Indian Ambassador to the US presents his Credentials to Donald Trump February 07, 2020 14:31
Taranjit Singh Sandhu who is the Ambassador of India to the United States has presented his credentials to the President of United States Donald Trump in his Oval Office of the White House.The career foreign service official Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been warmly welcomed by Trump during the Oval Office credentials ceremony. The President of the United States has also wished Sandhu success in fulfilling the responsibilities as India’s ambassador to the United States.The Indian Ambassador designate has conveyed the greetings of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President Ram Nath Kovind to Donald Trump. He added saying that India and the United States are at greater strategic convergence and that has been developed by the vision and the guidance that has been provided by the the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the President of the United States Donald Trump.The statement has said that Mr Taranjit Singh Sandhu has affirmed his commitment to work towards strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries of India and the United States which can be attained with mutual trust between the two countries and the friendship that is being shared, the democratic values and the people- to- people ties.Alice G Wells who is the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia has extended her welcome to the India’s new ambassador to the United States through her twitter handle Extending my warmest welcome to @SandhuTaranjitS, India’s new Ambassador to the US. A strong champion of #USIndia ties, Amb. Sandhu’s proven record & deep experience augurs well for the future of our partnership. Welcome back to Washington! AGW pic.twitter.com/rPDQWe67I7 — State_SCA (@State_SCA) February 6, 2020 Mr Taranjit Singh Sandhu is said to be one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on the US affairs. He was the Deputy Chief of Mission in t5he United States from July 2013 to January 2017.He was born on 23rd of January in the year 1963 in a family of educationists and had studied at The Lawrence School and has done his graduation with History Honors in St Stephen’s College in Delhi. Sandhu had pursued a Master’s degree in the subject International Relations at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Ranjit Bachchan murder case: shooter among the three suspects arrested in Mumbai February 06, 2020 10:40
A man has been arrested as a suspect in the murder case of Ranjit Bachchan by a joint team of police and the special task force (STF). The man has been suspected to be the one who has shot the Hindu Mahasabha leader.The man who is said to be suspected to be the shooter in the murder of Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha leader Ranjit Bachchan has been arrested on Wednesday from Mumbai.The source has said that Mumbai being taken into consideration as being connected with the murder of Ranjit Bachchan was done after the call details of the relatives of Bachchan were scrutinized based on which the shooter has been nabbed by the team of police and the special task force on Wednesday.According to the sources, the shooter who has been the accused has allegedly gone into hiding in the city of Mumbai after the incident had taken place.The sources from the police has also said that two other persons have also been taken into custody from the neighboring areas after the shooter was arrested. They had also added saying that the joint team would be reaching Lucknow on Thursday.The Hindu Mahasabha leader also known as the right wing Hindu outfit leader Ranjit Bachchan was shot dead while he was out for a morning walk in Hazratganj. Four persons have been detained earlier on Wednesday by the Special Task Force of the Lucknow police from the places of Gorakhpur and Raebareli.The founder of Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha Ranjeet Bachchan who was 40- years- old had been shot in the head by an unidentified assailant. Aditya Srivastava who is the cousin of Ranjeet Bachchan has also been injuring in the attack that has been made by an unidentified assailant who has also snatched their mobile phones.An eyewitness to the incident of the attack on Ranjeet Bachchan has been quoted. Based on the statement given by the eye witness, the police has said that the attacker had covered himself in a shawl and was on foot.Suspension of four police personnel which also included a sub- inspector has been made regarding the alleged laxity and a case has also been registered at the Hazratganj police station in connection with the incident that had occurred near the Collectorate building.A CCTV footage has been later released by the police in which the suspect has been shown and a reward of Rs 50,000 cash has also been announced by the police for providing any information.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Nirbhaya Case: Delhi HC to give the Verdict on Hanging of Four Convicts Today February 05, 2020 10:50
The verdict on the central government’s plea regarding the hanging of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case will be pronounced by the High Court of Delhi on Wednesday.The future of the convicts is said to be decided by Justice Suresh Kaith who has been hearing the case. It would also be made clear whether if all the convicts can be hanged together or those with the mercy petitions that have been rejected can be executed earlier.The applications of the convicts had been submitted to the Delhi High Court by the central government with the reasons of the four guilty regarding the case misusing the judicial system which in turn made a delay in their hanging. Their order had been reserved by the high court of Delhi after the completion of the special hearing on Sunday.The verdict is said to be pronounced by the Delhi high court at 2:30pm on Wednesday on the application by the Center. The Nirbhaya’s parents have mentioned the issue before Justice Kaith on Tuesday and had pleaded that the decision to be taken quickly.The curative petition of the three from the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case have already been rejected by the Supreme Court.However, the mercy petitions