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Highways blocked in Haryana after lathi charge
Around 10 people were injured as police allegedly lathicharged a group of farmers disrupting traffic movement on a highway while heading towards Karnal to protest against a BJP meeting. Agency News: New Delhi Haryana Police lathicharged a group of prSeveral highways across Haryana were blocked after at least five farmers were injured in police lathicharge when they tried to disrupt traffic on National Highway number 44 and enter Karnal town from Bastara toll plaza to disrupt a state-level BJP meeting on Saturday.The agitators had threatened to disrupt
the BJP meeting in protest against the Centre’s farm laws after which police presence was stepped up in Karnal district to maintain law and order. Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Haryana unit leader Gurnam Singh Charuni called for blocking all highways in the state to protest the lathicharge on farmers. “We slam the BJP government for using police force on farmers once again. I request all farmers to come out
and block all highways in the state,” Charuni said.Reports of traffic disruption were received from Hisar, Jind, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Dadri, Fatehabad and Ambala. The Milk Majra toll plaza connecting Ambala with Yamunanagar and further with Uttar Pradesh was blocked, while traffic was disrupted on Shambu border at Patiala in Punjab, too. Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda condemned the lathicharge and tweeted: “The action on farmers at Karnal is undemocratic and inhuman. Everyone has the right to protest in a democracy. Governments are not run with fear of the bullet but by winning hearts.
Farm laws: Tamil Nadu passes resolution urging Centre to withdraw three laws Agency News: Chennai
Even as protests continue against the three farm laws introduced by the Centre, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw these laws. Tamil Nadu is the seventh state Assembly to do so.Earlier, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Delhi, Kerala and West Bengal had passed a resolution against these laws. The resolution opposing the controversial laws was moved by Tamil Nadu Chief Minster MK Stalin and was adopted by the Assembly on Saturday through voice vote.“These three farm laws are anti-farmers, these should be repealed,” he said. In the Assembly, Stalin also announced that all cases filed against farmers who had staged protests against the three farm
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US strikes IS planners after Af airport attack Acting on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the United States conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State target in Afghanistan on Saturday, as the airlift of those desperate to flee moved into its fraught final stages with fresh terror attack warnings.US forces overseeing the evacuation have been forced into closer security cooperation with the Taliban to prevent any repeat of the suicide bombing that killed scores of civilians crowded around one of the airport’s main access gates and 13 American troops.
ED summons Mamata’s nephew to Delhi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife, Rujira, to appear before it for questioning in Delhi in connection with its money laundering probe into an illegal coal mining scam, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.Abhishek, 33, TMC Lok Sabha MP from Diamond Harbour and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, has been asked to appear for questioning on September 6 and Rujira on September 1.Reacting sharply to the summons, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government for “letting loose central agencies” on her nephew in the case.“The BJP and the Union government can’t fight us politically… they can’t bulldoze or intimidate.
Agency News: Tokyo Bhavina Patel became the first Indian to enter the final of a table tennis event in the Paralympics with a hard-fought 3-2 win over China’s Miao
Zhang in a class 4 semi-final in Tokyo on Saturday. The 34-year-old, who surprised even the Indian camp with her sensational show, stunned her Chinese opponent 7-11 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-8 in the semifinal showdown that lasted 34 minutes.She will take on world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the summit clash on Sunday.“When I came here, I just thought that I would give my 100% without thinking of anything. If you give 100%, the medal will come, that was what I thought,” said Patel, who was diagnosed with polio when she was a 12-year-oldThis was Patel’s first victory against the former world number one Zhang. The two players have met 11 times before. Patel will face a tough challenge from Zhou in the gold medal match. She went down tamely (3-11 9-11 2-11) to the Chinese player in her opening group match on Wednesday.
Amid controversy, Mysuru university withdraws notification restricting girls’ movement
Agency News: Bengaluru Shortly after issuing an order prohibiting girls from moving around on campus after 6.30 pm, the University
of Mysuru withdrew it. The order was issued in wake of the brutal gangrape of a 22-yearold student in Mysuru on August 24. It was withdrawn following instructions by Karnataka higher education minister CN Ashwath Narayan. While the university had claimed that the rule had been made for the security of girls on campus, it had invited lot of criticismAs per the order, issued by the university on August 26 and effective from
the next day, girl students were barred from moving around on its Mansangotriya campus after 6.30 pm. This order had been issued for the Kukkarahalli Lake campus as well.According to the university, the order was issued on the verbal direction of the police department.Not just the order, but even “insensitive” comments by politicians on the matter have raked up a lot of controversy.The caseThe female student had gone.
Covid-19: India reports 46,759 cases, 509 deaths Agency News: New Delhi While the vaccination figures have surged in the country, the daily number of new cases of Covid-19 in India, too, has increased. The country reported 46,759 fresh cases of infection in last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday morning.As many as 509 patients succumbed to the infection during this period.The overall case tally so far now stands at 3,26,49,130. The death tally has reached 4,37,403.The daily positivity rate is 2.66 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is 2.19 per cent.The active caseload of Covid-19 in India is 3,59,775.A total of 31,374 patients recovered from the infection in 24 hours.Over 32.8k cases in Kerala aloneOf the total new cases, Kerala accounted for 32,801 cases. The state currently has 1,95,254 active cases.While the state is being targeted for the high number of daily
cases of infection, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday defended the government efforts saying that no one had died in Kerala due to lack of oxygen or was deprived of medical aid or medical bed. “If Kerala model is wrong in Covid containment, which model should we follow?” he asked in an article publised in the CPI(M) party magazine ‘Chintha’.During the first wave of the pandemic, the Kerala government had been lauded for its Covid containment efforts.More than 1 crore vaccinated in a single dayA record number of vaccine doses were administered across India on Friday. Over 1 crore persons received the Covid-19 jab during the day. Over 61.29 vaccine doses have been administered so far. “Record vaccination numbers today! Crossing 1 crore is a momentous feat. Kudos to those getting vaccinated and those making the vaccination drive a success,” tweeted PM Narendra Modi.
