The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre’s curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from the successor companies of Union Carbide Corporation to pay additional compensation to the victims of the December 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. More than 3,000 people were killed in this tragedy and the environment was also badly damaged. The top court also rapped the Center for not formulating an insurance policy for the victims in the context of an affidavit given to the court earlier and termed it as “gross negligence”. The top court said, “Being a welfare state, the responsibility was given to the…
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Supporters gathered outside the residence of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with the police late on Tuesday night to prevent his arrest. Despite trying for 14 hours to arrest Khan, the police could not arrest him. Police and Khan’s supporters have been at loggerheads for more than 14 hours. Police used tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse Khan’s supporters. Khan’s supporters gathered to protest the Islamabad police that arrived to arrest him. A day after a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, the police reached his house. Several videos have been taken from PTI’s…
The song Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR has been selected as the first Indian film to win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony. Music composer MM Keeravani, lyricist Chandra Bose received the award together. Naatu Naatu playback singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kala Bhairav performed the song at the Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, USA, which received a standing ovation from the audience. Deepika Padukone announced her singing performance at the ceremony. Nominated. The film was inspired by freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju. Choreography of this song was done by Prem…
Iranian authorities have arrested more than 100 suspects in connection with the poisoning of schoolgirls. Initial inquiries have revealed that many of these people have carried out such incidents out of mischief or audacity and with the aim of disrupting classes. Iran has seen several incidents of suspected toxic substances being given to girls’ schools in recent months. The United Nations and the United States called on the Iranian authorities to fully investigate these incidents and bring those responsible to justice. Meanwhile, Iranian politicians say school-going girls were targeted by radical Islamic groups. It has been said that the poisoning incidents may be…
In West Bengal, Vande Bharat Express was pelted with stones in Murshidabad district. At the time of the incident, the train was coming to Howrah via New Jalpaiguri when stones were pelted at the train near Farakka Bridge. The glasses of the C 31 coach of the train were damaged in the incident. The matter is being investigated. Kaushik Mitra, CPRO, Eastern Railway said, “It is a very unfortunate incident. The incident will be investigated. Apart from this, people will be made aware so that such attacks do not happen in future. Railways has ordered an inquiry into the incident.” The passengers of the train gave…
Prayagraj police has announced a reward of 25 thousand on Shaista Parveen, wife of mafia don Atiq Ahmed. Shaista Parveen is absconding since the Umesh Pal murder case. Now police action has started against them as well. A CCTV footage has surfaced 5 days before the Umesh Pal murder case, in which a sharp shooter is meeting Sabir Shaista. Police suspect that Atiq Ahmed’s wife is also involved in the incident. The police have started action after the CCTV footage surfaced. The CCTV footage is of 19 February. According to this footage, at 8.57 pm, Shaista Parveen had reached Atiq’s sharp shooter Bally’s house. After this,…
Several people were killed and many others were injured in a shooting in Hamburg, Germany. The shooting happened last night at the Kingdom Hall in the Gross Borstel district. A police spokesman said that all those killed had gunshot wounds. German media reported that at least seven people were killed and many were injured in the shootout. The reasons for the firing could not be ascertained. Police tweeted that according to a preliminary investigation, the shots were fired at the Witness Church on Delboge Street in the Gross Borstel district. Many people were seriously injured, some even lost their lives. A large number of security forces…
The Central Government has announced 10 percent reservation for ex-Agniveers in Border Security Force – BSF recruitment. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a notification yesterday amending the Recruitment Rules of the Border Security Force. The revised rules state that ex-fire veterans will be exempted from the physical efficiency test. The government has also announced that the upper age limit will be relaxed by five years for the first batch of ex-firefighters candidates. There is good news for the youth who have taken advantage of the Agniveer Yojana of recruitment in the army. Taking an important decision, the Central Government has announced 10…
A new initiative named Beggar Free City has been started in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Nagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said that a notification regarding section 144 of CrPC has been issued in this regard. Talking to reporters, he said that he would strictly implement it and begging would not be allowed in public places. It is a joint venture of Nagpur Police and Nagpur Municipal Corporation Social Welfare Department. Nagpur Municipal Corporation has made special arrangements to provide shelter to destitute people in its shelters. The civic body has kept a bus and an ambulance ready to shift the beggars caught in the police…
Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was arrested on Thursday on charges of money laundering related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy. Official sources gave this information. He said the 51-year-old leader was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a second round of questioning at Tihar Jail. The probe agency alleged that Sisodia was “evasive” in his reply and was “not cooperating with the probe”. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party expressed concern over the security of Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail and alleged that he was being kept along with…