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Vienna attack: Islamic terrorist was released early on terror charges in 2019, had defended himself saying he had gotten into a ‘wrong mosque’

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Vienna attack: Islamic terrorist was released early on terror charges in 2019, had defended himself saying he had gotten into a ‘wrong mosque’

Austrian capital Vienna on Monday was jolted with indiscriminate firing by gunmen at six different locations. At least 4 civilians and one attacker had been killed while the police forces have launched a wide dragnet to catch other assailants. The initial suspicions about the attack being motivated by Jihad were confirmed as the details of the slain assailants came to the fore. The Vienna gunman, who was neutralised by police forces, had a history of being associated with Jihad.

Gunman neutralised in the Vienna attack had wanted to join ISIS in Syria

Twenty-year-old Kujtim Fejzulai, who killed 4 people and wounded 17 other in Monday’s attack, was earlier arrested in April 2019 because he wanted to join ISIS in Syria. He was booked under terror charges and sentenced to 22 months in prison. However, in December 2020, he was granted an early release under the country’s juvenile law. At that time he was deemed incapable of an attack.

Born and raised in Vienna, Fejzulai was one among the 90 Austrian Islamic radicals under the radar of the intelligence agencies because they had wanted to travel to Syria. He had made all the way to an ISIS safe house along the Turkish border with Syria last year before being stopped by the local police. He was detained for four months in Turkey and was subsequently extradited back to Austria.

During his trial in April 2019, the killer defended himself in the court saying that he had “gotten into a wrong mosque” to allege he has been wrongly radicalised in carrying out jihadist terrorism. The judge deemed him incapable of carrying out an attack and therefore ordered his early release.

Shots fired at six locations

As per Vienna Police, at around 8 PM local time, several shots were fired at a busy street in the city centre. The attack happened at six locations. Some videos were circulated on the social media platforms showing gunmen walking through the streets, but their authenticity could not be verified. One of the attacks took place at a location precariously close to the Jewish synagogue.

Fejzulai was armed with an automatic rifle, pistol and machete while he launched an attack in Vienna. He was neutralised at around 8 pm after marauding the streets donning fake explosives belt. Two men and two women were killed in the attack.

However, police are not yet sure if there were more assailants involved in the attack. More than 1,000 security personnel are on the lookout for other gunmen after gunshots were heard at six different places in the city centre on Monday night.

Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the attackers were well equipped with automatic weapons. He said, “We are victims of a despicable terror attack in the federal capital that is still ongoing. One of the perpetrators was neutralized, but several perpetrators appear to still be on the loose.”

Javed Akhtar files criminal defamation case against Kangana Ranaut for allegedly hurting his reputation in a Republic TV interview

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Javed Akhtar files criminal defamation case against Kangana Ranaut for allegedly hurting his reputation in a Republic TV interview

Lyricist Javed Akhtar has filed a criminal defamation case against actress Kangana Ranaut for allegedly making defamatory statements against him on national and international television. He has filed the criminal complaint before Metropolitan Magistrate at Andheri, Mumbai.

The complaint has been filed in relation to an interview given by the actress to Republic TV in which she had made certain remarks against Akhtar.

In his complaint Akhtar alleged that Ranaut’s interview was viewed by lakhs of people on Republic TV channel as well as YouTube. He said that the interview was covered by several media channels including Times Now and ABP News.

Kangana’s allegations against Akhtar

In an interview given to Republic TV in July 2020, Kangana Ranaut had made some startling revelations about the film industry and about what she called the movie mafia. Speaking to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, Ranaut had alleged that after her controversy with actor Hrithik Roshan, Akhtar had called her to his house and asked her to apologise to Roshan warning her that if she did not do so she would have to commit suicide.

“Javed Akhtar called me to his house, he said if you do not say sorry to Hrithik Roshan you will commit suicide because they will put you in jail. They have found all the clues, all the evidence. They know the case is in completely in their hands.”, she said.

Akhtar and his gang filter ‘Islam-friendly’ people in industry

In another interview given to Republic TV, Ranaut stated that the likes of Javed Akhtar who pretend to be ‘atheists’, in reality, keep an eye on people within the industry to check whether they are pro-Islam or not. She added then that these people ‘filter’ Islam-friendly people in the industry and promote them.

