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Sensex tumbles 355 points to 58,660 in opening session; Nifty at 17,476
India concerned about implications of changes in Afghanistan: FS Shringla
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Kangana Ranaut, Javed Akhtar FaceTo-Face In Court In Defamation Case Actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday filed a countercomplaint against lyricist Javed Akhtar in a Mumbai court, alleging extortion and invasion of privacy. She also accused Mr Akhtar of threatening her and said that she did not trust the judge at the Metropolitan Magistrate’s court in Andheri.Ms Ranaut’s counter-complaint was in response to a defamation suit by Mr Akhtar, who has alleged she dragged his name into a TV discussion last year on the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Tamil Nadu Government To Bear Cost Of Government School Students In Professional Education The Tamil Nadu government would bear the full cost of professional education of students from government schools who would secure admission under the newly created 7.5% quota, Chief Minister M K Stalin announced today. The announcement would benefit at least 10,000 students, largely from poor families who would get admission to engineering colleges alone. Handing over allotment letters for the first batch of students, M K Stalin said “The government would take care of tuition, college, and even counseling fee”. He encouraged students to “study, study and study” and become “entrepreneurs.
Before the swearing-in ceremony, Channi met Harish Rawat, the Congress’ unit in charge of Punjab. Later in the day, Channi is scheduled to meet Amarinder Singh. Agency News: New Delhi
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Channi takes oath as Punjab CM
As a neighbour of Afghanistan, India is naturally concerned about the recent changes in that country and their implications for the region, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Monday. Referring to a recent resolution on Afghanistan by the UN Security Council, he said it addressed the main pending issues and demanded that Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist acts. “The situation in our neighbourhood, particularly in Afghanistan, and with China on our eastern borders reminds us that while the new realities are making themselves felt, traditional security challenges remain,” he said. Talking about the eastern Ladakh standoff, Shringla said Chinese attempts over the last year to unilaterally alter the status quo in the region have seriously.
Congress’ Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday took oath as the 16th chief minister of Punjab, replacing Captain Amarinder Singh who resigned on Saturday amid the ongoing political tussle with the party’s state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu. The 58-year-old Dalit Sikh leader was administered
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Union government over a petition seeking directions to the latter to classify pregnant women and lactating mothers as “high-risk” category for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), and, as such, give them priority for vaccination against the viral illnessthe Centre to file its response within two weeks over the plea filed by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR).During the hearing, advocate Vrinda Grover, who appeared on behalf of the child rights body, argued that though the Central government issued
member of the assembly three times from the Chamkaur Sahib constituency. Channi also served as technical education minister in Amarinder Singh’s cabinet. Before the swearing-in ceremony, Channi met Harish
Rawat. Later in the day, Channi is scheduled to meet Amarinder Singh. Amarinder Singh resigned from the post of Punjab chief minister on Saturday following months of infighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress.
Raj Kundra granted bail in pornography case on surety of Rs 50,000 Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra, who was arrested for unlawfully publishing and distributing pornography videos through several apps, was on Monday (September 20) granted bail by a Mumbai court.
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking priority Covid-19 vaccination for pregnant women Agency News: New Delhi
the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a simple ceremony. He took the oath in Punjabi. Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Rawat and Navjot Singh Sidhu were also present at the ceremony. Born in Punjab’s Bhajauli village near Kurali in 1963, Channi has quickly risen through the ranks in the Congress party. He has also served as a
guidelines for inoculating pregnant women against Covid-19, it is now being claimed that vaccinating them could lead to “adverse effects.” “We need to declare women facing such conditions as high-risk categories, and since people are dealing with a virus that they don’t know much about, there is a need to conduct continuous research to observe the effects of vaccination on them,” Grover submitted in the top court, adding that a platform should also be set up to register women, who are expecting, for the purpose of properly monitoring the effects of a Covid-19 jab on them.
Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra, who was arrested for unlawfully publishing and distributing pornography videos through several apps, was on Monday (September 20) granted bail by a Mumbai court. According to reports, he was granted bail by the court on a surety of Rs 50,000. Another accused Ryan
Thorpe was also granted bail by the court in the alleged porn racket. In his bail application, Kundra had claimed that he was being made a ‘scapegoat’ and that there was not single evidence in the supplementary charge sheet of him being actively involved in the creation of the alleged
questionable content. Kundra was arrested on July 19 along with 11 other people after being booked under relevant sections of the IPC and the Information Technology Act. Mumbai police filed a 1500page chargesheet containing the statements of 43 witnesses including Shilpa Shetty and Sherlyn Chopra. Speaking of Shilpa, the actress, after taking a brief hiatus following Raj’s arrest, is once again busy judging the dance reality show ‘Super Dancer 4’, alongside Geeta Kapur and Anurag Basu.
Nearly 100 houses damaged so far after volcanic eruption in Spain’s La Palma
No fatalities have been reported so far but the volcano was still active on Monday, with a Reuters reporter seeing heavy smoke coming from the volcanic eruption and houses burning. Agency News: New Delhi The Canary Islands’ first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people, including around 500 tourists, and destroyed about 100 houses, officials said on Monday. The volcano erupted on Sunday, shooting lava hundreds of metres into the air, engulfing
houses and forests, and sending molten rock towards the Atlantic Ocean over a sparsely populated area of La Palma, the most northwestern island in the Canaries archipelago.No fatalities have been reported but the volcano was still active on Monday. A Reuters reporter saw heavy smoke coming from the volcano and houses burning. Officials said they were hopeful they would not need to evacuate any more people.“The lava is moving towards the coast and the damage will be material. According to experts there are about 17-20 million cubic metres of lava,” regional president Angel Victor Torres told Cadena Ser radio. The lava flow has destroyed about 100 houses so far, Mariano Hernandez, president of La Palma’s council, told Cadena Ser. About 20 houses were engulfed in the village of El Paso along with sections of roads, Mayor Sergio Rodriguez told state broadcaster The lava was spreading.
