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Asaram Bapu guilty of raping minor girl

  The self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was found guilty of raping a minor girl. The Jodhpur court has convicted him of molesting a minor girl in the year 2013. The court is yet to declare the punishment which could last for several years of imprisonment. This 77 year old sadhu has been in jail at Jodhpur since 2013, when he was arrested on the case. The home ministry fears that his conviction might result in law and order situation as the devotees of Asaram are getting furious over the outcome. Additional forces were deployed in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana where Asaram has huge following.

Raghuram Rajan as Bank of England governor

Who can forget the charming Raghuram Rajan who has been the RBI governor? Rajan, who is now working as Professor of Finance with the University of Chicago, has been the RBI Governor between September 2013 and September 2016. Critics often point out that the present sorrow state of Indian banks could have been prevented if he was still our RBI governor. The people of England too seem to have the same opinion. This is the reason why he is expected to be the governor of Bank of England (BoE). According to a report from the Financial Times, Raghuram is being seriously considered by the UK government to take over the top position of the bank.

6 year old girl in coma after being raped

She is a 6 year old girl. She is shy and innocent. But that didn’t deter the heinous ambitions of the culprit. He took her to a nearby school and raped her. He banged her head against the wall when she tried to cry for help. Unfortunately her parents are planning to join her in the same school for the first class. It all happened in the Cuttack district of Odisha and the girl is now in dire condition. She has slipped into coma due to severe injuries on head and neck.

Controversial law revoked in Meghalaya

  The Centre has withdrawn the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). For those who are not aware of the act, AFSPA gives special powers to the armed forces to deal with the disturbed areas of north east India. The law has been in force at Meghalaya for more than 27 years! Human rights activists have been claiming that, army has been misusing this law. There were several incidents where Army was allegedly involved in cases such as rape and murder under the pretext of AFSPA. Now that the centre is satisfied that the insurgency problems were drastically reduced in the state, it has decided to cancel the act.

Producer donates 20 lakhs for Amaravathi

  Responding to the call of Andhra Pradesh CM to donate for the construction of Capital city... noted producer Atluri Narayana Rao has donated 20 lakhs for the cause. And that’s not the end of the news. Narayana Rao has promised to donate 10 lakhs every year till the construction gets completed. Narayana Rao has met the CM on Monday and delivered the checque for the said amount. The gesture of Narayana Rao might evoke similar responses from the fraternity of the film industry.

Rajnikanth to join BJP

It’s too early to deduce, but the Superstar turned politician Rajnikanth seems to be leaning towards the BJP. Rajnikanth has been known for his immense belief in spiritual experiences. He often leaves to gather some peace at Himalayas. Such an attitude has left people speculating that he would be joining BJP which is pro hindutva. And here is another hint for such a speculation. Yesterday Rajnikanth has met an RSS ideologue S. Gurumurthy. Gurumurthy is known for his ardent support towards the hindutva groups. Though Rajnikanth mentioned his get-together with Gurumurthy as purely informal.... we can guess some formal reasons behind it.

Fire at KCR camp office

  A fire has broken out at the Sub Division office of Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limtited (TSSPDCL). The office was located near Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s camp office at Begumpet. Incidentally the office is also closer to the Paryatak Bavan where the Chief Minister of Kerala is staying as part of his visit to city. The fire was brought under the control and no casualties were reported. However, the mishap has created huge traffic jam in the area.

Cancelled OLA cab as the driver is a Muslim

  Can you imagine that someone could cancel his cab on the basis of his driver’s religion? Well that indeed reflects the sorrow state of affairs in our country. Abhishek Mishra who proclaims to be a `Hindutva Thinker’ has tweeted that he `Cancelled booking because Driver was Muslim. I don’t want to give my money to Jihadi people’. Ironically Mishra is being followed by ministers like Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajyavardhan Rathore and Piyush Goyal. However OLA has maintained dignity in responding to the tweet- "Ola, like our country, is a secular platform, and we don't discriminate our driver partners or customers basis their caste, religion, gender or creed. We urge all our customers and driver partners to treat each other with respect at all times," was the reply of the company.

Jessica’s killer might be released

  Who could forget the most infamous murder of Jessica Lall which has created sensation in the country? Jessica used to be a bartender in a Delhi restaurant. Culprit Manu Sharma has killed Jessica in a petty clash. Manu Sharma has been granted life imprisonment despite having a strong political background. It is believed that the family members of Jessica have forgiven Manu Sharma and he might be released from the Tihar Jail soon. “I don’t want to hold on to any more anger or hurt. I feel that he has served his sentence. I don’t feel there is any need to hanker about the situation,” said Sabrina Lall, sister of Jessica.

