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Harsha Bhogle mysteriously disappears from live Instagram interview leading to netizens worry about him, later reveals it was a promotional stunt

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Harsha Bhogle mysteriously disappears from live Instagram interview leading to netizens worry about him, later reveals it was a promotional stunt

In a bizarre and mysterious incident, Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle disappeared today evening while talking to a sports portal via video link. Harsha Bhogle was talking to cricketsportwalkin on an Instagram live session today evening when suddenly he disappeared from the screen, after the camera apparently fell to the ground with a blurry image. However, later it was revealed that it was a promotional stunt that went wrong, as people started genuinely worry about him.

The Cricket commentator was talking to a host of cricketsportwalkin on an Instagram live session titled Talking Cricket with Harsha Bhogle. He was there to talk about the upcoming IPL tournament.

As seen in a video posted by social media user Jaidev Nandi, Harsha was asked if he sees new team emerging to the frontline this year, or it will be the same MI vs CSK like other years. To this, Harsha Bhogle starts by saying that while MI and CSK are leading the tournament for so many years, it is possible that some new team may also emerge victorious this year. Just after that, the camera moves in a sudden jerky movement, and Harsha Bhagle disappears from the screen, replaced by a blurry image, as the camera might have fallen facing the ground.

With this, voice of Harsha Bhogle is heard in the background, who asks ‘who is it, and what has happened’. It sounded like if someone deliberately knocked his camera/phone down.

Initially, the host assumed that Bhogle accidently dropped his phone, hoping that he will be back on the screen soon. But as the background voice continues, his reaction also changes from funny to concerning, and starts asking what happened. He keeps asking ‘Harsha sir you are fine? Can you hear me?’ but there is no response.

There some noise in the background towards the end of the video, suggesting that the people who had entered the room were confronted.

After that, the host said that there has been inconvenience and ended the session.

Moments after the video was posted on Twitter, Sportwalk responded by saying that they are not aware what happened, and they are trying to contact Harsha Bhogle and his team to get the details.

“We are not sure about what happened, We are trying to get in touch with  @bhogleharsha  and his team. We will update you guys as soon as we get some information!” they tweeted.

After the video appeared, netizens started to wonder what had happened, and many said they are trying to find out the details. However, cricket turned journalist Sunandan Lele has said that there is nothing to worry.

In a short tweet, he said, “Harsha Bhogle is all well not to worry”.

Update: Soon after the video went viral on social media, Harsha Bhogle’s wife Anita Bhogle clarified on Twitter that it was a stunt that misfired. She said that all is well with the commentator, and ‘It was a promo that went viral and unfortunately got everyone worried’. She thanked everyone for their love and concern.

Minutes later, Harsha Bhogle himself tweeted to inform that he is ok. While he directly didn’t say that it was promotional stunt, it was implied from his statemment.

In a cryptic tweet, he said that it was meant to lead to lead to something else, and it became more viral then anticipated. He apologised to everyone for making them worry about himself for some promo attempt, adding that it too was a learning.

Google Trends show more Indians are now wanting to know about the Kashmiri Hindu genocide: Here are the most searched keywords

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Google Trends show more Indians are now wanting to know about the Kashmiri Hindu genocide: Here are the most searched keywords

The Kashmir Files has turned out to be a catharsis for the Hindus. The movie based on the genuine stories of Kashmiri Pandits takes viewers back to the early 1990s when the unrest started in Kashmir due to the increasing Islamic Jihad, driving the vast majority of Hindus away from the valley. Those who refused to leave were butchered by the Kashmiri Jihadi Muslims.

According to estimates, between February and March 1990, around 100,000 of the valley’s total 140,000 Kashmiri Pandit people escaped from the valley. The Vivek Agnihotri directorial film that attempts to tell the brutally honest account of the Kashmiri Hindu genocide in Kashmir has struck a chord among the audience, with people expressing their shock over the incidents that occurred nearly three decades ago. They are also angry against the erstwhile ‘secular-liberal’ establishment for erasing such heinous attacks against Hindus from public memory.

