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India extends ban on scheduled international flights till Jan 31 On December 1, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) decided not to resume scheduled international flights, which were scheduled to be resumed from December 15. Agency News: New Delhi New Delhi: India will keep scheduled international passenger flights suspended till January 31 amid Omicron variant threat, announced Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). In partial modification of circular dated 26-11-2021, the competent
SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said, “The andolan has been suspended. The Unions will meet on January 15 to review if the government implements the proposals agreed upon.”
authority has decided to extend the suspension of Scheduled International commercial passenger services to/from India till 2359 hrs 1ST of 311t January, 2022,” read the DGCA circular. Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on December 1, decided not to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, less than a week after announcing that it would restart the services amid the rising threat of the new Omicron variant across the globe. The regulator issued a circular on Thursda.
AstraZeneca in touch with Indian authorities for approval to COVID drug Agency News: New Delhi
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Dr Lorho S Pfoze: ‘People of northeast have suffered… AFSPA should be repealed’ The issue waspertaining to the massacre of miners who were returning from their work on December 4 in a small village called Oting in Mon district. This sort of an incident is happening every now and then in Northeast India… This has been so because of the special powers that have been given to them by the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. The people in the Northeast have suffered because of this very Act… it (AFSPA) should be repealed. I am not satisfied… In the full statement, some of the facts he laid out were misplaced. He said that this was a case of ‘mistaken identity’ or the security forces asked the vehicle that was approaching to stop.
Opposition slams government as House discusses climate change A special discussion on climate change in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday saw Opposition lawmakers stress on the immediacy of taking action while some took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi five-pronged “panchamrit” that he offered at the COP-26 conference in Glasgow earlier this year. “I do not know whether this panchamrit will solve the problem of the world,” Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said. “The first elixir we got was notebandi (demonestisation). The second elixir we had got was GST. The third we had got was lockdown. We do not need any more elixir or netcar before being too cautious,” he said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Initiating the discussion, DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said that climate change is an “existential crisis” and no issue is more important than this. “What is the plan? What is the policy.
Biopharmaceutical multinational AstraZeneca on Thursday said it has initiated engagements with Indian health authorities to provide the latest evidence of Evusheld, its COVID-19 prevention drug for people with weakened immune system which has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) in the US. The long-acting antibody combination has been granted the EUA in the US
Farmers’ agitation called off, protesters to start leaving from December 11
for COVID-19 prevention in adults and adolescents (above 12 years and weighing 40kg or more) with moderate to severely weakened immune system who may not have an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination, as well as those individuals for whom COVID-19 vaccination is not recommended, the company said. “We welcome this news and the opportunity it provides to support the unmet needs of high risk and immunecompromised patients.
Agency News: New Delhi Announcing an end to their over-a-year-long agitation, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) decided to call off their protest at New Delhi’s borders on Thursday. Farmers will start vacating the protest sites from Saturday. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Joginder Ugrahan confirmed that the protest will be called off, after a formal letter with a proposal from the government, including the unconditional withdrawal of all police cases lodged against protesters during the agitation,
was received. SKM said on December 11, a ‘Vijay Diwas’ (victory day) will be celebrated at all borders, toll plazas, and protest places across the country, following which the protesters will return. “We wanted to celebrate it tomorrow but have postponed it to December 11 in view of the tragedy yesterday where 13 people were killed in a chopper crash,” Yogendra Yadav, activist and Swaraj India president, said. The government had sent a draft proposal to the farm unions on Wednesday, saying that in light of the concessions proposed,
Agency News: New Delhi The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the funding and
letter will now be placed before farm unions in the SKM meeting and a decision regarding lifting of morchas will be announced post the meeting,” he had said. Protesting farmers at Singhu had started to pack up their trolleys in the morning, as the outcome of the meeting was expected. The protests began on November 25 last year, when thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab
and Haryana, marched towards the national capital, demanding a complete repeal of three contentious legislations — the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020; and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services.
Rajnath Singh announces tri-service enquiry into IAF chopper crash that killed CDS Bipin Rawat
Army officers carry the coffin containing the mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat in Wellington in Tamil Nadu in Thursday.
Cabinet Approves ₹ 44,605 Crore Ken-Betwa River Link Project
The total cost of the Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at ₹ 44,605 crore. The project will be completed in eight years and it will generate 103 MW hydropower and 27 MW solar power
there was no justification for the agitation to continue, and requesting the unions to call it off. On Thursday, SKM leaders met after getting the proposal from the government. SKM leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said, “The andolan has been suspended. The Unions will meet on January 15 to review if the government implements the proposals agreed upon.” Before the meeting, Ashok Dhawale, part of the five-member SKM committee, said they had received a formal communication from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. “The signed
implementation of the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project. The total cost of the Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at ₹ 44,605 crore. The project will
be completed in eight years and it will generate 103 MW hydropower and 27 MW solar power. An official release said the union cabinet has approved central support of ₹ 39,317 crore for the project, covering a grant of ₹ 36,290 crore and a loan of ₹ 3,027 crore. This project involves the transfer of water from Ken to the Betwa river through the construction of Daudhan Dam and a canal linking the two rivers, the Lower Orr Project, Kotha Barrage and Bina Complex Multipurpose Project.
