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‘Dawai bhi, kadai bhi’: PM Modi’s mantra for 2021 as vaccine preparations enter last stage
Petroleum Minister launches Missed Call Facility for LPG consumers Page : 2
Biggest reward is ability to bring a smile on faces of Indians that follow cricket: Ajinkya Rahane Page : 3
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Dairies hike milk prices, cite shortage
“’Swasthya hi sampada hai’, the year 2020 has taught us this well. It has been a year full of challenges. Therefore this last day of the year is the day to remember those Corona warriors who are fighting for us, risking their lives. I bow down to them,” PM Modi said.
Ahmedabad woman accuses Mumbai dentist of demanding dowry
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Rajkot and remembered the Corona warriors who risked their lives fighting the pandemic. He also urged people should not let their guard down and strictly abide by coronavirus preventive norms even after vaccination.“‘Swasthya hi sampada hai‘, the year 2020 has taught us this well. It has been a year full of challenges. Therefore this last day of the year is the day to remember those Corona warriors who are fighting for us, risking
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their lives. I bow down to them,” he said.Stating that the country is preparing for mass vaccination, PM Modi said that the new year is “coming with the hope of treatment. “I used to say ‘jab tak davai nahi dhilai nahi’ but now our mantra for 2021 should be: Davai bhi, kadaai bhi (yes to medicine and yes to caution).” “I’m sure people of the country would make similar efforts for mass vaccination as they had put in to contain the spread of the virus. Around one crore people have recovered from COVID-19 and the number of daily fresh cases in India is going down. 2021 is
inaugurated the maiden academic session of 50 MBBS students of AIIMS Rajkot. The campus is now functioning out of a section of the building of Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay Government Medical College and PDU Hospital in the city. The state government has allotted 200 acres land between Para Pipaliya and Khandheri villages on Jamnagar road on the northern periphery of the city. The central government has approved a total outlay of Rs1,195 crore for the proposed campus, which is expected to come up within three years.
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Increased demand and a shortage in milk has seen dairies increasing their farmers’ milk procurement prices. Milk farmers in most parts of the state are now coming with new hope of Medical Commission, commanding prices between treatment,” Modi added. the quality and quantity Rs 25-26 per litre for their India has turned into the of health education will milk with 8.5 per cent solidnerve-centre of global improve,” he added.On not-fat (SNF) and 3.5 per health, Modi said. “We December 21, Union cent fat, which dairies say are working on mission Minister for Health and is expected to continue mode to improve medical Family Welfare Harsh for days to come.On education in India. After Vardhan and Gujarat Saturday, the Pune district the formation of National CM Rupani virtually cooperative milk producers union– the dairy which retails dairy products under the brand name, Katraj– announced an increase in their procurement price. Vivek Hindurao Kshirsagar, managing director of the dairy, said this hike was in response to the shortage development map of the country, as he and-half years and Yediyurappa will down, with some within the party in milk procurement. also referred to financial constraints continue as Chief Minister, such like senior MLA Basanagouda Patil “At present, we have a faced by the state.“In the last one- questions do not arise at all.“There Yatnal giving credence to it with 10 per cent dip from our and-half years of my administration is no confusion among our ministers their statements.Asked about BJP normal 2.5 lakh litres per even for a day I did not bother about or legislators, also people. If there is legislators making open statements day collection,” he said. it, I was focused on my work and confusion, it is among media friends. and writing letters expressing While supply has dipped, development. These things have If you cooperate everything will be disgruntlement, Yediyurappa said he said demand has picked in no way impacted,” Yediyurappa fine,” he said.There has been intense out of so many legislators one up, as life has almost said in response to a question on speculation in some quarters that or two of them might have given returned to normal due to talks about leadership change and its the BJP high command is mulling certain statements.“..to address their the government relaxing impact on administration.Speaking leadership change in Karnataka concerns, I will be holding a division to reporters here, he said, after BJP in the days to come considering wise meeting with all our legislators,” General Secretary in-charge of the Yediyurappa’s age (77 years).Though he said.Referring to the impact of state Arun Singh made it clear that the state BJP has rejected outright COVID on the state and its economy, there are no issues for the next two- such speculation, it refuses to die the Chief Minister.
Yediyurappa rules out leadership change, asserts will complete term as CM Agency News: Karnataka Vidya Balan gets to usher in the new year in a special way as her birthday falls on the same day.
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Covid-19 shot soon as Centre asks states to conduct dry run for vaccination on Jan 2 With a decision on approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine likely to come by the end of this week, the Centre on Thursday directed all states and UTs to conduct a dry run for vaccination on January 2. The dry run will be conducted in a bid to test and rehearse the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges. The activity is proposed to be conducted in all state capitals in at least 3 session sites.States will include districts that are have a challenging topography and have poor logistical support while Maharashtra and Kerala are expected to schedule the dry run in major cities other than their capital, the Union Health Ministry said.
Irrfan Khan’s last film The Song Of Scorpions to release in theatres in early 2021
Ruling out leadership change, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday asserted he will remain in the post for the remaining over two year period and complete the term, and there was no confusion regarding this within the ruling BJP. Suggesting that the last one year had been like a “trial by fire” for his administration with natural disasters and COVID pandemic, he said his government’s desire was to take Karnataka to the first place on the
Cabinet clears Akash missile export, forms panel for faster nod Agency News: New Delhi
The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved export of the Akash surface-toair missile to “friendly countries” and constituted a committee, headed by the Defence Minister, for faster approval of export of defence platforms.The export version of Akash, an official statement said, will be different from the system currently deployed with the Indian armed forces. The Akash SAM, with a range of
25 km, was inducted into the IAF in 2014 and in the Indian Army in 2015.According to the official statement, Akash is an important missile of the country with over 96 per cent indigenisation.
