Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has indirectly admitted the country's ongoing financial crisis, by citing three critical structural flaws in the country that have prevented its so-called economic growth. 'This one (latest economic crisis) is born out of the most challenging global policy environment of our lifetime, characterised by a commodity supercycle, historic monetary tightening at America's Federal Reserve and a conflict in Europe that is tearing apart the post-war global order,' he stated.

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Filmmaker Advait Chandan, who has directed Aamir Khan's latest movie Laal Singh Chaddha, on Monday hit back at those claiming that paid trolls had been hired to create a controversy around the film. Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha' has been embroiled in controversies ever since its trailer was released. After facing a boycott trend on Twitter, new reports surfaced online that alleged the trolls were 'paid' to create buzz around the film. Reacting to such allegations, filmmaker Chandan took to Instagram and uploaded a note — packing in a sharp sarcastic punch against those casting aspersions.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking national monument status for the Mangarh Dham in Banswara district in the state. In a letter to Modi, the chief minister said that in 1913, the British Army opened fire on tribals who had gathered in Mangarh of Banswara district under the leadership of Govind Guru. Over 1,500 of them sacrificed their lives, Gehlot said. 'In order to pay rich tribute to the supreme sacrifice of the tribals and the contribution of Govind Guru, the state Government built Tribal Freedom Struggle Museum at Mangarh Dham.

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The ethanol production in Maharashtra is likely to reach 140 crore litre next year, sugar industry representatives have said. In future, the demand for fuel will be more than food. 'Hence, the sugar industry in Maharashtra will also be called as the energy industry in times to come,' National Federation of Co-operative Sugar Factories Limited Chairman Jayprakash Dandegavkar told PTI. Ethanol is a by-product of sugar mills. Its production cycle is from December 1 to November 30. In 2020-21, Maharashtra produced 100.

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August 19, 2022 is International Bow Day! To celebrate, we've put together a list of Activities and Events to commemorate this special day. Whether you're a bow enthusiast or just curious about how it works, these events will be sure to interest you. So mark the date in your calendar and come join the fun! What is International Bow Day? The bow tie can be traced back to Croatia in the 17th century. Croatian mercenaries tied scarves over their necks to keep the opening of their shirts together during the Prussian wars.

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Delhi on Tuesday reported 917 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent, highest in over 200 days, and three more deaths due to the infection, according to data shared by the city health department. The capital logged less than 1,000 cases after a fortnight. On August 1, Delhi had logged 822 cases with a positivity rate of 11.41 per cent and two fatalities. The lower number of cases could be attributed to the lesser number of tests conducted the previous day — 4,775. The Delhi government has been conducting around 16,000 to 17,000 tests on a daily basis but officials say on Sunday and gazette holidays, people tend to come out less to get tested.

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Ties between the BJP and its ally JD(U) have come under scanner following the latter's top leadership asserting that the party is aiming at making a comeback as the largest political force in the state. JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan is said to have told some media outlets a couple of days ago that his party was working towards reclaiming its status as the numero uno in the state and undoing the setback it received in the 2020 assembly polls, which he blamed on a 'conspiracy'.

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Rajasthan recorded 191 new Covid cases on Tuesday that pushed the infection tally to 13,02,114, while three more fatalities took the death toll to 9,596, officials said. Of the fresh deaths, one person each died in Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur and Sriganganagar, according to a Health department spokesperson. The number of active cases stands is 4,131, the official said. Of the new cases, 75 were recorded in Jaipur, 27 in Udaipur, 24 in Pratapgarh, 13 in Alwar and 11 in Jodhpur besides other districts, the official said.

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Table Tennis player Naina Jaiswal's father has filed a Police complaint against an unknown person for allegedly harassing her on social media. Gajarao Bhupal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cybercrime Crime Security here said a case was registered late last night. 'We have received a complaint from the father of International Table Tennis player Naina Jaiswal stating that she was being harassed by some unknown person on Instagram. A case was registered late last night,' he said. The police are investigating the matter.

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Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that he had received a letter from the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana nominating his next possible successor for the post. Chief Justice Ramana has recommended Justice UU Lalit's name as the next Chief Justice of India. 'I have received a letter from the CJI nominating his next possible successor. We are following a process. In due course, we will act. Formalities are underway. I hope that everything will go smoothly,' said Kiren Rijiju. The nomination came a day after CJI Ramana received the letter from Rijiju seeking his recommendation for the next Chief Justice of India.

