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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on Friday, is entitled to go back to the Speaker for revival of his MP status if he gets a judicial order from an appellate court staying his two-year jail sentence and conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case, according to legal experts. Mr Gandhi, a former Congress president, was on Thursday sentenced to two years in jail by a Surat court after he was held guilty of defamation over his "Modi surname” remark. The court also suspended the jail sentence for 30 days to allow Gandhi to appeal in a higher court. Senior advocate and Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) President Vikas Singh said Gandhi will have to move quickly to a superior court and get suspension of the sentence and the stay of conviction to get his Lok Sabha membership revived before the Election Commission comes into the picture and announces a by-election from his parliamentary constituency in Wayanad in Kerala. “If there is a ...

North Korean state news agency KCNA said on Friday it has tested a new nuclear underwater attack system under leader Kim Jong Un's guidance. The North's state news agency also confirmed it fired cruise missiles during the weapon test and firing drill that took place from March 21 to 23. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/8jSAOcL https://ift.tt/fQoOPHh March 24, 2023 at 03:17AM

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday told European leaders that "delays" sending fighter jets and long-range missiles could extend the war, after he paid a visit to the frontline southern region of Kherson. On the train home from the war-ravaged areas, Zelensky gave an emotional account of what he had seen as he addressed a summit of his EU counterparts gathered in Brussels via video link, an EU official said. But, while he welcomed a recent EU plan aimed at sending Kyiv one million artillery shells, he kept up his demand for modern warplanes and missiles he believes will be more effective at pushing back Russian forces. His demands came after Oleksandr Syrsky, commander of Ukraine's ground forces, said he planned to take advantage of the fact that Russian troops were "exhausted" near Bakhmut, the scene of the longest and bloodiest battle since the Russian invasion last year. Bakhmut -- an eastern town which once had an estimated population of ar...

Moments after the bus returning him and more than a dozen other children from Russian-held territory arrived in Kyiv, a ten-year-old boy jumped straight into his father's arms. Denys Zaporozhchenko held his son and kissed his forehead, before also hugging his two daughters who were among the 17 children separated from their parents for months. The reunion was organised by Save Ukraine, an NGO that fights what it says are illegal deportations of Ukrainian children to Russian-controlled territory. More than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia since the February 24, 2022 invasion, according to Kyiv, with many allegedly placed in institutions and foster homes. Russia denies the allegations, saying instead it has saved Ukrainian children from the horrors of the war. But the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week issued an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin for unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. Zaporozhchenko last saw his children in Oct...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on Friday to dedicate and lay foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 1780 crores. At around 10:30 am, Prime Minister will address One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre. At around 12 noon, he will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs. 1780 crores at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground. The Prime Minister will address One World TB Summit on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day. This summit is being organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Stop TB Partnership. Founded in 2001, the Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations hosted organisation that amplifies the voices of the people, communities, and countries affected by TB. During the event, Prime Minister will launch various initiatives including the TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative; official pan-India rollout of a shorter TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) and family-centric care model for TB. ...

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle Thursday over the video-sharing app's alleged ties to China and its danger to teens. The 40-year-old Singaporean suffered unusually intense grilling by both Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying, data harvesting and to secretly defend a Chinese Communist Party agenda. The Harvard-educated former banker failed over several grueling hours to defuse an existential threat to TikTok as the app seeks to survive a White House ultimatum that it either split from its Chinese ownership or get banned in the United States. In the morning session of the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, lawmakers afforded Chew no respite, frequently denying him opportunities to expand on his answers or tout the site's huge global popularity with young people. "ByteDance is not owned or controlled by the Chinese government and is...

A pony was on the loose in an Alabama neighbourhood. Tuscaloosa Police Department dubbed the loitering miniature horse "Ginuwine" after he showed unwillingness to cooperate with officers. The pony was found around 30th Avenue East and First Street East. A call came into the department about the animal around 10 pm. The department said the pony was not at all interested in the pizza crust or peppermints they offered. Three officers engaged in a low-speed foot pursuit, following the pony up and down driveways and through backyards for nearly two hours. He eventually allowed himself to be caught, and was happy to get pets and pose for selfies," police wrote in the Facebook post. The police also posted a mugshot for the mini horse. The mugshot said the horse was booked on charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. The police are trying to find the owners and shared that the pony is in a safe place.   from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.t...

