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Researchers find a new strategy to boost vaccine efficacy amid Omicron spread
Ex-mayor of Junagadh dies during protest demanding police chowki
Amidst BJP tribal push, Christian schools, churches feel the heat in MP Since March this year, the Freedom to Religion Act, 2021, has been in force in the state, under which stringent punishment is provided for illegal conversions.
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“Nation Grateful”: Tributes After Officer Injured In Chopper Crash Dies Condolences poured in as Group Captain Varun Singh, who was rescued after the tragic helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others, died of his injuries today. Group Captain Singh was undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Bengaluru. With his death, all the 14 people aboard the helicopter that crashed last Wednesday are now dead. President Ram Nath Kovind said the nation is grateful to the Air Force officer and that he “displayed the soldierly spirit of valour and indomitable courage” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “extremely anguished” by the Air Force officer’s death and that “his rich service to nation will never be forgotten”
Justice Prathiba M Singh to women lawyers: ‘Give up movies, parlour; dedicate time to law’ Delhi High Court judge Justice Prathiba M Singh gave an advice to women lawyers inorder to prevent the ‘court from stereotyping them’. “Be competent, give up Bollywood movies and parlour time. Dedicate to law. Pick your battles. Don’t fight with all,” Justice Prathiba M Singh said on Tuesday. Speaking at the felicitation organised by ‘Women in Law and Litigation’ for Supreme Court judge, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice Singh urged women lawyers to devote their time and attention to law practice, by cutting time spent on going to parlours or watching movies. Justice Singh urged the female lawyers to ditch taking sympathy from the court in the name of the family as it leads to court stereotyping them and instead devise ways to achieve a perfect work-life balance.
Amid the emergence of Omicron cases across the globe, researchers have found that adding a component of a viral protein in the Covid-19 vaccines, can boost their immune response and also provide increased protection against new variants. The researchers of the University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) discovered in their findings that using a fragment or component from viral polymerase protein, which is found in SARS-CoV-2 as well as other coronaviruses (SARS, MERS and the common cold) can trigger a more robust immune response from the vaccines. The study, which has been published in the ‘Cell Reports Journal’ comes at a time when the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the Omicron variant reduces the efficacy of existing Covid-19 vaccines and is also more transmissible. “Given the current available data, it is likely that Omicron will outpace the Delta variant where community transmission occurs,” the United Nations health agency said in a technical brief on December 12. First discovered in South Africa, cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant has now spread to 63 countries, including India.
The recent incident of vandalism at a Catholic school in Vidisha follows several such attacks on Christian institutions in Madhya Pradesh in the past two months. The affiliation of seven Catholic schools in Jhabua, with 8,000 tribal students on the rolls, has been cancelled, charges of illegal conversion have led
300 men of right-wing Hindu groups on December 6, while the Class 12 CBSE exam for math was on. The principal told The Indian Express that police did not send personnel to ward off the mob on time. Police admitted the school had approached them, and that they had underestimated the threat. The arrest of the six Pastors, in Jhabua’s Ranapur police station on December 5,
Agency News: Bangladesh President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday and was received by Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and First Lady Rashida Hamid upon his arrival. President is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh from December 15-17 to attend
the country’s 50th Victory Day celebrations as a guest of honour. “This visit is in context of 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka at which Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has invited President Kovind to represent India as a guest of honour,” Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday during a press briefing. This is the maiden visit of President Kovind to Bangladesh since the COVID-19 outbreak. The President’s visit provides an opportunity to renew India’s bonds with Dhaka, Shringla said that the relations are based on a shared geographical space,
After a grand inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, as many as nine Chief Ministers of the BJPruled states arrived in Ayodhya today to offer prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple. The Chief Ministers were in Varanasi for two days to witness the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project and attend the CM’s conclave which was presided over by Prime
India, saying false cases were being filed against them and they were facing attacks from alleged workers of the VHP, Bajrang Dal, RSS, Adivasi Samajh Sudharak Sangh and Hindu Yuva Janjati. One of the people the letter named was Prem Singh Damor, who runs the Adivasi Samajh Sudharak.
UNESCO Heritage Tag PM Modi has hailed UNESCO’s decision as a “matter of great pride and joy for every Indian” heritage, history and shared experience of New Delhi’s support to Bangladesh during its war of liberation. “It is also an occasion to take note of the width, depth, vitality and dynamism of the contemporary ties,” Shringla added. During the visit.
Vijay Diwas: PM to take part in homage and reception ceremony Agency News:New Delhi
came two days after they had submitted a memorandum to the Collector saying false conversion cases were being filed against them. Earlier, on September 17, members of the Christian community had written to the Collector and Superintendent of Police, with a copy to the President of
President Kovind arrives in Bangladesh “Congratulations India”: for 50th Victory Day celebrations Kolkata’s Durga Puja Gets
In a first, Chief Ministers of BJPruled states converge in Ayodhya, offer prayers to Lord Ram The Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states were in Varanasi for two days to witness the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project and attend the CM’s conclave which was presided over by PM Narendra Modi.
to the arrest of at least eight people, including six Pastors and two Fathers and, facing similar charges, nuns running a girls’ hostel for tribal students in Raisen and Satna have moved court for protection. Another church in Jhabua has approached police over threats on social media saying it would be razed like the Babri Masjid. The Vidisha St Joseph School saw an attack by nearly
Minister Narendra Modi.BJP national president JP Nadda and CMs-deputy CMs of BJPruled states first performed aarti and offered prayers at Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya. The CMs and deputy CMs then offered prayers to Lord Ram after their visit to the Hanuman Garhi temple.Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Jairam Thakur (Himachal Pradesh).
