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January 26, a National Day or Invasion Day for Australia?

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Australians are ambivalent towards its National Day or Foundation Day which also falls on Jan 26.
While Indians celebrate Jan 26, to commemorate the establishment of their Constitution in January 1950, Australians celebrate their National Day on Jan 26, because the colonial British arrived in Australia on Jan 26.
The day marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and the Union Flag being raised by Arthur Phillip, proclaiming British sovereignty.
The National Day celebrations have been continuing since early 1800s.
By 1935 Australia Day, was being celebrated all over Australia. But soon after one also saw Indigenous Australians marking the day as Invasion Day.
The problem continued as people felt that aboriginals must be given a place in country’s identity. The National Day thus became a rallying point to remember the hardships felt by the Aboriginals under the Colonialists.
However, for long time now the Indigenous people of Australia have been holding it as Invasion Day, Survival Day to highlight the fact that the land of the indigenous people were taken away by the conquerors.
There is also a demand that the date be changed or it should not be celebrated but those who want the date changed are still in the minority. Many want that these celebrations should include more and more indigenous people and items, as all of them are part of Australia.

The problem actually arises from the fact that the Constitution of Australia does not recognise the Aboriginals and the Torres Strait Islanders, or the original occupants of Australia.
Even this 2023, large protests took place and marches were carried out from Parliament House to Federation Square and many other parts of the country.
The idea was to protest against Australia Day and highlight the alleged injustices faced by Aboriginal people.
The Aborgines want power and feel that they are the sovereign of the country as it is their land.
The problem would clearly be solved if the Constitution was amended with people voting that they want to recognise indigenous Australians in the Constitution.
At the time of framing of the Australian constitution by the European settlers the land belonged only to them and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were not considered as part of the new nation.
The original settlers are thus “missing” from the Constitution of Australia itself. It is only now to strengthen the country and its unity that amendments to the Constitution are being thought of.
The recognition it is felt will lead to greater unity, democracy and protect the right of all Australians sharing equally as citizens of the country reconciling all their differences.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Egypt considering allocating land to Indian industries in Suez Canal Economic Zone

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New Delhi: India and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to the founding values of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international law and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.
It was mentioned in a joint statement released on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held wide-ranging talks covering bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
On economic ties, the statement mentioned that the Egyptian side is considering the possibility of allocating a special area of land for the Indian industries in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ), adding that “the Indian side can arrange for the master plan”.
The Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is one of the world’s busiest trade routes. About 12 per cent of the global trade passes through the canal each day.
The statement said India would encourage its companies, which have the potential to establish overseas investments, to make use of the available investment opportunities in Egypt.
“In this context, the Egyptian side considers the possibility of allocating a special area of land for the Indian industries in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ), and the Indian side can arrange for the master plan,” it said.
The Egyptian president, who arrived here on a three-day visit on Tuesday, attended the Republic Day celebrations as the chief guest.
The joint statement noted that Modi and Sisi reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship based on the pillars of closer political and security cooperation, deeper economic engagement, stronger scientific and academic collaboration as well as wider cultural and people-to-people contacts.

“The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism, the principles of the United Nations Charter, international law, the founding values of the Non-Aligned Movement, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states,” the statement said.
Though it did not mention any context or country, the reference to sovereignty and territorial integrity of states came amid growing global concerns over China’s aggressive military muscle flexing and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The two sides take into consideration the cultural and social sensitivities of all states and, in this regard, they agreed to work together to promote and safeguard these basic principles through regular consultations and coordination at bilateral and multilateral levels,” the statement mentioned.
It said Modi and Sisi expressed concern over the spread of terrorism across the world and agreed that it poses one of the most serious security threats to humanity.
“Both leaders condemned the use of terrorism as a foreign policy tool. They called for ‘zero tolerance’ for terrorism and for all those who encourage, support and finance terrorism or provide sanctuaries to terrorists and terror groups — whatever their motivation may be,” the statement said.
It said the two leaders emphasised the need for concerted and coordinated action by the international community, with the objective of eradicating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism.
“They reiterated their condemnation of efforts, including by States, to use religion to justify, support and sponsor terrorism against other countries,” it said.
“They also called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist networks and their safe havens, infrastructure, their financing channels and preventing cross-border movements of terrorists,” the statement added.
Both leaders reiterated their common resolve in promoting the values of peace, tolerance and inclusiveness and making concerted efforts to fight terrorism and violent extremist ideologies.
“They emphasised the need for a holistic approach to counter terrorism and violent extremism, which includes inter alia disrupting the use of the internet and social media and preventing the use of religious centres to radicalise youth and recruit terrorist cadres,” the statement said.
It said Modi and Sisi also agreed on the need to hold the joint working group meeting on counter-terrorism on a regular basis to exchange information and best practices.
The two sides agreed on enhancing the interaction between their respective national security councils.
The joint statement said the two leaders look forward to deepening cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied services, while noting the importance of strengthening the supply chain of food articles.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
UAE President, PM extend greetings on India’s Republic Day

