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Pakistan loses to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final, triggers meme fest on social media

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Pakistan loses to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final, triggers meme fest on social media

On Sunday (September 11) night, Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan team on Sunday night.  The island nation managed to win by 27 runs and emerged as the winner of the Asia Cup for the 6th time.

Soon after, Indians took to social media to brutally troll Pakistani cricketers and add salt to their wounds. The harmless social media banter is a part of the intense cricketing rivalry, which exists between the two nations for decades.

Group Chairman of News 18, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, shared visuals of a man hurling shoes at a target and sarcastically wrote, “Exclusive Visuals of people in Pakistan preparing to welcome Pakistan cricket team back home.”

In a tweet, one Amitr shared the video clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2021 wherein he was seen consoling the Indian female hockey team after they lost out to Australia in the Olympic semi-final. “Aaplog rona baand kijiye (Please stop crying),” he had urged.

While taking a dig at the team, Amit wrote, “Special message to Pakistan cricket from Modi.”

“Some things never change in Pakistan cricket,” wrote another Twitter user while sharing a picture of a missed catching opportunity by the team. During the Asia Cup final, Shadab Khan bumped into Asif Ali and the duo ended up missing a critical catch.

Poor fielding has been one of the hallmarks of the Pakistan cricket team. The scene from Sunday night was reminiscent of the iconic moment when Shoaib Malik and Saeed Ajmal dropped a dolly in 2008 during a match against West Indies.

Several Indian cricket fans seemed jubilant about Pakistan’s loss, given that they were earlier trolled by their counterpart. “Congratulations Pakistan for the amazing Loss!” wrote another user.

One Pulkit uploaded a meme video which showed Afghan and Indian fans rejoicing over the defeat of Pakistan in the Asia Cup Final.

“Congratulations Sri Lanka. Well played,” wrote Arun Prajapati.

Afghan cricket fans, who had earlier thrashed Pakistanis during the match between the two countries, also took the opportunity to celebrate Sri Lanka’s ground thumping win at Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

Sri Lanka posted 170 runs on the scoreboard in 20 overs while the Pakistan team lost all wickets at the score of 147 during the Asia Cup Final.

KRK does flip flop, disowns his own tweet about seeking ‘vengeance’, claims media making up stories

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KRK does flip flop, disowns his own tweet about seeking ‘vengeance’, claims media making up stories

On September 11, Film Critic Kamaal Rashid Khan (KRK) did a flip-flop and disowned his own tweet about ‘vengeance’. In a tweet, he said, “Media is creating new stories. I am back and safe at my home. I don’t need any revenge from anyone. I have forgotten whatever bad thing happened to me. I believe, it was written in my destiny.”

KRK disowned his own tweet about ‘vengeance’. Source: Twitter

The tweet was published by KRK at 6:43 PM on September 11. Earlier on the same day at 8:11 AM, KRK had published a tweet that said, “I am back for my vengeance,” with an angry emoji. However, now that tweet has been deleted. Notably, KRK spend some time in jail following his arrest on August 29 for a 2020 tweet and he was released on bail after 9 days.

Now-deleted tweet by KRK. Source: Twitter

Before KRK’s release, his son took on Twitter and requested assistance, claiming that his father’s life was in danger. Faisal Kamaal said in a Twitter post on September 8 (Thursday) that his father was being tortured at the Mumbai jail where he was held. KRK’s son claimed that his father’s life was in jeopardy and asked for help from Bollywood stars Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The tweet was published from KRK’s Twitter account.

KRK has been a strong critic of the film industry and his film reviews gained millions of views on social media platforms because of his mocking style. Following his arrest, some of his fans speculated that his arrest happened against the backdrop of a conspiracy hatched to ‘save’ the recently released film ‘Brahmastra’ from his critical review.

‘Frustrated’ Ramiz Raja tries to snatch phone of Indian journalist over question about Pakistan’s loss in Asia Cup, watch video

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‘Frustrated’ Ramiz Raja tries to snatch phone of Indian journalist over question about Pakistan’s loss in Asia Cup, watch video

On Sunday (September 11) night, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja courted controversy after he behaved disrespectfully with an Indian journalist and even tried to snatch his phone.

The journalist, identified as Rohit Juglan of Yaari Sports, had asked Ramiz Raza about his message to the Pakistan fans who were mourning the defeat of the Pakistan cricket team in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka.

