Rioting cases dipped in Assam & Uttar Pradesh, rose in Chhattisgarh in last 5 years | India News

NEW DELHI: Incidents of rioting in Assam and Uttar Pradesh dipped by 80% and 50% respectively between 2018 and 2022, even as Chhattisgarh recorded an over 44% jump, latest crime data compiled by the NCRB showed.
Countrywide, incidents of rioting – including communal, sectarian, political, industrial and caste-based – saw a 34% dip between 2018 and 2022. Communal riots in particular fell 28% to 272 in 2022 from 378 in 2021, with MP accounting for 68 incidents of communal or religious rioting in 2022, Bihar 60 and Jharkhand 46. UP saw no communal riot in 2022.Kerala accounted for the highest political riots in the country last year, having witnessed 301 such incidents. Odisha reported 224 and Maharashtra 86.
A state-wise comparison of crime data between 2018 and 2022 showed that while all-India murder cases declined, murders in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh saw a jump of 21.6% and 10.5% respectively. In contrast, UP saw a decline of more than 10% in murder cases.
The highest increase in crimes against women in the last five years was in Rajasthan (61.7%) and TN (58.1%). While there was a 5.5% all-India decline in rape cases from 2018 to 2022, the rate of decline was far higher in Assam (32.5%) and MP (44.2%). On the other hand, Bihar saw an increase of 35.3% in heinous rape cases, as did Telangana (34.3%) and Rajasthan (24.5%).
West Bengal accounted for one-fourth, or 31 of the country’s 124 acid attacks.
Assam, which has a Scheduled Caste (SC) population of 22.3 lakh, did not see a single incident of rape against an SC person, while Kerala witnessed 192 rape cases against SCs. The highest rise in crimes against SCs was in Rajasthan, at over 90% in five years.
Crimes against Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the last five years rose by over 346% in TN, 130% in Rajasthan and 128% in Bihar. This contributed to the all-India rise of 54.2% in crimes against STs.

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PM Modi congratulates ZPM for poll win, assures support | India News

PM Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Zoram People’s Movement and its leader Lalduhoma for their emphatic victory in the Mizoram polls and assured full support in furthering progress of the state. “I would like to thank all those who supported BJPin Mizoram. Our Party will always work to ensure Mizoram scales new heights of progress. I appreciate the hardwork of our Party workers who reached out to the people of the state and highlighted our agenda of good governance,” the Prime Minister said, expressing satisfaction over BJP winning four constituencies in the state.”I would also like to specially congratulate K Beichhua and K Hrahmo from our party on being elected MLAs. My best wishes for their legislative journey ahead,” he added. BJP national president J P Nadda said, “We humbly accept the people’s mandate and will keep striving for the betterment of the state.” tnn

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468 people took their lives every day in 2022: NCRB data

NEW DELHI: Daily 468 persons took their lives in 2022 and one-third of them were daily-wage earners, agriculture labourers and farmers or cultivators, according to the latest government report on accidental deaths and suicides. The report shows that nearly 26% of the suicide victims were daily-wage earners, and both their share and number in total suicide deaths has increased continuously at least in the past five years.
As per data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 1.71 lakh suicides were recorded last year, registering a 4.2% increase over 2021 and a jump of 27% compared to 2018. The data also show that the rate of suicide per one lakh population has increased to 12.4 in 2022 compared to 10.2 five years back.

Among the 53 million-plus cities, Delhi (3,367), Bengaluru (2,313), Chennai (1,581), and Mumbai (1,501) have reported higher number of suicides and these four metro cities together have a share of almost one-third of all the 26,282 such deaths. Delhi recorded the maximum increase of 22% during last year compared to 2021.
Family problems and illness remain the main causes of suicide accounting for more than half of the deaths. Love affairs and marriage issues were cause for 9.3% suicides, followed by bankruptcy and indebtedness being the cause in 4.1% cases.
The NCRB report shows that in more than half of the cases of suicides, people ended their lives by hanging and this was followed by other means, including consuming poison and drowning by coming under running vehicles or trains.
Among states, majority of suicides were reported in Maharashtra (22,746) followed by 19,834 in Tamil Nadu and 15,386 in Madhya Pradesh. Four states – Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal – together accounted for nearly half of the total suicides reported in the country.
While majority of farmer suicides were reported in Maharashtra, followed by Karnataka, Andhra PradeshTamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, a maximum of 7,876 daily wage earners killed themselves in Tamil Nadu, followed by 6,275 in Maharashtra and 5,371 in Madhya Pradesh.
According to the report, there were 150 cases of mass or family suicides last year and in these, 325 persons lost their lives. Maximum such cases were reported in Tamil Nadu, followed by Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In the case of mega cities, eight of them registered 19 such cases of mass and family suicides in which 46 persons took their lives.

