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UP school teacher booked and suspended for giving love letter on greeting card to Class 8 girl

A school teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballarpur got suspended and booked by the police after he allegedly wrote a “love letter” and gave it in a greeting card to a Class 8 student, according to the police. An FIR has been filed against the teacher Hariom Singh on the complaint of the girl’s father, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kunwar Anupam Singh said. Hariom Singh has been accused of giving a greeting card on December 30 to a Class 8 girl student. When the student reached home she found that the card carried a 12-line handwritten letter in it purportedly with a confession of his love for her. As the matter came to light, District Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Kaustubh Singh suspended the teacher, the SP said. Block Education Officer Vipin Kumar has been tasked with the investigation of the matter.

As many as 160 Chinese companies selling toys in India have not yet been given the required quality certificates by the government. Behind this delay is said to be the Covid-19 pandemic. India has made it mandatory to obtain an ISI quality certificate from the Bureau of Indian Standards for the sale of toys in the country in January 2021 itself. BIS Director Pramod Kumar Tiwari has said that around 160 Chinese toy manufacturing companies have applied for BIS quality certificate in the last two years. We have not yet issued certificates to them keeping

Ant Group’s founder Jack Ma will give up control of the Chinese fintech giant in an overhaul that seeks to draw a line under a regulatory crackdown that was triggered soon after its mammoth stock market debut was scuppered two years ago. Ant’s $37 billion IPO, which would have been the world’s largest, was cancelled at the last minute in November 2020, leading to a forced restructuring of the financial technology firm and speculation the Chinese billionaire would have to cede control. While some analysts have said a relinquishing of

in view the Kovid-19 pandemic.

Mostly BIS quality certificate is issued after factory inspection.

He said the BIS official could not travel to China due to pandemic

Kerala Administrative Tribunal cancels appointment of three govt Law College principals

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Big revelation in Kanzhawala case: ‘Drug connection’ of deceased Anjali’s Mitra Nidhi revealed

Three persons have been arrested for allegedly harassing lions by chasing them on their vehicles and shooting videos using mobile phones in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh district of Gujarat, a forest official said on Saturday. Out of six persons involved in the incident, the authorities on Friday arrested three accused, who hail from Rajasthan, after videos of the chase surfaced on social media, an official said. According to forest officials, the videos were most likely recorded two weeks ago in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary near Sasan Gir in Junagadh district. In a video, some persons can be seen following a pride of lions on two vehicles, with one of them sitting

Mumbai: Watch worth ₹ 4.5L stolen from ex-NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede’s house, maid missing A complaint was filed at the Goregaon police station by his wife Kranti Redkar, who is an actor.

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Mumbai Police registered a case after a watch worth Rs 4.5 lakh was stolen from the house of former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal director Sameer Wankhede and his wife Kranti Redkar, who is an actor. After the incident, the actor lodged a complaint at the Goregaon police station in Mumbai, the police registered a case and started the investigation. “Omega constellation watch worth Rs 4,50,000 was stolen from the house of Kranti

Redkar. The maid is missing after the incident, so the doubt is on her,” said police. A few days ago, Kranti Redkar had hired a woman to work in the house through an agency. The maid seeing the opportunity stole the jewellery and money and fled from the spot. At present, the police are questioning the agency from where the maid was and is trying to trace her. Further investigation is underway.

control could clear the way for the company to revive its IPO, the changes announced by the group on Saturday, however, are likely to result in a further delay due to listing regulations.

China’s domestic A-share market requires companies to wait three years after a change in control to list. The wait is two years on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style STAR market, and one year in Hong Kong.

restrictions and health concerns.

Timari said about the Chinese toy companies, they did not invite us for inspection and we also could not go to China due to the epidemic.

The Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) has set aside the appointments of three Government Law College principals for being “contrary to the provisions” of the UGC Regulations, 2010. KAT members Justice P V Asha and P K Kesavan have cancelled the appointments of principals of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Thrissur Government Law Colleges. The Tribunal also directed the government to hold fresh selections in accordance with the UGC Regulations. “... order dated 19.3.2017, issued by government to the extent it relates to the qualifications for the post of principals, the select list dated 30.8.2018, the promotion ordered

on 3.9.2018 are set aside...the select list is seen drawn, contrary to the provisions contained in the UGC regulations, 2010... ,” the order dated January 4 said. The order came based on a plea filed by Giri Sankar S S, an associate professor of Ernakulam Law College seeking direction to make appointments to the post of principals in accordance with the UGC Regulations. “...it is only appropriate that fresh selection is made as against all those vacancies for which that select list was drawn in accordance with the UGC Regulations, 2010,” the Tribunal said. It also directed to constitute a selection committee for conducting the selection for appointment of principals in the Government Law Colleges in accordance with the UGC Regulations.

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As the New Year began, people across the country were outraged by the horror incident that took place in Delhi’s Kanzhawala. On this day, a girl named Anjali died in this horror incident. Anjali was riding her scooty during the night and was going somewhere, when a car hit her schoolgirl and took Anjali from Sultanpuri to Kanzhawala tar Dhasedi. Anjali was dragged for about 12 km. When Anjali’s accident happened, her friend Nidhi was also present with her.

Another shocking revelation in the death case of Anjali, who was dragged under a car for 12 km in Kanjawala Anjali’s friend Nidhi was arrested in a drug smuggling case last year, along with 2 youths.

on the bonnet of a four-wheeler. Some of the accused shot videos on their mobile phones while driving dangerously close to the lions on what appeared to be a village road. Offences under relevant provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act have been registered against six persons for trespassing and chasing lions, said Aradhana Sahu, the chief conservator of forests of Junagadh wildlife circle.

Uttrakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited sinking Joshimath on Saturday to assess the situation on the ground. He met the affected people and assured them of all help, officials said. The CM also met the team of officials and experts who have been camping in the town since Thursday and took their feedback on the evacuation exercise, they said. He walked through the narrow streets in the affected areas and also went inside houses in which huge cracks have appeared on the walls and ceilings. ”Evacuating affected families in the danger zone to safe locations is the government’s priority for now,” Dhami told.“We are also working on a long term rehabilitation strategy,” he said. After visiting the affected areas in the Himalayan town, Dhami said that suitable places for relocation of residents near Pipalkoti and Gauchar are also being identified. Officials have been asked not to get entangled in long procedural complexities and take direct clearance from him for projects related to treatment of drainage and sewage systems in Joshimath, he said.

