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As Communist leader Kavita Krishnan selectively attacks BJP, here is how the Left treats its women

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As Communist leader Kavita Krishnan selectively attacks BJP, here is how the Left treats its women

A purported video of Dasna priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati went viral on Saturday, stoking a heated debate on social media platforms.

In an undated video, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati was allegedly heard using derogatory language against women in politics, especially against those who are in BJP. Several netizens strongly condemned the harsh words used by Yati and demanded strict action.

Besides Hindu social media users, several radical left elements, Islamists descended on Twitter to utilise this opportunity to spread Hindumisia. The radical left and the members of the “liberal-secular” lobby did not miss their chance to drag the entire Hindu community after videos of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati went viral.

Kavita Krishnan, a politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), took to Twitter to further target BJP leader Kapil Mishra for his alleged support to Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in the past. The hyper-activist, who doubles up as a freelance protestor in her free time, claimed that Kapil Mishra had supported Yati by raising Rs 25 lakhs in the past.

She claimed that the people, who think about the “Sulli Deal” to Muslim women, will have similar thinking about Hindu women. She targeted Kapil Mishra for his alleged support for Yati, claiming that he was funding him. The rants by Kavita Krishnan against Kapil Mishra came despite his unequivocal condemnation of Yati Narsinghanand for his derogatory words against women politicians. Kapil Mishra had called Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati’s words against women politicians as “Jihadi thinking”.

Responding to Kavita Krishnan, Kapil Mishra defended his past support for Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, saying that they had collected money for his safety after Islamists in the country had demanded his beheading.

Slamming Kavita Krishnan, Mishra said that they have the courage to openly call out the wrong things and also have the power to crush those who dream of beheading Hindus by calling for ‘Sar tan se juda’. He also warned her not to have any misunderstanding that India will be run by fatwas.

Well, Kavita Krishnan continued to attack the BJP, saying party leaders loved Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati for his anti-Muslim venom and violence. Kavita Krishnan also attacked Kapil Mishra for calling Yati a “Jihadi” and asked what would he call to those who allegedly auctions Muslim women online.

In response, Kapil Mishra gave a befitting reply to the far-left ‘activist’ saying he refers to those who auctions women as “Talibani” and the ones as “Communist”, who exploits women in the name of revolution.

It seemed like Kavita Krishnan did not want to waste her free time. She yet again put out provocative tweets targeting Kapil Mishra, saying one should remember the tweets put out by the BJP leader targeting Anti-Hindu Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar. She claimed that the language spoken by Mishra and PM Modi’s words on Sunanda Pushkar were all akin to those languages spoken by people who allegedly auctioned Muslim women on “Sulli Deals”.

Frustrated by hearing repeated rants by Kavita Krishnan, the BJP leader asked her to stop dreaming about him throughout the day and advised the far-left ‘activist’ to brush her teeth.

The attack against the BJP leaders for allegedly supporting Yati Narsinghanad Saraswati by Communists and left liberals in the name of supporting women rights is nothing but the irony in itself. In fact, it is actually a bit rich coming to Kavita Krishnan, whose party and ideology has been one of the most brutal persecutors of women in the last few decades, not just in India but across the world.

The hypocrisy of left on women rights

The left-liberals, who are now preaching about women rights, thanks to the Yati Narsinghanad Saraswati episode, are the first ones to go into hiding when their comrades or someone from their ‘fraternity’ is accused of sexually harassing and abusing women. The very liberals who scream the loudest about “feminism”, “gender equality”, etc., maintain a stoic silence when one of their own turns out to be sexual predators, as we witnessed during the MeToo saga.

When victims began to reveal the trauma they faced by the members of the left-wing comic group AIB, the left sympathisers gave a lukewarm response out of pressure from the general public. The left-liberals did not show any genuine intent or anger against the perpetrators simply because they shared the same ideology.

The ‘woke’ feminists like Kavita Krishnan were silent when the left-liberals Tarun Tejpal or even RK Pachauri were accused of abusing and preying on innocent women. In 2017, a journalist with leftist propaganda website was accused of cheating and abusing in a failed love affair, leading the girl to attempt suicide. In Facebook posts, the girl and her friends have accused Krishnakant, of mentally torturing a woman leading her to attempt suicide. They also raise questions on the publication, The Wire, which regularly raises questions pertaining to feminism and women empowerment, but are maintaining total silence on the accusations put up by the woman on one of their employees. Krishnakant continues to write articles for The Wire.

