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Meena Harris spreads fake news about Nodeep Kaur, here is how the woman’s statement debunks her lies

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Meena Harris spreads fake news about Nodeep Kaur, here is how the woman’s statement debunks her lies

American author and niece of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Meena Harris caused a controversy on Saturday, by tweeting unverified allegations about the Nodeep Kaur case. In her tweet, Meena Harris alleges that Nodeep Kaur has been sexually assaulted in police custody. This unverified claim went viral and was on repeat ad nauseum by others, including the actress Chitrangada Singh. Fortunately, this brutal and bizarre claim is not true.

The contentious tweet by Meena Harris containing the unverified allegation

In a statement on Saturday, the Sonepat Police, which holds Nodeep Kaur in custody, denied the allegations “being circulated on social media platforms about illegal detention and harassment”, and termed them an “afterthought”. Sonepat Police further claimed that at the police station, Nodeep Kaur was kept in the ladies’ waiting room “for the entire time and was accompanied by two female police personnel for the entire duration of her stay”.

However, the most crucial part of Sonepat Police’s statement was that Nodeep Kaur was taken to Civil Hospital for a general medical exam and a special medical exam specifically for sexual assault. But Nodeep Kaur herself gave a written statement refusing the special examination on the grounds that she hadn’t been a victim of sexual assualt. Sonepat Police said that Nodeep Kaur underwent a “special medical examination by a lady doctor for sexual assault where she herself gave a written statement… that she doesn’t want to be medically examined as she had not been assaulted”.

Furthermore, Nodeep Kaur made no allegations of sexual assault when she was presented in front of the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The Police said that, “she did not disclose/mention anything about any assault by police officials” to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, before whom she was presented prior to being taken to Karnal jail.

Nevertheless, it did not stop Meena Harris from spreading the unverified claim of sexual assault via tweet. Meena Harris’s disinformation spread like wildfire, with the tweet amassing almost 60 thousand likes and millions of impressions. Meena Harris has repeatedly utilized her platform to spread unsubstantiated claims and sometimes outright falsehoods. This time around however, she wasn’t alone in spreading unverifed claims.

Bollywood actress Chitrangda Singh quote tweeted an inflammatory headline from The Wire on Twitter which claimed that Nodeep Kaur has been sexually assaulted in police custody.

Source: Twitter

This claim, made by Nodeep’s lawyer, is incorrect in light of Sonepat Police’s statement. Nodeep’s lawyer claims that a medical examination of Nodeep after her arrest shows wounds on her private parts. But this turns out to be false because according to Nodeep’s own written statement, she did not consent to a special examination because she was not a victim of sexual assault.

Both Meena Harris and Chitrangda Singh have not rescinded their allegations and claims yet, despite the statement from Sonepat Police.

‘The self reliant budget has something to offer for everyone’, HM Amit Shah lauds the Union Budget

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‘The self reliant budget has something to offer for everyone’, HM Amit Shah lauds the Union Budget

The Union Budget of India for 2021-2022 was presented by the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2021, as her second budget. Lauding the budget presented by the Finance Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah termed the second budget of Narendra Modi-led government’s second term as a guide to “self-reliant India”.

In an editorial piece in Hindi daily Jagran, the HM said that though bringing a customary budget amidst the pandemic was a major challenge, still, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented an all-inclusive budget under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi.

He wrote that before one evaluates the budget, the basic spirit of the union budget should be understood in two points. Firstly, despite stalled economic activity due to months of lockdown, it presents a picture of a strong India. Secondly, the budget shows the determination of the country which aspires to be self-reliant. The country has realized that any disaster can be turned into an opportunity if its leaders are far-sighted and determined.

Alongside ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas’, the budget gives priority to poor, farmers and women

The Modi government has carried forward public welfare work without imposing any additional taxes on the citizens. The budget is a tutorial on economic policy-making and structural reforms and a resounding exemplification of Modi’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) plan.

HM Amit Shah wrote that this year’s budget lays emphasis on strengthening agricultural infrastructure and doubling the income of farmers. The budget manifests that the government is ensuring fixing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at one and half times more than what the produce would cost the farmers. This showed the commitment of the Modi government towards the farmers of the country.

