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Rajya Sabha Productivity Up In Monsoon Session 3rd Week, 8 Bills Passed
Tokyo Olympics: India’s Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold medal in men’s javelin throw event
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaks out in support of protesting junior doctors of Gujarat
India’s Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt.
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Agency News: Tokyo Neeraj Chopra on Saturday created history by becoming the second Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics after shooter Abhinav Bindra. Neeraj is the first Indian in over 120 years, and the first athlete from independent India, to win an Olympic medal in a track-and-field discipline. Neeraj won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt. The only medal that India had won in track-and-field events was back in 1900 when British-Indian Norman Pritchard had won two silver medals in Paris. The International Olympic Committee still credits Norman Pritchard’s medals to India though various research, including the records of then IAAF (now World Athletics), showed that he had competed for Great Britain. Neeraj Chopra’s gold took India’s medal count
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Rajasthan: Man dies after his Bluetooth headphones explode A 28-year-old man died when his Bluetooth headphone device exploded here, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred in Udaipuria village of Chomu town in Jaipur district on Friday when Rakesh Kumar Nagar was preparing for a competitive examination at his residence, they said.\ He was using the Bluetooth headphone device while it was plugged into an electrical outlet, police said. The device exploded all of a sudden leaving Nagar unconscious. He was rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed during treatment, they said, adding both his ears had suffered injuries. Dr L N Rundla of Siddhivinayak Hospital said the man was brought to the facility in an unconscious condition.
Manav Rachna announces Admission Expo on August 7 & 8 Universities, today, play a large role in providing the structure, foundation and credibility for a life-long journey of contentment. Over the last 25 years, Manav Rachna has evolved as the ‘University of Choice’ for achievers across academics, sports, and other domains.These scholars are acclaimed achievers. For instance, students Yuvraj and Yashraj, pursuing engineering at Manav Rachna University have 36 research projects and 15 patents to their credit and have been awarded with the prestigious Karamaveer Chakra. Manav Rachna’s scholar Amit Kumar has been listed in the ‘UN Young Champions of the Earth’ program from the Asia Pacific region for his revolutionary air pollution mitigation.
to seven at the Tokyo Olympics - the best ever, bettering the tally of six medals at the London Olympics in 2012. Chopra also became the sixth Indian athlete to win an individual medal at Tokyo 2020 joining weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, shuttler PV Sindhu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia. Neeraj was at the No.1 position after all athletes completed their first attempts with an 87.03m throw. The Indian bettered his performance in the second attempt with an 87.58m throw which kept him in the lead. Neeraj’s third attempt was 76.79m.
Wrestling: Bajrang Punia wins bronze, India’s 6th Tokyo Olympic medal
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Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov to take bronze in the men’s freestyle
Agency News: Tokyo Bajrang Punia defeated Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov to take bronze in the men’s freestyle 65kg category, bringing the seventh wrestling medal for India at the Olympics.Saturday’s bout was a grudge match with a medal on the line. It was at the hands of Niyazbekov that Bajrang’s run at the 2019 World Championship came to an end in a controversial semifinal. Competing in front of his home crowd, the Kazakh repeatedly pushed his fingers into Bajrang’s face and grabbed his singlet. Though he was cautioned and fouled by the referee, the mat chairman disagreed and refused to
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give any point to the Indian. On that night in Nur-Sultan, trailing 7-2 and with the clock ticking down, Bajrang put pressure and levelled the bout at 9-9, losing on a technicality. The 27-year-old Indian had avenged that defeat at the Ali Aliev tournament in June right before the Olympics. But with high stakes and the disappointment of Friday’s semifinal defeat perhaps still on his mind, it wasn’t going to be straightforward. The 32-year-old three-time Asian Champion and two-time Worlds medallist is a wily operator. He was coming into
Encounter in J&K’s Budgam; 1 terrorist killed Terrorist who was killed in the encounter and the group to which he belonged are yet to be identified Agency News: Budgam Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir shot down a terrorist in an encounter in Budgam district on Saturday. According to reports quoting police, another terrorist had managed to escape, but was
arrested in Pulwama. The forces had received inputs about the presence of militants in Mochuwa area of Budgam, following which they cordoned off the area and began search operations. However, the hiding terrorists opened fire at the security forces, as per reports. The latter retaliated. A terrorist was killed in the encounter. According to police officials, an AK assault rifle and a pistol were recovered from him. The slain terrorist is yet to be identified. Another terrorist who had managed to escape was arrested from Khrew in Pulwama.
the play-off with a win by technical superiority in the repechage round. The bronzemedal bout was off to a cagey start. Bajrang took the mat with his right knee unstrapped, removing a giant target for his opponent and dissuading any injury speculation.During his three bouts Bajrang had seemed.
80 crore Indians got free ration during coronavirus pandemic: PM Modi Stressing his government’s ‘vocal for local’ initiative, Modi said Indians should buy handicraft items during the festival season to encourage those working in this sector. Agency News: Tokyo As many as 80 crore Indians got free ration during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. These include five crore people from Madhya Pradesh, Modi said, during a video interaction with Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana beneficiaries from the state. Describing the coronavirus pandemic as the biggest disaster faced by humanity in the last 100 years, Modi
also said people should continue to wear masks, sanitize hands and maintain social distancing to check the spread of the virus. India gave the first priority to the poor, in its strategy to combat the crisis due to coronavirus. Be it Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana or Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana, we thought about food and employment of the poor from day one itself,” he said. Stressing his government’s ‘vocal for local’ initiative, Modi said Indians should buy handicraft items during the festival season to encourage those working in this sector.
