Picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowing before Priti Adani, wife of industrialist Gautam Adani.

An image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting a woman with folded hands is circulating on social media with the claim that she is industrialist Gautam Adani's wife Priti Adani. The caption along with the picture says, "How he bows before Mrs Preeti Adani, Wife of Gautam Adani. . "India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be false.  The woman in the picture is Deepika Mondol, wife of a retired Rashtrapati Bhavan photographer.  The picture was taken during an event at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The archived versions of similar posts can be seen here, here and here. AFWA probeUsing reverse image search, we found the same picture carried by several news reports in 2018. According to reports by "Amar Ujala" and "Divya Marathi", the woman in the picture is Deepika Mondol, chief functional officer of a Delhi-based NGO named Divyajyoti Culture Organisation and Welfare Society. The reports had also shared images of the same woman with other prominent personalities such as late former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth and Vidya Balan. Credit: Amar UjalaWe checked the website of Divyajyoti Culture Organisation and Welfare Society and confirmed that the name of its chief functional officer is Deepika Mondol. We also found a video interview by Deepika on YouTube.  The video title in Hindi translates to, "Changing India - A woman before whom the Prime Minister of India had to bow his head". "We were at an event and I greeted PM Modi.  That time, he asked me what I do and I said I'm a social worker.  Then he greeted me back saying 'namaste mata ji'.  I felt so good at that moment," Deepika is heard saying in the interview. When AFWA reached out to Deepika's family, her husband Samar Mondol confirmed to us that the woman in the viral image is his wife and it was clicked during an event at Rashtrapati Bhavan. "I used to work as a photographer at Rashtrapati Bhavan.  My wife has visited Rashtrapati Bhavan on several occasions.  The picture in circulation was clicked during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan during the Presidency of Pranab Mukherjee.  We had uploaded this image on Deepika's Facebook profile.  But some people started misusing the image and we finally had to lock our social media accounts," said Samar. Samar, who retired during the regime of current President Ram Nath Kovind, was the official photographer for eight former Indian Presidents. Samar also shared with us an image of Deepika with Amitabh Bachchan that he had posted on his Facebook account. Gautam Adani's wife Priti is the chairperson of Adani Foundation.  She looks very different from Deepika. (Photo of Priti Adani)Hence, it is clear that the woman in the viral image with PM Modi is Deepika Mondol, a social worker and wife of a retired Rashtrapati Bhavan photographer. The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.


Syria finalises list of candidates for the presidential election in May

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Syria's parliament was due to meet Wednesday to finalise the list of candidates in next month's presidential election, which is expected to return Bashar al-Assad for a fourth term. The high constitutional court has notified parliament that 44 Syrians have so far submitted their names ahead of Wednesday's deadline, according to the official SANA news agency. They still need to garner support from at least 35 members of the 250-seat parliament, which is dominated by Assad's Baath party and with lawmakers only allowed to endorse one candidate. The May 26 election would be the second to be held since the start of a 10-year-long conflict that has killed more than 388,000 people and forced more than half of Syria's pre-war population from their homes. With the exception of Assad, who has been in power for 21 years, the contenders are mostly little-known figures who are unlikely to mount a serious challenge. The pro-government Al-Watan newspaper said parliament will likely hold the vote by Wednesday evening, after the high constitutional court stops receiving applications from presidential hopefuls. But it remains unclear when parliament will announce the final list of approved candidates for the ballot. Electoral law stipulates that candidates need to have lived in Syria continuously for at least the past decade, which rules out all exiled opposition figures. Assad was elected by referendum in 2000 and 2007. For the first multi-candidate poll in 2014, only two candidates besides Assad out of 24 applicants were allowed to run. Syria is grappling with a severe economic crisis that has seen the value of the pound plummet against the dollar on the black market.


Multiple images are being shared on social media claiming them as the pictures of weapons seized during an extensive police raid on RSS hideouts in Delhi.  Let’s verify the claim made in the post. Claim: Photos of the weapons seized from RSS hideouts in Delhi. Fact: The first photo in the post shows a sword factory located in Patiala city of Punjab.  The second photo shows Rajkot police exhibiting the seized illegal weapons recovered from a hotel in Kuchiadad.  The third photo was uploaded on the ‘Tumbler’ website in 2019.  These photos have nothing to do with RSS.  Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE. Photo-1:On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar photo was found in an article published by ‘India Today’ on 25 July 2018.  ‘India Today’ reported it as an image taken at the ‘Khalsa Kirpan’ sword factory in Patiala city, Punjab.  We found similar photos of weapons on the Facebook page of ‘Khalsa Kirpan’. Photo-2:On reverse image search, a similar photo was found in a tweet by ‘Gujarat Headline’ news website on 05 March 2016.  Sharing a similar photo, ‘Gujarat Headline’ published an article on this incident.  This article reported that the Rajkot police had recovered a stock of lethal weapons during a raid on the India Palace hotel in Kuchiadad.  According to ‘The Times of India’ article, the Rajkot police seized 257 lethal weapons including swords and Knives in this raid.   Photo-3:On reverse image search, a similar photo was found on ‘Tumblr’ website.  This photo was published on 03 March 2019.  The same photo was found as a representative image in the Canada-based e-commerce website ‘CanSellAll’. Earlier, when similar images were shared as the weapons recovered from mosques in Jammu and Kashmir, FACTLY published a fact-check article.  It can be seen here. To sum it up, unrelated old photos are revived again as the pictures of seized weapons from RSS hideouts in Delhi.


Hoardings of US President @realDonaldTrump, First Lady  Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) and PM @narendramodi in Delhi

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Talks with PM Modi, state banquet on Prez Trump's Tuesday schedule'President and First Lady have promised to visit again': Taj Mahal guideTrumps lands in New DelhiYogi Adityanath presents Taj Mahal portrait to the Trumps'In America and India, we fight for the citizens we proudly serve'Trumps leave after visiting the Taj Mahal'Timeless testament of Indian culture': Trump on Taj MahalIvanka Trump, Jared Kushner pose at Taj MahalUS president, First lady visit Taj MahalPresidential cavalcade moving towards the Taj Mahal'India and US will make their future brighter than ever before': TrumpTrumps welcomed at airport with cultural programmeUS President lands at Agra airportArtists wait in Agra to welcome Trump25,000 students will line up on Trump's Agra routeUnited States president Donald Trump began his maiden two-day India visit on Monday.  Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and top brass of his administration, arrived in Ahmedabad around 11. 40 am for the first-leg of his trip. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the US president at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport in Ahmedabad.  The leaders then participated in ‘Namaste Trump’ rally at the Motera Stadium. After attending the rally, Trump flew to Agra where he and the First Lady Melania Trump spent about an hour at the Taj Mahal before sunset.  The delegation arrived in Delhi in the evening where Trump and PM Modi will hold talks on Tuesday. Talks with PM Modi, state banquet on Prez Trump's Tuesday scheduleUS President Donald Trump has a slew of official engagements in New Delhi on Tuesday, the second and last day of his India visit.  After a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the US president will visit the Rajghat, followed by a meeting with PM and signing of agreements at the Hyderabad.  The last official engagement will be a state banquet for the visiting president at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.  'President and First Lady have promised to visit again': Taj Mahal guideNitin Kumar Singh, president Trump's  tour guide at the Taj Mahal says that the president and the first lady  have promised to visit the monument again, reports ANI . "I gave every minute detail of the Taj Mahal to US President Donald Trump and the First Lady.  'Incredible' was the first word they uttered after seeing the Taj Mahal.  President and the First Lady have promised to visit once again," said Singh.  Trumps lands in New DelhiPresident Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania Trump, arrives in New Delhi. Yogi Adityanath presents Taj Mahal portrait to the TrumpsUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a large portrait of Taj Mahal to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump as they left Agra for Delhi. 'In America and India, we fight for the citizens we proudly serve'Comparing the Constitutions of India and the US, President Trump said in a tweet that in America and India alike, "we honor, respect, trust, empower and fight for the citizens we proudly serve! "Our two national constitutions both begin with the same three beautiful words: “We the people. ” That means that in America and India alike, we honor, respect, trust, empower, and fight for the citizens we proudly serve!  🇺🇸🇮🇳 pic. twitter. com/hfKKSqlVfeTrumps leave after visiting the Taj MahalPresident Trump and others leave after visiting the Taj Mahal and are now on their way to the Agra air base. 'Timeless testament of Indian culture': Trump on Taj MahalDonald Trump says the Taj Mahal "inspires awe".  Writing in the visitors' book at the monument, Trump said, 'The Taj Mahal Inspires Awe, A Timeless Testament to the Rich And Diverse Beauty of Indian Culture"Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner pose at Taj MahalPresident Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner also looked around the Taj Mahal and posed for photos. Uttar Pradesh: US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner at the Taj Mahal in Agra.  pic. twitter. com/z1LtpUQJjeUS president, First lady visit Taj MahalUS President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Taj Mahal in Agra.  Thep president later wrote in visitor's book. Agra: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the Taj Mahal.  pic. twitter. com/DOd4tu8iOQPresidential cavalcade moving towards the Taj MahalThe cavalcade of President Trump is moving towards the Taj Mahal.  Cultural events have been organised at stages created on crossings along the 14 km route. Agra: Artists perform, students line the streets as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump head to the Taj Mahal.  pic. twitter. com/ezHd5pf2Vq'India and US will make their future brighter than ever before': TrumpPresident Trump says that India and the US will make their future brighter than eve before.  In a tweet in Hindi, the US president said, "India and the US will make their nations stronger, their citizens more affluent, give wings to people who dream big and their future brighter than ever before. . . and that is just the beginning. "अमेरिका और भारत अपने देशों को मजबूत बनाएँगे, अपने लोगों को सम्पन्न बनाएँगे, बड़े सपने देखने वालों को और बड़ा बनाएँगे और अपना भविष्य पहले से कहीं अधिक उज्जवल बनाएँगे. . .  और यह तो शुरुआत ही है।Trumps welcomed at airport with cultural programmeUttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath welcomed President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the airport.  A cultural programme was presented for the guests who included the president's daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner. Trump applauded the cultural event by clapping for the artistsUS President lands at Agra airportUS President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have landed at Agra airport.  They will visit the Taj Mahal shortly. Artists wait in Agra to welcome TrumpThe UP government and the Agra administration have made preparations to welcome President Trump and First Lady when they arrive in Agrra.  Artists are waiting at Phool Sayyad crossing in Agra on route to Taj Mahal25,000 students will line up on Trump's Agra routeAbout 25,000 school students will welcome US President Donald Trump along his 13 km long route in Agra, officials said on Monday, reports news agency IANS. A senior UP government official told IANS, "Over 25,000 students from government as well as private schools will welcome President Trump here. "He said, besides the government school students, about 500 women associated with self help groups will also welcome Trump in the historic city. The official further said that the students will be holding Indian and US national flags in their hands and they will wave the US President. First published: Feb 24, 2020 08:36 IST