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Neutralising antibody responses against the SARS-COV-2 virus and its variants of concern (VoC) are higher among Covishield recipients than those who took the indigenously made Covaxin, according to a multi-centre study. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted on the preprint server MedRxiv on Friday, also found that when compared to prevaccination baseline, both vaccines elicited statistically significant antibody levels in both seronegative individuals and seropositive or those who had recovered from Covid-19 infection. Between June 2021 and January 2022, the researchers enrolled 691 participants in the 18-45 age group across four sites in urban and rural Bengaluru and Pune. Participants received either

two doses of Covaxin at 28 days apart or two doses of Covishield at three months apart. The Omicron wave in early 2022 overlapped with the second dose of vaccine in two sites and with both doses in one site. Participants were sampled at six timepoints for antibody analyses and at four timepoints for cellular analyses. When compared to prevaccination baseline, both vaccines elicited statistically significant antibody levels in both seronegative and seropositive individuals, the researchers found.

Due to the accident, Nidhi fell aside and ran away. However, now a big shocking thing about Nidhi’s drug connection has come out regarding this incident. In a statement, Sakshi Nidhi revealed that Anjali was drunk at the time of the accident. While shocking revelations are coming out everyday in this incident, another shocking revelation has come out regarding Anjali’s friend Nidhi. It is being said that in the year 2022, Anjali’s friend Nidhi was arrested in a drug smuggling case. If the police are to be believed, the Sultanpuri death case witness Nidhi was earlier arrested in a drug smuggling case and is currently out on bail.

According to the police, Anjali’s

accident witness Nidhi was arrested in Agra Cantt in 2020 in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (1985). Nidhi was accused of bringing ganja from Telangana and was stopped at Agra station during which he was also arrested. Not only Nidhi was involved in the drug smuggling case of 2020, but two other boys were also involved.

Shah Accusing Soren of ‘destroying Jharkhand’, Shah claimed that the JMM dispensation has indulged in ‘looting’ mineral resources and ‘betrayed’ tribals in the name of ‘khatiyan’

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The Modi government has a clear spirit about empowering people by giving them fundamental requirements to help them improve their living, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. “There’s a clear spirit in this govt about what is empowerment versus what is entitlement. If you’re looking at empowering people, there’s no entitlement. You give

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Staring at an acute financial crunch, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has now planned to dip into its reserves by eyeing its fixed deposits (FD) in various banks. The move is apparently a bailout measure to clear pending overdues amounting crores of rupees of private contractual agencies engaged in several completed and ongoing developmental projects in the twin-city. On the virtue of the consent by the erstwhile general body, the civic administration had initially planned to avail overdraft (OD) facilities on the asset valued at Rs. 122 crore for the same objective. Even though the civic administration has taken steps to encash the FD’s.

them fundamental requirements and people then find their own course to improve their living,”.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Hemant Soren government must check infiltrators, out to grab land in Jharkhand, by marrying tribal women. Accusing Soren of “destroying Jharkhand”, Shah claimed that the JMM dispensation has indulged in “looting” mineral resources and “betrayed” tribals in the name of ‘khatiyan’. The Hemant

Soren government, which has also accused the BJP of “plundering” the state’s wealth, wants to prepare a list of original residents of the state based on the 1932 land records which would implicitly identify a large number of non-tribals as later migrants. “The Hemant Soren government must check infiltrators, out to grab land, by marrying tribal women,” Shah said while addressing ‘Vijay Sankalp Maharally’ in West Singhbhum district’s Chaibasa, around 150-km away from the state’s capital Ranchi. The programme is being viewed as the beginning of the campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Claiming that “corruption has peaked” under the JMM-led dispensation in the state, Shah said the state government has “handed over Adivasi land.

Rohit Shetty injured on sets of Indian Police Force, undergoes surgery

Urvashi Rautela looks chic in a sleeveless top and suede pants at the airport.

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Rohit Shetty injured on sets of Indian Police Force, undergoes surgery

J’khand govt must check infiltrators out to grab land by marrying tribal women:

Covishield immune responses against Covid variants higher than Covaxin

Modi govt has clear spirit about empowering people: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to

relinquish control of Ant Group

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami visits town, meets affected families

Gujarat: 3 arrested after videos of chasing, harassing lions in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary goes viral

Facing fund crunch, MBMC eyes fixed deposits to pay dues

Center’s big decision: Big blow to 160 Chinese companies, cannot sell in India

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India can pull off 6.5% growth over next 10 yrs, but not without some key policy changes

MCD House Ruckus: AAP Protests

Outside LG’s House, Alleges He is ‘Destroying’ Constitution

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Punjab Minister Fauja Singh Sarari Resigns Months After Audio Leak of ‘Extortion Plan’

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Bharat Jodo Yatra Reaches Haryana’s Karnal, Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh Joins Rahul Gandhi

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As the new calendar year gets under way, commentators have switched their attention from the economic growth likely in the current fiscal year (the broad consensus being sub-7 per cent) to the next one. Realistic projections are important for anchoring the Budget, due to be presented in less than four weeks. This is particularly so because past forecasts, especially by government spokespersons, have been over the top — starting with the promise of double-digit growth made early and repeatedly in the Narendra Modi government’s first term. Even in the first year of the second term, 2019-20, the then chief economic advisor forecast 7 per cent growth; the year ended with 4 per cent. Then there is this business of forecasting when the Indian economy will hit the $5-trillion mark — for which the target year has shifted from 2022-23 to 2024-25, and now to 2026-27. Even accounting for the two years of Covid-caused setback, such shifting of goalposts should raise questions about the seriousness of the forecasting. Still, the latest target date has been endorsed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which in October put out a figure of $4.95 trillion for 2026-27, from $3.47 trillion for this fiscal year. This should not be taken to mean 42 per cent growth in the intervening four years because the numbers are in current dollars, including inflation. US inflation in 2022 was 7 per cent, despite which the rupee depreciated 11 per cent against the US currency. Thus, while real economic growth this year may be sub-7 per cent, nominal growth in rupees may be 14-15 per cent, while nominal dollar growth estimated by the IMF in October was 9 per cent. If one is to go for dollar benchmarks, better to target the per capita income level that would move India from the lower-middle to the uppermiddle income category (about $4,000).

