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Nitish Kumar Was Assaulted By A Man During A Hometown Function

 A security breach occurred, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was assaulted by a local youth in Bakhtiyarpur close to Patna. According to police, the suspect was found to have hit on the shoulder of the CM as he offered flowers for the monument of the freedom fighter. The youth was detained. The footage show the suspect jogging toward the stage where Nitish Kumar had been. He grabbed his right arm of CM from behind and slapped his shoulder, before being immediately removed by security officials. It is the Bihar CM, who has been moving about in his Lok Sabha constituencies of Barh (which is no longer in existence after designation) and Nalanda that he has represented five times, traveled through more than a dozen villages in Bakhtiyarpur that was an earlier part of the Barh Lok Sabha seat. Bakhtiyarpur is the home town of Nitish Kumar. The incident took place couple of hundred yards from the house of the paternal family of the CM at the time the CM was offering flowers in celebrations

Bank Workers Declared Two-day Nationwide Strike

  A number of most essential services associated with transportation, banking trains, electricity, and railways will likely to be affected by a nationwide strike lasting two days held by the central trade unions starting Monday. Here's everything you should be aware of: The joint conference of central trade unions as well as a variety of sectoral trade unions that are independent have issued the strike call for Tuesday and Monday to protest against government's anti-people economy policies and anti-worker labor policies. *The strike could affect the rural areas as well and informal workers of agriculture and other industries will participate in the protest. The strike notices were issued by unions representing workers in different sectors like steel, coal oil, telecoms postal income tax banks, copper, and insurance. *Unions working in the railways and defence sector will conduct a massive mobilization to support the strike in a variety of locations. *The unions' demands com

Murdered Odisha cameraman's employer is on the off; ex-bureaucrat convicted

  Two weeks after the body of cameraman Manas Swain's remains were discovered in the state of Odisha's Nayagarh district, police arrested retired bureaucrat, Niranjan Sethi, for allegedly having been involved in the kidnapping as well as the murder of the photographer. Niranjan Sethi is former director of the Information and Public Relation Department, Government of Odisha. His arrest comes the arrest of three people as well as two contract killers who were believed to be employed by his employer, Sarmistha Rout, were caught and arrested by Odisha Police. As of now, Sarmistha Rout, who is the proprietor of the web portal and is also a principal suspect in the case, is still in jail according to police. Manas Swain disappeared on the 6th of February. Manas Swain's body was found at Ranpur region of Nayagarh district two weeks ago. In an interview with India Today, Bhadrak Police SP Charan Singh Meena told, "On February 6 late the nigh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi AppealsnTo Russian President Putin for Immediate Peace in Ukraine

  The Prime Secretary Narendra Modi dialled Russian president Vladimir Putin today, appealing for an immediate stop of the ongoing violence within Ukraine which began today. The call came just hours after Ukraine's urgent call to India for help. A statement by the Prime Minister's Office said PM Modi demanded "concerted efforts by all parties to bring us back to the path of dialogue and diplomatic negotiations". He repeated the "long-standing belief that disagreements among Russia as well as the NATO group cannot be solved by honest and sincere dialog," the statement read. President Putin has briefed PM Modi on the recent developments in Ukraine. He also spoke about India's concerns about the security of Indian citizens living in Ukraine and Ukraine, particularly the students. India is, as he stated, is the most concerned about their safe return and exit. "The leaders also agreed that their diplomatic and official teams would continue to keep regula

Hijab-wearing right does not come in Article 25 of the Constitution, Karnataka govt tells HC

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court IN its eighth day of hearings Tuesday began hearing various petitions that challenge the hijab ban in schools across the state. Karnataka Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi Tuesday argued that there isn't any restriction regarding wearing hijab within India and that reasonable limits are, subject to the discipline of institutions. In opposition to protesters Muslim students of Udupi district who questioned the ban on Hijab within schools, Navadgi said the right to wear a headscarf is a matter of 19(1)(A) is not Article 25 as has been claimed by petitioners. Citing the case of France in which there is an absolute ban on wearing hijab wearing in public, the AG said that it does not mean that one can claim there's no Islamic religion in the country. "I will cite France to see if the hijab is necessary." He said. The AG stated that there is no prohibition on the wearing of hijabs in India however, each institution has its own rules a

Protesters burn vehicles after a Karnataka activist is killed; Shivamogga is tense

Protests in Karnataka's Shivamogga district after the murder of Harsha, a 23-year-old Bajrang Dal activist, became violent on Monday. Protesters began throwing stones, brandishing guns, and torching automobiles. To keep the situation from spiralling out of control, authorities were forced to use tear gas to disperse the gathering. The following are the top ten points about the assassination of Harsha, a 23-year-old Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga: 1 . At 9.30 p.m. on Sunday, February 20, Harsha, a Bajrang Dal activist in Karnataka's Shivamogga, was stabbed to death. Section 144 was implemented in the region due to ongoing violence. 2. Following the murder, there were a few episodes of burning and stone-pelting in Shivamogga. Bikes were set on fire, and stones were thrown at homes and businesses. 3. CM Basavaraj Bommai urged calm. "An inquiry is underway, and those responsible will be apprehended as soon as possible," he stated. Police officers have been directed