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Navneet Education announced allotment of commercial paper of ₹50 cr

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Agniveers recruitment: Only going online, no change in exam syllabus, says top Army official

Agency News: New Delhi

Putin’s war a strategic failure for Kremlin: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

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Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad

Describing Gujarat as a competent and model state in “all aspects of human development and people’s well-being,” Governor Acharya Devvrat told the Assembly on Thursday that “inclusive development of Gujarat is shining like the sun”.“Gujarat has become a model state of the country by following the slogan of Sauno Sath, Sauno Vikas, Sauno Vishvas and Sauno Prayas for the last two decades. There is not a single sector where we have not achieved new milestones. Gujarat has become the utmost competent and model state, leading other states in all aspects of human development and people’s well-being,” Devvrat said addressing the first day of the budget session. The state has been receiving “benefits of the double-

engine government for the past nine years,” according to the governor.

“The government of Gujarat takes care of every class, be it small or big, and it is devoted to socio-economic upliftment of all classes,” he said.

“When the inclusive development of Gujarat is shining like the sun, we have to take the development journey of Gujarat far ahead under the leadership of the prime minister.

Sanjay Raut made ‘threat to life’ allegation to defame Maha CM Shinde’s son: Minister

Agency News: Thane

Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai has claimed

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s allegation of a threat to his life has been made to defame Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde.Rajya Sabha member Raut on Tuesday wrote to the Mumbai police commissioner, alleging “threat to life” from

Shrikant Shinde, who is the MP from Kalyan in Thane. “Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde (Eknath Shinde’s son) has given a ‘supari’ to kill me to a Thanebased criminal Raja Thakur. I have confirmed information regarding the same. I am informing you as a responsible citizen,” Raut said in his letter, copies of which were also sent to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Thane city police.When asked about it, Thane Guardian Minister Desai, while talking to reporters here on Wednesday, claimed, “Raut made the allegation to get his security enhanced and defame the CM’s son.” Desai added.

Having shaped Gujarat as a selfreliant and developed state, we have to contribute to making India self-reliant and developed,” he said. Stating that Gujarat successfully organised National Games within three months and proved its “unique competence”, Devvrat said, The whole world frequently realises that there is something significant in the mitti (soil) of Gujarat.

No fresh tax proposed in Haryana budget for 2023-24

There is no change in the syllabus or the test pattern that will be used for the online common entrance examination (CEE), the first level of screening in the recruitment procedure for Agniveers, a top Army official said on Thursday.Lt Gen N S Sarna, Director General of Recruiting, Indian Army, during a media interaction held at the South Block here, said the decision to go for an online examination format was driven by multiple factors, including that the youth are now very “technologically aware” and the proliferation of mobile phones and its penetration has gone deep into the villages, making new technology accessible to people. The Army had recently

announced a change in the Agniveer recruitment process and candidates wanting to join the force will now have to first appear for an online common entrance examination (CEE), followed by physical fitness and medical tests.

Earlier, candidates for Agniveers and others, had to undergo physical fitness test, followed by medical tests, and appearing for the CEE was the last step.

Lt Gen Sarna said the process to hold the online CEE as the “first screening process” is also to help candidates.

Nirmala Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secretary ahead of key G20 meeting in Bangalore

Agency News: Bangalore

Union Finance Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen ahead of the First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency scheduled on February 24 and 25 here.The two leaders exchanged views on G20 Finance Track priorities under G20 India Presidency in 2023. ”The two

Agency News: Chandigarh

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said no fresh tax will be imposed, as he presented the state budget for the financial year 2023-24. Khattar, who also holds the finance portfolio, proposed Rs 1,83,950 crore state budget for the year 2023-24, an increase of 11.6 per cent over the revised estimates of Rs 1,64,808 crore. There is no proposal for imposing any fresh tax in the state budget for 2023-24, said Khattar in the state assembly here.Khattar said it is the fourth budget of the second term of the BJP-JJP government. He said feedback of MLAs and different sections of the society were taken and were incorporated in the budget.

leaders discussed their perspectives on strengthening #MDB (Multilateral Development Banks), #CryptoAssets, and #health, besides the Just Energy Transition Partnership #JETP and possible takeaways for the two sides,”

3.1 Magnitude Tremor Hits Amreli in Gujarat

Agency News: Amreli

Amild tremor of 3.1 magnitude was recorded in Savarkundla taluka of Gujarat’s Amreli district on Thursday, an official from the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property, district authorities said. The tremor was recorded 44 kilometres southsouth east of Amreli at Mitiyala village in Savarkundla taluka, at a depth of 6.2 km, said the official from the Gandhinagar-based ISR. On February 19, a tremor of 2.2 magnitude was recorded in

US Treasury Secretary Janet

L Yellen on Thursday said Russia’s economy has become increasingly isolated and the impact of sanctions against that country for war against Ukraine is being seen. “Since the early days of the war, we have partnered with a multilateral coalition of over 30 countries to impose severe economic costs on Russia for its brutal assault. Our twin goals are to degrade Russia’s militaryindustrial complex and reduce the revenues that it can use to fund its war. We are seeing the impacts of these actions,” Yellen said.she said the Russian military is struggling to replace over 9,000 pieces of heavy military equipment that it has lost since February 2022.

It has suffered production shutdowns at key defence-industrial facilities.“Further, Russia’s economy has become increasingly isolated. Estimates indicate that nearly a million Russians may have left the country last year. This is putting downward pressure on its productive capacity going forward,” she added.Yellen was speaking to reporters ahead of the First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency scheduled on February 24 and 25 here.

ED questions Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav

Kumar in Delhi excise policy case

Agency News: New Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant Bibhav Kumar as part of its ongoing investigation into a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the nowscrapped Delhi excise policy, officials said.Kumar deposed before the federal probe agency here and the investigators are

On Feb 19, a tremor of 2.2 magnitude was recorded in Khambha area of Amreli district

Khambha area of Amreli district, located in Saurashtra region, it said.Gujarat’s Kutch district, also located in the Saurashtra region, experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2001 in which 13,800 people were killed and another 1.67 lakh were injured. The earthquake had caused severe damage to properties in various towns and villages of the district.

recording his statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said. His questioning is understood to be related to the ED’s charges made before the court that at least 36 accused, including Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Bibhav Kumar, “destroyed, used or changed” 170 phones to conceal evidence of “kickbacks” worth thousands of crores of rupees in the alleged scam.

