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Mayawati urges Gujarat govt to seek strict punishment for accused in Una Dalit flogging case

Mayawati urges Gujarat govt to seek strict punishment for accused in Una Dalit flogging case

Lucknow, BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday urged the Gujarat government to effectively pursue the 2016 Una Dalit flogging case in the high court to ensure strict punishment for those responsible. Mayawati urges Gujarat govt to seek strict punishment for accused in Una Dalit flogging case A special court in Veraval in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district had on March 16 convicted five persons and acquitted 35 others in the case, in which four Dalit men were assaulted while skinning a dead cow. The incident had triggered nationwide protests. In a post on X, Mayawati alleged that the acquittal of most of the accused reflected “government bias, negligence and apathy” towards the interests and safety of Dalits. She said the victim families were facing serious financial and other challenges in challenging the trial court’s verdict before the high court. “This disturbing reality has caused deep concern, particularly among the Bahujan community. I am especially concerned because I had personally met the victims after the incident and, after learning the facts, demanded …

Bengal govt reaches out to Tata Group, seeks to resolve ₹765.78 crore compensation dispute over Singur

Bengal govt reaches out to Tata Group, seeks to resolve ₹765.78 crore compensation dispute over Singur

The West Bengal government has initiated talks with the Tata Group to set up new industries and resolve a legal dispute over compensation of ₹765.78 crore that the previous government under the Trinamool Congress (TMC) did not pay to Tata Motors for losses suffered in aborting the Nano car project at Singur in 2008 following a two-year agitation by then-opposition leader Mamata Banerjee, officials aware of the matter said. “Efforts are being made to reach an out-of-court settlement with the Tata Group,” official said. (File Photo/ PTI) “Our officers went to Mumbai this week and talked to the Tata Group. Of course, we want them to return to Bengal. Had Mr Ratan Tata been alive I would have touched his feet and requested him to set up an industry here,” industry minister Tapas Roy said. Also Read | Centre keen on investing to develop tea, textile sector in Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari “Our state is saddled with debts piled up by the former government. The court ordered that a compensation of around ₹766 crore be …

Govt opposes plea in Supreme Court on income-based quota for SC, ST and OBCs

Govt opposes plea in Supreme Court on income-based quota for SC, ST and OBCs

The Union government on Thursday opposed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an income-based sub-quota within reserved categories, contending that the constitutional architecture of reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is founded on historical and social disadvantage and cannot be restructured solely on the basis of economic criteria. The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions. The batch of matters is likely to come up for hearing on August 18. (PTI) The Centre also opposed extending the “creamy layer” principle to SCs and STs, arguing that Supreme Court precedent has consistently confined the doctrine to Other Backward Classes (OBCs). ALSO READ | As long as there is social discrimination, reservation will continue: Mohan Bhagwat What Centre said in its counter In a counter affidavit filed through the department of social justice and empowerment, the Centre argued that the petitions seek judicial directions to redesign the country’s reservation policy – a matter that squarely falls within the executive and legislative domain and cannot be commanded …

NHRC sends notice to MP govt over assault on Dalit student by teacher

NHRC sends notice to MP govt over assault on Dalit student by teacher

New Delhi, The NHRC on Thursday said it has sent notices to Madhya Pradesh government and police authorities over reports that a class 4 student was allegedly assaulted and subjected to “casteist slurs” by a teacher at a government-run primary school in a village in Shivpuri district. NHRC sends notice to MP govt over assault on Dalit student by teacher The National Human Rights Commission observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights. The rights panel said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report about the incident that took place in Ukawal village on July 28. Reportedly, the teacher was enraged seeing the boy from a Dalit community drinking water from his bottle, therefore, it has issued notices to the state chief secretary and Shivpuri’s superintendent of police, seeking a detailed report within two weeks, it said. The report is expected to include the status of the statutory relief to the victim, it added. According to the media report carried on August …

Govt, Meta to continue talks on content moderation policies after PM Modi reel row