Following Rajnath Singh’s statement, the Lok Sabha paid tributes to Gen Bipin Rawat and the other soldiers who died in the crash. Agency News: New Delhi Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday announced that a tri-service enquiry had been ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) into the helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others. The enquiry, he said, would be headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Singh expressed profound grief over the demise of Rawat. “With profound grief and a heavy heart, I stand to convey the unfortunate news of the crash of the military helicopter in the noon of 8th December 2021, with India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat onboard,” he said. “General Bipin Rawat was on a scheduled visit to
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington to interact with the student Officers. The Air Force Mi 17 V 5 helicopter took off from Sulur Air Base at 11.48 am yesterday and was expected to land at Wellington by 12.15 pm. Air Traffic Control at Sulur Air Base lost contact with the helicopter at approximately
12.08 pm. Subsequently, few locals spotted a fire in the forest near Coonoor and rushed to the spot where they observed the wreckage of military helicopter engulfed in flames. Rescue teams from the local administration in the vicinity reached the site and attempted to recover the survivors from the crash site.
Elgar Parishad case: Accused Sudha Bharadwaj released from jail The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project. The total cost of the Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at ₹ 44,605 crore. The project will Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was on Thursday released from a prison here on bail, after spending three years in jail. Bharadwaj was granted default bail by the Bombay High Court on December 1. The HC had then directed a special.
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Mamata’s Latest Stand Is Sure To Help Congress-Left To Revive ‘Bijemul’ Slogan
Post Bengal Assembly polls 2021, the CPI(M) conceded that its branding of the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) as a tricky, undeclared ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)on some major issues, had backfired. Left parties saw the TMC as the Trojan horse within the opposition camp. They pointed to the apparent hostility of both parties to the working class, their alleged indifference to the plight of poor peasants, not to mention their propensity to overlook gross corruption on part of prominent leaders in their own ranks.In their campaign, Left leaders sarcastically used the term ‘bijemul’ to refer to the TMC -- an uneasy amalgam of ‘BJP’ and ‘Trinamool’, to denote an unprincipled political affinity. The main purpose behind the apparently opportunistic alliance was to ensure that neither side would launch an all out attack against each other.Later, Dr Suryakanta Mishra as the CPI(M) State Secretary admitted that the Left’s accusations had not gone down well with common people who were helped by state welfare schemes and freebies like free cycles, Swasthyasathi, etc. The word ‘Bijemul’ is not much in use these days, as expected.But now Left leaders could be in for a surprise: two major parties, the Indian National Congress and the Shiv Sena, reacting to the TMC’s recent expansionist moves in states other than Bengal, have come close to accepting the political logic that underlay the Left’s currently discarded slogan. Both parties are convinced that in trying to sideline the Congress within the opposition, the TMC is actually helping the saffron party. Its opposition to the BJP is only apparent, verbal.Such a view is totally consistent with the anti TMC stand taken by Left leaders earlier.Neither the Congress nor the Sena have used the ‘bijemul’ expression while referring to the TMC. But a recent article in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece noted that smaller parties that oppose the BJP and coordinate their activities with the Congress may be confused over the TMC’s call for a new anti-BJP Front led by Mamata Banerjee! The TMC’s plans to create a separate opposition group sidelining the Congress would never work. This can only divide the opposition.Further Shiv Sena leader Mr Sanjay Raut said that in case there is a new formation within the opposition without the Congress in it, as suggested by Mamata Banerjee, it would certainly help the BJP, a Fascist outfit!Such rhetoric is uncannily similar to words used by leaders of the CPI(M) and other Left parties during their pre Assembly poll campaign earlier this year. They cited several examples that suggested a tacit co-operation between the TMC and the BJP.For instance despite the TMC’s involvement in the major Sarada chit fund/Narada bribery schemes, the Ethics committee in Parliament set up to monitor financial and other forms of corruption among MPs, never met even once in four years. The contrast with the procedure adopted by the late Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee could not be more telling. During Chatterjee’s tenure several members lost their membership for their involvement in various forms of misdemeanour. But during the BJP’s tenure, TMC MPs shown live on major TV channels accepting money from various people, have gone scot-free -- with the exception of Mr. Sudip Bandopadhyay.Even though the Supreme Court ordered the CBI to investigate the allegations against MPs and other TMC leaders in the Chit fund and other scams, the official probe seems to go on for ever! Meanwhile senior TMC leaders against whom major corruption charges are pending, have been re-elected as MPs, MLAs or appointed as State Ministers. As for the TMC, it has often targeted Union Home Minister Mr Amit Shah in connection with the increased earnings of his businessman son in recent years. But its criticism of the BJP on issues like the Raphael jets purchase, the NDA’s backing of the Adanis and Ambanis etc have been noticeably milder than the aggressive tone used by Mr. Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders. And now Ms Banerjee has endorsed the Adanis as a major mover within the Indian economy and held a meeting with group head Gautam Adani in Kolkata -- in the process reversing the earlier TMC stand of opposing the large Corporate sector! She is also calling for a closer centre/state co-operation, for the first time since she assumed power in 2011, apart from inviting the Prime Minister to attend the proposed Bengal Industry summit in April 2022 in Kolkata.There was always much - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara mystification among.
