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Afghanistan-Taliban crisis: Kabul airport blast kills at least 13, including children Western nations had warned of a possible attack there in the waning days of a massive airlift. The Pentagon confirmed the blast, with no immediate word on casualties. Agency News: New Delhi An explosion outside Kabul airport killed at least 13 people, including
children, and wounded many Taliban guards, a Taliban official told Reuters. The Pentagon confirmed the blast, with
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9 Judges, Including 3 Women, Cleared For Supreme Court The government has approved all nine names, including three women judges, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the top court. The names have been sent to the President for approval. The judges are likely to take oath on August 31. Justice BV Nagarathna, of the Karnataka High Court, is in line to become the first woman Chief Justice of India - a milestone in the nation’s history. PS Narasimha, among the judges for the Supreme Court elevation, is also in line to become the Chief Justice, the third lawyer from the bar to occupy the top post
Heroin Worth ₹ 19 Crore Seized On Rajdhani Train In Bengal, 3 Arrested The Special Task Force of the West Bengal Police and Government Railway Police have arrested three people from a train at New Jalpaiguri Railway station and seized heroin worth ₹ 19 crore from their possession, an officer said.The Special Task Force and Government Railway Police raided a compartment of Dibrugarh-New Delhi Special Rajdhani on Wednesday and arrested three people, all residents of Manipur and seized 3.8 kg heroin from their possession, a release issued by the Special Task Force said. The value of the seized heroin in the international market is ₹ 19 crore, it said, adding that a case has been started against the accused persons. Meanwhile, in another operation the Special Task Force arrested two arms dealer and seized 50 rounds of 7.65 mm.
Agency News: New Delhi Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said the territorial government is making all efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic and has largely succeeded. Delivering her customary address in Tamil to the territorial Assembly on the opening day of the budget session (2021-2022) in Puducherry, she said she was confident that Puducherry would certainly be free from the coronavirus pandemic soon with the cooperation of the government machinery and the people. Soundararajan
said she wanted to reiterate that the people of the union territory had voted for the government with high expectations and hoped that all the Members of the House under the able guidance of the Chief Minister would work hard to fulfil their expectations and Puducherry prosperous, free from poverty and unemployment in course of time. Puducherry had also borne the brunt of the pandemic. But the government acted swiftly and made all possible efforts to contain the spread of the virus and it is heartening to see that the Covid-19 positive cases.
All-Party Meet On Afghanistan In Parliament, Foreign Minister Briefs MPs
Agency News: New Delhi The Centre briefed leaders of several political parties on the situation in Afghanistan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the leaders on the latest situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured power there last week. Besides Mr Jaishankar, Union minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi are also present during the briefing in Parliament House annexe. Apart from India’s
evacuation mission from Afghanistan, the ministers are also expected to share the government’s assessment of the situation in the wartorn country. NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, DMK’s TR Baalu, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, Apna Dal’s Anupriya Patel are some of the leaders attending the crucial meet. The meeting is currently being held in the Parliament complex.
no immediate word on casualties. A US official said that American service members were among the wounded, adding he was citing an initial report and cautioning that it could change. He told the news agency there were casualties but did not know how many or of what nationality. There were at least two explosions near Kabul’s airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said, with civilians and US service members among the casualties. A Pentagon spokesperson has said that the bombing at Kabul airport has resulted in a “number of US and civilian casualties”. “We can confirm that the explosion at the Abbey Gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US and civilian casualties.
We can also confirm at least one other explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, a short distance from Abbey Gate. We will continue to update,” Pentagon
spokesperson John Kirby said in a tweet. A Taliban official has said that at least 13 people were killed, including children and that a number of Taliban guards
have been wounded as well. A Taliban official has said that at least 13 people were killed, including children and that a number of Taliban guards have been wounded as well. A UK Ministry of Defence source told the BBC: “We don’t have any record of UK military casualties but it’s too early to know for sure.” British troops have recently been based at Abbey Gate at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. An American official told Reuters that US service members are among those injured. “Up to 3 US troops may have been injured,” the official said.
Gujarat HC quashes internment order against NRC-CAA protester Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat High Court on Thursday quashed an order of the Ahmedabad city police to extern a person, who is an accused in an FIR registered against a crowd protesting the National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Amendment Act (NRC & CAA) in 2019, from several districts. Quashing the externment order against the person, identified as Mohammed Kaleem Siddiqui, the court observed that “a citizen cannot be subjected to externment for raising his grievance against the Government” The order against Siddiqui
was passed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (‘A’ division) of Ahmedabad city on November 13, 2020, externing him from Ahmedabad (city and rural), Gandhinagar, Kheda and Mehsana districts for one year. Siddiqui had challenged the order before the High Court. A bench of Justice Paresh Upadhyay passed an order quashing the order Thursday. In March this year, the court had stayed the execution of the externment order. In its order quashing the externment order, the HC recorded that the petitioner was given a notice of externment considering two FIRs registered against him with Ramol.
Gujarat HC refuses state govt’s plea to modify order on anti-conversion law
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat High Court on Thursday turned down the state government’s plea seeking rectification of its recent order in which it stayed the operation of section 5 of the new anti-conversion law. Section 5 of the Gujarat Freedom Of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021 mandates that religious priests must take prior permission from the district magistrate for converting any person from one religion to another. Moreover, the one who got converted also needs to “send an intimation” to the district magistrate in a prescribed form. “We do not find reason to make any changes in the order passed by us on August 19,” a division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav after hearing the arguments put forth by state Advocate General Kamal Trivedi.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets bank chiefs: ‘Too early to call lack of credit demand; loan outreach from Oct’ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that over Rs 4.94 lakh crore was disbursed by banks between October 2019 and March 2021 through outreach initiatives undertaken by them.
