Taliban has ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.  Afghanistan women are protesting a  dress that is imposed by Taliban.  She is wearing Afghan traditional dress and uses #Donottouchmyclothes or  #Afghanistanculture.  

Dr. Bahar Jalali is saying that hundreds of women are protesting and commenting against this code dress that is imposed by Taliban.

Jalali said, she started this campaign because misinformation is being propagated by the Taliban.  

She wants to educate the girls of  Afghanistan because no woman ever wore dresses like this.  

Saying this is Afghan culture and we are wearing our culture dress, Jalali also posted a photo of herself in a green dress.  This campaign was started by Former  History professor Dr . Bahar Jalali in the American University of Afghanistan.  Taliban said girls will wear hijab and take the Taliban flag with them while attending lectures in school and college. 

Other Afghan women responded by posting pictures of themselves in bright and colourful traditional Afghan dresses from across the country in stark contrast to the black hijab mandate by the  Taliban. “I wear my traditional Afghan dress proudly. It’s colorful and beautiful. Not at all like the images you  saw circulating yesterday. Thank you  @RoxanaBahar1 who’s encouraging us  #AfghanWomen to share the beauty of  #AfghanistanCulture,” Tahmina Aziz tweeted.

Waslat Hasrat-Nizami, head of the  Afghan service at DW News, also posted a picture wearing traditional Afghan dress and headdress. “This is Afghan culture and this is how Afghan women dress,” she wrote. “Our cultural attire is not the dementor outfits the Taliban have women wearing,” Peymana Assad,  a local politician in the UK who is originally from Afghanistan, said. 

Also read | ‘Men and women cannot work together: Taliban say Sharia law doesn’t allow it.

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Charlotte Johnson Wahl, a professional painter and the mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, died on Monday, September 13. Charlotte Johnson was 79 years old. The news was reported by the Telegraph newspaper earlier. 

The newspaper reported in accordance with a statement received by the family that Johnson Wahl passed away “suddenly and peacefully”. No response could be received from Downing Street on request of comments. Representatives of the family could not be immediately reached.

Johnson had described his mother as the “superior authority” in the family during the Conservative Party’s annual conference in 2019. “I am going to quote that supreme authority in my family – my mother, and by the way for keen students of the divisions in my family on matters of the EU, I want you to know that I have kept the ace up my sleeve – my mother voted ‘leave,’” Prime Minister Johnson said then. According to The Telegraph, Johnson Wahl was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 40.

“I try to paint every day if I possibly can, though I have to go to the hospital a lot. I still manage to paint, though my arm will suddenly do a movement which is completely unintentional, and that almost brings me to tears,” she told the newspaper in an interview in 2008. 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out the government’s winter plan for managing Covid-19 this week, Downing Street said on Monday. Vaccines will continue to be the “first line of defense” over the coming autumn and winter months, supported by new treatments, testing, and the UK’s “world-leading” variant surveillance system, with further lockdowns expected to be ruled out.

Under the autumn-winter proposals, the government is set to repeal some powers of its emergency Coronavirus Act, brought in to tackle the pandemic last year. “Thanks to the efforts of the public, the NHS, and our phenomenal vaccination program, we reached Step 4 in our (lockdown) Roadmap and life has returned to a sense of normality,” said Johnson, ahead of a planned press conference on Tuesday.

“These extraordinary times required necessary but intrusive measures. But I’m determined to get rid of any powers we no longer need because of our vaccine defenses. I will set out the next phase in our Covid response shortly,” he said.

Downing Street has said that while certain powers, such as closing down sectors of the economy, schools, and detention of infectious people are set to go, some vital powers from the Coronavirus Act will be retained to protect and support the public. This includes giving sick pay to those isolated from day one rather than day seven, directing schools to remain open if they close against government guidance, and helping the national health service (NHS) to get the emergency resource it needs.

Legal requirements will remain for someone to isolate if they test positive, to protect the most vulnerable from infection, and to control the spread of variants. Downing Street said that as of September 9, nearly 90 percent of the UK population aged over 16 have received a first dose of the Covid vaccine, and over 80 percent have received both doses.

The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows Covid vaccines are highly effective against hospitalization from the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, first detected in India and currently the dominant strain in the UK. Analysis shows the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is 96 percent effective and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – being administered in India as Covishield – is 92 percent effective against hospitalization after two doses.