Modi government working in the interest of farmers

HM Amit Shah said the Prime Minister has been devoted to the welfare of farmers since day one and numerous efforts have been made to double their income.

The increase in procurement of wheat and pulses at MSP in the last year and procurement of paddy at MSP which has been doubled this year, benefiting 1.5 crore farmers of the country.

He furthered that earlier those farmers who had to face police atrocities while procuring urea are today benefitting for the central govt’s schem- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN, under which benefits are directly transfered to the farmer’s bank accounts.

The government has made a provision of Rs 16.5 lakh crore in this year’s budget to provide easy loan to the farmers of the country. Also, Rs 10 thousand crores have been allocated for micro-irrigation projects. Efforts have been made to increase the rural infrastructure fund from Rs 30 to 40 thousand crores.

Moreover, in an effort to connect Indian farmers to the global market by which they can double their incomes, the central govt has promoted a pan-India electronic trading portal called eNAM, which facilitates a single-window solution to the farmers and stakeholders to disseminate the information about seeds, farm machinery, fertilisers, etc.

Many developed nations couldn’t handle the pandemic, as well as India under the leadership of PM Modi, did

India, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, managed the coronavirus crisis in a far better manner compared to the other developing and some developed countries. During the pandemic, India has made a quantum leap in the health sector and the health infrastructure.

There has been a historic increase of 137 per cent, that is Rs 2.38 lakh crore in the health budget. Moreover, with an allocation of Rs 64,180 crore in the budget, services under the ‘Prime Minister Atma Nirbhar Swasthya Bharat Yojana’ would now reach almost 75 thousand villages.

In the budget Rs. 35,000 crore has been earmarked for the coronavirus vaccines. India is a leader in manufacturing and the production of COVID-19 vaccines. With the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family), Modi ji is honouring India on the global platform by delivering vaccines to all the countries around the globe.

2020-21 Budget has something to offer everyone, wrote Amit Shah

In addition, the budget has something for everyone and it will continue to facilitate PM Modi’s resolve to provide housing, toilets, LPG, electricity, clean water and food security to every citizen of India.

After delivering free cooking gas to eight crore women under Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana, Govt aims to reach an additional one crore beneficiaries under the scheme. Moreover, Modi government’s decision to exempt senior citizens above the age of 75 years in the budget from filing tax returns is a symbol of the government’s humanitarian outlook.

Moreover the budget proposes to create five new ports and integrate the data of migrant laborers to benefit fisheries industry, so that they can avail one country-one ration card. In the interest of the middle class and to counter Coronavirus impact, RBI moratorium on home loan EMI has been extended by another year.

Modi government saddened by the negative politics of the opposition, opines HM Amit Shah

Over the past seven decades, a number of governments have come, but never before has a government been so committed to the welfare of the common people. Modi government has brought economic reforms enhancing India’s credibility on the global platform. The number of reforms introduced in the last six years has easily outnumbered reforms taken up by previous governments. India’s swift and continuous rise in global ranking of ‘ease of doing business’ bears testimony to this.

Today the country is ready to become an economic superpower. But even at this point, opposition party leaders do not refrain from spreading misinformation or doing petty politics. “This saddens me”, wrote the HM in the editorial piece for the Hindi Daily newspaper Jagran.

All the works that I mentioned above are going to bring about a better change in the life of the common man. Is all this possible when the country is financially weak? asked Shah.

Emphasis on economic reforms is the hallmark of the Modi government

The Home Minister furthered that post the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is in a reset mode and this budget will help our country to use this opportunity to emerge stronger in the global scenario and make it the fastest growing economy in the world.

He said India cannot become a leading country without strong infrastructure and Modi government has done comendable work in the field, taking concrete steps for the development of infrastructure. A sum of Rs 1.18 lakh crore has been allocated in the budget to the Ministry of Transport and Highways which will give new impetus to the expansion of highways. A special provision for road construction projects in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Assam has also been earmarked, he said.

Special attention given to Railways

Special attention has been given to the development of railway and for this purpose, a record sum of 1.10 lakh crore has been allocated to the sector.

