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The demand for a Union Territory carved out of Manipur by nearly two dozen tribes known as Kukis - a term given by the British in colonial times - who are dominant in some hill areas of Manipur, is due to "necessity" after the Kukis were "ethnically cleansed out of the state capital Imphal", the spokesperson of the Kuki tribes' umbrella organisation of insurgent groups that are under a ceasefire with India told reporters in the hill district Churachandpur. Over two dozen Kuki-Zo insurgent groups come under two umbrella organisations for the purpose of negotiations with India - the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) led by the Kuki National Army, and the United People's Front (UPF) led by the Zomi Revolutionary Army. The KNO and the UPF representing all the others have signed the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement, under which the insurgents are to stay at designated camps and their weapons kept in locked storage, to be monitored regularly. KNO spokes

Justin Heath Smith, known by his stage name Austin Wolf, has been arrested and charged with receiving and distributing child pornography. The charges were announced by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, and the FBI on Friday, according to Newsweek. According to the criminal complaint, Smith allegedly sent and received hundreds of videos and images containing child pornography through an anonymous Telegram account over a four-day period in March. The investigation was initiated after authorities seized a phone belonging to another individual involved in the illegal activity, which led them to Smith. The complaint alleges that Smith shared and received explicit content, including a video depicting the sexual assault of a 10-year-old boy. Smith faces serious charges for his alleged involvement in the distribution and receipt of child pornography, as per the news report. The FBI and the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of

Amid voices raised in Congress for making more Deputy Chief Ministers in Karnataka, state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that there is "no demand", adding that some people just wanted to have their names circulated in the news. "There is no demand. All is this media creation. Some of them just wanted to have their names circulated in the news. That's it," DK Shivakumar said. Earlier on June 25, Karnataka Minister and Congress leader KN Rajanna on Monday demanded additional Deputy Chief Ministers in Karnataka and asked the party high command to consider the request. "Because of the parliament elections, it was delayed. I want the party's high command to consider my request. Many ministers think that many communities who are supporting the Congress party should be given representation of Deputy CMs. But I am not the aspirant," KN Rajanna told ANI. The demand for more Deputy Chief Ministers was also raised before the Lok Sabh

A 21-year-old married woman died under suspicious circumstances in Rajasthan's Dausa district with her in-laws performing her last rites without informing her parents, police said on Friday. Five people, including the victim Sunita Devi's husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and uncle-in-law, have been booked under sections 304B (dowry death) and 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code, Deputy Superintendent of Police Uday Singh Meena said. The DSP said that when Sunita's parents reached the spot, the funeral pyre was already burning in the field, and her in-laws had fled away. "By the time the police reached the spot, the body of the woman was almost burnt. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team has collected evidence," he said. Efforts are being made to arrest the five accused. Further investigation is underway, he added. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt

The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved the Assam Witness Protection Scheme 2024 to ensure adherence to Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, protecting witnesses against imminent threats during investigations and trials. The meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the scheme, which will require witnesses to submit a Witness Protection Application in a prescribed form to a competent authority through its member secretary to obtain a protection order. The competent authority will be the standing committee in each district, chaired by the District and Sessions Judge, with witnesses categorized as A, B, and C based on threat perception. A State Witness Protection Authority and a witness protection fund will also be constituted for the purpose, the Chief Minister told reporters after the meeting. The protection measures under the scheme will include holding of in-camera trials, installation of security devices in the homes of the wit

India is a top-tier strategic partner and Australia is now eager to be part of the fast-developing South Asian nation's space journey, Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green OAM said on Wednesday. Space Machines, an Australian firm, entered into a $18 million pact with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This partnership will involve deploying a satellite inspection and observation payload aboard ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in 2026. Rajat Kulshrestha, co-founder of Space Machines, said this will be the largest satellite launched by Australia to date. "We now describe India as a top-tier strategic partner, along with the US, the UK, and Japan. For us, India is now in that very elite group. We have a specific partnership with India, to which we are devoting $18 million to support collaborations between Australian and Indian space firms," Green said during the inaugural sessio

