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PM Modi launches e-Rupi digital payment system PM Modi said that e-Rupi will help in boosting digital payments and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in the country. Agency News: New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched e-RUPI -- the government’s digital payment solution meant to ensure delivery of welfare
services, which, for now, will be used to push vaccination efforts. The platform will go live for the first time at a Covid vaccination centre in Mumbai.Developed by National Payments Corporation
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“Don’t Deserve Media Trial”: Shilpa Shetty On Husband Raj Kundra’s Arrest
Underscoring her faith in judiciary and the Mumbai Police, actor Shilpa Shetty today said her husband Raj Kundra’s arrest in the porn films case did not deserve a media trial. Raj Kundra, 45, was arrested last month for allegedly producing and streaming porn content through mobile apps. The case has activated huge media interest. Four employees of Raj Kundra have turned witnesses against him and have reportedly told the police that they were asked to delete clips.
UP: BSP MLA Sukhdev Rajbhar retires from politics, son joins SP In a blow to the BSP, five-time MLA and former Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Sukhdev Rajbhar has announced his retirement from politics, and announced that his son would follow the leadership of SP president Akhilesh Yadav. In a letter on Saturday, Rajbhar said the Bahujan movement was weakening. “As you all know, I have been an active member of the BSP since the beginning. Along with Kanshi Ram, I have fought for the rights of the oppressed, marginalised, Dalits and Backwards. In today’s changing time, I feel the voice of the oppressed, marginalised, Dalits and Backwards is being suppressed by the government. In these circumstances.
The Bill aims to amend the parent Act, The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Lok Sabha proceedings witnessed disruption by Opposition members and had to be adjourned until Tuesday
Agency News: New Delhi Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to amend the country’s general-insurance law and allow the government to offload its stake in state-run insurance corporations, clearing its first hurdle without discussion as Parliament continued to witness pandemonium.The General Insurance Business
(Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 seeks to permit the government to cut its stake in prominent state-owned general insurance corporations, helping achieve its divestment targets. Divestment refers to the government’s selling of part of its ownership in state-run corporations.The Bill aims to amend the parent Act, The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Lok Sabha proceedings witnessed disruption by opposition members .
Rotavac 5D: Bharat Biotech’s rotavirus vaccine receives ‘Prequalification’ from WHO Agency News: New Delhi
Bharat Biotech International Limited announced on Monday that Rotavac 5D, a variant of its Rotavac vaccine, has received “Prequalification” from the World Health Organization (WHO). Rotavac is used to prevent rotavirus, which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, and is mostly found in babies and children. Today’s announcement is an important step to further strengthen and fulfil Bharat Biotech’s vision to address neglected diseases, and prevent infections that
continue to affect millions in the developing world,” a statement from Suchitra Ella, the Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm’s Joint Managing Director, said. WHO’s website describes “prequalification” as a “systematic process to determine a manufacturer’s capacity to produce a product of consistent quality in accordance with international standards and specifications laid out by WHO/United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).” The purpose, it says.
of India, e-RUPI is a cashless and contact-less instrument that’s based on QR code or SMS-based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the cellphones of beneficiaries. This can be redeemed directly with the service provider.“In the beginning, it will be applicable on health beneficiaries. People who want to take vaccines from private centres, by paying... if someone wants to help around 100 poor people with the vaccination, they can give e-RUPI voucher to them so the money is used only for that purpose,” the Prime Minister said in his address this evening.“Over time, more facilities will be added to this platform... like
helping in health facilities, donating food,” he added.In a statement, the government had said that e-Rupi can be used for delivering services under schemes meant for providing “drugs and nutritional support under the mother and child welfare schemes, TB eradication programmes, drugs and diagnostics under schemes like Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, fertilizer subsidies etc”. “Even the private sector can leverage these digital vouchers as part of their employee welfare and corporate social responsibility programmes,” the statement read. The big benefit of e-RUPI is that money can be used on;y for the purpose for which it
Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant, says ICMR study
India may witness a rise in Covid-19 cases as soon as August with the third wave peaking with less than 100,000 infections a day in the best-case scenario or nearly 150,000 in the worst scenario, researchers have said. Researchers led by Mathukumalli Vidyasagar and Manindra Agrawal at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Hyderabad and Kanpur have also noted that the surge in Covid-19 cases will push the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which may peak in October. The third wave of Covid-19 is unlikely to be as
Agency News: New Delhi Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine to fight Covid-19, is effective against the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus, a study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said, according Covaxin has been developed by Bharat Biotech, in collaboration with ICMR. Delta Plus is a mutated form of the Delta variant, first discovered in India. It is characterised by increased transmissibility. Last week, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said in Parliament that 70 cases of the Delta Plus variant were found by INSACOG, a group
