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Air pollution levels in Delhi and Mumbai have surged ahead of the festive season, prompting the Bombay High Court to raise concerns over industrial emissions, construction dust, and violations of firecracker regulations. With Graded Response Action Plan Stage 1 enforced in Delhi-NCR, environmental data reveals significant spikes in PM2.5 concentrations, acetone, and formaldehyde tied to firecracker usage alongside seasonal stubble burning. In the national capital, Bikaner House officials removed around 70 photographs from visual artist Raihan Vadra’s exhibition, citing booking guidelines restricting political content, a decision challenged by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra. Concurrently, the Delhi Police denied security clearance for singer Diljit Dosanjh’s scheduled concert at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium due to festive bandobast requirements. Other major developments include artists backing singer Daler Mehndi after an on-stage dispute with Uttarakhand Minister Subodh Uniyal in Tehri Garhwal, and cybersecurity agencies issuing alerts concerning artificial intelligence-detected PHP vulnerabilities and cryptographic certificate flaws linked to Bengaluru-based firm eMudhra.
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00:00Hello and welcome. You're watching 5 Live. I'm Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor.
00:04Let's take you through all the top stories that we have for you on top of 5.
00:07Number 1, we start with the pollution levels.
00:10I told you yesterday that the pollution season is here.
00:13It has officially kick-started.
00:16But the interesting story here is not that pollution season has just started in Delhi.
00:20It's actually Mumbai where the numbers are matching.
00:24Delhi and Mumbai.
00:26Delhi for the longest time has been the pollution capital of the world.
00:30But Mumbai is slowly catching up.
00:32And now we are seeing both the cities battling out for the worst numbers.
00:36The reasons are very different.
00:38But we'll get into why the numbers are bad in Mumbai as well.
00:42What are the factors for it?
00:44Story number 2 on the bulletin for you.
00:45We look at again pollution but from a different lens.
00:49Now, we keep hearing from politicians all the time that farm fires are the reason why pollution is spreading.
00:55But a new study puts into focus the impact of farm fires on your PM 2.5.
01:01Your PM 2.5 gets impacted and has a rise of 4% when farm fires are up.
01:09Guess what has the maximum impact?
01:12It's actually firecrackers.
01:14So who's going to put a hold on them?
01:16With the Diwali season, with the festival season coming in,
01:19is this something the government will consider?
01:22And importantly, what exactly does this study say?
01:25And then story number 3.
01:27And this is going to break a few hearts over there.
01:28There is no nod to Diljit Dosanj's Delhi show.
01:32It was supposed to happen on the 30th.
01:34Tickets had been sold out.
01:35And if you are one of them who managed to get the ticket,
01:38this is bad news for you.
01:40Delhi police is saying there's a security concern because of which his show has now been cancelled.
01:45Those are the top three stories we'll be taking you through at 5 Live.
01:49But let's also go through the headlines.
01:52U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks exclusively to India Today Trade Deal Tariff
01:57Trump plan for the world detailed in Trump's most explosive interview yet.
02:05The point of having an agreement is to be able to have certainty
02:08so that people know they can invest, people know what the rules are
02:11that are going to govern trade and commerce between the two countries.
02:14That's the very purpose of having a deal.
02:16And so that's what we're working towards.
02:18And I feel very optimistic that we're going to get to a very good place very soon.
02:23Priyanka Gandhi Badra's son, Rihant, speaks to India Today.
02:27Claims he was asked to remove 74 photographs of protests.
02:32BKan Airhouse has issued a statement now saying
02:34few pictures were inconsistent with that long-standing policy.
02:41Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah's big attack on Rahul Gandhi over foreign trips
02:45and vote-chori charge is such that Congress won't return to power for the next 30 years.
02:51Congress hits back, says the poll body's data shows over 10 crore Indians may lose voting rights.
03:04Delhi's hate has been caught on camera.
03:06Tripura resident racially abused in national capital by an influencer, Ameer Shaukeen.
03:12Tripura police and Delhi police have registered in FIR.
03:14Now, Rijiju has questioned the silence of onlookers in the video.
03:19Shaukeen has apologised after the backlash.
03:32For years, we thought of Delhi as India's pollution capital, as the world's pollution capital as well.
03:39Mumbai was a city of sea breezes, open spaces, supposedly better air.
03:44But now, even that advantage seems to be failing.
03:48In a shocking turn, Mumbai has been recording pollution levels that have rivaled and at times even surpassed that of
03:57the national capital.
03:59Now, the Bombay High Court took note of this and they're asking some questions.
04:03They're asking the question on every Mumbaikar's mind.
