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.

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

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

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