A clash broke out between locals and police after the people staged a protest over the removal of a portion of a temple in Delhi’s Mandawali. As per the report, several protestors were detained by the police. The videos of the incident have been circulated online, which show women purportedly fighting with the police personnel and some locals lying down on the ground.

In a video posted by ANI, women protestors were seen moving toward the police with sticks and shovels while the police were dispersing the crowd. Local women protestors accused the police of misbehaving with them. One of the women involved in anti-encroachment action said that the step was taken on the basis of someone’s complaint.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police of East Delhi, Amrutha Guguloth, said that the railing of a temple was removed under the Public Works Department’s encroachment program while assuring that Law and order situation is normal. The locals shouted slogans against the police administration while paramilitary forces were present along with the local police for maintaining law and order. Local BJP councilor Ravi Negi was also present at the spot. 

Amrutha Guguloth, DCP East Delhi said, PWD’s encroachment program to remove the railing of a temple was scheduled on Thursday. Police have provided them with assistance and the railing has been removed.

After the incident, the blame game started between the ruling party Aam Aadmi Party, and the Bhartiya Janta Party. The Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdev accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of showing his anti-Hindu face, while Delhi Minister Atishi claimed that the removal was authorised by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdev said their party workers got injured while protesting against the removal of the temple’s portion in Mandawali. Two were BJP councillors among them. He further added the action exposes Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s anti-Hindu face. 

Delhi PWD Minister Atishi said the action has been taken on the orders of LG. The then minister Manish Sisodia disapproved of all demolitions, but the LG overruled his decision and gave direction to demolish 10 temples in Delhi.

The mind behind Amul’s ad campaign, ‘utterly butterly delicious’, Sylvester daCunha passed away on Tuesday in Mumbai. Beside this catchphrase, daCunha also created the ‘Amul Girl’, who has since then featured on the covers of practically all of the company’s advertising campaigns. As soon as the news of his demise spread, netizens started pouring heartfelt condolences and posts on social media. 

The ‘Amul Girl’ with tears went viral all across the social media platforms. A twitter user wrote that the ‘Amul Girl’ is in tears for the first time. Sharing the news, another user wrote that Sylvestor daCunha, the doyen of Indian advertising who presented us the ‘Amul Girl’ in 1966 has passed away. She added that the little girl in her polka dotted dress and smile will keep the legacy alive forever. 

Amul’s managing director Jayen Mehta tweeted about the news. He asserted that Sylvester daCunha, chairman of daCunha Communications passed away last night in Mumbai. He added that daCunha, a doyen of the Indian advertising industry who was associated with Amul since 1960. 

In 1966, daCunha with inputs from ‘Milkman of India’, Dr Verghese Kurien conceived Amul’s mascot; a girl with big eyes in a dress with red polka dots and matching ribbon in her hair, paired with red shoes. It was designed by late illustrator and art director Eustace Fernandes. Sylvester daCunha wanted to create a mascot that could position itself among mothers and children, and therefore it was decided that a child would be a face of the brand. Furthermore, he also felt it was important to replace the tagline ‘Purely the Best’ with something more catchy. His wife Nisha coined the term “utterly butterly delicious”. 

Calling daCunha a legend, Amul India GM Marketing, Pavan Singh took to LinkedIn to pay his tributes. He recalled that the ad campaign scaled new heights, moved seamlessly from OOH to print, TV & then digital & social media, enhancing its reach and popularity across several generations. Sylvester daCunha is survived by his wife Nisha and son Rahul daCunha. 

In order to strengthen intercultural ties, the US will open two new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, and India will open a mission in Seattle, a senior White House official announced today.

1,25,000 visas for Indian students were issued by the US in 2017—a record, according to the official. With a 20% growth in enrollment just last year, the top administration official predicted that Indian students will soon overtake Chinese students as the country’s largest foreign student population.

The US plans to establish new consulates in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru. The inauguration of India’s consulate in Seattle in 2023 is also welcomed, and the country looks forward to announcing the opening of a new consulate in the United States, the official said.

Later this year, the US Department of State will begin a trial programme to decide domestic renewals of some petition-based temporary work visas, including those for Indian nationals, with the intention of expanding the pool for whom this programme would be used, the official added.

In addition to its embassy in Washington, India has five consulates in the US, located in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta.

One of the biggest US diplomatic posts worldwide is the embassy in New Delhi. According to the information on its website, the embassy manages the activities of four consulates, located in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad, to ensure that the US-India connection remains robust throughout the nation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are establishing new collaborations in the defense, semiconductor manufacturing, and other sectors to commemorate the state visit of the Indian leader on Thursday. The leaders want to improve their nations’ essential, if complex, relationships.

The Democratic president’s decision to bestow such a high honour on a leader whose nine-year tenure over the largest democracy in the world has been marked by a decline in political, religious, and press freedoms is being questioned by human rights groups and some U.S. politicians as Biden honours Modi.