29 July 2019:
25 Dhul Qadah 1440:Vol: 11, No:257
INDIA
1st RSS ‘Army’ school from next April;
Ist batch to have 160 students
New Delhi:RSS is set to open an ‘Army’ school
next year that will train children to become officers in the armed forces.The
school, which will be run by RSS’ education wing Vidya Bharti, will be its
first such initiative and will be named after ex RSS sarsangchalak Rajendra
Singh, alias Rajju Bhaiya.Rajju Bhaiya Sainik Vidya Mandir will come up in
Shikarpur in UP’s Bulandshahar district, where ex RSS chief was born in 1922. Construction
of the residential school for boys is now on and it will follow the Central
Board of Secondary Education syllabus. It will have students from Class VI to
Class XII and classes will begin from April.“This is an experiment we are doing
for the first time in the country and the model can be replicated to other
places in future,” says Ajay Goyal, regional convener of West UP and
Uttarakhand for Vidya Bharti Uchha Shiksha Sansthan. Vidya Bharti runs over
20,000 schools across the country.The prospectus for the first batch of
students is almost ready and we will invite applications from next
month,”Goyal, who is working on the education side of the project, told ET. “We
will take 160 students for Class VI for the first batch.” Children of martyrs
will get 56 seats under a reservation scheme. Retired Army officers are
expected to meet and offer suggestions for improvements in Sept.“A number of
Army officers across the country are in touch with RSS or affiliate outfits.
The date of the meeting will be finalised within a week,” Goyal said.RSS has
strongly advocated Army education and training at the school level. In fact, the
Bhonsala Military School, founded in 1937 by BS Moonje in Nasik, is run on a
similar model. Moonje was RSS founder KB Hedgewar’s mentor. Although RSS
leaders attend events at school, the organisation is not directly involved in
running it; that is done by Central Hindu Military Education Society. Construction,
which is spread over 20,000 square metre donated by former Army man and farmer
Rajpal Singh, began on August 24 last year. ET/TOI
Big setback for govt; Interpol again refuses to
issue Red Corner notice against Zakir Naik
New Delhi: In yet another setback for NDA govt,
Interpol has for the third time refused to issue a Red Corner Notice against Dr
Zakir Naik.The global police body cited lack of evidence and any proof of wrongdoing
as the reasons behind its decision to not issue the notice. Interpol has
further instructed all its offices to delete all data on Dr Naik from its
files.The decision was taken by Commission for Control of INTERPOL's Files in
its 109th session, which took place from July 1-5, 2019. In a letter dated July
22, Interpol said Naik is “not subject to an Interpol Red Notice or
diffusion”.In a letter addressed to Naik, Interpol’s Commission Secretariat
stated that “after a thorough examination of the elements before it, the
Commission found that data (read “charges”) challenged raised questions as to
compliance with applicable rules”. The statement implies that the charges and
allegations against Naik were unsubstantiated and vague, and Indian authorities
had failed to follow the due process of Interpol’s rules of charges and proof
submission. India had on June 12 formally requested Malaysia to extradite him,
who is wanted in India in many cases.TimesNow/DNA
Govt eyes non-NDA parties, walkouts to clinch
triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi:Govt and the opposition are gearing up
for a fresh test of will and numbers in Rajya Sabha over the bill to make
triple talaq or instant divorce among Muslims punishable, with ruling side
banking on possible abstentions, walkouts and support of a few non-NDA, non-UPA
parties. Govt has been bolstered by its success in overcoming its
"hoodoo" in Rajya Sabha, where a lack of majority has allowed the
opposition to repeatedly stall legislation, with the passage of amendments to RTI
Bill last week with the help of parties like BJD, TRS and the YSRCP. But the challenge is steeper for the triple
talaq bill with NDA partner JD(U) not supporting the bill and other parties
likely to have reservations over a legislation that has drawn the ire of Muslim
clergy and political leaders. Govt managers feel that a walkout by JD(U), like
it did in Lok Sabha, will serve their purpose. Among parties that backed RTI
amendments, YSRCP has said its 2 MPs will vote against the bill. BJP floor
managers are looking at several scenarios, including walkouts or abstentions by
parties like AIADMK and TRS. The parties did not oppose the bill in Lok Sabha,
but their numbers were of little consequence. The support of BJD is more likely
and could well prove to be the tipping point. The numbers in the House,
however, are slowly tilting in favour of the Modi Govt aided by defections such
as 4 TDP MPs who recently joined BJP. Timesofindia
Karnataka:Yediyurappa wins trust vote, Speaker
resigns; Siddaramaiah calls govt unconstitutional,
Karnataka CM
BS Yediyurappa today won the trust vote in the Vidhana Soudha. Yediyurappa-led
BJP emerged victorious after the party managed to cross the majority mark in a
special Assembly session. On the occasion, BJP state chief urged all the
legislators to support him in hs work for the development. He said that he will
not break the trust of lawmakers. As the newly-elected CM moved a confidence
motion in assembly today, ex CM Siddaramaiah came down heavily on Yediyurappa