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Odisha Assembly adjourned for 7th straight day with no business undertaken Agency News:New Delhi For the seventh consecutive day, the Odisha Legislative Assembly was adjourned with no significant business undertaken in the House from its commencement day. On Wednesday, the House was adjourned twice within four hours after deadlock over various issues between both the ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) and the BJP continued. In the last seven days, the House witnessed protests, sloganeering, blocking of assembly gate, beating gongs and bells and sprinkling gangajal and cow dung for purification and the continued absence of the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Both the BJP and the Congress has been demanding the ouster of Minister of Home for State Dibya Shankar Mishra for his alleged links to the prime accused in the Mamita Meher murder case “We are ready to discuss.
A Congress leader said that the party brass directed that no protests, which usually lead to slogans and noisy disruptions, should be held on Thursday as the nation mourns the death of India’s CDS Gen Bipin Rawat. Agency News:Mumbai
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Chopper crash: Opposition calls off protest against suspension of 12 MPs
Agency News: New Delhi The opposition on Thursday called off their protests against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs in a mark of respect to the tragic passing of General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff, in a helicopter crash. “We have decided not to protest today in honour of CDS Bipin Rawat and the soldiers who died in the chopper crash and to pay tribute to them,” said the leader of opposition Mallikaarjun Kharge. Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena MP, also said, “On the solidarity of CDS and others who lost their lives in the crash, we have
Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan got embroiled in a major controversy after being booked by the NCB in an alleged drug case in October.
Nothing can come between India’s love for cricket and it was proved yet again as the Indian Premier League (IPL) and ICC T20 World Cup fills the top spots for the trending query overall in the year, beating even the likes of Covid vaccine or CoWin portal, according to Google India’s ‘Year In Search 2020’ announced on Wednesday. IPL, which was also the most searched sporting event, was followed by CoWIN,
Opposition parties announced they will not hold their protests on Thursday as a mark of respect to India’s chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other armed personnel who lost their lives in a tragic chopper crash on Wednesday. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who has
ICC T20 World Cup, Euro Cup, Tokyo Olympics and Covid Vaccine in the top trending query list on search engine giant Google. Tokyo Olympics, Black Fungus, Afghanistan, West Bengal elections, Tropical cyclone Tauktae and Lockdown made it to the top 10 among the most searched news events by Indians, according to the list. Euro Cup, Copa America, Wimbledon, Paralympics and French Open were among the most searched sporting events this year Neeraj Chopra arched to the apex of the personality.
called off the protest Several MPs from opposition parties have been protesting against the suspension of 12 MPs. They were suspended by the house on the first day of the winter session proceedings, for alleged unruly conduct towards the end of the monsoon session in August. Due to continued protests, the upper house of Parliament has been seeing constant disruption and adjournments since the proceedings began on November 29. The suspended members comprise six from the Congress -- Phulo Devi Netam, Chhaya Verma, Ripun Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday demanded that a “misleading” personal attack on him by a member of Lok Sabha during a debate earlier this week should be condemned. He requested Speaker Om Birla during Zero Hour to ensure that such kind of issues are not repeated by any member against other member. Claiming that a breach of Parliament procedure and etiquette by the member of the House during the course of his remark on the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of
Two unmanned missions to be launched before flying Gaganyaan by end of 2022: Minister Sharing the status of other space projects, Union Minister Jitendra Singh -- during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha -- said the Venus mission is planned for 2022, while the Solar Mission for 2022-23 and that of the Space Station by 2030. Agency News: New Delhi India will launch two unmanned missions next year before the human spaceflight program ‘Gaganyaan’ by the end of 2022, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday Sharing the status of other space projects, Singh --
been at the forefront of the protests over the suspension of 12 MPs from the Upper House, said “We’ve decided not to protest (against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs) today in honour of CDS Bipin Rawat and the soldiers who died in the chopper crash and to pay tributes to them.” Kharge said, “We’ll also attend the House when defence minister Rajnath Singh gives his statement.” Defence minister Rajnath
Singh addressed an unusually somber Lok Sabha as soon as the House proceedings started at 11am. Singh gave details about the horrific Mi-17 Coonoor chopper crash, told members that the tri-service inquiry under Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has already begun work and said Gen Rawat will be cremated with full military honours. A Congress leader said that the party brass directed.
India’s daily Covid-19 tally goes up to 9,419; related fatalities rise by 159 Agency News:Mumbai India on Thursday reported as many as 9,419 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pushing the overall tally to 34,666,241. The fresh jump in total infections was 11.6 per cent higher than Wednesday when the country logged 8,439 cases, according to the data updated by the Union ministry of health and family welfare. The related fatalities rose by 159 and the total toll now stands at 474,111, the health ministry also said. India’s active caseload currently stands at 94,742 and it accounts 0.27 per cent of the total cases, as per the data. The recovery rate currently stands at 98.36%, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry also said in the daily health bulletin. As many as 34,097,388 people have been discharged from hospitals after being recuperated from the disease. Out of this, 8,251 recoveries took place in the last 24 hours The daily positivity rate (0.73 per cent) remained below 2 per cent.
IAF chopper crash: 2 senior Tharoor demands misleading personal attack by mem- staff members of CDS General Rawat’s team among dead ber in LS be condemned
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during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha -- said the Venus mission is planned for 2022, while the Solar Mission for 2022-23 and that of the Space Station by 2030. Singh, the Minister of State in the Department of Space, said space projects have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In the next year, we are going to have two unmanned missions before flying the Gaganyaan. That is also in the planning. That is usually the SoP (Standard Operating Procedure) which is followed. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it got delayed,” he said.
