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Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik says ‘arrogant’ PM Modi asked if 500 men had died for him Page : 2
Step in right direction, most of them performed: Hrishikesh Kanitkar on U-19 Asia Cup win Page : 3
The third wave of corona in the state! 1259 cases, 631 in Ahmedabad Page : 4
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33,750 new Covid-19 cases, 123 deaths in India in 24 hours Covid-19 took yet another big jump in India, crossing the mark of 30,000 just a day after breaching 20,000.As many as 33,750 persons in the country tested positive for the infection in last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday morning. A total of 123 patients succumbed to it during this period.The daily positivity rate rose to 3.84 per centh, while the weekly positivity case was 1.68 per cent.Recovery rate at 98.2%; active caseload rises to 1.45kA total of 10,846 patients recovered from Covid-19 in last 24 hours. The overall recover is 3.42 crore (3,42,95,407), which is 98.2 per cent of the cases recorded in the country till now.Th active caseload of Covid-19 reached 1,45,582. Over 68.09 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 in India till now, of which 8.78 lakh were carried out in last 24 hours.
“They Fooled Me”: Specially-Abled Chess Player On Job, Cash Promise While politicians rush to honour sportspersons for winning medals at international events, offering them government jobs and cash rewards worth crores, there have been instances where they have been called out for not keeping promises.The latest accusation was put out against the Punjab government by a speciallyabled Chess player from the state. Malika Handa, who has won a gold and two silver medals at the World Deaf Chess Championships, on Sunday said that she was informed that the state government can’t give her a job and cash reward as the government does not have any such policy for deaf sports.Ms Handa said that she was “clearly” told by the Punjab Sports Minister Pargat Singh that the promise was made by the minister in the previous government.
EC asks five poll-bound states to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination The poll panel also expressed concerns over the low percentage of first dose coverage in Manipur. Agency News: New Delhi The Election Commission of India has written to the chief secretaries of five pollbound states, asking them to “accelerate” the pace of Covid-19 vaccination. The poll panel also expressed concerns over the low percentage of first dose coverage in Manipur.This comes after the Commission had at a press conference in Lucknow last week emphasized on the need to speed up vaccination in poll-bound states, EC officials said. At the press meet, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that EC had asked states to take steps to step up vaccination coverage.Elections
are scheduled to be held in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur this year. Earlier, a judge of the Allahabad High Court had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “take strong steps” and consider “stopping and postponing”
Amit Shah Discusses Threats From Global Terror Groups At High-Level Meet Amit Shah highlighted the continued threats of terrorism and global terror groups, terror financing, narcoterrorism, and organised crimeterror nexus, said a statement. Agency News:Mumbai Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the country’s prevailing security situation and emerging challenges that include threats from global terror organisations, illicit use of cyberspace and “movement of foreign terrorist fighters”. This was the first such high-level meeting, chaired by Mr Shah and attended by the top brass of the country’s security and intelligence apparatus, in the
rallies, meetings and elections in view of the rising cases and a possible third wave.However, the Election Commission later said that all parties in Uttar Pradesh want the Assembly elections to be held as per schedule. “All the political parties, without any
Sameer Wankhede’s eventful stint with NCB ends, officer returns to DRI Agency News:Mumbai
new year.“Hon’ble Union home minister conducted a highlevel security meeting today to review the prevailing threat scenario in the country and the emerging security challenges,” an official statement said. He highlighted the continued threats of terrorism and global terror groups, terror financing, narco-terrorism, organised crime-terror nexus, illicit use of cyberspace, movement of foreign terrorist fighters, it said. The home minister stressed the need for better coordination and synergy among the central and state security agencies in countering the ever-changing counter terrorism and security.
The tenure of controversial NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede with the federal anti-narcotics agency has ended and his services have been put at the disposal of his parent organisation DRI, officials said on Monday.The charge of the NCB Mumbai zonal unit will be handled in an additional capacity by its Indore zonal director Brijendra Chowdhary, a 2009-batch IRS officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre. Wankhede, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 2008 batch, was deputed to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zone in August, 2020 “on loan” from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in the wake of the drugs probe being conducted by the agency linked to the death of 34-yearold actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The 42-year-old officer served as the head or the zonal director of the NCB Mumbai unit beginning August 31, 2020 with an initial tenure of one year.
difference of opinion, said that elections should be conducted on time while following Covid protocol,” the EC said. When asked whether the EC would consider postponing the elections, Chandra had said, “EC will execute the responsibility assigned to it as per the Constitution. While executing that responsibility, whatever will be required to consider—either rising Covid numbers or managing the increasing rallies—elections will be announced after taking that into consideration.”He added, “I have been told that 86 per cent of people in the state [Uttar Pradesh] have got the first dose and 49 per cent the second dose of Covid
vaccine. We have been assured that in 15-20 days, all eligible people will get their first dose. We have asked for increasing vaccination.”Last week, the Election Commission had also held a meeting with Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to review the Covid-19 situation ahead of Assembly polls in five states. The Health Ministry had sent multidisciplinary teams to Uttar Pradesh and Punjab following reports that their vaccination coverage was below the national average.The Health Secretary had on December 23 directed the poll-bound states to “exponentially ramp up vaccination”, especially in the “low coverage districts”.
