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disha wrote:

chandrabhan wrote:
Classic example:

1. Nobody knew that NIA bill will be introduced

2. Nobody here has drawn out the salients of this bill

So a question for gurus here: If a media spreads fake news which gets circulated over whatsapp which causes riots leading to loss of life and damage to property, can that be called "cyber terrorism"?

disha wrote:
Modi will *not* do lot of things. But I can say at least for now, Modi is not KhanMarketGang or suffering from Statesmantitis.

Actually we here suffer from statement-itis. We wake up and put out a statement!

BTW, BRF is *NOT* ahead of curve. It does not even know where the actual curve is and currently it looks at its own tail and thinks that is the curve and since it is on its behind, we think BRF is ahead!
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ramana wrote:disha The forum is in eternal whine mode with pet peeves.
I knew about the NIA bill changes.

Rishi_Tri wrote: I can pick holes in the NIA act - why does not NIA act allow people to be held forthwith till the agency considers the person innocent. In today's world of near instant communication, anything less than instant authority to arrest and arraign, means you are working against time. E.g., videos of now prime accused (now dead) started circulating on Social Media weeks before Sri Lanka blasts. Why wasn't the person or associates arrested beforehand? Will this act provide adequate legal cover?

This act talks about converting current courts into special courts - well isn't the current judicial system so burdened that child sex offenders with multiple convictions are walking on streets and the National Capital @#$% case is still to be decided.. Should not NIA courts be set up across the country in next four - six months to take care of NIA cases?

Only thing this act does is - bring cyber security within its ambit that should have been included right from start.

Otherwise this act is very ordinary.

Rishi_Tri wrote:I can pick holes in the NIA act - why does not NIA act allow people to be held forthwith till the agency considers the person innocent.

ramana wrote:Not one single party opposed it.

disha wrote:He wanted #mediapimps to self-implode. It did. Look at the going on in Tiranga TV. Pallavi Ghosh is going hammer & tongs against Zero Loss Sibal.

disha wrote:On a different note,

3 years back posters on this forum were upset that Modi does not do anything to put #mediapimps in corner. But we misjudged him. He wanted #mediapimps to self-implode. It did. Look at the going on in Tiranga TV.

Pallavi Ghosh is going hammer & tongs against Zero Loss Sibal.

disha wrote:

Skanda wrote:Will the church backed Goan BJP ministers ever support Ayodhya like how Parrikar stood by.

Who wants their backing for Ayodhya? That is a misnomer.

However LS cleared the following Bill:

https://www.livemint.com/politics/polic ... 01967.html

And given the CONgoon opposition to it, one needs numbers in RS to pass the above bill. Given that this bill did lit a fire under Ass-a-dud-din, it is important that it goes through RS quickly.

ramana wrote:disha The forum is in eternal whine mode with pet peeves.
I knew about the NIA bill changes.

sudarshan wrote: To expect him to do everything for us is laziness and entitlement.

चाचा नेहरू ने पूरे देश को मदरसा बना दिया । Deserved a Madarsa in his name

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Just check today's major happenings. Kerala HC says Sabarimala shrine is secular (whatever it means). Jharkhand court orders distribution of Quran. Bombay HC quashes CRZ clearances of Mumbai sea roads. And SC is playing ping-pong over Karnataka. Now tell me what's needed

The project costing around Rs 14,000 crore is likely to reduce travel time by 70 per cent, and also result in annual fuel consumption saving to the tune of 34 per cent each year. It is expected to cater to three-four lakh passengers per day.

The ambitious 29.2 km long coastal road project connecting Mumbai’s Marine Lines to Kandivali has hit a judicial roadblock after the Bombay High Court cancelled the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance given to the project, ANI has reported.

The court ruled that the project needs to get a mandatory environment clearance and that the work till date was progressing without necessary clearances. The BMC has thus been ordered to stop any further work which has been planned on the project, Times of India has reported.

The petition filed by various NGOs and Mumbai residents claims that the project is causing irreversible alteration to coastal morphology, biodiversity, and traditional ecological practices. It also adds that the reclamation work undertaken for the project is illegal.

