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Murder of seers sparks tension in UP town, two policemen suspended
Killing of two Hindu seers in Auraiyya of Uttar Pradesh has triggered protests and tension in the district, and two policemen have been put under suspension for dereliction of duty, an official said on Wednesday.
Those guilty in recent glaring incidents will not be spared: Nitish Kumar
In an indirect reference to the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today said his government is committed to bringing to justice those found guilty in some glaring incidents that have recently come to light. He was speaking at the historic Gandhi Maidan here at the 72nd Independence Day celebrations. His deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and state assembly speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, among others, were present on the occasion. "Some glaring incidents have recently come to light. The guilty will not be spared. Our emphasis is on quick investigation, arrests of the accused and speedy trial. We will try to uphold law and order under all circumstances," he said. Kumar was apparently alluding to the horrific sexual abuse of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur city which sparked nationwide outrage. Medical examinations of 34 of the 42 inmates of the shelter home confirmed they were sexually exploited. In another incident, two women ...
Police foil Hindutva activists' bid to trespass into disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site
A dozen Hindutva activists were arrested today for trying to enter the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site here, officials said. The president of Hindu Samaj Party Kamlesh Tiwari was among the arrested persons. After the police foiled the bid to trespass, the Hindutva activists raised slogans against Prime Minister NarendraModi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, causing traffic snarls in the area. Talking to PTI, SP of Faizabad Anil Sisodiasaid a group of Hindu activists were arrested for trying to break into the disputed site. The activists were later released on personal bail bonds.
Swedish police say suspect in car fires arrested in Turkey
A man suspected of arson in connection with dozens of car fires in Goteborg, Sweden's second largest city, has been arrested in Turkey, police said today. About 80 cars were set ablaze in the night from Monday to Tuesday, chiefly in Goteborg, and nearby Trollhattan, an industrial city. Fires were also reported on a smaller scale in Malmo, Sweden's third largest city. Police spokesman Thomas Fuxborg said that a man in his 20s was arrested a day earlier as he tried to enter Turkey. He is suspected of arson and is expected to be returned to Sweden. Two others, aged 16 and 21 and living in Frolunda, a suburb of Goteborg where of some the fires took place, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of arson. Police believe the arson attacks were coordinated on social media but have no motive. In a separate statement, Sweden's national police said reasons for such fires are hard to establish and can have different motivations, including provoking authorities, hiding traces in connection with ...
One has to transcend personal ambitions: CJI
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Wednesday said that one must transcend personal ambitions and grievances to enhance the performance of the judiciary.After unfurling the national flag on the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day inside the Supreme Court premises, the CJI said, "To criticise, attack and destroy a system is quite easy. What is difficult and challenging is to transform it into a performing one. For this, one has to transcend personal ambitions or grievances.""Constructive steps need to be taken with positive mindset. Concrete reforms must be undertaken with rationality, maturity, responsibility, and composure. It is necessary to be productive instead of being counter-productive. Then only the institution can go to greater heights," CJI added.In an unprecedented move in January, four most senior judges of the Supreme Court aired their grievances regarding the functioning of the apex court. Justices Madan B. Lokur, Kurian Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi and Jasti Chelameswar had
PTI's newly-elected lawmaker 'thrashes' man on road
A newly-elected provincial assembly member from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has landed himself in hot water after a video purportedly showing him beating a man who tried to cross his vehicle went viral on social media. Imran Ali Shah who was elected as a member of the Sindh Assembly has been issued a show-cause notice by his party to explain the incident. In the video, Shah, who is also a prominent orthopedic surgeon, was seen intercepting a car and beating up its driver who is surrounded by the PTI leader's armed bodyguards near a stadium here. The alleged incident sparked widespread condemnation as PTI chief Imran Khan has been campaigning for elected representatives to travel without protocol and avoid causing problems to ordinary citizens. The party, in a statement, said such behaviour by a lawmaker is unacceptable and if he fails to explain his act, disciplinary action would be taken against him. Shah, however, termed the video as "half-truth" and claimed he had intercepted the man .
