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Hyderabad: Fire breaks out at open land near Miyapur metro rail depot

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According to the fire officials, cable wires and other trashed articles were dumped in the open ground near the metro rail depot and it caught fire.

Published Date – 2 April 2024, 03:12 PM


Hyderabad: Fire breaks out at open land near Miyapur metro rail depot


Hyderabad: Fire broke out at an open land near Miyapur metro rail depot on Tuesday. No casualties were reported in the incident.

According to the fire officials, cable wires and other trashed articles were dumped in the open ground near the metro rail depot and it caught fire. Thick smoke billowed from the spot creating a scare in the nearby localities.

On information, a fire tender from Kukatpally fire station rushed to the spot and doused the flames. The fire officials are investigating and trying to ascertain the cause of the fire.

Middle East

Iranian Culture Minister condemns Israeli aggression on Iran

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Undoubtedly, the destruction of global Zionism is the punishment for assassination of Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his comrades, Mohammad Mahdi Esmaeili, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance wrote.

“Our relentless struggle continues until its realization,” Esmaeili said.

“As in the past, we will not hesitate to take any cultural and media initiative to explain the unprecedented barbarities of Zionism,” he said.

Today, more than ever, it is clear to the aware people of Iran how global Zionism is determined to kill the free people and the defenseless barefoot people of the world, he said.

The Israeli regime attacked Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday evening. The Israeli aggression led to the destruction of the entire building and the martyrdom and injury of the entire people inside it.

Seven of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military advisors were martyred following the Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus on Monday, IRGC said in a statement.

Reacting to the Israeli aggression, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan’ani on Monday night said that the Islamic Republic of Iran, while reserving its rights to take countermeasures, decides on the type of reaction and punishment of the aggressor.

Earlier on Monday, Iran’s Ambassador to Syria stressed that the country will give a decisive response to the Israeli regime.

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Anti-Muslim incidents in US reach record high in 2023

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Discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians in the United States have reached an all-time high, with over 8,000 incidents reported in 2023, fueled by increasing Islamophobia during the Israeli war on Gaza.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a report indicating a significant surge of 56% in reported cases, marking the highest figure since the organization’s inception almost three decades ago.

According to the report, 3,600 anti-Muslim hate incidents out of the total 8,061 complaints were reported between October and December alone, reversing the positive trend observed in 2022 when complaints had dropped for the first time.

Incidents in the initial nine months of 2023 averaged 500 per month but spiked to almost 1,200 per month in the final quarter.

“The primary force behind this wave of heightened Islamophobia was the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine in October 2023,” the report said.

The United States has seen a series of disturbing attacks targeting individuals of Palestinian descent, including the fatal October stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian American Wadea al-Fayoume in Illinois, the November shooting of three students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, and the February stabbing of a Palestinian American man in Texas.

Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have surged in the United States and across the world in recent months with college campuses becoming a focal point for these protests.

“Employers, universities, and schools were among the primary actors suppressing speech by those who sought to vocally oppose Israel’s genocidal onslaught on Gaza and call attention to Palestinian human rights, particularly Muslims, Arabs and Palestinians,” the report read.

The report has also brought to attention the actions taken by various schools to ban Palestinian-affiliated student groups in response to the genocide in Gaza, as well as reports of job seekers facing obstacles due to their support for Palestinians.

Reports from human rights advocates worldwide also indicate a surge in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian bias.

Israel waged its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas resistance group carried out Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the usurping entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Since the start of the offensive, the Tel Aviv regime has killed 32,845 Palestinians and injured 75,392 others.

Hyderabad

L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail ends special offers, student pass valid till April 30

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LTMRHL clarified that trips using the Metro Student Pass remain valid until April 30, providing continued convenience to students.

Published Date – 2 April 2024, 03:11 PM


L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail ends special offers, student pass valid till April 30

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Hyderabad: The L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (LTMRHL) has officially ended its special offers, including the Super Saver Metro Holiday Card, the Metro Student Pass, and the Super Offer Peak Hour deals, effective March 31.

