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India records over 2.08 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4,157 deaths in a day Page : 2
‘Similar to what Razzaq had said about Bumrah’: Kaneria slams Amir for ‘out of the blue’ remark about star India batsman Page : 3
Vaccination for 18-44 age group picks up, cases dip in Ahmedabad Page : 4
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In Gujarat, Night Curfew Eased In 36 Cities Amid Drop In Covid Cases Gujarat Covid Cases: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani made the announcement regarding the revised curfew timings after a cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Curfew timings in 36 towns and cities have been reduced. The new timing is applicable from May 28 onwards. The curfew will now be put in place from 9 pm to 6 am.The Gujarat government had on May 17 announced that the night curfew in place in 36 towns and cities of Gujarat including the 8 municipal corporations will continue up to May 20.The curfew was to come to an end on May 18
and the state was to announce a decision on whether to ease the restrictions or lift the curfew altogether.The decision was taken given the COVID situation and the fact that the state at that time was bracing for cyclone Tauktae. Although the number of COVID cases in the state had been steadily coming down the government decided to extend it for up to May 20.At that time the curfew timings were 8 pm to 6 am.Night curfew in GujaratThe Gujarat
government had on May 11 announced that the night curfew in place in 36 cities of the state will be extended for another week ending on May 18.The Gujarat government had on May 4 announced an extension of the curfew to 36 towns and cities of Gujarat. The curfew was to be valid from 8 pm to 6 am. The government had initially put the eight municipal corporations under curfew and later extended it to 29 towns and cities.But later
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani had at that time taken the decision. The committee decided that all activities and services associated with COVID 19 like hospitals, pharmacies, oxygen supply plants, and such will continue to function.
Gujarat govt notification on distribution of mu- Vaccine mix-up: 20 UP vilcormycosis medicine ‘vague and defective’: HC lagers get wrong 2nd dose Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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Subodh Kumar Jaiswal takes charge as CBI director The Punjab School ExFormer Maharashtra DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on Wednesday took charge as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director. This came after a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising chief justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana and Congress Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed Jaiswal to the post on Tuesday. The 1985 batch officer from Maharashtra cadre was earlier posted as director general of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Centre should get ready for the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, warns Ashok Gehlot Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has asked the Union government to gear up for the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that is likely to be deadlier, especially in the absence of poor vaccination coverage. In a series of tweets, Gehlot lashed out at the Centre saying that the Union government rather than talking about reduction in COVID positive cases should pull its socks to combat the future attacks of the virus. He said the third round of the pandemic would be deadlier and saving children from the virus would be a herculean task.Gehlot has been consistently targeting the Union government on the free vaccines and has been demanding an adequate supply of the jabs for the states.
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday said the state government’s notification on the distribution of Amphotericin-B injections to hospitals for the treatment of mucormycosis is “quite vague and defective”. All districts should have their own expert committees to decide on the requirement of the medicine, the court said. Cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, a serious infection, have been found in COVID-19 patients in various states. Gujarat
has the maximum number of the fungal infection patients in the country, as per data shared by Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday. A division bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Bhargav D Karia said the Gujarat government needs to be more specific and precise with regard to the distribution of Amphotericin-B injections to government, corporation (civic-run) and private hospitals where patients with mucormycosis are being treated.While hearing a PIL
taken up suo motu (on its own) on COVID-19 and issues related to the pandemic, the court said more explanation is also required regarding the structure of the ‘expert committee’, on whose assessment of the “criticality and seriousness” of the patient the allocation of the injections will be made.“According to us, (the notification) is quite vague and defective,” the court saidThe HC also said the notification, issued by the Gujarat government on May 19 about the distribution of injections to private hospitals.
Ignorant bigots in power destroying Lakshadweep : Rahul Gandhi The massive outcry against the draft regulations for Lakshadweep has grown louder as several Congress leaders have alleged that Patel is not only destroying the peace and culture of the islands, but also “harassing” the people by imposing arbitrary restrictions. Agency News: New Delhi
Amid a rising clamour for the immediate removal of Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Patel over the new draft regulations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday, expressing his solidarity with the people of the UT, said “the ignorant bigots in power were
destroying it”. In a tweet, he said Lakshadweep is India’s jewel in the ocean and that he stands with the people of the Union Territory. The massive outcry against the draft regulations for Lakshadweep – which proposes a ban on beef, disqualification of panchayat poll aspirants with more than two children,
among others – has grown louder as several Congress leaders joined the bandwagon alleging that Patel is not only destroying the peace and culture of the islands, but also “harassing” the people by imposing arbitrary restrictions. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the “BJP government and its administration have no business to destroy its heritage, to harass the people of Lakshadweep or to impose arbitrary restrictions and rules on them.” Extending her full support to the people of Lakshadweep.
Sputnik V-makers have agreed to supply vaccine to Delhi: Kejriwal He also said that a governmentrun drive-through vaccination centre will be launched at Chhatrasal on Friday. Agency News: New Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the manufacturers of Sputnik V have agreed to supply the Russian anti-Covid vaccine to Delhi but its quantity is yet to be decided.He also said that there
were around 620 cases of black fungus or mucormycosis in the city, but there is a shortage of Amphotericin-B injections used in its treatment.“Talks with the makers of Sputnik
V are on. They will give us vaccine, but the quantity is yet to be decided. Our officials and the representatives of the vaccine manufacturers met on Tuesday, too,” the CM told reporters.Speaking at the launch of Delhi’s first drivethrough vaccination centre at Vegas Mall in Dwarka, he also said that vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are both suitable for children and the Central government should procure these jabs to vaccinate kids. He also said that a government-run drivethrough vaccination centre will be launched at Chhatrasal on Friday.
