A man was arrested for allegedly cheating more than 200 people after he promised COVID-19 patients to donate plasma for them.
The accused is identified as Sandeep Reddy of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh and was arrested by the Hyderabad police.
During COVID-19, the demand for plasma has increased.
It is the infusion of blood from COVID-19 recovered patients to infected patients.
The man had planned to take advantage of this increasing demand and browsed the web for people who are looking for plasma donors.
He contacted them individually and posed as a person who is recovered from COVID-19 and requested those in need of blood to send money for transportation.
He has been charged under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (Cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and under section 66(d) of IT Act, 2008, at four different police stations, including the Central Crime Station in Hyderabad.
The Police also said that Sandeep, a hardware engineer, began committing thefts when he could not find a job.
Besides he has also fooled people to believe that he has arranged for anti-virus drugs used on COVID-19 patients.
A 50 year old Madrasa teacher was arrested by the Kerala police for raping his 16 year old daughter repeatedly over 3 years, Kerala based news channel Janam TV reported.
Along with him, six others were charged under the POCSO Act for sexually abusing the girl, of which 3 of them – Riyas (19), Ijaz (20), and Mohammed Ali (20) – have been arrested.
The police took action after a complaint was registered by the girl’s uncle.
In the complaint, the victim stated that her father repeatedly sexually assaulted her for 3 years.
It was reported in The New Indian Express that the girl was impregnated and made to undergo abortion two months ago. The doctor is also being charged for failing to report the incident. The girl’s mother is also being investigated for not revealing.
The man who hails from Sullia in Karnataka moved to Kasargod to teach at a local madrasa.
He was reportedly a repeat sexual offender and was charged under POCSO in 2017 for sexually abusing 4 minor boys.
As India demonstrated its airpower capabilities in Ladakh after the Galwan valley clash to give China a movement of pause, the Indian Air Force is all set to induct its first batch of five Rafale fighter jets from France, reported the Hindustan Times.
The new fighters will be stationed in the strategic Ambala airbase on July 29 if weather permits, an IAF spokesperson said on Monday (July 20).
Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said, “The IAF’s air and ground crews have undergone comprehensive training on the aircraft, including its highly-advanced weapons systems and are fully operational now. Efforts will focus on operationalisation of the aircraft at the earliest,”.
However, a formal induction ceremony will take place next month.
These much delayed advanced multi-role fighters could not have been inducted in a more crucial time as the tension with China still persist. Many aviation experts believe the induction of Rafale into the IAF is a serious force multiplier.
Also, Hindustan Times had reported that the IAF could deploy its new Rafale fighters in the Ladakh sector. This will give the IAF overarching strength in the region since China enjoys numerical superiority when it comes to fighter jets.
Not to mention there is always the prospect of the Indian military faced with two-front war with China and Pakistan. In such a situation air dominance is an absolute must.
When India signed the deal with France to purchase 36 ready-to-fly fighters, it ensured the jets have a cold engine start capability to operate from high-altitude bases as per the India-specific enhancements.
Acting on special request by the IAF, the delivery of the Rafale fighters to India was accelerated.
Right now the IAF is making elaborate and meticulous plans to fly the jets to India with a stopover at Al Dhafra airbase near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
In 2016, India ordered 36 Rafale jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore bolster the dwindling IAF’s combat squadrons.
In the IAF commanders’ conference to be held in New Delhi from July 22 to 24, planners would focus on the ongoing border row with China.
According to WIng Commander Nandi, “During the three-day conference, the discussions would take stock of the current operational scenario and deployments. The plan of action for operational capability enhancement of the IAF in the next decade will also be discussed,”
The theme of this conference is “IAF in the Next Decade”.
India has also asked France to expedite future deliveries and it is expected that all the 36 fighters would have arrived by April-May 2022.
Iran has denied any reports that it has dropped India from the Chabahar project that connects Afghanistan, the Times Now reported.
On Monday (July 20), Iran made it very clear India is still very much part of the project and blamed “vested interests” behind this news.
