Just a guess, but those employees in China are probably members of the Chinese Communist Party.
This is good, this should attract more competitive organizations to reduce even further.
We should put efforts at reducing the plastic usage to minimal, and try to introduce biodegradable plastic.
Or better, don't use it at all, try to use natural materials like leaves, bamboo, papers etc...
Weather experts say more rains are expected in Delhi and other areas in the coming days.
As an amateur photographer I have been looking for a cloud backup solution for years. Keeping a physical backup on an external hard drive is definitely not enough. Then I came across Amazon S3.
Yeap, But we still need a lot of reforms in bureaucracy and ease of doing business.
I used to be lot more active in my early days on r/ then as more it started to attract a crowd I started to be less active. Last few years I was just browsing and answering dms I received on my old threads for info.
Now that I am fediverse I feel myself at home. No more rage arguments and peaceful exchanges.
I would say, yes I am more active here. And I like feeling at home.
PUBG Love: Pakistani woman in her 20s and her four kids caught living illegally in Greater Noida with the lover she met through the online game
Reports suggest that the woman came in contact with a local man via the online game PUBG. The man, a Greater Noida resident, has also been detained by the police.
On 3rd July, Noida Police said they had detained a Pakistani woman and her four children who were staying illegally in Greater Noida. Deputy Police Commissioner (Greater Noida) Saad Miya Khan said in a statement, “The Pakistani woman and the local man have been detained. The woman’s four children are also in police custody.”
Reports suggest that the woman came in contact with a local man via the online game PUBG. The man, a Greater Noida resident, has also been detained by the police.
DCP Khan said, “The man and the woman are being questioned right now. Further details and facts will be shared once the questioning is over.” As per the police, the woman, identified as Seema, entered India via Nepal around a month ago. She met Greater Noida resident 22-year-old Sachin till 30th June night. Police said she did not have any valid documents to stay in India. Sachin and Seema were trying to get married.
However, the police were informed about the woman over suspicion of being a spy. When the police started investigating her, they all fled from the house. The police are investigating if it was just a matter of a love affair or if there was a conspiracy behind it.
As per Amar Ujala’s report, Seema met Sachin online while playing PUBG. They shared numbers soon after and started talking to each other. After a few days, they fell in love with each other. Seema told Sachin she was a resident of Sindh province. Later, they decided to live together. Seema got a visa for Nepal and entered India illegally.
The police learned about the woman and her four children when the couple gathered information on how they could get married. Reports suggest that the advocate whom they approached got suspicious and informed the police as she told him that her brother was a Pakistani Army personnel. Sachin told the advocate that he wanted to complete the process quickly, as Seema was forcing him to take her on a Delhi tour. The advocate got suspicious and informed the police.
US: Khalistanis set fire to the Indian consulate in San Francisco, staffers escape unharmed. Here is what happened
Earlier in March this year, Khalistan supporters attacked the Indian consulate in San Francisco, damaged the property and waved Khalistan flags.
Indian consulate in San Francisco on fire, images via AP and Twitter/ Diya TV
On Sunday morning (July 2, local time), Khalistanis carried out an arson attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco city of United States.
As per reports, the extremists set the building on fire between 1:30 am and 2:30 am on Sunday. However, the damage was limited and the staffers escaped unharmed.
The fire was quickly doused by the San Francisco fire department. The local, State and federal authorities were also notified about the incident. A video of the incident has now gone viral on social media.
>ARSON ATTEMPT AT SF INDIAN CONSULATE: #DiyaTV has verified with @CGISFO @NagenTV that a fire was set early Sunday morning between 1:30-2:30 am in the San Francisco Indian Consulate. The fire was suppressed quickly by the San Francisco Department, damage was limited and no… pic.twitter.com/bHXNPmqSVm
>-Diya TV – 24/7 * Free * Local (@DiyaTV) July 3, 2023
In a statement, the official spokesperson of the US State Department Matthew Miller said, The U.S. strongly condemns the reported vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday. Vandalism or violence against diplomatic facilities or foreign diplomats in the U.S. is a criminal offense.
