The IPL 2020 is scheduled to be held between September 19 and November 08.
The Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) is all set to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with chairman Brijesh Patel confirming the same. The IPL 2020 is scheduled to be held between September 19 and November 08. The Indian players and cricketers from other parts of the world are expected to land in the UAE by August 20 to begin preparations for IPL 2020. However, some of England and Australian players like David Warner, Steve Smith, Jofra Archer, Pat Cummins, and Ben Stokes could miss the start of IPL 2020 as the two teams will be locked in a bilateral series which will reportedly end on September 16.
The countdown leading to their arrivals in the Dubai Sports City will begin in almost a month’s time. The state of the art Dubai Sports City has the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy.
The stadium has nine wickets on the top which can successfully sustain the riveting double headers, tentatively scheduled from 19 September 2020 when the first ball of the season will be bowled, to the finals on 8th November 2020 when the curtains for the season will come down. “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the teams are putting a lot of efforts to make the league a success. The event will positively impact the mood and sentiment of the nation, which is under lockdown since March,” Wadia said.
We are more focussed to organize the IPL safely: IPL marketing head
If the matches were not held, then the teams, the broadcaster, the BCCI, and other stakeholders would have taken a massive financial hit. Star would have lost Rs 3,500 crore this year as it had won the bid to broadcast the event for five years.
Wadia said the IPL edition would be the most watched IPL event ever as a large part of the population was under lockdown.
“There is no fresh content on TV and people are now looking forward to the games to bring freshness, optimism and cheer. I am quite sure this will be the most-watched TV event ever,” Wadia said.
The t10 league is also the center of attraction for all the cricket lovers.
The European Cricket series is now gaining attention all around the World. The t10 league is also the center of attraction for all the cricket lovers. The success of this league amid the coronavirus pandemic is the talking point in the cricketing world. The Cyprus group games raised bars of the league at the international level. The tournament is shifted to the capital city of Estonia in Tallinn.
Punjab Lions of Cyprus League won all their games and they also scored 100+ runs in all the games they played. They became the first team in the t10 history to cross the run-rate of 10.0. Similarly, they also became the first team to score 150+ runs thrice in the tournament. On the other hand, UAE is also conducting its domestic Emirates D10 League, which is also considered as a dry run for IPL.
Emirates D10 League lifeline for IPL?
The D10 League consists of six teams who will compete against each other in a double Round-Robin format. The Emirates D10 league was started on the 24th of July and set to end on the 6th of August. The top four teams to end in the group stage will meet in play-offs. All the matches of the European Cricket Series and the Emirates D10 League are played under the bio-secure protocol.
IPL is set to start from 17 of September after the cancellation of the World t20. The window of World t20 is all set to be replaced by IPL and the ongoing T10 league in Dubai is a silver lining for the Indian Premier League.
Rhea Chakraborty’s brother Showik Chakraborty has penned down a moving note for Sushant Singh Rajput, reminiscing the happy times that he spent with late actor. In his note, Showik mentioned that he still can’t believe Sushant isn’t here anymore and added that he wished to ‘change Newton’s law and gravitate’ him back to earth.
Taking to Instagram, Showik wrote, “I haven’t processed the fact that you aren’t here anymore..smiling at the smallest of things,laughing like there’s no tomorrow.Happiness for you was not a marker but extreme compassion was.You believed in love and spreading as much love as you could even though you were fighting a battle of your own..You taught me how to look at life with your perspective and I did and saw that you had already lived life more than anyone could’ve imagined- you made me live with your perspective ,your vision to change the world.”
“I don’t think anything I say will suffice the relationship we shared.My brother ,I looked up to you and now I look up in the sky and see you but guess what?I dont even need a telescope to see the biggest and brightest star.You always believed in my gut,and now my gut tells me you’re at a better place so I believe it. There is a huge part of me which will never be able to reason with the fact that you’re not here anymore.How do I generate the flow state in me the way you instilled it in everyone around you…. the most humble human I have ever come across,” He added.
Expressing his love for the late actor, Showik further wrote, “You were a catalyst in my life and drove me to effervescence.. The epitome of intelligence.. Only If I could change newtons laws and gravitate you back here. I know you must have already found out everything about the galaxies and the black hole…sitting with your evening chai and watching the sun right beside you.. My love for you will always make my heart feel full..”
