New Delhi: The issue of high fuel prices marred the proceed ings of both the Houses of Par liament for the second consecutive day today. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha wit nessed two adjournments in the pre-lunch session before being adjourned for the day. Earlier, members from Con gress, Left, DMK, NCP, Shiv Sena and others raised slogans against the price rise demand ing discussion over the issue. Speaker Om Birla repeatedly urged the agitating members to go back to their seats and allow the House to take up Question Hour. He told the members that Question Hour is very important as members raise problems faced by people in their con stituencies. Amid noisy scenes, he tried to run the Question Hour but the sloganeering by opposition members continued. Earlier, the House was first ad journed till 12 noon and there after till 2 PM. The Rajya Sabha also witnessed similar inci dents. Congress members cre ated ruckus in the House by raising slogans against the price rise. Deputy Chairman Harivansh tried to take up the Question Hour and asked the members to go back to their seats. As the din continued, the Upper House was adjourned initially till 12 Noon and there after till 2 PM. When the Upper House reassembled at 2 PM, Leader of Opposition, Mallikar jun Kharge reiterated the de mand to discuss the issue. Opposition parties had given notices for taking up urgent dis cussion over the issue but were disallowed.
Unsold EWS flats to be auctioned to general buyers
Women farmers protesting at Shahjahanpur Jaisinghpur Khera on the Haryana-Rajasthan border led the protests on Monday, on the oc casion of International Women’s Day. Besides the women who are already camping at the protest site, women from various social organ isations also joined them to celebrate the day.Farmers across the country have been agitating against the three contentious farm laws, which were passed by the Centre in September last year, for the past few months. They fear that the new laws will leave them at the mercy of big corporations and end the minimum support price (MSP) for important crops.
MCG opens city’s first steel utensil bank to eliminate plastics
the need for single-use plastics, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has opened the city’s first steel utensil bank in Sector 10, said officials on Monday. Residents who want to do away with the use of single-use plastics can avail steel utensils free of cost at the bank.MCG officials said that the bank will help do away with disposable and single-use plas tic utensils, which are used in local community gatherings and weddings.
Kejriwal lauds Delhi budget, says Delhi is ready for vision 2047 with the budget
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on lauded the Delhi budget, presented by Finance Minister Manish Sisodia for the FY 2021-22, and said that despite tough times, the 6% increase in this year’s budget is commendable. He said that the budget covers all aspects of society, from women to the elderly, students, youth, all religions, and all castes. The Chief Minister further said that, when 100 years of independence will be completed,what should India be like in 2047, this budget has today laid the foundation for it. “Ever since our government has taken over, we have only got surplus budgets.
Even the CAG has stated that Delhi does not make losses; this year’s budget is also a surplus budget,” he added. He said that 55% of funds have been assigned towards our subsidy schemes, programs, and development which displays efficient financial management on part of the Delhi government. He also added that it is important to recognize the aspirations of people in a free India of 100 years, for which the foundation has been laid down today. He said that the aim for 2047 is to have the per capita income of Delhi equal to that of Sin-
Haryana assembly,BJP, JJP and Cong issue whips
Former chief minister Bhupinder S Hooda claimed that the government has admitted its own failures referringChief whips of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) and the Haryana Congress have asked their respective legislators to be present in the House on Wednesday when the opposition plans to move a no-confidence mo tion against the state government. Assembly
India Women Look To Regroup After The Drubbing In The First Odi
LUCKNOW : Harmanpreet Kaur is often identified as the one who played the spectacular knock of 171 against Australia. Her 100th ODI, against South Africa on Sunday, however, was not so memorable as India slipped from a position of strength to defeat. It will be unfair to blame the 32-year-old Harmanpreet for causing the U-turn in the match with that lofted drive when she was in full flow during a classy essay of 40. It was a collective failure, to consolidate on the foundation. The beautiful playing conditions in the afternoon made the Indian bowling look toothless. Having dominated South Africa in the past, the Indians know how to get back into the driver’s seat in the next four ODIs, all to be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium.
Vice-captain Harmanpreet said after the match that the players needed to be “pricey” with their wickets and have good partner
Ahana Kumra And Mantra Mugdh Chat About Creating The Chiling Paranormal Podcast I Hear You
For years, Aahana Kumra faced a lot of rejection when she auditioned for voice-acting, so the actor steered clear of such projects. Then radio personality and producer Mantra Mugdh reached out to her with a possible collaboration. Shaking her head during a video call, Aahana recalls, “I went over, looking forward to a casual chat, but he suddenly put me straight into the recording room!” Mantra, who believes Aahana has a great voice, explained that the project was like an audio web-series. After a little direction here and there from Mantra, Aahana was ready to start podcasting for the paranormal-thriller podcast I Hear You. The podcast, which is available in both English and Hindi, is currently in its first season, with one episode (made of two parts) per week, for 13 weeks, says Mantra. To make the most of the sound-driven experience of a podcast, it seemed right to have the main character, Detective Priyamvada, a clairaudient. This opens up the plotline possibilities, points out Mantra, since “fiction thrillers are the flavour of the season”. The trailer for the show touches upon the female detective’s origin story: she gets into an accident and this awakens clairaudient powers, which helps her solve
crimes in unusual ways.
Given this is Aahana’s first foray into the audio space, getting into the skin of the character required a different approach. “With the closed environment of the studio, your imagination can run wild when it is just audio,” Aahana explains, “it is such a new world and space for me. I have the best in the business,
Mantra, to hold my hand through it. He understands where I come from. As actors, we think we are good at performing in front of a camera, but we do not think of other mediums.”The power of the microphone was leveraged big time for I Hear You, say Aahana and Mantra. “The first time Mantra put me in front of the microphone, it was very overwhelming because it wasn’t just dubbing. I had to imagine spaces and objects which you can act out in front of a camera,” says Aahana. Speaking of theatre and its very hands-on approach to any sort of acting, Mantra and Aahana were keen to bring on theatre actors to guest star in the podcast. “I’m part of a few theatre groups, and these actors always want to venture