04:07How did we get here?
04:08The court has expressed serious concern over the city's deteriorating air quality, calling the situation alarming and questioning how officials
04:16can sleep peacefully while citizens struggle to breathe.
04:19It has also criticised the slow enforcement, lack of public warning and ongoing violations despite prior orders.
04:27The judges there stressed that health impact of toxic smog and firecrackers demanding urgent action.
04:34Authorities have been instructed to create enforcement protocols, raise public awareness and also submit a compliance report.
04:42Now, this comes after the Bombay High Court made its position very clear.
04:45Firecrackers are banned on public streets.
04:48It also said that roads, lanes and footpaths across Maharashtra throughout the year, they shall not be allowed.
04:55The court has also prohibited their use in areas around hospitals and schools and directed authorities to ensure strict enforcement.
05:03But that's the big question.
05:05Will that really happen?
05:07And here's the big point here.
05:09Firecrackers are only one part of the problem.
05:12Mumbai cannot breathe easy through a ban alone.
05:16Let's look at what's choking Mumbai.
05:19For starters, construction dust.
05:21We've known this evil for the longest time.
05:24The city's relentless redevelopment.
05:26Vehicle emissions, industrial pollution and dry post-monsoon weather is when the winds are weak.
05:33Pollutants linger instead of dispersing.
05:36And then comes the firecrackers.
05:38So, there's a baseline pollution which has been formed in and then adding to that problem is when firecrackers come
05:44in.
05:45Adding another burst of toxic smoke on an already polluted air.
05:50The question now is, where do Indians really go to breathe easy again?
05:54And why is it taking citizens, media, judges to bring this to focus?
05:59Our politicians are breathing the same air.
06:02Why aren't they as worried?
06:03Their parents, their kids are also breathing in the same air.
06:07Why aren't they taking the issue of air pollution at war footing?
06:14Vidya joins us live for more details on the story from Mumbai.
06:19Vidya, we've been talking about this issue for a while.
06:21You know, the battle between Mumbai and Delhi has been an old one.
06:25But we never thought in our wildest dreams that this would become one of bad air pollution.
06:31Who has worse air?
06:33What's particularly, you know, really surprising about these numbers is that at a time when Delhi pollution is said to
06:40be going at its peaks,
06:41Mumbai is still really bad.
06:44Is there, you know, in Delhi, it's a very active issue.
06:48In Mumbai, do you think people care about air pollution as they started speaking about air pollution as much?
06:54And do you have an air purifier now in your house, just like all us Delhiites?
07:00No, many people in Mumbai, it's not just now, but for the last few years, we have been seeing as
07:05to how there are people who keep air purifiers,
07:09especially, you know, people who live around the area where there is a lot of construction happening.
07:13And remember, Mumbai specifically has been undergoing a lot of, you know, construction work.
07:19Mega projects are underway.
07:20There's coastal road on one way.
07:22There is the metro construction, just on almost in every area that you can see, there is some other other
07:29mega project happening.
07:30And that's one of the reasons why the Bombay High Court very specifically had been saying that, you know,
07:35the cities are turning into gas chambers.
07:38And during the last hearing, the court had said so.
07:41And when it had actually asked, directed that, you know, firecrackers not be permitted on open roads.
07:48They can only be permitted in, say, open spaces, you know, wherein there is airflow.
07:53But however, in spite of that order, the courts, the bench, the judges themselves said that we have seen as
08:00to how there are these blatant violations that have happened during the festivities.
08:04And not a single authority has done.
08:06It said that right outside the chief, you know, the police commissioner's office, there were firecrackers that were burnt.
08:12And there's nothing that was done.
08:14So, you know, these are the issues that the court has been pointing out as to how there has been
08:20a lackadaisical approach from the authorities.
08:22And it's not just the, you know, the authorities who are doing the work of trying to ensure that such
08:27things do not happen.
08:28But the fact that both MPCB, the BMC are doing nothing.
08:32And this is what exactly the court has been speaking about as to authorities need to move, make a move
08:38and ensure that the public falls in line.
08:42All right, Vidya, the authorities are not talking about it.
08:45They haven't even woken up.
08:46They're not smelling the smoke just yet.
08:49But we really hope that they do.
08:50Now that the high court has intervened, we really hope that the government will respond and take necessary actions.
08:56Remember, in Delhi, we have grab anywhere across the country.
08:59Even that's not there.
09:00So, Mumbai, at the moment, as we speak, not sensitized as a society, not prepared with the right equipment to
09:06even fight it.
09:07So, in a way, they are in a much worse condition than us.