Moreover, capital expenditure has been increased by 34.5 percent to accelerate economic growth. It has increased to Rs 5.54 lakh crore from 4.21 lakh crore last year, said Shah.

Budget 2021-22 encourages start-ups, says Amit Shah

The government has encouraged start-ups by giving tax relief until March 31, 2022. Moreover, several steps have also been taken to strengthen the economy and the small and medium scale industries, employing millions of people.

Further, in its steps taken to boost economy, the govt has been facilitating the ease to obtain credit by improving the banking system. Also steps for settlement of economic disputes have been improvised. The result of these steps is that the foreign investments in India have increased rapidly. It has reached $ 24.6 billion in the last quarter, informed the Home Minister.

Budget of a self-reliant India

Terming the Budget 2021-22 a guide to “self-reliant India”, HM Amit Shah opined that the current union budget would pave the way for a self-reliant India. This budget is going to inspire every citizen belonging to whichever region or community in the country to take a leap forward, added Amit Shah.

Amidst call to boycott 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics, Canada says it would warn athletes against publicly criticising China

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Amidst call to boycott 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics, Canada says it would warn athletes against publicly criticising China

As China gears up to host the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing in February next year, the call to boycott the winter games being hosted by China next year has been growing. Amidst all this, the Canadian Olympic organisers have said that they would warn its athletes to refrain from openly criticising China ahead of the winter games. The decision was taken due to concerns that the Communist Party’s critics could be prosecuted under the draconian national security law.

David Shoemaker, chief executive officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee, said that the athletes have been asked to not to comment at least until after the Games have taken place.

In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Shoemaker said: “There have been dissents in Honk Kong, who have been taken away and charged for saying thing contrary to the Communist Party of the Chinese Government’s policies. So we will talk to our athletes about the implications of what they say and of the topics that they choose to speak about.”

Expressing his disapproval over calls to boycott the Beijing Olympic winter games next February, the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee opined that the boycott is unlikely to effect the alleged persecution of China’s Uighur Muslims who have been facing a systemic campaign of detention and abuse under the Communist Government of China. He also said that instead, the boycott may have a negative impact, making things worse for the two Canadians- Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, detained in China.

By attending the Olympics the athletes would definitely be part of the “most spectacular sporting event in the world”, however, before the event the committee would spend a considerable amount of time counselling Olympians as to what they might consider not to comment on, at least until the games are over.

It is pertinent to note here that before taking up the post of the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, David Shoemaker served as the CEO of the National Basketball Association (NBA) of China, which came in the line of fire by Chinese authorities after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s October 2019 Tweet that voiced support for protests in Hong Kong. 

Though he had deleted his Tweet almost instantly, it could not stop Chinese broadcasters from not airing NBA games, companies from cancelling NBS sponsorships or vendors from selling league merchandise. Chinese online giant Tencent, blocked streaming Houstan’s games for almost 15 months, only to resume in January this year.

This was an typical example of China’s practice of mixing sports and politics, owing to which the Canadian Olympic Committee CEO talks of being extra cautious.

According to reports, since the Houston Rockets’ incident, many human-right activists and parliamentarians have batted for the boycott of the 2022 winter games by the Canadian Olympic Committee, which they think would serve as a loud protest against the Chinese secessionist government which has overseen a dramatic erosion of civil liberties in Hong Kong, stepped up oppression and humiliation of Uyghur Muslims and the arbitrary detention of the two Canadian nationals, which was largely seen as an act of political-hostage taking.

However, Shoemaker dismissed the idea of boycott saying that it would not be fair to take away a lifetime opportunity from athletes. Moreover, he said that boycotting the winter games which is being hosted by China next year, might infuriate the Communist government who would surely perceive it as a great insult, and this may also hinder the chances of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor being released any time soon.

Additionally Shoemaker said that history has it that boycotting Olympics has never been effective. Such was the case in 1980, when Canada joined the US to boycott attending the summer Olympics in Moscow in protest against the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, said the CEO, furthering that despite the boycott the Soviet union remained in Afghanistan for almost a decade even after that year.

Meanwhile, the family of the detained Canadian Michael Kovrig also opined that boycotting the winter game was no solution.

