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I Am Not Here To Be PM, Says Arvind Kejriwal In Gujarat In Gujarat, Kejriwal assures free healthcare; says Sisodia deserves Bharat Ratna Claiming that the people of Gujarat are bearing the brunt of the BJP’s arrogance in the last 27 years in the state, Arvind Kejriwal asked bus drivers and conductors in Gujarat to request passengers to vote for the AAP in the assembly election
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will provide free health treatment to all Gujaratis if his party comes to power after the upcoming assembly elections. He also assured like mohalla clinics in Delhi, health clinics will be opened in cities and villages of Gujarat. “We will improve
Sara Ali Khan looks smart in the crop tee and sweatpants.
Clashes In JNU, BJP-Linked Group Says Students Beaten Over Scholarship A group of students from Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University today claimed they were attacked by security guards employed by the institute while peacefully demanding the release of scholarship money which they insist has been withheld for over two years now. Half a dozen students have reportedly been injured during clashes between members of the BJPlinked student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, or ABVP, and the campus.
Police verification, registration to be must for imams from outside: Assam CM
government hospitals and new government hospitals will be opened if needed,” the AAP national convenor, who is on a two-day Gujarat visit along with his deputy Manish Sisodia, said at a press conference in Ahmedabad. “The New York Times has praised the Delhi government’s education model. We will help Gujarat’s students get quality education,” Kejriwal said, adding that Sisodia should be awarded Bharat
Ratna for his commendable work in the education sector in the national capital. This is Kejriwal’s fourth visit to Gujarat this month. Claiming that the people of Gujarat are bearing the brunt of the BJP’s arrogance in the last 27 years in the state, Kejriwal asked bus drivers and conductors in Gujarat to request passengers to vote for the AAP in the assembly election, a strategy
he had applied during the Delhi assembly elections.When asked about alleged irregularities in Delhi’s excise policy and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registering an FIR against Sisodia, the AAP leader said his colleague may be arrested soon. “Who knows I may be arrested too; all this is being done for the Gujarat elections,” Kejriwal said. Sisodia claimed the BJP offered
him the chief minister’s post if he broke the AAP. Sisodia said he was surprised when someone came to him with a message that he has two offers from the BJP. The messenger said one was that all big cases registered against you by CBI-ED will be taken back. The other offer was that I break the party and they will make you chief minister,” the AAP leader claimed.
The Assam government’s move comes after the arrest of 25 persons in the past 4 months with links to Bangladeshbased terror outfit Ansarullah Agency News:New Delhi The Assam government will soon make police verification
and online registration mandatory for imams of mosques and madrasa teachers from outside the state, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.The move follows arrest of 25 persons including Bangladeshi nationals in the past four months with links to Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), which is associated with the Al Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).On Saturday, police in Goalpara district arrested two imams, Abdus Subhan (43) and Jalaluddin Sheikh (49), who were with two different mosques in the district, and recovered incriminating documents, phones and SIM cards linking them with jihadi outfits like ABT and AQIS.
PM Modi to inaugurate su“Anybody Can Be PM”, Ni‘AAP’s model is…’: Anurag per-specialty hospital, cancer cen- tish Kumar Not In Race, Thakur ups BJP offensive tre in Haryana, Punjab Says His Party Leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the super-specialty Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana, and the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Mohali, Punjab
Agency News:New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday to inaugurate a superspecialty hospital in Faridabad and a cancer research centre and hospital in Mohali, said an official release. The Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana, will be a
super-specialty hospital with 2,600 beds and is being built at an estimated cost of around ₹6,000 crore, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Moreover, it will provide stateof-the-art healthcare facilities in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Prime Minister will then travel to Mohali, Punjab and inaugurate and dedicate the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre to the nation. “The cancer Hospital is a tertiary care hospital of 300 bed capacity and is equipped with modern facilities to treat all types of cancers using every available treatment modalities like Surgery, Radiotherapy.
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Lalan Singh, who is a close aide of the Chief Minister, said it was important to focus on opposition unity rather Agency News:Patna If the opposition defeats the BJP in 2024 then “anybody can become Prime Minister”, a leader of Bihar’s ruling
Janata Dal United said today, reasserting that Nitish Kumar is not in the race.“We don’t see him as Prime Minister,” said JDU chief Lalan Singh, a day after Tejashwi Yadav, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, called Nitish Kumar a “strong candidate” for the PM’s post in 2024.“We have repeatedly said this, as has Nitish Kumar himself, that he is not a candidate for PM. But yes, he has all the qualities of a Prime Minister,” he said. Lalan Singh, who is a close aide of the Chief Minister, said it was important to focus on opposition unity rather than who will be Prime Minister. “We believe Nitish.
Agency News:New Delhi Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its claim that Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was offered the chief minister’s position by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).“Kejriwal’s model number one is turning mohalla clinics into mohalla thekas (liquor stores), second model is to permit opening of liquor stores in exchange for money. Instead of Swaraj, Kejriwal’s model is ‘sharab (liquor) raj’,” Thakur said.Thakur said
the kingpin of the liquor case is Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal who has failed to respond in the last few days. “He (Kejriwal) could be seen on TV daily, wasting crores of public money. However, he evades responsibility and blames others when his party gets involved in corruption,” he added. Thakur’s attack comes three days after Sisodia’s house was raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the case on now-withdrawn Delhi’s excise policyManish Sisodia on Monday claimed.
