z England won World Cup final match in sen sational style, defeating Pakistan by five wickets
z All-rounder Ben Stokes kept the momentum go ing, lead team to become the T20 WC champions
z England’s Sam Curran proved to be the most successful bowler in the final, taking 3 wickets; was announced as the ‘Player of The Match’ and ‘Player of The Tournament’
z England become ‘Kings’ of white-ball
New Delhi: PM Naren dra Modi will be attend ing the 17th G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia from November 14-16 as he will formally take over India’s G20 Chairman ship for 2023 starting from December 1.
Kolhapur: 32-year-old Marathi TV actor Kalyani Kurale-Jadhav died in a road accident in Kolhapur.
According to the police, Kalyani, known for her appearance in Tujyhat Jeev Rangala, was on her motorcycle, hit by tractor.
Foreign Secy Vinay Kwatra said that PM Modi and other G20 leaders will discuss im portant contemporary topics at the Bali Sum mit, including the status of the world economy, energy, environment, agriculture, health, and digital transformation.
He added, “The Bali Summit comprises of 3 working sessions at the leaders’ level.”
New Delhi: AAP’s former
councillor Haseeb-ul-Hasan climbed a high-tension wire tower in front of Delhi’s Shastri Park metro station to protest. It is alleged that he was not given a ticket to contest the upcoming Delhi civic body polls.
Bhatinda: The Punjab govt has directed the district authorities to review all arms licenses in 3 months, and no new licenses will be issued until DC of the concerned districts is satisfied with the security angle for seeking a license.
Mumbai: The state government has an nounced that two let ters of the Marathi al phabet have “Hindi influence” and will, henceforth be written in a certain way in the Devanagari script, an official said on Sun day.
Notably, while Hindi and Marathi both use the Devanagiri script, Marathi has multiple letters to indicate slight variations in the
spoken form of certain letters—unlike Hindi.
The changes will be applicable in all gov ernment communica tion as well as text books recommended by the state education board, he said.
“The letters ‘La’ and ‘Sha’ are written cur rently in a style that bears the influence of Hindi. The state gov ernment has now de cided through an order that they will be writ ten in the Devanagari script,” he explained.
cricket, hold both ODI, T20 World Cups simulta neously in a first z England won the ODI World Cup crown back in 2019 after defeating NZ
z Kohli took to Insta gram to congratulate England for winning 2022 T20 World Cup trophy
z Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter: Congratulations to the England team!
z It was a nervy game, with the England bowlers restricting Pakistan to 137-8
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Udaipur: Unidentified people attempted to blast a bridge on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad railway line, which was inaugurated 13 days ago by PM Modi. The inci dent happened on Sat urday night. The con spiracy was to blow up the bridge and destroy the railway track, said source. Explosives were also found on the spot. The blast caused cracks on the tracks. The ATS of the Rajasthan Police reached the spot to probe the terrorist an gle in conspiracy.
The incident of damage to railway tracks on Oda railway bridge of Udaipur-Ahmedabad rail route is worrying. Senior police and administration officials are on the spot. The DG has directed the police to go to the bottom of the incident.
There has been a conspiracy to blow up the bridge with detonators. Soon the accused will be caught. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has also instructed Director General of Police Umesh Mishra for a detailed investigation.
—Tarachand Meena, Udaipur Collector
Texas: Two aircrafta Boeing B-17 bomber and a smaller planecollided mid-air at an air show at Texas’s Dallas Executive Air port on late Saturday, immediately falling to the ground and bursting into flames.
“According to our Dallas County Medi cal Examiner, there
are a total of 6 fatali ties in Dallas air show incident,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Sunday.
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Mumbai: Customs offi cials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Inter national Airport here seized 61kg of gold worth Rs32 crore in sep arate operations, an of ficial said on Sunday.
At least seven travel lers, five men and two women, were arrested in the seizures that were made on Friday, the of ficial said, adding that this is the highest sei zure in a single day in the history of the cus toms at the Mumbai air port, he claimed.
In the first operation, four Indians returning from Tanzania were found carrying 1kg gold bars, which were con cealed in specially-de signed belts with multi ple pockets, the official
—PHOTO BY PTIsaid. Officials recovered 53kg of UAE-made gold bars, worth Rs28.17 crore, from the belts that the passengers had worn around their tor so, he said.
The belts were hand ed over to the travellers by a Sudanese national at Doha airport during transit time, the official said. The four travellers were arrested and re manded to 14 days judi cial custody by a court, he said.
Similarly, customs of ficials seized 8kg gold
valued at Rs3.88 crore from three passengers who had arrived from Dubai, he said.
The trio, including two women, were carry ing gold dust in wax form, he said.
The gold was ingen iously concealed in the waistline of the jeans the travellers had worn, the official said.
One of the women is in her late 60s and in a wheelchair, he said, add ing that the trio were ar rested and remanded to judicial custody.
Highest seizure in a single day in the history of the Customs Dept at Mumbai airportOfficials recovered 53kg of gold bars from the belts that four passengers had worn around their torso. First India Bureau
change in writing style of ‘La’ and ‘Sha’MARATHI ACTRESS KALYANI JADHAV DIES
Recently released from jail, the Sena MP resumed his weekly column Rokhthok in Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena faction's mouthpiece, on Sunday
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who was recently released from jail in a moneylaundering case, on Sunday claimed Maha rashtra's political at mosphere has become polluted where many people are out to “de stroy" each other.
The Rajya Sabha member was arrested by the Enforcement Di rectorate on August 01
and granted bail by a Mumbai court on No vember 09.
Resuming his weekly column Rokhthok in Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena fac tion's mouthpiece of which he is the execu tive editor, “There is a feeling of hatred and politicians have now reached a stage where they don't want their op ponents even to be alive. Maharashtra's political atmosphere has become
Democracy and freedom do not ex ist now, these are merely names now. Politics has become poison ous. It was not so during British rule.
—Sanjay Raut, Executive Editor,polluted where people are out to destroy to each other,” Raut said..
and BJP leader) Deven dra Fadnavis’s comment that bitterness in poli tics has to end, I replied that he is speaking the truth and the media started saying I have toned down,” the Sena leader said.
Today's rulers in Del hi want to hear what they wish. Those who don't do that are consid ered enemies, he further claimed.
Nanded: The Congress party’s state unit pres ident Nana Patole on Sunday alleged that the government led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came into ex istence due to corrup tion and out of fear. He also alleged that the cabinet is not being ex panded as the govern ment is unstable.
Saamana
“When I was asked about (Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
“China, Pakistan are not Delhi's enemies, but those who speak the truth and are straight are treated as enemies and such political lead ers lower the country's stature,” he added.
“Why is CM Shinde not going for cabinet ex pansion? It is because this government can col lapse. This regime came into existence due to cor ruption and out of fear. One cabinet minister is in charge of six districts. What is happening in Maharashtra?” he asked.
Hingoli (PTI): The Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress took a one-day break in Ma harashtra on Sunday and it will proceed from Kalamnuri in Hingoli district to Washim on Monday.
Senior Congress lead er Rahul Gandhi ad dressed a public gather ing in Kalamnuri on Saturday night, the sixth day of the yatra in Maha rashtra, and said the message of the foot march was that India cannot be divided and hatred would not be al lowed to be spread.
Mumbai: Congress leader Sanjay Niru pam slammed Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kir tikar, who recently joined Eknath Shinde camp, saying that Kir tikar is "not fit" as a leader and should re sign from his post.
Kirtikar has recently joined Eknath Shinde camp. Nirupam stated that if Kirtikar has left the party then he should also leave his MP post of Mumbai's North con stituency.
The Congress, along with the Shiv Sena and NCP, was part of the tri partite Maha Vikas Aghadi government, which fell in June.
“We will start a cam paign till Gajanan Kirti
kar resigns from his Parliamentary post as he is not fit as a leader. There is a lot of dissatis faction among voters so we are going to organize a bike rally on Wednes day and as he has left the party so he should also leave his MP post too,” said Nirupam.
“He is zero on the ground. Not a single Shiv Sainik went with Kirtikar, not even his son joined Shinde camp. His son is still with the Uddhav faction and I welcome the decision,” he added.
The Congress leader had also targeted the state and Central gov ernments over the shift ing of mega projects like the Vedanta-Foxconn and the Tata Airbus from Maharashtra to poll-bound Gujarat.
The yatra, which has covered half of its total distance of 3,750km, en tered Maharashtra from neighbouring Telangana on November 07 night and has covered Nanded and Hingoli districts in the western state.
