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Indians, Afghan refugees brought safely from Kabul People reach the Hindan Air Force Station after evacuation from Kabul, on Sunday.
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India on Sunday evacuated nearly 540 people, including 475 of its nationals, who were in Afghanistan on four flights from different destinations as the government sped up efforts to bring back all citizens after the situation at Kabul airport deteriorated further.A total of 87 Indians and two Nepalese citizens were flown from the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe to Delhi in a special Air India flight on Sunday morning. They were earlier evacuated from Kabul to Dushanbe in a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday.Another
168 people, including 107 Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were flown out of Kabul in a C-17 heavy lift aircraft and reached the Hindan airbase later on Sunday.Afghan lawmakers Anarkali Honaryar and Narender Singh Khalsa and their families were among the Sikhs and Hindus. They were escorted into Kabul airport by international
Britain calls urgent G7 meeting to discuss Afghanistan political crisis
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India receives USD 298.67million FDI in textiles sector in 2020-21: Jardosh India has received USD 298.67 million foreign direct investment (FDI) in the textiles sector in FY21, as against USD 323.52 million in FY20, Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh said. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, she said the textiles sector is open to FDI under an automatic route. FDI inflows serve to augment domestic capital and help to promote industrial development, thereby increasing its production capacity, export competitiveness, employment opportunities across the textiles sector. Such investments bring international best practices and latest technologies in various sectors, leading to overall economic growth and development in the country, she said..
Sebi amends MF rules Capitalmarkets regulator Sebi has amended mutual fund rules, which require fund houses to invest in their own schemes depending on the risk level to ensure ‘skin in the game’. The current rule requires an investment of 1 per cent of the amount raised in a New Fund Offer (NFO) or an amount of Rs50 lakh, whichever is less. In a notification, Sebi said the asset management companies (AMCs) will have to invest in their own schemes based on its risk level. The asset management company shall invest such amounts in such schemes of the mutual fund, based on the risks associated with the schemes, as may be specified by the Board from time to time,” Sebi said.
Agency News: London British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had called a G7 leaders’ meeting on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan and urged the international community to find ways to prevent it from escalating. Taliban militants seized control of Kabul last weekend in an upheaval that sent civilians and Afghan military allies fleeing for safety. Many fear a return to the austere interpretation of Islamic law imposed during the previous Taliban rule that ended 20 years ago. Western governments are discussing
how to handle the situation in Kabul where thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan have descended on the airport after the Taliban seized control of the country. “It is vital that the international community works together to ensure safe evacuations, prevent a humanitarian crisis and support the Afghan people to secure the gains of the last 20 years,” Johnson said on Twitter on Sunday.Britain currently holds the rotating leadership of the G7, which also includes theUnited States, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Canada.
forces after the Taliban prevented a group of more than 70 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from entering the area on Saturday.Another 281 Indians, most of them employees of firms from Western countries that were active in Afghanistan, were flown back from Doha to Delhi on two special flights. These Indians had been flown out to Qatar on US and
NATO flights over the past few days.People familiar with the developments said on condition of anonymity that there were no specific figures for the Indians who remained in Afghanistan, though the indications were that this would be a low number. Efforts are still on to register all Indians who are still in the wartorn country and evacuate them as quickly as possible along with Afghan nationals, including Sikhs and Hindus.
The people acknowledged that Afghan citizens granted Indian visas were facing problems in accessing Kabul airport. “The Taliban are specifically checking for people with Afghan passports and Indian visas and driving them back,” one of the people said.Another problem in evacuations is the journey from different parts of Kabul to the airport because the Taliban have set up check posts across the capital. Adding to the worries of the Indian side are reports that terrorists from Pakistan-based groups such as Lashkar-eTaiba and Haqqani Network are present among the Taliban.
FPIs invest Rs 1,210 cr in Indian markets in first 5 trading sessions of Aug Agency News: New Delhi Overseas investors were net buyers to the tune of Rs 1,210 crore in Indian markets in the first five trading sessions of August on the back of domestic factors. In equities, they invested Rs 975 crore during August 2-6, as per depositories data. In the debt segment, foreign portfolio investors(FPIs) pumped in Rs 235 crore. This took the total net investment during the period under review to Rs 1,210 crore. In July, FPIs were net FPIs invest Rs 1,210 cr in Indian markets in first
5 trading sessions of Aug sellers at Rs 7,273 crore. Markets were buoyed by a set of domestic indicators such as recovery in PMI prints, lower unemployment rate in CMIE surveys and recovery in GST receipts, even as concerns over the third wave lingered in global markets, said Shrikant Chouhan, executive vice president, equity technical research at Kotak Securities. However, Himanshu Srivastava, associate director manager research, Morningstar India pointed that this does not inicate a change in trend yet. Higher valuations, surge in
oil prices and firmness in US Dollar have been keeping FPIs away from Indian equities. They have also been booking profits at regular intervals with markets trading near all-time highs, he added. The return of FPIs has triggered renewed interest in large-caps, noted VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services. Overall, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has gained 1.51 per cent this week, Chouhan said. All key emerging markets and Asian markets have seen FPI inflows in this month to date except Thailand
After briefly plateauing, mobility picked up sharply, with Google workplace, retail and recreation andApple driving index rising by 7.4 percentage points, 5.3 percentage points and 6.7 percentage points, respectively,the latest data showed Economic activity record expansion in the week ending August 8, accordingto the widely watched Nomura India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI), which soared to stand at 99.4, up from 94.0last week, mainly because of Covid-19 cases remaining under control and higher mobility of people. This index is near thepre-pandemic level of 100, and surpassing the pre-second- wave peak of 99.3 in mid-February, said researchanalyst Sonal Varma in a note. The Nomura India Business Resumption Index is compiled with data fromvarious trackers, such as
Google, Apple driving index and electricity demand. These are known as highfrequency data becausethey change frequently. After briefly plateauing, mobility picked up sharply, with Google workplace, retail and recreation andApple driving index rising by 7.4 percentage points, 5.3 percentage points and 6.7 percentage points, respectively, the latest datashowed. A percentage point is equal to a 100 basis points, while a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.Electricity consumption is key indicator of the pace of economic activity. According to the Nomura index,power demand rose 5.3% week on week after shrinking for three consecutive weeks. The labour participationrate rose to 41.5% from 39.8% previously. This means more people are looking for jobs, which has pushed up the unemployment rate to 8.1%.
Agency News: Ahmedabad Jewellers of around 350 associations across India will go on a “token strike” Monday against the “arbitrarily implemented” hallmarking process of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). According to the new hallmarking rules, that came into effect in June, jewellers are only allowed to sell gold items of 14,18 and 22 carats and are required to hallmark their products. In case they don’t, they face a penalty — pay five times the cost of the product sold or face up to a year of imprisonment. “BIS from being a standard and quality assurance institution is playing the role of a
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture with message ‘Gift a plant’on the occasion of Raskhya Bandhana at Puri beah in Odisha.
