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Gujarat: Feroz converts Hindu woman to Islam before marrying, forces her to keep physical relations with others, beats her with iron pipe when she refuses

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Gujarat: Feroz converts Hindu woman to Islam before marrying, forces her to keep physical relations with others, beats her with iron pipe when she refuses

Several incidents of love jihad and atrocities against Hindu girls are reported on a regular basis. A video of one such incident that recently took place in Gujarat went viral on social media. In this video, it is reported that a Muslim youth named Firoz trapped a Hindu young woman Janki in Bhuj city and married her after forcibly converting her to Islam. After the marriage, Firoz asked the girl to have a relationship with other people. The young woman refused to do so, after which, Feroz brutally beat her up. The victim has confirmed in a media interaction that this viral video is true.

According to a report by Zee News, the woman said, “He wants to involve me in the drugs business. Whenever I refuse, he beats me up. He wants to trap me in a dirty business. I am trapped in this. I wish no sisters fall into the trap of such heretics.”

The victim is facing this problem for the last four years. She is now admitted to a local hospital and she has demanded struict action against Feroz.

The video went viral on social media

A video circulating on social platform X shows a young woman lying down, bearing evident signs of severe physical abuse. The footage shows dark bruising on her back, accompanied by areas where the skin appears to be torn. The disturbing nature of the scenes has sparked widespread concern. Allegations suggest that the young woman, identified as Janki, was ensnared and married by a young man named Firoz.

The X handle named ‘The Analyser (News Update)’ posted this video and wrote, “It’s high time now for our Hindu Girls to leave their obstinacy on their obsession with ‘Mera Abdul alag hai’. In Bhuj, Jihadi Firoz traps a Hindu girl named Janki, converts her & gets married. Then he starts forcing her to sleep with others, makes unnatural relationships & beats her badly.. Just see her condition. Too painful to watch, she was beaten by an iron pipe all night.”

A similar post was also made by English weekly ‘Organiser Weekly’. The post said, “In Gujarat’s Bhuj, a Muslim man named Firoz, allegedly trapped a Hindu girl, Janki, and forced her into marriage and conversion. According to allegations made by Janki, Firoz forced her to sleep with others. The video shows how Janki was beaten up mercilessly by the accused.”

X user ‘Mr Sinha’ has also posted 2 videos of this girl.

It’s important to note that the video shared by multiple users portrays the girl in a significantly injured state. All sources present identical information, saying that a Muslim youth named Firoz has trapped and subjected a Hindu girl, Janki, to torture in Bhuj. Every part of the girl’s body captured in the footage displays visible signs of injury. Initially met with scepticism from netizens, the veracity of these videos has now been affirmed, as the victim herself has appeared before the media to provide a statement regarding the entire incident.

Amid the India-Canada standoff, India has, under the leadership of PM Modi, made it clear that we are no more a pushover nation

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Amid the India-Canada standoff, India has, under the leadership of PM Modi, made it clear that we are no more a pushover nation

On Friday, October 20, Canada withdrew 41 diplomats and their families from India. The move came after India gave an ultimatum for revoking the diplomatic immunity of those diplomats who stayed back post-10th of October even after being told to leave.

Diplomatic ties between India and Canada nose-dived after Canada prematurely expelled an Indian diplomat on the 19th of September following baseless allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the involvement of Indian agents in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India went on to promptly expel a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat response to Ottawa’s expulsion of an Indian official over the case. New Delhi also suspended visa services for Canadian nationals.

The chill in relations between the two countries was even evident at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, so much so that even local Canadian media chastised its Prime Minister for being overlooked by Indian and other foreign leaders during the G20 Summit.

As the bilateral relations between Canada and India worsen, several reports suggest that Canada has been desperately trying to diffuse the diplomatic row with India. India, on its part, has made it clear that it is no longer a pushover nation and would not tolerate acts of aggression, hate, and intimidation from the rest of the world.

The Western big powers like the US, Russia and the UK have also when it came to the India-Canada standoff, chosen to steer clear of strongly-worded public statements that would antagonise India, fearing diplomatic backlash from one of the fastest-growing countries in the world and regarded as a potential counterweight to an increasingly assertive China. This is why, when the Canadian Prime Minister sought the support of many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, to raise the issue with India he was snubbed by everyone fearing diplomatic backlash from India.

