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‘Pandemic far from over’: Govt says R-number high in eight states An R-value above 1 means more than one person is being infected, on an average, by an already-infected person, and that leads to a surge in cases. Agency News:New Delhi The Centre Tuesday said India’s reproductive number, or R, an indicator of how fast the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading, is more than 1 in eight states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and
Kerala.An R-value above 1 means more than one person is being infected, on an average, by an already-infected person, and that leads to a surge in cases. The Centre pointed out that in the last week, 49.85 per cent of the total Covid-19 cases reported in the country were reported from Kerala. During
a press briefing, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry, said: “The R-number is high in eight states of India. Whenever this number is above one, it means that the case trajectory is increasing and it needs to be controlled. US, Canada, Australia and India have 1.2 R number on average.”
‘Want them to come together’: Lalu Prasad Yadav favours Tejashwi-Chirag alliance in Bihar
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Decomposed Bodies Of 2 Sisters Found Hanging In Navi Mumbai Flat The bodies of two sisters were found hanging in a decomposed condition in their flat in Navi Mumbai township of Maharashtra, a police official said.The incident came to light on Monday when neighbours of the two sisters - Laxmi Panthari, 33, and her sister Sneha Panthari, 26, - complained of a foul smell emanating from their flat in a housing society in Airoli’s Sector 10 and contacted the police, he said.“The police broke open the flat’s door lock and found the women hanging from a ceiling,” the official from Rabale police station said.
Child With Rare Genetic Disorder Gets 16-Crore Injection Free From US The upcoming second birthday of Shivraj Daware, who is from Nashik in Maharashtra, will be very special for his parents who claimed that the toddler, suffering from a rare genetic disorder, had become the first such patient from India who was given a ₹ 16 crore life-saving injection by a US firm for free after winning a lucky draw.Shivraj Daware is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder. The injection (Zolgensma - a gene replacement therapy) manufactured by a USbased firm is the most effective drug for such patients, according to doctorsFor Shivraj’s father Vishal Daware and mother Kiran, who comes from a middle-class background, the news of the rare disorder and the huge cost of injection came as a double whammy, but they didn’t lose hope.
Agency News:New Delhi Throwing his weight behind embattled LJP leader Chirag Paswan, RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav Tuesday expressed that he is in favour of an alliance between his son Tejashwi and Chirag.Lalu said Chirag continues to be the leader of LJP despite facing a rebellion by five MPs of his party led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. “Whatever happened (rift in LJP), Chirag Paswan continues to be the leader of LJP,” Lalu was quoted as saying by “Yes, I want them…(to be together),” the RJD chief said while pitching for an alliance between Tejashwi and Chirag. The RJD veteran also targeted the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U).
“Very Very Happy”: PV Sindhu’s Mother On Historic Win At Tokyo Olympics Agency News:New Delhi Star shuttler PV Sindhu landed in Delhi today to a warm welcome after her historic win at the Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu’s mother P Vijaya, who was at the airport to receive her, told she was “very very happy” of her daughter’s achievement PV Sindhu became the only woman athlete to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win over He Bing Jiao of China in the women’s singles third-place play-off. She had secured a silver at the 2016 Rio Games. Her mother also
said they will soon meet the Prime Minister and have ice cream with him. “Yes, we will meet him on the 15th,” she said. In an online interaction with Sindhu ahead of the competition, PM Modi had said he would invite her for dessert after the badminton champion admitted she loves ice cream but stays away from it to stay fit.4Sindhu’s father PV Ramana, a former volleyball player, had earlier said the badminton superstar will meet PM Modi on her return. “He had said, ‘you go, we will have ice cream when you come back.
UAE to allow entry of health workers from India from August 5 Nationals of six countries, including India and Nepal, who hold residency permits of the United Arab Emirates and are fully vaccinated will also be allowed to return to the emirates Agency News: New Delhi
the R-number was declining until the last week of June but in the subsequent period, between June 20 and July 7, it moved up significantly. An analysis by a team of researchers, led by Sitabhra Sinha at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, showed that during this period the R-value for the country as a whole was at 0.88, up from 0.78 for the period between May 15 and June 26. Agarwal added, “There are 18 districts, including 10 districts of Kerala where an increasing trend in cases is seen. These 18 districts from six states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur
and Arunachal Pradesh — which are contributing 47.5 per cent of the total Covid cases now. Moreover, there are 44 districts where the case positivity rate is over 10 per cent. These districts are in Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland among others. The number of cases has decreased in 222 districts. On June 1, there were 279 districts where over 100 cases were reported but this number has come down to 57 districts now.” Agarwal also said the second wave is still not over in India. A high number of Covid cases are being reported across the world and the pandemic.
Nationals of six countries, including India and Nepal, who hold residency permits of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and are fully vaccinated, and health workers will be allowed to return to the emirates from August 5, authorities announced on Tuesday. The directive from UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) and General Civil Aviation Authority will also apply to citizens of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Uganda. The move will allow UAE residents from these six countries to return, provided 14 days have
elapsed since they received the second vaccine dose. The travellers must possess vaccination certificates issued by authorities in their countries. According to latest directive, both vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers from several other categories will also be allowed into the UAE from August 5. These categories include health workers such as doctors, nurses and technicians employed in the UAE, those working in the education sector, students, humanitarian cases with valid residency permits, and employees of federal and local government bodies. India has been pushing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, including the UAE, to allow Indian professionals and other workers.
