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Suspension on scheduled international passenger flights extended till August 31 Scheduled international commercial passenger services have been suspended since March 23, 2020, due to the outbreak of Covid-19 infections Agency News: New Delhi The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday extended the suspension on scheduled international passenger flights till August
31. “However, International Scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis,” the DGCA added in a statement. The statement added, “This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo and flights specifically approved by the DGCA.” Scheduled international commercial passenger services have been suspended since March 23, 2020, due to the outbreak of Covid-19 infections. Although international flights have been operating under Vande Bharat Mission since last year.
Another MLA resigns from Assam Cong; to join ruling BJP on Aug 1
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Woman Banker Stabbed To Death By Branch’s ExManager In Maharashtra A woman official of a private bank at Virar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district was stabbed to death, while her female colleague was injured in an attack by two persons, including a debt-ridden former manager of the same branch, police said on Friday. The incident occurred at ICICI Bank’s Virar east branch around 8.30 pm on Thursday. The two victims were the only persons working in the bank at that time, they said. Anil Dubey, one of the two accused arrested in the case, is a former manager of the same branch of the bank where the incident took place, senior inspector Suresh Varade of Virar police station said.
Lok Sabha To Hold Discussion Over Covid Pandemic The Lok Sabha, which has witnessed daily disruptions over farmer issues and the Pegasus spyware scandal, is set to hold a discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion has been listed in the business schedule of the lower house. The Rajya Sabha held a discussion on the pandemic in the beginning of the monsoon session. Earlier, the government put up a staunch defence of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the Upper House of Parliament. During the Question Hour, Opposition members raised slogans and displayed placards as they protested on Pegasus spyware controversy and other issues. Some Opposition members were heard raising slogans like ‘’we want justice’’. Congress MP Manickam Tagore today slammed the government for not allowing Opposition parties to speak.
Sushanta Borgohain, twotime Congress MLA from Thowra in Jorhat district, submitted his resignation by mail to newly appointed Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah Agency News: Jammu
Opposition Congress in Assam suffered another setback on Friday with one of its legislators resigning from primary membership of the party. Sushanta Borgohain, two-time Congress MLA from Thowra in Jorhat district, submitted his resignation by mail to newly appointed Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah. The 47-year-old is likely to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on August 1. “In his letter Borgohain
appreciated the opportunities given to him by the Congress, but stated that due to some recent developments, he won’t be able to continue any longer,” Borah said. Borgohain, who is yet to resign from the assembly, will be the the second Congress MLA after Mariani legislator Rupjyoti Kurmi to quit the Congress and move to the BJP. The developments come within three months of formation of the second BJP-led government in the state. Despite repeated attempts, Borgohain didn’t respond to calls. “Borgohain has been in touch with us for some time now. He will officially join our party at an event on August 1.
Bommai has full freedom to pick his team, will not intervene: Yediyurappa BS Yediyurappa said his advice to the new Chief Minister is to do a good job and that Basavaraj Bommai has already made announcements aimed at helping the poor and the downtrodden. Agency News: Karnataka Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday reiterated that he will not intervene in the selection of ministers in the new Cabinet. Stating that he will continue to work towards strengthening the party, the veteran BJP leader said that his successor and new Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is free to pick his team in consultation with the
party leadership. He visited the district to console the family of his fan, who had allegedly committed suicide pained by his resignation as CM, and gave them Rs 5 lakh. Bommai is in Delhi today, in a few days he will discuss with the central leaders and decide on who should be in his cabinet, I will not intervene on who should be made minister or not. Bommai is completely free, he will discuss and choose his cabinet ministers…I will not give any suggestions on this,” Yediyurappa said. Speaking to reporters, he said his advice to the new Chief Minister is to do a good job and that Bommai.
PV Sindhu in semifinals after quelling Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi Superior net play complements her allround game in 21-13, 22-20 quarterfinal win Agency News: Tokyo PV Sindhu had answers to every single poser thrown at her by Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi, even a 54shot rally that went the other way. The Indian showed outstanding proficiency in both her defense and dominating rallies, to march into the semifinal of the Tokyo Olympics at Musashino Forest plaza on Friday with a 21-
13, 22-20 quelling of the World No.5.The chinks in Sindhu’s armour existed only in Yamaguchi’s old notes from dossiers that needed dusting. For facing her in the quarters was a refined opponent, whose defense had more than just stubbornness. And whose attack came from the forecourt just as blithely as her blitz from the back. Sindhu has never shied from long rallies but she showed her scorn for their length. It was Ya m a g u c h i in fact who spent most of the match running around, a tad aimlessly. This was Sindhu
CBSE Class 12 Result 2021: Delhi records 99.84% pass percentage Agency News: New Delhi Central Board of Secondary ECentral Board of Secondary Education has declared CBSE Class 12 Result 2021 on July 30, 2021. Class 12 result was declared at 2 pm on July 30, 2021. Delhi has recorded the highest pass percentage of 99.84 percent this year. Candidates who have appeared for Class 12 exams can check the result on the official site of CBSE results on cbseresults.nic.in.A total of 291606 students from Delhi region have registered themselves for Class 10 exams out of which 291135 students have cleared the exams making it 99.84 percent pass percentage.1304561 candidates have registered themselves for Class 12 exams across the country. Overall the pass percentage of Class 12 exams is 99.37 percent
out of which girls have performed better. The overall pass percentage of girls is 99.67 percent, boys is 99.13 percent and transgender is 100 percent. Girls have done better than boys by 0.54 percent.A total of 6149 candidates have appeared for the compartment exams and the overall pass percentage is 0.47 percent.The CBSE class 12th result is also available on the Alternative websites results.gov.in, cbse. gov.in Class 12 results will be available on UMANG, Digiresults, and SMS organiser applications, according to CBSE.
Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu, the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist, entered the semifinals with a win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. knowing exactly what was needed to be done, and having the armoury to execute this heist to end Japan’s challenge.The strokes flowed naturally from Sindhu – the straight smashes to attack the high serve, the fiercer ones to pounce on Yamaguchi’s short lifts.Sindhu had the charging followup at the net to the set up smash, and overhead slice which she summoned at the crucial 21-
20 juncture in the second set In the opener, Yamaguchi relied excessively on trying to win the battle at the net, where she was seamless, but to her surprise, Sindhu was up for the challenge. It’s a new confidence witnessed in Sindhu, post-pandemic. While she had nicked the All England quarters out of Yamaguchi earlier this year on a nervous kill, this was a completely transformed Indian at the net.
292 children registered on PM CARES for children scheme portal: WCD Agency News: New Delhi A total of 292 children have been registered on the portal under PM CARES for children scheme to support those kids who have lost their parents due to COVID-19 pandemic, the government said on Friday. In response to a question in Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said states and union territories have been directed on July 22 to identify children eligible for support under the PM CARES for children scheme and register them on the portal that was launched under this scheme.As of July 29, about 292 children have been registered on the portal to support children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian or adoptive parents due to COVID-19 pandemic, according to the data shared by Irani in her written response. As many as 18 states and union territories have not yet furnished the number of such children on the portal and it currently shows zero while states like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have registered the highest number of such children.
Gujarat govt does U-turn; only 150 people allowed at weddings Two days back, Gujarat government had raised upper limit of guests at closed-venue events to 400 Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar The Gujarat government seems to have remembered that the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over, something that health experts have been repeating frequently. Two days after raising the upper limit of guests allowed at functions, the state government announced fresh guidelines for large gatherings. Now, a maximum of 150 people will be allowed at marriage venues. On July 28, at a meeting of the core committee chaired by Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani, it had been decided that a maximum of 400 people, or 50 per cent of the venue capacity, would be allowed for closed-place
events. While this cap has been brought down to 150, religious and political gatherings can have up to 400 persons in attendance.This could be a lesson well-learnt from the past. The spike in Covid-19 cases during the second wave had been blamed largely on the election rallies earlier this year and lifting of Covid-related restrictions when cases started reducing. Besides raising the upper limit of guests, the state government had also announce relaxation of night curfew.
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Mamata Banerjee’s Talks During Delhi Visit Have Formed The Basis Of Opposition Unity
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s talks in Delhi during her five day visit beginning July 26, have helped in a big way in facilitating the process of an understanding in principle that the Congress has to be a major partner in the proposed front of the anti-BJP opposition parties in order to ensure the defeat of the BJP led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. .Indications available suggest that in her meeting with the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on July 28, she emphasised that the Congress has a big responsibility in combating the BJP challenge in the coming assembly elections in 2022 and 2023 and through a better performance by rejuvenating the organisation, the Party will be able togenerate the right political climate for taking on the BJP in 2024 polls. Mamata has a definite political strategy for both the coming assembly polls as also the Lok Sabha elections. According to this, the main anti-BJP party in the state will have decisivepower in deciding on the electoral policyin consultations with the other parties which areinterested in being a part of the anti-BJP front. That way, excepting Uttar Pradesh, the Congress will be the main anti-BJP party in most of the states that are going for assembly polls in 2022.PrashantKishor, the poll strategist has already discussed with Sonia Gandhi in the presence of Rahul and Priyanka, the possible Congress strategy for the state elections and how it can coincide with the composite opposition gameplan. At the intuitive of Mamata, PK has already prepared a presentation on how maximum electoral understanding can be made possible between the Congress and the regional parties both for the assembly polls and finally in the Lok Sabha polls. The basic principle is that in states, the anti- BJP opposition parties may fight against each other taking into account the local political compulsions, but for Lok Sabha elections, maximum efforts will have to be given for total understanding of opposition parties against BJP taking into account an objective assessment of the strength of the contending opposition parties. Right now, the task of the opposition is to be battle ready for the assembly elections in five states by early 2022- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur. Only seven months are left for these polls.Elections to other two states Gujarat and Himachal will be taking place by the end of 2022. So, as of now, preparations by the opposition for the coming five states, especially Uttar Pradesh, is of crucial importance. Of these five states, the Congress is the major anti-BJP opposition party in four states,Punjab, UK, Goa and Manipur. In Punjab, the Congress is in a comfortable position. PKknows Punjab well since he worked in 2017 with the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.Thistime the situation is far better as the BJP-Akali Dal alliance is not there and the farmersagitation has further dented the BJP base in the state. There is possibility of challenge byAAP in some seats, but that will not be a formidable one if the Congress party in Punjabfunctions unitedly with CM and the new PCC president Novjit Singh Sidhu collaborating. The real challenge for PK is to help Congress in getting back power in Uttarakhand, Manipurand Goa. In Manipur and Goa, the Congress emerged as the strongest party in last electionsbut the central leadership failed to intervene in proper time leading to BJP sponsoreddefections. This time, the Congress has to make all efforts both in Manipur and Goa to winthe polls by forming alliances with a few regional parties which are not aligned with BJP.Inboth these states, money power is important and the Congress has to organise funds tocompete with BJP.Right now, the ground situation is not comfortable for BJP in both thestates. Congress with strategic help from PK has to ensure that maximum mobilisation ismade in Goa and Manipur to defeat BJP.As regards Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party is the main party fighting BJP and the Partyis stitching up an alliance with the smaller parties including RLD to fight the BJP. TheCongress is not in its radar for alliance now and BSP has already announced that it will fightalone.PK’s expertise will be on real - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara test in UP if he is able.
