Rajinikanth to Feature in Bear Gryll’s ‘Man vs Wild’ Episode January 28, 2020 17:27
TV presenter Bear Grylls is back in India to shoot a special episode for his survival show named as Man vs Wild. After shooting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the British adventurer is said to shoot an episode with Rajinikanth.The episode with Rajinikanth is said to be shot in the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka that was established in the year 1974 as a tiger reserve which has been established under the Project Tiger. #WATCH Actor Rajinikanth arrives at Bandipur forest in Karnataka for a shoot of an episode of 'Man vs Wild' with British adventurer Bear Grylls pic.twitter.com/Eh2Lwd4BAI — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2020 Bear Grylls has hosted an episode of Man vs Wild with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year after the Indian General Elections of 2019, where in the PM Modi, 68, has walked through the wild and had taken a ride on a makeshift boat at the National Park in Uttarakhand.When asked about his experience in shooting with the PM Modi, Bear Gryll has said that he is a big fan of the wilderness and the beauty of India and that he feels privileged in working with Narendra Modi.The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also shared about his humble beginnings as a son of a tea- seller and has spoke about his solo trips in his youth which were of spiritual awakening into the Himalayas.The episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit 3.69 million impressions upon its premiere.Bear Grylls has hosted several celebrities on his famous show, Man vs Wild which also included the former President of United States Barack Obama.Rajinikanth is the most successful and one of the highest- paid actors in India having worked with across genres and industries for over four decades until now.It has been announced on Monday that the British adventurer Bear Grylls will be returning with another season of the National Geographic’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls which would be featuring the Hollywood celebrities such as Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Joel McHale, Cara Delevingne, Rob Riggle, Armie Hammer and Dave BautistaBy Shrithika Kushangi
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Broadband and Mobile Data Services Restored in J&K January 25, 2020 10:48
Jammu and Kashmir has been shut off from the internet for six months now as the services were snapped on 4th of August last year, hours before the Article 370 has been abrogated.The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the restoration of broadband and data services on Friday mentioning that the services of broadband and the the mobile internet services at 2G speeds will be restored from Saturday for the Union Territory. However, the restrictions on the social media is said to be continued at least until 31st of January.Although the broadband connectivity to essential services has been restored on January 15, and the restricted data access has been restored in the North Kashmir districts of Kupwara and Baramulla, the data connectivity services were still snapped in the other places of the union territory until the administration of Jammu and Kashmir has announced the restoration of the services on Friday.The Supreme Court has directed the administration of Jammu and Kashmir in reviewing all the orders that has been suspended regarding the internet services while it ruled that the freedom of speech and expression and the freedom of practicing any profession or in carrying any trade, business or occupation over internet being the medium enjoys Constitutional protection under the Article 19 (1) (a) and Article 19 (1) (g).The notification from the home department says that the limitation of the internet access will be made where in the internet access shall be limited to only the whitelisted sites. The whitelisted sites has been expanded from the earlier being 153 that included the websites under the categories of mail, services, education, banking, travel, employment being few among the others, to 300 where in 53 new portals has been added and the restriction on the social media websites which allow peer to peer communication and Virtual Private Network Application will still persist.The prior 153 whitelisted websites included emailinmg sites such as gmail and outlook and 15 banking websites like reserve Bank of India, J&K Bank, PayPal and Western Union, three websites that are based on employment, 38 educational websites that includes indiaresults, IGNOU and websites for the five J&K based universities, three schools and Wikipedia.The mobile internet data services shall be made available on pre- paid as well as post- paid sim cards. It has also been mentioned that the restoration of the 2G internet facility will be made available and would be continued till 31st of January after which it would be further reviewed.The internet and mobile connectivity has been snapped on August 5 last year after the center has announced the abrogation of Article 370 of the constitution that has been made applicable to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir and has also bifurcated the state into two union territories with Jammu and Kashmir as one union territory and Ladakh being the other union territory.By Shrithika Kushangi
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India Rejects Trump’s Latest Offer to Help in the Kashmir Issue January 24, 2020 10:37
The President of United States Donald Trump has offered help in resolving the Kashmir dispute after he has talks with the Imran Khan who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.The Ministry of External Affairs has denied this offer that has been made by the United States President saying that there was no role for a third party to mediate in the matter.The US President Donald Trump has said that the United States has been closely watching the developments between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and the relationship that is being shared between India and Pakistan and the United States is prepared to help regarding the same.Raveesh Kumar who is the spokesperson of Ministry of External affairs said in a press conference that there would be no role for any third party to mediate in the Kashmir issue. He added saying that India has been consistent and clear regarding Kashmir and that the issue regarding Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan.The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has also said that a responsibility to create a conductive environment that is free from