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No repeat theory: Gujarat gets new Cabinet a year before election
Bhupendra Patel’s new Cabinet takes oath This comes at a time when the BJP has been fighting protests by several ministers of the outgoing government who were informed that they would not be a part of the new council of ministers. Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar The new Cabinet of Bhupendra Patel, the new chief minister of Gujarat, took oath on Thursday at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhi Nagar. Kanubhai Desai, Kiritsinh Rana, Naresh Patel, Pradip Parmar, Arjunsinh Chauhan, Rajendra Trivedi, Jitu Vaghani, Rushikesh Patel, Purnesh Modi, Raghavji Patel were among those who took the oath. Harsh Sanghvi, Jagdish Panchal, Brijesh Merja, Jitu Choudhary, Manisha Vakil
were sworn in as ministers of state with independent charge. reports said several senior BJP MLAs were unwilling to renounce their posts. Amid power tussle between the old ministers and the new names that were being considered, Bhupendra Patel decided to drop all ministers of the Vijay Rupani government and get an altogether fresh Cabinet. Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi resigned from the Assembly to join the Cabinet and took oath on Thursday.
Cabinet Ministers • Rajendra Trivedi : Ravpura • Jitu Vaghani Bhavnagar West
• Purnesh Surat Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will hold the first Cabinet meeting at 4pm. The removal of Nitin Patel the former deputy chief minister from the Cabinet comes as surprising as he was widely speculated to be the chief minister after Rupani resigned.
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Though replacing the chief minister ahead of assembly elections is not a new strategy of the party as it has already done the same in Uttarakhand and Karnataka this year, in Gujarat, it is an entirely new Cabinet with the responsibility of taking
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CPI-M Tripura secretary Gautam Das succumbs to Covid in Kolkata hospital Communist Party of India (Marxist) secretary for Tripura, Gautam Das, succumbed to Covid at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. He is survived by his wife Tapati Sen, and daughter Swagata Das.Das, 70, was tested positive for Covid towards the end of August and was admitted to a private hospital in Agartala. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the Kolkata hospital on September 6.Das joined CPM in 1968, and became the Tripura state committee member in 1986.
80 murders, 77 rapes registered daily in India in 2020 The latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals that an average of 77 rapes and 80 murders have been recorded daily in 2020. Notably, 29,193 people were murdered in the country last year, with Uttar Pradesh topping the charts among states registering 3,779 murders followed by Bihar’s 3,150 murder cases and Maharashtra’s 2,163.Madhya Pradesh recorded over 2,101 cases and West Bengal lodged 1,948 cases. Compared to 2019, murders increased by 1 per cent last year. Delhi logged 472 murder cases in 2020.28,046 rape caseA total of 28,046 rape cases involving 28,153 victims were registered in India in 2020. Rajasthan reported the highest number of rapes (5,310) in India in 2020.
and secure state. Addressing a gathering virtually after inaugurating six newlyconstructed police stations and an office of deputy superintendent of police in rural Ahmedabad, he said that thanks to the improved law and order situation, Gujarat has become a leading state in terms of industrial development. “There was a time when
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday credited the BJP government in Gujarat, right from the time when Narendra Modi was its chief minister, for strengthening the law and order situation and helping the state shed its ‘curfew capital’ tag and gain the identity of being a safe
PM Slams Central Vista Critics As He Inaugurates New Defence Offices The Central Vista project has been criticised, with the opposition questioning the need to spend thousands of crores on government buildings during the Covid pandemic
Agency News:New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning inaugurated new Defence Ministry offices in Delhi and, as he did so, he took a swipe at the opposition over the contentious Central Vista project.He accused critics of the ambitious ₹ 20,000
crore project - which includes building a new Parliament and central government offices, as well as the refurbishment of the North and South Blocks of caring more about “personal agendas” than the condition of key government offices and ministries. “We all saw how some people tried to sabotage the important Central Vista project... how they ran personal agendas to spread misinformation. But not once did they speak about the condition.
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care of the Prime Minister and home minister’s home state in the election year. While the major reshuffle has created resentment, this will not create a rift in the party as the reshuffle has been handled by the top leadership reports said.
BJP govt strengthened Gujarat’s law and order, helped shed ‘curfew capital’ tag: Amit Shah
Shiddat actress Radhika Madan looked pretty in blue
Format of Priyanka Chopra’s The Activist changed after intense criticism, to be shot again
Gujarat was known as the curfew capital. Now, when you ask a 20-year-old whether he has experienced a curfew, he will certainly answer in the negative. Under the leadership of (Narendra) Modi, Anandiben (Patel), Vijaybhai (Rupani) – and now with Bhupendrabhai (Patel) taking over – the BJP government worked to strengthen the
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• Kanu Desai : Pardi • Kiritsinh Rana : Limbdi • Naresh Patel (ST) : Gandevi • Pradip Parmar (SC) : Asarva • Arjunsinh Chauhan – Mehmdavad law and order situation. The state no longer experiences communal riots during Rath Yatras, and people experience peace,” Shah said. “We have been doing very well in terms of law and order situation, and because of this, Gujarat has become prominent in industrial development,” he added. The government, starting from the time.
