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23 Sep

Dean involved in student’s suicide case, students demand removal from the post, Assam

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A NIT student of Silchar, committed suicide few days ago, he was a third year electrical engineering student named Koj Buker. According to the sources, the students from the institute accused the Dean, Academics B.K. Roy in connection with the suicidal case. The students their demanded removal of Roy from the post, around 2000 students has called for five days hunger strike for justice of their beloved friend. On Saturday, the authority of the institute has assured to fulfill their demand of removal and the students has decided to call off the hunger strike. Protesting students said, "The authorities promised…

23 Sep

Rs. 10 crore defamation suit filed by Riniki Bhuyan against Gogoi

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma was accused during Assam Assembly for receiving Rs. 10 crore from central government scheme and the accusation was alleged by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. In responding to the allegations made by the opposition on social media, Assam CM and Riniki Bhuyan both have denied to the allegations. Riniki Bhuyan Sharma has also threatened to file defamation suit against the Congress MP Gogoi. Now, according to the reports, Riniki Bhuyan, has filed Rs.10 crore defamation suits at the Court of Civil Judge, advocate Senior Devajit Saikia of Kamrup Metropolitan and it…

23 Sep

Singham set a wrong precedent by glorifying instant justice by cops: Bombay HC judge

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Bombay High Court judge Gautam Patel opined that blockbuster movies like 'Singham' set a wrong precedent and send a dangerous message. Justice Patel pointed out that the cinematic depiction of "instant dispensation of justice" by a hero policeman not only gave a wrong message but encouraged "impatience" with due process of law. Speaking at a function organized on the occasion of the Indian Police Foundation's Annual Day and Police Reforms Day, Justice Gautam Patel said, "In films, the police are against judges who are shown as polite, timid, bespectacled and often poorly dressed. They complain. They accuse the courts of…

23 Sep

No signal yet from Vikram, Pragyan: Report

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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Friday said it has not received any signal from the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. The space agency is continuing its efforts to establish contact and confirm their status. An ISRO official had earlier said that the ground stations would try to revive the lander and rover and their on-board instruments on Thursday or Friday after a dawn break on the Moon and optimal sunlight. There is very little chance of revival and it is possible that even if they both wake up, they are unable to regain full functionality. All…

22 Sep

Anti-Polarization yatra starts in Assam

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Assam Jatiya Parishad(AJP) standing against the politics of polarisation in the State has started its ‘One Assam Yatra’ in the state, Assam. AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi said, “The situation today warrants resistance to the divisive politics of the BJP and other parties such as the All India United Democratic Front. Our yatra is aimed at repairing the social fabric their divisive politics has ripped apart.” According to the sources, leaders and supporters will participate in the yatra, which is to be held for 40 days. The yatra begins from western Assam’s Dhubri town to Sadiya on the State’s eastern tip.

22 Sep

Assam Police in collaboration with Odisha cops arrest a spy

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Assam Police in collaboration with Odisha Police’s Crime Investigation Department arrested a man from Assam’s Nagaon district on suspicion of transmitting sensitive information of the nation. According to the sources, the suspected spy is identified as Iqbal Hussain. The spy was from his residence in Genduwa Pothar village in Nagaon’s Batadrava area, Assam. Hussain had earlier worked in Bengaluru and then came back to Assam. Further, Hussain have been exchanging information to a Pakistani national named Abdul Hale.

22 Sep

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan unviels 108 feet tall statue of Adi Shankaracharya

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India exists because Adiguru Shankaracharya existed, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday after inaugurated a 108-feet tall statue of the spiritual leader in his 12-year-old self.The perfectly sculpted 'Statue of the Oneness' against the backdrop of cloudy sky is an awe-inspiring sight on the banks of the Narmada. The Chief Minister inaugurated it with the chanting of slokas by thousands of saints and said that all disputes in the world could be resolved by Advaita philosophy propagated by Adiguru Shankaracharya."The solution to all disputes, all disputes and fights in the world lies in Advaita Vedanta. It's not just…

22 Sep

Amy Jackson shocks fans with her new look

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Irish actor Cillian Murphy is trending on formerTwitter (x) and Amy Jackson may be the reason. On Wednesday, actor Amy Jackson shared a bunch of photos from a recent outing with boyfriend Ed Westwick. She looked totally different than usual and many people found an uncanny resemblance to Cillian. With her higher-than-normal cheekbones, light eyes and open-mouth expression, Amy reminded many fans of Thomas Shellby, a popular character played by Cillian in Peaky Blinders. Everyone made the same joke and shared a bunch of Thomas Shelby GIFs in Amy's Instagram comments. https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYKSG_rOw9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

21 Sep

India has suspended visa services to Canada

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On Thursday, India has suspended visa services in the country, Canada due to the ongoing rift between the nations since few days. The raw between the nations started when the led Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made allegation on the Parliament that India is involved in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in June outside the temple he led. India External Affairs Minister has also stated that Indians should avoid going Canada because, “threats have particularly targeted Indian diplomats and sections of the Indian community who oppose anti-India agenda.”

21 Sep

Derogatory remark against Congress by Assam CM, FIR lodged

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Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia has filed an FIR against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his hateful comments in Madhya Pradesh in Jan Ashirwad rally. According to the sources, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 19 September during the rally pointed out that 10 Janpath is the residence of Congress leader and MP, Sonia Gandhi. The Congress leader, Saikia has lodged the FIR in the Sivasagar Police station and also alleges that the Assam CM had taken electoral rhetoric to its ugliest form in a country governed by the rule of law. The FIR reads, “While taunting Sri…