Wipro hikes pay of top staff: Neemuchwala’s salary up 34.5% to Rs 182 mn

Wipro’s Chief Strategy Officer Rishad A Premji’s compensation also grew by more than 250 per cent to Rs 58 million

 

Wipro chief executive Abidali Z Neemuchwala saw his pay package growing over 34 per cent to Rs 182.3 million (Rs 18.23 crore) during FY2017-18 compared to the previous financial year, as per the company’s annual report.

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Rishad A Premji’s compensation also grew by more than 250 per cent to Rs 58 million (Rs 5.8 crore) in the said financial year.

Azim H Premji, the Executive Chairman and Managing Director, saw his remuneration increase 10.13 per cent to Rs 8.7 million (Rs 87 lakh) in FY2018.

According to the report, Neemuchwala — who was paid in US dollars — received an equivalent of Rs 62.9 million (Rs 6.29 crore) in gross salary, Rs 17 million (Rs 1.70 crore) in variable pay, Rs 102 million (Rs 10.2 crore) in other annual compensation along with other perks, taking his total compensation to Rs 182.3 million (Rs 18.23 crore) for FY2017-18.

“Computation of remuneration to CEO and Executive Director is on an accrual basis and includes amortisation of ADS Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted to him, which vests over a period a time. This also includes RSUs that vest based on performance parameters the company,” the report added.

Rashid Premji received Rs 9.3 million (Rs 93.33 lakh) in salary, Rs 5.35 million (Rs 53.52 lakh) in allowances and Rs 41.3 million (Rs 4.13 crore) under commission/incentives/variable pay along with other perks, taking his compensation for the financial year to Rs 58 million (Rs 5.8 crore).

The report said the computation of remuneration to Rishad Premji included cash-based bonus (part of his variable pay) on an accrual basis, which is payable over a period of time.

Besides, Wipro CFO Jatin Dalal saw his remuneration increase by 2.42 per cent to Rs 46.5 million (Rs 4.65 crore).

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NDTV surges 20% as Sebi orders Vishvapradhan Commercial to make open offer

The stock is locked in upper circuit of 20% at Rs 39 on the BSE in early morning trade on Wednesday.

 

Shares of NDTV are locked in upper circuit of 20% at Rs 39 on the BSE in early morning trade on Wednesday, after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday passed an order asking Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd (VCPL) to make an open offer for the company.

Till 09:25 am; a combined 160,893 shares changed hands on the counter and there were pending buy orders for 462,932 shares on the BSE and NSE.

“The order noted that VCPL had acquired indirect control through a loan agreement in 2009, which would have necessitated an open offer at the time. The regulator has now asked for this open offer to be made with interest,” Business Standard reported. CLICK HERE FOR COMPANY NEWS

Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider the compounding applications filed by news organisation NDTV in a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

“The Bombay High Court has today directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider the compounding application(s) filed by the Company. The Court has ruled in favour of the writ petition number 2026/2017 filed by NDTV against the RBI and Enforcement Directorate,” NDTV said in a BSE filing on Tuesday.

“NDTV had approached the Bombay High Court against the RBI’s refusal to consider its compounding applications in circumstances where the RBI was relying on the Enforcement Directorate’s unsubstantiated allegations against NDTV. The Bombay High Court has today quashed the directive issued by the Enforcement Directorate to RBI which had prevented the compounding, “ it added.

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COMPANY HISTORY – ASHOK LEYLAND LTD. (ASHOKLEY)

Ashok Leyland Ltd is the 2nd largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India the 4th largest manufacturer of buses in the world and the 12th largest manufacturer of trucks globally. The company’s products include buses trucks engines defense and special vehicles. From 18 seater to 82 seater double-decker buses from 7.5 ton to 49 ton in haulage vehicles from numerous special application vehicles to diesel engines for industrial marine and genset applications Ashok Leyland offers a range of products.

The company is the flagship of the Hinduja Group. Headquartered in Chennai India Ashok Leyland’s manufacturing footprint spreads across the globe with 9 plants; including one each at Great Britain and Ras Al Khaimah (UAE). The company’s Joint Venture partners include John Deere (USA) for Construction Equipment Continental AG (Germany) for Automotive Infotronics and the Alteams Group for the manufacture of high-press die-casting extruded aluminum components for the automotive and telecommunications sectors.Ashok Leyland Ltd was incorporated in the year 1948 with the name Ashok Motors.

