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Indonesia set to ban premarital sex under new criminal code

The legislative overhaul will also ban insulting the president or state institutions and expressing any views counter to Indonesia's state ideology. Cohabitation before marriage is also banned.

Dec 02, 2022, 18:18 PM IST

'Upskirting' likely to become criminal offence in UK

Upskirting, the practice of secretly taking pictures up women`s skirts, is already illegal in Scotland

Jun 15, 2018, 16:38 PM IST

Chinese kindergarten blast attacker had neurological disorder: Officials

The man who set off a self-made explosive device outside a Chinese kindergarten killing eight people and injuring 65 others on Thursday had a neurological disorder and had scrawled words for death on the walls of his home, officials said on Friday.

Jun 16, 2017, 15:37 PM IST

Homosexuality should not be considered criminal offence: RSS

RSS said on Wednesday that gay sex was not a crime.

Mar 18, 2016, 06:38 AM IST

Tax evasion through foreign assets to be a criminal offence

The announcement by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley categorising tax evasion in relation to holding of illegal foreign assets as a "predicate offence" under anti-money laundering laws has, for the first time, made concealment of income a criminal offence in India.

Mar 02, 2015, 18:16 PM IST