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Presidential Elections: Samajwadi’s Mulayam Singh Given Fresh Ballots After Voting Attempt Fails Page : 2
Cristiano Ronaldo’s one-word reply to rumours he could leave Manchester United to join Sporting
My jawans will have weapons that opponents won’t even think of: PM Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said ‘aatmanirbharta’ (self reliance) in defence is very crucial for the India of 21st century.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said a new defence ecosystem is being developed in India where imports are being brought down and exports are on the rise.Speaking at a naval event in Delhi, Modi said, “We developed the habit of being dependent on foreign countries for even the simplest products. Like drug addicts, we were addicted to the products imported from abroad. To change this mindset, we worked on a mission mode after 2014, after learning from the approach of the past, to create a new ecosystem of defence with the help of ‘Sabka Prayas’.”He said ‘aatmanirbharta’ (self reliance) in defence is very crucial for the
India of 21st century. “Creating 75 indigenous techs for the Navy by August 15 next year is the first step. The goal should be to take India’s defence to unprecedented heights by the time we celebrate 100 years of Independence.” Modi further spoke about the weapons the country’s soldiers will have in the coming days. “We have the talent. It’s not smart to let my soldiers go to the field with the same 10 weapons that the world has... I can’t take the risk. My jawan will have what the opponent won’t even think of...” he said Modi said in the last eight years, his government increased the defence budget and ensured that it is useful in the development.
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India’s Second Case Confirmed In Kerala’s Kannur A 31-year-old man from Kannur in Kerala tested positive for monkeypox on Monday, making it the second confirmed case of the disease in India, a Union health ministry official said.The patient had landed at the Mangalore airport in coastal Karnataka from Dubai on July 13. He was admitted to a hospital after he exhibited symptoms of the disease. His samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, and they tested positive for the virus, the official said.The Union health ministry had last week rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary.
13 Dead As Bus Headed To Pune Falls Into River Narmada In Madhya Pradesh 15 people were rescued after the Maharashtra government bus plunged into the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. Agency News: Dhar (M.P) Thirteen people have died after a Maharashtra government bus plunged into river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra informed The bus, which was headed
Nupur Sharma moves SC seeking stay on arrest in FIRs on Prophet comment row Nupur Sharma also sought direction to club all the FIRs registered against her across the country. Agency News:New Delhi Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on her arrest in the FIRs registered against her for the alleged objectional comments she made on Prophet Mohammad on national television.Sharma also sought direction to club the
multiple FIRs registered against her across the country.Days ago, a Supreme Court bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Surya Kant had rebuked Sharma for her “disturbing” remarks against the Prophet. The bench had said Sharma’s remarks led to unfortunate incidents and ignited emotions across the country. Sharma’s comments had created
an uproar within the country with protests, besides causing a diplomatic fallout with several Muslim nations registering their official protest. Soon after, Sharma was suspended from the BJP.In the country, a tailor was beheaded.
to Pune from Indore, skidded off a slippery road and fell into the river after breaking the railing off a bridge in Khalghat area of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on the Agra-Mumbai Highway. The bus departed from Indore city around 7.30 am and was going to Amalner, officials said. The district administration team is present at the accident site. The bus has been removed. I am in constant touch with Khargone, Dhar district administration. Instructions have been given
to make arrangements for proper treatment of the injured,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a tweet, expressing grief over the loss of lives in the accident. As rescue operations continue, around 40 passengers could have been on board the bus. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been rushed to the spot, officials informed. The bus, belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport.
“Will Never Travel By IndiGo Again”, Says Kerala Leader After 3-Week Flying Ban IndiGo imposed a three-week flying ban after the Kerala leader was involved in an incident onboard Agency News: Thiruvananthapuram Convener of the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala E P Jayarajan on Monday said neither he nor his family would ever travel by Indigo, irked by the three- week flying ban imposed on him by the low cost airline.The airline has taken the action for his involvement in an incident onboard an aircraft that was also carrying state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan last month.On June 13, two Youth Congress workers shouted slogans against the chief minister inside the IndiGo
aircraft from Kannur, after it landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport. Mr Jayarajan, who was also onboard, allegedly pushed aside the two protesters.“Neither me nor my family will ever travel by Indigo again. I will walk to my destination if required, but will not travel on their planes,” Mr Jayarajan said.Earlier in the day he had denied knowledge of any such action by the airline, but later in the afternoon told reporters that when he enquired about it, he came to know that Indigo has informed its branch here about the temporary travel ban on him.Besides him, the airline has also imposed a twoweek flying.
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Case Toh Banta Hai trailer: Kareena Kapoor has a confession to make
Presidential Polls See 98.90% Voter Turnout In Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Agency News:New Delhi Voting for the presidential poll ended on Monday with the 98.90 per cent of the electors permitted to vote in the parliament house exercising
their franchise, Returning Officer PC Mody said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi cast their votes at the parliament house.Voting also took place in state assemblies across the countryGoing by the stand taken by various parties, NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is set to win the poll against joint Opposition nominee Yashwant SinhaBriefing reporters after the voting, Returning Officer Mody said out of 736 electors comprising 727 MPs and nine MLAs permitted by the Election Commission to vote at the Parliament house, 728 (719 MPs and nine MLAs) cast their votes.