Man Gets 25K Compensation For Being Fined For Delay in Providing Bus Ticket

Agency News: Nilgiris

An elderly man in the Nilgiris received justice in a consumer court case after being fined Rs 500 for delaying to display the bus ticket during checking.The 60-yearold man Shekar resides close to Manilach area of Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district. In June of last year, the old man boarded a Tamil Nadu government bus from Coimbatore to Ooty.Later, there was reportedly a delay in showing his ticket when the officials asked him to show the ticket during checking at the Udhagai

Charing cross area. Following this, he was charged a fine of Rs 500 for failing to provide his bus ticket, and the payment was also paid by him. According to Shekar, he paid Rs 80 for his bus fare from Coimbatore to Ooty last year. After the bus arrived in Ooty, the ticket check was carried out by officials. Owing to his age, the man reportedly forgot where he kept the ticket during the check. In this instance, after six months, the plea was taken for hearing and the court ordered the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation to pay back the penalty amount of Rs 500.

NSCN-IM leader arrested for threatening people not to vote for Nagaland BJP chief

Agency News: New Delhi

A local leader of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) “Ao Region” has been arrested for issuing a letter that threatened villagers in Nagaland’s Alongtaki constituency not to vote for the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Temjen Imna Along, officials said on Thursday. Officials said the NSCN-IM’s Lanuwati Jamir allegedly issued the letter circulating on social media, that directed all villages in the constituency not to vote for Along for his “anti-Naga characters” and warned “stern action” against “defaulters”. “In 2022 at Amsterdam.

Governor Acharya Devvrat says Gujarat’s inclusive development is shining like sun

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Seattle caste ban isn’t about Hinduism or Indians. It’s America’s Great Culture War

If Uddhav Continues Listening to Pawar…: BJP Leader Padalkar Calls NCP Chief Shakuni of Maha Politics

Agency News: New Delhi

We Will Rid Karnataka of Corruption, Make it Number One in South India, Says Amit Shah

SP MLAs Disrupt Assembly Proceedings After Govt Rejects Their Demand of Conducting Caste Census in UP

Agency News: Lucknow

The historic move by the first American city of Seattle to outlaw caste discrimination isn’t going to stop at just that. Revolution, disruption, anti-Hindu bigotry — call it what you will — this push is going to travel to other places in the United States. India’s age-old fault line has gone global now. But this landmark 6-1 vote in the Seattle City Hall adding caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws isn’t just all about India, Indians or Hinduism. This is a key part of the Great Culture War raging across the United States for some years now. At the heart of this war is getting governments, schools, universities and corporations to acknowledge historic injustices as structural and not merely as episodic — whether it is race, gender or disability. This has to be seen in the wider context of the battle to teach critical race theory, which has become the central triggering point in classrooms, school boards and parent groups. So, Seattle banning caste discrimination isn’t Hinduphobia. This is about the evolution of political thinking and social critique in Western scholarship and activism today. Let’s not dismiss it as woke ideas, like many do. It is far more serious than a fad among the young. The Seattle City Council has signalled that caste discrimination crosses national boundaries. When historically privileged and dominant caste Hindus leave India, they carry their historical cultural currency with them too. Just like they carry their privileges. The new law recognises that the Dalits who travel to the United States don’t stop suffering from disadvantages and generational trauma either. Indian students going to the United States have been rising and in recent years have overtaken even the Chinese.

BJP leader and member of Maharashtra State Legislative Council Gopichand Padalkar has warned Uddhav Thackeray against NCP chief Sharad Pawar, calling him ‘Shakuni’ — a notorious character from Mahabharata.Padalkar said by the time Uddhav understands the game played by ‘Shakuni’ Pawar, all his supporters will leave his party, except for his son. “I have warned Uddhav Thackeray against Sharad Pawar via my tweet. You can’t trust him at all. He betrayed Congress leader Vasantdada Patil and became CM of Maharashtra. See what he did to Ajit Pawar, asked him to take oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra in the Devendra Fadnavis cabinet, and then everyone knows what happened,” Padalkar told. Padalkar

- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor

Air India to Operate Ferry

Flight to Bring Back Passengers

Stranded in Stockholm

Agency News: New Delhi

Air India on Thursday said it will operate a ferry flight to Stockholm to bring back passengers who were stranded after their flight from Newark was diverted to Sweden’s capital on Wednesday.The Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft from Newark to Delhi was diverted to Stockholm on Wednesday morning due to an oil leak in one of the engines.An

Air India spokesperson said the ferry flight will be operated with Boeing 777 plane that will fly out from Mumbai at around 2 pm and is expected to reach Stockholm at 11 pm (IST).The ferry flight will take off from Stockholm at around 1 am (IST) on Friday morning and reach Delhi at about 8 am (IST),

the spokesperson said.The NewarkDelhi flight had 292 passengers, including 8 infants, 15 cabin crew members and 4 pilots. It had made an emergency landing at the Arlanda airport in Stockholm. The flight had landed safely. In a late evening statement on Wednesday, an Air India spokesperson said the airline was in discussion with the Swedish authorities to seek approval for immigration clearance for some of the passengers who were still at the airport. A senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Wednesday, said the flight had an oil leak in one of the engines. Following this, the engine was shut down, and later the aircraft made an emergency landing in Stockholm, the official had said.

SC upholds Madras High Court order, allows E Palaniswami to continue as interim general secretary

Agency News: New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the order of the Madras High Court which

allowed Edappadi Palaniswami to continue as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK.A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheswari and Hrishikesh Roy had reserved judgment on the matter on January 12. The top court dismissed the petitions filed by O Paneerselvam.The judgement came on batch of pleas concerning amendments made to the party bylaws during the July 11, 2022 general council meeting.

Drugs Worth ₹ 25 Crore Seized In Manipur, 1 Arrested: Cops

Agency News: Imphal

A person was arrested in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district after WY tablets, a narcotic substance, worth ₹ 25 crore were recovered from his possession near the IndiaMyanmar border, police said today.

During a routine patrolling in Moreh Town, a joint team of the state police and the Assam Rifles on Wednesday seized ‘World is Yours’ tablets, weighing over

56 kg, from the residence of the person at Phaichang Veng area, a senior officer said. “The personnel approached the person after they noticed his suspicious movement. The team started interrogating him as he tried to escape from the spot. Thereafter, a search operation was conducted at his residence and the narcotic substance was recovered,” he said.One Myanmarese SIM card and two phones were also recovered from his possession, the police said.

Bombay HC quashes ED’s ECIR against Jet Airways

founder Naresh Goyal, wife

Agency News: Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed the Enforcement Case Information Report’ (ECIR) registered by the Enforcement Directorate against Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal in an alleged money laundering case.The central probe agency’s ECIR was based

on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by police against Goyals for alleged cheating and forgery on a complaint filed by Akbar Travels. After hearing both the sides, a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan quashed the ECIR registered on February 20, 2020 and all proceedings against Goyals on the ground of “being illegal and contrary” to law.

also said if Uddhav Thackeray continues listening to Pawar, his party will go down further.“Pawar has always used Congress for his purpose. His party has no ideology and no standing. The NCP is a party of some industrialists who have got stronghold in some pockets of Maharashtra,” he said. Slamming Padalkar, Uddhav Thackeray’s faction spokesperson Anand Dubey said, “Shakuni was always with Kauravas as they were greater in numbers. In Maharashtra state politics, the party which has got great numbers is the party of Kauravas, and Shakuni is with them. We are fighting our battle and firmly stand behind Uddhav Thackeray. BJP should see what is happening in their party. Maha Vikas Aghadi is firm and will continue its fight against BJP.”

