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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicPOCSO Act

Topic: POCSO Act

Why CJI Gogoi picked this Delhi judge to hear the Unnao rape case

Dharmesh Sharma has passed some crucial judgments, especially those related to crimes against children and women, while also hearing cases under POCSO Act.

SC wants POCSO courts in districts with over 100 child sex abuse cases, sets 60-day deadline

Supreme Court bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi says central govt has to make money available for the new courts.

Rajya Sabha passes POCSO amendment bill, includes death penalty for child sexual assault

The POCSO amendment bill which provides for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornography will now be sent to the Lok Sabha.

POCSO death penalty will spell life threat for victims, prolong trials, say experts

The Cabinet has given its nod to amend the POCSO Act to include death penalty for aggravated penetrative sexual offences against children.

Child pornography gets a watertight definition in Modi govt’s POCSO amendment bill

The Narendra Modi cabinet cleared the new POCSO amendment bill Tuesday, and it is expected to be introduced in the Lok Sabha Friday.

Modi govt strengthens POCSO Act by including death penalty for sexual assault on children

New Delhi: To combat rising cases of child sex abuse, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to strengthen the POCSO Act by including...

Madras High Court suggests amending POCSO Act to exclude consensual sex after age 16

Madras High Court justice V Pathiban said that a consensual relationship between 2 teens below the age of 18 cannot be considered unnatural.

Indian media finally covered Pollachi gang rape – for people Googling ‘sex videos’

It is no coincidence that the first suggestions to appear on Google when searching “Pollachi” are “Pollachi video” or “Pollachi original video”.

Govt approves amendments to POCSO Act with stringent measures to check child porn

Children should be protected from sexual offences and the Cabinet has approved amendments to various sections of the POCSO Act, said union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Three months after getting charge, CBI chargesheets BJP MLA in Unnao rape case

Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been charged with criminal conspiracy and other offences under IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO act.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.