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Notorious Christian pastor with Maoist links and accused of instigating Bhima Khoregaon riots dies at 84

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Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy popularly known as Stan Swamy died in a hospital in Mumbai on Monday (July 5) ahead of his bail hearing. He was put on ventilator support after his health deteriorated on Sunday.

Doctors had informed the Bombay High Court that Stan Swamy breathed his last at 1:30 PM. The Bombay High Court had on July 3 said that Stan Swamy can stay in the hospital till July 6.

Stan Swamy was arrested on October 28, 2020 by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after his involvement in the Bhima Khoregaon clashes was unearthed. He was earlier arrested in June 2018 in Ranchi on similar accusations

The Bhima Khoregaon – Elgar Parishad case refers to the inflammatory and seditious speeches made by left wing ‘intellectuals’ and ‘activists’ to create unrest which led to violent clashes.

It was found that he and his co-accused were members of frontal organizations working on behalf of the banned CPI (Maoists). He was slapped with the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act which imposes stringent bars on the grant of bail.

Swamy, who claims to be suffering from several ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, had moved the Bombay High Court earlier this year through his advocate Mihir Desai, seeking medical treatment and interim bail on health grounds. Last month, the NIA had filed an affidavit before the HC opposing Swamy’s bail plea. It had said there did not exist a “conclusive proof” of his medical ailments. The NIA alleged that Swamy was a Maoist, who had hatched a conspiracy to create unrest in the country.

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Modi Govt engages in quiet and tactful diplomacy, seeks international approval for Covaxin

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As Bharat Biotech, the indigenous manufacturers of Covaxin the anti-Covid 19 vaccine put out data that proves its very high efficacy rate, the Central government is reportedly engaged in quiet diplomacy to assist in getting international approval.

As of now, Covaxin has already been approved by around 15 countries around the world, and more approvals for the vaccine by several countries are in motion during July-August.

The Indian government has been spearheading quiet diplomacy and has advised Bharat Biotech to prepare for navigating the complex world of geo-economics transparently and through submission of data at global institutions and various world capitals.

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech India Ltd recently gave the results of the Phase-3 trial of Covaxin that involved nearly 25,800 volunteers spanning 25 hospitals across India with a 93.4 per cent effectiveness against severe COVID-19 disease.

Bharat Biotech has applied for regulatory approvals in more than 50 countries and emergency use listing with WHO Geneva.

“Bharat Biotech has now received approvals from more than 15 countries, with approvals from several additional countries to be received during July-August 2021. Now that results from Phase-III final analysis have been published, more countries from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America have come forward to grant EUAs for Covaxin,” the person quoted a person familiar with the development.

“During such a devastating pandemic it is morally and ethically reprehensible that countries place arbitrary and unilateral restrictions on travel. It is extremely important that countries mutually accept regulatory systems and medicinal products to encourage a quicker return to normalcy and restoration of lives and livelihoods. During the early days of the pandemic, several categories of medicines manufactured in India were accepted by countries worldwide, a similar note of reciprocity is the need of the hour,” pointed out a source.

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Edappadi Palaniswami slams DMK govt for filing false cases to suppress freedom of expression

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AIADMK Gen Sec Edappadi Palaniswani Demands DMK Govt End 'Cruel' Use Of Students For Agricultural Survey. stalin anna university sexual assault case eps delimitation

On Sunday, Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami slammed the DMK government for allegedly filing fake charges against AIADMK’s IT wing cadres.

“A case has been registered against News J, a TV channel of the AIADMK party, and members of the party’s IT wing based on some posts they had posted years ago,” he stated in a press release.

Warning DMK that the AIADMK will not sit idle if the police resort to arm twisting methods, he said,” In addition, about 120 AIADMK cadre have been threatened with having their social media posts removed. We will have to resort to legal action if the administration and police do not halt this excess.”

He said that police harassment is being perpetrated against party officials and cadres, especially IT cell office bearers, and he urged the chief minister to intervene quickly and put an end to the harassment.

He added that criticism is inevitable in a democracy and that the DMK must accept that the government will face harsh criticism from the opposition. He also cautioned that resorting to police cases against critics will be fiercely opposed.

Meanwhile, the AIADMK is planning a massive IT campaign to expose the government’s failures on the issue of Covid management, as well as faults in its policies. The group also intends to make public the identities of police officers who are threatening party members and the ministers who are responsible for such activities.

Since assuming power, the DMK has suppressed freedom of expression by filing false charges against cadres of opposition parties who actively criticize the DMK government.