and his party. Congress leader hoped that Yediyurappa would be CM but cast
doubt on his future, saying there is no guarantee, referring to his past 3
terms as CM. Siddaramaiah said that since Yediyurappa is with rebel MLAs, he
cannot provide a stable Govt to the state. He said that BJP leader has never
been CM with people’s mandate. Opposing the confidence motion, he termed BJP Govt
as unconstitutional and immoral.NewsX
2 disqualified MLAs move SC against their ouster
2 disqualified Karnataka MLAs today moved the
Supreme Court against their ouster from the Assembly under anti-defection law,
saying the Speaker’s decision was made in “hot haste” at the behest of the
Congress party. Ramesh Jarkhiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli said Speaker Ramesh
Kumar, spurred by elements in Congress, revived a Feb.2019 disqualification
proceeding against them in a bid to subvert a decision on their pending
resignation letters of July. thehindu
Muslim boy set on fire in UP's Chandauli for
refusing to chant 'jai shri ram'; Police dismiss the angle
A Muslim boy in Chandauli district of UP was
allegedly set on fire by 4 persons after he refused to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’.The
police, however, after investigation, dismissed the theory, saying he actually
set himself on fire and concocted the story after being egged on by
“anti-social elements.”Boy suffered 45% burns, police said.The incident took
place under the Sayad Raja police station area.According to victim, identified
as 17-year-old Khalid Ansari, he had gone for a stroll to Dudhari bridge in the
early hours of Sunday when 4 persons, who had their faces covered,“kidnapped”
him and sprayed kerosene on him and set him ablaze.“2 of them caught hold of my
hands. They had their faces covered. One of them said ‘Sunil, spray kerosene on
him and light a match. He will die on his own,” boy said from his hospital bed
in Varanasi where he is admitted. Asked why he was attacked, he said:“They were
asking me to say ‘Jai Sri Ram’. I did not say it.”Chandauli SP Santosh Kumar
Singh said “anti-social elements” had tutored the youth and his mother to add
‘Jai Sri Ram’ chant part so that the issue gets more mileage. “It is a fake
story,” Singh said. According to Singh,his statements over the incident have
been inconsistent.The incident could have been done to falsely implicate
somebody as part of a planned conspiracy or out of superstition,he added.thehindu/IANS
Instead of calling mob-lynching a crime, RSS
chief Bhagwat calls it an attempt to ‘defame’ Hindus
Instead of reprimanding and criticising those
encouraging mob lynching, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat chose to make it about
defaming Indian culture. Refusing to acknowledge that several of these
anti-social elements were part of the Sangh Parivar, Bhagwat said that some
anti-social elements were trying to spread hatred through mob lynching. And he
asked the members of Sangh Parivar to “be cautious”.“There is a deep conspiracy
of defaming Hindu religion and culture in the name of mob violence in the
country nowadays,” added Bhagwat, while inaugurating Akhil Bharatiya Samajik
Sadhbhav Samiti (All India Social Harmony Committee) at Vrindavan.Attempting to
divert the issue, Bhagwat said, “In some sections of the society, religious
conversions are being done according to a plan. In some places, hatred is being
spread in the name of mob lynching and in other cases, in the name of the
cow.”Bhagwat asked his audience to only ‘try to end the discrimination between
castes and sections in the society” and didn’t ask them to do it compulsorily.
“To protect the Hindu religion, people of different castes and sects worship
together and try to end the discrimination between castes and sections in the
society. When this happens, maybe problems will be solved at a social level,”
highlighted Bhagwat.nationalheraldindia
Lynching of Minorities in BJP-ruled States
Continue with Impunity: Yechury
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on
Sunday alleged that lynching of minorities in BJP-ruled states "continue
with impunity", reacting to reports of a retired Army captain beaten to
death by unidentified assailants in UP.64-year-old retired Army officer,
Amanullah, was beaten to death on Saturday night in Godiyan ka Purva village in
Amethi district, according to police."Lynchings of minorities in BJP ruled
states continues with impunity. That the victim was a retired army officer only
bears testimony to the level of hatred being fuelled by this political ideology
where those responsible for punishing lynchers protect them," he
tweeted.PTI
No harm if Muslims chant Jai Shri Ram: Assam BJP
leader
Guwahati: Amid reports of Muslims being harassed
and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram, BJP spokesperson and Assam Minorities
Development Board chairperson Syed Muminul Aowal on Sunday sought to downplay
the controversy, saying "there is no harm" if Muslims chant the
religious slogan. "Ram Chandra is the epitome of the ideal king. Ramrajya
is the ideal kingdom. There is no harm in Muslims chanting Jai Shri Ram. No one
should prevent a Muslim from chanting Jai Shri Ram," Aowal said at a BJP
minority morcha meeting here. The statement is on the same lines as the one
made by Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi recently. "You
should not force anyone to do anything. But you can't refuse to sing Vande
Mataram. There should be no rigidity on either side," he had said. TOI