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The officials said the multiple curves along the route between Delhi and Varanasi will not allow the highspeed train to run at its speed Agency News:Mumbai The railway ministry on Monday rejected the proposed
Delhi-Varanasi bullet train’s feasibility report, officials said. The officials said the multiple curves along the route between Delhi and Varanasi will not allow the high-speed train to run at its speed. “The feasibility report proposed by the National
High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) stated that the corridor be built along National Highway-2 citing that this will help in the acquisition of land at cheaper rates and reduce the cost of construction,” a railways official said. The
feasibility report presented was rejected in a review meeting that took place last week. However, the railway spokesperson remained unavailable for comment. “NH-2 has multiple curves which could prove to be risky for the train to run at 350kmph,” a railways official said adding that the track for high-speed trains should ideally be straight. Another official said that while the feasibility report of the project has been rejected, status of the detailed project report (DPR) is awaited. The ongoing Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is delayed and expected.
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Hambantota, Gwardar Ports Are Hosting Chinese War Ships, Chittagong May Soon Follow There is nothing to be surprised about Sri Lanka’s decision to dock Chinese ‘spy’ vesselYuan Wamg-5 at its Chinese-built Hambantota port, last week, despite protests from India.Sri Lanka President’s belated statement that China won’t be allowed to use the port formilitary purposes could at best be intended to temporarily allay India’s concern. Such apromise has no legal or logical basis. Sri Lanka’s deep-sea Hambantota port, which Chinabuilt at a cost of over one billion dollars as part of its global infrastructure programme (BRI),technically belongs to China. Under an agreement in 2017, Sri Lanka Ports Authority createdHambantota International Port Group (HIPG), which then became a joint venture after ChinaMerchant Ports bought an 85 percent stake in HIPG to facilitate the Chinese companysUS$1.12 billion investment in the port. Thus, the HIPG is majority Chinese owned. China canuse the port the way it likes. Expect more such Chinese war ships to dock at Hambantota infuture. Similarly, China has made large strategic investments in Bangladesh in the Chittagong andPayra Deep Sea Port projects. China is financing and constructing the Payra Deep Sea Portproject estimated to cost a few billion dollars. The port is the third largest in Bangladesh andhad started operating in 2016. The development of the Chittagong port is based on equalterms between China and Bangladesh. The two countries signed a reciprocal agreement for‘joint economic development.’ China took particular interest in the expansion anddevelopment of the Payra deep-sea port. Two Chinese firms — China Harbour EngineeringCompany and China State Construction Engineering Company — inked deals worth US$600 Million for developing the port's main infrastructure and riparian aspects which includesservices for housing, healthcare education etc. There is no reason to believe that Chinawon’t use these ports to anchor its war ships in due course.Many feel that behind China’s interest in developing the two large port projects inBangladesh is to ultimately exercise sovereign control over them as it has done in the caseof the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka. Recently, Bangladesh did not allow the docking of aChina-built frigate for the Pakistan Navy at Chittagong. But that does not suggestBangladesh will take a similar stand on China’s own warships in future. In Dhaka, officialsare said to be wary that it may not take long before China starts asserting more control overthe Chittagong and Payra ports. Bangladesh may soon fall prey to China’s debt conversionattempt. China is subtly trying to bring Bangladesh closer to Pakistan where it is building aport complex at Gwadar, which will provide Bangladesh an easy access to trade with CentralAsian countries.China’s multi-billion-dollar Gwadar port complex, billed as a " Port-Park-City,” along withHambantota, Chittagong and Payra ports, is seen as part of China’s ‘String of Pearls’ thatrefers to the network of Chinese military and commercial facilities and relationships along thesea lines of communications — from China’s mainland right upto Port Sudan, the Horn ofAfrica. The sea lines run through a number of major maritime choke points such as thestraits of Mandeb, Malacca, Hormuz and Lombok as well as other strategic maritime centres in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Maldives and Somalia. The Gwadar port has beenheralded as one of the key successes of the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) projects. Critics see the Gwadar port complex as part of China’s ‘debt-trap’ policy extendingbillions of dollars in soft loans, setting up Chinese enclaves in a Pakistani city and Chineseprivate security firms operating in a grey legal area. As in the case of Hambantota, Gwadarreal masters sit in Beijing not Islamabad.On paper, China’s ‘quadrilateral’ cooperation is intended to bring Bangladesh and Sri Lankacloser to Pakistan and induce them to use the Gwadar port to reach out to landlocked centralAsian republics to export their wares such as tea and readymade garments. However,China’s ultimate object appears to be to use the link to establish its strong naval presence inthe Indian ocean region. China has the world’s biggest maritime force with an inventory ofabout 355 warships and counting, said a recent US defence department (Pentagon) report.The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is slated to expand its inventory to 420 shipswithin the next four years. By - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara 2030, the PLAN is expected.