“The man with the biggest heart and the strongest soul..Today your movie releases and for one last time we can all sit and watch the greatest performer of all time and celebrate him forever. Rest in peace mere bhai. Jai shiv shambhoo,” he culimintaed the note.
Sushant died by suicide on June 14. He was dating Rhea Chakraborty for over a year. Rhea recently took to her Instagram home minister Amit Shah to transfer the case of his death to CBI.
This entrance exam is conducted for the admissions of a Master's degree in Engineering and Doctorate.
Indian Institute of Technology has released the dates for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021. This entrance exam is conducted for the admissions of a Master’s degree in Engineering and Doctorate. As per reports of IIT, Bombay the master’s degree entrance examination will be held in the window of February 5 to 7 and February 12 to 13 in 2021.
While there were many changes in the format of examination as well right from eligibility criteria to the syllabus. As per the new eligibility criteria, students of 3rd year are also eligible to apply for GATE 2021. The eligibility criteria would further be changed given the challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addition of Humanities in GATE
These arrangements are handled by a team of Professors in IIT Bombay: Deepankar Choudhury, Upender Bhandarkar, and Mohammad Aslam. With additional of two new subjects- Environmental Science and Engineering, or XS, or ES, and Humanities and Social Science, the subject count is now 27. The addition of Humanities in the syllabus raised lots of question but the IIT Bombay Director said Humanities will help students to get jobs in PSUs.
Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director of IIT Bombay revealed they are delighted at the creation of various career opportunities for all Humanities and Social areas. Later on, he also added this move may serve in the future as one single admission criteria for various masters and doctorate programs in IIT’S, NIT’S, GFTI’S, and certain private colleges as well.
While scientists across the world are working tirelessly to find a vaccine to cure Covid-19, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur has appealed to people to recite the Hanuman Chalisa five times a day till August 5 to eradicate the novel coronavirus.
Notably, ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ or the grounding breaking ceremony for the construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya will take place on August 5.
“Let us all of us together make a spiritual effort to wish people good health and end the coronavirus epidemic. Recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ five times a day at your home from July 25 to August 5,” the Bhopal MP said in a tweet on Saturday.
“Conclude this ritual by lighting lamps on August 5 and offering ‘aarti’ to Lord Ram at home,” she added.
आइए हम सब मिलकर कोरोना महामारी को समाप्त करने के लिए लोगों के अच्छे स्वास्थ्य की कामना के लिए एक आध्यात्मिक प्रयास करें आज25 से 5 अगस्त तक प्रतिदिन शाम 7:00 बजे अपने घरों में हनुमान चालीसा का 5 बार पाठकरें5 अगस्त को अनुष्ठान का रामलला की आरती के साथ घरों में दीप जलाकर समापन करें pic.twitter.com/Ba0J2KrkA8
— Sadhvi Pragya singh thakur (@SadhviPragya_MP) July 25, 2020
“Though the lockdown will be over on August 4, this ritual (recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa, a hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman) will end on August 5, when ‘bhoomi poojan’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya will be performed. We will celebrate that day like Diwali,” said the BJP MP.
“When people… Hindus from across the country recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in one voice, it will definitely work and we will be free from coronavirus…This is your prayer to Lord Ram,” she added.
Thakur also shared a video on Twitter wherein she said that BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is trying to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state by imposing lockdown in Bhopal till August 4.
Madhya Pradesh has reported 26,926 cases of coronavirus. While 18,488 have recovered, 799 have lost their lives to the covid-19.
On Sunday morning, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tested positive for the virus.
Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman has made some shocking revelations about Bollywood. He said that the reason he has been absent from Bollywood over the years is because several people in the Hindi film industry have constantly been spreading rumours about him, resulting into less work for him.
In an interview with FM station Radio Mirchi, Rahman was asked why he works more frequently in Tamil cinema than in Hindi films.
Responding to which, he said, “I don’t say no to good movies, but I think there is a gang, which, due to misunderstandings, is spreading some false rumours.”
Rahman, in the latest, composed music for “Dil Bechara”, the late Sushant Singh Rajput’s last film that released on OTT this Friday. The film has nine songs in total.
Dil Bechara marks the directorial debut of casting director Mukesh Chhabra, and has been garnering heaps of praises for its soulful juke box.
