PM Modi writes to beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana, says pucca house is foundation of better tomorrow

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PM Modi writes to beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana, says pucca house is foundation of better tomorrow

Narendra Modi has composed a letter to a recipient of PM Awas Yojana and said that a pucca house is the groundwork of a superior tomorrow.

“House isn’t simply a design made of blocks and concrete, however our sentiments, our desires are appended to it.
The limit dividers of the house give us security, yet in addition, impart in us the certainty of a superior tomorrow,” Prime Minister Modi kept in touch with Sudhir Kumar Jain of Sagar area of Madhya Pradesh, praising him for getting a pucca house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

He noticed that the satisfaction of getting one’s own home is precious.

“The fantasy of your own home has materialized through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Your feeling of fulfillment after
this accomplishment can undoubtedly be felt by your words in the letter. This house resembles another establishment for the stately existence of your family and a superior future for both your kids,” the Prime Minister additionally composed.

Crores of recipients have their pucca houses under the PM Awas Yojana up to this point, he added.

“The public authority is submitted towards the objective of giving houses to each poor family. The public authority is putting forth earnest attempts to acquire positive changes the existences of the comrades through different public government assistance plans,” Modi said.

In the letter, the Prime Minister additionally said that these paramount minutes in the existence of recipients like him give him motivation and energy to keep working energetically and constantly for the help of the country.

Sudhir had got his own pucca house as of late under the PM Awas Yojana and had composed a letter to Prime Minister saying thanks to him.

In his letter, Sudhir portrayed the PM Awas Yojana as a help for destitute unfortunate families.

Sudhir composed that he was residing in a leased house and had changed houses 6-7 times. He likewise sympathized with his aggravation of changing houses as often as possible.

Bhumi Pednekar: I’ve always relied on my instincts to choose projects

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Bhumi Pednekar: I’ve always relied on my instincts to choose projects

Actress Bhumi Pednekar, who has been a part of content-driven entertainers such as ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Shubh Mangal Savdhan’, ‘Lust Stories’ and ‘Badhaai Do’, says that as an artist she has always relied on her instincts to choose projects.

Courtesy of her work, Bhumi is now the face of seven brands and is thrilled about her rise and rise in Bollywood.

She says, “It’s been a great start to my post-pandemic career as Badhaai Do became a rage amongst audiences. When films do well, they result in your equity rise and I have been blessed to have found constant spike points like these in my career.

“I can only be thankful for these milestones in my life. They motivate me to constantly look out for cinema that defines our time and generation.”

She adds, “I have always relied on my instincts as an artist to choose projects.”

“I have tried to pick the best scripts that I felt will not only deliver wholesome entertainment to audiences but will also give them something supremely fresh as content. I’m glad these punts have worked for me so far and made me carve my niche in the Hindi film industry.”

Bhumi has a mighty slate of films that includes Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Bheed’, Ajay Bahl’s ‘The Ladykiller’, Shashank Khaitan’s ‘Govinda Aala Re’, Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Raksha Bandhan’, Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Afwaa’ and Gauri Khan produced ‘Bhakshak’.

Telangana farmers dump paddy in front of BJP MP’s house

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Telangana farmers dump paddy in front of BJP MP’s house

Some farmers in Telangana’s Nizamabad district on Tuesday dumped paddy in front of BJP MP Dharampuri Arvind’s residence to protest against the Centre’s refusal to procure paddy from Telangana.

A group of farmers dumped a tractor load of paddy in front of Nizamabad MP at Armoor. They were carrying placards and raising slogans against the Central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The farmers, including women, demanded that the Centre should procure entire paddy grown in Telangana during the ongoing Rabi season. One of the farmers alleged that the BJP government at the Centre is discriminating against Telangana.

The farmers demanded that the BJP MP fulfill his assurance given to them that the Centre will procure paddy.

This is the first such protest by farmers in Telangana since ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) launched an agitation over the issue.

This came a day after Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, his entire state Cabinet, TRS MPs, state legislators, and other party leaders staged a protest in Delhi, demanding the Centre procure paddy from Telangana as was done from other states.

The chief minister has set a 24-hour deadline for the Narendra Modi government to take a decision over the state’s demand.

The State Cabinet is scheduled to meet in Hyderabad later in the day. It is likely to chalk out a future course of action.

For the last two weeks, the TRS has been staging protests across Telangana to press its demand.