Last day for filing income tax returns has been extended to September 30, 2019

A viral notice purporting to show that the last date for filing income tax returns has been extended by a month to September 30 is fake.  This has been clarified by the Income Tax Department in a tweet.   The fake notice can be read below.    The last date to file one's income tax returns for assessment year 2019 -2020 was previously extended by a month earlier this year - from July 31 to August 31.  Therefore, the time at which this fake notice has surfaced is opportune; just one day before the final date of filing returns.   Many users online have spread this and fallen for this message.      Archived versions of the tweets above can be found here and here.  The Income Tax Department, however, has clarified that no such extension has been given through a tweet.  It consists of the same letter as shared above.   It is categorically stated that the said order is not genuine.  Taxpayers are advised to file Returns within extended due dt (sic) of 31. 08. 2019  The tweet can be viewed below.


Mumbaikars was not wearing masks and not maintaining social distance during Ganesh Utsav

A five year old video showing the 'first look' of Mumbai's Lal Baug Ganesh idol, popularly known as Lalbaugcha Raja, is viral on social media as recent festival celebrations amid the COVID-19 restrictions.  The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a set of guidelines for the celebration of 2021 Ganesh festival keeping in mind the  pandemic .  According to the guidelines, idols are not supposed to be taller than four feet , and no in-person visits are allowed at the mandals, the 'darshan' can be organized online by the groups for their devotees.  In its 88th year of celebrations now, the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol which used to be at least 12 feet tall in the previous years, has now been reduced to 4 feet.  The idol was unveiled for darshan at 12. 30 pm on September 10, 2021.  This year Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal will telecast the aartis and darshan live on Facebook and YouTube.  We received the video of the idol's 'first look' on our helpline number +917700906588.  The video has been shared with a claim that people gathered at the mandals without masks and did not maintain any social distance in Mumbai for the festivities.  It is doing the rounds on WhatsApp with the caption, "No masks, social distancing anywhere in sight!  Mumbai, gear up for the 3rd wave! " The video was also shared by actor Amitabh Bachchan on his social media accounts on September 8, 2021.  He posted the 57 seconds video with a caption, " Om Gan Ganpataye Namah . .  Ganpati Bappa Morya . .  First Darshan, Lalbaugcha Raja" (Original caption: ॐ गण गणपतये नमः . .  Ganpati Bappa Morya . .  पहला दर्शन , लालबागचा राजा) Click here to view the Facebook post.  Based on the video that Bachchan shared, several media outlets misreported stating that it shows this year's first glimpse of Lalbaugcha Raja.  The archived versions of the articles can be seen here, here and here.  The video also went viral on Facebook with a claim that it is a glimpse of 2021 Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol's first look.   Also Read: No, Bigg Boss Contestant Urfi Javed Is Not Related To Javed Akhtar BOOM broke the video into its keyframes and ran a reverse image search on a few of them; we found the same viral video uploaded on September 3, 2016 by a verified YouTube channel named Rajshri Marathi.  The video has been uploaded with a caption, "(video)Lalbaugcha Raja FIRST Look | Mukh Darshan | Watch Now | Ganesh Chaturthi 2016" We also found another YouTube channel that uploaded the same video on September 2, 2016 with a caption, "Lalbagh ke Raja ka Darshan".  Below is a comparison between the viral video and the video from 2016.  Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal held a virtual 'darshan' of the 2021 Ganesh Utsav celebrations for devotees.  The video of the online 'darshan' , 2021 can be seen below.  Also Read: Photo From Bangladesh Falsely Linked To Recent Assam Boat Accident Below is an image of this year's Lalbaugcha Raja from the verified Facebook page of Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal.


Multiple images are being shared on social media claiming them as the visuals from the recent communal clashes in Bhainsa town of Telangana.  They can be seen here, here, and here.  These photos show vandalized houses, vehicles, and other properties.  Let’s verify the claims made in these posts. Claim: Photos of the vandalised properties in the recent Bhainsa communal violence. Fact: Except for one photo, all other photos in these posts are not related to the recent communal clashes at Bhainsa town in Telangana.  Two photos in these posts are related to the 2020 Delhi riots.  Another two photos are related to the old communal clashes in Bhainsa.  Hence, the claims made in these posts are MISLEADING. Let’s check the details of each photo and try to find whether they are related to the recent communal clashes in Bhainsa. Photo-1:On reverse image search of the photo shared in the post, a similar photo was found in the ‘Al Jazeera’ article published in February 2020.  This article reported it as a visual from the 2020 Delhi riots.  The same photo is also found with a similar description on the ‘Getty Images’ website. Photo-2:A similar photo was found published in several news articles, mentioning it as a visual from the 2020 Delhi riots.  Those articles can be seen here and here. Photo-3:On the reverse image search, a similar photo was found in ‘The News Minute’ article published in January 2020.  This article reported it as a vandalised car in the communal clashes that took place in Bhainsa town on 13 January 2020. Photo-4:On reverse image search, a similar photo was found in ‘The Hindu’ article published on 13 January 2020.  It is reported as the photo of a bike that was burnt down during the communal violence in Bhainsa town. Photo-5:On reverse image search, a similar photo was found in an article published in January 2020.  This photo was also reported as a visual from the 2020 communal riots in Bhainsa. To sum it up, old photos are now being shared as visuals of vandalised properties in the recent Bhainsa communal riots.


Delhi: Long queue seen outside the vaccination center at BL Kapoor Hospital in Rajendra Place. https://t.co/dRU6ryubFe

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the rally of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) at the Cariappa Ground in Delhi at 12pm today.  Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force would be present at the event. According to a release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Modi will inspect the Guard of Honour and review the march past by various NCC contingents.  He would also present awards to the deserving cadets and would later address the gathering.  During the event, the cadets would exhibit a cultural performance and would also showcase their abilities in the fields of adventure sports, music and performance arts, the PMO release added. Last year, PM Modi while addressing the event had praised the cadets’ efforts in rescue and relief operations during natural calamities and also appreciated their work towards the promotion of initiatives such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Also Read| PM Modi lauds NCC cadets, artistes ahead of Republic Day paradePrior to the Republic Day parade this year, PM Modi had addressed NCC cadets and National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers on Sunday where he lauded the work done by them during the prevailing coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in the country.  He added that such youth organisations had played a vital role in dealing with challenging times. “In Covid times also, the work done by you is laudable.  When the government and administration needed it, you came forward as volunteers and provided help,” the Prime Minister had said. The NCC is a youth wing of the country’s armed forces and is open to students across all schools and colleges on a voluntary basis.  The organisation comprises the Army, Air Force and Navy wing, and imparts basic military training in small arms and drills to the cadets.  The NCC was formed under the National Cadet Corps act of 1948 and is currently headed by Lt General Tarun Kumar Aich.


Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, foreign Envoys and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also present at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament building. https://t.co/DnkranVSuY

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building at an event on Thursday that was attended by leaders from various political parties, Cabinet ministers and ambassadors of different countries, an all-faith religious prayer was held to mark the ceremony.  The bhoomi pujan in which PM Modi also took part was performed by pujaris from the Sringeri Math Karnataka.  #WATCH: 'Sarva Dharma Prarthana' being performed by various religious leaders at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament building, in Delhi.  https://t. co/6NDd8e8B3p pic. twitter. com/1DRGf37tJVTata Trusts’ chairman Ratan Tata, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh and various religious leaders were also present at the event. Follow live updates of the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new Parliament buildingAmong other leaders, Union Home minister Amit Shah, Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, foreign envoys and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also attended the ceremony. Delivering the keynote address at the event, Hardeep Singh Puri said, “In the last six years, PM Modi laid the foundation of a modern, strong, prosperous and self-reliant India with the inclusion of our proud history.  In this continuation, today is a very important day. ”To be built on an area of 64,500 square metres, the new Parliament building will have a grand Constitution Hall to showcase India’s democratic heritage, a lounge for members of Parliament, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. In the new building, the Lok Sabha chamber will have a seating capacity for 888 members, while the Rajya Sabha will have 384 seats for members.  The Lok Sabha chamber will have an option to increase its sitting capacity to 1,224 members during joint sessions.  This has been done keeping in mind the future increase in the number of members for the two houses. At present, Lok Sabha has a sanctioned strength of 543 members and Rajya Sabha 245. In September this year, Tata Projects Limited won the bid to construct the new Parliament building.  The new building will be constructed close to the existing one under the Central Vista redevelopment project. (With agency inputs)


"India is working rapidly to increase its defence capability and make its defence sector #Atmanirbhar. We have decided to focus on the indigenous arms factory": PM @narendramodi in Jaisalmer

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the soldiers at Rajasthan’s Longewala post on the occasion of Diwali.  “India is proud of our forces who protect our nation courageously,” PM Modi said. The PM also congratulated the families of the soldiers who are deployed along the border in the festival season.  “I bow before the families of the soldiers,” he said. “In 2014, I celebrated Diwali at Siachen.  Many people were surprised.  But you know me, I am always with my own people during festivals.  And I have continued with that tradition even this year,” PM Modi said. Longewala post touches 50 degrees Celsius in summers and plunges below zero in winters, the PM said, but it does not waver our soldiers.  “In May, people get sun-struck here.  But you people have never shied away from performing your duties,” he said. “Whenever the valour of our soldiers is talked about, Battle of Longewala will be remembered.  Our soldiers gave a befitting reply to Pakistani soldiers in that battle,” the PM said.  “The Battle of Longewala proved that no one can stand in front of the combined might of Indian forces - Army, Navy and Air Force,” PM Modi said. The Longewala post is a strategic post on the western border where the first major battle of the 1971 war, known as the Battle of Longewala, was fought. PM Modi in his message said that India is safe today only because the country’s forces have the strength to stand up to terrorism and other anti-nation powers, and the forces have proper policial support.  “The entire world, especially those countries who promote terrorism, has seen that Indian forces can enter other countries and kill terrorists,” he said. The PM also said that expansionism is a mental disorder and the whole world is troubled by the expansionist force.  “Today the whole world is troubled by expansionist forces.  Expansionism is, in a way, a mental disorder and reflects 18th-century thinking.  India is also becoming a strong voice against this thinking,” he said. PM Modi concluded his speech with three requests.  “My first request is, try to create something new.  Try to innovate.  Second, make sure yoga is a part of your life.  And my third request is, learn a language other than your own mother tongue from your colleagues,” PM Modi said.


The second person to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials is called William Shakespere.

Shakespere, known to friends as Bill, sat with his grandchildren's artwork nearby as he received the jab. https://t.co/IpkDauGhzR https://t.co/ytRB8oZFBO

Two main trucks left the Pfizer facility on Sunday morning, the company said. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine as number of cases hit another record highA pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 71. 5 million people and killed over 1. 6 million worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Nevada Gov.  Steve Sisolak extended his state's coronavirus restrictions through at least Jan.  15 as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge in the Silver State. Nearly every state in the U. S.  reports more than 100 people hospitalized per million, according to the COVID Tracking Project.  However, Nevada reports 592, which translates into one out of 1,700 people in the state, according to the project. "We continue to see an increase of hospitalizations statewide with almost 1,700 Nevadans battling COVID as of Friday," Sisolak said at a press conference Sunday. The governor also announced Sunday that he would sign an order to place a moratorium on most residential evictions in Nevada. Since the start of the pandemic, Nevada has had more than 186,000 cases, with at least 2,529 deaths. The first vaccinations in the state of Washington could be distributed as early as Tuesday, Gov.  Jay Inslee said. The initial shipment of the Pfizer vaccine arrives in the state on Monday. "This is just fantastic news . . .  we are getting this vaccine," the governor said, adding he will get the vaccine himself when it is appropriate for his age group. "Health care workers and long-term care residents will receive the vaccine first," he said. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 1,030 newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the country's total to 46,645. This is the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that South Korea broke the 1,000 mark in new cases and follows Saturday's record of 950 new cases. Yonhap reports that President Moon Jae-in held an emergency meeting and called the current situation "the worst crisis" since the outbreak began and a "desperate time" when the government should make an all-out effort stem further infections. -ABC News' Christine TheodorouItaly's Civil Protection Agency reported 484 new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 64,520, surpassing the United Kingdom which stands at 64,267, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There were 17,938 new COVID-19 cases reported in Italy, representing an 11. 7% positivity rate and brings the total number of diagnosed cases to 1,843,712. There have been a total of 372,965 deaths and 14,959,949 cases in the EU and the U. K. , according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. -ABC News' Christine Theodorou


10,328 new #COVID19 cases, 72 deaths & 8516 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh. Total cases rise to 1,96,789 including 1,12,870 recoveries and 1,753 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 82,166: State Command Control Room, Andhra Pradesh https://t.co/KpDrZ24w9x

In a bid to restart inter-state transport operations amid the Covid-19 crisis, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporations (KSRTC) said it will resume services to Andhra Pradesh in a phased manner with effect from June 17. The press note released by the KSRTC stated that under the ‘phase I’ of the resumption of operations, services will resume from Bengaluru, Bellary, Raichur and Shahpur to select destination in Andhra Pradesh. Services from Bengaluru, Karnataka will resume for destinations in Andhra Pradesh like Ananthapur, Hindupur, Puttaparthi, Kalyandurga, Rayadurga, Kadapa, Proddatur, Tirupati, Chittoor, Madanapalle, Nellore and Vijayawada.   Also read: No Delhi lockdown is being planned, says CM Kejriwal Karnataka State Road Transport Corporations will resume operations to Andhra Pradesh in a phased manner with effect from June 17: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporations pic. twitter. com/1Xx7kCSLioFrom Bellary, services will resume for Vijayawada, Ananthapur, Kurnool and Mantralaya.  From Shahpur, operations will resume for Mantralaya and Kurnool while services will be into service from Raichur to Mantralaya. Passengers can log on the KSRTC official website to book their tickets or through advance booking counters.  The state transport corporation said it would run the buses without air-conditioners in view of the Covid-19 spread, news agency PTI reported.  An official said the buses to Telangana may resume from next week while no decision has been taken on operating buses to Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The KSRTC had minimised the inter-state bus services from March 1 in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 in the state.  With the announcement of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown by PM Modi on March 24, KSRTC services were stopped completely.  The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) will also resume bus services to Karnataka from Wednesday with over 160 bus services pressed into operation.  (With inputs from agencies)


Delhi: A sanitation worker becomes the first person to receive COVID-19 vaccine jab at AIIMS. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is also present. https://t.co/iDIVIKqvEi

Healthcare worker Asha Pawar was the first person to get a vaccine shot against Covid-19 in Indore.  She was administered the vaccine jab at the MY Hospital here. After the launch of India's Covid-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, MY Hospital was the first in Indore to start vaccinating people.  State Minister Tulsi Silavat, MP Shankar Lalwani, MLA Mahendra Hardia were also present there on the occasion. Besides MY Hospital, four others including Aurobindo Hospital, Rajshri Apollo, Bombay Hospital, and ESIC began the vaccination drive. 100 healthcare workers at each hospital will be administered the vaccine. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister launched India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing. Billed as the world's largest vaccination program, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase. A total of 3006 session sites across all states and union territories will be virtually connected during the launch.  Around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each session site on the inaugural day, the union health ministry has said.  In the first phase government and private sector health care workers, including Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) workers, will receive the vaccine.


A post with two images that show couples kissing in public is being shared widely with the claim that they are the photos of ‘Kiss Day’ celebrated in JNU, New Delhi.  Let’s try to analyze the claim made in the post. Claim: Images of ‘Kiss Day’ at Jawaharlal National University (JNU), New Delhi. Fact: The images were taken during the ‘Kiss of Love’ rally at the Marine Drive in Kochi (Kerala) in 2014 and 2017 and are not related to the ‘Kiss of Love’ campaign in JNU.  Hence, the claim is MISLEADING. When the images in the post are subjected to Google reverse image search technique, search results were obtained about the ‘Kiss of Love’ rally at the Marine drive in Kochi (Kerala).  Image-1: The image was found in the article of ‘Deccan Chronicle’ and from the information in the article, the photo was found to be taken during the ‘Kiss of Love’ protest held in 2017 at the Marine Drive in Kochi (Kerala).  The same can also be read in the article of ‘Asianage’Image-2: The image was found in the article of ‘Bangalore Mirror’ and from the information in the article, this photo was also found to be taken in 2014 during the ‘Kiss of Love’ protest held at the Marine Drive in Kochi (Kerala).  The same can also be found from the article of ‘E-vartha’. According to an article in Times of India, some of the students participated in the ‘Kiss of Love’ campaign in JNU.  But, the posted images are not related to JNU. To conclude, images taken during the ‘Kiss of Love’ rally at the Marine Drive in Kochi (Kerala) are shared as the images of ‘Kiss Day’ at Jawaharlal National University (JNU), New Delhi Did you watch our new Episode of the DECODE series?