The company was set up in collaboration with Austin Motor Company England for the assembly of Austin cars. In The year 1949 they commenced production at the factory situated at Ennore south of Madras. Also they rolled out the first indigenously assembled A40 Austin car.In the year 1950 the company made an agreement with Leyland UK in which Ashok Motors got sole rights to import assemble and progressively manufacture Leyland trucks for seven years. In the year 1954 the Government approved the progressive manufacture of Leyland commercial vehicles and a license was granted for the manufacture of 1000 Comets a year. In the year 1955 the company name was changed to Ashok Leyland Ltd with equity participation from Leyland Motors Ltd.In the year 1967 the company launched ‘Titan’ the first Indian-made double decker with 50% indigenous components. In the year 1970 the company designed and delivered 1000 numbers of the 6×4 ‘Hippo’ Tipper to the Indian Army based on their specific requirements.

In the year 1972 the license was granted to manufacture 10000 vehicles a year. In the year 1976 the company introduced the ‘Viking’ the first ever bus with an alternator and a unique front overhang that facilitated front entry. In the year 1978 they introduced India’s first rear-engine bus ‘Cheetah’.In the year 1980 the company inaugurated their second plant in Hosur. They launched India’s first 13-ton truck ‘Tusker’ with a 125 hp engine. Also they launched country’s first multi-axle truck ‘Taurus’. In the year 1982 they introduced India’s first vestibule or the articulated bus. They inaugurated two new manufacturing facilities at Bhandara (Maharashtra) and Alwar (Rajasthan) in March 1982 and August 1982 respectively.

In the year 1993 the company received ISO 9002 certification. In the year 1995 they received ISO 9001 Certification. Aslo they set a driver training facility at Namakkal. In the year 1996 the company set up their second plant at Hosur. In the year 1997 they launched the Stallion an all-terrain logistic vehicle. Also they launched India’s first CNG-powered bus. In the year 2002 the company developed the country’s first Hybrid Electric Vehicle and showcased at Auto Expo 2002…

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COMPANY HISTORY – PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES LTD. (PEL)

Piramal Healthcare Limited (PHL) (erstwhile Nicholas Piramal India) is a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company incorporated as Indian Schering Limited in 26th April of the year 1947 under British Schering Ltd.

It operates in the therapeutic segments of anti-bacterials cardiovasculars anti-diabetics nutritional central nervous system and gastro-intestinal. In addition it has a presence in the OTC segment through various joint ventures and alliances. The Company’s manufacturing activities are well supported by active research and development the R&D facility called the Quest Institute of Life Sciences in Mumbai that focuses on process development.The name of the company was changed from Indian Schering Ltd to Nicholas Laboratories India Ltd with effect from 27th September of the year 1979.

The Pharmaceutical division of the company introduced a medicine called `Mono Sorbitrate’ in the year 1988 for cardiac patients. With effect from 1st April of the year 1990 Gujarat Glass Ltd (GGL) was merged with the company. During the year 1991 the new formulation plant at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh was commissioned. After a year in 1992 the company had set-up a second formulation plant at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh with the State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. With effect from 2nd December of the year 1992 the name of the company was changed from `Nicholas Laboratories Ltd’ to `Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.’ PHL entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with the leading manufacturers of ophthalmic products Allergan of U.S.A in the year 1993 and also the company made a JV agreement with Sateliec France in the year 1994 for dental care products. During the year 1995 PHL had entered into a scheme of arrangement with Sumitra Pharmaceutical and Chemicals Ltd (SPCL) Hyderabad. Under the scheme bulk drug division of SPCL transferred and vested in the company effective from April of the same year.

The Company entered into a product tie-up with F.Hoffman-La-Roche and Boehringer Mannheim in the year 1996 both leads in Pharma research. The Flaconnage (Glass) Division of the company was successfully commissioned 5MW captive power plant at Kosamba in the same year 1996 to insulate the division from the vagaries of power availability and tariff increases. With effect from 1st April of the identical year of 1996 Boehringer Mannheim India Ltd. (BMIL) was merged with company. During the year 1997 PHL’s state-of-the-art 230 TPD plant for manufacture of sodaline containers at Jambusar near Baroda was commissioned with an investment of Rs 125 crores and also in the same year the company made various agreements regarding marketing and in different disciplines….Read More