S Jaishankar, Qatar’s Envoy For Conflict Resolution Discuss Afghan Crisis In a series of tweets, S Jaishankar said a peaceful and stable Afghanistan requires that the rights and interests of all sections of the society are promoted and protected. Agency News: New Delhi The rapid deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan is a “serious matter”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday after meeting Qatari special envoy for conflict resolution Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani. Mr AlQahtani, the Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of Qatar for Counter-terrorism and Mediation of Conflict Resolution, is on a visit to India ostensibly to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan.
In a series of tweets, Mr Jaishankar said a peaceful and stable Afghanistan requires that the rights and interests of all sections of the society are promoted and protected. “Pleased to receive Qatar Special Envoy Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani. Shared the Indian perspective on recent developments in Afghanistan. Also the concerns of the region that I heard during recent interactions,” he said. “Rapid deterioration of the security situation is a serious matter. A peaceful and stable Afghanistan requires that
the rights and interests of all sections of society are promoted and protected,” the external affairs minister added. Mr Al-Qahtani had played a key role in the Afghan peace process and his visit to India
comes amid mounting global concerns over escalating violence by the Taliban in Afghanistan. On Friday, Mr Al-Qahtani met J P Singh, the Joint Secretary in the PakistanAfghanistan-Iran division.
India gets 5th Covid-19 vaccine as Johnson & Johnson’s candidate gets approval With the latest approval of Johnson & Johnson’s candidate, India has now paved the way for the singledose vaccine to be available for people of the country. Agency News: New Delhi Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was on Saturday granted approval for emergency use in India. The American pharmaceuticals company said a day ago that it had applied to the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on August 5 seeking emergency use approval (EUA) for its single-shot vaccine. The
CDSCO approval comes as an important milestone for India. With an eye on a potential third wave of the pandemic, the central government has now granted EUA to a total of five Covid-19 vaccines. India has so far administered the Covishield, Covaxin, and Sputnik V vaccines. Mumbaibased pharmaceuticals company Cipla has also been granted approval to import the Moderna vaccine, which has shown 95 per cent efficacy against the
coronavirus disease. With the latest approval of Johnson & Johnson’s candidate, India has now paved the way for the first single-dose vaccine to be available for people of the country. Johnson & Johnson made the EUA submission based on “topline efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE clinical trial,” a company statement said. The trials showed that the singledose Covid-19.
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Congress And Trinamool Are Cosying Up Despite Differences In Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was in the Central Hall of Parliament, catching up with members of the house. The country was gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections, and Mamata was in Delhi on a mission to prop up a ‘United India Opposition’. She bumped into Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who warmly reached out to her. But Mamata was visibly upset. A short while earlier, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had launched a fierce attack on her and the Trinamool Congress over the Saradha chit fund scam. Sonia tried to placate her, saying that despite the differences their parties had, they were friends. The piquant nature of the relationship between the Congress and the Trinamool was evident in the episode—rivals in West Bengal but in search of a common space in national politics. Though they have never been comfortable in each other’s company, they both know they need each other. Mamata in 2019 might not have been successful, but riding high on her spectacular victory in the assembly elections, things were quite different in her recent Delhi visit. She was back in the capital again on a mission to bring down anti BJP parties together, and there was far greater hype surrounding her endeavour even as her national ambitions were all the more evident. The run up to Mamata’s visit was marked by unusual bonhomie between the Congress and Trinamool. A day ahead of her arrival, the congress tweeted about her nephew, Trinamool congress general secretary Abhisheikh Banerjee, being a suspected target of the alleged snooping using Pegasus spyware. The Trinamool responded by tweeting ‘khela Hobe’ (The game is on), a reference to Mamata’s challenge to the BJP in West Bengal elections. Interestingly, Chowdhury, a staunch Mamata critic, said congress should not put up a candidate against her in the Bhowanipur constituency byelections. The congress had been even replacing Chowdhury as its leader in the Lok Sabha because it felt that he has antagonist relationship with the Trinamool and impeding the coordination between the two parties on the floor of the house. In Delhi, Mamata met Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma, and lawyer politician Abhishek Manu Sanghvi, who is a Rajya Sabha member from Bengal and had appeared for the Trinamool In many cases. But the most anticipated meeting was with Sonia. A Congress leader said that it was premature to comment on the impact the meeting would have on opposition unity, but it was clear that Mamata had realised that there could be no viable anti-BJP bloc without Congress. He said the meeting of opposition parties at NCPv supremo Sharad Pawar’s residence recently proved that lot of work was needed for building unity. Also, election strategist Prashant Kishor, who worked with Mamata in the assembly election and has agreed to extend his services till Lok Sabha elections in 2024, recently met the Gandhi’s. It was crucial because he is said to have played the role of an emissary between the top leaders of two parties. “When different parties, with varied agendas, have to be united, it requires a national party to act as glue. We may not be as strong as we used to be, but it’s only the Congress that has a pan-Indian identity and with each other parties can assemble. I believe that an opposition front can be coalesced only under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi”, said senior Congressleader Pradip Bhattacharya Even as the Congress would want to stress that Mamata’s victory in Bengal and her national endeavour are entirely different ball games, it is handling her with utmost care. The party has been alarmed by the talk of regional parties exploring the possibility of a non- Congress front. It wants to be seen engaging with Mamata, a vocal critic of Modi. Also, in the near term, the Congress ss hopes that a better rapport with her allows for greater coordination among opposition parties in parliament The Congress, while keeping Mamata in a good humour, is watching her moves closely.” This is not the right time to talk about who will be the face of opposition,” said Bhattacharya. “Let Mamata try her level best. We are waiting to see how successfully she - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara can gear up the situation.
