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Jehan Daruvala roars to Saudi Arabia podium

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India’s Jehan Daruvala said, ”To be honest, there are a bunch of mixed emotions,”

Published Date – 03:45 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Jehan Daruvala roars to Saudi Arabia podium

Jeddah: India’s Jehan Daruvala raced to his 16th Formula 2 podium on Saturday with a hard-fought third-place finish in the Sprint race of the championship’s Saudi Arabian round, here.

The 24-year-old MP Motorsport driver started fifth and was hustling eventual winner Ayumu Iwasa for the win but dropped to third just three laps from the end after making a daring bid for the lead that very nearly earned him his first win of the season.

Still, he crossed the line just over a second behind Iwasa and less than half a second behind runner-up Victor Martins to score his second successive podium around the barrier-lined, high-speed sweeps of the Red Sea track.

”To be honest, there are a bunch of mixed emotions,” said Jehan after the race on Saturday.

”I would definitely say I was disappointed I didn’t win because the car was very good and I had a lot of pace today but also not disappointed because I took a lot of risks.

I have no regrets. I tried to win the race and, in the end, it didn’t pay off,” he added.

Jehan made a lightning start off the line but was boxed in by the Campos cars of Ralph Boschung and compatriot Kush Maini.

A second-lap safety car that bunched the field up gave him a shot at passing Maini and Jehan duly seized the opportunity to muscle his way past his fellow Indian and set off in pursuit of Red Bull-backed racer Jak Crawford.

Jehan dispatched Crawford on Lap 7 just seconds before a collision between Theo Pourchaire and Oliver Bearman triggered a second safety car period.

Jehan was hot on second-placed Boschung’s heels as the race got underway. The Swiss racer was powerless to resist the MP Motorsport racer’s charge as he swept around the outside of Turn 1 to take second.

He then battled Iwasa, while also keeping the rapid Martins behind him at bay, before ultimately having to concede after his turn 1 gamble for a fifth F2 win failed to pay off.

The podium was Jehan’s first of the season. Set to move up one spot on the grid to fourth after a penalty for Theo Pourchaire, he has a good chance of completing a podium sweep.

Jehan, however, is eyeing victory.

”All in all, I’m happy,” he said.

”I think I can even fight for the win tomorrow in the Feature Race,” he added.

Middle East

‘Zionists blur line between anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism to bully Palestine supporters’

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The Zionists have been making attempts to make it difficult to clearly see the difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism and used it as a weapon to pressure supporters of Palestine, according to an academic.

Professor David Miller, sacked from his professorship at the University of Bristol in 2021 after a sustained campaign by Britain’s Israel lobby accusing him of being anti-Semitic, told Press TV that the Zionist lobby has deployed its tricks in Canada, with the connivance of the Canadian government, big tech and a group of international lawmakers to delegitimize anyone who speaks out against the Israeli regime’s daily atrocities.

“[They] purposefully blur the line between anti-semitism and anti-Zionism, … which has been the weapon of choice used by Zionists to bludgeon Palestinian supporters ever since,” Miller said during Press TV’s weekly show Palestine Declassified.

Last September, an international parliamentary committee met in Washington DC, to demand that Twitter remove the account of Palestinian-Canadian Laith Marouf, a multimedia producer and senior consultant at the Community Media Advocacy Centre in Canada. He has a long record of active support for Palestinian rights.

The Interparliamentary Task Force To Combat Online Antisemitism hearing was held on September 16 and heard from Twitter, YouTube, Meta, and TikTok executives.

The members of the Task Force included members of Zionist lobby groups and those committed to supporting Israel.

Andrew Percy, UK’s Conservative MP who converted to Judaism, and Alex Sobel, a longtime supporter of the Zionist Jewish Labour Movement (JLM), along with Democratic Congressman Ted Deutch, the CEO of the Zionist lobby group, the American Jewish Committee were among the members of the Task Force.

