Junior Digest

Kyiv, May 14,2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected Pope Francis’ offer of mediation in the conflict with Russia, saying he has nothing to talk about with President Vladimir Putin.

Zelenskyy spoke to Italian media during a trip to Rome on Saturday where he met with the Catholic pontiff and senior Italian officials. The pope has repeatedly offered his help in mediating between Kiev and Moscow.

“I have a deep respect for his Holiness … The thing is, we have no need for mediators … We must work out an action plan that will secure a fair peace, a peace in Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.

The pontiff welcomed the Ukrainian to the Vatican and received him privately in the Paul VI Audience Hall. A source at the Holy See told RIA Novosti that the meeting had been agreed at the last moment.

New Delhi , May 6,2023: Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that the Centre is taking all possible steps to reduce the violence in Manipur and bring the state back to normalcy.
The law minister urged the people of Manipur to maintain peace.
While talking to reporters, Rijiju said, “Unfortunately there is violence happening in Manipur. The centre and Home Minister steps are taking steps to end the violence. Home Minister is continuously monitoring the situation in Manipur.”
He added that he had received several phone calls from Chief Ministers and other leaders regarding the Manipur violence.
He said, “The Centre is taking all possible actions. It is very unfortunate. Many people have died and losses have been incurred. We are all brothers. People should live in unity. People in Manipur should maintain brotherhood. Issues can be solved through dialogue. Under the Modi regime, the northeast has gone very far in terms of development.”
He further said, “Through this violence, the most significant loss is made to youth, women and development. Development in the beautiful northeast can be made successful only if peace strives.”
He stated, “As Union minister from the northeastern community, I urge the people of Manipur to maintain peace. Everyone should contribute to bringing back peace in Manipur.
Meanwhile, internet services remain suspended and curfew imposed in violence-affected regions and security forces deployed in Manipur after clashes between communities residing in hills and plains districts. This comes after a Scheduled Tribes reservation was demanded by the plains dwellers, who are predominantly Meiteis and are the majority in number.
Against those demands, a rally was organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) Manipur on Wednesday, which later turned violent.

Moscow, May 11,2023: NATO chiefs of defense discussed plans to strengthen the integration of NATO military planning with planning of the alliance’s member-states, thus ushering in a “new era of collective defense,” Chair of the NATO Military Committee Adm. Rob Bauer said.

“But this meeting was historic for another reason as well. Because today the Chiefs of Defense discussed an unparalleled integration of NATO and national military planning. NATO is in a new era for collective defense and it is an era that we are ready for,” Bauer said at a press conference.

Bauer noted that the parties also discussed plans for regional development and the expansion of rapid reaction forces throughout the territory of the alliance.

“Which is why we also addressed the requirement for strengthened command and control capabilities … which are linked to our New Force Requirements, which will set the number and types of equipment and organizations that we require, across all regions and domains … this process is ongoing — and the fruits of that labor will be presented, in a few months, to the Allied Heads of State and Government at the Vilnius Summit,” Bauer added.

In addition, NATO countries should be ready for a possible conflict at any moment, he noted.

“We have to prepare for the fact that conflict can present itself at any time … The NATO Military Authorities have been monitoring Russia’s pattern of increasingly aggressive behavior. Together, we have implemented the biggest increase in collective defense since the Cold War. But that work is not done yet,” Bauer said.

He concluded that greater integration of military planning at the NATO and national levels would allow the alliance to ensure that all member countries act together.

JOHANNESBURG, May 13,2023: South African officials on Friday hit back at U.S. accusations that a Russian ship had collected weapons from a naval base near Cape Town late last year, a move investors fear could lead Washington to impose sanctions.

The U.S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety said on Thursday he was confident that a Russian ship under U.S. sanctions took aboard weapons from the Simon’s Town base in December, suggesting the transfer was not in line with Pretoria’s stance of neutrality in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Western diplomats were alarmed at South Africa carrying out naval exercises with Russia and China this year, and at the timing of a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

South Africa is one of Russia’s most important allies on a continent divided over its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but says it is impartial and has abstained from voting on U.N. resolutions on the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday had discussed the conflict in Ukraine in a phone call with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Kremlin said.

Ramaphosa’s office said on Thursday that an inquiry led by a retired judge would look into the U.S. allegation. On Friday, a minister responsible for arms control and a foreign ministry spokesman said South Africa had not approved any arms shipment to Russia in December.

