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Tamil Nadu: Christian pastor who had organised George Ponnaiah’s hate speech event booked on gang-rape charges

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Tamil Nadu: Christian pastor who had organised George Ponnaiah’s hate speech event booked on gang-rape charges

Christian priest Arumanai Stephen, the secretary of Arumanai Christian Association(ACA), has been booked by the Tamil Nadu police for allegedly gang-raping a married woman and recording the video of the act. Seven others also allegedly committed the crime along with the pastor.

Pastor Stephen is currently already arrested for organising an event in the Kanyakumari district in which controversial Catholic priest George Ponnaiah had made hate speech against Hindus and abused Hindu deities.

According to the reports, a 36-year-old woman from Veeyannoor of Thiruvattar district in Tamil Nadu has registered a complaint against Arumanai Stephen, accusing him of not only gang-raping her but also recording the act.

The victim has accused Arumana Stephen and seven others of spiking her drink and gang-raping her after she fell unconscious. The pastor and his friends then filmed the act, confined her inside a farmhouse and repeatedly raped her.

In April, the victim had filed a complaint with the police, but no action was taken due to their close relationship with the ruling DMK. A few days later, one accused Jefferson ended his life fearing police action. After the police arrested Stephen in the hate speech case, along with Pastor George Ponnaiah, the victim came forward to file another online complaint against Stephen seeking justice.

The police have also booked Stephen, DMK functionary John Bright, Henslin, Callister Jebaraj and other accused under IPC sections for unlawful confinement, stealing, sexual abuse, issuing death threats, etc.

Stephen had organised the hate speech event of George Ponnaiah:

Stephen, the secretary of Arumanai Christian Association (ACA), was the organiser of a public meeting at Arumanai in which George Ponnaiah had made the hate speech against Hindus. The pastor had made the contentious remarks during a meeting on July 18 at Arumanai.

During the meeting with his followers, Ponnaiah had condemned the closure of churches and the ban on conducting prayer meetings amidst the Coronavirus lockdown. He had paid tribute to late Maoist sympathiser Stan Swamy and also criticised the move to deny permits to build new churches on Patta land.

Father George Ponnaiah had slammed the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HRCE), PK Sekar Babu. He emphasised, “It does not matter how many temples you renovate and consecrate. No Hindu, no devotee of Mandaikattu Amman, is going to vote for you. If you won, then it is the alms we Christians and Muslims have thrown to you. You won not because of your talents.”

While speaking about the role of the Church in ensuring DMK’s victory, he had said, “Bishops just signalled with their eyes and our workers including the Pentecostal movement workers went and canvassed for you (DMK and Congress).”

The Christian pastor was heard admonishing another candidate for not openly associating with the Church. He took potshots at the BJP at the expense of the local Nadar community. Father George Ponnaiah had claimed, “…He was afraid that he might lose Hindu votes. So who won there? Who was this M R Gandhi? He went to Christian Nadars and gave Rs 2,000 and cried that he was a Nadar and that he wanted to die as an MLA.” He had mocked the Nadar community by asking if they have brains and whether the BJP candidate MR Gandhi was even a Nadar in the first place.

Father Ponnaiah had also insulted Bharat Mata by claiming that she is dirty and can cause scabies. During his public address, he mocked MR Gandhi for not wearing footwear out of respect for Mother Earth (Bhumadevi/Bharat Mata). “But we wear shoes. Why? Because the impurities of Bharat Mata should not contaminate us. The Tamil Nadu government has given us free footwear. This bhumadevi is dangerous, you could catch scabies from it,” the pastor brazened it out. Besides vulgar rhetorics and open polarisation, Fr Ponnaiah made despicable remarks about PM Modi and Amit Shah.

The hate speech had caused massive outrage across the country, with citizens of the country demanding the arrest of the controversial Christian priest for spreading hatred against Hindus. Following a complaint, the Tamil Nadu police had arrested Father George Ponnaiah and Arumanai Stephen from the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

Aap chronology samajhiye: Minute by minute detail of how the opposition MPs created ruckus in Rajya Sabha and unleashed violence

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Aap chronology samajhiye: Minute by minute detail of how the opposition MPs created ruckus in Rajya Sabha and unleashed violence

On August 12, Members of Parliament from opposition parties accused marshals of using force against them on Wednesday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi even accused the government of bringing people from outside who posed as marshals and beat up opposition leaders. However, video feeds from August 11 inside Rajya Sabha show a whole different story. Know The Nation published a chronology of events with videos to show how the opposition MPs created ruckus in the Parliament and unleashed violence against the marshals.

