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SC grants bail to Bengali journalist arrested in Ponzi scam

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Neha Kumari
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Suman Chattopadhyay, Bengali journalist. He was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in December 2018 for his alleged involvement in a ponzi scam.

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“We think this (is) one good reason for releasing the petitioner on bail. The petitioner be released on bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court immediately”, the bench comprising justices Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee ruled.

“After being in incarceration for over a year and a half, justice has finally been meted out to Chattopadhyay. The Supreme Court has long been a guardian of personal liberties of citizens, and today’s order is a reflection of that. This may be an important step in his otherwise longer drawn battle”, Chattopadhyay’s lawyer, Sahil Tagotra told HT.

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A bench headed by justice Rohinton Nariman noted that Chattopadhyay is admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar. He is admitted for serious heart trouble and lung infection. Therefore he is more prone to Coronavirus infection than other prisoners.

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Suman was at editor of Ananda Bazaar Patrika and Ei Shomoy, a Bengali daily newspaper. But then he started his own newspaper, Ek Din, and raised money from I-Core services which had come up using chit funds.

I-Core group came under scanner after one Ajay Kumar Sahoo filed a complaint with the Bhubaneswar police. He complaini that after maturity of his deposit with I-Core, the amount was not returned to him. Suman and two promoters of I-Core were later arrested by CBI in the matter.

“Only three accused were arrested in the present case of which two main accused have already been granted bail by the high court. There has not been a single allegation against the petitioner that he may have attempted to influence the course of investigation, tamper with evidence or intimidate any witness”, the petition stated.

Ankita Lokhande lights a diya for Sushant Singh Rajput

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Neha Kumari
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Ankita Lokhande, lit a candle in memory of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. She took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a picture of the lit candle in front of idols of Jesus and Lord Ganesha.

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Now in her caption, Ankita wrote, “HOPE, PRAYERS AND STRENGTH!!! Keep smiling wherever you are.” From the post, she seems to have to lent her support to the #Candle4SSR online campaign. The campaign was started by lawyer Ishkaran Singh Bhandari.

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Appointed by politician Subramanian Swamy, Ishkaran has been pushing for a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) inquiry into the death of Sushant. On Tuesday, he tweeted, “It was decided by today during my Youtube Live that Tomorrow all those who want Justice for Sushant Singh Rajput will do peaceful protest & light candle at 8 pm. #Candle4SSR – this hashtag (people decided) for tomorrow.”

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Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14 and is still missed by friends, family and fans ever . Since the actor’s tragic demise, his fans, and everyone close to him is heartbroken and continues to pray for him.
Ankita has not yet issued any official statement . On the one-month anniversary of his death, earlier this month, she lost a picture from her prayer room and wrote, “Child of God.”

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Importantly, Sushant and Ankita first met on the sets of ‘Pavitra Rishta’ in 2009. The TV show made both of them overnight stars. The actor had left ‘Pavitra Rishta’ a couple of years later to make a career in Bollywood, but they remained in a relationship until 2016.

Sonu sood launches app for migrant workers called ‘Pravasi Rojgar’

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Neha Kumari
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Actor Sonu Sood launched an app to finding job opportunities for the migrant workers.

Sonu came in LimeLight for his work during pandemic. Sonu helped migrants to reach their homes amid lockdown.

Now Sonu came out with a free online app called Pravasi rojgar. App will provide all the necessary information and connectivity to find jobs.

Pravasi rojgar app will launch on July 23. That online platform will give job opportunities from over 500 reputed companies related to various sector.

Including opportunities in construction, apparel, health care, engineering, automobiles, e-commerce, BPOs and logistic.

The service centres have been set up in seven cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, and Thiruvananthapuram with 24 hour helpline.

Besides helping out migrants workers, Sood has also been actively supporting the frontline workers and corona warriors in these tough times. On July 16, he donated 25,000 face shields to the police personnel in Maharashtra, and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh even thanked him for it.

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Sonu earlier had announced that he would provide financial assistance to more than 400 families of migrant workers, who have been injured or have passed away due to Coronavirus.

‘Lot of thinking, planning and preparation have gone into designing this initiative over the last few months, in order to ensure that it is holistic and builds on the work already being done in the country.Extensive consultations have been held with top organisations that’re involved at the grassroots level in skilling and placing the youth below the poverty line, NGOs, philanthropic organisations, government functionaries, strategy consultants, technology start ups and above all the returned migrants whom I have helped,” Sood said in a statement.

Assam Flood|Center releases Rs 346 crore in battling the situation

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Jyoti B
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The flood situation in Assam continued to remain serious on Wednesday with over 26 lakh people across the state still affected.

To help Assam in battling the flood situation, the central government will release Rs 346 crores, in the first phase, under the Flood Management Program (FMP) scheme.

