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This week, in yet another shocking judgment, a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court ruled that touching a child's cheek without any sexual intent does not amount to an offence. The incident took place in 2017 when the accused had visi...

Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of January likely ticked up for the first time in four months, as a deep plunge in exports offset output which tumbled to near 5year low, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.

India has donated 100,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca anti-coronavirus vaccine to Barbados. Last month, Mottley wrote to PM Modi, requesting for access to vaccines to provide immunisation coverage for the island nation.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said it is democratic to protest but it is wrong for foreigners to interfere in India's internal affairs.

The documents and files relating to the cases were handed over to the Punjab Police, hours before the deadline set by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to do so was to expire.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty finished 105.70 points or 0.71 per cent higher at its closing peak of 14,895.65.

During the Question Hour, which takes place soon after the House convenes, Union minister Nitin Gadkari replied to a few questions related to the ministry of roads and highways.

Prasanna Acharya called for a probe to ascertain the truth about who was behind the violence, ”how thousands of people were allowed to enter the Red Fort.

The suspension starts at 9pm GST+3 on Wednesday, January 3, 2020, the interior ministry said.

The main allegations against the three groups, it said, were that they had been inflating expenses and had taken accommodation entries in the form of non-genuine unsecured loans and security premium.

The Gujarat BJP recently announced that relatives of party leaders and workers will not be considered for ticket allocation for the upcoming polls.

The US based agency said it expects India's nominal GDP growth to rise to closer to 17 per cent in fiscal 2021, higher than 14.4 per cent projected in the Budget.

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In its notice, the government has told Twitter that it is an intermediary and they are obliged to obey directions of the government, and the refusal to do so will invite penal action.

The Ministry of External Affairs statement said "It's unfortunate to see vested interest groups trying to enforce their agenda on these protests, and derail them. This was egregiously witnessed on January 26."

The FIR was lodged under Section 153-A of the Indian Penal Code at the Swargate Police Station in Pune by the regional secretary of Bhartiya Yuva Janta Morcha, Pradip Haribhou Gawade.