Namaz should not cause inconvenience to others:
AIMPLB member
Reacting to controversy over namaz on roads,
All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Khalid Rasheed Farangi
Mahli on Sunday said prayers should not be offered by causing inconvenience to
anyone. “Namaz is a prayer before Allah. It is not right to offer the prayer by
causing inconvenience to anyone,” Farangi Mahli told PTI. However, he said
namaz on roads was not a daily affair and seen only on Friday. “In some
mosques, when there is no space left for people, they offer prayers on the road
on Friday.But if anyone has any objection to it, then namazis should make an
extra effort to reach the mosque in time for it,” he added. The general
secretary of AIMPLB, Maulana Wali Rehmani, however, said that it was not wrong
according to the shariat to offer namaz at an open place. He refused to
elaborate on it when told that roads were not open spaces. “Let people read
into what I have said,” he said, adding that it had become a habit of some
“saffron-clad people” to behave in an arbitrary manner against Muslims. In
Hathras, some Hindutva organisations had objected to namaz on roads and had organised
the recital of Hanuman Chalisa outside Hanuman temple in Sikandararau area and
had said it should be done every Tuesday. In Aligarh too, some right-wing
Hindutva organisations had decided to recite Hanuman Chailsa but the district
administration took prompt action and banned all religious acitivities on
roads.PTI
Intellectuals should come out of negative
mentality: 14 personalities counter artistes’ letter to PM Modi
Gandhinagar:14 noted personalities today joined
62 others in condemning an open letter signed by 49 artistes against incidents
of lynchings and intolerance.In their counter-statement,signatories expressed
their disagreement with the open letter addressed to PM Modi, adding that such
statements cause an adverse effect on the harmonious atmosphere of the country.
7 of 14 personalities, who have issued the statement, are from Gujarat. They
include Padma Shri historian Vishnu Pandya, ex VCs of Saurashtra University
Kamlesh Joshipura & Kalpak Trivedi, Padma Shri cancer surgeon Devendra
Patel, journalist Tarun Dattani, media academician Shirish Kashikar and noted
danseuse Smita Shastri.The other 7 persons on the list are noted
Gastroenterologist Dr Chandrashekhar from Chennai, ex V-C of Himachal
University ADN Bajpai, V-C of Chennai-based Vinayak Mission University VR
Rajendran, noted gynecologist from Varanasi Shipra Dhar, gastroenterologist
from Varanasi Hemant Gupta, leading lawyer from Allahabad High Court Rajendra
Pande and senior lawyer at Delhi High court RP Luthra.Vishnu Pandya confirmed
that they have issued the statement adding that they may do some meeting of
like-minded people on the issue in future. Indianexpress
Murder charges against BJP MLA after Unnao rape
survivor’s accident
New Delhi :In a fresh setback to Kuldeep Singh
Sengar, an FIR was registered against the BJP MLA and nine others Monday on
charges of murder after the Unnao rape survivor’s family alleged a conspiracy
behind Sunday’s car accident in which two women were killed. “FIR has been
registered against 10 named persons, including BJP MLA, and 15-20 others,” a
police officer said.The complaint, which was filed by the victim’s uncle, who
is lodged in Rae Bareli jail, also accused Sengar’s supporters of making calls
to the survivor’s family and building pressure on them to change their
statement in court.“I am sure that the car was hit for killing all of them by
the BJP MLA and his men,” the uncle said.FIR came hours after the rape
survivor’s mother termed the incident a conspiracy to “wipe out her family”.
The rape victim is in critical condition and undergoing treatment at the trauma
centre of King George’s Medical University in Lucknow.“It was not an accident
but a conspiracy to eliminate all of us,” victim’s mother said.“The son of a
co-accused in the case, Shahi Singh, and another youth of the village had
threatened us. They said that they will deal with us,”she added.On Sunday
afternoon, the Unnao rape victim, who had accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar
of sexually assaulting her in 2017, and her lawyer were critically injured and
two of her aunts were killed when the car in which they were travelling
collided with a truck in Gurubakshganj area of Rae Bareli. Police said they
were going to Rae Bareli district jail, where the rape victim’s uncle is
lodged.UP DGP OP Singh said Govt is ready to transfer the case to
CBI.indianexpress
UP: Family of Unnao rape survivor claims accused
MLA planned accident that killed her aunts
‘Systematic attempts to eliminate Unnao rape
survivor’: Leaders allege conspiracy
Several political leaders on Monday alleged a
conspiracy behind the road accident involving Unnao rape survivor in Rae Bareli
district of UP. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said the accident
was shocking. “Where has the CBI probe in this case reached?” she asked on
Twitter. “Why is the accused MLA still in BJP? Why is there laxity in the
security of the victim and the witnesses? Can you hope for any justice from BJP
Govt without an answer to these questions?”Mayawati alleged a conspiracy behind
the accident. “Her two aunts have died and she along with her advocate are
grievously injured,” Mayawati said on Twitter. “Supreme Court must take
cognisance of the issues and ensure strict action against the accused.”
