Sikhs in Southampton say they are living in fear and avoiding going out after a Sikh man named Vikram Singh Digwa was jailed for the murder of student Henry Novak. Sikh community leaders are warning of increasing racial abuse and intimidation in the city.Community representatives told The Times that many Sikhs are now reluctant to leave their homes, with some afraid to walk to gurudwaras or visit elderly relatives outside alone. Incidents of abuse in workplaces and public spaces have increased, while a planned memorial event for a man from the Sikh community was canceled due to security concerns.A spokesperson for Gurdwara Khalsa Darbar in Southampton said the situation had left people feeling targeted. “We are feeling victimized and people are afraid to come out of their homes. The gurudwara is empty because people will not walk here.”The spokesperson spoke candidly about several incidents of racial abuse, including in the workplace and in supermarkets. “Two people were called p***s at the Southampton cruise terminal where they work, and another person was shopping in Tesco and someone said to them: ‘You don’t need to be here.’ A man working in a care home was refused care because he wore a turban.He said that public discussion about the murder case has increased tension. “This far-right movement has really filled everyone with hatred towards Sikhs, through no fault of ours. We have never been exposed for the wrong reasons, we always lived in Southampton and were friends, and with just one isolated incident Sikhs are bad. Especially the men, who have turbans and beards and kirpans, they are afraid to go out.“He also said that there were no previous problems associated with Kirpan: “But politicians and social media and news, it’s all Sikh, Sikh, Sikh and it’s just against Sikhs. It’s the way social media and politicians have used their words and they have instilled negativity in everyone around Sikhs.”The fears arose after 23-year-old Vikram Digva was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Novak, who was stabbed with a 21 cm Sikh ceremonial dagger known as a kirpan as he walked home from a night out. Digwa later claimed that the victim had racially attacked him. This claim was rejected in the court.Following the killing, an anti-police protest in Southampton on Tuesday erupted into rioting, attended by far-right figures, leaving 11 officers and a police dog injured and several arrests.Police bodyworn footage released this week shows a wounded Novak being handcuffed and interrogated despite repeatedly saying he had been stabbed and was pleading for medical attention, saying he couldn’t breathe. An officer was heard saying: “I don’t think you have, buddy.” He later died of blood loss on the road.The murder and its aftermath have shocked the Sikh community. A member of Gurudwara Nanaksar said the community was in shock and urged solidarity. “It was not the kirpan that did it; it was the person who did it. I am very sad to see people protesting why Sikhs are allowed to carry the kirpan. This is not a kirpan issue; it is a humanitarian issue. The saber is a spiritual object. The murderer should be punished no matter which community he belongs to. We all need to stand together against crime.”A neighbor of Digwa’s family said: “For me personally, I can’t understand it. How can you think it’s a good idea to use a weapon when there is a dispute?”One of the officers involved in the case had resigned last year, while three others remain in service.

JD Vance’s sharp comment on Britain in the case of stabbing of Vikram Digva has created controversy.

vice president JD Vance Expressed concern over the stabbing of British student Henry Novak by Sikh man Vikram Digva and blamed mass migration for it. Holding the police and the government responsible for the stabbing, after which the victim was handcuffed by police because DeGwa lied that Novak had racially attacked him, Vance said he feared Novak would not be the last. Vance’s social media post comes a day after the US State Department said two-tier policing is a clear symptom of civilizational decline. “Ideological conditioning and two-tier policing are clear symptoms of civilizational decline,” it posted on the department’s official account on Thursday. “They should be rejected throughout the West.”“Henry Novak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared about him, and accused him of hate crimes he did not commit. His murder is as sad as it is infuriating. JD Vance posted, “He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood up against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of immigrants, many of whom hate the West and the people who love it.”“Henry was far from the first to lose his life unnecessarily, and I fear he will not be the last. Every time a life like his is lost, the appropriate response – the only response – is righteous anger. One of the most important things the Trump administration has proven to the world is that stemming the flow of mass migration and protecting national sovereignty is a matter of political will and leadership. Anything more than that is an excuse,” the vice president wrote.“It’s because we love the West that we want to preserve it. We love our civilization. We love our country. We love our children. And no one – no one – should have to die the way Henry Novak died. May God console those who loved him and may his soul rest in peace.”“Two-tier policing” is a political term used primarily by critics in the UK, who argue that police enforce the law differently depending on a person’s political views, ethnicity, religion or social group.As Elon Musk continues to post about the Ax stabbing case, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Musk of interfering in UK politics.

