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Rajya Sabha Adjourned For Day Amid Opposition Protest The Rajya Sabha Chairman on Monday did not allow 17 notices by various opposition parties to suspend the scheduled business and take up the matters raised by them. Agency News: New Delhi
Laxmi Raai also attended Rahul-Disha’s wedding reception in Mumbai
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after witnessing multiple disruptions as several Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans and protesting over various issues.As soon as the House reassembled at 3:00 pm, Opposition members entered the Well of the House and started raising slogans against the government. Deputy Rajya Sabha Chairman Mr Harivansh, however, tried to conduct the business amid the din.Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge wanted to initiate a discussion under Rule 267 (suspension of rules) but was not allowed by the deputy chairman. Mr Harivansh noted that the matter cannot be revisited
as Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had already given his decision on it which cannot be reviewed.Amid the din, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal introduced the The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to replace an over-ninedecade-old law governing lighthouses.Subhash Chandra Singh (BJD), Banda Prakash (TRS), Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar (TDP) and GK Vasan (TMC -M) supported the Bill.As the Opposition parties continued with the sloganeering, the deputy chair adjourned the House for the day. The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 seeks to provide for a fresh framework to establish and manage vessel traffic services
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‘Free Him By 5 PM’: Supreme Court On Activist Held Over Facebook Post The Supreme Court today ordered the release of Leichombam Erendro, a Manipur-based political activist arrested for sedition in May over some Facebook posts. The 37-year-old was held under the stringent National Security Act for saying “cow dung and cow urine don’t work.” While Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought time and wanted the case to be adjourned till tomorrow, the judges ordered his immediate release. ”We are of the view that the continued detention of the petitioner would amount to violation of right to life and personal liberty under Article 21. We direct him to be released today by 5 pm with a personal bond of ₹ 1,000,” a two-judge bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said.
Karnataka SSLC Exams 2021 Begin 19-07 Amid COVID-19 Situation The two-day Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 exams began across the state on Monday, amid COVID-19 concerns. As many as 8.76 lakh students have registered for the examination. This is for the second consecutive year that the Department of Primary and Secondary Education is conducting the SSLC examinations amid the pandemic. Due to the COVID-19 situation, for the first time, the examinations have been reduced from six days to two days, with students writing one paper for three subjects per day. By submitting details, you are registering on Careers360 On Monday, students.
Thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday while following social distancing guidelines
Project Pegasus: Numbers of Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, Ashok Lavasa & Ashwini Vaishnaw were spyware targets Project Pegasus: Being a part of that database does not confirm whether an account has been breached and this can only be confirmed by forensic analysis of the handsets being used by the persons in question at that time. Agency News: New Delhi Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, election strategist Prashant Kishor, former Election Commissioner Askhok Lavasa, ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prahlad Patel, TMC leader Abhisekh Banerjee, the entire family of a Supreme Court staffer who had accused the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment in 2019 are among those whose phones were either breached or were listed as potential targets by the Israeli company NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, The Wire, a digital news platform, reported on Monday.The Wire stated that two mobile phone accounts used by Rahul Gandhi and the numbers of five of his social friends and
acquaintances were in the list of 300 verified Indian phone numbers that are a part of the leaked database which was first accessed by French nonprofit Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, and then shared with 16 media partners. Being a part of that database does not confirm whether an account has been breached and this can only be confirmed by forensic analysis of the handsets being used by the persons in question at that time. Gandhi’s phones were not among the handsets which were analysed and he has reportedly stopped using those numbers now. The Wire also reported that three phone numbers belonging to the Supreme Court staffer who had accused the then Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment in 2019 were part of the leaked database. The staffer was dismissed from service in December 2018 — she recorded her allegations in a sworn affidavit on April 20, 2019 and was marked as a person of interest only days later. Eight numbers belonging to her husband and two of his brothers were also part of the database — a total of 11 numbers associated with the complainant and her family were reportedly selected for targeting.
besides use of the term “marine aids to navigation” instead of “lighthouse” to enable further use of modern forms of aids to navigation.
Uttarakhand to allow fully vaccinated air travellers without Covid test report Agency News: New Delhi Uttarakhand government on Monday extended the ongoing Covid curfew by another week with fresh relaxations under which fully vaccinated air travellers will be allowed entry without the mandatory negative RTPCR or Rapid Antigen test report. RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen negative test report is also not mandatory while travelling to hill districts from plain districts, said the government while extending the curfew till July 27. Announcing the new guidelines, Cabinet minister and government spokesperson Subodh Uniyal said, “The government has extended the curfew but with new relaxations under which the major one is allowing the residents to travel to Jill districts from plain.