Some people belonging to Canada’s Uyghur community opined that participating in the games hosted by China would amount to betraying what the country stood for. Moreover, John Higginbotham, a Canadian diplomat who advocated the boycott was also of the opinion that Beijing’s recent actions “meet the test fully” for the boycott. “What more do we need? Public execution of the Michaels? asked the irked diplomat.

There have been growing calls for boycotting the Winter Olympics, which celebrated their one-year countdown last Thursday. Several Canadian MPs signed an open letter calling for a boycott last week and asking for the Games to be relocated from the Chinese capital.

Meanwhile, China has threatened of imposing sanction on those who back out from participating in the winter games. According to the editor-in-chief of the state-backed nationalist tabloid Global Times, China will respond to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic boycotts with serious sanctions towards any countries that pull out.

Sharing a screenshot of an article in The Guardian website, headlined “MPs urge British Olympians to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Games”,  Hu Xijin wrote on Twitter on Sunday: “Boycotting 2022 Beijing Winter Games, an unpopular idea, won’t receive wide support. IOC and athletes will both oppose it, and China will seriously sanction any country that follows such a call.”

As the Globalist Left attempts to use the ‘farmer protests’ to further its agenda, India and PM Modi receive praise from others in the West

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As the Globalist Left attempts to use the ‘farmer protests’ to further its agenda, India and PM Modi receive praise from others in the West

Prominent American conservatives and right-wingers have begun to express their support for India and Prime Minister Modi in wake of the Greta Files leak. On Sunday, influential U.S. conservative Jack Posobiec tweeted a popular image of Prime Minister Modi which is extremely recognizable amongst the PM’s supporters. The image, with an in-image caption reads, “In reality they’re not after me, they’re after you. I’m just just in the way”.

The tweet seems to signal support for India amidst the current campaign that is underway, as the fallout from Greta Leaks continues to spread throughout the Internet.

Jack Posobiec is a television news host for the cable news station, One America News Network, operating in USA. He’s an extremely influential conservative on the social media website Twitter, with over 1.1 million followers to his name. In 2016, he was the Special Projects Director for Citizens for Trump, the largest Trump grassroots organization in the United States.

Mr. Posobiec has also questioned the involvement of the Canadian Government in the Farmer Protests, including Jagmeet Singh, a Canadian Member of Parliament who has been linked with Khalistani outfits.

Credible allegations exist against Jagmeet Singh as being the person behind Rihanna’s Farmers Protest tweet. Mr. Posobiec also equated the Khalistan Movement to the Quebec Nationalist Movement, and exclaimed that if Canada can meddle in India’s internal politics, India can do the same thing vice versa. Mr. Posobiec was not the only American conservative who came out in support of India on social media.

On 4th February 2021, three days before Mr. Posobiec’s tweet, another noteworthy American conservative, Amy Mek signaled support for India. On Twitter, Amy Mek called upon her followers in India to help ‘expose the left’s coordinated attack’ on India and on the farm bills.

Amy Mek tweeted for India again, asking her fellow Americans to ‘pay attention to the coordinated global attack on India by the left.’ Amy Mek utilized her platform of more than 2,20,000 followers on Twitter to call for unity between Indians and Americans in order to fight the same dark forces of the Globalist Left.

Another prominent American conservative journalist Mike Cernovich, also came out in support for India on Twitter. Mr. Cernovich tweeted that one of the smartest person he knows has told him that ‘India is the future.’ Mr. Cernovich’s tweet was adjudged in the same context as Jack Posobiec and Amy Mek. Mr. Mike Cernovich is a highly influential conservative on the social media website Twitter, where he has over 6,60,000 followers.

Famous American YouTube personality and right-wing libertarian gamer, The Quartering, has posted a video covering the Greta Leaks on YouTube. The Quartering, who has accumulated over one million subscribers on YouTube, has received over 2 lakh views on his video since its upload. In his video, the Quartering goes through the Greta leaks, and heavily criticized the fake, inorganic activism of Greta Thunberg, Rihanna and others. The comments on this video are overwhelmingly pro-India, with seemingly most of them criticizing Greta and her toolkit brand of activism.