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AAP govt ignored panel recommendation, caused ₹900 cr loss in excise policy: BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) keeps changing the goalpost every time the BJP asks them tough questions Agency News:New Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that important recommendations of the committee constituted by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government were not incorporated in the new excise policy while one key provision of the policy was not implemented resulting in a loss of at least ₹900 crore to the exchequer. The
BJP also refuted Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s claim that the party has offered to withdraw all cases against him if he quits AAP and joins them.BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy, who is “accused number one in the liquor policy scam”, keep changing the goalpost every time the BJP asks them tough questions. Bhatia said that the BJP is a “respected
family” and has no place for “corrupt people”.Addressing a press conference, Bhatia said that the committee recommended that wholesale distribution should be kept with the government, retail vending should be given based on a new lottery system to ensure transparency in the process and make provision for a 10% increase in licence fees at the time of renewal.“But the committee’s recommendations regarding.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Diaspora in US sets 2 world records at India Day parade The first event saw one of the largest ensembles of ‘damru’ or the twin-headed drum Agency News:New Delhi The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) has set two records by taking part in one of the prominent annual events organised by the Indian diaspora in the United States – the India Day parade – and the other for the simultaneous flying of the most distinct flags.The first event saw one of the largest ensembles
of ‘damru’ or the twin-headed drum. The event was held in New York on Sunday. The feat will now feature in the Guinness World Records.The events were held in honour of India’s 75 years of Independence, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign launched by the Narendra Modi-led government.The Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia over the latter’s statement that the saffron camp had offered to withdraw all Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases against him if he left his party and also engineer a split in it. Taking to Twitter, Tiwari asked Sisodia to name the person on whose phone messages were sent by the BJP since the minister himself had earlier spoken about the CBI seizing his mobile following a
Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Monday alleged that the BJP offered to take back all CBI and ED cases against him if he left the AAP and engineered a split in the party raid at his residence on Friday.
CT-NE (FIA), which organised the march, said that two events from the procession had been submitted into the Guinness
Manish himself said that the CBI seized his phone. Then, the name of the person on whose phone the messages were sent and the calls were made must be revealed and the device should be investigated,” Tiwari’s post on Twitter, roughly translated
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over ‘ease of doing drug business’: ‘How long will you…’ Rahul Gandhi’s attack on PM Modi comes days after the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police busted a mephedrone manufacturing unit in Gujarat and seized drugs worth 1,026 crore. Agency News:New Delhi In a renewed attack, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the multiple drug hauls from several ports in Gujarat including Mundra and Pupavav. In a series of tweets, Gandhi posed four questions to PM Modi on “Ease of doing Drug business”.He said thousands of crores of drugs are reaching Gujarat, and asked “who is spreading this poison
on the holy land of” Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?The Lok Sabha member from Wayanad further asked why has the port owner not been questioned so far despite repeated seizures of drugsWhy are NCB and other government agencies still not able to nab ‘Narcos’ running drug cartels in Gujarat?” Gandhi said, in an apparent reference to Netflix series on infamous drug cartels in Colombia.His attack comes days after the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police busted a mephedrone manufacturing unit in Gujarat and seized drugs worth ₹1,026 crore in the international market.“Who are the people sitting in the government.
Verma and Sirsa at a press conference on Sunday had alleged that Kavitha acted as a “middleman” between the liquor mafia and the AAP government Agency News:New Delhi Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter and MLC K Kavitha on Monday said she will be filing a defamation case against BJP leaders - MP Parvesh Varma and former MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa - over their allegations that she acted as a “middleman” between the liquor mafia and
the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. Kavitha that she will also move court seeking an injunction order against the two leaders. The allegations made on me are completely baseless. I don’t have any link with what was said in the Delhi excise scam. They have all the agencies in their hands, they can do whatever investigation is required. We will completely cooperate, She added that the BJP is making the allegations because “KCR has been vocal in criticising the policies of the union government”.
India’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’ To Be Commissioned On September 2:
Book of World Records – the maximum number of flags flying simultaneously and the biggest ensemble of the ‘damru’.
‘Sisodia said CBI took his phone, then…’: Manoj Tiwari on AAP leader’s BJP offer claim Agency News:New Delhi
‘Family of fighters’: KCR’s daughter to file defamation case after BJP’s ‘middleman’ remark
from Hindi, read. He then said that once the name of the person is disclosed and the phone is examined, everything will be crystal clear (“doodh ka doodh aur sharab ka sharab hojayega”). Hours ago, Sisodia said he had received an offer from the saffron camp to cause a split in the AAP and join their side in exchange of getting all CBI and ED cases against him closed.
IAC Vikrant would serve to bolster India’s position in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue water Navy. Agency News:Kochi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the country’s first indigenouslybuilt aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant on September 2, official sources said. The Prime Minister will officially induct the vessel to the Indian
Navy at a specially arranged venue inside the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) here, which manufactured the over ₹ 20,000 crore warship. The Indian Navy had on July 28 taken delivery of the carrier from CSL after it had successfully completed the fourth and the final phase of the sea trials last month.“The event is currently scheduled to be held on September 2 at CSL jetty. The retired staff of INS Vikrant, India’s first aircraft carrier, officials of defence, shipping ministries and the state government among others are set to participate,” sources told PTIThey said an attendance of 1500-2000 people is likely.The IAC would serve to bolster India’s position in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue.