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Pawan Khera, Agrees to Club All FIRs Against Him

Agency News: Karnataka

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked the people of Karnataka to repose faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and said the BJP would give such a government that it would rid the State of corruption and make Karnataka number one in South

India within five years.Addressing a public meeting at Sandur, a Congress stronghold, in this district, Shah also took potshots at the M Mallikarjun Kharge-led outfit and the JD(S), saying they were dynastic parties which cannot do good to the people.“On one hand there is PM Modi-led BJP strengthening India, and on the other there is Rahul Gandhi-led Congress linked with ‘Tukde-Tukde’ gang”, he said.

“Trust PM Modi and Yediyurappa once, and we (BJP) will give such a government that it will rid Karnataka of corruption and make it a number one state in South India,” Shah said Assembly elections are due in Karnataka by May.

Bathinda MLA’s Arrest on Corruption Charges Mars

Bhagwant Mann’s Punjab Run, Gives Oppn Ammo

Agency News: Bathinda

Samajwadi Party MLAs on Thursday disrupted the proceedings of the Assembly after their demand of conducting a caste survey in Uttar Pradesh on the lines of Bihar was rejected by the government. SP legislator Sangram Singh raised the issue during question hour in the House, asking the government “whether it will initiate a caste census in the state on the lines of Bihar”. The government replied in negative, asserting that carrying out the census was the Centre’s jurisdiction. Dissatisfied with the reply, SP members disrupted the proceedings and came into the

well of the House. Speaker Satish Mahana then adjourned the House for 35 minutes. Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, responding on behalf of the government, said, “According to Article 246 of the Indian Constitution, this (census) is the work of Centre. The census is done by Centre only.” “The central government has also made an act and rules for the census, according to which it comes under its jurisdiction,” he added.

‘Congress is BJP’s B-Team’: TMC Mouthpiece Attacks Rahul Gandhi Ahead of Meghalaya Elections

Agency News: Shillong

Agency News: New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered interim bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera after he was deplaned from his Raipur-bound IndiGo flight at Delhi airport and arrested by Assam Police in connection with an FIR over alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was accompanied by several other

Congress leaders as they were on their way to attend the grand old party’s plenary session. The leaders also got off the plane after Khera was deboarded. The apex court has agreed to club all FIRs against Khera. Taking to Twitter, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate shared a video of Kera getting arrested and wrote, “Assam Police is arresting Pawan Kheda ji and taking him away. What crime has he committed that he has been arrested for? If this is not dictatorship then what is?”

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala accompanied Khera to a police station at the airport where there was a huge deployment of CISF. As Khera was taken out of the Delhi airport by Assam Police, he interacted with the media and said, “We will see. It is a long battle and I am ready to fight.”

Drunk passenger pees on female co-passenger’s seat in state bus

Agency News: Mangalore

On a bus operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), a 30-yearold man is accused of urinating on a seat designated for a 20-yearold female companion. The event took place in the Hubballi district, close to Kiresooru DhabaWhen it stopped for meals next to a dhaba, the non-AC sleeper bus was travelling from Vijaypura to Mangalore.When everyone exited

the bus, the man allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger’s seat while under the influence of alcohol. Once she finished her dinner, the woman came back and pointed out the pee by her seat to the conductor and driver.Following this, the bus conductor and driver approached the man, and other passengers forbade him from boarding the vehicle once more.The female passenger was given a different seat, but she resisted filing a police report against the suspect.

Khalistan ideologue, associates of criminal gangs among 6 arrested by NIA during nationwide raids

Agency News: New Delhi

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six people, including a close aide of a designated terrorist, in connection with its cases related to unholy nexus between criminal gangs, terror groups and drug mafia, an official spokesperson said on Thursday.The arrests came after the NIA carried out raids at 76 locations in eight states on Tuesday to bust the nexus.Those

arrested include Lucky Khokhar alias Denis, a close associate of Canada-based ‘designated terrorist’ Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala.Others arrested in the raids, which were carried out in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, included associates of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Goldy Brar.Khokhar, a resident of Bathinda, Punjab, was nabbed from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan on Tuesday. He was in direct and frequent contact with Arsh Dala and had carried out recruitment for him, besides receiving funds for terrorrelated activities, the NIA said.

Special drive by Kerala police to detect drunk driving: 3,764 cases lodged across state

Agency News: Thiruvananthapuram

To reduce road accidents in Kerala, police carried out a state-wide special drive to detect drunk driving recently, leading to the registration of 3,764 cases of driving under the influence of alcohol with Thrissur district topping the list.The drive was carried out on the instructions of Traffic Division IG A Akbar and under the supervision of District

Alittle less than a week after his aide was nabbed, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Bathinda rural Amit Rattan was arrested on Thursday by the Vigilance Bureau from near Karnal in Haryana following a corruption complaint against him.The complaint was lodged by the husband of the Ghudda village sarpanch.The Mann government had been under pressure from the Opposition to take action against the MLA after his close aide was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau following a complaint that the MLA had sought a bribe through him. The AAP government was under fire from opposition parties who accused the government of shielding the MLA while arresting only his aide.Congress leader Harvinder

Laddi had announced a protest on Thursday outside the bureau’s office. The government also feared a protest by the opposition parties over the issue in the House during the budget session.Sources said following the outcry, the chief minister had directed the bureau to carry out a relentless probe and inquiry into the MLA’s involvement. Sources claimed that the voice samples of Rattan were confirmed in the forensic examination of the audio recording, after which the CMO gave the nod for action against him.

Northwest, central and east India to record above normal temp for 5 days, predicts IMD

Agency News: New Delhi Northwest, central and east India are predicted to record maximum temperatures three to five degrees above normal over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.Many parts of the country are already recording temperatures that are usually logged in the first week of March. It has fuelled concerns about an intense summer and heat waves this year. ”Maximum temperatures are very likely to be three to five degrees Celsius above normal over most parts of northwest, central and east India during the next five days,” the IMD said in a statement.It said a significant change in maximum temperatures in northwest India is unlikely during the next two

days. However, the mercury is predicted to rise by two to three degrees Celsius thereafter.The mercury may soar to 40 degrees Celsius and above in one or two meteorological subdivisions of northwest India in the first half of March, an IMD official said.

The Met office has attributed the unusually hot weather in February to several factors, with the absence of strong western disturbances being the primary reason.Strong western disturbances bring rainfall and help keep temperatures down.

