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Aug 23

#Adhan
* This judgement of the Karnataka High Court

* An earlier Supreme Court order dismissing the petitioners case re: 26 Ayats in the Quran

* The continued control & administration of ONLY Hindu Temples by Govt.

* The Codification of only Hindu law
livelaw.in/news-updates/k…

all testify to a paradoxical situation in so-called Hindu 'majoritarian' India;
that grievances & existential threats that Hindus face can find no solution, either in our Courts, or from elected Governments.

The reason given is clear.."Observing that Article 25 and 26 of the Constitution embodies the principle of "religious tolerance" which is a characteristic of Indian civilization, the Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of a public interest litigation."

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Aug 23

In July, the unemployment rate for youth aged between 16-24 was 19.9 per cent, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. It means that 1 in 5 youth between the age of 16-24 is unemployed."

[2022 will see max graduates enter a shaky job market]

theprint.in/opinion/chinas…

“As of Aug 15, this high temperature event has lasted for 64 days, the longest duration since 1961 (more than 62 days in 2013); 1680 stations were covered above 35°C, and 1426 stations were covered above 37°C, both of which were the first in history,” reported State-owned CCTV.

"The heatwave has had an impact on the energy supply in some of China’s provincial cities, including Chengdu. Businesses and factories had to halt work because of power cuts in Chengdu as temperatures rose above 40°C."

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Aug 22

#INSVikrantAhoy
Cochin Shipyard is raring to build another indigenous Aircraft Carrier.

It has been 13 years in the making, with 500 companies involved, big, and small ..about 100 MSMEs.

idrw.org/cochin-shipyar…

The learnings are immense. Today, India is among just 5 or 6 countries which can build an Aircraft Carrier.

Built at a cost of Rs 20000 crores, it is 262 meters long, 62 meters wide and displaces 45000 tons.
* The technology for carrying, arming & recovering fighter aircraft.

* 15 decks
* Multispeciality Hospital
* 2300 compartments
* 8 gigantic power generators

What could have been built elsewhere in 10 years, took us 13 years. But we also shaved off 2 1/2 billion from the estimated 5 1/2 billion dollars it could have cost to build it elsewhere.

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Aug 21

#PakCriminals
UK signs agreement to return Pak criminals, failed visa seeks etc.
dawn.com/news/1705493/u…

". “Last year, the Pakistani government was presented with this deal and refused to sign it, because fundamentally it will allow serious criminals to be deported to Pakistan without critical information sharing. This will present huge problems for Pakistan.”

"Mr Amjad cited the case of Sohail Ayaz, a convicted pedophile and child abuser who was deported to Pakistan from the UK.... In 2019, he was arrested for the rape and assault of upto 30 minors, despite being convicted of similar offences by a UK court in 2008."

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Aug 20

#WhatsTheTruth
Suki Kanwar sits in shock.

She is the wife of Chail Singh, 40, the ‘upper-caste’ school principal accused in the death of a 9-year-old Dalit boy, Inder Meghwal, from Jalore.

“Tension mein usko mata aati rehti hai"

theprint.in/india/no-hush-…

"Questions have also arisen in (as)Inder Meghwal had been undergoing treatment for a middle ear infection for several years,which caused the formation of a painful abscess behind his eye, blockages in the brain & eventually triggered sepsis in the days leading up to his death."

Singh’s family denies the caste angle too, saying the principal “made a mistake by paying the Meghwals money for Inder’s treatment”.

Chail Singh’s father Ushk Singh, 70, said, “Usne paise dekar galti kar di (he made a mistake by giving them money).”

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Aug 20

#HeliosDirectedEnergy
"A high-energy laser (HEL) from Lockheed Martin has been delivered to the US Navy for installation on warships..

eurasiantimes.com/lockheed-deliv…

"The weapon system, officially known as the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS), is a 60+ kW-class laser"

A continuous-wave HEL beam is a focused ray of optical radiation that delivers heat to a target’s surface and destroys it."

"The high-energy laser beams’ instantaneous time-of-flight prevents target from gaining first strike...since cost of engagement can be reduced to the expense of running the generator that supplies necessary current, HELs operate at a cost-per-shot basis that is almost zero."

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