NGOs stoking ethnic tension in Manipur, says SC panel

The Supreme Court-appointed committee's ground situation report on ethnic conflicts in Manipur accuses state NGOs of obstructing the cremation of 88 bodies preserved in mortuaries and preventing the acceptance of ex gratia. The committee, headed by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Justice Gita Mittal, highlights the pressure exerted by civil society organizations (CSOs) on relatives not to accept the bodies. The report also mentions CSOs opposing the performance of last rites and maintaining tension between communities in Manipur.

November 28, 2023 at 01:08AM

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Revenue official mowed down by MP mining mafia

Prashann Singh, a Madhya Pradesh revenue official, was crushed to death under a tractor by sand mining mafia in Shahdol district late Saturday. He was a patwari in Beohari revenue division. An ex-serviceman, he was an honest and diligent official of the revenue department, said his seniors. The murder, which took place at Gopalpur village on the banks of River Son, 565km east of Bhopal, around 11pm Saturday, was the latest in a string of horrific attacks by the mining mafia on police personnel and other government employees.

November 27, 2023 at 02:23AM

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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa winner Albert Kabo Lepcha says my wife is my strength

Albert Kabo Lepcha from Kalimpong, West Bengal, emerged as the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2023.

November 27, 2023 at 12:20AM

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Russia puts Meta spokesman on wanted list

Russian authorities have added Andy Stone, the spokesperson of US tech giant Meta, to a wanted list. Stone's inclusion on the list comes after Russian authorities classified Meta as a 'terrorist and extremist' organization. The interior ministry's database does not provide details of the charges against Stone. In February 2022, Stone was put on the wanted list, but the matter was not reported until this week. Meta's actions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to a criminal probe by Russia's federal Investigative Committee.

November 26, 2023 at 11:45PM

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22 months after PM’s security breach, Bathinda SP suspended

Bathinda SP (investigations) Gurwinder Singh Sangha has been suspended for dereliction of duty resulting in a security breach during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022. Sangha, who was then SP (operations) at Ferozepur, received the suspension orders this November 22, more than 22 months after the security lapse. The suspension notice to the SP, issued by Punjab home affairs and justice department secretary Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, cited a report from the DGP submitted on October 18.

November 26, 2023 at 03:36AM

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Bathinda SP suspended 22 months after PM’s security breach

Bathinda SP (investigations) Gurwinder Singh Sangha has been suspended for dereliction of duty resulting in a security breach during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022. Sangha, who was then SP (operations) at Ferozepur, received the suspension orders this November 22, more than 22 months after the security lapse. Besides the Bathinda SP, action has been taken against at least six other police officers of DSP rank and below, sources said.

November 26, 2023 at 02:23AM

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Silkyara tunnel breakthrough note before late Monday

The government officials remained non-committal about the timeline for the breakthrough at Silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 trapped workers citing the situation getting technically “more complex” after the joints of the auger used for horizontal drilling got broken. But going by the time it would take for taking out the entire auger machine and then carrying out manual excavation, the breakthrough is possible not before late Monday, sources said. He also said that the agencies needed to dig another 12-15 meters for the breakthrough.

November 26, 2023 at 01:11AM

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Engineer, friend returning from party charred to death as car catches fire

Two friends – one an engineer and another a businessman – were charred to death when the car in which they were returning from a party went up in flames in Sector 119 early on Saturday, trapping them inside. Fire department officials said a short circuit in the car’s air conditioner may have caused the fire, locking the doors automatically. According to them, a guard deployed at the main gate of Amrapali Platinum – where one of the car’s occupants was to get off – called up the fire department at 6.25am to inform them that a white Swift was up in flames on the nearby road.

November 26, 2023 at 01:40AM

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Nitish most credible OBC face in politics: JD(U) neta

JD(U) leader and Bihar’s water resources minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Friday said CM Nitish Kumar is the most credible OBC face in politics who remains the principal pole of Bihar politics and would never be playing a second fiddle to anybody. Rebutting some BJP leaders’ recent demand that Nitish retire from politics in the wake of his controversial remarks in the assembly over birth control, Jha said the CM is a towering leader not only in Bihar but has also been setting agenda in national politics.

November 25, 2023 at 03:35AM

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Fight deepfakes or face action, govt tells social media, Net cos

The government has warned top social media and internet companies that their platforms may be temporarily suspended and even be ordered blocked in case they are unable to tackle the menace of deepfakes. Besides, they have been advised to work out methods to issue “pop-ups” for users once they log into their accounts. The pop-ups, akin to the cautionary advice that users get when they log into their online financial investment accounts such as Zerodha, will carry the ‘no go list’ for subscribers, explicitly giving out details on what kind of content is not to be uploaded, or shared.

November 25, 2023 at 02:40AM

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