Pence arrives in Israel
US Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Israel. His visit comes as Palestinians continue to protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
A plane carrying Pence touched down at an airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday. This is the final leg of the Vice President’s current tour of 3 Middle Eastern nations.
Pence will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and give a speech in parliament on Monday.
Many wonder what he will say about Trump’s Jerusalem decision, as well as the president’s plan to relocate the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Pence, who is an evangelical Christian, has made his pro-Israel stance clear. He is reported to have supported Trump’s Jerusalem declaration.
Palestinians are calling for huge demonstrations on Tuesday to protest Pence’s visit to Israel. Fears are rising that they may clash with Israeli troops.nhk
Yashwant Sinha: President’s order disqualifying the 20 AAP MLAs is complete miscarriage
President’s order disqualifying the 20 AAP MLAs is complete miscarriage of natural justice. No hearing, no waiting for High Court’s order. It is Tughluqshahi of the worst order.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh has expressed unhappiness over the President approving the recommendation of Election Commission to disqualify 20 of its MLAs.
Taking to Twitter, he recalled former President KR Narayanan returning the recommendations of the Cabinet twice. Mr Ashutosh said, the former president acted as the guardian of the Constitution, and did not act as a rubber stamp.
The former CEC SY Quraishi and renowned Constitutional expert PDT Achary explain why the disqualification of AAP MLAs is completely unjustified in the TV channels.
Time and again it has been brought to the notice of the citizens that the law of the land is different for the Aam Aadmi Party.
When both national parties have had multiple Parliamentary secretaries with high remunerations and benefits why weren’t they penalised for it ?
The problem is these parties know their fake agendas will not see the light of the day if the an honest government functions efficiently.
My dear delhites,
I want to talk to you directly through this open letter today. The mind is sad. I’m not disappointed. Because I trust you. The people of Delhi and the country are my hope.
Three years ago, you made the government of aam aadmi party by choosing 67 out of 70 MLA. Today they sacked 20 of your mlas. They say these 20 mlas were on the post of ” profit
We made these 20 Mlas A Parliamentary Secretary and gave them different responsibilities. Like a MLA responsible for government schools. She used to go to government schools every day, seeing that teacher has come, everything is going well. Where there was needed, there was action. In the same way, a MLA gave responsibility to government hospitals, a MLA responsible for the mohalla clinic. In this way, we gave 20 mlas to different responsibilities. In Return, these mlas did not give any government car, no bungalow, a new money did not salary. Nothing gave up. All these mlas used to work on their own money because they came from the movement and had passion for the country.
When they did not give anything, how did it become ” the post of profit These mlas told the election commission that they should be given an opportunity to say their word. They will prove that they did not get any benefit. The election commission wrote them on June 23, saying that they will be given the date for hearing. After that they were not given any date of hearing, and the central government sacked these 20 mlas without hearing, without hearing, evidence and witnesses.
The Central Government is doing great injustice to the public. Which of the 20 Mlas you selected have been sacked in an arbitrary manner?
The Central Government is not the first time. In the past three years, he did not give any stone to narrow the delhi government you choose. A false trial was arrested against your 18 Mlas. When the court got muscle, the court left everyone. In many cases, the court strongly rebuke the central government for a false trial. Then they got cbi raid on your cm Arvind Kejriwal, but they did not find anything. Then they tried to buy your mlas with crores of rupees. But your MLA was so strong that these people were not able to break one of your MLA. Then he ordered the kejriwal government’s 400 files to be checked. They were expected to get something against kejriwal in these files and they will arrest Kejriwal. But they did not get anything in the office of lg sir’s office for 6 months.
After all, they now sacked 20 Mlas. Why are they doing all this? Why are these people so tight us? What is our fault?
I’ll tell why these people are doing this. Three years ago, you chose the most honest government of the country. In the past three years, your government did a lot of work-in Delhi, the price of electricity in Delhi did not increase the price of electricity in Delhi for three years, free water for free, and in 309 Kālōniyōṁ, the house is home. Till the water brought up, government schools turned back, the fees increased from school schools, made the mohalla clinic, free medicine and tests in all hospitals, have increased the pension of the elders, made many new flā’i’ōvara, built many new roads, many kālōniyōṁ. I made the street and systems. Your honest government did many more work in these three years.