Akhilesh Yadav demanded an inquiry by CBI. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also
alleged a conspiracy.Sitaram Yechury said: “Beti Bachao! This slogan is a grim
warning in this context, which involves a BJP MLA and party’s state govt [Govt].”
scroll.in/ANI
Israel: Modi features in Netanyahu’s poll campaign
Ahead of the snap polls in Israel, an election
advertisement banner, featuring PM Narendra Modi with his Israeli counterpart
Benjamin Netanyahu has been seen in Tel Aviv. Similar banners featuring US
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have also been put
up to lure support for Netanyahu.The banners have been put up on Netanyahu’s
Likud party HQRS in Tel Aviv. The top text in Hebrew reads, Netanyahu (in a)
“different league”.Israel is due to hold snap elections on Sept.17, and
Netanyahu’s campaign is focused on bringing out his close chemistry with the
world leaders and trying to project him as a leader of unmatched stature in
Israeli politics which is crucial for the country’s security.Netanyahu, who is longest-serving
PM in Israel’s history, faces a tough re-election bid this time. Israeli MPs in
May voted 74-45 in favour of dissolving 21st Knesset and hold unprecedented
re-election on Sept.17 after Netanyahu failed to form a coalition govnt after
April 9 polls.Trump and Putin had announced major concessions for Israel to
support Netanyahu’s campaign which some analysts saw as an attempt to intervene
in Israeli elections.indianexpress
Trump’s offer to mediate in Kashmir is ‘more than
expected’: Pakistan foreign minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi
has said that US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation in the Kashmir
dispute with India was “more that Pakistan expected”, Radio Pakistan reported.
“I was with PM Modi two weeks ago and we talked about this subject and he
actually said ‘Would you like to be a mediator or arbitrator’,”Trump said. “I
said: ‘Where?’ He said: ‘Kashmir’. Because this has been going on for many many
years. I was surprised how long it has been going on.”India immediately
rejected Trump’s claim. Qureshi said that India’s adamant attitude about Kashmir
can cost it heavily as the situation in the state is deteriorating, Radio
Pakistan reported. He also claimed that India had initiated US mediation in
Kashmir, but the Modi-led Govt was now backtracking due to protests in
political circles.Qureshi also claimed that Imran Khan made the US realise that
Kashmir is a “flash point” which needs an early resolution. Qureshi said that
Khan had told Trump that Pakistan is a peace-loving country that desires peace
in the region, including with India.scroll.in
J-K Police seeks details of mosques in Srinagar,
calls it ‘routine exercise’
Srinagar: J&K Police ordered its 5 SPs in
Srinagar to immediately submit details of mosques falling in their respective
areas. Police officials added it was a “routine exercise”. The letter has been
sent to all the SPs of Srinagar.“Please provide details of mosques and their
management falling within your respective jurisdictions as per enclosed
proforma immediately for onward submission to higher authorities,” reads the
order issued by SSP, Srinagar, Haseeb Mughal.“It is an exercise only to update
the basic beat book of the police stations. This exercise is done
periodically,” SSP said. He, however, maintained that “timing of letter is
wrong”.indianexpress
Letter alerts Railways staff on ‘emergency
situation’ in Kashmir Valley, officials say ‘no basis’
New Delhi:A letter purportedly issued by the
office of the Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force
(RPF), Srinagar, asking employees to stock ration and drinking water, not to
keep their families in Kashmir, and to restrict leave due to the “emergency
situation” has added to the fear and speculation in the Valley.Ministry of
Railways immediately “revoked” the letter and said the officer “was not
authorised to issue such a letter and did not have the approval of the
competent authority to do so either”.According to a clarification issued by the
ministry, the Senior Divisional Security Commissioner of Firozpur Railway
Division had proceeded on one-year study leave last week. The officer who
issued the letter was “next in line” to
occupy that post.According to the letter,a “precautionary security
meeting” was held on July 27, by Sudesh Nugyal, Assistant Security Commissioner
(ASC), RPF, Budgam, after inputs from “different security agencies” regarding
“forecast of deteriorating situation in Kashmir Valley and issue of law and
order for a long period”.indianexpress
Mehbooba urges Farooq to convene all-party meet
Srinagar:Ex-CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti
has asked rival NC chief Dr. Farooq
Abdullah to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the developments concerning
J&K. “In the light of recent developments that have caused a sense of panic
amongst people of J&K, I’ve requested Dr. Abdullah sahab to convene an all-
party meeting. Need of the hour is to come together and forge an united
response. We the people of Kashmir need to stand up as one,” she said. Mufti's
suggestion comes days after the Ministry of Home Affairs came out with a slew
of security related measures, including additional deployment of 10000 troops
in the State.J&K Peoples Movement chief Shah Faesal asked Dr. Abdullah and
Mufti to organise a meeting meet in Srinagar and invite all political leaders
from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, “who have an interest in protecting the special
status of J&K”.thehindu
After Shashi Tharoor, Amarinder Singh backs
Priyanka for Congress chief
Chandigarh:Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has backed
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to take over the party reins,
who according to him was “a good bet to replace Rahul Gandhi as the new
leader.” “Priyanka would be a perfect choice to take over the party reins but
it would all depend on Congress Working Committee (CWC), which alone is
authorised to take a decision in the matter,” he said. Singh regretted the
decision of Mr. Gandhi to step down from top party post.“India is a young
