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Rahul Gandhi extends wishes on New Year, says “My heart is with the farmers and labourers fighting unjust forces”

New Delhi: Welcoming the New Year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a veiled dig at the BJP-led Central government and said his heart is with the farmers and labourers who are fighting ‘unjust forces’.

“As the New Year begins, we remember those who we lost and thank all those who protect and sacrifice for us. My heart is with the farmers and labourers fighting unjust forces with dignity and honour. Happy New Year to all,” the Congress leader tweeted.

As the new year begins, we remember those who we lost and thank all those who protect and sacrifice for us.

My heart is with the farmers and labourers fighting unjust forces with dignity and honour.

Happy new year to all. pic.twitter.com/L0esBsMeqW

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 31, 2020

Gandhi has been slamming the government on multiple occasions on the issue of farmers and migrant labourers.

On December 24, after meeting President Ram Nath Kovind along with other party members to discuss the demands made by farmers, he said, “India is now an imaginary democracy”.

It has been more than a month that farmers are protesting against the new farm laws brought by the government. They are demanding for the complete repeal of all the three farm laws while the government suggested at amending the laws.

There have been several rounds of talks between the government and representatives of the farmers. These have remained inconclusive so far and there is another round of meeting between them on January 4.

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WHO issues an emergency use validation for the vaccine against coronavirus to Pfizer and BioNTech

Geneva (Switzerland): The World Health Organization said on Thursday it had issued an emergency use validation for the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the Pfizer and BioNTech companies, the first one since the start of the pandemic.

“The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago,” the WHO said in a statement.

The WHO decision has enabled UNICEF and the Pan-American Health Organization to procure the vaccine for distribution to the countries in need.

“WHO and our partners are working night and day to evaluate other vaccines that have reached safety and efficacy standards. We encourage even more developers to come forward for review and assessment. It’s vitally important that we secure the critical supply needed to serve all countries around the world and stem the pandemic,” WHO Assistant-Director General for Access to Medicines and Health Products Mariangela Simao said.

The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 83.1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 1.81 million fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions expected to last till Jan 2: IMD

New Delhi: Cold wave conditions continue to persist in Delhi with dense fog reducing the visibility in most parts of the national capital on Friday morning.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its daily bulletin issued on December 31 at 9.00 pm, said that cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are likely to persist in isolated places over Delhi during next 2 days.

#WATCH| Dense fog reduces visibility to near zero on DND flyway in #Delhi pic.twitter.com/06JT8nxYYo

— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2021

IMD also said that dense to very dense fog is very likely in some pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi during the next 2 days.

“Ground Frost conditions in isolated pockets very likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and north Rajasthan during next 24 hours,” it said.

#WATCH Dense fog, reduced visibility witnessed in Delhi on the first day of the new year; visuals from Mundka pic.twitter.com/IkgMdUi7is

— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2021

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) also remained between the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category on Friday morning.

The national capital’s overall AQI stands at 332 said Ministry of Earth Science’s System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Delhi wakes up to dense fog on the new year’s day

Visuals from Rajghat pic.twitter.com/aY8dPrWvQl

— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2021

An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101- 200 is moderate, 201- 300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.

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“Wishing you a happy 2021”: PM Modi extends New Year greetings

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended New Year greetings on Friday.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, “”Wishing you a happy 2021! May this year bring good health, joy and prosperity. May the spirit of hope and wellness prevail”

Wishing you a happy 2021!

May this year bring good health, joy and prosperity.

May the spirit of hope and wellness prevail.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 1, 2021

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Gilligan’s Island Fame Dawn Wells AKA Mary Ann Passes Away At 82; “Died Peacefully,” Says Representative

Dawn Wells AKA Mary Ann Of Gilligan’s Island Passes Away (Photo Credit – Dawn Wells/Getty)

The year 2020 was really a tough one for everyone. Apart from getting stuck at home for most of the time, we heard of some tragic news hitting us. We lost gems in various fields, especially the entertainment world. Now, even on the last day of the year, another heartbreaking piece of news has come in regarding veteran actress, Dawn Wells.

For the unversed, Wells was known for her portrayal in CBS’ sitcom, Gilligan’s Island that aired between 1964 to 1967. She had played the character of Mary Ann. Wells’ death news was confirmed by her representative. She was 82 years old.

As told to USA Today, Dawn Wells’ representative, Harlon Boll revealed that the actress died of Covid-19 complications. Through an email, he quoted Wells “died peacefully…in no pain”. The tragic incident took place on 30th December at 7.30 am in Los Angeles. She is survived by her stepsister, Weslee Wells.

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As soon as the news broke out, several Hollywood stars offered condolences and remembered Dawn Wells.

Tina Louise who was also the part of Gilligan’s Island, shared, “I will always remember her kindness to me. We shared in creating a cultural landmark that has continued to bring comfort and smiles to people during this difficult time. I hope that people will remember her the way that I do – always with a smile on her face,” reports The Associated Press.

Actor Jon Cryer tweeted, “It was such a thrill for me to meet Dawn Wells when she came to see Two and a Half Men. She could not have been more lovely and gracious. I’m so grateful that I got to enjoy the work she loved doing.” “Absolutely devastated to share the news that my lifelong friend, Dawn Wells, has passed away. She was feisty, funny, talented and beautiful. I’m heartbroken,” Erin Murphy tweeted.

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Astrology 2020: Message of the Day (December 31)

31.12.2020

Happy New Year 2021.

