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Jalore: Family members of nine-year-old boy Indra Meghwal from Dalit community, who died on Saturday allegedly after being beaten up by a pvt school teacher for touching a drinking water pot in Jalore, finally cremated him. CM Gehlot took updates in case. Cong leader Rahul Gandhi condemned incident. “The incident involving the death of an innocent Dalit child after he was brutally thrashed by a ruthless teacher in Jalore is very sad,” he tweeted. Mayawati demands Prez rule in Rajasthan.
Fadnavis takes Home, Shinde retains Urban Devt CM Shinde and Dy CM Fadnavis celebrate India's 75th year of Independence at Mantralaya on Thursday. —ANI PHOTO Sandip Kolhatkar Pune: Family members of 40-year-old Mohan Kopnar are a happy lot as he is among a handful of alcohol addicts who would be taking a “pledge” in front of their village on August 15 to give up liquor forever. The de-addiction pro gramme comes with an added lies’healthandvoluntarilyatnoveldistrictmalaarethosearshipsincentive--scholforchildrenofwhokickthehabit.AlcoholicsinGoundvillageunderKartehsilofSolapurarepartofainitiativeaimedpersuadingpeopletoshunliquorsafeguardtheirandtheirfamiwelfare.Todissuadealcoholicsfromdrinking,thePanchayatSamitiofKarmala,inassociationwithtwonon-governmentorganizations--YashkalyaniGraminSevabhaviSansthaandGramSudharSamiti--haslaunched
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Amit Shah @AmitShah Anguished to learn about the passing away of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Ji. His vast experience and understand ing of the stock market have inspired countless investors. He will always be remem bered for his bullish outlook. My deepest condolences to his family. Om Shanti Shanti.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Chief Minis ter Eknath Shinde on Sunday allocated port folios for cabinet col leagues, ending weeks of speculation, but kept several depart ments incl.uding Ur ban Development for himself. He also re vealed that his invisi ble backer (read: PM Narendra Modi) will help change the face of Maharashtra in just sixInmonths.addition to Urban Development, Shinde retained General Ad ministration, Informa tion and ment,mandterLawnanceincludingseveralFadnavishisnotandMinoritiesandvation,SoilDisasterandandcialSocialtakings),WorkslicInformationTechnology,andPubRelations,Public(PublicUnderMarketing,JusticeandSpeAssistance,LawJudiciary,ReliefRehabilitation,Management,andWaterConserEnvironmentClimateChange,andAukafanydepartmentyetallocated.Heannouncedthatdeputy,DevendrawouldholddepartmentsHome,FiandPlanning,andJudiciary,WaResourcesandComAreaDevelopHousing,Energy andFadnavisProtocol.noted Sat urday that the portfo lios assigned between the two alliance part ners were interchange able even as another source said, “The sec ond phase of cabinet expansions expected in September (or right af ter the Monsoon ses sion ends on August 27) may see some allocated portfolios today being divested for the new in ductees.Senior-most BJP minister Radhakrihna Vikhe Patil bagged Revenue, Animal Hus bandry and Dairy De velopment, while Shin de’s confidant Tanaji Sawant, who worked at the ground level dur ing the pandemic and faced a wall from thenHealth minister Rajesh Tope (Congress)--is now Minister for Pub lic Health and Family Welfare.Sudhir Munganti war has been given Forests, Cultural Af fairs and Fish(ery) Business while Chan drakant Dada Patil got Higher and Technical Education, Textiles and Parliamentary Af fairs. Girish Mahajan bagged Rural Develop ment and Panchayat Raj, Medical Educa tion, Sports and Youth Welfare while Vijay Kumar Gavit was al lotted Tribal Welfare department. Atul Save gets Cooperation and Backward and Bahu jan Welfare depart ments and plays a complementary role to Union Minister Turn to P6
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‘INDIA’S WARREN BUFFET’ NO MORE Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away due to cardiac arrest at 62, week after 1st flight of his Akasa Air Moni Sharma Mumbai: Veteran stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away at the age of 62 in Mumbai on Sunday due to cardiac Jhunjhunwala,arrest. over the years, invested in many well-known and established companies, and also in upcoming startups. Often referred to as India’s Warren Buffett, and the Big Bull of Indian world,richestsondia’sJhunjhunwalaratedjhunwala,backedAkasaasworthJhunjhunwala’smarkets,netwas$5.8billion,ofAugust2022.Low-costcarrierAir,whichisbyRakeshJhunwasinauguonAugust7.wasIn36thrichestperin2021and438thmaninthesofarin2022,ac
H is portfolio includes companies like Star Health, Titan, Rallis India, Escorts, Canara Bank, Indian Hotels Com pany, Agro Tech Foods, Nazara Technologies, Tata Motors. Overall, he had stake in 47 companies at the end of June quarter. He has holding in around 19 companies, including Tata Communications, Titan Company, Bilcare, Va Tech Wabagh, Federal Bank, Aptech.
FIRE AT CHURCH IN CAIRO KILLS 41 SALMAN RUSHDIE “OFF VENTILATOR”
Cairo: A fire ripped through a packed church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, killing over 41 worshippers & injuring 14. Several trapped congregants jumped from top to escape .
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New York: Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and is now able to talk on Sunday, after the acclaimed writer was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in New York state.
Residents of Gaundare village take out a cycle rally to spread awareness. —PHOTO BY PTI
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FULL OF LIFE, WITTY AND INSIGHTFUL: PM CONDOLES DEMISE OF JHUNJHUNWALA P rime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away on Sunday. “Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was indomitable. Full of life, witty and insightful, he leaves be hind an indelible contribution to the financial world. He was also very passionate about India’s progress. His passing away is saddening.
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Exhibition on inauguratedPartition Thane Lok Adalat sees `169.76 cr in settlements
India has lost a gem: Shinde on Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s death Mumbai (PTI): Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other leaders from the state on Sunday ex pressed condolences on the demise of vet eran stock market investor Jhunjhunwala.Rakesh “India has lost a gem, who made a mark not just on the stock market but on the minds of al most every investor in India,” Shinde
First India Bureau Thane: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has said Un ion minister Amit Shah told him that if they had promised Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray of making a party lead er as the CM in 2019, why would they go back on it. Addressing the me dia late on Saturday night after a function here, Shinde said he had met Amit Shah and Prime Minister Naren dra Modi in New Delhi in the presence of Ma harashtra Deputy CM Devendra natathanJD(U)Biharthewesion,“DuringFadnavis.thediscusShahtoldmethatmadeNitishKumarchiefministerofwhenhispartyhadlessnumberstheBharatiyaJaParty(BJP).InMa harashtra, if we have given a word to you (Sena), why would we go back on it,” Shinde said.The CM also said he will soon visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, and that the state cabinet would soon be expand edAccordingfurther. to Shinde, the first cabinet expan sion—done 41 days after he was sworn in as CM—was delayed due to various factors, in cluding some equations and calculations, as well as the situation in which his government was formed (in June this“Inyear).making me the chief minister, senior BJP leaders have shown they have a big heart. The BJP is not always after power,” he said. After the 2019 Maha rashtra Assembly elec tions, when the BJP won 105 seats and the Sena bagged 56 seats, Thackeray had claimed the BJP did not keep its promise of rotating the chief ministerial post with the Sena. The Shiv Sena later tied-up with the NCP and Congress to form government in theShindestate. said people of Maharashtra had given a clear mandate to the then BJP-Sena alliance, but things were not good later on. “I had ex plained to (Uddhav) Thackeray about the problems many times, but in vain. I had also told him that in such a situation, we cannot face voters in future,” heShindesaid. further stated that he had not revolted against the Sena leader ship in June to become theTheCM.CM said he still feels like a Sena activist and wants the state to progress and people’s problems to be ad dressed.Shinde, however, did not reply when asked why he was not made the CM or his name did not feature in the list of probables in 2019. Shinde said the peo ple’s love and affection was the reply to criti cism he faced after re volting against the Sena leadership.
Launched in 2015, PMAY is a flagship scheme of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Although at the time of its launch, PM Modi had envisaged leaving no urban person without a properly constructed house, various glitches and the pandemic have thrown a spanner in the project. The benefits of PMAY were witnessed in the UP elections, and “we hope to expand PMAY coverage in Maharashtra ahead of the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections,” a BJP leader said.
FACT FILE Positive cases: 80,72,340 Fresh cases: 2,082 Death toll: 1,48,171 Recoveries: 79,12,067 Active cases: 12,102 Total tests: 8,36,45,813
To keep a comfortable majority at the Centre in 2024, BJP needs to win UP and Maha, and PM’s housing and water supply schemes will be key
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Settlements includ ed 1,107 cases in postlitigation matters amounting to Rs2.71 crore and 11,823 prelitigation matters, in volving Rs167.04 crore, said Ishwar K Suryavanshi, secre tary of the District Le gal Aid Services Au thority.The settlements with regards to the Ne gotiable Instruments Act cases amounted to Rs88.39 crore, which was the maxi mum of settlements, followed by other civil matters at Rs36.48 crore and Motor Acci dent Claims Tribunal (MACT) cases at Rs25.98 crore.
A self-made trader, investor and business man, Jhunjhunwala was also known as the ‘Big Bull’ of Dalal Street.BJP leader and for mer state minister Vi nod Tawde said, “Jhun jhunwala will always be remembered for his bullishOftenoutlook.”referred to as India’s Warren threevivedtaxForbes’India,richestcrore)—waslionofanJhunjhunwala—withBuffett,estimatednetwortharoundUSD5.8bil(aboutRs46,000the36thbillionaireinaccordingto2021listing.Thesonofanincomeofficer,heissurbyhiswifeandchildren.
