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India gets Asia’s longest and world’s fifth longest High Speed Track for automobiles

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Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar today inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track(HST) in Indore which is the longest such track in Asia. NATRAX, developed in an area of 1000 acres of land  , is a one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests for widest categories of vehicles from 2 wheelers to heavy tractor trailers

Speaking at the e-inauguration of the world class 11.3 km High Speed Track, Javadekar stated that India is destined to become a hub of automobiles, manufacturing, and spare parts. The Minister said, we are fast moving towards an ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and all round efforts are being made in this direction. He said, his ministry is committed to fulfil Prime Minister’s dream of ensuring that India becomes a hub of auto manufacturing. He said, expanding automobiles and manufacturing industries will help generate the employment.

The Minister further said that projects in railways, highways and waterways which were languishing for years are today getting completed because of the strong political will.

The NATRAX centre has multiple test capabilities like measurements of maximum speed, acceleration, constant speed fuel consumption, emission tests through real road driving simulation, high speed handling and stability evaluation during manoeuvred such as lane change, high speed durability testing, etc. and is a Centre of excellence for Vehicle Dynamics.

HST is used for measuring the maximum speed capability of high-end cars like BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Tesla and so forth which cannot be measured on any of the Indian test tracks.Being centrally located in Madhya Pradesh, it is accessible to most of the major OEMs. Foreign OEMs will be looking at NATRAX HST for the development of prototype cars for Indian conditions . At present, foreign OEMs go to their respective high speed track abroad for high speed test requirements.

It is one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests, being one of the largest in the world. It can cater to widest category of vehicles; say from two wheelers to the heaviest tractor trailers.Vehicle can achieve max speed of 375 Kmph on curves with steering control and it has less banking on ovals making it also one of the safest test track globally.

(Published from PIB)

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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh calls bifurcation of J&K and Ladakh as historic decision

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India's Offensive, Defensive Responses Need To Be Strengthened: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh

Speaking at an event in Ladakh, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (28 June) said that the Modi government’s decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh as two separate Union territories (UTs) as ‘historic’ and this decision bolstered national security and led to a major reduction in terrorist activities, reports Economic Times.

Singh also said that the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two UTs allowed new avenues for the socio-economic development of the people in both regions.

Singh also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meeting with political leaders from the UT of J&K also known as the “Gupkar Gang” and made it very clear that the government does not want the “same situation” to continue in the region for long.

Singh also criticised those who questioned PM Modi’s intent for Jammu and Kasmir and Ladakh, and said, “He wants that political process to start in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Ladakh. And he is going to speak (to people from) here. He has spoken to people of J&K. We do not want the same situation to prevail for a long time.”

During his three-day visit to Ladakh, Singh also dedicated 63 bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) which will now allow the free movement of people and give our armed forces better logistics.

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UP Police books Twitter India’s chief Manish Maheshwari for showing distorted map of India

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The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police has booked Twitter India’s chief Manish Maheshwari after Twitter showed the wrong map of India on its website.

Along with Maheshwari, one Chitra Singh has been booked under Section 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 74 of the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008.

The complaint was lodged after Twitter showed an incorrect map of India which appeared on the career section of the website earlier last weekend. On the map, one could clearly see that Twitter showed Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as a separate country.

After this was pointed out, Twitter got rid of the incorrect map of India from its website late Monday (28 June) night. This is not the first time Twitter has altered the map of India and only last week it suspended the account of Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad.

Twitter is already in trouble with the law in UP as the Police have already issued a summons against Maheshwari in connection with a misleading video of an elderly Muslim man being assaulted in the Loni area of Ghaziabad district.

The microblogging site was also issued a second notice by Ghaziabad Police to seek “account details” of the suspects accused by the Police of posting and promoting the video.

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Madras High Court: TN govt cannot form committee on NEET without Supreme Court’s permission

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The Madras high court observed on Tuesday that the Tamil Nadu government cannot form a committee to analyze the effect of NEET on MBBS aspirants from socially backward classes without the Supreme Court’s permission.

The Madras High Court issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government based on a petition filed by BJP state general secretary Karu Nagarajan. The plea claims that the 9-member committee formed by the TN Government, calling it unconstitutional, illegal, unfair, and without legal justification.

While hearing the plea, the court posed a series of questions to the Tamil Nadu government over its decision to set up a committee to look into the impact of NEET, asking if it had obtained the permission of the Supreme Court as forming a committee on NEET will be a violation of Supreme Court’s ruling.

Advocate General R Shunmugasundaram, who appeared on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government, has submitted that it was a policy decision taken by the government. He added that the policy decision was backed by the manifesto and the people’s demand.

“Maybe. But if it is contrary to the Supreme Court order, then it cannot be permitted,” the bench said before adjourning the matter to July 5.

Meanwhile, opposition parties and the general public have criticized the DMK government for interfering with student’s lives by instilling false hope.

Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson SG Suryah criticized the DMK government for giving false hope to Tamil Nadu students.

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New York Post uses misleading image and headline for news about murder of Islamic cleric by his wife

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The New York Post has published a news item that can not only be called callous and irresponsible but also a clear case of Hinduphobia after it used the of a Hindu Sadhu holding a Diya with the headline “Indian priest’s wife chops off his penis after he wanted to marry again” for a story involving a Muslim man and his wife.

