Congress Rahul Gandhi

If PM Wants To Douse Fire In Manipur, He Can Do In 2-3 Days: Rahul

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Manipur, saying that the PM can solve the problem of the northeastern state in two-three days but he wants “the fire should keep burning”.

While addressing a public gathering in Rajasthan’s Mangarh, Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that the ideology of the party has “murdered” Bharat Mata (India) in Manipur.

“In Manipur, there is fire. People are being killed, children are being killed; women are being raped. I told Parliament that Bharat Mata was killed in Manipur. BJP’s ideology has murdered Bharat Mata in Manipur. If the PM wants, he can douse the fire in Manipur in 2-3 days. But PM wants the fire to keep burning. It’s been three months, and it seems like Manipur is not a part of India. The PM has not spoken a single word about Manipur. I went there. MPs of the Opposition alliance went there but the PM did not go there,” the Congress leader said.

Rahul was addressing the rally on the occasion of the International Day of World’s Indigenous People (Tribal Day).

He was there to pay homage to the unsung tribal heroes who sacrificied their lives during the freedom struggle.

Mangarh Hill holds special importance for the Bhil community and other tribes of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. During the freedom struggle, Britishers opened fire at more than 1.5 lakh Bhils and other tribes who engaged in a long stand-off with them at Mangarh Hill on 17th November 1913 under the leadership of Shri Govind Guru.

It led to the Mangarh massacre and approximately 1500 tribals were martyred.

While addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said that people of the modern world should learn how to establish relation with nature from tribes.

“How to have a relation with jal, jungle and jameen, people of the modern world should learn from tribal communities. BJP has now coined a term for tribals- Vanwasi. They want to take your (tribes’) lands and give it to Adani,” the Wayanad MP said.

This was his first visit to any state after being reinstated as MP after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in the Modi surname case.

The Rajasthan Pradesh Committee leaders including its in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa have been camping in Mangarh Dham and Banswara for the last couple of days. (ANI)

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ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 India Pakistan

ICC Revise ODI WC: India Set To Face Pakistan On 14th October

The much-awaited encounter between India and Pakistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has been rescheduled to a different day, along with this eight other matches of the tournament have also been changed. 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) released a statement to announce the revised schedule for the upcoming World Cup in India on Wednesday. 

The clash between India and Pakistan was originally slated to take place in Ahmedabad on Sunday, October 15, but this clash has been moved a day earlier and will now be held at the same venue on Saturday, October 14.

As a result, England’s fixture against Afghanistan in Delhi will be moved from Saturday, October 14 and will now be played 24 hours later on Sunday, October 15.

Pakistan’s contest against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has moved from Thursday, 12 October to now being played on Tuesday, 10 October and Australia’s big match against South Africa in Lucknow moved back 24 hours and will now be played on Thursday, October 12 instead of Friday, October 13.

Similarly, New Zealand’s game against Bangladesh originally scheduled as a day match for October 14 in Chennai has been moved back and will now be held on Friday, October 13 and be played as a day-night contest.

From the initial phase of the tournament, a minor change to the fixture refers to the timing of England’s match-up against Bangladesh in Dharamsala, with the clash becoming a day match and a 10:30AM (local time) start after it was originally scheduled as a day-night fixture.

Towards the end of the league stage, there are three changes with the double-header encounters of Sunday, 12 November being moved a day earlier to Saturday, 11 November – Australia vs Pakistan in Pune (10:30AM) and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata (02:00PM).

Meanwhile, India’s last league game against the Netherlands has now been shifted from 11 to 12 November, a day-night clash to be played in Bengaluru. 

The World Cup commences on Thursday, 5 October when 2019 finalists England and New Zealand clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the event culminating in the final at the same venue on Sunday, 19 November. (ANI)

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Manipur Lok Sabha Amit Shah

Doing Politics Over Manipur Is Shameful: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke on the issue of Manipur in Lok Sabha and slammed the Opposition for not having a discussion over this ‘sensitive’ issue.

“From day one I was ready for the discussion on the Manipur issue but Opposition never wanted to do a discussion. If they would have not been satisfied with my points, then they should have demanded the PM’s statement. But, the Opposition was not ready to have the discussion,” Shah said in the Lower House.

He further said that during the past six years of the BJP government in Manipur, there was never a requirement for a curfew. 

