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Andrew Garfield Dedicates His Tony Win To LGBTQ Community

Andrew Garfield recently dedicated his Tony win to LGBTQ community. Andrew Garfield gave a shout-out to the LGBTQ community as he lifted the Tony statue for lead actor in a play, saying the stage outing of his Angels In America was an apt representation of “purest spirit” of humanity. Andrew Garfield, who was recognized for his role as Prior Walter, a gay man with AIDS, in Tony Kushner’s 2 part epic, said the play was embedded with the spirit that says “no to shame”.

Brad Pitt And Angelina – A New Twist In Their Life

And now there is a new twist in what else but the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s children’s custody case. The custody battle between the estranged couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie just got heated up, with a judge ordering new restrictions for Angelina Jolie’s involvement in Brad Pitts interaction with their six children. According to court documents, Andelina Jolie could be in danger of losing her primary custody of the children if she doesn’t take steps to improve their relationship with their father.

Donald Glover Opens Up

Donald Glover recently opened up about the casting rumours. Donald Glover has of late opened up about rumours surrounding his casting in the reboot of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. The Atlanta star Donald Clover was asked about the rumours of him joining the reboot of the classic film that will be helmed by Paul King, he averred, “It kind of terrified me as a child a little bit. It was a scary movie to me. I mean, I watched it a lot but I was rather terrified by it. I mean, you know, it’s a classic,” The old classic was produced by Warner Bros in 2005 and featured Johnny Depp & Freddie Highmore before it was rebooted again.

Dr. Luke Denies The Rape Claim Charge

Dr Luke has recently denied Kesha’s claim that he had indeed raped Katy Perry. Dr, Luke is addressed the latest revelation in his on-going legal battle against Kesha. Included in the court documents is a Feb, 2016 text message exchange between Lady Gaga & Kesha. The contents of the exchange, which were previously sealed, include Kesha’s claim that Dr. Luke had raped Katy Perry. “Kesha also falsely asserted that Dr. Luke had also raped Kathryn Hudson apart from Katy Perry,” the documents continue, adding, “Following this text message conversation, and with Kesha’s encouragement, Lady Gaga had indeed spread the negative messages about Dr. Luke in the press and on social media too.

Day After Being Harassed, Lucknow Inter-faith Couple Receive Passports; Officer Transferred

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A day after an inter-faith couple tweeted to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj narrating the humiliation they had to face at the city passport office, accused officer Vikas Mishra was transferred. A probe was also ordered in this regard on Thursday.

Hours after the incident, secretary of external affairs ministry D M Mulay took cognizance of the matter and assured “appropriate action”, following which the couple was called to the passport office on Thursday and their passports were handed over to them.

The incident was first reported by on Wednesday when it came to light that the couple, who had applied for their passports in Lucknow, was allegedly humiliated and shamed by passport officer Vikas Mishra before he rejected their application.

Mohammad Anas Siddiqui, who married Tanvi Seth in 2007 in Lucknow and has a six-year-old daughter, applied for both of their passports on June 19 and took an appointment for June 20 at the Passport Office in Lucknow.

On the day of the appointment, the couple cleared the first two stages of the interview at counters A and B but the problem started at counter C where one has to interact with an official.

Siddiqui said, “My wife’s turn came before me and as soon as she reached counter C5, an officer named Vikas Mishra started to go through her documents. When he read the spouse’s name as Mohd Anas Siddiqui, he started shouting at her and said that she should not have married me. My wife broke into tears, after which Mr. Mishra said that she should get all the documents corrected with a changed name.”

Sethi later tweeted to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the Prime Minister’s Office and sought their intervention, following which the action was taken.

In her tweet to Swaraj, Sethi wrote, “Hello Ma’am, I type this tweet with immense faith in justice and in you and ironically with a lot of anger/hurt and agony in my heart because of the way I was treated at the Lucknow passport office at Ratan Square by Mr. Vikas Mishra the reason because I married a Muslim and not changed my name ever. He spoke to me very rudely and was loud enough for others to hear while discussing my case. I have never felt so harassed ever before. The other workers at the office acknowledged his rude demeanor (sic).”

