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Tulsiram Prajapati encounter: Amit Shah, 3 IPS
officers among main conspirators, say probe officer
Mumbai:BJP president Amit Shah and IPS
officers Dinesh M N, Rajkumar Pandiyan and D G Vanzara were the “principal
conspirators” in the alleged fake encounter of Tulsiram Prajapati in Gujarat in
2006, a chief investigating officer of the case told a special court on
Wednesday.Sandeep Tamgadge, who investigated and supervised the case from April
2012, also said that there was a “politician-criminal” nexus, and named Amit
Shah and Rajasthan Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria as the alleged
“politicians” who had “used criminals” —- Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Tulsiram and Azam
Khan —- to fire at the office of Popular Builders in 2004.Shah, Kataria, Dinesh
MN Pandiyan and Vanzara —- who were all named as accused in the case —- were
discharged by the trial court between 2014 and 2017.Tamgadge also claimed that
CDRs of the accused had established their conspiracy to commit the offence.
During cross-examination, the officer agreed to the suggestion that CDRs are
one of the best evidence to determine a person’s location at a particular time.
Asked whether any of CDRs collected during the probe had established
conspiracy, Tamgadge responded in the affirmative. When defence lawyers asked
him to name people whose CDRs established the conspiracy, Tamgadge said, “CDRs
of (Amit) Shah, Dinesh MN, Vanzara, Pandiyan, Vipul Agarwal, Ashish Pandya, NH
Dabhi, GS Rao.”Of them, Pandya, Dabhi and Rao continue to face trial; others
have been discharged for lack of evidence. CBI had included calls between these
men, before and after the alleged offence, in its chargesheet. Trial
court,while discharging the accused, had said there was insufficient evidence
against them.indianexpress
Amit Shah among main conspirators in
Sohrabuddin encounters, chief investigating officer to CBI court
Judge Loya died of ‘radioactive isotope
poisoning’ and not heart attack: Nagpur lawyer
Nagpur-based advocate, Satish Mahadeorao Uke,
has filed a writ petition before the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court,
alleging that Judge BH Loya died of ‘radioactive isotope poisoning’ and not due
to a heart attack. In the petition, he also alleged that he has a threat to his
life from BJP Chief Amit Shah.According to a report in Telegraph, Satish
Mahadeorao Uke said, “I don’t know whether I will be alive tomorrow. Records
related to Judge Loya’s death were destroyed but we have recovered documents
through other departments, which I have submitted with the petition. My appeal
to the court is to ensure that the documents are protected so that the
investigation can be carried out even if I am dead.”“We have further evidence
regarding Judge Loya’s death which will be submitted before the high court
later,” Uke said.The petitioner had earlier brought to attention the suspicious
deaths of two aides of Judge BH Loya.The death of Judge Loya, who was presiding
over an alleged fake encounter case in which BJP leader Amit Shah was
subsequently discharged, has been marred with controversy.nationalheraldindia
In Judge BH Loya's Death Case, Lawyer
Petitions High Court Seeking Probe
Illegal migrants should be deported, parties
not supporting NRC undermining national security: Army ChiefIndia
Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that
illegal migrants who have entered the country illegally over the course of time
should be deported. In an interview with Times Now's Editor-in-Chief Rahul
Shivshankar, Army chief said that he supports National Register of Citizens and
added that parties who were protesting against it were undermining national
security. “People who are residing in India illegally should absolutely be
deported. If they are legal, they need to be amalgamated. But then that
amalgamation must happen in a way that it should be beneficial for everybody,”
he said.Times Now
J&K Assembly dissolved as parties with
opposing ideologies can’t form stable government: Governor
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on
Wednesday cited four reasons for dissolving the state Assembly. In a press
statement issued in the evening, the governor said he took the decision “based
on the material available to him from multiple sources”.One of the reasons for
dissolving the Assembly is the “impossibility of forming a stable government by
the coming together of political parties with opposing political ideologies”,
he said. In an unprecedented move, rival regional parties Peoples Democratic
Party and the National Conference formed an alliance along with the Congress.
