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Oppn parties raise issue of farm laws; on Red Fort vandalism, Modi says law will take its own course Oppn parties raise issue of farm laws; on Red Fort vandalism, Modi says law will take its own course Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the Centre’s offer to protesting farmers of keeping three agri laws in abeyance for 18 months “still stands” as he told an all-party meeting that his
government was “committed to reaching a solution through dialogue”, a remark that appeared to reach out to thousands of protesters who have hunkered down at the Capital’s borders.The Prime Minister, however, stood firm against the violence at the Red Fort and other areas of Delhi during a tractor parade by farmers and said the “law will take its own course.”On
Republic Day, farmer groups broke through barricades, clashed with the Delhi Police and stormed the Red Fort, hoisting the Nishan Sahib, the flag of the Sikhs, on its ramparts. Addressing the all-party meet ahead of the Union Budget, PM Modi said the government was only a “phone call away” for talks with farmers who have been involved in a twomonth-long agitation over the three farm laws.Facing 18 opposition parties adamant on the repeal of the farm laws, the Prime Minister reminded them that smaller parties suffer the most if the House doesn’t run and told representatives of the smaller parties that “you must tell all parties, including the BJP and NDA partners, that the House should run so that we get a chance to speak”. Eighteen opposition parties
boycotted President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to both houses of Parliament on Friday, the inaugural day of the Budget Session, to protest against the farm laws. The session will run from January 29 to April 8 with a recess from February 15 to March 7. The budget is to be presented in Parliament by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Many opposition parties including the Congress are set to continue their protests in Parliament.As one leader after another spoke about the farm issue, the Prime Minister, who chaired the virtual meeting, referred to Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s remarks after the 11th meeting between the government and the farm bodies that he was just a phone call away and will come whenever the farmer leaders.
I&B ministry issues safety guidelines for cinema halls, norms soon for OTT platforms Agency News: New Delhi
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UP Journalists Booked for ‘Fake Report’ Showing Students Standing in Biting Cold at Govt Event Acase has been filed in Kanpur’s Dehat District against three journalists of a local news channel for allegedly publishing a news report showing government school students exercising in their summer uniform – a halfsleeves shirt and shorts – in biting cold during an event last week.In his police complaint, Sunil Dutt, the district Basic Education Officer, has alleged that the journalists were not present at the event, and they “misrepresented the ‘yoga and exercise’ programme that was conducted on Sunday to mark ‘UP Diwas’, the state’s foundation day, reported The scribes were booked under Section 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) and Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC late Tuesday evening.Visuals from the programme, which was also attended by the district magistrate, a state minister and local MLAs, showed the children standing in queues in an outdoor setting, and later performing yoga poses inside a hall. However, as per the UP official’s complaint, the children were made to take off their woollens only for the exercises. “It is wellknown that yoga and physical exercises cannot be carried out in winter wear and requires loose clothing. Local education officials followed this, and made the children take off their winter clothing and wear loose and light clothes for the exercises and then all the children immediately.
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on Sunday issued detailed safety guidelines in a bid to ensure that the permission to cinema halls to operate at full occupancy from February 1 does not lead to the spread of COVID-19. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said that the development will surely bring smiles for cinema lovers. However, it clarified that no cinema hall will be allowed to operate in containment zones.As per the ministry, the cinema hall administration, as well as the visitors, needs to follow the following guidelines: Adequate physical distancing of at least 6 feet to be followed outside the auditoriums, common areas and waiting areas at all timesUse of face covers/masks is mandatory at all times Availability of hand sanitizers, preferably in the touch-free mode, at
entry and exit points as well as common areas within the premises. Respiratory etiquettes to be strictly followed. This involves strict practice of covering one’s mouth and nose while coughing/sneezing with a tissue/handkerchief/ flexed elbow and disposing off used tissues properly. Self-monitoring of health by all and reporting any illness at the earliest to state and district helpline. Spitting shall be strictly prohibited.Guidelines for OTT contentThe ministry also clarified that it will soon release guidelines
Amit Shah says nobody will be left with Mamata Banerjee by Feb-end Agency News: New Delhi Trinamool Congress (TMC) turncoat Suvendu Adhikari, who has joined the BJP, on Sunday lambasted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party. Adhikari took a dig at his old party saying TMC is a private limited company and nobody will be left there by February-end. Addressing a political rally at Howrah’s Dumurjala stadium, Adhikari said, “Trinamool Congress is no longer a party but a private limited company. By February 28, TMC private limited company will be vacated, nobody will be left there.”Suvendu Adhikari, a former West Bengal Minister, had joined the BJP in December 2020. Since then, many TMC leaders have defected to the saffron party.
on Over the Top (OTT) platforms as it is receiving a lot of complaints against some serials available on these platfoirms. This was revealed by Prakash Javadekar on Sunday.“We have received a lot of complaints against some serials available on OTT platforms. Films and serials released on OTT platforms and digital newspapers do not come under the purview of the Press Council Act, Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, or Censor Board. We will come up with some guidelines on it soon,” he said while addressing
Japan woman hid Union minister mother’s body for 10 Prakash yrs in freezer to avoid vacating house! Javadekar Agency News: New Delhi said that the A woman in Japan hid her development mother’s body in a freezer in her apartment for 10 years will surely to avoid being evicted from bring smiles for her home. Media reports said the woman feared that cinema lovers. she would be evicted from home if her mother, However, it her in whose name the house clarified that was leased, was discovered to have passed away. The no cinema hall reports identified the woman as Yumi Yoshino, 48 who will be allowed has been held on suspicion hiding a body. The woman to operate in of lived with her mother in an containment apartment in Tokyo. She reportedly told the police zones. that her mother had died a
media. Content on OTT platforms has recently fuelled controversy, leading to public outcry and FIRs against the makers of these programmes.