At least 8 dead in Russian campus shooting; second deadly attack in months Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said several people were also injured in the attack at Perm State University and that the suspect had been wounded while being detained. Agency News: New Delhi A student opened fire on a university campus in central Russia on Monday killing at least eight people, investigators
played amateur footage reportedly taken during the attack showing an individual dressed in black tactical clothing, including a helmet, carrying a weapon and walking through the campus. The last such deadly attack took place in May 2021, when a 19-year-
said, in the second mass shooting at an education facility this year.Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said several people were also injured in the attack at Perm State University and that the suspect had been wounded while being detained. Investigators previously said that five people were killed and another six wounded.Russia has
old gunman opened fire in his old school in the central Russian city of Kazan, killing nine people.Investigators said that man suffered from a brain disorder. But he was deemed fit to receive a license for the semi-automatic shotgun he used in the attack.
relatively few school shootings due to normally tight security in education facilities and because of difficulty of buying firearms legally, although it is possible to register hunting rifles.Videos circulating on social media showed students throwing belongings from windows from buildings on campus before jumping to flee the shooter. State media
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR High Fuel Taxes Have Become An Incurable Addiction For Govts
Earning cash through fuel taxes has become an addiction for our governments. Like any addiction, this one is also not amenable to any easy cure. Only shock treatments can do that. Bothe the Centre and the states have been playing hide and seek with the people on the highly sensitive issue of moving petroleum products into the GST system. When the Modi government adopted the new tax regime in the most dramatic fashion through a midnight parliament session, with the golden promise of ‘one nation, one tax’, everything was moved to the new system, but the petroleum products were left out, primarily because it would have robed the government of a tax resource that helped to mop up any amount of money at will. The run-up to the 45 th GST Council meeting, concluded the other day in Lucknow, had raised fond hopes among people about a likely shift for the petroleum products, and as a result a possible steep reduction in the fuel prices, which currently are a heavy load on household budgets. It is not just the public that is complaining about this, even the Reserve Bank of India has expressed concern over the high prices of petrol and diesel and the inflationary pressure that these exerted on the national economy, apart from throwing household budgets out of gear. But as both the Centre and state governments knew pretty well and in advance, the council meeting decided to put off the discussion to a future date, on which there is no clarity now, just as it won’t be there for any time in future. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman appeared to particularly happy to announce that the meeting felt that the time was not yet ripe for bringing petroleum products under GST as both the Centre and the states, including Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh ruled by BJP, opposed such an action as it would lead to huge revenue losses. Opposition-ruled states like Kerala had anyway declared before hand that there was no way they could agree to such a decision. While the need to bring petroleum products under the GST regime has dominated the public debate over quite some time, there was no move to bring the issue up out of turn, but for the fact that a directive by the Kerala High Court had forced the subject on the council’s agenda. In fact, Nirmala Sitharaman even clarified that the meeting took up the issue purely at the ‘behest of the court’ and that the decision would now be reported back to the court. It is a different matter that opposition political parties have been shedding crocodile tears about the high fuel prices, which are at record levels despite a recent softening and using the problem to score brownie points in their political campaigns against the BJP. But even these parties, when they are in the government, close their ranks against any move to cut fuel taxes. The states are asking the Centre to reduce its excise duty, which of course accounts for a very high component of the high prices. The state governments have been laughing away to glory every time petrol and diesel prices because it brings them more revenue, irrespective of the pain it causes to their own people. The decisions of the latest GST council meeting have positive take-aways for the Modi government, which is bound to put the blame on the state governments, particularly in view of the crucial round of assembly elections that lies ahead. That the Uttar Pradesh government also opposed the move is not likely to act as a deterrent for the BJP in this regard. Fossil fuels have been a significant contributor to the overall revenue of central and state governments, which have traditionally depended heavily on taxes from petrol and diesel, as demonstrated by the recent increases in excise and VAT. As on January 1, 2021, 62 percent and 58 percent of the final prices of petrol and diesel respectively are made up of taxes in Delhi. A summary of the public revenue accruing from the energy sector to the Centre and states in FY2018-19 and FY2019-20. Showed the total earnings from the energy sector at around Rs 6.6 lakh crores, which represented 14.8 percent and 13.4 percent of the total government revenue in 201819 and 2019-20 respectively. The Centre was more dependent on these revenues than states, as the share of the energy sector to its revenues over the two years was 20.3 percent and 18.8 percent respectively. The corresponding values for states over the two years were 11 percent and 9.8 percent respectively.The petroleum sector is by far the largest contributor - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara to the overall tax revenue.
