The Election Commission of India has asked Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren why he should not be disqualified under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for holding a mining lease in his name. ET has learned that the Election Commission’s notice given on Monday gave Soren time till next Tuesday to explain why action under Section 9A of the RPA should not be taken against him.
The Election Commission has said that the notice was sent following a reference from the Governor to the representation of BJP MLAs in Jharkhand on the issue. The Election Commission said the state chief secretary in his reply to the poll panel had confirmed the facts on the ownership of the mining lease. Under this, the CM has been asked why he should not be disqualified.
Hemant Soren was issued a stone quarry mining lease for 0.88 acres in Angara block of Ranchi district in June 2021 by the District Mining Department. Governor Ramesh Bais recently referred the matter to the Election Commission under Article 192 of the Constitution. This provision authorizes the Governor to take a decision on the disqualification of the elected member on the basis of the advice of the Election Commission.
ET was the first to report that the EC was probing the reference of governors under Section 9A of the RPA, 1951, which attracts disqualification for legislators on the ground of owning government contracts, etc. The provision states that a person shall be disqualified, and for so long as, “for the supply of goods to that Government, or for the performance of any act done by that Government in his association with the appropriate Government.” exists a contract entered into by him in the course of business or business”.
The terms of the contract with the state government as part of the mining lease license allotted to Soren in June 2021 were studied under the same clause. The excavation of mines and minerals is leased by the government and usually involves revenue sharing which is mostly read as ‘contract’.
An army of lawyers is ready to defend the case before the Election Commission and the Jharkhand High Court, which is hearing the matter. In the Election Commission, the exercise may also include hearings before the matter is finalized and sent to the Governor. A PIL has been filed in the HC on the matter, alleging abuse of office was also a case of ‘office of profit’ and disqualification should be initiated against the sitting CM in both the cases.
The state government has argued in court that the mining lease was given to the CM in error and surrendered, but the HC issued a notice on April 8. BJP leaders including former Chief Minister Raghubar Das had made representations to the Governor on the matter. , The complaints allege that in September 2021, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority granted environmental clearance to Soren for mining in the Angara stone deposit, as seen in the authority’s minutes and according to a PIL filed in the HC in February. The District Mining Office approved the progressive mine closure plan for the same in July 2021. Soren handled the portfolio of Mines and Environment during the period when agencies under the departments approved mining proposals.
In keeping with its all-American annual exhibition theme, the Metropolitan Museum of Arts’ Costume Institute welcomed First Lady Jill Biden on Monday morning.
As nearly 200 media types wormed their way through “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” the second part of the Costume Institute’s exhibition in the American wing of the museum, FLOTUS addressed attendees at the Charles Engelhard court. Dressed in a white and black floral dress, Biden said, “Our style lets us express things that we can’t put into words. We reveal and hide with symbols and shapes, colors and cuts who we are and who makes them. The history of American design is rich and deep. It is a story of innovation and ingenuity, of rebellion and renewal. It is often written by those in the shadows, not recognized for their influence and art. But here at The Met their stories are told. His voice is loud and his work can shine. So I was so excited to accept Anna [Wintour] Exhibit to join you in celebrating this incredible exhibition and education, which is such an important part of your mission,” Biden said.
As an English teacher, Biden said she has always believed in the power of language and since becoming First Lady, she has realized that “it’s the only way we communicate.” When the president was preparing for a State of the Union address a few months ago, Biden said that his “mind was a world away. Like so many Americans, I cried over the broken bodies of children in Ukraine, the bombs, the streets.” Was impressed by the news of the parents.”
Leading the State of the Union, FLOTUS said she knew she would only be told what she wore. So she ordered the flower of Ukraine, the sunflower applique, and had one sewn onto the cuffs of her deep cobalt blue dress as a symbol of hope and solidarity. “Sitting by the Ukrainian ambassador that night” [Oksana Markarova] I knew I was sending a message without saying a word. That Ukraine was in our hearts and we stood with them.
Biden also informed the crowd of an announcement he made on Monday to visit US troops in Romania and Slovakia and spend Mother’s Day with Ukrainian families displaced by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war. “As a mother, I can only imagine the grief the family is feeling. I know we don’t share a language, but I hope I can convey in a greater way than words that their resilience inspires me, that they are not forgotten and that all Americans still stand by them Huh. ,
Focusing on the second half of the exhibition, Biden said, “As we celebrate the designers and the fashion that has shaped America’s identity, I hope it inspires us all to learn. I hope this helps us to see the beauty and art that surrounds us every day. And most importantly, I hope it reminds us to be brave and courageous only. Thank you for all that you do.”