GST rate hike: Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP for ‘destroying’ India’s economy Congress leader shared a graph on Twitter showing how commodities like curd, paneer, rice, wheat, barley, jaggery and honey Agency News:New Delhi Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the ruling BJP at the Centre BJP over high taxes and unemployment, accusing it of destroying the world’s fastest growing economy. He said this while sharing a graph on Twitter showing how
commodities like curd, paneer, rice, wheat, barley, jaggery and honey are being taxed now. There was no tax on these items of mass consumption earlier. “High taxes, No jobs. BJP’s masterclass on how to destroy what was once one of the world’s fastest growing economies,” Gandhi said on Twitter. He also shared how hospital rooms for which Rs 5,000 is charged will be taxed at 5 per cent and hotel rooms.
‘Talks with IMF progressing…July will be difficult’: Sri Lanka’s Wickremesinghe
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Sri Lankans have been protesting against the skyrocketing inflation, widespread and prolonged power cuts and shortages of essential goods, like fuel and food, since April.
Agency News:New Delhi Sri Lanka acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday assured the public that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a bailout in view of the economic
crisis in the country were nearing conclusion. Wickremesinghe sworn-in last week after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled and quit from Singapore - also declared an ‘emergency’ earlier in the day and urged political parties in the island nation to
set aside their differences and work towards all-party government to help the Sri Lankan economy recover A statement from his office said: “Negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nearing conclusion and discussions for assistance with foreign countries are also progressing.” Lanka is seeking help from the IMF and other creditors, but top officials cited by the Associated Press said finances were so poor that even getting a bailout is difficult, Lanka today also received a shipment of fuel which will provide welcome relief to locals amid a crippling shortage.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Internationalising Rupee Is Unlikely To Stabilise The Currency The best way to stabilise the Indian Rupee is to contain inflation and imports. Simply put: theinflation rate should be below four percent and the country’s massive annual trade deficitsneed to be reduced to zero. The country should totally focus on making goods in India toreduce avoidable imports and try to push up exports — from farm products to manufactureditems. The Reserve Bank’s so-called "conscious effort to internationalise the Rupee” byencouraging global trade payments in Rupee may be of little use if the country’s importscontinue to far exceed exports and the central bank shies away from raising bank ratesubstantially to control inflationRBI seems to be under a kind of political pressure against raising bank rates. As a result, theexchange value of Indian Rupee vis-a-vis US$ is expected to fall further in the comingmonths. Additionally, continuing ‘hot money’ outflow from India’s stock market is adding toINR’s woes. Foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth over $22 billion in the first fivemonths of this year. Their investments in India’s secondary market were facilitated by thegovernment, SEBI and RBI to artificially bolster the stock market and RBI’s foreign exchangereserves.Last week, RBI detailed a broad framework for cross-border trade transactions in Rupees. Itwanted the settlement of trade transactions under this arrangement to take place in Rupees.The mechanism is designed to promote growth of global trade with emphasis on exports.”In a statement, RBI said: "In order to promote growth of global trade with emphasis onexports from India and to support the increasing interest of the global trading community inINR, it has been decided to put in place an additional arrangement for invoicing, payment,and settlement of exports/imports in INR.” Will RBI explain what exactly it wants from thecountry to export beyond what it is already doing? What will the countries exporting to Indiado with large surplus Rupee funds at their end? Won’t that have a negative impact on theexchange value of the Indian currency and its further downslide as it is happening nowagainst US$?The Rupee trade is nothing new to India. Thanks to the former Soviet Union, the bilateraltrade was practiced rather hopelessly with India exporting mostly low-cost items like leatherproducts, apparels, soaps and detergents, photocopiers, business machines and spectacleframes among many others. Ironically, IBM and Rank Xerox of the USA used their Indianoutfit to indirectly export their products to the USSR as the export of those machines toRussia was banned by the US. The USSR exports to India were high-value defenceproducts and heavy engineering items.Even liner shipping (India-Black Sea trade) and all other commercial transactions coveringinsurance, freight, port charges, storage and forwarding expenses and bunkering wereshared. There used to be huge Rupee trade surplus for Russia, year after year, and the country did not know how to get it adjusted. Under the current Western and Japanesesanctions, Russia is now forced to accept Rupee payments to push up its exports to India. In2021-22, India’s bilateral trade with Russia was worth only $13.1 billion with India carrying atrade deficit of $6.61 billion.Earlier in the 1960s, Indian Rupee was also accepted in some gulf countries such as Qatar,the UAE, Kuwait and Oman. India also had payment agreements with East Europeancountries and the rupee was used as a unit of account under these payment agreements.However, these arrangements did not last long. They had to be terminated. RBI may haveforgotten or ignored India’s previous experience in conducting international trade in Rupee.The central bank seems to have missed the basic point that India’s export-import basket isnow heavily tilted towards imports. India has a trade deficit with as many as nine out of thecountry’s top 10 bilateral commerce partners. The largest trade deficit is with China. Of the10 top trade partners, India has a trade surplus only with the US. The present government’s‘Make-in-India’ programme has apparently failed as the cost of manufacturing in India ismuch higher than import cost.India’s massive annual trade deficit has been a concern for many economists. However, for - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara unknown reasons, the government.