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Bombay high court rejects Raj Kundra’s plea against arrest, remand in porn case In his petition, Kundra contended that his arrest was illegal as the mandatory provision of issuing notice under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was not followed. Agency News: Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Saturday rejected the pleas, filed by actor Shilpa Shetty’s businessman husband Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe, challenging their arrest and police remand in the case of alleged production and publishing of pornographic content. Kundra was arrested on July 19 and Thorpe, who was employed as the head of department of Information
Technology in Kundra’s firm, was arrested on July 20. They are currently in judicial custody. In his petition, Kundra contended that his arrest was illegal as the mandatory provision of issuing notice under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was not followed. He said a number of people were arrested in connection with the pornographic content case and later released on bail before the crime branch officials searched his office on July 19. His petition said he was called by the police.
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Rajya Sabha Productivity Up In Monsoon Session 3rd Week, 8 Bills Passed The overall productivity of the Rajya Sabha for the first three weeks of the monsoon session has been 22.60 per cent. Agency News: New Delhi The productivity of the Rajya Sabha in the third week of the monsoon session of parliament has gone up to 24.2 per cent, as compared to the previous week, with the passing of eight bills, sources in the Rajya Sabha secretariat said. 68 Rajya Sabha members from 17 parties discussed eight bills during the week.Since the session began on July 19, 60 of the 78 hours of time of the house were lost due to disruptions. Further, 197 Zero
Hour and 153 special mention occasions were lost.Since the start of the monsoon session of parliament, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha have witnessed constant disruptions over several issues, including the Pegasus snooping scandal, with face-offs between the government and the opposition.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the opposition, saying repeated adjournments forced by the opposition were “an insult to the constitution... to democracy and to the
public”.“Parliament is being insulted by the acts of the Opposition in both Houses. The person who snatched
The court’s order came on the plea of his 28-year-old bride who said that her husband left for Canada, where he is working, right after their marriage in July 2019 under the Special Marriage Act of 1954.
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Tabu will be seen as the special guest on Zee Comedy Show this weekend
Agency News: New Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday inspected the flood-hit areas in Sangod city in Rajasthan’s Kota district on an inflatable boat. In pictures shared he was seen sitting on the boat with other officials with neck-deep water around. Shops and equivalent establishments on either side of the road were submerged almost completely.“The floods have caused heavy losses. The situation is dire. In Hadoti, the flood has damaged crops,” Birla, who is also the Kota-Bundi MP, was quoted as saying Rajasthan has been severely affected due to the rain, with many, including children, losing their lives.
Kerala HC allows man to appear via video conference to register marriage
Income Tax dept launches dedicated emails for taxpayers’ grievances The Central government has created three dedicated email addresses for income taxpayers to register grievances related to faceless tax assessment, penalty and appeals, the Income-Tax (I-T) department said on Saturday. The three email addresses are samadhan.faceless. assessment@incometax. gov.in; samadhan.faceless. penalty@incometax.gov. in; and samadhan.faceless. appeal@incometax.gov.in, it said.The move is aimed to further improve services in alignment with the taxpayers’ charter, the department said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released India’s first charter of taxpayers’ rights and duties on August 13, 2020 ahead of the 74th Independence Day. Launching the ‘Honouring the Honest’ platform on August 13 last year, PM Modi said: “This platform consists of major reforms such as faceless assessment, faceless appeal and taxpayers’ charters. The faceless assessment and the taxpayers’ charter have been implemented.
the paper and tore it is not repentant of his acts,” the Prime Minister told BJP MPs at a meeting.He was referring
to Trinamool MP Santanu Sen who snatched IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s papers, as he was about to make a statement on the Pegasus row. On Wednesday, six Trinamool Congress MPs were ordered to leave the Rajya Sabha for rest of the day over “grossly disorderly” conduct, after they entered the well of the house and displayed placards while protesting over the Pegasus scandal.The opposition has accused the government of “bulldozing bills” without discussion.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inspects flood-hit Kota, says ‘situation is dire’
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Shehnaaz Gill is turning up the heat in a sexy set of photos.
