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Supreme Court on Monday suggested that Parliament should seriously consider bringing an amendment to the POCSO Act for substituting the term "child pornography" with «child sexual exploitative and abuse material» with a view to reflect more accurately the reality of such offences. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala said the Centre, in the meantime, may consider to bring about the suggested amendment to the POCSO Act by way of an Ordinance. «We put the courts to notice that the term 'child pornography' shall not be used in any judicial order or judgment, and instead the term 'child sexual exploitative and abuse material' (CSEAM) should be endorsed,» the bench said. The apex court delivered a landmark judgement which held that watching and downloading child pornography are offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and the Information Technology (IT) Act.

Punjab and the Centre in the Supreme Court, which raises a broader issue: whether state legislation that raises fees for foodgrain procurement under central PDS schemes is binding on the Union government. Punjab raised the levy to 6% of the minimum support price (MSP) for all foodgrains procured from the state, while the Centre agreed to reimburse only 2% of this levy, a standard rate applied across all states, to cover procurement costs. This state levy, reimbursed by Centre to states, is over and above the cost of foodgrains it pays to states. These foodgrains are distributed free or at subsidised prices to weaker and vulnerable sections of society under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Antyodaya and Targeted Public Distribution System.

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WWE RAW Night episode is going to take place at the Moda Center situated in Oregon’s Portland which will be looking forward to the ever waited PLE event scheduled within two weeks which is going to continue to build up the Bad Blood. Thunderwire reported that tonight’s WWE RAW will set up the proper momentum and eventually will fill up the card for the show. CM Punk is all set to thrash Drew McIntyre through his words tonight and throw a severe challenge to Drew McIntyre for their upcoming Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood, after being defeated by a sudden attack of Drew McIntyre two weeks back. Dominik Mysterio will have a fight against Damian Priest in the episode of Judgement Day where audience are expecting a lot of action without an end to the fight, reported the Thunderwire. Also Read :3 Body Problem Season 2: When will the sci-fi series release?

Narendra Modi will flag off the country's first 'Vande Metro' service on Monday during his two-day visit to Gujarat, an official said. The Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro is a fully unreserved air-conditioned train for which passengers can buy tickets from the counter shortly before its departure, Western Railway (Ahmedabad division) public relations officer Pradeep Sharma said on Saturday. «It will accommodate 2,058 standing and 1,150 sitting passengers. WR carried out a trial of the service early this week,» he added. According to WR officials, the Ahmedabad-Bhuj Vande Metro service will stop at nine stations and cover the 360 kilometre distance in 5 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 110 kilometres per hour. It will depart from Bhuj at 5:05am and reach Ahmedabad Junction at 10:50am, they said.

border talks with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that 75 per cent of disengagement problems with Beijing are sorted out; however, the two nations «still have some things to do.» Jaishankar also underlined how India and China never had an easy relationship in the past. «We did not have an easy relationship in the past. What happened in 2020 was in violation of multiple agreements, the Chinese moved a large number of troops to the Line of Actual Control. We, in response, moved our troops up… Some progress on border talks with China. 75 per cent of disengagement problems are sorted out. We still have some things to do,» Jaishankar said during his conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on Thursday.

₹1.5 lakh and ₹1 lakh, respectively. As a broad observation, street vendors in states/UTs where they are in high concentration earn less than those who operate in states/UTs where they show lower density but form a larger share of the workforce. In such a scenario, PM SVANidhi offers crucial support by facilitating financial access, regardless of the market conditions in their regions.

GCC) in Hyderabad, where it will be adding around 300 technology jobs by the end of next year.

Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Last month, ABC News announced that the first U.S presidential debate will happen at the National Constitutional Centre in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 10.

New Zealand will aim to exploit Afghanistan's relative inexperience in red-ball cricket, in the one-off Test starting here from Monday, and gather momentum ahead of their upcoming World Test Championship challenges in the sub continent. New Zealand's first-ever Test against Afghanistan will kick off a challenging couple of months for the Black Caps who play six long-format matches on the bounce in the subcontinent, something they haven't done in 40 years. With their underwhelming subcontinent record in mind (40 losses in 90 matches), New Zealand would want to hit the straps straightaway.

