The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a couple who was mercilessly beaten up in Lakshmipur village of Chopra division in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal in full public view, by a group of people reportedly associated a political party on 29th June, 2024. The media report also quoted a video of the incident on social media. According to the media report, carried on 30th June, 2024, the allegations of a love affair between the victim couple were discussed in an open meeting (Panchayat) by the annoyed villagers. Then, the miscreants started beating the duo. Reportedly,…
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The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that TMC Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale must pay Rs 50 lakh in damages to Lakshmi Puri, following a defamation case she filed. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued the order, mandating compliance within eight weeks. The court further directed Gokhale to publish an apology in The Times of India and on his X handle, which must remain for six months. This stems from defamatory tweets Gokhale posted, alleging Puri had acquired property in Switzerland disproportionate to her income. In July 2021, the court had already ordered Gokhale to remove the defamatory tweets and…
A court here on Monday sentenced activist Medha Patkar to five months simple imprisonment in a 23-year-old defamation case lodged against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena when he headed an NGO in Gujarat. Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Patkar. The court sentenced Patkar after considering the evidence before it and the fact that the case went on for over two decades. However, the court suspended the sentence for one month to enable Patkar to file an appeal against the order. Rejecting Patkar’s prayer to release her on the condition of probation,…
In a big relief to former US President Donald Trump ahead of Presidential polls, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in his favor in the presidential immunity case, complicating at least two prosecutions against the 45th president. “Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the high court’s majority opinion. “And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts.” The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi objected to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha saying that calling the entire Hindu society violent is a serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition was responding to the motion of thanks on the President’s address. Intervening Rahul Gandhi’s speech, PM Modi said, “Calling entire Hindu society violent is a serious issue.”Rahul Gandhi remarked that PM Modi is always serious. In response, PM Modi intervened speech for the second time saying that the Constitution has taught him to take the Leader of the Opposition seriously. Hitting back at the Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi said…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri in connection with the Reasi terror attack case. According to a statement released by NIA, the searches resulted in the seizure of various items that demonstrate linkages between the terrorists and overground workers (OGWs). Earlier officials had expressed concerns over the terrorists carrying out attacks with the support of locals in many regions. The Reasi terror attack on June 9 claimed the lives of nine people, including a child. The terrorists had opened fire on a bus, carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori to Katra…
General Upendra Dwivedi on Sunday took charge as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff after incumbent General Manoj Pande retired from service. He has vast operational experience along the frontiers with China and Pakistan, was serving as the Vice Chief of the Army. Before taking charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on February 19, General Dwivedi was serving as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command from 2022-2024. He took charge of the 1.3 million-strong Army at a time when India was facing various security challenges including along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. In his long…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a whopping prize money of INR 125 crore for the team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday, June 30. Indian men’s cricket team ended their 11-year wait for the ICC trophy after beating South Africa in the final by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday. The BCCI Secretary Jay Shah revealed an INR 125 crore award for the winning team and congratulated players and all coaching staff for their contribution to India’s outstanding achievement. “I am pleased to announce prize money of INR 125…
By Nava J Thakuria Expressing distress over the recent debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favour of a particular political party in General Elections 2024 and a steady increase in aggressions over the original inhabitants despite enjoying development benefits (including housing, sanitation, electricity, etc facilities) from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments in New Delhi and Dispur, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) insisted on ending such unfortunate discourse once for all by initiating a correct National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam with the base year of 1951. The forum of nationalist citizens based in northeast India,…
Lauding the Election Commission for the successful conduct of Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said countrymen have reiterated their faith in the Constitution and democratic systems through the polls. Modi resumed his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme on Sunday after pausing it briefly in February owing to Lok Sabha polls. Modi said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were the biggest in the world. He invoked motherhood and said countrymen should plant trees in their mother’s name this World Environment Day. “The name of this campaign is – ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’. I have also planted a…