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”Why this kolaveri Di” fame Dhanush celebrates his 37th birthday

By
Neha Kumari
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South star Dhanush is celebrating his birthday today and has turned 38. Dhanush was born as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthoori Raja on July 28. He is one of the leading stars in Indian cinema with movies in Tamil as well as in bollywood. In 2010, Dhanush won Best Actor at 58th National Film Awards for his role in Aadukalam.

Dhanush is also a leading filmmaker, singer and lyricist too. He has backed several hit projects and won two National Awards as co-producer too.

Talking about his songs, Dhanush is an incredible singer with several chartbusters in his kitty. He has been singing since his initial stages of career and has achieved success in it even now. 

Actor Dhanush is one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema today.Irrespective of whether he’s playing an out-and-out commercial role or an author-backed character, Dhanush has always impressed the viewers with his performance.

If we talk about Dhanush, everyone remembers Why This Kolaveri Di too. The song was sung by the actor, who also starred in the movie 3 opposite Shruti Hassan. It has been written Tamil and English lyrics.

Popularly known as the Indian Bruce Lee for his martial arts influenced fight scenes in films, the actor has worked in around 44 films in his life, winning several awards including three National Film Awards. Dhanush is the son of director Kasthuri Raja and is married to Aishwarya R. Dhanush, daughter of superstar Rajnikanth.

On his birthday , have a look on his two wonderful performance-

Why This Kolaveri Di – If we talk abour Dhanush, we certainly remember Why This Kolaveri Di. The song was sung by the actor, who also starred in the movie 3 opposite Shruti Hassan. It has been written Tamil and English lyrics.

Raanjhanaa Hua Mai Tera– In this first Bollywood movie, Dhanush stole the limelight with his image of a Banarasi boy. The song Raanjhanaa Hua Mai Tera, was about the bannarasi boy falling deeply in love with another girl.

On the occasion of his 37th birthday, the makers of his much-awaited film, Jagame Thanthiram, released the first single, Rakita Rakita. The peppy number, composed by Santhosh Narayanan, has vocals lent by Dhanush, Dhee and Santhosh himself-

Sara and Dhanush had already finished the film’s first schedule in Varanasi before the lockdown.

Look how his directors and co-actors wishes him-



Kajal Aggarwal, who will be seen sharing the screen with Dulquer in Hey Sinamika, greeted the actor on his birthday.

Chhattisgarh: Government extends ongoing lockdown till 6 August

By
Jyoti B
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The Chhattisgarh government on Monday instructed to extend the ongoing lockdown in coronavirus-hit areas, including capital Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg, till August 6 to check the deadly infection’s spread, an official said.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, called a cabinet meeting with ministers and senior officers to discuss the necessity of prolonging lockdown and regulations to lessen the spread of the infection, the public relations department official said.

Briefing the media after the meeting, Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey said, in view of the spurt in COVID-19 cases in several major cities like Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur, a decision has been taken to extend the week-long lockdown enforced in these areas last week, till August 6.

“We also took stock of availability of beds for patients in cities where most of the cases are concentrated during the meeting and directed officials concerned to make necessary arrangements,” Choubey said.

Chhattisgarh, where the infection has spread in all the 28 districts, has reported 7,623 Covid-19 cases till Sunday night. Out of them, 2,626 were active cases and 4,944 patients were discharged while 43 others have died of the infection.

Omar Abdullah: I will not contest Assembly Election in J&K until full statehood is restored

By
Jyoti B
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Having been a member of the most empowered Assembly in the land and that, too, as leader of that Assembly for six years, I simply cannot and will not be a member of a House that has been disempowered the way ours has: Vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference breaks his silence.

However, Omar, a former union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he would keep on to work for his party National Conference (NC) and people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Last year on August 5, in an unforgettable move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre abolished Article 370 of the Constitution to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status. The state was also separated into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Strongly critical of the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution, Abdullah said many reasons had been given to justify the abrogation of the provision that granted special status and claimed that none of those stand any scrutiny.