09:11At the moment, at least.
09:15But doesn't mean Delhi is any better.
09:17But the next story is going to tell you why we did get worse right after the Sehra.
09:23Delhi's air is turning toxic again.
09:25And after the Sehra, there's been a familiar suspect in the dog.
09:28And this time, it's not just the burning of the farm fires.
09:32It's actually firecrackers.
09:34Delhi Environment Minister Majinder Singh Singhsah has blamed Amati Party government in Punjab for smog in the national capital,
09:40alleging that Amati Party was deliberately not giving compensation to farmers and pushing them towards double burning.
09:45But here's the big question.
09:46Are fireworks adding more pollution to Delhi than stubble burning?
09:52What exactly is the contribution of stubble burning to the overall bad air?
09:58Now, Delhi's pollution debate has returned to us every winter.
10:01But this is the new study.
10:03Look at this.
10:05Farmfires dropped sharply to a five-year low last year.
10:09But the air was more toxic than ever.
10:12Do you see that data?
10:14Right from 2020 all the way to 26, we've seen a sharp decline in the farm fires.
10:20But the pollution levels don't show that trend.
10:23Why?
10:24The answer lies primarily in firecrackers.
10:26Now, studies show that fireworks can contribute heavily to elemental PM 2.5.
10:32It happens during Diwali.
10:33It happens during the Sehra.
10:35It happens during the festive season, Shadi, etc.
10:38It's always that, despite the bans.
10:39Now, releasing fine particles, soot and even toxic metals into the air, which increase PM 2.5.
10:47Remember, a known carcinogen.
10:49Now, Delhi's post-Diwali pollution records also show how sharply air quality can deteriorate around the festival time.
10:56Now, research suggests, again, you'll see that heat map over there.
10:58It suggests that during the festive period, fireworks can contribute far more to certain pollution components than stubble burning as
11:06well.
11:06Imagine that.
11:07Fireworks contributing to immediate worsening of the air more than stubble burning.
11:124% for stubble burning.
11:1485% for fireworks.
11:16Now, that's consequential and this is a man-made disaster.
11:21While stubble burning also, you could say, is one that is caused by, you know, is caused by our habits
11:27in a way.
11:28But that is something that the farmers have to work towards.
11:31This is purely out of our choice.
11:35Nobody is required, you know, to burn firecrackers.
11:38And that's how much it contributes to bad air.
11:41Now, there's a 2024 IIT Delhi study attributed around 85% of elemental PM 2.5 during Diwali period to
11:48fireworks compared to roughly 4% from stubble burning.
11:53Firecrackers and FSG burning during the Shaira celebrations have added to the smoke, fine particles to the air.
11:58And this year, we saw an immediate impact.
12:00The day, the air before the Shaira and there are, you know, air after the Shaira, immediate impact we saw.
12:07It went to the poor category right after the Shaira.
12:10And there are primary contributors to the spike as well, remember.
12:13Further weather conditions, including weak winds, falling temperature, can trap pollutants instead of dispersing them.
12:19Stubble burning in its neighbouring states also remains another potential contributor, depending on wind direction, of course.
12:25And Delhi's everyday pollution source, well, they've not gone anywhere, have they?
12:29There's vehicle exhaust, there's road dust, there's construction activity, there's industrial emission.
12:33That continues to all make like this really toxic cocktail of air, which is really, really bad for our health.
12:42It's tripping away at least 8 years of our life, if not impacting more.
12:46The result?
12:47Multiple pollution sources combining with unfavourable weather to make Delhi's air increasingly difficult to breathe.
13:00There are two main reasons that are being suggested for the deteriorating AQI out here in Delhi NCR.
13:06The first and the obvious being is the internal source of pollution that Delhi emits,
13:11be it through vehicles, be it through construction or the local industries out here in the national capital.
13:16And the second one is the increase in cases of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana.
13:24As a precautionary measure, the government has already gone ahead and announced
13:28GRAP 1 restrictions that would be imposed from today out here in Delhi NCR.
13:33Apart from that, clear mandate has also been given that no food should be cooked on stoves based out of
13:40coal and wood fire as well.
13:42The third most important restrictions that have been imposed from the side of the Delhi government is the construction.
13:49Any construction that is happening, they should ensure that the raw material that is put out in the open,
13:55that should be covered and constant sprinkling of water should be done.
13:59The dip in temperature is one of the phenomena why we see the suspended pollutants in the air causing this
14:05spike in their quality index.
14:07However, the environment and the climate scientists also wanting the unfavorable season to continue because of El Nino impact.
