The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said use of children by criminals to commit wide-ranging crimes had prompted the reconsideration of the juvenility age.

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called “aggressive” Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City.

Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Manpur-Mohla-Ambagarh Chowki district on Wednesday, police said