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BBMP Mayor election can now live stream

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Bengaluru residents will be able to watch today the election of the BBMP’s new mayor from the comfort of their own homes or offices as the BBMP has made all the arrangements to live stream the entire election process.

According to BBMP commissioner Manjunath N Prasad, on Friday, the webcasting will start at 11 am and will continue till the end of the process. “The election process will be webcast live. It is the first-of-its-kind experiment in the country,” he said.

Sources said that henceforth, the BBMP will webcast all the monthly meeting proceedings of the BBMP live using the webcast technology. “The BBMP has set up a system to webcast all proceedings live at a cost of Rs. 80 lakhs. This can be live streamed on smartphones also,” said an officer.

Kavanaugh vows not to abandon Supreme Court bid

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Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat, on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee defiantly, forcefully and emotionally denied the accusations of sexual assault levelled at him by Christine Blasey Ford, calling them “a national disgrace.”

“This confirmation process has become a national disgrace,” he said in his opening statement before the committee, adding that “The Constitution gives the Senate an important role in the confirmation process, but you have replaced ‘advice and consent’ with ‘search and destroy'”, Efe reported.

The Senate Judiciary Committee, which has a Republican majority – just like the overall Senate – is tasked with approving or not Kavanaugh’s nomination.

At times breaking down in tears and pausing in delivering his statement, Kavanaugh told the committee that “My family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed by vicious and false additional allegations,” but he vowed that he would never withdraw or quit.

The statement by the judge, who came to the Capitol holding his wife’s hand, came after Ford appeared before the committee earlier on Thursday, confirming for lawmakers that she was “100 per cent” certain that it was a drunken Kavanaugh who had sexually assaulted her at a house party in 1982 when they were both teens.

He said that he was not questioning Ford’s claim that she had been sexually assaulted by someone, but he declared that he did not do so.

The Senate hearing – broadcast live by major television news networks – riveted many Americans and comes amid increasing pressure to postpone a confirmation vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination.

Earlier, before the committee, Ford had described taking and passing a polygraph test regarding her accusation.

“I believed he was going to rape me. I tried to yell for help. When I did, Brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming. This was what terrified me the most, and has had the most lasting impact on my life. It was hard for me to breathe, and I thought that Brett was accidentally going to kill me,” Ford said in her opening statement at the hearing on her accusation.

“I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified. I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school,” she told lawmakers.

Ford said that she had “agonized” for months since she learned about Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, but ultimately she said “I thought it was my civic duty to relay the information I had about Kavanaugh’s conduct so that those considering his potential nomination would know about the assault.”

One of three women who have publicly accused the judge of sexual misconduct, Ford insisted that she is a “fiercely independent” person and nobody’s “pawn,” and asserted that she felt it was incumbent upon her to tell her story about what occurred at the house party in the summer of 1982, when both she and Kavanaugh were teenagers.

The hearing scheduled for Thursday by the Republicans – who are in the majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee – was set to hear testimony from both Ford and Kavanaugh on her allegation, but the GOP members have not moved to allow calling more witnesses who might be able to corroborate or refute either of their stories, including Mark Judge, Kavanaugh’s close high school friend who Ford says was present in the same room during the attack.

IANS

RBI likely to hike repo rate by 25 bps: SBI report

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to hike its key lending rate by 25 basis points in October, a SBI Ecowrap report said on Thursday.

According to the report, the expected rate hike might not be the last one in the current fiscal.

In August, the RBI had hiked its key lending rate by 25 basis points to bring the repo to 6.50 per cent citing upside risks to inflation.

IANS

SC opens Sabarimala gates to women aged 10-50

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The Supreme Court on Friday opened the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappa to the women in the age group of 10-50, saying it was violative of their fundamental rights and constitutional guarantees.

In a majority 4:1 judgment, the top court also read down the provision of Kerala laws that protected the prohibition and said it could not be covered under practices essential and integral to religious practice.

Justice Indu Malhotra, the only woman judge in the five-judges bench, who gave a dissenting judgment.

Chief Justice Dipak Misra reading out the judgment also on behalf of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, said that subversion of women’s rights under the garb of physiological phenomenon cannot be allowed.

“All devotees are equal and there cannot be any discrimination on the basis of gender,” Misra said.

