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Indian Coast guard conducts 20th National maritime search and rescue board meeting in Gujarat
PM Narendra Modi on inaugurated the Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh The Donyi Polo airport located at Hollongi will boost connectivity, trade and tourism in the hilly northeastern state
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Agency News : New Delhi Amidst chanting of incantations by tribal priests, the spanking new Donyi Polo airport, the first greenfield facility in Arunachal Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The airport located at Hollongi, around 15 kilometres from the state capital Itanagar, will link the border state with other Indian cities with commercial flights as well as other parts of Arunachal
Tabu seen at the screening of Drishyam 2.
Five Killed as Car Falls into Gorge in Uttarakhand Agency News: Uttarkashi Five persons were killed and one was seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge near Brahmakhal in Uttarkashi district here on Saturday. The accident occurred at around 11 am on the DharasuYamumotri national highway when the vehicle going to Purola from Uttarkashi fell into a 400-metre deep gorge, killing five persons on the spot and leaving a woman grievously injured, Dharasu SHO Rituraj said. Though the exact cause of the accident is yet to be known, it is being said the vehicle fell off the road after its driver dozed off.
Pradesh through helicopter services. The airport’s foundation stone was laid by Modi on February 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also dedicated the 600 MW Kameng hydropower project in the northeastern state’s West Kameng district to the nation. The Kameng hydropower project has been developed at a cost of more than Rs 8,450 crore in an area spread over more than 80 sq km. It is expected to make Arunachal Pradesh a power-surplus state and benefit the
Political parties can’t consider election symbols as exclusive property: Delhi HC
national grid in terms of stability and integration. “Connectivity and energy infrastructure will bring a new dawn of development for the northeastern region,” Modi said addressing the gathering at the airport. The Prime Minister said that his government works 365 days, 24 by seven for the development of this country. “I inaugurate the projects, the foundation stones of which are laid by me. Gone are the days of laidback attitude,” he said. Modi also asked political commentators to stop seeing everything through the prism of politics. “Political commentators had claimed (in 2019) that the laying of the foundation stone for the airport was an election gimmick. But today when there are no elections due, we are launching this airport. This airport is a slap on their face,” the prime minister said. For long, the North East was neglected while today, the region gets top priority when it comes to development, he said. Earlier, hamlets in border areas were considered “the last village” but now they are considered “the first village” Modi said. Seven airports were built in the Northeast in the last eight years, he said adding that the region gets top priority.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew files PIL in Calcutta HC on distortion of history
Agency News : New Delhi The Delhi High Court has held that political parties cannot consider election symbols as their “exclusive property” and the right to use a symbol can be lost if a party’s performance is dismal. The high court’s observation came while dismissing an appeal by Samata Party challenging a single judge’s order which had rejected its plea against allotment of ‘flaming torch’ election symbol to the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena. The appellant party claimed that the ‘flaming torch’ symbol belonged to it and that it had contested elections on it. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad also referred to a previous verdict of the Supreme Court in Subramanian Swamy vs. Election Commission of India case and said the judgment further stated that a symbol is
not a tangible thing nor does it generate any wealth. “It is only the insignia which is associated with the particular political party so as to help the millions of illiterate voters to properly exercise their right to franchise in favour of the candidate of their choice belonging to a particular party. The parties concerned cannot consider the symbol as its exclusive property. The Election Symbols Order, 1968 makes it very clear that the right to use the symbol can be lost with the dismal performance of the party,” the bench said in its order. It said even though Samata Party members were permitted to use the flaming torch symbol.
Agency News : New Delhi Amid the recent controversy surrounding distortion of history by means of cinema in Maharashtra, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose has filed a PIL in Calcutta High Court demanding the “action of GoI towards current unfettered distortions & misinformation in the literature & film of the Indian freedom movement.” Bose said that that the Modi govt declassified secret documents in 2016-17 after which there were reports which established that Netaji Bose sacrificed his life on Aug 18, 1945.
Mehrauli murder: Delhi cops record statements of two men who helped Shraddha after Aaftab’s 2020 assault Agency News : New Delhi A Delhi Police team on Saturday recorded the statements of two men in Maharashtra’s Palghar from whom 27-yearold Shraddha Walkar, who was allegedly murdered by her livein partner Aaftab Poonawala in May this year, had sought assistance after she was assaulted by the accused in 2020, officials said. The team is in Manikpur in Palghar district’s Vasai, which is the native area of the victim and where the couple had stayed before shifting to the national capital. The official identified the two witnesses, whose statements are being recorded as Rahul Ray and Godwin. Both of them are residents of Vasai region. The process of recording the statement of one person was complete and the other’s was in progress, he added. As per the police official, Walkar had sought their assistance in 2020 after she was beaten up by Poonawala near Vasai, and the duo had helped her at the time. Giving details of these two witnesses, the official said one of them is a rickshaw driver and the
Giving details of these two witnesses, the official said one of them is a rickshaw driver and the other is currently unemployed other is currently unemployed. The four-member Delhi police team, which landed in Mumbai on Friday, had earlier recorded the statement of Shraddha’s friend Laxman Nadar, the official said. According to the police, Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar on May 18 and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in South Delhi’s Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days past midnight. The Delhi Police had on Friday sent teams to Maharashtra, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to hunt for evidence in the case with sleuths recovering some body parts in Gurugram.
Sanitation, Health, Hygiene Connected to Active Daily Choices, Says Dia Mirza at Mission Swachhta Aur Paani Telethon Agency News : New Delhi Actor Dia Mirza said sanitation, health and hygiene were all connected to active daily choices. India’s UN Goodwill Ambassador said the country had made significant strides in the right direction when it came to cleanliness. An environment activisit, Mirza spoke about her passion and purpose. “What got me started was the realisation that our individual health was connected to the health of the environment. Our actions have farreaching consequences and how we choose to live each day will not just have an impact on our own health but also on others’ health,” she said, wishing all viewers a “Happy World Toilet Day”. Mirza, who carries her own water bottle everywhere and was clutching one on stage as well, highlighted the importance of doing away with single-use plastic bottles. She said individual choices in this regard could make people more environmentally sound and conscious. “About seven years ago, I was on a journey from the tip of the Ganga to where it flows into the sea and travelled across five states. While I was mesmerised by the pristine beauty
of the river and its surroundings, it also shook me up. Ganga is the second most polluted river in the world, and I saw how much plastic had been discarded into the water body,” she added. The actor further said she decided not to use single-use plastic water bottles from then on as less than 1 per cent of them were actually recycled. “Sanitation, health, hygiene are all connected to active daily choices. I have probably managed to stop a few bottles from entering our waterways with my ‘travelling bottle’,” she said. The actor was joined on stage by sanitation by Padma Shri awardees Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai and Usha Chaumar, who threw light on how sanitation was still perceived through the lens of caste-based discrimination due to practices such as manual scavenging. To which Mirza said, “Cleanliness, especially practices such as manual scavenging, is still casterelated issue in India.”
