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2.5 tonnes of missing Uranium found, had gone missing from Libya

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2.5 tonnes of missing Uranium found, had gone missing from Libya

In a significant development, 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium, which had gone missing from Libya, has been found near the border of Libya with Chad. Earlier, the uranium that was declared by Libya to have been stored at a site in southern Libya, was not there when International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors came for a visit.

During their visit, IAEA inspectors found that 10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium in the form of UOC (uranium ore concentrate) previously declared by (Libya) as being stored at that location were not present at the location,” Reuters cited Director General Rafael Grossi as saying.

A media official for the Libyan National Army (LNA), General Khaled Mahjoub, said that they were able to find the ten missing barrels of uranium ore concentrate just 5 kilometres away from the warehouse where they were originally stored in the southern part of Libya.

Mahjoub said that rebels from the neighbouring state may have stolen the large blue drums from the warehouse believing they had weapons or ammunition in them, but upon realising that they contained something else, they must have abandoned them.

Libya had obtained uranium enrichment centrifuges and atomic bomb designs during the late 90s but relinquished its nuclear weapons program in 2003, in a move aimed to repair its relations with the West. Eight years later, a West-backed insurrection led to the killing of the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi and the subsequent fall of Libya into chaos. Libya has since been recovering from the damage, but the country remains divided and torn due to the civil war.

The discovery of the missing uranium has underscored the need for stronger international cooperation and measures to prevent the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials. The IAEA has urged all countries to strengthen their efforts to secure nuclear materials and prevent their proliferation.

The discovery of the missing uranium near the border of Libya and Chad has raised concerns about the security of nuclear materials in the region. The IAEA and Libyan authorities are working closely to investigate the incident and ensure that the uranium is secured. The incident has also highlighted the need for stronger international cooperation to prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials.

Umesh Pal murder case: STF arrests Qayyum Ansari from Kapilvastu who helped Asad Ahmed and other shooters escape to Nepal

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Umesh Pal murder case: STF arrests Qayyum Ansari from Kapilvastu who helped Asad Ahmed and other shooters escape to Nepal

On 16th March 2023, the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh police arrested one Qayyum Ansari from Kapilvastu in Nepal who helped Asad Ahmed to escape to Nepal. Asad Ahmed is the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son and is a prime accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. The Special Task Force (STF) received inputs that Umesh Pal’s shooters have reached Nepal. Following these inputs, Qayyum Ansari was arrested.

Qayyum Ansari, a close aide of Atiq Ahmed, was arrested by the STF late in the evening on Thursday, March 16, from Kapilavastu in Nepal on charges of crossing the Nepal border with Asad, Muslim Guddu, Sabir, and Arman. He is accused of giving the assailants shelter in Nepal and giving them a car. He is being interrogated by the STF. In the interrogation, STF has got many important clues.

According to reports, Qayyum Ansari had escorted the shooters from Siddharthnagar to the Nepal border. After his arrest, the STF took him to Bardpur in Siddharthnagar district, where he was questioned. After this, he has been shifted elsewhere.

Qayyum Ansari is a resident of Mauaima in Prayagraj. He is a businessman in Nepal. He has a petrol pump named Ansari Diesels at Chandrauta in the Kapilvastu district of Nepal. A team of 4 STF officers caught Qayyum Ansari.

According to the police, Qayyum Ansari has underworld connections and had earlier been questioned by the STF in connection with other cases.

Prayagraj police are looking for five shooters involved in this case. They are Asad Ahmed – son of Atiq Ahmed, Guddu Muslim – the bomber seen in the initial CCTV footage of the murder, and three shooters Arman, Ghulam, and Sabir. UP Police and STF deployed a total of 22 teams to trace and catch these five miscreants.

So far, STF has conducted raids in Nepal and Thailand to nab the shooters. STF teams have raided 500 places in 13 states including West Bengal, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Punjab, and Maharashtra. 3 dedicated teams are working for each shooter. Three teams have been deployed for call details and surveillance, while four teams are engaged in linking the link of important information found during interrogation and search. In the latest information, the location of these shooters was found to be in Nepal, after which the police have arrested Qayyum Ansari who allegedly helped the killers of Umesh Pal escape to Nepal.