Justice Rohinton F. Nariman in a separate but concurring judgment said that people of all faiths visit the temples — worshipers are not of separate denomination.

“Religion cannot become a cover to exclude and deny women their right to worship,” Justice D.Y. Chandrachud also said in a separate but concurring judgment.

Holding the Sabarimala temple is not a denominational temple peculiar to any sect, the court said that the Ayyappa temple belongs to Hindus and does not constitute a separate entity.

The apex court also read down the provision of Kerala laws that protected the practice of prohibiting the entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years.

IANS

SC refuses to revisit 1994 verdict that said mosque isn’t integral to namaz

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The Supreme Court Thursday declined to refer to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgement that a mosque was not integral to Islam that arose during the hearing of Ayodhya land dispute.

The issue had cropped up when a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing the batch of appeals filed against the Allahabad High Court’s 2010 verdict by which the disputed land on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid area was divided in three parts.

A three-judge bench of the high court, in a 2:1 majority ruling, had ordered that the 2.77 acres of land be partitioned equally among three parties — the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.

Reading out the verdict, the top court said it has to find the context in which the five-judge bench had delivered the 1994 judgement that a mosque was not integral to Islam which arose during the hearing of Ayodhya land dispute.

The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra commenced pronouncing its verdict on Ayodhya land dispute matter. Justice Ashok Bhushan is reading judgement for himself and the CJI.

 

Triple talaq ordinance murder of democracy: AIMPLB

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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the apex body of Indian Muslims, on Thursday termed as ‘murder of democracy’ and an ‘insult to Parliament’ the ordinance brought by the Centre last week making triple talaq a criminal offence.

AIMPLB Secretary Moulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani told reporters here that the government brought the ordinance through backdoor on an issue which was not very important and where there was room for making legislation democratically and through public opinion.

Rahmani, who is also the spokesperson of the board, said the legislation was unacceptable for Muslims. He pointed out that Muslim women have already rejected it.

On whether the board will challenge the ordinance in the Supreme Court, he said the board’s legal committee will look into it as the ordinance will anyway lapse in six months.

AIMPLB member and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who also addressed the news conference, said the ordinance would lapse the moment Parliament meets for the next session.

Rahmani said the government tried to bring a bill in Parliament, which was an interference in Shariat and was against the rights of women.

He said it was ironic that the government drafted the bill without consulting the community for which the legislation was being made.

The government also turned down the demand of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha to refer the bill to Select Committee which would have given an opportunity to the community or its representative organisations like AIMPLB to put forth their view.

He claimed that the ordinance was bereft of any logic as it seeks to punish a man for a crime which he has not committed.

“The Supreme Court has set aside triple talaq. When you are saying that when a man gives triple talaq, it will not come into effect, then what for you are sending him to jail for three years?” he asked.

Rahmani said criminalization of triple talaq would increase the number of women deserted by their husbands.

Owaisi said that marriage in Islam was a social contract and to apply penal provisions was unconstitutional.

(IANS)

Bollywood Buzz

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Bollywood Celebs Attended 4th Bright Awards & Birthday Celebration Of Yogesh Lakhani

On 25th Sept, 2018 most of the Bollywood Celebs attended 2 most prestigious event namely the 4th Bright Awards Ceremony & the birthday celebration of evergreen Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoors Media at the NSCI Dome, Worli, Mumbai.
Yes! Just last week Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoor Media had organized his very own grand birthday party couple with the 4th Bright Awards at NSCI Dome, Worli Mumbai where he had invited TV & Film stars along with his very own corporate clients.

Bollywood Celebs like Ritesh Deshmukh, Ranbir Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Ranvir Singh, Rakhi Sawant, Ragini Khanna, Astrologer Pawan Kaushik, Poonam Pandey, Vijay Darda, Aslam Shaikh, Tanisha Singh, Meet Brothers, Armaan Malik, Ganesh Acharya and others came to attend the award and wish happy birthday to Yogesh Lakhani of Bright Outdoors Media.

Actress Monica Bedi, Ekta Jain, Shree Rajput, Sanchiti Sakat, Jash from USA, Shabab Sabri, Yash Wadali & Shibani Kashyap performed for this grand event. Well known astrologer Pawan Kaushik came specially from Delhi to attend this award function. Amruta Fadnavis officially launched the poster of Marathi film Patil.

