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#PoopyPantsBiden trends on social media after rumours emerge of Joe Biden suffering a ‘bathroom accident’ at the Vatican

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#PoopyPantsBiden trends on social media after rumours emerge of Joe Biden suffering a ‘bathroom accident’ at the Vatican

#PoopyPantsBiden is trending on social media after former Nevada Republican Party Chairman Amy Tarkanian claimed that there are rumours floating in Rome that US President Joe Biden had a “bathroom accident” during his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

“I know we joke often about this, but this is the actual rumor going around Rome now,” Amy Tarkanian said. Associate Editor at The Spectator, Damian Thompson, said that he heard the same from an “excellent source”.

Source: Twitter

Subsequently, #PoopyPantsBiden began to trend on Twitter. Joe Biden has been under the scanner in recent months due to health concerns. Rumours of the “bathroom accident” has once again brought the same into the spotlight.

People on social media heavily criticised and mocked the US President over the rumoured accident.

It is not clear whether the hashtag is trending because users genuinely believe that Joe Biden excreted in his pants or if they find the rumours to be plausible. It could also be the case that the hashtag is trending because users find it obscenely funny, or either of the combinations of all three.

Whatever be the reason, the hashtag was one of the top trends in the USA.

Joe Biden is the subject of intense mockery over the rumours.

Joe Biden has been committing a series of gaffes ever since he became the president of the United States of America. Recently, during a CNN Town Hall, Joe Biden had his fists clenched and held them in a weird position, leading many to question his mental fitness again.

Even during the run-up to the US presidential elections, political observers and commentators had raised concerns about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and ominous signs of senility creeping in, which they claimed would seriously cloud his ability to function as the President of the most powerful country on Earth.

China used diesel to generate electricity as there was coal crisis, now there is diesel crisis

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China used diesel to generate electricity as there was coal crisis, now there is diesel crisis

After facing a shortage of coal, now China is facing a shortage of diesel that is causing a nationwide problem in the supply chain. As per a report by Caixin, a Chinese business news service, a cap of 100 litres per truck has been imposed in many parts of the country, which is only 10% of the original capacity. Some reports have suggested that the cap is even lower in some parts of the country where the drivers can only fill the tank with 25 litres of fuel. 

Notably, the factories in China have been running diesel-fuelled generators to power their machinery amidst a severe shortage of coal and natural gas for the past few weeks. The shortage of coal is so severe that factories and households in China have been facing long power cuts. As a result, the excessive use of diesel for localised power generation has now resulted in a shortage of diesel across the country. Anything that disturbs China’s local supply chain brings more trouble for the already-affected global supply chain.

According to a report by BBC, posts have emerged on Chinese social media platform Weibo that claim some truck drivers have to wait for days to refuel their trucks. Mattie Bekink, China Director at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said, “The current diesel shortages seem to be affecting long-distance transportation businesses which could include goods meant for markets outside of China.” He further added such a crisis for long-duration would add to the woes of the global supply chain.

To add to the crisis, there is an additional charge applied on the purchase of fuel if the driver wants to fill up the truck’s tank. Caixin reported that the fuel stations are charging up to 300 Yuan or $47 additional for filling up the tanks. A truck driver said, “I have never seen anything like this,” while referring to the surcharge over fuel price. Chinese government’s mouthpiece Global Times quoted an employee from a gas station in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, “Each customer can only buy a fixed amount because there isn’t enough at the moment.”

China’s Coal Crisis

In September, it was reported that China was facing a severe coal shortage leading to a major dip in power generation. The reports suggested that the power outage affected most of Eastern China, where the majority of the population lives. At least 17 provinces in recent months faced blackouts. Experts linked the crisis to economies opening worldwide that led to a shortage of coal for power generation. The situation was grim enough to force Apple and Tesla to halt production in their China-based factories. 