Across social media, in anti-left circles all around the world, the Nationalist rhetoric from PM Modi, has drawn praise. PM Modi’s perception is of a nationalist leader, who is leading a nation against Globalist institutions attempting to interfere with or influence the political system in India. Ever since the defeat of Donald Trump, the resignation of Shinzo Abe, the multiple scandals surrounding Jair Bolsanaro; and the shoddy handling of the Coronavirus Lockdown in U.K. by Boris Johnson, PM Modi remains the only legitimately elected, anti-Globalist leader.

Thus, those not fond of the Globalist Left from all across the world look towards India and PM Modi, as one of the only major democracies with a strong nationalist leader, to lead the fight against the Globalist Left and its neoliberal ideology.

India’s message of condemnation towards foreign actors attempting to influence her national discourse was met with praise from Western conservatives. The toolkit expose of Greta, which brought the story to mainstream attention, was the hook which lured a lot of Westerners to this story.

However, the real story is that India is effectively pushing back against these inorganic, foreign attempts to interfere with Indian affairs. Thus, at a time when India is being subjected to a negative international campaign, it has also drawn praise from unexpected quarters.

Investigating Super bowl ‘farmer protest’ ad: Greta toolkit, ties to George Soros and a track that glorifies Bhindranwale

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Investigating Super bowl ‘farmer protest’ ad: Greta toolkit, ties to George Soros and a track that glorifies Bhindranwale

Social media was abuzz on Monday after it was claimed by many international sympathisers of the ‘farmer protests’ in India that an ad in support of the protests was aired during the Super Bowl, a mega sporting event in the United States of America. The claims were only partially accurate but there is a lot more than what meets the eye here.

The immediate reaction from people on social media was that Super Bowl ads are extremely expensive. According to reports, a 32-second national ad cost $5.5 million. Therefore, how did the ‘protesters’ manage such a hefty amount?

As it turns out, it was not a national but a regional ad. And as such, cost only ten thousand dollars since it was aired only in the Fresco County area in California. According to reports, the ad was created by Indian-American Raj Sodhi-Layne with a couple of her friends and it was she who signed the contract for air time with CBS.

According to tweets by Sikh groups, the ad was aired on Channel 47 KSEE 24, in Fresno County, California, 3-3:30pm. It was aired prior to the game. She raised funds for the ad through an online funding campaign.

It is the Facebook account of Raj Sodhi Layne, however, that reveals the dark underbelly of the people behind the ad. On her profile, she shared a news report that credited the ‘Valley Sikh Community’ for funding the expenses.

Facebook post by Raj Sodhi Layne

In the Facebook Post, it can be seen that she has set her location to ‘Sikh Institute Fresno’ (SIF). The news report she has cited quotes one Gurpreet Singh Mann of SIF as saying, “The three laws are really going to change agriculture in India. The way they have been practicing agriculture, the corporate world is really going to be coming to the small farmers”.

One thing that is clear is that Raj Sodhi Layne worked with SIF for the super bowl ad. The website of the group shows that it works in partnership with the Sikh Coalition in the USA. In a post dating back to 2015, Gurpreet Mann discusses posters that were made by the Sikh Coalition.

Sikh Institute Fresno post from 2015

The said poster states, “Sikhism is a distinct, independent and monotheistic religion. It is not a branch or blend of any other faith.” Thus, the brand of Sikhism promoted by such groups appear consistent with that of Ashok Singh Garcha, who has earned the sobriquet of ‘Dharmo Semetic Garchos’.

Screenshot of a section of the poster

The Sikh Coalition has also been listed by the SIF as a valid resource for legal aid for Sikh. As it turns out, the Sikh Coalition receives funds from the Open Society Foundations (OSF). The OSF is an organisation of George Soros, who had earlier declared war on nationalists and nationalism, including Prime Minister Modi.

Its website states, “Most of the Sikh Coalition’s funding comes from generous individual donations within the community. The Sikh Coalition relies on your financial support to sustain its initiatives and broaden its services.”

“In addition, each year the Sikh Coalition proudly receives multiple competitive grants from private, non-Sikh foundations, including Open Society Foundations, the Proteus Fund, New York Foundation, and Emergent Fund,” it adds.