A few days back, BJP IT wing office-bearer Saravana Kumar from Dindigul was arrested for allegedly criticizing the DMK government and later released following a protest by BJP cadres in front of the police station.

It is worth noting that, even before DMK came to power, DMK MP from Dharmapuri Dr. Senthilkumar threatened to put popular YouTuber Maridhas and political commentator Kishore K Swamy behind bars once the party comes to power.

On January 2, the DMK MP took a jibe at Maridhas who following Rajinikanth’s announcement to quit politics, issued a statement saying that he was taking a sabbatical as he felt ‘tired’ and needed some rest and peace to sort out further scheme of things. In response to this, Senthilkumar said “You are already saying ‘you are tired’, ‘you need rest’. How fair is it? The game has not even begun. It is from now that ‘special’ legal incidents are about to start”.

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Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations seek apology from Pope, wants surviving priests or nun punished

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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FISNATIONS) is seeking an apology from Pope Francis who is the top religious leader of the Catholic Church as more and more unmarked graves of native children are being discovered in Canada.

In a statement, FISN said, that the survivors of the residential school run by the Catholic Church deserve an apology and compensation for all the extreme harm that occurred during this torturous period.

They also demanded the records of these institutions are released and justice be served for any living priest or nun who committed crimes against our children.

FISN chairman Bobby Camaron said, Acts of genocide occurred at the hands of Catholic clergymen and women. Our children who never made it home are speaking to us, they are crying “they have found us” and we will not stop until they receive the justice that has been waiting decades for. The Church must follow through with the vows to raise $25 million dollars at once committed for the survivors and their descendants,”.

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Sivagangai: Wife struggles to recover body of deceased husband from Dubai

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A woman from Manamadurai in the Sivangangai district is struggling with her two children to retrieve the body of her dead husband from Dubai.

Rajeshwaran, a native of Alankulam village who worked for a construction business in Dubai, died on the 2nd of this month when a concrete wall fell on him. Soundaram, Rajeshwaran’s widow, was informed of her husband’s death by his coworkers. Her attempts to contact the firm where he worked and the local authorities were unsuccessful since neither of them gave a proper reply.

Soundaram, who says she hasn’t seen her husband in three years, has urged the state and central governments to assist her in retrieving his husband’s body.

Meanwhile, actress Aishwarya Rajesh, who starred in the film ‘Ka Pe Ranasingam,’ which has a similar story, has requested DMK MLA Udhayanithi Stalin to look into the matter.

(with inputs from ThanthiTv)

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Dr Krishnasamy: TN CM Stalin should work in tandem with central govt to help COVID victim families

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Puthiya Tamilagam Katchi President Krishnaswamy has questioned whether Chief Minister Stalin should work in harmony with the Central Government.

Dr Krishnasamy stated in a press statement issued on June 4th,” The number of corona deaths recorded at the state and national levels is inaccurate. The actual death toll is much higher than the stated death toll. Government hospitals have refused to list corona as a cause of death in death certificates.”

He added that Tamil people will not forget even if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin forgets or attempts to hide his demand of paying 1 crore to COVID death victims.

He asked MK Stalin if he would give up politics on the word ‘Union’ and cooperate with the central government to help COVID victims.

He suggested that the state government, the State Disaster Management Authority, and the National Disaster Management Authority unite to pay Rs 25 lakh each to the relatives of the corona victims.

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Modi to address CoWIN Global Conclave, offers CoWIN software for free for countries to run their vaccination drives

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 5) will address the CoWIN Global Conclave, as India is ready and willing to offer the CoWIN platform as a digital public good to other countries, particularly African countries to run their own Covid-19 inoculation drives.

Some 50 countries are taking part, including Canada, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, and Uganda who have shown interest in adopting CoWIN as the digital platform, to run their vaccination drives.

Dr R S Sharma, the CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA), recently said India is ready to share the open-source software for free.

“We are elated to announce that Hon’ble PM @narendramodi would be sharing his thoughts on #CoWINGlobalConclave as India offers #CoWIN as a digital public good to the world to combat #COVID19,” the NHA has said in a tweet.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will inaugurate the virtual conclave and other speakers who are expected to speak at the event include Foreign Secretary H V Shringla, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Sharma.

The conclave will see the participation from health and technology experts representing countries across the world. The conclave aims to share India’s experience with regards to universal vaccination to fight Covid-19 through Co-WIN, the NHA said in a statement posted on its website.

India developed Co-WIN as the central information technology (IT) system for strategising, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Covid vaccination. Recently, many countries have shown interest in using the platform, the NHA said. “India is excited to join hands with the world to win over Covi-19 together with Co-WIN.