The House witnessed three adjournments before the deputy chair adjourned it for the day.In the morning, when the House assembled on day one of the Monsoon Session, the proceedings were adjourned for an hour as a mark of respect to departed sitting MPs Raghunath Mohapatra and Rajeev Satav. No sooner did the House reassembled around 12.25 pm,
opposition members started raising slogans as Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu was making his opening remarks about the expectations from the current session amid the Covid pandemic.Amidst the sloganeering, the chairman asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to introduce the newly-inducted ministers to the House. However, the protesting members kept raising slogans and the prime minister could not introduce the ministers. Several opposition members trooped into the well of the House. Chairman Mr Naidu had to adjourn the proceedings till 2 pm. As soon as the House reassembled at 2:00 pm, there were again uproarious scenes, and the House was adjourned till 3:00 pm by Deputy Chairman Mr Harivansh. Expressing anguish over the conduct of the protesting opposition members, PM Modi questioned.
Neha DhupiaAngad Bedi announce second pregnancy with emotional post: ‘Thank you, God’
Widespread, intense rainfall activity to continue over NW India till Wednesday The west coast is also receiving intense rainfall mainly because of an offshore trough (area of low pressure) stretching from Maharashtra to Karnataka coast Agency News: New Delhi Widespread and heavy rains lashed several parts of northwest India and the Western Himalayan region on Monday. This is mainly because of the western end of the monsoon trough running over parts of northwest India and two cyclonic circulations causing convective activity over the region. Satellite images show dense cloud cover over northwest India. Heavy and widespread rain over the region is likely to continue till Wednesday, according
to India Meteorological Department (IMD). The west coast is also receiving intense rainfall mainly because of an offshore trough (area of low pressure) stretching from Maharashtra to Karnataka coast.Between Sunday and Monday, weather stations that recorded over 7cm rain are: Uran- 45cm; Thane- 28cm; Ulhasnagar- 20cm; Sanpada -24.8cm; Matheran-27 cm; Mormugao and Harnai-19 cm each; Panjim and Ratnagiri-15 each; and Bulsar and Mahabaleshwar-10 each cm all in Maharashtra. In Delhi, Mungespur -10cm, Najafgarh -9cm, Safdarjung -7cm, and Palam -10cm.
Delta Variant Accounts For 80% Of New Covid Cases: Government Expert Panel Chief Agency News: New Delhi The Delta variant was primarily responsible for the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, accounting for over 80 per cent of new cases, Dr N K Arora, cochair of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said, underlining that the cases may go up if a new, more infectious variant comes. The variant is also around 40-60 percent more transmissible than its predecessor, Alpha variant, and has already spread to more than 80 countries, including the UK, the US and Singapore. The Delta Plus variant - AY.1 and AY.2 - has so far been detected in 55-60 cases across 11 states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Madhya Pradesh and is still being studied for its
The Delta variant is also around 4060 percent more transmissible than its predecessor, Alpha variant, and has already spread to more than 80 countries, including the UK, the US and Singapore. transmissibility, virulence, and vaccine escape characteristics, Dr Arora said, according to a Union Health Ministry statement. The Delta variant has mutations in its spike protein, which helps it bind to the ACE2 receptors present on the surface of the cells more firmly, making it more transmissible and capable of evading the body’’s immunity,
Dr Arora said. “The B.1.617.2, a variant of COVID-19 known as the Delta variant, was first identified in October 2020 in India, and was primarily responsible for the second wave in the country, today accounting for over 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases,” he said It emerged in Maharashtra and travelled northwards along
the western states of the country before entering the central and the eastern states. On whether it causes more severe disease as compared to other variants, Dr Arora said there are studies that show that there are some mutations in this variant that promote syncytium formation. “Besides, on invading a human cell, it replicates faster.
