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.
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Do Muslims and Christians worship the same god? College suspends professor who said yes.
Wheaton College, a prominent evangelical school in Illinois, has placed a professor on administrative leave after she posted on Facebook that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.” The official school statement about associate professor […]
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Indian American Harini Logan is Spelling Bee Champ
HOUSTON (TIP): Harini Logan, a 14-year-old Indian American eighth-grader from Texas, barely took a breath as she correctly spelled 22 words during a marathon, first-of-its-kind 90-second spell-off to win the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee, […]
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Long Island Indo American Lions Club held a Musical Extravaganza, Singing Competition
FLORAL PARK, NY (TIP): Long Island Indo American Lions Club held a Musical Extravaganza , Singing Competition on Sunday December 3rd, 2023 at Tyson Center located in Floral Park. This event was attended by many […]
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