Agency News:New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Homage & Reception Ceremony of Swarnim Vijay Mashaals at National War Memorial on 16 December, 2021 at around 10:30 AM. As a part of the Swarnim Vijay Varsh Celebrations to commemorate 50 years of India’s victory in 1971 war and formation of Bangladesh, on 16 December last year, Prime Minister lit the Swarnim Vijay Mashaal from the Eternal Flame at the National War Memorial. He also lit four flames that
were to traverse along different directions. Since then, these four flames have traversed across the length and breadth of the country, including to Siachen, Kanyakumari, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Longewala, Rann of Kutch, Agartala etc. The flames were taken to key battle areas and also to the houses of gallantry award winners and veterans of 1971 war. On 16 December 2021, during the Homage Ceremony, these four flames will be merged by the Prime Minister with the Eternal Flame at the National War Memorial.
Agency News: Kolkata The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata’s Durga Puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lauding the move.“Durga puja in Kolkata has just been inscribed on the intangible heritage list. Congratulations India,” the organisation said in a tweet attaching a photo of the goddess with hashtag ‘living heritage’.PM Modi has hailed UNESCO’s decision as a
“matter of great pride and joy for every Indian”.“Durga Puja highlights the best of our traditions and ethos. And, Kolkata’s Durga Puja is an experience everyone must have,” said the Prime Minister. The Chief Minister underlined that Durga Puja was not just a festival, but an emotion. “Proud moment for Bengal! To every #Bengali across the world, Durga Puja.
Air quality in Delhi, Noida in ‘very poor’ category The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in ‘very poor’ quality, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 346 at 7:20 am. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the level of PM 2.5 at 7:20 am stands at ‘very poor’ category, while the PM 10 stands at ‘poor’ category. With AQI at 344, the air quality in Noida too remains in the ‘very poor’ category. Meanwhile, the air quality in Gurugram has slipped to the ‘poor’ category. The AQI here stands at 269. As per the government agencies.
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It’s official. In Bangladesh, China backs the ruling Awami League (AL) firmly Western countries, led by the US and the EU, are becoming increasingly more supportive of the main opposition outfit, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Ironically, it was during the BNP’s tenure in 1991 followed by another 5 year term in 2001, that Sino-Bangladesh relations began to flourish. The AL leadership had never forgotten Beijing’s delay in recognising Bangladesh’s sovereignty and its consistent support to Pakistan over the years.Currently however, the BNP has bitterly attacked Beijing’s present assessment of the political situation in Bangladesh. The reason? Chinese envoy in Dhaka Mr Li Jiming warmly praised the economic progress made by Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Treating this as a provocation, BNP leaders have protested sharply against Beijing’s glowing endorsement for the ruling AL regime, which it denounces as ‘Fascist’.Western attitudes towards Bangladesh present a study in contrast. President Mr Joe Biden kept out Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka from the US-sponsored two-day virtual Democracy summit. However, Pakistan was invited, to the surprise of many. For Bangladesh, there was a further snub: the US sanctioned some Bangladeshi civil functionaries bypassing Dhaka, for their allegedly negative anti-democratic and authoritarian role in their dealings with the AL’s political opponents and HR rights-related issues. It was the turn of Pakistan to surprise everybody, as it handed an unexpected rebuff of its own to the Yanks! It ignored Washington’s invite and skipped the long-awaited meet, expressing solidarity with China and Russia (both also uninvited) instead. Talk about adding insult to injury! The Bangladesh Government protested against the unilateral US action against its officials. It warned that such moves could affect bilateral communications in the future. Observers in Bangladesh cannot recall a time like the present, as major world powers are almost directly involved with the domestic policies of/developments in South Asian countries. China and the US have always adopted contrary positions on the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar and the frequent army interventions in the country’s governance. The contrast with Bangladesh, where regular elections have been held from the parliamentary to the civic/ municipal levels, cannot be sharper. Even so, the US has never really got on well with the AL over the years.Relations between the AL and the Western bloc have been difficult from the beginning. Led by the US, most European countries did not welcome the break up of Pakistan. They did not support the majority leader of Pakistan after the 1970 elections or his party -- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of the AL! China stayed neutral while the West ignored Pakistani atrocities and the genocide of innocent Bengali civilians by the Pak troops using mostly US-made weapons.Even after Bangladesh became a fully functional democracy in its own right, Western obsession over the loss of Pakistan proved enduring. From Washington to Istanbul to Riyadh, pressure was repeatedly exerted on the AL not to proceed with the trial of Pak war criminals. This, despite their direct involvement in the slaughter of lakhs of people and the targeted attacks on the Hindu minority community by their Bangladeshi Islamist supporters.As many analysts have later conceded, for western ‘democracies’ to ignore blithely the genocide of innocent civilians in East Pakistan in 1970-71 was amazing indeed. No wonder the AL ignored Western protests and went ahead with its own political agenda on major issues like war crimes. .The diplomatic dissonance between Dhaka and the Western capitals widened. Western institutions and agencies refused help to Bangladesh on the construction of its massive Padma bridge, one of the biggest of its kind in the World, over allegations of corruption. Bangladesh found them untrue. Undeterred, Bangladesh secured Chinese help to implement its prestige project which is well over 95 per cent complete. Despite pressure from the West, the Hasinaled administration refused to treat Nobel laureate economist Dr Mohammad Yunus as an economic Messiah, after complaints of irregularities were made against the Grameen bank administration he headed.The US and European leaders hit back by repeatedly pulling up the AL over its election victories in recent years, alleging massive rigging and intimidation in many areas. They criticised Dhaka over the - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara ruthless treatment handed.