Agency News: New Delhi Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said it was too early to conclude that there was a lack of demand for bank credit. She also announced a credit outreach programme to push bank loan growth. Year-on-year non-
food bank credit growth was 6.2 percent as on July 30th The Finance Minister said that over Rs 4.94 lakh crore was disbursed by banks between October 2019 and March 2021 through outreach initiatives undertaken by them. This year, too, sometime in October, there will be a credit outreach in
every district of the country, she added. Sitharaman was speaking at a press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. Sitharaman, who had met bank heads earlier in the day, said bankers had expressed concerns on CASA (current account and savings account) deposits piling up in eastern areas. She said there was a need to ramp up credit growth in states like Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha. She said she has asked banks to reach out to exporters at district level to help push Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘One District, One Export’ message. Lenders
have also been told to look into demands of the fintech sector. At the same conference, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said the government is considering allowing Indian companies to
directly list abroad. There are certain issues to be sorted out, he said, without going into details. The government may introduce legislative amendments in the Budget session of Parliament.
CBI registers nine cases related to post-poll violence in West Bengal: Report More cases are under the process of registration with some of them being handed over by the state government, sources said. Agency News: New Delhi The CBI has registered nine cases related to postpoll violence in West Bengal, sources said on Thursday. All the four special units of the investigating agency
tasked to probe the cases of violence have moved their units from Kolkata to crime scenes across the state, they said. More cases are under the process of registration with some of them being handed over by the state
government, sources said. A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has entrusted the CBI with the investigation into alleged rapes and murders after the assembly polls in West Bengal earlier this year.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Target 2024 Lok Sabha Poll - Opposition Unity Has Started Rolling
In the turbulent days which the country is passing through, the dynamics of political developments would take swift turns and tides. In the politics of any country, there must be the reflection of agonies and aspirations of people. The rightward shift in India life since the ascendance of RSS-BJP rule has intensified the sufferings of the people. There have been pouring of promises by Narendra Modi but none of them were meant for the welfare of people. In the garb of sab ka saath sab ka vikas they were paving the way for the corporates, both domestic and foreign to loot the country. Their understanding of Atmanirbhar Bharat is to surrender the earth, sky and also the interest of people to satisfy the limitless greed of the super-rich. The Indian economy stooped down to ever deepen the crisis. Right from demonetization and GST, all their prescriptions were grievously affecting the living standards of the vast majority of masses. Unemployment rate has grown to 9.17percentage (CMIE, June,2021), rate of inflation has reached to 12 percentage (Whole sale price, MoSPI, July,2021). In the Global Hunger Index, Modi’s self-sufficient and prosperous India stands at the 94th place among 107 countries. All this happened not because of COVID19, as claimed by stormtroopers of the government. The crisis is systemic and manmade, even though the finance minister depicted it as an act of God. The RSSBJP government, instead of addressing the peoples’ grievances, attempts to impose more hardships on them. The anti-farmer farm laws, the anti-worker labor codes, the essential defense services act, the general insurance nationalization (amendment act) and the series of selling off of the public sector show the real and anti-national face of the hypocritic regime. Through fanning up communalism and social conflicts the RSS and its parivar tried to hide their treacherous pro corporate policies. True to their fascist trait, the BJP government tried to strangle down dissent and discussions. The monsoon session of the Parliament revealed their total disregard for the Parliament and its procedures. The way in which they passed the bills shows their contempt for the basic principles of democracy. Fascists would tolerate democracy and its structures including Parliament only to the extent, those institutions play to the tunes of their class interests. Such a scenario is undoubtedly alarming to a democracy and its future. The meeting of 19 Opposition parties held on August 20, attains significance in the above circumstances. It was the manifestation of India developing political alertness towards th living conditions of the people. Such initiatives would be meaningful only when they pay proper attention to the concerns of the ordinary men and women, both politically and socially. The opposition meeting should be evaluated as a positive step in this regard. In a vast and varied country like India, the evolution of the political process would also be complex. Ideas and approaches of different forces and parties may not be alike. The objective situation in the country reminds everyone that the country cannot wait indefinitely for the essential political actions that could bring confidence and hope to the people. More than 60 percent of the Indian people are opposed to the BJP government and its anti-people policies. But their voices are scattered. If those people would move to a united action plan, the country politics can be changed. Such a change is inevitable for India, though not easy. The opposition parties from various quarters might be doing their work in their own style. But severally they could not rise to the expectations of the people who look for a reliable alternative. The CPI since 2015 was pursuing the idea of a broad platform of secular, democratic and left forces. Hence any move in that direction is a welcome step as far the party is concerned. The party participated in the meeting held on August 20 with that perspective. The political battle in 2024 is going to be decisive as far as the country;s future is concerned. Sixty percent of the masses who stood against BJP in the previous election look towards various forces with a collective will to unseat the unwanted government of the day. It is a heavy task with its own specific complexities. Any political party with a commitment to secularism and democracy cannot keep - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara away from this task.
