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Gautam Gambhir tears into AAP’s claims of offer made to Sisodia to join the BJP and other bizarre statements, watch

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Gautam Gambhir tears into AAP’s claims of offer made to Sisodia to join the BJP and other bizarre statements, watch

On August 22, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi constituency and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir debunked claims made by Aam Aadmi Party that Manish Sisodia got an offer from BJP to join the party. In an interview with Aaj Tak, Gambhir systematically broke down the reasons why AAP is “panicking” and making “weird” statements like BJP wants to take away Sisodia from AAP.

Aaj Tak journalist Anjana Om Kashyap asked Gambhir if there was any truth in the claims made by AAP that BJP was trying to break the party and had initiated “Operation Lotus.” Gambhir said, “The person who won the last Assembly elections with 1,100-1,200 votes should not make such comments. I dare him [Manish Sisodia] to fight election from Patparganj in 2025, and then we will see what happens.” Sisodia is MLA from Patparganj, an East Delhi constituency, since 2013. Gambhir further added, “No one will ever believe that BJP gave him an offer to make him Chief Minister.

During the interview, Gambhir pointed out that one of AAP’s ministers from Delhi is already in jail. The second minister is on his way to jail. One of their Ministers from Punjab has been jailed. He said, “You opened 600 wine shops in Delhi but could not open a single school. Delhi does not need a CM, it needs a son, a true son. Delhi does not have an advertisement minister, Delhi needs someone who can do the groundwork. The fight is to save Delhi otherwise, it will not be a livable place after ten years. We will keep exposing them as it is essential to save Delhi.”

‘We do not need certificate from NYT like them’

Kashyap then asked about the claims made by AAP that the ED raids against its leaders have been happening because of three reasons that, include the article praising AAP in the New York Times, the BJP wants to topple the AAP government in Delhi and PM Modi is scared of AAP for upcoming Gujarat elections. To the question, Gambhir said BJP does not seek any validation or certificate from NYT as AAP does.

It should be noted here that NYTimes has had racist attitude towards India and made its anti-Hindu and anti-Modi bias quite evident in its opinions as well as news reportage. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, NYTimes regularly indulged in spreading anti-India propaganda.

Gambhir further said, “They are making such claims to avoid two questions by BJP.” Repeating the questions, Gambhir added, “I would like to ask them how many schools, colleges, and hospitals have they opened and how many DTC buses they have added in the last seven years. Why was liquor policy taken back?”

Gambhir said if the questions are baseless, Aaj Tak can debunk BJP with data. He said, “If our questions are wrong, you would have exposed us with the figures by now.” Alleging AAP used money collected using the liquor policy for Punjab elections, Gambhir said, “Liquor policy was brought as they wanted to win Punjab elections with that money. They won the election with that money and support from Khalistani elements. This is not a fight between BJP and AAP. It is for the future of Delhi. It is for the future generations of Delhi. It is to save Delhi. If our questions are wrong, expose us. I will come and apologize in public.”

‘They do not even have one MP in Lok Sabha’

Speaking about PM Modi vs. Kejriwal, he said, “They do not even have one MP in Lok Sabha and dreaming about fighting Lok Sabha elections. It is the media that has created this narrative. I am unable to understand why media is creating such a narrative and diverting attention.”

‘If you haven’t done anything wrong, there is nothing to fear’

When asked about the allegations that BJP wanted to arrest Kejriwal and Sisodia, Gautam Gambhir said, “I have full faith in Indian judiciary and investigation agencies. If I have not done anything wrong, if any person in the country has not done anything wrong, he will not get arrested. If you have done anything wrong, you will be scared of everyone, not just agencies. You can send the investigating agencies to my home or anyone’s home who has not done anything wrong. They will answer without any fear if they live their life in black and white. Those who have crystal clear history need not be feared.”

