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Paytm is currently valued at Rs 27800 crore, and allegations of a huge acquisition are refuted by Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services!

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Reports suggested that Mukesh Ambani Jio Financial Services is planning to acquire Paytm’s wallet business. Now, Jio Financial Services’ has revealed in a regulatory filing that it is not in talks with Paytm to acquire the wallet service.

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Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in the country with a massive net worth of Rs 929925 crore. He is involved in a range of business through subsidiaries of Reliance Industries which is the most valuable company in India with a market cap of Rs 1947000 crore. Last year, Reliance Industries carved out Jio Financial Services and it got listed in August last year. Mukesh Ambani has big plans for Jio Financial Services and he plans to add a range of new services to the platform. As one of the country ‘s biggest fintech firms Paytm is going through a turbulent phase, reports suggested that Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services is planning to acquire Paytm’s wallet business. Now, Jio Financial Services’ has revealed in a regulatory filing that it is not in talks with Paytm to acquire the wallet service.

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“We clarify that the news item is speculative and we have not been in any negotiations in this regard,” Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services’ said in regulatory filing. For those who are unaware, RBI has banned Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) from further deposits or credit transactions or top ups in any customer accounts, prepaid instruments, wallets, FASTags, NCMC cards, etc. after February 29. The move from RBI comes after a Comprehensive System Audit report and subsequent compliance validation report of the external auditors revealed persistent non-compliances and continued material supervisory concerns in the bank, warranting further supervisory action.

Since the ban from RBI, Paytm shares have fallen 42% in just 3 days and the investors have lost around Rs 20,500 crore in the process. The stock ended Monday’s session at Rs 438.35 on BSE at all-time low levels.

This article is sourced from DNAindia!

Jurassic World 4 to release in 2025, Bullet Train director David Leitch in talks to helm!

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The next installment in the Jurassic World franchise will be released next year. The official title of the film is yet to be released.

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The release date for the next installment in the Jurassic World franchise has been locked. Universal Pictures announced that it plans to release the dinosaur-focused film on July 2, 2025, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

Also, filmmaker David Leitch is in talks to direct the project. David Koepp, who is best known for penning Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park and its 1997 sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World, has come on board to write the follow-up to 2022’s Jurassic World Dominion.

The publication earlier reported that the forthcoming film is set to launch a “new Jurassic era,” seemingly suggesting that the characters played by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard that originated in Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 Jurassic World would not be involved. That film was followed by J.A. Bayona’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 2015.

The characters played by Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum in the original Jurassic Park saga are also unlikely to return in the fourth Jurassic World movie. The three performers co-starred with Pratt and Howard in Dominion.

Spielberg is set to executive produce the new movie through his company Amblin Entertainment. Fellow Jurassic Park vets Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley will also serve as producers, alongside Leitch and Kelly McCormick of 87North.

Sourced from Hindustantimes News!

Also Read : Uttar Pradesh budget for FY 2024-25: List of major announcements!

Uttar Pradesh budget for FY 2024-25: List of major announcements!

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Discover key announcements from Uttar Pradesh’s budget for FY 2024-25. Stay informed on major initiatives shaping the state’s economic landscape!

Here is a list of the major announcements made in the Uttar Pradesh budget for financial year 2024-25.

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Uttar Pradesh finance minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the budget for fiscal year 2024-25 in the state assembly on Monday. Khanna said the total outlay of ₹7,36,437.71 crore for the next fiscal includes new schemes worth ₹24,863.57 crore.

Out of the total expenditure, ₹5,32,655.33 crore has been allocated for the revenue account and ₹2,03,782.38 crore for the capital account. For the next fiscal, the Uttar Pradesh government’s budget has estimated the total receipts at ₹7,21,233.82 crore, which includes revenue receipts estimated at ₹6,06,802.40 crore and capital receipts at ₹1,14,531.42 crore.

A deficit of ₹15,103.89 crore is estimated in the budget after deducting the total expenditure from the receipts of the consolidated fund.

