Speaker 1: This is the catch upon three Things by the Indian
Speaker 1: Express and am Ichasharma. Today is the sixth August and
Speaker 1: here at today's headlines, Starting with major news. The Bombay
Speaker 1: High Court today sentence the Helka founder Taruntage Pal to
Speaker 1: ten years jail in twenty thirteen rapecase, overturning a Goa
Speaker 1: Session's court acquittal from twenty twenty one. The sixty two
Speaker 1: year old was also convicted of sexual harassment and the
Speaker 1: use of criminal force against a woman. A woman journalist
Speaker 1: colleague had a q stage Pole of sexually assaulting her,
Speaker 1: alleging that he penetrated her with his fingers in a
Speaker 1: hotel elevator in Goa on seventh of November and eighth
Speaker 1: of November twenty thirteen. Go Police registered the case on
Speaker 1: twenty third of November that year. The case also marked
Speaker 1: one of the earliest high profile tests of India's newly
Speaker 1: expanded rape law. The alleged assault took place about seven
Speaker 1: months after Parliament enacted the Criminal Law, which substantially broadened
Speaker 1: the legal definition of rape to include penetration by fingers
Speaker 1: or other body parts or objects. The new law came
Speaker 1: into being with effect from third of February twenty twenty three.
Speaker 1: In other major, US RSS chief Mohann Bagwad today said
Speaker 1: that protest is a legitimate way of dialogue in a
Speaker 1: democracy and acknowledged that the concerns raised by the younger
Speaker 1: generation are genuine. His remark comes in the backdrop of
Speaker 1: the recent wave of student protests across India over issues
Speaker 1: including examination irregularities and education reforms. Addressing a gathering of
Speaker 1: Gen Z and Genalpha at the International Model United Nations
Speaker 1: event in Mumbai, Pugwart said that democratic societies provide space
Speaker 1: for disagreement and discussion, but emphasized that protests should follow
Speaker 1: democratic processes. Meanwhile, US student visas issued to Indian nationals
Speaker 1: have planned sixty two percent in twenty twenty five, according
Speaker 1: to a new report that also calls for scrapping the
Speaker 1: optional practical Training program, arguing that it hurts American workers.
Speaker 1: The proposal, if adopted, could effect thousands of Indian students
Speaker 1: hoping to work in the US after graduation. The number
Speaker 1: of US visas issued to Indian students has seen a
Speaker 1: sharp decline in twenty twenty five as compared to twenty
Speaker 1: twenty four, a move that could be beneficial for American
Speaker 1: students and highlights President Donald Trump's administration's strict immigration measures
Speaker 1: introduced recently affecting F one visa applicants. News agency PTI reported,
Speaker 1: citing data analyzed by the CIS in other major news
Speaker 1: Amid the opposition's protests demanding that Union Home Minister Amid
Speaker 1: shahkam to, the Rajazheva chairman and Vice President CP Radha
Speaker 1: Krishnan told the Center today to consider the request for
Speaker 1: Shah's presence in the House. Addressing Parliamentary Affairs Minister could Rijiju,
Speaker 1: the Raja Sabha chairman said, quote, I request you to
Speaker 1: consider the request for the Home Minister to come to
Speaker 1: the house. As Parliamentary Affairs Minister, you can echo the
Speaker 1: sentiments of the opposition to the Home Minister unquote. Earlier,
Speaker 1: opposition MP's continued their demand that Shah come to the
Speaker 1: House and respond to questions on alleged excesses by security
Speaker 1: forces during the crackdown on youngsters. Marching to the Parliament
Speaker 1: on twentieth of July to protest paper leaks, they raised
Speaker 1: slogans of Amit Shah, Jawabdo Southern May'au, which loosely translates
Speaker 1: to Amitshah must answer, come to the house and in
Speaker 1: the end. In news making global headlines, imprisoned former Pakistan
Speaker 1: Prime Minister Iran Khan's sons have expressed fears over their
Speaker 1: father's health, saying they have been unable to meet him
Speaker 1: for months. As thousands of supporters stage protests across Pakistan
Speaker 1: yesterday to mark the third anniversary of his arrest, and
Speaker 1: Amnesty International renewed calls for his family and lawyers to
Speaker 1: be granted access to him. Khan, who served as Pakistan's
Speaker 1: Prime minister from twenty eighteen until his ouster in a
Speaker 1: parliamentary no confidence vote in twenty twenty two, has remained
Speaker 1: behind bars since fifth of August twenty twenty three. He
Speaker 1: faces multiple convictions, including on corruption and state secret charges,
Speaker 1: which he and his Pakistan Teri ke Nsav parties say
Speaker 1: are politically motivated. The Scherbah Sharif led government has rejected
Speaker 1: those allegations and with that, this was all for today.
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Speaker 1: Express