“People are unhappy about the outcome of the match. What is your message for them?” Rohit had asked. The visibly frustrated PCB Chiraman remarked, “You must be from India and your people must be extremely happy.”

“Which people are you talking about?” Ramiz Raza asked. The Yaari Sports correspondent explained that he was referring to the reaction of Pakistani fans. “Am I saying something wrong? Aren’t the people disheartened?” Rohit Juglan inquired.

Instead of responding to the question, the PCB Chairman started walking away and tried to snatch the mobile phone from Rohit’s hand. Ramiz Raza then reprimanded a fan who placed his hand on his shoulder.

“Take off your hand. And move away from the camera frame”, he was heard as saying. While taking to Twitter, Rohit Jaglan asked, “Was my question wrong in any way? Aren’t the people of Pakistan sad over the outcome of the Asia Cup Final?”

He further added, “This behaviour was wrong, given that you are the Chairman of a Cricket Board. You should not have tried to snatch my phone.” It must be mentioned that Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan team on Sunday night.

While the island nation posted 170 runs on the scoreboard in 20 overs, the Pakistan team lost all wickets at a score of 147. Sri Lanka managed to win by 27 runs and emerged as the winner of the Asia Cup for the 6th time.

Haryana: Madarsa student’s murder case solved, here is why the 13-year-old killed 11-year-old fellow ‘religious school’ student

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Haryana: Madarsa student’s murder case solved, here is why the 13-year-old killed 11-year-old fellow ‘religious school’ student

On September 11, Haryana Police informed the media that they have solved the murder case of an 11-year-old madarsa student who was found dead in Shah Chokha village in Punhana sub-division in the Nuh district of Haryana. As per SHO Satbir Singh, another 13-year-old madarsa student committed the crime as the accused wanted to get out of the Islamic religious ‘school’ and join a normal school.

Singh said, “Accused boy did not want to study in madarsa that is why he committed this act to bring a bad name to madarsa so that it gets shut and he can get out of it.”

The death of an 11-year-old madarsa student in Nuh

On September 5, the dead body of an 11-year-old madarsa student was found in a madrasa in Shah Chokha village in Punhana sub-division in Nuh district of Haryana. The child was missing since September 3. He left his house to offer prayers at the madrassa but did not return home that night. The family kept on searching for the boy until Sunday and registered a missing complaint with the police on September 5.

On the same day, the child’s body was found buried in sand inside the premises of the madrassa. While speaking about the matter, SHO (Pinangwan police station) Satbir Singh informed that the police received information about the discovery of the victim’s body in the madrassa.

Sidhu Moosewala Murder: Punjab DGP reveals that Lawrence Bishnoi gang conducted a recce of Salman Khan to target him

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Sidhu Moosewala Murder: Punjab DGP reveals that Lawrence Bishnoi gang conducted a recce of Salman Khan to target him

Punjab Police DGP Gaurav Yadav made a big disclosure on 11th September 2022, about the accused involved in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case. Yadav said that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had conducted a recce of Salman Khan as he was the next target of the gang. He informed that shooter Deepak Mundi was nabbed from the borders of Nepal and Bengal along with his two accomplices in a joint operation by Delhi Police’s Special Cell, Punjab Police, and central agencies. The other two accused are Kapil Pandit and Rajinder alias Joker.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said, “These accused were trying to flee to Dubai from Nepal. Their next target was Bollywood actor Salman Khan. At the behest of Lawrence Bishnoi, Deepak and another accused had conducted a recce of Salman Khan. So far, 23 accused have been arrested in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case. In all, 33 people are named in the case. Two of the accused have been killed in the encounter.”

The police have brought the accused arrested in the case to Chandigarh. They were presented in the Mansa court. Bolero and Corolla vehicles were used in the murder. Deepak Mundi was part of the Bolero module, which was led by Haryana shooter Priyavrat Fauji. Ankit Sersa and Kashish were also with them. Kapil Pandit and Rajinder Joker provided weapons and helped the gangsters hide.

The four had fled to Gujarat after killing Sidhu Moosewala. Ankit Sersa and Mundi had fled from there. Sersa was arrested in Delhi. Mundi was still absconding. Bishnoi’s brother Anmol was detained in Kenya and his nephew Sachin Thapan was arrested in Azerbaijan. Preparations are underway to bring them to India.

