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Subscribe Free ePaper The court said that no one can deny that the menace of & News Updates oncriminalisation in the Indian political system is growing day by day. Delhi: Inus an unprecedented order to check the law-makers of the country to rise to the occasion regarding criminal antecedents of all contesting WhatsApp.New Send criminalisation of politics, the Supreme Court on and take steps for bringing out necessary amendments candidates, the top court said on Tuesday. Tuesday held nine political parties including the ruling so that the involvement of persons with criminal “This shall be done across various platforms, including ‘hi’to BJP and JD(U) in Bihar guilty of contempt and fined antecedents in polity is prohibited. social media, websites, TV ads, prime time debates, eight of them for violating its February, 2020 order on “All these appeals have fallen on deaf ears. The political pamphlets, etc. A fund must be created for this 7735268353 publication of criminal antecedents of their candidates parties refuse to wake up from deep slumber. However, purpose within a period of 4 weeks into which fines for in view of the constitutional scheme of separation of contempt of Court may be directed to be paid.” for the assembly polls. powers,•though we desire that something urgently The court The bench, also comprising Justice B.R. imposed 13 said that no one can that theCOMMUNITY menace of NATIONAL EDITION | Gavai, Volume Issue No. 631 AUGUST 13, 2021 | deny THE FIRST | hiindia.com - News Update 24X7 requires to be done in the matter, our hands are tied a fine of Rs five lakh each on the Communist Party of criminalisation in the Indian political system is growing India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Nationalist Congress and we cannot transgress into the area reserved for the day by day. “Also, no one can deny that for maintaining Party (NCP), saying they have not at all complied with legislative arm of the State.” purity of political system, persons with criminal The bench also issued more directions in continuation antecedents and who are involved in criminalisation the directions issued by this court. It imposed a fine of Rs one lakh each on the Janata of the earlier ones in order to make the right of of political system should not be permitted to be the Dal-United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), information of a voter more effective and meaningful. law-makers. The only question is, whether this Court Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), INC, Bharatiya Janata Party “Political parties are to publish information regarding can do so by issuing directions which do not have (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) and criminal antecedents of candidates on the homepage foundation in the statutory provisions.” asked them to deposit the money within eight weeks of their websites, thus making it easier for the voter to It said though nine political parties have been found with the poll panel. The Rashtriya Lok Samta Party get to the information that has to be supplied. It will guilty of having committed contempt of the order of also become necessary now to have on the homepage February 13, 2020, but a lenient view has been taken (RLSP) was spared of the fine. The top court also modified its earlier order to make a caption which states ‘candidates with criminal taking into consideration the fact that these were the it clear that political parties must publish the criminal antecedents’.” first elections which were conducted after issuance antecedents of their candidates, if any, within 48 hours The apex court directed the Election Commission of of the directions. “However, we warn them that they India (ECI) to create a dedicated mobile application of their selection, as it lamented the apathy of the should be cautious in future and ensure that the government’s legislative wing in not taking steps to containing information published by the candidates directions issued by this Court as well as the ECI are decriminalise the political system and that political regarding their criminal antecedents so that voter gets followed in letter and spirit,” said Justice Nariman, information on his or her mobile phone at one stroke. writing the verdict for the bench. parties refuse to wake up from “deep slumber”. Maintaining that persons with criminal antecedents The poll panel had earlier said that 469 candidates The bench modified one of its earlier directions on and involved in criminalisation of politics cannot be with criminal antecedents were fielded by 10 political furnishing of details about the criminal antecedents of permitted to be law-makers, the apex court said it can parties in the Bihar assembly polls held in October- candidates. “We clarify that the direction in paragraph only appeal to the conscience of lawmakers and hope November last year. 4.4 of our Order dated 13.02.2020 be modified and it they will wake up soon and carry out a major surgery The bench held that the selection of candidates having is clarified that the details which are required to be for weeding out the malignancy of criminalisation in criminal antecedents on the ground of mere winnability published, shall be published within 48 hours of the is a violation of the apex court’s direction given in 2020. selection of the candidate and not prior to two weeks politics. “The nation continues to wait, and is losing patience. In its 2020 verdict, the top court had directed the before the first date of filing of nominations,” it said. Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously political parties to upload on their websites and social The apex court accepted the submissions of senior not one of the immediate pressing concerns of the media platforms the details of pending criminal cases advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the poll panel, legislative branch of government,” a bench headed by against their candidates and the reasons for selecting that the ECI cannot be said to have committed any Justice R.F. Nariman said in its 71-page verdict on a them as also for not giving ticket to those without contempt of the order as the circumstances pointed out plea seeking contempt action against several political criminal antecedents. The order required them to that it did bring to the notice of the court the flouting parties including the BJP and the Indian National publish antecedents of candidates within 48 hours of of the directions. Congress(INC) for non-compliance of its February selection or not less than two weeks before filing of “We must, however, caution the ECI to do so as promptly 13, 2020 directions during the Bihar assembly polls. nominations and also in a particular format. as possible in future so that prompt action may be taken The contempt plea was filed by Brajesh Singh, a lawyer The Election Commission, to whom the fine will by this Court, it being understood that the ECI must be deposited, is directed to carry out an extensive by itself take prompt action in accordance with the from Bihar. Highlighting the separation of power, the verdict noted awareness campaign to make every voter aware about directions contained in this order,” the top court said. that the top court has been appealing time and again to his right to know and the availability of information
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parade include Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Congressman Danny Davis, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Secretary of State Jesse White, Consul General of India Amit Kumar, Mayor Lori Lightfoot amongst others. Continuing the celebrations will be another organization also called Federation of Indian Associations, that will host an event on August 13 at Chicago Marriott Northwest, will see dignitaries such as U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker, Consul General of India, Chicago, Amit Kumar, U.S. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and State Senator Cristina Castro. Bollywood actor Neetu Chandra who has made her mark in Indian cinemas will be a part of the event. In Centreville, Virginia, Independence Day parades, freedom runs and celebrations will mark the Indian Independence Day. For the adventurous the celebrations do not end with a parade but there are also adventure filled treks and Independence Day Marathon in Centreville for anyone who may want to run for a cause or participate in the celebrations. Some places in Centreville will also see other celebrations such as tree planting ceremonies as well as poetry sessions, comedy plays as well as patriotic presentations.
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“Look, we spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years. We trained and equipped over 300,000 Afghan forces. Afghan leaders have to come together. We lost thousands — lost to death and injury — thousands of American personnel. They’ve got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation,” he asserted. “The United States — I’ll insist we continue to keep the commitments we
made of providing close air support, making sure that their air force functions and is operable, resupplying their forces with food and equipment, and paying all their salaries. But they’ve got to want to fight. They have outnumbered the Taliban,” Biden said. As the US troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban has made stunning battlefield advances despite being vastly outnumbered by the Afghan military. Over the weekend, the Taliban seized five provincial Afghan capitals. Biden said the Afghans are beginning to realise they’ve got to come together politically at the top. The President asked for a clear assessment, for a review from his team on what the possible implications could be, she said.
HiIndia Newsdesk U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea on Monday and warned the U.N. Security Council that a conflict “would
have serious global consequences for security and for commerce”, sparking a strong rebuke from China. The South China Sea has become one of many flashpoints in the testy relationship between China and the United States, with Washington rejecting what it calls unlawful territorial claims by Beijing in the resource-rich waters. “Conflict in the South China Sea, or in any ocean, would have serious global consequences for security, and for commerce,” Blinken told a Security Council meeting on maritime security. “When a state faces no consequences for ignoring these rules, it fuels greater impunity and instability everywhere.”
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NEWS BREIF New York’s next governor influenced by Irish roots
HiIndia Newsdesk The woman set to become New York’s next governor is a proud Irish-American who has often spoken of how her Irish roots influenced her political outlook. Kathy Hochul’s Irish-born grandparents emigrated from County Kerry to the United States just over a century ago. She recently described how they “had a profound impact” on her decision to enter politics.Ms Hochul will become the first woman to lead New York state when she replaces Andrew Cuomo. Mr Cuomo resigned after an independent inquiry found that he sexually harassed 11 women allegations which he has denied.
Canadian jailed for 11 years in China on spying charges
FDA expected to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people within the next 48 hours HiIndia Newsdesk
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is authorizing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some people who are immunocompromised, according to a source familiar with the discussions. This would be a third shot of the current two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. That announcement could slide, the source cautioned, but this is the current timing. “The FDA is closely monitoring data as it becomes available from studies administering an additional dose of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines to immunocompromised individuals,” an FDA spokesperson told CNN. “The agency, along with the CDC, is evaluating potential options on this issue, and will share information in the near future.” The FDA must give authorization for the vaccines to be used in new ways outside the existing authorization. All three Covid-19 vaccines being used in the US are given under emergency use authorization by the FDA, but
full approval is pending for Pfizer’s vaccine. After FDA grants approval or authorization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention then advises on whether to actually use a vaccine as authorized by the FDA. Vaccine advisers for the CDC will meet on Friday to discuss booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines and additional doses for some immunocompromised people, according to a meeting agenda posted by the agency on Monday. A recent study by Johns Hopkins researchers found that vaccinated
immunocompromised people are 485 times more likely to end up in the hospital or die from Covid-19 compared to the general population that is vaccinated. Based on an estimate by the CDC, ab out 9 million Americans are immunocompromised, either because of diseases they have or medications they take. It has been known for months that Covid-19 vaccines might not work well for this group. The hope was that vaccination rates overall would be so high so that the “herd” would protect them. But it didn’t work out that way, because about a third of eligible people in the US have not received even one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. The Biden administration is expected to lay out a Covid-19 vaccine booster strategy for all vaccinated Americans in September. US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Wednesday the administration is now considering who will need boosters most and when, and information on its efforts to protect immunocompromised people from Covid-19 is expected “very soon.”
