Mangalore Airport Official: IX384 Air India Express Dubai to Mangalore aircraft veered off the taxiway around 5:40 pm today. All passengers are safe & have been deboarded. More details awaited. https://t.co/wHh4EAlH9G

An Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway after landing and got stuck into soft ground at the Mangalore airport on Sunday.  The airport is among the six toughest runaways in India to land an aeroplane. All passengers and crew on board the Dubai-Mangalore flight are safe, the airport and the airlines said in separate statements.  According to a statement issued by the Mangalore airport, the Air India Express Dubai to Mangalore plane veered off the taxi way after landing.  The aircraft got stuck in the grass, it said.  The operations at the airport are normal and the aircraft will be towed soon, it added. “AI Express aircraft VT-AYA, operating IX 384, Dubai to Mangalore on June 30, after landing on runway 24 while vacating the runway to the right side, has gone off the taxiway into soft ground,” the airlines said. Tailwind and wet runway with inadequate braking action were reported to be the reasons behind the incident, it said.  All passengers and crew are safe, and they were deplaned, it said. According to Airport Authority of India classification, the Mangalore airport is considered one of the toughest for pilots to land an aeroplane thanks to the table-top runaway which requires a great deal of precision.  The airport, which was inaugurated in 1951, is located on top of a hill and the runaway landing approaches extreme edges on the sides of the hill and hence it is called table-top. “The edges of the hill drop into the valley from a height of 300 feet with a short distance of 500 metres on the east side of the runway and 83 metres to 25 metres on the western side,” said AAI description of the runaway.


The father of a missing Florida newborn was found dead in his vehicle a day after he allegedly abducted the 1-week-old baby boy. https://t.co/CV0ZBXkPXM

By Steve Almasy, Tina Burnside and Jamiel Lynch, CNNUpdated 9:58 PM ET, Wed January 29, 2020  (CNN)The disappearance of a 1-week-old baby took several twists Wednesday when the man who police think took the boy was found dead off a Florida highway and police said they are looking for information about a woman who might have been in a van with him. Our detectives continue to work tirelessly on this tragic case as we desperately seek any information on the whereabouts of this innocent baby.  I urge anyone with any information that may help, to contact 9-1-1 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS immediately. . . . . . . .  https://t. co/OomyMEEXSYIf you have seen this vehicle in the last 36 hours, please immediately call your local law enforcement.  The van has specific damage and stickers to help identify it.  Again, suspect is deceased, but we are trying to gain additional info on the van's travels.  pic. twitter. com/ScT1TSrZgRCNN's Steve Almasy and Danielle Hackett contributed to this report.


Amid reports of people thronging hill stations, such as Shimla and Manali, as COVID restrictions were eased, an image is being massively circulated on social media to claim that it shows the recent situation in Manali in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district.  While it is true that Manali has been witnessing a large number of tourists, the viral image dates back to 31 December 2020 and it's not a recent picture.  CLAIM The image showing a massively crowded street in Manali was shared to take a dig at people for violating COVID norms even when experts have warned against a possible third wave.  Several social media users shared the image on Facebook and Twitter, claiming that it was a recent visual.  The archived posts can be viewed here, here, here, here and here.  The photo was also used by several news outlets to show the crowd in Manali.  Among those who shared the picture were Livemint, Republic, Hindustan Times, Financial Express, ScoopWhoop.  The viral image was erroneously used in an article on Quint Hindi as well.  The Quint received a query on the claim being made about the viral image on its WhatsApp tipline.  WHAT WE FOUND OUT We searched on Twitter with relevant keywords and came across a tweet shared by Twitter user Sai Kiran, who suggested that the viral image was taken in January and that it was captured by a user called 'Amigosblink. ' We then looked up on Facebook and found that the user had shared the viral image on 23 January.  Further, Amigosblink, a production house based out of Manali, clarified on 5 July that the viral image was captured on 31 December 2020 and that it's not a recent picture.  On 31 December 2020, the handle had gone LIVE from the location in Manali, in which a huge crowd could be seen on the street.  Speaking to The Quint's WebQoof team, Ajay Kumar, head of Amigosblink, confirmed that the viral image was not a recent one.  On 6 July, Amigosblink also shared a time-lapse showing similar crowd at the same location and mentioned that it was taken on 31 December 2020.  The video can be viewed here.  RECENT VISUALS OF MANALI'S CROWDED STREETS While the viral image is not a recent visual, news reports have shown tourists thronging Manali as the government of Himachal Pradesh relaxed COVID restrictions.  News agency PTI, too, captured an image on 3 July where tourists could be seen be visiting the Mall Road area in Manali.  Evidently, while there have been several recent instances of people crowding the streets on Manali in Kullu district.  However, this viral image is an old picture from 31 December 2020.


Pres. Trump on how much longer the partial government shutdown could last: "It could be a long time, and it could be quickly... it's too important a subject to walk away from." https://t.co/LAaZiqk69H https://t.co/iAOKn1ZFse

  Nancy Pelosi, who is poised to be the next House speaker, said that it remains open for discussion whether the Justice Department could indict a sitting president.

  Ahead of the new Democratic majority taking control of the House on Thursday, the California Democratic representative was asked whether special counsel Robert Mueller should honor the Department of Justice’s opinion that a sitting US president should not be indicted.  Mueller is currently investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible connections between President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Kremlin.

  “I do not think that that is conclusive.  No, I do not,” Pelosi said in an interview with NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie that aired Thursday on “Today. ”

  Asked if Mueller could legally indict a sitting president, Pelosi said: “Let’s just see what Mueller does.  Let’s spend our time on getting results for the American people. ”

  The Office of Legal Counsel’s guidance, issued in 2000, says, “The indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President would unconstitutionally undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions. ”

  “It’s not the law,” Pelosi told Guthrie.  “Everything indicates that a president can be indicted after he is no longer president of the United States. ”

  Guthrie asked, “What about a sitting president? ”

  “Well, a sitting president when he is no longer president of the United States,” Pelosi answered.

  Guthrie pressed again, asking, “A president who’s in office?  Could Robert Mueller come back and say, ‘I am seeking an indictment? ’”

  “I think that is an open discussion,” Pelosi said.  “I think that’s an open discussion in terms of the law. ”

  She also did not rule out impeachment proceedings against Trump.

  “We have to wait and see what happens with the Mueller report,” Pelosi said.  “We shouldn’t be impeaching for a political reason, and we shouldn’t avoid impeachment for a political reason. ”

  For the first time since he took office, Trump will be faced with a new opposition in the House from Democrats, who plan to scrutinize the President and use their subpoena power.

  The Mueller investigation, which began in 2017, could issue its final report this year, making referrals or recommendations to the US House.

  Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told CNN in May that Mueller’s team had informed Trump’s lawyers that it has concluded a sitting president cannot be indicted.

  Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, said in court in August that Trump directed him to make payments during the 2016 election to silence women who claimed they had had affairs with the future President.  Cohen pleaded guilty to two campaign finance violations related to those payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

  Prosecutors have said that in executing the payments, Cohen “acted in coordination with and at the direction of” Trump, who has denied having the affairs with the two women.

  Trump often derides the Mueller investigation as a “witch hunt” and denies any collusion between his campaign and Russia to sway the 2016 election in his favor.
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A video of a woman being beaten by some men is being shared as an incident from Uttar Pradesh where upper caste people beat up a Dalit woman for taking water from a well reserved for use by upper caste.  However, the incident actually happened in a village in Gujarat and is being falsely given a caste angle.  CLAIM The video shows a woman being brutally beaten by some men who not only thrash her with their hands but also beat her with a stick and pull her hair violently.  The woman can be heard screaming loudly throughout the ordeal.  The message shared with the video goes: “यूपी के रामराज्य की घटना है ऊंची जाति के कुएं से पानी निकालने वाली एक दलित महिला को ऊंची जाति वालो के कुएं से पानी भरने की सजा देते ऊंची जाति के लोग! ! ” Roughly translated, it says that this is an incident from Uttar Pradesh and that a Dalit woman is receiving her just punishment for drawing water from a well reserved for use by upper caste people.  The post seen above had 1. 7k shares and 27k views at the time this story was published.  Many other people also shared the post on Facebook.  The post was also seen on Twitter.  WHAT WE FOUND On running a reverse image search on the video, we came across a report by an outlet which said that the incident had happened in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur and the girl seen in the video was beaten up for eloping with her boyfriend.  According to the article, the girl was beaten up in front of her father after she returned home.  The father reportedly filed a complaint later at the police station against the 13 people present at the scene.  We also found a bulletin by Zee News which said that the incident had happened in Chhota Udepur.  We then ran a keyword search and found more news reports about the incident, which said that it had happened in Gujarat’s Bilvant village on 21 May and she is a 16-year-old girl who had eloped with a youth from the same village.  According to the report, some of the girl’s family members were also involved in the thrashing.  The report also said cases were filed against 15 people for rioting, assault, criminal intimidation, sexual harassment violation of Information Technology Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.  The Quint also reached out to the police, who confirmed that the incident had happened over a matter unrelated to caste.  "The claim that a Dalit woman was beaten up for drinking water from the well is false.  This incident took place in Bilavat village of Chotta Udepur.  The girl was beaten up by villagers for eloping with her lover.  An FIR was filed and 16 people have been arrested so far,” MS Bhabor, SP Chotta Udepur said.  Therefore, it is clear that an incident from Gujarat where a minor was beaten up for eloping with a youth is being falsely shared as a story of caste violence in Uttar Pradesh.  (With inputs from SM Hoaxslayer. ) (You can read all our coronavirus related fact-checked stories here. )


Bihar: Posters put up outside BJP office in Patna after NDA registered a victory in #BiharElections

NDA won 125 seats in the state Assembly Polls (BJP 74, JDU 43, VIP 4 and HAM 4) https://t.co/HsihiFUhYH

