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UP’s draft Population Bill hinges on controversial 2-child policy UP law commission has proposed a Population Bill that bars those with more than two children from holding government jobs or getting other benefits Agency News: Lucknow Anyone violating twochild policy in Uttar Pradesh will be barred from contesting local bodies polls, from applying for or getting promotion in government jobs, and receiving any kind of government subsidy. These are some of the proposals mentioned under the draft titled The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and
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UP law panel proposes ‘two-child’ population policy. The Uttar Pradesh law commission formulated a proposal for population control and welfare, rewarding couples that adhere to a ‘twochild policy’. The UP law commission said that the policy will be voluntary — it will not be enforced upon anyone. However, if any person decides to “voluntarily” keep the number of their family members limited, they will be eligible for government schemes. On the other hand, if someone doesn’t follow the policy, they will face restrictions in government jobs, availing ration, and other benefits. The Uttar Pradesh law commission has made several proposals in the draft population control act.
Flight bookings from India to Dubai open, first flight on July 15 From July 15, Indians will be able to fly to Dubai and they can start booking tickets now. However, only some routes from India will be operational as UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has maintained its status quo on the indefinite suspension of inbound passengers from India until further notice, according to the Khaleej Times.Travel from India was suspended on April 24 due to the Covid-19 Delta variant which fuelled the second wave of the pandemic. Since then, the decision to remove the suspension of flights has gone through multiple changes and flights were expected to start on July 15.However, scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the pandemic. But special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May 2020, and under bilateral.
Agency News: Kochi Dr PK Warrier, a flagbearer of Ayurveda who played a critical role in popularising Kerala’s traditional mode of treatment across the world, passed away at the age of 100 at his home in Kottakkal. He was the chief physician and managing trustee of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, one of the leading Ayurvedic healthcare chains in the country. In June, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had inaugurated through Zoom the centenary birthday celebrations of Dr Warrier.
Welfare) Bill, 2021. The UP State Law Commission (UPSLC) website says, “The State Law Commission, UP is working on control, stabilisation and welfare of the population of the state and has prepared a draft bill.” Public suggestions have been invited to improve the draft bill and July 19 is the last date for it. Listing out benefits for public servants who adopt the two-child policy, the draft bill says,
“Public servants who adopt the two-child norm will get two additional increments during the entire service, maternity or as the case may be, paternity leave of 12 months, with full salary and allowances and three per cent increase in the employer’s contribution fund under national pension scheme.” A State Population Fund will
Agency News: New Delhi The Tamil Nadu government announced on Saturday that the state’s Covid-19 induced lockdown is being extended by a week till July 19. The government also announced further relaxations which, it said,
Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by ₹2 per litre from Today Mother Dairy said that despite paying higher prices towards milk procurement, the consumer prices were kept intact. With the new revision, the milk prices are undergoing a change of 4 per cen Agency News: Lucknow Milk supplier Mother Dairy on Saturday announced that the price of its liquid milk will go up by ₹2 per litre in Delhi-NCR with effect from Sunday. The new prices that are being revised after more than a year will be applicable
for all new milk variants. The hike in milk prices comes as the cooperative is experiencing inflationary pressure on overall input costs that have risen multifold in last year. Mother Dairy said it is “compelled to raise” the prices. “Mother Dairy is compelled to raise its liquid milk prices by ₹2/ litre in Delhi NCR with effect from July 11, 2021. The new prices will be applicable for all milk variants. The milk prices were last revised about 1.5 years ago in December 2019,” Mother Dairy said in an official release In the last year, farm prices have increased up to 8-10 per cent, with a surge in operational costs of processing, packaging, logistics etc. It is pertinent to note that the farm prices of milk alone have firmed up by about 4 per cent in the last three to four weeks.
Delayed By Covid, ISRO Plans To Launch CoWIN Platform “Freely Available” Geo Imaging Satellite On August 12 To All Countries: Finance Minister Agency News: Bengaluru The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12. It’s going to be only the second launch of the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency in the COVID19-hit 2021. ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazil’s earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 copassengers, including some built by students, on board. The 2,268-kg GISAT-1 was originally slated to be launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, about 100 km north of Chennai, on March 5 last year but was postponed a day before the blast-off due to technical reasons. Thereafter, the launch was delayed due to COVID-19-induced lockdown which affected normal work. It was scheduled for March 28 this year but a “minor issue”
will come into effect at 6am on Monday when the existing guidelines, which were announced last Friday when the lockdown was extended till July 12, come to an end. According to an order issued by chief minister MK Stalinled government, restaurants, tea shops, roadside shops, snacks shops and bakeries can now open for one more hour, till 9pm, at an occupancy of 50%. Last week, the Tamil
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared how CoWIN application has efficiently supported scale and scope of India’s COVID-19 vaccination.
