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BBC issues apology after FA Cup show on Wolves vs Liverpool was disrupted by ‘pornographic noises’ from hidden phone

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BBC issues apology after FA Cup show on Wolves vs Liverpool was disrupted by ‘pornographic noises’ from hidden phone

On Wednesday, the BBC issued a public apology after pornographic sounds were overheard on air during live broadcasts of an FA Cup match. The incident occurred when sounds interrupted former England striker Gary Lineker’s report of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool at Molineux Stadium.

According to the reports, the sounds were supposedly generated by a cell phone hidden in the studio by a prankster. “We apologize to any viewers offended during the live coverage of the football this evening,” the BBC stated in a statement.

Following the event, Gary Lineker tweeted a photo of a cell phone, stating that it was “taped to the back of the set” inside the stadium. He tried to chuckle it off as he hosted the show in a studio at Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium with experts Paul Ince and Danny Murphy.

“Somebody’s sending something on someone’s phone, I think,” he remarked as he cut to colleague and fellow former England striker Alan Shearer on the commentary gantry. “I’m not sure if you heard it at home,” he added. He happened to share the tweet when the match started. “Well, we found this taped to the back of the set. As sabotage goes it was quite amusing,” the tweet read.

Lineker subsequently said on BBC Two’s Newsnight that he originally assumed a video had been delivered to one of the panelists’ phones. But it was “too loud,” he added, and that’s when he realised it was all a joke. When asked how loud the sound effect was in the studio, the broadcaster stated he couldn’t hear what anybody was saying in his ear, which made it “quite difficult” to continue with the pre-match build-up. Lineker still saw the humour in it, calling it a ‘good’ prank, and wondered why the BBC issued an apology.

“If you told me this morning that tonight I’d be on Newsnight talking about a porn scandal. I would have been terrified,” he added laughing. The event was extensively posted on social media on Tuesday evening, and it did not go missed by viewers. Later, Daniel Jarvis, a YouTube prankster, claimed responsibility for the act, uploading a video on Twitter that looked to show him at Molineux.

Reports mention that Jarvis was handed a suspended sentence in October after being convicted of aggravated trespass for colliding with England batsman Jonny Bairstow while storming the Oval pitch in south London during a Test match.

He received an eight-week jail term suspended for two years and was barred from attending any athletic event in England or Wales for two years. He was also barred from travelling overseas for a year and ordered to participate in rehabilitation activities.

Last two copies of Guru Granth Sahib to arrive in Delhi from Afghanistan’s Kabul today: Watch

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Last two copies of Guru Granth Sahib to arrive in Delhi from Afghanistan’s Kabul today: Watch

The last two Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are currently onboard an unscheduled flight from Kabul in Afghanistan to Delhi, India.

This flight was organised by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee in Amritsar and the Saroops are accompanied by three members of Afghan Sikh community. Fearing persecution, the copies of Guru Granth Sahib have been flown in from Afghanistan after Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021. Since then, many Afghan residents, especially those of minority community, have been evacuated to India.

These two Saroops could not be transported to India last year because of the restrictions imposed by the Islamist regime of Taliban.

Congress supporter Anam Ali, upset for being trolled for her cringe Bharat Jodo Yatra rap song releases another video

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Congress supporter Anam Ali, upset for being trolled for her cringe Bharat Jodo Yatra rap song releases another video

On January 17, after getting massively trolled for her cringe Bharat Jodo Yatra “rap song”, Congress supporter Anam Ali released a new video hitting out at the “trollers”. After watching her video, some conspiracy theorists believe that the rap song was released not to praise Rahul Gandhi but to torture Congress for not replying to her tweets where she raised grievances related to her missing answer sheets.

Anam said, “This is a message for the trollers. My name is Anam Ali, and I am from Raipur Chattisgarh. What I wrote for Rahul Gandhi can neither be a speech nor a song. It is Bharat Jodo Yatra rap. I have repeatedly said in my videos that neither I am a technical singer or a technical rapper. I have never said anything wrong against anyone. It is you who do such things. Do something constructive. Why are you abusing me?”

