Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in the triple talaq case, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday. Ms. Jahan, a resident of Howrah district, was inducted into the party at its Howrah office. She was among the five petitioners in the triple talaq case, that led to Union government tabling a bill to criminalise talaq-e-biddat. Ms. Jahan […]
» Read moreAt least 32 passengers of a bus were killed when their vehicle plunged into the Banas river in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan after its driver lost control on a 100-foot high bridge near Dubi village on December 23. The bus broke the railing of the bridge and fell into the river. The passengers were mostly from the nearby towns […]
» Read moreUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said an advisory had been issued to all states to ensure law and order during Christmas in the wake of fringe elements recently threatening some Christian community members against celebrating the festival. A fringe group in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh had on December 17 issued a circular and threatened the management of all city […]
» Read moreA bill to amend the regulations governing compensation payable for acquisition of immovable property by the Centre for defence and security purposes, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, which was moved by Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, was adopted by a voice vote. Replying to the debate on the Bill, Mr. Puri […]
» Read moreFormer Calcutta High Court judge C.S. Karnan was released from the Presidency jail in Kolkata on Wednesday after serving a six-month prison term awarded by the Supreme Court for contempt of court. Justice Karnan was lodged in the jail on June 21 after the West Bengal police arrested him in Coimbatore the previous night. The judge retired on June 12.
» Read moreTwo militants have been killed in the night long gunfight with security forces in Shopian. “Two bodies have been recovered from the encounter site so far,” said Director General of Police S.P. Vaid. The gunfight erupted om Monday evening in Batmurran area of Shopian during a cordon and search operation of the security forces. The identity of the militants is […]
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