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Lok Sabha panel report on Mahua Moitra listed, but not tabled. India News

NEW DELHI: The report of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee “recommending” expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra in the ‘cash for query’ case, listed as part of Monday’s business, was not tabled in the House on the opening day of the winter session, much to the surprise of opposition members.
While other items, including reports on bills seeking to replace criminal laws, listed for presentation were tabled, Kirit Solanki, who presided over the proceedings when LS reassembled after the first adjournment, skipped mentioning the report on want listed as item no 5 under the names of Vinod Sonkar (Chairman of the LS Ethics Committee) and BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi. Moitra said that she would comment on the report after it was tabled.

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Rajya Sabha panel raps Raghav Chadha, but ends suspension | India News

New Delhi: AAP MP Raghav Chadha was on Monday held guilty by the privileges committee of Rajya Sabhafor presenting “misleading facts to the media” and for including the names of members in a proposed select committee without their consent. He was thereafter allowed to attend the House after his suspension, which began on August 11, was brought to an end through a motion passed by the House.The motion said his suspension so far was “sufficient punishment”.
Before the motion was moved, RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “The committee finds Raghav Chadha guilty of both the charges.”

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PM Modi to host Oman Sultan next week, talks on West Asia likely | India News

NEW DELHI: In the first high-profile visit by an Arab leader to India since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik, will be hosted by PM Narendra Modi in the middle of this month. Oman is India’s closest defence partner in the Arabian Gulf, and also a key Indian Ocean maritime security partner which has allowed the Indian Navy access to the strategic Port of Duqm, but the visit will draw attention also for the sultan’s talks with Modi on the West Asia situation.
Modi has been keen on hosting the sultan and NSA Ajit Doval had delivered a message from the PM to Tarik when he travelled to Muscat in June this year. The sultan, who lands here on December 16, will hope to use the visit to make up for his absence at the G20 summit, where Oman, India’s oldest strategic partner in the region, was one of the guest countries invited by India.
India has been in touch with Oman over the issue with foreign minister S Jaishankar having spoken to his counterpart Badr Albusaidi in October. The Oman minister had sought an immediate ceasefire during the conversation, along with continued supplies of humanitarian aid and respect for international law to save civilian lives.
While strongly condemning the October 7 Hamas terror attacks, India has been careful not to antagonise its Arab partners by expressing support for international humanitarian law, the two-state solution and by condemning the deaths of civilians.
With defence cooperation emerging as the key pillar of its strategic partnership with Oman, the Indian government sees the Sultanate as its closest defence partner in the region. Oman was the first Gulf country to hold joint exercises with all 3 wings of the Indian armed forces. Of particular significance to India has been the access Oman has allowed India to the strategically located Duqm port in the southeast, amid growing Chinese footprints in the Indian Ocean. There’s also a strong presence of the Indian community in Oman with close to 700,000 Indian nationals living there.

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Day after arrest of poachers, 716 migratory birds recovered in UP | India News

KANPUR: A day after police arrested two poachers and detained two minors for hunting Siberian birds in the riverbed of the Ganga in Maharajpur area of UP’s Kanpur district, a joint team of forest department and police raided the Bakarganj poultry market and arrested 11 people involved in the sale and purchase of the banned birds . A total of 716 birds of 17 species were recovered.Five dead birds were also found during the raid on Monday, said police.
Assistant commissioner of police, Babpurwa, Amarnath Yadav said that during the operation in Bakarganj marketthe team seized 24 green-winged teals, 50 budgerigars, 13 lesser whistling ducks, 83 yellow-footed green pigeons (hariyal), four bar-headed geese, 13 golden pheasants (surkhab), 59 mallards, 51 chestnut-breasted munia, 21 sandpipers, one Eurasian coot, 180 quails and 120 pheasants.
Many of these birds feature in the list of concern of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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Animal: Ranbir Kapoor's grand house in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's directorial is actually Saif Ali Khan's Rs 800 crore royal Pataudi Palace | Hindi Movie News

