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Kejriwal humiliates the civil servants

  It was a Civil Services day yesterday and the civil servants in Delhi thought of hearing some good words from their Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. But Kejriwal known for his sharp words has stuck to his habit of criticism. He warned the bureaucrats not to indulge in politics. “If any officer wants to do politics then resign and come to the election field. We will fight in the open. But if you do politics as a bureaucrat, we know how to deal with it,” he said in his speech.   It was not just that. Kejriwal doesn’t seem to have forgotten the protest made by the civil servants against his government last year. They have been protesting the suspension orders given to two officers by the government. Talking about the incident, Kejriwal felt that the issue could have been resolved without a public protest. ‘’Those officers went on strike without talking to us,” he remembered. This doesn’t seem to end the humiliating session by Kejriwal. He warned the civil servants that his government would be in power for more than a decade and the officers has no choice than to obey his government. Well. Now Kejriwal seems to be acting like a true Neta.

Centre confused over Rajiv’s killers

  The decision over the release of culprits in Rajiv Gandhi murder case seems to be a crucial one for the centre. While the government of Jayalalitha has unexpectedly raised the issue before the elections, any decision by the centre is certainly going to affect the ongoing polling process in Tamil Nadu. If the centre accepts the TN government’s request to release the prisoners, it would certainly help the ruling AIADMK, and if the central government decides otherwise... such an act would provoke voters against BJP. Keeping in view of such sensitivity, the home ministry has been avoiding any declaration. Even though a national newspaper, The Hindu has today reported that centre has denied the plea petition by Tamil Nadu.. centre was quick to deny the news.   The decision of centre would affect seven convicts who were serving life imprisonment for killing Indian former PM Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. They were serving imprisonment since then and making repeated pleas to release them as it’s been too long for them in prison. The Jayalalitha government has been supporting their pleas and has requested the UPA government before in 2014 which was denied on legal reasons. And now it’s the turn of NDA government to express it’s view!

Chandigarh to ban skirts in pubs

  The administrations of Chandigarh has announced a new policy that might create a furore in the city. The policy called "Controlling of Places of Public Amusement, 2016," has issued many directions to maintain peace at the places of public amusement such as pubs and discotheques. According to the policy, a special committee can revoke the license of a pub or discotheque if the conditions in the policy are violated. ‘Any exhibition or advertisement of scantily dressed women’ is one among the conditions prescribed in the policy.   This means that girls who wear skirts and shorts might be rejected at the entrance of such places. The administration claims that the policy was framed in accordance with the order of Punjab and Haryana high court. The high court was recently concerned at a number of violent incidents near discotheques, and has asked the administration to frame a policy to avoid such situations. And this is what the administration has come forward with!

Indian’s body from pak... vital organs removed

  The body of Kirpal Singh who was declared to be dead by the Pakistani authorities in their Lahore Jail was sent to India yesterday. But an initial autopsy proved that his body was missing many vital organs such as heart and liver. Relatives of Kirpal Singh accuse the Pakistani authorities to have tortured and killed him. The relatives suspect that the vital organs were taken away to cast a veil over the cause of death. Pakistan government has earlier declared Kirpal Singh to have died out of heart attack.   Kirpal singh has crossed over to Pakistan on February 29, 1992 and was arrested on the charges of spying. Though he was initially sentenced to death on the charges of bomb explosion, later he was acquitted of the charges... but the death sentence wasn’t altered. It was not the first time that an Indian prisoners’ body was sent back in such a humiliating manner. In 2013, the body of Sarabjit Singh who used to serve the imprisonment in the same Lahore jail was sent back in a similar manner. Vital organs such as heart, kidneys and gall bladder were missing in the body of Sarabjit Singh as his body arrived to India.