Japanese man killed his friend because of PUBG

The saying excess of everything is bad goes for gaming addiction too.  A post has been going viral on social media claiming that a Japanese man killed his friend because the online multiplayer game PUBG.  The post contains an image of a man in police custody. India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading.  The man in the image was arrested for killing nine students in China.  This had nothing to do with PUBG. The archived version of the post can be seen here. The text with the post viral on Facebook and other social media platforms reads: "A Japanese man killed his friend just because he didn't give him 6x scope in PUBG. "On reverse searching the image, AFWA found a news article published in China Daily.  According to the report, 28-year-old Chinese man Zhao Zewei was convicted of killing nine middle school students in Mizhi County on April 27, 2018.  He was executed in September 2018, after his death sentence got approved by the Supreme People's Court. Zhao, a former student of the same middle school was upset over the bullying he suffered as a child.  He reached school to take revenge from his classmates but didn't find any of them.  Angry, he stabbed students coming out of school at random. Controversies around PUBG:A number of accidental deaths, murders and cases of mental misbalance have been reported from across the globe, attributing the ill effects of PUBG on young minds.  It includes the case of a PUBG addicted Delhi teenager, who killed his family. A recent incident took place in Maharashtra where two men died while playing PUBG on the railway tracks.  The incident happened in March this year, was reported by many prominent media houses. There are many similar cases reported till now.  However, AFWA has not independently verified these incidents. The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.


JUST IN: Michael Cohen's lawyer blasts Rudy Giuliani, accuses him of "witness tampering."

"Calling out a man's father-in-law and wife in order to intimidate the witness is not fair game," Lanny Davis told @ABC News' @GStephanopoulos. https://t.co/B7g5TSf5lX https://t.co/gOvxRezYKa

  President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was subpoenaed Thursday to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in mid-February, a source close to Cohen told CNN.

  Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis confirmed the subpoena was issued Thursday and said that Cohen intended to comply.  “We will comply and hope to agree upon reasonable terms, ground rules and a date,” Davis said.

  Still, the source said Cohen has the same concerns regarding the safety of his family that led him to postpone his scheduled public appearance before the House Oversight Committee next month.

  Senate Intelligence traditionally does their interviews behind closed doors, not publicly.

  Sen.  Angus King, a Maine independent who’s a member of the Intelligence Committee, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” that a Cohen interview by the committee would be behind closed doors.

  Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, declined to comment on the subpoena.  A spokeswoman for the committee also declined to comment.

  The congressional subpoena is the first of potentially several that Cohen could face before he reports to prison on March 6 for his three-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to tax and campaign finance crimes, as well as lying to Congress in his 2017 congressional testimony.

  House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings of Maryland and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff of California both said this week that they expect Cohen to testify before their panels — House Oversight in public and House Intelligence behind closed doors — and could also issue subpoenas to compel Cohen’s appearance.

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  Virginia Sen.  Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the committee, declined to comment on the subpoena, but said it was essential that Cohen testify again.

  “Mr.  Cohen was someone who lied to the committee, that got him into real jeopardy.  … He has an enormous number of unanswered questions about Trump Tower and a variety of other items that we need answers to,” Warner said.

  Cohen was scheduled to appear before the Oversight Committee on February 7 voluntarily, but he announced Wednesday he was postponing that appearance, citing threats to his family from Trump and Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani.

  “Due to ongoing threats against his family from President Trump and Mr.  Giuliani, as recently as this weekend, as well as Mr.  Cohen’s continued cooperation with ongoing investigations, by advice of counsel, Mr.  Cohen’s appearance will be postponed to a later date,” Davis said in a statement Wednesday.

  Trump suggested in interviews and on Twitter that Cohen cut a deal to protect his wife and father-in-law, though he hasn’t offered any evidence of those claims.  On Wednesday, he dismissed Cohen’s concerns about threats.  “Well, I would say he’s been threatened by the truth,” Trump told reporters.

  Cummings told reporters on Wednesday that he believed Cohen was acting in good faith with the committee, and had a general concern for his family’s safety.  But he vowed that Cohen would ultimately appear, though he did not say whether he would issue a subpoena.

  “I promise you that we will hear from Mr.  Cohen,” Cummings said.  “We will make those determinations soon and we will let you know how we plan to proceed, but we will get the testimony as sure as night becomes day and day becomes night. ”

  Cummings said that he felt he could bring in Cohen even after he reports to prison, but Schiff said he thought it was necessary for Cohen to appear before March 6.

  “We’ve been in discussions with him and he understands that we’ll be wanting him before our committee.  We hope to get his testimony voluntarily, but if necessary we’ll use a subpoena,” Schiff said Wednesday.

Sources say Trump's not angry at Giuliani: 'Rudy's not getting fired'

  Cohen’s testimony before the Oversight and Intelligence panels would cover different topics.  An Oversight Committee hearing would be public, which means that Cohen would not testify on any matters concerning the ongoing special counsel’s investigation into Russia — and topics like the Trump Tower Moscow project and the payments made during the campaign to women could be off-limits, too.

  If Cohen doesn’t want to testify, it’s not clear what legal recourse he would have to avoid appearing after receiving a subpoena.

  Former federal prosecutors say Cohen would have to testify about the crimes he’s pleaded guilty to, including lying to Congress and campaign finance violations, because he waived any right against self-incrimination as part of those plea agreements.  But he may be able to argue that he can’t answer questions about other topics “if he has a fear of (prosecution for) other things for which he has not been convicted,” one former prosecutor said.

  CNN legal analyst Michael Zeldin explained: “As to matters relating to his plea agreements Cohen likely retains no Fifth Amendment right.  With respect to collateral matters (for example: ‘What do you know about this murder? ’) he arguably retains his Fifth Amendment rights, but it’s hard to imagine how this would arise in connection with his congressional testimony. ”

  Zeldin said that means Cohen would likely have to answer questions about the Trump Tower Moscow deal, because that’s what he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about.  “I would expect that he waived his rights with respect to this topic,” he said.  “But, if there are areas that go beyond his previous testimony and as to which he may still be under investigation by Mueller, he may have a colorable claim of privilege.  It’s complicated. ”

  Because Cohen has already appeared before several congressional committees, Zeldin added, “his previous testimony before Congress itself may have constituted a waiver of his Fifth Amendment rights. ” Cohen appeared behind closed doors separately before the House and Senate Intelligence committees in 2017.  In December, he pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about how long the Trump Tower Moscow project discussions extended into the 2016 campaign.

  Schiff says he wants Cohen to testify behind closed doors so he can be asked questions about the Russia investigation.

  It’s likely Burr also wants Cohen to appear behind closed doors as part of the panel’s bipartisan investigation into Russia’s 2016 election meddling that’s lasted for roughly two years.

  In the wake of his guilty plea, Burr said he was confident that he would bring in Cohen before he reported for prison.

This story has been updated with additional developments from Thursday.

CNN’s Kara Scannell contributed to this report.
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The viral post claims that inspired by the Palghar lynching, a seer has been attacked in Hoshiarpur of Punjab

The attack on a seer in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, is being given a communal and political twist on social media.  A video of the monk, identified as Swami Pushpendra Swaroop, receiving treatment at a hospital in Hoshiarpur has been shared on Facebook with a Hindi caption claiming that Muslims had led the 'Palghar-style' attack.   BOOM contacted Hoshiarpur police who told us that the incident was a case of robbery and the attackers are yet to be nabbed.  The cop also denied any communal angle.  Furthermore, the monk, in a recorded message, has denied any political angle in the attack.  Recently, three people, including a 70-year old monk, were lynched in Palghar, Maharashtra on suspicions of being child kidnappers and thieves.  Whatsapp messages claiming child kidnappers and thieves were on the prowl in various villages in Palghar were doing the rounds among local residents days before the lynching of the trio, including two Hindu seers.  Soon after disturbing videos of the attack emerged, a section of the social media users tried to give a communal turn to the attack.   The 2-minute-long clip shows a man clad in saffron robe being treated for injuries.  In between, he narrates the incident to the hospital staff.  A Hindi caption with the video reads 'Taking cue from Palghar, now seer Pushpendra Swaroop attacked by Muslims in Punjab's Hoshiarpur.  Why are the saints being killed only in Congress-ruled states? ' (Hindi: पालघर की तर्ज पर पंजाब के होशियार पुर में संत पुष्पेंद्र स्वरूप जी महाराज पर शांतिदूतों ने हमला किया है, जब वो घर पर बेटे के साथ थे! !  आखिर ये साधु संत की हत्या कांग्रेस शासित राज्यो में ही क्यों हो रही है. ? ) Read BOOM's report on Palghar lynching here and here.  Also read No, This Video Does Not Show The Hindu Priest Who Was Lynched In Palghar  Watch the video below and access its archived version here.   The video has been shared with the same false claim from several Facebook profiles.     पालघर की तर्ज पर पंजाब के होशियार पुर में संत पुष्पेंद्र स्वरूप जी महाराज पर शांतिदूतों ने हमला किया है, जब वो घर पर बेटे के साथ थे! ! आखिर ये साधु संत की हत्या कांग्रेस शासित राज्यो में ही क्यों हो रही है. ? ? 😡😡 pic. twitter. com/AePx1VmqI9 The message is being given a communal and political overtone at a time when the country is grappling with the outbreak of novel Coronavirus and a subsequent spate in misinformation surrounding the Muslim community.  Also read US Students Sing National Anthem To Thank India For Hydroxychloroquine?  A FactCheck   Fact Check BOOM contacted Hoshiarpur police to get more information on the case.  The police personnel at Hoshiarpur city police station told us that the case is being investigated.   The cop said, "Two men looted the old seer and escaped.  In the process, they attacked him with knives. " He further added that the accused are yet to be nabbed.  When BOOM told the cop about the communal angle being woven around the incident, the cop denied any such 'Hindu-Muslim angle'.  The verified twitter handle of Punjab police, and Twitter handle of Hoshiarpur police meanwhile tweeted a video of the seer speaking about the attack.  In the video, the monk can be heard saying 'I am swami Pushpendra Swaroop.  There has been an attack on me a couple of days ago (April 23), you all know.  This attack has been carried out by drug addict looters.  I was attacked because I retaliated and tried to remove their masks.  It was natural that they would have attacked me.  There was a fist fight.  However, the attack isn't connected to politics in anyway because there is no possibility involving a political angle here.  And there were two boys.  They were asking for money and they snatched the money and escaped.  Police has been cooperating a lot with me.  They are investigating the case properly and I am satisfied.  I appeal you to maintain peace and cooperate with police. ' In their tweet, both Hoshiarpur and Punjab police Twitter handles have appealed people to not engage in spreading rumours.   Watch swami Pushpendra Swaroop's recorded message below.  Swami Pushpendra of Hoshiarpur's video message, explaining what happened the day before.  It was a case of robbery for which we have already filed a FIR and are already investigating to book the culprits.  Urge all to act responsibly and not engage in rumours.  @PunjabPoliceInd pic. twitter. com/DKd9SMqEQY Punjab police also quote-tweeted Hoshiarpur police' tweet.  We request all to know the truth of the case and avoid spreading any kind of rumours regarding recent Hoshiarpur case of Swami Pushpendra ji.  @CMOPb @PunjabGovtIndia https://t. co/XhusHIJ8AM Also read Zee Hindustan Peddles 2015 News As Recent, Adds False Communal Angle