At 6:02 PM, TMC MP Dola Sen places a loop around TMC MP Santa Chaturvedi, and they kept shouting “democracy killed” in the Well of the House.

At 6:22 PM, Sen pushed and obstructed the way of Prahlad Joshi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister.

At 6:26 PM, TMC leader Nasir Hussain, Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi and TMC leader Arpita Ghosh torn paper in the Well of the House.

At 6:31 PM, Congress leaders P Devi Netam and Chhaya Verma pushed and dragged a lady officer. They banged her head as well. Then Netam was seen dragging the lady Marshal while trying to hit her head with the shoulder.

At 6:33 PM, Assam Congress leader Ripun Bora climbed on a marshal and tried to reach the chair of the Rajya Sabha.

At 6:40 PM, TMC leader Derek O’Brien was seen recording the House, Well, Marshal and others.

At 7:04 PM, all the opposition leaders walked out of the Parliament, and the opposition leader gave the point of order. At 7:05 PM, Arpita Ghosh, Mausam Noor and Dola Sen were seen standing on the first benches.

It is evident with the video evidence that the leaders of opposition unruly behaviour led to the ruckus in the Rajya Sabha. The opposition leaders not only disrupted the working of the house but also assaulted Marshals on duty.

Hunter Biden’s video: US President’s naked son seen telling prostitute that Russian drug dealers stole his laptop that had more sex videos

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Hunter Biden’s video: US President’s naked son seen telling prostitute that Russian drug dealers stole his laptop that had more sex videos

In a recently ‘unearthed’ video from 2019, US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is seen claiming that the Russian drug dealers stole his laptop while he was drugged out in a Vegas hotel room in 2018.

As per a DailyMail report, the recently surfaced video shows Hunter Biden in conversation with a naked prostitute just after filming their sexual encounter, where he says the stolen laptop has more videos of him doing “this”(referring to the sex video he had just made with the prostitute).

This is the third laptop that Hunter has reportedly lost- the first abandoned at a Delaware computer store and the second seized by federal agents.

Each of these laptops is said to hold sensitive information on President Joe Biden along with embarrassing pictures, videos and communications of his son.

Hunter while filming his sex expeditions was caught confessing to a woman (prostitute) that he fears the Russian drug dealers have stolen his laptop. The video is from January 2019 when Hunter left the camera rolling as he recounted a Vegas bender in which he spent “18 days going around from penthouse suite to penthouse suite,” sometimes spending $10,000 a night.

Hunter who said his father was running for the presidential election claimed that he was possibly targeted as a vulnerable conduit to Joe Biden as part of a foreign intelligence operation.

Narrating how he passed out due to excess drug consumption, Hunter says, “They had kicked everybody out. And they had cleaned up the entire place, everything ok? And they were getting ready to leave, and I woke up. And they didn’t know whether I was dead or not, at first.”

“I think he’s the one that stole my computer. I think the three of them, the three guys that were like a little group. The dealer and his two guys, I took them everywhere. F***ing everywhere, crazy out of your mind sh**,” he added. 

He said that the laptop stolen had compromising sex videos and that he was afraid the dealers would use it to blackmail him. He further tells that his father was running for president and if the alleged Russian “thieves” blackmailed him about the videos now, they probably know he makes “a gazillion dollars.”

Hunter was reportedly dismayed that if the video was sold by the alleged thieves to porn or news companies he would lose out on the opportunity to encash in on the explicit videos himself. As per DailyMail, throughout the video, Hunter and the prostitute seem to be taking drugs from a bedside table.

Hunter Biden obsessed with prostitution and pornography

Several pictures were recovered by the forensic agency from the second laptop of Hunter Biden that was seized by federal agents. In one photo, he was seen pulling a woman by her hair while she bent on her knees in a sexually suggestive position. Joe Biden’s son also had a profile (username RHEast) on the pornography website, Pornhub. His account had 66 award badges, and a badge for having over 50 subscribers, watching 500 videos and watching porn in HD.

The hard drive of the laptop also contained explicit videos of him starring in porn films. He primarily used his laptop webcam to shoot videos and also took footage using his iPad and cell phone. He would leave the webcam on after filming sex scenes and re-watched the footage on his computer.

