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It took us only 17 mins to demolish Babri Masjid: Sanjay Raut
In what could stir up a possible controversy, Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Friday implied that it would not take long to bring an ordinance for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya when it took only 17 minutes for the Ram bhakts (devotees) to demolish Babri Masjid.Raut told ANI, "It took only around 17 minutes for us - the Ram bhakts - to destroy the Babri Masjid. So, how long will it take to bring an ordinance? From Rashtrapati Bhawan to Uttar Pradesh's Vidhan Sabha, it is the Bharatiya Janata Party that is in power. In Rajya Sabha also there are many members who will support Ram Mandir from across party lines. Whoever opposes its construction will not be able to survive in peace in the country."A big push for Temple construction came on Tuesday when a litigant Mohammad Iqbal Ansari, in the Babri Masjid case, said that he does not have any objection to an ordinance for Ram Temple construction.On October 29, the Supreme Court had adjourned the title suit till January
3 arrested for smuggling illicit liquor in J-K
Three persons were arrested in separate incidents from Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Doda districts on Friday for allegedly smuggling illicit liquor, police said. During a routine checking, a police party intercepted an Alto car at Main Chowk in Samba's Vijaypur area. A search of the car, which was coming from Jammu, led to the recovery of 500 bottles of illicit liquor, they said. The car's driver, identified as Balkar Singh, was arrested on the spot, they added. A case has been registered at the Vijaypur police station and a probe has been launched, the police said. The remaining two persons were arrested from Seri Bazar and Forest Gali areas of Doda's Bhaderwah tehsil, they said. The police recovered 74 bottles of illicit liquor from Sandeep alias Manu and 42 bottles from Ganesh Singh. Cases have been registered against both of them, the police said.
Man escapes gallows as SC acquits him of charge of raping minor he killed
A man, who was on death row after being convicted by the high court of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Rajasthan over five years ago, has got a reduced sentence of life term from the Supreme Court which acquitted him of the charge of sexually assaulting the minor. The court observed that since the man was acquitted for offence of raping the girl under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, it was not a "fit case" to impose death penalty on him as he was neither a habitual offender nor having any criminal background. "Be that as it may, since the offence of rape is not proved and as the offence of murder is proved beyond reasonable doubt, the accused (Prahlad) is liable to be convicted for the offence under section 302 (murder) IPC," a bench of justices N V Ramana, M M Shantanagoudar and M R Shah said. Prahlad was awarded capital punishment by the trial court in September 2015 after being convicted for the offences of sexual assault ...
Kashmir youth arrested with 100 grams heroin in Jammu
A youth hailing from south Kashmir was arrested with 100 grams of heroin in Jammu on Friday, police said. He was identified as Nisar Ahmed Gangroo, a resident of Anantnag district, they said. Gangroo was arrested from Valmiki Chowk after a police party got suspicious about his movements and recovered 100 grams of heroin from his possession after a search, the police said. A case has been registered in the matter and investigation is underway, they said.
UAE to consider 'clemency' in case of convicted Briton
The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in London said Friday his government is studying whether to grant clemency to a convicted British academic sentenced to life in prison for espionage. Ambassador Sulaiman Hamid Almazroui said that academic Matthew Hedges' family has requested clemency and the government is considering it. He said the espionage case against the 31-year-old Hedges "was an extremely serious case" and that he had been convicted based on "compelling evidence" after a full and fair judicial process. "The crimes Mr. Hedges was accused of are extremely serious. For the UAE, like all countries, protecting our national security must be our first priority," he said. The ambassador denied claims that Hedges received only a brief court hearing before being convicted on very serious charges and said the British academic had proper legal representation in court. The ambassador says he has met with British officials to discuss the case, which has threatened close ties between
Polson settles minimum public shareholding case with Sebi
Polson Ltd has settled a case with markets regulator Sebi for alleged delay in compliance of public shareholding norms on payment of Rs 6.8 lakh towards settlement charges. The order came after the Mumbai-based company approached the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) with a plea under settlement regulations, proposing to pay a penalty without admission or denial of guilt. "The instant adjudication proceedings initiated against the applicant (Polson) ... are settled", Sebi said in a settlement order dated Nov 22. The regulator in May, 2018, appointed an adjudication officer to look into the matter of delayed compliance of the requirement to maintain the 25 per cent minimum public shareholding (MPS) by the company. Sebi, in its order passed in January this year, had noted that the company had made a delay of over 4 years (from June 2013 till October 2017) in complying with MPS requirement. While the adjudication proceedings were in progress, Polson submitted an application ..
