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Indio-China Ladakh Dispute in its 9th week.

The stand-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in eastern Ladakh is now in its ninth week.

The top defence-security establishment in India plans to keep a eagle eye for any signs of Beijing not enduring by the phase-wise disengagement and de-escalation agreed to by Indian and Chinese military commanders on June 30.

China said Chinese and Indian troops have taken “effective measures” to disengage at the Galwan Valley and other areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and the situation is “stable and improving,” days after the two sides agreed on an expeditious withdrawal of soldiers from all the standoff points.

The standoffs between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), where initial steps towards disengagement have taken place, are around a number of patrolling points or PPs in Galwan, Hot Springs and Gogra areas.

Another round of virtual meet between India-China on border issue to take place tomorrow

sources on Tuesday asserted a reduction of China’s People’s Liberation Army at the Pangong Tso Lake of eastern Ladakh. The sources added that the disengagement in Patrolling Point 15 will finish by July 8 (Wednesday) and that in Patrolling Point 17 Alpha in will finish in the next two days.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (July 8) accused China of taking “incredibly aggressive action” in a recent confrontation with India over a disputed section of the nuclear-armed neighbors border.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (July 8) accused China of taking “incredibly aggressive action” in a recent confrontation with India over a disputed section of the nuclear-armed neighbors` border.

“The Chinese took incredibly aggressive action,” he told a State Department news conference, referring to the clash last month in the Galwan Valley. “The Indians have done their best to respond to that,” a Reuters report quoted Pompeo as saying. 



Susheel Gowda Kannada TV actor died.

Susheel Gowda, 32 year old popularly known for serial “Anthapura” found dead in Mandya district, Karnataka.

Susheel was born in Mandya District Karnataka. Susheel was the only son of his parents.

He always wanted to become well established actor in Kannada entertainment industry.

He was about to enter into film industry. He had played important role in upcoming movie Salaga ( Kannada film) .The reason of his suicide is yet not confirm.

Mandya Superintendent of Police said ”“Susheel Gowda took his own life in his house located in Induvalu, Mandya. His mortal remains have been handed over to the family after post-mortem. An investigation is now underway,” K Parashuram”.

Shocked by the news Duniya Vijay wrote on Facebook, “When I first saw him I thought he is a hero material. Even before the movie got released he has left us too soon. Whatever may be the problem suicide is not the answer. I think the series of deaths will not end this year. It is not only because of Coronavirus people fear, people are losing faith because they don’t have job which can give them the money to lead a life. It is high time to stay stronger to overcome the crisis.”

Amita Ranganath, who had shared screen space with Susheel, says,, “I got the news from my friend. I still can’t believe that he is no more. He was such a sweet and soft hearted person who never loses his cool. It’s been very sad to know that he has left us so early. He had the talent to achieve more in the entertainment industry.”

Director of the serial Anthpura, Aravind Koushik posted “Sad news I heard . Susheel Gowda who played the lead in the tv serial Antahpura that I directed is no more . Rest in Peace.”

India will play important role in developing covid vaccine once discovered .

India breaks record with around 25,000 fresh Corona cases within 24 hours . Now India have 7.6 million of Corona cases. India’s recovery rate now is 62.1 percent.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that there was no community transfer in India yet. 90% of the Covid-19 cases have been reported in eight states. His statement came as India saw record single-day surge of 24,879 cases, taking the caseload to 7,67,296 with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, Telangana, UP and Andhra Pradesh contributing to around 75 per cent of the new cases.

Harsh Vardhan, after Ministers meeting on COVID-19, says: “During our discussions today, experts again stated that there is no community transmission in India. There may be some localised pockets where transmission is high but as a country, there is no community transmission.”

‘We are seeing on TV that India has become the third most COVID-19-affected country. It is necessary to see this in correct perspective, we are a country with the second highest population in the world. Our cases per million are 538, while world average is 1,453,” he adds.