Hunter Biden and his Burisma link

Before the US elections, reports of Hunter Biden’s cushy association with a Ukrainian gas company named Burisma had surfaced. The reports had shown that Hunter Biden had obtained huge financial profits from his association with the gas company while his father was the Vice President of the USA under Obama.

A US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has released an 87-page report [PDF] on 23rd September. The report also noted that some lawmakers in USA were also concerned that Joe Biden’s Ukraine policy may be linked to Hunter’s association with Burisma.

As the Taliban gains ground in war-torn Afghanistan, atrocities committed by the Islamic terrorists continue to grow: Details

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As the Taliban gains ground in war-torn Afghanistan, atrocities committed by the Islamic terrorists continue to grow: Details

In Afghanistan, the Taliban offensive has resulted in a massive humanitarian disaster. In the last two months, the resurgent Taliban have gained more territory in Afghanistan than at any time since they were ousted from power in 2001.

According to reports, the escalation of the war in the last two months has displaced over 60,000 households across war-torn Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. At least 17,000 families have sought refuge in Kabul, the Afghan capital, which is also under siege by Sunni Pashtun rebels.

The incredible speed at which the Taliban has been grabbing large swaths of land in Afghanistan since the US and NATO forces announced their withdrawal from the war-torn country after 20 years of presence, raises concerns about how long the Afghan government will be able to hold control of the remaining areas of the country. According to reports, nine provincial capitals and three towns have been captured by the terrorist group on Tuesday alone.

According to Reuters, US intelligence analysis says that at this rate, Taliban militants could isolate Afghanistan’s capital in 30 days and possibly take it completely over in the coming 90 days.

Islamist groups currently control around two-thirds of Afghanistan, with 11 provincial capitals under their control or on the verge of doing so. As the Taliban capture more areas, imposing Islamic Sharia law and executing opponents, civilians from those areas are rushing to the capital.

The military base in Afghanistan’s Kunduz has been captured by the terrorists as hundreds of Afghan forces which had been holding out for days at the military base, surrendered before the Talibanis and handed over all their vehicles and equipment to them, most of them given by the Americans. “There was no way to fight back. My unit, with 20 soldiers, three humvees and four pick-up trucks just surrendered,” an army officer in Kunduz was quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) as saying on the condition of anonymity.

A Mi-35 attack helicopter gifted by India to the Afghan forces, parked at the airport, also came under the control of the Taliban after it captured the Kunduz airport.

Police headquarters in a provincial capital in southern Afghanistan were also taken control of by the Jihadists on August 12. The Taliban has been setting fire to people’s properties to create chaos and panic in cities. They have also been waging an assassination campaign targeting senior government officials.

In the latest killing of a government official just days after an assassination attempt on the country’s acting defence minister, the Taliban ambushed and killed the director of Afghanistan’s government media centre on Friday in the capital, Kabul.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told The Associated Press that the Islamists killed Dawa Khan Menapal, the chief of the Afghan government’s press operations for local and foreign media. He had previously been a deputy spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Taliban brutalises, tortures, kills Afghan women

While the militant group continue to capture large swathes of war-torn Afghanistan, the barbarity being executed by these Islamists fundamentalists on the innocent civilians of the country is far more troubling. With no regard for human rights violations, the radical Islamists have unabashedly massacred dozens of civilians in revenge killings. Not only are the Afghan women being brutalised, but innocent children are also not being spared.

Taliban terrorists going door-to-door to forcibly ‘marry’ girls as young as 12

On August 12, OpIndia reported how the radical Islamic terrorists have been going door-to-door to forcibly ‘marry’ girls as young as 12 and forcing them into sex slavery. 

The Taliban commanders, after capturing some of the provincial capitals, have ordered local Imams to bring the lists of unmarried women aged from 12 to 45  for their soldiers to marry as they view them as ‘qhanimat’ or ‘spoils of war’. The Taliban intends to “distribute ” these kids and women among themselves as Jihadists consider them as a ‘prize’.

On the orders of Taliban commanders, the Taliban terrorists are now going to each house to claim their ‘prizes’. The Jihadists are reportedly entering Afghan homes to check through the wardrobes of families to verify the ages of girls before forcibly dragging them to be their sex slaves.