Healing is a force that is as real as terrestrial gravity, healing is the serene energy that lifts all souls out of melancholy and disease.

A constant and quiet miracle takes place hourly in the hearts of men and women who have discovered that healing supplies them with a steady flow of sustaining healing power in their daily lives. Only by healing do we achieve that complete and harmonious wellness of body, mind, spirit, which gives the human self unshakable strength. Healing is a source of a luminous gift of light from the Divine where our self generating thoughts of sharing begin to allow the light to flow more. As a human being, today, let’s pledge to heal more, as we augment our finite energy by addressing the infinite source of all energy. Even as we ask, our human deficiencies are filled and we arise strengthened and fulfilled and repaired. Healing hugs of great blessings. Love from the healed and healing hearts.
Renooji .

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UP CM Yogi transfers Rs 87 cr to 21,562 beneficiaries of CM rural housing scheme

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath said that the land on which a poor person had made his/her hut should be transferred in his/her name if the land was undisputed and not in any reserved category and, if required, houses could be built in clusters in some districts.

Speaking at a virtual programme held at his official residence here on Tuesday CM Yogi also said that a campaign should be launched to saturate all the beneficiaries of the Prime Minister Awas Yojana and Chief Minister Housing Scheme with the benefits of the government schemes like toilet, kitchen, electricity, Ayushman Bharat, and Jivan Jyoti schemes.

The CM issued these directions while transferring Rs 87 crore as the first instalment in the accounts of the 21,562 beneficiaries of the Chief Minister Housing Scheme (Rural).

CM Shri @myogiadityanath Ji Maharaj transfers ₹87 cr. to rural housing scheme beneficiaries pic.twitter.com/XS7iuTZQrL

— Yogi Adityanath Office (@myogioffice) December 31, 2020

“These beneficiaries should also be associated with self-employment programmes (goat, poultry, dairy, etc.) as per the requirement. They should also be given the necessary training and also be facilitated in getting bank loans and also be motivated for self-employment,” he said.

Those present in the programme included Rural Development Minister Moti Singh and other senior officials.

The CM also said that the local administration should ensure that the beneficiaries used the money in building houses and the poor got the bricks, cement etc. at reasonable prices.

He said nodal officers should also be appointed for weekly review of the construction of houses.

“The section of the people who are the beneficiaries of houses are also the most vulnerable to encephalitis, tuberculosis, kala azar and malnutrition-borne diseases. They should also be given a healthy cow from the cow shelters and Rs 900 per month for the maintenance of cows. The cow shed can also be constructed under the MGNREGA,” he said.

Yogi interacted with some of the beneficiaries and told them to construct a toilet along with the house. He also enquired from them about the government schemes from which they were getting benefits and instructed the district administration to hold a campaign and extend the benefits of the schemes to those who were eligible.

The CM interacted with Prema (Ayodhya), Soni (Azamgarh), Sangeeta (Kushinagar), Asha (Jaunpur), Akshay Bar (Gorakhpur), Anshu (Rae Bareli), Meera (Sonbhadra) and others.

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Night curfew in Delhi on December 31 and January 1 from 11 pm to 6 am: Govt order

New Delhi: Ahead of the New Year, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Thursday imposed a night curfew in Delhi, disallowing celebrations and the assembly of over five people at public places in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the new strain of the virus.

As per an order signed by Chief Secretary of Delhi Vijay Dev, no new year celebratory events, congregations, and gatherings at public places will be permitted from 11 pm of December 31 to 6 am of January 1, and also from 11 pm of January 1 to 6 am of January of 2.

“A detailed assessment of the situation in Delhi has been made and considering the threat posed by the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 virus and after observing the local incidents of Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi, it is apprehended that gatherings, congregations, and public celebrations of New Year pose a considerable threat of the spread of the virus and may cause a setback to the appreciable gains made in the suppression of chain of transmission of COVID-19 cases in Delhi,” the order said.

There will, however, be no restriction on the interstate and intrastate movement of persons and goods during the curfew period.

With this, Delhi joins the Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Rajasthan in the imposition of the night curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
As many as 677 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths were reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 6,24,795, including 5,838 active cases and 6,08,434.

A total of 10,523 deaths have been reported here so far.

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Farmers are “annadatas” and “backbone of the economy”, allegations should not be made against them: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Noting that farmers are “annadatas” and “backbone of the economy,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday strongly disapproved of remarks such as “Naxals” or “Khalistanis” in the context of protesting farmers and said “allegations should not be made by anyone” against them.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, the minister said that the farm laws have been made in the interest of farmers and the protesting farmers should see their implementation for two years.

He said the government was “pained” by the protest by farmers.

Asked about “Naxals” or “Khalistani” remarks made in the past in the context of protesting farmers, he said such allegations should not be made.

“These allegations should not be made by anyone against farmers. We express our deepest respect towards our farmers. Our heads bow in deference and respect towards our farmers. They are our ‘annadatas’. In the time of economic recession, the farmers have borne the responsibility of taking the economy out of trouble. They are the economy’s backbone. They have taken the country out of troubled waters on several occasions,” Singh said.

He suggested that farmers who are protesting against three farm laws should engage in a logical debate on every clause with the government.

His remarks came ahead of the next round of talks between the protesting farmers and the government.

“My suggestion to the farmers is that there should be a logical debate on every clause of the farm laws. Where it will be felt that there is anything against the interests of the farmers, the government will do the needful to address their problems,” he said.