The BJP also staged a counter-protest in Hyderabad on Monday, blaming the TRS government for the current situation. It demanded that the chief minister either procure paddy from farmers or quit his post.

Global Covid caseload tops 499.8 mn

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Global Covid caseload tops 499.8 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 499.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.18 million and vaccinations to over 11.11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 499,748,065 and 6,181,560 respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 11,110,770,965.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 80,449,398 and 985,826 respectively, according to the CSSE.

India accounts for the second-highest caseload at 43,036,132.

The other countries with over 10 million cases are Brazil (30,161,909) France (27,166,205), Germany (22,878,428), the UK (21,807,532), Russia (17,745,453), Italy (15,320,753), South Korea (15,635,274), Turkey (14,965,867), Spain (11,627,487) and Vietnam (10,198,236), the CSSE figures showed.

The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (661,576), India (521,691), Russia (364,506), Mexico (323,725), Peru (212,486), the UK (170,715), Italy (160,863), Indonesia (155,674), France (144,505), Iran (140,650), Colombia (139,725), Germany (132,017), Argentina (128,233), Poland (115,635), Spain (103,104) and South Africa (100,096).

Momentum has taken the pressure off RCB ahead of ‘Southern Derby’, says du Plessis

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Momentum has taken the pressure off RCB ahead of ‘Southern Derby’, says du Plessis

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis is confident his players will not be under pressure when they clash against the Ravindra Jadeja-led Chennai Super Kings in the ‘Southern Derby later on Tuesday.

Over the years, the contest between RCB and CSK — the four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions — has become one of the most anticipated clashes of the tournament, and pressure and emotions are high both on and off the field.

However, du Plessis, who took over the reins of the side from long-serving skipper Virat Kohli, allayed fears on Tuesday that his side would likely buckle under pressure. Speaking on RCB Bold Diaries, the former South African captain — who was also part of the CSK camp between 2018 and 2021 — said, “No, we’re obviously playing some nice cricket at the moment, so we’ve got a bit of form going into the match. But we also know that Chennai is a team that you can never write off.

“They’ve got some incredible cricketers there. So, it’s going to be a great game, and I’m looking forward to that. (Australian pace bowler Josh) Hazlewood has joined us, it’s nice for him as well; it’s his first game back, and he’s also playing against his old team.”

RCB are coming into the contest having won three of their four games and are currently third on the IPL points table, while CSK is 10th and last after losing all their four matches so far in this edition.

Speaking of Hazlewood, who has joined the camp, du Plessis said that the Australian quick had been made aware of the dynamics and environment of the side, and what the team expects of him in IPL 2022.

“We have conversations with every single player in the team, just to be clear on what we expect from them, from an overall point of view, from the team dynamics, from the environment, from the culture; just making everyone feel a part of the journey.

“And I think players enjoy that there’s communication always. I’m a big believer in over-communicating so people know exactly where they stand, what they need to do, what they’re doing well, what they need to improve on; communication for me is always really important,” added du Plessis.

Having been in the Chennai dressing room for a long time, does it make it easy for du Plessis to captain against them, knowing the players at CSK inside out?

“In theory, yes because you know the players well. But the flip side is they also know me, they know my game very well as well. There’s that balance I suppose. But, yes, it helps to know a little bit more about player strengths, areas that you can hopefully try and see as a little bit of a weakness. It’s two strong teams competing, looking forward to it,” said du Plessis.

New Zealand reports 11,063 new community cases of Covid-19

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New Zealand reports 11,063 new community cases of Covid-19

New Zealand has recorded 11,063 new local area instances of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health said in a proclamation on Tuesday.

Among the new local area diseases, 1,984 were accounted for in the biggest city Auckland, the Ministry added.

Likewise, 47 new instances of Covid-19 were distinguished at the New Zealand line, Xinhua news organization detailed.

As of now, 622 Covid-19 patients are being treated in New Zealand emergency clinics, remembering 23 individuals for escalated care units or high reliance units. The Ministry likewise detailed 16 additional passings from Covid-19.

New Zealand has revealed 784,285 affirmed instances of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.

New Zealand is at present at the most noteworthy Red settings under its Covid-19 Protection Framework, during which indoor get-togethers are restricted to 200 individuals, unbounded for open-air social occasions.

