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AAP MP posts video of parliament online

  Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann who shot a video clip of his journey from home to the Parliament is under fire from all the parties. Privilege motions have been moved by the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Lok Sabha against him. Meanwhile Mann was undisturbed by the criticism he is facing for his act and said that he would put another video on social media on Friday as well. In his defence he said today that "Google Earth shows approach to Parliament on its website". And also that he wanted the people of the country know as to how the parliament functions as they are the ones who sent him there by voting for him. In the video, he says that the process is entirely transparent and shows how the lucky draw is carried out to select the questions.   At one point, he is also heard saying: "It is going live". Accusing the comedian-turned-parliamentarian of putting Parliament House's security in peril, the BJP's Kirit Somaiya and Maheish Girri have moved the privilege notice in zero hour against Mann. While Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, was not amused. "He will go to jail if he does it the next time," he said.

Muslim man removed from American Airlines flight

  A 40-year-old Muslim man, in an alleged case of discrimination, was removed from a plane after a flight attendant publicly announced his name, seat number and said she would be "watching" him. Mohamed Ahmed Radwan had boarded the flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Detroit, Michigan last December when the incident occurred. The flight attendant is said to have announced, "Mohamed Ahmed, that is a very long name, seat 25-A, 'I will bewatching you". Mr Radwan asked the employee why she had made the announcements. She reportedly responded that he was being “too sensitive”. The passenger then reported the incident to two other American Airlines employees. He was told he must leave the plane as he had made the first air stewardess “uncomfortable”. The matter came to light on Wednesday when the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) complained to transport authorities that Mohamed Ahmed Radwan was removed from the American Airlines Flight last December because of his "identifiably Arabic and Muslim name."

AAP doesn't want Navjot Sidhu in the party?

Ever since the news broke out that Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from the parliament and also that he has quit BJP, there have been rumours doing the rounds as to what his next step would be. But the major news break was when media contemplated that he would be joining the Aam Aadmi Party as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Punjab elections. But AAP continues to be evasive on when Navjot Singh Sidhu and hiswife Navjot Kaur would join the party even as it clarified that no two family members can be office-bearers or contest polls at the same time. When asked, AAP's senior spokesperson Ashutosh praised Sidhu, saying he has always been a "fan" of the cricketer- turned-politician. "But how can I reply on his behalf"."I have been his fan and he has redefined commentary. In politics, he defeated a heavyweight and was elected to the Lok Sabha," Ashutosh said.  According to reports, an internal survey cum exercise undertaken by AAP in as many as 26 places in Punjab has yielded that party workers at the ground level are not impressed with Navjot Singh Sidhu. Some workers are even believed to have expressed resentment on the news. 

Mayawati:I am like goddess them

In the wake of the alleged dalit atrocities and the recent statement made by a BJP leader Dayashankar Singh against her, Mayawati today spoke out in the Parliament. "It is good that the BJP took action against its leader and expelled him from the party, but it would have been better if the BJP had also filed an FIR against him," she said in Rajya Sabha. "To the backward classes, I am like a Devi (Goddess). They are angry," said Ms Mayawati in Delhi, thanking the people for what she described as spontaneous protests against Dayashankar Singh. She said that she did not ask party workers to protest against the abusive remark by the BJP leader. "I haven't asked anyone to protest on the issue. The language used by the BJP leader was so bad that people from weaker sections, especially Dalits, protested on their own. I can't stop them. But I want to assure them that I will continue to fight for their rights", the BSP chief said. Meanwhile Singh is now being searched for by the police across the state after Ms Mayawati's party lodged a case against him under laws including atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Tribes, insulting the modesty of a woman and promoting enmity. His brother has been detained for questioning about his whereabouts.

Rahul Gandhi meets Dalits announces 5Lakhs aid

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi met the kin of the Dalits thrashed in Una for skinning a dead cow. Rahul Gandhi had landed in Gujarat following an invitation from the state unit, after the incident assumed political colour and grabbed eyeballs across the country.  According to a kin of the victims, Gandhi, who spent around 40 minutes with the family members, said he is "ashamed" that such incidents are taking place in India. "We narrated to him (Rahul) what happened with my cousins and uncle. He listened to us patiently and assured us all help so that we can get justice," Jitu Sarvaiya, a cousin of the victims, told reporters after Gandhi left. "Rahulji said he feels ashamed that such incidents are still taking place in the country and gave his personal number to us to contact in case of any emergency," he said. Earlier in the day, NCP heavyweight Praful Patel had also landed in Una to visit the victims. The issue has assumed significant political significance and parties across the spectrum are making a beeline to reap maximum dividend from the same. Aam Admi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal is also scheduled to visit Gujart on Friday.  Also, in what could be major embarrassment to the party, Rahul was allegedly caught napping in Lok Sabha while the house was debating on violence against Dalits. Gandhi drew much flak from fellow parliamentarians on the issue, however, Congress's fire-fighting machinery was quick at his rescue. "When the Dalit issue was being discussed in house, Rahul Gandhi was sleeping. This shows how serious Congress is on the issue," Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said attacking Gandhi  