He said the government was working for the poor and marginalised sections of the society.

“Some forces have tried to create some misperceptions amongst farmers. We have also talked to several farmers. My only request to farmers is that clause-wise discussion based on logic should be done and not seek ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. We will find a resolution to the problem. I have myself seen the laws and I am aware of the problems of the farmers. The farmers should at least see the implementation of these laws for two years as an experiment. We will be ready to make necessary amendments if there is a need. If the farmers want experts to talk with the government for amendment in certain clauses, we are entirely flexible,” he said.

Singh said the government has been working to boost the income of farmers through the farm laws and the Prime Minister was concerned about the issue before the 2014 election campaign.

“The fact is that the three farm bills have been made keeping the interests of the farmers in mind. Being one of the senior-most members of the cabinet, I have had the opportunity of interacting with PM Modi on several issues, I have seen that he has expressed concern on the farmers’ issues. Even before the 2014 election campaign, he had the thought of doubling the income of farmers,” Singh said.

He said the government has repeatedly said that MSP will continue.

“How will we renege on our promises? If leaders renege on promises in a democracy then the people punish them under this system. We are striving to increase the income of farmers,” he said.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pained about the farmers’ protest.

“There is no question of being insensitive as far as the subject of farmers is concerned. Our farmers are holding demonstrations and I am not the only one pained. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pained as well.”

He was asked why no BJP leader had visited the farmers protesting on Delhi borders.

He said the Sikh brothers have sacrificed a lot for national security and the country will not forget that.

“The Sikh brothers have always protected the culture of the country. Their contribution will always be remembered for protecting the country’s self-respect. There is no question on their integrity.”

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“Terrorism and separatism were defeated” in Jammu and Kashmir: Rajnath Singh | TOP POINTS

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that “terrorism and separatism were defeated” in local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir and rejected allegations of National Conference and PDP that there was no “level-playing field” in the recently concluded DDC election.

In an exclusive interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, the Defence Minister said “there was a level playing field. Everyone was free. Nobody was under detention and were free to move about. But the results which came out of the local bodies and gram panchayat polls have made it clear that terrorism and separatism were defeated and democracy won in Jammu and Kashmir.”

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Separatists and terrorism have lost and democracy has won in Jammu and Kashmir: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the recently concluded DDC polls in J&K

The govt has repeatedly said that Minimum Support Price will continue. If leaders don’t fulfil promises in a democracy then people will punish them. We’re striving to increase income of farmers

Our Sikh brothers have always protected the culture of India. Their contribution will be remembered for protecting the country’s self-respect. There is no question on their integrity: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

There is no question of being insensitive towards farmers Our farmers are holding demonstrations and I am not the only one pained but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pained as well: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

These allegations should not be made by anyone against farmers. We express our deepest respect towards them. Our heads bow in respect towards our farmers. They are our ‘annadatas’: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on being asked about farmers being termed ‘naxals’ and ‘khalistanis’

Some forces have tried to create some misperceptions amongst farmers. We’ve also spoke to several farmers. My only request to farmers is that clause-wise discussion should be done & not seek ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. We will find a resolution: Defence Minister

I’d like to say about prime minister of any country that comment shouldn’t be made about India’s internal affairs. India doesn’t require any outside interference. It’s our internal matter. No country has the right to comment on our internal affairs: Defence Min on farmers protest

I’d like to say about prime minister of any country that comment shouldn’t be made about India’s internal affairs. India doesn’t require any outside interference. It’s our internal matter. No country has the right to comment on our internal affairs: Defence Min on farmers protest

China has been doing a lot of infrastructure development in its border areas. India is also developing infrastructure at a fast pace for people at the border and for soldiers there. We are not developing infrastructure to attack any country but for our people: Defence Minister

India will not tolerate anything that hurts its self-respect.
Being soft does not mean that anyone can attack our pride and we sit and watch silently. India will not compromise on its pride: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Since its existence, Pak has been indulging in nefarious actions along the border. Our soldiers have proved that not only this side, but to eliminate terrorism they can go to other side & attack terrorist hideouts if the need arises. India has that capability: Defence Minister

I do not want to question previous governments but I can say that ever since PM Modi took office, national security has been a number one priority and we are providing maximum facilities to our defence forces: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

#WATCH India has a sharp focus. ‘Jo hume chedega hum usse chhorenge nahi’. We want to maintain peaceful relations with all nations: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to ANI, on being asked if this year’s incident at the border was a result of possible collusion between China-Pak pic.twitter.com/AxcPSKxEfs

— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2020

If a country is expansionist and tries to occupy our land, then India has the strength, capability and power to not let its land go into anyone’s hand, whether it is any country of the world: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on being asked about the expansionist goals of China

If there is status quo, it is natural how deployment can be reduced. There will be no reduction in our deployment and I feel their deployment will also not reduce. Our expectation is that talks result in a positive outcome: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on India-China standoff

Talks b/w India&China have been underway but no success achieved yet. There’ll be a next round of talks on military level which can take place anytime. But no meaningful outcome has come&there is status quo.I don’t think status-quo is positive development: Defence Minister to ANI

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COVID-19: Total 20 UK returnees to India tested positive for the new COVID strain

New Delhi: Total 20 UK returnees to India have tested positive for the new COVID strain so far.

This is a developing story.