‘Rahul Gandhi to visit Maharashtra, has keen interest in Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray’s work’ Since the MVA government came into force, Rahul Gandhi has not yet visited Maharashtra nor has he met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Agency News: New Delhi After hosting an Opposition meet to discuss the ongoing Parliament logjam on Tuesday morning, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to make his first visit to Maharashtra since the Maha Vikas Aghadi government came to power in 2019.The Congress leader has shown keen interest in the way Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray worked, and handled his party and relations.Shiv
Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who met Rahul Gandhi on Monday, said, “We had a healthy exchange of ideas on various issues during our meeting. The Congress leader sounded positive and confident.”Raut said Rahul sought to get an insight into the style of Sena supremo’s working . “Rahul wants to know Balasaheb’s nature and his style of working. He wanted to know how the Sena chief
went about handling his party, his leaders and relationship with other parties. He was very curious about the Shiv Sena and Balasaheb,” Raut
said.Raut said Rahul looked at ease with himself and would also be visiting Maharashtra and meeting leaders of the three-party alliance. “Rahul told me that he would be visiting Maharashtra but he did not specify the time when he would be visiting,” he said. Congress spokesperson Gopal Tiwari said, “There have been speculations about Rahul’s visit to Maharashtra. However, the Congress party headquarters has not yet confirmed his visit. If the date of visit is finalised, the MPCC chief will make the announcement.
Govt making all effort to help citizens, PM Modi tells PM-GKAY beneficiaries PM To Invite Olympics Contingent To Red Fort On Independence Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the Olympics contingent to Red Fort as special guests on Independence Day. The Independence Day celebrations at the iconic Red Fort in Delhi are expected to be low-key amid the pandemic for the second consecutive year. The Prime Minister will also meet them personally.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) is a food security welfare scheme that was envisaged by the PM to provide assistance and help mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19.
Agency News: New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the government is making all effort to provide all possible help to citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Gujarat via video conferencing, Modi said free ration is being distributed to lakhs of families under the scheme and it has helped lessen the worries of poor during pandemic. “I’m satisfied that your family’s ration problem is solved now,” he told a beneficiary. An official release from the Prime Minister’s Office said a public
participation programme is being launched in Gujarat to create further awareness about the scheme. The PM said since Independence, almost every government talked about providing cheap food to the poor. “The reach of cheap ration schemes and budget increased during these years, but the effect remained limited. Food storage kept increasing, but starvation and
malnutrition did not decrease in that ratio,” Modi said. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) is a food security welfare scheme that was envisaged by the PM to provide assistance and help mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19. Under PMGKAY, additional foodgrain of 5 kg per person is given to all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act.
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Mamata Has Set A Fresh Narrative For Building Firm Unity Of Opposition Parties
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee made a whirlwind trip last week to the capital, making another attempt to unite the Opposition parties. She met all the right people and made adequate noise about the eluding opposition unity. Will she be able to succeed where others have failed? She is all but ready to challenge Prime Minister Modi in the 2024 polls. Incidentally, this is not the first time she is making efforts to unite the opposition parties. Shehad tried to forge a third front ahead of 2019 general elections, but it did not succeed. TheOpposition block also lacked a face to pit against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Above all,without Congress Party, there cannot be a government arithmetically. This time Mamata has started early, almost three years before the next Lok Sabha polls.“Nothing can be done by a doctor who comes after the patient has died. The patient can besaved if treatment is given on time. Now is your time. The more time you waste all the morethe situation will worsen,” Banerjee said. She wants to extend her winning slogan “KhelaHobe” as a national slogan.No doubt, after winning West Bengal for the third time in a row, Mamata Banerjee's staturehas gone up. She has dropped enough hints to show that now she is ready for a nationalrole. It is to prepare for this role she came to Delhi. Her poll strategist Prashant Kishor hadalready prepared the ground for her visit. Mamata has declared that “Regional parties willlead the nation, we will not bow down before anyone anymore. The time has come.”One of the biggest challenges before the opposition is to show a united face against the BJPbefore the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. There are too many regional chieftains claiming to be theface of the opposition. Mamata has belled the cat once again.Moreover, Mamata now understands that without Congress, there can be no oppositionfront. Arithmetically, it is difficult to form a government. To soften the Congress, she metSonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi during this trip.Though Congress Party has been the oldest national party and ruled the country for a long,presently, the party faces too many problems. They include leadership crisis and weakeningof the party. Sonia Gandhi had taken a backseat now due to health reasons. In 2004 she went from one party leader to the other and united the heterogeneous opposition blocksuccessfully. Her son Rahul Gandhi is still not ready. The second problem is that the regional satraps are not very keen to accept Rahul as theirleader. The Congress, on its part, is not willing to consider any regional chief as their leader.Moreover, some parties like the BJD, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party areneutral. That is why it is not easy to visualize a united opposition emerging before 2024.Mamata has set off speculation whether she could be the catalyst to unite the oppositionparties. She has good relations with many of the other regional satraps. They includeSharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik,Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, besides Andhra Pradesh chief ministerY.S, Jagan Mohan Reddy and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. During the current visit to Delhi, Mamata seems to have made up her mind to project herselfas a mature leader who can be courteous to a bitter political enemy. This was visible whenshe called on the Prime Minister. The photograph with Mamata greeting the Prime Ministerwith folded hands before a bowing Prime Minister has gone viral.In her interaction with the national media also she talked on similar lines. She kept the mediaguessing with her one-liners. She said, “I think all these will happen automatically… I amhopeful” and “I will not lead, the country will lead … We are all followers,” etc.In her speech, Banerjee took her winning slogan “Khela Hobe” (Game On) to the nationalstage — and declared that “Khela” would happen in all states before the 2024 elections. Thisslogan is to underline that it was possible to defeat the BJP.The opposition sees a possibility of building up a narrative before the next Lok Sabha pollsand the upcoming Assembly elections in many states. “In politics, there are times togetherfor the - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara sake of the country.
