Assam plans pension for triple talaq ‘victims’

Assam health and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the state government will provide pension and skill development training to Muslim women who are ‘victims’ of triple talaq, in a bid to make them self-reliant. “The skill development training will be imparted to all women divorcees so that they acquire gainful employment. But for Muslim women divorcees, […]

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14 killed in U.P. road accident

Fourteen persons were on Friday killed and 28 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party lost control and fell into a canal here. The accident took place when the mini-bus carrying 40 people from Sakrauli to Agra fell down in canal near Village-Saraineem, in Etah district. Senior district officials, including the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of […]

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Girl dies while trying to take selfie with mom, sister at Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai

Tragedy struck as the desire to take that perfect selfie claimed one more life in Mumbai. The tragic incident took place at western Mumbai’s Bandra Bandstand area. According to a report in The Hindustan Times, the 21-year-old Bachelor of Engineering (BE) student from Tamil Nadu was at Bandra Bandstand near Bandra Fort trying to take a selfie with her mother […]

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Hawala operator held in Mumbai for funding ISI man

A 37-year-old hawala operator, who allegedly funded a suspected agent of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, has been arrested, a police official said on Thursday. Altaf Qureshi was arrested on Wednesday night from Masjid Bunder area in South Mumbai in a joint operation by anti- terrorism squads of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the official said. Qureshi had allegedly deposited money in […]

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