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  • Missing Indian student Gurashman Singh Bhatia found dead in London; police appeal for information

    Indian student Gurashman Singh Bhatia had been lacking since December 14. Photo courtesy: Metropolitan Police UK handout photograph

    Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom are interesting for information to piece collectively the final actions of Gurashman Singh Bhatia, a lacking Indian student whose physique was found by police divers in a lake in the Canary Wharf space of east London.

    In its appeal for information, dated December 20, 2023, the Met Police mentioned that the 23-year-old Indian student had been reported lacking after an evening out with pals final Thursday, December 14.

    Police officers then carried out “intensive enquiries”, together with viewing CCTV footage; chatting with witnesses; and analysing cellphone and monetary information. Water searches had been additionally carried out in the world and a physique believed to be that of Gurashman was recovered by police divers in the water in South Quay.

    “Gurashman’s dying is being handled as sudden, and whereas there’s nothing to counsel it was suspicious, we’ll guarantee our investigation is as thorough as potential to substantiate this,” mentioned Detective Chief Superintendent (DCI) James Conway, accountable for native policing in the Tower Hamlets space of Canary Wharf.

    We are releasing a CCTV picture of Gurashman that was taken earlier than his disappearance and would really like anybody who might have seen him in the Marsh Wall space on the night of Thursday, 14 December, and in the early hours of Friday, 15 December, to contact us.

    Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway, Met Police, UK

    Conway added that this was an “extraordinarily tragic consequence” to their lacking individuals inquiry and never the information he hoped to offer to Gurashman’s household and pals. “I ship them my deepest condolences,” he mentioned.

    The police famous that though formal identification of the physique had not but taken place, Gurashman’s household had been knowledgeable. Meanwhile, anybody with information about Gurashman’s actions has been requested to name 101 quoting the reference CAD5787/15Dec.

    There had been widespread social media appeals by the Indian student group in the UK after the Sikh student was reported lacking.

    “What a tragic, heartbreaking lack of one in every of our stunning lives. I had spoken to his father and pals just some days in the past after we first found out he was lacking and had been praying for his protected discovery,” mentioned Sanam Arora, Chair of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK. “Our ideas are together with his household and pals. Requesting all to please say a prayer for the departed soul,” she mentioned.

    Gurashman was pursuing an MSc in Digital Finance at Loughborough University. After he went lacking final week, his case was additionally flagged with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar by BJP chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

    “Deeply saddened to listen to in regards to the passing of G.S. Bhatia, a Loughborough University student who was lacking since Dec fifteenth. Our ideas are with the household and pals throughout this tough time. May Waheguru give power to his mother and father mourning this profound loss,” Sirsa mentioned in a social media publish.

  • Need to be on alert and be prepared against new and emerging strains of COVID-19 virus, says Indian Health Minister amid JN.1 spike

    Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday (December 20, 2023) chaired a high-level assembly to evaluation the COVID-19 state of affairs in India and the preparedness of public well being system for surveillance, containment and administration of COVID-19 in view of the current spike in coronavirus instances in some states.

    He was joined by Prof. S P Singh Baghel and Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare. Dr V Okay Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog was additionally current.

     Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya high-level assembly to evaluation the COVID-19 state of affairs in India. Photo Courtesy: PIB

    Underlining the problem posed by the rising quantity of COVID-19 instances in some international locations internationally reminiscent of China, Brazil, Germany and United States, the Union Health Minister famous the significance of being prepared and remaining alert against new and emerging strains of COVID-19, particularly in view of the upcoming festive season.

    Underlying and reiterating that COVID will not be over but, he requested states to monitor emerging proof of COVID-19 instances, signs and case severity to plan acceptable public well being responses.

    Mandaviya careworn the necessity for collective efforts between the central and state governments to take care of the emerging state of affairs within the spirit of “Whole of Government” method.

    He directed for strengthening the surveillance system for entire genome sequencing of constructive case samples to observe the variants via the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) community to guarantee well timed detection of newer variants circulating within the nation.

    This would facilitate endeavor of acceptable public well being measures in a well timed method, he famous. States/UTs have been requested to ramp up testing and refer massive numbers of samples of COVID-19 constructive instances and pneumonia-like sickness to INSACOG Genome Sequencing Laboratories (IGSLs) on a every day foundation, for sequencing, to observe new variants, if any.

