Jodhpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that the BJP won’t go back an inch to revoke the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) even if all the opposition parties unite. Rather, the party will work hard and reach out to the youth and minorities to make them understand that the CAA has not been […]
Category: Jodhpur
Court warns Salman Khan of cancelling bail over absence in blackbuck case
Jodhpur: A court in Jodhpur rebuked Bollywood actor Salman Khan over his absence during a hearing in the blackbuck poaching case on Thursday, warning him it would cancel his bail if he fails to appear in the next hearing on September 27. District Judge Chandra Kumar Songra in the District and Sessions Court (Rural) directed Khan […]
Rajasthan HC notice to Ashok Gehlot government over rising rape cases
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court on Friday, terming the administration and police a “failure”, issued notice to the Ashok Gehlot government on the rising incidents of rape in the state. A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vineet Mathur issued notice after taking cognisance of two recent rape incidents reported in Bharatpur and Jhalawar. […]
Gehlot’s son front-runner for Congress ticket in Jodhpur
Jodhpur : It’s a city that contributed a crack cavalry unit that liberated Haifa after a decisive victory during World War I. Now, the Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat is bracing for a battle of a different kind that is keeping Rajasthan’s ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on their toes. Chief […]
Blackbuck poaching case: Saif, Neelam, Tabu, Sonali Bendre issued notices
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court on Monday issued notices to actors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu and Sonali Bendre in the blackbuck poaching case. Dushyant Singh, a local, who was allegedly accompanying the actors when the incident took place, was also issued a notice. The notices have been issued on a plea by the Rajasthan […]
Asaram’s interim bail plea rejected
Jodhpur | The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday rejected the interim bail petition of self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life imprisonment in the Jodhpur Central Jail on rape charges. Asaram, in his plea, had stated his wife Laxmi Devi was seriously ill and was in hospital. During the hearing, the government advocate presented the […]
Married at age of 10 months, Urma ends shackles of child marriage
Jodhpur | After suffering for 18 long years after being married off at a tender age of 10 months, 19-year-old Urma Bishnoi has finally ended the shackles of child marriage. Urma, who is from Kaparda village in Jodhpur, was married off to a boy from the same village in 1999 when she was just 10 […]
Modi hits back at Rahul, says Rajasthan won’t vote on his knowledge of Hinduism
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) : Days after Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused him of not understanding the fundamentals of Hinduism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit back on Monday, saying Rajasthan will vote on the issue of development, not on his knowledge of Hinduism. Modi added that unlike Gandhi, he never claimed to have entire knowledge of Hinduism […]
Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas marry in traditional Hindu ceremony
Jodhpur : Actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra married American singer Nick Jonas in a traditional Hindu ceremony here, after three days of wedding celebrations which included a colourful mehendi ceremony, a friendly cricket match and a power-packed ‘desi’ musical evening. Priyanka looked “breathtaking in her traditional red Indian wedding outfit”, a source told […]
Cricket match, rocking sangeet: Priyanka Chopra’s wedding sneak peek
Jodhpur : A fun-filled friendly cricket match and a glitzy, lively and colourful sangeet ceremony — newly wed actress Priyanka Chopra shared glimpses from her pre-wedding festivities with American singer Nick Jonas, bit by bit for fans across the world. The couple had a Christian wedding on Saturday, but the build up to the D-day […]