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Andhra Pradesh MLC Sheikh Sabji dies in accident
Sheikh Sabji, an MLC from Andhra Pradesh, passed away in a road accident in West Godavari district. The collision happened between his car and another vehicle while he was en route to a protest by Anganwadi workers in Bhimavaram.
BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh sentenced 25 years in prison over rape case
BJP MLA Ramdular Gond from Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra faces is likely to loses his membership from the state Assembly after he was sentenced 25 years in prison for raping a minor girl. Gond is an MLA from the Duddhi seat in Sonbhadra district.
Prince Harry wins phone hacking lawsuit against British tabloid publisher, awarded 140,000 pounds
Prince Harry won his phone hacking lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mirror and was awarded over 140,000 pounds ($180,000) in the first of his several lawsuits against the tabloids to go to trial. Justice Timothy Fancourt in the High Court found that phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at Mirror Group Newspapers over many years and private investigators “were an integral part of the system” to gather information unlawfully. He said executives at the papers were aware of the practice and covered it up. (Read More)
Parliament security breach case
Delhi court sends Parliament attack accused Lalit Jha to 7-day police remand. (Read More)
SC refuses to stay Allahabad HC order on Mathura’s Shahi Idgah complex survey
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to put a stay on the Allahabad High Court order which allowed the appointment of a court commissioner for a primary survey of the Shahi Idgah complex adjacent to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. (Read More)
Digi Yatra to be available at 25 more airports in 2024: Scindia
Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024. Currently, the facility is available at 13 airports for domestic passengers. Digi Yatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). At a briefing in the national capital, Scindia said Digi Yatra will be introduced at 14 airports in the first phase and another 11 airports in the second phase next year. (PTI)
Disgraced ex-IMF chief Rato goes on trial for tax evasion
Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato, found guilty of embezzlement in 2018, faces a new trial in Madrid on charges of corruption, money laundering and tax dodging, with the prosecutor requesting a sentence of over 60 years in prison. Rato, 74, was sentenced to a four-and-a-half year jail term over the misuse of Bankia credit cards, which were used to buy jewels, holidays and expensive clothes. He served two years in prison and the rest in partial liberty. (Reuters)
China pressures Taiwan with trade accusations and warplanes month before election
China on Friday pressured Taiwan with a trade barrier probe and warplanes in the Taiwan Strait a month before the island holds key elections, as Taipei called on Beijing to stop its “political operations”. The Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are taking place as China, which views the island as its own territory, has sought to force Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty claims. (Reuters)
Parliament security breach case latest updates
The special Cell of Delhi Police has detained 2 people in the case, both of them are suspected to be linked to the accused. They have been identified as Mahesh and Kailash. They are being interrogated by the Special Cell, says Delhi Police in latest statement. (ANI)