Union Minister of Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw today took to made in India social networking site Koo to inform that the 5G spectrum assignment letters are issued.
He also directed the service providers to prepare for launch.
In his Independence Day address, PM Modi had said that the wait for 5G is over and the services shall be launched soon. While addressing the nation from the Red Fort, PM Modi said that India’s ‘Techade’ is here and soon every village in India shall be digitally connected. Some media reports had suggested that PM Modi will officially launch the 5G services during India Mobile Congress (IMC) in October this year.
The government sold the 5G spectrum to Jio, Airtel, Adani group and Vodafone Idea. It is expected Bharti Airtel will start rollout of 5G spectrum by end of this month and cover all towns and key rural areas by March 2024. Jio, too, is planning 5G coverage in top 1000 cities upon completion of trial of 5G telecom devices.
Kerala Governor Dr Arif Mohammad Khan has long been highlighting rampant nepotism and corruption in the state where the ruling CPM finds ways to appease its party workers by giving them government jobs. In a recent development, a controversy erupted when a candidate named Priya Varghese was selected as an Associate Professor of Malayalam at Kannur University.
Priya Varghese is the wife of KK Ragesh, a CPM leader and the private secretary of CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has used his powers as the chancellor of universities to cancel the appointment. The decision has come a day after Kannur University Vice Chancellor stated that there were no irregularities in the appointment process of Priya Varghese.
Using the specific provisions in the Kannur University Act, 1996, the Governor has stayed all further proceedings pursuant to the selection procedure for the appointment of the associate professor in the department of Malayalam, with immediate effect, until further notice. The governor has also sent show-cause notices to all stakeholders in the selection process.
Other candidates had higher scores
Many organisations, like the ‘Save Universities Campaign’ and candidates, had objected to Priya Vargheses’ selection for the post. A candidate named Joseph Scariah scored 651 and was in the second position in the list. Another candidate who had scored above Priya had also complained. It is notable here that Priya Varghese, the wife of the CPM leader had the ‘lowest score’ of 156 among 6 candidates, but she was declared the top candidate in the rank list after an interview conducted by a committee led by the vice-chancellor. An RTI query revealed that Priya was selected for the post despite the ‘lowest’ score.
The RTI also revealed that Priya’s non-teaching experience was included as teaching experience by the University.
The husband of a woman plaintiff in the Gyanvapi disputed structure case has lodged an FIR with Varanasi Police saying he received death threats from Pakistan. The victim Sohan Lal Arya is the husband of Laxmi Devi, one of the five women who are fighting for their right to worship at Gyanvapi.
Arya said in his complaint that he has been receiving ‘sar tan se juda’ threats since March, and the last threat call was received on July 20 from an unidentified caller using a Pakistani number. The caller was forcing the victim to take back the case. Station Officer (SO) Luxa, Anil Sahu, said in a statement that an FIR had been registered against an unidentified person(s) for issuing death threats to Sohan Lal Arya.
In a statement, Arya said, “The caller is threatening me with the slogan ‘sar tan se juda’ like the one Kanhaiya Lal got. The caller is issuing threats of dire consequences to pressurize us for withdrawing the case.” Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal was beheaded by the Islamists in Udaipur, Rajasthan, for allegedly publishing a post supporting former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
He received calls from 2306812337 and 923254713522. Arya said his wife uses his phone. As per Jagran’s report, Arya also said that he had noticed the movement of suspicious people around his house, and he felt they were doing receive. Following the complaint, two Police personnel were stationed outside Arya’s house.
He said, “They threatened us to take back the case. We replied that their threats wouldn’t scare us. August 18 is the next date in the case, and the judgment will be in favour of Hindus.” He further alleged some terrorist organizations were behind the threats. Arya served as VHP vice president in 1984 and was also associated with RSS.
Arya, while speaking to reporters, said that he was not afraid of the death threats. “It is our good fortune that we are fighting the case in court. I am not scared of death threats. We are under the protection of Bhole Baba.”
Arya said the first call came on March 19, and the last one was received on July 20. He added, “Laxmi Devi noticed a missed call on August 3 in the call list.” As the death threats continued, he decided to file a complaint in the matter with the commissioner of police and district magistrate.
The next day of hearing in the Gyanvapi disputed structure case on the maintainability of the case was set for August 18.
During celebrations for Independence Day, the principal of a government school in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu refused to hoist and salute the national flag. The headmistress allegedly declined to salute the flag, stating that she is a Christian and that it is against her religion for her to do so. The Chief Education Officer has launched a probe as the issue has picked up steam.
