Pakistani Terrorist Planning to Attack Delhi Arrested

 The News Cover: The festive season is in full swing with Dussehra & Diwali soon approaching. Terrorists were planning a terror attack during this time but the terror module was busted by the Delhi Police. They had received a tip-off about this and were able to arrest Mohammad Ashraf. An AK-47 rifle, one hand grenade and two pistols with 50 rounds of bullets were found on him. Do you think Ashraf enter India recently? No! This will come as a shock to you that Ashraf has been staying in India for 10-15 years. 

He was a terrorist from Pakistan and was associated with their intelligence agency ISI. He had entered India through the Siliguri border in West Bengal via Bangladesh. He had obtained Indian fake identity cards like Aadhar card, PAN card, etc. Mohammad Ashraf had been living under a fake name, Ali Ahmed Noori. The police siezed all the fake documents. He even married an Indian woman in Ghaziabad to acquire Indian citizenship. 

Ashraf even acquired an Indian passport to traveled to Thailand and Saudi Arabia. He was currently staying at Ramesh Park in Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area. Now he has been arrested by the Delhi Police. Last month, six terrorists were planning to carry out a series of blasts in metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, etc. However, the 6 of them were arrested and the blasts were prevented.

Lakhimpur Kheri: UP Minister’s Son Kills 4 Farmers

 The News Cover: Hundreds of farmers had assembled in the Tikonia area in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra, his son Ashish Mishra and Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya were in a 3 car convoy. Protestors had gathered to block their convoy as they were upset over a recent speech by Mr. Mishra. Of the 3 SUVs that were blocked, 1 of them ran over 4 farmers instantly killing them. Enraged over the death of the farmers, the protestors hit the car with sticks, broke the window panes, and assaulted BJP workers. One of the SUVs managed to escape while the other two remained stuck in the mob. A car was even set on fire. 4 farmers, 3 BJP workers, and 1 car driver lost their lives in the violence. While UP Police did not give any information, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) identified the four farmers and their ages. 

Have a look. The protesting farmers have alleged that the car which killed the farmers was driven by the Union Minister's son Ashish. A murder case has been filed against Ashish and several others have been named in the FIR. SKM has said 12-15 farmers were injured as well. The state government announced that it will pay a compensation of ₹ 45 lakh and a government job to families of farmers killed in the violence. The injured will be given ₹ 10 lakh. A retired High Court judge will now investigate the violence. When the media asked Mishra about the FIR lodged against his son he said, I am not aware of any FIR against Ashish. "My son wasn't present at the spot. He was at the event. He could never run over the farmers. Had my son been there, he wouldn't have come out alive. I was with the deputy CM during the skirmish.” 

Mobile internet services have been suspended in certain districts and section 144, which prohibits assembly of four or more people, has also been imposed. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was not allowed to visit Lakhimpur Kheri by the police. Then Yadav decided to protest outside his house in Lucknow but the police have detained him. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi who was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri was also arrested by the police. According to Gandhi, she was not shown an arrest warrant and has been arrested illegally by the police. Opposition parties slammed the BJP state government for the cruel incident and called for the resignation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Why WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Down Globally, Report Users

The News Cover: a big story that has many many users, of Facebook and WhatsApp and Instagram put in an awkward situation tonight is that facebook WhatsApp and Instagram are down globally let's go across to for more on this everybody is rushing to Twitter to find out why their WhatsApp their Instagram and their Facebook accounts are not working. what's the latest when they're still not back and it's not just you know people who are just figuring out WhatsApp Instagram and Facebook are done around the world not just in India users are reporting that all three facebook owned properties are inaccessible around the world now while the first user reports of downtime showed up around 9 pm website downtime detection tool down detector suggests that the three services have been down since 8 54 pm which is it's been more than an hour it's not back yet early report suggests that the downtime could be an issue due to DNS issues.

 now meanwhile whatsapp has also issued a statement on tweet saying that it is aware that some people are experiencing issues with whatsapp at the moment and the company goes on to say that it is working to get things back to normal and will send an update on twitter as soon as possible facebook 2 has issued a similar statement instagram as issued a statement that they know that people are having trouble accessing facebook product and they are apologizing for the inconvenience cost now the global downtime isn't just affecting the three services directly there are also apps that are related to facebook like facebook login for authentication and even facebook for workplace which have been affected by this outage now as we go live the services still remain offline with no information on when all three will be available to users we have reached out to facebook and we'll know everybody's struggling to figure out how they're gonna communicate right now but there's also it's led to some lighthearted banter on social media and google india has been quick to tweet saying okay now who switched on the do not disturb sign.
 

Canadian Man Punches Nurse for Vaccinating Wife

 

The News Cover: You all know that when the coronavirus spread healthcare workers worked hard to treat patients. Without caring for their security they selflessy treated patients. They are treated like Gods. They are the ones who are giving people vaccines so that we all can protect ourselves from the coronavirus. They have been called God by many. However a very shocking incident happened in a hospital located in Sherbrooke, Canada. 