The Taliban have said that the Islamic Emirate has no issue with women returning to work Agency News: Kabul As the health situation in Afghanistan worsens, the Taliban have urged female doctors and healthcare workers across all provinces to resume duties. They have said the Islamic Emirate does not have any issue with the women returning to work.In a tweet, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, “All female employees of the
Ministry of Public Health both in provinces and the Capital are informed to resume their jobs on regular manner. The Islamic Emirate has no issue with their resumption of jobs. Z.Mujahid.”Earlier, there were reports of the Taliban asking women to stay at home for “security reasons” as the fighters were not yet trained to respect women.“It’s a very temporary procedure,” the group’s spokesman Zabihullah
US launches airstrike, ‘eliminates’ ISIS-K member
Agency News: Washington The US military launched an airstrike in Afghanistan to target ISIS militants on Saturday. A member of the IS’s Afghanistan affiliate has been killed, the forces claimed.The airstrike using a drone came after US President Joe Biden’s vow to avenge the bomb blast at Kabul aircraft that left several Afghan and American soldiers dead.It was conducted in Nangarhar, east of Kabul. The ISIS-K (ISIS-Khorasan) had claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing two days ago on August 26.A defense official was quoted as having said that Biden had authorized the drone strike
which was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.The US claimed that an ISIS-K militant was killed in the operation, and they “know of no civilian casualties”.Meanwhile, UK will end its evacuation operations in Afghanistan on Friday.Two days ago, 68 US lawmakers had written to President Biden, wanting to know his strategy to prevent the Taliban from acquiring nuclear weapons.“Are you prepared to support regional allies militarily in the event that the Taliban militarise the Afghanistan border? What is your plan to help to ensure that the Taliban do not destabilise its nuclear neighbour Pakistan?” the letter read.
Mujahid said while asking working women in the country to stay at home until a proper security system was put in place to ensure their safety. He said they were working on procedures to allow female government workers to return to office.However, concerns over curtailment of women’s rights and freedom in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime continue despite such assurance, mainly because of contradictory ground reports.
laws in the past one year would be withdrawn.In opposition to the resolution, BJP MLAs in the Assembly staged a walk-out.The contentious farm laws, passed last year, were one of the subjects that had been at the centrestage of a stormy monsoon session of the Parliament, with the Opposition demanding proper discussions.
citizens must speak truth to power: justice chandrachud Agency News: New Delhi Supreme Court judge Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Saturday underlined that citizens should get basic education to realise the value of their votes and exercise their right of speaking “truth to power”. According to justice Chandrachud, democracy needs truth to survive and it is not only the right of every citizen to speak truth to power but equally a duty cast upon him or her.“Since democracies are spaces of reasons, truth is important, as reasons cannot be based on falsehoods. Truth is also important to instil public faith in democracy... As citizens of a democracy, we need to commit ourselves to the search for truth as a key aspiration of our society,” emphasised the senior top court judge.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Developments In Afghanistan, Though Alarming, Are Its Internal Affairs
Whatever the impending regime change in Afghanistan may mean to India, the country should accept the reality soon and join China, Russia, Pakistan and the UK, among others, to support the political change in Afghanistan. The India-Afghanistan relations are over 1,000years old. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India 17 times between 1000 and 1027 AD.Nearly all former Islamic rulers of India originated from Afghanistan. India will make a bigmistake if it trusts the USA on its immediate Afghanistan policy. A regime change inAfghanistan is no guarantee for peace. Name an Islamic rebel group which is not present inAfghanistan. The state has lived with several terrorist groups, including ISIS (Khorasan) thatclaimed responsibility for the latest deadly attack outside Kabul airport. The attack came asthe US forces were in the process of withdrawing from the country following the Taliban&takeover.Despite the fact that India has been a major economic partner of Afghanistan for decadeswith considerable strategic interest in the country as a key geographical link with centralAsian republics, the US kept India out from most political negotiations over Afghanistan,owing mainly to Pakistan’s objections. During the Troika Plus talks among China, Pakistan,Russia, and the United States, India remained noticeably absent. With the Taliban takingcontrol of Kabul, India needs to establish working relationship with the group fast to protectits critical investments in Afghanistan and try to keep the only alternate route (skippingPakistan) open to connect with central Asia through Iran. Any delay in India’s support to a new Afghan regime could prove to be costly as a Pakistan-China-Taliban combine could take the opportunity to help foster safe havens for anti-Indian terrorist outfits that could sow chaos in Kashmir and other parts of the country. It may be worth considering the Taliban’s public assurance of its readiness to work with India. Moreover, there is no reason for India to become hesitant to accept the Taliban or any other group bringing about the regime change in Afghanistan when it has adjusted with the military regime in Myanmar, which seized control of the state in a coup overthrowing the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining her along with leaders of her National League for Democracy party, earlier this year. The Myanmar military had killed and injured thousands of Rohingya muslims before throwing them out of the country, mainly to Bangladesh and India As of May 11, at least 783 Myanmarese protesters, mostly students, had been killed and a total of 3,859 people were under detention, with 20 of them facing death sentences. Despite the UN condemnation of the military takeover and the US, UK and EU imposing sanctions on the junta, regional powers such as India, China and Russia have taken a more measured approach to the unfolding situation. Though the latter condemned the violence, none have explicitly criticised the Tatmadaw (the armed forces in Myanmar). For India, Myanmar is the gateway to Southeast Asia. It is a neighbour with which India shares both a land and sea border. Myanmar has been an important ally in combating extremism and insurgency in the region. If the military regime in Myanmar is acceptable to India, a Taliban rule in Afghanistan should also be acceptable to it for different reasons. Trust is the key. The new Taliban, led by apparently more moderate and educated leaders such as Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, appears to be different from the old, non- compromising Taliban. They may like to keep India on their side to negotiate better with undependable Pakistan, which once sided with the US to overthrow the previous Taliban regime, and politically shrewd China. On July 28, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi met a Taliban delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Beijing and was believed to have had a detailed discussion on the group’s role in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s top leaders are reportedly working on the policy on how they would govern Afghanistan. Baradar, one of the Taliban’s popular public faces, also negotiated the exit of US troops with the former US president Donald Trump during their peace talks in Doha, last - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara year. In fact, all eyes are now set.