Ministers of State (Independent Charge) • Harsh Sanghvi : Majura • Jagdish Panchal : Nikol • Brijesh Merja : Morbi • Jitu Chaudhary (ST) – Kaprada • Manisha Vakil (SC) : Vadodara City
Ministers of State • Mukesh Patel : Olpad • Nimisha Suthar (ST) : Motvahadaf • Arvind Raiyani : Rajkot (East) • Kuber Dindor (ST) : Santrampur • Kirtisinh Vaghela :Kankrej • Gajendra Parmar :Prantij • Raghavji Makwana : Mahuva • Vinod Moradia : Katargam
Centre in SC agrees to let Justice Cheema continue as NCLAT chairperson till Sept 20 Cheema can pronounce the pending judgements and the new appointee Justice M Venugopal would go on leave till then. Agency News:New Delhi The Centre on Thursday agreed to permit outgoing acting chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Justice Iqbal Singh Cheema to continue in office till September 20 to enable him to pronounce some pending
be entitled to all retirement benefits. However, since a new acting chairperson — Justice M Venugopal — had been appointed, allowing the former to also visit the office would look awkward, he added. But the CJI said “you
judgements. Attorney General K K Venugopal conveyed this to a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. The bench accepted this and noted that the government will pass consequential orders. The bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, was hearing a plea by
(government) are responsible for the situation” and asked, “is it fair to him (Justice Cheema)?” The AG replied that the fresh appointment was made based on the opinion rendered by him as per the new Tribunals Reform Act, 2021.
Justice Cheema challenging the government move curtailing his tenure which was to end on September 20 by ten days. As soon as the petition came up, the AG informed the court that the government was ready to allow him to continue till the date of retirement September 20 ‘on paper’ and that he will
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Hard Choices For Council On Shfting Petroleum Products To Gst All eyes are on the possible outcome of a crucial meeting of a ministerial panel of the GST council meeting on Friday, which is scheduled to consider bringing petroleum products underthe GST regime. If there is agreement to do so, it would be great relief for the people, even ifthe rate is pegged at the highest bracket of 28 percent. For, they have been paying throughthe nose for petrol, diesel and LNG because the government has been using fuel tax as a cash cow. The Centre and state governments are equally to blame for this and there is even greater pressure from the state governments not to bring petroleum products under GST because they would be among the biggest losers.Fuel prices have been hoping from one high to another consistently over the past severalmonths, until the relentless rise showed some respite in recent weeks, thanks to certain newdevelopments in the global market as also the approaching round of assembly elections,which present its own compulsions to keep prices under check for fear of popular discontent.The rising fuel prices even caused concern to the Reserve Bank, which cautioned against itsadverse impact on household incomes, already under strain due to a sequence of eventsbeginning with the lockdown. In fact, the RBI recently called for ‘urgent’ cuts in fuel prices,and cited inflationary pressures as a matter of serious concern, prompting it to suggest areduction in taxes to keep prices under check. A decision by the Kerala High Court on a petition filed by a local organisation was theimmediate trigger for a possible change. The petition, filed by Kerala Pradesh GandhiDarshanvedi, complained about huge differences in the prices levied in different states andurged for uniform rates. The court asked the Centre to take a decision within six weeks. The government’s high revenue dependency on fuel is acting as a deterrent to a reduction inprices. In fact, when GST was introduced in 2017, amalgamating over a dozen central andstate levies, the petroleum products were deliberately kept out due to the high revenue dependence of the central and state governments on this sector. This meant that the centralgovernment continued to levy excise duty on them while state governments charged valueadded tax (VAT). And the governments have been periodically raising these taxes, particularly excise duty, to rake in more and more money.According to reports, the Centre is estimated to earn Rs 1.87 lakh crore in 2021 financialyear from the Rs 13-16 per litre additional cess and surcharges imposed on fuels in March2020 and later in the month of May of the same year. On a projection of 8 percent rise in fueldemand in the next financial year, the incremental income from the hikes has been workedout at over Rs 2 lakh crore. The same is the case with state governments, which use high petroleum prices to mop up more money. In fact, with every hike in fuel prices, the stategovernments stand to gain more, which indicates why they are against bringing about any change. By way of illustration, Maharasthra charges up to 40 percent tax on fuel prices, inadditional to the central levies.Another major hurdle in bringing petroleum products within the GST regime is thecomplication introduced by the nature of GST as a consumptionbased tax, which meansthat the revenues would accrue to states where the fuel is consumed rather than where it is produced, as is the present case. This would mean that highly populous states like UttarPradesh and Bihar stand to gain as the consumption levels in their states will be higher, butstates such as Gujarat, where petroleum products originate from in a significant way, standto lose revenue. That Gujarat is under BJP rule introduces another level of complication.As for the central government, the Rs 32.80 per litre excise duty on petrol and Rs 31.80 ondiesel, made up of various cesses, is entirely for itself to keep, as this is not shared with thestate governments. Under GST, all revenues will be split 50:50 between the Centre and thestates. Former petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan had consistently advocated forpetroleum products to be included in the GST, but this was more in the nature of anacademic exercise rather than concrete action. If the council decides to effect the change, it will be a landmark move that will have far reaching implications for government finances while providing a big - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara boost to household incomes.
