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Rath Yatra 2021: Gujarat Govt Permits Chariot Festival In Ahmedabad On July 12
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• Jadeja informed that only five vehicles consisting of ‘Nishan’, ‘Danka’, three Raths and the Mahant/Trustee’s vehicle will be allowed to participate in Rath Yatra. • “Khalasi youths, who conventionally pull three Raths, will be required to be vaccinated and RTPCR negative,” said Jadeja, adding that a total of sixty youths will be pulling the three chariots. • Elephants, tableau trucks, akhada, bhajan mandlis etc are not permitted to participate in Rath Yatra procession this year. • “Local authorities will ensure a strict curfew along the entire shortened 19 kilometre route of the Yatra.
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Amarinder Singh Meets Prashant Kishor, Sets Off ‘Tag Team 2022’ Talk Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s meeting with poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday has drawn much interest ahead of state polls. Amarinder Singh met with Prashant Kishor in Delhi’s Kapurthala House, a day after his meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Mr Kishor, credited with many election victories across the political spectrum, crafted Amarinder Singh’s 2017 Punjab campaign. Given their history, the speculation is that “the Captain” is looking for a repeat for Punjab 2022, as he fights bitter infighting, a feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu and antiincumbency.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Reviews New Education Policy, Nadu Nedu’s Progress Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday held a review meeting on Nadu Nedu and Vidya Kanuka Scheme and discussed the steps to be taken for implementation of the new education policy with an aim to provide quality education, teaching and infrastructure. During a review meeting, the Chief Minister said the new educational policy will benefit teachers as well as students. “The expertise of teachers should be used for providing better education to the students,” he said.The officials informed the Chief Minister that it is estimated that at least 21,654 new classrooms need to be constructed, which is in addition to Phase-1 and Phase-2 of Nadu Nedu works.The officers were directed to continue the Nadu-Nedu work as usual and complete the work as per the schedule.
The Gujarat government on Thursday gave its nod for the 144th rath yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on July 12 with restricted participation and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols and guidelines.In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has made it clear that except for three chariots and two other vehicles, no other vehicle, singing troupes, akhadas, elephants or decorated trucks will be allowed during the procession this time.To stop people from gathering along the route for a glimpse of the
“Looking at all these and understanding the sentiments of the public to carry on the ancient ritual, we have decided to permit this year’s Rath Yatra in a limited fashion,” said Jadeja. deity, a curfew will be imposed on the entire yatra route from early morning till afternoon, Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja told reporters in the state capital Gandhinagar. Last year, only a symbolic rath yatra was organised in the premises of the Lord Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area here after the Gujarat High Court
denied permission for the usual public procession in the wake of the pandemic.Traditionally, the procession, led by chariots, would start early at around 7 am from the 400-year-old temple and return by 8 pm.Before the COVID-19 outbreak last year, lakhs of people used to gather along the route on ‘Ashadhi Beej’ every year to catch a glimpse
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of the decorated elephants and tableaux moving around in some 100 trucks.The procession used to come back to the Lord Jagannath temple after covering a distance of 19 km in about 12 hours, which included an hourlong lunch break at Saraspur. “This time, we have planned to complete the yatra in four to five hours. There will not be any large gathering in Saraspur for the lunch break. The curfew on the route will be lifted as soon as the chariots return in the afternoon,” Jadeja said.Since people from other districts and those living in
western parts of the city also flock the route to watch the procession, Jadeja said police will regulated traffic movement on all bridges to stop people from reaching near the route. “Instead of crowding the yatra route, we request people to watch the live telecast of the event on Doordarshan and other channels. We recently experienced the second wave of coronavirus. We must be very careful now and make sure this festival does not escalate the situation,” the minister said. As per the tradition, youth from the Khalasi community pull
Supreme Court relief: Convicted as juveniles, 13 get interim bail after at least 13 years in jail
Agency News:New Delhi laws. The movement has now significant political overtones and are aimed at consolidating the opposition against the BJP in poll bound states of Punjab, Uttarakhand and UP in 2022.“This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal
and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.It will help deepen cooperatives as a true people-based movement reaching upto the grassroots,” the cabinet secretariat said in a 6 July statement.
Need 8 Weeks To Appoint Grievance Officer: Twitter To Court After Warning Twitter gave a time frame two days after Delhi High Court warned that it cannot take “as long as it wants” in this country to appoint an Indiabased officer for it to comply with country’s new IT rules Agency News: New Delhi Twitter today sought eight weeks’ time to appoint a grievance officer in India, telling the Delhi High Court
that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, who is a resident of India, two days ago. It said an interim grievance officer will be appointed by July 11 and that an interim nodal contact person will be appointed in two weeks.The social media giant also told the court that it will make its first compliance report public by July 11.Twitter gave a time frame two days after the court
warned that it cannot take “as long as it wants” in this country to appoint an India-based officer for it to comply with country’s new IT rules.Appointments for three full-time positions a chief compliance officer, a resident grievance officer and a nodal contact person - will be made in eight weeks, Twitter said, adding it is accepting applications for these roles for which job openings have been posted. On Tuesday, Delhi High Court gave a stern warning to the company over the appointment of a grievance office. “How long does your process take? If Twitter thinks it can take as long it wants in our country, I will not allow that,” Justice Rekha Palli had said.
