Rush Hour: Ram temple trust chief resigns, Karnataka mandates FIR in revenge porn cases and more

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra resigned from their posts on “moral grounds” following the alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The trust manages the temple.

A day earlier, eight persons were arrested in the case. They have been booked under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to theft by a clerk or servant, criminal breach of trust, stolen property and criminal conspiracy.

The first information report stated that the eight were involved in counting the cash and valuables donated by devotees at the temple. Read on.

Karnataka has made it mandatory for the police to register first information reports in cases involving the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and videos, including revenge pornography, sextortion and blackmail-related cases. “Consent to record is not consent to share,” state Home Minister Priyank Kharge said.

The minister warned that police officers who refuse to file cases over prior consent by the complainant may face departmental action. Read on.

The toll from the twin powerful earthquakes in Venezuela increased to 589, acting president Delcy Rodríguez said. At least 4,300 persons were injured, the country’s health ministry had said.

The two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the South American country on Wednesday. Videos posted on social media...

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