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Suspect in Telangana minor’s rape and murder found dead on railway tracks Agency News:New Delhi
A massive manhunt to nab the suspect in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Hyderabad ended Thursday after he was found dead on railway tracks in Telangana’s Janagaon district. The suspect, Pallakonda Raju (30), has been absconding since the night neighbours found the sixyear-old girl’s body wrapped in a bedsheet in his house. Telangana police have been looking for him for the last five days and have even offered Rs 10 lakh reward for information leading to his arrest, amid protests by the
Agency News: Sohna People need to pay if they want good services, like better roads, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday while answering queries about toll charges on National Highways. Gadkari said that with quality expressways decreasing travel time significantly, the cost of fuel for journeys would also be much lesser. “The DelhiMumbai Expressway will decrease travel time to 12
Hyderabad police Wednesday released multiple photographs of the suspects with possible disguises he could have adopted to evade police. opposition demanding speedy justice and an encounter threat by the state Labour Minister Malla Reddy. On Thursday morning, Raju’s body was found on the railway tracks near Station
Agency News: Mumbai The Bombay high court today dismissed the petition filed by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh for quashing of the two preliminary inquiries against him by the Maharashtra government.The court held that the petition was ‘not maintainable’ and directed Singh to approach the appropriate forum, which is the Central
Ghanpur in Jangaon district in Telangana. According to a couple of workers on duty near the tracks, Raju allegedly died by suicide by jumping in front of a train. E Kumar, an eye witness at the spot, told reporters that he and another
keyman was proceeding to work on the tracks when a man hid in the bushes on seeing them. He said that in about 10 minutes they heard passersby shouting about a man jumping before the Hyderabad-bound Konark Express.
The court held that the petition was ‘not maintainable’ and directed Singh to approach the appropriate forum, which is the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Administrative Tribunal (CAT). On July 28, the division bench of justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar had reserved its order in Singh’s petitions seeking quashing of the preliminary inquiry initiated against him by
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Jammu on October 1 This is Bhagwat‘s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019 when the state was bifurcated into two Union Territories; that of J&K, and Ladakh Agency News: New Delhi Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will be in Jammu on October 1 to attend organisational meetings and address a select group of people, said a functionary aware of the details. This is Bhagwat‘s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019 when the state was bifurcated into two Union Territories; that
the home department pertaining to violation of service rules in light of the Ambani bomb scare case and on allegations of corruption levelled against him by inspector Anup Dange. In his petition, Singh claimed that
the two inquiries were initiated against him as he had accused former home minister Anil Deshmukh of ordering arrested police officer Sachin Vaze to collect money from bars and restaurants to the tune of ₹100 crore.
Uttarakhand HC lifts stay on Char Dham yatra; caps number of daily pilgrims The state government then approached the Supreme Court with a Special leave petition (SLP) against the decision.
of J&K, and Ladakh. According to the functionary, the visit had been planned for long. “This is a routine visit which is part of the sarsanghchalak’s (Bhagwat) itinerary. Earlier, because of the Covid restrictions he could not travel but now he’s going to Jammu for three days to take part in meetings related to organisational issues of the Sangh. He will also address a meeting of eminent personalities, which again is a routine outreach programme,” the functionary said. In March, Bhagwat was scheduled to address the members of the Kashmiri Pandit community through an online interaction that was part of a programme organised.
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India reports 30,570 COVID-19 cases, 431 deaths in a day Agency News:New Delhi
Bombay HC dismisses Param Bir Singh plea challenging enquiries against him by Maharashtra govt
‘People need to pay to enjoy good services’: Nitin Gadkari on tolls on highways The Union Minister made the statement while inspecting a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Sohna in Haryana.
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Agency News: New Delhi The Uttarakhand high court on Thursday lifted its June 28 stay on Char Dham yatra, paving the way for the start of yatra to the four revered Himalayan shrines with Covid curbs, while capping the daily pilgrim numbers. The HC has limited the number of daily pilgrims to 800 for Kedarnath, 1,000 for Badrinath, 600 for Gangotri, and 400 for Yamunotri. Shiv Bhatt, counsel of one of the petitioners, said HC has also directed the state government to station helicopters and medical ambulances at all
the shrines. “The court has directed the government to provide various facilities on the route to Char Dhams from Haridwar. The court also said medical facilities like beds with medical oxygen, doctors, and other medical facilities also be increased,” he said. On June 28, the high court had stayed the cabinet decision to allow the yatra from July 1 for the locals of the three districts where the shrines are located. Instead, it directed the state government, the daily prayer rituals could be livestreamed from the shrines.
The health ministry on Thursday informed that 30,570 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 3.33 crore.The ministry also informed that over 76.57 crore COVID-19 jabs have been administered so
far. Of it, over 64.51 lakh people were vaccinated on September 15.India has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases. It is now the second-worst hit nation due to the coronavirus pandemic after the US.Over 4.43 lakh deaths due to COVID19Also, 431 COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the ministry during this period. The addition of the fresh fatalities.
Fans counter hate campaign against Shahrukh Khan on Twitter Agency News: Mumbai If Bollywood s u p e r s t a r Shahrukh Khan has followed Twitter trends on Thursday morning, he must be smiling. His name is part of the two highest trending hashtags—one against and another countering the first one.#BoycottShahrukhKhan began trending on Twitter in the morning. The hate campaign against Shahrukh was led by Arun Yadav, BJP state in-charge of Information Technology Department in
Haryana. He urged people to boycott the actor’s films and make the topic the highest trending one on Twitter.Yadav even retweeted several abusive messages against Shahrukh.“Shahrukh Khan has to be boycotted. Shahrukh Khan wants to erase Sanskriti of India,” was retweeted several times.Fans come out in support of Shahrukh Vaidya may not have had a proper estimate of Shahrukh’s fan following. To counter the #BoycottShahrukKhan trend, his fans started #WeLoveShahrukhKhan.