Gorakhpur: 12 different locations to be allotted for setting up firecracker shops in Yogi’s town

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Gorakhpur: 12 different locations to be allotted for setting up firecracker shops in Yogi’s town

With Diwali festivities approaching, the Yogi administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur has granted permission to set up 200 firecracker shops in the city. Traditionally, shops are set up in Champa Devi Park. This time around, along with Champa Devi Park, firecrackers shops will be set up in Digvijaynath Park near Lake View, a report published in Jagran said.

About 100 shops will set up at each of the aforementioned locations. The decision to set up shops at Digvijaynath Park was taken keeping in mind COVID-19 protocols and to avoid crowding of people. It is being speculated that the administration will grant permission to set up firecrackers shop at 12 locations in the city so that COVID-19 guidelines can be followed and crowds can be managed.

With the coronavirus cases raging across the country, there was uncertainty among people of Gorakhpur regarding the setting up of firecracker shops. The anxious merchants who set up the shops annually kept approaching the district administration for many days to seek greater clarity on whether they will be allowed to put up their shops. The administration granted permission to set up the shops after Dussehra. Based on the inputs of the Chief Fire Officer of the city, locations to set up firecracker shops were finalised.

Firecracker shops to be set up at 12 different places in Gorakhpur

According to the officer’s report, shops near Boring 10 and areas near Girdharganj Primary School were considered unfavourable. The shops have been allowed to set up at the Government Jubilee Inter College but with some restrictions after the Principal of the college wrote a letter to the administration apprising them about the damage inflicted to the plants in the field. The number of shops in the court club will be reduced by about 50 per cent this year. St Andrews Inter College will also be allowed to set up shops for this year.

The locations where firecracker shops will be put are Court club town hall, DB Inter College, Government Jubilee Inter College in Baksipur, Government Polytechnic Hostel Grounds, Nina Thapa Inter College in Kudaghat, Government Pulled Town in Bargadwa, Janta Inter College in Charganwa, Laxmishankar Khare Park in Surajkund, Dayanand Inter College in Khorabar, Mahant Digvijaynath Park, Champa Devi Park at Planetarium Ground, and DAV Degree College.

Coronavirus protocols to be followed

Though the government has allowed the firecracker merchants to set up their shops, they have been advised to strictly follow the coronavirus guideline. A distance of six feet between customers has been made mandatory at all stores. Wearing a mask is an absolute compulsion. To ensure that coronavirus guidelines are not breached, shops are put up at some distance with each other so that overcrowding can be managed in a better manner.

According to City Magistrate, Abhinav Ranjan Srivastava, this is the first time that the administration has permitted to set up 100 shops in Digvijaynath Park near Lake View. He added necessary measures have been taken in accordance with the coronavirus protocols.

Mathura: Four Hindus arrested after reciting Hanuman Chalisa in Eidgah Masjid to ‘promote brotherhood’

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Mathura: Four Hindus arrested after reciting Hanuman Chalisa in Eidgah Masjid to ‘promote brotherhood’

Four Hindus have been arrested in Mathura for reciting the Hanuman Chalisa at the Eidgah Masjid after two Muslims entered a Temple in the same city to offer Namaz. A video of the same went viral on social media following which the Police flung into action and took them into custody. The Hindus have reportedly claimed that they recited the Hanuman Chalisa at the Masjid to ‘promote brotherhood’.

The Hindus have been identified as Saurabh Lambardar, Raghav Mittal, Kanha and Krishna Thakur. All of them are residents of the Govardhan area. “We have done nothing wrong….if they (Muslims) can offer namaz in a temple, then we can also recite devotional hymns in a mosque,” one of them said. The events followed after one Faizal Khan had been arrested by the Police for offering Namaz within the premises of Nandmahal temple in Nandgaon area in Mathura district’s Barsana on Saturday.

A complaint was filed after a photo of the duo, reciting Islamic prayers within a Hindu temple, went viral on social media. Now, it has been revealed that Faisal Khan had also participated in anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh and several other protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in several places in the country. Faizal Khan was nabbed near Jamia Gaffar Manzil on Monday. Mohammed Chand, the other accused, is yet to be arrested.