After Bihar’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) clinched a hard-fought victory over the opposition Mahagathbandhan or grand alliance, posters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar were put outside the offices of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) respectively, in Patna. The BJP’s posters thanked the people of Bihar.  “People trust only those who are honest and hard working,” said a poster with PM Modi’s face on it.  Bihar: Posters put up outside BJP office in Patna after NDA registered a victory in #BiharElections NDA won 125 seats in the state Assembly Polls (BJP 74, JDU 43, VIP 4 and HAM 4) pic. twitter. com/HsihiFUhYHJD(U) posters, meanwhile, proclaimed “development is visible” and “Nitish Kumar once again. ” Bihar: Posters put up outside JD(U) office in Patna after CM Nitish Kumar-led NDA in the state registered a victory in #BiharElections NDA won 125 seats in the state Assembly Polls (BJP 74, JDU 43, VIP 4 and HAM 4) pic. twitter. com/vWTBHJZyqsThe scenes on Wednesday morning were in complete contrast to that on Monday - a day before the counting of votes - when enthusiastic workers of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) had put out posters of party leader Tejashwi Yadav, who was the chief ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan.  बिहार: राष्ट्रीय जनता दल के नेता तेजस्वी यादव के जन्मदिन पर पटना की सड़कों पर उन्हें जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएं देते पोस्टर लगे दिखे। pic. twitter. com/EtGJX8SoIHYadav turned 31 on November 9 and would have been the youngest chief minister of any state in the country.  As majority of exit polls gave an edge to the Mahagathbandhan over the NDA, with one even forecasting a sweeping win for the RJD-led alliance, the posters congratulated Yadav and wished a very happy birthday to the “first young chief minister-to be of Bihar. ”Click here for full Bihar assembly election 2020 coverageA Mahagathbandhan win would have also made Yadav the third chief minister from his family, after parents Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. Also Read | Exit poll effect? : Posters declare Tejashwi Yadav Bihar CM day before counting of votesHowever, on the counting day, while the Mahagathbandhan took an early lead, the NDA turned the tables as the day progressed.  The Mahagathbandhan managed to close the gap later on, but the NDA was eventually announced as the winner by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Also, the ECI has already dismissed the opposition alliance’s allegations of electoral “fraud” against chief minister Kumar. The NDA’s final tally stands at 125, two more than the majority mark of 122 in the 243-member Bihar assembly.  Of these, the BJP has won 74 seats, the JD(U) 43, Vikassheel Insaan Party (4) and Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (4). Also Read | Bihar assembly election 2020 result in numbers: Which party won how many seatsIn the Mahagathbandhan, the RJD, which emerged as the single-largest party ahead of the BJP, won 75 seats.  The Congress and the Left parties, meanwhile, contributed 19 and 16 seats respectively to the alliance’s tally of 110 seats.


Chennai: Income Tax department conducts raids at offices of Grand Sweets, Hot Breads, Saravana Bhavan and Anjappar group following complaints of tax evasion. https://t.co/hHFz26GXLr

The Income Tax Department Thursday conducted searches at over two dozen premises of popular hotel and restaurant chains in Tamil Nadu on charges of alleged tax evasion, officials said. They said the raids are being carried out at 32 locations of companies like Saravana Bhavan, Hot Bread, Anjappal and Grand Sweets.  The residences and offices of the directors of these food-joint chains are being raided by a team of over 100 I-T sleuths, the officials said.  These hotels serve some of the best south Indian delicacies, including cakes, pastries and sweets that are even shipped abroad, a senior official said. The officials added that the department is looking into allegations of suppression of income by these groups by various means and hence decided to conduct searches and obtain further evidences.


BREAKING: Donald Trump will win the state of Florida, @ABC News projects. https://t.co/eRBuYETZRj #ElectionNight https://t.co/xfl46DaR2a

By Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Veronica Rocha, Melissa Mahtani and Amanda Wills, CNNOur live coverage has moved.  Go here for the latest results and news from the election. From CNN's Allison GordonResults from Milwaukee have flipped Wisconsin to Joe Biden, who has a lead in the state right now, CNN's Phil Mattingly says. Earlier, the city of Milwaukee's absentee ballot information was delivered with a police escort, CNN's Ryan Young reported. "When they have those three officers walking with them, you understand the importance of the event," Young told CNN's Chris Cuomo. The election is far from over with millions of votes still outstanding in key states, including in battleground Wisconsin. Joe Biden will win Hawaii, CNN projects. There are four electoral votes at stake in Hawaii.  It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election. Who won in 2016: Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton carried the state, and President Trump won the general election. From CNN's Josiah Ryan Republican insiders are crediting a $300 million get-out-out the vote effort organized by the Trump campaign and allies for narrowing the gap in many states, CNN's Ryan Nobles reported early this morning.  "Republicans are talking about. . .  the ground game that the Republican National Committee and the Trump Victory Organization put into place shortly after President Trump was inaugurated," said Nobles. Nobles reported on Friday that the campaign had spent more than $300 million on a data and ground operation and less on television and digital advertising in the final leg of the campaign.  "They firmly believe that that ground game was going to be a big part in narrowing the gap, in many of these key states and they're now saying that we're seeing that play out in realtime as these votes come," added Nobles.  From CNN's MJ LeeJoe Biden's campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon issued a strongly worded statement following President Trump's White House speech, calling it "outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect. " O’Malley Dillon went on to say that "the counting will not stop. ”From CNN's Maeve Reston and Stephen CollinsonVotes are still being counted in several key states across the US, and no winner has been determined in the presidential election. If you're just reading in, here's what you need to know about the race:From CNN's Leinz ValesBenjamin L.  Ginsberg, a longtime Republican election lawyer who co-chaired the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, said Wednesday that President Trump should “let all the votes be counted,” following his attacks on legitimate vote counting efforts. “If you have objections to either the particular ballots or to the process, then you have remedies after the fact from each state individual contests laws or recount laws if the margins are close enough,” Ginsberg told CNN’s Jake Tapper during CNN’s special election coverage.  Hear Ginsberg explain: From CNN’s Mark MoralesPhiladelphia won’t have an updated number on mail-in ballots until 9 a. m.  on Wednesday, said Lisa Deeley, head of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, which is a bipartisan board of elected officials in charge of elections and voter registration. Election officials are waiting on in-person voting numbers to be reported by some individual precincts and ingested into their system before they can report the number of mail-in ballots, Deeley said.  “That’s just the configuration of our system,” said Deeley, adding that it was a reporting issue, not mechanical. The delay in in-person results from the field are slowing down the reports, particularly in West Philadelphia, Deeley said “We are counting, we have been counting, we are going to continue counting until it's done,” Deeley said.  “We’re just waiting for the rest of the in-person results to come in from voting machines. ”Another update with mail-in votes will come at 9 a. m. , Deeley said. As of 1:10 a. m.  ET, with 1,598 of 1,703 divisions reporting, former Vice President Joe Biden has received 73. 3% of the city’s votes, and President Trump has received 25. 67% of the city’s vote. From CNN's Allison GordonBased on CNN's current projections, Joe Biden has 220 electoral votes while Donald Trump has 213 electoral votes. Here's the latest look at where things stand:Reminder: Each candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Please enable JavaScript for a better experience.


Delhi: Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh to hold meeting with Congress ruled state Chief Ministers at party office today. (File pic) https://t.co/o9GgU8zmNV

Ahead of the meeting of the Niti Aayog Saturday afternoon, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met chief ministers of states ruled by the Congress and its allies at the Congress headquarters.  Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot, Karnataka’s HD Kumaraswamy and Puducherry’s V Narayansamy were present at the meeting.  Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel also joined later.  Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh did not attend the meeting. His office said he is not well and will not attend the Niti Aayog meeting either. They discussed the proposed agenda/issues of states ruled by the Congress and its allies to be taken up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the meeting of the Niti Aayog, sources said.  Among the issues they discussed were efforts to revive rivers, the need to make new efforts by the Centre in the field of agriculture, the need to amend the Forest Act, to prevent the tribals and to bring about change in their lives and the need to make necessary changes to attract investment rather than exploitation of natural resources in Maoist affected am tribal areas. Saturday’s meeting of the Niti Aayog is the first such meet after Prime Minister Modi returned to power last month. The fifth meeting of the Niti Aayog’s Governing Council will focus on issues like the drought situation, farm distress, rain water harvesting and preparedness for kharif crops.  The agenda for the meeting also includes aspirational districts programme, transforming agriculture and security related issues with special focus on left wing extremism (LWE) districts, according to an official statement. Two leading chief ministers of opposition ruled states, Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee and Telangana’s K Chandrashekhar Rao are not attending the Niti Ayog meeting.  While Banerjee said it was fruitless to attend the meeting, Rao is said to have been upset at being denied an appointment with the Prime Minister for a one-on-one meeting.


