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High R-value worrying but premature to declare third Covid wave, scientists say Agency News:New Delhi The rise in the effective reproduction number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak is worrying but it is too early to declare the beginning of a new wave, scientists have said. On Tuesday, top government health officials said that the R number, which denotes how many people are contracting the virus from one infected person, is above 1 in eight states and continues to rise.The virus outbreak in these regions has also pushed the country’s overall effective R number to 1.2, which, many say, is an early warning of a growing
outbreak. However, several scientists have suggested that the second wave may not be over yet. Gautam Menon, professor at Departments of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University, told news agency PTI that new daily cases in the northeast have not gone down to the levels as reported in Delhi and other northern states.“In that sense, we are likely seeing a continuation of the second wave rather than the initiation of a new Covid wave distinct from the previous one,” he said, adding that the surge in cases is, however, certainly worrying. India reported 42,625 new Covid-19 cases and 562 related.
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu suspends 6 TMC MPs for the day
India vs Argentina women’s hockey semifinal
Tokyo Olympics: Rani Rampal’s brigade bow valiantly in 1-2 loss against Argentina India started the match on a dream note as the side earned the first penalty corner, which was drag-flicked inside the left side of the goal by Gurjit Kaur to help India take a 1-0 lead in the opening two minutes.
Agency News:New Delhi India women’s team endured a tough 1-2 defeat against world number three Argentina in their semi-final encounter at the ongoing
Ram Temple In Ayodhya To Open To Public From December 2023
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Decomposed Bodies Of 2 Sisters Found Hanging In Navi Mumbai Flat Merchant payments and financial services provider BharatPe has raised $370 million in a primary and secondary mix, as a part of a Series E funding round led by new investor New York-based Tiger Global Management. Other new investors include Dragoneer Investor Group and Steadfast Capital, who have participated as a part of this round. The round makes BharatPe the latest entrant to India’s growing list of unicorn startups, with its valuation rising more than threefold to $2.85 billion in six months. The company had raised $108 million in February this year at a valuation of $900 million.
Chhattisgarh to set aside paddy for wild elephants to stop them entering villages AS PART of the state forest department’s pilot project to stop wild elephants from entering villages, the Chhattisgarh government has set aside paddy acquired in 2019-2020 for “elephant management” in nine districts.“For management of elephants, it has been directed to provide paddy of 20192020 to the forest department at the cost of procurement in Gariyaband, Balod, Sarguja, Raigarh, Surajpur, Korba, Dhamtari, Kanker and Mahasamund,” the Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation said in a letter to the Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) dated July 22.According to the letter, the paddy was sourced from Raipur, Mahasamund, Bilaspur and Surajpur districts at Rs 2,095.83 per quintal.
TMC and other opposition MPs trooped into the well of the House, some holding placards, to demand a discussion on the Pegasus row Agency News:New Delhi Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday suspended six TMC MPs for the day for carrying placards while protesting along with other opposition MPs over the Pegasus spying issue.Just as witnessed since the start of monsoon session, sloganshouting TMC and other opposition MPs trooped into
the well of the House, some holding placards, to demand a discussion on the issue of Israeli-made, military-grade Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to snoop on opposition leaders, government critics and journalists.Naidu took exception to the placards, which had anti-government slogans, before adjourning the proceedings of the House till 2 pm. He first asked members to go back to their seats and then threatened to invoke rule 255 against those holding placards. As the members refused to budge, he ordered that those “disobeying the chair and raising placards shall leave the House under rule 255.”He, however, did not name anyone and said Rajya Sabha Secretariat will give the list. Later a Parliamentary Bulletin identified.
Tokyo Olympics. With this outcome, Rani Rampal and her unit are out of the golden medal contention but the team will face Great Britain in the bronze medal match. Great Britian were thrashed 5-1 in
The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be completed by 2025 but it will be opened to the public from December 2023, sources said today.Work on the grand temple started a year ago on August 5 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the temple construction with holy
rituals.Sources say from 2023end, pilgrims will be allowed to visit the Ram temple alongside the building workNo steel or bricks are being used in the temple, which will have three floors and five “mandaps” or pavilions. “The temple design was finalized considering the changes in the last three decades and the aspirations of
their semi-final encounter against the Netherlands. India started the match on a dream note as the side earned the first penalty corner, which was drag-flicked inside the left side of the goal by Gurjit Kaur to help India take a 1-0 lead in the opening two minutes. Howver, Argentina produced a fight back, something that was expected of them, but India ensured they went into the interval with a
1-0 advantage. In the opening quarter, Argentina too earned penalty corners but the South American nation was unable to make anything out of it. The second quarter saw Argentina start on a much-attacking note as they secured two penalty corners in the initial stages. Argentina experimented with some variation in the first attempt, which didn’t pay any dividends but a powerful strike from their skipper Maria
Noel Barrionuevo helped Argentina get back into level terms in the second penalty corner. Argentina kept on attacking from the left flank, but India matched up with a valiant display and some good work in the backline. In the second quarter itself, India also squandered off a golden opportunity to restore the one-goal advantage after Lalremsiami failed to hold onto an inch-perfect.