‘None of the previous governments spent so much money on ads’

He further added, “They were the ones who blamed Sheila Dikshit and claimed she was corrupt. Now when they are being accused of being corrupt, they are panicking. Did any of their MLA give any figures about the work done in the past seven years? Have you ever seen such a large amount of money being spent on advertisements? There have been many CMs from both BJP and Congress. They did work as per their capacity. Did they spend such large amounts of money on advertisements? They have not built a single school or hospital and talked about education and health. Tell me, are Mohalla Clinics world-class? Can you or I send our family members to Mohalla Clinics?”

When asked about the demand made by Kejriwal to give Bharat Ratna to Sisodia, Gambhir said, “When you are panicked, then you make such statements. You can seek Bharat Ratna but at least answer what you have done in the past seven years. Did you make Delhi world-class? You were making Delhi equivalent to London, Paris, and New York. You promised to give clean drinking water. But Delhi is the most polluted city. We do not talk about that. Did you clean the Yamuna? You promised to give oxygen cylinders to every house. You promised to make Delhi world-class and spend money on infrastructure. The truth is you have spent crores of taxpayers’ money on advertisements. This NYT thing is just another PR activity.”

He added, “If we want to save Delhi in the future, we have to save it from two things. The first thing is media-created Arvind Kejriwal, and the second is the victim card. You cannot keep playing the victim card forever. Delhi does not need your innocent face. Delhi wants work to be done. Ask me what has been done in East Delhi. I will tell you. Send a reporter and verify if the work has been done or not.”

Trouble mounts for Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal as CBI raids another rice mill belonging to his kin in Birbhum: Read details

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Trouble mounts for Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal as CBI raids another rice mill belonging to his kin in Birbhum: Read details

Trouble for arrested Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal appears to be mounting, as the CBI Monday conducted a raid at a rice mill owned by one of his close relatives. Notably, the CBI had arrested the heavyweight leader of the TMC from his house in Bolpur, West Bengal, on August 11 in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling case.

Mondal is currently in CBI custody after a special CBI court in Asansol rejected the Trinamool Congress leader’s bail plea in the alleged cattle smuggling scam on August 20, 2022, and extended his custody with the central agency for four days till August 24.

According to reports, the rice mill in the Badhagora area in Birbhum, which was raided by a  joint team of the CBI and Food Corporation of India (FCI) belonged to Mondal’s nephew, who is also a local Trinamool Congress leader. The central agency officials allegedly seized a few documents from the mill during the raid.

“Though the rice mill is defunct, we believe links with it and the cattle scam can be found during the investigation process. We are trying to find out whether this mill was run on the money gotten from cattle smuggling,” the CBI official said.

Notably, along with the aforementioned rice mill, the CBI sleuths had also raided a flat belonging to Mondal’s arrested bodyguard Saigal Hossain and even questioned his relatives.

There are at least 10-11 rice mills allegedly owned by Mondal that are being investigated by the CBI. Earlier on Friday, August 19, the CBI raided another rice mill named Bhole Bom Rice Mill allegedly owned by Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling.

“So, the question is, with the production process being suspended over a long time, what was the actual purpose of keeping these mills open,” said a central agency official.

Interestingly, during the 5-hour-long extensive raid, CBI agents found five high-end cars parked inside the rice mill, one of which bore a West Bengal government sticker.

Car dealer reveals how he was forced to bribe the TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in return for a tender

Further investigation revealed that none of the vehicles was registered in the name of the TMC leader. One of the five vehicles was discovered to be owned by Probir Mondal, a car dealer from Birbhum who, despite his initial reluctance, told News18 how Anubrata Mondal asked him for a bribe of Rs 5 crore and a car to get him a contract for work on the Tilpara Dam.

Despite being paid, the TMC leader quickly increased his demand and threatened to implicate the businessman in a bogus case when the deal fell through, said Probir Mondal.

TMC leader’s custody extended till August 24

Meanwhile, Anubrata Mondal will remain in CBI custody until August 24. This development came after a special CBI court at Bengal’s Asansol on Saturday rejected Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea in the alleged cattle smuggling scam and extended his custody with the central agency for four days till August 24. 

While appealing for an extension of the TMC leader’s custody the CBI told the court that since Mondal is a “very powerful and highly influential person” he could “influence witnesses and tamper or manipulate evidence if granted bail”.