2 new features added to WhatsApp

In some great news to WhatsApp users, two new features have been added to the App just after a new font appeared on the messaging app recently. This time the beta users get call back and voicemail features with WhatsApp v2.16.189. The new features appear on the app screen of a caller after a WhatsApp call has been declined or not picked at the other end. To get the feature you need to have signed up for Google Play beta testing program. If the person you are calling declines the call, or does not pick it up, you (the caller) will see a new screen. Regardless of whether the call has been declined or ignored/ missed, the caller will see the same message - 'Call declined'  alongside three options like Cancel, Call back, Record voice message. Just last week, a new font was spotted on WhatsApp v2.16.179. To change the font in your WhatsApp you need to put three ``` symbols before and after a sentence or a word that you want to modify. WhatsApp in June received a feature that allowed users to quote messages when replying. The user needs to long press a message in any conversation to see a reply option pop up alongside star, delete, forward, and copy.

Virat to play 5 bowlers today in 1st Test in Windies

The four-Test series, which starts at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on July 21 will see India take on West Indies. India have played a total of 45 Tests against the West Indies in the Caribbean, but they have never been able to win two Tests in a row, or for that matter, even two in a series. More than 63 years after they made the first tour to the Caribbean, where they played five Tests and lost the series 0-1, India are in prime position to now bury that record and set a new one. At the press conference India skipper Virat Kohli has declared that his side will look to play "attacking cricket" to set the tone for the Test series, he said, "I am always in the favour of playing five bowlers because if we play more batsmen, you can score 700 runs in a Test but that doesn't help in any way. You need to take 20 wickets to win a Test match. So our top five batsmen plus the wicketkeeper will have to take responsibility and raise a big score so that we can bowl them out twice". He added, "Even if we do need put on a big score, we need to get enough runs so that we don't need to bat for long the second time. This has been our mindset for the last two seasons and we want to start the series with that same mindset that our bowling should be strong enough to take 20 wickets". For Virat Kohli though it will be a special occasion to return to the Caribbean where he made his Test debut six years back. 

Gandhi family never apologised in History:Digvijay

In reference to the Supreme Court asking the Congress vice-president to tender an apology for his remark against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or be ready to face the trial, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has said that the Gandhi family has never apologised and, therefore, would rather face the trial. In an recent interview Singh said, “Rahul Gandhi will not apologise on Godse issue and will face the trial. Gandhi family has never apologised in history". An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra had earlier this week asked the Congress vice-president to express regret for his comments holding the RSS responsible for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination or be ready to face a defamation trial. While the RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha commenting on the ongoing issue has said that, “If he has even a bit of respect for the court, he will apologise. If he doesn’t apologise, he will have to frequently visit the court. Let me tell him, his party member Sitaram Kesri had associated the RSS with the murder of (Mahatma) Gandhi and he had to apologise. Another leader Arjun Singh had to frequently visit the court. A renowned columnist AG Noorani had to apologise".

Peter Mukerjea always fond of young woman:Ex-wife

Sheena Bora murder accused Peter Mukerjea had a penchant for young women is what Shabnam Singh, the ex-wife of the accused is said to have told investigators. Shabnam, who is now a CBI witness has claimed that Peter Mukerjea, former media baron and an accused in Sheena Bora murder case, had "no morals" and had many women in his life. "Peter has no morals and is always fascinated towards young women around him. He was fond of late night parties and had several women in his life. This was the only reason I decided to break my marriage with him," said Peter's former wife whom CBI has presented as a 'secret witness'. The witness also told the agency that after their divorce, Peter introduced Indrani, the prime accused in the Sheena case, as his girlfriend. "He told me they were planning to marry. I wished good luck to Peter and sarcastically told him 'tum nahin sudharoge' (you won't mend your ways) because I was thinking that he would not marry her and dump her like his previous girlfriends as he had a penchant for young women," the statement said. Copies of the statement, initially kept secret by the CBI, were handed over to lawyers of the accused, including Mihir Gheewala for Peter and Gunjan Mangla for his wife Indrani Mukerjea. Special judge H S Mahajan, while passing order on Peter's application seeking the statement of this witness, had directed CBI to furnish him a copy while asking it to delete one of the paragraphs from it before it was given.

