"What Pothole?" Highway Body Counters Chief Minister On Rishabh Pant Crash

There were no potholes on the road where cricketer Rishabh Pant's car met with a near-fatal accident, a National Highways Authority of India official said on Monday.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, after meeting the cricketer at a hospital in Dehradun on Sunday, had said Pant told him that his car crashed while he was trying to avoid a pothole on the highway.

However, NHAI Roorkee Division Project Director Pradeep Singh Gusain told PTI, "There were no potholes on the road where the accident occurred. The road where the car crashed is a little narrow due to a canal (Rajwaha) adjacent to the highway. The canal is used for irrigation." Gusain also denied the accident site was repaired by the NHAI and the "potholes" were fixed, even though some pictures of workmen purportedly mending a stretch of the highway went viral late on Sunday evening.

Dhami had told reporters after meeting Pant at the Max Hospital that the cricketer had lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid a pothole or something black. "He (Pant) said the car swerved across the road while trying to avoid a pothole or something black," Dhami told reporters after meeting the cricketer at the hospital.

Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Director Shyam Sharma, who met Pant on Saturday, had also said quoting the keeper-batter that the accident occurred when he was trying to negotiate a pothole in the early hours of Friday.

The massive accident had occurred at around 5.30 am on Friday when Pant's luxury car hit a road divider near Roorkee in Haridwar district and burst into flames causing multiple injuries to the cricketer who had a miraculous escape.

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Old Video Shows Scary Sinkhole In Kenya Swallowing Everything In Its Path

An old video of a tiny sinkhole swallowing everything in its path has resurfaced on social media, leaving people in disbelief. The sinkhole initially drew in water from a large puddle before it began eating up everything in its path. From then on, it began to rapidly swallow bales of long grass and huge chunks of land.

The 37-second clip was posted by the Twitter handle @weirdterrifying, with a caption that reads, ''Somewhere in Kenya.''

Watch the video here:

Somewhere in Kenya pic.twitter.com/odyz4JGYRc

— Weird and Terrifying (@weirdterrifying) December 31, 2022

Since being shared on Twitter, the video has garnered more than 90 lakh views, around 14,000 retweets, and 88,000 likes. 

One user commented on the video and wrote, ''Yeah, I think that was an episode of Stranger Things.'' Another commented, ''This is what they call a sinkhole. Unpublished geographers deemed this to be an unbelievable phenomenon of plants rebelling against humanity's deeds against them. The pesticides etc they're regrouping so watch out for the plantageddon that's coming your way.''

A third wrote, ''Imagine standing directly above a bottomless pit, and filming in awe as it swallows everything around it at an increasing pace, and not recognizing the danger below your feet. Another joked saying, ''Mother Earth is making a smoothie.''

According to a Yahoo News report, the sinkhole formed in Kericho, a town in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. The region where this fascinating natural phenomenon occurred is part of the East African Great Rift Valley, which is in the process of splitting the African plate into two separate plates. 

Owing to the fact that it is an active tectonic zone, it features various cracks, holes, and underground voids. After a spell of heavy rains, the overlying soil was eroded exposing the cracks and underground voids. This caused the runoff water to sip through the openings to fill up the spaces.

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‘नहीं कर पाओगे सच का सामना’, तलाक की खबरों के बीच सामने आया सानिया का ट्वीट

इंस्‍टागाम पोस्‍ट के साथ सानिया ने कुल तीन तस्‍वीर शेयर की. एक तस्‍वीर में वो बेटे अजहान के साथ भी नजर आ रही हैं. सानिया हैदराबाद स्थित अपने घर पर रहती हैं जबकि उनके पति शोएब मलिक पाकिस्‍तान में अपने परिवार के साथ रहते हैं.

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Shark Tank India Season 2: Meet The Six Judges Who Will Hear The Pitches

Shark Tank India's season 2 has started today. The show, which made its debut a year ago, was a hit among the audience and fans have been eagerly waiting for the next edition.

Shark Tank is a reality show where startups seek investments from established businessmen. The show is the Indian version of the Shark Tank show from the US, which is currently in its 14th season.

This time around though, some of the judges who were part of season 1 will not make an appearance. BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover and Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh are not a part of season 2.

Here are the six judges who will be a part of Shark Tank India Season 2:

Peyush Bansal

The Lenskart CEO, who was one of the fan favourites in season 1, will again be seen as a Shark on the show. The 37-year-old worked at Microsoft in the US before entering the eyewear retail business.

Lenskart, which was founded in 2010, is today valued at nearly $5 billion. (Rs 41,000 crore)

Vineeta Singh

Vineeta Singh, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), shot into the limelight when she refused a Rs 1 crore per annum job offer immediately after passing out. She is the founder and CEO of Sugar Cosmetics, a brand that aims to revolutionise the skincare and makeup industry in India.

During season 1 of Shark Tank India, the 38-year-old often spoke about the problems that women startup founders face. Ms Singh said that it is often tougher for women to raise funds for their startups.

She is also an active runner and has participated in several marathons and ironman triathlon events.

Aman Gupta

Aman Gupta founded the electronics brand 'boAt' with an aim to make gadgets cool. The company started with colourful earphones and headphones at a time when most other companies were making black, white or grey ones.

boAt has been growing at 100% year-on-year and registered revenue of Rs 3,000 crore at the end of FY22.

Namita Thapar

Namita Thapar, at 21, became a chartered accountant. She then pursued her MBA and spent six years in the finance industry. After her successful stint in the US, Ms Thapar came back and joined her father at the helm of pharma giant, Emcure Pharmaceuticals.

When Ms Thapar joined Emcure, the company had a valuation of Rs 500 crore. Today, it is among one of the biggest pharma companies in the country and has a valuation of Rs 6,000 crore.
 
Namita Thapar is a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan and has named her sons Jai and Veeru, inspired by the characters in the actor's hit movie 'Sholay'.

Anupam Mittal

Anupam Mittal is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor who is known for founding the matrimonial site Shaadi.com. He was among the early investors in several of the startups that have become household names today. These include BigBasket, Ola, Rapido and many more.

He claims to have invested in over 150 companies in the last 15 years.

Amit Jain

Amit Jain, making his debut on Shark Tank India, is currently the CEO of CarDekho.com. He and his brother got the idea after a visit to Auto Expo in 2008. In a LinkedIn post, Mr Jain said, "We set up a portal where people could come to find the right information and review cars before making the decision of buying."

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Zomato Co-Founder Resigns: 5 Facts On Gunjan Patidar

1. Gunjan Patidar was among the first batch of employees at Zomato and built the core tech systems there, the food aggregator said in a statement.
2. "Over the last ten-plus years, he also nurtured a stellar tech leadership team that is capable of taking on the mantle of leading the tech function going forward. His contribution to building Zomato has been invaluable," the company said.
3. According to his LinkedIn profile, Gunjan managed all tech verticals at Zomato. He played a key role in nurturing tech talent and the deployment of new customer-oriented products.
4. Before joining Zomato in December 2008, he worked as a software engineer at Cyient.
5. He has a B. Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.

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कम नहीं हुआ है IPL को लेकर फैन्‍स में क्रेज…नीलामी के प्रसारण ने तोड़े सारे रिकॉर्ड

आईपीएल (IPL 2023 Auction) की शुरुआत मार्च के अंत में होगी. टूर्नामेंट करीब ढ़ाई महीने तक खेला जाएगा. जून के पहले सप्‍ताह में टूर्नामेंट का समापन हो सकता है. सैम करेन इस आईपीएल ऑक्‍शन के सबसे महंगे खिलाड़ी बने.

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