Niti Aayog team meets Soren to discuss Centre’s dues Agency News: New Delhi A team from the Niti Aayog met Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and other officials to discuss the state’s grievances on 22 points pertaining to the Centre’s outstanding dues from several projects. These dues worth nearly Rs 31,886 crore – include GST compensation, Coal India Ltd’s land acquisition compensation
and non-payment of royalty on washed coal. The state government also complained to the Niti Aayog members that power dues from the state worth Rs 5,608 crore were being deducted by the Central government in installments despite the Jharkhand Power DISCOM seeking to loan the entire amount under the Atmanirbhar package, as provisioned.
Eye on polls, AAP promises 300 units of free electricity, bill waiver in UP
Agency News: New Delhi Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced free electricity for farmers, waiver of pending elecricity bills and 24x7 power supply in Uttar Pradesh, if it is voted to form the government in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.Addressing a press conference, AAP leader and Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia drew parallels between the power consumption
cost in the national capital with that of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. He urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to vote for the AAP in the assembly elections, slated for in 2022, to avail of subsidised power connection in the state on the lines of Delhi. Sisodia announced that each household of Uttar Pradesh would get 300 units of electricity free-of-cost, while the farmers won’t have to pay anything for their power consumption.
ED raids office, home of activist Harsh Mander in money laundering probe Agency News: New Delhi hours. A truck takes 48 hours to reach Mumbai from Delhi. But on the Expressway, it will take only 18 hours. So, a truck will be able to undertake more trips, which would in turn mean more business,” Gadkari said while inspecting a section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway’s Sohna portion in Haryana. The 1,380-kmlong eight-lane expressway will touch six states and is scheduled to be completed by 2023. “The future vision is that drones will be used and there will be helipads on this
road for people and cargo. This would also facilitate air ambulances. We will make use of all such technology on this road,” Gadkari said, adding that in future, he wants to build electric highways along the expressway as well. Talking about how the new roads would cut down travel time, he said, “Delhi to Katra (for Vaishno Devi shrine) will take six hours, Delhi to Chandigarh two, Delhi to Amritsar four, and Delhi to Dehradun two.”Gadkari added that the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
Nia Sharma has a princess moment in the pink tulle dress.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at the residence, office and nongovernment organisations (NGOs) run by retired Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and activist Harsh Mander in Delhi after registering a money laundering case.People familiar with the development said a probe against Mander under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been taken up on the basis of a Delhi Police First Information
Report (FIR) registered in February this year following an inspection by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The NCPCR informed the Delhi high court in July that it has recommended action against two children’s homes linked to the activist after finding irregularities.Two children homes -- Umeed Aman Ghar, a home for boys, and Khushi Rainbow Home, a residence for girls, based in south Delhi, are said to be run by Centre for Equity Studies (CES), where Mander is a director.
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‘We got carried away by our own football’: Klopp on coming from behind to beat AC Milan Agency News: New Delhi Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his side “lost the plot” in a thrilling Champions League opener against AC Milan but he was happy with the 3-2 victory.The hosts looked like they would cruise to victory when they were awarded a 14th-minute penalty which would have added to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s shot which deflected in off Fikayo Tomori.But Mohamed Salah missed from the spot for the first time in 18 attempts, dating back to Huddersfield in October 2017, and Ante Rebic
and Brahim Diaz scored within two minutes of each other just before half-time.Jordan Henderson capped Liverpool’s second-half comeback with a brilliantly controlled finish to clinch a 3-2 win over
Haller scores 4 goals as Ajax routs Sporting Lisbon in CL
AC Milan. The Liverpool manager was surprised at lack of summer interest in Divock Origi when he answered a question about why the Belgian has not featured for his side much of late.
‘They are bound to come face-to-face’: Butt says Bumrah vs Babar will be one of the contests to watch out for at T20 WC Agency News: New Delhi
Team India will begin their campaign at the upcoming T20 World Cup against archrivals Pakistan on October 24 in Dubai. Ahead of the muchanticipated clash, former cricketer Slaman Butt has said the face-off between India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam will be a delight to watch. Speaking in his latest YouTube video, Salman Butt was of the opinion that Babar would open the innings for Pakistan and if that is the case, he will surely face Jasprit Bumrah right in the beginning. The former
‘There’s only one person who can take on someone like Bumrah’: Gambhir Agency News: New Delhi
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Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the teams that is yet to win an Indian Premier League (IPL) title. After losing the final in 2016, the team had struggled to make it to the playoffs in following seasons until last year when they finished fourth in league stage. However, they were ultimately knocked out after losing the eliminator. Then came the 14th edition when Kohli’s red brigade kicked off the tournament in style. Unlike the previous editions, the unit looked entirely different in terms of performance. Before the
Ajax added to its scoring spree early in the season with debutant Sébastien Haller finding the net four times in the team’s 5-1 win at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday.Making his Champions League debut, Haller scored twice in the first 10 minutes and twice again in the second half to help Ajax reach 18 goals in its last five matches.Steven Berghuis also scored for the Dutch champions at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon. The victory ended a 22-match unbeaten home streak in all competitions for Sporting, which is back.
cancellation of the league due to a Covid outbreak in its biobubble, RCB had won 5 out 7 games and are comfortably placed at third position on the points table. The second phase of IPL 2021 is a few days away while Kohli & Co would look to start afresh and aim for their maiden title. Former KKR captain Gautam Gambhir believes that RCB has several big-ticket players who can dominate the opposition. In a conversation with Star Sports network, Gambhir said, “He’s (Virat) got people like AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell, which is a huge cushion to have. Even if it’s not Maxwell, AB is a
Pakistan skipper added that a tussle between both cricketers will be a tough one. “Fingers crossed. It will be a tough contest. Both the batsman and the bowler are top-class performers. They are quite experienced as well. Bumrah has slightly more experience but Babar too has been playing international cricket for quite a while. He is also the captain of the team. So he has to show others the way,” Butt said. “It will be a really exciting tussle. Bumrah vs Babar will be one of the contests to watch out for in the India-Pakistan World Cup clash. They are bound to come face-to-face.
