पंजाब में कबड्डी खिलाड़ी की हत्या: घायल अवस्था में घर के बाहर फेंका, गेट खटखटाते हुए कहा- आ लो, अपना शेर पुत्त

पंजाब में कबड्डी खिलाड़ी हत्याकांड में दो को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है।

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Video: Noida Woman Grabs Man's Collar, Slaps Him Over Missing Dog Poster

A fight erupted between a man and a woman in a Noida housing society over the removal of a missing dog poster. A video of the incident, which went viral on social media, shows the woman abusing the man while grabbing his T-shirt's collar and pulling his hair. In the video, the woman asks the man, "Is the Apartment Owners Association (AOA) more authoritative than the Supreme Court?". Despite the man's attempts to calm her down, she continues to push him, pull his hair, and eventually slaps him.

Reacting to the now-viral video, Noida police said on X (formerly Twitter), "A case has been registered at the police station in Noida Sector-113 in connection with the incident. The fight broke out between the president of Aims Golf Avenue Society and one of its residents."

The Police Commissionerate Gautam Buddh Nagar's official Twitter account also took note of the incident saying in a post on X, "In the mentioned incident, a dispute arose between the society's president and a woman at AIMS GOLF AVENUE Society in Sector-75 regarding a missing dog poster. A case was registered at Sector 113 police station in Noida."

उक्त प्रकरण में AIMS GOLF AVENUE सोसायटी सेक्टर-75 में सोसायटी के प्रेसिडेंट व महिला के बीच मिसिंग कुत्ते के पोस्टर को लेकर विवाद हो गया था। थाना सेक्टर-113 नोएडा पर अभियोग पंजीकृत है, निरोधात्मक कार्यवाही की जा चुकी है।

— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR (@noidapolice) September 23, 2023

The video has been widely shared on social media platforms drawing sharp reactions from several users.

An X user commented, "This lady should be arrested along with the man who was involved.'"

"Another user said, "This woman should be arrested immediately; she is beating the man."

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Opinion: Regime-Change Attempts in Bangladesh? PM Sheikh Hasina Thinks So

In April, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the United States of pursuing a regime change in her nation. "They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence," she said. This came on the back of the US castigating India's neighbour for human rights abuses. Despite the country having done well economically under Sheikh Hasina, reports of discontent against the ruling Awami League were shared in American political circles. However, PM Hasina's allegations seem to have found purchase as India has cautioned the US about interference in Bangladeshi elections.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced visa restrictions on Bangladeshi officials in June, and was met with assurances and arguments from Sheikh Hasina's government. While a country reserves the right to offer entry to foreign visitors, government officials involved in trade and policy are often issued tangible reasoning for being denied access instead of unilateral accusations of participating in "democratic backsliding". At the same time, members of the Bangladeshi government wrote to Blinken with video evidence of Bangladesh's opposition vowing to obstruct elections, and requesting that the new American visa policy towards Bangladeshi officials apply equally to establishment and opposition. It may be seen as hypocritical that no official representative of the US is concerned about actual obstructions to free and fair elections in a democracy, as long as they stem from an opposition.

With trade and exports as a matter of constant discussion between governments, Dhaka has been forced to issue statements to mollify the US government, while also accusing them of fomenting unrest with the intent to change the government at the Centre. The US had previously imposed sanctions on officers of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Bangladesh Police in 2021. The same year, the US did not invite the Asian democracy to their Summit for Democracy. Earlier this year, however, senior state official Donald Lu was in Dhaka and suggested that the sanctions had made a difference, and that the RAB had been reigned in by US action.

Interestingly, the American castigation of the Islamic nation does not consider religious fundamentalism to be an issue. Despite the continued destruction of temples that exemplify the country's recent past as well as the significant but rapidly dwindling Hindu population, the American State Department chooses to instead cite the Rohingya refugee situation, in addition to internal political tussles. It is worth noting that Priya Saha, a minority Hindu woman who had the chance to bring up the persecution of minorities before former US President Donald Trump in 2019, was about to be charged with sedition in her home country. PM Sheikh Hasina disapproved of the move by her government to file charges against her, at the last minute. While the Bangladesh-America relationship has seen its fair share of challenges, attempts to improve ties with the Bangladeshi democracy were underway before the Biden administration took over, and engagement was less than adversarial. The change in the US administration in 2020 has brought forth renewed complications. Accusations of a regime change by a sitting Prime Minister are hardly trivial.

