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Pamela Anderson slams Australian PM for refusing to help Assange
Pamela Anderson slammed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for rejecting her calls to help WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange come home to Australia.In an open letter, Anderson wrote, "Dear Prime Minister Morrison, your comments following my appeal to you on 60 Minutes were disappointing. You trivialised and laughed about the suffering of an Australian and his family. You followed it with smutty, unnecessary comments about a woman voicing her political opinion," as quoted by CNN.Stating that people deserve better from their leaders in challenging circumstances, the "Baywatch" star said, "Following the show, 60 Minutes canvassed the views of Australians online. People responded in the thousands, overwhelmingly - 92 per cent of more than 7000 - in favour of bringing Julian home."She went on to give a humble suggestion to Morrison. "Rather than making lewd suggestions about me, perhaps you should instead think about what you are going to say to millions of Australians when one of ...
Debate, but do not disrupt: Naidu to students
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Monday urged students to debate, discuss and dissent but not "disrupt", even as he questioned the events held to observe the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Patriotism and nationalism were the need of the hour, the vice president said. He added that patriotism did not mean garlanding Bharat Mata and saying "Bharat Mata ki Jai" but it meant celebrating one's countrymen and not discriminating against anyone on the basis of caste and religion. Speaking at the 95th convocation of the Delhi University, Naidu made a reference to a controversial event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in 2016 to protest against Afzal Guru's hanging, during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. "We must also care for the unity and integrity of the country...Some people debate -- I have freedom, I will do this, I will do that. I will celebrate this man, Afzal Guru. We have no problems in celebrating anybody, but if you want to .
Protest outside Haryana Bhawan against Khattar's remark on rape incidents
A group of people Monday staged a protest outside the Haryana Bhawan here, demanding an apology from state Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his controversial remark on rape incidents. According to a statement, activists of All India Democratic Women's Association, All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan, Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students' Federation of India staged the protest. "We demand that either Khattar apologies to the women of India through the media or resign from the post immediately to save the honour of women of India," it read. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had Sunday condemned Khattar's controversial remark on rape incidents, and raised the issue of their security in that state. At a function in Kalka town of Panchkula district on Friday, Khattar had said, "The incidents of rape have not increased... Rapes used to take place in the past and happens even today. (Only) the concern (over such incidents) has increased. "The biggest concern is that .
JK govt initiates process for preparing budget 2019-20
The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday initiated the process of preparing budget for 2019-20 and said the endeavour of the state administration is to facilitate industrial activity, businesses and trade and also boost local production to prevent draining out of resources. The government also called for putting in place a comprehensive mechanism to prevent misuse of tax exemptions and incentives to the disadvantage of the state. The finance department Monday formally set into motion the process for preparation of the state budget 2019-20 by holding the first intra-departmental consultation regarding resource mobilisation, an official spokesman said. Principal Secretary Finance Navin K Choudhary chaired a high-level meeting with the senior officers of the finance department at Civil Secretariat here Monday afternoon in this regard. This was the first meeting of a series of intra and inter-departmental pre-budget consultations to be convened by the principal secretary finance to ...
Future Generali India appoints Deshpande as interim head
Non-life insurer Future Generali India Insurance Monday said it has appointed Shreeraj Deshpande as the interim head, effective November 17. He was earlier the senior vice-president and head of operations, customer service and health insurance in the company, the company said in a release. Shreeraj replaces KG Krishnamoorthy Rao, who will take over the role of chief executive officer of MPI Generali Insurans Berhad and will relocate to Malaysia, it added. ********************* Mahindra Electric Mobility ties up with Three Wheels United * Mahindra Electric Mobility Monday said it has tied-up with Three Wheels United (TWU) to accelerate the adoption of electric three wheelers in the country. Under the collaboration, 2,000 Mahindra Treo electric three wheelers are planned to be brought out on the road by next year besides identification and financing facility for auto drivers, an official release said. TMU is a social enterprise providing affordable financing for auto ...
Spanking may lower social development in small kids
Young children who are regularly spanked by their parents are likely to have lower social development, warns a new study.
Chinese homoerotic writer gets 10 year jail term
A female Chinese novelist has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for writing and distributing books containing explicit descriptions of gay male sex, state-run media said Monday, a punishment that drew criticism for its severity. The author, who goes by the pen name "Tianyi", attracted the scrutiny of authorities after one of her homoerotic novels, "Gongzhan", went viral last year, according to the Global Times tabloid. The book detailed the sexual relationship between a teacher and his male student. Tianyi also distributed 7,000 "pornographic" books, most related to homosexuality, which garnered "illegal profits" of 150,000 yuan (USD 21,600), according to Wuhu city police cited by The Global Times. She has filed an appeal, according to local media. Tianyi's sentencing in eastern Anhui province on October 31 has drawn a wave of criticism on Twitter-like Weibo, where many people noted that the punishment was treated like other crimes such as rape. According to Chinese criminal law, ...
