Rush Hour: Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh PM, Rahul Gandhi cleared in defamation case & more

Tarique Rahman, the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh. Along with him, several Cabinet members also took the oath of office.

All elected MPs, including those from the Opposition Jamaat-e-Islami, were sworn-in in Parliament. However, Bangladesh Nationalist Party legislators declined to take a second oath as members of the Constitution Reform Commission.

The two oaths were undertaken to integrate the results of the parliamentary elections and a referendum for extensive constitutional amendments by including the July Charter into the Constitution. Read on.

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The Karnataka High Court quashed criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a case filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Permitting the case to continue would amount to an abuse of law, said the bench.

The complaint in the matter was filed by BJP leader S Keshava Prasad against Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in May 2023.

Prasad objected to the Congress’ allegations that the BJP government, which was in power from 2019 to 2023, was charging a 40% commission or bribes from contractors for undertaking public works. Read on.

The Kerala High Court quashed an order issued by the...

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