The BJP-led state government had for the first time formed such squads in Gujarat in 1998, but they were largely dormant.

Uttar Pradesh, Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said instructions have also been issued to officials that they should not act in an "ov...

As the controversy erupted, Prashant Bhushan tried to control damage by tweeting later that his remarks had been distorted and he had no in...

There should be no shaving of heads, blackening of faces or "murga pose" (sit-ups while holding ears), a senior official said here.

US presidential election: It seems almost laughable that any nation in the world would look at what is happening in the US now and want to ...

The POCSO Act was brought by the UPA government in 2012 to effectively deal with cases of sexual exploitation of children, especially minor...

NCP leader Supriya Sule, Sena president Udd hav have demanded that a police case be filed against Pande.

Fake video had surfaced after the August 27 Kawal incident in which first a Muslim boy was beaten to death by two Hindu boys.

Abhijeet Mukherjee even questioned the identity of the protestors saying that women 'at that age' cannot be students at all.