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Cyclone Shaheen: Coast Guard on high alert, advises fishermen in Arabian sea to return The depression is very likely to move further west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours.
Agency News:New Delhi The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday raised warnings for fishermen to return to harbour amid reports of cyclonic built up in the Arabian Sea. The Coast Guard Headquarters at
Porbandar, Okha and stations in Gujarat has been put on high alert and on standby as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that Cyclone Gulab could re-intensify as Cyclone Shaheen in the next 24-hours. In a video released
Amarinder Singh reaches Amit Shah’s Delhi residence amid Punjab crisis
Amarinder-Amit Shah meet: A day earlier, Amarinder Singh said he does not have any political meeting scheduled in Delhi. Agency News:New Delhi
Madhuri Dixit Nene in a sheer balck saree is ‘too glam to give a damn
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Cops Get Hoax Call About Threat At Mumbai Airport, File Case Over False Alarm: Report An unidentified person made a threat call to the Mumbai police’s traffic control room and claimed that the lives of 19 people at the international airport in Mumbai were in danger, an official said today. After receiving the call on Tuesday afternoon, the police’s Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, dog squad and a quick response team rushed to the airport and searched the premises.They also alerted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), but nothing suspicious was found, the official told news agency Press Trust of India.
Covid-19: India reports 18,870 new cases, 378 deaths India reported 18,870 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection in last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday morning. This is marginally higher than Tuesday’s figure.The death toll during this period was 378.The country’s active caseload stands at 2,82,520, which accounts for 0.84 per cent of the total cases reported so farA total of 28,178 persons recovered from Covid-19 in 24 hours, taking the total recovery to more than 3.29 crore. This is 97,83 per cent of the overall case tally.The daily positivity rate is 1.25 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is 1.82 per cent.More than 56.74 crore samples have been tested across the country for Covid-19 till now.
The cyclone is building up from the remnants of Cyclone Gulab
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh reached Union home minister Amit Shah’s residence in Delhi on Wednesday, reports said. The reported meeting comes at a time when the Punjab crisis is at its peak with a few months left before the assembly election.
Speculations were rife after Amarinder Singh arrived in the Capital on Tuesday evening but the Captain said he is in New Delhi to vacate his Kapurthala House, his Delhi residence. He also said no political meeting was scheduled in Delhi. Amarinder Singh’s exit from the post of Punjab chief minister was not amicable as the former CM made no attempt to put a lid on his emotions and said that he felt humiliated, insulted by the Congress leadership. At the same time, he did mention that it was not time to hang his boots and hence all eyes are on Captain’s next political move. Reports said the meeting between Amarinder Singh and Amit Shah.
on social media, The Indian Coast Guard officer can be seen announcing and advising the fisherman at sea to return to harbour. “The message was also relayed through a shore-based radar system to those deep into the sea,” PRO Defence Gujarat tweeted “The remnant of the cyclonic storm Gulab lay as a well-marked low-pressure area over south Gujarat region and adjoining Gulf of Khambhat. It is very likely to move west
northwestwards, emerge into the northeast Arabian sea and intensify into a depression by tomorrow,” IMD said in its latest cyclone bulletin on Wednesday. The weather agency added that the depression is very likely to move further west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. In 48 hours it will Continue to move west-northwestwards close to Pakistan Makran coasts, moving away from the Indian
Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro joins Trinamool Congress in Kolkata
areas with further intensification into a cyclonic storm during September 30 to October 2. The cyclone is building up from the remnants of Cyclone Gulab, which has already led.
No prez, don’t know who takes decision: Sibal takes ‘Ji Huzoor 23’ jibe at party
Agency News: New Delhi Agency News:New Delhi Former Goa chief minister and Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro on Wednesday joined the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and state minister Subrata Mukherjee were among the senior leaders present at the induction ceremony. A former president of Goa Congress, Luizinho
Faleiro arrived in Kolkata along with a group of loyalists on Tuesday, days after he resigned from Congress as well as Goa assembly. Although he was tight-lipped on his future political move, until Wednesday, Faleiro extended his support to the Trinamool Congress. Welcoming the senior Goan leader to the party fold, Mamata Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress would “fight divisive forces and work towards ushering in a new dawn” for Goa.
Antibodies against Nipah virus present in bat samples from Kozhikode, tests confirm
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Results of samples of bats, collected from Kozhikode district in Kerala where Nipah claimed a victim earlier this month, have confirmed the presence of antibodies against the virus, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said. This is further validation that the winged mammals are the natural carriers of the virus. It also lends credence to primary assessment that the transmission of the virus in Chathamangalam panchayat, where a 12-yearold boy succumbed to the Nipah virus on September 4, was through bats.“A
A Pakistani terrorist captured alive by the Indian Army during a live encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector has asked his handlers in the neighbouring country to take him back to his mother.“I appeal to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) area commander, the ISI and the Pakistan Army to take me back to my mother just like they sent me here (India),” Ali Babar Patra, the teenage terrorist from Pakistan, said in a video message released by the Army here on Wednesday.Patra was nabbed.
cyclonic formation. “Under these favourable conditions, there is moderate to a high probability of cyclogenesis (formation of depression) over northeast Arabian sea and the neighbouring
G-23 leaders who voiced concern over the functioning of the party are not going anywhere, Kapil Sibal said adding that it is ironic that those who were considered to be close to the high command are deserting them.
