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Rhea named Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and other Bollywood fame on drug use

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Jyoti B
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Bollywood actress and late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty has reportedly named her contemporaries Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh and designer Simone Khambatta– in a confession to Narcotics Control Bureau over alleged drug use.

Sources inform that Rhea Chakraborty told NCB that 80 per cent of Bollywood stars are on drugs. Reports also stated that the NCB will summon 25 prominent Bollywood stars soon. Rhea had already reportedly accepted her role in procuring drugs for Sushant and handling the finances.

While one social media user demanded to remove the Pataudi princess from all product advertisements: “Remove Sara Ali Khan from your ads. We’re done with Nepotism & those who consume DRUGS. 

The NCB began its investigation after the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which was probing money laundering charges, shared social media chats retrieved from Rhea Chakraborty’s mobile phone hinting at the use of banned drugs.

Earlier during her interrogation, the actress had also claimed that Sushant got addicted to drugs when he was shooting for Kedarnath in 2016.

The NCB has even arrested several people in connection with the case, including late actor’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

Covid-19 update: India reports 97,750 cases, 1201 deaths in last 24-hour

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Shivani Negi
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India once again recorded over 90,000 covid cases in last 24 hours, taking country’s total toll past 46 lakh. With fresh 97,750 cases, India’s covid tally now stands at 46,59,985. The death toll has crossed 77,000 mark with fresh 1,201 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.

5,51,89,226 total number of samples tested in India for Covid-19 upto September 11 and 10,91,251 samples tested in the last 24 hours, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Mumbai, which is India’s worst hit city, has topped 10 lakh infections as it continues to report 20,000 infections daily.

The Ministry of Home and Family Welfare informed that more than 3/4th of the country’s covid cases have recovered, discharged. It said that active cases are only a small proportion of total cases while adding that early detection and aggressive testing have helped the country in reducing mortality rate.

India’s indigenous vaccine candidate, Covaxin, developed Bharat Biotech on Friday showed positive results on its animal trials. According to a statement, Bharat Biotech developed and assessed the protective efficacy and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152) or Covaxin in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulata).

Meanwhile, The overall number of global coronavirus cases has crossed 28.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 9,13,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. According to fresh data, the total number of cases stood at 28,331,121 and casualties reported have topped 9,00,000. The US remains world’s worst affected country with 64,43,048 cases and 1,92,968 deaths. India is currently in the second place in terms of cases at 45,62,414, while the country’s death toll stood at 76,271.

Happy Birthday Prachi Deshi

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Jyoti B
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TV and Bollywood actress Prachi Desai turns a year older on September 12. Though the actress has been missing from the limelight for a while now, she has given the audience some mesmerising performances in her career so far.

The actress made her way to Bollywood after gaining immense popularity on Indian television.

She has started her career with television series “Kasamh Se” and got recognition.

She later made her big-screen debut with the film Rock On followed by movies like Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Bol Bachchan and many more which attained her industrial appreciation.

Here are some of the notable features of Prachi Deshi;

Life Partner (2009), 

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), 

Bol Bachchan (2012)

 I, Me Aur Main (2013)

Azhar (2016)

Carbon

She is also the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Goa Tourism and Neutrogena products in India. Desai is also a brand ambassador of Lux Lyra.

Prachi’s red dress where she nailed it,

Madras High Court issues notice to AR Rahman for alleged tax evasion

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Shivani Negi
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The Madras High Court, on Friday, issued a notice to singer-composer AR Rahman for a petition that alleged that he has been routing his income of over Rs 3 crore through his AR Rahman Foundation to exempt from paying tax.

According to several media reports, the singer has been summoned by the High Court to explain the allegations levelled against him.

The Oscar-winning music composer received an income of Rs 3.47 crore in the financial year 2011-2012 or composing an exclusive ringtones for a UK based telecom company, T R Senthil Kumar, the senior standing counsel for the income tax department, said in a statement.

According to Kumar, the contract lasted for three-years and Rahman allegedly asked the UK based company to send payment to his charitable trust to evade tax.

“The income which is taxable must be received by Rahman. After due deduction of tax, it can be transferred to the trust. But the same cannot be routed through the trust as income to the charitable trust is exempted under the Income Tax Act,” a report in Times of India quoted the IT Department counsel as saying.

The department said that charitable trust did not have a license under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act at the time the payment was made, therefore, Rs 3.47 crore was taxable amount and cannot be considered as foreign contributions.

In February this year, the Centre approved the AR Rahman foundation with FCRA license. The trust was registered as being for “cultural, social and educational purposes” under the FCRA.