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‘We did not have a single penny’: Late actress Pratyusha Banerjee’s parents on battling financial crisis The couple had to face a financial crisis, following which they moved into one room and also took loans. Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee gained popularity as Anandi in the television show “Balika Vadhu”. In 2016, Pratyusha committed suicide by hanging from a fan at her residence in Mumbai’s Goregaon area. Her then boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh took her to the hospital, where she succumbed. Nearly half a decade later, the late actress’s father Shankar Banerjee said in an interview with Aaj Tak that he and his wife lost everything while fighting their daughter’s case to seek justice. The couple had to face a financial crisis, following which they moved into one room and also took loans. Shankar said, “After this accident, it seems as if some terrible storm has come
Plea seeking probe into Pegasus scandal to be heard next week: Supreme Court Senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar had sought probe by a Special Investigation Team, headed by a sitting or former judge, into the snooping allegations. Agency News: Jammu The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will be taking up next week a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed regarding a special investigation into the Pegasus snooping issue, involving allegations that opposition politicians, journalists and others were targets of the Israeli spyware. Senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have
and has taken everything away from us. We did not have a single penny left with us. We have lost everything while fighting in the second case.” “We are now forced to live in one room. This case took away everything from us. Many times, there has been a situation where we were forced to take loans,” he added. In 2016, Shankar and his wife Soma had alleged that Mumbai police was going easy on the case. “Since beginning the Mumbai police are not cooperating with us. They (police) seem very flexible in dealing with the accused Rahul Raj Singh, so that he can be saved.
sought probe by a Special Investigation Team, headed by a sitting or former judge, into the snooping allegations. Their lawyer, Kapil Sibal, requested Chief Justice N V Ramana to list the petition. This comes barely two weeks after a global collaborative investigative project revealed that the Pegasus spyware was used to target over 300 mobile phone numbers in India, including that of Ministers in the
Narendra Modi government, various Opposition leaders, a constitutional authority, and several journalists and business persons. The issue has also been the cause for multiple disruptions of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session as Opposition parties have united to protest against the alleged snooping and demanded a discussion into the matter in both the Houses.
Suspected Pakistani drones spotted at 3 locations in J&K’s Samba
Officials said Border Security Force personnel fired a couple of rounds towards one of the drones in Chiladya before it returned to the Pakistani side.
Suspected Pakistani drones were spotted hovering over three different locations in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The flying objects were sighted simultaneously over BariBrahmana, Chiladya and
Gagwal areas around 8.30 pm on Thursday, the officials said. The latest sightings were recorded nearly a week after police shot down a Pakistani drone carrying 5 kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) material in the border belt of Kanachak near here. The officials said Border Security Force (BSF) personnel fired a couple of rounds towards one of the drones in Chiladya
India, US to virtually co-host Indo-Pacific Business Forum in October
India reports 44,230 Covid-19 cases, 555 deaths in last 24 hours
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before it returned to the Pakistani side. The other two drones disappeared from the sky shortly after hovering over sensitive security installations at Bari Brahmana and along JammuPathankot highway in Gagwal, the officials said. Police along with other security forces have rushed to the sites for thorough search, the officials said, adding further details are awaited.
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Janhvi Kapoor channels Audrey Hepburn in her latest photoshoot. She looks sexy in the black gown with matching gloves
Kerala Announces ₹ 5,650 Crore Package To Assist Small-Scale Traders, Farmers Finance Minister K N Balagopal announced a financial package of ₹ 5,650 crore in the Kerala Assembly, to assist small-scale traders and farmers. Agency News: Thiruvananthapuram
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The Kerala government on Friday announced a financial package of over ₹ 5,000 crore to revive the state economy that is reeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Minister K N Balagopal announced a financial package of ₹ 5,650 crore in the state Assembly, to assist smallscale traders and farmers of the state. “This package is to provide assistance to smallscale traders and farmers of the state who have been adversely affected by the pandemic,” Mr Balagopal told media. He said the state government has decided to provide subsidised loans and announced new loan schemes under the Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) and the Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE). “We will be giving very subsidised loans.
India and the US will virtually co-host the fourth annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in October, the State Department has announced. The IPBF, now in its fourth year, is the leading event to promote trade, investment and economic cooperation between the United States and its partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The twoday online event from October 28 will be co-hosted by the US and India in partnership with the US Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and the USASEAN Business Council (USABC). Observing that the IPBF advances a vision for an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open and inclusive, the State Department said that government and business leaders from the US, India and across the Indo-Pacific region will exchange ideas through interactive discussions organised around three broad themes: Economic Recovery and Resilience; Climate Action and Digital Innovation.
