Author: Samikhsya Bureau

After the huge success of ‘Inside Edge’ , Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is set to star in an international web series which will be a biopic on Swami Vivekananda, trade sources said. The new show which is based on the life of Swami Vivekananda will see Vivek essay the pivotal character of the Indian mystic.

(UNI) Three examinees were killed and seven injured when a truck hit a motorcycle and an auto rickshaw near Ram Bhawan under Ekangarsarai police station in Nalanda district today. Police said here that the truck which was travelling at a high speed hit the bike and the auto rickshaw after its driver lost control over the vehicle. Three motorcycle-borne youths were killed on the spot.

(UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to do ‘Ganga Pujan’ here on Sunday, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad said while wishing for the successful completion of the ‘Kumbh Mela’ in Prayagraj. Akhara Prishad sources here said that along with the PM, UP Governor Ram Naik, UP CM, Deputy CM Keshav Maurya and one member each of the thirteen ‘Akharas’ will also be a part of the ‘Puja.

(UNI) IT major Infosys today announced the formation of a joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd., Panasonic Corporation and Pasona Inc.,strategically enhancing its presence in Japan.
Infosys will acquire 81 per cent of the shareholding in Hitachi Procurement Service Co., Ltd., Hitachi’s fully owned subsidiary that currently handles indirect materials purchasing functions for the Hitachi Group. Hitachi, Panasonic and Pasona will be minority shareholders of the entity, according to a release here on Friday.

(UNI) Pharma Major Lupin said that it has received tentative approval for its Dimethyl Fumarate Delayed Release Capsules, 120 mg and 240 mg from the United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to market a generic version of Biogen, Inc’s Tecfidera Capsules, 120 mg and 240 mg.
Lupin’s Dimethyl Fumarate Delayed Release Capsules, 120 mg and 240 mg is the generic version of Biogen, Inc’s Tecfidera Capsules, 120 mg and 240 mg.  

Post the rejection of the six petitions charging corruption in the Raefel fighter deals the BJP president Amit Shah has today demanded Rahul Gandhi to apologise for making for such a false charge and must reveal the source that prompted him to make the charges. Shah also said that Rahul has tried to demoralise the defence wing by such rumours.

(Xinhua) Three months after Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, parts of the southeastern state are still recovering from the aftermath as slow efforts and uncertainties overshadow prospects for local businesses and lives.

The usually busy tourist season in Wilmington, a port city in east North Carolina, ended abruptly this year after Florence made landfall nearby in mid-September as a Category 1 hurricane.

(UNI) The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries, in an attempt to give boost to Food Industries, has established 40 mega food parks at key locations across the country, Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative (FICSI), CEO Sunil Marva said.  Mr Marva said these Food Parks were equipped with centralised cold storage for storing farm produce.

(Xinhua) A third-generation nuclear power unit of a China-France joint venture in south China’s Guangdong Province has completed all the testing operations and is ready for commercial use, according to a statement from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC) late Thursday.

The largest Sino-French project in the energy field, the Taishan nuclear power plant uses the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) for its No.1 and No. 2 power units.

(UNI) European Union (EU) leaders Thursday made it clear to British Prime Minister Theresa May that renegotiation on the Brexit agreement is a non-starter.
European leaders were gathering in Brussels for a customary two-day summit. High on the agenda were Brexit, multi-annual budget and migration. “The (European) Union stands by this agreement and intends to proceed with its ratification.

(UNI) The Defence Food Research Laboratory’s (DFRL) new development of Biodegradable plastic is drawing the attention of the food industry as it holds bright prospects for the future of food packaging.
DFRL Associate Director Gopal Kumar Sharma, speaking to the media at the International food Convention, said that the technology has been patented and many industries are in talks for technology transfer and absorption.
A DFRL representative said the technology had been developed for the armed forces stationed at high altitudes or deployed in sensitive areas. Given the exigency of the situation in these areas, clearing of accumulated waste is not a priority. This led the DFRL to experiment and develop alternative packaging material that is biodegradable.

