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Uttar Pradesh: Rizwan kills wife in front of their two children to marry his own relative; arrested

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Uttar Pradesh: Rizwan kills wife in front of their two children to marry his own relative; arrested

A shocking incident from in the Badayun neighbourhood near Mujariya police station has come to light where a man named Rizwan was apprehended by police after he shot and killed his wife, Rehana alias Furkana.

He confessed to his crime and disclosed that he was in an adulterous relationship with someone who was a relative of theirs and desired to marry her which was opposed by the wife. He, therefore, devised a scheme to get her out of his way.

The perpetrator lives in the hamlet of Ahmednagar Asauli, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Bilsi police station. He married the deceased, a native of Dinaura village, which is a part of the Dhanari area in the Sambhal district, 10 years ago.

Police also recovered revolver cartridges from his property. He was brought before the judge, who ordered him to be sent to jail in judicial custody.

Three years ago, he began an illicit relationship with a girl who lived in Delhi and was related to him. They grew close and started meeting each other. He also took her out in his car. The victim protested their extramarital affair when it became public knowledge.

He announced his intention to marry his girlfriend about nine months ago, which sparked heated arguments between the husband and wife. While the accused was in constant contact with the girl, the latter went to live with her mother. However, his wife’s fierce resistance prevented him from marrying a second time.

The girl also had been refusing to get married to him despite his repeated attempts, and a few days ago she told him that if he killed his wife first, she would tie the knot with him. Hence, he hatched a plot to carry out his evil intentions.

According to the strategy, he drove to his in-law’s residence and under false pretence brought his wife into the car where he shot her twice. He then loaded their two kids in the vehicle and proceeded to the Mujariya police station where he informed the officials that his wife’s dead body was lying beside the road. The police took him into custody and kept him at a covert location.

After receiving a complaint from the departed’s mother, Farookhan, late on a Thursday night, the police registered an FIR and revealed the arrest from the village of Rafinagar Khitaura Road on Friday. When questioned, the culprit admitted that his wife was against him getting married to his romantic liaison which prompted him to murder her.

Station Officer (SO) Mujariya Rajesh Kaushik affirmed that the reason Rizwan killed his wife was because of a love affair he had with a woman in his own relatives. He has professed his crime. He was brought before the judge, and after receiving judicial custody, he was taken to jail.

He continued to speak in a delirious manner while being interrogated. His mental equilibrium appeared to be seriously off. Although it was hard to determine if he was acting or just really depressed. He did unveil the affair to the police after they inquired him for a while.

ED raids three BYJUs premises in Bengaluru over FEMA violations

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ED raids three BYJUs premises in Bengaluru over FEMA violations

On Saturday, 29th April 2023, the Enforcement Directorate raided three premises of Byju Raveendran, the founder, and CEO of ed-tech startup BYJUs. ED took this action under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The raids were conducted at the premises of Byju Raveendran and his company Think and Learn Pvt Ltd.

According to the agency, the officials seized incriminating documents and digital data during the searches. According to the probe agency, the company has received foreign direct investment (FDI) worth Rs 28,000 crore between 2011 and 2023. Apart from this, the company also sent money to different countries in the name of FDI.

According to the ED, Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, which runs the ed-tech platform BYJUs, had spent around Rs 944 crore in the name of advertising and marketing expenses. At the same time, the company did not prepare its financial statements from the financial year 2020-21 and did not audit the accounts. Therefore, it is being investigated.

According to the agency, this action has been taken on the basis of complaints made by private people. Many summonses were issued in Raveendran’s name, but he avoided ED and never appeared.

Earlier, last month, on Friday, March 24, the educational technology behemoth BYJUs drew flak on social media for sharing a distorted map of India which showed Jammu and Kashmir as a separate country and parts of Ladakh as China on the map. Even before that, in December 2022, the apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) summoned BYJUs CEO Byju Raveendran over allegations that it is indulging in malpractices to lure parents and children to buy their courses.

‘So much casteism in every field in Bihar’, says Supreme Court, asks Patna High Court to re-examine plea for stay on caste survey

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‘So much casteism in every field in Bihar’, says Supreme Court, asks Patna High Court to re-examine plea for stay on caste survey

The Supreme Court declared on Friday that casteism is pervasive in Bihar and may be seen in both the political and administrative spheres. A bench of Justices MR Shah and JB Pardiwala made the observations while considering a request for a suspension of the caste census being conducted in the State.