Indian Railways to start 80 new trains from September 12, check out the complete list

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Shivani Negi
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The Indian Railways will run 80 new special trains from Saturday in addition to the 230 special trains that are already operating across the country. The bookings of these newly introduced special trains have already been in motion since September 10 at Indian Railways website. The trains will be fully reserved and tickets can also be bought from station counters.

The railways resumed its operation in a graded manner in May after being suspended for two months due to nationwide lockdown that was enforced on March 25 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. 230 special trains were introduced in various stages of unlock phase. Out of these, 30 are special Rajdhani Type trains and 200 are Special Mail Express trains.

“In addition to the 40 pairs announced recently, more regular trains are expected to be run from Odisha to meet the demand,” an official said.

Check out the complete list here:

Recently, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav, said that railways will monitor all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have a long waiting list. “Wherever there is a demand for a particular train, wherever the waiting list is long, we will run a clone train ahead of the actual train, so that passengers can travel,” he said. The key factor in deciding the 80 new trains was the fact that there were many stations from where the migrant workers are going back to their workplace, Yadav said.

“Many of these trains are running in the reverse direction of the Shramik Special trains. So, they (people) are leaving their homes and going to their workplace.

“We are monitoring the occupancy of trains and will run more trains as per demand. Among the 230 trains, the occupancy of 12 is very less. We are running them, but will reduce the number of coaches,” he added.

These new 80 trains will connect Delhi-Indore, Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur, Puri-Ahmedabad, Delhi- Bengaluru among other routes. Apart from these, several trains which will connect small cities to Delhi are also being introduced in this phase.

Railways move has come after the announcement of several national-level examinations to facilitate the candidates.

Tokyo Olympics should be held at any cost next year: Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto

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Harshit
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Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto believes that the postponed Tokyo Olympics should be held at any cost next year.

According to the Japan Times report, Hashimoto said at the press conference, “All the people associated with the tournament are working together to get prepared for it. Athletes are also making a lot of effort by keeping the next year in their minds.

The Olympic Minister of Japan said, ‘I think we have to organize the Olympic Games at any cost next. I want to focus my efforts on all measures taken against the Coronavirus.”

Hashimoto’s statement comes after a statement by International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coats, in which he recently said that the Olympic Games will be held next year whether the COVID-19 remains or not.

What’s happening to cricket in SA is catastrophic: Kevin Pietersen

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Harshit
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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen termed the current crisis in Cricket South Africa (CSA) as a ‘horror show’ and said it would end cricket in the country. The Confederation of South Africa Sports and the Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has suspended Cricket South Africa (CSA) because it wants to investigate mismanagement and corruption in this cricketing body.

“Goodness me! What’s happening to cricket in SA is catastrophic. I feel so sorry for the many amazing people that work in that organization and to all the players that are suffering at the hands of this disaster! Sport unites SA! This horror show is finishing cricket!” wrote Kevin Pieterson

https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1304379539850752000?s=20

This action of the Olympic Committee has blown the South African Cricket Board, which has been accused of corruption and racial discrimination. This means that now CSA will have no one to conduct daily operations. This also suspends South Africa from the international cricket.

Moody’s projected an 11.5% contraction in Indian economic growth rate

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Harshit
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Moody’s, India rating shrunk for FY21, 11.5% contradiction in India’s economic growth in FY21
Moody’s, India rating shrunk for FY21, 11.5% contradiction in India’s economic growth in FY21

Credit rating agency Moody’s estimated an 11.5% contraction in Indian economic growth rate Fiscal Year 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“India’s credit profile increasingly constrained by low growth, high debt burden, and a weak financial system,” said Moody’s.

“India’s policymaking institutions have struggled to mitigate, contain risks exacerbated by Covid-19,” the rating agency said. Risks from deeper stresses in the Indian economy, the financial system can lead to fiscal strength erosion,” agency further stated.

Moody’s predicted 0% growth rate for Indian fiscal year 2021 in May, after the extension of lockdown but now it’s -11.5%.

Moody’s also stated that India’s economic growth could bounce back to 10.6% in the next fiscal year (FY22).

Human rights and secularism activist Swami Agnivesh dies at the age of 80

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Jyoti B
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Social activist Swami Agnivesh died after a cardiac arrest Friday evening at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi. He was 80 years old.

Admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, Swami Agnivesh was being treated for liver cirrhosis and had been on ventilator support following multi-organ failure.

“His condition deteriorated today and he went into cardiac arrest at 6:00 PM. Resuscitation was attempted but the stalwart passed away at 6:30 PM,” said a statement by the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences.