of 28 laboratories involved in genome sequencing. In July, the Hyderabad-based company released data from the final analysis of Covaxin and said that it demonstrated overall efficacy of 77.8 per cent against symptomatic infection. It also said that Covaxin has now received emergency use authorisations (EUAs) in 16 countries including, Brazil, India, Philippines, Iran, Mexico, with EUAs in process in 50 countries worldwide. India has undertaken one of the world’s largest vaccination drives and so far distributed more than 430 million doses. Covaxin was given emergency use authorisation on January 3 this year.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 3,16,95,958 while the overall death toll stands at 4,24,773. brutal as the second wave when India reported 400,000-plus daily cases, the study further said.Covid in India registered a 7.5% rise in cases after a steady decline for 11 weeks. India recorded just over 2.86 lakh new cases in the current week from July 26 to August 1, a 7.5% rise from the previous week’s tally
Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma had sought an urgent hearing pleading that any delay in hearing would render his plea seeking inclusion Agency News: New Delhi
is sent.“If the money is sent by the government for books, then e-RUPI will ensure that only the books are purchased. If money has been sent for the uniform, then it should be spent in its use, if money has been sent for fertilizer, then it should be spent in it,”PM Modi said. The Prime Minister said e-Rupi will give “a new face to digital governance in India”.The world is watching how technology is bringing honesty in the country.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed Paralympics Committee of India (PCI) to include the name of five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma in the list being recommended for the Tokyo Paralympics.The committee was intimated of the urgent hearing taken up by the bench of justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari but none appeared. The sports ministry said it had no objection if the name of Sharma is sent and the government would be happy if medals increase.The Paralympics will begin in the
Japan capital on August 24 and go on till September 5.As the last date for sending the names for the event is August 2, the three-judge bench of the top court directed the committee to add the name of Sharma in the R-7 shooting event and report compliance by Tuesday. The court directed the order to be emailed to the president of Paralympics Committee.Sharma, an Arjuna Award recipient, challenged an order of the Delhi high court which had posted his plea relating to his non-selection for the upcoming Tokyo Games for hearing on August 6.The Paralympian had sought an urgent hearing pleading that any delay in hearing before the high court would render.
Devotees throng ghats of Varanasi on second ‘Sawan’ Monday amid Covid-19 pandemic
India has undertaken one of the world’s largest vaccination drives and so far distributed more than 430 million doses. Covaxin was given emergency use authorisation on January 3 this year.
India reports 40,134 new Covid-19 cases, 422 deaths in last 24 hours Agency News: New Delhi
Supreme Court directs Paralympian’s name to be included for Tokyo games
of 2.66 lakh. Weekly cases in the country have registered a rise for the first time since May 3-9, when the second wave peaked. The fall in cases had continued till last week, even though the decline had slowed to 1.4%.
The surge, however, is mainly restricted to Kerala and, to a much lesser degree, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Kerala logged close to 1.4 lakh cases in the present week, a 26.5% increase from the previous.
People were seen flouting COVID-19 protocols. Only a handful of devotees were seen wearing masks and practising social distancing. Devotees said that they are not scared of anyone when they are in Lord Shiva’s place
TN fisherman hurt in firing by Lankan Navy personnel
Agency News: Nagapattinam A fisherman belonging to Nagapattinam district sustained head injuries as Sri Lankan Navy allegedly opened fire when he was fishing along with others off the Kodiakarai coast. A total of 10 fishermen belonging to Akkaraipettai and Keechankuppamhamlets ventured into the sea in a mechanised boat from Nagapattinam port on July 28, Nagapattinam fisheries department officials said. When they were fishing in the sea southeast off the Kodiakarai coast near the International Maritime Boundary Line on the wee hours of Monday, a fast craft of personnel belonging.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Indian Sailors ‘Banned’ To Enter China Ports
It is shocking to note that the Government of India, one of the world’s major suppliers of seafarers, is silent on a very serious complaint by the All India Seafarer and General Workers’ Union that China is not allowing ships with Indian crew to enter its water. The union has officially made a complaint to the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysSarbananda Sonowal and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, apart fromthe directorate general of shipping, saying that China has imposed an unofficial ban on Indian sailors and not allowing ships with Indian crew to enter its ports. The situation is grim as some 20,000 Indian seafarers are likely to lose their jobs as companies are not recruiting them on China-bound commercial vessels. China is the world’s largest trading nation. Indian seafarers are employed by commercial shipping companies across the world. China’s alleged unofficial entry ban on Indian sailers, if allowed to continue, portends evil for the country’s seafarers as also for the RBI which receives billions of dollars in foreign exchange from our ocean bound sailers. It is only natural for the seafarers’ union to seek support from the union government under such circumstances. China is India’s biggest import source. The UN COMTRADE database on international trade shows India’s imports from China was worth US$58.8 Billion during 2020 while India exports to China was only worth $20.87 billion. A vast majority of China’s trade with India is conducted on China’s terms. China sells mostly on the c.i.f. basis and buys f.o.b. The cost, insurance and freight (c.i.f.) combine is an international shipping agreement, which represents the charges paid by a seller to cover the costs, insurance, and freight of a buyer order while the cargo is in transit The goods are exported to the buyer’s port named in the sales contract. The purchase on f.o.b. means buying ‘free on board’ while insurance and freight costs are borne by the importer. China makes large additional income on account of insurance and freight on both its exports and imports at India’s cost. India has been a big loser on the China trade on both the accounts. Now, the latest unofficial ban on Indian sailers entering Chinese ports will further throttle the placement of Indian vessels on the Chinese water. One expects the Indian government to thoroughly investigate into the matter and take