First India Bureau Mumbai: Maharash tra on Sunday record ed 2,082 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths, which took its overall tally to 80,72,340 and toll to 1,48,171, an of ficial said. The count of recover ies rose to 79,12,067 after 1,824 patients recuperat ed from the infection in the last 24 hours, he said. The latest fatalities were reported from Mumbai, Pune and Sat ara, the official said, adding that the state is now left with 12,102 ac tiveAccordingcases. to the offi cial data, Mumbai circle recorded 1,352 new cases, followed by Pune with 284, Nagpur 150, Nashik 119, Kolhapur 66, Latur 46, Akola 38 and Aurang abad 27. Mumbai ac counts for 5,041 active cases, followed by 2,007 in Pune and 1,467 in Thane, the data revealed. A total of 8,36,45,813 swab samples were ex amined in the state, of which 32,134 were test ed in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate stands at 98.01%, while the fatality rate is 1.83%, the data stated.
will only come from In dia,” he Althoughsaid.there are small differences in language, dress, cul tures, but we need to see the big picture and not get stuck into these things, the RSS chief said.“If we want Bharat to become big, we should understand that all languages in the country are national languages, people from various castes are mine, we need to have such affection, he said. He said that one should not be afraid of talking about Akhand Bharat.“Why should we be afraid when we talk about Akhand Bharat?” he said. “It will happen when we stop being scared. What was there will happen again. But we will need to become that Bharat and dream about that Bharat,” he said.
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First India Bureau Latur: The ad ministration in Latur district on Sunday launched a three-day pho to exhibition to mark officialbranceHorrors‘PartitionRememDay’,ansaid. District collec tor Prithviraj BP inaugurated the exhibition in the presence of addi tional collector Arvind rykeepbeenexhibitiontionduringduredlivespeoplelectoroccasion,andGaneshtymarcollectorresidentialLokhande,deputyVijaykuDhage,depucollectorsMahadikJeevanDesai.Speakingonthethecolsaid,“ManylosttheirandmanyenhardshipsthePartiin1947.Thehasorganizedtotheirmemoalive.
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“When (Devendra) Fadnavis an nounced my name for the CM’s post, it was shocking for all, but we both were aware of it. Fadnavis was very happy with the arrangement. I have no ego. I don’t want credit for any work. I admire his way of working, understanding things, decisionmaking, study of a subject and actions. I want to deliver results and would always love to take guidance from Fadnavis and his ex perience as the CM.” Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
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First India Bureau Nagpur: managinghasdialookssaidBhagwat(RSS)SwayamsevakRashtriyaSanghchiefMohanonSundaythattheworldforwardtoInasanationthatpioneeredindiversity. Bhagwat, speaking at the butfullficiently.managingIndiaplebeofpur,sion‘Bharat@2047:functionMyViMyAction’inNagsaidthatthevision‘AkhandBharat’willrealizedwhenpeowillnotgetscared.“TheworldpointsatwhenitcomestodiversityefTheworldisofcontradictionsmanagingdualities
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Maha logs 2,082 new nCoV cases
‘Stop being scared to realize Akhand Bharat vision’
Eknath Shinde refutes claim of BJP going back on 2019 promise
CM says he will visit Ayodhya soon and that the Maharashtra cabinet will be expanded further
Mumbai: With Maha rashtra polls just a little over two years away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will rely heavily on welfare politics to prepare the ground for the general and state elections, a sen ior party leader said. “With a very short period at our hand, the Maharashtra BJP unit has almost finalized a plan to prioritize such schemes and policies over any big-ticket pro ject,” the senior leader said.Deputy Chief Minis ter Devendra Fadnavis had indicated that the new government, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, will focus on covering more popula tion under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in urban areas. “Our review found out that only 16% of ur ban beneficiaries have built their homes under the PMAY. In rural are as, the PMAY’s cover age is nearly 75%,” he hadAnothersaid. welfare scheme that the state government may prior itize would be the lay ing of pipelines that supply drinking water to every home in semiurban and rural areas of Maharashtra under the Jal Jeevan Scheme. A senior BJP leader said: “If we could suc ceed in increasing the number of beneficiar ies under both these schemes, it would have a long-lasting impact… and the goodwill could reflect in…elections in our favour.” A former Maharash tra minister from the BJP said that the Jal Jeevan Scheme would address very crucial and long-pending prob lems in rural areas. Under this scheme, he said, rural parts of the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions would be targeted, as the maximum number of people from these areas suffer due to a lack of assured drink ing sources. —PTI
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The girl, according to a police official, again spotted the ac cused inside the bus and then raised an alarm. A friend of the minor girl had also re corded a video of the accused. Malabar Hill Police registered an of fence under section 354-A (sexual harass ment) and 354-D (stalk ing) of the Indian Pe nal Code (IPC) along with section 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act (POCSO), the police said. The man had molested the 15-yrold on a bus in June, but fled before action could be taken
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Three minor girls, aged 14-18, have come for ward to report that the church’s pastor, Rajku mar Yesudadan, used to inappropriately touch them. He would tell them he is God’s son. “He came to me when I was sleeping and ap plied vaporub on my neck, chest and beyond. I was stunned and hence didn’t utter a word. He did the same thing 10-12 times on the same night,” one victim said, adding “He would say it’s a spiritual act and nobody should ob ject to Accordingit.” to senior inspector, NRI Coastal Police station, Ravindra Patil, the pastor had re futed the allegations. “We want to investi gate how long has it been going on and whether he molested boys as well,” Patil said. They also received a tip-off that one of the girls in the shelter home got pregnant, but the children haven’t yet spo ken about any abortion. Belapur Court has remanded him to police custody for five days
First India Bureau Mumbai: The 55-yearold pastor arrested by Navi Mumbai Police for molesting minor girls in church has al legedly molesting more women who came to the shelter home, officials said, adding that he claimed he was a son of God. According to three survivors, the pastor would touch their pri vate parts under the guise of applying oint ment and oil and would beat or confine them to the bathroom if they retaliated.Thepastor was pro duced in the Belapur Court, which remanded him to police custody for fiveAfterdays.rescuing 45 mi nors from Nerul-based Bethel Gospel Pentecos tal Church, the District Child Protection Unit and Child Welfare Com mittee counselled the children and found them recounting har rowing experiences.
Minor spots harasser, shoots video, files police complaint
Patients from Chhattisgarh villages travel to Gadchiroli for medical care
Pastor arrested for molesting kids claimed he was ‘God’s son’
90-MEMBER TEAM FROM MUHS TO STUDY TRIBAL HEALTH IN VIDARBHA REGION Nagpur: A 90-member team of medical investi gators will embark on a multi-disciplinary and multi-modal research project on tribal health in 18 villages in the east Vidarbha region, an official said.The study, named ‘Blossom’, will be conducted under the supervision of the Maha rashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) to investigate the prevalence of eight common dis eases affecting tribals, including breast cancer, liver cirrhosis, lifestyle disorders, osteoporosis, sexually transmitted diseases, sickle cell disease, oral cancer, and malnutrition. The MUHS will kick off the project in the east Vidarbha belts of Chandrapur-Gadchiroli, Deori-Gondia, and Ramtek-Parseoni. In each of the three regions, six villages have been identified with more than 95% tribal population.
Mother, baby carried on a cot to hospital by relatives in Chhattisgarh. — PHOTO BY ANI District’s PHCs, hospitals receive 20-30 patients from stateneighbouringtheeachmonth
First India Bureau Mumbai: The Vashi police arrested a 28-year-old man after a 20-year-old woman jumped from the fourth floor of the building in which she resides. After 13 days of being treated at the Sion Hospi tal, she revealed that she was allegedly raped by the accused, who served her drug-laced food. The accused was identified as Karim ali as Nazim alias Bidi Kasim Sayyed, a resi dent of Govandi. The accused told the police that the woman was his friend, officials said. “On July 27, the ac cused picked up the vic tim on his bike and they went to a hookah bar and then had dinner to gether. The accused al legedly drugged her food and took her to a lodge in Vashi and raped her,” said a police officer at the Malabar Police station.
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First India Bureau Mumbai: The Mum bai police have launched a search for a man accused of sex ually harassing a 15-year-old girl inside a busTransportElectricBrihanmumbaiSupplyand(BEST)number121, while she was return ing home and board ed the bus at J Mehta Bus stop in the third week of June. The girl then had raised an alarm and even alerted the ticket checker, but the ac cused fled before any action could be taken against him.
Nagpur: People carry ing a cot with a patient on their shoulders through muddy paths and hilly terrain to get to a hospital are a com mon sight in the Gad chiroli area, with offi cials claiming that the district’s primary health centres (PHCs) see 20-30 patients from Chhattisgarh every month.Bhamragadh taluka health officer Dr Milind Meshram attributes the influx of patients from the neighbouring state to “a lack of proper med ical facilities in villages along the border” in the neighbouring state. The number of inter state patients reportedly goes up to 50 from July to December when more malaria cases are report ed, he added. A woman with malar ia was brought to a PHC in Gadchiroli earlier this month from a remote vil lage in Chhattisgarh. Her relatives carried her on their shoulders on a wooden cot. The woman was admitted to Lahiri PHC with malaria, body ache, and leg paralysis. She was then transferred to Hemalkasa’s Lok Bi radri Prakalp Hospital for further treatment. Her condition, however, deteriorated and she died a few days later. “Tribal villagers from Mettawada and Naray anpur in Chhattisgarh prefer coming to Gadchi roli for treatment in case of an emergency and for other medical services,” Dr Meshram said. An accredited social health activist from a Bhamragadh taluka PHC said they get 10-15 patients from Chhattis garh every month with fever, diarrhoea, etc.