“We didn’t approve any arms to Russia … it wasn’t sanctioned or approved by us,” Communications Minister Mondli Gungubele, who chaired the National Conventional Arms Control Committee when the purported shipment took place, told 702 radio.

He did not say whether or not an unapproved shipment had left South Africa.

South Africa’s defence department said on Friday it would give its side of the story to the government’s inquiry.

May 3,2023: At least 95 people have been killed in western Rwanda in flooding triggered by heavy rains.

François Habitegeko, governor of Rwanda’s Western Province, confirmed the latest death toll, Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday.

“It rained heavily all night, causing immense suffering in the districts of Ngororero, Rubavu, Nyabihu, Rutsiro, and Karongi,” he said.

The hardest-hit districts in the province were Rutsiro, where 26 people died, Nyabihu with 19 killed, and Rubavu and Ngororero with 18 deaths each, he added.

Habitegeko said the rain started at about 6pm (16:00 GMT) on Tuesday and the River Sebeya burst its banks. “The soil was already soaked from the previous days of rain, which caused landslides that closed roads,” added the governor.

A video clip posted on the state-run Rwanda Broadcasting Agency’s Twitter account showed muddy water running along a road and houses that had been destroyed.

Islamabad, May 6,2023: Pakistan’s men’s cricket team defeated New Zealand on Friday night by a big margin of 102 runs to become the world No.1 team in the One-Day International (ODI) format of the game.

In the fourth day and night match of the ongoing series, the Pakistani team set a huge total of 334 runs at the board off 50 overs with the help of a century by captain Babar Azam at the National Stadium in the country’s southern port city of Karachi.

Shan Masood and Agha Salman also made 44 and 58 runs respectively before IftikharAhmed and Shaheen Afridi played quick and blistering knocks to raise the team total to 334 runs.

Matt Henry was the only New Zealand bowler who created some disturbance forPakistani batting by taking three wickets for 65 runs off 10 overs.

Chasing the target required the visitors to maintain the required run rate bykeeping wickets intact but the Pakistani fierce bowling line rattled through the opponents’ batting line with Will Young and Tom Blundell losing their wickets within two overs after a sedate start with low strike rate.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham and Mark Chapman were the only batsmen who resisted Pakistan’s dominating bowling, but once they got out, their team lost consistent wickets before going all out at 232 runs.

Pakistani captain Babar Azam was named Player of the Match for his century,and he also became the quickest player to make 5,000 ODI runs in just 99 matches.

With the victory, Pakistan took the lead of 4-0 in the series and also reached the top ranking of the ODI with 113 points. Pakistan will have to win the fifth and final match of the series to consolidate its top position.

Islamabad, May 10,2023: In more trouble for Imran Khan, the arrested former Pakistan premier was on Wednesday indicted in the Toshakhana case, in which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief is accused of taking gifts in an illegal manner.

Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar, of the Islamabad district and sessions court, framed charges against the former prime minister in the Toshakhana case.

Imran Khan’s lawyers requested for the case to be transferred to another judge, which was rejected.

A counsel said the court wanted to indict Imran Khan, but they boycotted and left the room.

The charge sheet was read out to Imran Khan in the courtroom.

Imran Khan’s lawyer Khawaja Haris told the court they want to record some objections to the case. “A case has never been heard in the Police Lines before,” the lawyer remarked.

The judge refused to bring our objections on record, Haris said, adding that on the judge’s refusal, they decided to boycott the process.

’Imran Khan did not sign the indictment imposed by the court,“ his lawyer Ali Bukhari said.

The prosecution has been ordered to present evidence against Imran Khan on May 13. The court then adjourned the hearing.

Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar indicted the incarcerated PTI chairman in the case for “deliberately concealing” details of the gifts he retained from the Toshaskhana — a repository where presents handed to government officials from foreign officials are kept — during his tenure as the prime minister.

Khan, however, denied the charges and claimed innocence.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had sought proceedings under the criminal law against the former prime minister in the case.

The indictment in the case was pending for a long period of time as the PTI chief had been avoiding appearing before the court.

Last week, the Islamabad court summoned Khan for May 10 to frame charges against him in the case. In its reference, the electoral watchdog alleges that the former premier had “deliberately concealed” details of the gifts he retained from the Toshaskhana.