A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras.  The video is circulating as India observes complete lockdown, barring essential services, due to the coronavirus pandemic and China eases restricted movement owing to a decline in confirmed cases. The video was shared by a Facebook page ‘Narendra Modi fans from Karunadu’ managed by fake news portal Postcard News.  It is viral with the same claim on Facebook.  The accompanying message reads, “Chinese priests sprinkling a mixture of cow urine mixed with cow dung and mango tree leaves from helicopters while chanting mantras.  If it was in India, they will say that it is a superstition and will call them, Sanghi, cow dung eater and cow urine drinker. ”[Translated from: “ಚೀನಾದವರು ವಿಮಾನದಿಂದ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಹರಿಶಿನ ನೀರು ಮತ್ತು ಗೋ ಮೂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಮಂತ್ರ ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹ ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾವಿನ ಎಲೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕರೋನಾ ವೈರಸ್ ನಿಂದ ಕಾಪಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.  ಚೀನಾದವರು ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ದೈವ ನಂಬಿಕೆ.  ಭಾರತದವರು ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಮೂಢ ನಂಬಿಕೆ”]ಚೀನಾದವರು ವಿಮಾನದಿಂದ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಹರಿಶಿನ ನೀರು ಮತ್ತು ಗೋ ಮೂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಮಂತ್ರ ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹ ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾವಿನ ಎಲೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕರೋನಾ ವೈರಸ್ ನಿಂದ ಕಾಪಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಚೀನಾದವರು ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ದೈವ ನಂಬಿಕೆ.  ಭಾರತದವರು ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಮೂಢ ನಂಬಿಕೆ. Posted by Narendra Modi fans from Karunadu on Monday, 23 March 2020The video is also viral with a Tamil text, “Using turmeric water and mango tree leaves in helicopters they are chanting vedic mantras and in China they are destroying corona.  (மஞ்ச தண்ணி மாவிலை தர்பை வைத்து ஹெலிகாப்டர் மூலமாக வேத மந்திரம் ஒத சீனாவில் கொரோனாவை விரட்டுகிறார்கள் பாருங்கள். )The viral claim in Hindi reads, “चीन ने हळदी व गोमूत्र ह्याची मंत्रोकत फवारणी सुरू केली तेच आपण केलं तर टिंगल टवाळी सुरू होते. ”Similarly in Malayalam : “ഗോമൂത്രവും ചാണകവെള്ളവും മാവിലയും ചേർത്ത മിശ്രിതം – ത്രി പിടക സൂക്തങ്ങൾ ചൊല്ലിക്കൊണ്ട് പുരോഹിതർ ഹെലികോപ്ടറിലിരുന്ന് ചീനയിലെ അതിർത്തിയിൽ മ്യാൻമറിന്റെ വായു മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ തളിക്കുന്നു. .  ഇത് ഇവിടെയാണെങ്കിൽ ” അന്ധവിശ്വാസം -സംഘി – ചാണകം – പശു മൂത്രം കുടിയൻ എന്നൊക്കെ കേൾക്കേണ്ടി വരും”
Alt News has received several requests on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official Android application to fact-check the video.
Alt News analysed the viral video using InVid.  We broke the video into individual frames and reverse searched one of them on Google with the keywords ‘monks helicopter’.  We came across a blog ‘Insight Myanmar’ which carried a March 17, 2020, YouTube link by Shwe Lan Ga Lay where it was claimed that Burmese monks sprinkled water and chanted mantras in Myanmar in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. However, Alt News also came across an MSN article with the following editor’s note: “Several readers have suggested that the original video predates the coronavirus outbreak.  We take the accuracy of our reporting seriously and are attempting to verify this at this time. ”

We reached out to Myanmar-based journalist Cape Diamond who shared with us a Facebook post from December 4, 2019.  Upon further searching, we found the Facebook profile of the person who took the video and uploaded it on the social networking platform.  This too was shared on December 4 and had no mention of coronavirus. ကျနော်တို့ မိုးကုတ်မြို့ရှုခင်းကို ကြည့်ရှုခံစားတဲ့…Posted by သခင္မ်ိဳး ပတၱျမားေျမေအာင္ on Wednesday, 4 December 2019We also found the Facebook profile of one of the monks – the one on the extreme right highlighted in green.  The other person highlighted in green, the one with a headset, is the person who shot the video.
The video predates the coronavirus outbreak.  Only in the first week of January 2020 did Chinese scientists report that the pneumonia-like cases cropping up in the country were due to a new strain of SARS-COV, termed the novel coronavirus.  Myanmar confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 23, 2020. Therefore, an unrelated video of Burmese monks chanting religious verses and sprinkling holy water from a helicopter has been falsely shared as Chinese monks who poured cow urine to curb the viral infection. Note: The number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus in India is over 1,000 This has caused the government to impose a complete restriction on movement apart from essential services.  Globally, more than 6 lakh confirmed cases and close to 31,000 deaths have been reported.  There is a growing sense of panic among citizens, causing them to fall for a variety of online misinformation – misleading images and videos rousing fear or medical misinformation promoting pseudoscience and invalid treatments.  While your intentions may be pure, misinformation, spread especially during a global pandemic, can take lives.  We request our readers to practice caution and not forward unverified messages on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. Donate NowCo-founder, Alt News Co-Founder Alt News, I can be reached via Twitter at https://twitter. com/zoo_bearA set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on…A photo of an idol of Hindu deity Nandi found buried in the ground has…An alleged statement by former President Dr.  APJ Abdul Kalam has been circulating on social…A photo of a billboard featuring Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has been shared by BJP…A video of a group of people beating a boy in police presence over an…


92 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Madhya Pradesh's Indore today, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 5,352. Death toll in the district stands at 269: Chief Medical and Health Officer, Indore district https://t.co/qqknvxB4Sx

A total of 1,344 new Covid-19 cases and 26 deaths reported in West Bengal on Saturday, according to the bulletin of State’s health department. As per the bulletin, there are 9,588 active Covid-19 cases in the state and the total tally stands at 28,453 A total of 611 persons have been discharged after treatment, taking the total number of discharged patients to 17,959 in the state. The death toll due to Covid-1 stands at 906 after 26 deaths reported on Saturday. The total number of positive cases in the country stands at 8,20,916, including 2,83,407 active cases, 5,15,386 cured/discharged/migrated and 22,123 deaths, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.


PM Narendra Modi in Paris: In new India, the way in which action is being taken against corruption, nepotism, loot of people's money, terrorism, this has never happened before. Within 75 days of the new Govt coming to power we took many strong decisions https://t.co/tfB97Gn9JE

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian community in France on Friday during the first leg of his three-nation tour.  He also unveiled a memorial for the victims of the two Air India plane crashes in Saint Gervais, near the French Alps. The address was preceded by his meeting with French counterpart Edouard Charles Philippe where issues of bilateral and mutual interests to further boost the comprehensive strategic partnership were discussed. Prime Minister Modi also held one-on-one talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at Chateau de Chantilly during which the two leaders reviewed the entire gamut of the dynamic and multi-faceted bilateral relationship. From France, Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Friday where he would receive the ‘Order of Zayed’, the highest civilian decoration conferred by the UAE government. Follow highlights here:• Today in the 21st century we talk of INFRA.  I would like to say that for me it is IN+FRA, which means the alliance between India and France: PM Modi• We did away with practice of triple talaq; injustice cannot be done to Muslim women in new India: PM Modi• In ‘New India’, noose tightening on corruption, nepotism, loot of public money and terrorism: PM Mod• India will achieve most of the climate change goals set for 2030, in the next year and a half: PM Modi• Within 75 days of the new government coming to power we took many strong decisions: PM Modi• No place in new India for corruption: PM Modi• In new India today, the way action is being taken against corruption, nepotism and terrorism, it has never happened before: PM Modi• The country is quite ahead in the area of start-ups: PM Modi• The world’s biggest health scheme is being implemented in India at present: PM Modi• We achieved targeted goals due to team spirit: PM Modi• There have been a lot of positive changes in India in the last five years: PM Modi• Our massive mandate is for naya bharat: PM Modi• India moving fast on path of development: PM Modi• Huge support for French football team in India: PM Modi• India, France friendship unbreakable: PM Modi• India, France share historic ties: PM Modi• PM Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community at UNESCO HQ in Paris,France


Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt received his first dose of the COVID19 vaccine at the BKC Jumbo vaccination centre, today https://t.co/GPHY9oEUTe

Saudi King Salman received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine on Friday in the NEOM economic zone, the state news agency SPA said. The agency posted two pictures and a short video that showed a medical staff injecting the king with the vaccine.


Delhi: Beating Retreat ceremony to begin shortly at Vijay Chowk https://t.co/5YStzs45Tn

Beating Retreat ceremony, which marks the culmination of four-day-long Republic Day celebrations, began here amidst traditional grandeur at Vijay Chowk. Personnel of bands of three wings of armed forces displayed synchronised march to the tunes played. Watch: Beating retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah border on Republic DayPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence General Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs and several other dignitaries are attending the ceremony. ‘Beating the Retreat’ traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands. ‘Beating the Retreat’ marks a centuries-old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the Retreat. Colours and Standards are cased and flags lowered.  The ceremony creates nostalgia of the times gone by.


A post accompanying an image showing a price list of COVID-19 vaccine in US, UK and India is being widely shared across social media platforms with a claim that in India, the vaccine is free of cost whereas other countries are charging for the vaccine.  Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. Claim: India is providing COVID-19 vaccine free of cost, whereas US & UK are charging Rs.  5000 and Rs.  3000 per dose. Fact: Even the US and UK are inoculating their citizens with COVID-19 vaccine free of cost.  The governments of these nations are paying for the vaccine manufacturing companies, though the respective government programs.  Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE. USA:According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people are going to be vaccinated free of cost.  Further, the administration fee charged by the vaccination providers will be reimbursed by the patient’s public or private insurance company, and for uninsured by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Provider Relief Fund.  Even the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed in March 2020 in this regard says the same. Even according to the information provided on the health department websites of few states like Washington, California and Alaska it is categorically mentioned that the vaccine will be provided free of cost to people. The vaccine manufacturing companies would be paid by the government.  According to a news article, the vaccine which is being developed by the Oxford-AstraZeneca is charged at $4 per dose whereas the vaccine which is being developed by Moderna is pegged at $ 33 per dose. UK: UK government which is the signatory of the COVAX facility would buy the vaccine from the vaccine candidates as per the agreement.  According to official government sources, the UK government will inoculate people with COVID-19 vaccine through the National Health Service (NHS) for free. INDIA:India’s Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on 02 January 2021 has announced a formal approval for restricted use in emergency situations of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech.  Union Health Minister speaking to media made it clear that the inoculation would be free of cost.  Also, several states have announced that they would provide free vaccine in their states. In 1st phase of #COVID19Vaccination free #vaccine shall be provided across the nation to most prioritised beneficiaries that incl 1 crore healthcare & 2 crore frontline workersDetails of how further 27 cr priority beneficiaries are to be vaccinated until July are being finalised pic. twitter. com/K7NrzGrgk3The government buys vaccine from the manufacturing companies.  According to a news article, the government is yet to sign a pricing deal with AstraZeneca.  As reported in the article, the first 100 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by SII is expected to be priced at Rs.  200 per dose for the government.  And according to another news article, Bharat Biotech would price the vaccine at Rs.  350, however Bharat Biotech hasn’t officially announced the price. As most of the countries are gearing up to vaccinate their citizens with COVID-19 vaccine, posts like these are being shared on social media with misleading claims. To sum it up, even US and UK is providing free vaccine to their citizens.  The governments of these nations are paying for the vaccine manufacturing companies, and are not passing this cost onto their citizens.