Tamilselvi – the principal of a public school in the Dharmapuri district – is retiring this year. According to reports, a special program was planned to honour her on August 15th. However, the assistant headmaster hoisted the national flag because the principal refused to do so. The headmistress contended that her religious convictions forbade her from doing so.
Even in the past, Tamilselvi had objected to hoisting and saluting the tricolor. Tamilselvi claimed that she is a Christian and that not saluting or hoisting one’s national flag is not disrespectful. She said, “We only salute God and no one else. We respect the flag but we will only salute God.”
As the controversy spread, a complaint was submitted to the Chief Education Officer (CEO) of Dharmapuri. In this complaint, it is mentioned that headmistress Tamilselvi was on leave during the Independence Day celebrations this year. Not only this but even for the past so many years, she did not attend the Independence Day program in the school citing various health issues.
It is notable that, this year, the central government appealed to people to hoist the national flag on their houses from 13th to 15th August 2022. Changes were made in the flag code accordingly. This campaign was called ‘Har Ghar Tiranga‘. This campaign received an overwhelming response from the people. On this backdrop, this incident from Tamilnadu appeared in which the principal of a government school refused to hoist and salute the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day citing her religious faith.
A video clip has gone viral over the internet in which content creators from a Youtube channel Round2Hell can be seen making fun of Hindu Goddess Radha. The video has garnered widespread attention prompting police to take action against the owners of the channel. The channel is maintained and run by three youths namely Wasim Ahmad, Nazim Ahmed and Zayn Saifi.
‘राउंड टू हेल’ की वीडियो में ‘श्री राधा रानी’ का नाम लेकर आपत्तिजनक शब्दों का किया गया उपयोग”
जियान, नाजिम और वसीम का है यूट्यूब चैनल। मुरादाबाद से होता है संचलित। वीडियो क्लिप हुई वायरल pic.twitter.com/6kTmBx5Dn1
In the video, it can be seen that vulgar words are used for the Hindu Goddess Radha. Several social media users reacted to the video seeking action against the trio running the channel. On Twitter, user Mayank Singh wrote, “It can be clearly seen in the video that round2hell @YouTube is being abused by our channel named Shri Krishna ji and Radha Rani ji, it is an attempt to hurt the sentiments of a community @dgpup@rvspps@Uppolice@moradabadpolice please take cognizance and take appropriate action. please please.”
To which, the Twitter handle of the Moradabad Police replied that the Police station in-charge of Pakbara has been directed for necessary action. Further details on the action taken by the police are awaited.
आवश्यक कार्रवाई हेतु थाना प्रभारी पाकबड़ा को निर्देशित किया गया है।
The viral video clip is actually part of a long video uploaded on the YouTube channel Round2Hell some 4 years ago. As of now, the part of the controversial video that has gone viral has been removed from the originally uploaded video. The YouTube video can be seen here.
According to fandom.com, the channel’s administrators Zayn, Nazim, and Wasim were all born in Pakwara, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The channel was founded around 2015. The channel now has roughly 27 million subscribers.
A war of words between an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and a pro-AAP blog editor caught the attraction of Twitter users on 17th August 2022 in the evening. AAP MLA Naresh Balyan questioned the editor of the pro-AAP blog ‘Janta Ka Reporter’ Rifat Jawaid if he was involved in the recent stabbing of Salman Rushdie. Balyan tweeted this remark in response to Rifat Jawaid’s jibe in which he implied that AAP’s rule in Delhi is worse for Muslims than that of the Bharatiya Janata Party could be.
As it happened
On 17th August 2022, in the morning, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan tweeted, “BJP supporters kept pasting posters of Kashmir files film. On the other hand, the Modi government also gave 250 pucca houses, rations, and security to Rohingya refugees. But somebody please tell me one thing, who will pick up garbage from Rohingya houses every day? Tajinder Bagga or Sambit Patra? Kejriwal Ji at least gave freebies to the people of his country. This BJP has gifted 250 flats worth Rs 148 crore to Rohingya in Delhi. How big a traitor is this BJP? How much will these people downgrade for the Nobel Prize? After all, on what lines did the central government give 250 flats to the Rohingya?”
Quoting these tweets, Rifat Jawaid tweeted, “Come next elections, this Sanghi will beg to Muslims for votes. But look at this Islamophobe’s hateful tweet. Dear Muslims of Delhi, you deserve to have a government led by hatemongers under Kejriwal. No sympathy for you.”