LONG ROAD In the absence of proper road connectivity amid forest area, villagers have to walk a major part of the route to reach the PHCs Man held for raping ‘friend’ after she jumps off 4th floor
Devotees participate in a procession to carry idols of Lord Ganesh to pandals ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival later this month, in Mumbai, on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
As pandemic fades, overcrowding resumes in Maharashtra’s prisons Dnyanesh Chavan Mumbai: With the re turn of inmates who had been released on parole at the begin ning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the chron ic problem of over crowding in Maha rashtra’s prisons has resurfaced. Against the capacity of 24,722, as many as 42,859 inmates were lodged in the prisons in the state as of July end, as per the prisons de partment’s statistics. In other words, the num ber of inmates is 173% of the actual Maharashtracapacity.has a total of 60 prisons in cluding nine central prisons, 28 district pris ons and 19 open prisons. Among the most overcrowded ones are the Arthur Road Cen tral Prison in Mumbai, the Thane Central Pris on, and the Yerawada Central Prison in Pune, said an official. The Arthur Road Pris on, which has seen many high-profile inmates, has a capacity to accommo date 804 prisoners. In re ality, as many as 3,592 persons are lodged there. The Thane Central Prison has 4,268 inmates against the capacity of 1,105 while Yerawada Prison has 7,033 inmates against the capacity of 2,449, the data showed. The increasing popu lation and crime rate are the main reasons behind the overcrowding, the of ficialRecentlysaid. the state pris ons department called back the inmates who had been released on in terim bail and emergen cy parole during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 4,240 prisoners who had been released, 3,259 have returned so far, said the aredowntrialingcrowdingtheRamanandGeneralAdditionalofficial.Director(Prisons)Sunilsaidoneofreasonsforoveristheincreaspopulationofunder-inmates.Thenumberswillgoifcriminaltrialsexpedited,hesaid.ProposedamendmentstotheCodeofCriminalProcedurewhichwillallowtheproductionofprisonersbeforecourtsthroughvideolinkmayhelpexpeditethetrials,Ramanandadded. The Prisons Depart ment has submitted a proposal to the govern ment to construct a multi-storey prison with a capacity to ac commodate 5,000 in mates in Mumbai on the lines of a correc tional facility in Mi ami in the USA, he stated.Itwill reduce the burden on the Arthur Road Prison, Ra manand added. There is also a pro posal to construct new prisons in Thane and Pune, he said. PTI
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CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP India has waited for centuries for a rare opportunity to re claim its status as a world lead er. In order to catapult the in credible India into the high pedestal of the super power, a charismatic leadership was re quired and we found that in 21st Century. Having excellent rela tions with all world leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Mo diis emerging as the popular choice to mediate towards end ing the Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is un doubtedly the most Charismat ic leader in the world today.
“Hele verden vil være venner med Indien” (Everyone wants to be friend with India)
In the geopolitics of 21st Century, India has all the right ingredients to become a global super power. India matters to the world today and therefore the world has now accepted India’s decision making as per its national interests. If India could manage its internal diversities and harness the contradictions with inclusive growth and NATION FIRST agenda, 21st Century will belong to India MAJ GEN CP SINGH (RETD)
elebrating 75 years of Inde pendence is an emotional and landmark mo ment in a country’s history. What’s even more important is that we have been able to hold on to democracy and democratic values, even if at times they get distorted, when other countries in the neighbourhood and else where in the world became infamous as failed. India is a nation on the march in all its glory, with all its cultural richness and di versities despite a divide on religious, ethnic and caste lines. These fault-lines have existed from years prior to the Partition and, therefore, need to be watched to prevent them from deepening to pre vent a 1947 happening in 2047 when the nation comes to gether to celebrate a cente nary of Independence. Paki stan did not learn from 1947 therefore 1971 happened and millions were massacred in what is now Bangladesh.
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HIGH RESILIENCE India has amply proved it’s re silience in critical times. Just two examples showcase the In dian excellence in COVID man agement. India is among the nations with the lowest per centage of infected persons and the lowest mortality rate, if one considers the entire popula tion. India is a shining example of efficient vaccine administra tion to the largest population of the world. India exported vac cine and life saving medicines to more than 100 countries of the world, including USA.
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CONCLUSION In the geopolitics of 21st Cen tury, India has all the right in gredients to become a global super power. India matters to the world today and therefore the world has now accepted In dia’s decision making as per its national interests. If India could manage its internal diversities and harness the contradictions with inclusive growth and NA TION FIRST agenda, 21st Cen tury will belong to India. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL T
In the last 75 years India has made tremendous pro gress in the fields of science and technology, space, health, education, poverty eradication, sanitation, in frastructure, sports and, above all, in economy. The success in each of these fields has been noteworthy and praised in the world. In economy India is self-reliant in agricultural and indus trial sectors and is ready to take on the world by becom ing a five trillion dollar econ omy. No, that is not a pipe dream but is very much in the realm of possibility. On this auspicious occa sion let the country rise as one to celebrate the festival of hard-earned freedom and pay tribute to those who fought for it and those who are taking it forward.
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hese were the headlines of prominent Newspapers of Den mark, when PM of India visited Denmark and Eastern Europe in May 2022. This statement re flects the importance of India in the World & prominence of our leader. It was a delightful sight to see President Joe Biden of USA, walking up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shake hands and greet him dur ing G-7 Meet in Germany. It’s the Prime Minister of India, whom everyone wants to meet because India matters to the world today! India’s enviable progress in last 75 years since independence and exponential rise in the last decade has cata pulted it onto the global centre stage. Four things make a na tion state great are: z Economic Power z Military Power z Soft Power z Resilience to withstand Adversities z Some of the strengths of this great nation are flagged hereafter GROWING PROSPERITY India holds a beacon of hope for the world economy which is likely to plunge into the worst recession, post COVID. Listed below are some of the pointers which make India an emerging global economy. z World’s sixth-largest and fastest growing economy with 7.5% projected growth rate. z India, with a population of 139 Crores and increasing per capita income, forms the biggest consumer market in the world. z India is now emerging as the biggest manufacturing hub and poised to become the factory of the world. z India has the youngest population in the world, while China, Japan and Europe has started greying. z India has been leading the digital world and it’s now pioneer in opening Global Capability Centers (GCC) by MNCs 1400 MNCs have already set up GCC in India providing 1.3 million jobs and earning $36 Billion. z India has also created 100 unicorns with valuations over $ 01 Billion. z India was a food-grain importer in 20th century. Today, we are net exporter of wheat, having exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to 12 countries. z We are also the largest producer of milk, pulses, jute products and second largest producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruits and cotton. MILITARY MIGHT Armed Forces are integral part of super power status. A strong, well equipped and trained Army is essential for a nation having hawkish neighbours, with unset tled borders. The expenditure incurred on Army, as “Force of Deterrence” should be taken as insurance for unhindered growth of the nation. Let’s ex amine certain attributes of In dian Armed Forces, which make them greatz Fourth Strongest Armed Forces. z Third Best Indian Air Force (IAF). z It also has the third-largest defence budget in the world. z Mature Nuclear Power with stated ‘no first use’ policy z Second largest Buyer of War Equipments. z India’s defence exports have recorded nearly a eight-fold increase between 2017 and 2022, growing from 1,520 to 13,000 cr. SOFT POWER India has been a rich ancient civilization and holds a long re cord of being a mature and sta ble democratic nation for 75 years. India stands out as ex porter of knowledge, wisdom and religious harmony. India is the promoter of Wellness of body, mind and soul. Indian food, dances, Cinema and per forming arts are liked world over. India’s non-intrusive na ture and helping nature has won appreciation, all over the world.
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IT’S THE PM OF INDIA, WHOM EVERYONE WANTS TO MEET INDIA MATTERS TO THE WORLD TODAY! t was a delightful sight to see President Joe Biden of USA, walking up to PM Narendra Modi to shake hands and greet him during G-7 Meet in Germany. It’s the Prime Min ister of India, whom everyone wants to meet because India matters to the world today! India’s enviable progress in last 75 years since independence and exponential rise in the last decade has catapulted it onto the global centre stage. I
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BJP TARGETS NEHRU, CONGRESS HITS BACK BJP on Sunday released a video narrating its version of events that led to partition of India in 1947. The video tangentially blames Nehru for bowing to the demands of Md Ali Jinnah-led Muslim League for creation of Pak.
76th Independence Day: Security of Delhi beefed up amid threat alerts from Intelligence
PAKISTANI FLAGS IN J&K ARE HISTORY, ONLY INDIAN FLAG IS RAISED HERE: LG IMRAN HAILS INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY, PLAYS CLIP OF JAISHANKAR’S SPEECH Srinagar: Pakistani flags in J&K are history and only the Indian national flag is raised here now, said the Union Territory’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday. Sinha’s remark came during a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ along the Dal Lake in Srinagar. “Raising Pakistani flags is history. Now only Indian flag will fly here. Earlier, there were less efforts to get people to raise the tiranga. Now there are efforts and people want to raise the flag,” Manoj Sinha said.
Defence Security Corps participate in a 7.5 km run as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations at Raisina Hills, in New Delhi on Sunday. n view of the 76th Independ ence Day cele bration on Mon day, security has been stepped up across the national capital with more than 10,000 per sonnel manning the Red Fort from where PM Narendra Modi will address the country. From facial recogni tion system cameras to multi-layered security cover and deployment of over 400 kite catchers and fliers, security forc es have left no stone un turned to ensure protec tion at the historic fort, where 7,000 invitees are expected to gather. A number of VIPs/ VVIPs, Cadets under NCC’s youth exchange programme from across the world and other spe cial invitees, along with members of public will be present at event. The security arrangements will ensure clear pas sage to the VVIP cavalcades. IN MANIPUR,
Islamabad: Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan has once again com mended India for its independent foreign policy as he slammed West for being critical of India for buying Russian oil. “If India which got independence at the same time as Pakistan and if Delhi can take a firm stand and make their foreign policy as per the need of its people then who are they (PM Shehbaz Sharif govt) who are towing line,” he said.
Kolkata: TMC MP Sougata Roy ten to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to extend the free foodgrain programme by six more months. Roy said the poor are yet to recover from the economic blows caused by the pandemic and the lockdowns. “May I take the indulgence of inviting your kind notice to the fact that the valid ity period of distribution of food grains under PMGKAY will be over on and from September 2022.