In 2018, another journalist at The Wire was manhandled by a mob, the Editors asked her to ‘let it go’ because some of the accused were so-called Dalit activists.

The left-liberal “feminists” who preach morality to every other individual have also been at the forefront of whitewashing the crimes committed by their ideologues against innocent women. It is worth remembering that a damning list containing names of far-left academics was put up on Facebook by a student, accusing them of engaging in sexual harassment. However, the “feminists”, including Kavita Krishnan, had taken it upon themselves to absolve the left-liberals academicians mentioned in the list. A group of self-proclaimed feminists, including Ayesha Kidwai, Nivedita Menon, Vrinda Grover, Kavita Krishnan, had all jumped to discredit the allegations made by the student against their comrades.

In fact, these ‘feminist’ activists were the first to call out the list and ask everyone not to hold anyone guilty unless proven. Of course, most accused were leftist professors. So-called champions of women’s rights and safety chose to save one of their own instead of standing by women because ideology above cause.

In 2018, a JNU student had alleged that the ‘Hero of Kathua protest’ had brutally raped her but she remained quiet lest her speaking out against abuse ‘jeopardise’ the Kathua rape case.

Arvind Kejriwal recommends doctors who had furthered the ‘oxygen crisis in Delhi’ narrative for Padma awards

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Arvind Kejriwal recommends doctors who had furthered the ‘oxygen crisis in Delhi’ narrative for Padma awards

On August 28, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, Delhi, announced recommendations for Padma awards. He said that the committee led by Deputy CM Manish Sisodia received over 9,400 suggestions. The committee has shortlisted “the names of three doctors- Dr SK Sarin from ILBS, Dr Suresh Kumar from LNJP, and Dr Sandeep Budhiraja from Max Hospital for Padma Awards”, he said.

Controversy over names suggested by Kejriwal

The names suggested by Kejriwal have attracted criticism from the netizens as the three doctors recommended by him had pushed Aam Aadmi Party’s narrative over oxygen requirement in Delhi. On April 20, 2021, Dr SK Sarin had said, “There is an acute shortage of oxygen in Delhi. The demand is about 700 metric tonnes, but we are getting close to just 300. There is a huge gap.”

Tweet by NDTV quoting Dr Sarin. Source: Twitter

On April 24, 2021, Dr Suresh Kumar pushed the narrative further and said, “All ICU beds at our hospital are full for the last 4-5 days. Some critical patients need 40-50ltr of oxygen per minute to maintain oxygen saturation level. The oxygen supply chain is compromised.”

Tweet by ANI quoting Dr Suresh. Source: Twitter

In June 2021, when the Interim Report on the audit of medical oxygen demand and consumption in Delhi prepared by a Supreme Court-appointed committee came to public light, it was clear that the oxygen demand might have been exaggerated by the Delhi Government.

The report pushed Dr Sandeep Budhiraja to come to the rescue of the AAP-led government. He had claimed that he and Bhupinder S Bhalla, principal secretary (home), Delhi government were not in agreement with some of the key findings of the report that had suggested that the Delhi government had “grossly overstated” the medical oxygen requirements during Covid-19 second wave.

He alleged that he had sought changes and additions in the interim draft report. Hindustan Times, in its report, stated that in a letter written by Dr Budhiraja, he had pointed out that the minutes of the May 15 meeting were not shared with the panel for approval as a result, he did not attend an important meeting on May 18.

SK Sarin is a Padma Awardee

Interestingly, one of the nominees recommended by the Delhi Government is a Padma Awardee. Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin had received Padma Bhushan Award, the third-highest civilian India award, in 2007. It is unclear for which Padma Award Kejriwal government has recommended his name.

Screenshot from https://padmaawards.gov.in/

Reaction by netizens

Several netizens raised objections over the nominations. Nayan said, “Remember Oxygen shortage propaganda? Some hospitals and doctors helped Arvind Kejriwal and gang to peddle this narrative then backtracked in the court the time asked to file it on affidavit. same team.”

