China has admitted, finally, that it did suffer casualties during the Galwan Valley Clash. Gallantry Awards were conferred to four men of the PLA which indicates that the actual number of casualties were much higher. Social media users noticed an incongruency between the manner in which one far-left media portal reported the event.
The Quint reported that China had finally admitted that 4 PLA soldiers were “martyred” during the Galwan Valley clash. When the Indian Army had said that they had suffered casualties as well immediately after clash, The Quint had reported that the Indian soldiers were “killed” during the clash. The incongruency between the two reports did not sit well with people on social media.
According to an archived version of the report from the 19th of February that was published at 9:02 a.m. on the said date, the headline initially carried the word ‘martyr’.
The original headline for The Quint report
However, it was subsequently updated 3 hours later at 12:22 p.m. The headline in the updated report said “killed”. The URL of the report, nevertheless, continued to carry the word ‘martyred’.
Updated headline of The Quint report
While it is true that the Indian Army does not recognize the word ‘martyr’ as an official term, The Quint’s usage of the same for Chinese soldiers does reflect the underlying mindset that leads to such reports. However, it appears that The Quint seems to have realised its error pretty quickly.
At a time when the world is recovering from the Coronavirus pandemic, another health emergency seems to be knocking on the doors as Russia on Saturday said that country’s scientists have now detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans. The highly contagious H5N8 strain is lethal for birds, however, it was never reported to have spread to humans.
Seven workers at a poultry plant in the south of the country were infected with the virus following an outbreak among the birds there in December. All seven of them are now out of danger, said Anna Popova, the head of Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor. She also confirmed that there was no sign of human to human transmission of the virus yet. The Russian scientists had isolated the genetic material of the strain from the infected seven workers.
Popova also noted that important scientific discovery will further tell if the virus can further mutate. “The discovery of these mutations when the virus has not still acquired an ability to transmit from human to human gives us all, the entire world, time to prepare for possible mutations and react in an adequate and timely fashion,” Popova said.
According to the reports, the Russian scientists have now alerted about the looming threat of Avian Flu’s human transmission to the World Health Organization. “Information about the world’s first case of transmission of the avian flu (H5N8) to humans has already been sent to the World Health Organization,” said Anna Popova.
Recently, the Avian Flu outbreaks of the H5N8 strain was reported from Russia, Europe, China, the Middle East and North Africa. Other strains – H5N1, H7N9 and H9N2 – have been known to spread to human. However, it is the first time that H5N8 is mutated to infect humans.
The Vector Institute in Siberia said on Saturday that it would start developing human tests and a vaccine against H5N8.
New CCTV footage has emerged that shows the brutal manner in which Rinku Sharma was murdered in Delhi. Furthermore, the video also captures one man, a part of the mob, carrying a knife with him in his hand. It further debunks the narrative employed by the secular-liberal media to whitewash the hate crime.
Shekhar Gupta’s The Print had quoted the family of the accused to peddle the narrative that it was the Bajrang Dal activist who had brought the knife that was used to murder him. The CCTV footage clearly demonstrates that a member of the mob was carrying a knife as well.
While it is possible that Rinku Sharma had picked up a knife later in self-defence as well, the allegation that it was him who brought the knife and started the fight clearly falls flat. Based on the CCTV footage, four more people identified as Deen Mohammad, Dilshan alias Aftab, Faiyaiz alias Sadri and Faizan alias Nirale were arrested, raising the total number of arrests in the case to 9.
The Print report had further claimed that Rinku Sharma was drunk on the fateful night in order to blame him for his own death. It is a familiar pattern that has emerged where secular-liberal media provides platform to the family of the accused in order to whitewash the crime when the accused belongs to a community the media considers a protected class.
From the Pulwama attack to the Delhi Riots, the media has demonstrated an overeager tendency to absolve the accused of all guilt and blame the victim instead. In the aftermath of the former, the Indian security personnel were blamed for radicalising the terrorist while in the second instance, Tahir Hussain was portrayed as acting in self defence.
The familiar pattern was once again repeated in the case of Rinku Sharma where he was blamed for his death.
Faryal Makhdoom, the wife of Pakistan-origin boxer Amir Khan, was heavily criticised by her followers for allegedly making homophobic comments on social media by referring to one of her fans as ‘lesbian’.
The 29-year-old Pakistan-American model Faryal Makhdoom had posted a picture of herself dressed in a lilac satin attire with a matching headscarf. She had captioned the image with the words, “Thank you God for blessing me much more than I deserve @kiyahabayas #AD”.