Thirteen convicts, who were declared juveniles at the time of committing respective offences and had been serving jail term since then, were given interim bail by the Supreme Court. The convicts have already served between 13 and 22 years of jail term. They are currently lodged in Agra Central Jail. The Supreme Court’s interim bail order came on the basis of a PIL filed through advocate Rishi Malhotra, pointed out that the convicts had been declared juveniles at the time of commission of their respective crimes.
However, no steps were taken to release them.The plea contended that as per Section 15 with Section 26 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2000, the maximum term for juveniles (those under 18, was three years, that too to be served in juvenile homes.It further submitted that statutory criminal appeals were pending before the High Court in most of these 13 cases. It sought for “immediate release” of the petitioners in view of the fact that not only had they been declared juvenile but had already undergone the maximum period of detention provided under the Act.
SC rejects Facebook’s plea against summons to appear before Delhi Assembly panel Agency News:New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by Facebook India vice-president Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued by the Delhi Assembly’s peace committee that is probing the Delhi violence case. Following the verdict, Facebook officials will now have to appear before the committee.However, the court also said that the social media giant cannot be forced to answer on the issues of law and order, which comes under the purview of the Union government in the national capital. Facebook officials can choose not to answer questions as they appear before the panel, the court said. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy.
Army Chief Meets Italian Counterpart, Discusses Military Cooperation The Chief of Army Staff arrived in Rome on Wednesday on a two-day visit on the second leg of his two-nation tour of the UK and Italy. Agency News:New Delhi
Agency News:New Delhi With Union home minister Amit Shah taking charge of the newly created ministry of cooperation, the writing is on the wall. Though the decision taken in the run-up to 2024 general elections didn’t not exactly rule the airwaves but is aimed at reviving the cooperatives in the country, and stopping the exploitation of agriculturists by the middlemen in India’ rural areas.Interestingly, the new ministry was also created in the backdrop of ongoing farmer protests against the new farm
the chariots. This time, only 60 youths, 20 for each of the three chariots, will be given permission to pull the chariots on the route.
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Chief of Army Staff Gen M M Naravane on Thursday met his Italian counterpart Lt Gen Pietro Serino and Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini in Rome and held extensive talks focusing on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, including militaryto-military engagement.The Chief of Army Staff arrived in Rome on Wednesday on a two-day visit on the second leg of his two-nation tour of the UK and Italy.About his meeting with Italian Defence Minister Guerini, officials said they
exchanged views on strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries. “General MM Naravane #COAS interacted with Lieutenant General Pietro Serino, Chief of Italian Army and discussed aspects of joint military cooperation,” the Army tweeted. The Chief of Army Staff is also scheduled to inaugurate an Indian Army memorial in the Italian town of Cassino.The memorial has been built to pay homage to Indian soldiers who lost their lives during World War II.Ways to further intensify defence cooperation had figured prominently.
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Why Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Why Not Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Doubt if ex-health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has many fans. Maybe close kin, and a few good friends. But, is he the incompetent he’s made out to be because he was shown the door by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? The question includes almost all of the dozen ministers booted out of the Council of Ministers in the cabinet reshuffle done by PM on Wednesday evening. Let’s, however, turn the question on its head: What if the Council of Ministers were to rate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s performance on any number of things that affected India’s crores over the last two-and-a-half years, and to take a decision? Then, Narendra Modi would have been out on a limb, and made to walk the plank, because Modi’s record, especially that during his second term so far, would be up for scrutiny and found wanting. More so because Narendra Modi is control-freak and puppeteer, both. And every Tom, Dick, and Ranchodmal of Vadnagar, Gujarat, knows who holds the controls of the reins of the Union cabinet in his once chai-pati stained hands. If Dr. Harsh Vardhan couldn’t and didn’t take robust decisions to tame the 2nd Covid wave, it was because his mind was blank, perhaps because of the absence of clear-cut directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was happily wooing voters in West Bengal at the time by disregarding and giving Covidappropriate behaviour the thumb. It’s one of those travesties of life, and justice, that super-bosses refuse to take responsibility for their acts of commission and omission. Shame, actually. The buck stopped at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s table, but the axe fell on Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Now, if that isn’t injustice, what is? M/s Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were also sacked, but they were at the Rashtrapati Bhavan bash, whereas Dr. Harsh Vardhan wasn’t to be seen, he must have been genuinely miffed that the Prime Minister was holding him responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of coronavirus positive Indians. It would be illuminating to know exactly for what reason(s) Dr. Harsh Vardhan was sacked. TV news channels say he “mishandled” the Covid pandemic, and therefore India was caught on the back foot when the coronavirus turned vilely ugly and dangerous. It is also being alleged that Dr. Harsh