Kabul truck bomb... death toll reaches 28

  At least 28 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in the ongoing Taliban attack in Kabul. In what is considered to be one of the worst attacks in recent history of Afghanistan, the assault was carried at a densely populated place called Pul-e-Mahmud. At first a suicide bomber has blown himself out and later his associates carried the gunfire. Taliban was quick to associate itself with the attack has claimed that the assailants has entered the the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the main spy agency of Afghanistan. But the Afghanistan government denied such claims and has assured that the situation is under its control.   The attack has come just after a few days since Taliban has announced the start of ‘Operation Omari’... in honour of Taliban's late founder Mullah Omar. Even as the Afghanistan government along with US, China and Pakistan has tried to strike peace with the Taliban... they doesn’t seem to withstand any peaceful atmosphere in the country. As the forces of NATO and US has withdrawn from Afghanistan last year, Taliban seems to be gaining momentum and improving its cadre. So a Taliban ruled Afghanistan could be a nightmare that could be possible once again.

Odd-Even plan in Delhi- The highlights

  As the second phase of odd-even vehicle policy was getting implemented in Delhi, here are a few highlights that are worth reading.   - The The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has today declared that the pollution has come down drastically due to odd-even policy. The DPCC has stationed mobile vans at various locations in the city to note the micro particles in the air. It was thus concluded that 42 out of 74 locations in the city has shown improved air quality.   - Even as the pollution levels were said to have come down, Delhites weren’t relived from traffic woes. Many reasons were cited for the continual traffic. Lack of additional buses and heat waves seem to be letting Delhites to choose private vehicles other than public transport.   - Private Cab services such as Uber and Ola have tried to exploit the situation by surging their fares, but had to scrap the decision after a backlash from the citizens and warnings from the government. Earlier they have tried to pitch the cab fare from 3 to 5 times than normal.   - This second phase of odd-even policy was started on April 15 and would remain in force till the end of the month. Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai has stated that their government would go for a public opinion before deciding the next phase of the policy. If the public seem to be in favour of this policy, the odd-even scheme might be implemented for every 15 days in a month.

UP- MLA’s kin gets convicted in rape case

  It took almost 11 years for the courts to tear through the arguments made by the culprits and punish them with some sort of justice. Gaurav Shukla who was the nephew of former MLA Arun Kumar Shukla is the main accused in the said case. Gaurav along with his friends has abducted a minor girl from the Aashina area of Lucknow. They took turns in molesting her and tortured her with cigarette butts. And that wasn’t the end of the cruelty. The victim was later taken to a farmhouse where two more friends of Gaurav has joined the crime. The victim was later left off on a road in a semi conscious state. The rape case has certainly created sensation in the nation.   Arun Kumar Shukla a gangster turned politician was accused for influencing the case. It took almost a month for the police to arrest the accused. Even as Gaurav got arrested, he tried to prove that he was minor at the time of crime and should be treated under juvenile law. But the sessions court in Lucknow has yesterday stated that it was not convinced with the minority of the culprit and has sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment. Of the five other culprits, two were awarded 10 years imprisonment in 2007, one with life term in 2013 while two others died in an accident during the course of trial. However the victim and her family is not happy with the verdict. They are thinking of approaching the High court of Uttar Pradesh for a strict punishment to Gaurav Shukla as he was the main perpetrator in the crime.

Mamata’s fight with Election commission

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Didi is not just fighting with her opponents in the ongoing elections in the State. She even seems to have in bit of spate with the EC. Right from the beginning of the election process in the State, Mamata has been accusing the commission of being partial towards the BJP. The dispute got out of bound when the Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to Mamata for granting freebies during her election campaigns. This is of course thought to be a breach of election conduct by the commission, which was prompt in issuing a show cause notice for the Didi.   But Mamata has portrayed the show cause as an insult to her by EC on behalf of central government. She has ordered the chief secretary of her government to respond to the show cause. This move has of course not received well by the EC. R K Srivastava, the principal secretary of EC, telephoned Basudeb Banerjee yesterday and told him that his reply can’t be accepted as the show cause was given to Mamata on individual front and not as a CM. With Mamata reluctant to reply the show cause herself, we have to wait for her next move... and that could be interesting as well!