Bokaro chicken deaths linked to bird flu

Sale of chicken and ducks prohibited in zones close to the poultry firm till further orders

Agency News: Jamshedpur

Police chiefs across Kerala, the State Police Media Centre said in a release. As part of the drive, from February 6 to February 12, 3,764 cases were registered, 1,911 licences were cancelled and 894 licences were confiscated for driving while drunk, police said.“Thrissur city registered the highest number of drunken driving cases -- 538 --during the drive, 342 cases were registered in Kochi city and 304 cases in Alappuzha.

The Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases laboratory confirmed on Tuesday that the death of chickens at a state-owned poultry firm in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district was caused by bird flu.Bokaro deputy commissioner Kuldeep Chowdhury on Wednesday issued a public advisory declaring the one-kilometre radius along the poultry firm as an “infected zone” and 10km area as a “surveillance zone” and prohibited the sale of chicken and ducks in both zones till further orders. “We are complying with the advisory

Trinamool Congress mouthpiece Jago Bangla attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for remarks against the party during his first election rally in Shillong. Gandhi had attacked the TMC alleging it was fighting elections in Meghalaya to ensure the BJP comes to power in the state.In a sharp attack in response to Gandhi’s remarks, the editorial wrote, “NPP and BJP have government in Meghalaya. Despite so, Rahul Gandhi attacked TMC, which clearly shows Congress is BJP’s B-team. A person who lost his own seat is saying all this and is a seasonal politician.” It also alleged that Congress cannot digest the fact that TMC is popular outside of West Bengal as well.Gandhi’s remarks had come against the backdrop of the latest comments by Congress president Malikarjun Kharge that his party was in talks with other opposition parties and would lead an alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to come to power at the Centre. Earlier, Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee had also hit back at Gandhi, saying the “irrelevance and incompetence”

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought the ouster of both the BJP and the Congress which have been in power in Meghalaya for many years

of the Congress had put them in a state of delirium. Banerjee is TMC’s national general secretary. He said Rahul Gandhi scion must revisit the politics of vanity instead of attacking TMC. “Congress has failed to resist BJP. Their(Congress) irrelevance, incompetence & insecurity has put them in a state of delirium. I urge Rahul Gandhi to revisit their politics of vanity instead of attacking us. Our growth isn’t driven by money.

India is everything to me: Akshay Kumar on decision to renounce Canadian passport

Agency News: New Delhi

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who has often faced criticism over his Canadian citizenship, says India is everything to him and he has already applied for a change of passport.He feels bad when people say things without knowing the reason for him taking up Canadian citizenship, Akshay said. ”India is everything to me... Whatever I have earned, whatever I have gained is from here. And I’m fortunate that I get a chance to give back. You feel bad when people say things without knowing anything...,” the 55-year-old star said.Akshay, known for his films such as “Hera

Pheri”, “Namastey London”, “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” and “Padman”, also spoke about a lean phase in his career when he delivered more than 15 flops. This was in the 1990s. The poor box office performance of his films pushed him to apply for Canadian citizenship, he said.“I thought that ‘bhai, my films are not working and one has to work’. I went there for work. My friend was in Canada and he said, ‘come here’. I applied and I got in.“I had just two films left for release and it is just luck that they both became superhit. My friend said, ‘go back, start working again’. I got some more films and I kept getting more work.

MCD secretary recommends fresh standing committee election, claims poll sanctity ‘badly bruised’

Agency News: New Delhi

issued by the central government and the state government and culling of chickens and other bird species in the infected zone having similar symptoms as bird flu has been ordered. So far we have not received any information from our teams which have been scanning all the private poultry firms in the infected and surveillance zones about any occurrence of similar symptoms,” said Chowdhury. According to Bokaro animal husbandry officer Manoj Kumar, nearly 902 chickens of the stateowned poultry firm at Lohanchal in the Bokaro city area died of suspected bird flu symptoms between February 1 and 20.

The MCD secretary has recommended fresh polls for electing members of the standing committee, claiming the sanctity of electoral process was “badly bruised” last night, amid a row over the mayor allowing councillors to carry mobile phones while casting votes.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House was adjourned earlier in the day as the deadlock, with BJP councilors opposing their AAP counterparts carrying mobile phones while casting their votes. AAP leaders have supported the mayor’s decision, while BJP members look “strong exception” to it, saying it “vitiated” the electoral process.In a report filed to mayor Shelly Oberoi and commissioner Gyanesh Bharti,

the MCD secretary has also said that enough ballot papers not available for electing six members of standing committee, and it was important that the election is conducted afresh.“The sanctimony of the election process has been badly bruised,” the municipal secretary’s report sates, giving various reasons to support the claim.He also pointed out that there were only 245 ballot papers, while at least 250 are needed to take the process forward.“It may be noted that the election process has traditionally.

Harmanpreet doubtful for T20

WC semifinal against Australia

Agency News : New Delhi

India skipper and batting mainstay Harmanpreet Kaur is racing against time to recover from high fever ahead of team’s T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia while all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has been ruled out of the crucial game because of upper respiratory tract infection. Harmanpreet, Vastrakar and left-arm spinner Radha Yadav had visited a local hospital on Wednesday for a thorough checkup, according to team sources. The medical team is currently monitoring the situation and there is no clarity whether the Indian skipper will be fit enough for a high-pressure match, starting

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Maxwell, Marsh, Richardson return to Australia squad for India ODIs

Agency News : New Delhi

Is Income On Fixed Deposits Taxable In

India?

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in abut four hours.Meanwhile, the Event Technical Committee of the tournament has approved Sneh Rana as a replacement for Vastrakar in the Indian squad. Rana, who is a spin bowling all-rounder, has played 47 international matches including 24 T20Is.

“Shoaib Akhtar Took So Many Injections...”: Shahid Afridi’s Big Revelation

Agency News : New Delhi

Pacer bowlers are arguably the most injury-prone cricketers in the game. While India’s Jasprit Bumrah has been on the sideline for months, Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi also continues to miss out on cricketing assignments every now and then. After he sustained an injury in the T20 World Cup 2022 final against England, a plethora of reactions erupted on social media. In fact, former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar had said that the left-arm pacer should’ve continued to play the final by taking a painkiller.As

Shaheen looked to have hit his full form in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was asked about Shoaib Akhtar’s comments on Shaheen.Making a big revelation,

Shahid revealed that Akhtar used to take injections during his active days as a cricketer. As a result of this, the Rawalpindi Express finds it tough to walk nowadays.“Shoaib

Akhtar took so many injections that he can’t walk now!” Afridi said.

“See, this is Shoaib Akhtar’s class. He can do that. It’s difficult, though. Everyone can’t be Shoaib Akhtar. It’s difficult to play with injury if you take injections and painkillers.