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Big push to design, make semiconductor chips in India gets Cabinet nod
Agency News:New Delhi The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a budget of ₹76,000 crore for a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductor and display board production in the country. Union telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw the entire
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan won’t have to appear before the NCB Mumbai office every Friday, as it was mandated by the high court in its bail order, the Bombay high court ruled on Wednesday, modifying the bail order. Aryan had approached the court seeking modification in the bail condition as the drugs-oncruise case in connection with which he was arrested is not being investigated by
ecosystem starting with the design and manufacture of the semiconductor chips will be developed in India.Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said the scheme envisages the investment of ₹76,000 crore in the semiconductor production over the next five-six years.
The ambitious project is named Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem. A government statement said the
project will have a multiplied effect across different sectors and will help in deeper integration to the global value chain.
‘Sack MoS Ajay Mishra’: Rahul Gandhi gives adjournment notice in Lok Sabha over SIT report on Lakhimpur violence Agency News:New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday gave an adjournment of business notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss a report submitted by the Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh police on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. He stated that the Centre must sack Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra, whose son Ashish Mishra has been arrested in the case. The SIT on Monday submitted that the killing of four farmers, who were mowed down by an SUV, and a journalist on October 3 was a “planned conspiracy”. Following which,
The SIT on Monday submitted that the killing of four farmers, who were mowed down by an SUV, and a journalist on October 3 was a “planned conspiracy”. a local court Tuesday accepted several new charges raised by the SIT against Ashish Mishra and the 12 others arrested in the case. “On the SIT’s request, Chief Judicial Magistrate Chinta
Mr Kundra was arrested in July in another case being investigated by the Mumbai Crime Branch, and received bail in that case in September Agency News:New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Mumbai businessman Raj Kundra four weeks’ protection from arrest in connection with the one of many cases involving allegations of shooting and streaming pornographic content The top court also issued notice to the Maharashtra government. Mr
Ram allowed IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) to be invoked against the accused along with sections 3,
Kundra, who is the husband of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, had moved the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court, on November 25, refused his plea for anticipatory bail. Mr Kundra had said in the petition before the High Court that the videos, although erotic, did not actually show any physical or sexual activity. He further said he had not been involved in the making or broadcasting of such videos; he claimed he had been wrongly implicated in the case. The High Court, in the same case, also rejected anticipatory bail applications from five others accused in the original porn films case from last year. These included actors Poonam Pandey and Sherlyn Chopra. Mr Kundra was arrested in July in another case being investigated by the Mumbai Crime Branch.
25, 30 and 35 of the Arms Act. During the hearing (Tuesday), the defence counsel raised objections over including section 34 of IPC (common intention) against the accused.
“Land A State Subject, No Guidelines On Religious Activities”: Centre The statement (and question) is in the context of a festering row in BJP-ruled Haryana, where Muslims in Gurgaon have been disrupted from offering Friday namaz Agency News:New Delhi The centre on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that it “has not issued any guidelines to states regarding use of open government land for various religious activities”. “Land is a state subject and it is the responsibility of the concerned state/UT to look after matters related to land.
Aryan Khan won’t have to appear before NCB office every Friday
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For Businessman Raj Kundra, Supreme Court Relief In Porn Films Racket Case
Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said the scheme envisages the investment of ₹76,000 crore in the semiconductor production over the next five-six years.
Agency News:New Delhi Union Minister Ajay Mishra, under increasing pressure to quit over his jailed son, who is accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, is seen in a video lunging at a journalist and throwing abuses at the media. “Don’t ask these stupid questions. Dimag kharaab hai kya be (Are you mad?),” the minister is seen shouting when asked by a journalist about a probe report that recommends new charges against his son Ashish Mishra. Mr Mishra, the Union Minister of State for Home in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, is also seen pouncing on a reporter and snatching his mic. “Mic band karo be (shut the mic),” he says. The video shows him use an expletive and calling reporters “chor (thieves)”.
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NCB Mumbai. The high court on Wednesday allowed the waiver but specified that Aryan will have to be present before the SIT Delhi as and when directed, provided the notice is given prior 72 hours. Justice Nitin Sambre, who allowed the waiver, said Aryan can travel outside Mumbai as long as he submits his itinerary to the investigation officer of the case beforehand. ”We are seeking modification of bail condition ‘J’ regarding attendance on Friday. Nothing is happening.
