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Crime

Hyderabad: NIA registers first human trafficking case, arrests three on accusation of sexually exploiting Bangladeshi women

The three are accused of being involved in illegal trafficking of Bangladeshi women to Hyderabad and sexually exploiting them.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

News Reports

Jadavpur University: ABVP ransacks Arts faculty Union room after Communists thrash Babul Supriyo and Agnimitra Paul

After Babul Supriyo heckled by communists at Jadavpur University, ABVP ransacks Arts faculty union room

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

Law

Report from Jammu and Kashmir HC does not support allegations made by ‘activists’ about people not having access to HC

SC on Friday said it has received a report from the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court refuting claims of some people that they were unable to access the J&K High Court.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

Economy and Finance

Biggest ever gain in Sensex and Nifty in a decade after Modi govt’s announcements slashing tax rates for corporates

The Sensex and Nifty saw a historic biggest gain in a single day in a decade following the announcement made by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

News Reports

Hampi vandalized again: Tourist booked for ‘accidentally’ damaging two pillars while taking photographs

In July this year, the 16th-century Brindavana (samadhi) of Saint Vyasaraja Swamy, Rajaguru of Vijayanagara Emperor Krishnadevaraya was desecrated and vandalised in Anegundi near Hampi.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

News Reports

Activist Gulalai Ismail escapes to US after being hunted for exposing how Pakistan Army rapes and enforces disappearances

Gulalai Ismail, since she was 16, has been speaking out about human rights abuses, focusing on the condition of women in Pakistan and girls who suffer worst forms of violence in the country.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

Crime

Odisha: POCSO court awards death penalty to Mohammad Mustaq, who had raped and brutally killed a 6-year-old girl last year

This is the fourth death penalty awarded in Odisha after the central government amended the POCSO Act to include the death penalty for rapists of children under 12 years.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

Economy and Finance

Tax rates slashed for corporates, Sensex soars by 1300 points after big announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman made these announcements while addressing the media ahead of GST council meet in Goa.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

Culture and History

Findings at Keeladi site trace back to 6th century BCE, graffiti symbols found bear resemblance to Indus Valley Civilisation

Cultural deposits unearthed at the Keeladi Vaigai excavation site in Tamil Nadu can be dated back to 6th century BCE, at least 3 century earlier than previously thought.

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2019

News Reports