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Maneka bats for compensation for male victims of child sexual abuse

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Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today proposed amendment of an existing “scheme” for boys, who have been raped or sexually exploited, to be compensated on the lines of a similar law for girls.   She also announced a study on male survivors of child sexual abuse — a first-of-its-kind study exclusively for males. “Another much neglected sphere of child sexual abuse is male survivors. Child sexual abuse (CSA) is gender neutral. Boys who are sexually abused as children spend a lifetime of silence because of the stigma and…

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Asaram found guilty of raping teenager in 2013, two co-accused convicted

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A Jodhpur court today held self-styled godman Asaram guilty of raping a teenage girl in his ashram five years ago, the second case of a powerful spiritual leader being convicted of a sexual offence in less than a year after Gurmeet Ram Rahim last August Special judge Madhusudan Sharma’s verdict, which comes as the debate over sexual violence, particularly the rape of minors, intensifies across the country, was read out in the Jodhpur Central Jail where 77-year-old Asaram has been kept for over four years The special court for SC/ST…

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Infosys CEO Salil Parekh Reveals Three-Year Transformation Plan

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Global software major Infosys will invest more in digital technologies to drive business and look for strategic inorganic acquisitions. “As digital is not just about technologies but driving business outcomes, we will invest more in it as we are well positioned in it (digital),” Infosys Chief Executive Salil Parekh told analysts at a meeting. Presenting the company’s strategic direction, Mr Parekh said there was tremendous loyalty and expectation from the clients on digital future. “As lot of core areas needed digitsation, we are working on them,” he noted. The company has drawn a three-year…

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Was There Scientific Research That Death Penalty Is Deterrent To Rape: High Court To Centre

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The Delhi High Court asked the Centre Monday if it had done any research or scientific assessment before coming out with an ordinance to award death penalty for rape of girls below the age of 12. The high court was dealing with an old PIL that challenged the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act of 2013, in which a penal provision — minimum of seven years of jail term — for a rape convict was included and the court’s discretion to award less than that was taken away. “Did you carry out…

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‘Over 4000 Cases Settled In Single Day In National Lok Adalat’: Judge

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More than four thousand cases were settled on a single day in the National Lok Adalat organised in the District Court Mathura, a judge in Mathura said. Not only 3,025 cases were settled but also an amount of Rs. 98,30,329 was realized as decree amount for 18 execution cases,” District Judge Ajeet Singh said. He said the orders were passed to provide compensation claim to the tune of Rs. 7,50,000 amongst 21 behavioural cases and one motor accident case. Orders were also passed to provide compensation claim Rs. 1,42,95,000 to aggrieved parties in 27 motor accident…

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In Loan Fraud Case, Assets Worth 1,122 Crore Of Gujarat Firm Attached

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The Enforcement Directorate today said it has attached assets worth Rs. 1,122 crore, including wind mills and an under-construction hotel, of Vadodara-based DPIL Pvt Ltd in connection with its money laundering probe in a bank fraud case. Diamond Power Infrastructure Limited (DPIL) is accused of cheating various banks to the tune of Rs. 2,654 crore. The central probe agency had filed a criminal case against the firm and its promoters under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), after taking cognisance of a CBI FIR, and had searched its premises last month. “The assets…

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FIFA subjects 2026 Morocco World Cup bid to fresh scrutiny

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Morocco’s World Cup bid is facing fresh scrutiny this week with the arrival of another delegation from FIFA after an initial task force found deficiencies in the proposals for the 2026 tournament. In a downbeat conclusion to the visit by the inspectors last week, Morocco’s bid leader acknowledged it had to improve the quality of the submission made to FIFA in March because inadequacies were identified by football’s governing body. The previously unplanned second inspection of Morocco is an indication of the more rigorous process introduced by FIFA following criticism…

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Need one win to set ball rolling, says disappointed Plunkett

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Down but not out. That’s what pacer Liam Plunkett tried to convey while summing up the mood in the Delhi Daredevils camp after suffering yet another loss in the Indian Premier League. Delhi Daredevils came agonisingly close to breaking their run of reverses, only to lose by four runs to Kings XI Punjab at the Ferozeshah Kotla last night. “It was really disappointing to lose such a close game. I think we should have won this match. It is really frustrating for all of us,” Plunkett said at the post-match…

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Dutt biopic titled ‘Sanju’, Ranbir spitting image of controversial Bollywood star

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The first look and teaser of Sanjay Dutt’s much-awaited biopic is finally out and the Rajkumar Hirani-directed movie, featuring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role, is titled “Sanju”. The first poster of the film was launched earlier today featuring Ranbir in the five iconic looks of Dutt from different phases of his life, starting from “Rocky” and going on to the time he was released from Yerwada Central Jail in 2016, after serving a five-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case. The teaser begins with Ranbir breaking…

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Cong hands stained with Muslims’ blood: Salman Khurshid

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In a statement which might not go down well with his party, former Union minister Salman Khurshid has said there are Muslims’ blood stains on the Congress hands. Khurshid made the remarks in response to a question by an Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student at a programme as to how the Congress would wash off the blood stains of Muslims from its hands. “It is a political question. There is blood on our hands. I am also a part of the Congress so let me say it, we have blood…

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