All India Congress Committee General Sec retary (communications ) Jairam Ramesh in a tweet on Saturday night
said, “66th day of #BharatJodoYatra draws to a close in Hin goli district. The enthu siasm of people through out the day was very heartwarming. Tragi cally, we lost our col league Rajeev Satav who had represented Hingoli in LS to COVID-19 last June (in 2021). He was in our thoughts. Tomor row’s a rest day.”
‘CONG SHOULD ALSO SPEAK ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITIES AS INDIA BELONGS TO THEM TOO’
Aurangabad (PTI): A delegation of writers includ ing Ganesh Devy, Pratibha Shinde and Lakshmikant Deshmukh met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to extend support to his ongo ing Bharat Jodo Yatra, and handed over a memorandum.
The group told Gandhi that “soft Hindutva” adopted by some political parties as an answer to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Hindutva was not acceptable, Marathi writer Laxmikant Deshmukh said, adding, “Congress should also speak about other communities as this country belongs to them too.” He said, “Nearly 250 writers and artists support our memoran dum.” Other points discussed during the meeting and covered in the memorandum include education, the farm ers’ plight and anti-farmer policies, and labour laws, and freedom for writers.
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Mumbai: The state on Sunday report ed 144 new COV ID-19 cases.
This takes the in fection count to 81,34,440, while the death toll rose by one to touch 1,48,401.
The lone death took place in Buld hana district. Mum
bai circle led with 55 new cases, followed by 67 in Pune circle, six in Akola circle, five each in Nagpur and Nashik circle, three in Kolhapur, two in Latur, one in Aurangabad circle.
The recovery count increased by 199 in the last 24 hours to touch 79,85,028.
Thane: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sun day said his govern ment was committed to resolving the traffic problems in Thane city.
Shinde, who repre sents Kopri-Pachpakha di Assembly constitu ency—his home turf— was speaking while dedicating to people the third bridge on the
Kalwa creek.
Thane Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar also talked of the ongoing projects in the city.
He pointed out that CM Shinde “keeps blam ing” the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) all the time, adding “But he along with many of the existing ministers were part of the MVA.”
The Uddhav Thacker ay-led MVA govern ment collapsed on June 29 following a revolt by 40 Shiv Sena MLAs, led
Why is CM Shinde not go ing for cabinet expansion? It is because this government can col lapse. One cabinet min ister is in charge of six districts. What is hap pening in Maharashtra?
—Nana Patole, Maha Cong presidentby Shinde, who took oath as the chief minis ter with Devendra Fad navis becoming his deputy, the next day. The first cabinet ex pansion took place on August 09. The state council of ministers now has 18 cabinet min isters, including Shinde, against a maximum of 43 members.
Mumbai: The Pydhonie police have booked three people for steal ing diamond jewellery worth Rs18 lakh from Krishna Mayti (18) by duping him posing as priests. On Thursday evening, Mayti’s em ployee sent him with jewelery worth Rs18 lakh to get processed. Mayti was on his way to process the jewel ery when the accused persons approached him and coerced him to part with his parcel and fled.
Mumbai: City police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly beating a 65-year-old woman beg gar to death in the Dhobi Ghat area. The police said that the incident took place on Saturday night. “When the de ceased woman Sharda Keshav Waghmare was sleeping with her bag, the accused tried to steal it. After that, the woman woke up. He pushed the woman on the ground and beat her badly to death,” the police said.
Thane: A feud between two groups over a bullock cart race resulted in a shootout in Thane’s Am bernath on Sunday evening, police said. The ini tial investigation revealed that the problem arose over a bullock cart race being held at a village in Ambernath, where two rival groups clashed, an official said. Members of the two groups later opened fire at each other, but no one was injured.
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Thane: Police have ar rested two persons for allegedly taking away goods worth Rs77 lakh from a saree shop which they ran in partnership with a businessman in the Thane district, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place in Bhiwandi in Sep tember, senior police inspector Chetan Kakade said. Working on various leads including CCTV footage and intelligence inputs, police made the arrests on November 10.
Latur: As many as 1,231 cases were settled in the National Lok Adalat held in Latur on Saturday, an official said on Sunday. Chief District and Sessions Judge Surekha Kosamkar led the session where mat ters related to accident claims, family court, consumer grievance etc were settled.
research and develop ment section of Sir naomics Inc, a biophar maceutical company in Maryland, USA.
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Nagpur: From strug gling to get one square meal as a child in a remote village in Gad chiroli, to becoming a senior scientist in the United States, Bhaskar Halami’s life is an example of what one can achieve with sheer hard work and determination.
The researcher was
recently felicitated by Additional Commis sioner of state Tribal Development, Ravindra Thakre, in Gadchiroli. The department rolled out its “A Tea with Trib al Celebrity” pro gramme, with Halami as its first celebrity.
Brought up in a tribal community at Chircha di village in Kurkheda tehsil, Halami works as a senior scientist in the
Halami was the first science graduate from Chirchadi and first from the village to earn a Master’s degree and PhD. The 44-year-old re called that in the initial years of his childhood, his family survived on very little. “We had to struggle so much to even get one square meal. My parents till recently wondered how the fam ily survived that phase when there was no food
or work,” said the 44-year-old scientist.
“My father under
stood the value of edu cation and ensured that my siblings and I
Bachelor of Science degree from a college in Gadchiroli, Halami got his Masters in chemistry degree from the Institute of Sci ence in Nagpur.
In 2003, Halami was appointed as an assis tant professor in the prestigious Laxmi narayan Institute of Technology (LIT) in Nagpur.
PhD from Michigan Technological Univer sity in the United States and chose DNA and RNA for his research, foreseeing a huge poten tial in it.
Halami credits his success to his parents, who worked hard and contributed their mea gre earnings towards his education.
completed our stud ies,” he said. After earning a
While he cleared the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examination, Halami’s focus re mained on research and he went on to pursue a
During his trips to In dia, Halami visits schools, ashram schools, colleges and even meets students at his house to counsel them about ca reers and ways to achieve their goals.
Bhaskar Halami works at a biopharma company that conducts research in genetic medicinesHalami being felicitated by Additional Commissioner of State Tribal Development Department Ravindra Thakre in Nagpur.
Thane: Police suc cessfully rescued the 12-year-old son of an industrialist in Maharashtra who was kidnapped for a ransom of Rs2 crore from neighbouring Gujarat and reunit ed him with his par ents, police said on Sunday.
Five persons have been apprehended, in cluding three women, in connection with the abduction that took place on November 09 in Dombivili town of Thane district, said an official.
On the morning of November 09, the ac cused kidnapped the boy who was on his way to tuition classes.
The boy’s father later received a call on his
mobile phone and was informed that he would have to pay a ransom of Rs1 crore for his son’s safe return, said Addi tional Commissioner of Police Dattatreya
Shinde. While the police were subsequently in formed, the family re ceived another phone call and the caller de manded Rs2 crore with
Mumbai: A twoyear-old girl was crushed to death by a tempo while she was playing on a road in a locality in Mumbai, said police on Sunday.
The incident, which took place on Satur day afternoon in Cheeta Camp locality of Trombay area, was recorded in a CCTV installed near the spot
CCTV footage showed man did not see the girl sitting on the road
which showed the tempo driver did not notice the girl and the vehicle crushed her.
The girl was sitting on a road in the local ity along with her two brothers when the in cident took place, said
an official from Trom bay police station.
After the incident, the girl’s brothers raised an alarm and alerted their parents, who took the child to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead before admission.
Following a com plaint by the girl’s mother, the tempo driver was arrested and booked under rel evant Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections.
in three hours, he said. More than 300 police men were enlisted to look for the child. The police teams worked on various inputs, he said. Teams were dis
patched to Jawhar, Na shik, Palghar, among other places to look for the boy and the accused.
At one time, when the police came to know that the accused were present in a jun gle, they offered Rs50,000 to villagers for tracing the ac cused, said the official.
The police received a tip-off that one of the accused, who was a resident of Palghar, had shifted to Surat in neighbouring Gujarat and moved his belong ings in a tempo.
They traced the tempo driver who had transported the goods and finally tracked down the accused and the child on November 11. The boy was res cued safely and hand ed over to his parents, said the official.
Aurangabad: The Ar chaeological Survey of India will complete the work of illuminat ing Bibi Ka Maqbara, a 17th century monu ment in Aurangabad city, by the end of this year, an ASI official said on Sunday.
One of the popular monuments in Aurang abad, the tomb receives heavy tourist footfall.
The monument, which resembles Agra’s Taj Mahal, was built for Dilras Banu Begum, the first wife of Emperor Aurangzeb, near the Kham river.
She was given the ti tle of “Rabia-ud-Durra ni” posthumously.