Cyclone Yaas leaves a trail of destruction but strengthens monsoon winds
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it extended to cover Deesa, Ankleshwar, Vapi, Modasa, Radhanpur, Kadi, and Visnagar among others. Thus, all 36 towns and cities are now under curfew in the state. The earlier curfew was valid from May 6 to May 12. A core committee meeting chaired by
of Covid vaccine Chief Medical Officer Sandip Chaudhary on Wednesday said he has ordered an inquiry into the matter and assured stern action against those found responsible for this negligence. Agency News: New Delhi
In a major goof-up, health workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district administered Covaxin to 20 villagers who had been given Covishield in the first dose. The incident has been reported from the primary health centre in Barhni where people from Audahi Kala and another village received Covaxin shots Chief Medical Officer Sandip Chaudhary on Wednesday said he has ordered
Very severe Cyclone, Yaas, made landfall about 25 to 30 km south of Balasore in Odisha on Wednesday morning, packing winds of 130 to 140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It weakened marginally immediately after landfall but continued to be a very severe cyclone for a couple
of hours more and a severe cyclone with wind speed of 100 to 110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph over land by the evening.“Yaas did not intensify further because it was relatively closer to the coast, the vertical wind shear (change in wind direction and speed at different heights) was not favourable and the sea surface temperatures were slightly lower near the coast. It may have intensified further, if not for these factors.
Rajasthan fails to procure vaccines through global tender, may move SC Agency News: Jaipur
an inquiry into the matter and assured stern action against those found responsible for this negligence. He said that no one has yet reported any health complaints and a health department team has already met them. The incident came to light when one of the villagers, Ram Surat, brought to the notice of the health workers that he received different vaccines in the first and the second dose. Accepting the shortcoming on the part of the health workers, the CMO said 20 people have been administered a mix-up of vaccines and the medical teams are keeping a close watch on them.
Sushmita Sen says she keeps making ‘big blunder in choices even at 45’
Like many other states, the Rajasthan government’s efforts to procure COVID-19 vaccines through global tendering have failed. Notably, seven other states including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana that have adopted the global tender mode have found that procurement through the global tender process has many ifs and buts and is not workable.The few bids that the state government received from companies after floating the tender have quoted exorbitant rates that Rajasthan is unable to afford. The state government needs more than two crore vaccines for the age group of 18 to 44.Rajasthan govt likely to approach SCThe Rajasthan government after failing to procure vaccines is likely to file a petition in the Supreme Court. The petition would seek the apex court’s interventions and directives to the Union government to float
the global tender.It has become necessary for the state to ask the Union government to float the global tender because of the various issues relating to the import of vaccines. The state has found that procuring the vaccines by a state through the global tender mode is a cumbersome exercise. The Rajasthan government will seek the court’s intervention and directives making the Union government come to the rescue of the state government and float a global tender on its behalf. It will insist that as the Union of India is a federal structure and the states are its components, the Union government should float the global tender in the best interest of the states.What Rajasthan health minister saidHealth minister Dr. Raghu Sharma said whenever a state floats a global tender, the Indian missions must verify the credentials of the company and report it back to the states. He said the Rajasthan.
‘1 crore people affected by Cyclone Yaas, 3 lakh houses damaged’: Mamata Banerjee The IMD said that the landfall process of Cyclone Yaas is complete. It further said that it will gradually weaken into a severe cyclonic storm in the next three hours, and into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent six hours. Agency News: New Delhi
Cyclone Yaas, which began its landfall on Wednesday morning near Dhamra port in Odisha, has completed the process, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, whose state is also in storm’s path, said that at least 1 crore people have been affected and three lakh houses damaged due to rough weather conditions arising out of the cyclone“Cyclone Yaas has complete the process of landfall. Rainfall will continue till tomorrow.