US urges citizens to immediately leave Afghanistan as Taliban intensifies attack
Expanding the scope of use of technology to face challenges posed by Covid-19, Kerala High Court has allowed a man, working abroad, to appear via video conferencing to enable registration of his marriage as he could not come in person due to travel restrictions on account of
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Even as the pandemic continues to cast its shadow of stress, Zee TV is making anattempt to lighten up the country's collective mood by offering its viewers an escapefrom all the stress via the route of rib-tickling comedy through its upcoming reality show,Zee Comedy Show. While the first couple of episodes helped every Indian familyunwind on their couch with some of India's top comedians making them LOL their stressaway, this weekend, we will see the gorgeous Tabu turn up the heat on the upcomingepisodes of the show. The Bollywood star will be seen as the special guest on theshow, but she wasn’t the only guest present on set.
As the Taliban continues to make rapid gains in Afghanistan, the United States on Saturday asked its citizens to immediately leave the wartorn country. The US embassy
in Kabul said in a statement that its ability to assist Americans in Afghanistan is extremely limited given the security conditions and reduced staffing in the wake of increasing violence and threat reports. The militants of the Islamist fundamentalist group have surrounded several Afghan cities and taken control of a provincial capital. On Friday, the Taliban fighters shot dead the head of the Afghan government’s media information centre near a mosque in Kabul. “The US Embassy urges US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options,” the embassy said amid the worsening situation.
said in her petition. In view of the Covid pandemic and the restrictions in travelling it was not presently possible for the husband of the petitioner to come back to India for the purpose of registration of marriage, the plea said. It urged the court to direct the Registrar of Marriages to allow her husband to appear via video conferencing for registering their marriage and to issue a certificate evidencing the same.
Dalit girl’s death: Rahul’s tweet with pic of victim’s kin ‘no longer available’ Agency News: Kochi A controversial tweet of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a picture of him meeting the family members of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who died here following an alleged sexual assault showed as “no longer available” on the microblogging website for
The US embassy in Kabul said in a statement that its ability to assist Americans in Afghanistan is extremely limited given the security conditions and reduced staffing.
the pandemic. The court’s order came on the plea of his 28-year-old bride who said that her husband left for Canada, where he is working, right after their marriage in July 2019 under the Special Marriage Act of 1954.As a result, the couple could not appear before the Registrar of Marriages of their panchayath for registering their nuptials under the Registration of the Marriages Common Rules Kerala, 2008, the woman had
violating its rules. Posting a picture of his meeting with the girl’s family on Wednesday, Gandhi had tweeted in Hindi: “Parents’ tears are saying only one thing — their daughter, the daughter of this country, deserves justice. And I am with them on this path to justice.” The National Commission for Protection
of Child Rights (NCPCR) had asked the Delhi Police and Twitter on Wednesday to take action over Gandhi posting the photo of the girl’s family on the microblogging website, saying it violates the Juvenile Justice Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
started by those with no links to the state. Referring to the Pegasus spyware controversy, Adityanath urged the IT Cell workers to counter it immediately without waiting for a “mahurat Talking about
the changing nature of the media landscape in India, Adityanath said that while the once-powerful print and television media had owners and editors, social media had no such “mai baap Print and visual media had those at the helm who could maintain control. However, no one has control over social media. If you do not remain alert, and are not prepared, then you will become the topic of media trial,” said Adityanath. He added, “Isliye is belagaam ghore ko niyantrit karne ke liye humare paas uss prakar ka prashikshan.
Social media a ‘belagaam ghora’, prepare to control it: Yogi Adityanath to BJP IT cell Agency News: New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said social media at present was like a “belagaam ghora [unbridled horse]”, and urged the workers and office-bearers of the BJP’s IT and Social Media cell here to “train and prepare” to rein it in. Adityanath warned the party workers that they could fall prey to media trials if they were not careful. He claimed an analysis had shown that for a local incident in Uttar Pradesh the social media trial began in other countries,
Covid-19 in India: 38,628 new cases, 617 deaths in 24 hours
India reported 38,628 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s active caseload to 4,12,153. Agency News: New Delhi The number of new cases of Covid-19 in India witnessed a drop, with 38,628 patients testing positive for the infection in 24 hours, according to the Union
health ministry. While there has been a drop in the new cases, more people died due to the infection. Against 464 deaths on Thursday, as many as 617 patients succumbed to the infection on Friday. The daily positivity rate was 2.21
per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 2.39 per cent. The active caseload of Covid-19 in the country is 4,12,153 currently, which is 1.29 per cent of total cases. The death toll has reached 4,27,371. The overall case
tally is nearly 3.19 crore. So far, 3.10 crore patients have recovered from the infection, which is 97.37 per cent of the total cases. Over 50 crore vaccinated so far Over 49.55 lakh vaccine doses were administered across the
country in 24 hours. Thus, the cumulative vaccination figure crossed 50.10 crore. Meanwhile, the testing capacity has been ramped up significantly, with 47.83 crore tests conducted for Covid-19 till now.
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Dream season for Nelly Korda now includes Olympic gold medal Agency News: Tokyo
Aditi Ashok feels it’s ‘hard to be happy’ with fourth place at Olympics Agency News: Tokyo
Turns out that first major championship was just a start for Nelly Korda. Now she’s an Olympic champion and left little doubt Saturday about who’s the best in women’s golf. Korda held her nerve during a chaotic chase for medals and a one-hour storm delay at the end, calmly taking two putts from just inside 30 feet for a one-shot victory. (Full Tokyo 2020 Coverage)The 23-year-old Korda gave the Americans a sweep of gold medals in golf.