some strong actions, including substantially curtail import from China and impose such informal non-tariff barriers as delaying the entry of Chinese vessels or those carrying imports from China into Indian ports for days. Surprisingly, the Indian government has brushed aside the country’s seafarers’ union complaints with an amazing response that it is officially unaware of the Chinese ban on Indian sailers. If the ban is ‘unwritten’ how do the Indian authorities expect an official communication from China in this regard? Anyway, such regressive measures are also against the international maritime laws. The union’s working president, Abhijeet Sangle, said China’s tactic to isolate Indian seafarers is meant to provide better opportunities to its own sailors. He said earlier this year, China did not allow two foreign ships with Indian sailors onboard to berth in its port. “As a result of which our crew of over 40 members were stranded off China for several weeks,” Sangle said. However, DG (Shipping) Amitabh Kumar reportedly said that they have not received any official communication from either the Chinese government or the ministry of external affairs about any such ban. Indian media reports said MEA sources also denied of having any knowledge of the matter. One would expect the concerned government bodies — the shipping ministry, the DG Shipping and external affairs ministry — seriously enquire into the seafarers’ union complaints before airing an opinion. If they find truth in the union’s report, the government must take a titfor-tat policy, banning c.i.f import from China or insist on a cargo sharing agreement on the lines it had with the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Traditionally, India has shown little concern for its sailors in the ocean trade. The government provides little legal help to Indian seafarers, - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara who get illegally detained.
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243 suspects detained, 17 arrested in Jharkhand judge death case Two police officers were also suspended, including one for making the CCTV footage of the incident public, he said.
Agency News: Tokyo Police detained 243 suspects and arrested 17 persons in connection with the death of judge Uttam Anand in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, besides seizing 250 autorickshaws, a senior official said on Monday.Two police officers were also suspended, including one for making the CCTV footage of the incident public, he said.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjiv Kumar said that 243 persons were taken into custody after raids in different police station areas of the district on Sunday evening. They are being interrogated,
he added.Read |Dhanbad judge hit by auto dies, police launch murder probe“Police have also searched 53 hotels of the district and arrested 17 persons in connection with the incident. FIRs have been lodged against them in different police stations,” he said. Though the police recovered the autorickshaw that hit the judge when he was out on morning walk, in a special drive, 250 autorickshaws that had documents irregularities were seized, the officer said. There are about 16,000 autorickshaws registered with the Transport Department in Dhanbad, sources said. Sub Inspector Adarsh Kumar was suspended for making the CCTV footage public, Kumar said.Pathardih police station’s officer-in-charge Umesh Manjhi was suspended on Saturday for lodging FIR about an autorickshaw theft two days after the accident, he said.Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday decided to hand over the probe to the CBI.
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“Teeka Jeet Ka’’: Yogi Adityanath Receives Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had taken the first shot of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin on April 5 and he, later, tested positive for coronavirus. Agency News: Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine here and appealed to all those eligible to get inoculated.I am happy to receive the second dose of the ‘’swadeshi’’ Covid vaccine. Under the guidance of
the prime minister, this security cover of corona vaccine is being administered free of cost. You all should get this ‘’teeka jeet ka’’ (vaccine to defeat Covid). Only then coronavirus will be defeated and the country will win,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.Adityanath also posted a picture in which he is seen taking the jab. The chief
Idea Exchange with Tejashwi Yadav: ‘Can’t have Opposition without Congress Agency News: New Delhi Tejashwi Yadav feels Bengal polls showed that people believe in secularism, says it is up to Chirag Paswan to come clear on his ideology for any alliance, calls Modi govt reshuffle a bid to cover up failings, and elaborates on why Lalu remains relevant. The session was moderated by Special Correspondent Dipankar GhoseDIPANKAR GHOSE: You helmed a very intense campaign during the Bihar elections last year. After the polls, you emerged as the single largest party but couldn’t form the government. In hindsight, would you have done anything differently? It was a very important election and for the first time my father (Lalu Prasad) was not physically present with us. The entire responsibility was
on my shoulders. We were competing against ‘the world’s largest party’ (the BJP). Many smaller alliances were created to cut into our votes. All the Central ministers landed in Bihar, apart from members of the Bihar government, Nitish Kumar… Central agencies such as the CBI, ED, Income Tax department were also unleashed. So our fight was very important.
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Rape Survivor To Marry Her Assaulter The Supreme Court also dismissed a separate plea of the defrocked priest seeking bail on the ground that he wanted to marry the survivor. Agency News: New Delhi The Supreme Court Monday dismissed the plea of a rape survivor from Kottiyoor, Kerala, who moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is now undergoing 20 years imprisonment. The top court
also dismissed a separate plea of the defrocked priest seeking bail on the ground that he wanted to marry the survivor, who was a minor at the time of rape had given birth to a child. A bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari told the former priest, “The high court has taken a decision consciously and we would not like to interfere with its finding”. It told the victim that she may knock on the door of trial court with her plea to marry the former priest. Advocate Amit George, appearing for the former priest, said the high court had passed sweeping directions in the case with regard to the marriage, which is a fundamental right.