Ministry of Home Affairs has not issued any guidelines to states regarding use of open government land for various religious activities,” junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai said The statement was in response to a question from AAP MP Sushil Gupta, asked in the context of a festering row in BJP-ruled Haryana, where Muslims in Gurgaon
have been harassed over the past few weeks and months while trying to offer namaz on open land owned by the state government. Last week Haryana Chief Minister ML
Case Against Gujarat Firm In Madhya Pradesh After 2 Die Measuring Manhole The dead were workers of the Gujarat-based Ankita Construction company, which had bagged a contract in 2018 from the Bhopal Municipal Corporation for laying a sewage line, an official said earlier. Agency News:Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration Minister Bhupendra Singh has ordered registration of an FIR against officials of a Gujarat-based private construction firm after its two staffers, including a minor, died while measuring the depth of a sewage line’s manhole in Bhopal. A primary inquiry by
Bhopal civic commissioner revealed the incident took place on Monday due to lack of safety standards by the construction company, said an official statement issued on Tuesday evening. Mr Singh also ordered a compensation of ₹ 10 lakh each to the relatives of the two and to impose a penalty on the company, the statement said. The minister wrote a letter to Bhopal police commissioner to register an FIR against officials of the Ankita Construction company, engaged in a sewage project in the MP capital city, it said.
Khattar said Muslims in Gurgaon, which is part of the national capital region, would not be allowed to offer namaz in open spaces, withdrawing an earlier agreement reached.
Police Begin Search For Missing 21-YearOld Army Soldier From Telangana Agency News:Hyderabad A 21-year-old Indian Army Jawan from Siddipet district of Telangana went missing while on his way to join duty in Punjab’s Faridkot following which police teams were formed to trace him. B Sai Kiran Reddy, a resident of Pothireddypally village in Cheriyal Mandal, who had come to his native place in November for vacation, was scheduled to rejoin his regiment in Faridkot on December 6, police said on Wednesday. On December 5, he took a flight to New Delhi from Hyderabad and upon reaching there he boarded a train to Faridkot but failed to reach his destination. The jawan was last seen (through CCTV footage) at Bathinda railway station on December 6, they said. Though, B Sai Kiran Reddy had made a video call to his family twice from the Hyderabad airport, when his father tried calling him on December 6, he was not reachable, police said adding a Captain from B Sai Kiran Reddy’s unit also phoned.
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Covid-19: India records 6,984 new cases, 247 deaths in 24 hours Agency News: New Delhi A total of 6,984 persons tested for Covid-19 in India in last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday morning. On the other hand, 247 patients succumbed to the infection during this period. The daily positivity rate is 0.59 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is 0.67 per cent. 98.38% recovery A total of 8,168 patients recovered from Covid-19 in last 24 hours. The overall recovery is more than 3.41 crore, which is a recovery rate of 98.38 per cent. Active caseload below 88k The active caseload of Covid-19 cases in the country dropped to 87,562, accouting for 0.25 per cent of the cases reported so far. So far, over 65.88 crore samples have been
tested for Covid, of which 11.84 lakh were tested o 68.89 lakh vaccinated in a day More than 1.34 billion (134.61 crore doses) of Covid vaccine have been administered across the country till now under the nationwide vaccination drive. Of these, over 68.89 lakh doses were administered in last 24 hours 8 more cases of Omicron in Maharashtra Eight more persons have tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus. The cases were detected on Tuesday. The state’s tally for these cases has now reached 28. On the same day, four cases each were reported from Delhi and Rajasthan. The WHO has said that the Omicron variant is spreading at an “unprecedented rate” and is probably present in all the countries.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS No prior communication to me at all before I was removed as ODI skipper: Virat Kohli Virat Kohli says he was told at the end of Test team selection meeting that selectors had decided to remove him as 50-over skipper. Agency News:New Delhi Virat Kohli contradicted BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, saying that no communication was made to him as regards to not relinquishing the T20I captaincy. He also rubbished reports that he would be opting out of the ODI leg of the South Africa tour. India’s Test captain threw his weight behind the newly-appointed white-ball captain, Rohit Sharma.
“I was contacted one-and-ahalf hours before the selection meeting on the 8th (December) for the Test series,” Kohli said at the press-departure. “There was no prior communication to me at all since I announced the T20I captaincy decision until the 8th of December, where I got a call before the selection meeting. The chief selector discussed with me the Test team, to which we both agreed. And before ending the
call, I was told the five selectors have decided I will not be the ODI captain, to which I replied, ‘okay, fine’. In the selection call afterwards, we chatted about it briefly. That’s what happened.
There was no communication prior to that at all,” said Kohli. Ganguly, however, told The Indian Express that the BCCI had requested Kohli not to step down as T20I captain.
India vs Pakistan in Women Bundesliga: Serge Gnabry ODI World Cup opener on scores hat-trick as Bayern put March 6 five past Stuttgart Agency News:New Delhi
India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Women’s ODI World Cup beginning in New Zealand on March 4, the ICC announced on Wednesday. The first set of games will see two massive rivalries take the centre stage, with Australia taking on defending champions England at Seddon Park in Hamilton on March 5 and last edition’s runners-up India facing Pakistan in Tauranga on March 6. A total of 31 games will be played across 31 days, with the eight teams clashing to get their hands on the coveted World Cup trophy. Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Tauranga,
and Wellington will be the six cities that will host the tournament. Australia, England, South Africa and India qualified for the event on the basis of their position in ICC Women’s Championship 2017-20 while New Zealand automatically qualified as hosts. On the basis of team rankings, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies were the final three teams to book their berth for the World Cup after the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier was called off due to COVID-related uncertainty. The tournament will be played in the league format, where all eight teams will face each other once, at the end of which the top four sides will qualify for the semi-finals.