However, LTMRHL clarified that trips using the Metro Student Pass remain valid until April 30, providing continued convenience to students.

The Super Saver Holiday Metro Card, Metro Student Pass, and Super Offer Peak Hour promotions were popular among commuters for their discounted fares and added benefits. These offers were designed to enhance affordability and encourage greater usage of the metro system.

LTMRHL introduced the Student Pass-2023 initiative on July 1, 2023, specifically catering to students’ travel needs. Under this scheme, students could purchase 20 trips and receive an additional 10 trips at no extra cost, applicable across all fare zones.

India

Rahul Gandhi to file nomination from Wayanad on Wednesday

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Before filing the papers, he will take part in a roadshow in the constituency.

Updated On – 2 April 2024, 03:05 PM


Rahul Gandhi to file nomination from Wayanad on Wednesday

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Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination in Wayanad on Wednesday from where he is seeking re-election.

Before filing the papers, he will take part in a roadshow in the constituency. And after the process is complete, he will return to Delhi on the same day.

Kerala goes to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections to elect all its 20 MPs.

Rahul Gandhi’s opponents include CPI candidate Annie Raja, who is the wife of CPI General Secretary D. Raja and the BJP’s state president K.Surendran.

Surendran has been taking potshots at Rahul Gandhi, and said, “It’s nice that Gandhi is finally coming to Wayanad to file his nomination.”

The state BJP chief has accused the Congress leader of doing nothing in the constituency where he has hardly come in the last five years.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also taken a dig at Rahul Gandhi for contesting the polls from the constituency against Annie Raja of CPI, a party that is a part of the INDIA bloc.

In the 2019 polls, Rahul Gandhi secured a landslide victory, with the highest margin of 4.31 lakh votes in the state.

Middle East

April 1: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation

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By Press TV Website Staff

Amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 32,840 Palestinians so far, including more than 15,000 children, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers.

The major operations carried out by the Palestinian and regional resistance groups on Sunday, April 1, are as follows:

Al-Qassam Brigades’ operations on Apr. 1:

(Gaza Strip)

  • Ambushed an Israeli force in a complex in the Al-Balad area of Khan Younis city after targeting an armored personnel carrier with an Al-Yassin 105 shell. It was followed by intense clashes with regime forces, resulting in several Israeli casualties.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades’ operations on Apr. 1:

(Gaza Strip)

  • Engaged in fierce clashes with an Israeli infantry force using appropriate weapons in the Al-Balad area of Khan Younis city in southern Gaza, resulting in many Israeli casualties.

  • Bombed a gathering of Israeli soldiers and their military vehicles with a number of mortar shells in the Al-Balad area of Khan Younis city.

  • Sniped an Israeli soldier holed up inside a house in the vicinity of the Al-Shifa Hospital in the western Gaza Strip.

  • Bombed a gathering of Israeli soldiers and their military vehicles with mortar shells moments before their withdrawal from the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in west Gaza City.

Al-Quds Briagdes’ operations on Apr. 1:

(Gaza Strip)

  • Targeted an Israeli military vehicle of the type Merkava-4 at the Maternity Junction inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex just before they attempted to withdraw from the place.

Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces’ operations on Apr. 1:

(Gaza Strip)

  • Bombed a gathering of Israeli soldiers and their military vehicles northeast of Qarara with a number of mortar shells.

Mujahideen Brigades’ operations on Apr. 1:

(Gaza Strip)

  • In a joint operation with the fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, targeted a gathering of the Israeli regime forces around the Al-Shifa Medical Complex with short-range rockets.

Hezbollah’s operations on Apr. 1:

(Lebanon)

Eastern sector:

  • At around 16:00 local time, an Israeli military technical team was targeted while it was repairing surveillance equipment at the Al-Baghdadi site with artillery shells, causing casualties.

  • At around 16:10 local time, the Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in Lebanon’s Kafr Shuba was targeted with a barrage of missiles.

  • At around 16:20 local time, the Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in  Lebanon’s Kafr Shuba was targeted for the second time with a volley of artillery shells.