The country’s overall caseload has risen to more than 3.15 crore, while the death toll stands at over 4.23 lakh. Agency News: New Delhi India reported 44,230 new Covid-19 cases and 555 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am on Friday, according to data released by the Union Health Ministry. With this, the country’s overall caseload has gone up to over 3.15 crore (3,15,72,344), while the death toll stands at over 4.23 lakh (4,23,217). The number of active cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day, data
showed. The number of active cases has gone up to 4,05,155, accounting for 1.28 per cent of the total caseload, while the recovery rate stood at 97.38 per cent. The number of people who have recovered from the disease has gone up to over 3.07 crore, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 per cent. A discussion on the Covid-19 pandemic is set to take place in the Lok Sabha on Friday. N K Premchandran and Vinayak Raut are expected to “raise a discussion on the situation arising out of Covid-19 pandemic in the country and various aspects related to it.”, news agency PTI reported. A discussion on the pandemic was held in the beginning of the Monsoon Session in Rajya Sabha. The government had then strongly defended its strategy to combat Covid.
“Have To Make Compulsory Testing And Vaccination”: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is on his first visit to the national capital after becoming a chief minister, also said the Karnataka government will further strengthen the state’s health infrastructure to combat the current wave of the pandemic.
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The state government will bear the four per cent of the interest of loans for six months for the loans up to ₹ two lakh,” Mr Balagopal said.
Amid rising Covid cases in Karnataka, its new chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said there is a need to tighten the borders and take measures to put in place compulsory testing to stop the spread of the virus. Basavaraj Bommai, who is on his first visit to the national capital after
becoming a chief minister, also said the Karnataka government will further strengthen the state’s health infrastructure to combat the current wave of the pandemic. Interacting with reporters before meeting Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Karnataka chief minister said he was here to meet the prime minister, the BJP chief and other Union ministers
Pegasus Spyware ‘’Non-Issue’’, Ready To Discuss Other Matters: Union Minister Agency News: New Delhi As Opposition protests over alleged snooping using Pegasus spyware continue to disrupt Parliamentary proceedings, Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the controversy was a “non-issue” and that the government was ready for discussions on people-related issues. The Pegasus spyware issue has snowballed into a political controversy, disrupting Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha since the start of the Monsoon session on July 19. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has given a statement on the issue
in both the Houses but the Opposition parties are not satisfied and are demanding specific answers. As yet another day of Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned due to vociferous protests, Pralhad Joshi, the Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, urged the protesting members to allow the House to function while speaking during the Question Hour. While describing the Opposition’s behaviour as “unfortunate”, the minister said in the Lower House that the spyware issue was not a serious one. Noting that the IT Minister has already given a detailed statement.
to thank them and seek their blessings. On rising Covid cases in Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai said he has spoken to district collectors of Dakshin Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, and Kodagu in this
regard. “We have to tighten our borders. We have to make compulsory testing and vaccination,” he said. After the Delhi visit, Basavaraj Bommai will hold a video conference with district collectors.
Property registrations for July 2021 clock highest ever registrations for July month in the last decade: Knight Frank India Agency News: Mumbai Knight Frank India, the leading real estate consultancy in the country, noted that Mumbai BMC region (i.e. Churchgate to Dahisar and Colaba to Mulund) recorded property registrations of 9,037 units in July 2021, registering a growth of 15% Month-onMonth (MoM) over June 2021 and up 239% YoY compared to 2,662 units registered in July 2020. The registrations for July
2021 were also 57% higher compared to the same month in pre-pandemic period of July 2019. Even though the duration of lockdown in Mumbai was similar to last year, the pickup post gradual easing of restrictions in June was sharper this time around compared to last year. Developers had used their marketing prowess and learnings from the first wave to keep the homebuyers engaged during the second lockdown. As soon as the lockdown.
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Agency News: Tokyo India’s hopes of a Tokyo Olympics medal from six-time world champion Mary Kom were dashed on Wednesday. But boxer Lovlina Borgohain has restored those hopes, assuring India of a boxing medal. Lovlina Borgohain has reached the semi-final of
India score late winner to keep QF hopes alive in women’s hockey
Agency News: Tokyo Navneet Kaur scored a late winner as the Indian women’s hockey team kept its quarterfinals hopes alive in the Olympics with a 1-0 win over Ireland in a mustwin penultimate pool match here on Friday. After goalless three quarters, which India completely dominated but failed to breach the Irish defence.
Women’s Welter (64-69 kg) category.She defeated NienChin Chen in the quarterfinal bout. With this, a bronze medal is assured for her. The semi-final will be held on August 4. Lovlina has now become only the second Indian woman boxer, and third boxer overall, to have won an Olympic medal. Previously,
Mary Kom and Vijender Singh won a medal each. The first medal this season–a silver– was won by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. It was also the first silver ever for India in weightlifting. Lovlina was diagnosed with Covid last year and even had to be hospitalized. Following her win, the Boxing Federation of India congratulated her.
BFI President Ajay Singh said that it was a proud moment not just for boxing but also for Assam and the entire country. Indian women’s hockey team keeps hopes alive The Indian women’s team defeated Ireland in pool game on Friday, with Navneet Kaur giving India a 1-0 lead. With this win, India’s hope of entering.