JUST IN: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did not commit to a vote on $2,000 relief payments that Pres. Donald Trump and Democrats are demanding. https://t.co/brbYPWThkE

By Lauren Fox, CNNUpdated 1:39 PM ET, Tue December 29, 2020 Washington (CNN)All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday. CNN's Kyung Lah, Kim Berryman, Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Alex Rogers contributed to this report.


Fred Guttenberg, who lost his 14-year-old daughter in the Parkland school shooting, was escorted out of the gallery during Pres. Trump's #SOTU address after shouting from the speaker's box as the president mentioned that he would protect gun rights. https://t.co/5pUW2Pyvjk

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Marcelo Garate, CNNUpdated 11:33 AM ET, Wed February 5, 2020 Washington (CNN)Fred Guttenberg, the father of a victim in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, was escorted from President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night while the President defended the Second Amendment.


A video and some pictures of a mob smashing and burning electronic voting machines (EVMs) is being shared with the claim that it happened during the first phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls

The video is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the mob got furious because irrespective of the button chosen by the voters on EVMs, the vote was going to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).  âThe first phase of polling is taking place in India today.  As per poll officials, if you press any button on the EVM, the vote goes to the BJP.  People got angry over this and damaged the EVMâ reads a loose translation of one such post in Hindi.  Another Facebook user sharing the video said âWhile burning the EVMs, mob said that democracy was being murdered at the hands of the Elections Commissionâ.    The post is archived here.  The video was also shared on YouTube with similar claim.  It should be noted that the location of the incident is unspecified by claimers.  TRUTHThe video being shared is an old one and from the year 2017.  It is being made viral again with false context.  VERIFICATION AND METHODOLOGYAfter extracting keyframes from the video using InVid Google Chrome Extension, we did reverse- image search of same on Yandex.  One of the searches led us to a blog by Syyed Mansoor Agha from April 13, 2017 titled âBy-poll in Srinagar speaks of Modi's failureâ.  The blog (written in Urdu) carries screenshot from the same video with the claim that violence broke out in Kashmir during bypolls.  The blog suggests that the violence was fuelled by separatists.  Further, the date stamp on the screenshot in the blog read April 9, 2017.  Using information and keywords from the blog and doing random Google search, we found news reports on Times of India and NDTV, which confirm that the video is indeed from April 2017, when by-elections were boycotted by separatists.  â33 EVMs were damaged by the angry mobs and 16 are still missing.  In a video now being shared on social media, people are seen smashing an EVM to the ground, stomping on it and then burning itâ reads a paragraph from NDTV report.  âFresh polling will be held tomorrow in parts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, where a by-election on Sunday saw huge violence as mobs targeted polling booths amid a poll boycott call by separatists.  They burned electronic voting machines or EVMs and clashed with security forces in at least 200 incidents of violenceâ says the news report.


The new COVID-19 variant, which was confirmed in one person in Colorado on Tuesday, has now been detected in California.

The CDC says it expects "there will be additional cases that are likely to be detected."
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By Amir Vera, CNNUpdated 4:36 PM ET, Wed December 30, 2020  (CNN)The United States' first known case of the new coronavirus variant was discovered in Colorado on Tuesday, according to state health officials.  CNN's Stephanie Elam, Anna-Maja Rappard, Zamira Rahim, Joe Sutton, Kara Fox, Lauren Mascarenhas and Jessica Firger contributed to this report.


A deadly winter storm has severely strained power facilities in Texas and left millions in the cold and dark for days.

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Hospitals from Austin to Houston to Galveston are facing water problems. Galveston mayor details destruction from deep freezeAs a historic winter storm knocks out power and bursts pipes across Texas, hospitals in the lone star state are facing additional stress. Hospitals, already contending with COVID-19 patients, are now helping people whose supplemental oxygen tanks have run out, or those whose home medical equipment requires electricity and must now seek power in emergency departments, Lori Upton, vice president of the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council, told ABC News. The Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council covers 187 hospitals and 25 counties in the state and helps coordinate between providers, responders and health care partners. With power out and supplies running thin, people are turning to hospitals for what they're accustomed to getting homebound, like a feeding tube or an external defibrillator that needs batteries to recharge, Upton said. As of Wednesday, about 800 people were being held in emergency departments for oxygen or electricity for their equipment, she said. Over 450,000 customers in Texas remained without power Thursday afternoon.  More than 900 public water systems and 164 counties in Texas have reported disruptions in service due to the weather, affecting more than 13. 6 million people, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Galveston Mayor Craig Brown told "Good Morning America" Thursday that the city's hospital "ran dangerously low on water" due to burst pipes.  Now that they've been able to refill the tanks, they're back up and running, he said. Brown called the electricity and water crisis "worse than a hurricane. ""In a hurricane you can go to the mainland and get away from this.  In this particular situation, no matter where you go in Texas, you still have a concern that is similar to what we have here," he said. In Houston, hospitals are operating but many have reduced water pressure, ABC Houston station KTRK reported. Two Austin area hospitals have also faced water outages, ABC affiliate KVUE reported. Boil water advisories were issued in Houston and Austin. There's also the issue of icy roadways, making it more treacherous for ambulances to transport patients and for hospital workers to get to their shifts safety. Medical City Healthcare hospitals in Dallas and Fort Worth have "provided lodging and food for hundreds of colleagues to assure staff would not have to travel on dangerous roads and would be available to provide patient care," a hospital spokesperson said in a statement.  "We’ve had hundreds of colleagues stay overnight in our hospitals across our system.  It’s remarkable.  Everyone is pitching in.  Our leaders and office colleagues are are picking up colleagues from hotels and homes, changing linens, delivering meals. "Click here for tips to stay safe during a power outage and click here to learn how to keep your water safe during a boil water advisory. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events


Fire broke out at a cardboard factory in Delhi’s Bawana industrial area today morning. At least 14 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot

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A fire broke out at a cardboard factory in Delhi’s Bawana industrial area on Sunday morning.  At least 14 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the fire.  Director of Delhi Fire Services, Atul Garg, said no casualties have been reported so far.  The cause of the fire is being ascertained.  No one was reported to be trapped or injured in the incident, officials said.  A call about the blaze was received around 7. 55 am, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot.  The fire fighting operations are currently underway. Bawana is among Delhi’s 29 notified industrial areas.  Others include Naraina, Kirti Nagar, Okhla, Narela, among others. This comes just a couple of days after a fire broke out in a garment godown near Daryaganj in the wee hours of Thursday. The fire broke out at around 3 am.  Seven fire tenders were rushed to spot to put out the fire.  The blaze was brought under control within one and a half hours, news agency ANI reported. “Seven fire tenders reached here.  No casualties or injuries have been reported,” Fire officer Satyendra Pal told ANI. On Wednesday, there were reports of a massive fire at a gowdown located at Delhi’s Tikri border area.  Over 30 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.  No casualties or injuries were reported from the incident.


NRIs who hold Indian passports can vote online in the 2019 general elections.