“It is not a threat or blackmail, it’s not a display of me sulking. It’s just a simple acknowledgement that I won’t fight an election to lead the Union Territory assembly which is such a disempowered assembly,” mentioned Omar Abdullah.

The abolition of Article 370 was assumed to end terrorism but the government had been telling the Supreme Court that violence in Jammu and Kashmir was increasing, he said.

Omar was released after 234 days in detention under the Public Safety Act, on past March 24. He was put under house arrest on the intervening night of August 4-5, along with all top leaders of the state.



State Bank of India launches ‘SBI Pension Seva’website

By
Jyoti B
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Keeping in mind the facilities of the customers, Indian banks keep announcing one day or the other. Now the country’s largest government bank State Bank of India (SBI) has also introduced a special facility. The bank has launched a website ‘SBI Pension Service’ for pensioners holding pension accounts.

It is worth mentioning that SBI is the largest pension paying bank in India, serving approx. 54 lakhs pensioners across the country. SBI has collaborated with Central Govt agencies (Defence, Railways, Postal, Telecom, Civil), State Govt. departments and numerous autonomous bodies for pension processing.

How to operate SBI Pension Seva website:

Firstly, customers need to generate user-id. 

To generate id, enter your pension account number. 

Put in your date of birth (DOB).

Enter the Branch code of pension paying branch. 

Your email id same as acknowledged to the branch. 

Enter a new password, then finalize the password. 

On successful registration, a mail would be sent to the registered email where a link will be available for account activation. After activation, a pensioner can log in through his registered ID/Password. 

What services are available on SBI PensionSeva website?

– Download of Arrear calculation sheets

– Download of Pension slip/Form 16

– Pension Profile Details

– Investment-related details

– Life Certificate status

– Transactions Details

Extended Benefits to Pensioners:

SMS alert on mobile phone with pension payment features.

Pension slip through email/pension paying branch.

Facility to submit life certificate at any branch of State Bank of India.

JeevanPramaan facility available at branches.

Senior Citizen Savings Scheme(SCSS).

EPPO provision for Defence/Railway/CPAO/Rajasthan pensioners.



Doctor accuses Chinese officials of coronavirus outbreak cover-up in Wuhan market

By
Shivani Negi
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There has been several allegations against the Chinese government for trying to cover up the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. In the latest, a doctor from China, who was involved in the diagnosis of the early covid cases in the country, has revealed that local authorities in Wuhan destroyed the initial evidence of the virus.

According to PTI, Professor Kwok-Young Yuen, a microbiologist, physician and surgeon in Hong Kong, who diagnosed Covid-19 cases in Wuhan, has said that physical evidence at the Huanan wildlife market was destroyed to cover up the outbreak.

“When we went to the Huanan supermarket, of course, there was nothing to see because the market was clean already. So, you may say that the crime scene is already disturbed because the supermarket was cleared. We cannot identify any host which is giving the virus to humans,” BBC quoted Professor Yuen as saying.

He further said, “I do suspect that they have been doing some cover-up locally at Wuhan. The local officials who are supposed to immediately relay the information have not allowed this to be done as readily as it should.”

Coronavirus pandemic is said to be originated from the Huanan wildlife market in the central Chinese city, Wuhan, last year in December.

As per Johns Hopkins data, China has reported 86,570 covid-19 cases and 4,652 deaths.

However, many countries, including the US, have criticised China for not sharing the severity of the disease. Beijing had denied the accusations.

The US president, Donald Trump, had even called the virus, ‘Chinese Flu’, holding China responsible for it.

China has also been accused of reprimanding Dr Li Wenliang who tried to warn the medics about the severity of the deadly virus from the very beginning. He was the first to report about the virus in December last year.

Unfortunately, Li contracted the disease and died in February.

Till now, the pandemic has globally infected over 16 million people while more than 648,000 people have lost their lives to it.