“The key mausoleum of Rabia-ud-Durrani, which is also known as the Taj of the Deccan, will sport a new look in the new year,” a senior ASI official said.
ASI to light up the monument; it is one of the few that remain open till 10 pm daily
Bibi Ka Maqbara is one of the few monu ments that remains open till 10 pm every day. Hence, ASI has de cided to illuminate the structure to make it look resplendent at night, he said.
“We have already fin
ished the primary test ing of the lights, but they will be secured with stainless steel nets so that they remain safe,” the official said. The ASI also plans to revamp the landscape by changing the trees and making fountains in the water tank functional.
“The plastering of the inner and outer boundaries of the tomb is already underway. This will also be com pleted by the end of this year,” he said. —PTI
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Nagpur (PTI): A five-year-old boy was killed after the iron gate at the entrance of his house collapsed on him while he was playing in Nag pur district, police said on Sunday. The inci dent occurred in Kalamna area on Saturday afternoon. He sustained grievous injuries to his head and succumbed to them at a hospital, police said.
Mumbai: The Indian Navy has ordered an inquiry into the death of a 25-year-old sailor, who allegedly com mitted suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol on a ship in the Mumbai harbour, a police offi cial said on Sunday.
On Saturday after noon, the sailor, who was stationed on the Naval warship INS Chennai, a Kolkata-class stealth guided missile destroyer, went to an isolated com
Cops yet to ascertain reason for alleged suicide; suspect domestic trouble
partment on the ship and allegedly shot him self in the chest with his 9mm service pistol. He
died on the spot, the of ficial said.
While the exact rea son for the alleged sui cide is yet to be ascer tained, police suspect the sailor might have taken the extreme step due to some domestic issues.
The Colaba police re covered the pistol used by the sailor and a hol ster from the spot. They have registered a case of accidental death.
A Navy spokesperson confirmed that an in quiry has been ordered into the incident.
Mumbai: After facing criticism for enforc ing penalties on mo torists, the Mumbai traffic police has tem porarily discontinued the “seatbelt” action.
On October 14, the department announced that they will begin pe nalizing motorists and co-passengers who did not wear seatbelts when travelling within city limits.
The order was to be implemented from No vember 01 onwards. However, according to the sources the joint commissioner of traffic police, has told the staff
to go easy on motorists and fine only those who aren’t wearing seatbelts despite having them in their cars. Cab drivers have also been given till November-end to install seat belts.
However, the taxi un ion has requested three months to comply with
the orders.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Mumbai, Rajvardhan Sinha, on Saturday, is sued orders to discon tinue the action till next week.
“During the first 10 days, we have made citi zens aware about the
seat belts. Now, the ac tion on passengers not wearing it will start from Tuesday, Novem ber 15,” said a senior traffic official.
Meanwhile, police departments of vari ous states said that they would start issu ing challans against the offenders who are found poking their head out of sunroofs in moving cars violating safety rules.
Residents of Navi Mumbai say they will not be using the service often since travelling in a water taxi is not a pocket-friendly option for them
Mumbai: In an island city with heavy traf fic like Mumbai water taxi is a welcome op tion to travel. How ever, daily commuters are finding it to be an
expensive mode of transportation.
A water taxi service started this year on Feb ruary 17 covering three routes, all starting at Belapur. The one-way fare to the Mumbai Do mestic Cruise Terminal
(DCT) is Rs200, while the round-trip fare to Elephanta Caves is Rs750. The third route to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Transport (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai costs Rs800 for a round trip.
Most of the residents of Navi Mumbai say that they will not be us ing the service often since travelling in a wa ter taxi is not a pocketfriendly option.
According to them,
although it’s a stressfree experience when compared to local trains, one has to hire
cab/rickshaw for last mile connectivity, which ends up taking the same time. So it
does not check both the boxes of affordability and saving time.
Another drawback of the water taxis is their fixed timings and doesn’t suit those who require flexible timings.
The water taxi service from DCT to Mandwa, in Raigad district, was started from November 01 and was operating during morning, after noon and in the evening.
Due to less footfall, how
ever, only two round trips have been running since November 10.
According to some daily commuters, al though the water taxi is built at par with in ternational standards and promises safety along with comfort, there is already a jetty connecting Gateway to Mandwa, which is a more affordable option and takes almost the same time.
Eminent Gujarati writer, Jay Vasavada recalls how Modi ji’s unique vision and re sponses to seemingly obvi ous situations made him a better marketer, educator and a writer. Modiji’s in spiring thoughts, encouragement and out-of-the-box examples in practical life remain a guiding light for him. What are Navratri? It is Modiji who showed the world the grandeur and splen dour of Navratri. In one simple sentence Modiji explained what Navratri are when he described them as “the longest running song and dance festival of the world.” It is my observa tion that Modiji forms an in stant bond with people who harbor love for erudition and writing. His magnetic perso na attracts such people to him and there is a natural connect between Modiji and men of letters.
Modiji initiated the Vibrant Gujarat cam paign when he was the Chief Minister and I can recollect vividly, he intro duced the con cept of “Five Shaktis”. He spoke about Jan Shakti, Raksha Shakti and for the cam paign he in vited a few se lect writers to his bungalow. I was quite taken aback when I found my name amongst those who had been chosen by Modiji for this endeavor. I reached his residence and met him and Ad vaniji, who too was present there. Much to my surprise, Modiji knew all about me. I mean, I would have been sur prised if it was someone from the Information Department who was aware of my work and had recommended me to Modiji. But it was Modiji knew all about me. He re ferred to the books I had au thored, the last article I had written, and spoke about my passion for collecting books. My library is the greatest wealth I own and I was completely floored when Modiji mentioned my library to me. It was indeed a pleasant feeling to have my work acknowledged by someone none other
One sentence spoken by Modiji made me his mureed. I was teaching Marketing Manage ment at that time and when Modiji brought up the brilliant idea of marketing Navratri to the world as the “World’s longest run ning song and dance festival”, I was stumped. He said that we can google, at that time the internet too was in its nascent stages, and know all about the carnivals in Brazil and Ire
land but they run on for only two or three days. But think of the Indian Navratri –we celebrate this auspicious festival for 9 days and still the world knows very little about it. Navratri are nothing without Garba and are a celebration of life. We cannot think of Navratri without the raas and dance. All Gujaratis understand what Navratri are all about, but how to make the world aware of this rich and wonder ful Indian carnival? It took only one sen tence for Modiji to brand Navratri in such a powerful way that brought the Indian 9-day carnival so much fame!
When Vibrant Gujarat campaign came to Gujarat, I was invited to speak at the event at Mahatma Mandir. Modiji deliv ered a powerful speech as usual at the event. In a personal conversation, Modiji said “We should let people read whatever they wish to. It is not important where people begin reading from. It is not of consequence whether people cultivate a habit of reading by reading Swami Vive kanand or our own Manubhai Pancholi, who goes by the pen name Darshak - no, that is not the question.” To further elu cidate this point, Modiji cited the example of a heavily loaded truck that is taking a turn. It must move slowly, steadily and take a nicely, calculated turn. If the truck rushes on, it is bound to overturn. Thus young children should not be forced to read particular writers or books. They must be allowed to explore the world of books and reading and grow at their indi vidual pace. Now, this is how a perfect teacher thinks and Modiji definitely is one!
Modiji, at one point, showed me how to think about branding and now he showed me how to act like a teacher. During the Vibrant Gujarat Campaign, we do not limit ourselves to inviting Indian lumi naries; we go ahead and showcase our culture and heritage to the world by invit
One sentence spoken by Modiji made me his mureed. I was teaching Marketing Management at that time and when Modiji brought up the brilliant idea of marketing Navratri to the world as the “World’s longest running song and dance festival”, I was stumped. He said that we can google, at that time the internet too was in its nascent stages, and know all about the carnivals in Brazil and Ireland but they run on for only two or three days. But think of the Indian Navratri – we celebrate this auspicious festival for 9 days and still the world knows very little about it. Navratri are nothing without Garba and are a celebration of life. It took only one sentence for Modiji to brand Navratri in such a powerful way that brought Indian 9-day carnival so much fame!
ing dignitaries from other countries. We invite nations such as Israel, Korea and Japan. We do not compete with other In dian states. As CM, Modiji would say, “We’ve got a global campaign!” So his vi sion and appeal at that time too was uni versal and all-inclusive.
I vividly recollect the Aug 15 celebra tions for which I had been invited. I was carrying a copy of my latest book Life @ Kite but when I went ahead and presented it to Modiji, his first question to me was “Have you presented copy of your book to the Governor?” Now, let me tell you, Modiji was the inspiration behind the concept of the book. He had told me that I must project big and come up with qual ity work - be it my books, my words, my campaign!
