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Hit-and-run in Ahmedabad: Car runs over family sleeping on footpath, kills 1 The car with four passengers drove over the footpath near Shivranjani, killing a woman and injuring a man and two children Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad In a hit-and-run incident in Ahmedabad, a woman was killed and two children and a man injured when the driver of a car lost control of the vehicle and drove it onto the footpath they were sleeping on. The incident took place late on Monday night.According to available details, a speeding i-20 car went off the road near Shivranjani crossroads in the city and got onto the adjacent
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Switzerland Eases Entry Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated Indians: Report As Switzerland relaxed COVID-19 related restrictions from June 26, the government’s Federal Council of Public Health has informed that persons from countries with a variant of concern like India, who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19, will be permitted entry without the need for a negative test or quarantine, However, for those people who are arriving from a country with a variant of the virus of concern, they will be permitted entry as long as it is certain that the vaccination offers good protection. Those who have neither been vaccinated nor have recovered must present a negative PCR test or rapid antigen test and go into quarantine on entry, said the Federal Council.
Google Messages SMS App Gets Auto Deletion of OTPs, Categories Feature in India Google Messages - the company’s native Android SMS, MMS, and RCS messaging app - is receiving two new useful features in India. The first one enables automatic sorting of messages in different categories while the other enables autodeletion of one-time passwords (OTPs). The sorting feature uses machine learning technology to automatically sort your messages into categories, including personal, transactions, OTPs, and offers to help you easily find the messages that matter most when you need it. If the user wants, OTPs will also be automatically deleted after 24 hours. In a blog post, Google announced the rollout of these two new features for Google Messages users in India. The rollout will span over the coming weeks in English on Android phones in India running Android 8 and above.
Education minister Ramesh Pokhariyal discharged from AIIMS after recovering from Covid-19 Agency News: New Delhi Union education minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal was discharged from the All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) hospital in Delhion Tuesday, news agency ANI reported. He was admitted to the hospital on June 1 after he developed complications related to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). He was complaining of difficulty breathing at that time. The Union minister tested positive for Covid-19 on April 21. He later resumed work after making a full recovery.While Pokhriyal was in the hospital, he wrote a poem narrating his struggles and how he managed to overcome the viral disease. In the poem Pokhriyal also called himself a “candle of hope” lighting against the darkness symbolic of the Covid virus.The minister has authored more than 70 books. He has also received many national and international awards for his literary work. In January, Pokhriyal was virtually conferred.
footpath. It drove over two families of labourers sleeping on the footpath at that time. Four people, including two children, were injured in the accident. According to reports, the victims had gone to sleep at 12 after finishing their dinner. The incident took place at 12.36 am. The victims’ screams alerted other people in the vicinity. Scared, the passengers of the car separated and fled towards Nehru Nagar and Shivranjani.The hit-
and-run casePeople who had started gathering at the spot tried to catch them, but they managed to escape.The traffic police has taken note of the accident; however, the driver and the passengers are yet to be traced or identified. Bystanders opined that the four were drunk and probably trying to race. According to police sources, the car involved in the hit-andrun is registered in the name of Shailesh Shah and the police are investigating further. A
Third Covid wave in Mumbai likely to be less deadly than second: Study The group of scientists at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) said that authorities have to be aware of reinfections as those who contracted the virus during the first wave may be vulnerable Agency News: New Delhi Mumbai is unlikely to experience the peak of the possible third wave of coronavirus pandemic as massive as one experienced during the second wave because 80 per cent of the city’s total population has possibly been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) projected, according to a report.Sandeep Juneja, the TIFR study’s main author and the dean of its school of technology and computer science, said that reinfections will “hold the key in the third wave”, according to the Times of India.The
study said that those who contracted the coronavirus during the first wave last year could again be vulnerable due to declining levels of antibody. Therefore, looking out for and monitoring cases of reinfection would help authorities combat the possible third wave efficiently. The probable third wave can also be checked if 20 per cent of Mumbaikars, who are yet to be down with Covid-19, are vaccinated soon, the report cited Juneja as saying. The TIFR study also pointed out, the report said, that of 80 per cent who have recovered, 10 per cent are vulnerable to reinfections, and if infected, they can either follow the same progression as the first time or possess a new Covid-19 variant that is 50 per cent more virulent and 50% more infectious than the Delta variant. The group of TIFR scientists highlighted that the third wave would only barely be detected in September if four factors match – reinfections are mild, absence of any dangerous variant, coverage of Covid-19 vaccination is widespread in the preceding months of July and August, and vaccines are 75-95 per cent effective.
woman, identified as Santuben Babubhai (38), was killed, while her husband Babubhai and two children were injured and rushed to a hospital for treatment, traffic police subinspector B B Vaghela said.
“The victims were daily wagers from Gujarat’s Dahod district. The injured persons have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The car driver fled the spot leaving the vehicle behind.
