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TRP scam: UP Police hand over the case to the CBI

By
Shivani Negi
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After 3 days of a First Investigation Report(FIR) being lodged in Lucknow over the alleged Television Rating Points(TRP) scam, UP police have handed over the case to Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI).

The FIR accused several channels and broadcasting companies of manipulating and tampering TRP with the help of “certain known accused.”

The FIR was initially registered against unknown persons at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on October 17, based on a complaint from the regional director of an advertising company, Kamal Sharma.

The alleged TRP scam was first acknowledged by Mumbai Police earlier this month when they registered a case against four channels including Republic TV.

As many as eight people have been arrested in the said scam by the Mumbai Police.

Meanwhile, Republic TV chief, Arnab Goswami, in his petition before Bombay High Court, sought the transfer of the Mumbai Police case to the CBI. To which, the Mumbai Police had said that they would not be surprised to CBI take over the case on the backdrop that the scam transcends boundaries set by states.

Broadcast Audience Research Council is the civic body responsible for monitoring the process of calculating the TRP ratings. Over 550 channesl and currently being handled by BARC.

Reacting to the alleged scam, BARC had expressed disappointment at misrepresentation of its communication by Republic Network.

“BARC India is highly disappointed with the actions of the Republic Network by disclosing private and confidential communications and misrepresenting the same. BARC India reiterates that it has not commented on the ongoing investigation and without prejudice to BARC India’s rights, it expresses its dismay at the actions of the Republic Network,” it had said.

The Mumbai Crime Branch had registered an FIR against Republic TV and two Marathi channels under various sections of Indian Penal Code for cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy.

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, defence chief Mike Esper to travel India for ministerial talks

By
Shivani Negi
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US secretary Mike Pompeo and the defence chief Mike Esper will visit India next week to hold third 2+2 ministerial meeting. The diplomats will be traveling to New Delhi for one-day in-person meetings with their Indian counterparts S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh on October 27.

“Secretary Pompeo and I will be there next week,” Secretary Esper said at Atlantic Council, a think tank, responding to a question about the upcoming 2+2. “It’s our second two plus two with the Indians, the third ever for the United States and India and it’s very important.”

He added: “India will well be the most consequential partner for us, I think, in the Indo-Pacific for sure, in the century, and look it’s the world’s largest democracy, a very capable country, very talented people, and they face off every day, the Chinese aggression in the Himalayas, specifically along that line of actual control.”

Esper and Pompeo’s meetings with Indian counterparts call for “a lot more close collaboration between India and US in the IndoPacific region where China is overtaking.

“Together these efforts will strengthen what may become one of the most consequential partnerships of the 21st century,” Esper added.

Last year, in November, India and United States held their first-ever bilateral air, land and sea military exercises.

This will be the third India-US 2+2 which started in 2018 with India hosting the first in 2018.

One of the most important topics discussed in the meeting could be the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement(BECA) — a pact with military implications. More details of the meetings are yet to be revealed

LJP-RJD going soft on each other

By
Harshit
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LJP Chief Chirag Paswan and Grand Alliance Chief Minister nominee Tejashwi Yadav continue to refrain from attacking each other. Infact a few days back when Chirag lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan then Tejashwi Yadav was the one who expressed solidarity towards Chirag again and again.

It’s worth recalling that among the senior political leaders in Bihar, it was only Tejashwi Yadav who reached out at Chirag’s after Ram Vilas Paswan mortal arrived at Patna Airport.

Chirag from his part has also refrained from attacking Tejashwi Yadav. In an interview, he said Tejashwi Yadav is doing his job quite well as the opposition its CM Nitish who should be questioned.

At the same time, there are speculation that BJP-LJP might collab with each other as many BJP leaders hinted the LJP alliance is plan B for them.

China warns India on trading with Taiwan

By
Neha Kumari
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The Chinese government’s mouthpiece, Global Times, has once again given a warning to India and said that India should stay a little bit away from Taiwan. In the meantime, they also showed military exercises and weapons on their Twitter handle. However, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah said that it does not matter to us.

