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‘New Gandhinagar station...’: PM Modi inaugurates key projects in Gujarat On the occasion, prime minister Narendra Modi also flagged off two trains, and inaugurated three new zones of the Gujarat Science City. Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually inaugurated several key projects in his home state of Gujarat. Projects inaugurated by PM Modi include the newly-redeveloped Gandhinagar Capital railway station, the newly-electrified Surendranagar -Piparav section, the gauge convertedcum-electrified MahesanaVaretha line, as well as three new zones in the Ahmedabadbased Gujarat Science City. Recalling his connection with the railway station in
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WhatsApp says banned 2 million accounts which abused bulk, automated messaging feature Global instant messaging app WhatsApp on Thursday released its first monthly report in compliance with the new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code also known as the IT Rules, 2021. The report, published for the period between May 15 and June 15, 2021, states that during this 30-day period, WhatsApp banned a total of 2 million India accounts, while it received a total of 345 reports during this period.“We are particularly focused on prevention because we believe it is much better to stop harmful activity from happening in the first place than to detect it after harm has occurred.
England’s Covid Crisis Could Return Quickly: Chief Medical Officer England’s coronavirus crisis could return again surprisingly quickly and the country is not yet out of the woods, chief medical officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday ahead of the lifting of legal restrictions. The government is removing most pandemic restrictions in England from July 19, saying a rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has largely broken the link between infections and serious illness or death. Whitty said that the doubling time for hospitalisations was currently around three weeks, and that low numbers of people in hospital with COVID-19 currently could rise to serious levels over the next couple of months.“It doesn’t take many doublings until we’re in actually quite scary numbers again.
his hometown of Vadnagar, PM Modi said that the Gandhinagar Capital station “reflects a change in terms of infrastructure” and is a “proof of optimum utilisation of modern technology.”Two new trains were also flagged off by the prime minister. While one will connect Gandhinagar Capital with PM’s Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the other is a Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) service which will link Gandhinagar Capital with Varetha. PM Modi described the Gandhinagar Capital-Varanasi weekly superfast express as a service
which will connect the land of Lord Somnath (Gujarat) with the land of Lord Vishwanath (Uttar Pradesh). Major railway stations across the country are being modernised, stations in tier-2 and 3 cities
are being equipped with wifi services and unmanned railway crossings have been completely removed from broad gauge lunes,” he further remarked, stressing that Indian Railways needed new reforms for the 21st century, instead of continuing with the ones from the 20th century. PM Modi described the Gujarat Science City as a project which combines
recreation and creativity for children. “My little friends will especially enjoy the Aquatics Gallery, which is among top aquariums in Asia. Robotics Gallery will encourage youngsters to work in the field of robotics and create curiousity among children,” adding that new reforms were required in Railways in the 21st century,” the prime minister said.
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to a petition that wanted minors and their parents to be made a priority group in Delhi’s vaccination drive. Covid-19 vaccines may soon be available for the 12-18 age group and a policy on vaccinating them will be formulated after acquiring approval, the Centre told the Delhi High Court Friday. Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma told the division bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh that Zydus Cadila, which is developing DNA vaccines, has concluded its trials for the 12-18 age group.
Sharma told the court that, subject to statutory provisions, the vaccine may be available in the near future.He also told the court that the Drug Controller General of India has permitted Bharat Biotech, the maker of Covaxin, to conduct clinical vaccine trials for the 2-18 age group. The submission was made in response to a petition that wanted minors and their parents to be made a priority group in Delhi’s vaccination drive. The bench said the whole country was waiting for the vaccination of
Rajya Sabha By-Election For Seat Vacated By Dinesh Trivedi On August 9
Bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal vacated by Dinesh Trivedi earlier this year will be held on August 9, the Election Commission said on Friday.Then a Trinamool Congress member, Mr Trivedi had announced his resignation from Rajya Sabha on February 12, saying he feels suffocated in the House as he is unable to do anything for the violence going on in West Bengal. He is now with the BJP.Mr Trivedi’s term was to end in April, 2026.The Commission said the notification for the bypoll would be issued
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children and, granting more time to the Centre, listed the case for hearing on September 6. It also declined a plea seeking to make the process time-bound, saying there cannot be a time limit for research.“They are saying trials are on and it is on the verge of completion. You want a time bound schedule?” asked the court. “Everybody is in a hurry. Everybody is for the vaccine but a foolproof trial should be there, otherwise it will be a disaster.” The petition has been filed by a 12-year-old through her mother and a woman.
Mumbai police have registered a case against T-Series company’s Managing Director Bhushan Kumar, son of music baron late Gulshan Kumar, for allegedly raping a woman on the promise of providing a job to her, an official said today.The offence was registered at DN Nagar police station in Andheri (West) on the basis of the complaint filed by the 30-year-old woman, he said.However, the police did not give details about when the alleged crime took place.As per the complaint, Bhushan Kumar allegedly raped the woman on the pretext of providing a job to her in some projects of his own company, the official told news
agency Press Trust of India.The woman said she was cheated by him and hence she approached the police, he added.According to the official, Bhushan Kumar has been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating), 506 (criminal intimidation).PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comT-Series.