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Assam, Chhattisgarh yet to join one nation, one ration card plan Agency News: New Delhi After West Bengal and Delhi that operationalised the ration card portability, it is now only BJP-ruled Assam and Congressruled Chhattisgarh which are yet to join the one nation, one ration card (ONORC) programme in the country.According to the Union Food Ministry, Delhi, which operationalised ONORC in July this year, provides ration card portability for 33 States covering 69 crore beneficiaries whereas West Bengal implemented it in August and provides portability of
ration cards for 34 States covering 74.9 crore beneficiaries.“Two remaining States — Assam and Chhattisgarh — are targeted for integration under ONORC in the next few months,” the ministry
said on Saturday.Currently, a monthly average of about 2.2 crore portability transactions is being recorded consistently in states and union territories, it said. According to the ministry, 40 crore portability
Transfer of personal vehicles now easier as Centre notifies new registration mark for new vehicles Agency News: New Delhi To ensure seamless transfer of personal vehicles across States, the Centre on Saturday notified a new registration mark for new vehicles — Bharat Series (BH-series). The Road Transport Ministry’s new rule aims to centralise the system of re-registration of vehicles when relocating between states an easier process. This scheme will facilitate free movement of personal vehicles across states/ union territories of India upon relocation. In this regard, the
government has notified a new vehicle registration regime that will free vehicle owners from re-registration process
when they shift from one state/ union territory to another. “This vehicle registration facility under ‘Bharat series
(BH-series)’ will be available on voluntary basis to defense personnel, employees of central government/ state government/ central/ state public sector undertakings and private sector companies/organisations, which have their offices in four or more states/union territories,” the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said in a statement. A MoRTH official said that an IT-based solution for vehicle registration is one such effort as “one of the pain points in the vehicle registration process that needed.
Birla observed that Parliament is the supreme democratic institution and it is the responsibility of the Parliament to strengthen democracy at all levels including at the Panchayat level. Emphasising on the role of Parliament as a forum of discussion, Birla shared that Parliament, as the supreme democratic institution, should be the centre of discussion and not disruption. He appealed the Members to maintain the sanctity of the House. Birla also said that recently 13 parliamentary standing committees of Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha with more than two hundred Members have visited the UT of Ladakh which speaks about the commitment of the Parliament of India to further the development of Ladakh without compromising its identity and culture Emphasizing active participation of people in the democratic processes and legislation process to make democracy more successful and stronger, Birla said that democracy is the basis of socio economic development and empowerment of people. Underlining the importance of the spirit of solidarity
and collective efforts for development, Birla spoke about the role of local representatives in the process of development. Birla appreciated the beauty and serenity of Ladakh and its peace loving people. The Speaker also commended the spirit of Ladakhi people, saying that the way Ladakh is emerging as a self-reliant (Atmanirbhar) entity in the face of adverse geographical and other challenges is an example for the rest of the nation. Secretary General, Lok Sabha, Utpal Kumar Singh, presented the Vote of Thanks.
Parliament a forum of discussion: LS Speaker Agency News: New Delhi
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday inaugurated the Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions of the Union Territory of Ladakh at the Sindhu Sanskritik Kendra, Leh. The programme was also attended by Union Ministers Nityanand Rai, Bhagwant Khuba, Ladakh UT LG Lieutenant Radha Krishna Mathur; Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal amongst others. Referring to the just concluded Monsoon Session,
Panel recommends phase 1 clinical trials of Reliance’s Covid vaccine
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The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has recommended phase 1 clinical trials of Reliance Life Sciences’ vaccine candidate against Covid-19. The proposed jab comprises two doses, and is based on a recombinant protein platform, as per reports.Reliance Life Sciences, owned by Mukesh Ambaniled business group, if given a nod from the Drugs Controller General India, the country’s top drugs regulator, can begin the first phase of clinical trials
for its vaccine candidate. While Reliance Sciences itself is a testing centre for Covid-19, the exercise will be conducted at 10 sites, including those in Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Phase 1 lasts for nearly two months, or 58 days, and is conducted to detect the highest number of doses that most patients can tolerate, as per reports. The DCGI has thus far granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to six vaccines, of which two are indigenous while the rest are foreign-made.