MP: ‘Flying Boat’ to be the chief attraction of Jal Mahotsav 2.0 CBI files charge sheet against
former ABG Shipyard Chairman Rishi Agarwal & others in Rs 23,000 Cr bank fraud case
Agency News : Bhopal Flying Boat’ will be the chief attraction of the seventh edition of “Jal Mahotsav”, to be organised by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board from November 28. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the two-month-long ‘Jal Mahotsav’ 2.0 at Hanuwantiya island in the Khandwa district. Minister for tourism and culture Usha Thakur will also be present. The festival will end on 28 January 2023. Principal Secretary, Tourism and Culture and Managing Director, MP Tourism Board Sheo Shekhar Shukla told media persons in a press conference in the city on Saturday that ‘Jal Mahotsav has established itself as an ideal destination for adventure lovers from across the country. The Tourism Board constantly strives to enhance the enjoyment of tourists through new innovations. In this series ‘Flying Inflatable Boat’ activity is being organised
at Hanuwantiya, an island located in the backwaters of Indira Sagar Dam. For the first time in the country, tourists will enjoy such an activity. This time adventure activities like scuba diving, night safari at Boriyamal Island, luxury Regal series boat, 40 feet-high rope swing, zip cycle, paramotoring, parasailing, speed boat, jet sky, hot air ballooning, motorboat riding, etc. will be the major attractions, he said. A tent city is being operated by the Tourism Board in association with Sunset Desert Camp at Hanuwantiya Tapu. The tent city will have 104 luxury Swiss tents as well as an AC conference hall for corporate conferences. Many activities like a wellness spa by the famous Kareli group of Kerala.
Agency News : New Delhi The CBI has filed charge sheet against former ABG Shipyard Chairman Rishi Agarwal and others in Rs 23,000 crore bank fraud case. In September 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had attached assets worth Rs 2747.69 crore in the ABG Shipyard Limited case. The attached assets included Shipyard at Surat and Dahej located in Gujarat, agricultural lands and plots, various commercial and residential premises in Gujarat and Maharashtra and bank accounts owned by ABG Shipyard Ltd, its group companies and other related entities. The ED had initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of the FIR registered on February 07, this year by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Delhi against ABG Shipyard Limited and others. The investigation by the ED revealed that ABG Shipyard Ltd and its Chairman and Managing Director Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal availed various credit facilities/ loans from consortium of Banks led by ICICI Bank, Mumbai on
the pretext of meeting its capital requirements and other business expenses but ABG Shipyard Ltd. misappropriated the credit facilities availed from the consortium and diverted the funds for the purposes other than its actual cause in the garb of various loans/advances/investments, etc to various related entities incorporated in India and abroad, that eventually caused monetary loss to the tune of Rs 22,842 crores to the consortium. The ED has traced movable and immovable assets totaling Rs 2747.69 crore belonging to ABG Shipyard Ltd., its group companies, Bermaco Energy Systems Ltd., Dhananjay Datar, Savita Dhananjay Datar, Krishna Gopal Toshniwal, Viren Ahuja and attached them under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Mumbai: 27-hour mega block on Central Railway route for dismantling British-era Carnac Bridge Agency News : Mumbai
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1,800 local train services operate on the Central Railway’s Mumbai suburban network comprising ‘Harbour’ and ‘Main’ lines that originate from CSMT in south Mumbai. The bridge was built in 1866-67 and was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2018, though the movement of heavy vehicles on it was stopped in 2014 itself, railway officials said. In the release, the CR said, “The block will be operated to dismantle Carnac bridge which was declared unsafe for road traffic in the month of September this year.” The officials said that a major portion of the iron bridge has already been demolished.
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Both Nitish & Tejashwi Will Telangana: SIT Summons Campaign for JDU Candidate in BJP General Secretary BL SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Kurhani By-poll: State Party Chief Santhosh In TRS MLAs On Viral Video Of Delhi Minister Agency News : Patna Exuding confidence, Poaching Case Getting Massage In Jail, AAP vs BJP Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Bihar JDU
Bharat Jodo Yatra Proceeds from Shegaon; Women Expected to Join in Large Numbers to Mark Indira Gandhi Birth Anniversary
The BJP today attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party over a video of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, who was arrested in May in an alleged money laundering case, getting a massage in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Several party leaders shared the video clip on social media, reiterating BJP’s charge that Mr Jain enjoys special treatment in jail. AAP has hit back, calling the BJP ‘shameless’ for making a spectacle of an ailing man getting treatment. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Satyendar Jain was advised physiotherapy by a hospital after he underwent two spinal surgeries following an injury in jail. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has become ‘spa and massage party’, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said, challenging Mr Kejriwal to explain Satyendar Jain’s conduct in jail. He accused the AAP of hypocrisy on ‘VIP culture’. “Where is Arvind Kejriwal hiding now. Satyendar Jain can be seen enjoying massage and meeting visitors in his cell in total violation of rules and prison laws. This VVIP culture in jail is dangerous for democracy,” Mr Bhatia said in a press conference. Mr Sisodia called the video “BJP’s stunt” to “distract” from upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat. Addressing the media soon after the video surfaced, he said the video leak was against court directives. The video comes just days after the Superintendent of Tihar Jail, Ajit Kumar, was suspended for alleged VIP treatment of the jailed minister. The action was taken on the recommendation of an inquiry committee constituted by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar accused the Superintendent of jail number 7, where Mr Jain is locked up, of extending undue favours. Responding to the video, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that Satyendar Jain was injured while in jail and is getting treatment. AAP had earlier too dismissed the allegations of Mr Jain getting VIP treatment, calling them absurd and baseless. The video, released today, purportedly shows Satyender Jain getting a foot, back and head massage in his cell at Tihar jail. NDTV has not been able to independently verify the video.“VVIP treatment in jail! Can Kejriwal - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara defend such a mantri? Should he not be sacked ?