A Facebook post claims that the Election Commission of India will allow NRIs to vote online during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.  The viral post also contains a website link requesting people to register themselves to vote in the Lok Sabha polls. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be false. The archived version of the post can be seen here. A Facebook user "Sukant Sahu" shared the post, which uses a screenshot of the official website of the Election Commission.  The caption with the post reads, "Hello all, those who hold Indian passport can now vote online for 2019 elections.  Please register yourself on https://eci. gov. in.  There is a link Enroll as NRI voter.  Please spread the word in your different groups. "The URL in the post leads to the website of the Election Commission of India.  The post was widely shared on Twitter as well.  Twitter accounts of "RakshTheLuck" and "Chowkidar Live for narendramodi" also shared the post with the same claim. AFWA ran a Google search to check whether the claim is indeed true and found that the official EC spokesperson Sheyphali Sharan published a series of tweets on February 21, 2019, from her verified account, clarifying that reports of online voting being allowed for NRIs were false. It has come to our notice that the following FAKE NEWS is circulating on some WhatsApp groups. It is clarified that you can only apply for voter registration online through https://t. co/oC8AwgyIdK portal pic. twitter. com/OTxjb1zFbAThe EC even posted a warning on its official website, saying that NRIs would need to fill up Form 6A to register as voters and will have to physically appear at their designated polling stations to cast their votes. There are also several news reports of EC clarifying that overseas Indians are not allowed to vote online.  To bust the fake news that has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp since February, the EC had sent a written complaint to Delhi police.  boomlive. com also debunked the post as a fake one. The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.


Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray arrive to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10, Janpath.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday accused some political leaders of instigating people against the amended citizenship law that is being opposed by people in several parts of the country.  Thackeray, who stressed that there was no reason for people to be worried about the citizenship law or the national population register.  “Those people who have instigated it, they need to understand CAA… Why are we opposing it, why are we supporting it.  First we need to understand it,” Thackeray said to , when asked if he would make efforts to convince people about CAA. Thackeray, who was on his first visit to Delhi after becoming chief minister, started his visit with a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the media briefing that followed, Uddhav Thackeray said he had fruitful discussions with the prime minister and had spoken about issues concerning Maharashtra.  The discussion at some point veered to the citizenship law and the protests around it. Watch | No one needs to fear CAA, NPR: Uddhav Thackeray after meeting PM Modi Thackeray said he did discuss citizenship law, National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens with the prime minister and no one has any reason to fear the CAA. This isn’t the first time that the Shiv Sena chief has made this point about the citizenship law. But the last time he spoke about the topic, he had been ambivalent about the population register.  Thackeray had then said that though there did not seem anything out of the ordinary in carrying out the exercise, he would need to personally go through the NPR questions before he makes up his mind. At Friday’s meeting, there were no such riders. Asked if he was all right with the questions, Uddhav signalled that he wasn’t going to block the population register update due to begin soon. “NPR also, no one is going to throw anyone out (because of the population register).  It is about the census that happens every 10 years.  But if it starts and we think that there is something dangerous about it, then there can be a dispute at that point,” he said. The Maharashtra chief minister’s public assertions on the CAA and the NPR ahead of his meeting with Sonia Gandhi a few minutes later is significant.  One Congress leader wondered if the timing of Uddhav Thackeray’s briefing was designed to signal to his allies that he was not going to change his stand on this topic.  He also pointed out that the contents of Uddhav Thackeray’s stand on CAA and the NPR appeared to mirror the stand of its ex-ally, BJP and the ruling national coalition NDA. The Shiv Sena had exited the NDA last year when it broke up with the BJP over its refusal to let him be the chief minister.  Thackeray had, even after his exit, acknowledged that the Sena was ideologically aligned with the BJP rather than its two allies, the Congress and the NCP.  He had, however, underscored that the three parties would be able to work it out.  Thackeray made the same point at the briefing even as he struck a discordant note on CAA and NPR.  “There is no friction among allies.  We are going to run Maha govt for 5 years,” he said.


Dr. Peter Shearer, Chief Medical Officer at Mount Sinai in Brooklyn, New York, describes the situation for nurses and doctors at the hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic. "When we call it 'they're on the front lines'... it is just like that. It's the front lines of a war zone." https://t.co/MAZcauaYsj

The video is part of the U. K. 's Clap for our Carers campaign. The Royal Family shares sweet message for medical professionals fighting coronavirusPrincess Charlotte and Princes George and Louis and  are paying tribute to people on the front lines of the fight against the novel coronavirus. Kensington Palace shared a video of Prince William and Duchess Kate's three children clapping for first responders and others in the medical field. The video is part of the viral Clap for Our Carers campaign, which, according to the BBC, is meant to be a morale booster for those on the giving and receiving ends of the applause. "To all the doctors, nurses, carers, GPs, pharmacists, volunteers and other NHS staff working tirelessly to help those affected by #COVID19: thank you.  #ClapForOurCarers #ClapForNHS," read Kensington Palace's caption. The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University reports that as of Thursday, there have been 526,044 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, and nearly 24,000 deaths. The U. S.  has the most confirmed cases with more than 83,500, with at least 1,200 deaths nationwide.  The U. K.  has more than 11,800 confirmed cases. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events


Delhi: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi performs yoga with people from different communities, on #InternationalYogaDay today. https://t.co/xMHlzEI24f

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Indian Embassy in China celebrates International Yoga DayNaqvi performs 'asanas' with people of different communitiesYoga can be solution for stress created by Covid-19: Vice-presidentYoga practitioners have less chances of getting Covid19: AYUSH ministerYoga on the mountains of Uttarakhand'Yoga is a great gift of India to humanity'ITBP personnel twist and stretch with monks'Largest yoga class ever held'Yoga should be part of our lifestyle in fight against Covid-19: Nepal PMITBP personnel perform yoga at 18,800 feet of altitudeWhy it is celebrated on June 21 every year? Political leaders celebrate International Yoga DayITBP perosnnel performs yoga in sub-sero temperatureGlimpse of Indian Army celebrating International Yoga DayDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal performs yogaPeople across the world celebrated International Yoga Day on June 21 from confines of their homes as restrictions continue due to the coronavirus outbreak. In India, the celebrations kicked off with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation where he emphasised on the importance of yoga in our lives and urged people to practice Pranayam, breathing exercises, to improve their respiratory system amid Covid-19 pandemic. “It is a day of universal brotherhood,” said PM Modi in his address on the sixth International Yoga Day. Following PM Modi's address, a team from Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga demonstrated a 45-minute Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) which was live broadcast on the television as gatherings were cancelled to abide by the Covid-19 guidelines on social distancing. To encourage people to celebrate the occasion at home, with their family members, 'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family' theme was set for this year's Yoga Day. Yoga is a set of physical exercises that calm the mind and benefit the body.  It originated in ancient India. Following International Yoga Day's inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, the day is celebrated every year since June 2015. Follow live updates on International Yoga Day here: Indian Embassy in China celebrates International Yoga DayThe Indian Embassy in China celebrated the 6th International Yoga Day while maintaining social distancing and other safety norms in view of coronavirus pandemic.  (ANI)Naqvi performs 'asanas' with people of different communitiesUnion minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi donned the role of a Yoga instructor as he performed various 'asanas' with people from different communities at his residence. The Minority Affairs minister marked the day by performing Yoga with people from Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian communities. Yoga can be solution for stress created by Covid-19: Vice-presidentVice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said people should be physically and mentally healthy to put up a united fight against the novel coronavirus as humanity cannot allow the pandemic to get the better of it. He also said that yoga can be an effective solution for the high level of stress that the pandemic has created in our lives, PTI reported. Yoga practitioners have less chances of getting Covid19: AYUSH ministerYoga practitioners have less chances of getting infected by coronavirus, Union AYUSH minister Shripad Naik said on Sunday. Naik also said the propagation of yoga across the country and the world during the Narendra Modi-led regime has helped in the fight against Covid-19, news agency PTI reported. Yoga on the mountains of UttarakhandWith a breathtaking view in the backdrop, ITBP personnel practice Yoga at 14000 ft in Vasudhara, near Badrinath, Uttarakhand. #Himveers of ITBP practicing Yoga at 14000 ft in Vasudhara, near Badrinath, Uttarakhand on International Day of Yoga 2020. #Internationalyogaday2020 #YogaDay2020 @moayush pic. twitter. com/ZS0mPcntz9'Yoga is a great gift of India to humanity'"Yoga is a great gift of India to humanity, especially relevant today as it increases human's physical and mental wellbeing, resilience to diseases," says Russian ambassador to India. Congratulations to all my Indian friends, compatriots and fellow diplomats on the occasion of #InternationalYogaDayThis is a great gift of #India to humanity, especially relevant today as it increases human's physical and mental wellbeing, resilience to diseases.  pic. twitter. com/kcltBjNKRFITBP personnel twist and stretch with monksIn Leh, Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel twist and stretch with Buddhist monks at Thiksay monastery. 'Largest yoga class ever held'In 2015, 35,985 people, including PM Modi and dignitaries from 84 nations, performed various asanas in New Delhi, creating a record for largest yoga class ever held and with the largest number of participating nationalities. Yoga should be part of our lifestyle in fight against Covid-19: Nepal PMNepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called on all to make Yoga an integral part of human lifestyle to stay physically and mentally fit in the fight against Covid-19. "Yoga should be made a part of human life to lead the society through a healthy, happy and positive psychology," Nepal PM said in his message on the 6th International Yoga Day. ITBP personnel perform yoga at 18,800 feet of altitudeIn the backdrop of serene hills of north Sikkim, Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel perform yoga at an altitude of 18,800 feet. Sikkim: ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) personnel perform yoga at an altitude of 18,800 feet in North Sikkim on #InternationalYogaDay today.  (Source: ITBP) pic. twitter. com/rqhge9GA8fWhy it is celebrated on June 21 every year? In 2014, during his address at the United Nations, PM Modi had suggested June 21 date for International Yoga Day as it is the longest day of the year in the mass northern hemisphere and it is culturally significant in many part of the world. Political leaders celebrate International Yoga DayFrom Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and BJP president JP Nadda, all roll out yoga mats and participates in International Yoga Day celebrations. ITBP perosnnel performs yoga in sub-sero temperatureBeating all odds, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel celebrates International Yoga Day by doing asanas at an altitude of 18,000 feet, in sub-zero temperature in Ladakh, ANI reported. Glimpse of Indian Army celebrating International Yoga DayIndian Army's Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) Battalion performs yoga in Rangreth of Srinagar. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal performs yogaDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal performs yoga at his residence. First published: Jun 21, 2020 05:47 IST