Covid-19: India reports 30,549 cases, 422 deaths in 24 hours Agency News: New Delhi
The daily number of new cases of Covid-19 in the country fell sharply in last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday morning. The previous day, the country had reported 40,134 cases. A total of 422 patients succumbed to the infection during this period, taking the death toll to 4,25,195, which is 1.34 per cent of the cases. Active caseload at 1.28% The overall case tally stands at 3,17,26,507. The active caseload of Covid-19 in the country is now 4,04,958, which is 1.28 per cent of the total cases. The daily positivity
rate is 2.81 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 2.37 per cent. 97.38% recovery So far, 3,08,96,354 patients have recovered from Covid-19. The recovery rate, thus, stands at 97.38 per cent. 61 lakh vaccine doses given in a day As many
Ladakh standoff: India, China agree to disengage from a key patrol point
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer, was appointed as the Delhi Police Commissioner on July 27. His appointment came just days before his superannuation on July 31. Agency News: New Delhi A lawyer who has filed a contempt action plea in the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police chief has sought an urgent hearing of his petition. The Supreme Court today told lawyer ML Sharma that his petition will be listed for
hearing if the registry has accorded a number to it. “I have filed a contempt petition against the appointment of Rakesh Asthana,” ML Sharma said. “If it is numbered, we will post it for hearing,” a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana told the lawyer. According to the petition, the Prime Minister, who is the head of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, and the Home Minister jointly decided and appointed Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. This, the petition alleges, is against the judgement of the top court.
as 61,09,587 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered in 24 hours Over 18.5 crore doses were administered since the launch of the mega nationwide vaccination drive. In all, 47.85 crore doses have been administered till now.
The meeting, which was part of a series of measures to resolve the 15-month standoff in Ladakh, was held on the Indian side of the ChushulMoldo border. Agency News: New Delhi Ending the stalemate in border talks that lasted nearly six months, India and China have agreed in principle to disengage at a key patrol point
in eastern Ladakh even though other friction areas remain in the region, government sources said. The agreement on PP17A was reached during the 12th round of Corps Commanderlevel talks Saturday. The meeting, which was part of a series of measures to resolve the 15-month standoff in Ladakh, was held on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo border. Sources said China has agreed to step back from PP17A, also known as the Gogra Post, but is “not inclined” to move back from PP15 or the Hot Springs area. “Modalities are being worked out. But on PP17A, there is an agreement to disengage. On PP15, China continues to insist that it is holding its own side of the Line of Actual.
Singer Yo Yo Honey Singh accused of domestic violence by wife
The Supreme Court Tuesday granted six more months to the Inquiry Commission to submit its report on the
Teri Meri Ikk Jindri ropes in Aalisha Panwar to essay the character of Avneet Agency News: Mumbai
Ever since its first episode aired, Zee TV’s show - Teri Meri Ikk Jindri has been successful in entertaining the masses through its unique love story of two starkly different personalities Mahi (Amandeep Sidhu) and Jogi (Adhvik Mahajan). The duo has managed to capture everyone’s hearts with their striking chemistry and adorable love story. Though their love story has been developing well, numerous twists and turns due to the other characters of the show have unsettled their relationship.
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Bollywood singer Yo Yo Honey Singh has been accused of domestic and sexual violence among other atrocities by his wife Shalini Talwar. The case was registered under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act at Tis Hazari court of Delhi on Tuesday.The case has been registered before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Singh.In her complaint, Talwar has accused Honey Singh of mental harassment and finance-
related harassment, besides the domestic and sexual violence case.Honey Singh has been issued a notice to file his reply by August 28.The court has also passed interim orders to restrain him from selling property jointly owned by the couple.Talwar is being represented by Advocate Sandeep Kapur, Apoorva Pandey and CG Kashyap.Honey Singh had first introduced Shalini Talwar as his wife at an episode of reality show India’s Rawstar. Known for party songs, the singer gained stardom.