WhatsApp likely to roll out new drawing tool features

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WhatsApp likely to roll out new drawing tool features

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out new drawing tool features for its users.

According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new drawing tools to some people on WhatsApp beta for iOS.

“WhatsApp is rolling out this feature to some beta testers. More activations are planned at a later date after installing a future update,” the report said.

“In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.3.5 update, we explained that WhatsApp is planning to introduce three new drawing tools: two new pencils and a blur tool,” it added.

The blur tool was already available on WhatsApp for iOS, so what’s new is the interface of the drawing editor when using these new drawing tools.

This new interface for the drawing editor is available to some beta testers and more activations are planned at a later date.

This is also coming on WhatsApp beta for Android to some people and a new changelog will be available when more users will receive the feature.

Recently, a report said that WhatsApp is now releasing a feature that lets its users understand when a document is fully downloaded on their devices or uploaded to their servers.

After testing the ability to share media files up to 2GB in size to some users in Argentina — and which is still limited to those people, the messaging platform is rolling out the new feature to some beta testers, the report had said.

Google sues scammer for running ‘puppy fraud scheme’

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Google sues scammer for running ‘puppy fraud scheme’

Google has sued a scammer who used a network of fraudulent websites that claimed to sell basset hound puppies — with alluring photos and fake customer testimonials — in order to take advantage of the elderly during the pandemic.

This scam disproportionately targeted older Americans who can be more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Google accused Nche Noel of Cameroon of using a network of fake websites, Google Voice phone numbers and Gmail accounts to sell purebred basset hound puppies to people online.

“This type of scheme follows a similar script to many online scams where malicious actors pretend to be someone they are not to convince victims to give them money for something they will never receive,” Google said in a blog post late on Monday.

The tech giant also accused the scammer of running a Google Ads campaign to promote the fraudulent websites.

The FTC and FBI report that older people are scammed out of an estimated $650 million per year.

Google said that every single day, it stops more than 100 million harmful emails from reaching users.

“We are taking proactive action to set a legal precedent, protect victims, disrupt the scammer’s infrastructure, and raise public awareness,” it added.

According to Google Search Trends, searches for “Adopt a Dog” spiked at the start of the pandemic as people spent more time at home. By the end of 2020, 70 percent of Americans reported owning a pet.

Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds

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Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds

Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items and make money.

In a conversation with Vidyuu Studios, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetization and metaverse economy are really important.

“There are two new things that I wanted to talk about. One is in-world purchases — basically the ability to sell virtual items and access things inside Horizon Worlds which is part of the commerce equation,” Zuckerberg said in a video posted by Vidyuu Studios on YouTube.

The company is rolling this out with a handful of creators at the moment.

“I’m also really excited about the creator bonus program that we’re rolling out for people who are building awesome worlds in Horizon to compensate and reward them,” Zuckerberg announced.

Horizon Worlds was rolled out to Oculus Quest VR headset users in the US and Canada in early December. It reached 300,000 monthly users within no time.

According to Zuckerberg, all users with access to Horizon Worlds will be able to make in-world purchases.

“Creator monetization is really important because you all need to be able to support yourself and make a good living building these awesome experiences,” Zuckerberg added.

VR and Quest are key parts of the company’s metaverse vision, but it sees the metaverse as an interconnected digital world, one that bridges VR and AR, in addition to more familiar platforms like phones and computers.

The company recently announced ‘Personal Boundary’ for Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues.

‘Personal Boundary’ prevents avatars from coming within a set distance of each other, creating more personal space for people and making it easier to avoid unwanted interactions.

‘Personal Boundary’ will by default make it feel like there is an almost 4-foot distance between your avatar and others.

PM Modi is named for the first Lata D. Mangeshkar recognition award

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PM Modi is named for the first Lata D. Mangeshkar recognition award

Head of the state Narendra Modi will be presented the First Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at the yearly 80th Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards service here the following week, a relative expressed here on Monday.

The new honor will be given to Modi in a capacity to be mutually coordinated by the late Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan, Pune, and Hridayesh Arts.

The declaration of the new honor and other awardees was made by Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar here, to be offered on April 24, the 80th passing commemoration of his dad, Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, at the occasion to be managed by Usha Mangeshkar.

The honors in different fields were supported and presented for a long time by the late Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar who died here on February 6.

The Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award will be given to just a single individual consistently, as chosen by the family legal administrators, and the debut honor will be presented on the PM in the Special Individual classification.

