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Maharashtra political crisis: SC orders Uddhav to face floor test today, refuses to intervene Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has now called for a floor test on Thursday While Uddhav Thackeray has moved the Supreme Court against the floor test, the rebel MLAs are slated to go to Goa from Guwahati.
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Agency News:New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test to prove its majority in the Assembly tomorrow. The order came after a lengthy hearing on a plea by Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu
challenging the Maharashtra Governor’s direction to CM Uddhav to face a trust vote. Earlier during the hearing, the top court had observed that the floor of the House was the only way to settle these issues of democracy. Sr Adv Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for rebel Sena leader Eknath Shinde, had argued before the top court that a floor
test can never be delayed and that it was the “only way to determine political accountability and avoid horse trading.” On the other hand, Sena counsel AM Singhvi had called the direction for a floor test tomorrow “unholy” and said that it revealed “undue haste”. He added that people who have changed sides cannot represent the will of the people
and asked whether “heavens would fall if the floor test was not held tomorrow.” Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government Wednesday cleared a proposal to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv. Faced
with a vote of confidence that is likely to take place Thursday, the renaming is seen as an effort by the Shiv Sena to burnish its hindutva credentials in what could be its last major decision in the 31 month-old Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government.
India Successfully Tests Hydrogen demand in India expected High-Speed Expendable to increase fourfold by 2050: Report Aerial Target Abhyas The report titled Palak Tiwari is painting the town red in a chic red co-ord set
India records 14,506 new cases, 30 deaths in 24 hours The country witnessed a significant rise in the daily tally of Covid-19. A total of 14,506 individuals tested positive for the infection in last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday morning.As many as 30 patients succumbed to the infection during this period.The daily positivity rate rose to 3.35 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 3.30 per cent.Around 4.33 lakh samples were tested from Covid-19 during this period, taking the cumulative testing figure to over 86.19 crore.98.56% recoveryA total of 11,574 patients recovered.
Udaipur tailor’s murder to be investigated by NIA
ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Agency News:Balasore India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed highspeed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, as per a statement. The performance of the aircraft at
low altitude, including sustained level and high maneuverability, was demonstrated during the test flight, it said. The target aircraft was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated low-altitude flight path, which was monitored by various tracking sensors deployed by ITR, including radar and an electro-optical targeting system, it added. ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The air vehicle was launched using twin under-slung boosters, which provide the initial acceleration to the vehicle.
“Harnessing Green Hydrogen: Opportunities for Deep Decarbonisation in India” said green hydrogen will achieve cost parity with natural gasbased hydrogen by 2030 Agency News: New Delhi Hydrogen demand in India is expected to increase fourfold by 2050 and the steel industry and heavyduty transportation will drive
The killers - Gos Mohammad and Riyaz Akhtari entered 48-yearold Kanhaiya Lal’s shop Agency News:New Delhi The Union Home Ministry has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate the daylight murder of a tailor in Udaipur in Rajasthan on Tuesday. In a tweet, the HMO India said, “MHA has directed the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of the brutal murder of Shri Kanhaiya Lal Teli committed at Udaipur, Rajasthan yesterday.”It added, “The involvement of any organisation and international links will be thoroughly investigated.”Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor, was beheaded by a man posing as his customer at his shop. The latter’s accomplice videographed the crime.Later, they uploaded the video on social media to boast about their act and also threatened to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The duo was identified as Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad. Both were arrested within hours of the crimeAs news of the beheading.
India’s first mRNA vaccine from Gennova gets DCGI approval Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad 52% of it, according to a NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) report. India has a distinct advantage in low-cost renewable energy generation and it makes the country one of the most competitive producers of green hydrogen in the world, the report added. “What is beyond electricity? The answer is green hydrogen which will empower the green industrial revolution, not only for India but for the world,” said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at the report launch on Wednesday. Kant said the increase in hydrogen demand
will happen much quicker and faster and will increase India’s gas imports. He added if India wants to decarbonise sectors where 83% of the energy is consumed, there is a need to bring in green hydrogen. Kant called bringing down the cost of hydrogen a challenge. Electricity accounts for 17% of total energy consumption and 83% is used as coal, gas, and oil in the refinery sector, fertilizers, long-distance transportation, and steel factories, according to the report The report titled “Harnessing Green Hydrogen: Opportunities.
Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., a subsidiary of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd., announced that its mRNA vaccine – GEMCOVAC™-19 against COVID‑19 received the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the office of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). GEMCOVAC-19™ is the very first mRNA vaccine developed in India and only third mRNA vaccine to be approved for COVID-19 in the world. These vaccines are highly efficacious because of their inherent capacity of being translated into the protein structure inside
the cell cytoplasm. mRNA vaccines are considered safe as mRNA is non-infectious, non-integrating in nature, and degraded by standard cellular mechanisms. Notably, this technology provides flexibility to quickly tweak the vaccine for any existing or emerging variants of the virus and this technology platform will empower India to be pandemic ready. Gennova’s GEMCOVAC™-19 has reached the primary end point of the Phase III clinical trial. The clinical data was evaluated by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). The vaccine was found to be safe, well-tolerated.
