New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while examining the issue of consensual sex between a couple living together, has sought to know whether sexual intercourse between them can be termed as ‘rape.’ The top court also stayed the arrest of a man accused of raping his former partner for eight weeks and said that the trial court will decide on the question of the liberty of the petitioners in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said, "If a couple is living together as man and wife...the husband may be brutal, but could the sexual intercourse between the couple, who are living together, can be termed as rape?" The top court made these observations while hearing a plea of a person accused of rape by a woman, who had been in a live-in relationship with him for over two years. The woman had filed an FIR for rape after the man married another woman. Senior advocate Vibha Dutta Makhija, representing the accused, ... » Learn More about Can sexual intimacy between a live-in couple be termed as rape, asks SC
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Pic story: young couple sells pearl products via online live-streaming
Video Player Close Lin Yikun and her husband show pearls to audiences via online live-streaming in a pearl-breeding base in Shanxiahu Town of Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 2, 2021. After graduating from college, Lin Yikun, a "post-90s" girl, engaged in pearl breeding and wholesale industry in Shanxiahu Town. Due to the impact of the pandemic, Lin and her husband started to sell their pearl products via online live-streaming in early 2020. Now, Lin's live-streaming room attracts over 50,000 views per day on average, with a daily sales volume of more than 400,000 yuan (about 61,900 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next ... » Learn More about Pic story: young couple sells pearl products via online live-streaming
They staked lives, but firemen not on vax priority list
New Delhi : From sanitising Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid at Nizamuddin and Okhla Mandi to rescuing Covid-19 patients from a hospital during a blaze, firemen put in their best efforts during the pandemic. However, they are an aggrieved lot as Delhi government has not included them in the list of frontline workers for the vaccination programme . A senior fire officer said that the home department had asked them to submit a list, but none of their personnel had been vaccinated so far. “We rescued people from burning houses, saved animals, carried out fire checks and sanitised healthcare facilities, but we have not been vaccinated. Police, home guards, civil defence volunteers and now even civilians are getting the shots, but we have not been counted as frontline workers. During the pandemic, over 270 of our personnel even contracted the virus. They all are demotivated and asking why they are not being inoculated,” added the officer. From March 23 to December 31, the ... » Learn More about They staked lives, but firemen not on vax priority list
Oil slides 1% on fears over higher OPEC supply, slower China demand
TOKYO: Oil prices slid more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, extending losses that began last week, as expectations that OPEC would agree to raise oil supply in a meeting this week added to pressure and worries over slowing demand in China dampened sentiment. Brent crude dropped 70 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $62.99 a barrel by 0457 GMT, after losing 1.1 per cent the previous day. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 71 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $59.93 a barrel, having lost 1.4 per cent on Monday. They both touched the lowest in more than one week. Expectations that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, would boost oil output from April are pushing prices lower, said Satoru Yoshida, a commodity analyst with Rakuten Securities. "Concerns over an increase in OPEC+ supply and an end of Saudi Arabia 's voluntary cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) this month weighed on oil prices," he said. The group meets ... » Learn More about Oil slides 1% on fears over higher OPEC supply, slower China demand
Silent guns on LoC raise hopes of peace
An agreement between India and Pakistan, however tenuous, has its own meaning and impact. IMAGE: Indians soldiers at the Line of Control, the border separating India and Pakistan. Photograph: PTI Photo Winds of change have begun to blow in different parts of the world in the end of February 2021, with some potential for major changes in the future. Chinese troops have agreed to mutual withdrawal in the Pangong sector in Ladakh without any particular gain. President Joe Biden launched his first attack abroad, against Iranian supported areas in Syria, justifying it as a warning to Iran. In a delicate balancing act, he has imposed sanctions on certain individuals in Saudi Arabia for the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi , without personally hurting the mastermind. And, surprises of surprises, India and Pakistan have pledged to honour the 2003 cease fire agreement without any apparent provocation. It looked more like formalising a de facto situation as the ... » Learn More about Silent guns on LoC raise hopes of peace
Rooms for up to 400 guests, World’s first space HOTEL with bars, cinema to open in 2027