After coming out of theatres, more Indians want to know about the Kashmiri Hindus and the genocide that was unleashed against the community. So for the last 30 days, more Indians have been on the internet to search for information on Kashmiri Pandits and their horrific killings.

Here is the analysis 30 day Google Trends data for the keyword ‘Kashmiri Pandit’. The film – ‘The Kashmiri Pandit’ was released on March 11, 2022. The search for Kashmiri Pandit on Google started a week before the movie was released, and within a week on March 15, the trend picked up to reach a peak value of 100. More people wanted to know about what happened to Kashmiri Pandits. The movie became a triggering effect for people to uncover the dark history of radical Islamic terrorism that led to the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in the valley.

Google search trend for ‘Kashmiri Pandit’ for last 30 days

The Hindus. who have watched the movie have also searched for information about Kashmiri Hindus. Since March 11, many have searched for information on key topics that are associated with the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus.

Google search trend for ‘Kashmiri Hindus’ for last 30 days

‘Kashmiri Pandit Genocide’ is another term that was picked by Google, indicating that more people wanted to know about the genocide only after they watched the movie. Essentially, the Vivek Agnihotri-directorial movie has woken up Hindus from their deep slumber.

The people who watched the movie are now looking for specific information on the Kashmiri Pandit victims. The stories of victims of the genocide like Girija Tickoo, BK Ganjoo, and others are finally reaching the masses. The masses are searching for details of these victims and their stories. The brutalities hidden from the common masses for over three days are gradually coming out.

Girija Tickoo, a Kashmiri Pandit, who was gang-raped and cut in half using a mechanical saw by the radical Islamists, has been one of the top-searched keywords in the last month. Soon after the release of the movie, the audience who discovered the shocking truth about the terror unleashed against Girija Tickoo and her family took to the internet to confirm the real incident.

BK Ganjoo was also one of the top-searched keywords last month. One of the most heart-wrenching scenes of the film directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is where a woman is force-fed rice soaked in her husband’s blood. This was the recreation of a brutal murder from 1990 when terrorists had come searching for engineer BK Ganjoo, who had hidden in a rice barrel. Ganjoo, whose secret location was identified by a neighbouring Muslim family, was shot dead by the terrorists who fired multiple rounds at the rice barrel allowing the blood to drip out of the container. The rice soaked in the blood was then forcefully fed to Ganjoo’s wife.

The netizens also searched for information on Google about Kashmiri Muslims – the silent enablers and the perpetrators of the genocide against Kashmiri Hindus.

The public also searched about the perpetrators of this violence like terrorists Yasin Malik, Bitta Karate alias Farooq Ahmed Dar.

Yasin Malik, the chief of pro-Pakistan terror outfit Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), played a chief role in the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir. He is accused of funding terror in Kashmir. He has been arrested in a case related to funding and perpetrating terror on Indian soil. You can read a detailed report on Yasin Malik here.

Similarly, people also searched for more information on Bitta Karate alias Farooq Ahmed Dar, another notorious Pakistan sponsored Islamic terrorist who waged war against the Indian state for decades.

In an interview in 1991, the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist had admitted to killing more than 20 Kashmiri Pandits. Dubbed as the “Butcher of Pandits”, Bitta Karate also went on to become the top terrorist of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) before being arrested in June 1990.

The Google trends picked up active engagement by users on keyword ‘Bitta Karate’ since the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ was released on March 11.

Besides terrorists who unleashed terror on the innocent Hindus in the valley, people are also searching for information on anti-India elements within the country who provided intellectual cover for these crimes and absolved the Jihadi Islamists from their crime.

Far-left anti-India propagandist Arundhati Roy, who intends to free Kashmir from India in the future, was one of the most searched individuals ever since the movie was released. The people want to know more about the role these left-liberal ‘intellectuals’ played in destabilising India and inciting terror against the Hindus living in the valley.

Nivedita Menon is another far-left propagandist whose name has surfaced yet again in the social media circles for instigating young students within university campuses to take up arms against the state. Menon, a professor of political science at JNU, has been caught several times brainwashing students to seek independence for Kashmir.