In any other tournament, Aditi Ashok would have gladly taken a fourth-place finish but this was the Olympics and the golfer said it is hard for her to be happy even though she produced the best ever performance by an Indian at the showpiece. Overnight sole 2nd, Aditi finished fourth with a three-under 68 in the final round that left her 15-under 269 overall at the par-71 Kasumigaseki Country Club where world number one Nelly Korda of the USA took gold with
Turkey’s Surmeneli wins women’s welterweight gold
a four-round total of 17-under 267. “In any other tournament I would be really happy, but it’s hard to be happy with fourth place. I played good and gave it my 100 per cent,” she said. The 23-year-old was not particularly happy with her final round show even though it was studded with five birdies against just two bogeys. “I was just missing so many fairways. The front nine I just hit one and the back nine I think I must have hit maybe three of four more. “That was bad today, put me out of position. I couldn’t get close to the
Aditi Ashok, 23, was not particularly happy with her final round show even though it was studded with five birdies against just two bogeys.
flag,” she rued. But she is hopeful that her stellar performance would ignite unprecedented interest in the sport, which is perceived to be elitist.
Fastest in Asia, yet not quick enough in men’s 4×400 relay Agency News: Tokyo
Agency News: Tokyo Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey beat Gu Hong of China to win the women’s welterweight boxing gold at the
Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Gu took silver, while Lovlina Borgohain of India and Oshae Jones of the United States both won bronze medals as losing semi-finalists.
With Amoj Jacob anchoring the charge with a sub 45s run, India’s 4x400m men’s quartet rewrote the Asian mark, clocking 3:00.25s in the heats at the Tokyo Olympics. But even the recordbreaking effort of Mohammed Anas (45.6s), Noah Nirmal Tom (45.0s), Arokia Rajiv (44.84s) and Amoj Jacob (44.68s) wasn’t enough to seal a spot in the finals as they finished ninth overall and fourth in their heats. The moment the timings popped up on the giant screen, Indian runners exchanged fist bumps and highfives, knowing it was a creditable
‘Digital economy helped prevent delivery leakages’ At the G20 Digital Ministers meeting hosted by Italy, Vaishnaw said direct benefit transfers have not only empowered people but also led to savings of over $24 billion in the last seven years. Agency News: New Delhi The digital economy in India is a tool for digital and social inclusion of citizens and has prevented
leakages in the delivery of government schemes, said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. At the G20 Digital Ministers meeting hosted by Italy, Vaishnaw said direct benefit transfers have not only empowered people but also led to savings of over $24 billion in the last seven years.
Providing digital identity Aadhaar to 1.29 billion users, opening bank accounts of 430 million poor people and linking both these to send the financial entitlements directly into bank accounts has eliminated leakages from delivery system,” Vaishnaw said.
Sebi eases minimum lock-in duration for promoters after IPO Agency News: New Delhi In a significant move that may benefit many newage technology firms and firms backed by financial investors, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday decided to ease the post-listing lock-in norms for both promoters and financial investors.“The board decided to relax the lockin requirements as follows: The lock-in of promoters’ shareholding to the extent of minimum promoters’ contribution (i.e. 20% of postissue capital) shall be for a period of 18 months from the date of allotment in the
an offer for sale (OFS), or where more than 50% of the fresh issue is for expenses other than capital expenditure requirements of a project. It will also be valid for combined offerings, which include a fresh issue of shares and an OFS.
South superstar Dhanush’s upcoming Tamil film is titled Thiruchitrambalam, the makers announced as the movie went on floors Thursday. The film was tentatively called D44. Thiruchitrambalam is directed by Mithran Jawahar and produced by Sun Pictures. Sun Pictures shared the title announcement video on its official Twitter handle. “#D44 is #Thiruchitrambalam,” read the caption of the clip. Earlier in the day, the production banner had posted pictures from the pooja ceremony.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD ‘I wouldn’t have agreed for Bigg Boss if I wasn’t paid well’
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Neha Bhasin, the voice behind popular songs like Jag Ghoomeya (Sultan), Swag Se Swagat (Tiger Zinda Hai), Kuchh Khaas (Fashion), Laung Gawacha, among many others, has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood. She is not only a singer, but a lyricist as well. Apart from Bollywood, Neha has also sang in Tollywood and Kollywood movies; and her
singles boast of millions of views on YouTube. Currently, Neha is gearing up to participate in Bigg Boss OTT as one of the contestants and is beaming with excitement. As of now, she is quarantined in Mumbai before she enters the BB house. “I am a little nervous and not thinking about anything. I hope I will have a good time in the house and be able to play the game well,” says the singer, who decided to be a contestant in
the show for her fans and stay in touch with them. “I was approached for BB quite a few times, but I didn’t want to participate then. But I learnt that BB has a huge viewership and people get attached to the contestants. So, I thought this could work positively for me,” responds the 38-year-old singer and reveals that she is getting whooping money to do the show. “I wouldn’t have agreed for BB if I wasn’t paid well,” she chuckles.
