Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Raids On Andhra Officer Reveal 7 Flats, Room Full Of Silver. There May Be More

Seven apartments and a house, a room full of silver items weighing 60 kg, 1 kg of gold articles and Rs 20 lakh in cash - this was what a Road Transport Authority employee in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur has apparently amassed within 34 years of service. The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials, who raided only one of his houses on Monday, said there may be more.

Purnachandra Rao, 55, had started his career as a Motor Vehicle Inspector in 1981, and eventually worked at RTA or Road Transport Authority in Guntur, Ongole and Nellore. But going by his assets, he seemed to have been on the fast track to make money for a long while.

The official's immovable assets include seven apartments and two houses in Vinukonda, one house in Guntur, 2 flats in Hyderabad and Vijayawada each, and a mill to process pulses in Vinukonda.

The official has denied any wrongdoing and says the assets are worth Rs 3 crore.

The official claims the value of his assets is around Rs 3 crore. The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials, who raided his house in Guntur on Monday, say their market value cannot be anything less than Rs 25 crore. "These are just some of the assets, we might get more," said Devanand Santho, an officer of the Anti-Corruption Branch.

Mr Rao came under the attention of the anti-corruption branch after a complaint alleging corruption was filed against him, Mr Santho added.

The official, who is from Vinukonda in Guntur district, lives with his family in Kothapet.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed a case against him under the law for assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Monday, October 24, 2016

According to Vastu, keeping these things in your house can lead to poverty and distress!

According to Vastu, keeping these things in your house can lead to poverty and distress!

The reason behind Vastu Dosha

Contrary to what people believe, Vastu is not just about keeping your furniture a certain way or getting your house constructed in a particular direction, but it is also about what you keep and what you don't keep in the house. Vastu Dosha can even be found in a needle, stored inappropriately in the house!

Don't keep these things

According to Vastu, keeping these things in the house brings in negativity and bad luck --- make sure that you do not store the following in your house.

Dirty water

Make sure that you do not let any dirty water flow in and around in the house. Not only is it an eyesore, it is considered bad vastu as well.

Promotes negativity

Having dirty water around the house leads to negativity and the inmates of the house can be subject to humiliation.

Thorny plants

You should also not have thorny plants around the house --- do not even keep some in your garden. Keep them outside the house.

Health issues

Having thorny plants in the house leads to ill health amongst family members. Having thorny plants can also lead to discord in the house.

Stones outside the house

Make sure that you do not have stones collecting outside your house. If your house is getting constructed, make sure that you remove all stones when the work is over.

Troubles galore

Having stones outside the house signifies troubles --- it means that the family will face a lot of obstruction on their path to success.

Garbage

We all are used to throwing our garbage cans just outside the house, thinking that the cleaner will get it collected. However, a garbage can outside the house is bad vastu.

Relationship trouble

Having garbage cans outside the house also leads to financial trouble in the house and it can soon lead to the family being under debts. Avoid.

Electric poles

Electric poles outside the house are a common sight --- however, not only are they risky, they also are considered to be bad vastu.

Tangles life

Just like the wires of an electric pole are all tangled up, your life too, will get all tangled up if you have an electric pole outside your house. Make sure that you do not have one.

Obstructing sunlight

Since huge trees obstruct the flow of both sunlight and air, it also blocks out the influx of good and positive vibes in your house. Plant a small tree in your garden but not anywhere else.

Twigs

Do not have huge twigs of plants flowing inside your house. These plants are not considered to very good vastu. Avoid ones that grow vertically and creep into your house.

Enemy count

It is said that such plants increase the number of enemies you have --- because of this, you will soon land yourself in trouble.

Main door

According to Vastu, the main road outside the house should not be higher than you main door's platform. Your door should always be on the same level or lower than the main road.

Ups and downs

If such is not the case, you life will see a lot of troubles and ups and downs in your house --- if your door is constructed in such a manner, get it corrected immediately.

Milky plants

It is said that plants which have a milky sap are not considered to be good vastu. Avoid having such plants in the house.

Harmful

Not only are such plants considered to be bad vastu, the milk that they produce is often poisonous and can be consumed by the children of the house, so avoid having such plants.



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Saturday, October 22, 2016

'James Bond' Ajit Doval is shaping Modi's foreign policy

Ajit Doval
Ajit Doval
Ajit Doval spent seven years undercover in Pakistan, recruited rebels as informants in Kashmir, and once disguised himself as a rickshaw driver to infiltrate a militant group inside India’s holiest Sikh temple. Now some consider Ajit Doval the most powerful person in India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi picked Doval as his National Security Advisor, a position that holds more sway than the ministers of defence and foreign affairs. It puts Doval in charge of talks with arch-rival Pakistan.

