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NEW DELHI: A section of students of Delhi University on Wednesday held a Pride vigil at the arts faculty to voice disappointment at the Supreme Court judgment that has refused to legally recognise same-sex marriage and said only Parliament could act on the matter.The vigil, held by the Student Federation of India (SFI) and the All-India Students' Association (AISA), had students holding placards that...

RANCHI: A special CBI court in Ranchi sentenced the ex-husband of a national-level shooter to life imprisonment on Thursday under IPC Section 376 (2) (n) on charges of rape, fraudulent marriage and attempt to convert the religion of his then wife.A former registrar (vigilance) of Jharkhand high court was also sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy.According to the shooter, she had come to know...

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in the Mahendra Park area. The woman in her complaint alleged that the accused had lured her on the pretext of marriage but later refused to. According to the police, the accused cop has been identified as Balwinder. He is posted in the first Batallion. Police said the accused and the victim started speaking to each...

KOLKATA: A city-based businessman living at Tiljala has filed an FIR and sought legal aid from the ministry of home affairs after discovering that his wife of 14 years is a Bangladeshi national with a fraudulent Indian passport. According to his lawyer, he came to know about this after his wife made a case under Section 498A against him.In the complaint, she alleged that she had suffered the miscarriage...

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable has been booked for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage in Laxmi Nagar area, police said on Thursday. "We got a complaint from the victim, a 22-year-old woman, against Head Constable Nafees Ahmed of Delhi Police, presently posted in PCR in the northeast district," a senior police official said. The complainant alleged that she came in contact...