The AAP staged a protest outside the Lt Governor’s house here on Saturday over 10 aldermen nominated by him to the MCD House being administered oath before the elected representatives, alleging that he is “destroying” the Constitution. The ruling party claimed this was part of an “underhanded ploy” to get the aldermen to vote in the mayor and deputy mayor elections. Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday nominated the 10 aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), days before the January 6 mayoral elections. The AAP had alleged that all the nominated members were BJP workers and the civic body sent their names directly to Saxena without keeping the city government in the loop. On Saturday, AAP leaders and workers gathered outside Raj Niwas in Civil Lines carrying banners and raised

slogans against Saxena. Senior AAP leader Atishi, who was a part of the protest, alleged the LG is “destroying” the Constitution and going against the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act. “Why were the 10 aldermen nominated bypassing the Delhi government? Why wasn’t the seniormost person nominated as the presiding officer? Why were they trying to give voting rights to the aldermen? The LG needs to answer these questions as he is destroying the Constitution,” she told.

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Sonia Gandhi Recovering from

BRS Launched in Andhra, KCR Seeks Support from Neighbouring State to Boost Party’s ‘National Image’

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Almost three months after he found himself in the middle of a controversy over a viral clip about an alleged extortion plan, Punjab Minister for Food Processing and Horticulture Fauja Singh Sarari has resigned. Sarari tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The portfolio is now likely to go to either Patiala (Rural) MLA Dr Balbir Singh or Jagraon MLA Saravjit Kaur Manuke. The clip had surfaced in September last year in which the minister was purportedly heard discussing an extortion plan. The audio was allegedly leaked by his close aideturned-foe Tarsem Lal Kapoor who was reportedly upset with the minister for not defending his close relative in a police case. Sarari had been served a showcause notice by the Aam Aadmi Party days after the audio clip had surfaced. He had maintained that the clips were doctored and

that he was being “framed”. In the clip, Fauja Singh Sarari is allegedly heard discussing a plan to trap contractors hired for transportation of food grains to allegedly extort money from them. The voices on the tape can be heard saying that a DRO copy should be sought from the contractors after their trucks are half-loaded. The issue had snowballed into a major controversy with both the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal targeting the Bhagwant Mann government over the issue. It had caused embarrassment for the AAP as it came closer to the Gujarat elections. Responding to Sarari’s resignation.

Meghalaya Assembly Polls: TMC Names Five Women in First List of 52 Candidates

The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed its journey in Haryana on Saturday morning, with scores of people joining the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led foot march as it entered Karnal district from adjoining Panipat.

Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh and senior Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Randeep Singh Surjewala were among those who joined the yatra which began from Kohand village in Gharaunda here. According to the schedule, the yatra will halt for the night in Indri here before moving to Kurukshetra district next morning. The yatra re-entered Haryana on Thursday evening from Uttar Pradesh.

Gandhi addressed a rally in Panipat on Friday and slammed the BJP government over the economy and unemployment, saying there are two Indias un-

der Prime Minister Narendra Modi – one of farmers, labourers and the jobless and the other of “100 people” who hold “half” of the nation’s wealth. The yatra covered over 130 km in its first phase in Haryana from December 21-23, passing through Nuh, Gurugram and Faridabad districts. The yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, will end with Gandhi hoisting the national flag in Srinagar on January 30. The march has so far covered Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

59 Women Booked for Assaulting Man for Circulating Morphed Photos in Kerala

Infection, Says Hospital

Respiratory

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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here on Wednesday with a viral infection is stable and is recovering well, doctors attending on her said on Friday.

“Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson

UPA, who is admitted at the hospital for a viral respiratory infection is stable and is making a gradual recovery,” said a statement from the hospital. The 76-year-old Congress leader was accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra when she was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday.

Himachal Cabinet to be Expanded in Next One or Two Days, Say Congress Sources

The Himachal Pradesh cabinet of the newly elected Congress government in the hill state would be expanded in the next one or two days, top party sources said on Friday. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is in the national capital and held deliberations with top party leaders on the expansion of the state cabinet, the sources said. Sukhu arrived here last evening and held closed-door meetings with several leaders in the national capital on the inclusion of various new MLAs in the state cabinet. “The Himachal Pradesh cabinet would be formed in the next one or two days,” a senior Congress leader told. adding that deliberations for the same are going on. The sources said deliberations would also be held with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, besides other senior leaders, including AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and AICC in-charge for Himachal Rajiv Shukla. Since

Priyanka Gandhi had played a role in campaigning for the party in the hill state, she would also have a say in the formation of the new cabinet, the sources said. At present, only Chief Minister Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri are in place. It has been almost a month that the new cabinet was formed since the results were declared on December 8. The Congress won Himachal assembly elections bagging 40 seats out of 68 assembly constituencies and wrested power from the BJP.

Himachal Pradesh is the only state that the Congress has won in the last four years, ending the series of electoral losses by the beleaguered party.

Punjab Police, BSF Arrest 2 Drug Cartel Kingpins, Seize 31.02 Kg Heroin

Punjab Police and BSF in a joint operation arrested two drug cartel kingpins and seized 31.02 kg of heroin, the state police chief said on Saturday.

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Punjab Police and BSF in a joint operation arrested two drug cartel kingpins and seized

31.02 kg of heroin, the state police chief said on Saturday. “In a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks @FazilkaPolice & #BSF have jointly arrested 2 drug cartel kingpins engaged in drug trafficking on massive scale and recovered 31.02 Kg Heroin,” Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav tweeted. He said that an FIR has been registered and further investigation was going on “to break forward and backward linkages.” “@PunjabPoliceInd is committed to make Punjab drugfree as per the vision of CM @ BhagwantMann,” he said in another tweet.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi recently made its debut in Andhra Pradesh, with former Jana Sena Party leader Thota Chandrasekhar and former minister Ravela Kishore Babu joining the party. Chandrasekhar will lead the Andhra Pradesh unit of the BRS. This is an interesting development as Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao rose to power riding on a proTelangana and anti-Andhra wave. Now that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi has become the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Rao is positioning the party as a national one and seeking support from his neighbouring state. Recently, Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar took a dig at the new inductees into the BRS saying it was a paradox that the Telangana chief minister, who he claimed had insulted the people of Andhra Pradesh, was now talking about the development of the state. Kumar also recalled how KCR had said Andhra biryani tasted “like cow dung” and how the state’s traditional foods like ulavucharu were consumed by

It will be interesting to see how the Telangana CM will brand the BRS in Andhra Pradesh, but before doing so, there are some raging issues that he needs to address

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Six more persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism at a church and attack on policemen in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district early this week, taking the number of those taken into custody to 11, police said on Saturday. The church, located on the premises of a private school, in Narayanpur city was targeted on Monday during a protest against alleged religious conversion in the tribal-dominated area. The protesters also attacked Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar and five police personnel when they were trying to disperse the crowd.

cattle in Telangana. From here, it will be interesting to see how the Telangana CM will brand the BRS in Andhra Pradesh, but before doing so, there are some raging issues that he needs to address. “KCR has to make his stand clear on the seven mandals of Khammam that became part of Andhra Pradesh through the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill of 2014. In 2021.