Following its induction in the armed forces, many friendly countries, the statement said, showed interest in Akash during international exhibitions, DefExpo, Aero India.The Cabinet approval will facilitate Indian manufactures to participate in RFI/RFP issued by various countries. “So far, Indian defence exports included parts/components etc. The export of big platforms was minimal. This initiative of the Cabinet would help the country improve.
Denied police nod, organisers say will hold Elgaar Parishad on January 30 Agency News: New Delhi
Denied permission by Pune Police to hold a conference to commemorate the battle for Koregaon Bhima on its 203rd anniversary on Thursday, the organisers of the Elgaar Parishad have said that they will hold the event in Pune on January 30. They said if not permitted again, they would hold the conference on the streets. On December 20, the members of ‘Bhima Koregaon Shaurya Din Prerna Abhiyaan’ – an umbrella body of various organisations that had put together the Elgaar Parishad on December 31, 2017 – along with retired HC judge BG Kolse Patil, who was also one of the conveners of the
conference, held in meeting in Pune. They decided to organise the Elgaar Parishad conference on Thursday, December 31, ahead of the 203rd anniversary of the battle of Bhima
Koregaon on January 1.However, on December 23, the Pune city police denied permission for holding the event, citing Covid-19 and law and order reasons.Addressing a press conference in Pune on Thursday, Kolse Patil said, “The aim of organising the Elgaar Parishad has always been to bring the focus of politics back on the basic needs of common citizens, as well as health and education and take it away from casteism, communalism and religious divisions. Since we could not hold it as planned on December 31, we will now organise it on January 30 at Ganesh Kala Krida Kendra Manch auditorium in Pune. And if not allowed there, we will hold it on the streets.”
lockdown restrictions. “We expect this situation to remain for days to come,” he said.Ironically, the dip comes when dairies normally report excess milk production in what is called the flush period. Between October and March, animals increase their milk production, thanks to easy availability of water and green fodder. Once summer sets in, animals reduce their lactation due to stress on water and fodder, which corresponds to the lean period in the sector. However, this year, the flush is yet to start, leading to dairies feeling the pinch. Dasrath Mane, chairman and managing director of Indapur Dairy and Milk Products Ltd — popularly known as Sonai dairy– said this was mainly due to floods and excess rains reported from various parts of the country and the state as a whole. “We feel the flush has been delayed by over a month,” he said. Sonai dairy has also started paying their farmers Rs 26 per litre as their procurement price.
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Delhi: 26-year-old held for blackmailing women Agency News: New Delhi
Delhi Police has arrested a 26-year-old BCom graduate foallegedly morphing pictures of women and blackmailing them to extortmoney. The man is suspected to have targeted at least 100 women usingtheir obscene pictures.The accused has been identified as Sumit Jha, a resident of Noida. Jhastudied BCom from
an open university after completing his schooling froma private school in Noida. A woman from south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar,working as a bank manager, reported that a man approached her onsocial media and demanded money from her in exchange of someobscene pictures. She said the man threatened to upload her pictures onher social media account, which he had hacked.
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Anand police seized fake currency notes with face value of Rs 1.28 lakh from a man on Wednesday.Based on a tip-off, cops arrested Jignesh Patel when he was travelling to Anand Gunj Bazaar and recovered 228 notes of Rs50, Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 denomination from him. Patel,46, is a resident of Sardar Chowk area of Ode village.After nabbing Patel, cops also searched his house from where they recovered a colour printer and A-4 size papers which theaccused
used for printing the counterfeit notes.Patel has also confessed to the police of printing and circulating the fake notes, especially to senior citizens who run small-timegrocery and other shops in the market. He also has revealed to have circulated notes with the face value of Rs 60,000 to Rs 70,000 in the market.
Terror incidents, infiltration, civilian killings down: DGP Agency News: New Delhi
Addressing the annual press conference of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Singh said, “We undertook over 100 successful operations in J&K. Ninety operations took place in Kashmir and 13 in Jammu. As many as 225 terrorists were killed — 207 in Kashmir and 18 in Jammu division.”He said that among the slain terrorists, 47 were top commanders belonging to various outfits. “Today, all top commanders of various outfits have been eliminated,” he added.The DGP said 16 Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel — 15 in Kashmir and one in Jammu — and 44 security forces jawans — 42
in Kashmir and two in Jammu — were killed while fighting terrorism this year.Singh said that police and security agencies have cracked down on Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of terror outfits, who throw grenades or work as messengers and couriers.“As many as 635 OGWs
were arrested and 56 out of them were booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA),” he said.During the year, 299 terrorists and their associates were arrested and 12 terrorists surrendered, he said.The police chief said that 426 weapons, over 9,000 ammunition and magazines, and a huge cache of explosive material were recovered and seized during anti-terror operations.There has been a decrease in the number of civilian killings this year. “As many as 38 civilians were killed this year as compared to 44 last year,” Singh said.He, however, said that there has been a slight increase in terrorist recruitment this year as compared to last year.