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now SP, RJD abandon Left, Congress in Bengal, extend support to Mamata View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Space Dept of Space allocated Rs 13,949 cr in budget 2021, Rs 4,449 cr more than last fiscal #Space ISRO chief K Sivan gets one-year extension till January 2022 #Space Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center for 2nd SpaceX crew flight #Space India's Astrosat completes 5 years of mapping stars, galaxies in space #Space Space sector reforms not aimed at privatising ISRO: Chairman K Sivan #Space India-Nigeria sign MoU on space cooperation Just In 13 min ago Assam Polls: 200 units of free electricity, no CAA, among Congress’ ‘five poll guarantees’ 1 hr ago SP, RJD abandon Left, Congress in Bengal, extend support to Mamata 1 hr ago Prashant Kishor has left 'Didi' to ... » Learn More about Rooms for up to 400 guests, World’s first space HOTEL with bars, cinema to open in 2027
‘Ill considered demonetisation decision’ to be blamed for unemployment: Manmohan Singh
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now SP, RJD abandon Left, Congress in Bengal, extend support to Mamata View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Demonetisation PM Modi did not discuss demonetisation: Pranab Mukherjee in memoir #Demonetisation Four years since demonetisation, what PM Modi said on the move #Demonetisation Three decisions that sent economy into a tailspin #Demonetisation CAA-NRC-NPR is demonetisation 2.0: Rahul Gandhi on Congress’ 135th foundation day #Demonetisation No need to worry: Govt dismisses reports on banning Rs 2,000 note #Demonetisation Tamil Nadu siblings save Rs 46K for 10 yrs, but all banned notes Just In 13 min ago Assam Polls: 200 units of free electricity, no CAA, among Congress’ ‘five poll guarantees’ 1 hr ago SP, RJD abandon Left, Congress in Bengal, extend support to Mamata 1 hr ... » Learn More about ‘Ill considered demonetisation decision’ to be blamed for unemployment: Manmohan Singh
Memorial hall of the former residence of Soong Ching Ling reopens to public
After being closed for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the memorial hall of the former residence of Soong Ching Ling, the honorary chairwoman of the People's Republic of China in the 20th century, was reopened to the public on Tuesday. Located at No. 1843 Middle Huaihai Road in Shanghai's Xuhui district, the three-story residence built in 1920 was one of the main places where Soong worked and lived from 1949 to 1963. It has been open to visitors since 1988. Soong was the wife of Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, who is often referred to as one of the "Fathers of Modern China". Soong devoted her life to various aspects of China's development, including health care, culture, and education for women and children. She died in 1981 at the age of 88. ... » Learn More about Memorial hall of the former residence of Soong Ching Ling reopens to public
TMC failed to stop cow smuggling, ‘Love Jihad’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in West Bengal
New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday (March 2, 2021) visited West Bengal and said that the Trinamool Congress government has failed to stop cow smuggling and 'love jihad' in the state. Yogi Adityanath at a rally in Malda promised that cow smuggling will be stopped within 24 hours if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in the poll-bound state. The Uttar Pradesh CM also slammed his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee and said that the 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan is not allowed in the state, but people won't allow this to continue. "Jai Shri Ram slogan is not allowed in West Bengal, but people won't allow this to continue. 'Love Jihad' incidents are happening in Bengal. In Uttar Pradesh, we have made a law to stop such incidents but the TMC government has failed to stop both cow smuggling and 'Love Jihad'," he said. He stated that West Bengal, which had once led the nation, is now facing a lawless situation. "Appeasement ... » Learn More about TMC failed to stop cow smuggling, ‘Love Jihad’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in West Bengal
CNG prices increase in Delhi-NCR, IGL announces new revisions
New Delhi: Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) has announced an increase in the CNG and PNG prices with effect from March 2. This hike in prices will be seen in Delhi and its surrounding cities. CNG Prices increased by 70 Paisa & PNG prices increased by 91 Paisa with effect from 6 am on March 2. “This revision in price would result in an increase of 70 paise per kg in the consumer prices of CNG in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Muzzafarnagar, Shamli, Karnal, Kaithal and Rewari with effect from 6.00 am on 2nd March 2021," IGL said in a statement. The increase in prices will be as follows: CNG price in NCT of Delhi will be Rs 43.40 per kg; while revised PNG price will be Rs 28.41 per SCM (including VAT). In Noida, Greater Noida & Ghaziabad, the revised CNG price will be Rs 49.08 per kg, and the revised PNG price will be Rs 28.36/- per SCM. In Muzaffarnagar & Shamli, the revised CNG price will be Rs 57.25 per kg. In ... » Learn More about CNG prices increase in Delhi-NCR, IGL announces new revisions