The Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has taken serious note of the defacement of walls and faculty rooms by some unknown elements in the School of International Studies (SIS), JNU.
The Vice-Chancellor, JNU, Prof. Santishree D. Pandit’s statement, which came on Thursday, was in reaction to an incident of vandalism where the walls of the SIS, JNU were defaced with “anti-brahmin” slogans.
“The administration condemns these exclusivist tendencies on campus. Such incidents will not be tolerated as JNU belongs to all,” read the notice from the Registrar JNU.
Meanwhile, the Dean of the School of International Studies and Grievances Committee has been asked to inquire and submit a report to the VC at the earliest.
“JNU stands for inclusion and equality. The VC reiterates zero tolerance for any violence on campus,” as per the notice issued by the Registrar.
Shares of NDTV have jumped more than 16 per cent since the Adani group launched its takeover bid for the media group, a rally that also comes at a time when bullish sentiments are dominating the broader market.
The diversified Adani group started off with a hostile takeover bid for NDTV by indirectly snapping up 29.18 per cent stake in the broadcaster and followed up with an open offer to purchase an additional 26 per cent shareholding.
On the BSE, shares of NDTV have gained 16.19 per cent during the period from August 23, the day when the Adani group announced the takeover bid, till December 1. In between, the scrip touched its upper circuit limit — the maximum permissible trading level in a single day on multiple occasions.
On Friday morning, the stock depicted volatile trend and were trading 2.23 per cent higher at Rs 435.
Besides, the shares have surged 44.72 per cent compared to Adani group’s open offer price of Rs 294 apiece.
The open offer started on November 22 and would close on December 5.
So far, 53,27,826 shares were tendered under the open offer, according to data available with the BSE till 10:30 am on Friday.
Of late, the stock has been hitting upper circuit limits. On November 25, it touched the upper circuit limit of Rs 386.80 and again on November 28, it touched that day’s maximum permissible trading level of Rs 406.10.
Similar trends were witnessed over the next three trading sessions on the BSE. On December 1, the stock ended at Rs 425.50 on the BSE.
An analysis showed that since the open offer commenced on November 22, the scrip has climbed 13 per cent.
Three members of a family, including an 80-year-old man, were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said.
The car was going towards Mumbai from Gujarat on Wednesday when the accident took place, they said.
”The family was returning to Kalyan in Thane district after attending a marriage in Gujarat. Their car collided with a truck at Dhanivari village,” a police official said.
The bodies of the victims were sent for post-mortem to a government-run hospital and the local police are conducting a probe.
Minor, Rape, School, Children | Image: Representative
Two boys allegedly raped their 13-year-old classmate inside the classroom of their civic-run school in Matunga area of Mumbai, after which the police registered a case against them, an official said on Friday. The incident took place on Monday, he said.
”The girl was sexually assaulted by her two classmates, when their fellow classmates stepped out of the classroom for dance practice. The two accused indulged in the crime by taking advantage of the situation,” an official of Matunga police station said.
The victim and the accused are students of Class 8, he said. ”The incident left the girl shaken and she shared her ordeal with her family members, who immediately lodged a complaint against the accused,” the official said.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against the boys under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 376 DA (gangrape of a woman under sixteen years of age) and under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added.
The minor accused were produced in a juvenile court, which sent them to the juvenile detention centre at Dongri in south Mumbai and further investigation is underway.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the attack on a religious school in Afghanistan that resulted in the killing of at least 20 students and wounding dozens of other people. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack on innocent students and children at the religious school in Aybak, in the Samangan province, on 30 November,” the UNSC statement said on Thursday.
Wednesday’s attack resulted in the deaths of at least 20 students and children, and a dozen wounded.
“The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured,” UNSC said.
The 15-member Security Council underscored the need to hold the perpetrators of the attacks accountable, the statement added.
They urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard.
The members of the Security Council reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during one of his public meetings for Gujarat assembly elections.
Speaking at a press conference in Ahmedabad, Rajnath Singh said, “Congress is using inappropriate words. In a healthy democracy, using inappropriate words against anyone isn’t a sign of healthy politics. Words used by Congress chief Kharge for Prime Minister isn’t only his mentality but the result of the entire Congress’s mentality.” Defence Minister added, “Prime Minister is not just an individual but an institution and they are making such statements against the PM”.
Notably, during a poll campaigning for the Party, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at a rally in the Behrampura area of Ahmedabad described PM Modi as Ravana, wherein he said, “In all these campaigns, he (Modi) only talks about himself. ‘Don’t look at anyone else, just look at Modi and vote’.how many times do we have to see your face? How many forms do you have? Do you have 100 heads like Ravan?” Earlier also Kharge on Sunday lambasted Prime Minister Modi terming him as a “leader of lies”.
The Congress chief accused the BJP and its top leaders of resorting to prevarications in order to gain the sympathy of the people.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during one of his public meetings for Gujarat assembly elections.