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Editorial
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR 2020 has been a strange interruption and reversal It is nine months since India declared the world’s most stringent lockdown, with four hours’ notice, causing massive economic disruption. Meanwhile, we have passed 10 million COVID infections in India, the second-highest in the world. And the UK has reported a new strain of COVID that is even more infectious. This has been an altogether strange year. Will 2021 be better? What can we look forward to? What should we worry about?At the end of the third quarter, the economy is showing a hugely divergent performance. Some sectors are now doing quite well. Pharmaceuticals and chemicals are showing growth on their Year-ToDate numbers. FMCG reached last year’s level in the second quarter and is showing growth in the third quarter, though YTD numbers still lag. The same for two-wheelers. Construction equipment — such as excavators — are showing a huge recovery, with record sales numbers in the last three months, driven by rural demand from sales to individuals. Capital goods are still sluggish with YTD numbers well down on last year, but are now showing some signs of life In contrast, travel and tourism, real-estate and construction, and retail, are all still at under half last year, with no one forecasting a full recovery this year. These are high employment sectors, and salaried employment has correspondingly taken a big hit, with potentially longer term effects. In sum, GDP is expected to fall around 7.5 per cent for this full year. We will bounce back next year on this base effect. But full recovery means getting back to the trend line of growth where we would have been pre-COVID. We will otherwise have two wasted years, something our aspirational population can ill afford. Is this wishful thinking? It may just be possible. We must start by setting out a clear growth ambition. Yes, we had a $5 trillion by 2024 target, but that is clearly dead. Let us at least aspire to grow 9 per cent for three years, which is what will get us back to our 5 per cent trend line of growth by the time of the next national election in 2024. So what must we do? The recovery underway is solid, but we need measures to sustain and deepen it. The government can do three things. First, pay its bills. The most immediate fiscal stimulus possible is to put cash into the economy. Distribute the pending tax refunds, pay the bills of all companies (large and small), pay off the many arbitration awards pending where the government has lost cases, and pay state governments their pending GST dues. All this will run into a few trillion rupees, a per cent or more of GDP, and it will be cash that immediately stimulates the economy. It has the additional merit of simply “advancing” (I hesitate to use that word, as the payments are already long overdue) what will have to be paid later in any case. The government will claim that it has paid over 90 per cent of pending claims, but this is a fudge — the under 10 per cent it hasn’t paid by volume adds up to the overwhelming proportion by value.Second, invest in public health infrastructure. Some preparation is underway to distribute vaccines, but go much further. Finance state government efforts to build an extensive public health network so we are equipped to handle a possible second wave of the virus. If we demonstrate that we are much more prepared in February and March 2021 than we were in April and May 2020, we will spread confidence instead of despondency. And in all we do, work in partnership with private sector hospitals instead of issuing diktats as earlier. Third, invest massively in infrastructure. Roads, ports, logistics — there are dozens of projects stuck as funds are not available. The 20 trillion infrastructure pipeline needs to have some cash flow in it. But there is a bigger opportunity. The COVID crisis revealed awful things about living conditions in slums across our cities that we have ignored for too long. Can we put in place the right public-private programme to provide decent, accessible housing, with quick and cheap connectivity into our cities? This could trigger a building boom that would stimulate - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara demand like nothing else. Editor
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Petroleum Minister launches Missed Call Facility for LPG consumers Agency News: New Delhi Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, in an event in Bhubaneswar, today launched Missed Call Facility for LPG consumers, a major step towards government’s efforts to boost ease of living. Indian Oil LPG customers can use single missed call number 8454955555 for refill bookingfor all India and for new connection- for Bhubaneshwar City.Shri Pradhan also rolled out the second phase of world class premium grade petrol (Octane 100), branded as XP100 by Indian Oil. In this second phase, Indian Oil’s branded XP100 was rolled out in seven more cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi,
Digboi has joined the elite group of Mathura and Barauni Refineries by producing XP-100 Petrol using existing infrastructure and secondary processing facilities. Indore and Bhubaneswar today. The Minister had launched XP100 and rolled out the first phase a month ago on 01st December, 2020 at select outlets in 10 Indian cities.
Delhi-NCR shivers with minimum temperature of 3.3 Degree C Agency News: New Delhi As we herald in the New Year, a question on everyone’s mind...what will the weather be like as 2021 begins? The Met department says that fresh Western disturbances will impact Western Himalayan belt as well as the adjoining. So the cold wave will continue in North India as the New Year sets in.With these changes in weather, light rains or snowfall is predicted around 3rd of January. This spell is likely to last till 6th January.Because of South-easterly winds, NorthEastern regions and Mid plains will experience temperatures
Shri Pradhan while speaking on the occasion, said that the Missed call facility is an example of the success of the Digital India mission in the cause of service to the people. He said that the government is using technology to usher in equitable treatment of every
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has recorded a song with his granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan.The 78-year-old actor took to Twitter on Wednesday night to share a picture from a recording session at a studio."... tomorrow dawns ... and the celebrations begin ... but for what ... it's just another day another year
irrespective of its resources or prosperity, suffered due to Corona, India fought back under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who mobilized the whole country, and presented a new model for the world.Flagging off the dispatch of first load of XP100 from the country’s oldest operating refinery at Digboi, Assam, Shri Pradhan said that this epitomizes the Prime Minister’s vision of Purvodya. He said that XP100 is of world class quality which would enhance the efficiency of High speed cars. This advanced petrol produced from Digboi Refinery will cater to the needs of retail outlets in cities located in country’s North-East region. Digboi has joined the elite group of Mathura and Barauni Refineries.
This included the deployment of a medical team from India to assess preparedness in March 2020; gifting of 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines as well as airlifting 6.3 tonnes of essential medicines and consumables from various cities in India in
April 2020; and the granting of permissions for critically ill Maldivians to access healthcare in India in August 2020. Moreover, various online training programmes were conducted for Maldivian healthcare officials to strengthen capacities. India’s Neighbourhood First foreign policy has demonstrated time and again, willingness and ability to assist Maldives with speed and scale, in times of need. Under the leadership of PM Modi and President Solih, the India-Maldives bilateral partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding has been infused with renewed vigour for the benefit of our peoples.
India Dispatches vials of BCG Vaccine to Male after urgent request
between 3 to 5 degrees celsius. Over next 48 hours cold wave conditions will sweep over Himachal pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, UP, Rajasthan, Western MP and Delhi. Met department predicts dense or very dense fog in some pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi & Uttar Pradesh and dense fog in isolated pockets over Bihar, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura over the next 2 days. Uttarakhand, West Madhya Pradesh will experience dense or very dense fog in some pockets over the next 24 hrs. So stay warm and drive safe as you usher in the New Year.