The USA, which has a habit of interfering in every nation’s domestic affairs, was also compelled to toe a fine diplomatic line when it came to the India-Canada standoff. While avoiding offending Canada, one of its closest allies, it did not dare to oppose India. This is primarily because, India, in recent years, has advanced to a position where it is seen as a crucial defence partner for the United States and an essential counterweight to China.

The West, including Canada, also has other major things to consider when it comes to India, including strong defence and trade ties that both sides would rather see maintained and strengthened.

Another major reason why the Western nations haven’t taken sides may be that they are aware that India’s demand for parity in mutual diplomatic presence does not violate any international rules. In fact, when Canada accused India of flouting the Vienna Convention in withdrawing diplomatic immunity from 41 Canadian diplomats, India strongly responded to Canada’s statement on the withdrawal of some of its diplomats following India’s prod and said no international norm was violated seeking parity in the mutual diplomatic presence in New Delhi and Ottawa. 

Basically, the Canadian presence in India is much more than India’s presence in Canada. Therefore, India has asked Canada to take back the excess diplomats so that it is equal to Indian diplomats in Canada.

Moreover, the West is also completely aware that India is well aware that it has the upper hand and that, if it chooses, it can turn the faucet off and hurt Canada where it hurts the most.

The majority of overseas students studying in Canada are from India. According to statistics provided by the Canadian government, around 40% of the 8 lakh international students studying in Canada at the moment are from India. Indian students pay three to five times more in tuition than Canadians do at private colleges. In a sense, Indians support the entire Canadian private college ecosystem, which will disintegrate if the Indian government decides to stop the outflow. Moreover, as many as 600 Canadian companies, including Bombardier and SNC Lavalin, have a strong presence in India, while more than 30 Indian companies, such as infotech majors TCS, Infosys and Wipro have invested billions of dollars in Canada, creating thousands of jobs.

The above multiple reasons might have also compelled Canada to change its rhetorics. On Tuesday, October 17, Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly indicated that they did not want to fuel tensions with India by speaking about them publicly — a sharp contrast with the open claims against India that the prime minister made in parliament.

It is, however, not just in reference to how India has been handling the India-Canada standoff but there are other recent bold decisions India has taken under the leadership of PM Modi like maintaining a neutral stance over the Russia-Ukraine war and India’s strong retaliation to China’s Galwan misadventure, that has strongly signalled to the world that India has a mind of its own and that the days of India caving in to pressure from world powers are long gone by.

When Modi initially took office as Prime Minister in May 2014, nobody anticipated this three-time Chief Minister of Gujarat and outsider to Lutyens’ Delhi would become the nation’s top diplomat and steer foreign affairs like a gifted artist. But like in other areas, PM Modi took the initiative and crafted a new multi-dimensional foreign policy of multiple allegiances and issue-based allegiances, which has elevated India to the position of most sought-after partner on the international stage. After all, who could hug two arch-rivals- US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin with the same panache?

It is difficult to think of another world leader who could tell Putin directly that this is “not the age of war,” and also persuade his foreign minister S Jaishankar to tell the arrogant West that “Europe’s problems are not the world’s problems,” while yet managing to maintain good relations with both sides.

Ukraine-Russia war: How India showed the world that it would no longer buckle under western pressure

The West actually fought tooth and nail to have us on their side during the Russia-Ukraine war. India was under intense pressure from the United States to adopt a position. Despite the pressure, India resisted giving in. India remained impartial in regard to the situation between Russia and Ukraine despite pressure from the West.

India’s toughness in its attitude was warmly received by the West, which was demonstrated by the fact that despite their differences, the U.S. and India have continued to have a strong collaboration in areas such as business, technology, security, and education.

China’s Galwan misadventure showed that India isn’t a pushover

In June 2020, Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Galwan Valley. The clash was the worst fighting in over four decades and resulted in severe casualties on both sides. The deaths of 20 Indian soldiers was the first time Indian Army personnel were killed on the Line of Actual Control since October 1975.

China, still celebrating its victory in 1962, blatantly misjudged India’s resolve to oppose its land-grabbing strategies this time. Beijing was shocked when the Modi administration chose to protect India’s frontiers.

At first, India and China had multiple rounds of discussions, both officially in Delhi and Beijing and at the level of military commanders on the LAC. However, when it became clear that China would not back down, India made the decision to establish trade limitations on Chinese investors and goods.

The Indian government, led by Prime Minister Modi, authorized the Indian Army to respond to any further escalation on the front lines in a responsible manner. An example of this was the aggressive occupation of specific heights by Indian troops near the Pangong Tso on August 5, 2020, which caught China off guard.