‘Akhilesh Ji withdrew cases against 15 terrorists’: BJP chief JP Nadda Four of them were sentenced to death and others were given life imprisonment. Akhilesh Ji, this is your real face.” Agency News:New Delhi BJP chief JP Nadda on Monday (January 3) in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti, hit out at Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav stating that Akhilesh has withdrawn cases against 15 terrorists. Addressing a Jan Vishwas Yatra in Uttar Pradesh`s Basti ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the BJP chief said, “Akhilesh (Yadav) Ji, you had withdrawn cases against 15 terrorists, but the
court didn’t allow it. Four of them were sentenced to death and others were given life imprisonment. Akhilesh Ji, this is your real face.” Attacking the opposition, Nadda said, “We are an ideological party. We are not here to rule but to implement our ideology.” “India had to carry Article 370 for 70 years due to mistake committed by (former PM) Jawaharlal Nehru. It was a barrier in making Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India,” he added.
Gujarat govt. launches special drive to vaccinate children in 15-18 age group The special week-long Statewide drive aims to cover nearly 36 lakh beneficiaries in the 15 to 18 age category. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A special COVID-19 vaccination drive for children
in the 15 to 18 age group was launched across Gujarat on Monday morning, with the State health department setting a target to cover 36 lakh beneficiaries in the category in one week. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the drive at a school in Koba area of the State capital
Gandhinagar.He arrived at the school in the morning, inspected the facility and also interacted with some of the beneficiary children. The special week-long Statewide drive aims to cover nearly 36 lakh beneficiaries in the 15 to 18 age category. A mega drive has been planned on January 7 with focus
on students of Class 10, as per the State health department. In the Gandhinagar municipal limits, the drive is underway across 13 schools, with the aim to cover 5,000 children on the first day itself, a note from the Chief Minister’s Office said. The Gujarat health department has prepared around 3,500 centres across the state for the special vaccination campaign, and has said it will extend the daily timings of the drive from the current schedule of 9 am to 6 pm. According to the health department, vaccination will be carried out in schools and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), and authorities will ensure that out-of-school children are also covered.
Deployment of first regiment of S-400 to be completed next month in Punjab Covid vaccination for children in the 15-18 age group will start from January 3 Agency News: New Delhi The Indian Air Force is likely to complete the deployment of the first regiment of the S-400 Triumf missile systems at an airbase in Punjab by February. The process of deployment of the missile system has begun and it will take at least six more weeks
to complete the deployment. The first regiment of the missile system is being deployed in such a way that it can cover parts of the border with China in the northern sector as well as the frontier with Pakistan. “The transportation of various critical components of
the missile systems as well as its peripheral equipment to the site of the deployment is going on,” said an official. In total, India will get five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems from Russia. In October 2018, India had signed a USD 5 billion.
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‘One Nation-One Ombudsman’ For Banks Comes Into Force
Fancying on Prime Minister Modi’s ‘One nation-One poll’ idea, the Reserve Bank of India has launched the ‘One nation-One ombudsman’ programme. But unlike Modi’s poll plan,which could change the very nature and structure of democracy and governance in India, thereason for which it is vehemently opposed by opposition parties, RBI’s ombudsman mighthardly make a difference to the remediation of complaints against banks and financialinstitutions. By all available indications, the one nation ombudsman will be as toothless asthe paper tiger that its previous incarnation was. In the wake of the pandemic and the increased use of online transactions, financialtransactions through the digital mode have grown manifold. Concomitantly, complaintsrelated to electronic and digital banking transactions viz., ATM/ debit cards, credit cards andmobile/electronic banking collectively have witnessed a spurt, constituting more than 40 percent of the total complaints received in Ombudsman offices.The RBI’s Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RBIOS) for providing cost free redress ofcustomer complaints involving deficiency in services rendered by entities regulated by theReserve Bank was launched in November 2021. The new scheme integrates the threeexisting ombudsman schemes pertaining to banking (launched in 2006), nonbankingfinancial companies (introduced in 2018) and system participants14 (notified in 2019). TheScheme, which has also been extended to cover non-scheduled primary urban co-operativebanks with a deposit size of Rs 50 crore and above and adopts a ‘One Nation OneOmbudsman’ approach by making the redressal mechanism jurisdiction neutral.The new move stems from the realisation that as more users go digital, they will expect ahigher quality of service from digital payments and also expect better protection from fraudand risk. The RBI’s high level committee on deepening of digital payments hadrecommended that payment systems use machine driven, online dispute resolution systemsto handle complaints. To manage fraud, the committee recommended the creation of sharedfraud registries that must be created and used to grade each payment transaction for risk.This transition to a digital economy will require all payments acceptance systems to move todigital as the default option. Similarly, on the bank side, digital transactions must be a part ofserving the customer. No additional charges to be levied on the consumer for suchtransactions, the panel recommended.All noble thoughts. But on the ground, the situation is quite different. Recently, a Bengalurutechie was shocked to hear from a member of his bank’s fraud detection team that thecomplaint to the ombudsman ‘would anyway come’ to them and that he need not expectanything to come out of it.In fact, this is the crux of the problem. The ombudsman merelyrefers the case back to the bank for its comments and in most cases the bank manages topass the buck to somebody other than itself. Under the prevailing RBI rules, the liability of the customers to card fraud is limited, with theburden shared by both, but the banks are to be held responsible if the fraud occurred due tonegligence on its part or a third party. As per the recommendations of the committee, RBIhas decided to establish the Centralised Receipt and ProcessingCentre to receive thecomplaints filed under the scheme and process them.A couple of years ago, the Kerala High Court ruled that banks cannot be absolved of liabilityfor unauthorised withdrawals from their customers’ accounts and that SMS alerts cannot bethe basis to determine the liability of a customer, for there would be account holders whomay not be in the habit of checking SMS alerts regularly. Despite these strict guidelines, banks manage to get away by laying the blame on thecustomers. When it is an issue between the individual customer and the bank, the diceinvariably falls in favour of the latter as it is an unequal fight between an individual and theclout of an institution. The ombudsman ends up being a mute spectator. The sad fact is that the ombudsman is - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara not in a position to influence.
