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Bodies of five who fell into river found

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The bodies of five members of a family who drowned after their vehicle plunged into the Dikhow river in Assam were found on Wednesday – four days after the tragedy.

Divers from the Indian Navy, Army, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as well as people from near Dechial village where the accident took place had started the rescue efforts on Saturday evening.

“We could trace the vehicle about 12 feet away from the place where the vehicle fell into the river,” an NDRF official said.

On September 1, businessman Haren Bora, his mother, wife and two teenaged daughters were returning to their home in Sivasagar district from his sister’s house.

On reaching Dechial village, their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the Dikhow river, which was in spate.

Table Anwar manipaddy wakf board report : BJP

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Reported By : Faizan Rizwan and Vani B T

The Karnataka High Court has given an ultimatum to the state government to place on the floor of the legislature the report of the Minorities Commission (Anwar Manippady Report) on embezzlement of Wakf Properties within four weeks starting 30th August 2018.

In its order dated 30.8.2018, the high court also stated that “failing to comply with its 10.9.2015 order” (to place the Anwar Manippady Report), it will take a serious view and ordered that the case be posted for 3rd October.

The 30.8.2018 order stated, “The state has faulted in complying with its own undertaking (that it will place the said report on the floor of the legislature). Thus, a contempt of court is prima facie made out. But, still in order to be fair to the accused persons, this court grants them four weeks time to comply with the order dated 10.9.2015, failing which a serious view shall be taken by this court,” the order stated.

This 30.8.2018 order of the Karnataka High Court is a resounding slap on the face of the state government which has repeatedly failed to place the Anwar Manippady Report on Embezzlement of Wakf Properties to the tune of Rs 2.30 lakh crores.

BJP urges the state government to comply with the High Court order and take appropriate steps to place the Anwar Manippady report on the floor of the legislature.

“The High Court has stated that it will take a serious view if the report is not placed. At the same time, BJP hereby warns the Congress-JDS government of a state- wide agitation if the report is not placed in the legislature,” the BJP leaders added.

It may recalled that the present coalition government as well as the previous Congress government had refused to place Anwawr Manppady report on the floor of the legislature in-spite of having given a written undertaking to the high court.

The previous Congress government had also defied the orders of the then Chairman of the Legislative Council to place the report in the Upper House of the Legislature. Even the report of the Upa Lokayukta Justice Anand has been suppressed by the Congress government headed by Sri Siddaramaiah.

Taliban key commander among 7 killed in Afghanistan

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Kabul Taliban key commander Mullah Ghousuding was among 7 persons killed on Wednesday in a blast outside Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, police said.

“The notorious Mullah Ghousuding, alias Sia Khan, along with his men were busy in subversive activities to terrorize people outside Qala-e-Naw city but an explosive device suddenly went off, killing him and six others on the spot,” a police spokesman told Xinhua news agency.

Describing the commander as a “dreadful terrorist,” the spokesman said Sia Khan’s killing could prove a major blow to the Taliban in Badghis province and adjoining areas.

(IANS)

Redesigned MS Outlook reaching Windows, Web users

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San Francisco, Microsoft is releasing the redesigned version of its personal information manager Outlook to Windows and Web users with improved search options, simplified ribbon (toolbars at the top of the window) and options to control and personalise inboxes.

The revamped version of “Outlook” comes with provisions of finding files quicker in the inbox, suggested replies, simplified event creation option and smart-room suggestion to help users find the best rooms for meetings based on time, availability and preferences, Gabriel Valdez from the tech and marketing team for Outlook, Microsoft wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.

Additionally, the “Outlook” redesign also incorporates simpler ways to the “add-in” experience that brings the user’s most used apps into the inbox for faster multitasking, including saving an email directly to notebook, translating emails on the fly or peer-to-peer paying.

“You can also install more add-ins from the Office Store-simply open an email, click the drop-down menu, and select Get Add-ins. Once installed, add-ins will show up in the drop-down menu. You can also choose to pin frequently used add-ins,” wrote Valdez.

Microsoft has also added more ways to manage groups in refreshed “Outlook” version like faster and simpler group creation, richer group card, more efficient group email triage and group Files view that would focus on the latest file activity and group management.

More enhancements would keep coming over the next few months with updated features.

“Based on your feedback, we’ll iterate, improve, refine, or discard them,” Valdez added.