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD. (MARUTI) – COMPANY HISTORY

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (formerly Maruti Udyog Ltd) is India’s largest passenger car company accounting for over 50 per cent of the domestic car market

The company offers full range of cars from entry level Maruti Alto to stylish hatchback Ritz A-star Swift Wagon R Estillo and sedans DZire SX4 and Sports Utility vehicle Grand Vitara. The company is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan. The Japanese car major held 56.21% stake in Maruti Suzuki as on 31 December 2017.The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing purchase and sale of motor vehicles and spare parts (automobiles). The other activities of the company include facilitation of pre-owned car sales fleet management and car financing. They have four plants three located at Palam Gurgaon Road Gurgaon Haryana and one located at Manesar Industrial Town Gurgaon Haryana. The company has nine subsidiary companies namely Maruti Insurance Business Agency Ltd Maruti Insurance Distribution Services Ltd Maruti Insurance Agency Solutions Ltd Maruti Insurance Agency Network Ltd Maruti Insurance Agency Services Ltd Maruti Insurance Agency Logistics Ltd True Value Solutions Ltd Maruti Insurance Broker Ltd and J J Impex (Delhi) Pvt Ltd. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd was incorporated on February 24 1981 with the name Maruti Udyog Ltd. The company was formed as a government company with Suzuki as a minor partner to make a people’s car for middle class India. Over the years the company’s product range has widened ownership has changed hands and the customer has evolved. In October 2 1982 the company signed the license and joint venture agreement with Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan. In the year 1983 the company started their productions and launched Maruti 800. In the year 1984 they introduced Maruti Omni and during the next year they launched Maruti Gypsy in the market. In the year 1987 the company forayed into the foreign market by exporting first lot of 500 cars to Hungary. In the year 1990 the company launched India’s first three-box car Sedan. In the year 1992 Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan increased their stake in the company to 50%.

In the year 1993 they introduced the Maruti Zen and in the next year they launched Maruti Esteem in the market.In the year 1995 the company commenced their second plant. In the year 1997 they started Maruti Service Master as model workshop in India to look after sales services. In the year 1999 the third plant with new press paint and assembly shops became operational. In the year 2000 the company launched Maruti Alto in the market. In the year 2002 Suzuki Motor Corporation increased their stake in the company to 54.2%. In January 2002 the company introduced 10 finance companies (8 + 2JVs) in Mumbai. Also they found one new business segment Maruti True Value for sales purchase and trade of pre-owned cars in India.

In the year 2005 the company launched the first world strategic model from Suzuki Motor Corporation ‘the SWIFT’ in India. In the year 2006 they launched WaganR Duo with LPG and also the New Zen Estillo. During the year 2006-07 the company commenced operations in the new car plant and the diesel engine facility at Manesar Haryana. In November 2006 they inaugurated a new institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) which was set up as a collaborative project with Delhi Government at Sarai Kale Khan in South Delhi. During the year 2007-08 the company signed an agreement with the Adani group for exporting 200000 units annually through the Mundra port in Gujarat. They launched Swift Diesel and SX4- Luxury Sedan with Tag line ‘MEN ARE BACK’ during the year. In July 2007 the company launched the new Grand Vitara a stylish muscular and 5-seater in the MUV segment. The company changed its name from Maruti Udyog Ltd to Maruti Suzuki India Ltd with effect from September 17 2007.During the year the company entered into a joint venture agreement with Magneti Marelli Powertrain SpA and formed Magneti Marelli Powertrain India Pvt Ltd for manufacturing Electric Control Units. Also they entered into another joint venture agreement with Futaba Industrial Co Ltd and formed FMI Automotive Components Ltd for manufacturing Exhaust Systems Components.

During the year the company signed pact with Shriram City Union Finance Ltd a part of Shriram Group Chennai to offer easy transparent and hassle-free car finance to its customers particularly in semi urban and rural markets. The agreement is a joint initiative of the two companies for providing competitive car finance to people in Tier-II and Tier-III cities across the country. During the year 2008-09 the company launched a new A2 segment car branded the A-star in India and in Europe as the new Alto. They raised their production capacity to a landmark 1 million cars. In June 2008 the company launched Maruti 800 Duo which is a dual fuel (LPG-cum- petrol) model car.In April 2009 the company revealed new Ritz K12M engine at Gurgaon plant. During the year 2009-10 the company raised the capacity of their next generation K-series engine plant to more than 500000 units per annum.

