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  • Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj held under UAPA

    Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj held under UAPA

    Senior editor at TwoCircles.net. and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the draconian UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) in Srinagar on Monday.

    Irfan has been arrested in case no RC-37/2020/NIA/DLI alleging terror funding. According to fellow journalist Raqib Hameed Naik’s tweet, who is also a friend of Irfan, the latter has been shifted to New Delhi for further investigations.

    Mehraj is a well-known journalist in the Valley. He was the founding editor of Wande Magazine before donning the role of senior editor at TwoCircles.net.

  • Speaker’s meeting with party leaders fails to end LS logjam

    Speaker’s meeting with party leaders fails to end LS logjam

    The meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to end the stalemate in the House ended without any result as none of the parties refused to give up their positions.

    According to sources, both the Congress and BJP refused to soften their stand.

    Leaders of all parties were present in the meeting.

    Though Birla is said to have appealed to both the parties to allow the House to function, neither the ruling BJP nor the Congress showed any signs of softening their stance.

    While the BJP has been stalling the Lok Sabha proceedings, demanding Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s apology over his remarks on democracy, the Congress-led opposition too has been protesting, seeking a probe by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on Adani issue.

    Proceedings of both the Houses have been washed out for the past seven days owing to protests by both sides.

  • COVID: HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on PIL seeking release of ex-gratia to deceased cops

    COVID: HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on PIL seeking release of ex-gratia to deceased cops

    The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s response on a plea seeking release of the ex-gratia amount to families of police officers who died while serving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    A division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking release of Rs 1 crore ex-gratia amount, which was announced by Delhi government’s cabinet dated May 13, 2020, for the families of the deceased.

    The bench, also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad, issued notice on the plea moved by two advocates and a law student.

  • Realme launches C55 in India at Rs 10,999: Check price

    Realme launches C55 in India at Rs 10,999: Check price

    Delhi: Realme today launched a new budget smartphone in India. The newly launched phone is dubbed as the Realme C55 and it joins the company’s other C-series smartphones such as the Realme C33 2023, the Realme C33 and the Realme C30s among others. In India, Realme’s newly launched budget smartphone competes with the likes of the Realme 10, the Poco M5 and the Redmi 11 Prime 5G among others. The most noteworthy feature of the phone is its iPhone 14 Pro’s notch-like mini-capsule with dynamic light. This mini capsule shows a variety of information such as daily steps, battery levels, charging levels, and daily data usage.

    The Realme C55 comes in three variants in India. The base varaint comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB and it costs Rs 10,999, the other variant comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage costs Rs 11,999. The top variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage costs Rs 13,999. The phone will be available for pre-ordering between March 21 and March 27 on Flipkart. It will be available on its first sale starting 12PM on March 28 via Realme.com, Flipkart and offline stores.

    As a part of the launch offer, Realme is offering an instant discount of up to Rs 1,000 on ICICI Bank credit card, debit card and EMI transactions. The company is also offering Rs 1,000 off on exchange.

    Coming to the specifications, the Realme C55 comes with a dual-texture design and in Sunshower and Rainy Night colour variants. It is 7.89mm thin. Realme says that the Realme C55 is its thinnest C-series smartphones ever and one of its thinnest devices, including its flagship devices, so far. The phone comes with a 6.72-inch IPS full HD+ display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 resolution, a screen refresh rate of 90Hz, 680 nits of peak brightness, 91.4 screen-to-body ratio and a punch-hole design. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio G88 system-on-chip that is coupled with 8GB RAM with up to 8GB of dynamic RAM and 128GB of storage space. It runs the Realme UI 4.0-based on Android 13 out-of-the-box.

    The Realme C55 sports a dual-rear camera setup consisting of a 64MP lens with a 1/2-inch image primary sensor. It also features the company’s Prolight imaging technology for better images in low-light conditions, Bokeh mode, Digital Image Stabalisation snapshot mode, and AI colour portrait mode among others. On the battery front, the Realme C55 is backed by a 5,000mAh battery wity 33W SuperVOOC fast charger that charges up to 50 percent in around 29 minutes.

