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India and Saudi Arabia sign MoU on establishment of a formal Yoga Protocol

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As the world celebrated International Yoga Day, India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a formal “Yoga protocol (standards)” for the promotion of yoga in the country.

The formal Yoga standards and courses will be in accordance keeping in view the local sensitivities, culture, and customs of the region.

Nouf Marwaai will be heading the body who in 2018, became the first Saudi Yogacharya and was honoured with India’s fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri for her role in the popularisation of yoga.

The practice of Yoga has now been formally recognised in Saudi Arabia as an important sports activity by Saudi Arabia’s ministry of sports but Yoga has been allowed in the country since November 2017.

The MoU was signed between India’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Ausaf Sayeed and Abdullah Faisal Hammad, Director General, Leaders Development Institute, Ministry of Sports.

Yoga standards to be practiced in Saudi Arabia are in the advanced stages and an announcement is in the offing with experts and the Saudi ministry of sport drafting the standards-compliant with local laws and norms.

Under the standards, formal certification will be issued to Yoga trainers with exams, and the process of evaluation. The MoU also facilitates collaboration in research, education, and training in the field of Yoga.

The MoU for Yoga cooperation is between Leaders Development Institute, the Saudi ministry of sports, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is the nodal body for planning, training, and promotion of Yoga in India.

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Chairperson of NTAGI assures India will have 20-22 crore vaccine doses next month

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As India administered a record 85 lakh vaccine doses with the Revised Guidelines for COVID Vaccination coming into force on Monday (21 June), Dr N K Arora, head of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization in India (NTAGI) said the government now aims to vaccinate at least one crore people every day.

Dr Arora was speaking to Doordarshan and said India’s capacity has now increased and we as a nation will easily administer 1.25 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine every day.

The Chairperson of the NTAGI assured that India will have around 20 – 22 crore doses next mont which means there wouldn’t be any issue regarding the availability of vaccines.

Dr Arora also added that the health infrastructure is well spread out and vaccination drive will reach every corner of the country, including hilly, tribal, and sparsely populated areas and asked for the support of the people’s participation and public awareness to avoid rumours and misconceptions against vaccination.

“Jan Bhagidari and Jan Jagran are very essential to eradicate the fear of vaccination. Ultimately it is in the hands of the public to come forward and get vaccinated,” he said.

“India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is becoming a prime example of how public and private sectors can join together to better address and solve problems faced by the nation,” he added.

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UP CM Yogi directs police to slap NSA against accused involved in religious conversion of disabled kids

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After it came to light that the Islamic Dawah Center operating from Jamia Nagar which is near the epicenter of the Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered action under the Gangster Act and National Security Act (NSA) against those involved in the illegal religious conversion of physically challenged children and youth.

According to Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar two persons who were running this Islamic conversion racket have been identified as Mufti Qazi Jahangir Alam Qasmi and Mohammad Umar Gautam, both residents of Jamia Nagar in New Delhi. They have now been arrested for forcibly converting over 1,000 people to Islam, police said.

CM Yogi has ordered stringent action and asked the agencies to further probe this conversion mafia and dig deeper to arrest all those who are involved. The Uttar Pradesh government has also ordered the authorities to seize the properties of the accused.

The two men who are now under arrest were allegedly running an outfit involved in converting deaf students and other poor people to Islam in Uttar Pradesh with funding from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

The arrest was carried out by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad following the registration of an FIR in the case at Lucknow’s ATS police station.

According to ADG Kumar, one of the people arrested who goes by the last name of Gautam, who himself is a convert, said, “I converted at least 1,000 non-Muslims to Islam, marrying them all to Muslims,”.

Now intelligence agencies are looking at the ‘Islamic Dawah Center’ which has received money from Pakistan’s ISI and other foreign agencies. 

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Police thrash drunkard who asked them for a ‘free mask’ in Chennai

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The public besieged the police who beat up a drunk youth who came in a two-wheeler over a dispute where the youth had asked for a free mask to a traffic policeman who was conducting a vehicle check in Guindy in Chennai. A traffic policeman beat up a youth near Olympia Techpark on the 100-foot road in Guindy, while and it was later revealed that he was assaulting a drunkard.