To clear all doubts, Indian Ambassador to Iran, Gaddam Dharmendra, was invited to by the Saeed Rasouli, Deputy Minister Roads and Head of Iran Railways, to review the ongoing co-op on Chabahar-Zahedan railway construction which will connect to Afganistan.
Deputy MinisterRasouli stated that “vested interests were behind recent reports that Iran excluded India from Chabahar-Zahedan railway project.
The Indian Ambassador also met Speaker of Iran’s Majlis Baqer Qalibaf, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and held discussions to further boost ties between the two countries.
The occasion was to mark the 70th anniversary of bilateral ties between India and Iran.
It all started when reports started to emerge that the Hassan Rouhani government had decided to exclude India from the construction project of Zahedan.
This railway line is crucial as it would undermine Pakistan and China and allow India land access to Afganistan and Central Asia.
In 2016, India and Iran signed a signed agreement to construct a rail line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border with Afghanistan. This would have allowed the land-locked nation access to a seaport to import and export products without depending on Pakistan.
This railway project was to be constructed the Indian Railways Construction Ltd (IRCON), under the commitment to the trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan to build an alternate trade route to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
The agreement was signed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited Tehran in 2016. The Chabahar agreement with Iranian President Rouhani and Afghanistan President Ghani, allowed IRCON to sign an MoU with the Iranian Rail Ministry.
India had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the Chabahar-Zahedan railway as “part of transit and transportation corridor in a trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan”. The project cost was supposed to be over $1.5 billion and India had promised to provide all services and superstructure work.
However, due to the threat of section from the United States, India never began the work. Though India got a weaver for the Chabahar port and the rail line to Zahedan, India couldn’t find equipment suppliers and partners due to worries they could be targeted by the U.S.
When the news emerged that Iran was going to sign a 400 billion dollar deal with China and that Iran had dropped India from the Zahedan alarm bells started to ring.
The Modi government quickly denied this and the reason for the delay was due to Tehran yet to nominate an authorised entity to finalise the technical and financial issues related to the venture.
The distance between Chabahar port in Iran and Gwadar port in Balochistan which is built by China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is only 140km.
It must be noted that Iran is the second-largest supplier of crude oil to India, supplying more than 425,000 barrels of oil per day. India is also one of the largest foreign investors in Iran’s oil and gas industry.
The Commune in association with X Quiz It conducted the 2nd Newsful Quiz on July 19, 2020. Close to 300 quiz enthusiasts had participated. The quiz had questions related to events from across the world that grabbed the headlines in the past few months with a special focus on science and technology. From Aavin’s new Shakti buttermilk to NASA’s Perseverance Mars Mission, quizzers were tested on a wide range of topics.
First 3 winners of the quiz walked away with cash prizes worth 500, 300 and 200 respectively.
1st Prize – Jayakanthan
Mr. Jayakanthan from Chennai walked away with the first prize. He is one of the top quizzers in the country and has won some of the prestigious quizzing events.
2nd Prize – R. Balaji
The second spot was taken by Mr. Balaji from Chennai, a news buff who cannot start his day without a newspaper. He runs his own business and is passionate about current affairs.
3rd Prize – B. Yasaswini
Yasaswini, a law student from Chennai took the third prize. She has a keen interest in quizzing and has been participating in several quizzes during the lockdown period.
The Commune and X Quiz It congratulates all the winners!
Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s corrupt coterie: Advisors with dual citizenship, assets worth millions of dollars
When former Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan became Prime Minister in 2018 with the support of the military, he had promised to launch an austerity drive that will end Pakistan’s poorly run financial problem.
However, in an embarrassing, if not startling revelation it has been discovered that most of the special assistants of Imran Khan, have dual citizenship and they have not revealed there financial details and assets, WION reported.
The announcement was made by public by Shibli Faraz, the Information & Broadcasting Minister of Pakistan through a tweet.
Six senior advisors to the Pakistan PM have dual citizenships and own movable and immovable assets worth millions of dollars abroad.
During his quest for seeking the office of the Prime Minister, Imran Khan, was very clear that he only wants those to be part of his government who do not own duel passports.