Jaishankar firm on LAC resolution at Dushanbe with Wang Yi, economic ties later Jaishankar stood his ground and wanted China to complete the disengagement process and resolve all outstanding border issues along the 1597km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh. Agency News: New Delhi India is still awaiting the dates for the 12th round of senior military commanders meeting in East Ladakh even as external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang
Yi stood their ground at the July 14 Dushanbe meeting. According to officials, while Chinese state councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi wanted India to revive economic ties and normalize relations citing the Pangong Tso disengagement, EAM Jaishankar made it amply clear that the road to normalisation of bilateral ties goes through East Ladakh. Jaishankar stood his ground at the meeting and wanted China to complete the
disengagement process and resolve all outstanding border issues along the 1597-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh. Although the disengagement from the north and south banks of Pangong Tso is complete, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has not restored the April 2020 status quo from both Gogra and Hot Springs posts. The other issue that is hanging fire is the restoration of full patrolling rights.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR 30 Years Of Liberalisation: 34 Days That Shook The Indian Economy On June 21, 1991, the 70-year-old Congress veteran P V Narasimha Rao took oath as the Prime Minister of a minority government amidst massive political uncertainty over its longevity. The Congress had got only 232 seats as against the usual majority of 272 in theLok Sabha with the total strength of 543. Only one month ago, on May 21, Rajiv Gandhi waskilled in the course of campaign for the 1991 Lok Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi was inmourning and Rao was also acting as the Congress president. The next 34 days from June 21 to July 24, the day, P V Narasimha Rao’s first budget waspresented by the Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, had all the elements of a high octane political and economic thriller which can be made use of by an ace director to make a top-class eco-political film. The soft-spoken Brahmin, the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh who knew 17 languages, created history by pioneering the economic reforms through his first budget and the new industrial policy presented on the same day July 24. Dr. Manmohan Singh was his able implementer Those who had the opportunity to observe the developments from close quarters in those days, saw how resolutely, he protected his Finance Minister from all attacks by his senior Congress colleagues and led the senior bureaucrats to go ahead with the reforms programme despite continuous feedback from the Congress seniors that Rao was deviating from Nehruvian policies. Influential leaders like Arjun Singh, M K Fotedar and Natwar Singh were very angry and they were looking for gaps in the measures being proposed by Rao. Dr. N K P Salve even met the Prime Minister andtold him that Dr. Manmohan Singh was a bad choice and he must remove him.Dr. Manmohan Singh was under tremendous pressure since he was an outsider. Rao toldhim to go ahead as planned and he assured that he would take care of the political side ofthe budget. Rao as both PM and the Congress President organised a series of meetings toexplain to the seniors — including Arjun Singh, N K P Salve and Natwar Singh — theprecarious status of the economy and why the steps proposed by him were absolutelyneeded to salvage the situation. But still, the draft new industrial policy was disapproved at the cabinet meeting on July 19. Rao agreed to make some changes, but peripheral to themain thrust of the policy, and finally succeeded in getting it approved at the meeting on July23, just one day before its presentation in Parliament. The Rao government had the benefit of a qualified team of senior bureaucrats who worked till late night in finetuning the explosive new ideas of the Prime Minister. They were firmly behind the Rao-Singh team and did not waver even a little thinking that it was a minority government, even though Rao was also under fire from senior leaders from his own party. The team consisting of Naresh Chandra, A N Verma, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, S. Venkitaramanan and Dr. C Rangarajan was always available to assist Rao whenever there was any issue requiring any clarification. They were equally aware of the importance of their efforts in making a success of the economic reforms programme pursued by Rao. This team led by Naresh Chandra —the hefty general-like cabinet secretary, made the draft ready even before Rao took oath. They knew the priorities of the new government, irrespective of the combination and kept the emergency plan ready focusing on foreign exchangemanagement, which was primarily the work of Dr. C. Rangarajan. It was a smooth affair as Rao took over and okayed their draft with small changes.The big advantage of Rao was that despite all adverse talks in the media about theChandrasekhar government, both the short-term Prime Minister and the Finance MinisterYashwant Sinha were persons with sharp mind and they prepared an ad hoc programme forimplementation by the new government which would take over. The IMFWorld Bankprescriptions were there and Rao’s advisers, after taking over, found many of the proposalsmade by the erstwhile Chandrasekhar government fit for implementation. The foreign exchange reserves dipped to its lowest level and the situation was going frombad to worse as the investors were losing confidence. The - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Rao government opted for rupee.
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‘I want to be someone who inspires people to work hard’ says Dipali Borkar from Zee TV’s ‘The Happy Hour’ Agency News: Mumbai Dipali Borkar, the winner of Zee TV’s reality show ‘India’s Best Dramebaaz’ season 3 isnow seen hosting Zee TV’s new reality show ‘The Happy Hour’ alongside Garvit Pareekand Vighnesh Pandey. She gets candid with us and shares about her journey, achievements, and more 1. Tell us something about Zee TV’s ‘The Happy Hour’, how has the shoot been? What is your role in the show? The shoot so far has been really good, I really enjoy working with the whole team of Zee ‘The Happy Hour’. We have a lot of fun on the set, we enjoy each other’s company,we learn and grow together. The concept of this show is very different from all the other shows and I also get to play a lot of different characters which I think is very exciting for me. 2. How was the experience of sharing the screen with Garvit Pareek and Vighnesh Pande.
Agency News: New Delhi Danish Siddiqui, the Reuters photojournalist who was killed in clashes in Afghanistan on Friday last week, was laid to rest at the graveyard of Jamia Milia Islamia University, also his alma mater, on Sunday evening. The graveyard is usually reserved for burial of employees of Jamia, their spouses and minor children. However, upon request from Siddiqui’s family, university vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar
made an exception to the rule. He was an alumnus of the 2005-07 batch. Siddiqui,
a Pulitzer prize winner, had been embedded as a journalist with the Afghan Special forces
Navjot Sidhu, Basking In Win vs Amarinder Singh, Takes “Royal” Dig
Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin complement each other well. Check out their cute couple moments.