This is going to be the second launch of the ISRO in the Covid-hit 2021.
with the satellite forced its postponement.The launch was later expected in April and then in May but the campaign could not be taken up due to lockdown in parts of the country triggered by the second wave of the pandemic.“We have tentatively planned the GSLV-F10 launch on August 12, at 05.43 am, subject to weather conditions,” an ISRO official told PTI today. According to ISRO, GISAT-1 will facilitate near real-time observation of the Indian subcontinent, under cloudfree conditions, at frequent intervals. GISAT-1 will be placed in a Geosynchronous
Tamil Nadu’s Covid-19 lockdown extended till July 12; shops to open till 9pm The Tamil Nadu government has also allowed all state and Union government exams to be conducted in compliance with all SOPs.
be formed to facilitate the implementation of the act. Listing the government’s responsibilities, the draft bill says that maternity centres will be established at every primary health centre. The centres and NGOs will be assigned the task of distribute contraceptive pills, condoms, and spread awareness about family
planning methods through community health workers. They will also ensure mandatory registration of pregnancies, deliveries, births and deaths within the state. As per the draft bill, the government will introduce a compulsory subject related to population control in all secondary schools. Justifying the proposals, the draft bill says: “In Uttar Pradesh, there are the limited ecological and economic resources at hand. It is necessary and urgent that the provision of basic necessities of human life including affordable food, safe drinking water, decent housing, access to quality education, economic/ livelihood opportunities, power/electricity for domestic consumption, and a secure living is accessible to all citizens.
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Nadu government allowed these to open till 8pm, from the earlier deadline of 7pm. Additionally, the government has also allowed competitive exams for state and Union government services to be held, though officials will have to ensure strict compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP). Examination agencies will be required to inform respective district administrations in advance. Also, in continuation with last week’s order, schools, colleges, theatres, bars, swimming pools, swimming pools, zoos, biological parks etc. will remain closed. All social/political/ cultural events, too, will remain prohibited. Several other relaxations, which were announced last week.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday offered to share CoWIN platform with other nations for free, saying that humanitarian needs outweigh commercial benefits. Participating on the second day of the ongoing G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Sitharaman shared India’s successful
India reports 42,766 new Covid-19 cases, 1,206 deaths With 45,254 Covid patients recovering from the illness since yesterday, the total number of recoveries in India has risen to over 2.99 crore (2,99,33,538). Agency News: New Delhi India reported 42,766 new coronavirus cases and 1,206 deaths in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Saturday, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry. With this, the country’s overall Covid-19 caseload rose to over 3.07 crore (3,07,95,716), while the national death toll climbed to 4.07 lakh (4,07,145). Kerala continues to be the topmost contributor, reporting 13,563 cases on Friday. Maharashtra detected 8.992 new infections. With 45,254 patients recovering from the illness yesterday, the total number of recoveries in India has risen to over
2.99 crore (2,99,33,538). The national recovery rate stands at 97.20 per cent. Active cases, meanwhile, have dropped to 4.55 lakh (4,55,033). The active cases comprise 1.48 per cent of the total infections, as per latest Health Ministry data. Presently, Kerala is reporting the highest number of active cases in the country. Its active case count has surpassed that of Maharashtra, which was previously reporting record numbers. Kerala and Maharashtra are also recording the highest number of daily Covid-related deaths, with the two states recording 130 and 747, respectively, since yesterday. Meanwhile, with daily case detections still above 40,000 and reports and pictures of blatant violations of social distancing norms coming from tourist spots, the head of India’s pandemic task force Dr V K Paul has again warned that the second wave of Covid-19 is not over yet, and that cases can explode if people continue to behave recklessly. As many as 19,55,225 samples were tested for Covid-19.
experience in integrating technology with inclusive service delivery during the pandemic, the Finance Ministry said in a series of tweets FM Smt. @nsitharaman shared how #CoWIN application has efficiently supported scale and scope of our vaccination & #India has made this platform freely available to all countries given our firm belief that humanitarian needs outweigh commercial benefits,” a tweet said. During the meeting, discussions of finance ministers were focused on policies for economic recovery, sustainable finance and International
Taxation. “In policies for recovery session, FM discussed 3 catalysts of economic recovery#Digitalization #ClimateAction & #SustainableInfrastructure; shared India’s successful experience in integrating technology with inclusive service delivery during the pandemic,” another tweet said. This is the third time that G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors are gathering under the Italian G20 Presidency.
