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Rahul Gandhi lies, says Priyanka Vadra arrested in UP who was only taken away to a guest house

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Rahul Gandhi lies, says Priyanka Vadra arrested in UP who was only taken away to a guest house

Rahul Gandhi added another lie to his long list of lies when he said that his sister Priyanka was illegally arrested by UP police. Referring to Priyanka Vadra being stopped from visiting Sonbhadra and taken to a guest house by police in UP, the former Congress president tweeted that “the illegal arrest of Priyanka in Sonbhadra, UP, is disturbing”.


He alleged that it was an arbitrary application of power by the administration, which reveals increasing insecurity in UP.

But the fact is, Priyanka Vadra has not been arrested. In fact, UP police had said that she was not even detained by police. She was stopped from going to the area in Sonbhadra district where 10 persons were shot down and many more were injured, and was taken to a state guest house.

On 17th July, around 300 armed men of a gram Pradhan had opened fire on tribal people who were protesting against the illegal occupation of their land. Today Priyanka Vadra had met the injured persons in BHU hospital in Varanasi, and when she was on her way to Sonbhadra to meet to families of victims, she was stopped by police. The administration has imposed prohibitory order under section 144, and the convoy of the Congress leader was not allowed to go there as a preventive measure.

The situation is very tense after the massacre, and the administration does not want anything that can provoke retaliatory violence. Therefore, no political party is allowed to visit the site for the time being. District administrations have the right to impose such preventive measures to maintain law and order, and it is not an arbitrary application of power a Rahul Gandhi alleges. It may be noted the two main political parties in the state, SP and BSP have not attempted to violate prohibitory orders realising the gravity of the situation, but the Congress general secretary tried to visit the site.

Rahul Gandhi’s ally in Bengal Mamata Banerjee regularly imposes such restrictions in WB. The WB government regularly stops BJP MPs from visiting even their own constituencies citing law and order situation, but Rahul Gandhi remains silent on such situations. But when a Congress leader is just stopped from violating section 144, he lies by terming it ‘illegal arrest’.

Haryana: Hindu organisations recite Hanuman Chalisa in protest alleging that two youths were arrested on false molestation charges

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Haryana: Hindu organisations recite Hanuman Chalisa in protest alleging that two youths were arrested on false molestation charges

Members of various Hindu organisations, including Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad came together to protest against what they claim a false molestation case registered against two Hindu youths, reports Dainik Bhaskar. The case was registered against Deepak and his younger minor brother, in old Hamid Chowki area in Yamunanagar, Haryana on Thursday,

The members of various Hindu organisations gathered outside old Hamida Chowki around 5.45pm on July 18 and recited Hanuman Chalisa to stage protest against the police authorities who registered a case without proper investigation and against the people of the minority community who falsely accused the two boys of molesting a girl from the minority community.

They demanded that the case registered against the two Hindu boys should be taken back and also demanded their immediate release.

DSP headquarters, Subhash Chand and Chowki in-charge, Ratan Singh both reached the spot and tried to pacify the crowd but the Hindus remained hellbent and maintained that until the case was not taken back and their demands not met, they would not end the protest.

The Hindus alleged that few people from the minority community were trying to create communal rifts and tensions in the village by falsely accusing the Hindu boys on charges of molestation. They further alleged that the girl from the minority community had lodged a false complaint against Deepak and his minor brother. The protestors confirmed that one of the so-called accused, Deepak was not even present in the village when he was falsely implicated in the crime.

Alleging that the police hurriedly arrested the two youths without even investigating the matter properly, they demanded that members of a peace committee formed by the minority community, who are actually involved in the sudden disappearance of many Hindu girls from the locality be excluded from the same.

The Hindus further said that the Yamunanagar police never takes up the cases against the people of the minority community seriously. On receiving complaints they say they would investigate but the cases but ultimately hush up the matter.

However, the DSP, who reached the Hamida Chowki where the Hindu groups sat on a peaceful protest and decided to chant Hanuman Chalisa until their demands were not met, said that he would personally look into the case and assured justice.

