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  • FIR against man in UP for ‘objectionable’ social media posts against PM on Israel-Hamas conflict

    By PTI

    BAREILLY: An FIR was registered against a man on Sunday for allegedly making an objectionable social media post about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the Israel-Hamas conflict, police said.

    Danish Ansari has been named in the case that was registered at the Hafizganj police station on Sunday evening, they said, and added that he is at large.

    Additional Superintendent of Police, Rural, Mukesh Mishra said that Ansari, a resident of Kunwarpur Banjaria, wrote a number of objectionable posts related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

    These posts were against the prime minister and supported the Hamas, Mishra claimed.

    The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code section 505 (2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred, ill-will between classes) and the Information Technology Act, according to police.

    On Saturday, police had registered a case against two men and arrested one of them in Hamirpur district for allegedly posting objectionable material on social media relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

    BAREILLY: An FIR was registered against a man on Sunday for allegedly making an objectionable social media post about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the Israel-Hamas conflict, police said.

    Danish Ansari has been named in the case that was registered at the Hafizganj police station on Sunday evening, they said, and added that he is at large.

    Additional Superintendent of Police, Rural, Mukesh Mishra said that Ansari, a resident of Kunwarpur Banjaria, wrote a number of objectionable posts related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    These posts were against the prime minister and supported the Hamas, Mishra claimed.

    The FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code section 505 (2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred, ill-will between classes) and the Information Technology Act, according to police.

    On Saturday, police had registered a case against two men and arrested one of them in Hamirpur district for allegedly posting objectionable material on social media relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

  • Majority of Indian parents say their kids addicted to social media, OTT: Survey

    By PTI

    NEW DELHIl: A majority of urban Indian parents surveyed have said their children are addicted to social media, OTT and online gaming platforms while one-third of respondents admitted that addiction is making kids aggressive, according to a survey by LocalCircles.

    It further revealed that 73 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is sought for children under 18, when they join social media, OTT/video and online gaming platforms.

    The survey received over 46,000 responses from urban Indian parents located in 296 districts.

    About 62 per cent of respondents were men while 38 per cent of respondents were women.

    Nearly 47 per cent of respondents were from tier 1, 35 per cent from tier 2, and 18 per cent respondents were from tier 3 and 4 districts.

    “Gadget addiction by children between ages 9-18 has become the new reality. The addiction, in some children, is leading to impatience and aggression, lack of concentration, memory issues, headache, eye and back problems, stress, anxiety, communication issues, lethargy and even depression,” according to the survey.

    What is even more alarming is that in many cases, the parents surveyed by LocalCircles reported not even knowing the various social media, video and online gaming apps their children are using.

    Given the amount of inputs and concerns received on LocalCircles on the issue from parents and grandparents across India, LocalCircles conducted a national survey to understand the key issues they are facing with their children spending excessive time on social media, OTT and online gaming platforms as well as understand what they feel about parental consent for accessing such platforms.

    According to the survey, 61 per cent of urban Indian parents of children between ages 9-17 conceded that their children spend an average of three hours or more each day on social media, videos/OTT and online games.

    “37 per cent of parents surveyed shared their children spent the most time watching videos/OTT; 35 per cent indicated that their children spent the most time on social media and 33 per cent indicated that their children are into online gaming,” it said.

    Nearly 73 per cent of respondents stress parental consent for children under 18 years should be “absolutely” necessary for signing up on social media, OTT and online gaming platforms.

    The survey brings to the fore that young children between 9-17 years are increasingly becoming hooked to social media, online gaming and video/OTT platforms.

    “What this means is that platforms will be required to deploy more checks and balances to know when a child is creating an account and ensuring that the right processes are deployed so the child’s parents give their consent,” it said.

    LocalCircles said it will share the findings of this survey with key stakeholders, including various ministries.

    NEW DELHIl: A majority of urban Indian parents surveyed have said their children are addicted to social media, OTT and online gaming platforms while one-third of respondents admitted that addiction is making kids aggressive, according to a survey by LocalCircles.

    It further revealed that 73 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is sought for children under 18, when they join social media, OTT/video and online gaming platforms.

    The survey received over 46,000 responses from urban Indian parents located in 296 districts.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    About 62 per cent of respondents were men while 38 per cent of respondents were women.

    Nearly 47 per cent of respondents were from tier 1, 35 per cent from tier 2, and 18 per cent respondents were from tier 3 and 4 districts.

