Thousand 'Bad Apples' Placed Outside London Police Headquarter As A Sign Of Protest

London police were confronted by the sight of 1,071 plastic rotten apples outside their headquarters on Friday, in a display seeking to mark the high number of staff facing investigation for sex offences or domestic abuse. 

Refuge, a British domestic abuse charity, placed the imitation red and green apples outside the Metropolitan Police's New Scotland Yard building in central London, alongside a sign saying: "1071 bad apples. How many more?"

The demonstration comes days after a serving London police officer admitted to 24 counts of rape in a campaign of abuse against women - news that appalled the nation and shone a light on the issue of falling public confidence in law enforcement.

In an effort to regain public trust, the Met police said on Tuesday it was investigating sexual and domestic abuse cases involving 1,071 officers and staff, and that hundreds were likely to be sacked as a result.

"This is not one bad apple; this is a systemic problem across policing," Refuge CEO Ruth Davison said. "How have these perpetrators of abuse been allowed to enter and remain in positions of power for so long?"

"What happens next must change the culture of policing for good. A force which breeds violent misogyny is not a force which can even begin to protect women and girls."

The Met, which has faced a string of scandals in recent years revealing a culture of corruption, racism and misogyny, is Britain's biggest police force with more than 43,000 staff and responsibility for issues such as terrorism and extradition.

Refuge has called for "urgent and radical change" and advocated for fast-track legislation to improve vetting and disciplinary standards across police forces and mandatory training for all officers on issues concerning violence against women.

A Met spokesperson said the force was aware of Friday's protest, and its officers had engaged with those involved to facilitate a peaceful demonstration. It said the protesters left at 1000 GMT and took the apples with them.

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पापा ने बेटी की ट्रेनिंग के लिए छोड़ दिया अपना आधा काम, विदेश में छोरी के बल्ले की गूंजी धमक

एक कारपेंटर की बेटी अमनजोत कौर ने दक्षिण अफ्रीका में भारतीय टीम को जीत दिलाने में अहम भूमिका निभाई है. अमनजोत को डेब्यू मुकाबले में ही 'प्लेयर ऑफ द मैच' का अवॉर्ड मिला. अवॉर्ड मिलने के बाद अमनजोत कौर ने अपने पिता के संघर्ष को याद किया है. उन्होंने बताया कि किस तरह मुझे क्रिकेट सिखाने के लिए मेरे पिता ने अपना काम आधा छोड़ दिया था.

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Dera Chief Ram Rahim, Convicted In Rape Case, Gets 40-Day Parole Again

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Friday again granted a 40-day parole, officials said.

The latest parole to the Dera chief, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping his two disciples, comes three months after he was granted a similar parole.

"The parole has been granted for 40 days. It has been granted as per rules," Rohtak's Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma told PTI over the phone.

The Dera chief's last 40-day parole had ended on November 25 last year. He had gone to his Barnawa ashram in Uttar Pradesh after his release on October 14.

Earlier, Haryana Jails Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, while commenting on the Dera chief's fresh parole plea, had said the latter had filed an application seeking a 40-day parole which had been forwarded to the Rohtak divisional commissioner.

During his parole period, the Dera chief is also likely to attend the birth anniversary event of former Dera chief Shah Satnam Singh on January 25, sources said.

During his previous parole period in October-November, the 55-year-old Sirsa Dera chief held several online 'satsangs' at the Barnawa ashram in UP. Some of these were also attended by BJP leaders from Haryana.

Prior to his October parole, the sect chief had come out of prison on a month-long parole in June.

He was also granted three weeks of furlough from February 7, 2022, barely two weeks before the Punjab Assembly elections.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of the Sikhs, had earlier raised an objection after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was granted a 40-day parole last year.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami had alleged that while special kindness was being shown to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Sikh prisoners lodged in jails for about three decades were not being released even after completing their sentences.

The Dera chief in 2021, along with four others, was also convicted for hatching a conspiracy to kill Ranjit Singh, a Dera manager. The Dera chief and three others were convicted in 2019 for the murder of a journalist over 16 years ago.

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2 Associates Of Canada Terrorist Arrested In Delhi Ahead Of Republic Day

Ahead of Republic Day, the Delhi Police has arrested two alleged associates of Canada-based gangster-turned-terrorist Lakhbir Singh Landa from Punjab, officials claimed on Friday.

The two have been identified as Rajan Bhatti, a resident of Gurdapur in Punjab, and Kanwaljeet Singh alias Chinna, a resident of Firozepur in Punjab, they said. In the ongoing operations against Khalistani terror-gangster nexus, police have apprehended Bhatti. He is one of Punjab's wanted gangsters and close associate of another fugitive Landa Harike, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Manishi Chandra said.

