Chennai hospital launches first-of-its-kind orthogeriatrics department

Chennai’s only multi-speciality facility, Kauvery Hospital, has extended its healthcare services to senior citizens by launching the first-of-its kind orthogeriatrics department for comprehensive orthopaedic care.
The dedicated department combines the medical specialties of orthopedic and geriatrics to provide holistic care with top-of-the-line infrastructure and patient-friendly amenities.

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WNS becomes founding partner sponsor at Travelers Championship

WNS (Holdings) Limited, a leading provider of global business process management (BPM) services, has announced plans to become a founding partner sponsor at the 2015 Travellers Championship.

The Travelers Championship, a premier PGA tour golf event, began on June 22 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.

“We are proud to be a founding partner for the Travelers Championship, and glad to be associated with this prestigious PGA tour event,” said Group CEO, WNS, Keshav R. Murugesh.

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Ben Affleck to produce FIFA scandal movie with Matt Damon

Ben Affleck and his bestie Matt Damon may soon have a collaboration for Warner Bros. to produce a flick based on the high-profile FIFA scandal with their production company Pearl Street Films.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. have attained the rights of a book Houses of Deceit written by BuzzFeed investigative reporter Ken Bensinger, that will details the whole story behind the American FIFA executive Chuck Blazer and his involvement in the widespread corruption surrounding the soccer league.

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Govindacharya to Govt.: Help people not a ‘particular person’

RSS ideologue K.N. Govindacharya on Saturday asserted that the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government should have a bi-focal vision, and said that politics should help the people and not a ‘particular person’.

“I think the government should have a bi-focal vision. Politics should help people not particular person,” Govindacharya told ANI.

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Security upped in Varanasi ahead of PM Modi’s visit

All arrangements, including security are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to Varanasi tomorrow.

Modi will be launching the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in his Lok Sabha constituency.

The scheme is aimed at strengthening sub-transmission network, metering, customer care services, IT application, provisioning of solar panels and completion of the ongoing works of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and completion of the Reforms Programme (RAPDRP). (ANI)

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Iran ready to strike deal that honours its nuclear rights, says Foreign Minister Zarif

Iran is ready to sign a deal that respected the nuclear rights and interests of Iranians, the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister has said.

On arriving in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday, Mohammad-Javad Zarif said that a deal will be reached if the other party was willing to recognise Iranians’ rights, lift sanctions, fulfil its commitments and not make excessive demands, reported Xinhua.

He also added that time was not important but a good deal and appropriate result was.

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Lalit Gate: People in Jaipur protest against Vasundhara Raje

The people of Jaipur staged a protest on Saturday demanding the resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s resignation of the Lalit Modi row.

The shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been defending External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj despite opposition demands that she be sacked for helping Lalit Modi, was hit with another worry last week when the former IPL boss claimed that Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje secretly supported his immigration plea in Britain.

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ICC removes batting powerplay, relaxes field restrictions in ODIs

In a bid to restore balance between bat and ball, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the key rule changes affecting 50-over one-day and Twenty20 international matches will come into effect in July.

Following the conclusion of a run-feast World Cup this year, the ICC has decided that five fielders would be allowed outside the 30-yard circle between the 41st and 50th overs, rather than the current four in all series starting on or after July 5.

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Congress not doing its ‘home-work’: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday asserted that the Congress Party is not doing its home-work before demanding the resignations of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the Lalit Modi row.

“The Congress party has not done its home-work and they are demanding resignations of BJP leaders,” said BJP spokesperson Shrikant Sharma.

The Congress party has been mounting pressure on the BJP to sack Raje from her post.

Meanwhile, Raje arrived in New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meet. (ANI)

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Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay two-day visit to Thailand

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangkok on Saturday to pay a two-day visit to Thailand.

The External Affairs Minister will also be attending the Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan and a meeting of the Indo – Thailand Joint Commission during her visit to the country.

The Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan (World Sanskrit Conference) is the most prestigious academic gathering of scholars related to Sanskrit studies. The conference will be held in Bangkok from June 28 to July 2. (ANI)

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Shuttlers Jwala-Ashwini advance to Canada Open semis

Commonwealth Games silver medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa progressed to the semi-finals of the Canada Open badminton tournament after claiming straight sets win over Chan Kaka Tsz Ka and Yuen Sin Ying in their women’s doubles contest.

Jwala and Ashwini overcame the Hong Kong duo 21-19, 21-13 in a thrilling contest that lasted mere 27 minutes at the Markin MacPhail Centre.