Fishermen are advised not to venture till tomorrow morning because the sea condition going to be rough,” said Umashankar Das, senior scientist, Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar.IMD director general of meteorology, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, said earlier in the day that the cyclone is likely to reach Jharkhand on Thursday morning.According to IMD estimates, Yaas will gradually weaken into a severe cyclonic storm in the next three hours, and into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent six hours.Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee held
a review meeting with district magistrates, disaster management committee and other officials in West Bengal. Later, addressing the media, she said that Bengal happens to be the “mostaffected state”. I will soon be undertaking an aerial survey of the affected areas in Purba Medinipur, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts,” Banerjee said.“We will be conducting field surveys to get a final estimate... It will take us at
least 72 hours to get a clearer idea,” she added.The chief minister further said that as many as 15,04,506 people have been evacuated from the vulnerable areas in the state and moved to safer places. Cyclone Yaas was packing gusts of up to 140 kmph as it hit land, authorities said. It destroyed tens of thousands of mud houses in Odisha and West Bengal, and forced the closure of the busiest regional airport in Kolkata.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Debate Can Wait, But Not Oxygen For A Gasping Lung It is certainly not a happy situation as the courts are seen increasingly overstepping the boundaries between the Executive and Judiciary to the extent that there is probably need to redefine the relationship. The debate on whether the courts are right or wrong in what they are doing can go on, but the sad fact is that the situation is the result of a void that has been created by the utter failure of the government, and at times a criminal abdication of responsibility on the part of the government. We have had situations when faced with no help forthcoming from the government, even hospitals had to approach the courts for vital supplies of oxygen and medicines and the courts obliged. Otherwise, we would have seen even a greater tragedy. This is not to say that the tragedy that Indians have endured was any less severe. At least six high courts, including Delhi, Allahabad, Bombay and Calcutta, have effectively intervened in handling Corona-related emergencies and issued directives to governments, sometimes overturning prevailing government orders, and ordering immediate action, whether relating to the supply of oxygen, dysfunctional medical equipment, including ventilators, and even lockdown of cities in the worst affected Uttar Pradesh, where the state government was deemed to have miserably failed to handle the situation. The courts also posed the all-important question whether it was not the government’s constitutional duty to ensure proper medical care for the citizens, The Kerala high court went to the extent of asking why the Centre was shirking its responsibility to provide free vaccinations to every Indian and enquired why it was not possible to utilise the surplus dividend of Rs 53,510 crore received from the Reserve Bank of India for administering free vaccination, at least for the poor. The Delhi high court even issued a contempt of court notice against the Modi government for its failure to fulfil its fundamental obligations of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens, which the courts have always upheld. The Allahabad high court had observed that the condition of medical and health infrastructure in small towns and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh was Ram Bharose’ as the state government had no effective control over the situation. At the receiving end of strictures by various courts, the government has approached the Supreme Court, complaining the high courts are issuing impractical orders and then initiating contempt of court proceedings for failure to implement those orders. The government got a big reprieve when the apex court asked the high courts to exercise restraint in passing orders and desist from considering issues such as oxygen supply, vaccination and right to healthcare, which have national and international dimensions. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta suggested that the Supreme Court ask the chief justices of high courts to head the benches dealing with the Covid management cases and related PILs to bring in uniformity and judicial experience for passing orders that are capable of being implemented. The court has appointed senior advocate Nidhesh Gupt as amicus curiae to study the larger issue of the high courts tending to cross the limits and passing orders having pan-India ramifications When people see no light coming from anywhere, particularly in the face of a complete vacuum being created by the failure of the government to come out with proactive measures, they are bound to approach the courts, which in the interest of solving the immediate problem at hand, may have crossed their limits. “The need for oxygen is now,” the Delhi high court had told the Centre when its attention was brought to an order that restricted the use of oxygen for industrial purposes from a future date. It is the timing that is most important under such critical conditions and the patient gasping for breath cannot wait for policy issues to be settled. In this respect, the high courts cannot be blamed for crossing their limit because any delay in providing medical supply could be life-threatening. It is clearly the insensitivity of the government that is to be blamed for creating such situation, which prompted the western media to remark that the Modi government seems to have melted away in the face of the ravaging second wave of Covid. Someone had to step in to salvage the situation and that is what the courts did. It was no time for hair-splittin arguments about who is supposed to do what. The debate can wait, but not the oxygen that can bring someone back to life from - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara the otherwise last breath.
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India records over 2.08 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4,157 deaths in a day The second-highest number of over 21.23 lakh samples was tested on May 22. Over 20.58 lakh samples were tested on May 24. 4,157 deaths in a day Of the 4,157 deaths reported in a day, 1,137 deaths are from Maharashtra Agency News: New Delhi
The health ministry on Wednesday informed that over 2.08 lakh fresh cases of
COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 2.71 crore. The ministry also informed that over 20.06 crore COVID-19 jabs have been administered so far. Of it, over 20.39 lakh people were
vaccinated on Tuesday. India has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases. It is now the second-worst hit nation due to the coronavirus pandemic after the US 3.11 lakh deaths due to COVID-19 Also, 4,157 COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the ministry during
this period. The addition of the fresh fatalities has taken India’s death toll due to the deadly virus to 3,11,388. Previously, the death toll had touched 4,529-mark on May 19. Of the over 2.71 crore coronavirus cases reported so far, over 24.95 lakh are active cases of the virus. It is 9.19 per cent of the total caseload. Interestingly, over 2.43 crore cases have recovered from the viral infection so far. Thus, the country’s recovery rate stands at 89.66 per cent. The recovery rate had marginally dipped for the first time on August 27, 2020, because of the surge in active cases. It again dropped marginally on September 7, 10 and 11, and on November 25, 26 and 27 due to a surge in cases.
Farmers protesting at Delhi borders observe ‘Black Day’ According to Sanyukt Kisan Morcha officials, the farmers will be burning effigies of the government at Singhu Border.
Agency News: New Delhi
Farmers protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws at Delhi borders are observing Wednesday as a ‘Black Day’ to mark six months of the agitation. Farmers, mostly
from Punjab, had arrived at Delhi borders on November 26 to stage a sit-in protest against the controversial farm laws. In a few days the protests grew as thousands of farmers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other states joined in. The
farmers have been protesting since November at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders. According to Sanyukt Kisan Morcha officials, the farmers will be burning effigies of the government at Singhu Border. In coordination with farmers from across the country, there will be similar protests in states including West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. Earlier this year, the government had agreed to put the laws on hold for 2.5 years subject to changes suggested by an expert panel.
The farmers had rejected the proposal, reiterating their demand for a complete repeal of the laws. The protests came under criticism after a farmers’ march on Republic Day turned violent.The Uttar Pradesh government had even issued an ultimatum to the farmers to vacate the Ghazipur site. However, an emotional appeal by Bhartiya Kisan Union Convenor Rakesh Tikait revived the movement, triggering large scale rallies and demonstrations in UP and bordering states.
