The deputy Prime Minister in Taliban conquered Afghanistan has been named among the 100 most influential people of 2021 by Time Magazine. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is also considered the Top figure in the Doha deal.

He supervised the Taliban in negotiations with the US during the peace deal. Baradar is considered to be a quiet, secretive man who rarely gives public statements. He represents a more moderate current within the Taliban.
In February 2020, when the US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad officially signed the peace deal in Doha, Baradar was the chief face of the Taliban.

Recently, as the Taliban gained power in Afghanistan, it was on the terms Baradar negotiated. He was said to be making all the major decisions, including the amnesty offered to members of the former regime, the lack of bloodshed when the Taliban entered Kabul and the regime’s contacts and visits with neighboring states, especially China and Pakistan, Time magazine said.

However, despite being the co-founder of the Taliban and having played a top role in negotiations with the US, it’s believed that Baradar has been given a relatively lower position in the caretaker government.
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The unstable economic condition in both national and global markets has been keeping the industries under constant pressure for a long time now. It has always been hard for the business units to maintain a balance between cost-effectively and production efficiency. This makes the importance of adhering to a strict compliance policy even greater. The units need to utilize every bit of their time and resources to remain profitable. Workforce management software helps the organization to meet their demands of digitization and increases the production efficiency. From productivity to safety to compliance, TimeKompas takes care of all the factors to streamline daily working operations.

TimeKompas is an AI-based workforce management app that helps the organizations all the business insights it requires to sustain productivity. Founded by Amit, Abhishek, and Akansh, the App performs a wide range of activities within the broader spectrum of Human Resource, Sales & Customer Relations and Project Management like attendance, payroll, staff scheduling, employee performance management, and compliance.

Using a unique feature like selfie attendance, the app has made the employee attendance system more convenient than the traditional biometric attendance system. Especially in a time when work from home has become a part of the normal job description, TimeKompas makes sure that the employees can mark their attendance from home or assigned working location. It also helps to identify attendance patterns so that the companies can effectively manage all the leaves both planned and unplanned. Utilizing this data, management can enhance their payroll accuracy and improve absentee issues.

With advanced geo-tag, TimeKompas tracks the employee movements and ensures all your resources are doing their jobs. A better understanding of employee engagement enables businesses to ensure employee productivity. This WFM app also digitally manages leaves, holidays, PTO, and schedule conflicts using tools like automation and data analytics. It allows the owners to configure the rules for the workers. By automating a major portion of compliance monitoring with PMS, it helps the units function optimally without wasting precious time. The PMS feature keeps track all ongoing, pending and completed tasks. You can actually create project, maintain record of project and also assign task to the employee who should work in that project, unlike maintaining paper records or Excel spreadsheet records.

These features are especially beneficial for companies having scattered locations. Agrees Monica Gaikwad, HR Head at ISC Projects Ltd. which has over 3000 employees at 50+ sites:

“After switching to TimeKompas, we were able to effectively monitor our teams at all the remote sites. This has not just saved our project management efforts & cost, but we have seen a remarkable improvement in our project completion, owing to better clarity among employees regarding assigned tasks & timelines.”

The CRM module of TimeKompas keeps a tab on all the sales activities and customer interactions at one place, straight from your mobile phone. It makes the entire monitoring and follow-up process easier as one can set reminders for targets and follow-ups. With advanced sales module you can manage quotes, orders, delivery and payments.

TimeKompas secures the company data with its 7 layers of security. When companies are constantly facing the threat of data theft, this new-age WFM software keeps every valuable data completely safe in its server and allows you to access them from both app and website. What makes it more desirable is the fact that it does not cost a fortune to incorporate this software into the company’s existing IT infrastructure. So, it can fit the budget of every small and big scale enterprise.

Its cutting-edge features, cost-effectiveness, and advanced security have already earned the WFM app more than 3000 clients including TATA Projects and few Government departments. TimeKompas currently caters to business at Pan India Level (from Jammu Kashmir to Kerala, Tripura to Gujarat). Bootstrapped startup TimeKompas is already in profit with over 1.5 Cr in annual revenue and looking towards a 10X growth in the coming years.

Poised to launch for overseas market and getting a deeper penetration in the domestic SMB segment, the developers of TimeKompas are dedicated to making the app even more efficient so that it can boost the productivity and ROI of other businesses.