Kartikay shared how three doctors favoured the AAP government during the Covid-19 wave and helped in setting up the narrative that there was a shortage of oxygen in Delhi.

BeFittingFacts pointed out Dr Sarin has already awarded with Padma Bhushan.

Delhi Government’s mismanagement during the second wave of Covid-19

Notably, Kejriwal’s government came under the scanner during and after the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic over the alleged mismanagement of medical oxygen. It was also alleged that the Delhi government did not take proactive steps to get the oxygen supply in order and fix the crisis. Rather, Kejriwal and his team spent time issuing statements against the union government and neighbouring states.

During a hearing in Delhi High Court, it was revealed that even after a month the second wave had started, the Arvind Kejriwal government had not arranged a single tanker to transport medical oxygen allocated by the centre. The hospitals in Delhi were being supplied by the suppliers like Inox using their own tankers, but additional tankers were needed to collect oxygen allocated from other plants in nearby states, which was the responsibility of the state govt. The Delhi High court had slammed the Delhi government for the mismanagement in April.

When Indian Railways started the Oxygen Express initiative, several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, sent requests for the trains immediately, but the Kejriwal-led Delhi government sat idle for over a week. His government also failed to arrange a storage facility for the extra oxygen required by the state hospitals. As a result, tankers were left stranded for hours, waiting for authorities to get them emptied so that they could head back to the oxygen plants. Additionally, due to the lack of oxygen storage facility, Delhi lifted lesser oxygen than required.

The allocation of oxygen was mismanaged to a level that the suppliers had to approach Delhi High Court to know to which hospitals they should supply. Reportedly, some hospitals were not even on the lists, depriving them of oxygen as suppliers were to distribute oxygen only to those hospitals which had been allocated to them. All the mismanagement created by the Delhi government gave an opportunity to the black marketers. Allegedly Delhi government did not take enough steps to curb the black marketing of medical oxygen and other essential life-saving drugs or equipment. Delhi High Court had slammed the Delhi government for failing to curb black marketing.

‘That dementia-ridden piece of crap killed my son’: Mother of US marine, killed in Kabul terror attack, slams President Joe Biden

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‘That dementia-ridden piece of crap killed my son’: Mother of US marine, killed in Kabul terror attack, slams President Joe Biden

On Saturday (August 27) morning, the mother of a deceased US marine Ryle McCollum slammed President Joe Biden for the death of her son and his disastrous policies in Afghanistan. Born in 2001, 20-year-old McCollum was killed in the suicide bombing attack outside the Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul.

Kathy McCollum, the mother of Ryle, had called up the ‘Wilkow Majority’ show on SiriusXM Patriot radio to display her angst against the Biden administration. She had learnt about her son’s untimely death on Friday (August 26). While lambasting Joe Biden, she remarked, “Twenty years and 6-months-old, getting ready to go home from freaking Jordan to be home with his wife to watch the birth of his son, and that feckless, dementia-ridden piece of crap just sent my son to die.”

Kathy informed that the news of her son’s death was delivered to her by two other marines at 4 am in morning. “I woke up at four o’clock this morning, two Marines at my door telling me my son was dead. So, to listen to that piece of crap talk about diplomatic crap with frickin Taliban terrorists who just freaking blew up my son and no, nothing, to not say anything about oh my god, I’m so sorry for families. So, my son is gone,” she lamented.

While speaking to the conservative host Jason Rantz, the mother of Ryle McCollum also hit out at the Democrats who fraudulently or legitimately voted for Joe Biden during the 2020 US Presidential elections. “So, my son is gone…And I just want all you Democrats who cheated in the election or who voted for him legitimately: You just killed my son. With a dementia-ridden piece of crap who doesn’t even know he’s in the White House who still thinks he’s a senator. So, I’m gonna try to calm down, sorry.”

Kathy emphasised that her son would have been alive had Donald Trump been the President of the United States. “My son was a genius child. He could have done anything he wanted to do in the military, and he chose to be a marine sniper, and that was his choice. Instead of just being fast-tracked, he chose this course, but I never thought in a million years he would die for nothing…He (Joe Biden) needs to be removed from office. It never would have happened under Trump,” she concluded.

