Fake call of protest in Kerala causes tension High tensions for the Kerala police department was on, on Monday as a fake call of protest on social media over the recent rape crimes in the country, led to much disturbance. As per media reports, A viral message released on social media sites since Sunday, asked the citizens of Kerala to come together for a ‘spontaneous’ state wide protest on Monday, with no authorized organization taking responsibility for it. Several districts experienced a shutdown like situation as transport services were stopped, shops were closed and in some areas the public and police engaged in violent clashes. The worst affected districts were Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur and Malapurram. ______________________ Mecca Masjid blast verdict: Judge resigns within hours after giving verdict Just few hours after he delivered the judgement in the controversial Hyderabad Mecca Masjid 2007 blast case, special NIA court judge Ravinder Red...

Rahul Gandhi leads midnight march in Delhi to protest against rape cases With the country raging over the Kathua and the Unnao rape cases, Congress President Rahul Gandhi led a candlelight protest on Thursday night. "Like every patriotic Indian, my heart hurts tonight with the growing incidents of violence against the girl child and women across our country,” tweeted Mr. Gandhi inviting citizens to join the march. He was joined by sister Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra at the march. Gandhi marched from Congress headquarters to India Gate, getting joined by thousands of protestors as they marched on. Rahul Gandhi added that he is protesting because it is a national issue, and has not a political one. ____________________ CWG 2018 : highlights: Sushil Kumar, Rahul Aware win gold; India’s tally 31 Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware won gold medals in 74kg and 57 kg men’s freestyle wrestling categories respectively at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Thu...

Unnao Rape Case: UP Govt orders FIR against BJP MLA; Case handed over to CBI The UP govt ordered an FIR against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman in Unnao district. It also ordered to hand over the twin cases of rape and the custodial death of the victim's father to the CBI. Sengar on Wednesday night created headlines as he made his way to the Lucknow SSP’s office, amidst rumors of a possible surrender. However, minutes later he made his way out of the office saying he only went there to tell authority that he is not a rapist. Senger’s drama came following the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitting its first report in the alleged ‘killing’ of the Unnao gang-rape survivor’s father, Surrender Singh, under police custody. The SIT in its report suggested that Singh could have been beaten to death, to save Senger and his brother Atul, another accused in the case. ______________________ Chargesheet in Kathua gang...

Shoes hurled on stadium by Cauvery protestors during IPL's CSK vs KKR match Protests against Indian Premier League matches in Chennai intensified in the city amid raging Cauvery demonstrations on Tuesday during the match between Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders. A few shoes were hurled from the upper tier of the stands opposite to the main pavilion. Four people were arrested for the same. Earlier, all roads leading to the stadium were closely monitored by security to prevent anti-IPL activists from spoiling the show and the teams had to enter the MA Chidambaram stadium through the back gate. Police chased away agitators in some places while one incident of protestors burning the CSK’s yellow jerseys was also reported. ____________________________ PM Modi to observe day-long fast over Parliament disruptions Prime Minister Narendra Modi will observe a day-long fast on Thursday along with Bhartiya Janta Party president Amit Shah in protest against the di...