Punjab: College orders 4 students to leave hostel allegedly for opposing Kashmiris supporting Pakistan, refuses to divulge details

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Punjab: College orders 4 students to leave hostel allegedly for opposing Kashmiris supporting Pakistan, refuses to divulge details

On October 30, four students of Baba Farid Group of Institutions hailing from Bihar got a notice from the hostel warden to vacate the hostel with their belongings within 24 hours. The order was issued against them for allegedly “indulging in in-disciplinary activities in the hostel” on the 30th of October. The institute is located in Bathinda, Punjab.

The notice made it to social media platforms and has been making rounds since Sunday morning. It is not clear why the date of incident mentioned is 30th October, or what precisely happened on that day.

Notice issued against four students ordering them to leave hostel at Baba Farid Group of Institutions. Source: LiveAdalat

OpIndia tried to talk to the students, but they refused. As per our sources, the incident that led to the action against found students took place on the night of October 24. The four students were watching the match between India and Pakistan. When India lost the match, they allegedly heard pro-Pakistan slogans coming from the corridor where Kashmiri students live.

The students tried to reach out to the warden to file a complaint, but his phone was switched off. After that, a few students went to that corridor with bats and wickets to find out who were raising the slogans. The students did go with bats and wickets, but there was no fight between the two groups, our sources said.

The next day, the warden called four of the students whom they identified using the CCTV footage. They were asked to write an apology and promise not to indulge in any such activities in the future. The students obliged, and the issue, according to the students, was over. However, our source added that on the morning of October 30, four students, Kumar Kartikey Ojha, Ayush Kumar Tiwari, Ujjwal Pandey and Aayush Kumar Jaiswal, were called by the warden.

They were handed over a notice to vacate the hostel premises with immediate effect. The source said that the students were not given a chance to tell their side of the story. The action was taken allegedly only against the four students and not against the Kashmiri students.

BJP leader Kapil Mishra took cognizance of the notice and pledged support for the Bihari students.

Institute refused to divulge details

OpIndia reached out to the warden, Lakhbir Singh, of the boys’ hostel who had signed the notice. When we asked him why the notice was issued, Singh refused to talk over the matter. He said, “We cannot talk about this. Give me his number who gave you the notice.” We informed the warden that the notice is being circulated over Twitter, and we can send him a copy if he like. He said, “No, I do not need the copy.” He further declined knowledge of any such notice and said, “There is no such notice issued. I do not want to talk about it.”

We have been informed by sources that the warden has threatened students with consequences if they share the notice on social media.

Scuffle between students from UP-Bihar and Kashmir in Punjab

Another incident was reported on October 26 between the students from UP-Bihar and Kashmir at Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur, Punjab. There were reports that the students from UP-Bihar were rusticated after the scuffle following India’s defeat in Indo-Pak T20 world cup match. The Kashmiri students had allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans that led to the fight between the two groups.

This is a developing story.

BJP leader Mohit Kamboj files Rs 100 crore defamation case against Nawab Malik for comments in the cruise ship drugs case

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BJP leader Mohit Kamboj files Rs 100 crore defamation case against Nawab Malik for comments in the cruise ship drugs case

As the Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has been casting aspersion on Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director Sameer Wankhede and others following the arrest of Aryan Khan in the drug case, BJP leader Mohit Kamboj aka Bharatiya has filed a Rs 100-crore defamation suit against him at Bombay High Court. Maharashtra-based Kamboj is the former General Secretary of BJP Mumbai and former president of BJP Yuva Morcha.

Kamboj has alleged that the minister made false allegations against him and his family members in connection to the Cordelia cruise drug bust case in which Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested along with others by the NCB on October 2, under section Section 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Kamboj had given enough opportunity and warnings to Malik to restrain from defaming him which Malik ignored and continued the vendetta.