Sikh Coalition receives funds from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations

The SIF also lists the Jakara Movement as a ‘useful link’. Recently, Sangeet Toor, a journalist that was provided a platform by the Jakara Movement and given an air of credibility, spread fake news about ‘bombs being dropped at protest site’.

Furthermore, the Super Bowl ad in question featured a ‘farmers supporting song’ in the background which is titled ‘Dil-E’. The original video of the song is extremely problematic. At 2:06 into the video, Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale is glorified.

Screenshot of the original video of the song at 2:06

Another point to note is that the theme of the ad is consistent with that of the music video. The video tries to draw an equivalence between the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA and the ad follows a similar theme with quotes by Martin Luther King Jr. Thus, it is abundantly clear that the Super Bowl ad plot was the work of individuals with extremely dubious ideological inclinations.

The Khalistani hands behind the international campaign was revealed when climate activist Greta Thunberg accidentally shared a toolkit that exposed the sinister agenda before quickly deleting it. Since then, Prime Minister Modi has also spoken about it and warned the country against its danger.

187 students and 75 teachers in Malappuram test positive for COVID-19, Kerala now accounts for 55% total active cases

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187 students and 75 teachers in Malappuram test positive for COVID-19, Kerala now accounts for 55% total active cases

Months after being prematurely hailed by a section of media for suppressing COVID-19 cases, Kerala continues to remain in the grips of the coronavirus as a total of 187 students and 75 teachers have been reported to contracted the infection in two schools in Malappuram district.

The RT-PCR test conducted at Government Higher Secondary School, Maranchery and Vanneri Higher Secondary School, Perumbadappu on Friday once again punctured the claims of “Kerala Model”, touted by a section of media to hail state against the coronavirus.

By Sunday evening, it was revealed that 148 students and 39 teachers at Maranchery school, 39 students and 36 teachers at Vanneri school were infected with the contagion. The ubiquity of the infection in the schools underscores the extent of the coronavirus spread in the districts—Maranchery, Perambadappu and Veliyamkode in Malappuram and Vadakkekkad in Thrissur.

Samples were collected from tenth standard students in Maranchery school. Swabs of plus two students were going to be taken on Monday. The health department had advised those who had come in contact with the affected students to go on isolation.

The decision to conduct large-scale tests was taken after it was suspected that the students in Maranchery school might be affected with COVID-19. ” As many as 582 students and 50 staff at the Maranchery school were tested for COVID-19,” District Medical Officer(DMO) Dr K Sakeena said.

Dr Sakeena said tests were conducted at the Vanneri school after a teacher had tested positive for the virus. A total of 49 students were tested for the coronavirus, and 36 staff who took the tests were confirmed with the virus.

55 per cent of total active coronavirus cases in India belong to Kerala

It is also pertinent to note that Kerala currently has 55 per cent of the total active coronavirus cases in the country. Out of total 1,43,857 active coronavirus cases in the country, Kerala tops the list of states with 65,413 caseloads.

Source: https://www.covid19india.org/

The fresh wave of coronavirus in Kerala comes months after liberals, along with left-leaning media eagerly applauded the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. However, since then the situation in the state has only worsened as the number of COVID-19 cases reported are steadily rising.

The Kerala government is accused of not only underreporting of the coronavirus cases in the state but also has been accused of deliberately hiding the number of people who have succumbed to the pandemic to keep their image intact.

Kerala government accused of underreporting COVID-19 cases

Recently, a group of volunteers in Kerala has made a sensational claim accusing the Kerala government of fudging their COVID data to show a lesser number of coronavirus deaths in the state. The group recorded every Covid-19 related death in the state as per media reports and found that it is much more than the number of deaths reported by the state govt.

The group of researchers have compiled a list containing names of all the people who succumbed to the Chinese pandemic. These group of researches have put months of painstaking research to record data of these deceased persons, picking up from local papers and news networks to report almost all deaths that occurred in the state due to the pandemic.

According to the researchers, there were 3,543 COVID-19 deaths from Kerala till November 2020. However, the official death toll from the disease is 2,023 only. If one goes by the data of recorded deaths by Madhavan and his team, there has been a whopping 43 per cent of underreporting of COVID deaths in Kerala.

