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Security cover of 16 rebel Sena MLAs removed by Maha govt, claims Shinde; alleges 'political vendetta'
Dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Saturday alleged that the Maharashtra government has withdrawn the security cover provided at the residences of 16 rebel legislators, including himself, and dubbed the action as "political vendetta".
Shinde, who is currently camping in Guwahati with the rebel legislators, tweeted a letter signed by the 16 MLAs that is addressed to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil.
In the letter, the legislators said CM Thackeray and the leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance will be responsible if any harm is caused to their family members.
Maha: Sena workers vandalise rebel MLA's office in Pune; say every 'traitor' will be targeted
Shiv Sena workers on Saturday vandalised an office of rebel Shiv Sena MLA Tanaji Sawant, who is currently in Guwahati as part of the Eknath Shinde camp.
A group of Sena workers barged into the office of Bhairavnath Sugar Works, which belongs to Sawant, and damaged the office located in Katraj area in the morning, party corporator Vishal Dhanawade, who was part of the action, said.
"The ransacking of Sawant's office is just the beginning and the offices of every traitor (rebel MLA) will be destroyed in the coming days," he said.
Sawant represents Paranda assembly constituency in Osmanabad district.
Majority of Shiv Sena MLAs have shifted their loyalty to Eknath Shinde and are camping in Guwahati, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, into a crisis.
China clears law to penalise internet firms for abusing market competition
In a further crackdown on Internet and digital companies, China has cleared a revised anti-monopoly law that will shut loopholes in existing regulation in terms of abusing market dominant position, drawing a bottom line for private tech firms on "illicit acts that threaten fair market competition".
The amendment will take effect on August 1.
China's top legislature on Friday passed an amendment to the anti-monopoly law in an effort to foster a fair, transparent and predictable environment for business operators.
China has been strengthening supervision on the internet economy in the past two years.
In 2021, authorities issued administrative penalties in 98 cases after anti-monopoly probes, involving major internet firms such as Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan, Didi Chuxing, JD.com and Baidu.
The total fine imposed was 21.74 billion yuan ($3.25 billion).
Covid linked to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's risk
Covid-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, finds a new study.
The study, presented at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress, found that those who had tested positive for Covid-19 were at an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and ischaemic stroke.
"We found support for an increased risk of being diagnosed with neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders in Covid-19 positive compared to Covid-negative patients, which must be confirmed or refuted by large registry studies in the near future," said lead author Pardis Zarifkar from Rigshospitalet hospital in Denmark.
"Reassuringly, apart for ischemic stroke, most neurological disorders do not appear to be more frequent after Covid-19 than after influenza or community-acquired bacterial pneumonia," Zarifkar added.
Out of the 919,731 individuals who tested for Covid-19 within the study, researchers found that the 43,375 people who tested positive had a 3.5 times increased risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
They also found 2.6 times increased risk of being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, 2.7 times with ischaemic stroke and 4.8 times increased with intracerebral haemorrhage (bleeding in the brain).
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Sri Lanka limits forex possession by citizens to support dwindling reserves
Sri Lanka has reduced the limit of foreign currency possession by an individual from USD 15,000 to USD 10,000, in a desperate move to shore up its fast-depleting forex reserve required to fund the import of essentials, including food and fuel.
Sri Lanka is facing a severe forex crisis which forced the island nation to declare a default of its international debt in April, becoming the first Asia-Pacific country in decades to default on foreign debt.
With the intention of attracting foreign currency in the hands of the public into the formal banking system, Minister of Finance Ranil Wickremesinghe issued the order under the Foreign Exchange Act.
Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann to address state Assembly today
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will address the state Legislative Assembly on the second day of the Budget session on Saturday.
The Chief Minister will give his reply to the Governor's address. Further, he will also speak about the government's measures to maintain the law and order situation in the state.
On the first day of the budget session, the Opposition attacked the Aam Admi Party (AAP) government on the issue of the murder of singer Sidhu Moose Wala. Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa and Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring slammed the AAP government for lifting the security cover of Moose Wala.
Winning the World Cup in 1983 was like 'independence day for cricket in India': Kris Srikkanth
Legendary India cricketer Kris Srikkanth has said that winning the World Cup in 1983 felt like "independence day for cricket in India", adding that the achievement changed the face of Indian cricket forever.
The India team, led by Kapil Dev did the unthinkable at Lord's on June 25, 1983 defeating the mighty West Indies by 43 runs to make history.