Women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Nam face key court ruling
Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader in a brazen hit that shocked the world face a key court ruling tomorrow, with their families hopeful they will be acquitted and return home. After months hearing the prosecution's case about the Cold War-style killing at Kuala Lumpur airport, a judge will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to support a murder charge against Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam. If so, the trial will continue with the court hearing the women's defence. Alternatively if he decides there isn't, he could clear the women or amend the charge to something less serious than murder, which carries a mandatory death sentence in Malaysia. Their families insist they are innocent, and were hopeful they would be cleared. Huong "could never be a killer as she had always been a charming, hard-working girl," Doan Van Thanh, the Vietnamese suspect's father, told AFP. Aisyah's mother, Benah, told The Guardian she ...
PM mentions presence of 3 women judges in SC in I-Day speech
The presence of three women judges in the Supreme Court for the first time since Independence found a mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on the occasion of the 72nd Independence day today. "Now, in a first, there are three women judges in the Supreme Court," Modi said from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra was present on the occasion and the television visuals showed him smiling at the reference made by the prime minister. With the swearing-in of Justice Indira Banerjee on August 7, the Supreme Court now, for the first time in its history, has three sitting women judges. Justice Banerjee is the eighth woman judge to be appointed to the apex court since Independence. Before her, senior advocate Indu Malhotra was appointed as the seventh woman judge to the Supreme Court. Malhotra was the first senior woman advocate to be directly appointed as a judge to the apex court. Among the three sitting women judges, Justice R Banumathi is the ...
Four cops injured as mob attacks police station in Rajasthan
Four policemen were injured when a mob, enraged by the kidnapping of a girl, attacked a police station in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. Gudha police station SHO Ashok Chaudhary suffered head injuries and three other policemen were also injured in the incident that took place yesterday. "Nearly 100 people were demonstrating in front of the Gudha police station in support of their demand for bringing back the girl who was abducted few days back from the area. "Some of them suddenly entered the police station and attacked the SHO and other policemen and damaged a police jeep and other properties of the police station," Additional SP, Jhunjhunu, Naresh Kumar Meena said today. The SHO informed that 59 people were nabbed under Section 151 (arrest to prevent the commission of cognisable offences) of the CrPC. The case of kidnapping of the girl was lodged on August 3 and the family members and relatives of the girl were demanding that she be rescued.
MP a 'role model' in dealing with rape cases of minors: CM
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the state has become a "role model" in dealing with rape cases of minors and 10 accused in such offences have been awarded the death sentence. The earth needs to be rid of such "demons", he said after unfurling the national flag at the Independence Day function in the Motilal Nehru Stadium here. The state had last year approved the provision of capital punishment for those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 or below. "One thing saddens us is that on one hand we are hiring girls in police (department) for their empowerment, and on the other, demons are taking birth who rape innocent and minor girls," Chouhan said. "The demons are a curse on the earth. We have to free this planet of them," he asserted. He said MP is the first state to pass a bill for hanging rapists of minor girls. "Madhya Pradesh has become a role model by awarding death sentence to more than 10 such offenders," he said, adding 50 special courts have been
Rule of law supreme: PM on rape cases
Asserting that the rule of law is supreme for his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for giving wide publicity to the cases in which rapists were awarded the death sentence, saying it would instill fear in people with "demonic mindset". "The country, our society need to be rid off this demonic mindset," he said during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort. "The rule of law is supreme for us and there can be no compromise with this," he said. Modi said the society needs to feel a million times more pain a rape victim endures. He spoke about fast-track trial of rape cases in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the convicts were condemned to death within days and said such cases need to be given wide publicity to deter people from committing such crimes. "The more the publicity, the more the fear it will instill in people with demonic mindset," Modi said. He asked people to inculcate values and respect for women in their children. The prime minister referred to
Sex crimes, rapes have to end: Modi
Breaking his silence over the brutal cases of rapes in various parts of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the narrow mentality towards women has to end and justice must prevail.
Trump Tower operators sued over water release into river
Illinois' attorney general is suing the operators of Trump International Hotel and Tower for removing water from and releasing water into the Chicago River in violation of federal environmental laws. The lawsuit claims the building takes about 20 million gallons of water from the Chicago River and returns the same amount 35 degrees hotter. The water is used to cool heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in the building. In a statement, Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the water is taken without a permit and without any regard to how its return may impact the river's ecosystem. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court says building managers failed to properly renew a permit and have been using river water unlawfully for nearly a year. Trump Tower officials yesterday said the lawsuit "was motivated by politics.