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Bihar board 10th result 2018 to be out on biharboard.ac.in; know details

BSEB Class 10 result 2018 to be declared today on biharboard.ac.in. For updates, track Business Standard

 

BSEB Class 10 result 2018: Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is likely to announce the Bihar Class 10 Matric Result 2018 today on its official website biharboard.ac.in or biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will announce the Bihar matric results at 4:30 pm on Tuesday (26 June 2018), reports Hindustan live.

Bihar board class 10th students will also be able to check their Matric results on third-party websites such as bihar.indiaresults.com and examresults.net. There has been speculation about the Bihar 10th result date since May, and the Bihar board has since released results for its 12th class exams, with only the Matric results remaining. Earlier, the Bihar Board Class 10th results was postponed from 20th June to 26th June, after a news surfaced that Class 10th answer sheets were missing in Gopalganj.

Today, the fate of nearly 1.77 million (17.7 lakh) students will be decided when BSEB will announce the Bihar Matric Result 2018 or Bihar board class 10th results. According to the tradition followed by the BSEB, the result will be announced by the State Education Minister and Board Chairman and then it will be uploaded online. This year, during intermediate (Class 12) result declaration, the result was published on the website three hours after it was declared by the State Education Minister. In such scenario, students must keep their patience and monitor the website at frequent intervals.

The Bihar board or BSEB conducted the class 10 matric examination from February 21 to 28 and around 1.77 million students appeared for the Bihar board class 10 matric exam in around 1,400 centres. Last year, Bihar matric results were declared on June 22 and the pass percentage was 50.12%.

Here how to check the Bihar 10th results or Bihar matric result 2018

Step 1: Log on to the Bihar board (BSEB) official website: biharboard.ac.in or biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the Bihar 10th Result 2018 or BSEB Class 10 Matric Result 2018 or BSEB Matric results 2018. You can also check your marks in the results section present right-hand side of the website beside contact us.

Step 3: Enter your roll number and the Bihar Board Class 10 matric results 2018 will appear

Step 4: Download the Bihar Board Matric result and take a print out for further reference

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Innovation on wheels : Tata Motors Ltd

Technology and imagination come together at Tata Motors to create vehicles that drive the dream for millions of Indians

Tata Motors Limited is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars utility vehicles buses trucks and defence vehicles. As India’s largest automobile company and part of the USD 100 billion Tata group Tata Motors has operations in the UK South Korea Thailand South Africa and Indonesia through a strong global network of 76 subsidiary and associate companies including Jaguar Land Rover in the UK and Tata Daewoo in South Korea. In India Tata Motors is a market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top passenger vehicles manufacturers with 9 million vehicles on Indian roads. With design and R&D centres located in India the UK Italy and Korea Tata Motors strives to pioneer new products that fire the imagination of GenNext customers.

Abroad Tata cars buses and trucks are being marketed in Europe Africa the Middle East South Asia South East Asia South America Australia CIS and Russia.Tata Motors has a portfolio of automotive products ranging from sub-1 ton to 49 ton gross vehicle weight (GVW) trucks (including pickup trucks) and from small medium and large buses and coaches to passenger cars. The company’s segments include automotive and others which include information technology (IT) services construction equipment manufacturing machine tools and factory automation solutions high-precision tooling and plastic and electronic components for certain applications and investment business.The company’s passenger cars include the Indica the Indica Vista the Indigo and the Indigo Marina.

Jaguar produces four car lines: XK XF XJ and X-Type. They manufacture a number of utility vehicles (UV) including the Sumo and the sports utility vehicle (SUV) Tata Safari. Also they manufacture a variety of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) including pickup trucks trucks and buses with GVW of between 0.7 ton and 7.5 tons. This also includes the Ace a mini-truck with a 0.7 ton payload the Magic a passenger variant for commercial transportation and the Winger. They also manufacture a variety of medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCVs) which include trucks buses dumpers and multi-axled vehicles with GVW of between 9 tons to 49 tons.