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Amit Shah Will Make Use Of His New Cooperation Ministry To Challenge Pawar
With additional charge of the ‘Cooperation Ministry’ given to Home Minister Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has identified ‘Political Enemy No.1’ – NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, who has been anchoring efforts to cobble up a viable and winning political alternative to the Modi-Shah BJP juggernaut, which saw near total annihilation in the West Bengal assembly polls even as the 2nd Covid wave drowned Modi’s international standing in record volumes of covid-infested Ganga Jal.The focus is on Maharashtra, but the panacea is from Gujarat. For those who don’t know, SharadPawar is emperor of Maharashtra cooperatives and the Shah of Gujarat cooperativeswas Amit Shah. Now, you get the connection? Shah by heading the Ministry will be able, atleast try, to carve out the cooperatives' niche from under Pawar’s nose.At least that’s the goal, which will not be spoken aloud. Like somebody said to nobody inparticular, with the “creation of the Ministry of Cooperation and giving Union Home Minister Amit Shah additional charge of the ministry, Modi has opened new doors in politics with focus on Maharashtra”. It is a warning to Sharad Pawar, a move to clip his wings if he gets too flighty and feisty in the next couple of years before General Elections 2024. Like they say, Narendra Modi lives and breathes electoral politics. Regular doses of electoral victories is what keeps Modi in mood, and on his toes. It also ensures that his massive ego stays well fed! So, like that somebody said, “It would be interesting to see how Shah steers the ministry”.Shah, they say, matches Kautilya in cunning and has “extensive experience in cooperatives”. Shah is troubleshooter and ego-embalmer for Narendra Modi. He has thereputation of ‘Election Winner No.1’, and is the ultimate grassroots politician in the Modicamp.Now, with the BJP and Narendra Modi both wallowing in a royal dingbat of a crisis, the sortnever seen or envisaged, Shah has once again been assigned the task to pull the BJP out of the morass of Modi’s making. Shah will have to write a new chapter in “cooperation withNarendra Modi”. For the unversed, “as an old cooperative leader of Gujarat, Shah has vast experience in handling crises at the grassroots level.” Narendra Modi has heard of that encomium sung in praise of Amit Shah. Shah is expected to tame the Maharashtra cooperatives. The cooperative movement in Maharashtra is decades old and caught on famously under the aegis and aura of Sharad Pawar, especially between 1960 and 1980. cooperatives are particularly strong in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have vast experience in cooperatives-politics,and are keenly aware that political power comes through hold over cooperatives a la comesthrough Mao’s barrel of the gun. Social Media is abuzz with talk of how ModiShah wants to scupper Pawar’s 2024 goals with power over cooperatives.Besides 2024, which lies in the future, Modi-Shah also has other immediate scores to settlewith Sharad Pawar. Especially avenge BJP’s failure to convince Pawar to support a BJP-ledgovernment in Maharashtra. It’s seen as a big Shah-failure, and with the Ministry ofCooperation under his belt, Shah, with his elephantine memory, can at least hope to break even with Pawar.Modi and Shah have the habit of lording over everything they survey; influence everyone in their vicinity and also those far from their vicinity. Shah is a former president of theAhmedabad District Cooperative Bank. He tasted cooperatives-power then, and wants totaste it again. The Ministry of Cooperation is a gamechanger for him and Narendra Modi.But while it will serve their politics, it should be acknowledged that the Ministry ofCooperation is also a definitive boost to cooperatives across India. It could be that with“cooperatives”, the Modi Government wants to give agitating farmers something to lookforward to. Till the other day, cooperatives used to come under - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Covid testing enough for global travel, not vaccine discrimination’: Jaishankar At a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, external affairs minister S Jaishankar also said that the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the strength of cooperation between the two countries. Agency News: New Delhi Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Friday the international travel on the basis of coronavirus (Covid-19) testing is “good enough” even as some countries have introduced the requirement for vaccination,
and called for the need to reach an understanding. “People who are tested before for international travel and tested on arrival is a good enough basis for travel, but some countries have now introduced the issue of vaccination,” he said while addressing a joint press
conference after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Jaishankar added that he and Lavrov had discussions on how travellers of their respective countries are not “discriminated against” and
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw embraces engineer on finding out they are alumnus of the same college Ashwini Vaishnaw also talked about how the juniors in his college referred to their seniors as “boss”, and jocularly asked his former college mate to refer to him as the boss. Agency News: New Delhi Ashwini Vaishnaw, who took charge as the Union railway minister on July 8 after the cabinet reshuffle, was
seen embracing an engineer form the Indian Railways signal department after finding out they both belonged to MBM Engineering College in Jodhpur.In a video clip, the new minister can be seen embracing a Railways employee, after
Delta Plus found in 90% of genome-sequenced Covid samples in Tripura Agency News: Agartala Tripura was the first northeastern state to report the Delta Plus strain of Covid-19. And now, it already has 138 cases of the highly transmissible variant. According to the chief nodal officer of the state, the Delta Plus variant was detected in at least 90 per cent of the samples from the state that were sent for genome sequencing. A total of 151 samples of patients were sent to a government laboratory in West Bengal. Of these, 138 were detected with Delta Plus, a variant of concern (VOC). Among the remaining, 10 samples had Delta variant and
three had Alpha, the state health department said. The maximum number of Delta Plus samples, 115, came from West district alone, while eight samples were from Sepahijala district, five from Gomati, four from Unakoti and two each from North and South districts, said Dr Deep Debbarma, the chief nodal officer of Tripura, at a press conference. To reduce transmission of the virus, the state government has imposed a weekend curfew starting Saturday. The curfew will be in place from 12 noon on Saturday to 6 am on Monday with various restrictions, Revenue Secretary Tanushree Deb Barma announced.
someone from the department pointed out that they both belong to the same college. Vaishnaw can be heard saying “Come, let us hug”. Vaishnaw, a former Indian Administrative Services officer of the 1994-batch, graduated with a B.Tech degree from MBM Engineering College in Jodhpur and a M.Tech degree from Indian Institute Technology, Kanpur. He is also an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of business. Vaishnaw also talked about how the juniors in his college referred to their seniors as “boss”, and jocularly asked his former college mate to refer to him as the boss.
how “understandings” regarding the travel of Indians and Russians to each other’s countries can be reached. The external affairs minister also stated that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has allowed Russia and India to demonstrate the strength of their cooperation, and the production of Sputnik vaccine is one of them. “I think we have to protect our population and help the world, and the two go together that they are part of the same issue,” Jaishankar added during the conference.