Govt, Meta to continue talks on content moderation policies after PM Modi reel row

The Union government will continue discussions with Meta’s technical team over the next three to four days on the company’s content moderation policies, algorithms, and compliance mechanisms, after the temporary takedown of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook reel raised concerns within the government, a senior official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said. Govt and Meta will hold further discussions on platform policies, algorithms and compliance mechanisms after concerns over PM Modi’s Facebook Reel removal. This comes after Meta’s chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan met and apologised to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday for the post made by Modi becoming inaccessible on the platform for around five hours on July 28. “I apologised to the minister on behalf of Meta for error restricting PM Modi’s post,” a statement from Meta cited Kaplan as saying. According to a senior MeitY official who asked not to be named, the Meta delegation – in its meeting with Vaishnaw at the Rail Bhawan on Thursday — provided a technical explanation of how Modi’s Reel …

Govt questioning Meta team whether company is following law of the land

Govt questioning Meta team whether company is following law of the land

The government is questioning the visiting Meta team on whether the company is following the law of the land, following summons to the social media giant over temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post recently, sources said on Thursday. The government and the Meta global team are currently engaged in discussions. Meta will also be questioned on their algorithms, whether compliance mechanism has sufficient checks and balances, and guardrails to meet constitutional and legal requirements, government sources said. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is meeting Meta global team on Thursday, sources said, adding that the ministry’s discussions with technical teams will continue thereafter. The US-headquartered tech giant had apologised for the temporary removal of Modi’s Facebook post as well as for failures ranging from child sexual abuse content to deepfakes and boosting certain content on being paid “a lot of money”, government sources had said on Wednesday after Meta executives met Vaishnaw. While Meta’s global affairs head Joel Kaplan, who flew in from the US for meetings with Indian officials, in a written statement …

Gujarat to form task force to enforce analogue paneer, cheese and butter ban, says govt

Gujarat to form task force to enforce analogue paneer, cheese and butter ban, says govt

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said the decision follows Wednesday’s notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, prohibiting “unstandardised” analogue dairy products across the state Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Lok Sabha passes Bill to authorise Govt. to permit banks to levy charges on UPI transactions

Lok Sabha passes Bill to authorise Govt. to permit banks to levy charges on UPI transactions

Lok Sabha on Thursday (August 6, 2026) passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 that authorises the government to permit banks and other service providers to levy charges on payments through unified payments interface (UPI) and other notified electronic payment modes. The Taxation and other Laws (Amendment) Bill w through which the government also amended the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, was passed without a debate due to persistent sloganeering by the Opposition over various issues, including alleged theft of donation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The amendment seeks to remove the existing legal provision that prevents banks and payment service providers from charging Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on notified electronic payment modes. Real-time payments made through RTGS and NEFT are done by paying a service charge. However, UPI transactions have been exempted from such charges so far. The proposed changes in Payment and Settlement Systems Act is a part of comprehensive legislation on taxation, which was introduced in the House on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). The Bill was …

Meta CEO Zuckerberg apologises over child abuse content, deepfakes, and platform errors after govt talks

Meta CEO Zuckerberg apologises over child abuse content, deepfakes, and platform errors after govt talks

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised over child abuse content, deepfakes and platform errors, sources said after the company’s global team met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw following the controversy over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Tamil Nadu govt allocates Rs 10 crore for Chennai open

Tamil Nadu govt allocates Rs 10 crore for Chennai open

The Chennai Open is all set to be played in November this year after the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday allocated Rs 10 crore for the WTA 250 tournament. The decision was taken in a meeting between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and TN Tennis Association (TNTA) president Vijay Amritraj at former’s office. It is learned that the host organisers will raise the rest of the Rs 10 crore necessary to conduct the tournament through sponsorships. The event will take place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam between November 2 and 8. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2022 and returned to the calendar after being absent in 2023 and 2024. Indonesia’s Janice Tjen is the defending champion of the hard court tournament. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link