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“I’m Not A Criminal”: Arvind Kejriwal Over Delay In Nod For Singapore Visit Arvind Kejriwal stressed he wasn’t a criminal and his visit to the “World Cities Summit” in Singapore isa matter of pride for India Agency News:New Delhi Miffed over the pending clearance from the centre for his proposed visit to Singapore to attend a global summit, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal today asserted that there appears to be a “political
reason” behind the delay. Arvind Kejriwal stressed he wasn’t a criminal and his visit to the “World Cities Summit” in Singapore is a matter of national pride.“I am not a criminal, I am an elected Chief Minister of a state,” Mr Kejriwal said.Mr Kejriwal said he was invited to the summit by the Singapore
government where he would apprise the world leaders about the Delhi model. “It’s beyond my understanding why I’m being prohibited from visiting the summit. I think this visit would only bring more glory to India,” he said. The AAP convenor said the country’s internal differences should not reflect on the global
stage.On Sunday, he wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested for the visit approval.
Presidential Elections: Samajwadi’s Mulayam Singh Given Fresh Ballots After Voting Attempt Fails Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was also in a wheelchair and was assisted by polling officers in exercising his franchise.
Agency News:New Delhi BJP leader Nisith Pramanik and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav were
issued fresh ballots after they could not cast their votes properly in the first attempt in the presidential poll being held Monday.Mr Yadav arrived in Parliament in a wheelchair, but faltered while casting his vote, and was given another chance to do so, sources said. Mr Pramanik also could not cast his vote properly in the first attempt, they said, adding he was also allowed a second chance as per rules.Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was also in a wheelchair and was assisted by polling
officers in exercising his franchise.Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Amee Yagnik is the party’s polling agent, while the BJP has assigned the responsibility to senior leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.Four chambers have been created with one ballot box in each for the MPs and MLAs to mark their choice for the presidential candidate. Green chits have been given to MPs while pink chits to MLAs. As many as 616 MPs and nine MLAs had cast their votes here till 1 pm, recording.
“Vicious Cycle”: In Fact-Checker M Zubair’s Bail Case, Supreme Court Halts UP Action Mohammed Zubair remains under arrest in Hathras case; there are 6 such FIRs in UP, he’d got bail in one, now Supreme Court Agency News:New Delhi Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair today got another bit of temporary relief from the Supreme Court, which noticed a “vicious cycle” and told the Uttar Pradesh police not to take any action in five cases against him until the next hearing on Wednesday. He’s already got bail from the Supreme Court in a sixth case in UP, but is under arrest in a case registered in Hathras. He has sought bail and cancellation
of all six FIRs. The primary allegation against him is that he hurt religious sentiments, though some FIRs mention other offences too. “This kind of targeting must end. This is an abuse of the process of law,” his lawyer, Vrinda Grover, said during the hearing. The Supreme Court, while listing his plea for interim bail for Wednesday, said, “What we can say is that there should be no precipitatory steps against him until then.” When the state government said there should be no halt on other courts passing orders.
Sikkim Police Personnel Shoots Dead 2 Colleagues In Delhi, Surrenders
Certain That Jagdeep Dhankhar Will Be An Excellent Vice President, Says PM Modi Jagdeep Dhankhar, who filed his nomination in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that he is grateful the Prime Minister and his able leadership for this opportunity. Agency News:New Delhi Shortly after National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday
expressed confidence that Mr Dhankar will be an excellent and inspiring Vice President.“Ministers, MPs and leaders from various parties accompanied Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji for the filing of his nomination papers. I am certain that he will
This Parliament Group Photo Is A Show Of “Stri Shakti”
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi and Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule were among the faces seen smiling at the camera. Agency News:New Delhi
Tamannaah Bhatia looks sensuous in the cleavage-baring off-shoulder dress.
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It was a show of camaraderie at the central hall of Parliament today as fourteen women MPs posed for a group photo. Samajwadi Party MP Jaya
Bachchan, Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi and Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule were among the faces seen smiling at the camera. “Stri Shakti (women power) in the Central hall of Parliament. Good to be back,” tweeted NCP MP Fauzia Khan while sharing the beautiful shot. The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on Monday coinciding with the election to choose the 15th President of India. Droupadi Murmu is the NDA candidate, who is contesting against Yashwant Sinha, supported by the Opposition parties.The session began on a stormy note with the opposition demanding discussion on issues ranging from price rise to the Agnipath scheme.The morning session of the Lok Sabha was adjourned to allow members to vote in the presidential election even as opposition members tried.
be an excellent and inspiring Vice President. tweeted Prime Minister Modi today. Jagdeep Dhankhar, who filed his nomination in the presence of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that he is grateful to Prime Minister and his able leadership for this opportunity.“Not even in my dreams did I think.
Presidential election 2022: Odisha Cong MLA votes for Droupadi Murmu, says ‘listened to my heart’
“It is my personal decision as I have listened to my heart which guided me to do something for the soil. Agency News: New Delhi Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim on Monday voted for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu in the ongoing presidential election. Talking
to reporters outside the Odisha legislative assembly after casting his vote, the BarabatiCuttack MLA said he listened to his heart while voting. “It is my personal decision as I have listened to my heart which guided me to do something for the soil and that is why I voted for her,” Moquim said. Moquim is not the only Congress MLA to have crossvoted in this election. Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi did so for a second time in as many months; last month he voted against colleague Ajay Maken in Rajya Sabha elections. He too claimed to have listened to his conscience in deciding to vote for Murmu over his party’s pick - Yashwant Sinha. There have also been reports of Congress.