Bhima Koregaon case: Activist Varavara Rao hospitalized
Activist Varavara Rao, who was recently arrested for his alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, has been hospitalised.Rao, who was arrested at the end of his house arrest on Saturday, was taken to Sassoon Hospital after he complained of difficulty in breathing.A Sessions Court in Pune, on Sunday, had sent the activist to police custody till November 26 in connection with the violence that broke out in January this year during an event organised to commemorate 200 years of the Bhima Koregaon battle.Apart from Rao, lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, and activists Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Gautam Navlakha were also detained on August 28 from various cities for their alleged involvement in the case.
US Army unfurls miles of fencing along border with Mexico
They started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground. Over the course of three days, a gleaming, shoulders-high barrier of concertina-wire emerged like a silver snake along a lush riverbank, stretching as far as the eye could see. This was the work of 100 or so American troops from the 19th Engineer Battalion, based in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Rather than finding themselves in a far-off warzone, the soldiers are in Laredo, a busy border town overlooking a stretch of the Rio Grande river in southwest Texas, carrying out controversial orders from President Donald Trump. He has sent about 5,800 troops to the border to forestall the arrival of large groups of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico and towards the US, in a move critics decry as a costly political stunt to galvanize supporters ahead of midterm elections earlier this month. Before the .
Anti-migrant protest in Mexico border city
At least 150 people took to the streets of the Mexican border city of Tijuana to protest the Central American migrant caravan and called for law and order.
Tijuana protesters chant 'Out!' at migrants camped in city
Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via caravan in hopes of a new life in the US. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months ahead of them while they seek asylum. The federal government estimates the number of migrants could soon swell to 10,000. US border inspectors are processing only about 100 asylum claims a day at Tijuana's main crossing to San Diego. Asylum seekers register their names in a tattered notebook managed by migrants themselves that had more than 3,000 names even before the caravan arrived. On Sunday, displeased Tijuana residents waved Mexican flags, sang the Mexican national anthem and chanted "Out! Out!" in front of a statue of the Aztec ruler Cuauhtemoc, 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the US ...
Over 7,000 women, children saved from being trafficked in 5 yr in Nepal: Police
Over 7,000 women, girls and children have been saved from being trafficked to India and China through the porous Indo-Nepal borders in the last five years by the Nepal Police, a senior police official said on Sunday. A total of 7,029 women, girls and children, of which 3,896 were under the age of 18 years, have been rescued from border points mainly on the Indo-Nepal border areas by the police, Nepal Police Spokesperson and Senior Superintendent of Police Uttam Raj Subedi told reporters here. They were mainly rescued from Jhapa, Ilam, Morang, Udaypur, Sankhuwasabha, Parsa, Sarlahi, Mohottari, Siraha, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Sindhuli, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Gulmi, Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Jumla, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts while being trafficked India and China, he added. SSP Subedi said that Nepali women and girls are vulnerable to trafficking due to the porous border with India, and Nepal Police teams have been deployed in these areas to prevent trafficking of ...
Nigerian arrested in Goa with drugs worth Rs 11 lakh
A Nigerian national was arrested Sunday in Goa with drugs worth more than Rs 11 lakh, a police official said. The accused, Frank Natheneil, was allegedly invovled in trafficking narcotics in the coastal belt of Calangute, Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi said. The 32-year-old was in possession of a range of illegal drugs, including, MDMA, morphine, amphetamine, LSD and ganja, whose collective value in the international market is estimated to be Rs 11,05,000, he said. The foreign national was intercepted and checked on getting information that he would arrive in Calangute to paddle drugs, the police officer said. The accused has been booked under different sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he added.