The new rules that came into effect in June made it mandatory for jewellers to hallmark their product or risk facing a penalty or jail time. revenue department with gems and jewellery industry becoming a very soft target for them. Jewellers have waited for almost 2 months with complications piling up and impractical laws resulting in industry collapse,” said a press release by the National Task Force on Hallmarking, consisting of more than 300 associations and federations of the gems and jewellery industry.
He devoted his life to ‘Jan Kalyan’, PM Narendra Modi pays last respects to Kalyan Singh,
He lived his entire life for the public welfare. He made ‘jan kalyan’ as the mantra of his life, and dedicated his life for the BJP, Bharatiya Jan Sangh family, for an ideology and for the bright future of the country,” the Prime Minister said.
Economic activity shows business resumption near pre-pandemic level Agency News: New Delhi,
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“This is a moment of grief for all of us. His (Kalyan Singh) parents had named him Kalyan Singh. He lived his life in such a way that he fulfilled the name given by his parents. He lived his entire life
for the public welfare. He made ‘jan kalyan’ as the mantra of his life, and dedicated his life for the BJP, Bharatiya Jan Sangh family, for an ideology and for the bright future of the country,” the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister expressed that India has lost a valuable personality and a capable leader. “To fulfil the void left by him, we should do maximum hard work for hisideals, his promises and leave no effort in achieving his dreams,” PM Modi said. PM Modi said that Kalyan Singh was synonymous with faith and commitment in politics and spent the largest part of his life working for the welfare of people.
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Gujarat HC’s decision to stay provisions of state’s anti-conversation law is extremely welcome
The Gujarat High Court decision staying some provisions of the state’s anti-conversion law, including the one that deems all interfaith marriages as those solemnised for carrying out forceful religious conversion, is extremely welcome. While the decision by Chief Justice of the High Court Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav is only an interim order, even as the larger legal challenge of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021 is still pending, the ruling sends out a larger message. It poses a question mark on the constitutionality of not just the Gujarat law but also similar legislation in other states, be it Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, or Himachal Pradesh. The stated aim of recent anti-conversion laws brought in by BJP-ruled states is to prohibit unlawful religious conversions. But in doing so, the law’s vague and excessively broad provisions give powers to the state to hold a police inquiry to probe the motives behind a woman’s change of religion for marriage and to potentially annul such a marriage. The law also allows the “aggrieved person, his parents, brother, sister, or any other person related by blood, marriage or adoption” to lodge an FIR on an allegedly unlawful conversion, essentially legitimising mob interference in an individual’s private life. By shiftin the burden of proof on the individual accused of forcibly converting another person, in effect, the law weaponises communal prejudice and paranoia and throws the power of the state behind it. Even as these laws are under challenge before several high courts, they have become a template for harassment of citizens. The interim ruling comes, therefore, as muchneeded relief. The Gujarat HC intervention recognises the unacceptability of law’s intrusion into an individual’s private life even when the state may have a legitimate interest in containing unlawful, forcible conversions. It draws a line and says that the state cannot enter the doors of a marriage where there is no evidence of it being forced or involving violence. However, even with the progressive intervention of the judiciary, decisions are often excruciatingly slow to ercolate to the ground. Take the case of the police across the country continuing to file cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act despite the apex court striking it down in 2015. Laws that grant the state police powers toregulate freedoms must be rolled back. The Gujarat HC’s reading of the law will hopefully have a bearing on other courts - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara where similar laws have been challenged.
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Indian startups, investors press PM for direct overseas listing
Economic activity shows business resumption near pre-pandemic level The Nomura India Business Resumption Index is compiled with data from various trackers, such as Google, Apple driving index and electricity demand. Agency News: New Delhi After briefly plateauing, mobility picked up sharply, with Google workplace, retail and recreation and Apple driving index rising by 7.4 percentage points, 5.3 percentage points and 6.7 percentage points, respectively,the latest data showed Economic activity record expansion in the week ending August 8, according to the widely watched Nomura
Prominent Indian startups, investors and investment advisors have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow startups to directly list abroad. The signatorie to the letter include unicorns such as Byju’s, Swiggy, Cred, Bharat Pe, and Urban Ladder, and heads of many investment firms who have invested in Indian startups. The signatories called it the “single most significant big bang reform for the startup ecosystem” An overseas direct listing would raise the profile of these startups, make a greater capital pool available to them, and allow specialized investors to invest in these companies, especially in sectors such as softwareas-a-service, insurance technology, business to business logistics, genomics, and biotechnology, they said. If India wants to produce multinational tech giants, permitting our startups to access global capital by listing on international exchanges is an absolute must-have, says the letter dated July 29. The names include Tiger Global Management partner Scott
Shleifer, Falcon Edge cofounder and partner Navroz D. Udwadia, Norwest Venture Capital partner Niren Shah, Lightspeed India partner Bejul Somaia, Matrix Partners India managing director Vikram Vaidyanathan, Sequoia Capital India partner Rajan Anandan, Elevation Capital partner Ravi Adusumalli, and Nexus Venture partners Jishnu Bhattacharjee. Inability to list is a major impediment to growth ambitions and a reason why many of them move their base overseas, reads the letter. Mint has seen a copy of the letter, which also notes that overseas listing would encourage more foreign investors to back startups. Many tech startups are building products and services that compete globally, which is why an overseas listing would allow these firms to compete with larger firms listed in the US and Singapore, the letter argues. The letter, which has 22 signatories, also notes t at the government “showed intent to allow direct overseas listing” in September 2020 and allowed for some exemptions in February 2021 for firms listing overseas.
India Business Resumption Index (NIBRI), which soared to stand at 99.4, up from 94.0 last week, mainly because of Covid-19 cases remaining under control and higher mobility of people. This index is near the pre-pandemic level of 100, and surpassing the pre-second- wave peak of 99.3 in mid-February, said research analyst Sonal Varma in a note. The Nomura India Business Resumption Index is compiled with data
from various trackers, such as Google, Apple driving index and electricity demand. These are known as highfrequency data because they change frequently. After briefly plateauing, mobility picked up sharply, with Google workplace, retail and recreation and Apple driving index rising by 7.4 percentage points, 5.3 percentage points and 6.7 percentage points, respectively, the latest data showed. A percentage point is equal to a
100 basis points, while a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. Electricity consumption is key indicator of the pace of economic activity. According to the Nomura index, power demand rose 5.3% week on week after shrinking for three consecutive weeks. The labour
RBI keeps key repo rate unchanged at 4% RBI keeps interest rates unchanged at 4 per centand will continue with the accommodative stance as long as necessary, governor Shaktikanta Das said.
