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Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that Khap representatives will meet President Droupadi Murmu and the Central Government regarding action over the wrestlers’ protest.

“Khel Committee and Khap Panchayat have come here. We will meet President (Droupadi Murmu) and the Central government here. If they don’t take any decision, then we will take the next step. The final decision will be taken after five days of discussion,” Tikait said.
He further said that protesting women wrestlers will not be “defeated”.

“A Khap representative will meet the President and the government. Khap and these women (protesting wrestlers) won’t be defeated. More decisions will be taken at Kurukshetra tomorrow” Rakesh Tikait added.

A Khap ‘Mahapanchayat’ to discuss the ongoing protest by wrestlers against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh started in Soram village on Thursday.

Khap leaders from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi attended the Mahapanchayat on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat went to Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar along with their supporters to immerse their medals in the Ganga river.

But after farm leaders persuaded them not to take the drastic step, the wrestlers decided not to throw their medals in the river.

The farm leaders have sought five days’ time to address their grievances.

The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs against WFI chief Singh.

While the first FIR relates to allegations by a minor wrestler and has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the second is related to outraging modesty.

However, Singh on Thursday alleged that the protesting wrestlers are changing their “demands and language” continuously and added that he still stands by his statement that he will hang himself if even one of the allegations against him is proven to be true.

“…First they (protesting wrestlers) had some other demand and later they demanded something else. They are changing their demands and language continuously. I had said that if even one case against me gets proven, I will hang myself…I stand by my statement..,” said Brij Bhushan to media in Gonda. (ANI)

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of May 2023 was worth Rs 157,090 crore, official data showed Thursday.

The GST revenues for the month of May 2023 are 12 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year.
During the month, revenue from the import of goods was 12 per cent higher and the revenues from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 11 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

Of the total, CGST was Rs 28,411 crore, SGST was Rs 35,828 crore, IGST Rs 81,363 crore and cess Rs 11,489 crore.

In April, the gross GST collection was at an all-time high of Rs 187,035 crore, Rs 19,495 crore more than the next highest collection of Rs 167,540 crore in April 2022. (ANI)

‘Adipurush’ producer Bhushan Kumar and actor Devdatta Nage recently met Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma recently.

During the meeting, Himanta Biswa praised the trailer of Adipurush and expressed his pride in the need for Indian culture to reach the audiences.

Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister shared a few pictures from his meeting with Bhushan Kumar and Devdatta Nage.

“Aaj Adipurush film ki ek jhalak dekhne ka avsar prapt hua. Prabhu shri Ram ki kahani logo tak pahuchane ke liye har prayas bhaktiyon ka ek roop hai. (I had the opportunity to watch a couple of glimpses of the film Adipurush. Any attempt towards spreading lord Ram’s story is a way of showing devotion),” he tweeted.

Helmed by Om Raut, ‘Adipurush’ is a mythological drama based on the epic Ramayana. The film stars Prabhas as Lord Ram, Kriti Sanon as Sita, and Sunny Singh as Lakshman. In the movie, Saif Ali Khan will be seen essaying the role of Ravan.

The film will be out in theatres on June 16. (ANI)

Finland Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto hailed ties with India in Oslo, Norway on Thursday saying that the Finnish recognize the importance of India as one of those countries where economic growth and its response to the future challenges have been taken up seriously, noting that the cooperation between the two has been ‘excellent’.

“We recognize the importance of India as one of those countries where economic growth and the perspective towards the future including the issues like fighting climate change and responding to future challenges has been taken up very seriously. India and Finland have excellent cooperation, particularly in the field of green development and green technologies, said Finland’s Foreign Minister.

The Minister while speaking to ANI from Oslo, Norway which is currently hosting an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, with Finland becoming the 31st member of the NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in April also stressed the importance of joining the alliance including its support for Sweden and Ukranian NATO membership.

“Finland being the 31st member of NATO is very important, security-wise. As you know it was a long process when we, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, decided to apply for NATO membership. For us it is an important decision, of course, we will take care of our own defence also in the future, but in case we are attacked or get any security threats, we know that we are going to get help from NATO countries and at the moment our main scope is trying to support the membership of Sweden. There are some meetings scheduled in Lithuania in July and we hope that before those meetings, Sweden could also be a member,” said the Foreign Minister.

When asked about the NATO member’s support for Ukrainian membership during the meetings, the Minister said that “The overall mood was very much supportive and positive to engage more with Ukraine and to provide comprehensive support to Ukraine”.

Finland on April 4 this year became NATO’s newest member upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

NATO Allies signed Finland’s Accession Protocol on 5 July 2022, after which all 30 national parliaments voted to ratify the country’s membership. Finland’s flag – a blue cross on a white background – was hoisted alongside those of the alliance’s 30 other members as a military band played in bright spring sunshine then.

When asked further about the focus areas during the informal meeting in Oslo, the Minister said that the key issue was about Ukraine and the military and humanitarian support.

“There were some of the corridors and bilateral meetings between the ministers. Today we had a common meeting of all the ministers of 31 countries and the key issue was very much Ukraine, how our support towards Ukraine will continue and also the military and humanitarian support to Ukraine by the NATO countries and this has to continue in the years to come. We also discussed some other important issues like our cooperation with the Indo- pacific countries and the current developments in Kosovo.”, said the Foreign Minister.

“The China issue or the Taiwan Strait security issue was not so much discussed during these days but all nato member states are following the developments there”, said the minister.

On what role India can play in resolving the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, the minister said that “diplomacy is always important at the moment of crisis and at the moment of the war. We have seen that there are already some diplomatic talks going on”. He also stressed the peace initiative by Ukraine adding that “It’s very important that India follows the conflict and situation and convince Russia of stopping this illegal attack”.

Mentioning India and Finland’s cooperation, the minister also highlighted the visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Helsinki earlier where he unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.

“When Foreign Minister Jaishankar visited Finland we had the opportunity to inaugurate the statue of his excellency Mr Gandhi in Helsinki and I never realized how many Indians are living in Finland. All of them came to the inauguration. I think we have a very good perspective of increasing our trade and also cooperation on the study. We have recognized how many talented people are Indians on green technologies and others,” said the Foreign Minister. (ANI)

Apart from being a versatile actor, Parineeti has also shown us that she is a great singer. Remember her soulful voice in the ‘Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin’?

Now she is back to make you fall in love with her voice once again.

On Thursday, Parineeti took to Instagram and shared a video from the dubbing studio where she can be seen crooning to legendary Pakistani singers Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal’s ‘Tu Jhoom’

Parineeti’s soulful rendition garnered loads of love from netizens.

“Beautiful,” veteran actor Anupam Kher commented.

“Superb!! I wish I could sing like this,” veteran actor and famous talk show host Simi Garewal commented.

“So damn good,” a fan commented.

Written by Adnan Dhool, composed and co-produced by Zulfiqar, ‘Tu Jhoom’ was released on the official YouTube page of Coke Studio in January 2022. This is Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal’s first collaboration ever, and the way their voices blended together perfectly proved that they can give any singer a run for their money.

Parineeti has been headlines a lot in the last several months owing to her relationship with AAP leader Raghav Chadha.

The duo exchanged rings on May 13 at Kapurthala house in New Delhi in the presence of their loved ones.

Before their engagement, both Raghav and Parineeti had kept mum about their relationship. Parineeti and Raghav reportedly knew each other for several years before they began dating.

The couple was recently spotted scouting for locations for weddings in Udaipur, hinting that they will follow in her cousin Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ footsteps and tie the knot in a lavish wedding in Rajasthan. (ANI)