NDTV deletes report about Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter being duped on OLX: Here is what the story said

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NDTV deletes report about Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter being duped on OLX: Here is what the story said

NDTV reported how a fraudster duped daughter of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Harshita Kejriwal, of Rs 34,000, when she tried selling a second-hand sofa on the online marketplace OLX.

It said that following a complaint, the Delhi Civil Lines Police Station registered a complaint and started investigating the matter.

However, minutes after publishing the report NDTV deleted the report from its website.

NDTV deletes story about daughter of Arvind Kejriwal being duped
The report by NDTV which was deleted minutes after it was published

NDTV also deleted the Tweet pertaining to the story it posted a short while ago.

NDTV deletes story about daughter of Arvind Kejriwal being duped
Now deleted tweet by NDTV

India TV, which had also published the same report, deleted it too.

According to now-deleted reports, the accused has duped Harshita of Rs 34,000. The accused had initially deposited a small amount of money into Harshita Kejriwal’s account, presumably to gain her trust. Later, using a rigged QR code sent to Harshita, the fraudster withdrew the sum from her account.

Delhi Civil Lines Police have registered a case based on Delhi CM’s daughter’s complaint and investigations are underway.

NDTV deletes story about daughter of Arvind Kejriwal being duped
Now deleted report by NDTV

It is unclear as to why the story was deleted by NDTV. There are several reports, like this one on OneIndia, that still carry the story. It is unclear if the story itself was false or NDTV and other media houses chose to delete the report under some sort of pressure from AAP.

Rahul Gandhi and Congress launch a campaign to hire paid social media trolls: Read how

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Rahul Gandhi and Congress launch a campaign to hire paid social media trolls: Read how

After years of spreading lies and falsehoods on social media platforms, the Congress party has now officially launched a campaign to hire paid social media trolls to further its propaganda. The campaign was launched during a press conference convened by the Congress party on Monday.

Dubbed as “Social Media Warrior”, the campaign aims to enrol about 5,00,000 social media trolls, including 50,000 office-bearers from across the country. In the press conference, Congress leaders Pawan Khera, Pawan Bansal and Rohan Gupta unveiled the party’s campaign of raising a social media troll army to bolster its presence on various social media platforms.

It stands to reason that the 50,000 office bearing trolls that Congress party recruit would obviously be paid. However, it is also not clear if they would be paying their entire army of 5 lac trolls or they would choose only the best trolls to receive payment.

Source: YouTube

The development to raise a paid online troll army was supported by the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who took to Twitter to admit that Congress party will henceforth avail the services of internet trolls to spread its propaganda.

Exhorting people to join Congress’ ‘online troll army’, Gandhi hailed internet trolls as the “backbone” of the social media fight and urged social media warriors to join Congress to take on what he described as “paid trolls”.

Promotional video, helpline line number and dedicated website for Congress’ “social media warrior” launched

During the press conference, a promotional video for Congress’ “social media warrior” campaign was also launched, aimed at inviting online trolls active on social media websites to work for the Congress party. A logo devoted to Congress’ “social media warrior” campaign was also revealed in the press conference.

Furthermore, a helpline number and dedicated website to recruit social media trolls have also been launched. According to the website, the Indian National Congress social media team, under the campaign, will be expanded at every village, city, state, and national level in the country.

‘If you to believe in the ideology of the Congress party and want to contribute to the nation-building, then let us be a part of the Congress Social Media Team,” the website read.

The website sought personal details such as name, phone number, Whatsapp number, state, district, PIN code, educational qualifications, number of hours trolls can devote working for the Congress social media team and their preferred areas of interest.

Source: https://incsmwarriors.com
Source: https://incsmwarriors.com

Besides, applicants were also asked to provide social media platforms on which they were active and the link of their most active social media handle.

Source: https://incsmwarriors.com

Those interested for being a part of Congress’ social media troll army are expected to fill the form. According to the Congress spokespersons in the press conference, after careful scrutiny of those interested, interviews will be conducted to complete the recruitment process, followed by training to put the project in motion at the earliest.

