After a huge public outcry, the cabinet has amended the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The proposal to amend the stringent POCSO Act to provide for death penalty as the maximum punishment in cases of rapes of children less than 12 years old has been approved.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is back from a five-day foreign trip, chaired a cabinet meeting to bring an ordinance or emergency executive order on rape.
Apart from death penalty for rapists of girls below 12 years of age, the cabinet order also puts in place a number of measures for speedy investigation and trial of rape cases.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
This edition of News Today focusses on the newly announced trade pact between India and the United States following a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.
