JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam A city court granted dismissed JNU professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam protection from immediate arrest in a sexual harassment case, directing police to give him seven working days’ written notice before taking him into custody. The court noted that the IO hadn’t yet examined any complainant. Source link
A week after they set sail from Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai while Cyclone Murasu was brewing in the Bay of Bengal, the bodies of five out of nine fishermen were washed ashore along the Andhra Pradesh coast Thursday. The tragedy triggered anger among fishermen, who faulted the state govt and Coast Guard for delay…
A late-night liquor party among friends to celebrate the purchase of an illegal firearm ended in the death of a 25-year-old man during celebratory firing in Bhubaneswar early Thursday. Eight friends of the deceased, Tapu Nayak, were arrested. All the accused were employed at a private construction company. Despite indications that the firing may have…
Security forces Thursday launched a massive cordon and search operation in Manipur‘s Noney, a day after three militants were killed in a gunfight between rival Naga outfits. Over 500 personnel from Manipur Police, CRPF’s CoBRA unit and Assam Rifles began the operation in Nungba and Kekru Naga areas. Elsewhere in state, thousands of Nagas rallied…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday announced the annual Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim.The poll roll revision exercise seeks to enrol eligible voters, particularly young and first-time electors, and facilitate advance applications from those who will become…
NEW DELHI: BJP netas accused the opposition of plotting unrest after Times Now Navbharat aired its undercover sting, “Operation Regime Change”, while Congress demanded concrete evidence.BJP spokesman Gaurav Bhatia said the sting exposed alleged attempts at “regime change”. He accused the opposition of preferring anarchy to democratic transfer of power. Citing alleged remarks by some…
Office-bearers from 12 states skipped eventNEW DELHI: Indian Youth Congress has suspended over 300 office-bearers from the organisation for not showing up for the ‘Chalo Delhi’ rally of INDIA bloc Sunday – a significant step to drive home the message that the outfit is serious about mass mobilisation in future.IYC sources said organisational office-bearers from…
A 20-year-old college student was killed when firecrackers bought for Diwali celebrations exploded at his friend’s house near Melur in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai early Thursday. The student’s friend and his mother were seriously injured in the blast that brought down a part of the building’s upper floor. Source link