“Join us as we unfold the story behind the development of a scalable, inclusive and open platform called CoWIN, the tech backbone of India’s vaccination drive,” it added.

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Tamil Nadu Hindu Mahasabha stages protest to reclaim temple properties in Nagercoil

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The All India Hindu Maha Sabha led by state president Balasubramanian staged a protest demanding the recovery of property belonging to Mandakkadu and Kumarakoil.

Their demands, according to Balasubramanian, include reclaiming 110 acres of Kumarakoil property near Thakkala from a private lease and 40 acres of land belonging to the Mandakadu Bhagwati Amman temple.

They further stated that the properties of these two temples should only be utilized by Hindus, and that non-Hindu temple officials should resign immediately.

Earlier, following a fire accident reported on June 2nd, the temple was thrust into the limelight. Preliminary inquiries revealed that some silk saris kept in front of the sanctum sanctorum caught fire which spread to some parts of the ceiling.

On June 3rd, M.R. Gandhi, BJP MLA from Nagercoil, BJP Tamil Nadu President L Murugan, and MLA Nainar Nagendran visited the world-famous Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple after the fire broke out.

(with inputs from Dinamalar)

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France to deport immigrants who commit serious crimes to their host countries

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In June this year, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin summoned the country’s regional prefects with a clear message, that the time has come for France has to take decisive action against foreigners who committed serious crimes such as second-degree murder, drug trafficking, and rape.

France has seen series of brutal crimes committed by immigrants particularly of one religion and now swift and strict action will be taken against perpetrators. Residence permits of immigrants will be reviewed and serious offenders will be deported. 

“Every year, the French Republic takes in people from other countries. One of the conditions for this is strict compliance with the rules and laws that govern its territory,” the newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche quoted from a template of the letter, which concludes with a warning: “Any further crime will lead to a re-examination of your residence status, which could result in your being required to leave France.”

As of now, the French government also released new figures on deportations that have around 23,000 names on France’s Watch List for the Prevention of Terrorist Radicalization (FSPRT).

In the last five years, more than 250 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in France as regional governments responded by introducing tougher laws. 

“More recently, the perpetrators are no longer French citizens who grew up in France and went to French schools. For two or three years now, they’re more likely to be foreign nationals, some of whom have legal status in France – as asylum seekers, for example – while others are in the country irregularly,” explains Marc Hecker, a terrorism expert, and director of research at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) in Paris. 

In France, Human rights have always been a top priority, and deportation of migrants is a sensitive issue, however, the state’s resources are now being drained as security agencies have to keep constant surveillance on them and also provide social security to these people.

Terrorism expert Marc Hecker comments that “sending radicalized people to countries that don’t have the same surveillance capabilities as France naturally increases the problem for those countries.”

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TN Deputy Opp Leader Panneerselvam takes on DMK over ‘Union Govt’ and ‘Jai Hind’ issue, asks Stalin to take steps to expunge MLA’s remarks

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In a statement issued on Sunday (July 4), Deputy Leader of Opposition O. Panneerselvam expressed his displeasure over the recent events about the DMK government referring to the Government of India as ‘Union Government’ and the remarks made by the DMK ally MLA Eswaran on Jai Hind.

The senior AIADMK leader said that Tamil Nadu was the birth place of  freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar who had proclaimed that ‘nationalism’ and ‘spiritualism’ were his two eyes and that people are wondering whether the state under the DMK rule is deviating from the national course looking at the recent anti-national activities.

Taking a jibe at MK Stalin who had said during his election campaign that the DMK would do both what was promised and not promised, O. Panneerselvam asked whether the usage of ‘union government’ and the absence of ‘Jai Hind’ was was part of the agenda that was not promised by the DMK.

He also explained how ‘Union of States’ refers to the territory of India and not the Government of India citing the Constitution. He also said that the DMK is trying to belittle the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the Indian nation by referring to the Indian Government as ‘Union Government’.

Panneerselvam said that while the absence of ‘Jai Hind’ from the Governor’s address could have happened by mistake, the DMK ally MLA referring to the omission as a proud moment for Tamil Nadu was severely condemnable.

He also elaborated on how Jai Hind was the patriotic cry given out by freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu like Tirupur Kumaran. He said that the MLA Eswaran’s remarks disrespecting this slogan was reprehensible and that CM Stalin should take steps to expunge the MLA’s remarks from Assembly records.

Panneerselvam also said that DMK government must focus on fulfilling the promises made in its manifesto instead of trying to peddle such anti-national rhetoric.

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