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Ganesh Chaturthi is the most-awaited festival, and people celebrate the festival with zeal and vigour for 11 days.Talking about the festival, Harsh shared: “Ganesh Chaturthi, every year brings happiness, love, and togetherness. This year, I will be visiting my friend’s house in order to celebrate the festivities. I am shooting this year, but I will make sure I visit post-shoot.””I am also looking forward to exploring Ganpati pandals and seeking blessings from Bappa. I wish Bappa showers everyone with happiness, immense love, and success, and I hope Bappa garners his blessings on me and my craft. Let us celebrate a…

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Sources told IANS on Monday that the much-anticipated 5G marvel, itel P55 5G, is set to make its grand entrance into the Indian market soon. In prior interviews, itel’s CEO, Arijeet Talapatra, alluded to the impending launch of a 5G smartphone in 2023. With the unveiling of the P55 5G, the culmination of anticipation into reality is at hand. Ever since its inception in the Indian market, itel has been at the forefront of democratising technology for all.Recognising the pressing need for 5G, the brand is coming up with an efficient and powerful Smartphone that remains budget-friendly for Bharat. The…

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Speaking to the mediapersons here, the AIADMK leader criticised the Tamil Nadu unit BJP president K. Annamalai for his remarks on C.N. Annadurai, the first Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.”BJP is not in alliance with the AIADMK and we will decide about the alliance later ,” he said, underlining this was not his personal view but of the party.The former minister said that while the BJP cadres wanted an alliance with the AIADMK, the state president does not want so.Jayakumar also said that Annamalai has been frequently criticising the AIADMK leaders.The former minister said Annamali was unfit to be the…

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New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar believes Harry Brook’s late call-up to the Men’s ODI World Cup squad over Jason Roy happened as the young batter showed the right attitude which the current holders of the trophy were looking for.On Sunday, England included Brook in its final 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup, with Roy being excluded to accommodate him. Brook had been out of England’s provisional 15-man squad named last month, with many asking for his inclusion based on his red-hot form in shorter formats.”Harry Brook, his attitude was really good and…

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He has been waiting patiently for the last one-and-a-half years, after applying for financial assistance for house construction under the Rajasthan Construction Workers’ Accessible Housing Scheme.Baljit Kaur (32) of the village faces a similar plight. To support the education of her daughters studying in class 10 and nine, Baljit applied for a scholarship under the Construction Workers’ Education and Skill Development Scheme. It has been two years, but she has not received a penny.Under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, Rajasthan offers 13 welfare schemes for construction workers registered with the…

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“The state will put forth its arguments efficiently before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). We will convince them that there is no water due to the non-availability of rains. We will also approach the Supreme Court and plead before the court to evaluate the existing situation in the state,” the Deputy Chief Minister told reporters.He said that he had also met the Union Jal Shakthi Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat and explained to him the ground situation. “I also handed over a letter to the union minister which was written by the Chief Minister. We have urged him to mediate…

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In a recent interview to Channel 4, Rebecca Kalam, who spent 10 years in the force’s firearms unit before leaving in July this year, said fellow cops referred to those wearing a turban with racist remarks, and didn’t bother to learn the difference between Sikhs and Muslims.Among the many explosive claims made by Kalam was the one where protection officers for Malala Yousafzai, who was airlifted to UK for treatment after she was shot by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan, referred to her as ‘tikka masala’.”These shocking allegations of racism made by whistle-blower Ms Kalam against the West Midlands Police come…

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The net direct tax collections of Rs 8,65,117 crore include corporate tax at Rs 4,16,217 crore (net of refund) and personal income tax (PIT), including securities transaction tax (STT), at Rs 4,47,291 crore (net of refund).The provisional figures of gross collection of direct taxes (before adjusting for refunds) for 2023-24 stood at Rs 9,87,061 crore, compared to Rs 8,34,469 crore in the corresponding period of last fiscal, showing a growth of 18.29 per cent.Provisional figures of advance tax collections for 2023-24 (as on September 16) stood at Rs 3,55,481 crore, against advance tax collections of Rs 2,94,433 crore for the…

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The vandalisation by the then Left legislators has been estimated to caused damage worth Rs 2.50 lakh to Assembly properties.The case against the top Left leaders have now reached a stage when a lower court here has already taken up charges against state Education Minister V. Sivankutty and five other leaders for involvement in vandalism on the floor of the Assembly in 2015.Despite the best efforts of the Vijayan government to see if they could close the case, they failed in the High Court and also in the apex court.On Monday, there was news that the Kerala Police has now…

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“The way Pramod Sawant and his party colleagues are expressing frustration after seeing the unity of INDIA bloc, it is evident that they will go to any level to further divide our nation for their vested interest,” former Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said.“With an eye on the Lok Sabha polls, BJP ruled states have started announcing doles and special schemes as they know there is anti-BJP wave. Currently they are trying to spread hatred by targeting Opposition parties. People of the nation know how frustrated they are and hence will not fall prey to any of their tactics,” Chodankar,…

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