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INDIA: NRC
Preparing in advance for nationwide NRC, says Amit
Shah as detention centres come up in Maha, K’taka
New
Delhi: In an indication that ruling BJP has started work behind the scenes for
the nationwide rollout of National Register of Citizens, union home minister
Amit Shah said the detention centres being constructed all over the country is
the government "preparing in advance"."Process (of detention)
will be managed by Foreigners Tribunals (FT). The government has its own
preparations to make. There is a legal process where FTs are concerned. That
process has just started," he told News18 Network Group Editor-in-chief
Rahul Joshi in an interview.The statement comes amid reports that one detention
centre for illegal immigrants has already been built in Karnataka, around 40 km
from Bengaluru, while land for another has been identified in Navi Mumbai in
Maharashtra as well. Both are BJP-ruled states. FTs are quasi-judicial bodies
that determine the citizenship of a person in India. Shah has repeatedly
claimed that Modi government would implement NRC all over the country and
“throw out infiltrators” from every inch of India, and he reiterated it during
the interview, saying that it will be done before the 2024 general
election.When asked what will happen to those who are identified as illegal
immigrants, he said: "A legal process will be followed. A UN Convention is
set up, rules are there and those laws will be followed".Although BJP has insisted
that the illegal immigrants will be deported, neighbouring Bangladesh will
definitely not accede to such a request, leaving a big question mark over what
would happen to those declared stateless.There are also human rights concerns
over the detention centres and fears of minorities being targeted after Shah
recently said a law will be introduced to give citizenship to non-Muslim
refugees.Until recently, Assam was the only state with detention centres housed
inside existing jails. The construction of the first and largest official
detention centre in Goalpara began in Sept.The camp, built at a cost of Rs 45
crore, will be able to hold 3,000 detainees. There are plans to be 11 such
detention centres to house the lakhs excluded by the NRC and declared
non-citizens by the FTs.In Sept, Maharashtra state government identified a
3-acre plot to build a detention centre to house illegal immigrants. In
Karnataka, a detention centers has been built in Sondekoppa in Nelamangala,
around 40 km from Bengaluru. Authorities managing the centre claim that it is
not a jail, but rather a "movement restriction centre".news18
TMC thunders after Amit Shah’s Bengal NRC claim, says
no sc decision unlike assam
Rejecting
Union Home Minister Amit Shah's assertion that NRC will play a decisive role in
West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress said NRC will not be implemented
in Bengal as there has been no Supreme Court decision in the matter."NRC
won't happen in Bengal. There will be tremendous resistance. There is no SC
decision or accord with the Centre for implementation of NRC in Bengal unlike
in Assam. We don't know how Shah is saying this for Bengal.""We will
oppose tooth and nail any effort to pass a law in Parliament on NRC or against
any attempt at a constitutional amendment,"TMC said.Trinamool's statement
comes in response to Shah’s affirmation that NRC will be an election matter in
West Bengal.
Govt Focusing on NRC to Divert Attention from
Economic Slowdown, Loss of Jobs: CPM
CPI(M)
today said the government was focusing on NRC and the issue of
"foreigners" to divert attention of people from the state of the
economy.In latest editorial on its mouthpiece People's Democracy, party called
the govt "hindutva rulers" and said it was trying to create a
communal division."At a time when the economy is plunging into a recession
with growing loss of jobs, lack of purchasing power among the people and mass
deprivation, Hindutva rulers need to find enemies within and without the
country continuously," CPI(M) said. PTI
BJP using NRC, CAB to unleash a reign of fear and
distrust : Sitaram Yechury
Kolkata:
CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury today accused BJP and RSS of trying to
destroy the country's secular fabric and letting loose a "reign of fear
and distrust" across the country by implementing contentious NRC and
CAB.Yechury said BJP is trying to propagate its ideology of Hindu nationalism
by replacing principles of Indian nationalism, which had its roots in the
Independence movement."The communal forces have increased their activities
by leaps and bounds and they are trying to flare communal passions across the
country. Now BJP is taking about NRC and CAB. It will now decide who are
citizens and who are not,"he said.