14:15El Nino factor, that simply means less moisture and there will be weakened western disturbance including less frequency of these
14:21WDs
14:22that often bring unseasonal rain and also high wind speed.
14:26Less number of unseasonal rain and the less number of wind speed frequency will eventually keep the pollutants suspended in
14:33the air.
14:33Even the recent several, you know, the WDs which are called western disturbance were so weak in nature that they
14:41hardly touch Delhi and NCR.
14:43It is early sign, it is just the beginning and if the, you know, this hostility of the weather pattern
14:49continues,
14:50clearly the Delhi and NCR and perhaps northern India will have stronger and longer days of spike in the air
14:57pollution.
14:59All right, let's bring in an expert voice on this. Joining us now is Sunil Daya.
15:02He's the founder and lead analyst as Envirocatalyst and he's one of those people who got behind the research that
15:09we showed you a little earlier.
15:11Sunil, take us through how are we to read these numbers.
15:14The study is from 2024 when you looked at the impact of firecrackers.
15:19Now, comparing it directly with farm fires, the impact of firecrackers, how exactly is it different?
15:26If you could break down for our audience, please.
15:36So, Neel, if you can hear me.
15:44All right, we'll just try and quickly fix that line with our guest.
15:49But in the meanwhile, let me take you through that study, which actually talks about the impact of farm fires
15:54that is there in our head in the air
15:56and also compared to that, the impact of stubble burning.
16:00Like we said, this is the 2024 study that looked at only the impact, by the way, not on AQI.
16:06It looked at only PM2.5, the particulate matter that is a known carcinogen.
16:13Let me try and see if we've got the line back with Mr. Sunil Daya.
16:16Sunil, can you hear me this time?
16:18Yeah, I can hear you.
16:19Okay, Sunil, could you break down for us how exactly was this study conducted
16:24that you concluded that 85% of PM2.5 spike is happening because of farm fires
16:30and only 4% because of stubble burning?
16:33Sunil Daya, I can hear you.
16:34All right, so, first of all, a little bit of something.
16:36I'm not really watching this on this, but we tried to see a few hours that we did that
16:41we did that for a long time.
16:42By stepping with short or this analytical level of use of the fire trackers on a high volume
16:48of stepping new and the fire trackers at Ardindberg.
16:51A few hours following that, this is the five seconds.
17:02Yesterday was a period of time, around which we care, including the five seconds, which
17:09is one, and we can look at that if you're ready to hear them, there'll be five in the
17:16second level.
17:17And if both type of conditions are testing around the value of the temperature of the
17:22temperature, when the wind is low, and when the value falls around the time when the
17:28farm fires are not able to peak, fire factors add the value to the temperature of the temperature.
17:35But the minor increase in the value falls around the change, and when the farm fires are also
17:41taking off the roots around the normal, time with a little bit of traffic might change
17:46a little bit, because that will change in a more complicated kind of time.
17:49It's the timing of when such a period is done, which decides what the operation is.
17:56But I'm not focusing on the ways of that, fire factors being burst at any point of time
18:02are very toxic with the highest quality levels, not just while they are being burst, but because
18:08the technological conditions are spread to the content in days, at least for two hours,
18:13eight to ten hours in the morning days.
18:15And what we see around the day is that it's going to be two to three days when you see
18:20the
18:20vaccine happening at a situation.
18:22That's very possible of content.
18:24Okay.
18:25But Sunil, help me understand this.
18:28I read the fine print of the study and it actually says that if firecrackers are spiking
18:35the PM 2.5 by 85%, it's also temporary.
18:40It comes down quickly as well, compared to fire, you know, farm fires that linger in the
18:46air.
18:47Is that a correct analysis?
18:49That is very correct.
18:50And that's what I was saying.
18:51Like, the firecrackers are being burst and then they stream in the air for two hours
18:55and then it's the new air.
18:57It's going to melt the whole pollution, but this firecrackers will sort of move away from
19:03them.
19:04That's when the firecrackers' share of total pollution starts coming down within two hours.
19:10But that's really correct.
19:12As I mentioned, firecrackers, you know, you need to do all the changes.
19:18They need to vary up to the customer.
19:20Obviously, it's just a little bit.
19:22This cocktail is very, very soft.
19:24And that's why the average heat period in your test, I'm going to put it in your test.
19:27But nothing is related to the firecrackers.
19:43So, let me ask you a quick question and a direct one.
19:54With all the knowledge that you have right now, in your recommendation for cities fighting
20:01air pollution is firecracker because, you know, it's what festivals are for.
20:08You look forward to Diwali because there is a Chakri and an Anar.
