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July 16-31, 2021 - Vol 1, Issue 26
BDL signs contract to supply Akash missiles to IAF Hyderabad, July 8: Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) on July 8 signed a contract worth about Rs 499 crore with the Ministry of Defence for manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The contract was signed by Air Commodore, Guided Weapons Maintenance, Ajay Singhal on behalf of the IAF and BDL Executive Director, Marketing, Commodore T.N. Kaul (retd) on behalf of BDL in the presence of BDL's Director, Production, P. Radhakrishna, in New Delhi. BDL CMD, Commodore Siddharth Mishra (retd) stated that BDL is supplying Akash missiles to the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. With the announcement from the Union Cabinet regarding clearance of Akash Weapon System for export, the company is exploring to offer Akash for
export to foreign countries.
He said BDL has already received export leads from some countries expressing interest in procuring the missile. The company has a well-established infrastructure and expertise to execute these orders and meet the customer delivery schedule. BDL is the prime production agency for projects under India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). Akash is one of the missiles under IGMDP being manufactured by BDL, both for Indian Army and Indian Air Force. The missile has been successfully test-fired on several occasions and is regarded as one of the best missiles in its category. The company also manufactures anti-tank guided missiles, air to air missiles, air to surface
With the contract signed for supply of Akash to Indian Air Force, the order book position now stands at about Rs 8,683 crore. The company is also aiming to expand its footprints in the international market by offering air-to-air missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, underwater weapons and countermeasure systems in addition to Akash missiles to friendly countries.
Samsung India grants scholarships to 544 Navodaya Vidyalaya students Gurugram, July 8 (IANS): Samsung India on July 8 gave scholarships to 544 meritorious students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya ( JNV) schools, who qualified for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and National Institute of Technology (NIT), as part of its Samsung Star Scholar programme.
The programme offers scholarships every year to meritorious JNV students for pursuing full-term B Tech/Dual Degree (B Tech + M Tech) courses at any IIT or NIT. The scholarship is of up to Rs 2 lakh for expenses related to tuition, examination, hostel and mess for one academic year and it can be renewed every year up to five years. It has so far benefited 800 JNV students. The Samsung Star Scholar programme, currently in its sixth year, has granted 150 scholarships
to new applicants from JNVs, of which 87 will begin their journey across different IITs and 63 at different NITs across India this year.
In addition, scholarships have been renewed for the next year for 394 existing students. Recipients of renewed scholarships include 139 second year students, 171 third year students, 82 fourth year students and two fifth year students.
Vice President & Head, Corporate Citizenship, Samsung India, in a statement. The selection of first-year applicants is based on their All India Rank (AIR) in JEE Main, however, to get a renewal of the scholarship for the second -- 4/5th year, students are required to maintain a semester grade point average (SGPA) or cumulative grade point average (CPGA) rating of 5 or above.
"The Samsung Star Scholar programme is an embodiment of our vision of #PoweringDigitalIndia that seeks to empower the next generation of young India. As we enter the sixth year of the Star Scholar programme, we are excited to have supported these bright young talents who we wish to see as future leaders transforming the nation," said Partha Ghosh,
Samsung partnered with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti for the Samsung Smart School programme in 2013.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, North, Prachi Singh said an FIR under the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, and on charges of extortion and dowry harassment has been lodged in this connection.
him.
As part of the programme, the company has so far added smart classes to 625 JNV schools, impacting close to 500,000 students. More than 8,000 teachers have also been trained on how to use interactive technology to teach effectively.
Muslim woman accuses husband of 'love jihad'
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS): A Muslim woman has lodged an FIR against her husband, accusing him of running a 'love jihad' campaign, trading in illegal weapons, harbouring foreign nationals and torturing her for dowry. The complaint was lodged at Indira Nagar police station here on July 6 and the woman has named her mother-in-law as a co-accused.