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The GFE – Global Federation of Entrepreneurs, World’s Biggest Export Training and Networking Organization has planned a tour to Dubai Expo 2020 for their regular clients and all the other people who may want to enjoy an affordable yet luxurious tour to Dubai.

The tour is named as “Export 2020” and offers 2 in 1 package tours to Dubai for personal as well as business purposes. It is cost effective in a way that it saves almost 50% of your cost. Generally it costs around 60 k to visit Dubai for business purposes for 5 days and 50k for a personal tour of 3 Nights.

However, GFE has come up with a brilliant idea of 2 in 1 Tour which costs around 59 k only, half the price of what generally costs. At first, it was limited to GFE Clients and their Member Exporters, but now they have made it available to all the people so the maximum numbers can take the advantage of it.

As per the sources, here are the details of the tour. So plan your dates accordingly and get ready to accomplish your dream to visit Dubai! The Dubai Tour will be of 6 days, 5Nights – 25th of October to 29th of October with stay in 4 star hotels.

Here is the itinerary for the Dubai tour organized by the GFE Group. 25th of October – Arrival in Dubai followed by Indian dinner then moving to hotel, checking in and overnight stay. On the next day, 26th of October, tourists will have a refreshing breakfast, go to exhibition, spend a day there and followed by evening pickup from exhibition, Indian dinner and overnight stay.

The third day, 27th of October, tourists will have morning breakfast, go to exhibition, spend a day there and followed by evening pickup from exhibition, enjoying Dhow cruise with dinner and overnight stay. The second to last day, 28th of October, tourists will have morning breakfast, go to the exhibition, spend a day there and overnight stay in the hotel.

The last day will be little different as after breakfast, tourists will be checking out from the hotel, taking the tour of the Dubai city with enough shopping time and then moving to the airport to depart for the flight to India. This tour will have accommodation in 4 star hotels with visa and airport pick-up & drop services. Are you ready to experience the real magic of Dubai?

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Actor Sonu Sood, whose office was continuously being surveyed by Income Tax Officers, finally slackened search came to an end after 20 hours. Some searches even suggest that Income tax officers even searched many locations that were linked to the actor including his property deal in Lucknow. 

There is a scanner for Sonu Sood Property deal with Lucknow Based real estate company. Opposition leaders said it is a witch-hunt against 48 years old actor, who helps poor people and gives employment opportunities for many people in lockdown and also provided oxygen to lots of people.  

Sonu Sood provided buses, trains even flights in pandemic to migrants so they can move on to their homes, He steeped during the second covid wave to provide oxygen for covid patients. The raids tax have ended after recently Sonu Sood meets with Arvind Kejriwal the chief minister of Delhi, He said  Actor is a brand ambassador for the ‘Desh ka mentors’ program for school students.  

The actor mentioned his charity work has nothing to do with Politics, many rumors are spreading related to Sonu Sood Meeting with Arvind Kejriwal, Perhaps in next year election in Punjab as an Aam Aadmi  Party (AAP) candidate. While attending a press conference with Arvind Kejriwal actor said to reporters no politics was discussed we haven’t discussed anything related to politics.  

The BJP has denied that raids ended by politics. Asif Bhamla BJP spokesperson said, there is no relation to Arvind Kejriwal meeting any personality can meet anyone. It is a search, not a raid. It is not necessary that the person who heads charity has done something wrong. It must be anything on a lower level.  Income tax is an independent department that has its protocol. It is doing its job.

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Narendra Damodar Das Modi, the Prime Minister of India turns 71 years old today. Born in Gujarat’s Vadnagar, Modi is without a doubt India’s most charismatic leader and a politician that enjoys unwavering support of the common Indians. Riding on the development slogan ‘Acche Din Aane Waale Hai,’ he delivered the unprecedented as the BJP won a clear-cut majority in the 2014 General Elections under his candidature as the PM face of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He astonished all the opposition parties and political pundits once again in 2019 when the BJP, for the second consecutive time, won a majority under his name. BJP in 2019 even broke their previous record by winning 303 seats as compared to 282 seats in 2014.