Agency News:New Delhi Serge Gnabry scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich stretched its lead in the Bundesliga to nine points with a 5-0 hammering of Stuttgart on Tuesday. Before the game, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann told broadcaster Sky it was “certainly not” time to congratulate his team on the title already, but the victory showed just how dominant Bayern can be. Stuttgart survived an early string of chances for Bayern to score, and even created a couple of its own, before Gnabry curled the ball into the top-right corner in the 40th minute to open the scoring. Thomas Müller set up Gnabry for
a second goal just after halftime before a run of three goals in five minutes finished off Stuttgart. Robert Lewandowski chipped the ball over the goalkeeper in the 69th before tapping in a Gnabry cross three minutes later. Soon after, Gnabry completed his hat trick when a cross from Müller was palmed into his path.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Ankita Lokhande-Vicky Jain Wedding: The Newlyweds Share Stunning Photos From Their Wedding Festivities
Former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari quits co to join education venture
Metro Brands IPO subscribed 3.64 times on last day of subscription
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Former Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari has quit the company to work on an ed-tech venture. Maheshwari, who had been transferred to the US in August this year, shared the development on a tweet. “After close to three years, I am leaving Twitter to dedicate myself to #education and #teaching. While it is with a heavy heart that I leave Twitter, I am excited about the impact that can be created globally through education,” he tweeted. Maheshwari said he is partnering with Tanay Pratap, who has worked as a
The initial public offer of footwear retailer Metro Brands Limited was subscribed 3.64 times on the last day of subscription on Tuesday. The Rs 1,367.5-crore IPO received bids for 6,96,12,480 shares against 1,91,45,070 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) garnered 8.49 times subscription, while those for non-institutional investors 3.02 times and Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) 1.13 times.
Senior Software Engineer with Microsoft. We will start by imparting employability training via a virtually immersive platform, which we are calling #Metaversity,” Maheshwari noted. In a series of tweets, Maheshwari highlighted how COVID-19 has fundamentally
changed not only the skills needed to be successful in the new economy but also how those skills are imparted, and the role technology – particularly metaverse – can play. “#Education is very close to my heart. I have been a teacher since high school.
Sensex drops over 200 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 17,300-mark The 30-share index slumped 212.65 points or 0.37 per cent to 57,904.44 in the opening trade. Similarly, the Nifty fell 67.55 points or 0.39 per cent to 17,257.35.
Agency News:New Delhi Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in early trade on Wednesday, tracking losses in index majors
Infosys, TCS and HDFC amid a mixed trend in global markets. The 30-share index slumped 212.65 points or 0.37 per cent to 57,904.44 in the opening trade. Similarly, the Nifty fell 67.55
points or 0.39 per cent to 17,257.35. Tech Mahindra was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 1 per cent, followed by Infosys, TCS, Bajaj Finance and HCL Tech. On the other hand, NTPC, Kotak Bank, PowerGrid, M&M and Axis Bank were among the gainers. In the previous session, the 30-share equity benchmark declined 166.33 points or 0.29 per cent to end at 58,117.09, and Nifty fell 43.35 points or 0.25 per cent to 17,324.90.
‘Your chest, waist size is questioned’: Surveen Chawla makes shocking revelations on facing casting couch The ‘Sacred Games’ actress also revealed that she has been body-shamed during her first film meeting in Mumbai Agency News:New Delhi Actress Surveen Chawla recently made shocking revelations on facing casting couch in the South film industry.The ‘Sacred Games’ actress also revealed that she has been body-shamed during her first film meeting in Mumbai as well. Actress Surveen Chawla recently made shocking revelations on facing casting couch in the South film industry. The ‘Sacred Games’ actress also revealed that she has been body-shamed during her first film meeting in Mumbai as well In an interview with RJ Siddharth Kannan, Surveen was asked if she had to face a comment where she was body-shamed about her weight and told that would not get roles. To this, the actress replied, “This was actually my first film meeting in Bombay that I went for. I was doing television and then I went for this first meeting. It’s their job to kind of get you in the space.
‘Taarak Mehta...’ fame Dilip reaction to The Matrix ResJoshi pens a heartfelt note for his urrections, her performance: newlywed daughter Niyati ‘He’s my husband so…’
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Ankita Lokhande tied the knot with long-time beau Vicky Jain in a beautiful ceremony in Mumbai. Ankita Lokhande looks lovingly and gorgeous at her husband.
Niyati wore a red and creamcoloured Benarasi saree with heavy jewellery. Her hair, with streaks of grey, was tied up in a bun and adorned with white flowers Also many other photos from the wedding ceremony were shared on Instagram. Only close family and friends were part of the intimate authentic gujarati wedding ceremony. The popular sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma’ has been on
air for over a decade, however, time and again, the viewers have expressed disappointment over Dayaben’s long absence from the show. Starring Dilip Joshi, Shailesh Lodha, Sunayana Fozdar, Munmun Dutta, Mandar Chandwadkar, Amit Bhatt and Sonalika Joshi among others, it is one of the longest-running episodic shows. The story revolves around the lives of a family living in Gokuldham Society, where they co-exist with families of different backgrounds.
