Name: Odisha train accident: death toll rises to 288, over 800 injured
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Women's reservation bill incomplete without OBC quota: Rahul in LS

Women Reservation Bill latest update:  Women's reservation bill incomplete without OBC quota, Rahul in LS

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he backed the Women's Reservation Bill, but said it needed to add a quota for the OBC community too.

&nbsp;Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that he supports the women's reservation bill but lamented that the measure was "incomplete" as it lacks quota for other backward classes.
Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the women's reservation bill, he also said the President should have been invited when the transfer of proceedings took place from the old to the new Parliament building.
He also pushed for a caste census.
The MP from Wayanad said a huge step in the transfer of power to women was Panchayati Raj and the present bill was another big step.&nbsp;

He also said the Indian high commission and consulates in Canada are temporarily unable to process visa applications in view of disruption of work due to security issues.

Suspension of visa services to Canadians: Indian govt cites operational issues 

He also said the Indian high commission and consulates in Canada are temporarily unable to process visa applications in view of the disruption of work due to security issues.

Hours after India suspended visa services for Canadian nationals, New Delhi clarified that no Canadian citizen will be issued a visa even if they are applying for it from other nations.
Speaking to reporters on the raging India-Canada diplomatic row, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the services have been halted due to operational reasons.&nbsp;
India and Canada are embroiled in a diplomatic row over the killing of Nijjar. The row erupted following Trudeau's allegations of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of the separatist leader.
When asked at a press conference whether New Delhi has apprised its views to its leading allies on the diplomatic row with Canada, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has conveyed its position.
He also said the Indian high commission and consulates in Canada are temporarily unable to process visa applications in view of the disruption of work due to security issues.

Home Minister Amit Shah addressed concerns raised by the Opposition regarding certain aspects of the women's reservation bill

Women's reservation bill | Amit Shah answers questions on OBC quota, implementation delay

Home Minister Amit Shah answered the Opposition's questions on a possible implementation delay of the Women's Reservation Bill.

Home Minister Amit Shah answered questions raised by the opposition on delay in implementation of the women's reservation bill if passed and the omission of OBCs from the quota list.&nbsp;

Women Reservation Bill latest update:  Rahul Gandhi's daro mat Vs Amit Shah's daro mat | Watch

Women Reservation Bill latest update:  Rahul Gandhi's daro mat Vs Amit Shah's daro mat | Watch

Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah shared a banter in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

This a much familiar sight now in the country&rsquo;s parliament. As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stood to put out his point of view on the Women Reservation Bill, the BJP MPs initiated a bedlam. &nbsp; &nbsp; That Rahul Gandhi chided saying daro mat daro mat may have been a jab. Congress leader essentially ensured the ruling benches that he will not touch upon the issue of the Adani and Hindenburg report. &nbsp; &nbsp; As Rahul finished and the Home Minister stood up to answer the Opposition's concerns, daro mat daro mat again echoed in the lower house. &nbsp;
Also Watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/watch-mahua-moitra-recalls-time-when-women-constitution-makers-rejected-reservation-1695204102308">Watch: Mahua Moitra recalls time when women Constitution-makers rejected reservation</a> &nbsp;

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court acquits former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar

A Special Judge also acquitted two other accused, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the case of murder and rioting against them.Congress MP Sajjan Kumar

A Delhi court Wednesday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the killing of a person during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, giving him the &ldquo;benefit of doubt&rdquo;.
Special Judge Geetanjli Goel also acquitted two other accused -- Ved Prakash Pial and Brahmanand Gupta -- holding that the prosecution failed to prove the case of murder and rioting against them. A Sikh man Surjit Singh was killed during the incident in Sultanpuri.
&ldquo;The accused Sajjan Kumar is given the benefit of the doubt and acquitted for the offence&rdquo; the judge said.
Kumar was accused of various offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race etc. (Section 153A), abetment of any offence (Section 109), murder (Section 302) and rioting (147).
The riots had broken out after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984.
Kumar is currently lodged in Tihar jail after a conviction in another case related to the riots.&nbsp;

15 farmer suicides reported in Maharashtra's Yavatmal in September

A local farmer activist said in a statement that six farmers killed themselves in parts of Yavatmal district between September 17 and 19.&nbsp;

Fifteen farmers have ended their lives in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra so far this month, an official said on Wednesday.
However, the reasons behind the farmers' death are being probed, he said.
Yavatmal district is located in the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra.
Talking to PTI, a senior official from the Yavatmal district collectorate said, "Fifteen farmers have committed suicide in Yavatmal in September. The police and the revenue department are conducting a probe to know whether they took the extreme step due to farm-distress or any other reason like family disputes." Meanwhile, activist Kishore Tiwari, former chairman of the Maharashtra government's Vasantrao Naik Shetkari Swavlambi Mission for farmers' welfare, said in a statement that six farmers killed themselves in parts of Yavatmal district between September 17 and 19.&nbsp;

Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing: Five eye allies divided over support for Canada’s allegations, say report 

Canada's 'Five eye' allies -- consisting of US, UK, Australia and New Zealand -- reportedly refused to take sides on Ottawa's new row with India.