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BSF ties up with NGOs to check cattle smuggling to Bangladesh Agency News: New Delhi In what indicates that cattle smuggling from India to Bangladesh has been effective tackled, cattle seizures along the eastern borders have dropped sharply over the past few years. Latest data available with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) shows that cattle seizures by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the Bangladesh border were just 20,415 till November 2021 compared with 1,53,602 in 2015.Data of last seven years shows 2018 was a turning point when cattle seizures dropped almost 50 per cent to 63,716 compared with 1,19,299 in 2017. The numbers dropped sharply over the last two years: 46,809 in 2019 and 20,415 in 2021.Since it gained power in May 2014, the BJP-led government.
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Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik says ‘arrogant’ PM Modi asked if 500 men had died for him Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik was speaking at a public event on the sidelines of an event in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri where he was honoured by the Phogat Khap. Agency News: New Delhi Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik might have ruffled quite a few feathers with his recent comments. At a gathering in Dadri in Haryana on Sunday, he talked about Prime Minister’s arrogance when he had gone to talk to him about farmers and farm laws. “We fought within five minutes of the meeting. When I told him that 500 of our
people have died, and pointed out that he sends a condolence note even at the death of a dog, he asked if they (the farmers) had died for him,” said Satya Pal Malik, The Governor said he told the PM that they had died because of him and he had become the king because of them The PM then told him to meet Home minister Amit Shah who asked him not to worry, Malik said. Prior to becoming
Meghalaya Governor, Satya Pal Malik held the position in Jammu and Kashmir and Goa. In recent times, he has been quite vocal against the Centre, particularly regarding the protests by farmers. If the government thinks the
Agency News: Mumbai A Cordelia Cruise crew member has tested positive for COVID-19 on board the ship with over 2,000 people that left Mumbai for Goa.The crew member was isolated in the ship itself and the RT-PCR tests of 1471 passengers and 595 crew members were done. The reports of the tests are awaited. The ship is currently harboured near the Mormugao Port cruise terminal, Vasco. Ship agent JM Baxi, Govind Pernulkar said,
Eight Omicron cases have so far been reported in Uttar Pradesh and of the patients, three have recovered and the others are in home isolation, the chief minister said. Agency News: New Delhi Terming the Omicron variant a ‘common viral fever’, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said exercising caution is important. Speaking to reporters in Lucknow after inspecting the COVID-19 vaccination programme for children in the age group of 15-18 years, Adityanath said, “It is true that Omicron spreads rapidly, but it is also true that as compared to the second
wave (of the pandemic), the Omicron variant is quite weak. This is only a common viral fever, but caution and precautions are necessary in case of any disease. There is no need to panic.”He said it took 15-25 days to recover for those who were infected with the Delta variant of the virus in March-April last year and even after recuperating, they complained about a number of problems.“But that is not the case for Omicron till now. The virus has weakened. But those suffering from some other diseases have to remain cautious. The government has imposed a night curfew.
Heavy Traffic In Delhi After BJP Protests Against AAP’s New Excise Policy Priyanka Chopra rang in the new year with husband Nick Jonas in the seas.
Odisha’s Jagannath Temple Reopens After 3 Days With Strict Covid Rules Odisha’s Shree Jagannath Temple Reopens: Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure ease of devotees, while adhering to all COVID-19 protocols. Agency News:Puri After remaining closed for three days since December 31, the iconic Shree Jagannath Temple reopened for devotees
on Monday, an official said. The 12th-century shrine was closed to avoid big crowds around New Year amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) official said. All rituals by priests and servitors continued in the temple
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“We got the information around 9 am from the ship doctor that a crew member has been tested positive. As soon as we got the information, we informed the government authorities and stopped the ship outside.” ”It was rumored that multiple crew members tested positive but let me clarify that out of the 2017 people on board, only one was tested positive. The test has been done for the rest of the members, once the report comes, we will decide our next course of action. As of now, the ship is on its berth. Nobody is allowed to get on and off the deck,” he added.
The protest against Aam Aadmi Party’s new excise policy in Delhi was held near the Akshardham temple and was led by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta. Agency News:New Delhi
during the three-day period, he said, adding, sanitisation exercise was also carried out in the shrine. Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure ease of devotees, while adhering to all COVID-19 protocols, the official added.
Share And Care: Vice PresMumbai-Goa Cruise Crew Member Tests Positive, Over ident Urges Compulsory Student Community Work 2,000 On Board Tested As of now, the ship is on its berth and nobody is allowed to get on and off the deck, Ship agent JM Baxi, Govind Pernulkar said.
(farmers’) protest has ended, that is not the case. It has only been suspended. It will resume if there is any injustice,” he said. This wasn’t the first occasion when Satya Pal Malik had criticised the Centre. In the past some time, Meghalaya Governor has flagged the government’s attitude towards farmers during the course of protest against farm laws. Further speaking at the event, Malik said the Centre will have to work with honesty to withdraw cases registered against farmers.
