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As wrestlers' protest intensifies, Rahul Gandhi calls Modi government’s Beti Bachao movement a ‘sham’

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has termed the government’s Beti Bachao slogan a “sham”, referring to allegations by sobbing women wrestlers about police highhandedness on Wednesday night at their street protest. “Such behaviour with the country’s sportspersons is extremely shameful. Beti Bachao is just a sham. In reality, the BJP has never shied away from torturing the daughters of India,” Rahul tweeted in Hindi on Thursday. The wrestlers have alleged that the Delhi police (who report to the Centre) abused them and used violence to prevent folding cots reaching the protest site here. The women wrestlers are protesting against alleged sexual harassment of some of their colleagues by Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP parliamentarian Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Vinesh Phogat, an international champion, has complained: “As our mattresses got wet after a heavy downpour, we had asked for some folding cots. The police didn’t allow that. They also abused us and hit some of the boys (m
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Border ‘generally stable’, China tells India

  China on Thursday pushed the narrative that the boundary situation is “stable” with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang telling his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting that both sides should work towards maintaining “sustainable peace and tranquillity” in the border areas. Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar. (Twitter) Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar. (Twitter) Qin, according to the Chinese readout on the meeting, said, “…the current situation on the China-India border is generally stable.” This comes against the backdrop of the failure of the two countries to normalise ties amid the unresolved three-year-old military stand-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. New Delhi has blamed Beijing for violating border agreements and the ongoing standoff. It has repeatedly pointed out that resolving the on
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'Shoot At Sight' Orders In Manipur, More Troops To Restore Peace: 10 Facts

 Internet services have been suspended across the state. Imphal: Amid clashes in several districts of Manipur, the Army said the situation has been brought under control in Moreh and Kangpokpi while efforts are underway to restore normalcy in the capital Imphal and violence-hit Churachandpur. Here are 10 facts on this big story:     The Manipur government on Thursday issued "shoot at sight" orders in "extreme cases" after violence in the state spilled over to Imphal. Rapid Action Force (RAF) was flown in and 55 army columns were deployed to contain the spiraling violence.     According to sources, Centre is rushing additional troops to the state. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will airlift forces from Guwahati and Tezpur in Assam. Former CRPF chief Kuldeep Singh has been appointed as the security advisor for Manipur while senior IPS officer Ashutosh Sinha made the overall commander overseeing the peace restoration operations in the state.     Union Home Minister Amit Sh
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