So when I went up to present the book to him, he asked me if I had one more copy and took the book to the Governor himself. He said “Meet Jay Vasadeva, the much loved youth writer from Gujarat who will be honoured today in the event. Here’s a copy of his latest book for you!” Well, my father, out of much happiness and excitement, had moved a little to wards the front row. The guard stopped him and my face was turned the other way where I could not see what was hap pening. It was Modiji who noticed my father and immediately sent for someone to escort him to the front row, from where he could watch the proceedings. And then, Modiji did not just present the roll of honour to me, but honoured my father at the event as well. Thus, it is my good fortune that I have known Modiji’s thoughts, his vision and experienced his greatness closely.
AND EDITED BY SHASHIKANT SHARMA AND SHWETA SHARMA
Chandigarh (PTI): De fence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday as serted that safeguard ing national interests is the main focus of the BJP-led government and anyone casting an evil eye on India is now given a befitting reply.
“India is no longer weak. We believe in peace,” Singh said, add ing that a befitting re ply is now given if any one tries to harm us.
Our soldiers have proved this time and again, Singh said refer ring to the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 Balakot airstrikes. He also men tioned about the brav ery shown by soldiers during the Galwan Val ley standoff in Ladakh.
Singh was address ing a gathering after unveiling the statue of legendary warrior Prithviraj Chauhan in Haryana’s Jhajjar. He also said to get rid
New Delhi: Per capita income of population in India has in creased in real terms by 33.4 per cent since the enactment of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in 2013, Centre has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit, the Union govt said this rise in per capita income of people has taken a large number of households to higher income class. “During last eight years, since the enactment of NFSA, per capita income of the population in India has increased in real terms by 33.4 per cent,” the Centre said.
Shamli: A man accused of raping a minor has been awarded a life sentence by the POCSO court in Shamli. Additional district sessions judge (POCSO), Mumtaz Ali, also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the man. In April this year, the accused, identified as Mohd Usman, 32, who worked as a mason, kidnapped the 16-year-old girl from her village when her parents were away and raped her for three days.
Chennai: The Madras High Court has directed the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department to sensitise its officials to their powers and respon sibilities in verification of community certificates. “We hope the needful will be done at the level of the secretary,” a Division Bench of Justice R Sub ramanian and Justice K Kumaresh Babu said while allowing a writ petition from a woman recently.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said augmentation of medical infrastructure was crucial to meet the rising need of qualified doctors and deserving colleges must not be denied the opportunity to en hance the strength of medical profession als as it allowed a Tamil Nadu college to increase intake of students for NEET-UG 2022. The observation came dealing with a petition by Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College & Hospital in Tamil for raising the issue of denial of request for increased intake of students to 250.
of the colonial mindset, the Narendra Modi gov ernment has taken a number of initiatives, including a new Indian Navy ensign inspired from Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji, abolition of around 1,500 obsolete Britishera laws, renaming of Rajpath as Kartavya
Path and installation of a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.
Over 1,500 archaic laws dating back to British era, whose rele vance was over, have been abolished. There are many such laws for which we are preparing a scheme, he said.
Mumbai (PTI): Senior BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Sunday took a dig at former Con gress chief Rahul Gan dhi, wondering whether the party had kept him away from campaign ing in the Himachal Pradesh elections as part of a strategy.
The state voted on Saturday where the Congress is keen to de feat the BJP govern ment led by Jai Ram Thakur.
“We have to under stand whether it was part of a strategy that Rahul Gandhi was kept away from elections on the pretext of the Bharat Jodo Yatra or whether it was a political move,” the information and broadcasting minister told reporters here.
Only the Congress can shed light on why a prominent leader of the party had not cam paigned in the elec tions, which form an important aspect of de mocracy, he said.
New Delhi (ANI): Con gress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday said that the party has com pleted the first leg of its Bharat Jodo Yatra and the yatra has revealed the real identity of Ra hul Gandhi.
“WILL NAIL GOVT”“When yatra started, there were many ques tions in our minds, but it has succeeded beyond our expectations. During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, many people joined the party and mostly the common people of the country. Farmers, youth, and working people are joining the yatra,” Ku mar said.
“Women are also meeting Rahul Gandhi comfortably. It has re vealed the real identity of Rahul Gandhi. The first leg of Yatra has been completed and the second stage of the journey will be based on the unful filled promises of the BJP govt,” he added.
Lucknow (PTI): UP
Minister Jaiveer Singh has said the political stature of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Dim ple Yadav is as different as the earth and sky and claimed the BJP will win the Samajwadi Par ty’s bastion of Mainpu ri in the December 5 Lok Sabha bypoll. The SP has fielded
party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Ya dav as its candidate
from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which fell vacant after the death
New Delhi (ANI): The BJP on Sunday held a meeting under its Gen eral Secretary BL San tosh at the party’s head quarters in Delhi to pre pare for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
According to sources, during the meeting, the party reviewed the pro gress of all the ongoing programmes as well as the progress of the cen tral government-run schemes across the na tion. The sources fur ther said that the party also reviewed various initiatives that needed to be taken up ahead of the next general elections.
BJP is looking to put all its efforts into the up coming Gujarat polls.
VIKAS BANSODE JOINS BJP
New Delhi (PTI): A Supreme Court lawyer who worked as legal advisor to governors of several states joined the BJP on Sunday.
Vikas Bansode joined the party at its headquarters in the presence of its national general secretary CT Ravi.
Ravi told media that Bansode had worked as a legal advisor to former governors, including late Congress leader Hansraj Bhardwaj, of states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He knows many opposi tion leaders inside out and that is why some of them are losing sleep at his decision to join the BJP, Ravi said.
Apart from this, the year 2023 is also an elec tion-filled year with As sembly polls likely in 9
tisgarh amongst others.
BJP-led NDA govt has been in power in the centre since 2014 and is serving its second term under PM Narendra Modi. BJP had a full majority in 2019 too with the party winning over 300 seats in the 2019 polls. The party is confident that under the leadership of Modi, they can emerge victo rious in 2024 elections.
A scattered opposi tion is still searching for a leader who can bind all of them together.
of party patriarch Mu layam Singh Yadav. The seat had been
represented by Mulay am for five times since 1996 while other SP nominees have won it a number of times.
Singh said Samajwa di Party under Mulay am was seen on the ground whereas under Akhilesh, it is being op erated from air-condi tioned rooms and visi ble only on Twitter.
New Delhi (ANI): BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Sunday filed a police complaint at North Av enue police station against TMC leader Akhil Giri who passed derogatory remarks on President Droupadi Murmu recently.
states including Tripu ra, Meghalaya, Karna taka, Rajasthan, Mad hya Pradesh and Chhat
New Delhi: Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his first
ally outside Bihar. Ever since he broke ties with the BJP and formed an alliance with the Rashtriya Ja nata Dal and formed a new government in Bihar, he has been trying to forge a role in national poli tics. For this, he visited Delhi twice in the past and met opposi tion
leaders. He is also in touch with socialist leaders from across the country, with whom he did politics in the eighties and nineties. Despite this, he has not yet received open sup port from any Sama jwadi Party.
Meanwhile, Badrud din Ajmal, leader and MP of Assam’s All In dia United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has an nounced to accept Nit ish as a leader. Ajmal has said that if Nitish
Kumar leads the oppo sition alliance, he (Aj mal) would be ready to join it. Keep in mind that Ajmal’s party has been in coalition with the Congress in Assam. But right now both the parties are doing differ ent politics. With Ajmal siding with Nitish, the Janata Dal-U can get some advantage in the politics of the North east. The JDU has been influential in the north eastern states of Ma nipur, Nagaland,
Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. There are elections in two of these states next year. If Nitish’s party repeats the previous performance, then JDU will come closer to be coming a national par ty. However, it is not yet clear whether Nitish will benefit from Aj mal’s support in the rest of the country or some parties will dis tance himself from him due to the compulsion of Hindutva politics.
Earlier, leaders like Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee and K Chan drashekhar Rao have attempted opposition unity but got no results.
Chatterjee has re quested immediate ac tion against Giri under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ ST) Act. According to her, Mamata Banerjee should fire Giri and apologize to President Murmu about the inci dent herself.
Speaking to media af ter filing FIR, Chatterjee said, “Mamata Banerjee should give a statement. Akhil Giri is a minister in her government, she should sack him imme diately. She should come to Delhi and apologize. They may say a lot about the SC-ST community in public but this is the ac tual sentiment of their ministers.”