A man was shocked that the nurse had vaccinated his wife without his consent. He went to the nurse and began to shout. He got angry, and punched her in the face and ran away. The police are now looking out for this man and will find him soon. Even though doctors did so much for us throughout the pandemic, yet people abuse and beat them up. We all must respect doctors and all healthcare workers and not treat them badly as even they are under a lot of stress.

19 Yr Old Pakistani Terrorists Caught By Indian Army

 The News Cover: Pakistani terrorists infiltrate the Indian border and attacked the Uri army base in 2016, killing 19 Indian soldiers. The terrorists were mainly from Pakistani Punjab. On 18 September the Indian Army had received a tip-off that Pakistani terrorists were planning to cross the J&K border. For 10 days the army was planning and working to stop these terrorists as the terrorists used the same route which was used by the previous terrorists to attack Uri in J&K. A total of 7 terrorists who were trying to enter were killed in the last 1 week. Yesterday 6 terrorists again tried to enter the Indian border but the Indian army started firing at them. 

4 terrorists got scared and turned back. Two of these terrorists managed to sneak into India. 1 of the terrorists was killed in the firing but one of them surrendered in front of the Indian Army. Turned out the boy was very young. He was 19 yrs old boy named Ali Baba Patra. Upon questioning, Patra's revelations shocked the Indian Army. A press conference was held in Uri, where Patra was made to talk to the reporters. The army wanted the world to know what the Pakistani terrorist had said. Patra said, "I am very poor and have many financial difficulties. My father died and I have a mother and sister. We had no money to eat. So the LeT told me to join them and they paid me Rs 20,000 to join. 

I was trained in combat fighting using military equipment. The people who trained me were Pakistan Army officials. After my training, the LeT ordered me to go to ISI which is Pakistan's intelligence agency. The ISI instructed me to enter J&K to conduct terrorist activities and deliver arms. The ISI said that the Indian government is oppressing the Kashmiri people and I had to overthrow the Indian government. They said once I returned to Pakistan after completing the mission, I would be given Rs 30,000.” The Indian army said that this proves that the Pakistan Army is training such terrorists. The army said it's clear that Pakistan lures the poor and trains them to conduct attacks.

PM Modi Returns to India After US Visit

 

The News Cover: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in India on 26 September afternoon after his first US trip since the COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Modi said that Pakistan has been supporting various terrorist organizations and also provided the Taliban with monetary assistance. The terrorists then support them and give them power. The Prime Minister said that India will not shy away from responding to any terror attack on its soil. He also had individual meetings with US President Joe Biden & US vice president Kamala Harris. The talks were to strengthen US-India's economic ties to ensure a bright future. The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc in the US & India.

 Modi & Biden have promised to extend support in case of future obstacles related to business. The U.S., Japan, India & Australia have formed a group called ‘QUAD’. The objective is to reduce China's dominance in the trade sector and bring a stop to China's forceful encroachment in various countries. US President Joe Biden, Modi, and Australia PM Scott Morrison, and Japan PM Yoshihide Suga attended. Spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs Arindam Bagchi said Modi’s US visit was extremely successful and will be remembered for years to come. American law enforcement officials have captured many Indian artifacts belonging to belonging to Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism which have been stolen from India and sold. Since these were a part of Indian history, they respectfully handed it to PM Modi since he was in the US. 

157 historical artifacts were proudly brought back to the country by PM Modi. Modi and government officials are tirelessly working to bring back these priceless artifacts from various countries which were earlier stolen from India. They are working to alert countries to bring these back. Prime Minister Modi 26 September landed at the Palam Technical Airport in Delhi. Modi was greeted by BJP president JP Nadda who congratulated him for the successful US visit. Also, other BJP leaders present expressed their pride and joy over the success of the visit. Folk artistes from different states danced and played different kinds of drums and musical instruments. to greeted the prime minister while he walked. Modi also walked for 2-km and greeted his supporters who were waiting for him near the airport.

Sneha Dubey Strongly Responds to Imran Khan at UNGA

 

The News Cover: At the UNGA, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke against the abrogation of article 370 in Jammu Kashmir. Khan said he wants to end the suffering in Kashmir and wants to solve the issue by holding talks with PM Modi and discuss the removal of article 370. Khan said he has continuously been ignored. Many officials attended the event and IFS officer Sneha Dubey represented India. She delivered a blistering response to Khan's address. Let me tell you what she said, "Of all the countries in the world, Pakistan has the highest number of terrorist organizations. Pakistan also supported Osama bin Laden who was responsible for the 9/11 aerial attacks on the twin tower. They also provided Osama a safe haven to hide for years. 

