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India’s first Chief of Defence Staff to be a four-star General: Government

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CDS will be the single-point advisor to the government on military matters and is going to give impetus to the tri-service synergy.

Indian Army

NEW DELHI:  Moving ahead with the biggest decision on military reform, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the post of Chief of Defence Staff on Tuesday, a move that is seen as a major change in the higher defence management. 

“The Cabinet has approved creation of post of Chief of Defence Staff of the rank of 4-Star General with salary equivalent to the services chiefs, and will head the Department of Military Affairs  (that will be created under the Ministry of Defence) and will function as its Secretary,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said after the Cabinet meeting.

The approval came after a report submitted by the implementation committee, headed by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, was accepted. 

The role and charter have also been given a go-ahead. CDS will be the single-point advisor to the government on military matters and is going to give impetus to the tri-service synergy.

PM Narendra Modi had announced the decision to appoint a CDS during his Independence Day address this year.

The Kargil Review Committee set up after the war in 1999 had also pitched for the CDS. But former Chiefs of Staff feel the CDS should not become another four-star appointment.

Ex-navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) said, “The MoD should amend the Rules of Business to include DMA as the sixth department.” Else, it will not be like the five departments directly under MoD, he feels.  

Former army chief General VP Malik (retd) said, “The government will have to clear some areas. One is that the service chiefs are already senior to GOI secretaries, equated with Cabinet Secretary whereas the announcement equates the CDS with the Secretary.” Director-General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses ambassador Sujan Chinoy considers it to be important for the civil-military relationship.

“This will bring the civilian and military officials to work together thus increasing the understanding.”

CDS will be a member of Defence Acquisition Council chaired by the defence minister and the Defence Planning Committee chaired by NSA. But, General Malik suggests the CDS be given financial powers. The CDS will look after procurements exclusive to the services except capital acquisitions, training and staffing for the services. 

The CDS will be the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and will act as the Principal Military Adviser to the Defence Minister on all tri-service matters. The three chiefs will continue to advise the minister on matters exclusively concerning their respective services.

The CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three service chiefs. But the administration of the tri-service agencies/ organisations/ commands related to cyber and space will be under the command of the CDS.

Philanthropist moves HC against Good Newz

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Mysoorean says promos of the movie virtually force and coax people to get IVF service only at a particular centre

BENGALURU: A philanthropist from Mysuru moved the High Court seeking directions to stop the screening of the Hindi movie, ‘Good Newwz’, starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, scheduled for release on December 27. Sameem Raza of Udayagiri in Mysuru claimed that the trailer/promos of the movie virtually “force and coax” people to get services only at Indira IVF Centers, indirectly suggesting the possibilities of mixing or exchanging of sperms at other centres.

The court posted the case to Friday for hearing. The petitioner, who runs a non-governmental organisation in Mysuru, contended that the movie could create confusion in the minds of patients who have already taken the service of assisted pregnancy at centres other than Indira IVF Centers.He said the visuals and dialogues the movie involve “defamation” of other IVF centres whose dignity will be undermined.

“The trailer/promos virtually force and coax the patients to take services only at the Indira IVF Centers. It also indirectly suggests the possibility of mixing or exchanging of sperms in centres other than Indira IVF Centers. The same will undermine the dignity of the other such centres”, he claimed.He stated that confusions are bound to crop up about the paternity of the child of a patient which could affect the family “irretrievably”.

Even the patient may have to face humiliation just because they have taken services from a centre other than the one mentioned in the movie. “The visuals and words spoken in the movie affect human sensibilities and the public order is endangered. Therefore, the movie is against the guidelines of the Central Board of Film Certificate (CBFC)”, he claimed.

Notorious inter-state Burglar and his aide arrested Pistol,gold,Silver,Worth of Rs.52 lakhs recovered,11 cases detected by CCB.

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The CCB sleuths of OCW wing,has arrested a notorious inter-state professional robber and his associate and have recovered 1 Pistol,1 kg Gold,6 kg,Silver,1 Alto car and other valuables worth over Rs.52 lakhs recovered from them.

The accused has been identified as,Sammu alias Basheer,35,of,devasandra in KR Puram and his associate Sajid Ali baig,35,of,Benson town.

The police have recovered over 1 kg gold,6 kg silver,one pistol,7 live rounds,1 alto car and other valuables worth over Rs.52 lakhs.

Sandeep Patil,Joint CP,Crime,said,the accused would rob victims by threatening them at gun point.The gun which they have bought from Bihar has also been recovered and one other accused has managed to escape with their arrest totally 11 cases traced.In last one month,CCB has recovered 3.2 kg gold and detected 35 house theft cases he added.