The company’s manufacturing plants are situated at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) Pune (Maharashtra) Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) Dharwad (Karnataka) and Sanand (Gujarat). Through their subsidiaries and associate companies the company has operations in the UK South Korea Thailand and Spain.Tata Motors Ltd was incorporated in the year 1945 with the name Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd for manufacturing locomotives and other engineering products. In the year 1948 the company introduced steam road roller in collaboration with Marshall Sons (UK). In the year 1954 they made collaboration with Daimler Benz AG West Germany for manufacturing medium commercial vehicles. In the year 1959 they set up a Research and Development Centre at Jamshedpur. In the year 1961 they started to export their products and the fist truck being shipped to Srilanka the year 1966 the company set up the Engineering Research Centre at Pune to provide impetus to automobile Research and Development. In the year 1977 they manufactured first commercial vehicle in Pune.

In the year 1983 they commenced manufacturing of Heavy Commercial Vehicle. In the year 1985 the company produced first hydraulic excavator in collaboration with Hitachi. In the year 1986 they produced the indigenously designed light commercial vehicle Tata 407 followed by 608. In the year 1989 they introduced third LCV model Tatamobile 206. In the year 1991 the company launched first indigenous passenger car Tata Sierra and in the next year they launched Tata Estate. In the year 1993 the company signed a joint venture agreement with Cummins Engine Co. Inc. for the manufacture of high horsepower and emission friendly diesel engines.

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Petrol prices cut, diesel stands still: What you have to pay in your city

Prices of non-branded petrol, applicable on June 22, were Rs 76.02 per litre in Delhi, Rs 78.70 per litre in Kolkata, Rs 83.74 per litre in Mumbai and Rs 78.89 per litre in Chennai

 

Petrol prices were cut on Friday across the four metro cities of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. However, diesel prices remained unchanged from where they stood on Thursday.

Indian Oil Corporation provides a city-wise price list for various fuels on a daily basis. Prices of non-branded petrol, applicable from 6:00 am on June 22, 2018, were Rs 76.02 per litre in Delhi, Rs 78.70 per litre in Kolkata, Rs 83.74 per litre in Mumbai and Rs 78.89 per litre in Chennai.

On June 21, 2018, the prices of petrol stood atRs 76.16 per litre in Delhi, Rs 78.83 per litrein Kolkata, Rs 83.92 per litre in Mumbai, and Rs 79.04 per litre in Chennai.

Prices of non-branded petrol across state capitals (Rs/litre), applicable from 6:00 am on June 22, 2018:

Agartala: Rs 71.85

Aizwal: Rs 71.97

Ambala: Rs 76.14

Bengaluru: Rs 77.25

Bhopal: Rs 81.60

Bhubaneswar: Rs 74.85

Chandigarh: Rs 73.12

Dehradun: Rs 77.44

Gandhinagar: Rs 75.33

Gangtok: Rs 79.10

Guwahati: Rs 78.15

Hyderabad: Rs 80.52

Imphal: Rs 74.11

Itanagar: Rs 71.94

Jaipur: Rs 78.75

Jammu: Rs 77.76

Jalandhar: Rs 81.22

Kohima: Rs 74.51

Lucknow: Rs 76.92

Panjim: Rs 70.05

Patna: Rs 81.51

Pondicherry: Rs 74.83

Port Blair: Rs 65.55

Raipur: Rs 76.43

Ranchi: Rs 76.08

Shillong: Rs 75.44

Shimla: Rs 76.19

Srinagar: Rs 80.45

Trivandrum: Rs 79.11

Silvasa: Rs 73.95

Daman: Rs 73.88

Prices of non-branded diesel, applicable from 6:00 am on June 22, 2018, in metro-cities were Rs 67.68 per litre in Delhi, Rs 70.23 per litre in Kolkata, Rs 71.99 per litre in Mumbai, and Rs 71.44 per litre in Chennai.

On June 21, 2018, the prices of diesel stood at Rs 67.68 per litre in Delhi, Rs 70.23 per litre in Kolkata, Rs 71.99 per litre in Mumbai, Rs 71.44 per litre in Chennai.

International factors

Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent in early Asian trading on Friday, pushed up by uncertainty over whether OPEC would manage to agree a production increase at a meeting in Vienna later in the day. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a producer cartel de-facto led by top exporter Saudi Arabia, is meeting together with some non-OPEC members, including top producer Russia, at its headquarters in the Austrian capital to discuss output policy.

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Officer harasses Hindu-Muslim couple seeking passports; gets transferred

The regional passport office on Thursday transferred the official accused of humiliating the interfaith couple

 

The External Affairs Ministry has sought a report on allegations that an inter-faith couple was harassed and humiliated by an officer at a Passport Seva Kendra in Lucknow.