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Anil Sharma Thought Mumbai Belongs To Rajesh Khanna

When filmmaker Anil Sharma thought Mumbai belongs to Rajesh Khanna

Filmmaker Anil Sharma shared an interesting childhood memory about late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna on his birth anniversary on Tuesday.

Sharma took to social media to express why as a child he believed that Mumbai city belongs to the legendary actor.

“Remembering first superstar n my hero of childhood on his birth anniversary. I still remember when as Kid I got dawn dadar railway station from mathura n board a taxi to khar on way I saw numerous hording of RAJESH KHANNA films. I felt this city belong to him,” Anil Sharma tweeted from his verified account on Tuesday.

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Rajesh Khanna’s contemporary actor Raj Babbar also remembered him on his birth anniversary.

“He was the quintessential ‘Sapno Ka Rahi’ whose stardom indeed went beyond the dreams. Remembering Rajesh Khanna ji on his birth anniversary today. #Kaka’s style & connect was an inspiration – his entire innings akin to that of a Magician on the show!” Raj Babbar tweeted on Tuesday.

Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away in July 2012. He was 69.

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Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani attends 1st Convocation of Gokul Global University of Sidhpur

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday addressed students on the occasion of 1 st Convocation Ceremony of Gokul
Global University situated at Sidhpur. He expressed his commitment to build a skilled youth force in Gujarat through research from energy to
Ayurveda and best timely education. While Gujarat is the role model of the country’s development and the best choice of investment, the government has made efforts to equip the youth of the state with the weapon of education and prepare the youth to compete with world.

It is necessary that students fulfill their responsibility towards the society as well as for the welfare of the poor and deprived. Gujarat has an ancient
heritage of excellent education. We have set up various new dimensions of education and sectoral university facilities in Gujarat. So now a student from Gujarat can get higher education in home state instead of going to other states for study, said the CM.

During the time of congress rule, there were only nine universities in Gujarat and the youths had limited opportunities for education. With the strong
planning of our government towards education, now 77 universities are functional today. CM expressed happiness that the youth of Gujarat and
across the country are getting higher education from various universities like Forensic, Science, Marine, Petroleum, Raksha Shakti, Railways, Tribal and becoming job givers.

The CM called upon the youth to realize our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s vision to make India Self-reliant. He congratulated the students who
received their degrees and encouraged the students to work with their best efforts. He also called for a medical college like the Gokul Global University
is functional in North Gujarat.

At one time, all the colleges in the entire state were providing education services only in Gujarat University. Today, only four universities in North
Gujarat, Hemchandracharya University, Ganpat University, Gokul University, Sankalchand Patel University and Agriculture University provide
education facilities.

This government is expanding the scope of education and encouraging to start universities to provide advanced education facilities to the youth of the
state.

The Chief Minister wished the young students a bright future. Congratulating the graduating students at the convocation ceremony, Education Minister Mr. Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that the innovation center of Gokul Global University has been inaugurated today. Gokul Global
University is to compete with Gujarat, Saurashtra, MS, Nirma University.

There are many stages of life. Some students even face second tries. Mr. Chudasama said that our Prime Minister has a vision to make India a
self-reliant. Let us use the opportunity given to us by the start-up policy to contribute to nation building. Gujarat ranks first in the country as the best
performing state of start-up policy. He urged the students to make their careers brighter with the firm morale.

ગુજરાત વર્લ્ડ ક્લાસ સંસ્થાઓ ધરાવતું હોય IIM, IIT, AIIMS, National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat Maritime University, Birsa Munda Tribal University, દરેક પ્રકારની Sectorial University ગુજરાતમાં ઉભી થાય,STUDY IN GUJARAT હેઠળ વિદેશના વિદ્યાર્થીઓ ગુજરાતમાં અભ્યાસ કરી રહ્યા છે pic.twitter.com/ZenbRiBFOO

— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) December 28, 2020

President of Gokul Global University and GIDC Chairman Mr. Balwantsinh Rajput said that, Years ago there was only one college in Siddhpur. The
students here had to go to another city to study but with the cooperation and guidance of the state government, this holy land of Siddhpur has become a center of education on Monday.

305 students from various faculties were handed over degrees at the first convocation of Gokul Global University. On the occasion MP Bharatsinh Dabhi, Member of Rajya Sabha Narhari Amin, MLA Smt. Ashaben Patel, State BJP General Secretary KC Patel, District BJP President  Dasharathji Thakor, Trustee, Patan District Collector, District Development Officer, Chairman of ISKON Group, Chancellor, Registrar, University professors and invitees remained present.

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Embee Software Launches a Series of Dridh Hai Hum Startups Accelerator Workshops

New Delhi: The Dridh Hai Hum workshops for startups, powered by Embee Software and Microsoft India, aims to empower startups across key stages of their growth journey, right from those at the ideation stage to startups looking to reach the next level in fulfilling their vision. The company also aims to provide technology, support, visibility, and an interactive community experience to the promising startups and entrepreneurs through the series of workshops.

“Startups have always been hard. Even when you think you are putting in your best, it may not be enough to pull it off. To this end, these workshops are aimed at sharing a platform for startups fraternity to connect with our experts and share their experiences and learnings about challenges they face in scaling their startups and how to overcome them. It is always a great pleasure to interact and engage with Startups founders & technology leaders, so we at Embee are geared up to empower Startups & SMBs in carving their digital transformation journey and will continue to organize such workshops in upcoming months.” Sudhir Kothari- CEO and Managing Director, Embee Software Pvt Ltd.

