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These include liquor !" # badge and verified status if the Sangh’s (RSS) Delhi unit, said by parody accounts”. exemption from liability under vends which will reopen from * # account becomes inactive or is it “clearly shows biasness and a The “blue badge’’ helps the IT Act. ith the number of Covid- Monday when the new relax- @ % incomplete. clear example of ‘tech feudal- users distinguish the authen- The Ministry of Electronics W19 cases coming down ations will come into force. ( # &' “Inactivity is based on log- ism’ by Twitter”. He cited sev- ticity of accounts that are of and Information Technology significantly in the last few However, establishments * (! ging in. To keep the account eral Twitter handles which high public interest, and (MeitY) said that Twitter’s days, Delhi Chief Minister like cinemas, theatres, restau- " # ! active, the account holder must have been “inactive but con- gives Twitter users more con- refusal to comply with the Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday rants (except home delivery 0* " #% make sure to log in at least tinue to remain verified”. text about who they’re rules demonstrated the announced further relaxations and take away), bars, gyms, # every 6 months,” Twitter said. Later in the day, the veri- having conversations with, the microblogging site’s “lack of in lockdown, saying markets spas, barber shops, salons and Though the RSS chief has fication badge of RSS chief microblogging platform had commitment and efforts and malls will open on an odd- beauty parlours will remain kets) will open between 10 am !" # 214k followers, he has never Mohan Bhagawat, Suresh Soni, earlier stated. towards providing a safe expe- even basis and the Delhi Metro closed till further orders, it said. and 8 pm on odd-even $$%) #* posted a single tweet. More or Arun Kumar, Suresh Joshi and Meanwhile, the rience for the people of India will now operate at 50 per cent As per the order of DDMA, basis in accordance with their # " + less, same is the case with Krishna Gopal was restored. Government on Saturday on its platform”. capacity from June 7. malls, markets and market shop numbers. other RSS leaders who were Senior RSS functionaries, issued a notice to Twitter giv- Continued on Page 6 According to an order complexes (except weekly mar- Continued on Page 6 +%,-% & ( O P ) ' ' .'&('/0 Choksi as a passenger which *+," further complicates his exit #' ( .'&('/0 were admitted to ICU and 5 per he mystery around the exit from Antigua and entry into cent required invasive mechan- .'&('/0 prove to be “hugely discrimi- concerns about the availabili- Tof fugitive Indian busi- Dominica. Gurmit Singh fea- recent report by the ical ventilation. But none died. natory” given that a little over ty of vaccines and low nessman Mehul Choksi, want- turing as a UK citizen and a ACenters for Disease In India, though in differ- ndia strongly opposed the 3 per cent of its population has rates of inoculation in devel- ed here in connection with the passenger in the Lady of Anne Control and Prevention ent settings, several children Iadoption of coronavirus been fully vaccinated so far. oping nations. 13,500 crore PNB credit fraud and the same person being (CDC), the USA’s public health below the age of 18 years and “vaccine passport” at the G7 Union Health Minister Dr “At this stage of [the] pan- scam, from Antigua to mentioned as an Indian citizen protection agency, has revealed newborns too have tested pos- meeting of Health Ministers of Harsh Vardhan, addressing the demic, it is pertinent to also Dominica has deepened as two in Calliope of Arne has further increased cases of hospitalisa- itive for Covid-19 in participating countries on meeting of his counterparts discuss India’s concern over the sets of documents of St Lucia compounded the mystery of tion among adolescents ages 12 Maharashtra’s Akola and Friday, saying such an initiative from seven wealthy nations — idea of a vaccine passport. registered vessels suggest dif- Choksi’s exit from Antigua and to 17 after catching Covid-19 Amravati districts. was “disadvantageous to devel- to which India was invited Considering the fact of lower ferent passenger manifests. alleged illegal entry into infections from potentially Continued on Page 6 oping nations” and could this year as a guest — raised levels of vaccination in devel- The passenger manifest of Dominica . more dangerous virus vari- oping countries in contrast to vessel Lady Anne lists names of India does not have an ants. This should come as a the developed countries and four crew and passengers, extradition treaty with warning to India as well, health still unaddressed issues related including captain Egbert Dominica . Choksi can still be experts here have said. to equitable and affordable Joyeux and Eugene Davidson, tion as Antigua. The document deported if the authorities there They have called for vac- access, supply and distribution both nationals of St Lucia, and is part of the Dominica police so decide. cinating teenagers here also to of safe and effective vaccines, UK nationals Gurjit Bhandal chargesheet against Choksi for India has an extradition save them protection from the India would propose that and Gurmit Singh, both based illegal entry, sources said. treaty with Antigua whose cit- infection given that infectious implementation of vaccine in Birmingham, However, it is not clear if izenship Choksi acquired in variant Delta is prevalent in passports will be hugely dis- The customs clearance Choksi assumed the name of 2017. He has been staying in various States like Andhra criminatory and disadvanta- documents at Portsmouth, Gurmit Singh for illegally Antigua since January 2018 Pradesh, a few Southern States geous to the developing coun- Dominica of another St Lucia entering into Dominica or he after his flight from Mumbai and Maharashtra. There is also tries,” he said. registered vessel Calliope of (Gurmit) was an Indian agent when the PNB scam surfaced. a need to create among this “India would suggest that Arne names Gurjit Bhandal who forced him to enter the The sources tracking the group as well as their parents the same should be imple- (Date of Birth: 19.01.1971) as island nation as alleged developments there said about the importance of use of mented duly taking into con- a UK citizen and Gurmit Singh by the lawyers of the fugitive Choksi left from Antigua on masks and adoption of social sideration emerging evidence (Date of Birth: 20.02.1958) as businessman. May 23 and reached Dominica behaviour norms. on [the] efficacy of vaccines an Indian citizen. Singh’s date Bhandal and Singh dis- on May 25, covering just 100 So far, the mass vaccination and under the overarching of birth as mentioned in the embarked at Portsmouth, nautical miles. Choksi had programme, which is under- coordination of WHO duly customs documents is closer to according to the customs and some stopover for a day in way, is applicable for those attending to the anomaly of Choksi’s age which is 62 years. excise documents of the between these three days where above 18 years in India. access and affordability as it The customs documents of Commonwealth of Dominica. he was served food thrice by a The CDC report found exists today,” Dr Vardhan Dominica’s Portsmouth port Both the passenger mani- confidant identified by his first that at least 31 per cent of the further said. mention their port of embarka- fests do not specifically name name Vivek, they