All-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh, along side pacer Jhye Richadson were on Thursday named in Australia’s 16-member ODI squad for next month’s three-match series in India.The trio will make its longawaited return to international cricket along side Pat Cummins, David Warner and Ashton Agar, who have also been named in the squad. The upcoming three ODIs will be played in Mumbai on March 17, Visakhapatnam on March 19 and Chennai on March 22.Cummins returned

home after the second Test in Delhi due to family illness, while Agar was released from the touring squad to play in domestic cricket. Warner, on the other hand, has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests due to an elbow injury.Cummins, however, is set to return ahead of the third Test to be held in Indore from March 1.

Oversight Committee gets two more weeks to complete probe into sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief

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The Sports Ministry has extended by two weeks the deadline given to the Oversight Committee to submit its report on sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was formed on January 23 to investigate into the claims made by country’s top wrestlers that Brij Bhushan has sexually harassed several women wrestlers and intimidates the athletes. The wrestlers had not provided the names of the ‘victims’.The committee, which is running the day-to-day functioning of the sports body, was asked to submits its report

in four weeks.The ministry extended the deadline following requests from the committee members and now it will submit its report by March 9.“The Sports Ministry has given a twoweek extension to the Oversight Committee for the submission of its report, following a request,” a ministry source told. The ministry was forced to form the panel after top Indian wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Ravi Dahiya and Sakshi Malik, staged a sit-in protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding that Brij Bhushan be removed from the top post and WFI be disbanned. The BJP MP was asked to step aside till the completion of the probe into his alleged misconduct.

It is said that India’s tax system is complicated as it keeps on changing to meet the changing times and economic situation of the country. Taxation is a crucial tool to make sure the government can afford its many initiatives and programmes in a nation like India with its diverse population and diverse economic realities. It is one of the major sources of funding for the government and contributes to the sponsorship of numerous assistance programs and other initiatives. The government collects revenue from a variety of sources, including income tax, sales tax, property tax, etc.Do you know in India if the interests of the FD

exceed Rs 40,000 and you are not a senior citizen, then you are liable to pay tax on FDs as well?

The Income Tax Act of 1961 mandates that certain people or organisations withhold the tax deducted at the source(TDS) from any payments made for specific services. Services like rent, professional expenses, contract payments, commissions, and royalty payments are among them. Certain investment categories, such as interest from fixed deposits and other deposits in banks, post offices, etc., are also subject to TDS. Depending on the sort of payment and the recipient’s income level, the TDS rate varies. Individuals must pay varying TDS amounts depending on their tax bracket.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Adds 100 Gold Loan Branches, Targets More In FY ‘23

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Thursday announced that it has opened 100 gold loan branches in the current financial year, so far.

As of March 31, 2022, the bank was offering gold loans through its 400 branches.With the addition of new gold loan branches in this FY, Kotak Mahindra Bank now offers gold loans through its 500 branches spread over 253 cities across the country.The bank plans to open 50 more gold loan branches in this financial year ending March 31, 2023.Manish Kothari, president and head, commercial banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank, said, “We are delighted to open 100 gold loan branches covering additional 49 cities during this financial year. gold loans have emerged

as one of the most preferred mode of availing finance to meet personal as well as business needs.”“Indians have idle gold and with gold prices soaring, gold loans have become an attractive proposition. The demand is coming also from people moving away from unorganised sources of finance, such as pawnbrokers as well as moneylenders. This is due to greater awareness about risks associated with unregulated sources of finance offered by pawnbrokers, at relatively higher interest rates. We feel the trend will continue in the time to come as well,” Kothari added.

Markets fall for 5th day; Sensex declines 139 points in volatile trade SBI raises Rs 4544 crore in AT1 bonds

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Falling for the fifth straight session, equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Thursday amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates further to curb inflation. Fresh foreign fund outflows and mostly weak trends in Asian markets also hit investor sentiments, traders said. In a highly volatile trade amid monthly derivatives expiry, the BSE Sensex declined 139.18 points or 0.23 per cent to settle at 59,605.80. During the day, it hit a high of 59,960.04 and a low of 59,406.31. The NSE Nifty slipped 43.05 points or 0.25 per cent to end at 17,511.25. In

the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, Larsen & Toubro, Titan, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, HDFC Bank and HDFC were the major laggards. On the other hand, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, ITC, State Bank of India, Tata Steel and Sun Pharma were among the gainers. In Asian markets, China and Hong Kong settled lower, while South Korea ended higher. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. European equities were trading mostly in the green during afternoon trade.The US markets ended on a mixed note on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the rupee appreciated by 15 paise to close at 82.73 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday.

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Yami Gautam, Sunny Kaushal’s Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga set for March 24 release on Netflix

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Actors Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal’s upcoming movie “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga” will release on Netflix on March 24, the streamer announced on Thursday.Touted as a fast-paced heist-thriller, the movie is directed by Ajay Singh and produced by Amar Kaushik and Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films. Also starring Sharad Kelkar, “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga” is a story of an air hostess and her businessman beau are on a mission to steal diamonds to free themselves from the clutches of a loan shark. However, the heist

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goes horribly wrong when the very plane carrying the diamonds is caught up in a hostage situation.

Singh said working on “Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga” turned out to be a “thrilling, roller coaster ride”.“Directing Yami and Sunny and watching this film unfold through their performances and the plot was exciting and I cannot wait for audiences across the

globe to experience our labor of love through Netflix,” he also said.“Maddock has always been pushing the envelope on the stories they tell and to have Netflix give a platform to these stories makes this even more special,” the director added.Vijan and Kaushik said they wanted to be a part of the project when they first heard the story. ”

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has crossed the lifetime collection of Titanic — also directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker — to become the thirdhighest-grossing film of all time.

According to Box Office Mojo, Avatar: The Way of Water has so far collected USD 2.248 billion worldwide since the film’s release on December 16, 2022. Titanic’s 25th anniversary re-release on February 10 took its lifetime collection to USD 2.244 billion, surpassing The Way of Water’s collection for a brief period. Only Avengers: Endgame

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has brushed aside actress Kangana Ranaut’s praise and support for his comments on 26/11 attackers in Lahore. For those unversed, Kangana lauded Akhtar for reminding Pakistanis that India will never forget 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. A few days back, Akhtar attended an event in Lahore and he said that the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attack are still roaming free in Pakistan. Kangana had expressed her support for him in a tweet. the lyricist was asked to comment on Kangana’s support to him. Akhtar ignored the anchor and asked, “What is the next question?”. However, the anchor said, “It is an important remark made by Kangana. How do you respond to that?” To this, Javed replied, “I don’t consider Kangana important so how can she make an important remark. Forget about her. Chaliye aage.”

During an event organised in memory of renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Akhtar said there is a ‘communication blockade’ between India and Pakistan and reminded Pakistanis that 26/11 attackers were from their country. “Let us not blame each other. That won’t solve issues.

