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Woman’s World Pg13-20 Locals up in arms against objectionable scenes in 'Ek Villain' which projects Mira Road as a hub of prostitution

SHAMING US! By Suresh Golani

By Zuber Ansari

fter a month's probe into the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Student Wing state vice president Akhil Chitre's molestation case, the Bandra Police has finally dropped the molestation charges and booked the leader for ransacking and manhandling a staffer of India Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). The MNS leader has demanded that the woman, who filed a fake molestation case against him, be booked under appropriate section for misleading the police. He also plans to file a defamation suit against her. On May 22, the Bandra Police had registered a molestation case against the MNS leader for allegedly misbehaving with a female IIPM staffer. Staff of the institute who were allegedly employed by the Bandra institute had a dispute with the management over salary.In her statement to the Bandra police, the staffer had alleged that Chitre had

According to Senior Police Inspector of Bandra police station, Ramchandra Dhavle, “It is true that we have dropped the molestation charge against Chitre but we have applied other charges, of ransacking and manhandling against him.

misbehaved with her inside the institute premises, but after a thorough investigation into the case and scanning of CCTV footages, the police found that Chitre was not at all present at the spot where he was supposed to have molested

the woman. According to Senior Police Inspector of Bandra police station, Ramchandra Dhavle, “It is true that we have dropped the molestation charge against Chitre but we have applied other charges, of ransacking and manhandling against him. Defending himself, Chitre said, “It was a false and baseless allegation made by the woman who is related to the administration head of IIPM, Saleem Khan. It was a plan to stop me from busting their racket in the name of MBA education. But I have come out clean in this false case and I now hope the police and state women's commission will take note and initiate serious action against this woman who is misusing her rights and trying to malign my image, but my agitation against the institute will continue. Investigation officer (IO) in the case, Sachin Patil, said: “We will cross-examine the eye witnesses in the case, but we will book the woman for giving us false information.”

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POLICE DROP MOLESTATION CHARGE AGAINST MNS STUDENT WING LEADER, BUT KEEP TWO OTHER MILDER CHARGES; VICTIM COMES UNDER THE SCANNER FOR MISLEADING COPS

he Mira Road police station witnessed chaotic scenes on Monday when activists of the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA), joined by locals, launched an agitation to register their protest against objectionable scenes in the recently released Bollywood blockbuster film, 'Ek Villain'. The film delves into the life of two villains, including Riteish Desmukh, who plays the role of Rakesh, a frustrated husband who turns into a serial killer and is involved in the ruthless murders of innocent women. The movie depicts a character, Brijesh (played by Kamal R. Khan) who is seen firing off tips on how to keep wives in

control, also repeatedly hinting at Mira Road as a place to enjoy and release stress. Subsequently a red-light area is shown as Mira Road. “The film definitely shows the Mira Road area in bad light which will not be tolerated,” said Sanjay Pandey, an office bearer of the local estate agent association, which is in the process of moving the judiciary. Meanwhile, BVA leader Ejaz Khateeb registered an official complaint with Dy. SP (Mira Bhayandar) Suhas Bobache, demanding immediate deletion of the objectionable scenes and dialogues tarnishing the image of this region and sending a wrong message to the people.

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Konkan RPF Who’ll be the new Psy? unites schoolboy with parents

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By Verus Ferreira

f you thought the only Korean music export to the world was Psy and his world famous superhit, Gangnam Style, you really haven’t heard much of Korean music. K Pop, the globally popular music genre from South Korea, consisting dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, hip-hop, R&B, has churned out dozens of pop bands and with time, the number is growing. The Korean Cultural Centre recently had its third edition of KPOP 2014 festival in India and found two singers and one dance group who will represent Mumbai at the finals in Delhi on August 30. The first place was won by Namrata Kale who sang a song by Lee Hi – ‘1234’ while the second place was won by Jeet Dasgupta who sang a song by K.Will – ‘Please Namrata Kale, winner of the contest, with the Consul General of Korea, Seok-gu Jang.

of Korean pop, but also those who did not make it to the final round. Chief Guest for the evening was Manjistha Mukherjee Bhatt, Regional Director - Indian Council for Cultural Relations. The Mumbai regional rounds would not have been possible without the support of the Seokgu Jang, Consul General of Korea, who has been the driving force behind promoting K-Pop. Speaking to the ADC, Seok-gu Jang stated, “It is the 3rd time this event is being organised in India and the first time in Mumbai. This time, it is happening on a much larger scale across many cities in India so we have regional rounds in Chennai, Dimapur and New Delhi with the finals in Delhi next Members of Embody, which won in the dance group category, receiving their tropy month. The winner gets an all exfrom Chief Guest Manjistha Mukherjee Bhatt, Regional Director of Indian Council for penses paid trip to Korea and parCultural Relations. ticipates in the World K – Pop festival in Changwon.” Don't’. Both singers sung in the Delhi. The first runners up was JuliOrlinda Fernandes who took Korean language with proper pro- ate with a remix of Gangnam style, the third place in the singing event nunciation and diction, which while Bandra school Durelo Con- in Mumbai, is Chairperson of the was truly remarkable. vent danced to a song by the band Korean Fan Club in Mumbai and Among the four dance groups Crayon Pop – ‘Bar, Bar, Bar’ and helps promote Korean music in that performed, Embody emerged were adjudged second runners up. the Mumbai region with the help winners and are on their way to The evening saw not only fans of other fans.

kash (14), student of class XI, ran away from his home to escape the torture by his father. He was found loitering alone in his school uniform in the general coach of train no 11098 Poorna Express by the RPF of the Konkan Railway. He had left his school bicycle at Kundapura Railway station and had boarded the train so that he could go to Mumbai and from there travel to West Bengal where his relatives stay. The boy gave vague replies when questioned, so suspecting that he was lying, the RPF personnel took him off the train and brought him to the RPF outpost. The boy finally spilled the beans and informed them that he had run away from his home to escape the daily torture by his father. The RPF were conducting a drive to prevent eunuch menace in trains when they stumbled upon Akash. The RPF then informed the boy's parents and asked them to come to the RPF outpost. The visibly

shocked father said that he works as a car driver in the Gulf and was visiting home on a holiday. He said that he had scolded his son for not performing well in the exams and had restricted his wandering about in the evenings so that he could devote more time to his studies. However, the boy got angry at this and left the house without informing anyone. The boy was counseled by RPF personnel as he was not willing to go back with his parents after they requested the RFP to release their son. The RPF then called the President of the Parents Association of Schools of Bhatkal area, Radhakrishan Bhat. After being counseled by Bhat, the boy agreed to return home and promised that he would never repeat this. This act of the RPF was applauded by Bhat and the parents of the boy who were profusely thankful to the RPF Sub-Inspector Santosh Gaonkar and Constable Praveen K for reuniting them with their son.

