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RBI clears re-appointment of Aditya Puri as HDFC Bank CEO for 2 years

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HDFC Bank on Monday said the RBI had approved the re-appointment of Aditya Puri as managing director of the bank for another two years.

“Reserve Bank of India, vide its letter dated October 22, 2018, has accorded its approval to HDFC Bank Ltd. for re-appointment of Aditya Puri, as MD & CEO of the bank, from November 1, 2018 to October 26, 2020 (i.e. till the date of his attaining the age of 70 years),” the bank said in a filing to stock exchanges.

Shareholders had already approved his appointment in 2015 for five years subject to the RBI’s approval, it added.

Puri has been with HDFC Bank since 1994, making him the longest-serving head of any private bank in the country. During his tenure, he led the bank through two major mergers in the Indian banking industry — merger of Times Bank Ltd and Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd with HDFC Bank.

PTI

Celebrated IISc professor told to step down following sexual harassment cases

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Prof. Giridhar Madras of the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru — who is facing sexual harassment charges — has been asked to take “compulsory retirement”,

The internal committee that was set up in accordance with the guidelines of the institute’s anti-sexual harassment policy found Madras, a faculty member of chemical engineering, guilty of sexual misconduct after a month-long investigation.

The complaint was filed by one of his former students and a current PhD scholar in the chemical engineering department.

The student has accused him of making “sexually coloured” remarks and harassing her with repeated late-night phone calls.

The media has reached representatives of the three science academies, IISc, and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize committee at CSIR for comments but there was no response until the time of publishing this report. The reported will be updated when they respond.

Madras had been a highly respected member of the science community and is one of the highest cited researchers in chemical engineering. He is a recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, and a J.C. Bose National Fellow.

Madras has been with IISc since 1998 and has received the IISc Excellence Award in teaching and research. He holds fellowships from all the three national science academies — the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Science of India — as well as the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Whether Madras will lose his fellowships and awards is not yet known.

HDK ready to quit if allegation are prove

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Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy challenged the BPJ party that he will resign to his post if the BJP leaders prove the allegation made on him and his father. The Leader of the Opposition of Karnataka assembly, B. S. Yeddyurappa had alleged that CM H.D. Kumaraswamy and his father H.D Deve Gowda have been receiving bribes to transfer officers and are making an enormous amount of money.

CM H.D. Kumaraswamy was in the city on Monday, October 29 to support Madhu Bangarappa who will be representing Congress and JD(s) collision party in the upcoming by-polls.

Speaking to the press on this occasion Kumaraswamy said that if the BJP party prove that he and his father have received bribe from any of the officials to transfer them he will immediately tender his resignation and further added that he is ready to have a face to face conversation with B.S. Yeddyurappa and discuss this matter.

The Congress leaders are fully supporting the collision government and we are not scared of anyone he informed.

PTI

Indian couple killed after falling from California’s Yosemite park overlook

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The two people who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook in California’s Yosemite National Park were a married couple from India who were living and working in the United States, officials said.

Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meenakshi Moorthy from about 800 feet below Taft Point, where visitors can walk to the edge of a vertigo-inducing granite ledge that doesn’t have a railing.

“Yosemite National Park continues to investigate this case, which will take several weeks,” park officials wrote in a news release Monday.

The couple graduated from the College of Engineering in Chengannur in 2006 in computer science and engineering.

They loved travelling and maintained a website called “Holidays and Happily Ever Afters” about their travel adventures, and described themselves as a “dream doer duo.” Meenakshi describes herself as the one “diagnosed with the curious case of interminable travel bug”

The Mercury News called Meenakshi “a free-spirited Harry Potter fan who dyed her hair pink and ominously warned people on social media about the dangers of falling from cliffs and tall buildings while trying to take spectacular photos.”

The couple’s social media pages and their travel website is full of chronicles of their travel from all over the world.

The San Francisco Chronicle writes the couple had recently moved from New York after Viswanath took a job as a systems engineer at Cisco Systems Inc., based in San Jose, according to a friend.

BBC.com reports the latest deaths come just one week after a photo of the Taft Point lookout went viral, when a photographer captured a wedding proposal amidst the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

 

Bollywood Buzz

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Manoj Bajpayee’s Bhonsle was greeted with a packed house at the India Premiere of the film at 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star.

The film which has been directed by Devashish Makhija had been selected for the India Story section at the festival.
Audiences flocked to the venue of PVR Icon in Andheri where the premiere of the film was held.
The premiere of the film was attended by Manoj Bajpayee, Devashish Makhija, producers Abhayanand Singh (of Indie Muviz), Sandiip Kapur (of Promodome Motion Pictures) & writer Mirat Trivedi (who has co-written the film with Devashish Makhija & Sharanya Rajgopal)
In the film, Manoj Bajpayee plays the titular role of Bhonsle – a terminally ill lone wolf Maharashtrian cop who has retired against his will, in a politically tumultuous Mumbai. Bhonsle finds himself forging an unlikely companionship with a 23 year old North-Indian girl & her little brother, while the raging conflict destroying the world around them reaches his doorstep, giving him one last battle worth fighting for, but it might just be too late.