Agency News:New Delhi Actor Priyanka Chopra revealed in an interview ahead of the release of The Matrix Resurrections that her husband, Nick Jonas, has seen the new film and thought that it was ‘special’. Priyanka plays the adult Sati in the fourth Matrix movie, released 18 years after the last one, The Matrix Revolutions. In an interview with Extra, Priyanka said that Nick was ‘very excited’
about her being inducted into the iconic science-fiction franchise, as he was a ‘big fan’. She also revealed that he’d seen the film, which is due out in theatres and on HBO Max on December 22. Prodded about his reaction, Priyanka said with a laugh, “He’s my husband, he’ll have to say that I’m great!” She added on a serious note, “He thought it was special.” In another interview that was conducted in the first round of press interactions ahead of the movie’s release, Priyanka spoke about celebrating her third anniversary with Nick recently. She said that she was ‘at work almost all day’, but that Nick came around and ‘hung out’ on set. They had a ‘quiet night’ to themselves later.She told Access that Nick is ‘the most encouraging man’ she has met after her father, the late Ashok Chopra. “What makes my husband.
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Student team from MAHE wins the National Innovation Contest (NIC), under Government of India Dr Mahima Mishra (Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Mangalore 20152020) and her team has won the National Innovation Contest (NIC) conducted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The NIC started with 9000+ prototypes scouted from more than 900 institutes across India. After multiple rounds of evaluation,
mentoring, training and business plan development and pitching, 45 teams are selected for funding and incubation linkage support. Dr. Mahima Mishra is currently a NIDHIEIR Fellow (MUTBI) and conducts her innovative work at the Innovation Centre. Her interdisciplinary team includes Soumik Roy, B.Tech, 2nd Year MIT Manipal.
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Bangla War theatre from ruins of a cinema hall, a veteran recallst On the morning of December 13, 1971, Commanding Officer Col V K Singh of 26 Madras Regiment called a meeting of his officers. Then just 19 and a Second Lieutenant, Binay Kumar Sinha recalls the meeting happened in a “half-finished cinema hall with no screen”. The task before the battalion was capturing Siramani town in Khulna district, in what is now Bangladesh, from the Pakistan army, by the end of the day. “On our left was the Bhairab river, on the right was marshy land with a railway track. In the front, where the cinema screen should have been, the hall was open
Two leopard cubs reunited with mother Forest officials of Supa range in Navsari district successfully reunited two leopard cubs with their mother by rescuing them from a sugarcane farm in Onchi village. The forest team made a paddock to ensure the safety of the cubs till their mother came in search for them. Alkesh Patel, Supa range forest officer (RFO), said, “After rescuing the cubs, we had their medical check-up done and the doctor declared them physically fit. Both cubs were around 45-dayold females.” “We were not sure if their mother would come and it is difficult to keep cubs at one spot as they can change locations. So, we decided to make a paddock with the help of farmers using sugarcane and left the site, so that the mother feels safe to come,”
Pakistani food festival in Surat hotel sparks row An unsavoury dispute erupted in Surat city, famed for its lipsmacking non-vegetarian delicacies, after right-wing groups on Monday targeted a prominent restaurant for organizing a Pakistani Food Festival. The food festival was called off eventually following protest by members of the Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) over the use of the word ‘Pakistani’ by the restaurant owners. Members from the two right-wing organisations on Monday pulled down the hoarding announcing the food festival from the terrace of the building complex where the restaurant.
Zee TV’s top-rated show, Kundali Bhagya, has offered several interesting twists to its viewers since its inception. The constant chaos and commotion in Karan (Dheeraj Dhoopar) and Preeta’s (Shraddha Arya) lives has surely kept the audience at the edge of their seats over the past few months. While the viewers have recently
witnessed a lot of ups and downs in the story plot, a whole new twist is going to leave them astounded in the upcoming episodes, as Kundali Bhagya takes a two-year leap! In the upcoming episodes, everyone will witness how Preeta bravely rescues Pihu (Swarna Pandey) after the former was kidnapped by Sonakshi (Mansi Srivastava).
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Method developed to detect Omicron variant within 8 hours; kit soon Gujarat has till now detected four Covid-19 patients with the Omicron variant. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) in Gandhinagar has developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method to detect the Omicron variant of SARS-Cov-2 within eight hours. Whole genome sequencing can otherwise take up to 72 hours. The GBRC, which is also part of the Indian SARSCoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), utilised its genomic resource of SARS-Cov-2 data to
develop the method. The institute now plans to translate this method into a kit and send the same for validation to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for approval for commercial use. Additional Chief Secretary of health Manoj Aggarwal on Tuesday made the announcement of the development by GBRC during a press conference at
Given the intervals between two meals are getting longer thicauses acidity and other digestive problems which cause permanent complications in the long-run. Nutritious food plays a pivotal role in helping one stay healthy. Read on as Integrative Health Coach and Nutritionist Neha Ranglani shares three foods one must have everyday:
TTK Prestige disburses 45 cars and Bikes to high-performing dealers in Gujarat as part of its Annual Tie-Up Programme TTK Prestige, India’s leading kitchen appliances brand, recently celebrated the accomplishments of 42 high-performing dealers in Gujaratduring its Annual T i e - U p Programme. At a ceremony held at Courtyard by Marriott Ramdevnagar Satellite, Ahmedabad, TTK Prestige felicitated dealers whose yearly commitment matched their annual achievements of FY 2020-21, by rewarding them with 45 vehicles. TTK Prestige
has been at the forefront of the kitchen appliances space in the country. The company has undertaken several initiatives towards innovation, customerc o n n e c t and channel connect. As part of the series of initiatives, the company had announced a unique dealer incentive programme, wherein the dealer could earn vehicles as an incentive. TTK Prestige gifted dealers with RenaultTriber, Renault KWID, Royal Enfield, TVS Apache RTR, TVS Jupiterand.