Well-known Canadian politician and jurist Irwin Cotler was another member of the Task Force. He is Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, a position receiving CA$ 5.6 million over five years beginning in 2022.

Miller called the Task Force and its mission a “setup.”

“With the exception of the executives from social media, every one of [the task force members] was a Zionist, no representative of Arab or Palestinian origin, who might speak for the rights of the Palestinians, was involved in the task force, the whole thing was a setup,” he said.

Miller added that the pro-Zionist figures in the Task Force are “assets” of the Israeli regime.

“These are not people who represent the US government or the Canadian government, or any other government, they are assets of Israel,” he said.

He also said social media companies also bow to pressure from the Zionist groups because “they call on for advice about what anti-Semitism is about and what hate speeches are from Zionist organizations.”

Marouf also told Press TV that the Zionists like to target those who are the most outspoken in order to scare the rest of the Palestinian Arab and Muslim communities and anybody who stands with them for their rights.

“This isn’t really about me or why I am a target. It is that attempt to create a lightning rod that Zionists light whenever they’re creating these fear campaigns,” he said.

India

Watch: Millions of dead fish wash up in Australia

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Videos going viral on social media platforms show dead fish floating on the Darling River in the region, marking one of the largest fish death events.

Published Date – 02:38 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Watch: Millions of dead fish wash up in Australia

Hyderabad: The past Friday morning for some residents in Australia will be one to remember. Millions of dead fish have washed up in southeast Australia’s Menindee town, as per reports.

Videos going viral on social media platforms show dead fish floating on the Darling River in the region, marking one of the largest fish death events. Around 500 people live in the town in far-west New South Wales. The Darling-Baaka river is a part of the Murray Darling Basin, Australia’s largest river system, reported BBC.

The Department of Primary Industries said that it is the result of the ongoing heat wave in the country. In an elaborate Facebook post, they wrote, “This event is ongoing as a heatwave across western NSW continues to put further stress on a system that has experienced extreme conditions from wide-scale flooding.”

They recognise the fish species to be Bony Herring and said they can be, “more susceptible to environmental stresses like low oxygen levels, especially during extreme conditions such as increased temperatures currently being experienced in the area.”

Residents of Menindee town complained of a terrible smell from the dead fish and began small-scale cleaning drives. The local community depends on the river for various needs.

 

https://www.facebook.com/NSWDPIFisheries/posts/520332413609323

India

Two injured as British-era bridge collapses in Bihar

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The eyewitnesses said that as soon as the truck-laden with stone chips came on the bridge, it collapsed.

Published Date – 12:45 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Two injured as British-era bridge collapses in Bihar

Patna: Two persons were injured after a British-era road bridge collapsed in Bihar‘s Saran district on Sunday.

The injured persons were the driver and helper of the truck. The eyewitnesses said that as soon as the truck-laden with stone chips came on the bridge, it collapsed.

The truck was on its way from the Taraye block and was heading towards Bhalua Bazar. The British-era bridge was built on River Mahanadi and was in a bad shape since the last flood. The bridge structure was deteriorating and cracks had developed at several places.

Despite all these deterioration, the road construction department did not declare it a dangerous bridge. There was no warning sign board on either side of the bridge.

When the bridge collapsed, a loud sound was heard. The local villagers rushed to the spot and rescued the injured driver and helper. They were admitted in the Sadar hospital Chapra and their condition was stable.

India

Research scholar held for child sex abuse in Tamil Nadu: CBI

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a research scholar whose name was not released to the media, was allegedly forcing the victims to watch sexual acts with other adult persons, threatening them with publishing the pictures/video on social media and for bringing more minor girls.

Updated On – 02:38 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Research scholar held for child sex abuse in Tamil Nadu: CBI

Hyderabad: Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a research scholar pursuing his PhD aged about 35 years on charges of child sexual abuse in Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu, according to a bureau press release here on Sunday.