    The Union Health Minister urged all of the states to stay alert, enhance surveillance and guarantee sufficient inventory of medicines, oxygen cylinders and concentrators, ventilators and vaccines,

    He requested officers to undertake mock drills each three months at each the Central and State ranges to assess performance of PSA vegetation, Oxygen concentrators and cylinders, ventilators, and so forth., and inspired the sharing of finest practices.

    He additionally urged states to create consciousness on respiratory hygiene and guarantee dissemination of factually appropriate data and counter faux information to handle infodemic and mitigate any panic.

    The Union Health Minister urged States/UTs to share data on instances, exams, positivity and so forth., in actual time on the COVID portal to allow well timed monitoring and immediate public well being measures. He assured the states of all help from the Centre.

    Through a presentation, Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Union Health Ministry briefed the Union Health Minister on the worldwide COVID19 state of affairs and the home state of affairs. It was knowledgeable that whereas energetic COVID instances in India are considerably much less in contrast to the worldwide state of affairs, within the final two weeks there was a steep rise in energetic instances from 115 on sixth Dec 2023 to 614 on date. It was additionally famous that 92.8 p.c of the instances are home-isolated, indicating delicate sickness.

    No enhance in hospitalisation charges have been witnessed due to COVID-19, the instances which can be hospitalised are due to different medical situations – COVID-19 is an incidental discovering. An increase in every day positivity charge has been noticed in just a few states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Karnataka.

    On the new JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, it was knowledgeable that the variant is at the moment below intense scientific scrutiny, however not a trigger of instant concern. No clustering of instances has been noticed in India due to JN.1 and all of the instances have been discovered to be delicate and all of them have recovered with none issues.

    V Okay Paul reiterated the necessity for a whole-of-government method to deal with the problem posed by the surge in COVID instances and the emergence of a new variant. He knowledgeable that the scientific group in India is carefully investigating the new variant however careworn on the necessity for states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance programs.

    Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research and DG, ICMR, knowledgeable that ICMR is at the moment working on genome sequencing of the new JN.1 variant.

    He urged states to monitor the COVID-19 state of affairs and enhance RT-PCR exams however famous that there is no such thing as a trigger for panic.

    State Health Ministers appreciated the help and steering obtained from the central authorities.

    They assured to enhance testing and surveillance measures in view of the rising instances in some states.

  • Not a single Indian educational institution is in global top 50, says President Murmu, urging introspection

    President of India Droupadi Murmu has emphasised upon the need to introspect and discover why Indian educational establishments haven’t reached the top 50 of global rankings, regardless of the nation’s information heritage.

    Top and above: President of India Droupadi Murmu on the IIT Kharagpur convocation. Photo courtesy: X/@rashtrapatibhvn

    During her tackle yesterday on the 69th convocation of IIT Kharagpur, the president mentioned, “Not even a single educational institution of such a huge nation, with the world’s oldest information custom, is among the many top 50 educational establishments of the world. We want to consider it.”

    She added, “The race for rating is no more essential than a good training. But good rating not solely attracts college students and good school [members] from everywhere in the world, however [it] additionally enhances the popularity of the nation.”

    The president praised IIT Kharagpur for aligning its targets with the Government of India coverage of internationalisation and worldwide ventures. “IIT Kharagpur is engaged on alliances and collaborations with different global establishments. This step won’t solely assist in establishing IIT Kharagpur on the worldwide stage, however will even be a huge step in direction of giving global recognition to the Indian training system,” she mentioned.

    “Everyone ought to have the correct to know-how”

    As training and know-how are intricately linked these days, the president spoke of the significance of know-how as a social enabler. “We imagine that everybody ought to have the correct to know-how. We imagine that the usage of know-how have to be for selling social justice and equality, quite than [for] growing disparities in society.”

    Citing the instance of digital cost programs, she instructed the convocation viewers that know-how had simplified life, benefiting even small merchants.

    “IITs are incubation centres of expertise and know-how”

    Elaborating with regards to know-how, the president mentioned that “IIT Kharagpur has the excellence of being the primary such institute in the nation. This institution has nurtured nice abilities in its journey of virtually 73 years and its contribution to the event of the nation is unmatched.”