The CBI lawyer said that Mondal has been “non-cooperative from the very beginning” despite being issued summons 10 times. The counsel also claimed that Mondal had “pressurised” a doctor to prescribe “complete rest”. “Mr. Mondal has good contact with the state government. He has used his bodyguard Saigal Hossain as a mediator. He used to take money from Enamul Haque. This entire business does not belong to a single man, but it is a chain. There is a conspiracy behind it. Anubrata Mondal has an important role. So he should be in CBI custody,” the CBI lawyer said in the court, after which the court extended his custody with the central agency for four days till August 24.

Incidentally, on Wednesday, 17th August 2022, CBI traced FDs worth approximately Rs 16.97 crores in the name of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal and his family which are now frozen by them. 

TMC leader Anubrata Mondal arrested by CBI

Notably, the CBI, in a rather dramatic arrest, picked up the heavyweight leader of Trinamool Congress (TMC) from his house in Bolpur, West Bengal, at around 10 in the morning of August 11 in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling case. As per reports, a team of the CBI went to his residence with the CRPF being deployed outside and arrested Mamata Banerjee’s top aide. The CBI team was accompanied by a team of 100 CRPF personnel, who had surrounded the residence while the CBI officials entered the house and arrested the TMC leader. 

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Ayub and Rashid arrested for kidnapping JDU leader’s son from Noida

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Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Ayub and Rashid arrested for kidnapping JDU leader’s son from Noida

Following an exchange of gunfire with Noida Police, two men were nabbed on Monday for kidnapping two individuals, including the son of a Janata Dal United (JDU) leader from Bihar. Mohammad Ayub and Rashid, who lived in Ecotech-III in Greater Noida, have been identified as the accused. Three other associates are presently on the run. 

On Sunday, they abducted Dilbar Khan and Parvez Ansari, both inhabitants of Bihar’s Banka district. Dilbar Khan is the son of Minhaj Khan, a former Zila Adhyaksh of the JDU in Bihar and an existing party member in the state.

The accused Ayyub and Rashid, along with other accused, kidnapped Dilbar Khan from Greater Noida’s Pari Chowk on Sunday night, according to information acquired by Noida police. They demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakhs from Dilbar Khan’s family.

Following the report of the kidnapping, Noida police assumed control and arrived at the Chuhadpur underpass on Monday with the dummy ransom payment, as requested by the kidnappers, and gave it over to free the captive men.

When police attempted to apprehend the culprits, they opened fire on the policemen. Authorities responded in self-defence, and one of the accused, Ayub, was injured on his leg and sent to a government hospital for treatment. Ayub and Rashid were apprehended, while three others managed to flee the scene. The accused were found with a pistol, three live rounds, a knife, and an Ertiga car.

Two cases have been filed against the accused under IPC Sections 364A (Kidnapping for Ransom, etc.) and 307 (Attempt to Murder), and the hunt for other accused absconding is ongoing.

Did the Pfizer vaccine cause miscarriage in 44% of pregnant women during trial? How a viral blog post made flawed calculations

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Did the Pfizer vaccine cause miscarriage in 44% of pregnant women during trial? How a viral blog post made flawed calculations

For over a week, many social media posts have been circulating making the claims that nearly half of the pregnant women who participated in the Pfizer vaccine trial lost their babies, that the fact has been revealed in company documents etc. The claims have now gone viral all over the world, with many versions of it, some posts even claiming that it was the vaccine that caused 44% of women to suffer miscarriages.

Tweet by US politician claiming 44% pregnant women lost babies in Pfizer vaccine trial
US-based website claiming that Pfizer trial caused miscarriages in nearly half the pregnant women
A screenshot circulating on social media claims that 44% of pregnant women lost their babies after taking the Pfizer vaccine

After spending some time searching for the source of the claims, we found that it was first made by one Dr Naomi Wolf, who is reportedly the CEO of Dailyclout. Dr Wolf reportedly ran a crowdsourced project going through Pfizer documents released by FOIA request and found that nearly 44% of pregnant women who had participated in a Pfizer trial suffered miscarriages. There is a video where Dr Naomi Wolf is seen making the claims.

