A Navsari court sentenced Mohammed Sadik Khatri to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old schoolgirl in 2021. Khatri lured her by offering help to reach Mumbai, then assaulted her. The court emphasized the severe impact on the minor and criticized Khatri’s predatory behavior, highlighted by his possession of sex enhancement pills.
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In Ujjain, a 30-year-old woman worker, Rajni Khatri, tragically died after her dupatta became entangled in a potato-peeling machine at the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple's food area. She had recently joined the outsourced firm operating the area. Fellow employees rushed her to the hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries.
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On the day the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) teetered on the brink of political collapse, Swati Maliwal posted a cryptic yet unmistakable image on X (formerly Twitter): a painting of Draupadi’s cheerharan—the infamous disrobing scene from the Mahabharata. The symbolism was immediate and resounding. Draupadi, humiliated and betrayed, had vowed revenge, a fire that ultimately led to the annihilation of the Kauravas in Kurukshetra. Maliwal’s message was no different—she was wronged, she was... Expand
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