Vardhan failed to see the deadlier 2nd Covid wave coming, and didn’t take corrective measures. But, then, if the health minister couldn’t see it coming, what about the ‘n’ number of experts the Prime Minister surrounds himself with, why didn’t they have an inkling? True, ministers are there to advise the Prime Minister and keep him up to speed on the various issues affecting the country. But even ministers are not specialists in everything they survey. They, too, are given counsel, and have to answer to a higher authority. Besides, to reiterate for the umpteenth time, the buck stops at Prime Minister NarendraModi’s table, and he’s notoriously famous for holding all powers solely in his stubborn control. Even if he was on an election-winning binge, the Prime Minister should have kept abreast of Covid-19. For God’s sake, there was a once in a century pandemic rampaging about, not just common cold and sore throat! And what was the Prime Minister’s Office doing? It is common knowledge that ever since Modi became Prime Minister, the PMO is like the Zedi; it can get a lead on everything that happens in India. Shouldn’t the PMO have known of the impending 2nd Covid wave? Also there was massive failure to anticipate oxygen shortages and the requirements of essential drugs to treat Covid- 19, the black and other colourful funguses. But, then, it’s only now that Modi has discovered the & between health and chemicals fertilizers. It’s also being alleged that only after “Dr Harsh Vardhan mishandled” did Prime Minister Narendra Modi take charge of tackling the pandemic, and only then could a turnaround be forced. Okay, but that’s proof that ministers in Modi’s council of ministers prefer not to take independent decisions because of the overpowering aura of Modi. While on the health ministry and Narendra Modi, who cannot forget Baba Ramdev. The yoga guru had a massive butt-in with allopathic doctors at the height of the 2nd Covid wave, and Dr. Harsh Vardhan had to butt in and ask Baba Ramdev to “apologise” to the allopathic doctors. The question is does Baba Ramdev have anything to do with Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s departure? Finally, the mega-reshuffle was an event managed in true Modi-style. It was evident that Modi was of all that he surveyed, the single-most powerful individual in India, the man who holds all the strings, responsible for - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara everything that moves in India.
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Maharashtra first state to administer over 3.5 crore vaccine doses Agency News: New Delhi Maharashtra has become the first state to cross the 3.5 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses milestone. On Wednesday the state vaccinated 6.35 lakh people. Following Maharashtra closely is Uttar Pradesh with 3.52 crore jabs. The highest single-day immunisation by Maharashtra was noted on July 3 with 8.11 lakh people vaccinated. The state has the capacity to vaccinate10 lakh people a day. Its daily average in the first week of July is 4.29 lakh. In seven days of July, Maharashtra has managed to administer 30 lakh vaccine doses against Covid-19. In the last week of June.
‘No more vaccine shortage?’: Rahul Gandhi’s dig at new health minister Rahul Gandhi has been a harsh critic of the central government’s vaccination policy for months. He has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on numerous counts, to end the ‘shortage’ of vaccine doses in the country, a claim that the BJP-led government has debunked as a lie. Agency News: New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again took a dig at the alleged deficiency of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines in India, at a time when Mansukh Mandaviya replaces Dr Harsh Vardhan as the health minister of the country. Mandaviya took charge of the Union ministry of health and
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family welfare on Wednesday, a day after the much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council of ministers. Mansukh Mandaviya was made the new health minister of India on Wednesday, replacing Dr Harsh Vardhan on the post. The change in the portfolio comes as one of utmost importance as India is currently in the middle of an
unprecedented global pandemic, with rampant reports of vaccine shortages plaguing various parts of the country. “Does this mean no more vaccine shortage?” the Congress leader asked, popping his post with the hashtag “#change”. His veiled jab at the cabinet reshuffle seems to
have had one question in mind: Will the new health minister respond to the issue of vaccine deficiency, or will he follow in the footsteps of his predecessor who frequently hit back against critiques over the same? Rahul Gandhi has been a harsh critic of the central government’s vaccination policy for months. He has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on numerous counts, to end the ‘shortage’ of vaccine doses in the country, a claim that the BJP-led government has debunked as a lie.Earlier, Gandhi took aim on several occasions against the central government’s vaccination policy.
Agency News: New Delhi A day after the reboot of the union cabinet, a number of newly appointed ministers took charge of their assignments, including Mansukh Mandaviya - the new Health Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw - the new Railways and IT minister, and Anurag Thakur - the new Information and Broadcasting minister and Kiren Rijiju, the new Law Minister. showed Mr Mandaviya - wtith a face
mask - being greeted at the offices of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Mr Mandaviya - who will also head the Chemicals and Fertilizers ministry - takes charge at a critical time in the government’s fight against COVID-19. India has seen off a devastating second wave of Covid infections and is scrambling to scale up vaccinations ahead of a potential third wave. “I have been given a responsibility by the Prime Minister and I will try my best to fulfil his expectations, Over the past week he also visited the facilities of three Covid vaccine manufacturers in the country - Serum Institute in Pune, Zydus and a Bharat Biotech facility producing Covaxin in Ahmedabad. Mr Mandaviya’s deputy, Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar, also took charge of her role.