Knife-wielding man slashes several people and bites off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong. https://t.co/DBdifdjhyf

By Harmeet Kaur, CNNUpdated 12:20 PM ET, Sun November 3, 2019 (CNN)In cities around the world, among the sea of demonstrators who have taken to the streets, one image has stood out: the stark white face and creepy red grin of the Joker.  CNN's Yency Hernandez contributed to this report.


Bengaluru: CM meets pro-Kannada activists; they submitted a memorandum to him. Several pro-Kannada groups have called for K'taka bandh today demanding implementation of Sarojini Mahishi report, recommending certain percentage of jobs to Kannadigas in pvt & public sector companies https://t.co/9KpflFs3PT

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik will chat with sarpanches of close to seven thousand gram panchayats across the State through video conferencing on Wednesday to seek their cooperation in keeping a vigil on the movement of people from across the border as nearly one-third of positive coronavirus cases in Odisha are due to those who sneaked in from other States in violation of the lockdown. Chief spokesperson of the Odisha government on Covid-19, Subroto Bagchi, said that during his chat with sarpanches of gram panchayats on Wednesday, Patnaik would impress upon the criticality of their role in stopping the influx of people from across the border as it is practically impossible for the state police to close all the routes along the 3000-km long border connecting West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.  Of the 79 positive cases in Odisha, 24 had travelled to neighbouring Bengal, which is slowly turning out to be a Covid hotspot. To oversee the lockdown and sealing arrangements along Odisha-Bengal border, DGP Abhay today visited Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts and ordered for tightening of the lockdown.  A senior police official said that despite adequate police arrangements, it was not possible to stop people coming from Bengal as there were at least 37 pucca roads through which people could move into Odisha. “From today, we have stopped all ambulances from Bengal as hundreds were coming to Odisha using them.  But how do we close other routes through farmlands in Jaleswar and Bhogarai area of Balasore.  The local gram panchayat functionaries will have to play a key role,” said the official.


Karnataka reports 9,579 new #COVID19 cases, 2,767 discharges and 52 deaths

Total cases: 10,74,869
Total dicharges: 9,85,924
Active cases: 75,985
Total deaths: 12,941 https://t.co/mHrnOjIpUN

The Covid-19 caseload in India has increased to 25,772,440 on Thursday after hundreds of thousands of people continued to contract the viral disease.  The death toll surged to 287,122 after more than 3,000 people succumbed to the disease in a span of 24-hours. Meanwhile, mucormycosis or a black fungus remained a cause of concern as more people found to be suffering from the rare life-threatening disease.  On Thursday, the Centre asked states to declare mucormycosis a notifiable disease as the number of confirmed people in the country reached 7,250. Click here for complete Covid-19 coverageWith black fungus, reports of white fungus cases are also surfacing and that is further adding to the woes of medics.  Though there has been no official confirmation about such cases, various media reports claimed Bihar has reported around four cases of white fungus, which according to the health experts is more dangerous than Mucormycosis. Meanwhile, in the United States, New York City passed a milestone of 4 million first doses and administered more than 7. 75 million total shots. Unvaccinated people in the US should keep wearing masks in public, said Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top health adviser. Japan approved the Moderna Inc.  and AstraZeneca Plc, bringing the number of inoculations allowed in the country to three.  The Group of Seven nations will next month discuss ways to recognise vaccination certifications internationally. The European Union moved forward with a plan for EU-wide vaccination certificates, boosting chances of a summer tourism rebound. Follow all the updates here:4,129 fresh cases take Pune's Covid-19 tally to nearly 989,000Pune's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 988,916 on Friday after 4,129 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, an official told news agency PTI.  As many as 96 people succumbed to the disease, taking the district's death toll to 15,853, the official added. UK records 2,829 new Covid-19 cases, 9 more deathsThe United Kingdom on Friday recorded 2,829 new cases of the Covid-19 disease and 9 more deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 4,457,923 and 127,710 respectively, according to official figures.  According to news agency ANI, UK's Covid-19 reproduction number falls between 0. 9 and 1. 1.  Jammu and Kashmir reports 3,848 new Covid-19 casesJammu and Kashmir reports 3,848 new Covid-19 cases, 4,466 recoveries and 43 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases 2,63,905Total recoveries 2,10,547Death toll 3465Active cases 49,893Telangana logs 3,464 Covid-19 cases, 25 deathsTelangana on Friday reported 3,464 Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to over 5. 47 lakh, while 25 fatalities pushed the toll to 3,085.  Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 534, followed by Rangareddy (243) and Medchal Malkajgiri (219), a health department bulletin said. Corona curfew in Bhopal extended till May 31Corona curfew in Bhopal extended till May 31, the decision has been taken in a meeting of Bhopal Crisis Management Team. Maharashtra reports 29,644 new Covid-19 casesMaharashtra reports 29,644 new Covid-19 cases, 44,493 recoveries and 555 deaths in the last 24 hours. 6 more die of Covid-19 in Noida, 3 in GhaziabadUttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded six more Covid-19 deaths that pushed its toll to 412 while Ghaziabad had another three, pushing its fatality count to 405, official data showed on Friday. 129 deaths, 6,225 virus cases in RajasthanRajasthan recorded 129 deaths and 6,225 coronavirus positive cases on Friday, taking the state’s fatality count to 7,475 and infection number 9,03,418, according to an official report. Uttarakhand reports 3,626 new Covid-19 casesUttarakhand reports 3,626 new Covid-19 cases, 8731 recoveries and 70 deaths today. Total cases 3,07,566Total recoveries 2,33,266Death toll 5600Active cases 63,3733,848 fresh Covid-19 cases, 43 deaths in J-KJammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 3,848 fresh COVID cases that took its tally to 2,63,905 while 43 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,465, officials said. Will have to temporarily halt vaccination drive in Delhi for 18-44 group from Monday: AtishiWill have to temporarily halt vaccination drive in Delhi for 18-44 group from Monday owing to vaccine stocks getting over: AAP MLA AtishiKarnataka extends Covid-19 lockdown from May 24 for 14 daysKarnataka extends Covid-19 lockdown from May 24 for 14 days till 6am on June 6. Chandigarh administration announces weekend Corona curfewChandigarh administration announces weekend Corona curfew from 5am on Saturday (22nd May) to 5am on Monday (24th May). 'No time to be tired' - German clinic fights severe Covid-19 cases"We're not overbooked, but there are still too many coming in," a young nurse says as she arms herself with protective equipment: bonnet, gown, goggles, a fine particle mask and two pairs of gloves over her arms. EU advises against administering second dose of AstraZeneca shot to those who developed blood clotsEuropean Medicines Agency, the European Union watchdog, advised medical professionals to not administer the second jab of AstraZeneca shots to anyone who had developed blood clots from the first jab of vaccines like AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson.  Jharkhand records 2,056 new cases of Covid-19, 60 fatalitiesJharkhand recorded 2,050 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 3,24,884.  60 new fatalities were also recorded, the death toll now stands at 4,714, reported PTI. Dr Fauci says the need to administer booster dose may depend on Covid-variantsDr Antony Fauci said on Friday that not all Americans will be needing a booster dose this summer, adding that it is still “possible” that an additional shot would be needed later this year to ward off possible infection, reported Associated Press. Haryana administration sets up drive-through vaccination centre in PanchkulaHaryana: Panchkula administration sets up drive-through COVID19 vaccination center at Parade Ground, Sector 5 pic. twitter. com/FsrdAlEVVyDelhi reports 3,009 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hoursDelhi reports 3,009 new Covid-19 cases, 7,288 recoveries and 252 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases: 35,683Total recoveries: 13,54,445Death toll: 22,831Record 20. 61 lakh Covid tests done in a day in India; daily positivity rate dips at 12. 59%: GovtMore than 20. 61 lakh tests for detection of Covid-19 were conducted in a span of 24 hours in the country, the highest-ever tests done in a single day, while the daily positivity rate has declined to 12. 59 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday. Union government to ramp up production of Amphotericin-BHealth Ministry along with Department of Pharmaceuticals, and the Ministry of External Affairs are ramping up domestic production of Amphotericin-B drug, used to treat Black Fungus, through five manufacturers reported ANI.  Five more manufactures have been given license to manufacture the drug in the country. Asia facing a vaccine crunch, cautions Red CrossThe International Federation of Red Cross urged pharmaceutical companies and governments to work together in order to ensure better supply of Covid-19 vaccines in Asia, which has now become the epicentre of the global pandemic, and is registering a record number of cases.  Covid-19 curfew extended till May 31 in Goa, reports ANIGoa chief minister Pramod Sawant extended the on-going curfew in Goa till May 31, reported news agency ANI.  The Goa government had imposed curfew-like restrictions for 15 days starting from May 9.  Leader of Chipko Movement, Sunderlal Bahuguna, succumbs to Covid-19Celebrated environmentalist and leader of Chipko Movement, Sunderlal Bahuguna succumbed to Covid-19 at AIIMS Rishikesh on Friday. Many vaccination centres in Delhi will close today, says Satyendar JainDelhi health minister Satyendar Jain said many vaccination centres in the capital will be closing today since the available stock of Covisheild vaccines for the 18-44 age group and that of Covaxin vaccine for the same age group will be used up soon, reported ANI. Karnataka scheduled to receive 2 lakh doses of CovishieldKarnataka is scheduled to receive 2 lakh doses of Covishield today.  So far the state has received 1,24,20,510 doses, comprising of 13,26340 doses (1,01,60,060 Covisheid and11,66,280 Covaxin) from the Union government free of cost and 10,94,170 (9,50,000 Covishield and 1,44,170 Covaxin) via state procurement, Karnataka Health Minister told news agency ANI. India's Covid-19 death toll rises by 4,209 new deathsIndia's Covid-19 infection tally crosses 26 million-mark with 259,551 fresh cases.  The death toll rises by 4,209 new deaths. States declare mucormycosis a notifiable diseaseSeveral states over the last 24 hours declared mucormycosis, a life-threatening viral infection in Covid-19 patients, a notifiable disease following the central government's advisory on Thursday.  Check the full list hereSingapore's Covid-19 caseload rises by 41Singapore has reported 41 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the nation to 61,730, news agency PTI reported. Get our daily newsletter Get free access to newsletters, alerts and recommendations