“When Mukesh Chhabra came to me, I gave him four songs in two days. He told me, ‘Sir, many people said don’t go to him (Rahman). They told me stories after stories’. I heard that and I realised, yeah okay, now I understand why I get less (Bollywood offers) and why the good movies are not coming to me. I am doing dark movies, because there is a whole gang working against me. People are expecting me to do stuff, but there is another gang of people preventing that from happening, without them knowing that they are doing harm,” Rahman told the radio station.
“It is fine, because I believe in destiny, and I believe that everything comes from God. So, I am taking my movies and doing my other stuff”All of you are welcome to come to me. Make beautiful movies, and you are welcome to come to me,” he said.
Rahman won two Oscars and Grammys for Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2009. He has won six National Awards – the most for a music director in the country. In October last year, he turned producer with the musical film, “99 Songs”.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy wrote a letter to PM Modi requesting a CBI probe into Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Now, in the latest, it has been reported that PM Modi has acknowledged his letter.
A copy of letter wherein it is mentioned that the PM has received recognized the letter is making rounds on the internet. “I have received your letter of July 15, 2020,” read the letter passed across from PM Modi.
In his letter to PM Modi, Swamy has stated that Sushant’s death is being covered up as suicide. He also mentioned that big names in Bollywood with the help of dons in Dubai are asking Mumbai Police to cover up the death and call it a voluntary suicide.
The letter send by Subramanian Swamy read:
“You are well aware, I am sure, of the untimely death of film actor Mr. Sushant Singh Rajput. My associate in law, Mr. Ishkaran Bhandari, has done research on the circumstances of his alleged suicide that he is said to have committed. Although the Police is still investigating the circumstances after registering an FIR, I learn from my sources in Mumbai that many big names in the Bollywood film world with links to Dons in Dubai are seeking to ensure a cover-up is carried out by the Police so that voluntary suicide is concluded as the reson for the demise of Mr. Rajput.”
Dr Subramanian @Swamy39 had written letter dr 15th July 2020 to @narendramodi@PMOIndia on the mysterious death of Actor Sushant Singh Rajput & asked for CBI investigation, Now Namo by letter dt 20th July has acknowledged the letter pic.twitter.com/1updoiWQFq
“Since Maharashtra Government has many big wigs to share this view that Mr. Rajput be proved to have committed voluntary suicide, therefore, I am concerned that for public confidence Mumbai Police conducts a perceived impartial investigation.”
“Therefore, I urge you as the Head of the Government of India, and with your known cornpassion for innocent people who are framed, that you may consider advising the Chief Minister of Mahrashtra directly or through the governor to agree a CBI enquiry. The Mumbai Police has already hands full with Conavirus Pandemic issues and maintaining law and order under the circumstances. Hence, this laborious duty of conducting this enquiry where public credibility is being strained, a CBI enquiry would be the only way to retain public confidence.”
“I am sure that the Chief Minister of Maharashtra will agree to a CBI investigation upon such advice.”
Meanwhile, Swamy has taken to Twitter to ask everyone who want CBI inquiry into Sushant’s death to make the constituency MPs write to PM Modi.
“All those who want CBI inquiry into the circumstances of SSR’s unnatural death should ask their constituency MPs to write, like me, to PM asking for a CBI inquiry,” he tweeted.
All those who want CBI inquiry into the circumstances of SSR’s unnatural death should ask their constituency MPs to write, like me, to PM asking for a CBI inquiry.
Sushant was found dead at his Bandra apartment on June 14. The cause of his death in the post mortem was revealed to be aphyxia due to hanging. However, a major section of the country has refuted to accept the actor’s death as suicide. Many prominent names including Kangana Ranaut, Shekhar Suman, and BJP MP Rupa Ganguly have demanded CBI investigation into the case.
Parents’ Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of every July to shower love and compassion towards parents who sacrifice many of their desires to provide their children everything they dream of. On this day, people express their gratefulness towards parents for their commitment to bring up their child in a safe environment.
The day falls two months after Mother’s Day in May, and a month after Father’s Day in the June. Although it is celebrated in the most part of the world, it’s not a public holiday.
Parents play a vital role in the lives of children. They serve as role models for their children. We seek guidance from them and always look up to them for life advice.
According to parentsday.com, “In 114, Congress unanimously passed “The Parent’s Day Resolution” establishing the fourth Sunday of July as a potential day of commemoration.”