630 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir between May 2018 and June 2021 devotees,” said sources. The length of the temple is 360 feet, width 235 feet and height of each floor will be 20 feet.There will be 160 columns on the ground floor, 132 columns on the first floor and 74 columns on the second floor.The height of the sanctum sanctorum or “Shikhar” will be 161 feet from the ground floor. Agency News:New Delhi Union minister Nityanand Rai told the Upper House on Wednesday that at least 630 terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir between May 2018 and June 2021. The Union minister of state for home affairs also told the Rajya Sabha that 400 encounters happened in the same time period which also led to the deaths of 85 security personnel. In his reply to Congress MP and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh, Nityanand Rai said that Jammu
and Kashmir continues to face violence at the hands of terrorists who are sponsored and supported by elements from across the border.“In 400 encounters, 85 security personnel were martyred and 630 terrorists were killed from May 2018 to June 2021,” Rai said in a written reply. The minister also said that the government adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Rai said that the government took measures to strengthen the security apparatus, enforce strict laws against anti-national elements and intensified.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party MPs with bicycles and placards in a symbolic protest over fuel price hike, near Parliament House in New Delhi
COVID-19: India records 42,625 US trying to help India, others to produce vaccases and 562 deaths in a day cine: Biden
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,09,33,022, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.34 per cent, according to the data. Agency News: New Delhi
With 42,625 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,17,69,132 and the active caseload increased to 4,10,353, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,25,757 with 562 fatalities.The number of active cases increased to 4,10,353 and accounted for 1.29 per cent of
With a need for several billion doses around the world, the US was committed to provide half a billion, Biden said during a press conference at White House on Tuesday. the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 97.37 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. As many as 18,47,518 samples were tested on Tuesday taking the number of tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 47,31,42,307. The daily positivity rate stood at 2.31 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.36 per cent, according to the ministry.The number of people who have recuperated from the
disease surged to 3,09,33,022, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.34 per cent, according to the data.Cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country so far has reached 48.52 crore. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7; 30 lakh on August 23; 40 lakh on September 5; and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28; 70 lakh on October 11; 80 lakh on October 29; 90 lakh on November 20.
Agency News: Washington The United States is helping India and other countries to be able produce the vaccines by themselves, President Joe Biden has said. With a need for several billion doses around the world, the US was committed to provide half a billion, Biden said during a press conference at White House on Tuesday.“We have committed
to over a half a billion doses. And we’re trying to provide for more and provide for the capacity of countries like India to be able to produce the vaccine themselves. And we’re helping them do that. That’s what we’re doing now,” he said in response to a question. And we’re trying to” by the way, it’s free. We’re not charging anybody anything. And we’re trying to do as much as we possibly can,” he added.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Disruption Of Proceedings By Opposition Is Nothing New In Indian Parliament
Political experts and academics are feeling bad at the disruption replacing discussion as the foundation of our legislative functioning and believe the best panacea is to increase the working days of Parliament. It is not that the Parliaments of developed countries sit on the365 days of the year. The experts feel proud in saying that parliaments in other countries onan average meets for 100 days. If the figures furnished by the PRS Legislative Research areto be relied the Lok Sabha has been meeting for nearly 127 days in a year and Rajya Sabha for 93 days.This decreased to 73 days for both houses in 2011, according to the PRS document on thechanging trends in the working of parliament over the past 60 years. The one man who hasbeen primarily responsible for disrupting the Parliamentary proceeding is the patriarch of theBJP L K Advani. After the BJP lost the 2009 Lok Sabha election, for which Advani was projected as the prime ministerial candidate of BJP, he resorted to the tactics of disrupting the proceedings of the house.In fact disruption had acquired such a major dimension and the number of sittings of both houses of the Indian parliament had gone down drastically to such a level that none otherthan but the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had expressed concern over the efficacyof the pillar of democracy that celebrated the 60th year of its existence in 2010.. It is not that Parliamentary proceedings were not disrupted during the fifties, sixties,seventies and eighties, precisely during the Congress rule. The house had many opposition stalwarts like Rajnarayan, Madhu Limaye, Ram Manohar Lohia, Piloo Modi, A K Gopalan, Hiren Mukherjee, Nath Pai and others but they did not believe in the politics of disrupting the proceeding of the house to give a bad name to the prime minister. Ironically the BJP useddisruption as the tool to malign the image of the prime minister and denigrate him in public eyes. Veteran politicians and political commentators have noted that debates during the 1950s and1960s used to be livelier and parliamentary disruption was not used for expressing dissent or opposition. It is corroborated by official statistics that the proportion of time lost to disruptionhas been increasing. The loss of time, just below 10 per cent during the 10th Lok Sabha(1991-1996), reached a record high of 40 per cent during the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014).By this time the BJP has emerged as the main opposition party. Parliamentary disruptions have been defended by the opposition; as a means to counterarrogance of the ruling dispensation (referring to the “tyranny of the majority and as ameans to highlight matters of public interest. It is worth mentioning that in January 2011, the senior BJP leader and then Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley had said, “Parliament’s job is to conduct discussions.But many a time, Parliament is used [by the government] to ignore issues and in such situations, obstruction of Parliament is in the favour of democracy. Therefore, parliamentaryobstruction is not undemocratic.” Now, when both houses of Parliament are witnessing disruptions, the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has been showing his anger. Only yesterday he criticised the opposition for disrupting the house proceeding, tearing papers and making derogatory remarks on theway bills have been passed, as he also accused them of insulting the legislature and the Constitution.This posture certainly does not behove to his stature. Being the leader of the house heshould have behaved more in a rationale manner. The idea of introspection is alien to Modi,which is why it would be naïve to expect that he would do some amount of introspection asto why the opposition was not allowing the house to function. Modi’s anger is more for public consumption and to bolster the moral of his cadres andpartymen. He is not worried at all of the disruption. It is a fact ever since he became primeminister, he has not allowed the house to discharge its duties in a rational manner. He hasbeen unresponsive to the opposition voice. True speaking he has no moral right to accusethe opposition of disrupting the house.Let us confine ourselves to two issues. First, the passage of the three farm - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara bills by the Parliament.
