Delhi Police have busted an illegal LPG storage and blackmarketing operation in west Delhi’s Mundka, recovering 610 cylinders from a godown and booking the distributor under the Essential Commodities Act, officers said on Monday.
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Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said the crime branch, under ACP Pankaj Arora, carried out the raid on Sunday after receiving inputs about illegal storage and sale of LPG cylinders at a godown operating as Guruji Indane Gas Service.
Officers found commercial cylinders of multiple companies — Indane, Bharat Gas and HP — stored together inside the premises.
“While the firm is an authorised distributor of Indane, it had stored cylinders of other companies in bulk and was selling them on the black market,” an officer said.
Police recovered 610 cylinders in total — 423 Indane, 92 Bharat Gas and 95 HP.
Yadav said investigators also found major discrepancies in stock records. “As per communication from Indian Oil Corporation, the distributor’s stock of Indane cylinders was expected to be nil on March 10. There were clear irregularities in stock management, and the cylinders were being hoarded and sold at inflated prices,” he said.
An FIR has been registered under the Essential Commodities Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for criminal conspiracy. The owner of the godown is absconding.
In a separate case at Bawana Chowk in outer Delhi, police arrested two men — Amar Jeet (37) and Lokesh Kumar Yadav (37) — for illegal LPG refilling and blackmarketing.
Deputy commissioner of police (outer north) Hareshwar Swami said police received information that shopkeepers were illegally decanting LPG from commercial and domestic cylinders. On Saturday, the two accused were arrested with two cylinders, two pipes and two small cylinders.
In Shahdara, police also arrested a 55-year-old man, Ram Vilas Sharma, and recovered nine cylinders, two gas-filling machines and a weighing machine.
Police said Sharma was found illegally transferring LPG from domestic cylinders into smaller cylinders during a routine check. He was apprehended on the spot and identified as a resident of New Usmanpur.
China’s Hua Hong Group has developed advanced chip manufacturing technology that can be used to produce AI chips, four people familiar with the matter said, a major milestone in Beijing’s efforts to boost tech self-sufficiency.
Huawei Technologies has been in collaboration with Hua Hong Group’s Huali Microelectronics for the 7 nm AI chip. (Pixabay)
The group’s contract chipmaking business, Huali Microelectronics, is readying a 7-nanometre chipmaking process at its plant in Shanghai, the people said. That would make it the second Chinese chipmaker with such advanced technology. Hua Hong is China’s second-largest chipmaker. Huawei Technologies Ltd. has been in collaboration with the chipmaker for the 7 nm AI chip, the sources said.
China’s largest contract chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation or SMIC, is at present the only domestic producer capable of making chips with 7 nm technologies.
SMIC uses Dutch chip equipment maker ASML’s immersion machines to make 7 nm chips, but production yields — the number of good chips made per silicon wafer — have remained weak, analysts have said.
China Semicon Overdrive
The development comes after Washington eased some of its tech export controls since last year, allowing Nvidia Corp. to sell its second-most-powerful AI chips to China. Despite the easing, Beijing has encouraged domestic firms to purchase homegrown alternatives, as it seeks to wean itself off foreign suppliers.
Reuters could not determine how Hua Hong achieved advanced manufacturing capability, its manufacturing efficiency and which equipment suppliers were involved in the development. Hua Hong’s development of a 7 nm chipmaking process has not been previously reported.
All of the people cited above declined to be named, because the information is not meant to be public. Hua Hong Group, Huali, Hua Hong Semiconductor and Huawei did not respond to requests for comment.
ASML said it does not comment on questions related to deliveries.
Chip R&D underway in China
Huali’s R&D on 7 nm chips at its Hua Hong Fab 6 began last year, with support from domestic equipment suppliers including Huawei-backed SiCarrier, which tested its equipment at a facility in Shenzhen last year, a separate source said. SiCarrier did not respond to a request for comment.
The development followed an announcement by Hua Hong Semiconductor in December that it planned to acquire a controlling stake in Huali and raise a further 7.56 billion yuan ($1.10 billion) to fund technological upgrades and research at the foundry.
Huali is planning initial 7 nm chip production capacity of a few thousand wafers per month by the end of the year, with a goal to ramp up more later, two of the sources said.
Chinese GPU designer Biren is using Huali’s 7 nm line for tapeout — a process in which a chip design is committed to a physical prototype for testing before mass production begins, one of the sources said.
