Name: Oscars: Congress attacks Modi govt, cites 'The Elephant Whisperers' win to slam Wild Life Act amendments
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A Member of Parliament from the Shiromani Akali Dal party called the statue an "outrageous violation of Sikh norm".

Controversy over Guru Gobind Singh statue at Patna mall; SGPC, Akali Dal object

A Member of Parliament from the Shiromani Akali Dal party called the statue an "outrageous violation of Sikh norm".

The installation of a statue of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh at a shopping mall in Patna, Bihar has turned into a major controversy.
The president of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee, or SGPC, on June 7, 2023 said that installation of the statue is against Sikh principles as the religion does not allow idol worship.
Earlier, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal had said that the statue is an "outrageous violation of Sikh norm", and asked the government to take action.

The police have not revealed the identity of the suspects or a possible motive behind the murder

Thane: woman in live-in relationship found dead in flat, body cut into pieces

The body of a 36-year-old woman, chopped into several pieces, was found in a flat on the seventh floor of a building in the Mira-Bhayandar area of Thane district on Wednesday night, police said.

The police have not revealed the identity of the suspects or a possible motive behind the murder

The body of a 36-year-old woman, chopped into several pieces, was found in a flat on the seventh floor of a building in the Mira-Bhayandar area of Thane district on Wednesday night, police said.
The victim, Saraswati Vaidya, was in a live-in relationship with a man, identified as Manoj Sahani (56), and the couple has been residing in the flat since the last three years, a senior official at the Naya Nagar police station said.
Police were alerted by local residents who complained of a foul smell emanating from the flat, he said.
A team rushed to the spot and found the decomposed body of the woman which was cut into several pieces, said the official.
He said police have taken into custody two suspects and they are being interrogated.
The official did not reveal the identity of the suspects or a possible motive behind the murder.
A probe was underway.

The 15-year-old boy saw his parents on a news channel while he was being treated at a Cuttack hospital

Odisha train accident: TV interview helps Nepali couple reunite with son

 A live television interview of a Nepali couple aired from AIIMS Bhubaneswar helped them reunite with their minor son who was injured in the Odisha train accident. 

The 15-year-old boy saw his parents on a news channel while he was being treated at a Cuttack hospital

A live television interview of a Nepali couple aired from AIIMS Bhubaneswar helped them reunite with their minor son who was injured in the Odisha train accident
The 15-year-old boy, Ramananda Paswan, who was recuperating in the ICU of a hospital in Cuttack, saw his parents on a news channel and alerted the staff.&nbsp;
The hospital then facilitated the reunion of the boy with his parents who had come from Nepal to search for him.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I am happy to find my son. He was travelling with three of our relatives. All of them were killed in the accident. He, however, miraculously escaped with injuries,&rdquo; said the boy&rsquo;s father Hari Paswan.
After coming to Bhubaneswar, Hari and his wife were visiting one hospital after another in search of their son.
While in AIIMS Bhubaneswar, they came across a journalist of a local TV news channel who reported their ordeal.
Ramananda saw the report on the television in his room and identified his parents. He informed the hospital authorities about it.
&ldquo;The hospital called up the TV channel&rsquo;s office, got the videos and showed them to Ramananda to reconfirm if they were indeed his parents. Following this, the hospital authorities were successful in connecting Ramanada with his parents,&rdquo; SCB Medical College Emergency Officer Dr BN Moharana told PTI.
"Emotional moment for us that a 15-year-old boy from Nepal Ramanand Paswan who was a victim of Baleswar Train tragedy got his parents miraculously," the hospital tweeted.
The Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2. A few of those toppled over the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was passing by at the same time.
In all, 288 people died in the accident and more than 1,200 were injured.&nbsp;

Aiyar also presented a weekly song request show on All India Radio

Gitanjali Aiyar, popular Doordarshan anchor, dies

Gitanjali Aiyar, one of the first English news presenters of the country, died on Wednesday.