HiIndia Newsdesk A court in China has convicted a Canadian businessman of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison.Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow Canadian exdiplomat Michael Kovrig. The verdict will test a strained relationship between the Canadian and Chinese governments. It comes as an extradition battle involving Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei, takes place in Canada. Critics have accused China of treating both Spavor and Kovrig as political bargaining chips, held as part of what is known as “hostage diplomacy”. In a statement published on Wednesday, the Dandong court said: “For the crime of spying and illegal provision of state secrets abroad [Spavor] has been sentenced to 11 years in jail, confiscation of 50,000 yuan ($7,715: £5,578) worth of personal property and deportation.”
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“We Were Threatened Over Bills”: 7 Union Ministers Counter Opposition Earlier today Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and nearly a dozen other opposition leaders gathered to protest the abrupt end to the monsoon session and the alleged assault on MPs, including women
HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhi: The opposition must ap ol o g is e for “d is r upt ive ( and ) threatening behaviour” that forced Parliament to close two days ahead of schedule, the government said today, countering allegations by 12 parties, including the Congress, that “outsiders who were not part of Parliament security were brought in (yesterday) to manhandle opposition leaders and members, including women MPs”. The government’s furious response to an equally furious attack by the opposition this morning - both of which underscore the hostility and anger that have marked this monsoon session - was delivered by
Govt demands Opposition apology for House ruckus
an array of seven union ministers, each of whom took turns to lash out.“The people of this nation gave the government a
has been totally disruptive in not letting Parliament function. Opposition should feel shame and come out to apologise,” Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said. Pralhad Joshi, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, accused the opposition of “literally threatening that if (the government attempts to pass more) bill, there will be even more damage done”. “We had to take a decision to end the monsoon session early because, and I am quoting the opposition was literally threatening that if we attempt to pass other bills (after the OBC and Insurance bills) there will be even more serious duty... to find solutions for their concerns. damage in Parliament,” he said. But we all have seen how the opposition
Five Indian Americans are amongst America’s Richest Self-made Women
HiIndia Newsdesk Putting the blame on the Opposition for unruly scenes witnessed during the monsoon session of Parliament, a group of union ministers on Thursday said Rajya Sabha Chairman must take the strongest possible action against those who broke the rules.Addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi, they also accused the opposition leaders of manhandling marshals, while Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Opposition’s approach of “my way or highway is highly condemnable” and the country also condemns such attitude. Goyal, also Leader of House in Rajya Sabha, said the group of ministers met Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the House and made an earnest appeal that the strongest possible action should be taken against the Opposition MPs for their deplorable behaviour and manhandling marshals. He said the Opposition was unable to digest the fact that the country has given up on them and their behaviour in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday was a new low of the parliamentary democracy. The Secretary General’s table in Rajya Sabha is not meant for dancing and protesting, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said at the press conference, referring to an incident when an opposition leader was seen above a table inside the upper house of Parliament.
(From L-R) Indra Nooyi, Reshma Shetty, Jayshree Ullal, Neha Narkhede and Neerja Sethi.
Forbes list of ‘America’s Richest SelfMade Women’ released on August 5 includes five Indian American women. Those featured on the list includes PepsiCo’s former chair and CEO Indra Nooyi, president, and CEO of Arista Networks Jayshree Ullal, Neerja Sethi, co-founder, Syntel; Neha Narkhede, co-founder and former chief technology officer of Confluent; and Reshma Shetty, co-founder of Gingko Bioworks.
HiIndia Newsdesk Jayshree Ullal Ullal, who was raised in India, has a net worth of $1.7 billion and stands 16th on the Forbes rich list. Neerja Sethi stands at 26th place in the Forbes rich list with net worth of $1 billion. Neha Narkhede, who grew up in Pune, stands at 29th place in the Forbes rich list with net worth of $925 million. Reshma Shetty stands at 39th position in the Forbes rich list with net worth of $750 million. India-born Indra Nooyi stands at 91st position in
Taliban takes over city of Ghazni, 10th provincial capital to fall
HiIndia Newsdesk The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the US and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. According to the Associated Press, the militants raised their white flags imprinted with an Islamic proclamation of faith over
the city of Ghazni, just 130 kilometers southwest of Kabul. Sporadic fighting continued at an intelligence base and an army installation outside the city, two local officials told the news agency. The loss of Ghazni marks yet another strategic setback for Afghan government forces. The city sits along the Kabul-Kandahar Highway, a major road that connects the Afghan capital to the country’s southern provinces.
the Forbes rich list with net worth of $290 million. Forbes’ Ranking Of The Country’s Most Successful Women Entrepreneurs And Executive saw fifteen newcomers, including singer and investor Dolly Parton and former model Cindy Crawford. Wisconsin based Diane Hendricks with a net worth of $11 billion is on the number one position.
ISRO’s Former Chairman “Shocked” Over Unsuccessful Satellite Launch
HiIndia Newsdesk Bengaluru:Veteran space scientist G Madhavan Nair expressed shock over the unsuccessful GSLV-F10 launch mission but said the ISRO is resilient enough to bounce back. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSLV-F10 rocket, with an earth observation satellite (EOS03) on board, today at 05:43 hours as scheduled, from Sriharikota spaceport.
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Indian diaspora organisation to hoist biggest Tricolour unfurled at Times Square to mark India’s 75th Independence Day Federation of Indian Associations - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - will host to day-long celebrations on August 15, starting with the unfurling of the Tricolour at Times Square HiIndia Newsdesk Ne w Yor k : In c om m e m or at i on of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day, a leading Indian diaspora organisation in the US will hoist the biggest Tricolour unfurled at the iconic Times Square here on August 15. Federation of Indian Associations - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - will host to day-long celebrations on August 15, starting with the unfurling of the Tricolour at Times Square. The first India Day billboard at Times Square will be displayed for 24 hours, the Empire State Building will be lit in the hues of the Indian Tricolour and the day will end with a gala cruise on the Hudson river to be attended by top
The Tricolour will be 6 feet by 10 feet. The height of the pole is 25 feet.Consul General of India in New York Randhir Jaiswal will unfurl the Tricolour. The event will also honour Indian-American sporting icons Abhimanyu Mishra government officials, special guests and members of the Indian-American community. FIA had hoisted India’s National Flag at Times Square on the country’s independence day last year, the first time the Indian Tricolour was unfurled at the iconic New York City destination.
FIA Chairman Ankur Vaidya said the organisation intends to hoist the Tricolour at Times Square every year since the event has its own significance. “We want to continue this tradition. This year, we are hoisting the biggest Tricolour unfurled at Times Square so far,” Vaidya told.
The Tricolour will be 6 feet by 10 feet. The height of the pole is 25 feet. Consul General of India in New York Randhir Jaiswal will unfurl the Tricolour. The event will also honour IndianAmerican sporting icons Abhimanyu Mishra, 12, the youngest grandmaster in chess history, and Samir Banerjee, 17, who created history by winning the Wimbledon boys’ singles final last month. The young sporting talents, both hailing from New Jersey, are expected to be present at the event on Sunday. Artists Jonita Gandhi and Mickey Singh will also be among the guests. Vaidya said as India marks 75 years of independence, the FIA is launching a campaign focused on ‘Unified Diaspora in America’.
Canada to extend ban on arriving Indian-origin woman jailed in passenger flights from India Singapore for cheating as travel agent
HiIndia Newsdesk Canada will extend its ban on arriving passenger f lights from India to September 21 because of the risks posed by COVID-19, the federal transport ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ban was first imposed on April 22 and has already been rolled over several times. The measure does not apply to cargo flights or medical transfers. Earlier, the Canadian government in its global travel advisory issued in July continued to suspend India-Canada
Singapore to tweak foreign worker policies amid local job concerns HiIndia Newsdesk Singapore,: The Singapore government will adjust foreign worker policies to address concerns among locals over competition for jobs, even as the global business hub remains open to talent from overseas, its prime minister said on Sunday. “We have to adjust our policies to manage the quality, numbers and concentrations of foreigners in Singapore,” Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Message. “If we do this well, we can continue to welcome foreign workers and new immigrants, as we must. Foreign labour has long been a hot button issue in Singapore, but uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic have increased employment worries among locals as the city-state recovers from last year’s record recession.
direct flights till July 21. However, Indian travelers who have to fly to Canada in this period have to book a flight via an ‘indirect route.’ According to the revised official travel advisory, Canada will not accept the COVID-19 molecular test report from India. Therefore, the travelers have to get themselves tested for the coronavirus in a ‘third country’ before they continue their journey to Canada. As per the advisory, passengers who have previously tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and are traveling from India to Canada have to now provide proof of a coronavirus test conducted between 14 to 90 days prior to their departure. “This proof must be obtained in a third country before Indian travelers continue their journey to Canada. You might need to seek entry and stay in a third country for at least 14 days,” the advisory read.