The BCG vaccine is administered to babies to prevent tuberculosis. The Ministry of Health and Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India procured the vaccine and coordinated its dispatch with the help of the High Commission of Maldives in Delhi, the Honorary Consul of Maldives in Mumbai, and the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The health sector is a principal and long-standing pillar of bilateral cooperation between India and the Maldives. To recall, India
... big deal! Better off making music with the family," he captioned the photo.Nine-year-old Aaradhya Bachchan's parents -actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were also present at the studio.Amitabh Bachchan also shared a photo with his granddaughter on Instagram."...when granddaughter and grandfather get in front of the mic in the studio and make music," he wrote in the caption.It is not
known whether the song is part of a film or special collaboration.Amitabh Bachchan, who made his debut in playback singing with the song "Mere Paas Aao" in the 1979 film "Mr Natwarlal", has lent his voice to songs like "Rang Barse" from "Silsila" (1981) and "Main Yahan Tu Wahan" from "Baghban" (2003), among others. The veteran actor will next feature in "Brahmastra", "Jhund" and "Chehre". He recently joined the cast of "Mayday".
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Amitabh Bachchan records song with granddaughter Aaradhya; shares pic from studio Agency News: Mumbai
Indian in receiving services and improving ease of living for citizens. He said that the service, being launched in Bhubaneswar, will soon be expanded to all over the country. He exhorted the gas agencies and distributors to ensure that the LPG delivery period should be shortened from
1 day to a few hours. He said that the country has travelled a long way in LPG. The LPG connection was made available to about 13 crore people from the year 1955 to 2014, but today it is about to reach 30 crore connections, showing quantum jump and commitment of the government to provide clean fuel. The LPG connection, has really empowered the Indian women, he added.Minister Pradhan talked about the power of technology in making the life of common man easy. He lauded the distribution efforts of the OMCs, especially the Delivery boys- the ‘Corona warriors’, who showed guts and sincerity to supply the LPG at the doorsteps of the people without any interruption, even in the time of pandemic. He said that when the whole world,
had dispatched 30,000 doses of the Measles Rubella vaccine in January 2020.Partnership in the health sector strengthened during the Covid-19 pandemic, with many instances of bilateral cooperation, and assistance provided throughout the year.
Arjun Rampal: Nail Polish is refreshing, different and important Karnataka to receive 13.9 lakh Covid-19 I was intrigued
vaccine vials from Centre: Health Minister
to know why he titled a
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courtroom drama as Nail Polish Agency News: Mumbai
Nail Polish sees Arjun Rampal as Sid Jaisingh, a high profile defence lawyer who is promised a Rajya Sabha seat if he wins the case of Veer Singh, played by Manav Kaul. The film also features Anand Tiwari playing the public prosecutor Amit Kumar.In an exclusive conversation Arjun Rampal said Nail Polish is unlike any Bollywood courtroom drama audience
In this green-black monokini, the dancer set the inte net on fire. She is also seen taking a dip in the pool.
has seen. He calls the film “refreshing, different and important.”Here are excerpts from the conversation:How does the title Nail Polish justify the theme of the film?That was exactly my question to our director Bugs Bhargava Krishna. I
was intrigued to know why he titled a courtroom drama as Nail Polish. But he insisted on me reading the script. When I started reading the script, it was hard for me to put it down. When I learned why he named the series as Nail Polish.
Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said that the state is expected to receive 13.9 lakh Covid-19 vaccine vials in a couple of days from the central government. After inspecting the second dry run for vaccination against Covid-19 in Aster CMI Hospital in Hebbal, Bengaluru city, Sudhakar said, “The big good news for Karnataka is that I have received information from the Union Health Ministry that tomorrow or the day after probably we will be receiving 13,90,000 vials of vaccine for the state. It’s big happy news for all of us.” He also said that so far 6,20,000 healthcare workers have been registered for vaccination in the first phase. “Those who are left out, maybe in some medical or dental colleges, we have requested them also to register,” he added. The minister also said that after health workers, the vaccines will be given to those with comorbidities,
Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar also said that so far 6,20,000 healthcare workers have been
registered for vaccination in the first phase. like those above 60 years and people working in other departments like Police and Revenue, who are also working against the Covid-19 pandemic. Karnataka is conducting the dry run of Covid-19 vaccinations across the state on Friday. The first dry run for the vaccination was held on January
2 in five districts – Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Shivamogga, Mysuru and Belagavi. This time, according to the state health department, it is being carried out in six centres in each of the state’s 30 districts and will cover district hospitals, medical college hospitals (government and private), urban primary health centres, taluk hospitals, primary health centres, community health centres, and private hospitals. Sudhakar said a detailed discussion was held with the Centre regarding the preparation and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine. We are conducting a vaccination dry run at 263 places, earlier it was planned at three locations in each district, but we have prepared to conduct it at seven locations in each district. This dry run will be held at 24 district hospitals, 20 medical colleges, 43 taluk hospitals, 31 community health centres, 87 primary health centres, 30 urban primary health care centres and 28 private health centres across the state,” he added.
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Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has crossed three million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday. The actor took to her verified account to thank her followers with a tweet and also narrated her journey since she began tweeting herself. Kangana wrote, “Thank you everyone, I joined in last August this was my team handle with few thousand followers I never thought so soon we will be 3 million of us, twitter is distracting at times.
