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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it is shameful to play politics over the issues related to rapes and sexual assaults in the country.

Prime Minister Modi's remarks come in the backdrop of a nationwide outrage over the rape cases in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and Uttar Pradesh's Unnao.

Addressing a gathering at the event 'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath' in London, Prime Minister Modi said, "A rape is a rape. How can we tolerate this exploitation of our daughters?"

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The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Loya had allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014 when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud had on March 16 reserved the judgment on the pleas.

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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be successful after a recent visit to Pyongyang by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but warned he would call it off if he did not think it would produce results.

Trump told a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his campaign of "maximum pressure" on North Korea would continue until Pyongyang gave up its nuclear weapons.

He also said Washington was negotiating for the release of three Americans held by North Korea and there was "a good chance of doing it." He did not answer a reporter's question as to whether that would be a condition for going ahead with the summit.

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Pakistan's largest TV station has been allowed back on the air at some major cable operators after talks with the military on demands it make changes in political coverage, two officials who work for the channel's media group told Reuters on Wednesday.

After Geo TV, Pakistan's most popular station, was taken off the air across much of the country at the end of March, military representatives pressed the channel to cease favourable coverage of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and stop any criticism of the Supreme Court and the "establishment", according to the two people, who had knowledge of the negotiations.

The "establishment" is a commonly used euphemism for the military in Pakistan.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the 'Bharat ki Baat, Sabke Saath' town hall in London, where he is on a state-visit to attend the meeting amongst all the heads of Commonwealth Nations.&nbsp;

During the event, PM Modi recalled his journey from being a tea-seller on the railway tracks to heading the world's largest democracy.&nbsp;

*I have never indulged in counting the number of rape incidents in this government and that government. Rape is rape, be it now or earlier. It is extremely sad. Don't politicise rape incidents.

*We always ask our daughters about what they are doing, where they are going. We must ask our sons too. The person who is committing these crimes is also someone's son. He has a mother too in his house.

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Rape is rape, don't politicise such issues: PM Narendra Modi at London event Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it is shameful to play politics over the issues related to rapes and sexual assaults in the country. Prime Minister Modi's remarks come in the backdrop of a nationwide outrage over the rape cases in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and Uttar Pradesh's Unnao. Addressing a gathering at the event 'Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath' in London, Prime Minister Modi said, "A rape is a rape. How can we tolerate this exploitation of our daughters?" Judge Loya death case: SC likely to decide today on independent probe The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. Loya had allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014 when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud had on March 16 reserved the judgment on the pleas. Trump hopes for successful North Korea summit but warns he could walk away US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be successful after a recent visit to Pyongyang by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but warned he would call it off if he did not think it would produce results. Trump told a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his campaign of "maximum pressure" on North Korea would continue until Pyongyang gave up its nuclear weapons. He also said Washington was negotiating for the release of three Americans held by North Korea and there was "a good chance of doing it." He did not answer a reporter's question as to whether that would be a condition for going ahead with the summit. Pakistan's Geo TV returning to air after negotiations with military: Sources Pakistan's largest TV station has been allowed back on the air at some major cable operators after talks with the military on demands it make changes in political coverage, two officials who work for the channel's media group told Reuters on Wednesday. After Geo TV, Pakistan's most popular station, was taken off the air across much of the country at the end of March, military representatives pressed the channel to cease favourable coverage of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and stop any criticism of the Supreme Court and the "establishment", according to the two people, who had knowledge of the negotiations. The "establishment" is a commonly used euphemism for the military in Pakistan. I want this government to be criticised: Quotable quotes from PM Modi in London Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the 'Bharat ki Baat, Sabke Saath' town hall in London, where he is on a state-visit to attend the meeting amongst all the heads of Commonwealth Nations. During the event, PM Modi recalled his journey from being a tea-seller on the railway tracks to heading the world's largest democracy. *I have never indulged in counting the number of rape incidents in this government and that government. Rape is rape, be it now or earlier. It is extremely sad. Don't politicise rape incidents. *We always ask our daughters about what they are doing, where they are going. We must ask our sons too. The person who is committing these crimes is also someone's son. He has a mother too in his house.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the death of Special CBI Judge BH Loya.

The court said attempts were made to scandalise the judiciary by levelling serious allegations against judicial officers and judges of the Bombay High Court.&nbsp;

Loya had died on December 1, 2014 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was there to attend a colleague's daughter's wedding.&nbsp;

The official cause of death was&nbsp;cardiac arrest.&nbsp;News reports however had called his death suspicious.&nbsp;

The suspicions had emanated largely from Loya's family.&nbsp;

Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/justice-loyas-death-had-suspicion-earlier-over-fathers-death-but-now-it-is-over-says-son-29495">'Had suspicion earlier' over father's death 'but now it is over', says son</a>

On Thursday, however, the Supreme Court said Loya had died of&nbsp;"natural causes".&nbsp;

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, based their conclusions on the testimony of the four Mumbai judges&nbsp;who had been with Loya in Nagpur. The four judges had asserted that Loya had died of natural causes.&nbsp;

Loya had been hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. BJP President Amit Shah was an accused in the case, but was later acquitted.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court also called the petitions the result of a "political rivalry". One of the petitions had been filed by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court bench had on March 16 reserved its judgement on the pleas.