The public rushed to the spot and rescued him. They went on to question as to how the traffic policeman could attack him. The policeman who was standing nearby did not make any attempt to reject the claims made by the alcoholic complaining that he had been beaten by the police. The drunkard was identified to be Karthikeyan, who was found bleeding on his forehead and was given first aid. By the time he was ready to leave, the St. Thomas Mount police had taken Karthik to the police station for questioning.

Both videos went viral on WhatsApp, prompting the area’s traffic police inspector Jeevaratnam to inquire into the cause of the attack. It was revealed that when the traffic policemen tried to fine Karthikeyan, who came in without a mask and helmet, during a vehicle search. Hearing this, Karthikeyan had demanded a free mask from the policemen. This led to an argument between the traffic policeman and Karthikeyan, who was injured after that.

Meanwhile, the St. Thomas Mount Police have registered a case against Karthikeyan, who allegedly tried to stone pelt a traffic policeman who was arguing with Karthikeyan who was in a drunken stupor, in which he fell and was slightly injured when the policeman pushed him down.

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New Zealand weightlifter becomes the first trans person to contest in the Olympics

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New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard becomes the first trans person to contest in the Olympics. She will be participating as a weightlifter in the super-heavyweight 87+kg category. She had previously participated in 2013 in the men’s category before her transition.

“I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,” Hubbard said in a statement issued by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) on Monday.

Speaking of this, NCOG chief Kereyn Smith described this as a historic moment. “She is our first Olympian who has transitioned from male to female,” she told reporters. “We do know that there are many questions about fairness of transgender athletes competing in the Olympic Games but I would like to take this opportunity to remind us all that Laurel has met all of the required criteria.”

This has been made possible thanks to a new change towards inclusivity by the Olympics committee. According to their new regulations, if the athlete had a certain level of testosterone, they would be allowed to contest in the Olympics. Notably, ‘testosterone’ is a hormone that increases muscle mass. A lot of opposition came up saying that this would give her an unfair advantage. Her entry into the Olympics marks a huge milestone for the LGBTQIA community.

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Philippines President threatens to jail anyone who refuses to get vaccinated

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President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that people who do not get vaccinated in the Philippines will face imprisonment. “You can choose: you get the vaccine or I will send you to jail,” Duterte said in Tagalog during a pre-recorded address on Monday night. He went on to say that those who did not want to get vaccinated should either go to jail or leave the country, to India or United States.

“Don’t get me wrong, there is a crisis in this country,” Duterte said. “I’m just exasperated by Filipinos not heeding the government.” The Philippines president has been constantly criticized for his tough approach and has also been under the flak for not opening schools.

It is to be noted that the Philippines government has been stepping up the incentives to get vaccinated like giving away cattle. Despite this, there has been a vaccine hesitancy that has been prevailing among the citizens of the Philippines. Of the total 70 million people targeted for this year, only 2.1 million have been vaccinated. So far, 10,30,000 people have been confirmed infected and 23,000 people have died due to COVID in the Philippines. Following this, 4 crore doses of Pfizer vaccine have been procured there and arranged to be paid to the general public.

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This is how the Congress is implementing Greta Thunberg’s toolkit to break India’s Yoga image

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On 3rd February 2021, Swedish school dropout and alleged ‘climate activist’ accidentally shared a ‘tool kit’ that revealed a sinister plan to run a global propaganda against India. The toolkit had called for breaking the ‘Yoga’ and ‘Chai’ image of India. The activities of the Congress party suggest that they have been been playing by this toolkit in order bring disrepute to India and its traditional knowledge practices. Congress party leaders used the occasion to undermine Yoga and in an attempt to attack Prime Minister Modi, and also to dissociate it with Hinduism.

The Congress party and its eternal youth leader Rahul Gandhi took to playing politics on International Yoga Day 2021. He sent out a tweet in a feeble attempt to attack the BJP and PM Modi in the name of International Yoga Day. In a tweet, Gandhi said, “It’s #YogaDay Not #HideBehindYogaDay.”

Senior Congress leader and former party president Rahul Gandhi 

National Herald, the official Congress newspaper, carried an article titled, “YOGA is just an exercise, was a Western fad, is not an extension of Hinduism and should be optional.” This article published by the  mouth piece of Congress made blatant attempts to disassociate Yoga and Hinduism. 

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has posted a controversial tweet where he said, “Neither Yoga will become more powerful by chanting Om, nor will the power of Yoga be reduced by saying, Allah,”.

Senior Congress leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor when asked what his favourite asana was, he posted a graphic of a woman resting on a sofa with a cat captioned ‘Sofasana’.

