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MP government promulgates Dharma Swatantrya Ordinance today

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Jyoti B
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The Madhya Pradesh cabine approved the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance on Tuesday. 

The Ordinance aims to deal with the so-called ‘love jihad’ cases, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said earlier.

Provision for the imprisonment of five to 10 years and fine of at least Rs 100,000 is being made for attempting mass religious conversion (of two or more persons),” said Chouhan.

With this, the state government has doubled the jail term in its proposed Freedom of Religion Bill 2020. It had earlier proposed a five-year jail term.

 It had earlier proposed a five-year jail term.

Under this new proposed ordinance, there will be a provision of punishment of up to 5 years for a religious leader who has performed religious conversion before submitting an application.

The complaint of conversion and forced marriage can be made by the victim, parents, family or guardian.

Rohit set to join the squad but his spot is not guaranteed says Shastri

By
Harshit
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India’s emphatic victory against Australia in the second Test is being praised throughout the cricketing world. Captain Ajinkya Rahane have been dominant with his effort on the ground when it comes to both batting and captaincy.

Meanwhile, the star Indian player Rohit Sharma is also set to join the team on December 30. Ravi Shastri, the head coach of the Indian team has commented on Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in the third Test and said his spot in the eleven is not guaranteed.

“Rohit joins the team tomorrow. We will have a chat with him to see where he is placed physically because he has been quarantined for a couple of weeks. We will have to see now how he feels before we take the call,” said Shastri.

India has leveled the series with Australia after this win and that too in the absence of their regular captain Virat Kohli.

Historic win for India in Melbourne

By
Harshit
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India defeated Australia by eight wickets in the boxing day Test against Australia. The four-match Test series is now level at 1-1.

India reduced Australia for a total of 200 in their second innings and got just 70 runs to chase in the final innings. After losing Mayank Agarwal and Chateshwar Pujara early, the debutant Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane took the charge and remained not out till they took India to victory.

Ajinkya Rahane is adjudged as the player of the match for his terrific hundred in the first innings. Meanwhile, Rahane’s captaincy is also being praised all-around for his significant efforts when it comes to bowling changes.

“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. Character was important for us, especially after losing Umesh in the second innings,” said Rahane.

“That (five-bowler plan) worked well for us nicely. We were thinking of having an all-rounder and Jadeja has been brilliant for us. Shubman, we all know his first-class career and in this game, he has shown the intent to play shots at this level. Showed composure. Siraj has shown that he can bowl with discipline. It is really difficult for debutants to bowl with discipline but that’s where I think the first-class experience comes in handy,” added Rahane.

Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and many other senior cricketers shared their congratulatory messages on social media after India’s cracking victory.

Ethinos Digital Marketing brings in Pavan Kumar as chief data officer

By
Shivani Negi
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Ethinos Digital Marketing has appointed Pavan Kumar as its chief data officer. In his career spanning over a decade, Kumar has excelled in analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, automation and customer life cycle management, along with other expertise in tools, techniques, technology, and delivery processes.

At Ethinos Digital Marketing, Kumar will oversee the data management strategy and will use his experience in various fields including data analytics and data science.

Brijesh Munyal, joint managing director, Ethinos Digital Marketing said, “Data and analytics is the foundation to everything we do and plays a vital role for our success. We are incredibly excited to bring Pavan on board, he brings with him a wealth of experience and hands on expertise in implementing data strategies. He and our existing expert team together will enable us to transform perception of the ground through the convergence of data and technology.”

“I am looking forward to using my expertise in data management, analytics, and ML/AI while also enhancing data security,” Kumar said.

Amid farm protest- Protestors march to Governor’s house in Patna against farm laws, lathicharged

By
Neha Kumari
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Today, Rajbhawan March of farmers’ organizations is taking place in Bihar capital Patna against the new agricultural law. For this, a large number of agitators belonging to various organizations have gathered in Patna. Meanwhile, the police have to resort to lathi charge in order to prevent the agitators from moving towards Raj Bhavan.