Kerala: LDF retains Mattannur municipality with 21 seats, UDF wins 14 The Left Democratic Front (LDF) won Mattannur municipality for the sixth consecutive time Agency News:New Delhi
Devoleena Bhattacharjee looked effortlessly stylish in this traditional red outfit with matching jewellery.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) proved its worth again for the sixth consecutive time in Mattannur municipal elections in Kerala. The LDF won 21 of 35 seats in the Mattannur municipality after the counting results of the elections were declared on Monday. The Congressled United Democratic Front (UDF), managed to double the
seats in the region by winning 14 seats. The BJP again won no ward in the municipality in a reminder of the previous polls. In 2017, when the last election was held, the LDF won 28 seats and the UDF won seven seats.Mattannur municipal elections Voting for the municipality elections, which consist of 35 wards, was held on Saturday between 7 am and 6 pm amid tight security.
A local holiday was declared in the municipality. According to local media reports, the counting was held at Mattannur Higher Secondary School, and the declaration of results for the elections was done on Monday. As per the reports, as many as 111 candidates contested the election and the polling percentage was over 84% which is more compared to 82% last time, the above reports added.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS BWF World Championships: B Sai Praneeth losses, Ashwini-Sikki, Tanisha-Ishaan win on day 1 Praneeth, a 2019 bronze medallist, put up a brave effort before going down 15-21 21-15 15-21 to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in little over an hour. Agency News:New Delhi B Sai Praneeth failed to cross the opening hurdle after losing in three games but India registered twin wins in women’s and mixed doubles competition on the opening day of the BWF
World Championships here on Monday.Praneeth, a 2019 bronze medallist, put up a brave effort before going down 15-21 21-15 15-21 to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in little over an hour.It was yet another forgettable outing in
Novak Djokovic gets huge indication on US Open hopes Agency News:New Delhi With Novak Djokovic’s US Open participation hanging by a thread, organisers of the Grand Slam has reminded fans from abroad that they won’t be able to enter the country without proof of vaccination. “At this time, ticket holders will not be required to show proof of COVID vaccination for admission into the US Open,” a statement on their website reads. “However, please note that if you are travelling from abroad to attend the US Open, you must be fully vaccinated with the primary series of an accepted
COVID vaccine to travel to the United States (this applies to non-U.S. citizens and/or nonU.S. immigrants).” Recently Djokovic’s wife Jelena lashed out at a journalist for criticising Djokovic’s vaccination status. Taking to Twitter, tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg stated that Wimbledon could be ‘Djokovic’s last Grand Slam event of the year’. Calling him the ‘anti-vax posterboy’, Rothenberg also explained that the Serb won’t be able to participate in the US Open due to the country’s immigration law. But the journalist received backlash from Djokovic’s wife Jelena, who called.
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Tokyo for Praneeth, following his struggles at last year’s Olympic Games where he participated without a proper coach or physio to eventually bow out early.However, former Commonwealth Games bronze
medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy progressed to the women’s doubles second round with a 21-7 21-9 win over Maldives’ Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq and Fathimath Nabaaha.
Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski’s superhuman assist to Ansu Fati defies all odds
Agency News:New Delhi Robert Lewandowski opened his account for Barcelona on Monday, scoring a brace in a 4-1 win vs Real Soceidad in the La Liga at the Estadio Arena. The striker then showed his creative side in the 79th-minute with a superhuman-like backheel flick assist to Ansu Fati. Here is the video of Lewandowski’s assist: The win helped
Barcelona register their first win of the season, having drawn their opener. The Catalan outfit are currently fifth in the La Liga standings with four points from two matches. Villarreal are on top with six points, followed by Real Madrid (six), Real Betis (six) and Osasuna (six). After the match, Lewandowski was on the receiving end of praise from teammate Pedri. The midfielder said.
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Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Larsen & Toubro, Wipro, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank were the major
Agency News:New Delhi Equity benchmarks continued to remain weak on Monday with the Sensex and Nifty falling over 1 per cent each, dragged down by bank stocks and negative global market trends.The 30-share BSE Sensex, which had started the trade on a weak note, tumbled 872.28
Rhea Kapoor is in tears as Swara Bhasker compares Karthikeya 2’s Hindi version she shares FIRST glimpse people tarnishing Bolly- keeps growing stronger of Sonam-Anand’s baby boy wood’s image with Rahul each day, subverts expectations with ₹15 crore haul Gandhi: ‘I met him…’ Agency News:Mumbai
An emotional Rhea can be seen getting tearyeyed as she looks at the little one with her mother Sunita by her side Agency News:Mumbai Actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and her businessman husband Anand Ahuja have become parents to a baby boy, the couple announced on Saturday. In a statement shared on their respective Instagram accounts, Sonam and Anand said they look forward to this new journey of
parenthood. ”On 20.08.2022, we welcomed our beautiful baby boy with bowed heads and hearts. Thank you to all of the doctors, nurses, friends, and family who have supported us on this journey. It’s only the beginning but we know our lives are forever changed - Sonam and Anand,” the statement read.While Sonam and Anand did not share any pictures of their baby boy, the former’s sister and film producer Rhea Kapoor took to Instagram and shared first glimpse of her nephew.An emotional Rhea can be seen getting teary-eyed as she looks at the little one with her mother Sunita by her side.She captioned it as, “Rhea masi is not ok. The cuteness is too much. The moment is unreal. I love you @sonamkapoor the bravest mommy and @anandahuja the most loving dad. Special mention.