Seaplane services from August By A Staff Reporter

poned the launch of the service to Aamby Valley with the arrest of Sahe much-awaited seaplane serv- hara chief Subrata Roy, and second ices that were to be launched by time due to its failure to secure Mehair from the mainland here clearance to commence operations may take off in August after two de- to Mula and Pawana dams. ferments as the operator is likely to "We are hopeful of getting the receive the nod from the state gov- necessary approvals by this monthernment by this month-end. end. Once approvals are in place, Maritime Energy Heli Air Services we can immediately commence our (Mehair) had put off the launch of operations to Mula and Pawana the maiden services twice in the Dams in August," Mehair Director past. On the first occasion, it post- Siddharth Verma told PTI.

BMC steps up anti-tuberculosis drive

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Hawkers and beggars from railway FOBs sir! They are expressing their happines for the provision of more FOBs in the rail budget.

By Aroosa Ahmed

rihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has stepped up its drive against tuberculosis (TB), calling for widespread awareness and new drug discovery to contain the spread of the disease in the metropolis. "Modern techniques and proper treatment can stop the advancement of tuberculosis. The need of hour is to create strong awareness about the disease, its causative factors and ensure complete and free treatment and services at Government hospitals," Additional Municipal Commissioner (Health) Sanjay Deshmukh told PTI on the sidelines of a workshop. The training workshop on TB was organised by BMC along with Global Health Strategies to highlight the critical challenges in TB control. Mumbai has created a 'Mumbai

Mission for TB Control Programme' which addresses tuberculosis-related issues aggressively. The financial capital has about 30,000-plus cases of drug sensitive TB and 6,000 plus of drug-resistant TB, an air-borne disease transmitted through fine respiratory droplets from an infected person. This vicious cycle of transmission and acquisition of infection can be curtailed if there is awakening in the health care provider and patients. The media can play a pivotal role for the same, former BMC Executive Health Officer Arun Bamne said. Deshmukh said BMC is committed to ensure that all primary health care services are given to TB patients. "We at Mumbai are going all the way, proactively to provide services not only to curtail the diseases and death due to tuberculosis but to prevent the further transmission of TB in Mumbai."

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A crowd feasts on the many delights from the food stalls while other customers patiently wait for tables to empty.

The beautifully lit Minara Masjid shines in all its glory to mark this auspicious occassion for the Muslims.

FEASTING AFTER THE FAST

tsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ramzan time again and the Muslim community invites one and all to share in their bountiful iftaars with mouth-watering treats. Our photograher Azad Shrivastav took a stroll along Mohammad Ali Road and Minara Masjid, where treats like gurda (kidney) skewers, kaleji (liver) and boti (chops) jostle for space, as well as the attention of customers, with grilled bater (quail), tandoori chicken and bheja (brain) fry, for the more adventurous eaters. A little ahead, at Noor Mohammadi Restaurant, one can find the signature nalli nihari, haleem and white biriyani. Suleman Usman Mithaiwala (his name says it all), the king of all things sweet, offers delicious malpuas, phirni, aflatoon and selection of assorted halwas. Surti Bara Handi, in Bohri Mohalla, offers a selection of 12 pots with simmering gravies like paya (trotters), nalli (marrow), pichda (ox tail), topa (ox hump) and boti. Still at Bohri Mohalla, one can end this gourmet session with a bowl of custard apple icecream at Taj Ice Creams. The best part about these Ramzan feasts is, the whole city, Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and others, gets to indulge in these specialised culinary creations.

This festival is not only known for the the greasy meat and sweets. Healthy, rich dry fruits are also on the market. No meal is complete without the dessert. In this case itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the the greasy malpua, phirni, aflatoon and a selection of halwas.

If you are the tandoor and kabab type of person, this guy has it all - shami, sheekh, tandoori chicken, kalmi and the works.

This street chef gets ready the mouthwatering baida rolls filled with yummy minced meat

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CHANGE OF RELIGION I Andrade Priya Pearlen old religion Hindu to new religion Roman Catholic. Add: 601, Hily Tower, near Henry Bldg, Amboli, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400058 Gazette No (U-17536) dated July, 4-10,2013. C-14302

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Sabnam Sultana Ahsan Shaikh to Shabnam Sultana Anis Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 08/07/2014. C-14212 I have changed my name from Abdul Hameed Abdul Ghani to Abdul Hamid Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 08/07/2014. C-14213

I have changed my name from / ( 0 Nadeem Ahmed Abdul Kayum Ansari to Nadeem Abdul Kayum Ansari as per Affidavit dated 08/07/2014. C-14214

I have changed my name from Farooq Memon to Mohammed Farooq Memon as per Affidavit ! " dated 08/07/2014. C-14215 # " $ " $ % & I have changed my name from " ' ! ' Mohd Rafique to Rafiq Valyani % as per Affidavit dated 08/07/2014. " " C-14216 " ! $ " I have changed my name from ( Shrigopal Bihani to Shrigopal Biyani as per Affidavit dated " ( 08/07/2014. ' ( ) ! C-14217 ( * + $ " & I have changed my name from Santoshkumari Pushrajji % Lahoti to Shilpa Biyani as per $ " , - Affidavit dated 08/07/2014.

' " ! ! " C-14218 ' & % I have changed my name from " % Bismilla Yakub Basha Mulla to ! Bismilla Fardin Shaikh (Gazette ! ( No. U- 68859,dated; February " 20-26,2014). C-14219 " I Saremal Devichandji Parmar

' have changed my name to ' ( Saremalji Devichandji Parmar (" " as per Deed Poll Affidavit dated 08/07/2014. " C-14220

' # & . % " I Avinash Manganiprasad

Prajapati have changed my name to Avinash Manganiram " Prajapati as per Gazette no.

X-14968.

C-14221

I Tabassum Shaikh (Mother) have changed my minor

daughter name Yashfa M ! " Shaikh to Yashfa Moazzam ! Shaikh as per Affidavit dated * % ' 08/07/2014. # $ ! + C-14222

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I have changed my name from Shaikh Gulam Gos to Gulam Khan as per Affidavit. C-14223 I have changed my name from Javed Gulam Shaikh to Javed Khan as per Affidavit. C-14224 I have changed my name from Efifanio Jovita Carvalho to Joaquim John Carvalho as per Affidavit. C-14225 I have changed my name from Jaydev Brijwasi Ghosh alias Jaydev Brujabasi Ghosh to Joydev Brojobasy Ghosh as per Affidavit. C-14226 I have changed my name from Haribhai Trikambhai Patel to Harilal Trikambhai Patel as per Affidavit dated 8 July 2014. C-14227 I have changed my name from Renaganathan Murlidharan Iyengar to Ranganathan Muralidharan Iyengar as per deed poll Affidavit dated 23 June 2014. C-14234 I have changed my name from Ranjana Shankar Ghadage, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dipali Dilip Vichareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/07/2014. C-14228 I have changed my name from Ms. Somari Narayan Patil, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mrs. Somvati Ramesh Deshmukhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 07/04/2014. C-14229 I have changed my name from Aarti Harilal Nagdev, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aarti Kunal Mishraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/2014. C-14230

I have changed my name from Jaibun Mohammed Miya Mulla to Jaibunisa Amin Mithwani as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-14239 I have changed my name from Hepsiba Sooriya to Hepsiba Sooriya Sunder Nadar as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-14240 I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lurdhmerry Devraj Shettyâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lurdhmerry Devraj Chettyâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit Dated 21st Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-14241 I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lucas Shettyâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lucas Chettyâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 21st Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-14242 I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devraj Sesu Shettyâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devraj Sesu Chettyâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 21stjuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014.