Meanwhile, Prayagraj police (Crime Branch) are interrogating the SIM seller caught from the Nawabganj area. The Crime Branch nabbed him from Kaudihar town where his mobile shop is located. Before the incident, Asad, son of Atiq Ahmed, had purchased 16 new mobile phones and an equal number of SIM cards which were distributed among the shooters. Atiq’s wife Shaista Parveen had also given Rs 1 lakh each to all the criminals for expenses.

In the latest video of the murder incident that surfaced, injured Umesh Pal can be seen fighting a shooter. Reportedly, the man is Asad, the son of Atiq Ahmed. Umesh Pal ran toward his house through a narrow lane even after being shot. At the corner of the lane, a shooter is seen in this video clip.

The shooter attempted to get hold of Umesh Pal as he wanted to shoot Pal in his head. Umesh Pal resisted and escaped the clutches of the assailant and ran away. The attacker then shot bullets into other parts of Umesh Pal’s body. Police personnel is also seen running toward the home.

The face of the attacker is not clearly seen in this video but it is seen that he is wearing black clothes. From the earlier CCTV footage of the incident, it is clear that the attacker is Asad Ahmed. Police are also checking for more CCTV footage in the area.

Umesh Pal and his two police security guards Raghvendra Singh and Sandeep Nishad were shot dead outside his home in Prayagraj’s Dhoomanganj on February 24.

Reportedly, the person seen with a pistol in his hand is Asad Ahmed, the son of mafia-politician and former MP Atiq Ahmed, identified as the master conspirator of the murder of Umesh Pal. The Prayagraj police are taking forward the investigation on the basis of this new video.

Atiq Ahmed is currently locked in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad for orchestrating the kidnapping and assault of a real estate businessman, Mohit Jaiswal, from the Deoria jail. Atiq is also the prime accused in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, who was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Notably, Umesh Pal was the prime witness in this case.

Conman posing as PMO official visiting J&K arrested: How Congress ecosystem continues to insult and vilify Gujarat and Gujaratis

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Conman posing as PMO official visiting J&K arrested: How Congress ecosystem continues to insult and vilify Gujarat and Gujaratis

The pathological hatred of PM Modi seems to have had a detrimental effect on the psyche of the Congress party and its supporters, with their nurtured ecosystem going to great lengths, even becoming paradoxical, in their efforts to undermine the central government. While accusing the Modi government of being against diversity, the Congress ecosystem has been steadily othering, insulting, and defaming those who refuse to align with their divisive agenda and throw their weight behind the Modi regime.

Therefore, when the police recently arrested a conman from Gujarat who posed as a member of the PMO entrusted with the responsibility of looking for improvement in hotel facilities in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress ecosystem and its elements fell over themselves to defame Gujarat and Gujaratis over the incident.

Kiran J Patel’s Twitter account is verified and boasts more than a thousand followers. However, Patel falsely presented himself as an additional director for strategy and campaigns in the Prime Minister’s Office during a trip to various tourist destinations in Kashmir, including Gulmarg. He claimed that he was there on behalf of the government to assess and improve hotel facilities in the region. Shockingly, Patel managed to deceive the authorities and was even granted Z-plus security cover, a bulletproof SUV, and luxurious accommodation at a five-star hotel in Jammu and Kashmir.

However, Patel was arrested by vigilant security officials on his third visit to the Kashmir Valley on March 3. He had been staying in a five-star hotel in Srinagar and had been falsely presenting himself as an “additional secretary” in the government, which allowed him to receive special treatment such as security coverage and other amenities.

Congress ecosystem insults Gujaratis after the arrest of a Gujarati man for posing as PMO official in J&K

Before long, social media was rife with posts on how a man hoodwinked security officials and got free accommodation in the Valley. However, for the Congress ecosystem and its supportive trolls, it was yet another occasion to further their contempt and hatred toward Gujarat since the man in question hailed from Gujarat.