Speaking about her grievance about missing answer sheets, Anam said, “You can search about me on Google. I am a ‘Hindu Law Gold Medalist’. When Ravi Shankar University lost my answer sheets, and I got parts of it from RTI, I came to know it was not even checked. As my family is a Congress supporter, I have raised the matter tagging Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders, but no one replied. Even then, I found Bharat Jodo Yatra positive.”

Hitting out at India TV for negatively portraying her in their report, she said, “I wrote four lines, but you all started trolling me. I want to say to India TV that you are an old reputed media channel. Still, you wrote such an irresponsible news report and trolled me. If you want to write something, at least talk to me first. How can you write something on your own? You should have sisters and daughters. Think before trolling someone.”

She also expressed her dismay as “trollers” allegedly had a problem with her being “Ambedkarite”. She said, “You have an issue with me as I am Ambedkarwadi. You also have an issue with me being a Muslim. But I do not have any hate in my heart for you. You have a small brain. Be a little wise.”

She thanked her fans for liking the rap and said, “I would like to thank whoever praised my Bharat Jodo Yatra rap. Thank you very much. Thank you again.”

Anam Ali ran pillar to post after being declared failed

In 2019, it was reported that ‘gold medalist’ student Anam Ali had to run pillar and post for over three years to get justice after the college declared her she failed in her LLB final semester. She alleged her answer sheets were wrongly evaluated and urged the Chief Minister to intervene. She added that when she finally managed to find some of her answer sheets after filing for RTI, she had discovered that they had not been checked.

‘The rap song by Anam Ali made Dhinchak Pooja bearable’, say netizens

On Tuesday, a Congress supporter and social media user named Anam Ali released a ‘rap song’ praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him. Ali also urged the viewers to share the video and make it reach Rahul Gandhi. However, the rap seemed so torturous that netizens could not stop hailing self-proclaimed rap artist Dhinchak Pooja, who was once upon a time criticized for terming her so-called art as rap music.

The netizens mocked Anam as she literally read out paragraphs in no rhythm in a prose-like manner which she termed was a rap. She described the Bharat Jodo Yatra and its journey and also read out the profile of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

West Bengal: Students asked to mark ‘Azad Kashmir’ in class 10 sample test paper, BJP calls it jihadi conspiracy

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West Bengal: Students asked to mark ‘Azad Kashmir’ in class 10 sample test paper, BJP calls it jihadi conspiracy

On January 17, an image of the class 10 test paper from West Bengal School sparked controversy. In the question paper, the students were asked to mark ‘Azad Kashmir’, a phrase used by Pakistan and its allies for Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), in the map. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marked its protest against the said question and called it a ‘Jihadi Conspiracy’. The question was printed on page 132 of the test paper.

The question paper was part of an exercise book for a Bengali-medium school identified as Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Malda, for Madhyamik aspirants. Besides ‘Azad Kashmir’, the paper asked the students to mark where MK Gandhi first took the Satyagraha movement and where the Chittagong battle took place, among others.

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Education Subhas Sarkar said he would examine the matter and take an appropriate decision. He said, “It should not happen. The paper-setter is anti-national and inspiring terrorism. State’s Education Minister should write to him, and this test paper cell should be shut immediately. We will examine this and take a decision.”

BJP leader Rahul Sinha said, “A high-level probe must be ordered. This incident proves that the state government promotes jihadi thoughts to appease its vote bank.” BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh also called out Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the state and said, “It not just supports jihadi elements but also tries to influence the minds of the schoolchildren”.

BJP State President Dr Sukanta Majumdar said, “Students have been asked to mark the Azad Kashmir in WB Madhyamik exam paper. Does CM Mamata Banerjee endorse such views? This is the worst kind of appeasement by the TMC govt. This is condemnable. Strict action should be taken against the people who did this.”