Dailyclout is a blog run by one Dr Naomi Wolf. A post by her claimed, “chilling data showing 44 percent of pregnant women participating in Pfizer’s mRNA COVID vaccine trial suffered miscarriages.” The same claims has been taken up by several websites, blogs and thousands of social media posts all over the world.

The same Dailyclout has now updated its earlier post about the 44% claim, and have added that their claims were false. They added a footnote stating that two independent researchers have found that the 44% figure was inaccurate and the number of miscarriages reported were lower.

A footnote in Dailyclout.io ‘s post about the Pfizer vaccine

What is the actual story behind the 44% claim and how statistical data was misinterpreted?

Naomi Wolf’s blog post that has now been shared in thousands of screenshots and social media posts, had first cited that they accessed over 3600 pages of documents on Pfizer information submitted to the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in March 2021. Those documents apparently showed 22 instances of pregnancy loss without outside intervention before 20th week.

Now, there are several reasons, sometimes unknown reasons why women suffer miscarriages. A data analysis by researcher Phil Kerpen stated that the figure of 44 was incorrect and there same instances of ‘adverse events’ were calculated twice by Naomi’s ‘volunteers’.

It is notable here that the blog post itself had stated that the documents contained information about 50 pregnancies that occurred after the women received their first dose of vaccine.

In a series of tweets, Phil Kerpen explained how the blog post’s conclusions were flawed and when properly examined, showed only 11 miscarriages. That too, when the subject IDs were compared, only 3 were found, indicating that 8 of the other women may have been pregnant before the dose, but the documents in question did not have that exact information.

Ctiting the documents that Wolf’s team had used to claim 44% of miscarriages, Kerpen concluded that the figure was wrong and only 3 instances of miscarriage can be seen in the documents showing 50 cases.

tweet by Phil Kerpen

In a statement to the Associated Press, Jeffrey Morris, director of the division of biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine told that the methodology used by Naomi Wolf’s team is flawed and they have calculated same ‘adverse event’ multiple times. Also, the documents only listed the ‘adverse events’, and nowehere mention that they were ’caused by the vaccine’, rather, they were a listing of adverse events that occured after the trial participants received the first dose.

Furthermore, the document lists 50 pregnancies that occurred after the first dose, meaning, it does not list the details of all the women who were pregnant during the trial period.

It is notable here that about 10-20% of all pregnancies end in miscarriages and from the documents cited by Wolf’s team, there is no way to conclude that the instances of miscarriages “were caused by the vaccine”.

Conclusion: No, the claim that 44% of pregnant women lost their babies after receiving the Pfizer vaccine is not correct

While the vaccine may have some adverse effects, as all Covid vaccines were granted emergency usage permits, and we are still waiting for detailed reports on long-term clinical trials, the claim made by Naomi Wolf’s blog post, that 44% of pregnant women lost their babies after receiving the Pfizer vaccine, is wrong.

Pfizer’s vaccine and its big pharma lobbying have generated quite some discontent among the masses. There have been instances where the pharma giant has tried to silence critical voices and caused alarm over its efforts to save itself from legal liabilities. But valid criticism and false claims are two different things. The “44% pregnancies ended in miscarriages due to Pfizer” appears to be in the ‘false claim’ category.

Pfizer claims and facts

This is not the first time that misleading and false claims have been made about vaccines. In May this year, when Pfizer released documents about its vaccine, another false claim surfaced. Many had claimed that the actual vaccine efficacy of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is 12%, not 95. However, this claim was found to be completely false and baseless.

Pfizer vaccine, and its lobbying for usage permission in India

It is notable here that Pfizer’s Covid vaccine was widely used in the USA, Europe and many other nations. But the Pfizer lobby’s efforts to market the vaccine in India had fallen flat due to a number of reasons. India is the world’s largest producer of vaccines and the Indian government had since the very beginning made it clear that Indians will be given ‘Made In India’ vaccines. The Indian government primarily procured Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India and Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech and vaccinated almost the entire eligible population free of cost.