Congress supporter @RoflGandhi_, who amassed a considerable following on Twitter by deriding Rahul Gandhi and Congress initially, took to the microblogging platform to insult the Gujarati community after the arrest of conman Kiran Patel, stating that the ‘consistency of Gujarat in producing frauds is amazing’.

“This is Kiran Patel, a Gujarati conman. He visited Kashmir posing as a high ranked PMO officer, he was provided a Z security cover, a 5 star stay at The Lalit Srinagar and also held several key meetings for months. The consistency of Gujarat in producing frauds is amazing,” the Congress troll tweeted, in line with the party’s constant efforts to insult and ridicule the Gujarati community.

Jas Oberoi, a columnist with Newslaundry and a history of appalling bigotry, also took to Twitter to attack Gujarat and Gujaratis over the Kiran Patel incident.

“This man was arrested today because he posed as a delegate from the PM office & made a fool out of Kashmir police & administration. He stayed in a 5-star hotel for days & had a good time at the govt’s expense. You can guess the state he hails from. I’m sure,” tweeted Oberoi, the oblique reference to Gujarat being apparent.

Others, too, joined in attacking Gujarat and Gujarati after the security officials arrested Kiran Patel for pretending to be a PMO official.

How Congress and its ecosystem’s continues to vilify Gujarat and Gujaratis

The fact that a stray incident is used to defame and slander an entire community underscores the contempt and hatred harboured by the Congress ecosystem for Gujarat and the Gujaratis. While Congress and its supporters routinely pontificate about their opponents on inclusiveness, they felt no qualms in stereotyping an entire community based on a single incident, even though Kiran Patel’s Gujarati roots had no links to his deception.

However, the attempt to humiliate and attack Gujarat and Gujaratis over an isolated incident is a predictable Congress hack of undermining a state and its population that has consistently rejected its anti-development and pro-minority appeasement politics. For over 27 years, Congress failed to establish itself in Gujarat as BJP returned to power in every assembly election, most recently in December 2022 when the saffron party formed a government with an unprecedented mandate.

As Gujarat has given a wide berth to the Congress, its ecosystem has studiously endeavoured to defame and vilify the state, with questions being routinely raised on the state’s development model and socio-religious conditions of its people.

Of late, Congress ecosystem and party leader Rahul Gandhi have trained their guns in portraying Gujarat in a bad light since PM Modi also hails from the same state and in the absence of any credible agenda to target the Centre. Congress party’s foremost leader, Rahul Gandhi, and leaders below him, routinely make jibes against businessmen Ambani and Adani to attack the Modi government.

Adani and Ambani being Gujaratis, provide yet another opportunity for the Congress ecosystem to vilify the entire community even as they struggle to mount a persuasive campaign against PM Modi and the BJP government. Rahul Gandhi, his deputies, and his loyal footsoldiers on social media have often attacked the businessmen with no evidence to back their claims that the Centre has exhibited favouritism to them.

The Gandhi scion had tried to implicate PM Modi of favouring Ambani in the Rafale deal but the Supreme Court of the country gave a clean chit to the deal, asserting that the allegations lacked merit and that there were no irregularities in the purchase of the fighter jets. But Congress loyalists continue to believe their supreme leader that there was wrongdoing in the Rafale deal, even though the highest judicial authority of the country has given a clean chit to the purchase agreement.

Therefore, the recent attempt to broadly generalise Gujarat as the land of frauds and criminals by the Congress ecosystem nothing but underscores the party’s deep-seated hatred of the Gujaratis for opposing their polarising politics and exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right of electing the party of their choosing.

PM Modi hails from Gujarat and is in many ways the ambassador of the state. Therefore, the Congress ecosystem, which has tried in vain to raise aspersions on PM Modi’s moral character and implicate him in contrived corruption cases, has now moved on to defame the entire Gujarati community and use the association to pull the Prime Minister down.