terror, hostility and violence, for the bilateral talks was on Pakistan and should be done under provisions of Simla Agreement and Lahore declaration.Kumar has said that the attempt that was made by Pakistan in order to create an alarmist situation has failed as he mentioned that its double standards will be understood by the global community.The United States President Donald Trump has been offering to mediate and to resolve the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan with this being his fourth attempt in mediating the Kashmir dispute as he said that the relationship that is being shared by India and Pakistan and the development between the two countries regarding the Kashmir dispute is being closely watched by the United States and that he would offer help in order to resolve the issue.New Delhi has abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and has divided the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two unioun territories with Jammu and Kashmir as one territory and Ladakh as the other territory.Pakistan has responded to the abrogated that has been done by India on August 5 by suspending the trade with India, downgrading bilateral ties and by sending back its envoy. Several international bodies have also been approached by Pakistan which also included the United Nations.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Brazilian President to Visit India as a Chief Guest for the Republic Day January 23, 2020 14:53
Brazillian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro will arrive in New Delhi on Friday for a four-day visit, primarily to attend the 71st Republic day celebrations as the chief guest and also to explore ways for boosting the trade ties at a time both the large economies are hit by slowdowns.President Bolsonaro will be accompanied by seven ministers, besides the chairman of Brazil- India Friendship Group in Brazilian Parliament, top officials and a large business delegation in his first visit to India after assuming power.The External Affairs Ministry stated that the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro will be paying a four day visit to India from January 24 to January 27 as a response to the invitation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Bolsonaro is said to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday in his visit to India and would hold talks with Modi, states the foreign ministry. The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also call on the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.The last presidential visit from Brazil was in October 2016 by President Michel Temer has come to India for attending the eighth summit of Brazil- Russia- India- South Africa (BRICS) leaders in Goa.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Brasilia in November for attending the XI BRICS summit in November.According to the Ministry of External Affairs or MEA, the President Bolsonaro is said to address a group of business leaders of India and Brazil on January 21 at the India- Brazil Business Forum.The ties between India and Brazil have been on an upswing in the last few years as the volume of the bilateral trade was USD 8.2 billion in 2018-19. both the governments feel that there exists a huge potential for enhancing the bilateral trade further.the investments of India in Brazil were around USD 6 billion and the investments of Brazil in India are estimated to be around USD 1 billion in 2018.The major exports from India to Brazil include agro- chemicals, synthetic yarns, auto components and parts, pharmaceuticals and petroleum products where as the imports of India from Brazil include crude oil, vegetable oil, sugar and bulk minerals and ores.India and Brazil are also strong contenders for permanent me4mbership of the UN Security Council.The Ministry Of External Affairs has said that the relations of India and Brazil are not just strong at the bilateral levels but also at plurilateral fora like BRICS, IBSA, G-20 and in multilateral bodies with specifically UN.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Mumbai to Remain Open 24*7 from January 27 January 23, 2020 12:04
The government of Maharashtra has approved the policy ‘Mumbai 24 hours’ on Wednesday. The policy allows malls, multiplexes and shops to remain open 24 * 7 in the city from January 27.The ministers of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh and Aaditya Thackeray has made the official announcement on Wednesday as they said that malls, shops, eateries, multiplexes in the non-residential areas like BKC, Nariman Pointremain can be remained open round- the- clock from January 27.The state tourism minister of Maharashtra Aaditya Thackeray has told the reporters that this policy that has been decided by the government could help in generating more revenue and jobs and would add up to the already existing 5 lakh people who are working in the service sector.He added saying that it is not a compulsion for the shops, malls and eateries in keeping them open all night but only the ones who feel that they can do good business can agree in keeping their business open round- the- clock.The policy is said to be a phase wise policy in which the first phase would comprise of the allowance of shops, eateries and theaters in malls and mill compounds that are located in the non-residential areas to remain open all night.The Shiv Sena leader has said that a lane will be opened for food trucks in the Bandra Kurla Complex and Nariman Point near NCPA which will be inspected by the food inspectors who would make sure that the rules on solid waste management, decibel limits and law and order will not be violated and if done so, the owners would be liable of lifetime ban.He added saying that the pubs and bars will be closed as usual at 1:30 am as the excise rules have not been touched.However, the move made by the government of Maharashtra has been slammed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the leaders of BJP saying that this policy of keeping Mumbai open round- the- clock would increase the number of cases regarding crimes against women and is against the Indian culture. The BJP leader has later clarified that he fears for the common Mumbaikars and the women in Mumbai would be unsafe.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Encounter Breaks out Between Militants and Security Forces in J&K January 22, 2020 18:43
The militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are engaged in an encounter in the Awanitpora region of Kashmir. An officer has said that a cordon and search operations have been launched by the Security forces in Khrew as the information has been gained about the presence of militants in the area.The joint operation is said to be carried by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian army and the police of Jammu and Kashmir.The encounter has started after the militants opened a fire and it has been reported that there was a brief exchange of fire which led to the bringing in of additional forces.The encounter has killed three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists which included a police deserter, in Shopian district, earlier in the day.The Jammu and kashmir police has tweeted saying that the encounter has started at Awantipora.A petrol bomb was hurled at the the security forces in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, by the militants. However, there has been no damage caused due to the attack.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Supreme Court to Hear Petitions Filed Against CAA January 22, 2020 10:28
The Supreme Court to hear today around a whopping 144 petitions related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which includes the petitions that challenges the constitutional validity of CAA and transfer petitions filed by the Central Government.A three- judge bench would be hearing the petitions with the most petitions being to withdraw the law. Chief Justice SA Bobde would lead the three- judge bench.The petitions claim that the new law that has been passed stands against the basic structure of the constitution and is illegal. The petitions say that the right to equality will get demolished as the law is seeking to grant the citizenship on the basis of the religion.The petitions have been filed by several political parties and the key political parties being the Congress, the DMK, CPI, CPM, Indian Union Muslim League or IUML, Asaduddin Owasi’s All India Majilis- e- Ittehadul Muslimeen and Kamal Hassan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam.A plea has been made that the citizenship law should be declared constitutional which had been refused by the bench in the court on January 9 as it said that the efforts of the country should now be in attaining peace as the country is facing difficult times as that the job of the court is not to declare whether the law is constitutional but it is to determine the validity of the law, says the bench of which Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant has been a part.A notice has already been issued to the center by the top court as it seeks the response of the center on the issue. The center has responded with a request for transferring similar cases that had been filed in the high courts to the Supreme Court.The government says that the Citizenship Act has been amended as it seeks to grant the citizenship of India to all the non-Muslim religions i.e., Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains, Buddists who have been as religious minorities in the three neighboring countries namely Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh facing religious persecutions there and who have come to India on or before December 31, 2014.The people who are protesting against this law fears that the law would be discriminating the people based on their religion as it said that the Muslim communities from the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan would not be granted with the Indian Citizenship and there would be violating the secular principles of the constitution.By Shrithika Kushangi
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SC on Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case January 21, 2020 13:17
The Supreme Court has asked the Government of Tamil Nadu to file a detailed status report regarding the issue of releasing the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, within two weeks. The Supreme Court has posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.A notice has been issued by the apex court to the CBI and has asked it to file a response within three weeks of the application which has been filed by A G Perarivalan who is the convict in the assassination case of Rajiv Gandhi.A G Perarivalan was initially awarded death sentence in the case which was later changed to imprisonment for the lifetime.Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21 in the year 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, during the night, by a woman suicide bomber at a poll rally. The woman has been identified as Dhanu. This attack has killed fourteen others which also included Dhanu herself.The death sentence for the four convicts had been upheld by the top court in May 19999. the convicts of the assasination case were identified as Perarivalan, Murugan, Santham and Nalini.In April 2000, the then governor of Tamil Nadu has commuted the death sentence of one of the four convicts, Nalini on the recommendation of the state government and an appeal was also made by Sonia Gandhi who was a former Congress president.The death sentence of Perarivalan has also been commuted to life imprisonment on February 18, 2014 along with two other prisoners, by the top court on the grounds of delay off 11 years in taking the decision regarding their mercy pleas by the Center. The other convicts whose death sentence has been commuted along with Perarivalan were Santhan and Murugan. Perarivalan has said in his application that he has been held guilty for supplying two nine-volt batteries which were allegedly used in the improvised explosive device (IED) that killed Rajiv Gandhi while the Multi- Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) which is headed by a CBI official, is investigating relating to improvised explosive device.Regarding the issue of release of the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the Supreme Court has now asked Tamil Nadu Government to file a detailed status report within two weeks and the matter has been posted for further hearing after the two weeks that has been provided.By Shrithika Kushangi
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India Stands Fifth Among the Countries with Commitments to SBT January 20, 2020 18:45