The headline and the previous image was misleading because it was an Islamic cleric whose penis was chopped off by his wife after he wanted to marry for the third time. During interrogation, she confessed to the police and said that they have 5 daughters, one of whom was unmarried and while the Islamic cleric was planning his third marriage, he showed no concern to his unmarried daughter. this led to a heated argument after which Hazra attacked him with a knife and chopped his member. 

New York Post’s story was a clear case of dog-whistle journalism because of its intent to insinuate that the priest was a Hindu while it was a 57-year-old Islamic cleric in Muzaffarnagar named Maulvi Vakil Ahmad’s whose wife Hazra attacked him after he decided to take a third wife.

This led to immediate outrage and NYP was called out by netizens. It quickly fixed the featured image and replaced it with a stock image of a police van. However, it has still not changed the headline which is still misleading as the majority of readers of the New York Post are not Indians but Americans adding to the ignorance, bigotry, and prejudice against Hindus.

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Indian Navy conducts joint drills with South Korean navy in East China Sea

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As China is still being aggressive in East Ladakh, the Indian Navy was carrying out a military drill with South Korea in the East China Sea.

Indian Navy’s indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette INS Kiltan, on Monday (June 28) carried out a series of military drills with a South Korean navy in the East China Sea as China keeps growing its ambitions in the region threatening all its neighbors.
 
The partnership exercise was held in the East China Sea with the Republic of Korea’s Ship ROKS Gyeongnam, a Daegu-class frigate.
 
“Indian Navy’s indigenous ASW Corvette INS Kiltan deployed in the Far East undertook Navy partnership Exercise in the East China Sea with Republic of Korea’s Ship ROKS Gyeongnam, a Daegu-class frigate, on Jun 28,” a spokesperson of the Indian Navy said.

The goal was to develop interoperability between the two navies and facilitate the exchange of best practices in the marine sector between the two militaries. 

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Idol of Goddess Amman near Vizhuppuram found desecrated by miscreants, police investigating

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Police are on the hunt for the unidentified miscreants who had damaged the idol of Goddess Amman at the Kandamangalam village near Vizhuppuram.

There exists a 7 feet tall idol of Goddess Amman at the Muthalamman Temple located under the banyan tree next to a lake.

Day before yesterday, the right and left arm and the crown of the deity was found broken. The eyes and nose can also be seen damaged. Upon receiving information, Sub-Inspector Prabhu from Kandamangalam police station visited the spot to conduct preliminary investigation.

The Village Administrative Officer of Pakkam village has lodged a complaint officially to nab the miscreants who desecrated the idol.

(With inputs from Dinamalar)

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A few more knots unveiled in the Chennai SBI ATM robbery case

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It has been revealed that the robbers robbed the SBI Bank ATMs in Chennai had sent the money to Haryana through the Kotak Bank ATM. The gang that robbed ATMs with SBI Bank ATMs in Chennai was identified to be the “Mewat” gang of robbers in the state of Haryana.

Amir Ars, the first robber to be arrested in the incident, has been remanded in custody for 5 days and police have arrested a robber named Virender in Haryana on the basis of information obtained during the investigation. He is expected to be brought to Chennai for questioning. The investigation has revealed that Virender is the son of Amir Ars Maman and that the two had rented a room at Sharma Lodge in Arumbakkam.

Using Google Maps, they robbed SBI Bank in Chennai of knowing where the ATM with cash deposit machine is.

They had came to Chennai by plane and went to Kodambakkam and hired a two-wheeler. They bought a processor called SFS and used it for robbery.

The robbers, who had looted about Rs 20 lakh in three days, had sent it to a bank account in Amir’s mother’s name through the Kotak Bank branch in Taranaki, saying they would be caught by the police if they took it in hand.

Police have confiscated debit cards of more than 10 different bank accounts from them and are also conducting a investigation into the person who rented the two-wheeler to the robbers.

Virender who was brought to Chennai by flight has been taken into custody at the Taramani police station and is being questioned. The police also took him to an ATM and made him do a live demo of how they looted.

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BJP leader Senthilnathan provides relief kits to people with special needs in Karur

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On behalf of the Karur unit of the BJP, the first phase of the door-to-door relief kits was held in Vengamedu area of ​​Karur constituency where rice, pulses and vegetables were provided for the physically challenged people.

The initiative, spearheaded by BJP leader VV Senthilnathan, was presided by the BJP Karur District President Sivasami. BJP Tamil Nadu Vice President K. Annamalai inaugurated the event and participated in providing relief kits to the people.

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Twitter shows distorted map of India on its website

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After suspending the official Twitter handle of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Twitter has gain courted controversy by displaying a distorted map of India, showing Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country.

On the micro-blogging site career section, Twitter showed Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh detached from the country.

This is not the first time Twitter has done something like this. In October 2020 when India and China were at a standoff, Twitter had shown Leh as part of China which it later called a glitch in its geo-location.

Immediately the Centre had last year written to the Twitter CEO that India will not tolerate the misrepresentation of the map of India.

In a warning, the government said any attempt by Twitter to disrespect India’s “sovereignty and integrity is totally unacceptable”.

In the last few weeks, Twitter has been engaged in a tussle with the Indian government over the new social media rules and its failure to comply with the country’s new IT rules led to the microblogging platform losing its legal shield as an intermediary in India, and becoming liable for users posting any unlawful content.

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