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TopicJuveniles

Topic: Juveniles

POCSO vs teen romance: As SC reviews age of consent, NCRB data shows 9 out of 10 youth get acquitted

Experts suggest that rather than a blanket law, courts should be empowered to deal with age of consent on a case-to-case basis.

‘Chilli powder on private parts, beatings’ — victims’ video statements expose ‘horror UP shelter’

In videos and a letter that have surfaced, girls at a govt-run shelter in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur have alleged mistreatment, sexual harassment at the hands of former staff members.

‘I needed an escape’ – Juveniles are crowding rehabs, but Indians care more about Aryan Khan

The Aryan Khan-NCB fiasco has led many to argue whether an addict or a young person consuming illegal substance belongs in jail or in a care facility.

On Camera

Asim Munir now has a Musharraf-style path ahead in Pakistan. It’s the 27th Amendment

Pakistan has been buzzing with rumours around the 27th Amendment for months, but the cat came out of the bag this week when President Asif Ali Zardari...

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.