I have changed my name from Hussain Zohair Taherbhai to Husain Zohair Taherbhai as per Affidavit C-14257

I have changed my name from Ravindrakumar Udaynarayan Pal to Ravindra Udaynarayan Pal as per Affidavit C-14275

I have changed my name from Nilesh Kumar Arvindbhai Raval to Nilesh Arvindbhai Raval as per Affidavit C-14258

I have changed my name from Inurkumar Mishra to Indrakumar Mishra as per Affidavit C-14276

I have changed my name from Govind Yadava to Govind Yadav as per Affidavit C-14259

I have changed my name from Rajivkumar Inurkumar Mishra to Rajiv Indrakumar Mishra as per Affidavit C-14277

I have changed my name from Pyaribai to Leela as per Affidavit C-14261

C-14244 I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yashminâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yashmin Shaikhâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 21st Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-14245 I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mohamad Salimâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mohamad Salim Shaikhâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 21stjuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014. C-14246

C-14231

C-14247 I have changed my name from Ignatius Benjamin Toscano to Ignatius Benjamin Tuscano as per Affidavit C-14248

I have changed my name Moham K.V.R. Panickar to Mr. Mohanan Puthenveetil Parameshwarath as per affidavit copy no. LB346886 dated 05-07-2014. C-14233

I have changed my name from Md. Wasim Shaikh to Wasim Shaikh as per Affidavit C-14249 I have changed my name from Dayanand Pentayya Talla to Mohan Pentayya Talla as per Deedpol Affidavit C-14250 I have changed my name from Santosh Kallappa to Santosh Kallappa Dhule as per Affidavit C-14251 I have changed my name from Tejalben Maheshkumar Patel to Tejal Maheshkumar Patel as per Affidavit C-14252 I have changed my name from Charishma to Charishma Rithesh Mishra as per Affidavit C-14253

I have changed my name from Bhanushali Jayeshkumar Kanji to Jayesh Kanji Kataria as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-14238

I have changed my name from Afshabanu Riyaz Ahmed to Afsha Mohammed Nadeem Chhipa as per Affidavit C-14274

I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bharatbhai Rathodâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bharatkumar Rathodâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 21st May 2014.

I have changed my name from Shobhaben to Mrs. Shobha Mohan as per affidavit copy no. LB346885 dated 05-07-2014. C-14232

I have changed my name from Sangitadevi or Sangita Singh to Sangita Amod Singh as per Affidavit No.5405/2014 dated 8th July 2014. C-14237

I have changed my name from Hussain Sakina Zohair to Husain Sakina Zohair as per Affidavit C-14256

C-14243

I have changed my name from Awaish, to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mohammed Owes Hussain Qadriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/2014.

I have changed my name from Meenaz Abdul Rehman Shaikh to Meenaaz Abdul Rehman Sheikh as per Affidavit dt 5th July 2014. C-14236

I have changed my name from Praneet Suryakant Mithbavkar to Pranit Suryakant Mithbavkar as per Affidavit C-14273

I have changed my name from Ligin. M to Ligin Kumaran Thiya as per Affidavit C-14260

I have changed my name from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Manjusha Subhash Salunkheâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vritika Vivek Potnisâ&#x20AC;? as per Affidavit dated 08th Julyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2014.

I have changed my name from Mohammed Asif Mohammed Usman to Mohammed Asif Mohammed Usman Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-14235

I have changed my name from Hussain Sakina Zohar to Husain Sakina Zohair as per Affidavit C-14255

I have changed my name from Hussain Zohar Taherbhai to Husain Zohair Taherbhai as per Affidavit C-14254

I have changed my name from Wendel William Rodrigues to Wendell William Rodrigues as per Affidavit C-14262 I have changed my name from Sachin Singh to Sachin Kumar Singh as per Affidavit C-14263 I have changed my name from Alamgir Halder to Anwar Haldar as per Affidavit C-14264

I have changed my name from Mohammed Yunusali Bhaggu Syed to Yunusali Bhaggu Syed as per Affidavit C-14278 I have changed my name from Karan Mahesh Chouwan Alias Karan Mahesh Chouhan to Karan Mahesh Chauhan as per Affidavit C-14279 I have changed my name from Isufali Munna Sk to Yusuf Munna Shaikh as per Affidavit C-14280 I have changed my name from Mayur Shankarlal Chotani to Mayur Shankarlal Chotwani as per Affidavit C-14281

I have changed my name from Gulu Lala Shaikh to Guddu Lala Shaikh as per Affidavit C-14265

I have changed my name from Soneta Ravikumar Mahadev to Soneta Ravi Madhavdas as per Affidavit C-14282

I have changed my name from Rehana Begam Nur Ahammed Molla to Rehana Begum Sirajuddwlla Shaikh as per Affidavit C-14266

I have changed my name from Soneta Mahadev Haromal to Soneta Madhavdas Harumal as per Affidavit C-14283

I have changed my name from Farhan Iliyas Qureshi to Mohammed Farhan Mohmmed Ilyas Qureshi as per Affidavit C-14267 I have changed my name from Mohmmed Eliyas/ Iliyas Qureshi to Mohmmed Ilyas Qureshi as per Affidavit C-14268 We, Prabhu Basawantappa Angadi and Mrs Lalita Prabhu Angadi have changed our childs name from Prakriti Prabhu Angadi to Prakritie Prabhu Angadi as per Affidavit C-14269 I have changed my name from Mohd Kalim to Kalim Hakikullah Khan as per Affidavit C-14270 I have changed my name from Poornima to Poornima Monappa Devadiga as per Affidavit C-14271 I have changed my name from Hanif Temrekar to Hanif Temrikar as per Affidavit C-14272

I have changed my name from Suraj Gaur to Summit Gaur as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-14284 I have changed my name from Girish Tokarshi Gala to Girrish Tokarshi Gala as per Affidavit C-14285 I have changed my name from Vatsal Girish Gala to Vatsal Girrish Gala as per Affidavit C-14286 I have changed my name from Manjiri Anil Sawant to Manjiri Milind Ghate as per Affidavit C-14287 I have changed my name from Peer Mohammad A Sattar Khan to Peer Mohammad Abdul Sattar Khan as per Affidavit C-14288 I have changed my name from Rakesh Kanhayalal Jain to Rakeshkumar Kanhayalal Jain as per Affidavit C-14289 I have changed my name from Anushree Sanjeev Saha to Ritu Sanjeev Saha as per Affidavit C-14290

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HC raps govt for failing to deal with strike by doctors owing allegiance to MAGMO, which reportedly led deaths of several patients

By Philip Varghese

T Police submits report on Salem’s pic with ‘wife’

The Thane police on Wednesday submitted an interim report about its inquiry into the photograph of gangster Abu Salem and his alleged wife, published by sections of media. "We have filed an interim report on the photograph that appeared recently in sections of media to a TADA court. An Additional Commissioner level officer had conducted the inquiry," said CBI Special Prosecutor Deepak Salvi. Salvi also sought four weeks' time to further inquire into the matter.