Earth Energy EV successfully tracks the Glyde SX, aims retail roll out by January 2022 Earth Energy showcased its Glyde SX and the Glyde SX+ variants of its commuter scooter. Built ground up using only indigenous components, Earth Energy is strong in its commitment towards building the Indian EV infrastructure ecosystem. Speaking on the development Rushii Senghani, CEO and Founder of Earth Energy, said “We are really happy with the way the Glyde SX & SX+ variants have performed. Our vehicles have been put through 7lakh testing kilometres and even today the bike has performed admirably, with it being put rigorously through its paces. The Glyde is a no fuss, reliable and efficient modern scooter that is made for the modern commuter.” The Mumbai-based automotive
start-up Earth Energy EV has appointed distributors across 10 Indian states, these include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, and the retail rollout is targeted for the 1st week of January 2022 with the first batch of 460 vehicles which will be manufactured at Earth Energy’s 20,000 sq. ft. greenfield.
Two applications seek nod to open liquor shops in GIFT City Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar Two applications seeking permission to open liquor shops in Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City have been submitted to the district office of Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Gujarat, in the past one year. In September, chief secretary Pankaj Kumar is learnt to have written to five government departments about GIFT City where one of the issues raised was the relaxation of prohibition laws in GIFT City, a senior bureaucrat who received one of the letters, Sources told this paper that one of the relaxations that GIFT City has sought is to enable drinking in public that is completely prohibited even for licence holders. This greenfield
smart city, conceived in 2007 by Narendra Modi who was then chief minister, has India’s first financial services centre and a Special Economic Zone area that covers 29.5 per cent of the total area of 886 acres in Gandhinagar. While local laws don’t apply to SEZs, permission of the prohibition and excise department is required to open liquor shops. While one of the application is from Grand Mercure hotel built inside the GIFT City, the other one is from GIFT SEZ.
Why does India cele- Suspected food poisoning: Probe begins after seven dead in Dahod brate Vijay Diwas? Agency News: Vadodara
The Dahod district health department has begun a probe into a suspected case of food poisoning, in which seven of 17 affected persons died on Monday after consuming a meal from the concluding ceremony of a nine-day religious event in Bhulwan village of the taluka on Sunday. While four persons died late Monday evening, three succumbed on Tuesday evening.
Nutritionist Neha Ranglani Lists 3 Foods One Must Have Everyday In the past year and a half, the work-from-home dynamic has brought in a paradigm shift in our lifestyles with increased screen time and prolonged working hours. This has also changed everyone’s eating habits, especially working professionals and students, with the frequency of munching on unwholesome ready-to-eat foods increasing day by day.
Gandhinagar. Explaining the method developed, Professor Madhvi Joshi, joint director at GBRC, said, “We have designed a simple PCR-based method where if a sample is run, it will firstly tell whether it is Covid-19 positive and will also tell if it is the Omicron variant of the virus or not. There are a lot of mutations in the Omicron variant.
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On December 16, 1971, India had won the war against Pakistan after fighting for 13 days. The chief of the Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered to the joint forces of Indian Army and Bangladesh’s Mukti Bahini, along with 93,000 Pakistani troops. It was also the biggestever military surrender after World War II What led to the war?The war was triggered by a rebellion in East Pakistan against the Islamabad government. Pakistani forces were committing atrocities on the Bengalis and minority Hindu population in East Pakistan. It is estimated that between 300,000-500,000 civilians were killed by the Pakistani forces, although the Bangladesh government puts the figures at three million. Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi then decided to provide support to erstwhile East Pakistan. She decided to give refuge to people who fled from East Pakistan. It is estimated that 8-10 million people left the country.How
did India-Pakistan war of 1971 start The war started when Pakistan launched air strikes on 11 Indian airbases on December 3, 1971. For the first time perhaps all three forces of India fought in unison. In return, Gandhi ordered Army Chief General Sam Manekshaw to launch a fullscale war against the neighbour. What was the aftermath of the war?The war resulted in the birth of Bangladesh, which was then East Pakistan.The day is also observed in Bangladesh as ‘Bijoy Dibos’, marking the country’s formal independence from Pakistan.More than 3,800 Indian and Pakistani soldiers had lost their lives in the war. India had also held 93,000 prisoners-of-war by the end of war on December 16. Eight months after the war, in August 1972, India and Pakistan settled the Shimla agreement. Under the agreement, India agreed to release the 93,000 Pakistani prisoners-of-war. The agreement was later criticised for failing to negotiate on India’s conflict.