‘Omicron common viral fever; but cautions, precautions necessary’: Yogi Adityanath
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said community service must be made compulsory for students studying in government as well as private schools as it would help them to develop an attitude of sharing and caring in their interaction with others. there is a dire need to inculcate the spirit of service from a young age in the youth of this country. Once this pandemic is behind us and normalcy returns, I would suggest that government schools as well as those in the private sector must make community service of at least two to three weeks compulsory for students,” the Vice President said.He was
speaking as a chief guest at a function organised at Mannanam near here to mark the 150th death anniversary of St Kuriakose Elias Chavara, a spiritual leader and social reformer from Catholic community in Kerala.The Vice President said inculcating the spirit of service in youngsters at school level would help them to develop an attitude of sharing and caring in their interaction with others.“As a matter-of-fact, the philosophy of share-andcare is at the core of India’s age-old culture and must be widely propagated. For us, the whole world is one family as encapsulated in our timeless ideal, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. It is with this spirit that we should move forward together.
Delhi BJP workers staged a “chakka jam” protest against the city government’s new excise policy on Monday and blocked roads at different locations in the national capital, leading to traffic snarls at important stretches including at the ITO, near the Akshardham temple and on the Ring RoadReacting to the protest, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said BJP leaders are “rattled” as the new excise policy aims to curb illegal liquor sale.The protest near the Akshardham temple was led by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta.“The Delhi government is opening liquor shops illegally across the city under its new excise policy. Shops are being
16 tourists injured in two-vehicle collision in J-K’s Udhampur Agency News:New Delhi Sixteen tourists were injured in a head-on collision between their vehicle and a tanker near Patnitop hill station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday, officials said. The tourists, mostly residents of Delhi, were returning from the hill station when the accident took place near Kud, over 100 km from here, in the evening, the officials said. They said the mini-bus carrying the tourists, including women, collided head-on with an oil tanker coming from the opposite direction, resulting in injuries to 16 tourists. The injured were rushed to Udhampur district hospital and 10 of them were later referred to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital Jammu for specialized treatment, the officials said. The condition of two of the injured, including a girl, was stated to be “critical”, they said.
opened near residential and religious places. Our protest will continue until the policy is rolled back,” Mr Gupta told reporters.He said liquor shops will not be allowed to operate near religious places, schools and residential areas. Senior Delhi BJP leader Kuljeet Chahal led the protest at ITO.Mr Sisodia said BJP leaders are “rattled” with the new excise policy as the Arvind Kejriwal government has “stopped the theft” of ₹ 3,500 crore (that used to come through illegal sale of liquor).“Now this money is going to the government to carry out public welfare work. Earlier, this money used to go to BJP leaders and the liquor mafia,” the deputy chief minister said in a tweet in Hindi.Commuters had a harrowing time due to the traffic snarls caused.
Ramnath Goenka Award: Photo journalism award for documenting NRC struggles Zishaan A Latif won the award for his photo essay, The arduous struggle for inclusion in the NRC, which was published in The Caravan in October 2019. Agency News: New Delhi A picture is worth a thousand words.The winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award in the Photo Journalism category documented the plight of people who were dropped from the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and put a face to an untold human story. Zishaan A Latif won the award for his photo essay, The arduous struggle
for inclusion in the NRC, which was published in The Caravan in October 2019. About a month after the NRC list was released, Latif made his way through four districts in Assam, documenting people’s struggle for inclusion in the NRC. Most of those he met were poor Muslims who did not understand the NRC process and had been excluded from the first two drafts of the list, published in December 2017 and July 2018. In some cases, despite possessing legacy documents to prove their Indian ancestry, they faced the prospect.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut beats Casper Ruud as Norway, Georgia exit ATP Cup Bautista Agut beat world number eight Casper Ruud 6-4 7-6(4) on Monday in Group A to eliminate Norway from the ATP Cup Agency News: New Delhi Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut beat world number eight Casper Ruud 6-4 7-6(4) on Monday in Group A to eliminate Norway from the ATP Cup in Sydney, while Georgia were also knocked out of the team event after defeat to Poland.Bautista Agut’s victory came after Pablo Carreno Busta dispatched Viktor Durasovic 6-3 6-3 to give Spain a 1-0 lead in the tie. The Spaniards, who won their opener against Chile, face Serbia in their last group match on Wednesday.“I’m really happy. Casper is playing
unbelievable tennis. Hhad unbelievable performances last year,” said Bautista Agut, the world number 19.“I played really well, I made very few unforced errors and played aggressively... I feel happy, I like playing in Australia.”Kamil Majchrzak gave Poland the lead with a 6-1 6-1 win over Georgia’s Alexsandre Bakshi in just under an hour in Group D before Hubert Hurkacz rallied for a 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 win against Aleksandre Metreveli.“He played well in the first set and things were not going my way,” Hurkacz said. “But I got better with each set and am happy to get the win.
Injured Virat Kohli’s landmark 100th Test now likely to be in Bengaluru Agency News: New Delhi A back injury has forced Virat Kohli out of the second Test against South Africa at Johannesburg, with KL Rahul leading India in his absence. TV cameras captured Kohli, before the start of the match on Monday, the India captain sporting a smile and gesturing to his teammates that he wouldn’t be able to make it. “Unfortunately Virat has an upper back spasm. Physios are working on him. Hopefully, he will be OK by next Test,” stand-in skipper Rahul told the host broadcaster after winning the toss. Kohli, with 98 Test matches under his belt, was set to play his 100th Test at Cape Town, the venue for the third match, before the injury struck. On Sunday, when the Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid was asked.
Sensex rises over 300 points in early trade, Nifty above 17,450-mark Agency News:New Delhi The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) kicked off 2022 on a positive note rising over 0.5 per cent in early trade on Monday led by strong performance in auto stocks following monthly sales data, even as investors remained cautious over the spike in Omicron cases in the country during the holiday weekend. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 339.99 points to 58,593.81 in early trade on first trading day of 2022 while the Nifty 50 rose 108.90 points to 17,462.95.