The incident comes just days after two major fratricide incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. Agency News:New Delhi A Sikkim Police personnel, posted in New Delhi, today shot dead two of his colleagues.
Another jawan was injured in the firing. The incident occurred at a water plant in the Haiderpur area of Delhi. The accused has surrendered to the police.The incident comes just days after two major fratricide incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. An IndoTibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan shot at and injured his three colleagues on Saturday before shooting himself dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. In a separate fratricide incident, two Army jawans were killed and two others injured in Poonch.
Harbhajan Singh takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Agency News:New Delhi Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Punjab on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament on Monday. The 42-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was among nearly 25 other leaders who took oath as Rajya Sabha members.“Took Oath as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) to protect the Constitution, Rule of Law and Dignity of the House . I will do my best for the people of Punjab and Nation .. Jai Hind Jai Bharat,” Harbhajan tweeted sharing a video of him taking the oath. Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, BCCI vice-
president Rajeev Shukla, A Rao Meena, Vijay Sai Reddy, Kheeru Mahto, Shambhala Saran Patel, Ranjeet Ranjan, Maharashtra Majhi, Aditya Prasad, Praful Patel, Imran Pratapgarhi, Sanjay Raut, Sasmit Patra, Sandeep Kumar Pathak and Vikramjeet Singh Sahani also took oath as Rajya Sabha members. Randeep Singh Surjewal, P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, R Girl Rajan, S Kalyan Sundaram, KRN Rajesh Kumar, Javed Ali Khan, V Vijendra Prasad were others among those who took the oathRenowned former athlete PT Usha (from Kerala) and legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja (from Tamil Nadu) could not be present in the Rajya Sabha to take the oath.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS Neeraj Chopra aims to shatter 90m-barrier at World Championship, says ‘want to get better than I am’ Neeraj Chopra will be wishing for another memorable throw and hopes to join a list that has only one Indian name – former long jumper Anju Bobby George Agency News:New Delhi A year since bagging a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, 24-year-old Neeraj Chopra is set on a new quest. He is projected as a top contender to win a medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Oregon, a competition where India is yet to make its presence
felt having won just one medal in the previous 17 editions. With a billion expectations riding on his shoulders, Neeraj will be wishing for another memorable throw and hopes to join a list that has only one Indian name – former long jumper Anju Bobby George, who had won the bronze medal at the 2003 Paris World Championships.In the build up to
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the World Championship, Neeraj produced some spectacular efforts, with the latest being at the Stockholm Diamond League in the beginning of the month. Neeraj had then touched the 89.94m mark, thus smashing his own previous national record to
Cristiano Ronaldo’s one-word reply to rumours he could leave Manchester United to join Sporting Agency News:New Delhi Having hit 37 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo is approaching the back end of his career. However, when looking back at his many, many accomplishments over his long and distinguished career, many fans look back to the match he played as a teenager against Manchester United, wearing Sporting Club Portugal’s colours and running rings around United’s defence. Sporting CP was where it all started for Ronaldo, his boyhood club, and there was a notion that he could return to the Lisbon-based club to see out the rest of his career before
retirement, a full-circle moment. However, Ronaldo personally denied recent rumours that he was looking to move back to Sporting this very summer. The Instagram account of Sport TV Portugal shared a picture of a car spotted at Sporting’s Jose Alvalade Stadium, claiming it
Daily fuel pricing under Commodities in packs of over 25kg won’t attract GST: scanner even as global petrol, diesel rates plunge Finance ministry
belonged to Ronaldo, and that he was on the verge of completing a sensational move back to the Liga NOS club. However, Ronaldo was not interested in the use of his name for gossipmongering, simply writing “Fake” in the comments, putting a rest to those rumours.
set a new one. The throw saw him surpass the previous record of 89.30m achieved during the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku last month.Neeraj, for the longest time, has been dreaming of breaching the 90-meter mark and this time is no different.
Narinder Batra resigns as FIH president, gives up IOC membership Agency News:New Delhi Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra on Monday resigned as President of International Hockey Federation (FIH) and also gave up his membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Batra ceased to be President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) when the Delhi High Court, on May 25, struck down the post of ‘Life member’ in Hockey India, courtesy which he had contested the IOA elections and won back in 2017.In three separate letters, Batra officially tendered his resignations from the IOA, IOC and FIH respectively. “Due to personal reasons I submit.
The government on Monday clarified that commodities and food items such as pulses, cereals, rice, wheat, flour in a single package containing a quantity of more than 25kg or 25litres will not fall in the category of “pre-packaged and labelled commodity” for the purposes of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and will not attract the tax. For example, the supply of packed flour of 25kg meant for retail sale to the consumer shall be liable to a 5% GST, but the supply of such product
in a 30 kg pack shall not attract GST, the Union finance ministry said in a statement issued on Monday morning.Pre-packaged food items are wrapped or put into a container before being sold to customers.At its 47th meeting on June 29, the GST Council raised taxes on a host of items such as various types of inks, pencil sharpeners, knives, spoons, LED lamps, solar water heater, and power-driven pumps, including a 5% GST on pre-packaged and labelled food items, effective from Monday. After the council’s decision, traders said.