G20 to call for global tax deal to be finalised by October Agency News: New Delhi G20 finance ministers are to push for unresolved issues in a proposed global corporate tax overhaul to be ironed out by October, and are urging holdouts to join the deal, according to the latest version of their statement from a meeting in Venice. The statement, which two sources said was expected to be released without changes, said the ministers also endorsed a recent deal among 131 countries on taxation of multinationals’ profits and setting a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%.“We call on (countries involved in the global
talks) to swiftly address the remaining issues and finalise the design elements within the agreed framework together with a detailed plan for the implementation of the two pillars by our next meeting in October,” the statement said.“We invite all members (involved in the discussion) that have not yet joined the international agreement to do so.”The pact to establish a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15% is an attempt to squeeze more money out of tech giants like Amazon and Google as well as other multinationals able to shop around.
Tourists flout Covid protocals in Haridwar, say ‘we are not scared’
Pictures of travellers throning tourists spots have been surfacing the internet and raised concerns. “We feel like we have come out of jail after 2 years. There is a huge crowd but we are not scared of Covid-19. We have come here before the third wave,”
Geeta Basra and Harbhajan Singh welcome a baby boy: ‘Our lives are complete’
Jammu and Kashmir appoints nodal officers to help Delimitation Commission
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On Saturday, cricketer Harbhajan Singh announced that he and actor Geeta Basra have been blessed with a baby boy. The couple is already parents to a daughter, Hinaya Heer Plaha. Sharing the news on Instagram with a post, Harbhajan Singh said, “A new little hand for us to hold, his love is grand, precious as gold. A wonderful gift, so special and sweet. Our hearts are full, our lives complete. We thank the almighty for blessing us with a healthy baby boy. Both Geeta and the baby are doing well. We are overwhelmed with joy and would like to extend our gratitude to all our well-wishers, for their constant love and support.” The cricketer
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday appointed 20 nodal officers, one in each district, to help the Delimitation Commission reorganise new constituencies in the next nine months, said a government order. “The nodal officers shall be responsible for assisting deputy Commissioners in providing timely information as may be sought by the Commission. Receiving representations from stakeholders for submission to the Commission and any other work as may be assigned by the Commission,” reads the order issued by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, commissioner secretary to the UT government Former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash
shared the post with the caption, “Blessed with a baby boy #grateful #babyboy shukar aa Tera maalka.” Fans took to the comments section and congratulated the couple. Geeta and Harbhajan announced that they were expecting their second baby earlier this year. They shared a picture with their daughter Hinaya holding up a tiny T-shirt that featured the text.
Desai heads the commission that was constituted in March 2020 to redraw the Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland. The commission has nearly nine months left to complete the exercise. It will also carve constituencies to be reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the first time in Jammu & Kashmir. The commission on Friday assured that the exercise.
World Population Day 2021: Know history, significance here Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritizing the reproductive health and rights of all people
Agency News: New Delhi As the world observes Population Day on July 11 every year, it reminds itself of the challenges faced globally due to overpopulation. The alarming trend shows that
after hundreds of thousands of years the population reached 1 billion, and then in just another 200 years, it grew sevenfold, as per United Nations. The worldwide population reached the 7 billion mark in 2011, and today it has climbed to
about 7.7 billion. It is expected to grow to nearly 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100, the worrying UN trend shows. July 11 marks World Population Day when people remind themselves of the hazards of overpopulation
and raise awareness about how overpopulation can harm ecosystems and hamper progress of humanity. The United Nations Development Programme’s Governing Council created World Population Day in 1989. On July 11, 1987, the population day witnessed the Five Billion Day, or the estimated day when the world’s population surged above five billion people. Further, the day was
commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1990 with Resolution 45/26. The topics o f
discussion on the day include family planning, poverty, sexual equality, maternal health, civil rights, among others. india has the
world’s second-largest population after China. While China contributes to 18.47 % of the world’s share, India is not far behind with 17.70 % share of the global population. Following India, the United States has a share of 4.25 % of the entire world population, according to data by Worldometer As UN states, the growth in populace has been driven largely by
‘increasing numbers of people surviving to reproductive age, and has been accompanied by major changes in fertility rates, increasing urbanization and accelerating migration’. It warns that these trends will have far-reaching implications for generations to come. In order to overcome the problem of overpopulation, focus must be on population management on a worldwide scale.
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Aditya Roy Kapur sets up a recording studio at his home
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Aditya Roy Kapur, who had a hattrick of releases last year Malang, Sadak 2 and Ludo — is currently pursuing his passion for music. Buzz is, the Malang actor has built a recording studio at his place.“Aditya has always been passionate about making music. The lockdown provided him with the perfect opportunity to pursue his love for it. Aditya has built a recording studio at his place to put together something special for his fans. They are going to love it,” a source said.
