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24 Jul

India’s first medal in the Olympics was won by Rupo Mirabai Chanur in weightlifting

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsOlympics, Rupo Mirabai Chanur

There were huge expectations from weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in the Women’s 49 kg category and she didn’t disappoint as she clinched a Silver medal to open India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Chanu lifted 115 kg in her second attempt and created a new Olympic record. However, when Chanu went for 117 kg, she could not lift the weight and settled for the Silver medal, to win her maiden Olympic medal. China’s Hou Zhihui clinched the gold medal. Cantik Windy Aisah of Indonesia won a Bronze medal in the same category. Could not have asked for a happier…

24 Jul

Mamata Banerjee elected Trinamool Parliamentary Party chairperson

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political, West Bengalmamata banerjee, Trinamool

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was unanimously chosen as the chairperson of its Parliamentary Party placing her in a pivotal position to coordinate with the other opposition parties. After TMC’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections in May this year, the party has been positioning itself as a unifier for all opposition parties, a role that the Congress as the single largest opposition party has been playing so far. The Congress often finds itself constrained since it is a political opponent to many of the regional parties in different States. Party’s Rajya Sabha leader MP Derek O'Brien at…

24 Jul

The first meeting of the PC on July 30, both Shuvendu and Mukul can avoid the meeting! Why?

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political, West BengalMukul roy, Suvendu Adhikari bjp

30th July, the first meeting of the PAC. According to sources, PCC chairman Mukul Roy may not be present at the meeting. Meanwhile, Shuvendur is also expected to be present at the meeting as a member of the PC. Like the political circles, Shuvendu also wants to avoid the meeting as he does not want to face Mukul. It may be mentioned that a case has also been filed in the High Court seeking dismissal of Mukul's MLA post before the first PC meeting on July 30. Until the case is decided, the BJP can make that demand in court, leaving Mukul Roy as…

24 Jul

India logs 39K Covid cases, 546 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid19, Health, IndiaCovid 19

India on Saturday recorded 39,097 cases of Covid and 546 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed. The country now has 4,08,977 active cases and has witnessed a total of 4,20,016 deaths so far. According to the government, a total of 35,087 people were discharged from hospitals and health centres in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cured to 3,05,03,166 till date as the virus continued to infect less than one lakh people over the last 45 days. According to the health ministry data, a total of 42,78,82,261 Covid vaccine doses have been administered…

24 Jul

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar, Doval

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a two-day visit to India for the first time as America's top diplomat beginning July 27 to discuss a range of issues including the evolving situation in Afghanistan, the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), announcing the visit, said Blinken will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on July 28. A statement by the US State Department said Blinken will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “US Secretary of State, Antony J Blinken, will visit…

24 Jul

Intelligence Bureau says my number tapped, claims Rahul; BJP dares him to allow probe

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The BJP on Friday dared Rahul Gandhi to submit his phone for investigation if he believes it was tapped, and asserted that no one's phone has been tapped illegally by the Modi government. BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore told reporters that the Congress is determined to stall Parliament for one reason or another after being rejected twice by people in Lok Sabha polls of 2014 and 2019. Amid a row over the suspected Pegasus snooping, Gandhi had said earlier that all his phones were tapped. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah allegedly used the Pegasus spyware against India…

23 Jul

Pegasus spies: Ambani and former CBI chief also under surveillance

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAnil Ambani, CBI chief

In the new list of suspected targets of Pegasus spyware, the names of industrialist Anil Ambani and another senior Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (Reliance ADAG) official is included over suspicion of their phones having been hacked. A list of many more names was released on Thursday after it was reported that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, poll strategist Prashant Kishor, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, and Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw were among the potential targets of Israeli spyware 'Pegasus'. As per the news website The Wire, the phone numbers used by Anil Ambani and another Reliance ADAG executive are included in the…

23 Jul

The income tax department raids the offices of Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat Samachar

editor0 CommentsIndiaBharat Samachar, Dainik Bhaskar

Media group Dainik Bhaskar and an Uttar Pradesh-based news channel were raided today by Income Tax officials who launched searches in their offices across the country around 5.30 am. Both have been accused of tax evasion and floating shell companies Raids took place at over 30 locations of Dainik Bhaskar in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The homes and offices of the group’s promoters were also raided. Uttar Pradesh TV channel Bharat Samachar offices in Lucknow and the home of its editor were also searched. The raids were based on “conclusive evidence of tax fraud” by the channel,…

23 Jul

SPS & COMPANY PVT. LTD. PRESENT MR/MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA.

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, India, Lifestyle, West BengalMR.&MRS. ASIA

ON 10TH JULY,2021,AT KOLKATA AIRPORT CITY HOTEL,MR./MISS/MRS.ASIA KOLKATA TITLED RAMP SHOW WAS ORGANIZED BY SPS & COMPANY. MANY RENOUNCED FACE OF KOLKATA AND BENGAL WERE PRESENT OVER THERE. THE FIVE JURIES WERE SANCHITA MUNSHI SAHA,GURU SREE KOHINOOR SEN BHARAT,ANUSHKA GHOSH,TANVEER KHAN AND SOURANGSHU CHATTERJEE. THE TITLE WINNER OF MR.ASIA KOLKATA WAS ARUP ACHARJEE AND THE TITLE MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA GOES TO ARCHISHA PARASHARA. BESIDE ALL THIS THE TITLE OF BEST ENTERTAINER AWARD GOES TO YUVRAJ MAJUMDAR..

23 Jul

Former CBI Chief Alok Verma added to Pegasus list after being sacked

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The Pegasus leaked list contains numbers of former CBI Director Alok Verma and his family, and of Rakesh Asthana, against whom the CBI had filed a case, The Wire reported. Eight of those phones were forensically confirmed by Amnesty International’s tech lab to have been successfully compromised by the military-grade spyware that its Israeli vendor, NSO Group, says it sells only to “vetted governments”. Two other phones showed signs of targeting. Along with Verma, the personal telephone numbers of his wife, daughter and son-in-law would eventually get placed on the list too, making it a total of 8 numbers from…