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New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) Tobacco farmers association FAIFA on Monday condemned its exclusion from a major World Health Organisation conference on tobacco control, saying millions of growers were being shut out of discussions that directly affect their livelihoods. The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) said the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) secretariat had denied its requests to participate in the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11), scheduled for Novembe ...Read More >
People have been found misusing the name of the media for "blackmail, extortion, coercion of officials and circulation of unverified and defamatory material against public institutions and officers," said Joint Director Information of Kashmir Authorities in Kashmir have called for heightened vigilance in view of repeated complaints of blackmail or extortion by some individuals posing as journalists. In a communication to district information officers in the Valley, Joint Director Information ( ...Read More >
The bench noted that only the Municipal Corporations of Delhi, West Bengal, and Telangana had filed affidavits in accordance with earlier directions.Source : ANI In a sharp reprimand, the Supreme Court on Monday criticised states and Union Territories for their failure to submit compliance reports on measures taken to address the stray dog menace across the country. The court said the lack of response had portrayed the nation "in a bad light", as it ordered the personal presence of Chief Secre ...Read More >
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Police on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the alleged suicide of 19-year-old youth to a special investigation team (SIT), a day after the prime accused named in the "suicide" notes -- senior IAS officer Talo Potom -- surrendered and was remanded to judicial custody.In an official order, director general of police Anand Mohan cited the need for a "speedy and conclusive investigation" as the reason for handing over the case to the SIT, which will be led by SP ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The police authority of the Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred the probe of the twin suicide case involving allegations of sexual abuse, coercion and corruption by government officials, to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the crime branch, officials said. An official said that Director General of Police (DGP) Anand Mohan, in an order, directed the concerned police officials that all case records along with relevant documents should be ha ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the chief secretaries of states and Union Territories, other than West Bengal and Telangana, to appear before it on November 3 to explain why compliance affidavits were not filed in the stray dogs case. Photograph: ANI Photo A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria noted that only the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and states of West Bengal and Telangana have filed their compliance affidavits in pursuance to ...Read More >
Kolkata: Calling it a "historic victory for the people of Bengal", Trinamool on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of a petition by the Centre challenging the Calcutta High Court's order to resume MGNREGA in the state after over three years. TMC said the SC order on the 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme was a "democratic slap on the face of those who believed Bengal could be bullied, coerced or silenced".TMC national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee pos ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The family members of Sheik Riyaz, who recently died in a police encounter, on Monday complained to the Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) about alleged harassment and torture by certain police officials. Appearing in person before the commission, Riyaz's mother, wife, and minor children alleged that they were not being allowed to enter their house and were subjected to third-degree methods by the officials concerned. They alleged that the deceased police constable Pramod Kuma ...Read More >
Former Itanagar DC Talo Potom, a Delhi government official, surrendered and was arrested in connection with twin suicides. He faces charges including abetment to suicide and criminal misconduct. Allegations stem from suicide notes detailing sexual exploitation, humiliation, and threats, pushing a young PWD staffer to end his life. Potom was remanded to 14 days judicial custody. Guwahati: The Arunachal Pradesh Police arrested former Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom, h ...Read More >
The Telangana Human Rights Commission has requested a detailed report on the death of Shaik Riyaz, shot by police amid accusations of a 'fake encounter' following the alleged murder of a constable. Riyaz's family seeks an independent investigation while alleging harassment and bribery by police officials. The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has intervened in the controversial case of Shaik Riyaz's death, directing the state DGP to provide a detailed report by November 3 of the events ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The family of Shaik Riyaz, who was allegedly killed in a police encounter on Oct 20, appeared before Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Monday, alleging harassment and denial of access to their home in Nizamabad by police. TGHRC ordered that "no coercive measures or acts of harassment be taken against any member of Riyaz's family".In their complaint, Riyaz's mother, wife and two minor children claimed they were being "physically tortured and subjected to third-degree m ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 28 (ANI): Actor Chiranjeevi has lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police after AI-generated deepfake videos featuring him in obscene content surfaced on pornographic websites, officials said on Monday. Based on his complaint, the police have registered a case under Sections 67 and 67A of the IT Act, Sections 79, 294, 296 and 336(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 2(c), 3 and 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohi ...Read More >
Pune, Oct 27 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare on Monday raised several questions regarding the alleged suicide of a woman doctor in Phaltan in Maharashtra's Satara district. The 28-year-old doctor, hailing from Beed district of central Maharashtra and posted at a government hospital in Satara district, was found hanging in a hotel room in Phaltan town on Thursday night. In the suicide note written on her palm, she alleged that police sub-inspector Gopal Badane raped her on multiple ...Read More >
Itanagar: IAS officer and former deputy commissioner of Itanagar Capital Region (ICR), Talo Potom, who was wanted after a 19-year-old youth was found dead in his rented room last Friday, surrendered before police on Monday morning.ICR Naharlagun SP Nyelam Nega said Potom surrendered at 7.30am on Monday but withheld details. Later in the day, the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court in Yupia remanded Potom to 14 days of judicial custody.Potom, currently serving as PWD special secretary wi ...Read More >
Itanagar, October 27 (IANS) The Arunachal Pradesh Police on Monday arrested former Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom, currently posted as Special Secretary (PWD) with the Delhi government, after he surrendered before the police in connection with the sensational twin suicide cases involving allegations of sexual abuse, intimidation and corruption, officials said. A police officer said that Potom, an IAS officer, surrendered at the Nirjuli police station in Itanagar on ...Read More >