Saibaba trust employee held for stealing

An employee of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Shirdi was caught allegedly stealing gold and silver ornaments from the trust's counting hall, police said on Wednesday. During a check, the Sansthan's security guard found Dinkar Hanumant Dokhe (58) allegedly in possession of one gm gold coin, a 3 gm gold ornament and 36 gm of silver ornaments worth about Rs.12,000 while he was coming out from the counting hall where donations are kept, subinspector Sandeep Kahale said. Dokhe was arrested late on Tuesday night.

wo days after the 10,000 doctors belonging to the Maharashtra Association of Gazetted Medical Officer (MAGMO) under the state's public health department, who were on strike since July 1, on Monday called off their stir after meeting Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the state government regarding its failure to deal with the strike which reportedly led to the death of several patients during the week. This comes as the bench headed

by Justice Naresh Patil was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Gunratan Sadavarte which alleged that the state had failed to provide a mechanism to provide treatment to patients in Maharashtra government hospitals during the strike. It will be recalled that at an hour-long meeting on Monday at Sahyadri guest house, CM Chavan and public health minister Suresh Shetty assured the doctors of 'positively considering' some of their demands at cabinet meetings. But they said the state would not pay arrears to 1,700 doctors, which could cost the exchequer Rs.174 crore.According to the PIL,

“During the strike, more than nine lakh patients waited in queue for treatment but did not get any response from the doctors, due to which 80 patients died.” The petitioner, Sadavarte, cited a Supreme Court judgement which said that strikes are bad in law, a Delhi High Court verdict which described strikes as illegal as well as a Jharkhand High Court judgement which said that strikes amount to anti-national activity.The High Court asked the state of Maharashtra to respond to five issues and file an affidavit on what was its stand on the death of 80 patients, as alleged by the PIL, what preventive steps it

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FYJC second merit list: 1,000 students still without seats Allotment of seats in the second merit list shocked many students as they were not allotted any college By Yatin Ingle

ore than 1,000 students across the city were unable to book a seat in their preferred colleges for First Year Junior College (FYJC), with the announcement of the second merit list. On Wednesday, the state education department declared the second list for the FYJC online admissions. The cut-off per cent this year has already gone up by around 10 per cent from that of the last year.

As per the online admissions process, a student has to submit names of 30 colleges zone-wise in the order of their preference. When students logged in on the website to check their admission status on Wednesday, most of them got a message stating, “Allotment not possible in the second merit list due to the preference and choice of the student.” This has scared students as they can now be allotted any of the 30 colleges that they have submitted.

A student, who did not wish to be named, said, “I scored 83 per cent but yet I have not got the college of my choice. Though I had preferred the best and reputed colleges, I am unable to get an allotment in those.” This year, around 1,60,947 students had applied for the online and offline FYJC admissions. In all, 88,935 seats have been allotted for the online admission process while 72,012 seats have been allotted for the offline admission process.

Teenager drowns in well at Vasai

Those students who are unable to get admissions through the online process can do so through the offline process. N B Chavan, Deputy Education Director, told the ADC that the list depends upon the preference of the students in the online admissions process. Students should not be tensed. All those who applied through the online process of admissions will be soon be allotted seats.”

Pay more to travel in rickety MBMT buses By Suresh Golan

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took to tackle the strike, what action was taken against doctors under the Essential Services and Maintenance Act (ESMA), how many surgeries were postponed during the strike and whether compensation had been paid to the kin of those who died. Based on this, the court asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit within two weeks stating whether departmental action had been initiated against doctors who had struck work from July 1 to 7, depriving patients of treatment.

Class X student Asif Munir Khan (15) dived into this well and drowned.

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helplessly looked on. They later informed villagers about the incident who passed on the inn outing to the historic Bassein Fort turned formation to the local police. A team of police and into tragedy for three teenagers when one fire brigade personnel reached the spot and of them met a watery grave after diving into pulled out the body which was sent for a posta well located near the fort premises in Vasai. Ac- mortem to the civic hospital. Asif’s parents were cording to the police, the tragic incident was re- apparently unaware of his outing plans, the poported at about 9 am on Wednesday. The lice said. Though it is a prohibited zone, iron grills deceased has been identified as Asif Munir Khan atop the well have been stolen, leading to such (15), a Class X student, who along with his friends tragic mishaps, alleged local villagers. Although had gone to the fort on Wednesday morning. foul play has been ruled out in the case, further Unable to gauge the depth of the water, Asif investigations are being carried out by the Vadived into the well and drowned as his friends saigaon police.

et ready to shell out more to reach your destination while travelling in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Transport (MBMT) buses as the private transporter operating the utility has finally been allowed a slabwise hike in fares from the third to the ninth stage. The hike ranging from a minimum of Rs 3 to a maximum of Rs 6 came into force from Tuesday midnight. The frequent hike in diesel prices fast forwarded the decision of the Road Transport Authorities (RTA) to go ahead with the revised tariff. “The hike has been implemented slab-wise and is low for shorter distances for the benefit of the passengers,” said an official. However, the hike has not gone down well with commuters. With poor bus schedules, old and rickety buses that are well past their life, frequent breakdowns, they have umpteen reasons to complain about. “Even if the fare hike was inevitable, the administration must clearly list out the proposed improvements in service benchmarks that passengers would be entitled to in exchange for paying a higher fare,” noted a commuter. The public transport utility is run by Kestrel Infrastructure on a ten-year BuildOwn-Operate-and-Transfer pact. As of now, less than 47 out of the fleet of 55 buses ply in and out of the twin-city. While the MBMT boasts of operating on 33 routes, buses on around 12 routes are non-operational apparently due to shortage of buses.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Sarika Suresh Parkar to Shital Sanjay Vengurlekar as per Affidavit C-14291 I have changed my name from Jainuden Husan Jeevarak to Jainuddin Husain Jeevarak as per Affidavit C-14292 I have changed my name from Aziz Badir Sk to Aziz Ahmed Bashir Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-14293 I have changed my name from Radhamoni Chandran to Radhamani Chandran as per Affidavit C-14294 I have changed my name from Akhil Chandran to Piralasseril Akhil Chandran as per Affidavit C-14295 I have changed my name from Singh Narbahadur Bahadur to Narbhan Bahadur Singh as per Affidavit C-14296 I have changed my name from Jitenkumar Maruti Mandhare to Jayant Maruti Mandhare as per Affidavit C-14297 I have changed my name from Mahammad Azizul Mohammad Khalilul Rahaman to Mohammad Azizul Mohammad Khalilul Rahaman as per Affidavit C-14298 I have changed my name from Laila Ishwar Kanojiya to Loyala Bernard Coates as per Affidavit C-14299 I have changed my name from Ganpat Bharat Malvankar to Chetan Bharat Malvankar as per Affidavit C-14300 I have changed my name from Fatema Rajabali Motorwala to Fatimaben Rajabali Motorwala as per Affidavit C-14301 I have changed my name from Priya Pearlen Lalit Bhojwani to Priya Pearlen Priscilla Andrade. Add: 601,Lily Tower, Near Henry Bldg, Amboli, Andheri (W). Mumbai 400058 Gazette No (U-12878) C-14303 I have changed my name from Priscilla Lalit Bhojwani to Priscilla Martin Andrade Add: Flat No 601,Lily Tower, Near Henry Bldg,Amboli, Andheri (W). Mumbai 400058 Gazette No (U-698) C-14304 I have changed my name from Shankuntala Madhusudan Gaikwad to Shakuntala Madhusudan Gaikwad as per Affidavit date 08/07/14 C-14305 I have changed my name from Gloria Charles Pereira to Gulab Charles Pereira as per Affidavit C-14306 I have changed my name from John Varughese to John Varghese as per Affidavit C-14307