The project costing around Rs 14,000 crore is likely to reduce travel time by 70 per cent, and also result in annual fuel consumption saving to the tune of 34 per cent each year. It is expected to cater to three-four lakh passengers per day.

vijayk wrote:iMac_too
@iMac_too
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2h
Just check today's major happenings. Kerala HC says Sabarimala shrine is secular (whatever it means). Jharkhand court orders distribution of Quran. Bombay HC quashes CRZ clearances of Mumbai sea roads. And SC is playing ping-pong over Karnataka. Now tell me what's needed

vijayk wrote: Look where the battle moved. to the courts.

kittoo wrote:One must say, hats off to the Jharkhand girl who is refusing to distribute Quran even after court order, and is on record on TV saying today they are asking me to distribute Quran today, tomorrow they might ask me to convert and become Muslim. I wont do it.
Takes courage.
And what kind of judgement is this anyway? Are judgements now the whims and fancies of milords rather than based on actual letter of the law?

Sachin wrote:

kittoo wrote:One must say, hats off to the Jharkhand girl who is refusing to distribute Quran even after court order, and is on record on TV saying today they are asking me to distribute Quran today, tomorrow they might ask me to convert and become Muslim. I wont do it.
Takes courage.
And what kind of judgement is this anyway? Are judgements now the whims and fancies of milords rather than based on actual letter of the law?

True. Looks like the judiciary (and that too lower levels like the magistrates) are now thinking that they are running the country. The girl from Ranchi how ever seems to have got a massive support. She any ways plans to appeal in the higher court; but if the bail condition from a magistrate is like this then I don't know what would be coming from the higher courts. The judiciary seems to be now forming laws after laws when it has no such powers. It is actually quite dangerous to the country and people seem to be not realising that.

Karthik S wrote:What govt is there in Jharkhand?

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#KarNatakaHearing - Representing Karnataka CM @hd_kumaraswamy, Rajeev Dhavan questions the Supreme Court's authority in the matter. "The court didn't have jurisdiction then and it doesn't have jurisdiction now," he says.

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So a Ranchi girl, Richa Bharti, asked aloud why “one community” is disproportionately represented among terrorists. From what I have heard, she was responding to a viral TikTok video, where some “seculars” ask what if Tabrez Ansari’s son decides to “avenge” his father’s death by becoming a terrorist.

There has been a dramatic shift in the BJP’s stance towards our forces post its electoral victory. After using them during campaigns, it hardly has them in the heart, mind or Budget

It is no secret that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the darling of many media and news organisations, who treat every step and sneeze of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an occasion for a prime-time special. Even cricket, India’s beloved sport, was a victim of this worrying obsession. Prior to India’s hard-fought loss to New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals, a popular Hindi news channel hosted a show which asked: “Can Prime Minister Modi win us the World Cup?” Like many of us, I worry about such obsession (coupled with an unhealthy dose of compliance) manifesting itself as mainstream acceptability, certainly not good for the country. But this is a conversation (an article) for another day.

For now, let us talk about something that flashed across our television screens during the election season and was a topic of hot debate and discussion: India’s armed forces. Although hardly much time has passed since the election summer of 2019, there has been a dramatic shift in the stance the BJP has adopted towards the men in uniform. During the election season, we were often treated to the party’s dramatics, which was often obscene. For example, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath insulted our armed forces by calling them “Modiji ki sena”, thus implying that they worked at the beck and call of only one man and not in furtherance of their duty to the entire nation. As a former police officer, who tried to serve the people of the country and whose only master was the rule of law, I found such statements appalling, especially from a Chief Minister of a BJP-ruled State.

Sometimes, the drama was nauseating: Like when BJP leader Manoj Tiwari attempted to cash in on the Pulwama attack by wearing military clothing during a political rally. I am pretty certain that such antics make a mockery of what it means to be a soldier and belittles a hallowed uniform. Prime Minister Modi, too, often piggybacked on the armed forces. For instance, in some of his rallies, there were photographs of the security forces personnel killed in the February 14 suicide bombing in Pulwama. While these were absolutely crass, there was at least enthusiasm from the BJP about the armed forces. But how do we determine if this Government actually cares about the country’s armed forces? Or does it merely aim to rely on them for political points?

One way to do so is to look at the way it has dealt with one of the most shocking tragedies on Indian soil: The Pulwama terror attack. It is obvious that the Government will make sure that no such attack happens on Indian soil in the future but why have we been kept in the dark about the intelligence failures that eventually led to such a deadly attack? In order to ensure that the lives of our soldiers are not in jeopardy, we must understand how these attacks occurred and how do we plan to avert them in the future? On this aspect, however, there have been no questions from the media and no answers from the Government.