Salman Khan’s recce

Sampat Nehra and the wanted criminal Goldy Brar, who lives in Canada, introduced Kapil Pandit to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who asked him to kill Salman Khan. During questioning, Pandit said that he had previously carried out reconnaissance with the goal to assassinate Moosewala on the order of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in retaliation for the assassination of young Akali leader Vicky Middukhera.

DGP Yadav said, “They had done an elaborate recce and they spent a lot of time in Mumbai and we will also verify this angle in the investigation. The disclosures on targeting Salman Khan were preliminary and yet to be corroborated. We can even send a team to Mumbai.”

Sidhu Moosewala murder

Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Mansa. Deepak Mundi had been absconding since then. Priyavrat Fauji, Ankit Sersa, and Kashish have been arrested by the Delhi Police, while two gangsters Jagroop Rupa and Manpreet Manna were killed in an encounter in Tarn Taran. The police have filed a charge sheet in this case. Now after Mundi’s arrest, the police will present a supplementary challan. In July 2022, Lawrence Bishnoi revealed that Salman Khan was his next target. Now the arrest of Deepak Mundi has reconfirmed the same thing.

After Russia described Wikipedia as “weapon of informational war”, activist group is accused of doxing pro-Ukraine editors and harassing them

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After Russia described Wikipedia as “weapon of informational war”, activist group is accused of doxing pro-Ukraine editors and harassing them

Russia has been accused of intimidating Wikipedia Editors with arrest for allegedly spreading disinformation about the Ukraine war, reported Rest of World. The report by Masha Borak claimed that several Wikipedia editors were doxxed and their personal information was posted online by a group named Mrakoborec for publishing content labelled by Russian authorities as pro-Ukraine propaganda.

While alleging that Mrakoborec has been associated with the Russian government, the Rest of World stated that Kremlin passed a law in March 2022 to criminalise the publishing of information that it deem to be fake.

Screengrab of the article by Masha Borak in Rest of World

Wikipedia, which is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation, came under the ambit of the new law and was fined $88000 by a Russian court. The free encyclopedia which has known to have a pro-left bias was temporarily banned by the Russian government in 2015, but the decision was quickly revoked.

Wikipedia has about 1800 Russian-speaking editors, and while the editors claim that they have maintained a neutral stance on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the Russian govt disagrees and alleges that most of them are spreading pro-Ukraine propaganda. Roskomnadzor, the communications agency of Kremlin, had threatened to block Wikipedia in March this year, after which several users in Russia downloaded offline copies of Wikipedia.

Roskomnadzor had directed the Wikimedia Foundation to remove contentious articles about the Ukraine war and accused it of disseminating child pornography. Russia has labelled Wikipedia as a “weapon of informational war,” and in July, Roskomnadzor ordered Russian search engines to start marking Wikipedia as being in violation of Russian laws on their search result pages.

Wikipedia officials seem to agree that there is an absence of pro-Russia viewpoints on the platform with respect to the war.. Anton Protsiuk, the programs coordinator at Wikimedia Ukraine, said that the Russian authorities have been fairly unsuccessful in promoting their point of view on Wikipedia. This is a shocking admission from Wikipedia, as the platform claims to accommodate all viewpoints.

Impact of Mrakoborec

So far, Wikipedia has been able to follow US laws in Russia due to the absence of an official representative office in Moscow, just like social media platforms were able to evade Indian laws in India by not having local offices. Once the organisation sets up a local office, it will be bound to abide by Russian laws and official requests to take down content.

While most countries demand that such platforms should follow their local laws and have offices in respective countries, the Wikipedia authorities are not willing to open an office in Russia. “The Russian government would like to have all the information so it can punish Wikipedia editors and maybe even the readers,” said Victoria Doronina, a member of the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation remarked, justifying not following Russian law on having a local office.

Reportedly, Mrakoborec has been flagging social media content, which is critical of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, given that Wikipedia is managed by a network of editors most of whom are left-liberals and anti-Russia, such tactics have been less effective on the platform.

With doxing being the alleged new weapon in their arsenal of information warfare, the group had reportedly collected personal information of over 1000 editors of Wikipedia. “You cannot predict who is going to attack. It’s not a bear, it’s a pack of bears,” Victoria Doronina said.

According to Rest of World, the intimidation tactics seemed to have worked. Increasingly, fewer Russian-speaking volunteers are contributing to the Wikipedia edits. Wikimedia Foundation is now worried that it can affect its coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war.