20:11You look forward, you know, to the Shara because you want to be able to burn the Ravan effigy.
20:16There are sentimental, emotional, religious, you know, sentiments involved when it comes
20:22to burning of firecrackers.
20:23This is not a choice one should be taking as citizens.
20:26But when we are in that situation, how would you recommend, you know, the government take
20:32this forward?
20:34Do we say limited?
20:36Do we say green crackers?
20:39What's your direct recommendation?
20:42Green crackers are definitely not a solution.
20:45Because green crackers also, when they are first, they remove certain amounts of resistance.
20:49It means the number of green crackers in birth was very high.
20:53So, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
20:58no, no.
20:58Now, some of our problems have been successful.
21:02Yes, over the last few years we have been, or last decade we have dreamed that the festivals
21:07are self-redued by certain scientists.
21:09But a bigger question that you need to ask is, has that been part of our culture in century,
21:16or when the festival started?
21:18I don't think that it has been said, you could when you started celebrating the festival.
21:22Festival is about spending time with your family, hearing the new clothes, having free
21:28time meeting them, and having a good time.
21:31Festival is not about propagating our children, festival is not about those useless animals
21:41that those types of people who suffer.
21:43Festival is definitely not about staying in those and going to a particular festival
21:49relationship.
21:50Alright, Sunil, thanks so much for joining us with those updates.
21:53Like I said, not a decision that one wants to be taking, right?
21:55Nobody wants to be a dampener and play spoilsport in the festive season.
21:59But this is not a choice one must be making.
22:02Maybe the government at this point can look at recommendations, limit at least, if not
22:06prohibit completely, the use of firecrackers.
22:09That's what experts at the moment are saying.
22:11Let's see which way the government really decides.
22:16Moving on, a massive row has erupted over the Rihan Vadra exhibition.
22:21The son of Priyanka and Robert Vadra has claimed that around 70 pictures, including those
22:26featuring the tri-colour, were removed by Beacon Air House, just before the exhibition opened.
22:31Rihan's parents have backed him and targeted the government.
22:34The venue justified its action, meanwhile, saying that it was in accordance with the guidelines.
22:39Here's what happened.
22:47Rahul Gandhi's nephew and Priyanka and Robert Vadra's son, Rihan Vadra, has found himself at the centre of a controversy.
22:55It all started with his exhibition at Delhi's Bikan Air House, where he was told to remove images of recent
23:02protests.
23:09Vadra Jr. during a conversation with India Today said that his artworks showcasing the tri-colour, along with other photographs,
23:17were removed by the venue's administration.
23:22In this hall, all the pictures, almost around 70 pictures have been taken down by the management, saying that these
23:30pictures are actually political in nature.
23:34And essentially, Rihan Vadra has breached the booking policy of Bikan Air House management that is to not have any
23:43sort of political conversations via these art exhibitions.
23:46They've said if we showcase them, they will cancel the rest of the days of the show.
23:50For the most part, avoided slogans.
23:53A lot of them were with the Indian flag.
23:56Max, there would have been a few bits of the Youth Congress flag or the Congress or the CPIM or
24:02the AISA flags, etc.
24:06But, you know, because I didn't want to make this a big deal, I tried to avoid as many of
24:12those photos as I could.
24:15Vadra Jr., however, said he was unsure whether there was any politics behind the alleged censorship, but said art knows
24:23no political boundary.
24:27I don't know if there was any pressure or motivation from anywhere other than here.
24:35The extent of my knowledge is that the management here felt it went against their policies.
24:42And they were also, you know, I told them this also, I have nothing against them.
24:45They are just doing their, what they feel is their duty.
24:48And the same way I am doing what I feel is mine, as an artist, is that I am not
24:53just going to remove the work.
24:55I am not just going to sit quietly.
24:57But, yeah, I don't know if there was any political boundary.
25:02Rehan's parents, Priyanka and Robert Vadra, backed him.
25:05His mother Priyanka tweeted that she was proud of her son.
25:08She also took an indirect swipe at the government.
25:12Vadra Sr. joined the chorus.
25:15Why can't we have our Indian flag and be proud of it and put it there?
25:19And why is the objection to having a picture of the Indian flag a problem for the administration at the
25:26Vekana House?
25:26I have no understanding.
25:28They did not even actually give any kind of written clarity or verbal clarity.
25:34What was the objection?
25:37The Vekana House Society justified its stance, saying it had sought the removal of certain photographs from Rehan Vadra's exhibition,
25:45after finding them inconsistent with its policy.
25:48It added that the remaining photographs continued to be displayed.