Centre Suggests Rating System For Small And Medium Enterprises Micro Small Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari has suggested a simple and transparent methodology to rate MSMEs. Agency News: New Delhi Government has suggested a rating system for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and a dashboard for their effective monitoring. It has directed the Small Industries Development of India (SIDBI) to take a decision on implementing these measures within three months. The suggestion came from Minister for MSME and Road Transport Nitin Gadkari, who while addressing a webinar, said that a simple and transparent methodology should be evolved to give ratings to MSMEs having good turnover. Also GST records should also
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Days after drone attack, PM Modi chairs high-level meet with Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval The meeting took place two days after a drone attack on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu injured two personnel. The use of a drone to mount a terrorist attack marked the beginning of a new security threat for the country. Agency News: New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday chaired a highlevel meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and NSA Ajit Doval on “futuristic challenges” in the defence sector. A discussion on equipping Indian armed forces with modern pieces of equipment was also held during the meeting. The meeting took place two days after a drone attack on an Indian Air Force base in
Jammu injured two personnel. The use of a drone to mount a terrorist attack marked the beginning of a new security threat for the country. Following the attack, a series of drones were again spotted in Jammu during the early hours of Tuesday. However, there was no official confirmation from the Army. On Monday, the Army had said drones were spotted flying out over the Kaluchak-Ratnuchak military stations. “A major threat was thwarted by the alertness and proactive approach of troops. The security forces are on high alert and a search operation is in progress,’’ Army PRO Lt Colonel Devender Anand had said.
FIR against Twitter under POCSO, IT Acts for links, material on child sexual abuse Agency News: New Delhi
be maintained of such entities, to enable them to get finances from banks and institutions, Mr Gadkari added. The minister said the whole world now wants to invest in Indian industry and with an effective rating system, MSMEs can get good investment from abroad. Mr Gadkari also proposed setting up of a dashboard for monitoring schemes to prevent delays in decision making. He asked SIDBI to take a decision within three months regarding these two suggestions and provide support.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn. com The minister said MSMEs contribute nearly 30 per cent to country’s GDP and provide employment.
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Delhi Police Cyber Cell has registered an FIR under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Information Technology (IT) Act against Twitter after receiving a complaint from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), citing availability of links and material pertaining to child exploitation. “Acting on a complaint received from the NCPCR regarding availability of child sexual abuse and child pornographic material on Twitter in the form of various accounts and links, a Case FIR under relevant sections of IPC, IT Act and POCSO Act has been registered by Cyber Crime Unit, and investigation has been taken up,” Delhi Police
Spokesperson Chinmoy Biswal said, adding that the complaint was made against Twitter Inc and Twitter Communication India Private Ltd. The complaint is the latest addition to a series of controversies Twitter India is embroiled in. On Monday, senior government officials said that Twitter in India is no longer an “intermediary” and, therefore, cannot be provided the legal protection that is accorded to Internet intermediaries under Section 79 of the IT Act. The decision comes after the tech giant failed to adhere to norms of the new IT rules, requiring appointment of executives as Resident Grievance Officer, Nodal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. While Twitter had announced the appointment of Dhar.
Implement ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme for migrants by July 31: Supreme Court Agency News: New Delhi The Supreme Court Tuesday directed states and Union Territories to implement the ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme by July 31, and said they “must run community kitchens to feed migrants till the end of the pandemic”, news agency PTI reported. The apex court also ordered the Centre to provide dry ration for free distribution among migrant workers till the situation eases.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah had on June 11 reserved its judgment on pleas of activists Anjali Bharadwaj, Harsh Mander and Jagdeep Chhokar seeking the implementation of welfare
The Supreme Court also ordered the Centre to provide dry ration for free distribution among migrant workers till the situation eases. It also directed the states, UTs to run community kitchens for migrant workers till the pandemic situation continues in respective states. measures for migrant workers hit hard again by the curbs imposed during the second wave of Covid-19. The bench has said the ration scheme is for welfare of poor citizens as it allows migrant workers to get ration at the place of their work in other states as well where their ration cards are not registered. The bench directed the Centre to develop a portal with the help of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for registration
of unorganised sector workers for granting them the benefits of welfare schemes by July 31. It also directed the states, UTs to run community kitchens for migrant workers till the COVID pandemic continues. The state governments and the UT administrations shall bring a scheme to provide dry ration to migrant workers by July 31 and such a scheme will remain till COVID situation continues, the top court said. The bench
directed states and UTs to register all establishments and contractors under the Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service Act) 1979.On May 24, the top court had said the process of registration of unorganised workers was
“very slow” and had directed authorities to provide dry ration and make operational community kitchens for migrant workers stranded throughout the country. Referring to the resurgence of Covid-19 infections and consequent curbs, the activists have said.
