मौसम विभाग ने अगले दो दिनों के लिए ऑरेंज अलर्ट जारी किया है. इसे देखते हुए जिला प्रशासन पूरी तरह से अलर्ट मोड में आ गया है. जिलाधिकारी विशाल मिश्र जिला आपातकालीन परिचालन केंद्र एवं यात्रा नियंत्रण कक्ष का औचक निरीक्षण करने पहुंचे. उन्होंने वहां लगे सीसीटीवी कैमरों से यात्रा मार्ग, संवेदनशील स्थानों और मौसम की स्थिति की निगरानी व्यवस्था को परखा।

File photo: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference at Downing Street in London. (AP)

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday dodged a parliamentary inquiry into the choice of Jeffrey Epstein’s friend Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington, but failed to answer questions about whether he had changed the rules to make the controversial appointment.On Tuesday, MPs voted 335 to 223 against asking the privileges committee to investigate whether Starmer had misled the House of Commons on a number of matters, including saying “full due process” was followed during the appointment. If the committee had found that Starmer had deliberately misled Parliament, he would have been expected to resign.Starmer had criticized the effort to launch the investigation, led by opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, as a political stunt to influence voters ahead of local and regional elections on May 7. He ordered MPs from his centre-left Labor Party to oppose an investigation, which resulted in overwhelming rejection. Badenoch said it was a sign of Starmer’s weakness that he had to use such an order.The fallout from Mandelson’s appointment has left Starmer fighting for his job and for his civil service. Starmer is angry that she was not told that Mandelson failed security checks, while officials say they felt pressure from Starmer’s office to quickly confirm the appointment at the start of President Trump’s second term.Starmer’s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, acknowledged on Tuesday that he had made a “serious mistake” by recommending Mandelson, but denied pressuring officials to ignore security concerns. McSweeney told MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons that “the Prime Minister relied on my advice, and I got it wrong.” He apologized to Epstein’s victims, saying, “I am sorry for any role this controversy may have played in causing further hurt or distress.“Starmer fired Mandelson in September after new details emerged about the ambassador’s friendship with Epstein.McSweeney resigned in February, saying he wanted to take responsibility for the ambassadorial appointment. McSweeney said he thinks Mandelson’s experience as a former EU trade commissioner will help broker a trade deal with the Trump administration. “I don’t think the prime minister would have chosen Mandelson if Kamala Harris had been elected president,” McSweeney said.

अयोध्या के राम की पैड़ी इलाके से एक हैरान कर देने वाली घटना सामने आई है, जहां एक युवक पर नगर निगम की महिला सफाई कर्मचारियों से छेड़छाड़ का आरोप लगा है. बताया जा रहा है कि युवक नशे की हालत में था और महिलाओं से बदसलूकी करता था. इस घटना से गुस्साई महिलाओं ने युवक को पकड़ लिया और उसकी चप्पलों से पिटाई कर दी. पूरी घटना का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर तेजी से वायरल हो रहा है, जिससे इलाके में चर्चा और गुस्से का माहौल है.

क्या है पूरा मामला
जानकारी के मुताबिक, यह घटना राम की पैड़ी इलाके की है, जो राम की पैड़ी के पास ही स्थित है. यहां नगर निगम की महिला सफाई कर्मचारी रोजाना की तरह अपना काम कर रही थीं. इसी दौरान कथित तौर पर नशे में धुत एक युवक वहां पहुंचा और महिलाओं से छेड़छाड़ करने लगा. आरोप है कि वह पहले भी कई बार ऐसी हरकत कर चुका है।

महिलाओं का गुस्सा
युवक की हरकतें बढ़ने पर महिला सफाई कर्मियों के सब्र का बांध टूट गया। सभी ने मिलकर युवक को घेर लिया और उसकी चप्पलों से पिटाई कर दी. मौके पर मौजूद कुछ स्थानीय लोगों ने घटना का वीडियो बना लिया, जो बाद में सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो गया. वीडियो में साफ देखा जा सकता है कि महिलाएं युवक को घेर रही हैं और उसकी पिटाई कर रही हैं.