Searches against a Telangana-based charity group have found that about Rs 300 crore worth of foreign funds raised partly from domestic donations in the name of providing free education and meals to downtrodden children were diverted for "unauthorized" purposes, the Enforcement Directorate said on Tuesday. The raids were undertaken at 11 locations of the Operation Mobilisation (OM) group of charities and its key office-bearers in and around Hyderabad on June 21-22, the federal agency said in a statement. The money laundering case stems from a state police CID FIR that alleged that the charity group and others raised "substantial" funds of around Rs 300 crore from foreign donors based in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Malaysia, Norway, Brazil, Czech Republic Republic, France, Romania, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland in the name of providing free education and meals to Dalit and downtrodden children. These children,

An alleged kingpin of a paper leak in Jammu and Kashmir is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate to see if he has links to the irregularities in the NEET-UG and UGC-NET exams. Yatin Yadav, the alleged mastermind of the 2022 JKSSB sub-inspector recruitment exam paper leak was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate or ED today as part of a money laundering case. According to the ED sources, it is being investigated whether Yadav has any connection to the paper leak cases of the key examinations that have hit headlines recently. The ED probe stems from a CBI First Information Report and chargesheet against Yadav, a suspected tout, and some others. The ED sources claimed that being the "kingpin" of the alleged paper leak gang, Yadav executed a well-crafted plan involving other accused touts based in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir to arrange candidates willing to access the leaked paper against payments ranging from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh. The Jammu and Kashmir Service

In the name of infrastructural developments, thousands of trees are being felled daily, exacerbating global warming and prompting calls for sustainable development. The homeless are the worst affected, facing the brunt of scorching heatwaves that have claimed hundreds of lives in many cities nationwide. In Dehradun, scores of people took to the streets to voice their concern and advocate for saving trees. Environmentalist Trilochan Bhatt shared a video on his social media platform X, showing the gathering of people. Since being shared, the video has amassed around 98,000 views, drawing attention to the pressing issue. पेड़ बचाने के लिए उमड़ा जनसैलाब। थैंक्यू देहरादून। pic.twitter.com/tbW1SiSUFd — Trilochan Bhatt (@trilochanbhatt) June 23, 2024 "Good. Locals must protest; otherwise, the government won't change its policies. The government believes locals only desire taller buildings and wider roads to secure votes," remarked one social media user. "When people

The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), taking a tough stance over the ink attack on president Sarat Pattanayak, on Sunday expelled five party leaders for a period of six years on the charges of grave indiscipline. The leaders who were expelled from the party include Prakash Mishra, general secretary, OPCC, Shriyasmita Panda, general secretary Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress, Sandip Routray, secretary, NSUI, Amresh Parida, state secretary, Youth Congress and Aryan Sasmal, state secretary, NSUI. The OPCC's Disciplinary Action Committee in a letter on Sunday mentioned that the disturbing action of throwing ink at the party's state president on June 21 by some office bearers is a "very undisciplined act" which damaged the image of the party. "Based on TV footage, for such anti-party and indisciplinary activities, Sarat Pattanayak, President, OPCC have expelled the following congress persons for a period of 6 years," read a letter issued by Santosh Singh

Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) MLC Suraj Revanna was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. The Hassan police produced the JD-S legislator before the Magistrate in Bengaluru on Sunday evening after he was arrested earlier in the day. The case was transferred to the CID, Karnataka police, earlier in the day but the CID is yet to take over the case. Nikhil D Kamat, Suraj Revanna's counsel, said that the next date of hearing in the case is July 6, 2024. The counsel said the CID will likely approach court tomorrow seeking Revanna's custody. Hassan police arrested Suraj Revanna, who is the son of former Karnataka Minister HD Revanna, earlier in the day for alleged sexual assault on a male party worker. According to the police FIR, Revanna has been charged under sections 377 (carnal intercourse against the order of nature), 342 (wrongful confinement), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC for the offence

