Bhopal, Feb 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo said on Thursday that the Commission has issued notices to all state governments, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, and sports authorities, summoning information regarding the rules and guidelines related to the operation of gyms and fitness centres. He stated that the Commission has received several complaints regarding the sexual exploitation of women and minor girls targeted by trainers in gym…
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Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 2 (IANS) Alleging that the Congress-led government hurriedly passed the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, during the Belagavi Winter Session without allowing proper discussion, BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said the Bill was brought with the sole intention of silencing the Opposition.Speaking to the media on Monday, Vijayendra responded to a question on the Governor not giving assent to the Bill. He said the legislation is ha…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) A brutal assault on a Christian pastor in Odisha has triggered sharp political reactions across Kerala, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading the condemnation and warning that the incident reflects a wider, systematic attack on India’s secular fabric.In a strongly worded post on X, Vijayan said forcing a human being to consume cow dung was a “deeply inhuman act” and not an isolated crime.He alleged that such violence was being emboldened by the “sil…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and party’s General Secretary (Organisation), K.C. Venugopal, on Friday, condemned the alleged attack on a pastor and members of the Christian community in the Parjang area of Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on January 4, and demanded the immediate arrest of all those involved. In a letter written to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Venugopal alleged that a mob of around 40 persons, reportedly comprisin…
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IANS) Amid an escalating row over the seizure of alleged cow meat and irregularities in a slaughterhouse, members of several organisations, including the Bajrang Dal, staged a fresh round of protest on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Bhopal Mayor Malti Rai.During the protest outside Malti Rai’s residence in the city, right-wing members, holding posters and banners, chanted slogans and recited the Hanuman Chalisa. The protesters also smeared black ink on the nameplate.Ri…
Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) Amid the escalating row over alleged cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal, a senior assistant veterinary surgeon with the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, was suspended on Tuesday. Bhopal Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Singh, issued the suspension order, mentioning that Beni Prasad Gaur, who was also the in-charge for the matters related to the city’s slaughterhouses, “failed to discharge his duty properly”.”Recently, a complaint was filed regarding suspicious tr…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Mehbooba Mufti, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), recently associated certain protests in Jammu with the decision made by the Muslim-majority region of J&K to join India in 1947.It was profoundly disheartening to witness one of the most outrageous remarks from a leader who has held a constitutional position. Referring to the Jammu groups as “right-wing Hindus”, she stated, “Recent developments champio…
Jammu, Jan 11 (IANS) A section of traders and businessmen in Jammu on Sunday rejected the demand for a separate state for Jammu and instead demanded statehood for J&K.The group was reacting to the recently made demands by members of some right-wing organisations, including the RSS and Bajrang Dal, for a separate state of Jammu. These groups alleged that the interests of the Jammu region have been compromised by the ruling parties belonging to the Valley.The trading community group said that …
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the recent actions of the Hindu groups have negated the decision of the people in the “Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir” to reject the two-nation theory of Mohammad Ali Jinnah by joining Mahatma Gandhi’s secular India.Addressing a press conference here, Mehbooba Mufti said the leadership of J&K joined the secular India represented by Gandhi, thereby rejecting the t…
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Gangasagar Mela ground on Friday, gutting several temporary shelters on Sagardwip island in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, officials said.The annual Gangasagar Mela began on Friday, and the fire broke out in the early hours.Several temporary shanties and tents set up for housing pilgrims visiting the Sagar Islands during the auspicious occasion were burnt completely. However, fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far because o…