Author: Rayan Chakravarty
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment production company, and Netflix have been notified by the Delhi High Court on a defamation suit filed by an NCB Zonal Director, IRS, Sameer Wankhede.
U.S. President Donald Trump is again in the news by his indication that he could invoke a law that predates the constitution by several centuries, the Insurrection Act of 1807, to put military forces within the United States.
Cuttack streets have hardly been this strung up. The residents are confined to a 36-hour curfew and internet ban since Sunday, after bloody confrontations at a motorcycle rally supporting the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demand to close the bandh in 12 hours.
In a surprising diplomatic move that could reshape regional dynamics, Pakistan has reportedly offered the United States access to a port on the Arabian Sea, located in the small coastal town of Pasni in Balochistan around 70 miles from the China-developed Gwadar port and 100 miles from the Pakistan-Iran border.
The Election Commission has also added to the ECINet portal and app an Aadhaar-based e-sign step. Henceforth, any person filling in Form 6 (new voter), Form 7 (object or deletion) or Form 8 (correction) will be required to check via their mobile number associated with their Aadhaar. The modification is to decrease the use of identity misuse in online voter applications.
The relationship between the United States and India is being strained and the matter in the middle of the storm is oil. Washington displeased with the fact that the New Delhi is still purchasing crude oil with Russia, and the Trump administration has reacted with hefty trade sanctions. However, as verbal abuse goes on between the two democracies, a single global power, China, has decided to remain silent.
Britain, Canada and Australia have made an announcement of their official recognition of Palestine as an independent state and this has rocked the world politics and evoked serious feelings among people on both sides.
Pakistan’s latest attempt to brand the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organisations at the United Nations has run into a roadblock. The United States, the United Kingdom, and France have placed what is called a “technical hold” on the proposal, saying that the BLA cannot be linked directly to global terror networks like Al Qaeda or ISIS — a requirement under the UN’s sanctions committee rules.
The grating of tank tracks on the pavements rings through Gaza City. Every strike brings dust and above all, a voice in the sky–leaflets drifting down–proclaims to civil people to run away. Israel has also opened a new evacuation route to Gaza City, a 48-hour movement of people to move south along Salahudin Road. For many, it is a lifeline. It is a sad decision between the unknown and the unbearable to other people.
The viral effect of the cricket and Bollywood took an interesting turn this week, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sent summons to some of the most recognizable faces in India. Cricket and actor Sonu Sood, former cricketers Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh have been requested to meet investigators in a case into money laundering related to the online betting site 1xBet.