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continued on the 13th day of its Maharashtra leg on Saturday, and women are expected to join the foot march in large numbers during the day on the occasion of former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary. The participants of the yatra embarked on the day’s journey at 6 am from Gajanan Dada Patil Marketyard at Shegaon in Buldhana district and proceeded to Jalamb. The foot march will pass through Bhastan and take a night halt at Jalgaon Jamod town in the district. Women from Self help groups (SHGs) and women elected representatives will join the yatra to mark the birth anniversary of late PM Indira Gandhi, the party said. Along the route, Gandhi
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Kumar and his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, will campaign for JD (U) candidate Manoj Singh Kushwaha in the December 5 by-poll to the Kurhani assembly constituency in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. Bihar JD (U) President Umesh Singh Kushwaha claimed that the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) candidate will win with a huge margin. The Kurhani by-poll is one-sided and the Mahagathbandhan’s candidate Kushwaha will win with a huge margin. He has the support of the seven-parties of Grand Alliance. Both the CM and the Deputy CM will campaign for Kushwaha. We will soon announce the dates of their campaign, the JD(U) state president said. Nitish Kumar did not go out for campaigning for RJD candidates due to his injuries received in a steamer mishap in the recently concluded by-polls for Mokama and Gopalganj assembly seats. Kumar, however, sent his video message in favour of the RJD nominees: Neelam Devi (Mokama) and Mohan Prasad Gupta (Gopalganj). A total of 21 candidates have filed nomination papers for the byelection to be held on December 5 in the Kurhani assembly constituency. The counting of votes will take place on December 8. The by-poll to the Kurhani seat was necessitated after the disqualification of sitting RJD MLA Anil Sahni, who has
President Umesh Singh Kushwaha claimed that the Mahagathbandhan candidate will win with a huge margin
been convicted and sentenced to three years in jail in a case of fraud probed by the CBI. BJP has fielded Kedar Prasad Gupta against JD(U)’s Kushwaha, the two-time MLA from the constituency. Gupta had lost to RJD’s Anil Kumar Sahni by over 700 votes in the 2020 assembly polls. This time, however, RJD has spared this seat for ally JD(U).Two smaller parties, VIP and AIMM, having significant influence over their respective community voters, have also joined the fray against BJP and JD(U). While the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) has fielded Nilabh Kumar, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has fielded Mohammad Ghulam Murtaza, a former member of All India Momin Conference.
Agency News : Hyderabad
In a major development, Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary BL Santosh has been summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana Police investigating the alleged MLAs poaching case in the state. Telangana governmentappointed SIT has served notice to the BJP leader under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code(CrPC) asking him to report at Police Command and Control Centre in Hyderabad at 10:30 am on Monday, November 21. In the notice sent to the BJP office in Bengaluru’s Malleshwaram, the police said in case Santosh fails to appear before it, the BJP leader will be arrested, Police has also asked Santhosh to bring a specific mobile phone without deleting any information, on which other accused in the case are believed to have contacted him. “Failure to attend/comply with the terms of this notice can render you liable for arrest under Section 41-A (3) and (4) of CrPC,” the notice said. The investigation team led by the Hyderabad Police Commissioner C V Anand and supervised by a judge reports to the High Court. the team is probing BJP’s alleged attempt to poach MLAs from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government in the state. Earlier, the Telangana high court
also ordered that all information regarding the probe would only be submitted to the judge in a sealed envelope by November 29. The Cyberabad Police had on October 26 arrested three personsRamachandra Bharati alias Satish Sharma, Nanda Kumar and Simhayaji Swamy at a farmhouse in Ranga Reddy on charges that they attempted to poach some TRS MLAs to the BJP. On November 3, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao released a video of the BJP allegedly trying to poach his party MLAs. The Chief Minister was reacting to the October 26 incident. He said that in the Munugode by-elections they saw incidents that have never been seen before. “Elections come and go, but BJP is doing things that no one expected with its conspiracies to win every election,” he said. He said that the video was being sent to Supreme Court judges as well as High Court judges in all states and Chief Ministers of other states.
Kamal Nath Terms Hindu Insult Allegations Against Dr Ambedkar was India’s Tamil Nadu: Research on local Information Commission ‘first male feminist’: Shashi issues, Him ‘Baseless’ urges state universities Agency News : Bhopal
Former Chief Minister and Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Kamal Nath has said that he is not the kind of person “who wastes his energy on countering baseless allegations”. Nath, who on Friday completed 76 years of age, was responding to BJP’s accusations against him of insulting Hindu religion. Nath drew courted controversy after he cut a “templeshaped cake with the portrait of Lord Hanuman on it” during a ceremony at his home town in Chhindwara on Thursday. Born on November 18, 1946, Nath- the ‘Doon school buddy’ of Sanjay Gandhi, joined the Youth Congress in the 1970s and since then his political journey continues, and with his restless efforts at this age has once again energised the entire Madhya Pradesh Congress for a heated assembly elections in November 2023. A Commerce graduate from the St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, in 2012 Nath had replaced Pranab Mukherjee to help the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government win a crucial debate on foreign direct investment in India (FDI). For Nath, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had dropped sitting MP Gargi Shankar Mishra, who had
Nath drew courted controversy after he cut a “templeshaped cake with the portrait of Lord Hanuman on it” during a ceremony at his home town in Chhindwara on Thursday
survived the Janata wave. Since then, the Kanpur-born Nath made Chhindwara his home, won nine Lok Sabha elections and headed several ministries, besides serving as a key functionary of All India Congress Committee (AICC). If sources are to be believed, he was offered by Sonia Gandhi to become AICC president, however, Nath decided to focus on the responsibility he took over in 2018 and to bring the Congress back in power in 2023.
Tharoor
Agency News : Panaji Dr B R Ambedkar was India’s first male feminist, who propagated such ideas decades back that could be considered as progressive even for the current generation of politicians, Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor said here on Saturday. He was speaking during an interaction programme at the ongoing Goa Heritage Festival. “He (Ambedkar) was probably India’s first male feminist. Way back in 1920, 30s, 40s he made speeches, including in front of a female audience, which today would be considered as progressive for a male politician,” the Congress MP said while speaking about his latest book “Ambedkar: A Life”. “He (Ambedkar) urged women not to allow themselves to be forced into marriage. He urged women to delay marriage, delay childbirth. He urged them to stand up to their husbands as equals,” The Thiruvanathapuram MP said. Ambedkar as a legislator fought for women workers and labourers, he said, adding, “It was a remarkable feminist thinking of this man 80-90 years ago.” “There is a tendency to see Ambedkar as a Dalit leader. He was the principal Dalit leader of the country. From his early 20s, he was an influential
Agency News : Chennai
The Congress leader was speaking during an interaction programme at the ongoing Goa Heritage Festival
voice and became more and more influential,” he said. Ambedkar was an extraordinary constitutionalist, being the chairman of the drafting committee. It was he who presented and defended every single one of the provisions of the Constitution, Tharoor said. Responding to a question on India’s image globally, Tharoor said that in 1975, the country’s image in America was awful. ”It was considered a poor country and people’s idea about India was about fakirs sleeping on nail-bed or snake-charmers doing road tricks.
Tamil Nadu Information Commission has urged the state universities to undertake research on local issues like the Seemai Karuvelan menace, which has been affecting the ground water table as well as the fertility of the lands in Southern districts including Tirunelveli. The Commission was responding to an RTI filed by a person, Sivakumar seeking information on the postgraduate and undergraduate courses offered by Alagappa University, Karaikudi. He also sought details on the aid received by the university from
the government, recognition of the courses by other universities as also special fee structure among others. Tamil Nadu State Information Commissioner, S. Muthuraj sent a directive to the Registrars of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, and Alagappa University, Karaikudi seeking research on local issues. S. Muthuraj also directed universities to conduct research on the fireworks industry of Sivakasi and added that these details would help the government to formulate policies for the welfare of the people of these areas.