    “Gadget addiction by children between ages 9-18 has become the new reality. The addiction, in some children, is leading to impatience and aggression, lack of concentration, memory issues, headache, eye and back problems, stress, anxiety, communication issues, lethargy and even depression,” according to the survey.

    What is even more alarming is that in many cases, the parents surveyed by LocalCircles reported not even knowing the various social media, video and online gaming apps their children are using.

    Given the amount of inputs and concerns received on LocalCircles on the issue from parents and grandparents across India, LocalCircles conducted a national survey to understand the key issues they are facing with their children spending excessive time on social media, OTT and online gaming platforms as well as understand what they feel about parental consent for accessing such platforms.

    According to the survey, 61 per cent of urban Indian parents of children between ages 9-17 conceded that their children spend an average of three hours or more each day on social media, videos/OTT and online games.

    “37 per cent of parents surveyed shared their children spent the most time watching videos/OTT; 35 per cent indicated that their children spent the most time on social media and 33 per cent indicated that their children are into online gaming,” it said.

    Nearly 73 per cent of respondents stress parental consent for children under 18 years should be “absolutely” necessary for signing up on social media, OTT and online gaming platforms.

    The survey brings to the fore that young children between 9-17 years are increasingly becoming hooked to social media, online gaming and video/OTT platforms.

    “What this means is that platforms will be required to deploy more checks and balances to know when a child is creating an account and ensuring that the right processes are deployed so the child’s parents give their consent,” it said.

    LocalCircles said it will share the findings of this survey with key stakeholders, including various ministries.

  • Sacked teacher of Unacademy says his remark misinterpreted, alleges firm acted under social media pressure 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Unacademy sacked teacher Karan Sangwan on Saturday alleged that the firm terminated his service under pressure from trollers on social media who misinterpreted his generic remark to vote for educated candidates.

    In a video on his YouTube channel, Sangwan said he made the generic remark on his YouTube channel and not during his lecture at Unacademy.

    “Why did termination happen? There is a pressure which gets built and you burst under its load. You (Unacademy) could not deal with the pressure. Therefore, under pressure you had to take an action which you may have not desired to or you desired to…I don’t know. I can’t say anything about what your intentions were” Sangwan said.

    Sangwan said that Unacademy acted against him without hearing him out.

    “You directly sent me a termination notice,” Sangwan said, adding that to hide the pressure, Unacademy used the term “code of conduct” without defining a political statement.

    He said that Unacademy cited views expressed by an account on platform X as an example in the termination notice.

    “Someone else’s views were imposed on me,” Sangwan said.

    Sangwan said that he was hurled abuses, called anti-national and death threats were issued to him by trollers “who appeared to be illiterate” after his video was spread on August 13.

    Unacademy co-founder Roman Saini said that Sangwan was in breach of contract and therefore the company had to part ways with him.

    Saini in a tweet on the matter said Unacademy is an education platform that is deeply committed to imparting quality education.

    “To do this we have in place a strict Code of Conduct for all our educators with the intention of ensuring that our learners have access to unbiased knowledge. Our learners are at the centre of everything we do. The classroom is not a place to share personal opinions and views as they can wrongly influence them. In the current situation, we were forced to part ways with Karan Sangwan as he was in breach of the Code of Conduct,” Saini had said on August 17.

    Sangwan said the situation changed in his favour after he shared information about his termination on August 17 in a messaging group that was leaked on social media and this time lakhs of people supported him.

    Several politicians questioned the action of Unacademy and if his appeal to vote for an educated candidate was wrong.

    Sangwan said that he made a generic statement without naming anyone on his YouTube channel which was not mentioned by Unacademy.

    He said that people supported him after information about his termination went out but still no one from Unacademy contacted him.

    “I made a statement. You are taking it on yourself when I have not taken any name. Why are you taking it on yourself? I have not said it,” he said.

    He also criticised the conduct of a news channel, without naming the entity, that his interview was edited to further fan the controversy.

    NEW DELHI: Unacademy sacked teacher Karan Sangwan on Saturday alleged that the firm terminated his service under pressure from trollers on social media who misinterpreted his generic remark to vote for educated candidates.

    In a video on his YouTube channel, Sangwan said he made the generic remark on his YouTube channel and not during his lecture at Unacademy.

    “Why did termination happen? There is a pressure which gets built and you burst under its load. You (Unacademy) could not deal with the pressure. Therefore, under pressure you had to take an action which you may have not desired to or you desired to…I don’t know. I can’t say anything about what your intentions were” Sangwan said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Sangwan said that Unacademy acted against him without hearing him out.

    “You directly sent me a termination notice,” Sangwan said, adding that to hide the pressure, Unacademy used the term “code of conduct” without defining a political statement.