Both Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti and People’s Conference
leader Sajad Lone, with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party, have staked
claim to form government.“The coming together of such parties in a grouping is
nothing but an attempt to gain power rather than to form a responsive
government,” the governor’s statement read.
BJP slams PDP-Congress-NC alliance calling it
combination of terror-friendly parties
New Delhi:After PDP, Congress and NC announced
their decision to stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP
slammed the alliance saying it is a combination of "terror-friendly
parties".Even as People's Conference claimed the support of BJP to form
the government, the saffron party said the best option now was to call for
fresh elections in the state after the Governor dissolved the assembly.So far,
the BJP had maintained that the state was doing fine under Governor's Rule in
these 5 months after BJP pulled out of its alliance with PDP. BJP said on Twitter,
soon after the state governor dissolved the assembly, that the border state
cannot afford horse-trading and instability keeping its security scenario in
mind.indiatoday
P Chidambaram: J&K Governor feels
democracy is “outdated”
Taking umbrage to the sudden dissolution of
the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, former Union Minister and Congress veteran P
Chidambaram on Thursday, claimed that for BJP-appointed Governor Satya Pal
Malik, parliamentary democracy was "outdated". A day after Malik's
dramatic move dissolving the House shortly after PDP, National Conference and
the Congress came together to stake claim to form a government, Chidambaram
took to Twitter to express his outrage."As long as no one staked a claim
to form government, Jammu and Kashmir Governor was happy to keep Assembly under
suspension. The moment someone staked a claim, he dissolved the Assembly.
Parliamentary democracy standing on its head," said the former Union
Finance Minister.nationalheraldindia
J&K Assembly dissolved LIVE : Governor
acted on directions of PM, says Manish Tewari
Congress national spokesperson Manish Tewari
condemned the dissolution of the J&K Assembly, saying Governor Satyapal
Malik acted on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his office.
"J&K governor has played with the Constitution of the country. The act
to dissolve the assembly has been taken on the directions of the prime minister
and PMO," Tewari said at a press conference. Commenting on the sudden
dissolution of J&K assembly, Kerala CN Pinarayi Vijayan described the
action of Governor Satyapal Malik as "undemocratic and anti-people".
The governor had a constitutional obligation to allow an opportunity for the
PDP to prove its claims of a majority, Vijayan said in a Facebook Post. This
whole affair can be only be viewed as a "political game orchestrated by
the central govt using governors as pawns," he alleged.indianexpress
Modi Govt. Slammed for Dissolving J&K
Assembly after Rivals Staked Claim to Form Govt.
Ram Madhav backtracks on ‘instruction from
Pak’ remark after Twitter duel with Omar Abdullah
New Delhi :After his “instruction from
Pakistan” remark set off a duel with National Conference leader Omar Abdullah
on Twitter, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said, “I take back my
comment.” BJP leader retracted his previous statement hours after Abdullah
dared Madhav to prove his allegation that NC boycotted the local polls in
J&K at Pakistan’s behest.The two leaders clashed on the microblogging site,
a day after Governor Satya Pal Malik issued an order dissolving the state assembly.
The Governor’s move came shortly after the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP staked claim
to form the government with the backing of rival NC and the Congress. 2-member
People’s Conference also staked the claim, claiming the support of BJP and 18
legislators from other parties. Earlier in the day, Madhav alleged that the PDP
and the NC boycotted the local body polls last month because they had
“instructions from across the border”. “Probably they had fresh instructions
from across the border to come together and form govt. What they did prompted
Guv to look into the whole issue,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.indianexpress
J&K Assembly dissolution: Madhav withdraws
'made in Pak' jibe against PDP,NC;masks it as humour
Pakistan not involved with J&K’s
mainstream parties: BJP allies disagree with Ram Madhav
New Delhi: At least 2 prominent allies of BJP
have distanced themselves from remarks made by the party’s national general
secretary Ram Madhav, who accused the PDP and NC of attempting to form a
government in Jammu and Kashmir on “instructions from across the border”.Senior
Janata Dal (United) leader K.C. Tyagi told ThePrint that Madhav’s remarks were
irresponsible and that his party, which is in an alliance with the BJP in
Bihar, does not subscribe to it.“My party and I disagree with Madhav’s
accusation of Pakistani involvement in bringing the NC and PDP together to
stitch an alliance,” Tyagi said. “BJP too has been in alliance with the NC and
the PDP in the past. I do not think that Pakistan is involved in the politics
of mainstream parties in the Valley.”RLSP, led by Union Minister Upendra
Kushwaha, said it condemns the remarks.theprint
J&K assembly dissolution ‘murder of
democracy’: Sharad Yadav
Veteran politician Sharad Yadav Thursday
called the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly a “murder of democracy”.