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For the first time in history, SpaceX Inspiration 4 mission is set to launch four civilians to space on Wednesday night aboard a SpaceX capsule. A fully automated dragon capsule is of the same kind that is used to send astronauts to and from the space station (ISS) for NASA. SpaceX’s first private flight will be led by a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, Jared Isaacman. He is taking two sweepstakes winners with him and one healthcare worker who survived childhood cancer. Isaacman, a trained pilot is the one who is bankrolling the entire trip on his behalf. Billionaire Jared Isaacman purchased the flight as a part of an effort to raise millions for st. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. As the private flight’s benefactor, Jared Isaacman, says: “This is the first step toward a world where everyday people can go and venture among the stars.”

Inspiration 4 bellwether mission is wholly constituted of civilians with no professional space experience, although the crew has undergone the necessary training but still they can not be counted in the space experts. The Inspiration 4 is set to blast off on Wednesday, September 15, at 8.00 P.M. EDT.  The launch will take place from Kennedy space center, the men & two women will rise higher 100 miles than the space station, seeking an altitude of 357 miles. If it goes all planned then Inspiration 4 will make rounds on the internet for its remarkable historic step and it will become the only first fully private mission of spacecraft that will open numerous opportunities for commoners to travel to space without any restriction and control. 

“We’ve been hearing that for so long, that until it happens, it’s not unusual that people are a little skeptical about that,” says Alan Ladwig, who in the 1980s led NASA’s Space Flight Participant Program, an initiative to send civilian storytellers like teachers and journalists to space as a way to get the public excited about human spaceflight.

“But in order to get to the endpoint we want, you have to go through this initial step, with the early adopters and paying higher costs to go in order to eventually lower the cost,” he exclaimed. 

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JD Institute of Fashion Technology has been a reputable Institution/College for Fashion and Interior Designing since 1988. It is a Govt. Recognised and offers Certified courses. 

Joining a Fashion Design course from JD Institute will give you many opportunities to quickly adapt yourself in the fashion industry. Fashion Designing is fast-paced and constantly evolving and exactly the reason why JD Institute offers various courses in this very field for learners. It will not only help you enhance your skills or talents but rigorously prepare you and boost your overall confidence to make a mark in the fashion world.

Here are some of the courses available in JD Institute:

1. Fashion Design And Garment Management

The bachelor degree in Fashion Design & Garment Management is a three year course that enables the learners to develop their unique styles to pave their way through the future in the fashion world.

• In the first year, learners are introduced to the fashion world, the evolution of clothes, basics of the basics, the importance of design, technicalities and specificities. During this year, learners are familiarised with the art of foundation and illustrations.

• Second year intensifies the basics. You will learn about drafting, sewing machines, making of garments, yarn craft, advanced classes in textiles and dyeing, fashion illustration with a design project and CAD.

• The third-year involves studies on detailed Pattern Making, Garment Manufacturing Technology, Fashion Forecast, Merchandising and Entrepreneurship development.

1. M.Sc. In Fashion Design

The Masters of Science in Fashion Design is a two-year course that will help learners to enhance their skills in the areas of Fashion Design that involves creativity, ingenious designs, construction of garments, advanced draping and design communication.

• This program includes technological studies alongside the design process and establishing a brand.

• The course strives to enable learners to channel artistic nature to real-life project development.

1. Diploma in Garment Manufacturing and Fashion Design

Garment Manufacturing and Fashion Design is a one year diploma course in JD Institute that enables the students to hone their skills. For those who want to focus on this as a career, it can be very helpful if you want to gain more knowledge about costumes and fashion designing.

• The program deals with the basic development of the learner’s creativity, theoretical and practical skills.

• It provides rigorous training on designing and illustration.

• Enables in-depth learning and practical enhancements such as pattern making, garment construction, draping, etc.

1. Diploma in Fashion Design

Fashion Design a one year Diploma course provides a detailed oriented practical training. With Fashion Designing, it will help you build your brand and also helps you to understand the dynamic trends in the fashion industry.

• Learners will get a chance to display their collections on the runway.

• Learners will be taught from the very basics.

• This program will help you create your own collection

1. Diploma in Fashion Business Management

This one year diploma course is for those individuals who are serious about building a career for fashion brand management. The program prepares you to go through extensive training before you step foot in the world of fashion.

• This course will provide you with all the necessary training that is required in the fashion industry.