With its handling of China’s Galwan misadventure, India once again demonstrated to the world that it is no longer a nation to be taken lightly.

India rejects Canada’s accusations of violating Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by removing 41 diplomats

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India rejects Canada’s accusations of violating Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by removing 41 diplomats

On Friday (20th October), the Indian Ministry of External Affairs rejected the Canadian government’s claim that India violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by asking Canada to remove 41 diplomats.

In a statement, MEA made it clear, “We have seen the Statement by the Government of Canada on October 19 regarding Canadian diplomatic presence in India. The state of our bilateral relations, the much higher number of Canadian diplomats in India, and their continued interference in our internal affairs warrant a parity in mutual diplomatic presence in New Delhi and Ottawa.”

“We have been engaged with the Canadian side on this over the last month In order to work out the details and modalities of its implementation…Our actions in implementing this parity are fully consistent with Article 11.1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which states the following,” it further added.

Article 11.1 of the Vienna Convention says [pdf], “In the absence of specific agreement as to the size of the mission, the receiving State may require that the size of a mission be kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having regard to circumstances and conditions in the receiving State and to the needs of the particular mission.”

“We reject any attempt to portray the Implementation of parity as a violation of International norms,” the Indian Ministry of External Affairs clarified.

The Background of the Controversy

Canada Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced on Thursday (19th October) that Canada has removed 41 diplomats and their 42 family members, from India over the ongoing row between the two countries. 

“As of now, I can confirm that India has formally conveyed its plan to unethically remove diplomatic immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats and dependents in Delhi by tomorrow, October 20. This means 41 Canadian diplomats and their 42 dependents were in danger of having immunity stripped on an arbitrary date. And this would put their personal safety at risk,” Joly said, as she confirmed the departure of Canadian diplomats. 

This comes after India suspended visa operations to Canada and called for a reduction in Canadian diplomats in India, calling for ‘parity’, owing to the ongoing diplomatic row between the two nations. 

Canadian Foreign Minister said, “…We have facilitated their safe departure from India. This means that our diplomats and their families have now left diplomatic immunities. Keep diplomats safe, no matter where they’re from and where they’re sent to. Immunities allow diplomats to do their work without fear of reprisal or arrests from the country they’re in.” 

“They are a fundamental principle of diplomacy and this is a two-way street. They only work if every country abides by the rules. A unilateral revocation of diplomatic privilege and immunities is contrary to international law. It is a clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and threatening to do so is unreasonable and escalatory. If we allow the norm of diplomatic immunity to be broken no diplomats anywhere on the planet would be safe,” she said, adding that Canada “will not reciprocate,” she said, according to CTV news.

FIR filed against former cricketer Mohd Azharuddin and 2 others over misappropriation of Rs 3.85 crores HCA funds

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FIR filed against former cricketer Mohd Azharuddin and 2 others over misappropriation of Rs 3.85 crores HCA funds

On Thursday (19th October), Hyderabad Police said that criminal cases had been filed against former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin and some other former officer bearers of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) over alleged misappropriation of funds up to Rs 3.85 crore.

Other than former HCA president Mohammed Azharuddin, those named in the FIR are former secretary R Vijay Anand and former treasurer Surender Agarwal. The case against the accused persons was registered on a complaint lodged by Association Chief Executive Officer Suneel Kante Bose on Wednesday.

The accused persons have been booked with criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy in violation of IPC sections 406, 409, 420, 465, 467, 469, and 120-B.

They have been accused of misappropriating money while procuring gym equipment, cricket balls, fire extinguishers, and bucket seats for the HCA’s premises as well as the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

The alleged misappropriation of HCA funds and diversion of funds to private agencies under the guise of supplying material to the HCA, which occurred between March 2020 and February 2023, was discovered during a forensic audit conducted by a private firm at the request of the HCA. The forensic audit discovered financial loss, fund diversion, and misappropriation of HCA assets funds. The findings of the audit prompted Suneel Kante Bose to file a complaint against Mohammad Azharuddin and others.

Reportedly, a tender for the procurement of fire safety equipment was given to M/s Firewin Safety Engineers, which quoted Rs 1,88,97,759 (exclusive of taxes) for HCA, however, a quotation acquired by the forensic auditors from a third-party expert was Rs 54,31,014. The audit discovered that the quotation was prepared at 248% higher than the existing prices, showing a significant outflow of funds beyond what should be reasonable for this item.