    The president mentioned that India was scaling new heights, setting new requirements and rising as a main world energy as we speak, and that know-how was on the centre of all of it. “We anticipate finding options to the challenges going through the world in the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. In this Amrit Kaal of India, the golden age will come solely by churning by know-how.”

    “More ladies ought to come ahead to check science and know-how”

    Pointing out that 21 per cent of the scholars who had acquired levels on the IIT Kharagpur convocation have been ladies, Murmu mentioned, “More ladies ought to come ahead to check science and know-how.”

    Institute director VK Tewari mentioned that greater than 3,200 college students have been awarded levels through the convocation. He mentioned that IIT Kharagpur had initiated a number of nationwide mission tasks, and collaborations with establishments like ISRO, DRDO, and ONGC, amongst others.

    President of India Droupadi Murmu with IIT Kharagpur school members and office-bearers. Photo courtesy: X/@rashtrapatibhvn

    This 12 months, the institution has conferred DSc Honoris Causa to Google CEO Sundar Pichai (in absentia); Sanskrit scholar Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami; electrical engineering entrepreneur Ravinder Nath Khanna; and entrepreneur Ajit Jain. The Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon Prof Ramchandra Prabhakar Gokam.

  • NABARD and ADB Collaborate for Climate Resilience in Indian

    NABARD and ADB Collaborate for Climate Resilience in Indian Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Mumbai, 19 December 2023: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), launched an initiative to facilitate local weather motion in India’s agriculture, pure sources, and rural improvement (ANR) sector. Under this initiative, a Technical Support Unit (TSU) has been arrange in NABARD with the partnership of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to allow NABARD to handle the challenges posed by local weather change, significantly in the areas of agriculture and rural livelihood sectors in India.

    At the launch occasion, Shri Shaji Okay V, Chairman of NABARD, highlighted the significance of enhancing local weather resilience since near 55% of belongings in the Indian Banking sector is liable to local weather dangers. He additionally talked about, that “NABARD is dedicated to not simply assist rural monetary establishments in India to determine and abate local weather dangers but in addition channel world swimming pools of local weather capital into India’s ANR sector. At the identical time, NABARD can be focussed on establishing a path to local weather neutrality in its personal operations.” Mio Oka, Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB and Srivalli Krishnan, Senior Program Officer, BMGF had been additionally current in the course of the launch occasion.

    Intellecap Advisory Services Private Limited has been appointed to handle this Technical Support Unit. Intellecap has confirmed expertise in on-ground administration of large-scale packages in agriculture and different agri-allied sectors, with a local weather adaptation in addition to mitigation focus. NABARD wish to use this chance to name all of the ecosystem companions to hitch us in this journey and make this planet a greater place to stay.


    Mansi Praharaj

  • Indian Parliament: 92 opposition members suspended amid protests over security breach

    Rajya Sabha on Monday (December 18, 2023) suspended 45 MPs for the rest of the Winter Season, simply hours after Lok Sabha witnessed the suspension of 33 members amid the opposition’s protest demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion over the Parliament security breach.

    As many as 92 Indian lawmakers have been suspended from the Parliament amid protests over a current security breach. Photo courtesy:  PIB

    Among the 33 MPs, three have been suspended for his or her “grave misconduct” until the report of the Privileges Committee.

    As pandemonium continued, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha for the day.

    While most opposition members demanded Home Minister Amit Shah to come back to the House and provides an announcement on the December 13 security breach within the Lok Sabha, a number of of them demanded his resignation.

    Earlier within the morning, Speaker Om Birla highlighted the measures taken to strengthen the security mechanism of Parliament.

    He mentioned that probe is underway within the matter and a Parliamentary high-powered committee has additionally been set as much as examine the security breach concern.

    “Maintaining dignity and decorum of the House is the accountability of each member and displaying placards and elevating slogans are in opposition to the rule,” Birla mentioned as quoted by UNI.

    Congress says democracy has been suspended

    Reacting to the event, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh, who’s amongst one of many suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, posted on X: “13 INDIA MPs had been suspended from the Lok Sabha on 14th December for demanding an announcement from the Home Minister on the stunning security breach of December thirteenth.”