“Not My Voice,” Says BJP Leader As Comments On BS Yediyurappa Go Viral “BS Yediyurappa is our undisputed leader as he is soul of the BJP,” state BJP chief Nalinkumar Kateel said. Agency News: Bengaluru An audio clip, allegedly of the BJP’s Karnataka chief talking of a leadership change in the state, has gone viral alongside speculation of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa being replaced by the end of this month. Nalinkumar Kateel called it a fake clip and insisted the voice was not his. Urging Mr Yediyurappa to order an investigation, the Karnataka BJP chief added that there was no question of any change in leadership. the 47-second audio clip has a voice resembling that of Mr Kateel telling someone: “There is going to be a definite change in leadership, a completely new team will be in place.” The voice, speaking
in a local dialect, also says the decision on a new Chief Minister will be taken by the Delhi leadership. Mr Kateel said today: “I have already clarified that this audio is not mine. I am writing a letter to the Chief Minister asking for a free and fair enquiry, let the truth come out. Lots of such incidents have been reported in the past. Let it be an investigation into this, truth will prevail.” He went on to say there was “no discussion at all” on any leadership change. “Yediyurappa is our undisputed leader as he is soul of the BJP. He is the person who brought BJP to such level from scratch,” Mr Kateel said.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 40.64 crore, according to health ministry data updated on Monday morning. Agency News: New Delhi according to the Union health ministry. In the new phase, the Centre procures and supplies at no cost 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced in the country to states and UTs. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 40.64 crore, according to health ministry data updated on Monday morning. “The world’s largest and fastest vaccination campaign under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is continuously creating new dimensions,” Mandaviya said in a tweet in Hindi. “In the initial days, it took 85 days
In his first reaction to the late night announcement that followed days of turmoil and uncertainty, Navjot Singh Sidhu also appeared to take a swipe at Amarinder Singh as he talked about his father, a Congress worker, “leaving a royal household” to join the freedom struggle. Agency News: New Delhi Navjot Singh Sidhu, named new Punjab Congress chief despite Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s objection, posted tweets thanking the Gandhis for the “pivotal responsibility” and said his “journey has just begun”. In his first reaction to the late night announcement that followed days of turmoil and uncertainty, Mr Sidhu also appeared to take a swipe at Amarinder Singh
as he talked about his father, a Congress worker, “leaving a royal household” to join the freedom struggle. Amarinder Singh’s father was the ruler of the former princely state of Patiala. “To share prosperity, privilege and freedom not just among a few but among all, my father a Congress worker left a royal household and joined freedom struggle, was sentenced to death for his patriotic work reprieved by King’s Amnesty became
in Kandahar earlier last week, Reuters had said. He had been tasked with reporting the fight between the forces and Taliban. On Friday, he was covering one such clash in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar when he was shot. The cause of his death was stated as ‘multiple gunshot wounds’. In a statement, Taliban had expressed regret over Danish Siddiqui’s death and had said it was not aware of the journalist’s presence. It denied involvement in his killing.
Foreign Missions In Afghanistan Call For Taliban Ceasefire As Peace Talks Fail Agency News: New Delhi
DCC President, MLA, MLC and Advocate General (sic),” Navjot Sidhu wrote. to work further for the same dream and strengthen the invincible fort of the Congress, Punjab, I am grateful to Hon’ble Congress President Sonia Gandhi Ji, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka GandhiJi for bestowing their faith in me and giving me this pivotal responsibility,” he tweeted.
Kabul: Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Monday to halt their military offensives just hours after the rival Afghan sides failed to agree on a ceasefire at a peace meeting in Doha.A delegation of Afghan leaders met the Taliban’s political leadership in the Qatari capital over the weekend but the Taliban, in a said in a statement late on Sunday, made no mention of a halt to Afghanistan’s escalating violence.“This Eid al-Adha, the Taliban should lay down their weapons for good and show the world their commitment to the peace process,” the 15 missions and the NATO representative said.
Another man arrested for murder ‘Under house arrest’, claims of Suresh Raina’s relatives Revanth Reddy who accused
Due to ‘vaccine for all, free vaccine’ campaign, in 24 days coverage touched 30-40 cr: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said it took 85 days to inoculate 10 crore people against COVID-19, while due to the “vaccine for all, free vaccine” campaign, it took only 24 days to reach 30 to 40 crore vaccination coverage. The new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination started on June 21. The inoculation drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advance vaccine availability to states and union territories (UTs) for better planning by them and streamlining the supply chain,
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to vaccinate 10 crore, while due to the ‘vaccine for all, free vaccine’ campaign, it took India only 24 days to touch the figure of 30 crore to 40 crore,” he tweeted. The ministry said 40,64,81,493 vaccine doses have been administered through 50,69,232 sessions, according to the provisional report till 7 am on Monday. It said that 13,63,123 vaccine doses were administered in a span of 24 hours. Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,03,08,456 people have already.