Punjab: Two minor girls flee home to meet gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, click photos outside Central Jail to impress friends

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Punjab: Two minor girls flee home to meet gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, click photos outside Central Jail to impress friends

On Wednesday, March 16, the Bhatinda police in Punjab informed that two minor girls ran away from home and reached Bathinda Central Jail to ‘meet’ jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The minor girls were reportedly taking selfies outside the jail when they were caught and handed over to the District Child Protection Department by the jail administration.

The matter came to the fore after the Bhatinda police received a letter from Bathinda central jail in which the administration of the jail wrote that two minor girls clicked photos outside the jail premises. Both are residents of Jharkhand.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Gurpreet Singh said the family members of the minor girls have been called, and both the girls have been sent to Safi Center after getting medically examined.

“The whole matter is being investigated. The family members of both the minor girls have been summoned. Both minors have been sent to Safi Center after getting medically examined. If anything comes up in the probe, legal action will follow,” said Gurpreet Singh.

Speaking on the matter, Ravneet Kaur Sidhu, Child Protection Officer in Bathinda, said the girls were taking selfies outside Bathinda Central Prison and wanted to share them with their friends, adding that they were influenced by Lawrence Bishnoi on social media.

“The minor girls reached Bathinda after lying at home about where they were headed. Both had spent a night at Bathinda railway station as well. After interrogating the girls, we learned that the purpose of taking selfies outside Bathinda Central Jail was to show them to their friends. They have all been influenced by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on social media. Bishnoi is lodged at Bathinda jail,” said Ravneet Kaur Sidhu.

Bishnoi is one of the main accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case. He is also under investigation from NIA.

Recently, an interview of the dreaded gangster, who is currently lodged in Bathinda jail, went viral. It was aired on March 13 by ABP News. The Punjab Police authorities have denied the channel’s claims that the interview was shot inside the prison. It is unclear when the interview was recorded. OpIndia could not verify if the interview was recent or recorded while Bishnoi was in Bathinda prison.

Prince Harry is ‘frightened’ of his wife Meghan Markle, claims royal biographer; calls her ‘really scary’

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Prince Harry is ‘frightened’ of his wife Meghan Markle, claims royal biographer; calls her ‘really scary’

According to Angela Levin, the royal biographer, Prince Harry is frightened of his wife Meghan Markle. She added that the Duke of Sussex is ‘nervous’ when he is around his wife. Referring to the Duchess of Sussex as ‘really scary,’ she said, “It’s well known that Meghan is delightful unless you say something that she doesn’t want you to say and then she is really scary.”

“I think he is frightened of her because of the way he looks at her. He doesn’t want to say something if she wants to speak”, She claimed. Adding further that Prince Harry moves back if Meghan wants to speak with someone first. Calling him anxious, she alleged that Meghan probably controls everything because ‘Harry isn’t the same guy he was a few years ago.’

“He said himself that what Meghan wants, Meghan gets”, She remarked, “It’s a tragedy because I think that he lets her say and do things that anyone else would say ‘no this is not how it works’ that ‘she is wrong’,” the former biographer of Prince Harry explained.

Last month, she revealed that Prince Harry was ‘shivering in his boots’ about seeing the Royal Family before King Charles III’s coronation over fears of ‘royal retaliation’.

Her latest statement came after Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, spoke about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship, praising the former actress for giving her husband ‘a love that he’s never had before’. She asserted that she has ‘absolutely no judgement’ on any other person’s life.

The royal couple has been in the middle of controversies since their marriage in 2018. In 2020, they renounced their titles and quit the British royal family. The royal family was even accused of racial discrimination by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in an Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.

11 top American banks rescue ‘vulnerable’ First Republic Bank with a contribution of $30 billion after the collapse of two banks

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11 top American banks rescue ‘vulnerable’ First Republic Bank with a contribution of $30 billion after the collapse of two banks

After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, another bank in the USA is in crisis, the San Francisco-based First Republic Bank. Amidst falling stock prices and fleeing depositors, the First Republic Bank has received $30 billion from 11 large US banks to prevent it from collapsing. The cash injection came into effect after First Republic Bank’s executives met with Treasury Secretary Treasury Janet Yellen and bank regulators in Washington DC.