    He said that Unacademy cited views expressed by an account on platform X as an example in the termination notice.

    “Someone else’s views were imposed on me,” Sangwan said.

    Sangwan said that he was hurled abuses, called anti-national and death threats were issued to him by trollers “who appeared to be illiterate” after his video was spread on August 13.

    Unacademy co-founder Roman Saini said that Sangwan was in breach of contract and therefore the company had to part ways with him.

    Saini in a tweet on the matter said Unacademy is an education platform that is deeply committed to imparting quality education.

    “To do this we have in place a strict Code of Conduct for all our educators with the intention of ensuring that our learners have access to unbiased knowledge. Our learners are at the centre of everything we do. The classroom is not a place to share personal opinions and views as they can wrongly influence them. In the current situation, we were forced to part ways with Karan Sangwan as he was in breach of the Code of Conduct,” Saini had said on August 17.

    Sangwan said the situation changed in his favour after he shared information about his termination on August 17 in a messaging group that was leaked on social media and this time lakhs of people supported him.

    Several politicians questioned the action of Unacademy and if his appeal to vote for an educated candidate was wrong.

    Sangwan said that he made a generic statement without naming anyone on his YouTube channel which was not mentioned by Unacademy.

    He said that people supported him after information about his termination went out but still no one from Unacademy contacted him.

    “I made a statement. You are taking it on yourself when I have not taken any name. Why are you taking it on yourself? I have not said it,” he said.

    He also criticised the conduct of a news channel, without naming the entity, that his interview was edited to further fan the controversy.

  • NCPCR to brainstorm to prevent cyber trafficking

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  A minor girl from West Bengal, whose Instagram reels received many impressions on social media, one day got an ‘offer’ to act in a Hindi film. She readily accepted the offer, but soon found to her shock that the proposal was bait to lure her into prostitution. It was a narrow escape for her. But many such girls fall prey to miscreants on social media looking for vulnerable profiles.

    The rising number of such cases has caught the attention of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The child rights body will be holding a meeting of all stakeholders on August 21 to deal with the problem of social media becoming a ‘tool for trafficking.’ The meeting aims to examine the existing mechanism and develop preventive measures to ensure the safety of children in the cyber world.

    In a letter to all the stakeholders, including the IT and telecom ministry, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said, “The commission has received information regarding several alarming incidents where minor children have been lured and further been made victim to offences like online grooming for various unlawful activities, trafficking, online sexual abuse and online harassment by people who they meet on social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.”

    He further said the commission had received complaints and reports on the availability of child sexual abuse material on various social media platforms and web pages. Speaking to this paper, Kanoongo said that in the last two years, they have encountered several cases where minor girls have been lured through social media, especially Instagram.

    “It is important to note that these incidents are now on the rise due to the easy access of the unmonitored or unsupervised Internet and social media platforms,” Kanoongo said. “In the West Bengal incident, the girl was lucky that the accused was nabbed in time. In another incident, we found a body of a minor girl similarly lured through social media. Several such instances have come to light. Social media has now become the tool for traffickers,” he added.

    Kanoongo said young children posting videos and reels online are unaware that they are easy prey for online stalking and online grooming for unlawful activities. “We want cyberspace to be a safe space for minors. It is thus necessary to examine and develop a framework and mechanism to safeguard them,” he added.

    In his letter, the NCPCR head has said that the commission “deems it appropriate for a deliberation to examine and review framework/mechanism under various laws, based on the inputs from all the stakeholders, and recommend measures for their effective implementation.” “Such framework will not only cater to the challenges faced by the authorities but also lay down preventive measures to safeguard children,” the letter said. Major Internet Service Providers have also been invited to attend the meeting.

    Lured onlineThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has received information regarding several alarming incidents where minor children have been lured and been made victim to offences like online grooming for various unlawful activities, trafficking, online sexual abuse and online harassment by people who they meet on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram.

    NEW DELHI:  A minor girl from West Bengal, whose Instagram reels received many impressions on social media, one day got an ‘offer’ to act in a Hindi film. She readily accepted the offer, but soon found to her shock that the proposal was bait to lure her into prostitution. It was a narrow escape for her. But many such girls fall prey to miscreants on social media looking for vulnerable profiles.

    The rising number of such cases has caught the attention of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The child rights body will be holding a meeting of all stakeholders on August 21 to deal with the problem of social media becoming a ‘tool for trafficking.’ The meeting aims to examine the existing mechanism and develop preventive measures to ensure the safety of children in the cyber world.