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Agency News: Mumbai Amazon miniTV released the trailer of its upcoming courtroom comedy series Case Toh Banta Hai on Monday. The trailer introduced Riteish Deshmukh, Varun Sharma, and Kusha Kapila among others as the main cast and Kareena Kapoor, Karan Johar, Rohit Shetty among others as guests on the show. The trailer showed celebrities trying to defend themselves from unusual accusations
levelled against them. Riteish Deshmukh features as ‘janta ka lawyer (public’s lawyer)’ in the series, while Varun Sharma defends celebrities in his role as ‘Bollywood insaaf specialist (Bollywood justice specialist).’ Kusha Kapila is ‘the fiesty judge’ who will announce celebrities as guilty or innocent after lawyers’ arguments.The trailer started with Karan Johar, Sara Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rohit Shetty, Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Badshah in the witness.
Actor Bhumi Pednekar is obsessed with birthdays and all things related to it. That’s why she ensures she goes big in celebration. S h e admits that her family and friends a r e always under immense pressure to make it really special.“This year, it will be a working birthday for me as I will be promoting my film. Unfortunately, I won’t be with my family. Usually, they are with me on my birthdays. But it’s okay. I love working. I rather have a working birthday,” says Pednekar, who turns 33 today. The actor continues, “I’m very big on birthdays, I’m super excited about birthdays. My family is always under a lot of pressure to make it special for me.” Here, she asserts that gone are the days when actors used to fret about age,
Tara Sutaria to play lead in edge-of-the-seat thriller ‘Apurva’ Agency News: Mumbai Tara Sutaria is all set to play the titular role in the upcoming film ‘Apurva’.Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, it will showcase the gripping story of a girl who survives a dangerous night, using her wits and strength in this high-stakes game of life and death.‘Apurva’ is an edge of the seat thriller and will see Tara in a never-seen-before avatar, based on a story that will keep audiences hooked
right to the very end.Tara, who plays Apurva, says, “I couldn’t have asked for a better script and as a young woman it makes me proud to be able to play Apurva. This is a story of a girl whose grit and inner strength is remarkable, and I’m thrilled to begin my journey in portraying a young woman whose intelligence, wit and courage are the reasons she survives against all odds.” ’Apurva’ is a story that excited all of us at the studio from the word go and we knew we had an incredible.
The government may review the existing auto fuel pricing regime as state-run oil marketers have stopped daily changes in pump rates since April 7, even as the average daily international petrol price plunged by more than 17% and diesel by over 14% in the first fortnight of July compared to their average rates in June, three people aware of the development said.Indian oil companies have seen a sharp decline in the daily average prices of crude oil, petrol and diesel in July after they peaked
in June, official data show. As per the existing policy, oil marketers should have reduced pump prices of petrol and diesel this month, but they might be recovering past revenue losses because they did not raise auto fuel rates when international oil prices spiked earlier, the persons said, requesting anonymity. India’s daily average cost of crude oil import dropped by 9% to $105.72 per barrel in the first 15 days of July. Its benchmark average petrol price plunged by 17.02% to $123.49 per barrel and diesel price fell sharply by 14.2% to $146.67.
Markets end in green as Sensex surges by 760 points ; Nifty up by 229 points Among the Sensex constituents, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank were the major gainers.
Agency News:New Delhi Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty spurted over 1 per cent at close on Monday following buying in IT, oil and gas and banking shares bolstered by firm global trends. Rising for a second straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 760.37 points or 1.41 per cent to settle at 54,521.15. During the day, it jumped 795.88 points or 1.48 per cent to 53,760.78. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 229.30 points or 1.43 per cent to 16,278.50 as 41 of its constituents advanced Among the Sensex constituents, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Tech
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Case Toh Banta Hai trail- My family is always under a er: Kareena Kapoor has a lot of pressure to make this day special for me confession to make
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Janhvi Kapoor has tonnes of trouble to deal with in Good Luck Jerry song Mor Mor Agency News: Mumbai Janhvi Kapoor’s first song from the film Good Luck Jerry is out now. Titled Mo Mor, the high octane song shows Janhvi’s Jerry doing all that she can to get her mom to the hospital as well as a big bag of drugs to its destination but multiple roadblocks make it difficult. She hijacks Deepak Dobriyal’s matador, dances in a baaraat, argues with policemen and evades gunshots on her way Sung by Deedar Kaur, Gurlej Akhtar, Vivek Hariharan and Parag Chhabra, Mor Mor has been composed by Parag and penned by Raj Shekhar. Sharing the song on Instagram, Janhvi wrote, “Woh jitni dikhti hai, utni hai nahi... Samjhe? (She is not what she looks like)?” Janhvi plays Jaya Kumari or Jerry, an immigrant from Bihar who becomes a drug dealer in Punjab to foot the medical bills for her mother who is diagnosed with stage 2 cancer. Good Luck Jerry also stars Mita Vashisht, Neeraj Sood, Sushant Singh and Saurabh Sachdeva.The film will release on Disney+ Hotstar on July 29. It is the remake of the 2018 Tamil film Kolamaavu Kokila, starring Nayanthara and Yogi Babu. It has been written by Pankaj Matta and is directed b y Siddharth Sengupta. Janhvi recently said in an interview that she hopes to convince the audience to l o o k beyond .
Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank were the major gainers. Dr Reddy’s Lab, HDFC Bank, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Nestle, Hindustan Unilever
and HDFC were the laggards. “Indian markets opened on positive note following positive overall Asian markets. During the afternoon session markets further strengthened as buying in IT, teck and capital.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu to be a guest of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022 Agency News: Mumbai The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has invited actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu as one of the key guests for their 2022 festival, which is coming back physically after a gap of two years owing to the pandemic restrictions. The festival which will begin on August 12, will have Samantha meet her fans in the capital city of the Victorian State in Australia. Hundreds of her fans and ardent lovers of her work are expected to gather and Samantha is also going to be delivering a special in conversation chat with a live audience, speaking of her career and trajectory o n August Speaking of this, Samantha said, “Last year, even though I was a part of IFFM virtually, I could feel the energy and vibe because of the enthusiasm.
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Anand Pandit and his group of friends undertake a 8500 km adventure on wheels from New York to San Francisco
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Renowned film producer Anand Pandit signaled the end of pandemic blues byundertaking a momentous 8500 km, cross-country, adventure trip in the U.S with eightof his closest friends. Inspired by the Hrithik Roshan starrer Zindagi Na MilegiDobara the trip was titled ZNMD 2022&; and saw Pandit and his friends driving fromNew York to San Francisco.Says Pandit, "There is family, there are friends and there are friends that become family.
This line holds true for our infamous ‘ZNMD’ or Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' group. Wehave held each other;s hands through thick and thin, and shared laughter and joy for thelast 40 years. Traveling to a new destination with them was an annual ritual till thepandemic interrupted us. I am glad that we could once again embark on an adventure ofa lifetime and could make wonderful indelible memories. To share this journey withthem was pure joy." Driving for over 1,000 miles a day, the group also visited Yellowstone National Park,Arches National Park, and Death Valley.
Bigbasket, A TATA enterprise, has commenced operations inBhavngar. Customers in the city can now order a wide range of products through the app,including rice, dals, oils and masalas, personal care, kitchen, and household items at min 6%off across every single item. Currently operating in all major cities in India, bigbasketlaunch in Bhavnagar marks a continuation of its mission to provide the best groceries at thelowest prices to the 200 mn internet using consumers of India. Addressing the media, Mr Hardik Patel, Regional Business Head, bigbasket,
said, “Wewelcome every single consumer in Bhavnagar to join our family at bigbasket, a TataEnterprise. We keenly understand the grocery needs of the Indian consumers and are proudto be extending our service to the people of this world-renowned city. The fact that we offer99% ontime delivery, a no questions asked return policy and
competitive prices apart fromthe availability of a wide range of products, has made bigbasket the most loved onlinesupermarket in the country. Delivering the best quality products at everyday low prices isour goal, and we hope to become the trusted grocery partner of Bhavnagar very soon!” In continuation he added.
4 Additional Director General Rajan Bargotra, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard) Visits Gujarat Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Additional Director General Rajan Bargotra, PTM, TM, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard) {CGC(WS)} is visiting Coast Guard Region (North West) from 18 - 20 July 2022. During the visit, he is visiting Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Station at Jakhau, Regional Headquarters at Gandhinagar and Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 1 (South Gujarat, Daman and Diu) at Porbandar to review the overall operational preparedness and readiness of the Region North West towards mandated Coast Guard duties. During the visit, the CGC(WS) will also review various infrastructure
projects in the Region besides interacting with the officers and personnel of Coast Guard. Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), ADG Rajan Bargotra is responsible for Indian Coast Guard charter in entire Western Seaboard from Gujarat to Kerala and Lakshadweep and Minicoy (L&M) Islands.
iQOO Neo 6 Gets a New Avatar; Prestige Estates registers quarterly sales Etihad Airways Named Airline Porsche India records its best Introduces Maverick Orange Color of ₹30,121 million and Collections of Ratings ‘Environmental Airline ever half year sales result ₹21,464 million during Q1 FY23. Variant on Amazon Of The Year 2022’
Bringing exceptional performance and revolutionary power, iQOO, today announced the launch of an all-new avatar of iQOO Neo 6 in Maverick Orange color variant in India. The smartphone stands as the performance flagship by iQOO that offers numerous technological breakthr ughs, unmatched gaming experience, making it an all-round smartphone under the price segment. The new color variant
will be priced at INR 33,999 for the 12+ 256GB variant and will be available for sale from 23rd July 2022 on iQOO e-store and Amazon.in during Amazon Prime Day Event. Powered with Snapdragon® 870 5G Mobile Platform, 120Hz E4 AMOLED Display, HDR 10+ Certification, 64 MP OIS Main Camera with GW1P sensor, the iQOO Neo 6 provides ultimate performance experience. The smartphone comes equipped.