‘Have courage to acknowledge’: Gujarati singer blasts makers of ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’ for copying ‘Bhai Bhai’ song performance considering how their training in the run-up had been hampered due to covidinduced travel restrictions. In this Olympic cycle, the relay squad coached by Russian-American Galina Bukharina could not
travel overseas at all for any competitions or training camps. The strict bio-bubble meant players could not even step out of the premises of the National Institute of Sports, let alone going out for a short trip.
RBI holds rates steady, inflation forecast now close to 6% limit
he music for the latest rendition featuring Sanjay Dutt has been given by Lijo George and Dj Chetas. Sung by Mika Singh, the lyrics are by Manoj Muntasir. Agency News: Mumbai A day after the makers of Ajay Devgn’s ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’ released its song “Bhai Bhai”, the original singer has now slammed T-Series for blatantly plagiarising his work sans credit.The music for the latest rendition featuring Sanjay Dutt has been given by Lijo George and Dj Chetas. Sung by Mika
‘I am deeply pained and distressed’: Yo Yo Honey Singh breaks silence on domestic violence alAny duty cut to help EV legations market: M&M MD-CEO by wife RBI panel however raised the projection for retail inflation to 5.7 per cent in the financial year 2021-22 from 5.1 per cent earlier, quite close to its upper tolerance limit in the 2-6 per cent band.
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday left the key policy rate, the repo rate, unchanged for the seventh
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initial public offering (IPO)/ further public offering (FPO) instead of the existing three years,” the market regulator said in a statement after its board meeting on Friday. The new norms will, however, be available in select cases. The relaxations will be valid for
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Mahindra & Mahindra Managing Director and CEO Anish Shah said on Friday any cut in duties will help the electric vehicle (EV) market. On being asked if the cut in duties on electric cars would help the segment as has been demanded by Tesla, Shah was quoted by PTI as saying: “Any cut in duties will help markets, there is a lot which can done on the GST side as well and
time in a row while retaining its accommodative stance to “revive and sustain growth on a durable basis and continue to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the economy”. Unveiling the bi-monthly monetary policy, the RBI panel however raised the projection for retail inflation to 5.7 per cent in the financial year 2021-22 from 5.1 per cent earlier, quite close to its upper tolerance limit in the 2-6 per cent band. It also underlined that the recovery “remains uneven across sectors and needs to be supported by all policymakers”. The panel has “prioritised revival of growth” to mitigate.
our sense is that government is moving prudently and we will see a set of policies which will make sense for the EV segment.”Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday reported a consolidated profit after tax from continuing operations at Rs 424 crore for the first quarter ended June 2021. On a query regarding taking a price hike, he added the company has increased prices with effect from July in order to offset the impact.
Singh, the lyrics are by Manoj Muntasir.Arvind Vegda, a Gujarati singer, lashed out at the makers for ripping off the song’s hook line is based on his song ‘Bhai Bhai’. He tweeted asking why ‘Bhuj’ has used his track without giving any recognition. He also mentioned that even Sanjay Leela Bhansali did the same during ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela
Ram-Leela’ starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Vegda wrote, “Why every time #Bollywood @TSeries @MikaSingh on the pretext of #remix Steals the original creation and allegedly slaps own banner and label and releases the song. Feeling so disappointed and low that despite the film being based on our #Gujarat and #Bhuj.”
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malicious allegations levied against me and my family by my companion/wife of 20 years, Mrs. Shalini Talwar. The allegations are severely odious.”“I have never issued a public statement or press note in the past despite being subjected to harsh criticism for my lyrics, speculation on my health and negative media coverage in general. However, I see no merit in maintaining a studied silence this time because some of the allegations have been directed at my family - my old parents and younger sister who have stood by me during some very difficult and trying times and comprise my world. The allegations are cynical and defaming in nature,” he said.
Popular singer, rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh on Friday broke the silence and has issued an official statement over the alleged false and malicious allegations levied against the singer and his family.Taking to Instagram, the singer-rapper in the statement wrote, “I am deeply pained and distressed by the false a n d
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The junior doctors’ strike in Gujarat has found support from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. In a tweet on Saturday morning, Tharoor expressed shock at what he called the government breaking its promise. “Gujarat Govt extended junior docs’ postgrad period by 3 months to fight Covid, promising that 1 month of duty would be considered 2 months of service. It broke its
promise &tried to intimidate protesting docs. Shocked and disappointed: this is no way to treat our Covid heroes!” Tharoor said in the tweet. Resident doctors of government-run hospitals in Gujarat are on a strike to press for their demands. They have alleged that the government is going back on the assurances given in the notification issued when Covid-19 cases in the state were high. Among their demands is that the bond period be calculated as
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The Gujarat High Court shall resume physical hearings starting August 17 after more than a year since it shut its physical operations owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a circular issued by the Registrar General of the Gujarat High Court, it was stated that the Chief Justice of Gujarat HC “after due deliberation” with the Standing Committee of the court and “considering the latest data pertaining to Covid-19 cases in the state, it was decided to resume physical functioning of the high court with effect from August 17, “subject to congenial situation prevailing at the time.” The circular further stated that instructions and standard operating procedures with respect to physical functioning shall be “shortly released after due deliberation with the stakeholders.”