Agency News: New Delhi The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept the repo rate unchanged for the seventh time in a row at 4 per cent, citing the need to support the ongoing growth recovery amid continued uncertainty and global financial market volatility. RBI keeps interest rates unchanged at 4 per centand will continue with the accommodative stance as long as necessary, governor Shaktikanta Das said. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI also kept the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.3 per cent. The announcement came after a three-day meeting of its MPC.
RBI has slashed the repo rate by a total of 115 basis points (bps) since March 2020 to soften the blow from the health crisis and tough containment measures. The second Covid-19 wave has raised uncertainty around economic outlook and pushed potential policy normalisation further into the future.Das said that economic activity is
Goyal calls for increasing handloom exports to Rs 10,000 cr in three years Let us today all resolve collectively on this day that we will go for a Rs 10,000 crore target for exports of handloom products and a target to increase our production to Rs 1.25 lakh crore in the next three years, he said at the National Handloom Day celebrations. Agency News: New Delhi
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Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday called for increasing handloom exports to Rs 10,000 crore and doubling the production to Rs 1.25 lakh crore in the next three years with a view to promoting the growth of the sector. At present, handloom exports are worth Rs 2,500 crore and production is about Rs 60,000 crore. Let us today all resolve collectively on this day that we will go for
normalising with the ebbing of the second wave of Covid-19. The action is aimed at prioritising growth and addressing distress in the economy. Consumption, investment, external demand are on the path of regaining traction. More needs to be done torestore supply-demand balance in the economy, inflationary pressure transitory, he added. While the economy is slowly coming back on track, economists say that the RBI does not want to derail
the pace of growth by tweaking the rates or stance, reports news agency ANI. Das furthersaid that Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation is seen at 5.7 per cent in 2020-21 and it will fall to 5.1 per cent in April-June 2022. he RBI retained the real GDP growth projection at 9.5 per cent for 202122 as domestic economic activity has started normalising with the ebbing of the second wave of the coronavirus and the phased reopening of the economy.
Air passenger traffic recovery continued in July: ICRA Agency News: New Delhi
a Rs 10,000 crore target for exports of handloom products and a target to increase our production to Rs 1.25 lakh crore in the next three years, he said at the National Handloom Day celebrations. He also suggested forming a team under the chairmanship of Sunil Sethi of Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) consisting of weavers, trainers, equipment makers, marketing experts and other stakeholders to recommend ways and means to promote the growth of the sector. The sector should become strong and prosper without depending much on state support, Goyal said. We have to look for new ways to boost handloom production and explore new markets, he added. Textiles Secretary U P Singh said the ministry is working on ways to ensure artisans and weavers get the right price for their products.
Domestic air passenger traffic sequentially grew by 56-57 per cent at around 48-49 lakh in July, ratings agency ICRA said. The domestic air passenger traffic stood at 31.1 lakh in June 2021. According to the ratings agency, the growth on YoY basis was 132 per cent. Besides, the airlines’ capacity deployment for July 2021 was around 90 per cent higher than July 2020. On a sequential basis, the agency said that the number of departures in July 2021 were higher by 49 per cent, as Covid-19 infections demonstrated a Air passenger traffic recovery continued in July: ICRA downward trajectory. The average number of passengers per flight during July 2021 was 104, against an average of 98 passengers per flight in June 2021, said Kinjal Shah, Vice
President & Co-Group Head, ICRA. Though the recovery continued in July 2021, there is continued stress on demand, driven largely by the second wave of the pandemic, limiting travel to only necessary travel, while both leisure and business travel have been curtailed due to various statewide restrictions, despite the decline in infections. In addition, the agency, said that in August 2021, the ATF prices have been higher by 55.3 per cent on a YoY basis, attributed to the low base of August 2020, when the prices declined YoY by 30.5 per cent due to the impact of the pandemic.
Homegrown startups urge Govt to allow direct overseas listing Agency News: New Delhi,
The Netherlands delegation led by the Ambassador, Mr. Marten van den Berg calling on the Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh to discuss Science and Technology collaboration, in New Delhi.
Founders of homegrown start-ups like Byju’s, Cred, Urban Company and BharatPe have jointly written toPrime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Government to allow direct overseas listing of Indian companies.In their letter, the founders pointed out that the current inability of unlisted companies to tap international markets for raising capital is an impediment to the growth ambitions of Indian start-ups as their access to wider global pools of capital is blocked.As a result, most Indian start-ups do not have a level-playing field with their counterparts in other global start-up hubs.
participation rate rose to 41.5% from 39.8% previously. This means more people are looking for jobs, which has pushed up the unemployment rate to 8.1%. The business resumption index soared in part because coronavirus disease cases remain flat at 40,000 per day.
Smartphone brand of India in Rs 6,000 price band Agency News: New Delhi itel has retained its number 1 position for two consecutive quarters of 2021 in the sub-Rs 6,000 priceband in India, according to market research firm Counterpoint. Our consumers relate with itel as a brand, which aimsto enable and empower them with a better life through affordable and innovative range of smartphones, said Arijeet Talapatra, CEO, TRANSSION India. itel in the first half of 2021 registered phenomenal growth backed by its strong product portfolio and robust presence in tier 2 and below towns in India, added Tarun Pathak, Research Director, Mobile Devices and Ecosystem, Counterpoint Research India.
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RBI keeps interest rate unchanged Agency News: Mumbai
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expectedly kept interest rates unchanged at a record low as it chose to support economic revival despite raising its forecast for inflation. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to retain the main repurchase (repo) rate the key lending rate at which the central bank lends short-term funds to banks at 4 per cent, but
was split on continuing with the lower-for-longer stance. The MPC also decided on a 5 to 1 majority to continue with the accommodative stance as long as necessary to revive and sustain growth on a durable basis,” RBI Governor Shaktianta Das said while announcing the monetary policy. This was a departure from the past when they were unanimous on the need to support growth. An accommodative stance means a rate hike is unlikely.
Suriya’s ‘Soorarai Pottru’ wins Best Film Award at Melbourne Fest Agency News:Melbourne Tamil actor Suriya’s 2020 film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ has won the Best Film Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The actor also wonthe Best Performance Male award for his performance in the film. The movie is loosely based on the biography of Capt. Gopinath,founder of Air Deccan. The announcement was made through the official Twitter handle of the festival. They wrote: “Best PerformanceMale (feature)
congratulation to Suriya Sivakumar for Soorarai Pottru.” In another tweet they announced:“Best Film. Congratulations to Soorarai Pottru.” The film is produced by Suriya’s home banner 2D Entertainment and directed by Sudha Kongara. It was recently announced that the film will be remade in Hindi with Sudha once again taking up the director’s role. Australian minister Danny Pearson congratulated Suriya for the win, to which Suriya replied: “Truly an honour Sir!”.