Agency News:New Delhi Vodafone Group Plc has agreed to sell its Hungarian unit in a deal valued at 1.8 billion euros ($1.8 billion) including debt as part of the British telecommunications company’s plan to simplify its sprawling business. The company sold the assets to 4iG Public Ltd. and Corvinus Zrt, a Hungarian state holding company, Vodafone said in a statement on Monday. The companies aim to close the acquisition.
Markets closing bell: Sensex drops over 800 points to end at 58,774; Nifty at 17,493
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Actor Swara Bhasker has shared prime reasons which can be contributing to Hindi films not working at the box office as much as expected. One of them is also related to the chaos around Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, which painted a bad image of the industry. She also compared the situation to what happened with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Films like Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha, Taapsee Pannu’s Dobaaraa and Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan faced boycott trends on Twitter, and later struggled at the ticket window. Many users also pulled out old tweets to ask others to boycott the films. Meanwhile, upcoming films like Liger and Pathaan are also facing the same challenges as per the trends on the microblogging sites.Talking about the situation of Bollywood where only a few films turned out to success in the last year, Swara quoted filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in an interview to India Today. Anurag had said in a recent interview that given the nation’s ‘economic slump’, films have become a leisure activity which people might not be interested in anymore. Agreeing with him, Swara denied claims of Bollywood.
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Agency News:Mumbai Karthikeya 2, which released on August 13, has performed remarkably at the domestic box office. The Telugu film’s Hindi version has grossed ₹15.32 crore in India. Although the film released around the same time as Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha, Karthikeya 2 has done better than expected. The film’s Hindi version made ₹9.57 crore in its second weekend. Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, Karthikeya 2 stars Nikhil Siddhartha and Anupama Parameswaran in the lead Karthikeya 2 had minted ₹48 crore worldwide in its first week of release. Now, as per trade analysts, the film has done even more business in its second weekend in comparison to its opening week, something which is unheard of in today’s times. After earning ₹5.75 crore
in its first week, Karthikeya 2 earned ₹9.57 crore in its second weekend alone.Praising the film for doing exceptionally well at the domestic box office, and almost doubling its week 1 collection in its second weekend, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Monday, “Karthikeya 2 is a one-horse race... Weekend 2 business [ ₹9.57 crore] is much, much higher than the entire week 1 [ ₹5.75 crore] business, which is unheard of in today’s times... remarkable... Week 2 – Friday ₹2.46 crore, Saturday ₹3.04 crore, Sunday ₹4.07 crore. Total: ₹15.32 crore India business (of) Hindi version.”Recently, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma gave a shoutout to the film’s director Chandoo Mondeti and even compared him to RRR’s director SS Rajamouli. He had tweeted on Saturday, “Actor Nikhil’s Karthikeya 2.
points or 1.46 per cent to settle at 58,773.87. During the day, it slumped 941.04 points or 1.57 per cent to 58,705.11.The broader NSE Nifty declined 267.75 points or 1.51 per cent to finish at 17,490.70.From the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Larsen & Toubro, Wipro, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj
Finserv, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank were the major laggards.On the other hand, ITC and Nestle India ended higher.In Asia, markets in Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong ended lower, while Shanghai settled in the green. Stock markets in Europe were trading lower during mid-session deals. The Wall Street had ended lower on Friday. Meanwhile, the international oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.95 per cent lower at USD 95.80 per barrel.Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net buyers as they picked up shares worth ₹1,110.90 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
Arjun Bijlani replaces Rannvijay Singha as host in MTV Splitsvilla 14 Agency News:Mumbai MTV India’s popular dating reality show Splitsvilla is all set for a new season. The last season was hosted by Sunny leone and Rannvijay Singha but this season has a new host. Arjun Bijlani will be hosting the show with Sunny. Rannvijay had earlier also stepped down as a host from MTV’s Roadies. Splitsvilla 13 was telecast last year and Jay Dudhane and Aditi Rajput won the show together Talking about the show and his entry as the co-host, Arjun Bijlani has said in a statement, “I am thrilled to be a part of MTV Splitsvilla X4! The show has always been such a massive hit with the youth, and I’ve always loved its game-changing concept. As my fans know, I’m always up for new and fun stuff, so I’m super excited to take up this mantle. I’m definitely looking forward to taking the entertainment quotient a notch up with my lovely co-host, Sunny, for the new season. I’m sure fans are going to love it!” Sunny Leone said, “I am looking forward to Arjun as my co-host, as we gear up for the new season. Given how fun and quirky he is, I’m sure we’re going to have a blast. This is going to be an interesting and dynamic camaraderie for our audience to watch.” Rannvijay had hosted the inaugural season of Splitsvilla, which aired in 2008. He then made a comeback to hosting in the eighth season in 2015 and had hosted every season since. Sunny has hosted the show since season 7.One Twitter user reacted to the news and wrote, “Roadies and Splitsvilla will never be the same for me again. Can’t imagine.