nation, and will respond to a young leader,” he said, while reacting on
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s remark that Ms. Vadra would be a good choice
for being chosen as party chief. Claiming that Congress needed a dynamic young
leader to rebuild it after the recent election loss, Singh said: “She has the
intelligence and instinct to understand and relate to the needs of the nation,
and also has the courage to take on any challenge and take the fight to
victory.” thehindu
Maharashtra minister: At least 50 MLAs of
Congress, NCP in touch with BJP
At least 50 Congress and NCP MLAs are in touch
with the BJP to switch over ahead of the assembly elections, senior BJP leader
and Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan claimed.“Some 50 MLAs
of Congress and NCP are in touch with BJP. Senior NCP leader Chitra Wagh had
expressed her desire to join BJP a month back, claiming she had no future left
in her parent party. MLAs are requesting that they wanted to join the BJP ahead
of the assembly elections…Congress is in the shambles and in the next couple of
weeks, the NCP will look weaker,” Mahajan said.Mahajan’s comments came at a
time when a string of NCP leaders had deserted Sharad Pawar-led
party.indianexpress
Azam Khan apologises for objectionable remarks
against BJP leader Rama Devi
New Delhi :Warned of strict action for his
objectionable remarks in Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan Monday
apologised to senior BJP member Rama Devi.“I did not have any wrong feelings
towards the Chair. The whole House is aware of my conduct. Despite all this, if
the Chair thinks my statements were derogatory, I apologise,” Khan said.His
apology, however, triggered an uproar in the House during zero hour. Speaker Om
Birla accepted Khan’s apology and asked him not to repeat it. Birla said, “Azam
Khan has tendered an apology and all members must maintain decorum so that no
such incident takes place in future.”indianexpress
Take back cows from Muslims’ houses, it’s love
jihad too, says BJP leader Ranjit Srivastava
Politics in the name of cow in UP doesn’t seem to
top. BJP leader Ranjit Srivastava of Barabanki, has now stirred a controversy
by first ‘identifying’ the religion of a cow and then objected to the burial of
cow’s carcass and suggested that it should burnt.He then went a step ahead and
said that cows living in Muslim houses should be taken back because their
living in Muslim household also amounts to “love Jihad’.“Cows at the houses of
Muslims should be taken back. When we consider girls from our homes going to
their homes 'love jihad', shouldn't we consider 'gau mata' going to their homes
'love jihad' too? Cows should be taken back from them at any cost,” said
Ranjit. Ranjit Srivastava, ex chairman of Barabanki Municipality said that a
cow is never a Muslim, but a Hindu, and its funeral should also be performed by
Hindu rituals.“The cow last rites are being done according to the Muslim
method, and they are buried, I have a great objection on this. According to our
Vedic religion, the funeral should be done only by burning
it.”nationalheraldindia
Kerala: Youth Cong workers ‘purify’ PWD office
with cow dung water after Dalit MLA’s protest
In a bizarre incident, Youth Congress activists
sprinkled cow dung water to allegedly purify a PWD office, where a CPI Dalit
MLA Geetha Gopi had staged a protest recently. Gopi, who is an MLA from Nattika
constituency, had held a sit-in protest on Saturday in front of the PWD office
against the poor condition of the roads in her area.She stopped her
demonstration after the officials had assured to intervene in the matter.After
Gopi left the office, the Youth Congress activists performed “purification”
rituals by sprinkling cow dung water.The MLA has filed a complaint with the
police alleging that she faced caste-based discrimination and abuse from the
Youth Congress members.Reacting to the incident, Youth Congress president Dean
Kuriakose said on Monday that strict action will be taken against those doing
caste-based discrimination.HT
‘These
Brahmins should be killed,’ says Assam singer Zubeen Garg; cases filed
Guwahati:Popular singer from Assam Zubeen Garg
has landed in a fresh controversy after he stated at a cultural event that
Brahmins should be killed.Several cases have been lodged across Assam against
the singer for his statement against the community at an event here. During the
programme, Garg who was also promoting his upcoming movie ‘Kanchenjunga’ told
the audience that he had been consuming liquor and working 18 hours a day for film
for past three days.“I am Brahmin, but I have snapped my ‘lagun’ (a sacred
thread worn by Brahmins) in the movie. I had removed the thread earlier, and
still don’t wear it. These Brahmins should be killed,” Garg said.HT
Maharashtra sociology textbook includes
single-parent, same-sex families:HT
A few years ago if sociology students were asked
about what types of families existed in India, a textbook response was
guaranteed: two types, joint families and nuclear families.But this may soon be
changing. Maharashtra Govt has revised its Class 11 sociology textbook, which
now lists a number of families seen across the country now: single-parent
families, live-in relationships, families with same-sex parents, and those with
step parents.The textbook published by the state’s publishing bureau,
Balbharti, has been introduced from the current academic year (2019-20) as part
of the curriculum revision exercise for Class 11.The book talks about same-sex
marriages, gender equality and the blending of different cultural influences --
a phenomenon known as cultural hybridisation -- in the age of social media.“In
a historic verdict, the Supreme Court of India on Sept.6, 2018 decriminalised
Section 377 of IPC and allowed gay sex among consenting adults in private…,”
reads a line from the chapter.“The concept of cultural hybridisation is
explained with an illustration of a hijab-clad Barbie doll “These are the
images that children see all around them which interests them in knowing the
underlying concepts,” said Vaishali Diwakar, chairperson of the subject
committee that framed the new curriculum.
