Mumbai, March 17 – The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which includes strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, moved a step closer to becoming law on Tuesday with its passage in the legislative council.The...
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Visakhapatnam, March 17 – The CBI Court in Visakhapatnam has convicted and sentenced two individuals, including a former bank employee, to five years in prison in a bank fraud case.Vempadapu Santhoshi Ramu, who was a clerk-cum-cashier at Andhra Bank in Cheepurupalli, Vizianagaram district, and...
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Mumbai, March 16 – The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which includes strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, by voice vote.According to the Bill, individuals involved in unlawful...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 A Kerala court has sentenced a man to a cumulative 18 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl while tutoring her 11 years ago.The incident came to light in 2024 when the victim was a medical student and recognized someone resembling the...
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Ahmedabad, March 3 – A special court in Ahmedabad sentenced two drug traffickers to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each in the 2019 case related to the possession of 3.983 kg of charas, an official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Tuesday...
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Berhampur (Odisha), February 13 A special court for crimes against women and children here on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old boy three years ago.Additional District Judge (ADJ) and judge of the...