In addition, the officer bearers chose Sara Sports, whose credentials are questionable, to obtain red and white test balls. It is also claimed that the tender procedure was handled by Mohammad Azharuddin and the then-treasurer Surender Agarwal rather than the tender committee.

Despite the fact that the orders were not delivered, the vendor was paid in full, suggesting that the funds were misappropriated and diverted for their own use which led to a loss of over Rs 57 lakh.

Another case is related to the purchase of bucket chairs from M/s. Excellent Enterprises. Although the agreement stated that 1100 chairs would be delivered and installed within 15 days of the order date, this was manually modified to 45 days. Reportedly, the price of each was inflated to Rs 2,568. Furthermore, only 700 seats were supplied before the deadline, with the remaining 400 chairs getting delivered after around two years. This caused HCA to suffer a loss of Rs 43,11,720. 

Additionally, for gym equipment procurement, an order was placed with Body Drench India Private, resulting in a price increase of Rs 1,50,37,112 (excluding taxes and outstanding dumbbell set price), suggesting over-invoicing and loss to the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

Furthermore,  police have registered three additional cases in relation to the players submitting forged age certificates to play in underage teams. An investigation has been initiated into that as well.

Meanwhile, Azharuddin in an X post dismissed the accusations levied against him as “false” and “motivated,” and stated that he would respond to them at the appropriate time.

“I have seen media reports that have reported that FIR’s have been registered against me on complaints by CEO, HCA. I want to state that these are all false & motivated allegations & I am in no way connected with the allegations. I will reply to the motivated allegations against me at an appropriate time. This is just a stunt pulled by my rivals to ruin my reputation. We shall stay strong and fight harder,” Azharuddin posted on X.

Cracks in I.N.D.I bloc: Akhilesh Yadav warns about the future of alliance after Congress’ refusal to share seats with SP in MP polls

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Cracks in I.N.D.I bloc: Akhilesh Yadav warns about the future of alliance after Congress’ refusal to share seats with SP in MP polls

The Congress has humiliated Samajwadi Party President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, an important leader in the I.N.D.I Alliance. His party has been completely ignored in the upcoming assembly election in Madhya Pradesh which is scheduled to take place next month. Never mind the six seats that were promised, not a single seat was assigned to the Samajwadi Party which has left him belittled and furious. 

Following the development, he declared that he would not have attended any meetings if he had known that there was no state-level alliance. Notably, he had shared his party’s performance statistics with the former Congress Chief Minister (Kamal Nath) in the state. After discussing with other Samajwadi party leaders until one in the morning, senior Congressmen declared that they were prepared to offer six seats to the former in the state polls.

According to Akhilesh Yadav, the Congress fielded candidates for every seat and left no room for the Samajwadi Party even after this arrangement was established. He mentioned that the matters pertaining to the general election would be seen later and stressed that he would not have attended any meeting or shared any list with the grand old party if he had been aware that there was no cooperation in the states.

He noted, “A former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh asked us about our performance in the state. We told him how many seats we had won and when as well as in which seats we stood at number two. We had a comprehensive discussion. They woke up Samajwadi Party leaders even at 1 a.m. They assured us six seats. However, when the lists were announced, there were zero seats for the Samajwadi Party.”

He highlighted, “If I had known on the first day that there is no alliance of I.N.D.I bloc at the assembly level then I would never have met with Congress. Our party leader wouldn’t have met or shared the list with their leaders. We would take into account if the coalition is only going to transpire in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election.”

Furthermore, the Samajwadi Party announced to contest the elections on its own and has fielded its candidates in as many as 31 seats. The state in charge of the Samajwadi Party in Madhya Pradesh Vyaji Gond remarked that the party is working to nominate candidates for each of the 230 seats. The names of thirty-one candidates have been made public till now.

The two parties have been in strife for the past few days, particularly since Ajay Rai, the president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress requested the Samajwadi Party to withdraw from Madhya Pradesh as it “did not have a base” there. He claimed that the battle had always been between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. He added insult to injury and pointed out that the party won only one seat in 2018 and that its sole MLA in the state assembly had later switched to the latter.

He added that his party is preparing to contest all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024 which infuriated Akhilesh Yadav who cautioned the Congress against permitting its minor leaders to talk about his party. “The state chief has no authority. He was not there in the meeting held at Patna, Mumbai. What does he know about the INDIA alliance,” the SP supremo asked.