AAP MLA Naresh Balyan tweeted in response, “Hey Talibani, what more you want to tell? You are in London and Rushdie is also in London. Is it you behind his stabbing in America?”.
Rifat Jawaid replied to Naresh Balyan in his next tweet. He wrote, “You scoundrel, this is why I told you to attend school. You should not have taken pick-pocketing as a profession. At least spell the name of the writer properly.”
A Twitter user named Furkan Sahil replied to this tweet by Rifat Jawaid saying, “Rifat Brother, why do you argue with this Sanghi? I know he has been a liquor mafia from Uttam Nagar and he was a corporator from BJP.”
Rifat Jawaid, however, stayed firm on his claims of Naresh Balyan being a pick-pocketer and wrote in his next reply, “This Naresh Balyan is a cheap pick-pocketer. He somehow escaped from getting beaten at the hands of an angry mob at Jama Masjid.”
Rifat Jawaid versus Naresh Balyan fights in the past
This is not the first time that Rifat Jawaid and Naresh Balyan have clashed with each other on Twitter. In April 2022, Islamists and terror apologists descended upon the timeline of Naresh Balyan after he called out Rifat Jawaid ‘Talibani’ for calling the Indian Army ‘coward’.
On Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal began the party’s ‘Make India Number One’ campaign, aiming for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party sources reportedly said that the AAP supremo can be pitched as the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate in the general elections of 2024.
At the launch of this campaign, Arvind Kejriwal said, “We have to make India great again. We are beginning a national mission called ‘Make India No.1’ today. Every citizen of this country, 130 crore people have to be connected to this mission.”
Arvind Kejriwal further said, “God has given everything to India, then why are we left behind? If we leave the country on these leaders and parties, then we will stay behind even for the next 75 years. For some of them their families are important and for some, their friends. They all have done nothing in the last 75 years except fill their houses.”
भगवान ने भारत को सब कुछ दिया है फ़िर हम पीछे क्यों रह गए?
अगर नेताओं और पार्टियों के भरोसे देश छोड़ा तो अगले 75 साल और पीछे रह जाएंगे।
किसी को “परिवार” प्यारा है तो किसी को “दोस्त” प्यारा है। इन्होंने 75 साल अपना घर भरने के अलावा कुछ नहीं किया
The speculations grew as Arvind Kejriwal repeatedly mentioned of 130 crore people of India. It is notable that when Narendra Modi was declared the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2013, since then, he is always heard talking about all countrymen in a similar way. Kejriwal repeatedly mentioned 130 crore Indians as he said, “People ask can India lead the world. Why not? Why can’t India lead the world? All 130 crore people, including every religion-caste, farmer-laborer, and doctor-teacher, will have to take over the reins of the country. We cannot leave the country relying on these leaders.”
This year, in the month of December, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will take place. AAP is trying hard to mark its presence in more states after forming a government in Punjab with a clear majority. On this backdrop, the party’s campaign for the 2024 general elections is launched and Arvind Kejriwal may be promoted as the party’s PM face in the near future.
During an interview, Film Director Anurag Kashyap remarked that he hopes The Kashmir Files, a film about the ethnic cleansing of Hindus from the Kashmir valley by Islamists, would not be nominated for Oscars. Anurag Kashyap claimed that if India sends ‘RRR’ as its official entry to the Oscars, the film will receive a nod for Best International Feature.
During the interview, the controversial filmmaker stated, “India might actually have a nomination in the final five if RRR is the film that we pick. I don’t know what film anybody is going to pick. I hope not Kashmir Files.”
Director of The Kashmir Files, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has lambasted Anurag Kashyap for his recent remarks. Agnihotri stated in a tweet that the wicked, genocide-denying lobby of Bollywood has begun its crusade against The Kashmir Files. He said, “IMPORTANT: The vicious, GENOCIDE-DENIER lobby of Bollywood has started their campaign against #TheKashmirFiles for #Oscars, under the leadership of the maker of #Dobaaraa.
Kashyap, who has been the subject of multiple tax evasion and sexual harassment investigations, has long been critical of The Kashmir Files, a movie reminiscing the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s. The Kashmir Files, starring Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi, was released in theatres on March 11, 2022.
The film is based on the 1990 genocide of Kashmiri Hindus and the subsequent exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Kashmir as a result of Pakistan-backed Islamic extremism. It takes viewers back to 1989, when turmoil in Kashmir began as a result of rising Islamic Jihad, forcing the majority of Hindus to flee the valley. Because of the critical nature of the subject, the film encountered several hurdles prior to its release, including legal challenges.