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“Take Care, Government Busy With Sales”: Rahul Gandhi Dig In Covid Tweet Rahul Gandhi has criticised plans to monetise under-utilised brownfield assets from a variety of sectors to raise an estimated ₹ 6 lakh crore over the next four years Agency News: New Delhi Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a two-for-one swipe at the government - over the “worrying” Covid situation and slow pace of vaccinations and the National Monetisation Pipeline announced earlier this week by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “Rising Covid numbers are worrying. Vaccination must pick up pace to avoid serious outcomes in the next wave. Please take care of yourselves because
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GOI (Government of India) is busy with sales,” Mr Gandhi tweeted Mr Gandhi has been critical of several aspects of the government’s handling of the pandemic, including a national vaccination drive hampered by a lack of doses, questions over vaccine pricing and the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, particularly on economically weaker sections. He has also questioned the government’s inability to compensate families for losing their primary earner to COVID-19, pointing out it makes “Rs 4 lakh crore from petrol and diesel (price hikes)”. More recently, Mr Gandhi also criticised plans.
Centre clears 9 names for elevation as Supreme Court judges, two from Gujarat Agency News: New Delhi The Union government has reportedly cleared the nine names, including three women judges, sent by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the apex court. The list also features two names from the Gujarat High Court—Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bela Trivedi. Following the approval, the names have been sent to the President for approval and the judges are likely to take oath on August 31. Notably, no judges’ appointments have been made for the top court after the superannuation of the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi on March 19, 2019. The Supreme Court, which has 24 judges against a sanctioned strength of 34, will be left with only one vacancy after the new judges are sworn in. With the elevation, Justice BV Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court is in line to become the first woman Chief Justice of India—a milestone in the judicial history of the country. However, her tenure is likely to be short one of over a month. The top court, which came into being on January 26, 1950, has seen very few women judges
Coronavirus : India Reports 46,164 New Covid Cases, 607 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
since its inception and in the last over 71 years has appointed only eight lady judges starting from M Fathima Beevi in 1989. Born on October 30, 1962, Justice Nagarathna is the daughter of former CJI ES Venkataramiah. She enrolled as an advocate on October 28, 1987, at Bangalore and practised in the field of “constitution, commerce, insurance and service, etc”.
India added 46,164 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours - a 22 per cent jump while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 607. The country’s overall case load now stands at 3.25 crore, while total fatalities are at 4.36 lakhs, according to the health ministry.The daily positivity rate remains less than 3 per cent for the last 31 days and is presently at 2.58 per cent. Active cases constitute 1.03% of total cases, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands 97.63 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said.Meanwhile, the
Agency News:New Delhi Only 77.72-carat diamond has been found in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna since January, the lowest over the last five years, while 184-carat was excavated last year, according to state mining department data.Mining officer Ravi Patel said for the diamond business has come down by over 20%. “The
number of Covid cases in Kerala jumped nearly 30 per cent over the past 24 hours to over 31,000 as the state government flagged an ‘Onam spike’. The state recorded 215 deaths along with a test positivity rate of 19.03 per
cent. The state on Wednesday reported 31,445 fresh cases, pushing its total infection count to 38,83,429 and fatalities to 19,972. Thane has added 193 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the
Pawan Pandey, a senior leader of the Samajwadi Party in Ayodhya, and a former minister in the Akhilesh Yadavled state government, has accused the BJP of politicising the President’s visit Agency News: Lucknow The Samajwadi Party has hit out at the BJP over President Ram Nath Kovind’s four-day trip to Uttar Pradesh, which begins today. This is the President’s second trip to his home state in just over two months; the first was in June, when he visited his hometown Kanpur and capital Lucknow by train. President Kovind’s four-day trip begins with the convocation ceremony of the Babasaheb
auctioning of diamonds is also not taking place due to poor availability of diamonds.” He added the resumption of mining at the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)’s mine at Majhganwa in Panna can boost the diamond business, but it is yet to get environmental clearance. The NMDC mine was closed after 60 years as its environmental clearance ended Apart from NMDC’s, there are shallow mines in the region.
Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, but the highlight will be Sunday’s train journey (the only one of this trip) to the temple town of Ayodhya, where the Ram Temple is being built. According to the Rashtrapati Bhawan the President “will launch various projects of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Government of UP, including renovation/ construction of Tulsi Smarak Bhavan and development of Nagar Bus Stand and Ayodhya
Dham. Before concluding his visit to Ayodhya, the President will also visit the construction site of Shri Ram Temple and perform Pooja”.Pawan Pandey, a senior leader of the Samajwadi Party in Ayodhya, and a former minister in the Akhilesh Yadavled state government, has
Agency News: New Delhi India and Maldives on Thursday will sign a contract on the mega Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP), the largest infrastructure project in the country. The project, funded by an Indian grant of $100 m and a Line of Credit of $400 m is also the biggest new development project by India in its neighbourhood in
recent years. The project, the largest in the Indian Ocean atoll nation, will begin with the signing of the contract between the Maldives government and Indian infrastructure company AFCONS in Male. Called the Greater Male Connectivity Project, it will involve the construction of a 6.74 km long bridge and causeway link connecting the capital Male with the adjoining islands
Pyare Lal Garg and Malwinder Mali, who recently joined Navjot Sidhu’s team, made headlines with their comments last week on Pakistan and Kashmir
Nora Fatehi looks super chic in the check co-ord set.