27 new Games-related Covid-19 cases reported, highest so far The three athletes include US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, who on Thursday pulled out of the Games after testing positive for the virus. Agency News: Tokyo The Tokyo Games organisers on Friday announced 27 new COVID-19 cases linked with the Olympics, including three athletes, the highest daily count so far. The three athletes include US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, who on Thursday pulled out of
the Games after testing positive for the virus. The 27 cases, bringing the cumulative Gamesrelated total to 220, comprise 18 residents of Japan and nine from overseas. Of the daily total, two athletes and a Games-related official were staying in the Olympic village. The highest daily figure in Games-related cases came a day after Tokyo
reported 3,865 new infections, hitting a record for the third straight day, and the nationwide single-day count topped 10,000 for the first time. Besides the three athletes, those who tested positive for COVID-19 were 15 contractors, four Gamesrelated officials, four volunteers and one member of the media, according to the organising committee. The total number of cases in the Games village currently stands at 26. As of Wednesday, 39,853 people from overseas had arrived in Japan to take part in the Games, it said. On Thursday, the organisers, while announcing.
Prabhas and Pooja Hegde-starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’ to release worldwide in January 2022 Vitalina Batsarashkina won gold in women’s 10-meter air pistol at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, shortly after Salukvadze said she will not return for a 10th Olympics.
Another Olympic heartbreak for world no. 1 archer Deepika as she crashes out
Agency News: Tokyo World number one archer Deepika Kumari’s quest for an Olympic medal ended in heartbreak for the third time as she surrendered tamely to Korean top seed An San in straight sets in the quarterfinals here on Friday.Deepika misfired four 7s as An, who had broken a 25-year-old Olympic record en route to topping the ranking round, wrapped up the women’s individual match 6-0 in less than six minutes.
Sensex rises over 125 points in early trade, Nifty tops 15,800-mark The 30-share index was trading 125.81 points or 0.24 per cent higher at 52,778.88 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 38.55 points or 0.24 per cent to 15,817.00. Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 125 points in early trade on Friday, tracking gains in index majors Tech Mahindra, TCS and HDFC twins. In a very volatile start at the markets, both the indices – Sensex and Nifty
– were oscillating frequently between the green and red. The 30-share index was trading 125.81 points or 0.24 per cent higher at 52,778.88 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 38.55 points or 0.24 per cent to 15,817.00. Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the
Yes Bank grapples with legacy issues of founder Since founder Kapoor’s departure as managing director and chief executive of Yes Bank, several of these large exposures of the private sector lender have soured. Agency News: Mumbai Two years after Rana Kapoor’s exit, Yes Bank continues to grapple with the legacy of its founder—a plethora of loans given out in an alleged quid pro quo where the bank bypassed institutional credit checks. Since founder Kapoor’s departure as managing director and chief executive of Yes Bank, several of these large exposures of the private sector
lender have soured. People directly aware of the matter said the chances of recovery in most cases are slim as a large portion of collaterals such as land were grossly inflated in value against the loans given. According to the people cited above, most of these redflagged accounts are in the bank’s real estate loan portfolio. The loans were given to finance construction, but the value of the underlying collateral, such as land, was grossly inflated. The borrowers include the Wadhawan family-promoted Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd, which is also under investigation.
Sensex pack, rising over 8 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, Power Grid, HDFC, Dr Reddy and M&M. ech Mahindra on Thursday reported a 42.91 per cent growth in June quarter consolidated net profit at
Rs 1,365.7 crore on higher revenue and an expansion in profit margins. Besides, TCS and HDFC Bank gained up to 0.45 per cent in early deals. On the other hand, Bajaj Finserv, SBI, Bharti Airtel
and Asian Paints were among the laggards. In the previous session, Sensex climbed 209.36 points or 0.40 per cent to close at 52,653.07, while the broader NSE Nifty surged 69.05 points or 0.44 per cent to 15,778.45. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 866.26 crore on Thursday, as per provisional exchange data. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong were in the red.
GST slab rationalisation on cards: CEA The original plan was to have a threerate structure of GST, Subramanian said. “However, what we have to be very cognizant about is that often with policymaking, you don’t want perfect to become the enemy of excellent.
Agency News: Mumbai The rationalization of the goods and services tax (GST) structure into three slabs by merging two existing slabs
is on the cards, and progress should be seen soon, chief economic adviser (CEA) in the finance ministry Krishnamurthy Subramanian said on Thursday. “It’s something that is definitely going to happen. The threerate structure is definitely
Actor Yami Gautam has finished shooting for her thriller movie A Thursday. On Thursday, Yami took to her Instagram account to bid adieu to the team of her upcoming project. “It’s never a me... it’s always a WE , with the best of teams. Bidding adieu to the most beautiful team and taking some fond memories with me from the sets of #AThursday,” she wroteAlong with the short heartfelt note, Yami posted a clip featuring her BTS moments from the sets of A Thursday. For the unversed, A Thursday revolves around a playschool teacher named Naina Jaiswal (played by Yami).
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Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures India of second medal; Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) reaches semis assured of medal at Tokyo Olympics after she had defeated Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen 4-1 to enter semifinals
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important. Even the inverted duty structure that is there is equally important to actually fix. The government is definitely seized of the matter. You should hopefully see traction on that soon,” he said at an event organised by Assocham.