Moreover, the Talibanis have enforced strict sharia law in the areas that they have captured. The Jihadists have barred women from going to school, working, or leaving their homes without permission from the local commanders.

Last month, there were reports that the Taliban terrorists had issued similar orders to imams and tribal elders to prepare lists of all women aged 15 to 45 who were unmarried or widowed so they could be married to their fighters. 

Civilians being targeted

In yet a brutal display of savagery, a 21-year-old girl was shot dead by Taliban terrorists for not wearing a veil in Afghanistan on August 6 (Friday).

On August 4, the United Nations informed that at least 40 civilians were killed in 24 hours as Talibanis continued its mayhem in Lashkargah in Helmand province. On the same day, the militants killed at least eight Afghan citizens and injured at least 20 in a car blast outside Afghanistan’s Defence Minister’s residence in Kabul.

On August 3, the Taliban terrorists dragged six Hazara citizens out of a vehicle in the eastern part of Firoz Koh city along the Ghor to Kabul highway and abducted them. The know-how of the abducted civilians is not known yet. Furthermore, a woman was taken down from a car on the Badghis-Herat highway on the same day and shot dead by the Taliban for working for women’s rights and not covering herself in a veil.

Many other such instances of atrocities inflicted on civilians, especially women and children have been Tweeted by Twitter handle War Crimes in Afghanistan.

In addition to strict diktats to women, the terrorists had also issued a ban on smoking and have warned that anybody violating the rules “will be seriously dealt with”.

While the jihadists have continued to brutalise women, they have also been unsparing towards the children in the country. On August 10, Wion News reported how at least 27 Afghan children were killed in merely 72 hours.

Historian Abdullah Atefi tortured and execute by Taliban terrorists in Chora, Uruzgan

The ongoing storm of atrocities inflicted by the Talibani militants had taken the life of Abdullah Atefi, a noted Afghan poet and historian, who was brutally killed by the Taliban on August 4. A number of prominent voices in the region had condemned the murder, stating that Atefi’s murder shows that the Taliban is against education and awareness. Atefi was reportedly educating Pashtun young men and was playing a crucial role in deviating them from violence.

Comedian Nazar Mohammad dragged out of his house and killed

In yet another such instance, popular comedian Nazar Mohammad aka Khasha was kidnapped and slapped by the Taliban before being mercilessly executed.

The entertainer who belonged to the Kandahar province was dragged from his home and killed by the Taliban. As per reports, the terrorists were going door-to-door searching for government workers in the province.

They nabbed Khasha, tied him on a tree and slit his throat. The comedian who had served as local police was found lying on the ground with his throat slit.

TV and radio stations in Afghanistan captured to propagate the ‘Voice of Shariah’

Continuing its military offensive, the Taliban had also taken over as many as 4 television and 11 radio stations in the city. These stations had stopped broadcasting after receiving threats from the Taliban. Only one Islamic TV station was kept operational by the militants for propagating the Taliban’s Voice of Shariah.

Taliban terrorists using civilians as shields

It is also being reported that the Taliban terrorists are hiding in civilian homes and using them as shields. Because of this many ordinary civilians are having to bear the brunt of the Afghan officials. Many such houses where officials suspect the Taliban terrorist might be hiding have been bombed in the past few days.

Danish Siddiqui’s body mutilated by Taliban militants

Danish Siddiqui, who was on an assignment in the war-torn country, travelled with the Afghan National Forces to the Spin Boldak region to cover the clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban, was killed in cold-blood by the terrorist group after verifying his identity.

Days after Siddiqui’s murder on the morning of July 16, contradicting reports had emerged in the media. However, an Afghan official confirmed that Siddique was indeed captured and executed by the Taliban. OpIndia has detailed the barbarity meted out at the Indian origin journalist by the radical Islamists.

“No regrets”, US President Joe Biden rules out changes in troop withdrawal plan

Despite the Taliban gaining large swathes of the country, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday ruled out any change in the withdrawal of his troops from Afghanistan. President Biden has ordered the evacuation of all US forces from Afghanistan latest by September 11, 2020. According to the Pentagon, more than 90 per cent of its personnel have already left the war-torn country.

“No,” Biden had told reporters at the White House when he was asked whether he could reconsider his decision to withdraw the American troops from Afghanistan. “Look, we spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years. We trained and equipped over 300,000 Afghan forces. Afghan leaders have to come together. We lost thousands- lost to death and injury- thousands of American personnel. They’ve got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation,” he said, Affirming that he does not regret his decision, which would remain unchanged.

