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Ahead of Republic Day, Delhi Police is hunting for four other terror suspects, besides the two who were arrested last week from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital, sources said on Tuesday.

Terror Plot Busted Ahead Of R-Day, Hunt On For 4 Suspects

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Ahead of Republic Day, Delhi Police is hunting for four other terror suspects, besides the two who were arrested last week from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital, sources said on Tuesday.

According to the Delhi Police Special Cell sources, the terror suspects recieved weapons from Pakistan through the drop-dead method and were in touch with their handlers on the other side of the border through a social media app.
“Delhi Police looking for 4 other suspects. They received weapons from Pakistan through the drop-dead method and were in contact with handlers in Pak on the Signal app. They got weapons at an unidentified location in Uttarakhand which is being verified,” sources said.

This comes after two terrorists were arrested from the Jahangirpuri area in Delhi earlier in January who, according to the police, were tasked to carry out the targeted attacks in various states.

In the latest development, the Delhi Police got information about the involvement of 8 persons in the module. The police suspect the possible presence of four suspects in India presently.

“Their handlers sitting at the border sent instructions on the Signal app, after which they shared the location of the bag full of weapons through Google Maps. About 8 people are involved in this module of terrorists out of which 4 can still be present in India only. 2 terrorists were used to provide weapons and 2 were used to send the Google location of the weapons to their bosses by keeping the weapons at a particular location,” sources said.

According to sources, the weapons recovered from the terrorists were found at an unknown location in Uttarakhand which is now being verified.

Meanwhile, the two terror suspects arrested from the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital on Thursday were assigned to carry out targeted killings of rightwing leaders on January 27 and January 31, sources in the Delhi Police claimed on Monday.

The Delhi Police had earlier said it arrested two ‘suspicious’ men and recovered two hand grenades from their house in the Bhalswa Dairy area of Jahangirpuri.

The Special cell of the Delhi Police had arrested the two suspects — identified as Jagjit Singh (29) and Naushad (56). They were produced before the Patiala House Court on Friday and sent to police remand for 14 days.

Police sources later claimed that three rightwing leaders of Punjab and Delhi were on their hit list and they had even set a date and time to take out two of their targets.

Further, according to sources, the suspects, now in police custody, had receed two of their targets and had even taken note of their movements and daily schedules.

The sources added that the suspects were to receive Rs 50 lakh on killing the first target, Rs 1 crore for taking out the second and Rs 1.5 crore for eliminating the third.

Both had received Rs 5 lakh as token money through hawala operators, sources claimed further.

Police said they carried out a raid at their rented house at the Shradha Nand Colony in the Bhalswa Dairy police station limits on Friday, under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and recovered hand grenades. The police said they also recovered three pistols and 22 live cartridges from the suspects.

A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) also visited the house and collected blood samples on Friday.

According to sources, it is alleged that the suspects killed a person in the house and shared a video of the killing with their handler.

The police said they were in the process of finding out who was killed.

Delhi Police earlier said it has information that Jagjit Singh has links to Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Dalla. He is also a member of the notorious Bambiha gang and has been receiving instructions from anti-national elements based abroad, the city police said, adding that he is also a parole jumper in a murder case in Uttarakhand.

Naushad is also associated with Harkat-ul-Ansar (HUA), a terror group which is based in Pakistan and primarily operates in Jammu and Kashmir.

He has been a life convict in two counts of murder and has also served a 10-year sentence in connection with a case under the Explosive Act.

The accused took up residence at the rented house last year, during Diwali, adding that the construction of their own house is ongoing, according to the neighbors. (ANI)

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Dawood Iied About Divorce, Remarried Pakistani Woman: Haseena's Son Tells NIA

Dawood Iied About Divorce, Remarried Pakistani Woman: Haseena’s Son Tells NIA

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Alishah Parkar, son of Haseena Parkar, and Dawood Ibrahim’s nephew, has made sensational claims before the National Investigation Agency stating that the fugitive underworld gangster has remarried a Pakistani Pathan woman while still being married to his first wife Maizabin.