Pfizer had tried to negotiate with the government of India, but as per reports, their high cost, indemnity clauses, refusal to conduct local trials, and refusal to technology transfer made the government of India reject the vaccine. Some reports had mentioned that Pfizer wanted the government of India to grant them immunity from prosecution in case of lawsuits due to adverse effects.

Additionally, there was a considerable lobbying effort where many so-called Leftist ‘intellectuals’, and even powerful politicians had tried to generate negative sentiments about Indian vaccines, portraying Pfizer vaccines as ‘better vaccine’.

However, recurring Covid waves in USA and Europe, delays in ‘opening up’ and casualty figures eventually proved that the US vaccines were not as good as they were marketed to be.

How the ‘communal harmony’ skit from a Lucknow school actually displays the inherent challenge of ‘Sarva Dharma Samabhava’

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How the ‘communal harmony’ skit from a Lucknow school actually displays the inherent challenge of ‘Sarva Dharma Samabhava’

As the nation celebrated 75 years of independence on the 15th of August 2022, social media woke up to a viral video where kids were seen stripping Bharat Mata of her Mukut (crown), tying a cloth on her head and making her do namaz. After substantial outrage, the Lucknow police ‘clarified’ that the video was actually one where all major religions were represented by the children, and it was an exercise that represented communal harmony. The teacher of the school said the same.

The video posted by the Lucknow police of the skit first shows Hindus bowing their head to Bharat Mata and worshipping her. Then, as Namaz plays in the background, kids wearing the skull cap emerge and strip Bharat Mata of her crown. They make Bharat Mata bend, sit on her knees and perform Namaz. Bharat Mata continues to kneel as kids dressed as Sikhs emerge amid the sounds of Ek Onkar. Next, the Christians emerge, who make Bharat Mata stand, take the cloth tied to her head off, extend her arms and tilt her head in the Crucifixion pose amid Church bells.

This skit was presented by the school as a lesson in communal harmony – perhaps signifying that Bharat belongs to all religions – Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians. That Bharat was a land where all sections could co-exist harmoniously even though our methods of worshipping her may be completely different.

Human beings, inherently, are a hopeful, dewy-eyed lot. We love to gaze at balls of hydrogen and helium, thinking about love and life. We gaze at large natural elevations of the earth and wonder about the futility of life, thinking of ourselves as small in front of the majesty of nature. We stand amid cloud bursts and think of all that is wonderful in life, while the clothes never dry and the air feels strangely moist.

We, naturally, look at people, and religions, and think about how worship, spirituality and religion are personal, sacred and just a part of a person’s existence that hardly defines them. But while we can afford to be dewy-eyed about rocks that have the capacity to crush humanity and rain that makes our clothes smell like rotten fish etc, can we truly afford to be dewy-eyed about Sarva Dharma Samabhava?

Sarva Dharma Samabhava is not a phrase that comes from Sanatan Dharma, as many would like us to believe. It was a creation by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi when the chasms between Hindus and Muslims started to get visible, given that the Muslims of the time were committing genocides against Hindus. MK Gandhi coined this phrase to essentially say that all religions are based on the same moral tenets, though they may take different paths to reach the same goal – the divine and therefore, all religions must be respected equally, that is, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism must all find equal respect.

This skit, in essence, preached exactly what Gandhi did – all religions are equal, all religions deserve equal respect and that each religion has its own way of expressing its patriotism of faith, does not mean that they don’t strive for the same universal truth.

However, upon scrutiny, the lofty dewy-eyed vision of Sarva Dharma Samabhava crumbles like a house of cards. If one watches the video without preset lenses, one sees that while Hindus worship Bharat Mata as she is, bowing their heads in veneration, all other religions change Bharat Mata according to their own faith, changing her civilisational and foundational character. The Muslims make her kneel to do Namaz, and the Christians crucify her. They make Bharat Mata bow to their Gods. The Muslims, to their Namaz that says there is no God but Allah, the Christians, to Jesus.