that have been filed by Mukesh and Vinay were rejected by the President where as the mercy petition that has been filed by Akshay is still pending with the President’s office at the moment.New applications are being submitted repeatedly by the guilty and the mercy petitions are being pending at the court is in turn leading to the postponement as their death warrant has already been stopped twice by the Patiala House Court.A death warrant has been issued by the Patiala high court in order to hang the guilty on the 1st of February but it has been later stopped from being executed as the mercy petition that has been filed at the President’s office by Vinay who is one among the four guilty.The Nirbhaya case is about a gang rape case that took place in the year 2012 and has shook the entire nation. A young woman who was a 23- year- old physiotherapist intern had been gang raped by four men in a moving bus on the night of the 16th of December, 2012 in South Delhi and had been tortured and was later thrown on the streets of Delhi. She has struggled hard for life and has died on the fortnight at a Singapore hospital.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu to take Charge as the Indian Ambassador to the US February 04, 2020 10:20
Diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has arrived in Washington on Monday taking charge as the Indian Ambassador to the United States. Sandhu has received a warm welcome by the Deputy Ambassador, Amit Kumar and other senior officials at the Indian Embassy.He replaces Harsh Vardhan Shringla as the Indian envoy to the United States. Harsh Vardhan Shringla who was the former Indian Ambassador to the United States has now been promoted as the Foreign Secretary.Mr Tanranjit Singh Sandhu is soon expected to present his credentials to the President of the United States Donald Trump at the White House.Mr Sandhu has earlier served in the Indian Mission where in , he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington DC from July 2013 to January 2017.He has also been the First Secretary (Political) at the Embassy of India, Washington DC and has been responsible for liaison with the US Congress from 1997 to 2000.He was also at the Permanent Mission of India to United Nations, New York, from July 2005 to February 2009.Mr Taranjit Singh Sandhu was born on 23rd of January in the year 1963 in a family of educationist. He has studied at The Lawrence School and had graduated from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi pursuing History Honours. He has also pursued a Master’s Degree in International Relations at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.He has been married to an Ambassador of India to Italy, Reenat Sandhu.Mr Sandhu who was a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service has been the Indian envoy to Sri Lanka prior to being appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States.He had started his career from being a former Soviet Union (Russia) where he had worked as the Third Secretary (Political)/Second Secretary (Commercial) in the Indian Mission for two years from 1990 to 1992.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Kerala Confirms Third Case of Coronavirus February 03, 2020 13:14
After the confirmation of two novel coronavirus cases in Kerala, the third case of novel coronavirus in India has also been reported in the state. The state government of Kerala has announced high alert with the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the state.The patient who has been tested positive of the coronavirus is said to be currently undergoing treatment in the Kanjangad District Hospital in Kasaragod. The condition of the patient has been announced to be stable.The patient is said to be kept in isolation in the hospital and is being monitored closely.The patient has been identified as a student with a recent travel history from the city of Wuhan in China.The health minister of the state of Kerala K. K. Shailaja has confirmed the third case that has been tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. She added saying that the patient is under isolation and mentioned the condition of the patient being stable. Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja: The patient is under treatment at the Kanjangad District Hospital in Kasaragod. The patient's condition is stable. The patient had returned from Wuhan, China. https://t.co/6id9X57sEq — ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020 The coronavirus which is an infectious disease has been responsible for killing over 350 people in China with Wuhan which is a city of China being the epicenter for the dangerous outbreak.The government of Kerala has initiated to set up isolation centers at all the government as well as private hospitals around the state and to conduct seminars and discussions at all the schools of the state in order to create and spread awareness regarding the deadly coronavirus.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Unidentified Men Fire Gunshots at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi February 03, 2020 10:30
Two unidentified gunmen fired shots at gate number 5 of Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi on Sunday night.This incident has taken place three days after a fire had been opened at protests by a Noida youth in Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi.The reports say that two unidentified men riding scooty had opened a fire on Sunday night in Delhi at the gate number 5 of the Jamia Millia Islamia University where in one of the witness was wearing a red jacket, says an eye witness.The police say that no causalities have been reported so far.A statement has been issued by the Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) which is a group that comprises students and alumni of the Jamia Millia Islamia University that has been formed in order to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act. According to the statement, the attackers were said to be on a red motorcycle.This incident adds up to the two firing incidents in the Jamia Nagar area in a week.The first incident had taken place on Thursday where in a minor fired at anti- CAA protesters who were preparing to march towards the Rajghat from Jamia. A student was reported to get injured in the attackTwo days later, another incident of opening a fire had taken place where in a 25- year- old had fired two rounds in the air at Shaheen Bagh during a protest which was against the newly amended citizenship law. It has been reported that no one has been hurt in the incident.As per the report of the incident that had taken place on Sunday night, two unidentified men had opened a fire at Gate number 5 of Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the them is said to be wearing a red jacket and the scooty which they were riding is said to be of red color bearing the number being either 1532 or 1534.A student had said that they had heard the gunshot to which they had stepped out to see and found that the two unidentified men had been leaving on a scooty. The student added saying that the vehicle number was noted down and the police have been contacted.By Shrithika Kushangi