Manchester City survive Nkunku hat-trick to overwhelm Leipzig 6-3 Agency News: New Delhi
massive cushion because there is only one person who can take on someone like Jasprit Bumrah and it was AB de Villiers. I have not seen anyone else who has done that consistently against Bumrah, but AB is a freak.” Gambhir, who will be a part of Hindi commentary panel.
Manchester City, last season’s Champions League runners-up, crushed RB Leipzig 6-3 in a thrilling Group A game on Wednesday as Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick for the German side. It was a hugely entertaining match at the Etihad Stadium and although City manager Guardiola will be happy with the three points he will be concerned about the spaces his team left for the German side to exploit on the break.Nkunku became only the fourth player to score a Champions League treble and end up on the losing side and he deserved.
Sensex hits 59,000, Nifty scales lifetime high, nears 17,600 Private banks jumped as much as 1.3% to their highest in over six months. IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising nearly 3%, followed by Tata Steel, ITC, HCL Tech, SBI, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank and Bharti Airtel. Agency News: Mumbai BSE Sensex and Nifty were trading at new record high levels on Thursday, while auto and telecom stocks jumped after the Centre approved support packages for both the sectors. BSE Sensex hit a historic high of 58,907.78, while the Nifty
50 index surged to a new lifetime high of 17,576.90. The S&P BSE Telecom index advanced 1.2%, with Vodafone Idea soaring over 12% after the cabinet on Wednesday approved a relief package for the sector, r Private banks jumped as much as 1.3% to their highest in over six months.
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising nearly 3%, followed by Tata Steel, ITC, HCL Tech, SBI, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank and Bharti Airtel. IDFC First Bank, Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank, which have respective exposures to Vodafone Idea of 3%, 2.4%, and 1.7% of their loan
books, according to Nomura climbed between 2.5% and 8.2%. The initial public offer (IPO) of auto component maker Sansera Engineering was fully subscribed on the second day of subscription on Wednesday. The ₹1,283crore IPO received bids for
Gold prices snap four-day losing streak, touch Rs 47,255 per 10 gm; silver rises by Rs 275 a kg Agency News: New Delhi Gold prices on September 15 gained Rs 238 to reach Rs 47,255 per 10 gram in the Mumbai bullion market snapping a four-day losing streak on dollar downtick and rising coronavirus cases in China boosted safe-haven appeal. The lowerthan-expected US consumer inflation supported the yellow metal on the prospect of Fed delaying bond tapering.The price of 10 gram, 22-carat gold in Mumbai was Rs 43,286 plus 3 percent GST, while 24-carat 10 gram stood at Rs 47,255 plus GST. The 18-carat gold is quoted at Rs 35,441 plus GST in the retail market.
The precious prices were supported by rising geopolitical tension, persisting COVID-19 and China’s regulatory crackdown on big technology firms. Earlier in the day North Korea and South Korea tested ballistic missiles in a display of military might amid an impasse over talks aimed at dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in return for US sanctions relief. Investors will keep an eye on the industrial production data expected from major
economies. Gold holdings in SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund were unchanged at 1,000.21 tonnes. The ETF has a market value of $57.64 billion.The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.17 percent down at 92.45. Spot gold modestly lowered by $1.77 to $1,802.85 an ounce at 1207 GMT in London trading.MCX Bulldesk decreased by 26 points or 0.18 percent at 14,154 at 17:37. The index tracks the real-time performance of MCX Gold and MCX Silver futures.“Gold continues to hover around $1,800 after rising to oneweek high in the previous session, as the dollar retreated after lower-than-expected US inflation data was reported leading to uncertainty regarding.
1,23,26,760 shares against 1,21,09,166 shares on offer, translating into 1.02 times subscription, as per NSE data. Consumer goods stocks jumped 1.9% after three sessions of tepid and downward trade, with ITC Ltd advancing 7.5% .
India expected to grow at 7.2% in 2021: UN report Agency News: Mumbai
India is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2021 but economic growth could decelerate next year, according to a United Nations report which said the recovery in the country is constrained by the ongoing human and economic cost of the Covid-19 pandemic and the negative impact of food price inflation on private consumption.The UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021, released here on Wednesday, sounded a cautiously optimistic note to say that the global economy is set for a strong recovery in 2021, albeit with a good deal of uncertainty clouding the details at the regional and country levels over the second half of the year.
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Dino Morea has tasted success in TV, movies and OTT. He began his acting stint from the small screen with Captain Vyom and then switched to Bollywood with the 1999 romance drama Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi.Post the megahit Raaz (2002), a string of debacles followed. There was a lull of sorts for the actor, who went missing from the big screen (barring a few guest appearances here and there) after Pyaar Impossible in 2010. He then did the 2017 Tamil/Malayalam film, Solo. Cut to 2020, when Dino stepped into the OTT space with Karisma Kapoorstarrer Mentalhood and Ronit Roy, Tisca Chopra’s Hostages season 2.