Supreme Court orders verdict in Babri Masjid demolition case to be delivered within 9 months

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Supreme Court orders verdict in Babri Masjid demolition case to be delivered within 9 months

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that trial of BJP stalwarts like LK Advani, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case be completed and the verdict delivered within the next nine months.

The Supreme Court (SC) also said the examination of witnesses and documents must be kept as short as possible. The apex court today extended the tenure of Special Judge SP Yadav to complete the trial. Yadav, whose retirement was scheduled on September 30, had sought extra time to complete the trial.

In April 2017, the SC had asked the special judge to complete the trial within two years.

On May 30, 2017, special CBI court framed charges of criminal conspiracy against senior BJP leaders including Advani, Joshi, Bharti and eight others under section 120B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

The Supreme Court, on 19 April, had called the destruction of the mosque a “crime” that shook the “secular fabric of the Constitution” while allowing the CBI’s plea seeking restoration of the criminal conspiracy charges.

On 6 December 1992, the disputed structure in Ayodhya was pulled down by kar sevaks.

It is to be noted that conspiracy charges against Advani and others were dropped by the special CBI Court in 2001, which sought to distinguish between the main demolition case and the case related to hate speeches. The decision was endorsed by the Allahabad High Court in 2010.

On May 30, 2017, the court had granted bail to Advani and Joshi against the submission of a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each. Apart from Advani and Joshi, senior BJP leaders Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, senior VHP leader Vishnu Hari Dalmia and well-known social worker Sadhvi Ritambara were granted bail. They all appeared before the court in connection with the framing of charges, in the 25-year-old case, in the light of a Supreme Court order.

The Apex Court had transferred the case against Advani, Joshi, and Bharti among others from a Raebareli court to Lucknow for a joint trial in the demolition case.

Historically, the razing of the Ram temple — built in the honour of Lord Ram on Ramkot hill, which happens to be the Janmasthan (birthplace) of the revered Hindu deity — dates back to 1528. Mir Baqi, a general in the army of invader Babar had demolished the temple on his order and erected a “mosque” on its ruins. The “mosque” came to be known as “Babri Masjid”. The so-called mosque was originally called Masjid-e-Janmasthan, thus establishing the fact that it was built over the birthplace of Lord Ram. The Supreme Court is hearing the separate title suit for the site between Hindus and Muslims, which is going on for more than 50 years. In 2010 the Allahabad High Court had ordered the site to be divided equally in three parties, one Muslim and two Hindu groups. All the parties had appealed the order in Supreme Court.

Mangaluru villagers caught Mohammad Ansari raping a calf, police arrests villagers for ‘hurting religious beliefs’

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Mangaluru villagers caught Mohammad Ansari raping a calf, police arrests villagers for ‘hurting religious beliefs’

Yesterday, an extremely repulsive case of bestiality came to the fore, where a man named Mohammad Ansari raped a calf in Kunjathbail of Mangaluru. He reportedly tied the limbs of the calf with a rope and then raped the calf.

Local villagers and some activists had caught the sexual pervert red-handed during the act and shot a video which went viral on social media.

The Mangaluru police, along with registering a case against the perpetrator, have surprisingly, booked the three activists also, who caught Ansari performing the outrageous act.

According to reports, two cases have been registered by the Kavoor police.

The first case was registered against three accused namely Abhi, Sushanth and Prajwal for assaulting and ‘hurting religious beliefs’, along with other charges. They have been booked under IPC sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony).

Abhi, Sushanth and Prajwal are the three activists who along with the local villagers had caught hold of Ansari while Ansari was raping a calf in a field.

Meanwhile, the second was registered against Mohammed Ansari under 377 IPC.

OpIndia got in touch with the police who confirmed that the three activists were arrested for ‘hurting religious beliefs’.

In the video, which went viral on social media, Mohammed Ansari, who hails from Jharkhand, was seen confessing to his crime after one of the activists, who is not visible in the video, was heard jeering the accused. The activists got hold of a bottle of oil from Ansari’s shirt pocket to prove that he was using it for the act.

“We worship cow like our mother and you are having sex with it,” said one of the activists after catching Ansari. In the video, it can be seen that Ansari’s shirt has traces of cow dung stuck on it.