As per reports, four banks namely JP Morgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., and Citigroup Inc made uninsured deposits of $5 billion each into First Republic Bank. Besides two other banks, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley deposited $2.5 billion each.

Five other banks, namely, U.S. Bancorp, Truist Financial Corp., PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and State Street Corp. contributed $1 billion each.

In a joint statement, the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said, “This show of support by a group of large banks is most welcome, and demonstrates the resilience of the banking system.”

Reportedly, the $30 billion cash injection will help redress immediate issues of falling stock prices and fleeing depositors. It must be mentioned that the First Republic Bank’s stock dropped by 60% and market capitalisation fell from $21 billion to under $5 billion in a week’s time.

The deal was reportedly put together by power brokers including U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who discussed the package on Tuesday.

The $30 billion deposits by the banks came after First Republic was given access to $70 billion in funds by JPMorgan, but this was not enough to calm the worries of the investors following the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, as depositors had started to move cash to large banks.

It underwent a liquidity crisis after customers moved billions of deposits out of the bank in distress. The joint deal by 11 US banks to help the First Republic Bank comes amidst fears of the collapse of the entire banking system. The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the Signature Bank shut shop earlier this month. In Europe, Credit Suisse is also facing a major crisis, although it has been extended a lifeline by the Swiss central bank, which has offered a loan up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion).

In the past, the First Republic Bank had several wealthy businesses and individuals as its customers. As of December last year, it had $176 billion in deposits and $213 billion in assets. The aggressive increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve System took a toll on the First Republic Bank.

Tamil Nadu: Dairy farmers in Erode throw milk on road during protests demanding an increase in procurement prices

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Tamil Nadu: Dairy farmers in Erode throw milk on road during protests demanding an increase in procurement prices

In Erode in Tamil Nadu, dairy farmers have taken to the streets to protest against the low procurement prices of milk. The protests began early in the morning on 17 March and saw hundreds of farmers taking part.

As part of the protest, the dairy farmers threw milk on the road. The dairy farmers are demanding an increase in the procurement price of milk by Rs 7 per litre, which they say has not been revised for a long time. The protest has disrupted traffic in the area, with the farmers blocking the roads and refusing to move until their demands are met.

Members of the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association (TNMPWA) said that they will gradually withdraw their supplies as part of the protest. The association is demanding that the price should be hiked by Rs 7 from Rs 35 for cow milk and Rs 44 for buffalo milk.

Earlier the farmers had threatened to go on strike from Friday demanding an increase in procurement prices. Minister for Dairy Development S.M. Nasar on Thursday said that “the Aavin milk supply would not be affected in any manner due to the strike”. He further said that Aavin was in the process of procuring enough milk to meet the demand.

The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association’s M.G. Rajendran said “the present three-tier cooperative system was in danger of collapsing if the procurement prices were not increased. Private milk dairies were paying ₹10 more per litre than what Aavin was paying”

Aavin is a state government co-operative under the ownership of Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited, Ministry of Co-operation, Government of Tamil Nadu. Aavin procures milk, processes it and sells milk and milk products to consumers.

The company produces a wide range of dairy products, including milk, butter, yogurt, ice cream, and ghee among others.

Notably, India is the world’s largest producer of Milk. Milk is the single largest agricultural commodity by value contributing 5 per cent of the national economy. Dairying has become an important secondary source of income for millions of rural families and has assumed the most important role in providing employment and income generation opportunities mainly for women and marginal farmers.

Dairying plays an important role in the socio-economic development of rural households in the country. The major share of the milk in the country is produced by small, marginal farmers and landless labourers. A small land base encourages the farmers to practice dairying as an occupation subsidiary to agriculture.