Bollywood actor Vijay Raj arrested on charges of molesting a woman crew member while shooting for movie ‘Sherni’

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Bollywood actor Vijay Raj arrested on charges of molesting a woman crew member while shooting for movie ‘Sherni’

Popular Bollywood actor Vijay Raj was arrested by Maharashtra police from a hotel in Gondia yesterday for allegedly molesting a woman crew member. A case has been registered by police against him in relation to the allegation.

The actor had been shooting in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh along with his team for his upcoming movie ‘Sherni’ in which actress Vidya Balan is playing the lead role. During the shoot of the movie, the woman crew member had accused Raj of outraging a crew member’s modesty and had filed a complaint regarding the same in Ramnagar police station.

Raj is known for his performances in movies like Dhamaal, Run, Welcome, Monsoon Wedding and many more.

Subramanian Swamy writes ‘Russia is not a friend of India’, Russian Embassy says, ‘not just friends, but Russia is a soulmate of India’: Details

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Subramanian Swamy writes ‘Russia is not a friend of India’, Russian Embassy says, ‘not just friends, but Russia is a soulmate of India’: Details

The Russian Embassy in India has denounced the article penned by Dr Subramanian Swamy in the Sunday Guardian on October 31, 2020, in which he argued that Russia is no longer a friend that India could trust in its conflict against China.

A statement titled “Russia is not just a friend-but a soulmate of India” was released by the Russian Embassy, which was also shared on its official social media pages. In its statement, the Russian Embassy has expressed its “regrets” over Swamy’s article, adding that it provided a misleading view of the true understanding of the entire course of development, current state and prospects of the Russian-Indian strategic partnership.

Assailing the article, the Russian embassy’s statement read that the essay “demonstrated a lack of knowledge of the modern Russian realities that equates relevant assessments in the article with the geopolitically motivated groundless and biased approach by some Western news agencies”.

It further added that Russia enjoys productive and trusted relations with all the political parties in the country. Be it Congress, when the early bilateral relations between the two countries were established or the current ruling regime BJP, under the aegis of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a rule the Declaration of the Strategic Partnership was signed between the two countries, the post said.

The Russian Embassy also mentioned that under the “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiatives, the two countries are on an unparalleled joint endeavour in the nuclear power sector or trusted defence cooperation with real technology transfer, advanced localization of production and even cooperation with third countries.

“Coinciding global priorities make Russia and India truly likeminded. Our multilateral partnership in the framework of #G20, #BRICS, #SCO, etc. is based on the solid ground of our common priority to proceed towards just and the equal multipolar world with the central role of the United Nations and international law as well as undivided security,” the statement further read.

Regarding the Indo-Sino border standoff, Russia encouraged the two countries to resolve the dispute through constructive dialogue. The statement noted that disagreements between India and China have provided some “dishonest elements” with an opportunity to drive a wedge between the bilateral relations.

“So, the Russian-Indian ties are unique, and they cannot be harmed by a single misleading article, which by no means have any link to the reality and, of course, doesn’t reflect any official position,” the statement concluded.

Russia will align with China to revive its power and prestige: Dr Subramanian Swamy

In his scathing article, Dr Subramanian Swamy raised apprehensions over Russia’s commitment to friendship with India. Swamy alleged in his article that Russia can no longer be trusted as it sees collaboration with China as the only path to the revival of Kremlin’s prestige and power.

Swamy claims in his article that Russia is a “junior partner” of China, stating that Russia acts keeping in mind the interests of China. Swamy added that India’s growing reliance on Russia for the weapons is dangerous, considering the Chinese electronics used in their making and the close bond shared between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping. Recently, Russia had also announced that “could enter into a military alliance with China”.

The firebrand politician also sharply noted that Nehru was fooled into believing that Russia was India’s closest ally. “Nehru was fooled into thinking that leaders in Moscow were permanent friends, but in fact, we Indians were more like “Pavlovian dogs”, that is, those who complied on signals from Moscow,” Swamy stated.

Swamy asserts that if India has a conflict with China, it can no longer trust Russia. He said that the dream of isolating China through Russia is myopic and concluded that “Russia is no more a friend of India in the sense of standing up with India against China”.