Jashpur
Diwas,
Tamil Nadu (ANI): In dia Meteorological De partment predicted rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in Chen nai on Sunday.
The Met Department issued a red alert for Ta mil Nadu.
Several parts of Chennai have been wa terlogged due to the heavy rainfall since Fri day, adding to the woes of the common people.
The IMD had earlier stated the depression that formed in the Bay
of Bengal is likely to move towards the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast as an intense de pression by Saturday, due to which coastal re gions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are likely to experience heavy rains from for the next three days.
“Puducherry and sur rounding areas have been receiving wide spread heavy rains since last night due to the low-pressure area,” the Meteorological De
partment said adding that the incessant rains in areas like Bussi Road, Laspettai East Coast
Road, Karuvadikuppam are flooded compelling the motorists to suffer. Notably, the low-lying
Siem Reap (PTI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said he felt like home in Cambodia, which is part of India’s “extend ed family”, as he inau gurated the completed conservation work of ‘Haal of Dancers’ in Ta Prohm Temple here.
Dhankhar, accompa nied by his wife Sudesh Dhankhar and External Affairs Minister S Jais hankar, visited the Ta Prohm Temple and of fered prayers.
“We are not in the country of our extend ed neighbourhood, we are in our extended family,” Dhankhar said while inaugurating the restored Hall of Danc ers at Ta Prohm Temple in the Angkor archaeo logical complex.
‘The Hall of Dancers’ at Ta Prohm temple is part of a USD 4 million
New Delhi (PTI):
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Sunday left for France on a four-day visit with an aim to fur ther strengthen the “bonds of trust” be tween the Indian and French armies amid the fast-evolving security matrix and the geopo litical situation.
Gen Manoj Pande will hold extensive talks with the top mili tary brass of France.
“The Chief of the Army Staff has pro ceeded on a visit to France from November 14 to 17.
“During the four-day
visit, he will be meeting his counterparts and senior military leader ship of France with an aim to enhance defence cooperation between both the nations,” the Army said in a state ment issued on Sunday.
Phnom Penh : Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar high lighted the global concerns on food and energy securi ty, and emphasised the role of the East Asia Summit (EAS) mechanism in pro moting free, open and inclusive IndoPacific with free dom of navigation and overflight.
He emphasised the role of the EAS mechanism in pro moting free, open and inclusive IndoPacific with free dom of navigation and overflight.
areas including Rain bow Nagar and Krishna Nagar are also sur rounded by rainwater.
The Puducherry gov ernment ordered two days of holiday for schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karai kal for Friday and Sat urday (i.e., November 11 to November 12) due to heavy rain. Similarly in Tamil Nadu, schools and colleges remain closed in several dis tricts in view of inces sant rainfall.
Chennai (PTI): Ta mil Nadu Chief Min ister M K Stalin on Sunday said he would soon be inspecting rain-affected areas in the Cauvery delta re gion.
After inspecting ar eas in north Chennai, Stalin said he would be visiting Sirkazhi in Mayilduthurai dis trict on November 14.
“People said there is
no rain water stagna tion in most (North Chennai) areas,” the Chief Minister said on his visit to city ar eas. From Monday, the India Meteorological Department has fore cast a significant de crease in rainfall ac tivity in Tamil Nadu and nearby Puduch erry.
Electricity distribu tion infrastructure
was hit. Sirkazhi saw a record 44 CM, alltime high for this spe cific region and high est in Tamil Nadu dur
Jammu (PTI): The J&K Police is all set to procure seven mine-pro tected vehicles (MPVs), five remotely operated vehicles (RoVs), and 18 under-vehicle surveil lance systems (UVSS), officials said on Sunday.
The special vehicles and equipment will boost the security and surveillance abilities of the Jammu and Kash mir Police engaged in counter-terrorism oper ations, they said.
Police headquarters recently floated bids on the Government e-Mar ketplace (GeM) portal for purchasing the secu rity equipment and ve hicles. According to of ficials, the vehicles should protect police personnel against IED and mine attacks.
Besides, police are also procuring two bomb baskets — de signed to withstand blasts — and 260 bulletresistant shields, for which bids have been floated, they said.
Phnom Penh (PTI): External Affairs Minis ter S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State An tony Blinken on Sunday and discussed the Ukraine conflict, the strategic Indo-Pacific region and bilateral re lations on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India summit here in the Cambodian capital.
Jaishankar is accom panying Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is leading the Indian del egation to the ASEANIndia Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit here.
“A good meeting with US Secretary of State @ SecBlinken. Discussed Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, energy, G20 and bilateral relations,” Jaishankar said in a tweet.
He also met UN chief Antonio Guterres at the end of the ASEAN gala dinner on Saturday.
“Always nice to catch up with DPM & FM Don Pramudwinai of Thai
First India Bureau
New Delhi (PTI): t The Congress on Sunday re leased its fifth list of six candidates for the Guja rat Assembly elections scheduled to be held in December in two phases.
The six candidates de clared by the party in cluded Manhar Patel from Botad in place of Ramesh Mer.
The total number of candidates declared so far by the party is 109.
The Congress had on No vember 4 released its first list announcing the names of 43 candidates
for the elections.
On November 10, the party came out with an other list with 46 names.
It released a list of seven candidates on Friday
but one was a replace ment for the earlier an nounced candidate. A fourth list of nine candi dates was released on Saturday.
lll MoEFCC said, “Developing a global baseline to enhance transparency & investor confidence is crucial in enhancing adaptation”
Sharm el-Sheikh: Sec retary Ministry of Envi ronment Forest and Cli mate Change, Leena Nandan delivered her special remarks at a ses sion on ‘Long Term Strategy on Adaptation and Adaptation Readi ness in India’, organised by The Energy and Re sources Institute (TERI) at the India Pavilion at COP27 on Sunday.
Underscoring the im perative need for fi
nance for adaptation, Leena Nandan, Secre tary, pointed out that developing a global
baseline to enhance transparency and inves tor confidence is a cru cial measure in enhanc
ing adaptation readi ness. Noting that adap tation must be at the forefront of develop ment interventions, Nandan said, “The insti tutional arrangement, the action plan and re source mobilization, all have to walk hand-inhand and see the macro picture through the same lens.”
She strongly empha sised on the need for in formation dissemina tion to strengthen com munities for adaptation.
Barabanki: There are only two parties, BJP and Congress, in Gujarat and never a third, PM Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi said on Sunday, dismissing AAP’s challenge in the Guja rat assembly polls. He also claimed that the Congress in now “nil” in the state and the BJP has “come to its full force”. Elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, and results will be declared along with that of Himachal Pradesh on December 8. The hill state went to polls on Saturday. Prahlad Modi was here on the invitation of BJP leader Sumit Singh.
Met Canadian colleagues Trade Minister @mary_ng and FM @ melaniejoly at the ASEAN gala din ner. All for greater trade and strategic con vergence, while countering terrorism and opposing radicalization.
land. Discussed our shared regional con cerns and the strength ening partnership with ASEAN,” he said.
US President Joe Biden also attended the East Asia Summit. He
shook hands with Vice President Dhankhar during the summit. S Jaishankar on Saturday discussed a range of is sues with his counter parts from Canada, In donesia and Singapore.
Telangana:
New
Telangana: Telangana po lice on Saturday launched searches at seven places across four states in con nection with Poachgate. The special investigation team (SIT) probing the al leged scandal, claimed to have seized incriminating evidence during searches till last reports came in.
First India Bureau
Greater Noida: With the aim to dispose of pending cases of billing and theft of electricity through settlement, Noida Power Company Limited participated in the 4th National Lok Adalat held at Surajpur Court Complex in Gau tam Budh Nagar on No vember 12. Noida Power Company Limited was able to settle 450 cases related to billing and thefts in the National Lok Adalat.
A large crowd turned up in the Surajpur court complex for the settlement of billing and power theftrelated cases in the Lok Adalat.
In order to facilitate its consumers, NPCL had set up many counters
for the smooth settle ment of pre-litigation cases and electricity thefts separately. The company had made sep arate counters for its rural consumers and advocates to help them resolve their cases.
J&K
procure MPVs to boost anti-terrorS Jaishankar meets Antony Blinken in Phnom Penh on Sunday. —External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar
New Delhi (PTI): Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the top per former among public sec tor lenders in terms of loan growth in percentage terms during second quarter of 2022-23. The Pune-headquartered lend er recorded 28.62% in crease in gross advances at `1,48,216 crore at the end of September 2022, according to published quarterly numbers of public sector banks (PSBs). It was followed by Union Bank of India with 21.54% growth to `7,52,469 crore.