    “Today 33 extra INDIA MPs, together with various ground leaders, had been suspended from the Lok Sabha for making the identical completely reputable demand. Tanashahi ka Doosra Naam ModiShahi hai— democracy has been suspended!” he mentioned.

    In one other submit, he mentioned: “Not solely within the Lok Sabha, at present was a massacre within the Rajya Sabha with 45 INDIA get together MPs getting suspended for demanding an announcement by the Home Minister on the December thirteenth security breach, and for demanding that the Leader of the Opposition be allowed to talk. Incidentally, I too determine on this Roll of Honour — for the primary time in my parliamentary profession of 19 years.”

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge focused the Centre over the incident and mentioned the federal government may now bulldoze necessary pending laws with none debate on the ground of the Parliament.

    “With an Opposition-Less Parliament, the Modi Govt can now bulldoze necessary pending legislations, crush any dissent, with none debate,” he posted on X.

    Thirteen opposition MPs from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha had been suspended final week over alleged “unruly” behaviour.

    The complete variety of suspended MPs from the Parliament now stands at 92.

    Parliament security breach:

    Last week, two folks jumped into the chamber of the Lok Sabha and raised slogans.

    They additionally opened colored smoke canisters in the home, triggering panic and pressure on Wednesday.

    Six folks have been arrested in reference to the incident thus far.

  • PM Narendra Modi calls Indian Parliament breach incident “very serious”

    In his first comment on the Parliament safety breach final week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated the incident was “very severe” and {that a} “detailed investigation” ought to be carried out.

     PM Narendra Modi says detailed investigation wanted in Parliament safety breach. Photo Courtesy: PIB

    However, the PM dominated out the necessity to debate on this matter.

    “The seriousness of this incident shouldn’t be downplayed. The (Lok Sabha) Speaker is taking all the mandatory steps. Probe companies are investigating the matter. It is essential to seek out out which parts are behind this and what their targets are. There isn’t any must debate this, there ought to be an in depth investigation into this,” he advised Dainik Jagran newspaper in an interview.

    Earlier, he requested his ministers to take the incident “severely” with out getting concerned in “politicking”.

    “Take this incident severely. Don’t take pleasure in politicking. We must all take precautions,” Modi stated as quoted by ABP News.

    Also Read: Four arrested for smoke canister strike inside Parliament charged under anti-terror law

    The Union Home Ministry has shaped a panel to probe into the stunning Parliament safety breach that occurred final Wednesday when the proceedings of the Lok Sabha have been on.

    The incident coincided with the twenty second anniversary of the terrorist assault on Parliament.

    Triggering panic and chaos in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, two males carrying smoke canisters jumped into the chamber of the Lower House from the guests’ gallery.

    Both the intruders have been instantly apprehended and brought into police custody.

    Indian Parliament safety breach

    Six folks have been concerned within the planning and execution of the incident. All the accused have been arrested and despatched to police custody.

    Amid large Opposition uproar over Parliament safety breach, each Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed repeated disruptions and adjournments of proceedings.

    As many as 14 MPs have been suspended from Lok Sabha for his or her alleged misconduct for the rest of the continued winter session.

    In Rajya Sabha, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien was additionally suspended for a similar interval for his ‘ignoble misconduct’.

    Among these MPs suspended from Lok Sabha embody DMK’s Kanimozhi and Congress’ Manickam Tagore.

  • Indian government issues high-risk warning for several Apple products

    The Indian government on Friday (December 15, 2023) issued a high-risk warning for several Apple products, citing a number of vulnerabilities that may pose a menace to customers and machine safety.

    Indian government issues warning for Apple products. Photo Courtesy: Unsplash 

    In an announcement, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) stated: “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple products which might permit an attacker to entry delicate data, execute arbitrary code, bypass safety restrictions, trigger denial of service (DoS) circumstances, bypass authentication, achieve elevated privileges, and carry out spoofing assaults on the focused programs.”

    CERT-In stated the affected products embody iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and the Safari browser.

    The group on Wednesday (December 13, 2023) issued the same warning for Samsung Galaxy telephones.

