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  • NCW asks UP police to probe video appearing Jawed Habib spitting on girl’s head

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Nationwide Fee for Girls has requested the Uttar Pradesh police to probe the veracity of a purported video which displays well-liked hair stylist Jawed Habib spitting on a girl’s head whilst styling her hair.

    The incident came about at a workshop being carried out via Habib in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.

    “The fee has taken this incident very severely and no longer best condemns this in most powerful conceivable phrases, but in addition seeks your pressing intervention within the topic to research the veracity of this viral video for fast motion as consistent with regulation/process.

    “This incident additionally draws violation of pointers issued via the Union house ministry beneath the Crisis Control Act, 2005, wherein spitting in public is a punishable offence within the wake of the Covid pandemic,” the NCW stated in a letter to the state police.

    “You’re, due to this fact, required to right away examine the topic for suitable motion. The motion taken/standing record will have to be apprised to the fee on the earliest,” it stated.

    Officers stated the Nationwide Fee for Girls (NCW) may even despatched a understand to the hairstylist for a listening to.

    A famous hairstylist, Habib operates greater than 850 salons and round 65 hair academies throughout 115 towns throughout India.

    Within the video, Habib is noticed spitting at the girl’s hair whilst she sits together with her again to him and is heard announcing “if there may be shortage of water, then use saliva”.

    The target market will also be heard giggling and applauding within the background within the video which has now long past viral with Habib being criticised via netizens for his motion.

    The stylist, on the other hand, later apologised for the act.

    “Some phrases spoken via me have harm other folks. I would like so say something that those are skilled workshops and are lengthy displays and when they’re lengthy, we need to cause them to funny. What can I say? If you’re actually harm, I apologise from my middle. Please forgive me. Sorry,” he stated in a video message.

    Many of us on social media hit out at Habib over the incident.

    “When hair stylist Jawed Habib spat on a girl’s hair, the target market cheered Habib’s motion. Now not a unmarried individual objected to the shameful act via Habib. The girl has been recognized as Pooja Gupta and he or she did not be expecting this type of humiliating revel in,” Anshul Saxena stated on Twitter.

    Any other video of the girl recounting the revel in has additionally been posted on social media.

    “The day gone by, I attended a workshop of Jawed Habib. He invited me at the degree to provide me a haircut. He stated if there is not any water, you’ll use saliva. From now onwards, I will be able to move to my streetside barber for a haircut, however is not going to move to Habib,” stated Gupta, who owns a good looks parlour.

    Later chatting with information channels, Gupta stated she attended the workshop to be informed from Habib and was once thrilled when she was once known as on degree via him.

    “He was once no longer answering my questions. Then he driven my head, I objected and stated I’ve cervical problems. Then he spat two times on my hair and stated that should you should not have water for your parlour, then you’ll spit My husband was once making the video. When I got here down from the degree, Habib’s assistant instructed me he was once joking,” she added.

  • Ballot expenditure limits for applicants hiked forward of meeting elections

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The election expenditure prohibit for applicants has been hiked to Rs 95 lakh from Rs 70 lakh for Lok Sabha elections and to Rs 40 lakh from Rs 28 lakh for meeting polls, the Election Fee stated on Thursday bringing up a Legislation Ministry notification.

    The verdict of the federal government is in response to the advice made by way of the ballot panel.

    For Lok Sabha polls, the revised expenditure prohibit is now Rs 95 lakh for larger states and Rs 75 for smaller states.

    Previous, the prohibit used to be Rs 70 lakh for larger states and Rs 54 lakh for smaller states.

    For meeting elections, the revised ballot expenditure prohibit for applicants is Rs 40 lakh for giant states, up from Rs 28 lakh.

    Applicants in smaller states can now spend a most of Rs 28 lakh as a substitute of Rs 20 lakh.

    The brand new expenditure limits shall be acceptable in all upcoming polls, the EC stated.

    Applicants in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur can now opt for greater ballot expenditure.

    Elections are due within the 5 states and the Fee is predicted to announce ballot dates in the following few days.