Now 2 years left. In these two years, there are a lot of work. The CCTV cameras in all over delhi have plans to provide free wi-fi in all over Delhi, the plan of sarakārī delivery of government services is going to be implemented, every month the ration is made for the house to reach the house, all of Delhi. It has begun to build water, sewer, street and drain in raw sewers. All these work do in the next 2 years.
They are nervous about this. The way the kejriwal government is working is afraid of the same thing. Kejriwal ji is not only in delhi because of his good deeds, he is being popular all over the country. This Kejriwal does not want the government to work.
The BJP’s own graph is falling fast. The BJP is all angry today-Dalit, farmers, traders, Labour, youth, students, minority-all are angry with them. These people want to prevent kejriwal from working in every situation.
HE SACKED 20 legislators and placed elections on Delhi. Now the code of ethics will be sounded and all government work will stop in Delhi. After that Lok Sabha election will come. Then the code of ethics will be logged and then the government will stop. And after that the election of the legislative assembly will come.
So, on these 20 Legislative Assemblies, the BJP held up the entire development of the entire development in Delhi for the next two years. And in these 20 Legislative Assemblies, your money will be wasted in the fizz.
Isn’t this dirty politics? Is Delhi ok in the elections like this? Is it right to stop all the developmental activities of Delhi for two years? Is it right to dismiss your elected mlas from non-Constitutional and non-legal ways?
I hope you are. You must answer this right and effective answer.
Your own
Manish Sisodia
China:US defense strategy not fair
China’s Defense Ministry has criticized the United States for using a “Cold War” mindset to play up what the US calls the “Chinese military threat”.
Ministry spokesperson Ren Guoqiang issued a statement on Saturday in response to the national defense strategy of US President Donald Trump that was released the previous day.
The strategy names China and Russia as threats to the international order, and says that dealing with the 2 countries is the top priority.
Ren said the strategy is full of unreal assertions of “zero-sum” games and confrontations. He said China does not seek military expansion or sphere of influence and has always been a builder of world peace.
The statement touched on issues in the South China Sea where China and several other parties are involved in territorial disputes.
Ren said it is within China’s sovereign rights to carry out peaceful construction activities and to deploy the necessary defense facilities in islands and reefs of the South China Sea.
He said it appears that certain countries do not want to see peace and stability and are using the banner of “freedom of navigation” to undertake military activities in a tyrannical manner.
He urged the US to view China’s national defense and military development with objectivity.
German SPD-CDU talks are on
Germany’s Social Democrat Party (SPD) headed by Martin Schulz has voted to start formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
SPD delegates voted 362 to 279, with one abstention, to conduct further negotiations with a view to forming a government.
Poor performance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right political party during the country’s general election (attracting 12.6 percent of the vote), the European powerhouse has been in political limbo.
Once SPD-CDU talks are successful, a new government could be formed by March, some six months after September’s Bundestag election
Bomb blast in Yala,Thailand
Three people have been killed and at least 22 others injured after a motorcycle bomb targeted a roadside market in Thailand’s southern Yala province Monday. “The criminals put a bomb in a motorcycle and placed it next to a market cart. The force of the explosion caused three people to lose their lives,” Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) said in a statement. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attac
RailYatri acqui-hires technology startup YatraChef
RailYatri acqui-hires technology startup YatraChef to strengthen last mile commerce
RailYatri, now becomes the number one aggregator in transit delivery space
New Delhi – 22nd Jan; 2018– Noida based RailYatri, India’s leading long-distance travel app, has acqui-hired Kochi based food-delivery technology start-up YatraChef. The YatraChef team will now manage the pan-India supply side of RailYatri’s in transit delivery business.
With this, RailYatri has further strengthened its supply-side commerce capabilities, as it continues to add new offerings to its travel marketplace. Last-mile capability is becoming a critical piece in commerce marketplaces as companies are able to provide a complete online + offline experience to its users, in addition to creating a premium and differentiated offering. With this association, RailYatri, now becomes the number one food aggregator in transit delivery space.
Manish Rathi, CEO & Co-founder RailYatri said, “YatraChef brings a deep experience of nearly 4+ years in food delivery & vendor management, and have a track-record of delivering outstanding consumer experience to travelers. Their skills will help us jointly develop new offerings that would re-define the traveler experience with RailYatri. We are delighted to have them on board.”