Director Sandeep Reddy Wanga‘s latest film Animal has become the talk of the town ever since it released in theatres on Friday. The movie has been breaking records at the box office with its fabulous run and it has already crossed Rs 300 crore mark in just 3 days.
While the Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor and Triptych Winter starrer has been shot in several exotic locations including Manali, Mumbai, Gurugram, Delhi, Punjab, along with England and Scotland, many might know that the family’s grand house shown in the film is Saif Ali Khan‘s ancestral home, Pataudi Palacewhich is valued at Rs 800 crore.

The Pataudi Palace was built in 1935 by the last ruling Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan. The palace served as the residence of the Pataudi family, who were the ruling family of the princely state of Pataudi.

Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor attend Animal’s special screening

The architecture of Pataudi Palace reflects a blend of colonial, Indian, and Islamic styles. The palace is an imposing structure, characterized by grand arches, intricate carvings, and spacious courtyards. It stands as a testimony to the architectural heritage of the region.

It is situated approximately 26 kilometers from Gurugram and around 60 kilometers from the national capital, New Delhi. Its proximity to Delhi makes it accessible for events and weekend getaways.
The palace is set amidst lush greenery and expansive lawns. The surroundings provide a tranquil and picturesque backdrop, making it an ideal retreat for guests. It has become a popular destination for celebrity weddings and events. Its regal ambiance and historical significance make it an attractive venue for those seeking a unique and luxurious setting.

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Row over Danish Ali protest against Ramesh Bidhuri leads to Lok Sabha adjournment

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday withing nine minutes of opening as Speaker Om Birla objected to BSP member Danish Ali wearing placards on his chest in protest against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri‘s “derogatory” remarks. As the House met, Birla first read out the obituary references to members who had passed away. When Question Hour started, Ali raised the issue of his complaint against Bidhuri for allegedly making derogatory remarks against him in the last session.Ali had two placards hanging around his neck. One read, “Saansad ka apmaan, Sansad ka apmaan hai” (insult to an MP is an insult to Parliament) while the other said, “Punish Bidhuri, Save democracy”.
Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi immediately brought it to the notice of the Speaker and requested him to ask Ali to remove them.
The Speaker told Ali that it was against Parliamentary rules to come to the House with placards and asked the BSP MP to immediately go out of the House.”I appeal to every member not to break the rules of the House. I expect every one of you to maintain decorum and come with a positive mind,” he said. However, Ali continued with his protest demanding action against Bidhuri.
“I will not allow anyone to come to the House with placards,” Birla said and adjourned the House till 12 noon, at 11.09 am.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi were among those present in the House.
Watch Lok Sabha adjourned after Opposition MP Danish Ali demands action against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri

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Navy to 'Indianise' non-officer ranks, announces PM Modi

PUNE/NEW DELHI: In keeping with the government’s directive to shed “vestiges of the colonial era”, the Navy will now “Indianise” its ranks for personnel below officer rank (PBOR), while senior officers will don epaulettes highlighting the “heritage and legacy” of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
PM Narendra Modi announced these changes at the Navy Day celebrations in Sindhudurg in Maharashtra on Monday.
“Inspired by the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the India of today is moving forward abandoning the slavery mentality. The epaulettes donned by our naval officers will now highlight the heritage and legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the new epaulettes will be similar to the naval ensign,” Modi said.
The PM also emphasised strengthening Nari Shakti in the armed forces and congratulated the Navy on the appointment of India’s first woman commanding officer of a naval ship. Commander Prerna Deosthali was appointed as the commanding officer of INS Trinkat recently.
The PM also unveiled a 41-feet statue of Shivaji at Rajkot Fort near Sindhudurg Fort on Monday evening. Defence minister Rajnath SinghMaharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Union minister Narayan Rane, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were also present on the occasion.
The existing PBOR ranks in the Navy to be renamed are Master Chief Petty Officer Ist Class, Master Chief Petty Officer IInd Class, Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer, Leading Seaman, Seaman Ist Class and Seaman IInd Class.

