India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of farmers who stormed the historic Red Fort on India’s Republic Day were again camped outside the capital Wednesday after the most volatile day of their two-month standoff left one protester dead and more than 80 police officers injured.

NEW DELHI/KAMPALA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Ugandan nationals have been arrested and 9.8kg of heroin worth Shs2 billions seized at an Indian airport.

The two Ugandans were arrested at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Sunday, according to www.tribuneindia.com.

According to India’s customs authority, the weight of the recovered narcotic drugs is the biggest they have ever seized at any airport in India.

The two Ugandans, who are in their 30s, are suspected of trafficking the drugs through Entebbe International Airport.

New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) The Connaught Place in the heart of the national capital will remain closed Tuesday in view of the ongoing tractor parade by farmers which turned violent at some places in the city, the New Delhi Traders Association said.

Atul Bhargava, the President of the Association, said the Delhi Police has advised the commercial hub to remain closed in view of the agitation.

New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) Deviating from the designated route for the proposed tractor parade, a section of protesting farmers entered the Red Fort on Tuesday and hoisted flags from some domes of the iconic monument in the national capital.

Pushed back by the police form the ITO in Central Delhi a section of the protesting farmers drove their tractors to Red Fort complex.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades on Tuesday to enter the historic Red Fort complex in the capital and hoist flags after clashing with police, who fired tear gas to restrain them.

Growers, angered by laws they say help large, private buyers at the expense of producers, have camped outside New Delhi for almost two months, posing one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014.

Sultanpur, Jan 25 (PTI) Hearing in a case filed by shooter Vartika Singh against Union minister Smriti Irani and two others that was to be heard on Monday will now be held on February 2.

The hearing in the MP-MLA Court was scheduled for January 25 but it was postponed to February 2 as judge PK Jayant was on leave on Monday, Vartika Singh's counsel Rohit Tripathi said.

Vartika, an international shooter, has moved a court here accusing the Union minister and two others of demanding money to make her a member of the central women's commission.

New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) The National Commission for Women on Monday said it will challenge in the Supreme Court the Bombay High Court judgment which said groping without "skin to skin" contact is not sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

This judgment will not only have a cascading effect on various provisions involving safety and security of women in general but also subject all women to ridicule, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.

New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) The government plans to impose green tax on old polluting vehicles soon in a bid protect environment and curb pollution.

Vehicles like strong hybrids, electric vehicles and those running on alternate fuels like CNG, ethanol and LPG will be exempted while the revenue collected through the green tax will be utilised for tackling pollution, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Monday.

New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) Police lathicharged farmers at Chintamani Chowk in Shadara as some tractors taking part in the rally tried to deviate from the scheduled route and enter Delhi, on Tuesday.

The rally was scheduled to head towards Apsara Border but some of the tractors pushed through a police barricade at Chintamani Chowk. This prompted lathicharge by the police who tried to push back the farmers.

In the chaos, windshields of some vehicles were shattered.

Bhadohi (UP), Jan 26 (PTI) A local court awarded life sentence to a mother-son duo in a dowry death case.

Additional Sessions Judge Anil Kumar on Monday awarded life imprisonment to Ajit and his mother Chandrawati, and also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 each on them.

An FIR was lodged at Bhadohi Kotwali on a complaint by Dharmraj of Handia in Allahabad, against six people on October 12, 2018, for setting afire his daughter Poonam, prosecution counsel Dinesh Pandey said.

Poonam had died during treatment a week later, he said.