10 Of Pablo Escobar's Hippos To Be Airlifted To El Chapo's Birthplace In Mexico: Report

Colombia in March 2023 proposed a plan to ship at least 70 hippos from notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar's former ranch to India and Mexico to control their numbers. They have been declared an invasive species after the animals wreaked havoc on the country's eco-system.

As per the plan, 10 of Pablo Escobar's hippos are now being moved to a new location in Mexico, New York Post reported.

The animals will be flown from Antioquia, Colombia, to Sinaloa, the Mexican province which was home to cartel leader Joaquin ''El Chapo'' Guzman and his sons. Once the hippos land in Sinaloa, they will be taken to Jesús María, the bastion where Ovidio ''El Raton'' Guzman, was captured in January after a fierce firefight. 

Their new home will be Ostok Sanctuary, a shelter for animals rescued from species trafficking/

Moving the hippos to the new location is an operation costing $500,000 and has been financed by conservationist Ernesto Zazueta. 

Notably, Pablo Escobar illegally brought four African beasts to Colombia in the late 1980s. The hippos were part of a collection of exotic animals like elephants, giraffes, and antelopes at the private zoo on his estate in western Colombia. 

But after his death in 1993, the hippos were left to roam freely in a hot, marshy area of the Antioquia department, where environmental authorities have been helpless to curb their numbers which now stand at 150 animals. The government said they started polluting soil and water and wiping out native plants in the region. Their faeces affects water oxygen levels, which can lower water quality and result in widespread fish fatalities. 

The lifespan of a hippo is around 40-50 years, according to National Geographic.

While authorities relocated most of the other animals, the hippos were too difficult to transport. It is also not possible to transport them back to their native Africa since it risks upsetting the local ecosystem there.

A study in journal Nature has warned that the hippos' numbers could swell to 1,500 in 20 years. Authorities in Colombia used contraceptive darts and other methods to control their population, but these drives have had limited success. 

In April, one of the hippos died in Colombia in a collision with an SUV on a highway, near Escobar's hacienda, as per NBC News.

Meanwhile, 60 of these hippos will be sent to India, as per CNN.

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IIT Bombay Student's Death: Chargesheet Mentions Grades, Depression

A chargesheet filed by Mumbai police in connection with the alleged suicide of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) student Darshan Solanki stated that he had sought help from someone for improving his academic performance and also mentioned depression.

The special investigation team of police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against Arman Khatri, a fellow student, who had allegedly threatened Solanki over a religious comment. Khatri, arrested for allegedly abetting suicide, is currently out on bail.

Solanki, a first-year student of B Tech (Chemical) course hailing from Ahmedabad, allegedly jumped to death from the seventh floor of a hostel building on IITB campus in suburban Powai on February 12, 2023, a day after the semester exams ended.

Three weeks later, the SIT found a one-line note from Solanki's room saying "Arman has killed me".

Police had said earlier that Khatri allegedly threatened to kill Darshan with a paper cutter after the latter had spoken offensively' about religion.

The investigators recorded the statements of 55 witnesses including students and professors, the chargesheet said. Most of the student witnesses lived on the same floor of the hostel as Solanki.

Referring to certain phone chats between Solanki and Khatri, police said it was clear that Darshan was apologizing for the alleged communal remark he had made.

Some witnesses spoke about Darshan shivering when Arman threatened him and others trying to comfort him, the chargesheet said.

Solanki had told some witnesses that Khatri was influential and would not spare him, the chargesheet claimed.

He wanted to leave Mumbai but was scared that Khatri would come after him even then, some witnesses allegedly told the SIT.

On February 11 and 12 Solanki had fever, and his roommate gave him a blanket; it is assumed that he wrote the note mentioning Khatri on the back of a question paper before ending his life, the chargesheet said.

It also mentioned that a few days before his death, Solanki had a chat with another person on social media and spoke about some family issues as well as issues with the studies.

As per this conversation, he was unable to study well and did not score good marks which led to depression.

He requested the other person for guidance for improving his marks, the chargesheet said.

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एमएस धोनी को क्या हुआ? टेस्ट के लिए जाना होगा कोकिलाबेन अस्पताल, 5वीं बार सीएसके को बनाया चैंपियन

एमएस धोनी आईपीएल 2023 में घुटने की चोट से जूझते रहे. माही की कप्तानी में सीएसके ने गुजरात टाइटंस को हराकर रिकॉर्ड 5वीं बार ट्रॉफी अपने नाम की. धोनी कुछ दिनों में कोकिलाबेन अस्पताल जा सकते हैं. जहां उन्हें कई टेस्ट से गुजरना पड़ सकता है.