Aiyar also presented a weekly song request show on All India Radio

Gitanjali Aiyar, one of the first English news presenters of the country, died on Wednesday. She joined Doordarshan in 1971 and presented news on the channel for over 30 years. &nbsp;
She won the best anchor award four times in her career and was also presented the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women in 1989. Aiyar also presented a weekly song request show on All India Radio
Gitanjali Aiyar graduated from Kolkata's Loreto College with a degree in English and also held a diploma from the National School of Drama.

According to his family, he was in the the pink of health and shown no signs of stress or discomfort the night before his death.

Cardiologist Gaurav Gandhi, who performed 16,000 surgeries, dies of heart attack

A renowned cardiologist from Gujarat who reportedly has more than 16,000 heart surgeries to his credit died of a heart attack on June 7. 

According to his family, he was in the the pink of health and shown no signs of stress or discomfort the night before his death.

A renowned cardiologist from Gujarat who reportedly has more than 16,000 heart surgeries to his credit died of a heart attack on June 7. 41-year-old Dr Gaurav Gandhi died in his sleep at his home in Jamnagar
According to his family, he was in the the pink of health and shown no signs of stress or discomfort the night before his death. He was unconscious when his family went to wake him on the morning of June 7 and rushed him to a hospital. He was declared dead at the hospital.&nbsp;

Govt is ready to accept wrestlers' demand but action against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will be only after the chargesheet

Wrestlers' protest: Govt sets June 15 deadline for chargesheet against Brijbhushan Singh

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has ensured the protesting wrestlers that a chargesheet will be filed against BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh by June 15. 

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<h2>Govt is ready to accept wrestlers' demand but action against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will be only after the chargesheet</h2>

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has ensured the protesting wrestlers that a chargesheet will be filed against BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh by June 15. The government asked them to not hold any protest rallies till police completes its probe into sexual harassment allegations against Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 15.
The wrestlers, after a nearly five-hour meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, said the government has also assured them that the police will withdraw the FIRs filed against them.
The wrestlers were booked for violation of law and order on May 28 when they marched towards the new Parliament building without permission to hold 'Mahila Samman Mahapachayat'.
The meeting was attended by Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, her husband Satyawart Kadiyan and Jitender Kinha.
"We were told that police investigation will be complete by June 15. Till then, we have been asked to wait and suspend the protest," Sakshi Malik told reporters after the meeting.
"The Delhi police will also withdraw the FIRs filed against the wrestlers lodged on May 28," she added.
Both Malik and Punia asserted that their agitation was not yet over and they have suspended their protest only till June 15 as requested by the government.
Later addressing a press conference, Thakur said the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections be held by June 30.
The crucial meeting was called by Thakur to break the deadlock.

A woman from Cuttack district had even identified a body as her husband's.

Odisha train accident: woman fakes husband's death for compensation

A woman who tried to "fake" her husband’s death in the Balasore train accident for compensation is in trouble.

A woman from Cuttack district had even identified a body as her husband's.

A woman who tried to "fake" her husband&rsquo;s death in the Balasore train accident for compensation cash announced by the state government and Railways is in trouble.
Gitanjali Datta of Maniabanda in Cuttack district had claimed that her husband Bijay Datta had died in the accident on June 2 and had even identified a body as her husband's. However, after verification of documents, it was found that her claim was false.
Though police let her go with a warning, trouble started after her husband filed a complaint at Maniabandha police station. The woman has now gone into hiding fearing arrest, police said.
Police said the couple has been living separately for the last 13 years.
Bijay has demanded stringent action against Gitanjali for attempting to grab public money and also faking his death.
Maniabanda police station in-charge Basant Kumar Satpathy said police have asked Gitanjali&rsquo;s husband to lodge a complaint at Bahanaga police station in Balasore district as the incident took place there.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary PK Jena asked the Railways and Odisha police to take stringent action against people making fake claimants over bodies.
Earlier, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the deceased while Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh. On the other hand, the Railway Ministry has declared Rs 10 lakh compensation for the families of those who died in the accident.
The Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2. In all, some 288 people died in the accident and more than 1,200 were injured.
A few coaches of Coromandel toppled over the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was passing by at the same time.&nbsp;

LSD drug bust: how traffickers sourced and distributed, police reveal details

Narcotics Control Bureau claims to have made its biggest LSD seizure in 2 decades.