PM Modi lauds multiple developments which heartened every Indian The government has launched ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence in 2022. Agency News: New Delhi
minister had taken the first shot of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
on April 5 and he, later, tested positive for coronavirus
Main Accused In Ex-Bihar Town Mayor’s Killing Arrested From Bengal’s Siliguri Shivraj Paswan (45) was shot dead by motorcycle-borne attackers near Santoshi Mandir Chowk in Katihar on Thursday night when he was returning home from work. He was in the real estate business. Agency News: Siliguri The main accused in the murder case of former mayor of Bihar’s Katihar was arrested from Siliguri in West Bengal, the police said on Monday.Shivraj Paswan (45) was shot dead by motorcycle-borne attackers near Santoshi Mandir Chowk in Katihar on Thursday night when he was returning home from work. He was in the real estate business.During investigation, it was found that the main accused, Saket Suvam, was hiding in Siliguri in north Bengal, the police said.In a joint operation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday noted a number of developments, from record vaccination to high GST collection and the performance of P V Sindhu and Indian hockey teams in the Olympics, to laud multiple happenings that are heartening to every Indian as the ‘Amruta Mahotsav’ begins. The government has launched ‘Amrut Mahotsav’
to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence in 2022. The prime minister tweeted, “As India enters August, which marks the beginning of the Amrut Mahotsav, we have seen multiple happenings which are heartening to every Indian. There has been record vaccination and the high GST numbers also signal robust economic activity.
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia’s Papua Agency News: Jakarta (indonesia) with the Siliguri Metropolitan Police, the Katihar Police arrested Suvam from a relative’s house in the city’s Milan Pally area on Sunday, they said. There are several criminal cases against him, the police said. He was produced at a court and taken to Bihar on transit remand, they said.So far, six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Paswan, they added.Paswan was elected to the mayor’s post unopposed in March after it fell vacant as his predecessor Vijay Singh won the assembly polls from the Barari constituency.Paswan had held the post till the tenure of the board ended in June.
A 5.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.The quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 12 kilometres (7.5 miles), about 180 kilometres northeast of Tual city. Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors. Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide
that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basi In January, more than 100 people were killed and thousands left homeless by a 6.2-magnitude quake that struck Sulawesi island, reducing buildings to a tangled mass of twisted metal and chunks of concrete in the seaside city of Mamuju.
New Karnataka cabinet after meet with JP Nadda: CM Basavaraj Bommai Agency News: Siliguri Newly appointed Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday a meeting will be held under the leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda later in the day to hold comprehensive discussions on cabinet formation in the state. Bommai, who took over the reins from BS Yediyurappa last week, reached the national capital on Sunday night. He said the new cabinet will be formed in a balanced way keeping in mind the previous team. At present,
he is the lone Cabinet member in the government.“The list may get finalised either today or tomorrow. If it gets finalised tonight, the cabinet expansion
can take place on Wednesday,” Bommai told reporters before leaving for Parliament to meet Home Minister Amit Shah. Earlier, he had said he would seek time from the BJP’s
central leadership to discuss the cabinet expansion during his visit to Delhi. A comprehensive discussion will be held with Nadda in the evening about the cabinet formation, including whether it should be done in multiple stages or one go, he said, adding balancing of regional and social representation would also be kept in mind while deciding names. A decision on how many deputy chief ministers would also be taken at the meeting,” Bommai said. He further said efforts would be made to take everyone together. We are hopeful that cabinet making will be fruitful.
Punjab schools reopen for all classes; children happy, many parents apprehensive
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Schools for all classes reopened in Punjab on Monday, with physical classes resuming after a gap of a few months for pre-primary levels.The attendance was reported more from rural areas while turnout at many private schools was not that highThe state government on Saturday had allowed reopening of schools for all classes from August 2 as it further relaxed Covid restrictions in the wake of declining cases.
While all coronavirus-related protocols will have to be strictly followed, parents will have to provide a written consent for their children to attend schools from 8 am to 2 pm.Officials said schools reopened for all classes across the state on Monday.Earlier, schools had reopened for preprimary levels and classes 1 and 2 in Punjab in February this year after a gap of nearly 10 months after classes were suspended in March 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19.