“There is so much casteism there. In every field. Bureaucracy, politics, service,” Justice Shah remarked. However, the court clarified that the Bench had not expressed its opinion on the merits of the case and the same is to be decided by the High Court.

The Patna High Court had declined to give any temporary injunctions regarding the survey that gave rise to the current case before the Supreme Court.

The High Court should have heard the case on the merits before deciding whether or not to provide temporary relief, according to the Supreme Court’s opinion. “One way or the other, (plea for) interim relief has to be considered on merits. Let a division bench consider it,” Justice Shah said.

The bench urged the High Court to act swiftly because it had not yet taken the same action. “We clarify that we have not said anything on merits and it is for the High Court to take a call on the same,” the bench said in its order.

An NGO called Youth for Equality, which campaigns against caste-based laws and reservations, initiated the current petition. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who represented the petitioner group at the hearing today, contended that it was a serious concern and that the caste census survey was being conducted in anticipation of elections.

He continued by saying that Bihar was a state where casteism was pervasive. The attorney for Bihar emphasised that several petitions have been submitted against the government’s action. However, Justice Pardiwala questioned the State counsel about why it was conducting this survey so quickly.

In response, the attorney cited the directive’s guiding principles. “What directive principles?” questioned Justice Pardiwala. The bench then issued an order allowing the petitioner to approach the Patna High Court for an urgent hearing on the requested interim relief, and requesting that the High Court resolve the matter, ideally within three days.

It is notable that a Supreme Court panel made up of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath turned down three public interest litigation (PIL) petitions in January of this year that contested the Bihar government’s intention to start a caste census in the State.

The bench had granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the Patna High Court. “This is a publicity interest litigation. If we allow this then how will they determine how much reservation to be given? You want to withdraw? Go and file before the High Court. Sorry we do not entertain such petitions,” Justice Gavai had remarked.

120 eminent citizens write to President Droupadi Murmu opposing attempts to legalise same-sex marriage in India

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120 eminent citizens write to President Droupadi Murmu opposing attempts to legalise same-sex marriage in India

Amid the ongoing hearing by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court on a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages, a group of 120 eminent citizens wrote to President Draupadi Murmu, objecting to attempts to legalise same-sex marriages in India.

The highly accomplished individuals, ranging from ex-bureaucrats to retired high court judges dubbed the exercise as ‘unnatural’, ‘irrational’ and ‘highly objectionable’ in the letter written on Thursday (April 27),

They were aghast over the onslaught against the cultural traditions and religious tenets of India and urged the apex court to refrain from demolishing the institution of marriage, which falls under the purview of the Legislature.

“…If we revise the law to make same-sex sexual union rational, acceptable or moral, it will open the doors to same-sex sexual culture. Our society and culture do not accept same-sex behavioural institutions because it is offensive to our values, besides being irrational and unnatural,” the letter pointed out.

“It is widely appreciated that same-sex relationships can’t create long-term or stable institutions; and if they are allowed to adopt children, they can’t maintain stable and long-lasting relationships with their families, parents, relatives and partners,” the eminent citizens further added.

“The health and future of such children will be severely compromised… India cannot afford that its future generations live in such an atmosphere, which surely will produce more gays and lesbians, and tear apart and destroy the institutions of ‘family’ and ‘society’ irreparably,” they emphasised.

“They (Future generations) won’t know about their parents, ancestors, culture, religious tenets and age-old values,” the letter further warned. The eminent citizens pointed out that the issue of same-sex marriage is raised by pseudo-liberals under the garb of ‘progressive and liberated thinking.’

They requested President Droupadi Murmu to intervene and protect the Indian traditions, values and social fabric from being destroyed by ‘elitist progressiveness.’

The signatories included ex-CAG Rajiv Mehrishi, ex-Home Secretary L C Goyal, former RAW chief Sanjeev Tripathi, Justice (retired) S N Dhingra and Justice (retired) Lok Pal Singh.

Earlier, Bar Council of India passed resolution opposing recognition of same-sex marriage, saying it is against the culture and socio-religious structure of the country.