‘Centre must come clear on real purpose of NRC’
Visakhapatnam:Alleging
that there appears to be a hidden agenda behind the implementation of NRC,
experts at a seminar organised at Andhra University here said that the Centre
must come clear on the ‘real purpose’ of the move.The seminar titled ‘NRC:
awareness and concerns’ was organised by the Centre for Study of Social
Exclusion and Inclusive Policy of AU, in association with the Muslim Thinkers’
Forum.Advocate Jaha Aara said over19 lakh people have been excluded from the
list, of which around 7 lakh are said to be illegal Bangladeshi Muslims while
the rest are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh comprising Hindus, Christians,
Sikhs and Buddhists, she said.“There seems to be a hidden agenda as the
government is trying to link 12 lakh non-Muslims to the proposed Citizenship
Amendment Bill. The government has termed them as the people who have fled
their native country due to religious, political and social persecution and is
planning to give them citizenship or long-term visa for 15 to 20 years. If that
is the case then even Sri Lankans and Rohingyas should also fall under this category,”
said Aara. Quoting Dr. Ambedkar, for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive
Policy Director P.D. Satyapal said communal majority without a strong
opposition in a democracy would lead to a fascist regime.thehindu
Babri Masjid land case
Ayodhya hearing — Let Govt acquire land, allow
prayers in ASI mosques: Deal on table
New
Delhi :On the day the Supreme Court concluded the Ayodhya hearings, the
court-appointed mediation team presented a proposal to the Constitution Bench,
detailing contours of a “settlement” agreed upon by “some parties” to Babri
Masjid dispute.Indian Express has learnt that VHP-controlled Ram Janmabhoomi
Nyas, the deity Ramlalla and six other Muslim parties which have filed appeals
are not party to the proposed “settlement”, making it a partial, if not a weak
deal.The parties which are part of this proposed “settlement” are Hindu
Mahasabha, Akhil Bhartiya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Punaruddhar Samiti, and Shri
Mahant Rajendradas of Nirmohi Akhara. Proposed “settlement” essentially centres
around one of the Muslim parties, Lucknow-based UP Central Waqf Board, which
has agreed to a “no-objection” if the land on which the Babri Masjid once stood
— at the centre of the row — is acquired by the central govt.In return for NOC
by the Sunni Central Waqf Board chairman, proposed “settlement” offers an
institution for social harmony, ASI mosques being re-opened for namaz, repair
of other Ayodhya mosques by Centre and an alternate mosque of the Sunni Waqf
Board.It took about a month and “2or 3 meetings, both in Delhi and Chennai” to
reach the proposed “settlement”,sources said. Advocates for the Sunni Waqf
Board, however, said that “there has been no intimation, direction, email or
any kind of message and no appeal or NOC has been filed by us”.MR Shamshad,
advocate-on-record for Iqbal Ansari, son of late Hashim Ansari (original
litigant), said:“I have received many calls from the press seeking confirmation
about the stand of ‘UP Sunni Waqf Board’, about rumour of their withdrawal of
the title suit in the case… at this stage, when today is the last day of
hearing in the case… it is an unverified report as the Board has not made any
such statement. But the action of Chairman UP Waqf Board in the last 2 months
has undergone a sea change.”He said “this case is contested by 6 other Muslim
parties in which UP Sunni Board is one party and it has no more locus than any
other individual Muslim party. Every Muslim party is contesting the suit in representative
capacity of Muslims at large. This is a representative suit in terms of CPC. To
withdraw such cases by whims and fancies of one individual party, may be Board,
is not possible at this stage without sending publication notice at large to
the community members. Even otherwise, other 6 parties are there to contest and
present the case of Muslim community in their representative capacity, as
permitted by the court. Hence, stand of UP Board will have no consequence.” Maulana
Arshad Madani, chief of Jamiat Ulama, too said that the status of the Babri
Masjid cannot be changed at any cost and no institution or individual has any
authority to surrender or gift the mosque. He said:“In the light of Sharia
laws, Muslims have no right to change the status of the mosque as it always
remains place of worship till the day of judgment. Therefore, Muslims cannot
surrender their claim on mosque or transport it to another place.”indianexpress
Hearing: Key arguments and SC’s observations
Rajeev Dhavan Had CJI's Go Ahead to Tear Map But Mahasabha
Complains Anyway
New
Delhi: A day after Rajeev Dhavan, senior Supreme Court advocate and counsel for
Muslim parties in the Babri Masjid case, tore a pictorial map purportedly
showing the birthplace of Ram at the disputed site in Ayodhya, All India Hindu
Mahasabha (AIHM) has lodged a complaint with the Bar Council seeking action against
him.In the written complaint, AIHM spokesperson Pramod Pandit Joshi sought
action against 73-year-old Dhavan alleging that it was a “clear case” of
contempt of court and “action must be initiated against him”. Joshi reportedly
said that the senior advocate committed “a highly unethical act by tearing into
pieces a copy of the map submitted before the Supreme Court…This act of Dhavan
scandals and brings disrepute to the Supreme Court Bar. It is therefore
requested to take cognisance and take appropriate action against the senior
advocate in accordance with law.” Interestingly, from the sequence of courtroom
proceedings reported in media, Dhavan tore the map, presented by the AIHM
counsel Vikas Singh to substantiate the latter party’s claim over the disputed
site, in response to a comment made by CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Dhavan severely
objected to reliance on evidence such as the pictorial map and “such documents”
to put forward the janmabhoomi claim. He said that this cannot be done any more
since the issue of the exact location of Ram’s birthplace was being deliberated
upon by the Allahabad high court, based on other documents.Dhavan also asked
the five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI Gogoi what he should do with
the map in that case.CJI then told Dhavan, “Since the Hindu party is not
relying on the map, and if you find it irrelevant, then you can tear it off.”