25:53Rehan regularly posts his artwork on social media.
25:56His October 13th Instagram post features photographs from protests, including one featuring the tricolour.
26:03The Gandhi-Vadra family's science first brush with political conspiracy may have put the 26-year-old under a spotlight
26:11he has steadfastly avoided so far.
26:16With Rahul Gautam, Bureau Report, India Today.
26:24All right, moving on to the story, not many are going to enjoy today.
26:27We are looking at a big setback for Diljit Dosanj fans.
26:31Diljit's concert in Delhi has been denied permission by the Delhi police.
26:35Citing security concerns, cops have denied nod to the concert.
26:38The concert was scheduled to take place at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on the 3rd of October.
26:44And Diljit Dosanj announced that the India Leg Office Aura tour, which was scheduled to kick off in Delhi on
26:49the 30th of October.
26:51But now, it won't.
26:53Now, the Ahmadi Party government has hit out at the BJP government in Delhi, saying that while BJP attacks Punjab's
27:01law and order,
27:02denying permission to Diljit's concert shows BJP's failure to manage law and order in Delhi.
27:07The Ahmadi Party Punjab chief has said that Diljit wouldn't have been welcomed in Punjab.
27:14So, what exactly is this politics that's getting mixed up in middle of some art and entertainment?
27:20Listen in.
27:25The Ahmadi Party is in India is the best.
27:28This point is in India.
27:29So, the Ahmadi Party is in India,
27:33the Ahmadi Party which should be called in the US.
27:37And the Ahmadi Party, Made for the
27:51the Ahmadi Party in India,
27:53National Capital's law and order under the Kendra government
27:57has been completely finished and there is no idea of giving knowledge here.
28:24Anshul Singh joins us for more details on the story.
28:28Anshul, what exactly has been the premise on which Delhi police has denied permission?
28:34Well, first of all, the Delhi police has made this very, very clear
28:37that there is a security threat that is roaming at Diljit Dosanj.
28:41But the real reason that the Delhi police has decided to go ahead
28:44and not give this permission for the concert of Diljit
28:47is that the festive season has already started out there specifically in North India.
28:52And there are a lot of locations at this point in time
28:56where there is a requirement of boots on the ground.
28:59So the forces that were supposed to give security to this said event
29:03are actually already deployed in different parts of Delhi during this festive season
29:07to ensure that the law and order and security of the national capital is maintained.
29:12And that is something that has been told to the team of Diljit Dosanj
29:16along with Bukmai Sho, who is the official ticketing partner
29:20of the entire concert.
29:24So they have been informed that since people are already somewhere or the other involved
29:31or the Delhi police is involved in providing security during this time
29:34and hence they will not be able to provide the required amount of people
29:39to provide security to this concert
29:41which is expected to have a massive, massive gathering
29:44as it was supposed to happen at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
29:47So an official communication has been sent. It remains to be seen what will be the decision
29:51that will be taken from the side of the team of Diljit Dosanj.
29:55Will they actually try to go ahead?
29:57Yeah, but Anshul, take me through the process.
29:59Before concerts are announced, before tickets are sold,
30:03isn't permission sought before that, prior to that already with the Delhi police?
30:08Well, the permissions are actually sought during the last minute itself.
30:12In fact, in this case as well, the letter that was written to the Delhi police
30:15was written on the 14th of October, which is just seven to eight days ago
30:18for a concert that was happening on the 30th.
30:21A two-week time is generally given to the police to actually go ahead
30:24and ascertain if at all they will be able to provide the required amount of security or not.
30:28And that is something that was done in this case as well.
30:31And the Delhi police, in fact, has referred to that letter,
30:35referred to that request that was sent out from the team of Diljit Dosanj.
30:38And they eventually went ahead and said that since this gathering
30:43is going to be a very large gathering and hence they would not be able
30:46to provide the required amount of security at this concert
30:50because both the life of Diljit Dosanj is also under threat
30:54because there are certain gangs that have issued threats to Diljit Dosanj,
30:59apart from that to maintain…
31:01Are you saying that after Tiger Shroff's attempted, you know, gunshot,
31:07it's in sync with that and the Lawrence-Bishnoye gang still being active
31:13that Delhi police has taken this?
31:15Oh, well, that could be one of the reasons what Delhi police sources are telling us
31:20that they have taken this decision after multiple…
31:23after they thought that at multiple levels they wouldn't be able to provide security.
31:28And yes, this could well be one of the reasons that the manner in which Tiger Shroff
31:32was actually attacked in Mumbai…
31:34And so, last question, last question very quickly.
