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BJYM office bearer opens the first Modi-themed cafe in Tamil Nadu

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BJYM office bearer opens the first Modi-themed cafe in Tamil Nadu

Although some say that there is no presence of Modi wave in Tamil Nadu, the world’s first Modi themed cafe was started in Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu by two youths, Dhinesh Rodi and Sowmya Sarathy. They have been producing Tamil Nadu’s indigenous candy named “Namo Candy” since 2013 and even export the candies to many countries now. Now they have designed their cafe Rodi Resto, the showroom of Namo candy as world’s first Modi themed cafe and thus displaying their love towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The special attribute of this cafe is that it was designed with the names of Modi Government’s schemes in the last five years along with the images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Arrangements are also made to explain the common people about the way to avail the schemes of Narendra Modi government. The images of the cafe that they shared have received tremendous praises from social media users.


“Modi government has done a lot of good things to Tamilnadu but still some oppose him because these people are not aware of the Government’s plans and schemes. We wanted to explain these to our customers. Apart from politics, we have been attracted to Modi for his love towards the nation and he had made every Indian proud in the global arena. The customers of our exports in many countries are also aware of PM Modi’s governance and schemes. Then, we realized that Modi is not only our Prime Minister but a very big brand in the global stage”, Dhinesh said.

“Prime Minister Modi wants to create more entrepreneurs than workers. He has taken numerous steps to promote domestic production. He is very supportive of female entrepreneurs and implemented many plans to encourage them. We will take his schemes to the new budding entrepreneurs.” says Dhinesh who’s also the Vice President of BJP’s Yuva Morcha of Thoothukudi District in Tamil Nadu.

Former CBI Interim Director Nageswara Rao says he has no link with the company raided by Kolkata police in revenge against CBI

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Former CBI Interim Director Nageswara Rao says he has no link with the company raided by Kolkata police in revenge against CBI

A 15 member team of Kolkata police conducted raids at two different locations alleged to be connected with former Interim CBI Director M Nageswara Rao. The police conducted raids at two offices of M/s Angelina Mercantile Pvt Ltd, one at Kolkata and the other at Salt Lake. It is alleged that the company is linked to Nageswara Rao’s wife.


The raids were clearly done as a revenge on the CBI officer for trying to question Kolkata police commissioner for his role in the chit fund scam. But now Nageswara Rao has issued a press statement saying his wife does not have any connection with M/s Angelina Mercantile Pvt Ltd.


In the statement, Rao says that his wife had taken a loan from M/s Angelina Mercantile Pvt Ltd. for purchase of an immovable property. Later, she sold two plots of ancestral property and sent the proceeds to the company, as a repayment for the loan with interest, and the balance amount was kept as an investment by the company. 3 years later, the investment amount was returned to Rao’s wife along with interest, and after that, there was no link between her and the company, Nageshwar Rao clarifies.

The former interim director of CBI further added that details of all the transactions were submitted with the competent authority. He also said that all the details of properties of him and his family have been submitted in his annual property returns for all the years and the same can be downloaded from the Ministry of Home Affairs website,

He called the raids being conducted by the Kolkata police as propaganda.


The allegations of improper dealings with the company were raised in October last year also, after he was appointed as interim director of CBI. He had dismissed the allegations as incorrect and untrue and had issued a statement on October 30 saying that the transactions and investments made by him or his wife have been submitted before the competent authorities. He had given the same details that he has issued today.

On February 5, the Supreme Court had directed Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make him available for investigation by CBI, in a massive setback to Mamata Banerjee who was preventing CBI from questioning the IPS officer. A CBI team will question Rajeev Kumar on 9th February in Shillong. The Supreme Court had selected Shillong as a neutral venue for the quiestioning.

