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Oral Sex With Minor Not ‘Aggravated Sexual Assault’: Allahabad HC

Ananya ChakravartiDecember 16, 20210

While dealing with the appeal of a POCSO convict, accused of committing oral sex with a 10-year-old boy, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that putting the penis into the mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It comes into the category of penetrative sexual assault which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. It is important to note that the Court, in its order, didn't take into account Section 5 (m) of the POCSO Act, which stipulates that if the offence of 'penetrative sexual assault' on a child, who is below the age of twelve years, the same would be punishable with the offence of 'aggravated penetrative sexual assault' as per Section 6 of the Act. It may be noted that since 'penetrative sexual assault' under Sect...

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Women And Their Workplaces: Why Is It So Tough?

Ananya ChakravartiDecember 16, 20210

In recent news, a man appeared semi-nude for a virtual hearing where Former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaisingh was representing the victim. Ms Jaisingh has filed a case of sexual harassment against the un-named man as she said that he appeared in a semi-naked state for a full 20 minutes despite raising objections against his state of undress. Ms. Jaisingh also said that such a conduct in public was highly demeaning to a woman. Just a day back, an Ola driver was suspended for masturbating in front of a female passenger. One question that pops up in one’s mind is from where do these men find the guts to behave like that and pat comes the reply: our nature of not holding men accountable for their actions. We see it happen, everywhere, at any time. 78% of women have experience...

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UNESCO Gave Cultural Heritage Status To Durga Puja, People Of Bengal Congratulated Modi

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The world famous Durga Puja of Bengal has been given the status of cultural heritage by UNESCO. The Cultural Unit of the United Nations (UNESCO) on Wednesday announced the inclusion of Durga Puja in Bengal in the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. On behalf of India, UNESCO had demanded to give heritage status to Durga Puja. It has been approved by UNESCO. Durga Puja will now be recognized globally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed happiness over this announcement of UNESCO and congratulated the people of the country and Bengal for this. On the other hand, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that it is a proud moment for every Bengali. Durga Puja is more than worship for us. It's a feeling for us. At the same t...

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Discussions Of Harbhajan Singh Joining Congress, Navjot Sidhu Shares ‘Prospect Picture’

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

Ahead of the assembly elections to be held in Punjab next year, political turmoil is increasing. Meanwhile, the discussion of cricketer Harbhajan Singh joining the Congress has also started. The discussion of famous cricketer Harbhajan Singh coming into politics has once again intensified. This time there is speculation about Bhajji joining the Congress. The reason for this is a picture tweeted by Punjab Congress President Navjot Sidhu. Sharing the picture with Bhajji, Sidhu has described it as a picture full of possibilities. Earlier there were rumors of cricketer Harbhajan Singh joining the BJP. After which Harbhajan Singh himself had to come forward. Rejecting the discussions of joining BJP, he had called the rumors going on social media false. Earlier, discussions of Harbhajan join...

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UP Ranks First In Complaints And Settlements Followed By Maharashtra

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The maximum number of complaints accounting to six lakh complaints were registered against the UP government between 2018 and 2020 through the online centralized system of complaints. Whereas Maharashtra remained at number two. More than two lakh complaints were received against the Maharashtra government. Not only this UP also topped in disposal of complaints. The Central Government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that during the said three years, a total of 6,19,358 complaints were received from Uttar Pradesh, out of which 5,35,153 were resolved. A total of 2,17,509 complaints were registered against the Maharashtra government during this period on the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Of these, 78,378 complaints were resolved. This information was...

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Operation Masoom By Delhi Police To Curb Child Pornography, 50 Arrested And Over 100 FIRs Filed

Sonia SolankiDecember 16, 20210

The Operation Masoom, an operation by Delhi Police against child pornography have arrested over 50 culprits and filed over 100 FIRs. This is a huge success for Delhi Police against increasing cyber crime on social media involving children. In age of digital medium the content of social media needs a check specially for and about young kids. Over the past few years child pornography has became an issue of concern for both society and Government. This operation is part of a drive to curb child pornography and child abuse on Online Medium. Operation Masoom Of Delhi Police Operation Masoom Details: The Operation Masoom [Mitigation Of Adolescent Sexually Offensive Online Material] launched by Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations [IFSO] unit of the Delhi Police. All district p...