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Facebook India appoints former IAS officer Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy Rajiv Aggarwal, in this role, will define and lead important policy development initiatives for Facebook in India on an agenda that covers user safety, data protection and privacy, inclusion and internet governance, a statement said. Agency News: New Delhi Facebook India on Monday said it has appointed exIAS officer and former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as the Director of Public Policy.He succeeds Ankhi Das, who quit in October last year. She was embroiled in a controversy for opposing enforcement of hatespeech rules against right-wing leaders in the country.Aggarwal, in this role, will define and lead important policy development initiatives for Facebook in India on an agenda that covers
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Sonu Sood breaks silence over allegations of tax evasion, says ‘every rupee waiting to reach needy’ Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been accused of tax evasion to the tune of Rs 20 crore
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Agency News:Mumbai Days after the Income Tax department alleged tax evasion to the tune of Rs 20 crore by actor Sonu Sood, the latter broke his silence in the matter.On Monday, he issued a statement on social media, reiterating his commitment to social service.“You don’t always have to tell your side of the story. Time will,” the first line of the message read.“I have pledged myself to the service of the people of India with my strength and heart. Every rupee in my foundation is awaiting its turn to save a precious life and
‘superstar honge apne ghar pe’ after he’s asked about Bollywood experience : Diljit Dosanjh
reach the needy,” it read.In the statement, Sonu Sood further wrote, “In addition, on many occasions, I have encouraged brands to donate endorsement fees for humanitarian causes too, which keeps us going.”On the reason for his silence so far, he wrote that he had been busy “attending to a few guests”, because of which he was “unable to be at your service, for the last 4 days”.
Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh clammed up after he was asked if he enjoyed his time in Bollywood. After initially saying that he would prefer to remain silent, he said, “Superstar honge apne ghar pe (Those actors can be lions in their own dens).” In an interview, Diljit Dosanjh said that he doesn’t care about whether or not he cultivates a successful career in Bollywood, as he has absolute control when it comes to his music. He said that nobody can stop him from making the kind of music he wants to, and that he is proud
of the fact that Punjabi singers are mostly independent. He told Film Companion in Hindi, “I have no desire of becoming a Bollywood star. I love music, and without anybody’s say, I can make my music. No superstar can tell me that this music won’t work, or that someone else’s song would work better, none of this works on me. Punjabi artists are independent, and that’s great freedom to have. Nobody can stop us, nobody can stop me from making music. I will keep making music for as long as I want to, and for as long as God allows me to.
“Dalits Won’t Fall For This Stunt”: Mayawati On New Punjab Chief Minister Agency News: Lucknow After Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as Punjab’s first Dalit chief minister, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati asked Dalits to be wary of the Congress’ “election stunt”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also claimed the Congress is rattled by the SADBJP alliance for the Punjab Assembly polls.“Congress still does not have faith in Dalits. Dalits need to be very alert to their double standards. I have full faith that Dalits will not fall for this stunt,” Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati said the Congress as well as other political parties think of Dalits only in times of crisis.
said.The BSP chief said she has come to know that assembly elections in Punjab will be fought under a non-Dalit leader
and not under Mr Channi. The reality is that the Congress as well as other political parties think of Dalits only in times of
crisis, she charged, terming the appointment of Mr Channi as an election stunt of the Congress. Mr Channi was sworn in as chief minister of Punjab earlier this day.
Supreme Court refuses to direct states to resume offline teaching in schools The matter is to be left to state governments, says Supreme Court Agency News: New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday said it could not direct states to reopen schools and resume offline teaching on campus. It was responding to a PIL filed by Delhi-based students seeking directions to states to reopen schools phasewise and in time-bound manner for physical teaching.While refusing to entertain the plea, the Supreme Court observed that this was not a matter where judicial directions could be issued. Such matters need to
be left to state governments, observed a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud. He added that the court would not
know which district had high incidence of Covid-19, and the states would decide when to reopen schools.“We do not have
scientific data nor knowledge of COVID-19 incidence in the country. The governments are wary of exposing children to possible infection. We cannot be running the administration of governance and decide these issues,” Justice Chandrachud observed.The court then asked the petitioners’ advocate to withdraw the case. While cases of Covid-19 have reduced in most of the states, the governments are wary of lifting all curbs in view of a warning of the possible third wave of Covid-19 in the country.
West Bengal BJP not to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls Agency News: New Delhi
user safety, data protection and privacy, inclusion and internet governance, a statement said.In this role, Aggarwal will report to Ajit Mohan, Vice President and Managing Director of Facebook India, and will be a part of the India leadership team, it added.His last assignment was with Uber, where he was the Head of Public Policy for India and South Asia, the statement said.Aggarwal comes with 26 years of experience as an Indian Administrative Officer (IAS), and has worked as a District Magistrate in nine districts across the state of Uttar Pradesh.During his tenure as an administrative officer, he steered India’s first ever-national policy on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) as Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion.
Ananya Panday looks insanely hot in a check bikini while holidaying in Maldives
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal has decided not to contest the Rajya Sabha by-election which is scheduled to be held on October. “BJP will not nominate any candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll due in West Bengal. The outcome is predetermined. Our focus is to make sure unelected CM to be unelected once again. Jai Ma Kali,” tweeted Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the opposition in the West Bengal legislative assembly. The Trinamool Congress has named Sushmita Dev, who recently joined the Mamata Banerjee-led party after quitting the Congress, for the bypoll which was necessitated after TMC leader Manas Bhunia vacated the Rajya Sabha seat after winning the assembly polls from Sabang in West Midnapore district.The TMC controls 11 of 16 Rajya Sabha seats from the state, while Congress has two and CPI(M) one. Last week, TMC leader Arpita Ghosh resigned from the Rajya Sabha on the instructions of the party’s top leaders. The seat is now vacant.
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Nearly 81 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses Administered In India So Far Agency News:New Delhi
India has administered over 80.85 crore vaccine doses under the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.At 0.95 per cent, the active COVID-19 cases are the lowest in the country since March 2020. India’s active cases stand at 3,18,181, which is the lowest in 183 days.The country recorded 30,256 new cases in the last 24 hours.