• This course will help you think strategically.

• Learners will have a clear view of the fashion industry such as the media, trends analysis, client’s behaviour, business practices.

Working towards a dream is the biggest achievement one could pursue; however, with time many drop the idea of sticking through their dreams. Many even get lost and finally give up when the path becomes harder with time. The mindset of a billionaire is the biggest means of success as they know their dream and also know how to transform the dream into full time work. Arpit Dubal is that business individual who believed in his dreams and turned it into a real passion. His mindset of a billionaire has got him to real success.

Arpit is a 26 year old businessman who always had a vision towards his dreams. He lost both his parents at a mild age of 22 and his struggle became real. His only aim was to make it count as he knew his passion and also believed in his guts. At 26 he tossed all odds and registered his name as one of the youngest entrepreneurs of India. He wanted to live his dreams and so even after all the hardship and losses, he kept going. From being just a young guy to a grown up individual Arpit has done it all to ensure achieving his goals.

He has recently also mentioned about his mother who he loves a lot and he says that ‘my mother would be proud of me and I know that. I know she isn’t here with me but she is watching me from above and I believe that she is the ultimate power even from there.’ He has been always closer to his mother and wants to push his boundaries to make things work for him through all the ups and downs of life. His major goal is to retire as early as 35 and live a peaceful life for the rest of the years. Arpit Dubal is truly born with a billionaire mindset.

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Amid rumours on social media of his death, Taliban leader and deputy Prime Minister in the new Taliban government, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has said in an audio statement that he is ‘alive’ and well. He rubbished off the rumours as media propaganda.

“Over the past few nights, I have been away on trips. Wherever I am at the moment, we are all fine, all my brothers and friends,” he said in the audio message.

“Media Propaganda”

He further said, “Media always publishes fake propaganda. Therefore, bravely reject all those lies, and I 100 per cent confirm to you there is no issue and we have no problem.”

The audio clip was released by the Taliban spokesperson, Mohammad Naeem on Twitter yesterday.

However, its authenticity could not be established, said the Hindustan Times in its report.

Death Rumours

Many media reports had claimed that a violent clash had taken place on Friday between two Taliban factions in Kabul. One was headed by the leader of the Haqqani network, Anas Haqqani and the other side was the group supporting Mullah Baradar. Reportedly, violence erupted between the two after disagreements on how to resolve the Panjshir situation.

Since Friday, social media was flooding with claims that in the gunfight, which allegedly took place at the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul, Baradar got seriously injured and died in an Islamabad Military Hospital amid treatment.

Such reports were also supported by the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan, the militant group fighting the Taliban in the Panjshir valley.

On Sunday, the NRF had tweeted that Baradar was either injured or died in a violent power struggle with Anas Haqqani and claimed that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt. General Faiz Hameed was also present at the moment. It had also pointed towards Baradar’s absence in the media for the last few days.

After the release of the audio statement, the NRF has again raised questions that an audio clip had been released instead of Baradar coming in front of the camera.

The International Face Of Taliban

Baradar was among the four co-founders of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. He was the Defence Minister in the Taliban government when the United States (US) had invaded Afghanistan in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks.

In 2010, he was arrested by Pakistan but got released in 2018 on the US intervention as it was planning to initiate peace talks with the Islamist group.

During the negotiations with the US, he was the face of the Taliban and the signatory of the Doha Agreement signed on February 29, 2020.

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An artist’s journey truly starts when he surpasses himself and starts taking risks in his career because the more risk he takes, the more milestones he would achieve. Sometimes, we truly get to know ourselves when we are in our own company and that is what happened last year during pandemic. While many people were struggling with these sudden confines that they were put into, some discovered their passion and invested their time into it. Bhagwan Singh being the latter discovered how music is something that he always wanted to pursue and he decided to learn it finally before he would go on to release his debut song that will amass more than a million views on YouTube.

Bhagwan Singh who hails from Roopnagar, Punjab is 18 years old singer who made his debut with his song “Meri Rooh” on YouTube last year that has more than one million views on YouTube. Bhagwan Singh is currently studying in Chadigarh’s GGDSD College and is quite a sensation among his friends after his success as a musician and singer. It is important to note that Bhagwan is also a National Dueball champion and has played cricket and badminton for his state.Bhagwan Singh told us that he always wanted to pursue music but due to studies and other hindrances, he was unable to focus on music. It is during the lockdown that he found that music is something that does not only bring him peace and happiness but he feels purposeful while working on his music and singing. He finally enrolled himself for online music programs and continued his riyaaz and practice before making debut with his song “Meri Rooh”.

