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Bhupendra Patel sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister

Patel became a member of the Legislative Assembly after winning the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections. In the 2017 elections, he won the seat with a margin of 117,000 voters. Bhupendra won against the Congress Party candidate, Shashikant Patel.

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Bhupendra Patel has been sworn in as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat on Monday. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office with Home Minster Amit Shah, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and others present on stage. In a sudden move, Vijay Rupani and his entire cabinet quit from their posts, setting the stage for a reboot a year before assembly polls in Gujarat.

At the same time, other big leaders of BJP including Manohar Lal Khattar, Pramod Sawant, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai were present during the swearing-in ceremony.

Bhupendra Patel, the BJP MLA from Ghatlodia seat held earlier by Anandiben Patel, was an unexpected choice after much speculation circling around other names like Union Ministers Parshottam Rupala, Mansukh Mandaviya, and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the new Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel by tweeting. PM Modi wrote: Congratulations to Bhupendra Bhai on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. I have known him over the years and have seen his exemplary work, be it in the BJP organization or in civil administration and community service. He will certainly enrich Gujarat’s growth trajectory.

PM Modi also praised the former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani saying during his five years as CM, Rupani has undertaken many people-friendly measures. He worked tirelessly for all sections of society.

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Patel, who has a diploma in civil engineering, has been a member of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly after winning the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections. In the 2017 elections, he won the seat with a margin of 117,000 voters. Bhupendra won against the Congress Party candidate, Shashikant Patel.

Vijay Rupani became the fourth BJP chief minister to be axed this year after former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Tirath Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand) and Trivendra Rawat (Uttarakhand).

In other India news, Reports of the death of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s deputy PM Mullah Baradar have been surfacing on social media 

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Anupamaa actor Rupali Ganguly joins BJP, says she feels she should also be a part of this Mahayagya

Anupamaa fame actor Rupali Ganguly joined the BJP today at party headquarter in New Delhi

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Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Anupamaa-fame actor Rupali Ganguly joined BJP on Wednesday at the party’s Delhi headquarter. Rupali praised the mahayagya of development and highlighted her enthusiasm for active politics.

BJP’s national media department in-charge Anil Baluni and party’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde were also present during the event.

After joining the party, the actor addressed the media, saying, when she sees this Mahayagya of development, she felt that she should also take part in this. Ek nagrik ke naate hi sahi, lekin hum sabko isme sehbhaagi hona chahiye, Rupali said during the press conference held from the Delhi headquarters.

As citizens, we must all actively engage in these elections. The Anupamaa actor said, through her art, she meets and connects with others, thanks to Mahkaaal and Matarani’s blessings. Therefore, she believes she should  participate in this as well as she observe this mahayagya of progress.

She also said, she came here to serve the country and follow the footsteps of PM Modi. Rupali said she want to go forward and live up to the expectations of those who have welcomed her into the BJP under the direction of Amit Shah. Concluding her speech she urged for the support, blessings and encouragement.

The actor met party president JP Nadda in Delhi after joining the BJP, accompanied by astrologer Ameya Joshi.

Earlier in March, the Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai actor shared a glimpses of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on her Instagram profile.

Sharing the image she expressed gratitude and said it was her day as  her dream to meet PM Modi came true.

Meanwhile, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is slated to take place in seven phases. On April 19 and 26, the first two stages were finished.

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Katrina Kaif deepfake video goes viral, social media says it is getting scary

The video was posted from Katrina Kaif’s Instagram fan page. The original video is from 2019

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Kartrina Kaif, who never hesitates to attempt new things, as seen by her success as an entrepreneur and her talent as an actor. Recently, a video of Katrina speaking in French that was created by AI has appeared online, has gone viral. Some fans are shocked and think it’s true, others have expressed worry about how frightening deep fakes are getting.

The video is from 2019, when Katrina and Salman Khan went to Mumbai to celebrate the release of Bina Kak’s book, Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore.

The video was posted from Katrina Kaif’s Instagram fan page with the caption, saying, back in 2019, Bina Kak ji’s book launch (Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore) was attended by both Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Salman and Katrina have a close relationship with her thanks to their Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya film.

In that film, Bina Kak portrayed Salman’s mother. The caption gave a disclaimer that said, the French voiceover is AI generated but the speech didn’t been morphed or twisted , exact same as her original speech. Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, which is directed by David Dhawan, The film which was released in 2005, also stars Sushmita Sen, Arshad Warsi and Rajpal Yadav in key roles.

Many people who were reacting to the video missed the caption and assumed it was real. The reality of it surprised some who verified that artificial intelligence was used in creating that video. A user said, deepfakes are getting scary. Another said, AI is the best but it is not safe. A third user said, he almost fell for this edited video. The AI-generated video fooled some others, who said, she’s so supremely talented unlike any other actor!

Meanwhile, on work front, Katrina Kaif was last seen in Merry Christmas co-starring Vijay Sethupathi. This film marks the first joint venture of Katrina and Vijay. Based on the French novel Le Monte-charge (Bird in a Cage), Sriram Raghavan directed the film. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.

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DPS Dwarka, Amity, several other Delhi-NCR schools get bomb threat, Central agencies launch probe

Schools in Delhi get bomb threat emails, police searching premises.

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A bomb threat was sent by email on Wednesday morning to over 60 schools in Delhi and one in Noida, resulting in widespread evacuations, according to police officials.

The Delhi Police claims that several schools, including Mother Marry School in East Mayur Vihar, Amity School in Pushp Vihar, DAV School in South West Delhi, Mother Marry School in Dwarka, and Vasant Kunj sections of Delhi Public School (DPS), received the bomb threat. A similar bomb threat was also received by DPS Noida.

The moment the threat was received, the school’s grounds were evacuated, and the pupils were sent home, according to sources.

Following the bomb threat received by DPS Dwarka at six in the morning, members of the Delhi Police, several fire tenders, and the bomb disposal squad (BDS) were dispatched to the scene.

The police officials said that although a comprehensive investigation of the school’s grounds was carried out, nothing suspicious was found. In a similar manner, Mother Mary School, Sanskriti School, Amity School, and DPS Noida campuses were also searched.

The principal of Delhi Public School in Noida released the a statement saying, an email threatening the students’ safety and security has been received by Delhi Public School in Noida. We are sending the students back home right now as a precaution.

According to preliminary findings, the emails used to send the threat had IP addresses from countries other than India. The Delhi Police believed that a VPN might be used to hide the IP address.

In relation to the matter, an investigation is in underway.

Teams are looking, but so far nothing unusual has been discovered. We’re looking into the IP that sent the email. Early in the morning, the email was received, DCP Dwarka informed the media in a statement.

Meanwhile, Delhi Minister Atishi said that government representatives maintained continuous communication with the Delhi Police and educational authorities. She also asked the parents to be calm.

A bomb threat was received by Delhi Public School, RK Puram, earlier in February of this year. Police searched the area, but they found nothing untoward.

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