Speaking at a press conference in Ahmedabad, Rajnath Singh said, “Congress is using inappropriate words. In a healthy democracy, using inappropriate words against anyone isn’t a sign of healthy politics. Words used by Congress chief Kharge for Prime Minister isn’t only his mentality but the result of the entire Congress’s mentality.”.The Defence Minister added, “Prime Minister is not just an individual but an institution and they are making such statements against the PM”. Notably, during a poll campaigning for the Party, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at a rally in the Behrampura area of Ahmedabad described PM Modi as Ravana, wherein he said, “In all these campaigns, he (Modi) only talks about himself. ‘Don’t look at anyone else, just look at Modi and vote’… how many times do we have to see your face? How many forms do you have? Do you have 100 heads like Ravan?” Earlier also Kharge on Sunday lambasted Prime Minister Modi terming him as a “leader of lies”.
The Congress chief accused the BJP and its top leaders of resorting to prevarications in order to gain the sympathy of the people.
Addressing an election rally in Dediapada in Narmada district, Kharge had said, “They ask us, especially Modiji and Shah (Amit shah) what the Congress has done in 70 years. If we have not done anything in 70 years then you wouldn’t have democracy in the country. “A person like you (PM Modi) claims to be poor. I am also poor, am one of the untouchables. People drank your tea, nobody would’ve had my tea. Then you say that you are poor and somebody abuses you. If you say it for sympathy then people have become smarter now. If you lie once or twice people will hear but how many times will you lie? He’s the leader of lies…,” he had added.
The Assembly election in Gujarat is scheduled to be held in two phases on December 1 and December 5, whose results will be declared on December 8.
At least 16 people were killed and 24 wounded in the north Afghanistan blast on Wednesday.
The blast took place in Jahdia seminary in Aybak city of Samangan during the afternoon prayer, reported local media.
A doctor of Samangan Provincial Hospital says that at least 15 dead and 27 injured people have been brought to this hospital, reported local media.
A Taliban official said that at least 10 students were killed as the bomb blast hit a religious school in northern Afghanistan.
Local officials said the blast happened during the afternoon prayer. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said several others were wounded in the blast in Aybak, the capital of the northern Samangan province.
So far, no group or organization has taken responsibility for the explosion. Blasts and violence have become a regular affair in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the country following the ouster of the US-backed civilian government last year.
Rights groups said the Taliban had broken multiple pledges to respect human and women’s rights.
'The Kashmir Files' brazen plot exposed at film festival 9
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, got ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie at a film festival in blizzard. Lapid is an Israeli screenwriter and film director. Film critics consider him to be among the most acclaimed filmmakers from Israel. He was the head of the international jury at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, said at the festival’s closing ceremony that the Vivek Agnihotri-directed film was “propaganda and vulgar”. He said the jury was “disturbed and shocked” at the screening of the film. His remarks sparked a huge row, with many accusing the award-winning filmmaker of being insensitive towards the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits, who were forced to flee the Valley at the height of militancy in the 90s. Many wondered how someone from a community that faced the horrors of the Holocaust could make such remarks. The movie, which was promoted by leaders of the ruling BJP, has been a commercial success, but has also faced allegations of fanning communal sentiments. In his interview, Mr Lapid said that while he was watching the movie, he was shocked by the “transparent combination between propaganda and fascism and vulgarity”. The Kashmir Files was beyond success because through this movie right wingers and BJP leaders successfully spread their agenda. Including PM Modi, all the star worlds of BJP endorsed the movie and appealed to people to watch it. There were 24/7 TV hammering in TV debates and social media propaganda to attract audiences. Earning money is different and spreading hate is much different so the director might have bullied commoners of India but intellectuals did not buy his uncouthness. The forgotten director Vivek Agnihotri and his wife got some life and relevance after this movie but lost their credibility as creative people.. The comment of an Israeli director and jury chairperson of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has brutally exposed the agenda of Agnihotri couple. Lapid’s comments on the film came at the closing ceremony of the 53rd edition of IFFI on Monday in Goa. As controversy grew, more people joined the discourse against him. While some spoke up in his defence, others have accused him of being insensitive towards the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits. Kashmir files are a very ideological film and it was severely “loaded” with fiction but not facts. After the movie many Kashmiri pandits and Muslims came together to protest against the movie stating the movie was factually incorrect and it’s the mind game of the director to create unrest in the valley. It targets the ideological, psychological and socio-cultural rifts between two very distinct groups of people in a region. In addition to this, truth in reality is often discovered somewhere in the middle of two oppositional arguments, both of which only hint at the truth in ways that benefit their narrative. One can only wonder, though, until the filmmakers themselves give an honest opinion. And if it were propaganda, you can rest assured, you aren’t getting an honest opinion. Movie was melodramatic and overloaded with Propaganda. The Kashmir Files movie is made with an agenda and certainly missed its credibility because the writer and director have failed to ask the present government, what has stopped them from rehabilitating Pandits in the Valley? No political party, including BJP is interested in doing anything for them because they (Kashmiri Pandit) are not a sizable vote bank, with a population of less than a million. What else do you expect from a political party? Meanwhile, how many Kashmiri Pandits really want to return? No one is really sure; all the so-called custodians of Pandits are in major cities across the globe. The biggest point to my mind is that if this issue is solved, how will BJP and Kashmiri political parties use this emotive issue to create frenzy and support for divisive politics? They are all interested in keeping this issue live and simmering for their own petty interests. It is ironic that the separatists in Kashmir and Political parties are converging in their interest to keep this issue simmering. Why are these film makers shying away from making the present government accountable? There are hundreds of such movies made in the past but what these movie makers lack is the will to ask questions.