Nawab Malik, whose son-in-law Sameer Khan was also arrested by NCB in a separate drug case, has been holding press conferences on a daily basis to make new charges like the soap opera. The NCP chief spokesperson also levelled various allegations against Kamboj and his family. He said that Rishab Sachdeva, the brother-in-law of Kamboj and two others were let off by the NCB despite they were present during the alleged rave party on the cruise. Malik claimed that they were detained by NCB and released later on. Kamboj had earlier issued a notice to Malik on October 9 asking him to desist from making defamatory statements. But Malik on October 11 again repeated the same allegation while talking to some news channels. Kamboj sent him a second legal notice on the same day and asked him to prove the allegations.

On Oct 26, Kamboj filed a criminal complaint before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate at Mazgaon requesting the court to take legal action against Malik under sections 499 and 500 (defamation) of the IPC.

Kamboj who alleged that he was being threatened by the minister also lodged a separate FIR on October 29.

The plea filed by Mohit Kamboj has requested that pending the hearing and final disposal of the suit, the court should issue a temporary injunction against Nawab Malik restraining him from making any defamatory comments about Kamboj.

Kerala: Teachers cite religious faith as reason to not get vaccinated against Coronavirus

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Kerala: Teachers cite religious faith as reason to not get vaccinated against Coronavirus

Although India has administered over 106 crore Coronavirus vaccine doses, teachers from Kerala continue to exhibit vaccine hesitancy, reported The Indian Express.

On Saturday (October 30), Kerala’s Education Minister V Sivankutty informed that about 2,282 teachers in the State had not been vaccinated against the Wuhan Coronavirus. He informed that a large number of such teachers had cited their ‘religious Faith’ as a reason for not being vaccinated. Sivankutty emphasised that teachers, who did not get their jab, will not be allowed to take physical classes after schools reopen on November 1.

He pointed out, “A section of them have cited health reasons such as allergy, while others are keeping away from Covid-19 vaccine in the name of faith. The government wants all teachers to take vaccine shots considering the future of students. But we are not going to issue any order. It is better such teachers keep away from the school premises and they can take online classes.”

Kerala has over 20,000 non-teaching staff and 1.60 lakh teachers. The State government had made vaccination compulsory for all teaching and non-teaching staff. It is of the view that such a government directive will prevent Coronavirus outbreaks and works as a bio-bubble. As of Sunday (October 31), Kerala has administered a total of 3.89 crore vaccine doses, with 1.36 crore individuals fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Recent surveys have showed that significant chunks of the Muslim population do not trust vaccines and vaccination rates for the community was far lesser than that for Hindus.

Did You Know? RCB’s Daniel Christian and his wife were abused on Instagram after KKR defeated RCB in the Eliminator

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Did You Know? RCB’s Daniel Christian and his wife were abused on Instagram after KKR defeated RCB in the Eliminator

On October 12, cricketer Daniel Christian had to point out the abuse his pregnant wife was getting on Instagram after his poor performance in an IPL match. During Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders on October 11, RCB’s Christian did not score well.

Daniel Christian made only nine runs and did not take any wicket while giving away 29 runs in 1.4 overs. His performance attracted a score of abuses against his wife Jorgia Dunn.

Daniel Christian and his wife were abused
Abuses on Instagram post by Christian’s wife Jorgia. Source: chennaimemes
Daniel Christian and his wife were abused
Abuses on Instagram post by Christian’s wife Jorgia. Source: chennaimemes
Daniel Christian and his wife were abused
Abuses on Instagram post by Christian’s wife Jorgia. Source: chennaimemes

In an Instagram story, Christian wrote, “Check out the comments section of my partner’s Instagram post. I didn’t have a great game tonight, but that’s sport. However please leave her out of it.” Quoting his story, his wife wrote, “Everyone else please stop inboxing me. This isn’t fair anymore. I have had enough.” Her post showed how much abuse she got not only on her Instagram post but also in her Instagram Inbox.

Story by Christian’s wife. Source: crickettimes

In a follow-up story, Christian wrote, “Now they are making fake accounts and in Jorgia’s DM’s. Stay classy people.”