Female students groped while protesting against Head of Department of Applied Arts in Jamia Millia Islamia

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Female students groped while protesting against Head of Department of Applied Arts in Jamia Millia Islamia

Some students of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi who were protesting against the Head of Department of Applied Arts were reportedly thrashed by a group of students today. The students were protesting against HoD Hafiz Ahmed for his alleged favouritism, unfair means of assessment, and sexist comments. The protesting students alleged that the group of students that attacked them did so on the instructions of the Ahmed. One female student who got injured during the violence had to be admitted to the nearby Holy Family Hospital.

“We were on a peaceful protest against the unfair means of assessment when a group of students on instructions of the HoD had started beating us up. They pulled the dupattas (scarves) of female students and groped them. We were pulled by our hair. These are favourite students of our HoD who is the only permanent faculty in the department and is re-appointed each time after his tenure,” said a second-year Arts student.

Vijay Mallya had no intention of repaying the loans taken by Kingfisher Airlines: ED investigation

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Vijay Mallya had no intention of repaying the loans taken by Kingfisher Airlines: ED investigation

The Enforcement Directorate has concluded in its investigations that the fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya had no intention to repay the loans taken by his company Kingfisher Airlines (KAL). An investigation conducted by the ED into the finances of KAL revealed that unsecured debt was provided to the loss-making KAL through various dummy companies through a circuitous route which added to the non-viability of the company.

An amount of Rs 3,516 crore was reportedly channelised to KAL by United Breweries Holdings (UBHL) after which the restructured principal loan amount reached Rs 5,575.72 crore. Unsecured loans worth over crores were also arranged by UBHL from entities like Wave Group, SICCL (a Sahara Group Company). According to officials, a criminal conspiracy was devised to obtain and restructure loan for KAL and Mallya and the UBHL had no intention to repay the loans.

It was found on tracking the money trail of loans during the investigation that a major portion of loans given to KAL was remitted outside the country and has been falsely shown as expenses on account of operational expenses or lease rentals. The loans given by the SBI, Axis Bank and Punjab National Bank worth Rs 3,200 crore to KAL were remitted outside the country in the name of aircraft rental leasing and maintenance, spare parts etc. But the investigation reveals that there were huge variations in the payments, especially towards lease rentals even for the same kind of aircraft for the same period of time.

Also due to the failure on the part of KAL to produce supporting documents for lease rentals despite repeated reminders of the ED, the agency has concluded that the bank loans obtained were embezzled abroad in the guise of lease rentals in a calculated and pre-planned manner.

Earlier ED had also alleged that Mallya had over-invoiced aircraft lease. The Airlines had taken a loan of ₹900 crore from IDBI bank for paying lease rentals, and the money was remitted to foreign countries. It is alleged that Mallya had deliberately selected companies that charged higher amounts compared to other companies.

Kingfisher Airlines had taken two aircraft from two Mauritius based companies, and directors of the companies were former Kingfisher employees. The lease paid to these companies were significantly higher than what is charged by other companies for the same aircraft, which shows that the lease rental payment route was being used to remit fund abroad illegally by Mallya.

The chargesheet filed by ED had said that KAL was the entity fully controlled by Vijay Mallya, which was used as a vehicle for money laundering.

Inspired by Indian Railways, Japan set to engrave ‘Madhubani’ art on its trains

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Inspired by Indian Railways, Japan set to engrave ‘Madhubani’ art on its trains

In a moment of pride for India, Japan is set to introduce magnificent ‘Mithila’ art designs on its trains after it became inspired by Indian Railways decision to engrave the art form on its rolling stocks.

According to the reports, Japan authorities have requested the Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry to send a team of Mithila artists so that Japan can emulate the art form on its trains. A railway ministry official has said that a team of Madhubani artists may be sent to Japan.

Recently, in an attempt to promote local art and culture, express trains such as Rajdhani Express and Sampark Kranti Express originating from Bihar were decorated with Madhubani paintings by the Indian Railways. Around 22 coaches of the Patna Rajdhani express were the first to showcase the traditional paintings inside and outside the coaches.

Additionally, Railway divisions are encouraged to depict their zonal art forms in trains and railway stations. Previously, the Madhubani Railway station had grabbed national attention when the station was beautifully decorated with Madhubani paintings by local artists.

