INDIA NEWS
Oct 16-31, 2020 - Vol 1, Issue 8
NEWS FROM INDIA
All accused in 1992 Babri Never accepted China’s unilateral 1959 demolition acquitted LAC definition: India repeatedly tried to persuade the ‘kar sewaks’ against taking any action on that day.
The court further said the CBI has failed to substantiate the charges levelled against the 32 accused persons. The court also said that the video recordings submitted to the court were ‘tampered with’. The judge pointed out that the prosecution could not produce enough evidence against the accused. All Babri demolition accused acquitted including former Indian Deputy PM L.K. Advani Lucknow, September 30 (IANS): A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court hearing on the Babri mosque demolition case of December 6, 1992, acquitted all the 32 accused on September 30 saying it was spontaneous and not a planned move.
the accused present in court, said, “Sab Ramji ki kripa hai”.
Those acquitted in the case that lasted 28 years include former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, former Union Ministers M.M. Joshi, Uma Bharti, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh and Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, among others.
Special CBI judge S.K. Yadav, in his verdict, said that the demolition was not a planned incident but a spontaneous act.
Former BJP MP Vinay Katiyar and Hindu leader Sadhvi Rithambhara, who were among
As soon as the court announced the acquittal of the accused, jubilation broke out outside the court, in Ayodhya and Lucknow where supporters of the leaders were present to celebrate the occasion.
He said that Ashok Singhal and other Sangh Parivar leaders wanted to save the structure as Ram Lalla statues were inside. The court observed that leaders who were present on the dais
He said that the authenticity of audio, video provided by CBI could not be proven and the audio of the speeches were not clear. The court also said that those who climbed on the dome were antisocial elements. The 26 accused who were present in the court on September 30, said that they had always maintained that the demolition was a conspiracy by the then Congress government. Babri plaintiff, Iqbal Ansari, said in Ayodhya that after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Ram temple last year, the demolition case had lost its relevance. “I welcome acquittal of the 32 persons by the court. There should be no further dispute on the matter,” he said.
VAIBHAV summit: a virtual platform bringing together Indian diaspora scientists scientific research in raising the productivity of the Indian agricultural sector, he averred the necessity of more scientific research to help Indian farmers further. He went on to state how the idea of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” encompasses global welfare and extolled India’s success in pioneering space reforms which opened new avenues for both industry and academics. He also laid stress on the need to galvanise the interest of the Indian youth in science
Indian PM Narendra Modi The Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) summit, which brings together domestically residing as well as overseas Indian scientists and researchers to deliberate over collaborative initiatives, was inaugurated on October 2nd via video conferencing by Indian PM, Narendra Modi. The VAIBHAV summit which commenced on October 2nd will conclude on October 31st and its primary objective is to provide a common platform for all the Indian scientists across the globe working in academic institutes and involved in research activities to collaborate with the intention
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of fortifying academic and science and technology foundation in India for global advancement. In his opening address, PM Modi thanked all the participating experts for their valuable opinions regarding the significance of greater collaborations among the Indian members of the global scientific and research community. The Prime Minister also referred to the indigenously developed Rotavirus vaccine and the Indian government’s unequivocal support for more development of indigenous vaccines. Acknowledging the contribution of agricultural
There will be a multitude of interactive engagements between the scientists of the Indian diaspora living abroad and those residing within India through webinars and video conferences conducted over the month. More than 3000 Indian-origin academicians and researchers from over 50 countries are expected to participate in this summit being organized by about 200 academic institutes and science and technology departments, spearheaded by the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Professor K. Vijay Raghavan.
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New Delhi, September 29 (IANS): Warning Beijing against advancing its untenable unilateral interpretation, India on September 29 said that it has never accepted the 1959 definition of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. In response to queries on a recent media report quoting a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement regarding China’s position on the LAC, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Anurag Srivastava, said, “India has never accepted the so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of Actual Control (LAC). This position has been consistent and well known, including to the Chinese side.” Under various bilateral agreements, including the 1993 Agreement on Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the
LAC, the 1996 Agreement on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in the military field, the 2005 Protocol on Implementation of CBMs, the 2005 Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question, both India and China have committed to clarification and confirmation of the LAC to reach a common understanding of the alignment of the LAC. In fact, the two sides had engaged in an exercise to clarify and confirm the LAC up to 2003, but this process could not proceed further as the Chinese side did not show willingness to pursue it, Srivastava said. “Therefore, the insistence now of the Chinese side that there is only one LAC is contrary to the solemn commitments made by China in these agreements,” he said.
BrahMos testfired successfully
Bhubaneswar, September 30 (IANS): India on September 30 successfully test-fired an extended- range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos with an indigenous booster from a test facility off the Odisha coast. The missile was launched around 10.30 am from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore district, sources said. An Indo-Russian joint venture, BrahMos missile has a strike range of about 400 km.
“Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful test-firing of an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile with an indigenous booster will further strengthen India’s defence capability,” tweeted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. It is the second time that the extended-range version of BrahMos has been test-fired. BrahMos missile was originally built with a range of 290 km.
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