Farmers from various corners of the state marched on the streets of Patna on Tuesday in protest against the agriculture bill. The peasants’ march started off from the Gandhi Maidan towards the Raj Bhavan. The march had just reached the post bungalow intersection when the police stopped the agitators from moving forward. The farmers wanted to go further to the Raj Bhavan, but the police did not allow anyone to proceed.

According to local reports, the protesters and police also had a thud during March, after which the police had to lathicharge the protesters.

Meanwhile, former Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi also tweeted a tweet on the issue of farmers. Wrote, “Unemployment strikes young.” Atrocities of the public on inflation. Strike of ‘friends’ laws on the farmer. This is the Modi government. “

Farmers were repeatedly demanding the cancellation of the agricultural bill. After a long commotion at the post bungalow intersection, the surrounding areas were jammed. The jam made it difficult for people to move through Gandhi Maidan. Passengers faced a lot of trouble due to the jamming of many roads including Jamal Road, Exhibition Road.

Centre to lift ban on onion exports from January 1

By
Shivani Negi
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The central government will lift ban on export of all varieties of onion exports from January 1. The decision comes after the sharp fall in prices in the last few weeks.

“The export of all varieties of onions, as described above, has been made free from 01.02.2021,” the notification said.

The government had banned the export of all varieties as a precautionary step on September 15 since the crop deteriorated amid excessive rains and flooding, leading to the depletion of domestic supplies of onions in the country.

India, which is the biggest exporter of onions, the staple to neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia and Sri Lanka rely on Indian shipments.

Meanwhile, Wholesale prices of onions have more than halves in the past four weeks. While 1 kg of onions costed Rs 80 in September, in October the prices have come down to Rs 40.

The government previously banned onion exports in 2019 on September 29, after adverse output of the crop.

India to extend ban on flights from UK amid increasing fear of new covid virus strain

By
Shivani Negi
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Union aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday hinted that the ministry might extend suspension imposed on flightS from the United Kingdom. As of now, the flights from UK remain suspended till December 31.

The development comes after six UK returnee tested positive for the new coronavirus strain, which was first detected in UK, in India.

“I foresee a short extension on this temporary suspension. I don’t see the extension to be long or indefinite,” Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said when asked about the temporary suspension of flights from the United Kingdom due to the new variant of coronavirus.

India has imposed a temporary suspension on flights from UK on December 23 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced two confirmed cases of the new covid variant in the country.

Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Italy were other country to suspend travel with UK after infectious Coronavirus variant, which is said to be seventy per cent more aggressive, was found there.

According to UK Health secretary Matt Hancock, the new variant is “more contagious” than the prevalent strain.

“We’ve discovered a new more contagious virus, a variant that is spreading at a dangerous rate. Today we’re announcing further action within the tiering system,” Hancock had said last week.

The six people who tested positive for the virus have been kept in isolation in special rooms at designated health care centres by their respective state governments. All of their family members and close contacts have also been quarantined and will be tested for the virus.

“Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others. Genome sequencing on other specimens is going on. The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs,” the Union Health Ministry said in a statement.

Army Chief Naravane begins three-day visit of South Korea

By
Neha Kumari
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Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane started his three-day visit to South Korea on Monday. The Indian Army quoted the ANI as saying that Army Chief MM Narwane started his tour with a tribute to the martyrs at the Korean military memorial. The purpose of the visit of the Chief of Army Staff is to increase strategic and defense cooperation between the two countries. The army chief met General Won of South Korea in Chowl and discussed strengthening India-Korea relations. South Korea is the main supplier of military equipment to India.

According to officials, during his visit, the army chief will talk to senior military officials of the Korean country on ways to expand bilateral military cooperation. According to reports, in the capital Seoul, General Narwane is scheduled to meet South Korea’s Defense Minister, Chief of Army Staff and Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The Indian Army Chief will also meet the Defense Purchase Planning Administration Minister along with South Korea. The army said in a statement that General Narwane will also visit the Korea Combat Training Center in Gangwon Province and the Advanced Defense Development in Daejeon.

Earlier, the army chief went on a six-day tour to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. This visit by General Narwane shows India’s growing strategic ties with two influential Gulf countries. Last month, General Narwane also visited Nepal and Myanmar.