The opposition Trinamool Congress in Meghalaya gave five tickets to female candidates with an eye on the financial and political empowerment of the women of the northeastern state. Two of these tickets are for sitting MLAs, as was seen in the first list of 52 candidates released by the party for the upcoming assembly elections. In matrilineal Meghalaya, women often shun politics but, so far, this is the highest number of women candidates any political party has fielded for polls so far. Two sitting TMC legislators – Miani Dalbot Shira (Ampati) and Dikkanchi Dalbot Shira (Mahendraganj) –featured in the first list. The lone female member of Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Sadhiarani M Sangma will be contesting from Gambegre

constituency against state NCP president Saleng A Sangma. The female candidates, apart from sitting MLAs and MDC, include Dr Saralin Dorphang from Mawhati and Elgiva Gwyneth Rynjah from North Shillong. “We have the highest number of aspiring women representatives so far,” said legislature party leader Dr Mukul Sangma. “So far, the UDP (United Democratic Party) and PDF (People’s Democratic Front) have declared their first list of candidates but there are no women candidates in it.” Besides the five female candidates.

Agang of 59 women allegedly assaulted a man accusing him of circulating morphed photos of another woman through social media in Thrissur district of Kerala. Police said a case has been registered against all the accused and 11 of them have been arrested.

The accused, all devotees of a spiritual retreat centre in Thrissur, assaulted Shaji when he was travelling with five others in a car on Thursday evening. The video of the women, dragging the man and beating and thrashing him mercilessly, went viral on social media platforms. Some women could even be seen attacking him with sticks in the video. A native of Muriyad near here, Shaji is still undergoing treatment at a hospital with injuries, police said. The man and his family recently snapped their association with the divine

the women, dragging the man and beating and thrashing him mercilessly, went viral on social media platforms

retreat centre, they said. Besides him, five other members of his family were also there in the car when the incident happened outside the campus of the Centre. They also suffered minor injuries and glass of the vehicle was damaged in the attack. ”As per the man’s complaint, the women attacked him out of misunderstanding that he had propagated the morphed pictures of a woman related to the retreat centre,” police told. Various sections of IPS including 307, 143, 147, 144, 128 and so were charged against the accused.

A bomb scare took place at the Rajasthan Hotel in Bandra on Saturday after a suspicious bag was found inside. Mumbai police immediately went to the spot and searched the bag but didn’t find anything objectionable inside it. The bag allegedly belongs to a salesman, according to reports.

“Six more persons were arrested on Friday in connection with the incident of riots in Narayanpur during a protest by people of a community,” said Kumar, who sustained head injuries in the attack. The person who attacked the IPS officer is among the six held, said officials. Earlier, the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Narayanpur district unit and four others were arrested for their alleged role in the violence, the SP said. The police have registered four FIRs under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to rioting, promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion and race, criminal conspiracy and defiling places of worship.

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A tuition teacher was on Saturday arrested for allegedly sodomising his eight-year-old student in Gujarat’s Surat city, police said. The incident took place on Friday in Navagam locality Dindoli, where the accused runs a tuition centre, an official said. As per the FIR registered at Dindoli police station, the accused allegedly sodomised the victim in the bathroom of the tuition centre between 4.30 pm and 6 pm.

“The victim’s mother lodged a

complaint that the tuition teacher had committed an unnatural act with her son. Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered against the accused,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 2) Bhagirath Gadhvi said. The accused has been booked under section 377 (unnatural offences) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children for Sexual Offences Act, he said. The boy was subject to medical examination, while the accused was arrested, the official said.

Shankar Mishra, the passenger accused of allegedly urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, was arrested from Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Saturday, after joint efforts by the Delhi and Bengaluru Police.

The victim was a senior citizen and the shocking incident took place in business class on the Air India flight from New York to Delhi on November 26 last year.

According to reports, the accused was in an inebriated state during the incident. According to the FIR, shortly after lunch was served and the lights were switched off onboard AI 102 on November 26, 2022, the inebriated male passenger seated in business class seat 8A walked to the elderly woman’s seat,

unzipped his pants and urinated on her, a report said. Police had been on the lookout for Mishra for days and were trying to track his movements. Here’s how police managed to catch

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The Thane crime branch unit’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) team succeeded in arresting three persons from Badlapur city in Thane district on Thursday January 5 at around 4:30 pm during the special check-up operation by the police. The police seized 90 kg of ganja from the three persons. Sanjay Shinde, senior police inspector, Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), Crime branch, Thane said, “We received a tip-off from our close sources that three persons will be coming down at Belpada Village near Badlapur city on Thursday, January 5 with around 110-120 kg ganja. As per the information we formed a team and laid a trap near said location and intercepted a Innova car. During the operation we found 90 kg of ganja hidden

under the trunk, bonnet, diccky and seat of Innova car.” Shinde further added, “We have arrested three accused identified as Ravi Munnilal Jaiswal (35), Hasoon Qayyum Khan (25) and Mohammad Shadam Riaz (27) all the residents of Badlapur. We have seized around 90 kg of ganja worth Rs 9 Lakh and also mobile and cars. The total amount seized from all the three accused is Rs 17 lakh.We have registered a case against all the three accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation is underway.”

In another suspected case of food poisoning, a 20-year old woman died on Saturday after allegedly consuming Kuzhimanthi, a biryani dish from a local hotel.

Police said Anju Sreeparvathy from Perumbala near here, had consumed Kuzhimanthi which she purchased online from a restaurant named Romansia at Kasaragod on December 31 and was undergoing treatment since then. “A case has been registered after her parents filed the complaint. The girl died early Saturday morning,” police

told. The girl was undergoing treatment at a private hospital, from where she was taken to another hospital at Mangaluru in Karnataka, where she died.