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LOCAL NEWS The Bardoli Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd and HuntsmanwinsGDMA& Export SBI Life Insurance ink bancassurance pact; Awardfor the second consecutive year
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The Bardoli Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd, popularly known as high tech bank and banking supermarket of south Gujarat, has joined hands with SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in the country, under a bancassurance pact. The tie-up will benefit the residents of Gujarat who will have access to SBI Life’s comprehensive range of insurance solutions, to financially safeguard their loved ones.The bancassurance tie-up will enable both new and existing customers of the bank to choose from SBI Life’s varied range of protection, wealth creation, credit life, annuity and savings products. Mr. Mahesh Kumar Sharma, MD and CEO, SBI Life Insurance graced the occasion alongside Mr. Minesh Modi, General Manager, The Bardoli Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd in presence of Mr. M Anand, President - Zone 1, SBI Life, Mr. Amitkumar Saha, Regional Director- Ahemdabad, SBI Life and Mr. Sanket Christie, Regional Manager - Institutional
IDFC Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund Launched IDFC Mutual Fund announced the launch of the IDFC Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund, anopen-ended index scheme that will consist of 30 high momentum large and mid-cap stocks replicating the Nifty200Momentum 30 Index. The New Fund Offer opens on Friday, August 19, 2022, and closes on Friday, August 26, 2022.Investment can be made through licensed
mutual fund distributors, advisors, and online platforms as well as directly on the IDFC MF website link https://idfcmf. com/idfc-nifty200 -fund-nfo/.Highli ghting why investors may consider including IDFC Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund in their portfolio, Mr. VishalKapoor, CEO, IDFC AMC said “Momentum investing.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Alliance, SBI Life. Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Minesh Modi, General Manager, The Bardoli Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd, said, “We are proud to announce our association with SBI Life Insurance, a leading indigenous life insurer of the country.
Huntsman Textile Effects, the leading global provider of high-quality dyes, chemicals and digital inks for textile related industries has won the ‘Exporter ofthe Year’ award for the second consecutive yearConferred by the
Gujarat Dyestuffs Manufacturers Association (GDMA), the award recognisescompanies that have demonstrated outstanding export performance for 2019 to 2020 and 2020to 2021. During this period, Huntsman has earned the highest foreign exchange from self-manufactured direct export of
dyes and dye intermediates. The award was presented byC.R.Patil, Member of the Indian Parliament, recently in Ahmedabad.Kavishwar Kalambe, Site Director-Baroda, Huntsman Textile Effects, said, “We are honoured toagain be recognized for our expertise in developing and exporting dyes and dye intermediariesmanufactured in India to customers all over the world. This award is a testimony of hard workthat we all put into our products and inspires everyone in the company to continue providingthe highest quality.”Huntsman has identified overseas business as a major thrust area and has booked physicalexport orders worth nearly Rs25 lakh in the year 2020-2021.
Ihcl Announces The Opening Of Its ICE MAKE Q1FY23 top line Fourth Ginger Hotel In Ahmedabad grows 100% to Rs 64.84 cr
India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of a Ginger hotel at RTO Circle, Ahmedabad. The hotel is designed around the brand’s lean luxe design and service philosophy of offering a vibrant, contemporary, and seamless hospitality experience to its guests. Commenting on the occasion, Ms. Deepika Rao, Executive Vice President, IHCL, said, “With the opening of Ginger Ahmedabad, IHCL strengthens its
presence in the city. Ahmedabad, a leading city with significant business potential and multiple micro markets, offers a huge opportunity for Ginger hotels. This will be Ginger’s fourth operational hotel in the city.” Featuring 111 rooms including suites, Ginger Ahmedabad, RTO Circle is strategically located in a key commercial hub with convenient access to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram and other important business centres in the city. Guests can indulge in glocal favourites at the all-day dining restaurant, Qmin, which blends the best of comfort, convenience and chill.
Ice Make Refrigeration Limited (NSE: ICEMAKE),a leading supplier of innovative cooling solutions and manufacturer of 50 plus refrigeration equipment in India, has reported 100% growth in its revenue for the quarter ended 30 June 2022. The consolidated revenue stood at Rs 64.84 cr against Rs 32.43 Cr posted in the corresponding quarter of last fiscalThe Company recorded a Profit before tax of Rs 4.15 Cr as against a loss Before Tax of Rs 1.11 Cr last year in June quarter. During the quarter the Company posted a Net Profit of Rs 3.09 Cr as against a loss of Rs 82.74 lakh last year in the corresponding quarter. Mr. Chandrakant Patel, CMD, Ice Make Refrigeration Limited said” Strong demand in the end market
led by recovery in the economy and industrial activities helped Ice Make post strong growth in revenue. The Company has started reaping the fruits of its strategic initiatives and innovative range of over 50 plus products including our 1st branded solar cold room “SoloPeriFresh”. The Company completed its largest Ammonia refrigeration project of 4700 MT Butter Cold Storage Facility on turn-key basis, installed at Panchmahal Dist. Co. Op. Milk Producers’ Union Ltd, Member Union of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (AMUL).We also recently formed partnerships with Smart Farm Project and JeevanRekhaParishada non-profit organization and selfhelp group in Odisha.
