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Addressing the BJP Council meeting here, he said his government”s mission of ”sabka sath, sabka vikas” is not a political slogan but a commitment to ensure welfare of the last man in the society.

Contending that the definition of secularism has been distorted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invoked Jan Sangh ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay to say that Muslims should be treated as “your own” rather than seeing them as “items of vote market”.
Addressing the BJP Council meeting here, he said his government’s mission of ‘sabka sath, sabka vikas’ is not a political slogan but a commitment to ensure welfare of the last man in the society.

In his speech, Modi spoke at length about secularism, balanced and inclusive growth and need for electoral reforms while paying tributes to Upadhyay on his 100th birth anniversary. “These days, the definition has been distorted. Even nationalism is cursed these days,” he said.
While talking about life and contribution of Upadhyay, Modi quoted him as saying, “don’t reward nor rebuke Muslims. Empower them. They are not items of vote market nor are they substance of hate. Treat them as your own.”
At the conclusion of the two-day BJP conclave here aimed at making inroads in Kerala, the Prime Minister traced the party’s journey from the days of Jan Sangh and asserted that “we never compromised with our ideology”.

He said if the BJP had compromised with the ideology, it could have attained power long back. (PTI)

“Banning Pakistani talent will not stop terrorism. Don’t make us soft targets”  Karan Johar breaks silence on threats from MNS & Sena

Speaking exclusively to NDTV on The Townhall, filmmaker Karan Johar said he “understood and shared the rage and anguish of people after the terror attack…” But “banning talent from Pakistan was not the solution to terrorism,” he added.

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Pointing at the present unrest in Kashmir, he said the people of Kashmir want normalcy and that farmers there were worried for their crops.

Jammu: Acting on a tip-off, a special team of Jammu police late evening raided several locations in the winter capital and arrested several persons including women, on the charges of ‘immoral trafficking’.

Though, the exact number of locations raided and arrests made were not disclosed by the police till the last reports came in, the highly placed sources informed that more than 12 persons including 8 women were arrested from different locations while the raids were on.

Sources said that acting on the tip-off; police party from police station Janipur raided a hotel in DPS lane under the jurisdiction of police station Peer Mittha and arrested 2 boys and 2 girls from different rooms in compromising state.

“Later raid was also conducted at several other places including Bakshi Nagar and Janipur from where more girls and boys were recovered and arrested. All the accused were sent to police station Janipur while the team was continuously raiding other locations also” sources added.

According to sources in the police specific email addresses, social media accounts and WhatsApp numbers were being employed to engage the prospective customers.

According to the sources the sex workers used to call customers at 3-4 locations before finally meeting just to confirm if these customers were not cops.

Sources further disclosed that in order to make operation a grand success, lady police was also called from women cell Jammu by the officials heading the team while several other lady police officers were also the part of the team.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived here to address the 71^st session of the UN General Assembly, with all eyes and ears set on her speech tomorrow, which is expected to give a stinging response to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s “tirade” on Kashmir.

Swaraj arrived on Saturday afternoon and will address the UN General Debate on Monday morning.

“Leading India’s delegation to the 71^st UNGA. EAM @SushmaSwaraj arrives in New York,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in a tweet.

Swaraj is expected to give a stinging response to Sharif’s UNGA speech, in which he had focused elaborately on Kashmir.

India’s strong Right of Reply to his speech called Pakistan home to the “Ivy League of Terrorism” and a “terrorist state” that commits “war crimes” by using terrorism as an instrument of state policy.

Outlining India’s focus for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, New Delhi’s envoy to the UN Syed Akbaruddin had said that terrorism is the “primary concern” for India as well as for nations across the world.

He listed reform of the UN Security Council, sustainable development, climate change and peacekeeping as other priorities for India in the current UNGA session.

Swarup told reporters here on September 23 that “the whole world and the entire nation” is waiting to hear from Swaraj who will deliver India’s “vision document” for the 71^st UNGA.

“We are all looking forward to that,” he had said.

He, however did not elaborate on elements of Swaraj’s address but said “the whole world and the entire country is waiting to hear what the external affairs minister has to say but I think the broad themes that Akbaruddin has outlined are definitely going to be a part of our presentation at this most important forum in the international community”.

Swarup said one can also expect “a continued focus from India on the theme of terrorism which is today undoubtedly the single biggest challenge to international peace and security”.

Exercising the Right of Reply to Sharif’s “long tirade” about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Eenam Gambler had said, “the worst violation of human rights is terrorism”.

