Month: June 2024

India pacer Arshdeep Singh registered the best bowling figures for the nation in the history of the T20 World Cup.

With his spell of 4/9, Arshdeep dethroned Ravichandran Ashwin, who held the record for ten years to become the player with the best bowling figures for India in the tournament’s history.

The young left-arm pacer weaved magic with his swinging deliveries and registered figures of 4/9 against the USA at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

He bettered Ashwin’s figures of 4/11, which he registered in 2014 against Australia in Mirpur. Harbhajan Singh slipped to the third, with his figures of 4/12 against England in Colombo in 2012.

Arshdeep reaped the most reward from India skipper Rohit Sharma’s decision to bowl after winning the toss.

He inflicted a double blow on the USA in the very first over of the game as he removed Shayan Jahangir for a duck and Andries Gous for 2, putting the hosts under pressure with his tough lines and length bowling.

After Steven Taylor and Nitish Kumar brought the USA back into the game, Arshdeep was then brought back into the attack, and the pacer removed dangerous batter Nitish for 27, leaving the USA tottering at 81/5.

Harmeet Singh was the final wicket of the 25-year-old as he ended the innings with figures of 4/9.

In the last over, USA batters Jasdeep Singh and Shadley van Schalkwyk managed to gather 7 runs to take their team’s total to 110/8.

USA (Playing XI): Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous(w), Aaron Jones(c), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj. (ANI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the team of the Ministry of External Affairs and other officials concerned on Wednesday evening regarding the tragic fire incident in Kuwait, in which over 40 people were killed and more than 30 Indian workers were injured.

The External Affairs team will leave for Kuwait on Thursday to take stock of the situation and see those injured currently being treated in hospital.

“…We stand with the victims of the Kuwait fire incident, we express our sympathy to them. We had a meeting with PM Modi and tomorrow morning we are travelling to Kuwait. We will take stock of the situation and those who are admitted to the hospital,” Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh told ANI.

PM Modi held a meeting on Wednesday in the national capital to review the fire incident in Kuwait that took the lives of over 40 people and injured 30 Indian workers.

He further said that the identification of the casualties is underway and the injured people are being taken care of properly.

“We have been reported that the injured have been taken care of properly. The identification process of those who have died is underway…,” he said.

Moreover, the MoS highlighted that the maximum Indian workers belong to Kerala and other parts of South India.

“The maximum people are from Kerala and other parts of South India and the identification process is underway…,” he said, adding, “We will stay there as long as we are needed.”

A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the fire incident in Kuwait which took place early Wednesday.

PM Modi expressed his sadness over the fire mishap in Kuwait City adding that his thoughts are with the family and close ones of the victims of the incident.

He further assured that the Indian embassy in Kuwait is closely monitoring the situation and working with the concerned authorities for further assistance.

Earlier in the day, the Indian ambassador to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika visited the Al-Adan hospital where over 30 Indian workers are being treated.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad al-Yousuf al-Sabah paid a visit to the site and ordered the arrest of the building’s owner, according to Al Jazeera. (ANI)

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The wait is over! Siddhant Chaturvedi’s highly anticipated single ‘Ittefaq’ is finally unveiled.

Taking to Instagram, Siddhant treated fans with the song video and wrote, “Ittefaq” will keep those eyes locked !Check it out.”

The music video, directed by Arjun Varain Singh and composed by OAFF and Savera, showcases a new side of Siddhant alongside Wamiqa Gabbi and their chemistry is undeniable.

His dance moves were choreographed by Ankan Sen and Saahil M Khan.

As soon as the video was shared, fans and industry members chimed in the comment section.

Zoya Akhtar wrote, “Yeah Baby!”

One of the users commented, “And guys @siddhantchaturvedi is killing it again what moves Rockstar.”

Talking about the song, Siddhant said, “Music has always been a huge passion for me. For a long time, I’ve been finding a way to express myself through singing and songwriting alongside acting and dance. ‘Ittefaq’ feels like the perfect amalgamation of all these passions. I poured my heart into the creation of this song, and I’m thrilled to finally share it with the world!”

Meanwhile, on the acting front, Siddhant was last seen in ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’.’Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’, helmed by debutant director Arjun Varain Singh, is a ‘coming-of-digital-age’ story about three friends in their mid-20s navigating life in the world of social media.