Mamata Benarjee unhappy with TV serials

  Well! Here is yet another celeb critic on TV serials. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benarjee has expressed her discontent over the Bengali serials. “Very often we see in television serials that even today one person has three wives and family members conspiring against each other. Please do not show such things. Such negative things often influence people,” applealed Ms. Banerjee. However the Bengali television fraternity is in no mood to agree with her. They argued that the TV serials all over the nation were in the same condition. They were probably indicating the Telugu serials!!! Who can dare to change these serials?

16 Maoists killed

  In what is described as a big blow to the Maoist movement, the security forces have gunned down 16 of their members at Maharashtra. The incident took place in a thick forest at Gadchiroli district. The police have of course claimed that the encounter happened only as a means of self defence. There were unconfirmed reports that the top brass of Maoist leadership such as Shrinivasan and Sainath were also killed in the encounter.

4 month baby raped and murdered

  In a shocking incident a 4 month baby was raped and murdered in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The culprit was found to be a close relative of baby’s family. The victim followed the culprit on the bicycle. She was then raped and was beaten to death. Thanks to the CCTV footage, the police were able to identify the culprit within few hours of the incident. The incident has added fuel to the fears of women activists in the country who were complaining about the safety of girl child.

Satellites from Mahabharata – Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has recently surprised the nation with his claims about internet. According to Biplab, internet existed even during the time of Mahabharata due to which Sanjaya was able to narrate the war to Dritarashtra. The remarks of Tripura CM has drawn ire from the world of science. However Biplab has once more reiterated his statement on internet. Moreover he claimed that Indian Space organizations were able to send satellites into space basing on the knowledge in our scriptures. Well said!

Heena Sidhu creates record at commonwealth

  Indian shooter Heena Sidhu has claimed her second medal in the ongoing commonwealth games. With that she has become the only woman to claim two medals in a row at the present games. Heena grabbed the gold in the women's 25m Pistol category. This takes India's medal count to 20 - 11 Gold, 4 Silver and 5 Bronze. Earlier 16-year-old shooter Manu Bhaker became the youngest Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Games.

27 kids die in a road accident

  In a socking accident from Himachal Pradesh, at least 27 children were dead as their school bus plunged into a valley. While 13 children died at the spot, while the rest succumbed to injuries at the hospital. The bus belonged to `Vazir Ram Singh Pathania Memorial School’ in Nurpur town of Himachal Pradesh. There were at least 40 children in the bus during the accident. Reports say that the death toll could be higher. The driver of the bus along with two teachers was also dead in the accident.

Modi to take over finance ministry

  Guess who our new finance minister is! None other than the prime minister Narendra Modi. Jaitley who has been undergoing treatment has requested to take leave for at least three months. Modi would now be taking over the ministry which is getting critical day by day. Sources say that he is going to take some crucial decisions to set right the financial crisis prevailing in the country. One of his key actions might target the banking sector which is a part of the finance ministry.

Nirav Modi knows about demonetisation

  While every common man in the country was caught in surprise with demonetisation, spinster Nirav Modi seems to have cue of it. According to reports, Nirav Modi has helped many clients to turn their currency into diamonds just before the demonetisation. Almost 40 crore worth diamonds were purchased by big shots in the country during the year of demonetisation. This is a fourfold increase than the previous year giving raise to suspicions. Interestingly the IT officials have been probing this since a year, but the issue was made public only after his leaving the country.

Sri Reddy gets nude before film chamber

  Sri Reddy gets nude before film chamberTollywood whistle blower Sri Reddy has done the unexpected. She has been warning that she would go nude before the film chamber if justice is not done to her. And she has made the warning come true. Today morning, Sri Reddy has sat topless before the film chamber. The office bearers of film chamber have been trying to resolve the issue. Earlier Sri Reddy has even threatened Telangana CM KCR to step into resolve the issue or else she would get nude in the public. As Sri Reddy seems to be determined to realise her warning, it would be interesting to watch the response of the government and Tollywood seniors.  

How to know if your FB data is safe

  The largest breach of privacy data is before us. There is no doubt that Cambridge Analytica has gathered the information of more than 87 million FB users. It is reported the company has obtained the data through the disguise of various apps. But how to know whether you’re data was compromised with the company. Simple! Starting from Monday, Facebook is going to send each of us, the information about the apps we are using and the information you have shared with those apps. You can then decide to shut off or restrict those apps. But what if those apps have already shared your data to third parties? Well! we have no answer for that...