Teenage Pak terrorist captured alive by Army urges handlers across LoC to take him back home
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coast. As the Coast Guard urges fishermen and people who are at sea to return, the IMD maintained that the Sea surface temperature in the Arabian sea is about 28-30 degrees celsius, which is ripe for
few samples of bats were collected from the region where the Nipah case was reported (this year) and nearby places (in Kozhikode district) and sent to the National Institute of Virology lab in Pune. In the results that the NiV has conveyed to us, the presence of IgG antibody against Nipah has been confirmed,” said George. She added that the ICMR studies on the subject will continue. In the days following the death of the 12-year-old boy in Chathamangalam, teams of animal husbandry officials.
Results lend credence to initial assessment that the transmission of Nipah virus in Chathamangalam panchayat, where a 12-yearold succumbed to the virus on September 4, was through bats.
Veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday expressed
Power in 2022: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab to address problems of industrialists Agency News:New Delhi Amid turbulence in the Punjab Congress, Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal landed in Chandigarh on Wednesday afternoon before heading for Ludhiana to meet nearly 300 industrialists and make a “major announcement”. Speaking to reporters at the Chandigarh airport, Kejriwal said: “Whatever is happening in Punjab is very unfortunate. People don’t know where to go. The Punjab CM should fulfil the promises made by Captain Amarinder Singh and act against tainted ministers, MLAs and officers. The mastermind behind the sacrilege incidents of 2015 should be booked.” Asked who would be the AAP chief ministerial candidate, he said: We will soon announce that and you all will be proud of him.
resentment over the functioning of the party and said it is ironic that those who were considered to be close to the high command have left them and the others are still standing by. The G-23 leader said the party has to listen to the point of view of the leaders and introspect. “Democracy can not be worked by 20 men sitting at the centre,” he said at a time when the party is facing a crisis in Punjab. “I believe that one of my senior colleagues has [perhaps written or is about to write to Congress president to immediately convene a CWC so that a dialogue can take place as to why we are in this state,” Kapil Sibal said adding that party has no president at present and hence he doesn’t know who takes these decisions. “We know and yet we don’t know,” Sibal said. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has reportedly written a letter to Sonia Gandhi, asking her
to convene an urgent meeting of CWC meeting. Sibal said that G-23 will raise issues that need to be addressed. “It is very clear. We are G-23 not Ji Huzoor 23. We will keep talking. We will continue to reiterate our demands,” Sibal said. Sibal’s comments come at a time when the Punjab Congress is internally split in several factions with a new drama unfolding every day. Following Captain Amarinder Singh’s resignation from the post of CM, which did not happen in an amicable way, Charanjit Singh Channi was chosen as the chief minister.
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Delhi schools to reopen remainSUNVILLA SAMACHAR ing classes in phased manner from November 1 The Why And Wherefore Of Editorial
Sudheeran’s Resignation
The resignation of senior Congress leader V M Sudheeran from the State unit’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) constitutes a major setback for the party in Kerala. The seriousness of the crisis can be gauged from the failure of the AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar’s mediation attempt. Sudheeran has refused to withdraw his resignation, saying that he would be back in the committees only if the State leadership changed its style of functioning. Sudheeran has made certain suggestions to the central leadership. If two leaders – Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala - took decisions unilaterally earlier, now four leaders including Sudhakaran and Satheesan call the shots in the party. That was the crux of Sudheeran’s argument. He has singled out Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran for criticism. If Sudhakaran does not correct his style of functioning, the Congress in the State would be doomed, warned the veteran Congressleader. Sudheeran’s outburst also amounts to a calculated snub to AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, who heads the triumvirate of leaders in Congress politics in Kerala politics, theother two leaders being Sudhakaran and Satheesan. Reports have it that even senior leaderA K Antony failed to pacify an angry Sudheeran.Sudheeran’s resignation has come at a time when the Congress leadership in the State ismaking a determined attempt to revitsalise the party organization in the State. In his letter toSudhakaran, Sudheeran has complained about lack of consultations in the party. What hasangered Sudheeran in particular is the remark of Sudhakaran that he has resigned on healthgrounds! There are also reports that Sudheeran is unhappy about the Sudhakaran’s refusalto consider his nominee for Kollam district Congress president. Sudheeran gave leader ofthee Opposition V D Satheesan a piece of his mind when the latter met him in an attempt todefuse the tension. Satheesan later admitted having made mistakes and apologized. Butobviously that has not mollified Sudheeran. Sudheeran’s main grievance is that though thestate leadership had sought his views on organisational reorganisation, he was notconsulted in the decision-making process. It may be mentioned that Sudheeran had also quitthe membership of the United Democratic Front (UDF) high-power committee in protestagainst giving the Rajya Sabha seat to Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K. Mani when he was with the UDF.Sudheeran’s revolt has come at a time when the Congress in the State is still smarting fromthe blows administered by party leaders KP Anil Kumar, former Palakkad DCC chief AVGopinath and Congress leader from Thiruvananthapuram P S Prashanth who have quit theparty. What is particularly galling for the state Congress leaders is that Anil Kumar andPrashanth have since joined the CPI(M). Even former chief minister Oommen Chandywhose relations with Sudheeran are anything but cordial has said that a leader like himshould be there in the PAC. Ramesh Chennithala, another Sudheeran baiter is also credited with the same view. Sudheeran is a highly respected leader in the State and is regarded asthe ethical face of the party in the State.With Sudheeran bringing to the notice of the Congress High Command the state of affairs inthe state unit, the ball is now in the court of the latter. Much will depend on the manner inwhich the High Command handles the matter. It remains to be seen whether the centralleadership, which has so far extended full support to the Sudakaran-Satheesan duo, willcontinue to do so in view of the un expected turn of events. The High Command will have totake corrective measures sooner than later.What must worry the central leadership is the fact that there are more leaders who are angrywith the style of functioning of Sudhakaran and Satheesan. Prominent among them is formerKPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran. Mullappally is extremely unhappy aboutSudhakaran’s comment that he is not available on phone! Mullappally, a veteran leader whois held in high esteem, conveyed his displeasure to Tariq Anwar who met him. “I am asenior leader who has been with the Congress party for over five decades and I don’t thinkthat I should be given a particular slot to see the party president.” Anwar also had a meetingwith Ramesh Chennithala who opined that unity should be - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara ensured in the party.
