In Case You Missed it#MeTooIndia
But what has the RSS stayed mum on this? Is it because Akbar is an ‘outsider’?
Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has said that the government would form a panel of judges to advise on cases of sexual assault and harassment as part of the #MeToo movement. “I believe in all of them. I believe in the pain and trauma behind every single complainant,” she said, adding that cases of sexual harassment must be dealt with zero tolerance.
While the sheer scale of the #MeToo movement was unprecedented in India, it also introduced to Indians a new set of jargon - words and terms that have specific connotations pertinent to the context. We have a list.Health MattersFive new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur on Sunday, taking the total number of infected people to 60, a Rajasthan health department official said. The figures were issued after a review meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) medical and health, Veenu Gupta. "Forty-five out of the total 60 patients are healthy after treatment," the official said after the meeting where measures required to contain the situation were discussedKashmir Rebels
Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have threatened to leave for their homes on October 17 if the sedition charges against three of them are not dropped. In a letter to AMU vice-chancellor, AMU students union former vice-president Sajjad Rathar said, "If this vilification does not stop, more than 1,200 Kashmiri students will leave for their homes in the Kashmir Valley on October 17 as the last option."New Friends?
Kamal Haasan said that his party is ready for an alliance with Congress if it parts way with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Haasan, who floated his party earlier this year, has been critical of both state and central government. However, this is the first time he has named the party. Earlier this year, the actor-turned-politician was snubbed by DMK and allies when they decided not to attend the all-party meeting proposed by him on the Cauvery issue.Fuel Prices
Despite the Centre deciding to slash prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.50 a litre, retail rates of fuel in the country have been on the rise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet oil company chiefs today.Superhumans, Who?
In his final prediction, Stephen Hawking, one of the world's best-known theoretical physicists who died seven months ago, had suggested that genetic engineering was likely to create a new species of superhuman that could destroy the humanity from beyond the grave. Hawking, who died in March at the age of 76, left a collection of articles on what he called “the big questions”, in preparation for a book that will be published on Tuesday.Digital Alcohol
In a first, Maharashtra is all set to allow online sale and home delivery of liquor to curb drunken driving.On Reel
At a time when #metoo takes over India, this video delves into how it started. Sexual harassment and sexual assault finally saw a dialogue and debate, a conversation that had been missing for a while now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ErRS-mCFBU
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