GAIL PAT jumps to Rs 1,530 Crore in Q1 FY 22 Agency News:New Delhi, GAIL (India) Limited recorded turnover of Rs 17,352 crore in Q1 FY22 vis a vis Rs 12,060 crore in Q1 FY21 while Profit before Tax (PBT) in Q1 FY22 stood at Rs 2,054 crore as against Rs 356 crore in Q1 FY21. The Profit after Tax (PAT) stood at Rs 1,530 crore in Q1 FY22 as against Rs 256 crore in Q1 FY21. The increase in the profits is mainly attributable
to better physical performance in Natural Gas Marketing & Transmission, improved margins in gas marketing due to favourable market conditions and better price realization in Petrochemicals and Liquid Hydrocarbons. During the quarter, atural Gas Transmission and Natural Gas Marketing volume increased by 19% and 18% respectively as compared with corresponding quarter in previous year.
RBI does not have specific target of yield curve, focus on its orderly evolution: Das Agency News:Mumbai The Reserve of India (RBI) does not have a specific target for the government bond yield curve but focuses on its orderly evolution, Governor Shaktikanta Das said. A yield curve is a line that plots yields or interest rates of government bonds having equal credit quality but different maturity dates. The slope of the yield curve gives an indication of future interest rate changes and economic activity. We are focusing on orderly evolution of the yield curve. We use various policy instruments and market interventions from time to time to do that. We do not have a specific target of a yield curve,”
Das told reporters after the post monetary policy press conference. Das said the intervention is not just post the primary auction of government securities, but also through various measures like Government Securities Acquisition Programme (G-SAP), Open Market Operations (OMO), Operation Twist, and also through intervention in the secondary market.
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Junior World Championships: Indian grapplers return with a rich haul of medals
Indian girls bring three silver medals while Ravinder was the lone Indian to reach the boys final.
Agency News: New Delhi In a first, Indian girls finished third in the Junior World Wrestling Championships in Ulfa, Russia.USA 143 points, Russia 134 points, India 134 points, Belarus 96 points and Turkey 92 points were the top five finishers in points standing.Indian girls won five medals including three silver medals. Sanju Devi looked exhausted and settled for silver as she was thrashed by hosts Alina Kasabieva 0-10 in the gold medal match of women’s freestyle 62kg category. In the semifinals, Devi beat her opponent Soltanova of Azerbaijan by 8-5 in a bout which saw the Indian grappler clawing
back in style to win the final spot.“There were only the boys. It was a bit strange to train with the boys,” Devi, 20 told UWW. org how her brother introduced her to wrestling.“Even now I train with the girls only at the training camps, back home I still train with the boys,” Devi said and added when she reached the training hall for the first time, there were no girls wrestling.Bhateri lost to Irina Ringaci of Moldova 2-12
in the final of women’s 65kg category and Bipasha in 76kg category too won a silver medal each. En route to the gold medal match, Bipasha defeated Dilnaz Mulkinova of Kazakhstan 6-3 and Odbag Ulzibat of Mongolia 9-4.Simran (50kg) and Sito (55kg) won bronze medals. In the 72kg category, Saneh via injury default (knee injury) lost the bronze medal to Russia’s Mariam Guseinova. Meanwhile, the boys won six – one silver and five bronze medals.In the men’s freestyle,
India finished sixth among 12 countries in medals tally and fifth among points table.In the 61kg category, Ravinder was the lone Indian to make it to the final only to lose Iranian rival Rahman Amouzadkhalili 9-3. Ravinder beat Levik Mikayelyan of Armenia 12-2 in the semifinals.Yash (74kg), Gourav Baliyan (79kg), Pruthviraj Patil (92kg), Deepak (97kg), Anirudh (125kg) utilized the full use of the repechage round and went on to win bronze medals.
Will handhold startups : FIEO Agency News: New Delhi Apex trade promotion body FIEO said it will handholdstartup, artisans and farmers to facilitate their entry into thefield of exports and engage with Indian diaspora to boost thecountry’s outbound shipments. The Federation of Indian ExportOrganisations (FIEO) also said support of the governmentwill help in achieving USD 400 billion exports targetduring the current fiscal. Exporters will handhold startup,artisans and farmers to enter into the field of exports to havea mutually beneficial relationship,” FIEO President A Sakthivelsaid. The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council(GJEPC) said it has set up an ambitious target of raising exports of the sector to USD 44 billion in 2021-22.
No 1 Ash Barty beats Barbora Krejcik- Punjab Kings name Australova to reach semis in Cincinnati ian pacer Nathan Ellis as Agency News: New Delhi
Top-ranked Ash Barty beat Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open.Barty will face twotime Cincinnati finalist Angelique Kerber, who won her quarterfinal when twotime Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova retired during the second set because of a stomach problem. Kerber won the first set 6-4 and was tied 3-3 in the second. Barty beat Kerber in the Wimbledon semifinals in July. They have split their six matches.“She’s one the best competitors in the world,” Barty said on Friday.“Angie’s never far off her best. Even on days where she’s not playing her
best tennis, she finds a way to stay in matches. When you play against Angie, you ride a fine line of not pressing too much, but also not being too defensive where she can move you around the court.”Barty, ranked No 1 for 87 weeks, hasn’t lost a set this week in Cincinnati, a tune-up event for the US Open.“This is actually why I’m here, to have a lot of good matches against the best players before going to the US Open,” Kerber said.“I’m
excited to playing against Ash again.”Barty’s biggest challenge so far this week came from Heather Watson in the second round. Barty has since dispatched of Victoria Azarenka and Krejcikova in straight sets. The Australian was not deterred by the extreme heat and humidity in the morning’s first match at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.“It was like a Brisbane summer day,” Barty said.“The heat’s certainly not a problem for me. It’s nice to play the first match. You know when your start time is, which is not very regular in the tennis world.”Barty won 84 per cent percent of first serves against Krejcikova and four of eight break points. She had only 15 unforced errors.
replacement player Agency News: New Delhi Punjab Kings have named Australia pacer Nathan Ellis as a replacement player for the remainder of Indian Premier League which will be held in the UAE beginning September 19.Punjab Kings will miss Riley Meredith and Kane Richardson during the second phase of the IPL. “Earlier today, Punjab Kings announced a new addition to their roster, roping in new Australian sensation Nathan Ellis. The pacer will be part of the squad for the remainder of the 2021 VIVO Indian Premier League, and is expected to join the team camp shortly after finishing his quarantine,” a press release stated.
Ellis recently set the T20 world ablaze as he became the first bowler ever to pick up a hat-trick on International debut. Ellis claimed figures of 3/34 on debut against Bangladesh in August, 2021.The youngster was also recently named in the reserves squad of Australia for the 2021 T20 World Cup.Ellis was one of the standout performers of the 2021 Big Bash League. He was the leading wicket-taker for his franchise Hobart Hurricanes, accounting for 20 wickets in just 14 games.He played all games for the franchise this season and almost got them to the knockout stages. Ellis gained a reputation for being a wicket-taker for his franchise, with an impressive bowling average of just over 22.