Gujarat’s Mansukh Mandaviya to lead India’s battle against COVID-19 Agency News: New Delhi Mansukh Mandaviya, India’s new Health Minister, takes over the country’s Covid fight at a critical time when the government is working on a strategy to stave off a third wave of infections by ramping up vaccinations. Notably, in the past six days, Mansukh Mandaviya, as Minister of State for Chemicals and FertiIizers, visited the facilities of three vaccine-makers in the country - Serum Institute of India in Pune, Zydus in Ahmedabad and a Covaxin-producing facility in the same city.The 49-year-old parliamentarian from Gujarat, who famously rode a bicycle to parliament, is among the seven ministers promoted to the Cabinet on Wednesday. He retains the Chemicals and Fertilisers ministry.Mr Mandaviya studied veterinary science at the Gujarat Agricultural University and later completed a masters in political science. He began as a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi
Agency News: New Delhi The health ministry on Thursday informed that 45,892 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 3.07 crore.The ministry also informed that over 36.48 crore COVID-19 jabs have been administered so far. Of it, over 33.81 lakh people were vaccinated on Wednesday.India has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases.
As Cairn Energy seizes Indian govt properties in Paris, Centre says not received any order Agency News: New Delhi
Wednesday’s reshuffle boosted cabinet ministers from 21 to 30 and junior ministers from 23 to 45, and reduced junior ministers with independent charge from nine to two
India reports 45,892 COVID-19 cases, 817 deaths in a day
Reacting to media reports that Cairn Energy has secured a French court’s order to seize Indian government properties in Paris to recover part of the $1.7 billion dues, the finance ministry on Thursday said the government has not received any notice, order, or communication in this regard from any French court.The finance ministry said that the Centre is trying to ascertain the facts. It said whenever such an order is received, appropriate legal remedies will be taken, in consultation with its counsels, to protect the
interests of India.The ministry said that the government has already filed an application on March 22, 2021, to set aside the December 2020 international arbitral award in The Hague Court of Appeal. The government of India
will vigorously defend its case in set aside proceedings at The Hague, the finance ministry said in a statement.It also stated that the CEO and the representatives of Cairn have approached the Indian government for discussions
to resolve the matter. Constructive discussions have been held and the government remains open to an amicable solution to the dispute within the country’s legal framework.Seizure of Indian govt propertieCairn Energy has reportedly seized Indian government-owned properties in Paris in the latest attempt to pressurise the Narendra Modi government to pay $1.7 billion awarded to it by an international tribunal over a tax dispute. The company said that it has identified Indian government assets worth $70 billion across the world that it may try to seize.
Farmers in Punjab, Haryana protest against fuel, cooking gas price rise Farmer leader Harmeet Singh Kadiyan, who led the protest in Ludhiana, slammed the BJPled government at the Centre over the increasing prices of fuel and cooking gas. Agency News: Chandigarh Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday held protests at several places in the twin states against the hike in fuel and cooking gas prices.
The call for the protest from 10 am till 12 noon was given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading an agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws. Protesters parked their tractors and other vehicles on the roadside and shouted slogans against the Union government over the
rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. Some of them also brought empty LPG cylinders to the protesting sites as a mark of protest. Agitating farmers also honked their vehicles for a few minutes, saying it was done to “wake up” the government from “slumber”. The farmers slammed the
government for not being able to control the prices of essential commodities. Police personnel were deployed in strength near the protest sites to maintain law and order, officials said. Protests were held at many places in Mohali, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Moga, Rupnagar in Punjab and Sonipat, Sirsa and Gohana in Haryana. Farmer leader Harmeet Singh Kadiyan, who led the protest in Ludhiana, slammed the BJPled government at the Centre over the increasing prices of fuel and cooking gas. Every day, prices of fuel are going up which is adversely affecting every section of the society, he said.In Moga, a protester said rising prices of diesel would increase the farmers’ input cost.
Himachal Declares 3-Day State Mourning To Condole Virbhadra Singh’s Death Parishad (ABVP) and rose through the ranks in the BJP. At 28, Mr Mandaviya became the youngest MLA in 2002. In 2012, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. He joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government first in 2016. He was Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical and Fertilizers. “Narendra Modi-ji and Amit Shah-ji have shown trust in me once again and invited me to be a part of this government. I am grateful to both of them,” he said today when cities ran out of oxygen and hospitals were overwhelmed. India’s Covid handling drew criticism and was seen to dent the government’s image.
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The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to observe three days of state mourning as a mark of respect to former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who passed away earlier today due to postCOVID complications.The state mourning will be observed from July 8-10. “Virbhadra Singh, former chief minister, Himachal Pradesh has passed away in the morning hours of July 8, 2021. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to observe three days of state mourning in the state from July 8 to July 10. There shall be no official entertainment during this period,” the government said. Earlier today, the mortal remains of former Himachal
Pradesh Chief Minister brought to his residence in Shimla. The Congress leader passed away earlier this morning at Shimla’s Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital. He had postCOVID issues like pneumonia. He also had diabetes and other health issues, the hospital said. Virbhadra Singh, who is a nine-time MLA and five-time member of Parliament, served as Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister for six terms.
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‘No need to create such in- ICC pays tribute to Sourav Ganguly, mentions security’: Saba Karim on In- three big career highlights of former India captain dia’s openers dilemma on his 49th birthday The ICC posted a heart-warming tweet on Sourav Ganguly’s birthday, highlighting three of the former India captain’s biggest achievements.