Happy birthday to Akshay Kumar’s lucky charm twinkle Khanna

By
Neha Kumari
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Bollywood actress Twinkle Khanna is celebrating her 47th birthday. Interestingly today is the birthday of Twinkle Khanna as well as her father, although Rajesh Khanna is no longer among us all. Twinkle Khanna was born on 29 December 1973. The actress has done only 14 films in her film career. But despite this, Twinkle has a distinct identity in the industry. Twinkle Mrs. Fanny Bones has written a best seller book. She also received the Cross Word Book Award in 2016 for this book.

Twinkle Khanna is not only an actress and writer, but she is also an interior designer.

Twinkle Khanna started her film career in the year 1995 with the film ‘Barsaat’. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film.

On her birthday, Akshay Kumar has posted a picture with Twinkle Khanna. It is written with this, one more year of questioning the decisions of life but I am happy that I have to take these with you. Happy birthday Tina.

Twinkle worked with Akshay Kumar in the 1999 film ‘International Khiladi’ and ‘Zulmi’. During this time, the proximity of Twinkle and Akshay was also increased.

In almost every interview, Akshay says that after the arrival of Twinkle, his life completely reversed, he gives all the credit for his success to his wife.

Twinkle’s acting career was very unlucky. Twinkle had signed 14 films after ‘Barsaat’, but only one of them became a hit. She did her last film ‘Love for Kuch Karega’ in 2001.

She has now managed to make her mark as a writer. Twinkle has written three books. Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Padman’ was also based on Twinkle’s book Legend of Laxmi Prasad.

Hollywood actor Emma Roberts welcomes her first child – a baby boy

By
Shivani Negi
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Actress Emma Roberts has welcomed her first child, a baby boy. Emma and her partner Garrett Hedlund have reportedly named the child Rhodes.

According to eonline.com, Emma gave birth to the child on December 27. “Everyone is healthy,” the source was quoted as saying.

The newborn weighs nine pounds and is healthy as well, reported The Daily Mail. However, Emma and Garrett are yet to make the official announcement.

Emma had already revealed the sex of her child in an Instagram post. Opening up about her pregnancy on Instagram in August. “Me…and my two favourite guys,” she had written alongside photos of the actor and her baby bump.

For the uninformed, Emma and Garrett started dating in 2019 shortly after the actress broke off her engagement with X-Men star Evan Peters. Emma Roberts and Garette Hedlund are popularly known for their role in the movie Troy.

Emma had earlier said that she always wanted to have a baby, Reportedly, the 29-year-old actress had her eggs frozen in her early twenties after she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a condition where  uterus begins to grow outside the uterine activity. 

The actress also held an intimate baby shower in October which was only attended by 15 people amid the covid-19 protocols. Emma had shared a glimpse of her garden party on Instagram with the caption: “So grateful to my family and pod for making my pregnancy feel so celebrated during such wild times.”

SII to get regulatory approval in “few days”: Adar Poonawalla

By
Shivani Negi
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Pune-based Serum Institute of India on Monday expressed hope that their vaccine candidate- Covishield will receive the regulatory approval in “few days” from the DCGI, while adding that the company has a massive stockpile 40-50 million doses which is ready to be rolled out in the market.

For the uninformed, Serum Institute of India has collaborated with AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University to manufacture their vaccine in India.

Earlier this month, SII had applied for Emergency Use Authorisation of their vaccine, Covishield, from Indian drug regulatory, However, DCGI is awaiting the British government to take an action on AstraZeneca before giving green light to its Indian counterpart SII.

“We have 40-50 million doses of Covishield stockpiled. Once we get regulatory approvals in a few days, it will be down to the government to decide how much they can take and how fast. We will be producing around 300 million doses by July 2021,” Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla told a press conference.

He added, “India is a part of COVAX. We will keep giving 50 per cent of everything we make to India and to COVAX at the same time. India has such a large population that we will probably end up giving the majority of those 50 million doses to India first.”

Adar Poonwalla also said that Covishield is 95 per cent effective against the virus  if the two shots are separated by about 2-3 months.