The accused was arrested from Pachpedha village that falls under Baheri police station, in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Punjab Police.
Agency News: New Delhi One person was arrested here in connection with the attack on former cricketer Suresh Raina’s relatives in which his uncle and a cousin were killed, police said on Sunday. The accused, Chhajju alias Chhaimar, was arrested from Pachpedha village that falls under Baheri police
TRS govt of corruption The TRS has, however, rejected the allegations and said the process was transparent.
station, in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Punjab Police, Additional Superintendent of Police Satyasen Yadav said. Chhajju told police he fled to Hyderabad after the incident, stayed there for some time, and then returned to his village in Bareilly. The attack took place in Pathankot’s Tharyal village on the intervening night of August 19 and 20 last year. Raina’s uncle, Ashok Kumar, a contractor.
Mayookha’s friends’ rape case: Kerala HC calls for investigating officer’s report Mayookha Johny alleged that police had become inactive, in her friend’s case, due to the intervention of highly influential persons in favour of the accused. Agency News: New Delhi The Kerala High Court on Monday called for a report from the officer investigating Olympian Mayookha Johny’s friend’s allegation that she was raped by a man who took her nude photos and used them to blackmail her. Justice Shircy V issued the direction after the victim’s lawyer claimed that the investigation was at a standstill, while the public prosecutor in the case contended that the probe was
Agency News: New Delhi The chief of Telangana unit of the Congress party has claimed that he has been put under house arrest by the state government. A Revanth Reddy said that police was deployed near his house on Monday because he planned to highlight corruption in the Kokapet land auction held on July 15. “I was ready to go to Parliament but state government deployed police to place me under house arrest. It happened because state government sold some properties, over 50 acre of land, to some of their relatives, party leaders and IAS officers at undervalue,”
Reddy was quoted Reddy, Congress Lok Sabha member from Malkajgiri, had alleged that there were irregularities to the tune of ₹1,000 crore in the e-auction of lands in Kokapet. “I had warned the state government that I’ll give complaint to PM, home minister and CBI Director in Delhi over this and raise the issue in Parliament. If we raise voices against state government’s loot, they book us, arrest us and place us under house arrest. We’ll fight against it,” he further said.
J&K administration asks depts to identify ‘non-performing’ employees Agency News: New Delhi
only recently handed over to the Crime Branch on orders of the State Police Chief. The prosecutor said the case was handed over to the Crime Branch on July 5 and it had taken over the investigation on July 8 and proceeded to record the statements of the victim, her mother and the doctor who had examined her after the incident back in 2016. He also told the court that several mobile phones related to the crime had been seized and a special team was constituted by the Crime Branch to probe the case on July 18.
Days after 11 government employees with alleged terror links were terminated from their services, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked all administrative secretaries to identify nonperforming employees who have completed 22 years of service or above the age of 48 years in their respective departments.A circular dated July 15, issued by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, drew the attention of all the administrative secretaries towards a Finance Department memo issued on October 22, 2020, stipulating that an “exercise of review of performance of the government servants will be initiated for each government servant for
the first time after his/her completion of 22 years of service or attaining 48 years of age and any time subsequently, as may be required”. It asked the departments to follow the procedure as laid down in Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations Volume I and place the cases of such identified employees before the Review Committee for consideration of Competent Authority.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bajrang Punia form guide - Strength, weaknesses, recent results India’s ace wrestler Bajrang Punia not only enters the Tokyo Olympics as world number 2 but also as one of the strongest medal contenders. Agency News: Tokyo India’s ace wrestler Bajrang Punia not only enters the Tokyo Olympics as world number 2 but also as one of the strongest medal contenders. The three-time World Championships medallist, the only Indian to achieve the feat so far, he will up against a tough field on the mat in Japan. But
as it has been the case with the Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medallist, when the going gets tough, Punia gets going. The 2019 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee is known for last-ditch comebacks and showcasing great stamina to outlast his opponents. However, there are weaknesses the 27-year-old has a few areas he would want to look after if he is
to go all the way. And the Jhajjarborn grappler is determined to do so. After all, every tournament and sparring partner he’s picked over the last few years, it’s all
been done with these Summer Games in mind. Punia is known for his stamina, composure, and calm. His ability to bail himself out of trouble towards the fag end of his bouts and go on to win them is what makes him very tough to beat. Even if 30 seconds remain on the clock and the Haryana grappler is trailing, he knows how to maintain his composure and calm to script a comeback. Moreover, he also possesses great stamina and he uses it very efficiently as he doesn’t mind conceding early points to wear his opponent out before drawing energy and motivation from his tank to thwart his opponent.