It should be noted that Khan was not brought to a regular court in the federal capital and his scheduled hearing took place at the location where he was under custody, reports said.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), May 12,2023: Anjuman Federation of Industries Jammu, the representative association of small and large industries in Jammu province, has welcomed the delegates of 20 countries to the G20 Summit in Jammu and Kashmir.
The federation has said, “This will open up opportunities for the local industry in the premium market. New eras will open for startups to tie up with investors in their home countries to showcase their innovations to the global market and startups in various fields.”
Federation of Industries Jammu Chairman Lalit Mahajan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for organizing the G20 summit on May 22 and 24, 2023 in Srinagar and said it was a golden opportunity for Jammu and Kashmir.
He said, “With the sincere efforts of the Minister of State Dr Jitender Singh, a large number of people have taken the initiative to manufacture their own products. India is under the government’s startup program and it’s the right time to show. To get investors for their products for their mass production of products and also for exporting their products to international markets.”
It is worth mentioning here that since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, Jammu has seen massive economic growth and Kashmir has been progressing in the last four years which has not happened in the last 50 years, including the massive India’s 2021 in industrialization based on the package of incentives announced by the government which goes to the credit of our Prime Minister and Home Minister Amit Shah.
As a result, employment opportunities will open up for the local people in the near future.

Washington, May 12,2023: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed border security legislation amid concerns about the thousands of migrants gathered at the United States’ border with Mexico who are waiting to enter the country after the end of the Title 42 immigration policy later in the evening.

House lawmakers passed the bill, dubbed the Secure the Border Act, in a vote of 219-213, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition.

The legislation would resume construction of a US-Mexico border wall, expand crimes that disqualify individuals for asylum and create an electronic verification system for employers to determine the eligibility of applicants.

New Delhi, May 10,2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an Official State Visit to the United States of America, which will include a state dinner on June 22, following an invitation from President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

The visit will underscore the growing importance of the strategic partnership between India and the United States as the two nations collaborate across numerous sectors, a statement said.

The leaders will have the opportunity to review strong bilateral cooperation in various areas of mutual interest, including technology, trade, industry, education, research, clean energy, defense, security, healthcare, and deepening people-to-people connections..

Prime Minister Modi and President Biden will also explore ways to strengthen India-US collaboration in pluri-lateral and multilateral fora, including in the G20.

They would reflect on their shared vision for a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific and discuss opportunities to expand and consolidate the Quad engagement.

This historic visit offers a valuable opportunity for India and the US to further deepen a comprehensive and forward-looking global strategic partnership, it said.

New Delhi/Dhaka, May 13,2023: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday highlighted the issue of nations violating long-standing agreements, like UNCLOS, and also of nations in the Indian Ocean region falling prey to unsustainable debt generated by unviable projects – in an oblique reference to China which has ignored international maritime laws to lay claim to almost the entire South China Sea, and also of nations in Asia and Africa that have fallen into the debt trap of Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative.

In his address at the 6th Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka, the EAM also highlighted that while connectivity is important it should not be at the cost of territorial integrity and sovereignty – again an oblique reference to Beijing and its BRI project.

He highlighted how the BIMSTEC – Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, is increasingly growing in importance, and how India is focusing on connectivity to Southeast Asia and westwards to the Gulf region, while connectivity to Central Asia is affected due to “obstacles in between” – in reference to Pakistan.

He praised Bangladesh for coming out with its ‘Indo-Pacific Outlook’ last month.

On countries bearing the brunt of unsustainable debt, again as a result of signing up to China’s BRI, he said: “A significant shared concern through the Indian Ocean is that of unsustainable debt generated by unviable projects… If we encourage opaque lending practices, exorbitant ventures and price points that are unrelated to the market, these are bound to bite us back, sooner rather than later. Especially so when sovereign guarantees have been proffered, not always with due diligence. Many of us in the region are today confronting the consequences of our past choices. This is time to reflect and reform, not one to repeat and reiterate.”

The reference is also to Sri Lanka and the Maldives that have been burdened with massive debt from China for mega infra projects, and Colombo has even signed away the Humbantota Port to Beijing after being unable to pay the billions taken.

On connectivity, he said that the era of imperialism had disrupted the natural linkages of the continent and created regional silos to serve its own ends. “Building back in the post-colonial era is a long, painful and arduous task. It is still very much work in progress. How to restore, indeed enhance flows between distinct regions is today of the utmost priority. For a nation like India, this means a land-connect to South East Asia. And a multi-modal one to the Gulf and beyond. Central Asia offers its own distinct challenges due to obstacles in between… And obviously, we need to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity while doing so. Let me therefore underline that from India’s perspective, efficient and effective connectivity to ASEAN in particular will be a game-changer. We accord this the utmost priority.”