1:2, meaning doubling of the days of duty. They are also demanding benefits of Seventh Pay Commission, appointment in the institute where they have studied because of loss of study due to the pandemic and implementation of the senior residency plus bond scheme like in other states. The health department has issued a notification stating that no stipend will be paid for the duration of strike by the government hospital resident doctors, nor will it
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad An unmanned life boat of vessel MV Suvari H, that sank in deep seas on July 29, 2021 was sighted off Okha by Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samrat, during a routine patrol on Thursday. After confirming that there are no survivors onboard, the boat was towed away by ICGS Samrat, as it could have been impediment to safe passage of merchant vessel transiting
through the deep water channel in proximity, an official release stated on Friday.Another life boat from same ill-fated ship was sighted by the Coast Guard Aircraft on patrol on August 4, without any survivors. The boat subsequently washed off to the coast near Porbandar and was handed over to marine police, the release added. Earlier on 29 July 21, 15 out of 18 crew members of MV Suvari H were rescued by merchant ships in deep seas outside Indian search and rescue region.
Rs 1,500 crore incentives of Saurashtra exporters stuck for 18 months: RCCI We requested the government again to resolve these issues to boost the industry, especially when the economy is in distress due to the pandemic.” Agency News: Rajkot An incentive amount of a staggering Rs 1,500 crore of Saurashtra exporters eligible under the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MIES) has been stuck for past 18 months, the Rajkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has stated. In a detailed representation regarding problems being faced by exporters made to
the union commerce ministry on Wednesday, RCCI sought immediate release of the incentives to boost exports. The export of Rajkot’s engineering sector is positive but according to traders if the several problems are solved they are able to compete strongly at international level which will earn more dollars to the country and also increase the profit of exporters. MEIS was repealed from January 1, 2021 but the government did not pay incentives under this scheme from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Under this scheme, the government was providing incentives of 3-5% on various products of export. The receipt of incentive was used in paying import duty and exporters were allowed to sell this receipt to importers. The central government then replaced MEIS with Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP), but the rate of refund .
In a significant judgment last month, a special court in Gandhinagar district convicted nine persons for preventing a Dalit groom from riding a horse and carry out a wedding procession in Parsa village of Mansa tehsil of the district in 2018. All the nine have been sentenced to five years’ simple imprisonment and fine of Rs 10,000; in default of payment of the fine they are ordered to undergo one month’s additional simple imprisonment. The nine convicts were booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code
The nine convicts were booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act commonly known as Atrocity Act. and Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act commonly known as Atrocity Act. The
Raisons d'être of commodity exchanges are to provide a platform for price risk mitigation and help in discovering future spot price. Commodity value chain partners (VCPs) such as producers/consumers/ wholesales/retailers use exchange traded futures, options and various spread contracts to hedge price risk. The interaction between large number of buyers and sellers
help to formulate price of the commodities that are expected to prevail at a future date by absorbing information currently available, like demand and supply, macroeconomic factors, etc. The effectiveness with which a commodity exchange offers hedging opportunity is measured through metrics such as hedge ratio and hedge effectiveness. Hedge ratio is defined as the number of units of futures contracts which minimizes the risk of the hedged position.
Hedge effectiveness measures difference in risk between the unhedged and hedged position, as a fraction of the risk of the unhedged position. When futures markets are efficient, the price risk of the hedged position should ideally be eliminated and hedge effectiveness should be 100%. Lower values indicate lower efficiency of futures markets. The price discovery role assumes special importance in India where physical markets are largely unorganized and
nine have been identified as Natwarsinh Parmar, Kuldipsinh Chauhan, Anirudhsinh Rathod, Devendrasinh Chavda, Vijaysinh Chauha, Vipulkumar Chauhan, Jigersinh Chauhan, Naresh Kumar Chauhan and Virendrasinh Chauhan.
All of them are resident of Parsa village and belong to the local upper caste Darbar community. A special court for the cases under Atrocity Act in the district presided over by the judge Shakuntala Solanki passed a judgment in the case on July 17. The case was reported from Parsa village of Mansa tehsil on June 17, 2018. Mansa police station officials had registered a case under the provisions of IPC and Atrocity Act on the basis of a complaint by Varsha’s uncle Manibhai Parmar. Varsha and her family are members of Scheduled Caste community and residents of Parsa village.
Former Vadodara player is now fitness coach of Nepal cricket team
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A former cricketer from the city has been appointed as a fitness coach for the Nepal national cricket team. Thirty-seven-year-old Rakesh Gohil, a BCCI level 1 fitness trainer, joined the Nepal team on Friday and his key role will be to keep the players fit for the upcoming cricket tournament in Oman. “I have been hired as a strengthening and conditioning coach for the Nepal cricket team. It is my first international assignment,” said Gohil, whohas worked with Ranji teams of various states in the last 13 years.