Service) Amendment Bill, 2021, was violated, Tharoor said it is clear from the transcript that the member stated: “Aise to inko bahas mein bhag nahi lena chahiye inka bhi ek case pending pada hua hai (he (Tharoor) should not be participating in debate as a case is pending against him). The Congress MP said he regretted this kind of remark and added “the claim itself is false and there is no pending case against me. The accusation being referred to have been dismissed by court of law. To say what he (said member) asserted is misleading the House and Chair.
Supreme Court Relief For Women Journalists Over Tripura “Fake” Report Agency News:New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed all proceedings against two women journalists accused by Tripura Police of spreading “fake visuals” of communal violence in the northeastern state last month. The women - journalists from the HW News Network - were named in two FIRs filed by police for “spreading communal disharmony” following their reporting on the communal violence in the state. The top court today halted all proceedings in both FIRs and issued a notice to Tripura Police. “We’ll issue a notice (to Tripura Police) seeking their response. There shall be a stay of all further proceedings pursuant to FIR No 39 registered in Tripura and FIR No 82. A counter-affidavit (by the petitioners) is to be filed within four weeks,” Justice DY Chandrachud said. Justice Chandrachud was part of the threemember bench hearing this matter; the other two were Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath Earlier, senior advocate.
Those killed in the crash included Military Adviser to the Chief of Defence Staff Brig LS Lidder and staff officer Lt Col Harjinder Singh. Group Captain Varun Singh is the sole survivor of the crash. Agency News:New Delhi Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, and 11 other armed
forces officers were killed in a chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Those killed in the crash included Military Adviser to the Chief of Defence Staff Brig LS Lidder and staff officer Lt Col Harjinder Singh. Group Captain Varun Singh is the sole survivor of the crash. He battling for life at the military hospital in Wellington. Here is the list of people who died in the crash, according to officials: Gen Bipin Rawat, Madhulika Rawat, Brig LS Lidder, Lt Col Harjinder Singh, Wg Cdr PS Chauhan, Sqn Ldr K Singh, JWO Das, JWO Pradeep A, Havildar Satpal, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitender Kumar, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar., Lance Naik Sai Teja.
Nagaland MP raises AFSPA issue in Parliament in light of recent killings
Agency News: New Delhi In the absence of the government and Opposition resolving their differences over the suspension of 12 MPs in the Rajya Sabha, the protesting Opposition members allowed on Wednesday Naga People’s Front’s KG Kenye to raise the issue of recent killing of civilians in a botched Army operation. Kenye, speaking about the issues of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), said that when it was brought on the floor of this August House, “it was followed
by a marathon debate… which stretched on for days together”. The members, he said, hailed from different parts of the country “and they expressed their serious apprehensions about the misuse and abuse of this special power, if it was to be used by the Armed Forces against innocent civilians with impunity and, they will go scot free without any prosecution from any court of law, without the previous sanction of the central government.” It was this “grave danger in visioning the grave consequences that would bear on this country, they had vehemently.
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Matrix Fight Night: The non-musical Bon Jovi
Agency News:New Delhi After three successive editions in the UAE, Matrix Fight Night (MFN) is set to make its
comeback to India for its seventh event, due to be held at the Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad on Friday. The main event will feature Afghanistan’s Abdul
Azim Badakshi and Brazil’s Marcelo Guarilha Although 20 of the biggest names will fight it out in the mixed martial art (MMA) event from across India, one name that stands out is Bon Jovi. If you’re thinking about the popular rockstar by the same name, you’re wrong. The Bon Jovi we’re talking about here has no musical connections. Infact, he is a 25-year-old former kickboxer from Imphal, Manipur who wants to build a name for himself in the fighting circuit. Asked about the reason behind the unique name, the 5’3” fighter said it was his father’s choice, as it was a popular band at the time. However, he is not the only one who has a quirky.
Neeraj Chopra begins 90-day off-season training in US Agency News:New Delhi Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has kickstarted his 90-day off-season training at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre in California, USA. The 23-yearold has started his preparation for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in the prestigious training centre. The state-of-the-art centre, spread over 155 acres, is one of the world’s finest training and competition venues. Taking to Twitter, Neeraj wrote: “It’s time to put the past to rest and focus on the future. Have arrived for my off-season training and look forward to restarting.
The inside story on why Rohit replaced Kohli as India’s white-ball captain Three months after Kohli expressed desire to remain ODI captain, BCCI relieves him of limited-overs leadership role. Agency News:New Delhi It was just a line at the end of the press release announcing the Test squad for the South Africa tour. The BCCI, on Wednesday, underplayed Virat Kohli’s sacking as India’s ODI
captain and the handing over the overall white-ball charge to Rohit Sharma. The Test opener will now lead both T20I and ODI sides A senior BCCI official informed that the decision was in the works for a while but it
was the selectors who took the final call. “The BCCI wanted absolute clarity between red-ball and white-ball cricket. The BCCI wanted a complete (leadership) separation between the longest format and shorter formats to
avoid any confusion. In the end, it was left to the selectors to take a call. They decided to appoint Rohit as new ODI captain,” a BCCI insider Unlike the T20I captaincy change, where the announcement came from Kohli, citing his workload, the ODI leadership switch is seen as a BCCI decision. Three months ago, while relinquishing T20I captaincy, Kohli had expressed his desire to lead India in Tests and ODIs, going ahead. “Understanding workload is a very important thing and considering my immense workload over the last 8-9 years playing all 3 formats.
