What the world’s media had reported on February 17 was the massacre that took place in Pakistan at the shrine of Shahbaz Qalandar.I have no evidence, and can find none on the Internet, of the state of Mr Trump’s hearing but have come across the report that he has a reading difficulty.The Swedish Prime Minister retaliated by telling a rally in Stockholm that in the US, on the same February 17, there were 32 fatal shootings and 128 reported violent incidents involving guns. Slaughter? Plane crash? Mass cannibalism? The rebirth in Stockholm of Elvis Presley?What were the Swedish TV and newspapers hiding? Was there indeed a regrouping and revival of ABBA? Had IKEA invented a robot that could assemble any article of IKEA furniture plain bearings Factory from the flat pack? Had here been a Swedish law passed allowing pet dogs to have civil partnerships?Maybe all of the latter, but why would any of it appall the Trumpeteers? Were ABBA thinking of converting to Islam and emigrating? Were IKEA robots poised to take over American jobs? Would the civil partnership of domestic pets be taken up as a cause by the liberal elites of Washington?No! Mr Trump’s pronouncements, taken in the context in which they were delivered, suggested that he was talking about a major Swedish disaster, a terrorist attack perpetrated by Muslim refugees who had been admitted to the country through the folly of the Swedish liberal temperament and government.Oh all right, I made up the bit about the Swedish Prime Minister retaliating, but I didn’t make up the bit about the 128 shooting incidents and 32 deaths which ensued on that particular day in the US of A.

Geert Wilder is poised to make a severe dent in the politics of the Netherlands. There is no hiatus in the entertaining programme of events overtaking our mournful and happy world, but one needs must, once again, bring in the clowns: On February 18, President Donald Trump, having occupied the White House for a month, after the shambles of several embarrassments, resignations and defeats in the courts for his Muslim bans, decided or was advised to go back on the stump. Yes, the circus had come to town.Jehovah, Allah, Bhagwan and Ahura Mazda come to our aid as this is the man with his finger on the button, which sets off the world’s most formidable nuclear arsenal. His office said he had seen something on Fox TV News and had used that as his source for the pronouncement. This would, on the part of a high-ranking politician, be an admirable and distinctive trait, a breath of honesty in the lungs of political contrivance, except when it results in the mistaking of Sehwan for Sweden. Marine Le Pen is now the favourite to win the first round at least of the coming French presidential elections.The pronouncement about Sweden posed a puzzle to the world’s media.Mr Trump’s critics in the media jumped upon this Swedish booboo and threw his favourite accusation of "fake news" back at him.

But there is another, more worrying, explanation for Mr Trump’s Swedish howler. He refuses, for instance, to use an autocue and prefers to wing it with improvisation on the spot. He was talking nonsense and entirely manufacturing a massacre in Sweden to justify his attitude towards banning refuge-seekers from the country."Look at what’s happening last night in Sweden," he told his assembled followers, some of whom were placed where the TV cameras would focus bearing placards saying "Blacks for Trump" prompting one to shout "He’s already the President, for goodness sake!" Maybe the placards were leftovers from the campaign and what the blacks holding them wanted to convey was that they support his every official gesture..Of course the US of A already trumps the clowning list.The Trumpeteers know and presumably support Mr Trump’s stance on increasing the number of guns and enshrining in further law the right of Americans, including children, to carry and use them. Donald Trump, President of the United States, misread or misheard the word "Sehwan" and mistook it for "Sweden".Please God, don’t let the clowns have the last laugh!. Beppe Grillo, a professional clown, runs the party that may rule Italy come the next election; while here in Britain, the minister for international trade, Dr Liam Fox, circulates a list of "countries" which are potential trading partners, the second of which is… er.Anyone familiar with the several renditions of the qawwali tribute to this Sufi, not the least of them those of Abida Parveen and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, will have heard the lines.

Sindhrii daSehwan daShahbaz Qalandar…— from Sind, from Sehwan!And there you have it. Will he mistake Kerala for Korea?Is he able in his cavalier way to distinguish between Canada and Kannada — even though the latter is a language and not a country? I am sure he knows and will be mindful of the distinction between India and Indiana. He is his own Master’s Voice, though his orations are far from masterful..The problem was that no such incident had occurred in Sweden. There were no deaths through violence of any sort in Sweden on February 17, 2017."Apart from you my ‘Krishna’Whom should I adore?O storm-tossed heart I beg herBring me safely to the shore!"From A Bend in theLiver by BachchooYes, all the world’s a stage — at times a circus stage onto which they bring in the clowns. He held a rally of supporters in Florida, presumably to demonstrate through the media that he could still pull loyal crowds, but even more likely to hear himself sound off for hours.Mr Trump had in his speech — which I viewed on the BBC — repeated the word "Sweden… Sweden" in a questioning cadence to imply that here was the consequence of liberalism. They scrambled to find out what they had missed. "Africa"

Oh my goodness, it spread so quickly.It is unsafe for firefighters to go to all parts of the 24-story tower, so the fire department is working with structural engineers to shore up the building so they can complete a "finger-tip search" of the entire structure, Cotton said."What we can simply do is look to all that we have seen today - which is good, which is fabulous - people getting together.Some residents threw a baby and other children out the window to escape the flames.St.