  • Ajith Kumar, wife Shalini enjoy romantic moments on Europe vacation

    Ajith Kumar, wife Shalini enjoy romantic moments on Europe vacation

    Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini are currently holidaying in Europe along with their children. Shalini recently shared a series of photos on social media. In the pictures, the couple enjoyed each other’s company and spent some quality time together.

    The photos were from a cruise ship. While Ajith wore a green T-shirt paired with cool black shades, Shalini wore a white cotton wrap dress. In one of the pictures, the couple could be seen posing in the midst of a picturesque view. In another one, they were all smiles and struck a mushy pose for the camera.

    About Ajith Kumar’s upcoming project
    According to the latest reports, Ajith Kumar is expected to start the shooting of his much-awaited film soon. It is tentatively titled AK62.

    The actor will begin shooting for the film once her returns to Chennai after his family vacation. Earlier, it was reported that the film will be helmed by filmmaker Vignesh Shivan. The latest reports suggest that Magizh Thirumeji has replaced Vignesh as the director of the project owing to artistic differences. However, there has been no official confirmation from the actor or the team yet.

    Ajith’s most recent film, Thunivu, was released in January this year. It was directed by H Vinoth. It was the filmmaker’s third consecutive picture with Ajith. Reportedly, the film made a profit of almost Rs 250 crore at the box office. The film also stars Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken and Bucks in key roles.

  • Punjab Govt Not Afraid Of Taking Strict Measures To Curb Criminal Activities: Kejriwal

    Punjab Govt Not Afraid Of Taking Strict Measures To Curb Criminal Activities: Kejriwal

    AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Punjab government was not afraid of taking stringent measures to curb criminal activities in the state.

    His comments came after Punjab Police launched a major crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit Waris Punjab De’.

    When we came to power in Punjab, people said they (AAP) can work in the fields of education, health and power, but handling law and order situation will be tough. The system we inherited from previous governments showed that criminals and gangsters were provided political protection. But our government is an honest one. We are taking strict action against such elements,” Kejriwal said.

    He said the strict action against criminals taken by the Punjab government has shown that the AAP is a hardcore patriotic party.

    “I thank people for their support,” Kejriwal said and congratulated his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann for the crackdown.

    Police in Punjab on Saturday had launched a massive manhunt against Singh and members of his outfit. The preacher, however, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district.

    In his reaction to the police action, Mann said he received several calls from people praising his government.

    “People are telling me, you have done a good job. There should be peace and harmony in Punjab and in this matter, we will support you,” he said in a video message.

  • Delhi BJP MLA Vijender Gupta suspended from assembly for one year till next budget session

    Delhi BJP MLA Vijender Gupta suspended from assembly for one year till next budget session

    Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel suspended BJP legislator Vijender Gupta on Tuesday for a year till the next Budget session for allegedly obstructing the proceedings of the House.

    Earlier in the day, Gupta had given a notice for breach of privileges over alleged leaking of Budget details.

    To this, Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel had said, “As per rules, such a notice needs to be given three hours before. You are also saying that it should be taken up for discussion. It seems the aim is to create a ruckus and waste the time of the House.” The speaker also issued a strict warning to Gupta. The notice given by him mentioned the leaking of details of the ‘Outcome Budget’, which was tabled in the Assembly on Monday.

    As the House reconvened after 2 pm, Gupta again raised the issue, following which AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha demanded that he be expelled for a year.

    The motion as passed by the House with Goel saying that Gupta was suspended from the Delhi Assembly proceedings till the next Budget session.

  • More Threat Calls Made To Union Minister Gadkari’s Office, Caller Demands Rs 10 Crore

    More Threat Calls Made To Union Minister Gadkari’s Office, Caller Demands Rs 10 Crore

    Security was increased at Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s home and office in Nagpur on Tuesday after a man made three calls threatening to harm the senior BJP leader if Rs 10 crore was not paid to him, a police official said.