  • Singapore Indian Association 100 not out! President Tharman talks kinship, legacy

    The Singapore Indian Association not too long ago accomplished its ton! Set up in 1923, SIA, generally known as the Indian Association (IA), crossed 100 years within the nation. On the particular night time on the Ritz Carlton, the who’s who of the Indian diaspora in Singapore flocked to the lodge to boost a toast to the grand outdated sports activities membership.

    President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam
    Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam addressing the gathering as SIA turned 100. Photo: Connected to India

    Leading the cost was Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. An economist, who has been serving because the ninth President of the nation, Tharman showered lavish reward on the membership.

    He lauded it for fostering bonhomie amongst the diaspora and selling sports activities and kinship. The 66-year-old additionally praised the previous and present presidents of IA.

    In addition to President Tharman, a number of distinguished figures, together with incumbent IA President Tamil Marren, shared their views. Watch the video under to hearken to what President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the others needed to say because the Singapore Indian Association reached the coveted three-figure mark, a uncommon achievement for associations serving the Indian diaspora throughout the globe.

  • Why has Indian govt issued high-risk warning against Samsung phones [Dos and Don’ts]

    Samsung Galaxy S23 review

    Samsung Galaxy S23IBT/Sami Khan

    The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an urgent advisory to the users of Samsung Galaxy phones regarding high-risk vulnerabilities affecting their devices. There are serious concerns at play, including improper access control in Knox features, an integer overflow flaw within facial recognition software, authorization challenges linked to the AR Emoji app, errors in Knox security software, multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities, incorrect data size verification, and potential hijacking of app interactions in contacts.

    Who’s affected?

    These vulnerabilities pose a substantial threat to a broad spectrum of Samsung devices running Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14, impacting popular models such as the Galaxy S23 series and Galaxy Fold 5. The severity of potential exploits cannot be overstated, ranging from unauthorized access to sensitive information to the compromise of entire systems.

    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 review

    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5IBT

    What should users do?

    Samsung has responded promptly to these concerns and released a comprehensive software patch that fix the identified vulnerabilities. Users are strongly advised to apply these security updates.

    Here’s how to do so:

    To check for updates, users should navigate to “Settings” on their Samsung Galaxy phones, scroll down to “Software Update,” tap on “Update” to check for a new version, and install the update before restarting the device.

    In addition to updating the phones, users must exercise caution while using their affected devices, particularly when interacting with untrusted sources or unknown applications.

    Users must also keep all apps up to date as outdated apps can introduce vulnerabilities that malicious actors may exploit. Most importantly, users must only install apps from trusted sources, such as the Google Play Store, to mitigate potential security risks. Never download apps from third-party websites.

    Finally, do not click on random links, especially those originating from unknown senders in emails or messages. Clicking on such links may lead to phishing websites designed to compromise personal information. Users must remain vigilant and adopt these recommended measures to enhance the overall security of their Samsung Galaxy devices in light of the identified vulnerabilities.

  • Indian Navy’s Sumedha makes maiden visit to Port Lamu in Kenya

    As part of an on-going long-range deployment to Africa, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sumedha arrived at Port Lamu, Kenya on December 9, 2023.

    Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrives at Port Lamu in Kenya. Photo Courtesy: PIB

    The visit marks the maiden port name by any Indian Naval Ship on the lately developed Port in Kenya.

    During the port name, personnel from each navies will interact in a variety {of professional} interactions, deck visits and sporting exchanges, geared toward enhancing cooperation and exchanging finest practices. A joint Yoga session, deck reception, medical camp and a Maritime Partnership Exercise have been deliberate as a part of the visit.

    INS Sumedha is the third of the indigenously developed Saryu-class of Indian Navy. Commissioned on March 7, 2014, the ship is deployed for a number of roles independently and in assist of fleet operations.

    The ship is supplied with an array of weapons and sensors and might carry multi-role helicopters. She is a part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based mostly at Visakhapatnam and capabilities below the operational command of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.

    Indian Naval ships are frequently deployed abroad as a part of Indian Navy’s mission of constructing ‘bridges of friendship’ and strengthening worldwide cooperation with pleasant international locations.

    The visit is in consonance with the Prime Minister’s imaginative and prescient of Security And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) and seeks to additional Indo-African ties.