The December edition of the workshop- ‘From a Startups to becoming an enterprise – Explore what all it takes’ took place on December 22nd, 2020 from 10 am to 12 noon, featuring a panel of successful start-up owners, industry leaders and change-makers, including Nitin Verma, Co-Founder, Orgzit; Sagar Joshi, Public Speaker and Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft; Sneha Mann, startups Ecosystem Manager, Microsoft and Aman Singhal, Solution Architect- Cloud Services, Embee Software Pvt. Ltd.

It has become challenging for most businesses to keep their wheels running during the pandemic due to the general uncertainty in the global environment. Unfortunately, the impact on startups can be way more brutal with sudden slumps. As a result, evolving businesses carefully need to reconfigure their business strategies and take decisions like choosing the right team, seeking funds, choosing the right technology stack to power start-up’s operations. To combat this situation, Embee and Microsoft enable startups to grow revenues, reach new customers and set their businesses apart from competitors, with the right cloud strategy.

Aiming at a vision that startups or evolving businesses might need to set sights on the future to fast-track their entrepreneurial journey, Embee Software and Microsoft India piloted the Dridh Hai Hum workshops. The series features prominent startups founders and industry leaders across sectors who shared insights on tackling major challenges and crossing key milestones needed for Startups to secure sustainable growth on their journey to scale and success. Each workshop was driven by solution experts from Microsoft and Embee, along with seasoned Startups player to answer tech and business queries.

The workshop began with an opening note from Shivani Sharma, AVP-Marketing, Embee. After that Sneha Mann, start-up ecosystem manager at Microsoft discussed how Microsoft can help startups at every stage of their journey, current programs and offers and how they can get right technical guidance.

It was followed by a brief presentation from Sagar Joshi who discussed how Microsoft cloud architecture can help startups to scale and accelerate their growth in a secure manner. After that Aman Singhal discussed why now is the right time for start-up owners to move to the cloud, key drivers, challenges, solutions, and debunked the most popular cloud myths.

Nitin Verma then took over to share his insights and learnings on building and growing a start-up, followed by Q and A and a closing note from Shivani.

“With Dridh Hai Hum Workshops, it’s entirely about empowering Startups with the right tech, business, and marketing strategies. For today’s workshop as well saw Startups coming in from different verticals and sizes. It was great to experience the outstanding level of engagement between startups and technology and business experts from Embee and Microsoft. We are all geared up to come up with more challenging, real-deal scenarios and their solutions that Startups face for our upcoming workshops”, Shivani Sharma- AVP- Marketing, Embee Software Pvt Ltd.

About Embee

With a mission to enable organizations to transform with technology in a digital, mobile-first, data-driven world, Embee Software Pvt. Ltd is a leading technology partner in India with 34+ years of experience in delivering digital transformation to its 2000+ customers. Embee specializes in Cloud and Datacenter Technologies enabling our clients to leverage the latest resources on various cloud platforms while optimizing costs, through application modernization and serverless computing.

Embee also helps customers do more with their data, enabling data warehousing and business intelligence solutions. Embee also works together with customers to help adopt most advanced technologies around mobility and security, enabling new-age collaboration in an organization while maintaining information security. Moreover, Embee has a wide portfolio of app offerings for startups, ranging from solutions on the Microsoft platform, to integrated ERP solutions on SAP Business One, and a home-grown modular IP, Octane HRMS. To top it all, Embee is regarded for its support services, which includes a remote 24×7 Managed Services for all its solutions.

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Kushal Tandon Accidentally Bumps Into Ex-Girlfriend Gauahar Khan Days After Her Marriage, Guess How That Went?

Kushal Tandon Accidentally Meets ‘Newlywed’ Gauahar Khan In A Flight, Watch (Photo Credit – Kushal Tandon/Gauahar Khan/Instagram)

Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon made a dreamy pair, but that is now just the past. The couple was a part of Bigg Boss 7 and created a lot of noise over their romance. However, things turned upside down soon after they came out of the house and the couple called it quits.

For the unversed, Gauahar tied the knot in a grand ceremony with Zaid Darbar last week. While the guestlist remained limited owing to the pandemic, many close friends including Hina Khan, Diandra Soares amongst others were sent greetings. Others including Hussain Kuwajerwala and wife Tina Darira were seen being a part of the celebrations.

As soon as the news of Gauahar Khan getting married to Zaid Darbar came out, all eyes were on Kushal Tandon. He even broke his silence on the same mentioning that he’s glad to see her happy. But life had its own twist when the Bigg Boss 7 couple accidentally bumped into each other in a flight.

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Gauahar Khan had jetted off to Lucknow for work commitments days after her wedding with Zaid Darbar. Accidentally, Kushal Tandon was on the same flight too! The Beyhadh actor himself revealed it all on his Instagram story that featured him in the flight with the newlywed actress.

He could be heard saying, “I’m travelling to a destination and I have met my sweet old friend who has just got married and she is sitting next to me. We met by chance. I’m not stalking her. I’m going to my hometown and she is going for a shoot. But I’m so happy for her. She is looking so pretty. Meet Gauahar Khan!

“It’s a sign that I had to wish you in person,” Kushal Tandon adds, to which Gauahar Khan laughs.

