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Pune, July 25 (IANS) Defending champions Chennai Lions and Dabang Delhi T.T.C. will be keen to extend their winning run to qualify for the semifinals of the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 when they meet on Wednesday at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here.Chennai Lions are currently leading the table with 35 points whereas Season 3 finalist Dabang Delhi T.T.C. are lying in second place with 33 points. A win will guarantee them a spot in the semifinals, while a loss will also keep them in contention depending on the results of the remaining ties.Achanta Sharath Kamal is…

‘Beetlejuice’ is considered an iconic movie in the realm of horror and horror-comedy due to its many creepy and terrifying scares, gothic setting as well as unusual and morbid humour.The statue was supposed to feature in Tim Burton’s sequel though somehow the iconic 150 pound statue got stolen from under the production team’s notice and Vermont State Police has so far found no culprit.However, a report from the Vermont State Police has revealed the statue was stolen alongside a lamppost with a “distinctive” pumpkin decoration on top.Talking to Twitter, the Vermont State Police said: “We tried saying the name of…

The trigger for the verbal and social media war was the vandalism of a toll-booth on the Shirdi-Nashik sector of the expressway late on Saturday night. Earlier on July 22 evening, MNS leader Amit Thackeray – son of party President Raj Thackeray – was ostensibly delayed and harassed at the toll-booth before he was allowed to pass. A few hours later, a group of alleged MNS activists stormed the toll-post, chased the staffers and vandalised it, with videos of the incident going viral. At least 7 have been arrested so far by the police. Taking strong note of the incident,…

Congress said that northeast is an integral part of India and any unrest there will have implications on the national security of the country.Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress Lok Sabha MP and party spokesperson Manish Tewari said: “Northeast is one of the most integral part of India and if something happens over there then it will have far reaching consequences on the country and have direct implications on national security.”Hitting out at the government over the Manipur violence that has been going on since May 3, the Congress leader said that the condition in the…

The SAD leader told the media that the Supreme Court had already noted that if Rs 1,100 crore could be spent on advertisements in Delhi, surely the government could make contributions for infrastructure projects.“The apex court has in a historic decision also recorded that it was constrained to direct the Delhi government to file an affidavit regarding funds used for advertisements because the latter had expressed its inability to contribute its share in infrastructure projects.”Asserting that the order had set a benchmark, Majithia said “the AAP government in Punjab is following the model established by its high command in Delhi.…

The lower house was adjourned till 5 p.m. after passage of the bill, aimed at simplifying compliance obligations for domestic companies. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav introduced the bill amid vociferous protests by opposition members, who stood in the well of the House, displaying placards and shouting slogans. The bill was passed in less than half an hour, with just two BJP MPs Sanjay Jaiswal and Aparajita Sarangi participating in the discussion and Yadav replying to the discussion. Though RSP’s N.K. Premachandran and Trinamool Congress’ Sougata Roy had moved amendments in the bill, they didn’t pursue them at the time of…

The nature of fraud has been defined as misappropriation of funds.The estimated impact is a one-time impact on the profitability to the extent of the amount misappropriated but no impact on assets/asset quality. The fraud was committed over a period of time and was detected on July 24, 2023.The persons involved in the fraud are Vishal Saxena, Vivek Bhagat, Deepak Gupta, the company said.The estimated amount involved is Rs 38.53 crore.Can Fin Homes said an FIR has been lodged with the jurisdictional police.Necessary reports will be submitted to appropriate authorities within the prescribed timelines. Based on a summary verification, the…

Manipur Home Commissioner T. Ranjit Singh, in an order, said that the state government has made considered decision to lift suspension in case of broadband service (Internet Lease Line and Fibre to the Home) conditionally in a liberalised manner subject to fulfilment of 10 conditions, including that connection has to be only through static IP.Mobile internet is still banned.The order said that the state government decided to keep suspension of mobile internet data as preparedness for having effective control and regulatory mechanism for mobile data service as there are still apprehensions about spread of disinformation and false rumours, through various…

The song has been crooned by India’s superstar singer Arijit Singh, and the music video of the song features Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan and Jasleen. The music video begins with Jasleen picking the classic tale of Heer Ranjha from a shelf with the character of Ranjha.As she gets engaged while reading the book, Dulquer’s character of the Ranjha from the book transcends the boundaries of reality and illusion and makes a stunning entry riding a horse into the life of Jasleen’s character in the video.The two then go about spending some quality time as their dreamy love story soon fills…

The project will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit on July 27.The completion of Packages 8 and 9 will bring water to 52,398 acres of cultivable land in 95 villages and provide potable water to over 98,000 residents in the Saurashtra region.Package-8 includes a 2.5-meter diameter M.S. pipeline stretching 32.56 km up to Bhadar-1 and Veri Dam, with a cost of Rs 256 crores. This will provide irrigation water to more than 42,380 acres of land and potable water to over 75,000 people from the Narmada River in 57 villages.Package-9 consists of a 2.5-meter diameter M.S.…