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Supreme Court’s Judgment In Gujarat Riots Case Bodes Ill For Democracy
Senior advocate Fali S. Nariman, described civil rights activist and journalist Teesta Setalvadas a “foot soldier of the Indian Constitution”. Today, the foot soldier has been arrested forzealously pursuing justice for one of independent India’s most egregious wrongs, namely theGujarat pogrom, which was unleashed following the Godhra train burning of February 27,2002.The instigation for Setalvad’s arrest is a paragraph in te Supreme Court’s judgment of theSupreme Court of last Friday (delivered, ironically, a day before the 47th anniversary of theemergency) dismissing the appeal by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Parliamentarian EhsanJafri who was slain before her during the pogrom. Jafri had petitioned for an investigationinto the conspiracy behind the pogrom.The Supreme Court, in dismissing Jafri’s petition, had observed that a “coalesced effort ofthe disgruntled officials of the State of Gujarat along with others was to create sensation bymaking revelations which were false to their own knowledge.”The judgment then described those who used the process of law to pursue justice for thevictims of 2002 for over 16 long years as having the “audacity” to “question the integrity ofevery functionary”. The Court noted that their motives had an “ulterior design”. The Courtobserved that “all those involved in such abuse of process, need to be in the dock andproceeded with in accordance with law.”A day after the judgment was delivered, (on the anniversary of the emergency) the UnionHome Minister, Amit Shah gave an interview in which he said that the judgment mentionedSetalvad’s name, and that the NGO run by her had “given baseless information about theriots to the police”. A few hours later, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested Setalvadfrom her house. The first information report (‘FIR’) records that the crimes she is accused ofinclude forgery, giving false evidence with intent to procure conviction, and conspiracy. TheFIR is against Setalvad as well as former Indian Police Service officers Sanjiv Bhatt and R.B.Sreekumar for the conspiracy to commit these offences.Setalvad is a relentless crusader who pursued all legal avenues to bring justice to the victimsof the pogrom.Bhatt is a former Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence in the Gujarat Intelligence Bureau,who had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in 2011 against Narendra Modi, who was theChief Minister of Gujarat during the 2002 pogrom, concerning Modi’s alleged role in thepogrom. He also filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court that year, requestingfor an independent agency to investigate the pogrom or, alternatively, for the case to betransferred outside Gujarat. He was dismissed from the Police Service in 2015 due to‘unauthorized absence’, and is currently in jail serving a life sentence he was awarded in2019 in a custodial death case from 1990. R.B. Sreekumar is a former Additional Director General of Police (intelligence) in Gujaratwho filed affidavits before the Commission of Inquiry comprising Justices G.T. Nanavati andA.H. Mehta, appointed to probe the Godhra train burning and pogrom of 2002 in Gujarat,detailing the acts of omission and commission of Gujarat administration under the ChiefMinistership of Modi during the pogrom.The judgment records that Bhatt had claimed that the then Chief Minister in an officialmeeting, while addressing the DGP, the then Chief Secretary and other senior officials of theState, had instructed them to allow the mobs to give vent to the Hindu anger on the minorityin the wake of Godhra incident.The judgment finds that there is no truth to the submissions by either Sreekumar or Bhatt,going to the extent of stating that Bhatt never attended the meeting, so he could not haveknown what was said in the meeting. It concludes that there was no larger conspiracy“linking the separate incidents of mass violence across the state”. The Supreme Courtagrees with the Special Investigation Team (‘SIT’) formed by it to investigate the matter, incoming to its conclusion. However the amicus curiae, senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, appointed by the Supreme Court to assist it, points to the difficulty in ensuring justice for the victims of - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara the pogrom He states.
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“50 MLAs With Us, Will Pass Any Floor Test”: Rebel Sena Leader Eknath Shinde “We have 50 MLAs with us, more than two-third of the legislators. We are not worried about the floor test and we will pass the test.” Agency News:Guwahati Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde today claimed the support of 50 MLAs from his own party and independents, contending that they can pass
“any floor test”. Visiting the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati for the second time in the day, Mr Shinde asserted: “We have 50 MLAs with us, more than two-third of the legislators. We are not worried about the floor
test and we will pass the test.” Maharashtra Governor Bhagat
Singh Koshyari has asked the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to prove his majority in the Assembly tomorrow, although the Shiv Sena approached the Supreme Court challenging the direction. Mr Shinde said “nobody can stop us”, as the number and majority are most important in a democratic system. ”No one needs to go beyond the Constitution and rule of the country. It is for Maharashtra’s progress and Hindutva’s progress.
