Day: August 1, 2019

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President gives assent to triple talaq bill

1:28 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the triple talaq bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The gazette notification, published Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passed by Parliament. […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Hizbul militant arrested in Budgam

1:25 pm August 1, 2019

Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested with arms and ammunition from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Thursday. Showkat Ahmad Tantary, a resident of Warpora area in Kulgam district, was arrested on Wednesday from Qazipora area of the central Kashmir district, the official said. Tantary was affiliated to the […]

Man beaten to death by villagers in Jharkhand

1:21 pm August 1, 2019

Dumka (Jharkhand): A man was beaten to death by villagers when he along with three others was allegedly trying to escape after stealing goods and valuables from a house at Chihudia in Jharkhand’s Dumka district. Bhola Hazra and three of his “accomplices” were caught by locals and thrashed on Wednesday night after they were seen […]

Man sentenced to life for killing lover

1:18 pm August 1, 2019

Simdega: A Jharkhand court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing a woman with whom he was in a relationship. Jitendra Oraon was posted as a constable at Bansjore police station in Simdega district at the time of the crime in January 2016. Principal District Judge Kumar Kamal, who pronounced the judgment […]

Tutor gets seven years RI for raping girl

1:16 pm August 1, 2019

Thane: A special Thane court has sentenced a 28-year-old private tutor to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2013. Special judge for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases, S P Gondhalekar, also imposed a fine of Rs 22,000 on convict Prashant Sankat prasad Tripathi, a resident of […]

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