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Exclusive! Sara Ali Khan On Leading Solo Films: “After Atrangi Re, I Have Become A Little Bit Greedy”

Is Sara Ali Khan Ready To Lead A Solo Film? Coolie No 1 Actress Answers (Photo Credit – Sara Ali Khan/Instagram)

Sara Ali Khan began her career with Kedarnath in 2018 and has been treating fans with some exciting projects ever since. Two years into her career and she has already worked with stars like Ranveer Singh, Sushant Singh Rajput and Varun Dhawan. The actress is also collaborating with Akshay Kumar and Dhanush in Atrangi Re. But is she ready to finally lead a solo film? Read on to know what she thinks!

Koimoi recently got into an exclusive conversation with the Coolie No 1 actress. She spoke in length to us about the David Dhawan film releasing on the digital platforms. Another interesting scoop was about her staying away from father Saif Ali Khan. Today, we bring to you Sara’s take on leading a solo film.

Asked if she’s ready to lead a solo film, Sara Ali Khan answered, “I don’t know, it’s never about that for me. My career for me has never been about, ‘aaj commercial film karte hai, kal serious ya parso solo film karte hai or Ranveer (Singh) ke sath karte hai.’ Aisa nahi hota. Mere liye hamesha ye hota hai ki agar koi mujhe koi kahaani sunaye, and mujhe lagta hai ye kahani mujhe suhani hai. Ab wo chahe wo kahaani mai akeli suna rahi hu yam era chota hissa hai ya bohot bada hai – at the end of the day, I do want to tell good and relevant stories.”

(My career has never been about planning a commercial film today, doing a serious tomorrow or working on a solo film day after or one with Ranveer (Singh). It doesn’t work that way. For me, it’s about telling stories that I feel should be told. Now it doesn’t matter whether that film is solo or I have a small part to play in it.)

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Sara Ali Khan continued, “But I do think that, especially after Atrangi Re, I do have become a a litte bit greedy and I do think that I want to do meaty things. Uska matlab ye nahi hai ki akele karna. I just want to do a role and a character that I can get into and a story that deserves to be told. I don’t like to complicate it more than that.”

Well, we love how Sara has everything sorted in her mind! More power to the actress.

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Mumbai's 'Ask the Sexpert' Columnist Dr Mahinder Watsa Passes Away

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‘Choice To Live on Own Terms’: HC Reunites Etah Interfaith Couple

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‘True Team Man’: Rahane Wins (More) Fans For Gesture After Run Out

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After Much Delay, Donald Trump Signs US COVID-19 Relief

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India’s tally reaches 1,01,87,850 with 18,732 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi: With 18,732 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India’s total cases rise to 1,01,87,850, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

With 279 deaths during the same period, the toll mounts to 1,47,622, according to the Health Ministry.

The total number of active cases is at 2,78,690 while the total discharged cases are at 97,61,538 with 21,430 new discharges in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra has 59,223 active cases while Kerala has 63,927 active COVID-19 cases, according to the Health Ministry.

Delhi has 6,911 active cases, with 6,04,746 recoveries and 10,437 deaths.

Meanwhile, a total of 16,81,02,657 samples were tested for COVID-19 up to December 26. Of these, 9,43,368 samples were tested yesterday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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Will fight against BJP, Congress in 2023 Assembly elections: Deve Gowda

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Former Prime Minister and chief of Janata Dal (Secular) HD Deve Gowda on Saturday asserted that his party will fight against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress in the 2023 Assembly elections.

Rejecting speculation about his party’s joining hands with the BJP, Gowda also hit out at the Congress party during the press conference in Bengaluru.He said “Congress wants to demolish this party under the leadership of Siddaramaiah. Nobody can destroy this party. It has got its own base.”

Gowda blamed Congress for the collapse of the JDS-Congress government in Karnataka and leveled allegations against the party.

He said that the party will come to power on its own by fighting BJP and Congress in the 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka. “We will save and build this party, a regional party is necessary for the country,” he added.

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Happy Birthday Salman Khan: Superstar celebrates his birthday at his farmhouse in Panvel, urges fans to follow COVID-19 norms

Raigad (Maharashtra): On the occasion of his 55th birthday, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on Sunday said this year’s celebration will be muted due to the pandemic and urged fans to follow Covid-19 norms.

“This time we will not have any birthday celebrations. Only our family will be here (Panvel) and no one else. This year we are not planning to do anything because this has been a terrible year for everybody, and people have faced a lot of difficulties,” Salman told reporters at his Panvel farmhouse.

“Hopefully, next year everything will go back to normal. I hope that everyone is happy, healthy and safe,” the actor said.

Maharashtra: Actor Salman Khan celebrates his birthday at his farmhouse in Panvel. pic.twitter.com/7hbYUOPUc3

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2020

Amid the pandemic, Salman has appealed to his fans to not throng outside his house in Mumbai on the occasion of his birthday.

Answering a question on the release date of his upcoming film Radhe, Salman said, “It will be released at an appropriate time when everything will go back to normal. It will be released at a time when everyone will start going back to the theatres with little risk of virus.”

“We will release Radhe on Eid if everything will go back to normal. But the movie is less important; the safety and health of moviegoers is the most important thing. The release of Radhe can wait,” he said.

Salman is also currently busy hosting the latest season of the Bigg Boss 14. He will next be seen on the big screen in Prabhudheva directed Radhe- Your Most Wanted Bhai. The shoot of the film was completed in October.

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Farmers Protest: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait receives death threat over phone

New Delhi: Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait who has been participating in the agitation against the farm laws alleged that he has received a death threat over the phone.