Western sector:

  • At around 21:50 local time, the headquarters of the newly established Liman Battalion was targeted with a volley of artillery shells.

Islamic Resistance in Iraq’s operations on Apr. 1:

(Iraq)

  • Targeted the Israeli military’s “Tel Nof” airbase in occupied territories with a drone strike.  

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"If There's One Thing You Should Know…": Hardik's Message On MI's Loss

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Mumbai Indians succumbed to their third successive defeat of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, going down to Rajasthan Royals in the match on Monday. Hardik, since his appointment as the Mumbai Indians skipper, is yet to win a single match for his side. He looked in fine touch with the bat against the Royals but couldn’t convert his cameo into a bigger knock. As MI suffered yet another defeat in the ongoing campaign, Hardik took to social media to post an inspirational message.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Mumbai Indians captain said: “If there’s one thing you should know about this team, we never give up. We’ll keep fighting, we’ll keep going.”

Hardik’s post is truly a fiery message for fans who have already started to give up on Mumbai Indians achieving success this year.

After the game, Hardik admitted that it was his wicket that shifted the balance of the game in Rajasthan’s favour.

“Yes, a tough night, we didn’t start the way we wanted to start. I wanted to counter, we were in a decent position to get us around 150-160, but my wicket allowed them to get back more into the game, I needed to do a lot more. It’s okay, we didn’t expect such a surface, but you can’t always have it as a batter, it’s nice at times for the bowlers to have a say.

“It’s all about doing the right things, (correct) results happen at times, at some other times it doesn’t. As a group, we believe we can do a lot better, but we need to be a bit more disciplined and show a lot more courage,” Hardik had said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

With three losses in as many matches, Mumbai find themselves at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table.

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President Raeisi: Israel’s heinous crime will not go unanswered

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi (By IRNA)

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says Israel has resorted to indiscriminate assassinations after back-to-back failures in the face of the resistance, warning that the regime’s latest crime against Iranian military advisers in Syria “will not go unanswered.”

Raeisi made the remarks in a statement released on Tuesday, a day after Israeli airstrikes destroyed Iran’s consulate building in Damascus and killed seven military advisors of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). 

He condemned Israel’s “inhumane invasion” as a “flagrant violation of international regulations” and extended condolences to the Iranian nation over the martyrdom of the IRGC advisors.

The usurping Zionist regime, he added, has committed another “terrorist crime” and stained its “dirty hands” with the blood of several Iranian generals and officers.

“After repeated defeats and failures in the face of the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put indiscriminate assassinations on its agenda in the struggle to save itself, but it should know that it will never achieve it sinister goals with such inhumane actions,” the Iranian chief executive said.

“Day by day, Israel will witness the strengthening of the resistance front and the disgust and hatred of free nations towards its own illegitimate nature. This cowardly crime will not go unanswered.”

Israeli warplanes bombed the Iranian consulate, situated next to the embassy building in Damascus’s Mezzeh district, on Monday afternoon.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps named Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force and his deputy General Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi as among the martyrs of the terrorist attack.

Iranian officials have vowed a firm response to the Israeli crime that violated all international obligations and conventions.

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"Won't Go Unanswered": Iran President On Israel Attack On Embassy In Syria

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'Won't Go Unanswered': Iran President On Israel Attack On Embassy In Syria

Tehran:

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday condemned a deadly air strike blamed on Israel against his country’s consular annex in Damascus, saying the “cowardly crime will not go unanswered”.

“After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its agenda in the struggle to save itself,” Raisi said on his office’s website.

“Day by day, we have witnessed the strengthening of the Resistance Front and the disgust and hatred of free nations towards the illegitimate nature of (Israel). This cowardly crime will not go unanswered.”

The air strike on the Iranian embassy’s five-storey annex killed seven members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, which runs Iran’s overseas military operations.

Among the dead, were Brigadier Generals Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, both senior commanders in the Quds Force, Guards’ foreign operations arm.

Zahedi, 63, had held a succession of commands in the force in a Guards career spanning more than four decades.