Well, the movie has achieved the unthinkable – waking up Hindus to reality. The most significant success of the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ is that it has successfully awakened the common Hindus, who were otherwise reluctant and lethargic, to discuss the critical issues that threaten not just the civilisation values, but our own existence. However, the movie has made Hindus realise the extent of the threat a Hindu is facing today and the resulting consequences to be suffered if we do not stand up against the present dangers that we are encountering.

Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain arrested after victim’s kin accuse him of masterminding the carnage, NHRC issues notice to Mamata govt

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Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain arrested after victim’s kin accuse him of masterminding the carnage, NHRC issues notice to Mamata govt

Relatives of the deceased eight people who were mercilessly assaulted and burnt alive by unknown miscreants in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on the night of March 21 (Monday) have named TMC block president Anarul Hussain as the key conspirator of the attack. Mihilal Sheikh and Banirul, two relatives of the deceased victims also alleged the state police’s negligence in handling the case. The attack was believed to be retaliation after a local Trinamool Congress leader, Bhadu Sheikh, was killed in a crude bomb attack.

According to the victims, when the incident occurred, women and children had locked themselves in a room out of fear. The attackers were aware of this, still, they set the room ablaze. The victim’s family further claimed that not eight, but ten members of their household were burned to death on Monday night, and instead of returning the bodies to them, the police buried them in the village overnight.

“We could not contact the District Magistrate. But the police should have handed over the bodies to us. Instead, we learnt that they buried them at night in the village. This is unacceptable,” said Mihilal Sheikh.

The victim’s kin also refuted the allegation that the incident was an act of retribution for the killing of a panchayat official of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the state.

Mihilal’s brother disputed the police version as well as the family of the slain TMC leader, who accused Mihilal, his brother-in-law Sona, and Fatikh of murdering him. “He is a TMC deputy pradhan and leader in the village. We are just supporters of TMC. We cannot imagine doing such a thing. I had no enmity with him,” said Banirul.

Hussain, the TMC block president of Rampurhat, was arrested earlier today, hours after TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee directed the police to nab him for not paying attention to local people’s apprehension of possible disturbance in the area, which ultimately led to the carnage.

NHRC sends notice to Mamata Banerjee govt seeking a report on massacre

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the West Bengal government and the state’s police chief on Thursday in connection with the killing of eight people in Birbhum district, officials said and requested a report within four weeks detailing the steps taken to ensure people’s safety.

The human rights body took to Twitter to share its press release on the recent brutal massacre in Birbhum. “NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports on burning of 8 persons in #Birbhum district, West Bengal; Calls for reports from the State Government”, Tweeted NHRC.

The press release read, “Issuing the notices, the Commission has also observed that going by the contents of the media reports, the incident of hate violence indicates that the law and order is not appropriate in the area.

“According to the media reports, the doctors at Rampurhat Government Hospital, where the bodies were taken for post-mortem, stated that the condition of the bodies made their work very difficult. It is further stated that the presence of blood suggests that the victims were first physically attacked and then the houses were put on fire,” read the NHRC press release.

According to a senior official, the NHRC has issued a notice to the West Bengal government through the chief secretary and the state’s director general of police (DGP) in connection with the killing of eight people in Bogtui village in Birbhum district.

The official added that the commission has requested a detailed report within four weeks, detailing the status of the FIRs registered, the steps taken to ensure the safety of the people in the village, and any relief or rehabilitation provided by the state government.

Birbhum killing

On March 22 late-night, a group of enraged miscreants set ablaze around 12 homes which resulted in the gruesome death of eight people including women and innocent children in Birbhum’s Rampurhat. The autopsy report of the burnt bodies shows that the people were beaten before they were locked in their homes before the houses were set on fire. The massacre had taken place in retaliation of the alleged murder of a TMC leader.

