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Newly married couple on way to seek police protection from HC stopped near Punjab Police HQ, woman ‘abducted’ | Chandigarh News

[ad_1] A newly married woman was allegedly abducted on Friday while she, along with her husband, was on her way to Punjab and Haryana High Court to file a plea seeking police protection. The incident took place near the Punjab Police Headquarters in Sector 9, with the police so far having booked at least four …

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Writer Ambai wins Shakti Bhatt Literary Prize for body of work | Delhi News

[ad_1] Writer CS Lakshmi, popularly known by her pseudonym Ambai, has won the Shakti Bhatt Literary Prize for her decades of fiction and non-fiction on women’s rights and activism. “I began writing at the age of 16 and I am going to be 79 next month,” shared Lakshmi, who was born in Tamil Nadu and …

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The artful dodger: A Valentine’s Day murder and a 15-year run | Ahmedabad News

[ad_1] For someone who spent 15 years evading the police, Tarun Jinaraj’s second attempt didn’t quite cut it. Not that he didn’t try. Just as in his earlier stint, when he assumed an elaborate identity to stave off the police, this time, Tarun was a brand new ‘Justin Joseph’, with a dragon tattoo on his …

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10 years after wife’s suicide, doctor acquitted in dowry case | Delhi News

[ad_1] Almost 10 years after his wife died by suicide, a Delhi court acquitted a doctor charged with death due to dowry demands, and cruelty. “In view of the material inconsistencies in the testimony of the prosecution witnesses and due to the lack of cogent evidence…this court is of the view that the prosecution has …

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HC orders probe against cop for ‘insensitively’ filing closure report | Mumbai News

[ad_1] CALLING IT an “excellent example of how insensitive police can be and have scant respect towards law of the land and Constitution,” the Bombay High Court recently pulled up the investigating officer (IO) of Mumbai Police, who submitted B-Summary (closure) report in a gang rape case. The court directed Mumbai Police Commissioner to appoint …

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Express View on parental consent for love marriages: Uncles vs Constitution

[ad_1] Oh, the Constitution. It seems to be standing in the way of the best laid plans of overbearing uncles, across party lines, in Gujarat. At a Patidar community event, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel mooted a study to look into whether “something can be done to ensure that parental consent is there in it (love …

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Parental consent in love marriages: Will study issue, says Gujarat CM | Gandhinagar News

[ad_1] Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said his government will be looking into the possibility of making parental consent mandatory in love marriages, “within the ambit of the Constitution”. Patel made the comments at a Patidar community event to felicitate students at Nugar village in Mehsana district on Sunday. “While coming (to the venue), …

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This week in Mumbai: Award-winning film screening, biryani festival and more

[ad_1] Attend a film screening at Alliance Française Cinelovers, Alliance Française de Bombay in collaboration with MUBI, is hosting a screening of the film Annette. Directed by Leos Carax, the musical romantic drama premiered in July 2021 as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival, where Carax received the Best Director award. The film …

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Budget Session: Karnataka govt not to table Bill to repeal law on anti-conversion

[ad_1] The Congress government in Karnataka has decided against tabling a Bill for repealing the controversial anti-conversion law, passed by the previous BJP-led state government, in the ongoing Budget Session of the state legislature despite a Cabinet decision on it on June 15. “The Bill is not likely to be tabled in the current session,” …

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