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S Angara, 6-time Dalit MLA, is dark horse in race for Karnataka CM
If Angara gets the nod, he is likely to become the first Dalit Chief Minister of Karnataka. Another frontrunner from the Dalit community is Deputy CM from the Yediyurappa cabinet, Govind Karjol.
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Mamata Banerjee also met Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma, earlier in the day, amid several signals of increasing Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Agency News: New Delhi
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Assam-Mizoram Clashes: Congress Forms Committee To Assess Situation After the violent clash between Assam and Mizoram over a border dispute, the Congress party has constituted a seven-member committee to assess the situation on the ground.The committee has been asked to submit the report of the matter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.A seven Members committee is to be formed with immediate effect with the following members to visit Cachar and any other area to assess the Assam - Mizoram border dispute on the ground and the ensuing violence that has cost the lives of police personnel amongst others. A detailed report of the same shall be submitted to the party thereafter,” reads the All India Congress Committee’s notification.
Reliance Inoculates 98% Workers As India Inc. Aces Vaccine Race Reliance Inoculates 98% Workers As India Inc. Aces Vaccine RaceReliance claims it has administered more than 1 million doses to its workforce. Reliance Industries Ltd., the conglomerate helmed by Asia’s richest man, is among large Indian companies that have given at least one Covid-19 shot to almost all of its employees, a sign the country’s corporate sector is proving more efficient at procuring shots than the government, which has struggled with shortages and logistics.More than 98% of Reliance workers have received at least one dose, India’s largest company by market value said in a statement Friday. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s retail-torefining empire.
Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg. Following the meeting, CM Banerjee told reporters that the Prime Minister should convene an all-party meet to discuss the Pegasus issue and decide on a Supreme Court-led probe. In Parliament, Opposition parties have been protesting
the allegations of snooping by the Union Government through the Israeli spyware Pegasus, resulting in adjournment of both the Houses multiple times. While TMC MP Shantanu Sen was suspended for tearing up IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s denial statement, Opposition leaders have demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the allegations. Responding to a question on opposition unity against the ruling NDA, she said it would take shape on its own. Her response came as she met Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma, earlier in the day, amid several signals of increasing Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said he is likely to meet Banerjee on Wednesday. She is also expected to meet Congress president.
A six-time BJP MLA from a Scheduled Caste community, who has been described as “a loyal worker” of the party and the RSS from the coastal Karnataka region, has emerged as the dark horse to be the new Chief Minister of the state after the resignation of
Total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, and can reduce by more than 50 per cent over 10 weeks, according to study published in The Lancet journal.The researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK noted that if the antibody levels carry on dropping at this rate, there are concerns that the protective effects of the vaccines may also begin to wear off, particularly against new
post, sources said. If Angara gets the nod, he is likely to become the first Dalit Chief Minister of Karnataka. Another frontrunner from the Dalit community is Deputy CM from the Yediyurappa cabinet Govind Karjol, who is a close associate of the former chief minister and one of his picks to
Actor Akshay Kumar attended the virtual ceremony of laying the foundation for a school in Kashmir, for which he had donated ₹1 crore. Agency News: Mumbai Be it extending a helping hand when a natural calamity strikes, or even a pandemic, Akshay Kumar has been at the forefront when it comes to doing his bit. Education, too, is one. He had spent an entire day with Border Security Force (BSF) on June 17 in
The researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK noted that if the antibody levels carry on dropping at this rate, there are concerns that the protective effects of the vaccines may also begin to wear off, particularly against new variants. variants.However, they said, how soon that might happen cannot be predicted yet.The UCL Virus Watch study also found that antibody levels are substantially higher following two doses of the Pfizer vaccine than after two shots of the AstraZeneca preventive, known as Covishield in India. Antibody levels were also much higher in vaccinated people than those with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, they said.“The levels of antibody following both doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine were initially very
B S Yediyurappa on Monday, sources Karnataka Fisheries Minister S Angara, a lowprofile leader who never became a minister until recently despite being elected on six occasions from the reserved Sullia constituency in the RSS stronghold of Dakshina Kannada, has emerged in the ranks of frontrunners for the
Akshay Kumar donates ₹1 crore to rebuild school in Kashmir, BSF shares news of laying the foundation stone
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Jammu and Kashmir, and later took to Twitter to share pictures. Kumar had written, “Spent a memorable day with the @bsf_india bravehearts guarding the borders today. Coming here is always a humbling experience… meeting the real heroes My
high, which is likely to be an important part of why they are so protective against severe Covid-19,” said Madhumita Shrotri from UCL Institute of Health Informatics. ”However, we found these levels dropped substantially over the course of two to three months.
heart is filled with nothing but respect.” During his visit, the 53-year-old had spotted a school in a dilapidated condition, and expressed his wish to donate ₹1 crore for rebuilding it. And on July 27.
