
Patna HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Caste-Based Census In Bihar
The Patna High Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging the decision of the Bihar government to conduct a caste-based survey in the state.

The Patna High Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging the decision of the Bihar government to conduct a caste-based survey in the state.

The accused has been identified as Constable Chetan Kumar Choudhary, who fired from his automatic weapon. He killed RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and three other passengers on the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express, an official said.

The Supreme Court said that the CBI should wait for the outcome of the hearing scheduled to be taken up on Tuesday.

At least 17 workers were killed and three others injured as a crane collapsed on a bridge slab near Sarlambe village under the Shahapur tehsil in Thane district.

The U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service also said in a joint statement it was “extremely likely” July 2023 would break the record.

The top court, on July 20, took note of the incident and had said it was “deeply disturbed” by the video and use of women as instruments for perpetrating violence was “simply unacceptable in a constitutional democracy”.

Delhi’s Health Minister, Saurabh Bharadwaj, gave a statement on Tuesday, highlighting that hospitals across the city are on high alert to manage the increasing cases of conjunctivitis.

The Manipur government on Tuesday partially lifted the internet ban in the strife-torn state by conditionally allowing broadband service while keeping the ban on mobile internet.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development data indicates that from January 1, 2018, to June 30, 2023, a staggering 2,75,125 children went missing, out of which 2,12,825 were girls and 62,237 were boys.

The Manipur government has expressed concern over the entry of 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, into India without proper travel documents between July 22 and 23.