-The Hindu With fresh evidence surfacing of his involvement in the Suryanelli gang rape case, P.J. Kurien should step down as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson, the CPI(M) said on Sunday. In a statement here, the CPI(M) said if he did not step down, he should be removed from the post, in the background of the Supreme Court annulling the Kerala High Court order acquitting 35 accused persons and ordering re-examination of the...
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DoT Issues Orders To Block 78 URLs; 73 URLs With IIPM Content-Nikhil Pahwa
-Medianama.com Note: Following this report, other publications and civil society organizations are providing more context on this development. We’ve curating read-worthy updates here as a followup to this post. Important: CERT-IN’s Gulshan Rai has said that blocks have been implemented on the basis of an order issued by a Court in Gwalior, according to a report from Livemint. Hence, DoT is only implementing the Court’s instructions. Earlier today: India’s Department of Telecommunications yesterday...
More »BJP MP was in touch with RTI activist's killer: CBI
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: Was BJP MP Dinu Solanki in touch with a prime accused in the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethava, who was gunned down outside Gujarat High Court on July 20, 2010? The CBI is investigating a possible link between Solanki and Bahadursinh Vadher, a constable who is the prime accused in the case. The central agency questioned the MP for the third consecutive day in Ahmedabad on...
More »Food Security Bill must be pushed sensibly: Sen
-The Indian Express Addressing an auditorium brimming with at least 2,000 people at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Nobel laureate and economist Amartya Sen, at a panel discussion on 'Hunger and Nutrition', laid out his vision for why food security should get top priority in the country. Outside the hallowed halls of IIT Delhi, the UPA's National Food Security Bill is being debated publicly in states and the Standing Committee...
More »Dharmarajan arrested at Sagar
-The Hindu KOTTAYAM: Dharmarajan, the third accused in the Suryanelli sex abuse case, who was absconding after jumping bail in 2005, was on Friday arrested at Sagar in Shimoga district by a Special Investigation Team of the Kerala Police, said district police chief C. Rajagopal. He will be produced before the Suryanelli Special Court here on Saturday. According to police sources, Dharmarajan was arrested from a lodge near Sagar city. The police chief said...
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