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Kawasaki is working on new electric and hybrid motorcycles for a long time now and has applied for multiple new patents for their upcoming offerings in the market. The Japanese bikemaker recently showcased its two new prototypes at the latest Suzuki 8 Hours Endurance Race. Both these prototypes seem close to being production-ready and here are all the details that we know about these new upcoming Kawasaki hybrid and electric bikes. To start with, the new Kawasaki hybrid bike is expected to feature a parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine.

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The new 2023 Kia Ray was officially revealed by the brand in Korea and is one of the most popular urban cars in the brand's lineup ever since its launch in 2011. This iteration of the car however is expected to be sold exclusively in the Korean market. The latest updates give the new Kia Ray a fresh look and here are all the details that you should check out about this new compact hatchback. The Kia Ray is one of the best-selling compact hatchbacks in the market and shares its underpinnings with other Hyundai-Kia cars like the Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10, and the Hyundai Casper.

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Bollywood actor and TV presenter Maniesh Paul, who was last seen starring in ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo', is all set to return as host for the upcoming 10th season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'. ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' will be making its grand comeback on television after 5 years hiatus with its illustrious panel of judges, which includes Madhuri Dixit Nene, Karan Johar and Nora Fatehi and a star-studded line-up of contestants. Speaking about his hosting gig, Maniesh said, 'It gives me immense joy to rejoin hands with COLORS for Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa which is a milestone in my career and which holds a very special place in my heart.

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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday approved a proposal to release 51 prisoners serving sentences in various jails of the state on August 15, 2022, giving a special pardon for good conduct, said an official statement. These prisoners include 36 prisoners who have completed two-thirds of their total imprisonment, 5 male prisoners above 60 years of age who have completed half their term of imprisonment and 10 economically weaker prisoners who have completed their term of imprisonment. The financially weak prisoners were not able to be released even after the completion of their sentence due to their inability to pay the fine, it added.

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Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal on Monday said that 5 lakh tablets were purchased for the students of Classes 10 to 12 studying in government schools. He said that total expenditure incurred on the purchase of the tablets is Rs 620 crore. He gave this information while responding to a question raised during Question Hour by Independent MLA Balraj Kundu on the opening day of the three-day monsoon session of the state assembly. The Education Minister said the children will get free internet facility with the usage of 2 GB data per day.

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The second phase of the UGC-NET examination scheduled to be held on August 12-14 has been postponed and is now scheduled to be conducted between September 20-30, said UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar. Students will be able to download the UGC NET 2022 admit card in online mode only. Earlier, the phase two exams were scheduled to to be held on August 12, 13 and 14 August. 'However, now the final Phase II examination of UGC-NET December 2021 and June 2022 (Merged Cycles) has been scheduled to be conducted between 20 and 30 September 2022, involving 64 subjects (including Telugu & Marathi postponed due to Government of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana having their own examinations on 09 July 2022 and 15 subjects in which the examination could not be conducted at 07 Centres on 9 July 2022 Shift-1 due to technical issues),' Kumar said on his official Twitter account.

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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) disposed of 6,172 complaints and grievances out of 6,231 received against service providers under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh said on Monday. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Singh said the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017 enables stakeholders to file a grievance or a complaint against service providers under the IBC.

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For unknown causes, men have greater rates of most cancers than women. A recent study suggested that the cause may be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioural differences relating to smoking, alcohol consumption, food, and other factors. The findings of the study were published in published online by Wiley in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Understanding the reasons for sex differences in cancer risk could provide important information to improve prevention and treatment.

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Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on August 8 (Monday) * SC granted interim protection from arrest to Navika Kumar in connection with FIRs lodged against her over controversial remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on the Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate moderated by the news anchor. * SC said that prayer made in a plea seeking guidelines for identification of minorities at the district level is 'contrary' to the law as the religious and linguistic minority status have to be considered state-wise.

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JEE Main results 2022: Two students from Uttar Pradesh—Saumitra Garg of Meerut and Kanishk Sharma of Orai—have jointly topped the state and are among the total 24 candidates who have scored 100 percentile in JEE Main July 2022 session examination in BE/B Tech across the country. National Testing Agency (NTA) declared 2022 JEE main session 2 (July 2022) results on Monday. Kanishk, 18, had appeared both in June and July exam. 'Since I scored only 99.94 percentile in June, I decided to write another JEE main exam in July and scored 100 percentile with 96 in maths and 95 each in physics and chemistry,' he said.