Bhatti was involved in over 15 cases and was wanted in a case registered in Punjab's Mohali. The FIR was registered in connection with target killings and for disturbing communal harmony in Punjab on the instructions of Lakhbir Singh Landa and Harvinder Singh Rinda, police said.

Based on disclosures made by Bhatti and technical analysis, Singh was also arrested in a joint operation with Punjab Police, the DCP said.

Bhatti was handling Singh to receive and push drugs and firearms through drones in Punjab. Landa Harike had also instructed Bhatti and Singh to eliminate two targets in Punjab, Chandra said.

Singh along with an accomplice was zeroed in a hotel in Amritsar. A joint team was formed for the raid. After they were cornered, the two suspects opened fire on the police team and tried to escape, officials said.

In a brief exchange of fire, constable Yogesh got injured. Although Singh was apprehended, his accomplice managed to escape, police said.

A case has been registered at the Beas police station, Amritsar Rural, in connection with this incident, police added.

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IND vs AUS: टीम इंडिया के स्‍पेशलिस्‍ट बैटर ने खोला राज, कहा- टेस्‍ट सीरीज में इस कंगारू बॉलर को खेलना होगा मुश्किल

IND vs Australia Test Series : ऑस्ट्रेलियाई टीम 4 टेस्ट और 3 वनडे मैचों की सीरीज खेलने के लिए फरवरी में भारत आएगी. दौरे का आगाज टेस्‍ट सीरीज से होगा. बीसीसीआई (BCCI) ने शुरुआती 2 टेस्‍ट मैचों के लिए भारतीय टीम (Team India) का ऐलान कर दिया है.

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ODI में पोंटिंग ने की है सर्वाधिक मुकाबलों में कप्तानी, खास 5 में एक भारतीय धुरंधर भी शामिल

वनडे प्रारूप में बतौर कप्तान सर्वाधिक मुकाबले खेलने का रिकॉर्ड ऑस्ट्रेलियाई पूर्व कप्तान रिकी पोंटिंग के नाम दर्ज है. पोंटिंग ने ऑस्ट्रेलियाई टीम की 2002 से 2012 के बीच कुल 230 वनडे मुकाबलों में अगुवाई की.

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Ind vs NZ 2nd ODI: क्या चल रहा है टीम इंडिया में, क्यों हो रही इतनी ज्यादा चर्चा?

भारत और न्यूजीलैंड के बीच तीन मैचों की वनडे सीरीज का दूसरा मुकाबला रायपुर में खेला जाना है. पहला मुकाबला बेहद ही रोमांचक था जिसमें भारत ने जीत हासिल कर सीरीज में 1-0 की बढ़त बनाई. रायपुर मुकाबले से पहले टीम इंडिया के कोच राहुल द्रविड, कप्तान रोहित शर्मा और बैटिंग कोच विक्रम राठौर काफी देर मैदान पर नजर आए. इन तीनों के बीच काफी देर तक चर्चा होती रही.

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शुभमन गिल की बहन शाहनील हैं बेहद ग्लैमरस, स्टाइल किसी बॉलीवुड एक्‍ट्रेस से नहीं है कम

भारतीय टीम के ओपनिंग बैट्समैन शुभमन गिल (Shubman Gill) का प्रदर्शन बीते एक साल में बेहद शानदार रहा है. 23 साल के शुभमन गिल ने न्‍यूजीलैंड के खिलाफ वनडे में दोहरा शतक जड़ दिया. यह टीम इंडिया के लिए बीते एक महीने के अंदर दूसरी डबल सेंचुरी है. इससे पहले ईशान किशन ने बांग्‍लादेश में यह कारनामा किया था.

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Supreme Court's Pushback To Centre Took 4 Days Of Discussion: Sources

The Supreme Court's unprecedented step of making public its communication with the Centre on judges' elevation was taken after four days of deliberation, sources have told NDTV. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had conferred not only with brother judges of the Collegium, but also the judge who is expected to succeed him, sources said.  

There has been no response yet from the government, which is trying to have a bigger role in judges' appointment. The back and forth, on for years, has escalated into a full-blown legislature versus judiciary debate.  

In the three letters uploaded today, the court has revealed the reasons for objections of the Centre and the intelligence agencies and its own response to it.

Sources said in a series of meetings over the last four days, the judges decided to bring the entire issue before the public. It was also decided that the Collegium will re-recommend the elevation of lawyers Saurabh Kirpal, Somasekhar Sundaresan and R John Sathyan.   

On Wednesday, the three judges who signed the letters -- Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph -- had a meeting. A follow-up meeting was held this morning before the letters were uploaded on the Supreme Court website.