The entire world is aware of their despicable behavior. They have always encouraged terrorists and allowed them to move about freely. Their statements about curbing terrorism are absolute nonsense. Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh "were, are, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Currently, many areas in J&K have been illegally occupied by Pakistan. Pakistan needs to vacate these areas immediately. Her response went viral on social media and people started praising her. Many news channels wanted to interview Dubey but all she said was 'No comments'. She said, "I already said what I wanted." 

However, Aaj Tak's celebrity news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap barged into Dubey's room where she was working without permission. Kashyap bombarded her with questions but Dubey asked her to leave. However, the anchor stayed put and requested an answer. Kashyap did not leave and kept asking questions which Dubey did not reply to. Since there was no answer, the humiliated anchor walked away. Have a look at the video. Did you see the video? The video was broadcasted live. The anchor barged into Dubey's room and bombared her with questions. When she did not receive an answer she should have walked away instead of being so stubborn. Many people are now making fun of her.

Are Zomato, Ola, and others REALLY helping the workers?

 

The News Cover:  Grofers is an Indian online grocery delivery service and is now believed to be a unicorn i.e a company valued at more than USD1 billion. On 25th August, one of its users tweeted in delight that his grocery order had been delivered within 13 minutes! That's right - in 13 minutes. Just image, someone put an order, the store received it, the goods were packaged, and the delivery boy reached the store and delivered the goods to the user, just within 13 minutes. Actually, the CEO of Grofers wasn't as happy. He replied that the delivery took 3 mins longer than he would have liked. He assured everyone that “We would work harder in the future". The reply was tweeted soon after some news reports stated that Grofers was planning to do deliveries in under 10 mins. Unsurprisingly, the CEO started receiving a lot of hate on social media. And Grofers isn’t the only company that’s using this strategy. Other companies have expressed that they want to reduce the delivery time too. Because in this race to cut delivery times, many people fear that the consequences would need to be faced by the delivery workers of these companies, who would have to risk on the road get these deliveries on time. This isn’t an imaginary situation. 

Something of the short took place in real life. In Pune, when a delivery executive was asked why he was driving on the wrong side of the road, he said, “I am already late for the pick-up.” The pressure on the executives is due to an obvious reason – the more orders they deliver, the more money they make. Sumit Kumar, a Zomato delivery executive had to complete 12 orders in a day to earn an incentive of Rs 200. A delivery executive in an interview stated that this pressure to do faster deliveries is not exerted directly by the company. It’s indirect and he "observed that more orders are assigned to the ones who deliver it faster." This is the story of the 15 lakh drivers working for companies such as Ola, Uber, Zomato and Swiggy. 

But the story of the delivery executives isn't as black and white. Some people argue that given the bad economy these people at least have a source of income. While others argue that they deserve fair working conditions. We’ll try to discuss two questions in this video. What challenges do the delivery executives face? And are there any positives of their jobs? And how can we evaluate it in a balanced manner? In recent years, a term called "gig economy" has been used frequently. What does it mean? A 'gig work' is basically work delivered ‘on-demand’, as and when the requirement arises, and for a fixed period of time. Examples of gig work include driving cabs, food delivery, and repairing electrical equipment. Estimates show that the number of platform-based gig workers has increased from 80 lakhs in 2016 to 1.5 crore in 2018. A BCG report added that most of these jobs are in lower-income job categories such as deliveries or ridesharing. According to this report, in the next 3-4 years, India’s gig economy will grow by 3x. While the gig economy is set to become more popular in India, gig workers don't see a secure future ahead. Why is that? There are 4 main reasons for this. First, according to numerous news reports, the majority of the gig workers overwork but don't get as much money. 

Sumit Kumar, a delivery executive at Zomato, whom we mentioned in the introduction said that Zomato's payment to its delivery partners has two components: a fixed base pay on every completed order and incentives after attaining delivery milestones. Sumit said, “if you just work for the base pay, you won’t be able to afford an undergarment for yourself.” Hence, the incentives become really important for the workers. To make an additional Rs 200 incentive the executives have to reach 24 touchpoints i.e. complete 12 deliveries. This incentive can go as high as Rs 800 for them if they make 22 deliveries in one day. Sumit says “he has to put his blood, sweat, and tears" to deliver 22 orders in a day. This was the case for delivery services. But the incentives for cab services are structured in a similar way - they have to complete a certain number of trips to get their incentive. Recently earnings of many have dropped. 

Arif, a Mumbai-based driver shared that he makes around Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 per week. “Earlier I could make Rs 12,000 a week", he said. And why have these earnings dropped? This is because of the “carrot and stick” concept, i.e. first you feed someone and then beat them with a stick. Aditi Surie, a researcher at the Indian Institute of Human Settlements, explains that the informal sector workers were lured with higher incentives. These high incentives led to a boom in taxi registrations and vehicle loans. For example, commercial taxi registrations in Bengaluru grew 40% every year between 2014 and 2017. But in 2017, incentives were cut and the drivers’ earnings reduced, making it difficult for them to pay the debt. That's why Tanveer Pasha, the president of a Drivers Association says that "we’re earning less than usual while working more.” With a longer number of working hours, the gig workers are witnessing a toll on their physical and mental health. .