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Agency News: Tokyo India stunned Australia 1-0 to reach the semi-finals in women’s hockey at the Tokyo Olympics. This will be the Indian women’s hockey team’s first last four appearance at Olympic Games. The Indian women’s team had finished fourth in the 1980 Moscow Olympics
Anirban Lahiri, Udayan Mane determine to get back to Paris Anirban Lahiri had opened his Olympics campaign on a promising note following a firstround 4-under 67 last week before adding a pair of 72s and a 68 to share 42nd position. Agency News: Tokyo Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri hoped to be third time lucky if he can fight his way to the 2024 Paris Games after failing to launch a medal charge for his country at the Tokyo Olympics. Lahiri had opened his campaign on a
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India create history, beat Australia 1-0 to reach semifinals in women’s hockey
Agency News: Tokyo Russia’s Olympic team is competing abroad in unmarked uniforms without the country’s flag — not unlike the Russian army on its unacknowledged military incursions, as one joke making the rounds in Moscow notes.When a Russian wins a gold medal and takes the top spot on the podium, the country’s national anthem doesn’t play. Instead, a portion of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 celebrates the winner.
promising note following a first round 4-under 67 last week before adding a pair of 72s and a 68 to share 42nd position in what was his second Olympic Games appearance. Countryman Udayan Mane finished 56th out of the 60 golfers in the men’s competition at
Kasumigaseki Country Club here. “Very disappointed. I just couldn’t get it going after the first day. Got off to bad starts every day including the first round.
‘I wake up every day knowing they have my back’: Janhvi Kapoor on her bond with Arjun and Anshula
on a positive note against Pool B toppers Australia and kept the pressure on them throughout all four quarters. India were clearly the dominant side with 59% ball possession in the first quarter but the big moment came in the second quarter when dragflicker Gurjit Kaur converted India’s first penalty corner in the 22nd minute to put her side ahead. India had five shots on goal compared to 14 of the World No.2 side but India’s defence was superb just like their midfield. They did not let Australia score despite conceding seven penalty corners in the match
Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter seeks SC hearing on plea against his non-inclusion Agency News: Tokyo Five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma on Monday sought an urgent hearing from the Supreme Court on his plea against non-selection for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics games.A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant took note of the submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the shooter, that
the delay in hearing before the Delhi High Court would render his plea seeking inclusion in the Indian contingent for the games infructuous. The CJI said he would see the files and decide.
Sensex jumps over 300 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,850 The 30-share index was trading 333.69 points or 0.63 per cent higher at 52,920.53 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 101.65 points or 0.64 per cent to 15,864.70. Agency News: New Delhi Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 300 points in early trade on Monday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC, Reliance Industries and Infosys amid a positive trend in global equities. The 30-share index was trading 333.69 points or 0.63 per cent higher at 52,920.53 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 101.65 points or 0.64 per cent to 15,864.70.
Bajaj Auto July sales jumps 44% in July
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Bajaj Auto on Monday reported 44 per cent jump in its total sales at 3,69,116 units in July 2021.The company had sold 2,55,832 units in the same month a year ago.Domestic sales in July this year were at 1,67,273 units as against 1,58,976 units, up 5 per cent, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing.Total motorcycle sales stood at 3,30,569 units, up 39 per cent, as compared to 2,38,556 units sold in July last year. Total commercial vehicle sales more than doubled to 38,547 units as against 17,276 units in the same month last year, the company said. Exports in July also more than doubled to 201,843 units.
Mira Rajput kick-started the week with a bunch of photos. The mother-of-two, who is married to Shahid Kapoor, shared selfies on Instagram, taken from different angles. Mira wore a roundneck T-shirt and left her hair loose. She shared the pictures with the caption, “Oats on Gram Breakfast photodump.” Mira Rajput’s photos received a reaction from her brother-in-law, actor Ishaan Khatter. He commented, “Where are the oats.” Mira replied The picture also received love from fans.
India, who qualified for the knockout stages after finishing fourth in Pool A, started on a positive note against Pool B toppers Australia and kept the pressure on but the format in those them throughout Games was different, as all quarters. Janhvi also said that there were no knockout they addressed a matches.India will face Argentina in the semi-finals, who defeated Germany 3-0 in the first quarterfinal lot of their baggage earlier on Monday. A spot in the semifinals also means once they began that India are guaranteed a medal match for the firsttime at the Olympics. India, who qualified for the spending more time knockout stages after finishing fourth in Pool A, started with each other
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Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys and Reliance Industries.On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma, NTPC, PowerGrid and Dr Reddy’s were among the laggards.In the previous session, Sensex slipped 66.23 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 52,586.84, while the broader NSE Nifty dipped
15.40 points or 0.10 per cent to 15,763.05. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth ₹3,848.31 crore on Friday, as per provisional exchange data. Barring financials, June quarter earnings so far have been encouraging and most companies succeeded to beat consensus estimates, which offered comfort and aided to restrict sharp fall despite selling
pressure in global equities,” said Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities.Further, persistent soft monetary policy stance of Federal Reserve along with least possibility of any reversal of monthly bond buying in the near to medium
Glenmark, SaNOtize sign deal for Covid nasal spray in India, Asian countries Glenmark has said the nasal spray is designed to kill the coronavirus in the upper airways, preventing it from incubating and spreading to the lungs. Agency News: New Delhi Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it has signed an agreement with Canadian biotech firm SaNOtize
Research and Development Corp to commercialise its nasal spray for Covid-19 treatment in India and other Asian countries. Under the exclusive long term strategic partnership, Glenmark and SaNOtize will manufacture, market and distribute its Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Nepal,
Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste and Vietnam, according to a statement by the Indian company. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ chairperson and managing director Glenn Saldanha said the partnership with SaNOtize reflects Glenmark’s focused approach against Covid-19 and that it will help reduce the burden of the pandemic in the region. “It also marks another valuable in-licensing opportunity for us in our key therapy area of respiratory medicine, as well as the possibility to globally supply the product to SaNOtize and its partners outside.
term and recent softening of dollar index augur well for emerging markets including India, Modi added.Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong were trading with significant gains in mid-session deals.