Czech beach volleyball player tests positive for Covid-19 Agency News: Tokyo
Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country’s Olympic Committee said on Monday. On Saturday, the team had said a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Tokyo on a charter flight from Prague. “Unfortunately, beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has a positive finding from a sample taken during daily testing in the Olympic village on Sunday.
India vs Sri Lanka: Team India report card of 1st ODI - Young guns and captain Dhawan fire India to comprehensive win Ind vs SL: A power packed performance from youngsters Ishan Kishan and Prithvi Shaw and a captain’s knock from Shikhar Dhawan helped India post an easy win. Agency News: Tokyo The first one-day international between India and Sri Lanka gave the hosts plenty to ponder upon as a young Indian side decimated them by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The first match has set the tone for the series as the young Indian team, which was called a ‘second string’ side by Sri Lanka’s
World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga, has made a strong start. Here is a look at our report card of Team India, based on their performance in the opening match of the series: 1) Prithvi Shaw: 7/10 - Goo The diminutive opener started the chase as if he had a flight to catch. Shaw played some delicious shots on the up, which were in many ways insulting to Sri Lanka’s new
ball bowlers. He showed no mercy towards the average skills of the opponents and raced his way to 43 in 23 deliveries with the help of 9 boundaries. But his hurry got the better of him and an innings that promised so much was cut short. Shaw needs to learn
how to build a longer innings after the initial blast. What else do you want from a man leading the team for the first time. Dhawan was calmness personified as he guided the team home after the initial blitz with a steady show. His unbeaten 86, ranking second
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GR Infraprojects shares listing: The GR Infraprojects scrip got listed at Rs 1,715.85 apiece on the NSE, thereby registering a gain of 105 per cent from its offer price of Rs 837.
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Agency News: New Delhi Shares of GR Infraprojects made a strong debut on the stock exchanges today listing at 105 per cent higher than their issue price.The scrip got listed at Rs 1,715.85
apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), thereby registering a gain of 105 per cent from its offer price of Rs 837. On the BSE, it opened at Rs 1,700.00, up 103.11 per cent from the issue price. The stock continued its initial momentum hitting a high Rs 1,734.60 on BSE and Rs 1,732.25 on the NSE during
the early minutes of trade on the first day, however, it slowly gave up some of its initial gains and touched an intraday low of Rs 1,550.00 on both NSE and BSE so far in the day. At 11:25 am, the scrip was trading at Rs 1703.35 on the BSE, up 103.51 per cent from the issue price while on NSE it was at Rs 1,701.65.
have been increasing yearon-year as well as monthon-month for years showing perennial stress in the power sector till February this year. It has started tapering off from March 2021.Total dues in May increased sequentially compared to Rs 77,203 crore in April this year. The PRAAPTI portal was launched in May 2018 to bring in transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and discoms.In May 2021, the total overdue amount, which was not cleared even after 45 days of grace period offered by generators, stood.
Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution utilities or discoms to power producers fell 15.25 per cent to Rs 82,305 crore in May 2021 from a year ago.Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total Rs 97,111 crore to power generation firms in May 2020, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators).The outstanding dues of discoms towards electricity producers
Sensex crashes over 600 points in early trade
Nifty dips below 15,750-mark amid weak global cues The S&P BSE Sensex cracked as much as 633.66 points (1.19 per cent) to 52,506.40 in the early trade, while the Nifty 50 fell 187.45 points (1.18 per cent) to 15,735.95. Agency News: Mumbai The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened in a sea of red slipping over 1 per cent in early deals on Monday tracking weakness in the global market.The S&P BSE
Sensex cracked as much as 633.66 points (1.19 per cent) to 52,506.40 in the early trade, while the Nifty 50 fell 187.45 points (1.18 per cent) to 15,735.95. HDFC twins comprising of HDFC Bank and Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) were the top laggards on the
BSE benchmark in the early trade on Monday followed by IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bajaj Auto. On the other hand, NTPC and Titan Company were among the top gainers. In the previous session, Sensex had ended 18.79
points (0.04 per cent) lower at 53,140.06, while the Nifty slipped 0.80 points (0.01 per cent) to 15,923.40.Asian shares slipped to a oneweek low on Monday and perceived safe haven assets, including the yen and gold, edged higher amid fears of
Bollywood singer Mika Singh and actress Akanksha Puri got stuck in Mumbai rains after the singer’s car broke down on Saturday night.According to a video shared by a paparazzi account on Instagram, hundreds of people showed up to help the singer amid heavy rains.Mika Singh also lauded the spirit of Mumbaikars and expressed his gratitude to all those who had come forward to help him at 3 am.A large crowd can be gathered outside Mika’s car - a Hummer. Reportedly, Mika and Akanksha were returning from Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar’s sangeet function.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD ‘Sometimes mistakes happen’: Paresh Rawal confesses to a ‘paap’ he has committed on social media The actor also spoke about the social media tendency to draw conclusions without understanding an issue
Agency News: Mumbai
Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal confesses to a “paap” (sin) he’s committed, virtually.“One thing I want to say is I have committed a paap (sin) on social media. But sometimes mistakes happen. If you don’t verify before sharing fake news you contribute to its spread. I have committed that sin. Also, I would urge all not to post negative tweets,” Rawal said.“If you have any complaint against me, you can DM me, instead of posting publicly. This medium is so strong, powerful and essential in today’s time, we should make good use of it,” he suggested. Opening up during a conversation with IANS, the Padma Shri recipient actor also spoke about the social media tendency to draw conclusions without understanding an issue. He cites the example of the reaction that was seen among many when the Prime Minister requested citizens to beat plates and clap hands during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
Neha Dhupia-Angad Bedi announce second pregnancy with emotional post: ‘Thank you, God’
only to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of runs scored by an Indian on ODI captaincy debut. He looked comfortable while captaining the team in the field too. Ishan Kishan: 8/10 - Very Good Another pocket dynamite, who also dons the wicket-keeping gloves.