The Supreme Court stressed on the need to protect all the children who became orphans during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday that the Centre’s welfare schemes should cover all the children who became orphans after the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic struck, and not limit its benefit to kids who their parents only to the infection.The observarion was made by a two-judge bench of Supreme Court
Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, that was hearing a suo motu case regarding the condition of children in childcare institutions during the pandemic.The Suprecourt noted that government-run schemes such as PM Cares Fund, which proposed a corpus of ₹10 lakh for children till they turn 23, covered only those who became oprhans after losing their parents to Covid-19.
Lingayat and close associate of Yediyurappa; Union minister Pralhad Joshi, a Brahmin; and Arvind Bellad, an MLA with no administrative experience but who hails from the numerically large Panchamshali Lingayat group. The Karnataka BJP legislature party has called a meeting of legislators at 7 pm on Tuesday at a hotel in Bengaluru to pick the new leader.
Govt trashes reports on missing target of administering 50 crore Covid vaccine doses by July-end “These reports are ill-informed and have clearly misrepresented the facts,” the health ministry statement said. Agency News: New Delhi
Children orphaned during Covid-19 should be covered under welfare schemes: SC
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be CM. On Tuesday evening, a few senior MLAs were seen gathering around Karjol when he arrived at the Kumara Krupa guest house in Bengaluru to meet BJP’s Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh and central observers Dharmendra Pradhan and Kishan Reddy. Other frontrunners in the race are central BJP leader B L Santhosh, a Brahmin; home minister Basavaraj Bommai, a
The government on Tuesday dismissed media reports that claimed that India will miss the end-July target of administering 50 crore Covid vaccine doses as “ill-informed and misrepresenting” and asserted that over 51.60 crore vaccine doses will be supplied from January to July 31.The health ministry issued a statement referring to recent media reports alleging that the country will miss the target of administering half-a-billion (50 crore) doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by Julyend, while pointing out that the government had stated in May that it would make 516 million (51.60 crore) vaccine shots available by the end of this month.“These reports are ill-informed and have clearly misrepresented the facts,” the statement
said.The figures of 516 million vaccine doses might have been picked up from various sources which informed about the likely availability of the vaccine doses from January to Julyend, it added.“The facts are that a total of more than 516 million vaccine doses will indeed be supplied from January 2021 to 31st July, 2021,” the ministry said. It added that the vaccine doses are supplied to the states in accordance with the advance allocation plan and they are informed about it in advance. The vaccines are supplied to the states in various schedules throughout the month. “Therefore, availability of 516 million doses till end of a particular month does not mean that every dose supplied till that month is going to be consumed/ administered.
Raj Kundra sent to judicial custody for 14 days in porn case Raj Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Police on July 19 along with 10 others on charges related to the alleged production of pornographic films Agency News: New Delhi
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visits the flood-affected area of Bhilwadi area, in Sangli on July 26
After remaining in police custody for seven days, businessman Raj Kundra has now been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. He was arrested on July 19 for his alleged involvement in creation
and publishing of pornographic content.Raj Kundra was taken to the Bombay High Court around noon on Tuesday for the hearing of his bail plea. Tuesday was also the last day of police custody. Employees were told to delete clipsLast Friday, four of his employees had turned witnesses
against him. According to reports, they had been asked to delete objectionable clips on HotShots, the app on which the porn content was said to have been uploaded. Shilpa Shetty shouted at Raj Kundra: Sources Nothing has been found so far to link actress Shilpa Shetty.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Mamata Banerjee’s Bold Pegasus Move Can Rattle Modi-Shah West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi will come to a head in a couple of years, leading up to the 2024 general elections. Both are angling for the same distinction, but there’s only one slot to fill. ‘Didi’ thinks she’s the one for the course. And Rahul Gandhi believes he’s the born thoroughbred. Both reckon they can oust the twicetested ‘Chaiwala’Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi on July 27, the day after she constituted an inquirycommission to probe the unfolding ‘Pegasus’ snooping scandal. She’s proud that hergovernment is the first to order an inquiry, which the Centre should have done. Also, RahulGandhi should have thought up the idea and put it into play, pronto.But Mamata is first off the block. And she’s already given the hint that she is seriouscontender for Modi’s chair. Her nephew Abhishek Banerjee is on the Pegasus list ofpotentially surveilled politicians, and that’s reason enough for the commission of inquiry. The nephew could be the contender for Mamata’s chair if she chooses to go to a greenerpasture!Now, it doesn’t matter what Rahul Gandhi thinks, but what’s of note is that the inquiry willkeep Pegasus alive in the minds of people who would vote in 2024 when the opposition parties will give it their all to oust the BJP Government and both Mamata and Rahul Gandhiwould vie to become Prime Minister. Arvind Kejriwal might be in contention for Prime Minister, but not Bahujan Samaj Party’sMayawati. The drift one gets is that Mayawati is angling to become a four-time Uttar PradeshChief Minister. She also has scores to settle with Mulayam Singh Yadav and AkhileshYadav. The move to get UP’s Brahmins to back her is another indication of what she wants. Of course, things might change if another ‘Mahagathbandhan’ is constituted and it succeedsin turning ‘Pegasus’ and farmers’ agitation into election issues. West Bengal has shown thatModi and Shah are not invincible. They can be beaten, and driven to political oblivion.But it will take a Mamata' Banerjee! ‘Khela Hobe’ requires a Mamata at the helm. Besides,the lady has taken