A post is being widely shared on social media claiming that central government imposes tax on school books.  Let us fact-check the claim made in the post. Claim: Central government imposes tax on school books. Fact: While there is no exact mention of GST on school books or school textbooks, GST on ‘Printed books, including Braille books’; and on ‘Children’s picture, drawing or colouring books’ is zero, whereas the GST on ‘Exercise book, graph book, & laboratory note book and notebooks’ is 12%.  The Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) held that 12% of GST is applicable to printing and supply of textbooks to government departments which are registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST) Acts, 2017. While there is no exact mention of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on schoolbooks or school textbooks, GST on ‘Printed books, including Braille books’ (tariff item 4901); and on ‘Children’s picture, drawing or colouring books’ (tariff item 4903) is zero. Whereas the GST on ‘Exercise book, graph book, & laboratory notebook and notebooks’ (tariff item 4820) is 12%. In general, books are exempted under GST, but the inputs such as printing, binding, and royalties to authors attract tax at 12% (rates vary according to rates of corresponding goods).  Also, no input tax credit is available to publishers which many feared could lead to increased prices. According to this article, “the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) held that 12% of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is applicable to printing and supply of textbooks to government departments which are registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST) Acts, 2017. ” However, the GST is exempted if the departments are not registered under the GST Act. In 2020, when the same claim was viral on social media, PIB Fact Check through its Twitter account had affirmed that this claim was fake.  It even said, “There is no tax on school textbooks. ”दावा: सोशल मीडिया पर यह दावा किया जा रहा कि केंद्र सरकार ने स्कूली किताबों पर टैक्स लगा दिया है। #PIBFactCheck: यह दावा फर्जी है। स्कूली टेक्स्ट बुक्स पर कोई टैक्स नहीं है। pic. twitter. com/OsvfgYMOgCTo sum it up, while there is no tax on printed school books, there is tax on its printing and supply.


Delhi: A Kar Sewa vehicle carrying food for Farmers' representatives arrives at Vigyan Bhawan during 5th round of talks between Farmers Unions & Centre.

Farmers are carrying their own food at the venue today. They'd got their own food even during the 4th round of talks on Dec 3. https://t.co/EzZgHcoHTr https://t.co/dKDreXetky

The fifth round of talks between the protesting farm union leaders and government to bring a solution to the deadlock over the new farm laws is going on at Vigyan Bhawan. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi hours ahead of the talks between the government and protesting farmers over the contentious farm laws. Four rounds of negotiations, conducted between three Union ministers and farmers’ representatives, have so far failed to break the deadlock between the two sides. The Centre has agreed to review the recently enacted legislation and bring amendments if required to address the farmers’ demands.  The farmers, however, said that they did not want amendments to the new laws but want them rolled back entirely. Follow live updates here:Tomar requests farmers to stop protesting in cold weatherI want to request protesting farmers to give up their movement so that they don't face inconvenience in this cold weather & citizens of Delhi can also live a life of convenience: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar after 5th round of talks at Vigyan Bhawan today https://t. co/nn1gRw7joB pic. twitter. com/sXBb1d83olUnion minister Tomar urges farmers’ union to have faith in Modi govt’s decisionUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar after the fifth round of talks with the farmers’ union leaders asked them to have faith in the Modi govt.  He thanked the farmers’ union for maintaining discipline and said whatever the govt will do, it will be in the interest of the farmers.  Farmers’ leader hopeful govt will repeal lawsWe said at the beginning of meeting that our demand is withdrawal of laws, don't want amendment.  We took a firm stand.  Finally we were told that next meeting will be held on Dec 9.  It seems govt will definitely roll back the laws: Hannan Mollah, General Secy,All India Kisan Sabha pic. twitter. com/vNCJCagTJjUnion minister Tomar urges farmers to leave agitation, join discussionI’d not like to comment on program of Unions.  But I’d like to urge farmers & Unions to leave path of agitation and come to path of discussion.  Government has had several rounds of talks with them and is ready for further discussion for a solution, said Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Bharat Bandh scheduled for Dec 8, reports ANI. Doubts on MSP baseless, ready to resolve every suspicion, says CentreWe have said that the MSP will continue, there is no threat to it.  It is baseless to doubt this.  Still, if someone is suspicious then the government is ready to resolve it, said Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, reports ANI.  Bharat Bandh on Dec 8 to go on as announced, says farmers’ union leaderGovt will prepare a draft and give us.  They said that they’ll consult the states too.  Discussions were held on MSP too but we said that we should also take up laws & talk about their roll back.  Bharat Bandh (on 8th Dec) will go on as announced, said Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union, reports ANI. Farmers’ leaders say will hold internal discussion on govt proposal before Dec 9Central Government has said that they will send us a proposal on December 9th.  We will discuss it amongst ourselves after which a meeting with them will be held that day: Farmer leaders say after the fifth round of meeting with Central Government concludes#FarmLaws2020 pic. twitter. com/GidiFmEDYXNext talk of rounds between centre, farmers’ leaders on Dec 9It was decided at the meeting that the next round of talks between farmer leaders and central government to be held on December 9th, on the request of all stakeholders reports ANI.  We do not want corporate farming, law to benefit only govt: Farmers’ leadersFarmers’ leaders during the fifth round of talks said, “We do not want corporate farming.  The government will benefit from this law, not the farmer. ”  We do not want corporate farming.  The government will benefit from this law, not the farmer: Farmers to the centre, at the fifth round of talks over farm laws https://t. co/P412cKXOXeUnion minister Tomar appeals farmers’ leaders to send children,senior citizens homeAgriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar requests the farmer leaders during the fifth round of talks to send senior citizens and children home.  He said, “Iappeal to all of you to kindly ask senior citizens and children, at the protest site, to go home. ”, reports ANI. Farmers from Bilaspur, Uttarakhand reach Delhi borders to join protestFarmers from Bilaspur, Uttarakhand reach Ghazipur border (UP-Delhi border) & join protesting farmers stationed at Delhi-Meerut Expressway, reports ANI. Farmers’ leaders threaten to walk out of meeting if Centre fails to decide on demands raised‘The government should make a decision on our demands, otherwise, we are walking out of the meeting’, say farmer leaders participating in the fifth round of talks with the Central Government, at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi, reports ANI.  Why can’t our parliament discuss issue if Canada’s parliament can: farmers’ representativeIf Canada’s parliament can discuss the issue, why can’t our parliament do it, asks Kulwant Singh Sandhu, General Secy, Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Punjab on Canadian MPs raising the issue relating to the farmers protest in the Parliament post which the Canadian PM wrote a letter to the government of India.  Farmers’ leaders have lunch carried by them to the fifth round of talks venue#WATCH Delhi: Farmer leaders, present at the fifth round of talks with Central Government, have food that they had carried to the venue.  A Kar Sewa vehicle that carried food for them arrived here earlier today.  They'd got their own food even during 4th round of talks on Dec 3.  https://t. co/hDP8cwzSGJ pic. twitter. com/XSR6m2lljSGovt gives written reply of minutes of meeting to farmers’ leadersThe government has given written response of the minutes of the meeting to the farmers’ leaders.  The fifth round of talks has been paused for a 15-minute break, reports ANI.  Farmers’ leaders ask centre its decision over farmers’ demandsFarmers’ union leaders during the fifth round of talks with the centre at the Vigyan Bhawan said they don’t want further discussion and instead just need a solution or commitment.  They want to know what the government has decided on the demands of the farmers. Union minister Tomar tells farmers’ unions Centre committed to talksUnion agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar tells farmers’ unions Centre committed to talks, welcomes feedback on farm bills, reports PTI. Farmers’ representatives bring their own food to fifth round of talks at Vigyan Bhawan Delhi: A Kar Sewa vehicle carrying food for Farmers' representatives arrives at Vigyan Bhawan during 5th round of talks between Farmers Unions & Centre. Farmers are carrying their own food at the venue today.  They'd got their own food even during the 4th round of talks on Dec 3.  https://t. co/EzZgHcoHTr pic. twitter. com/dKDreXetkyGovt agrees to give written reply of last talks on farm laws as per farmers’ leaders demand Farmers’ representatives during the fifth round of talks regarding the farm laws asked the centre to provide a pointwise comprehensive written reply of the last meeting, the government has agreed to do so.  Fifth round of meeting at Vigyan Bhawan between farmers’ leaders, Centre begins New Delhi: Fifth round of meeting between farmers' representatives and the Central government begins at Vigyan Bhawan.  pic. twitter. com/L4u2LaTi1rProtest to continue until laws rolled back, says farmers’ leaderWe want to complete rollback of the laws.  If the government doesn’t accept our demand, we will continue our agitation, said Harjinder Singh Tanda, state chief of Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, reports ANI.  Narendra Singh Tomar reaches Vigyan Bhawan to hold talks with agitating farmersUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reaches Vigyan Bhawan to hold talks with agitating farmers. Farmers’ representatives reach Vigyan Bhawan to hold fifth round of talks Farmers’ representatives reach Vigyan Bhawan to hold fifth round of talks with the Central government on the farm laws. AAP workers in Mumbai protest against Centre’s farm billAam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers in Mumbai protest against Union government over farm bill and in solidarity with farmers protesting in Delhi. Rashtriya Janata Dal holds protest at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan against the Centre’s farm lawsRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) holds protest at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan against the Centre’s farm laws. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, “We demand that the Centre repeals the black laws. ”Farmers’ leaders leave from Singhu border for Vigyan Bhawan to hold fifth round of talksFarmers’ leaders leave from Singhu border for Vigyan Bhawan to hold fifth round of talks with the Central government on the farm laws. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves from the Prime Minister’s residenceDefence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves from the Prime Minister’s residence. Farmers’ doubts will be cleared in today’s meeting with Centre: Kailash ChoudharyFarmers’ doubts will be cleared in today’s meeting with Centre.  In recent meetings, some issues were clarified.  It’s Opposition’s politics, they’re instigating the protest.  The meeting will be fruitful & we expect farmers will roll back protest: MoS Agriculture, Kailash ChoudharyWe are hoping today’s meeting with central leadership will be positive: Protestor Farmers protest at Burari’s Nirankari Samagam Ground against recent farm laws enters 10th day. “We’re hoping today’s meeting with central leadership will be positive.  We won’t stop until govt agrees to our demands.  We’ll make the movement bigger,” says a protestor. Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar reach PM Modi’s residence in New DelhiAhead of the fifth round of meeting with agitating farmers, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar reach PM Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi.  Union Minister Piyush Goyal also reaches the Prime Minister’s residence. Government should announce to withdraw the three black laws: Kisan Mahapanchayat presidentThe government should announce to withdraw the three black laws and give in writing that MSP will continue.  If any positive result doesn’t come out of today’s talks, farmers from Rajasthan will march along NH-8 towards Delhi and camp at Jantar Mantar: Rampal Jat, president, Kisan Mahapanchayat. Hopeful that farmers will think positively and end their agitation: Narendra Singh TomarA meeting is scheduled with farmers at 2 pm today.  I am very hopeful that farmers will think positively and end their agitation: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee prepares food for protesting farmersDelhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) prepares food for the farmers protesting at Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana).  A volunteer says, “We are providing meals three times a day. ”Delhi: Farmers continue to hold a sit-in protest at Chilla border Farmers continue to hold a sit-in protest at Chilla border (Delhi-Noida Link Road) against the Centre’s farm laws. A farmer says, “If anything concrete doesn’t happen in today’s meeting with the Central government then we will gherao the Parliament. ”Gazipur border (UP-Delhi border) on NH-24 is closed for traffic Gazipur border (UP-Delhi border) on NH-24 is closed for traffic from Gaziabad to Delhi due to farmers protests: Delhi Traffic Police5th round of talks between farmers, Centre to be held todayThe fifth round of talks between the central government and farmers is scheduled to be held today. A large number of farmers have gathered in and around Delhi to protest against the three farm laws. Delegation of JJP leaders met Anil Vij and sought withdrawal of cases against farmers during protest A delegation of Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leaders met Home Minister Anil Vij seeking withdrawal of cases against farmers during protest. Digvijay Chautala said, “Home Minister has assured us that he will look into the matter and discuss the issue with Chief Minister”.