Many countries of the world are troubled by the immoral activities of China. Formal negotiations on trade deals may begin in India and Taiwan. Taiwan has wanted to negotiate a trade deal with India for many years, although the Indian government maintains a distance from it.

Now China has been stunned by the possibility of negotiating a future trade deal between India and Taiwan. China’s foreign ministry has already threatened India. Fouled China said that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an integral part of China.

Against any deal with Taiwan –
On behalf of the Chinese Foreign Ministry states that China strongly opposes the official exchange of any country with the island of Taiwan. Especially countries that have diplomatic relations with China. China’s Foreign Ministry said that we will consider the issues related to it judiciously and appropriately.

Bihar Election 2020 – BJP Star Campaigner Yogi praises Nitish kumar

By
Neha Kumari
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Kikoor, Arwal and Rohtas’s Vikramganj Bikramganj for the first phase of Bihar Assembly Election he did rallies. In these rallies, he highlighted the achievements of the Narendra Modi government at the center and said that like Narendra Modi at the Center, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is developing in Bihar.

At the same time, he strongly criticized the earlier rule of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress. He said that the northeast governments of RJD and Congress have been responsible for the current problems of Bihar. Keeping the BJP’s populist agenda in mind, Yogi said that we have fulfilled the promise of Ram Temple and according to the saying, we have killed terrorists by entering Pakistan.


Addressing the people, Yogi Adityanath said that – ”I have come to Navratri with the message of Lord Rama from Ayodhya. The land of Ramgarh is associated with Vishwamitra’s taphobhoomi. What we said. The work of building the Ram temple is in progress. Then form government of NDA.”

”Bihar has a very old and deep connection with UP. In lockdown, he imposed his entire rule in the service of migrant laborers. Has taken care of their facilities and sent them to the border of Bihar ”.

In the list of 30 pracharaks released by the BJP, more than half of the 17 BJP leaders have been included this time. It also includes leaders who were not included in the first-phase star campaigners.

According to the official information given by the party, Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, National Organization General Secretary BL Santosh and co-organization General Secretary Saudan Singh are also among the star campaigners.

Apart from this, Bihar BJP in-charge Bhupendra Yadav and former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis have also been included in this list.

Govt considering removing plasma therapy as Covid treatment option

By
Jyoti B
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The government is actively discussing whether plasma therapy should be removed from the list of treatment options for Covid-19 patients under the national guidelines for the management of Covid.

“We are now discussing it with the joint monitoring group for the deletion of plasma therapy from the national guidelines,” Dr Bhargava said. “That is the discussion ongoing and more or less we are reaching towards that.”

An ICMR plasma study in 39 hospitals across 14 states and UTs showed that plasma didn’t appear to have any benefits in moderately-ill COVID-19 patients.

Reiterating that there was no scope of “letting our guard down” even though the coronavirus peak has passed in India and Covid may “almost end by February”, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, “experts have said cases will spike again if precautions are not followed”.

The analysis, which was released to a preprint health sciences server in September, is also due to be published in the British Medical Journal, as per a report in the New Indian Express.

The ICMR director-general added that discussions are also underway on recent findings of solidarity trial of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the lack of efficacy of drugs such as redeliver and hydroxychloroquine in treating Covid patients.

PM Modi addressed the nation and said that end of lockdown does not mean that virus has ended

By
Neha Kumari
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation. During this, he insisted on being vigilant to avoid the Corona virus and pleaded not to be negligent. The Prime Minister said that as long as there is no medicine for Corona, there is no relaxation. During this, he advised wearing masks that it is very important to wash hands with soap for a distance of two yards and from time to time. Modi said that the end of lockdown does not mean that the virus has also ended, so we have a special need to be vigilant.

The Prime Minister said that we should not let our fight against this virus weaken until the corona vaccine is introduced. PM Modi said that after going through a difficult time, we are moving forward, a little carelessness can stop our pace, tarnish our happiness.