Agency News: New Delhi The Delta variant of SARSCoV-2 is more virulent and transmissible than the Alpha variant! A team of researchers concluded this after they found that people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the second one. The researchers in their study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, had analysed more than 40,000 Covid-19 cases in the UK. “This study confirms previous findings that people infected with Delta are significantly more likely to require hospitalisation than those with Alpha, although most cases included in the analysis were unvaccinated,” said researcher Gavin Dabrera, Consultant Epidemiologist at the National Infection Service, Public Health England. “We already know that vaccination offers excellent protection against Delta and as
this variant accounts for over 98 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the UK, it is vital that those who have not received two doses of vaccine do so as soon as possible,” Dabrera added. However, the study has indicated the importance of vaccination, as the team emphasised that multiple studies have shown that full vaccination prevents both symptomatic infection and hospitalisation, for both Alpha and Delta variants. The Delta variant was first reported in India in December 2020 and early studies found it to be up to 50 per cent more transmissible than the variant of Covid-19 that had previously gained dominance worldwide, known as the alpha variant, first identified in Kent, the UK For the study, the team analysed healthcare data from 43,338 positive Covid-19 cases in England between March 29 and May 23, 2021, including information on vaccination status, emergency care attendance, hospital admission.
Charges filed in 9-yrold’s murder Agency News: New Delhi
The Delhi Police on Saturday charged a priest and his three accomplices with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl, whose body was found at a crematorium in the cantonment area, sparking protests by activists and politicians in the national capital.In the charge sheet, the police used sections of rape, wrongful confinement, murder, destruction of evidence, and under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act against Radhey Shyam (priest) and his accomplices Kuldeep Singh, Salim Ahmad and Laxmi Narayan.The 400-page charge sheet was filed on Saturday afternoon. The court is yet to take cognizance, and will hear
the case on August 31.The girl, from a Dalit family in a village near Delhi cantonment, was found dead by her parents in a local crematorium earlier this month. The accused — a 55-year-old priest and his three associates — say the girl died of electrocution while fetching water from a cooler but the family alleges that the suspects hurriedly cremated the body after raping her. The four accused are in jail.Delhi Police spokesperson Chinmoy Biswal confirmed that the charge sheet was filed before metropolitan magistrate Manu Shree of the Patiala House Court. A charge sheet is a record of documents submitted by police to a court, listing the details of a case and the evidence collected against an accused person. It is on the basis of the charge sheet that a court starts trial in a case.
I-T detects Rs 175 crore tax evasion by steel firm
Indian security agencies delayed advisory of terror threat in Kabul
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transactions have been undertaken since August 2019.The maximum such transactions have been reported from Bihar (10.14 crore), followed by Andhra Pradesh (6.92 crore), Rajasthan (4.56 crore), Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in the said period. ONORC aims to ensure seamless delivery of subsidised food-security entitlements to all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), irrespective of their physical location anywhere in the country.
Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 more virulent and transmissible than the Alpha variant: Study
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Despite separate alerts of a terror attack in Kabul by agencies of Denmark, Australia, France, the US and the UK and their putting them out in public domain, Indian security agencies or the external affairs ministry delayed in taking cognizance of the evolving threat in Afghanistan and issuing specific advisory of a terror threat in the Afghan Capital. Luckily, no Indian was either hurt or killed in the deadly bombings in Kabul on Thursday. Even Pakistan, which has close ties with Taliban, stopped its flights to Kabul a week before the twin bombings. “This should
have raised an alarm in the security establishment here. The agencies should have picked up the development for issuing an advisory to Indian citizens there,” a source in the security establishment admitted.In 2019 too, when the “Easter Bombings” happened, the agencies did not issue an advisory to the Indian citizens in Sri Lanka despite the Centre having an advance and specific inputs of an impending terror attack in the high security diplomatic zone of Colombo to the Government there. The diplomatic staff and the security personnel already present in Afghanistan were evacuated even before the Indian nationals could fly out of Kabul.
The CBDT claimed that 194 kg “unaccounted” silver articles worth Rs 1.34 crore have been found during the searches and have been “accepted and declared” as additional income by the assessee. Agency News: New Delhi The Income Tax (I-T) department has detected alleged tax evasion of Rs 175 crore following raids on a steel manufacturing and trading group based in Maharashtra and Goa, the CBDT said on Saturday. The searches were carried out on Wednesday in Pune, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra and in Goa, and a total of 44 premises were covered. “So far, a total of Rs 175.5 crore of unaccounted income has been unearthed including unaccounted cash and
jewellery, shortage and excess of stock and bogus purchases,” a Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) statement said, adding that the raids are continuing. It said “unaccounted” cash of Rs 3 crore and jewellery worth Rs 5.20 crore have been seized. The CBDT claimed that 194 kg “unaccounted” silver articles worth Rs 1.34 crore have been found during the searches and have been “accepted and declared” as additional income by the assessee. “Evidence detected during the search revealed that the group was engaged in fraudulent practice of booking bogus purchases of scrap and sponge iron from various fake invoice issuers,” it said. “Premises of fake invoice issuers were also covered during the search,” it said. The statement said such invoice issuers have admitted that they supplied only bills but no materials and also generated fake e-way bills to show it as genuine purchases and to claim GST input credit. “With the active support of GST authorities in Pune, the vehicle movement tracking app was used to identify fake e-way bills.