Panama effect- No Big B for Incredible India

  Hollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan might have denied of his involvement in the Panama papers scandal. But his name connected to the scam seems to be affecting the government’s decision to consider him as a brand ambassador for Incredible India. With this, Big B would be the second celebrity to be denied of a chance to represent India’s tourism. Earlier the tourism ministry has denied to extend its contract with Aamir Khan as an ambassador to Incredible India, after the star made controversial comments regarding the growth of intolerance in India.   After Aamir, Big B was considered to be the best face to represent Indian tourism. Some people like shatrughan sinha have even expressed their wish that Big B should be the next president of India. But as the panama papers emerged unveiling the illegal money dumped overseas by big shots of Indian economy, things seem to have turned topsy turvy for the star. Now the sources from the government has revealed that they are considering Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra for the cause.

Kashmir- Army not involved in girl’s molestation

  The alleged molestation case of a girl in Handwara that rocked Kashmir has reached to a logical conclusion. The girl who is the key victim has stated that no army personnel was involved in molesting her. On the other hand, she has accused two people for the attack. One person was arrested basing on the girl’s statement and the other was being hunted for.   They were accused of manhandling the girl on April 12, while she was coming out of a public restroom in the Handwara town. The girl has also accused the culprits of harassing her for quite a long time to have relationship with one of them. Meanwhile, the Kashmir valley has come to normal after a week long violent protests that shook the state. Earlier, rumours that the girl was molested by the army personnel has led mobs to stage violent protests during which 5 people were killed.

Philippines presidential candidate, keen to rape

  A person wishing to be the president of a nation is expected to have some character. But what if someone doesn’t have it! Duterte, who is running for the presidential election in Philippines has said something that’s hard to digest. He has been referring to an incident of 1989 prison riot where an Australian missionary was killed and inmates lines up to rape her dead body. Duterte happens to be the mayor of the Davao city where the incident happened. He felt that the victim was so beautiful that he should have stood first in the queue to rape her. These remarks has obviously evoked strong protests across the nation. The opinion polls have recently favoured Duterte, but a sharp slide is expected to take place after this remark. Even the ambassadors from Australia and US too have condemned the remarks saying that a rape should never be joked. But Duterte is not ready for an apology that could save him some face. He felt that such harsh language is only the result of his tough upbringing. That’s certainly not a way to upbring a kid!

Suresh Raina's Big announcement !!

  The Raina household is going to have a visit from the stork soon. Suresh Raina made the cutest announcement to date on his twitter account when he let the world know that he is going to be a father very soon with a Baby shower picture of his beautiful wife with the note saying "Keep practice hard love we have to do it together very soon". Raina is having the time of his life, with his captaincy stint with the new team in IPL- Gujarat Lions topping the points table and also his personal space in a happy zone. We wish the couple a hearty congratulations!

Indo-China ties get stronger

  Well! The initiative by the Indian defense minister Manohar Parrikar seems to have yielded some positive results. China has agreed to establish a hotline between the military headquarters of the two countries. This is thought to be an important move, as there were been tensions in the recent past on the both sides of the borders. The defense minister has also revealed that he has raised the issue of increasing Chinese activity in POK.   But he was assured that such activities were only of the economical mode and has nothing to do with the military. Manohar Parrikar has also expressed the discontent of India over Chinese support to the Pakistani terrorist Maulana Masood Azar on the stage of UN. At the end, the tour of Indian Defence minister seems to be a pleasant one at least for the formality sake. The Chinese diplomats such as their defence minister Chang Wanquan too have expressed their satisfaction about the talks between the two nations. He felt that India and China were moving forward in their bilateral ties!

New Apple iPhone to be transparent

  If the rumours are right, the Apple iPhone to be released in 2017 might shatter every myth about a phone. Here are some of the reports about the mind blowing features to be embedded in the new iPhone..   - Apple is thinking of using a glass case for the iPhone instead of the present aluminium.   - You may not find an earphone jack on the upcoming phone. But you would be provided with a pair of expensive Bluetooth headphones to hear the music.   - Apple iPhone 8 might be capable of not just wireless music, but also wireless power charging.   - The new phone would be transmitting the data a jet speed, and that would be with the help of the new technology called Li-Fi which is a light based wireless data transfer.   - iPhone 8 might come with a display that’s just not LCD, but it’s going to be OLED. OLED display in other words doesn’t use backlight for a display. Thus it can portray object sharply.   - 3 GB Ram and Dual rear camera were also being rumoured to be featured in iPhone 8.   Well! There seems to be too many reasons for the new iPhone to be liked instantly by the techies.