Placed on a US trade blacklist in 2023, Biren lost access to TSMC’s contract manufacturing service shortly after. Biren did not respond to requests for comment.
The Hua Hong Fab 6 is the most advanced of seven foundries within the Hua Hong Group and currently manufactures logic chips using 22 nm and 28 nm process nodes, according to the company’s website. By contrast, its Fab 5 produces chips using mature technologies ranging from 40 nm to 55 nm.
New Delhi, Trans rights activists have termed as regressive the proposed Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, 2026, warning that it could undermine the identity, dignity and equality of such people.
Trans activists slam proposed amendment bill, call it regressive, unconstitutional
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill was introduced by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar on Friday.
The proposed amendment has triggered criticism from members of the community who say it departs from principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the landmark National Legal Services Authority vs Union of India.
Transgender rights activist Akkai Padmashali told PTI, “This bill is so stupid. This is so regressive. This is so anti-transgender, intersex people and highly unacceptable.”
Padmashali said the provisions could further marginalise the community and create conditions that stigmatise transgender persons. “The major problems in the bill are that it has made the transgender community much more vulnerable and also suggests that we are being made re-criminals before the Constitution…”
She added that the 21st century is supposed to be about mainstreaming people’s issues and not putting them in jail or harassing them in the name of the state.
Padmashali also objected to what she described as the narrow recognition of identities in the proposed framework.
“Accepting only cultural and traditional identities of Hijra, Kinner, Jogappa and Jogta and using the term eunuch is unacceptable. Eunuch is a derogatory term that has come from colonial times and does not represent the diversity of gender identities that exist today. Apart from traditional communities, there are many people who identify as intersex, female-to-male transgender, gender queer and other identities,” she said.
Padmashali also criticised the proposal for medical authorities to determine gender identity.
“Why should our identity be assessed by doctors or magistrates? I am not okay with it. We will fight this and challenge it before the court,” she asserted.
Activist Meera Parida said the proposed amendments could infringe upon constitutional rights and create practical challenges for transgender persons.
“It doesn’t at all align with constitutional rights – it infringes on our right to privacy. If you look at the section they want to bring in, it takes away our right to bodily autonomy and to live a life with dignity, all of which was recognised by the court in the NALSA judgment of 2014.”
She said the provisions on verification of gender identity could create serious complications in accessing documents and healthcare.
“This has a lot of difficult consequences for the trans community, in terms of documents, how they want to live and access to health care. The language of the proposed bill sees trans people as criminals and also attempts to corner people who are trying to assist them in living a life of dignity and accessing gender-affirming care,” Parida told PTI.
The activist said the bill has already triggered anxiety within the community, and she has been getting calls from its members querying her about documents, the transition process and the impact on their lives if such a law comes into force. Parida called for the withdrawal of the bill and said the government should instead engage with the community before introducing legislative changes.
“Listen to their experiences and then make any changes,” she said.
Raghavi S, the first transgender woman to practise as a lawyer in the Supreme Court, said the proposal undermines the right to self-identification recognised in law.
“The 2019 law talks about self-declaration of identity, and the NALSA judgment clearly recognised the right of transgender persons to self-identify their gender. But this bill interferes with a person’s ability to obtain identity documents based on their own identity,” Raghavi told PTI.
She said the community fought long legal battles for recognition and rights, and the amendment serves as a major setback. “If this bill becomes law, it will affect our daily lives.”
Referring to historical narratives of gender diversity, she pointed out the contradiction between cultural references and the proposed system of verification.
“People often cite mythology and say gender diversity existed in ancient times. In the Mahabharata, there is the example of Shikhandi. But today, the government is saying that a medical committee will decide who we are. How will doctors measure a person’s feelings, identity or choices?” she said.
According to the lawyer, the amendment could violate fundamental rights and silence transgender voices. “It is almost like putting a lock on our voices and forcing us to hide our identity and our lives,” she said.
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Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry says it has sent 13 tonnes of humanitarian medical aid to Iran on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, using an Il-76 aircraft to deliver the supplies to Azerbaijan for onward transfer to Iranian authorities. The shipment, reported by Anadolu and echoed in Russian diplomatic messaging, makes Moscow one of the first countries publicly known to have sent aid to Iran since the U.S.-Israel war began on February 28. The move is politically significant because it allows Russia to cast itself as a humanitarian supporter of Tehran even as Western powers are divided over how far to keep pressuring Moscow. That split has widened after the Trump administration issued a one-month waiver on U.S. sanctions to allow certain Russian oil cargoes already stranded at sea to be purchased, despite reported hesitation from Germany, France and the UK. The result is a striking contrast: Russia is sending medicine to Iran, while the West is arguing among itself over whether Trump’s temporary relief on Russian oil weakens the broader sanctions campaign against Moscow.
