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Monika (7’), Deep Grace Ekka (8’), Navneet Kaur (11’), Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (15’), Sangita Kumari (24’), and Lalremsiami (50’) scored a goal each for India.The match began with Malaysia focusing on keeping possession, while India were on the attack from the get-go, and that helped them win a penalty corner in the opening minute of the game but couldn’t capitalise on it.However, the Indian team continued to put pressure on Malaysia and it paid off when they scored a brilliant team goal through Monika (7’), who converted a brilliant pass from Udita in the center. India then doubled their lead…

On a reference made by the Union Home Ministry in 2018, the panel was examining the feasibility of amending Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) in order to enable online registration of FIRs. The Commission said that enabling registration of e-FIR would tackle the long persisting issue of delay in registration of FIRs allowing citizens to report crimes in real time. “Further, the said move would also align with the National e-Governance Plan of Government of India,” it added. The law panel suggested that registration of e-FIR should be enabled in a “phased manner”, beginning with…

On different references made by the High Courts of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, in 2023, the panel was examining the age criteria of 18 years for consent.The courts had asked the Commission to rethink on age of consent taking into consideration the rising number of cases relating to minor girls above the age of 16 years falling in love, eloping and having sexual intercourse with the boy, thereby attracting the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860.The court had further asked the Commission to suggest amendment to the…

Officials said that DGP Rajiv Singh, in an order, said that to verify the complaints/allegations of excesses of security forces during the recent law and order maintenance, a committee has been formed to look into the issues and submit the report at the earliest.The Committee would be headed by Inspector General of Police, Administrations K. Jayanta Singh.Manipur witnessed massive students’ agitations on Tuesday to Thursday to protest the killing of 17-year-old girl student Hijam Linthoingambi and 20-year-old Phijam Hemjit, who had gone missing on July 6 during the height of ethnic violence in Manipur and photographs of their bodies were…

“Is the Chief Minister implementing a visa system that the President, Vice President and Prime Minister will have to take a visa to visit Rajasthan,” Rathore said while addressing a press conference along with BJP State President C.P Joshi.The Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had recently commented on the Vice President’s frequent visits to Rajasthan.Joshi said that PM Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate various schemes and projects in two districts of Rajasthan — Chittorgarh and Jodhpur.“Whatever scheme the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for, he had also inaugurated it. There was a time when foundation stones were…

Actor Sanjay Mishra is blessed with immense talent. The actor will soon be seen in the film ‘Guthlee Ladoo’ which addresses the discrimination amidst the education system in the country. In a candid chat, he opened up about the film, the much talked debate of nepotism and much more.Talking about nepotism in the industry, he said: “I don’t believe there is any discrimination in our industry. There is no such thing as Nepotism in the industry. Every father wants to secure the future of his child. He wants his child to achieve much more success than him in his field…

Tabu and Vishal have together given us some really great films. When this director-actor duo teams up, the audience certainly knows they have a hit on its way. Vishal Bhardwaj’s next film ‘Khufiya’ is going to release soon which stars Tabu in the leading role. In a candid conversation, she opened up about working with Vishal Bhardwaj, her character in Khufiya and much more.Talking about working with Vishal Bhardwaj, she said: “His language of film making is very different and unique and very unique to him, that is what makes him who he is. He is one director who has…

Hangzhou, Sep 29 (IANS) Kiran Baliyan creates history as she became first Indian to bring home a medal in Athletics, at Asian Games 2023, winning a bronze in women’s shot put at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, here on Friday. A first medal in this event for India after 72 years, since 1951. Her third attempt which is now her Career’s second-best throw, landed 17.36m away from the throwing mark, won her third place and also her maiden senior international medal..Not many Indian female athlete has won a medal in the women’s shot put though the men have dominated…

“There is an eery coherence in AAP’s machinations to suppress the voice of opposition by targeting them with motivated cases,” Jakhar said here while reacting to Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira’s arrest in a 2015 drugs case.The timing of registration of case against Manpreet Badal coincided with the Governor raising questions of fiscal propriety from the Chief Minister, Jakhar said, alluding to a tactic of diverting attention from core issues of the public concern underlining the need to evolve a guard-rails in form of a robust mechanism to guard against tyranny of those in power by misuse of law enforcement.Responding to…

The team used a machine learning (ML) algorithm to detect fine-grained changes in sleep and physical activity patterns of 1,000 women whose data was collected by devices worn by them throughout pregnancy.”We showed that an artificial intelligence algorithm can build a ‘clock’ of physical activity and sleep during pregnancy, and can tell how far along a patient’s pregnancy is, but some patients don’t follow that clock. When patients’ sleep and activity levels don’t change on a typical trajectory, the study showed, it’s a warning sign for premature birth,” said Nima Aghaeepour, Associate Professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine and…