Alishah laid down the family tree of Dawood Ibrahim and said that the gangster’s first wife gets in touch with people through WhatsApp calls.
In a chargesheet filed by the NIA in the terror funding case, the agency has said that Alishah detailed the family tree of Dawood in his statement in which he claimed that the gangster has relocated himself to another location in Pakistan’s Karachi.

The NIA had registered a case against Dawood Ibrahim and his close aides in the terror funding case and had also arrested some people.

NIA had received information that Dawood Ibrahim is forming a special team, which can attack big leaders and businessmen in the country. They can spread violence in big cities. During the investigation of this case, the NIA recorded the statement of Alishah Parkar, son of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar.

According to Alishah’s statement, Dawood has four brothers (5 including himself) and four sisters.

“Dawood Ibrahim has remarried. His second wife is a Pakistani Pathan,” Alishah told NIA during the probe.

According to Alishah Ibrahim Parkar, Dawood Ibrahim is telling everyone that he has divorced his first wife Maizabin to get married for the second time, but it is not so. Besides this, the address of Dawood Ibrahim has changed. Now he lives in the defence area near Rahim Faki located behind Abdullah Ghazi Baba Dargah in Karachi.

Alishah’s statement further said that he had met Dawood Ibrahim’s wife Maizabin a few months ago in July 2022 in Dubai.

He claimed that he had stayed in the house of Zaitoon Hamid Antulay in Dubai.

“Dawood’s wife Maizabin calls my wife even on festivals, talks to my wife through WhatsApp calls,” his statement said.

At present Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, Haji Anees alias Anees Ibrahim Shaikh and Mumtaz Rahim Faki along with their families live behind Abdullah Ghazi Baba Dargah in Defense Colony, Karachi, Pakistan. According to Alishah Parkar, Dawood Ibrahim does not keep in touch with anyone.

According to his statement to the NIA, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s wife’s name is Maizabin and has 3 daughters. One is named Marukh (married to Javed Miandad’s son Junaid), the other is Mehrin, while the third is Maziya (unmarried) and the son is Mohin Nawaz. Dawood Ibrahim’s second wife is a Pakistani Pathan.

“Dawood Ibrahim shows that he had divorced his first wife, but the fact is it’s wrong,” the statement said.

Alishah also detailed the information about Dawood’s brothers.

The statement said that Sabir Ibrahim Kaskar died during the gang war in Mumbai in 1983-84. His wife’s name is Shenaaz. He has 2 children. A son named Shiraz and a daughter Shahziya. Shiraz died in 2020 due to COVID in Pakistan, Shahziya lives in Agripada with her husband Mozzam Khan. Mozzam Khan is an estate agent.

Noora Ibrahim Kaskar died in Pakistan 7-8 years ago in Pakistan. His first wife’s name was Shafika who also died. He had married second time to Reshma living in Pakistan. He has a daughter from Shafika whose name is Saba. Sohel and Sarfarz are living in Pakistan, Alishah said in his statement.

Iqbal Kaskar who is in Thane Jail for the last 5 years, Iqbal Kaskar’s wife’s name is Rizwana who lives in Dubai. There are 5 children, girl Hafsa who lives in Dubai, Zara who lives in Spain, Aiman who lives with her mother in Dubai, son Rizwan who is lodged in Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai and another son Aban who is also in Dubai.

Alishah said that Anees Ibrahim’s wife’s name is Tehsin, who has 5 children, including 3 daughters, whose name is Shamim (married to Shahdab Khan from Mumbai and lives in Dubai). 2nd daughter Yasmin (married to Asgar, he is Pakistani and lives in Karachi), and 3rd daughter Aana (married to Salik, he is Pakistani and lives in Karachi) and 2 sons namely Ibrahim (married to Pakistani girl Qurtarulain), and another son Mehran (studying in London and unmarried). Anees’s family lives in Pakistan.