Afghanistan raises concerns over Taliban’s military offensive at ‘extended Troika’ meeting

Meanwhile, the Afghan government has expressed concerns with the international community over the Taliban’s rising offensive which has led to war crimes and gross human right violation in Afghanistan.

The Afghan negotiating team led by the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr Abdullah, asserted at the extended Troika meeting held on Wednesday, that there is a pressing need to begin serious and earnest talks with the Taliban in order to establish an immediate ceasefire and reach a political agreement.

Congress leaders change their name, profile picture to that of Rahul Gandhi: A bid to get themselves suspended over policy violation?

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Congress leaders change their name, profile picture to that of Rahul Gandhi: A bid to get themselves suspended over policy violation?

Congress leaders, the ones which are not yet locked out over policy violation, are changing their profile pictures and display names on Twitter to that of Rahul Gandhi in violation of Twitter policy. Congress General Secretary and Rahul Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too changed her profile picture. She, however, has not changed her name to her brother’s.

Priyanka Gandhi changed her profile picture

As seen above, Congress leader Shakuntala Sahu has changed her profile picture as well as display name to that of Rahul Gandhi.

Alka Lamba and Youth Congress

Similarly, former AAP leader and now Congress leader Alka Lamba as well as Indian National Congress’ youth wing have also changed their names and profile pictures to that of Rahul Gandhi’s.

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Congress’ Students’ Union also changed its Twitter name and display picture.

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Youth Congress leader also changed his name and profile picture to that of Rahul Gandhi’s.

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Various other Congress leaders also changed their name as well as profile picture.

Congress leader changed his profile picture and display image

However, this little stunt of Congress could be possibly violating Twitter user policy.

Twitter policy

As per Twitter rules, impersonating and intentionally misleading people by changing display name or bio, the way everyone has changed their name to Rahul Gandhi, is also violation of Twitter policy. This could result in immediate account suspension.

Rahul Gandhi account withheld over POCSO Act violation

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account had been temporarily locked out after it violated POCSO Act by revealing the identity of the minor rape victim. He had shared an image with the victim’s parents, thereby revealing her identity. He was asked to remove the same but he did not. Subsequently, NCPCR wrote to Twitter to remove the tweet on its own over POCSO Act violation.

Twitter subsequently locked out Rahul Gandhi’s account over violation.

However, following the same, various Congress leaders posted same contentious image to show solidarity with Rahul Gandhi and subsequently, their accounts too were locked out. Now, other Congress leaders are deliberately flouting Twitter rules in what appears to be a bid to get themselves suspended so that they can cry foul that Twitter suspended their accounts on Central government’s directions. However, as one can see, they are in violation of Twitter policies and are deliberately doing it to get themselves suspended.

Watch: Taliban terrorists take over strategic provincial capital Zaranj near Iran border, visuals show their presence in all key locations

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Watch: Taliban terrorists take over strategic provincial capital Zaranj near Iran border, visuals show their presence in all key locations

On August 12, a video was shared by Journalist Bilal Sarwary in which Talibani terrorists were seen enjoying food inside the Governor’s Palace of the Nimraoz province. The location is strategic in terms of connectivity with Chabahar. It is a crucial point of connectivity for India as well, as India handles the Chabahar port of Iran since 2017.

The video shared by Sarwary showed Taliban terrorists sprawled on lavish sofas and chairs, enjoying food and chatting among themselves at the Governor’s palace.

Notably, Taliban terrorists captured Zaranj, an Afghan provincial capital, on August 6. They also killed the government’s senior media officer in Kabul. Videos have emerged on social media platforms in which Talibani terrorists could be seen in all key locations.

According to a report published in Reuters, a Police Spokesperson in southern Nimroz province blamed the fall of Zaranj in the hands of the Taliban on the lack of reinforcements from the Afghan government. In a statement on Twitter, a Taliban spokesperson claimed that they had “completely liberated” the province and taken control of the governor’s house, official buildings and police headquarters.

Visuals show the presence of the Taliban in critical locations

Since the news broke that the Taliban took control of Zaranj, several visuals have appeared in which they were seen at critical locations. Pedro 47, a war correspondent with Radia Free Asia had shared visuals of Taliban presence at the airport and the major currency exchange market.