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‘When you try to be Cardi B and Nicki Minaj’: Neha Kakkar trolled for her look in ‘Kanta Laga’ music video Agency News: Mumbai Popular singer Neha Kakkar recently dropped her latest party track ‘Kanta Laga’ in collaboration with Tony Kakkar and Yo Yo Honey Singh. A day after its release, Neha took to Instagram and decoded her look from the music video. In the image, the songstress can be seen wearing an outfit with a pink corset and puffy off-shoulder
sleeves. She accessorized it with a blonde wig and bandana. Neha’s husband Rohanpreet Singh also commented on the picture and wrote, “Are you for Real??” However, as the image hit the viral note, trolls mocked Neha’s look. One user wrote, “Bhojpuri Item girl ka aur sasta version.” “When you try to be Cardi B and Nicki Minaj,” added another. ”I’ve sung with Tony and Yo Yo
Format of Priyanka Chopra’s The Activist changed after intense criticism, to be shot again Agency News: Mumbai American network CBS has announced that it is changing the format of The Activist competition series to a one-time documentary after the show was met with widespread backlash. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, American singer-songwriter Usher, and Dancing with the Stars star Julianne Hough were cast as judges in the reality show, which was announced last week and set for premiere on October 22. Produced by CBS and Global Citizen, the series pitted activists against each other before a panel of celebrity judges. Their success would have been judged on the basis of their social media campaigns. After the show was unveiled, there was an instant backlash on social media with many people labelling the series as insensitive and tone-deaf. Some called the show’s concept a “dystopian” celebration of “Instaactivism”. In a statement on Wednesday, CBS and producing partners Global Citizen.
CBS said that they are retooling The Activist as a one-time documentary. It was originally supposed to have Priyanka Chopra, Usher and Julianne Hough judging a competitive series.
Honey Singh earlier. It was a lot of fun to get together for ‘Kanta Laga’. Singing for it with these two artistes was a party itself and now that it’s out we invite you all to come party with us,. Adding to this, Yo Yo Honey Singh said, “This is the collaboration that I was very excited about and I’m glad that it’s out now. May the party continue and I hope through ‘Kanta’ the listeners have something they can enjoy.”
Kishwer and Suyyash get newborn son Nirvair’s name tattooed on neck.
Agency News: Mumbai Actors Kishwer Merchant and Suyyash Rai got the name of their newborn son Nirvair tattooed on their necks. Taking to Instagram, the couple shared a video showing how they got inked while the baby slept. The video started with Kishwer Merchant saying, “So guys, Nirvair is sleeping and while he is sleeping I’m going to be doing something very, very exciting. Can’t wait to show you guys.” Sharing the post, she captioned it, “Issa vibe issa vibe .
Two months after husband Raj Kundra’s arrest, Shilpa Shetty visits Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Wednesday undertook a pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.She arrived at Katra, the base camp of the cave shrine on Wednesday, police officials said. Soon after arrival, Shilpa, accompanied by police personnel, undertook the journey to the shrine on a horse, they said. She chanted ‘Jai Mata Di’ during the journey. Talking to reporters, she said, “I am very happy to be here.
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Rajendra Trivedi resigns as Gujarat Speaker, gets cabinet berth
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Gujarat Speaker Rajendra Trivedi resigned from his position and was given a ministerial berth in CM Bhupendra Patel’s cabinet. Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar
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Couple murder woman, dump body in Narmada canal, held
The Ahmedabad Police’s Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on Tuesday arrested a man and his wife for allegedly killing a woman and throwing her body into the Narmada canal. According to police, Gandhinagar residents Hitendra Patel and Punita Patel were arrested one-and-a-half years after the body of Komal Patel (35) was found from the Narmada canal in the Sanand area of Ahmedabad.“The body of Komal Patel was found from the canal with her hands and legs tied and initially an FIR for murder was lodged at Sanand police station. We investigated the case and found the role of the husband-wife duo.
Coast Guard seizes Pakistani boat, apprehends 12 crew members The Indian Coast Guard has seized a Pakistani fishing boat and apprehended 12 crew members, from Indian waters off Gujarat coast on the night of September 14, an official release said. The Pakistanis and their boat, Allah Pawawakal, were apprehended by Coast Guard ship, Rajratan, which was on a survelliance mission. Commandant Gaurav Sharma of the ship intercepted the fishing boat and directed his personnel to board the boat. The seized boat has been brought to Okha where a joint investigation will be conducted, the release added.
Gujarat ATS arrests accused wanted in fuel theft cases The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested an accused from the Gujarat Rajasthan border wanted in several cases of fuel theft from oil pipelines on Wednesday. According to ATS officials, the accused Zubair Memon (41), a native of Vadodara, was held from Shamlaji, a border town of Gujarat, on Wednesday morning. “We received an input that an accused wanted under Petroleum Act was hiding in Ajmer of Rajasthan and had We held him from Shamlaji. Zubair Memon was wanted in several cases of oil thefts in different cities of Gujarat and under the Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act,” said an ATS official. “In 2012, Memon was jailed under the Prohibition.
Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi resigned from his post on Thursday morning, hours ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet of ministers under Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Trivedi, who is the MLA from Raopura in Vadodara, submitted his resignation to the Deputy Speaker, stating that he was quitting with immediate effect. A notification issued
3,100 women to receive gas kits on PM’s birthday Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The district administration of Ahmedabad will distribute gas kits to 3,100 women as part of various programmes organised to celebrate the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi September 17. A total of 400 beneficiaries will receive gas kits under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 programme to be held at Bodakdev, Behrampura, Nikol and Vatva areas of the city, an official release stated here on Wednesday. An additional 900 beneficiaries in nine talukas of Ahmedabad district will be given gas kits.
immediately by the Gujarat Legislature Secretariat confirmed that Trivedi would cease to be the Speaker from “16th September 2021, forenoon”.“Rajendra Trivedi has by writing under his hand, resigned from the office of the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly with effect from September 16, 2021 forenoon. Therefore, the Office of the Speaker in the Assembly has become vacant
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Hours after he was arrested on charges of transporting beef on Wednesday, a 32-yearold man died allegedly by suicide inside the Godhra B Division police station lockup, the Panchmahals district police said on Thursday. Qasim Abdullah Hayat was yet to be produced before a magistrate.
Hayat was arrested for allegedly transporting cow meat, which is prohibited in Gujarat, to deliver to his local customers — five women — who have also been booked as the accused in the FIR.According to the police, Hayat was captured in the CCTV footage of the police station while taking the extreme step around 3.20 am Thursday. Hayat’s family has demanded a
to” transform the railway stations into ‘Railopolis’ to provide state-of-the-art amenities at par with those of an international airport for a superior travel experience.” “We are enthused by the overwhelming response in this recently concluded PreBid Meeting… The stations will be redeveloped in line with global standards to transform them at par with international airports and provide world-class amenities to travellers. The station redevelopment will confer several benefits in terms of improved connectivity, multimodal transport integration.
drowned.The body of an autorickshaw driver was found near Vagudadai bridge. Vinod Shekhva, a resident of Bhimkata village in Jodiyataluka of Jamnagar district, was swept away along with his autorickshaw when he was trying to cross the overflowing bridge On Wednesday, a 14-year-old boy from Kalipat village on Rajkot-Bhavnagar highway drowned while trying to cross the Aji river. The deceased was identified as Dharmesh Lunakiya.
probe into the incident and the police have initiated the process for the post-mortem examination of the body.Superintendent of Police, Panchmahal district, Leena Patil told The Indian Express, “The FIR against the accused was filed at 7:45 pm Wednesday and he died inside the lock-up around 3.20 am Thursday morning. We have the CCTV footage. It was a partial
The Gujarat health department plans to administer 35 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines in a mega vaccination drive on Friday, the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to additional chief secretary of the health department Manoj Aggarwal, the state plans to complete nearly 100 per cent first-dose vaccination for the eligible population in 7,500 out of the 18,215 villages in the state. The state has
hanging. We have initiated the medical procedures, accordingly to prepare a report.”The FIR filed at Godhra B Division police station by assistant police constable Siddhrajsinh Gajendrasinh states the police patrol team had, on September 14, received a tip-off that the accused.
The state has covered 5,906 villages with nearly 100 per cent first-dose vaccination. With the mega drive on Friday, it plans to cover 1,600 more villages in a single day. covered 5,906 villages with nearly 100 per cent first-dose vaccination. With the mega drive, it plans to cover 1,600 more villages in a single day. Gir Somnath has seen the highest village coverage among all districts with 235 of the total 345 villages (68 per cent) having nearly 100 per
cent first-dose vaccination. Meanwhile, Aggarwal added that the health department has conducted a serosurvey in its population with around 400-500 subjects, including children above the age of 10 years, to study the presence of antibodies and the results would be out soon.
50 % rainfall deficit in Narmada basin to affect state’s water share While the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) is now preserving the water to raise the level in the basin, following heavy rainfall in Saurashtra and intermittent rainfall in Central Gujarat, the shortfall in the basin will hit the party states sharing the water when the allocation is calculated at the end of the monsoon in November this year.
Agency News: Vadodara The rainfall deficit in the Narmada basin, a major part of which is located in Madhya Pradesh, has impeded the flow of water into the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) in Narmada district of Gujarat, which is the lifeline of water supply in the state. Until September 14 this year, the Narmada basin has recorded only about 50 per cent of the rainfall it received in 2019-20 and 2020-21. While the
Press Release Bullman Records Releases Salman Ali’s Love Song “Ishq Hogaya” After the success of Baarish2021, Salman Ali and Music composer Raaj Aashoo team up for “Ishq Hogya” which is the perfect romantic song you need to listen to,Produced by Bullman Records, The songs heartfelt lyrics are penned by MurliAgarwal, showcasing happiness in little moments spent with your beloved. TheRomantic track is composed and Directed by Raaj Aashoo, Music video features thevery beautiful Preety Singhaniya alongside heart throb Anuj Saini.Salman Ali a rising talent who is all ready to take over the world with his infectioussound, soulful voice and impressive
distinctive vocals, has delivered some of thegreatest hits shared “I am so excited to announce my another single ‘IshqHogaya’ and I hope people love it as much as I do, It’s a song that talks aboutyoung love and I’m so grateful that it’s finally out!”Raaj Aashoo, Composer, Director and CEO of Bullman Records stated .
HistoryTV18 tells the story of the world’s largest cricket stadium HistoryTV18’s latest documentary, ‘Modern Marvel: World’s Largest Cricket Stadium’, premiering on the 17th of September at 9 PM, is the amazing story of building cricket’s largest arena on the historic Motera ground in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. The brand new Narendra Modi Stadium, inaugurated by the President of India earlier this year, seats as many as 1,32,000
spectators. This makes it the world’s largest cricket stadium by seating capacity, surpassing the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia. It was rebuilt at a cost of ₹ 800 crore in just 38 months. Now, HistoryTV18 presents an indepth documentary on this massive feat of design and engineering - constructing a futuristic stadium that is purpose-built .