400 people feared dead in Mediterranean

  More than 400 people were feared to be dead as their boats drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the victims were thought to be of Somalia origin, along with some fleeing from Ethiopia. They were trying to enter Italy by the sea route from Egypt. It’s not new for such accidents to happen in the Mediterranean Sea where scores of people try to enter Europe from Africa illegally. Though these migrants knew of the perils at the sea and legal threats at the new land, they are forced to leave their nations, torn with poverty and civil wars. It was almost at this time last year, that more than 800 people were dead in Mediterranean Sea in a similar manner. And now, the curse seem to have fallen on the migrants again.

North Korea ready for another Nuclear test

  South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has today confirmed that their neighbor is getting ready for another nuke test. This would be the second in a row this year! Readers are aware that North Koreans has carried a nuclear test this January. They have even boasted that, it was a Hydrogen bomb which was of course not validated by the experts. However, countries across the world have condemned the test and the United Nations has even imposed several restrictions on the Nation.   But their military leader Kim Jong known for his aggressiveness, doesn’t seem to stop with just a blast. Just after a few days of such restrictions from UN, he ordered several missiles to be tested. These missiles are thought to be capable of carrying even nuclear war heads in chunks and could reach the mainland of US. Now with the latest news of Kim Jong getting ready for another test, US was left with no choice except to watch the fireworks and then condemn the act.

Gujarat still tense as Bandh prevails

  Agitations in Gujarat to gain reservation for Patels, is still out of proportion. In the latest turn of incidents, certain groups representing Patel community has called for a state wide bandh. The bandh seems to have severely affected the normal life with the transport getting disrupted. Surat- the textile city of Gujarat has today boiled over the suicide of a 27 year old youth, in support for the cause of reservations.   The agitators who were quite for some time has become volatile again these days. They have been carrying protests in demand for special quota of reservations as well as the release of their leaders. Patels have been demanding their inclusion into OBC quota to gain reservations, but the state government has denied their request as it would violate the 50 percent limit prescribed by Supreme Court. The agitation has calmed down after their leader Hardik Patel was arrested last year and was sent to the jail for harming public properties during his protests.

Chinese media spits venom on India

  The pot shots between India and China seem to be taking various mediums. After the Chinese government decided to support JeT terrorist Maulana Masood Azar on the stage of UN, our bilateral relations seem to have soured a little bit. Even though our External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is getting ready to take up the issue of Azar with her Chinese counterpart, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh too has said something that belittles the Chinese. He has recently issued a statement that ‘India has culturally dominated China over 2000 years’. It’s interesting to note our defense minister Manohar Parrikar is on a visit to China amidst such tensions.   While the minister has kicked off his official visit in China, the state run news paper ‘Global Times’ has tried to mock India in a special article. The article has revealed the zealous of Chinese diplomats over the Logistic agreement that’s going to take place between India and US. China perceives this agreement as a military threat against china. It criticises India for breaking its own ethics of non-alignment with such deal. It blames that ‘India wants to be most beautiful woman wooed by all.’ Well! The article certainly seems to embarrass our defense minister travelling on their land. That’s certainly not courteous!

First Indian gymnast to qualify for Olympics

  Dipa Karmakar, the 22 year old gymnast from Tripura has created history. She became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Rio Olympics to be held in Brazil this year. She qualified for the event after excelling at the test rounds conducted in Rio last August. Dipa is not just the first female gymnast to qualify for the competition.   She happens to be the first gymnast after 52 long years to reach the achievement. No Indian gymnast could qualify for the Olympics since 1962! But making and changing history is not new for Dipa. In 2014 she became the first women gymnast from India to win a medal (bronze) in the Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow. She then became the first Indian women gymnast to enter the world championship. Now she seems to be all set to make another record in this year Olympics.