Top Medical Body IMA Sends Rs 1,000 Crore Defamation Notice To Ramdev
Ramdev was forced to withdraw a statement made in a viral video clip in which he is heard questioning some of the medicines being used to treat the coronavirus infection and saying that “lakhs have died from taking allopathic medicines for COVID-19”. Agency News: Dehradun
The Indian Medical Association or IMA has served a defamation notice on Ramdev for alleged disparaging remarks against allopathy and allopathic doctors, demanding an apology from him within 15 days, failing which it said it will demand a compensation
of ₹ 1,000 crore from the yoga guru.The six-page notice served on behalf of IMA (Uttarakhand) secretary Ajay Khanna by his lawyer Neeraj Pandey describes the remarks by Ramdev as damaging to the reputation and the image of allopathy and around 2,000 practitioners of it who are part of the association.Terming the
remarks of the yoga guru a “criminal act” under section of 499 of the Indian Penal Code, the notice demanded a written apology from him within 15 days of its receipt, saying a compensation of ₹ 1,000 crore will be demanded from him at the rate of ₹ 50 lakh
per member of the IMA if he failed to do so.The notice has also asked Ramdev to make a video clip contradicting all his allegations and circulate it on the social media platforms where he had uploaded his earlier video levelling them. It further asked the yoga guru to withdraw a “misleading” advertisement from all platforms endorsing “Coronil kit”, a product of his firm, as an effective medicine for COVID-19, failing which an FIR and a criminal case will be lodged against him by the IMA. On Sunday, Ramdev was forced to withdraw a statement made in a viral video clip.
At least 577 children orphaned in the second wave of COVID-19 : Smriti Irani
Agency News: New Delhi
At least 577 children across India were orphaned after their parents died in the second wave of COVID-19, according to Union women and child development minister Smriti Irani. The figure cited by the minister is based on reports of states and union territories for the period between April 1 and May 25. She asserted that the Narendra Modi government is committed to protect and support these vulnerable children who unfortunately lost their parents due to the viral infection. Smriti Irani also clarified that these children are not abandoned and under the protection of the respective district authorities.
The minister said that a team of experts from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences is ready if these children require counselling.Irani tweeted, “GOI is committed to support and protect every vulnerable child due to loss of both parents to COVID-19. From 1st April 2021 till 2:00 pm today, the state governments & UTs across the country have reported 577 children whose parents succumbed to COVID-19.No shortage of funds The Union minister also said that there is no shortage of funds required for the welfare of these children and the Centre is in constant communication with states about these children.
Centre supplies nearly 30,000 additional vials of mucormycosis drug to states Agency News: New Delhi
The Centre on Wednesday allocated additional vials of Amphotericin-B drug, used in treatment of mucormycosis, to states and Union territories across the country. Union minister Sadananda Gowda said on Twitter that 29,250 vials of the drug have been given to the states.“The allocation has been made based on the number of patients under treatment which is 11,717 across the country,” Gowda said in
his tweet.Additional 29,250 vials of #Amphotericin- B drug, used in treatment of #Mucormycosis, have been allocated to all the States/ UTs The allocation has been made based on the number of patients under treatment which is 11,717 across the According to the break-up provided by Gowda, the highest number of vials (7210) have been given to Gujarat followed by Maharashtra (6980) - the two states which have the most number of mucormycosis cases.
A sand sculpture on Cyclone Yaas, at Puri beach, in Odisha
WhatsApp approaches court against Centre’s new digital rules citing users’ right to privacy Agency News: New Delhi
Riya Sen flaunts her curvaceous figure in a black bodycon outfit.
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Facebook-ownedmessaging app WhatsApp has approached the Delhi High Court against the Union government’s new digital rules that came into effect today.The company has claimed that the new rules formulated by the Centre would force it to compromise with the privacy protection of users. As of now, the messaging app provides endto-end encryption to nearly 40 crore users in India.Violation of right to privacyThe company has requested the court to declare that one of the new digital rules is in contravention to the right to privacy as enshrined under the Indian Constitution as it forces social media platforms to identify the first originator of information whenever the authorities want it. WhatsApp
The company has requested the court to declare that one of the new digital rules is in contravention to the right to privacy as enshrined under the Indian Constitution as it forces social media platforms to identify the first originator of information whenever the authorities want it said that it will have to break the end-to-end encryption to comply with the law.What WhatsApp said The messaging service claimed that the new rules enacted by the Indian government will require it to trace the origin of the message sent on the platform. WhatsApp in a statement said, “Requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end
encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right to privacy,” WhatsApp, which has nearly 400 million users in India.” Social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter were given three months by the government to comply with the new digital rules, the deadline for which ended Tuesday. The new rules require these technology giants to set up a grievance response mechanism, remove content within 36 hours of a legal order and appoint a compliance officer in India.
This apart, companies are also required to develop automated processes for the removal of offensive content. The Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code also provide that the major social media sites will lose their protection from legal prosecution for the content posted on their platform if they fail to comply with the government diktat.What other social media giants said With the deadline for compliance to the new digital rules coming to an end.
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‘Similar to what Razzaq had said about Bumrah’: Kaneria slams Amir for ‘out of the blue’ remark about star India batsman Agency News: New Delhi Former Pakistan legsinner Danish Kaneria is not impressed with a recent statement made by Mohammad Amir about an India batsman. In a recent interview with Cricwick, Amir, who retired from international cricket last year, had mentioned how he’s always enjoyed bowling to India’s star-batting pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, while pointing out that he found bowling to Rohit easier.“I find it easy to bowl to him (Rohit). I feel that I can get him out both ways.