India and Japan, one of the successful democracies in the world, shares an immense cultural, spiritual and religious relationship between each other translating into other political, economic and security areas of co-operation. The cultural similarities between the two countries and the influence that India has on Japan have been manifested throughout history as several Indian languages have influenced Japanese culture.

Goddess Saraswati, who is associated with knowledge, music, speech and wisdom has a close resemblance to goddess Benzaiten, while Hindu god Ganesha is also an inspiration for Japanese god Kangi-ten, of the Shingon and Tendai schools of Japanese Buddhism. Many books are written on the worship of Hindu gods in Japan and even today, it is claimed that Japan encourages a deeper study of Hindu gods. In fact, a town named Kichioji near Tokyo was named after Goddess Lakhsmi. Kichioji means Lakshmi temple in Japanese.

According to another report, Canada is also considering introducing the art on its trains. The Canada government has requested the Railway ministry send the artists for painting on its trains.

Ladakh finally gets its demand fulfilled, gets separate division status

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Ladakh finally gets its demand fulfilled, gets separate division status

The Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir is set to become the third division within the state and will be granted it its own administrative and revenue rights, which hitherto were under the Kashmir division. The government order states that the decision has been taken keeping in mind the regional challenges of the region, especially during the span of severe winter, which landlocks the region from the rest of the state.


The order government order of the state, which is currently under the President’s rule, states that the new administrative and revenue division of Ladakh will comprise of the districts of Leh and Kargil.

A divisional commissioner and an Inspector General of police are soon to be appointed for the division. The administrative/Revenue headquarters of Leh and Kargil will be situated at Leh.

The statement shared by the government spokesperson today states that Ladakh faces extreme geographical challenges and the demand for a separate division has been a persistent demand of the people. It adds that the decision goes a long way in fulfilling the governance and development aspirations of the people of the region.

The people of Ladakh have been demanding separate division for a long time, citing its varied religious and cultural difference from the rest of the state. It also has accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of neglecting its interest and not taking note of the region’s peculiar geo-climatic and topographical challenges.

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil were set up in 1995 and 2003, respectively, after in 1993 government decided to grant each of the districts of Ladakh the status of Autonomous Hill Council.

“In order to strengthen the respective Hill Development Councils Leh and Kargil, the LAHDC Act, 1997 has been amended further in 2018 to give them more powers.” The order remarks.

In December, LAHDC Leh and LAHDC Kargil had both passed a resolution demanding a separate division. Member of both councils had also met Governor Satya Pal Malik, demanding same. The order by the government of J&K can be seen as compliance with the passing of resolutions, as the order acknowledges the “persistent demands” of both the councils.

The Committee under Principal Secretary (Planning) will soon be finalizing posts, staffing, roles, responsibilities and location of offices.

“The Hindu report is an effort to malign the Rafale Deal”, says Air Marshal SBP Sinha, head of Indian Negotiation Team

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“The Hindu report is an effort to malign the Rafale Deal”, says Air Marshal SBP Sinha, head of Indian Negotiation Team

Air Marshal SBP Sinha, who had headed the Indian Negotiation Team (INT) for the Rafale deal has expressed his surprise over The Hindu’s story on Rafale and termed it as an effort to malign this procurement by concealing facts.


Air Marshal SBP Sinha also said that SK Sharma, Deputy Secretary (Air-II), who wrote the dissent note, was not part of the Indian negotiation team. ‘On whose behest he initiated this note?’, the head of IMT asked.

The Indian Negotiating Team (INT) was headed by Deputy Chief of the Air Staff of Indian Air Force, and it included Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Air), Joint Secretary (Defence Offset Management Wing), Joint Secretary and Additional Financial Advisor, Finance Manager (Air), Advisor (Cost) and Assistance Chief of Air Staff (Plans) as members. Therefore, it is surprising why the Deputy Secretary (Air-II) would get involved in the process when the officer was not part of the team negotiating the deal.

