The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has won three central panel posts including President, Secretary and Joint Secretary, while the NSUI has won the post of Vice-President in the elections for Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). The counting of votes for four central panel posts was completed on Friday. DUSU elections were held after a gap of three years for the four posts of Central Panel President, Vice President, Secretary and Joint Secretary. A total of 24 candidates from various student union groups including Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), All India Students Association (AISA), Students Federation of India (SFI) and National Students Union…
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Uttar Pradesh, which has two international stadiums in Lucknow and Kanpur, is set to get its third one in Varanasi by December 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the stadium in his Lok Sabha constituency. Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev attended the ceremony along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. BCCIs’ key officials including President Roger Binny, BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla and BCCI secretary Jay Shah were also present. The Uttar Pradesh government spent Rs 121 crore to acquire the land and BCCI will spend Rs 330 crore for…
The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the arrest and interrogation of French journalist Ariane Lavrilleux and demands her immediate release from custody. IPI further calls on French law enforcement authorities to ensure full respect for international media freedom standards on source protection. Lavrilleux, a journalist with French non-profit investigative platform Disclose was taken into custody on Tuesday 19 September after a dawn raid on her home by officers from the domestic intelligence agency, the DGSI. Her apartment was searched and her computer was confiscated, in the presence of a judge, according to media reports. The journalist was taken to the…
By C Subrahmanyam In a significant move, the Supreme Court has decided to reexamine the 35-year-old JMM MPs bribery case by referring it to a larger bench of seven judges. This case is linked to alleged bribes paid to four JMM MPs to secure their support for the PV Narasimha Rao-led Congress government during a pivotal no-confidence motion in July 1993. A constitution bench, presided over by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, declared the 1998 verdict, which acquitted JMM leaders of corruption and conspiracy charges, as “erroneous” and “perverse.” They emphasized that this judgment stemmed from a…
Putting an end to speculations, the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) has formally annoned joining of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Former chief minister of Karnataka and JDS chief H.D. Kumaraswamy met senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Friday and told reporters that his party would extend support to the NDA in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “We have decided to extend support to NDA in the polls. We will make a formal announcement next week. We will be discussing the JDS-BJP alliance in the state and the seat sharing…
By C Subrahmanyam The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu, seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the AP Crime Investigation Department (CID) in the alleged AP Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) scam. The scam pertains to the alleged diversion of public funds to the tune of Rs 371 crore to private entities through shell companies, resulting in a loss to the state exchequer and gains to Naidu and his party. The CID had registered a case against Naidu and others in…
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes the 27.5-year sentence for one of the perpetrators in the murder of Mexican journalist Israel Vazquez Rangel, who was shot at least five times while reporting in Salamanca on November 9, 2020, and died several hours later in hospital. An additional perpetrator in the 2020 murder was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021. Both convicted men were members of a local criminal gang.“The second conviction for the brutal murder of Mexico’s Israel Vázquez Rangel is welcome news in a country where most criminals who kill journalists escape justice. However, it is troubling that Vázquez’s work…
A landmark bill to ensure reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies has got the parliament’s approval with Rajya Sabha passing it unanimously on Thursday. As many as 215 MPs voted in favour of the bill while zero members voted against it. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Wednesdayh by a two-thirds majority. It will now require the approval of a majority of the state assemblies. The law will, however, be implemented only after a delimitation exercise based on the Census data. “A defining moment in our nation’s democratic journey! Congratulations…
According to a survey by consulting firm EY, 86% of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India are focusing on service expansion as their main priority over the next 12 months. In addition, 56% of GCCs are developing customer-facing products. According to EY’s “GCC Pulse Survey 2023,” which was based on the data from 87 GCC leaders, the GCCs want to offer more than just the traditional services of IT, customer interaction services, finance, HR, and supply chain services. In light of the increasing use of technology and the development of leadership abilities, they are now attempting to delve into the…
By C Subrahmanyam Chandrababu Naidu’s recent arrest has sparked a lot of debate and speculation in the political and public spheres. Some of the possible factors that may have influenced his decision to face legal action head-on are: One reason could be that he wanted to project himself as a victim of political vendetta and gain sympathy from the public. By getting arrested, he could portray himself as a leader who is being targeted by the ruling party for his opposition and criticism. He could also use this opportunity to mobilize his party workers and supporters and create a wave…