“It was a phone call from Bihar. They were threatening to kill me with arms. I have forwarded the recording to the police captain. They will do what is needed to be done next,” said Tikait.
Tikait is at the forefront of protests against the farm laws. He has filed a complaint at Kaushambi Police Station.

Meanwhile, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint front of almost 40 farmer organisations, wrote a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare accepting the Centre’s offer for dialogue and proposed December 29 as the next date for the meeting.

It was a phone call from Bihar. They were threatening to kill me with arms. I’ve forwarded the recording to the police captain. They will do what is needed to be done next: Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union, on receiving life threatening phone call pic.twitter.com/FxNffCRi2L

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2020

The farmer unions also put forth a four-point agenda and asked that the campaign launched by the entire state machinery to defame and malign the farmers’ movement must stop.

As part of the four-point agenda, the joint front of farmer unions asked the government to adopt the modalities for the repeal of the three Central Farm Acts, and make changes in the draft Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 to protect the interests of farmers.

The farmers have been protesting since last month at the Singhu border against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. They are demanding the repeal of the three laws.

The farmer unions have held five rounds of talks with the government and attended a meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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PM Modi to share his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ with nation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat on Sunday.

The will be the 72nd edition of Prime Minister’s monthly radio programme. It will also be the last Mann Ki Baat of the year 2020.
The Prime Minister in a tweet on Saturday said that Akashvani will broadcast the programme in regional languages immediately after the Hindi broadcast on All India Radio, DD and Narendra Modi mobile app.

“How would you sum up the year gone by? What do you look forward to the most in 2021? Share this, and more in the final Mann Ki Baat of 2020 on 27th December. Write on MyGov, NaMo App or record your message on 1800-11-7800,” PM Modi tweeted on December 18.

In the 71st edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi had emphasised on strong, vibrant and active alumni network, and urged educational institutions to adopt innovative methods and develop creative platforms for engagement with alumni.

The Prime Minister said that a strong vibrant and active alumni network is needed not only in big Colleges and Universities but also in schools of our villages.

“Mann ki Baat” is the Prime Minister’s monthly radio programme to the nation, which is broadcasted on the last Sunday of every month. (ANI)

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Salman Khan Celebrates His Birthday at Panvel Farmhouse

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Atal Tunnel to remain closed for one hour today for maintenance work

New Delhi: The Atal Tunnel in Rohtang will remain closed today from 11 am to 12 pm for the maintenance work, said the Lahaul Spiti Police.

The South Portal (SP) of Atal Tunnel is located at a distance of 25 km from Manali at an altitude of 3,060 metres, while the North Portal (NP) of the tunnel is located near village Teling, Sissu, in Lahaul Valley at an altitude of 3,071 metres.

The 9.02 km long tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year. Earlier, the valley was cut off for about six months each year owing to heavy snowfall.

The tunnel reduces the road distance by 46 kilometres between Manali and Leh and the time by about four to five hours.

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BJP ignores Muslims but using them to topple Govt, says Ashok Gehlot

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not giving tickets to Muslims during elections and accused BJP of “using” a Muslim leader to topple his government.

“BJP doesn’t give a ticket to Muslims during elections, but they are being used to topple the government,” said Gehlot. The Congress leader also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address at the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Tuesday.

Watch what Ashok Gehlot said:

#WATCH | BJP doesn't give a ticket to Muslims during elections, but they are being used to topple the government: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot (25.12) pic.twitter.com/tF6QMfWBVa

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2020

“I have seen how the Prime Minister delivered a sweet talk in AMU. He spoke about secularism and several good things. But, does he practice that? There is a difference between his speech and action,” stated Gehlot while accusing BJP of not giving tickets to people from the minority community.

“Do they (BJP) give tickets to Muslims? There are so many seats in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states, but they do not give tickets to Muslims. Now there is a newly born Zafar Islam whom BJP uses as a tool to topple the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan,” claimed Gehlot.

He further reiterated that President Ram Nath Kovind could not give time to the chief ministers of Congress-ruled Rajasthan, Punjab, Chhattisgarh to discuss the ongoing farmers’ issue as he might be under pressure.

“The CMs of three states had sought time from the President (to discuss the farmers’ issue over the recently enacted farm laws) but he did not give time to them. Perhaps the President is under pressure,” Gehlot said.

“People are upset. But, this government does not care. Instead of working, they are doing meetings every day,”he added.

The chief minister accused the central government of passing the new farm laws without discussion. “Democracy is under challenge. Had they debated the farm Bills in the Parliament, this situation would not have arisen. Now, they are accusing opposition parties of this ruckus,” said Gehlot.

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Anil Vij shifted from ICU to COVID ward, showing steady improvement

Chandigarh (Haryana): Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij, who is undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a Gurugram hospital, has been shifted from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to room in COVID Ward on Wednesday, a medical bulletin issued by the hospital informed on Thursday.

According to Medanta-The Medicity, Vij has been making steady progress and doctors are quite satisfied with the improvement in his overall condition.
Dr AK Dubey, Medical Superintendent of Medanta-The Medicity said that chest and limb physiotherapy of the Minister has been started. “His oral intake is good and he carried out his daily routine activities by himself,” the doctor said.

The cardiovascular condition of the Haryana Minister is satisfied.

Blood tests have shown improvement and the treating team advised continuation of his treatment as before, the bulletin stated.