Narendra ‘Bhai’ Modi as he is popularly called in his home state of Gujarat has also been the Chief Minister of Gujarat for twelve and a half years from 2001 to 2014. He resigned in 2014 as he was declared the PM face of the BJP. Currently, he is the two-time Member of Parliament from Varanasi, Gujarat.

Modi hails from a small town in Northern Gujarat and has completed an M.A degree in political science. He joined the BJP in the year 1987 and before this, he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a RSS Pracharak in Ahmedabad and worked towards strengthening the organization. He was the man responsible for managing L.K.Advani’s Rath Yatra in 1990 and slowly rose to the ranks of General Secretary. In 2001, he was elected the Chief Minister of Gujarat and went to become the longest-serving Cheif Minister of Gujarat. 

Here’s a  look at some of the mind-boggling facts about India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

1. He is the first Prime Minister to be born in an Independent India. 
2. A vegetarian by diet, Modi is also known to be health-conscious and a lover of the ancient Indian tradition of Yoga. 
3. Modi is said to be an adherent follower of Maa Durga and even fasts for all seven days during the festive season of Navratri.
4. As per people close to him and people who have known him for a long time, Modi seems to have trust issues with people. The only person he blindly trusts is his trusted lieutenant, Amit Shah, who has always been with him since their RSS days. 
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also is the Indian with the most number of followers on the social media platform- Twitter. Narendra Modi, as of now, has more than 71.2 million followers on Twitter leaving behind some of the big names from the film and sports fraternity.
6. He is the only CM of Gujarat, who, in his twelve and a half years of service, hasn’t taken a single day off.
7. A complete talent package. Narendra Modi is said to be a lover of photography as well as enjoys writing poetry in his free time. He also, during his school days, used to take part in several dramas and plays.
8. Modi as a PM also has a big record to his name. He is the longest-serving Non-Congress Prime Minister of India. Moreover, he is the fourth longest-serving PM of all time.
9. He is said to be a workaholic and avoid staying overnight in hotels. Instead, the Indian Prime Minister takes a rest on his plane during the course of the journey. 
10. Modi is someone who loves to flaunt his identity, his language, and his traditions. He always puts his signature in Hindi even in all the official documents. 

Here’s wishing Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister health, happiness, and love on his 71st Birthday. 

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On the auspicious occasion of Radha Ashtami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The university is being launched by the Uttar Pradesh government and is named after Jat King,  Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, writer and social reformer.

At the inauguration ceremony, Modi said,   Â“We have had several freedom fighters who at different stages of life proved their worth and gave sacrifices for the nation. But unfortunately, the youth of the nation were not introduced to such icons even after gaining independence.” 

Stressing on the defence corridor, PM Modi said, “The world is seeing that from grenades to rifles to fighter jets to drones, everything is being mass-produced in India. Even after decades of gaining independence, India was seen as a defence importer, however, breaking the chains we are now seen as defence exporters.” The Defense Industrial Corridor of Uttar Pradesh will help in making the country self-sustaining in the field of defence production and promoting ‘Make in India’, he added.

Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University is being established in an area of over 92 acres at Lodha village and Musepur village of Aligarh’s Koil tehsil. The university has been affiliated with 395 colleges of the Aligarh division as informed by the official press release. The government’s decision to set up the university after the mentioned Jat figure is being seen as a strategy of BJP’s bid to win over the dissatisfied communities forth of the pivotal assembly polls in the state early next year.

Admiring the U.P. government, PM Modi said, “The central and UP governments are working together to develop the state. We have to confront together all the forces that are against development here”. He further appreciated the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, under whose leadership, UP was benefitting from a “double-engine sarkar,” referring to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) governments at the Centre and in the state.

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Cancer is a dominant uncontrollable disease that leads to painful death. With the rising number of cancer patients, it has become high time to think for the betterment of cancer sufferers. In the past year, this dreadful disease accounts for about 1 crore deaths according to the World Health Organization. Many of the losing battles against cancer are because of the high cost of diagnosis and costly treatments. Aiming to achieve a proper cure for this deadly illness, the National Health Service, Britain state-run organization, has launched a trial that can help in reducing the cost of diagnosis and treatment in several countries including India, further promoting good health and increasing the number of cancer survivors. 