The late Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar will be given to Rahul Deshpande, (Indian Music), Asha Parekh, Jackie Shroff, (Special Award for committed administrations to Indian film).

Furthermore, the popular Mumbai Dabbawalas will likewise be presented with the distinction for devoted Social Work and Sanjay Chaya for Drama.

Jr NTR finishes 25 years in the Telugu entertainment industry.

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Jr NTR finishes 25 years in the Telugu entertainment industry.

‘RRR’ entertainer Jr NTR, who sparkled as Komaram Bheem, has finished 25 years in the Telugu entertainment world.

April 11 denotes the 25th commemoration of Jr NTR’s first film ‘Ramayanam’, otherwise called ‘Bala Ramayanam’.

Jr NTR had made his presentation as a kid entertainer with ‘Bala Ramayanam’, which was delivered on this date in 1997. NTR, who was a traditional artist, had gotten the notice of the projecting group, who had him on board to exposition the job of Rama.

‘Shakuntalam’ chief Gunasekhar used the amplifier for this fanciful dramatization which displayed Jr NTR as Lord Rama.

The film had packed away two Nandi Awards – Best Children Film (Gold) and Best Child Actress (Swathi as Ravana) in 1998. Including in excess of 3,000 kids, ‘Bala Ramayanam’ was created under Shabdhalaya Theaters.

With a celebrated lifetime of 25 years, Jr NTR has worked in the north of 30 movies, some of which are blockbuster hits. His profession is packed with gigantic hits, for example, ‘Aadi’, ‘Simhadri’, ‘Temper’, ‘Janatha Garage’, and ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava’.

‘RRR’, which marks S.S. Rajamouli’s fourth cooperation with Jr NTR, is the entertainer’s first container India film. Known for his multi-phonetic methodology, Jr NTR will be next seen in ‘NTR30’ coordinated by Koratala Siva. He will likewise be featuring in Prashanth Neel’s impending executive.

IPL Turning Point: Kane Williamson’s planned thump seals triumph for Hyderabad.

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IPL Turning Point: Kane Williamson’s planned thump seals triumph for Hyderabad.

One of the champion characteristics which has characterized Kane Williamson’s batting throughout the long term has been his smoothness at the wrinkle and working out the right opportunity to turn the game over in a jiffy.

In Monday’s match, where commanders of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans scored up half-hundreds of years, Williamson pipped Hardik Pandya based on timing his speed increase well in a pursuit that looked tailor-made for the New Zealand captain.

He stood by to devour short balls, seen from his cartwheel where he picked 19 and 12 runs in the fine leg and square leg districts, separately. He took no fours or sixes off Rashid Khan and Darshan Nalkande however took limits against Pandya, Mohammed Shami, and Lockie Ferguson.

However, it wasn’t all ruddy for Williamson from the beginning. It might have been all over when he was at two in the opening over while pursuing 163. Mohammed Shami had beaten him within the edge and struck his cushions. Skipper Pandya counseled wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, yet in the long run, didn’t go for a survey. Be that as it may, replays later showed Williamson would have been out.

For the initial four overs of a show of dominance, Williamson needed to persevere through a slow beginning however one anticipated that there would be a second when he will break free. That showed up in the fifth over when Shami peppered him with harmless short balls, empowering Williamson to pull him for a four and six. With Abhishek Sharma taking four fours off Lockie Ferguson, Hyderabad passed a show of dominance solid with 51 sudden spikes in demand for the board.

With Williamson at the wrinkle, Hyderabad had the advantage of not feeling undermined by Gujarat’s bowling assault which was somewhat unpredictable now and again. Till the twelfth over, Williamson was at 27 off 31 balls with a speed increase approaching around the bend to hold the expected rate under wraps.

He hammered Pandya for consecutive sixes followed by support to keep Hyderabad on course. However Rahul Tripathi needed to resign hurt because of muscle cramps in his leg, Williamson remembered to press the gas pedal while confronting his nation mate Lockie Ferguson.

Ferguson’s forgettable day turned for the more awful as Williamson got across and utilized the speed of the ball to scoop over a short fine leg and arrive at a patient fifty of every 42 balls. He followed it up with a fresh drive through the hole among cover and mid-off.

However he skied an off-shaper from Pandya to mid-on in a bid to pull out all the stops, Williamson had cleared off most of the runs with a quiet head, persistence, and accuracy to get Hyderabad their second success on the bob in IPL 2022.