Bengaluru city police commissioner,Bhaskar Rao,said,CCB,have been successfully been able to nab offenders who have broken into homes and removed lot of gold and silver jewellery.Recovery of a property is a very tricky job.Because our officers have to undergo lot of risk in different places in different language and under different social circumstances.

I am proud that my officers and men,especially ACP,Nagaraj and his team they went to different places and recovered them.But what I am astounded is that earlier the property offenders used to take this jewels to jewellery shop get it assist or sale it for a lesser rate and then they used to bargain but now they have become more experts.You can see that they have purchased a ornament melting machine so the moment they commit offence they bring it within their own environment they are able to melt this ornaments.

Then carefully weigh it in electric electronic sophisticated type so they are becoming more and more professional so we have been to nab that and seized the equipment also.But the bottom of this what i want to caution the citizens is that why do you keep your property in such a careless manner,neither your front door is secured nor your rear door is secured.I have seen that the thefts in the apartment is less because apartments are quite secured there is a watchman,there is perimeter security and there is a single door etc etc..

From Bengaluru city police we want to organize 8 different exhibitions in 8 different zones of bengaluru city,where we want to have this conducted on police ground itself.So that the vendors do not have to pay exorbitant exhibition fees.We desire to have vendors from CCTV,Private security,Safe,front door locks,and access control and GPS,etc so that people get educated about this and buy sophisticated equipment.

These offenders have also become so confident because now they know where the cupboard keys are kept,either below the pillow or below the bed,or above the cupboard,or inside the prayer room.These are the places these are all stereotypical places where people keep.

Now we have got several advanced equipment like face reading doors,then finger print doors,then number coded doors etc.I would urge people to use more technology to keep their things safer rather than adopting old technology or banks are there see how much of them lakhs to together jewellery if you are not using please keep it in the bank and banks are being crying that our lockers are empty.

The accused are from Bengaluru itself,one of them has a professional he has been in and out 30 times,what I feel very disappointed is that with so much of difficulty we catch this people and they ease with which they get bail.And bail is become a matter of rights and human rights are riding all over.Human rights of the offender becomes more important than the victim.

We are not able to answer people when the same person comes and commits why are you not arresting him,why are you not putting behind bars people perhaps have to much expectation from the police they think we can do anything but we have lot of limitation regards law is concerned.

We cannot take unilateral action we have to send this person on bail comes back and commit the same offence sometimes these people have been released on self bail in 392 cases that is armed robbery they have been released on bail and they are not available for any process they are not available for any warrant and if the trial is being taken and we are able to get conviction.Only convictions can bring punishment can bring fear in the mind of the offenders,and finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Bhaskar Rao,has appreciated Joint CP,Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP,Kuldeep R Jain,ACP,SR Nagaraj,PIs,as,Keshavmurthy,Murugendraiah,and his team as,Mohan,Arun,and others, and a reward of twenty thousand will be given to the team he added.

AAP MP Bhagwant Mann gets into heated argument with journalist during press conference

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The Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur was reportedly irked over the journalist’s question that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) seemed to be the main Opposition party in Punjab.

AAP's Punjab state unit president and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann (PTI File Photo)

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday got into a heated argument with a journalist at a press conference here.

The Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur was reportedly irked over the journalist’s question that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) seemed to be the main Opposition party in Punjab as it was protesting against the Congress government, while AAP was nowhere to be seen.

“Who says this? You are taking Sukhbir Badal seriously, he is a retarded child,” Mann said in his reply.

When the journalist tried to ask another question, the AAP leader said: “Have you taken a contract to ask all the questions?”

Later, Mann stood up and charged towards the journalist. However, he was stopped by his party leaders.

UP cops file chargesheet against 13 accused in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case

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Kamlesh Tiwari was shot in Naka area of Lucknow on October 18 and succumbed to his injuries at a hospital during treatment.

Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against 13 accused in connection with Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder.

Of the 13, Ashraf and Moinuddin have been charged with murder.

Kamlesh Tiwari was shot in Naka area of Lucknow on October 18 and succumbed to his injuries at a hospital during treatment.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had sanctioned a financial help of Rs 15 lakh and a house to the wife of Kamlesh Tiwari.

President Kovind, PM Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary

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A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal–the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee– to mark the birth anniversary of the former prime minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several union ministers on Wednesday paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary.

A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal–the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee– to mark the birth anniversary of the former prime minister.

