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The Madhya Pradesh assembly on Monday unanimously passed a bill that will see rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death. The move comes after the Shivraj Singh Chouhan Cabinet approved the bill last week. Called Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017, the bill will be sent to the Centre and will need the assent of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU If you get upset with your inflated electricity bill and worried over the depleting ozone layer due to excessive use of Ac then don’t worry because scientists are busy in research to find out its permanent solution. In this regard IIT, Roorkee has joined hand with the scientist of UK university. They have been jointly working on ...

The government has begun a project to develop six nuclear-powered attack submarines which will boost the Indian Navy’s overall strike capabilities. The project comes at a time when the country is witnessing China’s naval build-up and its increasing military manoeuvring in the Indo-Pacific region. The initiation of the ambitious project was confirmed by Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, who ...

Deemed-to-be universities across the nation offering technical and engineering courses should henceforth get sanction from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). All these years, such universities had been reporting to the University Grants Commission (UGC). They also used to take their own decision on matters like increasing seats or starting a new course as there was no regulating ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The BJP swept the civic elections in Uttar Pradesh, the results of which were declared today, winning 14 of the 16 mayoral seats. Back in the race, two seats were bagged by the BSP. Opposition Congress & SP failed to even open an account while BSP had reason to cheer as its candidate snatched two seats including Aligarh ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A baby declared dead along with his still-born twin by an upscale Delhi hospital, and handed over to his parents in a plastic package, was found breathing when he was about to be buried. The staggering botch-up has been reported at a time another private hospital is being investigated for overcharging the parents of a seven-year-old girl ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has said that we must respect, preserve and propagate mother tongues, native and indigenous languages. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Centenary Celebrations of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, here today. Naidu quoted Mahatma Gandhi as saying, “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul ...

Reacting to reports that the Indian security establishment asked troops to delete some 40 Chinese mobile apps, including the leading communication app Truecaller, to avoid a possible cyber-attack, the company on Thursday denied any foul play on its part. According to reports, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in an November 24 advisory asked troops to delete apps like WeChat, Truecaller, Weibo, ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered the withdrawal of cases of stone-pelting against 4,327 youths. This follows the recommendation of a high-powered committee headed by Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid which submitted its report to her today, an official spokesman said. “Today’s decision marks the revival of process of withdrawal of cases started by ...

The Supreme Court today said it does not intend to frame guidelines for the police regarding registration of FIRs on subjecting a married woman to cruelty for dowry, as the process has to be governed by statutory provisions. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, apparently disagreed with the guidelines framed ...