The 41-year-old actor shared the film’s new release date on Instagram along with a new poster. Agency News: Mumbai South star Prabhas on Friday announced that his film “Radhe Shyam” will be hitting theatres worldwide on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Pongal on January 14, 2022.The romantic-drama, featuring Pooja Hegde as the female lead, is directed by Radha Krishna Kumar.The 41-year-old actor shared the
film’s new release date on Instagram along with a new poster.“Can’t wait for you all to watch my romantic saga, #RadheShyam, which has a brand new release date - 14th January, 2022 worldwide!,” Prabhas captioned the post. The multi-lingual film also starring Bhagyashree, Murli Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarshi, Sasha Chettri, Kunaal Roy Kapur and
Sathyan, was earlier slated to have a theatrical release on July 30. “Radhe Shyam” is presented by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series and is produced by UV Creations, Bhushan Kumar, Vamsi and Pramod.
Manoj Bajpayee reacts as Sunil Pal calls him ‘badtameez, gira hua’: ‘Jobless people should meditate’
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Manoj Bajpayee has reacted to comedian Sunil Pal calling him ‘badtameez’ and ‘gira hua admi’. The Family Man 2 actor responded with a big laugh and a suggestion
— “jobless people should meditate.”A few days ago, the stand-up comedian had said that many well known actors are exploiting the lack of censorship on digital platforms and making content that is unfit for a family
audience. He had also lashed out at Manoj and The Family Man series, and compared it to porn. Sunil had said, “Manoj Bajpayee kitna hi bada actor hoga, kitne hi bade awards mile, par usse zyada badtameez aur gira hua aadmi maine nahi dekha (However big an actor Manoj Bajpayee is and how many ever prestigious awards he has won, I have never seen a more ill-mannered and immoral man).” On being asked about Sunil’s comments, Manoj responded by laughing and then saying, “I understand people don’t have jobs. I completely understand. I have been in this situation.
Sonu Nigam on staying away from judging reality shows: ‘Nobody can tell me how to behave’ Sonu Nigam has Agency News: Mumbai Singer Sonu Nigam, who has earlier judged Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, has spoken about staying away from music reality shows. He said that nobody can tell him how to behave on the show. He said that he would judge a show if asked to. However, he also added if he would enjoy doing things that he didn’t want to do. Some time back, Indian Idol was embroiled in a controversy after singer Amit Kumar claimed that he was asked to praise Indian Idol 12 contestants when he appeared on the show as a special judge for an episode. Sonu had reacted to the development and had said that if contestants are always praised on reality shows then it is counterproductive. In an interview with The Indian Express, Sonu Nigam said that ‘today, his instincts don’t allow him to do such shows’. “I am a man of clear words. Nobody can tell me how to behave because we belong to that purest school of music and life. If I am asked to do it, I will do it. But will I really enjoy doing things that I don’t want to do on reality shows?” he also added. I’m judging a show in Bengal – Super Singer on Star Jalsa. I feel it’s a show of my interest. It has Kaushiki Chakraborty and Kumar Sanu, and a purist atmosphere. I feel comfortable there and hope they won’t ask me for such melodrama. If they do, we’ll see!” he added.
spoken about why he has stayed away from judging music reality shows. He has earlier been a judge on Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
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‘Make-in-India’ clause delays Gujarat govt’s NAMO tablet scheme for students by a year The scheme was announced by the state government in 2017-18 to provide tablets to students who clear Class 12 exams and pursue degree or diploma courses in Gujarat, at a price of Rs 1,000 each against the claimed market price of Rs 7,000- Rs 8,000. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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Around 72,000 undergraduate students in Gujarat will start getting NAMO e-tablets next month under a state government scheme that was delayed by a year due to the government insisting on made-in-India devices other than the earlier decided Chinese ones. The scheme was announced by the state government in 2017-18 to provide tablets to students who clear Class 12 exams and pursue degree or diploma courses in Gujarat,
at a price of Rs 1,000 each against the claimed market price of Rs 7,000- Rs 8,000. Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama “The delay was because we insisted on ‘Make-InIndia’. But we are committed to provide tablets to these 72,000 students, followed by new admissions for the academic session 2021-22.” The authorities are planning to hand over a few tablets to these students on August 1 as part of the celebration to mark the completion of five years of Rupani government.