“This is the state’s largest budget of over ₹7.36 lakh crores. Today, UP’s economy is the second biggest in the country. We adopted reforms and stopped revenue leakages to achieve this. UP is a revenue-surplus state now.This budget is also ‘Pink budget’- with a focus on ‘Matri Shakti’ and women-related schemes in the state,” chief minister Yogi Adityanath said.

Here is a list of the major announcements made in the Uttar Pradesh budget for financial year 2024-25

  • Under the Destitute Women Pension Scheme, the amount payable to the eligible beneficiaries has been increased from ₹500 per month to ₹1,000 per month.
  • The Chief Minister Khet Suraksha Yojna (Farm Security Scheme) is being started with a provision of ₹50 crore.
  • Under the Women Farmer Empowerment Project, the target is to provide technical support by forming 200 producer groups in the financial year 2024-2025.
  • The budget aims to achieve a target of a 5.1 per cent growth rate for the agriculture sector in the state.
  • Three schemes were announced to push the agriculture sector. One of the schemes, State Agricultural Development Scheme, will have a provision of ₹200 crore. ₹200 crore has been allocated for the World Bank-assisted UP Agris Scheme. With an allocation of ₹60 crore, the third scheme aims to install automatic weather station-automatic rain gauge in blocks and panchayats.
  • An outlay of ₹2,400 crore has been proposed for providing electricity at concessional rates for operating private tube wells of farmers.
  • ₹449.45 crore has been proposed for the implementation of PM Kusum Yojana.

Sourced from Hindustantimes News!

Also Read : Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP members on hunger strike at MC removed by police!

Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP members on hunger strike at MC removed by police!

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The AAP councillors, who tried to enter the municipal corporation office, were barred from entry by the police personnel deployed on the premises, following which they got into an argument with them.

Aam Aadmi Party councillors got into an argument with police after they were barred from entering the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation office on Monday on the second day of the party’s protest against the BJP over alleged “rigging” in the recent mayoral polls.

Five AAP workers, including a councillor, who sat on a hunger strike outside the municipal corporation office were also removed by the police. The police later detained the protesters who had gathered at the site.

The AAP councillors, led by Sunny Ahluwalia, the party’s Chandigarh co-incharge, raised slogans against the BJP and demanded action against the presiding officer for allegedly tampering with the ballot papers during the mayoral polls.

The AAP councillors, who tried to enter the municipal corporation office, were barred from entry by the police personnel deployed on the premises, following which they got into an argument with them.

“We have every right to enter the municipal corporation office,” said Prem Lata, an AAP councillor. A large police contingent was deployed and barricades were erected outside the office.

Ahluwalia had earlier said that from Sunday, five AAP members — one leader and four councillors — would observe a hunger strike. Another five members would sit on a hunger strike the following day.

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“This relay hunger strike is against the ‘vote chor (vote thief)’ BJP and to save our democracy,” he had said. The protesters on hunger strike on Monday, however, were removed by the police.

The BJP on January 30 swept the Chandigarh mayoral polls against the Congress-AAP alliance. Manoj Sonkar of the BJP had defeated the AAP’s Kuldeep Dhalor for the mayor’s post, polling 16 votes against his rival’s 12. Eight votes were declared invalid.

The opposition councillors alleged that presiding officer Anil Masih had tampered with the ballot papers, a charge rubbished by the BJP.

The AAP moved the Punjab and Haryana high court and sought fresh elections under the supervision of a retired judge but the court refused to grant any interim relief.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Dhalor’s plea challenging the high court order.

Sourced from Hindustantimes News.

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Meet woman, became IPS officer with AIR 165, cleared UPSC again to become…

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Mudra Gairola, an IAS officer, completed her Class 12 education and enrolled in a medical college in Mumbai to pursue a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree.

UPSC exams are a very tough nut to crack; lakhs of Indians sit for this exam. IAS officers are hand-picked officials who go through a rigorous selection process. Becoming an IAS officer is a dream for aspirants and their families. Similarly, today, we narrate the story of a medical student, an ex-IPS officer who turned her world upside down to fulfil her father’s dream of becoming an IAS officer. 