Punjab Guv, CM review preparedness along Pakistan border

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Punjab Guv, CM review preparedness along Pakistan border

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday held a series of meetings here to take stock of the important issues concerning the border district of Fazilka, which impacts national security.

The meeting was attended by senior officers of Central government agencies posted along with the Pakistan border, including the BSF, the Intelligence Bureau, the Narcotics Control Bureau, the National Investigation Agency, the Military Intelligence of the Indian Army, besides senior officers of the state government.

Major issues of the border district impacting national security were taken up and detailed discussions were held with all the agencies, an official statement said.

Earlier, both the Governor and Chief Minister addressed a meeting with sarpanches and local residents.

The Governor in his address called upon the people to be the eyes and ears of border security forces. He said the past incidents of air-dropping of arms and ammunition into Punjab have necessitated all concerned to be on vigil.

He said the security forces are doing their part but the local input and support could go a long way in checking the influx of contraband weapons and drugs into the state.

He said it has been observed that in many cases the modus operandi for the proliferation of firearms and weapons as well as consignments of drugs has been ‘conceal and clear’ wherein the cross-border smugglers use high-tech technology like drones to drop the consignment into the Indian territory.

So. it is pertinent that the villagers should be careful of the antecedents of all the new entrants into the village and should be on guard against any attempt to misuse their innocence by the anti-national elements.

He said the concept of security over the years has broadened. Along with traditional threats to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state, the security now also envisages the non-traditional threat in the form of organized crime, illegal migration, arms, drug trafficking, etc.

He said that the border districts are vulnerable to this menace of contraband arms smuggling. Therefore, it is the duty of the people to extend support to the Central security forces and the state police.

The thrust of the Governor’s address was also on the fact that all the agencies, central and state, should work together in tandem with a regular exchange of intelligence and inputs.

IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, elect to bowl first against Mumbai Indians

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IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, elect to bowl first against Mumbai Indians

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in match 18 of IPL 2022 at the MCA Stadium, here on Saturday.

Bangalore are coming in from their second win of the league against Rajasthan Royals while Mumbai is looking to end their winless run in the tournament.

After winning the toss, du Plessis confirmed that swashbuckling Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell comes into the playing eleven in place of Sherfane Rutherford. “Maxwell is back, been really good for RCB. Replaces Rutherford. Will slot into the No. 4 position, that middle period he is a very good player of spin.”

Amid loud chants of ‘RCB, RCB’ in the stadium, du Plessis explained his decision to bowl first in Bangalore’s first match of IPL 2022 at Pune. “It’s our first game here so not sure what it will do. Stadiums are putting grass initially to protect surfaces. Hopefully, there’s dew later.”

“For me, the pleasing thing was that we managed to get across in games that have had pressure. DK (Dinesh Karthik) is going really well, it’s the role and clarity that we’ve given DK that will give him some consistency.”

Mumbai Indians’ skipper Rohit Sharma said left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat and right-handed batter plus pacer Ramandeep Singh come in for Tymal Mills and Daniel Sams.

“We wanted to bowl first too, due to the trend and nature of the pitch. It (pitch) gets better as the game goes on. We know we have to play good cricket to win, whether we bat first or bowl first doesn’t matter. We need to apply ourselves more than before.”

Sharma expressed happiness over batter Suryakumar Yadav’s return from the match against Kolkata with a 36-ball 52. “All games you play are big games. You want to get some momentum with a win, we’ve been looking for it for three games. A first win would be nice tonight. (Suryakumar) He’s a quality player. Strengthens are batting with him coming back. We look forward to the same not only from him but everyone else.”

Playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, and Basil Thampi

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Faf du Plessis (captain), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), David Willey, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj

Delhi HC junks Indian-origin fugitive rape accused’s plea against extradition

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Delhi HC junks Indian-origin fugitive rape accused’s plea against extradition

Terming the move as “premature”, the Delhi High Court has turned down a plea filed by an absconding Indian-origin Portuguese citizen, who is accused in a rape case in London in 2017.

Petitioner Jose Inacio Cota had approached the court challenging the extradition proceedings against him.

In the recently-passed order, Justice Asha Menon said: “It is clear from the submission made by counsel for the petitioner, that the pleas taken here are precisely those which can be raised before the court dealing with extradition proceedings.

