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SC steps in to protect 16-yr-old trapped in a forced marriage, ‘abused’ & let down by parents

Having run away from home in March, the girl has asked for court’s protection. An SC bench has listed the case for hearing on 15 July & directed police to ensure the minor's safety.

After expulsion from party, MP BJP leader detained in connection with 15-yr-old’s abduction, rape

Sanju Yadav allegedly provided room in his hotel to two men who sexually assaulted the minor. The said crime occurred in Yadav's hotel.

Baba Siddique murder: Bone test of shooter rules out his claim of being minor

UP’s Dharmaraj Kashyap, 19, and another man have been arrested for gunning down the former minister and NCP leader Saturday night. A third accused in the shooting is absconding.

Bodies of 2 teenaged girls found hanging from tree in UP, cops suspect suicide

The friends, aged 15 and 18 years, lived in Fatehgarh and were found dead outside their village.

Setting aside HC’s ‘girls must control sexual urges’ order, SC bolsters state aid for POCSO victims

Holding accused guilty under Section 6 of POCSO Act, apex court opined that state machinery ‘failed to take care of the victim,’ and that she had no option but to seek shelter with accused.

Govt employee ‘rapes 6-year-old girl and a goat’ in UP’s Bulandshahr, arrested

According to police, accused Gajendra Singh is agricultural development officer in state govt. Minor's father told media she told accused not to enter as no one was home, he didn't listen.

Delhi Police apprehend minors for ‘forcing’ 14-yr-old into ‘unnatural sex’, ‘shooting & circulating’ video

The 3 minor accused were booked under relevant sections of IPC & POCSO, after the boy's mother saw the purported video of the alleged assault on Instagram & filed a police complaint.

A tale of two Aadhaars: High court mulls SOP for protection pleas by runaway couples

Punjab & Haryana HC notes multiple pleas being listed of runaway couples seeking protection, asks for procedures that can be put in place for law enforcement agencies to deal with cases. 

Stabbed in front of students, ‘left to bleed’ — Haryana minor’s death puts Aakash Institute in spotlight

Family of 16-yr-old stabbed to death — allegedly by fellow student — in Aakash Institute classroom, accuses coaching centre of 'not sending victim to hospital in time'. Institute denies allegation.

Class 10 girl’s body found in Rajasthan village well, 3 teenagers held for gangrape & murder

One of the three is a 15-year-old minor, whom the police are treating as the main accused.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.