the role to heart. She indicated soon after the Trinamool won West Bengal. Within a week of the West Bengal elections, she had sent ace political strategist andclose advisor Prashant Kishor to talk turkey with NCP heavyweight Sharad Pawar.Since then, Pawar has spoken to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and others, and itappears like almost all opposition leaders have veered around to Pawar’s plan, in whichMamata Banerjee as well as the Congress figure prominently. Now, Pegasus has broken clear and, willy-nilly, opposition political parties appear to have found an issue to fight for, and join forces against the Modi regime.And it’s a no-brainer that the Modi Government is nervous. Union Home Minister AmitShah’s “chronology” comment and the ‘godi media’ doing everything to divert primetimedebates to corner Amnesty International! Times Now’s Rahul Shivshankar and Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami translated Hebrew to Hinglish to arrive at a Modi-saving solution.But there’s panic in the government’s ranks. And it’s at such a time that Mamata Banerjee has, by constituting a commission of inquiry, taken the wind out of the sails of the Modi-Shahyacht. Buffeted by Covid-19 and the West Bengal poll drubbing, Modi and his majordomoare in doldrums. And Mamata Banerjee has tasted blood, so to speak!The Modi Government hasn’t reacted to the development, and mainstream media hasplayed the whole thing down. But Mamata’s commission of inquiry is bound to spur theCentre into action. It cannot run down the inquiry, nor can it pronounce it illegal. The inquirywill keep the focus centred on the ‘Pegasus issue’, and the media focused on Mamata’squest to become Prime Minister. Constituting the inquiry commission was a political masterstroke.When she said that she went ahead and constituted the inquiry commission when the “Uniongovernment is sitting idle”, she upped the ante against Modi and Shah. And then she lobbedthe ball high into Rahul Gandhi’s court with “we are the first state which has formed acommission on this. I hope others will come forward upon seeing our example. If someone - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara isasleep, we have to wake them up.
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‘Centre only acts as facilitator for Ups and downs part of politics: Yedisettlement’: MHA on inter-state yurappa shocked at supporter’s ‘suicide’ disputes Agency News: New Delhi
He said seven such disputes exist in the country and can be resolved with the cooperation of the state governments concerned. Agency News: New Delhi The Centre on Monday informed Parliament that it only acts as a facilitator for amicable settlement of an inter-state dispute. Replying to questions on the the issue, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said that seven such disputes exist in the country.He also said that
these can be resolved with the cooperation of the state governments concerned.“As per available information, there are boundary disputes arising out of demarcation of boundaries and claims and counter claims over territories between HaryanaHimachal Pradesh, UT of
Ladakh-Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra-Karnataka, Assam-Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Nagaland, AssamMeghalaya and AssamMizoram,” said Rai.He added that occasional protests and incidents of violence are reported from some of the disputed border areas.“The approach of the Central Government has consistently been that inter-state disputes can be resolved only with the cooperation of the State Governments concerned and that the Central Government acts only as a facilitator for amicable settlement of the dispute in the spirit of mutual understanding,” Rai further said.
Outgoing Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday expressed his shock and pain over the death of a youth who allegedly ended his life pained by his resignation. The senior BJP leader, who put an end to days of speculation and put in his papers on Monday, said ups and downs are common in politics, and urged his supporters to not take their regard for him to an extreme level. Yediyurappa, who is also popular as BSY, said taking one’s life over such issues in unacceptable as nobody can bear the family’s loss. According to reports, Rajappa (Ravi), aged about 30, from Bommalapura in Gundlupet taluk in Chamarajanagara district, allegedly killed himself, shocked by Yediyurappa’s exit
Puri first Indian city to achieve 24/7 quality drinking water supply: Odisha govt Agency News: New Delhi Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the ‘Drink From Tap’ mission in Puri, making it “the first city in India” to achieve 24/7 quality drinking water supply, an official said. The initiative to provide water supply adhering to “Quality Standards of IS 10500” will benefit the city’s 2.5- lakh population and 2 crore tourists who visit the holy place annually, he said. Inaugurating the mission via video conference, Patnaik said providing drinkfrom-tap quality water to every household was a
Inaugurating the mission via video conference, Patnaik said providing drinkfrom-tap quality water to every household was a transformative project and a step in the direction of making Puri a world-class heritage city. transformative project and a step in the direction of making Puri a world-class heritage city.“Puri residents, tourists
and pilgrims can now drink water from taps across the city, be it at home or across the drinking water fountains. It has been my dream to provide piped water to every household in Odisha and this
is now turning into a reality,” he said. Pilgrims will have access to 120 drinking water fountains set up by the state all along the Grand Road and other hotspots, an official release said.Provision of safe drinking water will help prevent the use of three crore plastic bottles, eliminating 400 metric tonnes of plastic waste and reducing the state’s carbon footprint, it said.The initiative is set to provide drinking water to every household in Odisha across all 114 urban local bodies, with an inclusive mandate covering all slum households, the release said.“Puri has become the first city.
from the CM’s chair. Taking to Twitter, the 78-year-old leader from the Lingayat community said, “... this news has caused
me deep pain and grief. Ups and downs are common in politics, ending life for this is always unacceptable. No one can bear the loss that the family has to go through because of it.” ”I appeal with folded hands that regard should not go to extremity. I’m with Ravi’s family in their pain,” he said. Having come to power for the fourth time after bringing down a coalition government of the Janata Dal-Secular.