    For Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, the expenditure prohibit for meeting polls is now Rs 40 lakh.

    For Goa and Manipur, it’s now Rs 28 lakh, in keeping with the notification.

    For rallies and occasions of celebrity campaigners, the expenditure is borne by way of events.

    There’s no prohibit on expenditure by way of political events.

    Final main revision within the election expenditure prohibit for applicants used to be performed in 2014, which used to be additional greater by way of 10 in keeping with cent in 2020 as an meantime measure.

    Concurrently, the Election Fee shaped a committee to check the associated fee components and different comparable problems, and make appropriate suggestions.

    The committee had invited tips from political events, leader electoral officials and election observers.

    The committee discovered that there was building up within the collection of electors and Value Inflation Index since 2014 considerably, the EC stated in a remark.

    It additionally factored into the converting modes of campaigning, which is steadily moving to digital marketing campaign.

    Having regard to call for from political events to lift present election expenditure prohibit for applicants and building up in electors from 2014 to 2021 from 834 million to 936 million (up by way of 12.

    23 in keeping with cent) and upward push in Value Inflation Index from 2014-15 to 2021-22 from 240 to 317 (up by way of 32.

    08 in keeping with cent), the committee made its suggestions to support the ceiling prohibit.

    The Fee accredited the suggestions and determined to support the present election expenditure prohibit for applicants.

    The revised limits have now been notified by way of the Legislation Ministry, it stated.

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  • Monuments in Delhi and Bihar close for 2 weeks because of upward thrust in Covid circumstances

    Through Specific Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI: With unexpected upward thrust in certain Covid circumstances, the Archeology Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday determined to close all its monuments, museums, and secure websites in states together with Delhi and Bihar for roughly two weeks as a precautionary measure and to forestall spreading of an infection.

    The centrally secure heritage websites together with Purple Citadel, Qutub Minar and Humayun’s tomb within the nationwide capital will stay out of bounds of holiday makers until January 20. Then again, the historic websites underneath the jurisdiction of ASI shall be closed until January 21.

    In Delhi, there are about 170 historic constructions with ASI and simplest 13 reminiscent of Purple Citadel, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar, Safdar Jung’s Tomb, Purana Quila, and Hauz Khas have paid access. Purple Citadel, Qutub Minar, and Humayun’s Tomb are a few of the maximum visited websites within the town as they obtain roughly 10,000 guests each day.

    NK Pathak, director (monument) on Thursday issued a sequence of orders for closure of web sites in states in line with the instructions of the native management.

    All secure monuments and heritage websites in West Bengal were closed until January 15.

    In a similar fashion, structures of historic significance maintained through the ASI in Tamil Nadu on January 9 however Mamallapuram and Tiger Headed Caves shall be close for 3 days beginning Friday (January 7).  

    Karnataka’s monument shall be closed right through weekend curfew between –January 8 and 16.  

     “The entire directives or usual running procedures (SoPs) issued through the state or district management will likely be scrupulously adhered to within the subject,” stated the orders.

    The ASI manages and protects 3,691 monuments together with 143 are ticketed websites within the nation.

    To curtail well being dangers posed through the coronavirus, all ASI websites had been additionally closed first in March 2020 and later in April 2021 with the appearance of the second one wave of Covid.

  • No SAARC summit as no exchange in state of affairs on floor: India

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    NEW DELHI:  The South Asian Affiliation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, due in a very long time and which used to be proposed by means of Pakistan just lately, is probably not held as there’s “no subject matter exchange within the state of affairs” India clarified.

    Arindam Bagchi, Respectable Spokesperson, Ministry of Exterior Affairs, stated,”We’ve got observed media stories in regards to the Pakistan Overseas Minister’s remarks concerning the SAARC summit. You’re acutely aware of the background as to why the SAARC summit has to not been held since 2014.”

    “There was no subject matter exchange within the state of affairs since then. Due to this fact, there’s nonetheless no consensus that might allow keeping of the summit”, Bagchi added.