“On this day each year, Americans recognize outstanding parents, celebrate their teamwork in raising children, and support the role of parental guidance in building a strong, stable society.”
To make your parents feel special, you can just visit them or plan a little get together to reminisce old memories. However, amid the ongoing fear of novel coronavirus, the best you can do is take care of them and celebrate the day by cooking their favourite meals or by just watching their favourite movie together.
As you celebrate this day, here are some of the inspiring quotes by scholars worldwide to be shared with your parents on the occasion.
“Parental love is the only love that is truly selfless, unconditional and forgiving.” – Dr T.P.Chia
“What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.”- Nicholas Sparks
“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.” – Brad Meltzer
“It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.” – Roald Dahl
“One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.” – Jim DeMint
“How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn’t have done it.”- Michael Jordan
Every year Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated with heavy patriotic emotions and vigor by military personnel.
In year 1999 Pakistani troops started infiltrating in Line of control ( LoC ) India. Even the Pakistani troops had managed to to capture around 150 kilometres before India responds.
Kargil Vijay diwas named after the successful Operation fondly called ‘ Operation Vijay’. The war started on May 3, 1999 and finally concluded on July 26 1999.
Thus from that time 26 July is known as Kargil Vijay diwas or Operation Vijay.
The war took place under the temperature of minus 10 degree Celsius. Initially Pakistani had a strategic advantage they were in advanced position. But later the Indian army was able to revert back.
Air Force launches its air operation called ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ to support India army on May 26.
With help of IAF Indian army was able to ascertain the points of incursion based on the information given by IAF.
The two main plans of IAF was rejected by Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Air Force had plan to bomb targets in Pakistan but the government instructed them that, their Fighter Aircrafts should not cross LoC border under any circumstances.
Also when the force wanted to slightly cross the border again the request was cancelled by the government.
Not only Indian army and Indian Air Force made the operation successful. Indian Navy also launched operation ‘Talwar’ to block Pakistani ports.
Interestingly, when Pakistani asked US to intervene, American President Bill Clinton declined their request. They said that Islamabad must withdraw their troops from LoC.
Officially 527 soldiers where Martyred from Indian side, Pakistani troops were firing from height that is why causalities from India side were more. While Pakistani death toll was between 357 and 453.
But initially Pakistan had denied their role in the war. Surprisingly they said that India was facing off with Kashmiri freedom fighters.
However they awarded their soldiers medal for the conflict later.
The war have several stories about bravery of our Indian soldiers.
There were taunts by Pakistanis on Raveena tandon too saying “Mare hue lo lejao agar mard ho to, nahi to hum inhe de denge Madhuri aur Raveena no hume de do bus”. Look how our Indian soldiers replied,
The Kargil war was not horrifying only for Indian Defence but blood of every Indians were boiling . All the patriotic stories from the war still melts every Indians heart.
The Kargil hero, Vikram Batra was born in Himachal Pradesh. Captain Batra joined Indian Military Academy in 1996 .
Batra started his military life on 6 December 1997 with 13th battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
On June 6 Captain Batra reached Drass and was kept on the reserve for the 2nd Battalion of Rajputana Rifles. The second battalion was later asked to recapture.
On June 20 Captain Batra with his team was fighting for control of the Peak 5140. Later Batra engaged in hand to hand combat with the enemy soldiers. He also sent out a message in code word ‘ Yeh Dil maange More’ to inform his battalion that Indian troops at recaptured Peak 5140.
Then on July 7 Batra started the mission to reclaim point 4875. The point 4875 is around 16000 feet height. But Vikram Batra without any fair moved forward.
But the battle became very dangerous as Pakistani Invaders started firing from machine gun. And when lieutenant Naveen suffered a bullet captain Batra immediately ran to him to save his life.
Naveen pleaded to Captain to let him fight, but Captain replied “You have kids and wife take to look after! Get back” The slope to peak was very steep and Pakistanis were raining bullets. They began to taunt Captain by saying that they will leave Kashmir if the Indians give them Madhuri Dixit. But Captain Batra kept calm and decided to do the impossible. He alone charged killing 5 enemy soliders and advancing towards the Bunker. Shooting down the taunter he said “From Madhuri, with love”.
Just when Captain Batra was trying to save lieutenant Naveen the enemies were started targeting him and fired upon him.
