Indian jailed for forcing maid into prostitution
A local court in Dubai sentenced a 36-year-old driver to three years imprisonment followed by deportation for trying to force his maid to work in the sex industry.
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Dubai
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2008 07:08 PM IST
An Indian has been jailed and faces deportation for allegedly trying to force his maid from his native country into prostitution.
A local court in Dubai sentenced the 36-year-old driver to three years imprisonment followed by deportation for trying to force his maid to work in the sex industry.
The driver's wife is already serving a three year sentence for assaulting the maid.
6 states contributed to 86.37% of new Covid-19 cases, says govt
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 01:14 PM IST
The states have been advised to increase Covid-19 testing and develop strategies with respect to potential super spreading events.
PM Modi congratulates Bolsonaro on successful launch of Amazonia-1 satellite
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 01:15 PM IST
- The launch took place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Narrow escape for Odisha IPS officers as 3 Satkosia eco retreat tents catch fire
By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 01:05 PM IST
- Transport commissioner Sanjeeb Panda and his IPS officer wife Santosh Bala (Home department special secretary), were in one of the three tents that caught fire.
News updates from HT: ABP-C-Voter opinion poll predicts edge for TMC in Bengal
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 01:01 PM IST
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Bombay HC refuses to interfere in physical criteria for medical admission
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:56 PM IST
- The petitioner had moved the high court in January this year after she was declared ineligible for admission to an undergraduate medical course as her left hand was amputated.
70-year-old woman murdered in her house in Kalyan, police hunt for clues
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:52 PM IST
- Police said the killer slit the elderly woman's throat with a sharp weapon.
'Regret not learning Tamil' over the years, says PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:57 PM IST
- "I did not learn Tamil. It is such a beautiful language, which is popular all over the world," the prime minister said.
On Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi shares his ‘regret of sorts’
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:50 PM IST
On his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said he regrets that he could not learn the world's oldest language Tamil.
Congress 'war' room abuzz with activity as battle for 4 states, 1 UT draws near
By Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 12:30 PM IST
- The rising demand for the ‘war room’ also coincides with the shrinking real estate space for the Congress in the national capital.
Be warriors not worriers: PM Modi tells students set to appear in exams
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:58 AM IST
The Prime Minister also said on Mann Ki Baat that just like every year he will interact with students and teachers during his ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme.
Links for virtual court hearings can't be shared on WhatsApp groups, says SC
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:58 AM IST
The step was taken in the wake of the newly notified Information Technology (Guidelines for intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).
Income Tax raids ceramic tiles magnate in Chennai
PTI, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 01:03 PM IST
The CBDT said in a statement that ₹8.30 crore cash was seized during the raids on the group engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of tiles and sanitaryware.
'If you dare...': Rahul's latest challenge to PM Modi ahead of Mann Ki Baat
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:46 AM IST
- Gandhi has on several occasions attacked the government over the three farm laws, alleging that they are intended to benefit "handful of PM Modi’s friends".
On Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi pushes for 'lab to land' mantra
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:44 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also remembered scientist Dr CV Raman on National Science Day that marks the discovery of the 'Raman Effect.'
Eatery owner's son, injured in Srinagar militant attack, succumbs 11 day later
By Ashiq Hussain
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:47 AM IST
- The victims was being treated at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar where he was on ventilator.