>The U.S. strongly condemns the reported vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday. Vandalism or violence against diplomatic facilities or foreign diplomats in the U.S. is a criminal offense
>-Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) July 3, 2023
Earlier in March this year, Khalistan supporters launched an attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco. A video of the attack surfaced on social media wherein Khalistani elements were damaging the property and waving Khalistan flags.
The extremists broke through makeshift security barriers installed by the local authorities, installed two Khalistani flags inside the consulate, and caused significant damage to the building. Two consulate personnel later removed the flags.
>In this video you can see how Khalistani elements attacked the Indian consulate in San Francisco after Indian officials removed Khalistani flags from consulate property. #india #indiansinusa #bharat pic.twitter.com/LT1fz8GoPA
>-PunFact (@pun_fact) March 20, 2023
On Monday (June 3), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India would take up the issue of Khalistanis, threatening Indian diplomats in posters circulated in Canada, with the Trudeau government.
While speaking to the media, he added that India has urged its partner countries like Canada, the United States, the UK, and Australia not to give space to the Khalistanis. “This will affect our relations. We will raise this poster issue with the government of these countries,” he said. The statement came after Khalistani posters carrying threats to Indian diplomats were circulated in Canada.
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Bihar: Mohammad Salam gives triple talaq to his wife, she accuses brothers-in-law of sexual assault, her brother beaten after she was thrown out
The woman's husband's younger brother used to sexually assault her in the absence of the former. His older brother also used to mock her for not having any children, inviting her to sleep with him
A triple talaq case from the Bihar district of Muzaffarpur has surfaced. The victim has charged that her husband’s younger brother touched her private areas while his older brother forced her to have sex with him. She was also beaten by her in-laws on 1st July. The incident was reported to the police after which they filed a case and opened an investigation.
The case pertains to Muzaffarpur’s Qazi Mohammadpur police station. Two years ago Usrat Parveen was married to Mohammad Salam who is a teacher in the Satpura Milkitola neighbourhood. She is a native of the Vaishali area. She alleged that after marriage, she was subjected to torture for dowry.
She even endured abuse from her in-laws for not having a child. Her husband’s younger brother used to sexually assault her in the absence of the former. His older brother also used to mock her for not having any children. He used to taunt her, “Come and sleep with me, I will make you pregnant.”
The woman informed that after she told her husband about the lewd behaviour of her brother-in-laws, he became determined to give her triple talaq. She has mentioned that her husband also forced her to bring a car from her mother’s house as part of the dowry. However, she was physically abused and boiled water was repeatedly flung at her after she refused to do so.
>मुजफ्फरपुर : दहेज नहीं मिलने पर पति ने दिया तीन तलाक…शादी के बाद से ससुराल वाले कर रहे प्रताड़ित…#Bihar #BiharNews pic.twitter.com/Uex9EG4o2H > -Zee Bihar Jharkhand (@ZeeBiharNews) July 2, 2023
According to her, the in-laws fought with her and beat her over the demand for dowry. Her husband left the house after pronouncing triple talaq and she was thrown out of the house by her in-laws. Her brother was also thrashed after he arrived there. She revealed that her husband had attempted to perform triple talaq on three separate occasions. However, the matter was pacified with the intervention of the family members.
Stable Diffusion AI generated image of an Ancient Indian Village
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.run/post/25517
> ! > > Prompt: Intricately detailed, professional photograph, of(ancient indian village),shallow depth of field, cinematic lighting, photographed on a Sony a9 II Mirrorless Camera, (highly detailed:1.2), (soft focus), lush forest in background HDR, 8k resolution > > Negative prompt: nsfw,CyberRealistic_Negative,(deformed, distorted, disfigured:1.3), poorly drawn, bad anatomy, wrong anatomy, extra limb, missing limb, floating limbs, (mutated hands and fingers:1.4), disconnected limbs, mutation, mutated, ugly, disgusting, blurry, amputation. tattoo > > Steps: 40, Sampler: DPM++ SDE Karras, CFG scale: 7, Seed: 1581137127, Size: 768x512, Model hash: 03363589fe, Model: CyberRealistic_V3.1, Version: v1.3.0
Stable Diffusion AI generated image of an Ancient Indian Village
Prompt: Intricately detailed, professional photograph, of(ancient indian village),shallow depth of field, cinematic lighting, photographed on a Sony a9 II Mirrorless Camera, (highly detailed:1.2), (soft focus), lush forest in background HDR, 8k resolution
Negative prompt: nsfw,CyberRealistic_Negative,(deformed, distorted, disfigured:1.3), poorly drawn, bad anatomy, wrong anatomy, extra limb, missing limb, floating limbs, (mutated hands and fingers:1.4), disconnected limbs, mutation, mutated, ugly, disgusting, blurry, amputation. tattoo
Steps: 40, Sampler: DPM++ SDE Karras, CFG scale: 7, Seed: 1581137127, Size: 768x512, Model hash: 03363589fe, Model: CyberRealistic_V3.1, Version: v1.3.0
AI Generated image of Swami Vivekananda
Used stable diffusion and CyberRealistic model.