According to the complainant, the woman said that her husband, Ashraf, heads Khanqah-eAshrafia Hussainia Qutbe, a dargah (shrine) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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In the FIR, the woman claimed that she got married to Ashraf in 2019 and went with him to Bengaluru. Soon after marriage, he started pressuring her to befriend non-Muslim women and bring them home. The woman said she initially followed her husband's diktats as she was afraid of losing
Democracy has been ripped off in UP: Priyanka Gandhi
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weapons, launchers, test equipment, underwater weapons and countermeasure systems. The company bagged new orders worth about Rs 2,803 crore (including taxes) during the FY 2020-21 which includes antitank guided missiles order worth about Rs 1,820 crore and surface to air missiles order worth about Rs 793 crore.
She claimed that Ashraf and his mother were running a 'love jihad' campaign and added that at Ashraf's behest, some hardliners of foreign origin tortured her. She also accused them of bringing visitors to the shrine to carry out their 'love jihad' campaign. The complainant claimed that Ashraf and his mother turned her out of their house saying they would allow her to return only if she paid Rs 17.5 lakh to them and brought four non-Muslim girls for religion conversion.
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New Delhi, July 8 (IANS): After violence was reported from various parts of Uttar Pradesh during the filing of nomination papers for the block pramukh elections on July 8, with allegations of opposition candidates being stopped by the administration, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra trained her guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the issue. "PM Saheb and CM Saheb should congratulate their workers in UP for firing, bombing, stone pelting, looting nomination papers and thrashing journalists and women. Law and order is blind-folded while democracy has been ripped off in UP," she said in a tweet in Hindi.
Widespread violence was reported on July 8 from various districts, including Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Gorakhpur and Sambhal during the filing of nomination papers for the block pramukh elections. Majority of the incidents took place after the opposition candidates were prevented from filing their nomination papers. In Siddharthnagar, former Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker, Mata Prasad Pandey, was assaulted. In Sitapur, three people received bullet injuries when Independent candidate Munni Devi arrived to file her nomination in Kamlapur. She was prevented from going in even as unidentified persons opened fire in the presence of the police. Her supporters created a ruckus as some people even lobbed crude bombs. Munni Devi's supporters blocked the highway in protest. In Ambedkar Nagar, some miscreants snatched the nomination papers from the hands of former BSP minister Lalji Varma, leading to violent clashes.
Terrorist hideout busted in J&K's Sopore, linkman apprehended
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS): A terrorist associate was arrested as police busted a terrorist hideout at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said on July 8.
"Today at about 1530 hrs (3.30 p.m.), based on credible input regarding presence of terrorists in Ganai Mohalla Doabgah, Sopore police, along with 22 RR and 179 Bn CRPF, launched a cordon and search operation in the said area," police said. "During search in the area, one hideout of proscribed terror outfit
Hizbul Mujahideen was found in the basement of a single storied house belonging to one person, (name withheld)," it added.
Incriminating materials including a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the busted hideout, which was destroyed on spot in presence of an Executive Magistrate, police said, adding that in this connection, one terrorist associate was also arrested. All the recovered materials have been taken into police custody for the purpose of investigation.
IYC stages protest against hike in fuel prices
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New Delhi, July 8 (IANS): Hundreds of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists staged a protest here on July 8 against the rise in the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG gas cylinders by riding bicycles and with effigies of gas cylinders.
Several IYC activists under the leadership of its national President, Srinivas B.V., joined the protest and raised slogans against the Central government. Speaking to the media, Srinivas said, "In the last seven years, the Narendra Modi government has earned more than Rs 22 lakh crore by increasing the prices of petrol and diesel, but nothing has come in the hands of the common man except helplessness." He said that despite the fall in crude prices in the international market, the prices of petrol and diesel in India are increasing almost every day.
"Only the Modi government can give an answer as to why this is happening," he said. The protest came after fuel prices were increased for the second straight day on July 8 after already breaching the Rs 100-mark in all the metro cities. In the sixth hike recently, petrol got costlier by 35 paise in the national capital, while diesel rose by 9 paise, according to price notification by the oil retailers.
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