Image Source: Faryal Makhdoom/ Instragram/ Daily Mail
A fan of Faryal posted a comment on her image saying, “What’s next, bikini?’ alongside a bikini emoji.”
To which Faryal responded in a seemingly negative tone, asking whether the social media user was a lesbian.
Image Source: Dailymail
Unimpressed by the response, another follower asked Faryal, “WTF? Are you homophobic?”
Faryal Makhdoom got a mixed response on Instagram after some of her followers stood in support of the model. Even though some users did not like her comments, some users said it was not a big deal and asserted that her homophobic comments are being exaggerated.
“How about you just unfollow her if it triggers you that much. Does it pay your rent or feed your soul to be bad mind on her post,” wrote one follower. Another wrote, “She can say what she wants. Get over her and get off her page you bunch of toddlers.”
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One Instagram user also accused her of posing while covering full body in one picture while wearing revealing outfits in other when she should be taking care of her ill mother in law instead, since not doing so is ‘haram’ in Islam.
Comment on Faryal Makhdoom’s Instagram post
Some Instagram users also accused her of wearing abaya and other Islamic outfits for fashion and being a ‘convertible’ and not having dedication to Islam.
Well, not just Faryal, even her husband British boxer with Pakistani roots Amir Khan is known for major goof-ups. In 2019, Amir Khan had created a controversy after he made remarks claiming that Pakistan’s chances of winning the world cup depend on how they fix matches.
Perhaps, in a Freudian slip, Amir Khan, while analysing the prospects of the Pakistan cricket team in the 2019 cricket world cup, had said that the results depend on various aspects, including how the Pakistani cricket team fixes the games. Amir Khan’s statement had left Pakistani fans perplexed and red-faced.
In a fresh development in the Rinku Sharma murder case, Delhi Police has retrieved a new video of the crime, based on which they have arrested four people. The video was taken from CCTV installed outside Rinku Sharma’s house, where he was brutally murdered by a Muslim mob.
The arrested persons are named Deen Mohammad, Dilshan alias Aftab, Faiyaiz alias Sadri and Faizan alias Nirale. They were identified after scanning the CCTV footage, coupled with eyewitness accounts. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to 9, as earlier 5 persons were arrested by the police.
दिल्ली के मंगोलपुरी में रिंकू शर्मा की हत्या मामले में दिल्ली पुलिस ने चार आरोपी दीन मोहम्मद, दिलशान, फ़ैयाज़ और फैजान को गिरफ़्तार किया है। ये चारों आरोपी इस CCTV में हमला करते हुये साफ दिखाई दे रहे है। इससे पहले 5 आरोपी गिरफ़्तार किये गये थे, यानी अब तक 9 आरोपी गिरफ़्तार। pic.twitter.com/rCGTceW5LX
The new video once again debunks the propaganda spread by a section of left-liberal media that Rinku Sharma was killed at a birthday party after he had started a fight, and the knife was used to kill him belonged to him. This video, like the earlier video from inside Rinku’s house, show that a mob of more than a dozen people had gone to Rinku’s house to kill him, and the incident didn’t happen at a birthday party.
Knife seen attacker’s hand
Moreover, in the video, one of the attackers can be seen armed with a knife. This proves that killers had carried knives with themselves, and the weapon that killed Rinku was not snatched from him as some media reports were claiming. In the video, several persons armed with long sticks were seen brutally attacking Rinku Sharma, while some women were also there are onlookers. Towards the end of the CCTV footage, the man with the knife can be seen making quick moves to reach near Rinku Sharma, and attacking him with the knife. Although it is not very visible as in happened in a shadowed area, the movements make it clear that the man in a deep olive green shirt attacked Rinku Sharma with a knife, probably which proved to be fatal.
The video makes it clear that the mob had arrived there with a clear intention to kill Rinku Sharma, and he was seen desperately trying to save his life. There is no evidence that he attacked the mob, which is also not possible given that he and his family was greatly outnumbered.
Rinku Sharma Murder Case
On February 10, 25-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Rinku Sharma was brutally murdered by a mob. The incident took place in a Muslim dominated area, Mangolpuri, Delhi. According to the reports, the incident was a fallout of the argument between Rinku Sharma and his murderers over the collection of funds for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. At that time, the dispute was resolved, but later a group of people attack Rinku again at his house. He was stabbed with a large knife in his back. Rinku was declared dead at the hospital that was only 300 meters away from the place of the incident.