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik abruptly dissolved the state assembly
Wednesday night, hours after PDP staked claim to form a government with backing
of the rival NC and the Congress.PTI
Bhima Koregaon violence: Relief from arrest to
Gautam Navlakha, two others extended till Dec. 14
Bombay High Court on Thursday further extended
the interim protection from arrest to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha,
civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde and activist Stan Swamy till Dec. 14 in
connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case. The trio was earlier granted
the relief on November which ended yesterday. While referring to an application
filed by Navlakha seeking quashing of his name from the chargesheet, the public
prosecutor told the court that there was sufficient evidence and reasons for
not quashing his name, ANI reported. However, the bench slammed the prosecutor
and directed him to present all the relevant materials before the court by
Dec.4.On Aug. 29, five activists — Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon
Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha — were put under house arrest
following an SC order.indianexpress
To mark next anniversary of Koregaon Battle,
Bhim Army plans mahasabha, meet with SPPU students
Dalit organisation Bhim Army on Wednesday
announced a series of events in the two days leading up to the upcoming Jan.1
anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon, with its firebrand leader, and
founder, Chandrashekhar Azad, alias Ravan, planning to address a massive
gathering of Dalit groups on Dec. 30.At a press conference, Datta Pol, the Pune
district president of Bhim Army, said that the organisation planned to hold a
‘Bhima Koregaon Sangharsh Mahasabha’ on the SSPMS grounds in the city, in which
Azad and several other leaders would participate.The next day, on Dec.31, Azad
also plans to address students at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on
the situation of the Ambedkarite movement, during an interaction titled ‘Samvad
Ambedkari Tarunaishi (Dialogue with Ambedkarite Students).’indianexpress
Hashimpura massacre case: 4 of 16 PAC
officials surrender at Delhi court
New Delhi: 4 of 16 PAC personnel, convicted in
the Hashimpura massacre case earlier this month, surrendered at Tis Hazari
court in the city on Thursday. The Delhi High Court had given them time till
today to surrender, failing which it had ordered the Station House Officers to
take them into custody. The four will be sent to Tihar jail. The court has
issued non-bailable warrant against the rest of the convicted jawans.The court,
overturning a trial court verdict, handed the personnel life terms on Nov.1,
after finding that “this case points to the systemic failure that results, not
infrequently, in miscarriage of justice”. The case dates back to 1987, when 38
Muslims were whisked away from their homes in Hashimpura village in UP’s Meerut
by PAC personnel and shot dead. Their bodies were disposed of in a canal. 19
accused in the case — 3 died during the trial — were charged with criminal
conspiracy, kidnapping, murder and causing evidence of the crime to
disappear.In its judgment, the HC said: “Around 42 to 45 men, old and young,
all Muslim, were rounded up by PAC, packed into a truck and taken away. Each of
them was shot by PAC personnel with .303 rifles in cold blood and the bodies
dispatched to a watery grave — some in Gang nahar (Ganga canal) and the
remaining in the Hindon river.”indianexpress
LPG price crosses ₹1,000 for the first time in
70 years; Modi govt silent
The cost of non-subsidised domestic LPG
(14.2-kg cylinder) is hovering around the ₹1,000 mark in most regions of
Karnataka, and in Bidar a cylinder is being sold at ₹1,015.5. In Bengaluru, a
14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder is sold at ₹941 to a non-subsidised customer,
while it is sold at ₹921 at Mangaluru (closer to LPG import facility as well as
bottling plant), ₹962 at Hubballi and ₹956 at Belagavi. Prices were ₹654, ₹630,
₹670 and ₹666 a cylinder at these places, respectively, in April this year,
while it was ₹721 in Bidar.According LPG requirements in Bidar are catered to
by the Belagavi bottling plant. Karnataka has 11 such plants across the State
established by 3 public sector oil marketing companies. It’s not just in
Karnataka, in Nitish Kumar-led Bihar, a domestic non-subsidised cylinder costs
₹1041.5.Criticising the Modi government over the constant rise in price,
Sitaram Yechury of CPI(M) said, “LPG crosses ₹1000. 70 Saal mein pehli baar.
