Written by Avaneesh Mishra | Lucknow | Updated: December 11, 2020 7:10:20 am The couple finally tied the knot on Wednesday after the woman’s brother, Shabeela Khatoon, 28, arrived from the Azamgarh district and told police that if she wanted the wedding, the family had no objections. Police in Kushinagar, …
Read More »MP: Dalit man beaten to death for ‘touching food’
By: Express News Service | Bhopal | December 10, 2020 8:52:03 am The BJP worker’s wife Chumki said: “My husband has been missing since Tuesday morning. He was a BJP worker, he was found dead today.” A 25-year-old Dalit man in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh died after two …
Read More »Showdown between government and farmers: concessions restore powers to states, dilute key clauses
Written by Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | December 11, 2020 4:15:26 am Farmers shout slogans as they block a road during a protest against new agricultural laws on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border (Photo: AP) Government concessions, offered in an attempt to placate the protesting farmers, effectively dilute key parts …
Read More »Explained: Highlights of Karnataka’s New Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill
Written by Ralph Alex Arakal | Bangalore | Updated: December 10, 2020 6:51:13 pm The bill provides for the prohibition of all forms of livestock slaughter and severe punishment for offenders. The BJP-led government in Karnataka past Karnataka’s draft law for the prevention of slaughter and preservation of livestock (2020) …
Read More »He explained: Why are gasoline and diesel prices going up?
Written by Karunjit Singh, Nushaiba Iqbal, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 10, 2020 8:19:51 pm An auto-rickshaw is parked at a Hindustan Petroleum Corp. gas station in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India. (Bloomberg photo: Dhiraj Singh) Oil trading companies have raised the prices of gasoline and …
Read More »What CM Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah said after JP Nadda’s convoy ‘attack’
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 10, 2020 9:04:54 pm BJP chief Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. A war of words broke out between the ruling TMC government and BJP after the The convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda was allegedly attacked …
Read More »Watch: YSRCP leader slaps toll plaza staff when asked to pay toll taxes in Guntur
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 10, 2020 5:23:04 pm YSRCP leader D Revathi is seen pushing aside barricades to make way for her vehicle at Kaja Toll in Guntur district. (Screenshot / ANI) A leader of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh …
Read More »The convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda is attacked in Bengal: Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy receive minor injuries
Written by Ravik Bhattacharya | Kolkata | Updated: December 10, 2020 2:55:36 pm Kailash Vijayvargiya’s car was damaged during the stone throwing. (Photo: BJP) The convoy of BJP National President JP Nadda was allegedly attacked with stones and bricks while en route to Diamond Harbor in Kolkata on Thursday. Several …
Read More »Explained: What’s so special about Mallana Cream, Himachal’s unique cannabis product?
Written by Gagandeep Singh Dhillon, edited by Explained Desk | Shimla | Updated: December 10, 2020 8:56:07 am A woman brought the cannabis plant to her Malana village in Himachal Pradesh. (Express Photo: Jasbir Malhi, File) The Narcotics Control Office in Mumbai claimed on Wednesday to have seized the contraband …
Read More »Nagpur man arrested for ‘cheating on Rs 2.5 crore CJI’s mother’
Written by Vivek Deshpande | Nagpur | Updated: December 9, 2020 8:12:01 pm According to the family’s statement, the police registered an FIR under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code as well as the SC / ST (Atrocity Prevention) Act. A 49-year-old man was arrested in Nagpur on …
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