‘Vedantu planning a fundraise; not up for sale’: Founder and CEO Vamsi Krishna Agency News: New Delhi
Vedantu is not up for sale, said co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Vamsi Krishna on a day that news website Entrackr reported the live tutoring startup was in talks with the edtech unicorn Byju’s for up to $800 million. Krishna said the company instead plans to announcea new fundraise this month. However, multiple persons told Mint on condition of anonymity that Byju’s did reach out to Vedantu last year and thatthe company plans to raise $100 million at a valuation of $1 billion. Edited excerpts from
an interview with Krishna: There are strongrumours about Vedantu being acquired by Byju’s. We would like your version. We haven’t been reached out by Byju’s thisyear for an acquisition. We didn’t start Vedantu to get acquired or to chase high valuations. There were several acquisition
offers lastyear that we haven’t considered seriously, or even taken to Vedantu’s board. Rumours of our acquisition come as a complete surprise,as we haven’t even had one direct conversation with anyone this year. We (Vedantu founders) have been in the educationindustry for 15 years. If exit outcomes were so important to us, we wouldn’t ave built Vedantu, or been in edtech. At present, Vedantu isgrowing threefold yearonyear, and we have no reasons to get acquired. So, talk of our acquisition is just a figment of someone’simagination. We continue to build Vedantu.
Tractor sales boost M&M’s Q1 result Agency News: New Delhi Mahindra and Mahindra India Ltd. (M&M), one of the country’s largest vehicle manufacturers, reported a year-on-year increase in net profit of Rs934 crore for the June quarter. This has come as a result of improvement in sales of tractors and passenger vehicles and the lowbase effect in the corresponding quarter when production and sales were impacted by the stringent nationwide lockdown imposedto contain the covid pandemic. The company had reported a net profit of just Rs39 crore in the yearago period. Sustained increase in prices of commodities such as steel and other precious metals continues to impact the company’s
operatingperformance and the management expects the shortage of semiconductors to continue to severely impactproduction operations. The vehicle maker’s performance dropped sharply on a sequential basis because of the explosiveincrease in Covid infections during the second wave. M&M had witnessed a sharp recovery in wholesale and retail sales of tractorsand passenger vehicles from March to July FY21 on the back of a gradual recovery in the
rural economy and increased preferencefor personal mobility. High demand and supply chain constraints resulted in a waiting period for some of the company’s offerings going beyond four months. Revenue from operations during the quarter increased by 110% to Rs11,763 crore compared to just Rs5,589 crore in theyearago period as wholesales of tractors skyrocketed to 85,858 units from 26,619 units. The dispatches of PVs also increased by 52% from 65,195 units to 99,127 units. Group chairman Anand Mahindra said the group will measure its social impact ‘as rigorously’ as it measures its financial performance. Anand Mahindra will take on the role f non-executive chairman of the firm in November.
When do you expect to close your new fundraise? We are in the midst of anew fundraise, at present. Since we still have to close it, we cannot disclose the quantum. However, we will announce it this month. Will these rumours impact your current fundraise? What are you hearing from investors? All our investors have been in the business for long and are used to these rumours. We are fortunate for their backing. Unfortunately,managing these rumours gets challenging, and we have received several calls from our vendors since morning.Byju’s ad Vedantu have common investors. How
does that affect Vedantu? The only common investor between us is TigerGlobal, and so far we haven’t faced any challenges. Tiger has opted to not take a board seat in Vedantu, which as a practicethey ave followed for certain other investments as well. We value Tiger on our cap table, since they have backed several successful businesses in India. With market dynamics choosing its leaders in edtech, has it been difficult to raise funds? Agreed, there is competition,but there is also a large market up for grabs. With consolidation at play, there will be two to three market leaders left.
India offers Cairn Energy $1bn refund Agency News: New Delhi India expects to refund $1 billion to UK-based Cairn Energy after it moved to scrap a retrospective tax law that unleashed bitterfights with prominent foreign investors, Financial Times reported. The lower house of parliament on Friday approved a draft law introduced theprevious day, cancelling a 2012 policy that enabled New Delhi to tax some foreign investments retrospectively. The upper house is expected to approve the law as early as next week. New Delhi would also drop $13.5 billion in outstanding claims against multinationals such as telecoms group Vodafone, pharmaceuticals company Sanofi and brewer SABMiller, now owned by AB InBev, as part of
efforts to repair its damaged reputationas an investment destination, the report said. Analysts say the legal initiative would allow New Delhi to resolve a bitter internationaltax battle with Cairn that has grown increasingly embarrassing for India. The UK energy group has sought in recent months to seize some ofthe government’s estimated $70bn worth of overseas assets. It’s a settlement offer masquerading as a law, said one foreign business analyst,who requested anonymity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government hopes the resolution of the dispute can bolster its reputation among foreign companies as it seeks new investment to revive India’s Covidbattered economy.
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Actors Sanya Malhotra and Varun Sharma will be seen as the special guests on ‘Zee Comedy Show’ during this Sunday’s episode.Farah Khan judges the show and actress Chitrashi Rawat’s spoof of the movie ‘Dangal’ is going to be the highlight of theshow. Sanya Malhotra shared a few anecdotes about the movie ‘Dangal’ and her experience of shooting with Aamir Khan. In fact, she also revealed how Chitrashi had once auditioned alongside her for ‘Dangal’. Leaving everyone startled with this revelation, Sanya also went on to mention the incidents that followed between them during the audition.
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‘KGF: Chapter 2’ satellite rights for south sold to Zee Agency News: Mumbai Kannada star Yash’s much awaited film ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is expected to release in theatres this year. While the release date of the film isyet to be announced, Zee Entertainment on Friday said that its south cluster channels have acquired worldwide satellite rights of the film.Four channels - Zee Tamil, Zee Telugu, Zee Keralam and Zee Kannada, have bagged the worldwide satellite rights of the film. Kannada star Rocky, who reprised his role of ‘Rocky bhai’ in the sequel to 2018 film ‘KGF: Chapter 1’ is excited about the development. “’KGF 2’ holds a very special placein my heart. My director Prashant Neel, producer Vijay Kirgandur and I have a vision that has been very different and approachable and we are grateful that the audiences believe in the work we believe in. The love and support from the audiences has been immense and I am glad that the film from the region I hail from has managed to bring oneness amongst our audiences pan India. “I am elated to associate with Zee network who have been entertaining Indian audiences since its inception. I would
My director Prashant Neel, producer Vijay Kirgandur and I have a vision that has been very different and approachable and we are grateful that the audiences believe in the work we believe in. like to extend my gratitude to Zee network and wish themthe best. I hope we continue to have successful associations for our future projects,” says Yash. The film also stars Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon in leading roles. Speaking about the acquisition, Siju Prabhakaran, Cluster Head - South, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limitedsaid: “We are thrilled to bring the most anticipated movie in the country to every screen in the south through the TV acquisition rights of KGF Chapter 2 in all 4 southern languages. This is yet
another firm step we have taken as a brand to keep our promise to the audience and provide he best of entertainment in the comfort and safety of their homes. “With this association, we are glad to present our viewers with quality content that is larger-than-life and appeals to diverse audiences across the world and enhances our connection with them. We are certain that KGF-2 will shatter all records and create history in TV ratings and will add another feather in the cap for ZEE channels in the south region.”