Agency News: Jammu A Pakistani terrorist, Babar Ali, has been killed in an encounter by the security forces in the Chhandaji region of Bandipora, police said on Tuesday. “On 23/24 July, an operation was carried out at Shokbaba forest area in which three terrorists were killed, including one Pakistani terrorist. Another terrorist escaped from the jungle and was being tracked ever since,” informed Dilbagh Singh, Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir. “Last
The panel was constituted to look into the police encounter that gunned down all four accused for allegedly gangraping and killing the vet, whose burnt body was recovered by the police on November 28, 2019.
Archana Mittal as Anuradha Agarwal in &TV’s ‘Ghar Ek MandirKripa Agrasen Maharaja Ki’
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Pakistani Terrorist Killed By Security Forces In Jammu and Kashmir Encounter Bandipora Encounter: The three terrorists neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora in July were members of terror outfit Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT). night information about his presence in village Chhandaji was received and an operation was launched during the course of which
a Pakistani terrorist Babar Ali of Pakistan’s Punjab has been killed,” the DGP added. The three terrorists neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora in July were members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). On July 25, Kashmir Zone Inspector General Vijay Kumar had said, “Among the three terrorists killed in the Bandipora encounter yesterday, one was Shakir Altaf Baba who had crossed over to Pakistan from Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar in 2018. The three killed were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba.”
Hyderabad vet rape-murder case: SC grants 6 more months to inquiry panel to file report
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After acing various roles across movies, television and advertisements, popular actress Archana Mittal will be seen in &TV’s latest socio-drama ‘Ghar Ek MandirKripa Agrasen Maharaja Ki’. She will essay Anuradha Agarwal’s character, who is Genda’s mother-in-law. The story will depict Agrasen Maharaja’s core principles through his ardent bhakt and the show’s lead protagonist, Genda. Produced by Zee Studios, the show is a never-seen- before socio drama on Indian television built around the context.
police encounter killings of all four accused in the case of Hyderabad veterinarian’s murder and rape, which sparked protests across the country in 2019.The apex court had set
up a three-member inquiry panel in December 2019 to look into the matter and file its report in six months. However, the panel had requested for additional six months in July 2020 and then again in January, this year, citing unavoidable reasons due to the Covid-19 pandemic.“Why is this matter going on and on? This can be done in 3-4 months,” the bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked on Tuesday while hearing
Advocate K Parameshwar, appearing for the petitioner. The bench also referred to a similar panel, set up to inquire into the encounter killing of a gangster Vikas Dubey in Uttar Pradesh, and said that they had already filed the report. To which, the counsel responded that they had a list of 130 witnesses and could not complete the proceedings due to Covid-19. The inquiry panel is headed by former apex court judge.
Farmers Protest Deaths: Farmer’s kin, unions protest denial of compensation by Punjab govt SGPC has paid compensation to 270 families but the Punjab government’s list only had names of 220 farmers. Agency News: New Delhi Surjit Singh (32), who was protesting against farm bills at the Delhi border, died allegedly due to Covid-19. Months later, the family has been paid compensation by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), while it still awaits relief from the state government. Punjab CM had announced a job to next of kin along with compensation of Rs 5 lakh in such cases,
while SGPC had declared a compensation of Rs one lakh per family. But while SGPC has paid compensation to 270 families, the Punjab government’s list only had names of 220 farmers. While the state has paid compensation to these 220 families, Surjit’s name was not on the list. On Monday, his family protested outside the office of Tarn Taran DC along with members of farmer unions. Surjit Singh, who only had one and a half acre land, had died on February 3. He had gone to Singhu in January. Farmer
unions claimed that they paid Rs 80,000 to get him treated before his death. Surjit Singh had developed Pneumonia at Singhu border. We admitted him to a makeshift hospital at the Singhu border. But his condition didn’t improve. There was no Covid-19 test facility at the Singhu border. At Amritsar also, the private hospital didn’t inform us if he had Covid-19 or not. We were told that he died from Pneumonia,” said Hardeep Singh Rasoolpur, Tehsil President, Jamhoori Kisan Sabha.
Quote on the Realty Nifty index closing 4.79% higher on 2nd August, 2021 by Mr. Shishir Baijal, Chairman & Managing Director, Knight Frank India Agency News: New Delhi Residential sales, across top eight markets of India, recorded an encouraging growth in the first half of 2021 with sales rising by 67% year on year. Despite the second wave, these markets saw a surge in sales, led by historic low home loan interest rates and attractive pricing as well as a shift in attitude towards home ownership. India’s largest residential real estate market, Mumbai, recorded the highest decadal registrations for the month of July in 2021. In fact the home registration
in Mumbai for July 2021 surpassed the pre - pandemic July 2019 numbers by over 1.5 times.With the vaccination drive steadily picking up and economic activities reviving, whilst prices remaining stable, demand for homes are expected to move upwards. As the latest report from Knight Frank indicates, the sentiments for the next six months are optimistic for sales and majority of our respondents expect a further increase in demand. This prevailing optimism is driving the retail investors to look at realty stocks positively.”
Dancer-turned-actor Nora Fatehi manages to make your heart skip a beat with her smoking hot pictures.