D-Mart’s Q3 revenue up 22% at Rs 9,065 crore
Step in right direction, most of them performed: Hrishikesh Kanitkar on U-19 Asia Cup win India reaffirmed their supremacy in the tournament with a record eighth title as they hammered Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit summit showdown in Dubai.
Agency News: New Delhi Head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar has said the Indian team’s triumph in the U-19 Asia Cup is a step in right direction with not just
one but many players excelling before the ICC World Cup begins in the West Indies later this month. India reaffirmed their supremacy in the tournament with a record eighth title as they hammered Sri
Lanka by nine wickets in a rainhit summit showdown in Dubai on Friday “I think it’s a step in the right direction. What I felt is, like you said, quite a number of people performed and we won games,” Kanitkar told PTI over phone from Dubai after the India Colts won the tournament. India’s only loss in the competition came against arch-rivals Pakistan who lost to Sri Lanka in the semifinals. “We didn’t have to depend on certain players only and from the coaching point of view, that’s always a good sign.
Agency News: New Delhi Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which owns and operates retail chain D-Mart, has reported a 21.96 per cent increase in its standalone revenue from operations at Rs 9,065.02 crore for the third quarter ended on December 31, 2021. The company had revenue from operations of Rs 7,432.69 crore in the October-December quarter a year ago, Avenue Supermarts informed BSE in a regulatory
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John Abraham and his wife Priya test positive for COVID-19
Ajay Devgn reveals he has a ‘very busy year’ ahead: ‘I’m going to work every day’ His 2022 also includes special appearances in ‘RRR’ and ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. Ajay will also be seen in ‘Maidaan’ and Indra Kumar’s ‘Thank God’
Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actor-producer John Abraham and his wife Priya have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently home quarantined.Announcing the news on his Instagram Story on Monday, John revealed that he came in contact with a COVID positive person three days ago.He wrote, “I came in contact 3 days ago with someone who I later learned had COVID. Priya and I have tested positive for COVID. We have been quarantined at home so haven’t been in contact
with anyone else.” He further shared that they are experiencing mild symptoms.“We are both vaccinated and experienced mild symptoms. Please stay well and healthy. Masks up,” he added. Recently, several other Bollywood celebrities including Mrunal Thakur, Nora Fatehi and Shilpa Shirodkar shared that they have tested positive for COVID-19. Last week, actor Arjun Kapoor, his cousin and producer Rhea Kapoor, and her husband Karan Boolani tested positive for COVID-19. Arjun’s sister Anshula Kapoor was also diagnosed with coronavirus.
Agency News: Mumbai Actor-filmmaker Ajay Devgn has revealed that he has a very busy year ahead courtesy his projects lined up and that he will be going to work every day. Talking about what 2022 looks like for Ajay, the actor in a conversation with IANS said: “I’ve got a directorial - ‘Runway 34’ scheduled in April; I got an OTT release, ‘Rudra: The Edge of Darkness’ sometime in February-end or March. I’m starting two to three new films.” The actor shared what he wishes for. “I like to just think I’m going to work every day. That’s all I ever want and wish for.” His 2022 also includes special appearances in ‘RRR’ and ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. Ajay will also be seen in ‘Maidaan’ and Indra Kumar’s ‘Thank God’. He will begin the shoot for the Hindi remake of ‘Kaithi’ and Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham 3’. The actor has many more projects lined up which will be announced soon.
‘People will relive Baghban after seeing the chemistry of Pankaj and Dimple’: Samir Soni spills the beans about his latest film Jab Khuli Kitaab Agency News: Mumbai Actor Samir Soni, who was in the news recently for his debut as an author with a book titled ‘My Experiments with Silence’, is gearing up for his next venture Jab Khuli Kitaab. It is a romantic dramedy. The film is written and directed by
Saurabh Shukla and produced by Applause Entertainment. The actor recently wrapped up its shoot in Ranikhet alongside Pankaj Kapur, Dimple Kapadia, Aparshakti Khurana and Nauheed Cyrusi. When asked about his role in the film, Samir reveals, “Jab Khuli Kitaab is a light-hearted
family drama, and I am playing the eldest son to Pankaj and Dimple. It was wonderful working with them. Pankajji likes to stay in his character, and Dimple is a sweetheart. According to Samir, fans of one of his previous film’s Baghban, in which Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini
had played his parents, would be in for a treat. “People will relive Baghban after seeing the chemistry of Pankaj and Dimple. The film is going to be a masterclass for all generations,” he adds. Samir will also be seen alongside his wife Neelam Kothari Soni in the second.
The Nifty auto index rose over 1 per cent, with heavyweight automakers Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki up nearly 3 per cent and
filing. “Standalone revenue from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 stood at Rs 9,065.02 crore,” said Avenue Supermarts in a regulatory filing on Saturday. Its total number of stores as of December 31, 2021 stood at 263, which is 17 more than the July-September quarter of this fiscal. In the July-September quarter, Avenue Supermarts’ standalone revenue was at Rs 7,649.64 crore. In the prepandemic October-December quarter of FY 2019-20, it had a revenue of Rs 6,751.94 crore.
over 1 per cent, respectively, after monthly sales numbers were released. Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its latest Financial Stability Report (FSR). As the name suggests, it details the state of financial stability in the country, and it is prepared after taking into account the contributions from all financial sector regulators. In other words, it details the current status of different financial institutions such as all the different types of banks and non-banking lending institutions. It also maps the state of credit growth and the rate at which borrowers are defaulting on paying back loans.