Arun Rajan, CEO and co-founder at YatraChef said “Having partnered with RailYatri for some time now, it was an obvious decision to join hands as we can make a much bigger impact together. We are excited to be part of the RailYatri family and look forward to continue growing stronger than before”.
About RailYatri.in:
RailYatri.in is the #1 train travel community in India. Noida-based RailYatri.inwas set up in 2011 with a mission to simplify train travel with Manish Rathi (Computer Science, Western Michigan Univ, US), Kapil Raizada (IIT Kanpur, IIM Bangalore) and Sachin Saxena (IIT Kharagpur, Stanford) as its co-founders. RailYatri.in launched its consumer products in early 2014 and has seen a rapid growth since then.
RailYatri.in is the #1 train travel community in India. Noida-based RailYatri.inwas set up in 2011 with a mission to simplify train travel with Manish Rathi (Computer Science, Western Michigan Univ, US), Kapil Raizada (IIT Kanpur, IIM Bangalore) and Sachin Saxena (IIT Kharagpur, Stanford) as its co-founders. RailYatri.in launched its consumer products in early 2014 and has seen a rapid growth since then.
DM visits, interacting with NCC cadets
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri during her visit to NCCRepublic Day Camp 2018, conferred Raksha Mantri Padak and Commendation Cards toNCC Cadets for their exemplary performance and devotion to duty at an impressive’Investiture Ceremony’ held at NCC Republic Day Camp 2018 at Delhi Cantt.
She wasreceived by the Director General National Cadet Corps, Lieutenant General BS Sahrawat,SM. A Contingent of smartly turned out NCC cadets drawn from the three wings namely Army, Navy and Air Force presented an impressive Guard of Honour to the Hon’bleRaksha Mantri. Raksha Mantri Padak was instituted in 1989 and since then it is awarded to themost deserving Cadets every year for bravery or exceptional service of highest order.
This year the RM Padak has been awarded to Cadet Priya of Uttar Pradesh Directorate,Raksha Mantri Commendation Cards have been awarded to CWO Bhuvnesh Rathore ofRajasthan Directorate, Capt Arundati J Patel of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Directorateand Cadet Soumarjit Ghosh of West Bengal & Sikkim of Directorate. The Hon’ble Raksha Mantri also inspected the well laid out flag area prepared bythe cadets from all 17 NCC Directorates depicting various Social Awareness themes. Shewas given a crisp brief by the cadets on their respective models.
The Hon’ble RakshaMantri also visited the ‘Hall of Fame’, a proud possession of NCC with display of rich archival collection of alumni photographs, models and other achievements of the NCC. The Hon’ble minister along with other distinguished guests later witnessed a spectacular ‘Cultural Programme’ by the talented cadets in the NCC auditorium. In her address, the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri complimented the NCC for doing exceptional work towards Swachhata Abhiyan. She complimented the NCC fraternity for making an invaluable contribution towards National integration and Nation Building through multifarious activities of NCC. She said that the NCC is doing a Yeoman Service to the Nation by transforming the ‘Youth of the Nation’, which has the largest and youngest population profile in the world
Turkish attack Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin
At least 18 civilians have been killed in the Turkish military campaign against Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin enclave in northern Syria. Turkish ground troops have crossed into northern Syria as part of a major offensive to push out Kurdish militia, which Turkey regards as terrorists.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the deaths occurred in Afrin and surrounding villages, as Turkey started its offensive on Saturday by airstrikes and shelling and commenced its ground incursion yesterday to drive out the Kurdish forces from border areas between Syria and Turkey.
The Kurdish group, known as the YPG, is active in the Afrin region. It says it has repelled Turkish troops in the area and retaliated with rocket fire on Turkish border areas. The militia forms a crucial part of a US-backed alliance battling Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Syria.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to crush the YPG very quickly, but the US is urging Turkish restraint in order to avoid civilian casualties.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the Turkish aggression on Afrin cannot be separated from the Turkish policies undertaken since the first day of the Syrian crisis to support terrorism and the terrorist groups in Syria.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the Turkish aggression on Afrin cannot be separated from the Turkish policies undertaken since the first day of the Syrian crisis to support terrorism and the terrorist groups in Syria.