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Laurel Hubbard, who was largely quiet in the run-up to the Olympics and during the competition except for statements released by the federation, is soft-spoken and intensely private. Agency News: Tokyo Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was never seeking the attention that inevitably came with becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics.The 43-year-old was the focus of intense scrutiny at the Tokyo Games. Ultimately, she didn’t win — Hubbard couldn’t complete any of her first three
Laurel Hubbard shy about making history as a transgender Olympian
lifts and finished out of contention for a medal. But in the end, going home to New Zealand emptyhanded was secondary to being authentic. “All I’ve ever wanted to be is myself,” she said. “I’m just so grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to come here and be me.” Hubbard, who was largely quiet in the run-up to the Olympics and during the competition except for statements released by the federation, is soft-spoken and intensely private. But as an athlete and competitor, the
Olympic stage beckoned. “What drives me in sport, I think, is the sport itself,” she said to a small group of reporters on Tuesday. “And this is the pinnacle event for weightlifting, as it is for so many sports. And I suppose that’s what’s drawn me here, because anyone I think can train
Sailor Giles Scott won a bittersweet gold medal at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday as he continued Britain’s dominance in the Finn class
Sailor Giles Scott won a bittersweet gold medal at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday as he continued Britain’s dominance in the Finn class, but unfortunately for him and his nation, the category won’t be back in 2024. Originally included at the Helsinki Games in
1952, Britain has enjoyed two decades of Olympic dominance in the one-person heavyweight dinghy that is set to be replaced by a mixed two-person keel-boat craft at the next Olympics in Paris. (Full Tokyo 2020 Coverage) Zsombor Berecz of Hungary took the silver medal, with Spain’s Joan Cardona Mendez collecting the final bronze.
Actress Kriti Sanon is riding high with the success of her latest release Mimi. The critics have gone on to say that her performance in the film is her best deliverable so far. She is also one name to follow for not owing her success to anyone in the industry. Being an outsider, Kriti has cut through the idea of nepotism and set the benchmark of success with a talent for many aspiring actors out there. And now with Mimi which was released on Jio Cinema and Netflix on July 30, Kirti has crossed many bars of showing her acting prowess.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Konkona Sensharma, 41, responds to a fan who is ‘sad to see her age’
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Giles Scott rules the waves for Britain with final Finn gold medal
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Greco-Roman champion Ismael Borrero falls to Ramaz Zoidze in day of upsets
in their own time, but to actually be called to account on the platform. We’ve got one minute to make it all happen. That’s the real test for, I suppose, anyone and weightlifting.” The Tokyo Games are the first time that openly transgender athletes have competed.
Deepak, Ravi get good draw; Anshu faces tough wrestler in opener Agency News: Tokyo
”The Finn is out now. As a nation we’ve won every gold since 2000, started with Iain Percy, with Ben Ainslie and now myself. We own it,” Scott told reporters after his successful defence of the Olympic title he won in 2016. Not since 1996 has a nonBriton emerged.
Georgia’s Ramaz Zoidze pulled off one of the biggest upsets in wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics when he overcame reigning champion, Ismael Borrero of Cuba, in the GrecoRoman lightweight category on Tuesday. Borrero, who stepped up from the bantamweight category and is a twice world champion, struggled to get the better of the 25-year-old Georgian in the last-16 bout. (Full Tokyo 2020 Coverage) Down 1-0, Zoidze.
Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya on Tuesday got a good draw as he will open his 57kg campaign in the Tokyo Olympics against Colombia’s Tigreros Urbano and going by form, he should not face much difficulty in reaching at least the semifinals. If Ravi, the 2019 World Championship bronze medallist and reigning Asian champion, wins his opener against the Colombian then he will take on either Algeria’s Abdelhak Kherabache or Georgi
Valentinov Vangelov from Bulgaria. In the semifinals, he is likely to face either Serbian top seed Stevan Andria Micic or Japan’s Yuki Takahashi, after they were drawn to meet in the opening round. In the men’s freestyle 86kg, Deepak Punia is pitted against Nigeria’s Ekerekeme Agiomor, the African championship bronze medallist. If the 2019 worlds silver medallist wins, he will be up against either China’s Zushen Lin or Peru’s Edinson Ambrocio Greifo, the 2020 Pan American silver winner.
Konkona, a natural beauty, shared that she got rid of the unnecessary dependence on beauty parlours. Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Konkona Sensharma,who has been in the entertainment industry for more than three decades, with two National Film Awards to her credit, has surely won hearts with her performances onscreen.
