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  • UK PM Boris Johnson begins his India tour from Modi’s home state Gujrat

    British Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson arrived in India on Thursday for his first-ever visit. He is expected to offer his help to India cut reliance on Russian oil and defense equipment, reports Reuters.

    Johnson has begun his two-day tour from Indian PM Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. On Friday, Johnson will visit New Delhi to meet his counter partner, where the two of them will have a take on certain topics including a new defense partnership and a free trade agreement.

    Western countries have urged Delhi to speak out against the war in Ukraine. India, which imports Russian oil and is the world’s biggest buyer of its weapons, abstained in a United Nations (UN) vote condemning the invasion and has not imposed sanctions on Moscow.

    However, Indian PM Modi has expressed concern over the killing of civilians.

    Earlier this month, the United States (US) President Joe Biden told Modi that buying more oil from Russia is not in India’s interest. According to Johnson’s spokesperson, “Johnson will not lecture Modi on the matter.”

    It is pertinent to mention that the United Kingdom (UK) has been at the forefront in providing military aid and support to Ukraine. Johnson recently visited Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky. 

    Previously, the India trip has been twice postponed because of Covid flare-ups in each country.

  • [VIDEO] Man hangs from balcony after fight with wife in India

    A man attempted to commit suicide by hanging from a balcony of his house after a fight with his wife in Ghaziabad, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). A video of the incident went viral across social media in which his family can be seen trying to pull him up from the first floor of the house.

    According to police, the incident took place in the Ghaziabad area of Uttar Pradesh. The wife of the hanging man immediately called in Indian cops to rescue her husband.

    Indian Police officer shared the video on Twitter, “It’s serious… After a quarrel with his wife, a man tried to commit suicide by hanging himself from the balcony. Meanwhile, people pulled him up and saved him.”

    However, his family rescued him with help of some neighbours.

    Hilarious reactions from Twitter users were seen on the viral video

    One user wrote, “Ghar main ghuste hi ek rehpat pada hai 100%.” Another user suggested not to get married.

  • PTI rejects PM Shehbaz letter of regional peace, security to Modi

    PTI rejects PM Shehbaz letter of regional peace, security to Modi

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has written a letter in response to Indian PM Narendra Modi’s letter. In his letter, Modi had expressed his desire for developing constructive relations with Pakistan.

    “Reciprocating your sentiments, I wish to convey that Pakistan remains committed to the maintenance of regional peace and security. Our sacrifices and contributions in fighting and eliminating terrorism are well known and globally acknowledged,” wrote PM Shehbaz.

    PM Shehbaz added that peaceful and cooperative ties between Pakistan and India are “imperative for the progress and socio-economic uplift of the people of the two countries as well as for the region”.

    “This can be best achieved through meaningful engagement and peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, including the core issue of Jammu & Kashmir,” wrote PM Shehbaz. “Let’s secure peace and work for the progress and prosperity of our people.”

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry criticised Shehbaz Sharif’s letter to Modi.

    “We reject this letter. We will not let imported government to bargain away Kashmir. Until and unless Modi restores Kashmir’s status, any offer to talk will tantamount to betraying the people of Kashmir.”

  • Man murders wife for adding too much salt in his food

    Man murders wife for adding too much salt in his food

    Trigger Warning

    In a horrifying incident, a man in India’s Maharashtra allegedly killed his 40-year-old wife by strangulating her in a fit of rage after she added excessive salt to the khichrri that she served him for breakfast, reports India.com.

    The man has been identified as 46-year-old Nilesh Ghagh. According to the police, the accused strangulated his wife using a long piece of cloth.

    After being alerted, the police reached the spot and sent the woman’s body for post-mortem to a local government hospital.

    The police have registered a case against the accused under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

    According to the publication, a similar incident had taken place last week when a man shot his daughter-in-law dead after she failed to serve him breakfast along with tea.

  • Four men arrested for allegedly raping a monitor lizard

    Four men arrested for allegedly raping a monitor lizard

    Four men have been arrested in India for allegedly raping a  Bengal monitor lizard. According to media reports, the incident took place in Sahydari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.

    Sandeep Tukram, Pawar Mangesh, Janardhan Kamtekar, and Akshay Sunil are four hunters suspected of breaking into the reserve and committing the crime. The accused were being probed after they were booked on March 31 for illegally entering the forest when the crime came to light, the official said. A video found on one of the accused’s phones shows the men gang-raping the lizard.

    In addition to the video of the men sexually abusing the monitor lizard, officials also found photos of various animals such as porcupines and deer on their phones.

    Only one of the accused was arrested at first, while the others fled. The last three were eventually discovered in Hativ village in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district. The men travelled from Konkan to hunt in Kolhapur’s Chandoli hamlet, according to officials.

  • Massive hike of Rs83.5 for petrol, Rs119 for diesel proposed by OGRA

    Massive hike of Rs83.5 for petrol, Rs119 for diesel proposed by OGRA

    The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) suggested the federal government elevate fuel prices by up to Rs83.5 per liter for petrol and Rs119 for diesel.

    A summary to the petroleum division was presented by OGRA for the huge increase in petroleum rates to come into effect on April 16 in Pakistan.

    The proposed raise was calculated using a 70 per cent GST rate plus a Rs30 per liter levy. It is worth noting that the current duty on fuel and diesel is Rs30 per liter, plus 17 per cent GST.

    On the basis of complete levy and taxes, the body has recommended raising petrol prices by Rs83.5 per liter, while diesel prices should be raised by Rs119 per liter.

    According to reports, the OGRA proposed raising the petrol price to Rs21.53 per liter in line with the current tax rate, Rs51.3 for diesel, and Rs77.56 for kerosine oil on the grounds of full tax and levy.