A photo is being shared on social media claiming it as the beautiful sculpture of Naga Vasuki temple, located in Prayag city of Uttar Pradesh.  Let’s verify the claim made in the post. Claim: Photo of a sculpture carved in stone at Naga Vasuki temple, located in Prayag city of Uttar Pradesh. Fact: Sculpture in the photo belongs to the Utsav Rock Garden in Haveli district of Karnataka.  This sculpture is described as the ‘Artistic Banyan Tree’ in Utsav Rock Garden website.  This sculpture has nothing related to the Naga Vasuki temple in Prayag.  Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE. On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, we found a similar photo of this sculpture in “Where is this? ” website.  In the website, it is mentioned that sculpture in the photo belongs to the Utsav Rock Garden, located in Haveri district of Karnataka. When we searched for other official sources using these keywords, we found a similar photo of the sculpture in the official website of Utsav Rock Garden.  In the website, this sculpture is described as the ‘Artistic Banyan Tree’.  This sculpture was also found in a video posted on the official YouTube channel of Utsav Rock Garden. To sum it up, a sculpture belonging to the Utsav Rock Garden in Karnataka is falsely shared as the sculpture of Naga Vasuki temple in Prayag. Did you watch our new video?


PM Modi at the COP14 to UNCCD in Greater Noida,UP: My government has announced that India will put an end to single use plastic in the coming years. I believe the time has come for even the world to say good-bye to single use plastic. https://t.co/0s1mN9WghS

The world’s population will increase to 9. 7 billion by 2050, going up by 2 bn from the earlier 7. 7 bn, shows a new United Nations report launched on Monday.  The global population could reach its peak around the end of the current century, with an estimated population of 11 bn. India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in next 8 years, according to the report.  The global fertility rate, which fell from 3. 2 births per woman in 1990 to 2. 5 in 2019, will decline further to 2. 2 in 2050.  India’s current total fertility rate stands at 2. 2 births per woman. Nine countries will make up more than half of the projected growth of the global population between now and 2050: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States of America. The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050, up 99%.  Regions that may experience lower rates of population growth between 2019 and 2050 include Oceania excluding Australia/New Zealand (56%), Northern Africa and Western Asia (46%), Australia/New Zealand (28%), Central and Southern Asia (25%), Latin America and the Caribbean (18%), Eastern and South Eastern Asia (3%), and Europe and Northern America (2%).  People are growing older due to increasing life expectancy and falling fertility levels, and that the number of countries experiencing a reduction in population size is growing. “Many of the fastest growing populations are in the poorest countries, where population growth brings additional challenges in the effort to eradicate poverty, achieve greater equality, combat hunger and malnutrition and strengthen the coverage and quality of health and education systems to ensure that no one is left behind,” said Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. In the poorest of countries, people still live seven years less than the global average. “In 2019, life expectancy at birth in the least developed countries lags 7. 4 years behind the global average, due largely to persistently high levels of child and maternal mortality, as well as violence, conflict and the continuing impact of the HIV epidemic,” says the report. The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights, which is published by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, provides a comprehensive overview of global demographic patterns and prospects.


Congress MP Karti Chidambaram: We, in Tamil Nadu, will never accept the imposition of Hindi. Hindi is not the unifying force of this country. We will oppose the imposition of Hindi vociferously & will also participate in the protest organised by DMK on 20th September https://t.co/7QoMozbn6x

Ahead of the bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping in early October, an official delegation from Beijing arrived on Friday at the ancient heritage town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, about 56 km from Chennai, which will host the high profile event. The annual summit is slated from October 11 to 13 and the Chinese team was here to assess the topography, logistics and security details as well the facilities.  Top revenue and police officials accompanied the delegation. Comprising about 30 members, drawn from the Chinese Ministries of External Affairs, Home and Tourism besides those from the security establishment, the delegation visited select places and three star hotels, official sources here said. Since the two leaders are expected to stay at the hotels in Mamallapuram, their suitability was also inspected.  Further, the team visited the iconic shore temple, rock cut temples and Pancha Pandava rathas as well as Draupadi rath besides Arjuna’s penance, sculpted out of a massive single rock.  A visit to these Pallava era cultural treasures is part of the itinerary of Modi and Xi summit. During the first informal summit at Wuhan in China last year, the leaders visited the Hubei provincial museum.  The annual bilateral summit is “to exchange views on overarching issues of bilateral and global importance, and to present their respective visions and priorities for national development in the context of the current and future international situation,” according to the Union External Affairs Ministry. While official confirmation is yet to be received, Union Home Ministry officials are in regular touch with the officials and top police brass of Tamil Nadu on the preparedness and arrangements for the event. Recently, top state government officials held discussions with the officials from IB, RAW, Tamil Nadu Q-branch police, besides officers from the SPG, in charge of the Prime Minister’s security, officials from MEA and consular officers from both sides. Security, travel logistics, the places to be visited by the two leaders were discussed at the meeting. Mamallapuram, once a thriving port city and the capital of the Pallava dynasty, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is renowned for the shore temple.  It continues to draw tourists in large numbers from home and abroad. The first ever Defence Expo was also held in Mamallapuram last year and it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.


This man Harsh Mander, who wrote the draconian CVB, is in HC to get FIRs against people for hate speech... And a judge gave him midnight hearing!