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Karnataka new ministers take oath; no deputy CM, no berth for Yediyurappa’s son Cabinet expansion is the first challenge of new chief minister Basavaraj Bommai as he has to strike a balance between all the factions of the BJP in Karnataka. Agency News: New Delhi About 29 new ministers on Wednesday took the oath to be part of the Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s cabinet. There is no post of deputy chief minister this time. Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s younger son BY Vijayendara has also been yet given a berth on the cabinet. “The cabinet will be a mixture of both experience and new strength,” chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said, adding that in the cabinet there will be 7 OBCs, 3 SCs, 1 ST, 7 Vokkaligas,
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Afghan Forces Stop Taliban Attack On India-Built Salma Dam
Army chopper crashes into lake in J&K’s Kathua
Last month too Salma dam was targeted by the Taliban rockets and the rockets and artillery shells have landed close to the dam, which has not been hit.
Agency News: Jammu An Army helicopter crashed into Ranjit Sagar Lake, near Basohli in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, on Tuesday morning.Army spokesperson Lt Colonel Devinder Anand confirmed the crash but said details are awaited about. As the news came in, senior civil and police officers from Kathua rushed to the crash site. Army divers were deployed for the rescue operation, but there was no trace of the people on board until 6.30 pm. The rescue teams had found two helmets and bags, apparently belonging to the pilots, sources said. Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
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Bhumi Pednekar and Samiksha look pretty in pink.
The Afghan forces thwarted the Taliban’s attack on Indiabuilt Salma Dam in Herat province, said the Afghan government, adding that the terror group has “suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counterattacks”. In a tweet, Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman said Taliban terrorists attempted an attack on Salma Dama, popularly known as the IndiaAfghanistan friendship dam, on Tuesday night. “The Taliban
Delhi CM Kejriwal orders magisterial probe into rape, murder of 9-yr-old Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered a magisterial enquiry on Wednesday into the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl at a crematorium near Delhi cantonment Agency News: New Delhi Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered a magisterial enquiry on Wednesday into the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl at a crematorium near Delhi cantonment.He also announced ex-gratia financial assistance of ₹10 lakh for the girl’s family and assured them that the Delhi government
would appoint the best lawyers in the case.“I met the family of the girl today [Wednesday] and shared their grief. We shall give ex-gratia financial help of ₹10 lakh to the family, there will be a magisterial probe, and we shall appoint renowned lawyers to ensure that the culprits are punished. The central government should take adequate steps to strengthen the law and order system in
Delhi. We assure them of full cooperation,” said Kejriwal in a tweet on Wednesday. Delhi Police and public order in the Capital is under the domain of the union home ministry. A board of three doctors will conduct an autopsy of the charred remains of the girl,
who was allegedly raped and murdered on Sunday by four people at a crematorium near Delhi cantonment. Her family members and political activists protested against the incident for the fourth day on Wednesday. The accused, including the 55-year-old priest of the crematorium, were booked under sections pertaining to rape, murder and threatening charges, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST Act. They were sent to jail. Though the accused have maintained that the girl died of electrocution while fetching water from an electric cooler.
‘Discuss Pegasus, farm laws in Parliament’: Opposition issues joint statement "The responsibility for the deadlock lies squarely at the doorsteps of the government," the statement read. Agency News: New Delhi Arguing that the Pegasus issue has “national security” concerns, Opposition parties have released a joint statement demanding a discussion on the matter in both Houses of Parliament. The Opposition parties have also demanded that there should be a discussion on the farmers’ issue and the three farm laws over which protests have been raging “It is unfortunate
that the government has unleashed misleading campaign to malign the combined Opposition and blaming it for the continued disruption in the Parliament. The responsibility for the deadlock lies squarely at the doorsteps of the government, which remains arrogant and obdurate and refuses to accept the opposition’s demand for an informed debate in both the houses,” read the statement which was issued by Leader of
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, NCP’s Sharad Pawar, Congress’s Anand Sharma, DMK’s T R Balu, TMC’s Derek O’ Brien, SP’s Ramgopal Yadav and RJD’s Manoj Jha, among others. This comes a day after senior Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi led a meeting of Opposition leaders on Tuesday morning as he called all parties to unite against the Modi government over a range of issues, including the Pegasus snooping row, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and farmers’ agitation.
attack on Salma Dam failed! Terrorist Taliban attacked the #Salma Dam in Herat province to destroy it last night. But, fortunately, they have suffered heavy casualties and fled the area as a result of counterattacks of ANDSF,” Fawad Aman tweeted. Last month too Salma dam was targeted by the Taliban rockets and the rockets and artillery shells have landed close to the dam, which has not been hit. Salma dam in Herat’s Cheshte Sharif district is one of the largest dams in Afghanistan and provides
irrigation water and electricity to thousands of families in the province.Salma Dam has a water storage capacity of 640 million cubic meters and an irrigation capacity of 2,00,000 acres of farmland from the Chishti Sharif District of Herat to the Zulfiqar area on the Iran Border.This dam has been India’s most expensive infrastructural project in Afghanistan in recent years.The attack comes at a time when the Taliban has intensified its attacks on civilians and Afghan forces.