On the contrary, the state government called it a mistake. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh termed the allegations levelled by BJP as baseless. He said, “If someone has set such a question, he has done wrong. We don’t support such acts. The TMC is a secular party which does not believe in appeasing any particular community. Sarkar has made a baseless comment against our party.”

The headmaster of the school Swami Tapahara Nanda claimed that they “tried to put forth an aspect of history”. He said, “There is no negative thought behind it. Only a historical fact has been stated. We follow the ideals of Swami Vivekananda and try to instil nationalism and patriotism among students.”

Calling it a goof-up, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education President Ramanuj Ganguly said that an autonomous body publishes the test papers. He said, “We published a compilation of question papers provided by various schools. In one such question paper, this mistake was identified.”

“A probe is being conducted, and stern action will be initiated against editorial team members entrusted with proof-reading the papers. While speaking to the news agency PTI, those involved in the mistake will not be spared,” he added.

Taliban publicly flogs nine people convicted of robbery and ‘sodomy’ in Kandahar

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Taliban publicly flogs nine people convicted of robbery and ‘sodomy’ in Kandahar

The Taliban on Tuesday publicly flogged nine convicted of robbery and “sodomy” in Ahmad Shahi Stadium in Kandahar. 

“The Supreme Court said in a statement that nine people were punished in Ahmad Shahi Stadium in Kandahar on Tuesday on charges of robbery and ‘sodomy'”, tweeted Tolo News. Local authorities and Kandahar residents were in attendance during the lashing. The spokesman for the provincial governor, Haji Zaid, said the convicts were lashed 35-39 times. 

Meanwhile, former Policy Advisor to Minister for Afghan Resettlement & Minister for Refugees in the UK, Shabnam Nasimi said that the Taliban have reportedly cut off the hands of four people in a football stadium in Kandahar. 

“The Taliban have reportedly cut off the hands of 4 people in a football stadium in Kandahar today, accused of theft, in front of spectators. People are being lashed, amputated & executed in Afghanistan, without fair trial and due process. This is a human rights violation,” she tweeted. 

Despite international condemnation, the Taliban has resumed the flogging and the public execution of criminals following a decree by the hard-liners’ supreme leader. 

UN experts are deeply aggrieved about a public execution and that flogging has resumed in Afghanistan and call on the de facto authorities to halt immediately all forms of severe, cruel and degrading forms of punishments. 

They said in a statement, “Since November 18, 2022, the de facto authorities have reportedly carried out floggings of over 100 individuals, both women and men, in several provinces including Takhar, Logar, Laghman, Parwan and Kabul. Each was given between 20 and 100 lashes for alleged crimes including theft, ‘illegitimate’ relationships or violating social behaviour codes. While the criminalisation of relationships outside of wedlock seems gender-neutral, in practice, punishment is overwhelmingly directed against women and girls. The flogging has been carried out in stadiums in the presence of officials and members of the public.” 

On December 7, 2022, the Taliban publicly executed a man in Farah city, Farah province, in what appears to be the first public execution since seizing power in August 2021. 

“Senior de facto officials, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Justice, were in attendance. The application of these punishments began after the Supreme Leader on November 13, 2022 ordered the judiciary to implement Hudood (crimes against God) and Qisas (retribution in kind) punishments across the country,” added the statement. 

Public floggings and executions violate universal principles prohibiting torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Afghanistan is a State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which prohibits torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment. The public spectacle of these punishments makes them especially distasteful and undignified. 

“We are additionally raising doubts about the fairness of the trials preceding these punishments, which appear not to satisfy basic fair trial guarantees. International human rights law prohibits the implementation of such cruel sentences, especially the death penalty, following trials that apparently do not offer the required fair trial guarantees,” added the statement. 

It called on the de facto authorities to immediately establish a moratorium on the death penalty, prohibit flogging and other physical punishments that constitute torture, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and guarantee a fair trial and due process in accordance with international standards. At all times, no matter the status of a person, they are entitled to dignity and respect. 