Mudra Gairola, an IAS officer, lives in the Uttarakhand district of Chamoli, specifically in Karnprayag. For now, her family resides in Delhi. Since she was a young child, IAS officer Mudra Gairola has excelled. IAS officer Mudra Gairola scored 97% in the twelfth board exam and 96% in the tenth. Kiran Bedi, the first female IPS officer in India, gave her an award in school.

Mudra Gairola, an IAS officer, completed her Class 12 education and enrolled in a medical college in Mumbai to pursue a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. Mudra Gairola, an IAS officer, also won a gold medal in BDS. Her father had always wanted her to become an IAS officer, so even though she moved to Delhi after graduating and enrolled in MDS. 

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IAS officer Mudra Gairola’s father had a dream of becoming an IAS officer, but he was unable to accomplish it. 

IAS officer Mudra Gairola left MDS in the middle to begin preparing for the UPSC exam, her father’s lifelong dream. Mudra Gairola,  took the UPSC Civil Services exam for the first time in 2018 and made it to the interview stage. 

In 2019, Mudra Gairola redid her UPSC interview, but she was not chosen in the end. Following this, in 2020, she was unable to pass the Mains exam.

Mudra Gairola, an IAS officer, retook the UPSC exam in 2021. This time, her efforts paid off as she became an IPS after passing the UPSC with a 165th rank. IAS officer Mudra Gairola accomplished her goal of becoming an IAS officer in 2022 by passing the UPSC with a 53rd rank.

Arun Gairola, the father of IAS officer Mudra Gairola, also aspired to become an IAS officer by passing the civil services examination. In 1973, he sat for the UPSC exam. He was unable to get through the interview at that point. His daughter finally achieved his dream.

Sourced from DNA India.

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Live score between India and England, Day 4 of the Second Test: Jasprit Bumrah takes Jonny Bairstow, ENG six down in Visakhapatnam!

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Live score for India vs. England, Second Test Day 4 Today: To take a 2-0 lead in the series, Ben Stokes and company will try to pursue the objective with a day to spare.

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IND vs ENG Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4 Today: Right at the stroke of lunch Jasprit Bumrah picked up Jonny Bairstow on Day 4 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam reducing England to 194/6. The visitors still need 205 runs to win. R Ashwin was pick of the bowlers in the morning session for India with 3 wickets.

Earlier Shubman Gill’s scintillating return to form helped India post an imposing target of 399 against England which the Bazballers will fancy chasing down on Monday, the fourth day of the second Test. At Stumps on Sunday, England were in a good position posting 67/1 with ‘nighthawk’ Rehan Ahmed (batting on 9) and opener Zak Crawley (batting on 29) in the middle. The other opener Ben Duckett had started like a house on fire with a quickfire 27 off 28 balls before the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin sent him back to the pavilion.

Earlier, Gill got the proverbial monkey off his back when he scored 104 runs to help India post the target. Axar Patel gave him able support with a well-made 45 but the others like Srikar Bharat and Ashwin could not add much to the score.

Here are some highlights around IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 4

  • England were aggressive throughout the first session but India fought back with regular wickets
  • Ashwin picked two wickets and is now one away from reaching 500 in Tests
  • Zak Crawley scored 73 off 132 but ended up falling to Kuldeep Yadav minutes before Lunch
  • The injured Joe Root scampered to 16 off 10 before falling to Ashwin

This article is sourced from indianexpress!

Also Read : ‘Neither of us wants to blow this out of proportion’: Jaishankar on India-Maldives row | Exclusive

‘Neither of us wants to blow this out of proportion’: Jaishankar on India-Maldives row | Exclusive

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The minister said that a team from the Maldives visited India for two days, adding: “We have an understanding.”

During an interaction about his new book, ‘Why Bharat Matters’, Jaishankar spoke about various foreign policy issues.

“Neither of us wants to blow this out of proportion,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said about the India-Maldives row in an exclusive and in-depth conversation. The minister said that a team from the Maldives visited India for two days, adding: “We have an understanding.”

During the free-wheeling interaction about his new book, ‘Why Bharat Matters’, Jaishankar spoke about various foreign policy issues, and where India stands on the international stage. The minister addressed key concerns regarding Maldives, China, Pakistan, and the possibility of Donald Trump’s return as a US president.