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Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has extended greetings on India’s Republic Day.
According to the statement released by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, “President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Droupadi Murmu of India on the occasion of the Republic Day, which is observed on 26th January.”
The statement released by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs further said, “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, also dispatched similar messages to the Indian President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion.”
Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi celebrated India’s 74th Republic Day. India’s Ambassador to Abu Dhabi Sunjay Sudhir unfurled the Tricolour in Abu Dhabi. Sunjay Sudhir honoured the Indian diaspora from Abu Dhabi for their contribution in the welfare of the community.
Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi tweeted, “#74thRepublicDay2023 , Amb @sunjaysudhir honored the Indian Diaspora from @Dawoodi_Bohras Abu Dhabi & Mr. Firdous Basha, for their inspiring contributions in the welfare & prosperity of the community; @IPF_uae & @Artscraftsco for efforts to strengthen cultural cooperation.”
While sharing glimpses of the Republic Day celebrations in the Embassy on Twitter, Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi wrote, “#74thRepublicDay Celebrations at the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi! Tribute to the father of the nation, echoes of #JanaGanaMana and with love for #India aplenty, Indian diaspora in the UAE joined in the celebrations! @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @sunjaysudhir @cgidubai”
Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia also celebrated India’s Republic Day with great enthusiasm. India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhel Khan unfurled the Tricolour and read President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the nation.
Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia tweeted, “#RepublicDay2023 celebrated with great enthusiasm & large Indian community participation in Riyadh today. Ambassador Dr. Suhel Khan unfurled the Tiranga & read out the address to the Nation by Hon’ble President of India.”

India today celebrates its 74th Republic Day. On this day, in 1950, the Constitution of India was adopted after the country became a sovereign state on August 15, 1947. President Droupadi Murmu commenced the 74th Republic Day celebrations, for the first time since assuming office last year, by unfurling the national flag at Kartavya Path on Thursday.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Stray dog goes on biting spree in Bihar’s Ara, attacks 70 people

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Ara: A stray dog went on a biting spree, attacking 70 people in Ara town of Bihar, police said on Thursday.
Bhojpur Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar said that the dog attacked 70 people in Shivganj, Shitla Tola, Mahadeva Road and Sadar Hospital areas on Wednesday.
He said all the injured people are undergoing treatment at the district hospital.
The police and civic authorities have intensified the search for the dog, he said, adding security personnel have also been deployed in certain areas.
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January 26, 2023
AAP moves SC seeking time-bound mayoral polls in Delhi

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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Supreme Court over the repeated adjournments of mayoral polls in Delhi.
In its suit, the AAP has demanded time-bound urgent mayoral elections and has also sought the prohibition on voting by aldermen as per law.
“People of Delhi gave majority to the Aam Aadmi Party in the MCD but BJP is not allowing us to form a government in the MCD. Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Supreme Court through its Leader of the House and Mayor candidate (Shelly Oberoi). We have placed two major demands in the Supreme Court, the first is to elect the Mayor in a time-bound manner and form the government in the MCD. Second, as aldermen do not have the right to vote under Article 243R of the Constitution and Section 3 of the DMC Act, they should be prohibited from casting votes,” said AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj.
Noting that the BJP’s MCD tenure ended in March 2022 itself, he said that “they have no moral right to capture and illegally control the MCD for so long”.
The MCD was put under the Central government on the pretext of unification and delimitation works, he said.
“Now the people of Delhi have given a majority to the Aam Aadmi Party in the MCD and elected 134 councillors of the AAP. Despite that, the BJP is not allowing the Aam Aadmi Party government to be formed in the MCD due to its conspiracy and dirty politics. Despite many efforts, they are not allowing the election of the Mayor and the formation of the government to take place,” he said.
“The court should complete this process as soon as possible. Because the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Central Government will not allow to complete this process. The Aldermen, in principle and in law, are unelected nominees and do not have the right to vote under Article 243R of the Constitution and Section 3 of the DMC Act. But the BJP wants to get them to vote by committing hooliganism. The Supreme Court should also give strict orders in this matter to the Central Government and the administration of MCD in this regard.”
The Mayoral election was first scheduled for January 6, but the House was adjourned following scuffle between the councillors of the BJP and the AAP. Then a session was convened on January 24 to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor and members of the Standing Committee.