Niti Aayog member (health) VK Paul on Friday said the warning about the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic which the World Health Organization has recently issued is for the global situation, which indeed is reflecting the impact of the third wave. “Leaving North and South American regions of WHO, all other WHO regions are moving from good to bad and bad to worse. The world is moving towards a third wave and this is a fact. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too has asked us to take
this as a red flag... the PM has given us the target to stall the third wave and it is possible,” Dr Paul said during the press briefing of the Union health ministry. Spain has seen a 64% hike in weekly Covid-19 cases while the Netherlands has recorded a 300% spike in Covid-19 cases. The situation was stable in Thailand for a long time but now it is also reporting a spike. Africa too has clocked a 50% increase in Covid-19 cases, the ministry said. Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh too are now seeing an unprecedented spike, the ministry said.
Those who are scared are free to leave party, fearless are welcome to join: Rahul Gandhi Agency News: New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said those who were afraid of facing the reality and the BJP were free to leave the party, while fearless leaders outside the Congress should be brought in.Addressing social media workers of the party at an online event, Gandhi said those who were afraid had left the party and cited the example of Jyotiraditya Scindia.There are many people who are not scared, but are outside the Congress. All these people are ours. Bring them in, and those scared within our party should be shunted out,” he told the social media workers. They are RSS people and they should go, let them enjoy. We do not want them, they are
not needed. We want fearless people. This is our ideology. This is my basic message to you,” he also said.Citing the example of Scindia, sources said he told the workers, “He had to save his house and he got scared and he joined the RSS.”A number of senior Congress leaders have quit the party to join the BJP in the recent past. These include Scindia and Jitin Prasada. Maharashtra Congress leaders Narayan Rane and Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil had also quit in 2019, besides actor Khushboo Sundar.This is the first time Gandhi addressed around 3,500 party workers of the Congress social media department through video conference using Zoom.Gandhi also interacted personally with around 10 young workers.
Delta major reason for Covid breakthrough infection: 10 findings of ICMR study
Dinesh Trivedi had announced his resignation from Rajya Sabha on February 12, saying he feels suffocated in the House as he is unable to do anything for the violence going on in West Bengal.
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The World Health Organization on Thursday issued a warning that the world is at the early stages of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Agency News: New Delhi
Zydus Cadila’s vaccines for 12-18 age group may be available soon: Centre to Delhi HC T-Series Head Bhushan KuThe submission was made in response Agency News: New Delhi
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on July 22 and poll would be held on August 9. The counting for Rajya Sabha polls is held on the same day after polling ends.The Commission reiterated that Covid appropriate behaviour should be following during the bypoll. In May this year, the Election Commission had deferred certain proposed bypolls to Lok Sabha and assembly seats in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country. Also in May, it had deferred legislative council polls in a total of nine seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
From the breakthrough infection samples that ICMR studied, it found that Alpha was predominant in north India, while Delta and Kappa caused 2ndtime infections in the rest parts. Agency News: New Delhi The Indian Council of Medical Research conducted a nationwide study on breakthrough Covid infection when an individual gets infected even after vaccination -- either one dose or both doses. Reinfections and breakthrough infections are not uncommon; as several such cases have been reported during the second wave of the pandemic. While natural
immunity which develops after getting the infection once is likely to protect for 10 to 11 months, studies are on to find out how long vaccine-induced immunity stays.For this study, ICMR collected 677 clinical samples of individuals who have been partially or fully vaccinated but have again contracted the infection. Here are the top 10 findings1. Majority (Over 86 per cent) of the breakthrough infections have been caused by the Delta variant.2. Only 9.8 per cent of such cases (breakthrough) required hospitalisation. 3.
Fataity was observed in only 0.4 per cent of cases.4. The study found that Alpha was predominant behind reinfection in the northern region.5. Delta and Kappa mainly caused breakthrough infections in the southern, western, eastern and north-western regions.6. Around 71% of these breakthrough infections were symptomatic and 29% was asymptomatic. The symptoms included fever, nausea, cough, sore throat etc. A smaller proportion reported a loss of smell and taste. Only 6 per cent reported breathlessness.
