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Watch: Video of Coimbatore youth taking drugs goes viral

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After a video of a group of young people reportedly taking injectable sedative drugs went viral on social media, Coimbatore city police formed four special squads to examine the case of the city’s growing drug problem.

Locals claim that the video is that of youth living in Ukkadam, Kuniyamuthur, Selvapuram, Karumbukadai, Ponvizha Nagar, and Pudhukkadu. They also suggested that social organizations, Jamaat members, and parents should make attempts to save them from using the drug.

Around seven youths are seen in the video injecting sedative drugs at an undisclosed location in the city. Coimbatore city Commissioner Deepak M Damor said, “We have received the video and it is not clear where it was taken. All police teams in the city have been alerted to investigate the incident at their respective limits about the incident. Also, the special teams are pressed into service to locate the persons in the video footage.”

A resident of Selvapuram, Coimbatore, said, “After the DMK government took control, they failed to allocate adequate vaccination to Kongu Nadu. They have now disregarded the region’s law and order issue. Before the DMK came to power, we had never heard of drug issues.”

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UGC decolonizes history curriculum, gives impetus to the idea of Bharat and Indus Saraswati Civilisation

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After a long hiatus, the history curriculum of the B.A. History course is all set to be overhauled with the UGC releasing the new Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework.

This is being seen as the first attempt to decolonizing Indian history and finally getting rid of the stranglehold of Marxist historians.

The new curriculum is a completely new approach to learning history from an Indic perspective and the idea of Bharat. The new syllabus gives more impetus to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. But the most significant change is the use of the term “Indus Saraswati Civilisation”, in place of Indus Valley Civilisation which is a clear attempt to finally bust the myth of the now-debunked Aryan invasion theory.

Also, the new syllabus will include “Indian perception of Dharma and Darshan” and “Science and Technology in Ancient India”. It also includes Indian Literature of Ved, Vedanga, Upanishads, Epics, Jain and Buddhist Literature, Smriti, Puranas, etc.

However, the most irksome change UGC has made for the undergraduate program is that the glorification of the Mughals as great administrators has now come to an end.

Earlier, atrocities committed by invaders were brushed under the carpet or justified in order to make history subscribe to secular credentials. However, with a separate section to discuss the ‘impact of Muslim rule in India’, it is being seen as a step towards truth and reconciliation.

More historical information on the Rajputs and how the Mewars, Marwar, Jats, Sikhs and Bundles resisted the Mughals find a place in the revamped curriculum.

Another important aspect is that the Vijayanagar Kingdom gets its due recognition with an entire section for its invaluable contribution.

Other welcome aspects include the inclusion of Indic historians like Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, Jadunath Sircar, R C Majumdar, and C V Vaidya which will give students a broader view of history.

After a long time, the UGC releasing a curricular framework will provide a wide perspective of this great nation’s history and is now receiving its share of appreciation and criticism.

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IMK Chief Arjun Sampath slams DMK and Congress for glorifying Stan Swamy and creating conducive atmosphere for separatists

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Indu Makkal Katchi Arjun Sampath slammed the DMK and Congress for glorifying Pastor Stan Swamy who was involved in activities against the country and encouraged secession.

Arjun Sampath said in his statement, which was issued on July 8, that “Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, 83, who was arrested for plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister of India and died in prison due to corona disease, has been hailed as a human rights activist and social activist. The activist who hailed him also accused the Central Government and the intelligence agencies of his death.”

While criticizing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for his condolence message for Stan Swamy’s demise,  Arjun Sampath said,” Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has issued a message of condolence for his death, making Pastor Stan look like a national martyr who went to prison fighting for the rights of the grassroots while the truth is that the National Intelligence Agency had detained him for being a Maoist and inciting violence and terrorism against the country.”

Arjun Sampath lambasted the Congress party for organizing a march from the Congress party’s headquarters in Tamil Nadu, Sathyamoorthy Bhavan, to pay tribute to Stan Swamy and urged that the government take appropriate action against the officials responsible for his death.

He added that such actions by Congress and the DMK for a person detained for plotting to assassinate India’s Prime Minister will make him appear like a martyr and a prisoner for the national interest, which is against our country and encourages secession.