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New Economic Package Cannot Mitigate The Devastation
With announcement of some new measures to mitigate the destruction caused by the second wave of COVID-19, the size of the assurance for small businesses including the MSMEs and needy households till date has swelled to Rs 6.3 lakh crore, which is indeed an impressive figure, a treat for the ears, but cannot provide the much desired relief and stimulus to the devastated economy. We must make a distinction between ‘assurance’ and ‘delivery’ of an economic package. One year ago during the first wave of the pandemic the same Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced an assurance of economic package of Rs 3 lakh crore as loan to small businesses including MSMEs under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). Banks were asked to provide these loans to the needy firms without collateral guarantee from them. The Centre has taken guarantee on their behalf. However, our banks did not give them the loan amount in time. So far, even after a year, Rs2.7 lakh crore have yet been sanctioned on government guarantee to only 1.1 crore borrowers. Only Rs2.1 lakh crore has been disbursed. In a country where there are 6.3 crore MSMEs alone, apart from crores of other businesses in informal sector, sanctioning loans to only 1.1 lakh crore beneficiaries is a pittance. Let us put the record differently. Presuming that the whole amount was for MSMEs, wecome to this conclusion that only about one among six MSMEs could access this finance,and succeeded in getting the loan amount sanctioned. Nevertheless, all of them could notsucceed actually getting the loan amount to do their business. Only Rs 2.1 lakh crore was actually disbursed, which means about one third of assured loan guarantee could not bedelivered. When the government could not deliver the earlier assured economic package ofRs 3 lakh crore what is the point in announcing increasing its size to 4.5 lakh crore, exceptthe cover up the actual dismal performance, as a result of which millions of small businessand MSMEs are dying, and millions of jobs are lost every month?It shows that there is a huge delay in sanctioning the loan amount, and then there is furtherdelay in actual disbursal of loan amount. It is simply maladministration, the disease that ismanifested in corruption. How the loans are sanctioned and to whom? It would be worthknowing at a time when countless small businesses and MSMEs are increasinglycomplaining that they are running pillar to post to get loans. By increasing the size we canjust increase the number of loans sanctioned but what about disbursal? The last year’srecord shows that there is about 30 per cent shortfall in actual disbursal of the sanctionedamount. Moreover, the increase in size is only Rs 1.5 lakh crore, which cannot be given to more thananother about only 50 lakh small businesses or MSMEs. Even in this case not more than 25per cent of the MSMEs could access the collateral free loan is the whole amount is set asidefor them. We have also millions of small businesses, if added with number of MSMEs, the amount is too small to make any considerable impact on the economy for its quick revival. It is therefore, heavy reliance of the government on ECLGS, for economic revival and jobcreation is a mistake. It can neither solve the crisis of demand, nor the crisis of supply. Government has claimed that these measures would provide relief to a string of COVID-19 hit sectors, especially tourism and small businesses, apart from steps to boost healthinfrastructure, both in private and public sector. Another Rs 1.1 lakh crore of loans has been lined up, of which Rs 50,000 crore will be provided to the healthcare sector. Rs 60,000 croreloans have been set aside for tourism sector at a maximum 8.25 per cent interest rate. PMNarendra Modi has said, “The measures will help to stimulate economic activities, boostproduction and export and generate employment.” We cannot technically doubt hisstatement, but his statement do conceal how little would be the stimulus and benefit to oureconomy. One of the reason is that several of the announced schemes are intended to beimplemented in several years, some of them to spread even up to five years. If we add theusual delay in implementation, we may need to wait years to see the stimulus working.There have been demands from every sector for economic stimulus package to deal withtheir distress, especially in the form of tax cuts or other financial support, which is almostabsent from the newly announced package. Only loans are to be given to small businessesand individuals from the targeted groups, such as those borrowing from micro-financeinstitutions who can now get support even if they have been up to 89 days late - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara in settlingtheir dues.
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Domestic violence case registered against TV actor Karan Mehra According to the complaint filed on June 25, Nisha has made allegations not just against Karan but also on his family members Kunal Mehra, Bela Mehra and Ajay Mehra. Agency News: Mumbai TV actress Nisha Rawal has registered a complaint of domestic violence against estranged husband, TV actor Karan Mehra, and Mumbai Police have filed a case against him.According to the complaint filed on June 25, Nisha has made allegations not just against
Driver rams Audi in ‘reckless drunk driving’ accident, kills 1 The police arrested the driver, copassenger and father of the driver of the luxury vehicle, who were returning from a party and were under the influence of alcohol. Agency News: New Delhi One person was killed near Cyberabad’s Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad on June 27 after a speeding Audi car hit an autorickshaw on its route. The video of the car hitting the auto-rickshaw on the raindrenched road was released by Cyberabad Traffic Police on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested in connection with the road accident. The police arrested the driver, co-passenger and father of the driver of the luxury vehicle, who were returning from a party and were under the influence of alcohol. A case has been registered against them under
multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Motor Vehicle Act, as per The Cyberabad Traffic Police released the video on Twitter as part of its ongoing series on road safety awareness by showcasing accidents. The police said it was “reckless speed and drunk driving”. The car rushed without stopping and the police said a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been booked against the driver and his associates. Reckless speed and drunk driving of an Audi car kills a passenger (an employee of Prism Pub !! ) in the auto yesterday early morning near Inorbit Mall. A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been booked against the Audi driver and his associates Reckless speed and drunk driving of an Audi car kills a passenger (an employee of Prism Pub !! ) in the auto yesterday early morning near Inorbit Mall. A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been booked against the Audi driver and his associates,” the police tweeted along with the video.
Not a package, but another sham: Rahul Gandhi slams govt’s stimulus measures Agency News: New Delhi Hitting out at the government over the stimulus measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to support the pandemic-hit economy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said no family can spend the economic package on its daily needs and that it is nothing “but another sham”. Sitharaman on Monday announced Rs 1.5 lakh crore of additional credit for small and medium businesses, more funds for the healthcare sector, loans to tourism agencies and guides, and waiver of visa fee for foreign tourists as part of the package to support the economy. Reacting to the government’s stimulus package for the economy, Gandhi said, “No family can spend FM’s ‘economic package’ on their living-food-medicine-child’s school fees.” “It’s not a package, but another sham!” he said in a tweet in Hindi. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram also criticised the government.