The central government will release the first installment of Rs 346 crore soon under the “Flood Management programme”, a statement from the Chief Minister’s office said.

Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat held a video conference with Sonowal and took stock of the flood situation in the state. The Chief Minister apprised Sekhawat about the scale of devastation caused by the current wave of flood along with erosion in the state and various steps taken by the state government to manage the situation.

Mr Shekhawat urged Mr Sonowal to send more proposals for sanctioning under the Disaster Risk Management Fund, which will enable the state government to receive more funds from the Centre, it added.

As per a bulletin by Central Water Commission (CWC), Brahmaputra, Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Kopili, Beki, Kushiyara and Sankosh rivers continued to flow above the danger mark at several places.


Airline flies vacant, delivering no passenger, to keep trainee pilot authorized

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Jyoti B
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International travel is becoming very limited as air routes close, land borders close and new restrictions are put in place that prevent flights from leaving.

Airlines are taking ultimate measures to overcome the pandemic, with Asiana Airlines Inc. flying the world’s biggest commercial plane more than 20 times, taking off nowhere and delivering no passengers, simply to keep trainee pilots authorized.

The several — a visit to Thailand to make use of a simulator owned by Thai Airways International Pcl — was halted due to journey bans, an Asiana spokesman mentioned.

(A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes).

For a number of hours a day for 3 days in May, the vacant Airbus SE A380 flew over South Korea to authorize pilots of the 495-seats superjumbo to apply to take off and to land.

LAC|India-China dispute, updates

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Jyoti B
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Tensions between India and China remain to prevail along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

The is not in an attitude to de-escalate the circumstance on the LAC as it has persisted the advancement of around 40,000 troops in its front and depth area it’s front and depth area for the Eastern Ladakh sector according to the sources.

The US will operate with countries like India, Japan, and South Korea to undertake the threat of Chinese surveillance, said a top American Senator, who has made Congressional legislation to make New Delhi a strategic defence partner of Washington on a permanent basis.

The Trump administration has upheld near contact and “tremendous cooperation” with India on the latest Chinese border aggression, America’s top envoy in New Delhi has said, asserting that the last six months have been unprecedented in terms of the bilateral relationship. The troops of India and China have been locked in a standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh since May 5.

With the Chinese shying away from any agreements during earlier discussions, senior-level intervention like the one by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval a couple of weeks ago could be required, sources added.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) announced that it will be deploying its indigenous drones for surveillance in the region.

Will Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah get their respective extensions?

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Harshit
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The Indian cricket board’s preparations for the IPL 2020 can continue unabated for now. As Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah, the president and secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), respectively, extended for two weeks after a Supreme Court bench on Wednesday agreed to hear the plea filed by the board.

The bench always meant to hear BCCI’s plea on Wednesday, which has now been tabled twice – first in December 2019 and then again in April. The board had proposed several amendments to the board’s constitution, including the most contentious one about the ‘cooling-off’ period, which affected Ganguly’s stint. The former Indian captain’s cooling-off period scheduled to have started after July 27 while Shah’s period in the sidelines has already started from May.

Cricket associations of Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh have filed a petition on this matter

The advocates appearing for cricket associations of Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh told the bench that they have filed applications in the matter and they should be listed for hearing.

Seeking reconsideration of the apex court’s 2016 directive, the CAG has given suggestions in the application “to ensure better redressal of concerns of the court and also to ensure more effective implementation of the recommendations of Justice Lodha committee.”

Cancellation of World T20 could extend the Australian series for India

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Harshit
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The former captain in an Instagram conversation with Sports Tak has announced that the upcoming edition of the Cricketing tournament due later this year has to be canceled
The former captain in an Instagram conversation with Sports Tak has announced that the upcoming edition of the Cricketing tournament due later this year has to be canceled

Coronavirus outbreak has accounted for yet another big tournament with the Cricket’s Asia Cup 2020 becoming the latest victim of the pandemic. The former captain in an Instagram conversation with Sports Tak has announced that the upcoming edition of the Cricketing tournament due later this year has to be canceled, said Ganguly. Ganguly’s announcement has come on the eve of the ACC meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow, July 9.

With BCCI keen on a leadership role in cricket’s recovery once sports resumes, India’s itinerary will see a major rewrite, increasing the workload and travel of its cricketers. Besides adding new series to their over-booked Future Tours Programme (FTP), India will honour its old commitments and undertake tours that didn’t take place because of the ongoing lockdown.

India tour of Australia might be extended

The cancellation of the T20 World Cup in Australia might result in India playing more ODIs and T20Is than previously scheduled during the year-ending tour Down Under. It’s a move that will help Cricket Australia (CA) cuts its losses as it struggles to deal with the COVID-19 economic slump.