(UNI) With the Supreme Court finding no ‘irregularities’ in purchase of Rafale jets and dismissing all petitions for court-monitored probe on Friday, a buoyant BJP demanded that Congress president Rahul Gandhi tender apologies to countrymen for defaming the image of the country and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said in view of the verdict from the apex court, the Congress should tender an apology.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, ‘The matter was crystal clear from the beginning and the allegations leveled by Congress are baseless and to gain political mileage.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore also hailed the top court judgement.

Taking to Twitter, Col Rathore said, ‘Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, SC dismisses any probe into the Rafale Deal and vindicates the Govt’s stand.

Shillong, Dec 13 (UNI) India should have been declared a Hindu country at the time of independence, Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen of Meghalaya High Court stated in his judgment.
The High Court has urged the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Law Minister and the parliamentarians to enact laws to allow the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhist, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to live in India and to be given citizenship.
?I am of the view and that I will fail in my duty if I do not project the original India and its partition,? Justice Sen stated in his judgment adjudicating a case pertaining to domicile certificate.
The Court has simplified the history of the sub-continent in three paragraphs as per the report.
?India was one of the largest countries and ‘commanded by Hindu Kingdom’. Thereafter, ‘Mughals’ came and many conversions took place. Then came the British. Subsequently, partition happened during which lakhs of Hindus and Sikhs were killed, tortured and raped,? he stated.
Expressing faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose government alone will do the needful to prevent India from being an Islamic country, Justice Sen exuded confidence that ?West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will support the national interest.?
However, Justice Sen clarified that it is not against ‘Muslim brothers and sisters’ who are residing in India for generations and abiding Indian laws and they should also be allowed to live peacefully.

From stand-off comedian to star comedian Kapil Sharma has tied the knot with his girl friend Ginni Chatrath in Jalandar. The comedian cum film star Kapil got married with his family hosting a ‘jagaran’ attended by his friends and colleagues. The wedding was preceded by an Akhand Path at Ginni’s residence.

(UNI) Gadget Accessory and Consumer Electronics company UBON has launched its first tower speaker – TW-9095 Bluetooth Sound System for Rs 14,999.
“Dubbed as UBON Torpedo, the speaker delivers a sound output of 10,000 PMPO and is available at company’s website along with all leading stores and e-commerce websites across India,” stated the release.
“The Tower speaker comes in a compact design and delivers clear audio and enhanced bass. Each speaker features a single 4Ohm Sub-woofer delivering vibrant surround sound effects. The center-channel speaker has 6.5″ woofer driver reproducing the middle range sound with clarity and is compatible with Apple as well as Android devices with Bluetooth 2.1 or above. It also has multi-color disco lights,” said Mandeep Arora, Co founder-UBON.
The speaker is aided with Bluetooth, USB, and aux connectivity options along with the additional feature of FM radio, and for the warranty, it comes with a 1-year manufacturing warranty from 650+ service centers across India.

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) A shocked BJP leadership on Thursday began an important meeting of its key leaders to take stock of the factors those contributed to its decimation in Chhattisgarh and on how the saffron party strategists could not help retain power in two other other crucial Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
“BJP national president Amit Shahji will review the election results. All issues will be discussed in details,” a party source said here.
“We are only as strong as we are united. Together we are building ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’. Come lets join and strengthen our hands in the mission,” went a missive from party’s official Twitter handler.
BJP chief Mr Shah and other national office bearers began at their meeting at party headquarters.
The saffron party was voted out of power in Rajasthan, where it has returned to office in 2013. The saffron party’s bitter rivals snatched power from it in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh ending BJP’s 15 year continuous rule.
On December 11 within hours after party’s first major electoral defeat since 2015 in Delhi and Bihar;
Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself took to the micro blogging site and said his party accepts the
mandate in “humility”.