Maharashtra: Alibag Woman Loses Rs 1.12 Cr to Fraudsters Who Promised Her Gift from UK Agency News : Alibag
Acase has been registered against unknown persons for cheating a woman from Alibag in Maharashtra’s Raigad district of Rs 1.12 crore, a police official said on Saturday. The woman, a retired court superintendent, accepted a friend request in June this year from a person claiming to be a resident of Manchester in the United Kingdom, he said. ”He and some other
accused soon started phoning her claiming there was a gift in gold and cash that had been sent for her from the UK, but she would need to pay Customs duty. On this pretext, they made her transfer Rs 1.12 crore, after which the accused stopped all communication,” he said. A case of cheating, criminal breach of trust and conspiracy has been registered and efforts were on to nab the accused, the Alibag police station official added.
Jamia Millia Islamia Firm on Savarkar, Congress Punjab: Patiala District Shiv Sena thwarts teachers’ meet reaches out to Party Admin Suspends 274 Arm Agency News : New Delhi
Agency News : New Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia university on Friday prevented teachers from organising a union meeting following a row over alleged attempts by the administration to thwart the democratic process of elections. An advisory issued by Jamia registrar Nazim Husain Al-Jafri alleged that the meeting, which the teachers later called off, was being planned to “disrupt the smooth functioning of the university”. On Thursday, the university had dissolved the Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) and suspended a faculty member for not taking the approval of the authorities to take part in elections of the teachers’ union. The JTA had continued to serve despite its tenure ending in May 2022. The university also sealed the office of the JTA.
The JTA had scheduled the general body meeting on Friday to decide the future course of action. The Jamia advisory asked the faculty members not to attend the meeting and warned of disciplinary action. JTA secretary Mohd Irfan Qureshi was sent a showcause notice asking for an explanation on why a general body meeting had been called when the JTA had been “dissolved”. The JTA cancelled the meeting. The JTA had last month started the process to elect its office-bearers and appointed a professor, Sonya Surabhi Gupta, as the returning office for the elections.
The Congress has reached out to Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena to ensure that the controversy over V.D. Savarkar does not strain ties, but has also argued that historical facts cannot be altered for political convenience. Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh said: “I had a lengthy talk with Sena leader Sanjay Raut today. He has a completely different view about Savarkar, but we agreed to disagree. He told me that the difference of views on this issue will not disturb the coalition Maha Vikas Aghadhi (MVA).” After Rahul criticised the Hindu Rashtra proponent, Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray reaffirmed his respect for Savarkar. But Rahul has refused to dilute his position, asserting that Savarkar sought mercy from the British and
communications chief Jairam Ramesh says he and Sanjay Raut ‘agreed to disagree’ on the matter
betrayed India’s freedom fighters. Arguing that the MVA was formed on the basis of a common minimum programme despite ideological differences between the Congress and the Sena, Ramesh said: “These are matters of history. There are different perspectives and the debate will go on. Unlike the BJP, the Congress doesn’t believe in rewriting history. If there is historical evidence, we can’t distort it. We don’t reinvent history.
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Agency News : Amritsar The Patiala district administration has suspended 274 arms licenses after the Punjab government ordered a review of arms licenses within the next three months and banned public display of firearms and songs allegedly promoting gun culture. Patiala Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney on Saturday said the action was taken for having more than two weapons per license. Show cause notices have also been issued, asking the holders of arms licenses why these should not be cancelled, she said. Two weapons are allowed on one arms license. She further said the
district magistrate office has also shared a list of around 30,000 arms licenses with the police department for verification of any criminal misconduct. The Punjab government on November 13 banned the public display of firearms, including on social media, and songs allegedly promoting gun culture and violence, as it tightened regulations after facing flak from the Opposition over the law and order situation.
Agency News : Shegaon
interacted with local residents as they walked along with him. The yatra will enter Madhya Pradesh at Burhanpur on Sunday night. The foot march had reached Maharashtra on November 7 from Telangana and covered Nanded, Hingoli, Washim, Akola and Buldhana districts, covering 15 assembly and six parliamentary constituencies. It will cover 382 km in 14 days. Gandhi addressed two public rallies in the Maharashtra leg first in Nanded on November 10 and the second one at Shegaon on Friday.
If Comes to Power, Trinamool Will Not Control Meghalaya from Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee Agency News : Shillong Trinamool Congress’ National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who led a massive rally in western Meghalaya’s Tura on Friday, announced that if his party comes to power in the next assembly elections, the new government would not be controlled from Bengal. Saying that “sons of the Meghalaya’s soil” would run the state government after the assembly polls, Banerjee announced that former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma would be the party’s chief ministerial face in the upcoming polls. He said that people of Meghalaya can’t bear the MDA (Meghalaya Democratic Alliance) government led by National People’s Party (NPP) rule anymore and the Trinamool as a party “wants to give them (the people) a platform to raise their concerns”. “We are on a mission to ensure that welfare reaches to each and every person in our beautiful hill state,” Banerjee said. “… we promise to continue serving the people with utmost dedication. We won’t be cowed down before the autocratic forces,” he said. “Why did the Centre fail to include Khasi and Garo languages in the eighth Schedule of the Constitution,” the Trinamool leader asked and termed the ruling NPP, which is a constituent of the BJP led NDA, as “National Puppet Party”. “The double-engine government has everything at their disposal. Then, what’s stopping them. Does MDA’s internal conflicts supersede the interest of people,” Banerjee asked. He said that the
Banerjee announced that former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma would be the party’s chief ministerial face in the upcoming polls
Trinamool Congress’ symbol has two flowers and three petals in each flower. “The three petals are for the three hills - Khasi, Garo and Jaintia and the TMC (abbreviation for Trinamool Congress) stands for Temple, Mosque and Church and we firmly believe in unity in diversity.” Banerjee claimed that the NPP has not even filed its 2018 election expenditure report and “we want to challenge them to sit in a face to face debate on the issues of Meghalaya and the nation”. “Four months back, we started the membership drive in Meghalaya with a few hundreds. Today, we are a big humongous family with one lakh active members,” Banerjee said adding that the pictures of today’s (Friday) rally will give sleepless nights to “National Puppet Party’s conmen”.
Four, Including Woman, Held in Kerala for Gangrape of Model Inside Vehicle Agency News : Kochi Kerala police on Saturday recorded the arrest of four people, including a woman, in connection with the alleged gangrape of a 19year old model inside a moving car, police said. Three men, natives of Kodungallur, allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, hailing from Kasaragod, in their vehicle on Thursday night, city police commissioner, C H Nagaraju said. Police said the accused woman, who is a known person to the victim, hails from Rajasthan and also works as a model here. Police said they were investigating the background of the four accused and will produce them before court soon. The police Commissioner, who met the media here, said there was an element of trafficking also involved in the incident. “There is an element of trafficking in this. Section 370 involving anti-human trafficking has also been added in the FIR as a person has been moved from one place to another for
Three men, natives of Kodungallur, allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, hailing from Kasaragod, in their vehicle on Thursday night this purpose,” police said. Police have added various provisions including sections for criminal conspiracy, rape, kidnapping among others. The victim, who was staying at Kakkanad in the city, was invited to a DJ party by her friend, a Rajasthani woman, and was introduced to the men, police had said on Friday night after taking the accused into custody. The accused took the model in their vehicle after she got drunk at a bar and ‘gang-raped’ her on Thursday night, police said. “Medical evidence suggests that she was injured.