HiIndia Newsdesk Singapore,: A 55-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore was sentenced to 20 weeks’ jail on Tuesday for misappropriating around SGD 35,000 from customers who had paid her for tour packages to India and Dubai that never materialised, according to a media report. S Leelavadi, who worked as a freelance travel agent for over a decade without the requisite licence to do so, cheated
UK universities to continue online lessons during autumn term
HiIndia Newsdesk London,: Many of the top universities in the UK have refused to return to full face-to-face classes in the autumn, despite government advice that they can lift all Covid-19 restrictions, local media reported. According to The Sunday Times report, 20 of the leading 24 Russell Group universities said a proportion of undergraduate teaching will continue to be held online, which means they will offer blended learning to mix the online and face-to-face teaching for classes, seminars and lectures, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the 65 universities polled by the Times Higher Education magazine confirmed that most lectures would remain online for
the coming academic year, but that they planned as much in-person teaching as possible. They said the decisions were driven by the risk of coronavirus spreading in large lecture classrooms, as well as the educational benefits of blended learning. Most universities said they would require students to wear masks on campuses. Some will also instruct students to socially distance. Students may also need to be double jabbed to attend concerts, discos or other social events. The decision has dismayed college students who coped with severe disruption last year. Students in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool have launched petitions calling for a full return to “normality in terms of teaching” and demanding fee refunds.
at least eight victims over 19 fake trips to India and the city of Dubai. The Singaporean pleaded guilty earlier this year to one criminal breach of trust charge and two counts of practising as a travel agent without a licence from the Singapore Tourism Board. Seven other similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing. Leelavadi will not begin serving her sentence immediately as she intends to file an appeal, the report said. The court heard that she began working as a freelance travel agent sometime in 2000, only stopping for a few months in 2004 when she joined a licensed travel agency.When she struck out on her own, she told customers that she could book tours for them to India and Dubai. She advised them on how to travel there, where to stay and their itinerary, and gave them a quotation for their desired tour.
Taliban restores Nishan sahib at Afghan gurdwara, claim activists
New Delh: The outcry and condemnation led to the Taliban restoring the Nishan Sahib on the roof of the Gurdwara Thala Sahib in Paktia which its local commanders had got removed a day earlier, according to reports quoting Singh Chandhok, president of the Indian World Puneet Forum.
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IT Ministry Says It Did Not Allocate Any Budget to Purchase Interception Software
HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that it has not allocated any budget to purchase software that could be used to “intercept, monitor, decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource, as permitted under Section 69 of the Information Technology Act”. Minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar was responding to a question by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram. MeitY’s response came two days after the defence ministry told the Rajya Sabha that it did not have any transactions with Israel’s NSO Group, which sells Pegasus.
Bharatiya Janata Par ty MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Credit: facebook/Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP
The military-grade spyware had caused a storm during the monsoon session
The military-grade spyware had caused a storm during the monsoon session of parliament after The Wire and 15 other international media organisations revealed that Pegasus was misused to target activists, politicians and journalists
of parliament after The Wire and 15 other international media organisations revealed that Pegasus was misused
to target activists, politicians and journalists. NSO Group says that it sells the spyware only to “vetted governments” and that it is used to tackle terrorists and criminal gangs. As The Wire had noted, lawful surveillance in India is primarily authorised by the Union home ministry and state home departments. The use of Pegasus would involve hacking, which is illegal under Indian laws. On Twitter, Chidambaram pointed out that the minister’s response to his question makes it clear that while MeitY did not allocate any budget for the purchase of software that could be used to intercept, it does not deny that other ministries could have allocated budgets for this purpose.
Parliament Houses adjourned Congress Says Twitter Account sine die two days before schedule Locked: “Modi Ji, Just How Afraid Are You?” HiIndia Newsdesk
Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Choudhary with Speaker Om Birla (extreme left) on Wednesday. The Speaker had invited prominent leaders of the House to his chamber and urged them to ensure more productive sessions in the future, according to sources
HiIndia Newsdesk The monsoon session of Parliament was on Wednesday cut short by two days without a discussion on the Pegasus controversy and after a bill to privatise general insurance companies was passed in the Rajya Sabha behind a wall of marshals. Hours after Rajya Sabha Chair Venkaiah Naidu cried and said he spent a sleepless night after the “acts of sacrilege” in the House on Tuesday when an Opposition MP clambered atop a table, the situation
turned for the worse in the evening during the passage of the insurance bill. The Opposition alleged that some of the women members had been pushed back by male marshals while the government insisted it was the other way round. NCP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar later told reporters: “In my 55 years of parliamentary career, I never saw the way the women MPs were attacked today (in the Rajya Sabha). More than 40 men and women were brought into the House from outside. It is painful. It is an attack on democracy.”
New Delhi: The official Twitter handle of the Congress has been locked, the party said Thursday morning in an Instagram post. According to the screenshot of the locked account shared in the post, the Congress’ Twitter account was locked because it “violated Twitter rules” regarding publishing or posting other people’s private information without their express authorisation and permission”. “Modiji, just how afraid are you? Reminder: The Congress party fought for our nation’s independence, equipped only with truth, non-violence & the will of the people. We won then, we’ll win again,” the Congress declared in the Instagram post. This comes close on the heels of the temporary suspension of Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account after a complaint from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) about a tweet that showed Mr Gandhi interacting with the family of the nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and killed in Delhi last week. he NCPCR had directed Twitter to act against the Congress leader’s account for violating the privacy of a minor, as mandated by the laws of the land. After Mr Gandhi’s account was temporarily suspended, the Congress late Wednesday claimed that similar action was taken against the handles of five senior leaders, including media head Randeep Surjewala.
ISRO Satellite Launch “Not Accomplished Fully Due To Technical Anomaly” HiIndia Newsdesk The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s mission to place its Earth Observation Satellite EOS-03 “could not be accomplished fully” because of an anomaly, the space agency said after the launch early this morning. The GSLV-F10/EOS-03 lifted off lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at 5.43 am today after a 26-hour countdown. But shortly afterwards, it was announced in the Mission Control Centre by the Range Operations Director “mission could not be accomplished fully due to performance anomaly”.
The GSLV-F10/EOS-03 lifted off lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at 5.43 am today after a 26-hour countdown.
“Performance anomaly observed in the cryogenic stage. The mission could not be accomplished fully,” said ISRO The EOS-03 is a state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite, placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10, is meant to help in quick monitoring of natural disasters li ke c yclones, cloudbursts and thunderstorms. “A 4 metre diameter Ogive-shaped payload fairing is being flown for the first time in this GSLV flight. This is the fourteenth flight of GSLV,” ISRO had said on the launch.
Rahul slams Centre over grain wastage HiIndia Newsdesk Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the government over media reports that India lost Rs 406 crore worth grains due to damage during storage in state-run granaries in the last three years, saying “wasting food is equivalent to stealing from the poor”. In a post on Instagram, the former Congress chief shared a screen shot of a media report which stated that data cited in a parliamentary standing committee report has revealed that India lost Rs 406 crore worth of grains procured by the government due to damage during storage in state-run granaries in the past three years.
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Working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali feels like you’re at war with your limitations Ranveer Singh and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have made three films together, which have not only been box office successes but also earned the actor critical acclaim.
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anveer Singh took to Instagram on Monday to share feel like hitting that target is a matter of life and death. a two-part post about working with Sanjay Leela “Sometimes it feels as if you are at war with your self- at war Bhansali and how it has altered him as an actor and with the limitations and boundaries you’ve become comfortable a person. within. He pushes you forth in a way that propels you and “Whenever you are directed by him you have a tremendous ensures that you win this hard-fought battle with your own growth spurt as a performer. He challenges you, he pushes constructs,” the actor wrote. you to deliver a performance that’s visceral, spirited and comes In the second part, alongside a picture of himself and Sanjay from a place deep within you. He enriches and inspires you. He Leela Bhansali from Ram Leela shoot, Ranveer Singh wrote nurtures his actors and extracts their very best performances,” that the director is so involved in his characters that actors read an excerpt from the first part. can never alone take credit for the performance they deliver. Ranveer further wrote that working with Bhansali often pits “He has got a rare insight into human psyche, an incomparable an actor against his or her limitations, pushing them out of panache for cinema, and an unparalleled flair for drama. He the comfort zone. is so inherently operatic, that his signature has come to be “He has an ability to raise the stakes of the conflict in shooting a recognized as a great sweep and a soaring swell in a given piece film scene, such that achieving that gold standard, that degree of cinematic work. of excellence often feels like moving target, and he makes you
Bhuj The Pride of India The main aim is to spread awareness of such bravery among citizens
Also starring Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, Bhuj: The Pride of India will release on Disney Plus Hotstar on August 13.
Sidharth Malhotra did a lot of hard work in understanding Vikram to the entirety
Captain Vikram Batra
Sidharth Malhotra has been garnering immense appreciation for shouldering the brave role of Captain Vikram Batra in the much-anticipated film, Shershaah. Over the past few years, Sidharth spent a lot of time with Vikram Batra's friends and family to understand him better. The actor's meeting with Vishal Bhatra, Captain Vikram Batra's brother gave him the vision to create a film on his inspirational journey. Vishal Batra and his family were keen on Sidharth Malhotra playing Vikram Batra in the film, Vishal Batra shares, "When we met Sidharth for the first time we felt he had a lot of similarities with Vikram. During the course of our interaction with him, we found out that he was a very good human being, very humble, passionate, and a loving guy. Hence we thought he was a perfect choice to play Vikram's role.".
Wing Commander Vijay Karnik
Bhuj: The Pride of India is all set to release soon. Ahead of the premiere, the makers on Monday released a video of an interaction between the film’s lead star Ajay Devgn and retired Wing Commander Vijay Karnik. The chat was hosted by
Manoj Muntashir. During the conversation, Ajay was asked about his transformation into real-life hero Vijay Karnik, who is known for mobilising women to aid the Indian army during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Talking about his first response upon wearing the prestigious uniform, the actor said, “A lot of strength and dignity comes from wearing the uniform. As soon as one wears it, both the thought process and the body posture automatically undergoes a change. You feel a sense of power within you.” Later, Wing Commander Vijay Karnik was asked to elaborate on why he gave his nod to Bhuj The Pride of India. He said, “When director Abhishek Dudhaiya came to me stating he wants to make a film on the incident, he told me that he had done his research, and that the team had spoken to 50-60 women of Matapur. That is when I decided to give my nod to the project. Something within me after that narration told me that this is the man to work with.”
