- 5/5/2025
Security forces recovered five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a terror hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Monday. The discovery comes as part of an intensified search operation for terrorists behind the recent massacre of 26 people in Pahalgam.
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00:00Joint operations going on in Jammu and Kashmir.
00:03The Indian Army and the JNK police have busted a terror hideout
00:06as information is surfacing in a forest area in Suran Koton Posh in the Jammu region
00:12where five explosive devices have been recovered by the security forces.
00:17Tiffin box, steel buckets where the IEDs had been kept.
00:21Security forces say they have also recovered communication devices and other incriminating material.
00:26So this is what is happening in the latest right now where we are told that
00:32details that are coming in that as more and more searches, raids, joint ops that are taking place
00:40this was by the JKP and the Indian Army that they have busted a terror hideout in Suran Koton.
00:46Remember these are in many ways border areas and where explosive devices of this nature being found
00:52are of course concerning to say the least.
00:54We are told three IEDs were found in a Tiffin box, two in steel buckets.
01:00Communication devices have been also recovered by the forces.
01:05So these are remember different kinds of operations that have been going on.
01:09While the hunt is still on for the terrorists, for the butchers who massacred 26 innocent people in Pehel Gham.
01:15But there are tensions along the line of control at international border too.
01:19And these were areas remember, for example, Ponch, Naushera and more that had relatively become calm over the past few years.
01:27However, I can tell you now that the situation definitely is witnessing tensions as much for the villagers at that border
01:36who had started to breathe a sigh of relief.
01:39But with unprovoked small arms firing, trying to disturb at the border areas,
01:44it's led to of course more operations searches and reads also that are happening.
01:49So that is the big news coming in on top of this bulletin that this is in the Jammu region in Sorenkot in Ponch district.
02:03Remember, Sorenkot and these areas also have been where in the past few days there have been small arms firing,
02:09reported Indian Army giving a befitting reply.
02:11Whether it's Aknur, Naushera, Kupwara, here in this case, areas in Ponch district as well,
02:18where there are reports surfacing of small arms firing and in turn retaliation.
02:24Meer Farid joins me for the latest on that.
02:26Farid, good morning.
02:27Tell me what is unfolding in Ponch in Sorenkot.
02:30How and why the security forces are claiming there have been IEDs recovered and how?
02:34And what does this mean?
02:35Well, Pooja, you know, post-Pailgam terror attack, there has been a proactive approach
02:43that has been adopted by the security agencies.
02:46Action has happened in multiple levels.
02:48OGW network thereafter and then in Pailgam there is an operation that is still ongoing.
02:54But on the line of control, which has suddenly become very hot post-Pailgam terror attack,
03:01every night there are new sectors that are getting involved, firing, reporting from multiple areas.
03:08And now, if you talk of these IEDs, they have been recovered from a hideout.
03:12Now, these are around five to six improvised explosive devices.
03:16We've been told by our sources that they're ready,
03:19means they're fitted with all the necessary circuits, etc.
03:22And they had to be only taken and used now.
03:25So before they could do it, it seems that Intel input security agencies got,
03:29they busted the hideout and recovered these IEDs.
03:33So this obviously tells you that the terror outfits, they are very much active.
03:39And while we know in the Jammu side, the higher reaches have seen non-stop operations.
03:45They have been attacking, launching operations against the security forces.
03:49And now it seems that these IEDs were there for specific purpose,
03:54again, to target probably security forces.
03:56But before they could do it, they have been recovered.
03:59And this is probably a big terror plot for it.
04:03Fareed, stay on.
04:04The images that you've also accessed on our screens right now,
04:07that the Indian Army, that the Jammu Kishmir police claim that they have recovered from
04:11Surankot in Ponch district.
04:14And remember, these are local items that are used to hide these IEDs.
04:18So Fareed and all our colleagues on the ground will be tracking more on this.
04:23In just a short while, we'll be having more updates on that.
04:26Fareed, thank you very much for now.
04:27Meanwhile, remember, it appears Pakistan is tracking every comment that is coming in
04:35from our opposition leaders, from what the government is up to.
04:38In the latest, remember, for example, the Congress, UP chief,
04:41decided to mock the Defence Minister with a NEMU Mirchi miniature of the Rafal Jets,
04:45asking what is India doing about it.
04:48Pakistani media has pigged on this as well.
04:51The BJP claims that the pro-Pakistan, pro-Pakistan Congress leaders are making headlines in Pakistan.
04:58While attacking the Congress party, they are emphasising that while India is preparing
05:02a response against Pakistan, our own leaders are mocking us.
05:05Controversy erupted after Ajay Rai stoked the fire.
05:08Look closely on his screen.
05:09He used what appeared to be a model, a miniature of the Rafal jet,
05:13inducted in Indian Air Force as well, saying that they have been left unused.
