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Evening briefing: Sufi body backs Centre's 'Waqf Board plan'; Indian envoy's gift to Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, more
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The All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council on Tuesday supported the Centre's purported move to curb the powers of Waqf boards. In a statement, AISSC chairman Syed Naseruddin Chishty said that the bill was long overdue, and that dargahs across the country are supporting this move. “All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council strongly supports the amendment that are being proposed by this Government. There is a desperate need for the amendments,” Chishty said. He also said that the council has been demanding this for a ling time. The AISSC chairman further demanded a separate Dargah Board under the amendments. “Dargahs are supporting this decision. An amendment is needed because Dargahs are the biggest victims,” he said. Dig deeper
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Indian ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf on Tuesday hosted Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker and her coach Jaspal Rana at his residence in Paris. In a post on social platform X, Ashraf wrote,"Pleased to host @realmanubhaker & coach @jaspalrana2806 at the embassy residence against the iconic backdrop of the Eiffel. Mature, wise, grounded, witty. Focused and committed. More success & glory ahead for her. Learnt much from her. Will surely inspire a generation." During the interaction, Ashraf gifted an English translation of the Bhagwad Gita to Bhaker, who scripted history at the Paris Olympics by clinching two bronze medals at the 10 metres air pistol women's event and 10 metres air pistol mixed event. Dig deeper
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A Google employee has shared a glimpse into the search engine giant's canteen at its Gurgaon office, showing the various food options as well as different cuisines on offer, all for free. Parleen Ranhotra, a Google employee based in Gurgaon shared on an Instagram reel titled, “What I eat as a Google employee,” mouthwatering clips of the meals served to employees, with a caption reading, “Google serves all day every day.” Ranhotra shared that Google has a “plate of the day” every day and that it was a ramen bowl on that day. Dig deeper
Global Matters
The Peninsula issued an apology to Serena Williams after she was “denied access” to the luxury hotel in Paris. On Monday, the 42-year-old tennis icon claimed that she and her children were not permitted to dine at the 5-star hotel's rooftop despite the place being “empty.” Williams was both disappointed and shocked by the incident as she wrote, “Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first. #Olympic2024,” on X, formerly Twitter. Dig deeper
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Actor Divya Seth Shah’s daughter Mihika Shah, who is granddaughter of veteran actor Sushma Seth, died on Monday. While the exact cause of her death is not known, some reports are stating that she died following fever and seizure. The sad news was shared by Divya on social media on Tuesday. Taking to Facebook, Divya wrote, “With profound sorrow, we inform you of the passing of our beloved Mihika Shah, who left for her heavenly abode on August 5, 2024.” The note was signed by Divya and her husband Siddharth Shah. She didn’t disclose the cause of her daughter's death in the note. Dig deeper
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India's Vinesh Phogat made a roaring start at the Paris Olympics 2024, defeating reigning world champion and Olympic gold medallist Yui Susaki of Japan in the Round of 16 and then Ukraine's Oksana Livach to enter the semifinal of the women's 50kg freestyle wrestling. Vinesh handed Susaki the first loss of her international career, stunning the No. 1 seed in the final five seconds to take the contest 3-2. Growing in confidence from arguably the biggest win of her career, Vinesh, barely 45 minutes later, built on it and defeated Livach 7-5 in a much-more evenly-contested bout. Dig deeper
