Agartala |Β After languishing for over four-and-a-half years in Bangladeshi jail, Assam youth Mukul Hazarika returned to India on Monday after a series of diplomatic and administrative efforts. Hazarika, a resident of Hodapara village in western Assam’s Darrang district, returned on Monday after he was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Belonia police […]
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Mother of 3 elopes 25 times in 10 years, husband says he loves her
Guwahati |Β A middle aged Muslim woman in Assam ‘eloped 25 times with different men while her husband and in-laws accepted her back every time with no serious complaint. The 40-year-old woman βeloped’ 25 times in 10 years with different men after she tied the knot with Mafizuddin, a driver by profession, at remote Dhing Lahkar […]
Kerala IAS Officer Booked For Sending Inappropriate Messages To Woman Journalist
Thiruvananthapuram |Β The Kerala Police registered an FIR against state IAS official N.Prasanth for lewd remarks sent to a woman journalist. The bureaucrat has been with outraging the modesty of a woman following a complaint filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalist with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The incident took place before the April […]
Doctor in Bihar’s Jamui killed for ‘illicit’ relationship
Patna |Β A doctor in Bihar’s Jamui district was beaten to death on Tuesday on the suspicion of having an illicit relationship, police said. The deceased was identified as Manoj Pandit (40), a resident of Nichli Sewa village. He was in the clinic when four persons barged in, dragged him out, and brutally assaulted him with […]
Bihar: Cop held for uploading semi-nude photograph of woman colleague
Patna |Β A police constable in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district was arrested on Tuesday for uploading a semi-nude photograph of a fellow female constable on social media. The accused was identified as Altaf Khan, a native of Turuk Bigha village under Kachwa police station in Rohtas district, and deployed at Muzaffarpur police lines. The victim is also […]
Gujarat HC declines govt plea to lift stay on sections of ‘love jihad’ law
Gandhinagar |Β Rejecting the state government’s plea to rectify its August 19 order, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday refused to vacate its stay on Section 5 of the Gujarat Freedom Of Religion Amendment Act 2021, noting that it couldn’t find any reason to make any changes. The court also said that the stay on Section […]
Elderly man dies after jumping into wife’s funeral pyre in Odisha
Bhubaneswar |Β Nilamani Sabar, an elderly man from Odisha’s Kalahandi district, died after jumping into the funeral pyre of his wife, the police said on Wednesday. The shocking incident occured at Sialjodi village under the Golamunda block of Kalahandi district. According to the locals, Raibari Sabar (60), the wife of Nilamani Sabar aged around 70 years, […]
Kerala HC asks Centre to explain why 84 days wait for Covishield
Kochi |Β The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain why there is a gap of 84 days for second dose of Covishield vaccine. The court also asked if it was possible to reduce the time gap if vaccines are sourced by parties themselves. The court made this remark when hearing a petition […]
Cricket team named ‘Taliban’ in Rajasthan triggers row
Jaipur |Β At a time when Taliban fighters have taken over Afghanistan, a group in Rajasthan has named their cricket team as ‘Taliban Cricket Club’, triggering a row. The group in Bhaniyana village in Jaisalmer district, located some 36 km from Pokhran, the strategically important town, contested in a local tournament with its team named Taliban. […]
4.1 earthquake jolts Gujarat’s Kutch
Gandhinagar |Β A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Gujarat’s Kutch district on Saturday, said the Institute of Seismology Research (ISR), Gandhinagar. There were no reports of any casualty or damage to property, it said. The tremor was recorded at 12.08 p.m., with its epicentre located 23 km East Southeast (ESE) of Dholavira, the world heritage site in […]