Tata Motors shares jump nearly 4% after sales data Homegrown auto major Tata Motors on Saturday reported a 50 per cent jump in total passenger vehicle sales to 35,299 units in December 2021. Agency News:New Delhi Shares of Tata Motors on Monday gained nearly 4 per cent after the company reported a 50 per cent jump in total passenger vehicle sales in December 2021. The stock jumped 3.59 per cent to Rs 499.70 on the BSE. On the NSE, it gained 3.60 per cent to Rs 499.80. Homegrown auto major Tata Motors on Saturday reported a 50 per cent jump in
total passenger vehicle sales to 35,299 units in December 2021. The company had sold a total of 23,545 units in the same month a year ago, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing. In the third quarter ended December 2021, the company said its total passenger vehicle sales stood at 99,002 units as compared with 68,806 units sold the same period in the previous year, up 44 per cent.
Lara Dutta: I’ll be limiting myself greatly if I just look at playing lead characters Agency News: Mumbai Actor Lara Dutta says she is at a stage in her career where she is in search of characters that promise to leave a lasting impression rather than chase prime roles Lara Dutta has been working in the industry since her big-screen debut in 2003 with Andaaz and has featured in several successful films in the last two decades. In an interview with PTI, the actor said what gets her to board a project today is the script, the people involved in mounting it and the scope it has for her to try something new. That is why, she said, even a film like BellBottom which was headlined by Akshay Kumar, got her excited as she got to play the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. “It is the content that is being made, what the character is doing is what excites me. I have gone long past the phase where I want to play the lead or the prime character, because at the end of the day, I genuinely feel you will be limiting yourself greatly if you are going to come with that mindset.” “There are some incredible characters that leave an indelible mark on your mind, long after a show or a film is over. Playing.
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Hero Motosports Team Rally Begins Its Sixth Consecutive Dakar Rally Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsports team of the world’s largest manufacturerof motorcycles and scooters -Hero MotoCorp, has begun its campaign at the 44 th editionofthe Dakar Rally in Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. Participating in its sixth consecutive Dakar Rally arguably the toughest race on the planet Hero MotoSports Team Rally is represented by
a two-rider team – experienced and in-form Joaquim Rodrigues and young gun Aaron Maré, who is replacingthe injured FrancoCaimi for the Rally. The Team started their campaignon January 1 with a 19km.
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Demand for masks and sanitizers has risen by 30% Coronavirus cases in Gujarat are on the rise. More than 1,000 new cases were reported in the state on Saturday. Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad corona cases) has the highest number of newly added cases. The third wave seems to have begun in the wake of the sudden rise in cases. As a result, demand for masks and sanitizers increases by 30 per cent. However, traders are saying that there is not enough demand for PPE kits. Demand for this specialty has grown significantly as a result of recent corporate scandals.
Will tuition classes be closed again as corona cases increase? Corona cases have crossed 2,000 in the last one week and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has initiated action against those who do not follow Corona’s guidelines in all parts of the city. Administrators, on the other hand, have voluntarily closed primary schools in the face of cases of student transition. On the other hand, while the tuition classes are throbbing uncontrollably, seeing the increasing number of cases, the closure of tuition classes has come once again. Classes administrators have also been ordered to take action against those who do not comply
Precautions first: More schools go online The rising Covid cases are now leaving many schools to opt for the online instruction once again. A majority ofthese schools are located on the western wide of the Sabarmati river.Over the last two days, few more schools announced that they would opt for online classes for their primary standards. HBKschool in Memnagar announced online mode for classes 1 to 8 , while Sattva Vikas for standards 1 to 12 and Sant Kabirannounced the same for classes 1 to 6 recently. Archit Bhatt , a trustee of Tripada school in the city, also announced on Sundaythat classes 1 to 5 will be online.Raja Pathak, a trustee of Sattva Vikas school, says, “We have decided to go online for standards 1 to 12. It was a consciousdecision as there were growing apprehensions about the pandemic in us and parents.
Bangalore: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announcedthat the company sold a total of 130,768 units from January to December in 2021,thereby registering 72% growth in domestic wholesales when compared to annualwholesales in 2020. TKM also registered a 45% growth in domestic sales in themonth of December 2021 when compared to sales in the corresponding month in2020. For reference, the company
had sold a total of 76,111 units in domesticwholesales in CY 2020 and 7487 units in December 2020. Commenting on the sales performance, Mr. V. WiselineSigamani, Associate General Manager(AGM), Sales and Strategic Marketing, TKM said, “We beganthe year with a fresh start and renewed hopes of recovery. However, the new fiscalbrought in the devastating second wave, overcoming which, took great resilience.
What was Shagun Pandey’s morning routine when he travelled to Bikaner for Meet’s honeymoon sequence?
Zee TV&recently launched fiction show, Meet, has made a special place for itself in theaudience’s hearts since its premiere. The inspirational show presents the story of MeetHooda (Ashi Singh), who mirrors several women across the
nation, fighting societalnorms of gender roles regarding work and responsibilities. While Meet Hooda and herhusband Meet Ahlawat’s (Shagun Pandey) love story has had its fair share of twists andturns, in the upcoming episodes, viewers will witness some high voltage drama as thecouple goes for a honeymoon to Rajasthan. To keep the entertainment quotient of the show alive, Ashi Singh and Shagun Pandeyhave been working round the clock.