पुलिस पर उठे सवाल
घटना के दौरान मौजूद लोगों ने पुलिस को सूचना दी थी, लेकिन आरोप है कि पुलिस समय पर मौके पर नहीं पहुंची. इससे स्थानीय लोगों में नाराजगी थी. घटना लक्ष्मण घाट चौकी क्षेत्र की बताई जा रही है।

इलाके में सुरक्षा पर चर्चा और सवाल
इस घटना के बाद पूरे इलाके में चर्चा का माहौल है. लोग महिला सुरक्षा को लेकर सवाल उठा रहे हैं. वहीं कुछ लोग महिलाओं के इस कदम को आत्मरक्षा की मिसाल भी मान रहे हैं. फिलहाल वीडियो वायरल होने के बाद पुलिस मामले की जांच में जुट गई है.

President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump welcome King Charles III, Queen Camilla to the White House during state visit

King Charles III on Tuesday called on the United States and Britain to renew their long-standing transatlantic alliance in a speech at a White House dinner hosted by the president. donald trump Amidst tensions regarding Iran and Ukraine.Speaking with Trump for the first time during his four-day state visit, Charles made no direct mention of the rift between the US leader and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.But as in his rare address to Congress earlier in the day, the British monarch highlighted a partnership in which London and Washington “stand together in the best of times and the worst of times.”Charles said, “Tonight, we are here to renew an indispensable alliance that has long been the cornerstone of prosperity and security for both British and American citizens.”The lavish dinner menu included a Garden Vegetable Velouté, Spring Herbed Ravioli and Dover Sol Meunier, followed by a White House Honey and Vanilla Bean Cremex. Invited guests included Apple boss Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and two-time Masters-winning golfer Rory McIlroy, who was born in Northern Ireland.Earlier in Congress, Charles urged the United States to stand firm with its Western allies in a warmly received speech Tuesday.As the royal family arrived for dinner, Trump also praised the “great speech” and said he was “very jealous” — even though Charles discussed sensitive topics like climate change and the importance of NATO and the need for limits on presidential power to defend Ukraine.Addressing lawmakers during celebrations of 250 years of US independence, Charles stressed that “unwavering resolve” is needed to secure a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, which has been fighting a full-scale invasion by Russia since 2022.Earlier, Trump praised Britain, calling it America’s closest ally and welcomed Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House on a four-day state visit.‘No close friends’ Speaking after a rousing reception that included a 21-gun salute on the South Lawn, Trump struck a much warmer tone than his recent criticism of Starmer.Trump praised the “special relationship” and military partnership of the two countries, saying, “In the centuries since we won our independence, Americans have never had a closer friend than the British.”Charles shook hands with top Trump administration officials and inspected troops on the lawn with the president before a military band played the British and US national anthems and cannon shots. After this, four American jets flew noisily over the White House in view of Trump, Charles, Camilla and First Lady Melania Trump.The visit comes at a delicate moment, with Trump criticizing Britain’s stance on Iran and other policies.Despite the tension, the US President jokingly joked about his Scottish-born mother having a “crush on Charles” ahead of the conversation in the Oval Office.“He’s a fantastic guy. They’re incredible people and it’s a real honor,” Trump told reporters after the meeting.‘checks and balances’The king’s address to Congress – the first by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 – was the centerpiece of the visit.Charles pointed to shared democratic traditions, calling Congress the “bastion of democracy” and emphasizing the two countries’ common legal roots.Magna Carta has been cited in more than 160 U.S. Supreme Court cases, he said, drawing applause from opposition Democrats as it highlights the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances.The monarch also stressed deeper defense and economic ties and said cooperation in security, technology and trade is central to the alliance.“Our defence, intelligence and security ties are strong together,” he said.Security has been tightened during the trip following an alleged assassination attempt against Trump at a weekend Washington media event.Charles said, “Such acts of violence will never succeed.”The royal couple will attend a state dinner later on Tuesday, which will include a ceremonial tour mixed with sensitive diplomacy.