Google extends work from home through summer 2021

By
Shivani Negi
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Google is reportedly planning to implement work from home for its employees until July 2021 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. According to a report of The Wall Street Journal, Google and its parent company, Alphabet, have decided to extend their remote work arrangement into next summer.

In an email to employees, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, on Monday wrote: ‘To give employees the ability to plan ahead, we are extending our global voulnatry work from home option through June 30, 2021 for roles that don’t need to be in the office.”

Prevoiusly, the company had announced that workers would return to offices by January 2021.

The arrangement will impact roughly 200,000 full-time and contract employees, the report said. The plan has been accomodated for the safety of employees with families, particularly those with young children that may need homeschooling.

As per the report of the War Street Journal, Pichai has come to the conslusion after discussing plans with an internal group of top executives.

However, the company has already reopened 42 offices around the world, including smaller offices in countries less effected by the pandemic such as Australia, Greece and Thailand, CNN reported.

Google was one of the first large companies to reccomend work from home in early March to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Meanwhile, back in May, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, made headlines for announcing work from home “forever” while mentioning that this option is not suitable for everyone. Dorsey said that he’s leaving the decision in the hands of its employees. “When we do decide to open offices, it also won’t be a snap back to the way it was before. It will be careful, intentional, office by office and gradual,” he had said.

Other major companies including Amazon and Apple have asked their workers to continue work from home until January 2021.

IndiGo implements up to 35 % pay cut for senior staff

By
Shivani Negi
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One of the largest private airlines, IndiGo, has deepened its pay cuts up to 35 per cent for its senior employees and pilots. This move has come a week after the company released a statement which said that it will lay off a tenth of its staff to reduce the cash flow amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to PTI, Indigo CEO Ronojoy Dutta told employees, “I will increase my personal pay cut percentage to 35 per cent. I am asking all senior vice presidents and above to take a 30 per cent pay cut, all pilots will see their pay cut percentages increased to 28 per cent, all vice presidents will take a 25 per cent pay cut and associate vice presidents will take a 15 per cent pay cut.”

He also mentioned that the increased pay cut will come into force from September 1.

These additional salary cuts are mostly targeted at the company’s top management like CEO, senior vice-president, vice presidents and senior pilots.

Earlier in May, IndiGo had cut the salaries of Band D employee and cabin crew members by 10 per cent, and Band C employees by 5 per cent. While no cuts were announced for Band B and Band A. The new pay cuts will not affect the Band D and Band C employees. Moreover, no pay cut for Band B and Band A employee has been announced.

IndiGo had also implemented a leave-without-pay(LWP) scheme with five days per month for all its employees until July to save on costs amid the pandemic. In August, the LWP was increased to 10.5 days per month.

The reduction in cash flow at IndiGo amid suspension on traveling had affected crude oil prices and forced buisness across industries to cut operations.

Earlier, the company has reported a net loss of Rs 871 crore for the quarter ended in March, amid a nearly 76 per cent surge in repair and maintenance expenses.

The domestic airline industry is expected to have incurred losses of $3.0 billion-$3.6 billion in the June quarter, with the aviation industry hit the hardest amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Delhi government allows street vendors, hawkers to resume business

By
Shivani Negi
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The Delhi government on Monday passed an order allowing street vendors and hawkers to work from 10 am to 8 pm daily with adequate precautions in the national capital region.

However, weekly bazaars are still not allowed to operate in the city.

“Street vendors and hawkers in the national capital are allowed to function from 10 am to 8 pm daily, initially for a period of one week except in containment zones, however, weekly bazaars are still not allowed till further orders,” the order read.

According to a report of the Times of India, the government also wants Delhi Metro services to resume operations. The government is also looking forward to open all establishments like cinema halls, gyms, and hotels, which remain shut since the enforcement of the first covid-19 lockdown.

Street vendors and hawkers depend on their daily income for livelihood. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, they had strictly been ordered to shut their business to curb the outbreak. While vendors started operating in isolated pockets in the unlock phase, key locations have still been missing.