“It will be most inappropriate for this court, at this stage, to comment on these aspects, in a manner pre-empting the Extraditing Court from applying its mind independently. That could be prejudicial to either or both sides.”

Earlier, the petitioner’s counsel had argued that there is a treaty between India and the UK, saying that the UK is bound to provide all the documents and evidence — physical and electronic — collected during the investigation against a person of Indian origin. This will include medical evidence, forensic evidence, CCTV footage, the audio recording of the interviews taken by the UK police, details of calls made to the UK police, formal police complaints, and a record of the seizure of articles.

However, counsel, appearing for the Centre, objected to the plea on the ground that the petitioner is not appearing in extradition proceedings before the lower court.

It was pointed out that the petitioner is wanted in a rape case registered against him in London on May 28, 2017, and his extradition request has been filed by the UK authorities to face trial in the matter.

The petition stated that the petitioner has been vexatiously roped into a false case in the UK, which is racially motivated and thus discriminatory and prejudicial toward the petitioner.

Congress compromised with interests of Himachal: Nadda

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Congress compromised with interests of Himachal: Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Saturday said the Congress has compromised with the interests of Himachal Pradesh whereas the saffron party has not only safeguarded the interests but also provided developmental projects and incentives to the state.

Speaking at the “Abhinandan Samaroh” here, his first visit after the BJP’s victory in four states in the recently concluded Assembly polls, Nadda said this was not just his honor but the regard of every party worker who worked to strengthen the party’s base in the country.

He said the feat was possible due to the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ensured that the country regains its lost pride and glory and everyone can live with dignity and pride.

He said it was the Prime Minister who ensured the weaker sections of society and those deprived of welfare benefits get their dues ensuring the BJP’s victory in four states. He said it was after 38 years that any government succeeded in repeating its government in Uttar Pradesh.

Nadda, who belongs to Himachal Pradesh, said the Congress lost its security deposit in a stunning 389 of the 399 seats it contested in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh. It was for the first time that any government succeeded in repeating its government in Uttarakhand.

Nadda said nine food parks of multinational companies have been established and the state has emerged as a pharmaceutical hub with 12 companies exporting products worldwide.

He said the status of a special category state was also restored by Prime Minister Modi and accepted various demands like restoring financial assistance for development projects in the ratio of 90:10.

The BJP chief said on the completion of the four-year tenure of the state government, Modi laid foundation stones and dedicated projects of Rs 11,500 crore.

He said projects such as IIM and AIIMS were sanctioned to the state during the BJP’s tenure in the Centre.

Appreciating the efforts of the government headed by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, Nadda said 9.37 lakh farmers were being provided Rs 6,000 per year under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna.

He said Rs 194 crore was provided by the Union government for the Smart City Project for Shimla, whereas Rs 190 crore was provided by the state.

Chief Minister Thakur said it was only the BJP where a common party worker could rise to the topmost position in the party, whereas all other political parties are headed by families.

Thakur said the Prime Minister also consider Himachal Pradesh his second home and was always considerate towards the developmental demands of the state.

The Chief Minister said the Union government has provided special assistance of Rs 800 crore to the state so that the pace of development goes uninterrupted.

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said by winning all the four states under the able leadership of Nadda would surely win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as well.

He appreciated the efforts of the state in pioneering the country in achieving the target of cent vaccination of the population ineligible age groups.

Ranbir opens up on his body makeover and his trainer

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Ranbir opens up on his body makeover and his trainer

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has been going through multiple body transformations for his upcoming films, shares how constantly working with his fitness coach Shivoham has actually helped him to understand his body and diet much better than ever before.

While the Bollywood star is waiting for “Shamshera”, he also has two interesting films lined up – Luv Ranjan’s untitled next, and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal”.

Earlier, Ranbir had undergone a huge body transformation for the film “Sanju”.

About working closely with Shivoham, his trainer, Ranbir said: “I am doing a Rom-Com now, so the demand was to look lean, fit and not have a muscular body, have a lean face and toned body. Then we are doing our second film together, which is ‘Animal’. Of course, there is a younger version of the character where I will be the same, then the version of the character which is muscular so we will take a couple of months to build muscles and I think that’s going to be very challenging for me. After ‘Sanju’, this will be the second time I am doing this so I am really looking forward to that journey with my trainer as well.”