Telangana: BJP candidate AVN Reddy wins Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers MLC election

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Telangana: BJP candidate AVN Reddy wins Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers MLC election

On Friday, March 17, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate AVN Reddy emerged victorious in the Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers’ Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seat in Telangana. 

AVN Reddy won with 13,436 votes after 21 rounds of counting, surpassing the necessary threshold of 12,709 votes. The Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers Constituency held voting on March 13 with around 29,720 voters registered across nine districts. The recorded poll percentage was 90.40 percent.

Taking to Twitter, Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar informed about Reddy’s victory and wrote, “The success of teachers and educators who stood on the side of Dharma! The victory of the BJP candidate Mr. AVN Reddy in the MLC elections of the joint Mahbubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad teachers’ constituency is proof of the accumulated anti-government among the teachers. Atleast now, KCR should open his eyes and take the initiative to solve the problems of teachers.”

Bandi Sanjay also asserted that the recent victory will be repeated in the upcoming state assembly elections. “People of Telangana will learn a lesson from this BRS government which is going towards dictatorial tendencies. The teachers expressed confidence that the same results would be repeated in the upcoming general elections. With the same spirit, we hope that the teachers’ world will come with us to overthrow the anti-teacher KCR government.”

The BJP leader further congratulated AVN Reddy for his victory. “Congratulations to Mr. AVN Reddy, the BJP candidate who won the MLC election. Heartfelt thanks to the teachers and faculty who voted for them. We will uphold this trust placed in us. This victory inspires us to fight more vigorously to solve the problems of teachers. Bharat Mata Ki Jai #TeachersWithBJP.” Kumar tweeted.

Jagat Prakash Nadda, the National President of the Bhartiya Janata Party, congratulated AVN Reddy, Bandi Sanjay and Telangana BJP unit on the historic win. “Congratulations to Sri AVN Reddy, @bandisanjay_bjp ji & team @BJP4Telangana on the historic victory in the Teachers Constituency of Mahbubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad in MLC elections. The people have discarded the BRS once more & have embraced the BJP’s vision under PM Modi Ji,” Nadda tweeted.

Meanwhile BJP’s National General Secretary (Org) B L Santhosh also congratulated AVN Reddy and the party’s state leadership calling the ‘well-deserved’ win a mandate against corrupt and dynast BRS.

“Congratulations @BJP4Telangana candidate for Mehbubnagar, Rangareddy, Hyderabad Teacher’s constituency Sri AVN Reddy for a well-deserved win. It’s another mandate against anti-poor, anti-development, corrupt, dynast @BRSparty & their arrogant leadership,” Santhosh tweeted.

Congratulating Bandi Sanjay and AVN Reddy, the state treasurer of Telangana BJP, Santhi Kumar tweeted, “When thousands of employees’ families are suffering because of G.O.317, CM #KCR has no time to address the grievances of the employees, at that moment our @BJP4Telangana Team leader by @bandisanjay_bjp ji stood for the employees. #TeachersWithBJP #CongratsAVNReddy.”

BJP Executive Committee member Ramchander Rao tweeted, “Congratulations to Sri. #AVNReddy Garu on winning Teachers MLC from Mahaboob Nagar, Rangareddy & Hyderabad Teachers constituency. Special thanks to the teamwork of #BJP, ABVP, TPUS, and other organizations.”

The 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election will be held in or before December 2023 to elect all 119 members of the state’s Legislative Assembly.

“Startups should opt Indian banks as their preferred partners”: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar amid crisis in foreign banks

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“Startups should opt Indian banks as their preferred partners”: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar amid crisis in foreign banks

Emphasising that the Indian banking system is resilient and strong amid the Silicon Valley Bank-led crisis in the US banking system and contagion effect on some others in a matter of less than a week, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said startups should opt Indian banks as their preferred partners.

Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT said special provisions available at Gift City in Gujarat can be quick and impactful support for Indian startups. During a session at the Lenovo Tech World India 2023 themed ‘Smarter Technology Empowering a Changing world’ on Thursday evening, the minister also spoke about the transfer of bank deposits worth over USD 200 million to GIFT City, Gujarat, which according to him was a sign of the Indian banking system’s growing prominence.

“Today what is attractive about the banking system is not their appetite to take risk instead it is their prudency which makes them strong. What startups are looking for is not risk or risky instruments, instead they are looking for safe havens where capital can be deposited,” he said further.

Further, he spoke about India Stack, and also announced India Stack Global Conference will be held in May where 7 to 8 countries are expected to sign up and implement the India stack — which are open-source, low cost, interoperable and scalable.

When asked about the Digital India Act, Chandrasekhar said, “We need a legal and cyber law framework that is contemporary and future-ready. Disruption is normal and innovation will push the conversation of what is acceptable. Thus, we need laws that can keep pace with the rate of change.”

The proposed Act, he said, will be contemporary, and future-proof for the current ecosystem and can show the rest of the world what a modern day legislation for the tech ecosystem looks like.

On the issue of semiconductors which are in huge demand, the minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and support have been crucial for the inroads that India has made in the domain of semiconductors.

“We are certainly on course to announce a fab investment and a packaging investment being approved by the Government of India.”

He also announced the setting up of India Semiconductor Research Center, which will create capabilities and capacities in the leading edge of research in semiconductors.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Waited 3 hours to hand over notice to Rahul Gandhi regarding his statement during BJ Yatra but he did not meet: Delhi Police

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Waited 3 hours to hand over notice to Rahul Gandhi regarding his statement during BJ Yatra but he did not meet: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police stated on Thursday, March 16, that their team waited for three hours on March 15 to hand over the notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, but he did not see them, reports ANI. The Delhi police had personally visited the Congress MP to hand over the notice issued in relation to his recent statement that women in Kashmir had told him during his Bharat Jodo Yatra that they were gang rape victims.

However, after three hours of waiting, the team returned since the Congress MP didn’t meet them.

The Delhi police further added that the team returned the next day to hand over the notice to the Gandhi scion. Then too, the Congress MP made the police team wait for one and a half hours before meeting them to receive the notice, ANI quoted a source as saying.

Notably, the Delhi police sent a questionnaire to Rahul Gandhi asking him “to give details about women who approached him regarding sexual harassment”.

The Gandhi scion had made the comments in Srinagar during the Bharat Jodo yatra in January, where he had said, “In one particular case I asked a girl, she had been raped, I asked her should we call the police, she said that don’t call the police then I will be shamed”. He also said that he had heard that women are still being sexually assaulted.

Rahul Gandhi also mentioned it during his controversial speech at Cambridge university in the UK, where he said that when he was walking in Kashmir during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, two women approached him and held his hand. He said that one of the women said, “my sister and me were gang raped by five guys”, when he talked to them.

He said that when he offered to call the cops, they declined, saying that they would be shamed and will never get married if he calls the cops. According to Rahul Gandhi, they only wanted their ‘brother’ Rahul Gandhi to know what happened to them, and then walked away.

It is important to note that the Delhi Police has explicitly requested that Rahul Gandhi disclose details about those women so that they can be given appropriate security and action can be taken against the perpetrators. Nevertheless, it is perplexing why the Congress party has chosen to utilise a simple notice to attack the BJP government.

After Delhi police issued the notice, the Congress party took to its official Twitter handle to write, “A govt rattled by Shri Rahul Gandhi’s questions on PM Modi & Adani’s relationship hides behind its police. 45-days after Bharat Jodo Yatra was completed, Delhi Police has, via a notice, sought details of women who met him & spoke about harassment & violence they may have faced.”

“We will respond to the notice in due course in accordance with law.”

“This notice is yet another proof of a govt in panic and their latest salvo to weaken democracy, women empowerment, freedom of expression and role of the opposition.”

It also posted photographs of police personnel outside Gandhi’s Tuglaq Lane residence in New Delhi, saying “Images are self explanatory.”

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