Emphasising the need for nations of the Indian Ocean to unite, he said “The era where maritime spaces would be secured by others is now behind us. With each passing day, this is increasingly our shared responsibility. We must discharge that, sharply aware that global good should not be sacrificed at the altar of any national dominance.”

“To do so, we must put in place the bilateral, plurilateral and regional tools and mechanisms to achieve our ends. It would mean exchanging information on white shipping, cooperating on coastal surveillance or collaborating on maritime domain awareness. Diplomacy cannot rest content merely by articulating positions; it equally needs practical action to back it up.”

Referring to climate action and counter-terrorism, he called for countries of the region to evolve common approaches. “It is essential that our conversations aim to encourage common positions. We must also be conscious of the threats to social fabric posed by extremism and fundamentalism taking advantage of democratic openness. The costs of not doing so are also starkly apparent to all of us today.”

“Nations of the Indian Ocean are among those who lead the rise of Asia and the re-emergence of Africa. They have the responsibility today of shaping the narrative, shaping it about values, practices and correctness. It is essential that their culture, history and traditions are presented to the world. If we are to compare the relative weight of littorals, that of the Indian Ocean still has to play catch-up. Our challenge, indeed our responsibility, is to hasten that process.”

EAM reiterated India’s commitment to the well-being and progress of all nations of the Indian Ocean, and cited bodies like the Indian Ocean Rim Association and the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, with their specific mandates.

“We expand on that belief through the Neighbourhood First policy, the SAGAR outlook and our approach to the extended neighbourhood. Beyond that, we believe that a seamless transition into an Indo-Pacific is to our collective advantage.”

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 13,2023: While addressing students of Lucknow University during their convocation ceremony at Lok Bhavan on Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state government is launching a big campaign to convert the ‘scale’ of the state into ‘skill’.
As part of the launch of this campaign, an MoU has been signed with Tata Technology for the upgradation and modernization of more than 150 ITIs in the state as a significant step towards achieving this goal, CM Yogi said.
Speaking on occasion, the CM said, “The infrastructure development, setting up of laboratories, and introduction of new courses with futuristic programs will provide the necessary resources and opportunities for the youth to develop their skills. 35,000 youth will take training every year in this initiative is a testament to the government’s commitment to skilling the youth of the state.”
CM Yogi further said, “This will not only contribute to the development of the country but will also create a skilled workforce that can teach new youth and continue the cycle of skill development.”
“Uttar Pradesh is taking steps to combine the talent of its youth with technology and training to drive development in the state”, CM said.
The Chief Minister went on to say that the programs for artificial intelligence, the internet of things, big data, and coding and programming futuristic skills are essential in preparing the youth for the jobs of the future. By connecting the youth with these programs, the state can create a skilled workforce that can attract more investments and businesses, leading to more job and employment possibilities for the youth, he stated.
“The state has received investment proposals worth Rs 35 crore through the Global Investors Summit in the state and is working on getting them on the ground. This is a significant opportunity to create jobs and employment for the youth of the state”, said CM Yogi.

He further stated that the Samsung Innovation Campus program can play a huge role in preparing the youth for the jobs of the future and contributing to the state’s development. “It is encouraging to see that our government recognized the importance of this program and distributed certificates to the students who have completed the program”, he said.

He said that the youth who completed their training at the Samsung Innovation Campus were given full-time project work, instilling confidence in them. This confidence is essential for the youth to believe in a bright future for themselves and the state, he added.
Assuring the youth, he also said that the double-engine government is fully committed to providing employment and jobs to them along with development.

The Chief Minister stated that the government is making significant efforts to make the youth of the state technically competent.
“The distribution of tablets and smartphones to two crore youth, especially students studying in universities and colleges. This is the biggest campaign regarding technology in the whole country, and so far 20 lakh youths have already been associated with this program. For this, a separate provision has been made in the budget”, he added.

The CM attended the convocation ceremony of Lucknow University under the Samsung Innovation Campus in the auditorium of Lok Bhavan on Friday. He also distributed certificates to 383 students on this occasion.

May 13,2023: Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO, as the company tries to reverse a plunge in ad revenue.