A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India&rsquo;s involvement in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, the Canadian media reported that Ottawa&rsquo;s Five Eye allies were not keen on taking sides though they have said that the claims should be thoroughly probed.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and one of India's most-wanted terrorists who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen outside a gurdwara in Surrey in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on June 18.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau told the House of Commons on Monday that he waited until he was able to raise the issue with allies and with India&rsquo;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi earlier this month before telling the public about the possible link.
India has dismissed Trudeau's allegation as &ldquo;absurd and baseless.&rdquo; &ldquo;We wanted to make sure that we had a solid grounding in understanding what was going on in analysis and indeed in facts. We wanted to make sure we were taking the time to talk with our allies, to share what we knew,&rdquo; the Canadian Press news agency quoted Trudeau on Tuesday.
Canada is part of a &lsquo;Five Eyes&rsquo; network which is an intelligence alliance consisting of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Trudeau has also said he does not want to make things worse for relations with India. "We are not looking to provoke or escalate. We are simply laying out the facts as we understand them, and we want to work with the government of India to lay everything clear." According to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada&rsquo;s other Five Eyes allies &ldquo;showed little inclination Tuesday to wade into an escalating row between Ottawa and New Delhi over allegations." Most opted to treat the allegation as a matter still to be investigated &mdash; in spite of the fact that the Trudeau government feels it has enough information to make an accusation in Parliament and expel a diplomat, it noted.
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia have all issued statements calling for the allegations to be thoroughly probed. Terming the US National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Adm John Kirby as &ldquo;perhaps the most supportive of Canada,&rdquo; the CBC report said that Kirby &ldquo;urged India to participate and cooperate in that investigation&rdquo; as &ldquo;it is important to find out exactly what happened.&rdquo; Kirby, who is also the NSC coordinator for Strategic Communications, said in an interview with CNN: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to protect diplomatic conversations and I&rsquo;ll leave it at that. Certainly, the President (Trudeau) is mindful of these serious allegations, and they are very serious. And we support Canada&rsquo;s efforts to investigate this.&rdquo; &ldquo;We believe a fully transparent comprehensive investigation is the right approach so that we can all know exactly what happened and of course, we encourage India to cooperate with that,&rdquo; Kirby said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused to comment on the matter at all even as Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong told a press conference in the UN Headquarters on Tuesday that &ldquo;these are concerning reports, and I note that investigations are still underway&rdquo; and that &ldquo;We are monitoring these developments closely with our partners, and we'll continue to do so.&rdquo; Another of the allies, UK made no official announcement but its Foreign Secretary James Cleverly put out a tweet on platform X without any mention of India, the CBC report said.
&ldquo;All countries should respect sovereignty and the rule of law. We are in regular contact with our Canadian partners about serious allegations raised in the Canadian Parliament. Important that Canada's investigation runs its course and the perpetrators brought to justice,&rdquo; read Cleverly&rsquo;s tweet.
On September 18, Trudeau alleged in the Parliament that Canada&rsquo;s national security apparatus has reason to believe that &ldquo;agents of the Indian government&rdquo; had carried out the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil.
Meanwhile, within Canada, Liberal Party members also say they hope to maintain normal ties with a country Ottawa has selected as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific, The Canadian Press reported.
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre said Trudeau must share more information about what led him to make the statement in Parliament. He said the prime minister did not share more details with him than what he had said in the House of Commons.
"We need to see more facts. The prime minister hasn't provided any facts," he told reporters on Tuesday. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh has written to the newly appointed head of the public inquiry on foreign interference, asking Justice Marie-Josee Hogue to include India in her probe. The Liberals have suggested her terms are wide enough to include any country as well as the Nijjar case.
"In my experience, as a Sikh-Canadian, there have always been suspicions that India was interfering in the democratic rights of Canadians," Singh wrote in the letter.
"Yesterday&rsquo;s announcement by the prime minister confirms that these suspicions are valid," he said.
Canada's Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said he hopes Ottawa can maintain normal relations with New Delhi despite the incident.
"Right now, we're hopeful that the Indian government cooperates with the investigation. When it comes to all the other relationships that we have, we look forward to continuing as normal," he said.
Sajjan, who is Sikh, pushed back on the Indian government's contention that Sikh extremists have senior roles in Trudeau's government. "India's been making those accusations for a very long time," he said, encouraging reporters to "draw your own conclusions," Singh was quoted as saying.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, the first Hindu person to become a federal cabinet minister, said it's "a very difficult time" for South Asians of any religion, noting her parents are from India.
She urged people to "be prudent" and remain calm.