Neither are we going to have an India vs Pakistan series, nor are you going to bowl to Rohit Sharma, You’ve said something out of the blue, similar to what Abdul Razzaq had said about Jasprit Bumrah.
He struggles against the inswinger from a left-armer and as well as against the ball that goes away early on,” Amir had said. Responding to Amir’s statement, Kaneria feels the
left-arm pacer’s comment holds no significance. Furthermore, Kaneria reckons Amir’s comment about Rohit is similar to a remark made by Abdul Razzaq about Jasprit
Bumrah in the past, where the former all-rounder had termed the India pacer a ‘baby bowler’. Kaneria believes Amir should choose his words and weave sentences more carefully, for he is talking about a batsman who has had phenomenal success in international cricket. Mohammad Amir, you want to remain in headlines, no doubt.
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Agency News: New Delhi After a wonderful stint as Delhi Capitals captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Rishabh Pant is gearing up for the upcoming England tour. Team India will be travelling to the United Kingdom to play New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship which begins on June 18 in Southampton. Later, in the month of August, Virat Kohli & Co are also slated to square off against the hosts in a five-match Test series.
Dilip Shanghvi resigns as MD of SPARC Agency News: Mumbai Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company (SPARC) on Tuesday said Dilip Shanghvi has resigned as managing director of the company. Shanghvi expressed his desire to step down and tendered his resignation as the MD with immediate effect, which was accepted by the board, SPARC said in a regulatory filing.Shanghvi will, however, continue to be associated with the company’s board in his capacity as a non-executive director and chairman, it added. It further stated that the board, on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has appointed Anil Raghavan.
Following his heroic in the Test series Down Under, Rishabh Pant will be considered as the first-choice wicket-keeper in the tour. It’s his second visit to England for a Test series and former Indian captain Kapil Dev wishes to see him playing his part well. the legendary all-rounder stated that playing in English conditions will be challenging and Pant needs to spend more time in the middle, instead of looking to hit every ball.“He looks a very mature cricketer now from the time he came into the side. He seems to
have far more time to play his shots and obviously his range of strokes is awesome. But England will be challenging. He must spend more time in the middle and not just look to hit every ball. We used to say the same about Rohit Sharma, who had so many shots, but would step out and get out so many times.
A day after reports circulated that the remaining matches of IPL 2021 might be played in the third week of September, former India opener Aakash Chopra decided to analyze players that all eight franchises might retain ahead of next year’s mega auction. Agreeing that MS Dhoni will be the first one to be retained by Chennai Super Kings, Chopra added that the legend himself might be questioning his retention because of the few years of cricket left in him and his heavy price tag.Dhoni has led CSK in all the 12 seasons that the franchise has been a part of the IPL. Under his leadership, CSK won three titles and managed to reach the playoffs of all editions except IPL 2020,
which was their worst season by far.“Chennai Super Kings will have MS Dhoni at the first number of course and they will do that as well. But if you ask Dhoni, he might himself say why they are retaining him because he may not be there for three years and why they want to block so much money on him. But then, that’s how it is going to be. CSK and MS Dhoni are pretty much one and the same thing,” Chopra said in a video posted on his YouTube channel. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket in August 2020. The only competitive cricket that he has played after the 2019 World Cup has been the IPL. CSK has confirmed that Dhoni will play in next year’s IPL but it is unlikely that he will carry further.
Gold, silver prices up as speculators create fresh positions Agency News: Mumbai Gold prices on Wednesday rose Rs 229 to Rs 49,096 per 10 gram in the futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on a firm spot demand.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for the June delivery traded higher by Rs 229, or 0.47 percent, at Rs 49,096 per 10 gram in a business turnover of 5,531 lots.Fresh positions built up by participants led to the rise in gold prices, analysts said.Gold prices traded 0.55 percent higher at $1,911 per ounce in New York.Silver prices rose Rs 382 to Rs 72,522 per kg in the futures trade on Wednesday as participants widened their bets on a firm spot demand.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for the July delivery gained
Rs 382, or 0.53 per cent, to Rs 72,522 per kg in 10,870 lots.Analysts said the rise in silver prices was mostly due to fresh positions built by participants on a positive domestic trend.Globally, silver was trading 0.62 percent higher at $28.23 per ounce in New York.Ravindra Rao, CMT, EPAT, VP-Head Commodity Research, Kotak Securities Ltd, said, MCX GOLD June future has erased all its losses and closed at the higher end of the consolidation range 48,150-48,900 amid dovish Fed comments. Key support for the day is at 48,415 followed by 48,150. On the upside 48950(61.8% Fibonacci level) holds initial resistance, followed by 49,250. The gain in the strength index has also strengthened the bull case in gold. The price has to move beyond 48,950, to resume its up trend towards 49,250,
followed by 49,550. For the day, price is expected to move in the range of 48,41549,250 with sideways to bullish bias. Only close below 48,150 would change the trend to neutral.MCX SILVER July future witnessed a quick rebound from the key support of 70900(Mid Line of Bollinger Band) and closed above the 8 day EMA. Price also got support from the lower band of the bullish trend channel and strong RSI. RSI on the daily charts is hovering around the 60 mark supporting the bull case. The key resistance for July future exists around 73,300, followed by 74,450 (previous high). As long as the 70,900-70,600 zone holds, price is expected to test the higher band of the range near 74,450. Hence, we expect silver to trade in the range of 70,90074,400 with a sideways to positive bias.
