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#MeToo of MJ Akbar: Judgment in defamation case today
In the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018, Ramani had made allegation of sexual harassment against Akbar. Pursuant to this, he filed the criminal defamation case against her and resigned as the Union Minister. Trial began in 2019 and went on for almost two years.
Enforcement Directorate searches multiple locations of media outlet in Delhi
According to ED sources, the agency sleuths started searches at around 10 a.m. in the office premises of Newsclick in the Saidulajab area in south Delhi. The sources said that the ED action is based on a Delhi Police FIR registered a few months ago for allegedly receiving funds from abroad. The sources added that initial findings suggest that Rs 30 crore was received from abroad in the past three years.
80 Chinese cos currently active in India, equity investment negligible
Union Finance Minister said on Tuesday that a total of 92 Chinese companies had established their place of business in India with approval from the Reserve Bank of India under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA). Out of these, 80 companies are having their status as 'active' as on date.
Supreme Court to AAP MP: Can't divide society over caste, religion
The bench observed that the UP police could seek sanction from the Rajya Sabha chairperson to prosecute Singh in the cases and also sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government. During the hearing, the bench cautioned that Singh cannot divide society on lines of caste and religion.
I didn't sit on Tagore's chair: Amit Shah clarifies on Congress' charge
Referring to a letter by the Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan, which was founded by Tagore, Shah made it clear in the Lower House that Chowdhury's claim that he violated the dignity of the place was completely wrong. Shah maintained that there was no violation by him during his visit to the place as he didn't sit on the chair, but sat on a window.
Waterfowl numbers up 173%, species rise to 112 in Assam's Kaziranga
Set up in 1908, the Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985, has 92 permanent and more than 250 seasonal water bodies besides streams and rivers such as the Diffolu meandering through it. Rhino, elephant, tiger, Asiatic buffalo, swamp deer, wild boar, hog deer and waterfowl are the main attractions in the 1,302 sq km park in view of their ecological significance.
Bihar Cabinet Expansion: Shahnawaz Hussain gets industry, road construction for Nitin Kumar
The Cooperatives Department has been given to Subhash Singh, Panchayati Raj to Samrat Chaudhary, Mines and Mineral Resources Department to Janak Ram, Art, Culture and Youth to Alok Ranjan Jha, Tourism to Narayan Prasad, Sugarcane and Law to Pramod Kumar and Prohibition, Excise and Registration to Sunil Kumar.
Republic Day Violence: Deep Sidhu sent to 7-day police custody
Sidhu was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Prigya Gupta at Tis Hazari court. Police had sought 10 days' custody of the accused, which was opposed by Sidhu's lawyers. The police sought his remand on the grounds that locations in Mumbai, Punjab and Haryana need to be visited, in-depth scrutiny of his mobile phone has to be conducted and other conspirators have to be arrested.
UPSC Last Bid: Centre says can't relax age rule, Supreme Court reserves verdict
Scores of petitioners, who had exhausted their attempt in October 2020 exam amid Covid-19, had moved the top court urging it to grant them an extra chance. Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that initially the government was not willing to give an extra chance, but it mellowed its stand after a suggestion from the bench.
Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of minor in Hyderabad
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge sentenced Dinesh Kumar Dharne to death for the ghastly crime committed in 2017. The 23-year-old, a migrant labourer from Madhya Pradesh, had raped and killed daughter of another migrant labourer from Odisha on December 12, 2017.
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