Be it “ Mr. and Mrs. Iyer”, “ Page 3”, or “Lipstick Under My Burkha”, Konkona has exuded versatility as an actress Recently, the 41-yearold interacted a fan who was not so pleased about seeing her age.It so happened, that Konkona shared a picture of her pet do Pepita on
‘This heart is now only yours’: Shreya Ghoshal pens a heartfelt note for baby boy Devyaan
Sensex jumps nearly 245 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,900 The 30-share index was trading 244.77 points or 0.46 per cent higher at 53,195.40 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 56.85 points or 0.36 per cent to 15,942. Agency News: New Delhi Equity benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 245 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC, TCS and Infosys and supported by positive macroeconomic indicators. The 30-share index was trading 244.77 points or 0.46 per cent higher at 53,195.40 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 56.85 points or
0.36 per cent to 15,942. Asian Paints was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by Titan, PowerGrid, HDFC, M&M and Tech Mahindra. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank and NTPC were among the laggards. In the previous session, Sensex rallied 363.79 points or 0.69 per cent to finish at 52,950.63, while Nifty surged 122.10 points or 0.77
Unemployment rate in urban areas rose to 13.3% in July-Sept 2020: Labour survey Urban unemployment was recorded at 20.9 per cent in April-June 2020, 9.1 per cent in JanuaryMarch 2020, 7.9 per cent in October-December 2019, 8.4 per cent in JulySeptember 2019 and 8.9 per cent in April-June 2019
Agency News: New Delhi Amid Covid, unemployment rate in urban areas shot up to 13.3 per cent in JulySeptember 2020 from 8.4 per cent in the corresponding period a year ago, the quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday showed.
Urban unemployment was recorded at 20.9 per cent in April-June 2020, 9.1 per cent in January-March 2020, 7.9 per cent in October-December 2019, 8.4 per cent in JulySeptember 2019 and 8.9 per cent in April-June 2019. Urban unemployment in the age group 15-29 years was 27.7 per cent in July-September 2020 as against 20.6 per cent in July-September 2019 and 34.7 per cent in April-June. Female unemployment rate was recorded at 15.8 per cent in July-September, up from 9.7 per cent in the corresponding period a year ago and but lower than 21.2 per cent in the previous quarter. For urban males, it was at 12.6 per cent in July-September.
per cent to 15,885.15. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth ₹1,539.88 crore on Monday, as per provisional exchange data. According to V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, fundamental support to the bulls has been coming from good corporate results. “Now the macros are turning very
Agency News: Mumbai Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal took to Instagram on Monday to share another glimpse of her newborn son
positive with the declining fiscal deficit, rising tax collections, and now the excellent performance in exports which shot up by 48 per cent in July. The PMI at 55.3 indicates a potential
sharp turnaround in economic activity. “This can embolden the bulls to take Nifty beyond 15,950 early in August unless FIIs turn massive sellers at those levels,” he said. Elsewhere in Asia.
Glenmark Life Sciences IPO share allotment listing expected on Aug 6 Glenmark Life Sciences IPO opened for three days last month and was subscribed nearly 45 times. Its price range was at 695-720 per share and the lot size was 20. Agency News: New Delhi The share allocation in Glenmark Life Sciences IPO will be finalised on Tuesday, Livemint reported. It opened for three days last month and
was subscribed nearly 45 times. Its price range was at ₹ ₹695-720 per share and the lot size was 20. KFintech Private Limited is the registrar of Glenmark Life Sciences IPO and will manage the share allocation. The company’s shares are likely to get listed on August 6 Glenmark Life Sciences, a subsidiary of
Glenmark Pharma, plans to raise ₹1,513.6 crore through the public issue which comprised a fresh issue of ₹1,060 crore, and an offer for sale of 63 lakh equity shares by promoter. The company is a leading developer and manufacturer of select highvalue, non-commoditised active.
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Devyaan Mukhopadhyaya. Shreya posted the image on Instagram where she can be seen holding her son in her arms and staring at himThe songstress wrote a heartfelt
‘Don’t regret not having the role of female protagonist opposite Ranbir Kapoor’: Gauahar Khan Agency News: Mumbai Model-turned-actress Gauahar Khan has managed to find her fan base in every section of the audience.Be it the regular followers of TV reality shows like ‘Bigg Boss’, ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi’, or making her sensational screen presence felt in the song ‘Chokra Jawaan’, ‘Jhallah Wallah’ as part of the film ‘Ishaqzaade’, or sharing screen space with Bollywood stars like Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan in films like ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’, ‘Begum Jaan’ and recently in the web series ‘Tandav’ and her latest film ‘14 Phere’ - Gauahar has done it all. Even though she is mostly grabbing headlines for her social and personal life on social media, the actress says with time, her parameters on choosing projects, especially films, has changed because she is looking to explore her acting skills now. Gauahar told IANS: “ Honestly speaking, I do not look at anything with regret. I do not regret.
Instagram. She wrote, “This is a @mitalisboardandtrain appreciation post! Last lockdown I rescued this cutie but this is my first dog and I hadn’t managed to train her properly. So so happy to have sent my Pepita here for toilet training, leash training and general confidence building. Thank you so much @mitalisalvi and team! Also, how goofy does my Pepita look.”
Shreya posted the image on Instagram where she can be seen holding her son in her arms and staring at him note alongside the picture stating, “You are always in my arms but I still can’t get enough of you. This heart is now only yours, now and forever. How you simply came in my life and redefined the meaning of love for me My little baby #Devyaan, Momma loves you.” On May 22, Shreya had shared the news of her son’s birth via an Instagram post. The singer wrote: “God has blessed us with a precious baby boy this afternoon. It’s an emotion never felt before. @shiladitya and I along with our families are absolutely overjoyed. Thank you for your countless blessings for our little bundle of joy.”