‘Pakistan’s fan base is lower than before’: Former BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD captain Salman Butt worried after loss to England ‘I feel sad I couldn’t help her ‘Boycott Toofaan’ much’: Shweta Tiwari on daughter Palak’s Bollywood debut
Salman Butt said Pakistan will start losing more and more fans if they continue to put together such disappointing performances against the top teams like England. Agency News: New Delhi Pakistan will be under immense pressure when they face England in the 2nd ODI to stay alive in the threematch series on Saturday. If the crushing defeat to an inexperienced England side in the first ODI in Cardiff was not enough, the criticism that followed from all quarters added to the heat. Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt joined the likes of Shoaib Akhtar, Ramiz Raja, Kamran
to slam the Babar Azam-led side for their performance. Butt said Pakistan will start losing more and more fans if they continue to put together such disappointing performances against the top teams. “How do you make fans? You make fans by winning matches and that is why people follow you. If you don’t have a good victory ratio, if you aren’t a worldbeater and good competitor you won’t have any fans. Fans will stay only till you
get results and if you see the current state, Pakistan’s fan base is lower than before,” Butt said on his YouTube channel after Pakistan lost to an England side that was forced to make 11 changes from their last match because of a virus outbreak in their camp, by 9 wickets. The star value of players is also lesser. Babar (Azam) has a good fan base because he is an outright performer. But if they don’t win and lose matches like they did against an inexperienced
Brazil and Argentina both have keys to win Copa America Led by a Barcelona -style Lionel Messi, Argentina players appear convinced they will put an end to a 28-year title drought. Agency News: New Delhi Brazil and Argentina have several keys that could see either team win the Copa America title on Saturday at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.Led by a Barcelona -style Lionel Messi, Argentina players appear convinced they will put an end to a 28-year title drought. Its opponent Brazil looks even better than two years ago when it
lifted Copa America without Neymar and with fans on the stands. Brazil seeks its 10th South American title, while Argentina is going for its 15th, which would put it level with record winners Uruguay. the team captain is playing his best tournament with Argentina since his debut in 2005. He’s scored four goals and has five assists so far. Beyond his playmaking virtues, the 34-year-old is looking comfortable as a
‘Economy bouncing back from 2nd wave hit, inflation a risk The report noted that various high frequency indicators of economic activity — such as power consumption, rail freight, GST collections among others — indicate improvement in June. Agency News: New Delhi The economy is showing signs of revival from the impact of the Covid second wave but inflation risks remain, the finance ministry said in its June Monthly Economic Review. It said significant coverage by the vaccine could provide a crucial boost for domestic demand. While average daily vaccination rate doubled in June over May, some like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
need to ramp up their drive. “Average daily vaccination rate has doubled to 41.3 lakh doses in June compared to 19.3 lakh in May subsequent to implementation of the revised national COVID Vaccination Policy since 21st June 2021. At the current inoculation pace, it is estimated that India will administer over 67 crore doses before the festive season begins in September. A significant coverage by the vaccine could provide a crucial boost for domestic demand,” the report said. “An analysis of the state wise proportion of population vaccinated relative to its share in total population indicates that Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Jharkhand need to ramp up their vaccination drive. Vaccination remains the key guard against any prospective future waves and the coverage of the population needs to be enhanced across all States,” it said.
England team then it will hurt the team,” Butt added. Batting first, Pakistan were bowled out for 141 in 35.2 overs on a pitch that was pretty good for
Ex-India cricketer shares views on the impact of Shubman Gill’s injury Agency News: New Delhi
leader on the pitch — in a contrast with the shy Messi of past tournaments. he is the first goalkeeper to stop three penalties in a shootout in Argentina’s history. Against Colombia, he trash-talked his opponents before each shot, which apparently worked. He looks safe in the position, has a good footwork and blocks crosses with precision.
batting. England proved that in their reply when Dawid Malan and Zak Crawley struck unbeaten half-centuries to take their side home in 21.5 overs.
The start of the five-match Test series between India and England is still a couple of weeks away but the showdown continues to remain a topic of hot discussion. Be it team building or talking about their strengths and weaknesses, pundits, experts, and cricketers have been making multiple attempts to predict various aspects of the series. Most recently, it has been all about Shubman Gill’s injury, as reported by various media organizations, and Saba Karim reacting to it. Gill has been
ruled out of the series due to shin splints and reportedly when the team management asked the selectors for replacements for the opener, their request was turned down, hence sparking a controversy. Karim, while speaking on the Khelneeti podcast, said that while the management would be unhappy, it definitely comes as good news for players in the squad. Whom does the team management convey their needs to - is it the office bearers, selectors, BCCI office bearers or people handling the operations?” Karim also highlighted.
Gold prices fluctuate throughout the week on global cues On Wednesday gold had dipped marginally by 29 to trade at 46,903 per 10 gram reflecting an overnight fall in global precious metal prices. Agency News: New Delhi Gold prices took a tumble by ₹451 on Friday, to trade at ₹46,844 per 10 grams in the national capital. On Thursday, the precious metal had closed at ₹47,295 after rising by ₹56, or 0.12%. “Gold prices are set for the third straight weekly gain, amid fall in US yields and a slight pullback in
Stock exchanges — BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) — have unveiled guidelines to safeguard the rights of investors, in a bid to bring transparency in trading of shares of companies undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP).Bourses said they will
identify and tag the security in a manner that will make it easy for members and market participants to know that the security is currently under IBC proceedings. Further, exchanges will direct all brokers to alert their clients at the time of placing orders that the scrip is undergoing CIRP. The move by the bourses comes after investors lost
heavily in companies that were under insolvency proceedings. Resolution professionals (RPs) were directed to disclose the resolution plan on oral pronouncement on an immediate basis and not later than 30 minutes. RPs will also have to inform through the exchange platform the impact on the existing holders. “Since this alert will be available
Agency News: Mumbai Shweta Tiwari is a proud mother as daughter Palak Tiwari gets ready for her debut in Bollywood with the horror film, “Rosie: The Saffron Chapter”. However, the television star regrets the fact that she could not provide Palak with much beyond her support because she primarily belongs to a different industry. “I
feel very proud because everything that she got, she did it with her hard work and her auditions. I was just there to support her. I could not provide her anything else being in a different industry. (I belong to) The TV industry, and she is going to enter the film industry,” . Shweta, 40, has been a part of the television industry for over two decades now. She gained popularity with her performance as Prerna Sharma Bajaj in “Kasautii Zindagii Kay”, and later featured in shows such as “Parvarrish”, “Begusarai” and “Mere Dad Ki Dulhan”.Shweta will soon be seen in the 11th season of “Khatron Ke Khiladi” hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty on Colors.