However, after all the 250 newly-elected MCD councillors and 10 nominated members (aldermen) took their oath, the House was again adjourned until the next date after a ruckus created by the councillors of AAP and BJP.
The results of the MCD elections were declared on December 7, wherein out of the 250 seats, the AAP got majority by winning 134 seats, followed by BJP (104), Congress (nine) and Independents (three).
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Amit Shah to visit Karnataka on Jan 28

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Karnataka’s Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi on January 28 to attend various events, including a BJP roadshow.
This is his second visit to Kittur Karnataka (Mumbai-Karnataka) region within a month.
The BJP’s Karnataka unit hopes this tour and more such visits by the BJP leadership in the days to come, will help the party in mobilising its cadre base and achieve its ‘mission 150’ target (winning at least 150 out of 224 seats) in the Assembly polls, due by May, to retain power.
According to a source, Shah will be arriving and staying in Hubballi on January 27, and on January 28 morning, attend two programmes – the 75th anniversary of the KLE’s BVB college and inauguration of an indoor stadium, then, the stone-laying foundation for Forensic Science Laboratory in Dharwad”
“He will then participate in BJP’s ‘Vijaya Sankalpa Abhiyana’ in Kundagol,” the source added.
“After the rally, two meetings are organised regarding party affairs in Belagavi district – one will be related to organisation and the other will be leaders meeting- and both these will be attended by Shah,” the source said.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, state President Nalin Kumar Kateel, senior leader B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi among others, will be participating in party programmes.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Delhi: Upset over delay, passenger falsely tweets flight hijacked; arrested

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New Delhi: A man was arrested for allegedly falsely tweeting that a flight going from Dubai to Jaipur had been hijacked, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday.
Moti Singh Rathore, a resident of Nagaur in Rajasthan, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a Dubai-Jaipur was diverted to Delhi due to bad weather, Deputy Commissioner of Police (airport) Ravi Kumar Singh said.
The flight landed at 9:45 am and was given clearance to depart at 1:40 pm. Meanwhile, Rathore tweeted “flight highjack”, the police said.
Rathore was offloaded from the flight with his bag and the flight was allowed to leave after the necessary checks. He was handed over to the local police for further action, they said.
The accused told police that he posted the tweet as he was frustrated over the flight being stranded, they added.
A case was registered in the matter and Rathore was arrested, the police said.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Modi to address annual ‘NCC PM’ rally on January 28

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the annual ‘NCC PM’ rally at the Cariappa Parade Ground here on January 28.
This year, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) is celebrating 75th year of its inception.
At the event, the Prime Minister will release a special day cover and a commemorative specially minted coin of Rs 75 denomination, commemorating 75 successful years of NCC.
The rally will be held as a hybrid day and night event and will also include a cultural programme on the theme ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
In the true Indian spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (The world is one family), 196 officers and cadets from 19 foreign countries have been invited to be part of the celebrations, an official statement said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Hyderabad: Baby loses life to hospital negligence but there is no punitive action