Kotak Mahindra Bank MD and CEO Uday Kotak says he inadvertently called USD ‘biggest financial terrorist’, here is what he meant

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Kotak Mahindra Bank MD and CEO Uday Kotak says he inadvertently called USD ‘biggest financial terrorist’, here is what he meant

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s MD and CEO, Uday Kotak, made a significant remark against the US dollar on Friday. At a panel discussion for the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence 2023, he referred to the dollar as “the biggest financial terrorist in the world.”

He said, “all our money is in nostro accounts and somebody in the US can say- you cannot withdraw it from tomorrow morning- and you are stuck. That is the power of the reserve currency. I think we are at a crucial time in the world history where the world is desperately looking for an alternative reserve currency.”

He contrasted this dire condition with the current situation, in which the world is frantically searching for an alternative reserve currency, and emphasized a significant, once-in-a-hundred-years, chance for India to become the world’s reserve currency by using the Indian Rupee.

“I don’t think Europe can make their currency the reserve, because it is the disunited states of Europe. I don’t think UK or Japan have the heft to be taking that position, though both the British Pound and the Yen are free currencies. China, I think, has a major issue of trust with many many countries around the world,” he said.

Kotak continued by outlining the conditions that India must meet in order to establish the rupee as a reserve currency. He said, “It is a long, sustained walk and run,” noting that the nation “must create strong institutions.” It must provide a solid foundation that is independent of everyone’s whims and inclinations. India must be believed, he affirmed.

However, within 24 hours, Kotak corrected himself.

In a tweet, he said, “What I meant was that a reserve currency has disproportionate power, whether it is nostro account, 500 bps rate increase, or emerging countries holding $ for liquidity.”

Note: Report updated with his clarification tweet.

Pakistan: Three soldiers, seven terrorists killed in suicide bomb attacks, clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Pakistan: Three soldiers, seven terrorists killed in suicide bomb attacks, clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In three overnight attacks in Pakistan’s perilous northwest, terrorists targeted Pakistani security personnel, leading to shootouts that resulted in the deaths of three troops and seven terrorists. The attacks, which began late on Thursday night in Lakki Marwat, a region in the Afghanistan-bordering province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), lasted for many hours.

According to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a suicide bomber riding a motorbike detonated himself in the vicinity of a security forces camp within the Government Postgraduate College in the first strike. Afterwards, there was a fierce firefight in which four militants were neutralised.

The military’s media wing informed that the other two incidents occurred in the district’s Amir Kalam and Tajbi Khel areas and that another three terrorists, including a key commander Musa Khan, were killed. It also mentioned that weapons and ammunition were seized from their possessions.

In a statement released by their spokesman, Mulla Mohammad Qasim, Tehreek-i-Jihad Pakistan, a newly surfaced organisation, took credit for the ambush.

The attacks were reported on Thursday night, but military or security services didn’t issue any official statement regarding the instances or the number of casualties. ISPR allegedly thwarted all of the assaults in a short span of time.

The slain soldiers were identified as Naib Subedar Taj Mir, 40, resident of Nowshera district, Havaldar Zakir Ahmed, 38, from Abbottabad and Sepoy Abid Hussain, 29, from Dera Ismail Khan district.

“Sanitisation of the areas is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the military proclaimed.

The attack followed the twin bombings that took place late on Monday, within a 12-minute span and killed 17, including six police officers. The blasts occurred at an anti-terrorism police station at Kabal, Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which housed the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and a mosque.

Officials have established a fact-finding committee and begun an investigation into the instance, despite some media reports suggesting that it was a suicide attack.

Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for KP, told the media during a visit to the blast scene that preliminary evidence indicated the explosions were not the result of terrorism and happened after explosives kept in a police depot caught fire. There were also no signs of a forced entrance or gunshots, he added.

The army has launched a new offensive against terrorists in response to a recent uptick in attacks, including the bombing of a Peshawar mosque that left over 100 people dead and the onslaught on the building of the Karachi Police Chief (KPO).

‘Every time Congress abuses me, it gets demolished,’ says PM Modi in his first election speech after Kharge’s ‘poisonous snake’ remark

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‘Every time Congress abuses me, it gets demolished,’ says PM Modi in his first election speech after Kharge’s ‘poisonous snake’ remark

On Saturday, April 29, PM Narendra Modi accused the Congress party of abusing him “91 times.” “However, every time Congress abuses me, it gets demolished,” said PM Modi. Modi was addressing a public meeting at Humnabad in Bidar District in Karnataka as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound state.

