000Police on Tuesday lathi-charged, used water cannons and tear gas to disperse agitators at Howrah Bridge’s Kolkata end and near Santragachhi Railway station on Kona Expressway as protestors attempted to break through police barricades in an effort to reach the state secretariat, Nabanna. At Santragachhi, agitators threw bricks at police, injuring several officers, while protestors…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha in connection with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases tied to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. She is the third high-profile figure to receive bail in this case, following AAP leaders Manish Sisodia…
Brig (retd) GB Reddi “Zero Tolerance against Corruption” is the most invoked reiteration, more so from the “Ramparts of Red Fort”, since I K Gujral’s period in 1997 to 1998. “We remain committed to fighting corruption” is also reaffirmed internationally. Next, recently Modi assured strict action in cases of crime against women – no culprit…
Singapore: India and Singapore on Monday pledged to further enhance cooperation in the emerging and futuristic areas. The Indian delegation led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deliberated upon six pillars identified under the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong led the delegation of Singapore during the second ISMR. “During the meeting,…
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Monday that former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren will join the BJP. Sarma said Soren will join the party on August 30 in Ranchi. He posted a picture of Soren meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah here. Sarma, who is the BJP’s co-incharge for…
Kolkata: Amid claims by the Trinamool Congress and West Bengal Police of potential disruptions, student organisation Chhatra Samaj insisted that its August 27 ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally will be peaceful and focused on demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the arrest of those responsible for the alleged rape-murder of a doctor in RG…
Yesterday, it was Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and today, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath—both prominent BJP leaders—who sounded the alarm about the potential decimation of the Hindu community if urgent corrective measures are not taken. Their warnings highlight the rapidly changing demographics in various regions of their states, where illegal migrants have…
Brig (retd) GB Reddi The answer to the question – “Can Indian Laws and their Execution Process Deter Rapes” is simple – NO. Provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 375 and 376 are inadequate to ensure effective deterrence against sexual offenses. The earlier the “Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, and the Media – Four Pillars…
Srinagar: Senior Congress leaders arrived here on Monday to hold deliberations with the National Conference to iron out differences over seat-sharing for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Congress leaders, including party’s general secretary organisation, K C Venugopal, Salman Khurshid, and J-K in-charge Bharat Solanki, arrived at the residence of NC president Farooq Abdullah and…
Islamabad: Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks on Monday, with reports of other shootings and unrest across the same province, police and officials said. Twenty-three people were fatally shot after being identified and taken from buses, vehicles and trucks in Musakhail, a district in Baluchistan province, senior police…