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From her first big break on Gupta, Sakshi says she feels "unboxed and the small-screen in the show liberated" as an actress.. 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' as "Honestly speaking I have the utmost 'Parvati' to winning hearts gratitude for all the popularity and with another T V series opportunity I got from the TV series I have 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain', the done at the beginning of my career. When journey of Sakshi Tanwar to I came to Mumbai and started working, TV becoming a household name and films were the only two options and has been quite interesting OTT did not exist back then. But yes, after from 'Parvati' to 'Priya'. working for years I naturally developed a Now that the actress sense of belonging in the world of acting is gaining visibility and found a space in the mind of a section m o r e o n O T T of the audience. platforms with "Initially, I was kind of overworking also several web series because I wanted to achieve everything, and the recently- good roles, the success of the show and released film love from the audience for my characters. 'Dial 100', also Eventually, I realised my drive changed, featuring after achieving all that. Now, I want to Manoj pick and choose, I want a new challenge Bajpayee in character, I want versatility." and Neena
Cinema plays an important role in showing nationalism: Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar's BellBottom is the first Hindi movie to release on August 19 in 3D and 2D after the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pawandeep Rajan on Arunita Kanjilal: ‘Want our friendship to last till we are old’ The singer from Uttarakhand, while excited about the finale, shared how he is upset about leaving his friends who have become family for him. Pawandeep further shared that when he came on the reality show, he was worried about staying away from home, “and now, after so many months, as we are set to wrap up, I feel pained. The show became our new home and it feels as if we came yesterday only. I wish we could have stayed longer”. Putting the record state before the show ends, the singer confessed that Arunita is only a close friend. He said, “Honestly, all of us have spent so much time together that we are inseparable. I think it happens with everyone when your friendship is seen as something more. I think in time people will realise that there was nothing between us. At the moment, we are all young and have a career to focus on. These things can wait. All said and done, I want our friendship to last till we are old.”
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya actor Anupam Shyam dies at 63
Actor Anupam Shyam died in Mumbai today at the age of 63 of multiple organ failure. The actor had been suffering from kidney ailment for the last few years and was hospitalised about a week ago. Admitted to the critical care unit of a city hospital, his health deteriorated on Sunday. Actor Yashpal Sharma, a close friend of Anupam Shyam, told that the veteran actor died at Lifeline hospital, Goregaon around 1.30 am. “I just returned home from the hospital. The doctors informed us he died due to multiple organ failure. His body will be brought to his residence, New Dindoshi, MHADA colony, at 5-6 in the morning, followed by the funeral later during the day around 11:30-12 PM.”
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‘Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are getting married this year’: Lara Dutta confirms
While fans are eagerly waiting for Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt to announce their wedding, Lara Dutta believes that it might take place this year. The couple has been dating since 2017, and last year Ranbir had said that had it not been for the pandemic, the two would have been married by now. In an interview Lara, who recently made waves for her transformation into Indira Gandhi for BellBottom, said that she was from the ‘older generation’, and was not aware about which couples from the younger generation are dating. “I might say something about some couple and I wouldn’t even know if they are still together or not,” she said.
Feels 'terrified' when Akshay shoots for stunt scenes: Twinkle
Indian author and former actor Twinkle Khanna on Monday revealed that she actually feels 'terrified' when her superstar husband Akshay Kumar performs stunt scenes in movies. Taking to his Instagram handle, Akshay Kumar recently shared a behind-the-scenes video featuring the filming of action sequences for his upcoming spythriller 'Bellbottom'. In the fascinating video, viewers could get a glimpse of Akshay practising hard during the takes as he tries to perfect each and every shot. In the clip, the actor who is known as one of the fittest Bollywood celebrities could be heard sharing that he had to go the extra mile while training and shooting for his character in the film. Akshay further mentioned that his wife, Twinkle was also present on the sets and he decided to impress her with his training, even after 20 years of their marriage. Reposting his video on her Instagram handle, Twinkle wrote, "Haha! On the contrary, I am terrified when he leaps off buildings and planes. The fact that he is still in one piece impresses me more than all his stunts. Stay safe Mr. K #Bellbottom,"
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NEWS BREIF Australian Olympians face 28day quarantine
HiIndia Newsdesk Rules meaning some Australian Olympians are having to quarantine for 28 days after returning to their country from Tokyo have been described as “cruel”.Athletes returning via Sydney to the state of South Australia are facing an extra two-week quarantine. That is on top of the two weeks already required for all overseas arrivals.The AOC said: “While other countries are celebrating the return of their athletes, we are subjecting ours to the most cruel and uncaring treatment.” They added: “They are being punished for proudly representing their country with distinction at the Olympic Games.”16 members of the Australian Olympic team are already quarantining in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.
Scale of Russian mercenary mission in Libya exposed
HiIndia Newsdesk A BBC investigation has revealed the scale of operations by a shadowy Russian mercenary group in Libya’s civil war, which includes links to war crimes and the Russian military.A Samsung tablet left by a fighter for the Wagner group exposes its key role - as well as traceable fighter codenames. And the BBC has a “shopping list” for state-of-the-art military equipment which expert witnesses say could only have come from Russian army supplies. Russia denies any links to Wagner. The group was first identified in 2014 when it was backing proRussian separatists in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Since then, it has been involved in regions including Syria, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Wagner’s fighters appeared in Libya in April 2019 when they joined the forces of a rebel general, Khalifa Haftar, after he launched an attack on the UNbacked government in the capital, Tripoli. The conflict ended in a ceasefire in October 2020.
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Canada planning Covid-19 vaccine passport for international travel Before the passport can be created Ottawa needs to agree on a common approach with the 10 provinces and three northern territories, which are responsible for inoculations against COVID-19. common approach with the 10 provinces and three northern territories, which are responsible for inoculations against COVID-19. It “is a key step forward in ensuring Canadians will have the documents they need once it is safe to travel again,” Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told reporters. The European Union has a vaccine passport system that allows people to travel freely within the region. A number HiIndia Newsdesk of other countries are working on vaccine passports for both Canada is working to create a digital vaccine passport that would domestic use and international travel. Canada has one of allow citizens to travel abroad and it should be available in the the best inoculation records in the world. As of July 31, 81% next few months, government officials said on Wednesday. people aged 12 and over had received one shot and 68% had Before the passport can be created Ottawa needs to agree on a been given two.
Taliban fighters can take over Kabul in 90 days: United States
HiIndia Newsdesk Ta l i b a n f i g ht e r s c o u l d i s o l at e Afghanistan’s capital in 30 days and possibly take it over in 90, a US defence official told Reuters on Wednesday citing US intelligence, as militants took control of an eighth provincial Afghan capital. The Taliban now control 65 per cent of
65 killed as wildfires burn Algeria forests
Afghanistan and have taken or threaten to take 11 provincial capitals, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. The US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the new assessment of how long Kabul could stand was a result of the rapid gains the Taliban had been making around the country as US-led foreign forces leave. “But this is not a foregone conclusion,” the official added, saying that the Afghan security forces could reverse the momentum by putting up more resistance. Wednesday’s loss of Faizabad, capital of the northeastern province of Badakhshan, was the latest setback for the Afghan government, which has been struggling to stem the momentum of Taliban assaults.
NZ borders to remain closed for rest of the year
HiIndia Newsdesk New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that that the country’s borders will remain closed until at least the end of the year. She said an elimination strategy was the best way to keep Covid-19 out and the economy open. he prime minister also said New Zealand would move to a new individual risk-based model for quarantine-free travel from the start of next year.
Prince Andrew likely to try to avoid testimony at all costs Prince Andrew may contest the U.S. court’s jurisdiction, or ignore the civil lawsuit altogether, taking a chance the court might find him in default and order him to pay damages.
HiIndia Newsdesk Wildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have killed at least 65 people, state television reported on Wednesday, as some of the most destructive blazes in the country’s history continued to rage. The government has deployed the army to help fight the fires, which have burnt most fiercely in the mountainous Kabylie region, and 28 of the dead are soldiers, with another 12 critically injured with burns. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning for the dead and froze state activities not related to the fires.
HiIndia Newsdesk Britain’s Prince Andrew is likely to do anything he can to avoid giving evidence in a U.S. lawsuit filed by an American woman who alleges that he sexually assaulted her when she was 17, lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic say. Andrew may contest the U.S. court’s jurisdiction, or ignore the civil lawsuit altogether, taking a chance the court might find him in default and order him to pay damages.No matter which way he goes, though, he will face the constant drumbeat of unsavory media coverage. “There’s no good option,” said Albert D’Aquino, a New York attorney who
has defended clients in similar cases. The prince has repeatedly denied the allegations in the lawsuit, brought by one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers, Virginia Giuffre. “I don’t think he will submit to the court’s authority to order him to give a deposition, or to answer questions on which he wishes to demur,” said D’Aquino, a partner at Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo, New York. “He runs too much risk of selfincrimination, which could then spawn a criminal action against him,” D’Aquino said.
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Polavaram dam: Andhra govt to hike compensation to some families to Rs 10 lakh HiIndia Newsdesk
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had recently conducted an aerial survey of the Polavaram project and later held a highlevel meeting to review the ongoing works, including rehabilitation and resettlement as well as spillway.