New Delhi (PTI): The in flation is still high com pared to the past, but it has come down to a ‘managea ble level’, Pidilite Indus tries Managing Director Bharat Puri has said.
He also expects better margins in the second half of this fiscal.
The current quarter will have some lag due to the carry forward of some of the high-priced inventory, but the fourth quarter would witness better mar gins, Puri said.
He is optimistic about India and the home im provement sector, and Pi
dilite is ready for the next phase of growth with its ongoing capex pro gramme.
Puri expects the rural
New Delhi (PTI): Foreign investors have infused close to `19,000 crore in Indian equities so far this month, primarily due to moderating trend in the US inflation and softening of the dollar. This came following a net outflow of just `8 crore last month and `7,624 crore in Sept, data with the depositories showed. According to the data, FPIs invested `18,979 crore in equities during Nov 1-11. So far this year, the total outflow by FPIs in equities has reached `1.5 lakh crore.
New Delhi (Agencies): Indian-origin Nishad Sin gh is being scrutinised for financial practices that caused the collapse of FTX, one of the largest crypto currency exchanges. Singh was in the inner circle of FTX’s 30-year-old founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
“Gary Wang (Chief Tech nology Officer), Nishad and Sam control the code, the exchange’s matching engine, and funds,” said a person familiar with the matter.
Beleaguered crypto ex change FTX recently ad mitted that “unauthorised transactions” have drained hundreds of millions of dollars from its wallets, saying the company has
moved many digital assets to a new “cold wallet custo dian”.
FTX, which last week filed for bankruptcy in the US, did not reveal how much it lost in unauthor ised transactions but re ports claimed the amount could be as high as $600 million.
Singh’s LinkedIn profile indicates that he graduat ed from the University of California, Berkeley.
markets to bounce back with positive volume growth, helped by a good monsoon in next 6 months.
According to Puri, it
Mumbai (PTI): The ongo ing energy crisis in Europe is expected to benefit Reli ance Industries and Na yara Energy as these are among the Asian refiners that produce winter-speci fication diesel for the EU, according to a report.
State-owned oil compa nies are not into exports and that gives an advan tage to Reliance -- the larg est importer of Russian crude and also the largest exporter of diesel from the country -- and Russia’s Ros neft-owned Nayara.
The energy crisis will only get further aggravated going forward as from next month Opec’s 2-million barrel per day production cut comes into force.
New Delhi (PTI): Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, will recycle 20 million dis carded mineral water, cold drink and other PET bot tles annually to make ecofriendly uniforms for staff that man its petrol pumps and LPG distributor agen cies, its chairman said. IOC, which meets as much as half of the na tion’s fuel needs, has al ready committed to a net zero emission target by 2046 and is now ventur ing into recycling PET bottles, he added. Empty PET packaging discarded by the consumer after use becomes PET waste.
NINE OF TOP-10 FIRMS ADD `2.12 LAKH CR IN M-CAP
Mumbai (PTI): Corporate bond issuance is likely to remain muted witnessing 4-5% growth this fiscal to touch ` 41.42 lakh crore on rising coupon rates, de spite the drawdown more than doubling in the sec ond quarter, a report said.
Bond sales more than doubled to ` 2.1 lakh crore in the second quarter from the first quarter, when it was at a multi-year quar terly low of ` 1 lakh crore, as banks issued bonds worth an all-time high of ` 53,900 crore, and NBFCs, traditionally largest play ers in the market, issuing securities worth ` 1.1 lakh crore in Q2, according to an analysis by Icra Ratings on
Sunday.
Non-banking lenders have remained the largest issuers of bonds with a share of 47% in the first half, followed by corpo rates and banks at 33 and 20%, respectively, down from 50, 40 and 10%, respec tively from H1FY22, ac cording to the report.
z Bond sales more than doubled to `2.1 lakh crore in the Q2 from the first quarter, when it was at a multi-year quarterly low of `1 lakh crore, as banks issued bonds worth `53,900 crore.
Thanks to bumper sales in Q2, the overall bond issu ances rose to ` 3.3 lakh crore in the first half, and the agency expects `3.7-4.2 lakh crore sales in H2 FY23, marginally higher than the year-ago period, taking the volume of outstanding bonds to ` 41-42 lakh crore by March 2023.
z According to Pidilite Industries MD Bharat Puri, the inflation is still high compared to the past, but it has come down to a ‘manageable level’
z Puri expects the rural markets to bounce back with positive volume growth, helped by a good monsoon
will take a little bit of time but will come back. The demand is most impacted in rural and semi-urban India. “As inflation moder
ates and more money comes into the hands of the consumer because of the good monsoon, we do think that over the next six months, hopefully, demand should improve from there also,” Puri told PTI.
On Pidilite Industries, he said right now, the big gest concern over the last 12-18 months was unprec edented inflation in the input cost.
The cost of some princi pal raw materials such as vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) went up from USD 1,000 per tonne to an alltime high of USD 2,500 in
the first half of this fiscal, Puri noted.
However, “the good news is we can see change hap pening” as prices of some of the raw materials are softening. The current price of VAM is down to $1,200 to 1,400/tonne.
“You will see some im pact of this in Q3 but we would be carrying lots of inventories... We will actu ally have a larger impact in Q4 when low-priced VAM is consumed,” he said. Ac cording to Puri, the second half would be “much bet ter” than H1 in terms of margins perspective.
New Delhi (PTI): Inflation data, global trends and for eign fund trading activity are the major factors that would drive the domestic equity market this week, said analysts.
The last batch of the on going quarterly earnings would also influence trad ing, they added. Unabated foreign fund inflows and a rally in global equities drove the equity bench marks higher on Friday.
The 30-share BSE bench mark Sensex on Friday zoomed 1,181.34 points or 1.95% to settle at 61,795.04.
“The sentiment will con tinue to be driven by the movement of the world
markets. The market will be keeping an eye on our domestic inflation statis tics,” said Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd.
Ajit Mishra, VP - Re search, Religare Broking Ltd, said, participants will be eyeing crucial macroe
Chennai (PTI): Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Ley land is in advanced stage of discussions with inves tors for its electric vehicle business and the delay was largely to ensure that the company has the ‘right partner’ to support its growth plans.
Hinduja Group is plan ning to raise around $200250 million to support its EV arm -- Switch Mobility. Explaining the reasons for the delay in finding the right partner, Ashok Ley land executive chairman Dheeraj Hinduja said there has been a slowdown glob ally on EVs as a lot of peo ple raised money and were not able to deliver.
New Delhi (PTI): Nine of the 10 most valued firms together added over `2.12 lakh crore in their market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank and TCS emerging as the lead gainers. From the top-10 pack, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) was the only laggard. The top 9 firms added a total of `2,12,478.82 crore to their market valuation last week. In the ranking of top 10 firms, Reliance In dustries emerged as the most valued company, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys.
New Delhi (PTI): Billion aire Mukesh Ambani’s Re liance Jio is India’s strong est telecom brand in India, ahead of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd, accord ing to brand intelligence and data insights company TRA.
TRA, formerly Trust Re search Advisory, in its ‘In dia’s Most Desired Brands 2022’ ranked companies ac cording to their brand strength.
Reliance Jio topped the telecom category, followed by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Ltd and BSNL.
In the apparel category,
Adidas was the top brand followed by Nike, Ray mond, Allen Solly and Pe ter England. BMW topped the automobile list, fol lowed by Toyota, Hyundai
and Honda, while LIC was ranked 1 on the banking and financial services in dex that had State Bank of India at number 2 and ICI CI Bank at 3rd.
z Reliance Jio topped the telecom category, followed by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Ltd and BSNL.
z In the apparel category, Adidas was the top brand followed by Nike, Raymond, Allen Solly and Peter England.
z BMW topped automobile list, followed by Toyota.
z LIC was ranked 1 on the banking and financial services index.
INFLOWS IN SEP QTR
New Delhi (PTI): Asset man agement companies mobilised `17,805 crore through 67 new fund offerings (NFOs) in the September 2022 quarter, a 64% decline from the year-ago period, on expensive valu ations and high volatility in equity markets. However, sequentially performance was much better. The first quarter of the current fiscal saw only four NFOs, garnering a total of `3,307 crore, acc to data com piled by Morningstar India.
conomic data -- CPI and WPI inflation for cues.
Besides, the perfor mance of global indices and foreign flow trends will also remain on their radar, Mishra noted. Investors would also keep a track on trend in rupee and move ment of Brent crude oil.
New Delhi (PTI): With an aim to spread financial literacy and investor edu cation, capital markets regulator Sebi will participate in the India International Trade Fair at the national capital beginning Monday. During the 14-day event, Sebi, market infrastructure institutions and industry associations will be organising activities such as talk shows by market experts, quizzes, skits and muppet visuals at investor awareness shows.
