20. Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the Bill would be finalised by the Group of Ministers on Wednesday and the Cabinet would consider it on Thursday. ...
07:46 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The Cabinet has yet again deferred the anti-rape ordinance due to lack of unanimity. A group of ministers along with lawyers will now look into the points of differences and will come back to the Cabinet. ...
11:01 AM, Mar 12, 2013
The Delhi gangrape case of December 2012 triggered the government's proposed new anti-rape law. The Cabinet is likely to take up the new law on Tuesday. But consensus has eluded the government specifically on clauses relating to the use of the term 'rape', voyeurism, and reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16 years. ...
08:36 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Salgaocar FC defeated Sporting Clube De Goa 2-0 to top the points table while Prayag tasted their first success. ...
08:22 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Prayag United took the lead through a strike from Bidhan Bala in the eighth minute. ...
06:04 PM, Mar 11, 2013
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, which proposes jail term to a rape convict for his entire life, will be taken up at a special meeting of the Union Cabinet on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said. Seeking to dismiss reports of any differences in the Cabinet over the Bill, Shinde said, "There is a difference of opinion on legal points, which is being addressed to and it will...
06:00 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar has dismissed reports of alleged differences between the Home Ministry and the Law Ministry over the proposed new anti-rape bill. ...
08:34 AM, Mar 10, 2013
A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Friday to conspiring to kill Americans, becoming one of the highest-ranking al Qaeda figures to face trial in the United States for crimes connected to the September 11, 2001 attacks. ...
09:29 AM, Mar 09, 2013
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has called for "stern action" against all banned militant groups, saying attacks like the recent bombing of a Shia neighbourhood in Karachi were aimed at weakening Pakistan's social fabric. ...
01:10 PM, Mar 08, 2013
A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who served as al Qaeda's spokesman has been arrested and detained in Jordan in an operation led by Jordanian authorities and the FBI, US government sources said on Thursday. The sources said Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a militant who had appeared in videos representing al Qaeda after the September 11, attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, had initially been picked up in Turkey....
11:27 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Goals in the second and fourth minute by Godfrey and Albino, respectively, helped the Goan club win against Pune FC. ...
06:39 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Differences, multiple opinions and oppositions yet again seemed to have delayed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill. The anti-rape Bill which promised strong legislation to curb crime against women, seems to be drowned under the Cabinet dithering. ...
11:20 AM, Mar 07, 2013
The Cabinet has given in-principle approval to a bill providing for time-bound delivery of services. This effectively means that bureaucrats will now have to face the music for delay in dispensing services like pensions, passports, caste certificates, ration cards, tax refunds and police procedures. ...
11:04 AM, Mar 07, 2013
After weeks of promising strong legislation to curb crime against women, it seems the Cabinet is dithering on the new anti-rape law. The bill was not discussed by the Cabinet on Thursday after some amendments proposed by the home ministry ran into opposition. ...
10:26 AM, Mar 07, 2013
A band in Kolkata has found inspiration in young Pakistani girl and hero Malala Yousufzai. Not only are they singing for the young Pakistani who survived the Taliban attempt on her life, they're also funding children's education projects. ...
10:12 AM, Mar 07, 2013
A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill which is likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet on Thursday. The fresh Bill will replace the ordinance on crimes against women promulgated last month. ...
09:32 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The last-16 tie between the two European giants is balanced on a knife edge after last month's 1-1 draw in the first leg and with United holding the edge in the shape of an away goal. ...
10:05 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Luis Suarez scored his second hat-trick of the season to top the Premier League scoring chart, taking his tally to 21. ...
09:41 AM, Mar 03, 2013