Apart from Siddhant, the film also stars Ananya Panday and Adarsh Gourav in the lead roles. (ANI)

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Ever since the trailer of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ was unveiled, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Prabhas and the team have been lauded by fans and several celebrities. Actor Alia Bhatt joined the list and shared her reaction.

On Wednesday morning, Alia re-shared Prabhas’s post on her Instagram stories and wrote, “this looks unreal!!”

Makers on Monday evening released the intriguing trailer.

Directed by Nag Ashwin, this post-apocalyptic film is inspired by Hindu scriptures and set in the year 2898 AD.

The trailer showed that director Ashwin loosely reimagined Mahabharat from a futuristic lens and added a dystopian touch to it.

Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani are also a part of the film.

‘Kalki 2898 AD’ has become the most talked about production of 2024.

Recently, at an event in Hyderabad, Prabhas stole the show with his grand entry, driving a sports car amid fireworks and thunderous applause from the crowd.

The actor later introduced everyone to the new character of Kalki 2898 AD – Bujji – a tiny robot.

Controlled by the brain and voiced by Keerthy Suresh, Bujji promises to be a smart, exciting addition to the film, challenging the developers and adding a new dimension to the storyline.

Last month, makers shared the teaser of Amitabh Bachchan’s look from the sci-fi dystopian film during the thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

The 21-second teaser started with Big B marking presence in warm earthy tones. He was seated in a cave, engaged in prayer to a Shiva linga. He was covered with bandages.

In the brief clip, one can also see a young kid asking Big B, ‘Kya tum bhagwan ho, kya tum marr nahi sakte? Tum Bhagwan ho? Kaun ho Tum?To which his character replied, “Dwapar yug se Dash avatar ki pratiksha kar raha hoon main, Dronacharya ka putra Ashwatthama.” (Since the Dwapar Yug, I have waited for the Dasavatar.)The film is slated to release in cinemas on June 27.

Meanwhile, on the acting front, in the coming months, Alia will be seen in Vasan Bala’s ‘Jigra’, which is co-produced by Karan Johar and Alia herself. The film is all set to hit theatres on September 27, this year.

She is also set to play the lead in a Spy Universe film, with filming scheduled to kick off later this year.

Alia will also be seen sharing screen with Ranbir Kapoor in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial ”Love & War’. The film will also star Vicky Kaushal. (ANI)

Telgugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, and Nitin Gadkari among others.

After taking oath as Chief Minister Naidu shared a hug with PM Modi on stage.

This is the fourth time that Naidu is assuming charge as Andhra Chief Minister and the second time after the bi-furcation in 2014.

Naidu became chief minister first in 1995, before the Andhra bifurcation and he led the state until 2004 for nine consecutive years. The TDP supremo returned as the chief minister of the bifurcated Andhra in 2014 and served until 2019

Andhra governor S Abdul Nazeer, former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundarajan were present at the swearing-in.

Naidu’s son and TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh, Union Minister Rammohan Naidu, actors Chiranjeevi, Rajnikanth, Nandamuri Balakrishna were also present on occasion.

Naidu had led the TDP- BJP-Janasena National Democratic Alliance to a landslide victory in the Assembly as well as parliamentary elections.

TDP holds the majority in Andhra Pradesh 175-member assembly with 135 MLAs, while its allies, the Janasena Party, has 21 and BJP has eight. The opposition YSR Congress Party has 11 legislators.

As per a list released by the TDP, the Cabinet will have 21 MLAs from the TDP, three from the Janasena Party and one from the BJP.

The TDP MLAs who will be taking oaths include Nara Lokesh, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Nimmala Ramanaidu, NMD Farooq, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Payyavula Kesav, Kollu Ravindra, Ponguru Narayana, Vangalapudi Anita, Anagani Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Kola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi, Gummadi Sandhyarani, BC Janardhan Reddy, TG Bharath, S Savitha, Vasamsetty Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy.

Konidela Pawan Kalyan, Nadendla Manohar and Kandula Durgesh will be swearing-in as ministers representing the Janasena Party, while Satya Kumar Yadav is the lone MLA from BJP taking oath today as minister in the Naidu cabinet. (ANI)

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The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held from June 24 and conclude on July 3 for oath/affirmation of newly elected Members, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday.

The 264th Session of Rajya Sabha will also commence on June 27 and conclude on July 3, the minister said.

“First Session of 18th Lok Sabha is being summoned from 24.6.24 to 3.7.24 for oath/affirmation of newly elected Members, Election of Speaker, President’s Address and discussion thereon. 264th Session of Rajya Sabha will commence on 27.6.24 and conclude on 3.7.24.”

