The Crime Investigation Department (CID) probing molestation charges against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa filed a charge sheet on Thursday in the special court handling POCSO cases. The Sadashivanagar police had registered a molestation case against the senior BJP leader in March this year. Following this, Karnataka Director General of Police Alok Mohan issued an order transferring the case to the CID for further probe. The case originated from a complaint lodged by the mother of a 17-year-old girl, who alleged that Yediyurappa molested her daughter during a meeting on February 2 at his residence. The CID questioned Yediyurappa…
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Reminding about the Emergency imposed during the Indira Gandhi regime, the Modi government countered attacks on it of attempting to change the Constitution.Addressing the join session of the parliament on Thursday, Murmu said the government is taking strict measures to prevent question paper leaks in the future. “The Constitution of India has stood up to every challenge and every test in the past decades. Even after the Constitution came into force, it was attacked many times. The imposition of Emergency on June 25, 1975, was the ‘biggest and darkest chapter of direct attack’ on the Constitution. The entire country felt…
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) calls on the government of Kenya to investigate the killing of more than 20 people by security forces during a protest against its finance bill, which it has now withdrawn. The government must also guarantee that the people of Kenya can safely exercise their basic, democratic rights in the future. ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle said: “This violent crackdown on protesters expressing legitimate concerns and exercising their democratic rights is unacceptable. It is essential for the health of Kenyan democracy that the rights to freedom of assembly, expression and protest are preserved. These rights…
By Nava J Thakuria Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock over the murder of an Indian journalist based in Bihar on Tuesday evening and demands a fair probe into the incident to identify the culprits for necessary legal actions. The victim, identified as Shivshankar Jha, sustained multiple knife injuries when he was attacked by miscreants on 25 June 2024 near his residence at Maripur village under Muzaffarpur locality. Seriously wounded Shivshankar (40), who worked for several Hindi media outlets, was taken to a nearby hospital, but the attending doctors declared him dead. The…
The veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to AIIMS in the national capital on Wednesday. Due to an old age-related problem, he was admitted in the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS) on Wednesday. Currently, he has been kept under the supervision of a doctor of the geriatric department of AIIMS. According to his family members, his health is fine. Born in Karachi (present-day Pakistan) on November 8, 1927, Advani joined the RSS as a Swayamsevak in 1942. He served as the BJP National President from 1986…
India’s waterbodies are marking a turnaround: many of those that had been severely polluted or encroached upon or had dried up over the years, are now being revived and rejuvenated, thanks to a basket of government schemes as well as private and community initiatives – finds a new nation-wide survey done by researchers at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The findings of the survey, captured in a book titled ‘Back from the Brink: Rejuvenating India’s lakes, ponds and tanks – a compendium of success stories’, was released here today at a national symposium. Speaking at the event, CSE director…
The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, B.D. Mishra declared Ladakh the administrative unit to achieve full functional literacy under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, with a literacy rate of over 97%. This milestone reflects Ladakh’s dedication to empowering its citizens through foundational literacy, numeracy, and critical life skills for all. The announcement was made during a celebration at Sindhu Sanskritik Kendra (SSK), Leh, attended by prominent figures such as Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India; Ms. Archana Sharma Awasthi, Joint Secretary; Dr. Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon, Chairman, LAHDC, Kargil; Sanjeev Khirwar,;…
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to three-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody in connection to the excise policy case. Earlier in the, the CBI had officially arrested him in connection with the money laundering probe into now-scrapped excise policy. The central investigative agency asked for 5 days of custody. Kejriwal has been in jail since April 1 in connection with the excise policy-linked money laundering case being probed by the ED. On Monday, the CBI interrogated Kejriwal in Tihar Jail concerning the liquor policy case, recording his statement. Subsequently, the agency sought and…
NDA nominee Om Birla was elected the Lok Sabha speaker on Wednesday after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was adopted through voice vote. Earlier, failing to reach a consensus on the appointment of Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the government and the Opposition agreed on an election, rare in the Parliament. Usually, the Speaker is appointed without election with the consent of both sides. Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab declared the election results after the Opposition, which had put forward Congress MP K Suresh as its candidate, chose not to push for a vote on the motion. Following the announcement,…
Rahul Gandhi has been an MP for five terms and currently represents the Rae Bareli constituency in the Lok Sabha. He took the oath as an MP on Tuesday while holding a copy of the Constitution. The Congress, as the largest opposition party, has attained the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) position after a decade. In the previous two elections, it did not meet the 10 per cent membership threshold in the Lok Sabha necessary to secure the post. Addressing the media after the meeting of floor leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said, “Congress MP Rahul Gandhi…