Students carrying 360 feet long tricolor from Vasai Fort to Viva College Virar as part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in Mumbai.
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JP Nadda, BJP national president takes part in a silent BJP march at Jantar Mantar in the nation’s capital along with other leaders and party workers. In Lucknow, CM Yogi held a silent march to mark the ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas.’ Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said tragedy of partition, cannot be misused to fuel hate and prejudice. Congress will continue its efforts to unite India while upholding legacy of Gandhi, Nehru, and Sardar Patel.
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Lucknow: The UP police has arrested a 19-yearold man for allegedly having links with terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and being in touch with handlers in Pakistan and Afghanistan through social media. The arrest of Ha bibul Islam alias Saifulla by ATS came after Nadeem.
Manipur: Seven armed militants of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were arrestedenceIndependaheadManipurpartsdifferentfromofofDay, police said on Sunday. The Assam Rifles received inputs on Saturday morn ing about a plot to target government installations and security forces with explosives during the Independence Day cel ebrations, SP of Thoubal district H Jogeshchandra said at a press conference.
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United)’s decision to break its alliance with the BJP not only changed the political equation in Bihar but also created a buzz in the political circle from Patna to Delhi that whether RS Deputy Chairman and JD(U) MP Hari vansh will continue on his post or going to resign. A close associate told people who is sitting on such post do not belong to any party.
New Delhi: As India is observing the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, PM Modi paid hom age to those who lost their lives in communal riots during partition of country. “Today, on membrance“PartitionPMtory,”tragicwhoasandlivestobranceDay,titionHorrorsRemem#ParIpayhomageallthosewholosttheirduringPartition,applaudresiliencewellasgritofthosesufferedduringthatperiodofourhishesaid.Lastyear,declaredAug14asHorrorsReDay”.
Renni Abraham Mumbai: Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi’s brainchild theme of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga, Har Man Tiranga’ aims to make it to the Guiness Book of World Records for the sheer volume of public participation in any such initiative under taken anywhere on the globe while also giving an impetus to the spirit of nationalism in India. A person in the know said, “In Mumbai city alone the civic corpora tion, Khadi Gram Udy og Bhandar, and scores of NGOs and the pri vate sector took it upon themselves to distrib ute the national flag across the city. Even the GPO made available the payment of Rs 25 but was out of stock for the last two days. On Sun distribute 50 lakh na tional flags at a cost of over Rs 8 crore, across city homes to ensure massive public partici pation in the Union Government program to celebrate the dia mond jubilee, 75th year anniversary of Indian Bike Tiranga rallies are the special themed flavour throughout Ma harashtra, with a special focus and emphasis on tribal and rural regions by CM Eknath Shinde led government. Many temples and religious in stitutions of other faiths, particularly over 90 per cent of Jain temples across India,hoistedproudlythenationalflagatoptheirreligiousstructures.
New Delhi: CBI approached a special court in Kochi in connection with a sexual assault case filed by the key accused in the ‘solar cheat ing’ case against Cong MP Hibi Eden, and said that the petitioner’s statements were contradictory and she failed to submit any evidence to substantiate her allegations.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also set in place a futuristic plan for the 2047 100th anniversary of Indian Independence already, long after he demits public office
PM Narendra Modi has decided and put in place a futuristic program for India so the nation will look forward to similarly celebrating the 100th year anniver sary in 2047 even though it may be long after he would have demitted public office. Source
First ever skydiving formation of ‘Human Tiranga’ in the air at a height of 15,000 feet above the ground level. People participate in a Tiranga boat rally on the eve of the 76th Independence Day celebrations in Bhopal on Sunday. A CRPF jawan on an armored vehicle during a rally as part of the celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence in Srinagar on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY ANI EXTEND FREE FOODGRAIN SCHEME FOR SIX MORE MONTHS: TMC WRITES TO PM MODIAFTER JDU’S EXIT FROM NDA, HARIVANSH TO CONTINUE AS RS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN RURAL MSMEs IN URGENT NEED OF FUNDING, SAYS MSME EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL CBI GIVES CLEAN CHIT TO CONG MP PARTITION ACROSSSILENTBJPREMEMBRANCEHORRORSDAY:LEADERSHOLDMARCHTHENATION
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In order to recall the suffering caused by the division of India, BJP organises silent marches across the nation on Sunday.
JP Nadda along with Anurag Thakur, Piyush Goyal and other party leaders and supporters participate in a silent march on the occasion of ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’, in New Delhi on Sunday.
Chandigarh: In a major success ahead of the Independence Day, Punjab Police on Sunday busted a Pakistan’s ISI-backed ter ror module and arrested four persons linked with it from Delhi. The police also recovered a huge cache of explosives from the arrested persons. DGP Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said, “On eve of Inde pendence day, the Punjab police achieved huge success against terrorism. Four involved with the ISIbacked terror module have been arrested in Delhi with help of Delhi police.” New Delhi: Twenty ITBP force person nel have been awarded various service medals, including for bravery, on occasion of I-Day. The decorations include six police gallantry medals,3 President’s police medal for distinguished service and 11 police medals for meritorious service. Those awarded include ACs Prabhat Mukul Martin Minz and Amit Kumar, ASI Kuldip Raj, HC Hamesh & Constables Brahm Chan dra and Shakti Kumar.
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PM Modi observes India’s 2nd Partition Horrors Remembrance Day; pays homage to the victims
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Lucknow: The MSME Export Promotion Council (MS MEEPC) has suggested banks to be more aggressive in reviving MSMEs that have been struggling for survival after Covid. As compared to the MS MEs located in metro and urban cities, the units in the rural ar eas, especially art and craft and agro-based units, are struggling more for their survival. “There is an urgent need for developing alternative sources of funding to solve availability of timely, competitive credit,”
New way ... the novel scheme in 105 villages of the tehsil. Kopnar, a farm la bourer with two daugh ters and a son, was among the first to promise to take the pledge.“Iknow giving up al cohol all of a sudden is very difficult but for the future of my chil dren and to get scholar ships for them, I will strengthen my willpow er and stay away from alcohol,” Kopnar as serted.Manoj Raut, the Block Development Of ficer (BDO), said as per the scheme, drinkers who want to kick the bottle, will have to take a vow in front of their village on Independ ence Day to never con sume liquor again. “As the person strict ly adheres to alcohol abstinence pledge, his children will be re warded with a ‘scholar ship’, exactly after a year on August 15, 2023, and the person will be felicitated,” he said. A circular has been issued to respective gram panchayats to cre ate awareness about the initiative and encour age drinkers to come forward for the no liq uor pledge and embark on a new intoxicantfree journey, Raut said. He expresses confi dence the scheme will bring positive results and more and more drinkers from rural ar eas will ‘voluntarily’ come forward to give up the harmful habit for the sake of their chil dren’sGaneshfuture.Kare Patil, president of Yashkaly ani Gramin Sevabhavi Sanstha, said, “Instead of giving cash scholar ships, we will provide a year’s worth of educa tional material to wards of people who successfully manage to stay away from alcohol for a whole year.” —PTI Wait ends.. (Home and Coopera tives) Amit Shah. Man gal Prabhat Loda will now handle for Tour ism, Skill Develop ment and Entrepre neurship and Women and Child Welfare departments. Notably, from the Shin de camp Abdul Sattar, averse to only holding Minority Affairs and Aukaf, gets the crucial Agriculture department that is significant in ru ral Maharashtra. Ravin dra Chavan bagged the Public Works Depart ment and Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.Gulabrao Patil got Water Supply and Sani tation while Dada Bhuse secured Ports and Mining. Uday Sa mant is the new Indus tries Minister (as previ ously reported in First India) while Deepak Kesarkar was made School Education and Marathi Language Minister. Sanjay Rathod is Food and Drugs cultureteeEmploymentpanMinister,mustbourKhadeMinisterAdministrationwithSureshbaggingtheLaportfolio.ShambhurajDesaisettleforExcisewhileSandiBhumregottheGuaranSchemeandHortidepartments.
Jaleel’s remarks on J&K unfortunate: Arif Man slits wife’s throat, soon after family court’s ‘reunite’ verdict
Mumbai (Agencies): Police investigating the death of Shiv Sangram Party leader Vinayak Mete in a road accident on Sunday prima facie concluded the driver of his car lost control of the vehicle which hit a truck from behind on the Mumbai-Pune Ex pressway.Theaccident oc curred at 5.05 am near Madap tunnel under the jurisdiction of Rasayani police station in the neighbouring Raigad district when Mete was coming to Mumbai from Beed, officials had said. Mete’s SUV was in a second lane of the sixlane expressway at the time of the accident, an official said.
On 75th anniversary of India’s independence, as the nation is celebrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav’, PM Narendra Modi will hoist the flag and address the na tion for 9th straight time from the ramparts of Red Fort at old Delhi.
COP KILLED IN GRENADE ATTACK BY TERRORISTS IN J&K’S KULGAM SITUATION IN J-K MUCH BETTER NOW, SAYS DGP DILBAG SINGH K’taka ex- CM Suddaramaiah at an event.