Responding to complaints from Mohammad Anas Siddiqui and Tanvi Seth, who wrote about their ordeal on Twitter and tagged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday, secretary, consular, passport and visa division, D M Mulay said he had asked for a report from the regional passport office in Lucknow and would take appropriate action.
“Regret for inconvenience. I sought report from @rpolucknow Will take appropriate action,” Mulay said on Twitter last night.

Siddiqui and Seth had applied for their passports on June 19 and took an appointment for June 20 at a Passport Office in Lucknow.

They were allegedly humiliated and shamed by passport officer Vikas Mishra before he rejected their application, they said.

Siddiqui said on Twitter that he and his wife were seeking “urgent action against this cruelty”.

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Mahindra TUV300 Plus with seating space for 9 people launched: Details here

The TUV300 Plus will be available in 3 options – P4, P6 and P8 – at a starting price of Rs 9.47 lakh (ex-showroom). The car will be available in five colour variants of white, silver, orange and black

MAHINDRA TUV300 PLUS LAUNCH DETAILS AND PRICE

 

Mahindra and Mahindra, a home-grown automobile manufacturer, on June 20 announced the TUV300 Plus in India. The sports utility vehicle will be available in three variants – P4, P6 and P8 – at a starting price of Rs 9.47 lakh (ex-showroom). The car will be available in five colours – glacier white, majestic silver, molten orange and bold black.

MAHINDRA TUV300 PLUS DETAILS

The car is an enhanced version of company’s existing mini SUV the TUV300, which was launched in 2015. In comparison to the existing model, the Mahindra TUV300 Plus gets minor cosmetic upgrades, additional seating space, redesigned interiors and reworked engines for more power.

MAHINDRA TUV300 PLUS INTERIORS

The TUV300 Plus has grown from being a 7-seater to 9-seater, thanks to four-seater space in the last row. The car also gets driver’s seat height adjuster, along with lumbar support for front row seats and armrests for driver and co-driver. The complete interior job, including new trims and faux leather seats, is done by Italian design house Pininfarina.

The car gets a 7-inch digital touchscreen infotainment system with build-in GPS navigation. The touchscreen is paired with four speakers and two tweeters. It supports Bluetooth 4.0 for audio and telephony and USB for audio, video and photo playback.

MAHINDRA TUV300 PLUS ENGINE AND OTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS

The car is powered by Mahindra 2.2-litre diesel mHawk engine, which generates 120bhp of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 280 Nm of torque at 2,800 rpm. The engine is mated with 6-speed manual transmission. It supports micro-hybrid and brake energy regeneration technology for better fuel efficiency.

Yoga Day: Indian forces do asanas falling from 15,000 ft, inside submarines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the International Yoga Day 2018 celebrations at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun

Yoga at 15,000 feet in the air and practicing asanas under the ocean’s waves. That’s how India’s armed forces celebrated International Yoga Day.

While the world celebrates the fourth edition of the International Yoga Day on Thursday, India’s brave and bold have participated in their own unique way.

Wing Commander KBS Samyal and Wing Commander Gajanand Yadav, instructors from the India Air Force’s Paratroopers Training School, practiced Yoga at 15,000 feet in the air. IAF’s official twitter handle posted pictures of the duo practicing asanas as they hurtled towards the ground, with their parachutes yet to be deployed.

However, the IAF isn’t alone in pioneering high-altitude Yoga. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel also celebrated Yoga Day in the cold desert of Ladakh at an altitude of 18,000 feet, reported news agency ANI.

Submarine staff belonging to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command also participated in Yoga Day celebrations. News agency ANI posted a visual of Navy personnel performing asanas in what appeared to be the cramped confines of a submarine.

The Indian Army’s soldiers at the Siachen base camp are also celebrating International Yoga Day, with Isha Foundation’s Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev there to train them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led the International Yoga Day 2018 celebrations at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

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How this cop is saving lives by fighting fake news spread on Whatsapp

With an election due in 2019, some worry a surge of fake, politicised messages could lead to more violence, stoking broader Hindu-Muslim tensions and sparking religious riots

 

Local musicians are already singing about the evils of fake news when police superintendent Rema Rajeshwari’s convoy rolls up to the dusty village square in one of India’s poorest communities. “Don’t believe these things,” a performer cries out to the crowd.