Several reports claimed that coach Ravi Shastri wanted Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to fly to England to be Gill’s replacements. Agency News: New Delhi Shubman Gill’s injury has opened up a dilemma for the India cricket team regarding who should come out to open in the five-match Test series against England. While Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul are two of the options still left in the India squad, apart from youngster Abhimanyu Easwaran, there were reports that coach Ravi Shastri wanted Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt
Padikkal to fly to England to be Gill’s replacements.But this thought process has led to questions being raised on why India would not include Shaw or Padikkal in the first place in their plans. This was precisely the point raised by former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim who said that a thought process like this may create insecurity among players.
Agency News: New Delhi The cricket fraternity across the world is celebrating Sourav Ganguly’s birthday. Ganguly, a former India captain and current president of the BCCI turns 49 today (July 8, 2021) as wishes poured in from every corner with current and former India cricketers wishing their beloved ‘Dada’ a happy
Actor Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor has said that his cousin, Janhvi Kapoor, has everything that it takes to be a ‘huge movie star’. He also revealed that his sister, Sonam Kapoor, advised him to ‘go to Hollywood and try and make it there’. Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor is the son of actor Anil Kapoor. Janhvi is the eldest daughter of producer Boney Kapoor and his late wife, Sridevi. In an interview with RJ Siddharth Kannan, Harsh was asked to describe some of his cousins Asked about Janhvi Kapoor, he said that she is A beautiful girl.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Alia Bhatt eyeing opportunities in Hollywood; signs agency managing Freida Pinto birthday. From VVS Laxman to Suresh Raina to Sachin Tendulkar, the stalwarts of Indian cricket offered their good wishes to the former India captain. Joining the bandwagon was none other than the International Cricket Council, which posted a heart-warming tweet on the former India captain’s birthday, highlighting three of his biggest achievements.
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Ganguly is the third-fastest batsman to get to 10,000 ODI runs, taking 263 innings, next only to Virat Kohli and Tendulkar, while his unbeaten 183 not out against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup remains the highest individual score for India at the ICC Men’s 50-over World Cups. Besides, Ganguly led India to 11 wins overseas, which the next to Kohli.
Who could be next in line to lead India after Virat Kohli? Yuvraj Singh has the answer. There may be clamours for his removal as captain of the Indian cricket team, but Virat Kohli has and is doing a fine job as India skipper. With 33 wins, Kohli is India’s most successful Test captain and has a win percentage of over 70 in ODIs and more than 65 in T20Is. An ICC title may have not landed in his trophy cabinet, but under Kohli, India have finished as the No. 1-ranked Test team five years in a row and won a Test series in Australia after
70 years. However, there will come a time when Kohli, like his predecessor, MS Dhoni, will have to step down and
nurture a young captain for the next phase of Indian cricket when he walks away from the game. Which brings us to the
question: Who could be next in line to lead India after Kohli? Well, former India all-rounder and one of its greatest matchwinners, Yuvraj Singh feels that from the current lot of youngsters, Rishabh Pant could be the next flag-bearer of Indian cricket. The likes of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer also come to mind, but Pant is the only name among the three who seems to be a lock-in for every format, and Yuvraj feels there is no reason why he cannot be the next India captain. ”I also see Rishabh as a potential Indian captain in the future. Because he is jumpy,
Gold prices see massive drop; rates fall 0.3% to ₹47,776 per 10 grams Gold prices recently reached a three-week high in the global market owing to the weakening US dollar. Agency News: Mumbai Gold prices in the Indian market on Thursday witnessed a drop – the first one after six days. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures declined
by 0.3% to ₹47,776 for 10 grams at 9:05am. Silver rates also dropped by 0.5% to ₹69,008 per kilogram. Besides, the price of 24k gold in the Indian spot market was quoted at ₹47,980. In the international market too, gold prices dipped after seeing
an upward swing in the previous session. Spot gold dropped by 0.3%to $1797.2 per Troy ounce. This price level is 3.2% higher than the average gold price seen in the last 30 days ($1739.7). Furthermore, silver prices saw a drop as well, with
the metal dipping 0.93% to $25.9 per Troy ounce. The price of platinum, too, suffered, dropping 1.06% to $1077.0 per Troy ounce. “Lower US treasury yields and worries over the rise in new virus cases due to the more virulent Delta variant are keeping gold prices steady near $1800 an ounce. Meanwhile, a strong US dollar and optimistic global economic sentiment continue to dampen its safe asset appeal,” says Hareesh V, research head commodities at Geojit Financial Services said, Livemint reported.
chirpy, and talks around. But I feel he surely has a smart brain as well because I saw him when he was captaining in the IPL for Delhi Capitals. He did an incredible job. So, people should look at him as the next captain of the Indian team in the coming years,” Yuvraj told TimesofIndia.com. Pant recently captained IPL franchise Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2021, where he led the team to the top of the table with 12 points from eight matches. He scored 213 runs at an average of 35.5 with two halfcenturies.
Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty started on a choppy note on Thursday amid a negative trend in Asian peers.The 30-share BSE index was trading 3.34 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 53,058.10 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty inched 8.95 points or 0.06
per cent lower to 15,870.70. Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising nearly 2 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, NTPC, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, M&M and HCL Tech. On the other hand, UltraTech Cement, HUL, Sun Pharma and Nestle India were among the laggards. In the previous session, Sensex climbed
193.58 points or 0.37 per cent to close at its fresh lifetime high of 53,054.76, and Nifty rose 61.40 points or 0.39 per cent to its record 15,879.65.Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in
the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 532.94 crore on Wednesday, as per provisional exchange data.Domestic equities do not look to be inspiring as of now. Notably, visible improvement in business
momentum with ease of business curbs by states started offering comfort, said Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities. However, profit-booking at higher levels is leading to bouts of correction in the market, traders said. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo were trading in the red in midsession deals. US equities ended on a positive note in the overnight session. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude advanced 0.01 per cent to USD 73.44 per barrel.
Kanika reacts to negative Haseen Dillruba reviews, slams ‘so-called experts’ Agency News: Mumbai
Agency News: Mumbai
Sensex and Nifty start on choppy note amid weak global cues The 30-share BSE index was trading 3.34 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 53,058.10 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty inched 8.95 points or 0.06 per cent lower to 15,870.70.
Ranveer Singh spotted wearing a shiny sweatshirt worth Rs 1.15 lakh at Mumbai airport
Tata Consultancy Services to release Q1 earnings The country’s largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is set to release its June quarter earnings on Thursday. Ahead of the release of the numbers, analysts are anticipating a rise in the company’s first-quarter profit as the second wave of Covid-19 crisis ramped up demand for digital services. As per consensus Bloomberg estimates, TCS is expected to post revenues of ₹45,748.6 crore and net profit of ₹9,382.5 crore for the June quarter.
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Seems like Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt is eyeing opportunities in the Hollywood industry. The ‘Gully Boy’ star has recently signed a contract with one of the leading international talent management agencies, William Morris Agency (WME). As per Deadline, the actor has signed with William Morris Agency in all areas as she is planning to go big by spreading her wings internationally.WME is one of the longest-running talent agencies, which manages sports, events, media and fashion. The agency had also signed actor Freida Pinto, who went on to act in ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ and ‘Immortals’. Alia, the daughter of filmmaker-producer Mahesh Bhatt and actor Soni Razdan, has won four Filmfare Awards in a career that began as a child actor. Most recently she took her third Best Actress award for ‘Gully Boy’, which also became India’s submission for the 2020 Oscar race.The actor, who was last seen in ‘Sadak 2’, will next feature in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, which is expected to arrive in theatres later this year. She will also be seen in the forthcoming movie.
‘He is jumpy, chirpy and talks around’: Yuvraj Singh names future India captain Agency News: New Delhi
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Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has always managed to stand out from the crowd and be a topic of discussion because of his eccentric wardrobe choices.From rocking casual hooded jumpsuits to opting for vibrant colours, everything about Ranveer’s style grabs attention.The actor was spotted at the airport in the wee hours on Thursday and his outfit once again left his fans amazed.
Haseen Dillruba screenwriter Kanika Dhillon is unperturbed by the negative reviews that the film has received because she would like to give ‘more importance’ to the people who’ve liked the film.Kanika Dhillon said in an interview that the audiences ‘have picked up on’ details in the film what some ‘so-called experts’ could not, and that is more important to her, because her ‘allegiance’ is with the audience. Directed by Vinil Mathew and featuring actors Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan Rane, Haseen Dillruba debuted on Netflix on July 2. Asked about the criticism directed at the film’s portrayal of toxic relationships and
domestic violence, Kanika told Mashable India, “I have had some glorious reviews and I’d like to give those more importance because there is no benchmark in our country for who can review and who can’t. And there is no educational qualification that is required. Basically, these guys just get a platform, a publication and it has a reach. But am I going to listen to each and every one of them? No, I am not. I am too busy making films.
Taapsee Pannu’s parents are worried that she might end up ‘not getting married ever’ Taapsee also told Curly Tales that her parents want her to ‘just get married’, be it to anyone. Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu recently opened up on her marriage plans and added that she will not marry someone her parents are not okay with. In one of her reecent interviews, the ‘Haseen Dilruba’ actress said that her parents are worried that she might ‘end up not getting married ever’. Adding that she will not go against her parents wish to marry someone, Taapsee also told Curly Tales that her parents want her to ‘just get married’, be it to anyone.
The actress said that she has no interest in doing time pass and if there is a possibility of marriage then only she spends time and energy on that person. Recently, in an interview with ETimes, Taapsee had opened up about her wedding plans. On being asked if a wedding was on the cards, the actress had said
that she is yet to reach certain benchmarks in her professional life. She added that once that happens, she will probably think of slowing down and doing two-three films a year instead of five-six. Only then she will have time to dedicate to her personal life Taapsee is in a relationship with former badminton player and coach Mathias Boe. She had also received support from Mathias after her house was raided by the income tax department earlier this year. Meanwhile, Taapsee is currently enjoying the success of her recentlyreleased ‘Haseen Dilruba’. The murder mystery also stars Harshvardhan Rane and Vikrant Massey. It has been receiving positive reviews from the audience and the critics alike. She is set to make her comeback in the Telugu industry with ‘Mishan Impossible’, to be directed by Swaroop RSJ.