With this, the first lady then took a private tour of the exhibition with Wintour, Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu curator in charge of the Costume Institute, and Lawrence A., in charge of The American Wings Sylvia Yount. Fleischmann joined the curators. In his remarks Monday, The Met director Max Hollin called Bolton the museum’s “Employee of the Year.”
A look at the room in “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” designed by Janicza Bravo.
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Biden’s audience on Monday included Radha Blank, Janicza Bravo, Julie Dash and Autumn de Wilde, some of the nine film directors who re-imagined some period rooms for the new exhibition. Another major contributor to the spring show, milliner Stephen Jones, who designed all of the headpieces, was also in attendance along with other fashion mainstays such as Thom Browne, Sandy Schreier and Nancy Chilton.
As far as de Wilde thought about the finished product, he said excitedly, “‘Okay, I’m finished.'”
Many attendees doubled for a second loop around the Vanderlin Panorama gallery, where Tom Ford envisioned the “Battle of Versailles”, a 1973 exhibit between American and European designers, of some of the designs worn by models in the legendary In with aerial chrome mannequins. Fashion show. As a backdrop to John Vanderlin’s “Panoormic View of the Palace and the Garden of Versailles, 1818–19”, Ford deploys designer-clad effigies while dueling swords under a mirrored ceiling. As it turned out, Ford, whose feature films include “Nocturnal Animals” and “A Single Man,” surpassed the other eight directors in terms of accuracy.
A Look at the Tom Ford-Orchestrated Gallery at The Met Exhibition “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.”
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During a preview on Sunday, Bolton said setting up Ford was probably the most complicated. Where the mannequins would be placed had to be determined in advance, as once the floor was installed nothing could be moved. Replica tiles were to be made in similar fabrics and prints, and after Ford checked the fake set-up, some alterations were made and the mannequin tiles were replaced with original designer dresses. “It was so complicated. I wanted a time spent in the set up room so people could see how complicated it was. But we couldn’t,” Bolton said. “But with each one, you’re working with directors who have very specific perspectives. That’s what I love about this exhibition. Each room has and has its own aesthetic. [like] a short film. ,
Ann Lowe wedding gown in new exhibition.
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Unsung designers such as Ann Lowe, Fanny Chris Payne and Olympe Bois are featured in “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.” Speaking about the many women displayed at the 100-item spring exhibit, Bolton said on Sunday, “The fact that these women did this despite discrimination and in some cases prejudice, and what they did to these thriving businesses is extraordinary. Well, it’s going to go a long way.”
While Bolton and other museum brass will greet hundreds of guests at Monday night’s Met Gala, FLOTUS has other plans. She and President Joe Biden will host a reception in celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr at the White House.
Buoyed by its success in the electric passenger vehicle segment, Tata Motors is gearing up to electrify a portion of its commercial vehicle portfolio.
The transition towards commercial EVs will be bigger than its entry into the electric personal vehicle segment, as commercial EVs will potentially generate $500-700 million (Rs 3,800-5,350 crore) in business for the company over a few years.
Tata Motors is already the lowest bidder in a tender floated by the government for 5,500 electric buses with a commercial potential of over Rs 3,000 crore. The company is also set to sign an MoU with half a dozen last-mile ecommerce and mobility providers such as Amazon, Flipkart, BigBasket, Delivery and Moving.com to deliver 15,000-20,000 units of the electric version of its Ace Mini. . The truck, the price of which is estimated at 150-200 million dollars.
Tata Motors will formally unveil the Ace Electric Cargo this week.
“The company is slowly and steadily mobilizing the demand among the last-mile mobility providers. The numbers 15,000-20,000 appear to be relatively conservative; The intention or demand is more than twice that number,” said one of the three people with knowledge of the matter. The company is ready to deliver more, he said, pointing to supply chain issues, such as shortages of semiconductors, as a drag.
Emails sent to Tata Motors did not elicit any response till press time on Monday.
“While the passenger vehicle business is all the more glamorous and garnering more attention, the demand for the commercial vehicle space is very high and could generate huge gains for Tata Motors in the future. It is a low hanging fruit, which should be consumed, strategically and strategically,” said a second person.
Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran told ET last week that Tata Motors’ inclination towards electric vehicles will be ‘all in’, allowing the company to lead the segment.
The entire Tata Group is involved in driving Tata Motors’ EV ambition, working with Tata Autocomp, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata Technologies, Tata Elxi and Tata Consultancy Services on development and supply of products, software and services.