Idol makers hope for turnaround
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to increase the compensation to some families displaced by the Polavaram dam project from Rs 6.86 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The Irrigation (Water Resources) Department has set aside Rs 550 crores to give the additional compensation to the families who are displaced from settlements and habitations in Chinturu mandal in East Godavari district. The government decided to give the additional compensation after a survey was undertaken in the project-affected areas to find out the living conditions of the affected families. Over 1 lakh families have been displaced by the project — many of whom are living in rehabilitation colonies — and around 17,100 families will benefit from the government’s decision to increase the compensation. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had recently conducted an aerial survey of the Polavaram project and later held a high-level meeting to review the
ongoing works, including rehabilitation and resettlement as well as spillway. Officials said that works related to the spillway are almost complete and 42 out of 48 gates were already fixed and the remaining gates will be fixed soon. The government is also hastening up shifting of the newly displaced families to rehabilitation colonies as water level in the Godavari is rising. At least 10,000 families, including 5,000 tribal families, are being moved to rehabilitation colonies by August end, Irrigation (Water Resources) Minister Anil Kumar Yadav said. Jagan will visit the rehabilitation and resettlement colonies next month, and instructed the officials to focus on employment and skill development to Polavaram project evacuees. Officials said that they want to complete most of the construction before the monsoon flood in Godavari which will stop all activity, as flood waters will recede only after November or December.
Mobile vaccination drive intensified
In a nutshell Former BJP minister joins TRS
HiIndia Newsdesk Former Minister E Peddi Reddy, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), joined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party on Friday ahead of the bypoll to Huzurabad Assembly constituency in Telangana. TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao were present when Peddi Reddy joined the party at an event in the TRS office here. The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of former Minister Eatala Rajender last month.
Ganja worth over Rs 8.4 crore seized in Telangana, 11 held HiIndia Newsdesk A total of 4,383 kg of cannabis, also known as ganja, worth over Rs 8.4 crore in the grey market, has been seized by police in two districts of Telangana, police said on Wednesday. Of the total, 3,653 kg worth over Rs 7.3 crore was seized from two lorries during a check in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Tuesday, said the police.Four people were taken into custody and a case was registered, they said.
HiIndia Newsdesk Hyderabad: Every year, thousands of people visit the narrow lanes of Dhoolpet around this time. Several colourful Ganesha idols of different shapes, sizes and makes - for pandals and homes - are lined up outside almost every house just before the eleven-day Vinayaka Chaturthi festivities. However, after a lean season last year due to the pandemic, and the lingering fear of a third wave now, the hustle-bustle is missing from this neighbourhood which houses not only Hyderabad-based idol makers, but many migrant labourers as well. While the earnings from this one season are enough for most to sustain them for the whole year, no business last year has thrown several people into debts. A young idol maker, Pawan Singh, who has already started working on making the idols, says, “Ours is a seasonal business. Apart from Ganesha festival and Navratri, we hardly get any work. Most of us take loans, get the material and then make the idols. After the festival, we have to pay back our loans.” Most of the artisans here had taken some loans last year that are still pending. “We also have to pay for a few of our workers. If this season doesn’t go well, a lot of us will have to face a severe financial crisis,” he says.
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HiIndia Newsdesk Hyderabad: Intensifying the Covid-19 registration. vaccination drive in the city, the On sighting the mobile vaccine facility, health department along with Greater local residents approached the officials Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and their details were uploaded in (GHMC) on Tuesday deployed 14 the CoWIN app before they were vehicles in the Khairatabad zone. administered the jab. The free vaccine The customised vans went around slums was also administered in the commercial and crowded areas in different parts of establishments. Most of these mobile Khairatabad. Sri Ram Nagar in Banjara vaccination centres were partitioned Hills, MG Nagar in Masab Tank, MD into three segments – registration Lines in Toli Chowki, Aghapura in desk, vaccination centre and waiting Nampally, Chinthal Basti in Khairatabad area. Post-vaccine beneficiaries were were some of the localities where people informed about the medicines to be were administered with the free jab. The taken in case of fever. beneficiaries were enrolled through spot
Hyderabad: Gates of Himayat Sagar closed
HiIndia Newsdesk on July 20 to drain the flood water into Hyderabad: The last of the five gates of Himayat Sagar that were lifted to allow Musi. When the rains started receding, flood water during the recent heavy HMWSSB gradually started closing the gates of the reservoir based on the rains in the city and outskirts, was inflow of water into Himayat Sagar. closed on Tuesday. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply On Tuesday, the water level at Himayat Sagar was recorded at 1,761.02 feet and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) closed the gate as the reservoir was hardly against the FTL of 1,763.50 feet. The reservoir capacity is 2.97 TMC and the receiving inflow of water. Out of the 17 gates, five gates were lifted water level is 2.56 TMC.
Kanchi Peetham EO calls on CM Kanchi Kamakoti Executive
Officer Challa Viswanatha Sastry and Peetham Pandit Chintapalli Subrahmanya Sastry on Tuesday met Chief Minister K handrashekhar Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here. They invited him to take part in the Sri Vidya Yagam. They also requested the Chief Minister to allocate land in Hyderabad for setting up a school and other traditional activities taken up by the Peetham. The Chief Minister responded positively and assured to them that suitable land will be provided to the Peetham.
Former Dy Mayor passes away Former Deputy Mayor, Golkonda
Raj Kumar (68) died of a heart attack on Tuesday. He was elected corporator from Kavadiguda ward and served as Deputy Mayor from 2012-14. Deputy Mayor M Srilatha Shoban Reddy visited his house and consoled the family members.
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When Dhyan Chand and India’s Olympians Refused to Salute Hitler
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The Indian contingent was one of only two teams to not raise their arm as they marched past the Nazi dictator in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a protest made sweeter by the hockey team beating Germany to win the gold medal.
he Berlin Olympics were declared open on sympathising with the Nazi cause. What Masood August 1, 1936. M.N. Masood, a member of the does not mention in his elaborate description is the team, left a minute-by-minute description of serious controversy the Indians created at the opening the opening ceremony that provides fascinating ceremony by not saluting Hitler during the march past. information. It was nothing less than a grand spectacle The Indians were the only contingent apart from the of Hitler’s ‘thousand-year Reich’. The Wehrmacht was Americans to not perform the raised-arm salute as a fully mobilised in setting up the support infrastructure mark of respect for the German chancellor. and the competitors were transported to the venue in It is important to note that G.D. Sondhi, one of the army trucks. The Indians, with Dhyan Chand carrying officials accompanying the Indian contingent, was the flag, were by far the most colourfully dressed of the deeply influenced by Nehruvian ideas. In the late 1940s, contingents present. As Masood noted, inspired by Nehru’s internationalist ideals and the ‘With our golden “kullahs” and light blue turbans, dream of pan-Asian unity, he single-handedly evolved our contingent appeared as members of a marriage and created the framework of the Asian Games. At a procession of some rich Hindu gentleman, rather than time when Britain was courting Hitler with its policy competitors in the Olympic Games.’ of appeasement – just two years after which the prime But this was no ordinary ‘marriage procession’ – the minister, Neville Chamberlain, was to triumphantly members of the Indian team were about to make a huge political statement by becoming one of the only two contingents who refused to salute Adolf Hitler. The opening ceremony of the Berlin Olympics was one of the great set-pieces of the Nazi era. As the giant zeppelin, the Hindenberg, circled majestically over the stadium, Hitler and his minister of interior arrived amid great fanfare to observe a military guard of honour. M.N. Masood noted the fervour that the Führer generated: ‘When the Führer neared the Stadium, a multitude of young boys who were watching the proceedings from outside, saw their idol approaching towards them. With one great cry, they shouted ‘Heil, Hitler!’ and broke the declare ‘peace for our times’ after the Munich conference silence of the Maifield.’ – the Indian decision not to salute the Führer, it seems, In four years, that war cry would reverberate around stemmed ideologically from the anti-Nazi position the world but the panzer blitzkriegs and the horrors taken by the Congress under Gandhi and Nehru. From of the holocaust were still in the future. At the time, at the 1920s, the Congress had repeatedly opposed Britain least some Indians were impressed by this disciplined in the event of a European war and regarded fascism spectacle of the resurgent Third Reich. and Nazism as forms of Western imperialism. As ‘the hundred thousand Germans in the Stadium Against all expectations of a resurgent German team, stood to their feet and sang with one voice’ the two Dhyan Chand and his team crushed Germany 8–1 to German national hymns – ‘Deutschland’ and ‘Horst win their third consecutive Olympic gold. Forced to Wessel-Lied’ – Masood writes that it ‘made a strange swallow their dire predictions, the sportswriters once impression’ upon the Indian contingent and ‘not an again wrote flowery paeans and the title defence was eye was left dry’: narrated in great detail. Triumphant subheadings in The ‘India rose before our imagination … somehow the Statesman summed up the mood of the match report: spring of our national feelings was touched, and the ‘India’s Triumph’, ‘Science Scores Over Force’, and ‘Dhyan unity and solidarity of the people in the Stadium made Chand in Form’. This report left little doubt about India’s us look with shame and regret at our poverty, destitution overwhelming supremacy: ‘In the second half science and discord.’ triumphed over force and the skill of Indian forwards, But nationalist aspirations were not the same as
Dhyan Chand scoring a goal in the 1936 Olympic hockey final. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
assisted by a hardworking trio of halves brought goal after goal. The vast crowd rose as one man as the Indians made raid after raid, completely outwitting the home defence with their speed and stickwork and their uncanny accuracy of shooting. Goal after goal was scored to the bewilderment of the German side and though they played with their greatest pluck and gameness and managed to score once, they were a well-beaten team.’ It was in this game that Dhyan Chand truly came into his own in the Berlin Olympics. Dhyan Chand had discarded his stockings and spiked shoes and wore rubber sole shoes, which increased his speed a great deal. That he was at his best is borne out by the handsome scoreline of 8–1. Dhyan Chand himself scored six goals. The German papers, which until then had been predicting a German gold, were full of praise for the Indians after the final. A correspondent for the Morning Post argued that Berlin would remember the Indian hockey team for long. ‘These players, it is said, glided over turf as if it is a skating rink and their flickering sticks had the Japanese, normally so agile, mesmerised.’ The reporter went on to conclude, ‘Nature seems to have endowed Indians with a special aptitude for hockey’. The legend of Indian hockey and the Games’ special affinity with what was still seen as the ‘Orient’ was embellished further. It is a tenet of Indian sporting folklore that Hitler personally met Dhyan Chand and offered him an officer’s commission in the Wehrmacht if he would play for Germany. This story is almost certainly apocryphal because none of the contemporary sources mention this incident and neither does Dhyan Chand in his autobiography…
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The 28th Annual Guru Purnima was Celebrated in New Jersey by Santram Bhakta Samaj, USA HiIndia Newsdesk
Devangbhai’s two daughters and sonsin-law were also honored by Santram Sevaks Hemant and Sunil Desai of Castle Hill Pharmacy in New York, with Santram memento and Prasadi. IPC O Char itable Tr u st i s ver y actively participating with the multihumanitarian projects to uplift the needy people of Gujarat. Devangbhai Patel, as the current head of the IPCO Parivar, and his entire family came to the Santram Satsang to celebrate the Guru Purnima and were honored by the auspicious & divine blessings of Santram Maharaj. Santram Bhakta Samaj continues to organize humanitarian activities to support communities to include free health fairs, dental screening camps, flu shots, eye screening and diabetes screening.