Image generation parameters as below.
Prompt: Intricately detailed Full body, professional photograph, of(Swami Vivekananda),shallow depth of field, cinematic lighting, photographed on a Sony a9 II Mirrorless Camera, (highly detailed:1.2), (soft focus), lush forest in background HDR, 8k resolution
Negative prompt: nsfw,CyberRealistic_Negative,(deformed, distorted, disfigured:1.3), poorly drawn, bad anatomy, wrong anatomy, extra limb, missing limb, floating limbs, (mutated hands and fingers:1.4), disconnected limbs, mutation, mutated, ugly, disgusting, blurry, amputation. tattoo
Steps: 35, Sampler: DPM++ SDE Karras, CFG scale: 7, Seed: 1977968598, Size: 768x512, Model hash: 03363589fe, Model: CyberRealistic_V3.1, Version: v1.3.0
Swami Vivekananda and His 1893 Speech
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.run/post/25483
> ! > > Photo of Swami Vivekananda in Chicago in 1893 with the handwritten words “one infinite pure and holy—beyond thought beyond qualities I bow down to thee” > > Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) is best known in the United States for his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism. Born Narendranath Dutta, he was the chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda is also considered a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the West and is credited with raising the profile of Hinduism to that of a world religion. > > ### Speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893, at the first World’s Parliament of Religions on the site of the present-day Art Institute > > Sisters and Brothers of America, > > It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world, I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. > > My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: “As the different streams having their sources in different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee.” > > The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: “Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.” Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.
Swami Vivekananda and His 1893 Speech
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.run/post/25483
> ! > > Photo of Swami Vivekananda in Chicago in 1893 with the handwritten words “one infinite pure and holy—beyond thought beyond qualities I bow down to thee” > > Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) is best known in the United States for his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism. Born Narendranath Dutta, he was the chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda is also considered a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the West and is credited with raising the profile of Hinduism to that of a world religion. > > ### Speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893, at the first World’s Parliament of Religions on the site of the present-day Art Institute > > Sisters and Brothers of America, > > It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world, I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. > > My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: “As the different streams having their sources in different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee.” > > The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: “Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.” Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.
Swami Vivekananda and His 1893 Speech
Photo of Swami Vivekananda in Chicago in 1893 with the handwritten words “one infinite pure and holy—beyond thought beyond qualities I bow down to thee”
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) is best known in the United States for his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism. Born Narendranath Dutta, he was the chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda is also considered a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the West and is credited with raising the profile of Hinduism to that of a world religion.
Speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893, at the first World’s Parliament of Religions on the site of the present-day Art Institute
Sisters and Brothers of America,
It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world, I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.
My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: “As the different streams having their sources in different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee.”
The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: “Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.” Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.