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It appears that the Haryana police is a bunch of officials and constables who are either deaf or dumb, or do not know the basics of the legal system or nurse strong hatred and aversionfor the judiciary. In its quest to assuage the hurt feeling of their political masters they are notwilling to lend their ears to listen to Supreme Court’s word of caution.On Thursday while the Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana was making the observation thatthe “sedition law which was used by the British to silence Mahatma Gandhi was still needed after 75 years of Independence”, the Haryana Police booked 100 farmers on sedition charge. All the farmers were charged with sedition for allegedly obstructing public servants in discharge of their duty, murderous attempt on an elected representative and damaging public property The Sirsa police on Thursday arrested five people days after lodging an FIR, which included a sedition charge, over an alleged attack on the Haryana deputy car during a protest. Ever since the farmers announced their programme to oppose the BJP leaders, the Haryana police has been resorting to all kinds of dirty tactics to harass and coerce them. This action of the Haryana police makes it explicit that they have turned subservient to their political masters that have forgotten the basic principle of keeping the eyes and ears open. The chief of Haryana police may argue that the Supreme Court is yet to declare the law as invalid. Till it is done, the law is valid and the police can use it. But being a senior cop he should have been aware that the Supreme Court has already taken up a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law. He could have asked his men to maintain utter restraint. Moreover the farmers have already announced their agitational plan long back. They have been resorting to peaceful Satyagrah. The BJP leadership are deliberately provoking them. The action of police of framing the farmers under sedition is nothing but a serious threat of misuse of sedition law, as was observed by the CJI-led bench, “The enormous power of misuse of this section [124-A] it’s like giving a carpenter a saw...he cuts down the forest. That’s the power of misuse of this law.” The Supreme Court also raised concern that there was no accountability. But in the Sirsa case there is no accountability. The police used it to break the moral of the farmers and scare them. In this backdrop the observation of court is worth recalling; “Our concern is the misuse of this law and the accountability of agencies in using it. There is a serious threat of misuse.” There is no denying that there is a need to take into account the march of the times and the development of the law before dealing with Section 124-A. Earlier, a separate bench of the SC had sought response from the Centre on a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of sedition law, filed by two journalists. The police is not content with filing sedition charges against 100 farmers. It is getting ready to implicate more farmers who were present near the site on Sunday. It claims that they have been identified and further action will depend on to what extent their involvement. It is worth noting that the state government had taken a serious view of the incident and it replaced district police chief Bhupender Singh with Dr Arpit Jain while suspending an Inspector-rank official. The farmers were framed under sedition only after deputy speaker Ranbir Gangwa complained that these people had pelted his vehicle with stones. He holds; "They cannot be called farmers. I can say those who attacked looked like addicts” The primary reason for Modi government not rescinding the law is this has been the most effective instrument to silence the critics or those resorting to Satyagrah. What happened in Sirsa is nothing but misuse of the law. In fact the bench headed by Chief justice N V Ramana and comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy said the main concern was about the "misuse of law", and asked as to why the Centre, which is repealing stale laws, was not getting rid of this provision. The top court described the law as a serious threat" to the functioning of institutions. "There is enormous power of misuse. We can compare it to the carpenter, instead of cutting wood, cutting the forest itself. That is the effect of this - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara law," the CJI observed.
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UP “100%” Cannot Hold Kanwar Yatra, Says Supreme Court Agency News: New Delhi Health and citizens’ right to life is paramount, the Supreme Court said today as it asked the Uttar Pradesh government to re-consider holding even a ‘symbolic’ Kanwar Yatra in view of the COVID-19 threat.”All other sentiments whether be religious is subservient to this basic fundamental right,” the court said.The two-judge bench of Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai observed that Uttar Pradesh “100 per cent” cannot go ahead with the physical yatra.“We are, of prima facie view, that it concerns all of us and is at the heart of the fundamental right to life. The health of citizenry of India and right to life is paramount, all other sentiments, whether it be religious (or otherwise), are subservient to this basic fundamental right,” it said.The next hearing is set for Monday.
Of the total samples tested, 22.17 lakh samples were tested on May 25. Notably, it is the highest number of samples tested in a day. Agency News: New Delhi The health ministry on Friday informed that 38,949 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 3.10 crore.The ministry also informed that over 39.53 crore COVID-19 jabs have been administered so far. Of it, over 38.78 lakh people were vaccinated on Thursday.India has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases. It is now the second-worst hit nation due to the coronavirus pandemic after the US.Also, 542 COVID-19 related deaths were reported by
the ministry during this period. The addition of the fresh fatalities has taken India’s death toll due to the deadly virus to 4,12,531. Previously, the death toll had touched 4,529-mark on May 19.Of the over 3.10 crore coronavirus cases reported so far, over 4.30 lakh are active cases of the virus. It is 1.39 per cent of the total caseload. Over 3.01 crore cases have recovered from the viral infection so far.Thus, the country’s recovery rate stands at 97.28 per cent. The recovery rate had marginally dipped for the first time on August 27, 2020, because of the surge in active cases. It again dropped marginally on September 7, 10 and 11, and on November 25, 26 and 27 due to a surge in cases. It also dipped on February 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and is dipping throughout the month of March, April and May. However, the recovery rate again started improving from May 10 onwards. So far, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
BS Yediyurappa On Special Fight To Delhi For Meet With PM, Amit Shah Swatting away the buzz surrounding BS Yediyurappa’s visit given talk of a leadership change in Karnataka, Revenue Minister R Ashok said it was a “normal” trip. Agency News: Bengaluru A trip to Delhi today by Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa, has once given rise to speculation that it will involve discussion of a change of leadership in the state - an issue that has been discussed for many months now. The 78-yearold boarded a special flight with son Vijayendra and is expected to land in Delhi at 3:30 pm. Recently, the BJP’s state in charge, Arun Singh, had visited the state and met the ruling party MLAs. He had reiterated that the Chief Minister had the backing of the party leadership and said that Mr Yediyurappa and his government had been doing good work.But the
Agency News: Mumbai Veteran actor Surekha Sikri, known for her work in films “Mammo”, “Badhaai Ho” and TV show “Balika Vadhu”, died on Friday morning at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest, her agent said.In a statement shared with the media, the agent said the actor was suffering from complications
arising out of a second brain stroke.“Three-time national award winning actress, Surekha Sikri has passed away following a cardiac arrest earlier this morning at the age of 75. She had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke,” the actor’s agent Vivek Sidhwani said.“She was surrounded by family and her caregivers. The family asks for privacy at this time. Om Sai Ram,” he added.Sikri had suffered
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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has the state will be will start artificially inseminating its cattle using sex-sorted semen so that after 10-20 years, only superior breeds of cows, and no bulls, will be born.“The veterinary department has told me that we can go for artificial insemination in cattle using sexsorted semen. This would mean that 10 to 20 years later, the cattle breed will be only cows, and no bulls,” Sarma said. The use of sex-sorted semen allows the sex of the offspring to be pre-determined. According to a report in PTI, Sarma invoked figures of Hindu mythology to
speculation, also triggered by public complaints against the Chief Minister and alleged interference by his son, is not dying down.Swatting away the buzz surrounding the visit, Revenue Minister R Ashok said, “Normal process. Nothing is there. There is no leadership change in Karnataka. Yediyurappa will continue. He is visiting Delhi to meet the Prime Minister, Home Minister and party president and other central ministers especially Irrigation Minister. The Cauvery river issue is the major issue. That is why he is visiting Delhi.” Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been in conflict over a planned irrigation project by Karnataka in the Cauvery river at Mekedatu.