Did Kriti Sanon reject ‘Haseen Dillruba’ because it demanded her to be bold on screen? Agency News: Mumbai
the dollar,” Navneet Damani, vice president, Commodities Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Service, told news agency PTI. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold rates traded higher by ₹95, or 0.2%, to ₹47,816 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 9,331 lots. In the international market gold prices traded 0.28% higher at $1,805.20 per ounce in New York on Friday, lower than the 0.33% higher it had traded at a day before, at $1,808 per ounce. On Wednesday the yellow metal
had dipped marginally by ₹29 to trade at ₹46,903 per 10 gram reflecting an overnight fall in global precious metal prices. In New York, the yellow metal was trading higher at $1,805 per ounce. “Gold prices were supported by weaker dollar and fall in US treasury yields,” HDFC Securities, Senior Analyst (Commodities), Tapan Patel, told PTI. Gold prices in the national capital went up by ₹389 to trade at ₹46,762 per 10 grams on Tuesday, falling in line with the global.
Bourses to tag scrip of cos under CIRP; brokers to alert client Agency News: Mumbai
Shweta, 40, has been a part of the television industry for over two decades now
from the day of admission into CIRP till the day of suspension of the company/ exit from CIRP proceedings pursuant to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order, the market participants shall be clearly aware of the status of the company and shall exercise necessary due diligence will trading in the security,” NSE said in a press release Friday.
The NSE and the BSE will put in place a system to coordinate between each other, and based on the intimation of the oral order from the company or RPs, suspend trading in the company on immediate basis. This will be done in instances where the value of the listed securities is considered zero or where the entire equity capital is reduced.
In an earlier interview, Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu revealed that she was not the first choice of the mystery thriller ‘Haseen Dillruba’. The actress claims the film came to her after all options were exhausted.“’Haseen Dillruba’ was a film I had a very gut feeling about the day I heard the basic idea from (writer) Kanika (Dhillon). Unfortunately, I wasn’t the first choice for the film and it came to me after all their options were exhausted,” Taapsee told IANS. Now, according to a report by actress Kriti Sanon had been approached for the role of Rani Kashyap. The report suggests that Aanand L Rai, one of the film’s producers wanted Kriti onboard.Not to mention, Rai had spoken to Taapsee during ‘Manmarziyaan’, (also penned by Kanika Dhillon), and she was okay with it. For reasons unknown, he then decided to speak to Kriti. The actress heard the story but later developed second thoughts and got apprehensive since it required her to be bold on screen. Meanwhile, Taapsee called the film a candy in an actor’s hand. “The good old saying that, if it’s meant for you it will come to you stands true for this case. It’s not just a beautifully written mystery, it has such wonderful characters, which is candy in an actor’s hands,” she said. She added: “I am glad I got to experiment with my look and performance with this one because I am definitely not the go-to person for this kind of character conventionally, and we all love to take risks.”
trends on Twitter; Farhan Akhtar’s film accused of promoting ‘Love Jihad’
Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood filmmakerturned-actor Farhan Akhtar’s upcoming film ‘Toofaan’ is is scheduled to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 16.The film promises a cinematic storm with its high on adrenaline boxing sequences. Akhtar underwent intense training to prep for the role of Aziz Ali aka Ajju Bhai, a goon who goes on to become a national level boxer, for his second film with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, following another sports-based movie, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ in 2013. The film also stars ‘Super 30’ actor Mrunal Thakur, who plays Dr Ananya and Aziz’s love interest, and veteran actor Paresh Rawal as Nana Prabhu, his boxing coach. Ahead of its release, the hashtag #BoycottToofan has been trending on Twitter as a section of netizens accused the makers of promoting ‘Love Jihad’.
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144th Rathyatra of Ahmedabad: Netrotsav ceremony of Lord Returning from Mama’s house The ceremony is being performed with a limited number of devotees and invitees with the covid guideline. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
The 144th Rathyatra of Lord Jagannathji has been given conditional approval by the state government. That is, the state government has given permission for the rathyatra without the rules of the mandatory Kovid guideline and devotees. At that time, preparations are also underway from the temple. The Netrotsav
Pranutan Bahl smiles for the cameras.
vidhi of Lord Jagannath, Sister Subhadra and Brother Balram was performed in the temple at Jamalpur on Saturday, the day of Aamas. In this ritual the eyes of the Lord were blindfolded. On this occasion, Maharati BJP president C.R. Patil and Home Minister Pradipsinh were also present. Due to the Corona epidemic this year the Netrotsav ritual of Lord Jagannath, Sister Subhadra and Brother Balram
Two medical students from Vadodara drowned in a river at Rasulpur, went for a walk with friends
Rath Yatra cancelled in Surat Agency News: Surat The Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Surat has been cancelled by the Iskon temple authorities at Jehangirpura authorities on Friday.After the state government laid guidelines for taking out Jagannath Rath Yatra, the Iskon temple authorities had submitted the names of 200 devotees to Surat police who had taken both the vaccination doses and will remain with the rath.However the police asked the temple authorities reduce the number of devotees to 60 and cut short the route of the procession, following which the Rath Yatra has been cancelled. The manager of Iskon temple Surat Saroj Kumar Das said.
