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Sex offenders registry in India

  In what is seem to be a revolutionary initiative by the government, it has decided to set up a registry of Sex offenders across the nation. The idea of a registry for sex offenders is not new to the world. It was being successfully implemented in countries such as UK and US. This registry would be put up on the website of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in India. The data base would include every minute detail of a person who was convicted under a sexual offence.   Details such as the name of offender, his nick names, voter id, Aadhar no, profession... along with the place of his temporary stay would all be updated in the registry. The idea of maintaining such a register was proposed by the UPA government in 2012 after the Nirbhaya incident and was being pursued by the present government. This registry according to the government sources would not only let the police and public to be watchful about such culprits but would also warn the culprits that they are being watched continuously.

Pakistan- Gurudwara opened after 73 yrs

  Amidst the growing religious intolerance in Pakistan, it’s a good news for the Sikh minority in Peshawar. A 300 year old gurudwara which was closed for almost 73 years, is now reopened for the devotees. But locals feel that this could be just a temporary phase. They fear that the militants could storm the gurudwara and tear it down at any moment. They haven’t forgotten the recent murder of Sardar Suran Singh, an assembly member of Khyber province. Such incidents have grown alarmingly in recent history of Pakistan.   Militants have been targeting worshiping places and minority members quite often. And Peshawar has been a busy hub for such acts. The reopening of Gurudwara under such circumstances is thought to be a bold decision by the local Sikh community. The government on it's part has arranged for a security guard to be posted before the Gurudwara. And the local Sikhs believe that the security along with the grace of god would save the Gurudwara from a militant attack.

In Delhi... one can rape and escape!

  Delhi is not just our capital. It was even shamed as the Rape capital of India. The Delhi police and administration poses to be tough after the gang rape case of Nirbhaya in 2012, but nothing seems to have changed much. A quick check of statistics would ascertain the alarming nature of judgments in Delhi. HT, a national daily has pointed out that the rape accused in Delhi has 83% chance of being acquitted.   It was found that between January 2014 to March 2015... only 114 accused out of 665 were found guilty. There isn’t one reason to be pointed out for this shabby situation. Poor investigation, lack of forensic evidence, apathetic lawyers and hasty judgments all seem to conclude the cases. That might be the reason why only 17% of rapists in Delhi get convicted. This percentage was far behind the national average of 28%. That could be the reason why we hear a news of rape in Delhi now and then, and keep hearing them.

Bollywood director insulted at Karachi

  Many people in South India might not be familiar with the name Kabir Khan. But he could well be associated with the movie he has directed recently i.e., Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Kabir has another film in his credit and that’s Phantom. Phantom which was released last year contains huge anti-Pakistani content. It slams the terrorists living in Pakistan in such an embarrassing way that it was banned by the Pakistan government. The protagonist in Phantam enters Pakistan to take revenge on four accused in 26/11 Mumbai blasts.   ‘Will kill you in your own home’ was the famous quote from Phantom. And what happens when Kabir Khan with such a dialogue on his shoulders enters the Karachi airport. He had to deal with an angry mob showing him their shoes and shouting anti- Indian slogans. As the mob pestered Kabir with their slogans and questions about Phantom, no policeman has ventured to stop the act. Kabir at last found the way to departure lounge while someone was still shouting about Indian conspiracies against Pakistan!

Not afraid of Augusta Scam- Sonia

  Sonia Gandhi has challenged the government to prove her involvement in the Augusta Chopper scam. The 3000 crore deal for Augusta Choppers took place during the tenure of Sonia led UPA government. The deal was later scrapped off over the allegations of bribery, but not before huge amounts were paid to the higher diplomats in India. BJP was now trying to revoke the allegations to corner the congress party in Rajya Sabha. Subramanian Swamy of BJP has today tried to drag Sonia’s name on the field of Rajya Sabha, which was met with severe resistance from the opposition. Rajya Sabha was adjourned after the ruckus created on the issue.   Sonia Gandhi was quick to react to the allegations and said that she was not afraid of any inquiry. “I am not afraid of anyone cornering me as there is no basis to that. All the accusations they are throwing at us are false,” said Sonia to the reporters regarding the allegations.  Ahmed Patel who was said to have accepted bribe on behalf of Sonia too was quick to rubbish the allegations. One could only wonder.. if nobody has taken the money, then where has it gone!