“Mustkeen Ibrahim Kaskar’s wife’s name is Seema. He has 2 daughters, whose name is Seher (who married Khalid in Lucknow), and lives in Lucknow. Second daughter Ammina (unmarried and done LLB, LLM from London), practising in Dubai. She has two sons named Owais (he is married to Guddu Pathan’s daughter) and Humza (studying) lives in Dubai,” the statement said.

Alishah said that Humayun Ibrahim Kaskar died 4-5 years ago.

His wife’s name is Shahin, he has two daughters, whose names are Mariya and Samiya. Both are not married. Both of them live in Karachi, he said.

Giving information about Dawood’s sisters, Alishah said that the first sister Saida Hassan Miya Waghle married Hassan Miya who are both dead.

They both have 2 daughters. Their names are Nazma and Pinky and they have two sons named Sajid and Sameer alias Lala, he said.

Haseena Ibrahim Parkar married Ibrahim Parkar. Both have died. He has 2 sons named Danish (died in a car accident), Aalishah and 2 daughters Kaushiya and Umera.

“Zaitun Hamid Antule married Hamid Antule. Hamid Antulay was accused by CBI in a case and he has Manikchand agency in Dubai. She has 2 sons whose names are Sabir and Hussain and daughter Saida. All of them live in Dubai,” he said.

Farzana Saud Tungekar married with Saud Tungekar. They have 2 sons, named Junaid and Mohammad Ali, and 2 daughters, one named Sahila and the other daughter named Erum.

Mumtaz Rahim Faki is married to Rahim Faki. Rahim Faki is wanted in JJ shootout case. She has 2 sons Aniq and Sami, and a daughter Zainab. (ANI)

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

BJP Wins Chandigarh Mayoral Poll By 1 Vote

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The Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chandigarh mayoral poll by a margin of 1 vote as it got a total of 15 votes while the AAP secured 14 votes.

BJP candidate Anup Gupta will become Chandigarh’s new mayor.
Congress and SAD abstained from voting.

Voting for the Chandigarh mayoral election began at 11 am on Tuesday in the Assembly hall of the municipal corporation as the BJP and AAP locked horns for the key post.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have 14 councillors each.

This time the BJP had declared Anup Gupta as its candidate for mayor, while the Aam Aadmi Party declared Jasveer Singh Laddi as its candidate.

Last time too, there was a lot of debate between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP regarding the mayoral election, but Sarabjit Kaur of the BJP was elected mayor by a margin of one vote.

“Member of Parliament from Chandigarh, Kirron Kher is also entitled to vote in this election. If both parties get equal votes, then Kirron Kher’s vote can prove to be decisive for BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal also has a councillor and has one vote,” said AAP Chandigarh president Prem Garg. (ANI)

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Joshimath: Rs 45 Cr Relief Fund For Affected Families

Joshimath: Govt Distributes ₹2.85Cr To 190 Affected Families

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The Uttarakhand government has distributed an amount of Rs 2.85 crore to 190 families affected by land subsidence as advance for displacement, said Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Monday.

“It was informed that an amount of Rs 2.85 crore has been distributed to 190 affected families as an advance for displacement by the state government. There is news of relief that the initial discharge of water in Joshimath which was 540 LPM on 6 January 2023 was presently reduced to 163 L.P.M,” Sinha said.

Secretary Disaster Management informed that crack meters have been installed on the concerned buildings by CBRI at the Government of India level to assess the damage to the buildings.

“So far damage assessment of 400 houses has been done. 3 seismic stations have been installed by the Wadia Institute, from which data is also being obtained. A hydrological survey is being done by NGIR. CBRI, IIT Roorkee, Wadia Institute, GSI, and IIRS are working in Joshimath,” he said.