Reports suggest that Rinku’s mother was also strangulated by the attackers. They came with a plan to burn down the house. Sharma had even donated blood to the wife of one of his attackers one and half years ago when she was pregnant and in critical condition. He also had helped Shakuru, brother of another attacker Islam, when he got admitted to hospital after contracting Covid-19.
On February 20, Meerut Police arrested one Naushad alias Suhail for spitting on the food while working as a cook at a wedding. On February 18, a video started to go viral on social media platforms in which a man was seen spitting on uncooked roti before putting it in tandoor. The video was shared by several netizens.
The location was identified as Aroma Garden, Meerut. Sachin Sirohi of Hindu Jagran Manch registered an FIR against the person who was identified as Naushad.
उपरोक्त प्रकरण के संबंध में थाना प्रभारी मेडिकल को जांच कर आवश्यक कार्यवाही हेतु निर्देशित किया गया है।
On February 20, Meerut Police acknowledged on Twitter that the station in-charge had been directed to investigate the case. As per reports, Yashoda Yadav, Vice President of Bar Association, Meerut, managed to locate Naushad.
Slightly better. But mere slaps are not a deterrent. He probably gets worse beating from his parents. Thrashing should be memorable for a lifetime. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/V99qcQcpJA
A few videos of Naushad being beaten up for his actions are also circulating on social media platforms.
मेरठ में एक हिन्दू परिवार की शादी समारोह में तंदूरी रोटी पर थूक लगाने वाला युवक, वहां की सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता एडवोकेट यशोदा जी की सजगता से पकड़ा गया, पहले उसकी अच्छी धुलाई की गई फिर थाने पहुंचा दिया गया.. और हां इस थूकलिगी युवक का नाम नौशाद है.. pic.twitter.com/6pHpix8Y3v
In a video byte, Yashoda said that when she learned about the incident, she approached the police to file a complaint and found that Hindu Jagran Manch has already registered an FIR. She contacted a few people to find about the caterer who had hired Naushad. Once she got the information about the caterer, he was called to her place and directed to bring Naushad with him. He was handed over to the police for further action.
*आरोमा गार्डन थूक कर खिलाने वाला पकड़ा गया* मेरठ के अरोमा गार्डन मैं थूक कर तंदूर की रोटी खाने वाला व्यक्ति मेडिकल पुलिस ने गिरफ्तार कर लिया और इसमें एक यशोदा नाम की महिला ने बहुत ही सराहनीय कार्य क्या है बधाई हो इस महिला के लिए pic.twitter.com/rKoYllTOIP
As per the Meerut Police statement, a case under several sections, including 269, 270, 188 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of Epidemic Disease Act, has been registered against Naushad. The viral video in which Naushad was seen spitting on food was from February 16.
Naushad has stated that the person in the video is him, some reports suggest that he has denied the allegations of spitting on the food despite video evidence against him.
Bollywod actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have been blessed with a baby boy on Sunday.
Designer Manish Malhotra announced the good news on his Instagram story today and wrote, “Congratulations, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan”. Kareena’s cousin Riddhima Kapoor Sahni also congratulated the couple.
Kareena Kapoor Khan was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday morning.
Kareena and Saif got married in 2012 and are already parents to four-year-old son Taimur. Saif Ali Khan also has two other children – daughter Sara Ali Khan and son Ibrahim Ali Khan, from his first marriage to actor Amrita Singh.
In a shocking incident, a team of journalists of public opinion portal ‘Jan Ki Baat’ was brutally attacked by the goons allegedly associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal.
On Saturday, a group of supporters of Mamata Banerjee-led TMC attacked the journalists of ‘Jan Ki Baat’ for reporting on alleged irregularities in the ‘Swasthya Sathi’ scheme of the West Bengal government. It is being alleged that the attacks happened in the presence of West Bengal police officials. It was recently alleged that a private hospital in Kolkata denied admission to a patient under the Swasthya Sathi scheme because he did not have a valid card.
Speaking to OpIndia, Jan Ki Baat CEO and psephologist Pradeep Bhandari said that reporters and data analysts of ‘Jan Ki Baat’ – Aman Verma, Avik Bhattacharya and Kritarth were brutally attacked in Durgapur for exposing lapses in ‘Swasthya Sathi’ scheme, a pet project of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
‘Jan Ki Baat’ is an independent global on-ground public opinion technology company.
