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  Mizoram court sentences man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for molesting minor

  Mizoram | August 27, 2023 23:27 IST

  The man had molested the 5-year-old girl by taking the minor outside her house in a locality of east Mizoram's Champhai town in 2019.

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  50-yr-old man sentenced to life for raping minor girl

  Crime | February 21, 2020 15:20 IST

  A 50-year-old man was awarded life sentence by a POCSO court here for raping a nine-year-old girl while he was staying at her parents' house in May 2019

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  Three get life sentence for rape of five-year-old

  India | November 02, 2019 17:32 IST

  Special judge Archana Singh convicted on Friday three persons, including the minor's sister, brother-in-law and a neighbour, for rape and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, public prosecutor Anil Mishra said on Saturday.

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  Supreme Court transfers Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to Delhi

  India | February 25, 2019 15:56 IST

  A Delhi court on Monday directed the CBI to appoint within two days a special public prosecutor in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case.

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  Dehradun school shocker: Medical report confirms sexual assault, say police

  India | September 19, 2018 19:37 IST

  A check by the state education department found the school had violated several safety norms and it could soon lose its license, an official said.

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  Unnao rape case: Not much proof against accused MLA to get him arrested, says govt

  News | April 12, 2018 16:57 IST

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  Congress Women's Wing protest against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, demand his arrest

  Politics | April 12, 2018 15:42 IST

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  Unnao rape case: Police is trying to save BJP MLA, I fear for my uncle now, says survivor

  News | April 12, 2018 11:57 IST

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  We are happy that an FIR has been registered against Kuldeep Singh Sengar, says victim's uncle

  News | April 12, 2018 12:32 IST

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  FIR registered against Kuldeep Singh Senger under sections 363, 366, 376 ,506 and POCSO act

  News | April 12, 2018 10:52 IST

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  Men may face 10 yr-RI, lifer for having sex with minor wives

  India | October 12, 2017 19:51 IST

  The amended provision now reads: "Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape."

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  POCSO court to frame charges against SP leader Gayatri Prajapati on July 3

  Politics | June 22, 2017 23:27 IST

  The victim had alleged that she was repeatedly raped by the accused on the pretext of allotting a mining licence and when the accused cast evil eyes on her daughter, she had to lodge a case.

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  Honey trap: Delhi woman charged with rape of 17-year-old boy under POCSO

  India | July 13, 2016 17:02 IST

  New Delhi: In a shocking and rare case, a 26-year-old woman in Delhi has been arrested under the child protection law for allegedly raping a 17-year-old boy. The case could probably be the first under

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  Why child rapes have soared 151% in 5 years

  India | August 22, 2015 11:30 IST

  In 2014, a spate of child-sexual-abuse cases in Bangalore gained much attention: A six-year-old girl raped by her 37-year-old teacher, a four-year-old  girl sexually assaulted by unidentified persons and an eight-year-old girl raped by her

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  Deadlocked in Odisha, Posco inks pact with uttam steel for 3-MTPA Maharashtra plant

  August 11, 2015 16:11 IST

  New Delhi:  Steel giant Posco has signed an agreement with Shree Uttam Steel and Power, promoted by the Miglani family, to do a feasibility study to set up a 3 million tonne per annum (MTPA) integrated steel

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  BJP dares Rahul to visit Congress-ruled states

  Politics | July 26, 2015 9:16 IST

  Coimbatore: Referring to Rahul Gandhi's visits to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to meet farmers,  Nirmala Seetharaman said he should have at least gone to Maharashtra, where highest number of farmer suicides took place during

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  Will oppose land bill in parliament, raise Posco issue: BJD

  Politics | July 19, 2015 18:08 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said it would oppose the land acquisition bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of parliament beginning from Tuesday.The party said it

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  Posco suspends $12 billion Odisha project

  July 16, 2015 23:57 IST

  New Delhi: South Korean steel giant Posco has put on hold its US $12 billion steel project in Odisha due to delays in various regulatory approvals."We are tentatively suspending the Odisha project due to lack

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  No first right, Posco needs to bid for mining lease: Steel Minister Tomar

  February 05, 2015 16:21 IST

  New Delhi: South Korean steel maker Posco will have to bid in the upcoming auction to get an iron ore mine for its $12 billion steel project in Odisha, Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh

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  Kudankulam Nuclear Power unit trips

  India | January 15, 2015 15:01 IST

  Chennai: Power generation at the first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped Wednesday evening due to tripping, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSCO) Thursday.According to POSCO, the first unit tripped