The 35-year-old research scholar, whose name was not released to the media, was alleged to have been sexually abusing a child for last four years. Charges against the arrested man included forcing victims to perform penetrative sexual acts on them as well on other minor children, including a minor victim girl, clicking photographs and recording video; forcing the victims to watch sexual acts with other adult persons, threatening them with publishing the pictures/video on social media and for bringing more minor girls.

The arrest came after a case was registered on the allegations of creating, collecting, seeking, browsing, downloading, exchanging/distributing material depicting children in sexually explicit acts in electronic form, the press release added.

The CBI officials found Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) images and videos from the INTERPOL’s Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database. The analysis of the images using cyber forensic tools, location of incident was traced to Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. Analysis of videos revealed that a few victims were allegedly being sexually abused by male persons. Searches were conducted at the premises of accused which led to recovery of incriminating electronic gadgets.

The CBI had set up a specialised unit in 2020 to handle cases of Online Child Sexual Abuse Material and joined INTERPOL’s International Child Sexual Abuse Database (ICSE) in 2022. Further, 90th INTERPOL General Assembly hosted by India at New Delhi in 2022 passed an important resolution for supporting countries in their efforts to identify and investigate online child sexual exploitation.

India

Mother, two sons electrocuted to death in K’tka

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The incident occurred in Chincholi town in Karnataka on Sunday morning.

Published Date – 03:41 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Mother, two sons electrocuted to death in K’tka
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Bengaluru: A 45-year-old woman and her two sons died after they came in contact with a live power cable that had snapped and fallen to the ground due to high-speed winds.

The incident occurred in Chincholi town in Karnataka on Sunday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Jharanamma Ambanna Basagond (45), her sons Mahesh Ambanna Basagond (20) and Suresh Ambanna Basagond (18). Their bodies have been shifted for post-mortem to Chandapur taluk hospital.

The incident occurred when the family tried to cover the crop outside their home using tarpaulin sheet. The Kalaburgi district of Karnataka has been witnessing heavy showers and storms for the past two days and crops including grapes and jowar have been destroyed in the rains and winds.

Hyderabad

Harish Rao offers condolences to PV Satheesh’s family, women of DDS

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The Minister has expressed his sympathies to the family members of Satheesh and the women of DDS.

Updated On – 04:40 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Harish Rao offers condolences to PV Satheesh’s family, women of DDS
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Sangareddy: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has offered his condolences on the demise of Deccan Development Society (DDS) founder PV Satheesh.

Satheesh passed away in a private hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday morning.

The Minister has expressed his sympathies to the family members of Satheesh and the women of DDS. Hailing him as the millet man of Telangana, Rao has said that Satheesh played a vital role in women’s empowerment and in supporting the millet cultivation in the Zaheerabad region.

He has termed the DDS founder as a great humanitarian for his four decades-long work across the villages in the Zaheerabad area. Zaheerabad MP BB Patil, MLA K Manki Rao and others leaders and officials have also condoled the demise of Sathish.

India

Popular DJ Azex found hanging in his Bhubaneswar home

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Azex’s best friend Rahul claimed that a triangular love story was behind the DJ’s death.

Updated On – 04:19 PM, Sun – 19 March 23

Popular DJ Azex found hanging in his Bhubaneswar home
Photo: IANS

Bhubaneswar: Popular DJ from Odisha, Akshay Kumar aka DJ Azex, was found hanging in his residence at Kharabela Nagar in Bhubaneswar, the police said on Sunday.

His family members found him hanging in his room on Saturday evening. He was taken to the Capital Hospital, where the doctor declared him brought dead.

“Yesterday evening he was in his room when it was raining. When we called him for dinner, he did not open the door. We then broke down the door and found him hanging,” said Bhagaban Maharana, DJ Azex’s father.

“At about 11.15 p.m. on Saturday, the Capital Hospital had received the body of Akshaya Maharana. He committed suicide in his room. The post-mortem report is awaited,” said Manas Gadanayak, Zone-I ACP, Bhubaneswar.

