CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has emphasized that the “act” of unwelcome behavior at the workplace, rather than the “intention” behind it, defines sexual harassment. Justice R N Manjula clarified that any inappropriate action perceived as...

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NAGPUR: The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench recently rejected an Amravati Pocso court judgment convicting a 43-year-old man of sexually molesting his daughter for seven years, till she reached fourteen. Justice Govinda Sanap provided a probable motive for the...

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NEW DELHI: The Railways has constituted a high-level inquiry committee, led by the principal chief safety officer (PCSO), to investigate the Jalgaon train tragedy, describing it as an “unusual incident” of a train run-over. According to sources, since the...

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NEW DELHI: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a forest fire advisory for Jammu and Kashmir, warning of potential risks in the coming week. Authorities across several districts in the Kashmir Valley have been instructed to take precautionary...

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In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, a new blaze called the ‘Hughes Fire’ has forced evacuation orders for over 50,000 people in California. The fire, which broke out late Wednesday morning, has already scorched 9,400 acres and remains at...

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Kolkata: On Wednesday, the CBI filed an appeal in the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and...

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