The map was created by ex IPS officer Kishore Kunal who also included it in his
book Ayodhya Revisited. thewire
Power of Attorney: Zafaryab Jilani, who spet 45 Yrs
fighting Babri Masjid Case
Zafaryab
Jilani is now a man at peace. The very thought that the hearing in the
decades-old Babri Masjid land dispute case is finally over, with the verdict to
be delivered next month, makes him relieved and nostalgic. With the Supreme
Court conducting daily hearings in the matter since August 6, the senior advocate
had mostly been in Delhi.During the Dussehra vacations, News18 caught up with
the man who spent 45 years of his life relentlessly pursuing the case for Babri
Masjid. “The judgment at this stage of life is not just a matter of my personal
satisfaction,”said Jilani,who was representing Muslim parties in the case. “I
am more relieved because not many are so aware of voluminous information, legalities
and minutest of details involving the case. For anyone else to pick up the
threads of the proceedings in the case spanning over decades will be a mammoth
challenge after me.”Barely 200 metres from UP CMO, in Lucknow, is located
Jilani’s legal chambers that for years has been sought after by journalists
willing to understand and catch up with the developments in the legal battle of
the Ayodhya title suit. For advocate Jilani, it all started in 1975, when
certain petitions related to receivership of the disputed site were filed with Allahabad
high court. After completing his studies from AMU, Jilani had by then started
practice in his home town of Lucknow. “Some senior members of Awadh Bar
Association at the Lucknow bench of the high court felt that jurisdiction of
cases from Faizabad were with the bench at Lucknow and not the main bench in
Allahabad,”he recalled.News18
‘Sants’ to speed up their campaign for Kashi,
Mathura after Ayodhya: ABAP
Babri Masjid title case verdict is yet to
come, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), apex body of ‘sants’, has started
talking about the shrines in Kashi and Mathura.Based their confidence on “Hindu
govts,” ABAP announced on Thursday that after the Ayodhya issue is resolved,
the sants will speed up campaigns for the “liberation” of shrines in Kashi and Mathura.“Temples
were demolished in Kashi and Mathura to build mosques. We will take up the
issue and ensure that grand temples are built at these places. Hindu govts are
in place at the centre and the state and there could not be a better time for this,”
ABAP head Mahant Narendra Giri said today.On Babri Masjid title case Mahant had
to say: “We are confident that the court verdict in Ayodhya will favour Ram
temple and the desperation was clearly seen in the behaviour of lawyers
representing the Muslim side,” he said.caravandaily/IANS
BJP govt will soon build Ram Mandir: Gujarat CM
Gujarat
CM Vijay Rupani has expressed confidence that the work on Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
would begin soon, following the decision of the Supreme Court to conclude the
hearing in Ram Janmabhoomi dispute. He also said the Modi government would soon
work towards taking over PoK. indianexpress
ECONOMY
HDFC Bank declaration on Rs 1 lakh deposit
insurance scares customers; Where will we keep our money if banks are not safe,
ask depositors
The
dust is yet to settle in the unfortunate collapse of PMC Bank in Mumbai with 3
deaths, 2 suicides and a heart attack, making the headlines. With the
government flatfooted in its reaction and their lack of anticipation of this
crisis despite being the overlord of banking functions, the rot looks like
worrying depositors of HDFC Bank. HDFC Bank depositors are a worried lot now
with a new viral message that showed a stamped message on a passbook that
deposits above Rs 1 lakh are not guaranteed under the law. This message has
spread panic. Many users took to Twitter to slam the Bank for the sudden fear.
Depositors who have parked the money in the second-largest private bank have
had a frightful day. In its clarification, HDFC Bank said it had followed RBI
circular dated June 22, 2017. On that date, RBI asked all scheduled commercial
banks, small finance banks and payment banks to mention about the deposit
insurance cover along with the limit of coverage upfront in the passbook of the
account holder. In the wake of PMC Bank swindle, ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case,
the deposit insurance stamp on HDFC Bank passbooks has scared account holders.
HDFC Bank account holders are living in constant fear of losing the hard-earned
money that they have deposited in the bank.newsx
Don't think any hope of reaching $5 trillion target
by 2024: Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ex-Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh today said he didn't see the economy reaching the 5
trillion dollar target by 2024, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
with growth declining year after year. He also said the economy is in a
"vicious slowdown" which can be salvaged only if the growth rate
shoots up."Economy is in a vicious slowdown now. With the way it is going,
right now what is feasible is 5.5 to 6 per cent in the short term. But our
economy needs a growth rate of 8 to 10 per cent for employment
generation," Manmohan Singh said in Mumbai.He referred to IMF predicting
that India's growth rate during the current fiscal year would be only 6.1% as
against 7.3% mentioned some months ago. "With growth rate declining year
after year, I don't think there's any hope of economy reaching the target of $5
Trillion by 2024,"Singh said. He also responded to Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman's caustic assessment in US that the banking sector had
passed through its worst phase during under Manmohan Singh-Raghuram Rajan
combination."I have just seen the statements by Finance Minister. I won't
like to comment on that statement, but before one can fix the economy, one
needs a correct diagnosis of its ailments and their causes. The government is
obsessed with trying to fix blame on its opponent, thus it is unable to find a
solution that will ensure revival of economy,"said he."When I was in
office, what happened did happen. There were some weaknesses. But you can't
claim that the fault lies with UPA always. You have been in office for 5 years.