He visits arms manufacturers to discuss strategic capabilities, and orchestrates the response to militant attacks, liaising daily with foreign secretary S. Jaishankar, the nation’s top diplomat.

Since Doval took the job, he has supported a nationalist agenda while adopting a tougher line against hostile neighbours. That has growing economic ramifications as China funds a $45 billion trade corridor through Pakistan that bypasses India and as both China and India eye resource-rich neighbours in central Asia like Afghanistan.

“Every strategic issue in this region involves security in a way that it doesn’t in other regions,” says R. K. Sawhney, a former director general of military intelligence who’s known Doval for nearly two decades. “As the profile of the country grows, the profile of the national security advisor grows.”

Short, trim and bespectacled, Doval shuns the limelight and rarely appears in public. His office said he wasn’t available for an interview. Six people who have known him personally for years—some of whom requested not to be identified because he dislikes publicity—said Doval is overseeing India’s most delicate diplomatic issues.

Shortly after taking office, Modi sent Doval as his special envoy to Afghanistan and brought him on his first foreign trip to Bhutan. He’s also special representative in charge of talks with China over a disputed border, a task made more difficult as China plans to invest millions into transportation links through Kashmir, an area claimed by both India and Pakistan.

In December, Doval flew to Bangkok for a secret meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in an effort to restart peace talks between the two nuclear-armed nations.

‘James Bond’

“He’s known as an Indian James Bond—he has this larger than life persona,” said Sadanand Dhume, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. “There are tales and stories and legends attached to him that are very unusual in a national security advisor.”

Among the most famous concerns his part in the 1988 military operation that flushed Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. According to Karan Kharb, a retired army officer who was one of the National Security Guard commandos involved, Doval posed as a rickshaw puller to gain entry to the temple. He convinced the militants holed up inside he was a Pakistani operative who’d come to help them in their goal of establishing an independent country called Khalistan.

Indian commandos had stormed the temple twice in the previous four years, including an assault in 1984 that left hundreds of soldiers and pilgrims dead, prompting outrage among Sikhs worldwide and triggering the assassination of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who ordered the strike.

‘Very innovative’

This time, police had estimated there were no more than 40 people inside the temple, but Doval revealed there were at least 200, convincing the government to drop plans for a raid and instead cut off the water and electricity amid scorching heat, according to Kharb. Nine days later, the militants surrendered.

“Generally, in India, people are very particular, they’re sticklers to the rules,” said Kharb. “Doval sees the spirit in the rule. That’s where he’s different. He’s very innovative and an out-of-the-box thinker.”

Doval’s influence with Modi has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and fueled discontent inside Modi’s administration.

“The country wants to know who is running foreign policy? A spy called Doval or diplomats?” Ashutosh, a leader from the anti-graft Aam Aadmi Party, after Modi flew to Lahore to meet Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif in a surprise visit that local media said was orchestrated by Doval. “The country is not safe with a spy running diplomacy.”

Calls for Doval’s replacement intensified after home minister Rajnath Singh suffered a politically embarrassing trip to Pakistan in August that Doval pulled out of at the last minute, according to press reports. A spokesman for the prime minister’s office declined to answer questions about Doval.

“The best experts on how to deal with terrorism, how to think about diplomacy and foreign affairs—they are not being consulted,” opposition politician Rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, said in January. Doval’s job is “strategy, not tactics”.

'James Bond' Ajit Doval is shaping Modi's foreign policy: Narendra Modi picked Ajit Doval as his National Security Advisor, a position that holds more sway than the ministers of defence and foreign affairs. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint© LiveMint Narendra Modi picked Ajit Doval as his National Security Advisor, a position that holds more sway than the ministers of defence and foreign affairs.
No government website carries Doval’s profile. A biography provided during a lecture he gave in August 2015 in Mumbai stated he was born in 1945 in Garhwal, in a northern region now called Uttarakhand, and graduated with a master’s degree in economics from the University of Agra in 1967 before joining the police force.

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In 1972, he moved to the Intelligence Bureau, where he spent three decades, including stints in the restive regions of India’s northeast, Jammu and Kashmir, and the UK. Doval is fluent in Urdu, the main language used in Pakistan. He told an audience in November 2014 he had lived in Pakistan for seven years, getting plastic surgery to remove signs his ears had been pierced—an indication of his Hindu roots.