05:18Chilis and lemons have been hanging from them.
05:20And this is in reference to how, when the Defence Minister had done it,
05:24when the Rafal Jets were being inducted.
05:26Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi tried to soften the blow,
05:28distancing from the Commons.
05:30She stated that the Congress supports whatever decision governments take.
05:33Listen in to what did Ajay Rai say in response.
05:36What are the BJP leaders saying?
05:37They called the push.
05:37Today, Rafael came to the press.
05:40They have been código, and they are sitting here.
05:42They have been kept on the press.
05:44You remember, I didn't remember that I was not.
05:46They were not being made.
05:46I was made on the press.
05:47They went through the press.
05:49The government, Rekhasa Mantri, who has been held under the press.
05:50Which has been held under the press.
05:51He came to the press.
05:52When it is held under the press, when it is held?
05:54It will be held under the press.
05:55It will be held under the press.
05:56It will be held under the press.
05:58The Congress Party has
06:28in their CWC given a statement.
06:31We all stand by that statement
06:33and that is the official statement
06:34of the Congress Party.
06:36That statement clearly says
06:38that we support whatever action
06:40the government is going to take.
06:41In fact, we urge the government
06:43to take very strong decisive action
06:45and to take it fast.
06:58We are
07:26foreign
07:54I'm all party meeting me
07:56I'm sorry
07:58I'm sorry
08:00I'm sorry
08:02I'm sorry
08:04Congress
08:06Pakistan
08:08I'm sorry
08:10I'm sorry
08:12I'm sorry
08:14I'm sorry
08:16I'm sorry
08:18Congress
08:20I'm sorry
08:22I'm sorry
08:24I'm sorry
08:26I'm sorry
08:28I'm sorry
08:30I'm sorry
08:32I'm sorry
08:34I'm sorry
08:36I'm sorry
08:38I'm sorry
08:40I'm sorry
08:42I'm sorry
08:44I'm sorry
08:46And it's not just our politicians from the opposition parties Jamia chief Arshad Madini also kicked the hoardness nest
08:52Because he questioned
08:54Why the suspension of Indus water treaty with Pakistan?
08:58I'm sorry
09:00I'm sorry
09:02I'm sorry
09:04What do you have to say?
09:06What do you think?
09:08I'm sorry
09:10I can't do this
09:11I can't do this
09:12I can't do this
09:13I can't do that
09:14. . . . . . .
09:44They were killed by the Hindus. They were killed by the government and they were killed by the government.
09:50They would not do anything at all. But when they stop water, they have to stop their breath with Pakistan.
09:56That's why these are the issues of this situation. At this time, they should stop them.
10:02Because the elements of this situation are the same in the country.
10:07Piyush Mishra joins me for the latest on that.
10:10Piyush, the BJP claims that this is being used by Pakistan.
10:13What has led to that claim?
10:15And tell me about Ajay Rai's antics as well.
10:18And we'll play out that visual.
10:19Full-on miniature of an aircraft with the Neembu Mirchi.
10:24What is the attempt, do you think, here of the Congress leader?
10:27Is he being sidelined right now or is he being encouraged for what he has said?
10:31All that and more. Piyush.
10:36Well, Pooja, it seems like the Congress party has officially made it very clear
10:40that it is standing with the kind of actions the government is going to take.
10:44And it has also requested government to take the actions as soon as possible.
10:48Remember that Prenka Gandhi had also said that during the whole party meeting,
10:53the Congress party had extended its complete support to the actions which the government is going to take.
10:58But the point here is that at one side, the top leadership of the Congress party is saying
11:04that we are with the government.
11:05On the other side, we have Congress official spokesperses, Syrian leaders coming out
11:09and trying to make mockery of Indian armed forces.
11:12Remember that Supriya Srinath, who is the official spokesman of the Congress party,
11:18represents the Congress's views on debates on national media.
11:24She had posted a picture of PM Narendra Modi missing and she had written GAYAB.
11:30Remember that it was later on deleted by the Congress party after the top leadership
11:35had taken Congresses of that.
11:37But it seems like the Congress leaders have not learned from their mistakes.
11:41Now, UP Congress leader and Ajay Rai is a very senior leader who also fought elections
11:47against PM Narendra Modi.
11:48He is now seen holding a miniature in his hand, saying that it is Rafael Twai.
11:54And remember that the entire miniature is also decorated with lemon and chili.
11:58So, he is also trying to somewhere ridicule our armed forces.
12:02Now, the BJP has hit back at the Congress leader saying that they are now running the agenda
12:08of Pakistan.
12:09They are speaking the voice of Pakistan because the Pakistan has now used that particular image
12:15which was shown by Ajay Rai.
