As expected, this is becoming a war of legitimacy within the Muslim world. Saudi Arabia invoked Mecca, and the Houthis are now challenging its custodianship while claiming greater loyalty to Islam’s holy sites.
If the Mecca card was meant to rally the Muslim world behind Riyadh, the response so far says quite a lot.
The dehatification of India in the name of Sanatan and Sanskar is getting out of hand.
DJ, disco lights and vulgar dancing by women in Kanwar yatras, alongside the everyday atrocities against women - say more than enough.
The horrific violence against the girl in Jamui Bihar, and the woman biker thrown off her bike in the NCR -these incidents are becoming disturbingly regular.
And somewhere a dangerous message seems to have been established, that if perpetrators can wrap themselves in bhagwa and invoke sanatani connection, they can act with impunity and escape punishment, however grave their crime may be!
Main accused in the Jamui molestation case, Nandan Yadav , who was seen in a red gamcha, has reportedly been caught and shot in an encounter. More details awaited. Three of the arrested accused are said to be minor, while the remaining three are adults.
We have seen consenting adults being beaten up just for sitting together in parks.
Social media is full of perverts who shoot and share videos of couples simply hugging each other.
The question should not be: why don’t couples choose a safer place?
The question is: why can’t we create a safe society for two consenting adults?
It may sound harsh, but in a way, Jamui reflects a large part of our society. Put a helpless, defenceless couple in a similar situation, and far too many perverts living among us would behave the same way.
Nirbhaya and the many similar crimes since then are not merely isolated incidents. They tell us something about the society that we have created.
And we all know this is not about this government or that government. It is about our society. It is about us.
Nirbhaya was not the first. Jamui will not be the last. That’s the unfortunate reality.
#Jamui
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Deadly attack on a Pakistan Army camp or check-post in Kech (Ketch) district of Balochistan. Allegedly, around 100 armed men entered Mand and are currently engaging security personnel.
Casualties reported.
🏆 A MOMENT OF PRIDE 🇮🇳
UO Deborshi Chakraborty of 4 Assam Bn NCC, Sribhumi, Silchar Gp, has qualified for the National Shooting Championship in the 3P Peep Sight (Junior Men) discipline at the All India GV Mavlankar Shooting Championship, Mohali. Among 3 cadets from NER to qualify.
Congratulations! 🎯👏
#NCCIndia #NERDte #AIGVMSC
@HQ_DG_NCC@easterncomd@vatsvirendra1@proshillong
The video from Jamui, Bihar is deeply disturbing.
Two Class 10 students were stopped on a road. Harassed. Humiliated. Molested. A young girl, hands folded, begged to be let go while goons groped her and dragged her away.
Who gave these men the right to behave like this? This is not "culture." It is patriarchy: the belief that any man can police a girl's body, her movement, her choices.
When control is mistaken for culture, and such attitudes are normalised by Andhbhakts, mobs start believing they are the law.
Every individual in that video must be identified and prosecuted under POCSO, and justice must be swift. And if the incident happened on September 19th, why are the culprits not behind bars yet?
And the Bihar government must answer why a girl is not safe on a public road at 7 pm?
बिहार के जमुई का एक वीडियो बहुत बेचैन करने वाला है।
10वीं क्लास के एक छात्र और छात्रा को रास्ते में जबरदस्ती रोक लिया गया। उन्हें प्रताड़ित किया गया, अपमानित किया गया और छात्रा के साथ उत्पीड़न किया गया। बच्ची हाथ जोड़कर उसे जाने देने की विनती करती रही, मगर गुंडे उसे गलत तरीके से छूते और खींचतान करते रहे।
इन लोगों को ऐसी बदतमीज़ी करने का हक किसने दिया? यह "संस्कृति" नहीं है, यह patriarchy है: ये सोच कि किसी भी पुरुष का किसी लड़की के शरीर, उसके आने-जाने और उसकी पसंद-नापसंद पर नियंत्रण है।
जब नियंत्रण को ही संस्कृति मान कर 'अंधभक्त' ऐसी सोच को सामान्य ठहराते हैं, तो भीड़ को लगने लगता है कि वही कानून है।
उस वीडियो में दिख रहे हर व्यक्ति की पहचान होनी चाहिए और उन अपराधियों पर POCSO के तहत मुकदमा चलाकर उन्हें जल्द से जल्द सजा मिलनी चाहिए। और अगर ये घटना 19 सितंबर की है तो गुनहगार अब तक सलाखों के पीछे क्यों नहीं हैं?
और बिहार सरकार जवाब दे कि शाम 7 बजे कोई लड़की राज्य की सड़कों पर सुरक्षित क्यों नहीं है?
🚨 INDIA TESTS LONG-RANGE KAMIKAZE DRONE 🇮🇳
The KAL one-way attack drone has reportedly completed its first trial at the Pokhran test range.
🎯 Range: 1,000 km
💥 Warhead: 50 kg
A long-range loitering munition capability under testing for precision strikes.
Pictures of two of the eight Pakistani soldiers killed in today’s Hangu attack carried out by Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led IMP.
One was a captain, and the other was a lieutenant.
Slowly, the roads become empty. The cars disappear. Businesses close. Israel becomes still.
This is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. For 25 hours, millions fast, pray, reflect, and seek forgiveness from God. In a world that never seems to stop, Israel pauses.
G’mar Chatima Tova 🇮🇱✡️
Photos by Erik Marmor/Flash 90
Maj Gen Anurag Vij, ADG NCC Directorate North Eastern Region, attended the Closing Ceremony of 15 Tripura Bn NCC’s CATC in Agartala on 20th September alongside Prof Debabrata Das, VC Tripura Univ.
Highlights:
✨ Inspiring addresses
🏆 Cadet felicitation
🎭 Cultural performances
☕ High tea & group photo
#NCC #YouthPower #Tripura #Agartala
@HQ_DG_NCC@easterncomd@vatsvirendra1@proshillong
After the US and Israel failed to meet any of their objectives during the 40-day war, Israel took a backseat, while trump followed a 'mow the lawn' strategy with occasional strikes, combined with seige warfare, keeping the military and economic pressure on Tehran. This was either because of Israel's operational difficulties or the US feared it would not be able to control the pace of escalation if Israel was directly involved. The conflict continued with strikes and counterstrkes between the US and Iran, while Israel stood on the margines. Then in July, around Khamenei's funeral, the Houthis sought to push the envelope further. The Saudis walked straight into the trap. And then a war within the war broke out, which is still continuing.
The U.S. hasn' struck Iran after the last Iranian attack on the US bases in Jordan. Iran hasn't initiated any new attack either, but the Houthi capture of Bab el Mandeb and strikes on Saudi Arabia have kept crude price high and economic pressure on trump soaring. Try to capture the picture. Israel got the war machine rolling from April 8 even when it stayed out. Now Iran gets the war machine rolling even when it doesn't carry out strikes against US--and they have issued new terms for talks. This has put both trump and netanyahu in a spot. Not doing anything is not a solution. The conflict is deepening even if there are no US and Israeli strikes. They have to either escalate or engage.