The Prime Minister, in his address, gave an example of Kabir’s couplets and Ramcharit Manas’ chaupi and explained that we always need to be cautious and should not only understand that we have won in the middle of half the battle against Corona.

We should not forget that even though the lockdown is gone, the virus is not gone. With the efforts of every Indian in the last 7-8 months, we should not let the deteriorating situation that India is in today. Today the recovery rate in the country is good, death rate is low.

PM Modi said that, India is succeeding in saving the lives of more and more of its citizens than the resource-rich countries of the world. The increasing number of tests has been a major strength in the fight against the Kovid epidemic.

” Five and a half thousand people in India are Covid positive. In America, this number is beyond 25 thousand.Following the mantra of Seva Parmo Dharma: Our doctors, nurses, health workers are selflessly serving such a large population. Amidst all these efforts, this is not the time to be careless. This is not the time to assume that the corona is gone or there is no danger from it now. A little carelessness can stop the pace of our progress” he added.

Punjab assembly passes bills abolishing Centre’s farm laws

By
Jyoti B
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Tuesday piloted the passage of three legislations in the assembly that seek to abolish the impact of the controversial farm laws passed by Parliament last month.

The three bills, rejecting outright the Centre’s ‘anti-farmer’ laws, and the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill that led to widespread protests by farmers in the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana, were passed with a voice vote amid the presence of the Shriomani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members. 

The Farmers Produce Trade & Commerce Promotion & Facilitation (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2020ensures that wheat or paddy cannot be purchased except for a price equal to or greater than the Minimum Support Price.

Anyone buying below the MSP shall be imprisoned for three years.

The second bill- The Essential Commodities (Special Provision & Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2020seeks to protect consumers from hoarding and black marketing of agriculture produce.

On the other hand, The Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance & Farm Services(Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2020provides that no sale or purchase of wheat and paddy under a farming agreement shall take place below the MSP.

The Assembly also unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the Centre’s farm laws and the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. 

Demanding their immediate annulment, the resolution called upon the Union government to pass an ordinance to protect the MSP and guarantee government procurement.

Thereafter, the SAD, Congress and AAP MLAs led by Punjab CM Amarinder Singh met Governor VPS Badnore, requesting him to give assent to the bills. 

A fourth Bill – The Code of Civil Procedure (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2020 was also passed, which seeks to insert a provision for exemption of agriculture land not exceeding 2.5 acres from Section 60 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, which provides for attachment or decree of various properties – moveable and immoveable. 

Sadhguru meets Will Smith during his 10,000-mile motorcycle journey

By
Shivani Negi
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Hollywood actor Will Smith and his family recently met spiritual leader Sadhguru to spend some quality time with him.
Sadhguru is currently on a 10,000-mile motorcycle journey across the United States.

The founder of Isha Foundation took to his Instagram to share a behind the scene video of wherein he shared moments of his meeting with the Hollywood star. In the video, the leader can be seen arriving at Will’s residence on his bike. Sadhguru is in town. I have been following him for a while. He wrote a wonderful book called Inner Engineering. I want my family to meet spiritual people, to start interacting with people who are not hooked on the material world,” the actor says in the video.

:Will Smith Hosts Sadhguru: A Behind-the-Scenes Look @willsmith. Will Smith welcomes Sadhguru home to spend quality time with his family. They share heartfelt conversations, profound poetry, and enjoy Sadhguru’s wit & wisdom!,” Sadhguru captioned the video.

Sadhguru also shared some pictures with the actor recently. ““Will, it was a pleasure to spend some time with you and your wonderful family. May your Sangha be strong and Dharma be your guide. -Sg #WillSmith,” he captioned.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Will Smith was last seen in The Boys. Up next, he will be seen in King Richard.