Israel declined to comment on the strike.

The UN Security Council was to discuss the deadly strike later Tuesday at a meeting requested by Syrian ally Russia.

“Iran reserves its legitimate and inherent right under international law and the United Nations Charter to take a decisive response to such reprehensible acts,” Iran’s mission to the world body said.

It warned the strike could “potentially ignite more conflict involving other nations” and called on the Security Council “to condemn this unjustified criminal act.”

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"Absolute Defiance": Court Rebukes Patanjali, Centre In Misleading Ads Row

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'Absolute Defiance': Court Rebukes Patanjali, Centre In Misleading Ads Row

Patanjali Ayurved was co-founded by Baba Ramdev in 2006.

New Delhi:

Patanjali Ayurved co-founder Baba Ramdev; the company’s top executive, Acharya Balakrishna; and the centre were reprimanded by the Supreme Court Tuesday during a hearing on misleading advertisements, including those that disparage modern medicine and medical practitioners.

Ramdev and Balakrishna were rapped for “absolute defiance” after filing improper versions of affidavits demanded by the court, while the centre was asked why it “chose to keep its eyes shut” despite Patanjali claiming Western medicine offered no protection against the COVID-19 virus.

A bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah also asked the Ministry of AYUSH why it had not acted against Patanjali after “shocking” ads belittling contemporary medicine.

“We have questions for AYUSH…COVID was in 2022 and you (the centre) stated these (ayurvedic medicines) were, at best, a supplement to the main (the vaccines)… but this was not publicised… you did nothing to make this known. It was a critical period,” Justice Kohli said sternly.

READ | “Be Ready For Action”: Court To Ramdev In Misleading Ads Case

This is the second time in three months the centre has been rebuked; in February, the Supreme Court said “the government is sitting with its eyes closed” and demanded immediate action against “false” and “misleading” advertisements. “This is very unfortunate…” the court had said then.

The court then also urged the centre to find a remedy to the issue of misleading medical ads.

The court today also ripped into Ramdev and Balakrishna for the causal manner in which an affidavit – offering an unconditional apology for the ads – was filed last month. A furious court called the affidavit “indefensible” and “humbug”, and even suggested Patanjali Ayurved could be guilt of perjury.

READ | Patanjali’s Apology Day After Court Summons Ramdev In Ads Case

“You should have made sure the solemn undertaking should have been in letter and spirit. We can also say we are ‘sorry’… for not accepting it (the apology)… it is more of a lip service,” the court said.

The court was angered that Patanjali had, prima facie, continued to run ads ruled as misleading last year. The claim that the company’s media unit was unaware of the court order was dismissed.

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“…every order passed by courts across the country has to be respected. This is absolute defiance,” a bench of Justice Hima Kohli and said, after Patanjali Ayurved’s lawyer folded his hands in apology.

“You have to abide by every undertaking given to the court… and you have broken every barrier,” a clearly displeased court told both Ramdev and Balakrishna, who were ordered to be present.

Responding to the court’s strong words, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta acknowledged “what has happened should not have happened”. “It appears (that) the way the affidavits should have come… it has not come,” he told the court, underlining, however, that the centre could not take sides.

READ | Yoga Guru Ramdev Summoned By Court Over Patanjali’s Misleading Ads

“What I am suggesting is… if Your Lordships permit… then I can sit with the counsel (for Patanjali) and (decide) what can be done,” he continued, to which the court said, “We will decide that.”

Ramdev and Balakrishna have been given “one last chance” and must file the affidavits, in a proper manner, in one week. They must also present when the court hears this matter next – on April 10.

The top court is hearing a contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved over publication of advertisements making false claims about its products and their medical efficacy.

On February 27 the court had directed Patanjali to stop all electronic and print ads giving misleading information, with immediate effect.

READ | Court Warns Ramdev, Patanjali, Tells Them To Stop “Misleading” Ads

The case began last year after the Indian Medical Association filed a petition claiming a smear campaign by Baba Ramdev against the Covid vaccination drive and modern medicine.

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