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Kumar Seetharaman Laxman to Laxman Seetharaman Kumar as per Affidavit C-14308 I have changed my name from Hiranandani Bhavana Manoj to Hiranandani Bhavna Manoj as per Affidavit C-14309 I have changed my name from Khan Juned Amin to Khan Junaid Amin as per Affidavit C-14310 I have changed my name from Anwarali Yusufali Sheikh to Anwar Yusuf Sheikh as per Affidavit C-14311

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I Zeba Asghar have changed my name to Zeba Asghar Mohammad as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. U-42773 dated: 24/10/2013 C-14325 I Bandna Kumari have changed my name to Vandana Raghvendra Jha as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/14 C-14326 I Manishkumar Ramsuresh Pandey have changed my name to Manish Ramsuresh Pandey as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 19/06/14 C-14327

I have changed my name from Mo Qasim Niyamtullah Munshi to Mohammad Qasim Niyamtullah Momin as per Affidavit C-14312

I Anil Kumar Raj Kumar Singh Alias Anil Kumar Singh have changed my name to Anil Rajkumar Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 08/07/14 C-14328

I have changed my name from .Jamaluddin Mohd Amir to Jamaluddin Mohd Amir Ansari as per Affidavit C-14313

I Komali Shankar Yadav have changed my name to Kamladevi Shankar Yadav as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14329

I have changed my name from Tandy Kundal to Tandy Kharmujai Sunil Kundal as per Affidavit C-14314

I Kishorkumar Sardarbhai Chaudhary have changed my name to Kishor Sardarbhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Bhimjibhai Gandani to Rajesh Bhimjibhai Gandani as per Affidavit C-14315

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I have changed my name from Lataben Rajesh Gandani to Lata Rajesh Gandani as per Affidavit C-14316 I have changed my name from Shamsul Huda Mohd Mustufa to Shamsul Huda Mohammad Mustufa Ansari as per Affidavit C-14317 I have changed my name from Gharat Jayashri Sitaram to Jayshree Pralhad Mhatre as per Affidavit C-14318 I have changed my name from Rajan Sellatarai Nadar to Maria Selestin Nadar as per Affidavit . C-14319 I Gajanan Banabhai Prajapati have changed my name to Gajanand Bhanabhai Prajapati as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 08/07/14 C-14320 I Komal Gunvantbhai have changed my name to Komal Gunvantbhai Ramani as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 16/05/14 C-14321 I Ketankumar Pranlal Meghani have changed my name to Ketan Pranlal Meghani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/14 C-14322 I Mohd. Azharuddin have changed my name to Mr. Azharuddin Mohmmad Ali Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/14 C-14323 I Mrs. Ayeshabee have changed my name to Mrs. Ayesha Mohmmad Ali Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/14 C-14324

I Arunaben Kishorkumar Chaudhary have changed my name to Aruna Kishor Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14331 We Mr. Kabir Ahmed Shaikh & Mrs. Humera Sultana Kabir Ahmed Shaikh have changed our minor son’s name from Aakif Ahmed Kabir Ahmed to Aakif Ahmed Kabir Ahmed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14332 I Akruti Ketan Shah have changed my name to Aakrati Anuj Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14333 I Disha Nair have changed my name to Gayatri Nair as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14334

I Hetalkumari Vinodbhai Darji have changed my name to Hetal Vinod Darji as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14341 I Vinodbhai Darji have changed my name to Vinod Darji as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14342 I Lalitaben Vinodbhai Darji have changed my name to Lalita Vinod Darji as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14343 I Yasha J. P. Shetty have changed my name to Daksha Jaya Shetty as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14344 I Govindbhai K. Bhadra have changed my name to Govind K. Bhadra as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14345 I Saheb Shaikh have changed my name to Salman Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14346 I Rashid Ahmed Nisar Ahmed have changed my name to Rashid Nisar Ahmed Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14347 I Dharmesh Kantibhai Turokhia have changed my name to Dharmesh Kantilal Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14348 I Bhavini Dharmesh Turokhia have changed my name to Bhavini Dharmesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14349 We Mr. Dharmesh Kantilal Shah & Mrs. Bhavini Dharmesh Shah have changed our minor daughter’s name from Priyanka Dharmesh Turokhia to Priyanka Dharmesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14350 We Mr. Dharmesh Kantilal Shah & Mrs. Bhavini Dharmesh Shah have changed our minor son’s name from Prakshal Dharmesh Turokhia to Prakshal Dharmesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14351

I Vinay Nair have changed my name to Vinayan Nair as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14335

I Turakhia Dharmesh Kantilal have changed my name to Shah Dharmesh Kantilal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14352

I Miss. Deepali Namdeo Kapdekar have changed my name to Mrs. Pranjali Nilesh Borgharkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14336

I Turokhia Kantibhai have changed my name to Shah Kantilal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14353

I Mr. Sailesh Vishnuprasad Pandya have changed my name to Mr. Shailesh Vishnuprasad Pandya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14337 I Mr. Vishnukumar Nanalal Pandya have changed my name to Mr. Vishnuprasad Nanalal Pandya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14338

I Bhina Bhaskerbhai Shah have changed my name to Bhavini Dharmesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14354 I Mohammed Altaf Parveen Nasim have changed my name to Mohammed Altaf Mohammed Nasim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/14 C-14355

I Mr. Tushantkumar Jayantilal Jain have changed my name to Mr. Tushant Jayantilal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-14339

I Parveen Nasim have changed my name to Mohammed Nasim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/14

I Preeti Bibhuti Karmakar have changed my name to Preeti Ankur Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/14 C-14340

I Deepa Dinesh Prabhu have changed my name to Mamta Khadilkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/14 C-14357

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Crime branch arrests extortionists

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Accused Siddhesh Samant demanded Rs 25 lakh from a umbai's crime branch on builder through his lady aide Wednesday arrested a identified as Lajwanti cartel of extortionists, includ- Hardasani alias Leena (35). A ing a woman, which was active few months ago, the latter in the western suburbs of the had called the builder on his city. The group used to extort mobile introducing herself money from city's builders by using the name of Rashmi claiming to be big-shot politi- Thackeray, wife of Shiv Sena cians needing money for the president Uddhav Thackeray. Assembly elections. The victim, whose name

Girl publicly molested

has been withheld, gave several reasons for not being able to give the amount. Earlier this month, Leena called the same builder again and this time threatened to harm him or his his office, informed Deepak Phatangare, senior inspector of Unit 8 of crime branch. On Monday, Leena threatened the builder's manager.