Congress spokesperson claim Congress to raise online army to save the nation, but they don’t elaborate how

Responding to a question raised during the Press conference, Congress social media head Rohan Gupta said that the purpose of raising an “troll army” would be to counter trolls who indulge in “wrong trolling”. “On many occasions, we witness that people are being trolled for wrong reasons. We can’t stop the trolls because of their sheer strength. This army is being raised to counter their numerical dominance,” Gupta said.

Pawan Bansal, another Congress leader who was present at the press conference said that the social media warriors employed by the Congress party would help in saving the nation. However, he, along with other Congress functionaries, Rohan Gupta and Pawan Khera, did not elaborate on how raising an army of internet trolls would save the nation.

As Capt Amarinder Singh extends legal help to Republic Day rioters, Punjab police ‘controls’ protesting teachers with sticks: Details

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As Capt Amarinder Singh extends legal help to Republic Day rioters, Punjab police ‘controls’ protesting teachers with sticks: Details

The anti-farm law agitation in India has received active support of the Congress since the beginning. A ‘motivated’ movement, which began in the Congress-ruled State of Punjab, camouflaged into violence, vandalism and desecration of the Indian tricolour on India’s 71st Republic Day.

Under the watch of CM Captain Amarinder Singh, the ruling political dispensation remained steadfast to the anti-farm law propaganda so much so that all other issues concerning the State took a backseat. On Sunday, a large group of unemployed computer teachers tried to storm the residence of the State Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla in Sangrur in Punjab.

The protestors took out a state-level rally against the government for being jobless, despite clearing the ETT and TET exams. Spearheaded by the Computer Adhyapak Union, the teachers sought a merger with the Education Department. They first gathered near Sangrur Deputy Commissioner’s office, before marching to Singla’s local residence.

Scuffle breaks out between Punjab police and teachers

When they reached near the residence of the State Education Minister, they tried to cross the barricades. The police cracked down on the demonstrators with sticks. During the scuffle, around four protestors were injured. However, a total of 19 teachers were able to breach security and cross the barricades. A protestor informed, “After regularisation, we’re still working under a society. Our meetings with Singla and other authorities have failed to get the desired result.”

While speaking on the development, President of ETT and TET pass Union Deepak Kamboj emphasised that the Punjab government had been considering B.Ed pass individuals for ETT posts. “This is injustice with us and we will not tolerate it at any cost. The government must consider only ETT-pass youth for ETT posts,” he added.

The protestors had earlier turned down a proposal by the government to conduct a meeting on February 24. They had also organised a ‘Poll Khol rally’ in Bhawanigarh to urge people to not vote for the Congress party in the council elections.

Punjab CM sets up legal team to help anti-farm law rioters

Last week, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh late took to Twitter to inform that the Punjab government has hired a team of 70 lawyers to ensure quick legal recourse for the ‘farmers’ booked by Delhi Police in connection to the Republic Day riots. CM Capt Amarinder Singh said that he will personally take up the issue of ‘missing farmers’ with the Ministry of Home Affairs and ensure these people reach home safely. Soon after Captain Amarinder Singh’s tweet, netizens wondered if the taxpayers’ money was being used to provide legal aid to the rioting mob.

Watch: Pakistanis battle each other for a piece of cake, FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi tries to eat a piece with his mask still on

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Watch: Pakistanis battle each other for a piece of cake, FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi tries to eat a piece with his mask still on

In a hilarious video shared by Pakistan journalist Naila Inayat, Pakistanis are seen falling over each and fighting for a piece of cake in the presence of the Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

Reportedly, the fight over cake erupted when Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was in Multan for a road inauguration. After the inauguration ceremony, when it was time to cut the cake, Pakistanis simply could not control themselves and started battling each other for a piece.

The same video was also uploaded on YouTube.

In the video, hungry citizens of Pakistan can also been seen collecting some cake that had fallen on the floor due to the ensuing fight.

Interestingly, alert netizens from India also pointed out that Qureshi had almost joined the battling crowd and hurriedly tried to eat a piece himself with his mask on.

A closer perusal of the video shows that this claim is, indeed, true.

screen grab from the video

It is entirely possible that Shah Mahmood Qureshi was only hurriedly trying to take a bite of the cake because he knew that hungry Pakistanis could perhaps attack the cake and not leave a piece for him in the end.

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