Jo garam hai fiza, woh kam honi chahiye. Hum toh Bambaiye log hain. Hamne dekha wahan kaise hamla hua tha. Wo log Norway se toh nahi aaye the naa Egypt se aaye the, wo log abhi bhi aapke mulk me ghum rahe hain. Toh ye shikayat agar Hindustani ke dil me ho toh aapko bura nahi manna chahiye,” he had said. Reacting to Akhtar’s comment Kangana tweeted, “Jab main Javed saab ki poetry sunti hoon toh lagta tha yeh kaise Maa Swarsati ji ki in pe itni kripa hai, lekin dekho kuch toh sachchai hoti hai insaan mein tabhi toh khudai hoti hai unke saath mein… Jai Hind @Javedakhtarjadu saab… Ghar mein ghuss ke maara.. ha ha.”It may be mentioned that Kangana was slapped with a defamation case by Akhtar in 2020. He had claimed that Kangana had made defamatory statements against him during a television interview.

(USD 2.7 billion) and Avatar (USD 2.9 billion) have earnings higher than the sci-fi epic. The Way of Water has been climbing the charts since it hit the cinemas in December.

It dethroned Tom Cruise-starrer Top Gun: Maverick (with a collection

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State Bank of India (SBI) has raised Rs 4,544 crore through additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds. The funds will be used to support its business growth.In a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges, the country’s largest lender said that it has successfully raised Rs 4,544 crore through “non-convertible, taxable, perpetual, subordinated, unsecured, fully-paid Up Basel III compliant AT1 bonds at a coupon of 8.20 per cent’’. Since the bonds are perpetual, there is no maturity date.The bonds will be listed on the BSE and the NSE. The latest fundraiser’s part of its December

2022 announcement where the lender’s board approved a proposal to mobilise Rs 10,000 crore capital through Tier I bonds.SBI had then said that the mobilisation is subject to the government of India’s concurrence and that the capital raised through such bonds will last till 2023-24.While AT1 bonds are a perpetual debt instrument used by banks to augment their core capital.

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway trailer: Rani Mukerji takes on a nation for her children

of USD 1.4 billion) as the highestgrossing movie of 2022 and later crossed Spiderman: No Way Home’s collections (USD 1.9 billion) to become the highest-grossing movie post-pandemic.Thanks to the huge response to Titanic’s 25th anniversary special re-release, it managed to hold onto its position as the third-highest-grossing movie of all time. However, the Avatar sequel reclaimed the spot after raking in USD 6.1 million in the domestic market of US and Canada over the Presidents’ Day extended weekend.

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Rani Mukerji plays a Bengali woman from Kolkata on a warpath against the Norwegian foster care system to regain custody of her children in the trailer of Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway, dropped by Zee Studios on Thursday.This drama, directed by Ashima Chibber, marks Rani’s return to the big screen after 2021’s Bunty Aur Babli 2.

Inspired by true events, the film follows Rani’s Debika Chatterjee

5 Amala Paul films to binge-watch before her romance with Ajay Devgn in Bholaa

The song Nazar Lag Jayegi from Ajay Devgn’s upcoming film Bholaa has introduced a new face in Bollywood. Amala Paul, who is making her Hindi film debut with the action-thriller opposite Devgn, is one of the acclaimed actresses of the South film industries. The 31-year-old actress has worked predominantly in Tamil films, apart from Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Bholaa apart, Amala is gearing up for the release of the Malayalam survival drama Aadujeevitham and Tamil action-adventure film Adho Andha Paravai Pola. Here are five films starring Amala Paul you can watch before Bholaa hits the theatres. In this Tamil-language police procedural thriller, directed by Anoop Panicker, Amala plays Dr Badra Thangavel, an expert pathologist who helps police in solving cases. Cadaver revolves around the murders of two surgeons by a jail inmate, and the responsibility of locating his accomplice falls on Badra. Amala leads the film as Badra, fighting against corrupt medical practices while also juggling her job as a pathologist. Amala plays a feminist news anchor working for a not-so-serious news channel in the Tamil-language survival thriller film Aadai. Kamini (Amala) lives with her single mother who challenges her to become a serious journalist. To celebrate her birthday, Kamini and her friends go to their now-empty office building and get high on magic mushrooms. In the morning, she finds herself naked and alone in the building without her phone. It becomes apparent that she has become the target of someone who was severely affected by a news snippet that her TV channel had run. What follows is how Kamini survives it and comes out with her dignity intact.

as her happy married life in a foreign nation turns upside-down when the foster care system there takes away her children. The trailer begins with snippets of a happy couple — Debika (Rani) and her husband (Anirban Bhattacharya) — who begin a new life in Norway. Debika’s world revolves around her children and husband. However, her brief period of happiness soon comes to an end when her children are taken away. The Chatterjees are told they are not taking adequate care of the kids. The main complaint against Debika is partly based on a prejudiced approach against Indian customs, the trailer shows. The Norwegian authorities take objection to Debika feeding her kids by hand, sleeping with them in the same bed and putting tika on their forehead. Desperate to win custody of her kids.

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the Success of Indian Ceramics Asia 2023

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Organized jointly by Messe Muenchen India and Unifair Exhibition Service, this is India’s only trade fair for the bricks and ceramics industry. Indian Ceramics Asia 2023 witnessed participation from leading companies such as Hindalco Industries, HLT Industry, Imerys Ceramics India, Keda Industrial Group, Lamberti India, Modena Technology, Monte-Bianco Diamond Applications, Prism

NSE receives final approval to launch Social Stock Exchange (SSE) as a separate segment

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National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has received final approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on February 22, 2023, to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) as a separate segment of the NSE.The Social Stock Exchange segment will provide new avenue for social enterprises to finance social initiatives, provide them visibility and bring in increased transparency in fund mobilisation & utilisation by social enterprises. Any social enterprise, Non-Profit Organization (NPOs) or ForProfit Social Enterprises (FPEs), that establishes its primacy of social intent can get registered / listed on Social Stock Exchange segment.For eligible NPOs, the first step for onboarding starts with the registration on the Social Stock Exchange segment.

Uber rolls out biggest app redesign in years, now customized for each rider

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Johnson, Projecta Engineering SRL, SACMI Engineering, Sukaso Ceracolors, System Ceramics India, FCRI Co Ltd, and many more.Regarding the success of this edition, Vijay Aggarwal, Chairman, Indian Council of Ceramic Tiles and Sanitaryware (ICCTAS), said, “India is poised to become one of the leading ceramics manufacturers in the world, and this trade fair has exposed the Indian industry to global trends and technologies. Bricks and ceramics manufacturing is a highly energy-intensive process.

How the Tridev actor Sonam lost 30 kg and is gearing up for a possible second innings at the movies.

