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Gandhi Jayanti: President Droupadi Murmu pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

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President of India Droupadi Murmu on Monday paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital

Updated On – 10:50 AM, Mon – 2 October 23

Gandhi Jayanti: President Droupadi Murmu pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat — AFP Photo

New Delhi: President of India Droupadi Murmu on Monday paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital on the occasion of 154th Gandhi Jayanti.

The President paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and garlanded his memorial at the marble platform where he was cremated on January 31, 1948.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi’s Rajghat on his birth anniversary.

Mahatma Gandhi’s impact is global, said PM Modi in a post on X, today while also urging to work towards fulfilling Gandhi’s dreams.

“I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. His timeless teachings continue to illuminate our path. Mahatma Gandhi’s impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the spirit of unity and compassion. May we always work towards fulfilling his dreams. May his thoughts enable every youngster to be the agent of change he dreamt of, fostering unity and harmony all over,” the Prime Minister said in his post.

Earlier today, Congress national president and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge paid tribute to Gandhi at Rajghat.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Delhi Lieutenant Governor LG Saxena also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Yesterday, on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, President Droupadi Murmu extended her greetings to citizens and appealed to people to follow his values and teachings in their thoughts, speech, and actions, dedicating themselves to the welfare of the country.

Sports

Asian Games: India draws blank in Canoe and Kayak events

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Niraj Verma finished seventh in the final of the men’s canoe 1000 m singles competition at the ongoing Asian Games

Published Date – 11:25 AM, Mon – 2 October 23

Asian Games: India draws blank in Canoe and Kayak events — ANI Photo

Hangzhou: Indian canoeist Niraj Verma finished seventh in the final of the men’s canoe 1000 m singles competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday.

Niraj clocked timings of 4:36.314 minutes to finish at the seventh spot. Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Chieh Lai captured the gold (4:15.942 minutes) while Vladlen Denisov of Uzbekistan (4:15.994 minutes) and Timofey Yemelyanov (4:18.810 minutes) of Kazakhstan got silver and bronze respectively.

In the semifinal of the men’s 1000 m singles canoeing event, Niraj clocked 4:31.626 minutes to qualify for the final.

Coming to the women’s canoe 500 m double competition, india clocked the timings of 2:17.614 minutes to finish in ninth and last position. The gold medal went to China (2:01.409 minutes), Kazakhstan (2:08.125 minutes) and Thailand (2:08.257 minutes). The women’s doubles team had Megha Pradeep and Shivani Verma.

In the semifinal of the women’s canoe 500 m doubles event, Megha and Shivani clocked 1:57.225 minutes to reach the final. In the women’s kayak doubles 500 m finals as well, India finished at the bottom with 2:07.440 minutes timings. The gold medal was won by China (1:49.944 minutes), Kazakhstan (1:51.251 minutes) and Uzbekistan (1:52.832 minutes). The doubles kayak team consisted of Binita Chanu and Geetha Parvathy.

In the women’s 500 m kayak double event semifinal, Binita and Geetha clocked 2:07.036 minutes to finish second and among the top three teams that reached the final.

Earlier, the Indian canoeist Soniya Devi Phairembam secured her berth in the final of women’s Kayak single 500 m at the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday.

With the timing of 2 minutes and 16.435 seconds, she finished in second spot in the semifinals below Madinakhon Ashrafxonova of Uzbekistan (2:11.352) to be among the top three players to reach the final. The final will be held on Wednesday.

Canoeing events will be held at the Asian Games from September 30 to October 7. Sprint events will take place from September 30 to October 3 while slalom races will take place from October 5 to October 7.

Man Fined After Dog Spotted Behind Wheel Of Speeding Car

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Man Fined After Dog Spotted Behind Wheel Of Speeding Car

The dog sat obediently behind the wheel, the police said on Facebook.

A man in Slovakia was fined after traffic camera captured his dog behind the wheel of his car. In a Facebook post on Friday, the police said the incident took place in the western Slovakian village of Sterusy. They shared the news of their interaction with the dog driving the car about its “irresponsible” behaviour in a fun way. The car was going 6.8 miles per hour (nearly 11 kmph) over the speed limit, Business Insider said in a report.

“Mr dog, you exceeded the speed in the village: your driving certificates…” the police said in the translated post.

“Please, I don’t have…” barked the dog. Well, you’ll pay extra for that. Do you have anything, please? “I don’t have…” the police’s post further added to the fake conversation.

The Facebook post further said that the police officers could not believe themselves when the photo popped up on the police radar and showed just the dog with no human in sight.

“Instead of a photo of the driver, a brown hunting dog, who sat obediently behind the wheel of a Skoda and peeked out the windshield promising young deer,” the post continued.

The driver told the cops that the dog had jumped on his lap during the driver, but they couldn’t identify any sudden movement inside the car while reviewing the footage.

The driver was fined, but the police did not mention the amount or the charges that he faced.