“I haven’t seen anyone else at his level who would continue to come into the field,” said S.S. Virk, former director general of police in Punjab who was shot during the Golden Temple operation and says Doval visited him at the hospital. “He was an outstanding operator.”

Those who know him describe him as a heavy smoker with an almost insatiable thirst for knowledge, taking guests at his home in Noida near New Delhi for drinks in a library in the basement lined from floor to ceiling with hundreds of books.

After retiring from the Intelligence Bureau, Doval founded the Vivekananda International Foundation in 2009. In its red sandstone and concrete headquarters in a tony district of Delhi, Doval has courted foreign diplomats and high-ranking defence officials, striking hawkish, nationalist views that resonated with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“Doval wields more influence than previous national security advisers in part because of his credibility and experience in intelligence and security matters,” said Sameer Patil, who served in the prime minister’s national security council secretariat under the previous Congress government. Patil said it was long rumoured that Doval advised Modi even before he was elected prime minister in 2014.

In papers published during that time, Doval argued for a more assertive foreign policy and a beefed up military. He warned of India’s “eroding maritime preeminence” in the Indian Ocean, of Pakistan’s attempts to influence Afghanistan and the Taliban, and said China’s development was “not an assured peaceful rise”.

“India has a mindset that, where it hits, it punches below its weight,” he said at the August 2015 lecture. “We have to increase our weight and punch proportionately.”

40 Most Powerful Military Nations of 2016

Using over 50 factors to determine a country’s Power Index, the Global Firepower 2016 list ranks the most powerful military nations in the world. The list comprises a balanced collection of 126 advanced and lesser developed nations, based on several factors like their geographical location, natural resource reliance, arsenal strength, and current economic health. It must be noted that nuclear capability and current political/military leadership is not taken into account. Also, land-locked nations are not penalized for not having a standing navy.
Given below are the 40 most powerful military nations, according to the list, as of Feb. 2, 2016.










40. Philippines
Population: 100,998,376
Reaching military age annually: 2,100,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 220,000/430,000
Aircraft: 135
Tanks: 45
Naval strength: 120
39. Denmark
Population: 5,581,503
Reaching military age annually: 75,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 25,000/63,000
Aircraft: 74
Tanks: 57
Naval strength: 90
38. Spain
Population: 48,146,134
Reaching military age annually: 423,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 125,000/16,200
Aircraft: 540
Tanks: 327
Naval strength: 46
37. The Netherlands
Population: 16,947,904
Reaching military age annually: 202,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 50,000/32,200
Aircraft: 164
Tanks: 0
Naval strength: 56
36. North Korea 

Population: 24,983,205
Reaching military age annually: 415,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 700,000/4,500,000
Aircraft: 944
Tanks: 4,200
Naval strength: 1,061
35. Malaysia
Population: 30,513,848
Reaching military age annually: 520,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 110,000/296,500
Aircraft: 227
Tanks: 74
Naval strength: 61
34. Austria
Population: 8,665,550
Reaching military age annually: 95,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 30,000/27,000
Aircraft: 125
Tanks: 56
Naval strength: n/a
33. Norway
Population: 5,207,689
Reaching military age annually: 65,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 26,500/45,250
Aircraft: 104
Tanks: 52
Naval strength: 62
32. South Africa
Population: 53,675,563
Reaching military age annually: 965,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 89,000/17,100
Aircraft: 212
Tanks: 195
Naval strength: 30
31. Mexico
Population: 121,736,809
Reaching military age annually: 2,175,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 270,000/76,500
Aircraft: 400
Tanks: 0
Naval strength: 143
30. Switzerland
Population: 8,121,830
Reaching military age annually: 90,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 140,000/77,000
Aircraft: 185
Tanks: 224
Naval strength: n/a
29. Czech Republic
Population: 10,644,842
Reaching military age annually: 98,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 21,100/11,000
Aircraft: 114
Tanks: 123
Naval strength: n/a
28. Saudi Arabia
Population: 27,752,316
Reaching military age annually: 510,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 235,000/25,000
Aircraft: 722
Tanks: 1,210
Naval strength: 55
27. Algeria
Population: 39,542,166
Reaching military age annually: 675,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 512,000/400,000
Aircraft: 451
Tanks: 975
Naval strength: 60
26. Singapore
Population: 5,674,472
Reaching military age annually: 53,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 72,000/950,000
Aircraft: 262
Tanks: 212
Naval strength: 40
25. Ukraine
Population: 44,429,471
Reaching military age annually: 482,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 160,000/1,000,000
Aircraft: 234
Tanks: 2,809
Naval strength: 25
24. Sweden