Delhi Police officers involved in encounter with gangster among 24 to get police medals
A team of five Delhi Police officers involved in the encounter of gangster Neetu Dabhodia in 2013 are among the 24 police personnel who have been conferred police medals for their exemplary service on Independence Day. Five police officers from the Special Cell - Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav and his team comprising ACPs Lalit Mohan Negi, Hridaya Bhushan, Ramesh Chander Lamba and Sub-Inspector Sukbir Singh have been awarded Police Medals for Gallantry. They formed the team that risked its life and killed gangster Dabhodia in an encounter in 2013. Two of Dabodia's aides were also killed in the encounter that took place near a hotel in Vasant Kunj area of south Delhi. Three police officers - Special Commissioner of Police(Crime) Satish Golchha and Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajender Singh Yadav and Sandeep Pali have been awarded President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Yadav has been involved in investigating number of high-profile cases like the ...
Manafort trial enters final stretch
The trial of Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, on Tuesday entered its final stretch after both the prosecution and the defence finished calling witnesses but without the defendant actually being called to testify.
Tinder founders sue parent alleging cheating on stock options
Tinder founders and early employees have filed a lawsuit accusing parent firm InterActiveCorp of cheating them out of billions of dollars by manipulating the value of stock options for the popular dating app. The suit filed in New York contends that IAC and its spinoff Match Group, which owns Tinder, schemed to dramatically drive down the value of stock options and then eliminate them altogether. The companies "made contractual promises to recruit and retain the men and women who built Tinder" but then "lied, bullied, and violated their contractual duties, stealing billions of dollars,"said attorney Orin Snyder, who filed the suit on behalf of Tinder co-founders Jonathan Badeen, Justin Mateen, Sean Rad and others from its startup days. The suit names IAC and Match as defendants, accusing the companies of breach of contract and called for at least $2 billion in compensation along with punitive damages. Tinder, created in 2012, uses geolocation to propose nearby romantic matches for ...
Builders stage protest to oppose sealing, demolition drive in Ghaziabad
Scores of builders staged protest today and burnt effigy of vice chairperson of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to oppose the ongoing demolition drive against illegally constructed buildings here. In the sealing drive that started yesterday, the GDA sealed and demolished the illegally constructed and dilapidated buildings. Addressing the protestors, GBA district president Rajeev Sharma said that Vice Chairperson Ritu Maheshwari is adamant to sealing legal buildings as well. Most of the builders have paid hefty fines to get their maps sanctioned. "llegally-constructed buildings have been identified by the Enforcement Department and the sealing and demolition drive would continue," the vice chairperson of the GDA. Maheshwari had earlier said 650 buildings have been identified and they would be sealed by the authority and Nagar Nigam by the end of this month.
Tinder founders sue parent IAC, saying it owes them billions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of founders, executives and early employees of Tinder on Tuesday sued IAC/InterActiveCorp , claiming the parent company deliberately undervalued the dating app to avoid paying them billions of dollars and deprived some employees of stock options.
Revenue officer shot dead by bike-borne men in Gurgaon
An senior revenue official was allegedly shot dead today by three unknown bike-borne men here, police said. The incident took place at 2 pm when Ishwar Singh, senior revenue officer (Patwari) of the Haryana State Industrial Infrastructural Development Corporation, was going with his driver and other officials at Sector 1 for mapping of a land belonging to the HSIIDC. Three unidentified bike-borne men allegedly opened fired at them following which Singh died on the spot while his driver sustained serious injuries, said Subhash Bokan, PRO of the Gurgaon Police. The official said that the land belongs to the HSIIDC, but local residents of the adjoining village claimed that the it belongs to panchayat. "We are investigating the case and efforts are on to nab the culprits," Bokan added.
Chief secy assault case: AAP accuses Delhi Police of 'leaking' contents of charge sheet to media
The AAP today hit out at Delhi Police alleging that it leaked details of its chargesheet in the chief secretary assault case even as an application was filed in a city court for restraining it from making its content public. Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi unit spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj accused Additional DCP (North Delhi) Harender Kumar of behaving as a "spokesperson of BJP" and violating the law. "DCP Harender is openly violating the law. How can contents of chargesheet be leaked to Media without Court taking cognizance. Copy(chargesheet) has not been shared with any of the MLAs," he tweeted. The officer reportedly said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aides Bibhav Kumar and Vivek Yadav were prosecution witness in the chief secretary assault case. However, later he said in a statement, "They(AAP) have been filing a number of petitions in the court against police and me in particular, asking for the copy of the statements, copy of video CDs, monitoring of investigation by the