The police asked the drivers to follow proper protocols while transporting their pets, adding such things can cause safety issues.

“Even a small animal can endanger your life and health while driving,” the Facebook post said.

A similar incident took place in Colorado in May this year, when a man tried to get out of his own legal troubles by swapping places with his dog while at a traffic stop.

World

Iran handball edged by South Korea in 2022 Asian Games

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Team Melli had previously lost to Kuwait 24-22 and Bahrain 29-20 at the 2022 Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou.

Team Melli had defeated Mongolia, lost to Japan, and shared the spoils in a draw with Saudi Arabia in Group D.

Iran’s handball team won a bronze medal in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and claimed the silver four years later in Guangzhou.

With more than 12,000 competitors from 45 nations and territories, the Asian Games has more participants than the Olympics.

Iran has sent 289 male and female athletes to the Games in 34 sports events.

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Sports

Asian Games: Vithya Ramraj levels with PT Usha’s women’s 400 m hurdles national record

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Vithya Ramraj tied with PT Usha’s 39-year-old national record as she qualified for the final of women’s 400 m hurdles

Published Date – 11:15 AM, Mon – 2 October 23

Asian Games: Vithya Ramraj levels with PT Usha’s women’s 400 m hurdles national record — ANI Photo

Hangzhou: Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj tied with PT Usha’s 39-year-old national record as she qualified for the final of women’s 400 m hurdles at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, Other athletes like Jesse Sandesh, Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath, and Krishnan Kumar also made it to the medal round.

In women’s 400 m hurdles, Vithya finished at the top of her heat one and number two overall with personal best timings of 55.42 seconds to be among the top five athletes to go to the final.

In the second heat, Kaveram Sinchal Ravi finished at fourth and bottom in heat two with timings of 58.62, unable to qualify for the medal round. She also finished tenth overall.

In the men’s high jump, though Jesse Sandesh and Anil Sarvesh Kushare managed to reach final, none of them could hit a jump of 2.26 m, the automatic qualification mark. Jesse finished sixth in Group A with a jump of 2.10 m while Anil finished fourth in Group B with a jump of 2.10 m.

Both athletes managed to earn tenth and eleventh positions to be among the top 12 athletes privileged to earn a medal round qualification. The men’s high jump final will start at 4:30 PM IST on Wednesday, October 4.

In the men’s 800 m final, Mohammed Afsal and Krishnan reached the finals. Afsal, who is a South Asian Games silver medallist, clocked 1:46.79 minutes to finish best in his heat and overall. The Asian level silver medalist in the sport, Krishnan finished eighth overall and second best in heat three with a time of 1:49.45 minutes.

He was able to be among the top eight athletes to earn the final qualification. The men’s 800m final will take tomorrow at 5:55 PM IST.

In men’s 400 m hurdles, Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan secured a second-place finish in his heats and overall with timings of 49.28 seconds to reach the final, and Yashas Palaksha clocked 49.61 seconds to finish second in heat three, fourth overall to reach the medal round.

India has 12 medals in athletics so far, with two gold, five silver and five bronze. India’s medal tally has now gone up to 55 medals, comprising 13 gold, 21 silver, and 21 bronze. The athletics events started on September 29 and will go on till October 5.

Cops Sexually Harass Woman In Ghaziabad Park, Extort Money From Fiance

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The accused harassed the woman through repeated phone calls and even visited her home.

Ghaziabad:

A 22-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida has claimed that she was sexually harassed by police personnel in Ghaziabad on September 16.

The victim and her fiance, who is a resident of Bulandshahr, were in the Sai Upvan forest in Ghaziabad when two police personnel, named Rakesh Kumar and Digambar Kumar, approached them accompanied by another man in uniform whose identity has not been ascertained yet.

The policemen threatened to send the fiance to jail and demanded Rs 10,000 from the couple. The couple pleaded with the cops and even fell at their feet begging them to stop, but they refused to relent. The fiance was then forced to pay Rs 1,000 through PayTM. The unidentified man also threatened the couple with dire consequences unless they paid Rs 5.5 lakh, the woman has alleged.

In her official complaint, the woman accused the policemen of slapping her and Rakesh Kumar of forcing himself upon her. The couple was allegedly held captive for nearly three hours before being let go.

But their ordeal did not end there.

The accused harassed the woman through repeated phone calls and even visited her home. Rakesh Kumar called the woman on September 19 to harass her but the woman recorded their conversation to present as evidence. After finding out that the couple had decided to register an FIR against the three men, Rakesh Kumar dropped unannounced at the woman’s house and threatened her.

Subsequently, after ten days of harassment and trauma, the couple filed an FIR on September 28.

All three accused are on the run, senior Ghaziabad police officer Nimish Patil said, adding that a thorough investigation has been launched to track them down.

Hyderabad

NIA raids over 60 locations in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana in Naxal case

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NIA carried out searches at more than 60 locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Left Wing Extremism or Naxal case

Published Date – 11:05 AM, Mon – 2 October 23

NIA raids over 60 locations in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana in Naxal case

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at more than 60 locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxal case.