Sinha informed that there are total of 615 rooms in Joshimath with a capacity of 2190 people and 491 rooms in Pipalkoti with a capacity of 2205 people in the temporarily identified relief camps.

“Under the relief amount distributed to the affected, at the rate of Rs 5,000 per family, a total of Rs 3.65 lakh has been distributed to the 73 affected families for domestic relief material. An amount of Rs 13.00 lakh has been distributed to 10 affected people for completely damaged buildings. People are applying for house rent,” he said.

He further informed that so far cracks have been noticed in 849 buildings and the survey work is in progress.

He informed that 1 area/ward has been declared unsafe in Gandhinagar, 2 in Singhdhar, 5 in Manoharbagh, 7 in Sunil. 165 Buildings are located in an unsafe area. 237 families have been temporarily displaced in view of security. The number of displaced family members is 800.

Earlier on Sunday, a team from the Prime Minister’s Office visited disaster-hit areas of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli and inspected the situation, an official said.

“A team headed by Mangesh Ghildiyal had come from the Prime Minister’s Office to visit the disaster-hit areas of Joshimath, mainly the Joshimath Auli ropeway tower which has cracks and is closed for the time being,” District Magistrate of Chamoli, Himanshu Khurana said. (ANI)

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The relatives of five Indians, who lost their lives in the Yeti plane crash, were sent to Nepal on Monday to identify the bodies.

Kin Of Five Indians Killed In Crash Sent To Nepal For Identifying Bodies

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The relatives of five Indians, who lost their lives in the Yeti plane crash, were sent to Nepal on Monday to identify the bodies.

While talking with ANI, father of Anil Kumar Rajbhar, one of the victims of the plane crash, said that the government is arranging to take them to the Nepal border. A police officer and a retired official are also going with them.

At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people on board, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal’s resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.

He further revealed that nine people, family members of victims, were going to Nepal.

Rajbhar’s father said that the officials might take a DNA test to identify the deceased bodies. He also said that they will not bring the bodies with them, the government would arrange for that.

Meanwhile, another relative also said that the government are taking them to Kathmandu to identify the deceased body.

He further said that a government official will go with them but also raised doubts about whether this fact is true to not.

Meanwhile today, in Nepal, the black box of the Yeti Airlines aircraft was handed over by the Nepal Army to Civil Aviation Authority officials.

The Nepal Army also handed over the flight data recorder, following the crash. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft from Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara minutes before touch-down on Sunday. A total of 68 bodies have been recovered so far from the site of the crash.

“Bodies of passengers, whose identities have been established, have been sent for post-mortem. A group of experts also has arrived at the spot. The bodies will be handed over to the families here but those of the crew members, foreigners and the ones yet to be identified will be sent to Kathmandu this evening,” Assistant Chief District Officer of Kaski, Nepal, Anil Kumar Shahi told ANI.

The twin-engine turboprop ATR 72 plane crashed en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara.

After the crash, Nepal’s Yeti Airlines said that regular flights on Monday will be cancelled to mourn the loss of lives in the air crash.

In an official statement shared on Twitter, the airlines said, “In mourning for the passengers who lost their lives in the accident of Yeti Airlines 9N ANC ATR 72 500, we would like to inform you that all regular flights for January 16, 2023, have been canceled.” (ANI)

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National Executive Meet: BJP Chiefs Of Poll-Bound States Present Ground Report

National Executive Meet: BJP Chiefs Of Poll-Bound States Present Ground Report

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With the BJP holding its National Executive meeting in the national capital, party chiefs of four poll-bound states presented the ground report before the top leadership on Monday.

“Today the party chiefs of the four poll-bound states — Karnataka, Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya — kept their state reports in the meeting and discussed them. The discussion of five other poll-bound states — Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram will be discussed tomorrow,” a source said.
Karnataka BJP chief Naleen Kumar Kateel, Tripura state BJP president Rajeev Bhattacharya, Nagaland BJP chief Temjen Imna Along and party’s state president in Meghalaya, Ernest Mawrie,

presented the report at the meeting.