What began as an unusual pink hue on the shores of Petrel Cove has led to a surprising discovery. The culprit behind the colourful sand? Garnet, a mineral remnant of an ancient Antarctic mountain range, was previously hidden beneath miles of ice. Scientists were initially perplexed by the pink sand but quickly identified it as garnet. However, the mineral's age and origin were a mystery. Further investigation revealed the garnet to be an astonishing 590 million years old, far older than surrounding geological formations. "The garnet is too young to have come from the Gawler Craton and too old to have come from the eroding Adelaide Fold Belt," says Sharmaine Verhaert , PhD candidate and lead of the University of Adelaide research team. "Garnet requires high temperatures to form and is usually associated with the formation of large mountain belts, and this was a time when the South Australian crust was comparatively cool and non-mountainous." The researchers,

A new study published in the science journal Nature has revealed why some people never get COVID-19, even after exposure. Researchers conducted a world-first experiment where they intentionally infected healthy volunteers with a pre-Alpha strain of SARS-CoV-2.  They found that people who resist infection have a much faster immune response in their nasal tissues compared to those who get sick. This response includes the activation of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and a drop in inflammatory white blood cells, which clear the virus before it sets in.  The study also found that people who resist infection have elevated expression of a gene called HLA-DQA2 in nasal cells.  Professor Christopher Chiu, from the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London, and who led the COVID-19 human challenge study, said: "This paper highlights the value of the powerful, cutting-edge approaches applied through collaboration in the first-in-the-world SARS-CoV-2 human

The Election Commission has received eight applications from aggrieved candidates, including those from the BJP and the Congress, for verification of tampering or modification in micro-controller chips embedded in the EVMs post declaration of Lok Sabha election results on June 4. Terming the suspicion of manipulation of the electronic voting machines "unfounded", the Supreme Court had on April 26 rejected the demand for reverting to the old paper ballot system. But at the same time, the top court had opened a window for the aggrieved unsuccessful candidates securing second and third places in the poll results and allowed them to seek verification of micro-controller chips embedded in five per cent EVMs per assembly constituency on a written request upon the payment of a fee to the poll panel. BJP's Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) candidate Sujay Vikhe-Patil has sought verification of the machines from 40 polling stations. Vikhe-Patil had lost to Nilesh Lanke of NCP (Sharad P

Delhi recorded its warmest night in at least 14 years, with the minimum temperature settling more than eight notches above normal at 35.2 degrees Celsius, the IMD said on Wednesday. The maximum temperature was recorded 4.8 notches above the season's average at 43.6 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the previous warmest night in Delhi was recorded on June 3, 2010, when the minimum temperature had soared to 34.7 degrees Celsius. An IMD official said the books of Delhi's benchmark Safdarjung observatory were analysed till 1969 to ascertain this record. "With this, the minimum temperature in Delhi has reached an all-time high for the month of June. Delhi is on an 'orange' alert due to the prevailing heatwave conditions," the official added. Temperatures in the city have remained above 40 degrees Celsius since May 12. In these 36 days, the city recorded 16 days when the mercury reached or surpassed 45 degrees Celsius, acc

A woman accused of "political interference activities" in the UK on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party denied the claims on Tuesday as part of her legal claim against intelligence services. Domestic intelligence service MI5 warned in 2022 that Christine Lee was a Chinese agent who had engaged with members of parliament after she donated £500,000 ($635,000) to Labour MP Barry Gardiner. Lee is now suing the security services, and on Tuesday told a hearing that she was used as a "political football" and that she "categorically denied" the claims. She also alleged that she had been discriminated against "on the grounds of my race". The Security Service submitted to the two-day hearing that the decision was "rational and lawful". "Ms Lee's race and/or nationality played no part in the decision to issue an interference alert," said Victoria Wakefield, lawyer for the Security Service. "As noted, the decision was mad