He said,” The DMK government is already listening to the views of the Naxals, separatists, anti-nationalists, anti-Modi propagandists, those who are working against the central government and those who are trying to destabilize the central government. It is highly reprehensible for political parties in Tamil Nadu to register their views in support of Urban Naxalites like Stan Sami.”

He criticized the Congress party for failing to learn from the past, even after the assassination of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, and claimed that the party is now acting as if it is supporting and promoting separatist Naxal terrorists.

He ended by asking the central and state governments to be watchful in this regard and not allow a pro-separatist and pro-terrorist atmosphere to develop in Tamil Nadu.

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INC appoints presidents for its overseas wing while the party in India remains rudderless with no leader

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As the oldest political party in India, the Indian National Congress grapples with the predilection of selecting the next president of the party, on Wednesday (July 8), it appointed several Presidents and office-bearers for the party’s “international wing” – the Indian Overseas Congress.

In a press release, the Congress party said that it was glad to appoint President for a two-year period in several countries in the European region while the party has failed to appoint a President for national leadership.

The aim of the newly appointed Presidents of the Indian Overseas Congress is to help build and expand the grand old party and its ideology in the respective countries said the statement.

“In this capacity, you are expected to identify and work with qualified, capable, committed, and concerned people to lead the various initiatives of the IOC,” the Congress party said.

Nine Congress party members have been appointed as Presidents of Indian Overseas Congress units in their respective countries.

The names are:

  1. Dilbag Channa – Italy
  2. Joy Kochattu – Switzerland
  3. Dr Sonia Heldst – Sweden
  4. Sunil Korah – Austria
  5. Suldleevan Preet Singh – Belgium
  6. Harpinder Singh Ging- Holland
  7. Amarjit Singh (Amba) – Poland
  8. Dr Komal Kumar Javarappa – Finland
  9. Garisober Singh – Norway

In addition, the Congress party also appointed several office-bearers and Core committee members of the Indian Overseas Congress in Europe.

According to their website, the Indian Overseas Congress claims to be a group of “concerned, committed, diverse, capable and courageous Overseas Indians and friends of India”.

Sam Pitroda, a veteran Congress leader and a close aide of the Gandhi family, is the Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.

However, the Indian Overseas Congress has been wrought with several controversies with a history of joining hands with countries that interfere in India’s domestic politics and detrimental to India’s national interests.

In December 2020, one of the senior members of the Indian Overseas Congress had unfurled a Pakistani flag at a protest against the Indian government over passing farm laws in Germany.

Also, in 2019, the Congress party opened its overseas office in Turkey just a few days after Turkey had extended its support to Pakistan at the UN on the Kashmir issue.

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PM Modi condoles death of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse who was assasinated by a hit squad

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the attack on First Lady Martine Moïse of Haiti.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Saddened by the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the attack on First Lady Martine Moïse of Haiti. My Condolences to the family of President Moïse and the people of Haiti.” 

According to Haiti police, a foreign hit squad consisting of 28 trained killers assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week.

Twenty six of them were reportedly Colombians and two were Americans of Haitian origin. Seventeen including the two Americans have been arrested while eight are still on the run.

The remaining suspects were shot dead during gun battles with the police in the capital Port-au-Prince.

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Mom-son duo run love jihad racket in B’luru, demands woman to pay ₹17.5 lakhs & 4 Hindu women for conversion or leave home

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A woman from Lucknow whose husband is the head of Khanqah-e-Ashrafia Hussainia Qutbe, a dargah (shrine) in Bengaluru, Karnataka has lodged an FIR in the Indiranagar police station against him and her mother-in-law, accusing them of running a ‘Love Jihad’ racket, among other offences.

The man who has been named in the FIR is Ashraf who has been accused of trading in illegal weapons, harbouring foreign nationals, and torturing his wife for dowry. 

The woman, a resident of Lucknow, informed the police that she married Ashraf in 2019 and moved to Bengaluru. For a period of time, her new family was welcoming, however, they started to pressurise her into befriending non-Muslim women and getting them home which she did out of fear of losing her husband. 

The woman also told the police that when she became pregnant, Ashraf forced her to undergo a sex determination test. “When Ashraf and her mother got to know that the unborn baby was a girl, they thrashed me. They called my brother and demanded ₹25 lakh for sparing my life. He paid ₹7.5 lakh to them,” the woman revealed, as per reports.