Malaika Arora joined modeling to make some quick pocket money!
I was really happy and proud, as I really felt that they really pushed the boundaries. Agency News: Mumbai It’s been over a decade since Malaika Arora joined the modeling world and it opened up new avenues for her in the Hindi film industry. With years of expertise as a model, she has judged MTV Supermodel of the Year and is all set to be the judge on the second season of the show.In a candid chat with IANS, she shared er excitement about judging the second
season. Malaika said: “We have a really amazing lineup of girls. When you do virtual auditions, you have girls coming from really small towns. Somehow it becomes difficult for girls to commute from where they are to participate. But, now because it being virtual it has made it a lot easier.” She elaborated, talking about the theme of the show: “I love theconcept this time, which is aUnapologetically You’. It is encouraging the girls to be themselves.” Sharing the different kinds of girls that have auditioned for the show, she said that “some would not say a word, some have never faced the camera, never put on make-up or have done their hair” “Some girls come from such small backgrounds that they arena¿t even allowed to leave their homes or have so many restrictions. To actually see them come out of their shells is really amaing. I was really happy and proud, as I really felt that they really pushed the boundaries.”The 47-year-old diva said that each contestant came in with a “really unique and endearing story”. “What we wanted this time waswhether you are tall, short, plump, skinny, single, married, transgender, or a cop. We just want women from all
walks of life. We have really embraced them all this time,” said Malaika. She said the show breaks stereotypes of women modeling. “We did not get stuck to stereotypes. We want all sorts of girls. Now whether they survive or they can make it to the next round that’s entirely on their hard work and merit.” Malaika believes that one can be a model but to add that “super” into a model is what differentiates from the others. “It’s very important for the girls tocome out of the comfort zone. We all are very happy to be in our comfort zones. The moment we push and say that we want to try something different. That is when you are able to put ‘super’ into the model. Not just be a cookie cutter model. Nobody is interested in that, one has to push the envelope,” she said. Malaika joined modeling at a very young age. She was selected as one of the video jockey’s in the late 1990s. She then entered the modeling world, appearing in many advertisements, album songs such as “Gur naal ishq mitha”. The turning point in her career was the track “Chaiyya Chaiyya” from the Shah Rukh Khanstarrer “Dil Se”, which released in 1998.
Imran Khan’s mini-series ‘Nancy’ tells story of hope in times of Covid Agency News: Mumbai Popular television actor and director Imran Khan is coming up with a new mini-series titled ‘Nancy’ that tells the tale of hope under the crisis of the pandemic. Talking about the show, Imran said, “’Nancy’ is a real-life based story, we can find families like these all around us due to the existing Covid- 19 situation. Not
many people know the difficult situations and compromises people have been facing or going through during this pandemic. With this mini-series, I wish that people understand that even
though the times we are living in right noware difficult but situations will change and improve, all we have to do is have faith and not forget our roots and values.” The series also features Charu Kadariya, Pritti Cheshtta, Sonia, Rahul Vats and Amita Nangia. The 4 episodic is written, directed and acted by Imran Khan himself. ‘Nancy’ will be releasing soon on MX player and Ullu.
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Mandaviya: State authority succeeds when inspired from religious authority Mandaviya added that Dharma Satta gives understanding and direction to the Rajya Satta and therefore BJP’s programmes are organised at such religious institutions. Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar
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Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits Gujarat’s Kutch An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was recorded in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Saturday with its epicentre located near Dholavira, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.No damage to property or casualty was reported due to the moderateintensity earthquake, officials of the district administration said. “A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 12.08 pm on Saturday with its epicentre 23 km East-Southeast (ESE) of Dholavira in Kutch. It was recorded at a depth of 6.1 km,” the Gandhinagar-based institute said.On August 4, an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude was recorded in the district. Kutch district is located in a “very high risk seismic zone,” as per the state disaster management authority.
SJVN Ltd. sets new power generation record Public sector hydropower major SJVN Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director Nand Lal Sharma reviewed the operatioal performance of its two mega facilities the 1,500 W Nathpa-Jhakri Hydro Power Station and the 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station. He told the media that the SJVN has set record power generation from all its generating units, including renewable projects, in July with 1,580 million units (MUs) surpassing the previus record of 1,563 MU during this month in 2020. In FY 2021, against the total design energy of 8,700 MUs of its five stations, comprising two hydropower statins in Himachal Pradesh, two wind power stations and one solar power station in Maharashtra and Gujarat, the company has established a new benchmark of generating 9,224 MUs of energy. Chairing a review meeting attended by heads of power stations, Sharma said the combined team efforts of the officials manning operation and maintenance of both the flagship power stations have enabled the company to carve out new milestones in the power generation. He said that the SJVN operates all of its power stations with the highest level of competence of international standards.
