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Cuttack Police detain six in rape, blackmail case involving college student

The accused men are charged under various sections of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Information Technology Act, along with crimes of sexual assault, intimidation, and abetment.

Opposition MPs to boycott Waqf Bill parliamentary committee meetings, allege brazen violation of ethics by JPC chaimran

Addressing reporters in Delhi on Nov 7, TMC MP Kalyan Bandopadhyay said the Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman MP Jagdambika Pal was calling people who are very close to the BJP and have no stakes in the functioning of the Waqf bill to the meetings per his own choice.

Jammu and Kashmir

BJP legislators clash with MP Engineer Rashid’s brother, NC members in J&K Assembly over Article 370 banner

The scuffle broke out on Nov 7 after Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid's brother Sheikh Khursheed displayed a banner demanding the restoration of Article 370 and release of all political prisoners.

Pollution control board contests Lancet study on air pollution deaths, claims data ‘not absolute’

The NGT had taken suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report quoting the study, which stated approximately 33,000 annual deaths were linked to air pollution levels that exceeded the World Health Organization guidelines.

west bengal

2 minors among 3 arrested for gangrape in West Bengal

Woman’s husband said that they lodged a police complaint after the three raped her on Oct 31 and recorded a video. The Rampurhat court on Nov 5 sent the two minors to the district juvenile justice board and remanded the third accused in police custody, according to a police officer.

Over 50,000 security personnel deployed in Ladakh as India and China seek trust-building measures

Sources indicated that the deployment will remain unchanged until a more comprehensive de-escalation is achieved. The recent disengagement is seen as an effort to foster trust.

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SC slams UP Govt for demolition of house, orders ₹ 25 lakh compensation

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud was hearing a suo motu writ petition registered in 2020 based on a complaint by Maharajganj resident Manoj Tibrewal Aakash, whose house was demolished in 2019. CJI said walking into somebody’s house and demolishing it without notice is lawlessness.

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