    In a letter to all the stakeholders, including the IT and telecom ministry, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said, “The commission has received information regarding several alarming incidents where minor children have been lured and further been made victim to offences like online grooming for various unlawful activities, trafficking, online sexual abuse and online harassment by people who they meet on social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.”googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    He further said the commission had received complaints and reports on the availability of child sexual abuse material on various social media platforms and web pages. Speaking to this paper, Kanoongo said that in the last two years, they have encountered several cases where minor girls have been lured through social media, especially Instagram.

    “It is important to note that these incidents are now on the rise due to the easy access of the unmonitored or unsupervised Internet and social media platforms,” Kanoongo said. “In the West Bengal incident, the girl was lucky that the accused was nabbed in time. In another incident, we found a body of a minor girl similarly lured through social media. Several such instances have come to light. Social media has now become the tool for traffickers,” he added.

    Kanoongo said young children posting videos and reels online are unaware that they are easy prey for online stalking and online grooming for unlawful activities. “We want cyberspace to be a safe space for minors. It is thus necessary to examine and develop a framework and mechanism to safeguard them,” he added.

    In his letter, the NCPCR head has said that the commission “deems it appropriate for a deliberation to examine and review framework/mechanism under various laws, based on the inputs from all the stakeholders, and recommend measures for their effective implementation.” “Such framework will not only cater to the challenges faced by the authorities but also lay down preventive measures to safeguard children,” the letter said. Major Internet Service Providers have also been invited to attend the meeting.

    Lured online
    The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has received information regarding several alarming incidents where minor children have been lured and been made victim to offences like online grooming for various unlawful activities, trafficking, online sexual abuse and online harassment by people who they meet on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram.

  • Video of man urinating on drunk friend goes viral, two held in UP’s Sonbhadra

    By PTI

    SONBHADRA: Two people have been arrested after a video purporting to show a man urinating on another was widely circulated on social media, police said on Thursday.

    The alleged incident took place in the district’s Jugail area on July 11.

    The pair, who enjoyed good relations, had an argument after consuming alcohol and Jawahar Patel allegedly assaulted Gulab Kol before urinating on his ears, Superintendent of Police Yashveer Singh said.

    As the victim was drunk, he did not realise what had happened.

    However, someone shot a video of the incident that was later circulated on social media, he said.

    Kol has lodged a complaint in this regard and an FIR is being registered, Singh said.

    Patel and his accomplice have been arrested, he added.

    The incident follows the arrest of Pravesh Shukla in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly urinating on Dashmat Rawat, who belongs to a tribal community.

    SONBHADRA: Two people have been arrested after a video purporting to show a man urinating on another was widely circulated on social media, police said on Thursday.

    The alleged incident took place in the district’s Jugail area on July 11.

    The pair, who enjoyed good relations, had an argument after consuming alcohol and Jawahar Patel allegedly assaulted Gulab Kol before urinating on his ears, Superintendent of Police Yashveer Singh said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    As the victim was drunk, he did not realise what had happened.

    However, someone shot a video of the incident that was later circulated on social media, he said.

    Kol has lodged a complaint in this regard and an FIR is being registered, Singh said.

    Patel and his accomplice have been arrested, he added.

    The incident follows the arrest of Pravesh Shukla in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly urinating on Dashmat Rawat, who belongs to a tribal community.

  • One cannot malign judicial officers by using social media, says Supreme Court 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: One cannot malign judicial officers by using social media, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while dismissing a plea challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for making corruption allegations against a district judge.

    A vacation bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra said it was not inclined to interfere in the matter.

    “Just because you don’t get a favourable order doesn’t mean that you will malign the judicial officer. Independence of (the) judiciary doesn’t just mean independence from (the) executive but also from outside forces. This has to be a lesson for others also. He should have thought twice before casting any aspersion on the judicial officer. He maligned the judicial officer. Think of the damage done to the judicial officer’s image,” Justice Trivedi observed orally.

    The counsel appearing for the petitioner sought leniency from the Supreme Court and said the imprisonment order was excessive. The lawyer said this is a matter pertaining to personal liberty and the applicant has already been in jail since May 27.

    The top court bench then remarked, “We’re here to decide on law, not show mercy. Especially to such persons.”

    The apex court was hearing a plea filed by Krishna Kumar Raghuvanshi, challenging the high court judgment in a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated against him for making allegations of corruption against a district judge.

    The proceedings were initiated against Raghuvanshi in response to a reference made by Additional District Judge SPS Bandela under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act.