Navjot Sidhu should dismiss his advisers and if he fails to do so, the party will, senior Congress leader Harish Rawat told NDTV on Wednesday. The unambiguous message for the new Punjab Congress chief come after a fresh burst of rebellion against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh after he called out “atrocious and ill-conceived” comments from Mr Sidhu’s advisers. Pyare Lal Garg and Malwinder Mali, who recently joined Mr
Sidhu’s team, made headlines with their comments last week on Pakistan and Kashmir. In Facebook posts, Mr Mali suggested that both India and Pakistan were illegal occupants in Kashmir. “It is not this or that camp who objected (to those statements). The whole party and the state have objections too. The party has a line on Jammu and Kashmir -that it is a part of India,” Harish Rawat , the Congress in-charge of Punjab, Asked how the party would tackle the controversy, Mr Rawat said, “These advisers
accused the BJP of politicising the President’s visit.“I want to make it clear the President is free to travel anywhere he wants. But the BJP is trying to gain political mileage out of the President’s visit. I have no hesitation in saying this does not feel like a trip.
India, Maldives to sign pact on Greater Male Connectivity Project
‘Sack Them Or I Will’: A Congress Ultimatum To Navjot Sidhu On Advisers Agency News: New Delhi
Maharashtra district to 5,50,098, an official said on Thursday. Besides these new cases reported on Wednesday, eight more people also succumbed to the viral infection, which pushed.
“Like A Senior BJP Leader’s Visit”: Samajwadi Party On President’s UP Trip
Diamond excavation plummets in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Apart from NMDC’s, there are shallow mines in the region that are leased out. The state mining department and NMDC organise auctions of diamonds in Panna and in other cities
Coronavirus: The country’s overall case load now stands at 3.25 crore, while total fatalities are at 4.36 lakhs, according to the health ministry.
were not appointed by the party. We have asked Sidhu to dismiss them. If Sidhu does not do that, I will. We do not want people who embarrass the party.” Mr Rawat sidestepped the question of whether Amarinder Singh would remain the Chief Ministerial candidate and the face of the party during the election . “We cannot repeat the
same thing,” he said. “Every party has a set procedure. We will follow that. When the new legislature of the party sits (after the election in case of a victory) then they will take a decision,” he said. Mr Singh’s critics have been calling for his removal. “Captain should be replaced else the Congress won’t survive.
of Villingli, Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi. Before this, the largest connectivity project in the Maldives was the 1.4 km Chinese-funded bridge connecting Male to the Maldives airport in Hulhule island, and to the Hulumalhe island. Discussions on the GMCP were initiated during the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaisankar to Male in September 2019. A planned new airport at Gulhifalu under an Indian Line of Credit, and the fact that Thilafushi is where the Maldives industrial zone is located, will make the GMCP and “economic lifeline”, officials said.
Race to digital adoption picks up in FY 20-21; Cashfree Payments sees over 150% increase in active merchants in last 12 months Agency News:New Delhi Leading digital payments and banking technology company Cashfree, announced that it has recorded a rise of 150 per cent in active/transacting merchants from July 2020 to July 2021 highlighting a gradual andsystematic increment in digital adoption among merchants. In the same period, thenumber of merchant signups has grown from around 70000 in July 2020 to more than 130000 in July 2021, recording a 95 per cent growth. Interestingly, almost 30 per cent ofthe overall merchant sign-ups have been from the e-commerce sector, followed closelyby the digital goods and the ed-tech sector. Cashfree provides full-stack payments solutions enabling businesses in India to collect payments and make payouts via all available methods.
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Randeep Hooda meets Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra
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Barath Sridhar: From pawning gold to minting bronze
Agency News: New Delhi Barath Sridhar has a long list of people to thank for helping him become a world junior medallist. Last week the 18-yearold from Villupuram in Tamil Nadu was the first runner of the 400 metre mixed relay team which won bronze at the World U20 Championships in Nairobi. Barath says he was lucky to be spotted by a district sports officer when in Class 6 and is thankful his parents pawned their gold to fund his career. For two years he gave up running.
Agency News: New Delhi While England bowlers get all the credit for bowling out Virat Kohli’s India for 78, Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed must also be applauded for not letting the momentum shift back in India’s favour by the end of Day 1 as they batted for the remainder of the day. Both batsmen scored fifties - adding 120 on the board
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda recently took to his social media handles and shared a photo of himself and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. The picture has both of them pointing at each other with wide smiles Randeep wrote in the caption, “Where does one go from the top? Very few face this question and even fewer have the answers. Upon meeting you, I deeply feel that you do brother @Neeraj_chopra1.” Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in javelin throw. This was Neeraj’s first time at the Olympics.
Women’s Hockey Team inspiring Indian team ahead of AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022TM BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Agency News: New Delhi
The performances of the Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have been inspiring for the entire nation and Indian national team players, Aditi Chauhan and Dalima Chhibber, feel the same as preparations intensify for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022TM. “I am very excited. We recently saw the women’s hockey team make history at the Tokyo Olympics. That honestly inspired me a lot.” Aditi said referring to
the recently concluded Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 when asked about the opportunity to represent the nation in the AFC Women’s
India vs England, 3rd Test, Day 2: India eye early wickets to stage a comeback It was not a good day for Virat Kohli & co. at Headingley on Wednesday. The onus is on bowlers on Day 2. Follow live score and updates of IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2.