And that in itself busts the long-held myth that all religions perhaps aim to reach the same universal truth in different ways. The deification of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi unfortunately also led to the internalisation of several myopic views that he held. It is a fact, even if we bury our heads in the sand, that Abrahamic religions are out of congruence with Sanatan Dharma. While Sanatan Dharma in essence does believe that there can be several paths to reach the same truth, Abrahamic religions believe that all other paths and the truth they aspire to reach are false and must be annihilated for their truth to exist. Those who walk a different path are often denigrated as Kafirs or Heathens and the idols are called the manifestation of Satan himself.

One can quote scriptural references for Islam and Christianity that essentially talk about the destruction of everything Hinduism, a Polytheistic religion stands for. When two religions are considered the ultimate and only truth, where all other paths are to be destroyed, brutally so, and Hinduism alone is pluralistic and accepting of different paths, to say that all religions are based on the same tenets is patently incorrect.

Ram Swarup explained this dichotomy rather beautifully with a simplified example. He said that Hindus see their God through neighbours and their conduct while the Muslims see their neighbour through their Gods. Basically, when a Hindu sees his neighbour, who could be by all standards a good neighbour and a good person, he will think that his God must also be the same and his religion would teach tolerance and love. However, when a Muslim tries to evaluate his neighbour, regardless of the conduct of the said neighbour, it is his religion that determines what the Muslim will think of him. If he worships “false Gods”, he is an enemy. If he does not walk the same path, he is a Kafir. This essential difference between Abrahamic religions and Hinduism has to be underscored. All religions are not the same. All paths don’t lead to the same truth, therefore, all religions do not deserve the same or equal amount of respect. After all, how does one expect to get “equal respect” when the religion itself demands the annihilation of the one this respect is being demanded from?

In the skit, the fact that Muslims and Christians have to change the character of Bharat Mata and make her bow to their God instead of worshipping her in all her glory, turning her Islamic or Christian in order to accord her the respect she deserves, itself shows the futility of internalised tropes like Sarva Dharma Samabhava that MK Gandhi wanted us to internalise, so the people of a nation, Hindus, live with rose-tinted glasses forever.

The Liberals may just twist this entire argument to say that the skit only signifies how everyone sees Bharat Mata the way they want to picture her, but to make this argument, they should admit that the fundamental approach of how a Hindu sees Bharat and how Abrahamic religions see the nation are different – Hindu is willing to adopt her as goddess while others are to subsume her within a wider transnational concept, whether Ummah or a unified Christian world – But to admit that would tantamount to admitting that all religions are not the same when it comes to giving respect or even the assimilation needed for peaceful co-existence, and that honesty one can’t expect from liberals. They would never accept that it is this difference because of which Muslims don’t wish to chant Vande Mataram and Christians refused to salute the flag. While Hindus see India as a civilisational and cultural land of their ancestors, Muslims see it as Dar-Ul-Harb (to be turned into Dar-Ul-Islam) and Christians see it as a vast pool of sinners that deserve to be converted. With the truth too bitter to admit, the only thing that Liberals can possibly do is peddle hollow slogans like Sarva Dharma Samabhava.

The risks of these tropes become apparent when genocides of Hindus are committed in the name of Islam and icons like Gandhi tell Hindus to die with a smile on their face for the sake of the very ‘brotherhood’ that this trope was meant to promote. The cost of ignoring empirical evidence to live in a bubble that turns us blind to the truth is our blood colouring the pavements, as it did during the Direct Action Day, the Naokhali genocide or the Malabar Genocide of Hindus. It is Hindus who now need to decide if we wish to walk the path of Gandhi or Gopal Patha.

Uttar Pradesh: Advocate Mohammed Haroon arrested for stalking lady judge at Hamirpur civil court

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Uttar Pradesh: Advocate Mohammed Haroon arrested for stalking lady judge at Hamirpur civil court

Police in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested an advocate accused of voyeurism and stalking by a female judge. Advocate Mohammad Haroon has been identified as the accused. Haroon is accused of making vulgar remarks and misbehaving with female judge Harshita Sachan.