Agency News: Vadodara A group of 12 medical students from Vadodara visited Rasulpur. The friends had to bathe in the Mahisagar river at Rasulpur in Savli. Meanwhile, one student and one student have died due to drowning. Another student was rescued by villagers Informing about this, the disaster administration officer, Dr. OB Belim said that a group of 12 medical students from Vadodara SSG Hospital had gone for a walk. In which they had to bathe in Mahisagar
river at Rasulpur of Savli this morning. Where there was a sudden flood in the river, many people were dragged into the water According to preliminary information, 12 students studying in the third year of the medical college of SSG Hospital, Vadodara, went for a walk at Rasulpur. They left Haley around 6 p.m. On reaching Rasulpur, all the students went for a swim in the river. Meanwhile, three students were stranded in the river as the water level in the river rose sharply.
will be performed with limited devotees and invitees along with the covid guideline. In which God was glorified on Saturday at 6 p.m. Also, the Netrotsav ceremony was started at 8 am. A flag hoisting program is planned at 9.30 am after the Netrotsav ceremony. As well as Mahaarati will be performed at 10.30 am. During the program, Gujarat BJP president C. R. Patil was also present. On this day
people are seen in the form of blindfolded God. From the eyes of Lord Jagannath, Sister Subhadra and Brother Balram, the rathyatra is opened at four o’clock in the morning at the time of Mangala Aarti. After that Mars Aarti is performed. On the second day of the Netrotsav ritual, on Sunday, July 11, at 9 am, there will be a darshan in the Sonavesh of the Lord. Gajrajo will be worshiped at 10 am.
Ahmedabad police announces route for Rath Yatra procession The state government on Thursday had announced that the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra will be taken out in Ahmedabad amid curfew with devotees asked to watch its live telecast on television. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Ahead of the 144th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad on July 12, the city police on Friday announced the route for the 19-kilometre-long yatra procession and further traffic diversions for the public on that day.The state government on Thursday had announced that the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra will
be taken out in Ahmedabad amid curfew with devotees asked to watch its live telecast on television. As per a traffic notification order issued by Ahmedabad city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava on Friday, movement of all vehicles will be restricted in areas falling under Gaekwad Haveli, Khadia, Kalupur, Shehar Kotda, Madhupur, Dariyapur, Shahpur and Karanj Police Stations from 6 am to 2 pm on July 12. A curfew under CRPC section 144 will be implemented in areas falling under these eight Police stations
on July 12 morning.“Entry will be prohibited on the route from Sardar Bridge Phool Bazaar to Jamalpur Cross Roads, ST Circle, Astodia Darwaza, Sarangpur circle, Potlia cross roads, Nirmalpura crossroads, Memco cross roads, trisection beneath Amdupura bridge, Idgah circle, Prem Darwaza, Dilli Darwaza, Rahat Circle, Gandhi Bridge, Nehru Bridge, Rupali Cinema Tri section, Ellis Bridge Victoria Garden area during the curfew hours (sic),” read the order by Srivastava.
Fifth death by cholera in Kalol, Amit Shah calls dist collector As per a press brief from BJP Gandhinagar unit, the minister reportedly gave “necessary instructions” to the district officials “to control the situation.” Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Union Home Minister Amit Shah took stock of the cholera outbreak in Kalol taluka of Gandhinagar district, which also falls in his constituency, on Friday, in a telephonic conversation with district collector and chief district health officer. As per a press brief from BJP Gandhinagar unit, the minister reportedly gave “necessary instructions” to the district officials “to
control the situation.”Kalol taluka, which saw the first signs of cholera on July 3, has since detected nearly 300 suspected cases of the bacterial infection of which around 80 required hospitalisation, with five deaths, as on Friday, confirmed district collector Kuldeep Arya. With the cause being suspected as consumption of contaminated water, Arya said it is being suspected that drinking water may have mixed with sewage water leading to the contamination.
