Evening Brief | 22 February, 2024

Annie Raja, Pannyan in CPI's tentative candidates list for LS polls

The Communist Party of India (CPI) in Kerala has tentatively shortlisted candidates to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Read more..

Chief Wildlife Wardens can declare wild boars vermin; no need to amend wildlife law: Bhupender Yadav

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said that Chief Wildlife Wardens (CWW) are empowered under the Wildlife Protection Act to declare wild boars as vermin and therefore the law does not need to be amended. Read more..

Will conduct gender audit and ensure equal pay for women, says Kerala CM

Wooing women voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said a gender audit will be conducted in workplaces and steps will be taken to ensure equal pay for women, on par with men. Read more..

X disagrees with govt action to block accounts, posts linked to farmers' protest

Social media platform X on Thursday expressed disagreement with the Indian government's order to block accounts and posts related to the ongoing farmers' protests and called for extending freedom of expression to the affected posts. Read more..

ED upgrades Look out Circular against BYJU's promoter Byju Raveendran

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has asked the Bureau of Immigration to issue a look out notice against Byju Raveendran, the founder of the in-crisis edtech company Bjyu's, according to sources. Read more..