In a dark blue cap and stiff khaki uniform, Rajeshwari climbs onto a makeshift stage in front of hundreds of villagers. She’s there to try and stop the spread of bogus WhatsApp messages in her district that warn of child kidnappers and roving murderers.

Across India, social media rumors have caused rural villagers to patrol in anxious groups on the look-out for anyone they don’t recognize. These mobs have already killed numerous people. In May and June alone, at least six people died in WhatsApp-related mob attacks in eastern Assam, western Maharashtra and southern Tamil Nadu. There’s also simmering tensions over Hindu vigilante groups who’ve targeted and killed Muslims.a

“You see these messages, these photos and videos, but you don’t check if they’re real or fake, you just forward them,” Rajeshwari tells them. “Don’t spread these messages. And when strangers come to your village, don’t take the law into your hands. Don’t kill them.”

With an election due in 2019, some worry a surge of fake, politicized messages could lead to more violence, stoking broader Hindu-Muslim tensions and sparking religious riots. The stakes are already high — Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is facing declining support, while opposition parties are planning to combine forces to take him on. Rajeshwari said she saw a spike in messages around recent state elections in the neighboring state of Karnataka, and fears more ahead of national polls.

But something surprising is happening here. Rajeshwari’s education campaign seems to be working. There’s been no fake news-related deaths in more than 400 villages under her control in the southern state of Telangana. At a time when governments around the world are grappling with fake news, Rajeshwari’s efforts offer a local antidote to a global phenomenon.

‘Violent Outcomes’

While U.S. President Donald Trump and others use the term “fake news” to discredit negatives stories, false messages are sowing chaos in India’s villages through Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging service, which has more users in India than any other country.

WhatsApp spokesman Carl Woog said some use the messaging service to spread “harmful misinformation,” but added the company is trying to make that more difficult ahead of India’s next election.

“We’re working to give people more control over group discussions and are constantly evolving our tools to block unwanted automated content,” said Woog, who is based in San Francisco. “In the run up to next year’s elections we will step up our education efforts so that people know about our safety features and how to spot fake news and hoaxes.”

These bogus messages can be particularly dangerous in India, said Michael Kugelman, a senior associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington.

“This is a country where the tendency of nefarious actors to use social media to exploit deeply held societal prejudices increases the likelihood of violent outcomes,” Kugelman said. “The possibility of politicians trying to smear their opponents via WhatsApp rumors could lead to all types of nastiness and raises the specter of political violence.”

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All three matches on day seven ended in a 1-0 result that saw Uruguay advance to the group of 16, and Saudi Arabia and Morocco crashing out of the tournament.

 

As the Fifa World Cup 2018 completes a week, clarity has started emerging on who will advance to the next stage and who will bow out of the tournament. Wednesday wrote the epitaph of Saudi Arabia and Morocco, who join Egypt as the teams who will pack their pack and travel home as soon as the group stage ends. All three matches on the seventh day produced binary results (1-0), with Portugal, Uruguay, and Spain emerging victorious against Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Iran respectively.

Who scored in each match: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the lone goal for Portugal and improved his tally of goals in the ongoing tournament to four while Luis Suarez scored for Uruguay. Diego Costa had a strike ricochet off towards goal against Iran.

Here are the highlights of today’s matches:

1st Match: Portugal vs Morocco

Portugal wins

Morocco are out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 after losing their second match today against Portugal in Group B of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Luzhniki Stadium. They’d be especially sore about it because they lost the two matches despite playing arguably better than their opponents. But then again, luck wasn’t on their side and neither was Ronaldo, who made all the difference.

Ronaldo scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the fourth minute when Portugal earned a corner. Bernaro Silva took a short corner from which Moutinho sent in a cross. Ronaldo, diving, got at the end of the delivery, giving his team the lead. As much as it was Ronaldo being the fox-in-the-box, Morocco too had been guilty of shoddy defending, with Ronaldo left unmarked, a grave sin.

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Trivia: Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first Portugal player since José Torres in 1966 to score a goal with his right foot, left foot and head in a single World Cup tournament.

2nd Match: Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia

Suarez scores the winner

Uruguay are through to the last 16 courtesy their ability to grind out a win out of even drab matches. This was one of such games with chances coming few and far between at Rostov Arena in the Group ‘A’ match. Saudi Arabia are out of the tournament although they were arguably the better team but they paid for a moment of lapse in concentration in which Luis Suarez pounced and scored the sole game of the sluggish match.

