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Congress party loses appeal to pause 1.35 billion rupees tax recovery

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Reuters) – Congress party suffered a setback on Friday as a tax tribunal dismissed its appeal to pause recovery of 1.35 billion rupees ($16.32 million) in income tax from its bank accounts, weeks before national elections. A part of the Congress’ bank accounts had been frozen last month pending the tax recovery that dates back to 2018-19, with the party describing the action as “a deep assault on India’s democracy”. Vivek Tankha, a Congress lawmaker who is the main advocate in the case, told the Indian Express newspaper last month that the dispute stemmed from what

Delhi Police cop suspended for ‘kicking’ namazis in Inderlok area tense

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) The Delhi Police on Friday suspended a sub-inspector for allegedly kicking a few people offering namaz on a road in north Delhi’s Inderlok area on Friday, police said. The incident happened during the ‘Asar ki namaz’ around 2 pm near Inderlok Metro Station. Locals in response blocked the road and demanded action against the policeman, which led to stepping up of security in the area to maintain law and order situation. The act was purportedly caught in a video that has since gone viral on social media. The video showed a sub-inspector kicking a few

India says it uncovers trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Reuters) – India said it had uncovered a “major human trafficking network” which lured young men to Russia with the promise of jobs only to force them to fight in the war in Ukraine. About 35 men have been sent to Russia in the scheme so far, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said late on Thursday, an increase from the 20 men that the Indian foreign ministry had earlier mentioned. At least two men who went to Russia expecting to work as “helpers” in the army have died while fighting at the front, their families

UNICEF: 230 million women and girls are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016

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CAIRO, March 8, 2024 (AP) — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency. In the last eight years, some 30 million people have undergone the procedure, in which external genitalia are partially or fully removed, UNICEF estimated in the report, which was released on International Women’s Day. The percentage of women and girls who experience female genital mutilation is declining, UNICEF said, but it warned that efforts to eradicate the practice are too slow to keep up

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