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

Pakistan is South Asia’s weakest economy, huge task to pull it out of poverty, report says

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Pakistan is South Asia’s weakest economy, huge task to pull it out of poverty, report says

Pakistan is South Asia’s weakest economy and it will take a herculean effort to pull the country out of poverty, reported Islam Khabar. 

Pakistan is in the news for economic meltdown amidst natural disasters, food shortages and poverty. Pakistan had unprecedented floods in July last year, devastating large swathes of farmlands. The forex reserves in the country which hit a new low of USD 4.6 billion would only be enough to pay for foreign import bills for three weeks. The analysts put Pakistan’s need for relief at USD 33 billion. 

The world helped then and has renewed its pledge. Moved by the intervention by the UN Secretary-General, better-off nations have come forward with generous commitments of around USD 10 billion. Sensing the urgency, friends including Saudi Arabia and the UAE have chipped in with four billion dollars this month, reported Islam Khabar. 

It has been six months since the flood waters ebbed. But on-land traveller (SF Aizaduddin, Dawn January 11, 2023) writes that they remain underwater, with no sign of water management or renewed cultivation. It is understandable up to a point, though. But after so many months, there is an acute food shortage. 

Imagine the country with one of the world’s most irrigated fertile wheat-growing land has a shortage of flour and no money to import it. Market reports say a PKR 1200 bag of 20 kg of flour has shot up to PKR 3,00, reported Islam Khabar. 

Dragging talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) put PKR at three months low. The Express Tribune (January 12, 2023) quoted a currency exchange expert, “The Pakistani rupee’s fair value is the one prevailing in the black market at Rs 260-270 to a dollar. The government has artificially kept the currency overvalued. It should let market forces determine the exchange rate meet an IMF’s condition.” 

Unsurprisingly, warning of another global recession, the World Bank on January 13, 2023 forecasted Pakistan’s economic growth to slow further to two per cent during the current year — down by two percentage points from its June 2022 estimate, reported Islam Khabar. 

The new excuse is climate change as if only Pakistan is affected. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the country will need USD 16.3 billion over the next three years for the initial efforts to rebuild and improve its ability to withstand climate change. 

The Sharifs earlier called out Imran Khan for ‘begging’. Now Khan is returning the same compliment. He had globe-trotted with a begging bowl, now he asks why Sharif ‘wasted’ money on going to the Geneva conference where aid pledges were made. 

‘Begging’ continues, no matter who rules Pakistan. But, the country fails to acknowledge the damage caused by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to the fragile Himalayas in Gilgit-Baltistan, reported Islam Khabar. 

Farmers are reluctant to increase the area under wheat cultivation because of the delay in the announcement of support prices. 
They are demanding an “Agri-emergency” due to fertiliser shortage and weak crop outlook. Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) President Khalid Mehmood Khokhar said instead of boosting domestic wheat production, the government was “supporting farmers of other countries by buying the commodity at higher prices from them,” reported Islam Khabar. 

In a report, it said Pakistan’s declining economic output was also bringing down the regional growth rate. It forecast Pakistan’s GDP growth rate to improve to 3.2 per cent in 2024, which would be lower than the earlier estimate of 4.2 per cent. 

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

Investors of West Bengal praise the Yogi Adityanath government for creating a conducive environment for industries

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Investors of West Bengal praise the Yogi Adityanath government for creating a conducive environment for industries

The leading industrialists and investors of West Bengal appreciated the Uttar Pradesh government for creating a conducive environment for industries in the state.

The fourth domestic roadshow was organized at the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Kolkata on Tuesday in the run-up to the Global Investors Summit (GIS), which will be held in Lucknow from February 10 to 12.

Leading industrialists and investors participated in the programme and appreciated the opportunities available in Uttar Pradesh and the transformed state under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, describing it as “a state with enormous investment potential”, an official release said.

Among the investors who have come here, many expressed the desire to invest in connecting the cities of UP through transportation services and also to develop the education sector.

