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Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, on Monday voiced hope that fresh death warrants would be issued against all four convicts by a Delhi court today.

India is one of the few countries whose actions are compliant with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping rise in temperature to below two degree Celsius, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

In a landmark judgement on women in command roles in the army, the Supreme Court today said the centre's arguments based on gender were "disturbing and discriminatory" and asserted that "mindset must change". The court also referred to examples like Captain Tania Shergill, 26, who led an all-male contingent during the Republic Day parade.

The Shiv Sena today said the ongoing preparation for the upcoming visit of US President Donald Trump to India is a reflection of the "slave mentality" of Indians.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday pitched for a nationwide ban on alcohol while addressing an event in Delhi.

Congress leader Milind Deora's tweet praising the Arvind Kejriwal government on Sunday earned him a pungent response from his colleague Ajay Maken, who advised him to "quit" the party if he wanted to before propagating "half-baked facts".

India on Sunday rejected an offer of mediation from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the focus instead should be on making Pakistan vacate the territories that it has "illegally and forcibly occupied".

The humble hamburger rarely has a place in traditional fine dining, but for many top chefs it's one of the food world's greatest guilty pleasures. Chefs laden with Michelin stars and other accolades reveal their favorite burgers when they are having a sneaky time out from gastronomy.

In a watershed moment for the Indian military, the Supreme Court today said women officers in the Army can get commanding positions - not combat roles -- on par with male officers, asserting that the government's arguments against it were "discriminatory", "disturbing," and based on stereotype. The changes must be implemented within three months, ordered the court.

BJP MP Sunny Deol On Sunday attended a college event at his constituency - Gurdaspur in Punjab - and was seen enjoying and dancing with students amid cheers.

Acting on the basis of a tip-off, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 889 kilograms of dry ganja worth Rs 44,45,000 in an operation in interior parts of Sepahijala district.

In a first, seat number 64 of coach B5 in the Kashi-Mahakal Express, that connects three Jyotirlingas in two states, has been turned into a mini-temple devoted to Lord Shiva.

Amid an ongoing tug of war, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his fellow Congressman Jyotiraditya Scindia are expected to meet this week to sort out differences between them.

In yet another incident of poor road connectivity and medical facilities, women of Shakti village in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday carried a pregnant woman on a makeshift cart for over 30 km to reach to a nearby hospital.

A new social media trend called the Skull-breaker challenge has been raising alarm bells everywhere. The dangerous challenge, circulating on video-sharing social media app TikTok, involves two people jumping in the air who later urge a third, standing between them, to do the same. Just as the third person jumps, the other two kick on the person's legs, making the jumper fall.