Preity bad bruises! By Zuber Ansari

ollywood actress Preity Zinta has submitted four photographs to the Mumbai police showing bruises on her hand to back her claim of criminal assault against her ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia. “These four photographs, which show bruises on Zinta's hand, were received by us today. We are examin-

Ness Wadia and Preity Zinta. ing the photographs, which will be crucial evidence in the case,” said a police officer involved in the probe.Meanwhile, the Wadia group today wrote to Marine Drive police giving details of the witnesses whose statements they want to be recorded in connection with the case. The police officer said, “We had contact details of a few of the nine witnesses whose names had been shared with us by Wadia on July 2. Today we received contact details of

the rest from the Wadias.” In her complaint to the police on June 12, Zinta had accused Wadia of molesting, abusing and threatening her during an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings on May 30 at Wankhede stadium. Wadia and Zinta continue to co-own Kings XI Punjab team despite their estrangement.Zinta had alleged that Wadia yelled at her and abused her before “grabbing my arm and pulling me.” The photos were apparently given to the police to substantiate the charge. Wadia has denied allegations against him, calling them “false”.Marine Drive police had registered an FIR against Wadia under IPC Sections 354 (assault or criminal force towards a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). Police have so far recorded statements of 12 witnesses named by Zinta including IPL's Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel and COO of Kings XI Punjab Fraser Castellino.

as Prakash Mehta (36), who had come to collect the money, was arrested redhanded by the police while collecting the amount demanded in extortion. Mehta led the police to Leena and the latter led the police to Samant, the mastermind of the entire extortion racket. According to the police, Leena and Samant

resided in the same building. In 2012, Samant was arrested by the same unit of crime branch under the leadership of inspector Phatangre. During that time, Samant had extorted money from several businessmen and builders by using names of politicians like Gopal Sheety, Subhash Desai, Vinod Ghosalkar etc.

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Tuesday evening, the victim had come to the market place Govandi-based unem- to buy vegetables when ployed man was arrested Ansari began following her for publicly manhandling and grabbed her stole. and molesting a 21-year-old Ansari, who has been girl, who he had been keep- charged for molestation, told ing an eye on. The accused al- the girl that he like her very legedly grabbed the victim's much and wanted her to acarm after which she raised an company him. He then alarm and got him caught. touched her cheeks and reThe incident occurred on peated the same statement Tuesday. when the dazed girl began reThe accused has been sisting. The scuffle intensified identified as Mohammed when the girl asked him to let Abdul Ansari (25), and he is a her go while Ansari continresident of New Gautam ued with the harassment and Nagar in Govandi. According kept coming closer. The victo the Chembur police, tim then finally raised an Ansari had first laid eyes on alarm when he was rethe victim a few days ago strained with the help of a when she was visiting the few locals. Police arrived on Gandhi Market in Chembur the spot and took him away Camp. “He had developed a to Chembur police station liking for her and tried mak- where he was charged with ing a few advances but section 354 (molestation) of failed,” said an officer. On the IPC.

On Tuesday, Leena called the builder to inform him that her aide would be visiting his office to collect the demanded money, added Phatangare. Finally, the builder registered an FIR at the Dindoshi police station and sleuths from the crime branch laid a trap outside the builder's office. The accused, identified

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Fake cop promotes self to Sr PI

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Vendors who provided the fake cop with uniform and official patrolling books, weekly diaries, stickers of police emblems and even copies of summons and warrants, to come under scanner By Suresh Golani

ASP Nishandar and PI Kshirsagar

Ffake cop Sawant

Kshirsagar, during a routine patrolling duty. With a short and neat hair-cut and mannerisms resembling those of a cop, Sawant was dressed in khaki trousers wearing an official police belt. The police team was

shocked to find official patrolling books, weekly diaries, stickers of police emblems and even copies of summons and warrants in the possession of the fake cop. “The accused apparently targeted unsus-

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the members of the Public that my client is interested in buying the property being Flat Bearing No. 204, on the 2nd Floor in the Building known as “Suyash Apartment” of Om Suyash Co Operative Housing Society Limited (“said Society”) Situate at Near Krishna Koyna Building, Majiwade, Thane (W) and standing on Plot of Land bearing Survey No. 101 Hissa No. 2 (Part) at Village Majiwade, Taluka Thane, Dist Thane, as more particularly described in the Schedule hereunder written along with Share Certificate Bearing No. 10 in respect of 5 Shares having Distinctive Nos. 46 to 50 issued by the said Society, presently standing in the name of Shri Vijay Baburao Halgekar in the records of the said Society, herein after called and referred to as “Owner/ Member”. That said Owner/Member has represented to my client that one of the Title Document in respect of said flat i.e. the original Agreement for Sale dated 18.07.1998 and Deed of Rectification dated 06.12.1999 executed to the said Agreement for Sale dated 18.07.1998 together with registration receipt, made and executed between the predecessors in title of present Owner/Member, Shri Pradeep Sitaram Shetty and M/s. Suyash Enterprises in respect of the above flat have been lost and/or misplaced. ANY PERSON, body, individual, institution having any claim and/ or objection in respect of or against or relating to or touching upon the property described in the Schedule hereunder written by way of sale, lease, lien, mortgage, charge, encumbrance, gift, easement, maintenance, inheritance, testamentary disposition or otherwise or having in their custody any title documents and/or said Agreement for Sale dated 18.07.1998 and Deed of Rectification dated 06.12.1999 pertaining to the property described in the Schedule hereunder shall communicate the same to the undersigned at his address within 14 days from the publication of this notice with the documentary evidence in support thereof, failing which all the claims, if any, of such person/s shall be considered to have been waived and or abandoned and my client will complete the proposed transaction. Objections raised after the completion of 14 days period shall not bind on my client. Schedule All that premises being Flat Bearing No. 204, on the 2nd Floor, admeasuring about 400 sq. ft. (Carpet) in the building known as “Suyash Apartment” belonging to Om Suyash Co - Operative Housing Society Limited, Situate at Near Krishna Koyna Building, Majiwade, Thane (W) and standing on Plot of Land bearing Survey No. 101 Hissa No. 2 (Part), Taluka Thane. Off - 201, Second Floor, Shivambika Building, Sd/Opp. Namaskar Mandal, Agra Road, Lal Chowki, Shri Suraj S. Surve Kalyan (W) 421 301. Date : 07.07.2014. (Advocate)

umbai and its suburbs will witness occasional spells of rain in the next 48 hours. Vihar and Tulsi lake will also receive good showers in the next 24 hours, said meteorological officials who predicted that the weather conditions are now becoming favourable for the advance of monsoon towards the thirsty Marathwada and Vidharbha regions. Farmers have been waiting for it desperately for a month. According to reports from the Indian Meteorological Department, Colaba received 60.6 mm of rainfall while Santacruz received 32 mm of rainfall on Wednesday. IMD further warned that heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places in Goa and Konkan in the next 24 hours.

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A child enjoying himself near the Vallabh High School in Sion on Wednesday.