Sena slams political tourism as BJP leaders visit floodhit areas of Maharashtra Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that “political tourism” should not hamper relief work in flood-, and landslidehit regions of Maharashtra Agency News: New Delhi Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that “political tourism” should not hamper relief work in flood-, and landslidehit regions of Maharashtra. This comes amid visits of Opposition leaders to flood and landslide hit areas and now, governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari is set to visit Chiplun and Taliye along with BJP leader Ashish Shelar.An editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Tuesday added that such tourism should stop to expedite relief and rehabilitation work. Sena
leader Sanjay Raut said Opposition must not visit such spots and pressure the administration. “Globally, wherever such a disaster occurs, there should not be any hindrance to the relief work. In Maharashtra when such incidents happen, allegations, counter-allegations, attack on administration, political tours should be stopped, as far as possible... This is not a battle for credit, and if somebody thinks it is, then they are devoid of humanity... politicians should exercise restraint as their visit hinders relief work.
Violence is alien to Kashmiri culture, democracy has capacity to reconcile all differences: President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said violence was never part of “Kashmiriyat”, but became a daily reality. Gear up for a Double dose of Dhamaal as Zee Comedy Factory visits Chala Hawa Yeu Dya for a 3-day Comedy Extravaganza!
President Ram Nath Kovind receives a guard of honour on his arrival in Srinagar
Agency News: Srinagar President Ram Nath Kovind asserted on Tuesday that democracy has the capacity to reconcile all differences and bring out the best of the citizens’ potential, saying Kashmir is “happily” realising this vision.“Democracy, I firmly believe, has within it the capacity to reconcile all differences and also the capacity to bring out the best of
the citizens’ potential. Kashmir, happily, is already realising this vision,” the president said in his convocation address at the Kashmir University here. Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said violence was never part of “Kashmiriyat”, but became a daily reality. It was most unfortunate that this outstanding tradition of peaceful coexistence was broken. Violence, which was
never part of Kashmiriyat, became a daily reality.“It (violence) is alien to Kashmiri culture and it can only be termed as an aberration, a temporary one, much like a virus that attacks the body and needs to be purged. Now there is a new beginning and determined efforts to regain this land’s lost glory,” he said. The president said Kashmir is the meeting point of various cultures. .
Assam-Mizoram border clash: Congress forms 7-member committee to assess ground situation
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Savita Bajaj recently fought Covid-19 and has now been diagnosed with emphysema Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actors Ayushmann Khurrana, Jackie Shroff and Sonu Sood reached out to veteran actress Savita Bajaj and offered financial aid and other help. The 79-year-old had recently sought monetary help to pay her medical bills. Actress Nupur Alankar, care committee member of CINTAA
(Cine & TV Artists Association) has been looking after Bajaj. In an interview with ETimes TV, Nupur said that several actors from the film industry extended their support to Bajaj. She revealed that actress Rajeshwari Sachdeva had posted on her Instagram about Bajaj and Ayushmann Khurrana called them and transferred the money which was a huge relief for them. CINTAA had earlier given medical assistance in the case of Bajaj of Rs 50,000 and monthly expense of Rs 5000 for her expenses/medicines from the past few years. Reportedly, actor Jackie Shroff also helped Bajaj by transferring a decent amount into her account.
Even as the pandemic continues to linger on and cast a shadow of uncertainty overIndia, Zee TV is making an attempt to lighten up the mood by offering its viewers anescape from all the stress via the route of some much-needed humor and rib-ticklingcomedy on its upcoming reality show, Zee Comedy Factory. Featuring the countrytopcomedians and artistes like Ali Asgar, Sugandha Mishra Bhosale, Dr. Sanket Bhosale,Punit J Pathak, Aditya Narayan, Tejasswi Prakash, Gaurav Dubey, Ballraaj, SiddharthSagar, Chitrashi Rawat.
Agency News: Mumbai The Congress has formed a seven-member committee to visit Assam’s Cachar district to assess the situation on the ground after violence erupted along the state’s border with Mizoram on Monday.The committee will submit a detailed report to the party on the matter, Congress in-charge for Assam Jitendra Singh said. According to officials, at least five Assam Police personnel were killed while defending the “constitutional boundary” of the state with Mizoram and more than 60 people injured, including an SP, in a sudden escalation of the border dispute between the two northeastern
states. On Tuesday, Singh shared on Twitter a party circular dated July 26 that read: “A seven-member committee is to be formed with immediate effect… to visit Cachar and any other area to assess the AssamMizoram border dispute on the ground and the ensuing violence that has cost the lives of police personnel, amongst others.” The panel members are Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Bora, CLP leader in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia, MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Deputy CLP leader in Assam Assembly Rakibul Hussain, MP Gaurav Gogoi, president of All India Mahila Congress Committee Sushmita.