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TT: Manika Batra scripts history, Manchester United looking to terminate Many PSBs saddled with becomes first Indian female paddler Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract after ‘no weak assets, high credit respect’ for manager comment to win a medal at Asian Cup Agency News : New Delhi Agency News : Bangkok
Star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra clinched the bronze medal at the ongoing ITTFATTU Asian Cup tournament on Saturday, becoming the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the event. She won the bronze medal match against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2. Batra downed her opponent by 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 11-2. Earlier, she had lost to Mima Ito in the semifinal match by 2-4 (8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11). Despite her loss, she played in the bronze medal match and captured the prize. Batra produced a stunning performance to register a victory over World No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China in the first round of the ongoing Asian Cup 2022 tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.
Competing at the Huamark Indoor Stadium, World No. 44 Batra defeated the fourth-seeded table tennis player 4-3 (8-11, 119, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9). Following this, she qualified for the quarterfinal. In the QFs, she defeated Chen Szu-Yu of Taiwan by 4-3 (6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9) to qualify for the semifinal. The current edition of the Asian Cup is being held from November 17 to November 19 at Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Manchester United is looking for ways to terminate star striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract with the club following his controversial with Piers Morgan which saw him take shots at the club, its manager Erik ten Hag and some notable players like Wayne Rooney. Ronaldo had criticized the club and said that he has “no respect” for its manager ten Hag. He also claimed that the members of the club’s hierarchy are trying to force him out of Manchester United and doubted him when he expressed his inability to attend pre-season because of his daughter’s illness. After Ronaldo’s statements about the club went viral on internet, United said that the club will consider its response “after the full facts have been established” and in a statement on Friday said that it had “initiated
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appropriate steps”. it is clear that there is “close to zero chance” of Ronaldo donning the club’s red colours again. Manchester United has not put any time frame for the process, but they want that the star player’s exit is done cleanly and quickly and in a a way as dignified as possible. They do not want to give Ronaldo a pay-off to leave. Given the will of both Ronaldo and multi-time Premier League champions, it is hoped that a resolution is around the corner. But it would not be easy as his contract is one of the biggest in history of football.
2nd T20I: India Face Bhuvne- Indians not fake football shwar Kumar Dilemma While fans, they name their kids Ronaldo, worship Maradona Praying For Game Time Agency News : New Delhi
Bhuvneshwar Kumar faces an arduous challenge of remaining relevant in shortest format as a young Indian team, seeking some game time, is expected to face tough resistance from New Zealand in the second T20 International on Sunday. The series-opener in Wellington was abandoned due to inclement weather and the Indian players must be itching to get onto the park which, inarguably, has the most scenic backdrop. Ironically, the region where the ground is located is known as ‘Bay
of Plenty’ and Indian cricket at this point has plenty to ponder as far as its approach in T20 format is concerned. While the Sky Stadium was shorter in terms of dimensions, the Indian team will have to make adjustments as the ‘Bay Oval’ ground has bigger side boundaries and is an open ground unlike Wellington. On this tour, the presence of a near 33 year-old Bhuvneshwar is one such dilemma that the team management might have to handle. There are some probing questions and quicker the answers are sought, better it would be for Indian cricket.
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For those millions of Indian football fans in intense ‘long-standing, long-distance’ relationships with foreign teams and players, it was a cruel low blow. In the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup, a myopic section of the Western media, labelled an overeager bunch of Indians congregated to welcome their favourite teams in Qatar as ‘fake fans.’ Refusing to take the beaming smiles at face value, they alleged that the boisterous reception was choreographed and paid for by the host nation that was
battling bad press. The insulting snub was actually a comment on the abysmal state of the sport in India – a nation of billion, with mass football following but no lasting footprint on the big stage. Over the years, chip by chip, mixed priorities of administrators had killed the once thriving sport. The game’s freefall at home, coupled with the easy access to world-class action abroad, was the reason for the mass change of loyalties. India loves football but they don’t have a team that deserves its affection. Wearing India Blues went out of fashion long back.
S&P Global Ratings stated in its most recent research study on the global banking landscape that while the government-owned State Bank of India (SBI) and top private banks have resolved their asset quality concerns, the same cannot be said of many other Indian public sector banks (PSB). many large PSBs are still saddled with weak assets, high credit costs and poor earnings and the polarisation of the bank performance will persist. Simply put, credit cost is the value of loan loss/bad loans. “Similarly, we expect a mixed-bag performance for finance companies (fincos). The asset quality of these fincos is often weaker than that of major
private sector banks,” the report notes about the Indian banking and financial sector. The global credit rating agency said India’s economic growth prospects should remain strong over the medium term, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding 6.5 percent-7 percent annually in fiscal years 2024-2026. ”We project the banking sector’s weak loans will decline to 4.5 percent-5 percent of gross loans by March 31, 2024. Likewise, we forecast the credit costs to normalise to 1.2 percent for fiscal 2023 and stabilise at about 1.1 percent-1.2 percent for the next couple of years. This makes credit costs comparable to those of other emerging markets and to India’s 15-year average,” S&P Global said.
India to be world’s 2nd largest economy by 2050: Gautam Adani Agency News : New Delhi Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani on Saturday said India, which took 58 years to become a trillion dollar economy, will add an equivalent sum to GDP every 12-18 months and will be the world’s second largest economy by 2050. Speaking at the 21st World Congress of Accountants here, he said back-to-back global crises have challenged several assumptions, including that China should adopt western democratic principles, secular principles are universal, the EU would stay together, and that Russia would be forced to accept a reduced international role. “This multilevel crisis has
shattered the myth of a unipolar or a bipolar world of superpowers that could step in and stabilize global environments,” he said. “In my view - in this emerging multipolar world - superpowers will need to be those that take responsibility to step in and help others in a crisis and not bully other nations into submission, those that keep humanity as their foremost operating principle.” A superpower.
Rupali Ganguly reveals that her son Rudransh does not watch Anupamaa because he thinks that his mother spends more time on sets than at home. He has taken early retirement and moved from America. It does not matter if I work or not. We do not have big desires,” she told us. “He said our child needs one parent. I never left my child with the house help. I didn’t. Not that they are bad. I had a wonderful girl as a caretaker. They are family to me. But I have never actually left my child for work. My husband is very supportive. He believes that our child needs at least one parent. He has been there with Rudransh. He is his mother and father both. I as a mother probably have failed. But he has been a father and a mother to my son and a fantastic
has been raised to 5 per cent, from ‘nil’ earlier. The duty cut follows a meeting of Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this week. The meeting was attended by Revenue Secretary designate Sanjay Malhotra, among other senior officials. The finance ministry had in May hiked the export duty on pig iron and steel products to 15 per cent from ‘nil’, a move which was intended to discourage exports and increase domestic availability to help lower prices.