City continues to face water logging

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umbaikars faced some more water logging after yesterday's rain which lasted for eight long hours, with low lying areas like Dadar (Hindmata), Parel TT, Chembur and Malad being severely hit. According to a senior civic official, “The civic employees have been working since June 2, when the rains first hit the city, trying to keep the manhole covers open so that there is speedy draining off of water.” These open manholes are safely fenced. As the data received from the BMC's Disaster Management Department, from 8 am to 4 pm on Wednesday, the city received 46.23 mm of rainfall, with the eastern suburbs receiving 25.03 mm and the western suburbs receiving 35.83 mm of rainfall.

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he 42-year-old imposter – Lalit Omprakash Sawant, who was caught by the Mira Road police while masquerading as a police officer, has turned out to be a habitual offender suspected to be involved in other such similar cases of impersonation. In the year 2007, Sawant was caught in Vasai, moving around in a motorcycle as a Police Sub Inspector. In his current offence, he had promoted himself to the post of the Senior Police Inspector, zooming around in a high-end SUV. A resident of Sai-Vaishnavi building in the Chandansar Road area of Virar, Sawant had apparently been moving around in the area as a Police Inspector in an Innova which had a board bearing the word “Police” on it. However, he ran out of luck on Tuesday after being was spotted near Jangid Circle by the actual Senior PI of Mira Road police station, Dhanaji

pecting people on the virtue of the fake copies of summons and warrants. Investigations were on to ascertain his modus operandi and track the victims.” said Additional Superintendent of Police Sangramsing Nishaandar. Prima-facie investigations have revealed that Sawant has a history of committing such impersonations. He was arrested by the Vasai police when he was found masquerading as a Police Sub-Inspector in 2007, said an investigating officer. “While investigations are on, we have decided to act tough on dealers for their criminal negligence in handing over such sensitive material, including police stationery, to unscrupulous elements without carrying out an identity check,” confirmed, Senior Police Inspector Dhanaji Kshirsagar. A case under the relevant sections of the IPC has been registered against the fake cop who was remanded to police custody when produced before the district Sessions Court, Thane.

Water logging at Hindmata in Parel

The Disaster Management Department also stated that 15 tree falling cases were reported on Wednesday. Two in the city, four in eastern suburbs and nine in the western suburbs.

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NaMo’s Man Friday is new BJP chief

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Amit Shah, always the PM's close aide, is given the party's top post

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rime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday tightened his grip on the Bharatiya Janata Party with the appointment of his closest aide Amit Shah as the president of the party. Shah, who delivered crucial Uttar Pradesh to BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, took over the reins of the party, marking Gujarat's hold over the ruling dispensation after Modi's elevation as Prime Minister. Shah, a close and controversial associate of Modi, was appointed to the top post in BJP at a meeting of the Parliamentary Board where incumbent Rajnath Singh resigned, after a tenure of one-and-ahalf years. Singh said he had resigned as he is now the Union Home Minister in Modi's government. He also made it clear that Shah was unanimously chosen as the new chief by members of the BJP's parliamentary board, a group of 12 top decision makers.It may be recalled that when Modi was Gujarat chief minister, Shah served as his home minister, and his confidant. He had to resign in 2010 over allegations that he sanctioned a fake encounter by

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the state police. He spent three months in jail and then was asked by a court to stay away from Gujarat for about two years. He returned after the Supreme Court lifted the ban, to contest the 2012 state elections successfully.Shah faces murder charges for allegedly allowing the extra-judicial killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a small-time criminal, his wife and a witness. The BJP leader says the charges are a political conspiracy. Singh also pointed out that there were baseless allegations against Nitin Gadkari also but later he got a clean chit. Things will become clear. Let the investigation carry on. The BJP's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), reportedly believes that giving Modi a BJP president of his choice

will ensure good coordination between the party and the government. The Prime Minister later tweeted, “Amit Bhai started his journey as an ordinary karyakarta & has repeatedly proven himself through tireless hard work & determination”. Shah took over the charge of the president immediately. He had in May this year engineered a massive victory for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, delivering 71 of the state's 80 parliamentary seats in the general elections. The 50-year-old political strategist has his immediate task cut out; the party needs him to repeat the UP magic in the Assembly elections this year in Maharashtra as well as in Haryana and Jharkhand. Nevertheless, with Shah's appointment, Modi has cemented his grip on the party.

CCG – CST rail plans surface again By Vishnudas Sheshrao

he long-pending demand of the city to connect Churchgate to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), as well as a connection from existing railways lines to the proposed Navi Mumbai airport, has found answers in the 2014 Railway Budget presented by Union Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda in Parliament on Tuesday. Money has been allocated to carry out a feasibility study of these projects. If the projects are found practical and economical, then the project is bound to being slowly. Mumbai currently enjoys the status of commercial capital of India. If these projects are taken up and completed, it is bound to rise to the commercial capital of South Asia. The proposal of a 1 km rail connection between Churchgate and CST was first given by former Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2010. An estimated Rs 5.2 lakh was required at that time for the preliminary engineering and traffic survey. The most challenging

problem of the Churchgate – CST connection is that this area is most crowded with heritage structures which makes it difficult to obtain an NOC from the heritage committee. Railway officials have kept three options open – underground, surface, or ele-

vated track, depending on what the preliminary study reveals. Besides this, the Indian Railways has allocated funds to survey the proposed line between the Thane station and the site of the proposed airport in Navi Mumbai.

All that is wrong with Mumbai’s infrastructure By Aroosa Ahmed

increasing traffic. The Metro and Monorail projects are a day after Union Railway matter of great pride, but Minister Sadananda Mumbai's public transport Gowda presented the 2014 system offers a serious opRailway Budget, Bombay portunity for re-engineering First, an organisation work- to meet the future demands ing for the welfare of citi- of India's business capital.” zens, has highlighted that The letter further said, the infrastructure of India's “There is an urgent need to financial capital is in a bad upgrade and modernise the condition and requires im- suburban railway system in mediate attention. Mumbai to bring it at par In a letter to Gowda, the or- with the existing metro netganisation said, “The Mum- work. Creation of a Unified bai Suburban Railway Transport Planning authority network caters to 7.6 million which would be responsible commuters every day, over a for the planning, funding 376 km long route with 2,089 and monitoring of project km of tracks. The network implementation as also reoperates over 2,900 train solving issues deterrent to services per day. Hence, it is a the execution of these projmajor component of the In- ects. This is all the more necdian Railways as well as the essary now in order to have lifeline for nearly two crore effective co-ordination of Indians. MUTP Phase I and suburban railway infrastrucPhase II projects have given ture of Indian Railways and some relief in some areas, but the Monorail and Metro the current system is totally being built by Government inadequate to cope with the of Maharashtra and the bus

public transport system managed by BEST. An elevated railway corridor from Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Panvel with seamless connectivity to the proposed new International Airport. Setting up of the passenger terminus at Panvel, on the outskirts of Mumbai, which will benefit hundreds of thousands of suburban and long-distance train commuters in the MMR.” Speaking to the ADC, Narinder Nayar, chairman of Bombay First, said “The railway budget could have more benefits for the Mumbaikars. Mumbai is the financial capital of India and it is extremely important to build up its infrastructure which is older than a century. There are more than six million passengers in the state and our stations unfortunately are not competent enough to handle long distance trains.”