“You’ll be hearing some good news from the UK very soon… It would be a 90-95% effective vaccine if you just keep a two-to-three months’ gap between dose 1 and dose 2. They will make that public with documentation,” Poonawalla said.

He was echoing the words of AstraZenca CEO Pascal Soirot who in an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper said that the company has figured out a “winning formula to get efficacy up there with everybody else”.

India currently has eight Covid-19 vaccine candidates, including three indigenous vaccines, under different stages of clinical trials.

The government is currently conducting a Dummy vaccination on the day 2 of dry run today.

Happy birthday first superstar of Indian cinema, Rajesh Khanna

By
Jyoti B
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“Babu Moshai, Zindagi Badi Honi Chahiye, Lambi Nahi”

Rajesh Khanna breathed life into his characters with his mannerisms, unique dialogue delivery & enduring screen presence. Remembering the superstar on his 78th birth anniversary.

Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna is considered by many as the first superstar of Indian cinema.

Filmy career:

Rajesh Khanna’s debut film Aakhri Khat was India’s official Oscar entry in 1967. It didn’t make the final five cut.

His success in films like Namak Haraam, Anand, Amar Prem, Aradhana, Kati Patang, Daag, Anurodh and Safar, among others made him a force to be reckoned with, and his legacy is still cherished by fans of Hindi cinema.

During his career, the late actor appeared in more than 168 feature films and 12 short films.

Awards:

Notably, he received many accolades including the Filmfare Best Actor Award three times and the BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) four times. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award for completing 26 years in the Hindi cinema.

Personal Life:

Rajesh Khanna was in a serious relationship with actress Anju Mahendru and he dated her for around seven years. After this, they broke up because Mahendru was not ready for marriage.

Rajesh Khanna tied the knot with Dimple Kapadia 8 months before her debut film Bobby was released. She was a huge fan of Rajesh and was a budding actress at that time when she got married to Rajesh.

Rajesh Khanna shared a very close bond with RD Burman and Kishore Kumar.

Khanna died on 18 July 2012, after a period of illness.
 
we take a look at five of his hit songs which keep the spirit of Khanna alive in our hearts.

Mere Sapnon Ki Rani (1969)

Mere Sapnon Ki Rani from the film Aradhana will forever be associated with the spirit of Darjeeling. It celebrates the beauty of the hills in addition to the carpe diem notion of romance. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics for this Sachin Dev Burman composition.

Zindagi Ka Safar (1970)

This immortal song from the film Safar deals with a terminal cancer patient (Khanna) and his ruminations about life and mortality. The song also features Sharmila, who plays the film’s lead protagonist. Kishore Kumar sang the song, penned by lyricist Indeevar and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji duo.

Ye Shaam Mastani (1971)

It is impossible to think of Khanna without the dreamy lyrics of this song from the film Kati Patang, sung by Kishore Kumar. This Rahul Dev Burman composition, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi, became a sensation during the soundtrack’s original release. The song still feels as swoon-worthy as it did four decades ago.

Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye (1971)

Like Safar, Khanna’s character, Anand, in this film once again suffers from terminal cancer. The song is about Anand’s meditations on the transience of life. The poignant song, by lyricist Yogesh, was sung by Mukesh and composed by Salil Chowdhury.

Nafrat Ki Duniya (1971)

Hathi Mere Sathi is one of the best children’s films from India, featuring animals. The song deals with Khanna’s character Raju, a zookeeper, as he breaks down after his favourite elephant, Ramu, is killed. The song sung by Mohammad Rafi is written by Anand Bakshi and composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.


Ram Temple Construction Likely To Cost ₹ 1,100 Crore, Says Trustee

By
Neha Kumari
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The construction of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya is going on fast. Thousands of laborers and artisans are working for this. In such a situation, a lot of money is expected to be spent in the construction of the grand Ram temple. According to the report, the construction of this magnificent temple complex is estimated to cost about Rs 1100 crore, including the cost of the main structure and it is expected to be completed in three and a half years.

This information has been given by the treasurer of the trust which is overseeing the project. He told that this much money is also being arranged. For this, the trust is aiming to collect donations from 11 crore families of the country and the world.

Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj, treasurer of Shriram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust said that the infrastructure experts and engineers are making plans for the foundation stone of the temple. He said in the press conference here that the construction of the main structure of the Ram temple is estimated to cost Rs 300 to 400 crore, while the construction of the entire complex will not cost less than Rs 1,100 crore. He also said that all this is only assessment.

Giriji Maharaj said that the construction of the temple has started and experts from IIT Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Guwahati and experts from Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee and engineers from L&T and Tata group are planning a strong base of the campus.

The Trust has announced a massive campaign to raise contacts and funds for the construction of the temple. Vidarbha Regional Office was started a few days ago to raise funds.

Arnab Goswami paid lakhs of rupees to ex-BARC CEO to boost TRPs

By
Neha Kumari
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Arnab Goswami’s difficulties in the fake TRP case are increasing, the sword of arrest is hanging over him. While investigating this case, the Crime Intelligence Unit has accused Arnab of bribing him in the fort court on Monday . The Mumbai Police has issued a remand note stating that the police have found in the investigation that Arnab Goswami, former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council, Partho Dasgupta, has made a mistake in rating. Had given lakhs of rupees. In return, the TRPs of Republic India and Republic TV were increased.

The crime branch sought a magistrate’s court extension of Dasgupta’s custody, which the court extended to the custody until December 30. Police claimed that Das is the mastermind of the TRP scam. He and other accused tampered TRPs of select news channels for financial gain. Police claim that former BARO COO Romil Ramgarhia, along with Dasgupta, manipulated the TRP of some channels.

The CIU told the court that Parth Dasgupta had to investigate what Parth Dasgupta had bought from Arnab’s given money and seized the goods as well, so CIU asked for more custody of Parth Dasgupta from the court. The court sent Dasgupta to CIU custody by 30 December. CIU also told the court that it has also seized two mobile phones, a laptop and an iPad from Dasgupta. They are also being investigated. The FIR in the fake TRP case was registered on 6 October. Since then, Republic and many other TV channels are under investigation, but in this case, the Mumbai Crime Branch has officially named Arnab Goswami for the first time.

In its note, the police also said that Dasgupta – who was arrested last week, was the “mastermind” in the case and was misrepresenting viewership and data for financial gain. The police have claimed to have increased the custody of the former CEO further. From which it can be ascertained whether such further payments were made.

Police have alleged that Dasgupta and another senior BARC official – former COO Romil Ramgarhia “used to provide secret and confidential information of some channels” to increase the TRP of Republic TV’s English and Hindi channels.

Telugu actor Ram Charan tests positive for Covid-19

By
Shivani Negi
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The 35-years old Telugu actor Ram Charan has shared a statement on Tuesday morning on his Twitter account, in which he revealed that he is tested positive for Covid-19, he is asymptomatic and he is currently quarantined at home. In the statement he wrote, “I have tested positive for COVID-19. No symptoms and quarantined and home. Hope to heal soon and come out stronger.” Along with his statement, the actor wrote in his tweet: “Request all that have been around me in the past couple of days to get tested. More updates on my recovery soon.”


Last month, his father and a veteran actor Chiranjeevi tweeted that they tested positive for Covid-19. But later he explained that he was tested Covid-negative it happens because of a “faulty PCR-kit.” On Twitter, he had tweeted that, “A group of doctors did three different tests and concluded that I am COVID negative and that the earlier result was due to a faulty RT PCR kit. My heartfelt thanks for the concern, love shown by all of you during this time. Humbled.” Along with this explanation, he attached the picture of the test result of Covid.


On the work front, Ram Charan’s next project as an actor is RRR, which is being directed by Baahubali director SS Rajamouli. The film will also feature Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Jr NTR in pivotal roles. RRR is a set in the 1920s and it is a fictitious story based on two legendary freedom fighters – Alluri Seetharamaraju and Komaram Bheem, who fought against the British Raj and the Nizam of Hyderabad, respectively. As a producer, he has produced films such as Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Khaidi No 150. The actor is best known for starring in several hits like Magadheera, Racha, Naayak, Yevadu, Dhruva, Rangasthalam and Zanjeer.

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