Lower prices key to grow retail spend Moderation in inflation is likely to provide impetus to sustain retail spend growth seen in the first seven months of the year, a body of Indian retailers has predicted. During the April-Octoberperiod of this fiscal, there was a retail sales growth of 20 percent over the same period of2019-20, the year before the pandemic, according to a finding by the Retailers Association of India (RAI). The RAI said the momentum may continue for the next few months if the inflation does not rise again. “There are
Agency News : Mumbai Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is currently filming for her upcoming film ‘Emergency’, which revolves around the life of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and features her in the titular role of the late politician. On Indira Gandhi’s 105th birth anniversary, Kangana took to Instagram to pay tribute. Sharing a monochrome picture of Gandhi, she wrote, “Why a woman is only about her body’ she had the mind of a conqueror, spirit of a phoenix and power of a dictator.. Happy birthday Mrs Gandhi.” In a follow-up story, Kangana shared a BTS glimpse from the sets of ‘Emergency’, where she could be seen being decked up as the former PM. Continuing further she added, “One of the greatest women of all
one,” Rupali added. So, does that invite any kind of criticism to her, Rupali said, “People will say something or the other because they have to. They have no work and so they keep saying something or the other.” The 45-year-old actress was also asked if her son understands that her mother is the biggest television star right now. To this, Rupali revealed that Rudransh does not watch Anupamaa because he thinks that his mother spends more time on sets than at home. “He has not watched Anupamaa ever. He enters a room, if Anupamaa is on air, he covers his face and leaves.
definitely some headwinds because of the inflation. Daily consumption items have become costlier. But it (inflation)has also stabilised, which is a good thing. We have to see how the next few months go,” Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO of the RAI, said in Calcutta on Friday at the sidelines of Calcutta Retail Summit, organised by the association.
Kangana Ranaut remembers former PM Indira Gandhi on her 105th birth anniversary Kangana shared a BTS glimpse from the sets of ‘Emergency’, where she could be seen being decked up as the former PM.
Rupali Ganguly: If Anupamaa Is On-Air, My Son Covers Face & Leaves, He’s Never Watched It Who does not know Rupali Ganguly! Ever since she made her comeback on television in and as Anupamaa, she has become everyone’s favourite. Her show has been ruling the TRP charts consistently for over two years now and undoubtedly the credit goes to the hard work that the entire team has put in. However, in such a situation, how does Rupali balance her personal and professional life? In an exclusive conversation with Showsha, the actress talked about the same and shared that the credit goes to her supportive husband. She revealed how her husband took early retirement so that he could take care of their son while she was away for a shoot. “I am blessed that I have a husband who is so supportive.
Six months after imposition of the levy, the government has cut the export duty on steel products and iron ore with effect from Saturday. As per a finance ministry notification issued late night on Friday, exports of specified pig iron and steel products as well as iron ore pellets will attract ‘nil’ export duty. Also, export duty on outward shipment of iron ore lumps and fines with less than 58 per cent iron content will be ‘nil’. In the case of iron ore lumps and fines with more than 58 per cent iron, the rate of duty will be 30 per cent. As per the notification, import duty on anthracite/PCI, coking coal and ferronickel -- used as raw material in the steel industry -- has been hiked to 2.5 per cent, while for coke and semi-coke it
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time, conflicted, vulnerable and frighteningly dangerous...Happy birthday Mrs Gandhi.” ‘Emergency’ marks Kangana Ranaut’s first solo directorial project. The 21-month period of Emergency was in effect from 1975 to 1977, officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution because of prevailing “internal disturbance”. It was withdrawn on March 21, 1977. The film will tell the story of India’s biggest political event when the Emergency was imposed in the country by Gandhi who was then Prime Minister. Apart from Kangana, the film stars Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhry, Vishak Nair, and Shreyas Talpade in prominent roles. Besides ‘Emergency’, the ‘Queen’ actor also has director Sarwesh Mewara’s ‘Tejas’ in her kitty, in which she will be seen portraying the role of an Indian Air force pilot.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui ‘Stayed’ With Shehnaaz Gill forgets her iconic ‘Tuada kutta Transgender People for Haddi, Says tommy’ dialogue at an event in Dubai ‘I Was in an Environment’ Agency News : Mumbai
Agency News : Mumbai Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui might have been absent from the screen for a while now – with Heropanti 2 being the only exception - but the next few months look rather interesting for him. He has an impressive line-up of projects including Adbhut, Tiku Weds Sheru, Noorani Chehra,
Jogira Sara Ra Ra, Afwaah and Laxman Lopez, among a few others. His upcoming filmography also includes Haddi, a noir revenge drama. A couple of his looks from the film were recently released, which left the audience impressed and intrigued. While in one picture, he is seen draped in a green saree, the other poster sees him in a sequined silver
gown. For the unversed, Haddi will see Nawazuddin playing a double role, that of a woman and a trans-person. he says that playing a transgendered person and spending time with many members from the community during the film shoot ‘opened up a whole new world’ for him. He shares, “I’m working with a lot of trans-people in Haddi.
Shehnaaz Gill shot to fame with her stint on ‘Bigg Boss 13’ and even though it’s been almost three years since the season ended, her dialogue ‘Tuada kutta tommy’ remains etched on people’s minds. However, looks like Shehnaaz has gotten over her own viral dialogue already. In a video that is doing the rounds on the internet, the Punjabi singer-actress can be seen reciting her famous dialogue, “Tuada
kutta tommy, sadda kutta kutta”, but fumbling and forgetting it midway. She then corrected herself immediately and covered up her blunder by saying, “Yes, I have
forgotten the dialogue because you people have memorised it so well. Now I have to do something new”. Shehnaaz became a household name with her participation in ‘Bigg Boss 13’, and even though she did not win the reality show, she went on to be one of the most popular celebs of the season. On the film front, Shehnaaz is all set to mark her Bollywood debut alongside ‘Bigg Boss’ host, superstar Salman Khan, in his upcoming entertainer ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’.
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Indian Coast guard conducts 20th National maritime search and rescue board meeting in Gujarat
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In the series of Annual Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR) Meetings, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the 20th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting at Kevadia, Gujarat on Friday, 18 November 2022. The apex level meeting was chaired by Director General VS Pathania, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard and the Chairman National Maritime Search and Rescue Board. The NMSAR Board comprising 31 members from various central ministries/agencies, members of armed forces, all Coastal States & Union Territories meets annually to discuss policy issues, formulate guidelines & procedures, assess the efficacy of National Maritime Search and Rescue Plan and services for mariners and fishermen in the vast 4.6 million Sq km of Indian Search and Rescue Region (ISRR). The Chairman in his inaugural address, highlighted various initiatives undertaken by Indian Coast Guard in coordination with other
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stakeholders/resource agencies for strengthening the M-SAR services under the aegis of the Board. During the meeting, Director General VS Pathania, PTM, TM, Chairman National Maritime Search and Rescue Board launched the National Maritime Search and Rescue Plan-2022. The SAR plan serves as a policy document for all the participating agencies & stakeholders for directing an integrated and coordinated approach towards functioning of the M-SAR system and is aimed towards capacity and capability building of SAR services in India. During the meeting, Search and Rescue Aid Tool-Integrated (SARAT-I) version 1.0 developed jointly by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) was also launched.
