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Israel treating bomb blast near its embassy in Delhi as terrorism

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Israel is treating Friday’s bomb blast near its embassy as an act of terrorism, an Israeli official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

The explosion, caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), on Friday evening did not injure anyone. Window-panes and windscreens of a few cars in the vicinity were damaged in the incident. The embassy or any other buildings were not damaged either.

“Initial impressions suggest a mischievous attempt to create a sensation”, according to the Delhi police.

India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, who spoke with his Israeli counterpart about the blast, has said that India is taking the incident seriously. No effort will be spared to find the culprits, he added.

“Spoke just now to Israeli FM @Gabi_Ashkenazi about the explosion outside the Israeli Embassy. We take this very seriously. Assured him of the fullest protection for the Embassy and Israeli diplomats. Matter is under investigation and no effort will be spared to find the culprits”, Jaishankar tweeted.

An alert has been issued at all airports, important installations and government buildings in view of Friday’s blast. Enhanced security measures have been put in place. According to sources, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been briefed by Director, IB and CP, Delhi.

The Indian capital is also on a security alert because of the farmers’ protests and this week’s related riots against the government’s agricultural reforms.

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Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft (IN FAC) T-81 decommisioned

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Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft (IN FAC) T-81 of the Super Dvora MK II class, was decommissioned on 28 Jan 21 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai after having served the nation successfully for more than 20 years. Rear Admiral V Srinivas, Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

The 25 meters long vessel with 60 tonnes displacement was built at Goa Shipyard Ltd. In collaboration with M/s Ramta of Israel. She was commissioned into the Navy on 05 Jun 1999 by the then Governor of Goa, Lt Gen JFR Jacob (Retd).

The ship, specially designed for shallow waters, could achieve speeds up to 45 knots and had the capability of day/night surveillance and reconnaissance, Search & Rescue, beach insertion, extraction of Marine Commandoes and high speed interception of intruder craft.

(Published from PIB)

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BARC evolves design of 1st PPP Research Reactor for production of Nuclear Medicines

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Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has evolved a design for the first PPP Research Reactor for production of Nuclear Medicines. The premier research organization of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is ready to share the technology of production of a variety of nuclear medicines. In the proposed partnership, the private entities will get exclusive rights to process and market the isotopes produced in the research reactor, in lieu of investing in the reactor and processing facilities. In this context, it may be stated that on 16th May 2020, Union Finance Minister announced establishment of a Research Reactor in PPP mode for production of medical isotopes as a part of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat initiatives for DAE.

DAE has initiated discussion with potential Indian and global investors regarding this project to seek their inputs. Going forward, investor’s road shows are planned starting from 1st quarter of 2021, followed by a formal tender process for selection of private partner(s). The proposed reactor is expected to come online within five years of the beginning of the construction. The construction is planned to start after obtaining all requisite permissions.

Shri K.N. Vyas, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, DAE, said, “In line with the ‘Make In India’ vision of the Government, this project will be a major step towards making India self-reliant in key radio isotopes used in medical and industrial applications. As a result, it will increase availability of effective and affordable treatments for cancer. At the same time, the large scale and the technology being deployed for the planned research reactor will enable India to not only become a significant global player in the growing nuclear medicine market, but also have one of the most modern research reactors anywhere in the world.

Dr. A.K. Mohanty, Director, BARC, said, “BARC is the premier research institute for research in radio-isotopes for medical, industrial and research purposes for more than 60 years. BARC’s research has resulted in developing and processing many new radio-isotopes, reducing import dependency as well as making the life-saving isotopes available to the country’s poorest of the poor at a most reasonable cost.”

Globally, nuclear medicine is a USD 6 Billion market and is expected to grow rapidly to reach USD 30 Billion by 2030. India produces all major isotopes in the country under the aegis of BARC. It also imports some of the isotopes to fulfil the growing demand of the country from Europe, Australia and other Asian countries. The planned PPP has an opportunity to completely transform India’s stature in the global nuclear medicine industry.

(Published from PIB)

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Offering namaz or donating money to new mosque at Ayodhya is ‘haram’: AIMIM’s Owaisi

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Leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi has courted trouble by stating that the planned Ayodhya mosque on the five-acre land is ‘haram’ or un-Islamic.

Owaisi’s statement immediately drew a rejoinder from the Mosque Trust on Thursday 28 January, which characterised his remarks as part of his political agenda, reports News18.

Owaisi was speaking at an event in Bidar in Karnataka, when he said that the Ayodhya mosque undergoing construction on the five-acre land allotted by the Supreme Court was ‘haram’ or un-Islamic. He went on to say that even offering prayers or donating for its construction is against the Islamic tenets.

Athar Husain, secretary of the Ayodhya Mosque Trust and Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), criticized Owaisi and said that no piece of land where prayer was offered to the Almighty Allah could be ‘haram’.