He also mentioned how with time he understood the importance of eating right because he said how losing fat becomes tougher with age.

About his journey with Shivoham, the 39-year-old, said: “It’s really been quite a lifestyle change for me in terms of fitness and inculcating functional training, mixing with weights, doing a lot of ring work, German volume. Understanding diet better. As I’m getting older, you know, losing fat gets a little tougher. I think my trainer has really helped me understand my body better in terms of diet and fitness.

“The workouts are never boring, otherwise gym is such a boring place to be at. And now, just coming to the gym and improvising with different kinds of workouts, I think that’s really awesome.”

Mumbai man, 67, confirmed as first Omicron XE case

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Mumbai man, 67, confirmed as first Omicron XE case

It’s official. The first case of coronavirus variant Omicron XE has been detected in Mumbai, and confirmed by the NCDC, Delhi, officials said on Saturday.

The infectee is a 67-year-old male who had traveled from Mumbai to Gujarat’s Vadodara, where he suffered from mild fever on March 12.

His samples were sent for genome sequencing tests and the results, which came out on Saturday, showed it to be Omicron XE.

He was fully vaccinated with Covishied, is totally asymptomatic and stable, and now the process to trace his contacts is currently underway.

The development comes three days after a major fiasco when a South African woman film costume designer was declared an Omicron XE infectee, but, later the Centre denied it.

The Omicron XE variant is a combination of BA.1 and BA.2 strains of Omicron and is found to be responsible for enhanced viral transmission as per preliminary reports.

The government has said there is no cause for worry as frequent changes in the genomic structure are part of the natural life course of viruses but advised people to exercise all precautions.

WhatsApp likely turns off ‘media visibility’ option for disappearing chats

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WhatsApp likely turns off ‘media visibility’ option for disappearing chats

Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely now automatically turning off the option of “media visibility” for disappearing chats on WhatsApp for Android, which let people view media in their phone’s gallery.

According to WA BetaInfo, the new move is to ensure a better privacy experience when using disappearing messages and to help keep media more private in disappearing chat threads.

In addition, the messaging platform is also rolling out the same change on WhatsApp for iOS, where the option “Save to Camera Roll” is automatically turned off for disappearing chats.

In this case, images, videos, and GIFs are never automatically saved in a user’s camera roll if the general setting is enabled.

Users can still save media manually in disappearing chats. Some users on certain versions of Android already have an option to manually save media, the report said.

On WhatsApp for iOS, users can save media as normal users do.

The changes are rolled out to all users on beta and public builds and full activation to everyone may happen within the next 24 hours.

Non-Covid demand to drive healthcare sector’s FY23 growth

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Non-Covid demand to drive healthcare sector’s FY23 growth

Non-Covid demand is expected to drive the corporate healthcare industry’s growth in FY23, as per rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).

Within the sector, the hospital sub-sector is expected to witness robust demand drivers, a strong improvement in profitability, and calibrated capacity enhancement capex, it said, adding that together, these factors support the hospital sub-sector’s liquidity position and aid in sustaining the credit profile improvement.

“Normalisation of international travel restrictions can lead to a recovery in international patient revenue,” Ind-Ra said.

“Given that the operating procedures have been standardized across hospitals during the past two years of Covid-19, any intermittent local lockdowns owing to the resurgence of infections are unlikely to impact the hospitals significantly.”

According to the rating agency, with most of the sectoral players having expansion plans, the sector is likely to remain exposed to competition, leading to a longer gestation period in ramping-up operations at greenfield facilities.

Besides, Ind-Ra pointed out that the outlook for the diagnostic companies’ sub-sector is neutral for FY23, supported by a recovery in non-Covid-19 related revenue and moderate demand for Covid-19 tests, robust cash generation, and strong credit profiles.

“While increasing competition and acquisition-led expansion could compress margin, the headroom available to absorb shocks remains comfortable.”

During 9MFY22, the revenue of most of the listed companies in the sector surpassed that of FY21, moving up about 40 percent year-on-year for almost all players.

“While Covid-19 contributed to a sizeable share of revenue in 1QFY22, it has tapered off from 2QFY22. The growth during 9MFY22 was mainly driven by the lower base of 9MFY21 and consistent recovery in occupancy from 2HFY21.

“Ind-Ra expects continued growth in health care needs and part of the pent-up demand and price increase to drive growth in FY23.”

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