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Early Signs Of UP Election; Check Out What’s All Going On!

Sayani ChakrabortyDecember 16, 20210

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's project launching frenzy, generously laced with religious preaching, and Akhilesh Yadav's Vijay Yatra crisscrossing UP have made it plain that, for the time being, the SP is the BJP's main rival in India's most critical assembly elections. UP has experienced four-cornered battles in the past, with small transfers of votes determining or breaking electoral fortunes. If the 2022 elections are essentially a bipolar struggle, the political dynamic may shift, with greater possibilities for both the BJP and the SP. And, with elections being conducted in the shadow of another Covid strain, the pandemic's effect on millions of aam voters in the state may play a role in addition to the normal metrics of caste, community, and sub-region. Leaders getting ready for u...

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Ajay Mishra Is A Criminal: Rahul Gandhi Roars On The UP Lakhimpur Kheri Farmer’s Killing

Sonia SolankiDecember 16, 20210

Ajay Mishra , the junior Home Minister of UP, is a criminal, Rahul Gandhi voices his opinion in the Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi today led the opposition when he targeted Modi Government for shielding the minister Ajay Mishra. Its not the first time that Congress leader spoke on this matter. Many times Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Choudhary and others have demanded the resignation from the junior Home Minister , Ajay Mishra. The junior Home Minister is the Father of Ashish Mishra, accused of the Lakhimpur Kheri killings. "The Minister must Resign. He is a criminal." Mr. Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha, as Mr. Ajay Mishra makes his presence into his office in Delhi's North Block this morning just a km away from the Lok Sabha. Opposition Not Allowed To Discus...

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In Retrospect: The ‘Juvenile’ In Major Gang-Rape Cases

Ananya ChakravartiDecember 16, 20210

The Bombay High Court in November,  commuted to life imprisonment, the death penalty awarded to three repeat offenders in connection with the gang-rape of a photo-journalist inside Mumbai's defunct Shakti Mills compound, in 2013. The incident dates back to August 22, 2013. A young photojournalist, who was accompanied by her colleague on assignment, was raped by four men and a minor. The four accused were named and identified by the victim and were help guilty by the Court. The minor was tried separately by the Juvenile Justice Board. It was argued that the acts perpetrated by the three amounted to "devastation of social trust" and invited the indignation of society. These acts itself demonstrate the mental perversion and inconceivable brutality caused by the convicts. It sound...

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Oral Sex With Minor Not ‘Aggravated Sexual Assault’: Allahabad HC

Ananya ChakravartiDecember 16, 20210

While dealing with the appeal of a POCSO convict, accused of committing oral sex with a 10-year-old boy, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that putting the penis into the mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It comes into the category of penetrative sexual assault which is punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. It is important to note that the Court, in its order, didn't take into account Section 5 (m) of the POCSO Act, which stipulates that if the offence of 'penetrative sexual assault' on a child, who is below the age of twelve years, the same would be punishable with the offence of 'aggravated penetrative sexual assault' as per Section 6 of the Act. It may be noted that since 'penetrative sexual assault' under Sect...

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Women And Their Workplaces: Why Is It So Tough?

Ananya ChakravartiDecember 16, 20210

In recent news, a man appeared semi-nude for a virtual hearing where Former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaisingh was representing the victim. Ms Jaisingh has filed a case of sexual harassment against the un-named man as she said that he appeared in a semi-naked state for a full 20 minutes despite raising objections against his state of undress. Ms. Jaisingh also said that such a conduct in public was highly demeaning to a woman. Just a day back, an Ola driver was suspended for masturbating in front of a female passenger. One question that pops up in one’s mind is from where do these men find the guts to behave like that and pat comes the reply: our nature of not holding men accountable for their actions. We see it happen, everywhere, at any time. 78% of women have experience...

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UNESCO Gave Cultural Heritage Status To Durga Puja, People Of Bengal Congratulated Modi

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The world famous Durga Puja of Bengal has been given the status of cultural heritage by UNESCO. The Cultural Unit of the United Nations (UNESCO) on Wednesday announced the inclusion of Durga Puja in Bengal in the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. On behalf of India, UNESCO had demanded to give heritage status to Durga Puja. It has been approved by UNESCO. Durga Puja will now be recognized globally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed happiness over this announcement of UNESCO and congratulated the people of the country and Bengal for this. On the other hand, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that it is a proud moment for every Bengali. Durga Puja is more than worship for us. It's a feeling for us. At the same t...