    Pakistan’s Overseas Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday had made the remarks at the SAARC summit whilst addressing a information convention in Islamabad, “On account of India’s obstinacy, this discussion board is struggling. If India does now not wish to come, then new method are to be had. I reiterate our invitation to all SAARC individuals and Pakistan is prepared to host the nineteenth SAARC Summit in Islamabad. If India doesn’t wish to come, they may be able to attend just about.”

    Sooner than the nineteenth Summit used to be to had been held in Islamabad in November 2016, it used to be known as off as New Delhi pulled out after the terrorist strike in Uri terror and that used to be blamed on Pakistan-based terrorists. India has been reiterating to Pakistan to behave towards terrorist teams running from its soil.

    The opposite reason why preserving the issues in limbo is the standing of Afghanistan, one of the vital 8 individuals of the grouping, following the Taliban taking keep an eye on of the rustic.

    The South Asian Affiliation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) used to be established in 1985. SAARC accommodates 8 Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

    Selections in any respect ranges are to be taken at the foundation of unanimity; and bilateral and contentious problems are excluded from the deliberations of the Affiliation.

  • UP Elections: Villagers stated about defecting leaders – What’s the which means of defection if the chief is just right?

    Pankaj Mishra, Hamirpur
    In regards to the defecting leaders in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur for the meeting elections, the aged citizens right here stated that it does no longer make any distinction. Only if the candidate is just right and he will get the improvement paintings achieved. Many of us have stated in transparent phrases that if any defector chief from BJP comes within the election, then he’ll vote on lotus and no longer for the candidate.

    At the moment, the access of defector leaders within the primary events is going down for the meeting elections. Even in events like BSP, SP and Congress, leaders are defecting to contest elections. Particularly all of the veteran leaders of BSP have stuck Akhilesh Yadav’s cycle, in order that he can get a price tag within the election. On the similar time, the previous Congress MLA has additionally not too long ago left the birthday party and joined the SP.

    ‘Defection does not topic if the chief is just right’
    In Jhalokhar, the most important gram panchayat ten km clear of Hamirpur town, the villagers overtly spoke in regards to the defecting leaders within the digicam of NBT on-line. Devdutt of the village stated that we will be able to no longer vote for defectors. Vote shall be given to the person who is the most productive candidate. Veteran Gopal Prajapati stated that there is not any higher birthday party than BJP, although any defector would possibly come within the fray. Shivnath Ahirwar stated that the vote of our folks will pass in choose of BJP, however the chief who has defected is not going to get the vote, however BJP is the favourite birthday party of all people.

    ‘Just a chief who works for public welfare will win’
    Arun Shankhwar of the village stated that the chief who talks about public welfare will win. Mentioned that BJP has achieved a large number of paintings within the meeting elections, this is the reason our folks like this birthday party. Although any defector chief joins the birthday party. Shyam Babu Prajapati stated that no person has made up our minds but, but if the time comes, the place our society will take its stand, then vote shall be given there. Satyendra Aggarwal stated that sooner than the elections, they pass to one another’s birthday party to contest elections, however it isn’t going to make any distinction. Vote shall be given to those that will fear in regards to the issues of the folk and the area.

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  • Amrit Mahotsav: Within the pageant of freedom, the soil of 75 districts of the state is giving the reminiscence of those that died at the nation

    Anurag Pandey, Gorakhpur
    Within the ongoing five-day program Azadi Ke Rangotsav in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, soil has been introduced from the martyr websites of 75 districts, which is paying homage to the martyrs who died within the passion of the rustic. This distinctive match of Yogi govt is attracting everybody in opposition to it. On the venue, soil has been procured from all 75 districts of the state from the birthplace of revolutionaries and bravehearts who made ultimate sacrifices within the protection of the rustic. Right here the reverence of the folk for the soil of the martyr puts stored within the Kalash is being observed.

    Beneath the Amrit Competition of Independence and Chauri Chaura Centenary Yr, the five-day pageant of Independence Day used to be inaugurated via MP Ravi Kishan Shukla at Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium on Tuesday, 4 January at 2 pm. In this system arranged via Bhartendu Natya Academy and district management, large theaters from everywhere the rustic are giving their performances.