In February 2021, just weeks after the Greta Thunberg’s toolkit expose, the Congress MP posted a tweet mocking Yoga filled with sexual innuendos while trying to criticize the Modi government.

From the looks of it, it appears that the Congress party is voluntarily or involuntarily playing by Greta Thunbeerg’s toolkit which was a ready reckoner on how to make the ‘farmer protest’ in India receive a wider audience thereby making it a global conspiracy to defame India. 

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Mizoram minister offers cash reward for those who have multiple kids

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Robert Romawia Royte, the Sports Minister of Mizoram has promised a cash prize from parents who have multiple kids in Aizawl, which is his constituency. This is an attempt to boost the decreasing rates of childbirth in the state and encourage further growth of the population. There is no mention, however, of the number of kids. This announcement came out on the occasion of Father’s Day.

According to this announcement, the person with the largest number of children in the constituency will be receiving ₹1 lakh as an incentive. The person will also get a certificate and a trophy, all of these awarded by the construction company owned by the minister’s son.

“Mizoram is far below the optimum number of people to attain development in various fields because of the gradual decline in its population. Low population is a serious issue and hurdle for small communities or tribes like Mizos to survive and progress,” Royte said, according to news agency PTI. He added that some churches and influential civil society organisations like the Young Mizo Association are also promoting the same, since there is a dire need for a population boom in the state.

It is to be noted that a lot of states are advising population control measures right around the time that this announcement has come from Mizoram. So, it is safe to say that this news has invoked mixed reactions from the public.

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Squirrels are responsible for power outages in TN, DMK Minister makes startling divulgence

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Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji gave a shocking response to a question on why there are frequent power outages in Tamil Nadu, claiming that squirrels that run over electric lines are to blame.

Ever since the DMK came to power in Tamil Nadu, there have been several instances of unannounced power outages in various parts of the state. After a long time, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board’s call center in Chennai saw more than 13,000 complaints of power cuts getting registered.

DMK government’s 24×7 toll-free number 1912 for the public to register complaints about power outages was also not yielding any results, which the minister himself admits. Therefore, the DMK government released another customer care number 9498794987 through which the consumers can make their complaints and clarify their doubts about the electricity bills.

In this scenario, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister, speaking to the press about the frequent power outages in Tamil Nadu, stated that branches of trees are touching the electric wires, and squirrels running on the wire create friction, resulting in power outages.

His ridiculous comments on the power outage were mocked by netizens on social media.

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Pinarayi Vijayan is prime accused in RSS chief’s murder, KPCC President Sudhakaran releases copy of FIR

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The political discourse between Kerala’s two main parties, the CPI(M) and the Congress, had reached a bottom, when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K Sudhakaran tossed all rules of decency to the wind and called each other names in public.

It all started after KPCC President K Sudhakaran gave an interview to a vernacular weekly in which he alleged that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was the main suspect in the murder of RSS leader Vaadikkal Ramakrishnan and a man named Babu. He also released a copy of the FIR.

On Friday, at the daily media briefing on the status of Covid-19 in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan claimed that KPCC President Sudhakaran plotted to abduct his children some years ago. “It was timely intelligence supplied by a close friend of Sudhakaran that rescued my children,” Vijayan said, referring to the new KPCC leader as a mafia don.

In response, Sudhakaran stated that Pinarayi was acquitted in the murder of RSS leader Ramakrishnan because no witnesses came forward to testify against him and he was given the benefit of the doubt.

According to K Sudhakaran, this is the first political murder case in Kannur, and CPI(M) workers have killed more than 28 Congress workers in the recent past. The Congress leader said that the Communists had attempted to kill him at least three times before.

Sudhakaran also accused Vijayayan of murdering his own bodyguard, claiming, “Though Babu was a close associate of Vijayayan, they fell apart, and the murder was the fallout of his parting ways.”

Sudhakaran also blamed Vijayan for the attack on Kandoth Gopi, a former beedi worker who had organized a demonstration against the beedi firm. “During the emergency days, I was leading an agitation against the management of a beedi company for its decision to terminate the services of some workers. Vijayan with a group of armed Marxist leaders attacked me and I had a providential escape,” alleged Gopi.

Sudhakaran stated that the people of Kerala would determine who Pinarayi is and that the charges against him are intended to cover up the government’s corruption cases.

(with inputs from DailyPioneer)

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