Sensex rallies 380 points, Nifty reclaims 15,300-level Domestic equities remained upbeat as improved visibility about economic recovery from 2QFY22 continued to lift investors’ sentiments,” said Binod Modi, Head – Strategy at Reliance Securities. Barring metals, most key sectoral indices traded in green. Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 380 points on Wednesday, led by gains in index majors Infosys, HDFC and TCS amid a largely positive trend in Asian markets.The 30-share BSE index ended 379.99 points or 0.75 per cent higher at 51,017.52, and the broader
NSE Nifty surged 93 points or 0.17 per cent to 15,301.45. Bajaj Finserv was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, jumping nearly 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, Infosys, M&M, Maruti and HDFC. On the other hand, PowerGrid, NTPC, ONGC and Kotak Bank were among the laggards “Domestic equities remained upbeat as improved
visibility about economic recovery from 2QFY22 continued to lift investors’ sentiments,” said Binod Modi, Head – Strategy at Reliance Securities. Barring metals, most key sectoral indices traded in green. IT stocks witnessed sharp rebound after positive commentary of select managements about strong execution delivery despite the
second wave of pandemic, he added. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo ended on a positive note, while Seoul was in the red. Equities in Europe
Mission Impossible 7 director Christopher McQuarrie on Wednesday responded to a tweet about actor Prabhas being a part of the movie, which stars actor Tom Cruise in the lead. The film is scheduled to release in the US on May 27, 2022 On Twitter, a user had asked, “@chrismcquarrie there is a viral news trending on Indian news channels that an Indian actor named prabhas has been roped in MI7 for a key role. Can you please confirm whether it is true or not? Christopher dismissed the reports and replied, “While he‘s a very talented man, we’ve never met. Welcome to the internet.
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Release of Mahesh Babu produced Major postponed due to the pandemic Major, which has been directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, stars Adivi Sesh in the role of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. It has been produced by Mahesh Babu.
You have been a wonderful bowler for Pakistan. When you debuted, you made quite a name for yourself. You used to make the ball swing both ways with the new ball. You’ve troubled many batsmen and there’s nothing to take away from it. You troubled India in the Champions Trophy final and gave their batsmen.
‘England will be challenging, he must not look MS Dhoni himself might say why to hit every ball’: Kapil Dev’s advice to Team are you retaining me: Aakash Chopra on CSK’s plans for mega IPL auction India’s ‘valuable’ player Kapil Dev stated that playing in English conditions will be challenging and Rishabh Pant needs to spend more time in the middle, instead of looking to hit every ball.
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were trading on a mixed note in mid-session deals Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude was trading flat at USD 68.50 per barrel.
Agency News: Mumbai The release of upcoming Telugu bilingual action-drama Major, based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, has been postponed in lieu of the pandemic, its makers
announced on Wednesday. It was revealed that the new release date will be announced once things return to normal.Major, which has been directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, stars Adivi Sesh in the role of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. The film, which is being simultaneously made in Hindi and Telugu, also stars Sobhita Dhulipala. Mahesh Babu has co-produced the film with Sony Pictures Films. A statement from the makers read: “We are living in unprecedented times and we hope you are following all the safety protocols and staying
safe. Our film Major, which was originally scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on July 2, is now postponed to a later date. We will announce the new release date once things are back to normal. Adivi Sesh opened up about the project in a promotional video some time back. He spoke about the inspiration to make a film on the life of Sandeep Unnikrishnan. He said that the film will celebrate Sandeep’s life and won’t be about his death. Adivi Sesh said: “I can only say that he impacted my life from the first moment I knew about him.
Children have lost a normal childhood in the past one year, rue celeb parents We talk to celeb parents such as Raveena Tandon, Adil Hussain, Arjun Bijlani and Juhi Parmar on how difficult the past year has been for their children. Agency News: Mumbai The ongoing pandemic has certainly been hard for everyone. But apart from the visible physical and mental exhaustion that most people are facing, one age group in particular has been the worst affected is children. With repeated lockdowns and virus
scare, they have not led a normal childhood since last year, and on top of that, they have had to remain confined to the four walls of their house. In what ways will this affect their growth? How difficult has it been for parents to explain the whole situation to their kids and control the natural impulses? These are
some questions that have been bothering the celeb parents we spoke to. It’s definitely not easy but from the initial days last year, I taught Samairra about germs, the virus and explained to her how it spreads. Slowly she understood the pandemic. There are times just like adults, a child too says they miss their friends and going down.
Sushmita Sen says she keeps making ‘big blunder in choices even at 45’ Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen, on Wednesday, shared ‘life lessons’ with her fans and followers on Instagram.Sharing a stunning selfie, Sen penned a lengthy note on making blunders and karma.“You guys often ask me, if I have off days… of course I do! Do I stay positive all the time? Nope, I don’t!!!And even at 45, I still make big blunders in choices, feel deeply hurt, recognise the calculated coldness in being used and the disappointment of being lied to for it… No, none of it escapes me!”“What I’ve learned though, is that no matter how difficult it is, I must look at it as a karmic debt, hopefully repaid in full! As for the ones causing it, their karma has only just begun,” she added. Reacting to the post, a fan commented, “Your writing power is tremendous... so strong and well expressed. Love you and your talents.“he beauty about you is how graciously you bounce back. You are surely an inspiration,” wrote anotheMeanwhile, on the work front, Sushmita made her comeback in the acting career with the Indian crime drama web series ‘Aarya’ for which she had bagged the title ‘Best Actor in drama series’ at eminent award shows like Filmfare, Dada Saheb Phalke, Film Critics Guild, Raj Kapoor Award. Currently, she is shooting for Season 2 of the series.