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SLC grants NOC to Chameera, Hasaranga to play in IPL 2021 Agency News: Colombo Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Sunday announced that ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) has been given to pacer Dushmantha Chameera and allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga to participate in the UAE leg of the IPL 2021Both Chameera and Hasaranga will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. The duo was announced as
replacement players after RCB couldn’t avail the services of Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Adam Zampa, Daniel Sams and Kane Richardson for diffferent reasons.“The permission for the players was granted by the SLC in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee. The ‘No Objection Certificate’ to the duo was issued for them to join the IPL teams starting from 15th September (following the
Chris Cairns paralysed in legs after suffering stroke
Agency News: Sydeny Former Black Cap Chris Cairns has been left paralysed in his legs after suffering a stroke in his spine following lifesaving emergency heart surgery, New Zealand media reported on Friday.Chris Cairns has returned to Canberra, where he lives with his wife and kids, following a heart surgery but remains in a critical condition.“During the life saving emergency heart surgery Chris underwent in Sydney he
suffered a stroke in his spine. This has resulted in paralysis in his legs,’’ said Aaron Lloyd, Cairns’ lawyer said in a statemen As a result he will be undertaking a significant rehabilitation process at a specialist spinal hospital in Australia. Chris and his family remain appreciative of the immense public support as they deal with this difficult time. They also appreciate the way in which their privacy has been respected. Chris and his family now want to focus on spending time together where possible and making whatever progress they can in his recovery. We will update everyone when there is more news, but that is likely to be some time away,’’ he added. The former Kiwi all-rounder came off life support last week after surgery at a Sydney hospital.According to reports, Cairns had suffered an aortic dissection - a tear in the body’s main artery - in Canberra earlier this month.Cairns, the son of former test player Lance Cairns, played 62 tests and 215 ODIs for New Zealand.
completion of the South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka),’ an official SLC statement said.‘The two players will join the Sri Lanka squad on 10th October 2021 to play in the two warm-up games prior to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers,’ it added.RCB will kickstart their second leg of the IPL campaign with a clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on September 20 in Abu Dhabi. (UNI).
England thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs on Day 4 of the third Test to level the five-match series 1-1, here on Saturday. Resuming at an overnight score of 215 for 2, India were bowled out for 278 in
their second innings in the first session to lose the Headingley test. For England, pacer Ollie Robinson finished with figures of 5 for 65, his second fivewicket haul in the format.India were bundled out for a paltry 78 in their first innings on the opening day while England
Sensex closes above 56K for first time Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex climbed 175 points to close above the 56,000-mark for the first time on Friday, driven by strong buying in infrastructure, finance and pharma stocks despite lacklustre global cuesA strengthening rupee, which surged 53 paise against the US dollar, further bolstered sentiment, traders said.Staging a smart rebound after a gap-down opening, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 175.62 points or 0.31 per cent higher at its new closing peak of
56,124.72. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty gained 68.30 points or 0.41 per cent to finish at a record 16,705.20.UltraTech Cement was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.64 per cent, followed by L&T, Dr Reddy’s, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, TCS, Bharti Airtel and Kotak Bank. On the other hand, Infosys, IndusInd Bank, M&M, Nestle India, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards, shedding up to 1.07 per cent.“Indian benchmark indices remained in positive territory even as global markets
traded mixed as investors awaited announcements from the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Mid and small-cap stocks continued their outperformance while recovery in the metal and pharma sectors guided them to
be the sectoral leaders.“Globally, markets are awaiting comments from the Fed chair on the US economy and clarity on its future policy changes,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
remained a silent spectator for the last so many years when the foreign e-commerce giants have circumvented every rule of the FDI policy and blatantly violated and destroyed the retail & ecommerce landscape
of the country but have suddenly decided to open their mouth at a time when the proposed e-commerce rules will potentially end the malpractices of the e-commerce companies.”Both leaders reiterated that the Consumer Affairs Ministry should implement the draft consumer protection e-commerce rules at the earliest as they are in the best interest of the consumers as well as the traders of the country as it will not only ensure best quality and price for the consumers but also create a robust ecosystem of sustainable growth for 8 crore Indian traders who are the backbone of the economy and an integral part of Prime Minister Modi’s vision of 5 Trillion economy.
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Niti Aayog is interfering in between and trying to derail the process.”CAIT President B.C. Bhartia also said, “It is deeply shocking to see such a callous and indifferent attitude of the Niti Aayog who have
scored 432 in their first innings to take a mammoth lead of 354 runs.Brief Scores:India 78 all out and 278 allout in 99.3 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 91, Ollie Robinson 5/65).England 1st innings: 432 all out in 132.2 overs (Joe Root 121, Mohammed Shami 4/95).(UNI) If Joe Root could have scripted a riposte to the chaos of Lord’s, he could not have come up with anything more resounding. When Craig Overton had Mohammed Siraj caught in the slips shortly before lunch on the fourth day of this third Test, England wrapped up victory by an innings and 76 runs, having taken India’s last eight wickets for 63. Leading them off the field was Ollie Robinson — who had quickly taken care of India’s high-class overnight pair of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli — and finished with the second Test .
