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PM Modi To Unravel โ€œStatue Of Equalityโ€ In Hyderabad Tomorrow

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will inaugurate the 216-foot-tall โ€œStatue of Equalityโ€ commemorating the 11th-century Bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya, in Hyderabad.

In a statement, the Prime Ministerโ€™s Office said Ramanujacharya promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living and the statue is made of โ€œpanchalohaโ€, a combination of five metals โ€“ gold, silver, copper, brass and zync. It added that it is one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting position in the world.

The inauguration of the statue is a part of the 12-day Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham, the 1,000th birth anniversary celebration of the saint.

Modi will also in Hyderabad inaugurate the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). โ€œThe Prime Minister will also inaugurate ICRISATโ€™s Climate Change Research Facility on Plant Protection and ICRISATโ€™s Rapid Generation Advancement Facility,โ€ said the statement. The facilities are dedicated to the small farmers of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. A commemorative stamp will also be issued.

The ICRISAT is an international organisation involved in agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Hurt By Assadudin Owaisiโ€™s Remark On 1 Religion Says, Accused In Firing

Aleesha Sam

New Delhi: Two accused have been arrested by the Delhi Police for firing at the convoy of MP and chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)Assadudin Owaisi. The firing happened when Owaisi was returning to Delhi yesterday after after campaigning in Uttar Pradeshโ€™s Meerut.

According to police, they have said during questioning that they were hurt by Mr Owaisiโ€™s alleged โ€œremarks against one particular religionโ€.

Mr Owaisi last night tweeted visuals showing two bullet holes on his white SUV. The third bullet allegedly hit a tyre. The MP said he was unharmed and left the area in another car.

One of the accused is Sachin, a resident of Noida who has an earlier attempt to murder case against him. While he has claimed that he holds a law degree, police are verifying it. In his Facebook profile, Sachin says he is a member of a Hindu right-wing organisation, police said, adding that they are investigating the claim.

The other accused is Shubham, a farmer from Saharanpur who does not have a criminal record.

According to police, the two have told them during questioning that they were upset with remarks made by Mr Owaisi and his brother and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi. โ€œThe accused said they were hurt by his (Asaduddin Owaisi) remarks against a particular religion. They will be produced before the court,โ€ Additional Director General of Police, Law And Order, Prashant Kumar said, according to news agency ANI.

Police has also recovered country made pistols from them which they had recently purchased. Police are now looking for the people they bought the firearms from.

The accused will now be presented in court and police would seek their custody.

Mr Owaisi was today provided Z category security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) after the government reviewed the threat level in the light of last nightโ€™s attack.

 

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