Keonjhar (Odisha): A 70-year-old woman in Odisha's Keonjhar district was forced to crawl nearly two kilometres from her home to the panchayat office to collect her old-age pension.

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court not to hear this week the pleas on the vexed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said 90 per cent of small investors have lost Rs 1.8 lakh crore in Futures and Option (F&O) trading in three years and asked the SEBI to reveal the names of the "so called big players" profiteering at their expense.

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Monday claimed a school principal held for allegedly murdering a 6-year-old girl student in Gujarat's Dahod district was close to the BJP and RSS.

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s petition challenging the prosecution sanction granted by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot in connection with the MUDA case. With this decision, the court has upheld the Governor’s order.

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by three of his friends in East Delhi's Shakarpur when he refused to give them a treat after buying a new phone, police said on Tuesday.

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India observed that it is the obligation of governments to impart sex education and raise awareness about the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Court, while interpreting the Act, stressed on the importance of creating a compassionate approach towards victims of child sexual abuse.

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has announced that it will implement reservation in the PhD admissions from 2025 as per the "government guidelines".