The women's reservation bill is a step closer to being a law after the Lok Sabha passed it with 454 votes

Lok Sabha passes women's reservation bill, 454 MPs voted in favour

Lok Sabha passes women's reservation bill

The women's reservation bill is a step closer to being a law after the Lok Sabha passed it with 454 votes

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill granting reservation to women on one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies with near unanimity amid demands from the opposition to extend similar benefits to Other Backward Classes and immediate implementation of the measure before the elections next year.
After a spirited eight-hour debate in which 60 members participated, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, with 454 members voting in favour and two against it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present during the voting on the bill.&nbsp;

Prime Minister invited Joe Biden to be the chief guest for India's Republic Day parade in 2024

PM Modi invites Joe Biden as chief guest for 2024 Republic Day parade

Prime Minister invited Joe Biden to be the chief guest for India's Republic Day parade in 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday.
Asked whether the Quad summit is being planned in India around the same time, Garcetti indicated that he was not aware of it. The Quad comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia. It is India's turn to host the annual Quad summit next year.
The US ambassador was asked at an event about the reports that India is considering inviting leaders of the Quad nations to grace the Republic Day celebrations.
US President Biden was invited to the Republic Day celebrations by Prime Minister Modi during the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Garcetti said.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was the chief guest at this year's Republic Day celebrations.
Every year, India invites world leaders to attend its Republic Day celebrations. There was no Republic Day Chief guest in 2021 and 2022 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, the then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest.
In 2019, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was the chief guest at the parade, while in 2018, leaders of all 10 ASEAN countries attended the celebrations.
In 2017, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the chief guest at the celebrations while then-French President Francois Hollande graced the occasion in 2016.
In 2015, the then-US President Barack Obama watched the parade.
In 2014, the then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the chief guest at the celebrations, while Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck attended the parade in 2013.
Other heads of state and government who have attended the Republic Day celebrations include Nicolas Sarkozy, Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela, John Major, Mohammed Khatami and Jacques Chirac.
The then British Prime Minister John Major had attended the celebrations in 1993, Nelson Mandela participated as then South African President in 1995 while South Korean President President Lee Myung Bak witnessed the parade in 2010.&nbsp;

After India issued a travel warning to its citizens, Ottawa rejected it saying Canada is a safe country.

'Canada is a safe country': Ottawa rejects India's travel warning amid Nijjar row

After India issued a travel warning to its citizens, Ottawa rejected it saying Canada is a safe country.

Amid tensions over Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder, India has issued a travel warning to its citizens to avoid visiting parts of Canada.
The Canadian government rejected the warning, with Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc saying that "Canada is a safe country".
India's advisory urged citizens to "exercise utmost caution" in view of &ldquo;growing anti-India activities and politically-condoned hate crimes and violence in Canada&rdquo;.
The warning was issued after Canada asked its citizens in India to "observe a high degree of caution".
Earlier, India expelled a top Canadian diplomat following a similar move by Ottawa.
The tensions rose after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau suggested the possibility of the Indian government's involvement in the killing of Nijjar.
Also Watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/hardeep-singh-nijjar-killing-a-brief-history-of-khalistani-separatism-in-canada-1695194529258">Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing: a brief history of Khalistani separatism in Canada</a>

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Three trains -- Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train -- were involved in the accident. 

Odisha train accident: death toll rises to 288, over 800 injured

Odisha train accident: death tolls rises to 288, over 800 injured

Three trains -- Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train -- were involved in the accident.&nbsp;

The death toll in Friday's train accident in Odisha's Balasore has climbed to 288, a railway official said.
Three trains -- Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train -- were involved in the accident, one of the worst railway tragedies of the country.
The official said 803 people were injured in the accident. Of them, 56 suffered grievous injuries, the official added.
The two express trains were carrying nearly 2,000 people.

Pertinently, the bill was cleared in the Lok Sabha with 454 MPs voting in its support and only two against.