decade ago but she hid her body as she did not want to move out of the house that she shared with her mom. The lease of the house was in her mother’s name and she feared eviction if the death was discovered.
have hoisted a farmers’ union flag and a religious flag at Red Fort on Tuesday, people aware of the developments said. Police say the farmers deviated from the routes agreed upon, entered parts of central and New Delhi areas, resorted to vandalism and attacked police personnel. At least 38 first information reports (FIRs) have been registered and 84 people arrested --- 22 of them on Saturday --- in connection with the violence.On Tuesday too, internet services were suspended, albeit temporarily, when violence broke out
during a tractor rally by farmers who want the government to repeal the laws that they say will hurt their livelihood. At least 394 police personnel and 10 farmers were injured in the clashes that broke out in several places, including the historic Red Fort and the ITO intersection.This was also the third time that mobile internet services were suspended in Delhi in the past 14 months. On December 19, 2019, the government snapped the internet connections during protests against the controversial.
Iran angle with local connivance key line of embassy blast prob Agency News: New Delhi Investigations by Indian security agencies into the improvised explosive device (IED) blast outside the Israeli Embassy on Friday evening are still not conclusive but the needle of suspicion is pointing towards Iran with local involvement.According to counter-terrorism officials in New Delhi, there is enough to suggest the involvement of Tehran in the blast, although investigators are still looking for the people who actually planted the bomb.“Deliberate efforts have been made to firewall the real prepetrators behind the terror incident with false flags and deniability built into the attack that obviously was carried out at the behest of Iran,” said a senior official who asked not to be named.Queries to the Iranian officials went
unanswered at the time of going to press.New Delhi has taken the heinous attack against Israel very seriously and its position is that India cannot be used by any other country to target its perceived enemies. India has close ties with both Israel and Iran, although the two countries, in turn, are enemies. “ Once we have concrete evidence we will take up the matter in very serious terms with the country behind the attack,” said a second official in know of the entire investigation who too asked not to be named. The current investigations, counter-terror officials said, are focused on Indian students who have returned after studying at Qom, one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam, in Iran. The focus is on a particular city in south India and a Shia dominated city in Afghanistan, the officials added.
Covid-19: After a year of fear and uncertainty, hope floats Agency News: Thiruvananthapuram
TMC leaders Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal, Rathin Chakraborti and Rudranil Ghosh had joined BJP on Saturday. The defector too shared the stage with senior BJP leaders Smriti Irani, West Bengal BJP vice-president Mukul Roy and party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is in-charge of West Bengal at Dumurjala stadium rally. BJP’s Amit Shah also addressed the rally via video conferencing.
Authorities on Saturday arrested over 20 people in connection with the violence that broke out in the national capital during a farmers’ rally on Republic Day, while mobile internet services were suspended for two days at key border points near Delhi where thousands of protesters have been camping since November-end as a part of their ongoing movement against three agricultural laws. It was for the second time in a week that internet services were suspended at Singhu and Tikri borders connecting Delhi to Haryana and the Ghazipur border connecting Delhi to Uttar Pradesh. The fresh decision to snap the services between 11pm on January 29 and 11pm on January 31 came after the Delhi Police’s request to the Union home ministry. As investigation into the violent protests gathered pace, Delhi Police officials raided several locations in Punjab and identified a person suspected to
The day marked a grim yet important milestone for India. A 21-year-old student who returned from China’s Wuhan tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on that day, marking the beginning of what would turn out to be an unprecedented year presenting never-seen-before challenges. While the pandemic gripped India in the first week of March with infections being reported among those who returned to the national capital region (NCR) and other parts of the country from abroad, it was the case of the Kerala student, and two similar incidents in the state almost at the same time,
that announced the arrival of Covid-19 in the country of 1.3 billion people exactly a year ago.“I was speechless when I heard my daughter was positive. When she returned home from Wuhan (the place in China where the outbreak is believe to have begun), where she was pursuing her medical studies, we were really relieved. But when she was tested positive four days later, return we were totally shattered,” said the father of India’s first patient.The young woman was immediately shifted to a treatment facility that the government had built in anticipation of an outbreak. There she stayed for 28 days, till recovery. Two more students who returned from Wuhan tested positive two days
later, but they had to spend just 14 days each at designated Covid facilities.The three cases in Kerala marked the beginning of the pandemic in India. And in March, the first wave came. What happened next could be exemplified with many grim firsts.The government imposed stringent curbs on activities and travel on March 25, allowing only essential activities. Before that, it had already announced international travel advisories. With the lockdown in place, businesses downed shutters and streets bustling otherwise fell silent. Flights were grounded and trains were stationed. The lockdown triggered a massive humanitarian crisis with migrant workers, who lost their livelihoods, traversing
hundreds of kilometers on foot to reach their villages.After 68 days of hard lockdown, the government began implementing a graded plan to reopen businesses and bring economic activities, hit hard by the restrictions, back on track in June. It also announced a ₹20 lakh crore economic package to negate the effect of the pandemic.“Several measures were taken even before the first case of Covid-19 was reported from India. India’s travel advisories were issued much before WHO (the World Health Organisation) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (in January-end). Several ministries and departments got together in
managing the outbreak from the very beginning that saved time between decision taking and execution. Covid-19 testing was ramped up in a short span of time, with the current capacity of performing at least one million tests in a single day in more than 2,000 ICMR -approved labs. All this has been a commendable feat,” said a senior Union health ministry official, requesting anonymity. On January 16, 2021, the world’s largest inoculation drive began in India with Serum Institute of India’s Covishield --- the company is manufacturing the vaccine by Oxford University and BritishSwedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in the country and Bharat Biotech’s indigenously.