Yaccarino will take over a social media platform beset with challenges and a heavy debt load, after she spent several years modernizing the advertising business at NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O).
Since Musk acquired Twitter in October, advertisers have fled the social media platform, worried that their ads could appear next to inappropriate content after the company lost nearly 80% of staff. Musk earlier this year acknowledged that Twitter suffered a massive decline in ad revenue.

Nairobi, May 13,2023: The death toll among the members of a Kenyan cult practicing starvation has reached 179, local media reported.

In April, media wrote about dozens of followers of a religious cult headed by preacher Paul Mackenzie starving themselves to death, as they believed they would go to heaven that way. The cult’s leader was arrested after the bodies of four people were found.

Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha said in a daily press conference that the number of victims among the followers of the hunger cult’s leader had risen to 179, adding that 25 people had been arrested in the course of the investigation.

The announcement was made after police recovered at least 29 bodies buried in 12 mass graves in the Shakahola forest in southeastern Kenya, Kenyan Citizen TV reported, citing a source in the local administration.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported earlier citing court documents that some previously discovered bodies of the cult’s victims lacked internal organs, which could imply organ harvesting schemes. The agency said that the remains of 112 people had been examined during the investigation.

Paul Mackenzie was arrested in April. In early May, Kenyan prosecutor’s office said that he would be charged with terrorism.

Mumbai, May 5,2023: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday unanimously rejected the resignation of party’s national President Sharad Pawar and requested him to remain on the post.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the special panel set up by Pawar to name his successor after his dramatic announcement to step down, made on May 2, said NCP Vice-President Praful M. Patel, who is the convenor of the committee.

Addressing a press conference, Patel said that the panel’s decision on two resolutions – rejecting the resignation and urging him to continue as party chief – shall be conveyed to Pawar for his final call in the matter.

The committee also resolved that it was unable to elect another President in place of Pawar and requested him to continue in the same post till his full term ended.

State President Jayant Patil said that the resolutions were passed in tune with everybody’s expectations and now a team of senior leaders shall meet Pawar and convey it to him

Patel said that the entire party has made its sentiments clear on Pawar’s decision, and their views were again put forth at the committee meeting today, as the shell-shocked party grassroots workers eagerly awaited their decision.

After the panel decision, Ajit Pawar did not comment on the fresh development, and he is likely to meet his uncle later today.

Srinagar, May 10,2023: For the first time J&K’s Road Transport Corporation has started a tourist bus to the border area of Teetwal close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district to boost border and religious tourism.

The development comes over a month after Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Maa Sharda Devi Temple in Teetwal through video conferencing.

The temple located in Teetwal on the banks of the Kishanganga River was built by Save Sharda Committee to revive the centuries-old pilgrimage to Shardapeeth temple in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

After the inauguration, Shah said work for resuming the pilgrimage to Sharda Peeth on the lines of Punjab’s Kartarpur Corridor was on.

The luxury bus to Teetwal was flagged off on Tuesday from Kupwara by Deputy Commissioner Doifode Sagar Dattatray.

The bus service will shuttle from Kupwara to Chitterkote at a fare of Rs. 140.
Teetwal village connects with PoK through a footbridge which was closed in 2018 amid tensions between India and Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir, May 13: Responding to the ongoing civilian unrest in neighbouring Pakistan in the wake of the arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khanin a corruption case, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said the stronger Pakistan remains, the better it is for India.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, the former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister said, “Pakistan is a separate country. What they do, is their job. All that we want is for Pakistan to stay strong. As long as peace prevails there and Imran Khan remains unharmed…Pakistan has a chequered history. The stronger Pakistan remains, the better it is for India.”
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, ihe Islamabad High Court barred authorities from arresting PTI chairman Imran Khan in cases, including those that are undisclosed, until Monday, May 15, Dawn reported. The court also granted protective bail to the former prime minister in three terrorism cases registered against him in Lahore and the Zille Shah murder case.

The verdict came a day after the Supreme Court termed his arrest “invalid and unlawful”. It also stopped authorities from arresting the PTI chief till May 17 in any case registered in Islamabad after May 9, Dawn reported.
Imran Khan was arrested outside Islamabad High Court by Pakistan Rangers on a warrant issued by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case on Tuesday. The Pakistan Rangers broke in through the windows of the bio-metrics room while Imran was present there. They broke in through the windows and arrested the former PM.
Thereafter, the former PM was dragged out of Islamabad High Court, towards a waiting armoured vehicle.
His arrest prompted the PTI workers to erupt in protest against government authorities as well as the army. The protests were met with a crackdown by the authorities.
The festering civilian unrest in the wake of Imran’s arrest drew concerns from across the world.