Gauahar says with time, her parameters on choosing projects, especially films, has changed because she is looking to explore her acting skills now.
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3,963 kids who lost a parent to Covid-19 get financial help Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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CHIEF MINISTER Vijay Rupani extended the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana (MBSY) to even those children who have lost one of their parents during the Covid-19 pandemic and launched a new scheme of providing Rs 50,000 financial assistance to young widows who get remarried, while leading the celebrations of ‘Samvedana Divas’ in the run up to the fifth anniversary of he assuming the office of CM, in Rajkot on Monday. On July 7 the government gave assistance under MBSY to 776 children who had lost both parents to Covid 19. On Monday, the CM formally extended benefits of the scheme to 3,963 more children of the state who have lost one of their parents during the pandemic. At the
Gujarat added to country’s GST income: DyCM Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said that this significant increase in the income of the country is because of the easing of lockdown norms and opening of markets and other economic activities in the state
On July 7 the government gave assistance under MBSY to 776 children who had lost both parents to Covid 19. Seva Setu event, JM Financial Foundation of Mumbai signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government in the presence of Rupani and Social Justice and Empower Minister Ishwar Parmar to pay for school fees of children covered under MBSY and studying in private schools, till they attain the age of 18. The CM said the school JM Financial Foundation will
pay school fees with an upper limit of Rs 50,000 per annum per student. Rupani presided over the state government’s main Seva Setu event organised on the ground of Dharmendrasinhji Arts College in Rajkot even as similar events were organised at 500 other places across Gujarat simultaneously. While addressing the event in Rajkot, Rupani announced
that children, below age of 18, who have lost one of their parents since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state from March 18, 2020 will also get the benefits of MBSY. He said that such children will be eligible to get monthly assistance worth Rs 2,000 from the state government. The assistance will be paid to relatives who are taking care of such children.
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
Pakistani boy crosses Gujarat HC asks MLA if he supover to Kutch, held The teenager entered the Indian territory by crossing the border fence near Border Out Post (BOP) Vijay on Sunday, oficials said adding that as per preliminary interrogation, nothing suspicious was found. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A youngster from Pakistan who intruded into the Indian territory after crossing the international border with Pakistan in Kutch district was apprehended by the Border
ports externment order against man after tiff with son
Security Force (BSF), official sources said on Monday. The teenager entered the Indian territory by crossing the border fence near Border Out Post (BOP) Vijay on Sunday, oficials said adding that as per preliminary interrogation, nothing suspicious was found. He hails from Badin district of Sindh province of Pakistan and was handed over to local police at Khavda for further investigation, officials added.
Indian Coast Guard Conducts Walkathon As Part Of Commemoration Of ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’
The petitioner — Pravinbhai alias PK Naranbhai Chauhan — as per the externment order dated June 24, was externes for a period of two years from districts of Panchmahals, Mahisagar, Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Vadodara (City and Rural), Kheda and Anand. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notice to Godhra MLA CK Raulji after directing that he be added as a party in a petition challenging an externment order against a Panchmahals district resident, passed by the subdivisional magistrate of Godhra in June this year. The petitioner — Pravinbhai
alias PK Naranbhai Chauhan — as per the externment order dated June 24, was externes for a period of two years from districts of Panchmahals, Mahisagar, Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Vadodara (City and Rural), Kheda and Anand. The court of Justice Paresh Upadhyay while staying the externment order, also noted that the order did not have any basis of law. The court also noted another “glaring
Agency News: Mumbai
As part of 75 th anniversary of India’s Independence, Coast Guard DistrictHeadquarter No.15 conducted a walkathon on 02 August 2021 at Okha. The walkathon was flagged off by DIG KR Deepak Kumar, Commander, Coast Guard District Headquarters No 15. The event was organized as part of 75 weeks of
celebrations promoted by GoI starting from 12 Mar 2115 Aug 2022 onwards with the theme ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’. Walkathon route covering approximately 7.5 km, majorly traversed through the Okha town for maximum visibility with personnel displaying placards and to commemorate the celebration and make people aware of government initiatives towards the same.
TECNO launches the Incredibly Powerful POVA 2 with a segment-first 7,000mAh battery smartphone starting at 10,999 Agency News: New Delhi TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, today announced the launch of POVA 2, from its most powerful and premium POVA Seriesaimed at providing Incredible Power and Speed to its category consumers at a competitive price point. With the latest POVA 2 smartphone, brand TECNO once again touted to be a
game changer by taking the performance quotient of its smartphones to a whole new level by introducing the unprecedented 7,000mAhbattery in the sub 15K segment. Designed for the tech savvy millennial and Gen Z consumers POVA 2 is set to transform the smartphone power back-up to address the consumers’ increasing need of all-day battery performance.