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Budget 2021 mantra: Spend and empower states There is one, and only one, metric on which the forthcoming Union Budget should be assessed — the roadmap it offers for reversing the widening structural inequality in the economy, sharply visible in the direction that India’s post-lockdown economic recovery is taking.By all indicators, economic activity in the formal economy is nearing pre-pandemic levels, the sensex is booming, and the National Statistics Office (NSO) advance estimate of a 7.7% contraction is, ironically, an optimistic prognosis compared to a few months ago. However, the dynamics of recovery are sobering. Large listed companies have experienced a 50% (year-on-year) growth in profits, fuelled by cost restructuring and pentup demand of households in the top income deciles. Small listed firms, informal firms and the bulk of India’s workers, however, are yet to recover from the Covid-19 shock.In fact, large firms have profited partly, as economist Pranjul Bhandari has pointed out, at the cost of small firms whose ability to respond to lockdown-imposed logistical and supply constraints was limited, thus resulting in a shift in spending toward large firms. And as Bhandari points out, smaller firms have experienced higher cuts in staff costs. The consequences of this large firm, profit-led recovery on the labour market is visible and worrying.According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data, in December 2020, India had 14.7 million fewer jobs than in 2019-20. This headline number masks structural shifts in employment patterns. First, employment is increasingly informal. Analysis of CMIE data by Amit Basole and co-authors from the Azim Premji University highlight that 40% of salaried workers and 42% daily wage workers moved into self-employment in August 2020, a pattern that persisted into December 2020. Most of India cannot afford the luxury of unemployment. This mostly informal, subsistence level shift to self-employment is a direct result of a lack of employment opportunities.Second, employment recovery is marked by gender differences, with female employment taking a serious hit. Seventy-three per cent of men who lost employment in April found employment and stayed employed till December 2020, while only 23% of women stayed employed till December. Third, as evidenced by several surveys including CMIE, wages have fallen significantly below pre-lockdown levels. More starkly, Basole and his co-authors estimate that the bottom 10% of India’s households lost 30 percentage points more of their income than the top 10% in the first six months of the pandemic. The writing is on the wall. The economic devastation caused by the lockdown has been disproportionately and inequitably borne by the poor and vulnerable. The government’s stubborn refusal to loosen its purse strings and provide support (rather than expand, government expenditure contracted, picking up only in November 2020), and instead rely on monetary policy levers, has meant that structural inequalities have only widened. As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils her budget, she confronts an economy scarred by increased informality in the labour market, a shrunken micro, small and medium enterprises sector, and economic activity moving to large firms who are incentivised to generate profits rather than employment. Current patterns suggest that growth in FY 22 risks being labour-displacing rather than labour-absorbing. Reversing this trend is both a moral imperative and good economic sense — after all, if purchasing power remains low for the bulk of the economy, demand will collapse. The only direction for the budget to move in, therefore, is to prioritise employment generation and social security for the vulnerable through increased spending. Significantly expanding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme budget; making the public distribution system demand-driven; and allocating funds for expanded urban social security (leaving states to decide whether this should take the form of cash, employment or insurance) are urgent and necessary expenditures. In addition, the budget should ensure that curtailed expenditure in FY 21 for key welfare schemes nutrition, education, housing are fulfilled. There is little room in a budget to address the many structural failures that have led us to the current employment crisis but signalling a longterm policy vision will be a welcome step.Several interlocutors have called for increased infrastructure expenditure as a critical instrument both for reviving private investment and providing employment. But should the infrastructure push be fuelled by - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara the Centre or states.
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Women weavers from Dudhwa Tiger Reserve profit from technological interventions for their looms Agency News: New Delhi In order to correct the imbalance of traditional looms resulting from excess moisture in soil due to flooding of the area in monsoons, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) fixed the base of the looms. They also added a second set of pedals in them, making them operable by two weavers, thereby reducing the production time of the durries and weave complex designs. Wooden shuttles used traditionally were replaced with fibreglass shuttle, which is lighter and more efficient. Two pulley based designs - Garrari system and Rope roller
system were designed to avoid disruption of work continuity while adjusting the thread roller and durrie roller of the loom for getting a blank thread panel to weave.These technological interventions realized with funding support under TARA Scheme of Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED) Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, and implemented through Core Support Group- WWF India have reduced the inconvenience caused to the women and also increased the efficiency of operations with quality production through a
number of ways. It has also set up a centre for production in terms of technological interventions, modification, and improvisation.“We used to work in a makeshift
13,052 COVID-19 cases, 127 deaths reported in a day in India Agency News: New Delhi The health ministry on Sunday informed that 13,052 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 1.07 crore.The ministry also informed that over 37.44 lakh healthcare workers have been vaccinated so far. Of it, over 2.44 lakh people were vaccinated on Saturday.So far, the biggest single-day surge of 97,894 COVID-19 cases was reported in India on September 17. The second-highest surge of 97,570 COVID-19 cases was recorded on September 12. It is followed by 96,551 cases reported on September 11.Notably, India has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases. It is now the secondworst hit nation due to the coronavirus pandemic after the US.1.54 lakh deaths
due to COVID-1Also, 127 COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the ministry during this period. The addition of the fresh fatalities has taken India’s death toll due to the deadly virus to 1,54,274. Previously, the death toll had crossed the 1,200-mark on September 16. Similarly, the biggest surge of over 97,894 cases was reported on September 17.1.04 crore patients recovered Of the over 1.07 crore coronavirus cases reported so far, over 1.68 lakh are active cases of the virus.