Apart from that, investors demonstrated a positive attitude toward investment in waste-to-energy, hospitals, the tourism sector, and others. Entrepreneurs stated that there has been a lot of spectacular and creative development work in Uttar Pradesh in recent years. The situation has improved as a result of the crime-free UP.

The Uttar Pradesh government has taken the initiative to make Kolkata entrepreneurs partners in the development of the state, so we want to see Uttar Pradesh serve as the growth engine of “New India,” the release said.

Berger Paints’ Managing Director & CEO, Abhijit Roy, talked about “MILTE”.

According to him, Uttar Pradesh has now become prosperous. “UP is attractive in terms of M-Market, I-Infrastructure, L-Land, T-Tax, and E-ease of doing business. The market is extremely important. Modern and progressive investment routes have become the foundation of business”, he said.

Roy also praised the rules and discipline of UP. “This is the only reason all the works have been successfully executed. When it comes to interest rates, attractive profit schemes are also prepared. The desire for businesses to provide adequate solutions to all these things motivates every businessman,” he added.

Ramakant Barman Managing Director of Green Tech Environment Management Private Limited said that he is looking forward to establishing four to five “Waste to Energy” plants in Uttar Pradesh.

“Cities such as Lucknow, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur have a lot of potential. There are many ongoing projects in Kashi. Under the Yogi government, there is safety for traders, a safe environment on the highways, and immense opportunities for investors. 

The Yogi government has made adequate electricity, roads, and water provisions. These are the reasons why investors are interested in UP”, he said. 

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

Prayagraj: Three Islamists, including a madarsa teacher, arrested for religious conversion attempts at Magh Mela

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Prayagraj: Three Islamists, including a madarsa teacher, arrested for religious conversion attempts at Magh Mela

Uttar Pradesh police have foiled a major plan of alleged religious conversion during the auspicious Magh Mela of Prayagraj. The special operations group of the Uttar Pradesh police and a team from the Daraganj police station arrested three persons in a joint operation that took place on 17th January 2023.

Informing more about this, the Prayagraj police commissionerate tweeted, “3 members of the gang selling counterfeit suspected Islamic books with the intention of hurting the faith of Hindu Dharma in Magh Mela were arrested by the joint team of Police Station Daraganj and SOG. A large number of unauthenticated books were recovered.”

According to a report by Amar Ujala, a plan of an alleged attempt at religious conversion during the Magh Mela was revealed in Prayagraj. As many as 204 books containing Muslim literature and objectionable articles related to Hinduism have been recovered. Three people, including a madrasa teacher, have been arrested. The arrested mastermind of this gang is identified as Mahmood Hasan Ghazi. He is a resident of GTB Nagar Kareli. He teaches in a madrasa.

Madarsa teacher Mahmood Hasan has told in the interrogation that he used to get funding from Abu Dhabi in UAE for this work. He runs an organization called Badme Paigame Bahdaniyat and is also its president.

The accused attempted to stir communal strife by distributing Islamic literature at Magh Mela

It was reported that some people were trying to spoil the atmosphere by distributing Islamic religious books at the Magh Mela. On reaching the spot, two young men were found doing this in a stall. They had put books related to Hinduism on top, but under them, they had largely kept books related to Islam.

When the two were questioned, they identified themselves as Ashish Kumar Gupta and Naresh Kumar Saroj. However, after being brought to the police station, they were arrested. Two Aadhaar cards named Monish and Sameer were found. During interrogation, it was found that he was doing this work at the behest of Ghazi, a teacher of Islamia Himdadia Madrasa in Puramufti, and he also used to get money for this work. Shocking revelations were made when the police caught Ghazi from his house in GTB Nagar in Kareli.