Jaishankar heads to UNSC, Afghanistan and maritime security on agenda Foreign minister S Jaishankar will be paying a bilateral visit to India’s Latin American friends Mexico, Panama and Guyana later this month. Agency News: New Delhi With India holding the Presidency of UN Security Council this month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is travelling to New York on August 18-19 with key focus on Afghanistan, maritime security and counterterrorism.It is understood that after returning to India from UNSC, Jaishankar will fly again to north America via New York for bilateral visits to Mexico, Panama and Guyana later this month. The dates for the crucial bilateral visits to these Latin American allies of India are still being worked out.
Guyana has Indian origin diaspora and has close ties with New Delhi.With India deciding to make maximum contribution to the UNSC as a non-permanent member till 2022, EAM Jaishankar has been keeping constant touch with the multilateral body through its mission in New York. India is also the chair of the 1267 sanctions committee, which has the mandate to declare UN designated global terrorists. The focus of Jaishankar’s UN visit is expected to be Afghanistan, terrorism and maritime security with events in both South China Sea and Persian Gulf in focus as reports.
No plans to tweak Citizenship Amendment Act, include other minorities: Parl told
Kerala Government Relaxes 100-ft-high national flag Lockdown Curbs; Shops To to be installed at Srinagar’s Hari Parbat fort Stay Open 6 Days 8 Lingayats, 1 Reddy, also among them is a woman. Two from the Brahmin community has also figured in the list. Cabinet expansion is believed to be the first challenge of the new chief minister as there are several factions in the state BJP and the cabinet expansion is a balance between old guards and youngsters. Bommai took oath as the 23rd chief minister of Karnataka on July 28 and already visited Delhi twice -- first time to meet PM Modi and the top leadership of the party and the second time regarding Cabinet expansion.
Agency News: Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala government on Wednesday announced an easing of the lockdown curbs, imposed in the state in view of the spread of COVID-19. Health Minister Veena George, who made a statement in this regard in the state Assembly, said it would be a triple lockdown for shops located in an area, where over 10 of the 1000 people of the population are infected in a week.“In other places, shops will be allowed to operate six days in a week considering the current general situation in the state and the progress
of the vaccination,” she said, adding that it can function from 7 am till 9 pm.Shops would remain open and curbs would be eased on August 15 and 22 though the days fall on Sunday, considering the Independence Day and the Onam festival rush respectively, she said. However, the minister urged the shops and business establishments to make special arrangements to avoid the rush and ensure social distancing in their premises on account of festival season. Meetings would be held with local self-government bodies, police, and traders in this regard, she added.
Agency News: New Delhi The Jammu and Kashmir administration will install the national flag at a height of 100 feet at the historic Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar. The 18th-century fort, where entry is regulated by security forces, is surrounded by a shrine, a temple and a gurduwara. To install the flag, the administration needs permission of the Archaeological Survey of India which currently oversees the upkeep of the fort. Divisional commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, chaired a high level meeting recently
Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha those eligible to be covered by the CAA may submit applications for grant of citizenship after Centre notifies appropriate rules.
where the process to start the installation of the national flag was granted consent. “The chair was apprised that Flag Foundation of India have proposed to hoist a big size flag at Hariparbat fort at the height of 100 feet having the description of 24 feet x36 feet and sought all the necessary logistic.
Agency News: New Delhi The Centre told the Rajya Sabha in a written response on Wednesday that the government has no plans to revise the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to include other minorities under the purview of the Act.Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai, in
response to a written query by Indian Union Muslim League MP Abdul Wahab, told the Upper House of the Parliament that the those eligible to be covered by the CAA may submit applications for grant of citizenship after appropriate rules are notified by the Centre. The CAA came into force on January 10, 2020, after it was notified on December 12, 2019. “The Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been requested to grant extension of time upto 09.01.2022 to frame the rules under the CAA.
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PM Modi congratulates boxer Lovlina for bagging bronze in Tokyo Olympics Well fought Lovlina Borgohain! Her success in the boxing ring inspires several Indians. Her tenacity and determination are admirable. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze. Best wishes for her future endeavours,” tweeted PM Modi.
Agency News: Tokyo Congratulating boxer Lovlina Borgohain on her success at the Tokyo Olympics, PM Narendra Modi said the 23-year-old’s
performance in the boxing ring will inspire several Indians. Lovlina settled for the bronze medal after losing her semi-final bout to Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli in women’s welterweight (65-69kg)
category on Wednesday. “Well fought @LovlinaBorgohai! Her success in the boxing ring inspires several Indians. Her tenacity and determination are admirable. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze.
Best wishes for her future endeavours. #Tokyo2020,” tweeted PM Modi. Lovlina is the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh (bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics) and Mary Kom (bronze in 2012 London Olympics) to win an Olympic medal. Lovlina was completely out-punched by the gold medal favourite Turkish boxer, who produced a thoroughly dominating performance.The boxer from Assam lost 0-5 by unanimous decision to the world champion.
Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi Wins Battle Of The Teens For Olympic Women’s Park Skateboarding Gold
Agency News: Tokyo Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi won the women’s park competition to maintain the hosts’ stranglehold on Olympic skateboarding on Wednesday and stop Kokona Hiraki and Sky Brown becoming the Games’ youngest-ever gold medallists. The 19-year-old carved up the Ariake Urban Sports Park with a flowing opening.
Greek swimmers ruled Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia storm into Olympic semifinals, get closer to out after Covid-19 cases medal rounds Agency News: Tokyo
Such was the dominance of 23year Dahiya that he won both his bouts on technical superiority to set up a 57kg semifinal clash with Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev. Agency News: Tokyo Ravi Dahiya was his usual dominant self while Deepak Punia pulled off a decisive two-pointer towards the end of his quarterfinal
‘Discom loss surge to Rs 90,000 cr in FY21’ Agency News: New Delhi Losses of state-run power distribution companies (discoms) are estimated to have surged to Rs 90,000 crore in FY21, a report released by NITI Aayog on Tuesday. Union Power Minister RK Singh recently said discoms’ losses were down 38 per cent on-year at Rs 38,000 crore in FY20, mainly due to corrective actions like timely tariff revisions and improvement in billing and collection efficiency. The losses were expected to have risen again in 2020-21, owing to the pandemic disrupting the reform process that induced a certain discipline among these entities. The report, coauthored by NITI Aayog and energy.
as the two Indian wrestlers stormed into the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, on Wednesday.Such was the dominance of 23-year Dahiya that he won both his bouts on technical superiority to set up a 57kg semifinal clash
with Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev.Deepak made the most of an easy draw by getting past Nigeria’s Ekerekeme Agiomor, the African championship bronze medallist by technical superiority.
An outbreak of COVID-19 cases among the Greek Olympic team’s artistic swimmers has ruled them out of competing at the Tokyo Games, officials said Wednesday.“Five of the twelve Greek artistic swimmers and the team officials who were staying at the Olympic Village had tested positive for COVID-19,” Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee spokesperson Masa Takaya said at a briefing.The Greek team said they are all staying at a quarantine hotel. Greece was due to compete in the duet and team events.IOC spokesperson Mark Adams reiterated Wednesday that
the International Olympic Committee is in contact with the Chinese Olympic Committee after the image of Communist China’s founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics. The gesture — Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony — risks being judged a breach of Olympic Charter Rule 50, which prohibits.
91% of overall debt has been paid, says Subhash Chandra Referring to his first letter in January 2019, where he admitted to defaulting on payments, Chandra said he was trying to explain the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the defaults. Agency News: New Delhi Former chairman of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), Subhash Chandra, in an open letter on Tuesday, said just 8.8% of his overall debt remains to be settled, as 91% of the dues have already been paid. He, however, clarified
that a dispute with one lender is pending before the court, and the resolution may take some time.“I am happy to report that we have come out of the financial stress situation by settling 91.2% of our total debt to 43 lenders in 110 accounts. 88.3% amount has been paid, while the remaining 2.9% is
in the process of being paid. We are making all the required efforts to settle the remaining 8.8% of our total debt,” Chandra said.Referring to his first letter in January 2019, where he admitted to defaulting
on payments, Chandra said he was trying to explain the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the defaults.“I had admitted the wrong decisions taken by me in the past which caused the occurrence of the default, due to the asset liability mismatch. Goes without saying, that it was an after-effect of the liquidity crisis triggered by the IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services) case,” he said. Chandra, however, added it was his “earnest desire to settle the remaining outstanding accounts (to the best of group’s ability and current circumstances) before the end of this fiscal year”.
Markets scale record high; Sensex rallies 375 points, Nifty at 16,233 S&P BSE Sensex rallied 375.18 points to 54,198.54 in the opening session, while the blue-chip Nifty index surged 102.90 points to 16,233.65. Agency News: Mumbai Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty recorded a fresh peak on Wednesday, a day after the shares ended higher. On this day, the S&P BSE Sensex rallied 375.18 points to 54,198.54 in the opening session, while the blue-chip Nifty index surged 102.90 points in tandem to reach an all-time peak of 16,233.65.This is the first time that Sensex has crossed the 54,000-mark. After scaling its lifetime peak
of 54,256.13 in opening trade, the 30-share index was trading 415.33 points or 0.77 per cent higher at 54,238.69 in initial deals.The market performance in early trade today was led by gains in index majors Infosys, HDFC, and ICICI Bank amid a positive trend in global markets. Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per cent, followed by HDFC, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy’s, Infosys, Reliance Industries, and HDFC Bank.On the other hand, Bharti
Airtel, Nestle India, SBI, HUL and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards. In the previous session on Tuesday, Sensex closed 1.65 per cent or 872.73 points higher to reach 53,823.36 in a fresh closing record, while Nifty 50 rallied 245.60 points or 1.55 per cent to an all-time peak of 16,130.75. This was also the first time that Nifty surpassed the 16,000 level, as investors bet on a faster recovery in Asia’s thirdlargest economy following a
devastating second Covid-19 wave. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth ₹2,116.60 crore on Tuesday, as per provisional exchange data.
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were trading with gains in mid-session deals, while Tokyo was in the red.Equities on Wall Street too ended on a positive note in overnight trade.
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Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan on Wednesday said that she and her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan, ‘love Ladakh’. Taking to Instagram, Kareena’s brother-in-law Kunal Kemmu shared a post as he travelled to the union territory.Kunal Kemmu shared videos on Instagram Reels chronicling his journey from Mumbai to Ladakh. He captioned the post, “First time in the land of passes so excited to be here. It’s been a dream for so many years #ladakh #leh.” Singer Mohit Chauhan’s Phir Se Ud Chala song was added as the background music in the video clip.