It is 1.57 per cent of the total caseload. Interestingly, over 1.04 crore cases have recovered from the viral infection so far. the country’s recovery rate stands at 96.99 per cent. The recovery rate had marginally dipped for the first time on August 27, 2020, because of the surge in active cases. It again dropped marginally on September 7, 10 and 11, and on November 25, 26 and 27 due to a surge in cases. Otherwise, there had been a gradual rise in the recovery rate.
Agency News: New Delhi The BJP on Friday accused Rahul Gandhi of declaring “war” on Indians and giving a call for “violence” after the Congress leader warned the government that if farmers’ protest is not defused then their agitation will spread across the country.At a press conference, Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani alleged that Gandhi has said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not support his political stand, then cities will “burn”.“Never before in our democratic history have we witnessed a political leader asking for fire of violence to spread instead of seeking and promoting peace,” she said, alleging that Gandhi wants violence that the national
capital saw during the farmers’ protest on Republic Day to be replicated across the country. She also hit out at the Congress leader for not speaking a word of support and consolation to over 300 police personnel who were injured in violence during the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day.This is shocking but expected of him, Irani said.He not only wants law and order breakdown but also supports anarchic elements daring to insult tricolour and break country, she alleged. Taking a swipe at Gandhi, she said he is upset as Delhi Police remained restrained in tackling the situation and is unhappy that there was no pile of “dead bodies”. So he himself wants to fuel fire in the country, she said.
structure earlier and were never able to work during the rains. Now with the production centre in place, the number of working days and our productivity have
gone up,” said Arti Rana, President of the Tharu Hath Karga Gharelu Udyog at Gabroula village. This has resulted in augmenting of incomes and capacities of the weavers. The group recorded sales of Rs. 250,000 in the year 201617 with a net profit of Rs 85,000 and Rs. 240,000 in 2018-19 with a net profit of Rs. 82,000. In 201920, they recorded a sale of Rs 2,08,000 with a net profit of 80,000. The sales comparatively went down in 2020 because of the lockdown however, from November 2020 to January 2021, the group has sold merchandise of Rs. 42,000 The women were also
trained on skill-building, design improvement, quality control, as well as standardization, and costing. They were also supported to establish market linkages and improvising the existing looms in order to make them more convenient and efficient to use. The Tharu Hath Karga Gharelu Udyog was felicitated by the Honorable Prime Minister in 2016 and awarded the Rani Laxmibai Veerta Purankar of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The state government has promoted their products and placed an order of Rs. 900,000/-for their products to be supplied from 2018 to 2020.
Sonu Sood moves SC against HC order on illegal construction notice illegal construction notice The financial loss due to demolition will not be recovered in any manner and would cause miscarriage of justice to the petitionersbeautiful laughter is making the sexy frame even more appealing and beautiful. Agency News: Mumbai
Actor Sonu Sood has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order which dismissed his appeal against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area.Sood’s petition stated that his application for conversion has been approved by the
Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) permission.It said the high court order dated January 13, 2021 has been passed without considering the provisions of Section 43 (1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and his application for conversion of residential premises into a residential hotel was submitted in 2018 before the department concerned.The plea contended that their application for conversion, which has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to
MCZMA, be directed to be decided by authorities concerned. “The petitioners have already stopped the work of internal renovation which require no permission as per the provisions of Section 43 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, therefore, the respondents may kindly be restrained from demolition of the renovation work already done in the building,” the plea filed by Sood and his wife said. Sood further stated that if the application of the petitioners for conversion is approved, the financial loss due to demolition will not be recovered in any manner and would cause miscarriage of justice to the petitioners.The HC, while dismissing the actor’s appeal and application, said, “Law helps only those who are diligent.” Sood’s lawyer had sought a time of 10 weeks to comply with the notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Pak violates ceasefire along IB in J&K’s Kathua Agency News: New Delhi
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The Pakistani army has violated the ceasefire again by resorting to unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Saturday.The firing from across the border started around 10.10 pm on Friday in the Bobiyaan border outpost area of Hiranagar sector, prompting an effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said. They said the cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 3 am but there was no report of any damage on the Indian side.The BSF detected two cross-border tunnels, one each in the Bobiyaan and Pansar areas of Hiranagar sector, on January 13 and 23 respectively, frustrating Pakistan’s attempt to push terrorists
into India. Both the 150-metre tunnels were detected during an anti-tunneling drive along the IB by the border-guarding force.
Century-old Hindu temple damaged, set on fire by mob in Pakistan Agency News: New Delhi A century-old Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan was attacked and set on fire by a mob on Thursday. The incident led to the Hindu community in the Muslim-majority country condemning the issue. Hindus are the largest nonMuslim majority in Pakistan, which gained independence from British rule in 1947, when the subcontinent was partitioned into Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu- majority India.
Videos made by locals at the scene and shared with a news agency showed a crowd breaking apart blocks of the
temple structure’s walls using stones and sledgehammers, as dark smoke from a large fire billowed into the sky. Local
He added that clerics leading the protest started “provocative speeches”, following which the crowd attacked the temple. Muslim clerics had organised what they told police would be a peaceful protest against
the alleged expansion of the temple, located in a town in Karak district, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Rahmatullah Wazir, a police officer in the town, told the news agency. He added that clerics leading the protest started “provocative speeches”, following which the crowd attacked the temple. “It was a mob and then nobody was there to stop them from damaging the temple,” Wazir said, adding that most of the structure had been damaged. District police
chief Irfanullah Khan told the news agency that nine people had been arrested on suspicion of taking part in the attack. The temple was first built in the early 1900s as a shrine, but the local Hindu community left in 1947 and by 1997 the site had been taken over by local Muslims. In 2015, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered it be handed back to the Hindu community and the shrine rebuilt, on condition that it would not be expanded in the future.