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India-China to discuss Gogra-Hot Springs disengagement, Depsang is a 2013 legacy Both India and China have deployed three divisions of infantry troops along with armour, artillery and rocket support elements in East Ladakh. There has been no accretion of force from the Indian side on Ladakh LAC in 2021. Agency News: New Delhi Although the dates of the agreed 12th round of India-China senior commanders dialogue
will be fixed through military channels, the discussion will be only limited to disengagement and de-escalation of both the armies from general areas Gogra and Hot Springs with Depsang Bulge to be dealt by local commanders as it was a 2013 legacy issue. According
to South Block officials, the decision to discuss Hot Springs (patrolling 14) and Gogra (patrolling point 17A) was taken at the virtual meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India China border affairs on June 25. The two friction points, which are
near the Kugrang river and Chang Chemmo river respectively, were transgressed by the PLA on May 17-18, 2020 apart from north banks of Pangong Tso.The 2013 friction point of Depsang Bulge, south of Daulet Beg Oldi, will not be taken up by the senior military commanders but dealt at the local commanders level. In April 2013, the PLA transgressed through the Raki and Jeevan nullah with the aim of blocking Indian Army from patrolling points 10 to 13 A within the bulge area. While disengagement has taken place from north and south banks of Pangong Tso, de-escalation between the two armies is work in progress due to mutual mistrust and suspicion after the PLA 2020 transgressions.
R-day violence case: Delhi Court issues fresh summons to Deep Sidhu, others Agency News: New Delhi A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued fresh summons to Deep Sidhu and others in connection with the Republic Day violence case at Red Fort. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar listed the matter for further hearing on July 12. Meanwhile, accused Harjot Singh appeared before Delhi Court via video conferencing on pursuance of summons issued against him. The Court issued fresh summons to Sidhu and other accused when it was apprised by the counsel that the summons was not served to them. On June 19, after taking cognisance of the chargesheet, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
Gajender Singh Nagar had issued summons to Deep Sidhu and others asking them to appear before him via video conference on June 29.The Court had also issued a production warrant against Maninder Singh and Khempreet Singh, who are still in judicial custody.
Moderna vaccine likely to Arvind Kejriwal promises 300 free electricity units, get DCGI’s nod soon, Ci- bill waiver in Punjab ahead of Assembly polls pla applies for import While addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, The sources also stated that pharmaceutical company Cipla has applied for the import and marketing authorisation of the Moderna jabs, once its has regulatory approval. Agency News: New Delhi
Karan but also on his family members Kunal Mehra, Bela Mehra and Ajay Mehra.Apart from allegation of violence against Nisha, the complaint states Karan withdrew over Rs 1 crore from her bank account. According to an India Today Report, the police have made no arrests so far.Earlier in May, Karan was arrested after Nisha reported at Mumbai’s Goregaon Police Station that a bleeding injury on her forehead had been inflicted by him.
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The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is likely to approve America’s Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine soon for emergency use on those aged 18 and above, PTI reported on Tuesday. The news agency reported that pharmaceutical company Cipla has applied for the import and marketing authorisation of the Moderna jabs, once its has regulatory approval. Moderna has also informed that the US government would be donating a certain number of doses to India through COVAX, a programme by GAVI and WHO to ensure equitable distribution of Covid-19
Kejriwal announced that 300 electricity units will be given free to domestic consumers in Punjab and all arrears in electricity bills for domestic consumers will be waived. Agency News: New Delhi
vaccines globally, for which it has sought approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). The approval is likely to come soon as CDSCO is in favour of doing so, PTI reported. Cipla filed an application seeking permission for import of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. It referred to DCGI notices dated April 15 and June 1, which state that if the vaccine is approved by the USFDA for Emergency Use Approval (EUA), the vaccine can be granted marketing authorization without a bridging trial and the assessment of safety data of first 100 beneficiaries of vaccines shall be submitted before rolling out in the immunization programme. Earlier in May, Cipla had requested the government for indemnification and exemptions from price capping, bridging trials and basic customs duty, while stating.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday promised free electricity in Punjab if voted to power in the Assembly elections next year. While addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Kejriwal announced that 300 electricity units will be given free to domestic consumers in Punjab and all arrears in electricity bills will be waived. “If elected, the
AAP government in Punjab will give every household in the state free electricity up to 300 units. By doing this, around 77 per cent to 80 per cent people of Punjab will have zero electricity bill, he said. He also promised a 24×7 power supply in Punjab. “In the whole country, Punjab has the most expensive electricity, despite it being a power-generating state,” he said. Kejriwal added that Punjab can have the lowest rates for electricity if the alleged
nexus between the politicians and electric companies is broken. Stating that he had ensured a 24×7 power supply in Delhi within 2.5 years of being elected as Chief Minister by repairing the transformers and wires in every street, he said that he will ensure the same in Punjab. Earlier on Monday, Kejriwal had tweeted, “In Delhi we give 200 units of electricity free to every family. Women are very happy. The women of Punjab are also
hit hard due to price rise. In Punjab too AAP government will give free electricity. Let’s meet tomorrow in Chandigarh.” The announcement, that he made on his Twitter handle, came amid efforts by the ruling Congress in state to offer 200 units free electricity to all households, a key promise.