As the men confronted Ansari, he then feigned crying. The activist also asked Ansari how many times he had committed such acts in the past to which Ansari said that it was for the first time. “Would you treat your sisters in the same way too?” the activists were heard asking Ansari.

The villagers also made Ansari touch cow’s feet and ask for forgiveness. However, when Ansari approached the calf, the animal got scared and ran away. The angry activist said, “It is running as its scared of you. Look what have you done, the poor animal is running. It thinks you are coming again for the same thing.”

Priyanka Vadra attempts to visit Sonbhadra massacre site despite section 144, detained by police at guest house

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Priyanka Vadra attempts to visit Sonbhadra massacre site despite section 144, detained by police at guest house

Congress leader Priyanka Vadra was detained by police in Uttar Pradesh after she tried to visit Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress General Secretary was on her way to meet the family members of those who were killed over a land dispute. The police took her to the district headquarters from Narayanpur where she was sitting in a dharna for stopping her from going to Sonbhadra.


On July 17, 10 tribal persons were shot dead by armed henchmen of a gram Pradhan over a piece of land in Sonbhadra district. According to reports, around 300 people in 32 tractor-trailers were brought to occupy land belonging to tribal people. When they opposed the move, the occupiers started firing them. According to survivors, the firing went for half an hour. They also beat people will sticks who fell down to the ground after being shot.

The locals didn’t know that the attackers were armed, and when the firing started, they started running and called the police, who arrived after an hour. 10 people were killed in the attack, and 23 were injured. Police have arrested 29 people so far in the case, including the main accused gram pradhan. Police have also recovered guns and rifles from the accused.


Earlier today Priyanka Vadra visited BHU hospital Varanasi where the injured in the massacre are being treated. After that when she was on her way to Sonbhadra to meet the families of victims, her convoy was stopped by the administration at Narayanpur in Mirzapur. Priyanka Vadra objected to this and demanded to see the order prohibiting her visit and give her the reason for the same. She also offered to go with just 4 aides to comply with section 144, but the administration didn’t agree citing prohibitory orders.


Following this, the Congress leader sat on a dharna along with her aides. After some time, Priyanka Vadra was taken away by police in SDM’s vehicles from the location. The District administration has said no political parties will be allowed to visit the area where section 144 has been imposed.

Although media reports said that the Congress General Secretary was detained, police has denied it. Even Congress party alleged that she was detained. But UP DGP has said that Priyanka Vadra has been moved to Chunar Guest House, and she has not been detained since section 144 is in place.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has assured strict action in the case. He said that the foundation of this incident was laid in 1955 when the then Tehsildar did the unlawful act of registering the land of Gram Samaj in the name of Adarsh Cooperative society.

Here are 15 famous quotes from Harsha Bhogle during his commentary stint

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Here are 15 famous quotes from Harsha Bhogle during his commentary stint

The famous Indian commentator, Harsha Bhogle, born on July 19 in Hyderabad is celebrating his 58th birthday today. The chemical engineer and IIM Graduate, fluent in English, is regarded as ‘Voice of India’. Adam Gilchrist once called him ‘India’s Richie Benaud equivalent and the guru of cricket from India’.

Here are some famous quotes from Harsha Bhogle during the cricket commentary

“Eruption of joy at the fall of an Indian wicket can only mean one thing.” Harsha Bhogle on Tendulkar’s arrival on the crease in a Test match.

“There is only one man who can hit better shot than Tendulkar and that’s Tendulkar himself.” When Tendulkar played back to back cover drives in a similar direction during his knock of 122 against England in 1996.

“This is Yuvraj unleashed. Absolutely unleashed.” Harsha on Yuvraj during his 70 runs against Australia in World T20 semi-final.

“6 and 4 seems to be the new binary code for this man.” On Gayle’s power-hitting 175 against Pune in IPL.

“I think he is waiting for tomorrow’s newspaper to declare him out.”  During the famous Sydney test when Clarke was waiting for umpire’s decision after nicking the ball.