Another of Modi’s grand achievements.”This steep hike comes even as petrol and
diesel prices have seen about ₹7.5 and ₹4 reduction, respectively, since
October 5 following reduction in international crude prices.nationalheraldindia
Funds meant for Bhopal gas tragedy survivors
misused by BJP minister
Bhopal: The representatives of the four NGOs
working for the welfare of the survivors of the Union Carbide Bhopal gas
tragedy, world’s worst industrial catastrophe, have charged MP Minister Vishwas
Sarang of misusing funds meant for economic and social rehabilitation of the
survivors. Addressing a Press conference here the organisations presented
copies of documents obtained under RTI from Madhya Pradesh Department of Bhopal
Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation which show that close to 60 per cent of the
funds meant for providing employment to survivors and their children have been
diverted to build drains, roads and parks.Likewise, documents show that almost
one third of the funds meant for housing of residents in the vicinity of the
Union Carbide factory are also being diverted for the same purpose.President of
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh, Ms Rashida Bee said: “In
2010, Rs.104 crores was allocated to provide jobs to one lakh Bhopal survivors
and their children. After failing to provide employment to even one survivor in
the last 8 years, the Minister is now spending more than 60 crores of the money
meant for employment generation on public works that are routinely funded by
tax-payers money.”“All of the 75 crores that the Minister has taken away from
the funds meant for survivors is being spent in his own constituency. Survivors
of the Bhopal disaster are being robbed to pay for the Minister’s vote
gathering plans. To fuel the Minister’s ambitions, the plan to provide safe
housing to families living in the contaminated area next to the Union Carbide
factory has been abandoned,”said Nawab Khan, president of Bhopal Gas Peedit
Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha.TCN
Ayodhya issue: Making law or ordinance will
weaken democracy, says Dr Nazmul Hasan
Lucknow:IUML UP president Dr Nazmul Hasan Gani
on Wednesday said that efforts by the Central government to formulate an
ordinance or law to construct a Ram temple on the disputed site of Ayodhya,
could weaken the democracy.Talking to UniVarta, Dr Gani said, "People of
every faith believe in PM Narendra Modi.The country knows that the Babri Masjid
was demolished in Ayodhya in 1992, yet the contention continues in the court.
We did not ask the then central government to re-build the Babri Mosque, adding
that the the then Prime Minister had said that the mosque would be constructed
at the same site.The mosque could not be constructed but the issue is still
pending in the court which was never opposed by the Muslims.UNI
3 women who performed puja at mosque inside
Taj Mahal to be fined
Agra: 3 women belonging to Antarrashtriya
Hindu Parishad, who offered puja at the mosque inside the Taj Mahal last
Sunday, will be fined by the ASI under its Ancient Monuments and Archeological
Sites and Remains Rules, 1959.According to the sub-section 8 (f) of the ASI
Rules “to violate any practice, usage or custom applicable to or observed in
the monument under Prohibition of certain acts within monuments, shall be
punishable with fine, which may be extended to Rs 500”. Station house officer
of Taj Ganj, Vinod Kumar, said that ASI had lodged a complaint against three
“unidentified tourist women”. He said the complaint was filed by ASI’s
conservation assistant, Ankit K Namdev. However, ASI’s move to only book the
women for violation of rules has not gone down well with the local Muslims.