“The opposition doesn’t want me to speak but they can’t silence me. You have to listen to me. 130 cr people have elected us so they have to listen to us…It has been almost six years since BJP formed a government there. During the past six years of our government, the need for a curfew never rose,’ Shah said while speaking on the no-confidence motion in the Lower House.

He further said that doing politics over the matter is “shameful”.

“I agree that there have been incidents of violence in Manipur. No one can support such incidents. Doing politics on these incidents is shameful,” Shah said.

As the Opposition is demanding the Centre to sack Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Shah said that the CM is cooperating with the Centre to restore peace there.

“A state CM needs to be changed when he is not cooperating. This CM is cooperating with the Centre,” he said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also gave a detailed response on what led to violence in Manipur and the measures taken by the government to control the situation in the state.

He further appealed to both Meitei and Kuki communities to engage in dialogue and said that violence is not a solution to any problem.

“…I assure you that we will bring peace in the state. Politics should not be done on this issue,” Shah said. (ANI)

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Actor Ileana D'Cruz

Ileana Celebrates One Week Of Motherhood With Son Koi Phoenix Dolan

Actor Ileana D’Cruz who welcomed baby Koi Phoenix Dolan on August 1 has shared a beautiful  photo of the two of them together. 

She took to Instagram stories to post the picture on Wednesday.

In the monochrome picture, her son’s tiny hands was seen holding Ileana’s finger.

Ileana shared the picture with the caption, “1 week of being your Mama”

Recently, The ‘Rustom’ actar shared the good news with her friends and followers on Instagram. She shared adorable pictures of her first kid.

Ileana’s little son, whom she called “Koa Phoenix Dolan,” can be seen napping adorably in the photo.

Sharing the picture, a new mom in town wrote, “No words could explain how happy we are to welcome our darling boy to the world. Hearts beyond full.” 

Ileana has been quite private about her personal life from the outset.

Ileana just disclosed the love of her life, though. She released images from a date night with her enigmatic partner.

She shared glimpses of her dinner date with her admirers on her Instagram story.

Earlier rumours stated that Ileana was dating Sebastian Laurent Michel, the brother of Katrina Kaif. After the two were seen on holiday in the Maldives with Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif, love allegations about the pair began to circulate.

Ileana formerly had a long-term relationship with photographer Andrew Kneebone.

Ileana was last seen in ‘The Big Bull,’ which also starred Abhishek Bachchan. The movie was produced by Ajay Devgn and directed by Kookie Gulati. She will next be seen opposite Randeep Hooda in ‘Unfair And Lovely.’ (ANI)

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Jailer Rajinikanth

Ahead Of ‘Jailer’ Release, Rajinikanth Leaves For Himalayas

Ahead of the release of the film ‘Jailer’, legendary actor Rajinikanth went for a spiritual trip to the Himalayas.

Rajinikanth was spotted at Chennai Airport before leaving for his trip.

Rajinikanth revealed on various occasions that he used to visit the Himalayas often. But the superstar was unable to visit the Himalayas for the past four years due to various reasons, including the corona pandemic.

The movie is scheduled to hit theatres on August 10.

Earlier, the makers unveiled the trailer of the movie.

In the video, two different avatars of Rajinikanth’s persona ‘Tiger’ Muthuvel Pandian were revealed.

In the film, Superstar portrays the father of a police officer. The film also demonstrated how a regular individual uses swords and firearms to take out evil men.

While Jackie Shroff is very briefly seen in the teaser. Jackie’s look portrays a bad character and emanates power and authority. He has a daring and dramatic appearance in the teaser that has the viewers in awe.

Interestingly, Jackie shared the screen with Rajnikanth 36 years ago in the film ‘Uttar Dakshin’.

‘Jailer’ is touted to be an action-packed entertainer and has a stellar star cast that includes Priyanka Mohan, Shiva Rajkumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Vasanth Ravi, Vinayakan in prominent roles.

Not only that, the makers have roped in Malayalam actor Mohanlal for an extended cameo in the film. (ANI)

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Malkhan Singh congress

Former Bandit Malkhan Singh Joins Congress

Former dacoit Malkhan Singh on Wednesday joined the Congress party in the presence of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and leader of opposition Govind Singh at the party’s Bhopal office 

“Today I am joining the Congress party after quitting the BJP. I had campaigned for the BJP and thought it to be a principled party, and it will work with principles. But I have not seen so much corruption that the Congress has not done damage in 50 years as much as BJP has done in the last 20 years.”