Axis AMC’s unique bouquet of Abhinandhan Patil is on roll for WhatsApp services offers 27 key table-toppers Gujarat Giants well, attacker Abhinandan Patil BOI & IREDA Join Hands in facilities has been playing a crucial role Axis Asset Management (Axis SIP Registration, Redemption in their success this season. The Green Finance AMC) has extended its wide and Switch Transactions, etc. and 21-year-old Kolhapur boy, Patil
As stakeholders in sustainable development and carbon complianteconomy, Bank of India and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) have joined handsfor co-lending, co- origination & loan syndication in renewable energy segment among others. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed at the headquarters of Bank of India on 22ndAugust 2022 in the august presence of the MD & CEO
Bank of India – Mr. A K Das & CMD IREDA- Mr. P KDas. The partnership with IREDA, a Mini Ratna which is an established player in the field of renewableenergy, would provide a good opportunity to the bank in terms of ESG business.
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range of WhatsApp services to enable investors access to 27 key facilities. From completing entire transactions online (except for Lumpsum investments in which case the investor needs to login on the website) to availing additional services like raising a query and tracking it, investors can take advantage of a plethora of services on their fingertips without needing to visit the branch office. Existing Investors have to simply send a ‘Hi’ from their registered mobile number to ‘7506771113’ to avail all the services.Axis AMC had introduced ‘WhatsApp services’ to its investors in April 2020 with 6 features. Over the course of time, the fund house has launched newer facilities like
investors also have the option to communicate in vernacular languages like Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati. Axis AMC’s ‘Connect with US’ is a Live Chat feature wherein investors can speak to relationship managers directly between working hours (9AM to 6PM) except for Sundays and Holidays.Some of the Salient Features include:1. NAV: Investor can check the latest NAV for all schemes of Axis Mutual Fund2. Valuation: Investors can check the valuation of their folio3. Statement: Under the statement option, investors can access their Account as well as Capital gain/loss statement. An email is triggered to the registered email id. The download.
Gujarat Giants have been in red-hot form in the on-going inaugural edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho, having won three out of four games.For their brilliant show, the Ranjan Shetty-led side is currently sitting on top of the points table with 10 points. Though Gujarat Giants conceded their first defeat of the season against Odisha Juggernauts on Sunday, they still managed to retain their top position on the points table by earning a point with the margin of loss being just three points. While Gujarat Giants are performing exceptionally
is among the top three wazirs in the tournament with 35 points. Odisha Juggernauts’ Subhasis Santra (38) and Durvesh Salunke (30) of Mumbai Khiladis are the other two best performing wazirs in Ultimate Kho Kho Season 1. Patil has won 24 touch points.“It feels good to be one of the top performers in the league. I have scored these points with touch and I believe I can score more points with dives,” Patil said.“We have a very good combination in the team with a good mix of senior and junior players. Though we lost the last match, we will make a good comeback in the next match.” A member of the Indian team which clinched gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games, Patil has also impressed.
Huntsmangoes green, commissions 180 KW rooftop solar facility at Chakan
Huntsman India, a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, todaysaid it had commissioned a 180 kilo watts (KW) rooftop solar facility at its state-of-the-art polyurethanes manufacturingplant in Chakan, Pune as part of the company’s commitment towards building a sustainable and low-carbon economy tosupport carbon neutrality.The solar facility is expected to generate 3,00,000 kilo watt hour of power annually, about 60 percent of the plant’s totalenergy requirement. The system is connected with the state-government run power grid via net metering,
whichensures a balanced load and also feeds surplus power back into the grid.A 180 KW solar power plant at Huntsman’s Chakan Site will be used to meet almost entire day's power requirements.The system will be on net metering together with grid power. The net metering mechanism ensures that load isbalanced, and any surplus power can be fed back into the grid.“We are set to save 35 percent of energy cost with the installation of the solar facility.The project has beenimplemented with full adherence to environment, health and safety norms and commissioned in record.
These five unique tech innovations are making life easier for our youth Technology for good: how simple digital inventions are facilitating better lives for young people Tech innovations have played a crucial role in helping to educate and assist the youthin today rapidly expanding digital world. They support a wide range of topics,including employment for young people, mental health counseling, and awareness ofsexual and reproductive health among the youth. Smart digital tools are not justhelping to educate, counsel and inform the youth about subjects that concern theirhealth and well-being but also broadening their perspective.Here are a few thoughtful interventions that are providing online assistance andhelping make the world a better place for adolescents.Paryavaran SaathiApne hisse ka pradushan kam karein, is the message that thewebsite delhifi ghtspollution. welcomes citizens with as it
encourages them to dotheir bit to help the environment. The Delhi government has also launched thParyavaran Saathi in partnership with UNICEFs YuWaah to encourage engagedcitizenship among the young. In 2019, businesses, innovators, UN agencies, civilsociety organizations and young people teamed up to launch YuWaah (GenerationUnlimited India). Of the 10 lakh youth already connected with YuWaah, more than 50thousand are from Delhi and actively helping to combat pollution by reportingincidents and sending information regarding carpooling, Namaste, Main Hoon Sneha!" is the message that SnehAI, a bright eyed, ArtificialIntelligence-powered chatbot, hosted.
