21 JANUARY 2024 www.thestatesman.com INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 Pages 20 |` 5.00|LC Twitter.com/thestatesman Facebook.com/thestatesman KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR DEPLETION IN THE RANKS OF RAHUL SUPPORTERS TIGHTROPE WALK P7 SENSEX 71,423.65236.79 WEATHER Fog in the morning and later Partly cloudy sky very likely.. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 21 °C and 14 °C respectively. RAINFALL: NIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 94 % TEMPERATURE Max: 20.2°C (-6) SUN RISES 06:19 hrs MOON RISES 12:34 hrs Min. 72 % Min: 14.5°C (0) SUN SETS 17:16 hrs MOON SETS 01:24 hrs Full Moon on 25 January THUMBNAILS Delhi Police arrest man behind Bollywood actress deepfake video case: Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police has arrested a man behind the deepfake video of a popular actress, police said on Saturday. The IFSO has arrested the person who created the video and had posted the same on social media. The accused identified as Emani Naveen, a 24 year old B.Tech graduate, was arrested from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district . (PG5) NIFTY 21,571.80109.55 P6 ` vs $ 83.06 GOLD 63,050100 Shah: Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced India may also end the free movement facility with Myanmar, says Union HM AGENCIES GUWAHATI, 20 JANUARY nion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the IndoMyanmar border will be fenced like the IndoBangladesh border to curb the influx of illegal migrants and insurgents. Addressing the passing out parade ceremony of Assam Police Commandos, Mr Shah said: “The IndoMyanmar border is to be fenced like the IndoBangladesh border. The Centre, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has decided to fence the Indo-Myan- U mar border to curb the influx of illegal migrants and insurgents." "We are also thinking of ending the freemovement facility with Myanmar," Mr Shah added. Praising the role of the Assam police, the minister said: “Assam has always been affected by infiltration issues that have been going on for 10 decades, Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, drug smuggling, etc., but Assam Police has a glorious history of fighting and winning against these issues," he said. The 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, spanning Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, currently operates under the Free Movement Regime (FMR), which permits individuals living near the India-Myanmar border to travel 16 km into each other's territories without a visa. Initiated in 2018, the FMR was a component of India's Act East policy. As per the FMR, those belonging to the hill tribes, being citizens of either India or Myanmar and residing wit- hin a 16 km radius on either side of the border, can cross with a border pass valid for one year, allowing a stay of up to two weeks per visit. Following the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, a considerable number of Myanmar's tribal population crossed into India, particularly Manipur and Mizoram, where many remain illegally. In September 2023, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh urged the Centre to terminate the FMR.The state government contends that insurgents exploit this regime to advance their activities, including involvement in the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state. SILVER 75,500200 BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 78.03 53rd Statesman Vintage & Classic Car rally today STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE KOLKATA, 20 JANUARY The 53rd edition of The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally will be held at the Eastern Command Sports Stadium on Sunday. The cars will assemble at 10 a.m. and will be flagged off at 11 a.m, somewhat later than usual on account of the half marathon being organised by Kolkata Police. The Statesman is the pioneer in holding vintage car rallies in the country. The annual event in New Delhi began in 1964, followed by the Kolkata edition in 1968. The Kolkata edition has become an integral part of the city’s cultural calendar, as vehicle enthusiasts and ordinary citizens celebrate motoring history. Over the years the city lost some of the finest restorers of vintage and classic cars. These included Shashi Kanoria, Sanjay Ghosh, Pratap Chowdhury, Gautam Mukherjee and Bampu Sarkar. These stalwarts used to bring their vehicles and their august presence always awed visitors. There are three cars a century or more older taking part in Sunday’s rally, including a 1906-make Renault Freres owned by late Shashi Kanoria and to be driven by his son Shrivardhan, a well-known restorer and collector. There is a 1913 Gebruder Stoewer, a rare German vehicle, one of the last of its kind in the world. The car is owned by Mr Ananda Chowdhury who will drive the vehicle. The car was imported by Ananda’s great grandfather and has served the family for four generations. There is also a 1921 Rolls Royce owned by Shri Shri Iswar Satyanarayan which is always a crowd favourite, decked up as it is like a temple on wheels. There are also 15 vehicles that are aged between 91 and 91 years that will participate in the rally.
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