With several cases of minor girls above 16 eloping with men being reported from various parts of the country, the Law Commission has sought the views of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on the contentious issue of “age of consent”. The age of consent in India was 16 until 2012 when the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act raised it to 18, criminalising consensual sexual activities if at least one of the parties was an adolescent. The Law Commission wrote to the ministry last month, highlighting the fact that it had received references from the Karnataka High Court and the Madhya Pradesh High Court in this regard, sources said.
United States
A Crowd puller India Day Parade in Floral Park
QUEENS, NY (TIP): For the 2nd year in a row, India Day Parade organized by Floral Park – Bellerose Indian Merchants Association was a grand success. The numbers at the parade must have made the […]
Indian Americans
Indian origin girl shot dead in car hijacking in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG(TIP): Sadia Sukhra, a nine-year-old Indian origin girl was killed after being shot during a car hijacking in South Africa, outraging the community members and sparking angry protests in Durban. Sadia, a grade four student from […]
Bollywood
Deepika Padukone is only Indian among world’s 10 most beautiful women
In a recent survey conducted by Dr. Julian De Silva, Deepika Padukone is the only Indian to have made it to the list of top 10 most beautiful women. The scientific method, referred to as […]
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