Mainly passing buck to UPA is not enough,"said Singh.ndtv
"Govt Obsessed...": Manmohan Singh's
Comeback To Finance Minister
In India, 8.8 lakh children under 5 yrs –
highest in the world – died in 2018:UNICEF
India
reported the most number of deaths of children below five years in 2018, with
8,82,000 deaths, UNICEF, said in a report released on Wednesday. The report,
titled “State of World’s Children 2019”, came a day after the Global Hunger
Index placed India at the 102nd rank in the “serious” category.After India,
Nigeria reported the highest number of such deaths (8,66,000), followed by
Pakistan (4,09,000), DR Congo (2,96,000), and Ethiopia (1,91,000). The median
under-5 mortality rate for every 1,000 live births in India is 37, the report
pointed out. It is 120 in Nigeria, 69 in Pakistan, in DR Congo it is 88 and 55
in Ethiopia. UNICEF report ranked nations in the order of “highest burden of
death among children under five” to “lowest burden of death among children
under 5”. Denmark, Ireland, Mauritius, Qatar, and Singapore were among the
countries that reported no annual deaths of children under 5.The report said
about 38% of Indian children under 5 years suffer from stunting. “In India, for
example, almost half of children are stunted in the worst-affected state
compared with a fifth in the least-affected state,” it said.It analysed the state of children’s health across
the world in terms of malnutrition, anaemia, and obesity, among other health
problems. The report pointed out that malnutrition caused 69% of under-five
deaths in India, adding that every other child had some form of
undernourishment.scroll.in
J&K ISSUE & SOUTH asia
Any attempt by India to divert water flow would be
considered ‘act of aggression’: Pakistan
Maintaining
that it has “exclusive rights” over 3 Western rivers, Pakistan today said that
any attempt by India to divert the flow of these rivers would be considered an
“act of aggression”.“Any attempt by India to divert the flows of these rivers
will be considered an act of aggression and Pakistan has the right to respond,”
Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said during his weekly
media briefing in response to a question regarding Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s recent remarks to stop water flowing to Pakistan. Addressing an election
rally in Haryana early this week, PM Modi stated that his government would stop
the water flowing to Pakistan. “The water which belongs to India was allowed to
flow to Pakistan for 70 years…this will not happen now. We will divert the
water which belongs to India, it will be given to the farmers of Haryana, water
should be given to the farmers of Rajasthan,” Modi had said.Faisal said that
Pakistan had “exclusive rights” over the waters of three Western rivers under
the Indus Water Treaty. indianexpress
Fruit Growers Alarmed by Fresh Killings in South
Kashmir, Harvest Grinds to a Halt
Shopian:
Several half-burnt apple trees in an orchard are the only remnant of the attack
by unknown gunmen in this village on October 14. Packed apple cartons lie
stacked as the villagers talk in whispers about the killing.On Monday evening
at around 7.30 pm, the villagers said, two masked gunmen appeared in the
orchard, which is about a mile from the main road.The duo asked two non-locals
– truck driver Muhammad Shareef Khan and his conductor Akram (both from
Rajasthan – to take their vehicle out on the road. The two were taken aback and
stopped loading apple boxes.“Following the gunmen’s directions, Shareef Khan
took the driver’s seat while Akram ran inside a nearby house seeking help,” a
villager told The Wire. “Rest, all of us ran away.”Moments later, gunfire
erupted from a distance.“Mustering courage, we came out and found his (Khan’s)
body,” the villagers said. “The gunmen had set the truck ablaze and part of
Khan’s body had been burnt.”Police blamed militants for the gruesome attack.
“The trucker had two bullet wounds in his head,” said a senior police
official.The killing has left entire village, nestled among apple orchards, in
shock and fear.thewire
Day after, J&K releases Farooq Abdullah’s
sister, daughter among 13 women held during protest
A
day after they were arrested for trying to stage a silent sit-in in Srinagar to
protest against the Centre’s decision to revoke special status to Jammu and
Kashmir, the J&K administration on Wednesday released 13 prominent women
from the Valley, including the sister and daughter of Lok Sabha MP and former
chief minister Farooq Abdullah. After more than 30 hours in Srinagar’s Central
Jail, the activists were released after they signed a mandatory bond assuring
that they would “not commit breach of peace”.“Yesterday they asked us to sign a
bond to apologise (for the protest). We refused,” said Muslim Jan, retired
editor of Kashmir University students’ paper who was among those arrested. The
arrested people included NC head Farooq Abdullah’s sister Suraya and daughter
Safiya Abdullah. Among the others arrested are Delhi-based activist and head of
Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation Sushoba Bharve, academic Hawa Bashir,
who is wife of ex Chief Justice of J&K HC Bashir Ahmad Khan, and activist
Qurat-ul-Ain. Hawa Bashir’s son, actor Aamir Bashir, said earlier in day in
Mumbai that even though he was proud of his mother and his aunts, who were
arrested, he was worried since they are old and frail. indianexpress