Hyderabad boy is the new Mr.World

Rohit Khandelwal from Hyderabad, has become the first Indian to win the coveted title of Mr. World 2016 at the grand finale of the competition held at the Southport Theatre & Convention Centre in Southport in U.K. He emerged victorious after defeating 46 other contestants from across the world. The 26-year-old model-actor from Hyderabad who was crowned the first Indian winner last night, who looked dapper in a tuxedo by designer Nivedita Saboo and he received a cash prize of $50,000 on winning the competition. Thanking his well-wishers and family for the support, he said, "I still can't believe that I have won the Mr World title. Being the first Indian ever to win this title internationally makes me immensely proud and ecstatic. It's a dream come true and am very thankful to the Miss India Organization for giving me this opportunity and guiding me throughout my exciting journey". He added, "My family, friends and my fans have been a constant support for me and this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my well-wishers". Fernando Alvarez, 21, from Puerto Rico and Aldo Esparza Ramirez, 26, from Mexico were the first and second runners-up respectively. Khandelwal also competed for various sub-titles at the pageant like Mr. World Multimedia Award, Mr. World Talent, Mobstar People’s Choice Awards, Mr. World Sports Event and won the Mr. World Multimedia Award.

BJP expels leader for abusing Mayawati

  The BJP's Uttar Pradesh Vice President Dayashankar Singh was removed from the post and expelled from the party after triggering a massive political storm when he abused the BSP leader Mayawati. BJP quickly swung into action to limit damage from the controversy. BSP filed a police complaint in Lucknow, seeking lodging of an FIR against Singh under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for his derogatory remarks. "Dayashankar Singh's remarks are not acceptable, therefore we have removed him from all party posts," BJP chief in Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Prasad Maurya told reporters. While in Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley expressed "personal regret" telling Ms Mayawati: "It is not right and I condemn the use of this word and if a person has said this, we will investigate. I express personal regret. I associate with your dignity and stand with you". "Everyone calls me sister or behenji even in Parliament. What that BJP leader said, he said to his sister and his daughter. The country will not forgive the BJP for this," Ms Mayawati promised in Parliament on Wednesday, as other opposition parties came all out in her support.

Hyd youth burn puppies alive;arrested

  In what seems to be a most cruel behaviour by a man towards a speechless animal, in Hyderabad, two videos have emerged of dogs being killed in most gruesome ways. In yet another incident which shows the pathetic condition of animal rights in our country, three people were arrested for allegedly tying three puppies together and then setting them on fire in the city. The three youths who burnt the puppies alive also shot a video of the incident which is now going viral on social media. One of the youths is even heard instructing the others to set the puppies on fire. The video was recovered from a fish stall owner in Musheerabad. A case has been filed by animal activists Shreya Paropkari and Jayasimha Nuggehalli. In their complaint, Shreya said that the boys "gathered flammable material and burnt the puppies alive and killed them. One of the perpetrators recorded the entire incident and is heard instructing and instigating the other culprits to set fire." Police said they have registered a case and started the investigation.

At 41, she is the oldest gymnast in Rio Olympics

Oksana Chusovitina the Uzbek star is all set to become the oldest woman gymnast to compete at the age of 41 in the upcoming Rio Olympics. Oksana Chusovitina is training for a record-breaking seventh Olympic Games. Chusovitina, whose son is as old as many of her rivals for Rio medals, said she does not deprive herself to maintain her muscular 1.50 meter (5 feet) tall, 43 kilogram (95 pound) frame. Chusovitina started her career competing for the Soviet Union.   After it collapsed, she went to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona for the Confederation of Independent States, a unified team of former Soviet states. "I just train and perform because doing so brings me pleasure." Chusovitina says. She is representing her Central Asian homeland of Uzbekistan, a nation of 30 million people where she is so revered she has figured on postage stamps. "Gymnastics has become much more difficult, but at the same time much more dramatic and beautiful," she says. But it appears that her longevity is down to constant training and hard work rather then any special dietary secret.