The issue of illegal Rohingya immigrants has resurfaced as a result of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s tweet and subsequent clarification by India’s Home Ministry. Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted on August 17, 2022, that all 1100 Rohingya illegal immigrants in Delhi would be provided with housing (EWS flats) and round-the-clock protection. After a few hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by Home Minister Amit Shah, clarified that the Rohingya illegal immigrants would not be provided with EWS flats in Delhi, and they will be kept in detention centres till their deportation. It is thus necessary to recall how these illegal Rohingya immigrants encroached on the Uttar Pradesh government’s land in Delhi and how the Uttar Pradesh government later freed it from their unlawful possession.
In Delhi, local Aam Aadmi Party leader Amanatullah Khan had helped over 300 Rohingyas to settle in the Madanpur Khadar region. It was reported that those illegal Rohingya settlers were getting government benefits. It was alleged that the Delhi Government and Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan were accused of providing a huge amount of ration to them. Madanpur Khadar falls under the Okhla constituency in New Delhi.
As per the report, the illegal settlement of Rohingyas also had stolen electricity connections and borewell water. The 2.1-hectare land is worth Rs 150 crores. Rohingya camps were built illegally on the land that belonged to the Irrigation Department of the Uttar Pradesh government.
On 22 July 2021, CM Yogi-led Uttar Pradesh government initiated a massive anti-encroachment drive in Madanpur Khadar from the possession of Rohingyas. The administration reached the spot at around 4 AM to clear the illegal structures raised by Rohingyas. Then Jal Shakti Minister of Uttar Pradesh government, Mahendra Singh, shared the information in his tweets.
He had said at that time, “Yogi’s bulldozer ran in Delhi. Yogi government’s big action in Delhi. Encroachments built by Rohingyas on Irrigation Department’s land were removed in Madanpur Khadar during the anti-encroachment drive that started at 4 AM.”
दिल्ली में फिर से चला योगी का बुल्डोजर,
योगी सरकार की दिल्ली में बड़ी कार्यवाही,
मदनपुर खादर में सुबह 4 बजे ही कार्यवाही कर सिंचाई विभाग की भूमि पर अवैध कब्जे से रोहंगिया केम्पों को हटाया गया एवं अवैध कब्जे तोड़े गए
He further said, “There were illegal encroachments on the land of Uttar Pradesh in Delhi. The government launched a campaign to vacate these pieces of land. 2.1 hectares of land have been vacated. People had built pucca houses and had been occupying them for years. Some people had settled Rohingyas in the region with the help of the local government. We had contact with LG, who assured full cooperation of clearing the land.” He also stated that every inch of land that belongs to Uttar Pradesh would be freed of encroachments.
On 17th August 2022, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s tweet gave the impression that India, which had long deemed Rohingya Muslims to be illegal immigrants, was warming to the idea of treating them as refugees. The MHA, on the other hand, claimed that the claims of resettling Rohingyas to EWS housing units and providing them with refugee cards are false. It stated unequivocally that Rohingyas are ‘illegal foreigners’ who are illegally present in India and will be expelled rather than granted refugee status.
On August 17, it was revealed that Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders’ Facebook pages were being managed by admins not only from India but from the United States, Qatar, and Lithuania. Media house The Indian Affairs, in its expose, explained how the official Facebook pages of Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Atishi Marlena, AAP RS MP Raghav Chaddha, and others had admins living in the US, Qatar, and Lithuania. Soon after the expose, the admins from foreign countries were removed.
During its investigation into the official Facebook pages of AAP and its leaders, The Indian Affairs team made some shocking discoveries. It was revealed that AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s official Facebook page had 26 admins from India, one from the United States, and one from Qatar. As of now, only 10 admins from India manage the page. Rest all including those from Qatar and the US have been removed along with 16 from India.
Source: Facebook
In the case of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Facebook page, it was being operated by 34 admins from India and one from Lithuania.
Following the expose, only 13 admins from India now operate the party’s page.
Recent screenshot taken by OpIndia on August 17 @ 6:30 PM. Source: Facebook
In the case of Raghav Chaddha, there were four admins from India and one from the United States. Interestingly, the current status stands at one admin from India has been removed.
Source: Facebook
There were no changes in the admin section of Atishi’s page. However, in case of Aman Arora, the admin from Canada was removed.
Source: Facebook
It might be understandable that AAP leaders have supporters in foreign nations and they might be helping in managing the page. However, as the party leaders got those admins removed soon after the expose by The Indian Affairs, this action of the party raised red flags.