The new Outlook is not yet available on Mac, but the redesign is available now for Windows users in the “Targeted programme” while “Targeted Release” users would get it in the next few weeks.

(IANS)

Subject of women empowerment very close to me: Anita Dongre

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New Delhi Designer Anita Dongre says that with her new campaign #ANDImpact for which Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has also shot a video, her brand highlights importance of a sustainable environment and celebrates four such women change-makers — Priyanka Raina, Purnima Burman, Srishti Bakshi and Rashi Anand.

“Through its latest campaign, #ANDImpact, the brand highlights the importance of a sustainable environment and celebrates four such women change-makers who are individually working towards this cause,” Dongre told IANS over an email.

Priyanka is the wife of cricketer Suresh Raina and founder and director at Gracia Raina Foundation dedicated to creating awareness and work closely with mothers and children.

Srishti is the founder of Crossbow Miles, a social initiative that mobilizes communities to make the country safer for girls and women.

Rashi is an entrepreneur and social activist working towards social welfare activities primarily aimed at educating and aiding street children, and Purnima is a conservationist, environmentalist and winner of the Whitley Award (also known as Green Oscar), a prestigious international nature conservation prize in honour of her work to protect the greater adjutant stork and its wetland habitat.

“The subject of women empowerment is very close to me, Whether it is through Grassroot where we empower rural women by providing them with employment opportunities and sustainable livelihoods, or through AND where we bring forward stories of urban women entrepreneurs to inspire other women,” said Dongre.

For their latest autumn 2018 collection, which will launch on Friday across all AND stores, Dongre has collaborated with Reliance for their R|Elan initiative and have also incorporated TENCEL™; the premium eco-friendly textile from the Lenzing group.

While R|Elan is the blend of functionality with both business and environmental longevity, TENCEL™ offers a range of features including botanic origin, sustainable production, enhanced breathability, colour retention and biodegradability.

On the collection, Dongre said it is all about the season’s must-have midi dresses in denim and autumn checks that make for smart everyday wear as well as modern office wear.

“It comprises versatile styles apt for every occasion at and outside work. Colour palette is monochromatic with hints of deep winter hues and pastel tones,” she said.

(IANS)

WhatsApp rolls out second phase of radio ad campaign in India

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New Delhi After being pulled up by the government to take concrete steps to stop the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said it has launched the second phase of its radio ad campaign in the country to create awareness and empower users.

The first phase of the educational campaign was kicked off on August 29 with ads across 46 radio stations of All India Radio (AIR) in states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The second phase of the campaign started on Wednesday on September 5 with radio ads across 83 AIR radio stations in Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.

These campaigns will run in eight regional languages — Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Oriya and Tamil — for a 15-day duration, WhatsApp said in a statement.

The campaign has been designed in an easy to understand format to help user’s spot misinformation and further sensitize them about the challenges of fake news and addressing these as a society.

“WhatsApp stands committed in its efforts to address these issues jointly with civil society, stakeholders and the government,” the company said.

These radio campaign highlights tips like understand when a message is “forwarded”; check information that seems unbelievable and photos carefully; question information that upsets you and be thoughtful about what you share.

WhatsApp has also roped in New Delhi-based non-profit Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) to create awareness among its users about the need to verify information.

“Our goal is to help keep people safe by creating greater awareness about fake news and empowering users to help limit its spread,” Ben Supple, Public Policy Manager at WhatsApp, said in a statement.

As part of the new partnership with WhatsApp, DEF has committed to holding 40 training sessions for community leaders in 10 states across the country where there have been worrisome cases of violence and where there will be state polls before the end of the year.

In a meeting with WhatsApp CEO Chris Daniels on August 21, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad instructed the Facebook-owned platform to comply with the law of the land and take “suitable” steps to prevent its misuse.

The meeting took place after several lynching incidents were linked to the spread of misinformation on the instant messaging platform which has over 200 million monthly active users in India.

WhatsApp has also taken some technological measures to curb the problem of disinformation, including the introduction of the “forwarded” tag and limiting forwarding to five chats at once.

“In addition to the steps we are taking within WhatsApp, we believe impacting lives through the power of education is critical to helping achieve the vision of a ‘Digital India’,” Supple added.