Vij, who had tested positive for coronavirus on December 5 after taking a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ was recently referred to Medanta Hospital Gurugram.

The Haryana Minister was administered a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ at a hospital in Ambala on November 20.

He had offered to be the first volunteer for the third phase trial of Covaxin, which started in the state.

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SEBI imposes Rs 25 crore fine on NDTV and 1 crore each on Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy | Full Order

New Delhi: SEBI imposed Rs. 27 crore penalty on Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy, RRPR Holding for concealing price-sensitive information from NDTV shareholders.

While Rs. 25 crores have been imposed jointly and severally on all three promoters, Rs. 1 crore each has to be paid separately by Prannoy and Radhika Roy.

The SEBI ruled that the Roys acted in violation of Section 12A of the SEBI Act and the relevant rules of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (PFUTP Regulations) by failing to disclose information relating to three loan agreements entered into by them with Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (VCPL) and ICICI bank.

RRPR Holdings had entered into a loan agreement with ICICI in October 2008. It had entered into two loan agreements with VCPL in 2009 and 2010 for borrowing Rs. 350 crores and Rs. 50 crores respectively.

SEBI held that the ICICI loan agreement and two VCPL loan agreements contained clauses and conditions which substantially affected the functioning of NDTV.

Additionally it noted that the VPCL loan agreements also warranted transfer of shares of NDTV by the promoters which was carried out off market by way of various inter se bulk transactions.

“Consequently, information about the said agreements and off-market transactions were essentially material, price sensitive information which would have influenced decision of investors about trading in shares of NDTV,” SEBI concluded.

Non-availability of such information unjustly deprived shareholders of informed participation while dealing with shares of NDTV, it added.

In June 2019, the SEBI had barred Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy from accessing securities markets for two years on the same issue concerning the three contentious loan agreements.

Roys were also restrained from holding or occupying position as Director or any Key Managerial personnel in NDTV for a period of two (2) years by the 2019 order.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Assam, Manipur on Dec 26-27

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Guwahati and Imphal from December 26 to 27.

His programmes in Guwahati on December 26 includes distribution of financial grants to 8,000 Namghars (traditional Vaisnavite monasteries of Assam) under the Assam Darshan programme.

He will also lay foundation stones for the development of ‘Batadrava Than’ as a cultural and tourist destination, new medical college in Guwahati and nine law colleges to be established across Assam.

On December 27, at an event in Imphal, the Union Home Minister will lay the foundation stones of the Churachandpur Medical College, the state government guest house at Imphal, the Manipur Bhawan, Dwarka in New Delhi, the IIT at Muongkhong, the State Police Headquarters at Imphal, and the Integrated Command and Control Centre City in Imphal.

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CISF nabs passenger with 20 live rounds of 7.65 mm calibre at IGI airport

New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) nabbed a passenger with 20 live rounds of 7.65 mm calibre at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, an official release said on Friday.

“On 23.12.20 at about 1012 hours, during Pre-Embarkation Security Check (PESC) through X-BIS machine at Security Hold Area (SHA) of Ter-2, IGI Airport, New Delhi, CISF personnel detected 20 live rounds of 7.65 mm caliber from the handbag of a passenger bound for Aurangabad by IndiGo flight. On inquiry, the passenger, could not produce any valid document,” the CISF said in a statement.

The passenger along-with the seized live rounds was handed over to Delhi Police for further legal action in the matter.

A case under the Arms Act has been registered against the passenger.

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Farmers protest at Delhi’s borders with Haryana at Singhu and Tikri enters 30th day

New Delhi: Farmer’s protest at Delhi’s borders with Haryana at Singhu and Tikri entered 30th day on Friday.

Farmer unions on 23rd December wrote to the government urging it not to repeat the “meaningless amendments” which they had earlier rejected and to come up with a concrete proposal in writing.

Chilla, Gazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida & Ghaziabad to Delhi because of #FarmersProtests. People are advised to take alternate route for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Apsara, Bhopra& Loni borders, said Delhi Traffic Police.

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PM Modi pays floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary. “He took the country to unprecedented heights of development. His efforts to build a strong and prosperous India will always be remembered,” said PM.

Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal also paid floral tribute at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ on former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 96th birth anniversary.

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary pic.twitter.com/6dcJhfBWUL

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2020

Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ on his 96th birth anniversary pic.twitter.com/07Gn4HlbqQ

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a book titled ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume’ to mark the 96th birth anniversary of the former prime minister on Friday.

The book, published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, highlights the life and works of the former Prime Minister and contains his notable speeches delivered in Parliament. The book also contains some rare photographs from his public life. PM Modi will pay floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at his portrait, which was unveiled on February 12, 2019 in the Central Hall of the Parliament.

The day is also observed as Good Governance Day. The book will be released at a function in the Central Hall of Parliament.

A Lok Sabha release said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, elected ten times to the Lok Sabha and twice to the Rajya Sabha, “was a parliamentarian par excellence, who had the trust, affection and belief of the people in his leadership”.

“As a parliamentarian and particularly as Prime Minister, Atalji made innumerable contributions which paved the way for a stronger economy through bold reforms and rapid development of infrastructure. Atalji also distinguished himself as a fine statesman and a world leader,” the release said.

The late leader was conferred Bharat Ratna in 2015. He had also been awarded Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant Award for Best Parliamentarian in 1994. It will be Atal Bihari Vajpayee’ 96th birth anniversary this year.

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