President Kovind Lays Foundation Stone Of Ambedkar Memorial In Lucknow Agency News: Lucknow President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre in Lucknow. President Kovind laid the foundation stone for the centre, at an event in Lok Bhawan. The Ambedkar Memorial will come up in Aishbagh. The event was also
attended by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma. President Kovind, who is in Lucknow on a two-day visit, arrived from Kanpur on Monday and will leave for Delhi on Tuesday evening. PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on
JioSaavn.com Last week, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet had approved a proposal of the state cultural department for the construction of the Ambedkar Memorial Cultural Centre in Aishbagh. The memorial will come up at 5493.52 sq metre nazul land in front of the Aishbagh Eidgah. It will also have a 25-foot statue of Dr Ambedkar. The construction
of the memorial will cost ₹ 45.04 crore. It will also have an auditorium with a capacity of 750 people, a library, research centre, picture gallery, museum and a multi-purpose convention centre. Facilities like a cafeteria and a dormitory will also be there. The cultural department is likely to start the construction soon.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS ICC Women’s ODI Rankings: Mithali Raj returns in Top 5 Mithali Raj gained three slots to grab fifth place with 725 rating points. Shafali Verma has entered the ODI rankings in 120th place. Agency News: New Delhi ODI rankings following her half-century in the opening game of the three-match series against England. She gained three slots to grab fifth place with 725 rating points.Mithali, who returned to the top five for the first time since October 2019, played a 72run innings off 108 balls in the first ODI which India lost by 8 wickets. Her knock rescued the visitors
after a terrible start, getting reduced to 27 for 2 inside the first ten overs. The Indian eves set England a target of 202 which wasn’t challenging enough for the hosts. Meanwhile, the topranked T20I batter Shafali Verma has entered the ODI rankings in 120th place after scoring a 14-ball 15 on debut. All-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has re-entered in 97th place among batters and 88th among bowlers. England opener Tammy
Beaumont has consolidated her top position after her player of the match effort, gaining 26 rating points to reach 791 after her unbeaten 87 while Natalie Sciver’s 74 not out sees her inch up from ninth to the eighth position in the latest women’s ranking update, which is carried out on Tuesdays. In the bowlers’ list, fast bowler Anya Shrubsole has progressed three places to eighth after grabbing two wickets in the match.
Tim Southee auctions WTC final shirt for 8-yearold’s cancer treatment Southee who was New Zealand’s top wicket-taker in India’s second innings of the WTC final, took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that proceeds from the shirt auction will be given to the Beattie family.
New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has decided to auction his World Test Championship shirt to raise funds for the treatment of Hollie Beattie – an eight-yearold girl – who is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Southee who was New Zealand’s top wicket-taker in India’s second innings of the WTC final, took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that proceeds from
the shirt auction will be given to the Beattie family. Hollie Beatie was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer called neuroblastoma back in 2018. “Hey guys, I am auctioning off one of my shirts from the @icc World Test Championship Final to support @hopeforhollie. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Beattie family,” Southee wrote on his Instagram. The shirt carries signatures of New Zealand’s WTC -winning squad. Southee said he learnt about Hollie through the cricket community and wanted.
and represent Switzerland in Tokyo,” said a statement by his management team.
“But he is working hard on his recovery and towards his goal of getting back on court as soon as possible.” Wawrinka joins Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Simona Halep and Dominic Thiem in withdrawing from the Games which start in Tokyo on July 23. Wawrinka had won the gold medal for Switzerland in 2008 in Bejing along with Roger Federer.
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Actor Darshan Kumaar has said that he’s been getting ‘mixed’ reactions to his performance in The Family Man, which recently returned for a second season. He said that while the film industry has appreciated his work, some fans are finding it difficult to separate him from his character. Darshan Kumaar plays the antagonistic Major Sameer in The Family Man, which stars Manoj Bajpayee in the lead role as a spy who must deal with domestic and diplomatic disputes.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Although Pannu did not name the film, she may have hinted at her being replaced by Bhumi Pednekar in the 2019 film ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’
Stanislas Wawrinka pulls out of Tokyo Olympics Wawrinka is very disappointed not to be able to play in the Games and represent Switzerland in Tokyo,” said a statement by his management team. Agency News: New Delhi Stanislas Wawrinka, the gold medalist of the men’s doubles event in 2008 Olympics, has decided
to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics. Three-time Grand Slam title winner Wawrinka, hasn’t played on the tour since Doha in March after going through a
surgery on his left foot. “He is very disappointed not to be able to play in the Games
SBI To Levy Charges For Cash Withdrawals Beyond 4 Free Transactions Per Month SBI said it will charge 15 plus GST per cash withdrawal for transaction at bank branches, SBI ATMs or from other banks’ ATMs beyond 4 free cash withdrawals Agency News: New Delhi The country’s largest lender SBI will levy charges for cash withdrawal beyond four free transactions in a month from customers holding the basic savings bank deposit (BSBD) accounts. These customers will also be levied charges for cheque book beyond 10 leaves in a yearAs per the revision in service charges for BSBD accounts, State Bank of India (SBI) will
levy charges ranging from ₹ 15 to ₹ 75 for the “additional value added services” with effect from July 1, 2021.Nonfinancial transactions and transfer transactions will be free of cost at branches, ATM, CDM (cash dispensing machines) for the BSBD account holders.SBI said it will charge ₹ 15 plus GST per cash withdrawal for transaction at bank branches, SBI ATMs or from other banks’ ATMs beyond 4 free cash
Sebi ban on Franklin Templeton floating debt schemes stayed Agency News: New Delhi
withdrawals.“Charges will be recovered beyond 4 free cash withdrawal transaction (including ATM and branch),” SBI said.With respect to cheque book services, first 10 cheque leaves will be free of cost in a financial year.Thereafter, a 10leaf cheque book will be levied
₹ 40 plus GST; 25-leaf cheque book at ₹ 75 plus GST and emergency cheque book will attract a charge of ₹ 50 plus GST for 10 leaves or part thereof, SBI said. “However, senior citizen customers are exempted (on cheque book services),” said the state-owned lender.