In a video shared by Tolo News, Afghani citizens were seen fleeing Nimroz to the border of Iran out of fear of the Taliban’s attack on the city. Still, the Iranian border guards reportedly mistreated them and sent them back to the war zone.

Several videos have emerged in which incidents of mass looting were visible. Reports have stated that there was virtually no resistance by the Afghan forces against the Taliban and the provincial capital fell under the terrorists ‘without a single shot fired’.

We had earlier reported on how the Taliban had captured five major cities, all provincial capitals, within just three days last week. While Zaranj fell on August 6, several other cities in Northern areas like Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Taloqan and Sheberghan fell in quick succession. Key infrastructures like army headquarters and air bases, police stations and warehouses have fallen under the Taliban, not to mention strategic roads and opium trading routes.

The Islamist groups now control around two-thirds of Afghanistan, and already control or about to control 11 provincial capitals. As the Taliban capture more areas, imposing Islamic Sharia law and executing opponents, civilians from those areas are rushing to the capital. However, this has created the risk of Taliban fighters also entering the city disguised as escaping civilians.

International watchers are now predicting that Kabul will fall soon too, effectively conveying the Taliban’s total control over the war-torn country.

International leaders urge Taliban to halt offensive strikes

Jeffrey DeLaurentis, a Senior U.S. diplomat, has urged the Taliban to halt the offensive attacks and seek a political settlement to protect the infrastructure and people of Afghanistan. Deborah Lyons, UN special envoy for Afghanistan, questioned the commitment given by the Taliban to a political settlement and told the UN Security Council that the war in the region had entered a deadlier and more destructive phase which is much similar to the war that was witnessed in Syria or Sarajevo.

Importance of Chabahar port for India

In 2003, India and Iran agreed to develop the Shahid Beheshti port of Chabahar, but the plan could not move ahead due to sanctions against Iran. In May 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a bilateral agreement with the Iranian counterpart to refurbish one of the berths at Shahid Beheshti port and reconstruct a 600-meter long container handling facility at the port.

As it is located just 76 nautical miles (less than 150 KM) west of the Pakistani port of Gwadar that is under China’s control, Chabahar is one of the most important strategic areas of influence for India. Having control of the port operations, India can keep track of Chinese or Pakistani military activity in Gwadar.

It provides excellent connectivity to countries including Iran, Afghanistan and let India bypass Pakistan land corridors and Karachi port while transporting goods to the Central Asia region. In 2009, India also constructed the Zaranj-Delaram road that provides access to Garland highway connecting to four significant cities Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif. However, the Taliban’s terrorists have occupied the majority of the regions in these areas.

Ansar Khan, accused of making bombs for Delhi riots, was framed by neighbour Mujammil Alvi due to old enmity, reveals Delhi police probe

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Ansar Khan, accused of making bombs for Delhi riots, was framed by neighbour Mujammil Alvi due to old enmity, reveals Delhi police probe

Ansar Khan, one of the accused in the Delhi riots case, is actually innocent and he was framed by his neighbour. Khan was accused of making bombs that were used in the February 2020 riots in Delhi. A Delhi Police special cell team and SWAT sharpshooters had raided a house in Loni in Ghaziabad on July 31 in connection with the case. The raid was basis a specific input that the house owner, Ansar Khan, had manufactured and supplied IEDs for the February 2020 Delhi riots. 

As per a Times of India report, DCP Pramod Kushwaha, a veteran of interrogations, instinctively knew that Ansar Khan was innocent. The police team eventually nailed the neighbour Muzammil Alvi who had framed Khan due to personal animosity. 

Here is how the cops unearthed the real perpetrator.

Khan pleaded innocence 

The investigation team, while untying the knots of the case, was left clueless as to how the accused (Ansar Khan) sourced and fabricated the IEDs. Since the police informer had suggested that the suspect had terror links, the raiding teams went in armed. Khan was shocked when the special cell personnel discovered a rusted cylindrical container on the terrace. These containers had pipe bombs wrapped in papers. 

The bombs were defused by the bomb squad and Khan was arrested in a swift operation. Khan, however, swore on his three teenage children saying he had never done anything illegal in his life and that it was a conspiracy to defame him.

DCP Kushwaha then formed a special team to investigate the matter further. He instantly believed Khan’s denial about having no knowledge of the pipe bombs. The suspicion led them to Khan’s neighbour Muzammil Alvi. 