Uttarakhand- 50 crores offered to MLA’s

  In a startling claim, two congress MLA’s from Uttarakhand has claimed that they were offered 50 crores to rebel against the government. Rajendra Bhandari and Jeet Ram has alleged that they were offered with 50 crores in cash, a ticket for a family member in assembly elections and a Rajya Sabha seat to rebel.   This offer according to the duo has first started at 2.5 crores, but later escalated along with the growing crisis in the Assembly. State congress claimed that such lucrative offers should have biased the hearts of 9  MLA’s who rebelled against the ruling congress to join hands with BJP. The state BJP however has denied these allegations. It has cited the case of Uttarkhand CM himself being caught on camera trying to buy the MLA’s. Now! Who’s telling the truth and who is lying? Who knows!

Paes and Bhupati might play together in Olympics

  Who can ever forget the pictures of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati posing together for the cover pages. But that was long ago. Their relation got blurred along with those pictures. The duo which has created miracles on the tennis court, began to distance from each other. Their friendship has almost turned into a rivalry, and a few comments against each other seemed to have sealed their relation. But that might be a history again! According to the sources, Leander paes and Mahesh Bhupati are willing to come together for a tennis double at Rio Olympics.   In their good olden times, these two have clinched numerous victories including a French Open and Wimbledon. Their coordination has achieved several wins at Davis cup and Asian games. So! It wouldn’t be a futile hope for the Indians to expect the duo to claim a medal in the forthcoming Olympics. And Olympics medal is not new for Leander. He has achieved a bronze at the Atlanta Olympics way back in 1996. And this time, with his best ever partner... can he grab another medal for us!

Trump and Hillary cruise forward

  Donald Trump has swept 5 north eastern states in US to get closer to the mark required to contest for elections on behalf of Republican party. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island are the states that surrendered to Trump. With the present sweep, the total number of delegates that supported Trump stood at 950. Trump still needs 287 votes to reach the magic figure of 1237. But that doesn’t seem to be a hardship for him as there were 622 votes still available to be claimed.   Ted Cruz and Kasich who were the other Republican candidates were left far behind after this victory. While this was the case of Trump, Hillary Clinton on the other hand has defeated her rival Bernie Sanders in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. With the latest victories Hillary Clinton gets inches closer for being declared as first women candidate for President on behalf of Democratic party. So! It’s now almost clear that US might have to choose either Trump or Hillary as it’s president!

Rajya Sabha unhappy about Mithun’s absence

  Gaining a seat in parliament is no smaller issue. While it takes years of hardship and fierce competition for the normal people, celebrities enjoy the seat just for being a celebrity. Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty is not an exception to this. Mithun has been nominated by the Trinamool congress into Rajya Sabha, but he hasn’t ever cared to be in House. Mithun’s attendance is mere 10% in the house. He has not participated in any debate, nor has asked any question or moved a bill. But Mithun has been prompt in sending leave letters stating that he is sick. Some members in Rajya Sabha has today condemned the laxity of this star.   They pointed out that while such celebrities have been actively working in their field, they have been insulting the house by getting absent. Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal and Janata Dal-United leader K.C. Tyagi were among the ones who strongly objected to the behaviour of Mithun. Tyagi appealed to the political parties that a code of conduct should be followed, that members sent by them should be capable of participating in the proceedings. However, Mithun was not just the first person to face such criticism from the members. Earlier celebrities such as Sachin Tendlkar, Rekha too faced the heat for taking the sessions of Rajya Sabha in lighter tone.

