Month: August 2023

The G20 EMPOWER Summit took place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 1st August 2023.  This followed on from the Inception Meeting held in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on 11th and 12th February 2023 and the 2nd meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 5th and 6th April 2023. During India’s G20 Presidency, women-led development has emerged as a crucial focus area on a life-course approach basis marking a shift from women’s empowerment alone. The Summit had a total participation of over 300 participants (263 domestic participants and 70 international delegates). The international delegates were from 13 G20 and…

Haryana’s Nuh is on edge after communal clashes broke out, killing three people.   Authorities said the violence broke out owing to rumours that Bajrang Dal’s Monu Manesar would be part of the procession.   Monu Manesar, whose real name is Mohit Yadav, describes himself as a ‘Gau Rakshak’ and a social activist.  He grabbed headlines across the country in February when he was named as the prime accused in the abduction and murder of two Muslim men.  He’s also been named in another police complaint in Haryana’s Nuh in…

The Opposition parties have been demanding a comprehensive discussion on violence in Manipur in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha along with a statement from the prime minister in Parliament Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu on behalf of the Opposition parties to discuss the Manipur issue, sources said on Tuesday. They added that he has not yet got time from the President. The Opposition parties have been demanding a comprehensive discussion on violence in Manipur in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha…

The Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra, organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), was stopped by a group of young men on the Gurugram-Alwar National Highway.  Four people, including two Home Guards, were killed, and at least 30 others were injured in clashes that broke out between two groups in Haryana.  About 2,500 people, who had come to Nuh to take part in the procession, were stranded in a temple due to the violence outside. They were rescued by police later in the evening.  Internet services have been suspended in Nuh…