According to Cheyenne McCollum, her brother Ryle wanted to become a history teacher and a wrestling coach on completion of his service with the US Marine Corps. A Lance Corporal by designation, Ryle McCollum hailed from Bondurant in Wyoming. He was married on February 14, 2021, and was expecting a child in September this year. He is now survived by his mother Kathy and sisters Cheyenne and Roice.

Suicide bombing by ISKP at Kabul airport kills stranded Afghans

On Thursday (August 26), bomb blasts inside Hamid Karzai international airport in Afghan’s capital Kabul killed more than 100 people, including 13 US troops, disrupting the ongoing Afghan evacuation of tens of thousands of stranded civilians. Soon after the attacks on their forces, the United States officials attributed attacks that killed more than 100 people at the Kabul airport to Islamic State’s regional affiliate Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). The ISKP had also taken responsibility for the bombing of the Kabul airport and has released images of the terrorist who blew himself up inside the Kabul airport. Abdul Rehman Al-Loghri of the ISKP was allegedly identified as the suicide bomber.

Earlier today, the US again warned its citizens of a very likely terror attack at Kabul Airport and asked them to stay away. “The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours. I directed them to take every possible measure to prioritize force protection, and ensured that they have all the authorities, resources and plans to protect our men and women on the ground,” US President Joe Biden said in a statement.

Gujarat gets into mission mode: Ankleshwar plant for Bharat Biotech releases first batch of Covaxin vaccine within two weeks of approval

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Gujarat gets into mission mode: Ankleshwar plant for Bharat Biotech releases first batch of Covaxin vaccine within two weeks of approval

Two weeks after Bharat Biotech received permission from the drug regulator to produce Covaxin at its plant at Ankleshwar in Gujarat, the Hyderabad-based company has released the first batch of the vaccine produced at its newly constructed plant.

The Ankleshwar plant would help increase the availability of Covid-19 vaccines in the country and stimulate the world’s largest vaccination drive.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took to Twitter to announce that Bharat Biotech has released its first batch of the Indian-made vaccine on Sunday.

Earlier, Bharat Biotech had signed deals with three public sector enterprises (PSEs) – Haffkine Biopharmaceutical Corporation Ltd, Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) and Bharat Immunologicals Biologicals Corporation Ltd to set up new plants across the country to enhance the production of Covaxin. 

The permission for the same was given earlier this month.

On 10th August, Union Minister Mandaviya had tweeted that the Government of India had approved vaccine manufacturing facility for Bharat Biotech in Ankleshwar. “Following PM @NarendraModi ji’s vision of #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine, this will increase vaccine availability & accelerate the world’s largest vaccine drive,” he had tweeted. Gujarat government got into mission mode to get the facility up and running.

Bharat Biotech had said that IIL’s Ankleshwar-based production facility would add another 200 million doses to its overall vaccine production.

Besides Ankaleshwar, the Bharat Biotech had decided to set up production facilities in Karnataka and Maharashtra, with the active support of the state governments. Reportedly, Bharat Biotech is expected to start Covaxin production in its Bengaluru plant in the next few weeks. These facilities have been repurposed for Covaxin production, and the production is likely to start in a few weeks.

There is no clarity yet on the status of Covaxin facilities that are set up in Maharashtra. Bharat Biotech, along with respective state governments in Gujarat and Karnataka, had worked on a mission mode in these two states to facilitate the production of Covaxin in a war-footing. However, the Maharashtra government is yet to streamline its process, thus leading to a delay in production.

India vaccinates 1 crore people on a single day

India achieved a momentous milestone in its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Friday by administering over 1 crore doses in a single day, its highest single-day count so far. Over 73 lakh doses were administered on Saturday, taking the total tally to 63 crores.

According to the latest data provided in the CoWIN portal, the total doses administered on Friday was 1,03,00,992. On Saturday, 73,61,506 vaccines were administered, taking the tally to 63,00,45,516, the second-highest in the world after China. The inoculation of more than one crore doses of vaccines in a day is a very significant achievement, which is more than the population of over 100 countries in the world.