The Philippine government on Monday accused Chinese ships of ramming and damaging its boats in the South China Sea during a confrontation in waters off the Second Thomas Shoal, home to a garrison of Filipino troops. "The People's Liberation Army-Navy, China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia vessels engaged in dangerous maneuvers, including ramming and towing," Manila's national task force on the West Philippine Sea said in a statement. "Their actions put at risk the lives of our personnel and damaged our boats." The Second Thomas Shoal has seen an escalating number of confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months. These have often taken place during Philippine resupply missions to a garrison of Filipino troops on a grounded navy vessel, the Sierra Madre, aimed at asserting Manila's claims to the reef. The shoal lies about 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the western Philippine island of Palawan and more than 1,000 kilome

Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 2,29,925 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The microblogging platform, going through churning under Elon Musk, also took down 967 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country. In total, X banned 230,892 accounts in the reporting period. The microblogging platform, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 17,580 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms. In addition, the company processed 76 grievances which were appealing account suspensions. "We overturned 0 of these account suspensions after reviewing the specifics of the situation. The remaining reported accounts remain suspended," said the company. "We received 31 requests related to general questions about accounts during this reporting period," it added. Most complaint

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military on Sunday to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into Gaza to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave. The military had announced the daily pauses from 0500 GMT until 1600 GMT in the area from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards. "When the prime minister heard the reports of an 11-hour humanitarian pause in the morning, he turned to his military secretary and made it clear that this was unacceptable to him," an Israeli official said. The military clarified that normal operations would continue in Rafah, the main focus of its operation in southern Gaza, where eight soldiers were killed on Saturday. The reaction from Netanyahu underlined political tensions over the issue of aid coming into Gaza, where international organisations have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-

A four-member central team of the BJP, including senior leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Biplab Kumar Deb, arrived in Kolkata this evening for a two-day visit to take stock of the situation amid allegations of violence against party workers in the state after the Lok Sabha elections. Mr Prasad claimed that the people of the state along with the party workers were afraid and apprehensive over the alleged post-poll violence. "Elections were held across the country, but violence happened only in Bengal," he told reporters at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. "If Mamata ji believes in democracy, she has to reply to this," Mr Prasad, a former Union minister, said. Biplab Deb, former Chief Minister of Tripura, claimed there has not been any political violence in the northeastern state since BJP came to power there. "We will speak to the victims and take stock of the situation during our two-day stay in Bengal," he said. The BJP alleged

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday described as "misuse of power" the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the stringent UAPA for an alleged provocative speech in 2010. He was speaking to reporters during a joint press conference with Maha Vikas Aghadi allies Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan. Asked about Delhi L-G VK Saxena's sanction to prosecute Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, for an address at an event 14 years ago, the former Union minister said, "This is nothing but misuse of power." Besides Ms Roy, Mr Saxena on Friday also gave the green signal for action under UAPA against former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain. Ms Roy, a Booker Prize-winning author, and Mr Hussain had been named in an FIR registered on October 28, 2010. The two had allegedly made provocative speeches at a conference organised

There was no relief from the searing heat in Delhi on Saturday as the maximum temperature settled six notches above the season's average at 44.6 degrees Celsius, officials said. Of its several weather stations, Aya Nagar recorded 46 degrees Celsius while Palam recorded 45 degrees Celsius, they said. Similar weather is likely on Sunday with mainly clear skies and heatwave conditions in several parts of Delhi. The capital will be on "orange" alert for the next three days, which stands for "Be prepared" in the India Meteorological Department colour codes. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 45 and 32 degrees Celsius. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/aVdDhGn

