Rahul Gandhi has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the summons issued by a UP trial court in the VD Savarkar defamation case. This action follows the Allahabad High Court's rejection of his plea on April 4. Gandhi's petition asserts that the proceedings are frivolous and intended to punish him for exercising his freedoms as an opposition leader.
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A Bengaluru police constable, Thippanna Alugur, tragically ended his life by jumping in front of a train. A suicide note accused his wife and father-in-law of relentless harassment and threats. This incident follows closely behind another suicide case involving a techie who also blamed his wife and in-laws.
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