Haryana: Residents of Gurugram society file complaint against JNU prof’s husband for raising anti-India slogans

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Haryana: Residents of Gurugram society file complaint against JNU prof’s husband for raising anti-India slogans

On August 28, a complaint has been filed by the residents of Imperial Gardens Society in Gurugram, Haryana against one of the residents identified as Anwar Syed Faizullah Hashmi, husband of JNU professor Rosina Nasir, for raising pro-Pakistan slogans. An undated video of the incident was shared on social media platforms in which slogans of “Pakistan Zindabad” were heard.

Complaint filed by the residents of Imperial Gardens Society against Anwar Syed Faizullah Hashmi (courtesy: @iAnkurSingh on Twitter)

In the complaint, the residents wrote, “We, the residents of Imperial Gardens Society, Sector 102, Gurugram, would like to apprise you about a severe issue where Mr Anwar Syed Faizullah Hashmi resident tenant of flat IG-01-1501 has raised Pro-Pakistan slogans on his apartment balcony. This is a severe offense under various sections under the Indian Penal Code. The act was captured on a video camera. Video of that moment is being submitted as proof in a pen drive along with this letter.

There are 580 total flats and 265+ families residing within the Imperial Gardens Society, and the number is gradually increasing. This act has disturbed the society residents mentally. Such an act will impact the harmonious living and the safety and security of fellow residents.

You are humbly requested to investigate the matter and register a case against Mr. Anwar Syed Faizullah Hashmi and his family.”

They also shared the video with the Police that was shared on social media platforms as well.

In the video one can hear a man, believed to be Rosina Nasir’s husband Anwar Syed Faizullah Hashmi, trying to teach a kid to shout “Hindustan Murdarabad” and “Pakistan Zindabad”.

Hashmi’s wife had accused the JNU administration of discrimination

Rosina Nasir had earlier accused the JNU administration, including vice-chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar and chairperson of CSSEIP Yagati Chinna Rao, of targeted harassment, exploitation and discrimination in 2019 because of her religious identity. In her letter to the chairman of the DMC, she claimed, “It seems to me if I will not quit the faculty position in the CSSEIP, I will be made to disappear like Najeeb (JNU student who went missing three years ago from his hostel and is still untraceable).”

She had alleged that she was not being paid for months as an attempt to force her to quit her job at JNU. Rosina is currently an assistant professor at the School of Social Sciences at JNU. There is also an ongoing case between Rosina Nasir and Jawahar Lal University in the Delhi High Court, which is scheduled for the next hearing in September related to non-payment of salary for several months.

Kabul airport attack: Local Afghans accuse US forces of firing at them in panic, resulting in multiple casualties

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Kabul airport attack: Local Afghans accuse US forces of firing at them in panic, resulting in multiple casualties

Days after two terror attacks rocked the Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul, local Afghans have accused the US forces of killing their loved ones in ‘panic firing’, reported BBC.

The contentious revelation came to light during the interaction between BBC journalist Secunder Kermani and the Afghans who had lost their loved ones in the ISKP-orchestrated attack. The locals informed Kermani that many of their family members were not killed in the blast but in firing by the US forces, amidst the chaos and confusion caused outside the airport after the terror attack.

The deadly attack took the life of a London-based taxi driver named Mohammed Niazi and his wife. The deceased had travelled to Kabul to ensure the evacuation of his family. His two children have been missing ever since the attack. His brother recounted, “Somehow I saw American soldier and a Turkish soldier. The fire came from the bridges and towers…from the soldiers.”

It must be mentioned that many of the victims who died in the terror attack were US allies, who had worked for them for several years. Nouma Hamid, who was employed with the United States, was reportedly killed in firing by the country’s security forces. “The guy has served the US army for years and (this is) the reason why he lost his life. He wasn’t killed by the Taliban or ISIS. The US army started shelling,” informed an acquaintance as he held the victim’s ID card.

“How can you be so sure?” asked the BBC journalist. “(This is) because of the bullet. It went inside of his head near the ear. (Except that), he did not have any injury” Nouma Hamid is now survived by his 8 children.

