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The Industrialist And Strategic Expert Rajeev Jhawar Reappointed For The Next 5 Years As Usha Martin’s Managing Director

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Rajeev Jhawar Usha Martin ’s MD, was reappointed for the next five years in the most recent notification of a change in the membership of the board pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.  Rajeev Jhawar is an Indian industrialist with more than 30 years of experience in strategic management. He started there as a Senior Vice President (Commercial), and in 1998, Usha Martin Limited appointed him as Managing Director. Rajeev Jhawar-Managing Director at Usha Martin Mr. Rajeev Jhawar 's [DIN: 00086164] re-appointment as managing director is for a term of five years beginning on May 19, 2023, and is subject to the necessary legal clearances. Usha Martin Limited announced the change based on the board of directors' recommendation to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee at their meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The intimation of change also reports the other changes in the composition of the board, such as,

"Highly Likely" Russia Behind Ukraine Dam Collapse: International Experts

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of destroying the Kakhovka dam as a Western-backed tactic to escalate the conflict.             Ukraine is investigating the blast of the Kakhovka dam as a war crime. High res here It is “highly likely” that the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was caused by explosives planted by Russians, a team of legal experts assisting Ukraine’s prosecutors in their investigation said in preliminary findings released on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of destroying the Kakhovka dam as a Western-backed tactic to escalate the conflict. Ukraine is investigating the blast as a war crime and possible criminal environmental destruction, or “ecocide”. The vast Soviet-era Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, under Russian control since the Feb. 24 invasion, was breached in the early hours of June 6, unleashing floodwater across a swathe of the battleground in southern Ukraine, destroying farmland and cutting off wate

Nottingham city mourns brutal stabbing of British Indian teen hockey star Grace O'Malley Kumar

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Grace was stabbed to death along with two others during the early hours of Tuesday in the central England town; she was a first-year medical student, a hockey star and a cricket player. Nottingham holds vigil to mourn the death of British Indian hockey star Grace O'Malley Kumar and two other victims of a stabbing attack this week. LONDON: The city of Nottingham in central England is in mourning as it prepares for a second vigil in memory of three people killed in a brutal stabbing spree, including British Indian teenage hockey star Grace O’Malley Kumar. The 19-year-old has since been formally identified by Nottinghamshire Police as one of the victims of the attack in the early hours of Tuesday. She was killed soon after the fatal stabbing of her friend Barnaby Webber, also 19, and the third victim, 65-year-old Ian Coates, was stabbed to death soon after on a nearby street in the Nottingham city centre. A 31-year-old male suspect, believed to be of West African origin, remains

Fresh Violence In Manipur As Mobs Vandalise Police Armoury, Fire On Forces

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Joint forces of the Army, Assam Rifles, Rapid Action Force and state police undertook a Flag March in Imphal East district till midnight.  Multiple incidents of mob build-up and attempted vandalism and arson have also been reported. (file) Guwahati: Automatic weapons were fired from Kwakta in Bishnupur district and Kangvai in Churachandpur district of conflict-torn Manipur last night, and intermittent bursts of firing were being reported till early this morning, police and army sources have said. Multiple incidents of mob build-up and attempted vandalism and arson have also been reported. Joint forces of the Army, Assam Rifles, Rapid Action Force and state police undertook a Flag March in Imphal East district till midnight. An arson attempt was reported at the Palace Compound near Advance Hospital. A mob of about 1,000 congregated last evening and attempted arson and vandalism. The RAF fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the mob, in which two civilians were injured. Mob bui

"Adipurush Not Fit For Public": Request Against Movie In Delhi Court

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Hindu Sena national president Vishnu Gupta on Friday filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court against 'Adipurush' film.                The petition further alleged that the film "hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community". New Delhi: Hindu Sena filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court against ‘Adipurush’ demanding that the film not be certified for public exhibition. Hindu Sena national president Vishnu Gupta on Friday filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court against ‘Adipurush film’. In the writ petition filed in Delhi HC, Mr Gupta stated, “This is a writ petition in the shape of public interest litigation under article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of direction to the respondents for removal of objectionable scenes depicting religious leaders /characters/figures in bad taste and issues a writ of mandamus to the respondents directing them to not certify the fe