Sources said there was a comprehensive discussion on the reports. It was also said a roadmap will be prepared based on these reports to ensure victory in these poll-bound states.

The two-day National Executive meeting of the BJP started on Monday at the NDMC Convention Centre in Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda, Union ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of BJP-ruled States, and other senior party leaders also participated at the key meeting.

The meeting will conclude on Tuesday with PM Modi’s valedictory address. (ANI)

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Rishabh Pant Thanks 2 'Heroes' Who Took Him To Hospital

Rishabh Pant Thanks 2 ‘Heroes’ Who Took Him To Hospital

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Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Monday extended his gratitude to Rajat Kumar and Nishu Kumar, the youths who helped him after he met with a car accident and ensured that he reached hospital safely, calling them “two heroes”.

Rishabh took to Twitter and posted a picture of these two individuals standing with his mother.

“I may not have been able to thank everyone individually, but I must acknowledge these two heroes who helped me during my accident and ensured I got to the hospital safely. Rajat Kumar & Nishu Kumar, Thank you. I’ll be forever grateful and indebted,” tweeted Pant.

Earlier today, Pant thanked all his fans and well-wishers for their support and good wishes as he continues to receive treatment after meeting with a car accident last year.

Pant said his surgery was successful and his “road to recovery” has begun. He also thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and government authorities for their “incredible support”.

“I am humbled and grateful for all the support and good wishes. I am glad to let you know that my surgery was a success. The road to recovery has begun and I am ready for the challenges ahead. Thank you to the @BCCI, @JayShah & government authorities for their incredible support,” tweeted Pant.

“From the bottom of my heart, I also would like to thank all my fans, teammates, doctors and the physios for your kind words and encouragement. Looking forward to see you all on the field. #grateful #blessed,” added Pant in another tweet.

Notably, Pant is expected to be out of action from the cricket field for the majority of 2023 and is anticipated to miss a number of major competitions, including the IPL.

According to a medical update provided to the BCCI about Pant, who survived the horrific accident on December 30, Pant tore all three of his knee’s key ligaments. Two of them have already undergone reconstruction, and surgery on the third is scheduled for six weeks from now, according to ESPNcricinfo.

As a result, Pant is likely to miss at least six months of action, which may adversely impact his chances of being selected for the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India in October-November.

Pant had undergone successful knee surgery earlier in January.

One of India’s top contracted players, Pant, was airlifted earlier in January from Dehradun to Mumbai at the BCCI’s instruction and placed under the care of Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, a specialised surgeon hired by the board.

Since the accident and surgery, the BCCI has released three medical bulletins, one of which revealed that Pant had also hurt his right ankle. His medial collateral ligament MCL), which is crucial for stability and movement, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) were damaged, according to ESPNcricinfo.

It is believed that both the PCL and MCL were rebuilt during the recent surgery. Pant will require additional surgery to rebuild his ACL, but the procedure won’t be performed for at least six weeks.

A specific time frame hasn’t yet been given by the doctors for Pant’s return to training, but the BCCI and the selectors have determined that the wicketkeeper-batter would be out of action for at least six months.

Pant was rested for the home series against Sri Lanka after his previous appearance came in the December away series in Bangladesh. He was not included in the squads for the first two Test matches against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the New Zealand series.

In addition, Pant, who leads Delhi Capitals, won’t be available for the IPL, which gets underway on April 1. Should India advance to the World Test Championship final in June, Pant would miss it too.

In Pant’s absence for the first half of the Australia Test series, the selectors have picked KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan as backup wicketkeepers.