Christian’s story on how his wife was getting abused in DMs. Source: crickettimes

Virat Kohli fans have been on an abuse-spree after social media users disagreed with the Indian captain’s comments on the Mohammad Shami controversy. People were angry over the fact that Virat Kohli, unwittingly or otherwise, had aided in the campaign to malign India’s reputation when it has been established that the campaign of abuse against Shami was led by Pakistanis.

In one instance, fans of the Indian captain abused a Twitter user and targeted his 7 year old son because the user disagreed with Virat Kohli. Women have also been abused by his fans for disagreeing with Kohli.

TMC sent post-poll violence accused from West Bengal to protest in Tripura, says Suvendu Adhikari

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TMC sent post-poll violence accused from West Bengal to protest in Tripura, says Suvendu Adhikari

On Saturday (October 30), BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal had sent over 1200 leaders and workers to participate in a sit-in demonstration in Tripura. He had accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of importing hardened criminals, involved in post-poll violence in West Bengal, to the neighbouring State.

In a tweet, the BJP leader wrote, “Demonstrators seen at TMC sit-in protest in Tripura are Shamim Ahmed & his underlings from Sarisha; Diamond Harbour. His name features in the post-poll violence NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) report.” Adhikari further added, “TMC scums are on political tourism to flaunt fake headcounts as people of Tripura have kept a safe distance.”

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had submitted its report to the Calcutta High Court on July 14 regarding the post-poll violence in West Bengal. The statutory public body said in its report that, after visiting 311 spots in 20 days and carrying out an extensive inquiry in the matter, the seven-member committee constituted to probe the post-poll violence in West Bengal concluded that the current situation of the state is a manifestation of ‘Law of Ruler’, instead of ‘Rule of Law’. It added that the loss of faith in state administration among victims was very evident.

Attaching details of the same, the NHRC report stated that it collected a whopping 1979 number of complaints from 23 districts where incidents of violence had taken place post-Mamata Banerjee’s May 2 victory. Most complaints were from Cooch Behar, Birbhum, Bardhaman, North 24 Parganas and Kolkata and most of them were related to rape, molestation, and vandalism. NHRC had received them through their local sources in West Bengal. The statutory body added that a list of 57 complaints related to women was received from the National Women Commission.

Two new colleges under Delhi University to be named after Veer Savarkar and Sushma Swaraj

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Two new colleges under Delhi University to be named after Veer Savarkar and Sushma Swaraj

Delhi University has decided to name upcoming colleges after Hindutva stalwart Veer Savarkar and the late BJP leader and Union Minister Sushma Swaraj. The Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh informed during the meeting of the executive council held on Friday that two future colleges of Delhi University will be named after them.

The DU administration has also allotted two chunks of land at Najafgarh and Fatehpur Beri for the establishment of the two colleges. DU wanted to set up new colleges in the Delhi dehat area since in the last 25 years, no new colleges fully funded by the Central Government came up in the NCT Delhi.

Seema Das, an executive council member told the media members of the executive council were informed that in the previous meeting a pool of names was suggested for the new college. “During the meeting on Friday, when a member sought an update on the development, we were told that these two names were finalised,” Das said.

The idea to set up new colleges and name them after noted Indian personalities were taken during the academic council meeting of the university held on August 22 this year. During the further discussion, some names that were proposed for the college included Veer Savarkar, Sushma Swaraj, Swami Vivekananda, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Savitri Bai Phule, Arun Jaitley, Choudhary Brahm Prakash and CD Deshmukh. The council authorised the VC to select the name.

However, some like Rajpal Singh Pawar in the DU executive council who have known political association, opposed the decision to name the colleges Veer Savarkar and Sushma Swaraj. He objected saying that the shortlisted people are associated with a ‘particular ideology’.

BA K Bhagi, President of National Democratic Teachers Front and former member of the executive council, welcomed the decision if the new colleges are set up in name of great historical luminaries, unsung heroes.

