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As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti will continue to hear the matter on September 6. Last week, the Union government withdrew its affidavit which had said that nobody except it is entitled to conduct a census or any exercise akin to a census. The fresh affidavit filed by the Office of the Registrar General in the Union Home Ministry retracted the paragraph saying that “no other body under the Constitution or otherwise (except Centre) is entitled to conduct the exercise of either Census or…

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Belgium’s Artur Lucas has been appointed as the coach-cum-video analyst for Indian hockey senior and junior sides, Hockey India announced on Tuesday.The Belgian will work with all four Indian hockey teams — senior men, senior women, junior men, and junior women at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru.Lucas comes to his new position with a wealth of experience and expertise. The Belgian previously worked for the Royal Belgium Hockey Association as the Performance Analyst for the U18 national team from 2018 to 2023.During his tenure, he made significant contributions to the team’s development and success. He…

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Online furniture store Pepperfry on Tuesday elevated its co-founder Ashish Shah to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as its co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murthy passed away at age 51 due to cardiac arrest last month.The company also secured $23 million in funding from existing shareholders, including institutional investors and family offices, underscoring their confidence in the company’s vision and strategic plans for the future. As the COO of the company, Shah played a pivotal role in shaping Pepperfry’s customer-centric strategy, supply side strengths, and operational excellence. “Pepperfry remains focused on its mission to…

Derived from Bakarwalshepherds, ‘Loya’ signifies a joyous gathering for a feast, embodying the spirit of camaraderie. Inviting patrons on a captivating epicurean journey through North India, the menu revives lost culinary traditions and long-preserved authentic recipes made with heirloom ingredients. The spotlight is on the inherent uniqueness and time-honoured cooking techniques of dungaar, the art of smoking and slow-cooking; aromatics of baghar, spices tempered in hot oil; and sigdi, cooking over an open fire; and the practice of pounding masalas with a sil-batta, pestle and mortar. The bar philosophy, Loya ‘Paanch’, a blend of the charm of the past with…

An official spokesperson for the Vigilance Bureau said Sandhu, a resident of Jalandhar, was arrested for a case registered on February 21 at Crime Police Station in Mohali.He said an extraordinary general body meeting of PACL Ltd was held on January 1, 2022, at Ms PACL Limited’s registered office in Jaipur that had been closed for past seven-eight years and appointed three new directors — Hirdaypal Singh Dhillon, Sandeep Singh Mahal and Sandhu on the basis of forged proceedings.They had allegedly submitted forged documents to the Registrar of Companies in Jaipur through chartered accountant Jaswinder Dang of Ludhiana and got…

To prepare this report, Admitad analyzed the sales of 450 brands worldwide and 155 brands in India, including such well-known companies and marketplaces as Sephora, Alibaba, Apollo 24X7, Forest Essentials, Plum Goodness, Beardo, BABOR, Loccitane, Clarins, Calvin Klein, Kiehl’s and many others. Calculations are based on more than 6.5 million orders worldwide and more than 1.3 million orders in India, that were generated by network partners for beauty brands and retail sites.India is back on beauty trackThe growth of online sales of beauty products in the world is strong but moderate. Admitad calculates that the number of global online sales…

SRK called this session, a place to answer questions that have both been asked, as well as yet to be asked ahead of the release of ‘Jawan’.The reason for doing seven questions only was given by SRK at the start of the Q&A video on YouTube, where he said “Saat sawaal kyon? Kyonki hafte mein saat din hote hain, rainbow mein saat colours aur ‘Jawan’ mein mere saat look. And of course, ‘Jawan’ release hogi, September 7, 2023 ko (Why seven questions? Because a week has seven days, a rainbow has seven colours and in ‘Jawan’ I have seven faces.…

Opposition has slammed BJP government after the Rashtrapati Bhawan sent out invites for a G20 dinner of September 9 in the name of President of Bharat instead of the usual President of India, saying the country doesn’t belong to a political party.”In our Constitution it is clearly said India, that means Bharat. The name Bharat has been existing since long. So, there is no need to give new name Bharat,” the Chief Minister told reporters at the Assam House here, attacking the Opposition.He said, “Our country was Bharat, it is Bharat and it will always remain Bharat.””When the country is…

If current trends continue, the 11 high-income countries that have “decoupled” carbon emissions from GDP growth would, on average, take over 200 years to get their emissions close to zero, and would emit more than 27 times their fair share of the “global carbon budget” that must not be exceeded if we are to avert catastrophic global warming beyond 1.5 degree Celsius, according to a paper published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. The authors argued that the pursuit of economic growth in high-income countries is at odds with internationally agreed climate targets, and call for transformative “post-growth” climate policy…

Taking to Instagram, the actor shared several pictures of himself with both his parents as well as with Subhash Ghai and captioned the post: “From my first life lessons from my parents and brother to the unforgettable guidance on set with Subhash Ghai, I’ve come a long way.”“My teachers will always have a special respect in my heart for moulding me into the person I am today. Happy Teacher’s Day. Thank You,” he added.The veteran actor, who is renowned for his roles in films such as ‘Border’, ‘Ram Lakhan’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri’, ‘Rangeela’ and ‘Agni Sakshi’ too…