Delhi Police Registers Case Over Doctored Video of Amit Shah
The Delhi Police has registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs over a doctored video circulating on social media. The video shows Union Home Minister Amit Shah advocating for the abolition of reservation quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
The registered complaint states that some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order." The Special Cell has recorded an FIR under the relevant sections of the IPC and the IT Act. Arrests are likely to follow across the country, news agency PTI reported citing sources in the Special Cell.
US Customs Rejects 31% of MDH Spice Shipments Over Salmonella Contamination
The United States customs officials have rejected 31 per cent of all spice-related shipments exported by Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Pvt Ltd over salmonella contamination in the last six months. This development comes at a time when Singapore and Hong Kong have banned imports of certain MDH and Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd spice mixes after the alleged detection of a carcinogenic pesticide.
Over 200 Arrested in US Protests Expressing Solidarity with Palestine
More than 200 individuals were taken into custody following protests expressing solidarity with Palestine at Northeastern University, Arizona State University, Indiana University, and Washington University in St Louis. Over 700 protesters have been arrested across US campuses since April 18, when Columbia University in New York City saw the New York Police Department dismantle a protest encampment.