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Gorakhpur: 6 policemen suspended after businessman’s death in late night police raid Agency News: Lucknow Hours after a businessman died during a late night raid by police at a hotel in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, six cops were suspended. The raid took place on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Manish Kumar Gupta, resident of Kanpur. He and two others from different cities had come to Gorakhpur to reportedly visit a common friend. The other two claimed they were business associates. Elaborating on the turn of events at night, one of them, Harveer Singh, later said that they were sleeping in a room of a hotel in Gorakhpur when the bell rang at 12.30 am. Around 5-7 policemen entered the room and demanded to see their ID cardsAccording to Singh, he showed his document and then woke up Manish who asked the cops the reason for
their visit. He alleged that the policemen who appeared drunk then started threatening them. Harveer claimed that some of them had guns. They took him outside. A while later, he said, Manish was dragged out, his face covered in blood.In a statement, Gorakhpur police chief Vipin Tada said, “The men were from different cities. The police team found this suspicious, so they went up to the room along with the hotel manager. One of the men died in an accident inside the room in an unfortunate manner. Our team immediately shifted him to a hospital.”Manish’s family cried foul, rubbishing the police’s claim that Manish’s death was an accident.Just 10 minutes before his death, he was speaking to me and then he cut the call saying the cops are here. I believe he later called another relative saying the police were harassing .
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Agency News: New Delhi The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday announced that phased reopening of remaining classes in the national capital, Delhi, will commence on November 1. In other announcements, the government body also laid out a series of protocols for observing Dussehra and Durga Puja in
Delhi, albeit with restrictions such as limits on crowd capacity, mask compliance, and the like in view of the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday announced that phased reopening of remaining classes in the national capital (nursery to CLass 8), commence on November 1. In other announcements, the
‘If he’s still not happy, he can never be’: Punjab Congress leader on Sidhu Punjab Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Kaka Kamboj said the joining or leaving of Navjot Singh Sidhu doesn’t affect the party’s chances of winning the elections. Agency News: New Delhi Punjab Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Kaka Kamboj said the joining or leaving of Navjot Singh Sidhu doesn’t affect the party’s chances of winning the elections.A day after former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as the chief of Punjab Congress, party leader Sukhwinder Singh Kaka
Currently, schools and coaching centres in Delhi are open for classes 9 to 12, though online learning facilities are also available for students whose parents do not wish to send them to schools due to Covid-19 fears. government body also laid out a series of protocols for observing Dussehra and Durga Puja in Delhi, albeit with restrictions such as limits on crowd capacity, mask compliance, and the like in view of the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation. There was a growing demand from several parents’ groups in the national capital to restart physical classes for schoolchildren of classes 6-8.
Agency News: Mumbai The police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in the Sakinaka rape and murder case in a court here, 18 days after a 34-yearold Dalit woman was raped and brutalised with an iron rod by a man, an official said. The 345page chargesheet was filed in the Dindoshi sessions court.The woman was raped and brutally assaulted on her private parts with a rod in a stationary vehicle at the Sakinaka area on September 10 by a 45-year-old man. She died during treatment at civic-run Rajawadi Hospital the next day of the incident due to heavy blood loss. The accused was arrested. The incident, which brought back the memories of the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder.
Taliban invites India to resume flights to Afghanistan
The Taliban government of Afghanistan has written to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India, inviting it to resume commercial flights between the two countries. The Civil Aviation ministry has received a letter from the Taliban and is reviewing it.The Taliban had announced on Sunday that the Kabul international airport was fully operational for domestic and
international flights. It had expressed hope that all airlines that had previously flown to Kabul would resume their flights.In a tweet from the ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Taliban had said, “As the problems at Kabul International Airport have been resolved and the airport is fully operational for domestic and international flights, the IEA assures all airlines of its full cooperation and expects all airlines and countries.
Greater Economic Cooperation Should Drive Privileged Partnership Between India and Mexico: Jaishankar
Jaishankar on Tuesday held a productive engagement with Mexican business representatives and Indian companies operating in Mexico.