A federal judge invalidated Donald Trump’s ban on 39 countries.

A US federal judge ruled Friday that an immigration ban imposed by the Donald Trump administration on 39 countries following last November’s DC shootings was unlawful. Chief US District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services had adopted a number of unlawful policies targeting people from 39 African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries.The Obama-appointed judge said those policies have put the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States in uncertain legal jeopardy. He wrote, “USCIS’s hold on the decisions cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals have done wrong; rather, it arises entirely from the phenomenon of their birth.” “But the rule of law must apply equally to everyone, and as is clear here, USCIS neither ‘followed the law’ nor ‘did things the right way,'” McConnell wrote in the 135-page decision. “In fact, the agency has violated the same immigration laws that Congress has charged it to enforce, as well as the administrative laws that govern the agency’s actions.”The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment on the decision. The administration can appeal the decision and if they do not want the ban to be lifted, they can appeal for an immediate stay of the decision.The policies barring immigrants from any of the list of countries from receiving any immigration benefits, visas, green cards, travel visas were announced after two National Guard members were shot in Washington by an Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Lakanwal pleaded not guilty.The judge wrote, “The Court is reminded of an oft-repeated line in discussions of immigration policy: If people want to immigrate to the United States, they must ‘obey the law’ and ‘do things the right way.'” “This case is a perfect example of immigrants doing just that.”

list of 39 countries

full suspension: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, YemenPartial suspension: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

New Delhi: Amid concerns of internal rift in Trinamool Congress (TMC), only 8 out of 80 MLAs and 6 MPs attended the meeting at Mamata Banerjee’s residence on Friday, ANI reported.Those present at the residence included MLAs Bina Mandal, Ashima Patra, Madan Mitra, Kunal Ghosh, Firhad Hakim, Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Biman Banerjee and Ashok Kumar Deb. The participating MPs included Dola Sen, Mala Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien and Sudip Bandyopadhyay. “We have decided that the LOP appointed by the Speaker is illegal. We are approaching the court against it on Monday. We will file a petition before the High Court,” ANI quoted Kalyan Banerjee as saying after the meeting. He said, “We will fight against the way BJP is killing TMC workers and filing false cases against them. Banerjee said, we will fight on the streets, we will fight in the court.Moreover, Mamata announced a major organizational reshuffle in TMC as the party faces internal rebellion. The new leadership team includes many experienced leaders and loyalists.Abhishek Banerjee retained his position as national general secretary, while Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen were appointed national joint secretaries. Senior minister Chandrima Bhattacharya replaced Subrata Bakshi as state president of the party.The change comes days after TMC dissolved all its committees and frontal organizations across West Bengal.The TMC meeting took place against the backdrop of growing political unrest within the party, triggered by claims by a group of rebel MLAs, including expelled leaders Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha. The dissidents have claimed that they have the support of 58 MLAs in the West Bengal Assembly and have opposed the party leadership’s decision to appoint Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of the Opposition (LOP).