“A Non profit” has released a report on Monday which stated that India has ranked 5th among the countries that have been surveyed for the corporate commitments to the science-based targets.The report says that betterment in the disclosure of climate change risk from the Indian companies are being demanded by the investors which in turn spurred better disclosure from India Inc.The activities based on the reduction of carbon has been examined by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report, which showed 58 Indian companies of the 59 firms that have been surveyed between the years 2018 and 2019, have board-level oversight of the issues related to climate which seems like 98 percent firms have climate- related issues.The report has said that committees and members have been designated to almost all the boards of top Indian companies, in order to address the climatic risks as it has been ensured by the increasing climate activism and the climate- conscious investors which is a growing band.The report shows India being the fifth country and with maximum number of companies being committed to SBT, it has been said to be the first country in developing the economy.The Director CDP India, Damandeep Singh has said that the companies are being engaged by the scores of the investors in order to disclose the risks in the climate and help them in doing better.It has been found that the environmental data has been disclosed by over 6,900 companies with over 55 per cent of global market capitalisation, through CDP in 2018.The list consisted of the US and Japan topping the list with 135 and 83 companies, the country that ranked third was UK with 78 countries and the fourth place was bagged by France with 51 companies.The report says that, 38 companies have been committed to SBT by December 2019 which shows a significant growth from the year 2018 being at 25 countries.According to the report, the climate concerns in performance evaluation of key personal have been integrated in India by the top corporate managements where in incentives have been provided for meeting the targets.The researchers have said that around 57 of the 59 responding companies in 2019 have stated that they have a process for assessing the risksBy Shrithika Kushangi
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Nirbhaya case: SC Dismissed the Convict’s plea Claiming Juvenility January 20, 2020 16:04
One among the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case has claimed that he was a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence which has been rejected by the Supreme Court today. The convict, Pawan Kumar is said to be hung on February 1. The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of Pawan Kumar earlier.The Supreme Court has said that, there exists no ground to entertain the petition that has been filed as once the examination of the issue regarding the juvenile has been rejected by the courts, it cannot be raised again. The advocate who has appeared for Pawan has argued that, the convict was a juvenile at the time the crime was committed. AP Singh has argued that, his school certificate is the proof that he was a minor and no court has ever considered the documents of Pawan.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has said that Pawan was 19 years old at the time of the offence and there exists certified copies of his birth certificate as well as the certificate of the convict leaving the school which was taken on record by each and every judicial forum.The police has also said that, the parents of Pawan had confirmed his age and has agreed with no dispute that he was above 18 when the incident of Nirbhaya being gang-raped, tortured and killed had taken place in December 2012.Six men were arrested in the Nirbhaya case out of which one was said to a juvenile and has been released after three years in reform home. Pawan Gupta has filed a complaint on Friday saying that he was a minor when he was indulged in the Nirbhaya crime. The complaint has been filed when the date for hanging the four convicts has been announced. The date is confirmed to be on February 1 at 6 am.The Nirbhaya case is of a young woman who was gang-raped in a moving bus and was tortured by inserting an iron rod before being dumped on the road with severe internal injuries. The name of the woman has not been revealed and has been named as Nirbhaya who died two weeks later after the incident has taken place. This incident took place on 16 December, 2012 and has left the entire nation in shock and anger, demanding justice.By Shrithika Kushangi
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PM Narendra Modi at Globalizing Indian Thought, at IIM Kozhikode January 18, 2020 10:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put his words at the international conclave on ‘Globalizing Indian Thought’, at IIM Kozhikode, on Thursday. He addressed the thought of India being vibrant and diverse and described it being constant and evolving.Narendra Modi also added saying that the world has been welcomed to India for centuries now and the civilization of the country India has prospered. He gave the credits to peace and harmony which can be found in India which in turn lead to the country being prospered.Certain ideals which have remained central to the values of India were being addressed which included compassion, harmony, justice, service and openness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi added saying that the ideals that are mention have been championed by Mahatma Gandhi in the 20th century which lead to the contribution to the freedom of India. He also said that, these ideals were the reason which provided strength to millions outside.Narendra Modi has mentioned the Indian way to avoid conflict is with the power of a dialogue but not by any brute force as he described the Indian way of life as provision of a ray of hope, in the world which is seeking to break free from violence, terrorism, hate.He has also addressed about the life-sized statue of Swami Vivekananda that is present at the campus and said that talking about globalizing Indian though at IIM Kozhikode is no mere coincidence.By Shrithika Kushangi
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Deepika Padukone refurbishes her wedding lehenga for her anniversary November 16, 2019 18:04
While celebrities across the world are held accountable for their outfit repeats, Deepika Padukone left everyone awestruck with her refurbished dresses that she wore for visiting the holy destinations of Tirupati and The Golden Temple on their wedding anniversary.The couple, Deepika and Ranveer were seen visiting tha two places one day after the other to celebrate their very first wedding anniversary. Deepika was seen wearing a traditional brick red ankle length kurta paired with dhoti pants and a beautiful sheer tissue dupatta to accessorize the entire look.The outfit, as beautiful as it was, was the same thing that she wore for her chooda ceremony and the fans can keep it in. The beauty and elegance that she portrayed with the dresses match up to the beauty of the piece that she wore that was designed by Sabyasachi himself.By Somapika Dutta
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