“This is an internal noting. It was written by Deputy Secretary SK Sharma from Air II who was not a part of the Indian Negotiation Team. The note has nothing to do with the Indian Negotiation Team. The Joint Secretary and Aquisition Manager Air forwarded it despite being part of the Indian Negotiation Team and did not notify the team. This note was killed in MoD,” said Retd. Air Marshal SBP Sinha.

Referring to the Hindu’s Rafale story, he said that the article was an attempt to malign the negotiation that happened for the procurement of the 36 Rafale jets by concealing facts. He said that the note was an internal matter and had nothing to do with the Indian negotiation team that he headed.

“It was about sovereign guarantees and general terms and conditions. The context is there in the newspaper. Whatever has been brought out (in the newspaper), it has nothing to do with pricing. Negotiations are not just for pricing but other things also. It was about sovereign guarantees and general terms and conditions,” Kumar told the media when asked if he remembered the context of the note.

In a hurry to target the Narendra Modi government, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had used the half-truth reported by the Hindu and had claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was running ‘parallel negotiations’ based on an internal report of the Ministry of Defense. He then went on to claim that it was ‘evidence’ of the fact that Modi stole Rs. 30,000 crores and gave it to Anil Ambani.

However, that report had failed to mention anywhere that the supposed negotiations carried out by the PMO had nothing to do with money or offset deal with Reliance. Following this, G Mohan Kumar, Defence Secretary at the time of the Rafale negotiations, has come out and said that the ‘dissent note’ had “nothing to do with the price”. Kumar further clarified that whatever is mentioned in The Hindu report has nothing to do with pricing at all.

Modi storms Mamata’s turf even as she tries to block BJP rallies in West Bengal

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Modi storms Mamata’s turf even as she tries to block BJP rallies in West Bengal

Carrying forward with his attack on Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi minced no words during his rally at West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri. Targeting Mamata Banerjee, he labeled the Trinamool regime as the second coming of Communist rule.


Modi also said that the Trinamool government has disgraced the land of Bengal and made its people desperate. The land which was known for its art and culture is now discussed for violence, he said.


Narendra Modi targeted the Congress party over its recent declaration that they will scrap the anti-Triple Talaq Law if they return to power. Modi also asserted that being a woman herself, Mamata Banerjee should be able to sympathize with the unspeakable horrors that Muslim women have to suffer and therefore, should clarify her stand on the matter.


Modi claimed that illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants are allowed in Bengal but members of the largest political party in the country are not allowed entry. He also condemned the Chief Minister for siding with those who looted crores of rupees from poor people over the Saradha Chit Fund Scam.

Rahul Gandhi’s cruel joke on pilots, says money from Rafale deal could be given as compensation when they die in crash

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Rahul Gandhi’s cruel joke on pilots, says money from Rafale deal could be given as compensation when they die in crash

After non-stop lies about the Rafale deal, now Rahul Gandhi has resorted to normalising air crashes that unfortunately Indian Air Force suffers regularity. In a press conference held today, while referring to the dissent note of Deputy Secretary (Air-II) of the defence ministry which was published in cropped for by The Hindu, the Congress president said that this document proves that Modi has stolen ₹30,000 crore and given to Anil Ambani. Addressing personnel from the Air Force, Rahul Gandhi said that this ₹30,000 crore could have given to fighter pilots when they die in a plane crash.

Needless to say, this is the most insensitive comment coming from a person aspiring to be the prime minister of the country. India has the dubious distinction of having lost the highest number of fighter aircraft and pilots of IAF in routine missions during peacetime, not in a war.

Just last week, two experienced test pilots of IAF had died when a Mirage 2000 aircraft they were flying on an acceptance trial crashed before it took off. The aircraft was recently upgraded by HAL. Therefore, even to talk about a possible crash of an Indian Air Force aircraft is very unfortunate. Our brave fighter pilots look forward to wreaking havoc on the enemy during a war, not to die in a crash.