Sensex rises 215 points to 58,864 in opening session; Nifty trades at 17,530 The 30-share index opened over 200 points higher, but soon turned negative and was trading 38.52 points or 0.07 per cent lower at 58,611.16 in initial deals. Agency News:New Delhi Equity benchmark Sensex opened on a choppy note on Thursday, as investors followed the risk-off mode. The 30-share index opened over 200 points higher, but soon turned negative and was trading 38.52 points or 0.07 per cent lower at 58,611.16 in initial deals. Similarly, the
Nifty slipped 17.60 points or 0.10 per cent to 17,452.15. Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 1 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy’s, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, L&T, Bajaj Finance, Infosys and HDFC. On the other hand, HDFC Bank, Tata Steel, NTPC, TCS and Titan were among the laggards.
In the previous session, the 30-share equity benchmark zoomed 1,016.03 points or 1.76 per cent to finish at 58,649.68, and Nifty rallied 293.05 points or 1.71 per cent to 17,469.75.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, as they sold shares worth ₹579.27 crore on Wednesday, as per exchange data.
Shriram Properties IPO: Das: Our motto is to enEverything you need to sure soft landing that is well timed know Agency News:New Delhi The initial public offering (IPO) of Shriram Properties opened for subscription on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The offer got 89 per cent subscribed by the end of the first day of bidding. It received total bids for 2,60,79,375 shares across both the stock exchanges against 2,93,51,639 shares on offer, data from BSE showed. The Rs 600 crore Shriram Properties IPO will be available for subscription till Friday, December 10, 2021, and the price band of the company has been fixed at Rs 113-118 per share. The IPO comprises fresh
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issuance of equity shares worth Rs 250 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 350 crore. The company has reduced its OFS size to Rs 350 crore from Rs 550 crore earlier and thus, the IPO size has come down to Rs 600 crore against Rs 800 crore earlier. As a part of the OFS, Omega TC Sabre Holdings Pte will offload shares worth up to Rs 90.95 crore, Tata Capital Financial Services will sell shares to the tune of Rs 8.34 crore, while TPG Asia SF V Pte and Wsi/Wsqi V (XXXII) Mauritius Investors will divest shares worth up to Rs 92.20 crore and Rs 133.5 crore, respectively.
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Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said “managing a durable, strong and inclusive recovery is our mission” as the economic recovery is “not yet strong enough to be self-sustaining and durable”. “Our motto is to ensure a soft landing that is well timed,” Das said after unveiling the bimonthly monetary policy. While the central bank on Wednesday kept the Repo rates unchanged, the anticipated hike in Reverse repo rate didn’t happen, indicating that it’s not yet ready to tighten the liquidity and unwind the accommodative
policy in the wake of the threat being posed by Covid variants. A hike in the reverse repo rate would have brought down the money supply in the financial system and more incentives for commercial banks to park their funds with the central bank. Bankers expect the RBI to hike the reverse repo rate in the next quarter. “Price stability remains the cardinal principle for monetary policy as it fosters growth and stability,” he said. The Indian economy is relatively well-positioned on the path of recovery, but it cannot be immune to global spill overs or to possible surges of infections.
Shruti Haasan spills the beans on her career and personal life! Agency News: Mumbai
Agency News: Mumbai Kareena Kapoor Khan’s latest Instagram post is proof of the fact that she is head over heels in love with her second son Jeh. On Thursday, Kareena took to the photo-sharing application and posted a picture of the newborn. In the image, little Jeh can be seen trying to stand up with the support of a door. “It’s the toes that do it for me #mera beta#time is flying,” she captioned the post. J Baba,” Karisma Kapoor wrote
“Handsome,” Rhea Kapoor commented. Jeh was born to Kareena and Saif on February 21 this year. As for Kareena, the actress will return after a brief hiatus with Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ which is an adaptation of the highly successful comedy drama ‘Forrest Gump’ which itself was based on Winston Groom’s novel of the same name. The film is slated to release on April 14, 2022. Bebo will also turn producer for the very first time in collaboration with Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan From ‘Afreen Afreen’ to ‘O Re Piya’, best songs of the singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performed publicly for the first time when he was nine years old Agency News: Mumbai Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a renowned Pakistani musician known for his Qawwalis. He will
celebrate his 47th birthday on December 9, 2021 Khan is one of the biggest and highest-paid singers in Pakistan. He was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals
and classical singers in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Khan is the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grandson of Fateh Ali Khan and the nephew of legendary Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He displayed an adoration for music from a very young age and was often found to be singing with his uncle and father From the age of seven, he was already being trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He performed publicly.