Vinayakfreebies Mete, Maratha quota votary & former Maha MLC killed ‘DRIVER THECONTROLLOSTATWHEELS’
Raipur (PTI) : Several districts in Chhattis garh have received heavy rainfall since Saturday evening, re sulting in rise in water level of rivers like Ma hanadi, Shivnath and Indravati as well as flooding of villages in low-lying areas, offi cialsBalodabazarsaid. re ceived 82.4 millimetres of rainfall, Dantewada 63.1 mm, Mahasamund 65.2 mm, Janjgir-Cham pa 65.1 mm, Bastar 55.9 mm, Raigarh 52.7 mm, Narayanpur 47.4 mm, Bilapur 42.4 mm, Raipur 36.6 mm and Bi japur got 36.5mm be tween Saturday even ing and Sunday morn ing, they said. In Korba district, several roads have been cut off due to heavy rainfall that resulted in nullahs (major drains) and rivulets in Pali area overflowing, largestSagarfromreleasedsecond)cusecslet,vertflowingdisruptedinBarsoor-ChitrakotwhileroadDantewadahasbeenaswaterwasabovetheculonMandherrivuofficialsinformed.Atotalof11,650(cubicfootperofwaterwasthismorningtheRavishankar(Gangrel),thedaminthe
Bengaluru (Agen cies): A man slit the throat of his wife with a machete at a family court in Karnataka where the two had gone to attend a counselling session after they filed for divorce. The man tried to escape after the attack but was overpow ered by bystanders and handed over to the po lice. The woman was rushed to the hospital where she died saveferencesagreedsession,lier,treatment.Minutesduringearatthecounsellingthecouplehadtoburytheirdifandreunitetotheirmarriageof7 years. Shivakumar at tacked his wife, Chaitra, when she stepped out after one-hour counsel ling at the Holenara sipura family court in Hassan district. He fol lowed her to the wash room and slit her throat with a machete, leaving her bleeding profusely. New Delhi (PTI): State governments should not dole out “non-merit freebies” like gifts and consumer durables be yond their fiscal capa bilities, according to former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. Kumar said there is a difference between merit transfer payment and non-merit freebies, especially those which are done beyond fiscal capability of govern ment.“Non-merit freebies .. are to be looked at care fully,” he said.
Mumbai: As per preliminary investiga tion, driver Eknath Kadam lost control at wheel and the vehicle hit a truck from behind in which Mete was seriously injured. A doctor who checked on Mete at MGM Hospital near Panvel said, “He was brought in at 6.20 am. He had no pulse or blood pressure, and his pupils were not moving. He died before being brought to the hospital.”
HEAVY RAIN LIKELY IN SOUTH BENGAL DISTRICTS: MET Sambalpur: To release excess floodwater from the reservoir, Hirakud Dam authorities opened 34 sluice gates on Sunday. Reportedly, the inflow of water into Hirakud Dam was 4,39,291 cusec while outflow stood at 5,63,806 cusec. People living in low-lying areas have been warned not to venture into the river. Heavy rainfall across Odisha has caused severe flood ing. Various areas have been submerged in the state. Acres of farmland have been inundated across the state. Incessant rains in upper and lower catchment areas and the release of excess water from the dam may result in minor flood in Mahanadi, informed Engineer-in-chief, Water Resources Bijay Kumar Mishra.
ARMY ON SITE, IAF ON STANDBY, MP CM SHIVRAJ CHOUHAN DIALS PM MODI, SHAH Bengaluru/New Del hi (PTI): The Congress took a strong exception to the exclusion of Pt Nehru in reachedforalaretarywhileBommaicalledmerfreedompergovernment’sKarnatakanewspaadvertisementonfighters.ForCMSiddaramaiahCMBasavarajan“RSSslave”AICCgeneralsecRandeepSurjewsaidtheBJP’shatredIndia’sfirstPMhasitszenith.
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The mangled SUV after the accident. (R) Vinayak Mete
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Chhattisgarh hit by heavy rains, rivers swell
Kolkata: The mete orological department warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts in the southern part of West Bengal owing to a depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal on Sunday. The system is likely to move in a andnorthwestThemorning,ingwardswest-northwestdirectionmaintainintensitytillMondaytheMetsaid.depressionoverBayofBengaladjoiningcoastal areas of the state is very likely to bring heavy to very heavy rain in Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur districts. The system is likely to cause heavy rain in Jhargram, N. 24 Parganas, S. 24 Parganas, Howrah, Bankura, Purulia, Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman districts, the weatherman said in its forecast. Fishermen have been advised by the weather office not to venture into the sea.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan Kulgam: A cop was killed after terrorists threw a grenade in Qaimoh area in Kulgam district of Jam mu & Kashmir, said police. "A grenade incident was reported yesterday night in Qaimoh Kulgam. One police personnel namely Tahir Khan of Poonch got injured. He was shifted to GMC hospital Anantnag where he succumbed," Kashmir Zone Police said.
Srinagar: Situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much better than before and the graph of militancy is coming down, police chief Dilbag Singh said on Sunday. However, he said the launchpads across LoC were intact and there was a huge pressure to push militants into the Valley. “The atmosphere is much better than before and I want to give credit to the people and express gratitude to them,” he said.
New Delhi (PTI): Miffed with BJP leader Sushil Modi’s jibe that JD (U) marksaidKushwahaerJD(U)withmergewillRJD,leadUpendratherewasn’t just objec tionable, but insulting. Kushwaha claimed the BJP was considered an “untouchable” party before 1995-96 as no po litical party wanted to associate themselves with them. Then lead ers of the Samata Party George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar came to the BJP’s rescue “like angels”, he added.
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PREZ DROUPADI MURMU’S 1ST ADDRESS TO NATION India helped world discover true potential of democracy: Murmu
New Delhi (ANI): On eve of India’s 76th Inde pendence Day, President Droupadi Murmu ad dressed nation and said, “We Indians proved skeptics wrong. Democ racy not only grew roots in this soil, it was en riched too.” She also said that India helped world discover true po tential of democracy. She also saluted free dom fighters, gave trib ute to women power in democracy, lauded larg est vax campaign in In dia and also said that leaders like Gandhi rediscovered ancient val ues for modern times.
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state, built on Maha nadi river in Dhamtari district, an official said.“More than 120 peo ple have been evacuat ed to safer places in the last 48 hours in rain-hit areas. Teams from the National Disaster Re sponse Force (NDRF) , State Disaster Re sponse Force (SDRF) and state police have been deployed for re lief and rescue work,” he said.
President Droupadi Murmu addresses to the Nation on eve of 76th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Sunday.
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People commute through a waterlogged street after a heavy downpour, in Mathura on Sunday.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday termed as "very unfortunate" and "totally unacceptable" the recent controversial remarks on Kashmir made on social media by ruling LDF MLA KT Jaleel.“Itis very unfortu nate. Not only is it unac ceptable, I wonder if these comments were made after going through some literature or after knowing some thing or just out of igno rance. I do not know. I feel very sorry for this kind of comment. It is totally unacceptable. I feel hurt by these kinds of comments,” Khan saidThehere.Governor further said, "Do we not realise the preciousness of our freedom? Do we not real ise the importance of our national integrity? How can we afford to say things like this?" Jaleel returned to Kerala Sunday morn ing due to some person al reasons.
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Bhopal: In the wake of a dam wall breach in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said there was no need to worry and efforts were on to drain out water from the reservoir. Officials said a channel was dug up to drain out water from the under-con struction dam on Karam river after a breach. Water was being released safely through the channel since 3 am on Sunday, which reduced the threat of dam burst.
HIRAKUD GATES OPENED, FLOOD WATER ENTERS SAMBALPUR WATER BEING DRAINED OUT AFTER BREACH IN MP DAM Mhow/Bhopal: The Army moved in to neu tralise the menace posed by a breach in Karam dam on river Nalcha in Dhar, which has led to the evacua tion of 10,000 individu als and saved your com plete area on the tenter hooks. On the identical day, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke with PM Modi and residen tial minister Amit Shah and requested for Air Force choppers to be saved on standby. It’s a sign of the magnitude of the menace. As many as 18 villages downstream of Karam River have been evacu ated, a dozen of them within the final 24 hours. Twelve of them are in Dhar district and 6 in Khargone. The un derconstruction dam, which is 90 per cent full, sprung leaks on Thursday. The reser voir was crammed up for the primary time, however the partitions failed inside.
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z Indian fuel retail scene is dominated by state-owned firms IOC, BPCL and HPCL. DoT CLARIFICATIONSOFFERS ON TELECOM PLI Mumbai: The DoT has clarified that if a company currently availing benefits of schemeincentivelinkedproduction-equipmenttelecom(PLI)wants to revise its investment & net sales to get additional 1% ben efit for design-led manufactur ing, it must apply afresh. After being selected, company will have to exit the existing ap proval & forego its investment made during 21-22.
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NEW TAX REGIME z The Union Budget 2020-21 introduced a new tax regime. Taxpayers were given the option to choose between the old regime with various deductions and exemptions and the new tax regime that offered lower tax rates without exemptions
New Delhi (PTI): The justintroduced tax on windfall energy profits of oil refin ers like Reliance Industries is not only levied on the diesel they export but also on the supplies they make to fuel retailers within In dia, sources said. The windfall tax was tar geted mainly at Reliance Industries Ltd and Russian oil major Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy, who the government believed were making a killing on export ing large volumes of fuel made from discounted Rus sian oil, at the cost of the domestic market, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Reached for comments, a top finance ministry offi cial said the government has not imposed any tax on domestic supplies by refin eries. “OMCs must be do ing it on their own, and rightly so. The pricing is always based on an alter nate market or source.
z In the April-June quarter, listed FMCG companies including - HUL, ITC, Godrej Consumer Product, Nestle, Dabur and Britannia delivered mixed results, reporting an impact on their margins z FMCG companies also expect volume decline to continue on the rural side but see some stabilization in the business & recovery in demand z Cos such as Britannia said that it has taken necessary price increases in Q1 which were not covering inflation New Delhi (Agencies): In dia is likely to be the sec ond most important driver of global growth in 2022 after China despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and the war in Europe, Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) deputy gover nor, Michael D Patra, said. The world’s third-largest economy in terms of pur chasing power parity is go ing to contribute about 14% of global growth this year, he said, even while the country faces the risk of rising deficit due to higher import bills on the back of global commodity prices. Patra said India can sus tain a current account deficit of 2.5-3% without getting into an external sector crisis. “A striking feature in In dia is that our growth is home financed — invest ment is financed primarily by domestic savings, with foreign savings playing only a supplemental role,” PatraIndiasaid.at present is the third largest economy in the world in terms of pur chasing power parity with a share of 7% of global GDP, after China’s 18% and the USA’s 16%. India’s GDP in market exchange rates is expected to reach $5 trillion by 2027. By that year, India’s GDP in purchasing power pari ty terms will exceed $16 trillion, up from $10 tril lion in 2021. He said India can achieve a double digit growth in the next decade if the economy can overcome challenges and capitalises on the world’s youngest work force it has, along with manufacturing and export promotion.Thiswould make India the second largest econo my in the world by 2031, he said.