“It’s possible his [Owaisi’s] ancestors never took part in the 1856 revolt against the British. We are from Awadh, which was the crucible of revolution, and are dedicating the IICF centre in Ayodhya in the memory of one of our greatest freedom fighters, Ahmadullah Shah, who liberated Faizabad from the British for at least a year,” Athar Husain said.

The Ayodhya mosque project was formally launched on Tuesday (26 January) with the unfurling of the tricolour and a tree plantation drive at Dhannipur, which is located around 24 km from the Ram Janmabhoomi.

The mosque’s trust, named as Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, was constituted following the Supreme Court verdict in 2019 which ruled for the construction of a temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya.

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Delhi: Blast near Israel embassy, no casualties reported

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Featured Image: Israel embassy in Delhi | Credits: IANS

Reports have confirmed an explosion near the embassy of Israel in New Delhi on Friday evening.

According to the police, the blast happened near a pavement, causing damage to the windscreen and window panes of a few cars nearby. No casualties have been reported. Firefighters are already at the site of the explosion.

The explosion is believed to have been caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

The area in which the blast took place has been cordoned off. Investigations by police and intelligence officials are underway.

The blast comes mere days after violent riots by protesting farmers rocked the nation’s capital on January 26, Republic Day.

(This is a developing story)

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Foul-mouthed ‘Periyarist’ troll with verified Twitter handle calls President of India, a Dalit as ‘slave dog’

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Savukku Shankar, an online troll masquerading as an ‘investigative journalist’, who is known for his abusive tweets, called President of India Ram Nath Kovind a ‘slave dog’.

Tweeting a picture that quoted President Ram Nath Kovind which also had an image showing the bruised back of a Sikh man, Savukku Shankar said “Is this the gratitude? You slave dog”.

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Savukku Shankar had indirectly implied that the Sikh man was beaten up during the siege that happened on Republic Day. However, this picture of a Sikh man with bruises on his back was was found out to be an on old one. A user named Sikh Sagarsh had in June 2019 tweeted a Sikh auto driver along with his son were allegedly beaten in Mukherjee Nagar.

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This tweet of Savukku Shankar, who has a verified Twitter handle, is now being called out for two reasons – for disrespecting the President of India and for peddling fake news.

It is to be noted that the foul mouthed ‘journalist’ has made derogatory remarks on President Ram Nath Kovind, who is of Dalit origin, hence inviting action under Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

This is not the first that the foul mouthed ‘journalist’ who identifies himself as a ‘Periyarist’ has made derogatory references to a person in office.

Earlier, he had called Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as ‘Oorgai Maami’, a casteist and a sexist reference to her Brahmin and woman identity.

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Rajdeep Sardesai, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and others booked for spreading fake news and seditious tweets

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After senior journalist of India Today, Rajdeep Sardesai was suspended from his news channel for reporting fake news on 26 January in Delhi that led to violence, the Noida police booked Sardesai along with Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, journalists Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) along with group editor of National Herald, Zafar Agha and others for sedition.

An FIR lodged at the Sector-20 police station on Thursday (28 January) stated that they were booked for tweeting and spreading fake news pertaining to the death of a farmer during the tractor rally on 26 January 2021, reports New Indian Express.

“The complaint is being examined and action as per the law is being taken,” said a press statement by the Noida Police.

Earlier a police complaint was raised by Arpit Mishra who is a resident of Noida and in his complaint he said, “As part of a conspiracy, the accused planned riots in the national capital with intention to kill public servants and incite violence….It is known fact that despite provocative activities by rowdy elements and injuries to large number of police personnel, the police force acted with restraint and control the violators with professional efficiency,” the complainant in the FIR says.

The FIR further adds, “The accused in a well-planned manner conspired with each other to spread the wrong information about the death of a farmer in police firing. It was intentionally done to incite riots at large scale and create tension among communities. The riots and tension certainly affect countries along the international border…because of their tweets protestors reached Red Fort and installed their religious and other flags where the national was hoisted,”.

 

The politicians and journalists have been booked under sections 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 153B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration), 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 298 (Uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (Criminal Intimidation), 505(2) (Statements conducing to public mischief), 124-A (Sedition), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and 120-B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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‘Will bring out the truth’, says actor-activist Deep Sidhu; farmer unions call him “traitor”

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Deep Sidhu at Red Fort, Delhi with other rioters | Feature image credits: IANS

Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu was named as an accused in connection with the incident involving the Indian national flag at the Red Fort on January 26, Republic Day. The Delhi Police has named him in an FIR lodged in connection with the incident.

In a video uploaded on Facebook, he has said that he needs some time to bring out the truth and then he will join the investigation.

The 36-year-old Punjabi actor-activist, who is currently missing, is in the eye of a storm for being among the rioters who hoisted Sikh and Khalistani flags atop the Red Fort on Republic Day after removing the Indian tricolour.