YouTuber Nizamul Khan kills girlfriend’s brother Kamal Sharma after he opposed their relationship, arrested: Read details

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YouTuber Nizamul Khan kills girlfriend’s brother Kamal Sharma after he opposed their relationship, arrested: Read details

Nizamul Khan, a popular YouTuber, has been arrested by the Police in Noida for murdering the brother of his girlfriend. The accused murdered Kamal Sharma with help from his two aides because the latter did not approve of the relationship and prevented his sister from talking to him. The victim was shot dead on the 28th October on his way back from work.

Nizamul Khan is believed to have been assisted by two accomplices, Amit Gupta and Sumit Sharma, in murdering Kamal Sharma. One of the accomplices is believed to be a smack addict. The aides have been arrested as well. Nizamul Khan has over 9 lakh followers on his YouTube channel where he shared videos of himself performing stunts on his bike among other things.

Nizamul Khan YouTube Channel

“During the investigation, the police arrested a YouTuber Nizamul, a resident of Sector-53; Amit Gupta, a resident of Sector-20; and Sumit Sharma, a resident of Brahmapuri, Delhi, from Gijhod village, who were originally involved in the crime. Police have recovered a bike, a pistol, two cartridges and a mobile from the possession of accused. Accused Nizamul had a love affair with Kamal’s sister. Kamal used to stop his sister from talking to him. Due to this, Nizamul conspired to kill Kamal,” the police said in a statement.

Rajesh S, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Noida, said, “The three suspects were seen conducting recee of Kamal’s workplace on October 27 in Noida Sector 63. On October 28, at 6pm, the three suspects again reached Kamal’s office on a motorcycle. Sumit was dropped at the spot while two others – Khan and Amit – started following Kamal on a motorcycle as the victim left the office on his bike.” Subsequently, Nizamul Khan shot Kamal Sharma at point-blank range.

Nizamul Khan lived on rent in Gijhod while his family is in Sorakha in Noida. The Police have also said that they will investigate whether the deceased’s sister played any role in the murder. Sumit is believed to have helped Khan because he was paid money and Amit used to borrow money from Khan for drugs.

Congress leader Anuj Mishra, accused of sexual harassment, used to make vulgar phone calls to women

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Congress leader Anuj Mishra, accused of sexual harassment, used to make vulgar phone calls to women

The Congress party has been surrounded in a new controversy after its district President, Anuj Mishra, in Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh was accused of sexually harassing two women. Mishra was seen pleading and apologising to the women, in a viral video, after they grabbed him by the collar and publically thrashed him with shoes.

In a new development, the two women have now submitted the call recordings wherein Mishra had allegedly used vulgar and sexually suggestive words while talking with them over the phone. Besides allegations of harassment and abusive words, Mishra has now been accused of making vulgar calls to the victims. As per a report in Amar Ujala, he would allegedly pester the victims to meet him alone. The Congress District President had also threatened the victims when they said that she would approach the police.

The accused was earlier seen posing with Congress scion Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Anuj Mishra arrested, sent to police custody

On Monday, the cops arrested Congress district President (Jalaun), Anuj Mishra, over charges of sexual harassment. He was presented before the District Sessions Court and was sent to 14-days in judicial custody. The Congress leader will be lodged at the Orai District prison.

Santosh Kumar, Circle Officer Orai police, informed that a case was registered against Anuj Mishra under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 354 (assault to outrage modesty of a woman). He added, “A case of sexual harassment has been registered in the matter (Congress district president Anuj Mishra being beaten up by two women for allegedly sexually harassing them). Both parties have known each other for years, we are investigating the case.”

As CBI opposes FIR, Mumbai Police says they are probing if Sushant Singh Rajput mental health deteriorated after sisters’ medical prescription

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As CBI opposes FIR, Mumbai Police says they are probing if Sushant Singh Rajput mental health deteriorated after sisters’ medical prescription

Almost five months on, the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case is nowhere near to closure. Every second day a new aspect appears in the case, which needs further investigation. Days after the CBI opposed an FIR filed against Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters on Rhea Chakraborty’s complaint in the Bombay High Court, the Mumbai Police on Monday told Bombay High Court that Sushant Singh Rajput’s mental health may have deteriorated after his sisters gave him medicines.

Defending the registration of FIR against Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters at the behest of actor Rhea Chakraborty, Mumbai police stated in an affidavit before the Bombay High Court that the concerned police officer at Bandra police station was duty-bound to register the FIR after receiving information for commission of a cognisable offence as per provisions of Section 154 of CrPC.