—PTI FPIs INVEST `22,452 CRORE IN INDIAN EQUITIES IN AUGUST 13 GOLD MINES MAY BE SOLD THIS MONTH New Delhi: Wearable and hearable device maker Noise is planning to in crease monthly local pro duction of smartwatches to 10 lakh units per month from August, a top official of the company said. “We are the leading smart watch category in the country. We are part of the top 6-7 smartwatch brands in the world now. We have already produced a million units till now and from this August we aim at producing a million units per month.”
INFLATIONARY IMPACT ON FMCG COS TO CONTINUE IN QUARTER 2
PFC PROJECTS LIKELY TO ROPE IN INVESTOR PARTNERS
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SHAREHOLDERS’ APPROVE ASHISHKUMAR CHAUHAN APPOINTMENT AS NSE MD, CEO New Delhi: Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Sunday said that shareholders have approved the appointment of Ashishkumar Chauhan as its managing director and chief execu tive. The Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EOGM) of NSE was held on August 11, according to a statement. Share holders approved the appointment of Chauhan, who was the MD and CEO of rival bourse BSE, with 99.99 per cent votes. He assumed charge as NSE chief on July 26. His appointment at the top post of the NSE was cleared by the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on July 18.
call. The bank’s year-to-date loan growth stood at about 5% mainly driven by Retail sector advances, Agricultural and MSME loans. The bank’s gross advances (global and domestic) stood at `4,77,746 crore at end-June 2022. —PTI
Finance ministry plans to review exemption-free tax regime
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New Delhi (PTI): Infla tionary pressure on some raw material inputs for the FMCG industry is abating but the manufacturers ex pect its impact on price and margins to continue in the current quarter. In the April-June quar ter, listed FMCG compa nies including - HUL, ITC, Godrej Consumer Product, Nestle, Dabur and Britan nia delivered mixed re sults, reporting an impact on their margins and most ly, a drop in volume in some categories.FMCGcompanies also expect volume decline to continue on the rural side but see some stabilization in the business and recov ery in demand, starting from the third quarter of FY23.Companies such as Bri tannia Industries said that it has taken necessary price increases in Q1 which were not covering inflation at this point but a good part of this will be covered by the July-Sept quarter. ‘’We were not able to take the entire price increase during this quarter. We have taken some price in creases in the first quarter and we will complete that in Q2 of this year,” said Bri tannia Industries MD Varun Berry during recent earnings while responding to a query on the near-term price increase. In April-June, Britannia reported a 13.24 percent de cline in consolidated net profit to Rs 335.74 crore while its sales were up 8.74 percent to Rs 3,700.96 crore. When asked about the inflationary scenario, Dabur India CEO Mohit Malhotra in his post-result analyst call said inflation would not abate in the sec ond‘’Andquarter.second quarter, we will see margin compres sions, but I think in the third quarter onwards when we lap over inflation of around 11%, 12% through the last year, we think that commodities will soften. And there will be a rollover price increase impact happening in the third quarter,” he said. So, the third and fourth quarters should see a bit of softening of inflation and price increases kick ing in, and the margin pro tection happening in the second half of this fiscal, heDaburadded.India has report ed a marginal increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 441.06 crore. Godrej Consumer Products Man aging Director & CEO Su dhir Sitapati in its earning call said: ‘’With inflation ary pressures abating we expect sharp margin recov ery from H2.’’
ners to operate and maintain acquired stressed or non-per forming assets next year. PPL will rope in strategic investor partners through competitive bidding and the first such bid is likely to be floated next year, a source said. —PTI
New Delhi (PTI): The fi nance ministry is propos ing to soon review the ex emption-free new tax re gime with a view to making it more attractive for indi vidual income taxpayers, sourcesEventually,said. sources said, the government aims to es tablish a system where there are no exemptions and the complex old tax re gime with exemptions and deductions is terminated. The Union Budget 202021 introduced a new tax regime. Taxpayers were given the option to choose between the old regime with various deductions and exemptions and the new tax regime that offered lower tax rates without ex emptions and deductions. The intention behind the move was to provide sig nificant relief to the indi vidual taxpayers and to simplify the income-tax law. Asked about the experi ence of the new tax regime, sources said, there are clear signs that people who have finished their home and education loans are willing to shift to the new tax regime as they have no exemptions to claim. Sources further said that lowering of taxes in the new regime would make the new tax regime more attractive. A similar tax re gime for corporate taxpay ers was introduced in Sep tember 2019 by significant ly lowering rates and re moving exemptions.
—PTI LIC KEEN TO RE-ENTER MEDICLAIM SEGMENT, SAYS CHAIRMAN Mumbai: Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation is keen to re-enter the onvidesregulatorandsegmentmediclaimaswhentheproclaritytheissue, its chairman has said. “We are already doing a lot of longterm health protection and guaranteed health products. And we are evaluating the sug gestion that the regulator Irdai made recently,” LIC Chairman M R Kumar said.
New Delhi: The govern ment plans to put on the block 13 gold mines in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in the ongoing month amid its efforts to give a boost to the mining sector’s contri bution to the country’s gross domestic product. Of the 10 blocks in Andhra Pradesh, the auc tion of five blocks may take place on August 26, while the remaining five are likely to be put on the block on August 29, ac cording to latest data of the government. In the case of remaining three gold mines in Uttar Pradesh, the auction will happen this month. —PTI New Delhi: After turning net buyers last month, foreign investors have be come aggressive shop pers of Indian equities and have invested `22,452 crore in the first two weeks of August amid softening inflation con cerns. This was way high er than a net investment of nearly `5,000 crore by FPIs in the entire month of July, data with deposi tories showed. FPIs had turned net buyers for the first time in July, after nine months of massive net outflows.
WHAT MICHAEL D PATRA SAID... z The world’s third-largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity is going to contribute about 14% of global growth this yr z India can sustain a current account deficit of 2.5-3% without getting into an external sector crisis. z India can achieve a double digit growth in next decade
New Delhi: PFC Projects Ltd, an equal joint venture of Power Finance CorporationandRECLtd,islikelytoropeintechnicalorstrategicinvestorpart
BANK OF INDIA SEES 10-12% GROWTH IN ADVANCES New Delhi: Bank of India ex pects advances to grow by 1012% in the current fiscal year with inofficialpick-up,loanscorporateyettotopsaidananalysts
—PTI NOISE PLANS TO MAKE 10 L SMART WATCHES A MONTH New Delhi: The combined market valuation of six of the 10 most valued com panies surged by `1,56,247.35 crore last week, with Reliance In dustries Ltd (RIL) emerg ing as the biggest gainer. While RIL, TCS, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Bajaj Finance saw gains in their m-cap in the holiday-shortened week, Infosys, HUL and LIC suf fered losses. In the rank ing of top-10 firms, RIL retained the title of the most valued domestic company, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank. —PTI SIX TOP COMPANIES ADD ` CRORE1,56,247.35TOM-CAP
z A `6 a litre tax was also imposed on petrol and ATF exported out of India.
Reliance, Nayara face windfall profit tax
New Delhi (PTI): Govern ment policies such as in creasing customs duties on imported toys and mandat ing BIS certification re quirement for imports not only boosted domesticmanufacturingbutalsohelpedtheindustry to explore global markets and enhance exports. The demand for toys based on Indian mythological char acters, desi movie charac ters and superheroes such as Chota Bheem are on the rise as the domestic players break away from the domi nance of China and some other countries, according to industry experts.
- —PTI EXCEPTIONS MUMBAI | MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022 08 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Greetings to all my fellow citizens on the occasion of Independence Day! May our glorious Nation rise higher and higher! Jai Hind! — Dr Jagdeesh
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PoliticalShashikantEditorialPoornimaArora,mansaSeniorEditorManojBusinessAjayManagingchannels.EditorKumar,ChiefOfficerJagyasi,SeniorSyedUmar,AnchorsMiMalik,SachinNainaYadav&Mishra,ConsultantSharma,EditorAditi Nagar and others were present during the launch. Amit Malviya, In-charge BJP Nation al IT dept & co-in charge West Bengal, Director First India News Virendra Choud hary, Sunil Ramdas Agarwal, Chairman Droupadi Ramdas Agarwal Foundation and Ramesh Lamba were the special guests on the Ajayoccasion.Kumar, Man aging Editor said, “The Union GoI, vari ous State govts, Multi lateral agencies & In ternational partners of India - all together have come a long way in building the New India. We - Bharat 24, believe that a positive connect between govts, state policies & people at large is need of the hour.” Manoj Jagyasi, Chief Busi ness Officer comment ed that with Bureaus in all states, Bharat 24, will set a benchmark for News Reporting and Branding. “It is a matter of pride that on the first day of launch the channel has opened with a large number of credible ad vertisers and we shall only grow bigger and better as times goes on,” he added. As promised, Bharat24 will remain true to its tagline — Vision of new India!