The US now cites accusations by the Bangladeshi Opposition, the Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Khaleda Zia, as further proof of political persecution. Citing opposition talking points in a democratic nation by an international entity lends credence to suspicions of foreign interference by any nation. Considering American involvement in "Color Revolutions" around the world, it is not unlikely that democratic nations fear there may be similar attempts on their soil. Selfies in the background of the recently concluded G20 meeting in New Delhi featuring PM Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed with American President Joe Biden have found mention in several reports; however, they come without any solid conclusions about attempts to reset ties between both democracies.

With the Biden administration placing Bangladesh in its crosshairs, one looming fear is that this only helps its largest trading partner China come ever closer. While the Sheikh Hasina - Narendra Modi camaraderie is well-known, India is in no position to substitute China's role in Bangladesh's economy. The Bangladesh-China trade is almost three times the size of Bangladesh-India trade at this time, although Sheikh Hasina is known to have requested India to ensure the supply of essentials to its neighbour.

Unlike Canada, Bangladesh enjoyed a bilateral meeting with the Indian administration to discuss enhanced connectivity, trade and the repatriation of Rohingya to Myanmar, among other issues. The non-fundamentalist Hasina government has worked towards a more stable Indian subcontinent and is strategically important to countering Chinese inroads in the region. However, the US currently seems to believe that antagonizing the Hasina government is a chance worth taking, even in the face of continued Chinese belligerence in the region. 

Puppet governments benefit only western corporates in the long term, as may be seen from history. Citizens are left bereft of means to address concerns, and whole nations remain fraught in poverty or war, often both. Democracy is a serious attempt at ensuring that the will of a people is exercised, and can only be based on free and fair elections. If a nation as powerful as the United States of America chooses to wield their immense diplomatic, media and trade power to undermine elections in a sovereign democracy halfway across the world, they will only bolster claims of democracy functioning as a reason to subdue. All democracies are imperfect democracies, and while the US is a valuable example of a sufficiently functional democracy, it cannot claim leadership of the free world by favouring undemocratic alliances in other democracies. The people of Bangladesh have the right to continue to choose their own leaders through democratic means. The world will keep watch and weigh Sheikh Hasina's assurances of free and fair elections as they approach in 2024, but in the meantime, American heckling will be seen as an explicit threat of regime change.

(Sagorika Sinha is a columnist and podcaster with experience in foreign policy analysis and international relations. She also writes about domestic policy when not working on her fledgling YouTube channel)

Disclaimer: These are the personal opinions of the author.

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सिरसा: स्कूल में घुसकर प्रिंसिपल पर हमला, पगड़ी उछाली और दाढ़ी खींची

प्रिंसिपल पर रिवाल्वर तानकर जान से मारने की धमकी देने का भी आरोप है। दो युवकों के खिलाफ नामजद रिपोर्ट दर्ज की गई है। दो युवकों के खिलाफ नामजद रिपोर्ट दर्ज की गई है।

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Casino Operator Delta Corp Gets Rs 11,140 Crore Tax Notice

Casino operator Delta Corp said on Friday it has received a notice from the government to pay a tax of Rs 11,140 crore along with interest and penalty for the period July 2017 to March 2022.

The tax notice comes at a time when the company, valued at over Rs 47,000 crore ($566 million), is already facing heat over the recent move in July by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to impose a 28 per cent indirect tax on the money collected by gaming companies from customers.

The GST amount claimed is based on the gross bet value of all games played at the casinos during the relevant period, Delta said, adding that a show cause notice will be issued to the company if it fails to pay.

"Demand of GST on gross bet value, rather than gross gaming revenue, has been an industry issue and various representations have already been made to the government at an industry level in relation to this issue," the company added.

Delta said that it will pursue all legal remedies to challenge such tax demand and related legal proceedings.

While global investors have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the 28 per cent gaming tax, citing an adverse impact to prospective investments of about $4 billion, the country's revenue secretary had clearly said there was no need to rethink the tax.

On the other hand, gaming companies have started feeling the impact of the new 28 per cent GST tax and gaming app Mobile Premier League last month said it would lay off 350 employees to "survive" the tax.