2 malicious letters: Analysis of 16 orgs & 24 lawmakers, with links to Jihadis, Khalistanis and more, campaigning against State Dinner for PM Modi in USA
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.run/post/24659
> Author: Anurag > > In this article, we have delved into the antecedents of 16 organisations and 24 lawmakers who have undersigned the two letters and the findings are shocking - the organisations and lawmakers have links with Islamic terror organisations, Khalistanis, anti-India and anti-Hindu elements. > > ! > > Govt approves 3.7 lakh crores worth schemes for farmers > > On June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his five-day visit to the United States and Egypt. The US visit is PM Modi’s first state visit to the US on an invitation by President Joe Biden. A state dinner is scheduled for India’s PM on June 22 at the White House, where President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be the hosts. In an official statement, Prime Minister Modi said that this special invitation is a “reflection of the vigour and vitality of the partnership between our democracies.” As expected, 17 organisations and 75 Senators and Members of Congress have written to President Biden asking him either not to host the State Dinner or to raise some specific issues. > > On June 7 (local time), Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), which has links to Islamic terrorist organisations, announced to have written a letter to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to rescind the invitation of State Dinner extended to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. Seventeen organisations, including IAMC, signed the letter. > > The organisations claimed that India is facing sharp democratic backsliding. The claim was based on April 20, 2023, Financial Times report titled ‘India’s Democratic Backsliding’. In the report, FT claimed the democratic values of India were on backtrack because a Gujarat court denied disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s plea against a 2-year sentence in a defamation case. FT called it bad news not only for India but for the whole world. In the letter, they cited four reports linked to CAA and NRC. They included a fact sheet by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom from February 2020. However, the report clearly mentioned that CAA was only meant for minorities in neighbouring Islamic countries. The report does point out Assam NRC controversies, but assuming NRC, whenever it comes, will have the same regulations and guidelines is far-fetched. OpIndia did a detailed analysis of the baseless claims made by IAMC and other organisations in the letter sent to President Biden that can be checked here. > > Each organisation listed in the signatories has a history of anti-India and anti-Hindu activities. We explored the details of these organisations to understand what India is standing against on the international platform. In this article, we have delved into the antecedents of 16 organisations and 24 lawmakers who have undersigned the two letters and the findings are shocking – the organisations and lawmakers have links with Islamic terror organisations, Khalistanis, anti-India and anti-Hindu elements.
2 malicious letters: Analysis of 16 orgs & 24 lawmakers, with links to Jihadis, Khalistanis and more, campaigning against State Dinner for PM Modi in USA
Author: Anurag
In this article, we have delved into the antecedents of 16 organisations and 24 lawmakers who have undersigned the two letters and the findings are shocking - the organisations and lawmakers have links with Islamic terror organisations, Khalistanis, anti-India and anti-Hindu elements.
Govt approves 3.7 lakh crores worth schemes for farmers
On June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his five-day visit to the United States and Egypt. The US visit is PM Modi’s first state visit to the US on an invitation by President Joe Biden. A state dinner is scheduled for India’s PM on June 22 at the White House, where President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be the hosts. In an official statement, Prime Minister Modi said that this special invitation is a “reflection of the vigour and vitality of the partnership between our democracies.” As expected, 17 organisations and 75 Senators and Members of Congress have written to President Biden asking him either not to host the State Dinner or to raise some specific issues.
On June 7 (local time), Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), which has links to Islamic terrorist organisations, announced to have written a letter to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to rescind the invitation of State Dinner extended to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. Seventeen organisations, including IAMC, signed the letter.
The organisations claimed that India is facing sharp democratic backsliding. The claim was based on April 20, 2023, Financial Times report titled ‘India’s Democratic Backsliding’. In the report, FT claimed the democratic values of India were on backtrack because a Gujarat court denied disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s plea against a 2-year sentence in a defamation case. FT called it bad news not only for India but for the whole world. In the letter, they cited four reports linked to CAA and NRC. They included a fact sheet by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom from February 2020. However, the report clearly mentioned that CAA was only meant for minorities in neighbouring Islamic countries. The report does point out Assam NRC controversies, but assuming NRC, whenever it comes, will have the same regulations and guidelines is far-fetched. OpIndia did a detailed analysis of the baseless claims made by IAMC and other organisations in the letter sent to President Biden that can be checked here.
Each organisation listed in the signatories has a history of anti-India and anti-Hindu activities. We explored the details of these organisations to understand what India is standing against on the international platform. In this article, we have delved into the antecedents of 16 organisations and 24 lawmakers who have undersigned the two letters and the findings are shocking – the organisations and lawmakers have links with Islamic terror organisations, Khalistanis, anti-India and anti-Hindu elements.