Meanwhile, state Health Minister Veena George, ordered a probe into the incident. Directions have been issued to the Food Safety Commissioner to file a report with regard to the incident.

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hold of Shankar Mishra. Deputy Commissioner of Police Ravi Kumar Singh said, “Accused Shankar Mishra in IGIA case has been arrested from Bengaluru by a Delhi Police team. He has been brought to Delhi and further investigation into the case is in progress.” The accused was staying at his sister’s home in Sanjay Nagar, Bengaluru

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Digital content creator Viral Bhayani uploaded a short clip of the area.

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Security outside the LG’s residence was beefed up, with a large number of police personnel deployed at the spot and barricades put up around the area

India batting sensation

Suryakumar Yadav is in awe of Dewald Bravis for his powerhitting abilities, saying he wants to learn the “no-look” shots from the South African when they share the Mumbai Indians dressing room in the upcoming IPL. “I am just trying to copy you (Brevis) sometimes. The way you bat. You have to teach me one thing, how do you that no-look shot, no-look six? I just want to learn that from you,” Surya said in a one-on-one interaction with Brevis posted. Brevis responded: “I would be an honour, but I would love to learn lots of shots from you as well. The funny thing is My no - look shot just happens, it’s weird but I don’t know it just

happens.” Apart from sharing the dressing room with Surya in the IPL, Brevis will also represent MI Cape Town in the inaugural edition of the upcoming SA20 in South Africa. Surya, the world number one T20 batter, lauded the young Brevis for his knock of 162 off 57 balls during an CSA T20 Challenge game. “Last time I saw you smashed 160-165 runs off 50-55 balls in a T20 game. So now in ODIs, if you get to bat around 100 balls, are you going to score a triple hundred,” Surya said. To which Brevis replied: “It was like another normal day for me. It (that knock) just happened. I didn’t even realise what I was doing at that moment, everything just happened in the moment, at one point I even told the non-striker that I think I’ll try and hit every ball for six.

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Chetan Sharma was on Saturday reappointed as the chairman of the senior selection committee, exactly two months after his entire panel was disbanded by the BCCI for the Indian team’s semifinal exit in the T20 World Cup. Chetan’s new team, though, would have entirely new faces with junior chairman of selectors S Sharath of South Zone being promoted. The others in the panel are former seamer Subroto Banerjee from East Zone, Salil Ankola from West Zone and Test opener Shiv Sunder Das from the Central zone. Das qualified

from central for being a former Vidarbha player after he finished playing for Odisha. His colleague, Harvinder Singh, also reapplied but wasn’t considered after interview as he was believed to be not up to the mark. “The board received around 600 applications following its advertisement for the five posts issued on its official website on 18th November 2022,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a release.

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Veteran Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has decided to draw curtains on her illustrious career at next month’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. The former doubles no.1 has made this announcement to WTA.

Sania initially intended to hang up her racquet at the end of last season, but an elbow injury ruled her out of the US Open and forced her to stop playing in 2022 as early as August.

The 36-year-old Sania, who is married to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, has been living in Dubai for more than a decade, and will look to bid adieu to the game at her home base. “I was going to stop right after the WTA Finals, because we were going to make the WTA Finals, but I tore my tendon in my elbow right

before US Open so I had to pull out of everything,” Sania told wtatennis.com. “And honestly, the person that I am, I like to do things on my own terms. So I don’t want to be forced out by injury. So I’ve been training.”

Sania, a six-time major champion -- three in doubles and three in mixed doubles -- has signed up to compete in this month’s Australian Open alongside Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina. She has been suffering from a lingering calf problem but is hoping that the injury won’t hamper her farewell plans.

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Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who miraculously escaped a horrific car accident last week, has successfully undergone a knee surgery at a Mumbai hospital, according to the BCCI sources.

“Rishabh Pant has successfully undergone a knee ligament surgery on Friday. He will be under observation. Further course of action and rehabilitation will be advised by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala and followed by the BCCI sports science and medicine team,” a BCCI source told. The surgery took place at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Andheri West under the supervision of Dr

Pardiwala, the head of the Centre for Sports Medicine, and Director of Arthroscopy & Shoulder Service. Pant was taken to Mumbai by air ambulance from Dehradun since he was not in a position to fly by a commercial airline.The 25-year-old, who was driving from Delhi to Roorkee to surprise his family members in the early hours of December 30, suffered multiple injuries after his speeding car hit the divider and caught fire.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that maiden Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) would be issued in two tranches for an aggregate amount of Rs 16,000 crore. Proceeds from their issuance will be used to fund public sector projects seeking to reduce carbon emissions. The first auction of Rs 8,000 crore would be done on January 25 while the second for an equal amount will be held on February 9, the central bank disclosed in a statement. The bonds will be available in five and 10-year tenors. Of the Rs 8,000 crore, the auction for the fiveyear and 10-year paper will be for Rs 4,000 crore each. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced in the 2022-23 Union Budget that as part of its overall market borrowings, the Centre will be issuing SGrBs for mobilising resources for green infrastructure. The RBI, in

consultation with the government, has now notified the indicative calendar for the issuance of these bonds for the current fiscal year. The RBI added that 5 per cent of the notified amount of sale will be reserved for retail investors and that these papers will be reckoned as an eligible investment for SLR (statutory liquidity ratio) purposes. “SGrBs will be eligible for repurchase transactions (repo) according to the terms and conditions mentioned in repurchase transactions (repo) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018 as amended from time to time,” it noted. Further, these bonds will be eligible for trading in the secondary market.

Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd reported a 13% on-year growth in its Oct-Dec consolidated revenue as festival season demand resulted in higher footfall and sales across all markets, the company said in an exchange filing today. Despite a solid base from the prior year’s quarter, which was the first regular quarter without any pandemic-related disruptions, the Kerala-based jewellery chain’s revenue climbed 12% year over year in India. Because more showrooms have been opened in recent quarters, the sales rise was more rapid in non-south markets. Approximately 34% of Kalyan Jewellers’ India revenue comes from non-south markets.

During the December quarter, the corporation added five new showrooms, all of which were located outside of southern

markets. In India, there were 136 jewellery boutiques open as of the end of December. Over the next three months, Kalyan Jewellers will launch 11 new franchised showrooms in non-south areas. In the year 2023, the business intends to open 52 new showrooms. Sales in West Asia, which account for 16% of Kalyan Jewellers’ total revenue, increased 24% year on year in October and December as consumer sentiment improved significantly. However, compared to the prior quarter, the internet business’s revenue was 5% lower. According to Kalyan Jewellers.