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Kharif Harvest, Centre's Interventions Helped Contain Inflation: RBI

Inflation's upward pressures in the country on food items receded in the second half of the year 2022-23, with the robust kharif harvest and seasonal fresh crop arrivals as well as some easing in global food prices, the Reserve Bank of India said.

In its annual report for 2022-23, the central bank said there were upward pressures from an early onset of summer, heat waves and unseasonal rains on food prices in the first half of the year.

The report said the proactive supply-side interventions by the government also helped contain price pressures. "Timely beginning of the monetary policy tightening cycle with a cumulative increase in the policy repo rate by 250 bps since May 2022 helped ease demand pressures, anchor inflation expectations and contain the second-round impact of successive supply shocks," it added.

But for the timely monetary actions, inflation is estimated to have been higher by 90 bps, RBI said in the report. Geopolitical dynamics and possible weather disturbances overcast the outlook for inflation in India, it added.

Headline consumer price index-based (CPI) inflation (or retail inflation) gradually declined from its peak of 7.8 per cent in April 2022 to 5.7 per cent in March 2023. India's retail inflation was above RBI's 6 per cent target for three consecutive quarters and managed to fall back to the RBI's comfort zone only in November 2022.

Raising interest rates is a monetary policy instrument that typically helps suppress demand in the economy, thereby helping the inflation rate decline and vice versa.

"Common shocks emanating from the war in Ukraine - high food, energy, and other commodity prices - and the globalisation of inflation to multi-decadal high levels exerted sustained upside price pressures in India, leading to inflation remaining above the upper tolerance level of 6 per cent over 10 consecutive months (January-October 2022)," RBI said in the report.

Inflation eased somewhat during November-December 2022 on seasonal easing in food prices, before rising again during January-February 2023 and moderating to 5.7 per cent in March 2023, it added.

Monetary tightening by major economies and associated volatility in financial markets led to imported inflation pressures, the central bank said, adding, "input cost pressures from high industrial raw materials prices, transportation costs, and global logistics and supply chain bottlenecks impinged on core inflation."

The central bank said robust agriculture production buoyed by expectation of a bountiful rabi harvest and resilience in allied sector activity were also brightening the outlook for rural demand.

The report said risks to inflation have moderated with downward corrections in global commodity and food prices and easing of the pass-through from high input cost pressures of last year.

Globally, the cumulative increase in policy repo rate by 250 bps last year would steer the disinflationary process, along with supply-side measures to address transient demand-supply mismatch due to food and energy shocks, according to the report.

With a stable exchange rate and a normal monsoon - unless an El Nino event strikes - the inflation trajectory is expected to move down over 2023-24, with headline inflation edging down to 5.2 per cent from the average level of 6.7 per cent recorded last year.

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IPL 2023 फाइनल के तुरंत बाद हुआ टीम का ऐलान, वर्ल्ड कप मुकाबलों में खेलेगी टीम, इन खिलाड़ियों को मिला मौका

सोमवार 29 मई को फाइनल के लिए रखे गए रिजर्व डे पर विजेता टीम का फैसला हुआ. 28 मई को बारिश की वजह से यह मैच खेला नहीं जा सका था. आईपीएल फाइनल के तुरंत बाद ही वर्ल्ड कप क्वालीफायर खेलने के लिए नामीबिया टीम की घोषणा की गई.

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IPL में इस बार 3 दर्जन से ज्यादा खिलाड़ियों का डेब्यू, सबसे पीछे चेन्नई, कौन सी टीम मौका देने में आगे, पूरी लिस्ट

इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग का 16वां सीजन धमाकेदार अंदाज में रोमांचक मुकाबले के साथ खत्म हुआ. चेन्नई सुपर किंग्स ने सांसे रोक देने वाले फाइनल मुकाबले में देर रात गुजरात टाइटंस को उसी के घर पर मात देकर ट्रॉफी जीती. 5वीं बार आईपीएल चैंपियन बनने के साथ महेंद्र सिंह धोनी की यलो आर्मी ने मुंबई इंडियंस के सबसे ज्यादा बार ट्रॉफी जीतने के रिकॉर्ड की बराबरी की.

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Kapurthala Factory Was To Make 32 Vande Bharat Trains In 2022, Delivered 0

Railways' premier production unit, the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, failed to deliver even one Vande Bharat train in 2022-23 against a projected target of 32, documents have revealed, with the unit blaming its suppliers for not providing electrical components for the train sets.