As many as 43,938 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,27,15,105. For the last 87 days, the weekly positivity rate (2.07%) is less than 3 per cent, while the daily positivity rate is less than 3 per cent for the past 21 days.
Drugs Worth Over ₹ 150 Crore Seized From Maharashtra In 1 Year: Officials Agency News: Mumbai The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized various banned drugs worth over ₹ 150 crore in the last one year from Mumbai, adjoining Navi Mumbai, Thane and other areas in Maharashtra, a senior NCB official said.“From September last year till now, we have registered 114 cases under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act and arrested more than 300 people, including 34 foreigners and a few Bollywood celebrities,”
NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Director Samir Wankhede said today.He said over last one year, they seized more than 100 kg of Codine drugs, 30 kg charas, 12 kg heroin, two kg cocaine, 350 kg Ganja, 60 kg ephedrine and 25 kg MD (mephedrone) from the city and other neighbouring areas.“Now, we have started attaching properties of those caught dealing in drugs in commercial quantities. Till now, we have attached properties worth over ₹ 12 crore of various drug-peddlers and this will continue.
Tejashwi Yadav holds ‘courtesy meeting’ with Hemant Soren Agency News: Ranchi Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday called on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the latter’s residence.It was a courtesy meeting, according to a statement issued by the chief minister’s office.The RJD is a constituent of the ruling coalition led by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the state. The Congress is the other member of the alliance. “Held courtesy meeting with honourable Jharkhand Chief
Minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi today. Labour Minister from RJD quota in Jharkhand government Satyanand Bhokta was also present,” Yadav, former deputy chief minister of Bihar, tweeted. Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur also met Yadav and they discussed issues related to public interest and strengthening the alliance.
World Alzheimer’s Day: How the disease progresses over seven stages Agency News: New Delhi World Alzheimer’s Day: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterised by worsening forgetfulness, getting lost in familiar places and difficulty in multitasking and problemsolving. A person may also behave differently than before, face concentration troubles and withdraw himself/herself socially. The disease progresses over time and at later stages, a person may lose the ability to speak and walk. While the onset of Alzheimer’s disease is not before the age of 65 or so, in some cases it may begin at an early age also. Dr Rajesh Benny, Consultant Neurologist, Fortis Hospital Mulund elaborates on
how the disease progresses over seven stages.“The core feature of AD is impairment of recent memory. As the disease advances, various other cognitive domains are involved. The disease progresses over seven stages; however, there is an overlap between these,” says Dr Benny. Alzheimer’s disease is noticed when a person starts misplacing things, forgetting about recent events, conversations and common places. A person close to the patient may start noticing these changes. tage 1 (No clinical impairment): Like other neurodegenerative diseases, this stage can precede the memory loss by many years where the affected individual is clinically okay without any memory abnormality.
Coronavirus: India reports 30,256 new Covid-19 cases, 295 deaths Agency News: New Delhi India Sunday reported 30,256 cases and 295 deaths. The active infections in the country reached a six-month low and currently stand at 3.18 lakh. Kerala continues to be the top-most contributor with 19,653 infections. People across the country bid adieu to Lord Ganesh on Sunday as the 10-day festivity dedicated to the elephantheaded deity concluded, although the farewell lacked the usual pomp and gaiety for the second year in a row
due Covid-19 pandemic. In other news, leaders from more than 100 nations are heading to new york this week for the united nations’ annual high-level gathering, a covidinflected, semi-locked down affair that takes place in one of the pandemic’s hardesthit cities of all. it will be a departure from the last inperson meeting of the general assembly in 2019 and far different, too, from last year’s all-virtual version. Awaiting them: daunting challenges enough to scare anyone who runs a country.
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Could’ve done it after the tournament: Gambhir on Kohli’s decision to step down Virat Kohli on Sunday announced that he has decided to step down as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the completion of the IPL 2021, but former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has questioned the timing of the decision. Agency News: New Delhi Virat Kohli on Sunday announced that he has decided to step down as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the completion of the IPL 2021, but former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has questioned the timing of the decision, believing it could
have an adverse effect on the team RCB are placed third on the points table and play their first game of the UAE leg on Monday against KKR, and Gambhir reckons the announcement in the middle of the tournament may not have been a smart move on Kohli’s part. ”Yes, it does (the timing of the decision surprises me).
Football’s loss, athletics’ gain: Amlan Borgohain bags 200m title with a record-breaking run Agency News: New Delhi Assam sprinter Amlan Borgohain won the 200m title with the second-best timing on Indian soil at the Open Nationals, Warangal on Sunday but it has come at a price. The 23-year-old, who clocked 20.75 seconds, to finish comfortably ahead of Balakumar Nitin (21.06) and Nalabothu Shamugha (21.12), had to give up on his first love, football, before taking up athletics seriously.“I was getting injured very often while playing football and my mum did not like it. You know how moms are, right?” says Amlan whose 20.75s is also the fifth-best all-time
Tomar at G-20 agri meet: ‘India becoming destination for healthy foods’ Agency News: New Delhi India is becoming the destination country for healthy food items like millets and the government is promoting biofortified varieties to address malnutrition, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said as he participated in the G-20 agriculture meeting virtually. Tomar said the United Nations (UN) has accepted India’s proposal and declared 2023 as the international year of millets and urged the G-20 nations to support the celebration of the millet.
run by an Indian. Troubled by the sight of her son’s frequently bandaged ankles, she decided it was time to put her foot down. “My mom asked me to either switch to a different sport or quit entirely. Playing football wasn’t an option anymore. It was a tough decision to make,” recalls the Cristiano Ronaldo and Sunil Chhetri “superfan”.