Speaking about the diplomatic tussle with the Maldives, Jaishankar said: “I think that over a period of time, there should not be an issue between us. I think the rest of the relationship is strong — we have many other things happening — and I hope that the focus shifts there rather than drag on as unnecessarily on this particular issue.”

The minister said India is “assessing whether we can have trained non-military personnel to fly medical evacuation aircraft (Maldives has asked India to evacuate its military personnel from the island).”

On diplomatic relations with China, the minister said while there are “serious problems” and that China is presenting a different posture on the Line of Actual Control, he has stood up to it. “I would say I’ve risen to the challenge in a military sense. The fact that we have been able to deploy so many troops around the year in very hard conditions with a posture which deters Chinese response in fact in many ways itself is an achievement.”

He added while criticising previous strategies that in the last decade, there has been a change in the border infrastructure. “In 2020, when the Chinese made a move on the LAC, we were in the middle of a Covid lockdown. I think people don’t fully appreciate that for us to move tens of thousands of troops with that rapidity to those mountains in that cold with the Covid lockdown was a phenomenal logistical operation.” Jaishankar said that to rise to the China challenge, India must manufacture and develop technologies and build infrastructure, adding that these were neglected “even in the era of reform.”

Turning to another neighbour, the minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted good relations with Pakistan from the moment he was sworn in. In the decade since, however, “the terror industry or infrastructure” has not let up on India in a significant way. According to the minister, the bottom line for India and Pakistan is the issue of terrorism.

“There’s no getting away from it,” said Jaishankar. “It’s a problem which has dogged us and one of the reasons it has dogged us for so long is we have not acknowledged its centrality in the past. What has happened since 2014 is that we say that you cannot carry on with cross-border terrorism and say ‘I’d like good relations in all other spheres’.”

On prospects of peace between India and Pakistan if Nawaz Sharif wins the Pakistan election, Jaishankar said: “Unless there is a fundamental reset in thinking on the question of cross-border terrorism, there can’t be much change just because the cast of characters (has) changed. The issue of terrorism has to be addressed.”

Moving further west, towards the United States, Jaishankar addressed concerns of Trump returning to power. He said, “Obviously it matters who is the leader of the most powerful and important country in the world,” adding, “The concerns are largely on the part of allies. Since we don’t fall in that category – we’ve always had an independent position — we won’t be in a position similar to those which many others have.”

The minister further said, “We’ve had very different presidents in the last two and a half decades: Clinton, George W Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden. We have been quite adept at responding to changes in America, at forging new relationships, at building relationships. So, I would say have confidence that both the structural and diplomatic aspects should leave us in a good position.”

This article was published on indiatoday.

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The PR firm for Poonam Pandey issues an apology for the fake death, claiming that Sitharaman’s reference to cervical cancer “made no change!

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Poonam Pandey’s PR agency Schbang have apologized for faking her death as part of a cervical cancer awareness campaign, sparking controversy and questioning the ethics of such tactics!

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Poonam Pandey had kicked up a controversial storm inviting backlash on Saturday after revealing she had faked her death in an Instagram post as part of a cervical cancer awareness campaign. Now, Pandey’s PR agency, Schbang, has issued a statement apologising for their actions.

The actions by Poonam Pandey and her agency Schbang has questioned the ethics of using these tactics for raising awareness for a health campaign.

In a statement posted on Instagram, Schbang apologised for their actions, particularly to those who have faced or witnessed the challenges of cancer.

“Yes, we were involved in the initiative for Poonam Pandey to spread awareness about Cervical Cancer in collaboration with Hauterfly. To start off, we would like to extend a heartfelt apology – especially towards those who have been triggered as a result of having faced/having a loved one face the hardships of any kind of Cancer,” a statement read.

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The PR agency of Poonam Pandey, Schbang, also claimed that that there was no “curiosity regarding cervical cancer” when Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned it during the Union Budget Session 2024 on 1 February. 

“Our actions were driven by a singular mission – to elevate awareness about Cervical Cancer. In 2022, India registered 123,907 Cervical Cancer cases and 77,348 deaths. After Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer is the second-most frequent malignancy affecting middle aged women in India,” the PR agency’s statement added. 