“Won Any Election On His Own?”: Ally Takes “AC Room” Jibe At Akhilesh Yadav, Again Om Prakash Rajbhar reacts to Lok Sabha bypoll losses in Azamgarh and Rampur , which were seen as Samajwadi Party’s strongholds Agency News:Lucknow Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav today came under attack
again from a key ally, days after losing the Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh to the ruling BJP. “Can he point out one election he has won on his own?” asked Om Prakash Rajbhar, who heads the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
Supreme Court Rejects Pleas Challenging ‘Proposer’ Requirement In President Poll
(SBSP) that won six seats in the assembly polls earlier this year. Mr Rajbhar said Akhilesh Yadav had become chief minister in 2012 because of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav’s “largesse”. “The 2012 election was fought under
Heavy Rain, Landslides Batter Arunachal Pradesh, 2 More Dead Agency News:Itanagar
Agency News:New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain two separate pleas challenging the validity of a legal scheme envisaging that a candidate for the election of the President must be subscribed by at least 50 MPs or MLAs as proposers and 50 as seconders, saying filing of such cases at the time of polls is not a “healthy practice”.A vacation bench comprising justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala was hearing separate pleas filed by Delhi resident
Bam Bam Maharaj Nowhattia and Dr Mandati Thirupathi Reddy, a native of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, on the issue.The petitioners alleged that the provisions, especially section Section 5 B (1) (a) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, bar a person from contesting the presidential polls if the candidature is not signed by 50 lawmakers as proposers and 50 as seconders. While dealing with the petition of Mr Nowhattia, who has been unsuccessfully attempting to contest Presidential polls.
Incessant rain battered Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday, triggering floods and landslides that snapped connectivity and affected lives, officials said.In the last 24 hours, two more people died in landslides, while a search operation was underway for another two persons who went missing, they said.A laborer working at the water treatment plant in Hollongi was buried alive in a massive landslide on Tuesday. His body was retrieved late in the night, officials said.In West Siang district, a construction worker engaged in the Trans Arunachal Highway project was buried alive in a landslide near Darla village.The victim
‘Radicalisation spreading, arrest Nupur Sharma’: Asaduddin Owaisi on Udaipur killing Jennifer Winget looks sizzling in the figurehugging top and black skirt.
Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, the AIMIM chief also lashed out at the Rajasthan Police over its failure to prevent the murder. Agency News:New Delhi AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Nupur Sharma, a day after a man was beheaded in Rajasthan’s Udaipur for supporting the former BJP spokesperson, who was expelled by her party earlier this month for controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad. The Hyderabad MP also slammed the Rajasthan Police over its failure to prevent the killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor by profession. “I strongly condemn the Udaipur incident…We hope
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s strong leadership,” he said, listing out a string of losses under Akhilesh Yadav - the assembly elections in 2017 and earlier this year; and the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.“Even this election, he lost,” Mr Rajbhar said, to a question about losses in Azamgarh and Rampur, which were seen as Samajwadi Party’s strongholds.“The Samajwadi Party is harming itself. A party whose chief does not campaign in elections, what election will that party fight? He should step out of AC rooms and go to the ground. No one will join you if you sit in AC rooms,” Mr Rajbhar added.
was identified as Tilu Kalandi, a native of Laluk in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, officials said.The search for two missing persons continued in the Huto Village of Papum Pare district. NDRF and SDRF personnel are involved in the operation, district disaster management officer Nima Tashi said.So far, 17 people have been killed in this year’s flood and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said. Six labourers engaged by the 1448 Bridge Construction Company (BCC) were rescued from the flood in the Siang district. Their camp at Boleng was washed away by the overflowing Siang river.The rain and landslides have cut off many areas of the state, most of which are remote.The Chimpu-Hollongi Road.
“Interference”: India Slams UN Official’s Support To Testa Setalvad, Ex-Cops Agency News: New Delhi
the Rajasthan govt takes strict action. Had the police been more alert, this wouldn’t have happened... Radicalisation is spreading... Nupur Sharma should be arrested; mere suspension was not enough,” quoted Owaisi as saying in a press briefing in Bhopal. I strongly condemn the Udaipur incident... We hope the Rajasthan govt takes strict action. Had the police been more alert, this wouldn’t have happened... Radicalisation is spreading... Nupur Sharma should be arrested; mere suspension was not enough: AIMIM chief Asaduddin According to reports, Kanhaiya Lal had registered a complaint with the local police, claiming threat to life.
“Completely un warranted” and “an interference in India’s independent judicial system” — that’s how the foreign ministry today described comments by United Nations officials against the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad and two others.Ms Setalwad was taken into custody by Gujarat Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad from Mumbai last Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court reiterated the clearance given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots and criticised those “who kept the pot boiling”. She and two former police officers are now accused of filing false charges, criminal conspiracy, and fabricating evidence. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Election For Vice President To Be Held On August 6
Agency News:New Delhi Elections to choose the next Vice-President of India will be held on August 6, the Election Commission announced today. The counting of votes, if needed, will also be held on the same day. The last date for nominations is July 17, the Commission said. comThe Vice-President is elected by the members of the Electoral
College consisting of the members of both houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. For 2022, the 16th VicePresidential Election, the Electoral College consists of 233 elected members of Rajya Sabha, 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha, and 543 elected members of Lok Sabha.
Udaipur hate crime: SIT to probe links of killers with radical elements, says CM
Agency News:New Delhi Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the links of the killers of a tailor in Udaipur with radical elements in India and abroad will be probed and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has accordingly been constituted to probe the hate crime. He said the SIT has started its work.“We are taking the incident very seriously. This is not a minor issue and it could not have happened until there was a link with radical elements [in India and abroad]. This is what the [past] experience [suggests]. And we have started an investigation [accordingly],” said Gehlot, who cancelled his two-day Jodhpur visit and returned to Jaipur.Gehlot held a meeting to review the lawand-order situation in the state. Kanhaiya Lal, 47, the tailor,
The Centre on Wednesday separately directed the National Investigation Agency to take over the probe into the murder and “thoroughly investigate” the involvement of any organisation or international linkages was killed days after he put out a message supporting suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her derogatory comments about Prophet Mohammed. The hate crime sparked protests and prompted the suspension of Internet services in Rajasthan. The two Muslim men, who hacked Lal to death, filmed the murder on their phones, and later issued a threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while posing with the knives used in the killing.
Congress leaders and Manish Tewari spar over ‘Agnipath’ scheme, yet again Congress spokespersons distanced themselves from party MP Manish Tewari’s tweet supporting Agency News:New Delhi The Congress has distanced itself from party MP Manish Tewari over his article that pitched the central government’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme as a part of defence sector reforms, which is a direct contradiction to the party’s official line of opposing the initiative. On Wednesday, the Congress party’s communication head Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to oppose Tewari’s stand, and said “Manish Tewari, INC MP, has written an article on Agnipath. While @
INCIndia is the only democratic party, it must be said his views are entirely his own & not of the party, which firmly believes Agnipath is anti-national security & anti-youth, bulldozed through without discussion.” Tewari, however, quickly pointed out that “The tag line of the article does say - The views are personal. I wish @Jairam_Ramesh ji would have read it right till the very end.” This is the second time the party has officially countered Tewari’s stand on the new recruitment model. Earlier this month, Congress spokespersons distanced themselves from Tewari’s tweet supporting the scheme when it was announced.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS PV Sindhu wins, Saina Neh- We will do something spewal loses in Malaysia Open cial in this World Cup Agency News:New Delhi
Agency News:New Delhi Two stalwarts of Indian women’s badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament with the former progressing to the second round and the latter bowing out
after losing her opener here on Wednesday. If Sindhu, a former world champion, dished out a fine performance to outwit Thailand’s world number 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong 2113 21-17, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina went down fighting against American Iris Wang, ranked 33rd.
Deep Grace Ekka knows what a medal in a major international tournament feels like around her neck. The 28-year-old, who has been playing for India for just over a decade, was part of the teams that won the 2017 Asia Cup and the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy. She has also won two Asian Games medals, silver in 2018 and bronze in 2014, two bronze medals at the Asia Cup in 2013 and this year in Muscat and two silvers at the Asian Champions Trophy in 2013 and 2018. To top this all off, she was one of the senior members of the Indian team that missed
out on a first Olympic medal by a whisker at Tokyo 2020. She wants more though, and for those in the Indian women’s hockey team who are hungry for medals, it is harvesting time. India play their first 2022 World Cup match in the Netherlands from Friday after which their campaign in the 2022 Commonwealth Games starts on July 29.Grace, who is vicecaptain of the team, said that it is a combination of missed chances and an opportunity to make history that is egging the players on. “We haven’t even won a single World Cup medal yet. Last time we had lost in the quarter-finals. So we are hungry for a medal.
Market opening bell: Sensex trades at 52,650; Nifty at 15,693 Agency News:New Delhi Benchmark indices started the trade on a weak note on Wednesday with the Sensex falling 564.77 points, following feeble global market trends and persistent foreign capital outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 564.77 points lower at 52,612.68. The NSE Nifty dipped 162.4 points to 15,687.80.Among the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, Kotak Mahindra
Bank and Bajaj Finance were the major laggards in early trade.Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel were the only gainers. Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul
and Hong Kong were trading lower in mid-session deals. The US markets also ended lower on Tuesday.Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.95
Samson reacts to Jadeja’s ‘I’m sad because After son Akash, Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha to be retail unit you should’ve scored century’ remark Agency News:New Delhi India secured a thrilling 4-run victory in the second and final T20I of the series against Ireland, clinching the series 2-0. The visitors posted a mammoth score of 225/7 in 20 overs and Ireland almost chased down the target, but eventually fell short by 4 runs as speedster Umran Malik bowled an impressive final over, defending 8 runs off the final 3 balls to ensure a victory. Earlier in the game, Deepak Hooda slammed a brilliant century (104 off 57 balls) while comeback man Sanju Samson delivered with a strong knock of 77 off just 42 deliveries. Samson opened the innings alongside Ishan Kishan
(3) and showed his class as he hit nine fours and 4 sixes en route to his 77-run knock in Dublin. The batter eventually departed in the 17th over of the game, taking India to a strong total of 189 with 22 deliveries remaining. Following the game, Samson reflected on his knock
and during a conversation on Sony SI, former India batter Ajay Jadeja asked Samson if he was disappointed about not reaching the hundred. ”It was a good game. The partnership we had, in that type of condition, there was some movement off the wicket and the bowlers were
bowling in the right areas. I think Hooda made it very easy for me. He started hitting from the word go. We communicated really well, I was happy to just give the strike to him when he was hitting like that. “When I started going, he also did the same. I’m very happy for Hooda, and some day, soon, I would like to get to that kind of a score (century). I’m very happy with the way I also batted,” Samson replied to the question from Jadeja.However, the former India cricketer said that he thought Samson should have also reached the century, and further apologized for being “a little too harsh” on the batter.“Glad to hear that, but I’m sad here because I thought you should’ve gotten one too.
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declined to comment. Isha Ambani’s promotion follows that of her twin brother, Akash Ambani, who was appointed on Tuesday as chairman of the telecom unit, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. Isha and Akash have both been part of teams that
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD ‘I would be ashamed, if I do not perform on stage, even at this age’: Sudha Chandran
‘Shamshera trailer is just ‘I feel every the tip of the iceberg’: Friday Director Karan Malhotra
people question your existence as an actor’, says Sargun Mehta Agency News:Mumbai Agency News:Mumbai No matter how stressed or tired she is, once is on the stage, there is no turning back for actress-dancer Sudha Chandran. The actress says that dance is her life, her soul and everything else that matters. “I perform in the South and it’s been a regular feature because I’m doing this serial for Zee Telugu, and I’ve been dancing in most of their events. This actually gives me a lot of scope to be dancing on a lot of south numbers, which I miss, because I live in Mumbai. So, this gives me the opportunity and Zee Telugu has left no stone unturned to make this happen. They make sure that I participate in most of their events where I’m dancing and dance is my passion. So, if you’re talking
about my performances in India or abroad, yes, I just simply love performing on stage. I think the feel of the stage itself is something that cannot be explained in words. The moment you come on stage, no matter how tired I am, when I am performing, all my stress goes away. It releases me of all my tension and pain. It connects me to another world. I create a bubble around me and I’m so, so, so happy in that bubble. When I am performing, I think that is my world. I own the stage and I love to perform on stage,” she says. The actress is 56 years old and is still known for her absolutely mesmerising performances. “Age is just a number. I think I’m too young. Look at Vyjayanthimalaji, she was performing at the age.
Actress-producer Sargun Mehta, whose recent film ‘Saunkan Saunkne’ is being loved by the audience, says that, for an actor, every Friday is important. Sargun adds that actors need to keep adding to their skill set in order to survive in the industry. “I think, being an actor, you need to keep reinventing yourself every time with every film. I feel every Friday people question your existence. You got to keep pushing your limits every time. You cannot get comfortable with anything. That’s also one thing that keeps on motivating you and keeps you worried,” she says Meanwhile, talking about the thought process behind producing a Punjabi film and acting in it, Sargun
says, “Most of the male actors are producing their own films in Punjabi cinema. Among the female artists, me and Neeru Bajwa ji are doing it. I am from a business family and I have been wanting to do this for some time now. Since I can’t do any other business except for the one that I am, so I took up production. We also started production because we wanted to choose the stories we wanted to tell.” The actress and her husband, actor Ravii Dubey, have big plans for their production house. “We are producing content for television and Punjabi cinema. We have already started to work on OTT as well. I think around next year, it will be launched. Then of course, when the game gets bigger, we will get into Hindi films too!” she says.
Then, the trailer of the film generated frenzy among audiences and fans as it garnered a unanimously positive response from all quarters Agency News:Mumbai The team of the much anticipated revenge action spectacle ‘Shamshera’ is on a huge high. First, the teaser of the film hit it out of the park as it presented a never seen before Ranbir Kapoor pitted against a vile, menacing oppressor Sanjay Dutt! Then, the trailer of the film generated frenzy among
audiences and fans as it garnered a unanimously positive response from all quarters! It is clear that Sanjay Dutt vs Ranbir Kapoor makes Shamshera a big screen entertainer to watch out for. The director of ‘Shamshera’, Karan Malhotra, is thrilled with the outpouring of love for this novel big screen concept and reveals that the trailer is just the tip of the iceberg because it doesn’t reveal much about the story that will unfold when the film releases on July 22. Karan says, “I’m overwhelmed and humbled by the response that we have got for Shamshera. It validates that Hindi cinema, told in its most genuine and most authentic form, will always connect to the people who want to witness a big-screen spectacle. Adi’s unconditional belief in my vision and an outstanding creative collaboration with my cast and crew has brought this revengeaction entertainer to life.
India’s AI market likely to see 20% growth over next five years: Report Agency News:New Delhi
Agency News:New Delhi Isha Ambani is set to be named chairman of the Reliance conglomerate’s retail unit in another sign that her father, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is pushing ahead with a plan for succession in one of Asia’s richest families.An announcement of Isha Ambani’s elevation could come as early as Wednesday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified ahead of a formal statement. She is currently director of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. A representative for the group
per cent to USD 116.86 per barrel.“The sharp pullback witnessed in the US last Friday has lost steam and the markets have again turned weak. The decline in commodity prices last week has not sustained and Brent crude is back to above USD 117,” said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.Even though there is no consensus on whether the US economy will slip into recession or not, there are clear signs of the economy.
negotiated Meta Platforms Inc.’s investment in the group. Isha, 30, is an alumnus of Yale University. The twins have a younger brother, Anant, 27. Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio are subsidiaries of the family’s oil-to-telecom conglomerate.
India’s artificial intelligence (AI) market is expected to witness a growth of 20% over the next five years, and the country is among the top three talent markets, producing 16% of the world’s AI talent pool, a joint study conducted by Microsoft and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has revealed.“Artificial intelligence is no longer a fringe technology for Indian companies… The (AI) market is expected to grow at the secondfastest rate of 20% among major economies over the next five years, behind only China,” said.
Sara Ali Khan looks charming in her new saree look Agency News:Mumbai Be it her modern look or traditional, be it ethnic or casual, Bollywood diva Sara Ali Khan is the one who never misses adding the charm of her beauty in whatever attire she comes up in.Recently, the actress was seen sharing a glamorous picture on her social media in which she wore a red and velvet-colored saree with a modern touch to it designed by Manish Malhotra. She further added the emojis in the caption - @manishmalhotra05 @florianhurel : @the.mad.hair. scientist”Meanwhile, Sara recently stunned the audience with her electrifying performance at the IIFA awards 2022 in Dubai.While on the film front, the actress was spotted shooting for ‘Gaslight’ with Vikrant Massey and has recently finished shooting for an untitled project next to Vicky Kaushal. Sarees can never go wrong, at least when Sara Ali Khan drapes herself into one. Usually, the six yards of grace brings w i t h it the Indian.
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Sonu Nigam’s Udi Re Song, from Gujarati tragicomedy film “Vickida no Varghodo” released on Malhar Thakar’s Birthday.
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The makers of the soonto-be-released Gujarati tragicomedy film ‘Vickida no Varghodo’ launched the song ‘Udi Re’from the film at an event at Conn Plex Smart Theatre on Friday. Udi Re has been sung by versatile and much-loved playback singer SonuNigam. The music of the melodious song has been composed by AmarKhandha while Niren Bhatt has penned the lyrics. The song was launched in the
presence of the film’s male lead MalharThakar, who also celebrated his birthday on the occasion and his co-star Manasi Rachh.“We are pleased to be hosting the song launch of ‘Vickida noVarghodo’. The Gujarati film industry has taken giant leaps in all aspectsin recent years, and we are confident that the sky is the limit for theindustry. We are highly passionate about the entertainment industryand will support the Gujarati film industry in every way,” said RahulDhyani and Anish Patel.
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Grishma Vekariya murder convict Fenil Goyani has challenged the death sentence awarded to him in the Gujarat High Court. The court has admitted the plea.Fenil had been sentenced to be hanged till death by the Sessions court in Surat. While pronouncing the verdict, the court had termed the case “rarest of rare”.The state government had then approached the HC for confirmation of the the death penalty.The crime of passionFenil (20) had accosted college student Grishma Vekariya (21)near her house in Pasodara area of Surat on February 12
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and held her hostage in full public view with a knife to her throat. He was furious at her for rejecting his love. Her mother, brother and uncle made emotional pleas to him to release her, but he stabbed her and slit her throat. She
died on the spot.Fenil tried to escape, but was overpowered and handed over to the police. The entire incident was captured on video.In May this year, the Surat court handed him death penalty for the murder.
Two days ahead of the 145th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in old city Ahmedabad, the city police announced traffic diversions and laid out the final map for the 18 km yatra procession scheduled on July 1, where lakhs are expected to arrive, after two years of no-show due to the pandemic. Ahmedabad Traffic Police on Wednesday laid out the route map of the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra from Jamalpur Darwaza to Saraspur and back to Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur. The yatra is scheduled to begin by 7 am after Union Home Minister Amit Shah will conduct an aarti at the temple premises
and the procession is expected to return to the temple by 6 pm. The 145th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra is being held in a full-fledged manner after two years of the yatra being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, the state government had ordered a symbolic procession of chariots inside the temple premises itself while in 2021, only three chariots and a few priests, sans devotees, were allowed to carry the procession. According to officials of the Jagannath Temple trust, around 3-4 lakh devotees across Gujarat are expected to join the procession. Over 25,000 personnel of Gujarat Police and other security agencies will also be deployed dur.
Axis Bank partners with EazyDin- Mahindra launches the game-chang- Tata Starbucks continues with its Nykd by Nykaa announces Bhumi er to launch Dining Delights, a ing All-New Scorpio-N: The #Big- growth momentum in India by open- Pednekar as Brand Ambassador Neither sufficiently which should unequivocally be premium dining experience DaddyOfSUVs starts at 11.99 lakh ing a new store in Anand, Gujarat Axis Bank, India’s thirdlargest private sector bank, in partnership with EazyDiner, India’s leading table reservation, food discovery and restaurant payment platform, has announced the launch of Dining Delights, a unique and enriching dining experience for the Bank’s customers. The program will offer a host of benefits such as the option to choose from over 10,000 premium restaurants across India and Dubai, instant confirmation on table reservations, and exclusive offers on dining reservations made through the EazyDiner app.As per EazyDiner real time data analytics, there has been a surge of ~132% in the number of customers who prefer to discover and dine-out at premium restaurants, as compared to preCovid times. This significant recovery is led by Delhi NCR,
Mumbai and Bengaluru followed by Goa, which is now emerging as a stronger destination since the last two years. Additionally, customers are eating out 3.2 times a month as opposed to 2.1 times a month, pre-Covid, with significant momentum picking up across the country. This new initiative by Axis Bank and EazyDiner is aligned to serve an increasing number of customers who want choice, variety and convenience while dining out, all at one go.In addition to the exquisite dining experience, Dining Delights will soon offer ‘Celebrations with Axis Bank and EazyDiner’ an exclusive birthday celebration experience for premium cardholders, who can enjoy personalised dining recommendations for their birthday by the culinary concierge at EazyDiner.
Uplifting Tribal Communities in India Through Digital Entrepreneurship Inspired by the rich culture and talent represented by the tribal andindiginous communities of India, we are extending our collaboration with the Ministry of TribalAffairs to launch the second phase of the Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) program. GOAL 2.0will look to digitally upskill, connect and empower 10 lakh youth and women from
the tribalcommunities of the country and will act as a bridge for the socially marginalized youth with avast canvas of opportunities using technology that they otherwise may not have access to. Theevent was attended by:Sh. Arjun Munda Ji, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister for Tribal AffairsSh. Anil Kumar Jha ji, Secretary, Ministry.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., pioneers of the SUV segment in India, today launched its much-awaited SUV – the AllNew ‘Scorpio-N’ – starting at ₹ 11.99 lakh. Poised to take forward the ‘game-changer’ legacy of the Scorpio brand, the All-New Scorpio-N is designed, engineered and built to disrupt the SUV segment with its class-leading attributes, features and capabilities, to be acknowledged as the #BigDaddyOfSUVs.The AllNew Scorpio-N is completely new ground-up, with no carryover components of the existing Scorpio. This allows the All-New Scorpio-N to elevate
existing segment benchmarks across all critical parameters: performance, capabilities, technology, sophistication, ride and handling, NVH, interiors and appearance. Designed at Pininfarina, Italy and Mahindra India Design Studio (MIDS), Mumbai and engineered by the teams at Mahindra Research Valley (MRV) near Chennai and Mahindra North American Technical Center (MNATC) in USA, and manufactured at the state-of-the-art world-class facility at Chakan, Pune, the AllNew Scorpio-N is truly a global product. The development and engineering of the All-New Scorpio-N is the outcome.
IIFL Wealth Management appoints Nikunj Kedia as Head of Products IIFL Wealth Management today announced the appointment of Mr. Nikunj Kedia as Head of Products at IIFL Wealth. Nikunj, who has been with IIFL Wealth since 2010, has been internally elevated to this role. He was instrumental in setting up the business in Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad besides being responsible for the offshore business based in Singapore. In his new role, Nikunj will be responsible for third party fund manager due diligence and selection, alternative investments and deal sourcing.
Nikunj started his career with American Express Financial Advisors and has close to two decades of experience in the financial services industry with a wide range of expertise in advisory and wealth management. Prior to joining IIFL Wealth Management, Nikunj had founded Park Financial Advisors, with a focus on fee-based financial planning, which was acquired by Karvy Private Wealth in 2009. Karan Bhagat, Founder, MD & CEO, IIFL Wealth and Asset Management, commenting on the appointment said.
Zee TV’s top-rated show, Kundali Bhagya, has kept the audience at the edge of theirseats over the past few months with several interesting twists and turns in Preeta’s(Shraddha Arya) life. What followed was beyond belief, with Karan (Dheeraj Dhoopar) being thrown into a lake by two masked villains and being chased down by a crocodile.The whole family, even though they reached the lake in time, couldn’t do much to helpand saw him vanish into the
lake. Five years later, the whole family is still astonished bywhat had happened, but everyone has moved on in their lives. Arjun’s (Shakti Arora) entry into Kundali Bhagya also turned the tale on its head but looks like there are manymore surprises to come! In the recent episodes, we saw popular actresses Sonal Vengurlekar and NiyaSharma make a dramatic entry into Kundali Bhagya. Niya Sharma has been seenessaying.
Tata Starbucks Private Limited today announced its entry intoAnand, Gujarat with the launch of its new store. By strengthening its presence in the statewhich now has 14 Starbucks stores, the launch is in line with Tata Starbucks long-termcommitment to India. Located t Ground Floor, Maruti Solaris, Sojitra Road, VithalUdyognagar, Sarvodaya Society, the new Starbucks store delivers on its promise to providean unparalleled Third Place experience to its
customers in India. “India is one of Starbucks fastest growing markets globally and with our though tful exp ansion plans, Tata Starbucks now has a presence across 29 cities with 273 stores, saidSushant Dash, ceo, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd. “Tata Starbucks has had an incrediblejourney in India, and we are delighted to celebrate our tenth year by entering newer marketslike Anand. We are honoured to extend our signature Starbucks experience to communitiesin Anand with premium quality coffee, handcrafted beverages, extensive food offerings anda warm welcome.
Aan Tiwari honoured with Best Child Actor award for Baal Shiv Aan Tiwari, who plays the title role in &TV’s mythological show Baal Shiv, has notonly impressed viewers with his phenomenal acting prowess but also caught theattention of the jury at Bharat Icon Awards 2022. Aan has received the Best ChildActor award at the recently held award ceremony. In
this candid chat, Aan Tiwarishares his excitement for receiving the prestigious award, inspiration behind playingthe title role, camaraderie with co-stars, behind-the-scenes fun and much more.Excerpts from the interview:How does it feel to bag Best Child Actor award for your firstever title role in BaalShiv?I am overjoyed to have won the Bharat Icon Best Child Actor award.
addressed nor boldly discussed, conversations on lingerie have for long been restricted to private settings. Surfacing briefly when you want to narrate an uncomfortable encounter with a store assistant or on the rare occasions you find something so comfortable you absolutely must share with your besties! But such is the conundrum of this category, that there just isn’t enough discussion about it despite being an everyday basic! Nykd by Nykaa hopes to end this very streak and get everyone talking about the humble bra,
the most comfortable piece of clothing for women. The brand has partnered with a popular voice of reason, the uninhibited Bhumi Pednekar to launch its new campaign. Bhumi, well known for her exercising her voice and influence in relevant conversations, now extends her commitment to another matter close to her heart- the everyday comfort of women! Through this campaign, she hopes to strip away the discomfort and awkwardness associated with discussing basic, real issues women put up with every day, especially when it comes to wardrobe.
Over the last three decades, Zee TV has been a pioneer in shaping the contours of realitytelevision in India, introducing audiences to homegrown nonfiction formats like Antakshari, SaRe Ga Ma Pa, Dance India Dance, and India’s Best Dramebaaz. These properties have not onlyemerged as immensely popular talent-based reality TV franchises but also continue to ruleaudience hearts as cult phenomena, enjoying a robust following even in the current context. Infact, earlier this year,
DID L’il Masters was launched amidst much fanfare and has been anaudience favourite. And now, after receiving an overwhelming response to the previous two seasons that introduced audiences to some truly excep tional moms whose dancing skills cangive even the younger ones a run for their money, Zee TV is all set to launch the 3rd edition ofits popular non-fiction property – DID Super Moms, which will air every Saturday.
has increased across Indian households, almost92% users say that voice-control has made it convenient for them to set up a smart home. This insightcame up in a study conducted by Techarc for Amazon India, to understand smart home adoption andusage trends in India. The study collected inputs from over 1200 smart home users, residing acrossmetro and non-metro cities.Faisal Kawoosa, Founder and Chief Analyst, Techarc, highlighting the key inferences of the study said,“Among factors like increase in penetration of fixed broadband and need for automation in homes dueto Covid-19 pandemic, the
home appliances through voice has emergedas an essential factor driving smart home adoption. A smart home environment is effectively usefulwhen all members in the family can interact, command and control appliances without the need toupskill or learn”.“There are thousands of smart home devices compatible with Alexa across categories like bulbs, plugs,locks, cameras, ceiling fans, TVs, air conditioners, air purifiers, etc. ranging from INR 500 to INR 1,50,000.The wide selection from top brands in India have made it convenient for customers to get started.
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35 crew & 32 days: Miya, Biwi Aur MurSupreme Engineering Ltd. Receives der was shot at director Sunil Manchan- Zee TV Kundali Bhagya is all set to witness Prestigious Order From Government Voice control is driving the ushigh-voltage drama with Sonal Vengurlekar Of India’s R&D Agency Drdo da’s house reveals Manjari Fadnnis age of smart home in India In a candid chat during the only one location because of the and Niya Sharma entry into the show Supreme Engineering Ltd. with development of missiles. promotions of MX Originals pandemic, and it was our director has informed National Stock Supreme already holds approvals As the usage of smart home convenience of interacting with Series Miya, Biwi Aur Murder, versatile actress Manjari Fadnnis shared how the series shoot was done during the pandemic. She said, “The shooting of the show was done at Sunil Manchanda’s (Producer & Director) home. He made sure the entire cast and crew were comfortable. Only 35 people were there on the set due to the pandemic and after the shot was done, it felt as if we were one family. Speaking of the same, Rajeev Khandelwal said, “There was
Sunil Manchanda’s bungalow. It’s in Mumbai and took us around 32 days to complete the shoot. There were a lot of challenges like will we be able to complete the shoot on time, what if someone tests positive for Covid-19 and more. We undertook all the precautions and overcame all the obstacles.Commenting on bringing life to her character, Manjari Fadnnis said, “I personally tried to make it real. I didn’t feel the need to act funny. In fact, I am not even trying.
Exchange (NSE) by a letter that the company has received a prestigious order from DRDO, Government of India’s R&D Agency involved with development of Missiles Europe Companies.The orders received are as under:1. Export orders from Europe for Age-hardenable Nickel-Cobalt Superalloy, Grade MP35N.The material has ultrahigh strength, toughness, ductility and outstanding corrosion resistance manufacturing and indigenising of Formula One, space oil & gas applications.2. Nickel based superalloys for supply to DRDO, Govt. of India’s R&D agency involved
and regularly supplies material to all the organizations under the Ministry of Defense, space and atomic energy and is approved for various platforms and subsystems such as LRSAM, Pinnaka, Konduras Missiles, Battle Tanks, Howitzer gun, AGNI, PSLV, GSLV etc.Supreme Engineering Ltd. (ESTD.1997) has two manufacturing units. Khapoli unit in Maharashtra having Special Steel Division manufacturers Exotic Alloys & Special Steels. Supreme is the only company in private sector in India manufacturing Exotic Steel. The company’s second Wire Division plant is located.
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