A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to activist Umar Khalid, who is accused of being part of a “larger conspiracy” behind the 2020 Delhi riots, Live Law reported. Khalid was granted bail from December 16 to December 29 to attend his sister's wedding
Rush Hour: Assam tables anti-polygamy bill, PM marks completion of Ram temple construction & more
The Assam government has tabled a bill in the state Assembly to ban polygamy, the practice of having more than one wife. The bill proposes up to seven years' imprisonment for those convicted of polygamy, while those who conceal their previous marriage can face up to ten years in jail.
Further, if parents, priests or village heads hide a polygamous marriage from the police, or “unreasonably” delay informing the authorities about it, they would also be held liable for abetting the offence.
The draft law – the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025 – was introduced in the absence of Opposition MLAs, who had staged a walkout following a discussion on the death of singer Zubeen Garg.
The bill will be taken up for discussion later in the Winter Session. Read on.
In Assam, Muslim women cautiously welcome move to outlaw polygamy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hoisted a saffron flag at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, marking the completion of its construction. He claimed that the event marked “centuries-old injuries” being healed, and “centuries of torture” finding respite.
However, the Congress' Rashid Alvi said that India has no religion as per the Constitution, and questioned whether Modi would similarly hoist a flag atop a mosque, gurdwara or church.
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished on December 6, 1992, by Hindutva extremists who claimed that an ancient Ram temple had stood on the site. The Ram temple that now stands at the site was built in line with a Supreme Court verdict from 2019. Read on.
An Indian woman has alleged that she was detained for 18 hours at the Shanghai airport after Chinese immigration officials claimed her passport was invalid because it listed her birthplace as Arunachal Pradesh. Beijing refers to Arunachal Pradesh as Zangnan, and lays territorial claims over a large portion of the state, although India maintains that the state is a part of its territory.
Prema Thongdok, who has lived in the United Kingdom for 14 years and is from Arunachal Pradesh, was travelling from London to Japan on November 21 with a scheduled three-hour layover in Shanghai.
She said that she was stopped during the security check for her connecting flight to Tokyo and informed that her passport could not be accepted because of her birthplace.
Unidentified officials in the Ministry of External Affairs said that India had issued a protest letter to Chinese authorities in both Beijing and New Delhi. The officials said that the passengers had been detained on “ludicrous grounds” and asserted that Arunachal Pradesh “is indisputably Indian territory”.
China, however, denied that Thongdok had been harassed or detained, and claimed that its officials acted lawfully. Read on.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated his claim that the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore was not accidental but “plain and simple murder”. He made the claim despite the Singapore Police saying in October that preliminary investigations into the death did not indicate foul play.
Garg died on September 19 during a yacht trip in Singapore, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the North East India Festival there. Singaporean authorities said on his death certificate that he died of drowning.
However, seven persons have been arrested in connection with his death in India.
On Tuesday, Opposition MLAs demanded that an official statement be issued to back Sarma's claim that Garg was murdered, and that his death was not an accident. Sarma subsequently told the Assembly that one of the men accused in the case killed the singer and the others helped him. Read on.
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A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to activist Umar Khalid, who is accused of being part of a “larger conspiracy” behind the 2020 Delhi riots, Live Law reported. Khalid was granted bail from December 16 to December 29 to attend his sister's wedding
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