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the states and Union territories, which have not filed their compliance affidavits in the stray dogs case, and said continuous incidents were happening and the country was being "shown as down" in foreign nations. The apex court directed the chief secretaries of the states, except West Bengal and Telangana, to remain present before it on November 3 to explain why compliance affidavits were not filed despite the court's August 22 order. The t ...Read More >
BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2025) Speakers at a seminar strongly condemned the Indian armed forces for committing atrocities and violence against innocent people in Indian Held Kashmir. According to an official press release, the seminar was organized by the Department of Pakistan Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), to denounce India's ongoing oppression in the region. The event included a detailed discussion on India's illegal and oppressive occupa ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 25 Oct: The Nirjuli police have issued a lookout notice against former Itanagar Capital Region deputy commissioner Talo Potom in connection with Nirjuli Police Station Case No 92/2025, U/S 108/271/272/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, dated 25-10-2025. Potom is reportedly at large after an FIR was registered against him in connection with the suicide of 19-year-old youth Gomchu Yekar. Potom, currently posted as special secretary (PWD) under the Delhi government, remains untraceable. A manhunt is ...Read More >
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday revoked the interim protection against "coercive steps" by the state that assembly opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari was enjoying since December 2022.Justice Jay Sengupta, while passing the order, held that "any interim order by way of protection cannot continue for an unlimited period". The state administration can now lodge fresh FIRs against Adhikari without the Calcutta HC's leave.Justice Sengupta ordered the setting up of a Special Investigating Team ...Read More >
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai at an event organised in Thimphu, Bhutan Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Thursday said that courts play a far greater role than simply adjudicating disputes, describing the judiciary as a "moral conscience of the Constitution" responsible for safeguarding democracy, protecting fundamental rights, and ensuring accountability of power. Delivering a lecture on "Courts and Constitutional Governance" during the Fifth Wisdom for Future Talk Series hosted by t ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: In a new development in the suicide case of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar, his wife, Santosh, has made serious allegations, claiming that her husband had been under intense mental stress for nearly a week before he took his own life on 14 October. According to her complaint, on which an FIR has been registered for abetment to suicide, the pressure allegedly exerted by the family of deceased IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar -- including his wife, IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, h ...Read More >
OTTAWA -- India's new envoy to Canada says Ottawa should pivot away from pursuing a scaled-down trade deal and instead reach for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the world's most populous country. In a wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik also said Canadian businesses should expand trade and investment ties with India now, without waiting for governments to sign a formal trade agreement. "We are more interested in a comprehe ...Read More >
Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh convicted the accused, Kajal Babu Chandan, of multiple serious offences under the Indian Penal Code , the Immoral Traffic Act, 1956, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 A copy of the order dated October 15 was made available on Saturday. According to the prosecution, the incident came to light on March 30, 2022, after the police received a tip-off that the accused was supplying girls for prostitution. A trap was laid with a bogus ...Read More >
New Delhi: The crime branch has dismantled eight cyber crime modules and arrested 12 people from four states in a week-long operation. The accused had conned people of over Rs 2.6 crore in crimes such as digital arrests, romance scams and online investment frauds. Special CP (crime) Devesh Srivastava had tasked the cyber cell to trace the people behind a range of online scams recorded on the national cyber crime portal. A team comprising ACP Anil Sharma and others analysed money trails in variou ...Read More >
New Delhi / Thiruvananthapuram: CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar wrote to NHRC Chairman V Ramasubramaniam on Friday, demanding an independent inquiry into the death of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Anandu Aji in Kerala and the alleged sexual abuse within the organisation. Sandosh Kumar addressed a letter to the NHRC chief, stating that the circumstances surrounding the death of Anandu Aji, allegedly by suicide, and the "serious" human rights violations, warrant an "immediate, independent, ...Read More >
Shillong: Meghalaya has been recognised as the best performing state in the verification of 'Adult Aadhaar Enrolment' at the national level by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).Commissioner & secretary and state Aadhaar nodal officer Joram Beda made the announcement on Tuesday.The award was formally received on behalf of the state by Shai Kupar War, Aadhaar nodal officer, General Administration Department (B), during the Aadhaar Samvaad event held to mark the inaugural Aadhaar ...Read More >
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday called upon party leaders and workers to begin preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, urging them to stay alert against false propaganda and misinformation being spread by rival parties. Addressing a state-level review meeting at the party headquarters here, Mayawati said the grand success of the October 9 rally marking the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram was proof that the Bahujan Samaj continued t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to enforce and expand the constitutional right of individuals to access legal counsel during all stages of an enquiry or investigation. Issuing notice, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran sought responses of the Centre and all states and union territories in the matter. The plea challenges the current practice of discretionary and parti ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has directed T Prabhakar Rao, ex-chief of Telangana's Special Intelligence Bureau, to provide his iCloud password amidst a phone-tapping investigation. Despite Rao's claims of cooperation, the Solicitor General accused him of destroying evidence. The case, involving high-profile surveillance, continues with a hearing on November 18. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court instructed T Prabhakar Rao, former head of the Special Intelligence Bureau in Telangana, to share his iCloud passwor ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has ordered former SIB chief T Prabhakar Rao to provide his iCloud password to Telangana police in the presence of forensic experts. The court extended his interim protection from coercive action, while the Solicitor General alleged his non-cooperation and destruction of evidence. Rao's counsel refuted these claims, calling the investigation politically motivated. The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former chief of Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in Telangana T Prabhakar R ...Read More >
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