An 18-year-old died of self-immolation after she was allegedly gang-raped here, police said on Friday. The police have detained two of the victim's cousins and are on the lookout for three other accused in the case, they said. Superintendent of Police Kota (Rural) Karan Sharma said that they received information on Friday morning that a woman was admitted to the hospital with burn injuries. The victim's father narrated the incident to the police and said that the accused had kidnapped her daughter from their house on Thursday night and taken her to a shop. One of the accused sat outside while the rest raped the woman. "When her uncle got up to drink water at night, he noticed that his niece was not in the house. He went outside to look for her and heard her screaming from a shop. When he tried to open the door, the other accused sitting outside, beat him up. After the commotion, the shop's door was opened, and the woman came out crying," he said. After the in

In a world where stories of Indians settling in Europe and the United States abound, it is rare to hear of individuals from the West making India their permanent home. Jean-Baptiste, a Frenchman, has defied this norm by living in India for the past 21 years. His journey and experiences offer a unique perspective on what draws foreigners to India and what keeps them there. In a YouTube video, Jean-Baptiste, now a long-term resident of Mumbai, shared insights into his life and the country that has captivated him. He highlighted the unexpected similarities between India and France, his strategies for forming meaningful connections with Indians, and the profound peace of mind he has found in his adopted home. He expressed his fondness for the fast-paced city of Mumbai, stating, "You never feel lonely in India, and people are gentle. Indian people don't have western egos and can become friends very easily." Watch the video here:  Common Ground Between India and France Ac

One of the main objectives behind Dharavi's redevelopment is elevating the living standards of its residents and those opposing the project are doing them a disservice, Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited, a joint venture between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group, has said.  In a statement, Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited said all eligible people will get new homes measuring 350 square feet for free in Dharavi, which is 17% more than any other slum rehabilitation project in Mumbai. Even those who are ineligible, it said, will be given housing in Mumbai, in line with the policy of the Maharashtra government.  Commercial establishments will also get a 'gala' (unit) and premises as per the Government's scheme. "The vision for the new Dharavi is to develop it according to international standards, with the expertise of globally renowned planners and architects. The comprehensive plan encompasses not only residential units but also

Delhi sweltered under intense heat as the city's maximum temperature settled at 43.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the weather department said. The Narela weather station recorded the highest temperature in the city at 47.1 degrees Celsius, they said. The Safdarjung observatory, considered the official marker of the city, noted a high of 43.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal average. Delhi's other weather stations, such as Najafgarh recorded a high of 46.6 degrees Celsius while Aya Nagar recorded 44.8 degrees C, Ridge 45 degrees C and Palam 44.1 degrees C, the bulletin said. The capital was on "orange" alert, which stands for "be prepared" in the colour codes of the India Meteorological Department (IMD(. The relative humidity oscillated between 22 per cent and 37 per cent, according to the IMD bulletin. The MeT has forecast a partly cloudy sky accompanied by strong surface winds and a heatwave at isolated places on Wednesday. The national

Union Minister and actor-politician Suresh Gopi dismissed media reports suggesting that he was seeking an "exit" from the Narendra Modi-led government and called them "grossly incorrect". In a Facebook post, Mr Gopi said that it is a matter of pride for him to be in the Council of Ministers of the Modi government and to represent the people of Kerala. His statement came after his remarks to the media on Sunday night, expressing hope that he would soon be relieved of his post as he wants to do more films, sparking speculation about his continued role in the Modi-led government. "A few media platforms are spreading the incorrect news that I am going to resign from the Council of Ministers of the Modi government. This is grossly incorrect. It is a matter of pride for me to be in the Council of Ministers of the Modi government and to represent the people of Kerala," he said in the post. Attaching his photo with PM Modi on his FB page, Mr Gopi said, "U