Arif has been working for Ola for 3 years. He said, "driving from 7 am to 11 pm or midnight meant disturbed meal routines and that led to acidity and body ache. I didn't even have time to take a toilet break." According to research on Ola and Uber drivers, around 90% of the drivers claimed they get less than 6 hours of sleep. The research data shows that the respondents’ consumption of cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol increased too. The increasing amount of stress has also led workers to give up on their family time. Ahmed Shariff chose to quit the ride-hailing app he worked in for three months. He said, "the kind of work needed for incentives was not worth it. I’ve gone back to driving for offline companies; they may pay less, but the job is more dignified." Third, the gig workers lack social security in their work. The investigation held by Prachi Salve and Shreehari Paliath revealed that gig jobs offer none of the benefits that regular jobs bring – limit on working hours, overtime, and health benefits. An Ola cab driver said that after undergoing surgery, he was compelled to resume driving as he’s the breadwinner of the family. He had to take a break after each trip due to the pain. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things worse for these workers. During the lockdown, nobody was using these services. 

Under a Facebook post by Ola, the comments section during COVID was filled with comments by drivers from across the country, stating their name and location, and a plea for help. Fourth, there’s constant pressure on the gig workers to maintain good customer ratings. Urban Company service professionals have to maintain a rating of 4.5. If it drops lower than 4.5, they are taken off the platform and sent for retraining. This has meant that often workers need to go beyond what their actual job demands. For example, Pooja, who provides beauty services on the Urban Company app, says that many customers "ask for a free head massage after the body massage. But if we refuse, they may give us low ratings" The focus on customer ratings gives power to the customer and strips it away from the workers. The economic logic behind this is to attract more paying customers, apps are designed to give them more power. The sad part is - workers are not aware of what ratings they receive. And the companies don’t have a grievance mechanism system where the workers can make an appeal or ask for additional information regarding the bad reviews. Many times they get kicked off a platform without receiving sufficient information. So these were the negative aspects of the gig economy. It also has a positive side. 

For example, in 2016, Pooja opened a beauty salon using a loan. Pooja struggled to repay the load, so she started working as a spa therapist with the Urban Company. Now, she does not want to leave the platform. To run her salon, she had to pay rent, give salary to the staff and buy equipment, yet there was no guarantee of client footfall. She added, "with the app, I don't have many of these expenses and I can earn more." A report conducted an interview of around 90 women from Mumbai and Delhi and showed that the women working on Urban Company, on average, earn Rs 1,550 per day against the Rs 300 per day for a routine salon job. In addition to increased earnings, women also like flexible work timings as it allows them to manage their household responsibilities. 

Almost 85% of the respondents in the study were satisfied with the flexible timings. This was an example of the positive side. Another positive side is that gig workers at least have a source of income. There are many who’re completely unemployed and have no job opportunities. But the gig workers have a source of income. And remember the hate that Grofers’ CEO received for its 10 minutes tweet? The CEO clarified that they are not going to meet the 10 minutes by pushing its drivers to deliver faster but rather because of "in-store planning and tech". This debate about the gig economy has divided people into two groups - one who thinks that these jobs are horrible and those that think that they aren't as bad. Truth as always lies in the middle. In the current challenging economic environment, these jobs offer employment opportunities to several people. 

At the same time, a lot can be done to improve the working conditions of the workers. Prof. Ramaswamy, a researcher at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development, says that India needs to set up institutional mechanisms such as labor court systems to improve the working conditions of the gig workers. And thankfully, the government is making progress on this issue. Ministry of Law and Justice has come up with a Code on Social Security (2020) that mandates the Union and state governments to offer provisions and social security to the gig workers. These would provide life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection, education, provident funds, and other benefits. But till these regulations are acted up properly, the gig workers will continue to toil. 

As Tanveer Pasha, the head of the driving association said in an interview, “it’s a bit like a drug. We had been hooked, and our options are taken away from us. Now we rely entirely on what these app companies decide for us.” We should keep in mind that the government and the companies aren’t the only ones responsible for improving the welfare of gig workers. The customers are responsible too. And it’s not complicated. You can tip them, give a high rating if you’re satisfied with their work, and if you’re dissatisfied, and provide an explanation so that the worker gets to know the reason for the poor rating. This simple solution can have a positive and significant impact on the lives of gig workers.

Farmers Gherao Karnal Secretariat in Haryana

 

The News Cover: On 28 August 2021 in Haryana's Karnal many farmers were protesting. The police violently lathi-charged the farmers. An IAS officer Ayush Sinha had also ordered the police to crack the farmers' heads open. The farmers were left stunned by this inappropriate order. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait was furious over Ayush Sinha's orders. He met government officials demanding strict punishment to the police officers. If their demands are not met they would lay siege on the Karnal mini-secretariat. A delegation of 11 farm leaders was invited by the BJP state government for talks over. 

