Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) on Thursday avoided giving a direct response to a question about whether Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will run as the opposition’s candidate for Prime Minister, saying that the opposition parties would meet and make that decision.
While talking to the media during his visit to Bihar, KCR was asked whether Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will be the next PM candidate for the opposition.
He dodged the straight response and said that all the opposition parties will come together and then finalise the PM candidate. In a press conference, it could be seen that while KCR is engaged in answering the question, Nitish Kumar urged him to dismiss such questions.
When Nitish Kumar was ready to leave, KCR continued urging, “Aap Baithiye” (please sit), but Nitish kept insisting, “Aap Chaliye Na” (let’s go). Meanwhile, in response to the meeting between KCR and Nitish, BJP leader Amit Malviya said it was KCR who got insulted.
“Did KCR travel to Patna to get insulted like this? Nitish Kumar didn’t even accord him the basic courtesy of completing his point in a press interaction. Nitish was dismissive of KCR’s pleas to let him finish. But then that is Nitish Kumar. Self-conceited. KCR asked for it…,” he said in his tweet.
Sushil Kumar Modi also responded to the meeting and said that KCR is not excepting Nitish Kumar as a PM candidate.
In conversation with media Sushil Modi said, “KCR didn’t even accept Nitish Kumar as a PM candidate and outrightly denied it. Nitish Kumar tried to walk out of a presser when they were asked about it though KCR tried to make him sit many times.” BJP Leader while targeting KCR and Nitish said that those whose own CM seats are not safe are dreaming about being PM.
It’s better for KCR to save his CM seat in the upcoming Telangana polls. Rao visited Bihar on Wednesday to meet Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to discuss national politics.
The Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) has busted a gang of drug traffickers operating through the dark web and apprehended two accused, who police described as dark web kingpins, and six others who are allegedly drug peddlers from Hyderabad.
The accused have been identified as Narendra Arya alias Holy Shop and Farhan Mohammed Ansari alias Treeminator.
The other six drug peddlers were identified as Utkarsh Umang alias Ashu, Sahil Sharma, Abdullah Khan, Indra Kumar, Charan Kumar, and P. Bushan Raj are residents of Hyderabad. Additionally, as many as 30 drug users have been identified.
According to the police, Arya has allegedly been involved in drug trafficking online through the dark web.
During the investigation, it was found that Arya made transactions worth Rs 30 lakhs through Cryptocurrency and has 450 consumers across India.
Five more bodies have been fished out of the Ganga, taking the total death toll in Wednesday’s boat capsize to seven.
Seventeen of the 24 people who were returning in the boat from a weekly market on Wednesday evening were rescued, while the bodies of two people were retrieved within hours of the incident in Reotipur police station limits.
Police said the bodies of Sandhya Kumar (6), Anita Paswan (10), Alisa Yadav (5), Khushal Yadav (10) and Satyam (12) were retrieved from the river on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, the divers had fished out the bodies of Nagina Paswan (70) and Vishambhar Gaur.
The Ghazipur district administration has promised financial support to the kin of the deceased from the disaster relief fund.
A purported video of AAP MLA Baljinder Kaur being slapped by her husband, who is also a leader of the ruling party, has surfaced on social media.
In the video shot on July 10, the two-time legislator from Talwandi Sabo could be heard arguing with her husband, Sukhraj Singh. Suddenly, Singh gets up and apparently slaps Kaur.
Some people standing near the couple then intervene and push Singh away, the video showed.
Kaur could not be reached for comments.
No complaint has been filed by the AAP legislator.
Meanwhile, Punjab State Women’s Commission chairperson Manisha Gulati said she has seen the video and will take suo motu notice of the incident. Kaur got married to Singh, the AAP’s youth wing convener for Majha region, in February 2019.
She did her M.Phil from Punjab University, Patiala, in 2009.
Before foraying into politics, she was a professor of English at Mata Gujri College at Fatehgarh Sahib.
No place for political violence in US, says Biden 7
Condemning “political violence” in the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) said that there is no place for it in the country.
“There is no place for political violence in America. Period. None. Ever,” Biden said during a prime-time address to the nation. He also said that MAGA republicans and former President Donald Trump put in danger the very foundation of America.
“Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic,” Biden said in Pennsylvania. Notably, “MAGA” refers to the “Make America Great Again” slogan of former US president Donald Trump
Biden also said MAGA Republicans embrace anger and thrive on chaos. However, the president clarified that a majority of Republicans are not MAGA Republicans, adding that he has been able to work with mainstream Republicans.
Biden delivered his “battle for the soul of the nation” speech outside of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday night.
“I will not stand by and watch the most fundamental freedom in this country, the freedom to vote… be taken from you and the American people,” President Biden said.