Tajmahal Intezamia Committee President, Syed Hussain Ibrahim Zaidi said that
this is just a formality to push the issue under the carpet. TOI
Babri Masjid case: Fresh PIL filed in Supreme
Court over delay in hearing
A fresh PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on
Tuesday over the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case after the apex
court on Monday declined early hearing of petitions in the matter. The PIL
questions inordinate delay in the case after a bench comprising Chief Justice
Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul listed the appeals before a bench in January
2019. The SC-designated bench will decide the schedule of hearing. Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta appeared for UP government while senior advocate CS
Vaidyanathan appeared for deity Ramlala in the case. The lawyers had sought
early listing of the appeals in the case after referring to their long
pendency.The move comes after VHP, RSS and several other right-wing
organistaions announced on November 16 that they will hold a massive rally in
Ayodhya on November 25, 2018, to protest against the delay in hearing. VHP and
RSS also demanded that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government should bring a
legislation in Parliament for Ram Mandir construction.Meanwhile, VHP
vice-president Champat Rai has accused the Congress leader Kapil Sibal of
getting hearing delayed. According to the media reports, the motive behind the
rally is to build pressure on the Narendra Modi government to soon start the
construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.NewsX
Eid-e-Milad processions cause tension in Agra,
Muslim leaders intervene to check violence
Agra:Muslim groups celebrating Prophet
Mohammed's birth anniversary on Wednesday (November 21) in Agra were met with
some resistance in Agra, causing tension in the city.A few localities in Agra
objected to the processions brandishing weapons and Islamic flags.In Nai Ki
Mandi, Jama Masjid, Loha Mandi, Fulatti Bazar and Shahganj areas, these groups
were stopped and urged not to carry weapon. A few Muslims, too, joined the
others in asking the processions to not wield weapons. The tension doused down
with the efforts of some local Muslim leaders.Haji Jamiluddin Qureshi,
president of Sarvdaleey Muslim Action Committee said that he personally asked
the groups passing through the Hospital Road area to desist from carrying
weapons. He said that this is a very dangerous precedent and carrying weapons
openly could spiral down into communal violence in case there is a mishap.He
also said that it is being seen that tolerance has been slipping away among
both the Hindu and the Muslim communities these days despite the fact that this
country has always thrived on the principle of tolerance.indiatoday
Clashes over Milad procession in Kanpur and
Mirzapur, six injured
Varanasi/Kanpur: A day after the clash between
VHP activists and Milad-un-Nabi revellers in Mirzapur, a religious procession
by the minority community was disrupted in Kanpur, leading to communal tension
in the area on Wednesday morning. At least six people were injured in the
violence that ensued and four were detained. Mirzapur also remained on the edge
on the second consecutive day when some people tried to stir trouble in
Mukeriganj by pelting stones on the Milad-un-Nabi procession. The situation was
brought under control on police intervention. In Kanpur, the Milad-Un-Nabi
procession was attacked in Sayed Nagar, Rawatpur area. The situation was
brought under control after intervention by the police, who detained four
people for instigating trouble in the area. Several companies of PAC and a
company of the RAF have been deployed in the area to maintain peace.TOI
Communal tension in Mirzapur as VHP men,
Milad-un-Nabi revelers clash
Prez, PM, Rahul greet people on Milad-un-Nabi
New Delhi:President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday greeted
people on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi.Greeting people on the occasion, the
President said,’’ On the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the Prophet’s birthday,
good wishes to all fellow citizens, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters
in India and abroad.’’We remember the noble teachings of the venerable Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and pray that there is harmony, brotherhood and
peace all around,’’the PM said in a tweet.In a tweet , Congress president Rahul
Gandhi said,’’heartiest greetings to countrymen on the occasion of
Milad-un-Nabi’’UNI
After Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes, 539
child care institutes shut across country
The government has so far shut down 539 child
care institutes (CCIs) across the country since August when shelter home rape
cases surfaced, according to Women and Child Development Ministry
(WCD)."We had to shut those institutes which were not fitting the standard
of living for the children or violated the norms or those which were unregistered.