Captain Batra was successful in saving himself from the enemy bullets but a sprintal from rocket propelled grenade hit him and he was then martyred.That moment India lost one of her bravest men. The ledge was cleared by him and the others went and captured the peak. And Just before 19 days of his demise he was promoted to Captain. Generally Captain promotion is given after 2 years of joining Army. In just 16 month he was promoted from leutinient to Captain in battlefield.
Captain Batra was awarded with many titles. He was fondly known as ‘Sher Shah’ , the ‘Lion of Kargil’, ‘Kargil Hero’, ‘Tiger of Drass’.
Indian soldiers who won Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra for their bravery in combat during the Kargil war.
The new European football season will begin on September 12
The new European football season will begin on September 12, and Premier League clubs hope to have trialed spectators in stadiums before then. The 2020-21 top flight and EFL campaigns will commence on that date, but the PA news agency understands the full domestic calendar is not expected to be confirmed until the third week of August.
Spectators will be allowed into a sporting event for the first time since the suspension of mass gatherings in March this weekend when 500 people attend day one of Surrey’s cricket friendly against Middlesex on Sunday. The new European football season will begin on September 12, and Premier League clubs hope to have trialed spectators in stadiums before then.
The 2020-21 top flight and EFL campaigns will commence on that date, but the PA news agency understands the full domestic calendar is not expected to be confirmed until the third week of August. Spectators will be allowed into a sporting event for the first time since the suspension of mass gatherings in March this weekend when 500 people attend day one of Surrey’s cricket friendly against Middlesex on Sunday.
Premier League would “continue to consult” with the Football Association and EFL
The Premier League said it would “continue to consult” with the Football Association and EFL “regarding the scheduling of all domestic competitions”. However, the start date for teams still playing in European competitions is still under discussion. It remains possible they will be given a delayed start, given they could be playing well into August.
Last-16 ties in the Europa League – featuring Manchester United and Wolves – resume on 5 August, with the final scheduled to take place on 21 August.
Remaining Champions League last-16 ties resume from 7 August, with Manchester City and Chelsea still in the competition.
Neymar scored the winning goal in the finals of the French Cup
Neymar scored the winning goal in the finals of the French Cup, where Paris Saint-German won the title. The win against Saint-Etienne 1-0 is now the most remarkable title win in French Cup. However, coach Thomas Tuchel faced an anxious wait for the complete fitness of Kylian Mbappe ahead of next month’s Champions League quarter-final against Atlanta.
The French star was later seen emerging from the tunnel on the crutches following a dreadful challenge which resulted in the dismissal of Saint-Etienne captain Loic Perrin.
“Everyone is worried. Everyone who saw the foul is worried. Of course, I’m worried, but at the same time, I’m happy as well. I’m very happy because we won but we have to stay patient because we don’t have any news. I think he will undergo tests tonight,” said the coach Tuchel.
PSG dominance in the tournament
PSG won the first of a potential three trophies this summer, they claimed 13th French Cup with League Cup final against Lyon to come next Friday before the resumption of their European campaign in Portugal.
“It was very difficult, which is perhaps the best thing,” added Tuchel whose side won their League 1 title awarded in April after the season was ended.
France forward left the pitch in tears and later returned to the dugout on crutches. He will be a serious doubt for PSG’s Champions League quarter-final with Atalanta in August.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s Dil Bechara releases in Disney+Hotstar on July 24. Dil Bechara is directed by Mukesh Chhabra, the film stars Sushant as Manny And Sanjana Sanghi as the female lead. It has received immense love from the fans not only because Sushant made Dil Bechara but also for the love and chemistry. Now the movie get an IMDb rating of 9.8/10 as 52,049 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 9.8 / 10.
Apart from showing love on the IMDb page, Sushant Singh Rajput’s fans are showering love on social media too. On Friday, Dil Bechara was trending on Twitter as fans celebrated the day as Dil Bechara Day.
“A film that will always be etched in the hearts of all Bollywood fans. Your love has made Dil Bechara the biggest movie opening. Ever,” even Disney+ Hotstar tweeted.