“Arrest warrant has been issued against me and also a look out notice has been issued against me. First I want to give this message that I will join the investigation,” Sidhu said in a video uploaded on Facebook. “Because whatever has been spread, it is false information and it is misleading the public at large. Therefore, I need a couple of days to bring out the truth and then I will join the investigation,” he added.

“I am requesting the investigation agencies…I have not done anything wrong then why should I run away and why should I be scared. I am not scared. I have done nothing wrong and that will come out,” he said.

He told the investigation agencies and the police department via the Facebook video that he will come to them in two days.

“The kind of rumours being spread is not based on facts. I need two days to bring out the truth based on the facts and I will collect all the evidence and proof,” he stated.

Known for his proximity with actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol in the past, Sidhu has been closely associated with the agitations against the Centre’s farm laws. Earlier, the Congress had even put up a video on their YouTube channel supporting Sidhu, which has now been deleted. Congress MP from Ludhiana, Ravneet Singh Bittu, has also asked for sedition charges to be brought against Sidhu and two others.

It is not only the Congress who are distancing themselves from Sidhu. Farmer union leaders are accusing him of trying to defame their agitation and have termed Sidhu a “traitor”. Sidhu on Thursday lashed out at farmer leaders for allegedly spreading false propaganda and hatred against him.

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Four NGOs, one address: LRO exposes activities of US funded Christian missionaries

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The Legal Rights Observatory (LRO) has uncovered a number of NGOs that have received foreign funding under the guise of social service and used it for anti-religious, anti-Hindu and anti-India activities. According to a recent report by the organization, four NGOs in Madhya Pradesh are receiving large sums of money from the United States for religious conversion.

LRO, on its Twitter page, shared a copy of the complaint given to the Union Home Ministry about four organizations from Madhya Pradesh – Grameen Nava Jagriti Yojana, Aadharshila Sansthan, Atma Vikas Sanstha and Christian Medical- Training Center receiving ₹ 222.76 crore through FCRA in the last five years which were being used for proselytizing activities.

All four organizations operate in the Damoh region of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The question may arise as to why these four organizations should be mentioned together. This is because all of the four have been funded by the same American organization – Central India Christian Mission. Another reason is that the executives of all three organizations are the same people.

The pastor Rajkamal David Lal and his wife Sheila Lal manage the Grameen Nava Jagriti Yojana or Nava Jagruti Education Society. His family is involved in missionary work. They run another missionary organization called the Mid India Christian Mission.

Jeevan Masi, along with Rajneesh Morris Newton, Kathir Yousuf and Frank Harrison, are also executives for three of the four organizations mentioned earlier. As usual, these organizations claim that they are involved in community service such as sanitation, drinking water, education, employment and human rights. But the actual reason behind the Central India Christian Mission funding is just one – converting the natives to Christianity.

The Central India Christian Mission (CICM) on its website mentions the following as their purpose and mission – “Taking the love and knowledge of Jesus Christ to unreached people in India and beyond.”

Although the organization targets India, it generally states that it operates in Southeast Asia. It has mentioned in its mission statement that it intends to carry the light of the ‘gospel’ to areas where there is no one who hears the gospel in spiritually dark areas. The organization has openly stated on its website that all of its missions are based solely on the gospel of Jesus Christ. The website also mentions that it has been leading the preparation of religious pastors for the last 40 years.

They have a motto, which is to Educate, Equip, Empower. If a student in their Bible College is given a full scholarship, he or she will be able to “preach the good news to 1000 people”, convert 200 people, and establish 4 new churches (Church Planting).

Their tactic is to separate young children from their parents and providee them with education, food, and shelter to equip them to plant the seed of Christianity.

All four organizations are involved in this mission. With LRO bringing this to the attention of the Union Home Ministry, it is expected that the government would soon be taking an action on these four NGOs.

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Rajini’s former associate Arjunamurthy to form his own party soon

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Arjunamurthy, a close and (former) associate of Rajinikanth has come out and said that he will be launching his own political party soon. Speaking to the press on Thursday (January 28), he said that he would start his own political venture but did not reveal the name of the party.

“A change takes place in Tamil Nadu once in 60 years. I strongly believe we are at the stage now. Fortunately, the state is set to face assembly election, and we should utilize the opportunity,” Arjunamurthy said. He went on to say that the party will work towards the safety and welfare of women and children and that the state will greatly benefit from their objectives. “I have plans to tap the potential of youngsters, who account for a sizeable section of the population,” he said.

He also said, “Currently, I do not want to use Rajini sir’s name or pictures since it will affect him and his work. Hence, I bow down to his feet and as he introduced me to the nation, I will travel on his path and I’ll bring a change. In any case, I’ll not bring any strain to his name. Superstar Rajinikanth’s blessing is all that I need. I’ll make his dream come true.”

Rajinikanth had initially appointed Arjunamurthy and Tamilaruvi Manian as his associates for forming a political party under the Rajini Makkal Mandram banner. However, owing to health reasons, he quit politics on December 29. Following this, the latter followed suit and quit politics, while the former is now starting his own party.

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