The evidence against US President Joe Biden's son was grim but established that he was guilty of making a false statement about his use of illegal drugs on a background check form when he bought a gun, a government lawyer told a jury on Monday. "It was personal and it was ugly and it was overwhelming," government prosecutor Leo Wise told the 12-member jury during closing arguments in the trial of the son, Hunter Biden, 54. "But it was also necessary." The federal government case, the first criminal trial of a US president's child, last week offered an intimate view of the younger Biden's years of struggle with alcohol and crack cocaine abuse, which prosecutors say legally precluded him from buying a gun. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to felony charges both of lying about his addiction when he filled out a government screening document for the Colt Cobra revolver and of illegally possessing the weapon for 11 days. The trial in US District Court

Amit Shah: he was Home Minister in the previous government. He is the BJP MP from Gujarat's Gandhinagar. Rajnath Singh: he was Home Minister in Modi 1.0 and Defence Minister in the previous government. Mr Singh is the MP from Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. Nirmala Sitharaman: she served as Commerce Minister, and Defence Minister in Modi 1.0. She was Finance Minister in the previous government. She is a Rajya Sabha MP. S Jaishankar: he was External Affairs Minister in Modi 2.0. He is a Rajya Sabha MP. Nitin Gadkari: he was Minister of Rural Development, Water Resources, and Shipping in the first Modi cabinet. He served as Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Small and Medium Enterprises in Modi 2.0. He is the MP from Maharashtra's Nagpur. Piyush Goyal: he held multiple portfolios in Modi 1.0, from Corporate Affairs to Finance and New and Renewable Energy. He served as Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs in Modi 2.0. He was the Leader of

In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court said. The court's observation came while dealing with a man's contention that his estranged wife was living in adultery. The high court dismissed the man's appeal challenging a family court order directing him to pay Rs 75,000 as maintenance to his wife and minor daughter. As the counsel for the husband drew the court's attention to certain photographs of his wife, a bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and Amit Bansal said, "It is not clear as to whether the respondent/wife is the person in the photographs, as alluded to by the counsel for the appellant/husband." "We may take judicial notice of the fact that we are living in the era of deepfakes and, therefore, this is an aspect that the appellant/husband, perhaps, would have to prove by way of evidence before the family co

A 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her school principal, attempted suicide by jumping in front of a goods train on Saturday, police said. The girl has been admitted to the district hospital in a serious condition, they said. DK Mishra is posted as the principal in Rambali Sharma Saraswati Bal Mandir School located in Bharwari Municipal Council under Kokhraj police station area. A video of the principal in an objectionable condition with the girl, a resident of a village in the police station area, went viral on social media four days ago. After investigating the viral video, a case was registered against the principal on the basis of the complaint of the victim's family. The case was registered under sections 376 (punishment for rape), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC, IT Act and POCSO Act. A team was formed by Circle Officer

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Saturday that his government will suspend coal exports to Israel while it continues its war against Hamas in the Gaza strip. "We are going to suspend coal exports to Israel until the genocide stops," the leftist leader wrote on X. In May, Petro -- who describes Israel's campaign in Gaza as "genocidal" -- announced Colombia would sever ties with Israel over the conflict and open an embassy in Ramallah in the Palestinian territories. He also said that Bogota would stop purchasing weapons made by Israel, one of the main suppliers of the South American country's security forces. According to the Colombian government, the coal export ban will enter into force five days after the decree published in the official gazette and will not affect goods that have already been authorized for shipment. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/YKlPyrt

A woman has been arrested for allegedly beating up her one-year-old child, filming the brutal assault, and sending the video to her estranged husband in Kerala's Alappuzha district, the police said. In the purported video, the woman could be seen hitting the child repeatedly and saying, "Watch this and enjoy". A case has been registered against the woman based on the complaint of her husband, who is from Thiruvananthapuram. "As per her statement, her husband married another woman recently and she was frustrated over this. She claimed that this made her beat the child and send the video to her husband," a police officer said. The woman was arrested today under several Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Juvenile Justice Act, he added. Further action would be taken after consulting with the local child welfare committee since she was the guardian of two children, including the infant she beat up, the police further said. There were no visible inj