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Asian Cup India 2022TM. “As a player I could feel that energy, I could feel those emotions and it was just amazing. I am just
waiting now for our time to come.” Dalima, member of the Indian national team, also referenced the achievements of India’s female athletes at the Olympics as a source of motivation. “I am looking forward to it as an opportunity. In the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, we saw so many female athletes step up on the global stage,” Dalima said. India won an unprecedented seven medals in Tokyo, including a Gold Medal in the men’s javelin throw event.
WFI lets off Vinesh Phogat with a warning, allows her to compete at World championships Agency News: New Delhi
to give the hosts a lead of 42 runs. When India come out to bowl on Day 2 - they will be under pressure to get quick wickets, and every boundary in the day - will increase that pressure. As a mark of respect to former England captain Ted Dexter, who passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday night, England players will wear black armbands today at Headingley. all Indian supporters would jump in
the air, hearing this update. Overcast conditions do allow the ball to swing more but Mike Atherton informs that it’s a bit cold which might create a bit of hindrance for swing. One can never be quite sure about the English weather can he? Start pitching it up for starters. All four of their fast bowlers bowled a tad too short on Day 1. To be fair to them, it did ease out as the day progressed but this Indian attack takes pride.
Vinesh Phogat, who was temporarily suspended by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for alleged indiscipline, will be eligible for this year’s World Championship after she was let off with a reprimand on Wednesday. Two other wrestlers, Sonam Malik and Divya Kakran, too have been cautioned and like Vinesh, they will be in the fray to compete in the World Championships as well. However, in a letter addressed to the three wrestlers, WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said they will be ‘compelled’ to impose lifetime bans on the trio for any act of indiscipline in the future. “Even though your written reply to the
Nusrat Jahan gives birth to baby boy, Yash Dasgupta says ‘mother and child are healthy’ Agency News: New Delhi Actor-politician Nusrat Jahan has become a mother. She delivered her first baby, a boy, on Thursday Nusrat’s rumoured boyfriend, actor Yash Dasgupta said both of them are well. “For those who have been enquiring about Nusrat’s health, the mother and child are healthy and doing well,” he said. The baby was born via C-section, as per Dr Rajiv Agarwal. Nusrat was admitted to Bhagirathi Neotia Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday night. Nusrat had not officially confirmed
her pregnancy or talked about it on social media. However, she did share pictures with her baby bump in June and even photos of a pregnancy-themed cake, sent to her by her friends. Nusrat has been caught up in a controversy with her estranged
husband. Nusrat had claimed that her marriage in Turkey with businessman Nikhil Jain in 2019 was not valid under Indian laws. Nikhil claimed that Nusrat had avoided his requests to register the marriage.
Sidharth Shukla defends rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill amid fan wars on Twitter Agency News: New Delhi
show-cause notice, which you had sent to the Wrestling Federation of India office, was not satisfactory, the Wrestling Federation of India wants to give you one more chance so that you can rectify your mistakes,” Sharan wrote in the letter, dated August 24, 2021. “Therefore, the Wrestling Federation of India’s disciplinary committee forgives you with a warning that if you repeat your mistakes.
Actor and ‘Bigg Boss 13’ winner Sidharth Shukla recently reacted to a Twitter user who tried to shame his rumoured girlfriend, actress Shehnaaz Gill. Sidharth and Shehnaaz, popularly know as ‘SidNaaz’, gained a massive fan following after their stint in Salman Khan’s reality show. The duo keeps trending on social media as their fans miss their cute chemistry in the show. However, some fans of Shehnaaz and Sidharth also often seem to be at loggerheads with each other. Recently, after a fan club spoke ill about the Punjabi singer-actress, Sidharth came out in her defense.
Market opens flat, Sensex down 80 points, Nifty at 16,600 After opening on a negative note, the 30-share index was trading 46.78 points or 0.08 per cent higher at 55,990.99. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 16.80 points or 0.10 per cent to 16,651.45. Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened on a choppy note on Thursday, tracking a weak trend in Asian equities and sustained foreign fund outflow.After opening on a negative note, the 30-share index was trading 46.78 points or 0.08 per cent higher at 55,990.99. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty
E-Shram portal aims to document India’s unorganised sector Agency News: New Delhi The central government will launch the E-Shram portal on Thursday with an aim to maintain a database of workers in the unorganised sector. The National Database of Unorganised workers (E-Shram) portal will be launched at 3:30pm on August 26, Thursday, said officials familiar with the development. The logo for the E-Shram portal had earlier been unveiled earlier in the week by Bhupender Yadav, the Union minister for labour and employment. The E-Shram portal will maintain a database of workers in the country’s unorganised sector. The workers will be able to register themselves on the portal.
advanced 16.80 points or 0.10 per cent to 16,651.45.Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 1 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finance and L&T. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, PowerGrid, Maruti, Titan and Axis Bank were among the laggards. In the previous session, Sensex ended 14.77 points or
0.03 per cent lower at 55,944.21, while Nifty settled 10.05 points or 0.06 per cent higher at its new closing record of 16,634.65. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth ₹1,071.83 crore on Wednesday, as per provisional exchange data. Domestic equities look to be muted as of now, said Binod Modi, Head
Strategy at Reliance Securities. “The government’s focus to improve credit growth through credit outreach programmes augur well for domestic economy and corporate earnings “Additionally, minutes of the MPC meeting continue
RBI to buy govt bonds worth ₹25,000 crore under G-SAP 2.0 Agency News: New Delhi The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct an open market purchase of government securities of ₹25,000 crore on Thursday. This will be done under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0)According to RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, these purchases are being done to support the market. He also said that G-SAP has been successful in anchoring yield expectations while eliciting keen response from market participants. In his statement after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, Das had announced two
to show RBI’s commitment to ensure policy support to sustain economic recovery despite select members showing some apprehensions about high inflation and pitching for gradual normalization in ultraloose monetary policy.