He observed “These people from Congress are involved with the BJP. If I had known that the alliance is not on the state level then I would not have sent SP leaders to Digvijaya Singh. I would not have trusted them if I had known that people from Congress would betray us. Congress should not get statements made by their small-time leaders about our party.”

On 17 October he emphasised that Congress needs to make clear where it stands on the alliance between the partners in the bloc and whether the sharing of seats would be applicable at the state or the national level.

Interestingly, since the announcement of the I.N.D.I Alliance the rift in the opposition parties has become quite apparent. The Congress party and Aam Aadmi Party are at loggerheads both in Delhi and Punjab. Their leaders regularly attack each other on multiple issues. The Congress and the Trinamool Congress are at odds in West Bengal while in Kerala the Communist Party of India (Marxist) which is presently in government there is part of the bloc along with the opposition in the state. Now, the alliance does not appear to be doing well in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Namo Bharat Train: All you need to know about the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor inaugurated by PM Modi today

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Namo Bharat Train: All you need to know about the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor inaugurated by PM Modi today

On Friday (20th October), Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the priority phase of the 82-kilometer-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). The project is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore. The Prime Minister flagged off the first RAPIDX train from Sahibabad station in Uttar Pradesh, the video of which has been going viral on the social media platform.

He boarded the train and interacted with the RRTS staff members. He also addressed the masses on the occasion and said that the Namo Bharat Train is defining the new journey and new resolutions of the New India.

“Today is a historic moment for the entire country. Today India’s first rapid rail service ‘Namo Bharat Train’ has been dedicated to the nation. Its Meerut part will be completed after 1-1.5 years, at that time also I will be present at your service,” PM Modi added.

The priority segment is 17 kilometres long and comprises five stations: Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai Depot. It will connect Sahibabad to ‘Duhai Depot’ with stations at Ghaziabad, Guldhar, and Duhai on the way. The foundation stone was laid for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor on March 8, 2019, by the Prime Minister. 

The RAPIDX passenger train service is said to begin on Saturday (21st October) at 6 a.m. What exactly is RRTS? What will it mean to the commuters? Let us look into more details

RRTS explained

RAPIDX, or Regional Rapid Transit System, is India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service. The entire Rs 32,724-crore corridor in Uttar Pradesh, covering Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut, is projected to be finished by June 2025.

As per the reports, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint venture between the Centre and the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, is in charge of the RRTS project. The airconditioned RAPIX trains, billed as India’s fastest inter-state transit system, will travel at a top speed of 160 kilometers per hour.

The RAPIDX trains’ average speed of 100 kmph distinguishes them from Metro and Indian Railways trains. These RRTS trains have been given the name ‘Namo Bharat’. 

Structure of the RAPIDX train

Each RAPIDX train will consist of six coaches, including a luxury class, with seats arranged in a 2 by 2 layout. The coach next to the premium coach has especially been reserved for ladies.

Other coaches have allocated seats for women, those with disabilities, and senior persons. As per the official information, the ordinary coach has 72 seats while the premium coach has 62 seats.

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A single quick rail can supposedly carry 1,700 passengers both seated and standing. As per the reports, the seating capacity of the rail is 400 while other thousand passengers can travel standing. On the priority portion of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor, ordinary coaches cost Rs 30-50, while premium coaches cost Rs 60-100.

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What will be inside the RAPIDX train?

On the priority portion of the RRTS corridor, a one-way ticket from Sahibabad station to Duhai Depot station costs Rs 50 for regular coaches and Rs 100 for premium classes.

Each seat will feature a charging station for a laptop or mobile device. The coaches also have luggage racks, CCTV cameras, emergency talkback buttons, information panels for passengers, and Wi-Fi.

According to officials, the CCTV system would monitor the RAPIDX stations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will issue alarms for any unauthorized access, unclaimed luggage, or overcrowding. The premium coach is only accessible via the platform’s premium lounge.

Wheelchairs and stretchers will be accommodated on the train’s final coach. All RAPIDX stops will have a first-aid station, as well as additional facilities such as drinking water and restrooms.

About the premium coach

The first coach going from Delhi towards Meerut and the last coach coming from Meerut towards Delhi will be the premium coach. It will be separated from the adjacent coach by a sliding door. Along with this, the colour code of the seats in the premium coach will be different from the colour of other coaches.