PM Imran Khan's 7 out of 15 special assistants/advisors have either a dual nationality, PR or a green card.
Nadeem Babar, who is the minister of state and the special assistant to the Pakistan PM on petroleum owns assets worth 2.1 billion Pakistani rupees. He also has an American passport and has stakes in over two dozen companies based out of Pakistan.
Tania Aidrus, the special assistant to Imran Khan on digital Pakistan also has Canadian nationality and has permanent residency status in Singapore. She has four immovable properties outside Pakistan with two in the United States and two each in Britain and Singapore.
Zulfi Bukhari is the special assistant to Imran Khan on Overseas Pakistanis and has properties in the UK worth 5.2 million euros, gold worth 500,000 euros, four luxury vehicles and a British passport.
Shahzad Syed Qasim, the special assistant to Pakistan PM power division is also a US national. Shahbaz Gill, the special assistant to Pakistan PM on political communication is a permanent resident in the United States.
However, in a country where politicians can’t make any decision without the support of the military, retired Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa who is the current special assistant to Imran Khan on information & broadcasting is a “declared billionaire”.
Ever since the issue of Karuppar Koottam abusing Hindu Gods gained traction, the DMK has been feeling the heat as evidences of its connections with members of the rabid Youtube channel has been surfacing.
Pictures have emerged that establishes the close relationship shared by Karuppar Koottam and the DMK. In fact, it has led to questions if whether the DMK IT wing is behind the channel itself.
Palanivel Thiagarajan DMK MLA from Madurai Central constituency and the head of DMK’s IT wing can be seen having a luncheon with some of the members of the Karuppar Koottam. This picture was uploaded in social media on 29th April 2019, ten days after the 2019 Lok Sabha General Elections in Tamil Nadu by none other than arrested member of the Karuppar Koottam gang Senthilvasan Muthusamy.
DMK MLA Palanivel Thiaga Rajan with some members of the Karuppar KoottamSitting 2nd from left – Senthilvasan Muthusamy. At the back, DMK MLA Palanivel Thiagarajan can be seen.
In another picture, Surendar Natarajan can be seen on top a campaign vehicle holding a mic and canvassing votes for the DMK.
The fact still remains that the DMK chief MK Stalin has not spoken a word about Karuppar Koottam or condemned them for their derogatory videos against Hindu Gods and Hindus.
The DMK for long is a party known for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. Earlier, the DMK Chief had on multiple occasions said that if one were to look at the meaning of the mantras chanted during Hindu wedding ceremonies, it would turn out to be ‘disgusting’.
Compilation of DK & DMK's slanderous remarks & abuses against Hindu Gods, Ramayana & Mahabharata.
"Lord Ram was a drunkard; Sita was a prostitute." – DK Supremo Ki Veeramani.
He had rubbed off the haldi (turmeric paste) applied on his head by Hindu priests at the Srirangam temple, the one which his father M. Karunanidhi wanted to destroy with a cannon ball.
A Tamil channel wakes up to question the hypocrisy of Stalin.
Asks as to why Stalin wiped off Tilak applied by Srirangam priests and not the one applied by Priest in AP during Jagan's oath taking?
— Ethirajan Srinivasan 🇮🇳🚩 (@Ethirajans) May 31, 2019
However, the party is now attempting to shed its anti-Hindu that it had brought upon itself over the decades by trying to placate the Hindus.
On July 18, during a press meet, DMK Rajya Sabha MP RS Bharathi distanced himself from the Karuppar Koottam saying that the DMK is no way linked to the rabid Youtube channel. He added that a false campaign was being done and also condemned denigration of Lord Murugan. He went on to recall Anna’s slogan of “Ondre Kulam Oruvane Devan” (One Community, One God).
The DMK chief MK Stalin also had put out a tweet condemning the incident where an Amman temple and Ganesha temple were vandalized in Coimbatore.
கோவையில் நேற்று மூன்று கோயில்கள் சேதப்படுத்தப்பட்டது மிகவும் கண்டனத்திற்குரியது.