The AAP on Friday suspended former MLA Nitin Tyagi from the party for alleged "anti-party" activities during the just concluded Lok Sabha polls. In his response, Nitin Tyagi claimed the action was taken against him for "speaking the truth". In a communication to Nitin Tyagi, AAP Delhi state convener Gopal Rai said, "It has come to our notice that you have been involved in anti-party activities during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The party has taken a decision to suspend you from its primary membership pending disciplinary proceedings." Responding to the news, Nitin Tyagi wondered if "speaking the truth in the party has become an anti-party thing?" Sharing Rai's letter on X, Nitin Tyagi said what is anti-party is "destroying its basic ideals". "It is anti-party to ask for votes for those against whom people had chosen you," he said tagging Rai, in an apparent reference to AAP-Congress alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there was no need to use nuclear weapons to deliver victory for Moscow in Ukraine, the strongest signal yet from the Kremlin chief that there will not be a nuclear strike. Putin, whose forces have been making advances in eastern Ukraine in recent months, said he did not see the conditions for the use of such weapons and requested that people stop discussing the nuclear topic. However, Putin, who leads the world's biggest nuclear power, said he did not rule out changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, which sets out the conditions under which such weapons could be used. He also said that if necessary Russia could test a nuclear weapon, though he saw no need to do so at present. Putin's response came to a question from Sergei Karaganov, an influential Russian analyst, who asked if Putin should hold a "nuclear pistol to the temple" of the West over Ukraine. "The use is possible in an exceptional case - in the eve

A 52-year-old man on Thursday climbed down onto the safety net at the Mantralaya here to stage protest over the issue of maintenance and safety of dams in Maharashtra, police said. Deepak Bachche Patil (52), a resident of Pune, descended on the safety net from the second floor but was rescued by security personnel, a police official said. A safety net has been installed inside the seven-storey headquarters of the Maharashtra government in south Mumbai to foil attempts to commit suicide by jumping from upper floors after a couple of such incidents took place in the past. After he was rescued, Mr Patil told police he is an activist working in the field of drought relief, and felt that the issue of maintenance and safety of dams in the state was being neglected, the official said. He had also staged a hunger strike over the issue in the past, Mr Patil told police. He was being questioned further, the official added.  from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/k3vLSfQ

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he will speak with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who has offered to resign from the post following the BJP's electoral reverses in the state. Interacting with reporters here, Shinde said electoral defeat was a collective responsibility as the three parties -- BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP -- had contested the Lok Sabha elections as an alliance. The BJP managed to win nine Lok Sabha seats in the state, as against 22 won in the 2019 elections, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena emerged victorious on seven seats and Ajit Pawar-led NCP could win one seat. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Shiv Sena-BJP coalition had won 41 of the 48 seats in Maharashtra. "I will speak to Devendraji soon," Shinde told reporters here when asked about Fadnavis' offer to resign as deputy chief minister and focus on rebuilding the party for the assembly elections later this year. He said the reasons for the defeat of the MahaYuti will be re

BJP's Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of the late Sushma Swaraj, won the New Delhi constituency on her Lok Sabha debut.  Ms Swaraj, fielded by the BJP in place of outgoing MP and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi, trounced AAP's Somnath Bharti to win the seat by a margin of 78,370 votes. The BJP won all seven seats in Delhi in the 2014 and the 2019 general elections, and repeated the feat yet again this time.  Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which rules the national capital, was in a 4:3 seat arrangement with the Congress as part of the INDIA bloc taking on the BJP.  The AAP that contested East Delhi, West Delhi, New Delhi and South Delhi seats could not win any seat. Its vote share, however, was 24.14 per cent as compared to 18.2 per cent in 2019 polls. The AAP's vote share was 33.1 per cent in 2014 general elections but it lost all seven seats that it contested. The Congress that failed to win any seat out of three contested by it in Delhi, lost its vote share by over three per cent