Biggest reward is ability to bring a smile on faces BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD of Indians that follow cricket: Ajinkya Rahane Aparshakti Khurana: I’m Billie Eilish reAgency News: Sydney
A day after leading India to a remarkable 8-wicket victory against Australia in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the standin skipper Ajinkya Rahane expressed on Wednesday (December 30, 2020) that the biggest reward is the ability to bring a smile on the faces of Indians that follow cricket.Rahane who led from the front and hit his 12th century said, "I would like to express my gratitude for all the love and support we've received. The biggest
reward for us as a team has been the ability to bring a smile on the faces of all those Indians that follow the sport." The 32-year old added, "We continue to seek your support and good wishes as we work hard for the next two matches." Rahane's message comes after India bounced back from the Adelaide disappointment in the first Test match and beat Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 4-match Test series. Rahane hit 112 runs and received the Man of the Match award. He was also
PV Sindhu has high hopes on Tokyo Olympics 2021, says she 'sees getting medal'
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Training in the town of Milton Keynes in England, champion shuttler PV
Sindhu is leaving no stone unturned to put on a medalwinning show at the Tokyo Olympics next year.Sindhu believes that planning for the mega event is just as important as it is to put in the hard yards in training. And that is why she is looking to peak at the right time."My training is going really well and I am eagerly waiting for upcoming tournaments. I have got enough time to train and hopefully, I will do my best in the Thailand tournament. I am planning well for the Olympics and definitely.
adjudged the inaugural winner of the Mullagh Medal. In the post-match ceremony, Rahane said, "Really proud of all the players. Played really well. Want to give credit
to the debutants Siraj and Gill, the character they showed after the Adelaide loss was great to see. The character was important for us, especially after losing Umesh in the second
innings."Before the match, all eyes were on Rahane as to how he would lead the Indian side that had made an unwanted record of collapsing to its lowest Test score of 36 that handed over Australia an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the first Test.Following the defeat, India's regular captain Virat Kohli was not available as he was on paternity leave and pacer Mohammad Shami was also injured.However, all these didn't bother Rahane as he received praise for his captaincy from everyone including Aussie great Ricky Ponting.
of the squad took a brief two-day break after India’s fine win in the second Test at MCG.The 33-yearold Mumbaikar, who had missed the limited-overs series as well as the first two Tests against Australia due to a hamstring injury that he sustained during the IPL, was seen taking catching practice in the photographs. Three throwdown experts
— Raghavindraa, popularly known as Raghu, Sri Lankan Nuwan Seneviratne and Dayananda Garani — were also there to assist Rohit.Prior to meeting his teammates, Rohit had spent two weeks in quarantine in Sydney.On Tuesday, head coach Ravi Shastri had said the medical team will look at how the player is physically before a call is taken on his inclusion in the playing XI for the third Test. On December 11, the BCCI had announced that the opener cleared an eagerlywatched fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Rohit Sharma gears up for Sydney Test with first practice session at MCG Agency News: Mumbai
Joining the Indian team after completing his mandatory 14-day quarantine, star batsman Rohit Sharma on Thursday went through his first practice session in Australia under the watchful eyes of batting coach Vikram Rathour.The prolific opener is expected to play the third Test in Sydney from January 7.“The engine is just getting started and here is a quick glimpse of what lies ahead. #TeamIndia #AUSvIND,” BCCI tweeted with two pictures of the batsman. While he trained, the rest
Last trading day of 2020: Sensex, Nifty end at fresh record highs; close year with nearly 15% gains Agency News: New Delhi
Markets closed almost flat on Thursday on the last trading day of 2020 amidst hopes of COVID-19 vaccines rollout across the globe for further bets.The BSE Sensex closed higher by 5.11 points 0.01 percent to its new closing record of 47,751.33. After opening higher at 47,753.11, the index hit its all-time high of 47,896.97 during the day and touched a low of 47,602.12. The broader NSE Nifty crossed the record 14,000 level for the first time, touching
an intra-day peak of 14,024.85. The 50-issue index pared gains to close at 13,981.75, down by just 0.20 points.The indices, however, closed the year 2020 with overall gains of around 15 per cent. Sensex gained 15.7 per cent while Nifty jumped 14.9 percent in the year.Major gainers on the Sensex pack were HDFC, Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank, Asian Paint, Titan, Infosys, Dr Reddy's, HCL Tech, Maruti, and NTPC. On the other hand, major losers were TCS, Ultrachem, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, Tech
Mahindra, ITC, SBI, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserve, HUL and RIL,
EPFO likely to credit 8.5% interest for 2019-20 in one go
falling upto 1.33 percent. On Thursday, the last trading day of 2020, Brent
was down 8 cents, or 0.2%, at $51.55 a barrel as of 1015 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate lost 10 cents, or 0.2%, to $48.30 a barrel, a Reuters report said.UK`s FTSE 100 fell 1.7% and France`s CAC 40 0.4%. U.S. stock futures were 0.15% lower, pointing to a weaker open on Wall Street. The MSCI World Index was down on the day as gains in Asia gave way to the losses in Europe. The index is headed for a near 14% rise in 2020 after surging more than 60% from its March lows, Reuters added.
L&T’s construction arm bags ‘significant’ orders in overseas
the government soon as the retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to credit 8.5% interest for 2019-2020 in the EPF accounts of around 6 crore subscribers in one go by the end of this year. The EPFO is learnt to have got clearance from the Finance
Ministry for interest rate recommendation of 8.5% for FY20 and is expected to credit it to subscribers in the next few days,The retirement fund body is looking at crediting the interest rate in one go of 8.5% instead of a split of 8.15% and 0.35% proposed earlier, reported the news portal.
