Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) The murder of a 19-year-old woman in Khairpur village of Pakistan’s Sindh province is not an isolated tragedy but part of a broader pattern of injustice requiring collective outrage and action. The incident reflects a society that continues to tolerate brutality under the guise of family “honour”, a report said on Monday.“The vile custom of ‘karo-kari’, still prevalent in parts of rural Sindh, has claimed countless lives—mostly women—reducing them to expend…
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Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are “both two sides of the same coin”, considering that none of them care about the aspirations of the common people. “The Prime Minister claims that he is a true nationalist. But he had done nothing for the poor people. He had done everything for the millionaires. Before the Left Front rule, Cong…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court has suspended the sentence of a Bihar government officer convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act and granted her bail, while expressing serious concern over the prosecution’s claim that seized bribe money was destroyed by rodents.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan was hearing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Aruna Kumari, a former Child Development Programme Officer, challenging a judgment of the Patna High Court…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official Mudavath Devula and private company executive Bharat Mathur by two days in connection with a bribery case involving alleged payment of Rs 2.5 lakh for regulatory approvals. The accused were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court upon completion of their earlier three-day CBI remand.The probe agency had sought five days of furthe…
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned trader Barik Biswas as part of its investigation into the ration scam in West Bengal, said the central investigation agency officials on Monday.The rice trader has been asked to appear at the ED’s CGO Complex office in the Salt Lake area of the city on Monday afternoon. According to officials, this rice trader, Barik Biswas, is ‘close’ to former state food minister Jyotipriya Mallick.Incidentally, in August 2024, the ED condu…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A social media post by former national-level cricketer Pulkit Sharma sparked a fresh debate over alleged corruption in land registration processes in Punjab, after he detailed his personal experience of navigating the system.Taking to X, Sharma claimed he was compelled to pay bribes to multiple officials despite his property documents being fully legitimate.Describing the ordeal, he wrote that payments had to be made not just to a tehsildar but to “over two dozen oth…
Patna, April 17 (IANS) In a significant push against corruption, Bihar’s Vigilance Investigation Bureau has intensified its crackdown, leading to the surrender of 13 absconding accused in various corruption cases across the state, an official said on Friday. These individuals had been evading judicial proceedings for a prolonged period, prompting courts to issue warrants for their arrest.Under sustained legal pressure and enforcement measures, all 13 accused surrendered before their resp…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), if it comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phase assembly polls later this month, will prioritise women’s safety and ensure that women can roam around freely and safely even after midnight, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. “Crime against women during the Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal has crossed all limits. People have witnessed the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, and the rape cases at Kasba Law Coll…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phased Assembly polls scheduled later this month, it will bring an end to the practices of rampant ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘multiple marriages’ in the state by enforcing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). “Some people have the liberty to maintain four marriages simultaneously, while others have to maintain one marriage at a time. Is this fair? But do not…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India and the United States agreeing on a trade deal. In his third election rally in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, Gandhi said the deal will lead to the closure of small- and mid-sized industries and cause job losses in India.He alleged that PM Modi’s control is in Donald Trump’s hands, claiming that the India-US trade deal would harm w…