her first brain stroke in September last year.The artiste leaves behind a rich body of work spread across theatre, television and films. Best known to contemporary audiences as ‘Dadisa’ from the popular Indian soap opera “Balika Vadhu” and the cantankerous-yetlovable mother-in-law from “Badhaai Ho!”, the Delhi-born artiste, spent her childhood days in the hills of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
suggest that historically cows have been more in number than bulls because of the benefits one can derive from them. “If we look at Hindu parampara or ancient history, there is reference only to female cattle, like Kamdhenu, and how we were benefited with milk. That means there must have been something which ensured that cows were more in number than bulls,” the chief minister said Sarma also announced plans to construct cow shelters in tea garden areas to house seized cattle safely. He said the cow dung collected from the seized cattle can be used as fertilisers in the tea gardens.
Monsoon Session 2021: 38 Bills pending in Parliament, 17 new There are 38 Bills pending in Parliament. Of these, nine are listed for consideration and passing, while 17 are listed for introduction, consideration, and passing.
‘Balika Vadhu’ fame National Award-winning actress Surekha Sikri dies at 75 In a statement shared with the media, the agent said the actor had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke.
The use of sexsorted semen allows the sex of the offspring to be predetermined.
Agency News: New Delhi Parliament will resume on Monday (July 19) with Covid-19 protocol in place for members of both Houses – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The Monsoon Session, which is scheduled to be held between July 19 and August 13, will have 19 sittings.According to PRS Legislative, there are 38 Bills
pending in Parliament. Of these, nine are listed for consideration and passing, while 17 are listed for introduction, consideration, and passing. Among the Bills which will be introduced are the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which replaces an Ordinance; the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021; the Deposit Insurance and
Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Incidentally, the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, which will prohibit all
private cryptocurrencies and lay down the regulatory framework for the launch of an “official digital currency”, has not been listed. The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019The Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill.
From streets to own office: 2 militants killed in encounter Sweeper clears Rajasthan Ad- with security forces in J&K ministrative Services exams A search operation Agency News: Jodhpur Asha Kandara’s is a story of pure grit and determination and of a journey fraught with uncertainties but with a definite goal. After years of sweeping the roads to make a living, this young single mother of two is all set to have her own office when she gets posting as a deputy collector. Having separated from her husband eight years ago, Kandara decided to raise both her children on her own. She completed her graduation alongside.With her eyes set on a higher aim, Kandara appeared
for the Rajasthan Civil Service exams about two years ago. Simultaneously, she took up the job of a sweeper to raise her children.The exam results got delayed. Meanwhile, Kandara continued with her work. Recently, she got a permanent job as sanitary worker.However, her joy knew no bounds when she got the news of her clearing the exam.She secured the 728th rank in the RAS sexams. The results were announced on Tuesday night. According to Kandara, she got the motivation to prepare for RAS by watching officers in their chambers.
turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards security forces. Agency News: New Delhi Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in a residential area of the city on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Danmar area, falling along Safakadal-Soura road, here in the early hours of Friday following information about the presence of militants, a police official said. He said
the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards security forces positions which was retaliated. Two militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight, the official said, adding the identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was being ascertained.
Take more proactive measures: PM Modi urges states with high Covid-19 cases Agency News: Mumbai Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday states reporting a large number of new Covid-19 cases must take proactive measures to stop a potential third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. PM Modi made the comments during a virtual meeting with chief ministers of six states with high Covid-19 positivity rates and reviewed measures to tackle the evolving threat.These states -- Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Prime Minister Modi said that states need to go ahead with a focus on the ‘Test-TrackTreat-Vaccinate’ approach. Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, and Maharashtra -have seen a marked rise in Covid-19 cases across several districts in the recent past.“We are at a point where there are talks of a possible third wave
of the pandemic,” PM Modi said, pointing out that in the last few days around 80% of new Covid-19 cases have come from these six states.
Prime Minister Modi said that officials need to ramp up the ‘Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate’ approach to tackle the rising Covid-19 cases. States must use the ₹23,000-crore emergency response package announced by the central government, he said, to fill the gaps in health infrastructure. Reiterating his concern over unmasked tourists flocking to towns and cities, the Prime Minister said the administration must remind citizens that Covid-19 is not yet over.