WhiteHat Jr, India's leading live one-on-one online learning platform, today announced the launch of a physical-digital blended coding curriculum for school children in the country. The program combines the power ofWhiteHat Jr’s online platform with a classroom model, where children can learn andcollaborate with their peers.The edtech company has received a very positive response to the offering, withschools showing massive interest in introducing next-generation coding skills
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 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
aspect” wherein of the three FIRs on the basis of which Charan was externed, one FIR was of the year 2017 and another of 2019, “which are relatively stale” and the last FIR of June 14 this year, was registered on the complaint of Godhra MLA CK Raulji’s son, Malavdipsinh, which appeared to have had been filed in retaliation to the petitioner complaining as to “why the MLA is not doing
to theirstudents. Leveraging the strong in-bound, WhiteHat Jr has signed up 500 schoolsacross the country, representing more than 1.25 lakh students who will learn codingthrough the blended curriculum.The program has been especially developed to support schools in India. It deliversthree key features Proprietary curriculum - WhiteHat Jr has designed an activity-basedstructured coding curriculum from Grade 1 -12. The curriculum is scientificallyresearched & based on age-appropriate learning outcomes. Physical cum digital access - To maximize the benefits of peer classroom.
work of the people” following which heated words were exchanged between the complaining Malavdipsinh and the petitioner. “If the grievance of the citizen against local MLAs are to be dealt with in this manner, not only the citizen needs to be protected, even the response needs to be asked from the concerned MLA, whether he supports such an order,” the court observed in its order.
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 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. Patel said that in June, the GST income of the country was Rs 92,000 crore, which has gone up to Rs 1.16 lakh crore in July, as per the figures declared.
BJP’s new general secy meets office bearers
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WhiteHat Jr expands coding curriculum in schools with a physical-digital blended model; enables coding access to schoolchildren across India
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Newly appointed general secretary (organisation) of Gujarat BJP, Ratnakar, Monday held an introductory meeting with various office bearers of the party at its state headquarters Shree Kamalam here, said an official BJP release. Ratnakar, accompanied by Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil and the outgoing general secretary (organisation) Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya, was accorded a warm welcome, the release added. Ratnakar has been appointed Gujarat BJP’s general secretary (organisation) Saturday. He is also joint general secretary
Ratnakar has been appointed Gujarat BJP’s general secretary (organisation) Saturday. He is also joint general secretary (organisation) of Bihar BJP. (organisation) of Bihar BJP. As per the release, Ratnakar was born in 1973 in Devariya of Uttar Pradesh and joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1991. Between 1995 and 2013, he was a full-time pracharak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Before 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he shouldered the responsibility of Gorakhpur seat. Under the guidance of union home minister Amit Shah, Ratnakar also shouldered the responsibilities of Varanasi Lok Sabha and assembly seats.
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections after monsoon: SEC The Commission also decided to consider holding mid-term elections and bypoll on various vacant seats of different municipal corporations, nagarpalikas, district panchayats and tlauka panchayats after the monsoon season. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday issued an order stating that it has considered to hold general elections of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, Okha Nagarpalika and Tharad
Nagarpalika after the monsoon season.The Commission also decided to consider holding mid-term elections and bypoll on various vacant seats of different municipal corporations, nagarpalikas, district panchayats and taluka panchayats after the
monsoon season. An official press release stated that the Commission has thought it fit not to hold the elections at present owing to the Covid-19 situation , seasonal diseases and possibility of heavy rains. The Commission issued the order after holding a meeting with state health department on July 30. General elections of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation were scheduled on April 18, 2021, but postponed due to the pandemic.
been good — 3,328 applications for 1,617 flats having twobedroom-hall-kitchen (2BHK) each and costing Rs 5.5 lakh each to beneficiaries, RMC officials said. RMC had conducted draws
of lots in 2015-16, in 2019 and in 2020 for allotting homes and civic officers say draw of lots will be conducted to decide beneficiaries of EWS-II homes in the latest round.
After Covid, no takers for over 1,000 affordable homes in Rajkot The maximum takers were for 2BHK homes for Economically Weaker SectionII (EWS-II) category, followed by 1BHK flats for Economically Weaker Section-I category (EWS-I) and 3BHK flats for middle income group (MIG) category. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad FOR THE first time in around eight years, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has been saddled with over 1,000 unsold affordable homes as it has received fewer applications than the units available even after the deadline of submitting applications was extended three times. The maximum
takers were for 2BHK homes for Economically Weaker Section-II (EWS-II) category, followed by 1BHK flats for Economically Weaker Section-I category (EWS-I) and 3BHK flats for middle income group (MIG) category. Civic officers blame the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on people’s earnings and say no new scheme would be launched until the inventory
is sold. The RMC invited applications for 1,648 dwelling units (DUs) EWS-I category, 1,676 DUs of EWS-II category and 847 DUs of MIG category in April this year. During the second wave of Covid-19 from mid-March to early-June, the deadline to submit applications was extended till May, then June and for the third time till July 23. Till the last date, the RMC
received 1,349 applications for 1,648 EWS-I flats, and 124 for the 847 MIG flats though the number of forms sold for these two categories was 2,928 and 1,044 respectively. There are no takers for 299 EWS-I flats and 723 MIG flats — a total of 1,022 DUs. The EWS schemes are all under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) EWS-II is the only category where response has