In another tweet, Tanvi Seth added: “Sushma Swaraj Ma’am I have never imagined that in a place like a passport office we would have a people who are moral policing the citizens. He didn’t just put my passport on hold he even put my husband’s passport on hold. This is a clear grudge. I was shocked at this behavior. I have never felt so insulted in the last 12 years of my marriage with my husband. It is my personal choice to choose a name I want to after my marriage. This is our family matter and the last thing I expected to hear at the passport office was it is your duty to change your name after marriage. The person who spoke to my husband later said of your wife’s case would have been coming to me there wouldn’t have been issues because her papers are complete (sic).”

PTI

FIFA World Cup: Will ‘Messi Magic’ prevail today?

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Much on stake for Argentina, Australia $@$# France
All eyes will be on Messi today as in Pool-D, last edition’s finalists Argentina will battle it out against Croatia in FIFA World Cup. The match will kick off at 11:30 PM.

Denmark will take on Australia at 5:30 PM in Group-C, with France facing Peru at 8:30 PM.

Uruguay and Russia have become the first two teams to reach the last-16 of the FIFA World Cup.

On Wednesday night, in a Group-A match at Rostov Arena, Uruguay defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 as well as hosts Russia progressed to the knock-out stage.

In Group-B, Portugal and Spain recorded 1-0 victories to go at the top of the table and edge closer to the knock-outs.

At the Luzhniki Stadium, Portugal edged past Morocco as skipper Cristiano Ronaldo’s fourth goal of the tournament.

In the other game at Kazan Arena, Spain edged out a resilient Iran in an absorbing contest.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

BJP MLAs decided to swich Congress says Belur Gopalakrishna

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Congress party leader and former MLA Belur Gopalakrishna dropped a sensation, on June 20, saying that no less than seven BJP MLAs who needed to jump to Congress were in contact with him.

Strikingly, Beluru Gopalakrishna himself had changed sides from BJP to the Congress.

A portion of these MLAs includes the ones who had left the Congress for joining BJP, he said. “If the party agrees then I am ready to bring them back to Congress”, he included.

The Congress leader additionally sounded certain about the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the state finishing full residency. “BJP’s attempts to topple the state government will fail pitiably”, he said. Giving explanations behind his optimism about the failure of “Operation Kamala”, he said that he knew about the strategies of the BJP. “I have learned everything from B S Yeddyurappa’s tutelage”, he said.

Yoga frenzy grips Karnataka

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Thousands of people, young and old, on Thursday celebrated the fourth International Yoga Day in Karnataka by participating in yoga sessions held in cities and towns across the state.

Prominent among those who performed yoga aasanas included 85-year-old former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, his son and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.S. Yeddyurappa and Union Minister for Programme Implementation D.V. Sadananda Gowda.

While Deve Gowda performed yoga at his residence in the city, Yeddyurappa took part in the Yoga Day activities held at his party office in Bengaluru.

In Bengaluru, hundreds flocked to Kanteerava Stadium in the city centre where the main event was held from 7 a.m. in its circular ground. Kumaraswamy was present at the venue.

“Yoga Day provides a glimpse into India’s rich and ancient heritage… Yoga is dear to me. My family, including my father (Deve Gowda) and wife (Anita), too are ardent followers of yoga and practice it daily,” the Chief Minister said in a statement.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar also joined in the Yoga Day celebrations along with students at a private university here.

Several public venues across Mysuru, Dharwad, Hubballi and Mangaluru among other cities and towns were also filled with enthusiastic people performing “surya namaskaras” (sun salutation, a yogic practice) and other yogic poses.

Hundreds gathered in front of the iconic royal Mysore palace in Mysuru to perform yoga, making for a delightful spectacle as they performed the exercises in unison.

Mysuru had entered the Guinness World Records for holding the largest yoga lesson in the world in 2017, when 55,506 participants performed yoga at one venue.

The Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, one among the yoga forms, is said to have been popularised in the country by a yoga teacher from the state K. Pattabhi Jois, who had set up a yoga research institute in Mysuru (then Mysore) in 1948.

Pradhan to embark on a 2-day visit to Germany from today

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The Minister of Petroleum n Natural Gas and Skill Development n Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan will visit Germany from 21-22nd June.

He will visit Lapp Company – a German SME that has expanded onto the global stage; Vocational School ‘Berufsschule’ at Stuttgart and a Utility Company ‘Berlin Water and Energy supply’ wherein he will get acquainted with the apprentices training in the utility sector.

He will meet apprentices in person to have a firsthand view of apprentices’ training in Germany.

To lead Int’l Day of Yoga at Alexander Platz

He will lead International Day of Yoga at Alexander Platz today, Berlin wherein he will take part in an event organized by Indian Embassy to promote Yoga.