In a tweet, Secunder Kermani informed that the US Department of Defence has not responded to questions pertaining to the allegations of firing. “Should add 12 US service personnel were also killed in the attack… ISIS-K has a history of awful suicide bombings on soft civilian targets in Kabul,” he pointed out.

Suicide bombing by ISKP at Kabul airport kills stranded Afghans

On Thursday (August 26), bomb blasts inside Hamid Karzai international airport in Afghan’s capital Kabul killed more than 100 people, including 13 US troops, disrupting the ongoing Afghan evacuation of tens of thousands of stranded civilians. Soon after the attacks on their forces, the United States officials attributed attacks that killed more than 100 people at the Kabul airport to Islamic State’s regional affiliate Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). The ISKP had also taken responsibility for the bombing of the Kabul airport and has released images of the terrorist who blew himself up inside the Kabul airport. Abdul Rehman Al-Loghri of the ISKP was allegedly identified as the suicide bomber.

Earlier today, the US again warned its citizens of a very likely terror attack at Kabul Airport and asked them to stay away. “The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. Our commanders informed me that an attack is highly likely in the next 24-36 hours. I directed them to take every possible measure to prioritize force protection, and ensured that they have all the authorities, resources and plans to protect our men and women on the ground,” US President Joe Biden said in a statement.

Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati’s video where he calls women in politics as ‘rakhail’ of politicians goes viral, netizens demand action

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Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati’s video where he calls women in politics as ‘rakhail’ of politicians goes viral, netizens demand action

On August 29, a video of Dasna priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati went viral on social media platforms in which he was heard using derogatory language against women in politics, especially against those who are in BJP. Several netizens strongly criticised him and demanded strict action.

In the undated video, Narsinghanand alleged that women in politics raise only after compromising with male leaders who are influential in the parties. He said, “The women you see in politics is or had been rakhail (mistress) of at least one male politician. If she is not a mistress, she is relative of an influential leader.” He further said that during Samajwadi Party’s tenure, the same situation continued. However, during Mayawati’s tenure, it was not possible for male leaders to promote their mistresses, he alleged.

He added, “Then came the government of ‘honest politicians’. Now the women you see in BJP… if she compromises with one politician, the other politician will not do their work unless she compromises with him as well. If she wants to get some work done from a third politician, she has to compromise there as well. This is politics. The country has reached to this point. The women roaming in political arenas, everyone is enjoying.”

Netizens demand action

After the video went viral, leaders and netizens demanded strict action against Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati for using derogatory language against women. Several netizens tagged UP Police, Union Minister Smriti Irani and National Commission for Women to take immediate action against the Dasna priest.

BJP Delhi spokespersonTajinder Bagga said, “I request Rekha Sharma ji UP Police to take action against this Fraud Narshianand.”

BJP leader Kapil Mishra said, “Yati Narasimhanand’s thinking towards women cannot be that of a saffron-clad. He is a sick frustrated man with jihadi thinking. This man should be arrested by Women’s Commission and UP Police. This man is not fit to sit in Jagadamba’s temple.”

Author and columnist Shefali Vaidya said, “I am feeling terrible, not just because I misjudged this Yati Narsimhanand, but because he can say such things about women while wearing saffron robes. This is an insult to my faith. Haven’t felt this disillusioned in a long time.”

Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati is the head priest of Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad and has alleged assassination attempts on his life by Islamists over his allegedly blasphemous remarks over Prophet Muhammad.

Tokyo Paralympics: Gujarat girl Bhavina Patel strikes silver, to bring home a medal in Para Table Tennis

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Tokyo Paralympics: Gujarat girl Bhavina Patel strikes silver, to bring home a medal in Para Table Tennis

Indian Para Table Tennis player Bhavina Patel has won the silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. She lost 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 to World No. 1 Ying Zhou of China in the final of the class 4 women’s singles table tennis.

Bhavina had earlier lost to Ying Zhou in straight games in her first match in Tokyo Paralympics in the group stage as well. Zhou has been the only opponent she could not beat.

Her family back in Mehsana, Gujarat is elated and are planning a grand welcome upon her return.