The failure of the factory to achieve its targets, sources told Press Trust of India, could affect the Railways' ambitious plans of running 75 Vande Bharat trains by August 2024.

The coach factory did not just fall short of its target to produce Vande Bharat trains, but also in the overall the production of all kinds of coaches.

The factory saw a major shortfall in production at the end of FY 2022-23, having manufactured 1,478 coaches against a target of 1,885, according to a document accessed by news agency PTI.

The factory could manufacture only 153 3HP MEMU trains till March 2023, against a target of 256, and also fell short of its target for LHB coaches, manufacturing 1,325 of it against the goal of 1,520. Officials said the production of Vande Bharat trains in the factory is likely to begin by September 2024.

This year, the Railway Board has given RCF Kapurthala a target of 64 Vande Bharat Express trains.

A senior ministry official said the RCF has not yet completed the process of approving the design sent by French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, Alstom, for Vande Bharat trains.

Out of 92 designs, only four have been approved, a delay that precludes any possibility of start of production of the semi-high speed trains in the current financial year.

The rail factory has however put forth a series of reasons explaining why the production of various coaches and variants have been delayed.

According to the document, it said its production rate was affected by a spike in prices of raw materials which led to short fall in supply of trade items such as seats-berth, 60 KVA transformer, switch board cabinet, and shell components/ sub assemblies.

"There was serious shortage of wheel supply from May to September 2022 leading to loss of production. Production of 87 coaches was lost on this account. The delay in supply of electrics by BHEL resulted in production loss of MEMU rakes. VB Trainset Coaches delayed as RCF did not get electrics from M/s Medha," the document said.

Desperate to lineup 75 trains by August 2024, the Railways has put into service every factory at its disposal -- not just the RCF, but even Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareilly, Latur Rail Coach Factory and BHEL.
 

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Ukraine Approves Sanctions Against Russia Ally Iran

Kyiv's parliament on Monday approved a sanctions package against Russia's ally Iran, accused of sending weapons to Moscow during its more than year-long invasion of Ukraine.

The package was approved by parliament one day after Ukraine said Russia used Iranian Shahed drones in the largest UAV attack on the capital since the beginning of the invasion. 

"The resolution synchronises Ukrainian sanctions with the actions of the entire civilised world on the path to the complete isolation of Iran," the Ukrainian parliament said on its website.  

The package includes a ban on "military and dual-use goods" with Iran and  the "suspension of economic and financial obligations in favour of residents of Iran."

It still needs to be signed into law by Mr Zelensky -- a formality as the Ukrainian leader submitted the bill himself. 

Mr Zelensky had last week appealed directly to Iranians, asking: "Why do you want to be accomplices in Russian terror?"

His adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak said Sunday that Kyiv was hit by dozens of Shahed drones and called Iran a "terrorist regime." 

"Tehran has become a key ally of Moscow in this war, deliberately supplying it with weapons for attacks on civilian cities," Mr Podolyak said on Twitter.

Tehran has struck back by saying this was an attempt by Mr Zelensky to gain the West's military and financial support. 

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''Heartbreaking'': Video Shows Shocking Amount Of Garbage Piling Up At Mount Everest Campsite

Conquering Mount Everest is a lifetime dream for most climbers. Ever since Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay scaled the 8,848-metre summit on May 29, 1953, thousands of people make the arduous journey every year to achieve that impossible dream. However, decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the ''world's highest garbage dump''. A distressing video has surfaced on Twitter that shows garbage, abandoned tents, and plastic waste thrown at a camp on Mount Everest.

''Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). It's high time we address this issue with urgency and commitment. Let's demand stricter regulations, enforcement of clean climbing practices, and effective waste management strategies,'' reads the caption of the video shared by Everest Today, a portal dedicated to Everest climbing.

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Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). It's high time we address this issue with urgency and commitment. Let's demand stricter regulations, enforcement of clean climbing practices, and effective waste management strategies. Video… pic.twitter.com/KGMlRmUuZk

— Everest Today (@EverestToday) May 28, 2023

According to an estimate by National Geographic, each climber on Everest generates around eight kilograms of waste which includes food containers, tents, empty oxygen tanks, and even human feces. Exhausted climbers struggling to breathe and battling nausea often leave heavy tents behind rather than attempt to carry them down. 

The video has left Twitter users concerned, who urged climbers and authorities to take stock of the situation.

One user wrote, ''I really don't find this adventurous at all. In the name of thrill, people do whatever they feel like. They want to go on for fresh air and surroundings And can't even keep their own home clean.''