Traditional Heirlooms – An Anniversary Edit By Harit Zaveri Jewellers Commencing The Bridal Season Portraying the store itself as a storyteller, Harit Zaveri Jewellers (HZJ)designs weave a tapestry through time and traditions. Deeply rooted in its own Gujarati history, HZJ is influenced by the ancient Vedas, Hindu mythology and the celebration of festivals. As they approach their 8th-year anniversary celebration, they are eager to unveil their new bridal range for the season, a classic collection of Polki necklaces.
The bridal Polki collection includes a new series of necklaces that includes Traditional, Victorian, Open-setting, and Heritage. Designed with utmost precision, these pieces are crafted using precious uncut diamonds and gemstones. All the polki pieces are made with the vision to enrich the maximalist Indian bridal aesthetic. They are also versatile as style statements for generations to come. Harit Zaveri says, “We are excited to unveil.
L&T Realty set to expand its footprint Signs up for three projects worth $ 1 Bn in prime locations of MMR”. L&T Realty, the real-estate development arm of Larsen & Toubro, today announced its expansion plans in Mumbai market to drive growth. The company has entered into a binding agreement to jointly develop projects in South Mumbai, Western Suburbs and Thane worth Rs 8,000 Cr, with development potential of 4.4 million square feet. This is a part of company’s larger plan to strengthen its footprint in major metros by adding around 5 million sq. ft. per year over the next five yearsCommenting on the development, Mr. Shrikant Joshi, MD & CEO, L&T Realty said, “We are committed to expanding our reach and continue looking into new markets. With signature elements from L&T Reality, these
projects will have iconic features that are designed keeping in mind global norms of excellence while also being a testament for their trust on us with faster execution capabilities.”The South Mumbai project will be developed over a land parcel of five acres that offers clear harbour view along with good connectivity to all parts of Mumbai. This residential complex will have 50 storey twin towers with luxury amenities and retail. The project in Western Suburb is set in a prime location of Andheri. This would be L&T Realty’s first Project in Western Suburb and the company will develop a modern gated residential complex comprising 20 towers with a modern shopping complexThe Thane project will be developed.
India’s leading real estate developer, Prestige Estates, has announcedits update on operational performance for the quarter ending 30 th June, 2022. During Q1 FY23, theGroup has registered sales of INR 30,121 mn, of which the Mumbai region has contributed INR 7378mn. The sales have come from 3.63 mn sft volume with an average realization of INR 8298/sft.Collections made during the quarter were to the tune of INR 21,464 mn.During the quarter, 4 projects were launched spanning 9.67 mn sft, viz Prestige Tech Forest,Prestige Waterfront, Meridian Park Phase II in The Prestige City in Bangalore; and Prestige Bellanzain The Prestige City, Mumbai. Three projects
totalling 0.78 mn sft- Prestige Poseidon Annexe,Prestige Woodland Park and Prestige Metropolitan were completed during the quarter.Summarized operational performance for the period is as under:-Particulars Q1FY23 Q1FY22 Growth%Sales (INR, Mn) 30,121 7,339 310%Collections (INR, Mn) 21,464 10,223 110%Launches (Mn sft) 9.67 -Completions (Mn sft) 0.78 0.20 280%Commenting on the performance, Mr. Irfan Razack, Chairman and Managing Director, Prestige Group said,“We are delighted as we review the robust performance of the yet another quarter. We are happy to see thecontribution of our newly launched projects.
India’s first wireless neckband with 160 hours of JUMBO battery life from Zebronics Taking a long vacation and forgot your charger back home ? don’t fret, Zebronics has you covered with 160 hours of battery life on Jumbo wireless neckband. Listen to music or take calls worry free with the new Jumbo wireless neckband. The earphone also supports rapid charging and gives you 15hours of backup on just 10mins of charging through its Type C port. Zebronics India Pvt. Ltd, India’s leading brand of IT peripherals, sound system,
mobile/lifestyle accessories, and surveillance products has launched the Jumbo wireless neckband earphone The latest offering from Zebronics comes.
Quote by Vedanta Chairman Shri Anil Agarwal on India’s natural resources sector India c a n produce Oil at 1/4th of import price similar to Cairn providing Oil at $26 to the government. India is a powerhouse of talent and on the path of making advances in the world of technology, research, and innovation. Our economic growth is powered by a combination of legacy industries and start-ups. Encouraging our start-ups & entrepreneurs to put their energy on the work without fear and hurdles will create massive jobs and massive revenue for the government. They can be encouraged to do exploration with latest technologies like artificial
intelligence, automation, and data analytics, by receiving funding from private equity and selling their licenses post discovery. This can also lead to affordable Oil & Gas in India in lines with Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision. Pitching for India as a global destination for investment, Hon’ble Prime Minister had mentioned that India is replacing red tape with red carpet. This is the time where all the mine leases should be for a minimum of 50 years so that Indian and foreign companies can plan and execute well. All existing mines, which were.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has beennamed ‘Environmental Airline of the Year 2022’ in the annual Airline Ratings awards. The rankingrecognises Etihad’s industry-leading strategy to improve aviation sustainability for both the airlineitself and the entire industry.The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change chose the UAE as host for COP 28 which willtake place in 2023.