Bandra Police’s senior inspector Nikhil Kapse in the affidavit submitted in Bombay HC refuted the allegations that the Mumbai police were damaging the reputation of the petitioners (Sushant Singh Rajput’s two sisters in this case) or any deceased person (the actor). 

Mumbai police seek dismissal of the petition filed by sisters of Sushant Singh Rajput to quash FIR against them

Seeking dismissal of the petition filed by Sushant Singh Rajput’s two sisters-Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh to quash the first information report (FIR) lodged against them for alleged forgery and fabrication of a medical prescription for their brother, the Mumbai police said in court: “FIR lodged at Mumbai seeks investigation into the alleged offence of conspiracy, forgery, cheating and conspiracy by petitioners sisters of Sushant Singh Rajput, Dr Tarun Kumar and others for fabricating medical prescription to procure and administer controlled drugs/psychotropic substances to Sushant Singh Rajput without his actual examination. FIR also seeks investigations into the possibility of deterioration of his mental health and eventual suicide pursuant to the said conspiracy.”

The Mumbai police argued in Bombay HC that the FIR against Priyanka and Meetu was registered based on the information provided by the first informant (Rhea Chakraborty), therefore the Mumbai police were not trying to “influence or derail” the probe being carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by registering the FIR against Rajput’s sisters.

CBI opposes FIR filed by Mumbai police against actor’s sisters

On October 28, CBI, which is currently probing the death case of the actor had told Bombay HC that the FIR filed by Mumbai police against Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters for allegedly forging and procuring a fake medical prescription for their brother was “vitiated and bad in law”.

The CBI made the arguments in response to a plea filed by Rajput’s sisters – Priyanka Singh and Mitu Singh – seeking to quash the case lodged against them by the Mumbai Police. The FIR was filed based on actor Rhea Chakraborty’s complaint.

Rhea Chakraborty alleged sisters fabricated medical prescription of actor Sushant Singh Rajput

On September 7, Rhea Chakraborty had filed a complaint against the actor’s sisters, alleging that they used a fabricated medical prescription to help him procure medicines banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, only a few days before his death. She also named a doctor of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi, Tarun Kumar, who allegedly signed the prescription claiming that Sushant died just days after taking the medicines that were ‘prescribed’ by Dr Kumar.

Bihar Assembly elections: Onions pelted at Nitish Kumar’s poll rally at Madhubani’s Harlakhi

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Bihar Assembly elections: Onions pelted at Nitish Kumar’s poll rally at Madhubani’s Harlakhi

While the second phase of the crucial Bihar Assembly elections are underway, the chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, was greeted with onions during his election rally at Madhubani’s Harlakhi Vidhan Sabha Constituency.

Shortly after Nitish Kumar assumed the podium, making a pitch to the people to vote for his party and alliance, some miscreants in the crowd started hurling onions at the JDU chief. The security guard quickly came forward and flanked the chief minister to defend him from the attack.

However, Kumar remained unfazed with the onions hurled at him and persisted with his speech, asking people to continue attacking him. Kumar was speaking on unemployment when he was attacked by an unidentified man with onions.

The man who had reportedly hurled onions at Kumar kept shouting that though alcohol is prohibited in the state, it is freely being sold and available everywhere.

This is not the first time that Kumar had to endure an embarrassing attack by the audience in his election rally. Earlier in the past, crowds in his election rallies were heard booing him while shouting slogans in support of the RJD.

The second phase of Bihar polls currently underway

The second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections is currently underway in 94 constituencies across 17 districts of the state. The Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) is contesting on 43 seats, while its NDA ally BJP is fighting it out 46 seats. Mukesh Sahni’s VIP is contesting the remaining five. On the other hand, RJD is contesting on 56 seats and its partner Congress is battling it out on 24 constituencies. The CPI and CPI(M) are fighting four seats each. The LJP is contesting 52 seats, including the two it had won in 2015 contesting as an NDA constituent.

The districts that are going to polls are Patna, Bhagalpur, Nalanda, West Champaran, East Champaran, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Gopalganj, Vaishali, Samastipur, Begusarai, Siwan, Saran and Khagaria.

Among the key faces in this phase of elections are the fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad Yadav’s two sons—Tejashwi Pratap Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav.

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