Pakistani origin person from the Toronto area is facing terror charges in both Canada and the United States, “for allegedly attempting to illegally enter the U.S. to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish Centre in New York City”, according to a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) report. Press releases issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice and the RCMP identified the accused in the case as 20-year-old Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who investigators say is also known by name Shahzeb Jadoon, according to CBC. Khan was arrested Wednesday in the town of Ormstown, Que., about 60 kilometres south of Montreal. U.S. authorities described him as a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, CBC reported.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said that the state has secured MOUs (memorandum of understanding), worth Rs 850 crores with US-based companies Lincoln Electric, Vishay Precision, and Visteon. In a post on the social media platform «X», the Tamil Nadu CM said, «In the land of opportunities, every new dawn ignites fresh hopes. We've secured MoUs worth Rs850 crores with Lincoln Electric, Vishay Precision, and Visteon, bringing us one step closer to realising our vision. Through relentless effort and determination, we continue to turn our dreams into reality.» On Thursday, Tamil Nadu secured a Rs 2000 crore Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trilliant to establish a manufacturing unit as well as create their Development and Global Support Centre in the state.

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Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is set to elect their new leadership at the upcoming 44th OCA General Assembly set to take place at the Bharat Mandapam, Convention Centre, in New Delhi on September 8. Acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia, Randhir Singh, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, and top sports leaders from all 45 countries of Asia will be present on the occasion. The key event will officially announce the former international shooter and veteran sports administrator, Randhir Singh as the first Indian president of the OCA after he emerged as the sole candidate for the top post earlier this year.

The application said that duty personnel are facing a lot of difficulties in performing duties due to non-availability of accommodation, security gadgets and paucity of transportation. Centre, in its application in the Supreme Court, was seeking direction to West Bengal to extend full co-operation to the CISF and ensure full compliance, in letter and spirit, of the order dated August 20 or face contempt proceedings for wilful non-compliance of the order.

Khammam (Telangana): Unprecedented widespread rainfall for the past couple of days has caused great deal of difficulty to the people to the people of Khammam district. Khammam District Collector Muzammil Khan has described the floods as «unprecedented» and one that was not witnessed in the region for the last 30 years «We are experiencing severe floods in our district unlike in the past 30 years because of the 200mm rains. I appreciate all the work taken up by the officials, public representatives and others over the past 2 days. We could save many lives because of this,» said Muzammil Khan while speaking to ANI.

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Banijay Asia plans to invest $50 million (over Rs 400 crore) in a «first-of-its-kind» reality series tentatively titled 'Race to Space', making it India's most expensive television show, sources close to the development said. The investment will cover the licensing fee to the US-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) as well as production and talent costs, they added. Industry watchers said 'Bigg Boss Hindi', hosted by Bollywood star Salman Khan, is currently the country's most expensive non-fiction show, with budgets exceeding Rs 150 crore. «Given the scale and scope of the project, this is not just a documentary series or just a reality series — it is a 'space programme',» Banjay Asia CEO Deepak Dhar said. The new reality format will revolutionise competitive reality television and rekindle interest in space exploration, he added. Expressing optimism about the show's success in India, SERA co-founder Joshua Skurla cited the interest in last year's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing live-stream.

Kutch district have asked people living in huts and makeshift houses to take shelter in schools, temples or other buildings after the IMD said that a deep depression over the area might turn into a cyclonic storm by Friday morning. Following the warning by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kutch Collector Amit Arora issued a video message asking people living in Abdasa, Mandvi and Lakhpat talukas to leave their huts and kutcha houses and take shelter in any school or other buildings. He also urged locals to come forward and provide shelter to such poor people in their houses till Friday evening. In a statement on Thursday night, IMD said, «Deep depression over Kutch and adjoining areas is likely to move nearly westwards into northeast Arabian sea and intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It would then move west-northwestwards away from Indian coast during subsequent two days.»

Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the expansion of Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF). To enhance and strengthen the agricultural infrastructure in the country and support the farming community, the Government has announced a series of measures to expand the scope of Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme, said Centre in a press release. Viable Farming Assets: To allow all eligible beneficiaries of scheme for creation of infrastructure covered under 'viable projects for building community farming assets'.

King Charles III recently provided a rare update on his health during a visit with families in Southport who were affected by a tragic knife attack that claimed the lives of three children. When asked about his well-being amidst ongoing cancer treatment, the King responded with optimism, stating that he was doing “not too bad.” This marks a significant moment as Charles, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February, has mostly kept his health details private, sharing only occasional updates, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment.