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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18: An alarming 50% of children in India (MWCD 2007) have experienced sexual abuse, and 182 cases are reported daily (NCRB 2022). With Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) continuing to be a critical issue across India, Arpan, the nation's largest NGO focused on CSA prevention, launched a groundbreaking #ProtectedByPOCSO campaign during Child Safety Week in November. The year-long campaign, which is running strong, has taken a bold stand against child sexual offenders with the powerful message: Child Sexual Abuse is a punishable offense. All Children in India are #ProtectedByPOCSO. Stop Right Now or Get Caught. 

Transforming Communities through CSR: Join Arpan\'s Mission for Child Safety

Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 18: In a transformative effort to reshape India's agricultural landscape, a strong collaboration between The Art of Living Social Projects, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), key Indian ministries, and NABARD is propelling a nationwide shift toward sustainable farming practices. This project focuses on advancing agroecological techniques in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam, with a particular emphasis on elevating women in agriculture - a cause deeply aligned with The Art of Living Social Projects' commitment to agricultural sustainability and women's leadership in rural development.

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Imposing reciprocal duties violates global trade rules but one has to follow a "wait and wait" approach to US President-elect Donald Trump's remarks on imposing reciprocal tariffs, a senior official said on Wednesday.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that India charges a lot of tariffs, reiterating his intention to impose reciprocal tariffs in retaliation for what New Delhi will impose on the import of certain American products.
Trump made these remarks on Tuesday and also said that India and Brazil were among countries that impose high tariffs on certain US products.
"It will be very difficult to decipher from one or two sentences which Mr Trump makes but if I understood from what he was saying. His main intent is that reciprocity will matter in future. So if you are putting a tax on Harley-Davidson (bikes) we will also put a tax on your motorbike exports. So from that point of view, this will be in clear violation of the WTO (World Trade Organization) norms but there are .

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The Chandigarh administration fined Diljit Dosanjh concert organisers Rs 25000 to for creating a mess at the Sector-34 Exhibition Ground

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Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 18: Pramerica Life Insurance, one of India's fastest-growing life insurance providers, has joined hands with Policybazaar to accelerate its focus on Unit-Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs). Building on ULIPs as a critical driver of its product strategy, the company introduced two new solutions: Pramerica Life NextGen Pension Plan and Pramerica Life Smart Invest 1UP. Leveraging Policybazaar's digital expertise and extensive customer insights, these products are designed to empower individuals with retirement planning  &amp;  wealth-building options, ensuring financial security in today's dynamic economic environment.

Pramerica Life Partners with Policybazaar to Strengthen it\'s ULIP Portfolio, Launching NextGen Pension Plan and Smart Invest 1UP

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The Enforcement Directorate has restored assets worth Rs 22,280 crore to victims or rightful claimants from cases involving economic offences, the finance minister informed Lok Sabha

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The tropical cyclone blew through the southeastern Indian Ocean, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the path of the cyclone and suffered extensive

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The 10-day-old BJP-led Mahayuti alliance ministry in Maharashtra was expanded at Nagpur on Sunday, with 39 ministers being sworn in, taking its strength to 42.
In the expansion, BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party.  While 33 legislators were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six took oath as ministers of state.  Governor P C Radhakrishnan administered the oath to the new ministers at the ceremony held on the eve of the state legislature's winter session being held in Nagpur from December 16 to 21.  Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, who took oath in Mumbai on December 5, were present.  The new cabinet includes state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar.  Results of the state assembly elections, held on November 20, were declared on November 23.

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Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy advocates for a 70-hour workweek, urging youth to work hard for India's progress; underlines the importance of job creation as a solution to poverty

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On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi honoured Indian soldiers whose sacrifices secured victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war, leading to the liberation of Bangladesh

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The shift will comprise women employees for all the mining activities of the shift, including heavy earth-moving machinery

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While Jaiswal flicks the ball on the pads straight to square leg fielder Mitchell Marsh, Gill tried to play an extravagant drive and managed an outside edge to flying Marsh at gully region.

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Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly gave controversial statements at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad function, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, sources said.
According to the sources, Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version on the statements made.
The top court on December 10 took note of news reports over the statements and sought a report from the Allahabad High Court on the issue.
"The Supreme Court has taken note of newspaper reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The details and particulars have been called from the high court and the matter is under consideration," an official statement had said.
According to the established norm, a judge, against whom a report is sought by the apex court collegium on any controversial issue from the high court concerned, is given opportunity to 

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