Just before the 2nd leg of the tournament. If you want to do that, you probably do it after the tournament. Because it makes the team unsettled and emotional as well. It makes the people probably push even harder. You would not want to
do that, especially the kind of situation RCB is in,” Gambhir said on the Star Sports at the end of the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super King match on Sunday. ”They are in a very good position. Why would you want to put that extra.
Agency News: Mumbai Gold prices were down on Monday tracking global cues with markets keeping an eye on a US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on when the central bank will start tapering its stimulus measures. On
Agency News: New Delhi Fourteen years after the feat, Yuvraj Singh has made a video in which he plays the roles of all players involved in the 2007 over by Stuart Broad in which he hit six sixes.Yuvraj Singh gave the cricket world an experience to remember when he avenged a sledge from England’s Andrew Flintoff by smashing six consecutive sixes in Stuart Broad’s over during the 2007 T20 World Cup. Fourteen years later, on the anniversary of that special feat, Yuvraj did it again — on a terrace, with he himself playing several roles (non-striker MS Dhoni, Flintoff, Broad.
For India slot, gymnast Shraddha Talekar thanks her uncle and his homemade mat For her first chance to compete amongst the best, she thanks her supportive “Mama” (uncle) -- and the special equipment he put together to pull her through the pandemic in remote Pedali. Agency News: New Delhi Shraddha Talekar remembers long vacations in the “city” at her maternal uncle’s home in Thane. It was during one such trip that the uncle, Vishwas Gophan,
packed her off to a gymnastics summer camp. Eighteen years on, the 27-year-old from rain-soaked Pedali village in Maharashtra’s coastal Raigad district, has made it to the India team for next month’s Artistic Gymnastics World Championship in Japan.And,
Gold prices fall to lowest in nearly 6 months, silver down too Gold may remain volatile reflecting the trend in US dollar and equity markets as market players assess Fed’s monetary policy and China’s economic health, Kotak Securities said.
Yuvraj Singh re-enacts altercation with Flintoff and his attack on Stuart Broad
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold was down 0.13 per cent to ₹45,928 per 10 gram and silver rates dropped 1 per cent to ₹59,427 per kg. Gold dropped 0.16 per cent and silver was down 1.76 per cent in the previous session.Geojit said choppy movement in gold is expected with a negative bias to continue the day. “A direct drop below $1740 would trigger further major selling pressure,” the brokerage said. “For silver, weak bias to continue initially but stiff support seen at $21.80 which may hold further
major liquidation pressure,” it added. Kotak Securities said gold may remain volatile reflecting the trend in US dollar and equity m a r k e t s as market p l a y e r s assess Fed’s monetary policy and China’s economic health. It expects gold rates to stabilise near the $1750/ounce level. Globally, spot gold fell 0.3 per cent to $1,748.69 per ounce by 0312 GMT. Prices touched $1,741.86 earlier in the session, their lowest level since August 12. US gold futures fell 0.1 per cent to $1,749.00.
for her first chance to compete amongst the best, she thanks her supportive “Mama” (uncle) — and the special equipment he put together to pull her through the pandemic in remote Pedali. During the lockdown, Talekar wondered if it was curtains on her career, after narrowly missing out on India selection six times by scores as low as 0.5 points in trials since 2013. That’s when Gophan, who is an environment activist and has been distributing cloth bags for free for years, fashioned a landing mat out of rags and castaway stage curtains and flags. “The stadium where I train had hosted a Marathi Natya Sammelan some time back, so there were soft silk flags.
Sea cable tender bid ‘rigged’: Panel to decide project fate Agency News: New Delhi The Empowered Technology Group (ETG), led by the Principal Scientific Advisor to the government, is likely to meet soon to decide on the fate of Kochi-Lakshsadweep Islands (KLI) submarine optical fibre connectivity after domestic companies alleged that the bid conditions “rigged” to meet the technology supported by only one company, sources said.The ETG, which also has the Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, the Chairman of Space Commission.
Sensex tumbles 355 points to 58,660 in opening session; Nifty at 17,476 The 30-share Sensex was trading 355.27 points or 0.60 per cent lower at 58,660.62. Similarly, Nifty fell 108.50 points or 0.62 per cent to 17,476.65 in initial deals. Agency News: New Delhi Equity benchmark Sensex slumped over 350 points in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index majors Tata Steel, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid thin trade in global markets.The 30-share Sensex was trading 355.27 points or 0.60 per cent lower at 58,660.62. Similarly, Nifty fell 108.50 points or 0.62 per cent to 17,476.65 in initial deals.
Tata Steel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, sinking nearly 6 per cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, M&M, HDFC, PowerGrid and Maruti.On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, HUL, HCL Tech and TCS were among the gainers. In the previous session, the 30-share index settled 125.27 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 59,015.89, and Nifty slipped 44.35 points or 0.25 per cent to close at 17,585.15. Foreign
institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth ₹1,552.59 crore on Friday, as per provisional exchange data. According to V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, markets are likely to turn volatile from now on.“Possible tapering timeline from the Fed this week, rising bond yields in the US, strengthening dollar (dollar
index above 93) and news of the crisis in the large Chinese real estate developer Evergrande are likely to weigh on markets,” he said.With valuations in stretched territory, corrections are possible, particularly in the
broader market. On the positive side, FIIs continue to buy imparting resilience to markets. But this can quickly change. Investors may adopt a waitand-watch strategy till clarity emerges, he added.