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Don't vent anger of defeat in Parliament, learn from it: PM Modi to opposition | India News

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday withing nine minutes of opening as Speaker About Birla objected to BSP member Danish Ali wearing placards on his chest in protest against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri‘s “derogatory” remarks. As the House met, Birla first read out the obituary references to members who had passed away.
When Question Hour started, Ali raised the issue of his complaint against Bidhuri for allegedly making derogatory remarks against him in the last session.Ali had two placards hanging around his neck. One read, “Saansad ka apmaan, Sansad ka apmaan hai” (insult to an MP is an insult to Parliament) while the other said, “Punish Bidhuri, Save democracy”.

Lok Sabha adjourned after Opposition MP Danish Ali demands action against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri

Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi immediately brought it to the notice of the Speaker and requested him to ask Ali to remove them.
The Speaker told Ali that it was against Parliamentary rules to come to the House with placards and asked the BSP MP to immediately go out of the House.

However, Ali continued with his protest demanding action against Bidhuri.
PM: State poll results a boost for those working for common man
But, at least, do not turn this temple of democracy into a platform for expressing frustration. And I say this again, based on my long experience, change your approach a bit, leave the confrontational attitude aside just for the sake of opposition, and contribute positively for the country’s benefit, Modi said, an apparent reference to frequent disruptions in the House leading to adjournments, which take a toll on Parliament’s productivity.

He was greeted with chants of “Baar baar Modi sarkar, teesri baar Modi sarkar” by party members in Lok Sabha during the brief proceedings of the House before it was adjourned for an hour. The PM’s remarks on the inaugural day of new sessions have very often been cryptic, limited to appeals for cooperation for ensuring smooth conduct of proceedings.
A day after BJP’s success, he appeared to be relaxed and even joked with reporters about the late onset of winter. “It is not that cold yet. Winter is approaching slowly. But the political temperature has been rising,” he said, adding that results on Sunday were encouraging.
Modi again attacked what he called the “politics of negativity” while speaking in the evening at the Navy Day celebrations in Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. Urging lawmakers to debate shortcomings, the PM said the growing hatred in the country over certain issues might turn into love through such actions. “So, there is an opportunity, don’t let it slip away. The country has rejected negativity,” he added.
The PM said the assembly poll results were encouraging for those who were committed to the well-being of the common man, and who were dedicated to the bright future of the country, especially for women, youth, farmers and the poor, the four “castes” he has referred to in his recent speeches, seen as a counter to the opposition’s appeal for a caste census.
Modi said those who follow the principles of empowering these four important “castes” and ensuring their bright future and last mile delivery of concrete plans received strong support. “When there is good governance and consistent support for public welfare, the term ‘anti-incumbency’ becomes irrelevant. Some may call it pro-incumbency, good governance, transparency, national interest, or solid plans for public welfare, but this has been the experience that we have been witnessing consistently. And today we are meeting in this new temple of the Parliament after such an excellent public mandate,” he said.
He also said that there might be shortcomings in the new Parliament building and urged everyone to point them out, adding that the Vice-President and speaker were fully vigilant towards these things.

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6 from J&K dead in Himachal Pradesh road accident

