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Calling it a case of “exceptional depravity”, a Delhi court on Saturday convicted two men of gang-raping and brutalising a five-year-old at Gandhi Nagar in 2013.

India has a skewed sex ratio problem. No, we’re not talking about humans but cattle. With bull numbers rising rapidly, especially after strict implementation of anti-cow slaughter laws, and no easy fixes in sight, the Centre now hopes to find a solution in ‘sexed semen’ (sex-sorted semen) technology to ensure birth of female calves through artificial insemination.

Holding that an employer cannot differentiate between contractual and permanent employees, the Supreme Court has ruled that casual workers are also entitled to social security benefits under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act.

Rising levels of air pollutants are a worry in winter, but fungus growing on the walls or air-conditioner ducts and/or pigeon droppings are a perennial cause for concern for lung health, say chest specialists. Exposure to pigeon droppings was cited as one of the main causes for lung failure in two women who recently underwent lung transplant at a hospital in central Mumbai.

Telangana police on Saturday arrested an associate professor of Osmania University from his official residence on the campus in an early morning raid in connection with a four-year-old Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case for alleged links with Maoist groups.

Patna airport — among the tiniest in the country and often in controversy for its dangerously short runway — now has a unique feature that even its larger counterparts can’t boast of. Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport is running a regular air ambulance service from a dedicated round-the-clock counter.

Faced with criticism over quality of data as well as allegations of manipulation, the government has begun discussions on a much-delayed revamp of official statistics, which have been at the centre of a political slugfest during the last few years.

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain's royal family and they will not use their "royal highness" titles as they embark on a more independent future, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. The palace says the couple will repay some 2.4 million pounds ($3.1 million) of taxpayers' money that was spent renovating their home near Windsor Castle.

Madhurima Tuli is the latest contestant to get evicted. The Chandrakanta actress was shown the door by Salman Khan in the Weekend Ka Vaar episode. Madhurima and Vishal’s punishment was long due as they were sent in the jail midweek for their violent behaviour.

The Jammu & Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered the restoration of prepaid mobile service in the Valley after over five months of suspension. 2G mobile data services on postpaid mobiles for accessing the “whitelisted” sites were also resumed in two Kashmir districts — Kupwara and Bandipora. The administration has declared 153 sites as “whitelisted”.

Assam's Shivangi Sarma and Karnataka's Khushi Dinesh raked in their third gold medal each in the swimming competition at the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 on Saturday.

Paras Chhabra wants to break up with girlfriend Akanksha Puri. He says it out loud in tonight’s Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 13. Salman Khan addresses Paras’ relationship with Akanksha

Awaiting clarity on all-rounder Hardik Pandya's fitness status, the national selection committee will pick India's Test and ODI teams for the New Zealand tour after a few days. The meeting was earlier tentatively scheduled for Sunday.

Actor Shabana Azmi who was injured in a road accident on Saturday is stable and under medical observation.

For the first time in many years, chief coach Pullela Gopichand is facing a tough time. His wards have not been performing and the coach admitted that he is shocked by the situation and the time has come to introspect, he told TOI. Excerpts.

Joining the chorus on the need to safeguard the format is former South African ace Jonty Rhodes. The 50-year-old who logged 52 Test matches over eight years, simply says, 'don't mess with it'.

​​​Manavaditya, the son of Olympic silver-medal winning shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, is working towards becoming part of the senior national team with consistent performances.

The Indian men's hockey team made a dream debut at the FIH Pro League, beating world number three Netherlands 5-2 in the opening match of the two-game encounter here on Saturday. Rupinder Pal Singh (12th, 46th minutes) converted two penalty corners, while Gurjant Singh (1st), Mandeep Singh (34th) and Lalit Upadhyay (36th) scored three fine field goals for India.

The Congress on Saturday evening released its first list of 54 candidates for the February 8 Delhi assembly elections, fielding former Union minister Krishna Tirath from Patel Nagar and former Delhi minister Arvinder Lovely from Gandhi Nagar

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lamented lack of "sports culture" in India. He, however, said the government is working to make the country a "sport powerhouse" in the coming days.

The shocking news of veteran actress Shabana Azmi's unfortunate car accident has shocked the entire nation. While several Bollywood celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar, Swara Bhasker and others took to social media to pray for her speedy recovery, PM Narendra Modi to takes to social media to express his concern.

Defending champions India, with five new IPL recruits in their ranks, will be the overwhelming favourites when they start their campaign against Sri Lanka in the ICC U-19 World Cup on Sunday.

Stating that Olympics 2028 was the "actual target" for the country, sports minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday that India would make it to the top ten countries in the medals' tally at the Los Angeles Games.

Shivangi Joshi, who is currently seen as Naira in the hit show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, will soon make her silver screen debut with a short film titled ‘Our Own Sky’.