As such, the responsibility to edit articles on the ongoing situation in Ukraine now rests with either pro-war Russian-speaking volunteers or those living far away from Russia and its ally Belarus.

Victims allege Russian government’s hand in doxing

In March 2022, a Belarus-based Wikipedia editor named Mark Bernstein was arrested and held up at the Okrestina detention centre in Minsk city. Just 3 months later, he was sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom on charges of conspiring to disrupt social order.

Similarly, a Russia-based editor named Mikhail was doxxed on Telegram in March this year. His name and social media accounts were revealed online and Mrakoborec called for ‘Retribution.’ As a result, he started receiving threats on a regular basis.

Mikhail told Rest of World, “I began to act more cautiously. I closed off the social networks from outsiders and became even more careful to monitor (Wikipedia) edits that could be linked to my name and brought up as (legal) violations.”

“I am quite sad to see how the idea of the free flow of information, which has always been at the core of Wikipedia, is being suppressed in my home country with all its might, giving way to government censorship,” he added.

Another Wikipedia editor from Russia, Sergey Leschina, was forced to leave his home country and settle down in Lithuania. “I think almost everybody who edits from Russia or Belarus does it with different accounts,” he pointed out.

Noida: Teacher arrested after she slaps a security guard over ‘delay’ in opening the gate of housing society 

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Noida: Teacher arrested after she slaps a security guard over ‘delay’ in opening the gate of housing society 

On Saturday (September 10), a 38-year-old woman was arrested after she assaulted the security guard of her housing society over a delay in opening the gate. The incident took place at Cleo County in Noida Sector-121 in Uttar Pradesh.

As per reports, the accused was identified as Sutapa Das. A teacher by profession, she got angry when the security guard of the high-rise society allegedly took time in opening the gate.

A visibly irked Sutapa verbally abused the victim, before slapping and assaulting him in full public glare. The incident was caught on CCTV, the footage of which has now gone viral on social media.

In the video, the accused could be seen approaching the victim (identified as Sachin Kumar) in a fit of rage and then slapping him multiple times. During the incident, his co-workers remained mute spectators and did not intervene.

A case was lodged against Sutapa Das by Phase 3 Noida police under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 151 (arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences), following a complaint by Sachin Kumar.

While speaking about the case, Inspector (Media Cell/ Noida police) Pankaj Kumar stated, “The guard delayed the opening of the gate. Due to which the woman became furious. After which, she came out of the car and started abusive language and then slapped him a couple of times.” He added that the accused was arrested by the police.

UP Police arrest lawyer for abusing and assaulting a security guard

Last month, the Uttar Pradesh police took cognisance of a viral video in which a lady was seen abusing and hitting security personnel at a housing complex. The woman, identified as Bhaavya Roy, was arrested after a complaint was filed against her.

The police registered a case against Roy under sections 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The woman was caught on camera physically assaulting and verbally abusing a security guard in what appeared to be a glaring example of class discrimination.

Talking about the incident, the guard who was assaulted said the woman started to abuse him by pulling the window down, and when he requested her not to abuse him as he has already opened the gate, she got offended, got out of the car, and started abusing him more. The guard also claimed that the woman had behaved like this earlier also.

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at the age of 99 at Shridham Joteshwar Ashram in Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh

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Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at the age of 99 at Shridham Joteshwar Ashram in Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, Dwarka Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya, died at the age of 99 at around 3.30 p.m. on Sunday. The Hindu religious leader died at Shridham Joteshwar Ashram District in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur.

Adi Guru Bhagwan Shankaracharya established four religious monasteries throughout the country 1300 years ago to gather Hindus and religious followers and to promote religious upliftment. Jagatguru Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati, who controlled both the Dwarka Math and the Jyotir Math, was the Shankaracharya of one of these four Maths. Jagatguru Shankaracharya’s 95th birthday was celebrated in Vrindavan in 2018, his birth year being 1924.

Swami Swaroopanad Saraswati was born in the Madhya Pradesh village of Dighori in the Seoni district. He was reported to be a direct disciple of Jytri Math’s Shankaracharya Barahmanada Saraswati. From 1941 through 1953, he devoted his life to ‘math’.

Having left home at the age of nine, he embarked on a religious journey to learn and elevate Hinduism. Swaroopanand Saraswati, who was born into a Brahmin household, learned Vedas and texts from Swami Karpatri Maharaj after arriving in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh.