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In his statement after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, Das had announced two auctions of ₹25,000 crore each under G-SAP 2.0. The first one was held on August 12.
auctions of ₹25,000 crore each under G-SAP 2.0. The first one was held on August 12. The central bank issued a statement on Wednesday in which it said that five government securities will be purchased on Thursday. The result of the auctions will be announced on the same day. The government raises money from the market to fund its fiscal deficit through dated securities and treasury
bills. Under G-SAP, RBI commits to a specific amount of open market purchases of government securities with a view to enabling a stable and orderly evolution of the yield curve amidst comfortable liquidity conditions. G-SAP is running alongside RBI’s regular operations including Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), open market operations (OMOs) and Operation Twist.
Agency News: New Delhi Microsoft Corp. promoted Chief Product Officer Panos Panay to the role of executive vice president and added him to the senior leadership team, the software maker’s top advisers to Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella. Panay oversees the Windows and Devices businesses, as well as the company’s overall product vision. A 17-year Microsoft veteran, he was part of the executive.
Sonakshi Sinha responds to fan’s marriage proposal on Instagram: ‘Currently not accepting…’ Sonakshi Sinha Agency News: New Delhi Actor Sonakshi Sinha expertly fielded some awkward questions that came her way when she started an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Instagram. Some fans asked for photos of her feet, while others wanted to see her in a bikini. Yet, Sonakshi dodged these questions with hilarious responses and didn’t indulge them. When a fan asked her, “Kya khau jo weightloss ho jaae (what should I eat to lose some weight)”, Sonakshi said, “Hawa khaiye ap! Hmmmm (Eat air).” Another requested her to share pictures of her feet, to which she simply wrote ‘nope’. A fan also wanted to see ‘bikini pics’ but Sonakshi posted a picture of a bikini. One proposed marriage to her and she answered, “Currently not accepting proposals on Instagram.”Other than that, fans also asked about her whereabouts. “What have you been doing off late?? You’re looking absolutely gorgeous”, to which the actor revealed that her body clock is in European time, due to her night shooting schedule.she added, “But let’s face it, I’ve cut the direct source of insult and abuse in my life. Ive taken away YOUR power to be able to say whatever.
had some epic responses to awkward questions that fans posed during her Ask Me Anything session.
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12-year-old Ahmedabad boy killed by dengue Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A 12-year-old city boy succumbed to dengue on Tuesday. The death comes as an alarm bell over the growing cases of mosquitoborne dengue and chikungunya in the city, which have started turning deadly. The child’s family members told TOI that he developed a high fever on started promptly. However, the fever did not relent and the child developed complications The family hospitalized the child but complications had set in. Doctors said that he developed.
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Edu officials’ delegation from Delhi at CCC 2.0 The team of officials was briefed on functioning of CCC 2.0 along with other initiatives including Gunotsav 2.0, Praveshotsav 2.0, school accreditation, online attendance, school readiness, teachers’ readiness survey taken by education department in last three years. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A delegation of senior education officials from Delhi including Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Undertrial found dead in Palanpur jail visitor’s room Jasmin Bhasin stepped out of a salon, looking fresh as a daisy.
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Man booked for raping woman in Mahuva A 30-year-old man was booked on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman in Moti village of Mahuva taluka in Bhavnagar district on Sunday night. The 39-year-old survivor who works as a farm labourer, lodged the complaint after she regained consciousness in hospital on Tuesday night. The woman is under treatment at a government hospital in Mahvua town. She accused Kishor Vala, a resident of Jesar town of Bhavnagar, of raping her on Sunday night when she was attending to nature’s call in open near her house. According to the woman’s complaint, Vala was aware of her daily routine. He was already hiding in the bush when she came.
Talaja man touches electrified fence, dies A 40-year-old man from Bhegali village of Talaja taluka in Bhavnagar district died due to electrocution after heaccidentally touched an electric fencing put up by a farmer around his farm to protect crops from wild animals. The deceasedwas identified as Khoda Dabhi, a resident of Bhegali village.According to Mota Khuntavada police, a complaint was lodged against Bhupat Jetapara, brother of village the sarpanch, forculpable homicide and hiding evidence. Jetapara is on the run. On the night of August 21, Dabhi left his house to fishin Shetrunji river. His family was worried as he did not return home till the morning, police said
Man held for ‘derogatory’ Facebook post about Maneka Gandhi The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell arrested a man for allegedly posting derogatory comments against Lok Sabha MP Maneka Gandhi on social media. According to police, Palas Patel (27), a resident of Amraiwadi in Ahmedabad, was arrested by the Cyber Crime Cell Wednesday for posting a derogatory post against Gandhi, who is also the chairperson of People for Animal Welfare Trust, on Facebook. An FIR was lodged on Tuesday after a complaint was made to the Ahmedabad city police commissioner. The accused had used indecent language against the MP in an effort to malign her reputation. Using technical surveillance, we ascertained the identity of Facebook profile user Palas Patel and arrested him.
