Day: December 3, 2019

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Ex-minister Gawande convicted of assaulting govt officer

9:26 pm December 3, 2019

Akola: A court in Maharashtra’s Akola district on Tuesday sentenced former state minister Gulabrao Gawande to three months’ imprisonment for assaulting a government servant. Sessions court judge Manish Ganorkar also imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 on Gawande, a former MLA from Akot in the district. Gawande was accused of getting into an altercation with […]

Sule pitches for social security for media personnel

9:24 pm December 3, 2019

New Delhi: NCP member Supriya Sule on Tuesday pitched for social security for media personnel, saying in times of “breaking news”, they work for long hours under harsh conditions. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, she said when Maharashtra was witnessing a political crisis, she saw camerapersons riding pillion on two wheelers following politicians. “It […]

SAD leader claims four Sikh women were forcibly converted to Islam in J&K

Maha woman duped in Oman with hellish jobs rescued

9:22 pm December 3, 2019

Palghar: A 45-year-old woman from Palghar district in Maharashtra duped and forced into irregular and low paying jobs in Oman in the Gulf was rescued and reunited with her family here, police said on Tuesday. The woman, who worked in a beauty parlour here, was lured to Oman with the promise of a well-paying job […]

Oppn slams Shah; BJP says riots were pre-planned, blames anti-CAA protests

Rajya Sabha passes bill to amend SPG Act, Shah rejects charge of political vendetta, Cong stages walkout

8:27 pm December 3, 2019

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Act governing the elite-Special Protection Group (SPG) with Home Minister Amit Shah rejecting the opposition’s charge of political vendetta and asserting the government was concerned about security of all 130 crore Indians and not just the Gandhi family. Replying to a debate […]

Sacked from Ayodhya case, says Muslim parties’ lawyer Rajeev Dhavan

8:22 pm December 3, 2019

New Delhi: Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who appeared for Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case, on Tuesday said he has been sacked from the matter on the ‘nonsensical’ ground that he is unwell. Dhavan, who posted the information on Facebook, said he is no longer involved in either the review or […]