LG Electronics Q4 operating profit down 91.2%

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LG Electronics estimated its fourth-quarter operating earnings at 65.5 billion won ($51.6 million), down 91.2 per cent from a year earlier. Revenue increased 5.2 percent on-year to 21.85 trillion won, marking a quarterly high, according to the earnings guidance released by the company. But it did not release the data for net

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income. The

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Tunisha Sharma Death: Sheezan

Khan’s bail plea adjourned till Monday

Actor Sheezan Khan is currently in police custody for allegedly abetting the suicide of his ex-girlfriend, actress Tunisha Sharma. While he has been remanded to a 14-day judicial custody, the actor had moved court earlier this week to seek bail, the hearing for which was scheduled to be held on Saturday. However, the court has now adjourned his bail plea until Monday and the

next hearing is slated to be on January 9. Tunisha Sharma was found dead on the sets of the show on December 24. She hung herself in the makeup room on the sets of ‘Ali Baba: Dastaan-EKabul’. The actress was reportedly depressed for several days prior to her death because of her break up with Sheezan. The two allegedly broke up just 15 days before the actress claimed her life. Sheezan was arrested on December 25, a day after Tunisha’s death. So

far, the police have recorded the statements of 27 people in the matter. Tunisha’s mother Vanita Sharma had levelled allegations against Sheezan stating that he used to beat Tunisha and was forcing her to adopt Islamic practices. However, addressing a press conference, Sheezan’s sister and co-actor Falaq Naaz, accused Tunisha’s mother of “neglecting” her and said that the deceased actor’s depression was due to her childhood trauma.

Korea’s No. 2 home appliances maker posted an estimated 3.54 trillion won in operating profit, down 12.6 percent from a year earlier. Its annual sales expanded 12.9 percent on-year to a record 83.46 trillion won, with the data for net profit not available. It is the first time the company logged more than 80 trillion won in annual sales.

LG Electronics did not disclose detailed terms of the fourth-

quarter earnings, but experts said that a hike in raw material prices, increased marketing costs and the weakening Korean currency have likely undermined the company’s bottomline for the OctoberDecember period. In particular, global demand for televisions has dampened due to the protracted Russia-Ukraine war, while rising promotion costs to sell its inventory was also a factor in the sharp quarterly drop.

Birthday girl Bipasha Basu is turning heads with her maternity style

New mother Bipasha Basu, who turned 44 today, planted kisses on her daughter Devi’s feet in an adorable mother-daughter Instagram video and called her the best birthday gift she could ever ask for. “God gave me the best gift - My daughter, Devi after my first best gift, the love of my life… My husband … @iamksgofficial Luckiest girl in the world,” Bipasha wrote. The Dhoom:2 actress, who started her career as a model in the early 2000s, wowed the internet with her pregnancy announcement last year. She shared a picture of her in an oversized white shirt, being hugged by her husband Karan Singh Grover. The birthday girl has since then turned heads in stylish maternity wear. For her first Bengali-style baby shower, Bipasha donned a stunning fuchsia pink Benarasi sari paired with traditional jewellery and a big red bindi. For Bipasha’s second baby shower with close friends and family, the actress chose a flowy baby pink dress with a thigh-high slit and long flared sleeves. She paired it with matching pink heels and glowy makeup. The Raaz actress looked gorgeous in a bright yellow asymmetrical dress paired with a sleek necklace and a comfortable pair of sneakers. Opting for a traditional look, Bipasha wore a purple sharara set with silver embellishments. The 44-year-old stunner went with minimal jewellery, letting her shakha-pola bangles make a statement. Taking the comfortable route, Bipasha also tried out Alia Bhatt’s maternity wear brand Edamamma.

Rohit Shetty injured on sets of Indian Police Force, undergoes surgery

Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty met with an accident on the sets of his upcoming web series ‘Indian Police Force’. He is currently filming the series at Hyderabad’s Ramoji Film City, which is located on the outskirts of the city. The filmmaker sustained some injuries on Friday night and he was immediately rushed to the hospital where he underwent a minor surgery. Shetty suffered injuries on his hand while shooting a car chase sequence on Friday. The production team immediately rushed him to the Kamineni hospital, where the doctors performed a minor surgery on his wounds.The director’s team has now released an official statement regarding the incident. “Rohit Shetty has got some minor injury on his fingers while executing an action sequence for his upcoming web series Indian Police Force last night. The injury was immediately treated. And, he resumed his shooting shortly after the incident,” the statement read. ’Indian Police Force’ is one of Shetty’s ambitious projects and a further extension to his blockbuster cop universe. The filmmaker has reportedly erected a massive set at Ramoji Film City and has been shooting for some of the most thrilling and high-octane action sequences. ‘Indian Police Force’ sees Sidharth Malhotra play a Delhi Police cop. It also stars Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi in key roles. It is to be noted that in 2022, Sidharth and Shilpa too had sustained injuries during the shoot of the series.

Shetty suffered injuries on his hand while shooting a car chase sequence on Friday

Ajay Devgn’s nephew Aaman Devgan to mark debut with Abhishek Kapoor’s next

Ajay Devgn will feature in a neverseen-before avatar in the film

Director Abhishek Kapoor, who is responsible for launching some of the biggest actors in B-town, is now all set to launch

Abhishek Kapoor has some of the

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in the past two decades to his credit, including ‘Kai

Che’, ‘Rock On’, ‘Chandigarh

and ‘Kedarnath’ to name a few. Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, as well as Farhan Akhtar, Sara Ali Khan, Amit Sadh and many others were launched under his surveillance.

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was 79.5 percent lower than the average estimate, according to a survey by Yonhap Infomax, the financial data firm of Yonhap News Agency. For 2022, South

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Ajay Devgn’s nephew Aaman Devgan in his next. A source close to the development revealed, “Abhishek is going to launch Aaman Devgan in his next action adventure, with Ajay Devgn in a never seen before avatar. More details will be revealed soon.”

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Indian Police Force stars Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi

Extramarks Youth Football Championship, in partnership with Arsenal FC presents, the first-ever pan-India inter-school football tournament for young girls and boys

Top 4 preschools to consider in 2023-2024

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This is Forwardism. The all-new BMW 7 and the first-ever BMW i7.