According to police, Vijay Devipujak (35), a native of Deesa in Banaskantha, was found dead in the visitor’s room of the subjail on Tuesday around 10.30 am. Agency News: Palanpur An undertrial prisoner at Palanpur sub-jail in Banaskantha was found dead on Tuesday morning after which police have launched an investigation. According to police, Vijay Devipujak (35), a native of Deesa in Banaskantha, was found dead in the visitor’s room of the sub-jail on Tuesday around 10.30 am. Devipujak was in the visitor’s room to meet a relative, after which he was found hanging from the ceiling
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fan using the clothes he was wearing. Prison officials said that no jail staff was present inside the visitor’s room when the incident took place. Police said that Devipujak had been in the jail for two-and-a-half years in a murder case registered at Deesa police station. He was in judicial custody. “The victim was left alone for 10 minutes in the visitor’s room. The body was sent to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for postmortem. We have launched an investigation,” said a senior police officer in Palanpur, Banaskantha.
chairperson Manoj Ahuja, Additional Secretary Ministry of Education Santosh Sarangi, Central Institute of Educational Training (CIET) chairperson Amarendra
Behera and Director Ministry of Education Rajnish Kumar visited the Command and Control Centre 2.0 in Gandhinagar Wednesday. The team of officials was briefed on functioning of CCC 2.0 along with other initiatives including Gunotsav 2.0, Praveshotsav 2.0, school accreditation, online attendance, school readiness, teachers’ readiness survey taken by education department in last three years.
251 chikungunya cases, 417 dengue cases this year till Aug 25 The VMC has officially recorded 251 chikungunya cases this year till August 25, with seven cases on a single day on Wednesday. Until August 5 this year, the VMC recorded 60 chikungunya case Agency News: Palanpur After water-borne diseases and cholera outbreaks in various parts of the state, vector-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and dengue are on the rise. Health officials of districts and civic bodies confirmed a spike in cases of chikungunya as compared to dengue this year The VMC has officially recorded 251 chikungunya cases this year till August 25, with seven cases on a single day on Wednesday. Until August 5 this year, the
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‘To curb maladministration’: Gujarat tells HC, cites ‘past irregularities’ in minority schools Stating that the “right to administer is not absolute”, the state government, in its affidavit submitted to the court last week, also cited “past irregularities” by minority schools. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The state government has submitted an affidavit in the Gujarat High Court stating that “reasonable regulations” over religious and linguistic
minority schools — brought by the latest amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary (Amendment) Act, 2021 — are necessary to curb “maladministration while also ensuring that aid so granted is spent to advance better education and not for superfluous purposes”. Stating that the “right to administer is not absolute”, the state government, in its
affidavit submitted to the court last week, also cited “past irregularities” by minority schools. The HC had taken up nearly 100 petitions filed before it challenging the latest amendments to the Act that places government control in administrative decisions for religious and linguistic minority schools. The state government also submitted that the provisions.
Covid vaccine camps to be organised in schools, colleges The state government in an official release stated that vaccination camps will be organised with immediate effect in schools and colleges VMC recorded 60 chikungunya across 33 districts to vaccinate all eligible school cases. On the other hand, 417 dengue cases and 51 cases and college students above 18 years of age. of malaria were recorded till August 25, including four confirmed cases of Falciparum In 2019, the VMC recorded 231 cases of chikungunya and in 2020, the figure was 105 — the lowest since 2017, while 1,247 cases of dengue were reported in 2019 and 231 cases in 2020. The VMC also recorded 400 cases of malaria in 2019, of which 100 were detected as Falciparum and 120 cases of malaria in 2020, including 12 cases of Falciparum. VMC medical officer for health, Dr Devesh Patel, says.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Following directions from the Centre, the Gujarat government announced special vaccination camps in schools and colleges across the state. The state government in an official release stated that vaccination camps will be organised with immediate effect in schools and colleges across 33 districts to vaccinate all eligible school and college students above 18 years of age,
staff members, teachers and their family members before September 5. In the wake of directions of the Centre to cover all teachers under the vaccination drive before Teachers’ Day, the state government will allocate additional stock of doses to each district, it stated. On Wednesday, Union Minister of Health Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted that ‘in addition to the plan to provide vaccine to every state this month, more than 2 crore vaccine
doses are being made available. We have requested all states to try to vaccinate all schools teachers on priority before Teachers’ day on September 5’.The decision was taken in the core committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani attended by Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, Energy Minister Saurabh Patel and Chief Secretary Anil Mukim.
BJP vice-president booked for ‘rape, Gajera Trust’s Shantabaa Medical College & Civil Hos- stalking’, suspended from party pital felicitates Union Minister Parshottam Rupala in presence of State BJP Chief CR Patil
Agency News: Surat Gajera Trust is known for their social and educational activities through their schools, colleges and medical institution. The group runs 9 campuses, 18 schools, 3 colleges including a medical college in Amreli and Vatsalyadham – home for orphans in Surat. The group’s Shantabaa Medical College
& Civil Hospital organized a felicitation program of Union Minister Parshottam Rupala in August presence of Navsari MP & State BJP Chief CR Patil under the guidance and leadership of Group Chairman Vasantbhai Gajera. Other dignitaries present at the occasion included State Cabinet Minister Jayeshbhai Radadiya, MP Naranbhai Kachhadiya, NCUI Chairman
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Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Shri TS Bisht, IPS, DGP CID (Crime & Railways), Shri AS Gahlaut, IPS, IGP (Intelligence) and other senior police officials visited Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (North West) at Gandhinagar
on 25 August 2021. The DGP was welcomed and briefed by Inspector General AK Harbola, TM, COMCG (NW). During the interaction, the officers discussed the steps to strengthen the InterAgency cooperation towards overlapping operational issues and training of Marine Police.