Over the past year, the company has brought on board Anurag Mehrotra, former managing director of Ford India, who may work on opening up new markets for electric vehicles globally. Former Royal Enfield Global Chief Marketing Officer Shubhranshu Singh, who joined the company last year, will be driving the perception change for the brand in the cleaner mobility space.
One of the people said that the company’s electric CV business will likely be similar to the strategy it adopted for the passenger vehicle business: demonstrating capacity and business potential before investing in scaling.
Its electric CV business will face competition from Switch Mobility and some new-age EV players like Caussis and Triton Mobility. More than $5-6 billion is expected to be invested in building a portfolio, ecosystem and supply base out of these four companies.
Alia Bhatt Instagram Photos: actor Alia Bhatt, who married her longtime boyfriend and actor Ranbir Kapoor in a dream wedding, shared her life through a series of selfies, in which she shared pictures from the first four months of 2022. Actors often impress their followers with their beauty. Whose pictures she uploads on her Instagram handle. Gangubai took the internet by storm when she gave a glimpse to her followers at different times from January to April.Also Read – ‘Always and Forever’: Daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt shares picture with Rishi Kapoor on his death anniversary – see here
In the first selfie, the actor is seen soaking in the sun. The second shows Alia receiving a handwritten note from superstar Amitabh Bachchan praising her performance. Gangubai KathiawadiHe is very happy to have got it. Her third picture is a cute selfie taken on the sets of Ayan Mukerji brahmastraIn which his hair is decorated with yellow flowers. Meanwhile, in her latest photo, she is seen enjoying quality time in the pool. Also Read – Runway 34 Movie Review: Ajay Devgn-Amitabh Bachchan bring together a witty tug of war in a fast-paced thriller
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Fans showered a lot of love on Alia’s post. He dropped fire and heart-eye emojis in the comments section. Her followers described her as beautiful and gorgeous in her latest pictures. A user asked about Ranbir Kapoor and said, “Didn’t take selfie with husband?” Mother Soni Razdan wrote on her post with a red heart emoji, “Gorgeous”.
Meanwhile, newlyweds Alia and Ranbir will star in Ayan Mukerji’s fantasy drama ‘brahmastra,’ which is slated to hit the theaters on September 9, 2022. She is currently busy with the second schedule of her upcoming film, ‘love story of rocky and rani,’ directed by Karan Johar and starring Ranveer Singh.
A special CBI court has taken cognizance of a fresh Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheet accusing former coal secretary HC Gupta of “misleading the (then) prime minister officer” in a 2007 coal allocation scam. The court has summoned Gupta. The then Joint Secretary Coal KS Krofa and two others have accused Gupta and other officials of showing “unfair side” to a private company based on the chargesheet.
The court has held that there is “sufficient material to show the offenses” of cheating, criminal conspiracy and charges of corruption under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The court has left it to the “intelligent” of the CBI to challenge the denial of government sanction to prosecute the then Coal Ministry director, who, according to the chargesheet, “willfully ignored the violation of guidelines” for coal block allocation. intentionally chosen to do”. in Jharkhand.
While the CBI got nod to prosecute Gupta, the government refused to sanction the prosecution of the then director KC Samaria. The court has made it clear that “if during the course of the trial, the role of any other person involved in the process – be it a private party or a public servant – comes to the fore, necessary action will also be initiated against them by law”.
The CBI had earlier filed a closure report against the involvement of government employees in the scam, but in 2017 a CBI court rejected it and asked the agency to conduct further investigation. As per the directions of the court, the CBI conducted the investigation and filed a fresh charge sheet in December 2021.
The charge sheet alleges that Gupta “misled the PMO and deliberately overlooked apparent discrepancies and changes in the application format in favor of Consteel Limited (co-accused)” and that the company was sold to Hurilong and Hutar Sector-C Coal in Jharkhand. Block allocation is recommended.
“It was the duty of the Joint Secretary Coal to place before the members of the Screening Committee the relevant data/recommendations of the concerned Administrative Ministry and State Governments so as to facilitate the Screening Committee to take an objective decision, but failed to do so,” it alleged. Put it.
The charge sheet claimed that the accused conspired together and deceived the Coal Ministry’s Screening Committee to persuade Contestyl to recommend coal block allocation.
Paris, Regine Zilberberg, the nightlife powerhouse who ran a club empire spanning from Rio de Janeiro to Kuala Lumpur, has died at the age of 92, French media have reported.
The redhead, long known for the international jet set by her maiden name, died “peacefully” near Paris on Sunday, her granddaughter Daphne Rotkej told AFP news agency.
Comedian Pierre Palmade wrote in a tribute released at the family’s request, “The queen of nightlife is gone: shut down due to a long and storied career.” Although he and Regin were about 40 years apart in age, they were close friends and also collaborated on stage.