SHIMLA: Six persons from Jammu and Kashmirworking as labourers, were killed while six others were injured when a vehicle carrying them fell into a gorge at Kadharghat in the Sunni sub-division of Shimla district on Monday.
The injured were taken to Sunni hospital from where they were referred to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla.
Of the 12 occupants, nine were from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir.The deceased have been identified as Farid (24), Gulab (43), Sahbir (19), Talib (23), Gulzar (30), and Mustak (30), all from Kashmir, said superintendent of police Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi.
The injured include driver Ranjit, Aslam, Talib Hussain, Akash Kumar, Ajay Thakur, and Manzoor, said the police.
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief over the death of six persons and directed the district authorities to provide immediate relief to the next of kin of the deceased and best possible treatment to the injured.
The accident took place at Kadharghat along the Sunni-Kingal link road around 7 am when the ill-fated vehicle carrying labourers was heading towards Mandi from Kadharghat.
After spotting the vehicle in the gorge, the locals immediately informed the police about the accident. A police team arrived at the spot and with the help of the locals launched a rescue operation. They pulled out the injured and shifted them to Sunni hospital.
According to information, three people had died on the spot, while three others succumbed to the injuries while being taken to the hospital. The police have registered a case in this regard and started further proceedings as per law.
(With inputs from agency)

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Shah Rukh Khan has earned right to speak when he needs to: Karan Johar on SRK's absence on 'Koffee with Karan' | Hindi Movie News

Film maker Karan Johar on Monday said his superstar friend Shah Rukh Khan will not be appearing in the current season of popular celebrity chat show, “Koffee with Karan“. Shah Rukh was a regular on the chat show but has stayed away from it in the last few seasons. Johar said as a friend he understands and respects Shah Rukh’s decision and will approach him when the “time is right”.
“I just know if there is any megastar who has earned his right to speak when he needs to, it is Shah Rukh Khan. I, of all the people, have been his closest friend and family and should understand that. I have that leverage because he is family to me,” the filmmaker said at an event of “Koffee With Karan”.
“I can ask him and request him and he has never said no to me. So, I never asked because I know he didn’t want to be in that situation of dilemma, where he has to say no to me. I pick and choose what I ask for,” he said.
Johar, who has collaborated with SRK on various films such as “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, and “My Name is Khan”, among others, is currently hosting the eighth season of the popular chat show on Disney+Hotstar.
This season had guests like Ranveer Singh and Deepika PadukoneSunny Deol and Bobby Deol, Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor, Siddharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawanand Rani Mukherjee and Kajol.
Johar said he is also waiting for the right time to invite the superstar on the show.
SRK has not given any media interviews in the last four years, except for promotional press events and #AskSRK sessions on social media.

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Johar, 51, said Shah Rukh is an “extraordinary” orator and someone he looked upon as an elder brother.
“When the right time is there, I will ask him. I know when he has to want to speak, he will. When he does, it’ll be extraordinary because no one gives interviews better than Shah Rukh Khan. Nobody speaks better than him,” he said.
“When he speaks on a global platform or a national platform, he is just the wizard of words. He is truly the emperor not just on screen but off screen. There’s a lot of collective love for him, because of the man he has been to us off screen,” Johar said.

Johar said he speaks with Shah Rukh every other day.
“I don’t miss him that way, because I have ‘Koffee with Karan’ with him every night. Almost every evening, Shah Rukh, Gauri, his family and I meet. I’m having those conversations. I understand why you might miss him, but I’m satiated because he’s a big, huge part of my existence,” he added.
Talking about the show that has often put celebrities and Johar in a tight spot because what’s said during the rapid fire round, the filmmaker said they once thought about removing the segment.
He added that the guests have now grown more circumspect about what they say on the show over a period of time.
“We kept coming back to finding a replacement to rapid fire and the sad thing is people are much more worried now than they were in the first few seasons. Nobody wants a PR nightmare. Everyone is so careful that you have to make sure that you change the language of rapid fire so that you will get something,” Johar said.
“There were times when people have answered with abandon, like most underrated and overrated, and answers were flowing. Today, I won’t answer those so how can I expect them? We all have built a sensitive climate. Social media has made us so much more sensitise with sensitivity. So, everyone is sensitive about what they are saying, what they are expected to say, fan clubs get angry, I don’t want any of that,” he added.
In response to a question regarding the editing of certain scenes from “Koffee with Karan” episodes, the director stated he has never removed anything that could have “repercussions and ramifications”.
“I’ve kept things that maybe, in retrospect, I shouldn’t have….We cut out the boring banter. But things of consequence we have never to cut out. I’ve never asked to remove anything that I’ve said that is too personal or perhaps an opinion, which will have repercussions and ramifications, and it’s all there. There’s proof of that,” he said.

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