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TN BJP President Annamalai calls out pseudo social justice of DMK

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BJP Tamil Nadu president Annamalai lashed out at Dravidian parties for their pseudo-social justice, adding that it was the BJP that provided political representation to L Murugan and aided the advancement of his community and that this would not happen in the DMK.

BJP state president Annamalai paid floral tributes to Abdul Kalam’s portrait at the BJP headquarters in Thiyagaraya Nagar, Chennai, on the occasion of Abdul Kalam Memorial Day. Later, he told reporters that Abdul Kalam was a source of pride for Tamil Nadu and the country and that the DMK had prevented him from becoming president for the second time. He said that since the ADMK and the BJP are still in an alliance, AIADMK coordinators and co-coordinators meeting the Prime Minister is normal and that the allegation of BJP interference in the ADMK’s inter-party affairs is baseless.

He also stated that the vigilance raid on the house of former Minister M.R. Vijayabhaskar was political vengeance, which he will pursue in court. He explained that BJP will take note of changes that have to be made to draft the Indian Marine Fisheries bill to address the concerns of Tamil Nadu fishermen.

He claimed that the DMK speaks pseudo social justice, and that it was the BJP that gave L Murugan political representation and helped improve his community. He went on to say that this would not happen in the DMK and that their cadres would not be allowed to grow.

(with inputs from Dinamalar)

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#Breaking: Basavaraj Bommai is Karnataka CM elect

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Incumbent Home Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj S Bommai has been elected as the legislative party leader and the Chief Minister elect.

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Madras HC expunges remarks made by single judge on Actor Vijay’s Rolls Royce tax case, asks him to pay tax

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Actor Vijay had filed a petition seeking exemption from paying entry tax on his imported luxury car, the Rolls Royce Ghost, from England in 2012, which cost around ₹ 1.2 crore.

The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam had passed critical remarks against the actor and imposed on him a fine of ₹ 1 lakh. “A person paying tax punctually and promptly is to be considered a real hero,” the judge had declared. “These actors portray themselves as champions of social justice. Their movies are against corrupt activities in the society. But, they are evading tax and acting in a manner, which is not in consonance with the provisions of the Statutes.”

He then went on to order Vijay to pay entry tax as demanded, within two weeks of the actor receiving a copy of his order. The ₹ 1 lakh fine, he said, must be paid to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Public Relief Fund – also within two weeks.

In a fresh petition Vijay challenged the fine and wanted remarks against actors, that had the words “construed as anti-national habit, attitude, and mindset, and unconstitutional” to be expunged.

When granted the permission to challenge the court order, Senior advocate Vijay Narayan, who appeared on behalf of Joseph Vijay stated the actor was ready to pay the taxes, but wanted to expunge the adverse comments that “created a negative publicity” and could be “hurtful to any person”.

A two-judge bench of Justices M Duraiswamy and R Hemalatha stayed the judgment of a single judge bench, which was highly critical of the actor, and allowed him to remit the entire tax amount. Vijay has to pay the 80 percent of the entry tax within a week of receiving a new demand notice from the authorities, as he had already paid the remaining 20 percent.

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Bhavani Devi, India’s first fencer to win a match at the Olympics

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26th July 2021. Bhavani Devi has been preparing for this day for years. She became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics and even win a match. But she had to bow out of the games after losing the second match to world top 3 player Manon Brunet of France.

Born on 27 August 1993 in Chennai, the youngest of 5 children, Bhavani came across her calling quite accidentally. When she had to sign up for a mandatory sport activity in grade 6, she chose fencing only because all other options had filled up by the time she joined.

Muruga Dhanushkodi Girls’ Higher Secondary School, a girls high school that prides itself on teaching pupils to feel proud of being born a woman, taught her the art of sabre in 2004. And instead of being worried that it was a fairly unknown sport, especially for women, she took it upon herself to become one of the nation’s best.

It wasn’t easy, as she didn’t come from a well-off family. Bhavani’s father was a temple priest and her mother was a homemaker. She didn’t even have enough money to afford an electric sword to train with. Bhavani had to make-do with bamboo sticks and borrowed swords at the tournament.

The sport inspired her and motivated her to become better every single day. As did her mother.

In addition to travelling expenses, Bhavani’s family also had to buy fencing equipment. Not the one to give up, her mother, CA Ramani, borrowed money for tournaments and pushed her daughter’s limits so that she could achieve what she wanted. 

Continuing her studies and her fencing training at the same time, Bhavani had to depend on scholarships to get through. She now holds a bachelors & masters in Business Administration.

Loaded with struggles and triumphs, her story is an inspiration to many young women in India, and she herself drew inspiration from women pioneers in sports, like Sania Mirza and Serena Williams.