Shruti Haasan, daughter of Kamal Haasan, Sarika, has managed to make a mark not only in Bollywood but also down South. The actress talks exclusively to the Free Press Journal about working across different film industries, career growth, upcoming projects, and 4 a.m. friends. Excerpts from a candid conversation: I think it’s been a very different career trajectory. You can’t compare the two. But when you look at it collectively, my connection to what I feel as a film’s performance has changed and grown over the years. Today, it means something very different from what it meant to me five years ago. I get a different kind of joy and purpose from it. That’s a part of any artiste’s growth How jittery or nervous were you when you gave your first ever shot For my first film, Luck, I would say I was really not nervous. I thought I would feel fine, and it wasn’t what I thought. It was a real experience for me. My jitters really came in with my second and third films. I think we all have a false sense of bravado, and our minds can be really strong. I have been performing since I was a kid. I was an athlete. Today for me, the parameter to check whether something is good is if I am actually nervous about it. Even if I am writing for my music and recording sessions, I am nervous. I think that’s a great feeling. Could you tell us about your upcoming projects? I am doing a Telugu film once again with the director of Krack, Gopichand Malineni. That is starting in the middle of next year. It is my third film with this director, and it is really amazing. In Hindi, there is an Amazon Prime Video project. However, I can’t speak about it as it is at a premature stage. But I am super excited, and I hope people love it. When films are made, the whole unit bonds as a team. However, people tend to go their separate ways once it wraps up. Your comments on this? I don’t think that’s a bad thing. We are there to do our job to the best of our abilities and get along in the process. It’s fabulous, and it happens in the corporate.
Bharti Singh & Haarsh Limbachi- Priyanka plays adult Sati in The Matrix Resurrections, yaa expecting their first baby? confirms Warner Bros Agency News: Mumbai
Comedian Bharti Singh is set to deliver more than just funny punchlines. We’ve exclusively learnt that Singh and her writer, husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa are expecting their first baby in 2022. A little birdie close to the couple confirms the pregnancy. “It is at a very initial stage. Singh is already on rest and has halted her work commitments for now. She is not stepping out much and staying low profile,” shares the insider. From what we’ve gathered, the comedian will resume work in a few days. She was expected to join Kapil Sharma’s comedy show team this week post her break as she was focusing on her game show. However, now she may rejoin the show in a couple of weeks. When we contacted Singh about the good news and she neither denied nor confirmed it. “I won’t deny or confirm anything. But when the time is right I will openly speak about it. One can’t hide such things. So when I want to reveal
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it, I will do it publicly,” shares Singh. Limbachiyaa remained unavailable for a comment. Speculations around Singh and Limbachiyaa’s pregnancy have been doing the rounds since some time. Of late, the two became an absolute favorite amongst the papz who constantly quizzed them about the baby. “Rumours of us having a baby started since the day we got married,” the 37-year-old quips.
Actor Priyanka Chopra will essay the role of adult Sati in her upcoming film The Matrix Resurrections, which Warner Brothers confirmed recently. Though there have been speculations about Priyanka’s role as Sati, this is the first official confirmation from the production team. Warner Brothers Korea, last month, had shared the Korean posters of its English counterpart on Instagram. The poster featured Priyanka Chopra along with the title of the film and her character’s name--Sati, in Korean. The hashtag
Sati was also added in the caption. Quoting a new press release from Warner Bros, Looper.com has said that Priyanka will play a grownup Sati. The character as a young girl was earlier essayed by Tanveer Atwal in The Matrix Revolutions. The Warner Bros release described Sati as “a young woman with a wisdom that belies her years and an ability to see the truth, no matter how murky the waters”. On a fan club post shared on Instagram revealing the news, comments started pouring from fans. “Omg! Amazing! Such a befitting role for her,” wrote a user while another added.
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Collinson andCAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA) Releases FreshIndustry Data As the travel ecosystem continues to adapt to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a newly launched second editionof the ‘Asia Pacific Travel Recovery Report’ from Collinson,a global endto-end travel experiences, airport services and travel medical company, and CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA),
showcases the latest travel industry recovery predictions – including traveller expectations – for the coming year and beyond. The extensive survey of more than 400 C-Suite and senior managerial leveltravel industry experts from leading global travel brands reveals that while 37% of respondents are now expecting.
Porsche’s first all-electric model, the Taycan and new Macan SUV arrive in India
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Online trading fraud: Retired official loses Rs 80.8 lakh Police have started probe after a retired official of the irrigation department in Gandhinagar lost Rs 80.85 lakh to scammers in online trading. According to police, an FIR was lodged at CID Cyber Crime police station in Gandhinagar on Tuesday after Subhash Patel (64), former additional assistant engineer in the irrigation department of the Gujarat government, submitted a complaint stating that he lost Rs 80.85 lakh in a year to unknown scammers.“On October 27 last year, I received a promotion message on WhatsApp regarding trading through Galaxy FX Trade company. On contacting the phone number mentioned.
Body of infant girl found at Sabarmati riverfront A case of murder has been lodged against unknown persons after a one-month-old girl was found at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad Tuesday. Police said the body was recovered from the riverfront walkway ghat number 2 near Jamalpur Bridge at the riverfront on Tuesday evening. “The body of a one-month-old girl child was recovered after a message from a passerby. The viscera samples have been sent for forensic science laboratory to find out the reason for death.
2 arrested for murder in Surat 2 months ago The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Ahmedabad City Police has arrested two persons for the murder of a 25-year-old youth in Surat two months ago. According to police, Shani Sharma (25), a resident of Shivanjali apartments in Surat, was found dead with severe injuries near a temple in Amroli area of Surat on September 26 this year. On Wednesday, police arrested 24-year-old Mukesh Gaikwad from Katargam in Surat and 22-year-old Sagar Dattani, a resident of Saraspur in Ahmedabad, for allegedly murdering Sharma “The accused told us that on September 26, they had purchased two liquor bottles and were drinking outside a temple in Amroli. Shani approached the duo and asked them to not drink in front of the temple. Enraged, they murdered Sharma,” said a police official of Ahmedabad DCB.
