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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court stayed the arrest of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists including Rajdeep Sardesai and Vinod K Jose, in the controversial case where they were booked under charges of sedition for tweets related to farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde issued notices and sought responses from the Union government and others on the petitions filed by Tharoor and journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath, Vinod K Jose and Anant Nath. When the bench said it was issuing notice in the matter, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for Shashi Tharoor, said that no coercive action be taken against the petitioners in the meantime. “Nothing is going to happen. Where is the danger,” said the Bench, a...

The Police in Uttar Pradesh has started an investigation into the alleged torture of a Muslim youth in Harsoli police station of Muzaffarnagar district following a complaint lodged by the rights group NHCRO. The police department also suspended two guilty police personnel immediately. According to NCHRO, in the Harsoli police station, the police inspector Sandeep Kumar and constable Prashant Sharma illegally detained a youth named Mobeen (who is from an extremely poor family and sells chow mein), and stripped him naked in custody and beat him mercilessly. As a result of which, he has sustained serious injuries. The organization’s state President, Advocate Rita Bhuiyaar alleged that these two policemen also abused the mother and sister of Mobeen badly. These two took Mobeen under c...

After Youth Congress workers poured black oil and ink over Sachin Tendulkar's cut-out in Kerala's Kochi on Saturday, workers of the Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana protested outside the cricketing legend's house in Mumbai on Monday. A poster in Marathi read: Sachin amchya shetkari bapasathi kadhi tweet karshil (Sachin when will you tweet for our farmer father?) This comes in after the cricketer put out a tweet favouring the MEA’s statement on the farmers’ protest and the involvement of international celebrities and media. International celebrities like Rihanna, Greta Thunberg among many others expressed their solidarity with the farmers’ protest following which the MEA released a detailed statement saying, “The temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and comments, especial...

On Friday, an NGO filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against ‘Fenty Beauty’, the skincare and wellness brand owned by pop star Rihanna.buy priligy online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/css/new/priligy.html no prescription Along with Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, Rihanna was on the receiving end of criticism from various sections earlier this week for extending support to the ongoing farmers’ agitation. In its complaint to the NCPCR, NGO Legal Rights Observatory (LRO) alleged that Rihanna’s brand ‘Fenty Beauty’ uses mica from mines in Jharkhand where “child laborers work in dire conditions”. While demanding an investigation into the matter, Vinay Joshi of the Legal Rights Observatory claimed...

Replying to the Motion of Thanks on President Kovind’s address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the newly-passed farm laws should be given a chance and that the MSP system is here to stay. Requesting the protesting farmers to go back, he reiterated that the government is open to talks. The Prime Minister said that there is a need to protect the nation from a new FDI which he referred to as ‘Foreign Destructive Ideology’. “The nation is making progress and we are talking about FDI but I see that a new FDI has come to the fore. We have to protect the nation from this new FDI. We need Foreign Direct Investment but the new FDI is ‘Foreign Destructive Ideology’, we have to protect ourselves from it,” he said. Modi said opposition to the Centre’s newly passed farm laws lacks in...

At least 50 people are feared dead or washed away as a massive glacier receded in Reni village of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in the area. Reports received here said that the Rishiganga Power Project has been completely damaged as the water level in the Alaknanda river rose several feet due to flash floods caused by the breaking of the glacier. Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar said that over 50 people who were working at the Rishiganga power project are feared to have been washed away or dead. "People who have been caught in the silt are being rescued. Teams of police and SDRF have reached the spot. The water has reached Karanprayag. We are trying our level best that there is no further loss of life," Mr Kumar said. Co...

A Mathura court on Saturday issued notices to the Shahi Idgah Masjid management committee and others, seeking their stands on a fresh plea for the removal of the 17th-century mosque from near the alleged birthplace of Hindu God, Shri Krishna in the Katra Keshav Dev temple complex here. Additional District and Sessions Judge Dev Kant Shukla issued notices after admitting the plea, ruling that the suit is “maintainable and hence admissible” for detailed hearing, District Government Counsel (Civil) Sanjai Gaur said. After admitting the civil suit, the court also issued notices to three other respondents – the president of Sunni Waqf Board, Lucknow and the managing trustees of Sri Krishna Janmabhumi Trust Katra Keshav Dev temple and Sri Krishna Seva Sansthan, Katra Keshav Dev temple. ...

The district administration of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh has issued notices to local leaders associated with the protests against the new farm laws, asking them to sign a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakh to “ensure peace” is maintained in the jurisdiction. Former Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA Veerpal Singh Rathi told he and six others received notices a day before they participated in a Mahapanchayat at Baraut tehsil on January 31, where it was decided that farmers from the region should move to the Ghazipur and Singhu borders to join the agitation. The notice issued to Rathi asked him to sign a personal bond worth Rs. 2 lakh and hand over two sureties of the same amount for one year to “maintain peace”. Baraut Station House Officer Ajay Kumar Sharma said the bonds were sent to Rathi and others be...

The police in Bihar have issued an order saying those participating in violent protests and demonstrations will find it difficult to get government jobs or passports. The order said that they would also not be given loans of grants from the government. The Indian Express reported that participation in protests would affect police verification for nine services. They include passport, character certificate, contractual jobs in government, work contracts in government departments, boards and commissions, licenses for petrol pump and gas agency, passports, government grant, bank loans. According to the directive said that the "criminal act" of participating in a "law and order situation" would result in mention of it in their character certificate. India Today quoted the directive...