During the freedom struggle, Swaroopanand Saraswati was recognized as a revolutionary sadhu for his participation in the movement. Swaroopanand Saraswati also contributed to the legal battle for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

On Jammu and Kashmir and Article 370, Swami Swaroopanand stated on June 30, 2014, that Article 370 should be eliminated from Jammu and Kashmir. He stated that repealing the Article will benefit the inhabitants of the valley and that a demographic balance is required to avoid repeated turmoil in J&K.

Tamil Nadu Waqf Board claims ownership of a Hindu-majority village, registrar asks villagers to obtain NOC from the board to sell their own land

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Tamil Nadu Waqf Board claims ownership of a Hindu-majority village, registrar asks villagers to obtain NOC from the board to sell their own land

A shocking case of the Waqf Board encroaching on a property has come to light in Tamil Nadu, where an entire village with a Hindu majority population has been declared as waqf property. Thiruchenthurai village near Trichy, Tamil Nadu has been designated as a waqf property by the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. Thiruchenthurai is a village situated on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu.

The issue was uncovered when a person named Rajagopal attempted to sell his 1 acre 2 cents of land to one Rajarajeshwari. When Rajagopal, a resident of the nearby village Mullikarupur village arrived at the Registrar’s office to get the sale of his land registered, he was surprised to learn that the land did not belong to him and instead belonged to the Waqf Board.

“The Waqf Board owns the land on which you have come to register the deed. This contract cannot be registered, according to the Waqf Board’s directive,” Murali, the registrar, stated. “You should obtain a no-obligation certificate from the Waqf Board in Chennai,” he further added. “Why do I need to obtain a no-obligation certificate from the Waqf Board to sell my land which I purchased in 1992?” Rajagopal inquired in astonishment.

Showing a 250-page letter from Tamil Nadu Waqf Board to Rajagopal, the registrar said that any sale of land in Tiruchenthurai village requires a no-objection certificate from the Waqf Board in Chennai. “The Waqf Board has informed the Deeds Department by letter and documentation that the entire village is theirs. It has also been stated that individuals who come to register a deed for land in the village should obtain a certificate of no objection from them,” he elaborated.

When Rajagopal narrated the incident to the villagers, the entire villagers were shocked to learn that their land is not theirs. They wondered how Waqf Board can claim ownership of the entire village when the villagers have all the necessary land documents for their respective lands, both residential and agricultural.

When this subject was brought to the District Collector’s attention by the villagers, he stated that the matter will be investigated and action will be taken after that.

Trichy district BJP leader Allur Prakash said, “Tiruchendurai village, near Trichy, is an agricultural area dominated by Hindus. What is the Waqf Board’s connection with Thiruchenthurai Village?”

“There is Manendiyavalli Sametha Chandrasekhara Swamy temple in the village. According to many documents and evidence, this temple is 1,500 years old. The temple holds 369 acres of property in and around Tiruchenthurai village. Is this temple property also owned by the Waqf Board? What is the basis for this? How can the Waqf Board proclaim without any fundamental evidence when the revenue records belong to individuals?” he continued.

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to abandon his luxury container for the night and sleep in a school after left-wing students protest against ‘container camp’

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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to abandon his luxury container for the night and sleep in a school after left-wing students protest against ‘container camp’

On September 11, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will spend the night at a school in Thiruvananthapuram instead of the containers meant for leaders during his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ along with the staff and other leaders. Initially, permission was taken by the local administration to establish the camp for the containers at Agriculture college in Thiruvananthapuram but the student wing of CPM started a sit-in protest against the camp.

As per news agency ANI, Congress is trying to keep the controversies away from the Yatra thus they decided to stay at the school instead of the container camp.

The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ was started by Rahul Gandhi along with other leaders of the party, Congress workers and several ‘activists’ on September 7. It started from Kanyakumari and is expected to end after 150 days in Kashmir. The Yatra will cover 3,500 KM across 12 states.

Though the party is said to be trying to stay away from controversies during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ , it has made headlines for all the wrong reasons since the beginning. The luxurious containers where the leaders spend their night, the inclusion of so-called activists like Yogendra Yadav and the inclusion of anti-Hindu voices like George Ponnaiah have raised several eyebrows.

The posters of the Yatra also have Robert Vadra’s face which points toward his imminent entry into politics.  In a short span where the Yatra has not even completed a week, the party is definitely not keen on attracting any more controversies.

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