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Actor Sonam who ruled hearts in the ‘90s celebrated her milestone 50th birthday in September with a gift to herself. “I’m in the best shape of my life,” she smiles.To get there, she has been making small lifestyle changes.Through the pandemic and even after the lockdown was lifted, the actor was spending more time in the reserve forest areas of Ooty, which led her to establish a connection with nature, eat clean and in moderation. “In the midst of nature I became cognisant about my lifestyle. I started making changes one day at a time, and that’s how it all started,” recollects the Tridev star. She started going on nature trails, and worked just as hard on her diet, sticking to vegetarian meals and a certain number of calories

PhonePe sets a new milestone: Deploys 20 Lakh SmartSpeakers within 6 months of launch

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PhonePe, India’s leading fintech platform, today, announced its record-high distribution of 20 Lakh SmartSpeakers within just six months of launch. This is the fastest ramp-up seen for such devices among offline merchants in the country. PhonePe’s SmartSpeakers help validate customer payments without any intervention, and their speed of audio confirmations has helped build exceptional trust and reliability across over 3.5 Crore

merchants on the company’s platform.As merchants across India are increasingly adopting the PhonePe SmartSpeakers, they are realizing the value it creates for their business every day. On an average, PhonePe SmartSpeakers are being used for the validation of more than 75 crore transactions per month. Merchant partners spread across ~16,000 pin codes (>75% pin codes) in the country are now using the SmartSpeaker, with Tier III locations seeing the deployment of more than 5 lakh devices.

Niva Bupa launches ReAssure 2.0 – a revolutionary health insurance product, with several industry-first features, to bring a paradigm shift in health Insurance Industry

Offerslock-in of entry ageuntil you make your first claim, thereby helping customers save on premiums

Of late, global financial markets have been trending towards a buzzword called Private Equity. This is a cost-effective source of capital for companies which are looking to further their growth trajectory. Growth capital (also known as growth equity or expansion capital) is a type of investment opportunity in mature companies that are undergoing a life-cycle transformation event with dramatic growth potential. Companies which have withstood headwinds can use this growth capital to flourish through various ways such as the expansion of

operations, penetration of new markets, making profitable acquisitions and utilizing cutting edge technology etc.In turn, private equity investors can gain a profitable return by investing in growth capital.In India, many companies have adopted private equity style structures to secure significant assets at the growth capital stage. Growth capital is a type of financing that helps companies grow and expand, providing cash, loans, or equity to help them achieve their long-term goals.

COLORS’ ‘Bigg Boss 16’: Sumbul Touqeer Khan bids an emotional farewell to the house!

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Uber today announced a comprehensive global revamp of its app, adding a slew of new features to help riders go anywhere effortlessly.Uber’s redesigned app has been made intuitive, customized to the individual preferences of each rider, offering easy access to all services, consistent experiences, and smooth flows through the booking process. Starting right at the redesigned homescreen, the new Uber app makes it way easier to book rides, taking into account most preferred destinations and products for each rider. This feature is being rolled out for iOS devices, and will be available on Android devices soon.Riders will need to ensure their device is up to date with the latest available software, and the latest version of the Uber app to experience the redesigned app and its new features.

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STT GDC India Announces Momentum led by growth at its DC 1 facility in Ahmedabad

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Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited (Formerly known as Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited)–one of India’s leading standalone health insurers, today announced the launch of ‘ReAssure 2.0’with many industry-first features. This planpromises to reimagine the health insurance industry in the country and has the potential to redefine the way health insurance is currently purchased

and consumed. ReAssure 2.0 is a first-of-its- kind indemnity plan which makes seemingly impossible and unheard of product offerings, now possible.

Bettering on its3 powerful benefits – ReAssure, Booster and Safeguard offered under current ReAssure plan, ReAssure 2.0 provides a ‘+’ variant of these benefits to offer unmatched benefits. The comprehensive plan provides completepeace of mind to customers to live a stress-free life without any financial constraints.

a day.“I was mindful about everything I consumed. I would binge chocolates only once a week and maintain my dietary discipline through the week. I managed to lose 30 kg with utmost dedication and discipline,” she says of her fitness journey. How does she stay motivated? “I want to remind everyone that life doesn’t end at 50. Transformation can begin at any given time,” she explains.

After the last round of nominations that happened on COLORS’ ‘Bigg Boss 16’, viewers waited with bated breath to know who gets evicted from India’s most loved reality show. For close to a week there was an aura of anxiety and finality in the house as the strongest contestants including Shiv Thakare, MC Stan and Sumbul Touqeer Khan stood nominated. These three contestants would mark a chapter in the history of mandali that stuck together throughout the season. With this ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ hosted by entertainment juggernaut Karan Johar, the episode revealed that Sumbul Touqeer Khan stood evicted. Sumbul, who had evaded evictions thanks to her strong fan base, got the least number of votes among the nominated contestants of the week. It was an emotional moment for the mandali members Shiv, MC Stan and Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia to bid farewell to Sumbul, who had been a loyal friend to them and the butt of

Industry gearing up for Asia’s largest show on woodworking,furniture manufacturing & mattress manufacturing - DELHIWOOD 2023

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At the upcoming 7th edition of DELHIWOOD, scheduled to take place from 2 -5 March, 2023 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida (DELHI, NCR), the stakeholders from the woodworking and furniture manufacturing industry will get an opportunity to meet numerous national and international decision-makers. On display will be the latest Furniture Production Technologies, Woodworking Machinery, Tools, Fittings, Accessories, Raw Materials and Products etc. Leading players

from the woodworking and furniture manufacturing segment will converge at DELHIWOOD 2023 to meet numerous national and international decisionmakers, acquire new customers and discuss key issues including Digitalization, sustainability, skilling, supply chain management and also discover new trends, technologies and materials. The rising demand for modern interiors including wardrobes and sofas.

GreenLine Logistics Deploys LNG Trucks At Dalmia Cement GreenLine to enable Dalmia Cement target of transitioning 10% of its truck fleet toLNG by March 2024

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GreenLine Logistics (Green Planet Logistics Pvt Ltd.), India’s first and only LNG-fueled heavy trucking logistics company, has deployed Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited’s first fleet of LNG trucks at its Chandrapur plant in Maharashtra. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a leading Indian cement manufacturer and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has tied up with GreenLine Logistics for this significant initiative towards building a ‘green’ supply chain, with an initial order of 35 LNG trucks. These trucks will be deployed at

their jokes. At the outset of ‘Bigg Boss 16’, Sumbul Touqeer Khan made quite the impression with her dance skills and candor. Her tears have been a constant on the show. She was known as the most nominated and dutiful contestant, who cooked well and was always happy to help others. From the last few weeks to the finale, Sumbul voiced out killer one-liners. Her ardent fans waited for her to bloom on the show and saved her every time she was nominated. The first two times her father appeared on the show, it made viewers weep and set father-daughter goals.

app, Nitish Bhushan, DirectorCentral Operations, Uber India and South Asia said, “We have always worked to provide mobility with few taps on the app for riders on the Uber platform. Seeing how fast-paced our lives are getting, we understand the need to be able to navigate through apps in seconds. We are introducing the redesigned Uber app to help our users more effortlessly navigate to ensure each rider sees an app designed for their specific needs, with their frequented routes and preferred products showing right at the top.”