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Gujarat has the highest number of mucormycosis cases in the country Maharashtra reported 2,770 cases followed by 768 cases in Andhra Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh has reported 752 cases followed by 481 cases in Karnataka and 436 cases in Haryana.Allocation of medicines for mucormycosis Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Anusha Dandekar chills at the pool side in a flair mini dress paired with platform heels.
At a time when fresh COVID-19 infections are declining across many states in the country, mucormycosis, popularly known as black fungus, has emerged as a major challenge for India. Over 11,717 cases of the rare fungal infection have been reported in the country so far. Of it, the maximum number of cases has been registered in Gujarat followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.As per a tally shared by Union chemicals and fertilisers minister DV
Sadananda Gowda, Gujarat has reported 2,859 cases of black fungus till May 25. Maharashtra reported 2,770 cases followed by 768 cases in Andhra Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh has reported 752 cases followed by 481 cases in Karnataka and 436 cases in Haryana. Allocation of medicines for mucormycosisThe Union government said 23,680 vials of Amphotericin-B, which is used in the treatment of mucormycosis, were supplied to states on May 21. Additionally, 19,420 vials of the drug were supplied to states on
Vaccination for 18-44 age group picks up, cases dip in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad has reported a steady decline in cases over the last few days with 422 new infections recorded on the day, the lowest since March 21. Eight persons also succumbed to the infection Tuesday Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat on Tuesday reported 3,255 new Covid-19 cases and 44 deaths, taking the total virus count to over 7.94 lakh infections and 9,665 fatalities. Ahmedabad has reported a steady decline in cases over the last few days with 422 new infections recorded on the day, the lowest since March 21. Eight persons also succumbed to the infection Tuesday.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Coming down heavily on the state government over its lax attitude on fire safety, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the government “wakes up” only when the court takes up the issue and remarked that it has ignored the directives passed by the high court as well as the Supreme Court from time to time.Hearing a public interest litigation moved by advocate Amit Panchal appearing as party-in-person on Tuesday, a division bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Bhargav Karia sought details from the state government as well as municipal corporations
across the country.”People get infected with mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment. It can also develop on the skin after the fungus enters the skin through a cut, scrape, burn, or other types of skin trauma.This disease has been detected among patients who suffered from COVID-19 and are recovering or those
who are still infected with the deadly virus. Experts believe that the treatment of COVID-19 patients involves the intake of drugs like dexamethasone, which suppresses the immune system response. Due to this, COVID- 19 patients face a renewed risk of failing in the battle against attacks mounted by an organism such as mucormycetes.
Amdavadi youth threatens girl he befriended on social media with indecent pics, demands Rs15 lakh Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A complaint has been filed against a youth who initially befriended a girl and then got her compromising pictures. He then threatened to show them to her family and demanded Rs15 lakh to not do it.He also tried to break the girl’s engagement by telling her fiance about her past. Ramol police are investigating the matter after the girl approached them with a complaint.As per the complaint, the 27-year-old resident of Ramol had two years ago befriended a guy Mukesh Parmar on Facebook. They used to be in touch through calls and video chats. They then fell in love. At that time Parmar had said that he was unemployed and that he would marry her once he found employment. Mukesh would often ask her to do things for him while on chat and video calls and unknown to her took screenshots of the same. He would also ask her
73k people compensated with Rs 3.5 cr in cyclone-hit districts In Amreli, the worst-affected district among the three, a total of 25,616 individuals were paid Rs 1.26 crore cash doles until Monday evening. Agency News: Rajkot
The peripheral districts of Anand, Banaskantha and Kheda, however, continued to report more infections. In Anand, the test positivity rate was recorded over six per cent even as the district’s largest hospital, Shree Krishna Hospital at Karamsad, continued to operate at full capacity on the day. The cumulative test positivity rate in the state was recorded over three per cent, as per the data given by the state health bulletin. A total of 97,403
Gujarat HC: Govt wakes up only when court takes up fire safety issue “As and when the matter comes up before the court, the court passes the order, gives directions then no action (is taken), again there is a lull period and nothing is happening. What happens to the directions issued by the court from time to time?” the court said.
May 24Gowda in a tweet revealed that 29,250 vials of the drug were allocated to states today. The highest allocation has been made for Gujarat, followed by Maharashtra. Notably, West Bengal and the north-eastern states have not reported any cases of the deadly fungal infection. The minister tweeted, “Additional 29,250 vials of #Amphotericin- B drug, used in the treatment of #Mucormycosis, have been allocated to all the States/ UTs today. The allocation has been made based on the number of patients under treatment which is 11,717
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tests were conducted across Gujarat, it said.At least 1.28 lakh doses were administered to beneficiaries in the 18-44 years age group, the highest till date for this category since vaccination opened on May 1.This comes a day after Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that at least a lakh population in the age group will be vaccinated each day for a week. In 23 districts of the state, however, vaccination is yet to commence for the 1844 age group.