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has given partial relief to Franklin Templeton AMC on the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s order, asking the fund house to disgorge Rs 512 crore and restraining it from launching new debt schemes.In an interim order, the tribunal cut the amount to be disgorged to Rs 250 crore, saying Rs 512 crore was excessive, and asked FT to deposit Rs 250 crore in an escrow account.SAT also stayed the order that restrained FT from offering new debt schemes and allowed the fund house to launch them. The tribunal will next hear the matter on August 30.
Sensex drops 186 points on profit-booking; Nifty ends below 15,800 The 30-share BSE index ended 185.93 points or 0.35 per cent lower at 52,549.66. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 66.25 points or 0.42 per cent to 15,748.45. Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex declined 186 points on Tuesday, tracking losses in ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank and Infosys as investors booked profits at higher levels.The 30-share BSE index ended 185.93 points or 0.35 per cent lower at 52,549.66. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 66.25 points or
0.42 per cent to 15,748.45. Kotak Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack,
shedding over 1 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra,
Bajaj Auto, Mahindra and Mahindra, SBI and Axis Bank.On the other hand, PowerGrid, HUL, NTPC, Dr Reddy’s and Nestle India were among the gainers.According to Binod Modi, HeadStrategy at Reliance Securities, domestic equities extended losses as profit-booking in financials, auto and metals dragged benchmark indices down. Weak cues
from global markets also weighed on sentiments, he said. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo ended with losses. Stock exchanges in Europe were, however, trading with gains in midsession deals. Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.27 per cent lower at USD 73.94 per barrel.
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There were times when I didn’t know if I would wake up the next day
Agency News: Mumbai Two months is a long time to be hospitalised,” says Aniruddh Dave who was treated for 55 days in a Bhopal hospital after contracting Covid-19.“To see patients who are suffering, severe cases with various infections, hearing them howling in pain was quite tough to say the least. Himmat rakhna mushkil tha. It was a painful time and one couldn’t shut them out either as everyone was in one room in the ICU. After I shifted to a private room, the hustle-bustle of the hospital and watching emergency situations being dealt with was something I can never forget. Staying positive was not easy,” says the actor, who is currently in Kota, and has been advised bed rest for a month. He still feels fatigue if he stays up, walks or talks for a long time. He admits that the support of his family, doctors, nursing staff and friends from the entertainment industry helped tremendously. “Karma does matter as if I have helped anyone in life or done any good, this is what I have earned. I feel maine yeh good wishes and love kamaya hai life mein. They helped in keeping up my strength and positive energy. I wouldn’t be able to talk to people as I had an oxygen mask, so I would talk in sign language over video calls or text a bit. Even now, talking about all of it is making me so emotional,” he shares.
Taapsee Pannu may have spilled the beans on being sacked from ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ Agency News:Mumbai
Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu who has carved a niche in the entertainment industry with her acting prowess recently opened up on being sacked from a film without prior knowledge. Although Pannu did not name the film, she may have hinted at her being replaced by Bhumi Pednekar in the 2019 film ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’.Speaking to radio host Siddharth Kannan, Taapsee said, “It happened to me. Bas taiyaar hoke nahi gayi thi; I just gave my dates and then I was thrown out. I got to know through the media.” She further added, “They called me and met me, not to say kyun bol rahe ho (why are you talking about it) and all, just to apologise. After I had spoken out, then they met me to apologise for it. But still, they were hesitant to reveal the real reasons ki aisa kyun kiya (why they replaced me).” Upon learning about her exit, Taapsee, who worked with Bhumi in ‘Saand ki Aankh’ the same year, had told India Today, “Your time is money. You don’t block a person’s time and then say ‘No, someone else is doing it’. People who did it had to somewhere take the responsibility or throw it back.
Ishaan Khatter says rumoured girlfriend Ananya Panday is his favourite person to do yoga with When an Instagram user asked Ishaan his favourite person to do yoga with, the actor shared a throwback picture of Ananya Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actor Ishaan Khatter’s latest “Ask Me Anything” session on Instagram, may have confirmed his alleged affair with actress Ananya Panday. When an Instagram user asked Ishaan his favourite
person to do yoga with, the actor shared a throwback picture of Ananya and wrote, “This lil elf” adding, “*paid promotion by @ananyapanday” Earlier this year, Ishaan and Ananya created a buzz after jetting off to the Maldives for an exotic vacation. The “Khaali Peeli” costars shared pictures from their escapade and giving major travel goals to their fans. However, one post caught the attention of their fans, where Ishaan called Ananya his “muse”. Although Ananya and Ishaan have worked together only once, in Maqbool Khan directorial “Khaali Peeli”, the two young stars have often been spotted spending time along with mutual friends.