BJP veteran L K Advani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and members of Vajpayee’s family were amongst those who paid tributes to the BJP leader amid the playing of hymns and devotional music.

The memorial was dedicated to the nation in December last year.

Vajpayee was born in 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

He died on August 16, 2018, at AIIMS here.

“Tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is etched in the hearts of the countrymen, on his birth anniversary,” Modi wrote on Twitter.

He also posted a brief video on Vajpayee, recalling his contributions to the country.

He also paid tributes to Madan Mohan Malaviya on his 158th birth anniversary.

“A humble tribute to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya ji on his birth anniversary, who dedicated his life to the service of Mother India,” Modi wrote on Twitter.

He said Malaviya played an important role in the freedom movement besides making an invaluable contribution in the field of education.

“His scholarship and ideals will always inspire the countrymen,” Modi said.

Those opposing Citizenship Act, NRC can be ‘wiped out’ in an hour: Haryana BJP MLA

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Kaithal MLA Leela Ram Gurjar also said today’s India is not of former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Gandhi, but of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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CHANDIGARH: In provocative remarks seemingly directed at Muslims, a Haryana BJP MLA has said those opposing CAA and NRC can be “wiped out” in an hour.

Kaithal MLA Leela Ram Gurjar was speaking at an event in his constituency in support of the amended citizenship law.

He said today’s India is not of former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Gandhi, but of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

“Aaj yeh Jawaharlal Nehru ka Hindustan nahi hai, aaj yeh Gandhi wala nahi hai. Aaj yeh Hindustan hai, Narendra Modi ji ka. Miya ji, ab yeh Hindustan, Narendra Modi ji ka hai, agar ishara ho gaya na, toh ek ghante mei safaya kar denege (India is not of Jawaharlal Nehru or of Gandhi today, but it is of Narendra Modi. If we get a signal, within one hour we will wipe them out),” he said.

Referring to the amended citizenship law, he said in a video clip that Modi had taken up this initiative.

“If Muslims think there is a conspiracy to make them leave the country, there is nothing of that sort in this act. But those who have illegally entered the country will definitely have to go,” he said.

“I want to tell the people here that this is not Manmohan Singh’s, Jawahar Lal Nehru’s or Gandhi’s India today, but of Modi ji and that of Amit Shah,” said Gurjar who had defeated veteran Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala in the state assembly polls held in October.

Referring to those against the new law and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), he said, “You must have seen a few come and give warnings. Today, India is of Modi ji, if we get a signal, we will clean them up in one hour.”

CAA stir: Anurag Kashyap compares PM Modi with Hitler, calls him ‘Urban Nazi’

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Taking a dig at PM Modi’s Ramlila Maidan speech, Anurag Kashyap took to Twitter and shared a video of Adolf Hitler on Monday morning.

Anurag Kashyap

MUMBAI: Amid the charged environment countrywide on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, Anurag Kashyap took to Twitter to call Prime Minister Narendra Modi an ‘Urban Nazi’.

Taking a sarcastic dig at the speech, Anurag Kashyap shared a video of Adolf Hitler on Monday morning, where he apparently says: “I know who is hating me. Hate me it is your wish but don’t hate Germany.”

The filmmaker captioned the video: “hate me but don’t hate India” bechare hamare Pradhan Mantri #UrbanNazi.”

He also posted a tweet in Hindi on Sunday evening which roughly translates to, “PM Sahab, the police are beating up the common people everywhere, who are either fighting back or fleeing. Several have been killed. It’s not good to be so blind. If possible, visit a good eye specialist doctor, and try speaking a little bit about those who have actually died. Stop lying. #JaiSamvidhan”.

While delivering a speech at Delhi’s Ramlila ground on Sunday, the Prime Minister had said: “Burn Modi’s effigy, but do not burn public property. Hate me if you want to, but don’t hate India. Burn my effigy, but don’t burn a poor man’s auto-rickshaw.”

The filmmaker has been a staunch critic of the recently amended Citizenship Act and has actively voiced his dissent about the issue.

Fit-again Jasprit Bumrah returns for T20Is against Sri Lanka; Rohit Sharma, Shami take breaks

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India will take on Sri Lanka in three T20 Internationals from January 5, followed by three ODIs against Australia from January 14.

Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo | PTI)

NEW DELHI: Shikhar Dhawan’s return was the highlight as the selectors on Monday named the squads for next month’s T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka and Australia, respectively.

As reported by this newspaper, Jasprit Bumrah has come back after recovering from injury. Rohit Sharma has been rested for the matches against Sri Lanka.