A four-day-old newborn infant was allegedly killed by a policeman on Wednesday in Jharkhand's Giridih district prompting Chief Minister Hemant Soren to order an investigation. The incident took place in Kosogondodighi village in the district, when the police had gone to a house in search of an accused, who is also the grandfather of the child. The policeman allegedly stepped on the newborn sleeping inside one of the rooms. According to local people, a team led by Sangam Pathak, in charge of Deori police station, had gone to a house after a non-bailable warrant was issued against an accused, Bhushan Pandey. Seeing the police, all the family members of Bhushan fled the house leaving the newborn alone in the house. Neha Devi, mother of the deceased said that while the policemen were searching the nook and corner of the house, her four-day-old child was sleeping inside. Upon reaching the house, after the police team had gone, she found her child dead. The mother of the deceased new...

President Joe Biden expressed "solidarity" Thursday with China's embattled Uyghur minority in a message to Muslims around the world as they celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. "Together with our partners, the United States stands in solidarity with Muslims who continue to face oppression, including Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China, Rohingya in Burma, and other Muslim communities facing persecution around the world," Biden said in a statement. "During this sacred time of reflection, the United States also reaffirms our support to Muslim communities suffering hardships and devastation," Biden said, referring to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, and flood victims in Pakistan. "Today especially, we remember the universal human right to practice, pray, and preach our faiths peacefully and openly." Biden's highlighting of the Uyghurs -- who the US government says are being subjected to genocide by the Chinese communist a...

 A man accused of raping a minor girl was arrested following an encounter with the police on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Shukla said the incident of rape of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl was reported at the Azim Nagar police station Tuesday night.   "The police team rushed the girl to the hospital in a critical condition from where she was shifted to a hospital in Moradabad. A case regarding the incident was also lodged and teams were formed to arrest the accused," he said.    The accused Khemkaran Saini was later arrested. "Saini opened fire at the police and the team retaliated following which the accused received a bullet injury in his leg. He was arrested and taken to hospital," the officer added. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/vmJcUOA https://ift.tt/us8Rw5t March 23, 2023 at 01:03AM

Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda, who is well-known for sharing interesting wildlife content, posted a video of dogs chasing away a lion in Gujarat. In the video, the lion can be seen freely roaming around in the village before a pack of dogs come rushing in, chasing away the majestic lion. The big cat soon ran towards a herd of cows that were standing nearby. Watch the video here: अपनी गली में तो कुत्ता भी शेर होता है?? From the streets of Gujarat. Via ⁦ @surenmehra ⁩ pic.twitter.com/clhYLlcq6C — Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) March 22, 2023 Posted a few hours ago, the video has collected over 8,000 views on Twitter and varied reactions. A user commented, "The dogs very well know that it is wiser to keep a safe distance from the lion." Another user wrote, "Unity is strength." "King of the Streets vs King of the jungle," wrote the third. Meanwhile, Mr Nanda shared a scary video of a King Cobra, leaving internet users intrigued. In ...

Huge quantities of drugs valued at more than Rs 400 crore were seized from two neighbouring northeastern states - Mizoram and Assam - on Wednesday and three persons were arrested, officials said. The seizure of 39 lakh tablets of specific brands of decongestant and antihistamine worth Rs 390.4 crore was made from a house in east Mizoram's Champhai town bordering Myanmar. It is one of the biggest drug hauls made in the state, they said. Decongestants are a type of medicine that provides short-term relief for nasal congestion while antihistamine is commonly used to treat symptoms of allergies. A police officer said that heroin, estimated to be valued at over Rs 12 crore, was found in a car in Assam's Karimganj district. The Assam Rifles which conducted the raid in Mizoram along with the Customs department said in a statement that the consignment was sent from Aizawl to be delivered somewhere in Myanmar to make Methamphetamine tablets, which would have again smuggled to India....

The stakes are high, coming amid a crackdown on Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his supporters. Even as the 30-year-old radical preacher continues to be on the run for the last five days, seven of his aides have been arrested and shifted from Punjab to Dibrugarh central jail in BJP-ruled Assam. The Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh district Biswajit Pegu on Wednesday said there's a multi-tier security cover in and around the Central jail of Dibrugarh. Dibrugarh Central jail is one of the oldest prisons in northeast India. It is heavily fortified and was used to hold top militants during the peak of ULFA militancy in Assam. "Seven people were brought to Dibrugarh under NSA and lodged in Central jail, Dibrugarh. We have made tight security arrangements in the jail to thwart any kinds of eventualities. Several layers of Security in cell where the Amarjitpal aides are lodged. It's a Centre and State coordination. The security system for NSA detainees is different compar...

The Allahabad High Court has granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) the last opportunity to file its response by April 5 clarifying whether the process of carbon dating will damage an object, claimed to be a "Shivling", found inside the Gyanvapi mosque or safe evaluation of its age can be done. The Hindu petitioners have claimed the object to be a "Shivling". The claim was disputed by the Muslim side, which said the object was part of a "fountain". The court expressed its displeasure over non-filing of a response by the ASI despite eight months' time being given to it. The court fixed April 5 for the next hearing. The petitioners, Laxmi Devi and three others, have filed the present civil revision petition, challenging a Varanasi court order that had rejected the demand for carbon dating and scientific determination of the purported 'Shivling', found during a court-mandated survey of Gyanvapi mosque premises on May 16, 2022. On Mo...