SBI reaffirms its commitment to Indian Army; Renews MoU with unique benefits to Defence Personnel, Veterans, and their families
Country’s largest Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army, to offer a curated bouquet of specially crafted benefits and features, to all serving as well as retired Army Personnel and their families through its Defence Salary Package (DSP) Scheme. The MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence of AG Lt. Gen. Harsha Gupta, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Shri C S Setty, MD (R&DB) SBI, DG (MP&PS) Lt. General R P Kalita, UYSM,
AVSM, SM, VSM, Smt Saloni Narayan, DMD (Retail Business) SBI, Shri Devendra Kumar, CGM (Personal Banking) SBI and other senior officials from the Army and the Bank. Under this MoU, SBI offers extensive benefits by way of complimentary Personal and Air Accidental Insurance (Death) covers, additional cover in case of on-duty death, Permanent Total Disability / Partial Disability covers. It also supports education of children and marriage of girl child of deceased Army personnel. Going forward.
According to police, the villagers of Bhulwan participated in sacrificing goats at the concluding ceremony of “Jatar” gathering of tribals — a nine-day religious event held every five years to pray for the wellbeing of the village. Police said that the local residents, as per tradition, sacrificed six goats and the cooked meat was distributed among the people of the village as “prasad”. A total of 17 persons — all males — were admitted to the hospital
Ex-mayor of Junagadh dies during protest demanding police chowki He was elected to the Junagadh civic body for seven times and was among the few Congress winners in 2014 when the BJP scored a landslide victory. Agency News: Rajkot FORMER MAYOR of Junagadh and Dalit leader Lakhabhai Parmar, 77, died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday, the 19th day of his indefinite dharna demanding a police chowki (post) in Ambedkarna-gar, Junagadh city, with his family announcing that his last rites would be performed only if the government accepts the demand of a police post. “My father suffered a heart attack at around 11 am when he was sitting in the protest camp… we rushed him to hospital of Dr
Vanja, in Chitakhana area of Junagadh, from where he was referred to Rajkot for further treatment. However, my father suffered another massive cardiac arrest when the ambulance reached Gondal and he did not survive…,” Ravan Parmar, Lakhabhai’s son, armar was the mayor when Congress was in power in the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) from 2009 to 2014. He was elected to the Junagadh civic body for seven times and was among the few Congress winners in 2014 when the BJP scored a landslide victory. However, the Congress denied him a ticket to contest the 2019 JMC election. Parmar fought that election as an independent but lost. On November 26, he set up a protest site near the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar at the entrance of Ambedkarnagar on Bilkha Road of Junagadh city and started an indefinite “satyagrah,” demanding a police chowki in Ambedkarnagar to “rein in antisocial elements in the area”.
until Tuesday, police said. “Late night, close to 10 people reported uneasiness and frothing at their mouths. They were rushed to the Devgadh Baria government hospital for treatment. Four persons died on Monday evening during treatment and the district health department sent its team for examination and the primary cause of the death is seen as food poisoning,” a senior police officer told “It is a matter of investigation whether the affected.
One Covid death in Valsad; health dept says cases ‘slightly increasing’ Agency News: Valsad Valsad reported a death due to Covid-19 for the second consecutive day, after a 58-yearold fully-vaccinated woman from Parnera Pardi village succumbed to the infection on Tuesday, when the state recorded 55 new cases. Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary at Gujarat Health department Manoj Aggarwal said that cases were “slightly increasing with maximum of these cases being reported from Ahmedabad”. Speaking at the sidelines of a press conference in Gandhinagar on Tuesday, he claimed that the state health department is “keeping a close watch” on the Covid-19 situation and “also has an eye on Delta.” The comments came following the detection of the fourth Omicron variant in the state on Monday. Aggarwal also said that the state is yet to decide on footfall limitations and other Standard Operating Procedures for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat.
“I’m someone who will have four healthy meals a day and balance it out with workout”
Over 1 lakh local offline stores now selling on Local Shops on Amazon program
Over the years, Zee TV has introduced audiences to some truly inspiring accounts of India most striking leaders and royal figures who have had a significant impact on India’s historical and cultural heritage. After an overwhelming response to thejourneys of Jodha Akbar and Jhansi ki Rani, Zee TV recently introduced viewers tothe biggest historical magnum opus of 2021 as it presented the untold story of one of the most iconic women of the Maratha empire - Kashibai Bajirao Ballal. The show premiered recently and has already won the audience's hearts. While each characterhas caught the viewers' attention, actor Vidisha Srivastava’s portrayalof Shivuhbai has been admired by many. Vidisha
Amazon India today announced that over 10 lakhsellers are now selling on Amazon.in from across India. The company had started in India in 2013 with 100 sellers and has today grown to be the preferred online destination for sellers across India. Notably more than 90% of the sellers on Amazon. in are small and medium local businesses (SMBs) and over half of these sellers on the marketplace come from tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Since January 2020, more than 4.5 lakh new sellers have joined Amazon.in and over one lakh of these new sellersare local offline retailers & neighbourhood stores that have onboarded the Amazon marketplace through the Local Shops on Amazon program. Since inception in India, Amazon has been focused on creating the infrastructure.
Srivastava is playing the role of Shivuhbai, the stepmother of Kashibai andshe is slaying it. And while the actor is busy shooting for her new show, she isalways up on her toes, following her fitness regime. She is someone who believesmeditation is the key to having a healthy mind and that one should constantly workon their body to churn.
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