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<p>Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk announced on Friday that he and fellow protesters from Ladakh would begin an indefinite fast starting Saturday. This decision follows the lack of response from the government to their request for a meeting with the President, Prime Minister, or Union Home Minister.</p> <p>Wangchuk, leading the ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ which started from Leh a month ago, is part of a broader movement organised by the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance. These groups have been advocating for Ladakh’s statehood and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for the past four years.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a title=”” href=”https://news.abplive.com/news/india/climate-activist-sonam-wangchuk-asks-centre-to-fulfil-promise-on-ladakh-s-statehood-1721864″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener” data-toggle=”tooltip” data-html=”true” data-original-title=”Story ID: 1721864″ aria-describedby=”tooltip7660″> What Was… Read More »Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh Protesters To Begin Indefinite Fast In Delhi Tomorrow After ‘No Response’ From Govt

The servitors of the famous Sri Baladevjew temple in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Friday alleged the use of adulterated ghee to prepare prasad and bhog in the 300-year-old temple. Sarat Patri, one of the priests of the temple, stumbled across adulterated ghee tins in the temple kitchen and raised this issue before the temple managing committee. The temple authorities recently procured 6 tins of government-owned OMFED ghee to prepare bhog of the temple during the Navaratri period. But the cooks found an unpleasant odour and a sour taste of the ghee. Other priests and cooks of the temple also raised doubts about the purity of ghee. Balabhadra Patri, the Executive Officer of the Baladevjew temple… Read More »Baladevjew Temple Servitors Allege Use Of Adulterated Ghee To Prepare Prasad

<p>Criminal cases should not be slapped against journalists merely because their writings are perceived as criticism of the government, the Supreme Court said on Friday.</p> <p>A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti said in democratic nations, the freedom to express one’s views is respected and the rights of journalists are protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.</p> <p>The bench was hearing a plea filed by journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who has sought quashing of an FIR lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh for publishing a news report on the “caste dynamics of the general administration” in the state.</p> <p>”Merely because writings of a journalist are perceived as criticism of the government, criminal… Read More »Criminal Cases Shouldn’t Be Filed Against Scribes For Writings Perceived As Govt Criticism: Supreme Court

<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made oblique reference to the widening conflicts in the Middle East and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, saying the two regions were crucial for the global economy and energy security.</p> <p>His comments came amid fears of further escalation of conflict in the Middle East if Israel were to retaliate and attack Iran, potentially its nuclear and oil facilities. This, analysts fear, could fuel a surge in energy prices and draw the region into a wider conflict.</p> <p>Speaking at the 3rd edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave here, Modi on the domestic front committed to continuing structural reforms to help India become a developed nation by 2047.</p> <p>”This conclave… Read More »PM Modi Alludes To Middle East Conflicts, Russia-Ukraine War As Major Risks To Global Economy, Energy Security

India will witness the steepest rise in living standards of the common man on the back of the government’s initiatives and the efforts towards doubling per capita income in a few years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Addressing the 3rd edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave, the minister stressed that inequality in India has declined with the Gini coefficient, a statistical tool to measure inequity, showing improvement in urban as well as rural areas. “I expect these improvements to continue as the effects of the last ten years of economic and structural reforms manifest more thoroughly in the data in the coming years as the Covid shock fades from the economy,” Ms Sitharaman… Read More »India Will See Steepest Rise In Living Standards In Coming Decades: Minister