Soon... 3D speed breakers in India

  We have seen 3D paintings on road that looked real. We might also have to watch 3D speed breakers on road in future. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has today tweeted about his vision of implementing this idea. “We are trying out 3D paintings used as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary requirements of speed breakers,” said Gadkari’s twitter bird. The usage of 3D breakers isn’t new for the world. but it’s success is certainly doubtful. Some reacted that it was a good idea while others felt it to be futile. Gadkari’s tweet raised too many doubts in the social media..   - What is the driver is passing the painting for the second time and he knew that it isn’t real!   - What is someone had to press his break suddently at the sight of 3D painting.   - What about the wear and tear of the paint marks.   ... are just a few remarks made by the twitteraties. Have your own remark!

Ramdev explains on his beheading remarks

  Yoga guru Ramdev seems to have faced enough heat on his beheading remarks. Today he tried to dilute his comments with certain explanation. Earlier Ramdev has joined the controversy of Bharat mata where Asaduddin Owaisi has said that he won’t chant that slogan, even if someone holds a knife at his throat. Ramdev Baba retorted that comment by saying that if not for the law, he would have beheaded lakhs of people for denying the slogan.   The statement of Ramdev was equally criticised as that of Asaduddin. Ramdev now assures that he believes in non-violence and no one need to be scared about him. He said that his statement was a mere reply to what Asadudin has said. Ramdev has also expressed his views on various issues. He called the incidents in JNU and NIT Srinagar as the examples for the ideological crisis prevailing in the country. He even felt that Amitabh Bachchan is a good man and should be ready for a probe in Panama Papers. Answering the question about black money, he felt that it should be left to Modiji.

Indo-Pak secretaries meet to blame each other

  The much awaited foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan took place today. It was the first time since Pathankot incident that the talks moved forward. Foreign Secretary Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry met today in Delhi on the sidelines of Heart of Asia seminar. But the 90 minute meeting ended with blame game. While Jaishankar warned Pakistan to move the Pathankot investigation further, Chaudary asked India to stop its interference in Baluchistan.   Chaudary was obviously citing the incident where an Indian national was caught by the Pakistani agencies. Pakistan claims that person to be an Indian spy... while India has been denying the allegation. Even as the foreign secretaries were holding their meeting, a statement was issued to the press on behalf of Chaudary. The statement expressed the deepest CONCERN of Pakistan over the issue of Kashmir and hope that it would be solved according to the wishes of Kashmiri People.

Rajya Sabha adjourned over JNU

  Rajya Sabha was today adjourned on the issue of JNU. Taking up the issue of the latest developments, CPI member Tapan Kumar Sen described the action of the JNU as arrogant and anti-democratic. He was citing the decision of JNU where three students were rusticated. As per the decision of JNU proctor... Umar Khalid, Anirban and Mujeeb Gattoo were rusticated for holding a meeting in favour of Afzal Guru. Kanhaiya Kumar was left with a fine of 10,000/-. Speaking on the issue, Tapan Kumar has described the act as vengeance by the government.   Tapan Kumar was supported by other communist members such as Sitaram Yechury and D.Raja. The congress too has of course joined the debate with Ghulam Nabi Azad lending his voice to the students on the issue. The issue of JNU along with the problem of President's rule in Uttarakhand has often disrupted the proceedings of the house.... which was eventually adjourned for the day.

Sunny Leone pics on GHMC website

  In what is seen to be a major embarrassment for the GHMC officials, some obscene pictures of Sunny Leone appeared on its website yesterday. As the technical team of GHMC removed those pictures... they began to appear on other links of the same site. It took a whole day for the team to clean up the website. GHMC was quick to shift the blame on Centre for Good Governance (CGG) which maintains the site.   CGG too was unable to confirm whether it was a case of hacking or whether it was tampered by someone within the corporation. As the issue has spread like wild fire leaving the government red faced, the ministry of Urban Development has spoken to the GHMC officials regarding the issue.