“When practiced as an instrument of state policy it is a war crime. What my country and our other neighbours are facing today is Pakistan’s long-standing policy of sponsoring terrorism, the consequences of which have spread well beyond our region,” she said.

She had said India sees in Pakistan as “a terrorist state” which channelises billions of dollars, much of it diverted from international aid, to training, financing and supporting terrorist groups as militant proxies against it neighbors. — PTI

New Delhi: A 23-year-old student who “had sex with a sheep” told police that he was stressed out about a midterm story, it has been reported.

He is alleged to have been found having sex with a sheep by a fellow Fresno State University student who heard bizarre noises coming from a barn on campus.

The student was arrested and charged with sexual assault of an animal. He told police that he was stressed about an upcoming exam and had been drinking, the metro.co.uk reported.

“It’s just kind of disgusting and revolting and personally makes me angry. I mean, why would you do that? “the report quoted Marisa Burkdoll, a student who works with animals on campus, as saying.

“It’s just kind of sick. It’s unnatural and the animals they can’t really, I mean they can’t defend themselves. They can to an extent but they’re innocent, you know what I mean?” she added.

The sheep, one of many used for breeding at the school, is being treated by vets.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who is also co-owner of Kings XI Punjab cricket team, has filed a police complaint against her former boyfriend and businessman Ness Wadia, alleging that he molested, abused and threatened her inside Wankhede stadium in south Mumbai.

The 39-year-old actress filed the police complaint on Thursday night alleging that she was molested by Wadia (44) inside Wankhede stadium on May 30, police sources at Marine Drive Police station said.

On May 30, an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings was played at the Wankhede stadium.

During the match, when Preity was at the Garware Pavillion, Ness reportedly accosted her and also bad mouthed her in front of many people.

She gave a written complaint following which an FIR was registered against Wadia under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), police sources added.

In the FIR it has been mentioned that Ness Wadia was harassing Preity Zinta despite their relationship having ended. The actress and the businessman had broken their five-year long relationship sometime back.

“I am shocked and dismayed. The allegations are totally false and baseless,” Wadia told TOI. He allso added that he was ‘disgusted’ to know that Preity Zinta could “stoop to such a level”. Wadia also told TV channels that it was impossible for him to assault Zinta as she is always ‘surrounded by bouncers’.

Zinta gave an application to the police on Thursday, which was converted into an FIR on Friday. Her full statements could not be recorded as she had to take a flight out of the city. “The actor claimed that she had to go out of the city and hence she could not approach the police earlier. As soon as she returned, she lodged a complaint,” a police officer said.

Zinta upset as Wadia was seeing someone: Report

Sources close to Zinta and Wadia said that he started seeing someone two months ago and they got close when the IPL was being played in the UAE. “Zinta could not digest the fact that her former boyfriend, who is still her business partner, was involved in another relationship,” said sources close to the Wadia camp.

They added, “His mother had to undergo serious discomfort when attending a Kings XI Punjab match resulting in an argument between the two. Zinta has been trying to garner publicity out of whatever is left of her relationship with Wadia.” (With inputs from PTI)

New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi expressing satisfaction over his meeting with him recently and said that he was looking forward to working with him in “harmony on all unsettled matters”.

In a letter which was delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office over the weekend, Mr Sharif, who was among the leaders from the neighbouring countries to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing in on May 26, said that the future of the poor was integrated with “our common economic destiny”.

Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday welcomed the Federal government’s commitment to ensure their return to Kashmir.

Various organisations representing Kashmiri Pandits have expressed satisfaction over the government’s plan to make their return possible to their homeland.

All Party Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC) chairman Vinod Pandit said, “We welcome the Centre’s move on return of the community to the land of their ancestors in Kashmir with full dignity, security and assured livelihood. But, there is a need to set up an apex committee of Kashmiri Pandits at the central level to hold discussions with the community over the plan of rehabilitation ahead of its implementation,” PTI quoted Vinod.

Lakhs of people of Pandits fled Kashmir Valley in 1990 after insurgency erupted in the valley.

Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee in his address to a joint session of both the houses of the Parliament said, “Special efforts will be made to ensure that Kashmiri Pandits return to the land of their ancestors with full dignity, security and assured livelihood.”

“There is an urgent need to undertake confidence-building measures before formulation of any plan for their return and rehabilitation,” Pandit said.

Jammu and Kashmir Vichar Manch leader RL Bhat expressed happiness over the statement. “Centre should hold talks. They should spell out the broader contours of the plan. Community should know what is happening,” Bhat told PTI.