EDII to train weav- Do you care for people like you ers of 13 districts do for cows: Gujarat high court Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad will be training artisans from 13 districts in entrepreneurship and business development under the aegis of ‘Hastkala Setu Yojna’, supported by the state government’s Cottage and Rural Industries Department. The project will be conducted in two phases. In the first phase, Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Jamnagar, Kutch, Rajkot and
Surendranagar districts are to be covered. While in the second phase, Patan, Mehsana, Junagadh, Vadodara, Dahod, Narmada and Valsad are being targeted. The institute will be conducting ‘Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp’ and ‘Entrepreneurship Development Programme’ in these districts to provide hands-on training and guidance to around 9,000 artisans. So far, EDII has conducted 465 such camps where around 12,000 artisans have benefited.
Four arrested for chopping woman’s hair in public Agency News: Surat Police arrested four persons including two women for allegedly thrashing a tribal migrant worker in full public view in Tatithaiya of Kadodara GIDC police station limits and also for chopping off her hair. According to police, one of the accused had doubts on the victim of having an affair with her husband which led her to public humiliation with the help of others. A video of the incident went viral on social media. Police arrested
Sakanti Masaniya, Gauravi Ramu, Kailash Mevada and Vinod Mishra for thrashing, intentional insult, criminal intimidation among other charges. The complaint was lodged by the 19-yearold labourer from Madhya Pradesh who had come to Tatithaiya in search of work. In her complaint, the victim alleged that she was at her rented accommodation when accused came there and started inquiring about her husband while accusing her of having an affair.
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Tharoor accuses Gujarat government of intimidating protesting doctors
be considered for educational purpose. The doctors said they would protest against the decision more severely, and the health commissioner would be responsible for the consequences. Earlier, health minister and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel had called the strike illegal and attempt to harass patients, warning the protesting doctors of action under Epidemic Diseases Act if they did not report back on duty.
Court convicts nine for preventing Dalit groom from riding horse on wedding day Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Malaika Arora is often spotted walking her pet dog Casper.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaks out in support Shashi of protesting junior doctors of Gujarat Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
OVER 95 per cent students who registered for the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) appeared for the test conducted by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Friday. Divided into three sessions-Physics and Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics-was held at 34 locations-all 33 districts and Ahmedabad city from 10 am till 4 pm. In the first session, out of total 117987 students, 112816 appeared (95.62 per cent), in the second session, out of total 69,939 registered students, 67249 appeared (96.15 per cent) and for the third session out of 48,654 registered students 46,216 appeared for the entrance exam..
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fragmented with information asymmetries regarding inventory positions, demand and supply. Price discovery can be tested using two indicators. Information Leadership Share percentage (ILS%) signifies the relative speed of information absorption into prices. So, if ILS% of futures prices are greater (lesser) than 50%, it can be inferred that futures prices adjust to new information faster (slower) than spot prices. Social Loss Index (SLI), on the other hand,
measures the error in the futures prices in discovering spot prices on maturity/delivery date. If futures prices facilitate good price discovery, the error should be small leading to small values of SLI. But larger values of SLI indicate larger error, and consequently, poor price discovery. So, SLI can be considered as a contrarian indicator. Of course, the twin roles of price discovery and hedge efficacy can be achieved only when there is good liquidity.
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The Gujarat high court has asked the district magistrate of Gir Somnath whether the administration takes equal care for the people of the area as it does for the cows, Livelaw reported. The bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay made this comment on Friday while he was hearing a case where the Prevention of AntiSocial Activities Act (PASA) has been invoked against a man for allegedly tying up cattle in such a manner that it could not drink water. The district magistrate passed a detention order which the accused challenged in the court.Charged of cruelty were invoked against the man who was accused of not taking proper care of the cows.While hearing the case, the judge
Taking care of cows is alright, the court observed posing this question to the district magistrate remarked that protecting cows is alright and asked whether similar care is being taken for children and other people. According to reports, this is not the first time that the court asked these questions. In its June 28 order, the court asked a similar question but no reply came. Now the court has again asked the same questions and gave the district magistrate time till August 13 to reply.“Opportunity
is granted to the detaining authority, to file reply inter alia mentioning therein, whether the care which is claimed to have been taken on behalf of the State for gauvansh in the present case, similar care is being taken for citizens in the area under his jurisdiction. If any such reply is filed by the detaining authority before the next date of hearing, that shall also be taken into consideration by this Court while recording the final order. Until that exercise is done, the petitioner needs to be protected.
In Ahmedabad ATM theft bid in Naranpura foiled; 1 arrested Naranpura police reached the spot and foiled the ATM theft bid; one of the thieves managed to escape Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Ahmedabad police arrested two men trying to break open a bank ATM in Naranpura area late on Friday night. The ATM theft bid took place in Naranpura area of the city. Naranpura police have registered a complaint and taken up further investigation.As per available details of the
case, two men had entered an ATM kiosk of HDFC bank in Swaminarayan Avenue in Naranpura area. They were trying to open it at around 2.30 am when they were spotted by a youth. He informed the police control room of the suspicious activity.On getting the news, Naranpura police immediately reached the spot. On seeing the police, the thieves tried to escape. Bu the police chased
them and caught one of them, later identified as Dipak Chaudhary. The other thief managed to flee. During interrogation, Chaudhary revealed the identity of his associate as Jitendra.The police have registered an offence against the duo for ATM theft bid and arrested Chaudhary. They also seized the bike that they had used as well as the tool used to break the machine.