HDFC consolidated net profit jumps 31% to Rs 5,311 crore in June quarter Agency News: New Delhi Country’s largest mortgage lender HDFC on Monday reported 31 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 5,311 crore in quarter ended June 2021.The company had posted net profit of Rs 4,059 crore in the year ago same quarter.For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the net profit attributable to the corporation stood at Rs 5,041 crore as compared to Rs 3,614 crore in the previous year, representing a growth of 39 per cent, HDFC said in a regulatory filing.Total income during Q1FY22 rose to Rs 30,997 crore from Rs 29,959 crore in Q1FY21.
Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actor Janhvi Kapoor recently opened up about her bond with Arjun Kapoor and Anshula Kapoor and also talked about the importance of their family in their lives.Janhvi also said that they addressed a lot of their baggage once they began spending more time with each other.For those unversed, Arjun and
Anshula are producer Boney Kapoor’s children from his first marriage to late Mona Shourie. Janhvi and Khushi are his daughters from his second marriage with late actress Sridevi.Arjun and Anshula grew closer to Janhvi and Khushi following the
actor’s death in 2018 and with time, their bond has become stronger. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar India, the ‘Roohi’ actress revealed that initially, they would make plans but now, they come together as a family once in two to three weeks for dinners
Rani Mukerji’s sister-in-law, Jyoti, returns to TV after 16 years with Tera Mera Saath Rahe ‘I have come back after 16 years and it’s been a challenging experience for me,” the actress says Agency News: Mumbai Actor Rani Mukerji’s sister-in-law and producer Raja Mukerji’s wife, Jyoti, who was last seen in the 2005 TV show Prratima (2005),
is returning to acting after a hiatus of 16 years. Jyoti, who took a break to focus on her children (Myesha and Viaan), will be seen in the daily soap, Tera Mera Saath Rahe. Jyoti has acted in almost 20 television serials, including
Gharana, Kitty Party, Mulk and Aandhi. Pratima was produced by her husband. Jyoti started her TV journey in 2001 with filmmaker Anurag Basu’s show, Manzilein Apni Apni, as the lead. While the part fell in her lap quite easily, this time around, she had to take the audition route before bagging the role. “I have come back after 16 years and it’s been a challenging experience for me. It’s a new world right now as I am a struggling actor today. I cannot hug my children.
Ileana D’Cruz on board Ajay Devgn and Esha Deol’s web debut, ‘Rudra — The Edge of Darkness’? Buzz is, the actor has been approached to play a pivotal role in Rudra — The Edge of Darkness
Agency News: Mumbai Ajay Devgn and Esha Deol-Takhtani, who have worked together in Anubhav Sinha’s Cash in 2007, are reuniting for the web series, Rudra — The Edge of Darkness. The union is interesting as it marks digital debut of both the actors. Directed by Rajesh Mapuskar, the web series is an official adaptation of the British television series, Luther, starring Idris Elba as DCI John Luther and Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan, and is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India. Buzz is one more actress has been approached to play a pivotal role in the series. Speaking about the development, a source said, “Apparently, Ileana D’Cruz is in talks to play the role of a psychopathic criminal who locks horns with Ajay and later falls in love with him. Esha’s role is an important one as the journey begins from the time she meets her husband, falls in love and later gets married to him. What happens after that and the role she plays in his transformation is a crucial element of the story. Ajay and Esha will start shooting for it from this month, with Mumbai being the location for the shoot. Raashii Khanna is also playing an important role in the series.
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR 03.08.2021, Tuesday Photo Veraval add collector’s car hits motorcycle, one killed
Agency News: Rajkot One person was killed while the other sustained serious injuries as the motorcycle they were riding was hit by the official car of Veraval additional collector on Saturday night in Veraval town of Gir-Somnath district. Sources said that the additional collector’s driver was driving the car at the time of the accident. According to Prabhas-Patan police, the deceased was identified as Harendra Yadav (35), a native of Bihar state. The injured person was identified as Subhash Yadav. He was
Nine-day event: Gujarat CM flags off celebrations to mark 5 yrs of govt, criticises Congress
Lashing out at the Congress that has also launched ‘shikshan bachao’ campaign, Rupani said, “I am surprised at the opposition. Your opposition to this development programmes reveals antiGujarat, antidevelopment mindset.” Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad FLAGGING OFF the nineday celebrations at over 18,000 places across the state with development work worth Rs 15,000 crore in the wake of the completion of five years of the state government, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated the ‘Gyan Shakti Diwas’ at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar Sunday. Token distribution of aids to students and institutes under various education schemes
was also conducted during the inauguration.Lashing out at the Congress that has also launched ‘shikshan bachao’ campaign, Rupani said, “I am surprised at the opposition. Are you opposing youth employment, women empowerment, farmer prosperity, tribal development including quality education by the state government? Your opposition to this development programmes reveals antiGujarat, anti-development mindset.”Adding, he said that “it is not a celebration of the completion of five years of successful rule of the state government but the service rendered by the public which we have respected and undertaken”.“You could not do anything when the people gave you the opportunity to serve and now you have come out to oppose the development. The people of Gujarat have now come to know you and should not be overwhelmed by your opposition in our development works and public welfare programmes,” the CM said.0 Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that if the state.
