Amend IPC to tackle hate speech: Anand Sharma

New Delhi: Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Anand Sharma, on Thursday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah urging the government to take effective steps, including amendments to IPC and CrPC, to curb hate speech. TNS

Urdu scholar moves SC over civil code

new delhi: Maulana Azad National Urdu University Chancellor Firoz Bakht Ahmed has moved the SC seeking directions to the Centre to introduce Uniform Civil Code for all citizens. Ahmed, hailing from the family of freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, contended personal laws discriminated against women. TNS

50-year-old woman beheads husband

tirupati: A 50-year-old woman allegedly beheaded her 53-year-old husband and walked into police station at Renigunta near here. The reason behind the crime was being investigated, police said. TNS

First conviction in Delhi riots: Man gets 5-yr jail

New Delhi: In the first sentencing in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots of 2020, a court here on Thursday awarded five-year jail to Dinesh Yadav (25) for setting a house on fire. pti

‘Extended range’ Brahmos test-fired successfully

New Delhi: BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and ability to fire at longer ranges, was successfully test-fired from Chandipur off the Odisha coast on Thursday.