The NHS has initiated a step towards bringing relief to cancer sufferers. The world’s biggest trial of Grail Inc flagship Galleri blood test will help in detecting 50 cancer types even before the symptoms appear in the person. Further, if the trial comes out to be successful it will do wonders for cancer patients who deal with enormous pain every single day. The trial is the first of its kind and directs 140,000 people in eight different areas to check the credibility of the test. 

“Carried out as a quick and simple blood test,” says NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard, “This could mark the beginning of a revolution in cancer detection and treatment here and around the world.”

“By finding cancer before signs and symptoms even appear, we have the best chance of treating it and we can give people the best possible chance of survival,” Pritchard suggested.

“What it means to India and even to the rest of the world is that the investigations being performed will have a precursor to them, so their cost will come down considerably for investigations themselves,” said Dr. Mamta Rao, Consultant Radiologist in the UK.

Harriet Buckingham, who was first told about her breast cancer in 2013, said the trial would have made a world of difference for her had her cancer been detected early. “By the time I found my lump, cancer had traveled to my lymph nodes. Had my cancer been detected earlier my treatment would have been less scary perhaps,” said Harriet, who has now fully recovered.

The National Cancer Registry Program in India said that out of every 68 men 1 man will likely succumb to lung cancer, 1 in 29 females will have to go through breast cancer and 1 in 9 Indians will have to live with cancer in their life span. The cancer trial is expected to have a good effect on certain cancer patients which involves the head, neck, lungs, bowel, pancreatic, and throat areas. 

Dr. Preetha Arvind says, “this test endeavors to pick up earlier cancers that would not be detected routinely.” Further told, “Screening programs pick up only certain types of tumors but this one could possibly detect cancers that don’t have screening programs.”

Most men are inclined towards the oral cavity, lung, stomach, colorectal and oesophagus cancer. Whereas women suffer from breast, oral cavity, cervices, lung, and gastric cancers. “Oral cavity, stomach, and gastric are some of the cancers that don’t yet have any screening programs. Therefore, a blood test like this could be a gamechanger,” Dr. Preeta Arvind said.

The study shows that it is expected to see results by 2023 and if the test becomes successful then the NHS will roll out more increased trials for around 1 million people till 2024 & 2025. And if everything works out as per the plan then the test will be available by 2026, said Dr. Mamta Rao 
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The new Chinese ambassador to Britain has been barred from parliament by the Speakers in the Commons and Lords. The imposition of sanctions on British MPs by Beijing.

The new ambassador, Zheng Zeguang, was due to attend a meeting of the broadly pro-Chinese all-party group on China, but after a letter from MPs who were subjected to sanctions by China, including the former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith, the Commons Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has said the meeting is not appropriate.

A similar decision has been endorsed by the Lord’s Speaker, John McFall.

Hoyle met a group of the MPs targeted by China last week and afterward in a letter they urged him to consider “the implications of the visit for all parliamentarians who need to be able to speak out as part of their duties in the democratic system we all cherish”.

They urged him to ban the ambassador from the parliamentary estate until the sanctions are lifted.

It is understood that the Speaker sought the advice of the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, but the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office said the decision was a matter for the Speaker, and not the government.

Hoyle said he was not banning the Chinese ambassador permanently, but only while the sanctions existed. China says it imposed sanctions on MPs and academics in March after the UK government imposed sanctions on Chinese officials that it had identified as responsible for the suppression of the rights of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang. In their letter, the MPs argued: “The Chinese government has so far made no attempt to reverse the sanctions, which are a tool to criminalize individuals and limit their freedom internationally. Indeed the Chinese government has taken steps to give legal force to the sanctions rendering us potentially vulnerable to prosecution by the Chinese authorities.”
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In a major move to counter-terrorism, the Special Cell of Delhi Police, on Tuesday busted a Pakistan-based terror module. Six people from various states were arrested. The terrorists were planning a series of attacks during the upcoming festive season.

Delhi Police’s Special Cell, on Tuesday, in a multi-state operation, busted a Pakistan-backed terror module that was planning to carry out several attacks during the festive season of Navratri and Ramleela. So far, six people have been arrested which includes two Pakistan-trained suspected terrorists. 

Addressing a presser, Neeraj Thakur, Special CP, Special Cell of Delhi Police said, “The arrested have stated that there were 14-15 Bangla speaking persons in their group who might have been taken for similar training. It looks like this operation was closely coordinated from across the border. There were two teams. One was being coordinated by Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Anees Ibrahim. The team was also working towards organizing funding through hawala.”