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PM Modi Shares Stunning Pics Of Zen Garden In Ahmedabad Besides the Zen garden, PM Modi also virtually inaugurated a Kaizen Academy on Ahmedabad Management Association campus. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared stunning images of a Japanese-style Zen Garden in Ahmedabad that he inaugurated virtually on Sunday. The snapshots shared by PM Modi on Twitter and Instagram showed a brightly-lit garden with a statue of Lord Buddha and a tiny waterfall. The garden and a meditation centre have been set up at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). “Glimpses from the Zen Garden inaugurated today at AMA, Ahmedabad,” wrote
Ridhima Pandit seen outside her house.
Suicide of a female professor in Surat got love married 7 years ago
Agency News: Surat The state daily trauma is recorded in many ready-made police books. Diamond City (Diamond City) As a result of the corona of the famous Surat city, lockdown has got a clear place after that. Now a woman professor from Surat becomes mentally neutral after a family quarrel and becomes an attached place by eating snares. The female professor who committed suicide lived in Adajan area of Surat and works as a professor in the MSC department at Maliba College near Bardoli. Details have also surfaced that the day before the suicide, she had gone to Saputara with her husband. He also sent his mother out of the house before committing suicide, threatening to cut a vein in his arm. The name of the deceased female professor is Forum. Whose marriage took place seven years ago. The family says the female professor has been suffering from mental stress for the past few years. Police are currently investigating the matter.
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Surat police on Monday arrested 24 municipal councillors of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and two AAPnominated candidates for Municipal Education Board elections, for their alleged involvement in rioting, damaging public property, and threatening BJP leaders and security staff of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).The arrested were produced before the court and were released in the evening, while three more accused are yet to be arrested.According to police, election to 12 seats of the Surat Municipal Education Board was
The arrested were produced before the court and were released in the evening, while three more accused are yet to be arrested. conducted at SMC’s Sardar Hall on June 25. Elected councillors can vote to elect the member of the Municipal Education Board, which runs 328 schools in Surat city.Out of 15 committee members, three members were appointed by the government. Candidates supported by the BJP won 10 seats, while independent candidate Rakesh Bhikhadiya, supported by BJP, and AAP candidate Rakesh Hirpara won. Another
Dhoraji, Upleta units suffer from want of plastic waste Agency News: Rajkot Along with the spread of virus, lockdown had also kept another menace under tight control — spread of plastic garbage. Plastic garbage waste generation got reduced by 50 to 70 percent. While this figure was dervied at looking at plastic waste coming to Dhoraji and Upleta town of Rajkot, the hubs of plastic waste processing in the country, it has also upset the entire economy based on recycling plastic waste. Waste including polythene bags, cement bags hurtled in to these two towns in truckloads from around 25 states. Here, 550 units processed 1,000 tonnes of garbage every day, which for the past five months have been starving for want of raw materials. At present, town gets around 300 to 500 tonnes of waste forcing many units to cut down on manhours. Dalsukh Vagadiya, president
The accused was not releasing the payment and demanding Rs 70,000. But the complainant refused to pay the bribe and contacted us,” said an ACB official
The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) sleuths arrested sarpanch of Karjun, a remote tribal village in Kaprada taluka of Valsad, for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 48,000 from a road contractor. The accused Bharat Raut had initially demanded Rs 70,000, but after negotiations
and the Kaizen Academy “is a symbol of the spontaneity and modernity of relations” between India and Japan. Indians will find the glimpse of the same peace, poise, and simplicity, in this Zen Garden, which they experienced in
Yoga through the ages. Buddha gave this ‘dhyan’, this enlightenment, to the world,” said the Prime Minister. PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com Zen is defined as a school of Mahayana Buddhism and it lies at the core of Japanese
culture.Satoshi Suzuki, the Ambassador of Japan to India, who attended the inaugural ceremony of the Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy Hall, tweeted, “I hope the Garden will become a symbol of friendship between Gujarat and Hyogo.
Gujarat: 24 councillors of AAP held for Gujarat education dept: Univer‘rioting’ as SMC board clears 44 works sities told to vaccinate students,
of Dhoraji Plastic Association said, “The entire processing cycle has been disturbed. We don’t getenough raw material resulting in many units taking two week offs and also working single shift, instead of thre earlier threeshifts. Also demand for processed material has also dried up in the market because of the lockdown-like situations in the many states.”Plastic waste processing and recycling units have come up in Dhoraji and Upleta over the past four decades which recyclewaste including those collected by ragpickers in the form of polythene bags and low and high-density plastic scrap. Recycledplastic is a key raw material for making products like granules, plastic ropes used in packing bags of agricultural products andthose used by loaders like trucks to tie the goods, baling twins, water pipes used in farms and other.
Sarpanch held taking Rs 48,000 bribe from contractor Agency News: Surat
PM Modi, posting four images of the facility. Besides the Zen Garden, PM Modi also virtually inaugurated a Kaizen Academy on the AMA premises. In his address through video conference, he said that the opening of the Zen Garden
agreed to Rs 48,000. Raut had allegedly demanded the money from a road contractor for releasing his payment for road construction in his village. ACB official said that Raut was caught from an open land outside Rain Basera Hotel on Kaprada-Nashik Road. Investigation revealed that the road contractor had completed road carpeting work in Karjun
village and put up a bill of Rs 4.88 lakh. “The accused was not releasing the payment and demanding Rs 70,000. But the complainant refused to pay the bribe and contacted us,” said an ACB official. The trap was laid by D M Vasava, police inspector, ValsadDang ACB under supervision of A K Chauhan, in-charge assistant director, ACB, Surat. Raut has been sarpanch of the village for over four years. This is his first term as village chief. ACB has also launched an investigation to assess the wealth and income of Raut.
AAP candidate Ramesh Parmar lost the election.After the results the same evening, leader of the opposition AAP, Dharmesh Bhanderi, along with AAP councillors and two nominated candidates —Rakesh Hirpara and Ramesh Parmar, allegedly made a ruckus alleging that BJP leaders cheated during the voting. Bhanderi also demanded a recounting, which was turned down by Mayor Hemaliben Boghawala.
On Saturday, SMC security officer, Shailesh Patel, lodged a complaint at the Lalagate police station against 27 AAP councillors and two nominated members. Police registered offences under rioting, damage to public property, creating disturbances during the election process, threatening the security staffers and BJP councillors. On Monday, police searched AAP offices and later picked up four elected councillors, including two women, from their residence Meanwhile, an offline general board meeting was held at the SMC head office in Muglisara in the afternoon. AAP councillors who arrived.
Kids in yet-to-reopen anganwadis to get uniforms in Gujarat A release from the government of Gujarat on Monday evening stated that over 14 lakh students will be handed over uniforms at the event on Tuesday. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Even as offline activities are yet to resume in most of the educational institutions across the state due to Covid-19 curbs, the Gujarat government will organise an event on June 29 to distribute uniforms to children at anganwadis. While anganwadi workers have uniforms, this is the first time that uniforms are being given to anganwadi children.The uniforms, procured by the Women and Child Development department of Gujarat, will be distributed at a symbolic
event in Gandhinagar by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, while anganwadis across the state will distribute uniform as well as a hygiene kit and join the event via live videoconferencing. A release from the government of Gujarat on Monday evening stated that over 14 lakh students will be handed over uniforms at the event on Tuesday. Women and Child Development Department (WCD) of the state on June 23, lays down the programme schedule as well as instructions to distribute the uniforms to children on June 29. Confirming this, ICDS deputy director Ilaben Rana told The Indian Express, “This is the first time in Gujarat and perhaps in any state of the country that anganwadi children are getting uniform.”
In Surat Heavy rush witnessed at vaccination centres.
staff before exams According to a Government Resolution (GR) issued by the education department Monday, offline exams would be conducted for all courses except medical and pharmacy.
(GR) issued by the education department Monday, offline exams would be conducted for all courses except medical and pharmacy.“A common academic calendar has been declared by the education department for the academic session 202122. The academic calendar stipulates holding offline exams only after directions from the state government. Looking at the improvement in the prevailing Covid-19 situation and also keeping in view the students’ future, after
detailed deliberations, it has been decided to conduct final semester exams for graduation courses and for postgraduate students as per these directions,” the GR states.The vaccination camps have to be conducted with the assistance of local bodies — municipal corporations, nagar palikas and panchayats. Every university has been asked to keep in mind the prevailing conditions in its area along with the safety of its students and staff, and follow Covid-19 guidelines issued by the state government.
Toxic gas leak triggers panic near Vavta GIDC in Ahmedabad
Gujarat AAP chief Italia faces protest over ‘comment against Hindu religion’
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Gujarat education department has asked all staterun and private universities to conduct offline exams for final semester of graduation and post-graduation courses in July only after mandatory vaccination camps for students as well as teaching and nonteaching staff.According to a Government Resolution
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Officials of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services, GPCB and police rushed to the spot; no clue regarding origin of gas leak found yet Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A hazardous gas leak in phase 4 of Vatva GIDC in the eastern part of Ahmedabad on Monday night triggered panic among residents of Machhunagar. The residents alleged that the gas had been released by one of the factories in the vicinity. As the gas spread, they started complaining of burning in the eyes, difficulty in breathing and nausea. Chaos ensued as the symptoms aggravated. On getting information of the gas leak, teams of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES), city police and Gujarat Pollution Control Board
(GPCB) rushed to the spot. They inspected eight companies but could not find out about its source. Subsequently, they placed four machines to detect the gas. However, former Hathijan corporator Atul Patel said these machines would not be able to provide any clarity on the source of the leak. Patel had informed the AFES, GPCB and police about the gas leak following a complaint by Machhunagar resident Bharat Bharwad.“Two residents had to be taken to LG Hospital after facing increased difficulty in breathing. However, after breathing fresh air on the way, they felt better and were brought back home. Others complained of burning sensation in the eyes and nausea,” said Patel. Sources claim that factories often open the gas valve late in the night to release toxic gases. Such a situation would arise if the valve was left open for a longer period. They added that authorities of the erring factory would have been alerted by the visit of the GPCB officials.
As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Gujarat began its outreach programme on Monday morning with a visit to Somnath temple in Gir Somnath, party’s state president Gopal Italia faced protests from a local religious body over an alleged old video of him making incendiary statements against Hindu religion rituals. AAP Gujarat’s president Gopal Italia and former television anchor Isudan Gadhvi along with other party workers visited the temple onMonday morning as part of the party’s outreach programme of a statewide tour to connect with families of those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19.A video emerged of the incident which showed Italia and other workers exiting the temple on Monday morning even as a group of persons were seen trying to surround him. The AAP Gujarat blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for orchestrating the protests. Milan Joshi, Gir Somnath president of Shri Saurashtra Kutch Samast Brahmsamaj, said, “Italia had made certain derogatory comments against Hindu rituals five years ago a video of which has surfaced. We wanted to question him as to why he has come.
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