Another relevant barometer is the number of terrorist attacks that have taken place in India since 2014. In a written reply by Minister of State for Home Affairs, it was stated that the number of terrorist incidents in Jammu & Kashmir alone jumped 177 per cent in the past five years. This is a frightening number.

I may be trolled and many may say that this proves that the armed forces need more backing and focus from our Government, which Modiji has done. To this, I say that I wholeheartedly agree with the first part but disagree with the second. While there is a need for India to focus more on its defence forces by upgrading its machinery and ensuring a better life for its soldiers, I disagree that the BJP has any intention to actually do something to change the current scenario.

A clear indication of this and of where the Government’s priorities do not lie was when Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the first Union Budget for the new term of the BJP-led Government. While the entire session was extremely underwhelming, as evidenced by the 1,000 point fall in the Sensex, the Defence Budget was especially disconcerting. This because as part of the latest allocation, only 1.45 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, was given to defence expenditure, which may be the lowest since the 1962 war.

This is especially distressing because in the previous fiscal year (2018-19), a shortfall of close toRs 1.12 lakh crore was projected by the three wings of the armed forces (excluding the Defence Research and Development Organisation).

When asked about the inadequate funds, the Ministry of Defence stated: “This Ministry is bound by the budgetary ceilings conveyed by the Ministry of Finance. The reduced allocations were passed on uniformly to all the services.” As wonderfully put by my colleague, Shashi Tharoor, with this Government, “defence is favoured when it comes to rhetoric, and treated as badly as other ministries when cost-cutting is done.”

For all its rhetoric, the BJP would do well to remember that India has fought four wars since independence (comprehensively winning three), but no political leader has previously attempted to take advantage of the victories until it changed the way politicians view and deal with our forces.

All of this posturing would still be okay if the BJP actually showed some action. However, as is evident from the party’s actions, the relationship between it and the armed forces is: Out of sight and out of mind. When elections are out of sight, our armed forces, unfortunately, do not find any place in their hearts or minds.

(The author is president of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee)

disha wrote:Here is a simple template:

VHP -> Take care of Hindu religious institutes. Including the legal, social, intellectual, physical framework across the globe. Help others where they cannot reach - like create Indic institutions for organic farming, cattle sheds etc.

BD -> Shield of Indic forces. Some parts already articulated above.

BJP -> Political template - theirs should govern the rashtra in Indic ways - incl. growing economy. Security etc.

All of the above can support an ecosystem of IHs.

https://swarajyamag.com/politics/richa- ... ndia-needs

So a Ranchi girl, Richa Bharti, asked aloud why “one community” is disproportionately represented among terrorists. From what I have heard, she was responding to a viral TikTok video, where some “seculars” ask what if Tabrez Ansari’s son decides to “avenge” his father’s death by becoming a terrorist.

disha wrote:Here is a simple template:

VHP -> Take care of Hindu religious institutes. Including the legal, social, intellectual, physical framework across the globe. Help others where they cannot reach - like create Indic institutions for organic farming, cattle sheds etc.

BD -> Shield of Indic forces. Some parts already articulated above.

BJP -> Political template - theirs should govern the rashtra in Indic ways - incl. growing economy. Security etc.

All of the above can support an ecosystem of IHs.

https://swarajyamag.com/politics/richa- ... ndia-needs

So a Ranchi girl, Richa Bharti, asked aloud why “one community” is disproportionately represented among terrorists. From what I have heard, she was responding to a viral TikTok video, where some “seculars” ask what if Tabrez Ansari’s son decides to “avenge” his father’s death by becoming a terrorist.

Sachin wrote:

Karthik S wrote:What govt is there in Jharkhand?

BJP. As I see it, peacefools, secular parties & judiciary are now openly challenging the BJP Central & State governments. And let us see how they deal it. The girl at least has got support from lots of Hindus, including lawyers is what I understand. Again more than Na.Mo & A.Shah it would be the BJP's Ranchi level BJP leaders who should be defending the girl.

ramana wrote:I liked the way the speaker Sri Om Birla, kept control of the house during Amti Shah speech.
And Amit Shah spoke like a jingo from this Forum.

ramana wrote:His cold voice stopped all the noise right way.
Do watch the debate on LS TV on youtube.