taken to hospital in Veraval for treatment and his condition is said to be critical. The incident occurred at around 8:30pm on Saturday when Harendra and his cousin Subhash were returning from Veraval to Simar village on motorcycle and the speeding car hit them near the entrance gate of Veraval town. Such was the impact of the collision that Harendra died on the spot. Ravindra Yadav (38), elder brother of Harendra, who lives in Vasanvel village, lodged a complaint against the car driver with police station. Police have detained the car driver and a probe has been launched.
The Arya Textile Factory, which was located nearby, was also hit hard during the countdown. As the textile factory had a waterjet machine, the gas cylinders contained inside also exploded in the cylinder coming in contact with the fire. Agency News: Surat A fire broke out in a factory in Ubhel village in Kamaraj taluka of the city (fire in indudtrial area) on Sunday evening. The fire also engulfed a nearby textile factory, creating an atmosphere of chaos. More
than 10 fire brigade teams took control of the situation. No casualties were reported in the accident. According to the information received, a fire broke out at a pillow making company called Radhe Form in Om Industrial Division-3 at Umbel around 6 pm on Sunday. The Arya Textile Factory, which was located nearby, was also hit hard
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The state government in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court said that relaxation in compliance with Building Use (BU) permission rules doesn’t mean any relaxation in the issuance of a fire safety certificate and the statutory compliance with the fire safety norms under the Fire Safety Act, 2013. It was explaining its July 8 notification that directed that no coercive action should be taken against the buildings having no BU permission till
“Relaxation with regard to extension of time for obtaining BU permission does not permit any relaxation in the requirement for issuance of fire safety certificate,” said the affidavit filed by an official of the urban development and urban housing department. three months from December 31, 2021, which is the last date of applicability of the Gujarat Epidemic Diseases COVID-19 Regulation, 2020The Supreme Court in a suo motu matter looking at the fire safety and fire NOC issue in Gujarat hospitals had at the last hearing in July pulled
up the state government. The court was referring to the July 8 notification of the Gujarat Urban Development and Urban Housing Department wherein it gave hospitals and nursing homes time till March 2022 to comply with the BU norms.The court said that the order was tantamount to saying
43% of vaccine beneficiaries in Gujarat below 44 years Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad On July 30, Gujarat became third state in India to cross 2.5crore first doses of Covid-19 vaccinations. In fact, the month was marked by the maximum vaccination so far at about 75 lakh – 22% of the totalvaccination so far since the drive started in January this year. Analysis of the vaccination trends also shows that now the 18-44 years age group has emerged as the biggest beneficiary of the initiative with 43% or four out of every 10 vaccinations administered in this group, surpassing 45-60 years age group. However, the senior citizens lead the tally when it comes to full vaccination. The share of youngsters is slightly higher than the national
Three new police stations will be set up in Mundra, Mandvi and Bhuj areas of Kutch West, said state home minister Pradipsinh Jadeja on Sunday as he arrived in the coastal border district to take part in a security review
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Indian Air Force is organising a Band Concert on 04 August 2021 at 6 pm at the Sabarmati river front, Ahmedabad to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’. The concert is being planned to commemorate 75 years of progressive India and its rich heritage. The show will also be dedicated to the Corona Warriors. The IAF band consisting of 25 musicians will enthrall the audience in the serene and beautiful environment of the Sabarmati River Front. The band will present array of melodious martial and patriotic songs along with few instrumental numbers. A group of COVID Warriors will also be felicitated during the event.
meeting was attended by Jadeja at the collector office in the presence of Border Range Inspector General JR Mothalia, Superintendent of Police (Kutch Bhuj) Saurabh Singh and other police officials on Sunday.“A review meet was taken by state home minister… A
these hospitals will not have to comply with the order till the given time when the court had in December last year asked Covid care hospitals that had not obtained No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the state fire department to immediately apply for the same.
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Agency News: Vadodara A policeman suffered injuries after a vehicle thief rammed a stolen motorbike into him in Chhota Udepur on Sunday. The Vadodara local crime branch (LCB) rural, arrested two men from Rangpur village in connection with the theft and an attempt to murder offence has been registered against them. According to the police, the accused duo Sohan Mavda and Vishal Mavda had stolen a bullet from Asoj village in Waghodia taluka.