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AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022TM will inspire the nation - Maymol Rocky Agency News: Mumbai In the latest Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) ‘It’s My Game’ episode, Maymol Rocky, the first female head coach of the Indian women’s national team, highlights her expectations for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 and how it will transform the landscape of women’s football in the country.Like most women footballers in her country, Rocky, an AFC Coach Education Panel member, started her sports career in athletics. “Football was my second sport but in Goa, if you could run, then you can play football,”
said Rocky.Encouraged by her athletic coach, parents and brother, she became a footballer at a time when the sport was only beginning
to gain traction among girls. “At the beginning, the physical aspect of the sport looked harder than I initially thought. But as people always say, if you share a passion for something, go for it.”And it did not take long before her passion propelled her onto the elite stage, making her national team debut at just 17 at the AFC Women’s Championship in Chinese Taipei in 2001. Despite enjoying a long and illustrious playing career, Rocky attributes her appointment as the first female head coach of the senior national team as one of her greatest achievements.
I see more wrestlers than cricketers in Pakistan T20I team: Aaqib Javed Aaqib, who has worked with the Pakistan under-19 outfit as head coach and bowling coach with the senior side in the past, slammed the team management and selectors for having no proper policy or plans. Agency News: Mumbai Former Pakistan seamer Aaqib Javed says he “sees more wrestlers than cricketers” in the current national team for T20 Internationals Aaqib, who has worked with the Pakistan under-19 outfit as
Tokyo Olympics: Australia’s Basketball Star Liz Cambage Quits Olympics Over Mental Health Fears Australian Olympic basketball star Liz Cambage pulled out of the Tokyo Games Friday, citing a struggle with her mental health fuelled by the thought of “terrifying” isolation in the Olympic bubble. Agency News: Mumbai
Australian Olympic basketball star Liz Cambage pulled out of the Tokyo Games Friday, citing a struggle with her mental health fuelled by the thought of “terrifying” isolation in the Olympic bubble. Cambage -- a stalwart of Australian women’s Olympic basketball team, the Opals -- said she could not
for international level,” Aaqib said on the Geo News channel. The Pakistan team is currently touring England for a limitedovers series against the host nation. He said the selectors pushed Sohaib into the national T20 squad on the basis of his performances in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), without realising which position he would play.
Agency News: Mumbai Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Friday defended Rishabh Pant after the wicketkeeper-batsman tested positive for COVID-19 in England ahead of India’s five-match Test series against the hosts. On Thursday, the BCCI revealed that Pant and
confidently compete on the world stage while suffering “panic attacks, not sleeping and not eating”. “I’ve been really worried about heading into a ‘bubble’ Olympics,” the four-time WNBA All-Star said in a statement. “No family. No friends. No fans. No support system outside of my team. It’s honestly terrifying for me.” “It breaks my heart to announce I’m withdrawing from the Olympics, but I think it’s best for the Opals and myself.” Australia’s Olympic chef de mission Ian Chesterman said he understood.
training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for the virus in England and will not travel with the rest of the squad to Durham where India is set to play a three-day practice match. The BCCI, in a press statement, said Pant was “asymptomatic” and “will be able to join the squad in Durham after returning two negative RTPCR tests.”
Elevated inflation to persist Paytm files DRHP with Sebi for its for some months: RBI much awaited IPO; aims to raise up
While the June retail inflation was above the RBI’s 6 per cent upper band at 6.26 per cent, the RBI said a pick-up in inflation is driven largely by adverse supply shocks and sector-specific demand-supply mismatches caused by the pandemic. Agency News: Mumbai
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said the tapering of the Covid-19 second wave, coupled with an aggressive vaccination push, has brightened nearterm prospects for the Indian economy, but inflation is likely to “persist at elevated levels for some months”. However, while several high frequency indicators of activity are recovering, a
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As per the data in the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), Paytm’s IPO will comprise of a fresh issue of Rs 8,300 crore worth of equity shares and an offer for sale (OFS) of another Rs 8,300 crore by the way of offer-forsale (OFS) by existing investors. Agency News: Mumbai solid increase in aggregate demand is yet to take shape, the RBI said. “On the supply side, agricultural conditions are turning buoyant with the revival in the monsoon, but the recovery of manufacturing and services sectors has been interrupted by the second wave,” the central bank said in its ‘State of the Economy’ report.While the June retail inflation was above the RBI’s 6 per cent upper band at 6.26 per cent, the RBI said a pickup in inflation is driven largely.
One 97 Communications, the parent company of digital payments and financial services platform Paytm, has filed its draft papers with market regular Sebi to raise Rs 16,600 crore through its much awaited initial public offering (IPO).As per the details given in the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), the company is planning to raise Rs 8,300 crore through fresh issue and another Rs
8,300 crore through offer-forsale (OFS) from its existing investors.Through OFS route, shares will be sold by the Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Alibaba. com Singapore, Ant Financial (Netherlands), Elevation Capital, Saif Partners, SVF Panther (Cayman) and BH International Holdings, the DRHP showed. The document hasn’t provided any details on the share price and the stake which is to be diluted by the existing
Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra says she will make her digital debut with a series and is excited to see how the audience will receive her in the streaming space. The actor said, though it is too early to reveal details, she aims to start shooting for the project in 2022. “I’ve said yes to something that I’m going to start mid next year. It needs a lot of prep, that will be another announcement. OTT has opened up a lot of avenues for many actors, including me. It requires a lot of time so if it’s that one outing, then it really has to justify you and be synonyms with your brand.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Suniel Shetty says daughter Athiya and her rumoured beau KL Rahul are a ‘good-looking couple’
‘Impossible to wear mask all the time’: Ganguly defends COVID-positive Pant head coach and bowling coach with the senior side in the past, slammed the team management and selectors for having no proper policy or plans. “They don’t know what they are doing or what is their direction. I see more wrestlers than players in the T20 team. There are question marks over the fitness of Sharjeel Khan, Azam Khan, Sohaib Maqsood
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shareholders. Once the draft is approved by Sebi, Paytm can proceed further with its IPO. The market regulator’s observation is necessary for any company to launch any public issue such as IPO, follow on public offer (FPO) and rights issue.Paytm becomes the latest of the internet-based companies looking to join stock exchanges following the likes of Indiamart, Easy Trip Planners and most recently Zomato.