President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27

The last session of the 17th Lok Sabha (Budget session) was held between January 31 and February 10, 2024.

Lok Sabha had 274 sittings in which 202 Bills were introduced and 222 bills were passed. Rajya Sabha had 271 sittings, in which 31 Bills were introduced and 220 bills were passed. In total 221 Bills were passed by both the Houses and became Acts, during the term of the 17th Lok Sabha.

During the 17th Lok Sabha one of the most important business transacted was the abrogation of certain provisions from Article 370 and Presidential Orders thereunder for ensuring equal opportunities to all sections of Society in Jammu & Kashmir particularly with the restoration of applicability of the provisions of the Constitution of India and all socio-economic legislations thereby ensuring rule of law and equity. Further for ensuring better administration and for curbing terrorism, the State of Jammu & Kashmir was reorganized with the formation of two Union Territories – Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh.

Also, three landmark Bills relating to the criminal justice system to ensure victim-centric justice namely the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 were passed by both the Houses of Parliament. (ANI)

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The World Bank has upwardly revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current financial year 2024-25 by 20 basis points to 6.6 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.4 per cent made in January.

World Bank said India will remain the fastest-growing of the world’s largest economies, although its pace of expansion is expected to moderate.

In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the international financial institution attributed the revision in India’s growth projections to strong public investment accompanied by private capex and rise in private consumption.

Growth in India’s industrial activity, including manufacturing and construction, was stronger than expected, alongside resilient services activity, which helped offset a slowdown in agricultural production partly caused by monsoons.

Growth of domestic demand remained robust, with a surge in investment, including in infrastructure, offsetting a moderation of consumption growth as post-pandemic pent-up demand eased.

For 2025-26, World Bank similarly raised the growth projections from 6.5 per cent to 6.7 per cent.

“India’s economy has been buoyed by strong domestic demand, with a surge in investment, and robust services activity. It is projected to grow an average of 6.7 percent per fiscal year from 2024 through 2026–making South Asia the world’s fastest-growing region,” the World Bank report read.

GDP per capita in EMDEs (emerging market and developing economies), which include India, is forecast to grow at about 3 per cent on average over 2024-26, well below the average in 2010-19.

“Some large EMDEs, such as India, are expected to see continued solid per capita growth,” it said.

Activity in commodity importers excluding China has been robust. “This mostly reflects resilience in some large economies, notably India, owing to continued strength in domestic demand. Growth has been more muted in other commodity importers so far this year.”

According to official data of the Indian government, its GDP grew at a massive 8.2 per cent during the financial year 2023-24, and the country continued to remain the fastest-growing major economy. India’s economy grew 7.2 per cent in 2022-23 and 8.7 per cent in 2021-22, respectively.

The Reserve Bank of India in its latest monetary policy meeting raised the GDP forecast for the current for 2024-25 to 7.2 per cent from 7 per cent earlier.

Morgan Stanley forecasts 6.8 per cent growth in India in 2024.

India is set to remain the fastest-growing among major economies in 2024, according to latest International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook. IMF, in its latest outlook, raised India’s growth projections for 2024 from 6.5 per cent to 6.8 per cent.

The United Nations recently upwardly raised India’s economic growth projections for 2024 from 6.2 per cent to 6.9 per cent mainly driven by strong public investment and resilient private consumption.

Moody’s Ratings expects India to grow at 6.6 per cent in the current financial year 2024-25.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projects India to grow 6.6 per cent in the next two years.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had upgraded India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for financial year 2024 from 6.7 per cent to 7 per. (ANI)

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Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, who is currently promoting her upcoming thriller ‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba,’ shared a sneak peek that appears to be from the film’s set.

The ‘Dunki’ actress on Wednesday, took to her Instagram account to drop a series of pictures in a bright yellow saree, drenched in water.

Taapsee looked stunning as she sported a maang tika and no makeup. Her wet, wavy hair added to the look as she posed confidently for the camera.

Along with the pictures, Taapsee added a mysterious caption that said, “Sab log jidhar woh hain, udhar dekh rahe hain. Hum dekhne walon ki nazar dekh rahe hain.”

Earlier, in February, the makers of the upcoming thriller unveiled the film’s official teaser.

Taking to Instagram, OTT platform Netflix shared the teaser that they captioned, “Rani ki kahaani me pyaar aur pagalpan, dono abhi baaki hain. Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba is coming soon, only on Netflix!”