The queen-like attitude in these pictures is making Kriti look even hotter. The natural background of the pictures is simply aesthetically pleasing.
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Yes, Dabangg 4 is in the pipeline. Salman and I have discussed it. Sometimes we both ideate on our own– like if he is already thinking of something and so have I. Then we both sit and decide how much we can incorporate each other’s ideas and then once we have a basic idea of what we want to do, the writer comes on board and we give him time to write it. Then he comes back, we make some changes. If a director is on board, he gives his inputs and how he would see it.
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Tokyo Olympics Silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu Returns Home
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Mirabai Chanu during her felicitation ceremony after reaching India Agency News: Tokyo The two Indian pairs participating in the 10m air rifle mixed team event crashed out in the first qualifications stage, missing out on yet another final after an outing that left a lot to be desired in the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday.
The duo of Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar finished 12th with a total of 626.5 across three series each, while Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar ended 18th out of 29 pairs with an aggregate score of 623.8 at the Asaka Range.The mixed events are making their Olympic debut.
Chirag-Satwik win but could not qualify for knockout stage
Agency News: Tokyo Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged victorious against the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match but still missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, here on Tuesday.Ranked 10th in the world, the Indians beat world
number 18 team 21-17 21-19 in a 44-minute Group A men’s doubles match at the Musashino Forest Plaza.However, they couldn’t make it to the knockout stage as they finished third in the Group A behind top-ranked Indonesian team of Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and world number three Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei.
The official @ Olympics account will have an innovative AugmentedReality Lens called ‘Train like an Olympian’ that utilizes Snap’s bodytrackingtechnology. It will help Snapchatters stay active by completing three exercises beforetime runs out, rewarding them with a virtual firework display Additionally.
Sensex rises over 150 points in early trade, Nifty tops 15,850-mark The 30-share BSE index was trading 155.51 points or 0.29 per cent higher at 53,007.78 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 48.15 points or 0.30 per cent to 15,872.60. Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 150 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank and Tata Steel amid a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 155.51 points or 0.29 per cent higher at 53,007.78 in initial deals,
while the broader NSE Nifty rose 48.15 points or 0.30 per cent to 15,872.60. Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising more than 1 per cent, followed by ICICI
Tesla reaches milestone with first USD 1 billion quarterly profit The financial milestone announced Monday extended a two-year run of prosperity that has erased questions about Tesla’s long-term viability raised during its early years of losses and production problems. Agency News: Mumbai Tesla’s quarterly profit has surpassed USD 1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer’s ability to navigate through a pandemic-driven computer chip shortage that has caused major headaches for other automakers.The financial milestone announced Monday extended a two-year run of
prosperity that has erased questions about Tesla’s longterm viability raised during its early years of losses and production problems.Tesla now has cemented its position as the leader in the shift away from gas-combustion that is expected to make it even more profitable than during its most recent quarter. The Palo Alto, California, company earned USD 1.1 billion, or USD 1.02 per share, in the AprilJune period. That was more than 10 times its profit at the same time last year. Revenue nearly doubled from last year to about USD 12 billion. Adjusted to exclude one-time
times items, Tesla earned USD 1.45 a share in the latest quarter, easily topping the 94 cents expected by Wall Street analysts, according to FactSet.Tesla now boasts a market value of roughly USD 630 billion, far more than any other automaker and 14 times more than what the company was worth just two years ago. Its mercurial CEO, Elon Musk, is now sitting on the world’s third largest fortune at an estimated USD 163 billion, according to Forbes magazine’s calculations.For all its recent success, Tesla’s momentum could still be slowed.
Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Maruti, Titan and SBI. On the other hand, Axis Bank, L&T, HCL Tech, Nestle India and HDFC were among the laggards. In the previous session, Sensex ended 123.53 points or 0.23 per cent lower at 52,852.27, and Nifty slipped 31.60 points or 0.20 per cent to 15,824.45. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 2,376.79 crore on Monday, as per provisional exchange
data. Domestic markets look to be modestly good as of now. Notably, 1QFY22 corporate earnings have been strong so far and commentary of most management also have been encouraging, said Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities. “While asset quality worry for banks and NBFCs post 1QFY22 earnings cards of HDFC Banks and ICICI Banks weighed on investor sentiment, it is likely to improve with the reopening of the complete economy.