The United States said Tuesday it does not see China as capable of being an impartial mediator between Moscow and Kyiv over the war in Ukraine. It was the most direct US criticism yet of China's aim to be a middleman in efforts to end the war. "I don't think you can reasonably look at China as impartial in any way," White House National Security Council spokesman John  Kirby told reporters. He noted that China has refrained from criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and has continued to buy Russian oil even as the West piles sanctions on Moscow's energy industry to starve the Kremlin of money to pay for the war. China, Kirby added, also "keeps parroting the Russian propaganda" to the effect that the US and other countries in the West are to blame for the war for giving such strong support to pro-western Ukraine over the years that Russia felt threatened and justified in invading. In a summit rich with red carpet pomp, Chinese President Xi Jing...

China and Russia's leaders hailed a "new era" in their relationship on Tuesday, putting on a united front in Moscow as Vladimir Putin accused the West of rejecting Beijing's proposals to end the Ukraine conflict. The nations, eager to curb Western power, expressed concerns about NATO expansion in Asia and agreed to deepen a partnership which has only grown closer since Putin launched an offensive in Ukraine. Putin said he was open to talks on Ukraine and praised Beijing's 12-point position paper on the conflict, which includes a call for dialogue and respect for all countries' territorial sovereignty. He accused Kyiv of not being willing to implement China's proposals, which the United States has said would simply consolidate "Russian conquest" and allow the Kremlin to prepare a fresh offensive. "Many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China... can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when Kyiv and the West wil...

The Gorsam Kora festival, widely viewed as the festival of friendship between India and Bhutan, was celebrated at the Gorsam Chorten Stupa in Arunachal Pradesh's Zemithang. Zemithang is a village in the Tawang district and is the last administrative division of India on the border with Tibet. It shares its western border with Bhutan. This is also the place where the 14th Dalai Lama had his first rest after fleeing from Tibet in 1959.  Cultural dances were performed by locals. The historic Gorsam Kora festival, which showcases the rich cultural and religious heritage of the region, draws pilgrims from both India and Bhutan. The three-day festival started on March 18 and ended on Tuesday. The 93-foot high Gorsam Chorten Stupa was built in the 13th century AD and is modeled after the Boudhanath Khasti Stupa of Nepal. Thousands of devotees visit during the Gorzam Kora festival to observe the virtuous occasion of the last day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The event...

The capital budget of the Indian Army should be increased to facilitate enhancing its deterrent capacity to ward off challenges from the two "hostile" neighbours, a parliamentary panel said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to Pakistan and China. The committee appreciated the efforts made by the defence ministry towards indigenisation of military platforms and hoped that the country would see "100 per cent contract value" going to Indian vendors in the years ahead. Referring to the challenges before the Army, the parliamentary standing committee cited proxy wars, in an apparent reference to Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The committee was of the view that funds slated for modernisation of the armed forces should always be incremental. "The committee also desired that there should be a separate allocation for committed liabilities and new schemes, under the modernisation/capital budget," it said. The report of the panel ...

The imagination knows no bounds, and creative people throughout history have demonstrated this. The capabilities of human imagination have expanded in the digital age thanks to graphics and artificial intelligence technology. A new animated video that is going viral on the internet features a Megalodon attacking ships and helicopters in the ocean, which was the biggest shark in the world and had not gone extinct 2.6 million years ago. Megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world but also one of the largest fish ever to exist. A computer-generated imagery (CGI) artist named Aleksey has posted the animated video of the huge animal on Instagram. Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ⲁⳑⲉⲕ⳽ⲉⲩ (@aleksey__n) The "cameraman," as shown on the video, was flying a helicopter as Megalodon approached a burning ship and tore it in half. It destroys a helicopter by diving back into the ocean after that....

The United States on Monday strongly condemned the attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco by a group of separatist Sikhs, terming it absolutely unacceptable. Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the protesters on Sunday broke open the makeshift security barriers raised by the city police and installed two so-called Khalistani flags inside the Consulate premises. Two consulate personnel soon removed these flags. Soon thereafter, a group of angry protesters entered the consulate premises and started hitting the door and windows with iron rods. "That vandalism, it's just absolutely unacceptable," John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for strategic communications at the White House told reporters at a daily news conference, strongly condemning the incident. "The State Department's diplomatic security service is working with local authorities. I can't speak for the San Francisco police, but I can say that the diplomatic security service is work...