“Congress has once again started abusing me. Until now Congress has abused me 91 times. If Congress put this effort into good Governance and taking care of karyakarta instead of abusing me, they wouldn’t be in such a pitiful state,” PM Modi said, launching a scathing attack on the grand old party.

The remark came amid a row over Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s “poisonous snake” remark. He made these remarks in a speech he gave in Kalaburagi of Karnataka in a public meeting arranged as a part of the campaigning for the state’s assembly elections.

Mallikarjun Kharge said, “PM Modi is like a ‘poisonous snake’, you might think it’s poison or not. If you lick it, you’re dead.” Mallikarjun Kharge also enacted licking as he mentioned it in his speech.

Recalling the remarks by the Congress leaders against him, PM Modi said that the voters will respond to the party with their votes. “They abuse me the way they abused Babasaheb Ambedkar and Veer Savarkar, I consider it as a gift. I will continue to toil for the people. Your blessings will turn these insults into ashes,” he commented.

Modi further stressed on how the Congress party has stalled development in the state. “Congress will never understand the struggle and pain of the poor. Congress slowed the pace of houses here. But BJP gave ownership of houses to women here. Congress only did appeasement politics. Karnataka has suffered under the Congress govt. Congress only cares about seats and not about the people of the state. Congress has stalled development in the state,” he stated.

The Prime Minister further spoke about how Congress “cheated” farmers with promises of loan waivers. “No loan waiver was done or only those associated with the party received the benefits.”

He lauded the BJP government for increased foreign investment in the state, claiming that foreign investment in the state increased threefold during the BJP regime compared to the Congress regime. “There is double development with double speed in the state. Karnataka is ready for the BJP government again. Congress had only made fake promises to the farmers and people of Karnataka. Farmers of the state have received no benefits under the Congress government,” he said.

PM Modi stated that Congress would never understand the plight of the poor and so would be unable to achieve its pledges of providing pucca dwellings to the poor. “The BJP gover committed to making 9 lakh homes for the poor. Out of this, 30,000 houses will be made in Bidhar,” he added.

Calling himself the son of the poor, he emphasised the Union government’s scheme to provide free rations to the poor, the introduction of the One Nation One Ration card, the opening of free bank accounts, and other initiatives.

“The Congress has only divided the country based on caste and religion. The party relied on appeasement for its politics,” he remarked.

PM Modi also chastised the JD(S), claiming that the party is not concerned with the welfare of the people but only pledged allegiance to the Congress. “The Cong JDS’ govt had accepted that they were at the mercy of Congress,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to intensify the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign in poll-bound Karnataka even further this weekend by holding six public meetings and two roadshows. He landed in Bidar district’s Humnabad on Saturday morning to address his first public meeting of the day, when he stated that the approaching May 10 election is about more than only winning, but also about propelling the state to the top of the country.

“I received Bidar’s blessing earlier also. This election is not just for winning, it is an election to make Karnataka the number 1 state in the country. The state can only develop when its all parts are developed. This election will decide the role of the state and to make it number 1, double engine government is very important,” he said.

The Karnataka assembly election for 224 seats will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will be done on May 13. 

Delhi police register case after video of youth allegedly masturbating in Delhi Metro goes viral, DMRC to increase flying squads 

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Delhi police register case after video of youth allegedly masturbating in Delhi Metro goes viral, DMRC to increase flying squads 

On Friday, April 28, the Delhi Police registered a case in connection with a viral video of a man allegedly masturbating inside the Delhi metro. The action was taken hours after the video of the despicable incident went viral on social media.

According to reports, a senior police officer privy to the case said that the Delhi police has taken suo motu action and registered a case under section 294 (obscene acts and songs) of the IPC. The investigation into the matter is underway, he added.

Meanwhile, responding to the incident, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Friday announced that it will intensify the number of flying squads comprising Metro and security staff to monitor commuters’ behaviour and necessary action under relevant provisions of the law will be taken when required. 

“We request the commuters to conduct themselves responsibly while travelling by Metro. If the other commuters notice any objectionable behaviour, they should immediately report the matter on the DMRC Helpline detailing the corridor, station, time etc. “DMRC will intensify the number of flying squads comprising Metro and security staff to monitor such behaviour in the Metro and necessary action under relevant provisions of law shall be taken,” it tweeted.