Rahul Gandhi also continued with his lies while talking about the defence ministry note. Showing a printout of the cropped document, he said “it is written clearly here, that Prime Minister of India is a thief. He has stolen 30,000 crores from you, the defence ministry is objecting to his interference. Mr Anil Ambani is his man, and Mr Anil Ambani has been given 30,000 crore of your money. Now, my friends in the Air Force, pilots, remember one thing, this 30,000 crores could have been used for your safety, this 30,000 crores could have been given to your family, this 30,000 crore could have given to you, when you die in a plane crash. This is your money, this not the money of Anil Ambani”.

The insensitive reference to air crash apart, the entire quote by Rahul Gandhi is full of lies. The note does not mention anything that Rahul Gandhi mentions. It is merely a note by an officer who was not even part of the team negotiating the Rafale deal, and the note had a reply of defence minister Manohar Parrikar saying there is nothing worry, which was conveniently cropped by The Hindu and Rahul Gandhi. The objection was about PMO getting involved in the negotiations, it had nothing to do with price or any monetary aspect of the deal, forget about any mention of Anil Ambani getting 30,000 crore.

Everyone knows that Anil Ambani’s company is not getting ₹30,000 crore from the Rafale deal, that is an absolute lie that Rahul Gandhi keeps repeating and no journalist dares to confront him in numerous press conferences where he mentions this. The total offset obligation of all the foreign suppliers in the Rafale deal is around ₹29,000 crore, and Anil Ambani’s company has got a tiny portion of that offset business. Dassault Aviation has set up a 51:49 joint venture with Reliance Defence for manufacturing parts for Falcon civilian jet, and the total investment in that venture is ₹800 crore. Which means the investment of Dassault in that venture is less than ₹400 crore. Majority of offset business will go to public sector companies in the defence sector, including DRDO.

Moreover, offset business is not a dole given to business houses as Rahul Gandhi wants us to believe, this is an obligation of foreign vendors to invest a portion of deal value in India, or to purchase from India. Therefore, there is no 30,000 crore that has been taken away from fighter pilots. Total value for 36 Rafale jets is ₹58,000 crore, out of which 50% will be put back in India by the vendors are per offset requirement. Defence purchases can be made without offset obligation also, like the recent S-400 missile defence system deal with Russia. The ₹58,0000 crore has been already allocated for the purchase of the aircraft, and it has nothing to do with other funds like safety and compensation for pilots. Neither Anil Ambani is getting ₹30,000 crore from the deal, nor it could have gone for other purposes.

SC refuses to entertain disgraced former cop Sanjeev Bhatt’s plea seeking security for family

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SC refuses to entertain disgraced former cop Sanjeev Bhatt’s plea seeking security for family

The Apex Court has refused to entertain the plea of sacked Gujarat cadre IPS Sanjeev Bhatt’s plea seeking the security of his family. Bhatt was asked to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea by a Bench of Justice A K Sikri and Justice Abdul Nazeer.

Bhatt was first suspended in the year 2011 for remaining absent from duty without permission and misusing official vehicles. He was later sacked in August 2014.

Last year, he was arrested by the Gujarat CID on allegations of planting drugs to arrest a lawyer in Banaskantha 22 years ago.

In October last year, Bhatt’s wife Shweta Bhatt had moved the Supreme Court with three petitions alleging that her husband was arrested in an arbitrary manner and challenging the investigation conducted against her husband who was accused of implicating a lawyer in a narcotics case.

The Supreme Court had however refused to interfere with the ongoing investigation in the case. His wife had also contested Assembly elections in 2012 on Congress Party’s ticket against the then Gujarat CM Modi from Maninagar constituency in Ahmedabad but had lost the election.

Bhatt is known for his Modi hatred. From sharing morphed pictures to posting vile memes on Twitter against PM Modi, Bhatt has done it all to express his feelings for the PM. Bhat has not stopped at being anti-Modi, time and again he has also indulged in spreading anti-India propaganda on social media. He once posted a picture questioning the security forces in Kashmir which was widely shared by Pakistani handles.

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