Tens of thousands of people are trying to escape the Congolese city of Goma after authorities issued an evacuation order warning that the Mount Nyiragongo volcano could erupt again. https://t.co/CwLxTRNPEF

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last weekOn Location: September 10, 2021GOMA, Congo -- Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week.  Traffic was jammed and pedestrians streamed through the streets, desperate to escape the impending danger. A new eruption could occur at any moment, the military governor of Congo’s North Kivu province, Lt.  Gen.  Constant Ndima Kongba, announced Thursday.  He ordered the evacuation of 10 of the 18 neighborhoods in the city of nearly 2 million residents. Full of fear, residents from many of the unlisted neighborhoods also fled after no warnings of Saturday’s eruption left so many in harm’s way. The center of Goma, which was spared when the volcano erupted last week, is now under threat, with activity being reported near the urban area and Lake Kivu, Kongba said. “Based on these scientific observations, we cannot currently rule out an eruption on land or under the lake.  And this could happen with very little, or no, warning,” he said.  An eruption under Lake Kivu could also have harmful consequences by leading to an explosion of gas in the lake, which could destroy parts of Goma and Gisenyi in neighboring Rwanda. Residents were advised to carry very little and told not to return to their homes until advised by authorities.  Authorities provided vehicles for the evacuations. Many people were seen heading northwest toward the town of Sake and east toward Rwanda.  International organizations such as the U. N.  mission in Congo had on Wednesday already begun evacuating their staff. Maguy Balume told The Associated Press by phone that she left her home with her two children and is heading for Sake. “I am with my two children heading toward Sake, after leaving my home.  My husband is on a mission in Kinshasa and I don’t know how I’m going to meet him,” she said.  “I don’t think about my house because my family’s safety and health come first.  I can build another house if I want to.  I know that my God will save Goma. ”Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most active volcanos, turned the dark sky fiery red Saturday night and then spewed torrents of lava into villages on the outskirts of Goma destroying more than 500 homes and resulting in the deaths of more than 32 people. Scientists at the volcano observatory weren’t able to adequately warn the public of the eruption because of a funding cut, according to the scientific director of the Volcanic Observatory of Goma, Celestin Kasereka Mahinda. A partnership between the government and the World Bank that had supported the observatory was cut in October 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the observatory without even internet, he said.  The observatory had just started to resume operations last month thanks to new funding from the U. S.  Geological Survey’s Volcano Disaster Assistance Program, which means the observatory can at least gather data after the eruption. Data wasn’t needed for many who felt hundreds of aftershocks this past week that have left gigantic cracks in the ground and destroyed buildings.  The volcano sits about 6 miles from Goma. “I am fleeing the volcano, I am going to Rutshuru because I have no choice,” said Alliance Simba who was leaving with her son. Aminata Kavira, another woman evacuating, said had no idea where she would go, but grabbed her belongings and left her home. “We knew that the situation was becoming precarious,” Kizito Alexis, a resident of Goma told AP, adding they have been told lava will likely hit their homes.  “The situation is serious and all the people are leaving and I am leaving for Bukavu,” a city about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Goma. Suzana Komayombi said the need to flee was all too familiar, as she also evacuated in 2002 before an eruption took everything she owned. “The first time there was an eruption we lost everything, today we still take the same road as in 2002,” she said. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said the situation was complex and Goma faced a number of risks: increased earthquakes, another volcanic eruption, a gas explosion under the lake, and ambient environmental toxicity caused by volcanic ash. Mount Nyiragongo’s last eruption was in 2002, leaving hundreds dead.  The lava coated the airport runways and also left more than 100,000 homeless in the aftermath.  The volcano also erupted in 1977, killing more than 600 people. ———Kudra reported from Kasindi, Congo.  AP writer Jean-Yves Kamale in Kinshasa, Congo and Carley Petesch in Dakar, Senegal, contributed. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events


Punjab: Lakha Sidhana (in white shirt and sweater), an accused in Jan 26 Delhi violence, was seen at a farmers' rally in Bathinda.

Earlier this month, Delhi Police announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to his arrest. https://t.co/Wq4Wc57olx

Gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana, who was accused of instigating violence in the national capital on Republic Day, was spotted at a farmers' rally in Bathinda's Mehraj. Sidhana, who has been on the run since January 26, also gave a speech at the rally and said that the agitation called by the farmers will be intensified. Accused of allegedly perpetrating violence in Delhi last month, Sidhana is wanted by the Delhi Police which has announced a bounty of ₹1 lakh for any information leading to his arrest.  Sidhana, also known as Lakhbir Singh, however, has denied the charges of instigating the protesters to climb the Red Fort.  He has told news agency PTI that on January 26, he had only marched up to the Outer Ring Road. Also read: Who is former gangster Lakha Sidhana, accused of R-Day violence? Last week, Sidhana in a video on social media, appealed to people to participate in his programme in a large number. “We have been agitating for the last seven months.  Now, this stir is at its peak and in this connection, we are holding a big programme in village Mehraj in district Bathinda on February 23,” Sidhana said in the video. “I appeal to all Punjabis living in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to participate in lakhs so that the central government comes to know that youth are not dejected, broken, but are ready and will fight for their rights till last breath,” he stated. Sidhana, who was once a dreaded gangster, had several cases registered against him in Punjab and was jailed many times.  He had even unsuccessfully contested the 2012 assembly polls.


West Bengal: Andhra Pradesh CM & TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu arrives in Kolkata to meet CM & TMC leader Mamata Banerjee. https://t.co/6BflCZqZ94

In a major blow to the Congress, Bengal’s youngest Lok Sabha MP from Malda North constituency, Mausam Noor, joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday evening.  She is the first Congress MP from the state to defect to the ruling side ever since Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011. Noor, niece of legendary Bengal Congress leader and former Union minister, late ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury, is a two-time MP.  During his lifetime, Khan Chaudhury was virtually worshipped by Bengal’s Congress supporters.  Mausam is the daughter of Khan Chaudhury’s sister, late Ruby Noor, who was a four-time Congress MLA from Sujapur in Malda.  Immediately after the defection, Noor was made a general secretary of TMC and given charge of four districts.  “I joined TMC because Mamata Banerjee is the most popular leader here.  Steps she has taken to secure the position of Muslims in India remain unmatched.  Nobody decried the brutal killing of Afrazul Khan in Rajasthan or stood by flood-affected people of Malda the way she did.  I want to work under her leadership,” Noor said, standing next to the chief minister at the state secretariat. “She is an MP at present.  You will get to know in time which seat she will contest,” said Banerjee.  The defection came barely a week after Congress president Rahul Gandhi and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi sent congratulatory messages to Mamata Banerjee for organising the mega opposition rally.


A photo is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows former President APJ Abdul Kalam with his mother.  Previously, the same picture has also been shared as a childhood photo of PM Modi.  Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. Claim: Childhood photo of former President APJ Abdul Kalam with his mother. Fact: The child in the photo is not Abdul Kalam.  He is Sridhar Maryala from the state of Telangana.  The uncropped version of the photo shows Maryala’s family.  Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE. When we searched about the posted photo, we found a 2019 Facebook post by a Telugu page ‘Open Mind’.  In the post, it is written that the photo shows the family of a Facebook user – ‘Maryala Srinivas’.  On looking at the Facebook profile of Maryala Srinivas, it was found that he posted an uncropped version of the photo in 2020, and clarified that the photo shows his family (his parents and siblings).  He clarified that the boy beside his mother in the photo is neither Kalam nor Modi but his brother – Sridhar Maryala.  He has also posted the same photo in 2011. In some of the photos and videos posted by Maryala Srinivas and Sridhar Maryala on their Facebook accounts, the old photos of their mother can be found.  The woman in those old photos very much resembles the woman in the viral photo. To sum it up, the child in the posted photo is neither Abdul Kalam nor Narendra Modi.  The posted photo is a cropped version of Maryala’s family photo.