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Discussions Of Harbhajan Singh Joining Congress, Navjot Sidhu Shares ‘Prospect Picture’

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

Ahead of the assembly elections to be held in Punjab next year, political turmoil is increasing. Meanwhile, the discussion of cricketer Harbhajan Singh joining the Congress has also started. The discussion of famous cricketer Harbhajan Singh coming into politics has once again intensified. This time there is speculation about Bhajji joining the Congress. The reason for this is a picture tweeted by Punjab Congress President Navjot Sidhu. Sharing the picture with Bhajji, Sidhu has described it as a picture full of possibilities. Earlier there were rumors of cricketer Harbhajan Singh joining the BJP. After which Harbhajan Singh himself had to come forward. Rejecting the discussions of joining BJP, he had called the rumors going on social media false. Earlier, discussions of Harbhajan join...

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UP Ranks First In Complaints And Settlements Followed By Maharashtra

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The maximum number of complaints accounting to six lakh complaints were registered against the UP government between 2018 and 2020 through the online centralized system of complaints. Whereas Maharashtra remained at number two. More than two lakh complaints were received against the Maharashtra government. Not only this UP also topped in disposal of complaints. The Central Government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that during the said three years, a total of 6,19,358 complaints were received from Uttar Pradesh, out of which 5,35,153 were resolved. A total of 2,17,509 complaints were registered against the Maharashtra government during this period on the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Of these, 78,378 complaints were resolved. This information was...

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Operation Masoom By Delhi Police To Curb Child Pornography, 50 Arrested And Over 100 FIRs Filed

Sonia SolankiDecember 16, 20210

The Operation Masoom, an operation by Delhi Police against child pornography have arrested over 50 culprits and filed over 100 FIRs. This is a huge success for Delhi Police against increasing cyber crime on social media involving children. In age of digital medium the content of social media needs a check specially for and about young kids. Over the past few years child pornography has became an issue of concern for both society and Government. This operation is part of a drive to curb child pornography and child abuse on Online Medium. Operation Masoom Of Delhi Police Operation Masoom Details: The Operation Masoom [Mitigation Of Adolescent Sexually Offensive Online Material] launched by Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations [IFSO] unit of the Delhi Police. All district p...

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Big News On Cryptocurrency: Bill Will Not Come In This Session Of Parliament! Know What Is The Reason

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

Cryptocurrency remains the hottest issue of the present time. Seeing the interest of investors towards this, a bill was prepared by the Central Government in a hurry to manage this. It was being said that it would be introduced and passed in this winter session. But, a recent report has raised the possibility that the cryptocurrency bill may be difficult to pass in the ongoing winter session of Parliament. A big news is coming on the cryptocurrency bill. A senior government official has informed that the government is considering a proposed framework for cryptocurrencies. It is understood that this bill will probably not be introduced in this winter session of Parliament. The report quoted sources as saying that the much-awaited cryptocurrency law will not be introduced in Parliamen...

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Method To Detect Omicron Infection Finally Revealed, This Is How The Variant Is Tested

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The cases of the new variant of the corona virus, Omicron, have started increasing in India. The claims being made in research or studies about Omicron are very worrying. According to research conducted at Oxford University, Omicron is effective against weak antibodies made from two doses of the vaccine. Experts are advising to be vigilant to protect against corona. However, it is worth knowing how to detect this new Omicron variant of the corona virus. One technique for detecting Omicron variants is genome sequencing. This technique has been in discussion for many days, but there is a process to find out what is genome sequence and how to know that a corona infected person is suffering from Omicron variant. By detecting the corona variant, efforts can be made to avoid the risk of infecti...

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Cabinet’s Big Decisions: 76,000 Crore Plan For Semiconductor Manufacturing Approved

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 16, 20210

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved several important schemes. These include the Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Scheme costing Rs 76,000 crore and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana benefiting 22 lakh farmers. These decisions were taken in the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. After the meeting, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave information about the Semiconductors Manufacturing Scheme. He said that this is a historic decision. Under this, the design, fabrication, packaging, testing and complete ecosystem of semiconductor chips will be developed in the country. An incentive of Rs 2.3 lakh crore will be given to make India its global hub. For this 'India Semiconductor Mission' will be started. Semiconductors are use...

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