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The Women’s Reservation Bill has become a law, with President Droupadi Murmu giving her assent today. Earlier, the bill passed through both houses of the Parliament.
The Law Commission has advised the govt not to alter the minimum age of consent, currently under the POCSO Act. However, the panel has said it would offer “guided judicial discretion” in cases that involve tacit approval by children aged between 16 and 18.
ISKCON has slapped a ₹100 crore defamation suit against BJP MP Maneka Gandhi for making allegations that ISKCON sells cows to butchers.
A massive fire has erupted in Delhi’s biggest wholesale vegetable and fruit market, Azadpur Mandi. Nearly 11 fire tenders are working to put out the blaze.
Karnataka Bandh disrupted routine life in Bengaluru and other parts of the state today. Though no major instances of violence were reported, some protestors created a ruckus in the film promo event by Tamil actor Siddharth in Bengaluru.
The father of the Ujjain rape survivor has alleged police inaction when the family went to register a missing complaint at the Satna Police station. Meanwhile, DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal expressed anger over the insensitivity of people who ignored the girl’s plea for help.
In Manipur, Police foiled a bid by agitators who attempted to attack CM Biren Singh’s empty ancestral home last night. Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas shells to stop them 100-150 meters away.
Madras HC has upheld the convictions against hundreds of govt officials, including Forest personnel, Police, and Revenue officials, in the 30-year-old Vachathi case. The convicts attacked tribals in June 1992, destroying their property, brutalizing men, and repeatedly raping 18 young women. Read what happened in Vachathi village in 1992
MD and CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has resigned from his post after the bank mistakenly transferred Rs.9k crore into a cab driver’s account in Chennai. However, Mr. Krishnan has cited personal reasons for resigning.
Speaking at an event in Washington DC, EAM S Jaishankar said, “The world is badly in need of some form of re-globalisation.” He also reiterated that the absence of India and the African continent at the UN Security Council fails to “reflect the ground realities of the 21st century.”
Fire at Azadpur Mandi in Delhi - PTI