Dharma Satta (religious authority) and Rajya Satta (state authority) are a tradition of India and when the state authority functions under the inspiration of the religious authority, it always becomes successful, said Union Minister for Health, Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya Friday. Mandaviya added that Dharma Satta gives understanding and direction to the Rajya Satta and therefore BJP’s programmes are organised at such religious institutions. Mandaviya was
addressing a public gathering at a religious ashram in Chaparda of Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district, on Friday. The Union minister is on the second day of his Jan Ashirwad Yatra that newly appointed ministers in the union council of ministers are carrying out under the suggestion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Five MPs of Gujarat, who are either newly appointed in the council of ministers or who have been elevated to the cabinet rank, are carrying out the yatra in the state. The five include Darshna Jardosh, Mahendra Munjapara, Devusinh Chauhan, Parshottam
Rupala and Mandaviya. Rupala and Mandaviya were earlier Ministers of State and have been elevated to the cabinet rank with change of ministries. Visits to religious places is one of the most highlighting features of all the ministers’ tour. Addressing the gathering at Chaparda, Mandaviya said, “Dharma Satta and Rajya Satta are a tradition of India. In the political systems of India, from the times of Ramayana
Ahmedabad man wanted for loot and murder shot at by UP Police Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A resident of Ahmedabad, who was wanted in cases of murder and loot, was shot at and then arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police in an alleged encounter in Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh, following which the Ahmedabad Police’s Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) arrested three of his accomplices.According to police, Bhavesh Solanki alias Raja, a resident of Amraiwadi in Ahmedabad, was shot in his leg in an alleged encounter by UP Police at Etora Mod area in Azamgarh district on Thursday night. According to officials of Ahmedabad DCB, Solanki was wanted in the murder of Awadhesh Sahani, a grocery store owner in Amraiwadi and the loot of Rs 16 lakh from resident of Kagdapith area of Ahmedabad in August.“After the murder and loot incident, Raja had come to Uttar Pradesh and he was planning another incident in Azamgarh when he was arrested by UP Police after an encounter in which he has been shot in his leg. Currently, UP Police are interrogating him and the Ahmedabad Police have started the process of getting him on transit remand,”
Brigesh and Mukesh. They told us in interrogation that they procured a pistol from Yunus Shaikh from Surat. Shaikh was then also arrested by our team along with illegal pistol and live ammunition,” added a police official. said an official of Ahmedabad DCB. According to police, on August 7 night, Bhavesh Solanki alias Raja along with two persons Brigesh alias Badal and Mukesh alias Maya, both residents of Surat and natives of Orissa, had arrived outside Rabiya Bibini Chaali in Amraiwadi and stabbed the victim Awadhesh Sahani over 20 times, leading to his spot death.“Brigesh and Mukesh are residents of Surat who were contacted by Bhavesh to come to Ahmedabad in order to commit the murder of Sahani with whom Bhavesh had old rivarly. After murdering Sahani, the trio fled to Vadodara and Surat. On August 9, Bhavesh returned to Ahmedabad with Mukesh and one another accused named Ranjan Malik and the trio looted Rs 16 lakh cash from a victim in Kagdapith area on gunpoint. Based on our investigation, we have arrested
Sister tying Rakhi to his prisoner brother inside District jail on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in Mathura.UNI
Gujarat: 60% of insurance claims for health workers settled Agency News: Mumbai Since Covid-19 began, the Gujarat health department has settled 82 of the 141 claims received under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package’s (PMGKP) insurance scheme for health workers who died fighting the disease. More than half of the victims were less than 50 years old.The insurance scheme covers health workers who lost their life due to Covid-19.
and Mahabharat, when the Rajya Satta functions under the inspiration of the Dharma Satta, the state authority always succeeds.”“BJP always respect saints, the culture, the religion… Dharma gives understanding and direction to the Rajya Satta. And therefore, such programmes of BJP are being organised at such institutions,” he added.In his speech, Mandaviya also said that the way people from all the communities are welcoming
RBI extends curbs on K’takabased Millath Co-op Bank Agency News: Mumbai Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the restrictions on Karnatakabased Millath Cooperative Bank by three months till November 7. This extension is subject to review, said an RBI statement. The restrictions were last extended till August 8. The RBI is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to extend the period of operation of the Directive DCBS. CO.BSD III.D-12 /12.23.096/201819 dated April 26, 2019 issued to Millath CooperativeBank Limited, Devangere, Karnataka,” the statement said. As per the RBI’s directions, the cooperative bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise.
BJP’s yatra, it shows that all thecommunities are with the party and that their confidence in PM Modi and BJP is intact. The Union minister also reiterated that in his council of ministers, PM Modi has included representatives of each and every community. He added that there are 27 ministers from OBC communities, 20 from SC/ST communities, 11 women and 14 youths in the council of ministers.On Friday, Mandaviya’s yatra started from Junagadh while visiting places like Makhadiya, Bilkha, Chaparda, Visavadar, Dhari, Chalala, Savarkundla, Kakranch, Gariyadhar, and Palitana. At a public meeting in Savarkundla of Amreli district, Mandaviya spoke on various developmental initiatives of the central government in the sectors of agriculture and cooperation.
Renaming a road in Ahmedabad after the late founder of Ahmedabad-based real estate company — Parshwanath Corporation — Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel Saturday said that most times roads are named after deceased politicians and instead this time a road is being renamed after an “inspiring builder.”A street in the western part of Ahmedabad was named as ‘Navnit Patel Marg’ after the late founder of Parshwanath Corporation. “I
want to congratulate Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation…Usually when a (political) leader dies, a street is taken and named after them. 90 percent of roads are associated with political leaders. But I would like to congratulate corporation officials, the mayor and the standing committee for renaming the road after Navnit kaka who did great social service…his name will be remembered for generations to come,” said Patel.“Those who serve the community, nation or city, be it in social service, religious service, educational service, to
Over 500 tribal students who are among those mass promoted in the Class 10 boards in the tribal dominated Dang district are struggling to get admission in Class 11 with many schools yet to have new classrooms and the existing ones bursting at the seams.The district education authorities have already moved files to increase the classes in government schools and also told other schools in the district to increase the number of classrooms. Education authorities fear, however, that because of high schools getting stretched, the dropout ratio in the district might rise.According to Dang district education inspector Vijay Deshmukh, “in 2019-20, 26.43 per cent students dropped out of school after Class 10 of which 24.96 per cent were girls and 27.91 per cent boys. Similarly in 2021-21, the drop out ratio was 17.55 per cent out of which 17.19 were
girls and 17.91 boys. This year, due to the shortage of classes figures may go up”.Deshmukh added that the DEO had sent proposal to the state education department to increase eight classes in eight government schools in Dangs. “We are waiting for the response from the government. Once we get approval, we will start activities and in coming days there would not be issue of admission to Class 11,” said Deshmukh. As per details received from the District Education Office (DEO) in Dang, this year, of the total of 3,909 students who have been promoted on account of the pandemic, 3,255 have got admissions. Last academic year, the district saw 67 per cent students pass and before that 65 per cent. Schools now have to not only accommodate their own students from Class 10 but also make room for new students, and in the process it is those who passed with low marks that have got left out.