The film reunites director Devashish Makhija, producer Indie Muviz & Manoj Bajpayee, the trio behind the highly acclaimed short film Taandav. Manoj Bajpayee had bagged the “Best Actor” award for the short film at the Filmfare Awards 2016.

The film also features a stellar cast which includes Marathi star Santosh Juvekar, theatre thespian Ipshita Chakraborty Singh & debutante child artist Virat Vaibhav.

The film is produced by Manoj Bajpayee Productions, Golden Ratio Films, Promodome Motion Pictures & Indie Muviz
The premiere of the film was followed by Q&A with director Devashish Makhija & Manoj Bajpayee which was moderated by writer & filmmaker Vasan Bala whose film Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota opened this year’s edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star.
Vasan Bala pointed out that the character of the cop in Bhonsle doesn’t speak a lot unlike the cops shown usually in popular Hindi films such as Zanjeer & Bajpayee’s own Shool & lets his silences speak.
Manoj Bajpayee said that the character of Bhonsle represents the sentiments of today’s people & the times we live in. “Bhonsle’s silence conveys the depression & the hopelessness experienced by today’s generation. These are the people who have lost hopes from life completely and somewhere they feel they have failed themselves.”
The actor said that he & Devashish had been working on the film for over 4 years and it got made due to the efforts of Sandiip Kapur, Abhayanand Singh & Piiyush Singh who chose to go to with his & Devashish’s vision & backed the film.
“I can’t think of any other actor who would have fought the way Manoj did to get Bhonsle made.” said Devashish Makhija

Manoj Bajpayee who was glad to have Bhonsle’s India Premiere at 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star said, “It’s always a great feeling to show your film to movie lovers in your own country & get their responses. The India premiere at MAMI is an important milestone in the festival journey of the film. I am glad to return to MAMI with Bhonsle after Aligarh & Gali Guleiyan.”
Director Devashish Makhija who was equally excited about the premiere says, “MAMI has been a burst of energy with insanely long lines & high on passion viewers. The demand & response for Bhonsle has been manic & overwhelming. This kind of response makes the effort of making such a film worth it.”
Piiyush Singh, the producer of Bhonsle & founder of Indie Muviz says, “We are very excited with the response received by Bhonsle at MAMI. It’s a premium fest in India & such feedback encourages us as a production house to continue making such films which speak a global language.”
Sandiip Kapur, the founder of Promodome Motion Pictures & producer of Bhonsle says, “It’s a huge privilege that Bhonsle has been selected in MAMI. There are a few things bigger than this for an independent filmmaker like me. I am feeling great & extremely proud of my entire team which includes Manoj Bajpayee, Devashish Makhija, the technicians and many others who have worked on the film. I would like to thank everyone & above all MAMI.”

Bollywood Buzz

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Sangram Singh Launched His Fitness Motivational Series “Jeetunga Main”

A picture, it is said, can speak a 1000 words, but only a video can tell true stories of determination against all odds to achieve, inspire & motivate. Wellsash Seabuckthorn Juice Presents #JeetengeHum a Fitness Motivational Series by International Wrestling Champion Sangram Singh was launched at Gold Gym, Oshiwara.

Sangram Singh is brand ambassador of Wellsash Seabuckthorn Juice. The 1st ever video from the series of 11 was played at the event.

Sangram Singh spoke regarding how to lead a Healthy & Happy Life. Arjun Khanna,CMD-Biosash Business Pvt Ltd spoke regarding Wellsash Seabuckthorn Juice which is made from organic seabuckthorn berries from the Himalayas. Anupama Gulati spoke regarding Gold Gym who was fitness partner of this event. #JeetungaMain Yani Jeetenge Hum with Sangram Singh.

Suicide note not enough for conviction, says lower court

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he lower court has said that a suicide note mentioning names is not sufficient to prove abetment of suicide.

“Direct evidence is needed to establish that the accused either aided or instigated the deceased to commit suicide or entered into any conspiracy to aid him into committing suicide,” said the court while acquitting a family booked for abetment of suicide. In 2016, a man named Jasvinder had committed suicide.

A suicide note has been found in which he mentioned four persons- Bhupinder Singh (father-in-law of Jasvinder’s daughter), Jaswinder Singh (son-in-law), Parminder Singh (brother-inlaw) and Balwinder (mother-in-law).