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India to get more Tejas Type Trains, says Nirmala Sitharaman February 01, 2020 17:13
Nirmala Sitharaman who is the Finance Minister of India has said on Saturday during the presentation of the Union Budget that by the year 2024 the development of 100 more airports will be taking place in order to support the UDAN scheme. Sitharaman has said that Rs 1.7 lakh crore has been provided for the infrastructure of the transport in the years 2020-21, as she has presented the Union Budget for 2020-2021.She has added saying that 1,150 trains will be running under the public private partnership (PPP) mode and also the development of four stations would be taking place with the help of the private sector.The Finance Minister has also promised more trains of the Tejas type to be provided in order to connect to the tourist destinations. She has said that a proposal to set up a large solar power capacity alongside the rail track is being taken under consideration.By Shrithika Kushangi
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The Mercy Plea filed by a Nirbhaya Convict Rejected by the President February 01, 2020 12:49
The mercy plea that has been filed by Vinay Sharma who is one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, has been rejected by the President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday.The mercy plea that has been filed by Vinay Sharma has been put before the President on Wednesday where in the mercy plea was to urge the President to listen to his side of the story, as said by his lawyer.The curative petition of Vinay Sharma has also been rejected by the Supreme CourtThe lawyer AP Singh who represents Vinay Sharma has said that the death row convict has stated that he already feels dead several times in the prison during the period when his mercy plea has been pending of judicial proceedings.The hanging of the all the four convicts has been postponed by the Supreme Court on Friday as the mercy plea that had been filed by one of the four convicts Vinay Sharma and which has been put before the President urging him to listen to his side of the story, has been pending. The court had said that according to the Delhi Prison Rules of the year 2018, if an appeal and application is made by one of the convicts then the execution sentence for all the convicts shall be postponed as well.Prior to the decision taken by the Court on Friday, the black warrants have been issued by the trial court on all the convicts on January 17 and it had been decided that the convicts would be hung at the Tihar jail on 1st of February at 6 in the morning.The death row convicts were of the Nirbhaya case that had taken place in the year 2012 on December 16 which has shook the nation with raging anger. The case is about a 23- year- old woman who had been gang- raped and assaulted in a moving bus in the night of December 16. She has died of injuries a fortnight later after she has struggled for life at a Singapore hospital.By Shrithika Kushangi
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The Union Budget for the year 2020-2021 February 01, 2020 10:28
The Union Budget is the annual financial report of India as a result of the estimation of the income and the expenditure of the government on a periodical basis.The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget for the year 2020- 2021 and it is said to be presented on the 1st of February 2020. the Economic Survey of the year 2019-2020 is said to be released a day before the presentation of the Union Budget i.e., the economic survey of the previous year has been released on 31st of January.The Union Budget for the years 2020-2021 would be the second budget of Nirmala Sitharaman as the Finance Minister of India and it is also said to be the second budget of Narendra Modi led NDA government’s second term.Although the Budget is said to be presented on the 1st of February, there exists shortage of two key officials in the budget- making team of the Finance Ministry.The two key officials include a full- time Expenditure Secretary being one of the key officials. The post of the Expenditure Secretary has been left vacant after appointing G.C. Murmu as the first Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that has been newly created and therefore G.C. Murmu had to relinquish the post of Expenditure Secretary.The other key official in addition to the Expenditure Secretary that the budget- making team of the Finance Ministry fell short of is the Joint Secretary, Budget that is said to have been vacant for almost three months until Rajat Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the Joint Secretary, Budget in late January.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Delhi Court Postpones the Hanging of Nirbhaya Convicts January 31, 2020 19:10