Sonakshi’s passion for art was evident during the lockdown when she gave us a sneak peek into her sketches and paintings through her social media feeds. Very recently, Sonakshi along with her brother Luv & Kush launched an art venture called the House of Creativity that bridges the gap between artists & buyers. Sonakshi Sinha herself is one of the artists on the platform. The actor is beyond happy as her first painting got sold out. Sonakshi’s painting ‘Anaaye’ that got sold captured flowing lines defining Ganesha.Talking about the same she shared, “Art has always been a huge part of me that’s why this feels even more special. I am an actor, I’ve made my name in this field of art, which is cinema but this is a whole different ballgame
and it really feels like I’m making my debut again. I’ve always been quite low-key about my art until very recently. House of Creativity has given me the right encouragement and motivation
to share my art with the world and I am loving every bit of it.” Sonakshi is a self-taught artist. As an artist, Sonakshi is inspired by everything she sees, consciously seeking patterns.
Pooja Hegde on shooting with Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty for Cirkus, “When you work with such people, you tend to have a blast.” Agency News: Mumbai The Pan-India actress, Pooja Hegde who is currently shooting for her multiple upcoming films, recently opened up on her experience of shooting with Ranveer Singh and Rohit Shetty for Cirkus.In a recent interview with a leading portal, Pooja said, “It was so much fun shooting the film. Cirkus is Rohit [Shetty] sir and Veer’s [Ranveer Singh] third collaboration and they already have that bonding. When you work with such people, you tend to have a blast.”She added, “It felt like we had a party and in between, we used to go shoot for the film. When you have so much fun off-screen, I believe that it translates on screen and I hope it does.” Starring opposite Ranveer Singh, and working with Rohit Shetty, Cirkus marks quite a few first in Bollywood for the Housefull 4 actress.Pooja recently wrapped her Pan-India film, Radhe Shyam opposite Prabhas and also has Bhaijaan with Salman Khan with the pipeline with Cirkus. Her countrywide lineup also includes Acharyaa with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, Most Eligible Bachelor along with Beast opposite Thalapathy Vijay.
GM Metro Rly dedicates a 1.24 mwp solar power plant to service of nation Agency News: New Delhi
CAIT slams Niti Aayog for interfering in e-commerce rules The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Saturday slammed the Niti Aayog for interfering in the e-commerce Rules proposed by the Consumer Affairs Ministry and said that such a line taken by Niti Aayog clearly seems to be under the pressure and influence of the foreign e-commerce giants. CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal came down vehemently on Niti Aayog and said, “It is highly unfortunate that Niti Aayog in the last seven years since it’s inception had done absolutely nothing to support the 8 crore traders of India and now when the government is trying to create a level playing field in the retail sector,
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Inaugurating a 1.24MWp rooftop solar power plant, Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Metro Railway, on Thursday, dedicated it to the service of the nation. This power plant has been installed on the roofs of the two major buildings of Central Park Depot of East-West Metro and is scattered over 19173 sq. metre rooftop area. As a result, Metro Railway will be able to save Rs. 45 lakhs(approx) per annum.This project which has been executed.
Kunal Kapoor to turn proIOC to invest Rs ducer with bi1L cr to expand opic on India’s refining capacity: Winter OlymChairman pian Shiva KeAgency News: New Delhi India’s top oil firm Indian shavan Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday said it will invest close to Rs 1 lakh crore to raise its refining capacity by almost a third in the next 4-5 years as it saw fuel demand continuing to grow in near future. Addressing the company’s annual meeting of shareholders, IOC Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said petrol demand is already back at pre-COVID levels and diesel - the most used fuel in the country - should return to normal levels by Diwali.“Forecasts by various agencies see Indian fuel demand climbing to 400-450 million tonne by 2040 from the present 250 million tonne. This offers enough legroom for all forms of energy to coexist,” he said.
Agency News: Mumbai Rang De Basanti fame, Kunal Kapoor is all set to launch his own production house and the actor has also selected the story he wants to tell through it, first.In a recent interview with a leading daily, Kunal revealed the news saying, “I’ve been writing stories since my days as an assistant director. And I would love to bring those stories to life not only as an actor, but also as a producer and director. As an actor, you have little control over what stories you get a chance to tell. You can only choose from what you are offered and you’re part of someone else’s vision. But as a producer, you have a chance to bring your own
vision to life. recommended byA 26-Year-Old Girl From Ahmedabad Became A Millionaire OvernightKunal Kapoor will be working on the biopic of Shiva Keshavan, a six time Winter Olympian and the first Indian representative to compete in luge at the Winter Olympic Games also known as, ‘India’s Fastest Man on Ice.’Talking about why he selected this story to tell, Kunal says, “He is an amazing athlete. What drew me to Shiva Keshavan was not only the fact
that he has represented India in the Olympics six times, but that it was also a story about the spirit of India and the incredible things we manage to achieve with limited resources. It’s a story of resilience and the path less taken; it’s also a celebration of our culture and diversity.”Kunal Kapoor has donned many hats, working on various projects in different capacities. He will be seen in the capacity of an actor in the upcoming show, The Empire, he is writing an unannounced.
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Gujarat Govt firm on stopping forcible conversion through interfaith marriage, will move SC: Rupani Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday said the State Government is firm on stopping forcible religious conversion through marriage and will approach the Supreme Court against the high court’s order staying several sections of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021. On August 19, the Gujarat High Court had stayed sections 3, 4, 4A to 4C, 5, 6 and 6A of the amended Act pending further
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Tribal man dies in MP after assault over accident
A 45-year-old tribal man died after eight men allegedly assaulted him in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, police said on Saturday. Six of the accused have been arrested. According to the police, the incident, that occurred on Thursday morning after a minor road accident involving the deceased and a milkman, came to light on Saturday after a video of the incident went viral.