Meanwhile, Azex’s best friend Rahul claimed that a triangular love story was behind the DJ’s death. He alleged that Azex’s girlfriend was in a relationship with another youth and they were blackmailing the DJ.

“Azex was under mental stress because of his girlfriend for the last 15 days. Despite my advice, he had paid Rs 15,000 to his girlfriend. He was also planning to buy a Scotty for his girlfriend,” Rahul claimed.

After receiving a written complaint from Azex’s mother, the Kharabela Nagar police have launched a probe into the matter.

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Video: Amritpal Singh's Bodyguards Arrested By Police In Punjab's Jalandhar

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Amritpal Singh has been on the run since yesterday.

Jalandhar:

Amritpal Singh, the Khalistani leader, has managed to evade arrest nearly 24 hours after Punjab police launched a massive statewide operation. But the police have managed to arrest 78 members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’. A new video has emerged which shows the police closing in on three of his aides in Jalandhar.

They are seen resisting the cops, and two of them can be seen running away after ditching the cops. But within seconds, the police again catch hold of them and brings them back to the van.

Sources in the police said that the three seen in the video are Amritpal Singh’s bodyguards. Cops also believe that the separatist leader may have visited the same spot in the last 24 hours.

Amritpal Singh, who the government describes as a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, was last seen speeding away on a motorcycle last evening in Jalandhar.

The separatist leader has been active in Punjab for the past few years and is often seen escorted by armed supporters. He claims to be a follower of the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and is known as “Bhindranwale 2.0” among his supporters.

The Centre and Punjab government are working together to catch Amritpal Singh, sources said. The centre sent extra forces to Punjab before the police went out to look for him on Saturday. The plan was to arrest the Khalistani leader after meetings of the G20 ended in the state, which was on Friday.

Authorities have stepped up security at several places and suspended internet and SMS services across the state after his aides shared some videos on social media claiming that policemen were chasing them.

The crackdown comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters broke into a police station with swords and guns for the release of one of his aides. Six police officials were injured in the clash.

The Punjab government faced a massive flak for the law and order situation in the state after the incident.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: 1000-year-old temple found neglected near Chilkur

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Archaeologist E Sivanagi Reddy during his explorations around Chilkur village noticed many sculptures scattered at entrance of the village and a dilapidated structure inside the tank bund datable to the period between 9th and 10th centuries CE

Published Date – 09:00 AM, Sun – 19 March 23

Hyderabad: 1000-year-old temple found neglected near Chilkur

Hyderabad: A 1000-year-old temple built of stone in Rashtrakuta style architecture has been found in a state of neglect near the famous Chilkur Balaji temple in Moinabad mandal of Rangareddy district.

Archaeologist and CEO of Pleach India Foundation E Sivanagi Reddy during his explorations conducted in and around Chilkur village, as part of the awareness programme ‘ Preserve Heritage for Posterity ‘ launched by Pleach India Foundation, noticed many sculptures scattered at the entrance of the village and a dilapidated structure inside the tank bund datable to the period between 9th and 10th centuries CE.

According to Sivanagi Reddy, at the entrance of the Chilkur village, there was a two pillared mandapam built along the tank bund which was in deteriorating condition. There were beautiful sculptures of a seated lady devotee with folded hands and Bhairava in standing posture representing the Kalyani Chalukyan style of art (11th century CE), Nagadevathas, and two stones near the Pochamma temple, and an attractive sculpture of Surya broken into two pieces lying at the rear side of the Siva temple located inside the village, he said.

He said the small single storey Siva temple raised on an Adhisthana ( basement) had sunken into the ground, and was in alarming situation with crevices on the walls. The Sikhara ( Vimana ) portion on the roof had collapsed and the frontage covered with an altogether modern structure that had not only camouflaged the temple but also spoiled its antiquarian look resulting in putting the monument of archaeological significance in oblivion, he informed.