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‘Naak kaat di maine’: Sara Ali Khan shares a video with an apology to Saif, Amrita Singh and Ibrahim Sara also wrote an apology note to her mother Amrita Singh, father Saif Ali Khan, and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan that reads “Sorry Amma Abba Iggy. Naak kaat di maine” Agency News: Mumbai Actor Sara Ali Khan is back with her ‘knock knock’ jokes but this time, its more like “knock out” for her as in a Tuesday social media post she revealed that she has injured her nose. Taking to her Instagram handle, Sara shared a short video where she could be seen with an adhesive bandage on her nose while telling her
followers a ‘knock-knock’ joke. “Knock-knock, who’s there? Knock... Who?” she could be heard saying in the clip. As the video continues, she removes the bandage to reveal her wounded nose and says, “More like, knock out.” Sharing the video, she also wrote an apology note to her mother Amrita Singh, father Saif Ali Khan, and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan that reads “Sorry Amma Abba Iggy.
Naak kaat di maine.” The post on the photo-sharing platform garnered more than one million views within an hour of being posted, with hundreds of concerned fans and followers sending her get-well-soon wishes in the comments section. Meanwhile, on the work front, Sara will be seen sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar and Dhanush in Aanand L Rai’s ‘Atrangi Re’.
which was clearly visible when she was accompanied by a large number of people while entering the ‘Bigg Boss’ house. In 2019, Sapna made her Bollywood debut with a dance number in ‘Veerey Ki Wedding’ starring
Kriti Kharbanda and Pulkit Samrat. She then featured in ‘Tere Thumke Sapna Choudhary’ in the film ‘Nanu Ki Janu’ starring Abhay Deol. In a recent interview, Sapna spilled the beans on her journey.
‘Haven’t got dresses from designers because…’: ‘BB11’ fame Sapna Choudhary on facing bias in Hindi entertainment industry Agency News: Mumbai Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Choudhary gained nationwide popularity after she appeared on the controversial reality show ‘Bigg Boss 11’. Sapna, who boasts 3.3 million followers on Instagram, keeps her fans glued to their screens with dance videos and stunning pictures Sapna has a huge fan following in Haryana
‘TV content needs to improve to compete with OTT’: Amar Upadhyay on digital boom
New mom Dia Mirza says public breastfeeding in India ‘triggers shame and judgment’
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Amar Upadhyay, who played Mihir Virani in Ekta Kapoor’s hit TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000), won many hearts with his performance. Even though this wasn’t his first tryst with television — he was previously seen in other popular shows like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Rajni, Mehndi Tere Naam Ki, etc., — it was the character of Mihir Virani that turned him into a national sensation overnight. Such was his popularity that the makers of the show were forced to bring his character back to life (after showing him die in one of the episodes) on popular demand. A few years later, Amar quit the show to focus his attention on movies.The actor went on to feature in films like Dahshat, Dhund — The Fog, LOC Kargil and 13B, along with some Bhojpuri ones. Though he did a few television s h o w s alongside, which includes the fifth season of the reality show Bigg Boss in 2005, but not many of them could match the popularity of Kyunki... Until, he stepped in as the protagonist again in the show Molkki.
Agency News: Mumbai Dia Mirza, who became a mother recently, opened up about the challenges of breastfeeding in public. The actor noted that there is a ‘lack of safe spaces’ for new mothers to breastfeed their children, and added that public feeding ‘triggers shame and judgment.’ The actor and her husband Vaibhav Rekhi welcomed their first child, a baby boy they named Avyaan, in May. Dia Mirza revealed that he was born prematurely ‘via an emergency C-section.’Speaking with Mid-Day, on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week, Dia said, “I have become more acutely aware of the lack of safe spaces for new mothers, especially if they are socially and economically marginalised. Why have we never [highlighted] how hard it is for underserved mothers to feed their babies on construction sites, farms and roadside.
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‘No actual breach of peace’: Gujarat HC grants bail to woman held for sedition
Win Olympic final, get house or a car: Gujarat diamond baron Savji Dholakia to Indian women hockey team members
Considering her bail plea, the court took into account that no “actual violence or breach of peace” occurred at any time and more particularly during her presence in Gujarat, and the FIR in question was registered on account of “other similar offences registered in Jharkhand”.
