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Govt panel contradicts Centre, says make marital rape a crime

The Pam Rajput committee, that recently submitted its report to the WCD ministry, has recommended that as a pro-woman measure, marital rape should be consider an offence irrespective of the age of the wife and the relationship between the perpetrator and survivor.

'Centre feared its mantri would be in ACB net'

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that the Centre changed the head of the city government's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) because it feared that a case would be filed against a central minister.

Iran offers India bigger role in strategic port

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has asked India to invest in infrastructure projects worth $8 billion, including an expanded role in developing a strategic port that will open up access to Central Asia, Iran's envoy to New Delhi said on Friday.

CITIES

Traffickers sell woman in Ahmedabad, 3 arrested

Following a rap by Gujarat high court (HC) directing police to act in an alleged case of human trafficking, women cell of the city crime branch on Friday night arrested three including two women for allegedly selling off a 25-year-old woman in marriage to a Himmatnagar-based youth for Rs 10 lakhs.

Dalit woman gang-raped near Bhilwara

A Dalit woman was ganged-raped by seven youths in Kanechen village of Shahpura block of nearby Bhilwara district.

Cop beaten by 'TMC' leaders in Howrah

A traffic police constable was allegedly beaten up by two local Trinamool leaders and his men at Bally's Nimtala on Thursday night.

TECH

5 biggest smartphone myths busted

Though smartphones are not as old as PCs, cameras and many other common gadgets; over the years many myths have got attached to them. Here's the truth behind the five biggest smartphone myths.

Net neutrality: Activists give panel a zero on zero-rating

Activists and others who had sent detailed recommendations to Trai and DoT came out against the report’s stance on zero rating and VoIP.

First impressions: Samsung Galaxy J7

Samsung Galaxy J7 sports a 5.5-inch 720p Super AMOLED display and although we expected a 1080p screen, the HD panel doesn’t look bad.

SPORTS

I respect SC decision but disappointed for players: Dravid

Rahul Dravid says the decision of the Justice Lodha committee to ban Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from the IPL will affect the young players.

1st T20I: India beat Zimbabwe by 54 runs, take 1-0 lead

Axar Patel (3/17) and Harbhajan Singh (2/29) bowled India to a convincing 54-run victory against Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International in Harare.

Van Avermaet wins Stage 13, Froome still leads Tour

Greg van Avermaet of the BMC team won Stage 13 of the Tour de France with a finishing burst of speed Friday that pushed Peter Sagan into second place.

BUSINESS

Companies dive in for mega branding at Kumbh

India is the only market in the world where even multinationals thumb through almanacs.

FIIs trim stakes in PSU banks in Q1

With non-performing assets (NPAs) still at high levels and credit growth remaining sluggish, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have offloaded public sector bank (PSB) stocks significantly, including in SBI., in the April-June quarter.

Honda to pump in Rs 4K cr for new unit in Gujarat

Honda Motor Car Company is on an overdrive in India. The Japanese auto major is looking to pump in a fresh Rs 4,000 crore for a new factory in Gujarat, its third in the country.

ENTERTAINMENT

'I would love to be the human being Salman is'

Bangistan, a smart comedy that brings out the bromance between Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat, is coming this month-end.

Anita Advani on her relationship with Rajesh Khanna

Anita Advani misses superstar Rajesh Khanna even today and in a candid conversation, she spoke about the actor, his last days, his family and their relationship.