GR Infraprojects lists 105% above issue Discoms’ outstanding dues to price on NSE, doubles investors’ wealth gencos fall 15.2 per cent to Rs
rising inflation and a surge in coronavirus cases, while oil prices fell on oversupply worries.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.1 per cent for a second straight day of losses to 677.45, a level not seen since July 12. The index was on track for its biggest daily percentage drop since July 8.Japan’s Nikkei dropped 1.3 per cent as did Australia’s benchmark share index. South Korea’s KOSPI was 1 per cent lower, while Chinese stocks also started on the backfoot with the blue-chip index down 0.6 per cent.
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Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi are expecting their second child together. They have a daughter together, Mehr, who was was born in November 2018. Agency News: Mumbai Actor Neha Dhupia announced her second pregnancy on Instagram. Neha, who is already a mother to three-year-old Mehr shared a photo with husband Angad Bedi, expressing her joy. Neha wrote, “Took us 2 days to come with a caption…. The best one we could think of was … Thank you, God.” The photo received much love from her friends, including Navya Nanda Naveli, who sent several hearts.Angad
Bedi shared the same photo with the caption, “New Home production coming soon. Waheguru Mehr kare.”Mehr was born in November 2018, just a few months after Neha and Angad’s wedding. Neha was three months pregnant when Angad had approached her parents to ask for her hand in marriage. This obviously didn’t go well initially, and there was a major showdown and Neha’s mother even suffered a nosebleed with the stress. Talking about the entire incident on Neha’s
show, No Filter Neha, Angad had once said, “Considering that you (Neha) didn’t want to break the news that you were expecting, so we had to tell them that we need to get married and we love each other. I was extremely nervous because that was the judgement day, technically. To break the news to your parents, I really had cold feet as clearly it was not going to come from you (Neha). Everything had to come for me. I had to really man up and speak. I just had to blurt it out and see the reaction.
Jacqueline Fernandez joins Kichcha Sudeep’s Vikrant Rona: ‘An experience I will cherish for a long time’ The details regarding Jacqueline Fernandez’s character in the film Vikrant Rona have been kept under wraps.
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Jacqueline Fernandez, who made her South debut with the song Bad Boy in Saaho, will now star in Kichcha Sudeep’s multilingual film Vikrant Rona. She took to her social media handles and shared the announcement. The details about Jacqueline’s character have been kept under wraps.“#BigAnnouncement Yes, I will be playing a special role in @VikrantRona. can’t wait to unveil my look in the film. Thank you @shaliniartss and @jackmanjunath for the amazing hospitality. Working with @KicchaSudeep is an experience I will cherish for a long long time,” she tweeted, adding, “@anupsbhandari VR will make India proud on a global level. Love to the entire team. #VikrantRona.” Sudeep is excited to have Jacqueline on board for the film. He shared photos and wrote, “Two of my favs frm the photo shoot.. @ Asli_Jacqueline. Saw the rough edit of the song. Thanks @AlwaysJani master, u r awsmnm,, n the hook step looks supaaaa.
