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Shweta Gets Emotional On Palak’s Bollywood Debut

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

Salman Khan-starrer ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ marks the Bollywood debut of actor Shweta Tiwari’s daughter, Palak Tiwari.

As the film hit the theatres today, Shweta gave a shout-out to Palak. Taking to Instagram Story, Shweta wrote, “Watch my Peetee aka Palak Tiwari as Muskaan in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan in theatres now. So proud of you my bachcha.”

Palak recently opened up about her experience working in the film while speaking to ANI.

“Working with Salman Khan Sir was my dream come true moment. I have been his fan since childhood…so ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ will always remain special. He would come on set, crack a joke and make all of us feel comfortable. His seniority did not intimidate us …he always helped us. We all used to sit together and have food with him. I will always cherish the time spent with sir on the sets,” Palak shared.At the trailer launch of ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ in Mumbai, Salman recalled meeting Palak when she was 8 years old.

Salman shared that he met 8-year-old Palak when she had accompanied her mother Shweta Tiwari, who was entering the Bigg Boss house ‘where there was Dolly (Bindra) also’.

“Her mother had a great time there. I remember she was 8 years old when I first met her,” he said.He further revealed that he had signed Palak for another film, which did not work out. She later worked as an assistant director on the sets of Antim, which starred Salman and Aayush Sharma.

Helmed by Farhad Samji, ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ also stars Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh Daggubati, Shehnaaz Gill, Bhumika Chawla, Jagapathi Babu, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Jassie Gill, and Vijender Singh. (ANI)

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TN CM Stalin’s family made Rs 30,000 cr in one year, looted common man: BJP

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday alleged that Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son-in-law Sabareesan and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin made Rs. 30,000 crores in one year.

“When the Finance minister of Stalin talked to a journalist he revealed that Stalin’s son-in-law Sabareesan and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin made Rs. 30,000 crores in one year. And their main concern is how and where to hide the money,” BJP spokesperson and former Rajya Sabha MP Syed Zafar Islam said.
The BJP National Spokesperson made the statement during a press address at BJP HQ on ‘DMK Files’ on Friday.

He added, “This is unprecedented that they have made this kind of money in a year, all this has been looted from the common man. The money which was supposed to be spent on the common man has been looted by the Tamil Nadu chief minister and a few of his trusted friends.”

V Sabareesan has set up two companies in the UK and these so-called companies are nothing but the means of illegally routing the ill-gotten wealth, he said.

Earlier, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K Annamalai hit out at ally AIADMK for allegedly poaching BJP leaders.”Some four BJP leaders have joined, it is an unfortunate state in Tamil Nadu where Dravidian politicians who think they run big parties want to poach from BJP and grow their party. It is only showing BJP is growing,” Annamalai told ANI.

The development comes after a few BJP leaders, including former state secretary of BJP’s IT cell Dilip Kannan, joined the ranks of AIADMK. Annamalai further said, “Likewise, some 4-5 people from AIADMK have joined the press meet. It is an ongoing issue where people will join and people will leave. Whoever thinks that wherever they will get green pasture, they will go. We cannot stop them. The party will grow with committed workers.”Attacking ruling DMK and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Annamalai said, “CM Stalin should see the previous speeches given by his leaders about India and secession. We all know DMK by its blood is a divisive party and alleging BJP clearly shows that Stalinji has accepted BJP as the principal opposition party.”Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Police booked state BjP chief Annamalai in connection with alleged attacks on migrant laborers. The state’s Cyber Crime Division booked him under sections of inciting violence and promoting enmity between groups among others.(ANI)

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Karnataka Cutouts Of Modi In Devanahalli

K’taka Man Wipes Rainwater From Cutouts Of Modi In Devanahalli

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

A local man was seen wiping rainwater from cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi put up on the way to a proposed roadshow of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka’s Devanahalli on Friday.

Asked about why is he doing that and if he was paid, the man said, “I am doing it out of my belief. Modi ji is God to me. No one has paid me for it.”
The 224-seat Assembly will go to polls on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to poll-bound Karnataka from Friday as the state gears up for a fierce political battle in the month of May. This is Shah’s first visit to Karnataka since the announcement of the polls last month.

Shah was supposed to hold roadshows in both Davanagere and Devanahalli. However, his roadshow was cancelled.

Big names in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda among others featured in the party’s list of star campaigners for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections.

The BJP released a list of 40-star campaigners on April 18 for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections for which the BJP has exerted full might to return to power.

The other big names from the Centre which will seek votes for the party in BJP’s “gateway to the South” (Karnataka) include Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister Smriti Irani and others.

Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also feature in the list.

The chief ministers of BJP-ruled states including Karnataka’s Basavaraj Bommai who is seeking a second term, Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath, Assam’s Himanta Biswa Sarma, Madhya Pradesh’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will campaign for the party.

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, KS Eshwarappa who quit electoral politics also feature in the list.