According to police, as the patrolling team tried to chase the miscreants, PSI VP Chaudhary A Police Sub-Inspector was allegedly stabbed in his chest and (PSI) was stabbed and critically stomach multiple times by two accused. injured allegedly by a group of persons in Shaher Kotda area of old city Ahmedabad on Thursday night as a police team arrived to stop a stone pelting incident.According to police, a patrolling team of Shaher Kotda police station had arrived outside Pushpraj complex at Potaliya cross section in Shaher Kotda area after reports of stone pelting by a group of four persons. According to police, as the patrolling team tried to chase the miscreants, PSI VP Chaudhary was allegedly stabbed in his chest and stomach multiple times by two accused. The four accused have been identified as Ajay Dattani, Krishna Patani, Manoj Patani and Sanjay Patani, all
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ensure they are remembered forever, we encourage naming things after such personalities. Ahmedabad city’s oldest and most prestigious construction company Parshwanath Company’s (late) owner Navnit Patel, in 50 years or so, constructed over 40,000
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residents of Shaher Kotda area.“We had received a complaint from a shopkeeper at Pushpraj complex that a group of four persons were stone pelting his shop. Upon reaching the spot, we saw the four accused running away and we started chasing them. As I caught two accused Ajay and Krishna after chasing them, their two accomplices returned and Manoj then stabbed me with a knife on my chest and stomach,” said Chaudhary in his complaint. According to police, the PSI was shifted to Civil Hospital in Asarwa after the incident. Taking cognizance, police have booked the four accused under IPC sections 307 for attempt
to murder, 333 for causing grievous hurt to public servant to prevent them from duty, 337 for causing hurt with rash act, 353 for assault on public servant, 186 for obstructing public servant, sections of the rioting, 294b for obscenity, 506 for criminal initimidation and 427 for mischief.“The complainant shopkeeper has told us that the four accused are anti-social elements who were creating a ruckus outside his shop on Thursday night by harassing the customers. When the shopkeeper asked them to not to do it, they resorted to stone pelting. We have arrested two persons in this case yet while two are wanted,” said a senior police official. ARM - I BRANCH, MUMBAI 37, Kshamalaya, Opp. Patkar Hall, New Marine Lines, Thackersey Marg, Mumbai - 400020. Email- cb2360@canarabank.com
(Auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Properties) SALE NOTICE E-Auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Properties under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, read with proviso to Rule 8(6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002. Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower(s) and Guarantor(s) that the below described immovable property mortgaged to the Secured Creditors, the Symbolic Possession of which has been taken by the Authorized Officer of the Canara Bank, will be sold on “As is where is”, “As is what is” and “Whatever there is” on 29.09.2021, for recovery of the amount Rs. 63,09,15,421.74 (plus interest and cost from 01.02.2021) due to our bank as mentioned below from the Borrower M/s. Kruti Manufacturers & Traders Pvt. Ltd. and the Guarantor Mr. Deepak Shantilal Desai and Deceased Guarantor - Shri Shantilal Desai represented by his legal heirs i.e (i) Mr. Mahesh Shantilal Desai, (ii) Ms. Snehal Desai, (iii) Mr. Deepak Shantilal Desai, (iv) Ms. Shilpa Desai AND (v) Mrs Vinodini S Desai. The Reserve Price and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) are as mentioned below:
Gujarat has administered nearly 4.23 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Over one crore population in the state stand fully immunised against the viral infection. the state stand fully immunised against the viral infection. On Friday, the state saw poor vaccine coverage, administering 2.75 lakh doses, the lowest since
July 26. The week between August 7 and 13 had recorded the highest coverage till date, with over 35.50 lakh doses administered in seven days.
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Raksha Bandhan: Vaccine drive suspended by Gujarat govt Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel announced on Friday that Covid-19 vaccination drive shall remain suspended on Sunday, August 22, on the occasion of Raksha bandhan. The minister, who also holds the health portfolio, stated in his announcement, “Several crores of sisters of the health department who have been associated in the vaccination programme. so that they can celebrate this occasion of Raksha bandhan with their brothers and their families, vaccination work will not be done on Sunday.” The state has administered nearly 4.23 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Over one crore population in
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homes. He made beautiful and affordable homes for the poor and middle classes and made beautiful arrangements for people to settle in their homes. That apart, whenever the city needed, he provided religious, community services..To ensure
that he is remembered, the stretch of road from (Helmet crossing in Memnagar) to Subhash Chowk will be renamed as Navnit Patel Marg…so that the coming generations can take inspiration,” said the minister.According to a state government press release, Parshwanath Corporation also plans to redevelop the area from Dhoribhai Park to Subhash Chowk.The renaming took place on the birth anniversary of Navnit Patel, and Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel as well as AMC leaders, including Mayor Kirit Parmar attended the function.
Sr. Reserve Earnest Money Property Details No. Price Deposit Lot a) Factory land and building situated at Part A & Part No. B of Plot No. 1/1+2/A-1, Block No. 1550, having 1 total extent 4874.50 sq. mtr. along with building & Rs. shed thereon, at Kalol GIDC Industrial Estate, Near 843.00 Rs. Saij Village, Off. Ahmedabad - Palanpur Highway, Lakh 84.30 Taluka Kalol, Dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382725 Lakh (Reserve Price - Rs. 535.00 Lakhs) (a+b) b) Hypothecated Plant & Machinery installed at above premises. (Reserve Price - Rs. 308.00 Lakhs) The Earnest Money Deposit shall be deposited on or before 27.09.2021 at 05:00 P.M. The property can be inspected, with Prior Appointment with Authorised Officer, on 17.09.2021. EMD amount of 10% of the Reserve Price is to be deposited by way of Demand Draft in favour of Authorised Officer, Canara Bank, ARM-I Branch, Mumbai OR Shall be deposited through RTGS / NEFT / Fund Transfer to credit of account of Canara Bank, ARM Branch, Mumbai A/c No.: 1389296000002, IFSC Code: CNRB0001389 on or before 27.09.2021; 05:00 P.M. For the said properties there is no encumbrance to the knowledge of the bank. For detailed terms and conditions of the sale please refer the link “E-Auction” provided in Canara Bank’s website (www.canarabank.com) or may contact Mr. Kumar Paritosh, Authorised Officer, ARM-I Branch of Canara Bank , Tel. No.: 022-22065425, 30, 38, 7004528297, S K Choudhary - 8169845618 during office hours on any working day. Date: 18.08.2021 Sd/Place: Mumbai Authorised Officer, Canara Bank To, M/s. Kruti Manufacturers & Traders Pvt. Ltd., 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R.A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031. M/s. Kruti Manufacturers & Traders Pvt. Ltd., at Kalol GIDC Industrial Estate, Near Saij Village, Off. Ahmedabad-Palanpur Highway, Taluka Kalol, Dist. Gandhinagar - 382725. Mr. Deepak Shantilal Desai (Director / Guarantor) M/s. Kruti Manufacturers & Traders Pvt. Ltd., 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R. A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031. Mr. Mahesh Shantilal Desai (legal heirs of deceased Guarantor Shri Shantilal Desai), 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R. A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031. Ms. Snehal Desai (legal heirs of deceased Guarantor Shri Shantilal Desai), 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R. A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031. Mr. Deepak Shantilal Desai (legal heirs of deceased Guarantor Shri Shantilal Desai), 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R. A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031. Ms. Shilpa Desai (legal heirs of deceased Guarantor Shri Shantilal Desai), 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R. A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031. Mrs. Vinodini S Desai (legal heirs of deceased Guarantor Shri Shantilal Desai), 212, Fatnani Building, 3rd Floor, R. A. Kidwai Road, Wadala (West), Mumbai - 400031.