“It will be a good decision to name or construct new colleges in name of great historical luminaries, unsung heroes. I welcome the proposal of the DU and when it finally comes up it will be a great contribution towards the enhancement of the new education policy which comes after 1986. A women college in the name of a greatly respected leader Sushma Swaraj will keep motivating country to realise the goal of Beti Bachao, Beti Bachao,” Bhagi stated.

Kunal Sehrawat, president of Delhi NSUI, the student wing of the Congress party, had threatened to further insult and resort to vandalism if a college is named after Veer Savarkar.

Watch: Bangladeshi national caught voting in West Bengal bypoll, BJP files complaint with Election Commission

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Watch: Bangladeshi national caught voting in West Bengal bypoll, BJP files complaint with Election Commission

On Saturday (October 30), a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reportedly caught hold of a Bangladeshi national who came to cast his vote during the West Bengal bypoll. The incident took place in the Khardah Vidhan Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district of the State.

Hindustan Times reported that BJP candidate Joy Saha apprehended a ‘fake voter’ in Khardah and handed him over to the police. “The man is a Bangladeshi infiltrator. He came here to cast his vote in favour of the TMC,” Saha was quoted as saying. He has also lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) about the incident.

While speaking about the matter, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted, “Bangladeshi voter hailing from Dhaka caught voting for TMC in Bengal bypoll. Seems TMC knows it that native voters of West Bengal aren’t going to vote for Mamata Banerjee anymore.” He further added, “Wonder if the next election will witness TMC importing voters from Pakistan to rig Bengal elections?”

In the video clip shared by Amit Malviya, a man in red T-shirt was seen nodding in affirmation when asked about his Bangladeshi origins. On being asked as to why did he come to the polling booth, he replied, “I have made a mistake.” The man then confessed that he hails from Dhaka. Meanwhile, the media persons continued to quiz him as to how he infiltrated into the Indian territory. A man in the background could be heard as saying, “Trinamool Congress is fudging the elections by bringing a voter from Bangladesh. There is nothing more shameful than this.”

Assam: 10 Bangladeshis arrested without documents near border with Tripura, were going to South India for work

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Assam: 10 Bangladeshis arrested without documents near border with Tripura, were going to South India for work

The Assam Police have arrested 10 Bangladeshi nationals at the Assam-Tripura border at Churaibari under the Bazaricherra police watchpost since Friday. Reportedly, the Bangladeshis were coming from Dharmanagar in Tripura.

The Bangladeshis were arrested during routine check-ups vehicles are subjected to over three separate occasions. According to Assam Tribune, police sources have said that the arrested Bangladeshis admitted that they were on their way to South India, where they work in restaurants.

The illegal immigrants revealed that they work in various cities in South India and have traveled there from the Barak Valley before. They said that they entered India through a link man in Tripura. Manoranjan Sinha, Bazaricherra police watchpost incharge, said that the Bangladeshis were on their way to work in Chennai and failed to produced any authentic documents during the search.

Meanwhile, one Bidhan Chandra Das, suspected to be a linkman in Ratabari, has also been arrested for helping them enter India illegally. The arrested Bangladeshis have been identified as Sohail Ahmed, Abdul Gafur, Najma Begum, Sofira Akhtar, Alia Begum, Fatima Akhta, Rajesh Sheikh, Asabul Sheikh, Sanaullah Ankhi and Kawsar Hussain. All of them are in their 20s, with most of them in their early 20s and most of them are residents of Rajshahi and Khulna in Bangladesh.

The accused were produced before the Karimganj District Court in Assam. A remand of 10 days was sought by the Police over the matter.

It is pertinent to note that there have been communal tensions recently in Tripura. A Kali Mandir was vandalised recently in Kailashahar and at Kadamtala in Dharmanagar, Hindu homes, shops and vehicles were targeted by people from the other community.

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