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Meet Hayer said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is keeping a close eye on the flood situation and he is constantly taking reports from the department. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, the department is monitoring the water situation in dams, rivers, and canals and the work of filling the gap is being done fast. During the meeting, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, Krishan Kumar presented a report on the current situation and detailed the ongoing works. The minister said the reason for the situation in many districts of Punjab is due to the heavy rains that fell on July 9…

The Infosys ADR was trading at $16.07. Analysts are concerned at the profit miss and sharp lowering of revenue guidance in Infosys Q1 results.IT major Wipro’s ADR also went down by 3.5 per cent on Thursday.Infosys delivered $4,617 million in Q1 revenues with year-on-year growth of 4.2 per cent and sequential growth of 1.0 per cent in constant currency.Large deal TCV for the quarter was at $2.3 billion, with net new of 56.1 per cent. Operating margin for the quarter was stable at 20.8 per cent. While ROE improved 180 bps to 32.8 per cent, Attrition declined further to 17.3…

External Affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, while responding to a query on the matter related to the Pakistani woman who crossed over illegally into India via Nepal, said: “The matter is under investigation and we will give you further information if it comes.” Bagchi’s statement came during the weekly press briefing, in response to a query on whether Pakistan has demanded consular access to Seema Haider. He further said that the woman was presented before the court and is now out on bail. On being interrogated by security agencies, the woman is said to have revealed that she and her…

In this abetment of suicide case of Geetika Sharma, former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and Aruna Chadha, a senior manager in his MDLR company, are the accused persons. Kanda was a minister in the then Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government. Special Judge Vikas Dhull of Rouse Avenue Court adjourned the matter. Sharma, who worked as air hostess in Kanda’s MLDR airlines, was found dead a day after writing a sucide note. In her August 4 suicide note, she had said she was ending her life due to the alleged harassment she was facing by Kanda and the other person.…

On Tuesday, the WFI ad-hoc panel granted Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Punia (65kg) and two-time world championships medallist Vinesh (53kg) exemption from appearing in the selection trials for the Asian Games.The other wrestlers are set to compete in selection trials on July 22 and 23 to secure their spots in the Indian squad and it has angered the rest of the wrestling community, including Sakshi.The 30-year-old Sakshi, who was a prominent figure along with Vinesh and Bajrang during the wrestlers’ protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, revealed that she along with others demanded…

Vijayendra had met BJP President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. The meetings assume importance as Vijayendra had got appointment with the top leaders amid the heavy political activity in the country and back in the state, the BJP is confronting the Congress government in the ongoing session, amid the suspension of 10 party MLAs.As per sources, Vijayendra had gone to New Delhi with a message from his father.The appointment of Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly is pending and the present state President Nalin Kumar Kateel’s tenure got completed long ago. Heavy…

The arrested persons have been identified as Sujit Patker of Lifeline Hospital Management Services, a company that received contract to run two Jumbo Covid Centres in Mumbai, and Kishore Bisure, a civic doctor. It has been alleged that although Patker got the contract to run Jumbo Covid Centres, medical staff were not deployed at the hospitals, and government funds were siphoned off.The duo was produced before a special PMLA court, which sent them to ED custody till July 27.The ED had initiated a PMLA investigation on November 21, 2022, based on an FIR registered by the Azad Maidan police station,…

The Minister said this after inaugurating the maiden ‘Global Food Regulators Summit 2023’ here.The summit is an endeavour of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to create a global platform for food regulators to exchange perspectives on strengthening food safety systems and regulatory framework across the food value chain.Underlining the importance of food safety, Mandaviya said: “It is critically important to deep dive into issues of food grains, food safety, and food security for global sustainable development. Food regulators have a highly responsible job to create…

In the letter, the Chief Minister said: “I urge your personal and immediate intervention on this issue and request you to direct the CWMA to issue directions to Karnataka to abide by the monthly schedule prescribed by the Supreme Court and to make good the shortfall.”He also pointed out to the Union Minister on the risk being faced by the Kuruvai farmers due to Karnataka not releasing the prescribed quantity of water.The Chief Minister said that the Mettur dam that was opened for Kuruvai cultivation on June 12, have water only to irrigate the fields for 20 days.He also said…

As per the cause list published on the apex court website, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra will hear Gandhi’s plea against the High Court’s order refusing to stay his conviction and two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case, which cost the Congress leader his Lok Sabha membership. In anticipation, Purnesh Modi, a BJP MLA and the complainant in the defamation case against Gandhi, had submitted a caveat, requesting for a chance to present his case. A caveat serves as a notice submitted to an appellate court by a litigant who wishes to be heard…