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MP: Two men `rape’ girl, live-stream act to friend

MP: Two men `rape’ girl, live-stream act to friend

In a shocking incident, two men allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city and live-streamed the act to a friend, police said on Saturday. The accused were absconding, said Kotwali police station in-charge Rajiv Gupta. He did not disclose the names of the accused. The girl approached

Cross-voters upset party equations in RS polls

Cross-voters upset party equations in RS polls

Rajasthan’s BJP legislator Shobharani Khushwaha, Congress’s Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi and JD(S) lawmaker from Karnataka Srinivas Gowda disturbed the calculations of their respective parties by cross-voting in the just-concluded Rajya Sabha election. Khushwaha (48), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Dholpur, voted for Congress nominee Pramod Tiwari. She has

Prophet remarks row: Two dead in protest in Jharkhand’s Ranchi

Prophet remarks row: Two dead in protest in Jharkhand’s Ranchi

Two people died during the violent protest that erupted in Ranchi after Friday prayers against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal. ” Two people have succumbed to their injuries out of total injured who were

Man fakes kidnapping as parents oppose his relationship

Man fakes kidnapping as parents oppose his relationship

A 24-year-old man faked his kidnapping in central Delhi as his parents were allegedly against his relationship, police said on Friday. He has been identified as Gaurav Mishra, a resident of Anand Parbat, they said, adding that he runs his own charger manufacturing unit. On Tuesday around 11 pm, police

Protests in Bihar over insult to Prophet

Protests in Bihar over insult to Prophet

Protests broke out in at least three districts of Bihar on Friday over derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed by BJP’s suspended spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal. Processions were taken out, after the Friday namaaz, in Bhojpur, Muzaffarpur and Nawada districts where the protestors blocked roads for several hours,