12:18And it is also making mockery of our armed forces.
12:21So, we are now seeing how allegations coming in from the Congress party.
12:25But the Bharatiya Party has hit back at the Congress party saying why this sort of act is being adopted.
12:31Full-on antics are at play right now.
12:33Ajay Rai, not just giving out a comment, he brought in a miniature model with himself to showcase and take a dig at the Defense Minister.
12:40So, this comment got picked up by Pakistan media too.
12:43All right, Pew, stay on with me.
12:45Thank you very much for now tracking all the latest on that.
12:47But, here's how it's important, how the government of India is responding.
12:51Every few days, the top leadership is sending out a message as much to people of India as to Pakistan establishment.
12:58Prime Minister Modi, of course, was the first one to give Indian armed forces complete operational freedom to respond to the attack,
13:04promising that terrorism will be wiped out and warning of a punishment for those behind such acts.
13:09Then, Home Minister Amit Shah, echoing a commitment, vowing to avenge the cowardly attack and emphasizing that the world stands with India at this point in a fight against terror.
13:19Now, in the latest, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has highlighted Prime Minister Modi's leadership, calling it decisive and unyielding.
13:26He's pointed out that Prime Minister Modi has mastered the art of taking risks and delivering when it matters.
13:33He's appreciating Prime Minister Modi's leadership, saying India is ready to make sure that the promises are fulfilled.
13:38Remember, these are direct messages, clearly to a public of this country, as much that has faced distress, anger, outrage over the Pahlga massacre on 22nd April.
13:49I want to say that the defense of the Indian armed forces is reached.
14:02I want to say that there is no truth.
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16:17Now here's what has happened in the latest.
16:20The European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Kajakalas, has called on India and Pakistan to show restraint,
16:25warning that escalation will not help.
16:27But remember, India is the only side here which has shown restraint.
16:32Pakistan never has.
16:34So to that, External Affairs Minister S.J. Shankar has it out and said this,
16:38stating that we need an equal partnership, not preaching at this point.
16:43Well, look, when we look out at the world, Samir,
16:47we look for partners, we don't look for preachers.
16:52Particularly preachers who don't practice at home what they preach abroad.
16:56Europe, I think, has entered a certain zone of reality check.
17:02Now whether they are able to step up to it or not, it's something we will have to see.
17:09But from our point of view, if we are to develop a partnership,
17:13there has to be some understanding, there has to be some sensitivity,
17:18there has to be a mutuality of interest,
17:21and there has to be a realization of how the world works.
17:27And I think these are all work in progress to differing degrees with different parts of Europe.
17:37So some have moved further, some a little bit less.
17:43Remember that at this juncture, though, even though India hasn't initiated any military strike,
17:49there is a high alert, clearly.
17:51Prime Minister Modi has had meetings with the military chiefs as well,
17:55and in the latest, over the weekend, there have been separate meetings,
17:58especially with the chief of the Navy and the Air Force.
18:01The message is clear that India is ready,
18:03but the timing, the target, the mode, all of that will be decided by India,
18:06by Indian Armed Forces, not when Pakistan expects it.
18:09Here's a report on that.
18:29After the Pahalgam terror attack, India is battle-ready,
18:33with not-so-subtle message on its preparedness,
18:36apart from diplomatic and economic offensive.
18:42In a high-tempo security response,
18:45Prime Minister Modi met all three service chiefs separately,
18:49starting from April 30th,
18:51to assess the situation and review India's preparedness.
18:59India's Apex Defense Research Body, DRDO,
19:02successfully conducted maiden flight trials of a stratospheric airship platform.
19:08The game-changing reconnaissance airship soared at a staggering 17 kilometers above Earth
19:15and stayed afloat for 62 minutes,
19:18marking a breakthrough in India's surveillance capabilities in the skies.
19:21Only a handful of nations possess such advanced technology,
19:26that too, indigenous.
19:29Whatever changes are taking place on ground,
19:32in the troposphere,
19:34whether it's very cloudy or it's raining
19:36or the vision is blocked,
19:38from the stratosphere or from 55,000 feet altitude,
19:43you can keep a hawk eye on development.
19:45Your radars on ground have a limited range.
19:48Last month, the Indian Air Force launched Exercise Aakraman,
19:55a display of precision and dominance.
20:00Meanwhile, the IAF continues combat readiness drills
20:04with its Rafal fleet and support squadrons,
20:07carrying out high-intensity exercises
20:10and landing on expressway in UP's Shahjapur.
20:13India has strengthened its air defense
20:19by procuring a new batch of Russian-origin Igla-S missiles.
20:26These shoulder-fired systems are designed to neutralize
20:29low-flying enemy aircraft, drones and helicopters with accuracy.