Rahul Gandhi says India is about its people, PM using hatred to break ties Agency News: Lucknow Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday renewed his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government alleging hatred was being used to break the bridge among Indians. He said India was being referred to as a territory, but the country was about its people, relationships and that of ties among religions. Addressing an event in Malappuram in Kerala, the Wayanad MP said, “They say India is a territory, we say India is people, relationships. It’s the relationship between Hindu and Muslim, between Hindu, Muslim and Sikh, between Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali (-speaking people). My problem with the PM is that he’s breaking these relationships.”Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Kerala to reportedly quell growing dissent in the party’s state unit.
Agency News: New Delhi Greater economic cooperation should drive the privileged partnership between India and Mexico, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said,
Russia’s Sputnik V Orders Cancelled By Indian Hospitals Agency News: New Delhi Some of India’s private hospitals have cancelled orders for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as they struggle to sell COVID-19 shots amid surging supplies of free doses of other vaccines offered by the government. Some industry officials said low demand and the extremely cold storage temperatures required have spurred at least three big hospitals to cancel orders for Sputnik V, which is sold only on
as he made a case for attracting Mexican businesses to invest in the country and addressed issues faced by sectors like information technology and pharma. Jaishankar, who is on a threeday visit to Mexico and his first
to the Latin American country as the External Affairs Minister, on Tuesday held a productive engagement with Mexican business representatives and Indian companies operating in Mexico. “Made a case to Mexican businesses on the attractions of investing in India. Encouraging Indian business to enhance our exports, in line with PM @ narendramodi’s directive” he tweeted. “Specific issues faced by ICT (Computers and Information Technology), pharma, agro, auto and food industries were addressed. Greater economic cooperation should drive our privileged partnership” he said.
the private market in the world’s biggest producer of vaccines. “With storage and everything, we have cancelled our order for 2,500 doses,” said Jitendra Oswal, a senior medical official at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital in the western city of Pune. “Demand is also not great. There is a class of people, barely 1%, that wanted to go for Sputnik. For the rest, anything would do.” From May until last week, private hospitals doled out just about 6% of all vaccines administered.
Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-517 Results: Winner to take home Rs 70 lakh! Agency News: New Delhi
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Kamboj said it doesn’t affect their prospects to win the election.“One man (Navjot Singh Sidhu) leaving or joining the party doesn’t affect our prospects to win the election. The Congress will form the govt again,” Kamboj was quoted as saying bThe Congress leader termed Sidhu’s action as betrayal towards the party. “What he did is no less than betrayal,” Kamboj remarked.
Sakinaka Rape & Murder Case: Police Files Chargesheet 18 Days After Incident
Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-517 Today Results: The Kerala state lottery department will Wednesday announce the results of the Akshaya AK 517 results. The first prize is worth Rs 70 lakh, while the second and third will fetch the winner Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively. The consolation prize is Rs 8,000. The live results would be announced at 3 pm. Official results will be available from 4 pm onwards on http://www. keralalotteries.com/. The price of a single ticket is Rs 30. If
the prize money is less than Rs 5,000, the winners can claim the money from any lottery shop in Kerala. If the amount won is above Rs 5,000, the winners will have to surrender their tickets before a bank or government lottery office with ID proofs. With seven daily and multiple bumper draws, the lottery is one of the biggest cash flows in Kerala. The state government organises four festival bumper draws — Onam, Vishu, Christmas and Pooja/Dussehra. There are two seasonal jackpots, the monsoon and summer bumper.
ED summons Shiv Sena MP for questioning in money laundering case Agency News: New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Bhavana Gawali on October 4 for questioning in connection with a money laundering case registered against her. The agency arrested her close aide Saeed Khan yesterday. Gawali is accused of conspiring in connivance with Khan to convert Mahila
Utkarsha Pratishatan, a trust, into a company through fraud to take over its property. People aware of the matter said ED seeks to interrogate the two together. ED’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against Gawali is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered in Maharashtra’s Washim district in May 2020 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the trust. Gawali.
National Internet Exchange of India discusses digital Technologies with MietY on 18th Annual Meeting Agency News: New Delhi National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a not-for-profit organization under section 8 of the Companies Act 2013, today held its 18th Annual General Meet+ing at Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), New Delhi.The meeting was conducted in a hybrid model – in person and
through video conferencing (VC) in the backdrop of Covid - 19 pandemic. While addressing the members of NIXI, at its 18th AGM, Shri Ajay Prakash S a w h n e y, Chairman NIXI and Secretary M e i t Y mentioned that “As enterprises rapidly rethink how to leverage technology as they adapt to the future, NIXI will be embracing.
‘Locked up in house again’: Mehbooba Mufti says dignitaries must be shown real picture of Kashmir Agency News: New Delhi
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PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday claimed she has been “put under house arrest again” as she had planned to visit Tral in Jammu and Kashmir.“Locked up in my house today yet again for attempting to visit the village in Tral allegedly ransacked by army. This is the real picture of Kashmir that
visiting dignitaries must be shown instead of GOIs sanitised & guided picnic tours,” Mufti tweeted. The PDP chief also posted a picture of a security forces vehicle allegedly blocking the main gate of her residence on Gupkar road. On Tuesday, Mufti had alleged that Army personnel had thrashed a family in Tral town of Pulwama and injured a female member, adding that she was going to meet the family on Wednesday.