Two groups clashed in the early hours of Monday in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur during which stones were hurled and three vehicles were torched after an altercation between two boys, a police official said. In the incident that took place under Omti police station limits, some people sustained minor injuries and they were discharged after primary treatment, he said. "The situation is under control. Two cases have been registered in connection with the incident on the complaints of both parties," Omti police station acting in charge inspector Sriram Sanodia told PTI. As per another official, CCTV footage is being checked in connection with the cases registered against 70 persons, while teams from eight police stations were called in to control the violence. Police officials said the situation was brought completely under control by 4am. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/i2HL8EJ

Nigel Farage on Monday said he would stand as a candidate for the anti-immigration Reform UK party in Britain's general election next month, after initially ruling out running. "I have changed my mind... I am going to stand," Farage, 60, told a news conference. He will seek election on July 4 in the fiercely pro-Brexit seat of Clacton, southeast England. Farage said he had had a change of heart as "I can't let down those millions of people" who had supported him throughout previous elections and referendums. The move piles more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose languishing Conservatives can ill afford to lose votes on its right. Reform is currently polling at around 11 percent, which if replicated at the ballot box could split the right-wing vote, potentially depriving the Conservatives of key seats needed to win re-election. "I genuinely believe we can get more votes than the Conservative party. They are on the brink of total collapse,

Four people were killed when their CNG car caught fire in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Sunday, police said. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kamlesh Bahadur told PTI, "Four people travelling in a car from Delhi were burnt alive at around 9 pm." Police are yet to ascertain the identities of those killed. "The car had a CNG kit fitted in it. The cause of the fire is still not clear. Efforts are being made to identify the killed and to reach out to their families," said the officer. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/aXEbKtR

The price of Amul milk across all variants has been hiked by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Monday in view of the increase in the overall cost of operation and production of milk, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) said. With this, the price of the Amul milk pouch will go up by Rs 2 per litre in all markets across the country. The price of Amul milk across all variants has been raised by Rs 2 per litre with effect from June 3, said Jayen Mehta, MD of GCMMF, which markets the milk and dairy products under the 'Amul' brand. The last time GCMMF had raised the milk price was in February 2023. The hike is necessitated to compensate farmers for their increased cost of production, Mehta said. With the fresh hike, the revised milk prices for variants such as 500 ml Amul buffalo milk, 500 ml Amul Gold milk, and 500 ml Amul Shakti milk stand at Rs 36, Rs 33, and Rs 30, respectively. "The increase of Rs 2 per litre translates to the range of 3-4 per cent inc

The Centre on Saturday clarified reports in some sections of the media on Accredited Driver Training Centers (ADTC) and driving schools, saying that there will not be any changes from June 1 to the existing rules. Reports earlier claimed that applicants may no longer be required to undergo a driving test at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and they can get the driving test done at accredited private driving schools. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a clarification that "rules 31B to 31J which prescribed provisions around Accredited Driver Training Centres (ADTC) were inserted in Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989 vide GSR 394(E) dated 07.06.2021 are applicable with effect from 01.07.2021 and no change is envisaged from 01.06.2024." Reports had also claimed that after passing the test at private driving schools, applicants will receive a certificate, which can be used to apply for a driving license without undergoing further testing at the RTO

The flood situation had largely improved on Saturday in Manipur, which was ravaged for more than five days due to the massive deluge affecting around two lakh people in 348 villages and urban localities in eight districts after the incessant rains triggered by cyclonic storm Remal, officials said. Officials said that the water level receded in most rivers including in Imphal, Nambul, and Kongba and from the villages, human habitations and localities. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, who closely monitored the situation during the past five days, on Saturday appreciated various departments and officials for making efforts to clear the water-logging. In a post on X, he said : "I appreciate the relentless efforts of the minor irrigation department. The officials, working in collaboration with local authorities, clubs and volunteers, have been working tirelessly day and night to ensure the swift removal/pumping out of water from populated and residential areas to restore normalcy, all