The mortal remains of Swami Agnivesh will be kept at his Jantar Mantar residence from 11 am to 2 pm for Antim Darshan. The last rites will take place in Gurugram at 4 pm on Saturday.

Swami Agnivesh, who would have turned 81 this month, had started his career as a lecturer as St Xavier’s College in Kolkata. He later practised law as a junior to Sabyasachi Mukherji who later would become Chief Justice of India.

Agnivesh founded a political party, Arya Sabha, that was based on the principles of the Arya Samaj in 1970. He was also an advocate for the dialogue between religions.

He was involved with several social movements including Anna Hazare’s India Against Corruption’s campaign in 2011 to implement the Jan Lokpal Bill.
including campaigns against female foeticide and the emancipation of women.

Agnivesh was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Haryana in 1977 and served as a cabinet Minister for Education in 1979.

Swami Angnivesh was in last in news in 2018 for being heckled several times by the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). The right-wing outfits were upset with Agnivesh due to his alleged support to Christian missionaries in Jharkhand and his comments on the beef controversy.

Universal Brotherhood Day

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Jyoti B
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Universal Brotherhood Day is observed every year on 11 September to commemorate the historic speech delivered by Indian thinker and spiritualist Swami Vivekananda in Chicago in 1893. This year marks the 127th year of iconic speech.

Over 127 years since Swami Vivekananda took the stage on that fateful day in September, his words continue to wield immense significance, particularly given the religious discord the world remains beset with. Vivekananda’s vision was fashioned on assimilation as a means by which to enhance one’s own spiritual growth.

Speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893,

Sisters and Brothers of America,

It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world, I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.

My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honour of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration.

I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth.

I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shat­tered to pieces by Roman tyranny.

I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: “As the different streams having their sources in different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee.”

The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: “Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.”

Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descen­dant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with vio­lence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair.

Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time has come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honour of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.

He concluded the speech with “In the face of this evidence, if anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of the others, I pity him from the bottom of my heart, and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written, in spite of resistance: ‘Help and not Fight’, ‘Assimilation and not Destruction’, ‘Harmony and Peace and not Dissension’.

This date is still one of the important ones for India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to remember the day. He, in his tweet, mentioned, “Today, on 11th September we in India mark two important milestones. The Jayanti of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. The day Swami Vivekananda delivered his outstanding address in Chicago. These great men have a lot to teach the entire humanity.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah too remembered Swami Vivekananda’s speech on this special day. He tweeted, 

IPL 2020: Deepak Chahar to resume practice after testing negative for COVID-19

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Harshit
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IPL, IPL 2020, Indian Premier League, CSK, Chennai Super Kings, Deepak Chahar
IPL, IPL 2020, Indian Premier League, CSK, Chennai Super Kings, Deepak Chahar

Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Deepak Chahar, will start practice for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) from Friday after getting the necessary clearance from the BCCI.

Earlier, Deepak Chahar was tested positive for COVID-19 along with the 12 members of his franchise.

Chahar was allowed to enter the team bio-bubble (bio-safe environment) on Wednesday after two negative reports of the COVID-19.

CSK CEO Kashi Vishwanath told PTI, “He will start practice from today (Friday).” He has got the necessary approval from the BCCI. The team is practicing hard and is in good condition. We are waiting for our first match.”

IPL 2020: Ambati Rayudu is an ideal player to bat at Number 3 says Scott Styris

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Harshit
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris feels Ambati Rayudu is the ideal player to bat at number three for Chennai Super Kings after Suresh Raina’s exit from the upcoming IPL.

Before the start of the 13th phase of IPL, Raina decided to withdraw citing personal reasons and this happened when the Chennai Super Kings squad had 13 COVID-19 positive cases.

“Personally, I’d put Rayudu in there to take that spot,” Styris said on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.

“I know that the CSK squad is deep, they’ve got a lot of options at the top, but I also believe that as much as the pressure is now on to find that No.3, it’s just probably the most challenging time that I can look for anyway for CSK.

“And in particular, the leadership of this group, I think with (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni and Stephen Fleming, it’s up to them now to bring the group together, now that they have lost Raina and Harbhajan (Singh).”

Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, CSK will be looking to march the tournament in search of their fourth title and draw level with Mumbai Indians.

Game of Thrones actress Dame Diana Rigg dies at 82

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Shivani Negi
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Verteran Hollywood actress, Dame Diana Rigg, best known for her roles in Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, passed away at the age of 82.

“It is with tremendous sadness that we announce that Dame Diana Rigg died peacefully early this morning,” her agent Simon Beresford said in a statement. “She was at home with her family who have asked for privacy at this difficult time.”