PM Modi while addressing India Global Week 2020 said, ”Vaccines made in India are responsible for 2/3rd of the vaccine needs of the world’s children. Today also our companies are active in international efforts for development and production of Covid-19 vaccine”.

PM Modi, at India Global Week 2020, says vaccines made in India are responsible for two-third of the vaccine needs of the world’s children. “Today also our companies are active in international efforts for development and production of COVID-19 vaccine.”

Test Match: England scores 35/1 against West Indies.

After 4 months international cricket resume. Due to rain and bad liteforce match between England and West Indies spoils.

England scores 31/1 on 17.4 overs against West Indies.

This was is being played in bio secure environment.

Notably westindies has not won a single series since 1988 in England.

But last year West Indies won the last service on home ground.

As per ICC is new guideline cricketers cannot use saliva to shine their ball.

Hand Sanitizer were kept around the boundary .
And Ben Stoke, England captain and Jason Holder, West Indies was in confusion whether to shake hands or not at time of toss.

England stand-in captain Ben Stokes won the toss following a rain delay and opted to bat but just three overs were possible before the weather intervened again.

West Indies players also wore black gloves on their right hands in an echo of the “Black Power” protests made famous by US athletes at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

Housing for Migrants at affordable price.

The Union Cabinet has granted the permission to provide flats made under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, at affordable  price for the migrant workers and poor people

After the Cabinet meeting Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, said under Shahari Awas Yojna migrant workers and poor people will get house at affordable price, under the scheme, government funded housing in different cities will be converted into affordable rental housing Complex under the public private partnership mode.

He also mentioned, approx 3 lakh  migrant workers and poor people who is affected by lockdown will get benifit of this.

The total confirmed cases of Covid-19 in India has reached 7,67,296. In the last 24 hours, 24,879 new cases have added to the total tally.
The death toll has also increased to 21,129. A total of 487 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.

The lockdown in India has impacted the livelihoods of a large proportion of the country’s nearly 40 million internal migrants. Around 50,000–60,000 moved from urban centers to rural areas.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban) Mission launched on 25th June 2015 was intended to provide housing for all in urban areas.

The government will rent out 1.08 lakh flats of one room, built in ARHCs, in cities like Mumbai and Delhi to migrant labourers and students. It has also approved construction of more such complexes to rent out another 3 lakh flats to those coming from rural areas and small towns for better opportunities.

Vikash Dubey arrested in Madhya Pradesh.

UP Gangster Vikash Dubey was caught from a temple in MP after 5 day run .
Vikash Dubey accused of killing eight Policemen last week was arrested. When his aides were killed in separate encounter in UP.

Around 8 am, Vikas Dubey was spotted in Ujjain Mahakal temple. Dubey was recognized by a shopkeeper when he was trying to enter temple.

Then shopkeeper warned security guards. Guard’s started questioning him .

As policemen walked towards Vikas Dubey to take him into police van, he started shouting ” Main Vikash Dubey Hun, Kanpur wala”.

“It is a big success for the police, Vikas Dubey is a cruel killer. The entire Madhya Pradesh police force was on alert. He has been arrested from Ujjain Mahakal temple. We have informed Uttar Pradesh Police,” said Narottam Mishra, Madhya Pradesh Minister.

Shivraj Singh Chauhan Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, was informed by director general of Police about Dubai’s arrest. Later MP CM called CM Yogi and informed him about his arrest.

CM Chauhan also congratulated Ujjain Police and says that those who think that Mahakal will wash of their sins do not know Mahakal at all.

Sholay’s Soorma Bhopali died at the age of 81.

Bollywood actor-comedian Jagdeep died at 81, on Wednesday, at his residence in Bandra. He got recognized as a comedian from Shammi Kapoor’s film Brahmachari, and was best known in  Amitabh  Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer ‘Sholay’ for his role as Surma Bhopali.

The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well because of age related issues, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend told PTI.

The late actor, in his career spanning several decades, appeared in more than 400 films including Sholay, Purana Mandir, Andaz Apna Apna, and Phool Aur Kaante, among others.