He will be apprised about the German VET system and role of the Chamber of Crafts in German Dual Training System at the Chamber of Crafts in Berlin, Germany. The discussions will be followed by a visit to Siemens Dual VET Centre, Berlin, Germany.

He will also meet Ms. Anja Karliczek, German Federal Minister for Education and Research on 22nd June 2018 and discuss mutual issues on Vocational Education n Training (VET) Cooperation between India and Germany.

Pradhan will be accompanied by senior officials of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship apart from CMDs of IOCL, BPCL and HPCL and CEO of NSDC.

The visit comes at a crucial time when the global crude oil prices are at the highest since the peak of 2014. India’s engagement with OPEC is important as India sources about 82% of crude oil, 75% of natural gas and 97% of LPG from OPEC member countries.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

PM to lead 4th Int’l Yoga Day Celebrations in Dehradun today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the 4th International Yoga Day Celebrations in Dehradun on Thursday (June 21).

The Prime Minister will join thousands of volunteers, performing Yoga asanas in the lawns of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, located in the lap of the Himalayas.

A series of Yoga related events are being organized across the world to mark the occasion.

The Prime Minister had earlier participated in Yoga celebrations at Rajpath in New Delhi in 2015, the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh in 2016, and the Ramabai Ambedkar Sabha Sthal in Lucknow in 2017.

Greeting Yoga enthusiasts across the world on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that Yoga is one of the most precious gifts given by the ancient Indian sages to humankind.

“Yoga is not just a set of exercises that keep the body fit. It is a passport to health assurance, a key to fitness and wellness. Nor is Yoga only what you practice in the morning. Doing your day-to-day activities with diligence and complete awareness is a form of Yoga as well,” the Prime Minister said.

“In a world of excess, Yoga promises restraint and balance. In a world suffering from mental stress, Yoga promises calm. In a distracted world, Yoga helps focus. In a world of fear, Yoga promises hope, strength, and courage,” the Prime Minister added.

In the run-up to International Yoga Day, the Prime Minister has also taken to social media to share the intricacies of various Yoga Asanas. He has also shared pictures of people performing Yoga, at various locations across the world.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Indian public sector needs some fixing for true Cloud adoption

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The vast Indian public sector will embark on a true digital journey only once the government decides to relax old procurement rules, make the stakeholders aware of benefits of Cloud and get rid of the ageing IT infrastructure, a top Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive has stressed.

According to Peter Moore, Regional Managing Director, Public Sector-Asia Pacific at AWS, which is Amazon’s growing Cloud computing business, governments around the world including in India are grappling with the massive loss of data owing to old hardware and software, badly designed IT architecture and poor operating practices in terms of accessing the data.

“Any major transformation in technology requires people to change and India is no different. It has cultural as well as technological challenges when it comes to embracing Cloud. Addressing tech challenges is easy but making people want to do something different is the difficult part,” Moore told IANS in an interview on the sidelines of the AWS public sector summit here.

Civil servants, he said, can’t be forced to learn Cloud computing faster or convinced easily to replace legacy IT infrastructure and reskilling the workforce can only change the scenario.

“We would like to help the government design effective procurement vehicles that cut long paperwork aligned with traditional hardware purchasing,” emphasised Moore, who is driving government agencies, educational institutions and non-profits implement AWS Cloud computing services.

In India, AWS is listed as Amazon Internet Services Pvt Ltd (AISPL) which undertakes the resale and marketing of AWS Cloud services in the country.

In order to make deeper inroads, Moore doesn’t want to waste time on customers who don’t plan to begin their Cloud journey despite continued efforts.

“There is so much opportunity in India. It won’t be wise of us to waste efforts on customers who don’t move say for years despite the best of our efforts. We are seeking customers who are ready to go with us now.

“We are customer-obsessed and more than eager to give them best advice when it comes to either migrating workloads to Cloud or building something entirely new,” Moore said.

AWS has a long list of government customers in India but feels there is a long way to go when it comes to achieving its full potential.

“There is a lot of talk within the Indian government agencies about the success they have had after moving to Cloud. We have all the capabilities that meet the government standards. We have already passed all the tests — be it scalability, agility or security,” Moore told IANS.

AWS is the first Global Cloud Provider (GCP) in the country to achieve full empanelment by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for delivering Cloud services to government customers.

The company successfully completed the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) audit from MeitY for Cloud services last year.