Govt sets 100 % digitization target of all Waqf
properties in its first 100 days
Govt has set a target to achieve 100 %
digitization of waqf properties across the country in its first 100 days. Addressing
the national conference of State and Union Territories waqf boards in New Delhi
today, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister said, Geographic
Information System mapping is being used on a war footing to achieve the
target.Naqvi said, this move is aimed at improving the infrastructural and financial
conditions of waqf boards so that waqf properties can be used for the welfare
of the Muslim community,and encroachment of such properties be prevented. He
said, Govt is providing 100 % funding to waqf boards for various educational
and developmental programmes.He also gave away national awards to waqf boards
for excellence in management. AIR correspondent reports that the national
conference of State and UTs waqf boards was organised by the Central Waqf
Council, Ministry of Minority Affairs to review the progress of waqf related
activities.AIR
Imposition of Central Civil Services rules is to harass
and intimidate teachers:JNU teachers’ body
A day after, JNU administration issued
charge-sheet to 48 teachers for participating in a protest in July 2018, JNU
Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) condemned the move and said that they were being
“selectively and vindictively targeted”. Responding to this charge-sheet
against 48 teachers, JNUTA has said that imposition of Central Civil Services
rules is being initiated against individual teachers with the sole goals of
harassment and intimidation.In a statement, the teachers’ body said that JNU
administration was targeting teachers for “raising their voices against the
misdeeds and mismanagement of the university”.JNUTA noted that the imposition
of CCS rules in one university will lead to reverberations in all others and
will have an adverse impact on higher education.JNUTA vowed to resist any
attempt to impose CCS rules on JNU teachers, saying “they are antithetical to
the idea of a university and are thoroughly unsuited and inapplicable to
activities that involve teaching and research”.nationalheraldindia
Synthetic milk powered meteoric rise of Chambal
traders
Bhopal: 7 years ago, two brothers from a village
in MP’s Morena district would be seen supplying milk on a motorcycle to a
nearby dairy. Today, they are said to be owners of a Rs 2 crore milk chilling
plant, milk tankers, three bungalows, SUVs and agricultural land, according to
police.It’s not a magic wand that has changed the fortunes of Devendra Gurjar(42)
and Jaiveer Gurjar (40), who live in the village Dhakpura of Morena district,
some 465 km from Bhopal. Rather, it is their illegal business of manufacturing
synthetic milk and its by-products that are slow poison for consumers, an
investigation of Madhya Pradesh police’s STF has revealed.Along with Devendra
Gurjar,a few other dairy owners in Chambal whose names appear in an FIR became
rich in just five-seven years by allegedly selling synthetic milk not only in MP
but also to renowned companies in Haryana, Delhi, UP and Rajasthan, investigation
has shown.Synthetic milk is manufactured by mixing glucose, urea, refined oil,
milk powder and water. Other chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, are also
used. Some of the by-products manufactured are synthetic cheese and mawa. Rajesh
Bhadoria, STF SP, said, “During investigations, we found that six of the main
persons -- Devendra Gurjar, Jaiveer Gurjar, Ramnaresh Gurjar, Dinesh Sharma,
Santosh Singh and Rajeev Gupta – had amassed huge wealth.Their standard of
living has changed totally in just a few years. They covered the journey from
being small dairy owners to millionaires very fast. We are investigating the
economic aspects and will forward the case to the income-tax department
too.”All six have been booked under section 420 (fraud) of the Indian Penal
Code and relevant sections of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, Bhadoria
said.HT
India's tax rise for high earners may trigger
fund flight: ex-RBI governor
Ex-RBI governor, Bimal Jalan, has warned that the
higher income taxes the Govt introduced in its budget could lead to a flight of
funds from the country.“In theory if tax rates are very high, obviously people
look for other countries, which have lower interest rates, and also exemptions
from income tax,” said Jalan who is chairing a central bank panel deciding on
how much of RBI’s reserves should be transferred to Govt.Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget this month, raised taxes on people earning
more than 10 million rupees ($145,000) a year to at least 42.7%.That included
foreign portfolio investors registered as trusts.Reuters
Dwindling Gulf opportunities prompt Muslim youths
in Kerala to prepare for civils
Darul Quran Academy at Alathiyur, in Malappuram,
offers a slew of courses such as Islamic moral studies, Quran memorisation and
Quran recitation training, as expected from the religious educational
institution run by Mujahideen group. The odd one out is civil services
examination coaching.What does civil services have to do at a Quran learning
academy? Well, that speaks about the fast-changing preference of Muslim
community in the state.Dwindling fortunes in Gulf are prompting more and more
youth in the Muslim community in the state to give importance to education,
with eyes mainly on civil services and Kerala Administrative Service.newindianexpress
WORLD
Israel prepares $14m plan to help foreign
embassies move to Jerusalem
