Month: May 2025

[ad_1] MP police rescue 16 from slavery in Guna, arrest 1 BHOPAL: Police have rescued 16 mentally challenged and destitute men held in modern-day slavery for years - some for two decades - under inhumane conditions in two villages in MP's Guna district, arresting 11 people linked to a widespread trafficking and bonded labour network spanning many states."They were treated worse than animals," an officer involved in the rescue said.The victims - rescued from Binaganj and Cachoda areas, 150km from Bhopal and close to Rajasthan border - were trapped under a local exploitation system known as 'Rahua', a term derived from the regional dialect meaning 'Raho aur Khao' - stay and eat. But behind the seemingly benign phrase lies a brutal form of bondage. Victims were forced to work long hours in return for nothing more than leftover food and […]

[ad_1] This is a representational image PUNE: Landowners from seven villages in Pune's Purandar taluka clashed with baton-wielding cops on Saturday after officials tried to conduct a drone survey for a proposed international airport, leading to a woman's death from the alleged action and injuries to over two dozen people, including 18 cops.Following the violence, the district administration indefinitely postponed Saturday the survey as the issue escalated into a political controversy. A total of 2,832 hectares is to be acquired for the airport project, expected to be completed by 2029. "The administration will decide the next move, which may involve dialogues with the landowners," land acquisition officer Varsha Landge said. Tempers had frayed after an 87-year-old woman, Anjana Mahadev Kamthe, died on Saturday amid conflicting accounts on the exact cause of her death. Anjana was from Kumbharvalan, one of the […]

[ad_1] Prabhsimran Singh and Arshdeep Singh played a pivotal role in Punjab Kings 37-run win over Lucknow Super Giants. In-form opener Prabhsimran Singh continued his splendid form with another match-winning 91 runs as Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 37 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday.Prabhsimran Singh's explosive 91, studded with six fours and seven sixes, set the stage for a high-scoring affair. It was Prabhsimran's third consecutive fifty. Shashank Singh's late cameo of 33 off 15 balls further bolstered Punjab's total to 236 for 5.If Prabhsimran shone with the bat, then left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh picked up three wickets in the powerplay to put Punjab on top. Arshdeep, in his opening bursts, removed Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran to knock Lucknow out of playoff contention.Chasing 237, LSG managed 199/7. For LSG, […]