Activists' Arrests Challenged, May Be Heard By Top Court Today

The Supreme Court is likely to hear today a petition challenging the controversial arrests of five activists in multi-city raids over allegations of links to Maoists. The action by the Pune Police has triggered a massive controversy, with many describing it as "absolutely chilling" and a "virtual declaration of emergency". The petitioners -- historian Romila Thapar and four other rights activists -- want the arrests to be put on hold and have sought an independent probe into it. The five who have been arrested are Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao, lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, activists Arun Fereira, Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves.

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At Kumbh Mela, These Children Are Learning Vedas; Have Views On Politics Too

Dushyant Parashar is all of five, but already sports a janeu or a sacred thread around his body - the thread is an essential element that marks the acceptance of a student by a guru or a teacher in Hinduism. Dushyant is one of the 300-odd children below 15 - all of them from the famous Shri Vidhya Dham, a prominent Varanasi-based religious school that is taking part in the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. 10-year-old Ashish Mishra is from Varanasi and his father drives a car of a prominent Hindu priest there. Ashish came to this school about two years ago and will soon start learning the Vedas. Ashish and the other children here get a break of two months every year in which they are allowed to go home. from Videos http://bit.ly/2G9uV9P
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Unlock 5: Cinemas Can Open With 50% Seating, States To Decide On Schools

For the first time since the lockdown, multiplexes have been permitted to open with 50 per cent seating. Schools and colleges, shut since March as lockdown was announced across the country, will be allowed to re-open from October 15, the Centre said on Wednesday while announcing the next phase of lifting of coronavirus-related restrictions. The final call, however, has been left to the states and the institutions involved. All international flights will remain suspended until October 31. from Videos https://ift.tt/2SgjPF0
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