Porsche India has embarked on its most ambitious plan in recent times with the launch ofboth the all-new, fully electric Taycan range and the latest Macan compact SUV, in addition to announcing a national dealer network expansionplan off the back of its best-ever third quarter sales performance. Launched at an exclusive media preview hosted at the Andaz Hotel in Delhi, the all-new Taycan range and
new Macan will be available for sale across all dealerships in the country, with four new showrooms set to open in the first half of 2022 bringing the total dealer network.
Two Resilient Social Enterprises Receive Funding Boost From The Singapore International Foundation And Deutsche Bank The Singapore International Foundation (SIF)andDeutsche Bankhave partnered tolaunch the SIF-Deutsche Bank Made for Good Award. The award seeks to support and encourage social enterpriseswhichhave shown great resilience andinnovation in adapting their business to deliver on social impactin spite of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Annie Yeo, Head, Corporate
Social Responsibility, Asia, at Deutsche Bank said: “Social enterprises are an important source of social innovation while improving lives and addressing key societal gaps. Too often, social entrepreneurs do not have equal access to the capital and business networks they need to sustain and expand their businesses. As a purpose-driven bank that supports the success.
Microsoft launches Azure Availability Zones in its Central India datacenter region Microsoft India today announced the launch of Availability Zones in its Central India datacenter region, providing additional resilience options for customers’ cloud applications. Azure Availability Zones allow businesses to spread their infrastructure and applications across dispersed datacenters, delivering additional protection and isolation from localized failures, which can range from mechanical or electrical issues, structure fires or flooding, or any unforeseen disaster. They also provide access to
mission-critical application, data, and services to every Azure customer to support their most important workloads and processes Azure Availability Zones are physically and logically separated datacenters with their own independent power source, network, and cooling. If one becomes unavailable, the others ensure resiliency. They provide the scale, business continuity, and the security businesses need to run their most important applications in the cloud. The new Azure Availability Zones in Pune ensures uptime.
MIT Manipal’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering inaugurates its 5-day FDP 2021 The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), MAHE inaugurated its 5-Day Faculty Developmental Programme (FDP) on blockchain technology and its applications virtually, commencing from 6th - 10th December 2021. The programme is sponsored by All India Council of Te c h n i c a l Education (AICTEATAL), New Delhi. Around 166 participants from all around the country have enrolled on this programme. Dr. Rajkumar Buyya, Professor at the School of Computing and Information
Science, Melbourne, Australia, was invited as the chief guest for the inaugural programme. Speaking about the event Cdr. (Dr.) Anil Rana, Director, Manipal Institute of Technology, said, “Blockchain is modern and relevant technology. We are glad to inaugurate t h i s programme o n Blockchain Technology which is gaining a lot of attention and prominence. This emerging technology has several advantages and is user-friendly. We hope that the programme helps the faculty to enhance.
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Supply chain DP World likely to invest Rs 10,000 crore in Gujarat Chairman of Welspun Group, BK Goenka, who spoke on the first day of two-day Vibrant Gujarat roadshow said Welspun unit in Vapi manufactures and supplies all towels used in Wimbledon. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Global supply chain solutions company, DP World, on Wednesday said it was looking to invest Rs 10,000 crore in developing logistics infrastructure in Gujarat. Addressing the Vibrant Gujarat roadshow at Dubai in UAE where Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was present, Rizwan Soomar, CEO and MD (Subcontinent), DP World, said, “We are building
a logistic ecosystem backed by reliable, transparent and efficient logistics products delivered through our digital platform… We are very keen to expand our ports and cold chain networks, develop multi modal logistics hubs and free trade zones.” “We intend to partner with the state government for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat summit and we hope to sign an MoU for phase-wise investments exceeding Rs 10,000 crore
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towards development of logistics infrastructure in the state,” Soomar added. DP World currently operates a container terminal and a container freight station at Mundra, two private freight stations in Hazira and Ahmedabad, rail services from
Mundra Hazira and Pipavav ports, cold chain facility at Surat and express trucking service across through four cargo hubs of Vapi, Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. Chairman of Welspun Group, BK Goenka.
Study says Gujarat seeing salinisation of coastal groundwater The research study, published in the Science of Total Environment journal recently also points out that select points along the Gujarat’s coastline is losing less groundwater to the sea compared to other coastal regions in the country. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Most parts of the 1,600-kilometre Gujarat coastline
is seeing salinisation of coastal groundwater, which results in deterioration of its quality, a research study funded by the
BJMC doctors boycott emergency, Covid duty
Initially, the Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJMC boycotted routine and OPD on November 29 and maintained status quo till November 7. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Doctors of the BJ Medical College (BJMC) in Ahmedabad boycotted emergency and Covid-19 duty on Wednesday as resident doctors continued with their strike over various demands, the key one being scheduling of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) ( NEET-PG) counseling at the earliest. Initially, the Junior
Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJMC boycotted routine and OPD on November 29 and maintained status quo till November 7. The JDA of BJMC also issued a statement that they shall continue to strike work at emergency and Covid wards till a decision on NEETPG counselling is announced. The resident doctors are also demanding that medical officers assist in their work until the new batch joins. The JDA has also sought that the bond period be equated with the senior residency duration for the batches of 2019 and 2020 as well as the batches that arrive henceforth. Dr Rakesh Joshi, medical superintendent of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, in an address to mediapersons, said, “Non-clinical staff of BJ Medical College have been deployed for clinical duties so as to ensure that OPD services.