Spain to seek Catalan politician’s arrest
The office of Spain’s state prosecutor has said that it will move to reissue a European arrest warrant for the fugitive former leader of Catalonia if he leaves Belgium and enters Denmark as planned. The region’s ex-president, Carles Puigdemont, is scheduled to attend a debate today at the University of Copenhagen titled “Catalonia and Europe at a Crossroads for Democracy.”
The trip would be Puigdemont’s first outside Belgium since he fled there to avoid a court summons in Spain for his role in an illegal- and unsuccessful- secession bid led by his government in October last year. The state prosecutor said that if Puigdemont enters Denmark as planned he will immediately request the Spain Supreme Court to approve a European warrant for his arrest by Danish authorities.
Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia, arrived on Monday in Denmark to attend a debate he is billed to host, leaving the airport without being detained, Reuters reports. Spain’s State Prosecution Service said on Sunday it would seek Puigdemont’s arrest if he traveled from Belgium to Denmark. Spain’s state prosecutor added on Monday it had asked the Supreme Court to reactivate a European arrest warrant to detain the ex-leader. Puigdemont fled to Brussels in October after his regional government declared independence from Spain on October 27 following a referendum ruled illegal by Spanish authorities. Madrid has imposed direct rule over the region.media agencies
AS Qureshi planning attack on R-Day, arrested in Delhi:
Big catch by Delhi police the most wanted terrorist arrested the founder of IM-Indian Mujahideen, Abdul Subhan Qureshi who is a software engineer by profession.
Delhi Police on Monday arrested the founder of Indian Mujahideen Abdul Subhan Qureshi, a ‘most wanted terrorist’, who was involved in 2008 serial blasts in Gujarat.
Qureshi was in the national capital to execute a big conspiracy ahead of the Republic Day. “We have arrested India’s most wanted terrorist Abdul Subhan Qureshi, who is also the founder of Indian Mujahideen. He was again trying to revive Indian Mujahideen,” DCP Pramod Kushwaha of Delhi Police’s Special Cell said.
“Qureshi was living with forged documents in Nepal. He came back to India to revive Indian Mujahideen,” Kushwaha said.
On July 26, 2008, a series of 21 bomb blasts hit Ahmedabad within a span of 70 minutes. 56 people were killed and over 200 people were injured in the attack. — ANI
In another sensational security check, A woman carrying 20 live bullets has been apprehended from a Delhi Metro station, officials said today.
They said the woman, hailing from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, was found carrying the rounds yesterday evening by CISF personnel at the Adarsh Nagar station when her bag was being scanned.
The lady was travelling with her father and other family members, they said, adding her father produced a copy of his arms licence and said the 20 rounds of ammunition (.32 calibre) belongs to him.
The woman and others have been handed over to the Delhi police by the Central Industrial Security Force team for further investigation, they said. Security in the Delhi Metro and other public transport facilities is stepped up in view of the Republic day celebrations on January 26.
Press invite VIF,NMML
Invitation for Vimarsha on Sister Nivedita’s thought on nationalism, nationhood, education and its relevance in contemporary times by Pravrajika Divyanandaprana, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 at 4:30pm
NMML invitation for the panel discussion _The 21st Century: Geo-politics, Democracy and Peace _23 January 2018_5.00pm
Rajasthan, MP move SC to re-impose ban on Padmaavat:
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh today moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its January 18 order by which controversial Bollywood movie Padmaavat was allowed to be released in theatres across India on January 25.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to hear tomorrow the interim applications of both the states seeking a modification of the apex court order allowing exhibition of the movie.
The states claimed that section 6 of the Cinematograph Act empowers them to stop exhibition of any controversial movie on the grounds of possible violation of law and order.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Viacom 18, the producers of the Deepika Padukone-starrer, opposed urgent hearing on any such interim applications.
The court, however, agreed to hear the applications tomorrow.
The Supreme Court had on January 25 paved the way for the nationwide release of Padmaavat by staying the ban on its screening in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The apex court also restrained other states from issuing any such notification or order banning the screening of the movie.
The film, starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in lead roles, is based on the saga of the historic battle of 13th century between Maharaja Ratan Singh and his army of Mewar and Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi.
The Haryana and Madhya Pradesh governments have not issued any formal order but had stated that they would not allow the exhibition of the film.Maintaining that states were under a constitutional obligation to maintain law and order, the apex court had said that this duty also includes providing police protection to persons who are involved in the film, its exhibition and the audience watching it.
Inputs rediff
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