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Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital after cardiac surgery
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Agency News: New Delhi Indian cricketer and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday was discharged from the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata after he underwent his second cardiac surgery in a month. The team of doctors which took care of Ganguly is hopeful that he will make a full recovery.He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday and on Thursday, he underwent another angioplasty. Two more stents were implanted by a team of senior doctors to clear his blockage in the arteries. The hospital said that the 48-year-old cricketer is stable and doing fine. Hundreds of youngsters were waiting outside the hospital to greet him as he was leaving for his home.Bengal Chief
Liverpool revive title hopes Agency News: London Liverpool ended a five-game winless run in the Premier League to move back into the top four with a 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday as Spurs also lost Harry Kane to an ankle injury.The English champions had not even scored in their last four league games, but Jurgen Klopp said he recognised his side again as their front three sparked back into life after Roberto Firmino ended a 492-minute goalless drought in first-half stoppage time. Sadio Mane got in behind.
Agency News: New Delhi Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian has made a strong case for setting up of a bad bank led by private sector to effectively deal with non-performing assets of the financial sector which may see a surge once regulatory forbearance to deal with the impact of COVID-19 is withdrawn.The proposal to set up a bad bank has been under consideration of the government for long and some steps may be announced in the Budget 2021-22 to be unveiled
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Navya Naveli Nanda is happy as rumoured boyfriend Meezaan wins best debut award for Malaal Agency News: Mumbai
Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Thursday visited the hospital to meet the cricketer and his family. Ganguly, 48, was diagnosed with ‘triple vessel disease’ earlier this month. Triple vessel disease is an extreme form of coronary artery disease developed when the major vessels supplying blood to the heart are damaged mainly because of cholesterol deposits and also due to inflammation. The
former cricketer suffered chest pains while exercising in his gym on Saturday morning. He was rushed to Woodlands Hospital. The batting great was diagnosed with three blocked coronary arteries following which a stent was inserted in one to remove the blockage. The surgery was done at Woodlands Hospital. After a few days of stay at the hospital, Ganguly was discharged.
Agency News: Bangkok Already out of contention for the knockouts, World champion P V Sindhu ended her campaign with a consolation win at the BWF World Tour Finals but Kidambi Srikanth had a disappointing finish after yet another close defeat, here on Friday.Sindhu, the Olympic Silver medallist,
notched up a 21-18, 21-15 win over world No 13 Pornpawee Chochuwong in her third and final match after suffering defeats in first two days.“Well I think it was a good finish. Actually until yesterday I still had a chance. Unfortunately the match with Tai went the other way, so I didn’t have a chance. Otherwise, it was a good game,” Sindhu said.
I don’t know how we are going to get Kohli out: Moeen Agency News: Chennai England all-rounder Moeen Ali doesn’t know how they are going to tackle Virat Kohli in the upcoming Tests against India and feels the batting maestro will be extra motivated to fire after missing his team’s incredible triumph in Australia. Kohli, who had returned home after the opening Test debacle against Australia for the birth of his child, is back to captain
the side in the four-match series against England, beginning here on February 5. “How do we get him out? He’s obviously an amazing player, world-class, he’s very motivated to do well and I’m sure he’ll be even more motivated after they did well in Australia and he had to leave for the birth of his child,” Moeen told reporters during a video conference.“I don’t know how we’re going to get him out because I don’t think he has any
CEA pitches for private sector led bad bank to deal with NPAs The proposal to set up a bad bank has been under consideration of the government for long and some steps may be announced in the Budget 2021-22 to be unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday in the Lok Sabha.
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone stepped out for dinner with husband Ranveer Singh on Friday. The couple was spotted at Mizu, a Japanese restaurant in Worli.Deepika wore an all-black ensemble and accessorised it with a black Louis Vuitton monogram bagMeanwwhile, Ranveer opted for a yellow Drew House hoodie paired with purple pants and green shoes. He accessorises it with a pair of yellow-framed sunglasses. However, what caught the eye was Deepika giving a tight hug to Imran Khan’s estranged wife Avantika Malik while leaving the restaurant.
by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday in the Lok Sabha.Bad bank refers to a financial institution which takes over bad assets of lenders and undertakes resolution. Lenders have been making a case for setting up a bad bank to ease out pressure of bad loans on them in these difficult times. The bad bank will certainly help in consolidating some of the non performing assets. It’s important to also think about implementing the bad bank in the private sector that enables (faster) decision making,” he told PTI in an interview.Resolution of bad assets with alacrity in decision making often in the public sector is impacted because of the fear of 3Cs, he said.3Cs refer to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Comptroller and
Audit General (CAG).“So, the bad bank idea itself is actually something which is required at this point in time, but also designing it in the private sector actually has a lot more possibility for it to be effective,” he said.The Economic Survey 2017 had proposed this idea, suggesting the creation of a bad bank called Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency (PARA) to help tide over the problem of stressed assets. Earlier this month, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das indicated that the central bank can consider the idea of a bad bank to tackle non-performing assets (NPAs).“If there’s a proposal to set up a bad bank, the RBI will look at it. We have regulatory guidelines for asset reconstruction companies,” Das had said.Subramanian, the lead author of the Economic Survey 2020-21, has made a case for carrying out a fresh asset quality review (AQR) once the ongoing forbearances related to COVID-19 come to an end. Any AQR exercise, the Survey said, must be accompanied by a round of bank recapitalisation.
sort of weakness but we have a good bowling attack, some pace in the line-up. “He’s a great guy and a good friend of
mine -- we don’t talk too much about cricket. We do a little bit but not too much.” Back in the fold after recovering from COVID-19, Moeen said he has still got “match-winning performances” in him and is ready to take on India.Besides the Tests, India and England will play three ODIs and five T20Is. Moeen said playing Test cricket is his “biggest motivation” and he has “little targets”, which he is wants to achieve.