According to Bhandari, a 58-year-old beneficiary of the scheme had died of cardiac arrest after allegedly being denied emergency medical treatment at The Mission Hospital. The Vice-chairman of the hospital is allegedly a close relative of a local TMC leader.
Police did nothing, stones were hurled at our team, says Pradeep Bhandari
As ‘Jan Ki Baat’ journalists reported the distraught family’s version of the incident, they were physically assaulted, said Pradeep Bhandari. He also alleged that he was shocked to learn that the entire attack occurred in front of the police who chose to do nothing.
“Even when stones were hurled at them by hospital staff, the police did nothing to protect them. The family of the deceased stood supported my team through and through. ‘Right to Report’ is under threat, the lives of passionate young journalists are at risk and this is intolerance in its true form,” the ‘Jan Ki Baat’ CEO added.
Aman and Avik got attacked while recording the distraught families version. Aman’s phone was snatched& Avik sustained grievous injuries. Is there no right to report in Bengal 3/4 #RightToReport#AttackOnJanKiBaatpic.twitter.com/obkHVKlg6a
Pradeep Bhandari, who is currently touring West Bengal ahead of the state elections, said that it was shocking and horrifying that young journalists are attacked for showing the truth and exposing the lapses in a state government scheme.
“The conspiracy of silence by those who give lectures on intolerance should be seen by people of India. Bengal needs deployment of Central forces for safety and security of all,” he said.
The Congress party has upped its ante to strengthen the anti-farm law agitation after the movement lost momentum and failed to make any impact. ABP News Editor Pankaj Jha reported that the grand old party organised a ‘Jan Akrosh Rally’ in Saraikela in Jharkhand on Thursday (February 18) to demonstrate their opposition to the historic farm laws. In a video uploaded by Jha, a female dancer is seen enthralling the ‘protesting audience’ with an item number on ‘Laila o Laila’.
The Congress party’s attempt to gather a large crowd of ‘protestors’ seems to have worked as scores of people gawked over the performance of the female dancer. According to Pankaj Jha, the rally and the dance programme was organised by Congress MLA from Pakaur constituency Alamgir Alam. “See the pain and concern of Alamgir Alam, who has been elected on a Congress party ticket,” the ABP Editor tweeted.
Netizens mock Congress rally after video gets traction on social media
Since then, the video has gone viral on social media. Netizens and several BJP leaders including IT Cell Head Amit Malviya shared the video and took potshots at the Congress. “Congress wants Laila, Farmer agitators want Mia Khalifa,” wrote one Twitter user. His comment was directed at the Congress and anti-farm law protestors who received support from pornstar Mia Khalifa.
“Other parties play patriotic songs during Farmer Solidarity rallies but only the Congress rally has a dance number on ‘Laila o Laila’ song”, wrote the sarcastic guy.
Doosri parties ke kisan samrthan rally main desh bhakti ke geet hote Hain aur Congress ki rally main Laila Laila gane par dance ?? https://t.co/NPg8mc50p0
It must be mentioned that the Delhi State Congress unit passed a unanimous resolution last month to make senior Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi as the party President.
The Gandhi scion quit after 2019 general elections debacle. Upon his resignation as party president, his mother Sonia Gandhi was made interim President. Prior to Rahul Gandhi, she had served as party president for two decades.
In a major setback to the Congress party, nearly 1,400 workers of party’s student wing, National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), have resigned in Jammu, citing massive corruption in the election process of the party.
According to the reports, many office-bearers, including general secretary and vice president, district media coordinator and several others, have resigned from the Congress party’s students’ wing in Jammu. The NSUI workers have alleged that the party has cheated them in the name of democracy and membership.
The NSUI members alleged that the party had asked them to pay Rs 100 each for the internal polls. However, no election was conducted. The workers accused the party of subverting internal democracy within the party by not carrying out the election but selecting the favoured candidates.
The NSUI leaders had apprised the party leadership about the corruption in the students’ union and had also written a letter to Congress party interim chief Sonia Gandhi. In the letter, the NSUI leaders said that they were cheated in the name of membership. They accused NSUI office-bearers of collecting fees for elections. However, they did not elect any of them for the past 2.5 years.
The resignation of the NSUI workers comes just a few days after a similar allegation of election fraud was put out by Karnataka Youth Congress members in the recently concluded ‘elections’.
