Sharad Kumar,a graduate of St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling has made his country proud by bagging gold at the Asian Para Games ,2014 held in Incheon, South Korea. Unstoppable,he’s reappearing for the Paralympics 2016 to be held in Rio.
Sharad has been disabled since birth by polio in his left leg and has been a fighter ever since.From being physically impaired to the world champion his journey is a story of determination, courage and success. From facing the hardships of a boarding school, learning to use his disability to his prime advantage to having been elevated to such a coveted position theres an immeasureable amount of hardwork, determination and grit behind the scenes.
He’s currently training for the upcoming Paralympics and is all set to once again make the country proud.
Let’s support and encourage such heroism. Let’s support a true hero of India so that he can once again bring pride and glory to the nation.
At 468ft in length, with ship masts nearing 300ft high, ‘Sailing Yacht A’ is the world’s biggest sailing ship
The yacht has been built for Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko out of a German shipyard
Cruise speed is 18mph, with a top speed of 24mph. The hull is made of steel, with a teak-finish deck
Superyacht expert tells MailOnline that it will be ‘very significant ship’ once the interior work is completed
Mr Melnichenko, whose net worth is estimated at £6billion ($9billion), founded the fertilizer producer EuroChem
Darjeeling- Top leaders of both the Hill Trinamul Congress (TMC) and the All India Gorkha League (AIGL), have blamed Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) chief Bimal Gurung for the resignation of two Hill MLAs from the party.
While Kalimpong MLA Harka Bahadur Chettri quit the party on 18 September, Dewan quit the party as well as the state Assembly on Monday.
Pratap Khati, the spokesperson for the AIGL alleged that Gurung is not sincere with the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland and that an intellectual person as Trilok Dewan must have realized it.
“Sensible people are resigning from the party. Other intellectual persons will also step down in the coming days. This proves that there is no writ of Bimal Gurung within the party,” he said.
Binny Sharma, the top leader of the Hill TMC, said, “At least now the people have started realizing the truth–what and who Bimal Gurung is. Now they know that they were in the wrong place. The GJMM was created out of a mere fit of emotional wave.”
Asked whether the two former MLAs of Kalimpong and Darjeeling will be joining the TMC, Sharma said, “Nothing like that. But if they want to join, they are most welcome.”
Trilok Dewan himself claimed on Monday that there is no democracy in the GJMM, and further said that the two MLAs’ resignation from the party should be taken as a wake-up call by the GJMM. According to Dewan, although he had been appointed the Chief Advisor of the party, he was never consulted on important decisions.
“I was like a souvenir that was there only for show. I had no role to play in the party,” he said on Monday.
He further claimed that Gurung is always surrounded by “undesired elements.”
Asked how the GJMM will now function in his absence and in the absence of Chettri, he said Gurung will now be “devoid of high level intellectual inputs.”
“He will not get intellectual inputs while dealing with the state government or playing political games. He will only get local inputs,” said Dewan.
The General Secretary of the GJMM and Executive Member of the GTA, Roshan Giri, said he will comment on the resignation only after receiving a formal letter from Trilok Dewan.
Leader of the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), NB Chettri did not wish to comment when asked about the resignations.
Meanwhile, CRPF personnel were seen patrolling Trilok Dewan’s house below Chowrastha in Darjeeling on Monday. Darjeeling Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit P Javalgi said the police are keeping track of the developments. “We will talk to Trilok Dewan once he returns, and if he requests us for police protection, we will do the needful,” he said.”
The demise of Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, eldest son of UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday at the young age of 33 was quite sudden. He was born on November 12, 1981 and completed his schooling in Dubai, before graduating from the Sandhurst Military Academy in United Kingdom in 2002.
As a well-known sports figure in UAE, he went on to become the President of the UAE Olympic Committee in 2008 and had won several accolades before that. He had won 2 Gold medals in the 2006 Doha Asian Olympics 120 km Endurance individual mixed and 120 km Endurance Team Mixed events. Serving for two years as President, he resigned from the position in 2010. He was also the owner of Zabeel Racing International where it’s said he had about 428 wins.
Apart from his immense interest in sports and he was also an ardent Manchester United fan and the owner of United Holdings Group, Dubai and was a principal partner of several companies like Noor Investment Group, Noor Islamic Bank and Dubai Holding Company.
The 33-year-old Sheikh was voted as one of the 20 Hottest Young Royals in the world by Forbes magazine in 2011 and estimated his net worth in 2010 at $1.9 billion. He was also voted as one of the 20 Most Eligible Royals in the world in 2010 by Esquire magazine and was voted as one of the 20 Sexiest Arab Men for the 5th time in 2010.