The woman told the police that her husband and mother-in-law were running a ‘love jihad’ racket and lured visitors to the shrine to later trap to further their campaign and used the dargah as a hub of illegal money and arms deals. 

“Ashraf married a Hindu girl eventually and renamed her Madiha. She was later shifted to the shrine where she was given training in weaponry,” the woman added. 

The woman who is now ousted from her home said her husband and mother-in-law have threatened to accept her under the condition if she gives ₹17.5 lakhs and brings four non-Muslim girls for conversion. She later had to move to her maternal home in Lucknow where she gave birth to her daughter. 

ADCP, North, Prachi Singh said an FIR under the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, and on charges of extortion and dowry harassment has been lodged which also names Ashraf’s mother.

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Ex-MNM office bearers Mahendran and YouTube-beautician-turned social activist Padma Priya jump ship to DMK

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Former Vice President of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Mahendran has jumped ship to DMK following MNM’s debacle in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.

Along with him YouTube beautician-turned-social activist-turned-politician Padma Priya has joined the DMK.

Dr. R. Mahendran is a doctor in Pollachi and a successful entrepreneur. He was one of the key figures of the party and had contested the 2019 Parliamentary Elections from Coimbatore coming third with about 1.5 lakh votes.

Padma Priya had contested in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections from the Maduravoyal Constituency and got 33401 votes.

Both of them had quit MNM in May 2021.

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Roads in UP to be named after Karsevaks who were killed during the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi movement

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As per reports, roads in various cities and towns in the state will be named “Balidani Ram Bhakt Marg” and a karsevaks home with names and pictures of the deceased displayed on the plaque.

Officially, 16 karsevaks died in police firing ordered by the then UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party, but Hindu organisations claim the the number of Karsevaks killed in the police firing is much higher.

“Karsevaks had come to Ayodhya in 1990 and wanted the darshan of Ram Lalla. The then SP govt had fired bullets at the unarmed Lord Ram devotees. Many had died. Today, I announce that roads would be constructed in UP in the name of all such kar sevaks,” Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya said during his visit to Ayodhya on Tuesday (6 July), reports Times Now.

The decision to name roads after fallen karsevaks comes at a time when the state assembly elections are less than one year away.

The construction of Ayodhya Ram Mandir is also going on parallelly following Covid-19 restrictions. It is expected to be finished by late 2023 or early 2024.

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#BREAKING: Former IPS Officer K. Annamalai is now BJP TN President

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K. Annamalai, who was the Vice President of Tamil Nadu BJP has been elevated to the post of State President of the party.

His elevation comes after the post fell vacant following Dr. L. Murugan becoming the Union Minister in PM Modi’s cabinet.

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Dalit man lynched in public in Congress-ruled Rajasthan by Sagar Qureshi, Raes, Imran & Akhtar

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In the Congress-ruled state of Rajasthan, another Dalit man named Krishna Valmiki from Jhalawar was publicly lynched at Haldighati road by Sagar Qureshi, Raes (Kaalu), Imran (Shanu), Akhtar, and others on July 01.

Valmiki was rushed to Jhalawar’s government district hospital but due to the serious injuries sustained during the lynching, he had to be shifted to a city hospital in Jaipur where he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday (July 6) morning. 

As per reports, Valmiki was dragged out of his car and attacked by prime accused Qureshi and his gang due to personal animosity. After beating him senselessly with sticks and clubs, the attackers left him to die on the road while one of the attackers had allegedly shot the video of the incident which went viral on social media. 

While the main accused have been arrested, the police are on the lookout for the one who shot the video of the lynching.

Valmiki was attacked by at least 12 men who as per the latest report, wanted to take revenge due to an ongoing rivalry and the Police have informed that a group had attacked Qureshi after which he along with his accomplices made a plan to take revenge.

Police have reportedly said that all accused, namely Sagar Qureshi, Raees, Imran, Akhtar Ali, Sohail, Sahid, etc have been arrested and most of them are history sheeters.

After the arrest of Qureshi, and few of his companions on Tuesday, anticipating further violence, police teams had been deployed in several areas of Jhalawar and Jhalrapatan.

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