    The reference was based on Raghuvanshi’s defiance of the court’s orders in a temple-related dispute and his circulation of a letter maligning the court’s image, reputation and prestige through WhatsApp.

    NEW DELHI: One cannot malign judicial officers by using social media, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while dismissing a plea challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for making corruption allegations against a district judge.

    A vacation bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra said it was not inclined to interfere in the matter.

    “Just because you don’t get a favourable order doesn’t mean that you will malign the judicial officer. Independence of (the) judiciary doesn’t just mean independence from (the) executive but also from outside forces. This has to be a lesson for others also. He should have thought twice before casting any aspersion on the judicial officer. He maligned the judicial officer. Think of the damage done to the judicial officer’s image,” Justice Trivedi observed orally.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The counsel appearing for the petitioner sought leniency from the Supreme Court and said the imprisonment order was excessive. The lawyer said this is a matter pertaining to personal liberty and the applicant has already been in jail since May 27.

    The top court bench then remarked, “We’re here to decide on law, not show mercy. Especially to such persons.”

    The apex court was hearing a plea filed by Krishna Kumar Raghuvanshi, challenging the high court judgment in a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated against him for making allegations of corruption against a district judge.

    The proceedings were initiated against Raghuvanshi in response to a reference made by Additional District Judge SPS Bandela under Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act.

    The reference was based on Raghuvanshi’s defiance of the court’s orders in a temple-related dispute and his circulation of a letter maligning the court’s image, reputation and prestige through WhatsApp.

  • Social media post on Prophet flares tempers in UP’s Tilhar

    By PTI

    SHAHJAHANPUR: Security was stepped up in the Tilhar area of the district here after a large number of people gathered outside a police station demanding the arrest of a youth accused of sharing a social media post on Prophet Mohammad, police said on Wednesday.

    The accused has since been arrested and police have been deployed at his house to prevent any flare-ups.

    Police were deployed at all intersections of the Tilhar town as a precautionary measure, they said.

    Superintendent of Police S Anand told PTI that one Varun Dhawan, a resident of Dabhaura village under Tilhar Police Station, had on Tuesday shared a post related to the Prophet on his social media account.

    He had picked the post from another social media handle, the SP said.

    The accused later deleted the post, which was in Urdu, and also released a video saying he had shared the post by mistake, the officer said.

    The accused also said in the video that his intention was never to hurt the sentiments of any religion, but by then the post had gone viral, he added.

    Later on Tuesday evening, hundreds of people reached the Tilhar Police Station creating a ruckus and demanding that Dhawan be arrested immediately, the SP said.

    Circle Officer (CO) Tilhar Priyank Jain said as soon as he received information about the matter, he went to the spot and tried to pacify the people but the size of the crowd kept growing.

    Police then called for more forces at the station and a team was sent to arrest the accused.

    Dhawan was taken into custody and sent to another police station in the district, the CO said.

    Jain said the protestors continued to agitate despite the arrest and dispersed only when newly elected municipal chairman Hajra Begum’s husband appealed to them to return to their homes, the CO said.

    However, some protestors headed towards Dhawan’s village, forcing police to deploy forces outside his house, he said.

    Police continue to patrol Dabhaura and are keeping a watch at his house, where his sister’s wedding is also scheduled to take place.

    “Now the situation is normal,” Jain said.

    Dhawan has been arrested allegedly for “hurting religious sentiments” and he will be sent to jail today, the CO added.

    SHAHJAHANPUR: Security was stepped up in the Tilhar area of the district here after a large number of people gathered outside a police station demanding the arrest of a youth accused of sharing a social media post on Prophet Mohammad, police said on Wednesday.

    The accused has since been arrested and police have been deployed at his house to prevent any flare-ups.

    Police were deployed at all intersections of the Tilhar town as a precautionary measure, they said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Superintendent of Police S Anand told PTI that one Varun Dhawan, a resident of Dabhaura village under Tilhar Police Station, had on Tuesday shared a post related to the Prophet on his social media account.

    He had picked the post from another social media handle, the SP said.

    The accused later deleted the post, which was in Urdu, and also released a video saying he had shared the post by mistake, the officer said.

    The accused also said in the video that his intention was never to hurt the sentiments of any religion, but by then the post had gone viral, he added.

    Later on Tuesday evening, hundreds of people reached the Tilhar Police Station creating a ruckus and demanding that Dhawan be arrested immediately, the SP said.

    Circle Officer (CO) Tilhar Priyank Jain said as soon as he received information about the matter, he went to the spot and tried to pacify the people but the size of the crowd kept growing.