31:37How many tickets were sold and what happens to all those fans
31:41who have paid and, you know, tried really hard to get their tickets?
31:46Well, yes, the book might show the official ticketing partner
31:50has not issued a statement at this point in time
31:53but what sources are telling us is that they will provide a full return to the fans.
31:58But yes, the fans were very, very excited since the time
32:01Diljit had announced this concert back in London itself.
32:03And since then, there has been a lot of talks about this…
32:07about this concert that was supposed to happen at JLN
32:09and it was expected to be a packed house,
32:11which means around 50,000 to 60,000 people could have easily attended this entire concert.
32:16And probably all the… all the tickets were also sold out already.
32:19So, yes, this is a massive, massive loss for the organizers, for the partners, for the sponsors.
32:24But yes, the Delhi police have made this clear that they will not be able to provide the security
32:28that is required to ensure that this entire event is done safely.
32:32All right. Thanks so much, Anshul, for joining us with the very latest.
32:35For now, the Diljit Dosanj concert in Delhi has been cancelled.
32:43Now, after Uttarakhand minister, Subodha, Unial, confronted Dilair Mindi on stage,
32:48several celebrities have rallied behind the singer.
32:51The minister, meanwhile, has defended his intervention,
32:54but Congress is now demanding an apology.
32:56The controversy has since moved beyond the stage.
32:58I'm sure you've seen the video online as well.
33:00The question is no longer just about one performance,
33:03but about where public accountability ends and public humiliation begins.
33:08There is also, you know, a lot of reports coming in about the health condition of Dilair Mindi,
33:13and then the culture of lip-syncing, which seems to be extremely prevalent all over.
33:19Here's a report taking you through how the entire B-town responded to this controversy.
33:39A public dressing doll.
33:52A viral video.
34:00And a controversy that has triggered strong reactions across the entertainment industry.
34:12Punjabi singer Dilair Mindi found himself at the centre of a storm,
34:16after Uttarakhand minister Subodha, Unial, confronted him on stage in Tehrik Garwal.
34:26The minister accused the singer of being under the influence of alcohol,
34:30and questioned his ability to perform.
34:39The video, as expected, has triggered a wave of reactions,
34:44with several celebrities rallying behind the veteran singer.
34:48First, his brother, Mika Singh, came out in his defence.
35:04Actor Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav, and comedian Vidas have also criticized the public reprimand.
35:12Mika Singh, Rajpal Yadav, and comedian Vidas have also criticized the public reprimand.
35:25But I just felt bad that nobody should speak to anybody like that.
35:33That's also on open forum.
35:35Mika Singh, Mani Mantri ji, you don't give this showbha.
35:42It's like that you have never bought any of the Kala.
35:46You can never buy any of the Kala.
35:48You can never buy any of the Kala.
35:49Dilir Paji, you don't drink a drink.
35:51I have also worked with him in Welcome to the Jungle.
35:55His life is bad.
35:57Not just music people, comedy people also have a lot to owe to this great man and this great artist.
36:05And he was humble and nice and supportive and amazing.
36:08Dilir Paji, I hope you feel well in your corner.
36:12Rapper Badshah, comedian Kapil Sharma and singers Palash Sen and Harshdeep Kaur are also among those
36:19who expressed support, with some pointing to Mehendi's recent surgery and urging people to show empathy.
36:27But not everyone saw the controversy through the same lens.
36:31Singer Sona Mahapatra has said public humiliation was not the answer.
36:36At the same time, she has questioned whether the debate was overlooking the audience's right
36:42to receive the performance they had paid for.
36:44Amid celebrity backlash, Uttarakhand minister Subodh Uniyal has no regrets over on stage
36:51rebuke of Dalir Mehendi.
37:20The controversy has now taken
37:22a political turn, with Congress demanding an apology from the minister.
37:38For some, the issue is the treatment of a veteran artist.
37:50For others, it is the responsibility an artist owes to a paying audience.
37:58And in the middle of it all is a performance that has sparked a much bigger debate about
38:03dignity, accountability and respect, both on and off the stage.
38:12Beara Report, India Today.
38:17Two major cyber security scares in just 24 hours have exposed alarming vulnerabilities
38:23in the technology underpinning the global internet.
38:27From critical flaws in PHP discovered using artificial intelligence to compromise digital
38:33certificates issued by India's eMudra, the incidents have triggered urgent security warning worldwide.
38:39So how serious is this threat and what does it mean for internet users like you and me?
38:45Here's a download.
38:5724 hours and two potentially catastrophic cyber security incidents have sent shockwaves
39:03through the digital world, exposing dangerous weakness in the technology that powers millions
39:09of websites, and the digital certificates that help billions of internet users determine whether
39:16the websites they visit can be trusted.