Mumbai: a 60 year old man welfare The resident’s routine cataract surgery turned into a race to save his eyesight after doctors revealed he had an unusual form of an autoimmune disease called rheumatoid arthritis (RA).RA is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints. But in the case of Subhash Pardikar, a former Kalyan Municipal Corporation employee, there were no joint-related symptoms.Pardikar underwent cataract surgery in both eyes at a local eye hospital in February. One eye healed normally, while the other continued to have redness, pain, and swelling. After treatment with antibiotics for a month, his ophthalmologist referred him to a senior doctor in Dadar. “The doctor in Dadar took a look at my right eye and asked me to consult a rheumatologist,” Pardikar said.Tests revealed that Pardikar’s RA markers were highly positive. Dr Snehal Patil, a rheumatologist at Fortis Hospital in Kalyan, who treated him, said, “His rheumatoid factor was elevated and RA-related antibody (anti-CCP) was more than 500. Yet he had none of the classic RA symptoms like swollen joints, prolonged morning stiffness or limited movement.”Pardikar said that four-five years ago he suffered from intermittent joint pain. “But the symptoms disappeared after a few months of Ayurvedic treatment,” he said.Dr. Patil diagnosed him with RA-associated autoimmune peripheral ulcerative keratitis, a rare but potentially blinding inflammatory eye condition. “Autoimmune diseases don’t always exist in textbook form. In some patients, rheumatological conditions can affect organs such as the eyes before other symptoms appear,” the doctor said.Dr. Sumeet Lahane of Raghunath Nethralaya and MGM College, Navi Mumbai said autoimmune peripheral ulcerative keratitis remains a rare but serious condition. “It is associated with thinning of the cornea and loss of vision. In the early stages, it can be difficult to diagnose,” he said.Dr. Lahane, who sees five to six such patients annually, said that once the diagnosis is made, treatment is easy. “In advanced cases, a patient may require a corneal graft,” he said.Pardikar also had a severely melted cornea, with his eye doctors using “tissue glue” to save his cornea. Dr. Patil started him on intravenous steroids, followed by oral steroids and an immunosuppressant drug called cyclophosphamide. Over the next few weeks, the swelling went down, the corneal damage stabilized and healing gradually began.

Kushal Bhurtel of Nepal (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

nepal batsman Kushal Bhurtel He continued his extraordinary form in the Asian Games men’s cricket qualifier, equaling a rare world record with consecutive T20I centuries just days after hitting six sixes in a single over.The explosive opening batsman played another breathtaking innings on Thursday as Nepal defeated Malaysia by 167 runs to strengthen their bid for a place in the final of the tournament.After Malaysia elected to field first, Bhurtel and the wicketkeeper-batsman Asif Shaikh Launched a brutal attack on the top order. The pair added 134 runs for the opening wicket and reached three figures before the completion of the seventh over. After this, Nepal’s scoring rate slowed down a bit and by the end of the 16th over the team reached 230 runs for 2 wickets.Asif provided the early fireworks, scoring 68 runs from just 24 balls, before Virandeep Singh eventually finished his innings. However, the spotlight soon turned squarely on Bhurtel.The left-handed batsman completed his half-century in just 25 balls and needed only 19 balls to convert it into a century. He eventually walked out after scoring a sensational inning of 126 runs in 54 balls with the help of 14 fours and eight sixes.Riding on Bhurtel’s brilliance, Nepal scored 275 runs before securing a dominant win. Malaysia never threatened the target and were all out for only 108 runs.This century holds additional significance for Bhurtel. Having already scored a century in Nepal’s opening group match against China, he became only the 10th male cricketer in T20I history to register centuries in consecutive innings.This accomplishment puts him in an exclusive group with players like Riley Rossouw. sanju samson, Tilak Verma And Phil Salt.Bhurtel’s remarkable performance began in the opening match of the tournament against China, where he bowled one of the most devastating overs seen in international cricket. After completing his half-century inside eight overs, he targeted left-arm spinner Chen Zhou Yu in the next over and launched all six balls for six, with most of the blows coming straight over the bowler’s head.Despite the heavy defeat, Malaysia had already secured qualification for the 2026 Asian Games by defeating China in the competition. Now they will face Group B winner Hong Kong in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Nepal will take on Oman as it continues its search for gold.However, for now, the tournament belongs to Bhurtel. In the span of four days, he hit six sixes in an over, scored consecutive T20I centuries and etched his name in the record books with one of the most explosive batting performances ever seen in Associate cricket.