Ministry of Earth Sciences and National Centre for Earth Science Studies in Trivandrum, Kerala revealed. The study authored by IIT-Gandhinagar researchers — Chandrasekhar Bhagat, Anant Misra, Pranab Kumar Mohapatra — along with DS Suresh Babu of National Centre for Earth Sciences in Trivandrum and Manish Kumar
of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Dehradun, also notes that higher micronutrient load in south Gujarat coast owing to higher contaminants, made it more vulnerable. The research study, published.
Three police constables were suspended after an accused in the case of allegedly assaulting a Dalit family for entering a temple in a village in Kutch escaped from a hospital on Tuesday. According to police, Kana Ahir, one of the 20 booked for allegedly assaulting six members of a Dalit family in Gandhidham’s Ner village in October, allegedly escaped from Patel Orthopaedic Hospital in Gandhidham city. Police said Kana was out on bail and admitted to Patel orthopaedic hospital for an injury. On Tuesday morning, the constables found Kana missing from his bed. The constables Ramdevsinh Kanubha, Siddhrajsinh Zala and Dinesh Thakor, attached with Bhachau police station and Gandhidham B division police station were suspended by the Superintendent of Police, Kutch Gandhidham. “The accused was not under arrest and he had admitted himself at the hospital for an injury. Three police personnel were deployed to keep a watch on him. After the accused escaped, the three constables were suspended. Efforts are on to trace Kana,” said Kishorsinh Zala, deputy superintendent of police, Gandhidham.
67 Covid cases; Surat GIDCs told to ensure vaccination of workers Meanwhile, a private school in Ahmedabad announced that it will only hold online classes till December 20 after one of their teachers tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday. Agency News: Surat As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Gujarat — 67 cases reported Wednesday — the Surat collector instructed the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporations (GIDCs) in the district to ensure complete vaccination of its workforce. Meanwhile, a private school in Ahmedabad announced that it will only hold online classes till December 20 after one of
The Art of Living Launches ‘An Intimate Note’-a book for every sincere seeker We go through various life situations that throw up similar questions in our mind. We may not know where to find the right answers or whom to trust in seeking these answers from. To help millions of sincere seekers navigate their life journeys, and answer their questions, dilemmas and problems along the way, and help them grow, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar started a practice of sending out a knowledge sheet every week, covering a wide range of topic, for seven years-a compilation that is for the first time available in the form of a comprehensive book called The Intimate Note. The Art of Living recently launched the much awaited edition of The Intimate Note authored by global spiritual master and humanitarian, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The book has already been flying off the shelves with XYZ million copies sold. In this book, Gurudev touches nearly all aspects of life – relationships and dealing with
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people, letting go and holding on, understanding one’s patterns, love, dealing with coworkers, productivity, karma, free will, ego, Truth, God and much more. For example, if Gurudev tells you why a liar is innocent, he also reminds you that this world is a wrapping paper with the gift waiting within. If he gives you the address to the most beautiful spot in the universe, he tells you with utmost practicality why God is a thorough businessman. He brings out the essence of these existential complexities with depth, simplicity and humour. “Gurudev’s simple, reassuring words immediately put the mind at ease and soothe our soul. The pages are laden with wisdom that does not just remain in the intellect, but is beautifully integrated into daily life,” Says Sonal Raval, renowned Sugam Sangeet artist of Gujarat. “I have experienced that any sheet I turned to, held in it exactly what I needed to know.
their teachers tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday. Ahmedabad reported 25 cases and Surat added another 15 on Wednesday, the two districts comprising nearly 60 per cent of the day’s case load. The Ahmedabadbased Anand Niketan School’s Satellite campus went from an offline to completely online mode of education for classes 6 to 9 starting Wednesday after a teacher tested positive. The school is, however, going ahead with the Class 10 and 12 examinations. “Each and every parent has been informed
not only through messages but also personally through calls about the case leading to school management’s decision and also asked to watch out for any symptoms in their wards. For the safety of our children we are following all the Covid protocols and sanitising school premises,” said Principal Binu Thomas. In Surat city, 23 students have tested positive for Covid-19 in two months during an ongoing testing drive carried out by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials in schools and tuition classes.
Mr. Rohit Poddar, Managing Director, Poddar Housing and Development Ltd on RBI’s MPC announcement “The RBI’s decision to maintain the repo rate unchanged at 4%, point towards the road to economic recovery. An overall economic activity progressing towards retained inflation is a good news and showcases that the overall economic activity in the country has evolved. While the rise in commodity prices has put upward pressure on input material costs, economy’s lowinterest rate has been a major contributor to the housing sector’s
recovery. When the real estate industry was just getting back on its feet, it was slammed by the new variant. The new COVID variant Omicron has again pushed the global and Indian economy into a state of uncertainty and nervousness. In order to encourage consumption and investment in the real estate sector, consistent demand stimulant measures and favorable financing conditions would be required. Compare to last year, we are in a much better place owing to the proactive.
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