Tikait present a list of demands that needed to be resolved. However there talks were inconclusive due to disagreements. On 8 September 2021, thousands of farmers from Haryana and neighboring states like Punjab reached a place called the New Anaj Mandi in Karnal by riding tractors and motorcycles. From there they marched on foot to the Karnal mini-secretariat. The police placed barricades and sprayed water. Farmers jumped the barricades and went forward. They successfully reached the mini-secretariat without any complications and surrounded the building. When tikait was asked by a leader how long farmers will stay there he said they have all prepared to stay there for a very long time till their demands are met as they have set up tents.

‘Salman Khan’ Stopped for Driving Amitabh Bachchan’s Car

 

The News Cover: Karnatak parivahan vibhaag ne luxury gadiyo ke khilaaf vishesh chhaapemaari ki, and seized 8 vehicles for non-payment of taxes and not carrying relevant documents. A Rolls-Royce Phantom car bearing a Maharashtra registration number was stopped for checking. The driver, who introduced himself as Salman Khan. When asked for the car's documents, it was found that the car was in the name of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. When asked why the car's document stated a different owner, Khan stated that the documents contained Big B's name. 

However, Khan's father had purchased the car from Big B in 2019 but the name on the car documents had not been changed. As per rules, once the vehicle is sold, the ownership must be transferred within 11 months. Beyond which the vehicles cannot ply. Officials have told Khan to immediately complete the transfer process otherwise strict action will be taken against him. Big B did not buy the car himself. It was actually a gift. Isn't it such an interesting fact? The car was a gift by producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra for the success of the film ‘Eklavya’ in 2007. Social media erupted with the news as people thought the real Salman Khan was stopped for driving Bachchan’s car. 

Later it was found that it was someone else named Salman Khan. Currently, the real Salman Khan is in Russia shooting for the film Tiger 3 with ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif. The senior Bachchan's son Abhishek Bachchan was admitted at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai as he had sustained injuries to his arm during a film shoot. Big B and his daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda went to visit him on Rakshabandhan.

Thane Civic Official Loses Fingers in Attack

 The News Cover: A few days ago, on Kasaravadavali road in Thane, hawkers were sitting on the road and making their sales. Kalpita Pimple the Assistant Municipal Commissioner of TMC and her team, reached the spot in their car and conducted an anti-encroachment drive She and her team reached the cart of the vegetable vendor. They asked him to remove his cart from the area. They turned his cart upside down, and all his vegetables were scattered on the road. A pimple and her team moved ahead. Amarjeet Singh Yadav who was the vegetable vendor, in a fit of fury attacked Pimple with a knife from behind. Pimple turned around and tried to protect herself by using her hands to block the knife. In the process, two of her fingers were cut off. 

Pimple had her private security guard who rushed to save her. His name was Somnath Maruti Palve and he too lost one finger. There was another police personnel present, but it happened soo fast, that they had no time to react. Vegetable vendors can be seen standing with a knife and telling the cops not to come closer. He said, "What do you want from me? I'll come to the police station. If you want I can hang myself or I can even slit my throat. I don't mind the blood. What do you want me to do? I am a poor man, can’t I just earn peacefully on this earth and live? No one can help me. Not even you, I know.” The police were able to catch Amarjeet Yadav and took him to Kasaravadavali police station. 

Yadav had no past criminal record and has been selling vegetables in Thane for many years. He told the police that he was angry that his shop had been destroyed, on Pimple's orders, He was upset with her and that is why he attacked Pimple, as he thought she was responsible. Kiran Khairnar, Senior Police Inspector of Kasarvadavali police station said, Amarjeet Yadav was wrong and has been booked for attempted murder, stopping a public servant while performing duty, and assaulting. A pimple and her bodyguard's fingers were stitched back at Jupiter Hospital in Thane. They are safe now. Sanjay Hirwade, Additional Municipal Commissioner of TMC said, that they are not afraid of such cowardly attacks on their officials. Instead, they will take stricter action against such illegal hawkers.

RCI Provides Teacher Training Courses for the Deaf

 

The News Cover: All disability-related courses (Hearing Impairment / Visual Impairment VI / Learning Disability etc.) are managed by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), New Delhi. There are many courses like - D.Ed., B.Ed., M.Ed in HI, VI or LD. There is DTISL - Deaf teacher training course and even Interpreter course. After doing these courses, the professional is registered with RCI and given a Central Rehabilitation Register (CRR) number. After which you are permitted to teach. As per RCI Act, 1992 - RCI registration is mandatory, otherwise there can be punishment / fine. You all must be knowing that in deaf schools across the country, most teachers are hearing. Why? This is because many deaf people do not know how to apply and get qualifications to become a RCI certified teacher of deaf. I will tell you. 