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Kutch Gandhidham: Before deadline, shop owner held for not getting first dose of vaccine The state government recently announced the deadline for all owners, staff, and managers at shops, stores, malls, restaurants, hotels, market yards, and others to get their first dose of Covid vaccination, for permission to operate their shops. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Much ahead of the July 31 deadline set by the state government for shopkeepers to get their first dose of Covid vaccination, police in Kutch Gandhidham arrested a 54-year-old shop owner on Sunday for not getting the same and allegedly violating the notification.The state government recently announced the deadline for all owners, staff, and managers at shops, stores, malls, restaurants, hotels, market yards, and others to get their first dose of Covid
Shama Sikander looks pretty in florals Hotels gain as Covid grounds destination weddings in Ahmedabad Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Restrictions on interstate movement, mandatory RTPCR testing, and looming uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic have forced many to defer or cancel their destination weddings. The big fat weddings instead have turned into muted, intimate affairs held in Ahmedabad itself. And, this is bringing business to city hotels.
vaccination, for permission to operate their shops. The same directive was issued at the district level by the Collector of Kutch Bhuj on July 9 under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) section 144 stating that all owners, managers and staff must get vaccinated by July 31. It said a failure to comply with the same would attract criminal action under IPC 188. However, as per an FIR lodged at Kandla Marine Police station of Kutch Gandhidham on Saturday, Paras Prajapati, 54, owner of Paras Provision Store at a
shopping centre near Kandla port in Kutch Gandhidham, has been booked under IPC 188 for disobdience to order given by public servant. The FIR on a complaint filed by Udaysinh Thakor, constable at Kandla Marine police station, stated, “As per a notification order from the magistrate of Kutch Bhuj on July 9, in effect from July 10 to July 20, under CrPC section 144, all staff and owners at hotels, malls, restaurants, shops, carts, market yards, weekly markets must get their first dose of vaccination by July
31. To implement the order as duty of the police, a patrolling team stopped at a shop Paras Provision store… that had customers. When asked regarding vaccination certificate, the shopkeeper was unable to show any. He was unable to give any valid reason for not getting first dose of vaccination and was arrested around 5 pm
on Saturday for violating the notification order. (sic)” Superintendent of Police Kutch Gandhidham Mayur Paatil is currently on leave and the charge has been given to Saurabh Singh, who said, “The deputy superintendent of police has been asked to initiate an inquiry into the matter… the case appears to be a mistake.
Possible third wave of Covid-19 Boost vaccination coverage, step up vigilance of surge indicators: Experts Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Experts and doctors have cautioned that to avert the worst impact of a possible third wave, vaccination coverage needs to be better and extreme vigilance must be maintained of multiple markers indicating a surge in cases and emerging variants. Speaking at a day-long virtual international conference on ‘Covid and beyond’, organised by Collaboration to Eliminate
Naveen Thacker, president-elect at the International Pediatric Association (IPA), highlighted that to better vaccination coverage, it is important to address concerns around vaccines. Tuberculosis among Indians (CETI) and Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) on Saturday, professor at IIPH Bengaluru and epidemiologist Giridhara R
Babu said, “Given the current pace of vaccination, the third wave is imminent. The peak of the third wave depends on how fast we are going to vaccinate and how many people we
are going to cover… Covid appropriate behaviour has to be at the same level as it was during the first wave. If not, the peak will be higher and probably earlier.” Babu estimated the next wave hitting by end of October. Dr DJ Christopher, professor at Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CMC Vellore, said that while nonpharmacological interventions such as social distancing reduce incidences of influenza,
it increases the infectionsusceptible population. Echoing Babu’s assessment, president of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) professor K Srinath Reddy, stressed that vaccine hesitancy needs to be countered. Naveen Thacker, president-elect at the International Pediatric Association (IPA), however, highlighted that to better vaccination coverage, it is important to address concerns around vaccines.
4 SC lambasts Gujarat government over a notification on fire safety in hospitals Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Supreme Court on Monday lambasted the Gujarat government for coming up with a notification to reverse its order on fire safety norms in COVID hospitals. It was done despite the fact that several patients have lost their lives in fire accidents in hospitals. The apex court said that the state government’s move was a violation of its order as the hospitals have been given more time to install a fire safety system. The court also said that the state government’s notification provides an impression that it is protecting illegality.The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising of Justice MR Shah said, “Once there is an order by us, it cannot be overridden by an executive notification like this. You (Gujarat) now give carte blanche and say hospitals
do not have to adhere (to the order) till 2022 and people will continue to die by burning.” “At Nashik (Maharashtra) one person recovered and was to be released the next day. Two nurses went to the washroom. All were burnt alive. These are human tragedies unfolded before our eyes. Hospitals have become a large real estate industry and they survive on human stress. Hospitals in small four rooms must be closed,” the court said.
Over 3 lakh litre of biodiesel seized, 2 arrested Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) seized 3,70,800 litre of biodiesel, re-cycled oil and acid at an industrial unit in Anand and arrested two persons involved in the illegal production and sale of biodiesel. According to ATS officials, a raid was conducted at the industrial unit of Hindustan Enviro Life Protection Services Limited in Vadgam village under Khambat of Anand where allegedly illegal biodiesel
was being manufactured. “A raid was conducted on the premises where we found that in the guise of ‘re-refining’ of wastage oil, a group were manufacturing biodiesel. We have seized 3.70 lakh litres of biodiesel, re-cycled oil and acid used as catalyst in the manufacturing process.