In addition to running a nightclub, Regin was a singer, performing tunes written by such luminaries as Serge Gainsbourg and Charles Aznavour, and appeared at Carnegie Hall in 1969.
Nicknamed “La Grande Zoa” after one of her songs, Regin often performed wearing a feather boa – although she was also known to walk around her clubs with a live boa constrictor.
A Jewish survivor of World War II, the Belgian-born entertainer opened his first nightclub in Paris in 1957, drawing an eclectic crowd.
“There is no nightclub owner in the history of France who was as famous as him,” said journalist Bertrand Dikel on France Info radio. “She was the first to open a venue where people come to dance to fashionable records. She was one of the first to decide that everyone was welcome and that it would be not one clan, one family, but everyone.
Model Pat Cleveland in costume with Halston, Martin Snarik and Marina Schiano at Regin’s Rio Carnival party on March 3, 1980 in New York.
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Singer Rekha Renaud, Prime Minister Jean Casteux, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Culture Minister Rosaline Bachelot were among those who paid tribute to the entertainer on Sunday.
“Goodbye Regin, you brightened up nightlife with humor and panache, and made a mark on French music with songs that have become classics,” Bachelot wrote on Twitter.
Born Regina Zilberberg in Etterbeck, Belgium, to Polish Jewish parents, Regina grew up with an absent mother and a gambler father, who was learning to draw from her own intelligence.
Hiding in France during the war, she helped with the resistance effort. “I’m not a medium, but I have an instinct,” she told WWD in 2015. “During the war, I used to go out at night. Curfew, German – I was not scared. I will deliver the message.”
But this period ended in tragedy for Resene when her boyfriend, Claude Heymann, was exiled in 1944. “That was my first love, and I think, for me, my only love – voila,” she recalled in a factual tone.
With steely resolve, Rezin hoisted himself from hat-check girl to the top of the social pyramid, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Aristotle Onassis, François Sagan and Yves Saint Laurent along the way. at one point He oversaw 23 clubs on three continents.
“I think people have a destiny,” she said. “I got divorced at 19 and a half because I wanted to do what I wanted. It was something I had set my heart on. It wasn’t about being famous, but I wanted to be loved around the world. ,
Regine Zilberberg with Diane von Furstenberg in 1979.
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His 2015 book “Mes Nuts, Mes Raincontres”, which translates as “People and Places”, has earned him collaborations with luminaries including Oscar de la Renta, Diana Vreeland, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone Shown in the city. Shirley MacLaine, Julio Iglesias, Sammy Davis Jr., Charles Aznavour and Pele.
It also highlighted her career as an actress, having had parts in films including “The Seven-Per-Saint Solution” and “The Last Train”. Fashion designers were with him from the very beginning. She had known Karl Lagerfeld since the age of 18 and wore designs by everyone from Madame Grace to Dior, Saint Laurent, Valentino and Guy Laroche.
As might be expected, Regin was a treasure trove of juicy anecdotes.
There was a time when Mick Jagger was turned away from the opening of Regin’s New York City outpost because he was wearing a jacket and sneakers—the notoriously strict door policy specified men had to be in a dark suit.
Or her longstanding feud with Frank Sinatra over a stampede in Monte Carlo, which she wrongly believed had leaked to the press. When Regin appeared at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to sing with Paul Anka, a depressed Sinatra refused to introduce him on stage.
“I sent him flowers. He wasn’t happy—he sent them back,” he recalled. “Not that I care. Frankly, I never wasted my life even though I was part of his inner circle. I mean, that was really a pain in the ass.”
Regine Zilberberg at her 10th wedding anniversary party at her self-named nightclub in Paris on December 20, 1979.
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Regin’s sharp tongue and ability to hold grudges—he referred to former friends as “the living dead”—were as renowned as his hospitality. She gleefully told a story of sending a cactus to a New York Times food critic who had dismantled Regin’s restaurant, then run by famed chef Michel Gerrard.
Then she had famous lovers, including Gene Kelly, with whom she had a three-month affair. “We remained very, very close friends,” she said, recalling the grief of seeing her go blind in old age.
Among his deepest personal tragedies was the death of his only child, Lionel Rotkage, who died in 2006 at the age of 58. Regin said of his heyday.
Her solution was to continue working well after retirement, usually getting four hours of sleep a night.
“I don’t want people to feel sorry for me. I’m not interested in it. I want them to laugh and be happy with me. Boring people – I have nothing to do with them. So I remove boredom from my existence.” I do, and I feel like I don’t have time to get bored,” she said.