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Countdown For annual Rath Yatra begins in Ahmedabad
Final Touches to three Raths
In Ahmedabad Mameru Ceremony was held at jagannath mandir in the city ahead of 144th Rath Yatra Shri Vijay Rupani, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurates the first Amazon Digital Kendra Agency News: Surat
The Toofaan actress looked pretty in a traditional outfit.
Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan productions Mimi quirky first look out Agency News: Mumbai What’s Mimi all about? The Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan production is shrouded in suspense. The makers have now dropped a quirky first look of the film. Kriti’s cutely confused expression and the wacky tagline has sparked everyone’s curiosity, as fans wonder what surprises the movie has in store. Looks like the “janta” is ready to get Mimi-fied!_
High School Drama Puncch BeatReturns with Season 2, But This Time WithA Sinister Twist
Amazon India today announced the launch of its first Digital Kendra in India in Surat, Gujarat. Amazon Digital Kendras are brick and mortar resource centers that will provide micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) the opportunity to learn about benefits of eCommerce and avail a range of third party services such as shipping and logistics support, cataloging assistance, digital marketing services, GST and taxation support to kick start their journey towards being digital entrepreneurs. Shri Vijay Rupani, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurated the first Amazon Digital Kendra in a virtual event along with Amit Agarwal, Senior VP and Country Head, Amazon India and Manish
12 years after two boys were killed in Woman ‘jumps’ into Tapi firing, two absconding accused held river, yet to be traced According to officials of Ahmedabad DCB, Ahmedabad resident Ramavtar Prajapati was returning home from Ahmedabad airport area with his four brothersin-law when a group of men in two auto rickshaws intercepted them near 132-foot road in Ahmedabad.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Tiwary, VP, Amazon India. The first Amazon Digital Kendra has come up in one of the most important MSME clusters in Surat and will cater to thousands of MSMEs located in and around Surat. inaugurating the Amazon Digital Kendra, Shri Vijay Rupani, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat said,“I would like to congratulate Amazon India for having taken this initiative that will help equip MSMEs with the right knowledge, skills and support to benefit from technology adoption and ecommerce.
Twelve years after two minor boys were killed in a firing incident in Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad during a turf war between two groups of street vendors, the Ahmedabad Police Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) arrested two absconding accused from Surat on Wednesday. According to officials of Ahmedabad DCB, on the night of November 22, 2009, Ahmedabad resident Ramavtar Prajapati was returning home from Ahmedabad airport area
with his four brothers-inlaw in an autorickshaw when a group of men in two auto rickshaws intercepted them at Prabodh Rawal bridge area near 132-foot road in Ahmedabad. The accused fired indiscriminately at Prajapati and four others in the autorickshaw and attacked them with hockey sticks and iron rods. Accoordign to police, Shrikant Prajapati (16) and Mukesh Prajapati (17) who were in the autorickshaw died, while three others were injured. A case of murder, attempt to murder and rioting was
lodged at Sabarmati police station. “Both the accused and victim groups hail from Dholpur in Rajasthan and they were employed as street vendors outside the Ahmedabad airport. Due to a turf war between the two groups, the attack was orchestrated by 15 persons of a group from Dholpur,” said an officer of Ahmedabad DCB.
1.5 lakh below 5 years screened so far, Ahmedabad prepares for third wave with survey to identify high-risk kids
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Imagine yourself at an impossibly chic campus, tasting freedom as young adults, havingan elite friend circleand breezing your way through classrooms and studies.All this sounds scintillatingbut you might just want to be a spectator for this season of Puncch Beat as things at Rosewood High take a deadly turn. The students returned to enjoy the perks of being at a prestigious academic institution but they’re surrounded by the darkness of death which turns friends into foes and casts a shadow of doubt on everybody. Puncch Beat Season 1 was a massive hit with the Indian youth, and its second season has taken a sinister twist withthe mysterious death of one of its students.Why has the death happened and who is responsible for it forms the narrative.
With government health screening programmes of children taking a hit since the pandemic broke out in the state in March 2020, the district began rigorous screening of children aged upto five years from June 7 and completed on June 27. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Preparing for a possible third wave of Covid-19, Ahmedabad district will begin surveying children aged six to 17 years to identify those with compromised health status, said officials. The district has conducted a paediatric health survey of children aged upto five years. With government health screening programmes of children taking a hit since the pandemic broke out in
the state in March 2020, the district began rigorous screening of children aged upto five years from June 7 and completed on June 27. Chintan Desai, epidemiologist with Ahmedabad district health department says, “Those identified as high-risk from this survey will be monitored and the list of children screened in this survey will also serve as the go-to list in case of a Covid-19 emergency.” The survey was
Tata Motors partners with J&K Bank to bring attractive financing options for its customers Agency News: Srinagar Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jammu & Kashmir Bank, the largest commercial vehicle financier in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in a collaborative effort to bring attractive and easy financing options to its customers.The beneficial offerings, arising out of this partnership, will
be applicable across Tata Motors’ commercial vehicle range. The company will offer special Tata Delight points for joint customers of Tata Motors and J&K Bank on the purchase of its heavy, medium and intermediate
trucks. Tata Motors will offer special vehicle maintenance program for the J&K Bankfinanced small commercial vehicles and pick-up trucks. J&K Bank will provide special Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratios, and extended tenure for all vehicle segments with competitive interest rates. J&K Bank has the widest network in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with over 950 branches, across the country. Commenting on the partnership.