‘I believe in Lord Shiva’, says Khushi Ahmed a year after a Muslim mob attack in Delhi following her marriage with a Dalit man

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‘I believe in Lord Shiva’, says Khushi Ahmed a year after a Muslim mob attack in Delhi following her marriage with a Dalit man

Khushi Ahmed, who got married to a Dalit boy named Sumit Kudiya said on Monday that she believed in the powers of Lord Shiva and that she daily worships the Hindu deities. Khushi and Sumit got married to each other in the year 2021 after which they fled from their home in Delhi following severe attacks by the girl’s family. The attacks continued despite a video was released by Khushi and Sumit saying that they both had married each other out of love and that nobody had forced Khushi to marry outside her religion.

Team OpIndia on Monday met Khushi and Sumit who have now returned to their home in the Sarai Kale Khan area of Delhi. Khushi said that she is happy to be a part of Sumit’s family and that she worships the Hindu deities wholeheartedly. “I believe in Lord Shiva. I worship him and perform the puja daily”, she said adding that she is granted all kinds of freedom by her new family. However, the family of Sumit is still suffering from the consequences of the aggressive attacks horned by Khushi Ahmed’s relatives a year ago.

Last year after the marriage, Khushi’s family had launched attacks in the locality where Sumit and his family had been staying for past many years. They had also threatened his father and had destroyed his house. Team OpIndia on March 21 observed that some parts of the house and the locality were still under construction.

‘We lost our jobs, no compensation received’, Sumit’s father Kishandeep

In an exclusive conversation with OpIndia, Sumit’s father Kishandeep informed that the atmosphere in the Sarai Kale Khan area is fine now but people are still afraid and are taking precautions from their side. However, they have not received any threats after the incident. Further, he said that during the crisis, people associated with BJP and RSS helped his family a lot but no one helped from the organizations who play politics in the name of Dalits. According to him, AAP councillors had also once visited him and left after unimplemented assurance of installing CCTV cameras for safety purposes.

Sumit’s father Kishandeep

“At present, there is no security in the area. The paramilitary has also moved out. We have not received any compensation for our loss. The case is still pending. Those who were arrested were released due to the COVID protocols within a month. After that nobody went back to the prisons. We demand legal action against the attackers so that they don’t do the same to anyone else in the future”, Kishandeep added.

Kishandeep further stated that his family is suffering financially. He said that he used to work in a hotel and both he and his daughter were made to resign from their jobs after the incident. “I had some money in hand and had to spend it on my daughter’s wedding. We do not have any source of income right now. I had met Khushi’s family before the marriage and had tried to convince them to agree upon the marriage for our children. I was even ready to stamp my property in Khushi’s name but they refused and kept on abusing us on our caste”, he stated.

‘Several Hindu organisations helped us’, says Sumit’s mother

Also, Sumit’s mother Rajni said to OpIndia that Khushi is happily staying with them and has willfully adopted the Hindu way of living. “Khushi is very happy in our house. Sometimes her younger sister comes to see her”, she said. She also added that now nobody was issuing threats to them as several Hindu organizations have been in support of the Dalit family after the incident.

Sumit’s mother Rajani (Source- File Photo)

Khushi Ahmed who has now become a Khushi Kudiya also said that she is happy with Sumit and his family. “I am very happy here. My family had a problem with Sumit’s caste”.

Sumit demands strict Police action-

Meanwhile, Sumit also confirmed that the family of the girl was no more threatening him or his family for marrying Khushi. He said, “I was not scared at the time of marriage as I was not aware of the upcoming chaos. We (I and Khushi) had told Khushi’s family about our relationship before the marriage but they didn’t listen to us. They abused me and my family and commented on our caste. We got married and then went to Gaziabad and returned nearly two months after the violent attacks stopped. My wife now doesn’t go to see her parents. I have occasional conversations with them on the phone”.

Temple in Sumit’s house (Source- File Photo)

Recalling the events of violence from the past year, Sumit said that the then SHO Praveen Kumar and outpost in-charge Pradeep Kumar had refused to nab the main heads behind the attack though they were clearly visible in the CCTV footage. “Now both have been transferred. The Police have taken the DVR of our CCTV for investigation. They haven’t returned it to us since then. It’s been a year. What if we are attacked again tomorrow? How will we prove it?”, he said expressing concern for the safety of his family.

