Bihar’s Muzaffarpur police Thursday filed an FIR, under a number of sections under IPC 124A (sedition), against several celebrities who had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July against mob lynchings.
In an open letter to the Prime Minister, 49 eminent personalities, including Shyam Benegal, Ramchandra Guha and Aparna Sen, said there will be no democracy without dissent.
Jharkhand is the only state in the country where such cases are taken up on a fast-track basis with quick punishment to the guilty, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said.
A case has been registered against 3 men under IPC sections 295 (hurting religious sentiments) and 392 (robbery) for allegedly beating up the cab driver.
The factories of the future will not operate on slogans or tariffs; they will rely on copper, nickel, lithium, rare earths and reliable energy. Securing these inputs is not optional.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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