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UAE-based Indian bizman plans to launch new Indian airline ‘Air Kerala’

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Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian businessman is planning to launch new Indian airline— Air Kerala catering to expatriates, local media reported.
Afi Ahmed, managing director of UAE-based Smart Travels, is currently exploring different strategies to turn the Air Kerala project into a reality.
In March 2023, Afi Ahmed paid local company 1 million Dirhams (Rs 2,23,26,532) for the airkerala.com domain name.

Air Kerala had been a project that was announced by the Kerala government in 2005 and was registered as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in 2006.
As per a report by Khaleej Times, it aims to provide a relief to Keralites living in the UAE against skyrocketing ticket prices and shortage of airline seats.
Air Kerala project has been suspended several times, despite being a hotly debated topic for years.
The domain name airkerala.com was initially purchased in 2000 by domain sales portal Executive Bachelors.com, a subsidiary of UAE-based investment company 1971.
In 2005, the site’s estimated value was around 2.5 million Dirhams. Although numerous parties have expressed interest in the domain since then, this is the first time Executive Bachelors.com has sold the coveted domain name.

“I was looking for a domain for my B2C project,” Afi Ahmed told Khaleej Times.
Since announcing his intention to revive the airline, Aafi said, he has seen an outpouring of support from the Malayali community in the UAE.
“Several businessmen have approached me and pledged to contribute money to get the project running,” he added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 25, 2023
Indian ministers rebuke Der Spiegel for ‘racist’ cartoon mocking population size

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A cartoon in the German magazine Der Spiegel poking fun at India as it becomes more populous than China has been castigated as “racist” by Indian ministers.
The cartoon shows a rickety old Indian train packed with people and swarms of passengers atop it. On a parallel track, a sleek Chinese bullet train is seen with just two drivers, looking surprised at the sight of the Indian train.
According to United Nations projections published on Monday, India has a population of 1,425,775,850, surpassing China for the first time.
Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, tweeted: “Hi Germany, this is outrageously racist. Der Spiegel caricaturing India in this manner has no resemblance to reality. Purpose is to show India down and suck up to China.”
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the minister for electronics and information technology, also reacted angrily, tweeting: “Dear Cartoonist at @derspiegel… Notwithstanding your attempt at mocking India … it’s not smart to bet against India under PM @narendramodi ji…. In a few years India’s economy will be bigger than Germany’s.”
Some Indians pointed out that it was true that during busy festivals when millions of Indians rush to go home, some trains do look like the one in the cartoon.
Western criticism has always rankled Indian governments but under Narendra Modi, the resentment is much sharper.
Any negative coverage, such as the recent BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question, which examined the prime minister’s role in the 2002 anti-Muslim riots, is routinely dismissed as a malicious conspiracy to defame Modi and, by association, India.

In 2021, Modi himself made the same claim during an election rally in Assam, complaining that Indian tea and yoga were being maligned by foreigners.
“These days there are conspiracies against the nation. They are trying to malign the image of Indian tea worldwide. Some documents have revealed that such conspiracy is being hatched by forces sitting in a foreign land,” he said.
Last week, Baijayant Panda, an MP and spokesperson for the ruling Bharatiya Janata party, wrote a column in the Hindustan Times accusing the western media of outright prejudice against India.
Panda accused the media of ignoring India’s progress and, without naming it, singled out the New York Times for what he called its bias and routine India-bashing. He added: “What is peculiar is the abandonment of objectivity in the single-minded pursuit of a predetermined narrative.”
In 2014, the New York Times published a cartoon mocking India’s feat in putting a robotic probe into orbit around Mars. It showed an Indian farmer with a cow knocking at the door of a room marked Elite Space Club. After protests, the newspaper published an apology.