பேரிடர் காலத்தில் அதிமுக்கியப் பிரச்சினைகளிலிருந்து, பொது கவனத்தை திசை திருப்பாதவண்ணம், குற்றம் புரிந்தோர் உடனடியாக சட்டத்தின் முன்னே நிறுத்தப்படுவதை @CMOTamilNadu உறுதி செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Added to this, the DMK IT Wing has now released a video flaunting its Hindutva credentials saying that the party is more Hindu than one could ever imagine and that it has done more for the Hindus than any Hindutva party.
It goes on to say that it was DMK that brought in the 50% reservation across India and also made people of other caste other than Brahmins to become archakas in temples.
It states that though the former CM Karunanidhi was an atheist, it was he who conducted the 1000th year commemoration of Brihadeeswara Temple and adds that it was Karunanidhi who made Sanskrit Agama mantras available in Tamil along with establishing 6 schools of training for the same.
It also mentions about how Karunanidhi brought Sage Ramanujar to people’s homes through the television series on the great social reformer.
Temples, its protection and maintenance are one of the core subjects dear to a Hindutva party. Elaborating on the same, the party in the video tells that it was during Karunanidhi’s regime between 2006 and 2011 that temples saw more allocation of money for Kumbabishekams and other temple works including providing free bicycles to temple priests. It claims that during the DMK years that close to 300 temple chariots that were lying idle including the famous Tiruvarur chariot were reclaimed along with 25 golden chariots that were constructed and given to temples.
“Despite all this, ‘some people’ (BJP) will say that DMK is an enemy of the Hindus. Unlike BJP, DMK is not a party that razes down a mosque or ‘burn Christians’ saying that they are trying to convert. We won’t do it even if we are given crores of rupees. The DMK believes that Hindus should share gifts and sweets during Ramzan and Christmas and likewise the members of the other religions should do the same on Hindu festivals. Unlike BJP, we are not a party that claims to build a temple but not lay a single brick for the same. Though Karunanidhi had asked which engineering school Lord Rama went, the party makes sure that not a hand is laid on a single brick of temples once in power. So, who are you going to vote for as Hindus?” the video says.
It has become the norm for ‘secular parties’ to cater to the Hindu vote bank by making temple visits and treading soft on them just before elections which they think will help in attracting some Hindu votes. Amidst already existing anti-DMK wave, the party is trying to placate the Hindu voters and calm the waters so that they don’t get destroyed by an anti-DMK tsunami towards the elections. However, these new changes coming from the DMK are much beyond that. What has happened is that the ghost of Karuppar Koottam is right now haunting the DMK and is making it sweat. This ghost is making the party undergo a transformation – a transformation into a soft Hindutva party so as to stay relevant among the electorate that is largely religious.
Upon seeing these new stunts, it is tempting to draw parallels to the scene from Chandramukhi where Rajinikanth reveals Jyotika’s new avatar to Prabhu.
“Paar.. muzhusa Hindutvavaadi a marina un katchi DMK ve paar!” (Look.. look at your party DMK getting fully transformed into a Hindutvavaadi).
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, famously known as PETA, is a non-profit organization and claims 6.5 million supporters all over the world. Now PETA India has received the reputation of being a hypocrite of the highest order, in the recent past. The problem of selective criticism has also been in their agenda and this relates to their target on Hindu traditions and customs with a religious zeal, while giving other religions a free pass, leaving the targeted minds on a question whether they are on bizarre plan when it comes to questioning everyone or just another publicity stunt. Let us also be aware that there were few occasions PETA India did manage to raise their voice and they eventually quickly silenced themselves due to rousing opposition.
It appears now that PETA India has found another target. Surprisingly, it is columnist Shefali Vaidya. The NGO in cohorts with Congress and left-liberal trolls has embarked upon a concerted campaign against the columnist for calling out the hypocrisy of the supposed animal rights organisation with regards to Eid where animals are slaughtered and anti-cow leather campaign during the celebration times of Rakshabandhan. However, the campaign against Shefali Vaidya has backfired on them terribly, as netizens used the opportunity to expose their hypocrisy. It soon became evident that PETA India is more concerned about the criticism it faces on social media than actual physical attacks on its workers by Islamist mobs.