J&K HC: Give legal aid if necessary to those
detained under PSA
J&K
High Court has directed that legal aid should be provided, “wherever
necessary”, to those detained under the PSA.A division bench of Chief Justice
Gita Mittal and Justice Rashid Ali Dar gave the direction while hearing a PIL
filed by senior advocate Syed Tasaduque Hussain. Hussain said many detained
under PSA are from poor families and don’t have the resources to engage a
lawyer. He also said that many families could not travel to meet their
relatives detained outside the state. He said the government should provide
legal assistance in such cases. Granting his plea, CJ Mittal issued directions
that legal aid be provided to those detained “wherever necessary”.Hussain has
also challenged the constitutional validity of J&K PSA, and asked the court
to scrap it.The case has been listed for Nov.6. indianexpress
‘Highly incompetent’: Ex-IAS gopinathan slams govt
over Kashmir
Ex-IAS
officer Kannan Gopinathan, who had resigned in August as a protest against the
denial of "freedom of expression" to the people of Jammu and Kashmir,
took to Twitter on Tuesday, to slam the government over the situation in the
region more than two months after the effective abrogation of Article 370, as
he called for fellow citizens to tape their mouths in protest."It has been
70 days since an entire population in our country has been shut. It was only
after 69 days that even basic mobile communication was restored partially. If
we are to be mute spectators to all this, let's be that in a proper way,"
Gopinathan wrote on Twitter.Slamming the government, Gopinathan sought to
counter the various narratives that have been put forward to justify the
stripping away of the state's special status and the putting in place of
virtual security and community lockdown."... a govt which can't ensure
both life and liberty for its people, and has to ask them to choose one, is
highly incompetent and unfit to govern. It is better that they resign and go
rather than give us arguments," Gopinathan argued.thequint
Indian ambassador briefs US lawmakers on ground situation
in Kashmir
India’s
ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday briefed lawmakers on
the situation in Kashmir and the steps taken to maintain peace after Jammu and
Kashmir’s special status was abrogated. The briefing, first such by the top
Indian diplomat for members of the House foreign affairs committee, comes as
there has been an increasing voice of dissent and uneasiness among lawmakers on
the curbs in Kashmir, several of which have been removed. Several Congressmen
who were not members of the committee also attended the ambassadorial briefing
and a majority of the lawmakers were from the opposition Democratic party.
Congressman Ami Bera was the only Indian-American lawmaker present at the
briefing. Congressman Brad Sherman, who is holding a hearing on human rights in
South Asia, in particular, Kashmir, next week, said lawmakers have been hearing
from their constituents and that there have been some alarming reports of
restrictions, on movement and communications and lack of access.PTI
Talks on blacklisting: China, Turkey for more time
to Pakistan
Hectic
negotiations are underway in Paris for the blacklisting of Pakistan at
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary, where China, Turkey and Malaysia
are learnt to be resisting India’s efforts and the discussions are headed
towards keeping it in greylist. Indian Express has learnt that China and Turkey
are pushing for giving Pakistan a “little more time” to fulfill the commitments
made. Saudi Arabia has not yet committed to giving support or oppose Indian
efforts.A final decision is expected to arrive by Friday—about 4pm.indianexpress
BSF jawan killed, another injured in firing by
Bangladesh guards in West Bengal
Kolkata:
A BSF jawan was killed, while another injured today in firing “apparently” by
BGB troops of Bangladesh along the international border of the two countries in
West Bengal, officials said.They said BSF head constable has been killed along
the border in the Murshidabad district after the patrol came under firing. BSF
patrol is understood to be stopping some illegal act on the border.Preliminary
information suggests that the firing was done by troops of Border Guard
Bangladesh (BGB), officials said.Another trooper of the border guarding force
has sustained bullet injury, they said.PTI
OTHERS
NIA falsely implicating me in terror cases, failed
to gather evidence: Zakir Naik
Zakir
Naik has accused NIA of falsely implicating him in terrorism-related cases
without having enough evidence to support their charges. Naik added that the
probe agency has been investigating the matter for more than 3 years but has
failed to gather any evidence against him.In a statement, Naik said, “It is
unfortunate that NIA, having spent over 3 years investigating me, has been
publicly making claims connecting me to terrorism without having in possession
a single shred of evidence to support it,” reports ANI.On Oct.14, addressing a
meeting of chiefs of ATS in the national capital, IG of NIA, Alok Mittal had
said that about 127 people have been nabbed from across the country for their
involvement with the ISIS. Mittal further added that the majority of the
arrested people have confessed that they were influenced by the video speeches
of Zakir Naik.