Shabir Ahluwalia, Shraddha Arya, Rohit Suchanti, Aishwarya Khare, Rajniesh Duggall, Kamya Punjabi turn up the heat on the red carpet of Zee Rishtey Awards’ Nomination Party
JFL Life Sciences Limited When Bharti Singh got emo- MAHE Manipal trained African SME IPO – NSE Emerge tional on the sets of DID Sudoctors set to destigmatise inferopens on 25th August 2022 per Moms
JFL Life Sciences Limited, engaged in the business of manufacturing pharmaceutical products havingexperience of more than a decade, is all set to raise Rs 1,816.58 Lakhs through an initial publicoffering (IPO). The issue opens on the 25th of August and will be listed on NSE Emerge. The public issue of JFL Life Sciences Limited is of 29,78,000 equity shares of Face Value ₹10 each(“EQUITY SHARES”) for cash at a price of ₹ 61/- per equity share (including a securities premium of ₹51/- per equity share) (the issue price) aggregating ₹
1,816.58 LACS of the issue. 1,50,000 equityshares aggregating to ₹ 91.50 Lakhs will be reserved for market maker (“Market Maker ReservationPortion”). The issue, less the Market Maker Reservation Portion, i.e., issue of 28,28,000 equityshares of Face Value of ₹ 10/- EACH at an issue price of ₹ 61/- per equity share, aggregating to ₹1,725.08 Lakhs, which is hereinafter referred to as “The Net Issue”. The issue and the Net Issue willconstitute 27.08% AND 25.71%, respectively of the post issue paid up equity share capital of the company.
After receiving an overwhelming response to the previous two seasons that introducedaudiences to some truly exceptional moms whose dancing skills can give even theyounger dancers a run for their money, Zee TV recently launched the 3rd edition of itspopular non-fiction show – DID Super Moms. Airing Saturdays and Sundays, the newseason has an exciting panel of judges – Remo D’Souza, Bhagyashree Dassani, andUrmila Matondkar to mentor and guide the talented moms through their journey andhelp them achieve their dancing dreams. Week after week, the top 12 contestants have amazed one and all with their won derful performances and this weekend as well, the viewers are in for a specialtreat as ace comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa will be seen on the show, that too in unique
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lawyer avatars as they host the special segment ofSuper Moms ki Adalat. While all the Super Moms put their best foot forward for theirperformance during the shoot, it was contestant Varsha’s wonderful performance to‘Apsara Aali’ that left everyone spellbound. She received a lot of praises, especiallysince the last couple of weeks have been difficult for Varsha. For the uninitiated, afortnight ago due to a medical emergency, Varsha could not perform. While she spokeabout her ordeal, a video clip of her young son taking care of her was played and it won.
A cohort of African doctors who completed the MAHE–Merck Foundation IVFEmbryology training programme received their certificates from Dr Ranjan Pai,President of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), and Chairman of theManipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) on Thursday in Manipal. The IVF Embryology training programme offered by MAHE and Merck Foundation aimsto change attitudes towards infertility by empowering doctors and
teaching advancedin-vitro fertility techniques.Dr HS Ballal, Pro Chancellor of MAHE addressed the awardees and said “Though bothman and woman are equally responsible in determining fertility, it is only the womanwho is subjected to the trauma caused due to infertility. This is nowhere truer than inAfrica, where infertile couples are ostracised, and medical intervention is sparse”Monica Baawuah from Ghana who is one of the trainees of the programme said.
Having entertained its audience with popular fiction offerings and clutter-breaking realityshows throughout 2022, it’s that time of the year once again when Zee TVacknowledges the contributions of countless actors, directors, producers, creativeteams, and technicians who work round the clock to keep everyone entertained with thecelebration of Zee Rishtey Awards. The mega extravaganza will celebrate the deeplycherished relationships of the viewers with their favorite characters like never before thisyear. While it is a massive celebration in itself with tons of entertainment for one and all,this year is even more momentous as Zee TV celebrates 30 glorious years along withZee Rishtey Awards, which will air on the channel in the coming days.Zee TV kickstarted the annual extravaganza of Zee Rishtey Awards by hosting a
star-studded Nomination Party which saw top TV celebrities take to the red carpet in theirmost glamorous avatars. Several celebrities turned heads at the party. However, it waspopular stars like Shabir Ahluwalia, Neeharika Roy, Shraddha Arya, Shakti Arora,Manit Joura, Anjum Fakih, Rohit Suchanti, Aishwarya Khare, Shagun Pandey,Ashi Singh, Krishna Kaul, Mugdha Chaphekar, Rehyna Pandit, Kamya Punjabi,Rajniesh Duggall and several others from the Zee Kutumb who mesmerized on the redcarpet of the Zee Rishtey Awards’ Nomination Party. The powerhouse on-screen jodi of Rohit Suchanti - Aishwarya Khare (Rishi - Lakshmi)looked beautiful together in a dark blue sherwani and sky-blue saree. On the otherhand, Krishna Kaul - Mugdha Chaphekar (RanbirPrachi) slayed in a white suit.
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