The raids are still underway at the premises and hideouts of suspects in both the states. Separate NIA teams started conducting raids in close coordination with state police forces since morning following inputs.

“A total of 60 locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are being searched in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxal case,” a top NIA source told ANI.

The raids are learnt to be conducted at Telangana’s Hyderabad, and in Andhra Prdesh’s Guntur, Nellore and Tirupati districts.

The places being searched are houses of several leaders of civil rights sympathizers who are suspected of having links with Naxal sympathizers.

On September 9, the NIA also conducted a series of raids and searches in Telangana and Chhattisgarh in connection with an August 2023 case involving the recovery of explosive materials, drones and a Lathe machine involving the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) for use against security forces.

The NIA had registered the case against 12 accused after the explosive materials, drones and a Lathe machine were seized from three of them in the month of June in Cherla mandal of Kothagudem.

World

North Korea slams IAEA’s adoption of resolution on nuclear weapons program

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North Korea slammed the IAEA for criticising the reclusive nation’s nuclear development, calling it a “conspiracy between the US and its followers”

Published Date – 10:55 AM, Mon – 2 October 23

North Korea slams IAEA’s adoption of resolution on nuclear weapons program

Seoul: North Korea on Monday slammed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for criticising the reclusive nation’s nuclear development, calling it a “conspiracy between the US and its followers”.

At the 67th IAEA General Conference in Viennalast week, IAEA member states adopted a resolution urging the recalcitrant regime to suspend its nuclear weapons program and abide by its obligations under UN Security Council resolutions, reports Yonhap News Agency.

“We vehemently denounce and reject the abnormal behavior of the IAEA which has been completely reduced to a reptile organization that serves the U.S. away from its elementary mission as an international organization to maintain impartiality,” a spokesperson for the North’s nuclear power ministry said in a press statement carried by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency.

Stressing that North Korea withdrew from the nuclear agency in 1994, he said the IAEA has “neither qualifications nor justification to say this or that” over Pyongyang’s exercise of sovereignty. “As long as tyrannical nuclear weapons of the US and imperialist aggression forces exist on this land, the DPRK’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain unchanged and the DPRK will never tolerate the hostile forces’ acts of infringing upon its sovereignty,” he added, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The spokesperson then took aim at IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, slamming him for creating an “atmosphere of pressurizing the DPRK” and “spreading a false story” about an imminent seventh nuclear test to “flatter the US and the West”.

“As long as tyrannical nuclear weapons of the U.S. and imperialist aggression forces exist on this land, the DPRK’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain unchanged and the DPRK will never tolerate the hostile forces’ acts of infringing upon its sovereignty,” he added.

Sports

Ukraine downs Iran in Volleyball Olympic Qualifiers

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Iran’s national volleyball squad fell short against Ukraine 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, and 25-17) in their second match.

Previously in the first step, the Iranian outfit was defeated by Germany 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21).

Iran will play Qatar in their third match on Tuesday.

Team Melli, who have recently won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games, will be in a round-robin competition with Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Qatar, and Ukraine.

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 men’s national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), where the top teams will earn a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Suspected ISIS Terrorist Arrested By Delhi Police In Big Crackdown

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Suspected ISIS Terrorist Arrested By Delhi Police In Major Breakthrough

New Delhi:

A suspected ISIS terrorist, who was on the most wanted list of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has been arrested in Delhi during a big crackdown by the anti-terror agency.

Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police from a hideout in the national capital. The Delhi Police special cell is among several agencies working with the NIA to crack down on terror networks across several states.

Shahnawaz, an engineer by profession, was wanted in the ISIS Pune module case. According to sources, Shahnawaz is originally from Delhi. He had earlier been arrested in Pune, but managed to escape. He then fled to Delhi and had been living in a hideout since. He is now being questioned.

Earlier this month, the NIA had announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh each for information about Shahnawaz and three other terror suspects — Rizwan Abdul Haji Ali, Abdulla Faiyaz Shaikh alias Diaperwala and Talha Liyakat Khan.

It is alleged that the four were linked to a module of terror outfit ISIS at Pune in Maharashtra.

The anti-terror agency had last month arrested several persons for allegedly promoting ISIS activities in Pune. The Pune module of ISIS had plans to disrupt peace and communal harmony in the country, an agency official had told news agency PTI.

At the home of one of the arrested accused, Shamil Saquib Nachan, the NIA had found incriminating material that exposed the ISIS conspiracy, he had added. Nachan and others had plans to trigger violence across the country by fabricating and setting off improvised explosive devices, the anti-terror agency had said.

The NIA had said the accused were all members of the ISIS sleeper module. “They had plans to wage a war against the Government of India in furtherance of the ISIS agenda to spread terror and violence with the goal of establishing an Islamic State in the country,” the agency had said.