"The fire started on the upper floors.The blaze in west Londons North Kensington district also injured 74 others, 18 of them critically, and left an unknown number missing.Entire families are missing, and the death toll is certain to rise after flames tore through the 120-unit Grenfell Tower in the early hours of Wednesday when most people were asleep. Fire experts say the investigators will need to look at what materials were used in the project and who approved their use. Today is one of those days," Rev.So much food, clothing, shoes and other items have been coming in that the centers, churches and mosques have had to start turning away new donations."The flames, I have never seen anything like it.Laminated signs bearing the missing persons phone number are tied to the fence next to notices from happier times advertising the Summer Fete with its barbecue, childrens games and giant slide. It just reminded me of 9/11," said Muna Ali, 45. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has offered free food for survivors at one of his nearby eateries.. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that many questions must be answered about safety for the scores of Journal Pad other apartment buildings around the British capital.

A tenants group had complained for years about the risk of a fire in the building. Cotton said that specialist dogs would be brought into search the building."Prime Minister Theresa May promised an investigation and visited the site on Thursday. and the first engines arrived within six minutes.Missing people posters have been put up throughout North Kensington. Survivors told of frantic attempts to escape during the nighttime fire.27 million) has been raised to help victims of the tragedy as volunteers and charities worked through the night to find shelter and food for people who lost their homes.On a utility box by the churchs front door, residents have taped signs looking for information about Khadija Saye, last seen on the 20th floor, and Mariem Elggwahry, last seen on the 19th floor at 2:30 am.Up to 600 people lived in the 120 apartments at Grenfell Tower. Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said it would be a "miracle" if anyone else were to be found alive."More than 200 firefighters worked through the night and parts of the building were still seen as being unsafe. . There were other reports of adults jumping. After announcing the updated death toll of 12 on Wednesday afternoon, Cmdr. Now that the smoke has cleared, the public could only gape at the huge burned-out hulk in the working class, multi-ethnic neighborhood.Many were moved to tears Wednesday at a moment of silent contemplation outside the Notting Hill Methodist Church in west London. But the focus has turned to renovations completed last year that added decorative touches to the building.m."I spoke to one of my officers who was very near when someone came out the window, and he was in tears and he is a professional fire officer," Cotton told Sky News.Community centers in London have been overwhelmed by the number of donations flooding in for those left homeless by a high-rise apartment building fire.The renovation project included installation of insulated exterior cladding, double-glazed windows and a communal heating system."More than 1 million pounds ($1.. Mike Long said. "We like to think of ourselves as roughty, toughty and heroes - they are heroes - but they have feelings, and people were absolutely devastated by Wednesdays events. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and authorities have refused to speculate on what could have started the blaze." The church is also serving lunch and dinner to survivors."

Emergency accommodation had been provided to 44 households affected by the fire.London: London firefighters traumatized by the devastation they witnessed in a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 17 people worked Thursday to make the building safe so they could continue the search for more victims."There are times when all the words we can say are not adequate and sometimes words fail us because no words can do justice to how we feel, or what we have seen or what has happened. Stuart Cundy said that "we believe this number will sadly increase. Clements Notting Dale, a church near the tower, has turned into an informal center for people searching for friends and family.A handwritten sign ripped from a spiral pad reads "breakfast from 0800 inside.The London Fire Brigade said it received the first reports of the blaze at 12:54 a. It had completely spread within half an hour

And, successive governments’ attempts to throttle the enraged voices that emerge once in a while and die out too, seldom realise the importance of their historical chronicle that could raise its ugly rear head many decades later. Actors Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Rana Daggubatti do well in what they always do well: they keep the action at full throttle. S21; Kay Kay Menon as Captain Ranvijay Singh; Atul Kulkarni as Devraj, Executive Officer, S21; Nassar; Rahul Singh; Milind Gunaji director Sankalp Reddy’s screenplay has a hard time carving out distinctive characters from all the hunky warriors.It would be of immense interest to anyone with even some basic interest in such a history to find out what stopped these men? Or who were the heroes aboard the Indian submarine S21? It was the war we know little about. But this may not make it a hard sell beyond these shores, and doesn’t work full steam. A few historical accuracies never come to the fore, save, perhaps to earnest history students.