"Sometimes I have to pinch myself and say 'we're still talking about the 1983 World Cup. It's been 39 years'. It was a great achievement. As our manager put it in the 83 movie, it was our second independence. We got our independence in 1947; this was independence day for cricket in India. That changed the face of Indian cricket in my opinion. I'm sure all of you will agree.
Maha: Rebel Sena MLAs gave slip to security personnel citing different reasons to reach Surat
Much before the rebellion by a section of Shiv Sena MLAs caught the party-led Maharashtra government off guard and became the talk of the town, these legislators had accomplished the task of giving the slip to their security personnel in order to head to Surat in Gujarat and later to Guwahati, where they are camping at present.
While what unfolds in the ongoing political drama involving these dissident MLAs led by Sena minister Eknath Shinde remains to be seen, it is beyond doubt that they succeeded in throwing dust in the eyes of their security guards as well as party workers in order to keep their plan of escaping to the neighbouring state a secret, which has now given rise to the talks of intelligence failure.
A police official said the legislators gave the slip to their security officials and the police personnel citing personal reasons so that the government machinery remains clueless about their plans.
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Cong snatched Constitutional rights of every Indian for power: Amit Shah on 47 years of Emergency
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked Congress over the Emergency, which was declared 47 years ago, and said that the grand old party snatched the Constitutional rights of every Indian overnight for power.
On the midnight of June 25, 1975, an Emergency was declared due to the prevailing "internal disturbance". Taking to Twitter, the Home Minister saluted all the patriots who sacrificed everything to re-establish democracy and defeat the dictatorial mindset.
"On this day in 1975, the Congress snatched the Constitutional rights of every Indian overnight for power, imposed an Emergency and left the foreign rule behind in terms of brutality. I salute all the patriots who sacrificed everything to re-establish democracy and defeat the dictatorial mindset," Shah said in a tweet.
Who is footing hotel bills in Guwahati, Surat, asks NCP; says IT dept, ED should find source of 'black money'
Amid the political crisis in Maharashtra triggered by a rebellion by a large section of Shiv Sena MLAs, who are currently camping in Assam, the NCP on Saturday sought to know who was paying the bills of hotels in Guwahati and Surat.
The Sharad Pawar-led party, which shares power with Sena and Congress in the state, also asked the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to find out the source of "black money" involved.
NCP's chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase asked, "Who is paying the bills of hotels in Surat and Guwahati as well as the chartered flight? Is it true that the horsetrading rate is Rs 50 crore?"
"If ED and IT get activated, the source of the black money will be exposed," he added.
Tech firms vouch to support employees over US abortion ruling
With the US Supreme Court overturning its 50-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision which granted women a constitutional right to abortion, tech companies have told employees that they can apply for "relocation without justification" and the firms will do everything to support employees and their dependents.
Google's chief people officer Fiona Cicconi sent an email to employees, saying that Googlers can "apply for relocation without justification" and that people in charge of the relocation process "will be aware of the situation" in assessing their requests.
"If you need additional support, please connect 1:1 with a People Consultant. We will be arranging support sessions for Googlers in the US in the coming days. These will be posted to Googler News," the letter read.
Microsoft told TechCrunch that it will "do everything (it) can under the law" to support its employees and their dependents in accessing healthcare regardless of where they live across the US.
Microsoft will continue to pay travel expense assistance for "lawful medical services" where access to care is "limited in availability in an employee's home geographic region".
Airbnb said that its "US healthcare coverage supports reproductive rights, and we have taken steps to ensure that our employees have the resources they need to make choices about their reproductive care".
Amit Shah takes jibe at Congress 'satyagraha', says Modi had appeared before SIT without 'drama, dharna'
Taking a jibe at Congress' 'satyagraha' over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister appeared before the SIT in relation to probe over post-Godhra violence but the BJP did not resort to "drama or dharna" during the questioning.
Shah made the remarks in an interview with ANI after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea challenging the clean chit given by Special Investigation Team (SIT) to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and several others in 2002 riots. The plea had been filed by Zakia Jafri.
Amit Shah also referred to his facing arrest in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which he was subsequently acquitted, and said no "dharna" was carried out.
Like Lord Shiva drank poison, Modi endured pain of false allegations over 2002 riots: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the Supreme Court verdict dismissing the plea challenging the clean chit given by SIT to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and several others in 2002 riots that took place in the state. He said that the truth had come out, "shining like gold."
He also said Narendra Modi had endured pain for the last 19 years without speaking a word and followed "Lord Shiva who swallowed poison and held it in his throat."
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shah sought an apology from people who leveled "politically motivated" allegations against the then Gujarat Chief Minister following the 2002 riots.
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First Published: Jun 25 2022 | 7:48 AM IST