Prayagraj’s deputy commissioner of police told during a media interaction, “Nowadays, Magh Mela is going on here. At such time we arrested two boys from the Magh Mela. They were distributing religious books on a stall. Some of the books were related to the religion Islam. Some other books were about Hindu Dharma in which there are articles quoting and misinterpreting verses from Hindu Dharmic scriptures. This can hurt the religious sentiments of the people from the Hindu community. Such books were being distributed by them on that stall. One of them is Monish and the other is Sameer. Earlier, both of them were Hindus. Monish converted to Islam 2 years ago while Sameer converted 12 years ago. Mahmood Ghazi is a madrasa teacher who used to supply these books to the two youths who were distributing the books there free of cost. While distributing the books, they clicked photographs with the people who would take these books. The two also took the contact numbers of those people. The purpose of this activity was to spot the soft targets and later convert them. We took action as soon as we received this information.”

He further said, “These people would especially visit the Hindu Dharmic places. They had put a stall near the Hanuman temple in the city. They had also visited Banaras where they distributed such books on the Assi Ghat of the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Now we have arrested the two booksellers and the one who supplied these books to them. We have taken action against them and also investigating the case further. They received funds from Abu Dhabi. They used to click photographs with people taking books from them.”

“Then the two booksellers would send these photographs to their supplier Mahmood Ghazi. He would then forward those photographs to a foreign country from where he would receive funds in his money wallet in an instalment of Rs 10000 each. We have inquired for more details about these transactions. These books are printed in Delhi. Some of them are also printed locally. There is no ISBN on any of the books,” he further said.

According to the report by Amar Ujala, the arrested individuals are identified as 1. Mahmud Hasan Gazi son of Md. Ahsan resident of Matinpur, Kishandaspur under the Police Station Hussainganj Fatehpur, 2. Mo. Monish alias Ashish Kumar Gupta resident of Sudnipur Kala, under the Hanumanganj police station in Saraiinayat, 3. Sameer alias Naresh Kumar Saroj son of Dulare resident of Chhota Lalapur, Chail under the Police Station Pipri in Kaushambi

The police seized 204 suspicious religious books, three mobile phones, four Aadhaar cards, Rs 2,600 in cash, a cart, and a diary from the arrested accused. Monish and Sameer, who are among the arrested accused, are also associated with the Islamic organization. Monish is the zonal secretary of the Eastern UP unit of the Student Islamic Organisation, while Sameer is an active member of it. According to the police, both of them told in the interrogation that they had been doing this work for a long time. For this, they used to get per head five thousand rupees per month. They said that Mahmood Hasan Ghazi used to ask them to distribute this literature mostly around Hindu religious places.

Satish Chandra, ADCP Crime informed, “A case has been registered against them at Daraganj police station under various charges including spreading enmity on grounds of religion and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention of Religious Conversion) Act. They have been sent to jail by the court’s order.”

UN lists Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist: All you need to know about the Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief

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UN lists Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist: All you need to know about the Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief

Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki, the 68-year-old brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, has been blacklisted by the UN as a global terrorist on Tuesday, January 17. The blacklisting subjects him to an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo, after years of efforts by India and its allies.

Notably, India had made listings of Pakistan-based terrorists a top priority of its United Nations tenure during 2021-22. A total of five names were submitted by India for designation under 1267 in 2022: Abdul Rehman Makki (LeT), Abdul Rauf Asghar (Jaish-e-Mohammed, JeM), Sajid Mir (LeT), Shahid Mahmood (LeT), and Talha Saeed (LeT).

Each of these five names was initially placed on technical hold by one member state while all other 14 members of the Council agreed to their listing.

Makki’s case was submitted on June 1, 2022, by India with the US joining as a co-designating state. The member state, China, an all-weather ally of Pakistan, placed a technical hold on 16 June 2022 and after the six-month period again renewed its hold in mid-December, according to the sources.

The UN Security Council’s 1267 al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki to its list of designated terrorists on Monday after China withdrew its hold on a joint proposal by India and the US.