    The caller identified himself as one Jayesh Pujari, alias Jayesh Kantha, the same person whose name had been used to make similar calls to the minister’s office in January, he said.

    Rahul Madane, deputy commissioner of police (zone II), said three calls, two in the morning and one around 12 noon, were made to Gadkari’s public relations office, opposite Orange City Hospital in Nagpur.

    The person demanded Rs 10 crore and threatened to harm the minister, who holds the portfolio of road transport and highways, if the money was not paid, he said.

    After being alerted by Gadkari’s staff, the city police have started an investigation, he said. Security has been beefed up at the minister’s home and office, said the DCP.

    On January 14, a man identifying himself as Pujari had made threat calls to Gadkari’s public relations office, demanding Rs 100 crore. The caller claimed that he was a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang.

    Pujari, who is lodged in Hindalga jail in Karnataka’s Belagavi after being sentenced to death in a murder case, had denied his involvement in the calls.

  • Rajya Sabha Adjourned For Day, To Meet On March 23

    Rajya Sabha Adjourned For Day, To Meet On March 23

    Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Tuesday, amid uproar over BJP’s demand that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise for his “democracy in danger” remark in London. The Upper House of Parliament will meet again on March 23.

    When Rajya Sabha reassembled at 2 pm after an adjournment, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar led the House in greeting the country for various festivals, including Chaitra Sukhladi, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navre and Sajibu Cheiraoba. He also said on the request of several members to enable them to participate in the festivities, the House will not have a sitting on Wednesday and instead it would meet on March 23.

    Dhankhar then tried to take up the listed business of discussion on the working of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship amid protests from Opposition members. He then gave the floor to Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge.

  • Piyush Goyal said, irresponsible opposition deliberately stalling the Parliament

    Piyush Goyal said, irresponsible opposition deliberately stalling the Parliament

    Union minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday accused the Opposition of willfully stalling Parliament with its “irresponsible” comments and “unfounded” allegations to mislead the country amid global recognition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.

    Goyal, joined by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, accused the Opposition of repeatedly insulting Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar by refusing to even meet him.

    Even on Tuesday, some parties including the Congress did not attend the meeting called by him. Though they were present in the meeting called by Speaker Om Birla, he alleged.

    The Congress hit back at Goyal, saying this accusation is coming from the Leader of the House who got his MPs to prevent Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge from speaking twice after the Chairman had permitted him.

    “Piyush Goyal is accusing Oppn of boycotting meeting called by Chairman RS. This is from the Leader of the House who got his MPs to prevent LoP Kharge ji from speaking twice after Chairman had permitted him. Silencing of LoP is also an issue quite apart from the JPC on Adani,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.

    In another tweet, Ramesh said, “How can the Oppn demand for a JPC into the PM-linked Adani scam be linked to the BJP’s demand for an apology from Rahul Gandhi on totally baseless accusations. The JPC is on a real, documented scam. The apology demand is a hoax being raised to divert attention from the Adani scam.” Ramesh said this morning Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Kharge was given permission by the Chairman to speak and got up to do so but was not allowed by sloganeering BJP MPs.

    “Chairman then adjourned RS. How can the logjam be broken if Modi Government behaves like this,” he said.

    Goyal told reporters that at a time when the Union budget has drawn all-round praise, Modi is being recognised as the most popular leader in the world and the BJP has won polls in northeast states, opposition parties, especially the Congress and its allies, are trying to mislead the country.

    His attack on the Opposition came after a Business Advisory Committee meeting called by the Rajya Sabha chairperson and an all-party meeting called by the Lok Sabha speaker failed to offer any breakthrough in breaking the continuing impasse in Parliament’s budget session.

    With Opposition members protesting from the first floor of the Parliament complex, Goyal said they were resorting to petty tactics to remain in headlines as they lacked any solid argument.