The company launched AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region with two availability zones in 2016 and has seen stupendous growth in adding new customers in the region.

“For AWS, Cloud computing means that you don’t need to pay upfront and pay only what you consume, scale up and scale down as you need. This is the reason for our tremendous success in a short span of time,” Moore informed.

He sees a real momentum in the Indian tech landscape, especially in the start-up segment.

“Almost all the start-ups in India would not have been start-ups without access to AWS. They are not asking us should we move to Cloud but how to move. There is a real pent-up demand coming from India,” the AWS executive emphasised.

Exponential growth is right around the corner in the public sector, he said, adding that AWS, which has invested a lot for years in setting up right infrastructure in India, is now ready to reap the results.

“We will continue to work to make procurement process easier as it is the key roadblock. We will continue to develop our capacities, add new capabilities and invest significantly in the country towards training, skilling and building resources,” Moore noted.

Bank exits lead to fall in female corporate leaders

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The number of women leading the financial services sector in India is on a decline. If Chanda Kochhar leaves ICICI Bank permanently, the sector would lose its third high-profile female bank CEO in just months.

On Monday, ICICI bank said that CEO Chanda Kochhar would be on leave till the conclusion of an internal probe into her alleged conflict of interest and violation of lenders’ code of giving a loan of Rs 3,250 crore to Videocon group in 2012.

Whatever the outcome, it looks increasingly unlikely Kochhar, who has led the bank since 2009, will have her term renewed when it ends early next year. Her exit would follow Shikha Sharma who in December will step down after ten years atop Axis Bank. She had recently had her term extended to 2021, but local newspaper reports said the central bank had asked the board to reconsider this.
Both banks have struggled with bad loans and shareholder returns have underperformed peers. At the other end of the spectrum, Arundhati Bhattacharya retired as chief of State Bank of India last year after four solid years at the helm of the country’s largest lender.

Performance aside, its a blow for diversity. There were only 24 women CEOs in the S&P BSE 500 index, according to a study published in June by Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS).

The presence of Bhattacharya, Kochhar, and Sharma, along with female heads of the unlisted local operations of Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered, made gender diversity look like less of a problem in financial services. However, top bankers were overwhelmingly male, too, even before the exodus.

At the board level, there is 13 percent female representation as of March 2017 in the NIFTY 500, another important index, but a big improvement only came after regulators required listed companies to have at least one women director. Although the rules are unlikely to tighten further anytime soon, a report backed by IiAS says companies should target 20 percent by 2020.

Changing the broader dynamic looks tough. While New Delhi increased paid maternity leave last year from 12 to 26 weeks, that is not much help in a country where barely one-quarter of women are in the workforce, down from 35 percent in 1990. In the meantime, females who aspire to one day occupy the corner office will have fewer role models to emulate.

India Today

Ceasefire” immediate provocation in J&K

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Withdrawal of “ceasefire” by the union government against the advice of the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister appeared to be immediate provocation for BJP pulling out of the government in Jammu and Kashmir.
The outgoing chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday evening clarified she wanted the state government wanted the ceasefire to continue, but the union government did not agree.
She said the Centre wanted the implementation of strict measures, and she opposed it.”I wanted to follow healing touch policy and they wanted muscular policy against our youths”,she alleged.
Mehbooba also charged the BJP workers with harassing the PDP workers and minorities in Jammu region.
She met the Governor and submitted her papers and requested N N Vohra to arrange for fresh elections as PDP too would not enter into a further alliance with any party to form the government.
Her predecessor and National Conference leader, Omar Abdullah, who also met the Governor demanded fresh elections to the state assembly and informed Vohra that NC was against any alliance to form an alternative government.”Governor’s rule should be for a brief period”, he said.
The term of the Governor expires on June 25. Vohra had been Governor for two terms of ten years in all. He is likely to get a further extension in view of the absence of a popular government and Amarnath yatra.
Abdullah said Mehbooba should have resigned earlier than allowing the BJP to take the lead.
The union home minister Rajnath Singh called the union home secretary, Rajeev Guava,heads of the IB and national security adviser to prepare plans for the Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir.
K Vijay Kumar, former DG of Tamil Nadu Police and advisor to home ministry is likely to be sent to Srinagar as one of the advisers to assist the Governor. Kumar had served in Srinagar as IG of BSF during the peak of militancy.
Hindusthan Samachar/Law Kumar Mishra/Shri Ram

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