When Rahul shared pictures with Ahan on Instagram, Suniel wrote, “My Love My Strength.” Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty -- who is rumoured to be having a strong bond with cricketer KL Rahul, is currently touring England with the Indian side. It was recently reported that the cricketer has named Athiya as his ‘partner’ in the official documents submitted to the
Upon launching her book Kareena had shared that she has written all her experiences and learnings related to pregnancy in the manual for moms-to-be.
logistics department of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Reacting to the same, her father and actor Suniel Shetty told ETimes that Athiya is in England with her brother Ahan for a holiday.When Rahul shared pictures with Ahan on Instagram, Suniel wrote, “My Love My Strength.” Shetty said that the
message was for both since Rahul is one of his favourite cricketers.Athiya and Rahul had earlier turned brand ambassadors for an eyewear brand.When questioned further, Suniel said that they look brilliant together and are a goodlooking couple.In April the Bollywood actress had shared a heart-warming birthday message for KL Rahul. Athiya posted a string of pictures with Rahul on Instagram.
‘Don’t have to be on Instagram putting a child to my breast to prove I am a hands-on mom’: Kareena Kapoor Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is also a mother of two children, has finally launched her book, titled ‘Pregnancy Bible’. For the unversed, Kareena had announced that she’s writing a book about pregnancy on the birthday of her first child, Taimur, in 2020. An excerpt from the book has Kareena stating that she doesn’t need to post on social media that she’s a hands-on mother. Bebo wrote, “Saif and I are both working parents. Our lives would hardly be possible without them. And I want you to know that I don’t have to be on Instagram putting a child to my breast to prove I am a hands-on mom.
Sensex surges over 100 points in early trade, Nifty tops 15,950-mark Agency News: Mumbai The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said the tapering of the Covid-19 second wave, coupled with an aggressive vaccination push, has brightened nearterm prospects for the Indian economy, but inflation is likely to “persist at elevated levels for some months”. However, while several high frequency indicators of activity are recovering, a solid increase in aggregate demand is yet to
take shape, the RBI said. “On the supply side, agricultural conditions are turning buoyant with the revival in the
monsoon, but the recovery of manufacturing and services sectors has been interrupted by the second wave,” the central
bank said in its ‘State of the Economy’ report.While the June retail inflation was above the RBI’s 6 per cent upper band at 6.26 per cent, the RBI said a pick-up in inflation is driven largely. In the previous session, Sensex settled 254.75 points or 0.48 per cent higher at its lifetime high of 53,158.85, and Nifty rose 70.25 points or 0.44 per cent to its all-time high of 15,924.20.Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares
worth Rs 264.77 crore on Thursday, as per provisional exchange data.“Domestic equities look to be modestly good as of now. Notably, dovish remarks of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell in his testimony despite surge in inflation should offer comfort to global equities including India,” said Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities.Benchmark Nifty, which was consolidating in the range of 15,600-15,900 for the last couple of weeks.
After mehendi ceremony, pictures from Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar’s haldi ceremony have been doing rounds on the Internet. The couple looks happy and adorable in the now-trending photos. Several fan pages dedicated to Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar have shared pictures from their haldi ceremony on Instagram. In one of the photos, shirtless Rahul can be seen smiling with all his heart while in another, Disha can be seen getting smeared with haldi and rose petals.
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Hardik Patel welcomes Katheriya as he walks out of jail after four months Several PAAS supporters and leaders were present on Thursday to welcome Alpesh Katheriya. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Former Patidar Anamat Andolan Samithi (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel on Thursday welcomed present convener Alpesh Katheriya who walked out of jail after nearly four months after the Gujarat High Court granted him bail in a case filed in Surat in February this year, charging him for rioting and under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.As per the case details, Katheriya, accompanied by over 100 youths, reached the polling station outside Government Primary School in Velanja
village in Surat district on February 21 in a rally. The assembly was being recorded by BTP leader Jaykishan Vasava when one person from the crowd allegedly used derogatory words for Vasava’s caste.Several PAAS supporters and leaders were present on Thursday to welcome Katheriya. Katheriya also met newly elected AAP councillors and leader of the opposition with SMC Dharmesh Bhanderi and greeted them. It is to be noted that it was the PAAS team who backed the AAP candidates in Surat Municipal Corporation elections.