[IANS]

Isuzu Motors opens another outlet in Andhra

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Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) Expanding its network in Andhra Pradesh, Isuzu Motors India on Wednesday opened a new authorised outlet here.

The car major’s new dealer ‘Sasya Automotives’ inaugurated the 3S (Sales, Service and Spares) outlet.

The facility becomes the 6th authorised outlet of Isuzu in the state, with others in Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam.

Customers purchasing Isuzu vehicles from this outlet are eligible for availing Motor Vehicle Tax exemption, applicable for Isuzu vehicles purchased in Andhra Pradesh, the company said in a statement.

Isuzu Motors India launched the range of Isuzu D-MAX Pick-ups and Isuzu Amu-X, a 7-seater full-size SUV, in the presence of officials from Isuzu, Sasya Automotives and early-bird customers to mark the start of sale from the new outlet.

“Isuzu vehicles are the pride of Andhra Pradesh, making significant inroads across the country, and more importantly in Andhra Pradesh. With over 12,000 vehicles already delivering value to many customers in the country, we are keen to expand our reach to Tier-II and Tier-III cities, where we see a huge potential for the D-MAX range of Pick-ups,” said Takeshi Hirano, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Isuzu Motors India.

Isuzu Motors India recently announced its association with Jonty Rhodes, an internationally known cricketing legend, to promote the lifestyle and adventure Pick-up Isuzu D-MAX V-Cross in India.

The company manufactures the range of D-MAX and mu-X vehicles at its plant located in SriCity, Andhra Pradesh, operational since April 2016.

[IANS]

Bollywood Buzz

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Dinesh Sudarshan Soi – The Busiest Casting Director In Bollywood

Casting Director Dinesh Sudarshan Soi may be the busiest casting director in the industry. It’s not us, it’s his latest feat at India Book Of Records that’s suggesting this. The casting director has been added in the book of records for Maximum Casting In The World for having done casting for as many as 4500 projects!

Ask the busy bee about this new feat and he avers, “I never counted my projects, I just kept on doing my work. It was when I was awarded with this mention did I notice the work I’ve earned to my name has been staggering!” exclaims Dinesh modestly.

Elaborating on the countless projects Dinesh Soi has done casting for he avers, “Like I mentioned, I hadn’t actually sat down to think of it until the India Book of Records happened. Now that I look back, I may have done casting for at least 1000 films comprising of Hollywood & International films, Festival films, Short films, Punjabi films, Gujarati films and quite a few South Indian movies apart from my mainline work being in Hindi Film Industry. I have also worked on numerous ad films & 2000 plus music videos !”

Phew! But that’s not all, the casting director is in no mood to slow down! “This is just the beginning. In fact such awards & accolades motivate me more to give my off best. I am very excited about this new project I have worked on & I really want to see my work translate on screen.”

Ask him what this new project is and he mentions Family Of Thakurganj, a forthcoming multi-starrer where except for the main 14 actors, the rest of the cast which consists of 102 actors has all been roped in from Uttar Pradesh, probably the biggest casting coup after Gangs of Wasseypur.

BBMP Mayoral elections to be held on September 28

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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections for mayor and deputy mayoral position, will be held on September 28.

Mayor’s post has been reserved for the General category (woman) while deputy mayor’s post has been reserved for a candidate from the general category.

The JDS and the Congress are in power in the BBMP for the last three years. All these years the Congress candidate has been elected as the Mayor while the JDS has been allocated the deputy mayor post.

There are 259 voters who will cast their vote for the elections this time. This includes 198 councillors, MLAs, MLCs and MPs. Though BJP is the single largest party in the BBMP council, winners have to get 130 votes. Congress, along with JD(S) has 137 votes, while BJP has 122 votes, including 101 BJP councillors.

No hatred at Kailash Mansarovar: Rahul

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to Kailash Mansarovar, saying there was no hatred at the holy place.

Now on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, Gandhi tweeted: “The waters of lake Mansarovar are so gentle, tranquil and calm. They give everything and lose nothing. Anyone can drink from them. There is no hatred here. This is why we worship these waters in India.”

He attached pictures of the Mansarovar lake and Kailash mountain.

“A man goes to Kailash when it calls him. I am so happy to have this opportunity and to be able to share what I see on this beautiful journey with all of you,” Gandhi said.

Gandhi left on the pilgrimage on August 31.

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