In March 2021, the Muslim mob had attacked many Dalit families in Sarai Kale Khan of Delhi along with Sumit’s family. The CCTV footage had captured the faces of attackers who hit the Dalits with sticks, bricks, and swords. They destroyed the assets belonging to the Dalits and threatened them for life. The Police had arrested 4 main accused and identified them as Farman, Shahrukh, Hasan Ali, and Raja from the CCTV record.

‘All the accused released, roaming free’, Sumit’s neighbor Rohit

According to Rohit, who stays in the neighborhood of Sumit and also was the victim of the mob attack, the accused have now been released and are roaming free. “They had tried to tear the clothes of my 10-year-old sister. Nobody is under arrest at present. They all have been released and are roaming free”. He added that they visit the locality sometimes and keep staring at the Dalit people.

Sumit’s neighbor Rohit (File Photo)

OpIndia tried to contact SHO Vijay Shanwal of Sunlight Colony police station to know about the progress of the case regarding the complaints of the victims but to no avail. The SHO said, “We can’t disclose the information. In case there is any problem, you may send us the official application”.

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Dhananjay Munde’s second wife Karuna accuses him of hiding multiple affairs, six children

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Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Dhananjay Munde’s second wife Karuna accuses him of hiding multiple affairs, six children

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Dhananjay Munde’s second wife Karuna Sharma Munde has accused him of being involved in multiple extra-marital affairs and hiding six children he conceived out of them. The NCP leader in 2021 had accepted that he had a consensual affair with Karuna Sharma after the latter’s sister, Renu Sharma accused Munde of rape charges. He had made the confessions in a Facebook post.

Karuna Sharma Munde is about to contest the mid-term assembly elections from the Kolhapur North Seat. While the election is scheduled on April 12, Karuna Sharma has entered into the fray as a candidate while making several statements on Dhananjay Munde. While alleging that Munde hid from her many of his affairs and his six children out of them, she announced that a film is being made on her love life with Dhananjay Munde.

She also said that a book in Hindi about their love affair is being written in Hindi and Marathi, and the same is its final stages. She claimed the book will have proofs of their affair of 25 years, and will also include photographs of their wedding. She said while her documents are correct, there are discrepancies in the documents of her husband, and he has hidden his six children and several wives.

While talking about the details of the film, she said that the work on the story is in progress. “If a picture is going to be made, then I am the only important topic. I’ve seen through the close quarters how politics in Maharashtra unfolds. At the age of 43, I am entering politics because I want to raise the voices of the people and work for them. If a film is to be made on me and Dhananjay Munde, it will turn out to be a superhit,” she added.

The truth about Dhananjay Munde’s affairs unfolded in January last year when Renu Sharma tweeted alleging that he raped her repeatedly in the year 2006 and a police station was not ready to lodge her complaint. After the allegations increased the political turmoil in Maharashtra, Munde had clarified in a Facebook post about being involved in a relationship with Karuna Sharma and having 2 children out of wedlock. However, he dismissed all allegations made by her sister Renu and asserted that this was a ploy to threaten him.

Starting on September 5, 2021, Karuna faced judicial custody for two weeks in a case of murder and was booked under the Atrocities Act. Karuna was in Beed, the turf of Munde and was soon to expose the wrongdoings of her husband Dhananjay Munde before her arrest. In December same year, at a press conference in Ahmednagar, she announced her entry into politics while announcing her new party, “Shiv Shakti Sena.”

‘The state itself should have allowed CBI to investigate’: Supreme Court slams Thackeray govt as it transfers Param Bir Singh case to the CBI

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‘The state itself should have allowed CBI to investigate’: Supreme Court slams Thackeray govt as it transfers Param Bir Singh case to the CBI

The Supreme Court has taken away the investigation of all the cases against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh from the Maharashtra police, and handed it over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The allegations against Param Bir Singh range from misconduct to corruption, and these allegations will now be investigated by the CBI.

While announcing the order, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh said that a very murky affair is raging amidst the highest echelons of power, and that the case should be investigated thoroughly to regain the faith of the people.