MORE THAN 73,000 people affected by cyclone Tauktae were handed over Rs 3.5 crore in compensation by the state government in Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath even as teams continue to survey the damage wreaked by the cyclone in the three coastal districts, officers said Tuesday. Over 85,000 houses in the three districts have been damaged due to the ‘extremely severe cyclone’. In Amreli, the worst-affected district among the three, a total of 25,616 individuals were paid Rs 1.26 crore cash
will be handed out cash doles by Tuesday evening. These are people living three kilometres inside from the coast and who had been asked to evacuate to safer places on their own on May 16 and 17 as well as those who had to be shifted to cyclone shelters on May 18, immediately after the cyclone made landfall According to the Gujarat government
Gujarat govt clears way for skyscrapers in five cities A primary notification was issued on August 18, 2020, when the government had invited objections and suggestions for allowing construction of skyscrapers in these five cities. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
with regard to compliance, non-compliance or partial compliance of its directives dated December 15, 2020 and February 26, 2021.The bench remarked to advocate general Kamal Trivedi representing the state government, “You’ve woken up only after the court issued notices and passed orders… so many buildings (are) without BU (building use) permissions and (fire) NOCs… and this is going on since years! There were specific directions given to corporations, to nagarpalikas, to everyone, to see to it that all provisions are strictly complied with. Why are no actions being taken?” “As and when the matter comes up before the court, the court passes the order, gives directions then no action (is taken), again there is a lull period and nothing is happening.
doles until Monday evening. Amreli district collector Ayush Oak said the number of beneficiaries was expected to go up to 35,000 individuals by Tuesday evening. In Bhavnagar district, 29,754 individuals were handed out compensation worth Rs 1.74 crore, collector Gaurang Makwana said. In Gir Somnath, 8,500 people have been handed out cash doles, amounting to Rs 47.61 crore at Una, Gir Gadhada and Kodinar talukas. According to our primary estimate, some 50,000 to 60,000 people in the district will be eligible for the cash doles and of them, around 35,000 eligible beneficiaries
The Gujarat government has finalised the changes
made to the Comprehensive General Development Control Regulation, 2017 (CGDCR), clearing way for building
skyscrapers in five municipal corporations — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara. A primary notification was issued on August 18, 2020, when the government had invited objections and suggestions for allowing construction of skyscrapers in these five cities. Once the final notification is issued, the
municipal corporations and the urban development authorities in these cities can give permission for building skyscrapers, stated an official release here on Tuesday. the government will allow construction of buildings that are 100 metres or more in height. At present, the maximum height allowed is 70 metres.
resolution, people who had to evacuate from their homes on the seacoast on May 16 and 17 will be eligible to get cash doles at the rate of Rs 100 per day for seven days. Minors are eligible to get Rs 60 cash dole per day for a week. Those who had to be evacuated in the aftermath of the cyclone are eligible to get an equal amount of cash doles for three days.
for money for some or the other reason since he was unemployed. She had thus given him Rs35000 in various installments through online mode to help him out while they were chatting.Threats began when she broke off relationIn 2021, the girl got engaged to a man and so she broke off her relationship with Mukesh and told him that she wouldn’t talk to him anymore.On realizing that the girl would not be in touch with him anymore, Parmar showed her the screenshots of her in a compromising position and said if she did not pay him Rs15 lakh he would put the pictures and videos on social media and defame her. He also threatened to get the picture printed and put up in public places.He then somehow got hold of her fiance’s phone number and sent him text messages stating that the girl was of bad character and that he should check her background before getting married to her.
Mother allegedly drowns two kids in Sihor, Bhavnagar Agency News: Rajkot
A mother allegedly drowned her two sons in a pond near the famous Khodiyar temple in Sihor in Bhavnagar. It is still not known why the mother decided to kill her two sons.As per the complaint, the father Ajay Makwana is a diamond worker and lives in a rented house near the Railway station in Sihor.He had been married to Sunita for twelve years and had a daughter named Drushti, 9, and son Dharmik, six. As per the complaint, he left for his work on Tuesday and his wife and children were at home.He said at around 4 pm he got a call from his wife stating that she was taking the kids to the Khodiyar temple in Rajpara. She then disconnected the call. At around 7.30 he got a missed call from his wife and when he called her back a man answered the phone and asked him to come to Rajpara urgently as his wife had drowned.
Fino Payments Bank’s merchant network gives push to Covid-19 vaccination drive Agency News: Mumbai
In addition to providing access to banking services, Fino Payments Bank’s merchant outlets across the country aim to play a critical role in pushing the Covid-19 vaccination drive by helping people register online for vaccination. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and medical experts recommend vaccination for all as it is one of the best ways to protect self and others from
Covid-19. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a person can register for COVID-19 vaccination in advance by logging into the Co-WIN portal (www.cowin. gov.in) or AarogyaSethu app. While a few on-spot registrations are available, online is recommended for hassle-free experience. By helping the technologically challenged and people with no smartphones, Fino merchants join the millions.
To get back at husband, wife threatens to leak hubby’s indecent pictures using fake accounts The woman had created fake accounts in the name of some random people and sent the messages to her husband as well as on social media
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad When compromising pictures of a 30-year-old trader from Bhatar road in Surat arrive on his phone from three different accounts, the cloth trader suspected a rival behind it. But it emerged that his 29-year-old wife, who incidentally is a MA graduate, was the one who sent the compromising pictures to him with a threat to leak them online. Interestingly, the woman did it to get even with her
husband after a fight and in a fit of anger. The trader’s wife Rinku had an estranged
relationship with her husband for quite some time. Following a fight, she had
left for her parents’ house. Though the families had tried to reach a compromise, things had deteriorated and talks for divorce were on. The wife had a fight with her husband over it and in a fit of anger and to get back at her husband she
created three fake accounts on social media with her mobile and sent her husband indecent messages with his photographsWhen the man got the message and photographs he was shocked and filed a complaint with the cyber cell. Police said
the couple was married five years ago but due to constant fights, the wife had been living with her parents for the last three years.The woman had created fake accounts in the name of some random people and sent the messages to her husband as well as on social media.The fake accounts were in the name of Raja, Dixit, and Hitansh. She had then threatened to put the indecent pictures on social media and thus hoped to scare him.
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