“I am not a leader who does politics. I will never compromise against atrocity. If there is injustice and oppression in the public, then I will oppose it and will never compromise with it,” Singh said.

The former bandit had surrendered in the year 1982 before the then Chief Minister Arjun Singh.

Talking about his surrender, he said, “Former PM Rajiv Gandhi took the initiative for my surrender. My demand was the 100 bighas of land for Ramjanaki temple in the area and when the land was granted for the temple, I surrendered before the then CM Arjun Singh.”

Meanwhile, BJP leader Suhani Kushwaha and former District Education Officer Santosh Sharma also joined the Congress party today.

“I welcome Malkhan Singh ji to the Congress party. Today every class is troubled and the future of the youth is in darkness. Corruption is going on everywhere,” Kamal Nath said.

Today, those who joined the Congress party have supported the truth, the Congress leader said.

Today is World Tribal Day but tribal people are being tortured in the State, Nath said adding that Madhya Pradesh has become number one in tribal atrocity incidents in the country.

Law and order has completely broken and women are being tortured, he said.

Nath also took a dig at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan when there was a power outage during Malkhan Singh’s joining ceremony. Nath said that it was CM Chouhan’s “artwork.”

“Shivraj ji has made 22000 announcements in these years. The announcement machine is running at double speed,” Nath claimed. (ANI)

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Gilgit-Baltistan PoK Flood Victims

PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan Lawmakers Allege Misuse Of Funds For Flood Victims

Members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly have demanded an investigation into alleged corruption and misuse of funds provided for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people in the region, reported Dawn. 

The lawmakers alleged that about a billion rupees provided as funds by the federal government and non-governmental organizations for the flood-affected areas have been misused. 

Javed Ali Manwa, an opposition member proposed a motion in the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly on Tuesday to ‘draw attention towards the flood-hit people’. 

The flash floods and glacial lake outburst floods (Glof) had caused disasters across the region and have further damaged roads, bridges, water and irrigation channels, cultivation lands and houses, Javed added, according to Dawn. 

Javed further said that the assembly needs to review the utilisation of funds allotted for flood rehabilitation. He suggested that a parliamentary committee should probe the implementation of the foreign-funded project Glof-II at a cost of billion of rupees.   

He stated that installing early warning systems, organizing seminars in five-star hotels and arranging exposure visits under the project cannot control these disasters, reported Dawn. 

The GB Disaster Management Authority had one task which was to provide tents and food in affected areas, Javed said. 

Nawaz Khan Naji, another opposition member added to Javed and claimed that the funds for last year’s flood victims have been misused. “The victims have voluntarily restored water channels while funds in the name of disasters have been embezzled.”

The government provided a lot of funds to flood-affected people, but the money was “distributed among blue-eyed people”, he added.

Naji further said that the people who became homeless due to the floods did not get any compensation so far. 

Moreover, he demanded a fair investigation into the issue, Dawn reported. 

However, Deputy Speaker Sadia Danish said that billions of rupees marked for the Glof-II project have been embezzled in the name of seminars but no such practical work can be seen.  

She further suggested that the project’s initiatives should be presented before the house and brief about its implementation. 

GB Interior Minister Shams Lone responded to these claims and said that disaster losses across GB were being assessed. 

Furthermore, Advo­c­a­­te Amjad Hussain, a lawmaker from the treasury benches mentioned that the last government did not utilise the funds provided for flood-hit people appropriately, according to Dawn.  

“There are flaws in the GB disaster policy which need to be removed,” he added and suggested that the speaker should constitute a parliamentary committee to monitor rehabilitating works in flood-affected areas and review disaster assessments. 

Meanwhile, Minister for Excise and Taxation Rehmat Khaliq also commented on the issue and said that although the people in flood-affected areas were suffering, but rehabilitation work has not started yet. 

Later, Speaker Nazir Ahmed appointed a five-member parliamentary committee, headed by  Ayub Waziri, Public Accounts Committee Cha­i­rman, to further assess the rehabilitation work and has asked them to submit the report by Friday.

Heavy rains and lightning have inflicted massive damage to crops and properties Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), leaving the poor residents without any aid from the government.

Two key water channels that were used to supply water to the region have been completely destroyed, resulting in a severe shortage of drinking water for the local population.

The residents are facing acute hardships due to the lack of access to clean and safe water for their daily needs, and the floods have caused extensive damage to crops, leaving farmlands submerged and destroyed.