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Archana Puran Singh is still touchy about Sidhu’s return on The Kapil Sharma Show Archana Puran Singh took over Navjot Singh Sidhu’s position on The Kapil Sharma Show a few years ago. Agency News: Mumbai Although it has been a while that Archana Puran Singh took over Navjot Singh Sidhu’s role on The Kapil Sharma Show, the replacement is still a running gag on the show. On a recent episode of the Sony TV show, Neha Kakkar was asked a question about her sister Sonu Kakkar replacing her on Indian Idol, which was again brought back to Archana
replacing Sidhu. “Jab kursi chhod ke jao na, toh apne hi bande ko chhod kar jaana chahiye. Kyun, Archana m a ’ a m
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BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD (When you leave the chair, you should always make sure one of your own replaces you. Isn’t it right, Archana ma’am),” Neha said. Archana replied that had Sidhu followed this, he would not have left the chair on the comedy show. Archana also revealed that she got a lot of congratulatory messages when Sidhu became Punjab Congress chief as it meant that her stay on the show would be longer. Sidhu resigned from the position on Tuesday. The Kapil Sharma Show’s recent episode saw Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar as special guests to promote their latest song “Kaanta Laga”. They were joined by Indian Idol 12 finalists Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Sayli Kamble, Mohd Danish, Nihal Tauro and Shanmukha Priya.
Kangana Ranaut attacks Bollywood for not appreciating Thalaivii: ‘Rise above petty human emotions’ Agency News: Mumbai Kangana Ranaut’s latest outing, J Jayalalitha biopic Thalaivii, has largely been received warmly by film critics and audiences. Now the film is streaming on Netflix and the actor has penned a note of gratitude for her team. Taking to Instagram stories, Kangana wrote, “Rarely a film loved passionately and unanimously… And Thalaivii is one such film… I am glad people getting to know Purchai Thalaivi Dr J. Jayalalithaa’s story. also big thanks to my team for making a film which is a shining diamond in my filmography. #gratitude.”Kangana Ranaut expresses gratitude for Team Thalaivii. (Photo: Kangana ranaut/Instagram) Thalaivii is based on the life of former actress and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The film features Kangana as Jayalalithaa and South superstar Arvind Swami as M. G. Ramachandran. The film explores the relationship between Jayalalithaa and MGR and the former’s rise as an actor and a politician. However, now that the film is streaming on Netflix, more people are able to watch it. Even as the movie released in theatres on October 10 in several parts of the country, it did not see a theatrical release in Mumbai. Now, Kangana, who often targets Bollywood and refers to a “Bollywood Mafia” has urged the the Hindi film fraternity to come forward and show support.
‘I have played a different kind of card in my career,’ : Taapsee Pannu Agency News: Mumbai Firebrand performer Taapsee Pannu believes in pushing the envelope of societal norms with every project she takes up. Most of her films are an awakening of sorts, be it Haseen Dillruba, Thappad, Pink or Manmarziyaan.After garnering accolades for her performance in Haseen Dillruba and the recently-released Annabelle Sethupathi, Taapsee is back with another film, Rashmi Rocket, which releases digitally on Zee5 on October 15. The film has been directed by Akash Khurana and is bankrolled by Ronnie Screwvala, Neha Anand and Pranjal Khandhdiya. The movie sees Taapsee playing Rashmi, a talented runner. She wins accolades for the country and climbs up the ladder of success. However, her life takes a turn when she’s called in for a gender verification test, leaving her shattered. Accused of being a fraud and banned from the national team, she files a human rights violation case and fights.
Taapsee, whose career trajectory boosts unconventional characters, is all set to challenge an archaic gender test in sports with her new film, which releases on Zee5 on October 15
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‘It was a nothing shot, must be a worry for India’: Agarkar on MI batters’ form
Agency News: New Delhi Suryakumar Yadav’s poor run of form in the Indian Premier League IIPL) 2021 continued on Tuesday when he was dismissed first ball by Ravi Bishnoi for a golden duck. The right-handed batsman has only scored 16 runs in 4 matches since the restart of the tournament, and his form has become a topic of discussion. Another MI player who has been under the scanner for his poor run of form in the tournament has been Ishan Kishan, who was left out of the playing XI against PBKS.
‘He should be India captain in this T20 World Cup & the next one too’: Gavaskar India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, is likely to take over from Kohli after this World Cup but Gavaskar believes the Mumbai opener should take over from this T20 World Cup and remain in the position at least till the next edition of the tournament in Australia next year. Agency News: New Delhi Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes Rohit Sharma should be India’s captain in the next two T20 World Cups. BCCI are yet to name India’s new T20I captain after Virat Kohli announced that he won’t continue as the skipper in the
shortest format after the T20 World Cup, slated to take place in UAE and Oman in October-November. India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, is likely to take over from Kohli after this World Cup but Gavaskar believes the Mumbai opener should take over from this T20 World Cup and remain
If BFI, SAI don’t inform me by next month, I will look for other options: Boxing coach Bergamasco on future in India
Agency News: New Delhi Indian women’s boxing’s high-performance director Raffaele Bergamasco has decided to return to Italy, a day after receiving a two-month extension. Bergamasco believes the short contract extension —
which comes after 45 days of no communication from BFI and Sports Authority of India (SAI) regarding his future — isn’t conducive to the preparations and roadmap for Paris 2024, and he will look for other options if he’s not informed by next month.