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Actor Alia Bhatt’s latest ad has left Twitter divided. In the advertisement for bridal wear, Alia questions the archaic tradition of kanyadaan (where a father gives his daughter away at the wedding). While sitting at the mandap with her husband-to-be, Alia mentions each member of her family — grandmother, father and mother — and how much they love her. However, she objects against the practice of kanyadaan at weddings. She asks why she was always treated as the ‘other’ and a temporary part of their family.
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‘My Tunki is back’: Shilpa Shetty welcomes sister Shamita as she returns home from ‘Bigg Boss OTT Agency News: Mumbai
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra welcomed sister Shamita Shetty home with hugs and kisses after nearly two months.Shamita,
who had participated in Karan Johar-hosted ‘Bigg Boss OTT’, became the second runner-up.Taking to Instagram, Shilpa shared a series of adorable photos with Shamita and wrote, “And my Tunki is back yaaay. You not gonna be able to get out of this tight SQUEEZE @shamitashetty_official. Welcome home.”Take a look
‘Extremely talented and expressive’: Sidharth Malhotra is all praise for his ‘Mission Majnu’ costar Rashmika Mandanna
at their photos here:Shamita, who was considered one of the strongest contestants of the show, had entered the ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ house while there was a lot going on in her personal life, owing to brotherin-law Raj Kundra’s arrest. The actress had revealed that she had committed to the show and chose to go ahead without backing out.
Urfi Javed trolled for leaving her pants unbuttoned at Mumbai airport
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Agency News: Mumbai Actor Sidharth Malhotra says his character of a RAW agent in his upcoming film “Mission Majnu” has much more to offer than conventional action sequences.The film marks the feature directorial debut of ad filmmaker Shantanu Bagchi and is produced by Ronnie Screwvala of RSVP, and Amar Butala and Garima Mehta (Guilty By Association Media). According to the makers, “Mission Majnu” is
inspired by real events set in the 1970s and follows the story of India’s most courageous mission in the heart of Pakistan that forever changed the relationship between the two nations. The “Shershaah” star said the film gave him an opportunity to play a character with various shades. “This is a film inspired by true events. It’s about an important mission that RAW did. It is more of a thriller than action. This is the first time I am playing a spy agent but it is not a James Bond character.
Kareena Kapoor’s son Jehangir Ali Khan reflects her ‘forever mood’ as she shares new photos from family vacay Agency News: Mumbai Kareena Kapoor, who is enjoying a beach holiday at an undisclosed location with her husband Saif Ali Khan and their sons, Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali Khan, captured her various moods on camera. She also shared a new picture of Jehangir, reaching out for toys as he sat up in a stroller. “Forever mood,” she captioned it, along with a bunch of heart and heart-eyes emojis First, Kareena shared a black-and-white picture of herself, looking sideways and wrote, “Mood 1.” In the second photo, she appeared to be looking at the sky, and palm trees could be seen in the background. “Mood 2,” she captioned it. Sharing the image of Jehangir, she wrote, “Forever mood.” Last week, Saif, Kareena, Taimur and Jehangir were seen leaving Mumbai.
Actress Urfi Javed, who was the first contestant to be evicted from the controversial reality show ‘Bigg Boss OTT’, has been continuously making headlines for her sartorial choices.Urfi’s quirky airport looks have been stealing the limelight, with her being trolled over trying to “seek attention.”Her latest outfit involved a full-sleeves crop top with pants that were left unbuttoned.As the video surfaced on social media, scores of netizens began trolling Urfi for her OOTD.One user wrote, “People r becoming more crazy now days, publicity ke liye kuch bhi.”Another commented, “Jaldabaazi me bhul gaye he shayad.” One user stated, “Matlab ye kounsa fasion.
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Kanhaiya Kumar, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani To Join Congress Jignesh Mevani could be made Working President of the party’s Gujarat unit, sources said, adding that Kanhaiya Kumar and Rahul Gandhi had met over his role in the party
No Vaccine No Entry: AMC checking in Ahmedabad since early morning Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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Wanted criminal Ashraf Nagori nabbed from Maharashtra Gujarat’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) nabbed wanted criminal Mohammad Ashraf Nagori, who is wanted in several cases and is an accused in offences under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act, on Sunday. Official sources said that Nagori, a resident of Rampura area near Lalgatein Surat, had escaped to West Bengal in January and lived there for three months on a fake identity. “Then he moved to Navapur in Maharashtra and had been evading arrest for the last eight months. We received specific inputs about his presence and sent an ATS team that arrested him,” a statement issued by the agency said.
18-year-old girl poisons family to elope with lover in Surat Police booked three persons including an 18-year-old girl on Friday for allegedly poisoning her family to elope and marry her boyfriend. The girl was waiting to turn into a major to marry her lover and two days after her birthday, she poisoned her parents and brother and eloped. Police booked the girl, her ‘husband’ and his father as well. Based on a complaint by the girl’s father Dipak Vanzara, Dindoli police booked Khushbu (18), her husband Sachin (22) and his father Ashok More (49) for causing hurt by means of poison and conspiracy. Vanzara had lost his job during lockdown as an contractual employee in an industrial unit in Hazira.
