Day: February 1, 2020

POCSO court convicts 15 in TN child sexual assault case

4:06 pm February 1, 2020

Chennai: A special court here on Saturday convicted 15 people in the Ayanavaram child sexual assault case. Judge R N Manjula of the court for trial of cases under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act convicted 15 while acquitting one. Another died during the course of the trial. The quantum of punishment would […]

LIC to be listed: Sitharaman

4:03 pm February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said insurance behemoth LIC will be listed as part of the government disinvestment initiative. She further said that the listing brings in more financial discipline among the entities. The government proposes to sell a part of its holding in LIC through initial public offer, she said while […]

MP: Man held for raping minor grand-niece

3:59 pm February 1, 2020

Rajgarh (MP): A 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his six-year-old grand-niece at Biaora city in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday. The police arrested the accused, who is the brother of the victim’s grandfather, under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Biaora’s sub-divisional officer […]

Clinton jabs again at Sanders, says he didn’t unite party

3:57 pm February 1, 2020

Des Moines (US): Hillary Clinton is not done talking about Bernie Sanders. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said in a podcast interview that aired Friday that Sanders didn’t try to unify the party after losing the primary to her four years ago and that he and his supporters contributed to her loss to Donald Trump […]

Bryant items fetch premium prices, Trout card sets record

‘No wrong emotions’ as Lakers prepare to honor Bryant

3:44 pm February 1, 2020

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Lakers faced a daunting emotional task on Friday as they returned to NBA action while honoring the memory of franchise icon Kobe Bryant. The Lakers were hosting the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center arena in their first game since Bryant — who won five NBA titles in a 20-year […]