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Cabinet agrees to bring down age of consent to 16

Thursday, Mar 14, 2013, 19:22 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: IANS

The cabinet cleared the anti-rape bill by agreeing to replace the word 'sexual assault' with 'rape' and reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16, sources said.

The cabinet Thursday cleared the anti-rape bill by agreeing to replace the word "sexual assault" with "rape" and reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16, sources said.

Sources said the bill was cleared at a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.