The plea that has been filed by the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case has been approved by the Delhi court.The plea was in order to seek a stay on their execution on 1st of February. The postponement of the execution has been announced and it is said that the execution shall be postponed until further orders .The verdict has been delivered by Dharmender Rana who is the Additional Sessions Judge at the Patiala court in Delhi.The convicts Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar have been represented by advocate AP Singh. The advocate has urged the court to adjourn the executions “sine die” as the mercy plea of Vinay Kumar which has been placed before the President is pending.The authorities of the Tihar jail have challenged the application of the three prisoners in the case seeking a stay on their execution as only the plea of one convict has been pending and therefore the others can be hanged. This has been opposed by the lawyer of the convict saying that the rules dictate that when there exists pending in the plea of one convicts, the other convicts cannot be hanged.The fourth person who has been sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya case is Mukesh Kumar whose mercy plea has been dismissed by the President Ram Nath Kovind on 17th of January.The convicts are provided with an option of moving a mercy petition before the President only after their curative plea has been dismissed by the apex court.The Nirbhaya case is of a 23- year- old physiotherapy intern who was gang- raped and was assaulted on the night of December 16, 2012 in South Delhi in a moving bus. She has struggled to live but has experienced her last breath a fortnight later in a hospital in Singapore.-Shrithika Kushangi
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Air India’s Special Flight for Evacuating Indians from Wuhan January 31, 2020 10:58
The coronavirus has been spreading at a steady rate across the globe and is being responsible for taking several lives and many more getting infected with the deadly virus.A special flight has been set up for evacuating Indians from the Wuhan city of China which is said to be the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus.It is said that an Air India special flight will be departing today from Delhi to the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China in order to evacuate the Indians in the midst of the outbreak of the coronavirus.It has been said that a 423- seater jumbo plane has been kept ready by India in Mumbai and also would serve for the evacuation of the Indian citizens from the Wuhan city in China, as said by an official source.The Boeing 747 will be making a brief halt in Delhi after making a start from Mumbai.The Indians who are living in the Hubei province of China who are said to be around 600 were asked to ascertain their willingness in order to get them them back to India, by the government of India.The number of individuals being infected with the deadly coronavirus and the number of deaths that are being caused due to the coronavirus has been increasing in China with the number of deaths climbed to 213 and the cases of the patients being infected has been confirmed have increased to being 9,692 in total , as said by the national authorities of China.It has been declared by the United Nations (UN) health agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) that there exists an international emergency over the deadly novel coronavirus which has been originated from China. The international emergency that has been declared by the United Nations health agency and the World Health Organization is a rarely used designation which could lead to the improved international co- ordination in order to tackle the disease.The coronavirus has been declared as the deadly virus for which there has been no vaccination developed and it has been said by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the coronavirus is a zoonotic virus. Zoonotic is a term that is used in order to describe a virus that has been transmitted from animals and is then being spread from one human to another.-Shrithika Kushangi
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Supreme Court grants Bail to 17 convicts in the Gujarat Riots Case January 28, 2020 18:54
The convicts in the Sardarpura post- Godhra riots case have been granted bail by the Supreme Court. The 17 convicts of the 2002 case where in 33 Muslims were burnt alive have been granted bail and were asked to relocate to Madhya Pradesh and get indulged in community service.The convicts have been divided into two groups and the the individuals in one group will have to move out of Gujarat and would have to stay at Indore in Madhya Pradesh where as, the other group of convicts would have to relocate themselves to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, said the bench which has been comprised of Chief Justice S A Bobde and the justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant.The bench has said that the convicts could get themselves healed mentally by taking part in the seminars. The bench has also added saying that the convicts should not enter the state of Gujarat.The bench that was led by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde have found that the individuals that have been convicted on the basis of the testimonies of either one or two eyewitnesses.The bench has acknowledged the submission that has been made by Ms. Sharma which states that these men have not committed any crime and were released on parole, furlough etc. It also says that they had also returned to the custodyAn appeal has been made by the convicts who were handed down life sentence in the Sardarpura riots case against the Gujarat High Court order convicting them.It has been said by the court that the community services will have to be undertaken by all the convicts for six hours a week besides they also have to report to the local police station on a weekly basis as the conditions of the bail read.The District Legal Services Authorities at Indore and Jabalpur have been directed by the Supreme Court in order to ensure and observe that the conditions of the bail are being diligently followed by the convicts. The DLSA has also been directed by the Supreme Court in order to help the convicts in finding suitable employment for earning their livelihood.The Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Service Authority in order to file a report after a period of three months and to state whether or not the conditions have been compiled by the convicts.The High court of Gujarat has earlier acquitted 14 and has convicted 17 in the Sardarpura post- Godhra riots case.By Shrithika Kushangi
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