On April 28, two clips of sexual activities by men in metro trains went viral on social media. In one 0.15-second viral clip, a man sitting on a seat inside a metro train could be seen masturbating while watching something on his phone. A couple who was seen seated next to this man got up and went away but he continued indulging in the reprehensible act unperturbed. Another commuter sitting before the man apparently shot the video on his phone.

A closer look at the video confirmed that it was certainly from the Delhi metro. When the camera panned towards the right for a moment, the words ‘Delhi Cantt’ could be seen on the digital screen inside the metro coach, which meant that the next station of the train was the Delhi Cantonment metro station. Therefore, it was a metro train on the Pink line of the Delhi metro.

In one video, a man was seen performing oral sex on another man inside a metro train, however, the identity of the metro train could not be determined.

Amar Chitra Katha removes Arundhati Roy’s author profile from its website following online backlash over FB post eulogising her

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Amar Chitra Katha removes Arundhati Roy’s author profile from its website following online backlash over FB post eulogising her

Following backlash on social media following an Amar Chitra Katha Facebook post eulogising ultra-left wing propagandist Arundhati Roy.  As previously reported by OpIndia, the said Facebook post was later taken down. Now Arundhati Roy’s author profile page has also been deleted from the ACK website which was brought to attention by OpIndia.

Screengrab of the now-removed author profile of Arundhati Roy on ACK website

The now-removed author profile (archive) of Arundhati Roy on the website of Amar Chitra Katha described how Arundhati Roy is opposed to US foreign policy and India’s nuclear weapons policy, economic growth, and industrialization. It further mentions that Roy had campaigned alongside another ‘activist’ Medha Patkar during the Narmada Bachao Andolan. 

On Thursday, April 27, Amar Chitra Katha published a Facebook post about controversial ultra-left-wing propagandist Arundhati Roy. The Facebook post by The Amar Chitra Katha Studio talked about Roy’s life and career as an author and screenplay writer. After netizens expressed their disappointment over ACK eulogising Arundhati Roy who is known for her anti-Hindu comments and for peddling fake news, the said Facebook post was deleted.

Small degraded airstrip, unlit runway: How IAF pilots conducted daring operation using night vision goggles to rescue Indians from Sudan

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Small degraded airstrip, unlit runway: How IAF pilots conducted daring operation using night vision goggles to rescue Indians from Sudan

The rescue mission by Indian Airforce pilots has been ongoing in war-torn Sudan. So far, 1,360 stranded Indians have been returned to India under ‘Operation Kaveri‘. However, the evacuation operation carried out on the intervening night of April 27 and 28 from a small airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna, about 40 kilometres north of the violence-hit Sudan capital of Khartoum, proved exceedingly challenging for the IAF pilots due to the small degraded airstrips and unlit runways.

Despite the challenges, IAF pilots safely rescued 121 individuals from Wadi Sayyidna in Sudan. Those rescued included medical cases, a pregnant lady and people who had no means to reach Port Sudan.

“This approximately two-and-a-half-hour operation between Wadi Sayyidna and Jeddah will go down in the annals of IAF history for its sheer audacity and flawless execution – akin to that carried out in Kabul,” Bharat Bhushan Babu, the Spokesperson for Ministry of Defence tweeted on April 29, 2023 (Saturday).

As per reports, the pilots of the C-130J aircraft performed night landings using Night Vision Goggles (NVG) because the airstrip was in poor condition and lacked navigational approach aids as well as fuel and landing lights, which are required to guide an aircraft to land at night.

The crew used their Electro-Optical/Infrared sensors as they approached the airfield to confirm that there were no impediments and that no hostile forces were in the area.

After ensuring that the runway was clear, the aircrew executed a tactical approach on a dark night. The aeroplane engines were left running after landing. Eight IAF Garud Commandos from the special forces team secured the passengers and their belongings inside the plane.

The take-off was also performed with NVGs, as was the perfect landing on the dark runway.

The Indians were evacuated from Port Sudan to Jeddah after the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend their ceasefire amid ongoing violence in the capital Khartoum and the western Darfur region. Indians are being taken from Port to Jeddah on Navy ships and C-130J planes, from where they are being flown to India on C17 jet planes.

The previous ceasefire has not stopped the fighting but created enough of a lull for tens of thousands of Sudanese, as well as, foreign nationals to leave for safer areas.

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