After being informed, the cops began chasing the two as they fled towards Chhota Udepur. The cops also asked Chhota Udepur police to stand guard at the highway. On reaching Chhota Udepur, the duo panicked after seeing the cops. They tried to escape by running over the cops. Chhota Udepur special operations group (SOG) head constable Bhavsinh Rathwa suffered injuries in the incident and had to be admitted to a hospital. The cops later arrested the two from Rangpur.
Cops get SOS from Bodakdev hotel, find caller sloshed Police sources said the accused had booked two different rooms in the hotel for some business meeting where they allegedly got drunk. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
average of 41% Likewise, out of 19.65 lakh healthcare and frontline workers, 76% or 15 lakh are fully vaccinated. The state has 2,869 vaccination centres, of which 31 are privately-run. Moreover, the COWIN dashboard revealed that vaccination in rural areas has increased in the state — against 1.27 lakh doses administered in urban areas,
1.49 lakh were recorded in rural areas. Among the cities, Ahmedabad has administered 29.27 lakh first doses, and 9.08 lakh second doses, making 31% of the vaccinetakers fully vaccinated. The share is 35% in Surat and 36% in Vadodara cities, reveal the dashboard. “Rapid vaccination is a major goal for the preparations to thwart the third wave.
According to police officials, the state home minister also announced a system of ‘e mulakat’ (e meet) on zoom application with the SP Kutch Bhuj by the applicants from the area respective police stations. meet with senior officials of Gujarat Police.The three new police stations will be set up in Pragpar in Mundra, Kodai in Mandvi and Madhapar in Bhuj B division area of Kutch West, as per a statement from the office of Jadeja.The border and coastal security review
during the countdown. As the textile factory had a waterjet machine, the gas cylinders contained inside also exploded in the cylinder coming in contact with the fire. Due to which the lives of people in the entire industrial area were in jeopardy. Sarpanch of Umbel village Darshan Patel reached the spot on learning of the incident. After
which he informed the fire brigade and four vehicles of Kamaraj and Palsana reached the spot. The front soon took on a monstrous form. So other fire brigades were called from Surat, Sachin, Bardoli, Kadodora, Kim. The fire brigade team has been trying to extinguish the fire by constantly spraying water. Fortunately no casualties were reported in the fire. The fire also broke out at another place in the city. According to the fire brigade, 39 electricity meters from various shops were placed on the third floor of Mulchand Market on Ring Road. Late at night, a fire broke out in the meter box due to a sudden electric short circuit which started emitting smoke. So that there was a great uproar.
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total of 387 CCTV cameras are installed in the district under the VISHWAS project. The home minister also announced a system of ‘e mulakat’ (e meet) on zoom application with
the SP Kutch Bhuj by the applicants from the area respective police stations. A mobile application for night patrolling was also launched for the police personnel,” read the statement.
A team of city police personnel rushed to a hotel in Bodakdev after they received a message from control roomthat three men were confined by miscreants in a room of the hotel. According to police sources, a man called up police control room and said that he and his three friends were confined by fourmen in their hotel room in Hotel Pride in the Bodakdev area.Cops reached there and asked the caller about the issue. The caller remained silent about the cops’
query but his three friends,all from Bharuch, said that some drunk persons who were in a room adjacent to theirs were drunk and had picked a fight with them They told cops that they were not confined but as the drunk persons were abusing them, they told their friend to call up police control room. The police team, while inquiring into the case found that the caller who called cops was also drunk. Police first booked him under the charges of liquor prohibition act and then went to meet other four persons who were alleged to
have confined the caller and his friends.Police found that the four men from Bharuch, a man from Vadodara and another from Mahuva in Bhavnagar were also drunk. Police also booked them under the charges of prohibition act and began an investigation. Cops began inquiring on how the accused persons got liquor in the hotel room.
Bakery owner again denied bail in hit-and-run case Agency News: Vadodara Atul Vekariya, owner of the popular bakery chain Atul Bakery, was once again denied bail by a session court here. Vekariya, who is accused of running over a 29-year-old woman on Udhna Magdalla Road, has been in judicial custody since April. Vekariya filed his bail plea on June 24 on the grounds that the circumstances of the case have changed since police have filed chargesheet and allowing him bail will not affect the investigation. His plea also mentioned the technical aspects of the case and investigation. Public
prosecutor N L Sukhadwala argued that Vekariya had simply repeated the grounds and reasons which he had mentioned during his previous bail application and were rejected by the court. He also submitted before the court that Vekariya has sought bail because chargesheet was filed but whether the circumstances have changed because of that has not been proven The court of principal district judge V K Vyas upheld Sukhadwala’s arguments and denied bail to Vekariya. The court also stated that although the Supreme Court has said that a person’s independence is important, society expects
that a person uses their independence responsibly. “In this case, the accused, an affluent businessman, could not control himself nor his car as he was under the influence of alcohol and leaving a 35foot road, he rammed his car into a food cart on the footpath, the woman and two vehicles and dragged her for 15 feet,” the court said. The court also noted that there is a strong prima facie case against Vekariya and he is an affluent person aligned with a political party while the victim’s brother who is a complainant and all other witnesses on whom the case relies on are all persons