According to accounts, Mohammad Haroon used to send derogatory texts to the female judge posted in Hamirpur civil court. He used to stare at her at work and then follow her home in the evening. Several times, the lady judge objected to the message being communicated and admonished Haroon. However, the lawyer did not stop harassing the lady judge. When the situation became untenable, the lady judge filed an FIR at the Hamirpur police station.

The police registered an FIR against the lawyer on Friday based on the Judge’s complaint under Sections 354-D (stalking) and 354-C (voyeurism) of the Indian Penal Code.

In the complaint, the Judge stated, “In the fourth week of July, I noticed that the accused advocate was ogling at me through a window slit and when I was walking out of my chamber. It happened twice that week.”

In addition, the victim judge stated that on August 18, the accused approached her and whispered something to her. “But I kept walking and got a whiff of liquor smell coming off him. I filmed him turning towards me and then walking to-and-fro at the same place, waiting for me to walk again. Thereafter, I decided to speak to senior judges and lodge an FIR,” she added in the complaint.

Anoop Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police in Hamirpur, stated, “Acting on the FIR lodged by the woman judge in Hamirpur court on Saturday, we arrested Mohammed Haroon from Laxmibai crossing under Kotwali police station area on Monday.”

Meanwhile, President of Hamirpur Bar Association Dinesh Sharma said, “Harshita madam has filed a molestation report. We oppose, and condemn what Haroon did. We demand strict action against the advocate. If the FIR is on a true incident, then we will write to the Bar Council demanding the cancellation of Haroon’s license. Such persons and advocates are a stigma in the society.”

Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh arrested amid ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ chants over allegedly ‘blasphemous’ comment on Prophet Muhammad

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Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh arrested amid ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ chants over allegedly ‘blasphemous’ comment on Prophet Muhammad

On Tuesday, the Telangana Police registered an FIR against Raja Singh, BJP MLA from Goshamahal for his alleged blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad. Later, he was arrested. This move came after severe protests broke in Hyderabad last night at South Zone DCP office where protesters demanded immediate action against Singh and chanted ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’, an Islamist chant calling for his beheading for ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad.

According to the reports, the BJP MLA had posted a comedy video on Monday in which the demonstrators claim that he used abusive language toward Prophet Muhammad. Multiple people filed a complaint against Singh and said that he had hurt the religious sentiments of the Islamists.

Several people after the incident on Monday night gathered at the South Zone DCP office and demanded Singh’s immediate arrest for his alleged offensive remarks against Muslims and the Prophet Muhammed. Calls for his beheading were also made at the police station as per reports. The Police then booked the BJP MLA under IPC section 153A (Promoting enmity between two groups) and similar sections at the Dabeerpura police station.

DCP South Zone, P Sai Chaitanya confirmed the FIR and said that the Police has begun the investigation into the case. “We have registered a case at Dabeerpura police station and necessary action will be taken in this regard, I appeal to the public to maintain restrain since police shall act swiftly”, he was quoted.

To note, the Telangana Police had taken the BJP MLA in preventive custody on August 19 after he allegedly issued threats to attack ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui if the Telangana government allowed his show in the city. Singh also had said that he would burn down the venue if the show happened.

He had released a video that went viral over social media to reveal that the ‘comedian’ had cracked jokes on Hindu gods and should not be permitted to perform in Hyderabad. “Let them see what will happen if he is invited to stage a show in Hyderabad. Wherever the program is held, we shall beat him up. Whoever offers him a venue, we shall set it afire,” Singh had allegedly said in the video.

The Police then took the BJP MLA and 4 other persons into custody and released them later. Earlier, the Police also detained over 50 persons including members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha for protesting at the venue of a show by alleged stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui. Police were deployed in huge numbers at the location ahead of the event on August 20. Faruqui was supposed to perform his show named ‘Dongri to Nowhere’ in Hyderabad on August 20.

Singh objected to Faruqui’s show, stating that Faruqui had previously insulted Hindu Gods in his shows, resulting in criminal prosecutions. Instead of inviting someone who insults God, Singh argued that brilliant Telangana artists should be supported. On 1st January 2021, in a show held at Indore, Munawar Faruqui insulted Lord Ram and Sita. A case was registered against him by the Madhya Pradesh police under sections 295A, 298, 269, 188, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. He was also arrested and later released on bail.

