Apologise to Kanchi seers: Swamy to Jaya
Chennai: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa should apologise to the Kanchi Mutt seers after a Puducherry court acquitted them of murder charges.
Cobrapost sting: FIR filed against IT firms
lucknow: Police on Saturday lodged an FIR against some IT firms on a complaint based on the sting operation by news portal 'Cobrapost', which claimed misuse of social media platforms in online campaigning for elections. The FIR was lodged by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who alleged that many IT companies were making "criminal" and "improper" use of social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc to sway the minds of common people and electorate hence to cheat them, police said.
AFSPA extended for one year in Manipur
Imphal: Barring seven Assembly constituencies within Imphal Municipal area, the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 will be extended for another year in insurgency-hit Manipur from Sunday. The Act will be enforced in all the districts of the state except seven assembly constituencies of Wangkhei, Yaiskul, Thangmeiband, Uripok, Sagolband, Shingjamei and Khurai, all in Imphal municipal areas. The decision to extend the act was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, government spokesman M Okendro said.
‘Not decided on resignation yet’
Kolkata: Accused by a young woman law intern of sexually harassing her, former judge of the Supreme Court Justice AK Ganguly on Saturday declined to say if he would resign as WBHRC chief. "I am not saying anything on this now," he said in reply to a question whether he would quit the post, a demand made by Trinamool Congress leaders in the wake of the girl naming him as her tormentor.
"I have not yet decided anything. I have denied the allegations. I am shocked and shattered," Ganguly said.