Breaking down, she apologized on her social media saying she did her level best but couldn’t win. She thanked the millions of Indians who supported her, her Coach Nicola Zanotti, her Mental Trainer Angelo Carnemolla, her mother, and all the people and media houses of her home state, Tamil Nadu, who were praying for her success, and handled it with dignity and grace.

Social media flooded with praise for her achievement, and consolation, saying that the nation is proud of her..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the people who praised her, calling Bhavani an inspiration, saying ‘You gave your best and that is all that counts. Wins and losses are a part of life.’ Bhavani said his words gave her the confidence to work hard & win upcoming matches for India.

Bhavani Devi’s story doesn’t end here. This is just the beginning for her, and millions of young Indian men and women who seek to excel in the sport they chose.

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Bishop of Syro Malabar Church wants his flock to have five children, promises cash and other incentives

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In Kerala, Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt of the Syro Malabar Church Pala diocese has announced incentives for all families in their diocese if they have five or more children and this would be applicable to couples who have been married after 2000.

The announcement was made while the Bishop was taking part in an online meeting organised by him and now posters have come out which explain the details.

It is strange because such an announcement could not have come at the worst time when the entire world has been struggling to control population growth. However, the powerful Bishop of the influential Syro Malabar Church has also offered financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month for families, scholarships for engineering studies, and free medical aid for pregnancy-related needs from the fourth child.

Among the sops that have been offered in the poster, which reads: “Year of the Family, Live the joy of God’s love includes a monthly scholarship of Rs 1500, starting from the fourth child and to all future kids of a family, will be given education with scholarship at the church-run St Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, besides free medical facility for every child after the fourth will be offered at the church-run hospital”.

“Often, families stop having children after the second or third child is born because of the increasing expenses involved in raising them. It is in such a context that we decided to provide a minimum financial assistance and other benefits to families. Moreover, we also took into account the call for a larger family concept of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council. The Church has been promoting more children in families for long. We have decided to take it seriously against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic and the Year of the Family celebrations,” said Fr Joseph Kuttiankal, director of the Family Apostolate as per the New Indian Express report.

However, when questioned the bishop acknowledged that it was he who said this and that he stands by what he has said as Church authorities will come out with a detailed statement about it.

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Delhi HC upholds lower court’s verdict on IMA head Jayalal, asks him to not use IMA for propagating his religion

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After Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr J A Jayalal contested the trial court order asking him to not use the IMA platform for propagating religion, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (July 27) dismissed a plea filed A Jayalal against thus upholding the verdict of the trail court.

A suit had been filed against Jayalal last month before a Dwarka court alleging he had started a “malicious and defamatory” campaign against Hinduism by promoting Christianity “in the garb of proving superiority of Allopathic medicines over Ayurveda medicines in treatment of Covid patients”. The suit also alleged that Jayalal was misusing his position as president of IMA and using the pandemic as an opportunity to convert medical students, doctors and patients to Christianity.

Additional District Judge Ajay Goel on June 3 had noted that the suit seems to be an offshoot of the “verbal dual” relating to the Allopathy vs Ayurveda controversy. The court asked Jayalal to “not use the platform of IMA for propagating any religion and rather concentrate for welfare of the medical fraternity and progress in the medical field.”

The court had also said that any word spoken by Jayalal at the public platform “shall relate to his responsible position therefore responsibility to act cautiously rests heavily on the shoulder of the person who is having a higher position…Even his casual remarks have a great impact on society.”

Jayalal had approached the High Court against the order and argued that he was not using IMA to propagate Christianity. He further contended in his appeal that the prima facie conclusion drawn by the lower court was “completely wrong”.

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‘The Hindu’ N. Ram who published doctored images on Rafale deal wants independent probe on Pegasus

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The embattled managing director of The Hindu newspaper N Ram and Sashi Kumar have moved the Supreme Court for an independent probe on the alleged mass surveillance of journalists, lawyers, ministers, Opposition politicians, constitutional functionaries, and civil society activists, using military-grade Israeli spyware Pegasus.

The petition reads, “Such mass surveillance using a military-grade spyware abridges several fundamental rights and appears to represent an attempt to infiltrate, attack and destabilise independent institutions that act as critical pillars of our democratic set-up,”.

The publisher now wants full disclosure from the government on whether it had authorised surveillance to muzzle free speech and to supress dissent. 

“Surveillance/interception is justified only in cases of public emergency or in the interests of public safety, and the existence of such conditions must be inferred reasonably and cannot be determined solely on the assessment of the government… The hack/interception/decryption occasioned by the Pegasus spyware constitutes a criminal offence,” the petition said.

“It can conduct extremely intrusive surveillance, including tracking and recording calls, reading text and WhatsApp messages, collecting passwords, reading emails, accessing photos and videos, activating camera and microphone and enabling them to record events, and harvesting information from apps. It can be installed as simply as by placing a call on the targeted device, even if the call is not picked up,” the petition submitted.