Green Affordable Housing to reshape the future of Affordable realty Agency News: Mumbai The Need to save the environment and reduce pressure on its resources is paramount more than ever. India is one of the top 3 countries in the world in terms of registered green building footprint with 6,548 Green Building projects registered. A green building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates
less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. Green buildings projects help in increasing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water, and materials, and of reducing impacts on human health and the environment for the entire lifecycle of a building. Green buildings preserve precious natural resources and improve our quality of life. International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Abhay Deol starrer Spin to release in India on this date Directed by Manjari Makijany, Spin will see Abhay Deol play the father of an IndianAmerican teen, who discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes.
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coronavirus pandemic hit and has been separated from her family for quite some time.“I’m looking forward to going home to the Philippines.
Actor Abhay Deol recently announced that he is part of the Disney movie Spin. While Spin will premiere on August 13 in the US, Indian audiences can watch the film starting August 15 on Disney Plus Hotstar. Spin is the story of an Indian American teen Rhea Kumar (Avantika Vandanapu), who discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes. Abhay plays Rhea’s father Arvind Kumar in the Manjari Makijany directorial.While sharing the trailer of Spin last month, Abhay Deol penned a note about how the Disney film is a ‘departure’ from the edgy, alternative narratives that he is known for. “I am aware that most of my audience love me for making edgy, alternative narratives that challenge the status quo. Which is why this film is all the more special as it is a departure from my own status quo, and catering to a much younger audience,” he wrote. Calling it a gem of a movie, Abhay Deol added that Spin “will leave you smiling and feeling good.
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Family reunion awaits Philippines’ 1st Olympic champion From a bamboo pole to Olympic gold, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz’s arduous buildup to the Tokyo Games culminated on the top step of the podium. Diaz won the first gold medal for the Philippines on Monday, a triumphant result for a country that has competed at every Summer Olympics except one since 1924.Diaz, who upset world record holder Liao Qiuyun of China with her final lift, was training in Malaysia when the
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) reached the quarterfinals of the women’s welterweight (69-75kg) category in the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Nadine Apetz of Germany in the Round of 16 at the Kokugikan Arena. Borgohain defeated Apetz 3-2 on Tuesday. The Indian pugilist took Round 1, 3-2 and this created pressure on her German opponent.
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Mimi movie review: Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi film rarely feels believable The Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi starrer eventually takes recourse to melodrama. Tears flow, chests are beaten and a wholly contrived end finishes up things.
Agency News: Mumbai Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi’s surrogacy drama Mimi is live on Netflix and Jio Cinema, the film’s team announced during an Instagram interaction on Monday evening. The film was supposed to release on July 30. However, in honour of lead star Kriti’s birthday on July 27, the movie started streaming on the OTT platforms from 6:30 pm today. Earlier, during an interaction with indianexpress.com, director Laxman Utekar had stated that Mimi does not attempt to break any taboo as it is just a humorous and emotional tale of two mothers. “This film is an emotional journey of two mothers and Bhanu. We are not trying to break any taboo. It is a tale told very humorously. But it does explain surrogacy in a basic language,” the directo Kriti Sanon plays a surrogate mother in Mimi. Talking about the prep for her role, Kriti said, “I divided the film into two parts – A happy schedule and a sad schedule. The first schedule was easier because the only thing I had to do was pick up the accent and mannerism but in the second schedule, I had to put on 15 kilos to look pregnant from the face. Not exercising at all, stuffing myself even when I was not hungry and eating all sorts of oily food made me nauseous. That was a bit of a journey.” Producer Sajid Nadiadwala, who launched Kriti Sanon with Heropanti, expressed how proud he is of the actor’s growth. In a tweet, he mentioned, “Your performances & growth from #Heropanti to #Mimi just makes me smile & I’m so proud of you each day! Party popper Wishing you all the success .
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The Gujarat unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Tuesday that they will organise nine-day-long ‘protestutsava’ highlighting “misrule of Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat” when the state government intends to organise nineday-long celebrations showcasing their five years of good governance. AAP Gujarat president Gopal Italia spoke at AAP state office in Ashram Road on Tuesday and
termed their upcoming protest demonstration as “Sauno Sath Bhajpa No Vikas” (Everyone’s support for BJP’s development) as a jibe against the Gujarat BJP’s slogan of “Sauno Sath, Sauno Vikas” (everyone’s support, everyone’s development).“We all
In its remand application before the court, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has said that Desai had planned to kill Patel in advance and it was not a crime in a moment of heat.
A local court in Vadodara on Monday remanded Police Inspector Ajay Desai and coaccused Kiritsinh Jadeja to ten days in police custody in the alleged murder case of Sweety Patel, Desai’s live-in partner.The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) in its remand application before the court
Gujarat confidential: Slipping Position Sunvilla News: Ahmedabda Gujarat ranked first in attracting Foreign Direct Investment, but figures tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday show that the state stood seventh when it came to the number of new companies registered with the government between April 2020 and June 2021. During this period, a total of 10,192 new companies got registered in the state, while Maharashtra topped the list with 35,088 new firms. Delhi (19,626 firms), Uttar Pradesh (19,616), Karnataka (15,178),Telangana (12,586) and Tamil Nadu (12,041). On the birth anniversary of Keshubhai Patel, the former chief minister of Gujarat, on Saturday, working president of Congress, Hardik Patel questioned the delay in presenting the Honorary Doctor of Letters.