“Once things settle down, BCCI will chalk out a plan. But we will try to play them once the situation improves. This will give a chance for Zimbabwe to earn money through their TV deals. We will also ask other boards whether they would want to play extra games. It could be Australia, Sri Lanka or any other nation. We will ask other boards and try to come up with a formula where everyone can make some money and be financially stable.”

Jofra Archer was racially abused on social media after breaking the protocols

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Harshit
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Jofra Archer is cleared to play the third test match.
Jofra Archer is cleared to play the third test match.

Jofra Archer revealed that he has been abused racially on social media after breaking the Coronavirus protocols last week. The fast bowler was out of the second test match between England and West Indies. After the end of his isolation period, he is now available to join the English squad for the third test match. Meanwhile, he also raised questions on the people who bitched him vocally on various platforms.

“I’ll not allow anything to pass, so I have forwarded my complaints to the ECB and that will go through the correct process. Since Wilfried Zaha, the Crystal Palace footballer, abused by a 12-year-old online I drew a line and I will not allow anything to pass, so I have forwarded on my complaints to the ECB and that will go through the correct process.”

Archer has found himself in the center of wind over the last week after breaking bio-secure bubble protocol. He received an official warning from the Director of ECB and he found himself out of the second test match.

Jofra to return in third Test match

With the series finely-poised at 1-1, Anderson is confident both he and Archer can take the field on Friday but thinks he must first sit down with captain Joe Root and head coach Chris Silverwood to assess the situation.

“We’ve not seen much of him because he’s been in isolation for a few days. I’m sure he’ll want to play in this game because it’s such a crucial game, the series resting on it,” Anderson said.

“He’s said about his frame of mind and that’s something that over the next two days he’s going to have to sit down with the captain and coach and figure out if he’s in the right place to play.”

“I know what I did was an error of judgment and I have suffered the consequences of that. I accept I put the other guys at risk, I did not follow the advice and therefore apologized to my team-mates, to the West Indies team, and to everyone involved in the series. But I haven’t committed a crime and I want to start feeling myself again.”

PM Modi says-“India is emerging as a land of opportunities”, during US-India Ideas Summit 2020

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Neha Kumari
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the keynote address at India ideas summit. The summit is hosted by US- India business council.

Notably this year marks the 45th anniversary of the formation of of US – India business council.

Prime Minister office said theme of this virtual summit is “Building a Better Future”.

“This year marks the 45th anniversary of the formation of the Council. The theme for this year’s India Ideas Summit is ‘Building a Better Future’,” a statement from the PMO said.

The rise of India means, a rise in trade opportunities with a nation that you can trust, a rise in global integration with increasing openness, a rise in your competitiveness with access to a market which offers scale. And a rise in returns with availability of skilled workers, says PM .

PM Modi -“Recent experience has taught us that the global economy has been too focused on efficiency and optimization. Efficiency is a good thing. But, on the way, we forgot to focus on something equally important. That is resilience against external shocks. Global economic resilience can be achieved by stronger domestic economic capacities. India is contributing towards a prosperous and resilient world through the clarion call of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. And, for that, we await your partnership,”.

India is emerging as a land of opportunities. Let me give you one example of the tech sector. Recently, an interesting report came out in India. It said for the first time ever, there are more rural internet users than even urban internet users: PM Modi virtual Summit.

Modi also focused on US – India relationship. He says “For this vision, there are few better partners than the United States of America. India and the USA are two vibrant democracies with shared values. We are natural partners”.



India invites you to invest in the hard work of our farmers. There are investment opportunities in the farming sector . The best time to invest in agriculture is now says PM Modi .

Amber Heard accuses ex-husband Johnny Depp of abuse, admits punching him

By
Shivani Negi
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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are making headlines for all the negative reasons for quite some now. The former couple has made some serious allegations against each other. In the recent, Heard has accused Depp of abusing her both physically and verbally various time while they were in a relationship.

Amber Heard, who is fighting a legal battle at Britain’s high court in Depp’s libel trial against The Sun newspaper over an April 2018 article that labelled him a “wife beater”, on Monday denied accusation of her being a heavy drug taker. She also said that she was neither drinker nor controlling during their relationship.

“I was never violent towards him,” she said in court. “When I felt my life was threatened, I tried to defend myself.” She also mentioned that Depp “explicitly threatened to kill many times, expecially later in our r

However, Depp, who was at the court to hear Heard’s evidence, has strongly denied all the charges.

In her second testimony on Tuesday, Amber admitted that she had punched her ex-husband which was purely an act of self-defense.

Heard was questioned about an incident in March 2015 when she hit Depp during an argument at Los Angeles penthouse. She said that it was first time she stood up to him as she thought he was about to push her sister Whitney down the stairs.

“And the moment that happened I remembered information I had heard (that) he pushed a former girlfriend – I believe it was Kate Moss – down the stairs,” Heard told the court.

Heard was also accused of cheating Depp with Tesla chief Elon Musk. However, she denied having an affair with with Musk or anyone else for that matter while she was married.

