DailyOh! Dominica to decide Mehul Choksi's fate, to Juhi Chawla's mystery fan
A man interrupted the virtual hearing of Juhi Chawla's 5G lawsuit at Delhi High Court today by singing Lal Lal Honthon Pe.
Fugitive fraudster Mehul Choksi's hearing is underway at the High Court of Justice in Dominica. The judge has strictly said no to recording the proceeding. As of now, things don’t look too good for him.
The Indian Enforcement Directorate had filed an affidavit before the Dominican Court with the details of Mehul Choksi’s criminal activities. The affidavit also explained how he is an Indian citizen and on what grounds he should be deported to India.
Who will bring him back? A team led by CBI officer Sharda Raut. The team is already in Dominica. Choksi will be brought to New Delhi in a private jet by the team.
Things are not looking good for another man who was accused of sexual assault and recently acquitted. Tarun Tejpal is in trouble again. The Bombay High Court bench at Goa has issued a notice to the journalist over an appeal filed by the Goa government.
From Bombay HC to Delhi HC, that has pulled up the state government over the vaccine drive. In a sharp rap on the government’s knuckle over Covaxin dosage, the HC asked why did it open vaccination centres with so “much pomp and splendour” if it was not sure of providing the second dose. This comes after the vaccine shortage in Delhi that has led to the vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group being suspended for nine days straight.
We will come to the Covid numbers in a bit. But before that, let us take you to what (also) happened in Delhi HC today.
As you might be aware, Juhi Chawla had moved Delhi High Court, raising concerns with respect to the "untested" implementation of 5G technology in the country. The HC’s virtual hearing of the case today took a bizarre turn. It was interrupted by a man who joined the virtual meeting and started singing songs from Juhi’s films. It started with Ghoonghat Ki Aad Se, then Lal Lal Honthon Pe, then Meri Banno Ki Aayegi Baraat before he was shunted out.
The man - fan - has cops looking for him now.
Back to the Covid numbers. Delhi has reported 576 new cases, 103 deaths, and 1,287 recoveries since yesterday. The positivity rate in the national capital is 0.78 per cent now.
As for the country, with 1,32,788 new infections reported in the last 24 hours ending this morning, the daily positivity rate has further dropped to 6.57 per cent, according to the Health Ministry. The lockdown measures by the government have clearly led to some respite in the spread.
Another governmental move that led to some relief, some rejoicing, some frustration and some anxiety, was PM’s announcement last evening that Class 12 CBSE board exams have been cancelled. Following the suit almost immediately, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CICSE) also cancelled the exams.
Not to be left behind, the states have also come forward for a plan regarding state board exams.
The cancellation of exams has led to students rejoicing, albeit with a little anxiety regarding the evaluation process. But what is an exam that stresses the students out so much?
Exam or examination, our Word Of The Day is “a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill,” as defined by the dictionary. The word is borrowed from the Old French word examinacion that is derived from the Latin word exāmen, which translates to “the tongue of a balance” or “a process of evaluation by interrogation”.
We agree on that, looking back at our own student days. The examination in itself was an interrogation and after the results were declared there was a further interrogation at home on the marks we lost.
Anyway. It is not just the students who are celebrating today. The entire state of Telangana is celebrating its eighth Formation Day or Statehood Day today. It was on this day in 2014 that Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
Greetings to all especially to the people of Telangana on Statehood Day. I wish Telangana continues to expand its traditional, modern & futuristic industries. It has fulfilled the national objective of providing water to every home. Wishing a bright future for the people of state
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 2, 2021
Best wishes to the people of Telangana on the state’s Formation Day. The state is blessed with a unique culture and hardworking people who have excelled in many areas. Praying for the good health and well-being of the people of Telangana.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 2, 2021
The struggle for independent statehood started since the Telangana region was merged with the Andhra Pradesh state that was out of erstwhile Madras Presidency on November 1, 1956. People from the region had been dissatisfied owing to the alleged neglect by the leaders, predominantly from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. The struggle for statehood flared up in the 1960s and 1970s leading to violent protests, with Osmania University in Hyderabad being the fulcrum of the movement. The Telangana Movement was given a political direction with the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) by Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) in 2001. The man went on to become the first CM of independent Telangana.
But who is KCR and what is his political lineage? KCR is no political prodigy, nor does he have a guide or godfather in politics. In fact, he wasn’t even into full-time politics until he joined the Telugu Desam Party in 1983. Until then he was a part-time Congress foot soldier. You might ask what was he doing full-time. Well, he was holding on to his job as an immigration consultant and agent. In fact, he sent so many people to Gulf that he earned the sobriquet of “Dubai Sekhar”. But fame sought him out. He became the face of the Telangana Movement and eventually, the tallest leader of India’s youngest state.
The Movement and formation of Telangana has immortalised KCR’s name in the annals of history. But what of actual immortality? We mean living on forever. That is what researchers from Singapore are exploring — what's the longest life that could be lived by a human system? 120 to 150 is the answer. You can read more on that here, in this paper published in the journal Nature Communication.
And to live longer, you need to eat healthier. We can help you there, by recommending a salad of summer vegetables that will make your body and taste buds happy.
On that note, we say bye. See you tomorrow!
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