    Folks favored the staging of Mahabharata
    Bhartendu Natya Akademi President Ravi Shankar Khare stated that on January 5, everybody preferred the staging of Mahabharata. Except for this, artists are giving displays of side road performs, folks songs, folks dances. On this program, the liberty warring parties and immortal martyrs of 1857 to the current are being remembered absolutely. The holy soil of freedom fighter websites and immortal martyrs’ villages of the entire districts of the state has been stored in a vase for the general public to look. At the closing day, a sapling of Rudraksh will probably be planted within the auditorium premises after blending the soil of the entire urns.

    Side road play used to be staged on Thursday
    Nukkad Natak used to be staged via Akanksha Theater from 1 pm on Thursday. Presentation of folks songs via Bal Kishan and team from 2 pm onwards, folks songs via Rakesh Upadhyay and team, staged play Bondhu Ahir beneath the management of director Abhishek Pandit from 4.30 pm, drama Chanakya directed via Manoj Joshi from 6.30 pm used to be achieved.

    This program will probably be hung on Friday
    Side road play via Ravindra Rangadhar and staff from 1 pm on Friday, folks dance via Shipra Dayal and team from 2 pm, folks songs via Swatantra Singh and team from 3 pm, Sanjay Upadhyay from 4.30 pm Directed drama Corporate Ustad will probably be staged, Bapu Abhi Zinda Hai directed via Kunwar Shyamendra Singh will probably be staged, whilst on January 8 from 6.30 pm, Padmashree Malini Awasthi’s Sonchiriya Crew will provide Mukti Gatha.

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  • PM safety breach: BJP leaders meet Governor, calls for sacking of Punjab House Minister, DGP

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: A delegation of Punjab BJP leaders met Governor Banwarilal Purohit right here on Thursday and demanded the dismissal of the state’s house minister and police leader over the protection breach right through the top minister’s talk over with to Punjab.

    The BJP delegation demanded the ouster of the 2, accusing the federal government of plotting the conspiracy to carry up the PM’s convoy in Ferozepur in collusion with police and expressing a insecurity within the most likely result of the probe into the subject by way of a high-level committee.

    “We reject this committee. The manager minister is the conspirator of this conspiracy. What’s going to this committee arrange by way of his govt do?” Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma informed newshounds in a press convention after main the celebration delegation to Governor Purohit.

    The Punjab govt has arrange a two-member committee for a “thorough probe” into lapses right through the PM’s Wednesday commute to Punjab.

    Not easy the ouster of state House Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, Sharma stated, it used to be DGP Chattopadhyaya and Leader Secretary Anirudh Tewari who gave clearance to the PM’s convoy to take the street after the elements grew to become inclement in Bathinda the place the PM had landed.

    Addressing the clicking convention, Sharma termed the Wednesday incident worse than the ones right through the Eighties militancy within the state and alleged that the state police used to be recommended to not permit celebration staff from attaining the rally website.

    The state govt intentionally avoided the High Minister from inaugurating the developmental tasks price 1000’s of crores, because it feared the BJP will achieve public improve, he alleged.

    “The previous day’s incident used to be worse than the ones right through terrorism days in Punjab. Even right through the ones days, political leaders and events may deal with rallies and programmes,” Sharma stated.

    “Congress is a threat for Punjab. They’ve stooped to this point. They performed with fireplace right through the Emergency and now they’re doing the similar,” Sharma asserted.

    “Congress, which previous driven the state into darkish days of militancy, must prevent doing conspiracy to burn Punjab once more to grind their political awl,” he stated.

    They need to run Punjab in an autocratic means, he additional alleged, including if Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi “has any morality left, he must renounce straight away”.

    Junking the Congress claims that now not many of us had grew to become up for the BJP’s Ferozepur rally, Sharma alleged that the state police used to be recommended to not permit celebration staff from attaining the rally website.

    “Congress leaders say that chairs had been empty at Ferozepur rally, however 1000’s of our staff reached the venue regardless of stumbling blocks.

    You must query the federal government why had been our buses stopped at a number of puts?” requested Sharma.

    The PM’s convoy used to be held up on a flyover in Ferozepur, round 30 km from its vacation spot, Nationwide Martyrs Museum in Hussainiwala, because of a blockade by way of protesters on Wednesday.

    He returned from poll-bound Punjab with out attending any tournament or a rally.

    The Union Ministry of House Affairs, in a remark on Wednesday, had stated the PM used to be previous scheduled to head Hussainiwala from Bathinda in a helicopter.

    Sharma stated the lapses display how the Punjab govt used to be “non-serious” in regards to the PM’s safety.

    “All the incident smacks of conspiracy and it sounds as if the entirety used to be pre-planned,” he alleged.

    “The High Minister used to be visiting, however why used to be Leader Minister Channi now not found in Ferozepur? Why two deputy leader ministers weren’t provide? Why the DGP and leader secretary weren’t provide?” he requested.

    “But even so, there are different questions like who leaked the guidelines that the High Minister’s cavalcade used to be to move in the course of the course,” he stated.

    “This implies this govt via police division hatched the conspiracy to convey the High Minister’s cavalcade to a halt and this must be probed,” Sharma alleged.

    Requested if the state BJP has demanded Governor’s rule within the state, he stated other people have already rejected the Congress govt and they are going to be proven the door within the coming near near polls.

    Sharma alleged a lot of buses and different cars sporting BJP staff had been avoided from attaining the rally website.

    On the press convention, BJP leaders performed out movies claiming that masses of buses sporting celebration staff had been avoided from attaining Ferozepur and those had been stopped at quite a lot of puts together with the ones in Amritsar, Moga, Ludhiana, Sangrur, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur districts.

    Sharma stated small teams of other people had been “made to sit down and protest” at some puts and so they had the “govt’s backing”.

    Sharma alleged that at some puts police cars had been parked in the midst of the street to impede the motion of the buses sporting staff.

    On Modi’s cavalcade getting caught on a flyover for 15-20 mins because of a blockade by way of some protesters, Sharma stated Leader Minister Channi has double requirements.

    At the one hand, the Channi govt makes lathi-charge on protesting workers and lecturers however the CM says he may now not have used pressure to take away the ones blocking off the street on which High Minister used to be travelling, stated Sharma.

    “As a political celebration, does not BJP have the correct to carry rallies?” he requested including: “Democracy is in peril these days in Punjab.”

    Sharma stated in Dina Nagar, even meals pieces of staff headed for the Ferozepur rally had been snatched by way of some miscreants.

    At the Ferozepur- Jalalabad highway, a police automobile blocked the street, hampering the motion of buses of BJP staff.

    Identical scenes had been witnessed on many different routes, he alleged that at some puts, BJP staff had been additionally crushed up.

    At the Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway, masses of buses had been stranded, he additional stated.

    “Buses coming from Pathankot, Gurdaspur had been stopped by way of erecting police barricades on Kathunangal highway. In Ludhiana too, buses had been stopped. That they had deployed complete police to forestall the BJP staff from attaining the venue,” he alleged.

    The Union House Ministry has sought a right away rationalization from the state govt at the PM’s safety breach, announcing it didn’t make sure that the needful deployment.

    House Minister Amit Shah too has warned that such dereliction of the protection process right through the top minister’s talk over with is completely unacceptable and the duty can be fastened.

    Leader Minister Channi has denied any safety lapse or political purpose in the back of it and stated his govt is able for an inquiry.

  • Muslim cleric booked by means of police for hate speech on social media

    Via PTI

    KOTTAYAM (KERALA): Cyber crime wing of the Kerala Police on Thursday booked a Muslim cleric for allegedly making hate speech thru social media hurting Christian spiritual sentiments, police mentioned.

    Waseem Al Hikami was once booked for allegedly the use of derogatory remarks in opposition to Jesus Christ and Christian trustworthy thru social media at the eve of Christmas celebrations closing month, police mentioned.

