Maha govt to launch special campaign to ban cow slaughter

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:31 PM

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam in the state Assembly on Thursday announced that the government will launch a special campaign to ban cow slaughter in unauthorised slaughterhouses across the state.

UP ATS arrests key aide of Chhangur Baba in religious conversion racket

IANS | July 17, 2025 10:19 PM

Balrampur/Lucknow, July 17 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested Rashid, a key associate of self-styled spiritual leader Chhangur Baba, for his alleged role in a large-scale religious conversion racket. The arrest was made from Balrampur’s Utraula area, where the racket is believed to have originated.

ED, ATS, and now land fraud: Chhangur Baba’s legal troubles mount

IANS | July 17, 2025 9:09 PM

Pune/Lonavala, July 17 (IANS) In a dramatic twist to the controversies surrounding self-styled spiritual leader Chhangur Baba, Mumbai-based businessman Mohammad Ahmed has come forward with serious allegations of intimidation, fraud, and criminal conspiracy related to a high-value land deal in Lonavala.