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Need Sedition Law, Says Law Commission, Cites "Glaring Ground Realities"

Need Sedition Law, Says Law Commission, Cites "Glaring Ground Realities"

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi

The Law Commission has strongly backed the sedition law and has said it should be retained with changes linked to the circumstances of its use.

One-Sided Efforts For Harmony In Society Will Not Work: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

One-Sided Efforts For Harmony In Society Will Not Work: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Written by Vasudha Venugopal | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said India had preserved Muslim traditions and ways of worship for centuries, and that the unique identity of members of the community had been safe in the country for decades.

267 Covid Cases In India In 24 Hours

267 Covid Cases In India In 24 Hours

Press Trust of India | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi

India has logged 267 new coronavirus infections while the active cases have decreased to 3,736 from 3,925, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

Groping, Intimidation, Stalking: Charges Against Wrestling Chief In FIRs

Groping, Intimidation, Stalking: Charges Against Wrestling Chief In FIRs

Edited by Akhil Kumar | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi

Both the FIRs cite IPC Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 34 (common intention), which carry a jail term of one to three years.

PM Modi Greets People On Telangana's Formation Day

PM Modi Greets People On Telangana's Formation Day

Press Trust of India | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Telangana on the state's formation day on Friday.

26/11 Attack Accused Tahawwur Rana Challenges Against Extradition To India

26/11 Attack Accused Tahawwur Rana Challenges Against Extradition To India

Press Trust of India | Friday June 02, 2023, Washington

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana has filed a writ of habeas corpus challenging a recent US court order that paved the way for his extradition to India where he is facing trial for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Gujarat Firm Blamed For Eye Drop Infections By Sri Lanka, Probe On

Gujarat Firm Blamed For Eye Drop Infections By Sri Lanka, Probe On

Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi

A Gujarat-based company has been accused of supplying poor quality eye drops in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government, in a complaint to the Indian government, said that the eye drops supplied by the company, Indiana Opthalmics, have caused eye infect

Yogi Adityanath Announces Rewards For Top Performing Civic Bodies In UP

Yogi Adityanath Announces Rewards For Top Performing Civic Bodies In UP

Press Trust of India | Friday June 02, 2023, Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed on encouraging mutual competition to further improve the working of civic bodies in the state and said the municipal bodies which perform well be rewarded.

Terrorist Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri

Terrorist Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri

Press Trust of India | Friday June 02, 2023, Rajouri/Jammu

A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Friday morning, officials said.

20-Year-Old Developer From Indore Asmi Jain Wins Apple Swift Student Challenge

20-Year-Old Developer From Indore Asmi Jain Wins Apple Swift Student Challenge

Edited by Bhavya Sukheja | Friday June 02, 2023

20-year-old Asmi Jain from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is among the three winners of Apple's Swift Student Challenge.

"Just Do The Math": Rahul Gandhi Predicts 2024 "Surprise" Result

"Just Do The Math": Rahul Gandhi Predicts 2024 "Surprise" Result

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Friday June 02, 2023, New Delhi/Washington

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed confidence in an united opposition's potential to remove the BJP from power after next year's national elections.

90-Year-Old UP Man Sentenced To Life For Killing 10 Dalits In 1981

90-Year-Old UP Man Sentenced To Life For Killing 10 Dalits In 1981

Asian News International | Friday June 02, 2023, Firozabad

Firozabad District Court on Thursday convicted a 90-year-old man of murdering 10 Dalits and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

In US, Rahul Gandhi Claims Press Freedom Weakening In India, BJP Reacts

In US, Rahul Gandhi Claims Press Freedom Weakening In India, BJP Reacts

Asian News International | Friday June 02, 2023, Washington DC

Weighing in on issues concerning national politics during an interaction with journalists at the National Press Club in Washington DC on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that press freedom was under threat back home in India and the wor

Japan Ambassador Takes Ride In Mumbai Local, Explores Markets. See Pics

Japan Ambassador Takes Ride In Mumbai Local, Explores Markets. See Pics

Asian News International | Friday June 02, 2023, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Japanese ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, who once lauded the hard work put in by workers to advance the bullet train project, was spotted travelling in a Mumbai local on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh Orders Probe After Schoolgirls Allegedly Made To Wear Hijab

Madhya Pradesh Orders Probe After Schoolgirls Allegedly Made To Wear Hijab

Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday June 02, 2023

A private school in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district released a poster of its board exam toppers in which some girls, who are not Muslims, are seen wearing scarves.