CLAIM A speech by activist Harsh Mander from 16 December is being circulated online to claim that the activist is instigating violence in the national capital.  The 00:55 second video has been shared by the likes of BJP IT-Cell Head Amit Malviya who hit out at Mander and said, “This man Harsh Mander, who wrote the draconian CVB, is in HC to get FIRs against people for hate speech. . .  And a judge gave him midnight hearing! ” The archived version of the tweet can be viewed here.  In the clip Mander can be heard saying, “This fight wouldn’t be won in the Supreme Court also.  Because we have seen the Supreme Court, in the last few times, in case of NRC, Ayodhya, Kashmir, Supreme Court hasn’t protected humanity, equality and secularism.  But we will definitely try there as well.  It’s our Supreme Court.  But the decision wouldn’t be taken in the Parliament or the Supreme Court.  The decision on what kind of future this country will have, all of you are youngster, what kind of future do you wish to give your children, where will this decision be taken?  One, It will be taken on the streets and we have taken to the streets. ” There have been allegations against Mander that his speech played a role in instigating violence that gripped Delhi in which nearly 47 people have been reportedly killed.  This same clip has also been followed by another user Rahul Kaushik, who is followed by Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Further, right wing website Opindia, too, published an article with the headline: ‘Watch: “Supreme Court did not save secularism in Ayodhya, so now time has come to hit the streets” Harsh Mander inciting mob violence. ” The video has been shared on Facebook as well.  WHAT’S THE TRUTH?  We found a tweet shared by Harsh Mander’s organisation Karwan e Mohabbat that had shared a 07:37 minute long version of the same viral video.  In the video, Mander can be seen addressing the students of Jamia Milia Islamia University on 16 December 2019, a day violence erupted in the university campus.  He makes the remarks heard in the viral video at 04:31 minutes.  But at no point can he be heard instigating violence.  At 03:15 minutes, he says, “We are saying that this is one country, Hindustan, and the Hindus, Muslims, Sikh, Christians, Budhists, atheists, adhivasis, dalits, rich, poor, man, woman, of this country have equal rights.  And whoever asks you this question, and claims that your rights will be taken away, a movement has started to protest against them, and to save our country's constitution and the soul of our constitution, and the love and the solidarity, we have taken to the streets and will continue to do so.  This fight can't be won in the parliament because our political parties, that claim to be secular, they don't have that moral courage to fight anymore. ” Then, he goes on to make the statements heard in the viral clip and continues to say, “But even beyond roads, there is one more place where this will be decided.  At which place, will the decision be taken?  That place is in our hearts.  In my heart, in your heart.  If they want to fill us with hatred, and if we respond to them with hatred only, then the amount of hatred will just deepen. ” Later in the video, Mander advocates the message of being non-violence even if somebody advocates violence.  "The answer to their hatred is only one, which is love.  They will do violence, they will instigate us to do violence, we will never be violent,” he can be heard as saying at 6:20 minutes.  Evidently, a clipped version of Harsh Mander’s speech is doing the rounds to propagate the false narrative that he instigated violence while addressing Jamia students in December 2019.


On August 17, News Nation anchor Deepak Chaurasia tweeted that Akram Hussain, a painter in Assam, exhibited an offensive picture of Hindu deity Krishna in a Guwahati art gallery.  “I’m sure you all remember Bengaluru riots, but we are the ones termed intolerant,” wrote Chaurasia.  As of this writing, his tweet drew over 9,000 likes and more than 3,000 retweets. [Hindi text of Chaurasia’s tweet: “असम का एक पेंटर है अकरम हुसैन उसने गुवाहाटी आर्ट गैलरी रविन्द्र भवन में भगवान श्रीकृष्ण की एक आपत्तिजनक तस्वीर का विमोचन किया है।”]The painting has been shared in the aftermath of the Bengaluru riots triggered by an inflammatory post against Muhammed, the Prophet of Islam, allegedly made by Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy’s nephew Naveen.  Three people were killed in police firing and over 300 have been arrested for the violence. Prior to Chaurasia’s tweet, Krishna’s derogatory painting was tweeted by NewsX anchor Shehzad Poonawallah who tagged the DGP of Assam and the Chief Minister’s Office to take action against Hussain.  The same was tweeted by ISKCON Long Island, New York.  ISKCON Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharamn Das requested BJP MLA Himanta Biswa to arrest Hussain. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Madhu Kishwar, who has often been found sharing misinformation via her Twitter account, retweeted Arun Pudur’s tweet alleging the same.  “They are free to depict their Prophet with 72 hoors but keep their dirty hands and minds off our sacred symbols and deities,” wrote Kishwar, enraged.  Several other individuals who amplified the claim include BJP OBC Morcha Haryana vice-president Maya Yadav and Twitter users Karunesh Shukla, Manisha Mishra and Roop Darak. This slideshow requires JavaScript. The incident dates back to April 2015 when the Guwahati police had registered an FIR against painter Hussain Akram on the basis of a complaint filed by the Hindu Jagran Manch.  “The artist has, however, immediately removed the painting and has apologised,” said Guwahati DCP Amitabh Sinha as quoted by The Indian Express.  “The police were now looking for Hussain, who reportedly hails from Goalpara.  The state cultural directorate has instituted an inquiry to find out how such a painting was permitted in the State Art Gallery,” the report adds. Taking cognisance of viral claims, Guwahati police tweeted that Hussain was arrested on May 30, 2015. Pls refer to info shared by concerned citizens regarding an objectionable painting of Lord Shri Krishna.  This incident is of 2015.  Accordingly, Latasil PS Case No.  127/15 was registered, accused Akram Hussain arrested on 30/5/2015 & painting seized.  It is not on display now. — Guwahati Police (@GuwahatiPol) August 17, 2020Following the police’s tweet, Deepak Chaurasia and ISKCON Long Island tweeted updates however their misleading tweets remain. Hindi news organisations Amar Ujala and Punjab Kesari published the same report which said that ISKCON has demanded the arrest of Hussain Akram.  The articles cite social media posts and neither clarify that the case is five years old nor that the accused was taken in custody. A few other websites like News Track and OpIndia also revived the case however they mentioned that the incident is from 2015. An old inflammatory painting made by Assam-based Akram Hussain was widely shared by journalists, media outlets and BJP members and supporters.  Hussain was arrested in 2015 but agitated individuals on Twitter tagged the police and CMO to take action against him.  It’s been less than a week since a mere Facebook post sparked violence in Bengaluru yet certain people thought it wise to revive an offensive painting from five years ago. Donate NowPooja Chaudhuri is a senior editor at Alt News. A picture of Tej Pratap Yadav has been making the rounds on social media recently…. A video of police tying a rope around an elderly person’s wrists has been circulating…A photo of a man being flogged with his hands tied has been gathering a…A set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on…A photo of an idol of Hindu deity Nandi found buried in the ground has…


So sorry to see the desecration of the Gandhi statue in Washington, DC. Please accept our sincere apologies: Ken Juster, U.S. Ambassador to India (file pic) https://t.co/GxoSEQzCeN https://t.co/weyy9Ur7oK

The US Ambassador to India, Ken Juster, has apologised for desecration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in the United States.  The statue was vandalised with graffiti and spray paint outside the Indian embassy in Washington. “So sorry to see the desecration of the Gandhi statue in Wash, DC.  Please accept our sincere apologies.  Appalled as well by the horrific death of George Floyd & the awful violence & vandalism.  We stand against prejudice & discrimination of any type.  We will recover & be better,” Juster said on Twitter.  So sorry to see the desecration of the Gandhi statue in Wash, DC.  Please accept our sincere apologies.  Appalled as well by the horrific death of George Floyd & the awful violence & vandalism.  We stand against prejudice & discrimination of any type.  We will recover & be better. The incident is reported to have taken place on the intervening night of June 2 and 3.  The officials of the Indian embassy informed the State Department and registered a complaint with the local law enforcement agencies. On Wednesday, a team of officials from Metropolitan Police visited the site and started conducting inquiries. Watch: Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in Washington DC, US apologises  Vandalism of the statue of the apostle of peace comes during the week of nationwide protests against the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Several of these protests have turned violent which many times has resulted in damage of some of the most prestigious and sacred American monuments. Also read: Gandhi’s statue vandalised in US, Indian embassy registers complaintIn Washington DC, protesters this week burnt a church and damaged some of the prime properties and historic places like the national monument and Lincoln Memorial. One of the few statues of a foreign leader on a federal land in Washington DC, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was dedicated by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in the presence of the then US president Bill Clinton on September 16, 2000, during his state visit to the US. In October 1998, the US Congress had authorised the government of India to establish and maintain a memorial “to honour Mahatma Gandhi on Federal land in the District of Columbia”. According to the Indian Embassy website, the sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi is cast in bronze as a statue and has a height of 8 feet 8 inches.


BREAKING: Donald Trump will win the state of South Dakota, @ABC News projects. https://t.co/qDHNbuDK3F #ElectionNight https://t.co/JkAiWM2fVb

By Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Veronica Rocha, Melissa Mahtani and Amanda Wills, CNNOur live coverage has moved.  Go here for the latest results and news from the election. From CNN's Allison GordonResults from Milwaukee have flipped Wisconsin to Joe Biden, who has a lead in the state right now, CNN's Phil Mattingly says. Earlier, the city of Milwaukee's absentee ballot information was delivered with a police escort, CNN's Ryan Young reported. "When they have those three officers walking with them, you understand the importance of the event," Young told CNN's Chris Cuomo. The election is far from over with millions of votes still outstanding in key states, including in battleground Wisconsin. Joe Biden will win Hawaii, CNN projects. There are four electoral votes at stake in Hawaii.  It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election. Who won in 2016: Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton carried the state, and President Trump won the general election. From CNN's Josiah Ryan Republican insiders are crediting a $300 million get-out-out the vote effort organized by the Trump campaign and allies for narrowing the gap in many states, CNN's Ryan Nobles reported early this morning.  "Republicans are talking about. . .  the ground game that the Republican National Committee and the Trump Victory Organization put into place shortly after President Trump was inaugurated," said Nobles. Nobles reported on Friday that the campaign had spent more than $300 million on a data and ground operation and less on television and digital advertising in the final leg of the campaign.  "They firmly believe that that ground game was going to be a big part in narrowing the gap, in many of these key states and they're now saying that we're seeing that play out in realtime as these votes come," added Nobles.  From CNN's MJ LeeJoe Biden's campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon issued a strongly worded statement following President Trump's White House speech, calling it "outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect. " O’Malley Dillon went on to say that "the counting will not stop. ”From CNN's Maeve Reston and Stephen CollinsonVotes are still being counted in several key states across the US, and no winner has been determined in the presidential election. If you're just reading in, here's what you need to know about the race:From CNN's Leinz ValesBenjamin L.  Ginsberg, a longtime Republican election lawyer who co-chaired the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, said Wednesday that President Trump should “let all the votes be counted,” following his attacks on legitimate vote counting efforts. “If you have objections to either the particular ballots or to the process, then you have remedies after the fact from each state individual contests laws or recount laws if the margins are close enough,” Ginsberg told CNN’s Jake Tapper during CNN’s special election coverage.  Hear Ginsberg explain: From CNN’s Mark MoralesPhiladelphia won’t have an updated number on mail-in ballots until 9 a. m.  on Wednesday, said Lisa Deeley, head of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, which is a bipartisan board of elected officials in charge of elections and voter registration. Election officials are waiting on in-person voting numbers to be reported by some individual precincts and ingested into their system before they can report the number of mail-in ballots, Deeley said.  “That’s just the configuration of our system,” said Deeley, adding that it was a reporting issue, not mechanical. The delay in in-person results from the field are slowing down the reports, particularly in West Philadelphia, Deeley said “We are counting, we have been counting, we are going to continue counting until it's done,” Deeley said.  “We’re just waiting for the rest of the in-person results to come in from voting machines. ”Another update with mail-in votes will come at 9 a. m. , Deeley said. As of 1:10 a. m.  ET, with 1,598 of 1,703 divisions reporting, former Vice President Joe Biden has received 73. 3% of the city’s votes, and President Trump has received 25. 67% of the city’s vote. From CNN's Allison GordonBased on CNN's current projections, Joe Biden has 220 electoral votes while Donald Trump has 213 electoral votes. Here's the latest look at where things stand:Reminder: Each candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Please enable JavaScript for a better experience.