Israel’s Foreign Ministry is preparing a plan worth
50 million shekels ($14.2m) to help countries move their embassies from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel Hayom reported.Described as a “national diplomatic
and strategic goal of first order”, plan’s implementation is important to
encourage countries to move their embassies to Jerusalem.It is set to be
presented to the cabinet for a vote in the coming weeks, Israel Hayom
continued. It comes as the Foreign Ministry found that a number of countries
would be willing to move their embassies in exchange for development assistance
or help improving their relations with US.Other countries, the report said, such
as Honduras and El Salvador, which agreed to open embassies in Jerusalem, asked
Israel to open embassies in their capitals in return.Foreign Minister Israel
Katz said that Israel’s sovereignty “must” be reinforced in Jerusalem, noting
that the goals set by moving the US and Guatemalan embassies to Jerusalem have
not been achieved.MEMO
PA: US, Israel disregard for international law
strips UN of its role
US and Israel’s
disrespect for international law strips the UN of its role, Quds Net News
reported the Palestinian Foreign Ministry saying.The ministry warned the wolrd of
the effects of its silence regarding American and Israeli actions, stressing
that they encourage the expansionist Israeli projects which undermine all
prospects of peace.The ministry also called for the international community to
urgently move and fulfil its commitments towards the Palestinians and to rein
in Israeli occupation forces and the armed settler militias. It went on to call on the world to preserve the
credibility of UN and quickly afford international protection to Palestinians. Meanwhile, ministry renewed its call for the
International Criminal Court to “quickly” open an investigation into the
Israeli crimes and hold perpetrators accountable.MEMO
UAE proposes to host next ‘deal of century’
meeting
UAE has proposed that it hosts the second “deal
of the century” meeting, Al-Khaleej Online reported.Citing Arab sources, site
said Abu Dhabi sent a message to US President Donald Trump through his
son-in-law Jared Kushner that it is ready to host the second meeting of its
peace plan the deal of the century.Despite the American reservations related to
the “weak” UAE role in the region compared to other countries like Saudi Arabia
and Egypt, US initially agreed to have UAE host the meeting. Arab sources said
that UAE is to take up all the responsibilities related to the preparations for
the meeting and sending invitations to Arab, American, Israeli and Palestinian
officials.middleeastmonitor
Israel right-wing unites for election,
ultra-nationalist factions announce merger
New Right (Hayemin Hehadash) party and Union of
Right Wing Parties (URWP) have announced formation of a technical bloc to
contest Israel’s September election, while ultra-nationalist Otzma Yehudit
(Jewish Home) party will merge with a newly-formed extremist party, Noam.Ex-Justice
Minister and New Right party head, Ayelet Shaked, was yesterday announced as
the leader of the as-yet-unnamed bloc, replacing current head of URWP Rafi
Peretz. Peretz will now take second place on the new bloc’s slate, followed by
Transport Minister Bezalel Smotrich and ex Education Minister Naftali Bennett
in fourth place.The remaining positions will be declared this week, with the
deadline for announcing party slates set for Thursday.Shaked has pushed for an
alliance of all factions to the right of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s Likud party since the New Right failed to pass the minimum 3.25 per
cent voting threshold in April. Polls show that the new bloc could gain as many
as 12 seats, significantly more than the five URWP currently
holds.middleeastmonitor
Israel's Arab parties join forces to make gains
in upcoming polls
Israel's 4 Arab political parties have formally
announced a decision to join forces in September's election, in a move aimed at
boosting turnout among the minority that comprises a fifth of the country's
population.4 parties are the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (known as
Hadash-Ta'al), Arab Movement for Renewal, United Arab List and the Palestinian
nationalist Balad.Balad was the last party to announce late on Sunday night
that it would join the reunited Joint List of Arab parties, months after
infighting fragmented the political alliance.
Trial of Saudi scholar al-Awdah postponed: son
Trial of Saudi Muslim scholar Salman al-Awdah was
postponed until December as it was set to begin in an antiterrorism court after
nearly two years of pre-trial detention, his son said.Al-Awdah, who faces the
death penalty, was expected to appear in the Criminal Special Court in the
capital, Riyadh, on Sunday.But his son, Abdullah, said on Twitter the session
was postponed for 5 months."Update in regard to the trial of my father in
which Saudi attorney general is seeking death penalty against him because of
his activism. The session has been postponed for several months from
today," he said.It was the second such postponement this year in the case
of the cleric, who was arrested in Sept.2017 as part of a widening crackdown on
dissent in the ultraconservative kingdom. The cleric also faces charges for alleged ties with the Muslim
Brotherhood in addition to his public support for imprisoned dissidents,
according to a State Dept.document on the country's human rights practices for
2018.According to Amnesty, al-Awdah was arrested a few hours after posting a
tweet welcoming reports of a possible reconciliation between Saudi and Qatar.