Meri Rooh is a romantic song sung by Bhagwan Singh which was released by the music label Arsara Music. The video is beautifully shot and shows the story of a couple sharing romantic bond who unfortunately part their ways. Shortly after the success of Meri Rooh, Bhagwan Singh dropped another soulful track Bapu Tera Putt in which showcases the beautiful relationship that a father and son share.

Bhagwan Singh is very conscientious about his culture and roots. Being a Sikh himself, he is proud of his identity and his community and obviously so. His latest song “The Turban” emphasizes on the same sentiments. In this song, he could be seen singing about his roots and how being a Sikh is a thing to be proud of. The hook of the song is catchy and literally translates into “We tie turban on our heads, we are unique among the others.” Bhagwan Singh has phenomenal vocal ability and he sounds really unique. Bhagwan Singh told us that he will launch more banger tracks that will inspire the youth and motivate them to do something in future. After listening to his songs, one will certainly fall in love with his voice. I hope he launches more and more songs and achieve everything that he is aiming for. You can listen to his latest song The Turban on YouTube and support him along this journey on Instagram and Facebook by following him over there.

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MindOn Mindful Education Awards offered a platform to celebrate the diligent efforts by schools and educators to implement the concept of mindfulness in students. On September 4 2021, MindOn took the initiative to appreciate and recognise schools and educators by conducting a virtual awards ceremony.

MindOn offers school programs based on mindfulness, social-emotional learning and positive psychology. This organisation is passionate about working with schools to focus on the happiness and well-being of children. MindOn believes that the power to cultivate awareness, resilience and compassion, which leads to individual growth and success, lies within empowered educators.

MindOn is one of the first programs in India working towards building a strong mental health foundation for students and the school community.

The mission of these awards was to recognise and facilitate the efforts of schools and school leaders in creating mentally and physically sound environments for children to grow and thrive.

In this time of global crisis, where the mental health of every age group is of prime importance, it is time to recognise and honour schools and educators who ensure that a focus on wellbeing for their students is part of their educational offer. MindOn’s Mindful Education awards was the opportunity to do this.

This year’s awards attracted more than 2000 nominations from all over India. All nominations were evaluated by an independent panel of experts including a team of psychologists and psychiatrists.

This event was led by Dr. Kunal Kala (Founder and Director of MindOn) who emphasised the need to manifest the concept of mindfulness in schools.

Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and education minister of NCT of Delhi, Shri. Manish Sisodia was the chief guest at the event. Throwing light on the Happiness Curriculum, for which MindOn helped develop the mindfulness component, he shared his views on the importance of mindfulness and the significant impact it can have on the lives of children. He encouraged cultivating the practice of mindfulness as a life skill from an early age at school level.

There were various prominent speakers from the field of school education including Dr. Arundhati Hoskeri (Cambridge International Schools), Dr. C.B Mishra (Prudence Group of Schools), and many more.

Award categories covered individual educators, schools, and higher education, selected by the panel. The event was wrapped up with the presentation of two special mega prizes including cash prizes and free MindOn app access by Dr. Kunal Kala and Mrs. Soamya Arora. The award for “Most Mindful Educator of the year” was given to Pooja Rani and “Most Mindful School of the year” went to The Plenum International School, Manipal International School, and Purushottam Bhagchandka Academic School.

This initiative by MindOn has created history in the field of school education in India through the hosting of this innovative awards event for mindfulness. MindOn is proud to celebrate and acknowledge the educators and schools who have focused on and made a positive difference to the wellbeing of children in their care.

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Nowadays calling yourself an Artist and influencer is pretty easy as most people think that it is not a career choice to be taken seriously or one that is sufficiently profitable. Divyam Agarwal stands as a clear example of negating search believe. Divyam is first Artist who has made a prominent name for himself in the world of multimedia. He is the founder of three companies, namely SWAGGER DEEVS, The Real Preneur, and Deevs Mp3.