Also, in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand commencing next week, Bharat and Kishan will also compete for the wicketkeeper’s slot. (ANI)

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Egypt's Prez Abdel Fattah Al Sisi To Be Chief Guest At R-Day

Egypt’s Prez Abdel Fattah Al Sisi To Be Chief Guest At R-Day

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has been invited by India as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January and to celebrate the ‘momentous occasion’ of completing 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations has further strengthened by mutual warmth, friendship, and goodwill, Ausaf Sayeed, secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.

Calling the completion of 75 years of diplomatic ties between India and Egypt a ‘momentous occasion’, Sayeed said the two nations established formal relations three days after India attained independence on August 15 in 1947.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as chief guest for the Republic Day and the invitation was warmly received.

“This is indeed a momentous occasion in our bilateral relations with Egypt when our two countries are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. I was told that When we became independent on the 15th of August, 1947 it was three days later on the 18th of August that the relations, formal relations were established which goes on to say the importance which we attach to our relationship with Egypt,”Ausaf Sayeed, secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) MEA said on Monday.

He further stated, “Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Sisi as chief guest for our Republic Day and President Sisi has warmly accepted the invitation. We have invited Egypt as the guest country during our G20 Presidency this year. It is a matter of satisfaction and the civilization that links between India and Egypt have not only stood the test of time but have also further strengthened by mutual warmth, friendship, and goodwill.”

Sayeed added that the ties between the two nations received further momentum with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visits to India and meetings between the two leaders at various forums, including the United Nations.

Participating in a panel discussion on India-Egypt ties in changing global order, Vijay Thakur Singh, Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) also said that the Egyptian President has been invited as Chief Guest for the Republic Day.

“This panel discussion is taking place on the occasion of the visit of his excellency Egypt’s President, who will be coming to India as Chief Guest for Republic Day celebrations on January 26…President El-Sisi will be the chief guest on Republic Day when India and Egypt celebrate the 75th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations,” she said.

Talking about the visit, she also said that the forthcoming visit by Egypt’s President will be the third since he became the president. President El-Sisi made his first visit in October 2015.

“The current visit by President El-Sisi is very crucial not only from the bilateral perspective but also because the visit is taking place at a time when world politics is in flux. The Covid pandemic has caused unprecedented disarray and the Russian-Ukraine conflict has great consequences for global food energy, and fertilizer securities, especially for developing countries as President of G20 for the next year 2022-2023, India has invited Egypt as a guest country to G20 meetings,” Thakur said.

Earlier, in December, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Parliament that the Egyptian President has accepted the invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in India.

“As far as Republic Day celebrations are concerned, we have invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as the chief guest and he has graciously accepted the invitation,” said Jaishankar in Parliament while delivering his remarks on the ‘Latest Developments in India’s Foreign Policy’.

It is pertinent to mention that this is the first time that an Egyptian President will be the chief guest on India’s Republic Day.

“At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, will be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2023. This is the first time that the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt will be the Chief Guest at our Republic Day,” the External Affairs Ministry said in the press release.

The MEA noted that India and Egypt have “warm and friendly relations” based on civilizational and deep-rooted people-to-people ties. (ANI)

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Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi, whose upcoming directorial 'Gandhi Godse -Ek Yudh' recently triggered a controversy, on Monday, stated that the criticisms were based on the trailer

‘Gandhi-Godse…’: Director Says Watch It With Open Mind

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Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi, whose upcoming directorial ‘Gandhi Godse -Ek Yudh’ recently triggered a controversy, on Monday, stated that the criticisms were based on the trailer.

He requested the critics to watch the film with an ‘open mind’.

Set in post-independence India of 1947-48, ‘Gandhi Godse-Ek Yudh’ depicts the war of ideologies between Nathuram Godse and Mahatma Gandhi. The trailer showcased a powerful glimpse into the tumultuous period following India’s partition.

Following the trailer release of the period drama film on January 11, the Congress recently sought a ban on the film in Madhya Pradesh.