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All eyes in Bihar were now on the meetings called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and the opposition RJD, of their respective legislators, which have triggered speculations of seismic political developments in the state. However, those appearing to be in the know of things in both parties insisted that notwithstanding hectic political activity that continued till late Monday evening, a dramatic realignment was not on the agenda of the meetings that will commence simultaneously, right across the street from each other.

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The Indian mixed doubles pair of Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal won the bronze medal in the squash event of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. In a repeat of last edition's final, Ghosal and Pallikal hardly broke a sweat as they prevailed 11-8 11-4 over the Australian combine of Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley in the bronze medal play off. The Indian duo, that had won the silver medal in the mixed team event in the 2018 Gold Coast edition, had gone down to Joelle King and Paul Coll in the semifinals.

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Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL Limited on Monday said it has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies for design and development of 5G millimeter wave fixed wireless access products for broadband services. In the recently concluded spectrum auction, all the four bidders — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks — have purchased spectrum in the millimeter wave band, which is the 26 gigahertz frequency range. The mmWave has power to transmit signals at high speed but covers very short distances.

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The government on Monday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to transform the National Rail and Transportation University into a central university to be called Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya. The bill was introduced by Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on the floor of the upper house. He said there is a need to create a university producing a talented, well-trained and focused cadre for handling the complexities of the transport sector. This is also an effort to enlarge PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, he added.

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Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney believes that the club must let Cristiano Ronaldo leave if they are to build a successful team for the future under new manager Erik ten Hag. The 37-year-old Ronaldo, who re-signed for United from Juventus last season, reportedly wants a move away from Old Trafford after the team's failure to qualify for the Champions League. 'I think United should let Cristiano Ronaldo go. It's not that Ronaldo can't play in a Ten Hag team. He can play in any team,' Rooney, who now manages Major League Soccer side DC United, wrote in a column for the Times newspaper.

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Even the history books do not have much on Bhatlapenumarru, a tiny village amid lush green fields in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, though it was where a national legend, Pingali Venkaiah, was born. A two-story building built a few years ago with money pooled by the villagers and some philanthropists, which is used mostly as a community hall, is the only ‘memorial' that stands in the name of Pingali Venkaiah, the architect of the Indian National Flag. A life-size statue of Venkaiah, along with that of Mahatma Gandhi, greets visitors at the village centre.

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Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu, during the promotions of her upcoming thriller film ‘Dobaaraa', stated that her sex life is not interesting enough to be invited to ‘Koffee With Karan'. During the promotional event, Taapsee along with the director of the film Anurag Kashyap were answering the questions from the media persons, adjacent to them director Karan Johar was promoting his chat show ‘Koffee With Karan', which is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Taking note of that, a mediaperson questioned the ‘Thappad' actress that why she never gets invited on Karan's chat show.

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Enraged after a missing teenage boy was found dead in a field on Saturday, his relative and local villagers attacked a police team, injuring half a dozen personnel. The protesters accused the police of inaction. Senior police officials along with additional police forces reached Papel village in Wazirganj here as tension prevailed in the area. According to police sources, Sukhbir Singh, 17, left home on July 24 to go to the field but went missing. On July 27, his family lodged a missing complaint with the police.

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The Delhi High Court has directed a spices manufacturer here to submit Rs 25 lakh to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for carrying out its business in violation of the trademark law and also imposed costs of Rs 30 lakh on it. Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that the entity was found to be manufacturing and selling its products in name of the brand of the plaintiff company in spite of an order of injunction and also directed that a sum of Rs 20 lakh be deposited by it with the court. The court said it was inclined to impose the strictest of punishment on the defendant but in view of the remorse and unconditional apology expressed, only a 'heavy monetary penalty' was being awarded.

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International Orangutan Day is coming up on August 19, 2022! This day is meant to raise awareness and celebrate the many contributions of orangutans to human society. Here are five facts about orangutans you might not know. What is International Orangutan Day? International Orangutan Day is a day to celebrate the conservation of the Orangutan and to raise awareness about their importance in the environment. Orangutans are one of the most endangered species on Earth. There are only about 600,000 Orangutans left in the world, and their numbers are declining fast.

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