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A defamation suit filed by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to be taken up for hearing before the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. Mr Bose filed a defamation case against Ms Banerjee on June 28, a day after she claimed that women complained to her saying that they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan because of the activities there. The defamation suit filed by Mr Bose against Ms Banerjee is listed for hearing on Wednesday before the bench of Justice Krishna Rao, according to the high court's website. Following Ms Banerjee's remarks, the governor had said that it was expected of public representatives not to create "erroneous and slanderous impressions."  During an administrative meeting in the state secretariat, Ms Banerjee on June 27 claimed that "women have informed her they are afraid to visit Raj Bhavan due to recent incidents reported there". On May 2, a contractual woman employee of Raj Bhav

In a significant move towards public engagement, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday revived public grievance hearings after a hiatus of 16 years. Charan Majhi personally listened to the grievances of people, issuing necessary instructions to officials concerned. "After 16 years, the chief minister's grievance cell was opened to the public. Former chief minister Naveen Patnaik had visited the cell for the last time in 2008. People can directly come and apprise me of their problems," Mr Majhi said in a post on X. ଦୀର୍ଘ ୧୬ ବର୍ଷ ପରେ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଖୋଲାଗଲା ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଅଭିଯୋଗ ପ୍ରକୋଷ୍ଠ । ୨୦୦୮ ମସିହାରେ ଶେଷଥର ପାଇଁ ପୂର୍ବତନ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଏଠାକୁ ଆସିଥିଲେ । ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସରକାରରେ ଆଜିଠାରୁ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଖୋଲା ରହିବ ଅଭିଯୋଗ ପ୍ରକୋଷ୍ଠ, ଲୋକେ ସିଧାସଳଖ ଆସି ମୋ ସହ ଭେଟି ନିଜର ସମସ୍ଯା ଜଣାଇପାରିବେ । pic.twitter.com/bQBjb0QLg5 — Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) July 1, 2024 According to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), more than 5,000 people visited the

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