Justifying Poonam Pandey’s actions that triggered a furore across the nation, the agency claimed her mother battled cancer.

“Many of you may be unaware but Poonam’s own mother has bravely battled Cancer. Having been through the challenges of battling a disease like this at such close personal quarters, she understands the importance of prevention and the criticality of awareness, especially when a vaccine is available,” it added.

Poonam Pandey “bravely fought the disease” and died, on Friday Schbang posted on Poonam Pandey’s Instagram handle, but the fake announcement was soon met with online criticism that included accusations it was a “deceptive stunt”.

A flurry of obituaries from media outlets followed the original announcement and Poonam Pandey’s Wikipedia page was also updated to reflect her apparent death, while Bollywood stars posted mournful tributes.

But others had expressed scepticism after noticing that footage of Pandey aboard a boat in Goa, apparently in good health, had been posted to her account four days before the announcement.

The 32-year-old conceded to her 1.3 million followers in another video posted on Instagram that her death had been a hoax.

“Yes, I faked my demise, extreme I know. But suddenly we all are talking about cervical cancer, aren’t we?” Poonam Pandey said. “I am proud of what my death news has been able to achieve.”

This article is sourced from Livemint News!

Also Read : PNB Specialist Officer Recruitment 2024: On February 7, registration opens for 1025 positions!

PNB Specialist Officer Recruitment 2024: On February 7, registration opens for 1025 positions.

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PNB to recruit for Specialist Officer posts. Eligible candidates can apply at pnbindia.in.

Punjab National Bank, PNB has invited applications for Specialist Officer posts. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website of PNB at pnbindia.in. This recruitment drive will fill up 1025 posts in the organization.

The registration process will begin on February 7 and will end on February 25, 2024. Read below for eligibility, selection process and other details.

Vacancy Details

  • Officer-Credit: 1000 posts
  • Manager-Forex: 15 posts
  • Manager-Cyber Security: 5 posts
  • Senior Manager-Cyber Security: 5 posts

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who want to apply for the posts can check the educational qualification and age limit through Detailed Notification available here.

Selection Process

The selection will be based on Online Written Test followed by Personal Interview or Personal Interview only, depending upon number of applications received against each post. The written test will be for 100 marks and the duration is for 2 hours. Personal Interview will be of 50 marks.

Application Fees

  • SC/ST/PwBD category candidates: Rs. 50/- + GST @18% = Rs. 59/- (only postage charges)
  • Other category candidates: Rs. 1000/- + GST @18% = Rs. 1180/-

The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets or UPI by providing information as asked on the screen. For more related details candidates can check the official website of Punjab National Bank.

This article is sourced from Hindustantimes News!

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Who is Satendra Siwal, the Employee of the Indian embassy who is allegedly spying for Pakistan?

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Indian national Satendra Siwal employed at the Indian embassy in Moscow arrested for spying for Pakistan’s ISI!

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Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday arrested an Indian national employed at the embassy in Moscow, accusing him of spying for Pakistan’s ISI.

The Meerut field unit of UP’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) brought in Satendra Siwal for questioning, an official statement said.

Who is Satendra Siwal?

1. Satendra Siwal, the son of Jaiveer Singh, a resident of Shahmahiuddinpur village in the police station area of Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh, was employed as the India-Based Security Assistant (IBSA) at the Indian Embassy in Moscow since 2021.

2. Siwal, who served as a Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), held the position of Security Assistant in the embassy.

3. The Anti-cc(ATS) conducted electronic and physical surveillance during its investigation, revealing Siwal’s involvement in anti-India activities with Pakistan’s ISI handlers. The ATS claimed he provided sensitive information about strategic activities of the ministry of defence, ministry of external affairs, and Indian military establishments for money.

4. Following the probe, Siwal was summoned to the ATS field unit in Meerut for interrogation. Unable to provide satisfactory answers, he confessed to his involvement in the crime.

5. An FIR was filed against Siwal at the ATS police station, Lucknow, under Section 121A of the IPC (waging war against the country) and the Official Secrets Act, 1923, leading to his arrest.

This article is sourced from Hindustantimes News!

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