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1). Nirmala Sitharaman (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), serving as the Minister of Defence since 2017 and has served as Member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2016.
2). Sitharaman is India’s second female defense minister. She has served as the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and the Minister for Commerce and Industry with independent charge. Prior to that, she has served as a national spokesperson for the BJP.
3). She was born on 18th August 1959 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu to middle-class parents Shri Narayan Sitharaman and Smt. Savitri. Nirmala Sitharaman’s father worked in Railways while her mother was a homemaker.
4). She inherited her father’s discipline and her mother’s love for books. While studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), she met Parakala Prabhakar and later got married to him in 1986 and moved to London. Dr. Parakala Prabhakar is an alumnus of the London School of Economics (LSE) and JNU.
Dr. Prabhakar was from a pre-congress family while Nirmala Sitharaman had an inclination towards the Bhartiya Janata Party. However, in 1991, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dr. Prabhakar returned to India and moved to Narsapuram in the coastal Andhra Pradesh. Later they were blessed with a daughter and settled in Hyderabad.
5).Education – Nirmala Seetaraman completed her schooling and bachelors from Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirappalli. Later on, she pursued her Masters in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru (JNU) University, Delhi in 1980.
6). She also has a Ph.D. in the Indo-European textile trade within the GATT framework and M.Phil. She established a school in Hyderabad called Pranava School.
7.)Political Career In 2006 -Sitharaman joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). She was made a member of the National Executive. It was in Nitin Gadkari’s tenure that Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as one of the six-party spokespersons headed by Ravi Shankar Prasad in March 2010.
She is a BJP leader from a family Congress supporters. Sitharaman joined BJP in 2006 while her husband had joined the Prajarajyam Party floated by film star Chiranjeevi in 2007.
8). After the historic win of the BJP in 2014 General Elections, Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as the Minister of State (independent charge) for Commerce & Industry as well as MOS for Finance and Corporate Affairs.
9).In June 2014, Nirmala Sitharaman was unanimously elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. She became the second women Defense Minister of India in a recent cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi held on 3rd Sept’17.
10). Nirmala Sitharaman is appointed as India’s first full-time Defense Minister. She is the second woman to be part of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).
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Korean soloist IU sues ex-classmate and 180 others over online harassment, deepfakes, and slander
IU’s agency, EDAM, reports ongoing court proceedings and additional charges as they address severe online threats against her.
Korean singer-songwriter IU, also known as Lee Ji Eun, has taken decisive legal action against over 180 individuals involved in cyberbullying. These legal proceedings, initiated in 2023, are ongoing, with some cases already reaching the formal court hearing stage, according to the recent update from the agency.
The accusations against these individuals range from severe harassment, including threats and defamation, to the creation and distribution of harmful deepfake content. IU’s agency has cited the gravity of these offenses, which they believe meet the criteria for criminal charges
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IU files legal lawsuit against 180 individuals over cyber bullying
K-pop idols and celebrities frequently face online harassment, often seen as the darker side of fandom culture. In some cases, cyberstalking escalates to the point where idols are subjected to physical threats. On November 11 (KST), EDAM issued a statement announcing they had filed complaints citing severe harassment cases.
“Our agency, in collaboration with a law firm, has filed complaints targeting those who have engaged in criminal acts, including threats, defamation, malicious false accusations of plagiarism, death threats, privacy violations, sexual harassment, distribution of obscene content, creation and distribution of illegal deepfake materials and other illegal activities,” EDAM ent said in an official statement according to the Korea Times.
IU sues ex-classmate for cyber bullying
According to insiders, in addition to the 180 lawsuits already filed, more charges are lined up. One individual accused in the case also involves the singer’s former classmate. “Among them, there is one individual who is presumed to be a middle school classmate of IU. Despite the ongoing case, it has been found that they continue to harass IU. So, we are responding,” EDAM said.
The case which grabbed a lot of limelight back in 2023 resulted in a major controversy and has so far resulted in six fines, three cases with mandatory education, and one case with probation, according to the agency. Among these cases are accusations from April and May last year, where the singer was targeted with baseless claims of plagiarism.
EDAM also highlighted a particular case where IU faced serious online harassment, including false rumors, sexual harassment, and death threats. Prosecutors have requested a fine of 3 million won (about $2,240) for the person involved. The individual is reportedly appealing the sentence, with a formal trial yet to take place.
EDAM revealed that it has collaborated with “relevant” sources to track individuals using foreign IP addresses or living abroad in attempts to avoid legal trouble. In one case, a suspect accused IU of espionage, claiming she was a spy. However, progress has been delayed as the suspect has continually refused to appear for questioning. This case has now been handed over to the prosecution for further investigation.
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