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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

April 25, 2023
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April 25, 2023
I wish more Indian kids, including girls, learn coding early: Tim Cook

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New Delhi: Coding is the only global language and I wish that more Indian students, including girls, learn coding early in school days so that they can create world-class products and solve real-life problems as they grow up, Apple CEO Tim Cook has stressed.
In an interaction with IANS during his India visit last week, Cook said that coding is one thing schools worldwide including in India should embrace early in children’s lives.
“Coding is the only global language. It is a way to express yourself and arguably, we need more of that in the world and bring the world closer,” said Cook, who has always emphasised that coding should be taught as early as elementary school.

Cook told IANS that everyone should learn programming before they graduate from high school.
“It is the most important language you can learn. A programming language is a way to tap into your creativity and unleash it to the world,” he added.
The Apple CEO has always emphasised on including coding in school curriculum, saying a four-year degree is not necessary to be proficient at coding.
Apart from empowering developers via its Bengaluru-based App Accelerator, Apple has taken another significant leap: nurturing young talent in coding across schools and colleges in the country via powerful apps.
For young coders, Apple offers Swift which is a powerful open language that lets everyone build amazing apps.

Last year, Patiala-born Jaskaran Singh and Pune-based Jay Firke were among more than 350 students from 40 countries and regions who were selected as Apple’s ‘2022 Swift Student Challenge’ winner for showcasing extraordinary coding skills.
Singh developed a productivity app called ‘Nudges: Minimal To-Do’, which is available on the App Store.
Firke, 21, is a self-taught developer and learnt coding using online resources. Having studied at MacroVision Academy in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, he is focused on working in the AI and AR space and his submission with ‘PushARBall’ was completely AI driven.
The ‘Swift Student Challenge’ is part of Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference (WWDC).
Moreover, Xcode is an integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS containing a suite of software development tools.
In Cook’s words, every kid should learn to code as coding is the most important second language they can learn.
“Coding is one of the most valuable skills a person can learn. It can open new doors, jumpstart careers, and help big dreams seem like achievable goals. Everyone around the world should have an opportunity to learn how to code,” according to the Apple CEO.
(Nishant Arora can be reached at nishant.a@ians.in)
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 24, 2023
UAE-based Indian amputee footballer climbs 640-metre tall Jebel Al-Noor

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Abu Dhabi: In a remarkable display of grit and determination, a UAE-based Indian amputee footballer climbed the historic 640-metre-tall Jebel Al-Noor mountain in Makkah.
Climbing the steps of the mountain using his crutches, Mohammed Shafeeq inspired millions around the world. His feat is not just a physical feat, but a testament to the resilience and determination of the human spirit.
Jebel Al-Noor is a mountain in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, with great religious significance for the Muslim community. It is the site of the cave where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received his first revelation from Allah.

When the 34-year-old reached the summit, Shafeeq was greeted by many pilgrims who were inspired by his tenacity and courage.
Shafeeq, who hails from Malappuram district in Kerala, was overwhelmed with the love and support he received and felt proud of having accomplished something that is difficult for many healthy people.
He was also accompanied by three friends, who work in Saudi Arabia, during the holy month of Ramzan.
“We started the climb around 6 am from the base after the dawn prayer. It took me around one hour and 45 minutes to reach the peak. Usually, normal people take around one and a half hours.”
“I feel very blessed about it. This experience also made me realise how much struggle the Prophet [PBUH] might have faced while climbing this mountain back in those days.”
Shafeeq told Gulf News.
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Shafeeq lost his right leg above the knee in a tragic accident in 2004 when he was a teenager. His journey to the summit is the latest in a series of remarkable achievements in his life.
In November 2022, Shafeeq walked all the way up the UAE’s highest mountain Jebel Jais using crutches.

In March last year, he represented India for the first time in the West Asian Football Championship for Amputees which was held in Kish Island, Iran.
In 2021, Shafeeq also climbed the steep Wayanad Ghat in Kerala state to show his solidarity with the farmers’ protest in India.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 24, 2023
Drunk Indian passenger urinates on co-passenger on New York-Delhi flight

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New Delhi: An allegedly inebriated Indian passenger, travelling on a New York-Delhi American Airlines flight, reportedly relieved himself on another passenger on board the flight, sources said.
A senior police officer said that legal action has been taken for non-cognisable offences under the civil aircraft rules.
“We have initiated action after receiving a complaint from the airline staff about the unruly behaviour of one passenger. However, there is no coraborative evidence or complaint given by the co-passengers regarding someone peeing on them yet,” the officer said.