Diamond baron Savji Dholakia announced on Tuesday night that he will give Rs 11 lakh worth a house or a car to all members of the Indian women hockey team if they win the Olympic final. Dholakia acknowledged the Indian women’s hockey team’s first-time entryinto the Olympic semi-final in a series of tweets. He claimed thatannouncing the award is his humble effort to boost the morale of playersso that they can bring glory to the nation.“It gives me immense pleasure to announce that HK Group will beawarding a home of 11 lakh or a brand-new car to the women hockeyplayers who are in dire need of financial assistance if they emergevictorious. Our girls are scripting history with every move at Tokyo 2020,” Dholakia tweeted Dholakia, a native of Dudhala village
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More than a year after three activists from Jharkhand were arrested on sedition charges from different districts in Gujarat over an alleged campaign to support the “Pathalgadi movement”, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to one of the accused — Babita Kachhap. Considering her bail plea, the court took into account that no “actual violence or breach of peace” occurred at any time and more particularly during her presence in Gujarat, and the FIR in question was
registered on account of “other similar offences registered in Jharkhand”. It also took note that the state did not respond to the fact that the Jhar-khand FIRs now stand withdrawn. Kachhap, who hails from Ranchi in Jharkhand, was arrested from Mahisagar district in July last year in an FIR lodged by ATS police station in Ahmedabad for waging a war against state (IPC section 121 (A)), sedition (IPC section 124 (A)) and wanton vilification upon religion (IPC section 153 (A)). She moved the Gujarat HC in January this year seeking regular bail.As
per the prosecution’s case, Kachhap and the other two co-accused, who already had offences pertaining to “antinational activities, abduction, murder, rape, waging war against India” registered against them at various police stations in Jharkhand, had entered Gujarat in tribal areas of Kevadiya, Dahod, Chhota Udepur and Vyara (Tapi) to allegedly instigate “the followers of Sati-Pati Cult of tribal to take violent means by wrong interpretation of the Fifth Schedule of Constitution of India and wage war against India”. However, Kachhap’s
advocate submitted before the court that the prosecution has failed to prove the offences as alleged in the Gujarat FIR and so far as the Jharkhand FIRs are involved in relation to the Pathalgadi movement, the cases now stand withdrawn owing to a Jharkhand government order. Kachhap submitted that the chargesheet indicated that the prosecution relied upon “Facebook posts and criticism of policy of the Government
on non-implementation of constitutional provisions for the benefit of scheduled tribes”, and the same cannot be considered as sedition under Section 124(A) of the IPC. To constitute an offence under Section 124 (A) of the IPC, there must be actual incitement to violence and mere involvement in the Pathalgadi movement cannot amount to commission of offence, Kachhap submitted before the court.
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DPS East to pay Rs 1 lakh fine for 100 pc pass in most functioning without permission schools in Ahmedabad For secondary classes, the District Education Officer (rural) has proposed to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) to impose a penalty of Rs 2 lakh, district education officer (DEO) of Ahmedabad rural stated. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The District Primary Education Officer (DPEO) on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Delhi Public School (DPS) East Ahmedabad for continuing to run the school without permission, and a fine of Rs 10,000 per day if the school management continues to run the school and violate
Uber Rentals expands to 39 cities supporting unique travel needs emerging in the new normal Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Uber today announced that its Rentals service is now available in 39 cities, with most riders using the multi-hour, multi-stop option to visit friends and family, conduct business meetings and official work. Other use cases emerging across the country since the product launch in June 2020 include running errands, grocery shopping, visiting a place of worship, along with shifting homes and flat hunting. With riders looking for convenient, affordable and safe mobility solutions to go about their daily lives, UberRentals allows them the flexibility to book affordable travel options in the new normal. The company alsorevealed that the service was witnessing double trip digit growth month on month, with great consumerdemand in metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
the order.For secondary classes, the District Education Officer (rural) has proposed to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) to impose a penalty of Rs 2 lakh, district education officer (DEO) of Ahmedabad rural stated. According to the office of DEO Ahmedabad (rural), the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE), through an order on November 30, 2019, had cancelled the affiliation of DPS East Ahmedabad after it came to light that the school had leased out land without CBSE permission to an ashram of self-styled guru Nithyananda who was facing a case for allegedly keeping women in “illegal confinement”. Later the Gujarat government
decided to take over the management of the school till the end of the academic session 2019-2020. However, with the powers vested with the Director Primary Education, the school was given special permission to continue till April 2021 after which the school was directed to shift students to another school. On November 6, 2020, the state education department rejected the school’s application for No Objection Certificate (NOC). The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, too, rejected its application for recognition.
‘violating height norms’: HC pulls up DGCA, SMC over structures near Surat airport Directing the authorities to file action taken reports and latest status reports by the next date of hearing, the court said on August 2, “else personal responsibility will be fixed” on the officials concerned and they will be asked to make cash security deposits from their personal funds. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A division bench of the Gujarat High Court came down heavily on the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
You would be surprised if you were told that a firefighter on the Ahmedabad Fire Brigade had rescued 400 people from the river in 7 years. This story, which looks like a movie story, is not about real life but about real life. In which this fireman who has been serving in
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad MOST OF the Ahmedabad schools secured a 100 per cent pass percentage as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared Class 10 results Tuesday. Among the
schools where all the students cleared the class 10 exam are Delhi Public School (DPS) Bopal, DAV International School Makarba, Udgam School for Children Thaltej and Prakash Higher Secondary School in Bodakdev. At Delhi Public School (DPS) Bopal school, Rishika Maheshwari emerged as school topper with 99.33 per cent. Out of 445 students who appeared for the examination, 413 students scored distinction, 97 students scored 95 per cent and above and 244 students scored above
One person was killed in a triple accident late at night, and a rickshaw overturned in a car crash and the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) for not taking action against structures near the Surat airport in violation of law, posing serious safety concerns.Directing the authorities to file action taken reports and latest status reports by the next date of hearing, the court said on August 2, “else personal responsibility will be fixed” on the officials concerned and they will be asked to make cash security deposits from their personal funds. In a 2019 public interest litigation, party-in-person
citizen Vishwas Bhambhurkar had highlighted that illegal constructions were permitted around the Surat airport, violating norms and requested such structures be evacuated and demolished.Demolition notices were issued to such buildings after a joint survey by the officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the SMC in 2018, but as noted in a court order in December 2019, “none of the authorities have taken it seriously”. The court also noted that while these offending buildings.
