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

12:00 am June 29, 2021

Jammu/Srinagar: A Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader alleged on Tuesday that four Sikh women were forcibly married and converted to Islam in Kashmir recently and demanded that they be returned to their families as well as a law against forced conversions. Members of the Sikh community took out marches on roads and highways across Jammu and Kashmir to protest against the […]

Goa’s iconic Club Tito’s sold by owners citing harassment

11:54 pm June 28, 2021

Panaji: The owners of Club Tito’s, one of Goa’s most happening nightlife spots near here, on Monday announced they have sold the club due to ”harassment” by authorities and NGOs. The iconic club, located at Baga beach in North Goa, has been synonymous with nightlife in the tourist state. “It is with sadness but with anger that we have […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

7:51 pm June 28, 2021

Chennai: Equating an idol to a minor child, the Madras High Court has come to the rescue of the famous Sri Dhandayudhapani temple in Palani by restoring its vast property worth several lakhs of rupees, to the shrine. It is ‘trite’ in law that the idol of a temple is akin to a minor child and the court is […]

Mumbai court rejects pre-arrest bail of an accused in Kandivali fake vaccination case

7:37 pm June 28, 2021

Mumbai: Acourt here on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by one of the accused, a doctor, allegedly involved in cheating members of a Kandivali-based housing society by organizing a bogus COVID-19 vaccination camp. In a pre-arrest bail plea filed before the Dindoshi sessions court on June 22, the accused Dr Manish Tripathi had stated the main accused […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

7:34 pm June 28, 2021

New Delhi: Aplea in the Delhi High Court on Monday sought direction to the CBSE-affiliated schools here to publish on their websites the rationale document of assessment criteria for class 10 students before finalizing results for greater transparency. The vacation bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Subramonium Prasad said the matter be listed before another bench not comprising […]