When Jasvinder’s wife, Amita and daughter Gurpreet learnt about the suicide, they accused the family of Bhupinder Singh alleging that he and his family had threatened Jasvinder.

In January 2015, Jaswinder and Gurpreet got married and within 20 days she complained of harassment. In July, she filed a complaint of domestic violence.

The trial was being conducted at Rohini Court. Based on the suicide note, the Delhi Police arrested Jaswinder and his father Bhupender. Parminder managed to get anticipatory bail while Balwinder expired.

The father-son duo remained in jail for over three months. “The prosecution has miserably failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt,” said advocate Pradeep Khatri, the defence lawyer.

“There is no direct evidence to establish that any of the accused either aided or instigated the deceased to commit suicide,” the court said.

IANS

Rahul Gandhi misfires, targets Shivraj Singh Chouhan instead of Raman Singh

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s attack against Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chief minister of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, backfired after the latter threatened to file a defamation suit against him on Tuesday. The Congress president, while addressing an election rally in Jhabua, had alleged that the name of Chouhan’s son had surfaced in the Panama Papers scandal.

Taking objection to the claim, Chouhan took to Twitter to slam Gandhi for making “false allegations” against him and his family in relations to Vyapam scams and Panama Papers. Addressing Gandhi in a tweet, the CM wrote on Monday, “You have been making patently false allegations of Vyapam to Panama Papers against me and my family. Tomorrow, I am filing a criminal defamation suit for maximum damages against you for frivolous and malafide statements.”

He added in the end, “Let law take its own course now.”

At a public rally in Jhabua, Gandhi had attacked Chouhan, drawing a link between the CM’s son and the Panama Papers scandal, claiming that no action had been taken against them. He had said, “Name of the son of CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan surfaced in the Panama papers, but no action was taken. Even a country like Pakistan punished its former PM when he was named in the Panama papers.”
It’s interesting to note here that the name of a BJP Chief Minister’s son had indeed surfaced in the Panama Papers row in 2016. However, it was Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh’s son, Abhishek, whose name had cropped up in the controversy, and not that of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s son.

Meanwhile, Singh, in another tweet accused the Congress of “looking down upon BJP workers” and calling them names. He tweeted, “Congress has been in practice of looking down upon the BJP workers. It called Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘Maut ka Saudagar’, ‘neech’ and ‘Bicchu’. The party called me ‘nalayak’, ‘madari’ etc. Staying away from making the government is getting tougher for them and it is affecting them mentally.”

In yet another tweet, Chouhan reiterated his threat to file a defamation case against Gandhi, and tweeted, “For the past many years, Congress has been accusing me and my family. We respect everybody and maintain our dignity but, today Rahul Gandhi crossed his limits when he said my son Yuva Kartikey’s name has come in Panama papers.”

Veteran Marathi composer Yeshwant Deo dies

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Veteran Marathi singer, lyricist and music composer Yeshwant Deo passed away after a brief illness here on Tuesday, family sources said. He was 91.

Dev breathed his last at the Sushrusha Hospital in Dadar where he was admitted for treatment of pneumonia and other complications almost three weeks ago.

His last rites shall be performed at the Dadar Crematorium here later on Tuesday.

Born on November 1, 1926, Deo trained in music under his father and became a well-known figure in the Marathi film industry and music circles.

He was a science graduate from Mumbai and had acquired the Sangeet Visharad degree from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.

After spending formative years in Raigad, Deo launched his music career with All India Radio in Nagpur as a sitar player. From 1958 to 1984 he produced light music, besides teaching music in the University Of Mumbai and SNDT Women’s University.

His specialisation was “Bhav-geet” which involved composing poems to music, a semi-classical form, which he utilised effectively for over 40 films and plays.

Deo bagged several honours and awards, including the Maharashtra Government award for Best Music Director of the play “Amrapali” (1974) and the Lata Mangeshkar Award.

He had composed music (along with Zakir Hussein, Bhupen Hazarika and Raj Kamal) for the Hindi film “Saaz” directed by Sai Paranjpye, which was inspired by the lives of the Mangeshkar singer-sisters, and had bagged writer-poet Javed Akhtar his first National Award for Best Lyrics.

Deo also wrote books on the devotional music of Shirdi Saibaba, light classical music and Marathi Bhav-geet.

IANS

Sania, Shoaib blessed with baby boy

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Tennis star Sania Mirza and her Pakistani cricketer husband Shoaib Malik were blessed with a baby boy on Tuesday.

Sania delivered the child early Tuesday morning, here and both mother and child were well.

Shoaib tweeted: “Excited to announce: Its a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and Duas, we are humbled #BabyMirzaMalik.”

Sania married Shoaib in a traditional Hyderabadi Muslim wedding ceremony on April 12, 2010.

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