Director Reddy’s strong strain of Indian patriotism vis-à-vis plain bearing manufacturers Pakistan’s in The Ghazi Attack is a straightforward action-thriller that never pretends to be anything other than what it is. It explores the mysterious circumstances under which the PNS Ghazi sank off the coast of Visakhapatnam, while the Indian ship escaped with only a fatality.Although the on-screen content of such a subject steers clear of the political firestorm, that won’t keep the film from being dragged into the fray. And that’s precisely where the film falters. Com. With so much fact, where is the place for fiction, you may ask. Some over-the-top acting and text-bookish screenplay are extremely wanting in in-depth characterisation and even an engagingly taut writing.. But then, that could also be what they all do so annoyingly here, with little variation.What could possibly bring viewers to a film like The Ghazi Attack is its attempt to inject some real-world grit into world of naval officers and its depiction of the deadly 1971 attacks on the Indian Navy.Some acts of valour combine stunning combat sequences, up-to-the-minute underwater technology, and emotion for the ultimate action adventure film-showcasing the skills, training and tenacity of some of the greatest action heroes. Still, to be fair, no actor is cast as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, firing off secret instructions; there is nobody to question the selfless heroism of the naval officers involved; and the casualties of the attack who deserved a more honourable tribute, have not been ever remembered even as an afterthought. Thankfully, there’s very little political commentary here, and yet, to be apolitical about a subject like this is, indeed, to be political. The Ghazi Attack attempts to reveal that!Based on the mysterious sinking of PNS Ghazi during the war The Ghazi Attack is about an executive naval officer of the Indian submarine S21 and his team, who remain underwater for 18 days.

In our history books, the 1971 India-Pakistan War continues to outline the bare facts that tell a story, whose official authentication or the then government’s authoritative report serves as the informational document that highlights only the superficial: several details lie suppressed, hidden and thus forgotten.Rating: Cast: Om Puri, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Singh, Kunal KaushikDirector: Sankalp ReddyThanks to mindless television rhetoric that a section of viewers finds as the unalloyed naked truth, the political football between India and Pakistan kicked back and forth in the past two decades has only been more of a flag bearing, chest-thumping variety, with facts remaining indistinct. Some of the gun battles are protracted, but that’s probably to highlight a point than focus on any actor’s star charisma. Thus, when a mission to counter attack a senior officer’s operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying threat, an elite team of highly trained Navy officers must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of all. Even when embodied by a cast that includes a rather miscast Om Puri; Rana Daggubati as Arjun Varma; Lt. But what led to the war was the Pakistani submarine called the PNS Ghazi that ventured into Indian waters with the ambition of destroying the INS Vikrant

Mourning the demise of their beloved Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, in Punjab, whose body was brutally mutilated by the Pakistani Army, the family called on the Centre to assure justice and go to war with Pakistan if they have to.In February 2000, seven months after the Kargil War, a Pakistani BAT killed seven Indian soldiers in Nowshera in Rajouri district.It is the same Krishna Ghati sector where the Pakistani BAT had beheaded Lance Naik Hemraj and badly severed the head of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles, on January 8, 2013.Defence experts say that the Pakistans Special Services Group (SSG) forms the BAT which employs highly trained terrorists for Trans-LoC action up to a depth of 1 to 3 kilometres."I am proud of my brother that he sacrificed his life for the nation, but is it very heart-wrenching the way he has been beheaded by the Pakistan military," said Dayashanker.Indian Army killed terrorist Anwar Khan in August 2015 in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir.

"He built this house and was supposed to shift here on May 10.In fact, the BAT is a brutal and barbaric arm of Pakistan Army. If war is the solution, then we should just go to war with Islamabad and finish the issue once and for all."Pak Army carried out unprovoked rocket and mortar firing on two forward posts on the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector.Earlier on Monday, the Pakistans brutal Border Action Team (BAT) again mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers on Monday in Krishna Ghati sector along the Line of Control, where they had beheaded Lance Naik Hemraj in 2013."The Centre should take strict action. We are very proud of him China side bearings and would never forget his sacrifice," his brother added pointing towards the newly build house, in which Singh was suppose to shift. Its actions along the Line of Control (LOC) may be not in public domain, but the Indian Army has been bearing its brunt for long.Defence experts say that the Pakistani BAT beheads and mutilate the bodies of Indian soldiers to terrorise troops and wage psychological warfare.

He was part of a 15 member team of Lashkar and Jaish terrorists in the BAT team that killed Hemraj and Sudhakar."His sacrifice should not be forgotten, we want 50 heads in return for his life," said Saroj while consoling her mother, who was still coming to terms with her husbands gruesome death. In a unsoldierly act by the Pak Army, the bodies of two of our soldiers in the patrol were mutilated. The army was shocked to discover the headless body of a soldier, Sepoy Bhausaheb Talekar.

We should retaliate to this inhuman act of Pakistan; the Centre should not just sit idle and let Pakistan carry on its atrocities," said the constables relative.Simultaneously, a BAT action was launched on a patrol operating in between the two posts. The raiding members of BAT are specially instructed not be caught on the Indian side.The relatives of the late solider also rebuked the Centres lax attitude against Pakistan, and asserted that due to the governments inaction, such brutalities were happening again. Instead of him, now his body will enter into house. Such despicable act of Pakistan Army will be appropriately responded," read the Indian Armys statement.Deoria: Shattered and traumatized with the news of her fathers horrific death at the hands of the Pakistani Army in Krishna Ghatti, Jammu and Kashmir, the daughter of Border Security Force (BSF) head constable Prem Sagar on Tuesday demanded 50 heads in return of her fathers life."The government is not acting properly on such issues. By any chance if the issue can be sorted out with dialogue then even that should be tried," said the brother of the slain jawan.The Indian Army confirmed the involvement of the BAT in the gruesome act beheading Indian soldier