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    Concerning other oil products, a full tax rate and levy hike of Rs77.31 was suggested for light diesel, Rs36.5 for kerosine oil, and Rs38.89 for light diesel. According to sources, the finance ministry would make the final decision on the OGRA summary after briefing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

  • Elon Musk offers $43 billion to acquire Twitter

    Elon Musk offers $43 billion to acquire Twitter

    Elon Musk has submitted a takeover bid for Twitter, offering $54.20 per share, days after becoming the group’s largest shareholder. This is an offer worth more than $43 billion.

    According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Mr. Musk described this as a “best and last offer,” reflecting a 54 per cent premium over the day before he commenced investing in the business in late January 2022.

    Musk stated in the filing that “I don’t have faith in the management” and that he could not make the adjustments he desired in the public market.

    As per a letter written to CEO Salesforce and chairman of Twitter, Bret Taylor, Musk stated that if the proposal is not accepted, he will reassess his status as a shareholder as Twitter has a lot of potential which needs to be unlocked.

    The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the world’s richest man, purchased a 9.2 per cent share in Twitter on April 4, according to a regulatory filing. The tech mogul was invited to join Twitter’s board of directors the next day, but he denied the offer by the end of the week.

    Musk wrote to Mr. Taylor on April 13: “I invested in Twitter because I believe it has the potential to be the global platform for free speech, and I believe free speech is a societal requirement for a healthy democracy”.

    Read more: Elon Musk is no longer joining Twitter board as the microblogging network is “dying”

    “However, after making my investment, I’ve come to recognize that the company, in its current form, can neither thrive nor serve this societal need,” he wrote. “Twitter should be turned into a private firm”.

    Considering the tweeted document, Musk’s financial adviser for the proposal is Morgan Stanley.

  • Elon Musk is no longer joining Twitter board as the microblogging network is “dying”

    Elon Musk is no longer joining Twitter board as the microblogging network is “dying”

    The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk will not be joining the Twitter board of directors, according to Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk’s appointment on the board was supposed to start on April 9, however, he announced that he would no longer be joining.

    Agrawal posted a statement on April 10, saying Musk’s appointment to the board would be subject to a background investigation and that once nominated, he would have to operate in the company’s best interests. “Elon is our biggest shareholder and we will remain open to his input,” he added.

    What Happened Earlier?

    Earlier, the tech mogul tweeted the list of the top ten most followed personalities, which included celebrities and politicians such as former US President Barack Obama, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga.

    The world’s wealthiest man had a complaint: many of the top Twitter accounts do not upload anything.

    Former US President Barack Obama (131.4 million followers), singer Justin Bieber (114.3 million), Katy Perry (108.8 million), and other top accounts belonging to popular artists Rihanna and Taylor Swift were among the names on the list from the Twitter account of World of Statistics, which Musk posted.

    Interestingly, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ranked ninth on the list, with a popularity of 77.1 million followers, one notch below Musk, who has 81 million followers on the social network.

    Whereas Modi is an avid Twitter user who publishes everything from his daily schedule to welcoming foreign leaders, Musk laments that celebrities like Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber rarely post. Taylor hasn’t posted anything in three months, and the ‘yummy’ singer Justin Bieber only tweeted once in 2022.

    Musk, who just purchased a 9.2 per cent interest in Twitter for roughly $3 billion in his controversial style, asked his followers another question: Is Twitter dying? 

    In an ‘April fool’ message, Twitter said that it is testing some new features, one of which is a long-awaited ‘edit’ button. The platform later explained that the change to the edit button was not an April Fool’s prank and that it was truly being tested by the company.

    It is worth noting that Musk also proposed a number of improvements to Twitter’s Blue premium subscription service, including lowering the price, limiting adverts, and allowing users to pay in the crypto. Many internet users were surprised by the recent announcement, as they had been expecting Tesla’s CEO to join the board of microblogging site and witness what changes he would make.

  • Journalist, seven others stripped naked for questioning BJP leaders

    Journalist, seven others stripped naked for questioning BJP leaders

    A picture has gone viral on social media, in which a group of men, can be seen stripped to their underwear inside a police station in Madhya Pradesh. The eight men were seen standing against the wall with their hands clasped in front. They were kept in the custody for 18 hours.

    The eight men were seen standing against the wall with their hands clasped in front. The arrested journalist runs a YouTube channel, he and his cameraperson were arrested on April 2, when they went to a local police station to inquire why theatre artiste Neeraj Kunder was arrested. Kunder was allegedly arrested for making “indecent remarks” against BJP MLA Kedarnath Shukla Shukla and his son Kedar Guru Dutt Shukla on social media.

    In this regard, two officers in Madhya Pradesh have been sent to the police lines.

    As per Indian media, there is one journalist among others. The SHO while explaining the reason said that it was for the “accused’s safety”. He said that the arrested accused were stripped of their clothes in the lock-up so that they don’t commit suicide.

  • Couple gets petrol, diesel as wedding gift

    Couple gets petrol, diesel as wedding gift

    A newly-wed couple in Tamil Nadu received petrol and diesel as gifts at their wedding ceremony, Indian media has reported. Girish Kumar and Keerthana the knot at Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district.

    In the video being widely shared on social media, the married couple can be seen accepting the gifts with a smile on their face.

    As per reported by Indian media, the country saw 14 price hikes in the price of petrol and diesel in 14 days.

    This is not the first time that a couple has received such gift. In August 2021 a newly-married couple in India received five litres of petrol as a gift at their wedding reception.

    As per reports, a Tamil comedian named Mayilsamy gave an unusual gift to the couple. The images of the wedding ceremony and the gift have gone viral on social media platforms.