22 dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh : At least 22 people died when a Bangladeshi passenger boat sank with more than 100 aboard, and the driver of a cargo vessel suspected of colliding with the boat was arrested, officials said Saturday. No passengers were believed missing after nearly 24 hours of search efforts, said Emon Sarker, a duty officer, who also provided the final death toll.
One in four patients in Delhi were reinfected during the second wave, says preprint study Around one in four people in Delhi diagnosed with Covid-19 previously may have been reinfected or had exposure to the virus during the AprilMay surge in cases, according to a study, which reinforces the likely effect of the more transmissible Delta variant that drove the deadly second wave of infections in India. Antibodies against Sars-CoV-2 were found in about 27% of the 91 participants at a time when the second wave was raging in the country, researchers at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, National Centre for Disease Control and the Cambridge University, said. The study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed the participants’ antibody levels at three intervals: Julyend to mid-September 2020, early January to February-end 2021, and May-end to early July 2021. “Our study shows nearly 27% reinfections. We have RT-PCR or symptomatic confirmation for reinfections in nearly 10% of the cases. We have previously said that the Delta variant evades immunity, now we have proof.
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hearing, saying that they “shall not operate merely because a marriage is solemnised by
a person of one religion with a person of another religion without force or by allurement
or by fraudulent means and such marriages cannot be termed as marriages for the purposes of unlawful conversion”. Talking to reporters, Rupani said, “The State Government is firm. Hindu girls are made to elope, and later forced to undergo religious conversion.
(Law against) love jihad (was brought) in this very context, to take strong action (against such activities). The State Government will certainly approach the Supreme Court against the high court’s order staying sections of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021), and will do all that is required.” He was speaking on the sidelines of an event organised in the state capital Gandhinagar to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani, who was also given the
title of “Rashtriya Shayar.” The 2021 law, which penalises forcible or fraudulent religious conversion through marriage, was notified by the BJP Government on June 15 this year. The original Act was in force since 2003 and its amended version was passed in the Assembly in April. Last month, the Gujarat chapter of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind filed a petition in the HC, claiming that some of the amended sections of the new law were unconstitutional. Among other sections, which mainly deal with religious conversion
through marriage, the high court has also stayed the operation of section 5, which according to the BJP government, is the “core” of the entire Act and a stay on it effectively stays the entire legislation. The Government on Wednesday told the high court that section 5 has nothing to do with marriage per se. A stay on section 5 would actually stay the application of the entire law itself, and no one would approach the authorities for seeking permission before getting converted, the government had said.
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His body was then taken to the Guru Gobind Singh Government General (GG) Hospital for forensic post-mortem and was kept in the morgue of the hospital since.
Covid-19 cases in Gujarat drop Body of ‘Pak national’ further; 10 new cases reported who died in Bhuj buried Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar
rural and Mahisagar.No death was reported during this period. There are 151 active cases in the state currently, of which 4 are on ventilator, while the rest are stable. The death toll stands at 10,08198.76% recoveryFourteen patients recovered from the infection during the day. So far, 8,15,154 patients have recoverd from Covid-19, which is 98.76 per cent of the total cases.4.32 lakh vaccine doses administeredThe overall vaccination figure in the state has crosse 4.54 crore with the administration of 4.32 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday.
The number of daily fresh cases of Covid-19 in the state continues to decline. In the 24 hours ending Saturday evening, Gujarat reported just 10 new cases of infection. This is among the lowest single-day jump since the start of the pandemic, if one were to exclude the initial few days.Of the 10 cases, eight were in city areas. These include 4 in Ahmedabad city, 2 in Vadodara city and 1 each in Jamnagar and Surat cities. The other two cases were reported from Vadodara
Woman recovers after 119 days of Covid treatment in Vadodara hospital Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A 38-year-old woman from Garudeshwar taluka of Narmada district has recovered from Covid-19 after 119 days of treatment at Vadodara’s SSG hospital – the longest period of longest hospitalisation and recovery for a Covid-19 patient in the statePushpa Tadvi spent 77 days on a ventilator during her hospital stay from April 30
to August 26 this year. Following her recovery, Tadvi wrote a heartfelt note thanking the doctors and staff of SSG hospital, before seeking a discharge on Thursday evening.A resident of Gabhana village, Tadvi was admitted to the Samras wing of SSG hospital — the extension created to meet the requirements of free beds during the Covid19 surge — with 85 per cent lung damage as per her report on April 30.
THE BODY of a 38-yearold man, who was believed to be a Pakistani national and had died in January this year while being held at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Bhuj in Kutch, was buried inside a burial ground in Jamnagar city on Friday. The body of Imran Kamran was buried in a burial ground in Jamnagar city by volunteers of Moksha Foundation after Kutch (west) police got a green signal to dispose of the
body. He had died in Bhuj while under detention at the JIC, police said. His body was then taken to the Guru Gobind Singh Government General (GG) Hospital for forensic post-mortem and was kept in the morgue of the hospital since. “After being contacted by police, we buried him in a local kabrastan (burial ground)
according to the customs followed in his religion,” Vikramsinh Jhala, managing trustee of Moksha Foundation, an NGO of Jamnagar said. Imran was arrested by Khavda police in 2009 after he allegedly crossed over to the Indian side of the Indo-Pakistan border near Lakhpat without valid travel documents.
Nitin Patel stirs up hornet’s nest, says Constitution, courts only till Hindus in majority Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel was speaking at Bharat Mata temple in Gandhinagar Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar
remain in majority in the country. Once their numbers reduce and those of others increase, courts, Lok Sabha, Constitution will vanish and nothing will remain, he added.He clarified that he was not talking about all Muslims or Christians. Thousands and lakhs of Muslims and Christians are
During the inauguration of the Bharat Mata temple in Gandhinagr, Gujarat’s Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made a controversial comment. He warned that talks about the Constitution, laws and secularism will last only as long as Hindus
Before GCCI elections, 22 of 25 seats declared uncontested
patriots, he said, adding he was talking about those who were not.Nitin Patel was speaking at the idol installation ceremony at the Bhata Mata temple, organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.This was probably the first temple dedicated to Bharat Mata, he said, where all Hindus could worship.“Bharat Mata
does not belong to any one caste or community. She belongs to everyone,” he said.He added that highways, bridges, roads and other such projects would have posters and plaques of Bharat mata, pointing out that they had already been put up at newly constructed flyovers in Gandhinagar.
Back to studies: 32 students 15 engineering courses now open for Biology stu- who dropped out pass with flying colours in boards dents in Gujarat
Saturday was the last day for withdrawal of nominations
Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar After 10 seats of the Rajpath Club managing committee were declared uncontested, the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is witnessing a near similar situation. Of the total 25 seats, 22 were declared uncontested after withdrawal of a few nomination forms on Saturday.Of the remaining three seats, two are in the business association category. There are three candidates contesting, thus necessitating elections. There are reports of discussions going on for these seats as well. If that happens, even these seats will not see any election. If no agreement is reached for the business category seats, GCCI will hold elections for the same on September18.Meanwhile, two forms had been filled for the last seat, which was for life/patron member category. However with both forms rejected, a co-opt member will be appointed to this seat. GCCI elections were scheduled to be held on September 18. Saturday was the last day for scrutiny and withdrawal of
nomination forms. With nine candidates withdrawing their forms, only 22 were left against 22 seats. These were declared won uncontested.Hemant Shah of Navin Syntex was chosen as president of GCCI, Pathik Patwari of Nexus Infratech as senior vice-president and Sanjiv Chhajer as VP.In the corporate category, Trilok Parikh, Jagdish Doshi and Bhavesh Lakhani and in regional chamber category Bipendrasinh Jadeja and Kirit Soni were chosen. Ajit Shah won on the outstation seat of business association category, and Nilesh Desai and
Apurva Shah were declared uncontested winners of 2 seats of life/patron members-local. In the eight seats of general category-local, Jainik Vakil, Mihir Patel, Kanaiyyalal Shah, Sachin Patel, Meena Rahul Kavya, Anil Sanghiv, Navroj Tarapore, Jainam Shah and for general-outstation category, Nilesh Shukla, Dilip Padhya, Jignesh Kavya and Ashwin Naik won uncontested. For business association categorylocal, the three candidates currently in fray are Meghraj Dodwani, Yogesh Parikh and Shailesh Patel.
The new decision has already garnered an encouraging response as nearly 1,700 registrations from students with Biology as main subject, against 955 seats opened for centralised admissions, have been recorded at the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) as on Thursday. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad FOR THE first time, the Gujarat government has allowed admissions to 15 undergraduate engineering courses for students who cleared Class 12 with Biology as the main subject. The change in the admission criteria has been adopted in order to
implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.Among first of the states to implement All India Council for Technical Education’s (AICTE’s) recommendations as part of its approval process handbook 2021-22 where Mathematics subject is not mandatory for engineering admissions, Gujarat has opened a total of 1,291 seats– 955 state quota and 336 management quota — across 15 engineering branches to Class 12 biology students from academic session 2021-22.The new decision has already garnered an encouraging response as nearly 1,700 registrations from students with Biology as main subject, against 955 seats opened for centralised admissions, have been recorded at the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) as on Thursday. ACPC is the nodal agency for centralised admissions in engineering and pharmacy courses across the state.
Behind their victory is Naresh Mehta, principal of a Surat Municipal Corporation-run Suman school in Katargam, who provided free coaching to these students. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Pravina Ahir, 28, of Varachha had to quit studies in 2006 after completing Class 8 from a government school at her native place in Rajula taluka of Amreli district as her family was struggling to meet both ends meet. Pravina started working with her mother Vimlaben by stitching lace patti work on saree.
Her family –comprising her parents and a younger sister — migrated to Surat where father, Shyamjibhai, started working as a diamond polisher.Fifteen years later, Pravina is one of the 32 persons, who had dropped out as girl students, passed the Class 10 and Class 12 Board exams held this year.Behind their victory is Naresh Mehta, principal of a Surat Municipal Corporationrun Suman school in Katargam, who provided free coaching to these students.This year, the state government had decided to give mass promotion to regular students in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, while Board exams were conducted for repeaters and external students for classes 10t and 12 between July 15 and July 27.Pravina, who cleared the Class 12 Board exams in Arts stream with 70 per cent marks hopes to become a teacher. Speaking to the Indian Express, Pravina Ahir said, “Our initial days.
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