550 #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 8272, including 3748 recovered/discharged, 4406 active cases & 118 deaths: State Health Department https://t.co/DZ3mIPBZZy

Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 78 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of people infected by the disease in the Union territory to 5,298, officials said. Of the new cases, 62 are from Kashmir and 16 from Jammu division.  Among these, 23 patients have a travel history. A patient has also died due to the virus in Kashmir, taking the death toll in the UT to 63. The number of active cases stand at 2,454 after 177 more patients recovered on Tuesday.  The government statement said, “78 people were discharged from Jammu division and 99 from Kashmir. ” So far, 2,781 people have been cured in the UT, taking the recovery rate to 52. 49%.  The highest jump in Kashmir was witnessed in Budgam where 14 more people tested positive for the disease.  Srinagar and Anantnag recorded 10 new cases each.  The other districts saw single digit increase.  In Jammu division, all the districts have reported single digit increase. Till date, 2. 39 lakh people in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance — 40,265 in home quarantine, 31 in hospital quarantine and 47,579 under home surveillance.  Besides these, 1. 49 lakh people have completed their 28-day surveillance period.


Photo of a family having their tea while sitting in floodwater is doing the rounds on social media claiming that the incident happened in Surat, Gujarat.  The same photo is also being shared (archived) as that of Delhi.  Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. Claim: Photo of a family having their tea while sitting in flood water in Surat, Gujarat. Fact: The photo is captured in Mansa (Punjab), not Surat (Gujarat).  Also, the photo is old and is taken in 2016.  Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE. When we subjected the photo to reverse image search technique, a tweet of Barnala constituency (Punjab) MLA Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer was found.  The tweet is dated ‘18 July 2016’ and it is mentioned in the tweet that the photo is captured at Mansa district of Punjab. Family in Mansa dist #Punjab protesting against shoddy sewage wrk by #akalis . Ppl r waiting fr 2017 @ArvindKejriwal pic. twitter. com/VUZFNjxuzRIn the comments section of that tweet, a user attached a news article from the e-paper of ‘Punjab Kesari’ that had the same photo as that in the post.  The article also mentioned that the photo was taken in ‘Mansa’. Other Facebook posts mentioning that the photo is taken at ‘Mansa’ can be seen here and here. To sum it up, an old photo of a family from Mansa (Punjab) having their tea while sitting in flood water is being shared as in Surat (Gujarat). Did you watch our new video?


This past weekend, Canadian air traffic controllers ordered hundreds of pizzas for their American counterparts working without pay due to the ongoing US government shutdown https://t.co/bNB7UNQqua https://t.co/BJTq4otwzn

They've sent over 400 pizzas so far to their colleagues across the border. Government shutdown affects air travel Canadian air traffic controllers are really leaning in to the stereotypical niceness associated with our neighbors to the north. As a show of solidarity, a number of air traffic controllers have banded together to get meals for their American counterparts amid the ongoing government shutdown. The grassroots effort started on Thursday, according to Peter Duffey, the president and CEO of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association. Controllers in Edmonton wanted to do something thoughtful for their peers in Anchorage, Alaska, who they deal with "all day long," Duffey said. "It was a natural thing to send it to the people we work with on a daily basis, [but] we got through that fairly quickly," Duffey said. From there, the generosity spread to other air traffic control centers across the U. S. , picking other places where they had connections. For instance, air traffic controllers in the northern area in Fort McMurray chose to send pizza to air traffic controllers in El Paso, Texas, clearly not because of geographic proximity, but instead because they are both oil towns. Duffey said another air traffic control center chose to send pizzas to colleagues in Phoenix, Arizona, because it's "a massive destination for Canadians in the winter. "As of midday Monday, Duffey said over 400 pizzas have been sent to 52 different air traffic control facilities in the U. S.  -- "and that number just keeps growing. ""It was a natural thing for them to do.  They wanted to show support," Duffey said. The effort comes as the government shutdown enters history-making territory as the longest shutdown in U. S.  history, with tens of thousands of airport security screeners among those forced to work without pay, prompting some to call in sick and contributing to longer lines at some airports. He said the cheesy show of support is just the latest in a history of working together in tough times, citing how American air traffic controllers donated thousands of dollars to their colleagues in Fort McMurray after the area suffered from wildfires in 2016. "We've always stood with our U. S.  counterparts," Duffey said.  "We really do have each others' backs. "24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events


"It is unusual for a prosecutor to testify on a criminal investigation."

Watch former special counsel Robert Mueller's full opening statement from this morning's testimony. https://t.co/E2sX92wUOL #MuellerHearings https://t.co/sIhMZ1RRW4

Editor’s Note: Drew Westen is a professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at Emory University, and founder of Westen Strategies, a strategic messaging firm.  He is the author of “The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation,” and is working on his next book, “What’s Left? ” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.  View more opinion at CNN.

  Democrats fell all over themselves at  Wednesday’s televised House hearings to thank the former special counsel Robert Mueller – deservedly – for his service as a decorated Marine, a career public servant and a patriot, while Republicans impugned his integrity and that of his investigation and his team.

  Although Mueller showed loyalty to his team, he did not show loyalty to his country.   Whether he was  cognitively impaired (as he seemed not to know the names or positions of some of his key witnesses, notably the former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski) or had simply misplaced his spine, he appeared to be lost.   Why the man who showed such courage on the battlefield showed such timidity and hesitation Wednesday, requiring members of Congress to read him a bedtime story because he would not even read his own words aloud, is unclear.

  Americans needed a definitive, plain-language, nonlegalistic statement from Mueller about one and only one question: Did the President and his henchmen and women commit a crime?

Fmr.  FBI lawyer: 'Mueller is not a showman'

  Did his participation in the dissemination of information from emails stolen by Russians and leaked by Wikileaks, with Trump’s encouragement, violate campaign laws?  Or was it  treason, namely helping a hostile foreign power – our chief adversary over 70 years – attack our bedrock democratic institution, elections?  Did Trump commit any of the 10 counts of obstruction Mueller laid out in his report to cover up those or any other crimes?   And did he commit any other felonies, such as witness intimidation, as he had clearly indicated in the report?

  If the answer to any of those questions had been an unequivocal yes, the House would have been required under the Constitution to hold impeachment hearings.  If the answer were indeterminate, the House might still hold hearings to question the witnesses themselves, so it could decide, as the public watched, whether this was a “witch hunt” or a legitimate investigation.  If the answer were no, Democrats might disagree, but they would better spend their time electing a Democrat in 2020.

  Instead of answering any of the questions we Americans had hired him to answer, Mueller pleaded “no contest. ” This was not a “neutral” political move.  It provided Republicans good reason to argue that the investigation was a two-year, multimillion-dollar waste of time.

Opinion: Commentary on the Mueller hearing

  Sure, his investigation put a half-dozen other people in prison for one crime or another, but Mueller chose to immunize the person who may well be the fulcrum for those crimes, allowing him to remain in the highest position in the land without a trial.

  And sure, other state and federal prosecutors may ultimately indict Trump, in or out of office, or perhaps, like Nixon, he will face a reckoning a year or two after he is re-elected.

  But as a taxpaying Democrat, as of this moment, I have to agree with Republicans that this was a waste of my time and money – not, as they would argue, because the Mueller report made no determination about  “collusion”  or obstruction.  It was a waste of time and money because we hired a prosecutor who, after agreeing to serve his country one last time, chose to go missing in action.
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IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fighter with 45 Squadron at Air Force Station Sulur. He flew the single-seater LCA. https://t.co/Edu0X3hMEW

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday operationalised its no. 18 Squadron, the “Flying Bullets”, at Sulur near here, equipping it with the fourth generation Mk1 LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas. The indigenous tailless compound delta wing aircraft was inducted at an official ceremony in the presence of Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria at the Sulur Air Force Station. The No. 18 Squadron will be the second one to have the home-made Tejas, after the 45 Squadron based here. An all-faith prayer was held and a coconut broken to mark the induction of Tejas today. Watch: ‘Flying Bullets’ operationalised, IAF Chief flies Tejas aircraft The No 18 Squadron, formed in 1965 with the motto “Teevra aur Nirbhaya” meaning “Swift and Fearless,” was earlier flying MiG 27 aircraft. The Squadron “actively participated” in the 1971 war with Pakistan. The Squadron was “resurrected” on April 1 this year at Sulur. Tejas is equipped with fly-by-wire flight control system, integrated digital avionics and multimode radar, while its structure is made of composite material. It is also the “lightest and smallest” in its group of fourth generation supersonic combat aircraft,” a Defence release on Monday said.