Gokulam Kerala FC face Hyderabad FC in a do or die encounter
Gujarat plans to administer 35 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses on PM Modi’s birthday Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Bodies of three flood victims found Bodies of three persons, who were swept away by the gushing waters following the heavy downpour in different partsof the Jamnagar district, were found on Wednesday.25year-old Bharat Kateshiya, a resident of Khodiyar Society in Jamnagar, drowned in the Rangmati-Nagmati river on Mondayafternoon while trying to rescue his uncle. Kateshiya’s body was found in a bush near the spot where he had
‘Bachpan se dukhon ka itna bhoj uthaya hai ... ki ab aur bhoj uthane ki himmat nahi rahi’ — (Face so much hardship since childhood,that I don’t have the courage to take anymore) a dialogue that probablyled a Class X girl to make a life changing decision subconsciously, even as she sat glued watching Bollywood blockbuster movie,
The 32-year-old was arrested for allegedly transporting cow meat, which is prohibited in Gujarat, to deliver to his local customers -- five women -- who have also been booked as the accused in the FIR.
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Man arrested for cow slaughter dies by suicide in Godhra lock-up, say police
Pre-bid meet held for redevelopment of Surat, Udhna railway stations A Pre-Bid Meet regarding the re-development of Udaipur, Surat and Udhna Railway Stations was conducted by the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (ISRDC) on September 15. According to officials of ISRDC, a total of 14 interested leading developers, funds and consultants such as Adani, Kalpataru Group, Cube Constructions, JKB Infrastructure, GMR, MBL Infrastructures, Monte Carlo, G R Infra, Thoth Infrastructure, PSP Projects, Virtuous Retail South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Sikka Associates, Egis India, and Adroit Financial participated in the Pre Bid Meeting. The ISRDC has been mandated to redevelop the three railway stations with the objective
from September 16, 2021, forenoon,” the notification issued by D M Patel, the secretary of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, read. Trivedi, 65, had assumed office as the Speaker on February 19, 2018, taking over from Ramanlal Vora. A two-term MLA, Trivedi has previously been a minister (in-charge) of state for sports, youth and cultural activities, and pilgrimage development.
Sooryavansham. She knew she wanted to be a ‘collectorni’ and Hiral Bhalala firmed up hermind to crack the IAS exams one day.And, brick by brick the minor girl built the foundation of her dream, in spiteof the hardships that she had to face in every step as the daughter of aconstruction labourer. However, all her dedication fructified when lastweek she cracked the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) exam,but even as she is waiting for her appointment as deputy collector, Hiral hasn’t lost sight of her penultimate goal — become an IAS officer. Hiral’s father Bakulbhai is a native of Amreli and he moved to Surat as a construction worker where the entire family, including Hiral and two siblings, lived. “Hiral, my eldest daughter has been good at her studies since childhood. I am proud that she has become a class one officer.
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Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) is now preserving the water to raise the level in the basin, following heavy rainfall in Saurashtra and intermittent rainfall in Central Gujarat, the shortfall in the basin will hit the party states sharing the water when the allocation is calculated at the end of the monsoon in November this year. With the water level at 120.45 metres as of September 14, the SSP is currently receiving an average inflow.
Gokulam Kerala FC have had a slow start to their campaign with a tie against Army Red inthe first match with a score of 1-1. Whereas Hyderabad FC began their campaign in stylewinning their first game against Assam Rifles 5:0.Speaking before the match Gokulam Kerala FC Coach, Vincenzo Alberto, said, “Wedidn’t start that well and we didn’t perform that well especially in defence. We need toregister better balance and we also left a lot of distance between
the striker and the defenders.We are adjusting and we hope that we will perform much better in the next game in bothdefence and attack. We want to ensure that our midfielders can make more penetrative runsto support the attack.
MIT-MAHE marks its position worldwide in The International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) 2021 Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) is elated to announce its bigachievement in the International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) 2021. MIT has bagged the 3rdposition out of 32 teams from 4 countries in the 2nd edition of IRDC which was announced by TheMars Society South Asia (MSSA). The second edition of The International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) was organized by the MarsSociety South Asia (MSSA) this year. MSSA is the official chapter of The Mars Society for the SouthAsian region. The Mars Society is the world's largest, most
influential space advocacy organizationdedicated to the human exploration and settlement of Mars. From MIT team Mars Rover Manipalhad to submit a System Concept Review (SCR) within a set time frame and scored 530 points for thesubmission.Furter to the accomplishment.
Tata Motors announces commercial launch of the ‘XPRES T EV’ for fleet customers with FAME subsidy pricing
Following a nation-wide introduction of the XPRES brand in July2021, Tata Motors, one of India’s leading automobile manufacturers, today announced thecommercial launch of its first electric sedan under XPRES brand – the XPRES-T EV, exclusivelyfor fleet customers. Targeted at mobility services, corporate and government fleet customers, theXPRES-T EV will come with an optimal
battery size, captive fast charging solution, which willensure outstandingly low cost of ownership in addition to safety and passenger comfort, making ita comprehensive and attractive proposition for fleet owners and operators.The all-new XPRES-T electric sedan packs a high energy density battery of 21.5 kWh and 16.5kWh with 2 range options - 213km and 165km (ARAI certified range under test conditions). Available in two trim options, the XPRES-T EV comes with zero tail-pipe emission, single speedautomatic transmission, dual airbags, ABS with EBD as standard across variants.