Despite rising revenues, IT major Tech Mahindra is set to reduce its business process services (BPS) headcount by 5,000 to 38,000 in FY 202021, as a larger part of the tasks get completed through automation and artificial intelligence. Company executives said there is a “non-linearity” between revenue growth and overall headcount as technology makes it possible for a single individual to accomplish multiple tasks.It can be noted that the
Instagram handle, Navya wrote, ‘Congratulations.’ Notably, Meezaan made his acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2019 film Malaal. The actor’s
Agency News: Mumbai Actress Nora Fatehi is back on the music video track, striking a drop-dead gorgeous image in the
first look of Sachet and Paramparas upcoming single, Chhod denge.The song talks of heartbreak and revenge, and the colour theme is suitably red. The mood is augmented by Nora’s aggressive body language and get-up in the video. Nora, who has emerged as Bollywood’s chosen dancing star lately, in special dance numbers of films as well as music videos, sports multiple looks ranging from glamorous to ethereal to intense for SachetParampara’s video. The singer-composer duo of Sachet and Parampara shot to fame last year with their song Bekhayali in the Shahid Kapoor hit Kabir Singh. The pair subsequently have got married in November last year. Their new song Chhod denge is shot across Rajasthan, and the music video is directed by Arvindr Khaira.
Randeep Hooda stuns the internet with his wildlife photography skills
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Agency News: New Delhi The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January 2021 till 6PM on Sunday (January 31) is Rs 1,19,847 crore, the Union Finance Ministry said in a statement. It consists of CGST is Rs 21,923 crore, SGST is Rs 29,014 crore, IGST is Rs 60,288 crore (including Rs 27,424 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 8,622 crore (including ₹ 883 crore collected on import of goods),” read the statement. “The total number of GSTR3B Returns filed for the month of December up to 31st January 2021 is 90 lakhs,” it added. “The government has settled Rs 24,531 crore to CGST and Rs 19,371 crore to SGST from IGST as regular
settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of January 2021 is Rs 46,454 crore for CGST and Rs 48,385 crore for the SGST,” it further added. Meanwhile, the revenues for month of January 2021 are 8% higher than GST revenues in same month last year, which was more than Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The GST revenues during January 2021 are the highest since introduction of GST and has almost touched the Rs 1.2 lakh crore mark, exceeding the last month’s record collection of Rs 1.15 lakh crore, the Ministry said. “GST revenues above Rs 1 lakh crore for a stretch of last four months and a steep increasing trend over this period are clear indicators.
business process outsourcing (BPO) vertical, which has its genesis in the ‘call centres’ business of the past, is one of the biggest employment generators in the technology space, where Indian executives handle a slew of processes for overseas clients often across time zones. Tech Mahindra had reported a reduction of nearly 2,500 people in its overall headcount in the December quarter, and attributed a bulk of the job losses to the BPS vertical..what has happened is I used to have around 43,000 employees at the end of FY20, at the end of FY21, I expect
about 38,000 employees in BPS. But that is because the productivity has increased and the revenue has also gone up,” its chief executive and managing director C P Gurnani told PTI. He added that the same trend of reducing staffage may not continue in the forthcoming period and the headcount may stabilise, even as the revenues continue to grow. In the December quarter, the company had reported an 11 per cent growth in BPS revenues as compared to the preceding September quarter. Gurnani said each one is looking at better productivity.
performance was much loved by fans. Navya Naveli Nanda is happy as rumoured boyfriend Meezaan wins best debut award for Malaal
Nora Fatehi sizzles in Sachet-Parampara’s new music video ‘Chhod Denge’
GST revenue collection for January 2021 almost touches Rs 1.20 lakh crore: Finance Ministry
Automation impact: Tech M to reduce BPO staff by 5,000 in FY21 even as revenues grow robustly Agency News: New Delhi
Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda is often in news due to her rumoured relationship with actor Meezaan Jaaferi. Although they have not confirmed their relationship, they can often be seen commenting on each other’s social media posts. Navya, on Friday, expressed her excitement over Meezaan’s achievement. Meezaan recently won the best debutant performer award for his film Malaal.After his accomplishment, Navya congratulated him. Taking to her
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda who is also a prominent equestrian, recently ventured into the wild to test his
photography skills.Randeep set out on an adventure at Ranthambore to witness the fauna in its natural habitat. Check out some of his best captures on Instagram that
feature tigers, leopards, peacocks, and more. , Randeep made an action-packed entry in Hollywood as Saju in the web film “Extraction”, starring Chris Hemsworth and David Harbour.Asked how he wants to explore his career in the West, Randeep told IANS: “I want to explore it the same way I have explored it here.” “I want to be a part of great stories, hopefully great series and get roles that are not typecast Indian roles only, like in ‘Extraction’ it wasn’t. I am looking to do more of that and I would like to do more action. I want to work more and more over there, there’s no doubt about that,” he added.
COVID-19 Impact: Coachella, Stagecoach music festivals cancelled
Agency News: Washington The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to almost everything, with music festivals and various cultural activities facing the brunt of the health crisis. The latest to be impacted by the pandemic are Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals.The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its companion Stagecoach country music festival have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reported Variety. Coachella
2021 had been planned for April 9-11 and 16-18 and Stagecoach was scheduled to take place on April 23 to 25. The news regarding the cancellation of the events was shared by Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr Cameron Kaiser.A rep for the officer told Variety that the festivals could be rescheduled for a later date in the year. However, the officer deferred to Goldenvoice, the festivals’ promoter, for further details regarding the events The rep also stated
that an earlier version of the order accidentally referenced “concerns of a fall resurgence of COVID-19,” which led people to believe that the festivals had been cancelled entirely. The order specifies “The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival currently scheduled for April 2021 are hereby cancelled.” Coachella 2020 and Stagecoach festivals were initially moved from the events’ traditional month of April to October and then postponed again to April 2021.