undertaken in two phases. As Desai explains, “The first phase of screening includes teams of ASHA workers and Anganwadi workers going door-to-door, screening children for cough, fever, oxygen levels, malnutrition, comorbid conditions or congenital disorders. The second phase involves further screening of those identified as ‘at risk’ in the first phase, by RBSK (Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram) doctors
who will refer and manage the condition of the children accordingly.” According to a district health department official, usual tracking of children’s health through school health programmes and anganwadi centres, had not been possible since the pandemic broke out in the state. The initiative in Ahmedabad was started by District Collector Sandip Sagale and the then District
Development Officer Arun Mahesh Babu. Babu, who has now assumed the post of Rajkot district collector, and the latter has initiated the paediatric survey in Rajkot rural, starting July 1 As per the terms of reference guidance document framed by the district administration, apart from checking for symptoms of Covid-19, RBSK teams have to examine for deficiencies, other comorbid.
According to police, the woman was identified as Pushpa Vagh, a resident of Ved Road in Surat. Pushpa had left her house July 6 evening and jumped from the hope bridge in Chowk bazaar, into the Tapi river. Agency News: Surat A 29-year-old woman jumped into Tapi river in Surat allegedly to end her life on June 6 night. A local resident jumped into the river and tried to rescue her
but failed. The woman was not traced till Wednesday afternoon.According to police, the woman was identified as Pushpa Vagh, a resident of Ved Road in Surat. Pushpa had left her house July 6 evening and jumped from the hope bridge in Chowk bazaar, into the Tapi river. Meanwhile, one Akhil Shaikh, residing in a slum near Navyug college in the Adajan area, jumped into the river and tried to save her. There was high tide in the river, but somehow I reached near her. I got hold of her hand and was dragging her on the shore. But she tried to pull me into the water. Somehow I managed to hold her hand tightly but she managed to loosen my grip,” Akhil Shaikh
Indigenous physiotherapy device for animals Agency News: Vadodara An indigenously developed electromagnetic deviceis coming to the rescue of animals that require physiotherapy treatment. The device developed by Vallabh Vidyanagar-based researcher ShreelalJha and his sons Harshavardhan and Sarth is being used at the veterinarycollege of Anand Agricultural University (AAU) for providing drugless therapy to animals We have used this physiotherapy instrument for treatment of wound, fracture, paraplegia and in pain management. We found this modality is very useful in treatment of veterinary patients,” said Dr P V Parikh, professor and head of Department of Surgery and Radiology at AAU’s veterinary college. The
college received the magnetic instruments — PEMF-PET (for small pets like dogs and cats) and PEMF-TAME (for largeranimals like horses, cows) as donation from the researchers who developed the devices at one-fifth cost of similar pulseelectromagnetic field (PEMF) devices that are used in European countries Our research work was originally motivated by Padma Shri recipient Ramesh Baba of Barsana-based Maan Mandir SevaSansthan Trust. The trust runs one of the largest ‘gau shalas’ in the country. His disciples had seen the use of PEMF on cattleabroad and had inquired of similar device back home,” said Jha, former director of a self-financed research centre andtechnical assistant at Sardar Patel University’s department of physics.
Gujarat Government deposited Rs.31.04-lakh in bank accounts of 776 children, to pay Rs.4,000 per month to each child till age of 18 Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today launched the MukhyaMantri Bal Seva Yojna in the state for children who lost their parents due toprevailing pandemic coronavirus, ever since the first case was detected on March18, 2020.The Gujarat Government deposited Rs.31.04-lakh directly into the bank accounts of776 such children who had lost their mother and father and were rendered destitutedue
Those present at Gandhinagar included Chief Minister’s Chief Principal Secretary K.Kailashnathan, Commissioner Dilip Rana, Social Defence Director G.N. Nachiya andother officers.Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly, office-bearers and beneficiaries and their guardians were present at the district headquarters. to Covid-19, in one go at an event here linked to 33 district headquartersthrough videoconference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the scheme to take care of such children who lost their parents from the PM Care Fund.Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. Rupani said the state government will pay each suchchild Rs.4,000 per month to stand by the side of such destitute children oncompassionate ground, from new born children till they attain the age of 18 areeligible for the
scheme.The state government will pay Rs.6,000 per month to grownup children even after,from 18 to 21 years under After Care Scheme for higher studies. It will continue till the age of 24 or till they continue the education, whichever is earlier.Mr.
Rupani complimented the employees of Social Defence Department foridentifying such eligible children and then verifying and completing the formalities insuch a fast time. He reiterated the state government’s commitment to work for thewelfare and uplift of the poor, oppressed, have-nots. The Chief Minister paid his condolences to the deceased parents. He also talked tothe guardians of such destitute children, presented kits.
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