Congress, sympathizers and trolls accuse ICHR of undermining Nehru’s legacy over Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav poster: All you need to know

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Congress, sympathizers and trolls accuse ICHR of undermining Nehru’s legacy over Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav poster: All you need to know

The Congress party and its coterie of sympathizers and trolls targeted the NDA Government at the center over a poster on the website of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) related to the ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ where Jawaharlal Nehru was apparently missing.

The Congress party and its conglomeration of sympathizers and trolls accused the Narendra Modi government of attempting to undermine the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru. Senior party leader Shashi Tharoor said, “It is not merely petty but absolutely ahistorical to celebrate Azadi by omitting the pre-eminent voice of Indian freedom, Jawaharlal Nehru. One more occasion for ICHR to disgrace itself.”

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‘Secular’ patrakar Rajdeep Sardesai commented, “Nehru can be removed from an ICHR poster but his great contribution to the freedom movement and as a maker of modern India cannot be erased.”

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Sardesai’s wife, Sagarika Ghose, echoed similar sentiments. She relied on BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee to peddle her agenda.

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Disgraced ‘journalist Rohini Singh too opined on the matter. “Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first Prime Minister who spent nine years in jail during our freedom struggle. He set up our finest institutions and was one of the greatest statesman of the modern world. You can erase him from posters but you cannot erase his legacy,” said Singh.

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Abusive troll Swati Chaturvedi rushed to aid the Congress party on the matter.

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Arfa Khanum Sherwani, propagandist for The Wire who spends her idle time indulging in apologia for all sorts of Islamic extremists, decided to show more enthusiasm in battling the ICHR over the controversy than most Congress spokespersons during news channel debates.

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Former Congress troll Saket Gokhale, who has joined the TMC since then, too was outraged over the perceived insult.

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Did the ICHR really try to undermine the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru?

In the aftermath of the controversy, the ICHR issued a statement asserting that “no one is trying to undermine his contribution”. Director (Research & Administration) at ICHR, Om Jee Upadhyay, said, “We are not diminishing anybody’s role. We are making several pages like this. People whose contribution to the freedom struggle was downplayed should also be highlighted. Savarkar was in prison for 10 years and but he is not remembered.”

The BJP shot back saying, “He should have listened to PM Narendra Modi’s speech when he mentioned Nehru’s efforts in the nation-building. Perhaps Congress leaders feel that a portrait in a publicity material is the only way of making those people remembered.”

The Government of India is planning to celebrate Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav – the 75th anniversary of India’s independence as a “people’s movement”. The Modi government has already started preparations for the 75th-anniversary celebrations and intends to organise several events to commemorate the historic event. The events will be managed by a national implementation committee which will be headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Mumbai: Minor boy sent to juvenile home after his 16-year-old porn addict sister got pregnant by forcing him to have sex with her

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Mumbai: Minor boy sent to juvenile home after his 16-year-old porn addict sister got pregnant by forcing him to have sex with her

A shocking incident has come to light from the city of Mumbai, sullying the beautiful relation between a brother and a sister. A 16-year-old girl, who was found to be 5 months pregnant after being addicted to porn movies, said her 13-year-old minor brother was responsible for her pregnancy as she had forced him to have sex with her.

The matter came to the fore after the underage girl admitted to a hospital in Mumbai was found to be 5 months into her pregnancy. This set off alarm bells among the hospital staff and the police were informed about the case. When the Mumbai police inquired about her pregnancy, the girl held her younger brother responsible for it.

According to the girl’s statement, she was addicted to watching porn movies on her mobile. She said she often showed her younger brother pornographic content when they both slept under their bed in their small house. She supposedly then coerced her brother and started having sex with him against his consent. The police officials believe during one of these encounters, the girl may have become pregnant.

The 13-year-old boy confirmed to police what his sister had told them in her statement. The boy said he was pressurised into committing the act and when he took objection to her sister’s demands, she reportedly threatened to thrash him and expose him in front of all. Fearing his sister, the boy complied with her demands and did whatever she asked of him.

Following the incident, the police filed a criminal case and sent the 13-year-old to a juvenile detention centre. The girl is currently hospitalised and undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital. Forensic analysis of DNA samples, including of the duo’s parents, is also being conducted. A report published by mensdayout quoted senior police inspector Prakash Bele, as saying that all the angles in the case are being investigated.

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