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Major fire in textile Gujarat announces changes to unit in Surat, 10 injured night curfew in 4 major cities
Agency News: Surat A major fire was reported from a textile factory in Surat on Friday and 10 people including fire personnel were reportedly injured in the incident.The fire was reported from a multi-storey factory at AK Road at around 3 in the evening. No loss of life was reported so far.Media reports
said ten people suffered injuries after being trapped in the burning building. Ten fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. Officials said those who were injured only suffered minor injuries. The factory had over 100 workers when the fire was reported. A short circuit is believed to be the cause of the fire although the exact cause of the fire will
Lively cruise liners line up for ship’s graveyard
be known only after a detailed investigation. Workers escaped the burning building through stairs while some reportedly used a tree near the building to climb down.A massive fire was reported from a furniture godown in Gota of Ahmedabad on January 21. Twelve vehicles of the fire department were rushed to the spot. No casualty was reported in the incident as the godwon was empty at the time of the fire. Another massive fire was reported from the Ambedkar Hall at Saraspur in Ahmedabad in the saem month. Two incidents of fire were reported from the Surat area in November one of which was in a chemical factory godown in Bestana area. The second incident was reported in a slum in Udhana area of the city. Earlier, a fire in a godown where the chemical was stored led to a blast in a textile.
Agency News: Rajkot Hundreds of miles away from the mainland, these swanky shipshave added zest to the life of sea travellers for years. But these cruiselines are now headed for Alang, one of the biggest graveyards of ships, asCovid-19 induced lockdowns sank the global tourism industry.For the first time in Alang’s four-decades history, as many as eight cruise ships are set to be dismantled in the recycling yardthis year. The luxurious passenger cabins, lounges, ballrooms, swimming pools, bars, sunbathing decks and restaurants are all set to be scrapped. According to the ship breakers, five ships have already beached near Alang and three more are expected to arrive by the end of March. Alang used to get barely two cruise lines for breaking every year. But it has become difficult for
ship owners to sustain business due to the pandemic-induced recession, so dismantling the vessels is the only option,” said Haresh Parmar, joint secretary of Alang Ship Recyclers Association. In fact, only one passenger ship each came to Alang in 2018-19 and 201920, but three came just between December 26, 2020 and January 26, 2021. MN Karnika, the biggest luxury cruise ship of Jalesh Cruises, anchored in Alang last November and waiting for permission for beaching. The dismantling is expected to begin in the next two months. Mukesh Patel, chairman of Shree Ram Group, which won the bid to dismantle India’s iconic warship INS Virat, “Karnika is anchored 4,000 foot away from the plot. It will take nearly 60 days to dismantle it.” This ship initially sailed between Mumbai to Goa and had a passenger capacity of 2,000 besides 600 crew members. It had 837 staterooms, eight dining venues, two swimming pools and other facilities. Industry sources said the American and European countries have the highest number of cruise ships and they are most affected by Covid-19 pandemic. More and more cruise liners are preferring to get scrapped to repay their debt.
The state government has issued guidelines about the night curfew in four major cities of Gujarat. The night curfew time has been reduced to 11 pm to 6 am until February 15 in Gujarat. The decision comes in the wake of COVID cases going down in the state and the beginning of the vaccination drive.The guidelines also allow for 200 people at a wedding. The new guidelines will be valid till February 28. Additional chief secretary, home department Pankaj Kumar said the night curfew in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Surat will now be from 11 pm to 6 am up to February 15.He said
Social distancing and floor markings should be done at such events.All attendees at such events will need to wear facemasks and would need to be checked by a thermal scanner. the number of active COVID cases in the country is on the decline for the last four months and the drop has been substantial in Gujarat.In the state, apart from containment zones, economic activities are in full swing in other areas of the state, he said. However, the state has said that the SOPs will need to be followed for social, educational, sports, entertainment, and cultural and religious activities, and other congregations. Social
It was three years ago that he built a machine that would float on water and clean up waste from the surface.Fifteenyear-old Varun Saikia on Sunday won an Outstanding Achievement award in the Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM(IRIS) National Fair 2021.A student of Navrachana School, Sama, Varun is the only youngster from the state to have won the award funded byDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of India, given to young innovators for their outstanding projects. The award is given by American Meteorological Society, Massachusetts for excellence in atmospheric
or related sciences.“It was a joyous moment for me when I learnt that I have been given this award.My aim is to come up with a technology that can clean up water bodies swiftly,” Varun said. The IRIS national fair promotes andnurtures science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) research amongst young Indian innovators. It recognises and rewards outstanding projects and provides a platform for young innovators to get recognised at national and international STEM events. Varun was among the 1,000 finalists who were shortlisted for the awards. His innovation called Flipper is a fully automated, remote controlled.
Former general secretary in the BJP Nitin Faldu has resigned from the party ahead of the civic body polls in the state. The Saffron leader from Junagadh has reportedly sent his resignation to Gujarat president CR Patil. Efforts are now on to prevent him from joining the Congress.Nitin Faldu is reportedly unhappy with the BJP’s policies particularly its penchant for courting Congress deserters and giving them tickets at the
Permission to organize such functions needs to be taken from concerned authorities. Only 50 people are allowed at funerals.Schools, cinema halls, restaurants, recreation centers will have to follow all the SOPs issued by the government specifically for them.