Post questions Priyanka Gandhi’s religion as she can be seen in different religious attires.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has generated a lot of interest since her debut in active politics.  Like any other politician, she has also received a fair share of praises and criticism. More recently, a collage of her pictures in different religious attires went viral on social media.  A social media post also questioned her religion. India Today’s Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that at least one picture in the collage was photo-shopped.  The others were taken from different political or religious events that Priyanka had attended. The archived version of the post can be seen here. One picture in the collage shows Priyanka wearing what appears to be a janeu (sacred thread).  India Today could not independently verify the claim. Facebook page We Support Amit Shah Modi Mission 2019’ has shared the image with the caption: Everyone in the family is wearing janeu.  Someone should tell her that women don’t wear janeu (Chowkidar ka dar pura khandan janeu pehen kar dar badar ghum raha hai koi inhe batao auraten janeu nahi pehenti). A Facebook user, 'Brij Singh', posted four photos of Priyanka with the caption: After all, who are you @Priyankagandhi?  (Aakhir kaun ho tum?  @Priyankagandhi). The post is also going viral on Twitter as a fan account named Chowkidar Dr.  Sambit Patra’ posted these images with the same claim.  However, the tweet was taken down later.  This is not the official account of BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra. What AFWA found:Photo 1:Priyanka Gandhi has been targetted for the white thread around her neck which some claimed that was a janeu’.  This is because, according to religious customs, only boys can wear the sacred thread. AFWA found that the viral image was taken from Priyanka’s Varanasi visit on March 20, which was part of her three-day Ganga Yatra from Prayagraj to Varanasi.  We traced a number of photos from the same day. In all the pictures from the day, she can be seen wearing the same saree and rudraksha beads rosary that can be seen in the viral image too. However, in some images, the white thread is visible, whereas, in others, she is not wearing it.  It is quite possible that somebody must have presented her this thread during the visit as blessings, which may hold some religious importance. India Today could not independently verify the origin of the thread. Photo 2:This photo shows Priyanka wearing a cross.  AFWA found that the photo was morphed and her white pendant had been replaced with a cross. The original image was captured by Sanjay Kanojia for Getty Images on February 17, 2017, in Raebareli, when Priyanka went to a rally during the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections. Photo 3:An image showing Priyanka offering prayers at a dargah was clicked back in 2014.  The photo is cropped.  Priyanka was not alone; she was accompanied by her brother Rahul during a campaign in Amethi for the Lok Sabha elections that year.  The visit was covered by many prominent media houses. Photo 4:The viral image shows Priyanka offering prayers wearing a red dupatta and tilak.  This photo was taken during her visit to Vindhyavasini Devi temple in Mirzapur on March 19.  This news too was widely covered by many media houses. The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.


Climate change activists in London have glued themselves to the top of a train and are now being removed by police https://t.co/7ZPgsoN8RY https://t.co/wvQzAaJpBi

The protest, led by activist group Extinction Rebellion, entered its third day.  Over 300 climate change protesters arrested in LondonLONDON -- Over 300 climate change activists have been arrested during three days of demonstrations in London. Protesters have been attempting to disrupt transportation in the city, including gluing themselves to trains and blocking off a major intersection at Waterloo Bridge. The action is being led by the radical Extinction Rebellion group with the aim of moving governments worldwide to "take decisive action on the climate and ecological emergency. "On Monday, police imposed a 24-hour "condition" on Waterloo Bridge and Oxford Circus, two of London's busiest locations, to prevent protesters from gathering, but videos published on the Extinction Rebellion Twitter page show protests are still going strong. The videos show activists singing and dancing, as well as some being dragged away and arrested by police. Meanwhile, one activist glued himself to a train window in Canary Wharf, one of London's busiest financial centers, and two activists glued themselves to the top of the train unfurling a banner that read "Climate Emergency. "Two men and one woman were arrested "on suspicion of obstructing the railway" after specialist teams "trained in protest removal" arrived on the scene, British Transport Police said in a statement. And the protests could continue for the foreseeable future, according to Extinction Rebellion activist Roger Hallam, who said they were protesting to "inform the British people that they will die if we do not stop the government from putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. ""We are in ongoing rebellion against the government," he told ABC News.  "It will end when we get the demands met.  This particular mobilization will continue for one to two weeks depending on whether many people join in mass civil disobedience. "Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said Tuesday while he shared the protesters' "passion" for the need to tackle climate change, he was "extremely concerned" by the disruption to London's public transport. "It's one of the biggest challenges we face -- and Governments around the world are failing to take the action we need," he said in a statement.  "However … targeting public transport in this way would only damage the cause of all of us who want to tackle climate change, as well as risking Londoners' safety, and I'd implore anyone considering doing so to think again. "24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events


Puducherry CM V.Narayanasamy loses trust vote in Assembly, government falls https://t.co/iFVE9g7jvf

Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy on Monday met Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan moments after failing to prove majority on the floor of the House and tendered his resignation to her.  “We have submitted our resignations… In the coming elections people will punish the opposition who used the three nominated MLAs (of the Bharatiya Janata Party) to topple our government,” the senior Congress leader said. “We walked out of the House as Speaker refused to accept our contention that the nominated MLAs (of the BJP) do not have a right to vote,” he said. As Puducherry assembly Speaker VP Sivakozhundu announced that the Congress-led government of Narayansamy failed to prove its majority on the floor of the House, alliance leaders walked out before the motion was put for voting.  The Speaker also adjourned the House sine die. Narayanasamy had moved the motion seeking the confidence vote minutes after the assembly met for a one-day special session.  The chief minister accused former lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi of "colluding with the opposition" to topple his government.  “Former LG Kiran Bedi and the Centre colluded with the opposition and tried to topple the government.  It is clear that the people of Puducherry trust us.  This is a government elected by the people,” the CM said.  “We formed the government with the support of DMK and independent MLAs.  After that, we faced various elections.  We have won all the by-elections.  It is clear that people of Puducherry trust us,” he also said. Also read | A timeline of the crisis"We demanded full statehood to stop the nominated LG from snatching the rights of the people of Puducherry,” Narayanasamy added as he claimed that the Centre has betrayed the people of Puducherry by not granting the requested funds. The Congress and DMK were left with 12 legislators, including an Independent, in the House whose effective strength is now 26 after a series of resignations.  The opposition alliance has 14 MLAs. The floor test was ordered last Thursday by Soundararajan last Thursday immediately after she was handed an additional charge of Puducherry. The assembly elections are likely to take place in Puducherry in April-May.  The Congress-led coalition had the previous elections held in 2016.


“Yesterday, Prime Minister Modi said something like #Andolanjeevi #Parasite in the House, and today Nitin Gadkari is speaking against him in front of the press.”

A 10-year-old video of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari slamming the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over his remarks on those protesting against corruption in the country has been revived on social media as a recent one.  This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the term, ‘Andolanjeevi’ – referring to people who live off protests – in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, 8 February, while defending the farm laws, against which the farmers are protesting.  He reiterated that the country must differentiate between ‘andolonjeevis’ and ‘andolankaris’ in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.  CLAIM The video was shared by several users with the claim, “कल प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी ने सदन में #आन्दोलनजीवी #परजीवी जैसा कुछ कहा।और आज नितिन गडकरी जी उनके विरुद्ध प्रेस के सामने ये कह रहे हैं।” (Translation: “Yesterday, Prime Minister Modi said something like #Andolanjeevi #Parasite in the House, and today Nitin Gadkari is speaking against him in front of the press. ”) Another user shared the video with the caption, “Gadkari’s brilliant reply to Prime Minister’s ‘andolanjeevi’ remark,” garnering over 32,100 views at the time of writing this article.  The video was also shared widely on Facebook with a similar claim.  User Sohail Sahil garnered over 19,000 views at the time of writing this article.  WHAT WE FOUND OUT In the video Nitin Gadkari can be heard saying that the right to protest is a fundamental right of every citizen, conferred by the Constitution and not the Congress party or the Prime Minister.  He asks on what basis the Prime Minister has slammed the people’s peaceful protest.  He then goes on to say that “these people met Ramdev baba calling him a saint, and held discussions with Anna Hazare at least ten times.  Then, they were nice.  Now when they are demanding an abolition of corruption, they are being silenced. ” With a relevant keyword search, we came across the full video on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s YouTube channel dated 15 August 2011 and uploaded on 16 August.  The then PM Manmohan Singh had stated during his speech for the Independence Day in 2011, that a Bill had been introduced in the Parliament against corruption and those who had objections should “put forward their views to Parliament, political parties and even the press. ” “I also believe that they should not resort to hunger strikes and fasts unto death,” he added.  Evidently, an old video of Gadkari has been revived with the false claim that he slammed PM Modi for the word ‘andolanjeevi. ’


Woman slaps daughter on the street for taking part in anti-CAA protest.

Social media is filled with videos and photos linking them to the countrywide agitation against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens.  Many of these posts are not even related to the protests. And now, a 16-second video is going viral on social media which shows a group of young boys and girls clapping and dancing on a street when a woman suddenly appears and slaps one of the girls.  The caption of the video says, "When Anti #CAA Protestor meets her Mom". India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading.  The viral video is nearly four years old and has no relation to the ongoing anti-CAA stir. Several Facebook users such as "Mohan Vishwa" and "Sankoji Akshay Hindhu" shared the video along with the claim.  Till the filing of this story, Mohan Vishwa's post was viewed more than 72,000 times and shared over 2,800 times.  The archived versions can be seen here and here. Many other people have also posted the same content on Facebook. AFWA PROBEWith the help of keyword search, we found that this video went viral in 2016.  This was reported by various news websites. As per news reports by "manoramaonline. com" and "The Indian Express", the incident took place at Payyanur bus stand in Kannur district of Kerala. Some college students, performing a flash mob, danced at the bus stand when a woman suddenly appeared from the crowd and slapped a girl in the group.  A longer version of the video can be found on several YouTube channels. As per media reports, the woman was the girl's mother, who got angry as she found her daughter dancing with her friends on the road, instead of attending classes in college. During this time in 2016, when the video went viral, flash mob dances became immensely popular in the country, reaching smaller cities as well.  Therefore, the viral post linking this incident to anti-CAA protests is misleading. The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.


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