Reacting to the video, bureaucrat Supriya Sahu also commented, ''When human beings don't spare even Mount Everest from dumping their garbage and plastic pollution. Truly heartbreaking.''

A third wrote, ''We as humans might have scaled insurmountable summits but we've surely stepped too low in our conduct and compassion towards Nature. Be it #mountains or #forests #rivers we've not spared nature's resources from our interference, pollution, and destruction.''

A fourth added, ''This situation is insane and critical to the natural ecosystem there. Local authorities should be able to solve the problem and prevent further damage. Waste management time with efficient maintenance service is one option but also other potential measures to cope with this issue.''

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9 Years Of PM Modi: Union Ministers Highlight Government's Achievements

Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers and chief ministers, highlighted the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in a nationwide outreach on Monday to mark its nine years in office, with Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur expressing confidence of its re-election in 2024.

From India's "rising" global stature to emphasis on national security, welfare measures like housing and toilets for the poor, boost to piped water supply, infrastructure growth and efforts to ramp up the manufacturing sector were among the initiatives cited at the press conferences they held in every state of the country.

The BJP said in a statement that the country has witnessed "unprecedented" development in every sector with the mantra of "nation first" guiding PM Modi's policies.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in Lucknow that the Modi government's nine years have brought India safe borders and world-class infrastructure and increased its global esteem.

"In the last nine years, the Modi government has given the nation four strong pillars, which are respect, internal and external security, the welfare of the underprivileged, and infrastructure development," Mr Adityanath said at a press conference organised on the completion of nine years of the Modi government.

He said that the last nine years have seen the emergence of a "new India".

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Guwahati that before 2014, the allocation for the railways for the northeast was Rs 2,000 crore but it has increased to Rs 10,200 crore under the Modi government, helping expedite projects in the region.

PM Modi also virtually flagged off the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express which will travel between between Guwahati in Assam and New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.

Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said in Raipur that the speed and scale of development and growth in the last nine years is unmatched.

In this context, he also highlighted various measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, including manufacturing of vaccines, and stressed that India's efforts were acknowledged globally.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told reporters in the national capital that India has forged an image as a self-reliant country while focusing on the uplift and welfare of the poor in the last nine years.

The Modi government is working with a focus on service, good governance and the uplift of the poor, he said.

Citing various central schemes, he said the Modi government has provided water connections to 12 crore households in nine years and given 9.60 crore cooking gas connections under the Ujjwala Yojna It has helped 80 crore people by providing them foodgrains under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna and covered 50 crore beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme.

Mr Thakur said in Ahmedabad that the BJP will retain power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by winning more than 300 seats under Modi's leadership as it believes in the empowerment of people and not appeasement.

He said the Centre had constructed 3.5 crore houses for the poor and 11.72 crore toilets, provided 9.6 crore gas connections, given free treatment to more than 60 crore persons and free rations to more than 80 crore persons.

The Congress made records in corruption prior to 2014 while the Bharatiya Janata Party set benchmarks by introducing welfare schemes and creating infrastructure like IITs, IIMs and AIIMS in the past nine years, Thakur asserted.

"Before 2014, scams used to emerge at regular intervals. Today, every citizen feels the Modi government is his or her own government. We lifted 27 per cent poor citizens out of poverty. Four generations of Congress shouted the slogan 'garibi hatao' (remove poverty) but did nothing. Our government gave security and dignity to the poor," the minister said.

Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel said in Shimla that the government not only focused on "seva (service), sushan (good governance) and garib kalyan (welfare of poor)" but also bolstered the image of India at the international level in the last nine years.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said Prime Minister Modi's every policy and scheme revolves around poor people and their uplift, and alleged that corruption was rampant during the previous UPA regime.

He told reporters in Hyderabad that Modi is providing governance in a transparent manner that is free from corruption with a mission to maintain peace and security.

The BJP said it was due to the all-round development ushered in by the government that leading economists and analysts the world over are of the view that the "21st century belongs to India".

The prime minister has ensured that police should be about service, performance, reforms and transformations.

BJP leaders also made power-point presentations in their interactions to highlight the government's achievements.

Other senior party functionaries who addressed the media included Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Mumbai and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Patna. Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Bhupendra Yadav and G Kishan Reddy spoke in Jaipur, Rohtak, Bhopal and Bhubaneshwar respectively.

The BJP has planned a month-long mass connect exercise from May 30, the day Modi government took oath for the second term in 2019. Modi is scheduled to address a rally in Ajmer in Rajasthan, the Congress-ruled state where assembly polls will be held later this year. 