According to sources, the accused passenger, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, got engaged in an argument with a co-passenger on board American Airlines flight AA 292 and urinated on him.
After the plane landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport at around 9 p.m. on Sunday, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) apprehended the alleged ‘unruly’ passenger.
More details are awaited.
On November 26 last year, an intoxicated man had reportedly urinated on a female co-passenger in her seventies while on a business class Air India flight from New York to Delhi. The incident had made national headlines.
Another incident occurred on December 6, 2022, in an Air India flight from Paris to New Delhi in which a male passenger allegedly relieved himself on a vacant seat and blanket belonging to a female passenger while she was using the lavatory.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 24, 2023
UAE: 2 Indian expats from Kerala killed in separate accidents

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Abu Dhabi: Two Indian expats died in separate transport accidents during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in the UAE, a media report said.
38-year-old Sharjah-based Abhilash, had gone boating with his colleagues in Khor Fakkan when the accident took place, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported.
Three other people, including a child, were injured in the accident with at least one of them in critical condition, the Sharjah Police said on Monday.

There were 16 passengers on the boat when the accident took place, the report said, not mentioning the exact date or time of the accident.
Abhilash’s body is presently being kept at the mortuary in Khor Fakkan Hospital. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
In another accident, 35-year-old Subeesh Chozhiyamparambath, from Kerala was killed and two others severely injured when a car in which they were travelling crashed in Al Mafraq area of Abu Dhabi.
Subeesh from Palakkad was travelling from Al Samha to Mussafah for Eid shopping when he met with the accident on April 20.
An Abu Dhabi resident for the past two years, Subeesh worked at a landscaping company, and died exactly a month before turning 36 years-old.

“It was a multiple-car crash in the Al Mafraq area. Subeesh along with two others were sitting in the back seat. The car they were travelling in was hit. Subeesh is no more,” his cousin told Khaleej Times.
Of the two people travelling with Subeesh, one person has been admitted to the ICU with severe injuries, and another has sustained minor wounds.
“Subeesh got engaged. He was making plans to get married once he returned sometime later this year,” said a relative, adding that the Indian Embassy helped them finish necessary paperwork for repatriation.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 24, 2023
Indian not allowed to bring pregnant Sudanese wife home, cries for help

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New Delhi: An Indian national in crisis-torn Sudan has been left in a spot after the Indian mission in Khartoum approved his evacuation request but left behind his pregnant wife who is a Sudanese national.
Boby Sebastian from Kottayam, Kerala, has been working in Khartoum for the past three years, and is married to Sudanese national Hala Muawia Mohamed Abuzaid.
“Due to current unrest in the country and deadly situation we registered evacuation request to (the) Indian Embassy in Khartoum,” Sebastian wrote in a message posted by author and migrant rights activist Rejimon Kuttappan on his social media.

“The evacuation request was successful for me but unfortunately, my wife was not listed on the selected names… I feel it is very unsafe and dangerous to leave her here (Sudan), and also she is conceiving,” the message read.
Sebastian’s Sudanese wife does not have a valid Indian visa or an OCI card at the moment.
According to Kuttappan, the couple has marriage documents, and the wife has also visited Kerala in the past.
Sebastian has requested the relevant Indian authorities to intervene, saying that there isn’t “enough time to obtain a valid Indian visa” for his wife.
Responding to Kuttappan’s tweet, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor said that he is now in direct touch with Sebastian, and has contacted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s office for an emergency evacuation.