“This is not a reflection on the police of Maharashtra, which is respected, but a troubling scenario among the higher echelons. We cannot accept the argument that when a person in power loses power, then persons below him come out and file FIRs. We do believe there is some inter-concerted effort being made which requires investigation by an agency outside the state police,” the bench noted.

Further, the bench said “The exigencies in the advancement of principles of natural justice require the probe to be transferred to CBI. We are not saying appellant is a whistle-blower or anyone involved in this case is washed with milk.”

‘State itself should have allowed CBI to carry out the investigation’, SC pulls up Maharashtra Govt

The bench further added, “we are unable to accept the contention that an FIR is registered by those who had complaints against the petitioner. We are of the view that the state itself should have allowed CBI to carry out the investigation.”

“We are of the prima facie view that there is some concerted effort which needs the investigation by CBI. What is the truth, who is at fault, how does such a scenario come to prevail is something which investigation must get into? CBI must hold an impartial inquiry into all these aspects”, the bench went on to add.

The Court ordered that such a transfer takes place within one week. The Bench also stated that Singh’s suspension would not be lifted for now.

It may be noted that during the morning session of the hearing, Justice Kaul had stated that it is unaffected by media reports and will rule on cases without paying any regard to such reports.

“Media reports don’t bother us. Yesterday Maharashtra government officials made statements that they may not get a fair hearing by the judiciary and it was in the press today and we read it. But this has not bothered us. We put it in the dustbin where it belongs”, Justice Kaul said.

Param Bir Singh suspended for irregularities and lapses

In December last year, Param Bir Singh, who was posted as the DGP of Maharashtra Home Guard at the time, had been suspended by the Maharashtra government.

Param Bir Singh was removed from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner after the Antilia bomb scare case. He was then demoted and made the Director General of Maharashtra State Home Guard after he leveled corruption and extortion charges against former home minister Anil Deshmukh.

Singh is also facing a probe by central agencies in the Antilia bomb scare, and Mansukh Hiren murder case.

Chattisgarh: ‘Ghar Wapsi’ of 1250 people in Mahasamund organised by BJP leader Prabal Pratap Judev

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Chattisgarh: ‘Ghar Wapsi’ of 1250 people in Mahasamund organised by BJP leader Prabal Pratap Judev

In the state of Chhattisgarh, 1250 persons have returned to Sanatan Dharma. This occurred at the Vishwa Kalyan Mahayagya held in Katangpali village in Mahasamund district of Chattisgarh on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Arya Pratinidhi Samaj arranged the Mahayagya. BJP State Secretary Prabal Pratap Singh Judev spearheaded the charge to bring people to their roots by washing the feet of those who returned to the Sanatan Dharma with Gangajal.

Judev said that the Ghar Wapsi campaign will continue indefinitely until every person who has been a victim of conversion returns to Sanatan Dharma. He also urged the audience to speak out against Hindus being pushed to convert. Swami Dev Nand, Acharya Anshudev Arya, Rajendra Bhai Saheb, Nandkumar Sai, Pandit Rishiraj Arya, Pandit Pankaj Bharadwaj, Ramchandra Agarwal, and others were among those who participated in the event.

It’s worth noting that at Khuntapani of Pathalgaon, Chhattisgarh, 1200 individuals from 400 households had already switched to Hinduism. While participating in the program, Prabal Pratap Singh stated that safeguarding Hindutva is the only resolution he has for his life. Most of the families that switched to Hinduism were from Basna Saraipali, he said. Families who converted to Hinduism said their forefathers converted to Christianity roughly three generations ago. They were quite impoverished at the time and had converted to Christianity after receiving some financial assistance from the missionaries as well as the enticement of receiving assistance in the treatment of ailments.

In a recent interview with OpIndia, Prabal Pratap Singh Judev stated, “I am carrying forward this work since the death of my father. In states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Odisha, we have got more than 10 thousand people coming back to Sanatan Dharma through such programs. Due to the Corona epidemic, this campaign of ours was stopped for about two years. Now again we are speeding it up. This is holy work, country-building work. It was started by my father and I am very proud to be associated with it.”