In the current case, an FIR has been registered against Raja Singh, BJP MLA from Goshamahal for his alleged blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad. The Police are investigating the case amid severe protests in the city.

Bollywood makes good films and Rahul Gandhi is intelligent, Swara Bhasker claims while comparing the two

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Bollywood makes good films and Rahul Gandhi is intelligent, Swara Bhasker claims while comparing the two

Bollywood entertainer Swara Bhasker, who is expected to make a ‘comeback’ (??) with a film Jahaan Chaar Yaar, in an interview with India Today compared Bollywood with Rahul Gandhi and claimed that how Bollywood has been ‘Pappufied’. She said that since everyone kept calling him ‘Pappu’, people of India eventually started believing he is ‘Pappu’. However, Swara said she has met him and he is a ‘perfectly intelligent and articulate man’.

Bhasker then lamented that similar ‘Pappufication’ has happened to Bollywood too. Amongst other things, like bad script and bad Hinduphobic content, Bollywood has also been facing heat over nepotism charges as some ‘stars’ are identified as actors only because their parents, siblings, uncles have been part of the film industry.

Swara Bhasker, herself, can be an extended nepo-kid because her mother, Ira Bhasker, has also been a member of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), a statutory body under the information and broadcasting ministry, during UPA era. Ira Bhasker also teaches ‘cinema studies’ at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Rahul Gandhi, too, has been often criticised for being a politician only because his father, mother, grandmother and great grandfather were mainstream politicians in independent India. Many have believed he should have been Prime Minister only because his ancestors have been one.

It takes someone coming from place of privilege to identify with someone who also comes from place of privilege.

Mumbai: Police arrest one Shahbaz for throwing egg at Hindu procession carrying Ganpati idol. Here is what we know so far

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Mumbai: Police arrest one Shahbaz for throwing egg at Hindu procession carrying Ganpati idol. Here is what we know so far

On Sunday (August 21) night, the police arrested a man for hurling an egg at a procession carrying the idol of Lord Ganesha.

The incident took place at around 10 pm in the Kamathipura area in the Nagapada neighbourhood of South Mumbai. As per a report by Organiser, the accused was identified as 25-year-old Abdul Kalim Atru Khan, who also went by the alias of Shahbaz.

The Hindu devotees were bringing the Ganesha idol from Chinchpokli to Kamathipura Gully No.13 when the incident took place. This sparked off protests in the area, with the worshippers demanding strict action against the accused.

Shahbaz was booked by the Nagapada police station under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153A and 295A. Following his arrest, he was remanded to police custody.

While speaking about the matter, an official informed, “The man has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) and 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs).”

The police were able to pacify the angry devotees by registering a First Information Report (FIR) and arresting the accused. They informed that the situation was under control and that the legal process was underway.

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, who lost to 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa in Miami, gives 4 reasons why chess isn’t cricket

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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, who lost to 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa in Miami, gives 4 reasons why chess isn’t cricket

For years, cricket, that too male cricket, has dominated the Indian sports. However, in past few years, other sports, too, are finally the due respect and credit they deserve. Indian athletes and sportspersons have made us proud in many tournaments including Olympics. Along with sports like badminton and hockey, wresting, weight lifting, and javelin throw are also getting recognition. Recently, Chennai hosted the Chess Olympiad.

In recent times, with Indian players making waves in the chess field, Twitter influencers Abhi and Niyu on Sunday tweeted how Chess is the ‘new cricket’. To that, Magnus Carlsen listed out four reasons why chess isn’t cricket.

Carlsen said how chess is played on a field with humans, while chess is played on a board with wooden pieces. He added that while cricket has a bat and a ball, chess ‘usually’ doesn’t. Further, cricket needs 22 players while chess only needs two. And finally he said that chess is not the new cricket since he does not play cricket.

On August 22, 17 year old Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen at the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of the Champions Chess Tour, in Miami. This is the third time in the last six months that Praggnanandhaa has defeated Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa won the game in the blitz tiebreaker after the score was tied at 2-2.

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