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The Gujarat unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Tuesday that they will organise nine-day-long ‘protest-utsava’ highlighting “misrule of Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat” Instead of getting embarrassed, they are busy in celebrating their five years of misrule in Gujarat know about the misrule of the BJP in Gujarat for the past 27 years. The state government has failed in all aspects of education, health, employment, agriculture, roads, electricity connection, water supply and sanitation in Gujarat. Instead of getting embarrassed, they
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had sought 14 days maximum remand on the grounds that an investigation was needed to find out who else was involved in assisting Desai as well as to ascertain if Patel was possibly pregnant when she was killed. In its remand application before the court, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has said that Desai had planned to kill Patel in advance and it was not a crime
in a moment of heat. Desai had also “meticulously planned” to dispose of the body by involving his confidant, Congress leader Jadeja, telling him that he had “to kill a sister of his, who had
fallen pregnant from an affair and damaged the honour of the family”. The police has told the court that since Desai had spoken to Jadeja about honour killing, and given the emergence of details that Desai was not able to handle the pressure of the relationship he shared with Patel once his legal wife moved to Vadodara, it was imperative to examine if Patel was actually pregnant when he decided to kill her. The couple has a two-yearold son from the relationship. The remand application also seeks custody on the grounds that an investigation is pending into the bloodstains found in the common sink of the house.
Class 11 offline session: Suman schools record 60 pc attendance The SMC runs 329 schools, imparting education free of cost to 1.5 lakh students in Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu, Hindi, Telgu, Odiya and English medium from classes 1 to 8. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabda Suman schools run by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), where Class 11 was launched last week, reported 60 per cent attendance in its first offline session on Monday. SMC is the first
are busy in celebrating their five years of misrule in Gujarat… We will also organise a protest demonstration with the name of ‘Sauno Sath Bhajpa No Vikas’ to showcase the reality to people,” said Italia. “The BJP has said that on August 1, they intend to celebrate
‘Gyan Diwas’ for their work done in education sector. However AAP will also protest by celebrating the day as ‘Agyan Diwas’ to showcase the failed work of BJP in education. Similarly for Samvedna (Sensitivity) Diwas, we will hold Asamvedna Diwas, For women’s
Gujarat Police are yet to arrest any of the seven accused who allegedly assaulted Balwant Rathod in Nesda Golup village under Vav taluka of Banaskantha on Sunday, due to a land dispute, leaving him with grievous injuries. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabda A day after a 31-year-old Dalit farmer was allegedly assaulted by a group of men from another caste in a village in Banaskantha, the officer in charge of Suigam police station, under whose jurisdiction the village falls, was suspended on Monday.Police are yet to arrest any of the seven accused who allegedly assaulted Balwant Rathod in Nesda Golup
Agency News: New Delhi this year.The SMC recently got permission from the state education department to launch 24 classes for Class 11 Commerce, Arts and Science in Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi mediumsSMC administrative officer, Dharmesh Patel, said, “We give admissions only to municipal school students. So far we have admitted 1,592 students in Suman schools. Out of 24 classes, 10 classes are of Gujarati medium.
pandemic. Till now we have visited 300 villages in the state and wherever we go, people meet us with teary eyes claiming that no one had come to their village before. Soon we will compile and release actual death figures during Covid pandemic,” said Italia.
Cop suspended a day after Girl sexually assaultgroup of men ‘assaulted’ ed, thrashed on road Dalit farmer village under Vav taluka of Banaskantha on Sunday, due to a land dispute, leaving him with grievous injuries. Suresh Rathod, cousin of victim, said, “Balwant has now been admitted in ICU of Maa Trauma Centre in Palanpur city where his situation remains critical due to head injuries.” The accused had also set fire to the fence of Balwant’s farmland on Saturday night after which he had approached the Suigam police station but he allegedly did not receive any police security.Banaskantha superintendent of police suspended sub-inspector HD Vadher of Suigam police station on Monday for “dereliction of duty”. The charge of the case has now been given to inspector AB Shah of Vav police station. After preliminary investigation, it will be handed over to deputy superintendent of police (SC/ ST) cell.
NSDC and Amity University Online collaborate to skill young learners professionally civic authority in Gujarat to start Class 11 in its municipal schools.The SMC runs 329 schools, imparting education free of cost to 1.5 lakh students in Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu, Hindi, Telgu, Odiya and English medium from classes 1 to 8The SMC also runs 18 Suman schools for Class 9 and 10 with nearly 10,000 students in various mediums. Nearly 4,500 students passed in Class 10 in Suman schools
empowerment Day we will hold anti women BJP day, for employment day, we will hold unemployed day and so on,” said Italia. He also added that currently his party workers are travelling across Gujarat to touch base with kin of those who lost their lives due to the Covid-19
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and AmityUniversity Online today announced a strategic partnership that aims to train youngpeople professionally, enabling them to progress in their careers. Amity UniversityOnline and NSDC will partner to offer professional skills courses on the latter’s eSkillIndia portal. The initiative is aligned with the objective of Skill India Mission to empower youth with relevant
skills corresponding with the needs of the industry.Under the partnership, Amity’s online professional courses will be integrated with theeSkill India digital platform to provide a range of certification courses in BusinessManagement, Marketing, Finance, Supply chain management, Power, Oil and Gas,Retail, etc.. From a technology-rich online infrastructure to a welcoming culture for fast-paced learning, the learners will witness the Amity experience that has enhanced.