The Gujarat High Court on Friday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to issue a notice to each of the 151 hospitals asking them to obtain a fire NOC within four weeks, failing which steps will be taken including prohibiting the management from admitting patients in the hospitals.The division bench of the Gujarat High Court has asked AMC to file an affidavit regarding the compliance with the direction issued by the court on December 15, last year.The court also said that the 151 hospitals still have
four weeks to obtain a valid fire NOC and comply with the directions issued by the court. The advocate appearing for the AMC submitted before the court that there is a shortage of firefighting equipment in the market and this is one of the reasons why the 151 hospitals
have not been able to complete the installation. These 151 erring hospitals are trying their best to install the necessary firefighting equipment and comply with the other requirements to obtain a valid NOC from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the
advocate said.The petitioner’s advocates said that owners of each of the 151 hospitals and whoever manages them are all guilty of not complying with the rules and regulations and they should be termed as irresponsible citizens.There are a total of 2,249 hospitals in Ahmedabad of which 151 lack a valid fire NOC as of date. A public notice was issued by the AMC on December 21, to all these hospitals to obtain fire NOC within 15 days of the notice. A PIL was filed in Gujarat High Court regarding the non-compliance of fire NOC rules by several hospitals after the fire incident in Shrey COVID hospital last year.
Man struggles to get death certificate of his granny after Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad loses patient’s record! Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Two and half months after his grandmother succumbed to COVID at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, the youth is still doing the rounds of the hospital to get her death certificate. This even as the youth has time and again shown with documented proof that his grandmother was admitted to the Civil Hospital due to COVID.The hospital authorities are refusing to issue him a death certificate as they ‘don’t have the deceased patient’s file’Jinal Yadav’s grandmother Manjula Yadav (75), a resident of Chandlodia, was admitted to the 1200-bed COVID facility at the Civil
Vasava’s resignation came after he, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sought withdrawal of MoEFCC notification that declared 121 villages of Narmada district as ‘eco-sensitive zones’ in the interest of farmers and locals. cost of loyal party workers. In his letter to CR Patel, Nitin Faldu has allegedly complained that Jawahar Chavda, who came from the Congress, should have never been given a palace in the party.He said
are advised not to attend such events.Facilities to provide immediate emergency medical care should also be made at such events.Such events can have only 50% of the actual seating capacity of the place where it is held or up to 200 people whichever is less.
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The hospital meanwhile continues to push him from pillar to post instead of making a new file and ensuring that he gets the death certificate.Jinal has records of admission papers, permission to stay in the dorm.
Hospital campus on December 10, 2020. On December 15, Manjula succumbed to COVID while under treatment. Civil Hospital authorities gave Jinal a receipt and said that he needs to produce it at the Out Patient
Department (OPD) after some days and can collect the death certificate. When Jinal went to collect the death certificate he was told by the staff at the OPD to come later. When he went again he was sent to the record
Junagadh BJP leader Nitin Faldu resigns from party Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
distancing and floor markings should be done at such events. All attendees at such events will need to wear facemasks and would need to be checked by a thermal scanner. The stage, mike, chairs, and other props will have to be sanitized. Sanitizers should be provided during the event and spitting and chewing of tobacco and pan masala is prohibited during such events. Those above 65 years of age and below 10 years as well as pregnant women
Vadodara teen Gujarat High court tells 151 Ahmedabad wins national award hospitals to obtain fire NOC in 4 weeks Agency News: Surat
The luxurious passenger cabins, lounges, ballrooms, swimming pools, bars, sunbathing decks and restaurants are all set to be scrapped.
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the BJP is courting leaders who are joining the party only to get a ticket and a ministerial berth and this is being done at the cost of loyal party workers. Nitin Faldu is a top leader of the Kadva Patidar community
in the region and is the son of Valji Faldu, the head of the Umiya Dham Gadhila.He had fought the then Congress candidate Jawahar Chavda in the 2017 assembly elections. It is believed that if the party fails to bring back Nitin Faldu, it is likely to see a big split in its Junagadh unit. BJP’s tribal leader and MP Mansukh Vasava had in December last year announced his resignation from the party. Vasava’s resignation came after he, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sought
withdrawal of MoEFCC notification that declared 121 villages of Narmada district as ‘eco-sensitive zones’ in the interest of farmers and locals. Vasava had later withdrawn his resignation and said that his concerns had been addressed. Vasava told reporters after a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani that he had severe neck and back pain issues. He had said health was the only reason he quit and now after assurance from the CM he had withdrawn his resignation.
department of the Trauma Centre of the Civil Hospital where too he was asked to come later. Despite several rounds, Jinal is yet to get the certificate. The supervisor of the record department Himanshu Patel told Jinal that they could not trace the file of his grandmother and that they can put an entry in the system only after the file is found and only then can a death certificate be issued. What is interesting is that Jinal has all
the documentary records of his grandmother being admitted to the hospital and treated there. The hospital meanwhile continues to push him from pillar to post instead of making a new file and ensuring that he gets the death certificate.Jinal has records of admission papers, permission to stay in the dorm, and Dr. Jalpa Kaljariya’s receipt that shows she was on duty when his grandmother died.
Petition in Gujarat High Court challenges SEC circular Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
A petition before the Gujarat High Court has challenged the circular issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) regarding vote-counting in civic body polls in the state. Sources said the petition before the court sought vote counting of six municipal corporations and district panchayats, taluka panchayats, and nagarpalika on the same day. The matter is likely to be heard in the coming days. The SEC has officially declared that civic body polls in the state will be held in two phases and vote counting will also be held on two different dates. The vote counting for
six municipal corporations along with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will be held on February 23, whereas vote counting for other district panchayats and taluka panchayats, and nagarpalikas will be on March 2. The civic body polls in the state will be
held in two phases – election for six municipal corporations along with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on February 21, and polls for 81 corporations, 31 district panchayats, and 231 taluka panchayats will be held on February 28.
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