Mumbai: 12,000 passengers boarded metro on the first day of resumption

By
Shivani Negi
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Mumbai metro resumed on Monday after being shut for more than 7 months. An average of 60 passengers per train traveled on Monday, Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd(MMOPL) informed. Currently, as many as 300 passengers per trains are allowed with respect to the covid-19 guidelines.

“Around 12,000 passengers took the Metro on the first day of the resumption of services, a spokesperson of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor’s operator,” MMOPL said.

MMOPL started resumption on Monday with 200 trains running between 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. In the morning peak hour, an average number of 150 passengers per train traveled. The numbers declined with an average of 50 passengers per train during the day time.

Proper covid-19 guidelines were followed during resumption. All wo entrances were closed. Of those two, one gate with an escalator was earmarked for entry into the station and another across the road for exit. 

Maharashtra state security corporation guards were posted at the entrance to guide commuters.

Every passengers had to do a temprature check before buying ticket and walking to turnstiles. Instead of round plastic coupons, disposable paper tickets were handed over to the passengers. For the passengers who had purchased Metro cards vefore lockdown in Marcg, The MMOPL extended validity.

Only passengers who were asymptomatic were allowed to board the train with masks being mandatory. Most passengers complied with this instruction and we did not have to turn away even a single passenger for not wearing mask,” TOI quoted an MMOPL official as saying.

Passengers were only allowed to sit on alternate seats inside the metro. Stickers on the floor were pasted to measure the standing areas at distance of a few feet.

Aamir Khan suffers rib injury while shooting for Laal Singh Chaddha

By
Shivani Negi
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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, rightly known as Mr Perfectionist, is currently busy in shooting the final segment of his much anticipated film, Laal Singh Chaddha

According to recent media reports on the film, the actor has suffered a rib injury while shooting for the film. The reports have further stated that the actor contniued to shoot even after his injuries by taking some pain killers.

“While shooting for some action sequences, Aamir Khan suffered a rib injury. However, this did not stall the shoot of the film. The actor just took stock of his condition and in no time resumed tshoot by popping some pain killers,” Times of India quoted a close source as saying.

The actor is currently shooting in Delhi for the film. After the actor suffered injury, special arrangements were made for the entire shooting schedule as the actor did not want to delay the shoot.

Recently, Kareena wrapped up her schedule for the film. She penned down a heartfelt note after finishing the shoot. Taking to Instagram, she wrote, “Thank you @_aamirkhan and @advaitchandan for an intense yet poignant journey…. thank you to my most wonderful team @avancontractor, @teasemakeup, @makeupbypompy, @poonamdamania and the entire crew… @nainas89 you were missed. Till we cross paths again.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGWz6LtpqHY/

Laal Singh Chaddha is based on the iconic Hollywood film Forrest Grump which starred Tom Hanks in the lead role.

Earlier, the film was scheduled to release on Christmas but got postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Aamir was last seen in multi-starrer Thugs of Hindostan.

Kareena, on the other hand, was last seen in Good Newwz.

Happy Birthday to Viru Paji, the Nabab of Najafgarh and most dangerous opener of the era

By
Neha Kumari
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Virender Sehwag, the explosive opener of the Indian cricket team, is celebrating his 42nd birthday today. Born on 20 October 1978, Sehwag is the only captain in the world who has scored a double century in ODIs as a captain. Sehwag is also the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in Tests for India.


Even after watching the innings of Sehwag, who was the explosive opener of Team India, people still do not miss to praise. His way of playing was such that every bowler of the world was afraid. There have been many achievements in the name of Sehwag, but one amazing thing that no other player in the world has done till date is that he scored a double century in ODIs while captaining.

Sehwag considers Sachin Tendulkar, the Lord of Cricket, to be his guide. Challenging circumstances could not even distract his firm intentions. Many people also call him the Nabab of Najafgarh.

Due to his batting batting, Sehwag not only managed to score a triple century in Test cricket, it also became the second batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket after Sachin Tendulkar.

Sehwag is the first player to score a triple century from Team India. Apart from Sehwag, only Karun Nair has scored a triple century in Tests for India.