20:34The Army has also floated a tender
20:41for next-generation shoulder-fired air defense systems,
20:45aiming to acquire 48 launchers and 85 missiles
20:49under the Make-in-India Drive.
20:51The Indian Navy has tested missiles from INS Surat,
20:57signaling full-spectrum readiness at sea.
21:00These drills are part of a coordinated military posture
21:03in response to regional threats.
21:06The forces are also keeping the border
21:08under never-before surveillance.
21:10The roads are concerned as far as sanitizing.
21:16The jungles are concerned
21:17because, remember, there could be a terrorist movement.
21:20And all that is now something which is under scanner
21:24as to which of these areas are the ones
21:27where terrorists could be lurking.
21:29But definitely, this is an area domination exercise
21:32which is currently going on.
21:34And moving very tactically in these particular areas
21:37are up brave jawans.
21:39This route has also seen a lot of infiltrations in and around.
21:43Pakistan is just about 20 kilometers from here
21:47on a motorable road.
21:48But as the crow flies, it's just about 4 kilometers.
21:52And this is where the dominance is to be seen
21:55by security grid, in particular the Indian Army,
21:57which has a camp, the long-range patrol,
22:00which is currently on.
22:00And that is how you see the patrol take place.
22:05India's message is clear.
22:07Any terror strike will be met with layered, decisive responses
22:11across land, sea and air.
22:14Remember that India has already taken decisions
22:23when it comes to Pakistan.
22:25For example, the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance
22:27and now cutting water flow from the Baglehar
22:30and Kishin Ganga dams as well.
22:32This is part of a broader campaign.
22:34Economic, digital, political pressure
22:36and more on this rogue nation, neighbour.
22:39Let's take a look at this report.
22:40What is the impact, the consequence
22:42of taking decisions, for example,
22:44like putting the treaty of the Indus Water in abeyance?
22:48India on track to make Pakistan pay for Pahlgaam.
23:05India's diplomatic offensive against Pakistan
23:08shows no signs of slowing.
23:10After placing the Indus Waters Treaty into abeyance,
23:14India in a fresh water strike against Pakistan
23:17has curtailed the flow of water
23:19through the Baglehar Dam on the Chinab River.
23:22Sources say a similar clampdown on water flow
23:26to Pakistan is being planned at the Kishin Ganga Dam
23:29on the Jhelum River.
23:31Earlier, India had put the Indus Water Treaty
23:33with Pakistan on hold.
23:34These rivers are lifelines for Pakistan,
23:39critical for irrigation, drinking water and survival.
23:42And now, they are part of high-stakes geopolitical weapon.
23:47Earlier, India opened the floodgates
23:49at the Salal Dam in a warning shot.
23:52But the war isn't just flowing through rivers.
23:56India has banned all imports from Pakistan,
23:58suspended postal services
24:00and barred Pakistani ships from Indian ports.
24:05Digitally, it struck harder
24:07by blocking ex-accounts
24:09of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
24:11and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto.
24:15Even sitting Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif
24:18has not been spared.
24:19His YouTube channel has also been pulled down
24:22by the Indian government.
24:25Pakistani celebrities like Hania Amir
24:28and Fawad Khan have also faced
24:30digital blackouts in India.
24:32As Islamabad waits,
24:35nervous and uncertain,
24:37one question echoes across the world.
24:40Where will India's final strike land
24:42and will Pakistan be ready?
24:46Bureau Report, India Today.
24:47On the sidelines of this, remember,
24:52it's the investigation on the ground
24:53in JNK intensifying.
24:55There have been detentions, arrests as well,
24:57especially when it comes to alleged local support
25:00or the OGWs.
25:01There's been, however, in this case,
25:03a death of a 23-year-old man in Kulgaam
25:05who allegedly drowned while escaping police custody
25:08has sparked mixed reactions that have come in.
25:11According to the investigating agencies,
25:12the suspected Lashkar terrorist,
25:15Imtiaz Ahmed,
25:16drowned after he was taken in custody.
25:18He was basically,
25:19according to the police sources,
25:20that Imtiaz had confessed to having knowledge
25:22of a Lashkar hideout.
25:24During the questioning,
25:25he was taken to that location
25:26that he had identified,
25:28but then he jumped into a stream
25:29while attempting to escape.
25:31All of this, in fact,
25:32there's also with evidence of the drone footage
25:34where you can see the man running
25:36and jumping into the stream.
25:37His family on the other side
25:40is alleging custodial death, murder.
25:43JNK Minister Sakeena Ait too visited the family,
25:45asking for a judicial investigation in this case.
25:47JNK Minister Sakeena Ait.
26:17My colleague Meir Fareed is joining me
26:22for the latest on that.
26:23Fareed, tell me what the police sources
26:25are telling you in this case,
26:27because this drone footage
26:28could actually act as evidence
26:30for the cops here.