Man booked for driving neighbours to attempt suicide A tree in one’s yard shedding its leaves on a neighbours’ house can lead to serious consequences, even attempted suicide, as was allegedly the case in Lalpur taluka’s Pipli village of Jamnagar district. Ramesh Makwana, a resident of the Pipli village, was booked for threatening and abetting the suicide of his neighbour and his two daughters, police said. At the root of the confrontation was a neem tree in Nanji Makwana’s yard whose leaves used to fall over the adjacent house, which belonged to Ramesh. After Ramesh threatened his neighbours over the issue, 42-year-old Nanji and his two daughters — 22-year-old Anjana.
The ‘No Vaccine No Entry’ campaign has started from today. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) carried out early morning checking at AMTS, BRTS, Garden and Municipal Corporation offices. Anyone wishing to travel by bus or enter the Garden or AMC Building will be required to show a Corona Vaccine Certificate before entering. An employee or other person who has not been vaccinated will be vaccinated on the spot. Jignesh Patel, Director, Garden Department, AMC, said that the team from the Garden Department
has reached 6 gardens in Ahmedabad city since this morning. The person will show Corona’s vaccination certificate. The same person is being admitted. Also, some people did not bring their mobiles or they were not given any proof and they were not allowed to enter. BRTS general manager Vishal Khannama said security guards and BRTS staff were checking at 12 BRTS stations in the city. A circular has been issued by AMC Commissioner Mukesh Kumar which has been in force since this morning. Vaccination camps have also been started at more than 15 BRTS stations.
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Former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani will join the Congress - likely during an event on October 2 - party sources t They were scheduled to join on September 28 on the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh. Mr Mevani - a Dalit leader who represents Gujarat’s Vadgam constituency - could be made a Working President of the party’s state
Lifeline sought from PM for Gujarat’s unique ‘swimming camels’ Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
They are fondly called the ‘ship of the desert’ but these unique camels of Gujarat can literally swim — an
Doctor, advocate, photographer held for raping woman, threatening to circulate her pictures In her complaint, she said that the three accused conspired and raped her on multiple instances in the past oneand-a-half years by forcefully clicking her private pictures and threatening to leak them. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Three men — a doctor, an advocate and a photographer — were arrested by police in Anand on Sunday for allegedly raping a woman on multiple instances and circulating her private pictures and videos. According to police, the accused Sandeep Kumar Chandrashekhar,
resident of Anand town and photographer by profession, advocate Pradyumansinh Gohil from Ahmedabad and Dr Mehul Prajapati, a physician from Borsad town in Anand were arrested on the complaint of a middle-aged woman in Anand a week ago. In her complaint, she said that the three accused conspired and raped her on multiple instances in the past one-anda-half years by forcefully clicking her private pictures and threatening to leak them. An FIR was lodged at Cyber
unit, sources added. Whatever his final role, Mr Mevani’s joining is further evidence of the Congress’ calculated approach ahead of polls next year, including Punjab, where Dalits are nearly a third of the population. Mr Kumar - earlier President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s students’ union and now with the CPI is expected to bring a few other Left leaders with him when he jumps to the Congress. News of Mr Mevani and Mr Kumar’s expected joining underscores
the Congress’s push to recruit young and dynamic faces ahead of state elections in 2022 and the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Congress sources have said Mr Kumar has already met Rahul Gandhi - twice in two weeks and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - to discuss his future role in the party. Mr Kumar contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from his hometown of Begusarai in Bihar but lost to the BJP’s Giriraj Singh. Congress sources also said a Jammubased lawyer who fought for justice in a horrific rape case involving a minor - is also in talks and, if things go smoothly, might join with Mr Mevani and Mr Kumar. Earlier today Jignesh Mevani tweeted on the Congress’ new Punjab Chief Minister - Charanjit Channi, who is the state’s first ever Dalit Sikh leader. Mr Mevani applauded Rahul Gandhi and the party.
Crime Police Station in Anand. “The woman became friends with Sandeep Kumar four years ago and they both had a fight over some issue around one-and-a-half years ago… when he started demanding money from her. The woman then stopped communicating with him,” said a senior officer of the Cyber Crime Cell of Anand Police. “It was around that time that she got a call from advocate Pradyuman Gohil who claimed that he was looking to hire an employee.
exceptional trait developed due to the climatic conditions of the Gulf of Kutch. To save the Kharai breed, the Kutch CamelBreeders Association (KCBA) recently wrote to PM Narendra Modi, urging the administration to conserve mangroves in threetalukas of Kutch which is the sole grazing area for the camels.The letter dated September 11 sent to Modi and Kutch MP Vinod Chavda requests the government to declare the coastal areasof Bhachau, Abdasa, and Lakhpat as Biodiversity Heritage Sites under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The letter alsopresses for community forest rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.Ramesh Bhatti, programme director of Sahajeevan NGO, said
that there are about 4,000 Kharai camels in Gujarat, of which2,000 are in these three talukas of Kutch alone. “The other camels are found in Devbhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts.Kharai camels are identified as a distinct breed by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources,” he said. “The camelshave been in the ‘endangered mammals’ category of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) since March 2019.” The letter signed by Ashabhai Rabari, the president of KCBA, says: “Mangrove forests are dwindling owing to anthropogenicactivities.” It goes on to say: “Restrictions of entry for grazing too have threatened.