“We have a surgeon at one end and a butcher at the other.” When Tendulkar and Dhoni were batting together during Tendulkar’s double hundred in ODIs in Gwalior.

“Is there a more calming sight in the world than Rahul Dravid taking guard?” When Rahul Dravid took the guard during one of his test innings.

“Pujara is a classical musician in the era of Yo Yo Honey Singh.” On Cheteshwar Pujara’s batting.

“Anil Kumble has scored his 1st century. This is the most romantic moment in Indian cricket.” On Anil Kumble’s maiden test century against England in 2007

“Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts. We are ready for the take-off.“ On AB de Villiers’ explosive start in an IPL game.

“Symonds looks like a child whose chocolate has been taken away.” When Andrew Symond’s LBW appeal against Tendulkar was turned down by the umpire.

“You almost got an orgasm there” Harsha Bhogle, when Gavaskar was praising Rahul Dravid for ample of time to tackle a ball in Tests.

“He just loves to storm through. I guess if he had a car, he would probably start it in 4th gear.” On Glenn Maxwell’s batting style.

“Adelaide is in Australia just on the map, otherwise it is just India and Pakistan.” During the India-Pakistan World Cup match at Adelaide in 2015.

“Open the textbook and turn to page 32.” When Tendulkar punched the straight drive off Ishant Sharma in an IPL game.

United Muslim Forum asks Muslims not to kill cows on Bakr-Eid, asks state government to stop Gau Rakshaks

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United Muslim Forum asks Muslims not to kill cows on Bakr-Eid, asks state government to stop Gau Rakshaks

The United Muslim Forum, a confederation of different Muslim organisations has appealed to members of their community not to sacrifice cows during the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Azha, (also known as Bakr-Eid) next month.

As per reports, the Forum has stated that lambs, goats and other animals ‘permissible for sacrifice under Indian law’ can be sacrificed.

The forum has also urged the state government to take adequate steps to stop ‘self-styled’ Gau Rakshaks and prevent incidents of lynching, harm, loss of life and any possible tension between the different communities.

The UMF reportedly stated that all festivals should be celebrated with peace and harmony. It added that the Muslim community must refrain from killing bovine animals on Bakr-Eid so possibilities of mischief are reduced.

Urging the state government to take precautionary measures to prevent hate crimes and lynching, the forum also asked that stringent laws must be formed to protect the life and properties of the citizens.

It has also asked the state government to take care of religious monuments. It insisted that the Telangana government must explore ‘alternative ways’ to preserve Waqf institutions while carrying out road widening and other development projects.

It is notable here that state home minister Mohammad Mehmud Ali had appealed to Muslims on Wednesday to respect the sentiments of people from other religions and sacrifice sheep instead of cows.

“The cow is respected and worshipped among Hindus. So, I appeal to all Muslim brethren to totally refrain from sacrificing the cow. Instead, offer a ‘small sacrifice’. You can sacrifice sheep or any other animals,” Ali had stated.

Amidst political drama in Karnataka, old video of Assembly speaker where he says he ‘felt like rape victim’ goes viral

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Amidst political drama in Karnataka, old video of Assembly speaker where he says he ‘felt like rape victim’ goes viral

An old video of Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has become viral during the ongoing political drama in Karnataka legislative assembly.

On February 13, 2019, Karnataka assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar had created a controversy after he insensitively used an analogy to compare himself to a rape victim. He had compared himself to a rape survivor having to undergo repeated questioning as he referred to repeated charges against him being part of the controversial audio tapes, over which government had constituted an SIT.


In February, a controversy had erupted after a Special Investigation Team probe into an audio clip showing state BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa in a purported conversation to lure a JD(S) MLA in his alleged attempt to topple the Congress-JDS government. Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar was also dragged into the controversy.

Responding to these allegations, Ramesh Kumar had expressed his situation by comparing himself to a rape victim. The Speaker, pointing to repeated reference to charges against him, said his “situation was like that of a rape victim, as they too are supposedly questioned about the incident repeatedly.”