“I will defend our democracy with every fiber of my being and I’m asking every American to join me,” he added. Biden also said Americans must defend democracy, because it is not guaranteed..
The Goa police team in Haryana is conducting a probe in BJP leader Sonali Phogat death case that has been fruitful so far as crucial facts came to light and important evidence was collected, said Shobit Saxena, SP, North Goa on Thursday.
“The investigation is on track. We created a special team that went to Haryana. The team in Haryana is conducting a probe that has been fruitful so far, as some crucial facts came to light and important evidence was collected by them,” said Shobit Saxena, Superintendent of Police, North Goa.
SP Saxena further added that they have also recovered a bottle containing drugs at the Curlies restaurant and mentioned that proper action had been initiated by the DM.
“We have recovered one bottle which was containing some drugs at Curlies restaurant, Anjuna. Proper action has been initiated by DM. We are trying to discover all kinds of conspiracies from all angles,” he said.
Meanwhile, Phogat’s brother Vatan Dhaka informed that the Goa police have checked her bedroom and her office downstairs, where they found only routine documents and routine material.
“They (Goa Police team) checked her bedroom and her office downstairs and found only routine documents and routine material,” said Vatan Dhaka.
However, the deceased’s other brother Rinku Dhaka had said that the police came to conduct a financial probe only and alleged that their probe was a formality to spend time.
“They came here only for a financial probe. The main motive of the murder is yet to come to light. Goa Police has not said anything. It seems like a formality to spend time,” said Rinku Dhaka, hinting at a political conspiracy behind the death of Sonali Phogat. “Yes, it’s a possibility,” he said on being asked if there could be a political conspiracy behind it.
Earlier on Wednesday, Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar had said that a fair investigation is underway in the alleged murder of politician Sonali Phogat and the guilty will not be spared.
Sonali Phogat, 42, was declared dead at the St Anthony Hospital at Anjuna in North Goa on August 23. A post-mortem report revealed blunt force injury on her body, following which the Goa Police registered a murder case.
Earlier, Goa Police had said that Sonali Phogat was forcibly drugged by her two associates who were arrested after being named as accused in the case.
Notably, Haryana Police detained a man after the family accused him of taking a laptop and mobile from the farmhouse of the deceased BJP leader.
Haryana Police has recovered the items following which the questioning is underway. Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP), Hisar informed that a complaint was filed by the family of Sonali Phogat against Shivam.
“Family members filed a complaint against a man named Shivam accusing him of taking laptop and mobile. We recovered those and 4 DVRs (Digital video recorders). We are questioning him,” said Naryan Chand, DSP, Hisar.
The official further said that the Goa Police is taking statements of the deceased’s family and the Haryana Police is cooperating in the probe.
Punjabi singer Nirvair Singh on Tuesday passed away in a horrific car crash in Melbourne, Australia, media reports said citing police officials.
According to the UK-based reports, the local police official said, “Nirvair Singh was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was tragically killed in a horror three-vehicle collision in Melbourne’s north-west on Tuesday.”
It is alleged a car was seen being driven erratically in the area before hitting two vehicles in Diggers Rest, a police statement said.
As per Victoria Police, Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged a man following a fatal collision in Diggers Rest on August 30 afternoon.
To pursue his career in the music industry, Nirvair shifted to Australia almost 9 years ago. The sudden death of the singer left everyone shocked.
One of the close friends of the singer expressed his grief and wrote a long note in Punjabi on social media.
The post reads, “NIRVAIR bro I just woke up hearing this. Taxi also drove together, first time we sang together in the same album and I know that you were busy in working every time I achieve something in life, I get your phone and last call again Singing was started, your song without you was the best song in our album MY TURN from which we all started our career. Veer you were a very good person and your departure was a shocking person for the entire MELBOURNE. RIP bro.”
Nirvair gained fame with one of his hit songs ‘Tere Bina’ from the album ‘My Turn’. Other credits include ‘Darda a Dil’, ‘Je Russgi’, ‘Ferrari Dream’, ‘ Hikk Thok Ke’ and many more.
As per media reports, the driver of the third car involved in the collision was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A Wallan man and a Sunbury woman arrested at the scene remain in hospital under police guard. Police investigations into the cause of the crash continue.
One person arrested by the Himachal Pradesh police for carrying 7.18 grams of heroin on Thursday.
The accused arrested has been identified as Guddu Ram. He lived in Himachal Pradesh’s Ruha village of Kullu District.
The police have registered a case under FIR no. 48/2022 under section 21 ( Punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Rampur Police Station of Himachal Pradesh.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday killed two terrorists, including the top North Kashmir commander of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in a joint operation led by the security forces in the Bomai village under the Sopore Tehsil of Baramulla.