Prabal Pratap Singh Judev spoke to OpIndia

Prabal Pratap Singh Judev is the son of Dilip Singh Judev, a former minister in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dilip Singh Judev had launched a campaign to reintroduce tribals to their original religion after they were converted by Christian missionaries. Following his father’s death in August 2013, his son Prabal Pratap Singh Judev has carried on the family tradition.

On conversion and Christian missionaries from Chhattisgarh’s rural villages, Prabal Judev stated, “Conversion is taking place in the state, especially in the tribal areas for years. Despite opposition, the Christian missionaries did not improve. They are converting gullible poor people by luring them, making deals in the name of service, insulting our Hindu gods and goddesses. They are being brainwashed. How long will all this last? Sometimes anger will come to the fore. People will do something to save their age-old culture and heritage. This is the reason why there is constant opposition towards the missionaries now.”

Prabal Judev explained two significant causes for the rise in conversion cases in Chhattisgarh. The first is the coronavirus epidemic, and the second is the presence of Congress in the state. “Taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, missionaries have converted people on a large scale. The Congress government was also helping them. Wherever there is a Congress, for example in Punjab, you see how many Sikhs have been converted, such activities increase. They are running it like an industry for which the funds are coming from Italy.” He further added, “Their policy is clear. Promote appeasement. Let the conversion happen. Convert converts into vote bank and rule. This is the reason for the misery of the Hindus in the entire country wherever Congress-ruled,” he said.

The detailed interview of Prabal Judev can be read here.

Arvind Kejriwal calls ‘The Kashmir Files’ a “jhoothi” film, refuses to make it tax-free, had earlier made movies like ’83, Saand Ki Aankh tax-free

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Arvind Kejriwal calls ‘The Kashmir Files’ a “jhoothi” film, refuses to make it tax-free, had earlier made movies like ’83, Saand Ki Aankh tax-free

In response to people’s pleas to make The Kashmir Files movie tax-free in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri to make the film available for free on the video streaming platform YouTube.

Mocking the decisions of various state governments of making The Kashmir Files tax-exempted in their respective states, CM Arvind Kejriwal stated, “They are saying to make the movie The Kashmir Files tax-free, better upload it on YouTube and the whole movie will become free.”

“Why to insist on a tax exemption, if one is so interested, why not ask director Vivek Agnihotri to upload it on YouTube and everyone will see the movie in one day,” he added.

Kejriwal says ’The Kashmir Files’ is a ‘jhoothi’ film

Furthermore, the Delhi chief minister also insinuated that ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a movie not grounded in reality and that is a “jhoothi” movie.

Denying the genocide endured by the Kashmiri Pandits, Kejriwal took a swipe at the BJP and advised them to not promote a ”jhoothi” film. “We will grant you honour. We will give you respect. We will take you along in nation building. We won’t ask you to put up the posters of a jhoothi film. At least stop promoting this movie. It does not behoove you. You came to do something good in politics, not for promoting films and posters,” said Kejriwal while sporting a wide grin.

Kejriwal government had earlier made movies like ’83 and Saand Ki Aankh tax-free

It is to note that the same Delhi Government has provided tax exemptions for various movies. Very recently, the Ranvir Singh Very recently, the Ranvir Singh starrer movie, 83, was declared tax-free by Arvind Kejriwal in December 2021.

Back in 2019, Arvind Kejriwal also declared the movie Saand Ki Aankh tax-free. In a tweet made in October 2019, he wrote, “Delhi govt. gives tax-free status to the @taapsee & @bhumipednekar starrer #SaandKiAankh in Delhi. The message of the movie should reach to people of every age, gender & background―The power of a dream, & the power derived from it to achieve it, despite any socio-cultural blocks”

Back again in 2016, Kejriwal declared the Swara Bhaskar starrer movie Nil Batte Sannata as tax-free. In a tweet, he wrote tagging Swara Bhaskar, “Nil Batte Sannatta is a great great movie. U must watch it. Tax free in Delhi. @ReallySwara”

When a film is made tax-free in a particular state, the state government lets go of the entertainment tax levied by the state for that particular film. It reduces the price of ticket considerably which makes the film accessible to a wider audience. While Kejriwal led Delhi government had no qualms in making films like Swara Bhaskar’s Nil Batte Sannata and Taapsee Pannu’s Saand Ki Aankh tax-free, a film on Kashmiri Hindu genocide, which truly deserves to be seen by more people, is being mocked by the ruling party in Delhi.