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Craving for authentic artisanal bakery products in Ahmedabad? You won’t have to wait any longer as Gujarat’s best artisanal bakery Shozo Bakers has opened its first outlet in Ahmedabad. Shozo Bakers makes a range of global baked delicacies and already has an outlet in Vadodara. Shozo Bakers introduced Vadodara to global delicacies of eggless breads, cookies, cakes, babkas, and pies to emerge as a brand synonymous with irresistible baked confections. It is now launching a range of 100% eggless authentic babkas, galettes, danish, cruffin, and challah for the first time in Ahmedabad, in addition to a range of other mouthwatering sweet recipes and savoury baked delights made from the finest quality of ingredients. “We are Gujarat’s first authentic artisanal bakery and are excited to start our first outlet at Bodakdev in Ahmedabad. Our 100% eggless culinary baked delights from around the world are sure to wow
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the patrons and ensure they forget everything else and savour the moment. We are confident we will get the same love from Ahmedabad that we have received from Vadodara,” said Charmi Dave, Founder of Shozo Bakers. With its focus on craftsmanship, flavour, and finesse, Shozo Bakers’ global baked delights are its biggest USP, but what also differentiates it from others is its ambience. “Our outlet is designed to make patrons feel at home. They will want to come to our outlet and spend time on their own or with family and friends to relish our delicacies and feel true happiness within and positivity around them,” said Ms. Dave.
Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is the longest-running singing reality show format that has been ruling the hearts of audiences for almost 3 decades. After introducing the world to talented powerhouses like Shreya Ghoshal, Shekhar Ravijani, Kunal Ganjawala, Sugandha Mishra, Kamal Khan, Raja Hasan, and Vaishali Mhade who have carved a name for themselves in the industry, Zee TV is giving some exceptional young singing prodigies a chance to shine on the grandest stage once again with the 9th season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs. This season viewers are getting to watch a fresh panel of judges including Shankar Mahadevan, Anu Malik, and Neeti Mohan guide the young singing sensation with Bharti Singh entertaining one and all as the host. With the top 13 contestants mesmerizing one and all with their fantastic performances, this weekend,
viewers are in for a treat with legendary music composer – Pyarelal Sharma and his wife Sunila Sharma will be seen gracing the special episode - ‘MD Rafi Night’. While all the contestants gave it their best, it was contestant Harsh Sikanders performance that won everyone’s hearts. Right before Harsh’s performance, contestant Harmeher’s father shared how
kind Harsh is. He revealed that whatever money he receives as blessings from the jury members after his performance, he requests him to send it all to his mother so that the money can help her with the household expenses. Listening to this, Neeti Mohan got emotional about how mature Harsh is for his age to take responsibility of his house and decide to do this for him.
India’s Longest Train, Vivek Swachh Bharat Went from Govt Veteran Actor Tabassum ReelStar raises USD 5+ mn from Express, To Operate Twice Abhiyan to People’s Project, Says Dies Due To Cardiac ITO of ReelToken (REELT) Hardeep Singh Puri at Mission A Week Arrest In Mumbai Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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The services of the country’s longest train, Vivek Express, that connects Assam with the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu will be available twice a week beginning November 22, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Saturday. The Dibrugarh- Kanyakumari Vivek Express, which was flagged off on November 19, 2011, covers a distance of 4,189 km and
traverses through nine states in over 80 hours. Train no. 15906 (Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari) Vivek Express which previously used to run on Saturdays, will now operate additionally every Tuesday from November 22, a press release issued by NFR said. Train no. 15905 (Kanyakumari Dibrugarh) Vivek Express which currently runs only on Thursdays, will now be available even on Sundays from November 27, the release said.
Worried about polls, Rajasthan Congress MLAs raise issues and besiege state government Agency News : Jaipur Facing the indecisiveness of Congress’s high command on the political conflict of the Rajasthan Congress, now the MLAs and even ministers are getting worried about the next elections. In the last few days, many MLAs and even ministers have raised different issues and have besieged their government in a threatening manner regarding their demands and issues. It all started with Minister Pratap Singh Khachariawas, who sought the authority to file the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of officers and asked why only the CM is authorised to fill the ACR. The ministers should be given the authority to fill the ACR with officers to control the bureaucracy. He had written a letter to CM regarding this. It all started with Minister Pratap Singh Khachariawas, who sought the authority to file the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of
The party has been facing the conflict of factions for a long time and it seems to continue. officers and asked why only the CM is authorised to fill the ACR. The ministers should be given the authority to fill the ACR with officers to control the bureaucracy. He had written a letter to CM regarding this. Apart from these leaders, state minister Rajendra Gudha and MLA Divya Maderna are constantly attacking their government on various issues. Both were in Gideon’s camp a few months ago. The sources in the party said that the party has been facing the conflict of factions for a long time and it seems to continue. The MLAs have a feeling that this situation is badly affecting the poll prospects of the party so now they have started concentrating on the issues of their voters.
4 Including Woman, Held For Gang-Rape of 19-Year-Old Model in Moving Car; Police Seize Vehicle Agency News : Kerala A19-year-old women was gang-raped inside a moving car in Kerala’s Kochi after she collapsed post attending night club party on Thursday night. Four people, including one women have been arrested in the crime. The vehicle in which the incident took place has also been seized by the police. The girl, a model by profession, was drinking at party after which she reportedly collapsed and was carried inside a car, where she was raped. The men were natives of Kodungallur and the girl hails from Kasaragod. The girl was
introduced to the men by her friend, the fourth accused in the case. Kochi City Police Commissioner C H Nagaraju said that the group came in the car, drank and went back in the car. “The survivor is a 19-year-old. She was told that it was a dj party. According to her statement it was in the car she was assaulted,” Nagaraju added. “Medical evidence suggests that she was injured.
Swachhta aur Paani Telethon Agency News : New Delhi The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan started off as a government initiative and ended up becoming a project of the people, “It started as program of the government and ended up being a project of the people, a jan andolan,” the minister said, lauding the and Harpic initiative for including swachhta and sanitation in its motto. “Garbage-free city must be key focus. Segregation of waste is happening everyday. Waste processing has been raised to 80%,” Puri said. Mission Swachhta aur Paani, an initiative by & Harpic, is a movement that upholds the cause of inclusive sanitation where everyone has access to clean toilets. It advocates equality for all genders, abilities, castes and classes and strongly believes that clean toilets are a shared responsibility. The telethon will showcase India’s sanitation journey so far and the road ahead for the next five years that
will endeavour to bring about a behavioural shift ensuring clean and hygienic toilets. It will bring together government leaders, celebrities, change-makers, sanitation workers and thought leaders from across India with the promise of leaving no one behind. The mission also draws inspiration from the Narendra Modi government’s push for sanitation and use of toilets to end open defecation in India as well as from the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. In April this year, the PM had shared achievements under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan such as construction of toilets in over 11.5 crore households and more than 58,000 villages as well as over 3,300 cities becoming open defecation free.