In A First, Mexico Deports 311 Illegal Immigrants
Back To India
Mexico
City: In a first, Mexico's migration authorities deported 311 Indians,
including a woman, from various parts of the country amidst its stepped up
efforts to check people illegally crossing its borders following pressure from
the US.The Indian nationals, who did not have a condition of regular stay in
the country, were deported from the Toluca City International Airport on a
Boeing 747 aircraft to New Delhi, according to a press release issued by National
Migration Institute (INM) on Wednesday.The people were presented to the
immigration authority in the states of Oaxaca, Baja California, Veracruz,
Chiapas, Sonora, Mexico City, Durango and Tabasco, it said.The move comes after
US President Donald Trump in June threatened tariffs on all Mexican imports if
the country did not put a check on people entering America through Mexico's
borders. Mexico had agreed to boost up security on the border and expand its
policy of taking back migrants.PTI
Livestock census: Cattle population down in UP, MP,
Maharashtra ; increases in Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand
Despite
a marginal increase in cattle population in the country, number of cattle is
down in the Hindi-speaking belt, particularly in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.On the
other hand, the number has gone up in West Bengal. 20th Livestock Census
report, released by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying on Wednesday,
shows that the total cattle population in the country is 192.49 million in
2019, marginally up from 190.90 million in 2012, when the last such Census was
carried out.In Uttar Pradesh, the number of cattle is down from 19.6 million in
2012 to 18.8 million (down 3.93 per cent). The buffalo population in the state
has gone up by 7.81 per cent — from 30.6 million in 2012 to 33 million.The
decrease in cattle population in Uttar Pradesh comes at a time when the Yogi
Adityanath-led BJP government has made cow protection a major political issue
and taken several steps to save cattle. The state has also seen a rise in
incidents of cow vigilantism by self-styled gaurakshaks.Apart from Uttar
Pradesh, the cattle count is down in MP(by 4.42 per cent), Maharashtra (10.07
per cent) and Odisha (15.01 per cent). On the other hand, West Bengal has seen
a rise in cattle population by 15.18%, Bihar by 25.18%, and Jharkhand by 28.16
per cent between 2012 and 2019.According to latest livestock census data, number
of cattle in West Bengal has gone up to 19 million in 2019 from 16.5 million in
2012. In the same period, number of cattle has gone up from 12.2 million to
15.3 million in adjoining Bihar. Jharkhand has seen a rise in cattle population
from 8.7 million to 11.2 million during this period.indianexpress
Without Savarkar, revolt of 1857 wouldn't become
historic: Amit Shah
2
days after BJP pledged to confer Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar in its election
manifesto for Maharashtra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said it was Veer
Savarkar who helped make the rebellion of 1857 historic. Speaking at an event
in Varanasi, Amit Shah said, "Had it not been for Veer Savarkar, rebellion
of 1857 would not have become history, we would have seen it from point of view
of Britishers."Amit Shah said, "Savarkar was the one who named 1857
rebellion as the first independence struggle."857 rebellion is known for
the heroics of Rani Lakshimibai, Mangal Pandey and others who revolted and
fought against British Raj.In its election manifesto for poll-bound
Maharashtra, BJP has said it will confer Bharat Ratna on Savarkar. Yesterday, PM
Narendra Modi said Hindutva ideologue Savarkar's values are the basis for
nation-building.indiatoday/ANI
‘Why BharatRatna to Savarkar,why not to Godse’
Congress
today slammed BJP for demanding a Bharat Ratna for its ideologue Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar in its manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly polls. "Why
does NDA/BJP government want to confer Bharat Ratna on Savarkar, why not Godse?
The former was only chargesheeted and later acquitted for assassination of
Gandhi, while the latter was convicted and hanged. On his 150th anniversary, if
you want to defile his memory, then go the whole nine yards?" Congress
leader Manish Tewari wrote on Twitter.abplive
Savarkar was involved in Mahatma's murder
conspiracy, BJP should't forget that: Digvijay
Hitting
out at BJP for proposing Veer Savarkar's name for Bharat Ratna, Congress leader
Digvijaya Singh said that Centre shall not forget that Savarkar's name was registered
in a conspiracy behind Mahatma Gandhi's murder. Ex- CM said, "Savarkar's
life had 2 aspects. First his participation in the independence struggle and
when he came back after seeking an apology (to British). BJP shall not forget
that his name was registered in a conspiracy behind Mahatma Gandhi's
murder."ANI
Gujarat Government Cancels Sale Of Properties To
Muslims, High Court Stays Orders
New
Delhi:Gujarat High Court 2 days ago stayed the orders of the Gujarat government
that cancelled the registration of sale deeds of 15 properties because the
buyers in all the cases happened to be Muslims. The stay order was given by
Justice B D Karia. While the two cases pertain to buying of properties in
Tandalja area on the outskirts of Vadodara, the other thirteen properties are
flats in multi-storied Varsha Flats in upmarket Paldi area of Ahmedabad. The
state government took the action on complaints of two Hindu neighbours in case
of the Vadodara properties while in case of Ahmedabad, the complainants
happened to be members of the Hindu Jagran Manch. In both the cases, the
complainants opposed the sale of properties to Muslims. Surprisingly, the owners
of all the properties in the two cases happen to be Hindu themselves. In both
the incidents, the state government took the decision without issuing notices
either to the buyers or sellers. The Principal Secretary (Revenue) of the state
government based its action on provisions of the Gujarat Prohibition of
Transfer of Immovable Property and Provisions for Protection of Tenants from
Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is
short called as Disturbed Areas (DA) Act.India Tomorrow
Chidambaram, Now In ED Custody, Leaves Tihar Jail
Former
Union Minister P Chidambaram left Delhi's Tihar jail today, more than a month
after he was taken there, as a court sent Congress leader to the custody of the
Enforcement Directorate in INX Media money laundering case till Oct.24.Allowing
the probe agency to question Chidambaram in custody, the court also granted him
permission to have home cooked food, a separate cell, a western toilet and
medicines. The ED opposed his request for air-conditioning."We will take
care of his security. Home food, western toilet and family visits will be taken
care of," the agency told the court.ndtv
No Exemptions For Delhi CM, Cabinet Ministers in
Odd-Even Scheme: Kejriwal
Delhi
chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today said private vehicles ferrying schoolchildren
in uniform will be exempted from the odd-even road-rationing scheme that will
be effective from November 4-15. He, however, said he himself and his ministers
and officers will not be exempted.The scheme is being implemented in view of
high air pollution in the national capital.“The private vehicles ferrying
schoolchilldren in uniform will be exempted from the odd-even scheme,” Kejriwal
told reporters. Such vehicles, however, will be allowed only during school
timings.thewire
Mob Lynchings: What kind of WhatsApp users, groups
spread fake news in India?