Rs 2,500 crore, according to the classification of Infrastructure company contracts.“The construction Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on arm of L&T has secured Thursday said its construction orders from prestigious arm has received orders in clients for two of its the overseas and domestic businesses,” L&T said in a market.The company did regulatory filingL&T said not provide the value of the its power transmission and contracts, but said the orders distribution business has fall under the ‘significant’ won two transmission line category, which ranges packages in the Kingdom of between Rs 1,000 crore and Saudi Arabia.
stake in Barbeque Nation Hospitality Ltd (BNHL) by Jubilant FoodWorks, investing Rs 92 crore.“This which owns the franchise of is to inform you that Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Jubilant Foodworks Limited Donuts in the country, on (“Company”) has entered Thursday said that it will be into a Share Subscription acquiring a 10.76 per cent Agreement and Restated
Shareholders’ Agreement to acquire 10.76% stake in BarbequeNation Hospitality Limited,” Jubilant FoodWorks informed in a filing to the stock exchanges. The company will acquire 36,50,794 fully paid up
equity shares of face value of Rs 5 each aggregating to 10.76 per cent stake in BNHL. The acquisition is likely to be completed by January 25, 2021, the statement said.“We are happy to announce our
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not here only for comedy acts to losing
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Actor Aparshakti Khurana was seen in the movie Street Dancer 3D which released earlier this year. Though a small part, it became a prominent one because it gave Aparshakti a chance to explore something other than the comedy genre, his forte. And the actor
isn’t complaining. “Things are coming my way in a very different space, In a recent candid interaction with indianexpress.com, Aparshakti Khurana looked back at his 2020, spoke about the importance of familial support and how he sees web as a medium to explore. 2020 has been quite a roller coaster. Everybody’s plans have gone for a toss. But let’s look at the positives, we have definitely coped well. We are on the way to getting a vaccine, we are finishing the year, we are spending time with family and friends and taking care of our inner soul, enough to come back and start working properly. I think now we’re good to go.
Irrfan Khan's last film The Song Of Scorpions to release in theatres in early 2021
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Late Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan's last film 'The Song Of Scorpions' will release on the big screen in early 2021. The drama, directed by Anup Singh, revolves around an independent young
tribal woman, who tries to overcome a brutal betrayal so as to find her voice. Irrfan, who died in April this year, will be seen in the role of a camel trader. The film will also feature Waheeda Rehman and Iranian star Golshifteh Farahani.
Class of 2021: From Ahan Shetty to Manushi Chhillar - Bollywood debutants coming up in New Year Agency News: Mumbai
None of the high-profile Bollywood launches in 2020 happened, owing to the pandemic, so several aspiring actors are looking forward to the year that is coming up. A mix of star kids and outsiders are scheduled to enter Bollywood over the next 12 months. Take a look at the names who will most likely create waves:The Telugu superstar, who gained all-India popularity with his 2017 Telugu blockbuster "Arjun Reddy", will be seen alongside Ananya Panday in Dharma Productions' upcoming film directed by Puri Jagannadh. Promoted as a pan-India film, the project is aimed at showcasing Deverakonda as an allIndia star material.She brought home the Miss World crown in 2017, and is now all set to debut in Bollywood with the period drama "Prithviraj", starring Akshay Kumar in the title role of the warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan.
100,000 followers on Instagram after posting pictures of bare breasts
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Grammy Award-winning singer Billie Eilish recently participated in the viral "post a photo of" Instagram challenge, which caused her a loss of 100,000 followers on the photo-sharing platform.This comes after a fan asked her to share the image of her lock screen and the drawings, she’s proud of.The 19-year-old shared a picture of two women with care breasts and a drawing of the same.A few moments later Eilish’s Instagram followers count dropped from 3 million to its current count of 72.9 million.She then shared the comparison and wrote, "LMFAOOO y'all babies smh. This isn’t the first time Billie headlined for her Instagram activity.Back in June, she unfollowed almost 600 people including one of her brother Finneas, without sharing any explanation. According to reports from multiple portals, the singer removed all accounts after she shared a "supportive message" on Instagram Story.She wrote: "If I am following your abuser, DM me and I will unfollow them. I will support you."Moments later, she deleted the messages and her account showed that she is not following anyone.
SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Delhi: BJP slams AAP over ‘dirty water’
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta and leader of OppositionRamvir Singh Bidhuri on Wednesday claimed that dirty water was beingsupplied to several areas of the capital, exposing many citizens to serioushealth issues like lung and kidney damage. In a press conference, the BJP functionaries played a video of dirty watercoming from tap and highlighted how CM Arvind Kejriwal had promised in2014 and 2019 that he would work to supply 24 hours clean water toDelhi.“It is surprising that Delhiites are facing water shortage even in winter. Many areas, including Preet Vihar, Mayur Vihar and Vasant Vihar, are alsogetting dirty water. There is no supply of water from tankers in Seemapuri, Nand Nagri.
Dileep PV, a high school teacher in Kerala’s Kannur district, has been busy sending New Year wishes on postcards for the last few days in a bid to gift smiles to over 250 students as 2020, which he labelled as an ‘unsettled year’, nears its end.The Hindi teacher, who handles classes for students from classes 8 to 10 at KPC Higher Secondary School, Pattannur, told indianexpress.com that the
idea stemmed from his urge to communicate with his students in a manner that is unfamiliar to many these days. “I have been seeing and listening to my students in a very limited manner using online methods as schools remained closed due to the pandemic since this academic year began. I wanted them to know that each one of them is special to me and I look forward to them reaching great heights and drawing more lessons from of their textbooks,”
Govt directs states to conduct dry run of vaccine administration on Jan 2
Bootleggers bet on 180ml to sneak by Agency News: Ahmedabad
Bootleggers have taken to favouring 180ml bottles of liquor for their small size which is easy to conceal. Seniorpolice officials said in three separate cases registered on Tuesday, 180ml bottles of liquor were seized from bootleggers, whowere not carrying the more familiar 750ml bottles. Two cases were registered in Sardarnagar, and one in Krishnanagar area ofthe city.Additional commissioner of police, Sector -2, Gautam Parmar said small bottles are easier to hide, and that may be a reason fortheir sudden popularity with bootleggers. “However, we are keeping a strong vigil on roads coming from Rajasthan and severalcheckpoints have been set up on those routes,” he added.On Tuesday, Isanpur police held Mohammed Irfan Shaikh from Danilimda with a silver-coloured gutka bag. “They found 85bottles of of IMFL, each of 180ml, worth Rs 12,750 in the bag,” said a senior official of Isanpur police station. Similarly Kagdapith police on Tuesday held one Jigar Sohra of Chandlodia from near Bhoot ni Ambli with 150 bottles of IMFL,each of 180ml, cumulatively worth Rs 18,750 from a bag kept on the footrest of his scooter. “He confessed the IMFL wasbrought for celebration of New Year party in a transport company. He said his employer, Ashwin Patel of Science City Road,Sola, had ordered the liquor for celebrating a New Year party. Patel is absconding,” said a police source.