    Police then called for more forces at the station and a team was sent to arrest the accused.

    Dhawan was taken into custody and sent to another police station in the district, the CO said.

    Jain said the protestors continued to agitate despite the arrest and dispersed only when newly elected municipal chairman Hajra Begum’s husband appealed to them to return to their homes, the CO said.

    However, some protestors headed towards Dhawan’s village, forcing police to deploy forces outside his house, he said.

    Police continue to patrol Dabhaura and are keeping a watch at his house, where his sister’s wedding is also scheduled to take place.

    “Now the situation is normal,” Jain said.

    Dhawan has been arrested allegedly for “hurting religious sentiments” and he will be sent to jail today, the CO added.

  • Schwarzenegger is back in Netflix series debut Fubar

    By Express News Service

    The teaser of American actor and film producer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s maiden series Fubar was released by the makers on social media on Monday. The series will premiere on Netflix on May 25.

    “Everywhere I go, people ask me when I’m going to do another big action comedy like True Lies. Well, here it is. Fubar will kick your ass and make you laugh and not just for two hours. You get a whole season,” Arnold was quoted as saying by a Variety report.

    As per Netflix, Fubar will revolve around a CIA operative who is on the verge of retirement, discovers a family secret and is forced back into the field for one last job. The action comedy series will have eight episodes and touch upon family relationships, action, and comedy. 

    It also features Monica Barbaro, Jay Baruchel, and Fortune Feimster.

    The teaser of American actor and film producer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s maiden series Fubar was released by the makers on social media on Monday. The series will premiere on Netflix on May 25.

    “Everywhere I go, people ask me when I’m going to do another big action comedy like True Lies. Well, here it is. Fubar will kick your ass and make you laugh and not just for two hours. You get a whole season,” Arnold was quoted as saying by a Variety report.

    As per Netflix, Fubar will revolve around a CIA operative who is on the verge of retirement, discovers a family secret and is forced back into the field for one last job. The action comedy series will have eight episodes and touch upon family relationships, action, and comedy. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    It also features Monica Barbaro, Jay Baruchel, and Fortune Feimster.

  • Gujarat battle on social media: Congress focuses more onYatra; AAP leads with max posts on Sunday

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: With less than one week left for the high octane poll battle in Gujarat to end, the ruling BJP and new player AAP have intensified their online campaigning to reach out to the voters active on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

    At the same time, the Congress’ main social media handles have focused more on promoting Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ than the party’s campaigning for the two-phase assembly elections on December 1 and 5.

    The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.

    An analysis of Facebook accounts and Twitter handles last week (Nov 21-27) of the three parties showed that Congress’ handles were more attentive to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, as 75 per cent of the total posts were on the yatra.

    Less than 20 per cent of the posts on its Facebook page and the Twitter handle were on the party’s campaigning in Gujarat elections.

    On the other hand, about 40 per cent of the posts from the Bhartiya Janata Party’s main Facebook page and Twitter handle were related to Gujarat polls during the same duration.

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    The flow of assembly election-related posts was almost the same during the last week, except on Friday when the count of the social posts on the Gujarat polls was the lowest for the BJP and the other two parties.

    However, the Aam Aadmi Party’s social media posts from its main handles were ahead of both the BJP and Congress, as every second post from its main handles was related to the Gujarat elections.

    On Sunday, more than 95 per cent of content shared from the AAP’s main Facebook and Twitter accounts was on the party’s activities in Gujarat.

    Only 15 per cent of the tweets posted by Congress’ official Twitter handle during Nov 21-27 were on the Gujarat polls. Out of 280 tweets posted during these seven days, only 42 were related to the party’s campaigns and party leaders’ rallies in Gujarat.

    Congress’s main Twitter handle posted 14 out of 35 tweets on the Gujarat elections on Monday (Nov 21).

    Similarly, the count was 5 out of 23 tweets on Tuesday, 3 out of 42 tweets on Wednesday, 4 out of 47 tweets on Thursday, 1 out of 41 tweets on Friday, three on Saturday, and 12 out of 45 tweets on Sunday (Nov 27).

    Similarly, 22 per cent of the Facebook posts shared by the party’s official Facebook page were related to the state elections in Gujarat.

    Of 242 Facebook posts during the same period, 53 were on Gujarat elections.

    On the other hand, 75 per cent of posts from the main handles (198 tweets and 194 Facebook posts) were on the events related to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Monday (Nov 21) to Sunday (Nov 27) last week.

    The tweet count was the highest (14) on Monday and the lowest on Friday.

