DKS custody and grey shades in politics

Secondly, DKS is not exactly known for Gandhian values. He seems to have had a premonition of what was coming his way too. His tweets-Twitter being our public-personal broadcasting service-and his last speech in the Assembly could be seen as a chronicle of a jail-term foretold. Nonetheless, the reaction was fierce. In his home ground Kanakapura, some 60 km from Bengaluru, buses were torched, highways blocked and it's like an unofficial bandh. In the rest of the state, his party, listless just days ago, has suddenly found a cause to hit the streets. Politics in India seems to be run by Robin Hoods. Whatever be the nature of charges, if a politician's ground-level PR is in place, he's a hero of sorts! His supporters call it pure political vendetta. Many others are equally (or more) guilty of shady transactions, they say, but stay untouched under the protective umbrella of the ruling dispensation. Note, there's no claim of clean politics, only a comparative scaling of grey shades. The Congress needs to ponder how DKS became the face of the party in a state that had leaders like S Nijalingappa and Devaraj Urs. The state BJP, meanwhile, is curiously muted. After all, DKS is from the powerful Vokkaliga community... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://wiznotes.com/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/251207/Default.aspx

Love Action Drama movie review: Dhyan hits bullseye

Love Action Drama shows why it has prevailed almost a decade as a favourite combo for many movie-goers. Through LAD, Dhyan, the younger brother of Vineeth Sreenivasan, adds his name in that combo, and we may see more from them. In this Dhyan Sreenivasan directorial, Dinesh (Nivin Pauly), a wealthy young man who gets rejected by his childhood lover, finds his true love in Shobha (Nayantara), a Malayali girl brought up in Chennai. But before winning her heart, Dinesh has to change his sluggish way of living and quit two addictions, smoking and heavy drinking. Will he succeed in doing that? Will his friend Sagar (Aju Varghese) be able to help him? Nivin Pauly, who has had a slow start to the year with mediocre movies like Mikhael, makes a big leap forward with this rom-com. After the success of Oru Vadakkan Selfie, fans of Nivin Pauly's comedy roles didn't have much to celebrate. To an extent, LAD can satisfy them and seeing the usual suspects of Nivin-Aju-Vineeth in one frame would be huge for them. The film's storyline is pretty simple and at times predictable, but altogether they could bring back the good old slapstick comedy successfully. And funny one-liners from Aju, like in Malarvadi Arts Club, Thattathin Marayathu and in Oru Vadakkan Selfie, make a comeback in this movie. Dhyan's direction is above average and the film hardly offers any boring or dead sequence. Nayantara's ethereal grace and suave acting in these types of rom-coms is a treat as always. Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sreenivasan, Renji Panicker and Mallika Sukumaran prove to be a well-balanced cast with their performances. Delicious visuals in Chennai and decent music make it a worthy one-time watch. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://justpaste.it/3tgmd

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Pakistan is not helping the people of Jammu and Kashmir