39:20First, an alarming security lapse involving India's digital certification company eMudra has
39:26raised troubling questions about the authenticity of websites and the security systems designed
39:31to protect internet users.
39:34And second, artificial intelligence uncovered dangerous vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming
39:41language that powers a vast majority of websites worldwide, triggering urgent cyber security
39:46warnings, precautionary shutdowns, and a frantic global race to install emergency fixes.
39:52The global PHP scare has prompted cyber security agencies across the world to issue urgent warnings,
39:59with some authorities advising organizations to temporarily take vulnerable websites offline until security patches
40:06can be installed.
40:08PHP is the programming language working behind the scenes across much of the internet, helping
40:13websites handle everything from online shopping and user logins to banking transactions and essential
40:20government services.
40:22France placed Interior Ministry websites under preventive maintenance.
40:25Finland took government network services offline as a precaution, while websites in the Netherlands, including
40:32those linked to critical infrastructure, also experienced disruptions.
40:37What makes this discovery particularly remarkable is that the flaws were uncovered with the help of
40:43artificial intelligence, exposing weakness that had remained hidden in PHP's code for years, despite
40:49conventional security testing.
40:53We call these pre-authentication, pre-authentication, remote code execution.
40:59In the cyber security circles, this is DEFCON level one, right?
41:04What it means is that someone on the other side of the wire can, without authentication, execute any kind of
41:11code, any kind of
41:12commands, take over the other side.
41:17So basically, these are the kinds of vulnerabilities that we've got to stop and figure out how do
41:22we want to protect against them.
41:26The immediate danger is that hackers could exploit unpatched systems to bring websites crashing
41:31down, disrupting essential public services, and potentially use these vulnerabilities as an
41:37entry point for more sophisticated cyber attacks.
41:39And AI, which found the loophole, could be used by hackers to exploit the same.
41:46This warning has a problem associated, is that now everybody is aware that this vulnerability
41:54exists, even the hackers that maybe did not know about it, and maybe they will rush to exploit
42:02it.
42:02So my advice is, update as fast as possible.
42:07And the threat is already attracting attention from cybercriminals, with cyber security company
42:12Cloudfair reporting that attempted exploitation surging from thousands to millions after the
42:18vulnerabilities became public.
42:21India's cyber security watchdog, CERTIN, has also sounded the alarm, classifying the PHP vulnerabilities
42:27as critical, and warning that attackers could remotely execute malicious commands and potentially
42:33seize complete control of vulnerable computer systems.
42:37But even as the world grapples with the PHP emergency, a major lapse was discovered with digital
42:43certificates issued by a Bengaluru-based eMudra, a company entrusted with identifying genuine
42:49websites.
42:51In a startling revelation, eight intermediate digital certificates were found to have private
42:57cryptographic keys, so weak that researchers could recover them almost instantly, raising
43:02serious concerns and questions about the security of the digital trust system.
43:06In the wrong hands, these compromised keys could potentially allow cybercriminals to impersonate
43:12legitimate websites, intercept supposedly secure communications, or facilitate more sophisticated
43:17attacks, putting sensitive personal information and financial transactions at risk under certain
43:23conditions.
43:24The revelations have triggered a swift action from global technology companies, with Google
43:29and Mozilla moving to block the affected certificates and strengthen browser protections.
43:34Importantly, CERTIN says there has been no confirmed malicious exploitation of the compromised
43:39keys in the disclosures examined, while eMudra maintains that its domestic digital
43:44signature and e-sign services remain unaffected.
43:49For users of Apple devices, the bugs are not a clear and present danger.
43:55Google has blocked the compromised certificate keys in Chrome and extended protections to
43:59supported Android devices through Google Play services.
44:02The biggest impact is on users of Windows systems.
44:06The best way ahead is to install official patches immediately and activate proper firewalls.
44:13For ordinary internet users, the message is simple.
44:16Keep your devices and browsers updated.
44:20Never ignore website security warnings.
44:22Avoid suspicious links.
44:24And enable additional login protection wherever possible.
44:29But the larger warning is far more unsettling.
44:33Two major cyber security incidents in barely 24 hours have exposed.
44:36How even the most widely used and trusted internet technology can harbour dangerous weakness for years.
44:44And as governments, technology giants and cyber security experts scramble to strengthen their defence,
44:50the biggest concern now is whether the world can identify and fix these vulnerabilities
44:56faster than the cyber criminals can exploit them.
44:59Bureau Report, Business Today Television.