It must be noted that N Ram’s credibility as the publisher of the Hindu has taken a beating after the newspaper published doctored information with regards to the so-called Rafale jet scam and the newspaper recently published an article calling Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya ‘a virus’, and after receiving flak changed the headline.

However, it is an open secret that N Ram has nothing but contempt for the BJP and hatred for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he has still not come to terms that the Rafale fighter deal was legitimate and continues to peddle the lie.

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Cover-ups, lavish spending and shady property deals: Financial embezzlements rock Vatican

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On Tuesday (July 27), Vatican prosecutors have alleged that a series of jaw-dropping scandals in the biggest criminal trial in the Vatican’s modern history will be unveiled in a modified courtroom in the Vatican Museums, reports Dailymail.

One of the allegations is that a cardinal allegedly pushed an underling to lie to prosecutors, brokers and lawyers about a self-styled intelligence analyst named Cecilia Marogna who bought expensive Prada and Louis Vuitton items with the Vatican money.

She allegedly received 575,000 euros in Vatican funds meant for freeing captive priests and nuns abroad but Marogna — dubbed “the Cardinal’s lady” by the Italian press spent the money on luxury goods and hotels.

The cardinal in question who held a very powerful position and nine other people are accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars in donations through bad investment deals with shady money managers, and apparent favours to friends and family and now face prison sentences, fines, or both if convicted.

The trial is the culmination of a two-year investigation into the Pope’s flawed 350 million-euro London real estate venture in the expensive Chelsea district that exposed the Vatican’s once-secret financial dealings and its structural dysfunction which led to the damage to the Vatican’s finances and reputation.  

However, it is even more incendiary is that the prosecutors suggest that Pope Francis and his top clergy were not only aware of some of the key transactions but in some cases explicitly authorised them when they did not have full documentation or understanding the details. 

Also, the Pope is the ultimate authority and his word is final and strict obedience is required of underlinings to their religious superiors, which is why many have questioned why some people were charged and others, not like a key suspect, Monsignor Alberto Perlasca, managed to avoid indictment. 

It must be noted that Pope Francis is an absolute monarch who wields supreme legislative, executive, and judicial power in Vatican City. 

According to the prosecution, Vatican’s top hierarchy, including Becciu’s boss and pope ally Cardinal Pietro Parolin, were in favour of the London venture, but unaware of its financial details.

(With inputs from DailyMail)

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Communist govt in Kerala wants to give 80% scholarship to Muslims

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The Kerala state government led by CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the assembly on Thursday (July 22) that his government would now approach the Supreme Court against the High Court order nullifying the minority scholarship ratio fixed by the state government.

The minority scholarship ratio is based on the Paloli Commission report and now, the Pinarayi government has decided to approach the apex court, the CM said while replying to the discussion of demand for grants in the assembly.

As per the fresh initiative, 80 per cent of minority scholarship will be reserved for Muslims in the state. Pinarayi Vijayan said that for those who have raised complaints, they will get their share in proportion to the population as his government has devised the formula by allocating an additional amount of INR 6.2 crore for the annual scholarship.

However, opposition leader V D Satheesan said that the state government should not use the minority scholarship issue to create a rift between religions. 

Satheesan said, “If one state fails to allot sanctioned scholarships, another state will get it. Now, Uttar Pradesh will get the scholarship we have lapsed,”. 

The Kerala assembly opposition leader was also very critical of the state’s Covid management strategy and Satheesan said, “The opposition will not blame the government over the number of deaths due to Covid as it has certain limitations. But the government should bring transparency in all matters related to Covid,” he said.  He also criticised the state government for transferring the woman employee who gave vital information regarding the tree felling row and cancelling her good service entry.

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‘You gave your best and that is all that counts’: PM Modi replies to fencer Bhavani Devi’s emotional msg

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CA Bhavani Devi became the first ever Indian to win a fencing match at the Olympics. She won the first match against Tunisia’s Nadia Azizi who ranks world’s fourth best player. However, she lost in the second match to world top 3 player Manon Brunet of France.

After losing, Bhavani Devi who hails from Chennai, Tamil Nadu penned an emotional message saying that she would practice hard and try to win a medal in the next Olympics.

Many including Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju appreciated her and boosted her morale for her feat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too appreciated her efforts for registering India’s first win in an Olympic fencing match.

Reacting to an emotional tweet by the Olympian, the Prime Minister tweeted that she gave her best and that is all that counts.

In response to this, an overwhelmed Bhavani Devi called the Prime Minister her inspiration and thanked him for standing by her side.

CA Bhavani Devi is the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics and register a victory. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father is a Hindu priest and her mother is a homemaker. Bhavani is the fifth child of a middle-class family. She has two brothers and two elder sisters. She has won several medals at the Asian Championship and Commonwealth Championship.

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