The third seeds Indian pair will next face Japan’s Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto to book a berth for the summit clash. (ANI)

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Emran Hashmi, Vidhya Balan’s ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ to be staged in Karachi

Mohit Suri’s latest direction ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ has been adapted by the movie’s producer, Mahesh Bhatt, and will be staged in Delhi on August 1, and then in Karachi.

The Bollywood director recently broke the news on Twitter by mentioning that he will soon be directing a project adapted from his recent production starring Emran Hashmi and Vidhya Balan, with the award winning National School of Drama (NSD) graduate, Happy Ranajit, and the Pakistani sufi rock band Raeth, the Dawn reported.

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Ex-ACB chief making ‘nonsensical allegations’ against Jung-appointed Meena: Congress

Commenting on the recent episode where former ACB chief S S Yadav allegedly threatened to commit suicide, Congress Party leader Sandeep Dikshit said that Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung must initiate immediate action and clean up the entire department.

Dikshit called Yadav ‘incompetent’ and criticised him for acting like a feudal servant of the Delhi Government.

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RBI may give payment bank licence to Post Dept by August: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said he expects Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to grant payment licence to the proposed Post Bank of India by August.

This will enable the network of 1,54,000 post offices (including 1,30,000 rural post offices) to offer banking services to the masses in the country.

“We expect RBI to give payment bank licence to post (department) in August,” Minister of Communications and IT Prasad said.

In last one year, the Department of Post (DoP) has networked 27,215 post offices into one national unit through computers.

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West Bengal credit-deposit ratio rises; still below national average

West Bengal’s credit-deposit (C/D) ratio, a key indicator of a state’s credit offtake, has inched-up to 68%, but was still below the national average of more than 70%.

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, who chaired the State Level Banker’s Committee meeting here on Saturday, told reporters that the C/D ratio of the state had increased from 67% to 68%.

“It was below the national average, which was little more than 70%,” he said.

The minister said that credit disbursements to the minority and the SC/ST sectors had increased considerably in the state.

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Billions of dollars investments likely in Digital India week, expects government

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announce the details of the event File Photo dna Research & Archives
The government is expecting investments to the tune of billions of dollars during the Digital India week which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1.

“As per estimates are concerned, we expect billions of dollars investment (in Digital India week),” Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reports here while announcing details of the event.

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Exports losing steam, may lead to job losses: FIEO

The continuous decline in exports may result in job losses and impact economic growth, exporters body FIEO on Saturday said.

“Based on the order booking position, exports may significantly decline in volume terms in months to come, which will result in layoffs,” Federation of Indian Exports Organisations (FIEO) President S C Ralhan said in a statement.

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Lalit Gate: DSO protests against Sushma, Raje

Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) party’s student arm, DSO on Saturday staged a protest outside Raj Bhavan against External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over the Lalit Modi row.

The BJP, which has been defending External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj despite opposition demands that she be sacked for helping Lalit Modi, was hit with another worry last week when the former IPL boss claimed that Raje secretly supported his immigration plea in Britain.

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MJ’s biography Magic and the Madness now available in ‘Marathi’

If you are Maharashtrian fans of late Michael Jackson, then this news might make your day, as now you will be able read the King of Pop’s biography Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness by J. Randy Taraborrelli, in Marathi.

Mehta Publishing House recently released a book on the late ‘Thriller’ hit-maker’s life, which has been translated into Marathi from English by Mrs. Reshma Kulkarni, on June 25, his sixth death anniversary.

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Campaign launched to ‘understand’ dating problems Indian women face

In a bid to empower single Indian females looking for a serious relationship, to find the right partner, the first women centric app Matchify has launched a successful campaign to understand the challenges that women face while dating men.

The leg of this series dubbed #HasThisHappenedToYou, launched on Twitter, drew over 5,000 interesting responses from women.

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Tevez spot-kick helps Argentina sink Colombia to reach Copa America semis

Carlos Tevez scored the decisive spot-kick to help Argentina claim a 5-4 win on penalties over Colombia to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America.

Although the Argentines displayed an attacking intent, Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina fended off the World Cup runners-up’s strikes throughout the game.

Ospina produced a stunning display as he denied Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi and Nicolas Otamendi and enforced a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner, the BBC reported.

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Lalit Gate: Congress questions PM Modi’s silence

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence over the controversy surrounding former IPL boss Lalit Modi saying that

“What is the reason for the Prime Minister’s silence on the whole matter? The nation wants to know why he isn’t saying anything over the issue,” asked Tiwari. (ANI)

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We will win again in 2016, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Stating that people have the final say in a democracy, West Benal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her party Trinamool Congress would win next year’s Assembly election riding on the development work done in the last four years.

“In a democracy, people have the final say. Our record on development makes us confident that we will win again in 2016,” Banerjee tweeted.

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