Women's Reservation Bill sails through Rajya Sabha 215-0

Women's Reservation Bill sails through&nbsp;Rajya Sabha
Bill&nbsp;passed unanimously&nbsp;in upper&nbsp;house
215 votes&nbsp;in favour&nbsp;of quota&nbsp;
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Pertinently, the bill was cleared in the Lok Sabha with 454 MPs voting in its support and only two against.

Women's Reservation Bill, the landmark legislation was cleared in Rajya Sabha unanimously on Sept 21.
The bill proposes 33 per cent quota to women in the Lower House (LS) and state assemblies.
The Bill was verbally supported by nearly all members of Parliament--cutting across party lines, however some batted for quota within the proposed reservation.
Pertinently, the bill was cleared in the Lok Sabha with 454 MPs voting in its support and only two against.
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The court emphasized that while adults have the right to choose their relationships, they should be aware of the consequences involved.

'Married woman cannot allege rape by live-in partner on false pretext of marriage'

The court emphasized that while adults have the right to choose their relationships, they should be aware of the consequences involved.

A woman who is already married to someone else cannot claim to have been induced into a sexual relationship under false pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said while quashing a rape case against a man, also married, by his live-in partner.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order released on Thursday, noted the case involved two individuals who were both ineligible to lawfully marry each other but were living together pursuant to a "live-in relationship agreement", and the protection and remedies available under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code cannot be extended to such a "victim".
The judge observed that live-in relationship between two consenting adults, who are married to different partners, has not been made a criminal offence, and while the parties have the right to determine their own choices, both men and women should "remain conscious of the repercussion" of such a relationship.

As per India Today, the accused, who was later arrested was sitting next to the emergency door and while flight was cruising, tried to force open it. The other passenger tried to stop him.

Watch: Passenger tries to force open plane's emergency door. THIS happened next

As per India Today, the accused, who was later arrested was sitting next to the emergency door and while flight was cruising, tried to force open it. The other passenger tried to stop him.

A male passenger onboard an IndiGo flight from the Guwahati to Agartala tried to open the cover of the emergency exit door mid-air.&nbsp;
As per India Today, the accused, who was later arrested was sitting next to the emergency door and while flight was cruising, tried to force open it. The other passenger tried to stop him.
Amid the panic, the IndiGo staff rushed to stop the man, but all in vain. A video of the incident, now viral on social media, shows the man being pinged down to his seat and then being carried away to the back of the plane.&nbsp;
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While two of the notices carry photographs of two accused each, the third notice shows pictures of the other six accused allegedly involved in the case, read the agency statement.

NIA shares photos of wanted accused involved in attack on Indian consulate in USA

NIA shares photos wanted accused involved in attack on Indian consulate in USA

While two of the notices carry photographs of two accused each, the third notice shows pictures of the other six accused allegedly involved in the case, read the agency statement.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has released the pictures of 10 wanted accused in the March 2023 case of attack and vandalism at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, USA, and has sought information about them from the general public, the agency said in a statement.
The agency has issued three separate &ldquo;Request for Identification &amp; Information&rdquo; notices against the wanted accused, "seeking any information of importance that could lead to their arrest or apprehension".
While two of the notices carry photographs of two accused each, the third notice shows pictures of the other six accused allegedly involved in the case, read the agency statement.
The NIA has also released telephone numbers and email ids for sharing of any information on these 10 accused and promised not to reveal the identity of anyone sharing information on the accused, it said.
The attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco had taken place in the intervening night March 18 and 19, 2023 when some pro-khaliatani entities treaspassed into the consulate and tried to burn down the Consulate, the NIA statement added.

Women Reservation Bill latest update: Rahul hails, but invokes President Murmur & adds census caveat

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi welcomed the Women's Reservation Bill but said President Draupadi Murmu, a woman and representative of the tribal community, should have been present when the new parliament was occupied.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi welcomed the government&rsquo;s decision to introduce the Women Reservation Bill in Parliament but pointed out that the moment should have seen President Droupadi Murmu's presence.
&ldquo;The fact that President Murmu is a woman and represents the tribal community would have been &ldquo;befitting,&rdquo; Rahul said while speaking in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament.
The Congress MP, from Wayanad in Kerala, also pushed for a caste census, criticising the central government for the delay. He said the &lsquo;BJP tends to create a distraction whenever the issue is brought up&rsquo;.
&ldquo;This is a nice, tasteful building but would have liked to see President in this process,&rdquo; the Congress leader said.
Rahul Gandhi also hailed the Women&rsquo;s Reservation Bill as &ldquo;another big step,&rdquo; saying that it is a sequel to Rajiv Gandhi&rsquo;s initiative of reserving seats for women in local polls.

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