Two minors drown in Nyari river near Rajkot Agency News: Rajkot Taking a bath in a flooded river proved fatal for two minors after the duo drowned in Nyara river on Sunday morning. Police informed that 17-year-old Krunal Padiya and 12-yearold Aman Gupta, both natives ofBihar, were victims of the tragic incident that took place on the outskirts of Rajkot
city.The incident occurred near Vagudad village near Metoda GIDC in Rajkotat around 10am on Sunday. Two other friends saw Krunal and Amandrowning and informed fire brigade personnel who fished out the bodiesand sent them for postmortem. While Krunal worked in a factory at Metoda GIDC, Aman’s father is a labourer in a local unit.
Gujarat recovers from rainfall deficit as skies open up in September
This month’s rainfall bounty comes against 43 per cent average rainfall received till August 31 since the onset of southwest monsoon in the state on June 11. The figure has gone up to 75 per cent in 19 days till September 19, reveals the data maintained by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat received 32 per cent of the season’s average rainfall in 19 days of September, covering most of the rainfall deficit that had posed a drought-like situation in several
districts, raising concerns over water scarcity. This month’s rainfall bounty comes against 43 per cent average rainfall received till August 31 since the onset of southwest monsoon in the state on June 11. The figure has gone up to 75 per cent in
19 days till September 19, reveals the data maintained by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). By August 31, the state had received 362 mm rainfall during the season that inccreased to 485 mm by September 10. From September 12 to 19, Gujarat recorded over 110 mm total rainfall. On September 12, the total rainfall received by the state was 515 mm (61 per cent
of season’s average rainfall), which increased to 625 mm on September 19 (75 per cent of season’s average rainfall). With the forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall for the week starting September 20, the state is expected to recover its rainfall deficit, say India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials. “From deficit rainfall, the monsoon is now normal over Gujarat. There
is only a deficit of 17 per cent, majorly in the north and central parts of Gujarat, while Saurashtra has recorded normal rainfall this monsoon season,” says Manorama Mohanty, IMD Ahmedabad regional director. Adding the deficit is expected to be recovered in the coming days, Mohanty told The Indian Express, “For September 20 and 21, there is heavy rainfall forecast for the north.
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Press Release Galle will win LPL this season, feels team owner Nadeem Omar Galle Gladiators fell short by a whisker to win the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League going down to eventual winner Jaffna Stallions in a closely fought final. But, owner of Galle Gladiators Mr. Nadeem Omar feels this will be the year of the Gladiators as they prepare to bounce back even stronger in the second edition of the premier T20 League in the island nation. In the first season, the team was led by Pakistani star all- rounder Shahid Afridi in the early phase of the tournament and was later taken over by Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa after Afridi had to leave the tournament midway due to some personal reasons.
Lions were saved by Railway Staff by their alertness Loco Pilot of train PPSP/ BPAG DP 12507 Shri S.K.Sinha, while passing from Savarkundla to LilyaMota spotted four lions on the track between KM 42/9 to 42/8 at about 19:48 hrs. It was dark and the train was running at its permissible speed. On spotting the lions on the track, the loco pilot of the train immediately applied the emergency brake and brought the train to halt thereby saving lions from getting run over. His alertness and action saved the lives of Lions.This is not the first incident when the alertness of Railway staff has saved
the lives of Lions who are on or near the railway tracks. Data shows that in 2020-21 and 2021-22 (up to Sep 18) there were 52 & 23 number of incidences respectively, where the prompt action taken by the Railway staff prevented lion run over and saved their lives.Cyclone Tauktae has caused extensive damage to the fencing along the track from Pipavav to Rajula Road Jn. station. Railway administration has informed Forest department to attend the same at the earliest to minimise the movement of Lions near the railway tracks.
HistoryTV18 tells the story of the world’s largest cricket stadium premiering India, September 2021: 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.
41 trainers felicitated on Kaushalacharya Awards 2021; 6 trainers from Gujarat recognised for their contribution In a bid to empower India’s youth and encourage more trainers to jointhe Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today honouredtrainers and launched four new trades at a digital conclave organized on the third edition ofKaushalacharya Awards. At the event, 41 trainers from Skill India’s several initiatives and trainingprogrammes — Directorate General of Training (DGT), Apprenticeship, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
VikasYojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and Entrepreneurship — were felicitated for theircontribution towards creating a future-ready skilled workforce and ensuring that capacity-building is acontinued endeavour. Of the 41 trainers who were felicitated, Bariya Sanjay Kumar Manharbhai (PMKVY), Kaswala Bipinkumar Vrajlal (DGT), Kanchan Trikanbhai Vasava (DGT), Dinesh V. Thakarar (DGT), Dipak Kumar.
Bengaluru FC takes on Indian Navy as quarter spots up for grabs
Nine students of Aakash Institute Jodhpur secured an impressive 95 percentile and above in the Consolidated JEE Main 2021 results
Group C has gone down to the wire. Former ISL Champions Bengaluru FC will lock horns with services team Indian Navy Football Team for a spot in the quarter-finals of the 130th Durand Cup on September 21, 2021 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK).With the last two games of the group stages remaining, all four teams from Group C have a chance to advance to the knockouts.Bengaluru FC are relatively better placed with 4 points from two games, courtesy.
Nine students from Aakash Institute, Jodhpur, the national leader in test preparatory services, have secured an impressive 95 percentile and above in the consolidatedresult of the prestigious Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021, much to the elation of theirparents, and the entire staff of the institute. The students who scored 95 percentile and above areMamta Kanwar (99.31 percentile), Gaurav Meghwal (97.76 percentile), Sarvesh Baheti (97.34percentile), Shubhankit Acharya (97.06 percentile) and Nishesh Singh Chouhan (96.96 percentile)The students joined Aakash Institute.
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