Now, the Delhi government has finally allowed them to resume business operations.

“Due to some confusion, street hawkers were not allowed to work. Delhi government is now taking out special orders which street vendors and hawkers will be allowed to operate thier business,” the chief minister Atvind Kejriwal said.

The government has also directed all District Magistrates to take strict action against those who do not follow the safety guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry.

“All District Magistrates of Delhi, District Deputy Commissioners of Police and all authorities concerned shall ensure strict implementation of these orders and take appropriate action against offenders in case any offences are committed such as not wearing a mask, not maintaining social distancing norms, spitting in public places as authorised vide notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department,” it said.

Delhi was one of the worst affected cities in the country in the month of June. However, in the month of July the situation has significantly improved. The recovery rate in Delhi is now 88 percent while the rate of active cases is only 9 percent.

As per the Health bulletin, the national capital now has less than 11,000 active cases of covid-19. Only 613 new cases were reported on Monday, Delhi’s lowest single day tally in nearly two months.

Manchester United and Chelsea qualified for UEFA

By
Harshit
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group stage spots for next season's UCL that come from domestic leagues have been finalized.
group stage spots for next season's UCL that come from domestic leagues have been finalized.

With the Premier League wrapping up on Sunday and both Manchester United and Chelsea qualifying for the Champions League, all group stage spots for next season’s UCL that come from domestic leagues have been finalized. 24 of the 32 group stage spots are clinched while the final eight will come from the playoff route after round of qualifying. Let’s take a look at what we know so far.

Two more spots in the group stage will go to the winner of this season’s Champions League, which you can see in August on CBS, as well as the winner of the Europa League.

In the event that the teams that win the tournaments are already qualified, we will see something similar to last season, when the third-place team in France was given direct qualification and others entered qualifying to occupy spots. 

Man United started with it’s usual line up, Bruno Fernandes and Pogba manning the midfield with Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo reduced to a bench role once again. Kelechi Iheanacho started alongside Jamie Vardy for Leicester City as they aimed to pressure United’s fragile defence, and Leicester City sure looked the most assured out of both teams at the start of the match.

The first half was filled with nervy moments but still ended 0-0 with both coaches wary that all it could take to miss out on next season’s competition could be just a silly mistake.

The Reds finished a tight first half on top and Rashford comes close with a side-footed shot that went over the crossbar, after a spinning ball by Pogba deceived James Justin.

Rio Olympics star Carolina Marine eyes on Tokyo 2021

By
Harshit
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Her most recent challenge was to stay fit during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain.
Her most recent challenge was to stay fit during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain.

Carolina Marin remembers getting up early hours of the morning to watch fellow Spaniards and badminton players Yoana Martinez and Pablo Abian compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

At the time, few considered the Spanish team to be a strong force in the discipline but it fueled Marin’s aspirations to play in the “most important and special event an athlete can compete in.”

Marin went on to bag a gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and, in an interview with EFE during the inauguration of the Movistar Academy Magariños in Madrid, said the thought of Tokyo 2020, which has been postponed until next year, is driving her on.

“I know that I will arrive in better form than ever,” she said. “Having got the gold in Rio, I have no doubt that I’m going for another gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.”

Her most recent challenge was to stay fit during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain.

Carolina Marine father passes away

Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA), Marin’s father passed away in the early hours of Sunday.

“The Spanish Badminton Federation wishes to express its regret at the death of Gonzalo Marin Perez, father of Carolina Marin. After a long period of struggle since he suffered an accident in February, Gonzalo has not been able to overcome the consequences of it, dying at dawn on Sunday, July 26,” FESBA wrote on its website in Spanish.

“The Spanish badminton extends its support to Carolina Marin and all her family in these difficult moments,” it added.

Last month, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist had resumed training and her eyes are set on defending her gold medal at the Tokyo Games which have been postponed by an year due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Cricket World Cup Super League to begin win England-Ireland series

By
Harshit
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ICC confirmed on Monday, the kick-off start of this league will begin on July 30.