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Video: महेंद्र सिंह धोनी के बड़े मैच का 'टोटका' आया सबके सामने, IPL फाइनल पकड़े गए माही, पहले भी किया था ऐसा

28 मई रविवार को यह मुकाबला बारिश की वजह से खेला नहीं जा सका. सोमवार को रिजर्व डे के लिए इसे स्थगित किया गया था. इंतजार खत्म हुआ और महेंद्र सिंह धोनी के साथ मैदान पर हार्दिक पंड्या टॉस के लिए उतरे. टॉस के दौरान कुछ ऐसा दिखा जो कभी कभार ही नजर आता है.

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Chatkazz, Indian Eatery In Sydney, Thanks PM Modi For Praise

Chatkazz, an eatery that serves Indian food in Australia, has become famous ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to it during his recent visit to Sydney. While addressing the Indian community in the city, PM Modi said that relations between India and Australia depend on three Cs - Commonwealth, cricket and curries. "I've heard that Chatkazz's 'Chaat' and 'Jalebi' at Harris Park are very delicious. I want you all to take my friend Australian PM Albanese to that place," he said. The clip had gone viral on social media and drew lots of comments.

Chatkaaz management is ecstatic about this high profile endorsement.

"Prime Minister Modi came here, we served him eggplant curry which is his favourite and very famous in Gujarat. We also served 'fafda jalebi', which is famous in Gujarat and he loved it. He referred to Chatkaaz and we thank him for that. Out of many restaurants, he referred to our eatery," Mihir Patel, the restaurant's owner, told NDTV.

From masala dosa to pav bhaji, all the popular Indian street food is available at Chatkazz. The eatery has been operating in Sydney for the past 10 years.

The visitors NDTV spoke to also gave thumbs up to the food and ambience of the restaurant.

"The food here is amazing. It's a good place for vegetarians," said one of the guests. "I have Indian food every week and this is my favourite place," said another.

Chatkazz is tucked away in 'Little India', the one-stop shop for all things deliciously Indian in the Harris Park area of Sydney. During his visit, PM Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese jointly laid the foundation stone of 'Little India' gateway to be built in Harris Park as a symbol of the friendship between the two countries.

Harris Park is a hub in Western Sydney where the Indian community celebrates several festivals and events.

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BJP Panchayat Member Arrested For Fake News On Kerala Class 12 Exams

A village panchayat member of BJP from Kollam district in Kerala was arrested on Monday for allegedly spreading false news that Class 12 results have been withdrawn by the government.

Nikhil Manohar, a BJP ward member from Poruvazhy Grama Panchayat in Kollam, was arrested based on a complaint received from the officer of State General Education Minister V Sivankutty, a senior officer of Cantonment Police Station said.

"He was arrested and remanded to judicial custody today itself," the officer said.

An FIR under Indian Penal Code Sections 468 (forgery for cheating) and 471 (using forged document or electronic record as genuine) was registered against him based on the complaint, he said.

According to the police, Manohar had spread the fake news via a video uploaded on online video sharing platform Youtube.

Mr Sivankutty also mentioned the BJP panchayat member's arrest on his Facebook page. The minister, in his post, said the man was arrested after a complaint lodged by the General Education Department.

"The video was deleted after filing of the complaint," Mr Sivankutty said.

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GT vs CSK Final: शुभमन गिल नहीं, फाइनल का 'बाजीगर' बना 21 साल का बैटर, पहाड़नुमा पारी खेल CSK के उड़ाए परखच्चे

आईपीएल 2023 फाइनल की पहली पारी में ही रोमांच का तीसरा डोज देखने को मिला है. इस मैच में शुभमन गिल के सामने कप्तान धोनी ढाल बने तो 21 साल के युवा ने सीएसके के परखच्चे उड़ा दिए. गुजरात ने चेन्नई के सामने 215 रन का विशाल लक्ष्य रख दिया है.

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Shubman Gill Orange Cap: शुभमन गिल के सिर सजा ऑरेंज कैप का ताज, कोहली का 7 साल पुराना 'विराट' रिकॉर्ड बरकरार

Shubman Gill Orange Cap: शुभमन गिल के लिए यह साल अभी तक बेमिसाल रहा है. उन्होंन आईपीएल 2023 में सर्वाधिक रन बनाए. गिल को ऑरेंज कैप से नवाजा गया. दाएं हाथ के बैटर गिल ने चेन्नई के खिलाफ फाइनल में 39 रन की पारी खेली. गिल ऑरेंज कैप पर कब्जा करने वाले सबसे युवा खिलाड़ी बन गए हैं.

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