Alvi wanted to seek revenge 

The answer to their ‘if not Khan then who’ was in the picture sent by an informer in which the roof of the place where the bombs were kept had yellowish-green stains. However, Khan’s terrace lacked such marks. 

The investigators unearthed that Alvi had in fact framed Khan due to an old rivalry. Khan allegedly had requested for a panchayat meeting to decide what should be done with Alvi against whom there were several allegations related to harassment of girls. The two families of Alvi and Khan had been at loggerheads in the locality since then.

Alvi confessed to framing Khan

Alvi was picked up by the investigating team for interrogation. He was questioned about his whereabouts on certain dates but ended up giving conflicting answers. Subsequently, after being grilled, he broke down and confessed to framing Khan. 

He admitted to fabricating the bombs and placing them on the terrace of Khan’s house. He revealed that he wanted to avenge the alleged disgrace brought upon his family by Khan. 

Alvi further informed that he had bought potassium and other materials from the local market and then planted the IEDs on Khan’s terrace using a bamboo pole. He then clicked images of the bombs from this own terrace. 

As the bombs have been recovered from Loni in Uttar Pradesh, the cops roped in UP police and filed a complaint against Alvi there. The special cell handed over the seized bomb and other evidence to the UP team. 

An FIR under the Explosives Act has been filed at Loni police station and further investigations are on. Khan has been given a clean chit.

Saket Gokhale spreads fake news as one last hurrah as Congress fan before joining TMC: Read details

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Saket Gokhale spreads fake news as one last hurrah as Congress fan before joining TMC: Read details

Former Congress party supporter and Rahul Gandhi fanboy Saket Gokhle, who joined the Trinamool Congress on Thursday, was yet again caught peddling fake news on Twitter.

On Wednesday, Saket Gokhale took to Twitter to claim that the Modi government spoke lies on the floor of Parliament. The self-proclaimed activist claimed that the government had lied about the wastage of food grains in FCI godowns, saying that there was “zero wastage” of food grains in the last five years.

Saket Gokhale posted an image of a questionnaire posed by BJP MPs Ravindra Kushwaha and Lallu Singh to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Administration to know how much food grains were rotten or wasted each year due to shortage of storage capacity in the warehouses of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).

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Responding to the starred question, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs responded by saying that no quantity of central foodgrains stock (wheat and rice) has been wasted/rotten/spoiled due to shortage of storage space/godowns in the Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) warehouses in the country.

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However, Saket Gokhale, who has a history of peddling fake news, cited a dubious report from the far-left propaganda website The Wire to claim that over 1,500 tonnes of food grains were wasted in FCI godowns during the lockdown in 2020.

In his hurry to peddle propaganda against the Modi government, Saket Gokhale propagated fake news by mixing up public data on the wastage of food grains. Saket Gokhale put out data of total wastage in godowns (which may be due to various reasons) to claim that over 1,500 tonnes of food grains were wasted during the lockdown and misled his readers by suggesting that the Modi government was lying on the floor of parliament about food grains wastage.

However, the question posed by the two BJP MPs was not on the total wastage of food grains in the FCI godowns but regarding the wastage due to shortage of godowns or storage capacity. In response, the Modi government has provided the public data, which is availed to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Hence, the tweet put out by Saket Gokhale claiming that the Modi government lied in the parliament when asked about the wastage due to shortage of godown or storage capacity is not true.

Image of a girl child surrounded by men in bondage sex costume wins award at Dutch Pride event

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Image of a girl child surrounded by men in bondage sex costume wins award at Dutch Pride event

A photo featuring a young child surrounded by men in bondage gear at a pride event in Netherland has won an award for being “iconic” and the “most aesthetic” image, reports the Post Millenium.

On Thursday, author Andy Ngo shared this particular image on Twitter that showed a child in the foreground while a group of men in fetish sex gear stand in the back. “A woman claiming to be the girl’s mother said she opened her home for the men to change,” added Ngo sharing the image.

The image showed a small child smiling holding a children’s swing set while surrounded by men in bondage gear. The men, in shiny black shorts, were seen standing at the portico next to the little girl playing with her swing set. The photo is called “Celebrating Diversity,” and the image was reportedly captured by Jan van Breda.

According to the reports, more than 13,000 such images were submitted to the Pride competition. However, the image posted by Jan van Breda and two others received “laurels” for celebrating diversity.