The Cricket World Cup Super League is set to begin from July 30 with the beginning of the forthcoming series between England and Ireland. ICC confirmed on Monday, the kick-off start of this league will begin on July 30. The World Cup League was first announced in 2018 along with the World Test Championship.


Earlier the start of this league was originally scheduled in May this year and set to end in March 2022 before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the dates for 3 months. The thirteen team league has also surged as the first step for the upcoming 50 overs World Cup in 2023, which will be organized in India.

Structure of Cricket World Cup Super League

The teams will march against each other for the direct qualification in the 2023 World Cup. The top seven teams will be the part of that mega event in India, while host India will seek a direct qualification to the 2023 World Cup. Last time when India hosted the World Cup in 2011, where the combined efforts of the entire team gifted the tournament to the hosts. In 2011 India also became the first team to win the title at home and now it’s like a fairy tale for the hosting nations. Throughout this league, each team will play four series at home and away. They will be awarded 10 points for each win 5 for tie and no result. All the series under this league assignment will consist of 3 matches but the teams are independent to decide the number of games they want to play. However, the additional games will not be counted for the league point.

What is the reason behind the organization of IPL in UAE?

By
Harshit
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What is the reason behind the organization of IPL in UAE?
What is the reason behind the organization of IPL in UAE?

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to begin from September 19th in UAE, the tournament will end on November 8th. This time the things are different, the stage is different and most importantly players will be kept under bio-secure protocol amid coronavirus pandemic.


The window of IPL is available after the cancellation of World T20I which was supposed to start in the month of November. The cancellation of World T20I was one of the biggest steps taken by ICC and the decision was taken only for the security of players. Almost 60% of the expected players who could have made in their respective international teams for the flight of World T20I are also part of the upcoming Indian Premier League. So, the move made by ICC on the World T20I is now just a room for the organization of IPL.


On Sunday a BCCI made an official statement that they are not worried about the money and the audience, as of now they just want to conduct a safe IPL for the television spectators. Currently, UAE has almost 7000 active COVID-19 cases with 90% of recovery rate UAE is leading the tally in fastest recovering countries. BCCI also had the opportunity of hosting the IPL in New Zealand, New Zealand is the only cricketing nation where coronavirus is been ripped off.


At one point BCCI pitched for the safe conduct of IPL and also intended to replicate the money-minded allegations by the various cricketing boards but on the other hand, looking onto the current scenario UAE is the biggest sports marketing nation in the entire world. The media marketing and commercialization technique of BCCI in UAE is the talking point as well.


Emirates D10 League is a dry run for IPL?


The Emirates D10 League is surging as a dry run for IPL to be organized in UAE. The league was started on July 24th and set to end on August 8. The league is played in double Round-Robin format as IPL. All matches of this league will be played at two venues Dubai International Cricket stadium and ICC Cricket Academy Ground in Dubai. The success of this league will be like a silver lining in the dark sky for the future of IPL 2020.

Corona virus latest update: Tamil Nadu recorded 85 deaths on Sunday

By
Neha Kumari
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Maharashtra on Sunday rossed the 9,000 mark after reporting 9,431 fresh COVID-19 cases. Now, 1,115 cases belong to Mumbai alone. India also crossed a record 50,000 cases in a day on Sunday. By this India have added one of five cases in the total Covid tally in just the last one week.

While Mumbai’s recovery rate stands at 73 per cent, 80,238 patients have been discharged so far. When it comes to the state, There are 9,08,420 people in home quarantine and 44,276 people in institutional quarantine till date.

Karnataka: The total number of cases in the State stands at 1,01,465 including 61,819 active cases and 1,953 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department.

Tamil Nadu: recorded its highest single-day count for the fourth consecutive day with 6986 fresh cases reported in the state on Sunday. With this, the state Covid-19 tally has risen to 2,13,713. Among these, Chennai reported 1155 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 94,695.