The Maharashtra government had argued in the apex court that all pleas seeking an independent probe into Loya's death were motivated and aimed at targeting "one individual" in the guise of upholding the rule of law.

The top court had earlier asked the Maharashtra government to submit Loya's postmortem report. The court had at the time said the "<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/issue-of-alleged-mysterious-death-of-cbi-judge-loya-serious-matter-supreme-court-29320">matter was very serious</a>."

(With inputs from agencies)

News reports had called Loya's death in December 2014 suspicious. The CBI judge was at the time hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the death of Special CBI Judge BH Loya. The court said attempts were made to scandalise the judiciary by levelling serious allegations against judicial officers and judges of the Bombay High Court. Loya had died on December 1, 2014 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was there to attend a colleague's daughter's wedding. The official cause of death was cardiac arrest. News reports however had called his death suspicious. The suspicions had emanated largely from Loya's family. Also read: 'Had suspicion earlier' over father's death 'but now it is over', says son On Thursday, however, the Supreme Court said Loya had died of "natural causes". The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, based their conclusions on the testimony of the four Mumbai judges who had been with Loya in Nagpur. The four judges had asserted that Loya had died of natural causes. Loya had been hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. BJP President Amit Shah was an accused in the case, but was later acquitted. The Supreme Court also called the petitions the result of a "political rivalry". One of the petitions had been filed by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala. The Supreme Court bench had on March 16 reserved its judgement on the pleas. The Maharashtra government had argued in the apex court that all pleas seeking an independent probe into Loya's death were motivated and aimed at targeting "one individual" in the guise of upholding the rule of law. The top court had earlier asked the Maharashtra government to submit Loya's postmortem report. The court had at the time said the "matter was very serious." (With inputs from agencies)

Attempt to scandalise judiciary, says SC, dismisses pleas seeking SIT probe into Judge Loya's death

The Supreme Court will today hear pleas filed by three petitioners seeking probe by a Special Investigation Tribunal (SIT) into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge Justice BH Loya in 2014.

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions.

The assignment of the case was also one of&nbsp;the causes of the recent rift between the Chief Justice of India and four senior&nbsp;judges of the Supreme Court who wanted it to be heard by a senior judge.

The two other judges who will hear the case today are Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar.

It was previously being heard by Justice Arun Mishra, a relatively junior judge in the top court, and Justice MM Shantanagoudar.&nbsp;

Earlier this month, the top court had asked the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/hand-over-all-documents-connected-to-justice-loyas-death-supreme-court-to-maharashtra-government-29678">Maharashtra government to submit the postmortem report </a>of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances, stating that the &quot;matter was very serious.&quot;

The report was handed over to the Supreme Court in a sealed envelope on January 16.

The report into Justice BH Loya&#39;s death says there was no foul play in the judge&#39;s death, sources in the Maharashtra home ministry have told the Zee Group.&nbsp;

Judge Loya had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague&#39;s daughter. At that time was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is an accused.

The judge who replaced judge Loya, had ruled that there was no evidence against the BJP chief to be put on trial.

Foul play in the judge&#39;s death, after speaking to his family, was first alleged by a magazine.

Loya&#39;s family has since said that they<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/justice-loyas-death-had-suspicion-earlier-over-fathers-death-but-now-it-is-over-says-son-29495"> no longer believe foul play</a> was involved in his death.&nbsp;

Anuj Loya, the son of special CBI judge, said on January 14 that the family has no complaints against anyone.&nbsp;

&quot;Have no suspicion over father&#39;s death. Had suspicion earlier but now it is over,&quot; Anuj said at a press conference in Mumbai&nbsp;

Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, media reports said.

 
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The assignment of the case was also one of the causes of the recent rift between the Chief Justice of India and four senior judges of the Supreme Court who wanted it to be heard by a senior judge

The Supreme Court will today hear pleas filed by three petitioners seeking probe by a Special Investigation Tribunal (SIT) into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge Justice BH Loya in 2014. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions. The assignment of the case was also one of the causes of the recent rift between the Chief Justice of India and four senior judges of the Supreme Court who wanted it to be heard by a senior judge. The two other judges who will hear the case today are Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar. It was previously being heard by Justice Arun Mishra, a relatively junior judge in the top court, and Justice MM Shantanagoudar. Earlier this month, the top court had asked the Maharashtra government to submit the postmortem report of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances, stating that the "matter was very serious." The report was handed over to the Supreme Court in a sealed envelope on January 16. The report into Justice BH Loya's death says there was no foul play in the judge's death, sources in the Maharashtra home ministry have told the Zee Group. Judge Loya had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. At that time was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is an accused. The judge who replaced judge Loya, had ruled that there was no evidence against the BJP chief to be put on trial. Foul play in the judge's death, after speaking to his family, was first alleged by a magazine. Loya's family has since said that they no longer believe foul play was involved in his death. Anuj Loya, the son of special CBI judge, said on January 14 that the family has no complaints against anyone. "Have no suspicion over father's death. Had suspicion earlier but now it is over," Anuj said at a press conference in Mumbai Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, media reports said.

CJI-led bench of Supreme Court to hear Justice Loya death case today