Alwar , Feb. 20 : A minor girl from Rajasthan’s Alwar district was rescued by local villagers after her father had sold her off for Rs. 7 lakh to unknown persons in Haryana.
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Call to vet film before it’s shot
New Delhi, Feb. 14: Shree Rajput Karni Sena, which claims to have got Sanjay Leela Bhansali to remove romantic scenes between Padmawati and Allaudin Khilji in Padmavati and was blamed for an attack on the filmmaker, now wants pre-censorship of all films involving “historical” figures. Pre-censorship essentially means getting a film’s script vetted before shooting begins.
UPDATE 1-India’s PM Modi faces election test as voting begins in Uttar Pradesh
A woman looks at the Electronic Voting Machine before casting her vote inside a booth at a polling station during the state assembly election in Hapur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017. People queue to cast their vote during the state assembly election, in the village of Kairana, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2017.
Jat quota stir spooks BJP
Chandigarh, Feb. 9: A Jat quota agitation in Haryana’s Rohtak that could have ramifications over 130km away in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, which votes this Saturday, has left the BJP worried. The movement was resumed on January 29 from Haryana and in the last 11 days, the demonstrations have reached Delhi and poll-bound Uttar Pradesh where Jat leaders have campaigned against BJP nominees and accused the party of “betrayal”.
‘I’ve had some of the best conversations in India’
In the last few months, life has changed dramatically for American author Paul Beatty. From being turned down nearly 18 times by publishers for a book that he was confident would ‘challenge’ existing ideas and notions about race, to winning the Man Booker for the very same that the world will now remember as ‘The Sellout’, Beatty seems to have had the last laugh.
Attempts being made to turn Western UP into Kashmir: Yogi Adityanath
Hapur , Jan 30 – Raking up the issue of exodus of Hindus from western Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that if such a situation persisted, the region would soon become another Kashmir. Addressing an election rally at Dhaulana in Hapur district, the Gorakhpur MP alleged that Hindus were being terrorized in western Uttar Pradesh like Kashmiri Pandits were terrorized and forced to flee the Kashmir Valley.
Organic Shop is back with the ‘Organic Loot’
Jaipur, Rajasthan , Jan. 16 : After the success of its previous two editions in 2014 and 2015, the third edition is all set to raise the bar higher with discounts up to 85 percent on categories like clothing, food, beauty care, health and wellness and home and garden. With the growing demand for organics and massive response from its previous two editions, this year the Loot is planned for two days from January 19 to 20, 2017 with heavy discounts on all products.
Jodhpur: American woman levels domestic violence allegations against Indian husband
A woman of American-origin has registered a case of domestic violence against her husband, who hails from Rajasthan’s Jodhpur. According to ANI, the victim named Carmen Rojash, had married Yogesh Jain in Hong Kong around three years ago.
Blackbuck poaching case: Jodhpur Court summons Salman Khan, 4 others for hearing on Jan 25
Blackbuck poaching case: Jodhpur Court summons Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu, Sonali Bendre for hearing on Jan 25 Jaipur, January 13: A local court in Jaipur who are listening to the blackbuck poaching case has asked Bollywood actor Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan actress Neelam, Tabu and Sonali Bendre to appear before the court on January 25. Earlier there were reports that the Jaipur court will announce its judgement in the arms act case against Bollywood actor on January 18 but it seems that the court will take one more week to announce its judgement in blackbuck poaching case.
FIR filed against Sakshi Maharaj for ‘population growth’ comment
The Meerut Police filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, who controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion. NEW DELHI: The Meerut Police today filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj , who on Friday controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion.