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RT-PCR test mandatory for arrivals from China, 5 other countries from Jan 1 amid Covid scare Agency News: New Delhi A mid the rise in coronavirus cases in some countries, India has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers coming in from China, Japan and four other countries from January 1, 2023. Passengers traveling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will have to upload their reports on the Air Suvidha portal before travelling. The tests have to be conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey to India, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. The move comes amidst an uptick in Covid-19 cases in China and East Asian countries. This requirement is in addition to the random two per cent tests of all international passengers in all incoming international flights on their arrival in India, irrespective of their port of departure, the minister said. Amid a spike in coronavirus cases in some countries, the
EC develops prototype of remote voting machine for domestic migrant voters
Cough syrup deaths: India seeks details from Uzbekistan on investigations
India is in touch with the Uzbak authorities and has sought details of their investigation into the death of 18 children after allegedly consuming cough syrup made by an Indian firm, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said consular assistance is being provided to some linked to the company who are facing legal action there. Noting that the Uzbek authorities have not formally taken up the matter with New Delhi, he said, “nevertheless, our embassy has contacted the Uzbek side and is seeking further details of their investigation.
In a major move to increase voter participation, the Election Commission on Thursday said it has developed a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) for domestic migrant voters and has invited political parties for a demonstration on January 16. If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to travel to their home district to exercise their franchise. Based on feedback from various stakeholders and the demonstration of the prototype, the Election Commission (EC) will appropriately carry forward the process of implementing remote voting, according to a statement. The poll panel has also floated a concept note on remote voting and sought the views of political parties on the legal, administrative and technical challenges in implementing it.
NIA raids 56 places in Kerala linked to PFI leaders, members The Kerala-born fundamentalist outfit which later spread its tentacles to different parts of the country was banned by the Union government in September this year. Agency News : Thiruvananthapuram Officials from the National Investigation Agency are conducting raids at as many as 56 locations across Kerala in connection with a case related to funding for the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI). Raids took place across the state yesterday too. The case pertains to the criminal conspiracy hatched by the office bearers, members and cadres of the Popular Front
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government has sounded an alert, tightened Covid guidelines and asked states and Union territories to prepare for any eventuality. India recorded 268 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 3,552, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.11 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.17 per cent.
India has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers coming in from China, Japan and four other countries from January 1, 2023.
CBI raids 91 locations of medical councils, FMGs; ‘fake pass certificates’ recovered Agency News: New Delhi
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Govt asks pharma firms to ensure IAF successfully test-fires adequate stocks, availability of all extended range version of drugs including those for Covid BrahMos air launched missile management Agency News: New Delhi
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday conducted raids across India at around 91 locations of Medical Councils as well as Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) which led to the recovery of several incriminating documents, including fake pass certificates of the FMG examination. The locations where the raids were conducted include Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Bhatinda, Khanna, Karnal, Sawaimadhopur, Narvana, Hamirpur, Shimla, Jammu, Srinagar, Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Tejpur, Imphal, Sikkim, Rajpur, Patna, Munger, Mumbai, Jaipur, Sikar, Vijayawada, Warangal, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Bhopal, Nagpur, Buldana, Pune, Jalgaon, Dharbhanga, Bhagalpur,
during the pandemic in the country, the statement said. “India’s pharmaceutical industry is robust, resilient and responsive. It is due to their strength that we could not only meet our down demand during the pandemic, but also be in a position to supply medicines to 150 countries,” he said. This was achieved without any fall in quality and no hike in the price of the medicines, he stressed. The pharma companies were asked to keep a close watch on the global supply chain scenario, the statement said. They were also asked to closely monitor production and availability of APIs as well as formulations of essential medicines for Covid management, it said.
Four militants killed in Jammu Agency News: Srinagar
Champaran, Begusarai, Bokaro, Vizag, Hajipur, Vaishali, Nalanda. CBI registered a case on 21,12,2022 against unknown public servants of State Medical Councils and MCI; 73 Foreign Medical Graduates and other unknown public servants/private persons on the allegations of irregularities in registration of foreign medical graduates with medical councils in several states on the basis of fake certificates of qualifying foreign medical graduates examination conducted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
The Jammu city suburb was rattled by an alleged gunfight in which police said they killed four unidentified militants travelling in a truck to Kashmir. The alleged gunfight started early on Wednesday when the police stopped the truck for a search after the security forces noticed “unusual movement”. The truck caught fire during the gunfight and was reduced to ashes. Plumes of smoke could be seen from a distance. Additional directorgeneral of police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh, said the encounter took place around 7.30am at the Sidhra suburb near Tawi bridge. There was intense fog in the area. “They started searching the truck. They opened fire from inside. In the retaliatory fire, four militants were
killed. The truck driver managed to flee but efforts are on to trace him. He will be arrested soon,” Singh told The police said they had seized seven AK-47 rifles, three pistols and a large quantity of ammunition from the site of the gunfight. Traffic on the road remained disrupted for hours and was cleared only after authorities removed the truck’s remains “It can be said that the truck was taking terrorists from Jammu to Kashmir. It is too early to say where they came from, whether it was an infiltration bid or not,” ADG Singh said.
Police protecting Pragya Singh Thakur, says Saket Gokhale Chinese threat to Dalai Lama Agency News : Bangalore to appear before an inspector in Shimoga on Wednesday, Gokhale averted; detained ‘spy’ to be Trinamul spokesperson Saket warned that he would move the Gokhale and political analyst Supreme Court naming the officer deported Tehseen Poonawalla have and the district superintendent of slammed Karnataka police for summoning them over their email complaints against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for her hate speech in which she urged Hindus to keep their kitchen knives ready to retaliate against those who engage in “love jihad”. In his written response to the police summons
police as respondents for failing to register an FIR citing frivolous reasons. The police have said they are unable to lodge an FIR against Pragya for want of a written complaint. While Poonawalla lodged his complaint on Monday, Gokhale filed his plaint on Tuesday.
A year on, ex-minister Anil Deshmukh gets bail of India (PFI). The case alleges that they were trying to raise and collect funds from within India and abroad for committing, or trying to commit acts of terror in various parts of India. Raids are going on in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Malappuram districts, among others. After being banned by the union home ministry, PFI was allegedly in touch with another international terrorist organization through which it was trying to raise funds. According to the investigating agencies, an attempt is being made to re-establish PFI under a different name.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday asked pharma companies to ensure adequate stocks and availability of all drugs, including those for Covid management, in the supply chain up to the retail level amid rise in coronavirus cases in some countries. He reviewed the status, adequacy of COVID-19 management drugs and production capacities with representatives of pharma companies through a virtual conference here so that India is equipped to effectively handle any situation. This review meeting was taken in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in some countries including China, an official statement said. Through a presentation, the minister was briefed regarding the evolving global scenario. Mandaviya appreciated the pharma companies for their invaluable contribution
India’s pharmaceutical industry is robust, resilient and responsive. It is due to their strength that we could not only meet our down demand during the pandemic: Mandaviya
Agency News : Mumbai Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was released on bail on Wednesday, more than one year after he was arrested in an alleged corruption case. The 73-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was greeted by senior leaders of his party as he walked out of Mumbai’s Arthur Road prison around 4.45pm. On Tuesday, Bombay High Court refused to further stay its order granting him bail in a corruption case registered by the CBI. Deshmukh was first arrested by the ED on November 2, 2021, in an alleged
Agency News : Bodh Gaya
Police in Bihar’s Gaya on Thursday detained the suspected (Chinese) woman in connection with alleged threat to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. The Chinese woman is suspected to be a spy and had also been illegally residing in various parts of the country, including Bodh Gaya. JS Gangwar, ADG (headquarters), while speaking informed that she is being
interrogated. He also said that the woman came to Dharmashala in 2020. “Her visa is valid till 2024 but as per guidelines, she had to return after 90 days. She has violated that and now further action of deporting her will be taken. She came to Bodh Gaya on Dec 22,” he added. The Dalai Lama has this year resumed his annual tour to Bodh Gaya, which had been suspended for the last two years due to the Covid pandemic.
The Indian Air Force on Thursday successfully test-fired the extended range version of BrahMos air launched missile against a ship target from a SU-30MKI aircraft, the government said. The missile achieved the desired mission objectives in the Bay of Bengal region, it said. “The Indian Air Force today successfully fired the extended range version of BrahMos air launched missile against a ship target from a SU-30MKI aircraft,” according to a statement issued by the defence wing of the Information Bureau. With this, IAF has achieved a “significant capability boost” to carry out precision strikes from SU-30MKI aircraft against land or
sea targets over very long ranges, it said. “The extended range capability of the missile coupled with the high performance of the SU-30MKI aircraft gives the IAF a strategic reach and allows it to dominate the future battle fields,” the government said. The dedicated and synergetic efforts of IAF, Indian Navy, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), BAPL and HAL have been instrumental in achieving this feat, the statement said.
5G services to be launched in Odisha before 2023 Republic Day celebrations: Ashwini Vaishnaw Agency News: New Delhi
Asserting that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 5,600 crore for telecom services in Odisha this fiscal, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said 5G services will be launched in the eastern state before the Republic Day celebrations next year. In an apparent reference to the ruling BJD in the state, the minister also said, “now, no one can make an allegation that the Centre is neglecting Odisha’s telecom sector”. “The Modi government has sanctioned a total of Rs 5,600 crore for telecom services in Odisha in the 2022-23 fiscal, and 5G services will be launched in the state before the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2023,” he said. Vaishnaw, the minister of railways, communications, electronics and information technology, said a survey was recently conducted
in all villages of Odisha where mobile towers are not available. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had directed officials to ensure high-quality 4G and 5G services in all villages,” the minister said. Vaishnaw had in October said that 5G services would be available in at least four cities of Odisha by March 2023, and 80 per cent area of the state will have access to the upgraded network by the end of the next year. PM Modi had on October 1 launched the 5G services that promise to provide ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones.
Mayawati Targets BJP, Samajwadi Party Over UP Reservation Issue Agency News : Lucknow BSP president Mayawati today attacked BJP, Congress and Samajwadi Party on the issue of reservation and cautioned the people belonging to the OBC, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities against these “double-faced” parties. Soon after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav asked the Uttar Pradesh government to convene a special session of the assembly to discuss the issue of reservation for OBCs in urban local body polls, the BSP chief tweeted in Hindi, “The Congress government at the Centre did not allow the implementation of the Mandal Commission report on reservation for backward castes.” “Along with this, SC/ ST reservation was also made
ineffective, and now BJP is also following the footsteps of Congress in this matter. Very worrying,” the former UP chief minister said. In a series of tweets, she also attacked the Samajwadi Party, saying that “the SP government also did not give full rights, especially to the most backwards. SC/ST reservation in promotion was abolished. The party tore apart the Bill related to this in Parliament and did not allow it to be passed. People of all these classes should be careful.”
Baby born with rare condition, After Hindu Woman’s Killing, 60% body covered in hair India Calls On Pakistan To Protect Minorities Agency News : Lucknow
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money-laundering case. It was based on an FIR registered by the CBI in an alleged corruption case on April 21, 2021. In a letter to Uddhav Thackeray on March 20, 2021, when he was chief minister, former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
India on Thursday called on Pakistan to protect its minorities after the killing of a Hindu woman Daya Bheel in Sindh province. Speaking at the weekly media briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs, spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We have seen reports about it, but we don’t have specific
details on the case, but we have reiterated that Pakistan should protect its minorities along with their safety, security and well-being.
In a strange event, a woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi gave birth to a baby whose 60 per cent body covered with a dark patch and thick hair. The newborn baby’s appearance has baffled everyone including doctors. The newborn child and the mother are said to be healthy. The baby was born at CHC 52 earlier this week The mother was admitted on Tuesday after which she delivered the baby whose back was thickly
covered with black hair, The baby was diagnosed with the giant congenital melanocytic nevus. The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was informed about the baby with the rare condition. The RBSK has decided to send the baby to Lucknow for treatment.
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Food trends recap 2022: From air fried carrot bacon to cloud bread. And risky butter affair From overnight oats to chaat-cuterie boards, 2022 was all about how to transition from that pandemic induced inertia to active routines, heading to work and entertaining guests again. And that’s exactly what these food trends show us so strap in for this delicious recap of 2022’s most viral food trends. It’s the night before a long day and you know you won’t wake up on time but the tedious task of meal prep is haunting you. It is the last thing you want to think of after a hectic day, is meal planning! And that’s when overnight oats come to the rescue. TikTokers and Instagrammers have taken plain-jane oats and made it cute, quirky and easy to carry around. Chocolate banana, apple cinnamon and even tiramisu flavoured, oats won over everyone online for their easy customisation and stressfree meal prep. From gym-bros to college students, these protein rich overnight oats jars are what they swear by. All you have to do is soak your oats in milk, add your customisations and refrigerate overnight. Pro-tip? Add some chia seeds or any nuts you have in your pantry for a nice crunch! Different slices of cheese, cold cuts, olives, an array of nuts, dried fruits, a dollop of honey on the side and some crackers placed on a rustic wooden board—the classic charcuterie board. Charcuterie boards became increasingly popular this year. And more interestingly, people took to the trend because it was an activity in itself. Thousands of assembly videos, in an almost ASMR-esque style, flooded explore pages of social media. It also became a must have item for outdoor picnics and birthday parties. But charcuterie was just the tip of the iceberg—people on the internet have hopped on the trend in all kinds of ways. Bhaskaran pushed the envelope further with her take on a chai-cuterie board, a desi inspired holiday date night board, a desi taco board and even a Friendsgiving chaat-cuterie board with samosas - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara decorated as turkeys.
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Rahul Gandhi Himself ‘Violated’ Security Protocol 113 Times: Govt Officials on Cong’s Security Concerns
Agency News: New Delhi “Full” security arrangements were made for Rahul Gandhi in accordance with laid-down guidelines but he himself “violated” security protocols 113 times since 2020, government officials said Thursday, a day after the Congress alleged security breaches during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in the national capital. The Congress on Wednesday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging security breaches during the yatra in the city and demanded immediate steps to ensure the security of Gandhi and others taking part in the march. “The security arrangements have been fully made for Rahul Gandhi as per the guidelines,” the officials said. Dismissing the allegations, the officials said the security arrangements made for the protectee works fine when the protectee himself adheres to the laid down security guidelines.
The Congress on Wednesday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging security breaches during the yatra in the city and demanded immediate steps to ensure the security of Gandhi and others taking part in the march However, the officials alleged that on several occasions, violations of laid-down guidelines on the part of Rahul Gandhi have been observed and this fact has been communicated to him from time to time. For instance, since 2020, there have been 113 “violations” observed and duly communicated, the officials said. Besides, they said, during the Delhi leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi “violated” security guidelines and the CRPF, which provides his inner cordon of the Z-plus category security, will be taking up this matter separately. During the travel of the protectee, the required security arrangements are made by the CRPF in coordination with the state police and the security agencies in accordance with guidelines.
Noida society resident arrested for assaulting domestic help, keeping her hostage Agency News: Noida The Noida police have arrested a woman resident of a posh society on charges of assaulting and keeping her domestic help hostage for nearly two months, officials said on Thursday. “Shefali Koul, who lives in the Cleo County society in Sector 121, was held on Wednesday evening from her residence,” a police spokesperson said. A purported video of the 40-year-old Koul dragging her 20-year-old domestic help out of a lift had surfaced two days ago. Koul was initially booked under Indian Penal Code sections 344, 323 and 504, the police said. “Now charges under IPC 308 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act have also been added in the case,” an official of the local Phase 3 police station told. Koul, a lawyer by profession, was on Thursday afternoon taken to a local court, the official added. Prior to her arrest, Koul had claimed that she did not mistreat her help nor
A purported video of the 40-year-old Shefali Koul dragging her 20-year-old domestic help out of a lift had surfaced two days ago did she keep her at home against her will. According to the help’s father, who lodged a complaint with the police, his daughter had a six-month work contract with Koul which ended on October 31. “After the contract ended, my daughter wanted to leave her place but she did not allow her. She kept my daughter hostage at her home where she assaulted her and hurled abuses at her,” the domestic help’s father alleged. On Monday, the help even tried to escape from Koul’s fourthfloor apartment by using a ‘dupatta’ as a rope but someone informed the police, prompting a team of emergency 112 service to reach the society, he said.
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UP Local Polls: Yogi Govt Moves Supreme Court over HC Order Allowing Elections Without OBC Reservation The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC had given a green signal to the conduct of local body polls in the state without OBC reservation Agency News: Allahabad The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday moved Supreme Court demanding reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the upcoming urban local body elections. The development came two after the Allahabad High Court quashed its draft poll notification. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC had given a green signal to the conduct of local
body polls in the state without OBC reservation on Tuesday. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a fivemember commission was appointed by the UP government to discuss the OBC reservation issue. The panel will be headed by Justice (Retd) Ram Avtar Singh. The four other members are retired Indian Administrative Service officers Chaub Singh Verma and Mahendra Kumar, and former legal advisors to the state Santosh Kumar Viskarma and Brajesh Kumar Soni, UP CM Yogi Adityanath had earlier said if needed the state government will also appeal in the Supreme Court.
Akhilesh Yadav Terms BJP and Congress as Same, Says Won’t Attend Bharat Jodo Yatra Agency News: New Delhi During a press conference on Thursday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said he won’t be attending the Bharat Jodo Yatra because he wasn’t invited. Besides, he also compared Congress with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and said they are the same. “While our party has a different ideology, BJP and Congress are the same,” Yadav reportedly said, as he rubbished any chances of the Yatra facilitating Opposition
unity against BJP. Meanwhile, sources in the Congress had said an invitation was sent to Akhilesh Yadav for the Bharat Jodo Yatra, as well as to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati. Amid the ongoing row over OBC reservation in urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav said the BJP-ruled state government is anti-backward class. “Samajwadi Party is ready to go to Supreme Court to fight the battle of backward class,” he said.
Those Who Don’t Have Courage to Build Anything Indulge in Stealing, Capturing: Uddhav Agency News: Nagpur Uddhav Thackeray, who heads one of the Shiv Sena factions, on Thursday targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde leading the party’s rival camp, saying that those who do not have courage to build anything resort to stealing and capturing. His statement comes a day after both the Sena factions faced off at the party’s office in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters in south Mumbai. The clash led to tension for about an hour before the police intervened. Talking to at the Maharashtra
legislature complex here, Thackeray said the government is yet to give a proper response on the supplementary demands of Rs 52,000 crore, incentives for Vidarbha and farmers hit due to unseasonal rains. “Those who don’t have the courage to build anything steal and capture,” Thackeray said. “They have an inferiority complex and then they steal others’ parties and offices,” he added. The confrontation at the BMC took place after Shinde faction MP Rahul Shewale, former civic body’s standing committee chairman Yashwant Jadhav and former corporator Sheetal Mhatre.
Noida: No physical classes up to Class 8 in schools till Jan 1 Agency News: Noida The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has ordered suspension of physical classes till January 1 for students up to Class 8 across all schools in Noida and Greater Noida in view of cold weather, an official said on Wednesday. The order has been issued by District Magistrate Gautam Buddh Nagar Suhas L
Yathiraj, said District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) Dharmveer Singh. “According to the order, classes up to 8 will not be conducted physically in all the schools of all boards till 1 January 2023. All the principals should ensure compliance of the order,” Singh said. Gautam Buddh Nagar has around 1,800 schools including higher education centres, spread across Noida and Greater Noida, as on date, the officer said.
Church in Mysore vandalised, looted Agency News: Mysore
A church near Mysore has been vandalised, an Infant Jesus statue smashed and three donation boxes have been stolen. The incident at St Mary’s Church in Periyapatna, around 200km from Bangalore, came to light around 7pm on Tuesday when a parishioner went there to switch on the lights as the priest and the cook were away. Police have not ruled out theft as a motive. But they are also treating it as a hate-driven crime for now since the Infant Jesus statue, a glass vase and six crystal candle stands that were part of the Christmas decorations have been flung to the floor and smashed to smithereens. The police found that the culprits
gained entry into the church by breaking open aside door as the main door was found intact. At least two of the donation boxes were stolen by cutting the iron chains used to fasten them to the wall, while the third one kept at the altar was not tethered. Preliminary investigations suggest two or three persons were involved in the crime.
Protest Against Congress Bengal’s First Vande Bharat Leader Salman Khurshid Express to Make a Pit Stop at Tagore’s Santiniketan Staged in UP Agency News: Farrukhabad
Supporters of Hindu Jagran Manch burnt an effigy of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid here and lodged its protest against remarks made by him on likening party leader Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram. The activists of Hindu Jagran Manch under the leadership of convenor Pradeep Saxena on Wednesday gathered at Farrukhabad’s Sabzi Mandi Road Jawahar Nagar and burnt the effigy of Khurshid. The manch activists also staged a protest and raised slogans against the Khurshid. Farrukhabad had
been the Lok Sabha constituency of Salman Khurshid. Recently, Khurshid likened Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram and described him as “superhuman” and a “yogi doing tapasya” lauding the former party chief for his Bharat Jodo Yatra which led to sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Moradabad on Monday, Khurshid, who is the state coordinator of the yatra, had stated: “Rahul Gandhi is superhuman. While we are freezing in the cold and wearing jackets, he is going out in a T-shirt. He is like a yogi, he has called himself so, doing his ‘tapasya’ with focus”.
After Ruckus, BMC Seals all Political Parties’ Offices in Civic Building in Mumbai Agency News: Mumbai In an unprecedented move, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration has sealed the offices of all political parties in the civic headquarters, triggering protests by different outfits, here on Thursday. The BMC’s move came after a huge ruckus on Wednesday evening between former municipal corporators of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (BSS) with both attempting to grab control of the erstwhile Shiv Sena office located there. Sena (UBT) Chief Spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut slammed the BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal’s decision, terming it as “highhandedness” and demanded to know under what rules this was done. The party’s leaders in the civic body demanded a meeting with Chahal to discuss the issue, but after he was reportedly not available, they staged a vociferous
sit-in protest in the civic building. They chanted slogans of “Khokhe, Khokhe” against the BSS excorporators and accused them of trespassing and attempting to ‘grab’ the Sena (UBT) party office illegally on Wednesday evening. Besides Sena (UBT), leaders of the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Samajwadi Party also strongly criticised the civic body’s clampdown on their party offices. The civic headquarters witnessed a huge ruckus Wednesday evening with the Sena (UBT) and BSS leaders clashing and indulging in fisticuffs to establish their supremacy over the office premises and stake claim to it, even as the BMC elections are round the corner.
Mahant of Ashrams in 5 States Arrested for Raping 17-year-old for 2 Years; Case Lodged Under POCSO Act Agency News: Bhilwara Sarjudas Maharaj, a Mahant responsible for heading ashrams in five states, was arrested in an alleged rape case of a 17-year-old in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district. The Mahant headed ashrams in Maharashtra, Ayodhya and Badrinath as well. According to police, the accused was arrested from his ashram on Wednesday in the rape case lodged under the POCSO Act and section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. He was sent to judicial custody ordered by the magistrate following a local court proceeding, Additional SP Bhilwara Chanchal Mishra said hat the victim had lodged the case with
Mandal police station sometime back alleging that Sarju Maharaj was raping her for the last 2 years. “After investigation, the accused was arrested,” Mishra said. Another official said that earlier this month, the victim’s mother was attacked with acid and she also blamed Sarjudas for the attack. the Mahant had consumed a substance as soon as he was arrested from his Bhilwara ashram and subsequently fell unconscious. He was immediately taken to a hospital. The Mahant raped the 17-year-old multiple times over the last two years. Her mother suffered an acid attack some time back and had suspected that the mahant of the ashram where she sent her daughter was behind the attack.
Riya Kumari Murder: Husband of Jharkhand Actress Shot in Highway Robbery Bid Arrested Agency News: Kolkata Prakash Kumar, the husband of actress Riya Kumari, who was shot dead during an alleged highway robbery attempt in West Bengal on Wednesday, was arrested on Thursday. Riya Kumari, a 32-yearold Jharkhand actor and YouTuber, was shot dead allegedly by three unidentified men on Wednesday on NH 16 off Bagnan, 60km from Kolkata. The incident took place Wednesday morning at 6 am. Kumari’s family said that her income through YouTube used to irk Prakash, as per sources. He also used to suspect that his wife was having an affair and used to take money from her, they said. Kumar on Wednesday told the police that they were coming from Jharkhand and he stopped his car for a break at Bagnan highway. There he claimed that three people attempted to loot him and shot Kumari. He said that after the incident he drove one
Kumari’s family members have accused Kumar and alleged that he had a history of being violent with his wife
Agency News: Kolkata
West Bengal will get its first Vande Bharat Express from December 30 as the Prime Minister will inaugurate the premium train between Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, with stop at Santiniketan – the abode of poet, philosopher and social reformer late Rabindranath Tagore. It will also be east India’s first Vande Bharat Express. The schedule of the train, issued on Thursday by the Ministry of Railways, shows a two-minute stoppage at BolpurSantiniketan apart from Malda Town and Barsoi stations. Initially, as per the previous plan shared by the Prime Minister’s Office, the train had stoppage at Malda Town, Barsoi and Kishanganj stations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express at the Howrah railway station. Earlier on Thursday, West Bengal
BJP president Sukanta Majumdar wrote to Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demanding a stop at Bolpur-Santiniketan station. In the letter, which he also shared on Twitter, Majumdar wrote: “We are already aware of the train schedule, which will run from Howrah Station to New Jalpaiguri Station with stoppage at New Farakka and Malda Station, but there is a huge demand from the people of West Bengal for a stoppage at Bolpur/ Santiniketan Station where world famous Visva Bharati University was established by Visva Kavi Guru Rabindra Nath Tagore and situated at about 200 km from Kolkata.”
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Discharged from AIIMS Delhi Agency News: New Delhi A senior doctor said that Sitharaman’s condition had improved and she was discharged early in the day. Doctors said that Sitharaman was admitted to AIIMS’ old private ward on Monday afternoon with fever and infection. The 63-year-old minister was under treatment with the hospital’s medicine department. “She came to the hospital with fever and pain in the abdomen. We examined her and found that it was an infection and she was admitted to manage that. Her infection is now in control,” the doctor said, requesting anonymity. Medics said that
Sitharaman was also dehydrated and was on antibiotics to control her infection. AIIMS, however, did not issue any formal statement on the minister’s health condition. Sitharaman is the Union finance and corporate affairs minister, serving since 2019. She has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2014.
Odisha hoteliers concerned over impact of deaths of two Russians, writes to chief minister Agency News: Bhubaneswar Expressing concern over the impact of the deaths of two Russian tourists in the Rayagada district, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HARO) wrote to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urging him to ensure a proper investigation. In a letter to Patnaik, it said that a strong action plan should be chalked out for the safety and security of visitors, especially foreign tourists, coming to the state during the Hockey Men’s World Cup, which will begin on January 13. “We request your esteemed office to kindly examine the case of two Russian tourists who died under mysterious circumstances and necessary steps and investigation may kindly be taken immediately to avoid further spreading of the negative news,” HARO chairman JK Mohanty said in the letter. Noting that the deaths of the two tourists were having a negative impact on the prospects of tourism in Odisha in terms of safety,
he said the incident is likely to slow down the arrival of foreign tourists to the state. Prior to the pandemic, Odisha witnessed around 1.5 lakh foreign tourist arrivals each year, Mohanty said. The state CID has stepped up its investigation into the deaths of Pavel Antov (65), a Russian lawmaker who died after allegedly falling from a Rayagada hotel’s third floor on December 24, and Vladimir Bidenov, his fellow traveller who was found dead in his room at the same hotel on December 22. They were part of a four-member group, which along with their Delhi-based travel guide Jitendra Singh had checked in to the hotel on December 21.
Notification for appointment of VCs for six Bengal varsities might face legal hurdles Agency News: Kolkata
km and informed locals. Police sources said that his statement was conflicting and Kumari’s family also complained against him. Prima facie investigation therefore led to his arrest. Forensic testing on Kumari’s body will take place on Thursday. Gun shot residue from Kumar has also been taken and that report too is awaited.
A notification issued by the West Bengal Education Department for the appointment of permanent Vice Chancellors for six state universities might face legal hurdles as certain appointment parameters clearly contradict the guidelines set by the University Grants Commission (UGC) regarding such appointments. As per the notification which had circulated by the registrars of the state universities concerned, the candidates to be recommended for the post of permanent Vice Chancellors are required to have “ten years of teaching experience” with any university out of
which “five years in the rank of professors”. Candidates who have experience with any education or research institute again with “ten years of teaching experience out of which five years as a professor” will also be eligible for consideration. However, legal experts point out that this second clause of “five years of experience in the rank of professor,” contradicts UGC guidelines, which clearly says.
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India’s Smriti Mandhana nominated for ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022 Agency News : New Delhi
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was on Wednesday nominated for the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022 award for the second straight time. Apart from her, Pakistan’s offspin all-rounder Nida Dar, New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine and Australia’s fast-bowling allrounder Tahlia McGrath have also been nominated for the honour.Smriti enjoyed a good run in T20Is this year, smashing the quickest fifty by an Indian woman, to breaching the 2500run mark in T20Is, scoring 594 runs in 23 matches, including five half-centuries, in 2022. The left-handed opener left her mark on the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in
Bangladesh, and a memorable five-match T20I home series against Australia towards the business end of a fruitful year. Her most exciting innings of 2022 came in the second T20I of the bilateral series against Australia in December. In front of over 47,000 spectators - the highest turnout for a women’s cricket match in India - at the DY Patil stadium in Mumbai, Smriti smacked a 49-ball 79 while chasing Australia’s 187/1.
Messi room in Qatar to turn into museum Agency News : New Delhi
Qatar University has announced that the hotel room of Argentina captain and World Cup winner Lionel Messi will be turned into a mini museum. The room, which was reportedly shared with Messi’s lifelong friend and colleague Sergio Aguero towards the end of Argentina’s triumphant World Cup campaign, will no longer receive guests, Instead, plans have been revealed to make the area a mini museum, with the belongings of the Paris SaintGermain star retained in all their glory for other students and
visitors. “The room of Argentina national team player Lionel Messi will remain unchanged and will remain available only for visitors and not for residence,” Hitmi al Hitmi, director of communications and public relations at Qatar University.
‘I’m ready to quit if team man- Tata Consumer Products acquires Six Major Changes that Impactagement says: David Warner 23.3% shares in Joekels Tea Packers ed our Personal Finances in 2022 for nearly Rs 43.65 cr
Agency News : Melbourne Star Australia opener David Warner on Thursday said he is “committed” to playing next year’s 50-over World Cup in India but will quit if the team management says “it’s time”. The 36-year-old, who was undergoing prolonged lean patch in red-ball cricket, silenced his detractors by scoring a double century in his 100th Test. Asked if the second Test against South Africa, which Australia won by an innings and 182 runs, will be his final Boxing Day Test, the southpaw said, “I’m committed to playing next year’s World Cup. I will keep myself fit, try and keep scoring, but if they do tap me on the back and say it’s time, I’m ready,” said
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Warner, who was adjudged ‘Player of the match.’ On Tuesday, Warner, one the finest all-format players, became the 10th man in Test cricket’s history to score a century in his 100th match, and the second to score a double ton. ”The knock will be right up there for me. I always knew I have it in me to perform on the big stage,” Warner said.
Cameron Green hopes to be fully fit for India tour Agency News : New Delhi Cameron Green sustained a broken finger on Day 2 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Yet, he came out to bat on Wednesday and braving that discomfort, hit an unbeaten 51 in Australia’s massive first-innings total of 575 for 8 declared.Green will be out of the third and final Test in Sydney beginning on January 4. However, he hopes to recover and be fully fit for the four-Test series in India that starts on February 9 in Nagpur. “It obviously hurts not playing for Australia. I’ve played every game since I debuted, so it’s going to feel a bit weird watching Test cricket from home,” Green told cricket.com.au about missing the Sydney Test. “But I’ll be absolutely
rapt for whoever comes in and hopefully takes his opportunity. It’s a great environment to be a part of, so I’m definitely going to miss it. “But I’m going to do as much as I can to get it right and try to go to India. A lot of people talk about the tour to India, how tough it is mentally and physically.
Tata Consumer Products Overseas Holdings Limited, through an exchange filling announced on Thursday, the purchase of 23.3 per cent share capital of Joekels Tea Packers Limited, Republic of South Africa. Post the acquisition of the shares, TCP Overseas will hold a total of 75 per cent equity share capital, up from its earlier 51.7 per cent. The shares were acquired from the JV partners for a consideration value of Rs 43.65 crore and an additional adjustment amount that will be applicable later on based
on the conditions mentioned in the Transaction Agreements. TCP Overseas is a step-down whollyowned subsidiary of the Tata Group through the Tata Consumer Products UK Group Limited.
Australia-India trade deal comes into force; Australian side welcomes saying it will diversify businesses Agency News : New Delhi The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), which went into effect today, has been welcomed by the Australian government. According to a formal statement from the Australian side, the trade agreement demonstrates the country’s commitment to providing options for trade diversification that are beneficial to Australian companies on a commercial level. From today, Australian businesses will have greater access to the Indian market of 1.4 billion people, and one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. “A serious window of opportunity has opened for our exporters to move into an export market valued at over USD 24 billion in 2021, ahead of many of our key competitors,” read the statement. “Entry into force this
year means Australian exporters will benefit from two tariff cuts in quick succession, the first takes place today and the second, on 1 January 2023.” The statement added effective today it has eliminated tariffs on over 85 percent of Australian exports to India and locked them in at zero, which includes wool, lamb, barley, oats, fresh rock lobsters, cosmetics, and many metallic ores, critical minerals, non-ferrous metals, and titanium dioxide. Tariffs on a further 5 per cent of exports, including macadamia nuts, avocados, berries, seafood, pharmaceuticals, cochlear implants, vitamins, infant formula, breakfast cereals, pasta.
Game of Thrones Star Nathalie Siddharth shares details of Emmanuel Calls RRR ‘Sick Movie’ ‘harassment’ by security offiAmid Oscars 2023 Campaign cials at Madurai airport Game of Thrones actress Nathalie Emmanuel shared her review of SS Rajamouli’s RRR. The actress took to Twitter and called it a ‘sick movie.’ She soon clarified that she meant it in form of praise. Nathalie also showered praises on Alia Bhatt for her portrayal of Seetha and congratulated the team for their effort. Her review comes as RRR eyes the Oscars 2023. “RRR is a sick movie and no one can tell me otherwise,” she tweeted. “Let me just get my bredrin on my shoulders and be the legs and they use their arms so we can just murk several armed soldiers… Also the dance off …. other than the dance itself being absolute FIRE… the translation was “Dance as tangy
as a piece of raw mango” then to the Englishman,” she added. Nathalie went on to give a series of shoutouts, including to Ally Jenny, stunt coordinator King Solomon and everyone involved in the action scenes. “Sick as in GREAT btw,” she clarified. Directed by SS Rajamouli, RRR is a fictional tale of Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju played by Ram Charan and Komaram Bheem played by Jr NTR. The film is set in the 1920s when India was under British rule. The film also stars Alia Bhatt and
Ajay Devgn in key roles. The film had earned close to Rs 1200 crore worldwide at the box office. The film has been submitted for Oscar 2023 nomination consideration in 14 categories, including Best Actor and Best Picture. The film’s song Naatu Naatu has been shortlisted in the best song category. Meanwhile, earlier it was also announced that Naatu Naatu has been nominated for Golden Globe awards under the Best Original Song category. Besides this, the film has also bagged five nominations at Critics Choice Awards. Prior to this, the music director of RRR, MM Keeravani bagged the award for Best Music Score by beating PaweÅ‚ Mykietyn for EO at the Los Angeles Films Critics Association.
faced trolling recently for a dance reel she shared on Instagram. In the clip, Dipika can be seen dancing to the remix version of the song O Meri Bahon Se Nikal Ke from the film Teesri Manzil. Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi have provided their vocals
to this number. Vishakha Mahore from the album Retro Cool Volume 3 rendered the remixed version. The Agnipankh actress wrote in the caption, “Life is a song … sing it live it dance to it”. A social media user questioned why Dipika is spoiling her image by sharing these kinds of reels, being an elderly person. Another user asked her to value the respect she earned as Sita Maa and learn something from actor Arun Govil. Arun had essayed the character of Lord Ram in Ramanand’s Ramayan.
Agency News : Mumbai After claiming that he, along with his parents and other family members, was ‘harassed’ at Madurai airport, actor Siddharth has released a fresh statement, explaining the whole incident. The actor is vocal about his opinions and is also quite active on social media. Taking to his official Instagram account, Siddharth wrote that after he shared about the incident on social media, he has been receiving several messages from people sharing their own experiences. Offering a detailed account of the alleged ‘harassment’ that he and his family faced at the airport, Siddharth
stated that security officials flagged his 70-year-old mother’s purse and also shouted at his sister ‘for carrying medical injections’. “I have flown out of Madurai Airport dozens of times and I have never had even a moment of difficulty or discomfort in the past. I was travelling with my
family this time. Three elders, two young children, and a few adults. The airport was empty and we went to clear security well before our boarding time. The security line was also empty and we were the only passengers going through at the time,” the actor wrote, alleging that he was harassed for 20 minutes. He further wrote, “The CISF individual who sat behind glass kept scrutinising our IDs repeatedly including the children’s passports. He then looked at my face and Adhaar card and shouted “yeh tum ho?” When I told him it was me and asked him why he asked me that question when my ID looks exactly like I do, he said he had doubts.
Twinkle Khanna shares adorable TV Actress Dipika Chikhlia Trolled, throwback photo on ‘shared birthday’ Age-Shamed For Sharing Dance Reel with dad Rajesh Khanna Agency News : Mumbai
Actress Dipika Chikhlia rose to cinematic prominence after essaying the role of Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, which used to be aired on Doordarshan. Dipika’s exemplary performance was lauded by the audience. But this role created a certain image of her in the audience’s minds. As they are used to watching Dipika in the role of Sita, they cannot bear the thought of her living a modern life. Owing to this, the Bala actress
Agency News : Mumbai Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna shared a picture with her late father, legendary actor Rajesh Khanna on his birthday anniversary. The actress, shares a common birth date with her dad. The ‘Mela’ actress took to Instagram to mark the day with a throwback picture, featuring her with Rajesh Khanna. “A bittersweet shared birthday and a lifetime of memories,” she wrote in the caption. Moments
after she shared the post, fans and celebrities, including Malaika Arora, Boby Deol, Tahira Kashyap and others, flooded the comments section with red heart emoticons. Earlier this year, Twinkle shared an unseen picture on her social media account on the 10th death
Like every year, the personal finance industry witnessed shifts in trends, especially as technology and its applications continue to develop. But the pandemic has put a spotlight on personal finance. It gained higher priority as people realised the importance of financial planning and protection, leading to many experimenting with digital offerings at a time when physical interactions were restricted. As with several other industries, the personal finance market too saw a boom in digitisation, with existing digital players seeing an uptick and legacy players rushing to modernise As the use of digital payments has increased, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2019 allowed card networks to tokenize card transactions in order to continue improving the security
and safety of card transactions. The Reserve Bank of India had set October 1, deadline for implementation for tokenisation of card based payments. Kush Vatsaraj, Vatsaraj & Co., said,With a view to improve and enhance privacy and security of online transactions, the RBI instituted the policy of card tokenization. Complementing the e-mandate policy of 2021 for auto-debit transactions, the tokenization policy prevents online merchants from being able to save crucial customer credit and debit card details such as three-digit CVV and expiry date. Now, the actual card details will have to be encrypted in the form of a code, called a token, that will be unique for each transaction. This way, the card information is not shared with third parties and instead the token is shared, which prevents leakage and identification.”
Goldman Sachs Plans Fresh Round of Job Cuts, May Cut 8% Workforce Or 4,000 Jobs
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anniversary of her father. The legendary superstar Rajesh Khanna, who ruled the hearts of millions with his impeccable performances, breathed his last on July 18, 2012, at the age of 69 in Mumbai. According to reports, veteran actress Mumtaz had stated after his demise that he had been suffering from cancer and had undergone chemotherapy sessions.Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had cited that Rajesh Khanna’s last words were, “Time is up. Pack up.”
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Goldman Sachs Group is planning a fresh round of job cuts that will be unveiled in a matter of weeks, according to a Bloomberg report quoting Chief Executive Officer David Solomon’s traditional year-end message to staff. “We are conducting a careful review and while discussions are still ongoing, we anticipate our headcount reduction will take place in the first half of January… There are a variety of factors impacting the business landscape, including tightening monetary conditions that are slowing down economic activity. For our leadership team,
the focus is on preparing the firm to weather these headwinds,” Solomon said in the message. Goldman Sachs may lay off as much as 8 per cent of its workforce or up to 4,000 jobs, to contain a slump in profit and revenue, people with knowledge of the matter said earlier this month, The company had 49,100 employees at the end of the third quarter after adding significant numbers of staff during the pandemic. Its headcount will remain above prepandemic levels, the source said. The workforce stood at 38,300 at the end of 2019, according to a filing. “We need to proceed with caution and manage our resources wisely,” Solomon said in his message.
Erica Fernandes shifts to Dubai for work opportunities Agency News : Mumbai Popular television actress Erica Fernandes has decided to leave India and shift her work base to Dubai. She shared a video on her official Instagram account and reflected on her idea of having two homes in both the countries. In the video, Erica opened up on her life in Dubai and called her shift of base a new exploration of her life. “I think there’s always a time in everyone’s life where they want to explore something new… also want to find a comfort zone and want to build their own world. I don’t know if I will shift back or to another country but for now Dubai is my home,” she said. Erica, who was born in Mumbai, further said that she will travel if the work demands as she keeps “travelling in 7 to 10 days.” She added, “It’s always a learning process. It’s good to
come out of your shell.” Erica rose to fame with the television show Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi. The actress has also acted in several films in South, including Ninnindale and Galipatam. Erica is also known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She was last seen in a music video with Karan Kundrra. Reportedly, Erica will next be seen with actor Shaheer Sheikh in another music video.
Ready producer Nitin Manmohan dies at Mumbai hospital after cardiac arrest Nitin Manmohan is known for films like Army, Shool, Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, Dus, Yamla Pagla Deewana, Ready and others Agency News : Mumbai Bollywood film producer Nitin Manmohan, known for backing movies such as Bol Radha Bol and Laadla, passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on December 29. He was hospitalised on December 3 after suffering a massive heart attack. The veteran producer was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Navi Mumbai
for cardiac issues. he was in the ICU and on a ventilator for nearly 15 days. Nitin Manmohan is the son of late actor Manmohan, who featured in films such as Brahmachari, Gumnaam and Naya Zamana. Nitin Manmohan’s son Soham, who stays in Dubai, had flown down to Mumbai in November and has constantly been in the hospital by his father’s side. Nitin Manmohan is known for films like Army, Shool, Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.
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Ring in the new year on a delicious note and fulfil your grocery needs during the ‘Super Value Days’ on Amazon Fresh until 8 th January. Enjoy the ongoing winter season and fill your cart with season’s favourites including strawberries,
mulberries, carrots, spinach, fenugreek, and everyday essentials among others. Customers can avail up to 45% off on grocery, household essentials, packaged foods, snacks & beverages, staples etc by shopping on Amazon Fresh. Try out your favourite winter recipes with some exciting offers from popular brands such as Daawat, Himalaya, Fortune, Godrej, and Dabur among others from their favourite online shopping destination. Customers can avail an instant discount of 10% ICICI Credit & Debit Card from 4 th – 7 th January 2023 with a minimum transaction of INR 2,500, and discounts up to INR 300.
In its annual proprietary study, the Affordability Index 2022, Knight Frank notes that home buying affordability levels in Indian markets have declined in 2022 compared to 2021. The 225 BPS cumulative increase in repo rate in 2022 and the consequent increase in home-loan rates, along with increase in residential prices caused the decline in affordability. However, while affordability levels in 2022 have worsened compared to 2021, they remain significantly better the pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Ahmedabad has consistently been
Indus University hosts ACC wins National Safety Award 4-week Winter School for at 10th Global Safety Summit civil engineering students Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
ACC Limited, the cement and building materials company of Adani Cement has won the National Award for Safety Excellence (FY2021-22) at the 10th Global Safety Summit (GSS) in the Large Enterprise-Cement Manufacturing sector. The company has been recognised for its extraordinary achievements, like clocking 141 million fatality-free manhours through the robust implementation of leading measures like Boots on the Ground, Critical Control Management, and War on Waste processes in its operations and projects. The award, instituted by the Fire and Safety Forum and United Nations Global Compact Network India, was presented by Shri Ratnesh, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network India on 23 December 2022 at Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi. Mr. Ajay Kapur, CEO, Cement Business, said, “This indeed is a proud moment for us, as this
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad As we ring in New Year- 2023, everyone is wishing for a happy and healthy start to the year. It is time to let go of old grudges, bad memories, and start a new chapter in our lives. With 2020 and 2021 being challenging for one and all because of the pandemic and Covid 19 restrictions, the year 2022 was all about hope. And now that year is ending with barely any cases of covid positive, the expectations from 2023 is very high! Here’s how Zee TV actors are planning to bring in the year 2023! Aditi Sharma, who
plays the role of Dua in Zee TV’s Rabb Se Hai Dua mentioned,“I don’t have any plans for New Year as such, but I always like to bring in the New Year surrounded by my friends and family.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad In an attempt to provide field exposure and development in the areas of professional and software skills, the Indus University’s Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering’s Civil Engineering Department has organised a fourweek Winter School for civil engineering students. The Winter School from December 6 to 30 is a skill development internship in the non-teaching period for semester 5 and 7 students. “The objective of the program is to provide comprehensive practical training to the students. Students can develop in-depth knowledge about the subject through exposure
to research in areas of advanced technologies. Each day comprises experiential learning, industrial training, software learning sessions with hands-on problem-solving experience, and non-technical activities like yoga, motivational lecture series, working for various social causes, tree plantation, etc.,” said Prof. (Dr.) Ishbir Singh, Director of Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Indus University. On the first day of the Winter School, the students were imparted basic introduction related to advanced laboratories of the civil engineering field. The students were also explained the reasons behind the Winter School program and urged to take maximum benefit.
Hoovu Fresh an average-scale floral business co-founded by female entrepreneurs, Yeshoda Karuturi and Rhea Karuturi from Bangalore, brings innovation that can help the industry flourish at a faster pace. On the sets of Shark Tank India 2, Yeshoda and Rhea captivated the Sharks with their revolutionary innovation of increasing the shelf life of flowers from 2 days to 15 days. Interesting, Isn’t it?
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has crossed the milestone of ` 2.5 lakh crore in Assets under Management (AUM), signifying the trust reposed in the company by its customers. This is an outcome of offering customer-centric products, growth in new business premium, industryleading persistency ratios, superior customer service and delivering superior riskadjusted returns. The Company commenced operations 22 years ago in December 2000 and had an AUM of approximately ` 100 crore at the end of FY2001.
Kotak Mahindra Bank taps Gen-Next CASHe launches an industry-first @ premier B-Schools to envision The digital gold program starts December 28, 2022 and Future of Banking ends January 2, 2023. Customers Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited today announced that it has collaborated with India’s premier B-Schools to launch the inaugural edition of a case study competition titled “ExpLORe - Experience Learning Opportunities in Retail Lending”. With this program, Kotak Mahindra Bank intends to tap into GenNext for innovative solutions to real business challenges in Retail Lending products such as Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Consumer Finance, and Housing Finance, among others. Kotak Mahindra Bank has partnered with 9 premier B-schools for this initiative - IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, XLRI Jamshedpur, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies,
tremendous achievement is a testimony to our shared belief that ‘every day, everyone should come back home safe and healthy’. Safety is a core value for us, and we have been practising the highest level of controls to ensure the safety of all our employees and the community at large.” GSS is India’s First International Certification and Assessment Body, developing the certification guidelines as per the American National Standard Institute, United States of America. The main objective of GSS is to recognize industries and industry professionals for their excellent contributions in various verticals of environmental health and safety and corporate social responsibility.
Here’s how Zee TV actors plan to welcome the New year 2023!
the most affordable city in India since 2019. From 46% in 2010, the home purchase affordability index improved to 25% in 2019. With the advent of the pandemic in early 2020, the affordability index further improved to 20% in 2021. With the rise in residential prices, home-loan rates and income levels of individuals in the country, the city witnessed a decline in home affordability for the first time since 2019, registering affordability index at 22% in 2022.
Ever since the second season of Shark Tank India 2 has been announced, the audience has been waiting for it with bated breath. Streaming from 2nd January on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV, the show provides a platform for India’s budding entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into successful and scalable businesses. Once again India will witness some of the finest pitches from across the country. Kick-starting the season will be Hoovu Fresh which is redefining the traditional floral business like never.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company’s Assets under Management crosses 2.5 lakh crore
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Management Development Institute Gurugram and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi. The competition follows a case studies based approach. These case studies have been designed with focus on technology-first approach to solve customer problems. “We are delighted to launch ‘EXpLORe’ - an initiative to not only explore bright young minds at B-schools in the country but also tap them. This initiative is part of Kotak’s Technology first approach to solving customer problems,” says Mr Ambuj Chandna, President – Consumer Assets, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. “With this unique Industry-Academia collaboration, we are commencing a long-term engagement with the Gen-Next at premier B-Schools.”
CASHe, India’s leading credit-led, AI-driven financial wellness platform announced that it has launched GOLDe Rewards, an innovative and industry-first rewards program backed by digital gold for prospective borrowers as well as the millions of users on its platform. The GOLDe rewards program incentivises every user with GOLDe Rewards in the form of digital gold coins equivalent to 1% of every loan transaction, deposited in a gold jar made available to them on the CASHe app. However, as part of the new year promotional launch offer, the company stated a user will be entitled to earn GOLDe Rewards up to 5% of the loan amount availed from CASHe. The promotional launch offer
availing loans with tenures having 3,6,9 and 12 months will be eligible to avail the GOLDe Rewards program from CASHe. The company further stated that it will deposit GOLDe rewards worth 40 crores to over 25 million of its users as part of its grand new year launch. Each GOLDe reward point earned by the users is equivalent to Re 1 worth of digital gold on the CASHe app. The GOLDe reward points accumulated by the users can be converted to digital gold and then can be redeemed as cash to buy movie tickets, dine at a restaurant, or even deposit in their bank account. The digital gold stored in the gold jar is powered by Augmont, and provides users with a safe, easy, and reliable method of buying, selling and redeeming 24k digital gold with 99.99 percent purity.
GM - WR & CR Released Western This new year, Bhagya Lakshmi’s Railway’s Wall Calender For The Aishwarya Khare takes her first Year 2023 Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad international solo trip to Bali Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Zee TV Bhagya Lakshmi has been in the news for all the good reasons ever since its premiere. Making their way into the audience hearts, Aishwarya Khare and Rohit Suchanti aka our very own #RishMi have become household names. Recently, viewers witnessed how Rishi (Rohit Suchanti) broke Lakshmi’s (Aishwarya Khare) trust and they are getting divorced. And now, everyone is planning to get Rishi married to Malishka (Maera Mishra). Similarly, the lead actress of the show, Aishwarya Khare has
decided to take out some time for herself this festive season and she has gone on her first international solo trip to Ubud, Bali. As we all need some time for ourselves to rest, relax and reenergize, Aishwarya has taken some time off from her busy schedule to attend a yoga meditation retreat in Bali. Aishwarya Khare mentioned, “I decided to plan this solo trip to Bali because after working round the clock the whole year everyone needs a little breather which is totally different from the monotonous life. This trip is mainly about rejuvenating myself and a short break to self-actualize.
Shri Ashok Kumar Misra, General Manager of Western & Central Rly released the Wall Calendar of Western Railway alongwith Shri Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer, in the presence of all Principal Head of Departments and senior officers of WR while the Divisional Railway Managers of all six divisions were present through video conferencing. Western Railway’s Wall Calendar 2023 is based on the theme & colour scheme of India’s G20 Presidency. The Calendar showcases, the vibrancy of Western Railway, with which it offers services to its esteemed passengers for an enhanced rail travel experience. It portrays the progressive vision of the Railways. India’s first world class station building of Gandhinagar Capital takes the centre stage at the mast head. The state-of-the-
art Vande Bharat Express train and the AC EMU local on the either sides, represents the new face of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. These ‘Made in India’ trains are an epitome of class & comfort and its popularity is increasing day by day. The photo of POD concept retiring rooms is an apt addition to sum up this combination of comfort & convenience. The Calendar has been designed keeping in mind the progress of not just Western Railway, but also that of Indian Railways. It highlights the unflinching commitment by Railways to provide its passengers a comfortable, convenient and safe travel experience.
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Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai won Satyajit Ray Icon Cinema Award 2023 -&TV’s cult comedy show was honoured by Satyajit Ray Icon Cinema Award 2023 for the Best Serial category. Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai bagged four awards at ITA (Indian Television Academy) -The esteemed 22 nd ITA (Indian Television Academy) Award for excellence on TV awarded the show as ‘Best Comedy Show.’ Actress ShubhangiAtre essaying AngooriBhabi’scharacter in Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai, received the “Best Comedy Actress” award, and Yogesh Tripathi essaying Daroga Happu Singhin Happu Ki Ultan,was awarded the “Best Supporting Actor” award Actor Aan Tiwari from &TV’s Baal Shiv won the award for the Best Child Actor - Aan Tiwari, essayingBaal Shiv’s character in &TV’s
mythological show Baal Shiv, received the Bharat Icon Best Child Actor award at Bharat Icon Awards 2022. Padma Shri awardee - Bimal Kumar Jain praises the ‘Ek Mahanayak – Dr B.R. Ambedkar cast’ - Padma Shri awardee Bimal Kumar, known for his remarkable work as a social worker.
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