26:31But what is the family saying?
26:33How is the political controversy
26:34emerging on this?
26:35Yes, Pooja,
26:39it's already a political controversy
26:40because you have Mehba Mufti,
26:42you have a cabinet minister,
26:44Huma Abdullah's government,
26:45demanding a judicial probe.
26:46Now, Amtia Zemad,
26:47a 23-year-old youth
26:49from Tangmag area of Kulgam went,
26:52in fact,
26:53was picked up by security forces
26:55on suspicion of being
26:56an elite overground worker.
26:58But just two days after that,
27:00yesterday in the morning,
27:02his body was found
27:03from the Vaishun Nala,
27:04and that triggered outrage
27:05and anger in the local community.
27:07Now, post this,
27:09while the family has claimed
27:10that it's a clear-cut case
27:12of custodial death,
27:14the police has come out
27:15and said that he was
27:16an overground worker,
27:17and in fact,
27:19during his questioning,
27:20he confessed to,
27:22knowing a terror hideout,
27:23he was being taken
27:24to the location
27:24when he tried to escape,
27:26jumped into Vaishun Nala
27:28and he drowned.
27:28Now, people,
27:30obviously,
27:31family,
27:32questioning the police virgin,
27:34saying that
27:34this is not the case,
27:36their son was not involved
27:37in any kind of terror activity.
27:39So, now the locals,
27:41the family,
27:42and the politicians
27:44are demanding
27:45a judicial probe
27:45into the incident.
27:46Pooja,
27:46this is not the first incident.
27:48Another encounter
27:49that's under the scanner
27:50is in Bandipura,
27:51where a local,
27:52who's, again,
27:54was said to be a Lashkar,
27:55overground worker,
27:56Altaaf Lali,
27:57was killed.
27:58There also,
27:58the family has alleged
27:59that he was picked up
28:00and then,
28:01next they heard
28:02was an encounter.
28:03There are two incidents
28:04that are under the scanner
28:05and obviously,
28:06political controversy
28:07on both of them.
28:08Pooja.
28:08Fareed,
28:08thank you very much
28:09for updating us
28:10with what's happening
28:11on the ground.
28:12A GMK senior leader
28:13narrowly escaping
28:15possible grave injury,
28:16and this happened
28:18while he was speaking
28:19on the stage.
28:20A Raja,
28:21who's been,
28:21remember,
28:22a DMK MP,
28:23a senior leader,
28:24been a former minister
28:24in the UK government
28:25as well,
28:27could have got
28:28grievously hurt
28:29but managed to escape.
28:32This was,
28:32we are told,
28:33as the DMK general secretary
28:34was speaking over the budget,
28:36a metal post with lambs
28:37fell exactly where he was standing,
28:40on the podium.
28:41So,
28:41very narrow escape.
28:42We'll have the visuals
28:43on his screen
28:44in just a short while.
28:45Raja jumps to the side,
28:47manages to escape
28:48an immediate presence of mind
28:50that he reflected upon.
28:52However,
28:53because this was a rally,
28:54what exactly happened?
28:55Were there not enough
28:56precautions that were taken?
28:58And not just simply,
28:59remember,
28:59a pole,
29:00which could have been bad enough,
29:02but a full-on metal post
29:03with lambs
29:04fell exactly on the podium.
29:07This could have led
29:09to a huge issue
29:10and therefore,
29:12we are told that
29:12while he's been able
29:13to escape
29:15from a possible
29:16major accident,
29:17but the situation
29:18clearly a close shave.
29:20Look at that.
29:22This exactly fell
29:24where the speaker stood.
29:27Could not have got
29:28much worse,
29:29couldn't have got much worse
29:31with regard to
29:31how this incident happened.
29:34Just a matter of seconds
29:36that the speaker
29:37managed to jump
29:39on the side.
29:39That was A. Raja,
29:40we are told,
29:41who was speaking
29:42at the podium
29:43at that point.
29:43Pramod Madhav
29:44joining me
29:45for the latest on that.
29:46This is Mala Duttarai
29:47in Tamil Nadu
29:48where this incident
29:48took place.
29:50Pramod,
29:51tell me more
29:51about this happened.
29:52One is about
29:53the incident,
29:54but when you look
29:54at this visual,
29:55you realize
29:55that this was
29:56literally a narrow escape
29:58of barely
29:59a millisecond.
30:01It surely is,
30:02Pooja.
30:02It's quite shocking
30:03and scary
30:04to see such a visual
30:04because A. Raja
30:05is the Deputy General
30:07Secretary of DMK
30:08and also he's an MP.