New
research suggests that the spread of fake news in India that sparks mob
lynchings is largely done out of “reasons of prejudice and ideology”, rather
than “ignorance or digital literacy”.“It can be seen…that assuming most
misinformation spreads through rural and/or illiterate users and targeting
functional digital and information literacy interventions primarily at these
groups would be both inaccurate and ineffective,” a new qualitative study put
out by researchers at London School of Economics (LSE) notes.This goes against,
in part, conventional wisdom that all WhatsApp needs to do is conduct a series
of workshops across the country as a method of imparting digital literacy and
teaching users how to spot fake news.Furthermore, a “typology” of users constructed
by the study also suggests that if a WhatsApp user is “male, urban or rural,
young or middle-aged, technologically literate, Hindu, upper or middle class”,
they are more likely to share (certain types of) fake news or hate-speech.“Some
user narratives in our fieldwork go as far as to suggest that this type of tech-literate,
male,Hindu user is also more likely to create and administer the groups
responsible for ideologically charged misinformation, disinformation and
hate-speech on WhatsApp in the first place,” the study notes.thewire
tURKEY SYRIA OPERATION
Mike Pence, Pompeo Arrive in Turkey to Push for
Syria Ceasefire, But Erdogan Defiant
Ankara:
US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Turkey today to push President Tayyip
Erdogan for a ceasefire in Syria after Ankara rebuffed international pressure
to halt its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces.But Erdogan vowed that
Turkey's operation, which has been facilitated by the withdrawal of US troops
from northern Syria, would continue. That came as an extraordinary letter from
Trump emerged in which he warned Erdogan: "Don't be a fool". Sent the
day Turkey launched its incursion into northeastern Syria, Trump said history
risked branding him a "devil".Pence is accompanied by US Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo and other officials.Turkish forces and mostly Arab and
Turkmen former rebels they use as a ground force had "taken about half of
the town" by today morning, Rami Abdel Rahman, head of Britain-based war
monitor, said.AFP
Turkey says Russia promised to keep Kurdish militia
away from border
Trump says Kurds 'not angels', dubs PKK 'worse than
ISIL'
US
President Donald Trump has hailed his surprise decision to withdraw US troops
from Syria as "strategically brilliant", declaring that the Kurds
were "not angels". Trump said Kurdistan Workers' Party(PKK), which
has waged a decades-long armed campaign against Ankara, were
"probably" a bigger "terrorist threat" than ISIL, armed
group."Now PKK, which is part of the Kurds, as you know, is probably worse
at terror, and more of a terrorist threat in many ways than ISIS," he said
referring to the group which has been designated a terrorist group by US, EU
and Turkey."I'm not going to get involved in a war between Turkey and
Syria, especially when, if you look at the Kurds, and again I say this with
great respect, they're no angels," he added.Syrian Democratic Forces
(SDF), spearheaded by Kurdish YPG, was founded in 2015 and has helped US in its
fight against ISIL.Ankara says its military operation is against YPG, which it
considers a "terrorist" group. The president's remarks contradicted
his own statements made last week as well as the official assessment of his
administration that criticised the Turkish military offensive.In a bizarrely
worded letter, Trump told Tayyip Erdogan "don't be a fool", saying
that he risked being branded a "devil" due to Turkish-led offensive
into northeast Syria.aljazeera
Kurdish-led SDF commander says Trump did not object
to deal with Syrian gov't
Donald
Trump did not object to an agreement between Kurdish-led forces and the Syrian
government to stave off Turkey's cross-border offensive in northeast Syria,
according to a senior Kurdish official.Mazloum Abdi, the commander of
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made the comment in an interview
broadcast on Kurdish-language Ronahi TV.Abdi, who said he had a phone call with
US president, said Russia would guarantee SDF's agreement with Damascus.
aljazeera
Turkey's Syria offensive: UNSC meets again
UNSC
has held its second closed-door meeting to discuss the latest developments on
Turkey's offensive into Syria. Members agreed on a brief, joint statement but
stopped short of making a collective call for an all-out ceasefire.aljazeera
Israel demands that US should maintain strategic
base in Syria
Israel
has called on US to maintain a military base in south-eastern Syria for strategic
and geopolitical reasons, Israeli TV channel Kan reported.Al-Tanf base, set up
and controlled by the US military in 2016 during the ongoing Syrian conflict,
lies in a strategically important area near Syria’s borders with Jordan and
Iraq. It serves as a base for a group known as the Revolutionary Commando Army
which opposes both the Syrian regime and Daesh and has received training from
the US in Jordan.Israel stressed that US military presence in Al-Tanf is of
paramount importance due to its location near the Syria-Iraq border in
particular, making it an obstacle to the creation of a land corridor by Iran.