Head constable ‘shoots himself ’ inside police station in Ahmedabad Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
A 35-year-old head constable with Gujarat Police allegedly died by suicide at the Paldi police station in Ahmedabad by shooting himself with a police weapon in the locker room of the police station Thursday. The victim, identified as Umesh Kumar Bhatia, a resident of Ahmedabad, was posted as Head Constable- Accounts
Writer Head at the Paldi Police station in Ahmedabad, police said. According to police, around 9 am on Thursday, Bhatia allegedly shot himself with a police service weapona pistol- in the locker room of the police station. According to police staff at the Paldi police station, Bhatia had arrived at the station around 9 am on Thursday, which is two hours prior to his usual reporting time of 11 am. After the gunshot, several
police personnel rushed to the locker room and took the head constable to the nearest hospital however he was declared brought dead by doctors, said the police. According to police, Bhatia was not issued a service weapon as he was an HC rank policeman. However his task was to maintain the records of the armory at the police station, which gave him access to the keys of the lockers wherein weapons are kept.
things moving. On Thursday evening, police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava ordered the transfer of nine employees of PCB It may be noted that the vigilance team as well as the police commissioner’s squads have been conducting several raids in areas like Shahibaug and Sardarnagar that are covered in zone 4 of Ahmedabad police, said sources.
Years after leaving BJP after differences and conflicts, Patidar leader and former Gujarat chief minister Dhiru Gajera is all set to return to the party. He is likely to join in the next two-three days. Gajera, once known to have spoken vociferously against then Chief Minister and now Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had joined Congress in 2007 after leaving BJP, but later parted ways with the former in 2018 after his defeat in the Assembly elections. A native of Amreli, Gajera had settled in Surat with
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gira Sarabhai, architect, designer, founder of the National Institute of Design (NID) and creator of the Calico Museum of Textiles, died in Ahmedabad Thursday afternoon. She was 97 and died of age-related illness. Of the eight Sarabhai siblings, she was the last survivor, and is described by nephew and well-known environment educator Kartikeya Sarabhai as a “very private person”. Born as the youngest of the eight children of Ambalal and Sarla Devi Sarabhai in 1923, Gira who trained under American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin, returned to India with an
Of the eight Sarabhai siblings, Gira Sarabhai was the last survivor, and is described by nephew and well-known environment educator Kartikeya Sarabhai as a “very private person”. understanding and sense of space that were instrumental in realising the vision that she and Gautam shared for the building of the NID on the banks of the Sabarmati river.“When she returned to Ahmedabad, my father was planning to build a house.
BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Bharuch Mansukh Vasava has written to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani complaining delay in the inquiry of the committee formed to identify members of Rabari, Bharwad and
or fraudulently be rejected immediately. In July last year, the Gujarat government had declared to form a five-member committee, headed by a retired judge of high court, to decide the legitimate members of RBC communities living in ‘Nesses’ (tiny, oval-shaped
So he asked her to design it which I will say was first of her design works,” Kartikeya said adding how over the years she developed her own style using very basic of materials in a creative way. “She has worked and mentored many young designers,” he added. Ambalal founded the Calico Mills, one of Ahmedabad’s oldest mills, and the textile museum housed in the former Sarabhai home- The Retreatwas named after it.Leading city-based graphic designer Subrata Bhowmick (75) told The Indian Express, “Giraben was the design mother of this country as every designer in the country who has grown from NID had gone through her touch.
In 2010, the Gujarat CID Crime arrested Pandya who was an inspector with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Rajkot. In 2011, as per Supreme Court order, Prajapati case was taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat Police officer Ashish Pandya, who was once an accused in the alleged fake encounter killing of gangster Tulsiram Prajapati, submitted his resignation on Thursday, after 20 years of service. Pandya, 42, who is currently the deputy superintendent of
police (DYSP) Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ ST) Cell of Kutch (west) Bhuj police, submitted his resignation to the additional chief secretary of Home Department of Gujarat government, citing “personal reasons” for the resignation. On December 28, 2006, Pandya who was a subinspector, led a team of Banaskantha Police Special Operations Group (SOG) and Rajasthan Police’s Special Task Force (STF) for the encounter killing of gangster Tulsiram Prajapati. Pandya who allegedly fired at Prajapati, suffered a bullet injury on his left arm.In 2010, the Gujarat CID Crime arrested Pandya who was an inspector with the AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB) in Rajkot. In 2011, as per Supreme Court order.
RLG Launched Clean to Green on Wheels; Aims to reach out to 4 million people across India in FY 2021-22 Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar RLG India, a subsidiary of Munich-headquarteredReverse Logistics Group (RLG) – a leading global service provider of comprehensive reverse logistics solutions, has announced the company’sawareness and collection strategy for FY2122 by introducing Clean to GreenTM On Wheels programme under its flagship campaign, Clean to GreenTM (C2G). The coveted awareness program is unique not only in its approach, but also in its coverage! Under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY) and in line with the Digital India movement, the Clean to GreenTM On Wheels would see nine mini commercial vehicles (chotha hatti) covering the expanse of 100,000+KMs across India; they have distinct beat plans in place and shall holistically cover about 110 cities and 300 towns across the country. The main objective of the program is to reach out.