30:09What happened
30:10is that DMK
30:11has decided
30:11to go ahead
30:12and start
30:13the kind of proclamation
30:13about the budgets
30:14and the issues
30:15over which
30:15various meetings
30:16are being made
30:17across the districts
30:18around what's and so on.
30:19A. Raja
30:19was speaking
30:20in Mailadudurai
30:21and that's when
30:21someone had
30:22in various districts
30:23that happened
30:23like you know
30:24it's all like
30:25high wind speed
30:26and that's what
30:26we could see
30:27on the background
30:27as well
30:28but nobody thought
30:28that a lamppost
30:29that has live wires
30:31on it
30:31would fall exactly
30:33on the podium
30:34where A. Raja
30:35was speaking
30:35but thankfully
30:36to his presence
30:37of mind
30:37he immediately
30:38jumped to the side
30:38and he really
30:40saved himself
30:42from a major disaster
30:43but however
30:44after the incident
30:45A. Raja
30:46was evacuated
30:46from the spot
30:47immediately
30:51that A. Raja
30:53was speaking
30:54and that post
30:56literally falls
30:57on the podium
30:58this is barely
31:00a few seconds
31:01of narrow escape
31:02for the leader
31:03who jumped
31:04on the side
31:05was saved
31:05there were of course
31:06other workers
31:07who came
31:07to try
31:08and push the side
31:09look at that
31:09and remember
31:12that
31:12and I just
31:13I don't want to
31:14sound alarming
31:15but this could have
31:15led to a fire
31:16incident as well
31:17because there were
31:19clearly lights
31:19electricity
31:20and more
31:21on the
31:21lamppost as well
31:22so
31:23Pramod
31:24a quick question
31:25there
31:25just tell us
31:26about what happened
31:27was the lamppost
31:28not fixed properly
31:29was it a temporary
31:30basis
31:30did someone push it
31:32how is the DMK
31:33looking at this
31:34one thing
31:36unfortunately
31:36being with any
31:37political party
31:38is that there are
31:39certain set of norms
31:40that are supposed
31:40to be followed
31:41when you elect
31:42a kind of stage
31:43or like lamppost
31:44and such
31:44but unfortunately
31:45various contractors
31:47do not actually
31:47go ahead
31:48and follow these norms
31:49and one important thing
31:50is to fasten
31:50such lamppost
31:51how many lamps
31:52can one lamppost
31:53have
31:53and if I thought
31:54the lamppost
31:55should be
31:55from the stage
31:56perhaps
31:57it is time
31:57for political parties
31:59to learn a lesson
31:59from this incident
32:00because this lamppost
32:01was very close
32:02to the podium
32:03and this particular
32:04accident showed
32:05how it can force
32:06a real danger
32:07not just to the netas
32:08but to the common
32:09public
32:09as well
32:09Puja
32:10all right
32:10Pramod
32:11keep tracking
32:11the latest
32:12on that
32:12I have to say
32:13what a miraculous
32:15escape clearly
32:15for A. Raja
32:17there
32:17the DM
32:17clearly
32:18there's been a controversy
32:26emerging over the
32:27NET examinations
32:28lately
32:29especially in the
32:29southern states
32:30for example
32:31in Karnataka
32:31this time
32:32a student was asked
32:33to remove
32:33his sacred thread
32:35the Janeu
32:35before entering
32:36into the NET
32:37examination hall
32:38the incident took place
32:39at a St. Mary school
32:41in Kalaburgi
32:41the centre for the
32:42examination
32:43where the student
32:44was told
32:44to hand over
32:45the thread
32:45to his father
32:46if he wanted
32:47to be allowed
32:48in to write
32:48the examination
32:49now there were
32:50immediate protests
32:51about it
32:52from the BGP workers
32:53the Brahmin community
32:54members outside
32:54the centre
32:55alleging bias
32:56similar scenes
32:58however
32:58of a different nature
32:59in Tamil Nadu
33:00Tirupur
33:00two girl students
33:02were stopped
33:02from entering
33:03into the examination
33:03hall
33:04because there were
33:05apparently
33:05metal buttons
33:06on their attire
33:07one student
33:08could appear
33:08for the test
33:09after the relatives
33:10gave a laser blade
33:11to cut the buttons
33:12off
33:13the second
33:13student's dress
33:14appears to have
33:15become unusable
33:16a female police
33:18personnel deployed
33:18stepped in
33:19escorted the student
33:20to a nearby shop
33:21she had to buy
33:22a new dress
33:23to be able to
33:24then go sit
33:25for the exam
33:25remember this is
33:26a lot of distress