Her daughter Rachael Stirling said that her mother was diagnosed with cancer in March and died peacefully in her sleep. She said her mother “spent her last months joyfully reflecting on her extraordinary life, full of love, laughter and a deep pride in her profession.”

“I will miss her beyond words,” Stirling added.

Her Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie took to Insta to pay respect to the last soul. gwendolineuniverse’s profile picture. “Dame Diana Rigg 20.07.38 – 10.09.20 Fabulous soul. Brilliant actor. Sensational mind. “What an honour it was to work with you; you showed such generosity and incredible razor-sharp wit – a hilarious, iconic master class on How To Do It. Tolerated no nonsense and delivered every time. We were so lucky to have you! Inspiration forever!” she wrote.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CE_ZK1cgXcA/

“Be a dragon. The realm will always remember Diana Rigg,” The Game of Thrones official acccount also honoured her.

Rigg won an Emmy award in 1997 for her performance as Mrs Danvers in “Rebecca” and a Tony award for playing the title character in “Medea”. She also played a Bond girl in 1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”

Dame Diana’s other recent roles included the Duchess of Buccleuch in ITV’s Victoria and Mrs Pumphrey in Channel 5’s new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small. She will be seen in the BBC drama Black Narcissus later this year, and Edgar Wright’s film Last Night in Soho next year which will be her final role.

National School of Drama appoints Paresh Rawal as its new chairman

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Shivani Negi
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National School of Drama appointed veteran actor Paresh Rawal as the new chairperson, announced by Prahlad Singh Patel the Minister of Culture on Thursday. The 65 year old Actor is known for his versatility and quirky roles, and is an expert of the Gujarati stage art. In a tweet Mr. Patel expressed his thoughts, “Renowned artiste Paresh Rawal has been appointed as Chairman of National School of Drama by Rashtrapati Bhavan. I am glad that students and artistes will be able to take advantage of his talent. I congratulate him”.

In a conversation with news agency PTI, Paresh Rawal said, “It will be challenging but fun. I will do my best because this is a field I know very well.” A tweet shared by the official handle of the National School of Drama, which is the country’s premier theatre school, read, “NSD family welcome the legend to shower his guidance to NSD for achieving new heights.”

There is long list of achievements for Mr. Paresh Rawal, a recipient of National Award for Best Supporting Acotr in 1994 for the films Sir and Woh Chokri. He is also honored with Padma Shri, there is a special place for him in hearts of audiences for his role in cult hits like Hera Pheri and Andaz Apna Apna. His breakout role was in the 1985 film Arjun. He is also former BJP MP, NSD sure hope to reach new heights with his inclusion in their team.

NEP 2020 to focus on class rooms beyond walls, says PM Modi

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Shivani Negi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, addressed the conclave on ‘School Education in 21st century’ under newly introduced National Education Policy 2020. The event was held through a video conferencing.

The two-day conclave has been organised by Ministry of Education as a part of the ‘Shiksha Parv’, the Prime Minister’s Office(PMO) said in a statement.

The Prime Minister in his speech emphasised on the value of practical learning. He also mentioned that marksheets shouldn’t be our parameters to judge students’ potential.

The PM also assured that a national curriculum framework will be developed till 2022.

Here are the key highlights of PM Modi’s speech on “School Education in 21st Century” under NEP-2020:

  • Marksheet became ‘pressure sheet’ for students and ‘prestige sheet’ for families, NEP’s goal is to remove this pressure: PM Modi.
  • A national curriculum framework will be developed; students should have a new curriculum in 2022 when nation marks 75th year of Independence.
  • Every region of the world has changed in the last three decades. Every system has changed. There is hardly any aspect of our life in these three decades which is the same as before. But the path on which society moves towards the future, our education system, it was still running on the old pattern.
  • MyGov received more than than 1.5 million suggestions about implementing the National Education Policy. These suggestions will help implement the policy in a more effective way.
  • We have to advance our students with 21st Century Skills. These will be: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Curiosity, Communication.
  • We need to understand one scientific thing that language is the medium of education and not a study itself. Whichever language the child can easily learn, learn things, the same language should be the language of learning.
  • Do not limit class rooms to the walls: PM Narendra Modi said.

The education festival also knwon as the ‘Shiksha Parv’ is being celebrated from September 8-25 to recognize teachers as well as take New Education Policy forward.

Earlier, PM Modi also delivered the inaugural speech at the conclave on ‘Transformational Reforms in Higher Education’ under NEP-2020 on August 7.

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