SOMERSET, NJ- Shree Santram Mandir in Nadiad, India, works on the motto of Janseva or Service to Mankind. On the same principle, the Santram Bhakta Samaj of USA was established in 1993. The 28th Annual Guru Purnima was celebrated on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at Ukrainian Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey. The event was attended by more than 8,00 people from across America. Pujya Shree Ramdasji Maharaj, the Mahantshree of Shree Santram Mandir, Nadiad, India inaugurated Santram Satsang with “Mangla Charan Path” online followed by a live Satsang program of Bhajans and religious music by Raj and Smruti Pandya and family. A COVID Vaccination Fair was also held
to offer free vaccination: On behalf of Late Indubhai Patel of IPCO Parivar and Charitable Trust in Nadiad, Shree Devangbhai Patel and Anitaben Patel family were the special guests who attended the Satsang for the first time in New Jersey. They were honored with Gold Chandrak as a memento originally received from Shree Santram Mandir, Nadiad as a Prasadi which was handed by Santram Sevak Shankarbhai Patel of Virginia.
Indian Canadian Truck Driver Released, Says He is a Victim of Marijuana Fraud
Houston Police Dept.’s Young Cadets gets an Introduction to Hinduism
HiIndia Newsdesk DETROIT, MI – Federal prosecutors have dropped charges, at least for now, against a Canadian trucker who was arrested at the U.S. border early last month with more than a ton of marijuana in his rig, after his lawyer made the case that he was an unwitting victim of the drug smuggling scheme. Tasbir Singh, 32, was detained on July 7 after border agents in Detroit found more than 2,200 pounds (998 kilograms) of marijuana worth an estimated $3.2 million in his truck. Singh told authorities that he believed he had picked up compression springs in North York, Ontario. The delivery was supposed to go to Ohio. Because of COVID-19 rules, he never got out of his truck while it was being loaded, his attorney Ellen Michaels said. “I had not done anything wrong,” Singh told the Detroit Free Press. Michaels said Singh was the victim of marijuana dealers who hacked into the trucking company’s computers, created a fake order for springs, and packed the trailer with marijuana. “He had no knowledge of what was in his truck,” Michaels said. The U.S. attorney’s office filed a request with the court on July 22 to have the criminal complaint against Singh dismissed without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could refile the charges at a later date. “The complaint was dismissed and the defendant released in order to allow the government to investigate further and decide whether criminal prosecution of Singh is appropriate,” Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, said in a statement earlier this week.
HOUSTON, TX- On a warm sunny afternoon of 23rd July, about 60 young cadets of the Houston Police Department (HPD) were introduced to the core principles of Hinduism through a series of presentations and lectures at Vallabh Priti Seva Samaj.(VPSS) As the Greater Houston area is one of the most culturally diverse communities in the US, it was a much-needed introduction to the Hindu faith and a huge step forward to help understand and support the members of the community they serve. This unique engagement with the HPD was initiated by the Hindus of
Greater Houston (HGH). HGH Director Manisha Gandhi led the initiative with the keen involvement of Senior HPD Officer Danish Hussain. After welcoming the cadets and inviting the distinguished guests to the dais, VPSS Trustee and HGH Advisor Rasesh Dalal kicked off the day’s proceedings with a presentation that covered many aspects of Hinduism including the customs and rationale behind each of those customs. Observing the fact that Hinduism is better defined “as a way of life than a religion,” Rasesh also explained the Hindu philosophy of karma – one’s life being an eternal circle with good deeds in the current life that lead to a better rebirth in the next life. He also highlighted how Hindus receive and treat guests at home; how people respect the premises by leaving the shoes outside the home before entering and the practice of wearing gold jewelry on social and religious occasions. The essence of Hinduism, he added, is the same of all true religions – Bhakti and genuine compassion for all beings.
HiIndia Newsdesk DES PLAINES, IL – You have big goals, and Oakton Community College has your back. Oakton is stepping up to help students reach those goals this fall by offering three free credit hours of tuition to students who enroll in nine credit hours or more. “As the community’s college, Oakton has the responsibility to help students begin and continue on their educational journey,” says Matt Huber, Dean of Enrollment Management. “We are proud to offer ways of minimizing financial barriers that may hinder people from enhancing their learning opportunities.” Students must register by Sept. 7 to receive the free credits. No additional application is needed! Fall courses start
on Aug. 23. To enroll in classes, visit www.Oakton.edu/register. For more information, contact the Enrollment Center at enrollmentcenter@ oakton.edu or 847-635-1700 and 847635-1400. This fall, Oakton will offer more in-person courses with health and safety protocols in place. Plenty of online courses are also available so that students can learn in the way that best helps them reach their goals. Students who have experienced pandemic-related financial impacts can also apply for Oakton CARES emergency relief grants. Oakton CARES grants, supported by federal stimulus funds and Oakton Educational Foundation resources, can be used for expenses including tuition, childcare, housing and transportation.
Houston police cadets at VPSS Mandir with Rasesh Dalal
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Maharudram at Hanuman Mandir of Glenview
HiIndia Newsdesk GLENVIEW, IL – The great Maha Rudram at Hanuman Mandir of Glenview started on the Auspicious day of Guru Purnima July 23, and concluded on July 27.About 15 Priest and many ritwiks, with the guidance and hard work of the temple priests Sanjeev Chaturvediji and Sudhir Sukhlaji, took part in the event. It was literally a vedic marathon that took a lot of unparalleled dedication and effort by the participants.The Rudram priests and ritwiks as well as ardent devotees from far and wide assembled in the temple for the initial Sankalpam. Hundreds of devotees were held in a trance while the vedic mantra was chanted in unison. More than 1000 devotees served Mahaprasad. All in all, this was a most divine and blissful event that was well organized and conducted by the Hanuman Mandir.
Shri Venkateswara Mahotsavam at Shri Shirdi Sai Mandir
HiIndia Newsdesk CHICAGO, IL: Dwarkamai a recognized non-profit, tax-exempt organization is dedicated to organizing events and conducting activities directed towards the personal spiritual development of the community by following the teachings of Shri Sainath, a saint from Shirdi. Dwarkamai’s newest “Center of Spiritual Excellence”, Shri Shirdi Sai Mandir, Rolling Meadows, IL opened its doors to the community on Dussehra Day, Oct 25, 2020, and has been providing volunteer-driven services to the community since then.Shri Shirdi Sai Mandir, Rolling Meadows celebrated the month-long Shri Venkateswara and Navagraha Praana Prathistha Mahotsavam between July 29, 2021-July 31, 2021 The 3-day grand finale began with Shri Ganesh Pooja and Shri Mahalakshmi Pooja on day 1, followed by Vaastu Pooja Homam, Pushpadhivasam(flowers), and Shri Venkateswara Netromilanam & Navratna Bimba Sthapana on day 2 of the event.
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Medal #1: Mirabai Chanu
Silver, women’s 49 kg weightlifting
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Medal #6: Bajrang Punia Bronze, men’s 65 kg wrestling
With seven medals – one gold, two silver, four bronze – Tokyo 2020 has been the most decorated Olympic Games in India’s history. Here’s the story of the seven stars who scripted the success. For the first time ever, India won a medal on day one of an Olympic Games. It came from Saikhom Mirabai Chanu – who scripted a remarkable redemption from Rio 2016. Five years ago, on her Olympic debut, Mirabai stepped up for her last attempt (a 106 kg clean and jerk lift) with a bronze medal in sight – but couldn’t complete what was a regulation lift for her. The journey towards mending a broken dream – and heart – began right away. Before the end of 2017, she was a world champion; one year later, she was a Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Having established herself as one of the world’s top-five weightlifters in her 49 kg category, Mirabai entered Tokyo 2020 ranked third in the world, and as a genuine medal contender. She didn’t disappoint. With an 87 kg lift in the snatch, and a 115 kg lift in the clean and jerk, she made the silver medal hers – bettered only by HOU Zhihui of the People’s Republic China, who went on an Olympic recordsmashing run in the final.