6 villages show the way, more than 99 per cent get first dose of vaccine The key driver has been the youth, as well as a fear of a possible third wave, officials said. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad After Covid-19 vaccination opened for all above 18 years of age in the state on June 4, several villages in south Gujarat, including five tribal villages in Navsari and one in Valsad, are showing the way as they have achieved near 100 per cent first dose coverage. The key driver has been the youth, as well as a fear of a possible third wave, officials said.In Untdi village in Valsad taluka of Valsad district, majority of the people (total population of 2,503) are engaged in seafaring
Mansukh Vasava has also demanded that the committee completes its inquiry expeditiously and fake ST certificates of those from the RBC communities who got it inappropriately or fraudulently be rejected immediately. Charan (RBC) communities who have got legitimate or illegitimate Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates. Vasava has also demanded that the committee completes its inquiry expeditiously and fake ST certificates of those from the RBC communities who got it inappropriately
his family. He worked with the likes of Kanshiram Rana, Fakir Chauhan and other senior leaders in Jan Sangh and is credited with helping establish BJP in Surat. He remained in BJP from 1995 to 2007. He even won elections on BJP ticket. After clashes with Modi, Gajera quit the party and joined Congress. There, he contested Assembly elections in 2007, 2012 and 2017 and Lok Sabha elections in 2009.
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activities. The primary health centre at Dharasana, barely two kilometres away from the village, served as the key vaccination site. Taluka health officer Dr Kamal Chaudhary says that when the vaccination
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their nefarious activities. During the recent raid at the gymkhana, 183 gamblers were arrested and items worth over Rs 11 lakh were seized. That the den continued to operate right under the nose of the police had been raising many a question, but no concrete action had been taken so far in the case. Now, with the rath yatra behind them, the police seem to be keen on getting
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‘Ghar wapsi’ for Dhiru Gajera: Ashish Pandya, accused in Former MLA all set to return Prajapati encounter killto BJP in 2-3 days He had quit the Saffron Party in 2007 and joined Congress
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Manpasand Gymkhana raid in Dariapur continues to be intensely debated. The alleged patronage of police that the gambling den seemed to have enjoyed and flourished under in the past has caused a lot of embarrassment to the department, especially the Ahmedabad police commissioner. In the latest development, nine employees of the Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) were transferred while Dariapur PI RI Jadeja, D-staff PSI KC Patel and others were suspended. It is noteworthy that the office of the assistant commissioner of police is located near Manpasand gymkhana, yet that did not deter the gamblers from carrying out
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hutments made of mud) of Gir, Barda and Alech forest regions of the state who have got ST status. Indian
government had – through a notification dated October 29, 1956 – conferred ST status on people from RBC communities living in the Nesses of Gir, Barda and Alech in Gujarat. However, tribal community leaders have been protesting alleging that a number of RBC community people who do not live in Nesses have managed to get ST certificates in violation of the 1956 notification and are enjoying.
drive started, there was an initial hesitation amongst the population, with their main concern being that of serious adverse effects following immunisation.We were initially finding it difficult as
to how to convince people that there won’t be any serious adverse effects, but only the usual side effects of fever, body pain etc. It was especially difficult to convince the elderly. Being a coastal area, most of the population are engaged in work with shipping companies, and the companies require vaccination proof. So when the vaccination for the 18-plus population started, we saw an encouraging uptake in this 18-44 years group.”“We soon observed that others in their social circles, including elderly family members and neighbours, that is, those
aged above 45 years, were queuing up for the vaccine. A prime reason was the elderly saw that those taking the vaccine are not seeing any serious adverse effect postvaccination. Simultaneously, our health teams, taluka-level teams, panchayat members and other local leaders, were also assisting in continuous counseling of those who were not hesitant but were sitting on the fence,” says Chaudhary. Supernumerary assistant collector Akancha Siksha, a 2020-batch IAS, was also given charge of the village, said district development.
Western Railway To Introduce Superfast Specialexpress Train Between Gandhinagar Capital-Varanasi And Memu Train From Gandhinagar Capital To Varetha Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Western Railway will be introducing new Superfast Special Expresstrain services between Gandhinagar Capital and Varanasi stations & MEMU servicesbetween Gandhinagar Capital and Varetha stations.According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur- Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these trains are as below:Train No.04274/04273Gandhinagar Capital - Varanasi Superfast Special Express (Weekly)In its inaugural run, Gandhinagar
Capital – Varanasi Superfast Special Expresswill run as Train No. 09468 & will depart from Gandhinagar Capital at 16.50 hrs on Friday, 16thJuly, 2021 and arrive Varanasi at 17.40 hrs on Saturday, 17th July, 2021. Enroute this train will halt at Ahmedabad, Anand, Chhayapuri, Godhra, Ratlam, Ujjain, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Bina, Jhansi, Govindpuri and Prayagraj stations.In its regular service, Train No.04274 Gandhinagar Capital – Varansi Superfast Special Express will leave Gandhinagar Capital every Thursday at 23.15 hrs to reach Varanasi at
23.30 hrs the next day. This train will run regularly from 22nd July, 2021. Similarly, in the return direction Train No.04273 Varansai – Gandhinagar Capital Superfast SpecialExpress will leave Varanasi every Wednesday at 15.15 hrs to reach Gandhinagar Capital at 15.20 hrs the next day. This train will run regularly from 21st July, 2021. Enroute the train will halt at Ahmedabad, Anand, Chhayapuri, Godhra, Ratlam, Ujjain, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Bina, Jhansi, Govindpuri and Prayagraj stations in both directions.