“I am in touch with him directly in Khartoum and have contacted @DrSjaishankar’s office to arrange for an emergency evacuation on a temporary permit till her OCI card can be processed,” Tharoor wrote in response to the tweet.
“MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) will probably need to coordinate with MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) to get this done. My sympathies are with him,” Tharoor wrote.
There are approximately 4,000 Indian citizens in Sudan, and according to the Indian Embassy in Khartoum, about 1,500 of them are longtime residents.
Albert Augustine, a 48 year-old former Indian serviceman, was recently killed by a stray bullet in Sudan.
Jaishankar assured Indians trapped in Sudan that the government was making all-out efforts to get them to safety.
“Our team in Delhi is in continuous touch with Indian citizens in Sudan, advising them saying, you know, ‘It’s very difficult for everybody, but keep calm, don’t take unnecessary risk’,” he said.
Violent clashes that erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15, continues unabated.
According to Sudan’s Health Ministry, the violence has left at least 424 people dead and about 3,730 wounded.
Last week, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said the ongoing heavy fighting is putting tens of thousands of pregnant women in danger, making it too perilous to venture outside their homes to seek urgent medical care.
UNFPA estimates that there are 219,000 pregnant women in the capital city of Khartoum, the epicentre of the violence, with 24,000 of them expected to give birth in the coming weeks.
The unrest has made it extremely difficult for women to seek essential antenatal care, safe delivery services, or postnatal care, the UN agency added.
(Meenakshi Iyer can be reached at meenakshi.i@ians.in)
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April 24, 2023
Bodies of two missing Indian students recovered from US lake

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New York: Bodies of two Indiana University students from India who went missing at a lake last week, have been recovered after a massive search that was hampered by severe weather conditions, officials said.
Siddhant Shah, 19, and Aryan Vaidya, 20, went swimming at Monroe Lake, roughly 64 miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis, with a group of friends on April 15 but didn’t resurface, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in a news release.
The bodies were located and recovered by search crews on April 18 east of the Paynetown Marina in 18 feet of water.

The two were boating on a pontoon when their group anchored to swim in the lake, which is 10,750 acres and 35-40 feet deep.
“When both men did not resurface, friends tried to help but were unsuccessful,” the release said.
One of the men had been struggling in the water when others jumped in to help, said Lt. Angela Goldman, a Department of Natural Resources representative, told USA Today.
Rescuers started searching the lake using sonar and scuba divers, but were forced to pause operations on the first day due to windy weather conditions.
“With 15-to-20-mph sustained winds, we’re struggling with that,” Goldmsaid told USA Today.

Indiana University student services transported the rest of the group back to campus where they were provided counseling services.
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April 23, 2023
MEA team up with Telangana police to protect Indian workers in Gulf

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Hyderabad: A delegation of officials of the Ministry of External Affairs led by Dr. Ausaf Saeed, Secretary CPV & OIA called on Chief Secretary Shanti Kumari. The meeting was attended by External Affairs Ministry Official Brahma Kumar, Joint Secretary, Regional Passport Officer Hyderabad D Balaiah and other officials.
The meeting discussed the issues of NRIs and the possibility of employment opportunities in foreign countries. The state government reviewed the employment generation measures through Telangana Overseas Manpower Corporation Limited.
Dr. Ausaf Saeed while referring to the employment opportunities and changing trends for Indian youth in foreign countries, said that youth should be trained as per international standards. He advised to provide training to the youth before leaving so that they do not have problems in employment. Dr. Saeed suggested expanding the role of Overseas Manpower Corporation limited.

Dr. Ausaf Saeed and Director General of Police participated in the awareness session aimed at guiding the public legally in terms of foreign migration and employment. Commissioner of Police C V Anand, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police D S Chauhan and other officials attended the meeting.
To avoid exploitation by illegal agents, awareness was emphasized so that the public does not fall prey to fraud in the matter of appointments. The meeting resolved to ban illegal recruitment agents.
Dr. Ausaf Saeed advised the job seekers going abroad to be made aware of immigration and other rules. A significant number of skilled workers from Telangana are employed in gulf countries. The Ministry of External Affairs is in constant touch with the Telangana government to take steps for the welfare and safety of NRIs. He said that the Central Government will extend all possible cooperation in the matter of safe and legal departure of workers.
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April 23, 2023