Medal #2: PV Sindhu
Bronze, women’s singles badminton
Medal #3: Lovlina Borgohain Bronze, women’s welterweight boxing
Lovlina Borgohain wasn’t the most spoken about name in the nine-member Indian boxing contingent that made the trip to Tokyo. Given the presence of the legendary MC Mary Kom, that wasn’t a huge surprise. But the 23-year-old welterweight boxer wasn’t short on credentials: she had medalled at the last two world championships, as well as at two Asian championships, including the most recent edition earlier this year. At Tokyo 2020, she would emulate her and her country’s icon – joining Mary Kom as India’s second female boxer to win an Olympic medal. Borgohain earned her medal by defeating 2018 world champion Chen Nien-Chin in the quarterfinals, prevailing 4-1 on points against the pugilist from Chinese Taipei. Her bid to become India’s first Olympic finallist in boxing was only denied by 2019 world champion and eventual gold medallist Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey.
Medal #4: Men’s Hockey Team
PV Sindhu’s bid to better, or match, her Rio 2016 silver was halted by eventual Bronze silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the semifinals. But that did not stop India’s serial winner from adding a historic second Olympic medal to her burgeoning trophy cabinet. Shunning the disappointment of the defeat from 24 hours earlier, Sindhu secured the bronze medal with a 21-13, 21-15 win against HE Bing Jiao of the People’s Republic of China. It gave her the distinction of becoming A long wait. A huge weight. the only Indian female athlete to win When India last won an Olympic medal multiple Olympic medals, and only the in hockey, no member of their present second Indian – female or male – to team had been born, and their coach medal twice in individual events at the – Australian Graham Reid – was yet to Olympic Games. Sindhu also became begin his playing career. only the fifth female shuttler to win two The most successful nation in the history Olympic singles medals. The 26-year- of the Olympic hockey competition had old has now won a combined seven waited 41 years for a medal in the sport. medals at the Olympics and the world The wait ended in sensational style. After being defeated 5-2 by eventual championships since 2013.
champions Belgium in the semifinals, India’s medal hopes rested upon their bronze playoff against Germany. At 3-1 down with half-time approaching, the medal appeared to be eluding India again. Four goals in the span of seven minutes, either side of the half-time hooter, and the dream was back on. The Germans – medallists at each of the last four editions of the Olympic Games – pulled one back at 5-4, and won a penalty corner with less than seven seconds left on the clock. But goalkeeper PR Sreejesh stood his ground to deny an equaliser – and India had their 12th Olympic medal in men’s hockey.
Medal #5: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Silver, men’s 57 kg wrestling
It didn’t stop at one for the wrestling contingent, as Bajrang Punia – named after the patron deity of ‘kushti’ in India – got himself a piece of the prize from the mat. As the only Indian wrestler with three world championship medals to his name, Bajrang was a prime contender to be among the medals in Tokyo. But it was far from an easy ride. After scraping through his first two contests, Bajrang was halted in his tracks by Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev in the semis. A Rio 2016 bronze medallist in the 57 kg event, Aliyev overpowered the Indian second seed 12-5. That set Bajrang up for a bronze medal match against Daulet Niyazbekov, the Kazakhstan grappler who he had lost to in the 2019 world championship semifinals. Far from showing any of the lingering signs of worry from the first day of competition, the 27-year-old was at his dominant best in an 8-0 victory that delivered India its sixth wrestling medal at the Olympics since 2008.
Medal #7: Neeraj Chopra Gold, men’s javelin throw
Speaking of dramatic turnarounds in medal-clinching contests… With 90 seconds left to play in his semifinal clash with Nurislam Sanayev, Ravi Kumar Dahiya trailed 2-9. The Kazakh grappler, a medallist at the last two world championships, had the Indian right where we wanted him, on the mat. Or so he thought. Dahiya – a bronze medallist himself at the 2019 world championships, in addition to holding the two latest Asian championship crowns – closed the gap to 5-9, and then turned things around – literally – to pin Sanayev and book himself a spot in the final. The final, against two-time world champion Zavur Uguev (ROC) proved a bridge too far. But on his Olympic debut, Dahiya had become only the second Indian wrestler to win an Olympic silver medal. He had also maintained Indian wrestling’s proud run of bringing back at least one medal from every Olympic Games since 2008.
Medal number seven at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was seventh heaven for India. Neeraj Chopra hurled the javelin into the sky – and it sent a nation to the moon, as India won an athletics gold medal at the Olympics for the first time. The 23-year-old had needed barely a minute on his maiden Olympic outing to secure a spot in the final – which, in itself, was a first for India in this event – as he topped the qualification stage with his first throw of 86.65m. In the final, Chopra was expected to be the closest challenger to the worldleading Johannes Vetter. Chopra’s first attempt in the final was marked at 87.03m, and his second flew 87.58m long. It comfortably cleared the rest of the field; his 87.03m attempt would have claimed silver on the day, as second-placed Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic landed a best throw of 86.67m. It gave India only its second individual Olympic champion after Abhinav Bindra (2008, men’s air rifle 10m), and also ended a 121-year wait for an Olympic medal of any colour in athletics.
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Gandhi, sought swaraj or selfgovernment for all Indians. Closely tied to Gandhi’s ideas of satyagraha and organised civil disobedience, it envisaged Indians boycotting all institutions of the Raj like colleges and courts, giving up their titles and refusing to pay taxes. Though it didn’t meet all its objectives, it generated a wave of excitement among vast sections of Indians, who for the first time realised what a modern political movement looked like.
Dandi March:
Another masterstroke by Mahatma Gandhi, he embarked on the historic In December 1884, British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume presided over a private meeting with 17 other men in Madras. This meeting was the genesis of the Indian National Congress (INC). When it was finally founded on 28 December 1885, the INC’s primary objective was to be a forum where educated Indians could pursue a political dialogue with the British government. From this rather limited scope, it gradually turned into a mass movement and the party of the freedom movement which spawned a galaxy of leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
march from Gujarat’s Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a coastal village in the state, on 12 March 1930 to protest the unreasonably steep tax levied on salt – the most basic of commodities – by the British. But the Salt March or the Dandi March as it came to be known was much more than just opposition to the salt tax. As tens of thousands of people joined Gandhi on the 24-day march, it transformed into one of the largest civil disobedience movements the world had known. From then on, mass resistance against the colonial rule became a permanent affair.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre:
The Azad Hind Fauj:
The slaughter of innocent Indian men, women and children at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab shocked the country and exposed the British raj for what it really was – a brutal occupying power with little regard for the lives of the people it ruled. There was already growing resentment against the British rule after World War 1, with the imperial power unwilling to devolve powers to Indians. In April 1919, Punjab was gripped by unrest, and the authorities banned public gatherings. Brigadier General REH Dyer was among those tasked with restoring order. On April 13, he ordered his men to fire on a gathering of around 10,000 civilians who had gathered at Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh. The death toll is disputed but it went into the several hundreds and according to some estimates, nearly 2,000 people perished. The act by Dyer caused widespread revulsion, and convinced many Indians that the British rule must end.
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The Non-Cooperation movement (1920-22), one of the first mass movements launched by Mahatma
India’s fight for freedom which culminated in independence for oneseventh of the human race on 15 August 1947 was a very long and arduous struggle lasting several decades. It had many salient features which made it quite remarkable when compared to freedom movements in other parts of the world. The key among these was that it was largely peaceful. Though a small section of Indian revolutionaries believed that an armed struggle was the only way of defeating the British, for the most part Indian freedom-fighters followed Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of nonviolent resistance against the mighty British empire. The freedom movement picked up pace after Gandhi’s return from South Africa, where he had created a huge impression on South Africans of all colours as an activist and lawyer. So the period from the latter half of World War 1 onwards was really when the Indian freedom struggle took concrete shape, while building on the nationalist currents and enormous work done by Indian leaders till then.
One of the most inspiring figures of the Indian freedom movement, Subhas Chandra Bose is best known as the man who took the fight to the British by leading the Azad Hind Fauj or the Indian National Army (INA) which was founded in 1942. Bose and his brave men joined hands with the Japanese to oust the British. Though historians are divided over the military impact the INA had on the ground, there is little doubt that Britain saw the writing on the wall, especially when the 1945 trials of captured members of INA – known as the Red Fort trials – turned the popular mood decisively against the government. By the middle of 1946, the British had realised that discontent was brewing among Indian soldiers, and complete independence could no longer be delayed or denied.
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Are We Free After 75 Years of Freedom? Unemployment
India’s richest 1% of the population hold 42.5% of national wealth
76% of Households hvae no regular - salaried memeber Male unemployment rate is 7.7%
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Female unemployment rate is 8.7%
According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), in June 2021, urban unemployment rate fell, but still remained high at 10.07% compared with 14.73% in May. Rural unemployment rate in June stood at 8.75% from 10.63% in May. April and May accounted for 22.7 million job losses, according to CMIE. ata for the month of July is scheduled for release on Aug. 20, 2021. SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.7 percent in June as the state’s employers gained 73,500 non-farm payroll jobs1, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.
Threat to Human Rights, Bodily Integrity Highest at Police Stations: CJI Ramana
Asserting that human rights and dignity are “sancrosanct,” Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, on Sunday, 8 August, raised concerns regarding custodial torture and violations of human rights at police stations. Delivering the keynote address at an event organised by the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA), CJI Ramana said: “The threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in police stations. Custodial torture and other police atrocities are problems that still prevail in our society.” The CJI obser ved that while there are Constitutional safeguards in place, the lack of legal representation at police stations furthers the peril experienced by arrested persons. “Going by the recent reports even the privileged are not spared third-degree treatment,” he said,
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Sanitation The study has pegged the overall literacy rate in the country at about 77.7 percent. Less than half of India’s children between the age 6 and 14 go to school.