Aanchal Goswami is ecstatic about getting the opportunity of playing a double role in Rishton Ka Manjha Ever since its premiere, Zee TV’s popular show Rishton Ka Manjha has made a remarkableimpression on the audience through its intriguing plot and relatable characters of Arjun (Krushal Ahuja) and Diya (Aanchal Goswami). The adorable duo has already received immense lovefrom the viewers, and they are winning everyone’s hearts with their spectacular act. However, a newtwist in the tale is all set to turn their love story
on its head. After their marriage, Arjun has started observing a new avatar of Diya. She seems like an unfamiliar wife to him. But the truth is far from hisreach, as he is not living with Diya, but her doppelganger Pihu who has been messing with Arjun. In the current track, Aanchal will be seen donning two hats - Diya and Pihu. She will play thedouble role as the story approaches a new twist and it will be interesting.
OYO’s successful business transformation during COVID-19 has made it gross margin positive OYO focused on its core markets including India, South East Asia and Europe Homes; as well as rationalized noncore geographies leading to improving EBITDA by ~79% OYO has improved its adjusted gross margin from 10% in FY20 to 33% in FY21The company focused on revamping its relations with patrons, with ~77% improvement in satisfaction levels quarter on quarter in Q4’21, doubling down on technology, and conserving cash with trade payable days reducing to becoming 105 days in FY2021 OYO underwent a strategic transformation during the pandemic which contributed to building an even stronger foundation for its business OYO’s IPO consists
4 LOCAL NEWS I swear by mogul and sonal The third wave of corona in the state! mother that I never drank 1259 cases, 631 in Ahmedabad alcohol: Isudan Gadhvi Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Ahmedabad district. 12-12 in Vadodara, 1 in Kutch, Kheda,
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83% fresh issue (INR 7000 cr) and 17% offer for sale (INR 1430 cr)Global travel technology company, OYO (Oravel Stays Limited) filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for its initial public offering (IPO) of INR 8,430 cr ($1.2bn) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in September this year.Over the past year, OYO has implemented a number of measures as a part of its COVID-19 response strategy, including accelerated development and adoption of technology and products to reduce operating costs. The Company also streamlined strategic and shared services functions, such as revenue management, supply, human resources, legal.
Isudan Gadhvi made a big allegation that Super CM CR Patil may have changed the report.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Leaders and more than 500 activists, including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP Protest) leader Isudan Gadhvi, entered Kamalam a few days ago at the BJP’s Gandhinagar office in Gandhinagar in protest. At this time, BJP women leader Dr. Isudan Gadhvi was accused by Shraddha Rajput of molesting women activists by drinking alcohol. After which Isudan Gadhvi’s blood sample was sent to FSL. In which Ishudan Gadhvi was found to have drunk alcohol. After which a press conference was held by AAP today. In which Isudan Gadhvi said, “I have never drunk alcohol in my life.” He further alleged that Super CM CR Patil may have changed the report.“I’ve never been an alcoholic in my life.” ”After 13 days in jail, I came to know
through the media that my liquor test was positive,” said Isudan Gadhvi. I want to say honestly, I have never drunk alcohol in my life. When he said.
Jamgagar city, Jamganar district, Surat city, Anand.The number of active cases in the state has reached 5858 while the number of patients on ventilator is 16. A total of 5842 patients are stable in the state while 8,19,047 patients have been discharged. The total death toll of Covid is 10123. With this, a total of 7.46 lakh persons have been vaccinated in the state today. A total of 4,94,317 persons have been vaccinated on the first day of vaccination of 15-18 year olds.
Light rain has been forecasted in the northern districts of Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan and Mehsana, along with Kutch, on January 5. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast
light to moderate rainfall for January 5 and 6 in Gujarat, especially in the northern districts. This will be the second spell of unseasonal rain in the state within a week. Light rain has been forecasted in the northern districts of Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan and Mehsana, along with Kutch, on January 5. This will be followed by light to moderate rain in all the districts of the region, including the Saurashtra districts of Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar and Kutch, on January 6, the forecast says. “An intense western disturbance is very likely to affect northwest India from January 3 onwards. North-easterly to easterly winds are prevailing at lower levels over the region,”
stated the bulletin issued Sunday evening. The Met department has also issued a warning for the fishermen Sunday and Monday as strong winds with a speed of 4050 kmph gusting to 60 kmph are “very likely” to prevail over the Comorin area and adjoining South East Arabian Sea from January 2 to January 3. “Fishermen are advised not to venture into the abovementioned area during this period,” warned IMD. On December 27 and 28, unseasonal rain was reported from more than 30 talukas, especially the northern districts and Kutch regions of
Highly qualified professional Dr Subrahmanaya S Murthy TATA the day, after it was officially approved by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in November 2018. The first World Braille Day was celebrated in the year 2019.The World Braille Day was officially designated to raise awareness among people about the importance of braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people.What is Braille and how it helps in reading?Braille is a language written with six dots to represent various alphabets and numerical symbols. These six dots are also used to represent musical notes, and mathematical and scientific symbols.Braille.
