The gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao, the stepdaughter of DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, was discussed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The opposition BJP and the ruling Congress took confrontational positions over the alleged collusion between the jailed actress and authorities in the smuggling operation.
The process of transferring seven associates of radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who were arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) at Dibrugarh Central Jail, to Punjab, is approaching completion, officials said on Wednesday. The seven aides of Amritpal are set to be handed over to the Punjab Police team by the Dibrugarh jail authorities.
Punjab has become the first state to introduce sign language in its Legislative Assembly to facilitate persons with disabilities, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur said. She said that the government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has taken this unique initiative to address the concerns of persons with disabilities.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, while giving her reactions on the successful return of Sunita Williams from space, claimed to have studied space science. She also said that Williams should be conferred the Bharat Ratna award by the Union government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to shaping a better future for the next generations after his meeting with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Gates is on his third visit to India in three years, engaging in high-level discussions about artificial intelligence, healthcare, agriculture, and digital transformation.
In a night action, after the third round of talks by the Centre, more than 300 protesting farmers, including farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, were detained on Wednesday. Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike since November last year, was hospitalised.