Students who have registered and paid the token amount of Rs 1,000 at the beginning of the academic session 2020-21 are still waiting for the tablets. Amid political pressure and opposition allegations, the Gujarat education department aims to clear this backlog before the new session begins even as registrations are yet to be opened for students for the academic session 2021-22. “With the implementation of
‘20k-25k Ganesh idols will be installed this year in Surat’ Agency News: Surat Surat city Ganesh Utsav Samithi said that around 20,000 to 25,000 idols will be installed this year in place of 65,000 to 70,000 idols which were installed during pre-Covid period.Surat city Ganesh Utsav Samiti president Anil Biscuitwala said, “This year we expect that around 20,000 to 25,000 idols will be installed. We had requested the government to allow us to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi and we are happy that it has given its permission. However, as per government notification, idols cannot be more than four feet in height.”“We have told the mandals not to erect mandap (tent) in public
The idol makers in Surat are worried as according to them the decision by the state government came a little late and it will be difficult for them to meet the demand. places. It should only be done in private area, parking lots of apartments and common open plot in residential societies. We have also requested people not to crowd on immersion day. Immersion will only be allowed in artificial ponds made by SMC, or in the sea
Teachers in Gujarat want morning shift in August too Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A group of primary schoolteachers has made representation to the state government for allowing schools to function only in morning shifts for the month of August as well. Schools have re-opened for the new academic year from the month of June by way of online education. Keeping in view the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the schools are closed for on-campus education. “The government has allowed primary schools to function in morning hours for the month of July. Looking at the current
Shrenu Parikh as Genda, the lead protagonist in &TV’s ‘Ghar Ek Mandir Agency News: Mumbai Nearly completing a decade in the Indian television industry, popular actor Shrenu Parikh has been roped into portraying Genda, the lead protagonist in &TV’s upcoming brand-new fiction show ‘GharEk Mandir - Kripa Agrasen Maharaja Ki’. Produced by Zee Studios, the show is a never-seenbefore socio drama on Indian television built around the context of the legendary king, Agrasen Maharaja. Agrasen Maharaja was the founder of the Agrawal community of traders and, through his ideologies and teachings, helped the community prosper. The story will depict Agrasen Maharaja’s core principles through his ardent bhakt and the show’s lead protagonist, Genda.
scenario, it seems online education will continue for the month of August as well. As a result, we have requested the government to allow primary education to continue in morning hours,” said a member of the State Primary Teachers’ Association
Successful Gujarati film ‘TEACHER OF THE YEAR’ will see a world digital premiere exclusively 5th August, on ShemarooMe
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Nearly completing a decade in the Indian television industry, popular actor Shrenu Parikh has been roped into portraying Genda, the lead protagonist in &TV’s upcoming brand-new fiction show ‘GharEk Mandir Kripa Agrasen Maharaja Ki’. Produced by Zee Studios, the show is a never-seenbefore socio drama on Indian television.
Make-in-India and anti-China clauses, the previous tender awarded to a company that was supplying Chinese tablets (Lenovo) had to be cancelled. Tenders were issued threefour times again but failed to generate a good response under ‘Make-in-India’. Then Covid outbreak happened, resulting in further delay,” a senior official in the education department said on condition of anonymity. Chudasama
Man booked for ‘raping’ 40-year-old for 15 years Taking cognizance of the woman’s complaint, police booked the accused under IPC 376 for rape. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
in Dumas.”The idol makers in Surat are worried as according to them the decision by the state government came a little late and it will be difficult for them to meet the demand. There are over 100 idol makers in the city and every year they call artisans from Maharashtra
and West Bengal to come to Surat and make idols to meet the demand for the celebration of Ganesh Chaturti festival. Shree Ganesh Murtikar Welfare Association president Sanjay Elkar (lonari) said, “This year we are short of hands.
According to police, an FIR was lodged at one of the police stations in Gandhinagar on Wednesday night against the accused under IPC 354 for sexual assault and sections of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
police stations in Gandhinagar on Wednesday night against the accused man, a resident of Gandhinagar, under IPC 354 for sexual assault and sections of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.According to police, the boy and his mother are residents of Mumbai, and had come to Gandhinagar to the accused’s residence for a funeral ceremony in April this year.“On April 4, I caught the accused lying over my son and touching him inappropriately in one of the rooms of his residence in Gandhinagar. I tried to explain to him that this was a wrong act and then on April 29, I returned to Mumbai with my son. Later my son revealed that the accused on numerous instances after April 4 tried to sexually assault him by touching him inappropriately in his private parts,” said the victim in her complaint.
Man booked for sexually assaulting boy
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Police have booked a 19-year-old man in Gandhinagar for allegedly sexually assaulting a nineyear-old boy, who is his cousin.According to police, an FIR was lodged at one of the
said, “Since we have cleared the file and tender awarded to an Indian company, the process of distribution will start soon both for the pending students and as well as new admissions.” The tenders have now been awarded to Lava International, an Indian company. Senior education officials said that the ground work has been completed for the distribution of tablets that will begin in August. The backlog is expected to be cleared by September, they said. In the first year, the state government in its financial budget had made an allocation of over Rs 150 crore for the scheme. Two companies — Acer and Lenovo, were shortlisted through the tendering process. However, only Lenovo was supplying tablets to the state government till last year with an increased budget.
Police in Ahmedabad have booked a man for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman for the past 15 years “under the pretext of marriage.” According to police, an FIR was lodged in old city Ahmedabad against the man after the woman submitted a complaint that the former made sexual relationship with her for the past 15 years by promising her to marry her.“I met the accused in 2006 in Ahmedabad and we entered into a relationship. However, in 2007, he got married to another woman as per wishes of his parents so I told him that I will no
longer keep any relationship with him. However, he promised me that he will divorce his wife and marry me. He also made sexual relationship with me on multiple occasions by taking me to different hotels from 2007 to till date. On July 17 this year, he again took me to a hotel in Ahmedabad and took advantage of me,” said the woman in her complaint. Taking cognizance of the woman’s complaint, police booked the accused under IPC 376 for rape. “The man is yet to be questioned in the case and further investigation is on,” said a senior police official of the police station concerned.