Gold price Rs 46,040 per 10 gm, Amazon unveils ‘Jetsilver selling at Rs 60,100 a kg sons’-like roaming robot
The price of gold jewellery varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges. in the position at least till the next edition of the tournament in Australia next year. “I think Rohit Sharma (as captain) for the next two World Cups,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.
World Chess Championship: India lose 1-3 to Russia Agency News: New Delhi After two straight wins, India went down 1-3 to a formidable Russian team in a fourth Pool A match in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship, here. India, which has qualified for the quarterfinals, will face France in the fifth and final preliminary match later on Wednesday. D Harika, the top Indian player, held Aleksandra Goryachkina to a draw as did Mary Ann Gomes against Polina Shuvalova but Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali suffered defeats as the team lost to Russia in the fourth round late on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, the Indian women had beaten a strong Armenia 2.5-1.5 in the third round.
Agency News: New Delhi Gold (24 carat) is selling at Rs 46,040 per ten gram on Wednesday in India, down Rs 240 from the previous trade. Silver is selling at Rs 60,100 per kg, up Rs 150 from yesterday’s trading price, according to Good Returns website.The price of gold jewellery varies across India, the second-largest
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consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.In New Delhi and Mumbai, 10 gm of 22-carat gold was selling at Rs 45,350 and 45,040. In Chennai, the yellow metal was selling at Rs 43,550, according to the website.In Delhi,10 gm of 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 49,480 and the price in Mumbai is Rs 46,040.
Amazon’s new robot can hear, see and follow you around the the home, but its no Rosey the Robot. Amazon’s version, called Astro, doesn’t cook or clean like the animated character from “The Jetsons,” but it can check if you left the stove on while you’re out or send an alert if someone enters the house it doesn’t recognize. It uses cameras, sensors and artificial technology to avoid walls or dogs, and Amazon said Astro — which also happens to be the name of the Jetson’s dog — will only get smarter as time goes on.
It does do some housework: Snacks or a can of soda can be placed on its back to be carted to someone across the house. The $1,000 robot, which will be sent out to customers later this year, was one of a slew of gadgets Amazon unveiled Tuesday as part of its annual event ahead of the holidays. Astro, however, stole the show. Amazon executive David Limp asked the 17inch (43-centimeter) tall robot to come on stage during the virtual event, then asked it to beatbox. Its round digital eyes close or widen as it does tasks, giving it a human-like touch.Amazon said a limited number of the Astro.
Industries, Power Grid Corporation of India, State Bank of India (SBI), Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) were the top gainers.Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Financial
Services index was down over 1 per cent weighed by HDFC Asset Management Company and HDFC. The Bank Nifty too was trading over 0.75 per cent lower dragged by Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank.
Sensex down 450 points, Nifty hovers near 17,650; Financials, banks slip
ICICI Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding nearly 2 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank, Maruti, Bajaj Auto, Infosys and Bajaj Finserv. Agency News: New Delhi The topline equity indices on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE were trading over 0.5 per cent lower during the afternoon trade on Wednesday tracking the weakness in global markets. At 12:52 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading 450.88 points (0.76 per cent) lower
at 59,216.72, while the Nifty 50 was down 102.25 points (0.58 per cent) at 17,646.35. On the Sensex pack, Ultratech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, and Tech Mahindra were among the top laggards in the afternoon deals while NTPC Sun Pharmaceutical
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Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar The Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada river, also the biggest water source for Gujarat throughout the year, is now up to 68 per cent full, thanks to heavy rain upstream. Till the end of August, the situation seemed bleak with huge deficit in the average annual rainfall. However, heavy rain across the state in September has reduced the deficit significantly. The Narmada dam saw a
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Mevani gets a party, Cong a face, but will the twain meet? FIREBRAND Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was in the need for a party. And having left AAP in 2016, perhaps there were few options in Gujarat for the Independent MLA backed by the Congress other than the grand old party.But if the 41-year-old needs the Congress at a time when the BJP seems resurgent in a state that it has ruled for decades, the party needs voices and faces like Mevani if Rahul Gandhi has to carry through his ambitions to “rebuild the Congress”. His entry into the Congress was facilitated by its working president, Hardik Patel..
Gujarat’s average Return on Investments was 0.12% in past five years: CAG report Criticising the Gujarat government for investing in “lossmaking companies”, the country’s top most audit watch dog, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), has pointed out that the average Return on Investment (ROI) made by the state was a meagre 0.12 per cent during the five years between 2015-20, while it continued to pay an average interest of 7.57 per cent on its borrowings during the same period.In a report tabled in the Gujarat Assembly Tuesday, the CAG was particularly critical about government’s investments in Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) which has been booking losses since 197374 and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) which has been a loss-making entity since 2015-16.
