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All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Tuesday accused Rekha Sharma, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), of prioritizing her political allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the safety of women and children and demanded her immediate resignation. In an official statement, the AITC claims that Sharma's favouritism towards the BJP, which comes from her past job as a BJP district secretary, harms the trustworthiness of her current role and makes her important position look foolish. «Rekha Sharma, transitioning from BJP district secretary to chairperson of NCW doesn't erase your political bias. How can we trust someone who puts party interests above the safety of women and children? Your allegiance to BJP renders your position utterly unfair and disgraceful. How dare you prioritise party loyalty over the safety of women? Your shameless partiality makes a mockery of the prestigious role. Resign now and spare us from your partisan incompetence!,» AITC said.

Editors Guild of India on Tuesday termed as «worrisome» the arrest of an on-duty television journalist by the West Bengal Police. In a statement here, the Guild said the journalist — Santu Pan — was reporting live on television when he was whisked away by policemen. Pan, a journalist with Repulic Bangla, was arrested from Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Monday late evening. «His arrest while on duty is worrisome,» the Guild said.

Wankhede after the ED took cognisance of a first information report (FIR) by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged ₹25-crore bribe demand from Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's family to spare his son Aryan Khan in a drugs case. In the beginning of this month, the former NCB officer had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the ED's case. He has also sought, through an interim order, protection from any coercive action and a stay on the agency's probe.

Sandeshkhali to engage with the residents. Here are the top ten updates on the Sandeshkhali violence story. 1.

The website of major crypto ransomware operator LockBit has been taken down in a coordinated effort by international enforcement agencies. The message displayed on the site confirms it is now “under control of law enforcement.”

Russian investigators have yet to determine the official cause of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death, his spokeswoman said on Monday, after prison authorities said he suddenly dropped dead following a walk in the «Polar Wolf» penal colony. Navalny's death robs Russia's disparate opposition of its most charismatic and courageous leader as President Vladimir Putin prepares for an election that will keep him in power until at least 2030.

Longlegs is set to terrify audiences in 2024. Directed by Oz Perkins, the film promises to be a chilling experience, blending classic Hollywood psychological thriller elements with modern horror sensibilities. Here's everything you need to know about this highly anticipated movie.

University officials and a relativfe say the son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided

On the witness stand last year, Donald Trump proclaimed: “I have a lot of cash.”

State governments across the U.S. are adopting or considering laws that would block the sale of personal health data or information about who visits sensitive sites such as sexual health facilities

The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s yearslong anticorruption drive

An Australian cybercrime police officer has been accused of stealing 81.616 Bitcoin during a steroid trafficking investigation in Melbourne.

Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a loan fraud case was "without application of mind and due regard to the law", amounting to an "abuse of power", the Bombay High Court has said. A division bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and N R Borkar had on February 6 held the Kochhars' arrest as illegal and confirmed a January 2023 interim order passed by another bench granting them bail. In the order made available on Monday, the court said the CBI has been unable to demonstrate the existence of circumstances or supportive material based on which the decision to arrest was taken.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the single judge order refusing to interfere with the Lokpal proceedings against Soren based on a complaint filed by the BJP MP Nishikant Dubey in Disproportionate Assets (DA) case. The appeal came up for hearing before the division bench headed by Justice Rekha Palli. The matter was adjourned for tomorrow as senior advocate Kapil Sibal was busy with another matter before the Supreme Court.

₹91,000 crore, while Maharashtra celebrates Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti. Meanwhile, legal eagles are on the lookout as the Supreme Court hears Sharad Pawar's plea on NCP leadership and Chandigarh Mayor Polls case unfolds. Investigations heat up with Arvind Kejriwal facing 6th ED summons in the Delhi liquor scam, and Mahua Moitra and Mukul Roy summoned in separate cases.

investors have raised red flags over the management's failure to recover about Rs 1,400 crore from a Dubai-based reseller, More Ideas General Trading LLC, while paying out Rs 300 crore in sales commissions at a time when the debt-laden edtech firm is battling a severe fund crunch. Byju’s has, however, disputed the investors’ claim. In an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) notice, a copy of which ET has reviewed, the investors said the company's value has eroded due to the management's neglect in enforcing its legal rights.

National Assembly seats in the general elections has raised concerns among their voters and stakeholders amid political wrangling over a numbers game for the formation of a new government in the Centre, English daily Dawn reported on Sunday. The report said, over 101 independent candidates — most of them backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — have won National Assembly seats, citing unofficial results.

₹135 crore were “made to influential persons, state government functionaries, government servants, media houses etc…" the person said, quoting from the order. The broad scope of the investigation has not previously been reported. P.

violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP is trying to disrupt peace in the area and has not taken any action against its leaders. Addressing a public gathering here today, CM Mamata said that her government always takes action in case of any wrong. «We always take action in case of any wrong. First the ED, then the BJP, and then the media. They are trying to disrupt peace there [Sandeshkhali]. If there are any allegations, we will take action, and whatever was taken forcibly will be returned. I have asked the police to take suo motu cognizance. Our block president has been arrested. In Bhangar, Arabul Islam has also been arrested. But what action has the BJP taken against their leaders? Remember, the BJP is anti-Bengali, anti-women, anti-farmer, and anti-dalit,» she said.

For years, Dave Kroupa was victim to a relentless and terrifying stalker — always believing it was a woman he had dated for two weeks and attempted to let down gently when she suggested they move in together.

social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. We are a pair of researchers who investigate how social media affects the mental health of young people. More than 75% of teens check their phone hourly, and half say they feel like they're addicted to their devices.