The real life hero saved 400 people from drowning in the Sabarmati river Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Among the schools where all the students cleared the class 10 exam are Delhi Public School (DPS) Bopal, DAV International School Makarba, Udgam School for Children Thaltej and Prakash Higher Secondary School in Bodakdev.
Ahmedabad Fire Brigade for 21 years has become an angel for the people drowning in Sabarmati river. Bharat Mangela is the name of this fireman who has joined the Ahmedabad Fire Brigade since 2001. In many incidents of fire accidents in Ahmedabad Fire Brigade, this fire has been the noble work of Jawan Bharat. At the same time, Bharat Mangela
has done a commendable job in rescue work in cases of suicide or accidental drowning in the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad. Bharti, a firefighter, said that before 2014, when the riverfront was under construction, there were many incidents of drowning in the river. At that time i.e. in 2014 the River Rescue Project was established.
A speeding car collided with a rickshaw and a bike, killing the rickshaw driver on the spot, while the biker was undergoing treatment. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A triple accident has taken place in Ahmedabad city on Tuesday night. One person died on the spot in this accident. Cary also hit a pole in the incident. The car later overturned and fell 20 feet. The incident took place around 9 to 10 pm on Tuesday (Ahmedabad
accident). The car was found to have fallen into a nursery. However, large casualties were averted as people living there were not present at the time of the incident. On the other hand, it has been found that the rickshaw (Auto Rickshaw) had overturned in an accident. The rickshaw driver has lost his life in the accident. In this case, the police have registered a case against the biker. According to the information received, a triple accident took place between a car, rickshaw and bike on Tuesday night in Motera area of the city. It is said that an oncoming car collided with a rickshaw and a bike driver. The rickshaw driver died on the spot in the accident. The car also overturned after colliding with two vehicles. The collision was so violent that the rickshaw overturned.
90 per cent. Arshia Adhya and Daksh Jogchand bagged the second position with 99.17 per cent and Garv Srivastava secured the third position with 98.5 per cent. Also, 42 students recorded 100 score in Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit, AI and IT, creating a benchmark performance. Principal Surender P Sachdeva said, “Though the exams were conducted by the schools but the quality of assessments and intensity was the same as the board exams.
in Amreli district, runs Hari Krishna Exports that has annual turnover of nearly Rs 7,000 crore Hockey Team “we’re right behind you.” This is our small effort to boost the morale of our players so that they can bring more glory to the nation,” he tweeted. Dholakia told TOI: “I was inspired by Mirabai Chanu and saw how women from our country are taking giant leaps. Chanu’s livesin a simple house but she won the medal I want to make this announcement.
Kutch police arrest two for duping peopl Agency News: Rajkot Kutch police arrested two persons for duping people in various parts of Gujarat by promising them to help in getting government jobs invarious departments.These two people have admitted to have cheated four people to the tuneof Rs 28 lakh in the recent past. These people also forged documents towin the trust of their victims. A Gandhidham based youth Rushiraj Raval had approached GandhidhamA division police station with the complaint that he was promised to clearthe exam of electricity assistant engineer and after that he would get a government job The accused had demanded Rs 20 lakh in exchange of helping him to get a government job out of which Raval had paid Rs 10 lakh The police based on this complaint using human source and technical surveillance found Ramesh Parmar (56) a resident o Ahmedabad and Rajesh Thakor (36) a resident of Mehsana.
Gujarat confidential: Narrow Margin Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Farmer leader and president of Gujarat Khedut Samaj, Jayesh Patel, who spearheaded the protest against the bullet train and express highway projects in Gujarat, lost the post of chairman of Paal Group Cooperative Cotton Sellers Society Limited by a narrow margin against Naresh Patel in the election on Sunday. Jayesh, who has been holding the post for long, got 1,638 out of a total of 3,468 votes, while Naresh Patel got 1,717 votes — a margin of 79 votes. The body purchases paddy from farmers and sells it in the market. “This will not affect our work for the farmers. I have got a
good number of votes,” said Jayesh. On the second day of the nine-day events to mark the five years of Vijay Rupaniled Gujarat state government in Vadodara, BJP corporator Kalpesh Patel got into an argument with VMC officials for not giving him a seat on the stage, where party MLA Manisha Vakil was the chief guest. “He accused the officers for inviting him to the event to intentionally disrespect him,” a VMC official said. However, a senior party leader said, “We have learnt to ignore Patel’s outbursts. He is short-tempered and he did not even respect that Manisha Vakil was on the stage. The VMC handled the situation, we are told.
Tata Motors drives in the all-new Tiago NRG Agency News: Mumbai
Holding true to its ‘New Forever’ brand promise, Tata Motors today launched the all-new Tiago NRG. Adding yet another exciting product to its wide range of portfolio, this vehicle has been carefully crafted for those who live differently. Positioned as the ‘Urban Toughroader’, the Tiago NRG is not only
enhanced aesthetically with an SUV inspired design giving it a muscular look but is also tuned further with a higher ground clearance to give a tough road performance for the go getters. With 4 star safety rating by GNCAP, this vehicle will be launched in 4 attractive colours – Foresta Green, Fire Red, Snow White, Cloudy Grey, and will be available in showrooms from today at a starting.