Depp and Heard met on the sets of The Rum Diary in 2009, which was released two years later. The couple tied the knot in Los Angeles in February 2015. Heard filed for divorce the same year, and the divorce was finalized in 2017.

Wroclow University students recite ‘Madhursala’- written by Harivansh Rai Bachchan

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Jyoti B
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s Madhushala narrated at Wroclaw University, Poland.

The University of Wrocław was founded in 1945, replacing the previous German University of Breslau. Following the territorial changes of Poland’s borders, academics primarily from the Jan Kazimierz University of Lwów  restored the university building heavily damaged and split as a result of the Battle of Breslau (1945).

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently getting treated for coronavirus in a Mumbai hospital, on Tuesday said that he is ‘moved to tears,’ 

Last year and December 2019, Amitabh Bachchan had gone to Poland for attending a blessing ceremony which was held in one of the Churches to honour the well-known literary figure.

Amitabh Bachchan also took part in an honourary event. In honour of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a commemorative miniature sculpture depicting a picture of him was unveiled in the center of Wroclaw that year.

Sharing the video, Big B wrote, “T 3601 – I am moved to tears ! Wroclaw, Poland was awarded UNESCO City of Literature, today they organised a recitation of Babuji’s Madhushala by University students on the roof of the University building. They pass the message Wroclaw is a City of Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan.”

China says US has ordered it to close Houston consulate

By
Neha Kumari
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China says that it has been asked by the US to shut its consulate in Houston, ratcheting up tensions between the world’s superpowers.

Beijing “strongly condemned” the request on Wednesday, with the foreign ministry want’s Washington to rethink its decision.

Neither Beijing nor Washington offered an explanation for the closure of the consulate.

Uttrakhand dismissed petition filed by Subarmanian Swamy

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Neha Kumari
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Uttarakhand High court dismissed two writ petitions. This includes one petition by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. Swamy challenge the constitutional validity of Char Dham management Act 2019.

The Act brought 51 Mandir in the state which also includes the Char Dham Shrines, under the control of state government.

The bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Ramesh Chandra khulbe stated that the and does not violate right to equality and religious freedom.

The petitioners had challenge the act passed by Uttarakhand government.

The Act argues that the constitutional guarantees of devotees and priests the right to manage their own affairs .

Swamy petition held that the Act violates Article 14 , 24, 26, and also 31-A.

While dismissing the PIL, said, “Except to the limited extent that the words ‘shall devolve’ in Section 22 must be read as ‘devolve on the Char Dham and shall be maintained by the Board’, and the words ‘may further acquire land’, in the proviso thereto, shall be read as ‘may further acquire land on behalf of the Char Dham’, the challenge to the validity of the 2019 Act, on the ground that it violates Articles 14, 25, 26 and 31-A of the Constitution of India, must fail.”

The Act, which brings the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and many other temples under the purview of the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Board, has faced protest from the Congress as well as from priests and pandas of the Badrinath shrine, who had earlier staged demonstrations in Dehradun and other districts.

“We are satisfied, therefore, that all the Char Dham and associated temples are public temples whose secular functions can be regulated by a law made by the competent legislature,” the court said in the order.


While the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat welcomed the judgment and said the constitution of the board was not a political matter. However, Swamy indicated he will appeal the matter in the Supreme Court.

Bombay High court asked to ban the crew age above 65 for shooting

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Neha Kumari
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Maharashtra: The state’s stand not to allow any cast or crew above 65 years of age to be present for the shooting of films and television serials. But the Bombay HC on Tuesday asked the government how are physically fit senior citizens expected to live if they are not allowed to go out for shooting and earn their livelihood.


The question about guidline set by High Court was posed by a bench of Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and Riyaz Chagla. They asked question while hearing a petition filed by film and TV artist Pramod Pandey (70). Pandey had challenged the state age guideline for the media entertainment industry .
Government pleader Poornima Kantharia replied that the age limit was fixed because of pandemic, according to the lockdown rules, however the judges pointed out the state has allowed 30% of staff at private offices without any age restriction.


She also pointed there is no such restriction on those who travel in trains, buses and planes. “A person cannot be deprived of his livelihood. He wants to earn and is not allowed to earn. You deprive him of his meals…Are you going to feed him?” asked Justice Kathawalla, and she said that the crew includes junior artistes who earn around Rs 600 a day. “And here we have a municipal commissioner who says everything is okay in Bombay”.


The affidavit also said the judges, should also state whether “any data/report/statistics” were considered before issuing the age restriction and “whether a similar rule is made applicable to individuals above 65 years during travel in trains, buses, aircraft”, to those allowed to attend shops/private offices and individuals who are allowed to attend funerals and weddings. “Answer all our questions,” said Justice Kathawalla, posting the hearing to Friday.

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