Maharashtra approves reservation for Marathas
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government on Sunday approved the Maratha Reservation Bill, for which the community had been protesting since 2017. Maharashtra Assembly's Winter Session will start on Monday. Once the Bill is passed in the Assembly and notified, the Marathas will be entitled to reservation in the government jobs and in admission in government institutions.Chief Minister Fadnavis said that as per the recommendation of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, the state government will give independent reservation to the people belonging from the Maratha community under a category called Socially and Economically Backwards or SEBC.Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission had submitted its report in the matter to Chief Secretary D K Jain on Thursday."We received the Backward Class Commission report with three recommendations. Independent reservation will be given to the Maratha community in SEBC (socially and economically backward) category. We
TRS worker commits suicide, urges people to make KCR CM again
A Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) worker allegedly committed suicide after writing a note requesting the people to make TRS chief KC Rao the chief minister of the state again.According to Bachupally Police, the person named Guruvappa committed suicide by hanging himself at a party office set up by him at Rajeev Gruhakalpa in Quthbullapur."We had received information about the suicide. We recovered a suicide note in which he stated that KCR should become CM again and local assembly candidate should win with the majority of votes and asked public not to let Telangana get into the hands of others," Bachupally police, informed, while sharing details of the incident and the contents of the suicide note that has been found.The deceased's body was later shifted to the local government hospital for the post-mortem examination.A case has been registered under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and further probe is on.The Telangana State Assembly was dissolved prematurely by ...
Cong charges BJD govt with serving party's interests only
The Congress in Odisha Sunday accused the BJD government of working only to protect the interests of the "decaying" party ahead of 2019 polls while neglecting people's welfare. Chairpersons of the State Women's Commission and the State Commission of Persons with Disabilities resigned to become officer bearers of the women's wing of the BJD in order to strengthen the party, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik alleged. The BJD govern met is also not serious about appointing the Lokayukta in the state or keeping in order the Anganwadi centres, which are in disarray, Patnaik claimed in a statement. "The BJD government is trying its best to save the party base which is decaying day by day. Its focus is entirely on party organisation, while common good is sidelined," Patnaik said. Social activist Minati Behera quit the post of chairperson of the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities on November 11 and became president of the women's wing of .
3 held for attack on CPI(M) leader's son, daughter-in-law in
Three workers of a right wing Hindu outfit have been arrested in connection with the alleged attack on a CPI(M) leader's son and his journalist daughter-in law during a shutdown called by the outfits in Kerala, police said Sunday. Julius Nikithas and wife Saniyo Manomi, working with a leading Malayalam news channel, were attacked at Kuttiady as they were going to a hospital in a car to visit a patient on Saturday. Three workers of a right wing outfit have been arrested so far in connection with the attack and a search was on to nab seven others, they said. Nikithas, son of party district secretary P Mohanan, suffered head injuries and Manomi was also injured. The couple have been admitted to the government medical college hospital here. The CPI(M) had alleged that they were attacked by activists belonging to the Sangh Parivar. Right-wing Hindu outfits had observed a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kerala Saturday in protest against the "preventive detention" of Hindu Aikya Vedi ..
Pune court remands Varavara Rao in police custody till Nov 26
Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused of having Maoist links, was Sunday remanded in police custody till November 26. Rao was taken into custody in Hyderabad on Saturday after his house arrest ended on November 15 and his petition to quash the transit remand was disposed of by a court there on November 16. He was brought to Pune on Sunday morning and was produced before District and Sessions judge Kishor D Vadane, who remanded him in police custody till November 26. District government pleader Ujjwala Pawar, while seeking police custody of 14 days, told the court that Rao had a nexus with top fugitive CPI (Maoist) operatives and was actively involved in the procurement of arms and ammunition, recruitment of students and funding of Maoist activities. Rao, along with four other activists, was arrested on August 28 after the Pune Police conducted raids at various places in the country in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. Police alleged that these activists had links
Man found hanging; note asks public to make TRS chief as CM
: A 42-year-old man, said to be TRS worker, allegedly committed suicide here leaving behind a purported suicide note, urging voters to re-elect TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao as Telangana Chief Minister. He also urged them to re-elect MLA Vivekananda, police said Sunday. The man had earlier made a vain attempt to commit suicide during the separate Telangana agitation. The body of T Guruvappa was found hanging Saturday in a small room in Nizampet area, police said.
35.5 lakh out of 40 lakh yet to apply for inclusion in NRC
Over 35.5 lakh people, out of the total 40 lakh, who were excluded in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), have not yet come forward to include their names in the final list of the Supreme Court-monitored exercise, sources said Sunday. Besides, less than 200 applications have been received by the authorities challenging the inclusion of the names of suspected illegal immigrants in the NRC, a list of Assam's residents, two months after a window was opened for claims and objections. So far, about 4.5 lakh people have submitted applications for inclusion of their names in the NRC and they have submitted relevant documents claiming that they are Indian citizens, a source privy to the development said. This means, 35.5 lakh people have not yet come forward to claim that they are Indians, probably they may not have proper documents, the source said. Following a directive of the Supreme Court, the process of filing claims and objections to the draft NRC began on September 25 and it