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Not aware of misuse of user info by device makers, says Facebook

The company explained that the purpose of these partnerships “was not to share information but to help the partners develop Facebook-like experiences, particularly on devices and other products

 

Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday asserted that it is not aware of “any misuse” of user information including that of Indians, arising out of its agreements with device makers and that these partnerships were limited to creating Facebook-like experiences.

Facebook’s clarifications assume significance as the US social media company had received a notice from India’s IT Ministry seeking an explanation on reports that Facebook had shared information of its users with mobile device makers. “We are not aware of any misuse of Facebook information including Indian users information,” a Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed response.=

The spokesperson was responding to specific queries on whether the company has responded to the government’s notice.

“We appreciate the government of India for giving us an opportunity to respond to the New York Times article on our device-integrated APIs- software which we launched 10 years ago to help get Facebook onto mobile devices,” the spokesperson said. The company explained that the purpose of these partnerships “was not to share information but to help the partners develop Facebook-like experiences, particularly on devices and other products where people otherwise would not have had this access”.

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Yoga Day 2018: How India’s answer to western fitness regimes originated

A text dating back to early medieval India considers yoga an activity that can lead to the liberation of one’s soul or ‘moksha’

 

Yoga has been India’s answer to fancy fitness regimes followed in the west. It has spread to all parts of the world to such an extent that we celebrate the International Yoga Day. Almost every Indian city has something planned to celebrate on this day.

While the Prime Minister practices yoga in Dehradun with over 50,000 people, Vice-President Venkiah Naidu will be the chief guest at a yoga day event in Mumbai. Yoga day is being celebrated in other locations like Hyderabad too.

Where to practice Yoga

But here’s the irony- Yoga must be done in a secluded place, says the Kurma Purana (Kurma Purana Part II, translated by Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, published by Motilal Banarsidaas in 1982), an early medieval Indian text. It lays down few more rules for the practice of yoga. The text has prescribed specific locations where yoga can be done – A well-guarded place, in a cave, on the banks of the river, a temple, and isolated place with no worms. It also prohibits its practice in the Caitya( Buddhist place of worship), at four-cross roads, cremation ground, dilapidated cowpen or, crowded places.

Yoga- A concept that changed from early India to early medieval India?

In addition to the popular belief that yoga is a medium of exercise and is limited to practice of the Asanas, chapter eleven of the Kurma Purana refers to the fact that meticulous practice of yoga leads to the attainment of liberation as it ‘quickly burns the entire cage of sins.’ This is in addition to what Patanjali says about Yoga. Patanjali has called yoga, ‘a way to out to rest endless chain of thoughts’. Another meaning of yoga is found in the Markandeya Purana, say historians. The Markandeya Purana has called yoga as ‘disunion with ignorance and union with Brahman.’ Therefore, by the beginning of the Common Era, had become a formula to attain liberation. In the Rig Veda, historians have noted that ‘yoga’ was used to denote connection between words. It came from the root word ‘Yujir’ which means unite or connect.

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Having already mentioned that the text dating back to early medieval India considers yoga an activity that can lead to liberation, there is a whole chapter elucidating the form. It goes on to say that knowledge originates from yoga and yoga functions through knowledge. Further to this, it is believed that Siva is pleased with one who is devoted to the practice of yoga.

Classification of Yoga

This Purana goes on to classify yoga as Abhaava yoga and Mahayoga. There is third usage ‘Brahma yoga’. Abhaava yoa is where the person introspects and realises oneself thoroughly. The Purana does not explain in detail Mahayoga. So far as Brahma yoga goes, it is one which leads to realisation.

Yoga is made of eight essential elements- Pranayama, essentially controlling breathing, Dhyana, Pratyahara which means not letting external factors influence oneself, Dhaarna or retention, Samaadhi or trance, Yama or control, Niyama or self-restraint, and Aasana or posture.

The text talks about many sub-types of pranayama- Uttama, Madhyama and Adhama, based on the breathing patterns. Performing pranayama by reciting mantras such as ‘om’ is called ‘sagarbha’ yoga and pranayama sans recitation is ‘agarbha’.

It goes on to detail the stages of pranayama as Recaka( exhaling), Puraka (inhalation) and Kumbhaka (holding breath). It is believed that 12 pranayamas lead to dhyana. A person is in a trance if he has done 12 dhyanas.

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