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With the objective of gearing up for the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine across the country, the Centre has directed all states and UTs to conduct a dry run of Covid-19 vaccine administration on January 2. The activity is to be conducted in at least three session sites. Some states will also include districts that are situated in difficult terrain and have poor logistical supportWith 21,822 new cases of coronavirus infections detected on Wednesday, the tally now stands at one crore and 2.66 lakh. As many as 299 deaths were reported on Wednesday. While 26,000
were declared as recovered, there are 2.57 lakh active infections. Kerala has reported 6,268 new cases, while Maharashtra detected 3,537 new infections.The Union Health Ministry has asked all states to keep a strict vigil on New Year celebrations that could be potential Covid-19 superspreader events and also to curb crowding as a precautionary measure during the winter season, PTI reported. In a letter to states and Union Territories, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated that the number of active Covid-19 cases has been declining steadily in the country for the last threeand-half months.
Ahmedabad rated most affordable housing market Agency News: Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad has been rated India’s most affordablehousing market on real estate consultant Knight Frank’s Affordability Index2020. For determining affordability, the index considers the EMI (equatedmonthly instalment) to income ratio for an average household. With an affordability ratio of 24%, Ahmedabad is the most affordable of thetop eight cities in India. It is followed by Pune and Chennai, both of whichhave an affordability ratio of 26%. Mumbai is the most expensive market,with an affordability ratio of 61%, which is followed by the
National CapitalRegion (NCR) 38% and Hyderabad (31%).“Even in the pandemic year of 2020, housing affordability improved. Adecline in house prices and multidecade low in home loan interest rateshave helped improve housing affordability in 2020,” said Knight FrankIndia.The affordability ratio has seen significant improvement in the last decade. In the case of Ahmedabad, the ratio was 46% in2010, which has now come down to 24%, the consultant added. The affordability index of the realty consultant captures movement in key constituents like property prices.
he said.The 32-year-old, who has been into teaching since 2012, said he began working on this initiative from the beginning of
December.“Collecting their (his students’) residential addresses was difficult but I managed to get most of them through online messaging
platforms. While I have interacted with nearly 300 students across batches at the new school which I joined this academic year, some others could not be reached,” he said. Dileep, who hails from Kuyiloor village, hopes that he would be able to meet them in person soon and hand the cards before the end of the academic year. “Let’s forget the past (year) like pages of a written diary and welcome the New Year with new hope, aspirations and dream of a better living.
Government extends last date for mandatory use of FasTags Agency News: New Delhi
The government extended the deadline for mandatory FasTags for vehicles from January 1, 2021 to February 15, 2021. FASTags facilitate electronic payment of fee at toll plazas. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had on December 24 said that FasTags would be mandatory for all vehicles from the new year.Introduced in 2016, the compulsory use of these tags will help vehicles pass without any hitch through the toll plazas, preventing long queues.The Union Minister for Road Transport,
In the view of night curfew placed in the state of Maharashtra, BMC has now allowed home delivery and food takeaway until 1:30 am on New Year 2021. Earlier Suresh Kakani, the BMC additional municipal commissioner (Health) had stated that the food delivery to homes will end at the time the night curfew will start, that is, 11 pm.
New year's eve: No buses allowed in Connaught Place after 7 pm
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In the wake of New Year`s eve, buses won`t be allowed in the Connaught Place area after 7 pm on Thursday (December 31), informed Delhi Transport Department.The Delhi Transport Department has also diverted routes of several buses." No vehicular traffic will be allowed in the inner, middle, or outer circle of the Connaught Place except for those carrying valid passes
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Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has stated that FASTag will be useful for commuters as they will not have to stop at toll plazas
for cash payments. By 2017, FASTag numbers went up to seven lakh and more than 34 lakh FASTags were issued in 2018.
Meanwhile, Shivanand Shetty, the President of AHAR - Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association had earlier informed The Times of India that they had requested the government to allow restaurants and bars to have their kitchens open till 1:30 am for takeaways." According to S Chaitanya, spokesperson of the Mumbai Police, the night curfew will remain in place from 11 pm on December 31
till 6 am on January 1, along with Section 144. "Night curfew to remain in place from 11 pm today to 6 am tomorrow. Section 144 to remain imposed prohibiting the gathering of 5 or more persons. No parties will be allowed in restaurants, pubs, bars, beaches, rooftops, or boats," Chaitanya told ANI. The night curfew was imposed in light of the new strain of the coronavirus that was found in the UK.