Minister KTR Beats Youngsters Like Akhil

Telangana state's IT Minister K T Rama Rao is the man of the moment. The way his name splashed on the Times Most Desirable Men 2015 list has stunned everyone. Because he has beaten many youngsters like Akhil Akkineni and Sharwanand to stand on the top. No doubt, KTR has become an icon in Hyderabad for his ways and methods in making IT industry flourish. He has invited the likes of Ratan Tata to inaugurate the Startup Hub in Telangana and carved a name for himself. Ever since he steered TRS to victory in GHMC polls and then became Municipal minister, he has become more close to people directly. His presence on twitter is another interesting aspect. All these things made KTR beat the likes of Sharwanand, Nitin, Naga Chaitanya, Ram, Akhil and Raj Tarun. Way to go Minister!!

Jayalalitha declares her assets... to some extent!

  The present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Miss. Jayalalitha has declared her assets before the election commission. Her declaration gives a peek into her massive wealth and hides the assets that were seized by the courts. The total assets declared by Jayalalitha stands at just 113.73 crores! This includes a farm land in Hyderabad worth 14.44 crores. Her declaration also includes the mention of shares and golden ornaments seized by courts. It was aware that Jayalalitha was facing cases of corruption and tax evasion.   Gold weighing 21.280 kg and numerous shares were held by the courts that could worth crores together. “As the possession is not with me, the value could not be ascertained,” stated Jaya regarding those assets. She has been contesting from the R.K.Nagar in the present elections being held for Tamil Nadu Assembly. It’s interesting to note that the Assets declared by DMK supremo Karunanidhi is almost 10% of his opponents. His assets are worth just 13.92 crores.

Hyderabad Nosier than Delhi

  Noise pollution is the highest form of pollution in the world, at the moment. If all the pollution sources are shortlisted, then the cities will become the cradle of noise pollution. The urbanization has brought in all the industries and allied activities to the cities.The observation of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which in its latest report also noted how the noise pollution (noise level beyond the prescribed limits of 55 dB during day and 45 dB during night) can cause aggression, hypertension, hearing loss, tinnitus and sleep disturbance.   The CPCB has gathered data from 35 noise monitoring systems installed in 9 metro cities. Mumbai, the noisiest city in India, was followed by Lucknow, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, and Bangalore. The report also says that ITO in Delhi and Bandra in Mumbai are nosier than the busiest parts of London, New York and Beijing.

Arun Jaitley eyes on PF again

  In what is thought to be an unprecedented move, the finance ministry has today set aside the recommendations of CBT and decreased the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund. The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) often decides the interest rate to be granted on EPF. The decision of CBT would normally be accepted by the Finance Ministry. But this time, as the CBT fixed the rate at 8.8%, finance ministry has ratified it at 8.7%. This move has of course ignited the wrath of trade unions across the country. The trade unions including RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), have already announced nationwide protests against the decision, until it is rolled back.   The central government from a few months, has been trying to profit on the lakhs of crores accumulated through EPF. At first, the finance minister has tried to impose tax on it and failed. Later, several restrictions were laid on the withdrawal of EPF. But as the protests against the decision turned violent in Bengaluru, the government has moved back from its war front on EPF. And now the latest move seems to lead one more spur between the middle class India and the government.

Fire at Natural History Museum... a major loss!

  No causalities might have been reported after the fire broke out at the Natural History Museum in Delhi. But the loss is incalculable. The museum which works under the Environment ministry has lost much of its valuable artifacts in the fire. The museum USED to contain large collections that depicted the flora and fauna of the nation. Established in 1972, museum displays stuffed species, fossils and replicas of endangered animals. The blaze which took over this National Museum has started around 1:30 today morning.   It took almost 4 hours and 35 fire tenders to bring it under control. It’s a sad note that this prestigious museum doesn’t have a building on its own and has been working under the rented premises. The museum has always been under deficit for funds and was alleged to be ignored by the government. Environment minister Javadekar has assured that necessary precautions would be taken that such incidents won’t happen again in future. But the assurance seems to have come after the museum was almost burnt to ashes! What protection could be given to them?