Along with this, the luxury coaches have a variety of passenger-friendly features such as comfy padded reclining seats, coat hooks, magazine holders, and footrests. A premium coach seat will also offer more leg space as mentioned in a report.

Further, this coach can only be boarded through the premium lounge. There are also plans to build a vending machine in the near future. So that snacks and beverages can be purchased inside the coach.

How will the tickets be issued?

One need not stand in a queue to purchase tickets for the Rapid X train because a digital QR code-based ticketing system has been devised in this case. ‘RAPIDX Connect’ is a smartphone app that can be used to quickly purchase tickets.

Travel tickets based on paper QR codes may additionally be purchased. These can be purchased at ticket vending machines (TVMs) or station ticket counters.

In addition to cash payment mechanisms, TVM cards are equipped with credit/debit/prepaid card readers compliant with RuPay/Master/Visa standards. NCRTC has built four TVMs in Sahibabad and Ghaziabad, as well as two TVMs in Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai depots. RAPIDX also accepts the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) or any card that is compatible with the NCMC.

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These cards can be purchased at the station ticket counter for the Rapid X train. This card can be refilled for as little as Rs 100 and as much as Rs 2000. The NCMC is an open-loop card developed as an element of the ‘One Nation, One Card’ concept. As a result, this card is valid in all of the country’s transport networks.

Why travel using RAPIDX?

Once completed, the 82-kilometer segment will reduce travel time from Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan station to Meerut’s Modipuram to less than an hour. A mail express train takes one and a half hours to travel between Meerut and Delhi, whereas a local train takes two hours.

The RAPIDX trains are meant to provide a comfortable alternative to driving and to relieve congestion on Delhi’s roadways. Initially, these trains will run every 15 minutes along the 17-kilometer priority corridor. The distance between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot will also be covered in 15 minutes. According to Puneet Vats, Chief Public Relations Officer, NCRTC, once fully operational, the RRTS project might remove one lakh passenger vehicles from the road. According to Vats, RRTS will not only relieve congestion on Delhi’s roadways but also on the city itself. “People will be able to rent or own properties in low population density areas and commute to work to Delhi, without having to compromise on the kind of space they want to inhabit,” he said. 

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As per ANI inputs, RRTS is a cutting-edge regional mobility solution that is equivalent to the best in the world. It will provide the country with safe, dependable, and contemporary intercity transportation solutions. The RRTS network will include substantial multi-modal integration with railway stations, metro stations, bus services, and so on, in accordance with PM GatiShakti’s National Master Plan.

Such transformative regional transportation solutions will promote regional economic activity, improve access to jobs, education, and healthcare opportunities, and significantly reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in the city. 

Mahua Moitra’s lawyer abandons her case after Advocate Jai Anant objects to his appearance, matter adjourned to October 31

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Mahua Moitra’s lawyer abandons her case after Advocate Jai Anant objects to his appearance, matter adjourned to October 31

The troubles seem never-ending for TMC MP Mahua Moitra who is embroiled in a cash-for-queries scam. A day after businessman Darshan Hiranandani turned approver and admitted to paying her cash and luxury gifts in exchange for specific questions in the Lok Sabha, the MP’s lawyer seems to have abandoned her.

Mahua Moitra had approached the Delhi High Court to restrain BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, and various media organizations from posting, circulating or publishing any fake or defamatory content against her. The lawsuit was due for hearing today on 20th October.

The matter was heard by Justice Sachin Datta. Moitra has also sought a public apology from Dubey and Dehradrai in three English, Hindi and Bengali newspapers each, as per Live Law.

Today, the matter in the Delhi High Court was adjourned after Mahua Moitra’s lawyer Gopal Sankaranarayanan announced that he is withdrawing from the case and would no longer represent Mahua. The matter will be next heard on October 31, as per reports.

Speaking to the media, Gopal Sankaranarayanan stated, “I have absolutely no comments except to say, because Jai (Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai) instructed me in a case, I had reached out to him yesterday and had asked him is there any way of exploring a settlement. Jai had said that he will get back to me, but he didn’t. Today when I appeared, Jai personally said to me he had an objection to me appearing. I immediately withdrew and said that I don’t want to do this case.”

Gopal Sankaranarayanan has indicated that since he knows Advocate Jai Anant and they share a good relationship, Advocate Jai Anant objected to him appearing for Mahua and he has accepted it.

Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai reportedly appeared in court and informed that the advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan had approached him last night and asked him to withdraw his CBI complaint against Mahua Moitra if he wants his dog Henry back.

Following Dehadrai’s objections, Gopal Sankaranarayanan stated that he had only reached out because they were known to each other from a past case.

Live Law report

Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai had shared earlier that Mahua Moitra had kidnapped his beloved pet dog Henry and has been keeping him away from his dog. Mahua and Jai Anant were in a relationship earlier. Mahua has claimed that the allegations against her are a jilted ex’s response to the break-up.

On 19th October, businessman Darshan Hiranandani, in a 3-page affidavit, admitted to paying Mahua Moitra with expensive gifts, cash, and spending huge amounts of money for her house renovation, travels, and other luxuries in exchange for specific questions in the Lok Sabha. He also admitted that Moitra had shared his Lok Sabha login credentials with him to pose questions that targeted the business interests of his rival Adani Group.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melaine Joly fumbles, dodges question about evidence sharing with India over Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing

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Canadian Foreign Minister Melaine Joly fumbles, dodges question about evidence sharing with India over Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing

On Thursday (19th October), Canadian Foreign Minister Melaine Joly courted controversy after she failed to answer a direct question on whether her country shared evidence with the Indian government about the latter’s supposed involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

During a press briefing, a reporter asked Melaine Joly, “Can you clarify (whether) have you shown them the evidence you are basing your claim on and have you walked them on how Canada reached this conclusion?”

The Canadian Foreign Minister initially fumbled but later said, “We had numerous conversations with India before Prime Minister (Justin Trudeau) went in front of the House and made his declaration. This was not a surprise to the Government of India. “

On being pressed about the ‘evidence’, she dodged the question and said that India was made aware of ‘credible allegations’ through ‘conversations.’

“And so based on that, India has decided to take their own decisions which are precedent-setting and revoking the diplomatic immunity of 41 diplomats is not only unprecedented but also contrary to international law. So in that sense, this is unprecedented and would put so many countries, and different diplomats around the world in danger. We decide not to reciprocate,” Melaine Joly went on a tirade.

The reporter pointed out that the Canadian Foreign Minister did not answer the question about ‘evidence’ being shared with the Indian authorities. In her defence, Melaine Joly said that there were meetings and ‘information’ was shared.

It must be mentioned that the Canadian government has so far not provided any specific proof, which could remotely point fingers at India’s role in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

In fact, British Columbia Premier David Eby has gone on record to say that briefings provided to him by CSIS (Canadian Intelligence Agency) about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar were ‘open source’ and based on material available on the internet.

The Background of the Controversy

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the head of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib and a wanted Khalistani terrorist in India, was shot dead in Surrey by two unidentified assailants on June 18, 2023. He was a wanted terrorist by the Indian Government. The 46-year-old hailed from the village Bhar Singhpura of Jalandhar.

On September 19, the Canadian government expelled one Indian diplomat after PM Justin Trudeau blamed India for the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The development came after Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly informed in a presser that the allegations of India’s involvement are being investigated. She termed the killing an attack on Canada’s sovereignty and informed that as a consequence, Canada has expelled one top Indian diplomat.

In a swift response, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that any allegation of India’s involvement in Nijjar’s killing is ‘absurd and motivated’. It has also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in response to Canada’s hostile behaviour towards India, and open support to anti-India terrorists.

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi shared on X, “The High Commissioner of Canada was summoned today and informed about India’s decision to expel a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. The Concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India in the next five days.”

Thereafter, Canada issued travel warnings to Indian citizens in the country, stopped the issuance of new visas and even directed the country to downsize its diplomatic presence in India.

In fact, Justin Trudeau is now facing the heat from Canadian media, which has been insisting the government to share evidence in the public domain.

Order to enter Gaza to wipe out Hamas will be issued soon, says Israeli defence minister, IDF says it will be “difficult, long and intense” operation

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Order to enter Gaza to wipe out Hamas will be issued soon, says Israeli defence minister, IDF says it will be “difficult, long and intense” operation

After two weeks of air strikes in retaliation to the Hamas terror attack on 7 October, Israel’s ground offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip will start soon. Talking to troops waiting near the Gaza border, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that the orders to enter the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave will come “soon.”

“You now see Gaza from afar, soon you will see it from the inside,” Gallant told troops of the Givati Brigade, as per a report by Times of Israel. “The order will come,” he added. “We will be precise and deadly and we will continue until we complete the mission,” he further said.