He was Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s second child, among his 24 children and on his death a three-day mourning period has been called for in Dubai.
A controversy erupted on social media recently when an alleged list of no-nos for girls in Sri Sai Ram Engineering College was circulated on the Internet. The college refuted the allegation calling the circular fake. The list included leggings.
Now, a popular Tamil magazine, Kumudam Reporter, has done a cover story on leggings. The cover shows the backs of three women with the headline reading, “Are leggings obscene? Young women cross the line.” In no time, social media tweeted its outrage regarding the magazine and this story.
The article in the magazine stated that some women wore leggings in a manner that was obscene (e.g. too tight or did not cover them well). As a result, the article adds that it makes some men gawk, ogle and stare.
The magazine used photos of women wearing long kurtas with their leggings on its cover and along with the article. All the photos seem to have been taken when their kurtas were lifted in the air thanks to the wind.
Some of the tweets:
Aparna Jain @aparna_jain
Every woman should wear leggings, pull up shirt,stick out butt & send photograph to Kumudam saying “Decency is a state of mind”
9:11 AM – 23 Sep 2015
Shiva Jayashankar @adyarite
Horribly sexist, regressive & completely inappropriate – photos shot without the women’s knowledge. #kumudam #shame
9:00 AM – 23 Sep 2015
Razim Mohammad @Rasamsadham
What a sexist, violating post created by Kumudham. Disgrace! @Kumudam_Com
Aamir Khan’s the butt of all jokes. Literally. While the actor usually doesn’t take criticism too kindly, his recent actions have called in for severe trolling on Twitter. And the latest reason being his Dangal poster which he unveiled on the social networking site on Monday.
Aamir was supposed to start shoot for Dangal on September 1 itself but after a little delay, the film went on floors on September 21 and Aamir decided to unveil the first look poster without further a do. But little did he know that he will be facing the brunt of it yet another time.
Soon, Twitter started buzzing with jokes on Aamir and there were several who started trolling him and his ‘mud’-dled up ‘Dangal poster. We’re sure Aamir won’t be laughing at them at all but here are some of the funniest samples.
Asst. Director @Bollywood_AD
Brief : ‘We need a groundbreaking poster for Dangal’
5:31 PM – 21 Sep 2015
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Naresh Kota @NK2VLNSK Sep 21
“@Bollywood_AD: Brief : ‘We need a groundbreaking poster for Dangal’ ” Seriously broken
Doc Daneeka @corvus_maximus Sep 21
@Bollywood_AD meh. Couldnt they slot another AMIR KHAN in there?
Banno tera swagger @surabhimairal Sep 21
@Bollywood_AD anybody else feel he looks like John Abraham?
In the latest update to the back and forth of open letters written between eminent journalist Rajdeep Sardesai and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the former IBN head has responded yet again.
On Tuesday, Fadnavis had responded to an open letter written by Rajdeep Sardesai.
Following are the excerpts of what Rajdeep wrote in his blog.
On beef and meat bans:
Rajdeep Sardesai said that Fadnavis government acted in a unilateral fashion and that it had affected the livelihood of a huge section of the population, predominantly that of the minority community. Regarding the meet ban, Rajdeep writes that while the earlier Congress government also issued notification, it was driven by a spirit of volunteerism. But, he said, that only this year the BJP-backed Mira- Bhayandar Municipal Corporation sought to implement the ban strictly and that emboldened other BJP councillors to enforce it in Mumbai also. According to the senior journo, the saffron party backed down only when it understood the enormity of public outrage regarding the issue.
On Rakesh Maria’s transfer:
Rajdeep Sardesai writes that he refused to believe the argument posed by Devendra Fadnavis that Maria’s was a routine transfer. He said that none of the police officers whom he has interacted with bought this reason. He raised a couple of pertinent questions relating to the transfer and asks why was Maria given the charge of probing the Sheena Bora murder case shortly after he was transferred from the post of Police Commissioner. Rajdeep also asks if the Mumbai police had clinching evidence and why the case had been suddenly transferred to the CBI.
Sedition circular:
According to Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra government had just dutifully translated in Marathi a previously issued circular and the entire issue was blown out of proportion.
However Rajdeep Sardesai questions this theory and ask why the Maharashtra government didn’t simply withdraw the circular. Now that Bombay High Court has asked the government to reply on the circular, according to Rajdeep this round has been won by those who are worried about potential misuse of the circular.
Farmers plight:
Devendra Fadnavis said that farmers plight due to the drought was owing to faulty policies of the state government for the last 15 years. According to Rajdeep, while long term plans may result in change in the future, as of now there was very little improvement on ground.