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A 20-year-old girl was sexually harassed and thrashed allegedly by three men near the flyover in Fatehgunj area on Sunday night. The girl filed a complaint against the trio at Fatehgunj police station. Investigating officials said that one of the suspects had been identified asBrijesh Kanthariya. According to the complainant, the girl was on her way to Manjalpur on a two-wheeler with her relatives on Sunday night. At about 10 pm, threepersons, who were travelling on a two-wheeler, cornered her nearPolytechnic college. The man, who was driving the two-wheeler, started misbehaving with the complainant and even
threatened her When she tried to take his photograph from her mobile phone, he pulled her down by hairs and began beating her up. The girl’s brother, who was on a separate vehicle ahead, turned back after he heard the commotion. The accused trio abandoned their two-wheeler and fled from the spot “We have got their residential address on the basis of the twowheeler’s license plate. I went to the home of the two-wheeler’sowner but he is on the run,” said Wasram Parmar, assistant subinspector, Fatehgunj police station. “The girl said that she didn’t know any of the accused or had an argument with them while driving. She has no idea why they attacked her,” Parmar added.
Manipal – Biotechnology Hackathon Showcases Talents Agency News: New Delhi Government of Karnataka Bioincubator supported by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) and BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in association with Manipal School of Life Sciences, (MAHE), Manipal, jointly conducted a five-day virtual allIndia Hackathon, MANIPAL BIOTECH HACKATHON 2021, from 16th to 21st July 2021. The Hackathon was
conducted with the vision to promote student innovations, encouraging critical thinking essential to address the most critical needs of the society and to promote novel technology development and startup creation. This Hackathon was open to students currently enrolled in any academic/research institutions doing undergraduate/postgraduate/Doctoral studies. Besides providing challenging problems, participants were also allowed to choose any existing problem of the society to solve through the hackathon.
Five students to be Saint Hariprasad Swami of Haridham Sokhada became a ressuspended from hostel ident of Akshardham, took his last breath on Monday night in Vadodara Agency News: Vadodara Five third year MBBS students will be suspended from their hostel campus in connection with the last week’s ragging incident at the GMERS Medical College, Gotri. “The decision was unanimously taken by the anti-ragging committee We will convey it to their parents who have been calledfor a meeting on Tuesday,” medical college’s dean Dr Varsha Godbole toldThe decision was taken after second year MBBS students named five thirdyear students in their statements given to the 12-member antiragging committee which is probing the first-ever ragging incident at the medical college
It was in wee hours of Saturday last that around 60 second year MBBS students were made to stand in a line and asked to do100 sit-ups by their seniors.The college has already terminated two junior residents from orthopaedic and surgery departments while it is seeking help from the police department for action against a third student who was accompanying the duo. The trio allegedly came into a car and asked third year MBBS students to make second year MBBS students do sit-ups. Onestudent had even collapsed while doing sit-ups.“The police inspector had remained present during our meeting today (Monday) and sought a report from us. We have submitted our report to the police.
Sant Hariprasad Swamiji, at the age of 88, passed away at 11 pm on Monday
Agency News: Vadodara Saint Hariprasad Swami of Haridham Sokhada Swaminarayan Temple has passed away at the age of 88 on Monday late at 11 pm. Hariprasad Swami was ill for a long time. He was brought to Bhailal Amin Hospital in Vadodara on Monday evening. Where his health was admitted deteriorating. According to the joint statement of Sadhu Premaswarupadas, Sadhu Santvallabhdas, Sadhu Tyag Vallabhdas,
Vitthaldas Patel and Secretary Ashokbhai of Yogi Divine Society, Biraji has gone to Akshardham after becoming independent. Hariprasad Swamiji was born on 23 May 1934. He was the Gurubhai of Sant Pramukhswami Maharaj of BAPS sect. Devotees celebrated the 88th manifestation day of Hariprasad Swamiji on May 23. Hariprasad Swamiji had a large number of followers in Vadodara city-district as well as in the country
and abroad. Vadodara MP Ranjanben Bhatt tweeted, paying homage to Swamiji, saying, “Dasna Das’s departure on an endless journey. May Swamiji remain at the heart of all of us and show us the path of Dharma. Pray to him. According to information received, the body of Hariprasad Swamiji was placed in a cold room. From there, the body will be taken to Haridham Sokhada at 11 am on Tuesday. Swamiji’s body will be laid to rest on Wednesday.
Thousands of Haribhaktas gathered at Haridham Sokhada