New Delhi: Muthoot Finance, which has posted back-to-back decline in profits in the last two quarters, said it is set to make a comeback having discontinued its low-interest schemes. The country’s largest gold loan company in terms of loan portfolio expects a 10% business growth in current fiscal, George Alexander Muthoot, Manag ing Director, Muthoot Finance, said.
The non-banking finance company (NBFC) posted a decline of 10% in its net profit from a year ago period at `901.60 crore in quarter ended September 2022. —PTI
New Delhi (PTI): The com merce ministry has terminated an anti-dumping investigation into import of solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam following a request from the ISMA. “In view of the request made by the domestic indus try, ISMA,...The authority here by terminates the investigation initiated on May 15, 2021... Against the imports of solar cells whether or not assem bled into modules or panels exported by these countries.”
‘Delay in expansion plans as we want right
State has already paid `21,068 crore in compensation to victims of climate change-related floods, hailstorms, cyclones and unseasonal rains losses since 2016
Mumbai: Think Mum bai, and it’s likely you’re imagining any one of the city’s icon ic locales or build ings. However, with the city listed among 12 coastal cities set to be hit drastically by climate change-relat ed rising sea levels, 80% of south Mum bai’s prime A, B, C, D wards—including Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Nariman Point,
Churchgate and Fort—could be under water by 2050.
While this is terrible news for the country’s commercial capital, experts say that if Mumbai goes down, its impact will be felt on
the rest of Maharash tra, too.
The average annual sea level increase, re corded at 1.9mm in 19712006 has now nearly doubled to 3.7mm (20062018), according to the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 6th As sessment Report (AR6) released in 2021.
This, in addition to high sea surface tem peratures, extreme rainfall events, rapid urbanization could trig
ger heat waves and droughts in eastern Maharashtra. Chan drapur has already re corded temperatures of up to 48C last year.
Flood in Mumbai, Kol hapur, Pune, Sangli, and parts of Vidarbha
z IPCC AR6 has pointed the finger at the upcom ing Coastal Road Project (CRP), rising sea-levels and flood damage, among other things.
z The prime culprits for the greenhouse gas emis sions in Maharashtra are: energy and power sector (48%), industries (31%), transportation (14%), domestic fuel (3%), agriculture (2%) and other causes (2%), Dr Prakash said.
To adapt to cyclones coupled with sea-level going up, storm surges, stormy weather and soaring sea surface temperatures, Mumbai and other coastal megacities would need a mix of strengthening green infrastructure—urban greening, biodiversity protection, improving the city’s mangroves and terrestrial green cover—and blue infrastructure— protecting and enriching waterbodies, cascading lake systems, river, streams in the city.
have, since 2019, claimed at least 40 lives.
As many as 28,000 peo ple were evacuated and 4 lakh hectares of agri cultural lands damaged in 2019, with 92,000 peo ple being hit, 53,000 evacuated, and nearly
90,000 hectares crop lands destroyed in Vid arbha in 2020.
As per the State Envi ronment & Climate Change Department's figures, Maharashtra has coughed up Rs21,068 crore in compensation
to victims of climate change-related floods, hailstorms, cyclones, unseasonal rains losses in 35 districts since 2016. Drought-related compensation data is not available.
The maximum ill-ef fects are due to extreme rains/floods (39%), un seasonal showers (35%), cyclones (14%), droughts/hailstorms (12%) affecting almost all districts, and drought occurrences shot up from 11% (1970) to 17% (1990), and to 79% till 2020, taking a huge toll on the state.
Sea-level damages in the city are expected to reach $50 billion in the next three decades and almost triple by 2070, and another study fore casts that the costs only to Mumbai at a stagger ing $162 billion per year by 2050, said Dr Anjal Prakash, one of the cli matologists/scientists who authored the IP CC's forecasts.
Nagpur: A 40-yearold man was arrest ed here for alleg edly hoodwinking his 16-year-old daughter into writ ing suicide notes to implicate his rela tives, and then ask ing her to enact suicide during which he actually killed her.
The girl was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her house in Kalamna area of Nagpur city on November 06, an official of Kalamna police station said on Saturday.
Police registered a case of abetment to suicide against her stepmother, uncle, aunt and grandpar ents on the basis of five suicide notes found in the room, the official said.
But an examina tion of the victim’s father’s mobile
The 16-year-old girl was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her house
phone during the probe revealed that there was a fiendish plot behind what looked like a suicide.
“In the mobile phone, we found a photograph of the victim enacting a sui cide bid. It came to light that he had asked his daughter to act as if she was hanging herself and clicked a photograph, claiming he wanted to teach his relatives a lesson,” the police official said.
Thane: Former Maha rashtra minister Ji tendra Awhad, who was recently arrested for disrupting a show of Marathi film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ at a theatre here, has said distorting history will give a wrong mes sage to the future generation.
Speaking to the media in Thane city after being granted bail by a court here on Saturday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader maintained that the movie distorted the his
tory of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
This has not only de famed the Maratha king but also tarnished the state’s image and it will not be tolerated, he said.
“Presenting history
NCP leader said the censor board, while certifying a movie, should verify the facts
in a distorted manner will give a wrong mes sage to the future gen eration and this should be stopped,” he said.
The NCP leader fur ther added that the cen sor board, while certify ing a movie, should also verify the historical facts presented in it.
By dubbing the mov ie in different languag es, there was a conspir
acy to defame the Mara tha warrior king, Awhad claimed.
On Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray giv ing a voice-over for the movie, Awhad appealed to the political leader to desist from giving the voice-over for films which distort history.
On November 07, Awhad and his support ers forcibly stopped a show of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ at a multi plex inside a mall in Thane city, alleging the film distorted the his tory of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
various schemes avail able for them.
Tambe gave informa tion about various gov ernment schemes such as Mudra Loan, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yo jana, Suvarna Karj, Su kanya Samrudhi Scheme to the women of
self-help groups. Similarly, on behalf of the Municipal Corpora tion, a special camp is being implemented in the ward offices of all the four wards of the special microcredit scheme un der the Central Govern ment sponsored Prime Minister’s Street Ven dors Self-Reliance Fund for the street vendors.
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Nanded: Senior Ma harashtra Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Sunday said it was natural for him to feel his next generation carries forward his family legacy in public life but added his daugh ters are not in poli tics now.
Responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) criti cism the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ was “hijacked” by children of politi cians, Chavan men tioned that he had tweeted about his two daughters walking by the side of Rahul Gandhi when the foot march resumed in Nanded, the home turf of Chavan.
“My father late SB Chavan was in public life for more than 50 years. I fol lowed in his footsteps and it is natural for me to feel that my
Chavan said his kids believed in the idea of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, and joined it
next generation should continue the legacy. I had tweeted with that emotion,” Chavan said.
Chavan said his daughters are not in politics as of now and that “they believed in the idea of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, and joined it. Lets see what happens later.”
When asked if his daughters will enter electoral politics, Chavan said it was up to them and Congress to decide.
Bred in captivity, the bird had a ring and colour band that helped forest officials trace its origin
Pune (PTI): A houbara bustard bred in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been res cued from the coastal Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.
The bird is in good health and it would be released in the desert
area of Rajasthan or Gujarat, the winter habitat of these birds, said officials.
Local Range Forest Officer Rajendra Ghu nakikar on Saturday said, “A farmer at Mundage village in Devgad tehsil spotted
an exotic-looking bird with a ring on its leg on Thursday evening and alerted forest officials. We went there and took it in our custody.”
The bird is currently being kept in a facility at Kankavali in the dis trict and is in fine health, he added.
Sujit Narawade, As sistant Director and Co ordinator at the Bom bay Natural History Society, said some insti tutes in the UAE breed
These birds generally migrate to the Thar and Kutch deserts every winter from the Middle-East. Sometimes a bird or two stray from the flock and fly to the coastal region of Konkan.
these birds in captivity and release them in large numbers as part of conservation efforts.
“The houbara bus tard found in Sindhu
durg had a ring and col our band which provid ed information about its origin. When we contacted the National Avian Resource Centre
in Abu Dhabi, they con firmed that the bird was from a flock released by them,” he said. They also advised that it should be re leased in the desert re gion of Gujarat or Ra jasthan, he added.
Deputy Conservator of Forests S Navak ishore Reddy said that they were in talks with forest officials in the two states and will soon decide where it should be released.