33:27for a student
33:28who is just about
33:29to sit for an examination
33:30in Karnatka's Bidar
33:32principal and staff
33:33of Saispurthi PU
33:34college had to be
33:35suspended
33:35after students
33:36appearing for the
33:37CET examination
33:38earlier remember
33:39were also allegedly
33:40asked to remove
33:41their sacred thread
33:41the Janeu
33:42now is this
33:43a part of
33:43protocol
33:44is this
33:45a part of
33:46bias
33:46or prejudice
33:47coming in
33:48that is being
33:48investigated
33:49similar incident
33:50remember in
33:50Shimoga led to
33:51protest from the
33:52Brahmin community
33:53earlier as well
33:53incidents from
33:55earlier in
33:56Karnatka
33:57so what exactly
33:57is happening
33:58at a time
33:59when these are
33:59of course
34:00significant
34:00examinations
34:01we strongly
34:04condemn this
34:04high handedness
34:05on the
34:05dress codes
34:06in the name
34:06of you know
34:08whatever laws
34:10they have on
34:10hand
34:11this is highly
34:11condemnable
34:12at the same
34:13hand
34:13Mr. Udainidi
34:14the prince should
34:15hang his head
34:16in shame
34:16this is the
34:17fourth consecutive
34:18year where
34:19NEET examination
34:19is happening
34:20in Tamil Nadu
34:21before 2021
34:22he made tall
34:23promises that
34:24if voted to
34:24power NEET
34:25will be abolished
34:25in Tamil Nadu
34:26I think the
34:27students should
34:28definitely question
34:29Udainidi
34:30on what
34:31face and what
34:32moral grounds
34:32he has got
34:33the audacity
34:34to face them
34:35in the upcoming
34:36elections
34:37and any
34:38high handedness
34:38on the
34:39students who
34:40are coming
34:41to write
34:41the examination
34:42is highly
34:42condemnable
34:43I think there
34:44have to be
34:44some reasonable
34:45guidelines
34:45taking into
34:46account of
34:47the dress code
34:47moving on
34:49now
34:49Congress
34:50MP Rahul
34:50Gandhi
34:51was in the
34:52United States
34:52of America
34:53and during
34:54one of the
34:54interactions
34:54Rahul Gandhi
34:55appeared to
34:56have referred
34:56to Lord
34:57Ram as
34:57simply a
34:58mythological
34:59figure
34:59he described
35:00BJP as a
35:01fringe outfit
35:02stating that
35:03he does not
35:03accept BJP's
35:05version of
35:05Hinduism and
35:06nationalism
35:06the remarks
35:07of course
35:08immediately drew
35:09a sharp retort
35:09from the BJP
35:11the Bharti
35:11Junita Party
35:12slamming
35:13what they are
35:13saying is
35:14Congress's
35:15anti-Hindu
35:15mindset
35:16that Rahul
35:17Gandhi is
35:17also Ram
35:18Drohi
35:18now
35:19let's listen
35:20into what
35:20did Rahul
35:21Gandhi say
35:21and how
35:22does the
35:22BJP
35:23respond to
35:23that
35:24the search
35:26for truth
35:27and non-violence
35:28and this is
35:30to me
35:30the bedrock
35:31of Indian
35:32tradition
35:32Indian history
35:33I don't know
35:34I don't know
35:35of one person
35:36who we consider
35:37great
35:38in India
35:39you know
35:40who wasn't
35:42of this type
35:43I can't
35:44I mean
35:44I can't think
35:46of one
35:46right
35:47all our
35:48all our
35:49mythological figures
35:50Lord Ram
35:52was of that
35:53type
35:53right
35:53where he
35:54where he
35:55was forgiving
35:55he was
35:56compassionate
35:56so
35:56so
35:57I don't
35:59consider
35:59what the
36:00BJP
36:01says
36:01to be the
36:03Hindu idea
36:03at all
36:04I consider
36:05the Hindu idea
36:05to be much
36:06more pluralistic
36:07much more
36:07embracing
36:08much more
36:08affectionate
36:09much more
36:10tolerant
36:11and open
36:12which
36:12are not
36:14the
36:15who
36:15are not
36:17the
36:18people
36:18who
36:18will
36:19say
36:20the
36:20people
36:21will
36:21say
36:21that
36:22the
36:23people
36:24will
36:25be
36:26very
36:28quickly
36:29when
36:31the
36:31Bhagavan
36:32Ram
36:32Ram
36:32Ram
36:33Ram
36:33Mariyada
36:34Phrushottam
36:35Ram
36:35Ram
36:35Ram
36:35Ram
36:35Ram
36:37Ram
36:37Ram
36:37Ram
36:37Ram
36:39Ram
36:39Ram
36:39Ram
36:39Ram
36:41But a political storm already has erupted because Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks
36:46during a Q&A session at this university in the USA, where one of the students among the audience
36:52stood up to question Rahul Gandhi on Congress party's role in the 1984 anti-sikh carnage.
36:58Rahul Gandhi said this about Congress's historical wrongdoings, taking in many ways a responsibility.