Etihad’s achievement is fully aligned with Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s owncommitment to work with the international community to accelerate global efforts to address climatechange and environmental protection and create a more sustainable economic future.Airlineratings. com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said “Etihad Airways has shown its clearleadership in the push for sustainable flight with its Greenliner Boeing 787 programme and this yearwith its Sustainability50, A350 aircraft.“At every touchpoint, Etihad Airways staff and management are committed to reducing the airline’sCO2 footprint.
Porsche India recorded a 118 per cent sales growth for the first half of 2022compared to last year with 378 new car deliveries. Overcoming continual challengesthat impact the automotive industry worldwide, Porsche India delivered more carsbetween January to June this year than the individual full year figures from 2018,2019 and 2020.The arrival of Porsche’s allelectric Taycan and a strong desire for SUVs carried themomentum through the first half of the year with 167 Cayenne and 125 Macanaccounting for 77 per cent of all sales, followed by the
Taycan with 37 units.Porsche’s iconic 911 Coupé recorded 27 units and the family-sized limousinePanamera accounted for 19 sales.Manolito Vujicic, Brand Director, Porsche India said the figures are an encouragingsign that the industry is recovering with demand for high-end sports cars returning topre-pandemic levels: “July marks 10 years of Porsche India serving.
Zee TV actors open about their love for Mumbai rains, their interesting Monsoon traICICI Prudential Life Insurance posts ditions, fun-filled memories and much more strong performance for Q1-FY2023 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has posted a strong financial performance for Q1FY2023 registering a 31.6% growth in its Value of New Business (VNB), a measure of profitability of the Company. The VNB of the Company stood at ` 4.71 billion with a VNB margin of 31.0%.Annualised Premium Equivalent (APE) registered a strong growth of 24.7% year-on-year.The Company’s New Business Sum Assured grew by 24.9% year-on-year to ` 2.21 trillion in Q1-FY2023. Significantly, the Company has achieved overall
market leadership with the market share increasing from 14.7% in Q1-FY2022 to 15.8% in Q1-FY2023.Persistency ratios have improved across all cohorts. The 13th month ratio, which is representative of the quality of business, stood at 85.5% for Q1Mr. N S Kannan, MD & CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance said, “The VNB for the quarter was ` 4.71 billion, a strong year-on-year growth of 31.6%. This was driven by a robust 24.7% growth in APE. Guided by the elements of our 4P strategy of Premium growth, Protection focus.
Monsoon is a season that everyone enjoys to the fullest. Be it going for long drivesor feasting on pakodas or sipping on garma garam chai, everyone has their own wayof relishing the rainy season. Our Zee TV actors are also Monsoon lovers! FromKumkum Bhagya’s Tina Philip and Krishna Kaul to Bhagya Lakshmi’s RohitSuchanti, Pyaar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan’s Neeharika Roy, and Tere Bina JiyaJaye Na’s Anjali Tatrari, each and every Zee TV star has memories, their owntraditions and preferences
during the Monsoon season! Read on to find out more…Tina Philip, who essays the character of Rhea in Zee TV&Kumkum Bhagyaalso added, "While I have heard so many friends and relatives crib about themonsoon season, I am truly in love with Mumbai rains. In fact, even though I ambusy shooting throughout the day, I try to enjoy the Mumbai Monsoon season to thefullest in some way or the other. A lot of people don;t know, but I have lived most ofmy life abroad and hence, I have never gotten a chance to enjoy the rainy.
Monsoon Special: Warm Your “Sadika’s performance reminded me of Ja- Belly With These 3 Hearty Soups of belly-warminggoodness that net and Michael Jackson,” mentions Remo you can enjoy with a piece of delicious crusty bread.These D’Souza on the sets of DID Super Moms comforting recipes by Chef
After receiving an overwhelming response to the previous two seasons that introducedaudiences to some truly exceptional moms whose dancing skills can give even theyounger dancers a run for their money, Zee TV recently launched the 3rd edition of itspopular non-fiction show – DID Super Moms. Airing Saturdays and Sundays, the newseason has an exciting panel of judges – Remo D’Souza, Bhagyashree Dassani, andUrmila Matondkar who will mentor and guide the talented moms through their journeyand help them achieve their dancing
dreams. In fact, the upcoming grand premiere episode of DID Super Moms will have somemesmerizing acts, and we are sure the viewers will have a gala time watching the top12 super moms dance their hearts out to impress the judges. While everyone on setthoroughly enjoyed all the performances.
The monsoon season in India is magical. But a few days of continuous rainfall and the resultant floodedstreets, seemingly never-ending traffic, and WiFi-less hours can induce a chill that only a bowlful of heartysoup (or two) can cure. Hence, it’s only wise to keep a collection of soup recipes handy and stock up thenecessary ingredients while you can. Here you’ll find 3 of our favorite nourishing bowls
Sabyasachi Gorai are loaded with the goodness of California walnuts, whichcan easily be described as wonder nuts, thanks to their health benefits. Studies show that walnuts may reducethe risk of heart disease, improve brain health, aid gut health, and may also help in weight management. Pumpkin And Vanilla Soup With WalnutsIngredients½ pumpkin cut into pieces30 ml extra virgin olive oil1 garlic and 1 piece of ginger½ onionA handful of California walnuts1 dash of vanilla essence1 L of waterArugula for garnishA pinch of salt and pepperPreparations1. Cut the vegetables in quarters and sauté in a pot with olive oil.
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