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Terapanth Professional Forum to organise Cyclothon on Sunday

Extramarks, a leading global provider of new-age digital learning solutions, in partnership with Arsenal Football Club is gearing up to launch Youth Football Championship, India’s first-ever interschool football tournament. With a focus on empowering students, the company invites participation from schools and students all over the country to capture the perfect opportunity of playing in a mega sporting event.

The competition is open to U-15 girls and boys and matches will take place across 35+ cities in 4 exciting phases. The finalists will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to play the finale match at the iconic Emirates Stadium in London.

Extramarks Education Business Head - West India Mr. Shaishav Kayastha said, “Extramarks excels

in India as the most trusted content across the schools, to give an equal opportunity to students just not in academics but also in Sports, Extramarks has given opportunity to all the students across India to participate in Football and play the finals at Emeritus Stadium London. Extramarks would like to encourage students to excel in all phases of life as the study is taken care by the digital content of Extramarks where the students can make the best in the Football Championship.” The overarching goal of Youth Football Championship is to take forward Extramarks’ mission to promote the importance of sports in the holistic development of children. In addition to being an enthralling sports tournament, Youth Football Championship will also include learning workshops and interactive sessions.

Nargis Fakhri’s 2023 begins on a musical note with the release of ‘Pyaase’

Actress Nargis Fakhri starts 2023 strong with her new music video titled ‘Pyaase’. The actress stole the show with her dance moves. Fans can’t stop praising her beauty & moves. The actress made headlines in 2022 for her music video ‘Faayah Faayah’.

The actress also shared the big reveal on her social media with the caption,’Tune in now to get hooked. It was a blast shooting this one with @iambohemia and @preetinderofficial.’ Sharing her experience while shooting the music video she said,’The experience was glamorous, fun & a memorable one. I’m so excited to see fans double tapping our efforts on all social media platforms. I was waiting eagerly to share this ‘Pyaase’ with everyone.’ Looking like a dream, the actress is getting positive responses from fans. Her looks in the music video are

making everyone drool. Fans are showering love on the actress for her mesmerizing appearance. One user said, ‘You are really beautiful.’

Another user commented, ‘I have a crush on you.’ Pyaase is sung by Bohemia & preetinder, Music by Rajat Nagpal and lyrics are written by Param. Her fans are looking forward to see what’s next in store by the actress in 2023.

Tamannaah Bhatia gears up for her upcoming projects, including her Malayalam debut Bandra

The pedagogy of preschools in India has been rapidly developing and becoming more refined, thanks to newer technologies and evolving curricula. Parents too do not want cookie-cutter learning environments anymore and are looking for schools that promote a child holistic and comprehensive development. Here is our pick of the top four such preschools parents could choose in 20232024, for their children. The path-breaking online and offline chain of schools, TreeHouse was established by Rajesh Bhatia in 2003 to change the rotedriven education system and provide a holistic and integrated educational atmosphere to students. The school also nurtures intellectual, emotional, physical, and artistic growth through socio-dramatic techniques, field trips, crafts, music, dance, and creative contests. Established in 2016 in Urban Estate Jind, Haryana by Naveen Singla, the Cre-8-tive Corner Preschool believes in play-based techniques that will excite the interest and imagination of the young. The school aims at developing the child’s self-confidence and also

general knowledge about the world beyond the classroom walls. It provides a conducive and creative learning environment and uses innovative teaching methods like educational models, pictures, crafts, and practical examples for children. Kidzee is one of India and Nepal most extensive preschool chains. A pioneer of the UNESCO-defined Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) credo in India.

Little Millennium preschool was established in 2008 and currently operates in nearly 150 cities, under the leadership of its CEO, Raman Bajaj. The school’s proprietary ‘Seven Petals’ preschool curriculum has been designed for children between the ages of two to six years. This is meant to foster the childs socioemotional, cognitive, and fine and gross motor development and also nurture individual potential.

Maharashtra govt on ventilator support, won’t last till February, says Sanjay Raut

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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that the Maharashtra government of Eknath Shinde is on life support and would fall by February, news agency PTI reported. He also said that if the “judiciary is not pressed,” 16 MLAs (of the Shinde group, popularly known as the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena) will be disqualified. The Supreme Court is currently hearing the matter involving the split of the Sena into the Uddhav Thackeray and Shinde factions in June of last year and requests for disqualification under anti-defection legislation. The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions on January 10, including one seeking the disqualification of

16 MLAs from the Shinde camp. “This illegal government is on ventilator support and it will not see February. If the judiciary is not pressured, then 16 MLAs (of the Shinde faction) will be disqualified soon,” Raut was quoted as saying.

Raut accused the state government, which comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, of corruption and said the Opposition had requested the resignation of several ministers, including the Chief Minister and Abdul Sattar, during the recent winter session of the Assembly.

The seventh generation all-new BMW 7 Series has been launched in India along with the first-ever BMW i7. With this, the BMW flagship will be available in petrol, diesel and electric powertrains. The BMW 740i M Sport is locally produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai while the all-electric BMW i7 xDrive60 is available as a completely builtup unit (CBU). Diesel variant will be introduced later. The cars can be booked at BMW India dealerships. Deliveries will commence from March 2023. Mr. Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India said, “The seventh generation of the BMW 7 Series marks a turning point. It is a symbol of ‘Forwardism’ that continuously challenges the ordinary, a unique quality distinguishing those who shape what’s next. But one thing hasn’t changed - it is still the measure for all things luxury. The all-new 7 is the face of the new luxury class design language which stuns through its presence, progressiveness and emotion. The 7 once again reaffirms its status as an innovation leader and a pioneer of trailblazing digital experience. It is a statement, a piece of art – ensuring lasting fascination tomorrow and

Expressive front: Split headlights with BMW Crystal Headlights and BMW ‘Iconic Glow’ Kidney Grille. Modern cockpit with illuminated BMW Interaction Bar and Widescreen Curved Display.

Terapanth Professional Forum, which comprises highly qualified professionals and entrepreneurs belonging to the Jain Terapanth Samaj, has organised the TPF Sankalp Cyclothon on Sunday to support educational initiatives.

Organised by the Terapanth Professional Forum, Ahmedabad, the Cyclothon will see the participation of more than 500 individuals from the Jain Terapanth community. The Cyclothon is open to all Jain Terapanthi family members above the age of 15.