A social media user pointed out the time when PETA activists were assaulted by a Muslim mob in Bhopal in 2014, for campaigning for vegetarianism ahead of Bakr-Eid. The Police even registered a case under section 295A against three activists for allegedly outraging the religious sentiments of the Muslim community. For some reason, PETA India has been horribly quiet about this incident.
There were a few interesting quotations and tweets that the Bollywood celebrities had a contrary view of their endorsements and voices for the Animals. Ace Actor Sonam Kapoor was awarded the title of PETA India’s ‘hottest vegetarian celebrity’, the daughter of Bollywood star and Slum Dog Millionaire fame Anil Kapoor, had taken to consuming chicken and fish. Netizens also pointed out that less than a week after PETA India gifted Shilpa Shetty Kundra the ‘Hero to Animals’ award, the Bollywood actress could be seen on YouTube preparing a Roast Turkey recipe. Then there was the case of Richa Chadha who PETA India heaped praises on for being ‘kind to animals’ but the actress was one of those individuals who was resolutely against the ‘beef ban’. The most dishonest sign of hypocrisy came from PETA India’s endorsement of Sonam Kapoor. While the Bollywood actress was awarded by the supposed animal rights organisation, she endorses products made of 100% animal skin.
Similarly, PETA conferred a ‘Hero to Animals’ award on actress Dia Mirza, who had earlier shared ‘Kachi Yakhni Ki Biryani’ recipe. The biryani is made with mutton.
Thus, while PETA India has initiated a mala fide campaign against columnist Shefali Vaidya, they are quite overeager to overlook the transgressions of the people they have awarded themselves. Quite clearly, for PETA India, actions do not matter, only words do. And as long as individuals pay obeisance to their ideology, they do not require them to follow it up with their actions.
Slowly the voices of Netizens are being loud and clear to PETA India and the hope of hearing them in a complete format is the anticipation seriatim in recent times.
Due to frequent attacks on the minority Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Home Affairs in India has decided to give visas to 700 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, reported The Quint. A top official from the Government of India, said, “Ministry of Home Affairs has given its approval for providing a long term visa to Afghan Sikhs and Hindus which we usually give to persecuted minorities from the region”.
The attack was reportedly carried out by the dreaded Haqqani network and has ties to the Pakistans army which considers them as a strategic asset. After the attack, India has received 600 applications made by members of the Sikh community that have been pending before the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which in turn, had been waiting for approval from the Government of India.
At present, the community is within the confines of the Gurudwara of Kabul but it has been a struggle to survive within the four walls and the threat of attacks still looms large. Due to the Wuhan virus pandemic, the Indian government has delayed processing the request for asylum for Hindu and Sikh minorities of Afghanistan.
Google is seeking to develop a technique that could detect earthquakes early. The technology was tested in 2019 and has potential to save lives across the world.
According to Google, they have developed a technique that covers a large area and uses existing fibre to identify disturbances on the seafloor.
Their relies on technology that is widespread on today’s fiber optic networks.
“Millions of fibre optic networks already span the globe, operated by governments, telecommunications providers, and technology companies such as ourselves.
By collaborating with the global subsea cable community, we may be able to improve the world’s ability to detect and research seismic activity around the world,” said Google.
These fibres can link different continents to the ocean floor using Google’s global network of undersea cables to “share, search, send, and receive information” around the world at a fast pace.
This is how the internet’s international traffic travels.
These undersea cables are made of optic fibres. They are considered to carry data in the form of a light pulse that travel at more than 2 lakh kilometres per second.
These light pulses are received by a digital signal processor to correct distortions.
Google said that mechanical disturbances along the cable will be tracked to detect seismic activity.
“We’re excited by the early success of detecting seismic events with subsea cables, which can improve our ability to observe both the Earth’s structure and earthquake dynamics. But this is just the beginning,” they added.