Putin Says First Russian Nuclear Weapons Delivered To Belarus As Planned

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Vladimir Putin announced in March that Russia would base tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally.  Vladimir Putin said Russia has delivered its first tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. (File) President Vladimir Putin said Russia has delivered its first tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, three months after announcing the plan that threatens to ratchet up tensions with the US and its allies over the war in Ukraine. “The first nuclear charges were delivered to the territory of Belarus. But only the first,” Vladimir Putin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. “This is the first part. But by the end of the summer, by the end of the year, we will complete this work.” President Putin Says Russia to Place Tactical Nuclear Arms in Belarus Vladimir Putin announced in March that Russia would base tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally. He insisted Russia was meeting its non-proliferation obligations by retaining control of the weapons

Kauvery doctors recommend TN Minister Senthil Balaji undergo early bypass surgery

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The minister is currently being treated in ICU with cardiac monitoring and being looked after by a team of a multi-disciplinary team of doctors and nurses, the hospital said. Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji reacts in pain while being taken to a government hospital after his arrest in connection with a money laundering case, in Chennai. CHENNAI: A team of expert doctors who assessed Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji advised him to undergo early coronary artery bypass graft surgery. According to the Kauvery Hospital’s press release, the minister is undergoing further tests to assess fitness for anaesthesia and based on the assessment the surgery will be planned. The minister is currently being treated in ICU with cardiac monitoring and being looked after by a team of a multi-disciplinary team of doctors and nurses, the hospital said. The minister was assessed by the expert doctors team led by Dr A R Raghuram, senior consultant, Cardio Thoracic Surgeon

Wrestler Sakshi Malik flags concern over withdrawal by minor, says, 'there was a lot of pressure on the family'

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"We will decide on the further course of action after our remaining demands are met by the government," Sakshi Malik said.  Wrestler Sakshi Malik. NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has been a part of the protest with other grapplers against the outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Friday that the filed chargesheet has the WFI chief’s name. However, she said that there is “a lot of pressure” on the minor’s family. “He (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh) has been named in the chargesheet submitted by police yesterday. In the minor’s case, it is clear that there is a lot of pressure on the family. We will decide on the further course of action after our remaining demands are met by the government,” Sakshi Malik said. On Thursday, India’s ace wrestler Sakshi Malik said that grappler’s lawyer has filed an application to get the chargesheet then accordingly the next step will be decided. The wrestlers had halted their protest till June 15 after being

Cyclone Biparjoy; No casualties but heavy damage to power infra

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Nearly 4,600 villages were left without power as the cyclone damaged scores of transformers and toppled as many as 5,120 electric poles. An earthmover being used to clear uprooted trees from a road following the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy, at Bhuj-Naliya Highway in Kutch district.  AHMEDABAD: Cyclone Biparjoy that struck Gujarat on Thursday night unleashed a trail of destruction in coastal districts as it uprooted thousands of trees and electric poles, damaged houses and roads, and caused flooding in several coastal villages. Nearly 4,600 villages were left without power as the cyclone damaged scores of transformers and toppled as many as 5,120 electric poles. Personnel from the electricity department on Friday managed to restore power in 3,580 villages, state Relief Commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey said. He said there were no casualties due to the cyclone but it caused extensive financial loss to the state. Officials have been directed to start the process to assess the damage. “N

Deadly Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine

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Overnight, in the eastern cities of Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka, Russian missile strikes killed three people and destroyed dozens of private houses, regional authorities said. A young child sits in the window frame of the remains of her home in the aftermath of a Russian attack on Kramatorsk.  Deadly Russian missile strikes hit southern and eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as Kyiv claimed fresh advances in its long-awaited counter-offensive. Russia fired four Kalibr missiles on the southern port city of Odesa from a warship in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s air force said. The country’s Western-backed air defences shot down three of them. But one missile hit a food warehouse, killing three employees and wounding seven, said Oleg Kiper, the head of the region’s military administration. Another six people were wounded after a business centre, shops and a residential complex in central Odesa were damaged “as a result of air combat and the blast wave”, he said. Overnight, in the eastern cities

Delhi Students' Incredible Escape From Fire At Coaching Centre

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Eleven fire engines were sent to the spot and officials helped the students get away from danger.                               Delhi Students' Incredible Escape From Fire At Coaching Centre Students at a coaching centre rappelled down the building after it caught fire in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar on Thursday. The fire was reported at 12.30pm. Visuals showed smoke coming out of the top floor of the building and students sliding down using wires with bags on their backs. Four of them received minor injuries, the police said. The students also made use of air conditioners installed on other floors while coming down. According to news agency ANI, 11 fire engines were sent to the spot and officials helped the students get away from danger. “We received info about a fire in a building. Later we came to know that it is a coaching centre and some children are trapped in it. We sent a total of 11 fire tenders to the spot. The fire has been brought under control,” Delhi Fire Services Director