Author: Priya Saha

Justice Secretary’s fury as prison bosses run ‘playgroup’ meditation sessions for staff to learn about diversity and intersectionalityThe mediation session, called Walk in the Park, is part of an internal toolkit which aims to promote ‘safe and structured conversation about intersectionality’ Intersectionality is a term used to define discrimination and privilege Justice Secretary Robert Buckland is said to have told staff to get a ‘grip’  By Gemma Parry For Mailonline Published: 13:51, 30 May 2021 | Updated: 13:51, 30 May 2021 Ministers have been angered by staff development methods being used by prison bosses to identify unconscious bias. The mediation session, called Walk in…

  Bengal Live , , , , , , , , – , , , ? , , , , ,     Bank Details :SUBIR KUMAR SAHAAccount no-33010721459SBI, Raiganj BranchIFSC -SBIN0000162UPI:G-PayPriya Sarkar (spouse)Number – 8759645913 Source link

The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has asked people belonging to non-Muslim communities coming from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to apply for Indian citizenship. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government hereby directs that powers exercisable by it, for registration as a citizen of India under section 5, or for grant of certificate of naturalisation under section 6, of the Citizenship Act, 1955, in respect of any person belonging to minority community in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians…,” the notification said.…

NEW DELHI: The home ministry late on Friday expanded the list of states and districts where the respective home secretaries and collectors can exercise delegated powers of the central government to grant citizenship to immigrants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. With the addition of 13 more districts across five states as well as Punjab and Haryana to the list, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis, Buddhists and Jains from three neighbouring countries, who reside in 29 districts and nine states of India, will face fewer hassles in acquiring Indian citizenship and can apply online. Ministry sources clarified…

The gangrape of 14-year-old Christian girl Sunita Masih by Muslim zealots in Pakistan’s Faisalabad early this week has left the Christian community in Kerala appalled and speechless. Sunita was not only gangraped but was subjected to the worst kind of physical torture in an incident which brought back memories of the unpardonable crimes committed on Nirbhaya in 2012 in New Delhi, according to Kevin Peter, president, Christian Association and Alliance for Social Action, an umbrella organisation of all Christian sects in Kerala. He said Sunita was tortured for refusing to convert to Islam as demanded by the zealots who kidnapped…

The Suryakiran aerobatic display team of the Indian Air Force (IAF), which has enthralled crowds across the country with their hair-raising manoeuvres with their aircraft in red and white, has just completed 25 years.One of the few nine aircraft display teams in the world and the only one in Asia, the team has carried out over 600 displays across the country and south east Asia.“In March, the team flew a very special “75” formation with 17 aircraft to commence the 75th Independence Day celebrations. The event was 75 weeks to go for the 75th Independence Day,” one of the team…

BY- JAYA CHOUDHARY Five illegal Bangladeshi immigrants- four males, and one woman have been detained for allegedly raping and torturing a lady at Ramamurthy Nagara, Bangaluru. The arrests were made after a video recording of the alleged event went viral on social media in Assam. Apparently, the group videotaped the incident and shared it with their friends. According to police sources, the video is said to have emerged from the “dark web” and is currently spreading on various digital platforms. The four culprits have been identified as Mohammad Baba Sheikh, Riday Babo, Sagar, and Akheel by Bangalore police. However, one…

iStock Image A Hindu lawmaker has submitted a bill in the lower house of Pakistan Parliament which intends to refer religious minorities as ‘Non-Muslims’. Keeso Mal Kheeal Das, a member of the National Assembly from the Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, approached the National Assembly with a private member bill under rule 118 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. Called as the Constitution Amendment Act, 2021, the bill aims to end discrimination against Pakistani non-Muslims who have been also referred in the constitution as minorities. He suggested that the bill should…

Regime soldiers in Yangon in early March. / The Irrawaddy By The Irrawaddy 29 May 2021 In a record-breaking seizure of improvised explosive devices, the Myanmar regime has confiscated more than 2,000 homemade bombs and firearms in Yangon and arrested nearly two dozen people accused of possessing the explosives. The seizures and arrests were made late last week and weekend, and come as the country’s business hub continues to be rocked by occasional blasts and deadly attacks on security forces. The regime’s Myawaddy TV announced on Friday night that 23 people had been arrested at several locations in Yangon from…

Beijing [China]May 29 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is doing everything in its power to celebrate the party’s 100th anniversary in honor of the modernity and prosperity that the Chinese have dreamed of for over a century. .. From elementary school essay contests to endless parades of patriotic films, speeches, banners and news headlines, Axios reports that China is in the midst of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. This journey began in 1921, when the CCP was formed. At that time, China was moved by conflicting warlords, fell into poverty, and was powerless on the…

With the Centre yet to frame rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, it issued a gazette notification Friday granting powers under existing rules to authorities in 13 districts of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab to accept, verify and approve citizenship applications from members of minority communities hailing from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The notification lists Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians as the communities that will be covered, and states that the applications will have to be submitted online. The order has been issued under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship Rules, 2009 and not…

The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who are residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a notification for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act, 1955, and the rules framed under the law in 2009. The rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) enacted in 2019 are yet to be framed. The enactment of the CAA had triggered widespread protests across the country because it tied citizenship to religion. The CAA proposed to fast-track Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities…