• Mia Khalifa Diagnosed With Hiv Positive Disease.
  • Three times faster than flights: Hyperloop can do Delhi-Mumbai in 70 mins
  • One nation one law: Catholic Bishops forum supports Uniform Civil Code
  • How the world's fattest woman has lost 66lbs in FIVE DAYS
  • Zack and Afften don't hesitate to strip down for the first time in Guyana

Tuesday 28 February 2017

11-Months Old Baby Girl Raped By 27-Year-Old Uncle



An 11-Month old Baby (name withheld) is currently battling between life and death after She was raped by a 27-year-old Uncle, identified as Ibrahim, in Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun state.

It was gathered that the mother of the litttle child had dropped her off with the Ibrahim who lives next door in a bid to get some food stuffs in the nearby market.

Witnesses further disclosed that Ibrahim used his fingers to tamper with the child’s sexual organs while she was in a deep slumber before trying to penetrate with his manhood.

“It was at this point that we shouted an that attracted the attention of other neighbors”, and eye witness said

Further details are still sketchy. However, Ibrahim has been arrested and is currently helping the police with investigations.

Monday 27 February 2017

Twitter Goes Berserk On Virender Sehwag Response to JNU Brigade in their own way



Days after DU’s Ramjas college saw violent clashes, a Lady Sri Ram College student who is a Kargil martyr’s daughter has initiated a social media campaign, “I am not scared of ABVP”, which has gone viral. Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of Kargil martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, changed her Facebook profile picture holding a placard which read “I am a student from Delhi University. I am not afraid of ABVP. I am not alone. Every student of India is with me. #StudentsAgainstABVP”.



“The brutal attack on innocent students by ABVP is very disturbing and should be stopped. It was not an attack on protesters, but an attack on every notion of democracy that is held dear in every Indian’s heart. It is an attack on ideals, morals, freedom and rights of every person born to this nation,” she said in a Facebook status. “The stones that you pelt hit our bodies, but fail to bruise our ideas. This profile picture is my way of protesting against the tyranny of fear,” she added.

The literature student’s classmates and peers started sharing the post, prompting students from various universities across the country to change their profile pictures with the same placard, as the initiative went viral. Kaur’s Facebook post so far has 2,100 reactions, 3,456 shares and 542 comments.

Kaur, in one of her earlier videos which had gone viral in May, had posted: “Pakistan did not kill my dad, war killed him.”

This led to a huge social media reaction, and even former cricketer Virender Sehwag joined the fray saying: “Bat me hai Dum! #BharatJaisiJagahNahi.” Sehwag’s reply leaves no one in any doubt which side of the debate he is on.

Sehwag response got huge response and in just one hour it has crossed 4500 RT and 5000 likes and 800 replies and it is still going.



Tweeples thanked Virender Sehwag for his stand against anti nationals and JNU brigade.



Here are few reactions:



There are some clues as well that Martyr’s daughter is being used by AAP to create hate environment against RSS and ABVP and to use it politically in coming days. Here is the article as well exposing same.

Nokia relaunches iconic 3310 mobile model


BARCELONA: Finnish brand Nokia, a former mobile star, on Sunday launched three new Android smartphones and unveiled a revamped version of its iconic 3310 model more than a decade after it was phased out.

The new version will bring back its predecessor's popular 'Snake' game and distinctive ringtones, said Arto Nummela, the head of Finnish start-up HMD Global which will produce the phone under a licensing agreement with Nokia.

"The telephone will allow you to talk for 22 hours, 10 times more than the original," he said during a presentation in Barcelona on the eve of the start of the Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobile phone show.

Unlike the original, the new Nokia 3310 will allow web browsing. However, as it is a 2.5G phone, it is unlikely that the device will be supported in Singapore given that 2G networks will cease in April this year.

An HMD spokesperson told Channel NewsAsia that the company has yet to unveil local availability. "We just announced that it will go global in Q2 and detailed market info will follow later."

Launched in 2000, Nokia's original 3310 sold nearly 120 million units worldwide before it was discontinued in 2005, making it one of the world's best-selling mobile phones.

Analysts said resurrecting the popular model was a clever way for HMD Global to relaunch Nokia's brand.

"HMD launched three new smartphones and an iconic mobile. It is a way to create a halo effect around the other models by reviving talk about the Nokia brand," said Thomas Husson, a mobile analyst at Forrester.

In addition to the new 3310, HMD presented three new smartphones, the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 which will sell for different prices.

The Nokia 6 was already available in China and will now go on sale globally.

"We think (Nokia) could take five per cent of the global smartphone market by the end of 2019. But it needs to get big quick or it won't work," said CCS Insight's device specialist and chief of research, Ben Wood.

Nokia was the world's top mobile maker between 1998 and 2011 but was overtaken by South Korean rival Samsung after failing to respond to the rapid rise of smartphones.

Its telephone brand remains widely recognised, especially in developing markets.

Now a leading telecom equipment maker, Nokia sold its entire handset business to Microsoft Corp in 2014.

Last year HMD bought Microsoft Mobile's handset business and the right to use the Nokia brand.

Under the agreement, Nokia will receive royalty payments from HMD for sales of every Nokia branded mobile phone or tablet.

Sunday 26 February 2017

India vs Australia, stats review: From Virat Kohli's rare duck in Tests to Steve O’Keefe's magical spell



After thrashing New Zealand, England and Bangladesh in this ongoing home Test season convincingly, India were overwhelming favorites at the start of the first Test against Australia — deservedly so. The hosts’ batsmen and bowlers were in a rich vein of form. However, Australia’s 333-run winning margin in the first Test showed that it’s always foolish to write off Australia on any given day. This was the visitors’ first Test victory in India after 4,502 days — The last time they won a Test in India was in 2004 at Nagpur. This was also their first Test win in Asia since September 2011, a result which also ended India’s unbeaten streak of 19 Test matches.

While Steve Smith and his Australia compatriots showed Indian batsmen exactly how to bat on a rank-turner, their spinners showed what length one must bowl in order to get LBW dismissals and outside edges on the dustbowl like Gahunje. The spectacular collapse in the first innings and dropped catches in the second innings were the prime reasons behind India losing the first Test.

This was a reality check for India. Maybe as an Australian fan, it was just the trailer, and the real story is not yet over. It will be intriguing to see whether India will bounce back in the second Test at Bangalore.

Here’s a look at some of the records which were broken and created in the first Test.

Pune was 80th venue at which India have played a Test, which is the most among all the teams. Pakistan have played at least a Test at 79 different venues. Pune was overall India’s 25th venue to host a Test match.

David Warner was dismissed by Umesh Yadav in the first innings — the fifth time in Tests that Umesh dismissed Warner, which is the joint most number of occasions Umesh has dismissed a batsman in Tests. Umesh has also dismissed Shaun Marsh five times in Tests.

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 68 wickets in this season in Test cricket which is the second-most by any bowler and the most by a spinner in a season in Test cricket.



* Ashwin’s 68 wickets from 10 Tests in this season are also the most by a bowler in a season in India. He broke Kapil Dev’s record, who had taken 63 wickets in 13 matches in India in 1979/80.



Matthew Renshaw scored 68 runs in the first innings to become the youngest (20 years, 332 days) Australian batsman to score a fifty in a Test in India. The previous record was held by Rick Darling when he scored a fifty against India at the age of 22 years and 154 days at the Kanpur Test in 1979.

Renshaw also became the sixth Australian opener to score at least a fifty in his maiden Test innings in India. The other five openers who have achieved the same milestone are David Boon (in 1986), Matthew Hayden (2001), Keith Stackpole (1969), Bill Lawry (1964) and David Warner (2013).

Mitchell Starc became the 14th Australian player to score 1,000 runs and take 100 Test wickets in Tests. He took 35 Tests to achieve the milestone and is the sixth fastest Australian in terms of number of Tests to achieve the mentioned landmark. The fastest among Australians was Monty Noble as he achieved the feat in just 27 Tests.

Virat Kohli's dismissal for a duck in the first innings of the Test, was after 104 consecutive international innings that he was out for zero. Before this Test, the last time he was dismissed for a duck in an international innings was against England at Cardiff in 2014. Kohli’s duck in the Pune Test was his first duck as a captain and fifth time overall as a batsman in Tests.



India were all out for 105 and 107 in the first innings and second innings respectively in Pune. Both totals are now in the list of lowest totals for India against Australia in Tests.



India lost seven wickets for 11 runs on the second day of the Test which is now their worst ever seven-wicket collapse in Test cricket. The previous worst came at Christchurch against New Zealand in 1989-90 when they lost seven wickets for just 18 runs.



Steve Smith became the eleventh Australian player to score 1,000 runs in Tests against India. He completed the feat in seven Tests which makes him the joint second fastest in Tests and the joint fourth fastest in terms of innings to achieve the milestone.



Smith became the fourth batsman to score a century in five consecutive Tests against an opposition. He has now scored a century in five consecutive Tests against India. Smith became the second Australian captain to score a century in a team’s second innings in a Test in India. The other captain was Mark Taylor who had achieved the same feat as an Australian captain at Bangalore in 1998.



Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja became the first spin bowling pair to take 50-plus wickets each in a same season in Test cricket. Overall, it was the third instance when two bowlers from a team took more than 50 wickets in a same season in Tests.



Jadeja took five wickets in the match and completed his 100 wickets in Tests in India. Now, he is the joint second fastest to take 100 wickets in Tests in India. The fastest is Ashwin, who took 100 wickets in India in just 16 Tests.




India scored 212 runs between losing all 20 wickets in this Test which is their lowest aggregate runs in a home Test when they have lost 20 wickets. Overall, it was their fourth lowest aggregate runs when they lost 20 wickets in a Test.



India faced 444 balls in this Test which is also the lowest number of balls faced by them in a home Test when losing all 20 wickets. Overall, it was the third lowest number of balls that India faced in a Test when losing all 20 wickets. The lowest is 349 when they lost 20 wickets against England at Manchester in 1952.

India lost the Test by 333 runs which is India’s second largest defeat at home and fourth largest overall.



Steve O’Keefe’s figures of 12 for 70 were the second best by a visiting bowler in India. His figures are also the best figures for Australia against India in Tests bettering Alan Davidson’s 12 for 124 in Kanpur in 1959-60. He also became the first Australian specialist left-arm spinner to win a Man of the Match award in a Test in India.


NASA has discovered 7 Earth-like planets orbiting a star just 40 light-years away


The first step in finding life outside our own planet is to find a planet like our own: small, rocky, and at just the right distance from the star that liquid water could exist on its surface.

That’s why an announcement today from NASA is so exciting: The space agency, along with partners around the world, has found seven potentially Earth-like planets orbiting a star 40 light-years away.



“It’s the first time that so many planets of this kind are found around a same star,” Michaël Gillon, the lead author of the Nature paper announcing the discovery, said in a press conference. “The seven planets … could have some liquid water and maybe life on the surface.”



Three of the planets are directly in the star’s habitable zone, meaning water can mostly likely exist on the surface of them. One of them, Gillon said, has a mass “strongly to suggest a water-rich composition.” And it’s possible that the other four could have liquid water, too, depending on the composition of their atmospheres, the astronomers said.

The exoplanets orbit a star in the constellation Aquarius called Trappist-1. And it’s a solar system very different from our own.

For one, Trappist-1 is a tiny, “ultra-cool” dwarf star. It’s cool because it’s small: just about a tenth of the mass of our sun and about one-thousandth as bright. But its low mass allows its planets to orbit it very closely and remain in the habitable zone.

The distance at which the planets orbit Trappist-1 is comparable to the distance of Jupiter to its moons. All the planets are believed to be rocky, and are all believed to be around the size of Earth, give or take 10 to 20 percent.

The star’s dimness is actually what led to the discoveries of these planets. When astronomers search for exoplanets, they typically look for a temporary dimming of a star — an indication that a planet has passed in front of it. This method makes it hard to find small, rocky worlds orbiting big, bright stars. If the planets are too small, they’ll get washed out.

“Maybe the most exciting thing here is that these seven planets are very well suited for detailed atmospheric study,” Gillon said. The James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch in 2018, will have the ability to measure the chemical composition of exoplanet atmospheres. If the atmospheres contain telltale gases like ozone, oxygen, or methane, life could exist there. “We can expect that in a few years, we will know a lot more about these [seven] planets,” Amaury Triaud, another of the paper’s co-authors, said.

If this all sounds a bit familiar, it’s because astronomers announced three potentially habitable planets around Trappist-1 in May. Today’s reveal adds four more to the mix.

Right now, the astronomers are beginning to study the planets’ atmospheres with the telescopes they have. And from these observations, they feel fairly confident that the worlds are rocky. “For detailed characterization, we will need James Webb,” Triaud said.

In the meantime, we just have our imaginations to fill in the gap. This is an artist’s rendition of what the fifth planet in this bizarre solar system might look like. These planets are believed to be tidally locked to the star, each has a permanent day side and a permanent night side. And because the planets are so close together, they’d appear in the sky like moons.





The more Earth-like exoplanets astronomers find in the galaxy, the more they update their estimates of how many Earth-like planets could be out there. “For every transiting planet found, there should be a multitude of similar planets (20–100 times more) that, seen from Earth, never pass in front of their host star,” Nature reporter Ignas Snellen explains in a feature article. And the more exoplanets there are, the more likely it is that life exists on at least one of them.

“With this discovery we’ve made a giant, accelerated leap forward in our search for habitable worlds and life on other worlds potentially,” Sara Seager, a leading exoplanet expert at MIT, said during the announcement. This one star system, she said, gives astronomers many chances to look for life, and refine their understanding of exoplanets in small-star systems.


Also promising: Tiny, cool stars like Trappist-1 are some of the most common in the galaxy. Investigating them will likely yield more exoplanet discoveries. Which will help get us closer to finding places like Earth.



As NASA associate administrator Thomas Zurbuchen said, “Finding another Earth-like planet isn't a matter of if but when.“

Sunday 19 February 2017

Half-naked Kendall Jenner slips into skimpy underwear for ad campaign


Kendall Jenner has stripped off for another smouldering campaign with Calvin Klein - modelling skimpy underwear surrounded by half-naked male models.


Showing off her impressive abs and toned figure in the tiny lingerie, Kendall transforms in front of the camera with cropped hair and heavy eye make-up for the brand's three new print

Pulling a fierce pose, the star appears to wrestle the men off as she stares off into the distance, barely covering her modesty in black knickers and a matching bra. The wet-haired star showed off a glowing tan in each photo, and it's a completely new look to her previous campaigns with the underwear giant.


The third snap shows her with her back to the camera, revealing her slim waist as she hides her face behind her shoulder. One of the slogans for the ads reads: "I am strong in #mycalvins. "Another adds: "I find strength in #mycalvins," while the third reads: "I am powerful in #mycalvins."

"She's becoming as busy as Gigi Hadid in the modelling industry recently, and the star looked completely different just days ago for W Korea's March issue. While the rest of us would look like we'd suffered from a childhood bowl-cut, the 21-year-old model looked as gorgeous as ever as she debuted a new blunt fringe. Kendall looked every inch the punk star as she donned a multi-coloured biker-style leather jacket and printed jumpsuit.

In honour of the magazine's 11th anniversary, the cover story, which was shot by celeb photography duo Inez and Vinoodh, included two special editions of the reality star.

The second cover saw Kendall wearing a bright red military-style coat, complete with silver zips and huge gold buttons.

How the world's fattest woman has lost 66lbs in FIVE DAYS

The world's fattest woman has lost 66lbs in five days ahead of her lifesaving treatment.
Eman Ahmed, 78 stone, was flown from her home in Egypt to India on a specially modified cargo plane to undergo a series of operations to help her lose weight.
She has since been placed on a strict 1,200-calorie diet and lost a stone a day in her first five days at the hospital.


Eman Ahmed, 78 stone, was flown from her home in Egypt to India on a specially modified cargo plane to undergo a series of operations to help her lose weight.



She has since been placed on a strict 1,200-calorie diet and lost a stone a day in her first five days at the hospital

The walls of her room reportedly had to be knocked down to bring her out before she was lifted out of her bed by a crane.

She was placed in a mini-truck at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport and transported to Saifee Hospital in Mumbai India on Saturday.

Medics today said in her first five days at the hospital she lost a staggering 66lbs - more than 13lbs a day - after being put on a liquid diet.


Doctors aim to reduce her weight by 450lbs this year so she can fit on the operating table.
Bariatric surgeon Dr Muffazal Lakdawala said: 'We need to get her in shape for the surgery.

'The operation table can take the weight of 1,000lbs but the width of the elevator is only 141 cm. Eman is currently 151 cm in width.'



Doctors aim to reduce her weight by 200 kg this year so she can fit on the operating table



Eman was reportedly born with elephantiasis - a parasitic infection which causes extreme swelling in a person's limbs and arms


Eman was reportedly born with elephantiasis - a parasitic infection which causes extreme swelling in a person's limbs and arms.

She has been heavy all her life and by the time she was 11 she was too heavy to walk, and had to crawl to get around.

She suffered a cerebral stroke as a child which left her bed-ridden and she piled on the pounds.
Her family posted a desperate plea online to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi asking for medical assistance.

After hearing about her case, Dr Lakdawala agree to help her free of charge..



Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty (pictured via video screen at the hospital) weighs around 1,100lb and had not left her house in more than two decades until arriving in Mumbai at the weekend for bariatric surgery

Eman has been put on a 1,200-calorie per day high protein and fibre diet, and is fed every two hours.
She is also undergoing two sessions of physiotherapy a day and is now able to lift her limbs higher and sleep better.

She is currently undergoing tests with the hope of having surgery in a few weeks time.

Last week, doctors said the 36-year-old would be fed only liquid supplements for the next 25 days to help her lose the 110lb (50kg) required before they can begin operating.

'Only after all the diseases related to obesity are brought under control and Eman loses weight will we conduct the surgery,' Dr Muffazal Lakdawala told reporters, adding the procedure would take two and a half hours.



Doctors put her on a special liquid diet on Monday as they prepared her for an emergency weight-loss operation



Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, has been bed-ridden in her home in Alexandria, Egypt, for the past 25 years due to a medical condition called Elephantiasis


The specialist weight-loss surgeon said he and his team at Mumbai's Saifee hospital hoped the surgery would help Abd El Aty shed another 330lb (150kg).

It would allow her to sit up and feed herself, something not possible in her present state.
Following the surgery she will spend five months being closely monitored by the Indian specialists and receiving physiotherapy to exercise her muscles before returning to Egypt.

Lakdawala said if the initial treatment was successful then doctors could use surgery to bring Abd El Aty's weight down to under 220lb (100kg) in a couple of years' time.

The Egyptian, who hails from the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, was flown to India's commercial capital in a specially modified in an Egypt Air cargo plane on Saturday for treatment.


A wall of her room had to be brought down to help bring her out before she was lifted by a crane and placed in an Egypt Air cargo plane




Doctors have been preparing her for the journey over the past 10 days, including building a bed specially for her



Above is the crane which was used to take Ms Aty to Saifee Hospital in Mumbai in western India, where she will undergo a series of Bariatric procedures



Footage was taken of the moment she was craned on to the plane in the early hours of this morning from her home town


After a seven-hour flight, she was placed in a mini truck at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and transported to hospital, where she will undergo a series of Bariatric procedures.


Ms Aty was born weighing a staggering 11lbs and was shortly diagnosed afterwards with the parasitic disease


She was accompanied by her sister, Shaimaa Ahmed, and a team of doctors from the hospital.
A spokesperson for the hospital said: 'She, along with her sister Shaimaa Ahmed, arrived in Mumbai at around 4am to prepare her for the flight.

'The team of doctors have been in Egypt for the last 10 days to optimise the conditions for her travel.
'Given the fact that she is so heavy, and not moved for the last 25 years, she is at a high risk (of suffering) a pulmonary embolism.

'(She) has been put on blood thinners to try and minimise the chances of such an eventuality during her transfer.'

Abd El Aty's sister had approached Lakdawala in October, saying her sibling needed urgent medical attention.

Eman was born weighing a staggering 11lb and was shortly diagnosed afterwards with the parasitic disease.

By the time she turned 11, she was too heavy to support her weight standing up, and resorted to crawling in her home on her knees.



Several people were then seen gathering around the truck as it arrived. A spokesperson for Saifee Hospital said Ms Aty was given blood thinners in the days leading up to the transfer to prevent her from suffering a pulmonary embolism



She was then, very carefully, lifted out of the truck and on to the plane, where she was then flown to the hospital with her sister by her side

Around the same time she dropped out of primary school and tragically suffering a cerebral stroke, which left her bedridden and exacerbated her conditions, causing her to remain in her room.