    Congress party’s Twitter handle has 9 million followers, and its Facebook page has 6.3 million followers.

    BJP The BJP maintained the flow of tweets and Facebook posts from its main handles on the party’s public rallies in Gujarat.

    More than 40 per cent of its tweets and above 35 per cent of its Facebook posts shared between November 21 and November 27 were related to the party’s campaigning in Gujarat.

    BJP’s main Twitter handle posted 23 out of 32 tweets on the Gujarat elections on Monday, 38 out of 63 tweets on Tuesday, 20 out of 35 tweets on Wednesday, 13 out of 46 tweets on Thursday, 4 out of 43 tweets on Friday, 15 out of 40 tweets on Saturday, and 14 out of 51 tweets on Sunday.

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    Similarly, 37 per cent of the Facebook posts shared by the party’s official Facebook page were on Gujarat polls.

    Out of 169 Facebook posts during the same period, 63 were on the Gujarat elections.

    BJP’s Twitter handle has 19.5 million followers, and its Facebook page has 16 million followers.

    AAP The AAP, which has made an aggressive entry in Gujarat, promoted the party’s campaigning and its chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s rallies from its main Twitter handle and Facebook page.

    AAP’s main social media handles shared 50 per cent of its tweets and 52 per cent of its Facebook posts on the Gujarat elections in the same duration.

    The party’s main Twitter handle posted 131 out of 260 tweets and 81 out of 156 Facebook posts on its leaders’ public rallies in Gujarat.

    The main Twitter handle posted 25 out of 33 tweets on Monday on Gujarat polls, 31 out of 40 tweets on Tuesday, 11 out of 30 tweets on Wednesday, 13 out of 38 tweets on Thursday, 6 out of 50 tweets on Friday, 13 out of 36 tweets on Saturday, and 32 out of 33 tweets on Sunday.

    Similarly, 81 out of 156 Facebook posts, with 93 per cent of its posts on Sunday, were related to the state elections in Gujarat.

    On the same day, its Twitter handle posted 32 out of 33 tweets on Gujarat only.

    The AAP’s Twitter handle has 6.4 million followers, and its Facebook page has 5.5 million followers.

    NEW DELHI: With less than one week left for the high octane poll battle in Gujarat to end, the ruling BJP and new player AAP have intensified their online campaigning to reach out to the voters active on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

    At the same time, the Congress’ main social media handles have focused more on promoting Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ than the party’s campaigning for the two-phase assembly elections on December 1 and 5.

    The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.

    An analysis of Facebook accounts and Twitter handles last week (Nov 21-27) of the three parties showed that Congress’ handles were more attentive to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, as 75 per cent of the total posts were on the yatra.

    Less than 20 per cent of the posts on its Facebook page and the Twitter handle were on the party’s campaigning in Gujarat elections.

    On the other hand, about 40 per cent of the posts from the Bhartiya Janata Party’s main Facebook page and Twitter handle were related to Gujarat polls during the same duration.

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    The flow of assembly election-related posts was almost the same during the last week, except on Friday when the count of the social posts on the Gujarat polls was the lowest for the BJP and the other two parties.

    However, the Aam Aadmi Party’s social media posts from its main handles were ahead of both the BJP and Congress, as every second post from its main handles was related to the Gujarat elections.

    On Sunday, more than 95 per cent of content shared from the AAP’s main Facebook and Twitter accounts was on the party’s activities in Gujarat.

    Only 15 per cent of the tweets posted by Congress’ official Twitter handle during Nov 21-27 were on the Gujarat polls. Out of 280 tweets posted during these seven days, only 42 were related to the party’s campaigns and party leaders’ rallies in Gujarat.

    Congress’s main Twitter handle posted 14 out of 35 tweets on the Gujarat elections on Monday (Nov 21).

    Similarly, the count was 5 out of 23 tweets on Tuesday, 3 out of 42 tweets on Wednesday, 4 out of 47 tweets on Thursday, 1 out of 41 tweets on Friday, three on Saturday, and 12 out of 45 tweets on Sunday (Nov 27).

    Similarly, 22 per cent of the Facebook posts shared by the party’s official Facebook page were related to the state elections in Gujarat.

    Of 242 Facebook posts during the same period, 53 were on Gujarat elections.

    On the other hand, 75 per cent of posts from the main handles (198 tweets and 194 Facebook posts) were on the events related to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Monday (Nov 21) to Sunday (Nov 27) last week.

    The tweet count was the highest (14) on Monday and the lowest on Friday.

