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Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday welcomed the interim bail granted to jailed MP Engineer Rashid, saying “this is a step towards justice”. “I welcome the interim bail order granted to Eng. Rashid Sahib by the Delhi Patiala House Court. As a democratically elected MP with a strong mandate, this is a step towards justice and his right to campaign in the assembly elections,” Mr Azad said in a post on X. I welcome the interim bail order granted to Eng. Rashid Sahib by the Delhi Patiala House Court. As a democratically elected MP with a strong mandate, this is a step towards justice and his right to campaign in… Read More »“Step Towards Justice”: Ghulam Nabi Azad On Engineer Rashid Getting Interim Bail

A madrassa teacher has been arrested for allegedly holding a 12-year-old girl captive and raping her in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, police said on Tuesday.  Maulvi Rahmat Ali teaches at a madrassa in a village under the Uruwa police station in Gorakhpur. Officials said that, following her daily routine, the 12-year-old girl went to the madrassa to study on Monday morning. About two and a half hours after classes began, Ali sent the other children home but held the girl back under some pretext.  He held her captive, raped her and threatened to kill her if she made any noise.  When the girl reached home, she told her mother about what the maulvi (cleric) had done.… Read More »Madrassa Teacher Holds 12-Year-Old Captive, Rapes Her In UP’s Gorakhpur

A madrassa teacher has been arrested for allegedly holding a 12-year-old girl captive and raping her in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, police said on Tuesday.  Maulvi Rahmat Ali teaches at a madrassa in a village under the Uruwa police station in Gorakhpur. Officials said that, following her daily routine, the 12-year-old girl went to the madrassa to study on Monday morning. About two and a half hours after classes began, Ali sent the other children home but held the girl back under some pretext.  He held her captive, raped her and threatened to kill her if she made any noise.  When the girl reached home, she told her mother about what the maulvi (cleric) had done.… Read More »Madrassa Teacher Holds 12-Year-Old Captive, Rapes Her In UP’s Gorakhpur

It’s a direct battle between the grandchildren of one of Haryana’s tallest leaders, the late Bansi Lal, for the family citadel – Tosham Assembly constituency in Haryana’s Bhiwani district. The ballot battle is largely between Congress turncoat and BJP leader Shruti Choudhry, whose mother Kiran Choudhry won this seat four straight times from 2005 bypoll, and Congress leader and political greenhorn Anirudh Chaudhary, a son of Ranbir Mahendra, former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), making the contest for the constituency a high-profile one.  Shruti Choudhry and Anirudh Chaudhary are grandchildren of the politically influential Jat family of Bansi Lal, who served as the Union defence minister and also as… Read More »Haryana Polls To See Grandchildren Fighting For Bansi Lal’s Legacy In Tosham

<p>Police have arrested the driver of a luxury car owned by Sanket Bawankule, son of Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, after it collided with multiple vehicles in Nagpur, raising a political storm as the opposition demanded an impartial investigation. The incident occurred in the Ramdaspeth area during the early hours of Monday, leaving two people injured.</p> <p>According to police, the high-end Audi car had five occupants, including Sanket Bawankule, though he was not driving at the time, news agency PTI reported. The driver, Arjun Hawre, was arrested on Monday night and subsequently released on bail. The crash led to a case of rash driving and other offences being registered, following a complaint by Jitendra Sonkamble,… Read More »Nagpur Car Accident: Maharashtra BJP Chief’s Son Under Fire as Oppn Alleges ‘Drunk Driving’, Police Cover-Up