She has suffered paralysis in right leg and right arm.

What is Elephantiasis? 

Elephantiasis is a disease which causes a person's body to swell up to huge proportions.

It is caused by an obstruction of the lymphatic system, which causes fluid to be accumulated in certain areas of the body.

Arms and legs are often the two main areas which are affected. 

Some cases of the disease are treated with medicine, which battles the underlying issues. However, many people have surgery. 


She has also faced a series of other serious ailments owing to her weight including diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and sleep deprivation.

Her request for an Indian visa was initially denied, but she was granted passage after tweeting a plea for help directly to India's foreign minister, who intervened.

Abd El Aty had a long wait as no airlines were willing to fly her due to her health complications.
Prior to her flight, a special bed was created for her in line with the requirements needed to transport her safely to Mumbai.

Special equipment was also installed in the cargo plane in case of an emergency, including a portable ventilator, portable defibrillator, oxygen cylinder, intubation laryngoscope and drugs.

As she approached 78 stone, her family posted a desperate plea online to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi asking for medical assistance.


As a child (left), Ms Aty was diagnosed with elephantiasis which caused her body to swell up and increase her weight dramatically 

After hearing about her case, Dr Muffazal Lakdawala offered to carry out the procedure free of charge.
Her request for a visa was initially rejected, prompting Lakdawala in December to tweet a request for help to India's foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.

At the time Swaraj was in hospital awaiting a kidney transplant but was quick to respond with an offer of help.

Ms Aty has had a long wait as no airliners were willing to fly her from Egypt to India due to possible health complications.

Dr Lakdawala previously said: 'Transporting Eman to Mumbai is a challenging task keeping in mind the complexities of her case as she is a high risk patient who has not been able to move or leave the house for the past 25 years.'

Bariatric surgery is a stomach-shrinking bypass procedure carried out on those wanting to lose excessive weight.

It is increasingly common in India, which has a growing problem with obesity, particularly in urban areas.

India is a major destination for medical tourists seeking quality services and no waiting lists at a fraction of the cost of western countries. 

One nation one law: Catholic Bishops forum supports Uniform Civil Code


In a major step towards building consensus around the proposed Uniform Civil Code, a law college patronised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) has launched a competition in which law students across the country will research the subject and the best report will go to the President and the Prime Minister.



The development comes close on the heels of a Law Commission questionnaire seeking public opinion on the bid to formulate common rules on issues such as marriage, divorce and property rights for all religions in India received 40,000 responses.

Analysts point out that while the All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPLB) is not ready to debate the code and even rejected the law panel's survey, terming it an 'affront' to their personal laws, the CBCI has come out in support on the condition that the legislation must confirm the 'spirit and mandate' of the Constitution.


The AIMPLB had even accused the Law Commission of behaving like an agent of the Modi government, arguing that the proposed UCC - promised by the BJP in its poll manifesto ahead of the 2014 general elections - is a threat to the country's pluralism and diversity.
'This competition I hope will result in making a meaningful contribution towards the drafting of Uniform Civil Code on the basis of objective academic research findings true to the spirit and mandates of the Constitution', said Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, president of the CBCI and National United Christian Forum.


He is also a member of the National Integration Council chaired by the PM.
The competition is being organised by Mar Gregorios College of Law from Thiruvananthapuram, of which Cleemis is the patron, in association with Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training.
The CBCI's stand is that the unity of India should be impeccably safeguarded.
All discussions on the UCC must be done taking into account the diversity and freedom ensured by the Constitution and without hurting sentiments of various religious groups.
'It will be a great learning process for the students and a big contribution towards evolution of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC),' Dr NR Madhava Menon, noted legal educator and founder of several prestigious law colleges including MILAT, told Mail Today.
'They will produce a draft incorporating the views of different communities by including constitutional values of secularism.

'Only if a draft is in public domain can people understand what UCC is about and whether it is acceptable or not.'

The contest comes at a time when the law panel is perusing more than 40,000 responses to its questionnaire.


It was issued after the law ministry on July 2 last year asked it to examine in detail all issues pertaining to the code and submit a report.
Article 44 of the Constitution says implementation of the UCC is the duty of the state.
At present, laws governing inheritance or divorce among Hindus are different from those pertaining to Muslims or Christians and so on.