You can become RCI certified teacher of deaf in two ways - For a deaf individual to called a teacher of the deaf, need to complete one of the two RCI approved course. DTISL is a two year Diploma in Teaching ISL. After completion of the course, you become a certified teacher. DTISL course is currently being offered in three institutes in the country : 1. ISLRTC, New Delhi 2. IDBA, Indore 3. HWSPSHI, Panchkula, Haryana As an ISL Teacher, you can get a job to teach interpreters or to teach deaf students in deaf schools. PM Modi announced ISL as a language subject, schools all over the country will now start teaching ISL for which there will be a demand for deaf teachers. Deaf can study this course and become teachers. So go ahead and apply. 2. If you are interested in teaching various subjects like maths, English, science, etc, then you need to complete a D.Ed. in Special Education (Hearing Impairment) There are many training institutes in the country which offer D.Ed. in Spl. Ed. (H.I.). However only hearing people apply as there is no accessibility. 

Last year for the first time, in Haryana 25 deaf and 5 hearing people - a total of 30 people applied in a D.Ed. (H.I.) batch. Teachers knew ISL and interpreters were there for classes where teachers did not know sign language. After completing D.Ed. in Spl. Ed. (H.I.) one can apply for jobs in deaf schools as teachers from Nursery till Class VIII. Both courses- DTISL and D.ED / B. Ed (HI) are important. DTISL helps to you train deaf as well as hearing interpreters. Whereas B. Ed, D. Ed (HI) helps you to teach subjects such as Science, Maths, English, etc. 

as bilingual teachers. The good news, RCI has announced the admission process for 2021, Deaf who are interested can apply for the teacher training courses. You need to be 12th pass to apply for these courses. The cut-off for D.Ed. courses is 50 % in 12th and the cut off for DTISL course is 45 %. The admission will start from 31st August and will be till 30 September 2021. All the information about the course is available on the RCI website. You can also contact the institutes - ISLRTC, Haryana, and IDBA Indore for more guidance and support.

India says has no plans to cut import duties after Tesla appeals to slash taxes

 News Cover: the auto market is once again in a direct hit to us-based EV maker tesla's plan for the Indian market. India said it has no plans to cut import duties on electric vehicles announcement came weeks after tesla appealed to the government to slash taxes here India, however, added it is taking steps to promote the use of electric cars by lowering domestic taxes and adding charging stations tesla CEO Elon musk earlier floated. 

the possibility of the local factory once it starts selling wholly built units, from overseas and the world's second-most populous nation tesla, is seeking to make inroads into Asia's third-largest economy while electric vehicles here accounting for less than just one percent of annual car sales they compared with about five percent in china. the spare charging infrastructure, and the expensive cost they have debted large-scale adoption of electric vehicles in India and unlike china where tesla set up its first factory outside of u.s it dominates electric car sales there those dead trends, have also turned Maruti Suzuki, into their top local carmaker and it's now going to be very not a beat, in fact, low about the uptick of electric cars.

RBI Bans Mastercard From Taking New Customers

 

News Cover: Banks across India offer credit cards. the Visa and Mastercard is the second-largest credit card issuing company in India. Mastercard has invested $1 billion in India and has plans to invest another $1 billion. For a long time, the RBI has been forcing credit card companies to store data of Indian customers in India and not abroad. However, Mastercard failed to abide by this rule. They violated the rule as they stored data of Indian customers abroad. This is why the RBI indefinitely banned Mastercard from issuing new credit & debit from July 22. 

The ban was enforced from 22 July. The decision will not impact the services of the existing customers of Mastercard. However, the company will be barred from issuing new cards. Mastercard is not the first company to face such a ban. The first was American Express Banking Corp. and the second, was Diners Club International. Mastercard is the 3rd company to face such a ban. In a statement, Mastercard said that it is disappointed with the decision taken by RBI as it will incur a huge loss because of the ban.

Shilpa Shetty Breaks Down While Giving Statement

 

News Cover: Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra was arrested in Mumbai over a pornographic video case on 19 July. On 23rd July, he was denied bail and was remanded to further custody. The police took Raj Kundra to his Juhu residence. The police took him to search his house for documents and also to interrogate his wife Shilpa Shetty. Upon reaching the house, a huge argument broke out between Kundra and Shilpa Shetty. This is according to police sources. 

While giving her statement to the police, Shilpa Shetty broke down. When the cops asked her if she was aware of Kundra's involvement in Hot Shots App she said, "I was aware of the App but I was unaware of the exact nature of the content on the App. There is a difference between 'erotica' and 'pornography'. My husband was never involved in Pornography." Shilpa also said and she stands by her husband. but police have recorded a statement and will analyze it. 

If needed we will question her again. Officials also claimed that during the search they found a cupboard hidden in a cavity in which they found many documents. also seized 48 TB of images & videos, which were adult content. and They have also had a record of transactions and an account in Yes Bank registered to Mr. Kundra and to one of the United Bank of Africa. Officials suspect money from the sale of pornographic content was used for online sports betting. Rs 7.5 crore has been seized so far. 