Such a corridor, which Israel has long warned about, will reportedly help Iran
to transport arms, fighters and supplies via the Shia militias that it controls
in Iraq all the way through Syria to Lebanon where Tehran’s powerful proxy
Hezbollah is based.middleeastmonitor
WORLD
Israel arrests Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher
Israeli
forces have arrested Sheikh Ismail Nawahda, a preacher at Al-Aqsa Mosque, at
the Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.Another 22
Palestinians were also detained yesterday from across the occupied West Bank. Sheikh
Nawahda was taken in for investigation at one of the Israeli police stations in
West Jerusalem.Palestinian lawyer Khaldoun Nijm said he was accused by the
Israeli occupation for inciting violence during the sermons he gives on
Fridays.“The Sheikh denied the Israeli allegations,” the lawyer said, stressing
that freedom of expression “is a right guaranteed by all statutes and
conventions.”MEMO
Israel report: ‘Hamas will win legislative
elections’
Israeli,
Jordanian and Palestinian estimates suggest that Hamas will win legislative
elections if they are held, a report by the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom
stated.An Israeli security official, as well as other Palestinian and Jordanian
officials, told the paper that despite the lack of political cooperation and
severe differences between Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian authorities, the
security cooperation between these three parties “is just similar to a
Swiss-made watch.” According to PIC, the report added: “There is a consensus
between Jordan, Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel that the legislative
elections, if held, according to Abbas’ announcement, will lead to the victory
of Hamas against Fatah, which will lead to strengthening Hamas’
rule.”middleeastmonitor
King Salman renews Saudi support for Palestinians
Saudi
Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz renewed on Wednesday his country’s support
for the Palestinian people, Al-Watan Voice has reported. The Saudi monarch
affirmed the Kingdom’s backing for the people of Palestine to establish a state
on the 1967 borders during a meeting with Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas.Abbas thanked Salman for maintaining the stand taken originally
by the founder of the Kingdom, the late King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. The PA
president said that he and the Palestinian people are standing alongside Saudi
Arabia in its war against terror. Although more than 60 Palestinians are being
held prisoner by the Saudi government, Abbas did not mention the issue during
his 2-day visit to the Kingdom.middleeastmonitor
Saudi troops arrive in Yemen’s Aden as deal with
separatists stalls
Local
sources have said Saudi and Sudanese troops have arrived in Yemen’s southern
province of Aden in spite of a Reuters report indicating that an agreement
between Yemen’s Saudi-backed govt and southern separatists was due to be signed
today.Yemeni govt hopes to retake the city as its interim capital, having lost
Sanaa to the Houthis, but was ousted from Aden in Aug. UAE-backed separatists
who – until recently – were in control of the city, hope it declare it the
capital of a future state of South Yemen.So far no date has been confirmed for
the signing of the agreement, according to state news agency SABA. Earlier this
week, following months of talks in Jeddah, UAE-backed Southern Transitional
Council (STC) leader Aidrous Al-Zubaidi headed to Riyadh for further
negotiations with Yemeni government headed by Hadi.MEMO
Nobel Peace laureate: Yemenis will end Saudi
Arabia, UAE ‘occupations’
Saudi bus crash: 35 foreigners killed near Medina
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/saudi-bus-crash-35-killed-injured-medina-191017054024233.html
35
people have been killed and 4 injured after a passenger bus collided with a
truck in the Saudi province of Medina, a police spokesman said."Private chartered
bus", carrying 39 pilgrims from Asian and Arab countries, collided with a
"heavy vehicle" in the town of al-Akhal on Wednesday, spokesman said.The
official SPA agency said the crash happened around 7pm on the road linking
Mecca to the city of Medina.aljazeera
European Union announces new Brexit deal with UK
Britain
and the European Union have finally struck a new Brexit deal after days of
intense back-and-forth negotiations, setting the stage for another major
parliamentary showdown over UK's bid to leave the bloc after months of
political chaos.Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission,
announced the agreement on Thursday just hours before EU leaders were due to
meet in Brussels, whom he called on to back the deal."Where there is a
will, there is a deal - we have one! It's a fair and balanced agreement for the
EU and the UK and it is testament to our commitment to find solutions,"
Juncker said in a post on Twitter.aljazeera
Northern Irish rejection threatens Brexit deal as
EU leaders meet
EU
and UK negotiators had worked overnight on a compromise withdrawal deal that
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hoped to present to his counterparts.But,
as dawn broke over Brussels, Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party
dramatically rejected the accord, which would see British-ruled province remain
under EU customs and VAT rules.It was not immediately clear if this meant that
Johnson would have to back away from the draft text, as his government is
propped up by DUP support. But it greatly complicates his chances of getting it
though the British parliament.PTI
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Staff and bellicose talk by politicians are not reassuring:Arun Prakash
The real Savarkar: A British stooge, Hitler’s
admirer or a Bharat Ratna?Sandipan Sharma
Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for
rapprochement:Imad K Harb
Article 370 Move Will Score 100/100 in Any Legal
Test: Amit Shah Talks Kashmir, NRC, Power Struggle With Allies
PM Modi’s empty and ill-informed threat to stop
flow of water to Pakistan:Mohan Guruswamy
Hindi news channel Aaj Tak under fire for spreading
communal hatred over Ayodhya coverage:Zaheeb Ajmal
Primer: Key Documents Needed If Nation-wide NRC is
Conducted
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families could not even mourn their dead:Safwat Zargar & Ipsita Chakravarty
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