et us get some facts straight. When Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India on October 26, 1947, obviously the entire riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir legally became Indian territory, including the territory which is now under the illegal possession of Pakistan, the territory it illegally transferred to China in 1963, and the territory China annexed from India in the war of 1962. India has a legitimate and legal claim to this entire land while Pakistan has none.What has the government of India done now? It has amended Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian Constitution; not of the Constitution of Pakistan or the United Nations Charter. It has bifurcated the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories, again territory under its control, not under someone else's control. Some of us do not like what the government of India has done and we shall continue to fight to restore the status quo ante, but that is our domestic issue and not Pakistan's. In fact, Pakistan is spoiling the case of the opponents of the government's move by giving a handle to their detractors to label them pro-Pakistan and anti-national. Recall what happened to Rahul Gandhi recently. The global rebuff it has received is proof enough of the fact that the world does not take Pakistan seriously.Let us now look at what Pakistan has done as far as the territory, which is under its illegal possession, is concerned, from time to time. According to a report published in the Economic Times on August 13, 2019 Pakistan divided the area under its control in 1949, even before the UN-mandated ceasefire came into effect, into two administrative zones, namely 'Azad Jammu and Kashmir' and the 'Federally Administered Northern Areas' which included Gilgit and Baltistan. Twenty years later, in 1969, it created an 'advisory council' for the Federally Administered Northern Areas. In 1994, it converted the advisory council into the 'Northern Areas Council'. In 1999, the name was changed to 'Northern Areas Legislative Council'. This was again changed when in 2009 it created the Gilgit-Baltistan legislative assembly and council to give the area a semblance of self-rule through the Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order. Nobody believed Pakistan's claim because the prime minister of Pakistan retained the authority to legislate over 63 subjects and overrule any law passed by the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly. The State Subject Rule, which was promulgated by the maharaja in 1927 and was the precursor of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution, was abolished by Pakistan in both 'Azad Jammu and Kashmir' and Gilgit-Baltistan in 1984, thus facilitating outsiders to purchase property and settle down in these areas without any difficulty. Over time, this has completely changed the demography of the Pakistan occupied areas.Today Pakistan is shedding crocodile tears at what India has done and claims that its heart is bleeding for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. How has it treated the people of the riyasat who have remained under its illegal occupation all these years? The so-called prime minister of the so-called 'Azad Jammu and Kashmir' sits outside the office of the under-secretary of the government of Pakistan in Islamabad waiting to be called in by that potentate? What is even worse and completely immoral is that Pakistan has transferred an area of over 5,000 square kilometres of the old riyasat to China in 1963 completely illegally. Pakistan is very fond of describing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir as a 'dispute', although in document after document signed by it with India starting with the Simla agreement it has accepted it as an 'issue'. But if, according to Pakistan, it is a 'dispute', how on earth has it ceded a part of this disputed land to another country? It is like someone occupying a part of my land illegally and then transferring a portion of it to someone else. China is equally guilty of taking possession of disputed land from someone who did not have title to it. Completely illegal, completely unacceptable.We claim, and rightly so, that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan. The UN resolutions on the subject became infructuous when India and Pakistan signed the Simla agreement in 1972. It has been reiterated time and again as a bilateral issue in all subsequent documents signed by the two countries. Yet, Pakistan repeats the UN resolutions ad nauseam hoping that a lie repeated a thousand times would be taken as truth. We must guard against it. The international community is often ill informed about Jammu and Kashmir. Many foreign ministers I met during my tenure in the foreign office were not even aware of the geography of the state, yet wanted to contribute their two-bit to its resolution.Many of us are determined to fight the government of India, peacefully and democratically to undo the grievous wrong it has done to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Yet, it will be our fight, not somebody else's, certainly not of Pakistan. 1702562 DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://doodleordie.com/profile/dunemshesee

Joe Root keen to keep leading England despite Ashes defeat

Whenever you lose a series, it hurts. I've to take that on the chin. You have to look at areas you want to get better at, both in yourself and as a team,' Yorkshire batsman Root added. 'When you find yourself in a situation like today you learn a lot about your team. In many ways we were an inexperienced team. We have to learn quickly. We were not as good as we would have liked to be or consistent throughout the whole game.' 'This can't keep happening. You are not going to win many games if you start behind. There is still plenty to learn for this group.' The tourists will head into the final Test starting at The Oval on Thursday aiming to become the first Australian team to win an Ashes series in England since 2001. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://langleygymnastics.ca/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/61/UserId/944557/Default.aspx

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In UP, chief minister Yogi Adityanath's reputation is above the welfare of children

