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In an official communication, Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said, “Congress President has approved the proposal for the constitution of committees for ensuing Assembly Elections in Chhattisgarh – 2023, with immediate effect.”Kharge formed the core committee with state in-charge Kumari Selja as its convenor, CM Baghel, state unit chief Deepak Baij, DyCM Singh Deo, Charan Das Mahant, Tamardhwaj Sahu and Dr Shiv Kumar Dahariya as its members.The party also named a 74-member election campaign committee with Charan Das Mahant as its chairman. Besides Mahant,theparty has named Baghel, Singh Deo, Sahu, Ravinder Choubey, Mohammad Akbar, Dahariya, Kawasi Lakhma and several…

PhonePe’s SmartSpeakers help validate customer payments without any intervention, and their speed of audio confirmations has helped build exceptional trust and reliability for the 3.6 crore merchants on the company’s platform, spanning across 19,000 postal codes in the country.In an effort to digitise MSMEs across the country, PhonePe provides a suite of services to offline merchants which also include its SmartSpeaker devices that were launched a year ago.Right from introducing vernacular voice notifications to launching the industry-first celebrity voice feature with the iconic Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan, PhonePe has constantly customised its offerings to address unique merchant requirements.This strong merchant…

The actor, who is known for his works in movies like ‘Masaan’, ‘Raazi’, ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’, ‘Sardar Udham’, among others, is very active on social media.Taking to the Stories section of Instagram, Vicky dropped a behind-the-scenes (BTS) video of himself dancing during a photoshoot. He is dressed in formals – grey blazer, matching pants, white shirt and a stole. He completed the outfit with white shoes and black sunglasses. Vicky also flaunted his heavy bearded look.Dancing to the tunes of Karan Aujla and Ikky’s song ‘Softly’, Vicky left his fans awestruck with his smooth moves. He captioned the reel:…

Addressing a press conference, Hunt said that the two countries are moving towards inking of a FTA. Meanwhile India will also explore the possibility of direct listing of Indian companies at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), according to a joint statement issued after the conclusion of the 12th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue between Hunt and Sitharaman. “The next step for this is a comprehensive FTA and bilateral investment treaty and I know discussions are ongoing as to how to finalise those as soon as possible,” Hunt said on the trade pact. Sitharaman echoed his view, but suggested that the…

A bench comprising CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra said that it cannot entertain a fresh PIL challenging the amendment to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 when a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter.Sensing the disinclination of the bench to entertain the plea and to avoid imposition of cost, the petitioner chose to withdraw the PIL.“A petition challenging the amendment to the NCT of Delhi Act, 1991 is already pending at the behest of the NCT of Delhi. The petitioner-in-person seeks leave of…

The action is aimed at reducing pollution levels during Diwali as well as the winter season.Rai also mentioned that Chief Minister Kejriwal has instructed the Delhi Pollution Control Board (DPCC) to impose a complete ban on the manufacturing, storage, online sale, and bursting of firecrackers.”We all celebrate Diwali with great enthusiasm. Besides lighting lamps, we also burst crackers, which results in a thick cloud of smoke which engulfs the entire Delhi the day after Diwali. When the pollution from stubble burning is added to this, the AQI level reaches severe levels,” the Environment Minister said.Rai explained that this is why…

Robust flows from the local investors amidst mixed and negative flows from foreigners have helped Nifty achieve this landmark, he said.Successful achievements recently in space and foreign diplomacy by India has boosted sentiments for Indian stocks generally in an era when the global situation is still shaky. Small-cap and Mid-cap stocks have run up quite sharply and in some cases unjustifiably so. Review of asset allocation and booking some profits/raising some cash is advised, he added.Bulls continue to lead the way as the benchmark index surged to a historic high, breaching the 20,000 mark for the very first time, says…

For more than half an hour, there was chaos in the unreserved compartment as passengers scrambled to get onto the upper berths. Some also hid in the washroom to save themselves from the snakes.The incident took place on Saturday.One of the passengers who boarded the train, which operates between Howrah and Gwalior, at Banda station said that the performance started soon after as the snake charmers flipped the lid of a basket and a snake emerged, swaying as they played their flute. Once the performance ended, they asked the passengers for money.“Some people gave the money, some declined. It is…

Buenos Aires, Sep 11 (IANS) Lionel Messi will travel with Argentina’s squad for their World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in La Paz, Albiceleste manager Lionel Scaloni said.Messi trained separately from his teammates on Sunday after being withdrawn late in Argentina’s 1-0 home win over Ecuador in their opening South American zone qualifier on Thursday, reports Xinhua.Tests on Friday cleared the Inter Miami forward of injury but Scaloni is considering resting the 36-year-old amid concerns over his heavy recent workload.”He is going to travel,” Scaloni told a news conference. “Today he trained apart [from the main squad]. There are still two…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Former India cricketer Suresh Raina recalled his time with Ishan Kishan at Gujarat Lions during the IPL and how the wicketkeeper-batter brought camaraderie and team spirit to the squad.“I always said that Ishan Kishan has to open because he is a strong character who maintains a good team atmosphere. He worked really hard even during those days. Since he hails from Ranchi he spoke to MS Dhoni, and everyone wants to be like Dhoni there. Also, because of the way Ishan contributed to Jharkhand, Dhoni told me to observe his wicket-keeping progress,” Raina told JioCinema.“So,…