SWAGGER DEEVS is quickly growing as one of the best digital marketing companies even on a global scale. Their services, which include the likes of website development, app creation, and branding to name just a few- are indispensable for any brand that wishes to accelerate its growth and reach a greater audience. The Real Preneur, on the other hand, is a leading news portal that offers top daily news content on politics entertainment sports, and much more from only the best research and most accurate sources.

However, Deevs Mp3 is indisputably the most well-known venture of Divyam. Deevs Mp3 is an artist management and marketing agency that has helped many singers and actors realize their dreams. Because of his involvement in the entertainment industry, Divyam himself has been one of the successful clients of Deevs Mp3.

He has collaborated with several artists and has released quite a number of hits during his musical career. You must already be knowing some of his past songs but stay tuned because Deevs Mp3 is soon to release their second collaboration with Ashrul Hussain in the song Ye Jaan Tere Naam.

Born and brought up in Bareilly Divyam comes from a small town but his intentions and dreams were never small. He celebrates his birthday on the 9th of August and was born in the year 2001. This implies is that at an age of just twenty Divyam has already got a hold of the stars both figuratively and literally. Even though there are many naysayers Divyam has proved that age is of no concern when you have talent and passion. Possessing both these qualities, Divyam has put in his 100% effort so as to make his dreams into reality.

Divyam’s journey to the top is really quite inspirational. He is looked up to by many people as one of the best Artists that our country has today. His ever-progressing goals and motivation to follow through with them inspires the youth of the nation to also start out on their success stories. Presently Divyam is working to released several songs and collaboration with some of the top influencers on Philips of the entertainment industry.

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Chandigarh, September 12 2021: Two young entrepreneurs of City Beautiful – the brother duo of Akshay Grover(40) and Karan Grover (36)– are all set give a new identity to Chandigarh – the grandeur of Novotel, an international brand of hotels known for its high-end hospitality and providing unforgettable experiences.

With finishing touches being given to Novotel, this 5-star will be formally unveiled on October 1, 2021 & will make it the chain’s 21st Novotel in India. Novotel is one of the hospitality brands of Accor Group.

Akshay and Karan are well known young entrepreneurs of the region with interests in hospitality. They own the famous Hotel KLG Starlite. What is more, the dynamic duo are pioneers in the auto sector too as they have the dealerships of renowned luxury german brands like Audi and Porsche. The two have other business interests too. It is this varied and rich experience in dealing with foreign brands that came in handy during the journey to get Novotel to Chandigarh.

Akshay says, “We have rich experience in the hospitality industry. The new venture of Novotel is aimed at scaling up and strengthening our presence in the hospitality sector of not just Chandigarh but the entire North region. The idea is to bring into Chandigarh a global & versatile hotel brand.”

Akshay and Karan have a keen sense of conducting business in Chandigarh and are both hands-on entrepreneurs. They are known in business circles for taking care of minute details and getting things done to a perfection by overseeing and at times even doing things themselves to set an example for employees.

It is this trait which can be seen at the hotel too. Akshay is personally taking care of the brand and operations while Karan is the brain behind the unique architecture and interior concepts of Novotel. The magnificently styled hotel is spread over an area of one acre, at an enviable location on the signature Chandigarh-Delhi highway at the corner of famous Tribune Chowk.

“Our hotel has already started attracting eyeballs of highway travellers thanks to the awe-inspiring design of Novotel,” says Akshay enthusiastically.

Akshay, an astute entrepreneur having vast experience in hospitality industry says, “It makes business sense, as Novotel has millions of members across the world. Once word of the presence of Novotel in Chandigarh trickles down within this target group, we will automatically get good business from travellers visiting tricity and the region.”

According to Karan, “Apart from ‘business potential’ another reason behind our decision to tie up with Novotel certainly was the fact that Novotel is a French hotel chain and Chandigarh too has a historical connection with France — the city’s main architect Le Corbusier was also from France.”

Both mentioned “We have worked hard in creating a very different kind of ambience in the hotel. There are elements adopted from Chandigarh architecture and themes. These will be seen across the hotel and even in guest rooms.”

Covid-19 pandemic did prove to be a challenge but both Akshay & Karan showed persistence and a sincerity of purpose and finally succeeded in their endeavours.

Come October 1 and the passionate brother duo will be formally bringing their ‘labour of love’ to Chandigarh thereby putting Chandigarh on the global hospitality map and of course providing tricity residents something to be proud of. The city certainly will now have a new and stunning landmark – Novotel Chandigarh.

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