His family have said Saudi authorities demanded al-Awdah and other prominent
figures publicly back the kingdom in the blockade, but he refused. 2 other
arrested Saudi scholars, Awad al-Qarni and Ali al-Omari, also face the death
penalty.aljazeera
Trump replaces US intelligence chief Dan Coats
President Donald Trump has announced that he
would replace the country's Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats next
month, after a 2-year tenure marked by clashes between 2 men over Russian
interference in the 2016 US election.Trump announced on Sunday that Coats would
leave the job on Aug. 15, and thanked him for his service."I am pleased to
announce that highly respected Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas will be
nominated by me to be Director of National Intelligence," Trump said on
Twitter.Ratcliffe, a Republican, has often defended Trump and during last
week's congressional hearing, fiercely questioned ex special counsel Robert
Mueller, who led a 2-year investigation into Russian election interference and
potential obstruction of justice by the president.aljazeera
Sudan's Military Council leader meets el-Sisi
before resumption of power talks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has met
in Cairo the deputy head of Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC),
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, whose forces have been accused of carrying out a
brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in June. Dagalo, who is widely
known as Hemeti and is seen as the most powerful of the generals now running
Sudan, "presented latest developments on the current situation", the
Egyptian presidency said after Monday's meeting in the capital.El-Sisi, a
former army chief, reiterated Egypt's "strategic support" in
maintaining "the stability and security" of its neighbour, Sudan, the
presidency added. Egypt's Govt has been a strong backer of the TMC after the
military overthrew longtime President Omar al-Bashir in the wake of months-long
mass protests against his 3-decade autocratic rule.aljazeera
Egypt renews detention of Brotherhood minister
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday renewed the
detention of former justice minister Ahmed Soliman for 45 days, pending
investigations into charges of joining an unlawful group and disseminating
false news on Egypt’s political and economic situation to disturb the peace. Soliman
held his former post under the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood.The police
arrested Soliman in Dec. 2018.Prior to the arrest, lawyer Samir Sabry had filed
a report with the State Security Emergency Prosecution accusing Soliman of
holding interviews with hostile satellite channels financed by Qatar and Muslim
Brotherhood.Al-Masry Al-Youm
20 killed in blast, gun battle at Afghan VP
candidate's office
The death toll from an attack targeting Kabul
office of Afghan president's running mate and former chief of the intelligence
service has climbed to at least 20 people, according to an official.Nasrat
Rahimi, an interior ministry spokesman, said on Monday that about 50 other
people were wounded in the attack against the Green Trend party HQRS the
previous day in Afghanistan's capital.He added that several gunmen were killed
by security forces during an hours-long operation which included a gun battle
with the attackers who were holed up inside the building. The attackers'
potential target, vice presidential candidate and former intelligence chief
Amrullah Saleh, was "evacuated from the building and moved to a safe
location", Rahimi said.About 85 other civilians were also rescued from
inside.There was no immediate claim of responsibility. aljazeera
US-backed forces torture, urinate on Arabs in
Syria
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190729-us-backed-forces-torture-urinate-on-arab-family-in-syria/
Shocking video footage has emerged showing
militants from the Kurdish YPG beating, torturing and urinating on an Arab
family in the city of Manbij which it occupies in northern Syria.The group,
which controls large swathes of territory in the north and east of the war-torn
country along with other Kurdish militant groups such as the SDF, is backed,
funded and armed by US. MEMO
Newton was wrong: Scientists dismiss Newton's
theory of gravity and warn Einstein is next
More than 100 years after Albert Einstein
published his iconic theory of general relativity, it is beginning to show
signs of age. Now, following the most comprehensive test of general relativity
yet near the monstrous black hole at the centre of our galaxy, University of
California’s Professor Andrea Ghez has announced that Einstein’s theory of
general relativity holds up – for now. Professor Ghez said:”Einstein’s right,
at least for now. We can absolutely rule out Newton’s law of gravity.“Our
observations are consistent with Einstein’s theory of general relativity.“It
cannot fully explain gravity inside a black hole, and at some point we will
need to move beyond Einstein’s theory to a more comprehensive theory of gravity
that explains what a black hole is.” German-born theoretical physicist Einstein
is, alongside Max Plank, considered one of the two pillars of modern physics.His
1915 theory of general relativity holds that what we perceive as the force of gravity
arises from the curvature of space and time.The scientist proposed celestial
objects such as the Sun and the Earth change this geometry. Einstein’s theory
is the best description of how gravity works, said Professor Ghez, who has made
direct measurements of the phenomenon near a supermassive black hole – research
dubbed “extreme astrophysics.”The laws of physics, including gravity, should be
valid everywhere in the universe, said Ghez, who added that her research team
is one of only two groups in the world to watch a star known as S0-2 make a
complete orbit in three dimensions around the supermassive black hole at the
Milky Way’s centre. The full orbit takes 16 years, and the black hole’s mass is
about four million times that of the Sun.The researchers say their work is the
most detailed study ever conducted into the supermassive black hole and
Einstein’s theory of general relativity.express.co.uk
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