Dileep Sanghani, MLA Raghavji Patel, JV Kakadiya, District Panchayat President Rekhaben Movaliya, district BJP president Kaushik Vekariya, municipality president Manishaben Ramani, Ex MLA Bavkubhai Ughad, VV Vaghasiya, Dr Girish Bhimani, Kalubhai Virani, Dr Bharat Kanabar and Hiren Hirpara who appreciated the efforts and contributions of Vasantbhai Gajera & Gajera trust Chairman Vasantbhai Gajera welcomed all the dignitaries at the program and felicitated CR Patil, Parshottam
Amazon Prime Video Launches the Trailer of Upcoming Amazon Original Series Mumbai Diaries 26/11 with a Tribute to Frontline Workers Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Amazon Prime Video, today, unveiled the trailer of its upcoming fictional medical drama set against the backdrop of 26/11 attacks - Amazon Original Series Mumbai Diaries 26/11. The trailer launch event held at the iconic Gateway of India paid homage to the bravery, commitment and selfless sacrifice of Mumbai’s frontline warriors like doctors and police force. Titled Sahas ko Salam, the event celebrated the invaluable sacrifices of Mumbai’s frontline heroes in the presence of Honourable Minister of Tourism, Environment & Protocol, Government of Maharashtra, Shri Aaditya Thackeray, Aparna Purohit, Head of India Originals, Amazon Prime Video, India, director and creator Nikkhil Advani along with the producers.
Rupala, Naranbhai Kachhadiya, JV Kakadiya, and Raghavji Patel with a memento of Sardar Patel. Managing Trustee of Gajera Trust Chunibhai Gajera and administrative officer Ektaben Gajera felicitated other dignitaries at the occasion. Dignitaries present at the occasion appreciated the contribution of Gajera Trust in various welfare activities and passed on the compliments for organizing such a felicitation ceremony of Union Minister Parshottam Rupala.
In a complaint filed Wednesday evening, the woman, who is a tribal from the same community as the accused, said that Patel “promised to marry her and get her a job” and raped her multiple times since 2008. Agency News: Surat Vice-president of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Narmada district unit, Hiren
Patel, was booked on Wednesday in an alleged case of “rape, voyeurism and stalking” based on the complaint of a 30-yearold woman. In a complaint filed Wednesday evening, the woman, who is a tribal from the same community as the accused, said that Patel “promised to marry her and get her a job” and raped her multiple times since 2008. She said the accused also filmed videos of the act and threatened to make it public if she complained. According to the FIR, the accused also threatened to “kill her future husband, should she marry any other man except the accused”. The complaint stated, “The accused continued to threaten
Deficient rains: Narmada dam water level 20% lower than last year; longer dry spell to hit agriculture Agency News: Mumbai Rajpipla: Deficiency in the annual rainfall in Gujarat has reached worrisome proportions. The effect of this deficiency will soon be felt by farmers across the state.According to reports, the Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada river has less than 50 per cent water. In comparison to last year, the water level is lower by nearly 20 metres. The daily average increase in water level in the dam is just 3-4 cm. The government is hoping fervently for good rainfall in the Narmada catchment areas. Currently, the water level in the Narmada dam is 115.81 metres. The inflow of water from upstream areas has reduced to just 12,350 cusecs, while the outflow is 12,000
cusecs. Thus, in last 12 hours, the water level rose by just 7 cm.The dead water storage is 45.50 per cent or 3.49 MCFT. Narmada district has received just 487 mm rain so far this season. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have received good rains but the rain in the 250-metre catchment area between Omkareshwar and Sardar Sarovar dam has been very less.While the Narmada dam has sufficient water at the moment, any further extension of the dry spell
can lead to water crisis. For irrigation purposes, water will be available only till the end of August.Thanks to good rain in past two years, the water level in Narmada dam had reached 138,68 metres, forcing the authorities to open several of its gates. However, the situation is just the opposite this year.The Narmada Control Authority has decided to keep a reserve of drinking water till September 30 and release the rest of the water for irrigation.
me and forcibly took me along to several hotels in Vadodara and to his house in the village, where he forced me to have a physical relationship with him. He has been… mentally harassing me.” Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kevadia, Vani Doodhat, told The Indian Express, “We have started a probe. The accused has not yet been apprehended but we are looking into the complaint.” The accused has been under Indian Penal Code sections for raping a woman multiple times [376(2)n], sexual harassment [354(A)], voyeurism [354(C)], stalking and criminal.
Hindware Launches The Second Leg Of Its Iconic Campaign, ‘Thoughtful Is Beautiful’ Agency News: Mumbai Renowned Bathware brand Hindware, today launched the second leg of its successful marketing campaign ‘Thoughtful is Beautiful.’ The campaign features Hindware’s newly launched touch free products including sensor-based faucets and water closets that have been designed to enable better safety and hygiene in households across India amidst the ongoing pandemic. Featuring touchfree products, the new TVC focus on showcasing innovative performance-led product solutions that offer convenience to consumers. The films build further on the premise of the earlier campaign bringing together design and functionality, to offer uber chic technological solutions that are designed to ease the consumer’s life. Sandip Somany, Chairman & Managing Director, Brilloca Limited said, “As a company.