On the work front, Jagdeep was last seen in ‘Gali Gali Chor Hai’. starring Akshaye Khanna, Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse in the lead roles. Helmed by Rumi Jaffrey, the fim was released in February 2012.

#RestInPeace is trending on social media. A fan of Jagdeep wrote in tribute to him – another great actor is gone. Thank you Jagdeep saheb for making us laugh for decades. You will always be in our heart.

https://twitter.com/absurd_dilip/status/1281057869148766208?s=19

Jagdeep’s death is being mourned by celebs such as Ajay Devgn, Madhur Bhandarkar and others.

https://twitter.com/imbhandarkar/status/1280913039999422464?s=19

Indian Army asks Soldiers and officers to delete 89 apps.

Indian Army is mandated to safeguard National Interests from External Aggression and Internal Subversion. With approximately 1.4 million personnel, the Indian Army is the world’s largest ground force.

Indian Army asks it’s personnel to delete 89 apps. From social media accounts to e-commerce and dating sites, platforms include a range of apps.
Few of them are Tiktok, Truecaller, Instagram, Facebook, WeChat, Hike, PUBG, Tinder etc. By July 15. The apps banned by the army are not limited to the 59 Chinese mobile applications banned by the government.

The Chinese apps earlier banned are Club Factory, SHAREit, Likee, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu and Bigo Live. They have been removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for India. China has strongly reacted to India’s move to ban 59 mobile applications last month, most of which are linked to China. The Indian government’s decision was based on security concerns.

The decision comes after an “exponential increase” in the number of cases being targeted by their intelligence agencies. 

A tweet from news agency ANI includes a photograph of a page with the list of the apps, and the title, ‘Social Media Apps: Banned for Usage’. It quotes Army sources to say that the ban is to plug leakage of information. 

England vs West Indies: Day 1 of three days test series.

International cricket will have to wait a bit longer to resume following the coronavirus outbreak after the start of play in the first test between England and West Indies was delayed because of light rain today.

England and West Indies players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of play in the first Test at Ageas Bowl Southampton.

England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first Rain and wet outfield had forced the umpires to call for an early lunch.

DAY 1: ENGLAND 35/1 in 17.4 overs
Joe Denly – 14*(48),
Rory Burns – 20*(55);
Shannon Gabriel – 1/19(5)

Due to Pandemic no international matches has been played anywhere in the world.

The circumstances will be unusual with the COVID-19 pandemic meaning no fans will be present in the bio-secure environment — the only sounds being the thump of leather on willow, the chit-chat between the players and some piped-in crowd effects. Once the strangeness of the ‘new-normal’ sinks in, however, an intriguing series looks on the cards between the sides ranked fourth and eighth on the ICC’s Test list.

Total matches: 159
England won: 49
West Indies won: 57
Draw: 51
Abandoned: 1
Cancelled: 1

The overall head-to-head statistics shows West Indies has an upper hand. However, in the recent past the England cricket team has emerged as a tough side to beat in its own backyard.

It will also be a milestone in the career of England’s talisman Ben Stokes as he captains the side for the first time.

Playing 11 of both teams-

West Indies playing 11: 
John Campbell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich (wk), Jason Holder (capt), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel

England playing 11: 
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Zak Crawley, Ben Stokes(c), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Dominic Bess, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, James Anderson

England closed on 35/1 with Sibley dismissed for a duck by Gabriel. 98 overs will be bowled on each day for the rest of the Test.

Cold war between Pooja Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut team.

Bollywood actress filmmaker Pooja Bhatt on Wednesday morning tweeted about allegations of supporting nepotism in Bollywood .

From there the Twitter battle rages on over nepotism debate again.

”Have been asked to comment on the hot topic Nepotism that people are raging about. As someone who hails from a ‘family’ that has launched more new talent-actors,musicians & technicians,than the entire film industry combined I can only laugh.Facts don’t find takers. Fiction does” – Pooja Bhatt tweet.

