Prajawal booked for rape ; lookout circular issued
The Karnataka police
has booked Hasan MP Pravajal Revanna on rape charges on Thursday. It has
issued a look out notice against the “ absconding” MP .
Earlier a Special Investigation Team was created and a
police investigation was initiated against him .
His father and former Minister HD Revanna , also skipped the
SIT summons and has moved a court seeking anticipatory bail .
Prajaval Ravanna is MP from Hassan and belongs to JD ( S)
party . He is grandson of JD (S) chief H.D. Devegoda .He was previously booked
on 28 April on charges of rape , kidnapping and abuction by a woman . On Friday
a second complaint was filed by another woman .
Prajaval is believed to have left for Germany on April 27
using his diplomatic passport . A look out circular has been issued
against him . He will be detained as
soon as he enters India .
Karnakataka CM has said that he had requested from the PM to
cancel Pravajal’s diplomatic passport .
In Karnataka , Congress and INDIA bloc parties are making
this an issue for their Election campaigns . BJP and JD( S) are in alliance in
Karnataka .
Law and order a state subject , says SC on Bengal’s suit
The Supreme Court on Thursday categorically said that Law
and Order Categorically was a state subject .
“ Law and Order is a state subject . Suppose a central
government employee commits dacoity , will the case be investigated by CBI only
? ” Justice BR Gavai queried .
Justice Sandeep Mehta , also on the two judge bench
said , even if an . Army Personnel
commits offences , even in that case the
culprit I s first handed over to Local Police .
West Bengal has claimed that CBI is claiming “ unilateral
right “ to investigate offences committed by Central government employees .
In a similar case
ED had approached the Supreme Court against a probe by state
vigilance officials against one of ED’s officers . ED is demanding the
culprit be given ED custody rather than
state police custody .
India protests road construction in Pok valley
India has registered its protest with Beijing against
China’s “illegal attempts’ ‘ to “ alter
facts on the ground’ ‘ in the Shaksgam valley of Pak Occupied Kashmir .
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was replying to a question
on China building roads in Shaksgam valley .
“ The Sakshagam valley is part of a territory of India . We
have never accepted the so called China Pakistan Boundary agreement of
1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully
attempted to cede the area to China ,
and have consistently conveyed out rejection on the same “
“ We have registered out protest with the Chinese side
against illegal attempts to alter facts on the ground . We further take
necessary measures to safeguard out interests “
MEA spokesperson said .
Sakshgam valley is a part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir , and
was ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963 ,
a year after India China war .
Recent pictures have shown that China is building a road in
the lower Shaksgam valley .
‘ Chinese government was the ultimate paymaster of Newsclick
‘
In the Newsclick case Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet .
Delhi Police has accused NewsClick founder Prabir
Purkayastha and head of news portal Amit Chakraborty of acting at the behest of
the Chinese government.
The Chargesheet filed by Delhi Police says that Mr
Purkayastha and Neville Singham were conspiring “ Nothing but to forcibly
replace Indian democracy with the party system similar to the one against that
exists in present day China . “
NewsClick was accused of spreading fake news , supporting
and funding Kashmiri terrorist groups and Maoist groups . The accused were
arrested under UAPA .
USCIRF is biassed and has political agenda
US Commission for International Religious Freedom. (USCIRF )
recently published a report in which India was told to have “ particularly
severe religious rights violations “ .
The report had suggested US government to put India under a
country of particular concern “ .
MEA Spokesperson answering on this report said that USCIRF
was trying to “ interfere” in India’s electoral process . It called USCIRF as a
“ biassed organisation with a political agenda “
Science
Liquid Nitrogen in
food draws TamilNadu ire , yet again
The TamilNadu Food Safety Department has issued a circular
on the use of liquid nitrogen .
saying the substances can only be used to preserve packaged
food .
A week ago , a video of a child screaming after smoke
emerged from nose and mouth . The child had consumed a food item infused with liquid
nitrogen .
Liquid Nitrogen is used in. Food packaging .
World
Police make arrests , dismantle barricades at UCLA after
clashes with students protesting war in Gaza
The police in the United States came heavily on protesters
in different universities such as University of California Los Angeles ( UCLA )
, University of Yale .
Barricades by protesters were removed and many arrested .
There were incidents of protestors and police clashing as well .
Post war reconstruction of Gaza to cost 40 billion dollar
, says UN
The United Nations said on Thursday that the post war
reconstruction of Gaza would require an international effort unseen since the
second world war ,estimating a cost of upto 40 billion dollar .
“ The scale of destruction is huge and unprecedented ….this
is a mission that global community has not dealt with since world war 2 “ UN
assistant secretary general Al Dardari said
.
This has come just after truce possibilities between Israel
and Hamas seems bright .
Hamas Chief Hanniyeh has said that the group was studying
the latest proposal by Israel with “ positive spirit “ .
Japan and India struggling economically because they are
xenophobic , says Biden
US President Joe
Biden said in a fundraising event that India and Japan were struggling
economically because they were xenophobic .
“ Why is China stalling so badly economically ?
Why is Japan in trouble ? Why is Russia in trouble ? and
India ? Because they’re Xenophobic . They don’t want immigrants ,” Biden said
on Wednesday , with a transcript not made public .
He later hailed the US as a country which welcomes migrants
.
While China and Russia are US rivals , The remarks on Japan
and India came as a surprise.
The white house Spokesperson John Kirby downplayed Mr Biden
remarks saying that he was just saying that the US was a nation of immigrants .
Editorial
Tipping point
With robust GST next
government must prioritise reforms
Revenues from Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) crossed ₹2 lakh
crore mark in April . It was 2.1 lakh crore in April 2024 . This was 12.4 %
higher than the April 2023 tally of 1.87 lakh crore of GST .
The finance minister termed the GST as a “ landmark “ ,
attributing them to a strong economy and efficient collection .
The manifesto of BJP promises that it will make the GST
portal simpler for small businesses to use . Congress on the other hand has
said that a single rate of GST will be implemented .
Whoever comes to office , the anomalies of GST needs to be
corrected first .
Eastern Front
The polarisation in voting in West Bengal is edging out the
left and the Congress
The editorial is about Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal .
The election this time is in all seven states .
Last time Out of 42 Lok Sabha seats BJP had won 18 . BJP also emerged as second largest party in
Assembly elections by winning 77 out of 294 seats ,with 38.1% of vote share.
BJP is raising the issue of Sandeshkhali and Teacher
recruitment scam among others .
TMC is raising the CAA issue .
Speculation is that the Congress and the left will help BJP
gain more seats .
Text and Context
Why are the Indian
spices facing the heat ?
The story so far :
At least five countries
– including Singapore , Hong Kong , and the US have announced an
investigation into possible contamination of spices sold into the market by
Indian brands , MDH and Everest .
The complaints cite the presence of Ethylene Oxide ( EtO) ,
a toxic chemical used as a food stabiliser , beyond permissible limits .
The species board of India has initiated mandatory testing
of products , shipped abroad and is reportedly working with exporters to
identify the root cause of contamination