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A memorial service was recently held in Michigan for several relatives of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, the man authorities say rammed a truck into Temple Israel earlier this week.
Law enforcement vehicles are seen parked outside Temple Israel guarding the scene in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, after Ayman Ghazali drove a vehicle into the building. (AFP)
According to the Detroit Free Press, the service took place last Sunday at the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, days before the synagogue attack. Iman Harb confirmed to the newspaper that the memorial honored four members of Ghazali’s family who were killed overseas.
Here is what has been reported about the relatives.
Ibrahim Ghazali was among those killed in the reported Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. According to the Associated Press, Ibrahim was a brother of Ayman Ghazali and died in the strike along with members of his family.
The Detroit Free Press reported that Ibrahim was remembered during the memorial gathering at the mosque.
Kassim Ghazali
Another brother, Kassim Ghazali, was also killed in the same airstrike, the Associated Press reported. The two brothers were reportedly at a home in Lebanon when the strike took place.
Ali and Fatima Ghazali
The memorial also honored Ali Ghazali and Fatima Ghazali, who were children of Ibrahim Ghazali. The Detroit Free Press, citing mosque officials, reported that both were among those killed in the strike.
The attack reporredly occurred shortly after sunset as the family was preparing to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Separately, Mo Baydoun said Ghazali had recently lost several family members in what he described as “an Israeli attack on their home in Lebanon,” including a niece and nephew.
There are conflicting reports about whether the brothers had ties to Hezbollah. NBC News, citing an unnamed Lebanese official, reported that the two brothers were affiliated with the group. However, The New York Times, citing another anonymous Lebanese official, reported that they were not connected to Hezbollah.
Separately, CNN reported, citing anonymous US law enforcement officials, that Ghazali had previously been flagged in government databases for contacts with individuals suspected of having ties to Hezbollah, though investigators did not believe he was a member himself.
Authorities have not yet publicly confirmed a motive for the synagogue attack. However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said shortly after the incident that it is investigating the case as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.
A heartwarming moment of compassion captured on camera in Maharashtra’s Nashik is winning hearts online after strangers stopped to help a vegetable vendor whose cart had overturned on a busy road.
A Nashik man posted a video of commuters pausing at a signal to help a vegetable vendor whose cart overturned. (Instagram/real_roshaan)
Taking to Instagram, a man named Roshaan shared a video showing people stepping forward to assist the vendor after his cart overturned and vegetables were scattered across the street. Instead of driving past, several commuters halted their vehicles and helped gather the vegetables before placing them back on the cart.
The incident reportedly occurred near the Navshya Ganpati signal in Nashik.
‘Seeing such selfless help was inspiring’
In the caption accompanying the clip, Roshaan described the incident and expressed how deeply moved he was by the spontaneous act of kindness displayed by strangers on the road.
He wrote: “This evening, near the office at Navshya Ganpati signal, a vegetable vendor’s cart overturned after hitting a pothole, scattering produce across the road. Even though the signal had turned green, people stopped their vehicles to help the vendor. It was truly moving to witness this; in an era where actions are often driven by self-interest, seeing such selfless help was genuinely inspiring.”
The video shows several people bending down to collect vegetables from the road while others hold the cart steady before carefully placing the produce back inside.
Watch the clip here:
Video garners thousands of views
The clip quickly gained traction online and has garnered more than 218,000 views on Instagram. Many viewers praised the strangers for their kindness and said such moments restore faith in humanity.
Reacting to the post, one user wrote, “Humanity is still alive. This is beautiful to watch.” Another commented, “Small acts like these make a huge difference for someone trying to earn their daily living.”
A third user said, “Respect to everyone who stopped to help instead of just driving away.” Another wrote, “This is the India we are proud of.”
Several users also highlighted how rare such moments feel in fast paced city life. One person commented, “In today’s world people rarely stop to help, so this was truly heartwarming.” Another added, “Sometimes a few minutes of kindness can save someone’s entire day.”
Another viewer wrote, “The vendor must have felt relieved seeing so many people help him.”
(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)