BJP Chief JP Nadda is also on a two-day visit to the state. This is Nadda’s first visit to the State after the party announced candidates for the Assembly polls. (ANI)

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Murmu Greets Fellow Citizens On the Eve Of Eid-ul-Fitr

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday greeted citizens on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr saying that the festival spreads feelings of love, compassion and affection.

“On the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, I extend my heartiest greetings and best wishes to all citizens living in India and abroad, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters,” President Murmu said.
“Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This festival spreads feelings of love, compassion and affection. Eid gives us the message of solidarity and mutual harmony. This festival is imbued with the spirit of harmony and inspires us to build a peaceful and prosperous society,” she added.

In her message, President Murmu said further, “On this occasion, let us take a pledge to promote feelings of brotherhood and harmony in the society”.

After sighting the moon earlier on Friday, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, president of Islamic Centre of India, said, “Today, the moon was sighted in many cities. Hence tomorrow, April 22, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across the country.” (ANI)

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Jitendra Awhad Ram Navami Hanuman Jayanti

Seems Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti Are Only For Riots: NCP’s Awhad

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Friday claimed that such was the prevailing situation in the country that it seems that festivals such as Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are only for riots.

“It seems that the festivals of Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are for riots only. The law and order situation across cities has deteriorated due to riots. I think we will see more such riots in the coming years,” he said.
The NCP leader’s remark comes less than a month after clashes broke out during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal’s Howrah district.

Similar clashes and flare-ups were also reported in Bihar’s Patna Sharif around religious processions on the occasion of Ram Navami.

In the violence that unforled in West Bengal around Ram Navami celebrations, several vehicles were set on fire. Rioters also allegedly vandalised public and private properties.

Similar clashes broke out in Bihar’s Nalanda district during Ram Navami celebrations. In the violence that unfolded in the state, there were multiple reports of arson and stone pelting, prompting the administration to enforce prohibitory orders under Section 144 in the areas hit by rioting. (ANI)

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Slogans Glorifying Atiq Raised In Patna, Probe On: Police

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

The Patna police on Friday said one of the men at the Jumma Namaz (Friday prayer congretation) chanted slogans glorifying slain Uttar Pradesh gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed after offering prayers in Patna district.

Jailed in connection with the murder of BSP leader Raju Pal and the killing of advocate Umesh Pal, a key witness in the case, Atiq and his gangster brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead from point-blank range while being brought for a medical under heavy security cover in Prayagraj district.
“After praying Jumma Namaz, one of the men chanted ‘Atiq Ahmad Amar Rahe’ and used slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,” Vaibhav Sharma, City SP, Patna, said.

The officer added that an investigation was underway into the matter.

“No FIR has been registered in connection with the matter as yet. However, an investigation is underway. We are also checking statements and action will be taken accordingly,” the SP said.

The SP also appealed to the people to celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Fitre in a peaceful manner. (ANI)

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Security Stepped Up In Various Parts Of UP For Eid

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

Security in various parts of Uttar Pradesh has been stepped up ahead of the last Friday prayer of Ramzan and Eid.

According to officials, tight security arrangements have been made by the DGP headquarters today for the last ‘Jumma’ of Ramzan, ‘Alvida’ prayers and Eid.
As per the instructions from the DGP headquarters, drones and CCTVs will be used to keep an eye on places where Namaz will be read.

“The police have held talks with religious leaders regarding Alvida prayers and Eid so that Eid can be celebrated peacefully,” said officials.

Prayers will be offered in 29,439 mosques in Uttar Pradesh, according to police figures.

“2,933 vulnerable spots have been identified across the state. Police will be deployed in 849 zones and 2460 sectors. Deployment of 249 Company PAC force from HQ level,” said officials.

“3 Company SDRF, 5 Company Central Paramilitary Force is also deployed. Deployment of policemen including 7000 constables. Senior officers will keep an eye on the control room located at the police headquarters. The traffic police have also issued a route diversion plan and a toll-free number for the goodbye prayers so that there is no disturbance during the prayers,” he said.

Inspector General Ayodhya Praveen Kumar said that all necessary security arrangements have been made in all the districts of the Ayodhya area.

“Police force arrangements have been made, and we are very alert on this matter, good vigil is being kept on social media, wherever someone tries to spread rumours, strict action will be taken against them,” said Praveen Kumar.

Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The festival is of great significance due to the moon sighting which has been part of Islamic culture for a long time. It is believed that Prophet Muhammad used to wait for news of sightings of the crescent moon as it narrated the beginning of a new month.

Ending the holy month of Ramzan and starting a new spiritual journey also marks the beginning of a new Islamic year.

Eid-ul-Fitr marks the month-long Ramzan fasting and the beginning of Shawwal which is the tenth month per the Islamic calendar. Since the observance of the moon is essential for ending Ramadan Month and celebrating Eid, it is celebrated in different parts on different days usually with a one-day difference. (ANI)

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Yogi’s Administration Is Battered By Criminals: Akhilesh

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav while attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is busy being a star campaigner and his administration is battered by criminals.