National Convenor, Cyclothon.

Tamannaah Bhatia has established herself as one of the industry’s most promising actresses. The actress has proven that she is much more than a pretty face with her stellar performances in various films like Baahubali, Sye Ra Narsimha Reddy, F3 and Babli Bouncer. The actress is now all set to make her debut in the Malayalam film industry with

‘Bandra’. A source quote, ‘It’s going to be a very busy 2023 for Tamannaah. The actress is reportedly set to leave on January 20th for Kerala for shooting. Fans can’t wait to see the actress in Malayalam debut. She is one of the few stars to have dabbled in three film industries: Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and has had a great 2022 with back to back project releases. Now she is ready to take over the Malayalam industry with Bandra.’’ Other than her volume of work the actress attended the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022 representing the country at these global platforms. The actress has a number of promising projects lined up for 2023 - Prime Video’s Jee Karda and Netflix’s Lust Stories.

The All India Football Federation unveiled its strategic roadmap with ‘Vision 2047’ in the presence of various members of the media in New Delhi on Saturday, January 7, 2023. The long due roadmap, ‘Vision 2047’, hopes that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will also emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football. Developed in conjunction with all stakeholders within Indian Football, the roadmap has also sought and incorporated inputs from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA. The salient ambitions of the roadmap are to see India among the top four footballing nations in Asia, host one of the top leagues in Asia, and create a vibrant footballing ecosystem.

‘Vision 2047’ has been broken down, for diligent implementation, into six four-year strategic plans.

The first of these will look to cover the period till 2026. “Vision 2047 paints a picture of where we want to position Indian Football at the outset of a hundred years of our nation’s independence,” AIFF President Mr Kalyan Chaubey said at the event. “At a time when India’s role is

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Since the past couple of decades, Maharashtras urban centres, notably Mumbai, Pune and Nashik, and semi-urban areas like Satara and parts of Vidarbha, have had to contend with the threats of wild animals straying out of their cramped habitats into residential neighbourhoods, leading to inevitable ‘man-animal conflicts’. In recent times, the state has witnessed a surge in mananimal conflicts, with increasing human casualties, especially leopard attacks, in and around the concrete towny settlements. From January to December 2022, there were a shocking 105 human deaths due to attacks by wild creatures, chiefly tigers and leopards, and the rest by other jungle residents.

beyond.” Commenting on the launch of the first-ever BMW i7, Mr. Pawah added, “The first-ever BMW i7 is a true all-electric luxury sedan that clearly demonstrates how an exclusive driving experience can be combined with an unwavering commitment to sustainability. The i7 offers all-electric innovation, visionary design, and powerful driving dynamics so that you can make a striking impression everywhere you go.

“Fitness and education are critical for the growth of any community and society. The Cyclothon is to promote fitness and education in the Jain Terapanth community. Jain Terapanth Samaj members have made significant contributions in the fields of education, healthcare, women empowerment, job creation, etc., but there are still many in the community who need financial support for education.

The Cyclothon is an effort to mobilise funds for such students. We have received an enthusiastic response from the community members so far and are confident the Cyclothon will be a huge success,” said Shreyans Bafna,

Terapanth Professional Forum’s National President Pankaj Ostwal, National General Secretary Vimal Shah, Trustees Raichand Lunia and BM Jain, TPF Ahmedabad President Rakesh Gugaliya and TPF Ahmedabad Secretary Abhishek Malu will flag off the Cyclothon. The Cyclothon has been organised at Sabarmati Riverfront at 7:30 am on Sunday (January 8). It will commence from the amphitheatre at the Riverfront, then proceed to Dafnala, Ghewar Complex, Rajasthan Hospital, Terapanth Bhavan, Oswal Bhavan, and Madhuram Tower, before returning to the riverfront. The participants will cover a distance of 7 km. The participants will be provided cycles and T-shirts by the organisers. Activities such as Preksha Dhyan, Yoga, and Zumba will also be conducted at the riverfront as a part of the event. The Cyclothon has been supposed by Shree Jain Shwetambar Terapanthi Sabha, Terapanth Yuvak Parishad, Terapanth Mahila Mandal, and Anuvrat Samiti. As a part of its CSR initiative, Terapanth Professional Forum is also supporting the education of children from the Terapanth community.

Navi Mumbai: 370 girls

vaccination in Ghansoli

becoming increasingly prominent on the world stage, we embark on a journey as ambitious as our nation itself. However, this is not a journey for the Federation alone, but one that will be traversed together by every entity that is connected to Indian

Football. “With a shared vision and by sharing responsibility, we can implement targeted programmes to address key areas identified in this roadmap and help build capacity for the football ecosystem,” Mr Chaubey said. “I dream of reviving the glory days of Indian Football as it was in the 1950s and 60s and becoming a powerhouse of Asian football once again. It is our right to dream and our duty to do everything it takes to fulfil that dream. Together, we can aspire to take Indian Football to peaks never scaled before.” One of the key aspects of the roadmap is to ensure increased.

In 2022, tigers burned bright to kill 77 people and leopards snuffed out 17 humans -- with the maximum eight deaths in Nashik, six in Chandrapur, plus one each in Nagpur, Kolhapur and Thane, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Mahip Gupta. Recently, Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had revealed the figures of such conflicts with the graph inching north in the past three years in the state -- in 2019-20, 47 people were killed in attacks by wild animals.

The vaccination will be given to all students free of cost at New Bombay City school located at sector 5 in Ghansoli from 10 am to 1 pm.

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A total of 370 girl students of New Bombay City school from 10 years to 17 years will be administered Cervical cancer vaccination by the Cancer Patients Aid Association and MGM hospital Vashi on Saturday. The vaccination will be given to all students free of cost at New Bombay City school located at

sector 5 in Ghansoli from 10 am to 1 pm. The vaccination prevents the chances of cervical cancer among young girls. According to WHO, young girls between the age of nine and 14 should get their HPV vaccination to keep the disease at bay. There are vaccines that treat existing cancer, called treatment vaccines or therapeutic vaccines. These vaccines are a type of cancer treatment called immunotherapy.

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Arjun Kapoor, Vishal Bhardwaj and Aasmaan Bhardwaj seen during promotions of Kuttey.

‘We dream of reviving the glory days of Indian Football,’ says Kalyan Chaubey at launch of ‘Vision 2047’

Tigers & leopards behind most of 105 deaths caused by wild animals

to receive free cervical cancer