The third and final ODI of the three-match series between India and New Zealand was called off due to rain, with the hosts being able to score 104/1 in 18 overs at the time rain intervened and put any possibility of further action to rest. The Blackcaps thus won the series 1-0.
Chasing a target of 220, New Zealand got off to a flying start as their openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway gathered 97 runs without losing a wicket.
While trashing Indian bowlers all around the ground Allen brought up his half-century in just 50 balls.
Umran Malik then gave his team a big breakthrough as he dismissed Allen for 57 off 54 in the 17th over of the game. Allen’s wicket invited skipper Kane Williamson to the crease.
Williamson joined hands with Conway to slam Indian bowlers for boundaries while taking singles at regular intervals.
After 18 overs of play rain stopped the match with Conway unbeaten at 38 off 51 while Williamson at 0 in three balls.
Earlier put to bat first, crucial knocks by Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar guided India to a respectable total against New Zealand as the host produced a superb bowling performance to bundle out Men in Blue for 219.
Sundar scored the highest for India with 51 off 64 while Iyer played a knock of 49 runs in 59 deliveries to help Men in Blue post a respectable total against the hosts.
For New Zealand, Adam Milne and Daryl Mitchell bagged three-wicket hauls respectively while Tim Southee claimed two wickets.
Put to bat first, India got off to the worst start as they lost their opening duo of Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan within the 13 overs of the game.
Adam Milne rattled India’s top order as he dismissed Gill for 13 off 22 and skipper Dhawan for 28 off 45 deliveries, leaving the Men in Blues’ score at 55/2 in the 13th over of the game.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant then tried to form a partnership for struggling India and slammed New Zealand bowlers all around the ground.
However, the blistering partnership was broken by Daryl Mitchell as the bowler sent Pant packing after scoring 10 runs off 16 deliveries.
Suryakumar Yadav came out to bat but the stylish batter failed to contribute to his team as Milne struck again for New Zealand and sent Suryakumar back to the pavilion after scoring just 6 runs in the 25th over of the game.
Shreyas Iyer’s stint was also cut short as he fall one run short of his 14th ODI fifty and departed after scoring 49 off 59 on the delivery of Lockie Ferguson in the 26th over of the game.
Washington Sundar then came out to bat. After 30 overs of the game, India’s score read 135/5. Tim Southee then gave India a big blow as he dismissed Deepak Hooda for 12 in 25 balls in the 34th over of the game, leaving India tottering at 149/6.
Deepak Chahar then came out to bat. Sundar then opened his hands and slammed Southee for 8 runs with his back-to-back two fours.
New Zealand pacers continue to dominate the Indian batters. Chahar then tried to play aggressively which cost him his wicket as he was sent back to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs in 9 balls.
With a stunning mighty six over mid-wicket Sundar brought up his maiden ODI fifty in just 62 balls, however, his stint at the crease was cut short as Southee sent the batter back in the pavilion after scoring 51 off 64 balls in the 48th over of the game to bundle out India for 219 in 47.3 of the game.
Brief score: India 219 (Washington Sundar 51, Shreyas Iyer 49; Daryl Mitchell 3-25) vs New Zealand 104/1 18 overs (Finn Allen 57, Devon Conway 38; Umran Malik 1-31).
Bilkis Bano on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the premature release of 11 men convicted of gangraping her in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Bilkis Bano filed a review plea against the May order of the Supreme Court which allowed the Gujarat government to apply the 1992 Remission Rules to release the 11 convicts. Her lawyer mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for listing.
CJI said he will examine the issue whether both pleas can be heard together and if they can be heard before the same bench. The Gujarat government had released 11 men, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, on August 15 this year.
All the 11 life-term convicts in the case were released as per the remission policy prevalent in Gujarat at the time of their conviction in 2008.
In March 2002 after the February 27, 2002 Godhra incident, in which 59 people were charred to death after Sabarmati Express was attacked by a mob, Bilkis Bano was gang-raped and left to die along with 14 members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter. She was five months pregnant when rioters attacked her family in Vadodara.
