Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:39:35
Granting remission of the sentence is within the government's powers but the 'felicitation' of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case by some people was distasteful, the judge who convicted them 14 years ago said here on Tuesday.
The Gujarat government's decision to release 11 convicts undergoing life sentences for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members during the 2002
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:34:32
In the wake of criticism of Kerala government's gender-neutral policy, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that the Left dispensation was not going to decide what kind of uniforms children should wear to schools.
The CM said, in the state assembly, it was the prerogative of the educational institutions to decide what kind of uniforms girls and boys should wear.
The state gover
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:32:44
The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted fresh raids in the ongoing money-laundering investigation into alleged illegal mining in Jharkhand and recovered two AK-47 assault rifles and 60 bullets, official sources said.
The two weapons, 60 live rounds and two magazines were found at a home in Ranchi and the sources identified the premises to be linked to a person called Prem Prakash, who
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:30:55
The brother of BJP leader Sonali Phogat has filed a formal complaint with the Goa Police, claiming that she was murdered by two of her associates.
Phogat's brother Rinku Dhaka alleged that a short while before her death, Phogat had spoken to her mother, sister and brother-in-law during which she sounded disturbed and complained against her two colleagues.
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:28:52
Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped, has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail in the case.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had earlier this month rejected the bail application of Kappan, who was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:25:06
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Wednesday accused of having lost "political credibility" by his former deputy and senior BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad.
Prasad made the remark while taking part in a debate on the motion of confidence brought by the new 'Mahagathbandhan' government.
The BJP leader mocked Kumar's "personal ambition to become the prime minister despite not having the abi
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:23:14
The Mangaluru city police on Tuesday arrested three more persons in connection with a job fraud case.
According to the police, the arrested are Ramesh Poojari (41), from Puttur; Chandravathi (36), from Alape-Padil; and Surendra Reddy (35) from Bengaluru.
The arrested were produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody. The arrested had allegedly duped more than 138 job aspirants
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:17:31
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said various states across the country are trying to emulate the development schemes of the DMK government, but some political parties in the state were criticising the regime by claiming that it has failed to implement the party's election promises.
Addressing a mammoth gathering at a function where over one lakh beneficiaries received welfare
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:16:11
Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha announced his resignation on the floor of the House on Wednesday after an emotionally charged speech in which he expressed anguish over the no-confidence motion moved against him by the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.
Sinha, who belongs to the BJP which now stands stripped of power in the state, left the House in turmoil as he adjourned proceedings till 2 pm.
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