Gallant also took responsibility for the failure to prevent the Hamas terror attack on Southern Israel two weeks ago. “I am responsible for the defence establishment. I was responsible for it in the last two weeks, even in the difficult incidents, and I am responsible for bringing it to victory in the battle,” Gallant said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also paid a visit to the frontlines, rallying a group of Golani soldiers near the Gaza border and telling them Israel was on its way to a major victory. “We are going to win with all our might. All of Israel is behind you, and we are going to strike our enemies so that we can achieve victory,” the PM said addressing the soldiers.

Talking about the anticipated ground invasion, senior officials of the Israeli government have said that it will be a large-scale operation, with the objective of wiping out Hamas from Gaza. Visiting the border area where there is a large Israeli military build-up including thousands of tanks and armoured vehicles, officials told the soldiers that the fight would be “difficult, long and intense.” They assured that Israel would ultimately win the war.

The head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, said the expected ground offensive would be “long and intense.” Talking to the troops at the border, he said, “This war was forced on us, with a cruel enemy that harmed us greatly. But we stopped them… we are striking them heavily.”

Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman said, “Now, the manoeuvre is going to move the fighting to their territory. We are going to beat them in their territory,” adding that “It’s going to be difficult, long and intense.”

Israel has been preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, especially Gaza City, for a week, and has been warning the civilians in the northern part of the Strip to move to the south. On 13 October the Israel Defence Force asked the 1.1 million people living in Gaza City to move to the south of Wadi Gaza. While many civilians have evacuated, Hamas is continuously preventing the Palestinians from evacuating. Israel alleges that Hamas is not allowing the civilians to leave as they want to use them as shields.

Surat: Mohd Rehan poses as a Hindu to trap Hindu girls on the pretext of offering modelling work, blackmails them using nude pictures; arrested

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Surat: Mohd Rehan poses as a Hindu to trap Hindu girls on the pretext of offering modelling work, blackmails them using nude pictures; arrested

In the Surat district of Gujarat, a Muslim man named Mohammad Rehan was arrested on Wednesday (18th October) for pretending to be a Hindu and blackmailing Hindu girls to send their nude pictures by promising to get them modelling assignments. After the matter came to light, Adajan Police registered a case against the accused and arrested him.

Reportedly, accused Mohammad Rehan, a Surat resident, used to send messages like “Want work?” to modelling aspirant women over WhatsApp offering them Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh for modelling opportunities in exchange for their nude videos and pictures. Accused Mohammad Rehan had created multiple social media profiles posing as a Hindu to trap Hindu girls especially those belonging to financially needy families. The accused used to upload nude pictures of his victims on illegal websites and earn money.

One of the women contacted by the accused grew suspicious of Mohammad Rehan’s activities and soon learned the truth. The woman informed her family about this and was rescued.

Speaking to OpIndia, Rander Division coordinator of Bajrangdal, Ravi Gupta said “This entire conspiracy was brought to our attention four weeks ago. One of the victims, frustrated by accused Mohammad Rehan’s blackmailing, informed her family, who subsequently approached us for help. After learning about the incident, our team laid a trap. We called accused Mohammad Rehan, and caught him red-handed.”

Ravi Gupta went on to describe how that perpetrator was captured. According to the Bajrang Dal member, during the questioning by the Hindu activists, they searched accused Rehan’s phone and found eight different social media profiles, all with Hindu names. They also found Rehan’s chats with his victims, which included messages blackmailing them into sending their nude pictures. The Hindu activists eventually handed over the accused to the police.

“We nabbed the perpetrator as soon as he arrived at the scene. We began talking to him and questioning him. His phone had eight distinct social media profiles. All of these accounts were created in the name of Hindus, and many of them were used to send messages to Hindu girls. Apart from this, we questioned him about some nude photos of girls we found on his phone. But soon he got infuriated, and to avert any untoward situation, we called the police and handed the accused to them.”

The accused used to take nude pictures of the Hindu girls in such a manner that their faces would not be visible. He used to upload these nude pictures on websites banned in India and those operated from the US and Canada. Accused Mohammad Rehan used to blackmail and threaten to defame Hindu girls after uploading their nude pictures on such illegal websites.

The Hindu organisations have demanded stringent action against the accused. Meanwhile, police are interrogating the accused and will be sending his confiscated mobile phone for forensic lab testing.

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