The organisers had apparently asked to submit the “most iconic, meaningful and aesthetic photos for 25 years of Pride Amsterdam.” The “Celebrating Diversity” exhibit organised in Vondelpark featured the best fifty photos of the pride event.

After listing van Breda’s image on top, the jury stated, “This photo, in its composition – child in the foreground, men preparing for Canal Parade in the background, everyone busy with their own activities and fascinations – sublimely depicts what will hopefully remain self-evident: that we, unhampered by prejudices, and almost unsuspectingly, all may and can exist side by side.”

Similarly, Amsterdam Pride’s director Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz said, “For me, this exhibition means a lot of freedom. The entire community is represented. Young, old, trans, coloured, party, depth, struggle, it has everything. That is what Pride is. Pride is more than the faces people see on the outside.”

Another photographer – Jeroen Ploeger’s image of a lesbian wedding in a church, was also featured in the exhibit. “I think it’s important they are also able to marry in church and get their blessing from a priest. You don’t see that in many other places,” he said.

Pride Amsterdam was held from July 31 through August 8. The events included film screenings, street parties, and an event called “The Cunnilingus Show: ‘Snatch Game Edition,'” which combined “elements of stand-up comedy, games, improv, and drag performance.”

Blow to Rahul Gandhi as even Twitter activist Saket Gokhale joins TMC, says it is what he was looking for

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Blow to Rahul Gandhi as even Twitter activist Saket Gokhale joins TMC, says it is what he was looking for

Former Congress supporter, serial fake news peddler and RTI ‘petitioner’ Saket Gokhale today joined Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) amidst rising concerns of post-poll violence where BJP cadres are being raped and murdered in West Bengal.

While joining TMC, Saket Gokhale reportedly said, “TMC is the 2nd largest Oppn party in the parliament & TMC has been my obvious choice. If you look at all the national parties, TMC takes an aggressive stand. The way CM of Bengal has been fighting on the front foot that’s what I’m looking for”.

OpIndia has been identifying Saket Gokhale as a Congress supporter for the past few years for a number of reasons. Earlier, Saket Gokhale used to cite Rahul Gandhi as his ‘inspiration’. Gokhale joining TMC could be considered a massive blow to Rahul Gandhi since it shows that even Twitter activists are not reposing their faith in his leadership anymore.

Interestingly, the Rahul Gandhi fanboy, who also peddles fake news, seems to have abandoned Rahul Gandhi as the Congress electoral fortunes refuse to recover.

Last year, Gokhale had claimed to have collected over Rs 22 lakhs to take on the ‘BJP hate machine’ and launched a ‘campaign to take down hate-speech mongers’ on social media.

Time-and-again Gokhale has claimed that he intends to use the funds collected to pay for the expenses of people working for his campaign. However, there are serious allegations against Gokhale for misappropriating funds for his personal use.

Recently, allegations of fraud were made against Congress supporters and ardent follower of Rahul Gandhi – Saket Gokhale. Several people, including left-liberals, have accused Saket Gokhale, who often claims to be an “RTI and Transparency Activist”, of being a ‘fraud’ and have alleged that Gokhale collects money on the pretext of filing RTIs. 

An AAP supporter named Amit Behere had accused Gokhale of wasting money by filing RTIs, which have had absolutely “zero return on investment”. He had alleged that the donations to Gokhale had obtained no results for the common public buf have benefitted only Gokhale himself.

It is pertinent to note that Saket Gokhale’s father was arrested in 2015 on the charge of protecting drug smugglers. Later, the court had acquitted him as Mumbai Police had no evidence against him.

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 is 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 win. 

Most complaints are from Cooch Behar, Birbhum, Bardhaman, North 24 Parganas and Kolkata, said that NHRC reports adding that most of the complaints related to rape, molestation, and vandalism and were received through local sources in West Bengal while the team was camping there. The statutory body added that a list of 57 complaints related to women was received from the National Women Commission.

Interestingly, the celebrate their victory, TMC has decided to host “Khela Hobe Diwas” on the very day that call for Direct Action Day was given – 16th of August. 16th August, the day when the call to massacre Hindus of Bengal was given by Muslim League founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Bengal, the only province in India under Muslim League rule at that time, was apparently chosen by the Muslim League leadership as the suitable place to unleash terror on Hindus in the name of “Direct Action”.

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