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—PTI First India Bureau Beed: Six persons, including five members of a family, were killed after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a tempo on the policesurrenderedthefledhicles.topoliceficialaccidentceremonycarvillagewassaid.SundaytricthighwayManjarsumba-PatodainBeeddisaround5.30amonmorning,policeAfamilyfromPunegoingtoJiwachiwadiinKejtehsilinthetoattendamarriagewhentheoccurred,anofsaid,addingthatthehadtouseacraneseparatethetwoveThetempodriverfromthespotafteraccidentbutlateratPatodastation. COLLISIONCAR-TEMPOIN No hello, only Vande Mataram Mumbai (PTI): New ly-appointed Maha rashtra Cultural Af fairs Minister callswhileinsteadsayernmentcialsSundayMungantiwarSudhironsaidalloffiofthestategovwillhavetoVandeMataramofhellotakingphoneintheiroffices. We are entering the 76th year of Independ ence. We are celebrat ing Amrit Mahotsav (of Independence). Hence I want officials to say ‘Vande Mata ram’ over the phone instead of hello,” he said.He said a formal gov ernment order will be out by August 18. “I want all govern ment officials in the state to say ‘Vande Ma taram’ (while receiv ing phones) till Janu ary 26 next year, he said.Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shin de on Sunday distrib uted portfolios, five days after he inducted 18 ministers into his cabinet on August 09.
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People participate in a run jointly organized by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Navi Mumbai Police ahead of Independence Day at Belapur in Navi Mumbai.
Last year saw 13,528 die and 25,116 get hurt in 29,493 road crashes across Maharashtra
Palghar: Laxman Shinde (65) of Rajewadi in Palghar district fell from the roof of his house while trying to hoist the Tricolour on Saturday morning. He sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Jawhar. He was later shifted to a hospital at Nashik where he succumbed to his injuries, the police said. A case of ac cidental death has been registered.
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Tiranga Pratishthan members hold a Tricolour during a Tiranga Yatra on the eve of the Independence Day, in Solapur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY PTI HOISTDIES65-YEAR-OLDTRYINGTOFLAG
Kailash Korde Mumbai: The Maha rashtra government’s goal of reducing road accident fatalities looks unattainable for yet another year with 1,231 more people dy ing in road accidents in the first half of this year and 3,170 more suffering injuries as compared to the same period last year. Data from the state transport department shows that 31,458 road accidents occurred in Maharashtra killing 8,068 people, while 14,200 were injured between January to June 2022, as against 14,420 road ac cidents in which 6,837 people died and 11,030 injured in the same pe riod in 2021. The surge in road ac cidents in the first six months of this year is 118.15%, while road fa talities and injuries are up by 18% and 28.73%, respectively.Ascompared to the first six months of the pre-pandemic year 2019, the state witnessed about 76% more road crashes and 14.13% more fatalities till June this year while the number of injured rose byIn9%.17,864 road crashes, 7,069 people died and 15,617 were injured be tween January and June 2019, as per the data. Of the 31,458 road ac cidents, 15,132 occurred in Mumbai in the first six months of 2022. Even though the number of accidents surged by 14,008, the resultant fa talities and injuries dipped by 46 and 90, re spectively, as compared to the same period (Jan uary-June) last year. Af ter Mumbai, the dis tricts of Yawatmal (247), Ahmednagar (160), and Chandrapur (155) wit nessed a maximum rise in the number of road accidents.Asfaras fatalities are concerned, Buldhana (95) and Ahmednagar (84) districts have seen the highest rise. On the injuries front, Nagpur rural (306), Pune rural (294) and Solapur rural (279) top the chart for the first six months of this year as compared to the same period of the previous year.Maha rashtra has a vehicle population of more than 3.5 crore and a road network of more than 17,725km of na tional highways, 29,029km of state high ways and 63,886km of other roads. Chandra,
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First India Bureau Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Home Af fairs awarded 42 per sonnel from the Ma harashtra police force with Police Medal for Gallantry, three with President’s Police Medal for Distin guished Service and 39 others with Police Medal for Meritori ous Service. Among the 42 person nel awarded with the gallantry medal, 41 be long to the police force of Gadchiroli, a Maoistaffected ofMadavi,spectorMandlik,InspectorDhole,DeputyASPKalwaniya,GadchirolitendentAdditionaldistrict.SuperinofPolice(ASP)ManishaanotherSameerShaikh,SPBhausahebAssistantPolice(API)SandeepPoliceSub-In(PSI)Motiramfigureinthelistofficersawardedthe gallantry medal, he said.PSI Dhanaji Hon mane, head constable Jagdeo Madavi and Kishore Atram, who were martyred in an op eration against Maoists, have been awarded post humously.SunilKolhe, Joint Commissioner of State Intelligence Depart ment (SID), Pradeep Kannalu, withbai,policeInspectorhar(Wireless),CommissionerAssistantofPoliceandManoDhanawade,SeniorofOshiwarastationinMumhavebeenawardedPresident’sPolice Medal for Distinguished Service.Subhash Nikam, Ad ditional SP of CID, Au rangabad; Appasaheb Shewale, Deputy SP, Po lice Training School, Khandala; PI Bhanudas Khawatkar, Navi Mum bai; PI Nitin Potdar, Eco nomic Offences Wing (EOW) Mumbai; PSI Sunil Kuweskar, Cen tral Control Room, Mumbai; API Jitendra Mohite, Crime branch, Mumbai; ASI Suresh Kadam, ATS, Mumbai are among the 39 offi cials awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
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By Zuber Ansari Mumbai: While pot hole-riddled roads are not an uncom mon sight in Mum bai, this monsoon, traffic police seem to have taken mat ters into their own hands. Not only have they been taking pictures of the potholes to inti mate the Brihanmum bai Municipal Corpo ration (BMC) but, at times, traffic police men in uniform can be seen filling the pot holes with discarded debris and cement sacks from construc tion sites just to en sure smooth move ment of vehicles. How ever, this temporary patchwork doesn’t last for more than a couple of Andays.official from the Bandra traffic police said, “We have three major hospitals in our jurisdiction and multi ple schools. Manning traffic on potholed roads can be tedious during peak office hours and in evenings. Ambulances and school children are stuck due to the poor condition of roads. There is also a rise in accidents potholestwo-wheelersinvolvingduetothismonsoon.BMCofficialsrefusedtocomment.
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FREEDOM CANNOT BE BOUGHT BY MONEY. WE EARNED OURS THROUGH YEARS OF STRUGGLE AGAINST THE BRITISH RAJ AND AS WE EMBARK 76 GLORIOUS YEARS OF OUR COUNTRY’S INDEPENDENCE, CITY FIRST REMEMBERS ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WISHES ALL ITS READERS A VERY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! JAI HIND!
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s India celebrates its 76th Independence Day on August 15, the feel ing of patriotism is ris ing in the hearts of all citizens, and the tricol our has illuminated the nation. To mark the event, the government of India is organis ing several events under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav’, with the theme ‘Nation First, Always First’. The government also aims to hoist 200 million Tricol ours to mark the special occa sion. The government of India has launched a new initiative, “Har Ghar Tiranga”. While launching the campaign, PM Modi stated, “75 years back, it was on this day that the country adopted its present national flag. Today, we recall the monu mental courage and efforts of all those who dreamt of a flag for free India when we were fighting colonial rule. We reiter ate our commitment to fulfil their vision and build India of their dreams.”
Your initiative will help mend fences with someone you were not in talking terms. Academic pursuits will be fruitful. Taking up a regular fitness routine will help you get into shape. Increase in household expenditure is possible, so take all steps to cut it down.
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You may feel the home environment serene and restful. There is a chance of some property getting allotted to you. Good opportunities will appear on the academic front. Good health is assured through efforts. A healthy bank balance will allow to buy a major item.
Some of you may plan to build a house or buy property shortly. A home remedy is likely to take you towards total health. Homemakers may find resetting the house tedious and may get tired doing so. A journey to a distant place can get you all excited.
You will benefit by taking a break from your regular exercise routine. You will be able to pacify a family elder, who is upset on someone. Stay clear of arguments, especially while travelling. A healthy debate is likely to open up your mind to the possibilities in your particular field at work.
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A new health routine may start giving health benefits right away. You gel well with a new acquaintance. Opportunities to further your career will come only with efforts. Discipline may help you achieve peak physical fitness. Financial scene will stabilise after review of investment options.
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ur country plunged into cele brating Independ ence for the 75th time and does so with a high de gree of consterna tion and incertitude. With a hand on the heart, no one can say with total confi dence that we are out of the dark and deep woods. Despite that, it still hap pens to be our PLATINUM JUBILEE !! Are the properties of this noble metal reflected in our national character? Are we a stable society resistant to tarnishing? Are we malleable and flexible? Today we should weigh ourselves against the nobility of this metal. Not on a scale but scruti nized without hyperbole to see if we deserve to be plumed with Platinum!Itssilver-white colour signifies maturity and ex perience. Are we really mature and experienced enough to shed our bag gage of the past and move forward as one? Where is the maturity when our po litical parties fight like Gamecocks amid the big gest simultaneous chal lenges in our history? Can we be called experienced when we let the Hydraheaded Monster of Dis ease, Low nutrition, For eign Invaders, illiteracy, Crashed Economy and deepening internal Strife cry havoc and roam our streets? Like Platinum, are we resistant to tarnish? How can that be true when every man on the street knows that Billions of Dollars sitting in for eign banks are still being snatched from the toil of millions? Like this Noble Metal, are we stable, malle able and flexible? The biggest anchor for stability is economic wellover each other to enact laws banning workers from other states, as if they were from the Enemy Lastly, Platinum is the best Catalyst for control ling pollution! Despite the government's relentless Swach Bharat campaign, you will rarely find a sin gle immaculate street. De spite strict guidelines on Traffic, you will find scores defying death. De spite the multitude of food inspectors across the coun try, you hear of thousands ry shred of rubbish from our streets in barely a week'sCan'teffort.wepass this litmus test of true Nationalism? Writing lofty words on so cial media is not even worth the bytes they consume! Stop lurching from being Geopolitical Experts to Bio technologists, to Social En gineers, to Arms experts. Just move out of those arm chairs and pick up those pieces of rubbish you step over each day! That will be a game-changingtowardsbeginningforgingintoPlatinumform!Thistrans straight and cash in on our greatest talents and the world's hardest working people. We are the young est country with more youth in their peak working ages than
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Good health is likely to keep you energetic today. Adventurous types need to be careful while experiencing a thrilling outdoor activity. An angry family member will need to be pacified by doing his or her bidding. This is a favorable day to seal a property deal.