SC says Rahul Gandhi should apologise or face trail

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday slammed by the Supreme Court for his remark that RSS is behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi,while prima facie indicating that he will have to face trial for criminal defamation and prove his innocence.  "If you won't apologise, you will have to face trial," the court said pulling up the Congress leader for his remarks. But according to the sources the Congress vice president is unlikely to apologise for his defamatory remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.   "We have held it may be historically correct but the fact or the statement has to meet the test of public good. You can't make collective denunciation," a Bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and RF Nariman said. Mr. Gandhi's comments are alleged to have been made in March 2014 during a parliamentary election rally at Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra. He was charged with criminal defamation for allegedly referring to the “assassin of Mahatma Gandhi and his RSS background in his election speech.” Mr. Gandhi is alleged to have said that “Gandhiji was shot dead by RSS people and their people talk of Gandhiji”.

Kejriwal speaks to citizens in 'TalkToAK'

In what looks like an encore of the the 'Mann Ki Baat' edition in which the Prime Minister of the country addresses the citizens of the nation directly, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has come up with 'TalkToAK' to directly connect and talk to the people.  Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday held an online interaction with citizens across the country. Kejriwal began his interaction highlighting the achievements of his government from education to cost-cutting to healthcare. He spoke of how his government has prioritised expenditure on education as well as various measures taken to better healthcare in the state. To a question on whether the programme is on the line of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme ‘Maan ki Baat’, he said it is a different programme where Kejriwal will take people’s questions directly. Top AAP brass noted that ‘Talk to Ak’ was not to be like Prime Minister Mann ki Baat. “That is more of a monologue, while we are into a detailed interaction with the people,” pointed out a senior leader of the party.

Kejriwal does 'Sewa' by cleaning vessels

A few weeks ago, while releasingits election manifesto, the AAP incensed a section of the Sikh community by placing the party's symbol, a broom, next to a picture of the religious shrine. Around the same time, party leader Ashish Khetan compared the AAP 'youth manifesto' with the holy book of the Sikhs. This lead to a series of protests and complaints against the party. So because Kejriwal and his party made a mistake by hurting the sentiments of Sikhs he wants to cleanse it away by performing sewa at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. "I had come here to offer voluntary service to apologise for the unintentional mistake committed in our youth manifesto... I have peace of mind now," he said. Kejriwal went around the shrine complex, offered prayers and later cleaned utensils at the "Langar hall" or the community kitchen which serves food to over one lakh people in a single day.

Court orders FIR against Minister in Cop suicide

Deputy SP MK Ganapathy, 52, was found hanging in a lodge in Madikeri area by the police on 7 July. He left a suicide note in which hea ccused Additional Director General of Police (intelligence) AM Prasad, Lokayukta Inspector General of Police Pronab Mohanty and Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George of harassing him and putting pressure on him in various criminal and corruption cases. A court in Madikeri on Monday ordered the Karnataka police to file a first information report (FIR) against minister KJ George and two other policemen in connection with the suicide of Deputy SP. He had committed suicide hours after he gave an interview to a local television channel, police sources claimed. The officer reportedly said there is no place for honest police officials under the current Congress government. Later, he was found hanging in his police uniform.

SC: No Ministers in BCCI board

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed with the Lodha panel recommendation that "no minister or serving bureaucrat can be memberof the BCCI board". It accepted major recommendations of Justice R M Lodha panel on structural reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It accepted the panel's recommendation that there should be a players' association in the BCCI and the funding of players' association accepted while leaving it to the Board to decide the extent of funding. The bench also accepted the recommendation that one person should hold one post in cricket administration to avoid any conflict of interest and scrapping of all other administrative committees in the BCCI after CAG nominee comes in. The BCCI has been given time of six months to implement these changes which were recommended by the commission. 

Ex-Cricketer resigns from RS;To join AAP

In a twist to the tale of elections in Punjab, Ex-cricketer and BJP member who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the party has given his resignation to the chairman of Rajya Sabha. According to sources he would also be quitting the party membership as well and is soon to join Aam Aadmi Party for the upcoming elections in Punjab. "Navjot Singh Sidhu, nominated member, resigns from Rajya Sabha," Gurdeep Singh Sappal, OSD to the Vice President Hamid Ansari said in a tweet. The resignation letter has been addressed to Ansari, who is chairman of the Rajya Sabha, official sources said, adding he is likely to accept the resignation. His wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who is also a senior BJP leader and a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly, is also said to have resigned as Chief Parliamentary Secretary Health in Punjab. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha under the distinguished personalities quota and took oath on April 28, 2016.