The recommendation to elevate the three candidates to the Delhi, Bombay and Madras High Courts got a thumbs down from the Centre in November. The top court revealed that the Centre's objections in case of Saurabh Kirpal was about his sexual orientation and the foreign nationality of his partner.  

The other two candidates -- Somasekhar Sundaresan and R John Sathyan -- were rejected because of their social media posts. One of them, Mr Sathyan, shared an article critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among other things. The other, sources said, expressed contrary opinions about the Citizenship Amendment Act.  

The top court's move comes a week after the strong remarks of Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, who so far had been vocal about the scrapping of the National Judicial Appointments Act.  

This time, Mr Dhankhar had questioned the historic 1973 Supreme Court judgment on the Kesavananda Bharati case and the resulting basic structure doctrine on the Constitution. "Today this one-upmanship and public posturing from judicial platforms are not good. These institutions must know how to conduct themselves," he had said.  

The debate on executive versus judiciary has spiked over the issue of judicial appointments, where the government is pushing for a bigger role. Over the last years, the government has repeatedly objected to names chosen for elevation by the Supreme Court. In November, it returned the names of 19 candidates -- a list that included the three lawyers from Delhi, Bombay and Madras High Courts.   

There has been pushback from the top court, which said the Collegium system is the "law of the land" which should be "followed to the teeth" till another law comes in and survives constitutional scrutiny. A bench headed by Justice SK Kaul had also asked the Attorney General to advise constitutional authorities to refrain from making statements on the Collegium system.

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शुभमन गिल के दोहरे शतक के बीच रोहित शर्मा का पुराना ट्वीट हो रहा सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल, जानें 3 साल पहले क्या लिखा था?

टीम इंडिया के ओपनिंग बैटर शुभमन गिल ने न्यूजीलैंड के खिलाफ शानदार दोहरा शतक जड़ा. उनके लिए साल 2023 की शुरुआत काफी अच्छी रही. उन्होंने इससे पहले बांग्लादेश के खिलाफ भी शतक जड़ा था. पहले वनडे के बाद रोहित शर्मा का एक पुराना ट्वीट सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहा है.

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"Going Back To My Roots": Rahul Gandhi As Yatra Enters Jammu And Kashmir

Entering Jammu and Kashmir on the last leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of indulging in mass pickpocketing by diverting the attention of people and then looting them.

Addressing a rally here, the former Congress president said he had walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and talked to thousands of people.

As dusk fell and temperatures dipped, hundreds of people walked alongside Gandhi. In a customary handover function, Punjab's Congress unit gave the party flag to a leader from the Jammu and Kashmir wing.

"The BJP and RSS have spread hatred. I earlier thought it ran deep but it does not and is mainly seen on television," Mr Gandhi said in his first stop in Jammu and Kashmir, about 90 km from Jammu.

He listed hatred, violence, unemployment and price rise as the main issues confronting the country and blamed the media for not highlighting them.

Criticising the media for not focusing on the right issues, he said it uses topics such as Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar to divert the attention of people.

There was one more point about two India's in making - one for poor and one for the corporate world, he said.

Injecting a personal note, Mr Gandhi said his ancestors belonged to this land and he felt he was returning home. "I am going back to my roots, I know the suffering of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and come to you with a bowed head," he said.

Mr Gandhi said he had been walking about seven hours a day, covering 25 km each day, but nobody was tired as some people had predicted. "I later felt we are not feeling tired because people are pushing us forward." "If someone falls, he is supported within seconds... nobody is asking anyone what is your religion," he said.

Mr Gandhi started walking from Kanyakumari in September. The Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to conclude in Srinagar on January 30. The distance yet to be covered is over 360 km.

Earlier welcoming him, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah drew a parallel between the Shankaracharya and Rahul Gandhi. "Many years ago, Shankaracharya had undertaken a yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. And today you are doing it," the MP said here.

He said that today's India is not that of Ram's Bharat or Gandhi's Hindustan because people are divided on religion. "If we are together, we will be able to overcome the hatred of the present day," he said.

Mr Abdullah, who made his second appearance in the yatra, made an passionate wish saying "before I close my eyes, I want to see my secular Hindustan again where everyone is respected." Amid chants of "Nafrat Chodo Bharat Jodo" (Leave hatred and unite India), Mr Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra yatra entered this Jammu and Kashmir via Pathankot-Punjab, marking the final phase of the 3500-km foot March by the Congress leader started from Kanyakumari in September.

Mr Gandhi was welcomed into union territory by senior party leaders including Jairam Ramesh, Ashok Gehlot, Digvijay Singh, Abdullah, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party and former minister Lal Singh, Awami National Conference leader Muzaffar Shah.

Mr Lal Singh was not present at the podium as he came late and was seen standing in the crowd throughout the function. While thanking the leaders who turned up, the Congress did not mention the name of Mr Lal Singh.