New Delhi: Amid concerns over the impact of intermittent renewable energy generation on grid stability, state-run NTPC has decided to install flexible coal-based thermal power units to provide balancing support and ensure reliable power supply.The power giant said the rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity is transforming the power sector and driving the country’s clean energy ambitions, but its growing share is also driving the need for flexible power sources that can respond quickly to changing grid conditions.NTPC has invited expressions of interest for sub-critical thermal power units of 150-250 megawatt (MW) capacity that can operate in two shifts and run at a minimum technical load of 25% of their installed capacity. These units are intended to balance fluctuations in electricity demand and renewable energy production rather than operating continuously at full load.“Through this initiative, NTPC aims to identify technology providers and EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) partners to develop highly flexible thermal generation solutions that strengthen their commitment to grid reliability, sustainability and India’s growing energy transition needs,” the company said.NTPC said its entire thermal fleet was currently operating at a technical minimum load of 55% during low demand periods and providing various grid-support services that help maintain frequency, keep reserve power available and adjust generation in response to fluctuations in renewable energy generation, thereby improving grid resilience and reliability.With limited hydropower capacity, gas-fired generation and large-scale energy storage systems to balance the grid, thermal power plants continue to play an important role in supporting the electricity supply.While solar energy contributes about 25% of the daytime electricity demand, its intermittent nature due to weather conditions, seasonal variations and geographical factors requires continuous support from thermal plants to maintain stable power supply and grid frequency. The role of thermal plants increases at night when solar energy is not available.Stating its preference for the technology, NTPC said its operational experience shows that sub-critical thermal units can provide greater flexibility than supercritical and ultra-supercritical technologies for certain grid-balancing requirements due to lower operational stress due to smaller parameter variations. The company said their ability to operate efficiently at low loads and adapt to frequent start-stop cycles could make them an important enabler for higher renewable energy integration in the future.

Ujjain: mortal remains of Manzoor AhmedThe 50-year-old Indian, who does tailoring for a living in the Gulf, arrived at his Raj Royal Enclave residence in Ujjain late on Thursday night, a day after he was killed in a suspected Iranian missile attack at Kuwait International Airport.Resting in a coffin, his remains were flown by a passenger flight from Kuwait to Ahmedabad airport, before being taken by road in an ambulance to his hometown, said his brother-in-law, who had gone to collect his body at the airport.The coffin was opened briefly before being shouldered to his residence. His widow Farida, sitting among the mourners at home, cried after taking one last look at her husband, who was about to return under much happier circumstances for a family wedding.After his tearful return home, his family calmed him down and prepared to give him the last rites.A funeral procession was taken out in the presence of a large number of community members before he was buried at the Begambagh cemetery.According to family members, Manzoor’s brother-in-law… Mohammad IsmailAlong with two other persons, he reached Ahmedabad airport in an ambulance to collect his body. “We had to wait for some time after the final remains arrived as some formalities had to be taken care of before handing over,” his brother-in-law told TOI.After this, on Friday afternoon, the body was taken to Raj Royal Enclave of Ujjain via Nagda.Firoz Pathan, a family member, alleged that no official from the local administration came to express condolences to the bereaved family, adding, “We raised Rs 27,000 to arrange for an ambulance to bring them home.” Congress leader of opposition in Ujjain Municipal Corporation Ravi Ray spoke to the collector, who assured help. No government official has yet come forward to assure financial help to the family. The government should show more sensitivity and stand with the grieving family.A crowd of mourners, including his widowed mother Shamim Bano, daughters Saba Parveen and Sana Parveen, son Mohammad Anas and other relatives, were waiting for his coffin. Within minutes of his coffin reaching home, the family members got busy in the last rites process.His cousin Munnawar Hussain Rahmani told TOI that Javed, an acquaintance who runs Malang Al Zaid, a tailoring shop in Kuwait where Manzoor worked, provided monetary assistance in bringing his last remains back to India.His friend from Kuwait, Mohammad Hanif Qureshi, a native of Hammal Wadi, Ujjain, also attended his funeral. Hanif, who runs a perfume business in Kuwait, said, “We used to meet almost every day in Kuwait. Since I am also from Ujjain, he had special affection for me. Since I was preparing to return to Ujjain in April, amidst the worsening (West Asian) conflict, I asked him to accompany me. However, he decided not to do so, citing the increased costs of flying at the time.““I was shocked to learn of his death in a tragic incident,” he said.Not only family members and relatives, but also residents of the neighborhood turned out in large numbers to attend his last rites, each in turn shouldering the bier for some time for a distance of about 100 metres. Subsequently, his remains were placed in a vehicle and taken to the cemetery, about 4 km away.