NCW takes note of women’s sexual harassment complaint against employee of Tiranga TV, Noida police ensures action

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NCW takes note of women’s sexual harassment complaint against employee of Tiranga TV, Noida police ensures action

The National Commission for Women has taken cognisance of the complaint of sexual harassment that was made by one Himanshi Gupta against a senior producer of Kapil Sibal backed Tiranga TV. After Himanshi took to Twitter to out the Tiranga TV employee, NCW tweeted that they have taken cognisance of the issue.


The NCW also wrote to the police saying that the NCW was seriously perturbed by the lewd messages by the Tiranga TV employee to Himanshi Gupta and the crime targeted against the woman.

Letter written by NCW

The letter urged the police to take action in accordance with sexual harassment and Information Technology Act 2000. The NCW also wrote that the commission should be apprised of the progress in the case.

Noida SSP took to Twitter to respond to NCW letter.


SSP Noida handle confirmed that suitable legal action based on the merits will be ensured and the culprits will be brought to book. The SSP also said that NCW will be apprised of the progress on the case.

The controversies surrounding Congress leader Kapil Sibal promoted channel Tiranga TV refuse to die down. After employees were laid off without being given their due and Barkha Dutt lashing out at the channel and the Sibals, now a girl has accused its senior producer of sexual harassment. Himanshi Gupta took to Twitter to make lewd WhatsApp chats public.

The senior producer of Tiranga TV, Suresh Kumar S is being accused of sending lewd messages and sexual harassment of Himanshi despite her protests and calling her incessantly.

Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald and Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame

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Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald and Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame as soon he became eligible for this prestigious elite group. Tendulkar was inducted along with former South African pacer Allan Donald and former Australia’s woman pacer Fitzpatrick.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored most number of runs in Test Cricket (15,921), ODI cricket (18,426), most number of hundreds in Test cricket (51), in ODI cricket (49). He is also the first male batsman to score an ODI double hundred (200 not out against South Africa in 2010). Tendulkar has many more world records in cricket was an automatic choice as soon he was eligible to receive the honor.

Speaking in the ICC’s event, Sachin Tendulkar said, “It is an honor to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, which cherishes the contribution of cricketers over generations. They have all contributed to the growth and popularity of the game, and I am happy to have done my bit.”

In his speech, Sachin Tendulkar said, “On this occasion, I would like to thank all of those who were by my side over a long international career. My parents, brother Ajit and wife Anjali have been pillars of strength while I was lucky to have someone like coach Ramakant Achrekar as an early guide and mentor.”

Allan Donald, famous as white lightning and also the first South African to take 300 test wickets was shocked to receive the award.

Donald, who was overwhelmed, said, “The biggest shock when you open an e-mail like that – it says congratulations Allan Donald, you have been inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame! It hits you; it hits you quite hard because it is a prestigious award and something that you can’t take lightly. I thank the ICC for the huge honor.”

Fitzpatrick the 8th woman to be inducted in ICC Hall of Fame, helped Australia to win 2 World Cups and was the fastest bowler of her time.

Talking about the induction, Fitzpatrick said: “To gain recognition alongside many of the games’ giants is a huge honor. I look at the list of past inductees and what stands out most is not only their outstanding talent but that they were game-changers. They took the game on and changed the way it was played.”

The criteria for induction into the elite league are as follows.

  • Players must have retired at least five years before the current date.
  • For a batsman to qualify, he should have recorded at least 8,000 runs and 20 centuries in any of the two major formats (Tests and ODIs) or should average over 50 in either.
  • Bowlers must have more than 200 wickets to their name in any one of the formats – however, their strike-rate in Tests should be 50, and 30 in ODIs.
  • Stumpers may qualify if they have accounted for 200 dismissals in either or both the formats.
  • A captain must have led his side in at least 25 Tests and 100 ODIs with a win% of 50 percent or more in either or both.

Tendulkar is the sixth Indian after Bedi (2009), Gavaskar (2009), Kapil (2009), Kumble (2015), Dravid (2018) to be inducted in ICC Hall of Fame.

Twenty-eight players from England are inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame, the most from any nation. The list is followed by 26 from Australia, 18 from West Indies, six from India, five from Pakistan, three from New Zealand, three from South Africa and one from Sri Lanka.

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