Aizawl/Imphal/Kohima, Dec 17 (IANS) The drug menace has replaced militancy as the prime threat in the northeastern states owing to the region’s close proximity to Myanmar, which according to the Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023, is the world’s biggest opium producer.
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) A 30-year old woman doctor has accused a prominent industrialist of sexual assault on her last year, as per a complaint lodged with Mumbai Police.
Prayagraj (UP), Dec 17 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against the vice-chancellor and other higher officials of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS), who were accused of persuading a woman to adopt Christianity by offering her a job and other allurements.
Varanasi (UP), Dec 17 (IANS) The community to which alleged Parliament breach mastermind Lalit Jha belongs, has decided to boycott him, and has requested the media not to use his surname in reports.
Sultanpur (UP), Dec 17 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy, who was stabbed during a brawl over dancing at a wedding procession on Friday, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.
Tel Aviv, Dec 16 (IANS) The Hostages and Missing Families Forum of Israel mourned the death of a 27-year-old woman, Inbar Hayman who was kidnapped from Haifa by Hamas terrorists on October 7.
Guwahati, Dec 16 (IANS) A businessman has been taken into custody in Assam’s Sonitpur district after he allegedly thrashed a minor boy suspecting him as a thief, the police said on Saturday.
Deoria (UP), Dec 16 (IANS) The Deoria police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man who brutally murdered his live-in partner because she refused to undergo an abortion.
Belagavi, Dec 16 (IANS) Delegations of the National Commission for Women and the fact-finding committee of BJP MPs on Saturday met with the Dalit victim who was stripped and paraded naked in Karnataka's Belagavi district.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) In the December 13 Parliament security breach case, accused Neelam's family has submitted an urgent application in a Delhi court seeking permission to provide a copy of the FIR and requesting a meeting with her through her counsel.