Ujjain Collector: No Vaccine, No Salary

 

The News Cover: Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh wants to achieve the target of 100% vaccination against the deadly COVID-19. For this the Ujjain district Collector Ashish Singh came up with a unique idea and issued an order on 22nd June. The order said salaries of government employees in Ujjain will not be disbursed if they fail to get vaccinated till 31st July. 

The decision was taken with the aim to attain 100% vaccination. The order also said that an officer has been directed to collect vaccination certificates. Once the certificates are checked only then the salaries will be released. Heads of various departments in the district were also directed to submit information about vaccination among the daily wage and contractual employees. 

The collector said such a decision was made because, it was found that many Ujjain government employees had died due to COVID-19 as they were not vaccinated. The decision to release salary only after vaccination was to encourage employees to take the jab. This will ensure many people will get vaccinated and remain safe.

Centre Releases Rs 8,923 Crore For Rural Bodies In 25 States Amid Coronavirus

The News Cover: well the department of expenditure ministry of finance, yesterday released a number of rupees 8923.8 crores to 25 states. for providing grants to the rural local bodies RLBs these grants are meant for all three tiers of Panchayati, raj institutions, the village, block, in the district level institutions. the amount was released on Saturday as the first installment of the grants for the year 2021-22. it may be utilized by the RLBs among. 

other things for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the covid-19 pandemic, it is expected to augment resources to the three tiers of panchayats for fighting covid-19. the statewide amount of the grant released has in fact been released. so well what is important about this grant? is that it was supposed to be given as for the Philippines finance commission from June, but because of given the fact that there has been a pandemic in a national health emergency they released this money yesterday itself. 

well ahead at least one month in advance, it's also with untied without any utilization given the prevailing situation. so as to allow panchayat, institutions, as you rightly pointed out the village, the block, in the district level, to take various prevention and mitigation steps to fight this pandemic. because as you're well aware this is now the covid virus has spread to try to tie three cities. and where the various facilities are not as good as in the cities, and in that backdrop that the ministry of expenditure has released these funds, untied funds, to ensure that people get some relief and some measures are taken to stop the spread of this virus.
 

Third Wave Inevitable: Grim Warning From Government's Scientific Adviser

 

The News Cover: well the government's scientific advisor in a press briefing just a little while back, has warned of the third wave, of covid. which he says is inevitable phase three is inevitable given, the high levels of the circulating viruses, what dr Raghavan, has said it's not clear on what time scales this phase three, with will occur this is terrible news given. the fact that India is just in the middle of phase two right now. 

and we are all suffering immensely, we should prepare for new waves, the government has said this on the surge in Covid. they've also spoken about the so-called India double mutant, it's called the b1.617 variant, which essentially has certain features which enable antibody. escape in other words the antibodies in other words. it's easier for higher transmissibility people, get infected much faster.

 and the vaccines themselves perhaps are not as efficacious. as they are in the original strain, and this is now believed to be something that is resulting in a large number of cases across the country. this has been confirmed by the health ministry today. two months after clinical information suggesting, the spread of this variant called b1.617 was reported by doctors in Maharashtra. 

and elsewhere coronavirus, to go from here a phase 3 is inevitable given the high levels of circulating virus. but it's not clear on what time scale this phase 3 will occur hopefully incrementally. but we should prepare for new waves previous infections and vaccines. will cause adaptive pressure on the virus. for new kinds, of changes which try to escape it and therefore we should be prepared by scientifically to take care of that.

Mamata wins West Bengal but loses in Nandigram

 

The News Cover: On one hand where the cases of coronavirus infections are being counted in the country, On the other hand, on 2nd May the election results were counted from whose rallies the coronavirus actually spread. And the results are very shocking. If we talk especially of West Bengal, Everything predicted by the exit polls turned out to be wrong. Not one or two, all of the exit polls failed badly. They predicted that TMC would get at most 180 seats. But in reality, TMC got an almost two-thirds majority. 

Not only did they cross the 200 marks, But their performance also was better than in the last Bengal election. Not only the media, the Home Minister of the country, Amit Shah, had also predicted the result very confidently after every phase of the elections. After the first phase, he had said the BJP will win 26 out of the 30 seats. After five phases he had said that BJP had already won 122 seats. And overall he had said that BJP will cross the 200 marks. But this did not happen. Often politicians put across such claims to build up the narrative. So that there is good momentum in the elections.

 It's not a big deal. But there was one prediction where big stakes were involved. The predictions of the political strategist Prashant Kishore. He had said that BJP will not cross the 100 mark. The number of seats they win will not be in 3 digits. If they do win, he'll leave his profession. Not only did his predictions come true. But they came true at the time when the whole media ran with the exact opposite claim. After winning the election, he accused the Election Commission of a very serious crime. Generally, it is when parties lose the election that they blame the EVMs or Election Commission. But here, even after winning with a two-thirds majority, he said that the Election Commission tried its best to help BJP win.