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released a notification for the recruitment of 564 vacancies. UPPSC has released a notification for 564 vacancies under Combined State Agriculture Service Exam 2020. Interested candidates can visit the official website so as to apply and get more information. The minimum age for candidates is 21 years and maximum age is at 40 years. The age relaxation of 5 years
The online ticket booking site of the Indian Railways, IRCTC, has got an upgrade which will allow passengers to book tickets without any hassle, railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, launching the upgraded version of the IRCTC website. In 2014, the Next Generation E-ticketing (NGeT) system was launched to provide seamless e-ticketing services - higher booking loads and better user interface, through IRCTC.
In 2018, it was updated with personalised features like checking of train availability without the need to log in, probability of confirmation etc. This time, those features have been made easy to access. Passengers will be able to book tickets, meal and accommodations at the same time. Predictive entry suggestions using Artificial Intelligence will be given to the passenger when he is entering the station so that not much time is wasted to look for the station.Refund status can be checked on your user account page.
is given to reserved category candidates.The pay scale is of Rs 44,900- 1,42,400.The examination will take place in three phases. Prelims, Mains (written exam) and Interview. The candidates who successfully pass the preliminary exam will only be attending the mains exam.The mains will be a written examination. The candidates will be selected on the basis of their total marks in interview and in mains exam. The important dates and admit cards will be allotted by the UPPSC in the upcoming time.
Ahmedabad woman accuses Mumbai dentist of demanding dowry Agency News: Ahmedabad
A 36-year-old woman from Sabarmati on Tuesday filed complaint with police alleging that her husband, a dentist at Borivli inMumbai, thrashed her and abandoned her because she could not givehim money to set up a new clinic.The woman stated in the FIR that she Destinations can be saved married the accused on under ‘regular’, ‘favourite’ January 29,2012, and her tabs so that one can easily family members gave him book tickets to those gold ornaments weighing also others destinations. Availability 50gand for all class will be displayed household materials.She along with respective fares said her husband began for all trains on the same harassing her soon after page. Earlier each train seat their wedding andbegan availability and fares could coming home late at be seen only after clicking night. When she asked on that train individually.“A him why, he told hershe ‘Cache system’ has been was not as beautiful as introduced in the backend to other women he knew provide availability status. and had relationshipswith. This will avoid delays She also alleged that her in loading availabilities. husband did not have sex In case of waitlisted with her for a long time tickets, its confirmation after their wedding and probability. was convinced to have
sexwith her only after she told him she would begin sitting at his clinic in Borivli.She states in the FIR that she delivered their first child in 2015 while at her parents’ home in the city. She said her husband andin-laws did not take her to her marital home for three years. She returned in 2018 as she struck a compromise with them.She said her in-laws again began picking fights with her and on March 9, 2020, kicked her out of their home with her child. She had to return to her parents’ place and when she spoke to her husband, he demanded Rs 35 lakh to build a new hospital.
celebrations. According to the notification issued by RakeshMinhas, district collector of Daman , bars and restaurants will be allowedto operate only till 10pm.In Ahmedabad, one of the worst Covid-19 affected cities in Gujarat withroughly one-fourth of state's 2.4 lakh cases and more than half of state's4,302 Covid-19 deaths reported has ordered nakabandi of the city at thestrike of 9 pm on the new year's eveThe state government on Wednesday announced that night curfew will continue in all
four big cities of Gujarat. However, somerelaxation has been announced with effect from January 1. Instead of 9pm to 6am, night curfew will remain in force from 10pmto 6am. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, night curfew will remain in force from 10pm to 6am in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot andSurat cities.Hotel, restaurants and other industries which operate during the night hours, had been demanding withdrawal of night curfew as it was impacting their economic activity and causing losses.
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from 8:00 pm on Thursday (December 31)," said Delhi Traffic Police. Public gatherings are not allowed in places like Connaught Place, India Gate beyond 11 pm on December 31 and January 1," informed DCP Dr Eish Singhal."People with only licensed premises will be exempted," he added.He also informed that police have been deployed at various places to book those violating the norms.
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New Year curbs in Gujarat cities CM Jagan Reddy gained ‘undue advantage’ in transfer of high court chief justices: Andhra HC Agency News: Gandhinagar
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday observed that the recent transfer of Chief Justices of High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would delay proceedings in the three capitals case and the CBI cases pending against Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, giving him an “undue advantage”.The
scathing observation was made by Justice Rakesh Kumar, while rejecting an application moved by the AP Government to recuse himself from a case involving the sale of government land in Guntur and Visakhapatnam districts.Justice Kumar also observed that Andhra Pradesh High Court and Supreme Court is “under attack” by those in power.“We are not aware as to whether any contempt
proceeding for such an action (Jagan’s letter to CJI) has been taken or not by the Chief Justice of India. But, it is a fact that recommendation has been made on December 14 by the Collegium of Supreme Court for transfer/appointment of Chief Justices, which includes transfer of Chief Justice of AP High Court to Sikkim High Court and transfer of Chief Justice of Telangana High
Court to Uttarakhand High Court. Whether by this act of sending an unceremonious letter to the Chief Justice of India, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will get final relief or not but fact remains that he succeeded in getting undue advantage at the present moment. People may draw an inference as if after the so called letter of Chief Minister, the two Chief Justices, i.e., Chief
Justice of High Court for the State of Telangana and Chief Justice of High Court of AP have been transferred. By the said transfer, naturally, the cases pending in the Court of Special Judge for CBI cases in Hyderabad against Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and others may be delayed and monitoring by the Supreme Court in W.P (Civil) No.699 of 2016 may hamper for the time being,” he observed.
Cannot wait to celebrate exit of the ominous year 2020hallmarked by Covid-19 death and disease? There is hardly any scope ofpartying on Thursday night as police chiefs across cities issued a series oforders of nakabandi and strict adherence of curfew timings.Partying deadline has been preponed even in popular watering holes likeDaman where administration has set a deadline of 10 pm to wind up anyNew Year
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