Speaking to ANI, the veteran filmmaker, who has many blockbusters such as ‘Ghayal’ and ‘Damini’ to his credit, said, “It is important because historically, Gandhiji and Godse are two leaders against whom various allegations have been levied. While there are many who respect Gandhiji, there are also those who bad-mouth him. Same is the case with Godse, with some even calling him a terrorist.”

“So, I felt that there should be a stage for both of them where they are put together to put forth their viewpoints and debate on them. It will enable viewers shape an objective opinion on Gandhiji and Godse. The film will make them question if they really know Gandhiji or Godse as they thought they would. As a filmmaker, we have tried to put aside our personal choices and honestly put forward the opinions of both these characters from our political history,” he continued.

On the criticism he has been receiving for the film, Santoshi said, “It has come to my notice that some people, claiming to be followers of Gandhiji, burnt my effigies and it might happen in future too. This surprises me because people who truly believe in him will never resort to violence. They will never come out on the streets with lathis and burn effigies. It only goes to show that they actually don’t believe in Gandhian principles. They haven’t even seen the film and are reacting to the trailer. It shows that their motive is something else.”

He added, “I request people to watch the film with an open mind and not come to theatres with any preconceived notions. Those coming with an open mind will truly enjoy the film. There’s not been a single complaint against the film’s previews, not even from the censor board.”

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, waded into the controverry over the film, saying, “I’m not surprised because for them (the makers of the film), Godse is a hero, and if they portray him as a hero, it should not surprise any of us. But I cannot comment on the merits or the demerits of the film because I haven’t seen it and I don’t intend to see films which glorify murderers.”

‘Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh’ is set in an India of the filmmaker’s imagination where Mahatma Gandhi survives an assassination bid and meets his attacker, Nathuram Godse, in prison. What follows is a fiery debate and a clash of ideologies between them.

Produced by Manila Santoshi, with music composed by maestro AR Rahman, the movie is set to hit the theatres on Republic Day, January 26. (ANI)

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As Sidharth Malhotra rang into his 38th birthday on Monday, the actor's rumoured ladylove Kiara Advani wished the 'birthday boy' by sharing an adorable snap of them from one of their trips.

Kiara Posts Picture of B’day Boy Sidharth Malhotra

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As Sidharth Malhotra rang into his 38th birthday on Monday, the actor’s rumoured ladylove Kiara Advani wished the ‘birthday boy’ by sharing an adorable snap of them from one of their trips.

Adding more grist to their wedding speculations, Kiara took to her Instagram handle and posted a close-up picture of them locked in each other’s gaze, against a beautiful backdrop of the sunlight peaking between the clouds.

In the caption, she wrote, “Whatcha looking at birthday boy,” followed by emojis of a cake, monkey, and heart-eyes face among others.

Even though the pair has been tight-lipped about their rumoured relationship and their speculated upcoming nuptials, Kiara’s birthday post for Sidharth sparked hope among fans awaiting their marriage.

In the comments section, while Ananya Panday proudly declared “I think I took this picture, cuties!!!!”, a fan wrote, “He is looking at his birthday gift for life.”

Another one wrote, “Soon to be Mr & Mrs Malhotra.”

Their wedding rumours have been doing around for quite a time now, but there has been no confirmation.

Sidharth and Kiara were first spotted together at the residence of Karan Johar. The two favourites of the director are regular visitors at his place as well as Fashion Designer Manish Malhotra’s abode.

Their relationship rumours started after the two worked together in ‘Shershaah’, which was released in 2021. Sidharth and Kiara were recently seen partying in Dubai along with Manish and Karan during the New Year celebrations. According to reports, they are likely to get married this year.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Kiara will be seen in an upcoming musical saga film ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ opposite actor Kartik Aaryan.

Sidharth will make his web debut later this year with the ‘Indian Police Force’, a series directed by Rohit Shetty. A part of the director’s now famous cop verse, the series will also feature Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi in pivotal roles.

Apart from this, Sidharth has an action thriller titled ‘Yoddha’ in his kitty. (ANI)

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