Bengaluru, May 13,2023: Congress has won the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections by the biggest vote share and seats after a whopping 34 years. Even as the counting was on, political activist Yogendra Yadav said that this election is the biggest victory for “any party in Karnataka” after 1989 during Veerendra Patil’s regime when the Congress had won 178 seats with a vote share of 43.76 percent.
The party is way past the 125 seats mark, as per the election commission website at the time of publishing.
According to the data posted by Yadav on Twitter, in 1999, the Congress won 132 seats with a vote share of 40.84 percent, followed by 2013 when the party bagged 122 seats with a vote share of 36.6 percent.

In 1994, JDS won a total of 115 seats with a vote percentage of 33.54. The BJP won 110 seats in 2008 with a vote share of 36.86 percent, followed by in 2018 with 104 seats with a vote percentage of 36.3. In 2004, BJP got a total of 79 seats with a vote share of 28.33 percent.

Massive celebrations began at the Congress offices as early trends began showing a victory for the party in the state. At the time of publishing, Congress has won 126 seats and is leading in 10 more.

Shortly after the BJP conceded defeat, emotional DK Shivakumar said, “I assured Sonia Gandhiji, Rahul Gandhiji and Priyanka Gandhiji, and (Congress boss) Mallikarjun Khargeji I will deliver Karnataka to the fold.” Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi – who has been criticising the Modi government – termed the party’s win as “people’s strength over crony capitalism.”

Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) , May 11 ,2023: Sea Harrier (SH 606) fighter jet designed and manufactured by British Aerospace, will be suspended from the roof of what used to be the Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan in Vishakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the Sea Harrier Museum on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on May 11.

Several tourist and Navy projects like INS Kurusura Submarine, and TU 142 M aircraft museum in Visakhapatnam already attract visitors and travellers from all corners of the world.
While talking to ANI, District Collector and VMRDA Commissioner A Mallikarjuna said, “Besides the TU-142 aircraft and INS Kursura Submarine Museum, the Sea Harrier will be made accessible to the public from this week on the beach road of Visakhapatnam. The Sea Harrier Museum, which once shared space with TU-142 Aircraft, is inching closer to its inauguration inside the 22,000-sqft Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan on RK Beach Road in Vizag. Built at a cost of over Rs 10 crores, the display of the fighter jet, suspended from the ceiling, is expected to attract tourists in large numbers. The 2016-decommissioned Indian Navy flight museum will be made open to the public from May 11, 2023 after its opening by Chief Minister Jagan.”

New Delhi, May 5,2023: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled all his programmes for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka in the wake of clashes reported in parts of Manipur, sources said.
According to the sources, Shah who is closely monitoring the situation in Manipur, is expected to continue to hold meetings with authorities in the state, about the prevailing scene and measures being taken to restore normalcy.
On Thursday, Shah called off all his election-bound meetings, and held multiple meetings via video conferencing and also spoke to chief ministers of the north-east states on maintaining law and order situation.
“The Union Home Minister Shah had discussion late at night with Manipur CM N Biren Singh and other top officials in view of the situation in state,” sources added.
Earlier on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held two meetings via video-conferencing and spoke with the CMs of Manipur and neighbouring states including that of Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam in view of the situation in Manipur.
Moreover, keep the situation in control, the central paramilitary forces were rushed to Manipur.
According to sources, there was a speculation that Shah could visit the violence-hit state, but the speculations were turned down by the party leaders, who said that as of now, he will be monitoring the situation from Delhi.
Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed in Manipur and flag marches were also taken out to keep the situation under control.
Violence broke out on May 3, during a rally organized by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) Manipur to protest the demand for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe category.
This prompted the state government to issue prohibitory order and suspend internet services across the state for five days. Along with a ban on large gatherings, a night curfew too has been imposed in several districts of the state.
The Army asked people to be careful about rumours and fake videos. “Fake Videos on the security situation in Manipur including a video of an attack on Assam Rifles post being circulated by inimical elements for vested interests. #IndianArmy requests all to rely on content through official & verified sources only,” the Spear Corps, Indian Army said in a tweet.
A day after this, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called an urgent meeting to ensure the safety of students from the state after violence reported in Manipur.