First India Bureau Navi Mumbai: The Municipal Commis sioner of Panvel Mu nicipal Corporation (PMC) Ganesh Desh mukh and District Co ordinator Prakash Tambe interacted with the self-help group last week and in formed them aboutDistortion of history will send wrong msg to future generation, says Jitendra Awhad
—Sujit Narawade, Assistant Director, Bombay Natural History Society
‘Natural for me to feel the next gen should carry legacy forward’
Man gets daughter to pen suicide note naming kin, kills herFirst India Bureau
Children hold in their hands, not just the seeds of the fu ture but of everyday joy and happiness! Even an hour spent in the company of chil dren will drive away the blues and make you believe in flowers, rainbows, dreams and love, again. Pandit Jawa harlal Nehru, on whose birthday, today we celebrate Children’s Day truly said the children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country. As a family, society and nation, we need to reaf firm our pledge to ourselves that we will give our all to nurture and care for these angels and hold the thought that their smiles are the rain bows in the sky. It is our duty to keep them safe and ensure that each child of our blessed beautiful motherland, India has the opportunity to bloom, blossom and fly!
This musical, romantic, and colourful animated experience. It should come as no surprise that RIO is both a sweet love tale about two birds and their owners and a love letter to Brazil.
Children and adults will learn a lot about Bra zilian customs, particularly Carnival, and what makes Rio such a special place from Linda and Jewel, two strong, unselfish female characters who are prepared to sacrifice everything for freedom (and their loved ones).
India’s first 3D film, Chhota Chetan was well implement ed by the makers. Displaying the story of a young girl Laxmi and her three friends who encounter a strange boy Chetan who seems to possess magical powers.
This Movie brought 3D glasses for the big screen, which were a major attrac tion for children back then.
If you are looking for some thing to take you back in time and surprise you with its elements, you have found your must watch for today.
The Harry Potter movie franchise is an adaptation of British novelist J.K. Rowling. It is without a doubt among the greatest movies to see on Children’s Day. Choose any episode from the six series that have been pub lished so far to enter the world of witchcraft and sorcery. On this joyous occasion, let your children enjoy themselves to the maximum.
Sasha’s
animal life is as im portant as a humans and their presence/ absence are as criti cal to us !
With its conta gious blend of drama, absurd villains, mis chievous canine antics, and ad venture, this film is aimed squarely at the heart. The entire time, view ers are picking up knowledge about duty, devotion, and love. Being in Buddy’s embrace prevents Josh from feeling alone and offers him a new family. Josh is content, his mother is content, and Coach Arthur Chaney becomes a mentor and father figure for Josh (Bill Cobbs).
A classic movie which is about more than music, its about love, loss, world politics, hatred, music, acceptance and more. The songs are adorable and years down the line we hum to themeach child has one’s own char acter and set in the backdrop of the Nazi invasion makes it more than a love story.
City First offers you a selection of handpicked films that have been specially chosen to honour Children’s Day. These films, in our opinion, celebrate kids as unique individuals! They serve as a reminder that children still matter.
HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY!
Mogambo Khush Hua became the most cel ebrated dialogue when Mr India hit the theatres and the nation swayed to Kaate nahin Kat te but the cute kids really touched our hearts.
Anil Kapoor and Sridevi along with the super hyper kids take us on a fun loving ride punctu ated by the drama of a menacing Amrish Puri.
The kids are so protec tive of Anil Kapoor and keen for his love life to foster- a joy to watch!
Some timeless films may be rewatched for a fun family chuckle on Children's Day. The ideal movie to watch on this occasion is Macau lay Culkin's Home Alone from 1990. The story of the movie centres on a little child who is abandoned at home throughout the holiday season. His well-planned de fence prevents some robbers from entering his home when they attempt to do so.
The Jungle Book tells the tale of Mowgli, a young human child who was abandoned and raised by jungle animals. Mowgli embarks on a quest of self-discovery but is forced to leave the forest when Sher Khan issues a threat. Join Mowgli, Bagheera, Baloo, and their other pals on an adventure that is guaranteed to enchant your children.
The story of naughty and illiterate orphan Gat tu, who is obsessed with kite-flying sneaks into school to fly his kite from the roof. Gattu fills us with admiration, his grit and sheer courage and street smartness makes him stand apart.
When we look at the faceless/nameless chil dren on Indian roads...remember Gattu- they deserve a life of education, safety and security!
is a film that will enter tain every type of audi ence. I can say this with confidence because I have done more than 15 trials with all types of audiences and every one of them loved the film.”
ADITI CHAVAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Making your name in the en tertainment world becomes tough when you are on your own. Not many A-listers today would resonate with the feel ing but Rajeev Singh, a filmmaker who came from a small town in Bi har with dreams and aspirations, can. While he had experience work ing in the visual effects department of several renowned Hollywood films, Rajeev came back to India to make his own films. Today he awaits the release of his hard work, Meri Pyaari Nik ki. Sitting down with City First, he shared his journey.
Rajeev revealed that his film is a suspense thriller that is directed, produced and edited by him. It also stars him in the main role alongside Anju Jadhav. “95% of the movie has only two characters although the total cast is six. I can say with confidence that it
The actor-cum-film maker revealed he got the inspiration for the film from the entertain ment industry itself. “It isn’t like an outsider came and made an outof-the-box unconven tional film. I have worked on the story so that it would fit in per fectly within the indus try. The way I have worked on things so far and the way I have poured my efforts into the film I have made, I know that it will work out which is why I made the film.”
He further added, “Ever since I started working in 2010, I had the goal of making films with different stories. I always had a passion to tell stories to peo ple. But things nev er worked out.
Sometimes, it was the budget, sometimes it was the actors. Cur rently, I have 10 scripts with me. When the lock down happened, I thought to myself that many Hollywood film makers started small with high-content films.
So, I thought that I’ll make a film in a single location and worked out the rest of the details over time. I already have the script for the second part of the film ready. I just made a small first part with whatever available resources.”
Rajeev mentioned his struggles to make 15 narrations in a day to hire actors, each narra tion lasting 1.5 hours. Right from the crew to financial aid, everyone needed big names asso ciated with the project,
he said. “I used to get out for the shoot each day unsure of whether we will be able to complete it. I always had the fear that the project will stop mid-way and I won’t be able to complete it. If that had happened the 12 years of my journey would have been a waste and I would have lost all my hope.”
The only thing he wishes for is a reforma tion in the industry where it becomes more welcoming and helpful for outsiders.
Actor Pearl V Puri who has been making rounds for his upcom ing Bollywood debut Yaariyan 2 took time out from his busy schedule recently to give a sweet surprise to his new friends. Sharing this sweet gesture Pearl took to In stagram to share his breakfast date.
Pearl who keeps sharing his daily updates with his fans shared the video with a caption as ‘Morning Coffee date with my new friends.’
The video showed a bunch of kids referring to one of them as Roshni. Pearl was not only seen interacting with them but the sweetest boy in the industry also sang songs with this bunch of munchkins. In
Actors should aim for ver satility and success in equal parts, says Ab hishek Bachchan as he believes it is the only way they can secure their next acting job.
“It is important to be more versatile to day than five to ten years ago. As an ac tor, if you want to be employed and re main employed, you have to be versatile, so that the makers have the confidence that no matter what we give them they
will be able to pull it off. With versatility, you have to be suc cessful as well be cause if you are not good at it, you are not going to get your next job,” the 46-year-old actor told re portedly.
Abhishek’s per formance in the re cently released sec ond season of his OTT series “Breathe: Into the Shadows” has gar nered praise. The show’s sophomore instalment arrived on the streamer on November 9.
Akshay Kumar on Satur day confirmed his exit from the beloved Hera Pheri franchise and cited creative differences as the reason for not signing the upcoming third instalment.
“The film was of fered to me but I was not satisfied with the screenplay and the script. I was not happy with it,” Ku mar said.
“I have to do what people want to see. So I backed out. For me, ‘Hera Pheri’ is a part of life, my journey in a huge way.”
Akshay added.
deed the faces of the kids re flected the happiness they felt.
Well, Pearl has always been associated with noble causes and now with Children’s Day around the corner, this sweet gesture by Actor Pearl V Puri for the kids has won our hearts all over again.
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Shreya Dhan wanthary is one of the fin est actresses in the industry today. She is very active on social media and is currently the rea son behind the rising tempera ture. The Family Man fame actress Shreya Dhanwan thary, of late, has been treating fans to her sizzling photo shoots and breath taking pictures.
A few days ago, she did a photo shoot where she went top less and shared her alluring photos from the jungle-themed shoot on her social media handle.
Shreya looked piping hot with just a golden necklace around her neck as she posed topless for the cam era. While her fans called her ‘hottest’, a few users trolled her saying she seems to
“Important to be more versatile and successful today”