A Gujarat court sent Tathya Patel, the driver who allegedly crushed nine people to death by his speeding luxury car on the ISKCON Bridge in Ahmedabad, to judicial remand till Sunday.The driver’s father, Pragnesh Patel, has also been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. The accident took place at around 1 am at the […]
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Fresh violence in Imphal as women block roads, burn tyres; tear gas shells fired
Fresh violence was reported in Manipur’s Imphal after women protestors blocked both sides of a main road in the Ghari area. The women protestors burnt tyres during the protests, prompting cops to take action. The Manipur armed police, Army and rapid action battalion rushed to the spot to quell the protesters. In an operation, they […]
After Manipur, 2 women beaten, paraded half-naked in Bengal’s Malda
A purported video from West Bengal’s Malda has emerged on social media platforms showing two women being beaten and paraded half-naked.According to initial reports, the incident occurred three to four days ago. Local people in Malda’s Pakuahat had caught the two women on suspicion of theft and thrashed them.The purported video showed several women assaulting […]
Govt ready for discussion on Manipur incidents, says Rajnath Singh
The government is ready to hold a discussion on incidents in Manipur but the opposition is not serious about it, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday in Lok Sabha which witnessed protests over the matter leading to adjournment of proceedings till noon.As soon as the House met, the members of the opposition parties were […]
Women’s panel ignored Manipur sexual violence complaint for month
The National Commission for Women (NCW) did not act upon the complaint filed on June 12 on behalf of women who were paraded naked in Manipur.There was fresh tension after the May 4 video surfaced on July 19, showing two women from the Kuki community being paraded naked by a group of men. They were […]
Delhi: 7 arrested, 33 rolls of banned Chinese manjha seized from them
Police have arrested seven people for allegedly using illegal kite flying threads and 33 rolls of banned Chinese manjha were seized from them.Selling Chinese manjha and using is illegal, a police official said. These seven people were arrested for allegedly flying kites with threads that can pose danger and cause injury to persons and animals, […]
Mallikarjun Kharge wonders if Manipur video has really angered Modi
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wondered whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was really angered (as claimed by Modi) by the video footage showing two Kuki women paraded naked by a Meitei mob.Kharge also accused the BJP governments in Manipur and at the Centre of being “remorseless”. […]
Watch chilling video of speeding Jaguar mowing down bystanders gathered to see accident-hit Thar on ISKCON bridge in Ahmedabad
A biker had stopped on the ISKCON bridge in Ahmedabad following an accident between a Thar and a truck.Little did he know that the camera in his bike would capture a bigger tragedy. As he moved in his bike closer to the accident site, suddenly, a high-end car came from behind and hit bystanders gathered […]
Opposition leaders meet at Kharge’s chamber in Parliament, demand PM’s statement in House on Manipur
Leaders of the INDIA alliance met at the chamber of Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament complex on Thursday to chalk out a strategy for the Monsoon session and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Manipur violence in both Houses followed by a discussion.This was the first meeting of the opposition alliance of 26 parties […]
Manipur video: Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance; asks Centre, state govt to inform it what action is taken against perpetrators
Taking suo motu cognisance of videos of two women allegedly being paraded naked in ethnic-violence-hit Manipur, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre and the state government to inform it about the action taken against the perpetrators.“We are very deeply disturbed about the videos distributed yesterday. We are expressing our deep concern. It is […]