Again she tweets, ” There was a time when the Bhatt’s were accused of having something against established actors & made to feel inferior for only working with/launching newcomers & not chasing stars. And now the same people play the nepotism card? Google & tweet guys & won’t even say think & speak”.

Then finally she targets Kangana Ranaut over nepotism she tweets ” As for Kangana Ranaut-She is a great talent,if not she wouldn’t have been launched by Vishesh films in “Gangster”.Yes Anurag Basu discovered her,but Vishesh Films backed his vision & invested in the film. No small feat. Here’s wishing her the very best in all her endeavours”

After Pooja Bhatt series of tweets, Kangana’s team hits back at Pooja, her team tweeted “Dear
@PoojaB1972
, #AnuragBasu had keen eyes to spot Kangana’s talent, everyone knows Mukesh Bhatt does not like to pay artists, to get talented people for free is a favour many studios do on themselves but that doesn’t give your father a license to throw chappals at her…(1/2)’.

This led to cold war between Kangana’s team and Pooja Bhatt.

Ranaut’s team again tweets “call her mad and humiliate her. He also announced her “tragic end”, Also why was he so invested in Sushant Singh Rajpoot’s and Rhea’s relationship? Why did he announce his end too, some of the questions you must ask him 🙏 (2/2)
@PoojaB1972

https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1280815612852240387?s=20

After the tragic demise of Shushant Singh Rajput Star kids, Karan johar, Bhatt family was continuously being attacked by audience over nepotism . Shushant Singh Rajput sudden death left the fan in shock and created rage about nepotism, favouritism and lobbying .

Japan PM may cancel Chinese President Xi state visit .

After China pass the controversial national security law in Hong Kong, Japanese lawmakers have express their concern over the rights of Japanese people and companies in Hong Kong.

On Tuesday Japan ruling party says ” have no choice but to urge” the government to cancel state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Lawmakers in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Democratic Party have drafted the resolution about government to cancel Xi visit.

According to lawmaker Yasuhide Nakayama head at Foreign policy panel of Japan, if the proposal about cancellation is approved at higher level next week, it could be submitted to Abe’s office as soon as Tuesday.

“The LDP is looking at the situation in Hong Kong with great concerb. The fact that about 400 people were arrested the first day the law came into effect is not something we can turn a blind eye to as fellow Asians, democrats and lovers of freedom “, said Nakayama.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian says, “With regard to Japan’s negative comments on Hong Kong, China has made solemn representations. As to whether it will affect President Xi’s visit to Japan, for some time, China has not discussed major issues with the Japanese side. Some Japanese people’s hype on related topics are meaningless. We have no time and no interest for them.

Vikash Dubey’s closest aide Amar Dubey shot dead

HIGHLIGHTS –

  • Aman Dubey was closest aide of Vikas Dubey
  • Amar was also involved in killing of 8 cops last week.
  • Shyamu Bajpai another member of gang got arrested.

History-sheeter Vikas Dubey’s closest gange member Amar Dubey was shot dead by UP Police . Amar Dubey was involved in killing of eight Policemen in Kanpur .

Notably, Amar Dubey was on number one list of 15 wanted aides of Vikash.

Amar Dubey was assigned in gang as Vikash security and he used to travel with him carrying rifle with his team .

“Acting on a tip-off, a team of the STF and local police surrounded Amar. He was injured in the firing and he died during treatment in a hospital,” senior police officer Shlok Kumar said.

And just after Amar’s encounter, another aide was arrested.

“Vikas Dubey’s aide Shyamu Bajpai was arrested after an encounter with police in Chaubeypur area. Shyamu Bajpai, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 sustained bullet injury on his leg,” SHO Chaubeypur KM Rai told PTI.

Kerala: IAS Officer removed for links with gold smuggling .

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Principal secretary removed as State Secretary for having involvement in UAE gold smuggling.
M. Sivasankar, Principal secretary of state is accused of having connection with Swapna Suresh.

Now he has been removed as Principal Secretary to Kerala CM.