SC dismisses Adani Gas plea on supply in 3 Ahmedabad areas The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by Adani Gas Ltd, excluding it from supplying gas distribution rights in three areas of Ahmedabad district and granting the same to state-owned Gujarat Gas Ltd.A bench of Justices U U Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Hrishikesh Roy rejected AGL’s contention that Regulation 18 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008, is violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, and ultra vires Section 16 of Petroleum.
rise of water level by 54 cm in last 24 hours alone. With huge inflow of water into Ukai dam on Tapi river, 1.90 lakh cusec was released. In Jetpur, the gates of Bhadar
1 were opened, following which 22 villages were put on alert In Navsari, 25 villages were put on alert following rise in water level in Ambika river. In Bhavnagar, lightning
struck at a building, damaging one of its walls. Strong winds brought down several trees and electric poles.Gulab to bring heavy rains in Gujarat The cyclonic storm Gulab,
Delhi DyCM Manish Sisodia lands in Gujarat; will campaign for Gandhinagar civic polls Manish Sisodia will hold a town hall and a road show in Gandhinagar on Wednesday Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad AAP leader and Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia reached Ahmedabad airport on Wednesday morning. He is in state to campaign for AAP ahead of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections.At the airport, Manish Sisodia received a warm, traditional welcome.He is
scheduled to hold ‘Gandhinagar Samvad’ at 12 noon, followed by a road show at 4.30 pm.The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections will be held on October 3.AAP will be contesting in Gandhinagar for the first time.Earlier in the year, AAP had put up a strong performance in the Surat civic elections, winning 27 seats in Surat Municipal Corporation. The Gandhinagar elections
had been postponed because of the Covid-19 situation.The State Election Commission announced that the elections would now be held on October 3, while the counting
would happen on October 5. Besides Gandhinagar, byelections will be held for other seats lying vacant in municipalities, district and taluka panchayat.
which had weakened on Tuesday, is likely to intensify after reaching the western coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. It warned that the the system is likely to emerge into northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Gujarat coast around September 30 and is likely to intensify further over the northeast Arabian Sea on Wednesday. The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in Gujarat and Maharashtra on Wednesday and Thursday.
Skill University Bill passed, Cong questions move, cites rising unemployment Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat Assembly Tuesday unanimously passed the ‘Kaushalya’ the Skill University Bill 2021, which will pave the way for setting up the “Kaushalya” Skill University that will focus on facilitating and promoting skill development, entrepreneurship and skill-based education in the state. However, the opposition Congress lashed out at the government on its “unfulfilled promises” of job creation during the discussion of the Bill in the Assembly. Stressing on rising unemployment in the state, the Congress questioned the need to set up a new university.
SDP growth in 2019-’20 NDPS court asks DRI to probe if Mundra Adani port made ‘benefits’ from 3,000 kg lowest in 5 years Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) recorded 10.75 percent growth during the financial year 2019-20, the lowest in the past five years. According to a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) audit report tabled in the Gujarat Assembly Tuesday, there was a “significant decrease” in the share of industry, agriculture and services sector in the state’s GDP during the five years between 2015-20.At the same time, Gujarat’s GSDP grew higher than the national GDP of 7.21 percent in 2019-20. GSDP is the value of all the goods and services produced within the boundaries of the state in a given period of time and at current
prices, Gujarat GSDP grew the highest (13.79 percent) during 2017-18. The country’s audit watchdog noted that “there has been a significant decrease in the relative share of industry in GSDP” that fell to 38.19 percent in 2019-20 from 39.72 percent in 2015-16. Similar drop was seen in agriculture and services sectors as well. The share of the agriculture sector fell to 16.60 percent in 2019-20 from 17.57 percent in 2015-16, while during the same period, the share of the services sector fell to 30.97 percent from 31.66 percent. In contrast, the relative share on the taxes on products (minus subsidies) in GSDP increased during the period. The share of taxes rose to 14.25 percent in 2019-20 from the earlier 11.05 percent in 2015-16.
Father, son found dead in canal; suicide suspected The deceased have been identified as Lakshman Thakor (65) and Mukesh Thakor (35), residents of Baria. Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar In an alleged suicide bid, police have recovered the bodies of a father and son from the Narmada canal at Dahegam in Gandhinagar Monday evening.The deceased have been identified as Lakshman Thakor (65) and Mukesh Thakor (35), residents of Baria. According to police, the father-son duo ran a vegetable retail business in Dahegam. Mukesh was unmarried and suffering from mental health
heroin seizure: Report Additional District Judge C M Pawar issued the order on September 26 while hearing the remand application of Rajkumar P, one of the key accused in the case. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in Gujarat has directed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to investigate if the “Mundra Adani Port, its management and its authority has gained any benefits” from the import of around 3,000 kg of heroin, the largest drug consignment caught by the DRI earlier this month, According to the
report, Additional District Judge C M Pawar issued the order on September 26 while hearing the remand application of Rajkumar P, one of the key accused in the case, who used WhatsApp to broker the deal between the Indian company and a Iranian exporter. “It is required to be investigated that what is the role of authority and officers of Mundra Adani Port while such consignment/ container was sent/imported from foreign nation to India
and landed at Mundra Adani Port and how management, authority and officer of Mundra Adani port was completely under dark and oblivious about the fact of import of such consignment at Mundra Adani Port wherein contraband heroin of approximately 2,990 kgs was found and whether Mundra Adani Port, its management and its authority has gained any benefits from import of such consignment of NDPS substances in India,
Fatal fire incidents in Covid hospitals: Mehta panel holds Gujarat govt policy, hospital admn responsible issues, said the police.They added that the duo had left their residence Sunday night without informing their family members. “After they did not return by Monday morning, the family approached the police and according to information received, the duo were seen walking towards the Narmada canal. A search operation was launched and their bodies were recovered in the evening. A case of accidental death has been registered at Dabhoda police station.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Severely criticising the Gujarat government’s policy on outsourcing jobs of fire personnel as well as negligence of hospital administration, two reports of the (retired) Justice DA Mehta Commission of Inquiry looking into two incidents of fire that killed 13 Covid patients last year, recorded that the fire in Rajkot hospital started from Dhaman ventilator provided by a private firm to the state government. Recommending that privatisation be restricted only to commercial sectors and “not where public health, life and safety of citizens was concerned”, the reports, on the incidents at Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad and Uday Shivan-and Hospital in Rajkot, submitted to the then chief minister Vijay
Rupani in March, were tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday.Based on affidavits submitted by electrical inspector at Rajkot, Manojkumar Hansaliya, FSL officials and Directorate of Forensic Science in Gandhinagar, and the only eyewitness, nursing staff Maheshbhai Kunvariya, the Commission observed, “…The first spark occurred in thermo sensor located in hard flexible transparent pipe attached to the face mask…. of the patient in bed number 103, resulting in the pipe carrying oxygen to the patent catching flash fire… the patient’s hair caught fire… There was a second blast in the machine resulting in spreading of fire.”Five persons were killed in this fire presumed to be caused by the humidifier of Dhaman ventilator, manufactured by Rajkot-based Jyoti CNC.