17-yr-old girl dies as mobile explodes while charging Agency News: Rajkot A 17-year-old girl from Chhetasan village of Becharaji taluka in Mehsana died on Wednesday due to severe injuries that she allegedly suffered when the mobile phone on which she was talking exploded. The deceased Shradhha Desai was talking over the phone while it was being charged. The body was cremated by the family and post mortem was not done. “We came to know about the incident after reports appeared in media. When we reached the
village the body was already cremated. The family is busy in completing the final rites. We will question the family members to find out exactly what happened,” said M J Barot, police sub inspector at Becharaji police station. Preliminary p o l i c e investigation revealed that Desai, a class XII student was talking with her relative over the phone when the incident took place. Family members told police that the mobile battery could have exploded. The deceased was on the upper floor of the house and the door of the room turned .
HAI files complaint after truck overturns, damages bridge in Surat Agency News: Surat Police arrested a truck driver on Thursday for alleged rash driving and causing damages to the tune of Rs 50 lakh to flyover bridge at Ichhapore cross road. The truck, carrying a container weighing around 250 ton, overturned while descending from the flyover.
Police arrested Kishore Namdev Jadav for alleged rash driving and damaging public property. The incident took place on July 25 and an offence was registered after the complainant approached police. The complaint was lodged by Sanjay Chaudhary, an official of National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI), at Ichhapore police station. In his complaint Chaudhary alleged that the accused was carrying oversized and overweight cargo. Due to rash driving the truck overturned resulting in damage to the structure of the flyover bridge. The damage to the bridge’s deck slab of span P7 and P8 is estimated
to be around Rs 50 lakh. “The driver told police that he was not aware of how the truck overturned. He claimed that he was driving and as the truck started descending and it overturned due to some unknown reason,” said a police officer in Ichhapore police station The spot where the truck overturned.
4 Thieves break into 1,200-year-old temple in Gujarat’s Surendranagar Agency News: Surendranagar Believing in rumours about a hidden treasure, some unidentified persons dug up the sanctum sanctorum of a 1,200-year-oldShiva temple in a remote place in Thangadh taluka of G u j a r a t ’s S u r e n d r a n a g a r district, police said on Thursday.The ancient temple, which does not see a lot of footfalls, is a protectedmonument and is already in a ruined state. Some locals visit the temple atregular intervals to offer their prayers, inspector M D Chaudhary ofThangadh police said.While no official complaint has been filed with the police, a primaryinvestigation revealed that the thieves might have been taken in by rumours of a hidden treasure in the
premises, the official said, ad idols have been placed at their original spot with the help of villagers. Locals alerted the police on Thursday after they spotted two pits dug up inside the temple premises, he said. “The temple,situated near Jamwadi village, is around 1,200 years old. In search of the elusive treasure, someone first dug a one-feet deep pit inside the sanctum sanctorum after removing the Shivling. The perpetrators placed the Shivling carefully near the wall The men also removed the idol of Nandi, which was outside the sanctum sanctorum, from its place and dug up a 3 to 4 feet deep pit, he said. Notably, the perpetrators did not damage the idols and even offered flowers on the Shivling before starting the digging work,Chaudhary said, adding that no FIR has been registered yet in this regard.
Two power discoms grapple with high technical, commercial losses While the losses for Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) stood at 19.21 per cent for financial year 2019-20, the AT&C loss for Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) deteriorated by more than 10 per cent during the year. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Despite securing the first four positions in the ninth annual integrated rating for state power distribution utilities, two of the four power Discoms in Gujarat are still grappling with high Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses. While the losses for Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) stood at 19.21 per cent for financial year 2019-20, the AT&C loss for Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) deteriorated by more than 10 per cent during the year.High AT&C losses was one of the
“key concerns” highlighted for PGVCL in the “Rankings and ninth annual integrated rating: state distribution utilities” published by the Ministry of Power earlier this month.The AT&C losses also include the Transmission and Distribution losses, shortfall in payment of subsidies announced by state governments and non recovery of dues from state departments and local bodies. In these ratings, the state discoms in Gujarat secured the first four positions with the highest A+ rating. Though PGVCL was ranked fourth, the percentage of AT&C losses for other utilities with A+ rating ranked lower than PGVCL had better figures for AT&C. For instance.
Applicants outnumber 32k seats for engg diploma Out of total over 64,000 seats for admissions, this year, barring 50 per cent seats reserved under the management quota for which the institutes conduct admission of their own, admission for remaining around 32,000 is being conducted by ACPDC. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Since June 17, a total of 32,596 registrations have been recorded for nearly 32,000 Diploma engineering seats for centralised admission by the Admission Com-mittee for Professional Diploma Courses (ACPDC). Against these registrations, fee has been paid for 31,950 applications. Out of total over 64,000 seats for admissions, this year, barring 50 per cent seats reserved under the management quota for which the institutes conduct admission of their own, admission for remaining around 32,000 is being conducted by ACPDC. Citing delay in declaration of Class 10
results by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as well as delay in availability of required documents like Class 10 marksheets to be uploaded for registration, the deadline for registrations was extended last week till August 14. The number of registrations recorded so far is more than 16,000 less than previous year. Last year, a total of 48,000 registrations were recorded against 32,000 seats. With the state government declaring mass promotion for Class 10 students, the authorities are still expecting the gap between vacant and filled seats to decline from nearly 50 per cent to 20 per cent, this year. The admission process is on for nearly 64,100 seats in over 31 government, 104 selffinanced, 2 under public private partnership mode and 5 grant-inaid colleges for both state quota seats and voluntarily surrendered management quota seats for the academic session 2021-22.