Based on specific intelligence, a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles and Sopore Police, including a Special Operations Group and CRPF Battalion, launched a Cordon and Search Operation around 6.30 pm.
As per the PRO (Defence) in Srinagar, the terrorists opened heavy fire after the security forces surrounded the house and even lobbed grenades to break the cordon.
However, the security forces acted swiftly and relocated the civilians to safer areas.
In the ensuing firefight that lasted nearly five hours, the terrorists injured one civilian and one soldier before being eliminated by the security forces.
The slain terrorists were identified as Jaish cadres, Mohd Rafiq Lone (resident of Sopore and North Kashmir commander) and Kaiser Ashraf (resident of Pulwama).
Several weapons and other war-like stores were recovered from their possession. The injured civilian was identified as Ali Mohd Ganaie of Bomai.
On the other hand, the soldier was evacuated timely to Srinagar and is currently reported to be out of danger.
Uzbekistan woman pushed to flesh trade in Delhi 13
Woman came to India on a tourist visa in April 2019 hoping to find work. Instead, the middlemen who brought her from Uzbekistan snatched her passport and belongings and confined her to a room in a south Delhi flat. Without a passport, the 26-year-old had no option but to give in to the middlemen’s demand that she caters to the sexual needs of men who visited the flat. She tried to flee, but that needed money and support. It is not the story of one woman in particular.
There are many girls those are forced to consume drugs and do a sex worker’s job. Gradually some girls developed an addiction to drugs. They do not give these girls money or salary; they are provided with basic needs and drugs. To make matters worse, none of them knew the local language. Recently, seven such girls fled from confinement and reached the Uzbekistan Embassy in Chanakyapuri. Having no valid document of identity, they could not enter the embassy premises.
Luckily for the women, they were rescued by NGO Empowering Humanity, following which Delhi Police registered a case of kidnapping, trafficking, criminal conspiracy, extortion plus other charges at Chanakyapuri police station on Monday. They have arrested five persons as the cops try to unravel the international racket.
Barring one, all the victims have children back home. Most said they were married young, had kids and their husbands had deserted them. They brought one of them to India at the age of 17 in October 2019. One is 30 years old and has a kid who has a hole in the heart; another is 22 years old and came to the city in January this year. Most of them visited India on tourist visas for job but middlemen trap them in sex racket. Most of these girls find it very difficult to protect themselves.
Empowering Humanity helped the rescued women file a police case. The FIR, a copy of which is with TOI, states that the women were trafficked to India. “We were given tourist visas in Nepal and some of us came to India on medical visas at different times. The passports of those of us who came to Nepal on tourist visas were snatched from us and we were brought to New Delhi to work as prostitutes. For those of us who came to India directly on medical or other visas, our Sex, lies, drugs: How seven foreigners went through hell before escaping trafficking net In July, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of Delhi Police arrested around a dozen people, including women and foreign nationals, for in illegally bringing in Uzbek women to India.
Delhi Police also rescued 11 women, who are currently in detention centres since they do not possess travel documents. These women were offered employment in India, but on arrival were pushed into the flesh trade. Middlemen did not bring peace to the women because they were often booked under the Foreigners Act for not holding valid travel documents. The victims themselves become the accused because they can’t produce identity and travel documents, which are taken from them by their smugglers.
India is not safe for Indian women. How can one guarantee total safety for female tourists? The tourists get mobbed, robbed in the broad daylight, dragged on the road by their handbags or necklaces. And in some places, going to the police station might make things worse. India is a very large, diverse country. All places cannot have the same generalized description. But in places like Delhi and other metro cities such brutal incidents happen.
India’s massive 1.38 billion population, an ancient culture, and rapidly changing attitudes combine to create one of the world’s most fascinating destinations. India could well be one of the most rapidly-changing cultures on Earth – and these changes are leading to tensions in society and confusion for visitors. The capital Delhi is the most notorious city for crime in the country. These foreign female tourists were often followed several times by creepy guys, and groped. India presents some greater risks – especially regarding staring, unwanted attention, and sexual harassment – than other countries. There is a significant gender disparity in India, and you come across some negative and outdated attitudes towards women – such as the film director who suggested women should carry condoms in case they are raped. It’s wise to be prepared, and be able to safeguard yourself, and take things in stride.
For foreign female travellers in India can sometimes be overwhelming, confusing, frustrating, and tiring. It sometimes seems as if nothing is easy – even booking a train ticket. So, while in transit, women sometimes experience the brunt of unwanted attention and potentially risky situations. They need to take extra care with your bookings and with travel by train, plane, bus, and car. Traveling late at night, especially by train and bus, is really not safe for them. Delhi has become really the most unsafe place even for Indian women; it is high time the government needs to safeguard foreign female tourists from the middlemen and agents.