The short teaser gives a glimpse into the world of upcoming sequel with the song ‘Ek Haseena Thi’ from the cult classic film ‘Karz’ playing in the background.

‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba’ also stars Jimmy Shergill in the lead roles.

‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba 2’ is a sequel to ‘Haseen Dilruba’, which premiered exclusively on the OTT platform Netflix in July 2021 and gathered positive reviews from the audience and starred Vikrant, Taapsee Pannu and actor Harshvardhan Rane in the lead roles.

The film will stream exclusively on the OTT platform Netlfix. However, its official phir aayi haseen dillruba release date it still awaited. (ANI)

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan assumed charge as Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Tuesday.

The Ministry staff presented Chouhan with a bouquet after he took charge.

Chouhan highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his day in office by authorising the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi, which will benefit 9.3 crore farmers and distribute around Rs 20,000 crore.

“I am happy to say that the first decision taken by the Prime Minister yesterday was in the interest of the farmers. He decided to issue Kisan Samman Nidhi. Now,the NDA government will take these works forward more rapidly under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has resolved to double the income of farmers, work is going on continuously for that,” Chouhan said.

“We will all work together even faster on that and take every possible step for the welfare of farmers. Today itself, I am going to hand over the Sankalp Patra to officials,” the Union Minister said.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed puja ahead of taking charge.

Chouhan has been allocated the Ministry of Rural Development, apart from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Narendra Singh Tomar, who was Agriculture Minister in the previous NDA government had resigned in December last year, coinciding with the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls. Following Tomar’s resignation, the charge of the ministry was given to the then Union Tribal Affairs Minister, Arjun Munda.

Chouhan has vast administrative experience and was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2005 until the 2023 state assembly elections, except for 15 months when the Congress came to power after the 2018 assembly polls.

Chouhan was elected to the Lok Sabha from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. He is a six-time MP. (ANI)

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Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu met with Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday and staked a claim to form a government in the state.

Naidu was accompanied by his party allies, Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan and BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari.

TDP, Janasena Party, and BJP, which fought together as NDA in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, registered a landslide victory, winning 164 out of the total 175 seats. TDP won 135 seats, Janasena Party won 21, and BJP won 8.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with the Governor, Daggubati Purandeswari said, “There was an NDA meeting today in which Chandrababu Naidu was elected as the leader of the NDA Legislative Assembly. We have just come to the Governor and submitted a request letter to him that he should invite Chandrababu Naidu to form the government immediately, to which the Governor has responded and said that following the proper procedures, he will immediately call him to form the government.”

She added that the swearing-in ceremony will take place tomorrow.

TDP MLA Atchannaidu, who was also part of the delegation that met with the Governor, told reporters that all three (TDP, Janasena, and BJP) parties participated in the meeting and unanimously elected Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Ministerial candidate.

“We have met the Governor and told him the same thing,” Atchannaidu said.

Earlier in the day, during a meeting held in Vijayawada, the NDA MLAs proposed N Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the NDA government, which is set for swearing-in on June 12.

Leaders of NDA constituent parties, including state BJP president Daggubati Purandeswari, TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu, and Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan supported the proposal to elect N Chandrababu Naidu as the CM of the NDA government.

Addressing the meeting, Pawan Kalyan said, “From the Janasena Party, we are giving our consent to Chandrababu Naidu to become the upcoming CM of the NDA government.”

Naidu, while addressing the meeting, thanked the people for the historic mandate. “All MLAs of the BJP, Janasena, and TDP have given their consent for me to become Andhra Pradesh’s upcoming Chief Minister of the NDA government,” he said while addressing the meeting.

“This much victory and satisfaction I never had before. In Delhi, everyone respected us because of the mandate the people have given us. In 1994, there was one-sided elections. Even then we did not win this many seats. We won 164 seats. We only lost 11 seats. That is, we won 93 per cent. The average voting percentage was 57 percent in these elections. Our responsibility has increased,” Naidu said.

He also acknowledged Pawan Kalyan’s efforts in strengthening the alliance and said, “I can never forget Pawan Kalyan. He visited me in jail. Pawan Kalyan, after seeing me in jail, said that TDP and Janasena will form an alliance. For the development of the state, BJP, TDP, and Janasena formed an alliance.”

“Janasena won 21 out of 21 seats. BJP won 8 out of 10 seats, which is historic. The public trusted us this time,” he added. (ANI)

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