On Monday at Thiruvananthapuram airport, custom official had seized 30 kg of gold from a diplomatic bag worth of 15 crore rupees from UAE consulate former staff.

And the accused is identified as Swapna Suresh, she was executive secretary at the UAE consulate. She along with Sarith is under custody of custom officials.

M. Sivasankar was chairman of KSITIl ( Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited ) . Where Swapna was an operation manager .

Now, the government had removed Sivasankar as the state IT secretary .

The details about smuggling came from Sarith Kumar, former PRO of the consulate. He was arrested and remanded to custody by Chief Judicial Magistrate.

And after questioning Sarith, Swapna involvement came to light .

Further it is revealed that Swapna have a strong connection with Sivasankar. Sivasankar was allegedly a frequent visitor at her apartment.

And it also revealed that complete protocol was not followed while appointing Swapna at KSITIL.

UAE embassy in New Delhi tweeted ” The UAE Embassy, New Delhi: The authorities in the UAE have launched an investigation to find out who sent the cargo containing gold to the address of the UAE consulate”.

”The authorities have stressed that the culprits who not only committed a major crime but also sought to tarnish the reputation of the UAE mission in India will not be spared. We remain committed to cooperating with Indian authorities in getting to the root of the crime. 2/2” – another tweet of UAE Embassy.

US: Visaa would be refused, if students enrolled for online course.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said people could face deportation if they do not comply with the rules.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a press release on Monday that for the fall 2020 semester students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the US.

As the world tackles the Covid-19 pandemic, surprisingly, around 91% of Indian students who had planned to study abroad still want to continue due to the safety measures being put in place.

Many universities are moving classes online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It is not clear how many students will be affected.

Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” the ICE statement said.

According to the ICE, F-1 visas are issued to students pursuing academic coursework, while M-1 visas are for those pursuing “vocational coursework” while studying in the US.

After taking care of emergency measures, universities need to be making administrative and financial decisions over the next few weeks that depend on projections about what’s going to be happening three to six months from now. Economists call this “dynamic programming,” but that’s just a fancy name for thinking ahead. While there are many issues that require thinking ahead, here I’m going to focus specifically on issues involving international students, and the complications that arise due to international travel restrictions imposed indefinitely to counter the further spread of the coronavirus.

The number of Indian students in the US has increased by around 3 per cent over the previous year to 202,014, according to the 2019 Open Doors Report on International

At Leverage Edu, we are trying to ensure that we lead the way for the much-needed myth busting around international higher education and do what’s best,” says Akshay Chaturvedi, CEO of Leverage Edu, which provides mentoring and college admissions guidance to students and job seekers looking for higher education outside India.

After India, US is considering to ban Tiktok as security threat.

Amid corona-virus lock-down users of US were spending many hours each day on tiktok.

Now after India, the US government may ban Chinese video sharing app Tiktok. US sighting national security threat as a reason to ban Tiktok .

Tiktok is owned by Byte-dance, Chinese company.

Approximately 75 million users active during lockdown in US.
Tiktok has 175 million downloads in US and more than 1 million users worldwide.

Mike Pompeo, secretary of state says that administration is certainly looking at banning Chinese social media apps . He further claims that Tiktok is a security threat and they shares users data with Chinese government.

When a reporter asked Pompeo, if he would recommend people to download tiktok,
He says “only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese government “.

“Every Chinese technology company is required by Chinese law to provide information they obtain, or information stored on their networks, to Chinese authorities if requested to do so. All Americans should be concerned that their images, bio-metrics, location and other data stored on Chinese apps must be turned over to China’s state security apparatus upon request” says State department.

“Tiktok is led by an American CEO, with hundreds of employees and key leaders across safety, security, product, and public policy here in the U.S. We have no higher priority than promoting a safe and secure app experience for our users. We have never provided user data to the Chinese government, nor would we do so if asked ”, says spokeperson of tiktok.

Meanwhile Tiktok says they will remove Tiktok from Hong Kong.

“In light of recent events, we’ve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong,” says a TikTok spokesperson.