Hathras incident horrible, says SC; directs UP govt to inform on steps to protect witnesses
New Delhi: Terming as “horrible” the Hathras incident, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to inform it by October 8 about the steps taken to protect witnesses in the case in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died due to injuries. The apex court directed the Yogi Adityanath government […]
CPI, CPI(M) delegation meets family of Hathras victim, demands judicial inquiry
New Delhi: A joint delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Tuesday met the family members of the Dalit woman who was allegedly gangraped and killed in Hathras, and demanded an independent judicial enquiry into the matter. The delegation consisted of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, […]
NDA backs Nitish in Bihar, snubs Chirag; JD(U) gets 122 seats, BJP 121
Patna: The ruling NDA in Bihar on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing formula for the assembly elections under which JD(U) will contest on 122 seats and BJP 121 out of a total of 243 seats. BJP backed Chief Minister Nitish Kumars leadership to the hilt and rebuffed LJP chief Chirag Paswan who has raised a banner […]
4 sentenced to life imprisonment till natural death in 2019 Alwar gangrape case
Jaipur: A special court in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Tuesday convicted and awarded rigorous life imprisonment to four men for the gangrape of a woman in 2019. The court also awarded five years imprisonment to the fifth culprit under the IT act for circulating a video clip of the incident. The rigorous life imprisonment until […]
Rise in cases against sitting, ex-lawmakers; need strict monitoring, says report filed in SC
New Delhi: Criminal cases against sitting and former lawmakers have increased over the last two years and strict monitoring at the micro level is needed by high courts to ensure expeditious disposal of cases against them, the Supreme Court was informed on Monday. The total number of cases against sitting and former lawmakers are 4,859 […]
Modi ‘finishing’ farmers, labourers with three laws: Rahul
Sangrur (Pb): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “finishing” farmers and labourers with the three farm laws introduced recently just as he had “destroyed” small shopkeepers with demonetisation and implementation of GST. Addressing a public gathering in this Punjab town, Gandhi claimed that none of the policies of […]
Cong ‘injuring’ farmers’ interests with ‘dagger of deceit’: Naqvi on farm bills protest
New Delhi: Slamming the Congress for opposing the farm bills, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said the opposition party is “injuring” farmers’ interests with its “dagger of deceit” in a bid to turn its “barren political land” fertile. While addressing farmers during “Kisan Chaupal” in Moradabad’s Lodhipur village, Naqvi said the commitment of […]
Bypolls to 3 assembly seats in Manipur on Nov 7: EC
New Delhi: Bypolls to three assembly seats in Manipur would be held on November 7, the Election Commission announced on Monday. On September 29, the commission had announced bypolls to two assembly seats in Manipur. With these fresh announcements, the total number of seats going for by-election in the state goes up to five. All […]
COVID-19: Less than 10 lakh active cases for 13th consecutive day in country
New Delhi: For the 13th day in an “unbroken string”, India has maintained its steady trend of clocking less than 10 lakh active cases of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. It also said that an average of 11.5 lakh tests for detection of coronavirus infection were done on a daily basis during the past […]
At Punjab rally, Rahul slams Centre over farm laws
Moga (Punjab): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Sunday over the three new agriculture laws, asking why were the farmers agitating if these were meant for them. Addressing a public meeting in Badhni Kalan in Punjab’s Moga district, Gandhi asserted that the contentious Acts would be revoked if the Congress was […]