Tamil Nadu recorded 85 deaths on Sunday, putting the state toll at 3494.

As of Sunday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 53,703. Till now, 1,29,768 males, 83,932 females and 23 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.

Delh: There were 613 more novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, taking the case count to 1,31,219 on Monday, while the toll rose to 3,853 with 26 deaths, reports PTI quoting the health department. There are 10,994 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) — down from 11,904 the previous day — and 1,16,372 patients have recovered so far, the Health Department said. As many as 11,506 COVID-19 tests, including 7,685 rapid antigen tests, were conducted in the last 24 hours. The number of tests done till date rose to 9,58,283 and the tests per million was 50,435, it said.

After AR Rehman now Oscar winner Resul opens up about bollywood gang.

By
Neha Kumari
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Just a day after A.R Rahman said that there is “a whole gang” stopping him from working in Bollywood, Now Oscar winner Resul Pookutty has come forward to share his own experience. he said that he nearly had “a breakdown” as nobody showed interest in working with him in the bollywood industry post his win at the Academy Awards.

In response to Shekhar’s Kapur tweet, which directed at Rahman, Resul wrote, “Dear Shekhar Kapur, ask me about it, I had gone through near breakdown as nobody was giving me work in Hindi films and regional cinema held me tight after I won the Oscar… There were production houses told me at my face ‘we don’t need you’ but still I love my industry for it.”

Resul, however, said that he didn’t want to blame anyone “for not taking me in their films” as he believed he was facing the infamous “Oscar curse.”


“@shekharkapur… and much later when I discussed this with my @TheAcademy members friends they told me about #OscarCurse! It’s faced by everybody! I enjoyed going through that phase when you are on top of the world & when you know people reject you, it’s the biggest reality check!”

“I’m also not liking the direction in which the whole nepotism discussion is going. So peace! I’m not blaming anybody for not taking me in their films,” he clarified.


“I don’t say no to good movies, but I think there is a gang, which, due to misunderstandings, is spreading some false rumours. When Mukesh Chhabra came to me (for Dil Bechara), I gave him four songs in two days. He told me, ‘Sir, how many people said don’t go, don’t go to him (AR Rahman) and they told me stories after stories,'” Rahman said in his interview with Radio Mirchi.

Tweeting an excerpt from the interview, Shekhar Kapur, who collaborated with AR Rahman on his 2007 directorial Elizabeth: The Golden Age, wrote, “You know what your problem is @arrahman? You went and got #Oscars. An Oscar is the kiss of death in Bollywood. It proves you have more talent than Bollywood can handle…”



Resul says that I had gone through breakdown as nobody gave me work in hindi films.

Kerala Gold Smuggling : Cops will interrogate Air India Officials

By
Neha Kumari
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This will be the second time crime branch is summoning top Air India officials in the case. “They will have to be summoned again since there are some missing links. We have to get more clarity on their earlier statements,” said B Anil Kumar, DSP, crime branch.


The crime branch probe into fake document case involving Swapna Suresh against an Air India officer has gathered momentum following the gold smuggling case probe. The crime branch has decided to summon Air India executive director (disinvestment) Uma Maheshwari and other ICC members to Thiruvananthapuram for their statements in the fake document case.

On July 7, at Thiruvananthapuram airport, the Custom officials had seized 30 kg of gold from the diplomatic baggage.The baggage was supposed to have food items . But later Custom officials checked the baggage after getting necessary approval from the ministry of external affairs.

Then the officials took Sarith ( former PRO at UAE consulate) into custody. Further, it was disclosed that Sarith is no longer an employee at the UAE consulate . But still after his dismissal, he continued introducing himself as PRO at UAE consulate.

While Swapna is working at KSIT in their IT department as an operations manager.

The customs officials said that they suspected smuggling syndicate had misused the name of a person who enjoys diplomatic powers.

Another senior Custom official said that the investigation will also look into the role of other employees of consulate

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