Justice Kothari sworn in as Judge of Madras High Court
Justice Vineet Kothari was sworn in as a judge of the Madras High Court here Friday. With Justice Kothari taking oath, the number of judges in the Madras High Court has gone up to 61 as against the sanctioned strength of 75. He was administered the oath by the Chief Justice of Madras High Court VK Tahilramani. He will be second in the seniority list after the transfer of Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh to the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Prior to his transfer to the Madras High Court, Kothari was a judge in the Karnataka High Court. He had previously been a judge in the Rajasthan High Court for 11 years. As a lawyer, Kothari had practised tax and other commercial and constitutional laws, arbitration and company law for 20 years.
Cab driver, his two children held for manhandling policeman
A cab driver and his two children, including his daughter, were arrested here for allegedly manhandling a police inspector, an official said on Friday. The accused were identified as Bahadur Dwarka Prasad (50), his son Arun (22) and daughter Shweta (23), police said. Bahadur Prasad, an Ola cab driver, had picked up a passenger from Mumbai and dropped him in Thane on the night of November 21, the official said. "But when he asked the passenger to pay the fare, the latter accused him of overcharging and allegedly started abusing and beating up him," he said. After a heated exchange, the driver took the passenger to Naupada police station and lodged a complaint against him. The police asked both of them to return in the morning, the official added. "As instructed by the police, both the parties went to the police station on Wednesday morning. Shortly before noon, when police inspector (crime) Sanjay Dhumal was discussing the case with the driver, his son and daughter, who ..
Two killed after bike rams into divider on Signature Bridge
Two men were killed after they fell off the newly-constructed Signature Bridge here after their sports bike rammed into a divider on Friday morning, police said. Initially, it was suspected that the victims were performing stunts. However, police in their investigation has ruled out that angle. This is the first such accident on the Signature Bridge since its inauguration by Chief Minister Arvind Kerjiwal on November 4. "Being a left turn, the possibility that they were performing stunts has been ruled out", a senior police officer said. Police were informed about it at 8.40 am following which they rushed to the spot, he said. The two were coming from the northeast district and were probably heading towards Majnu Ka Tilla, the officer said. The accident occurred on the left turn loop of the Signature Bridge after the two motorcycle riders, apparently driving at high speed, hit the divider following which the two fell down the bridge, a senior police officer said. The bike was found on
1 teen dead, 2 others injured after Alabama mall shooting
One teen is dead and two others have been injured following a shooting at an Alabama mall prior to Black Friday shopping. Authorities say the shooting happened about 9:30 pm Thursday at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, a nearby suburb of Birmingham. Police say a fight between two teens, including an 18-year-old, resulted in a gunfire exchange. One teen fled but was confronted by two Hoover police officers. Captain Gregg Rector said at a news conference that a Hoover officer "did engage that individual, shot him and he is dead on the scene." The second teen was hospitalised in serious condition. Rector said a 12-year-old girl also struck by gunfire was hospitalised. Her condition was not immediately known. The Riverchase Galleria said the mall is closed until further notice.
Thane court sentences man to life in jail for killing wife
A 25-year-old Navi Mumbai man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing his wife in 2014. Thane Principal District Judge V G Bisht Thursday also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on Nareshkumar Vishnu Sahu. Additional Public Prosecutor Rekha Hirwale said Sahu and his wife Pooja, residents of Nageshwar Shiv Mandir locality in neighbouring Navi Mumbai's Sanpada area, had frequent quarrels over their one-year-old daughter. On March 6, 2014, after one such fight, he bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer and fled with their daughter, the APP said. He was subsequently arrested.
Man who fled with truck transporting eggs arrested in Thane
A man has been arrested for allegedly fleeing with a truck transporting over a lakh eggs from Hyderabad in Telangana to Ambernath in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said Friday. The incident happened on November 18 and the accused, identified as Sadat, and three others fled with the truck after abducting its driver and his son, Deputy Commissioner of Police Deepak Deoraj said. The two were later dropped off at an isolated place, he said. Sadat was arrested from Mahapoli in Bhinwadi township while efforts were on to nab the other accused, he said. The eggs, valued at Rs 4.12 lakh, the truck and the car used in the crime have been recovered, he added.
2 bikers killed in accident on Delhi's Signature Bridge
Two men on a motorcycle were killed on Friday at the new Signature Bridge here after ramming into a divider and falling into the river, police said.
Farmer electrocuted to death in UP
A 50-year-old farmer was electrocuted to death after coming into contact with a high tension electrical wire, police said Friday. Ramesh was riding a buffalo cart when the accident occurred at Ghari Bahadurpur village in the district on Thursday, they added. He was taken to the hospital but was declared brought dead. The body was later sent for postmortem examination, police said.