 And this happened for the very first time in the history of the country. That the Election Commission was so biased towards a party. "With a blatant - blatantly partial Election Commission, We went through hell. They allowed - they gave the free hand to BJP to do whatever they wanted to do." He gave several reasons for this. First, stretching the election for 8 phases. Just take the scheduling of the election, 8 rounds, in the pandemic time, what made you do this? Only because you wanted to give more opportunities to the BJP leaders to come and campaign. Second, designing the election phases in such a way that in the first couple of phases the areas where BJP is stronger goes to the election. 

And in the areas and districts where TMC is strong, conducting elections in each of those districts in four phases there. So that no momentum can be build up. In the last, so many years, when a district was carved out in four phases? Just because the district was supposedly seen as a Trinamool stronghold. That district polled in four phases? Just because you wanted to have 4 seats, 5 seats, 10 seats so that no momentum can be built in favor of Trinamool. The bulk of the seats that BJP won in Lok Sabha went for poll early. Is it a coincidence? Third, using religion, all the religious politics used during the campaigning allowing it to continue. 

And not taking any action against those politicians that are politicizing Hindus-Muslims. If we talk about religious politics, then some people are still trying to drive a wedge between Hindus and Muslims even after this election. It is especially seen frequently by the BJP supporters. They're saying that the TMC's win in the election is because of their minority vote bank. That all the Muslims come together to vote for TMC. And these same people curse Hindus for not voting for their party. They wonder if the people know that the Hindus in Bengal are in danger. That all the Hindus should come together to vote for their party. 

This same strategy is used every time in every state. They believe that they can scare and fool Hindus to get their votes. But let me tell you the reality, friends. In Bengal, 70% of the population is Hindu. And if you see the vote share of TMC, it is almost touching 50%. By seeing this you might say that around 20% of the Hindus voted for TMC. But even simple maths doesn't show the reality. In many seats in the South West area of Bengal, the Muslim population is less than 5%. But see that all the seats there have been won by TMC by a large margin. This data clearly shows that labeling everything as Hindu or Muslim needs to be stopped. Even though BJP lost in West Bengal if you see the overall results of all the five states, Then it is not an embarrassing defeat for BJP. 

They have become the main opposition party in West Bengal. They had won less than 10 seats in the last election. Apart from this, the BJP Alliances have clearly won Assam and Puducherry. And reality, friends, is that this is more of a loss for Congress than BJP. Congress lost the States of Assam and Puducherry. And in West Bengal, they lost their role as the opposition. And in Kerala, LDF's victory was historic. For the last 40 years in Kerala, 

LDF and UDF have been winning alternatively. But this time it didn't happen and LDF won its second continuous term. This is also a big loss for Congress. If Congress really wants to win, then they need strong local leaders. It has been seen time and again in the last several elections. Wherever there has been a strong opposition leader, it was easy to defeat BJP. Be it Amarinder Singh of Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi.

Indian states out of COVID vaccines as daily cases near 400,000

 

The News Cover: Monica gold, sits by her husband's hospital bed just hours after she lost her mother to covid-19. she's managed to find him oxygen but not the ventilator, doctors say, he needs my mom it's 5:30 in the morning today because of lack of ventilator. there was no ventilator, otherwise, she couldn't survive. now again he is he needs a ventilator, support doctor,' says two days'. I have tried, I don't know thousands of numbers across India. 

nobody is healthy, India's underfunded health care system. is collapsing, as it's overwhelmed by the world's biggest surge in cases, there are long lines outside oxygen suppliers around the country. this tension here is people waiting. the hope of getting oxygen, for their sick relatives some have been waiting for more than 12 hours. but with hospitals out of beds, and oxygen these suppliers, are many people's only bed began arriving from other countries. 

this week with the first cargo from the u.s, touching down, in New Delhi on Friday. the military plane was carrying more than 400 oxygen cylinders, hospital equipment, and nearly a million rapid tests, Us will also send hundreds of thousands of vaccines, and the raw materials needed to manufacture more. that's as many states say, they don't have enough doses, to start inoculating all adults, from Saturday. as planned we were preparing for the vaccination campaign. and we started mega campaigns, also we trained thousands of our healthcare workers, and doctors, etc. 

to start this mega vaccination campaign, but there is no vaccine with us health experts, say the government failed. to prepare, for the second wave of India. was lucky enough to have a 2nd wave, which was delayed compared to many other countries. out there, and we had a relatively long time to see, what has happened to the rest of the world?

in terms of how severe the second wave was, and unfortunately as a public health researcher, I sort of failed to see the kind of preparation that, I was expecting, that the government would be doing in the last year Monica says her mother wasn't a victim of covid-19. but a lack of preparedness by the government, and that she doesn't know what she'll tell her eight-year-old son if she goes home without his father.