So far, the Special Cell of Delhi Police with the help of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad and various other agencies has arrested six terrorists. The six people have been identified as Jan Mohammed Sheikh from Maharashtra, Osama Sami from Delhi, Moolchand from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareily, Zeeshan Qamar from UP’s Prayagraj, Mohd Abu Bakar from Bahraich and Mohd Amir Javed from Lucknow. As per the police, Zeeshan and Osama have been trained in Pakistan under the instructions of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).  

Police officials also said that these terrorists were planning several blasts across the country including the National Capital, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. They wanted to target the festive season of Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri and Ramleela. The police also said that upcoming politicals rallies could have also been at their target.

The police also recovered explosives and firearms from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh in the multi-state operation. Police also said that Sameer was tasked to ensure smooth delivery of (IED) improvised explosive devices, sophisticated weapons and grenades to different entities across India. One of the most wanted terrorists in India, Dawood Ibrahim’s brother, Anees Ibrahim, who is currently in Pakistan is said to be operative of this module. According to the police, Osama and Zeeshan met in Muscat in April where they were taken to Pakistan via ships and boats. There, they received 15 days of training which included operating AK-47, making bombs and committing arson using items of daily use.

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Makeup Masterclass is an interactive platform where talented and emerging makeup artists are invited to participate and learn the makeup artistry and skills in the most creative way. Megha Malhotra, who is an award-winning makeup artist and an acclaimed beauty influencer from New Delhi, recently taught her audience about the on-going trends and fads of the makeup industry. The ace makeup artist has been reigning over the beauty and glam fraternity for more than a decade now. For her, makeup is not just a profession but a definition of success. She has always believed in inspiring the young generation to embrace their beauty, as makeup is an aid to accentuate the looks with confidence and positive attitude.

This one-day masterclass was organized in Hisar, Haryana by none other than Mr Sanjay Mehta, who is a renowned event organizer and has been conducting successful events in the past as well. He has been enthusiastically working with the top-most makeup artists, Bollywood celebrities and beauty influencers. The event was hosted and anchored by the super-sensual and gorgeous Bigg Boss contestant Shefali Bagga.

Not only this but this masterclass witnessed an expressive participation from the makeup artists across Delhi and NCR. The event not only aimed to teach new makeup trends but also to publicize the masterwork of these budding makeup artists. The sole purpose of this event was to provide a platform where these MUAs can upgrade their skills, and enhance their product knowledge. Megha Malhotra along with her expert team of assistants and stylists, even taught the audience to develop high-end shoot content, and increase their brand visibility.

At the event, Megha created a millennial bridal look which is a hot trend these days. The way this dynamic artist took the natural subtle makeover to another level, was undoubtedly appealing. The gorgeous muse was wearing an embellished red bridal lehenga exclusively handcrafted by the famous designer brand ‘Libaz By Mann’ from Chandni Chowk.The final look was bedecked with dazzling polkis and kundan bijouterie from the jewellery brand ‘Jewel Street’. The perfect styling of this outfit with jadau and polkis, resulted in an effervescent and a vivacious look.

The entire team of Megha Malhotra was privileged to collaborate with the following esteemed brand partners for gracing the charm of her masterclass.

• Libaz By Mann as Outfit Partner – A renowned bridal wear brand from Chandni Chowk, the heart of Delhi, with exquisite designs that represents a perfect confluence of traditional artwork and modern silhouettes. Their meticulous local hand embroideries and indigenous patterns feature the layers of contrasting styles that work together to create a distinctly yet contemporary Indian look.

• Jewel Street as Jewellery Partner – An imitation wedding jewellery brand from New Delhi that has been fulfilling the desires of Indian women by designing regal options in American Diamond, Jadau, Polkis, Kundan, and Meenakari jewellery. Their exceptional collection of wedding jewellery and accessories, including punjabi churas, kaleeras and bangles, are a must for every bridal wardrobe.

• Harsh Yadav as Photography Partner – A young, creative and dynamic photographer from New Delhi who has been creating flawless yet eye-grabbing photoshoot content. He has been working with the top-notch fashion designers, jewellers and makeup artists of India.

The grand masterclass event ended on a very positive note with an expectation of its next edition to come even sooner.

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