Further, Rajdeep hit out at the pseudo-liberal, leftist jibe by Fadnavis, saying that he was merely trying to do his duty for the last three decades.
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has been in the eye of the storm since he made a handful of comments about ‘Indian culture’.
He had said about former APJ Abdul Kalam: “Aurangzeb Road ka naam bhi badal kar ek aise mahapurush ke naam par kiya hai jo Musalman hote hue bhi inta bada rashtravadi aur manavtavadi insaan tha (We have renamed it after someone who was a humanitarian and a nationalist despite being a Muslim).”
He also said: “Western culture is not bad but it may not be good for us. Here, 15-year-old children don’t leave their parents. A 14-year-old girl wanting a night out maybe all right elsewhere but not in India.”
Speaking about the RSS’ role in governance he had said: “If at all saffronisation has been done, it has been done by the 125 crore people of the country who gave us a huge mandate. They knew what is RSS, what is BJP. They have given us a mandate to run the country.”
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Mahesh Sharma’s comment
ashok varkey @akaesh Sep 19
@VishalDadlani dude ,I suggest you send your female family members out every night for a week & see what the neighbours say …that is
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VISHAL DADLANI @VishalDadlani Sep 19
The women in my family are strong & independent. No one “sends” them anywhere/”lets” them do anything. They make their own choices! @akaesh
CK says Nation First @I_m__CK Sep 19
@VishalDadlani Take example of any middle class fmly n exp livin wid them.Evry parent stops gals of goin out in night.U calling all rapists?
Krishna Kumar, a 65-year old Hindi typist, who usually sits outside the General Post Office in Lucknow with his typewriter and struggles to earn a bare minimum for his family was in for a shock on Saturday.
A sub-inspector, Pradeep Kumar, reportedly asked him to vacate the spot where the old man has been working for almost 10 hours a day for the last 35 years. When Krishna protested, the cop abused him and kicked his typewriter until it was broken into pieces.
Local reporters present there caught the action on their cameras and the news spread like wildfire on the social media. There were vehement protests regarding the incident on several social media platforms and an outrage towards the insensitivity of the sub-inspector.
Seeing no action being taken, several people on the social media offered to pay for a new typewriter for the man.
The pictures of the incident did several rounds on Facebook too. A lot of people tagged the UP CM office and CM Akhilesh Yadav and asked him to take prompt action. The Chief Minister’s Office took note of the posts and initiated action against the sub-inspector. CM Akhilesh Yadav later ordered the suspension of Pradeep Kumar for is actions.
The CMO also tweeted to the DSP and DM of the area to gift Krishna Kumar with two typewriters.
An influential section of the Patel community on Sunday said they are opposed to a planned rally against Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visits the US this week while another group in the Silicon Valley said they would hold protests against him over the handling of the recent reservation agitation in Gujarat.
In a media statement, the group of Patels, said they believe that the agitation in India is politically motivated and these protests do not represent the voice of the entire Patidar (Patel) community.
“We Patels in the US are not taking any sides. Our intention is to make everybody aware that not every Patidar is against Prime Minister Modi. We do not support people who are tarnishing the reputation of our community and great country of India,” said Danny Patel, CEO of Peach State Hospitality.
There are about 150,000 Patels living in the US and those supporting the rally against Modi at the UN are a minuscule number who are misrepresenting the community, said the statement.
“Modi is coming here to further a bigger vision that he holds for India and instead of supporting his vision some people are trying to thwart his vision for petty political gains which the majority of us feel is not right,” said Ravi Patel of Sree Hotels.
“Patidars in the US are an industrious and peace loving community that has the progress of India close to their hearts,” the statement added.
“As members of the overseas Patidar community, we condemn it. This is an exercise in political mudslinging and we do not want to be a part of it,” said Baldev Thakor, president of Maya Hotels and a Patel community member.
“We wholeheartedly support Modi in his initiatives to take the country to greater heights,” he added.
Meanwhile, another section of the Patel community held a meeting in Silicon Valley to organise the protest rally against Modi when he visits California next week.
“While we are honoured to have the Prime Minster of India and fellow Gujarati Narendra Modi in Silicon Valley next week, we must not ignore the facts that gross violations of human rights and brutality by Gujarat police has occurred and the state and central governments have failed to serve and protect innocent civilians,” they said in an emailed statement to community members.
“Please note that this is not against or pro any political party. This is not against Modi. However, as the Prime Minister of India, we need Modi to recognise that those who are responsible for unconstitutional brutal actions must be punished. We demand justice,” they said.
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