“The dynamic nature of Veer personality made it a compelling role for me”, says Karan Kundrra who is essaying the role of Veer Oberoi of COLORS’ ‘Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal’

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Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal is a visually stunning show that follows the love triangle between a girl next door, Esha, and two werewolf brothers, Armaan and Veer. I will be seen essaying the role of Veer. The show is a unique combination of fantasy, drama, and romance and it will take you on a wild ride filled with unexpected twists and turns. It premieres on COLORS on 13th February from 9.00 PM to 10.00 PM. I will be seen playing the part of Veer Oberoi. He is a werewolf who is the younger brother of Armaan. He is portrayed as arrogant and sarcastic, with little regard for human life, and is known for his self-destructive behaviour and sadistic mind.

Vidisha Srivastava goes down memory lane as she visits her 100 - year-old house in Varanasi

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Vidisha Srivastava, aka Anita Bhabi from &TV cult comedy show Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai, recently visited her hometown, Varanasi, to seek blessings at the worldfamous Kashi Vishwanath temple on Mahashivratri. Apart from witnessing the celebrations and the city’s hustle and bustle, Vidisha went down memory lane as she walked the old bylanes of her 100-yearold house. An overjoyed Vidisha (Anita Bhabi) shares, “This trip to Kashi has been the most exciting and memorable. I was so gun-ho right from the start as I was coming back to my hometown. I got to seek blessings at Kashi Vishwanath, catch

up with my friends and family, and relive childhood memories. Walking down the old Kabir Chaura lanes, I was emotional and excited. A lot has changed over time. We have a 100-year-old house in Kabir Chaura where four generations have lived. I feel proud to have been brought up in a place home to famous poets like Sant Kabir.

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Secures Third Place at International Rover Challenge 2023

DCBL’s plants in Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu, in a phased manner. Under its green logistics strategy for the decarbonization of its transportation fleet, DCBL plans to transition 300 trucks to LNG by end of FY24. GreenLine has deployed two types of LNG trucks - trailers and bulkers, for inbound and outbound logistics of raw materials and finished product. GreenLine’s LNG trucks reduce CO 2 emissions by ~28%, translating to emission reduction of ~24 ton CO 2 per truck per annum, compared to conventional diesel trucks. Over the initial fleet of 35 LNG trucks.

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Manipal, India - The Mars Rover Manipal team has once again shown its mettle by securing the third position in the prestigious International Rover Challenge 2023. The competition, held from January 28th to January 31st, 2023, in Bangalore, saw 36 teams from various prestigious Indian and foreign institutes compete against each other. The AGH University of

Science and Technology, Poland, secured the first position, followed by VIT Vellore in the second position.

The competition, organized by the Space Robotics Society, challenged university students to conceptualize, design, develop, and operate an astronaut-assistive next-gen Mars Rover and perform specific missions in simulated Mars conditions. The objective of the competition was to provide students with a real-world interdisciplinary.

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India Private Limited (STT GDC India) in partnership with CIO Club hosted a CIO meeting recently in its DC1 facility in Ahmedabad wherein 51 CIOs from across India participated, and discussed the business growth in the city. The STT Ahmedabad DC 1 is situated in GIFT city which is the first enterprise-grade data centre facility based in Ahmedabad with LEED certification, round-theclock operation and state of-art technology IT infrastructure to host your valuable data.Discussing on the growth, Sumit Mukhija, CEO at STT GDC India said, “The STT Ahmedabad facility, is spread over almost 70,000 sq. ft, and is a purpose-built fourstory building with a reinforced concrete superstructure. It boasts a power capacity of ~3MW IT load, suppression systems, and state-ofthe-art fire detection.

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Despite this, he is determined to rescue his love, Kavya, who has been trapped for a century. Behind his ruthless exterior, Veer is emotionally vulnerable. He hides his vulnerabilities to avoid feeling weak. As he interacts with Esha, Veer begins to change and learns to become a better person. That’s what makes him a dynamic and intriguing character. I hope the audience loves our show and its characters.

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecommunications services provider has created 5G experience zones across all its retail stores in the country. Through these specially curated zones, Airtel is demonstrating the power of 5G to consumers by bringing to life its blazing data speeds and emerging use cases like immersive virtual reality entertainment, cloud gaming, and more. As an industry leader, Airtel has taken the lead to simplify the new technology for customers and get them to experience the real difference of 5G. All these 1000+ stores will have specially trained executives who will not only demonstrate use cases but will also answer all 5G related questions along with Airtel’s own offerings.

Producer Aanand L Rai’s ‘Aatmapamphlet’ Recieves Praises At Berlin Film Festival

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Aanand L Rai has always been a maverick filmmaker who’s always juggled multiple genres and made sure his production house comes up with quality content such as Oscar nominated Newton, critically acclaimed Tumbbad, internationally released Nil Battey Sannata to name a few. He tapped into regional cinema with Aatmapamphlet. Film was selected to be screened at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival.

Producer Aanand L Rai expresses gratitude.“I’m here at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival & after the screening of Aatmapamphlet, viewers praised the brilliant storyline. This is my

first step in regional cinema & it has already received global success. It’s a proud feeling when a global audience witnesses your work & praises it. It’s a proud moment to see regional cinema pinned on the global map. Gratitude only for all the love.”, says the producer.

Aatmapamphlet is written by Paresh Mokashi and directed by debutant director Ashish Bende. The film is produced by Aanand L Rai, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Kanupriya.

Vertex Hydrogen signs agreements to supply over 1,000MW of hydrogen to decarbonise leading UK industries

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Vertex Hydrogen (“Vertex”) is

a leader in the energy transition, developing the UK’s first large scale, low carbon hydrogen production hub at Essar’s site in Ellesmere Port – the heart of the HyNet North West cluster. Vertex has now signed agreements to supply over 1,000MW of low carbon hydrogen to leading industrial names in the region. This is a similar amount of energy that powers a major city like Liverpool, secures the entire initial hydrogen production capacity of Vertex and enables the vital hydrogen infrastructure investments in the region. This milestone reflects Vertex’s status as the largest and most advanced low carbon hydrogen hub in the UK. The Project will capture some 1.8 million tonnes of CO 2 per annum

to be stored by the HyNet project to reduce more than 10% of the region’s industrial emissions - the equivalent to taking 750,000 cars off the roads. The Project will see over £2 billion of direct investments in the hydrogen plant and associated regional hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure – securing and growing vital jobs in the region. The hydrogen demand comes from global businesses operating in the region, who are looking to become the first low carbon operations in a number of key sectors by switching their current high carbon fuels to low carbon hydrogen. These consumers are substantial direct and indirect contributors to the 340,000 people employed in manufacturing in the North West. It also includes innovators in the sustainable aviation fuels, glass and cement industries.

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