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Hyderabad: One of the most lucrative businesses is in the field of health management. If you have money or the capacity to raise money open a hospital. The caliber of the hospital is immaterial. The owner can make claims about the specialty departments he has and run his or her business without fear of any action from the government.
Because the owner is hand in glove with the inspecting authorities who shut their eyes to areas that are of utmost importance for the lives of the patients.
We have come across with an incident that had a chilling effect on our spine.
A few weeks ago a pregnant woman was taken to a well-known hospital in Nanal Nagar. The doctors taking care of the patient said that there appears no reason for any worry because the mother and baby inside the womb are in good health.
After a few hours of pains, the woman from the Old City gave birth to a male baby. But there came a shock. The baby had a weak heart. He needed Level Three treatment. The doctors said the hospital does not have the facilities for that level of treatment. They could treat up to Level One deficiency at the hospital.
Announcing this the doctors should have offered an alternative medical facility but they did not. The father said he was ready to pay for whatever expenses required.
But the hospital left the father to fend for himself. He ran from pillar to post to make arrangements for an ambulance to take the baby to the hospital identified by the doctors. There were three ambulances parked in the hospital. If the doctors had taken interest they could have immediately arranged an ambulance. But they said it was the responsibility of the father to find the vehicle and take the baby.
When the father went to get the ambulance, he was shocked to know that none of the ambulances have a driver.

On making frantic phone calls and pleading with the management one of the drivers came in about half an hour.
The ambulance did not have the facility required to transport such a critical patient. However, the patient was taken to a hospital in Banjara Hills area where the father was informed that he has brought a dead baby.
There was ruckus at the Nanal Nagar hospital when the baby’s lifeless body was taken back to that hospital. Except for a shouting match between the management and the relatives of the baby nothing came off.
One other strange part of the story is that the baby’s father was made to pay Rs 63,000 before allowing the distraught mother to go home.
While the entire fault lies with the hospital and its management, the father cannot shirk his responsibility. He did not report the case of utter negligence that time or later against the hospital. He could have gone to the police and also the medical department authorities.
The hospital is still running and maybe minting money daily.
When this writer spoke with the father, he said God had given his child only that much life. He confessed that he was trying to recover from the tragedy but the condition of his wife still bad.
Is there a way to handle such cases? Are there any organisations that would take cases of gross negligence and get such hospitals penalized?
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
Hyderabad: Baby loses life to hospital negligence but goes scot-free

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Hyderabad: One of the most lucrative businesses is in the field of health management. If you have money or the capacity to raise money open a hospital. The caliber of the hospital is immaterial. The owner can make claims about the specialty departments he has and run his or her business without fear of any action from the government.
Because the owner is hand in glove with the inspecting authorities who shut their eyes to areas that are of utmost importance for the lives of the patients.
We have come across with an incident that had a chilling effect on our spine.
A few weeks ago a pregnant woman was taken to a well-known hospital in Nanal Nagar. The doctors taking care of the patient said that there appears no reason for any worry because the mother and baby inside the womb are in good health.
After a few hours of pains, the woman from the Old City gave birth to a male baby. But there came a shock. The baby had a weak heart. He needed Level Three treatment. The doctors said the hospital does not have the facilities for that level of treatment. They could treat up to Level One deficiency at the hospital.
Announcing this the doctors should have offered an alternative medical facility but they did not. The father said he was ready to pay for whatever expenses required.
But the hospital left the father to fend for himself. He ran from pillar to post to make arrangements for an ambulance to take the baby to the hospital identified by the doctors. There were three ambulances parked in the hospital. If the doctors had taken interest they could have immediately arranged an ambulance. But they said it was the responsibility of the father to find the vehicle and take the baby.
When the father went to get the ambulance, he was shocked to know that none of the ambulances have a driver.

On making frantic phone calls and pleading with the management one of the drivers came in about half an hour.
The ambulance did not have the facility required to transport such a critical patient. However, the patient was taken to a hospital in Banjara Hills area where the father was informed that he has brought a dead baby.
There was ruckus at the Nanal Nagar hospital when the baby’s lifeless body was taken back to that hospital. Except for a shouting match between the management and the relatives of the baby nothing came off.
One other strange part of the story is that the baby’s father was made to pay Rs 63,000 before allowing the distraught mother to go home.
While the entire fault lies with the hospital and its management, the father cannot shirk his responsibility. He did not report the case of utter negligence that time or later against the hospital. He could have gone to the police and also the medical department authorities.
The hospital is still running and maybe minting money daily.
When this writer spoke with the father, he said God had given his child only that much life. He confessed that he was trying to recover from the tragedy but the condition of his wife still bad.
Is there a way to handle such cases? Are there any organisations that would take cases of gross negligence and get such hospitals penalized?
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#Hyderabad #Baby #loses #life #hospital #negligence #scotfree
( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023