“Criminal activities are happening in broad daylight but it is claimed that law and order are fine in the state. The public has also come to know that BJP has mastered the art of false propaganda,” the Samajwadi Party chief said on Friday.
The government has nothing to show its work, so it is wasting its time by telling the works of the Samajwadi government as its own, he added.

“The situation of Jungle Raj is in Lucknow. Miscreants robbed a woman’s chain at gunpoint in broad daylight in Krishna Nagar. Rs 13 lakh was looted from a businessman in the Kaiserbagh area. A contract worker extorted money from the girl in the name of a job and raped her. The miscreants looted the gold garland of an old man at Buddheshwar temple in Para,” Akhilesh Yadav alleged.

Former UP CM further alleged, “On April 20, 2023, a teenager was raped by showing a pistol in the Antu police station area of Pratapgarh. The bus driver molested a BSC student returning from Chandausi after giving exams. In Meerut’s Kankarkheda, miscreants dragged two sisters, beat them up and behaved obscenely. In Unnao, five BJP goons set fire to the victim’s house as soon as she was released from jail for not withdrawing the rape case against a minor. In Triveni Enclave located at Tajganj in Agra, Saresham Inspector’s daughter-in-law was looted after taking her hostage.”

“These incidents are just for counting. Every day incidents of loot, murder, molestation and rape happen in the state. In most cases, instead of helping the victim, the police work to create pressure in favour of the criminal elements. Due to poor investigation and negligence in prosecution, all the criminals are left free. Law and order are badly messed up under the BJP rule,” he said.

“Women and girls are unsafe. The public is tired of all this. By teaching a befitting lesson to the BJP in the civic elections itself, she will write the advance script of the BJP’s defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,” Akhilesh Yadav said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is a star campaigner in poll-bound Karnataka.

The Karnataka assembly elections are slated to take place on May 10, 2023, with the results being declared on May 13, 2023. All the 224 assembly seats will go to vote in a single phase. (ANI)

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Modi meeting for security of Indians in sudan

Modi Chairs High-Level Meeting To Review Security Of Indians In Sudan

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation of Indians stranded in Sudan, where fighting between its army and a paramilitary force has left over 300 people dead.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra were among those who attended the meeting with the Prime Minister conducted through video conferencing.
Ambassador of India to Sudan B S Mubarak along with the envoys to Egypt and Riyadh also participated in today’s meeting.

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar were present at the meeting.

Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs), MEA, Dr Ausaf Sayeed were also part of the high-level meeting.

At present, an unspecified number of Indians are said to be stranded in Sudan amid the military and political crisis. Thousands of civilians have fled Sudan’s capital Khartoum after fighting escalated in the region.

According to reports, over 350 people, including an Indian have been killed in the fighting so far.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar had on April 20 met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York and discussed the developments in Sudan.

“We had a very good meeting. Most of our meeting was on the Sudan situation. We also discussed the G20, and Ukraine conflict, but essentially it was about Sudan,” Jaishankar told ANI.

Jaishankar said that the Indian government is in continuous touch with its citizens stuck in Sudan.

“Our team in Delhi is in continuous touch with the Indians in Sudan, advising them, saying we know it’s very difficult for everybody but keep calm and don’t take unnecessary risk. I hope that the efforts will yield something very soon,” the EAM said.

Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the MEA is in contact with the Indian embassy in Sudan.

“This is an issue on which we are keeping a very close watch and the evolving situation there,” Bagchi said.

“Our mission in Khartoum is in contact the Indian community there through formal and informal channels. Our embassy has issued several advisories,” he added.

Fighting has been raging between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The conflict began when a coup in 2021 between Sudan’s military leader and his deputy on the ruling council erupted derailing a plan for a transition to a civilian democracy after the fall of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Elections were supposed to be held by the end of 2023. (ANI)

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UK Deputy PM Raab Resigns Over Bullying Allegations

By LokMarg 21st April 2023

UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab on Friday resigned in the wake of bullying allegations.

“I am writing to resign from your government, following receipt of the report arising from the inquiry conducted by Adam Tolley KC. I called for the inquiry and undertook to resign if it made any finding of bullying whatsoever. I believe it is important to keep my word,” read Raab’s statement.
Allegations surfaced about Raab in November, with former staff claiming he created a “culture of fear” in their departments.

He denied the allegations and requested an investigation into himself after two formal complaints were made.

The Dy PM and Justice Secretary, Raab was appointed by Rishi Sunak after he took power in October.

“It has been a privilege to serve you as Deputy Prime Minister, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work as a Minister in a range of roles and departments since 2015, and pay tribute to the many outstanding civil servants with whom I have worked,” he said.

Raab’s departure follows Sunak’s decision to dismiss Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi from his post in January after the former chancellor was found to have broken the ministerial code over his tax affairs. (ANI)

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