The children who were living in those CCIs have been safely shifted to other
child institutes," said a top WCD official.In Maharashtra, 377 CCIs were
closed, the highest among all states and union territories, followed by AP -
78, and Telangana - 32.Notably, reports of alleged rape of girl inmates in a
shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur in May and another in Deoria, Uttar
Pradesh, in August had surfaced.The WCD Ministry had then asked National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to conduct a social audit of
the CCIs and also directed the unregistered institutes to register within two
months.Union WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi had earlier asked for setting up of
Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) at the state and district levels for regular
monitoring of the Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAA) and CCIs.IANS
Rajasthan: Depressed over unemployment, 3
friends killed, 1 injured in suicide bid
3 friends died and another one was injured
after they allegedly jumped before a moving train in a suspected suicide pact
in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said Thursday.Police sources said primary
probe revealed that they were depressed due to unemployment but the exact
reason for taking the extreme step was yet to be ascertained.Two friends of the
youths told the police that the six of them were near railways tracks on
Tuesday evening when they decided to commit suicide.While Manoj (24),
Satyanarayan Meena (22) and Rituraj Meena (17) died by jumping before the
train, Abhishek Meena (22) was injured, the police said said.Rahul and Santosh
did not take the step, they said.PTI
WORLD
Thousands of Palestinians face eviction after
Khan al-Ahmar demolition
Ramallah: Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar
appears as little more than a collection of makeshift tin shacks and tents,
nestled on a West Bank hill to the east of Jerusalem.But during the past year
its Palestinian residents have battled the Israeli authorities both through the
courts and on the ground to prevent it from being demolished. At time of
writing, the security cabinet has decided to postpone demolition of the entire
village – and forcible eviction of its some 200 residents - until further
notice, although PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed it will go ahead.On Monday,
Netanyahu, who is facing political pressure at home, told a Likud meeting:
“Khan al Ahmar will be evicted very soon, I shall not tell you when. We are
preparing for it.”The village has been under threat since 2009, although the
government only renewed its commitment to demolish it a little more than a year
ago.But the plans for Khan al-Ahmar are not arbitrary: at least 46 other
Palestinian farming and shepherding communities,housing over 8000 people, are
at high-risk of demolition and forcible transfer, according to the UN.The
communities all lie in Area C, a territory that comprises close to 64 percent
of the occupied West Bank under control of the Israeli army, which is
responsible for planning and zoning. middleeasteye
Saudi crown prince a 'red line' in Khashoggi
murder probe: foreign minister
Efforts to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi constitute a "red
line" for Saudi Arabia, the country's foreign minister has said.Adel
al-Jubeir said Riyadh would not tolerate any disparaging remarks about bin
Salman, also known as MBS, or his father, King Salman."In Saudi Arabia our
leadership is a red line. The custodian of the two holy mosques (King Salman)
and the crown prince are a red line," Jubeir said in an interview with BBC
on Wednesday."They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen
represents them. And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything that is
disparaging towards our monarch or our crown prince."Saudi leaders have
been under mounting pressure to account for what happened to Khashoggi, a Saudi
journalist and Washington Post columnist who was murdered inside the Saudi
consulate in Istanbul on 2 Oct.middleeasteye
Denmark Suspends Saudi Weapon Export Approvals
Over Khashoggi's Killing
Copenhagen: Denmark has suspended future
approvals of weapons and military equipment exports to Saudi Arabia in response
to the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist and the kingdom’s role in the
conflict in Yemen, the Danish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Germany has
already suspended issuing future weapons export licences and has moved to halt
all arms sales, while France said on Monday said it will decide soon on
sanctions over Khashoggi‘s killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last
month.Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s biggest weapons importers. It heads a
military coalition fighting in a civil war in Yemen in which tens of thousands
of people have died and caused a major humanitarian catastrophe.Reuters
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Israel’s Genocidal Arms Customers:Richard
Silverstein
No, Rafale is Not Bofors, and That’s Why Modi
Should Be Worried:Ajitesh Kir
RBI seems to have stymied the Modi govt’s
intentions, while giving some concessions :Sanjay Jha
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