An exciting time lies ahead as travelling with friends is foreseen. You are set to grow professionally and attract new clientele. Do not misunderstand the motives of someone trying to help you. Will power, will be your key to remain in shape.
You may find it difficult to convince a family member regarding something you want to achieve. Clarity of mind and retentive power will help you forge ahead on the academic front. Some of you can safely say goodbye to depression, as positivity enters your life once again.
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Things are likely to move favourably on the professional front. Health may become a concern. You will need to muster all your persuasive powers to swing a deal in your favour. Good negotiating skills are likely to bring a lucrative deal within your grasp on the professional front.
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You may need to monitor your finances closely. A function at home can keep you busy and entertained. Day seems favourable for builders and property dealers. Travel to a distant place is foreseen for some. Your love life promises to be immensely satisfying.
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HIMANSHU MALHOTRA At the moment it’s just become a day where we get holiday and spend time with our family, watching parades. When I was in Delhi we used to fly kites but it is not happening any more. As you wake up in the morning of Independence day the most amazing thing that happens is pa triotic songs start to play on loud speakers. It reminds us that millions of people of our country have sacrificed their life so that we can live in our country. We did get freedom from the people who were dominating us and literally destroying us. I’m glad all our ancestors, grand parents, thisandalldowninghave.whichtosomethingcontributesotheTheysacrificedwhoevertheirlife.sacrificedfornewgenerationthattheycanourlifetheyI’mjusthopsomewherethelanewegettogethercelebrateday.
ndependence Day reminds every Indian of the beginning of a new era, the start of a new life free from bondage and slav ery. It is for the same reason that Inde pendence Day is given so much impor tance and celebrated in a very grand manner across the country. The 15th of August, 1947 marked the end of British colonialism and the dawn of the demo cratic republic. City First brings to you the true meaning of Independ ence Day as conveyed by celebrities.
ALY GONI Independence is do ing what you want to do without “Veer-Zaara”.Mera”songsmycommendable.youngthesacrificedervouriteherequestioned.beingLifeisandnow.MyfafreedomfightisBhagatSingh.HehislifeforcountryatsuchaagewhichisOneoffavouritepatrioticis“AisaDesHaifromthemovie
SUDHANSHU PANDEY Independence means the rebirth of my country. We are living our life happily because of our freedom fight ers. We can breathe freely. It is signifi cant for me because it gives me a sense of Pride. I feel very proud when I realise, our India was under British rule for so many years, with the help of the freedom fighters and the lead ers we are living our lives freely today. My favourite freedom fighter is “ Bha gat Singh”. I love the films by Manoj Kumar. The film is always patriotic. My favourite patriotic song is “Mera Rang De Basanti Chola”.
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ANUJ SACHDEVA Independence Day means free dom of speech for me. I be lieve we have taken it for granted with time since the new gen has not gone through the sac rifices done by so many leaders during the pre-independence era to re move British rule. Fav freedom fighter will always be Gandhi. He is known to be the Father Of The Nation for a reason and has always been praised for his way of living world wide. And, my favourite pa triotic film is Gandhi.
MITAALI NAG Independence Day is surely a day which reinforces the pa triotic spirit in me. The whole year we are busy hus tling in our lives, but this par ticular day always reminds me that this hustling would have no meaning to it if I wouldn’t have an independ ent country to live in. My fa vourite freedom fighter is Rani Lakshmi Bai. Being a woman she did not give up and revolted against the British and fought on the battlefield. Even having an infant did not stop her from play ing the role of a warrior. I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
CHARRUL MALIK Independence is happiness. We have the freedom to have our right to education, speech, and many more things. Inde pendence to me is about making my own choices, own decisions, fending for myself and not being dependent on any one for monetary or materialistic needs.
sacrificesTheybecauseNowmentverydommemberday.toDayIndependencemeansalotme.It’sagreatWealwaysreourfreefighters.It’saproudmoveforallofus.wearelivingofthem.madealotofforus.I always feel grateful to everyone who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India. Nobody enjoys slavery that’s why Independence is most important for everyone, everybody wants to be independent. My favourite freedom fighter is “Subhash Chandra Bose”. He fought for our country and because of him, we got the help of other coun tries. My favourite patriotic film is “Border” which is directed by J. P. Du tta. The film is amazing. I cried so many times watching the movie. My favourite patriotic song is “Dekho Veer Jawano”.
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DEV’S BIRTHDAY BASHVivek takes jibe at veteran Bollywood actors T he AgnihotrimakerFiles’KashmirfilmVivekhas again made to the headlines with an other is themselves 60 years old and are desperate to ro mance girls who are very younger than them.His tweet read, “Forget the quality of a film, when 60 yr old heroes are des perate to romance 20/30 yr old girls, photoshopping faces to look young, there is something funda mentally wrong with Bollywood. Looking young & cool’ has this.”responsibleonlyBollywood.destroyedAndonepersonisfor
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ARE BOLLYWOOD STARS SCARED OF BOYCOTT CULTURE?
TV shows of Rajan Shahi celebrate 75TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE
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The free market has taken over, and thus, you have the likes of Shamshera opening to empty halls while Mar vel releases get a show as early as 6:30 in the morning. The audi ence can no longer be taken for granted, even if the actor gets to in terview the Prime Minister.Iftheeffort is shod dy, the result would be proportional, as evi dent by the failure of the movie Samrat Prithviraj. The free market wants good cinema, not singletone, politically, but something worth the bucks.The last few months have been tough for Bollywood. From fall ing prey to the #Boy cottBollywood trend with every other mov ie to delivering box of fice duds, the film in dustry is struggling to get back to its glory days.Recently the Aamir Khan and Kareena Ka poor Khan starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ was released last Thursday and the film also faced a lot of back lash on social media. Shahrukh and Aamir Khan are passé. The violence-prone North Indian heart land wants cessivetaclesingtent-richnotone-drenchedtestosteraction,Bollywood’sconfilmsoftoday.SouthCinemaisfillthevoidwithspecdrenchedinexmachismo.Whetherit’sheroism,starpower,content,marketingorthelarger-than-lifeportrayalofcharacters,SouthIndianfilmshavemasteredtheartofcapturingaudiencespan-India.Wearenotsayingit,thenumbersare.Butwhilepeopleintheindustryhavebecomemoreandmorecarefulabouttheirpublicimage,expertssayboycottcallsmaynotaffectboxofficeresultstoomuch.
Poo deserves her ownKareenafilm: areena Khan’s Poo, who has been a fan favourite for dec ades now, according to Ka reena Kapoor remains rele vant in today’s date more than any thing. Poo from ‘ Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ‘ is one of the most memorable and loved roles in the actress’s career. The Bollywood diva herself finds it unbelievable that even after 21 years of the film’s release the character is still relevant amongst all age groups. Asked if she feels that Poo de serves a movie to herself, Kareena said: “Oh God! Like I think now this character is so relevant with this generation more than it was then.” She added, “I think for the way she is, the way she talks, the kind of millennial Gen-Z kinda words that she uses connect somehow.” The 41-year-old actress added: “So, I think it is because of that more than anything else. Let’s see a filmwhosomeday,knows.”
R ajan Shahi creat ed a niche for himself in the In dian television industry by creating re alistic and relatable dra mas. Starting his career as a director in 1999 with Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi, he turned producer in 2007 and has created pathbreaking shows like Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai, Amrit Manthan, Kuch Toh Log Kahenge, Havan, Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, to name a few, in various genres under his banner Director’s Kut Productions, he also has one of the longestrunning shows Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Indian television to his credit. In 2020, Rajan teamed up with his moth er, Deepa Shahi, and formed a new production house called Shahi Pro ductions Pvt Ltd. The launch of the new pro duction house was marked by the debut of their new show Anu pamaa, which quickly became a trendsetter. Not just that, Rajan even made his Marathi debut in 2019 with Aai Kuthe Kay Karte which became super successful in no time.Rajan does everything in style. This is the 75th year of Independ ence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav)and all his sets including his production house’s office are deco rated to mark the special occasion. On being con tacted Rajan said, “75th year of Independence surely deserved celebra tion and festivity. I de cided to reflect the patri otic fervour on all our sets and my office. We as a production house be lieve in festivity be it onscreen or off-screen as it gives positive vibes and spreadsRajanpeace”.Shahi’s mom Deepa Shahi turned pro ducer with Anupama and Anupama with its unique content of the story of a mother has al ready created history and still continues to connect with audiences. If pictures are to go by we can surely say no other production house (from their office to all the sets) in Mumbai has made so much effort to mark the 75th year of In dependence. The at mosphere on all the sets is extremely positive and we hope the divine blessing continues and the production house continues to enter tain audiences.
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Vivek Agnihotri Aashish Mehrotra and Asmi Dev Team of Aai Kuthe Kay Karte Ashish Mehrotra, Muskan Bamne, Madalsa Chakraborty, Sudhanshu Pandey, Nidhi Shah, Ekta Saraiya, Arvind Vaidya and Nidhi Shah Rupali Ganguly Brinda Trivedi and Dev
D ev Agarwal is celebrating his birthday today, August 15. He is an Indian cinematogra pher and Filmmaker. Graduated from FTII. He is best known for his work in the films like CityLights (which is a remake of BAFTA nominated British Film Metro Manila), Bolly wood Diaries, Masoom Sawal and Ad films. One of his Ad films which he shot for Man force Condoms “Shut The Phone Up 3” won two golds in the ‘Best use of Social media for CSR’ and ‘Best use of video for CSR’ catego ries at Foxglove adver tising awards. As a film maker, Dev directed the documentary films like Unheard Voices and notes to me, Light from many Lamps, and Moved by Love which was screened at the Cannes court metrege in 2015. He was nomi nated for his work in the International fea ture film Invasion 1897 at BON awards for best cinematography.
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