Although investigation has exposed the culpability of the school authorities and the headmaster - some villagers, too, have said that their children often say they get rice and salt, and a parent-cook was earlier asked to keep mum about the practice by the headmaster himself - a tangled yarn of a made-up scene of the mid-day meal validating the guilt of the journalist and the villager has been spun by the administration.It is now apparently normal to use law as a weapon to silence, threaten and punish in extreme measure - criminal conspiracy, if proven, leads to death or life imprisonment - with no account taken of the act in question. There does not have to be a crime, or even a minor offence. All it needs is a journalist doing his job, a commentator making a critical comment about any ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government in a state or at the Centre, a citizen protesting against injustice or the abuse of a system, or a teacher, artist or writer disagreeing with false beliefs being shoved down people's throats for the law, once used for grave matters, to close its trap. The mindset of New India's rulers is revealed by their questions regarding the journalist: what right had he to film when he works for a printed newspaper? Why did he make the video public instead of going to the administration? Apparently, the government wishes to define the limits of all professions in the country; it is psychologically an occupier. Children do not matter; they do not vote. 1702250 DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://ask.fm/reetasignaas

PM Modi urges world to say goodbye to single-use plastic at UN event

EXPLAINER: What is single-use plastic and why does PM Modi want it banned in India? PM Modi told global leaders in attendance at COP 14 how India has 'soil cards' to help the farmers understand the health of the soil. PM highlighted India's Swachh Bharat mission for sanitation, and water conservation efforts. Making a huge commitment from the international forum, Prime Minister Modi committed that India would increase the land cover that would be recovered from land degradation from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares, between 2019 and 2030. Prime Minister Modi also also appealed for global water action agenda to fight climate change. Proposing a south-south cooperation, he recited sanskrit shlokas reminding India's ancient commitment to holistic and inclusive prosperity which includes climate. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.boxboardproducts.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/399397/Default.aspx

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Boris urges rebel Tory MPs not to back Brexit delay

he Labour MP, Hilary Ben, has already tabled amotion calling for an extension to the date by which the UK leaves the EU from October 31, 2019, to January 21, 2020 - a delay of three months.There are said to be between 20 and 30 Tory MPs, including former senior cabinet ministers, among them the former chancellor Philip Hammond, who have indicated they will vote with the Opposition in order to stop Boris leaving the EU without a deal. They say this would be disastrous for the British economy.Since Boris has an overall majority of only one in the Commons, there is every chance he will suffer a defeat. However, because of the fixed term parliament act, he will need a two-thirds majority in the Commons before he can call a general election. Corbyn, who has been calling for months for such an election, might now find it difficult not to vote for one.The outcome of such an election could see Boris ousted from power though his calculation will be the country will not want an extreme Left wing politician, such as Corbyn, as Prime Minister.Over the weekend, rebel Tory MPs were warned that if they voted with Corbyn, they would be expelled from the party and not allowed to stand as Conservative candidates at the next election.As Boris made his statement, protesters gathered outside Downing Street, shouting, "Stop the coup," a reference to his decision to prorogue parliament for five weeks.Boris made one thing clear: "I want everybody to know there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay. "We are leaving on October 31, no ifs or buts."He began by saying: "Five weeks ago I said this government would not hang around. We wouldn't wait until Brexit day to deliver on the priorities of the British people. I am proud to say on Wednesday Chancellor Sajid Javid will set out the biggest spending round in a decade."He claimed that the chances of the EU conceding a deal of the kind he wanted were rising because the EU can "see we want a deal".He went on: "One thing holding us back in Brussels with these talks is that MPs may find some way to vote with Jeremy Corbyn for yet another pointless delay."I hope that they won't."But if they do they would chop the legs from under the UK position."I say, to show our friends in Brussels that we are united in our purpose, MPs should vote with the government against Corbyn's pointless delay."He said he believed he could get a deal from the EU "that Parliament will be able to scrutinise". He added: "In the meantime let's let ournegotiators get on withtheir work without that Sword of Damocles. And withoutan election. Let's come together and get it done - andlet's get Brexit done by 31 October."The BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, provided her instant assessment: "So PM just repeated his claim that he doesn't wantan election but will not accept a delay whatever happens - refusing to spell it out but in other words, he'll call a rapid electionif he has to - in about six weeks time."Her colleague, Vicky Young, the BBC's chief political correspondent, said Boris was making a "last-minute plea to his own MPs".He was asking them: "Do you want to go into the voting lobbies with Jeremy Corbyn and undermine the UK's negotiating position?" DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://www.ted.com/profiles/14585697