Apart from this, Sehwag has also recorded a strange record while playing for Team India. In fact, Sehwag is also the only batsman in the world who has been dismissed between 90 and 99, 190 to 199 and 290 to 299 in Test cricket.


Virendra Sehwag’s records in cricket –

1- A partnership of 410 runs with Rahul Dravid for the first wicket in the history of Test cricket.

2- In 2010, Sehwag scored an ODI century in 60 balls against New Zealand.

3-ODI innings of 219 runs.

4- Triple century in Tests.

In view of China, Australia also joins Quad with the Japan and US

By
Neha Kumari
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In the midst of the growing border tension with China, India has found a new naval alliance. It has been said from India that Australia will also participate in the upcoming Malabar naval exercises along with the US and Japan.

The joint joint exercises will take place in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal in November. Actually, India and the US used to do this naval exercise firstly, in the year 2015, Japan joined it while Australia has joined it now.

“India wants to increase cooperation with other countries in the field of maritime security and the Australian Navy’s participation in the Malabar-2020 naval maneuvers will be seen in the backdrop of increased cooperation in the field of defense with Australia,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. ”

The ministry said, “This exercise will further strengthen coordination among the navies of the countries participating in it.”


The Malabar exercise began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise in the Indian Ocean between the US and the Indian Navy. Japan became a permanent participant of this exercise in the year 2015. Australia had been showing interest in participating in this exercise for the last several years.

India has invited Australia for Malabar exercises, giving a strong message to China. Now in a four-member alliance (Quad) with India, Australia will join this grand exercise with the US and Japan.

This annual exercise was held off the coast of Japan in 2018, off the coast of Guam in the Philippines Sea in 2018 and is expected to be held later this year in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.

Earlier this year, the Indian Navy practiced with Russia and the Quad countries.

Government predict that half of Indian population could be affected by Covid-19

By
Neha Kumari
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Astonishing information has come out from Central Committee as they issue a forecast after issuing a detailed study of the country’s conditions, data. Under this shocking revelation, half of India’s one hundred and thirty crore population could be affected by the Corona virus by February 2021 next year.

Committee member and Indian Institute of Technology affiliate Manindra Aggarwal has also said in a media interview that after this the speed of infection of corona virus in the country will be reduced drastically.

The panel said that during the festive season like Durga Puja, Diwali, Chhath, the cases of corona may increase further so people need to be more careful. The panel said that corona can be controlled to a great extent if people take care of social distancing and masks. If the corona rules are not taken care of then the level of infection may increase.

Even in states like Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, the pace of corona is slowing down. The Union Health Ministry said that if people continue to follow the rules, India will soon overcome the corona.

Significantly, till Monday, the number of corona infects has reached 75.5 lakhs. Thus, India is now behind only the United States in terms of total infections. However, after touching a peak in mid-September, the number of new cases in India has started to decline. Currently, on an average, more than 61,000 new cases are coming to the country every day.

Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen Satinder K. Saini met with Maj. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, USINDOPACOM Chief of Staff.

By
Jyoti B
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In wake of the emerging threat from China in the Indian subcontinent, and Beijing’s threatening advances in the South and East China Sea regions, India and the US have taken strategic measures to halt the Red Dragon’s juggernaut and establish a dominant force in the Indo-Pacific region.

United States Indo-Pacific Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region. It is the oldest and largest of the unified combatant commands. 

Lt. Gen. Satinder K. Saini, Deputy Chief of the Indian Army, met Major General Ronald P. Clarke, Chief of Staff (CDS) of the ‘US India-Pacific Command’. Army Deputy Chief Saini and Chief of Staff Clarke met to discuss India-US partnership in the ‘Indo-Pacific Region’.

Lt Gen. Saini is on a three-day visit to the US command from October 17 to 20 to increase military cooperation between both the armies. The ongoing visit is to build trust and interoperability between both the armies, said the US Army Pacific yesterday in a tweet.

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