Fire crackers were burst as Mr Gandhi accompanied by party workers and supporters crossed the Madhopur bridge into Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security cover.

The venue near the statue of Maharaja Gulab Singh was jam-packed with thousands of people turned up to witness the event.

"After covering 3200 km from Kanyakumari, it is a happy moment for us that the yatra has reached Jammu and Kashmir," Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress committee president Vikar Rasool Wani said.

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VIDEO: अब जमेगा खेल, भारत का सबसे बड़ा ऑलराउंडर मैदान में उतरने के लिए तैयार, शुरू की प्रैक्टिस

भारतीय टीम और फैंस के लिए एक बेहद ही बड़ी खबर निकलकर सामने आई है. स्टार ऑलराउंडर रवींद्र जडेजा फिट हो गए हैं और उन्होंने नेट में गेंदबाजी करनी शुरू कर दी है. इस पल का एक वीडियो उन्होंने अपने आधिकारिक ट्विटर अकाउंट से शेयर किया है.

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Polar Bear Kills Woman, Boy In Remote US Village

In a rare attack on humans, a polar bear killed a woman and a boy in a remote area of Alaska, police said. However, the bear was later shot and killed by a resident in the tiny community of Wales, on the far western coast of Alaska.

"Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents," police said in a statement.

"The bear fatally attacked an adult female and juvenile male -- it was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair," police said, adding that state troopers and Fish and Game Department authorities were trying to reach the town "as weather conditions allow."

The victims' identities were not made public as authorities were trying to notify their families, AFP reported.

Polar bear attacks are extremely rare, with local media reporting one of the most recent fatal encounters between a human and a polar bear in Alaska was in 1990.

According to Canadian NGO Polar Bears International, only 20 people worldwide are known to have been killed by polar bears between 1870 and 2014, though the frequency of attacks is increasing.

Wales, a village of about 150 people on the Bering Strait that separates the United States from Russia, is part of the Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council, a group of Indigenous communities that have traditionally hunted polar bears for subsistence.

The giant bears -- males can grow up to 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) -- face increasing threats from climate change, with their Arctic sea ice habitat disappearing as the far north warms up to four times faster than the rest of the world.

The bears, whose populations are declining, rely on the ice for foraging for seals and for movement and reproduction.

Some Arctic communities employ polar bear patrols to protect residents from the animals, though one was not currently in operation in Wales, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

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IND vs NZ : न्‍यूजीलैंड के अनजान बैटर ने शतक ठोककर कर ली धोनी की बराबरी, कोई नहीं कर पाया था ऐसा

महेंद्र सिंह धोनी (MS Dhoni) ने भारतीय टीम को मैच फिनिशर के रूप में नई ऊंचाइयों तक पहुंचाया. उनके रिटायरमेंट के बाद कई ऐसे युवा हैं जो मुश्किल वक्‍त पर उनकी ही तर्ज पर अपनी टीम के लिए ऐसी ही भूमिका निभा रहे हैं. न्‍यूजीलैंड के ऑलराउंडर माइकल ब्रेसवेल (Michael Bracewell) ने आतिशी पारी खेलकर भारतीय गेंदबाजों की नाक में दम कर दिया.

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Republic Day Parade: 32,000 Tickets On Sale, All Official Invites Online

The Republic Day celebrations this year will take place on the revamped Central Vista avenue, and the government has put 32,000 tickets on sale online for the masses, defence ministry officials said on Wednesday.

For the first time, all official invites for the ceremonial event will be sent online, they said. This will be the first Republic Day celebrations hosted at the ceremonial boulevard after Rajpath was renamed to 'Kartavya Path' last year.

A presentation on the celebrations to be held from January 23-31 as part of the Republic Day celebrations was made on Wednesday after a press briefing by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane at the South Block here.

The Republic Day celebrations will be held in a spirit of greater 'janbhagdari' (public participation) and workers of Central Vista project and their family members, maintenance workers of Kartavya Path, vegetable vendors, milk booth workers, grocery shopkeepers and rickshaw-pullers will be "special invitees", the officials shared during the presentation.

"Before COVID-19, over a lakh people used to attend the Republic Day celebrations, which was drastically cut in the immediate years following the outbreak of the pandemic in India (in early 2020). This year about 42,000 people are expected to attend it and 32,000 tickets for seats at the event have been put online, and the response from people have been good," the senior official said. New bleachers and retractable seats have been put up in the lawns of the Kartavya Path, and with more space between two seats, he said.

The celebrations will begin with a grand event on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23 and go on till Gandhi Jayanti, the defence secretary said.

A military contingent from Egypt will also be taking part in the celebrations, officials said.

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