    Congress party’s Twitter handle has 9 million followers, and its Facebook page has 6.3 million followers.

    BJP The BJP maintained the flow of tweets and Facebook posts from its main handles on the party’s public rallies in Gujarat.

    More than 40 per cent of its tweets and above 35 per cent of its Facebook posts shared between November 21 and November 27 were related to the party’s campaigning in Gujarat.

    BJP’s main Twitter handle posted 23 out of 32 tweets on the Gujarat elections on Monday, 38 out of 63 tweets on Tuesday, 20 out of 35 tweets on Wednesday, 13 out of 46 tweets on Thursday, 4 out of 43 tweets on Friday, 15 out of 40 tweets on Saturday, and 14 out of 51 tweets on Sunday.

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    Similarly, 37 per cent of the Facebook posts shared by the party’s official Facebook page were on Gujarat polls.

    Out of 169 Facebook posts during the same period, 63 were on the Gujarat elections.

    BJP’s Twitter handle has 19.5 million followers, and its Facebook page has 16 million followers.

    AAP The AAP, which has made an aggressive entry in Gujarat, promoted the party’s campaigning and its chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s rallies from its main Twitter handle and Facebook page.

    AAP’s main social media handles shared 50 per cent of its tweets and 52 per cent of its Facebook posts on the Gujarat elections in the same duration.

    The party’s main Twitter handle posted 131 out of 260 tweets and 81 out of 156 Facebook posts on its leaders’ public rallies in Gujarat.

    The main Twitter handle posted 25 out of 33 tweets on Monday on Gujarat polls, 31 out of 40 tweets on Tuesday, 11 out of 30 tweets on Wednesday, 13 out of 38 tweets on Thursday, 6 out of 50 tweets on Friday, 13 out of 36 tweets on Saturday, and 32 out of 33 tweets on Sunday.

    Similarly, 81 out of 156 Facebook posts, with 93 per cent of its posts on Sunday, were related to the state elections in Gujarat.

    On the same day, its Twitter handle posted 32 out of 33 tweets on Gujarat only.

    The AAP’s Twitter handle has 6.4 million followers, and its Facebook page has 5.5 million followers.

  • Selfie desire kills four teenage girls in Belagavi

    By Express News Service

    BELAGAVI: The madness of taking a selfie on the phone standing at the edge of the water reservoir has turned deadly to four girls of Belagavi. While taking a selfie on their phone, four teenage girls fell and drowned into a Kitwad dam that is situated at the boundary of Maharashtra-Karnataka, 26 km away from Belagavi city on Saturday morning.The deceased girl in the incident are identified as Asia Mujawar (17), resident of Ujwal Nagar, Kudshia Hasim Patel (20) of Angol, Ruksar Bhisti (20), and Tasmia(20), both resident of Zatpat colony, Belagavi. According to the sources, a group of 40 girls who are studying at the Bashiban Madarsa school in Belagavi went for a weekend picnic to the Kirwad dam and falls that is situated in Kitwad village of Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district on Saturday. When a group of five girls among them were clicking a selfie photo standing near the Kitwad dam fell in water as they slipped from the cement structure.

    The people in the area tried to save the girls but succeeded in saving only one girl. The bodies of the girls were brought to the district hospital, Belagavi. The relatives and parents of the students were gathered in large numbers near the hospital on Saturday noon. A case has been registered at Chandgad police station of Maharashtra.

    BELAGAVI: The madness of taking a selfie on the phone standing at the edge of the water reservoir has turned deadly to four girls of Belagavi. While taking a selfie on their phone, four teenage girls fell and drowned into a Kitwad dam that is situated at the boundary of Maharashtra-Karnataka, 26 km away from Belagavi city on Saturday morning.
    The deceased girl in the incident are identified as Asia Mujawar (17), resident of Ujwal Nagar, Kudshia Hasim Patel (20) of Angol, Ruksar Bhisti (20), and Tasmia(20), both resident of Zatpat colony, Belagavi. 
    According to the sources, a group of 40 girls who are studying at the Bashiban Madarsa school in Belagavi went for a weekend picnic to the Kirwad dam and falls that is situated in Kitwad village of Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district on Saturday. When a group of five girls among them were clicking a selfie photo standing near the Kitwad dam fell in water as they slipped from the cement structure.

    The people in the area tried to save the girls but succeeded in saving only one girl. The bodies of the girls were brought to the district hospital, Belagavi. The relatives and parents of the students were gathered in large numbers near the hospital on Saturday noon. A case has been registered at Chandgad police station of Maharashtra.