Woman allegedly killed for dowry
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband following a dispute over dowry, police said Friday. Sonali was married to Ajit (22) for three years and was allegedly being harassed for not bringing enough dowry by her in-laws, the victim's father claimed in the police complaint. The body was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Behda Sadat village to make it look like a suicide, the complainant alleged. Ajit was arrested by the police and a case was registered against him and another person, police said. The husband, however, refuted the accusations against him and his family and claimed that Sonali ended her life by hanging herself over a family dispute. PTI CORR a 22 years old woman sonali wife of ajit singh 22 was allegedly strangulated to death and later her body hanged from cieling over dowry by her husband at behda sadat village under kakroli police station in the district yesterday. police said.a case against two people including husband ajit ...
Indian-origin man jailed for molesting Singaporean flight attendant
A 34-year-old Indian-origin man based in Australian has been jailed for three weeks here for molesting a Singaporean cabin crew member on board a Singapore-bound flight, a media report said Friday. Paranjape Niranjan Jayant, who works for a logistics firm, pleaded guilty to two charges of molestation of the 25-year-old Singaporean flight attendant in August and had one charge taken into consideration for sentencing. During the eight-hour flight from Sydney to Singapore, Jayant approached the flight attendant a few times to ask for her phone number, but she ignored him. The business class passenger on board a Scoot flight also caressed the attendant's left hip, 'The Straits Times' reported. "Subsequently, during the flight, the accused went up to approach the victim at the front galley a few times to request the victim's phone number. The victim ignored these requests," said Deputy Public Prosecutor James Chew. The attendant moved away from him and he told her she was beautiful before .
Teenager who wrote about Gun violence killed by stray bullet
13-year old Sandra Parks who won an award for her essay on gun violence in her neighbourhood of Milwaukee was killed by a stray bullet here on Monday.The teenager was killed after a bullet was fired outside and was aimed at no one in particular pierced through her bedroom window and hit her in the chest, reported CNN citing police officials.Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said, "Sandra Parks ... went into her bedroom. She never came out alive. Tragically, her death was caused by someone who just decided they were going to shoot bullets into her house, and she's dead. A 13-year-old, on Thanksgiving week, on a school night, in her bedroom, and she died.""Little children are victims of senseless gun violence. I sit back and I have to escape from what I see and hear every day. When I do; I come to the same conclusion ... we are in a state of chaos," she wrote in the award-winning essay "Our Truth".Two men were charged in the case.Sandra's mother Bernice Parks stated that her daughter was ...
When power dominates, law is reduced to nothing: Azam Khan
Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Azam Khan on Thursday criticised the stand of various Hindu organisations on Ayodhya dispute, saying, " when power becomes the law, the law is reduced to nothing."Commenting on the resolution passed during a congregation of saints in Delhi last month, he said, "When a Sant Sammelan was organised in Delhi they proclaimed that they would no more request but are ready for a fight. On this we have requested that we are nowhere in this fight, on 6 December 1992 also we were not part of struggle and had called for obeying the law. But at that time no law could help, so what law will obstruct construction of temple now. When power becomes the law, the law is reduced to nothing in front of such power. And this is what leads to dictatorship."Reacting on Shivpal Yadav's recently floated party, Khan said, "There is only one Samajwadi party and it has only one national president, Akhilesh Yadav. Whatever other party is made is ...
US tourist's death in Andaman: 3 accused taken into police custody
Three of seven fishermen who were arrested earlier in the day in connection with the alleged killing of American Tourist John Allen Chau were taken into police here custody on Thursday.Police will interrogate the accused to investigate various aspects of the case including the sequence of events, the sea route followed for North Sentinal Island, the location where the victim landed and the place of incidence, the location where John Allen Chau was last seen.Further, the personal journal of Chau will be analysed afresh accordingly. It will also be ascertained whether the victim had taken the help of the fishermen or others to venture to the North Sentinal Island on an earlier occasion.To make the picture clearer, one another police team is being sent to the North Sentinal Island waters.As the case pertains to the ultra-sensitive tribal group-Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), the police are also taking help of Anthropologists, Academics, Forest department experts etc to guide
SRM University students stage protest on campus alleging inaction on sexual harassment complaint
Students of SRM University at Kattankulathur area in the outskirts of Chennai staged a demonstration inside the campus Thursday night, alleging inaction by the administration on a sexual harassment complaint by a woman student of the varsity. SRM University Vice Chancellor Sandeep Sancheti, however, denied the allegations of inaction and said the administration would look into the complaint. "Students are discussing with us. Whatever the matter is, it will be taken care of. If there is a matter, it will be inquired," Sancheti told PTI. According to a third year software engineering student who took part in the protest, a second year undergraduate student of the university was allegedly sexually harassed by a male sanitation worker inside a women's hostel lift on Thursday afternoon around 3 pm. "The man masturbated in front of the woman student in the hostel lift, following which she reported the issue to the authorities," the student told PTI. According to another protester, the ...