Delta Corp shares have lost about 29 per cent since the government proposed the new 28% GST in July.

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पानीपत: सामूहिक दुराचार व लूट में एसआईटी गठित, डीआईजी ने कराया सीन री-क्रिएट, मंजर याद कर कांपने लगे हाथ-पैर

डीएसपी के नेतृत्व में दो इंस्पेक्टर समेत 150 पुलिसकर्मी बदमाशों की धरपकड़ में जुटे है। महिलाओं ने मजिस्ट्रेट के सामने दरिंदगी की कहानी दोहराई। पुलिस के पहरे में रात काटी।

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Opposition's Big Show Of Support For MP Abused By BJP Leader In Parliament

The Islamophobic remarks against an MP on the floor of the Lok Sabha have emerged as a fresh rallying point for the Opposition in its battle against the BJP. 

The comments by the ruling party's legislator Ramesh Bidhuri, which have sparked disgust, outrage and widespread condemnation since they were made on Thursday evening, have now prompted several letters to the Lok Sabha speaker, demanding immediate punitive action against the MP.

Four opposition parties have written to Speaker Om Birla on Friday. These include the Congress, DMK and the Trinamool Congress, which is significant because they are the three opposition parties with the most number of MPs in the Lok Sabha. The Congress' letter was released minutes after former party chief Rahul Gandhi met Bahujan Samaj Party MP Kunwar Danish Ali and posted photos of the meeting with a "mohabbat ki dukaan" (shop of love) message.

Privilege Committee

All the letters demanded that the matter of Mr Bidhuri's conduct and comments be referred to the Privileges Committee of parliament and immediate action be taken against him. The Opposition parties have also pointed to the "hypocrisy" of Congress' Leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, being suspended for one insulting remark but no comparable action being taken against the BJP MP. 

In his letter to the Speaker, Mr Chowdhury demanded punitive action against Mr Bidhuri for "using brazenly abusive and unparliamentary words against a member of a leading political party, Danish Ali, who also happens to be from the minority community". 

"What is even more regrettable is the fact that this unprecedented, unfortunate and unsavoury incident has happened during the Special Session of the Parliament, that has been convened to commemorate 75 years of its history and that too, during the course of the discussion to mark the success of 'Mission Chandrayaan III'," the letter said.

"Considering the circumstances and the brazen violation of all norms and rules relating to the functioning of the House, it would only be appropriate to have the matter examined in detail by the Privileges Committee and punitive action taken against the errant Member, Ramesh Bidhuri," Mr Chowdhury wrote.

Similar letters were written by DMK leader Kanimozhi, Trinamool MP Aparupa Poddar and Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule. 

"During the course of his speech Mr. Ramesh Bidhuri directed the most foul, abusive invectives against Mr. Kunwar Danish Ali which are part of the record of the Lok Sabha," Ms Kanimozhi said in her letter and demanded a privilege motion against the BJP MP.

INDIA Unity

All four parties are also part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and several other members of the bloc also spoke in one voice against Mr Bidhuri's comments. Experts say the issue can help bring the bloc closer together especially in light of the speculation around seat-sharing disputes, the CPM's refusal to nominate a member to the coordination committee, and perceived differences over issues like the caste census. 

Rahul Gandhi's outreach to a member of a party whose chief, Mayawati, has said she will remain non-aligned and attacked both the INDIA bloc and the NDA on multiple occasions, has also sparked a buzz in political circles. 

The Aam Aadmi Party has also condemned the remarks and pointed to "no action" being taken against Mr Bidhuri while their MPs Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha remain suspended. 

"We condemn these remarks. These remarks show the ideology of the party (BJP). When our MPs raise pertinent issues, they are suspended while no action is taken over such remarks," the party's chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar told news agency PTI.

Mr Bidhuri's comments were also condemned by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, among others.

Speaker, BJP Action

Officials said Speaker Om Birla has taken "serious notice" of the communal slurs hurled by Ramesh Bidhuri' and warned him of "strict action" if he repeated such behaviour.

After outrage from the opposition and on social media, the BJP has sent a show-cause notice to the MP and asked him to explain his conduct within 15 days.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in the Lok Sabha, "I express regret if the Opposition is hurt by the remarks made by the member."  The Opposition parties, however, slammed him for offering a "half-hearted" apology.

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