“We haven’t received anything. Neither we received compensation for crops nor any other damages. It is our strong appeal to the government to provide aid to the victims,” a resident said.

Over the years, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan has been marginalized and overlooked by the government when it comes to critical infrastructure development, disaster preparedness, and access to basic amenities.

The lack of investment and attention has resulted in the community being ill-prepared to handle natural disasters like these floods. Now, in the face of this devastating situation, the people feel abandoned and left to fend for themselves. (ANI)

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Delhi Riots: SC’s Justice Mishra Recuses From Hearing Umar Khalid’s Bail Plea

Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Wednesday recused from hearing the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020.

The matter was listed for hearing before a bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Mishra.

Khalid had approached the top court challenging an October 2022 Delhi High Court verdict that had denied bail to him.

Khalid, arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020, in the High Court had sought bail on grounds that he neither had any “criminal role” in the violence in the city’s North-East area nor any “conspiratorial connect” with any other accused in the case.

The Delhi police had opposed the bail plea of Khalid.

He had approached the High Court challenging the dismissal of his bail application by the trial court in March 2022.

He was charged with criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly as well as several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Besides Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, activist Khalid Saifi, JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, Jamia Coordination Committee members Safoora Zargar, former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and several others were booked under the stringent law in the case.

The violence had erupted during the protests against CAA and NRC and had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. (ANI) 

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

BJP Need Not Be Scared, My Speech Is Not On Adani: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took potshots at BJP in Lok Sabha and said his speech in the no-confidence motion is not on Adani issue.

Gandhi, who was the first speaker as the no-confidence motion debate resumed on Wednesday, also took a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In his first speech since his reinstatement as member of the House after his disqualification  following conviction by a Gujarat court in a defamation case, Gandhi referred to Congress accusations against the government  in relation to Adani-Hindenburg row.       

“Speaker Sir, first of all, I would like to thank you for reinstating me as an MP of the Lok Sabha. When I spoke the last time, perhaps I caused you trouble because I focussed on Adani – maybe your senior leader was pained…That pain might have had an impact on you as well. I apologise to you for that. But I spoke the truth. Today, my friends in BJP need not be scared because my speech today is not on Adani…” Gandhi said.

The Congress leader also launched a strong attack on the government on Manipur situation.   

The Supreme Court last week stayed Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the criminal defamation case over Modi surname remark. He was on Monday reinstated as member of  Lok Sabha.

The Lok Sabha took up debate on no-confidence motion on Tuesday. (ANI)

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Rahul Gandhi National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MP Smriti Irani

NDA Women MPs Demand Action Against Rahul For Making Inappropriate Gesture In House

Demanding strict action against Rahul Gandhi, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) women MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla alleging the Congress MP of making inappropriate gesture and displaying indecent behaviour in the House.

“I would like to drew your attention towards the incident in the House by Rahul Gandhi, MP from Wayanad, Kerala. The said member has behaved in an indecent manner and making inappropriate gesture towards Smriti Irani, Union Minister and Member of this House while she was addressing the House. We demand stringent action against such behaviour by the Manner, which has not only insulted the dignity women members in the House, it has also brought disrepute and lowered the dignity of this august House,” the letter read.

Bharatiya Janata Janata Party (BJP) MP Smriti Irani alleged Rahul Gandhi of ‘misbehaviour’ on the floor of the Lok Sabha. 

Without naming Rahul Gandhi, Irani said, “I object to something. The one who was given the chance to speak before me displayed indecency before leaving. It is only a misogynistic man who can give a flying kiss to a Parliament which seats female members of Parliament. Such undignified conduct was never before seen in the Parliament of the country…”

“When the House of the People, where laws are made to protect the dignity of women, during the course of a session stands witness to a man’s misogyny, my question is should he be brought to task?” she added.

In a complaint, signed by more than 20 women parliamentarians, it was alleged that the Congress member made the “inappropriate gesture” towards Irani when was speaking in the House.

Meamwhile, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shobha Karandlaje also said that they have filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi’s unparliamentary behaviour.

“This is inappropriate and indecent behaviour of a Member. Senior members are telling that this has never happened in the history of Parliament of India…What is this behaviour? What kind of a leader is he? That is why, we have complained to the Speaker to take CCTV footage of it and take action against him. This is what we have demanded,” she added. (ANI)

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