Day: February 8, 2021

Madhya Pradesh: Four booked under new anti-conversion law

8:08 pm February 8, 2021

Seoni: Four persons have been booked in Madhya Pradesh‘s Seoni district under provisions of the new law which penalises religious conversions through fraudulent means, police said on Monday. The accused allegedly tried to lure and pressurise the complainant, a resident of Simaria village, to change his faith, Adegaon police station in-charge Ishwari Patle saidquoting the […]

Woman shoots husband dead over dispute

7:59 pm February 8, 2021

Firozabad: A 43-year-old woman allegedly killed her husband before shooting herself in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district following a heated exchange on Monday, police said. The incident occurred at Fulvadi area in Dakshin police station area in the morning, police said. Two daughters of the couple were found in the house who told police that their mother, Kusma Devi, first shot […]

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

Goa: Prostitution racket busted; two held, five women rescued

7:56 pm February 8, 2021

Panaji: Goa Police has busted a flesh trade racket that was being run at a massage parlour in Colva Beach area by arresting two men and rescuing five women, crime branch official said on Monday. The accused duo allegedly forced the women into prostitution, the official said. Police raided the parlour on Saturday on a […]

SC refuses to hear plea on removal of disparity in pension benefits of armed forces

7:51 pm February 8, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking removal of disparity in pension benefits to the armed forces personnel under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat, however, permitted the ‘Humara Desh Humare Jawan Trust’ to approach the Delhi High Court with its plea. The trust, in its PIL filed through […]

PM appeals to farmers to end agitation against farm laws

7:32 pm February 8, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to protesting farmers to end their agitation against the new farm laws even as he questioned opposition parties for their sudden ”U-turn” on the agriculture sector reforms. The prime minister also hit out at those behind the protests, saying a new ”breed” of agitators called ”andolan jeevi” has […]