India welcomes the UN’s decision to tag Abdul Rehman Makki as a ‘global terrorist’

India welcomed the decision with the ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi saying, “We welcome the decision of the UN Security Council’s ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee to list LeT terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki, who is also the brother-in-law of LeT leader Hafiz Saeed. Makki has occupied various leadership roles in LeT, including raising funds for the organisation,” said the ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in response to media queries regarding the global terrorist tag for the deputy chief of the terror outfit.

Arindam Bagchi added that the threats from terrorist organisations in the region remain high. “Listings and sanctions by the UNSC are an effective tool to curb such threats and dismantle terror infrastructure in the region,” he said, adding India remains committed to pursuing a zero-tolerance approach to terrorism and will continue to press the international community to take credible, verifiable and irreversible action against the menace.”

Who is Abdul Rehman Makki?

Abdul Rehman Makki was born in Bahawalpur, Punjab Province of Pakistan. He is the brother-in-law of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed. Abdul Rehman Makki is the second in command of Jamat ud Dawah, a banned terrorist organisation founded by Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and Mumbai blast mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

Makki has already been listed as a terrorist by India and the US under their domestic laws.

He has occupied various leadership roles within LeT, a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). He has also played a role in raising funds for LeT operations.

Makki has been involved in raising funds, recruiting and radicalising youth to violence and planning attacks in India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir.

In 2010, Makki threatened “rivers of blood” in India, for not handing over Kashmir to Pakistan.

On November 4, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Treasury named Makki as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended. As a result of this designation, among other things, all Makki property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction were blocked, and US people were forbidden from engaging in any transactions with Makki.

Makki, an UN-designated terrorist on whom the US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice placed a USD 2 million bounty, was arrested on May 15, 2019, in Pakistan and placed under house arrest in Lahore. In 2020, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court convicted Makki on one count of terrorism financing and sentenced him to prison, according to the US State Department.

‘Naukri se nikaal deni chahiye’, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan once again loses her cool at fans trying to click her

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‘Naukri se nikaal deni chahiye’, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan once again loses her cool at fans trying to click her

Veteran Bollywood actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, who has often made headlines for her angry outbursts, was once again seen losing her cool at fans and paparazzi when she arrived at the Indore airport with her husband, actor Amitabh Bachchan. “Aise logo ko naukri se nikal deni chahiye” (such people should be thrown out of their jobs), the actress-turned-politician said as she walked away lambasting fans and paparazzi for clicking her.

As per the paparazzi, Jaya Bachchan and her husband, the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan travelled to Indore and the incident took place at the airport.

As seen in the footage of the incident that emerged on an Instagram account, Jaya Bachchan walked into the airport ahead of her husband. While she was interacting with a man who came with a bouquet of flowers, she noticed a fan recording her video. This infuriated Jaya Bachchan warned the individual, “Please don’t click my images”, she further added, “Do you not comprehend English?”

The person taking the video was pulled away by another man while telling him, “Aapko bataya tha na… (I told you not to),” and Jaya Bachchan is heard saying, “Aise logon ko naukri se nikaal dena chahiye (Such people should be sacked).”

The moment the video went viral on the internet, Instagram users couldn’t stop themselves from commenting on Jaya Bachchan’s arrogance. One of them wrote, “O hitler didi ??.” Another wrote, “Why do u guys take her picture..” A comment on the video read, “Don’t give her publicity, she doesn’t deserve it…”

Jaya Bachchan’s strong reaction is unsurprising given how frequently she has been in the news for her rude behaviour and antics. Last year in November, while talking to her granddaughter Navya Naveli and daughter Shweta Bachchan for the podcast ‘What The Hell Navya’, the Guddi actor said that she ‘hates it’ when photographers interfere in her personal space.

Prior to that, a video of Jaya Bachchan cursing a photojournalist had also gone viral on social media. Jaya attended Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai with her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda on October 16 and there she was seen getting irritated with the media as she arrived at the venue. She was captured telling a media person who suddenly fell, “It does you good. I hope you fall twice.”

You may read about some other occasions where Jaya Bachchan made headlines for her rude behaviour here.

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