37:05But BJP Sikh leaders like Manjinder Singh Sirsa are not too happy.
37:09They're calling this holosymbolism. Let's listen.
37:14In your last visit to the USA, you made a tweet speaking directly to Sikhs in India and abroad.
37:19And in that you talk about what India under the BJP would look like, where you ask,
37:24will you be allowed to wear karas, would you allow to be wear turbans under the BJP?
37:29So you create a fear amongst the Sikhs about what the BJP would look like.
37:33But you talked about how politics should be fearless, there should be nothing to be afraid of, right?
37:38But we don't just want to wear karas. We don't just want to tie our turbans.
37:43We want freedom of expression, which under the Congress party in the past has not been allowed.
37:47For example, the Anant Purisahib resolution, which you're probably familiar with,
37:51talks about these Dalit rights, right? Rights of water.
37:54It talks about better working conditions, anti-monopoly.
37:57It mentions nothing of separatism, but it's labeled as a separatist document.
38:01This is something your party has done.
38:04And your party seems to lack the maturity to accept the mistakes it has made,
38:10such as Sajjan Kumar just now being tried.
38:12And there's many more Sajjan Kumars currently sitting in the Congress party.
38:15You haven't tried to reconcile with the Sikhs. What attempts are you making?
38:19I don't know.
38:49I don't know.
38:50I don't know.
38:51I don't know.
38:52I don't know.
38:56I don't know.
38:57I don't know.
38:58I don't know.
38:59I don't know.
39:00I don't know.
39:01I don't know.
39:02I don't know.
39:03I don't know.
39:04I don't know.
39:05I don't know.
39:06I don't know.
39:07I don't know.
39:08I don't know.
39:09I don't know.
39:10I don't know.
39:11I don't know.
39:12I don't know.
39:13I don't know.
39:14I don't know.
39:15I don't know.
39:16I don't know.
39:17I don't know.
39:18I don't know.
39:19I don't know.
39:20I don't know.
39:21I don't know.
39:22I don't know.
39:23I don't know.
39:24I don't know.
39:25I don't know.
39:28I don't know.
39:45He's always coming in from the United States of America is the Hindi film industry or possibly
39:50Indian cinema in all could face Trump taxes too. Trump administration has ordered a 100% tariff
39:57on movies outside the USA. Donald Trump basically has said countries steal the filmmaking skills
40:06from America. Now, this, remember, was definitely unexpected. Filmmaker Viveka Geyhotri has said
40:12that the tax will threaten Indian cinema. Here's what has happened. Just to give you details on
40:17that, Donald Trump's administration has ordered 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the USA,
40:24which means, for example, Indian films that are regularly screened in American theatres and generate
40:31a lot of revenue could now face a 100% tariff. That's huge. Other nations have been stealing the
40:40movies, the movie-making capabilities from the United States. And I said to a couple of people,
40:47what do you think? I've done some very strong research over the last week. And we're making
40:52very few movies now. Hollywood is being destroyed. Now, you have an incompetent, grossly incompetent
40:58governor that allowed that to happen. So I'm not just blaming other nations, but other nations,
41:03a lot of them, have stolen our movie industry. And I'm saying, if they're not willing to make a movie
41:09inside the United States, then we should have a tariff on movies that come in. And not only that,
41:16governments are actually giving big money. I mean, they're supporting them financially.
41:20So that's sort of a threat to our country.
41:22India Today's Foreign Affairs editor, Geeta Mohan, joins me for the latest on that.
41:26Geeta, this is going to perhaps prove to be a lot of trouble for Indian filmmakers and producers
41:31who aim for their movies for the Indian diaspora in the USA. Tell me more about what exactly has
41:37Donald Trump said, what does he intend to do, and why cinema?
41:42Well, it is yet another move of trying to get people to make in America.
41:49And the fact that any movie that is shot outside will be taxed. And so this is a huge blow
41:58to Hollywood because any movie that is made outside, and if there is a requirement to,
42:06you see, a lot of high-budget movies are made outside of America too, is going to cost
42:12the filmmakers really. Also, in this globalized world, Pooja, where Netflix and Amazon
42:19Amazon's platforms, such as these big ones, have become the norm rather than the exception,
42:26it's going to be very difficult then to have production all which are confined to the United
42:33States of America. So again, we'll have to wait and see how the industry reacts to this
42:38decision. But this certainly is going to make entertainment industry more expensive.
42:45So we'll be waiting for more reactions that could come in from Indian filmmakers, producers,
42:50especially on what do they have to say about Donald Trump's decision. Thank you very much
42:54for now. Geeta Mohan with the latest on that.
42:57Alright, on that note, I'm wrapping up this bulletin. Thank you so much for watching.