Population: 9,801,616
Reaching military age annually: 110,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 14,000/26,000
Aircraft: 228
Tanks: 120
Naval strength: 313
23. Iran
Population: 81,824,270
Reaching military age annually: 1,400,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 545,000/1,800,000
Aircraft: 479
Tanks: 1,658
Naval strength: 397
22. Brazil
Population: 204,259,812
Reaching military age annually: 3,410,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 330,000/1,800,000
Aircraft: 735
Tanks: 486
Naval strength: 113
21. Vietnam
Population: 94,348,835
Reaching military age annually: 1,640,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 415,000/5,040,000
Aircraft: 289
Tanks: 1,470
Naval strength: 65
20. Thailand
Population: 67,976,405
Reaching military age annually: 1,045,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 310,000/245,000
Aircraft: 551
Tanks: 722
Naval strength: 81
19. Poland
Population: 38,562,189
Reaching military age annually: 435,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 120,000/515,000
Aircraft: 461
Tanks: 1,009
Naval strength: 83
18. Egypt
Population: 88,487,396
Reaching military age annually: 1,535,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 470,000/800,000
Aircraft: 1,133
Tanks: 4,624
Naval strength: 245
17. Pakistan
Population: 199,085,847
Reaching military age annually: 4,345,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 620,000/515,000
Aircraft: 923
Tanks: 2,924
Naval strength: 74
16. Italy
Population: 61,855,120
Reaching military age annually: 570,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 320,000/42,000
Aircraft: 785
Tanks: 586
Naval strength: 174
15. Taiwan
Population: 23,415,126
Reaching military age annually: 325,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 300,000/1,675,000
Aircraft: 815
Tanks: 2,005
Naval strength: 102
14. Canada
Population: 35,099,836
Reaching military age annually: 425,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 95,000/51,000
Aircraft: 426
Tanks: 181
Naval strength: 63
13. Australia
Population: 22,751,014
Reaching military age annually: 280,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 60,000/44,240
Aircraft: 417
Tanks: 59
Naval strength: 52
12. Indonesia
Population: 255,993,674
Reaching military age annually: 4,500,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 476,000/400,000
Aircraft: 420
Tanks: 468
Naval strength: 171
11. Israel
Population: 8,049,314
Reaching military age annually: 122,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 160,000/630,000
Aircraft: 681
Tanks: 4,170
Naval strength: 66
10. Turkey
Population: 79,414,269
Reaching military age annually: 1,375,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 410,500/185,630
Aircraft: 1,007
Tanks: 3,778
Naval strength: 115
9. Japan
Population: 126,919,659
Reaching military age annually: 1,215,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 250,000/57,900
Aircraft: 1,590
Tanks: 678
Naval strength: 131
8. Germany
Population: 80,854,408
Reaching military age annually: 791,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 180,000/145,000
Aircraft: 676
Tanks: 408
Naval strength: 81
7. South Korea
Population: 49,115,196
Reaching military age annually: 690,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 625,000/2,900,000
Aircraft: 1,451
Tanks: 2,381
Naval strength: 166
6. France
Population: 66,553,766
Reaching military age annually: 775,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 205,000/195,770
Aircraft: 1,282
Tanks: 423
Naval strength: 113
5. United Kingdom
Population: 64,088,222
Reaching military age annually: 750,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 150,000/182,000
Aircraft: 879
Tanks: 407
Naval strength: 66
4. India

Population: 1,251,695,584
Reaching military age annually: 22,900,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 1,325,000/2,143,000
Aircraft: 2,086
Tanks: 6,464
Naval strength: 202
3. China
Population: 1,367,485,388
Reaching military age annually: 19,550,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 2,335,000/2,300,000
Aircraft: 2,942
Tanks: 9,150
Naval strength: 673
2. Russia
Population: 142,423,773
Reaching military age annually: 1,355,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 766,055/2,485,000
Aircraft: 3,547
Tanks: 15,398
Naval strength: 352
1. United States of America
Population: 321,368,864
Reaching military age annually: 4,220,000
Active frontline personnel/reserve personnel: 1,400,000/ 1,100,000
Aircraft: 13,444
Tanks: 8,848
Naval strength: 473