Taluka panchayat poll: HC rejects plea of BJP candidate Mutations akin to delta variant was claiming stake to seat after death of independent winner in water samples in Ahmedabad in February 2021
Independent candidate Lilaben Thakore and the petitioner, BJP nominated candidate Sonalba Vaghela, fought the election to the Pimpan electoral division of the Sanand Taluka Panchayat. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat High Court on July 8 rejected a plea moved by a BJP candidate who had contested the Pimpan taluka panchayat in Sanand division of Ahmedabad and claimed stake to the seat after the independent poll winner died. Independent candidate Lilaben Thakore and the petitioner, BJP nominated candidate Sonalba Vaghela, fought the election to the Pimpan electoral division of the Sanand Taluka Panchayat. The polling took
place on February 28 and the counting was scheduled on March 2. However, Thakore passed away on March 1, a day before the counting. The election officer proceeded with the counting of the votes on March 2 and declared Thakore as the winner, who secured 2,163 votes. Petitioner Vaghela, on the other hand, secured 1,409 votes. Although Thakore secured the highest votes, the election officer was not able to give effect to the result of the election with respect to the Pimpan electoral
division of the Sanand Taluka Panchayat on account of Thakore’s death. It was the case of the petitioner that as Thakore was an independent candidate and Vaghela being nominated by a political party, Vaghela should have been declared the winner having secured the second highest votes. It was also the petitioner’s case that since the election officer had been informed of Thakore’s death on March 1 itself, the election officer should not have counted the votes secured by late Thakore
Six samples were collected, including freshwater and wastewater for analysis. As per the study, two samples were collected from the Sabarmati River in September 2020 and two untreated wastewater samples were collected from Vinzol sewage treatment plant in Ahmedabad in November 2020. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad and even if the election officer thought fit to count the votes of late Thakore, those should have been set apart and he should have declared the petitioner as the winner having secured the second highest votes. The state
election commission, on the other hand, submitted before the court that there is “no other option now but to declare a byelection.” The court found that existing election rules do not mention what to do in the event of a death of an independent.
In a first report of SARSCoV-2 whole-genome sequencing from wastewater samples in Ahmedabad aimed at identifying the genomic mutations and identification of novel variants in circulation, a study has found that the first
mutations akin to the now defined delta variant was in water samples as far back as February this year.The study conducted by researchers from the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre and Indian Institute of Technology in Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn), was uploaded as a pre-print on
July 8 and remains to be peer reviewed. Six samples were collected, including freshwater and wastewater for analysis. As per the study, two samples were collected from the Sabarmati River in September 2020 and two untreated wastewater samples were collected from Vinzol sewage treatment plant in Ahmedabad in November 2020. In February 2021, two samples, one being untreated and another treated wastewater, were collected from Vinzol treatment plant. The RNA was extracted from these samples and four single composite samples were prepared — one for September 2020 Sabarmati river.
3 B’deshi migrants Gujarati school in Karachi Man cuts off ‘ghar jamai’ son, held for murder high court upholds will to get its name back Agency News: Surat
Three Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in the country were arrested for murder by Bharuch local crime branch police on Friday. According to police, the trio killed a colleague who was threatening them of informing the police about their illegal presencehere and of being deported back to their native country. “All four, including the one who was killed, are Bangladeshi nationalsand had been staying in our country illegally from past many years. They kept changing
their location from Ahmedabad toSurat and Ankleshwar,” said Rajendrasinh Chudasama, SP, Bharuch police.Deceased who was identified as Akbar, was staying near Chandola talav area of Ahmedabad, and had been allegedlythreatening his three colleagues of informing the police and getting them deported to their country if they did not pay himransom. Fed up of the constant threatening, the three decided to end the harassment and with the support of local auto-rickshaw driverNaushad Indris Khan, 34, a resident of Bapunagar in Ankleshwar.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The original name of a Gujarati school in Pakistan’s Karachi is all set to be restored by the Sindh government after social media users demanded the government to protect the city’s histor The school was originally named Seth Kooverji Khimji Lohana Gujarati School (SKKLGS) after a Gujarati social worker. It was renamed as Malala Yousafzai Govt Girls Secondary High School in February 2012 after the young Nobel laureate “Let’s
not change history,” said Kapil Dev, a human rights activist from Pakistan in a tweet. He requested the Sindh education minister to revisit the decision. “Government should rather
open new schools to honour of our icon Malala,” he said. Malala’ father Ziauddin Yousafzai said that the school’s original name must be restored. “We are bound to respect our history,” he responded to the news in a tweet The name will be restored officially after due process but surely any other school will be named after Malala which has no such kind of old name,” he tweeted. V M Ganatra, an 83-yearold advocate who studied at Seth Kooverji Khimji Lohana Gujarati School till Class 4 says that he vividly.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Forty-six years on, the Gujarat high court has upheld thevalidity of the will of a man who bequeathed nothing to his son forremaining a ‘ghar jamai’ and not taking care of him. The man left his property to his grandson.The case involved Diwala Gausa Chaudhary who prepared the will in1975. He died some time later. He gave his two small parcels of land to hisgrandson Sonaji Raghala. He ignored his son Akha Diwala, saying that since his marriage in 1950 Akha chose
to stay with his in-laws and did nottake care of him. Chaudhary preferred his grandson because he lived withChaudhary since childhood. Akha filed a suit in a court in Mandvi questioning the validity of the will.Akha argued that his father was not in a sound state of mind when the willwas executed. He asked for his share of the property claiming that his father had died intestate. The Mandvi court rejected his plea Akha approached an appellate court in Surat, which accepted his case by holding that Chaudhary was not in a proper state
ofmind and the property was purchased with the family’s money. The appellate court in 1981 ordered the district collector topartition the land and allowed Akha to have his 50% share.The grandson approached the HC against the order of partitioning of the property. After a pendency of 29 years, the high courtfinally concluded, on July 2, that Chaudhary had executed the will in a sound state of mind. The will was valid because the property was self-acquired and Akha could not have his share in it, the court said.