The seizure, as per officials, is estimated to be worth over Rs 10 crore in the international market

&nbsp;The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday said it has made the "largest-ever" single operation seizure of about 15,000 LSD blots in the country and arrested six people after it busted an international drugs trafficking network operating on the darknet.
The seizure, as per officials, is estimated to be worth over Rs 10 crore in the international market (about Rs 5K-7K per blot) and all the six who have been taken into custody, beginning late last month, are students and youngsters who wanted to make "easy money" by remaining anonymous within the deep layers of secret internet-based apps and messenger service like WICKR.
Possession of 0.1 gram of LSD (about six blots), which is the commercial quantity for the hallucinogenic drug, invites strict legal action under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, leading to a denial of bail and rigorous imprisonment in jail for the person who trades or consumes it, an NCB officer said.
NCB's deputy DG Singh said the latest seizure of about 15,000 LSD blots is 2,500 times of the commercial quantity.
He said the LSD seized by them was sourced from Poland and the Netherlands and this syndicate was trafficking it across various states by taking payments through cryptocurrency and UPI, and the contraband was shipped through couriers and postal networks.
The NCB, the officials said, is trying to freeze the crypto funds too. &nbsp;"The suppliers and consumers intercepted by us had no personal interaction and every contact was on the darknet," Singh said.
He said the operation was undertaken by a special team of the Delhi zonal unit of the federal anti-narcotics agency after they "patrolled" the darknet for many hours.
Darknet refers to the deep hidden internet platform that is used for narcotics sale, exchange of pornographic content and other illegal activities by using the secret alleys of the onion router (ToR) to stay away from the surveillance of law enforcement agencies. &nbsp;Apart from the LSD blots, 2.32 kgs of ganja and Rs 4.65 lakh cash have been seized while bank deposits worth Rs 20 lakh have been frozen, the deputy DG said.
NCB zonal director (Delhi) Gyanendra Kumar Singh said those arrested are mostly educated and are young.
"One is a student who is from Goa but enrolled at a private university in Noida, another is a Delhi boy who was trying to send some of these blots to Kashmir and a girl who has been arrested from the NCR," the zonal director said.
A supplier based in Jaipur and a man from Kerala have also been arrested, he said.

NCB's massive drug bust: what is LSD blot, top officer explains

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday said it has made the "largest-ever" single operation seizure of about 15,000 LSD blots in the country 

According to the officials, LSD is known as 'acid' in illegal drugs parlance and is odourless, colourless and tasteless