The 2018-19 National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey, which showed that 93.3% of rural households had access to toilets 91 million in urban india have no access to sanitation
Women’s Safety
Are women in India free? Free to wear clothes of their choice, free to go out in the night, free to choose their partners? When cases of stalking, cyber bullying, abduction repeatedly make news, can we deny that we have failed miserably in creating a gender-just society? Many crimes against women do not even get reported because of the social stigma attached to them. Women endure eve-teasing, sly remarks and even sexual harassment, often at the cost of their dignity. In Delhi alone, there are six rapes on an average daily, according to Delhi police data. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total of 34,651 rape cases were reported in India in 2015. And this is recorded data.
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According to a government report, the dropout rate at the secondary school level in India is more than 17%
According to a government report, the dropout rate at the secondary school level in India is more than 17%
COVID-19 put 1.6 billion children out of school
52.1% of rural india defecates in the opem
Poor sanitation exposes more than 60,000 children to preventable diarrhoeal diseases annually. Often, women have to walk to great distance and wait until dark to defecate. This makes them susceptible to molestation and violence. Besides, the lack of toilets in public and private spaces makes maintaining menstrual hygiene a real menace – forcing girls to drop out of school early on. Good sanitation is the foundation of a robust public health system. It is a right that should be accessible to everyone, all the time.
Seventy five years of independence and we haven’t been able to send all our children to school. Poor studentteacher ratio, crumbling infrastructure, lack of toilets have a fair role to play in keeping children away from school. Couple this with socio-economic factors such as abject poverty, access, child labour, child marriage and you know much is amiss. Yet not much is being done to make elementary education a reality in India. Earlier in the year, the Union Budget left several educationists disappointed for inadequate attention to the primary education sector. A mere rise of 4.4% in the allocation of funds to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan does little in a country like ours with disproportionate demand-supply ratio. The Right to Education (RTE) Act is still overtly flouted despite entering its seventh year of implementation.
Junaid, Mohammad Akhlaq, Pehlu Khan, Ayub Pandit are eerie reminders of the mad frenzy of communal violence gripping India. As one act of violence supersedes the other, it unleashes an atmosphere of fear, pain and anguish. Today it is them, tomorrow it could be you. Secularism is the backbone of our democracy. It must thrive no matter what.
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75 years of Independence: PM Modi inaugurates ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, flags off Dandi March
Amrit Mahotsav is a series of events to be organised by the government to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence.
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rime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th Modi wrote in the visitors’ book that the Mahotsav “Todays #AmritMahotsav programme begins from March, 2021 launched ‘Azadi Ka Amrit is a tribute to our freedom fighters and freedom Sabarmati Ashram, from where the Dandi March Mahotsav’, the government’s initiative to struggle. began. The March had a key role in furthering a mark 75 years of India’s Independence. “By coming to the Sabarmati Ashram and with the spirit of pride and Aatmanirbharta among Indias Modi said the 75th anniversary celebrations will inspiration of Bapu, my determination for nation people. Going #VocalForLocal is a wonderful continue till August 15, 2023. He also flagged building is strengthened,” the Prime Minister tribute to Bapu and our great freedom fighters,” off the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram wrote. “Mahatma Gandhi gave the message of Modi tweeted before the launch of the celebrations. on the beginning of the glorious Azadi Ka Amrit atma-nirbharta (self-reliance) and atma-vishwas “Buy any local product and post a picture on social Mahotsav. The padyatra will be joined by different (self-confidence) from here,” Modi wrote. media using #VocalForLocal. A Charkha will be groups of people on the way to Dandi. It will Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is a tribute by our people installed near Magan Niwas at Sabarmati Ashram. conclude on April 5. to our freedom fighters and freedom movement. It will rotate full circle with each Tweet related to It was on March 12, 1930 that Gandhiji began the During the celebrations the country will not only Aatmanirbharta. This shall also become a catalyst Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram against remember all the important milestones, important for a peoples movement,” Modi tweeted before the the Salt Laws along with 81 padyatris. During times during the freedom movement but also gain Mahotsav launch. the Padyatra, the Padyatris will stay at the place new energy for development of our future, Modi The Central government has constituted a of night halt and the Padyatra will start from the wrote. committee under Union Home Minister Amit same place the next day. “I am confident that with the blessings of Bapu, we Shah to chalk out policies and planning of various After landing at Ahmedabad airport, Modi drove Indians will follow our duties and achieve the goals events to be undertaken as part of the celebrations. to Sabarmati Ashram, where he paid floral tributes set during this Amrit Mahotsav,” he added. Modi Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief to Mahatma Gandhi. He also visited Hriday Kunj, then went to the venue of the cultural programme Minister Vijay Rupani were present at the launch the house in the Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi adjacent to the Ashram. of the celebrations. stayed with his wife Kasturba from 1918 to 1930.
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The court said that no one can deny that the menace of criminalisation in the Indian political system is growing day by day. New Delhi: In an unprecedented order to check criminalisation of politics, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held nine political parties including the ruling BJP and JD(U) in Bihar guilty of contempt and fined eight of them for violating its February, 2020 order on publication of criminal antecedents of their candidates for the assembly polls. The bench, also comprising Justice B.R. Gavai, imposed a fine of Rs five lakh each on the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), saying they have not at all complied with the directions issued by this court. It imposed a fine of Rs one lakh each on the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), INC, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) and asked them to deposit the money within eight weeks with the poll panel. The Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) was spared of the fine. The top court also modified its earlier order to make it clear that political parties must publish the criminal antecedents of their candidates, if any, within 48 hours of their selection, as it lamented the apathy of the government’s legislative wing in not taking steps to decriminalise the political system and that political parties refuse to wake up from “deep slumber”. Maintaining that persons with criminal antecedents and involved in criminalisation of politics cannot be permitted to be law-makers, the apex court said it can only appeal to the conscience of lawmakers and hope they will wake up soon and carry out a major surgery for weeding out the malignancy of criminalisation in politics. “The nation continues to wait, and is losing patience. Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate pressing concerns of the legislative branch of government,” a bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman said in its 71-page verdict on a plea seeking contempt action against several political parties including the BJP and the Indian National Congress(INC) for non-compliance of its February 13, 2020 directions during the Bihar assembly polls. The contempt plea was filed by Brajesh Singh, a lawyer from Bihar. Highlighting the separation of power, the verdict noted that the top court has been appealing time and again to
the law-makers of the country to rise to the occasion regarding criminal antecedents of all contesting and take steps for bringing out necessary amendments candidates, the top court said on Tuesday. so that the involvement of persons with criminal “This shall be done across various platforms, including antecedents in polity is prohibited. social media, websites, TV ads, prime time debates, “All these appeals have fallen on deaf ears. The political pamphlets, etc. A fund must be created for this parties refuse to wake up from deep slumber. However, purpose within a period of 4 weeks into which fines for in view of the constitutional scheme of separation of contempt of Court may be directed to be paid.” powers, though we desire that something urgently The court said that no one can deny that the menace of requires to be done in the matter, our hands are tied criminalisation in the Indian political system is growing and we cannot transgress into the area reserved for the day by day. “Also, no one can deny that for maintaining legislative arm of the State.” purity of political system, persons with criminal The bench also issued more directions in continuation antecedents and who are involved in criminalisation of the earlier ones in order to make the right of of political system should not be permitted to be the information of a voter more effective and meaningful. law-makers. The only question is, whether this Court “Political parties are to publish information regarding can do so by issuing directions which do not have criminal antecedents of candidates on the homepage foundation in the statutory provisions.” of their websites, thus making it easier for the voter to It said though nine political parties have been found get to the information that has to be supplied. It will guilty of having committed contempt of the order of also become necessary now to have on the homepage February 13, 2020, but a lenient view has been taken a caption which states ‘candidates with criminal taking into consideration the fact that these were the antecedents’.” first elections which were conducted after issuance The apex court directed the Election Commission of of the directions. “However, we warn them that they India (ECI) to create a dedicated mobile application should be cautious in future and ensure that the containing information published by the candidates directions issued by this Court as well as the ECI are regarding their criminal antecedents so that voter gets followed in letter and spirit,” said Justice Nariman, information on his or her mobile phone at one stroke. writing the verdict for the bench. The poll panel had earlier said that 469 candidates The bench modified one of its earlier directions on with criminal antecedents were fielded by 10 political furnishing of details about the criminal antecedents of parties in the Bihar assembly polls held in October- candidates. “We clarify that the direction in paragraph November last year. 4.4 of our Order dated 13.02.2020 be modified and it The bench held that the selection of candidates having is clarified that the details which are required to be criminal antecedents on the ground of mere winnability published, shall be published within 48 hours of the is a violation of the apex court’s direction given in 2020. selection of the candidate and not prior to two weeks In its 2020 verdict, the top court had directed the before the first date of filing of nominations,” it said. political parties to upload on their websites and social The apex court accepted the submissions of senior media platforms the details of pending criminal cases advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the poll panel, against their candidates and the reasons for selecting that the ECI cannot be said to have committed any them as also for not giving ticket to those without contempt of the order as the circumstances pointed out criminal antecedents. The order required them to that it did bring to the notice of the court the flouting publish antecedents of candidates within 48 hours of of the directions. selection or not less than two weeks before filing of “We must, however, caution the ECI to do so as promptly nominations and also in a particular format. as possible in future so that prompt action may be taken The Election Commission, to whom the fine will by this Court, it being understood that the ECI must be deposited, is directed to carry out an extensive by itself take prompt action in accordance with the awareness campaign to make every voter aware about directions contained in this order,” the top court said. his right to know and the availability of information
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