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Marriage hall of Raza aide razed, house sealed BAREILLY: A Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation led by leader of opposition in UP assembly Mata Prasad Pandey was on Saturday stopped at multiple locations across the state while on its way to Bareilly to meet families affected by the communal clashes that broke out following the recent…
Geetanjali Angmo and Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention on October 6, ANI reported. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria will consider social entrepreneur Geetanjali Angmo’s plea, which also seeks Wangchuk’s release.Wangchuk, a former educationist, was…
BAHRAICH/LUCKNOW: District administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich has invoked National Security Act (NSA) against eight men jailed in connection with communal violence during Durga idol immersion last year. The accused were arrested on charges of murder, rioting and arson, and sent to jail.District magistrate Akshay Tripathi said the stringent law was invoked against Maroof Ali,…
Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years in prison on prostitution charges, though he was acquitted of more serious sex-trafficking charges earlier this year. The verdict wrapped up a major scandal involving the music industry, as Diddy was accused of torturing, sexual abuse, organizing freak-off parties, trafficking, etc. In the trial, he was cleared…
NEW DELHI: Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking his release.This comes two days after she reached out to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday to seek her intervention for the release of the climate activist, who has been lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan since being taken…
NEW DELHI: Incidents of extremist, insurgent and terrorist violence have recorded a sharp fall from 446 in 2022 to 163 in 2023. The decline spans across categories, with left-wing extremism, jihadi terrorism and North-East insurgency showing significant reductions.The steepest fall has been in jihadi terrorist activities, which dropped from 126 in 2022 to just 15…
Govt intrigued at Ladakh violence even after ‘unprecedented’ vikas NEW DELHI/LEH: As Ladakh grapples with an uneasy calm after violent protests claimed four lives, senior govt functionaries are intrigued at the way the violence erupted as they argue that the region, once at the margins of governance, has seen “unprecedented development” since being carved out…
Clashes in Bangladesh (Image credits: ANI) At least three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday as clashes erupted between aboriginal tribesmen and the Bengali settler community in southeastern Bangladesh, following the alleged gang rape of a tribal girl.The unrest first began in Khagrachhari district headquarters, where tribal groups, mainly from the Chakma and…
Protests erupted in Bareilly (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Bareilly Police on Sunday detained 15 people involved in stone-pelting and acts of violence during the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests held in the district on Friday. The detained individuals are being sent to jail, authorities said.SP City Bareilly, Manush Pareek said, “Fifteen rioters are being detained and…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Police resorted to a lathi charge on Muslim protesters who pelted stones after Friday prayers in Bareilly.The protestors had gathered outside Ala Hazrat Dargah & IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s house, holding “I Love Muhammad” placards amid the heavy security at both spots.IG Ajay Sahni said the cops were conducting…