    The case was once registered by means of the Cyber Crime Police station, Kottayam, at the foundation of a grievance filed by means of an individual named Abel Francis, they mentioned.

    District Police Leader D Shilpa mentioned sturdy motion could be taken in opposition to those that delight in spreading spiritual hatred in the course of the our on-line world.

  • Bulli Bai row: ‘Mastermind conspirator’ nabbed through Delhi Police from Assam

    Categorical Information Carrier

    GUWAHATI/BHOPAL/MUMBAI: Neeraj Bishnoi, the alleged key conspirator and writer of Bulli Bai on GitHub and the app’s top Twitter account holder, was once arrested through a group of Delhi Police from Assam’s Jorhat on Wednesday night time.

    The 21-year-old, a resident of the higher Assam the city, was once taken to Delhi through air through Delhi Police on Thursday.

    That is the fourth arrest made thus far. Previous, the Mumbai Police had arrested 3 individuals within the case. The Bulli Bai App centered Muslim ladies through placing their photographs on-line for auctions. FIRs have been lodged in Delhi and Mumbai following proceedings through ladies.

    Neeraj is a B.Tech second-year laptop science (gaming) pupil on the Vellore Institute of Era (VIT), Bhopal College, positioned in Kothri Kalan village of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The institute suspended him on Thursday after his involvement within the case was once reported within the media.

    Jorhat SP Ankur Jain advised The New Indian Categorical that Neeraj returned to Jorhat on December 25 following the outbreak of COVID’S 3rd wave and was once doing the categories on-line from house.

    “The Delhi Police had sought our assist to find the accused and shared the main points. A joint group of Delhi Police and Assam Police positioned him closing (Wednesday) night time at Digambar Chowk of Jorhat,” Jain mentioned.

    “I feel he did one thing improper sooner than coming to Jorhat. When COVID emerged (3rd wave), he and the others arrested went to their respective puts,” the SP mentioned.

    It must be ascertained if the others arrested are the scholars of VIT, Bhopal College and in the event that they met one some other in other places like at a coaching programme. Delhi Police will glance into it, Jain mentioned, including the police stations in Jorhat haven’t any circumstances registered towards Neeraj.

    The daddy of the accused runs a grocery-cum-government PDS store in Jorhat. He mentioned his son was once picked up through a three-member Delhi Police group together with Assam police officers.

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    “The group spent round 45 mins at our place of abode. They seized my son’s computer and the cell phone that belongs to my spouse sooner than taking him away. My son would use this cell phone as he doesn’t have one,” the daddy mentioned.

    He claimed Neeraj is blameless. He mentioned his son would totally cooperate with Delhi Police.

    VIT, Bhopal College Liaison Officer Amit Kumar mentioned Neeraj is a shiny pupil.

    He had just lately stayed in Delhi at his sister’s space to wait a wedding rite and was once making plans to come back to Bhopal quickly, however needed to shelve it because of the pandemic.

    Neeraj has two sisters and is the youngest within the circle of relatives. The circle of relatives at the beginning hails from Rutoot village in Jayal Tehsil of Rajasthan’s Nagaur district however he has been introduced up in Assam.

    He did his training in Assam and were given enrolled on the VIT, Bhopal College in September 2020.

    “Since then, he, like the opposite scholars, hasn’t bodily been provide on the institute, because the categories are occurring by way of on-line mode,” ASP-Sehore Sameer Yadav mentioned.

    The Delhi Police until Thursday night didn’t touch Sehore Police in reference to the case.

    The Mumbai Police claimed the trio they arrested it sounds as if used names associated with the Sikh neighborhood on their Twitter handles to lie to other people about their id.

    Shweta Singh, the 18-year-old girl arrested from Uttarakhand through the cyber cellular of town police, was once the top accused who had created the app’s Twitter take care of, a senior Mumbai Police reputable mentioned.

    The accused, who’s magnificence 12 move and was once making plans to pursue engineering, was once appearing at the directions of 1 “Giyou” based totally in Nepal.

    (With inputs from Anuraag Singh in Bhopal and Sudhir Suryawanshi in Mumbai)