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday said it has made the "largest-ever" single operation seizure of about 15,000 LSD blots in the country and arrested six people after it busted an international drugs trafficking network operating on the darknet.
The seizure, as per officials, is estimated to be worth over Rs 10 crore in the international market (about Rs 5K-7K per blot) and all the six who have been taken into custody, beginning late last month, are students and youngsters who wanted to make "easy money" by remaining anonymous within the deep layers of secret internet-based apps and messenger service like WICKR.
LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a synthetic chemical based-drug and is categorised as a hallucinogen. It is trafficked by painting it on blots, half the size of a stamp paper, and is consumed by licking or swallowing.
"This is the "largest-ever" seizure of LSD blots in the country in a single operation. Six youngsters have been arrested till now and we are on the trail of one more such cartel," NCB deputy director general (northern region) Gyaneshwar Singh told reporters here.
Those arrested are in the age group of 25-28 years, the officials said.
A total of 14,961 blots were seized as part of the about two-week long operation and the blots are of "gammagoblin and holy spirit of asura" brand, Singh said.
The deputy DG further said that till now, the highest seizure of LSD was 5,000 blots by the Karnataka Police during the entire span of 2021 and about a similar amount of blots by the Kolkata NCB in 2022 in a single operation. &nbsp;LSD abuse is largely prevalent among youngsters and it can lead to serious health issues, Singh said.
According to the officials, LSD is known as 'acid' in illegal drug parlance and is odourless, colourless and tasteless and the user loses the sense of space, distance and time affecting their judgement and behaviour severely.
Possession of 0.1 gram of LSD (about six blots), which is the commercial quantity for the hallucinogenic drug, invites strict legal action under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, leading to a denial of bail and rigorous imprisonment in jail for the person who trades or consumes it, an NCB officer said.
NCB's deputy DG Singh said the latest seizure of about 15,000 LSD blots is 2,500 times of the commercial quantity.

Built-in the late 19th century, the school has been restored in an old architectural style by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

PM Modi's 19th century school in Gujarat restored: reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's school in Gujarat's Vadnagar has been restored and is being redeveloped to serve as a centre of inspiration for children, news agency PTI reported quoting top government sources.

Built-in the late 19th century, the school has been restored in an old architectural style by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

A heritage school in Gujarat's Vadnagar where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his initial education has been restored and is being redeveloped under project 'Prerna' to serve as a centre of inspiration for children through an immersive experience, top government sources said on Tuesday.
Built-in the late 19th century, the school has been restored in an old architectural style by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Based on the vision of the prime minister, this "first-of-its-kind" school redevelopment project 'Prerna: The Vernacular School' is being undertaken to inspire the youth of the county to become catalysts of change, the sources said.
The architectural revival and redevelopment of the old school are part of a holistic and mega redevelopment plan for the historic city of Vadnagar that traces an uninterrupted continuum of human habitation for more than 2500 years, they said.
"The programme is expected to be rolled out later this year. Two students from each district of the country will take part in the programme which will be conducted in a series of batches. Each batch will have 30 students, covering 15 districts, and in 50 weeks, all 750 districts will be covered spanning 1,500 students in total," a source said.
This "experiential school" will offer a "unique pedagogy" and use both unconventional and tech-based means to impart values and inspire children to become catalysts of change in future, the source said.
"It is envisioned to be a school of the future and to give an impetus to education and values. It will be a residential programme and the central government will bear all the necessary expenses on each child who will be part of 'Prerna'," the source said.
The primary objective of this initiative is to inspire Indians across all the districts, starting from Vadnagar, and see, if can be replicated, perhaps in other parts of the country, the source said.
The aim of this project is to empower individual thought and self-identity, build a feeling of pride and duty towards the country, instil a sense of initiative, invoke a feeling of unity and respect for the diversity of land, people and ideologies, and promote the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', the source said.
"Children will take part in sessions on valour and compassion, among other topics. They will learn about valour through the stories of 21 Param Vir Chakra winners and about compassion from the life and legacy of Lord Buddha, Lord Mahavira, Emperor Ashoka and Mahatma Gandhi, among others. Speeches of prominent leaders like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru will be told to the children through holograms," the source said.
On the late 19th-century building of the school, the source said work on its restoration began in 2018.
"The old building has been restored using vernacular elements of architecture and it by imagining the way the structure may have looked originally," the source said.
The criteria of selection and other modalities are currently being worked out, the source said, adding, children from all kinds of schools will be eligible to be part of the initiative.
About 100 km from Ahmedabad, Vadnagar in Mehsana district of Gujarat, is a historic town with a population of approximately 28,000.
In December 2022, ASI officials had said that Vadnagar town and the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera in Gujarat, and the rock-cut relief sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura, were added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
"This listing on the tentative list of UNESCO heritage sites will give a boost to tourism in Vadnagar and further in Gujarat," the source said.

