Obscene Video Flashes During Live-Streaming At Calcutta High Court

The live-streaming was stopped immediately which continued for a considerable period of time. However, the incident surprised many who were either participating in the proceedings or were viewing the live-streaming online.

Calcutta High Court sources said that although it is not clear how such an awkward event took place, the authorities concerned are looking at the matter quite seriously.

The Calcutta High Court authorities have already contacted the agency which has been assigned the task of liver-streaming of the proceedings of the court. A formal complaint has also been lodged at the Hara Street Police station, under whose jurisdiction the Calcutta High Court comes.

The event took place while the proceedings were on at the single-judge bench of Justice Subhendu Samanta on Monday. The proceedings were supposed to be on Friday. But it was adjourned on Monday following the landfall of Cyclone Dana causing weather disturbances in Kolkata on Friday.

Last month, the Supreme Court temporarily disabled its YouTube channel after it was hacked and broadcasted videos promoting a cryptocurrency developed by a US-based company.

Reportedly, the channel was renamed “Ripple” and a video titled "Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple Responds To The SEC's $2 Billion Fine! XRP PRICE PREDICTION" was live on the compromised channel.

Further, the hackers made other hearings live-streamed on the channel private.

In its e-initiative measures, the SC began live-streaming proceedings of the Constitution Bench on YouTube and used artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology for live transcription of such hearings of national importance.

Recently, the judicial hearings in the NEET-UG matter and R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital suo moto case garnered huge public views.

--IANS

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The convict has been identified as Ananta Tudu (35), a resident of Badunia village under Bisoi police station limits in the district.

The fast-track court of special judge Santosh Kumar Nayak sentenced the convict to jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, said Special Public Prosecutor Manoranjan Pattnaik.

The court also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the victim, he added.

On the night of July 8, 2017, Ananta forcibly took the minor girl to a nearby forest while she was sleeping with her grandmother and raped her.

The girl was rescued by villagers, and the police were informed, following which a case was registered at the Bisoi police station. Later, accused Ananta was arrested following an investigation and forwarded to the court.

The arrested accused was tried under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

After examining 18 witnesses and statements of the victim, the court today pronounced its verdict, the Public Prosecutor said.

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The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Railways and Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility in Vadodara, within the framework of Spanish President Pedro Sanchez's India visit, in which he is accompanied by the country's Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente.

Madrid believes that the document, which also delves into the optimization of existing Railway infrastructure and promotes intermodality, confirms the growing good relations between both countries.

It will have an initial validity of five years and will automatically be renewable annually.

The areas of collaboration include planning, design, development, construction, start-up and operation of infrastructure, stations, railway facilities and equipment for long-distance networks (conventional, high-speed and high-speed), and the integration of services that circulate on them through interoperability, making traffic possible on different track gauges, optimising the benefits of investments in high-speed lines with improvements to existing ones.

Management and operation of rail transport and rail services and train maintenance, with special attention to improving safety, is also a key part of the MoU.

It supports the selection, deployment and integration process of on-board and ground-based equipment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and promotion of training initiatives to strengthen vocational training in the field of development and maintenance of railway infrastructure and facilities, as well as management of railway operations and railway traffic.

Within the framework of the MoU, India and Spain will be able to cooperate in exchange of good practices and development of pilot projects; Technical advice and assistance in the development and execution of projects; Research, technological development and innovation; Organisation of conferences, meetings and seminars besides training and exchange programmes for experts.

"These are areas in which Spain and Spanish companies have a great deal of experience, as they are at the forefront of international industry. It should not be forgotten that Spain has the second largest high-speed network in the world, connecting 70 per cent of the population," read a statement issued by Spain's Transport and Sustainable Mobility Ministry.

Sanchez is the first Spanish President to undertake an official trip to India in the last 18 years.

The Joint Declaration signed between the two leaders in Vadodara will serve as a roadmap for the coming years in the political, economic and commercial, cultural, scientific, technological, innovation, consular affairs, tourism and people-to-people relations fields.

It has also been agreed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with the joint organisation of the India-Spain Year of Culture, Tourism and Artificial Intelligence in 2026.

"Today, together with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, we signed a Joint Declaration and ambitious agreements to strengthen our bilateral and commercial relations. The celebration of the India-Spain Year of Culture, Tourism and Artificial Intelligence in 2026 is an example of the impetus that both countries want to give to this relationship. Our voice and influence in the world is multiplied when both countries work together," the Spanish President posted on X, as he arrived in Mumbai on the second leg of his two-day visit.

--IANS

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