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Press Release Karur Vysya Bank donates Rs. 3.14 crores to PM CARES FUND under CSR Funds Karur Vaishya Bank donated Rs 3.14 crore from its CSR fund to PM Care Fund. The MD and CEO of the bank, Shri. The amount was handed over by Ramesh Babu to DD Hon’ble Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman.The bank has already donated more than Rs 3.00 crore from its CSR fund under CSR for the government’s efforts in the prevention of Covid-19. Through this fund, a donation of Rs. 1.60 crore Oxygen Concentrator and Multi-Parameter Monitor, Rs. 10.25 crore for Coimbatore and Hyderabad Temporary Covid
Care Centers, and Rs. 10.10 crore for Tamil Nadu State Government Vaccination Campaign. MD and CEO Shri Ramesh Babu said that the bank is committed to giving back to society at large through its CSR initiative. During the current financial year, more initiatives will be unveiled adding value and benefits to society.
“Aggar Tum Na Hote came my way at the right time reveals Himanshu Soni Over the last three decades, Zee TV has entertained its audience with great stories,endearing characters and shackle-breaking fiction shows that have connected with themasses. Once again, the channel is set to inspire its viewers with a fresh romanticdrama, Aggar Tum Na Hote, which showcases the extent to which a nurse goes
to treather patient. The story revolves around Niyati Mishra (essayed by Simaran Kaur), who isa young, hardworking and dedicated nurse and Abhimanyu Pandey (essayedby Himanshu Soni), who is a charming, rich and seemingly normal young man dealingwith mental instability. For everyone who knows, this is the very first time the king ofmythological.
“I am a fan of Chunky Pandey” reveals NikkiTamboli as she shakes a leg with the actor on Zee Comedy Show Shri Prakash Butani has taken over the charge of post of Additional General Manager of Western Railway on Monday, 27th September, 2021.Shri Prakash Butani is a senior officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) 1985 batch. Previously, he has worked in various capacities in Central Railway, South East Railway, North Western Railway, Diesel Component Works/Patiala and Rail Coach Factory/ Kapurthala. During his posting in RDSO/ Lucknow, he was involved in Joint Research Projects with IIT Kanpur under Technology Mission
for Railway Safety for development of Wayside Detection Systems. He has worked as Divisional Railway Manager at Trivandrum, Southern Railway. Before joining as Additional General Manager of Western Railway, he was in Central Railway holding the post of Chief Safety Officer and later Chief Administrative Officer (Projects).
“Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission To Spur $12B Of A.I. Innovations In India”-Analys On Monday, PM Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission in New Delhi through Video Conferencing , which is going to be a widely accessed and used Govt. created digital platform for healthcare services delivery in India. Analyst of 5Jewels Research
has estimated that Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission To Spur $12B of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Innovations In India. While speaking today in Global Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards which was organized by AICRA and NITI Aayog at Vigyan Bhawan.
13 Senior & Adventurous tourists from Bangalore embark on a successful 9 day “Chalo Gujarat Ghume” tour with Bhagumama Holidays
“Throughout our tour we felt that Gujarat State is Pandemic free and has some wonderful tourist destinations on offer like the Serenity of Somnath Mandir and the ropeway experience at Junagadh. We also had a great experience at the Light and Sound show of Akshardham and now we are looking forward to experience the might of Statue of Unity
Site near Va d o d a r a , ” These were the enthusiastic words of the 13 adventurous tourists from Bangalore, Karnataka who recently embarked on a 9 day tour of GujaratDr. K. Nagaraju shared his experiences, “We had heard a lot about Gujarat Tourism Circuit and it’s hospitality. The serenity and calmness of Somnath temple stands out in memory. We experienced heavy rains in Dwarka and a patch of bad roads between Somnath and Jungadh.
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