Akshaya Patra Foundation and UN World Food Programme to collaborate on improving and leveraging India’s flagship school meal programme effective The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India will partner on enhancing the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) scheme (earlier Mid-Day Meal Scheme). An agreement was signed between Mr. Bishow Parajuli, Representative and Country Director for WFP in India and Shri Chanchalapthi Dasa, Vice-Chairman, The Akshaya Patra Foundation today in New Delhi.“The partnership is a strategic force multiplier bringing deep work and experience together. Since inception in 1961, school meals have been part of WFP’s mission. WFP has six decades of experience supporting school feeding and a trajectory of working with
cases have been reported in Mehsana, Surat district and Morbi. Besides 11 in Kutch, 10 in Gandhinagar district, 8 in Jamnagar city, 7 in Vadodara, 6 in Mahisagar, 7 in Vadodara, 6 in Mahisagar, 5 in Girsomnath, 4 in Sabarkantha, 3 in Amreli, Surendranagar, 3 in Tapi, 2 in Devbhoomi Dwarka, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar. 1-1 cases have been reported in Dahod, Junagadh, Porbandar. 16 new cases of Omicron variant have been registered in the state out of which 7 in Ahmedabad, 2
North Gujarat districts: Second spell of unseasonal rain in a week, says IMD
Who Was Louis Braille and Why is January 4 Celebrated in His Memory?
Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille language, was born on January 4, 1809 in France. To remember him and his contribution to the worth, Louis’ birth anniversary is celebrated as World Braille Day on January 4 every year. Braille is a language invented specially for blind people and those whose vision is partially impaired.While it is easy for people with right vision to look around the world with their eyes, it becomes a little difficult for those with impaired vision to do day-to-day activities. To help these people read and learn, Louis invented Braille language, accepted globally as the universal language for people with impaired vision. World Braille Day 2021: Celebration and SignificanceIt is the third year when the World Blind Union will celebrate
In the last 24 hours, 1259 new cases of Coronavirus have been reported in the state between the entry of Corona omicron variant in the state The third wave has started in Gujarat. The number of cases registered in the state today is alarming Today in the state 631 in Ahmedabad, 213 in Surat city, 58 in Vadodara city, 40 in Valsad, 37 in Rajkot city, 29 in Anand, 24 in Kheda, 24 in Rajkot district, 18 in Gandhinagar city, 17 in Bhavnagar city, 1616 in Bharuch, Navsari, 13 in
more than 100 countries to set up sustainable national school feeding programmes,” said Mr. Parajuli.“India is strategically important for School Meals Coalition that was launched last year with WFP as a coordinating body, as it implements the largest school feeding programme in the world, providing a nutrition safety-net to school children. India’s excellent track record of school feeding programmes and various associated initiatives can be of interest to other countries,” he added. “The country has taken strides in achieving food security. The school feeding program in India has ensured food security for children. With this partnership, we aim to complement WFP’s global network of running large-scale feeding programs across the world.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Engineers Excellence Pvt Ltd is a professional organization capable of doing infrastructure and Buildings projects in EPC and PMC modes. Engineers Excellence Pvt Ltd is headed by highly qualified professional Dr Subrahmanaya S Murthy TATA who is MCIOB, CCM, UK, M.SEI, M.CI, M.TD&I, MASCE , USA, Life Member Harvard square, USA, FIE, C.ENGR, C.STRUCT ENGR, FIIV, CV, is heading and Director of Organization
WardWizard records the sale of 3,860 units in December 2021 Continuing the strong sales momentum for its popular range of models, WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd (BSE Code: 538970) – one of the country’s leading manufacturers of electric two-wheelers brand ‘Joy e-bike’ sold 3860 units in December 2021. Driven by the rapid shift towards electric two-wheelers, the company registered a YoY growth of 548% compared to December 2020, where sales stood at 595 units.It is noteworthy that the company has already sold more than 17,000 units (17,376) of electric scooters and motorcycles in the first three quarters of this financial year (April- December 2021), logging a growth of 570% as compared to the same period of last financial year (April-
December 2020). Quarter 3 unit sales crossed 10,000 units for the first time for WardWizard Innovations & Mobility Ltd. Commenting on the prospects of the company in the wake of this record-breaking performance, Mrs Sheetal Bhalerao, Chief Operations Officer, WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd, said, “Electric two-wheelers are becoming part of a large number of households in both the urban and semiurban cities. Encouraged by the green mobility revolution in the country, EVs are becoming the preferred mobility solution.
Gujarat. On Sunday, Naliya recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 10.1 degrees Celsius followed by Deesa at 13.5 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures at other places include Bhuj at 13.6 degrees Celsius, Kandla.
Dubai based international company offers fixed returns upto 8.75% Net Tax Free Income for Life time Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Now, owning a property in Dubai is easier than ever. What’s more, it is safe too,with assured returns in excess of what bank fixed deposits and other financial instrumentsoffer. Dubai based international giving an opportunity to invest your crucial money in the Dubaireal estate. On that you will 8.75% Net Tax Free Income for Life time.Very well known company from Ahmedabad has tied up with property developers in Dubai tomake it easy for investors from India to invest in real estate projects in the commercial capitalof the Middle East region.“Dubai is a truly global city. It is a brand in itself and is among the bestconnected cities.
Revenue momentum to continue in seasonally soft quarter Emkay Global Financial Services expects the healthy revenue growth momentum to continue in the seasonally soft Q3 on the back of a broad-based secular demand environment, with USD revenue growth of 1.9- 3.3% QoQ (2.7-4.0% CC) for Tier-1 IT services companies. Tier-2 IT services companies are expected to grow in the range of 1.1-10.5% CC QoQ.Emkay Global expects Infosys to revise its FY22 revenue growth guidance to 17.5-18.0% in constant currency term YoY (current 16.5-17.5%). HCL Tech is likely to retain its double-digit revenue growth guidance for FY22. Wipro is expected to guide for 2-4% in constant currency QoQ revenue growth for Q4FY22. The Nifty IT index delivered ~10.5% return in the last 3 month and outperformed the broader markets by ~12%. Emkay Global believes that a sustained revenue.
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