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  A court in Gujarat's Surat on Saturday acquitted all the 127 members of the banned outfit Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who were accused and arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for participating in a meeting organized on December 2001 after the central government had through its notification dated - September 27, 2001 banned SIMI. The total number of Muslims arrested were 127, while among the acquitted, 5 innocent died during trial, after they were arrested with the allegation of being members of a banned organization Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an advocate said. The court said in its order that the prosecution had failed to produce ‘cogent, reliable and satisfactory’ evidence to establish that the accused persons belonged to...

The  ‘Love Jihad’, the Anti-Conversion laws have become a handy tool to persecute the religious minorities particularly Muslims and Christians. As many as 34 incidents were reported in January 2021 alone from BJP-ruled states Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. According to the report prepared by the United Christian Forum (UCF), which tracks the unprecedented violence being faced by the minority Christian community in the country, the incidents range from instances of physical assaults to threats and intimidations and arrests and detentions based on false police complaints. Chhattisgarh took the lead with a total of 9 incidents followed by 7 incidents in the state of Madhya Pradesh. However, the most striking issue in the month of January 2021 is the monumental rise in the number o...

On Friday, Mumbai police said, that the owner of the vehicle with explosives which was parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence last week, was found dead in a creek in neighboring Thane. Hiren Deshmuk, the owner of the vehicle was found dead after he went missing on Thursday night as per his family. The body was found on the banks of the creek along the Mumbra Reti Bunder road in the morning, a senior official of Thane Police said. Mansukh’s Scorpio with 20 gelatin sticks inside was found near ‘Antilia’, Ambani’s multi-storey residence in South Mumbai, on February 25. Police had said it had been stolen from Airoli-Mulund Bridge on February 18. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the deceased was not the real owner of the vehicle. The probe of the case has be...

  On Thursday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Enforcement Directorate of trying to threaten officials of the state’s Infrastructure Investment Fund Board. He said that his government will take legal action against the central agency. On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate summoned top officials of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board in a case related to the alleged violation of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act. A case has also been registered against KIIFB Chief Executive Officer KM Abraham and Deputy Managing Director Vikramjit Singh, they have refused to appear before the ED. Chief Minister said KIIFB issued Masala Bonds after obtaining permission from RBI and is following all norms. The Chief Minister said that...

  On Thursday, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said that OTT platforms will not have to register with the ministry and a self-regulating body under the new digital rules will have no members appointed by the government. On February 25, the Centre notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The new set of rules are for regulating social media companies, streaming and digital news content. As part of the rules, the Centre had proposed a three-tier mechanism for the platforms to address content-related matters. The first layer would be officials appointed by these companies. The second- would be a self-regulatory body to address complaints. Th...

  In continuation of the widespread check on digital spaces and freedom of expression, an order was issued by Commissioner-Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Manoj Dwivedi mentioning that “the employees in public departments will need to disclose their biographic details as well as social media accounts, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram".   It has, however, been observed that these instructions are not being adhered to in some departments, subordinate offices, as a result of which many individuals with dubious character antecedents and conduct have been paid salaries and other allowances, without obtaining their mandatory CID verification.   The order also mentions that all the new appointees need verification by the Criminal Investigation Departm...

  On Tuesday, in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, a body of a 12 year old girl was found buried in a pit at a home of a villager, she was missing from six days. On February 28, the father of the girl filed a missing complaint and alleged that a person namely Harendra had kidnapped her daughter. Her body was recovered from the accused’s house on Tuesday. According to the police, the accused is a 22 year old man who works as a laborer in Delhi. The day when the girl went missing, the police said he was at his home in Bulandshahr. On Wednesday, the accused was arrested by the UP police from Himachal Pradesh, said Police Chief, Bulandshahr, Santosh Singh Kumar. The police said, during investigation the accused confessed that he killed the girl then buried her in a pit in his house af...

  On Tuesday, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’ Brien complained to the Election Commission of India about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo and name appearing on digital certificates which are being given to coronavirus vaccine beneficiaries.   This was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, he added. The MP accused Modi of misusing official machinery ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal, and taking away credit from healthcare workers. O'Brien wrote in his letter that, by placing his photograph, name and message on the provisional certificates issued by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, he is not only exploiting his post and powers but also stealing commendable credit from the producers of Covid vaccines. He is blatantly appropriating the dues...

On Wednesday, the Information and broadcasting ministry wrote to chief secretaries of states and administrators of union territories, clarifying them that powers under Part III of the recently framed Information Technology Rules, 2021, have not been delegated to state governments, district magistrates, and police commissioners and news agency. The ministry’s response came after a DM in Manipur withdrew a notice issued by him to a talk show under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which were notified on February 25. The Centre had stepped in and directed the DM of Imphal to revoke the notice. It was informed that Part-III of the Rules are administered by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. T...

Panic gripped Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh when a bomb scare created panic in the area on Thursday morning.buy temovate online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/temovate.html no prescription According to a report by NDTV the Police in Uttar Pradesh received a call after which the police informed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, who asked the visitors to vacate the premises of the iconic Taj Mahal. The Police launched massive searches to find the bomb, however, nothing was found on the premises of the Taj Mahal.buy viagra online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/viagra.html no prescription The police, as per the report, is trying to trace out the caller who has been traced out to Firozabad ...