India reiterates commitment to Palestinian cause

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Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reiterated India’s support to the Palestinian cause while asserting New Delhi’s backing for a two-state solution to the conflict in West Asia.

Speaking at a meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Palestine here on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Session on Wednesday, Sushma Swaraj recalled the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Palestine in February, the first by an Indian Prime Minister, and described it as a “historic occasion”.

“During the visit, the Prime Minister announced a substantial upscaling of our development partnership efforts in solidarity with the Palestinian people,” she said.

“India is investing in projects of healthcare, educational infrastructure, women empowerment and a printing press, in addition to other capacity building programmes.”

Sushma Swaraj said that development partnership projects in Palestine worth around $70 million are under implementation during the last five years.

“These include flagship projects like the super-specialty hospital in Beit Sahour and the India-Palestine Technology Park, which was inaugurated last year in Ramallah,” she stated.

She said that India’s longstanding friendship with Palestine is built around three core dimensions: solidarity with Palestinian people; steadfast support to the Palestinian cause; and development partnership to assist nation building and capacity building efforts.

Sushma Swaraj also mentioned India’s increasing of its contribution to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East from $1.25 million to $5 million annually.

“A negotiated two-state solution remains the only viable solution to the issue to bring sustainable peace and lasting security,” she said.

Calling for restraint and moderation from all sides, she stated: “The stagnation since the collapse of talks four years ago and the deterioration in the security situation continues to cause serious concern. We hope for an early resumption of talks between Israel and Palestine that can move towards finding out a comprehensive resolution of the issue.”

The NAM Ministerial Committee on Palestine was established under India’s Presidency during the Seventh NAM Summit in New Delhi in 1983.

(IANS)

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Bengaluru

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Heavy rains continued to lash Bengaluru and surrounding districts in Karnataka, inundating several localities and disrupting normal life, authorities said on Thursday.

Over the last 24 hours, the city received rainfall of up to 6.6 cm, which flooded several arterial roads in the city disrupting vehicular movement, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) said.

Heavy rains on Wednesday night flooded several city roads, in certain areas up to two feet, leading to massive traffic jams.

The southern suburbs of the city have been receiving intense rainfall since Sunday.

Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has directed the civic authority officials to be on high alert to avert any mishaps.

“Rain and winds could get stronger in the next two days. So people residing in the low-lying areas should be cautious,” a statement from Kumaraswamy’s office said.

Civic officials have been pumping out water from homes and clogged storm water drains.

“We have been receiving distress calls from people complaining about rain water entering homes,” an official from the civic body Helpline said.

Rains have also been lashing south interior districts of Mandya, Kodagu, Tumakuru and Ramanagara and the northern districts of Vijayapura, Raichur, Koppal and Yadgir.

Moderate to heavy rains are likely to continue over the next two days in Bengaluru and surrounding districts, according to the India Meteorological Department.

IANS

Modi government shunts Rafale whistle-blower: Congress

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The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Narendra Modi government has shunted a senior official, who indicated the loss in the Rafale jet deal, and rewarded his boss who overruled him, saying there were “perks of pleasing” that covered “corruption tracks.”

Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has paid 300 per cent more for the defence deal that was negotiated to purchase 36 fighter jets from France as compared to an earlier price offered by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for 126 jets.

“The Modi government shunted the whistle-blower Joint Secretary (Air) who questioned the loss to government treasury by paying 300 per cent extra for 36 Rafale.

“Director General Smita Nagaraj, who overruled the joint secretary, was made a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Perks of pleasing Modi government cover corruption tracks,” Surjewala said attaching an Indian Express report along with his tweet.

The newspaper report stated that nearly a month before the deal was signed in September 2016 by then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart in New Delhi, then Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Air) in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), who had been part of the Contract Negotiations Committee (CNC), raised questions about the benchmark price and put his objections on record.

The objections raised delayed the Cabinet note approving the deal and its signing, which only happened after his objections were “overruled” by another senior MoD official, Director General (Acquisition).

The government-to-government deal for 36 Rafale aircrafts was announced by Modi during his visit to Paris in April 2015. The proposal for the earlier 126 Rafale jets during the UPA’s regime was scrapped.

IANS

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