Bumrah was out with a stress fracture. He will play for Gujarat in a Ranji Trophy match against Kerala in Surat from December 25. Fellow paceman Mohammed Shami, who played the T20Is against the West Indies, has been left out.

With Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar injured, Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur stay in the squad as fast bowlers.

Dhawan had been left out following a lean run and did not do much of note in domestic cricket in the meantime. While resting Rohit considering the volume of cricket he has played in 2019, the selectors chose to overlook others and opted for Dhawan.

It’s possible that they want a left-right combination looking ahead to next year’s WT20.

In Dhawan’s absence, KL Rahul has done a good job as an opener, in ODIs as well as in T20Is. It will be interesting to see what happens, when Rohit returns for the Australia series, with Dhawan and Rahul both available. For the Sri Lanka T20Is, Sanju Samson is in the squad as the third opener, said, chief selector MSK Prasad.

The rest of the batting line-up has no surprise, with Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Shivam Dube in the T20I squad alongside wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Kedar Jadhav retains his place in the ODI side.

As far as spinners go, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja are part of both squads. Off-spinner Washington Sundar is in the T20 squad as the fourth spinner. This shows that despite Jadeja gaining in stature, the think tank wants two wrist spinners in the scheme of things.

However, there was no information on MS Dhoni’s availability.  

“I can’t comment on that. Mahi has to first play to be available for selection,” said Prasad, chairman of the selection committee.

Hardik Pandya is back in the India A team for the tour of New Zealand next year. He is part of the squad for three one-day games against New Zealand

The all-rounder had suffered a back injury and did not play for India since the T20I series against South Africa in September.

The teenager Shubman Gill has been named captain of the A team for the one-dayers.

As reported by this newspaper, India’s Test specialists Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha are part of the A-team for a four-day match against New Zealand A.

They will play that game as preparation for the Test series that follows. Prithvi Shaw is included in the squads for the one-day and four-day games.

The Squads:

India Squad (T20Is against Sri Lanka): Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson.

India Squad (ODI vs Australia): Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah.

Saudi court sentences five to death for journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

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The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had drawn international condemnation for the killing because several Saudi agents involved worked directly for him.

Jamal-Khashoggi-afp

RIYADH: A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents.

Saudi Arabia’s state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV channel reported that three others were sentenced to prison. All can appeal the verdicts.

The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, had drawn international condemnation for the killing because several Saudi agents involved worked directly for him. The kingdom denies that Prince Mohammed had any involvement or knowledge of the operation.

State TV also reported the Saudi attorney general’s investigation showed that the crown prince’s former top adviser, Saud al-Qahtani, had no proven involvement in the killing. Al-Qahtani, however, has been sanctioned by the United States for his alleged role in the operation.

The court also ruled that the Saudi consul-general in Istanbul at the time, Mohammed al-Otaibi, was not guilty. He was released from prison after the verdicts were announced, according to state TV.

After holding nine sessions, the trial concluded that there was no previous intent by those found guilty to murder, according to state TV.

The trials of the accused were carried out in near total secrecy, though a handful of diplomats, including from Turkey, as well as members of Khashoggi’s family were allowed to attend the sessions. In total, 11 people were on trial for Khashoggi’s death in the kingdom.

The verdicts were read by Shaalan al-Shaalan, a spokesperson from the attorney general’s office, and broadcast on state TV. No names were given for those found guilty. The attorney general’s office also said it is looking into the verdicts, which were issued by Riyadh’s criminal court, to see whether to move ahead in the appellate court.

The three suspects in eh case who face prison time were sentenced to a total of 24 years, but no individual breakdown for each person was given. Another three who were on trial were released after being found not guilty, and several others who were investigated were also released.

The killing had shocked the world and drawn condemnation from the international community, including the United Nations.

Khashoggi had walked into his country’s consulate in Istanbul on that morning in October 2018 to collect documents that would allow him to wed his Turkish fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, who waited for him outside.

He never walk out. Khashoggi’s body was never found.

Agnes Callamard, a U.N. special rapporteur who authored an inquiry into Khashoggi’s killing, later said the search for justice must not be left to the Saudi judicial system, which is “so vulnerable to political interference.”

President Donald Trump condemned the killing, and his administration sanctioned 17 Saudis suspected of being involved, though not the crown prince. Trump, however, has steadfastly resisted calls by members of his own party for a tougher response and has defended maintaining good relations with Saudi Arabia, framing its importance as a major buyer of U.S. military equipment and weapons and saying this creates American jobs.

Meanwhile, numerous critics of the Saudi crown prince remain imprisoned and face trial for their acts of dissent.

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