Love pours in after creator of GIF file format Stephen Wilhite passes away at 74

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Love pours in after creator of GIF file format Stephen Wilhite passes away at 74

Creator of the Graphics Interchange Format better known as GIF, Stephan aka Steve White passed away on March 14 due to Covid-19 related issues. Known for creating the short voiceless looped images format GIF in the 1980s, Wilhite was also known for building America Online – one of the first digital media companies that provided internet connectivity and developed its own email service, search engine in America when the Internet had just bloomed.

Stephen Wilhite lived an accomplished life after retiring as Chief Architect from America Online, while being known as the inventor of GIF. His accolades include Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 after the GIF format became shorthand for instant visual communication after the social media boom. The Oxford American dictionary named ‘GIF’ as word of the year 2012. In 1987, while working as an information manager at Compuserve, Wilhite paved way for GIF which later became an important tool of memetic conversation.

As a computer Scientist, he created runtime systems that dealt with the execution of computer programs in mainframe computers in the 1960s. His funeral took place on March 22 at a local cemetery in his hometown of Milford in Ohio, USA. Netizens have poured their love for the inventor of GIF soon as the news of his departure broke.

“The internet that we know today, wouldn’t have been the same without his contribution,” said a user while giving obituaries to Steve Wilhite. In a true sense, he led a revolution in the way we communicate things today without having to indulge in articulation.

Karnataka: Hindu seers watch ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Belagavi, says the movie is attached to emotions of Hindu community

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Karnataka: Hindu seers watch ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Belagavi, says the movie is attached to emotions of Hindu community

A group of over 50 Hindu Sadhus reached a theatre in Karnataka’s Belagavi on Thursday to watch The Kashmir Files on Wednesday. Led by Hindu seer Shivanand Swamiji of the Hukkeri Math, more than 50 sadhus and religious gurus watched the blockbuster movie – ‘The Kashmir Files’ at a theatre.

On Wednesday, the saffron-clad Hindu seers and several other Hindu activists arrived at the Nucleus mall in Belagavi. After watching the movie, the Hindu seers requested the people to watch the historic film. They also opined that this movie brings awareness among the audience.

The Kashmir Files brings the brutally honest account of the Kashmiri Pandit genocide to the big screen. The film has received an unprecedented response from the audience. Vivek Agnihotri’s latest directorial movie has become the talk of the town as it brings the heart-wrenching story of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits, who were butchered by the Jihadi terrorists in the valley in the 1990s.

Hindu seers watched the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ at Nucleus Mall in Belagavi.

“The Kashmir Files is just not a movie, but it is associated with the emotions of the Hindu community,” said Hindu seer Shri Shivanand Swamiji after watching the Vivek Agnihotri directorial movie.

Another prominent seer Kaivalya Shri spoke to the media and called ‘The Kashmir Files’, a revolutionary movement aligned with national well being. The Hindu seers asserted that Kashmir is the crown of our country and is an integral part of India. The Hindu seers also pointed out that there is a conspiracy at international levels to separate Kashmir from the rest of all India.

Hindu seers spoke to media after watching the movie – ‘The Kashmir Files’

Prior to the start of the film, the Hindu sheers chanted Shanti Mantra for the peace and well-being of humanity.

Abhishek Agarwal, the producer of the movie, revealed that the audience became emotional as they witnessed the movie that brings the horrific tale of atrocities committed against the Kashmiri Hindus in the valley in the 1990s. They expressed concern about the film industry not raising any voice about this movie and cautioned all of us about this behaviour of other film actors, said Agarwal.

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