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Big News On Cryptocurrency: Bill Will Not Come In This Session Of Parliament! Know What Is The Reason

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

Cryptocurrency remains the hottest issue of the present time. Seeing the interest of investors towards this, a bill was prepared by the Central Government in a hurry to manage this. It was being said that it would be introduced and passed in this winter session. But, a recent report has raised the possibility that the cryptocurrency bill may be difficult to pass in the ongoing winter session of Parliament. A big news is coming on the cryptocurrency bill. A senior government official has informed that the government is considering a proposed framework for cryptocurrencies. It is understood that this bill will probably not be introduced in this winter session of Parliament. The report quoted sources as saying that the much-awaited cryptocurrency law will not be introduced in Parliamen...

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Method To Detect Omicron Infection Finally Revealed, This Is How The Variant Is Tested

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The cases of the new variant of the corona virus, Omicron, have started increasing in India. The claims being made in research or studies about Omicron are very worrying. According to research conducted at Oxford University, Omicron is effective against weak antibodies made from two doses of the vaccine. Experts are advising to be vigilant to protect against corona. However, it is worth knowing how to detect this new Omicron variant of the corona virus. One technique for detecting Omicron variants is genome sequencing. This technique has been in discussion for many days, but there is a process to find out what is genome sequence and how to know that a corona infected person is suffering from Omicron variant. By detecting the corona variant, efforts can be made to avoid the risk of infecti...

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Cabinet’s Big Decisions: 76,000 Crore Plan For Semiconductor Manufacturing Approved

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved several important schemes. These include the Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Scheme costing Rs 76,000 crore and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana benefiting 22 lakh farmers. These decisions were taken in the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. After the meeting, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave information about the Semiconductors Manufacturing Scheme. He said that this is a historic decision. Under this, the design, fabrication, packaging, testing and complete ecosystem of semiconductor chips will be developed in the country. An incentive of Rs 2.3 lakh crore will be given to make India its global hub. For this 'India Semiconductor Mission' will be started. Semiconductors are use...

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Dubai Government Goes Paperless, First Of Its Kind In The Whole World

Sonia SolankiDecember 15, 20210

Dubai Government goes paperless and this is the first of its kind initiative in the world. Recently the officials announced that Dubai has become the first paperless government. This could happen because of the paperless Strategy launched in 2018. With the Paperless Strategy fully employed in Dubai, now no employee or customer of the Dubai will need to print any documents or transactions. Printing is available on demand or at service/ typing centers. Vision for creating Dubai completely Digital has been achieved with all 45 government entities in the emirate are now paperless and provide 1,800 digital services covering 10,500 transactions. Dubai government goes paperless Dubai Paperless strategy: The Dubai Paperless Strategy started in 2018 in 5 phases , with an initial group of ...

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Four New Cases Found In Delhi, Total Number Of Patients In The Capital Increased To Six

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 15, 20210

Four new patients of Omicron variant of Corona have been found in the national capital Delhi on Tuesday. With this, six people infected with Omicron have been found in Delhi. Health Minister Satyendar Jain gave this information. One of these patients has gone home after recovering. There has been a stir in the health department after Omicron got so many cases in Delhi. A patient returned home after recovering He told, four new cases of corona have been found in Delhi. With this, the total number of corona patients has increased to six. One patient has gone home after recovering. At present, 35 corona infected and three suspected patients are undergoing treatment at Loknayak (LNJP) Hospital. LNJP Hospital has been authorized to treat the Omicron variant of Corona. Delhi health...

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DJB Revises Water Billing System And Fires 30 Employees Under Corruption Charges

Sonia SolankiDecember 15, 20210

The DJB [Delhi Jal Board] revises water billing system of the national Capital recently. Under the new revised rules no consumer can be charged 1.5 times more than the previous bill. This revision is done keeping the complaints poring in from many people over last few months. DJB purpose to revise billing system: DJB revise water billing system is aimed to provide transparency in the billing system and to curb the corruption. AAP Minister and DJB Chairman Satyender Jain said the new rules will make the system stronger and more transparent. He also told that the new billing system is self regulating in meter reader's tablet in case consumption goes 50% higher or lower than previous bill. Mr. Jain also told that if the bill is 1.5 times more than the previous month, an explanation wi...

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