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'The Elephant Whisperers' created history at the 95th Academy Awards by becoming the first Indian production to win the Documentary Short Film award.

Oscars: Congress attacks Modi govt, cites 'The Elephant Whisperers' win to slam Wild Life Act amendments

'The Elephant Whisperers' created history at the 95th Academy Awards by becoming the first Indian production to win the Documentary Short Film award.

The Congress party used the Oscar win of 'The Elephant Whisperers' documentary to attack the Narendra Modi government on 13 March 2023.
Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh said that it was "wonderful" that the Tamil film won an Oscar, and this might force the Modi administration to drop "elephant-unfriendly" amendments to the Wild Life Protection Act, which have been "widely opposed".
In 2010 the elephant had been declared the national heritage animal, the Congress general secretary noted. Ramesh had opposed many provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022, when it was passed in the Rajya Sabha in December last year. PTI ASK DV DV
'The Elephant Whisperers' created history at the 95th Academy Awards by becoming the first Indian production to win the Documentary Short Film award.
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Senator Bob Menendez and Congressman Michael Waltz asked the Biden government why visa wait time for Indians is the longest globally.

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Senator Bob Menendez and Congressman Michael Waltz asked the Biden government why visa wait time for Indians is the longest globally.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, top American lawmakers have asked the Joe Biden government to address the lengthy visa wait times being faced by Indians.
Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asked the Biden administration why India continues to face the longest wait time globally, which can range from 450 to 600 days.
Congressman Michael Waltz, Co-Chair of the House India Caucus, called Washington's ties with Delhi "one of the most consequential economic diplomatic security relationships" that the US has in the 21st century.
He added that despite this, one of the most consistent and painful complaints he receives regarding India is about the visa wait time.

An RSS mouthpiece pitched for "strong leadership" and "effective delivery" at the regional level.

RSS warns BJP: Modi charisma, Hindutva as glue not enough to win polls

An RSS mouthpiece pitched for "strong leadership" and "effective delivery" at the regional level.

A mouthpiece of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has reportedly warned the BJP that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "charisma" and Hindutva ideology may not be sufficient for the party to win elections.
The Organiser publication said that "strong leadership" and "effective delivery" is also needed at the regional level to win polls.
The comments were made in an analysis of the recent Karnataka election result, in which the Congress defeated the BJP.

Canadian envoy Cameron MacKay said that he was appalled after seeing reports of an event that celebrated the assassination of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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Canadian envoy Cameron MacKay said that he was appalled after seeing reports of an event that celebrated the assassination of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

After reports that a pro-Khalistani parade in Canada glorified the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Canadian High Commissioner in India condemned the act.
On June 4, 2023, a parade was conducted in Brampton in Canada with a tableau that allegedly showed Indira Gandhi being shot and killed by her Sikh bodyguards.
The Canadian envoy said that he was appalled after seeing the reports. Cameron MacKay added that there is no place in Canada for hate or glorification of violence, as per news agency ANI.
The parade was conducted days before the anniversary of Operation Bluestar in which Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed inside the Amritsar Golden Temple.

Rakhi Singh, a petitioner demanding the right to worship Shringar Gauri daily on the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, wrote to President Droupadi Murmu.

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Rakhi Singh, a petitioner demanding the right to worship Shringar Gauri daily on the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, wrote to President Droupadi Murmu.

One of the Hindu petitioners in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri temple case has written to the President of India seeking permission for euthanasia.
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She claimed that the other Hindu petitioners in the case had defamed her by claiming that she was withdrawing the case.
Rakhi said that this had caused her immense mental pain and agony, and so, she should be allowed to "attain ultimate peace by sleeping eternally".

The Delhi-to-San Francisco journey had been interrupted when the Air India plane had to make an emergency landing in the small Russian town of Magadan on June 6.

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