Bhumi Pednekar, who worked with Sushant in Sonchiriyan,posted to Instagram story to write about the film. She wrote, “Full of emotions, overwhelmed and can’t stop tearing up. What a class act. So endearing and seamlessly done, Sushant. Never experienced something so weirdly painful and beautiful. What a last dance .What a treat for all your fans and loved ones. Forever Sushant Singh Rajput.”
One of his fan wrote ”The only problem with this film is sometimes you hear not Manny but Sushant himself #DilBechara Can’t describe the pain inflicted by this scene”.
The only problem with this film is sometimes you hear not Manny but Sushant himself #DilBechara
Chef Vikas Khanna wrote, “Watched #DilBechara in intervals as it was hard to watch in one go. I had met Sushant once during IIFA Awards, NY. He was so human and yet so much God-like. He is left all of us alone somewhere. So much left in pain-incomplete #RIP Thank you @CastingChhabra team for this legacy (sic).”
Watched #DilBechara in intervals as it was hard to watch in one go. I had met Sushant once during IIFA Awards, NY He was so human and yet so much God-like. He is left all of us alone somewhere. So much left in pain-incomplete#RIP Thank you @CastingChhabra team for this legacy pic.twitter.com/5uTjaCj2Hv
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, during meeting of Congress Legislature Party says to MLAs that he is set to go as high as the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the President of India to make sure that the “BJP conspiracy will not be allowed to succeed”. The meeting happen just before their cabinet meeting. The meeting was scheduled for 4 PM. The cabinet meeting will be between the CM and Governor Kalraj Mishra. And Mr Gehlot is expected to present a new request to convene an Assembly session, which is scheduled to happen on Monday.
On Friday, Mr Gehlot with around 100 MLAs protested for more than four hours at the Governor house, accusing him of sitting on the request of calling an assembly session because he was “under pressure” to stall a test of strength.
The governor Kalraj, said he needed the state government’s response on few points before making any declaration, Also he added that Mr Gehlot had not given any “justification” or “agenda” for calling the session on such a short notice.
Sachin Pilot claims the support of 30 MLAs, but so far, the evidence points to only 19. The BJP has 72. While including smaller parties and independent members, the opposition has 97 at the moment.
BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says, “What the Congress government did at Governor House was a low-point in Rajasthan politics. There is no governance, those in power are lodged at a five-star hotel since weeks. People are suffering due to various issues.”
Chinese manufacturer companies that have invested in India to set up foreign direct investment route will now need a fresh security protocol to be eligible for government contracts. This move will impact phone and computer manufacturer as well drug manufacturers.
This is fresh guidelines issued by the finance ministry on Thursday evening, requiring bidders from any country sharing a land border with India to register with a “competent authority” to be eligible for government contracts. With an exception made for bidders from countries where India has extended a line of credit or is engaged in development projects, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh would be exempted, officials told TOI.
According to Times Of India, by this the order is maily targeting companies from China since those based in Pakistan hardly participate in Indian contracts. Even smartphone-makers such as Xiaomi and Oppo will need to go through a fresh protocol. As part of the registration process through a team comprising officials from both ministries of home and external affairs. Also department which promotes industry and internal trade, should be eligible to sell on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), that is online public procurement platform.
Even telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE as well as power gear players Dongfang and China Light and Power is also uncertain. But still there is lack of clarity on companies like Lenovo, as Legend Holdings, the company that owns the brand, started out in China but are registered in Hong Kong.
“This will hit their business. They first need a clearance for additional investments in India and then seek fresh registration to participate in government contracts,” explained an official.
GUWAHATI: Three more persons died in the floods in Assam on Friday. British Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton expressed their concern over the devastation caused, particularly at the Kaziranga National Park.
The couple wrote in a letter to the park’s director P Sivakumar, they said they were heartbroken to hear about the devastation to the park and its precious wildlife.
“We have the happiest memories of our visit to Kaziranga in April 2016 and are shocked by what has happened. The deaths of so many animals, including one-horned rhino, are deeply upsetting,” the letter reads.
“We know from our visit how dedicated all the staff in Kaziranga are in caring for the park’s wildlife, and can only begin to imagine what a difficult time this must be. Catherine and I greatly admire all the work that you and the rangers at Kaziranga are doing to risk your own safety, rescue animals, and contain the damage,” the couple wrote.
The Park director said that they are deeply moved by the letter, which is full of compassion and concern for the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
“In difficult times like this, a message from the Duke is surely a morale booster for all,” he said.