Chargesheet Against Banned Group PFI Over ₹ 120 Crore Money Laundering Agency News : New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the banned Popular Front of India and its three members in a money laundering case related to alleged terrorism-related activities. The document is likely to be taken up for hearing before special judge Shailender Malik on November 21. Besides the PFI, the charge sheet named Perwez Ahmed, Mohd Ilias and Abdul Muqeet as accused. “Fresh complaint (ED’s equivalent to a charge sheet) has been filed. It be checked and registered. Put up for consideration before the concerned court on November 21, 2022,” duty judge Devender Kumar Jangala said. According to the charge sheet filed by ED’s Special Public Prosecutor N K Matta, accused Ahmed was the president of the Delhi unit of PFI while Mohd Ilias was its general secretary and Abdul Muqeet was office secretary. The accused were arrested on September 22 in the case related to the alleged laundering of ₹ 120 crore over the years. The PFI was banned by the Centre in late September over its alleged links with terror activities. The ED filed the case based on an FIR lodged
The ED filed the case based on an FIR lodged by the NIA for alleged terrorismrelated activities punishable under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). by the NIA for alleged terrorismrelated activities punishable under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In the investigation carried out till now, it was found that the accused and other members associated with the said organisation have indulged in collecting funds by way of donation, hawala, banking channels, etc. which was being used for unlawful activities and commission of scheduled offences, the ED claimed in the final report. Bogus cash donations and bank transfers were also found, the charge sheet, filed through Advocate Mohd Faizan Khan, said. It alleged that transfer of funds was done even from abroad to India through a clandestine channel under a conspiracy hatched by office bearers of PFI over the years.
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Veteran actor Tabassum, known for her work as a child artiste and also as host of popular Doordarshan talk show “Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan”, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, her son Hoshang Govil said on Saturday. “Few days ago, she was admitted to a hospital. She had gastro problem and we went there for check-up. She suffered two cardiac attacks at 8.40 pm and 8.42 pm. She passed away peacefully on Friday night,” Mr
Hoshang told. As a child artist, Tabassum was known as Baby Tabassum and starred in movies such as “Nargis”, “Mera Suhaag”, “Manjhdhar” and “Bari Behen” in the late 1940s She hosted the celebrity talk show “Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan” from 1972 to 1993 on Doordarshan.
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Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the horrific murder of Shraddha Walkar allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala is a case of “love jihad”. He also said someone like Aaftab will be born in every city if the country does not get a powerful leader and a government that respects India like one’s mother. Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar on May 18 in their Delhi flat and sawed her body into multiple pieces, which he kept in a fridge for almost three weeks before dumping them over several days. He was arrested some days ago. The murder, which has hit national headlines and caused huge outrage, was raked up for the first time in the campaign for the Assembly polls in Gujarat, scheduled for December 1 and 5. “Recently, one Aaftab brought Shraddha from Mumbai and cut her into 35 pieces in the name of love jihad. And after that, where
did he put her body? In the fridge. When the body was in the fridge, he brought another girl and started dating her,” Sarma claimed while addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Friday. “If the country does not get a powerful leader and a government that respects the country as a mother, such Aaftab will be born in every city, and we would not be able to protect our society. That is why the country should elect Modiji for the third time in 2024 and he will be able to solve such issues,” Sarma further said. Sarma was among three chief ministers, Union ministers, and other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders who participated in the party’s “carpet bombing” campaign” on Friday.
Will Contest Next Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Elections: Farooq Abdullah Agency News : Jammu
Having already announced his decision to step down as president of National Conference, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said he will be contesting the next assembly elections. Mr Abdullah, who on Friday had announced he will be relinquishing the presidency of NC next month, said he is not escaping the responsibility and will continue to work to strengthen the
party. “Insha Allah, I am going to fight the next Assembly elections whenever held (in J&K),” Mr Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a function organised to welcome new entrants into the party.
The ReelStar app, India’s most advanced Web3 integrated social media platform, announced that it has raised over USD 5 mn from the Initial Token Offering (ITO) of its utility token ReelToken (REELT). ReelToken is based on a multi-blockchain platform and architecture. It uses the Polygon (MATIC) and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) extensible to multiple blockchain networks. ReelStar is an ‘everything app’ with integrated multiple social media, Web3 and payment functionalities. It features in-app tailor-made NFT creation features, Smart Contract customisation and an NFT Marketplace in an easy-to-use Android and/or iOS environment. The app provides creators (at any level) with the needed in- app tools and global access to consumers other without requiring large budgets or technical knowledge. This will democratise and level the playing field for User Generated Content (UGC). Best of all every creator can easily monetise their content! Wellknown industry leaders attended an event, ReelTalk, in Melbourne, Australia organised by Reel Star. Topics presented and discussed included Web3 integration with
social media and its importance as a game changer for the media and entertainment industry especially relevant to India but with global application. Former Indian cricketer, Irfan Pathan, was just one of the celebrities that graced the event where Navdeep & Nick the Co-Founders of ReelGroup were excited to reveal the logos of ReelStar, ReelToken & ReelPay. The philosophy behind the logo was revealed; the Reel Mark is formed using an alphabet R enclosed in square with 2 sharp edges and 2 rounded edges. The sharp edges stood for the group’s commitment to transparency & fairness while the rounded corners stood for politeness & adaptability to the future world. These all underpin each company’s user-centric values and approach.
BPCL, HPCL and IOCL roll out #DriveFresh - Clean and Hygienic washrooms in Fuel Stations along tourist routes National Parks under Azadi Ka Amrit Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Oil Marketing Companies, have today announced the launch of #DriveFresh, which is an initiative to set up clean and hygienic toilets at their Fuel Stations along tourist routes National Parks. On the eve of World Toilet Day (November 19), the inauguration of #DriveFresh - clean and hygienic washrooms at 191 retail outlets enroute to prominent National Parks including Kanha,Tadoba, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Sunderbans, Manas, Ranthambore and others by the three OMCs was formally launched in the presence of Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region and Shri Rameshwar Teli, Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Labour & Employment Govt of India via a virtual conference. This project has been initiated under the Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign for the convenience of the tourists and travelers in order to provide enhanced customer experience. The Fuel Stations of the OMC’s IOCL, BPCL and HPCL are spread throughout the country including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and others. Clean, Hygienic and upgraded washrooms in 16 OMC retail outlets in Vrindavan and 12 retail outlets in Goa have been rolled out earlier in order to offer best in class convenience benefitting tourists. These gents and ladies washrooms have prominent signages, well illuminated, availability of water, proper latching facility and are maintained in a clean and hygienic condition.
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