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T was in my view the most important thing the railway minister said and it saddened me that it got the least attention. This was that after he finishes paying salaries and maintenance bills all he is left with is Rs.6 out of a hundred to spend on such necessities as modernization and improving safety standards. What disappointed me was that I did not hear him once mention that he would in future make better use of the vast tracts of urban land that belongs to the railways. If he HE Economic Survey presented to monetizes this land bank (to use the jargon Parliament by Finance Minister Arun economists favour) he could probably be so Jaitley is quite bright and it indicates the flush with funds that those dreams of bullet trains and railway stations that resemble airpossibility of better things to come in the ports could find it easier to become reality. He next few years. There has been record might even end up with some money to spare.

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production of foodgrains and oilseeds -264.4 million tonnes and 17.4 million tonnes. India has the second fastest growing services sector which is just below that of China. Financing, insurance, real estate, and business services have grown at 12.9 per cent. A satisfactory happening is as much as 1.1 billion tourists have come to India. India ranks first in the production of grapes, banana, cassava, peas and papaya. With regard to milk production, India is a global leader with 132.43 mt in the year 2012-13. India ranks second with regard to fish production. With the country having plenty of milk, fruits, fish, foodgrains and oilseeds, it is difficult to explain why there is high food inflation. What we see is a picture of plenty, but on the ground we see a picture of shortage. In the land of plenty, there should be not have been high food inflation. There is something wrong in procurement and distribution. For instance, there is an acute shortage of godowns and corruption in the distribution system. Many of the godowns are leaking. And Goa ministers' statement that bikini must be banned on the beach will make tourists stay away from the splendid holiday resort. While there are robust highlights in the Economic Survey, on the ground, there is many a pathetic incredible happening.

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and in larger quantities. At the moment the railways move around 30 per cent of freight traffic and that is abysmally small compared to its potential. Narendra Modi needs to keep reminding himself that he won the election because people voted for 'vikas' and 'parivartan'. Development and change and what they mean by this is that they usually mean by this is that they would like public services to change drastically. Wherever I traveled during the campaign, I met people who told me that they were going to vote for Modi because they believed that he would improve public transport, schools, healthcare and sanitation. He cannot do these things without making dras-

Expansive introduction Now why did he not consider this when he was making his Railway Budget? Could it be because it was put together mostly by the same officials who have done these things for every other government? Personally, I detected their signature in the expansive introduction, in the quotes from famous poets and in the dreary, rambling use of language. I detected the Narendra Modi touch in the mention of bullet trains and modern, clean railway stations. I detected it in the hints of privatization and FDI, but by and large this was a Budget that could have been presented by the last government's railway minister just as easily. Perhaps the prime minister has decided to take things slowly and not make drastic changes in case it frightens officials but he needs to realize soon that without drastic changes there will be no change at all.So in the case of public transport he has to privatize Air India as soon as he can and in the case of the railways he needs to bring in commercialization at every level. Personally, if I were the prime minister, I would announce that by the time of the next Railway Budget next February the railways would no longer be a government department. It would have become a corporation or several corporations: so no more railway budgets. Only when a commercial work culture is introduced will passengers on Indian trains get the services that rail travelers get in other countries. Only when this happens will the railways start moving freight more efficiently

Change in governance ON THE SPOT Tavleen Singh tic changes in the way India is governed. And he will be prevented from making drastic changes every step of the way by high officials who hate change of any kind and who almost never use public services unless it is to get a special ward and special treatment in the best government hospitals if they fall sick. Their children never go to municipal schools and they never need to live outside Lutyens' Delhi so they have virtually no idea of how ordinary people live in this city. No idea of the broken roads and rotting garbage and no idea how hard it can sometimes be just to get something simple done like renewing your passport. Already in Delhi there are signs that most ministers have fallen into the clutches of the bureaucracy and are merely carrying on from where their predecessors left off. There is no doubt that on account of the prime minister's vigilance they come to office early and leave late in the evening but in the time they are in

Buddha is a person who lives without the mind; then he is not responsible. That's why in the East we say that he never accumulates karma; he never accumulates any entanglements for the future. He lives, he walks, he moves, he eats, he talks, he is doing many things, so he must accumulate karma, because karma means activity. But in the East it is said even if a Buddha kills, he will not accumulate karma. Why? And you, even if you don't kill, you will accumulate karma. Why? It is simple: whatsoever Buddha is doing, he is doing without any mind in it. He is spontaneous, it is not activity. He is not thinking about it, it happens. He is not the doer. He moves like an emptiness. He has no mind for it, he was not thinking to do it. He allows it to happen. He has no more the ego to resist. That is the meaning of being empty and a no-self: just being a non-being, anatta, no-

What Delhi bureaucrats excel at is misguiding new ministers into the maze of rules, regulations and practices that only they can negotiate because it is they who have created them. Modi himself has long years of administrative experience and so is unlikely to be trapped in this maze or any other, but his ministers will be easily trapped and this would be a disaster because the people who voted for acchchey din are angry and impatient for change. They did not vote for just a change of government they voted for a change in governance and they will not wait long before they start losing hope if they do not see change happening. Already on television chat shows these days have begun to appear defeated Congress MPs who cannot resist sneering about how there is no sign of good times. Already there are demonstrations in the streets of Delhi against prices and the increase in rail fares and already the Lok Sabha has become a place where a small caboodle of MPs manage to make the business of lawmaking impossible by using street fighting tactics. The new prime minister needs to move quickly if he wants to fulfill his promise of giving India the change and development he promised.

without thinking of cruelty? Can you think of non-violence without thinking of violence? In the very word ‘non-violence’, violence enters; it is there in the very concept. Can you think of selfness. Then you accumulate nothing; then brahmacharya, celibacy, without thinking of you are not responsible for anything that goes sex? It is impossible, because what will on around you; then you transcend. celibacy mean if there is no thought of sex? Each single thought is creating something And if brahmacharya is based on the thought for you and for others. Be alert! But when I say of sex, what type of brahmacharya is this? be alert, I don't mean that think good No, there is a totally different quality of being which comes by not thinking: not good, not bad, simply a state of no-thinking. You simply watch, you simply remain conscious, thoughts, no, because whenever you think but you don't think. And if some thought engood thoughts, by the side you are also think- ters...it will enter, because thoughts are not ing of bad thoughts. How can good exist with- yours; they are just floating in the air. All out bad? If you think of love, just by the side, around there is a noosphere, a thoughtsphere, behind it, is hidden hate. How can you think all around. Just as there is air, there is thought about love without thinking about hate? You all around you, and it goes on entering on its may not think consciously, love may be in the own accord. It stops only when you become conscious layer of the mind, but hate is hid- more and more aware. There is something in den in the unconscious -- they move together. it: if you become more aware, a thought simWhenever you think of compassion, you ply disappears, it melts, because awareness is think of cruelty. Can you think of compassion a greater energy than thought. — Osho

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their ministries they seem mostly to do routine, meaningless stuff. Last week, I spent an hour waiting to see a minister and in this time noticed that the others who waited to see him were mostly people who wanted a favour of some kind or other. An experienced minister would have ensured that his time was not wasted in this way but since most of Modi's ministers are new they allow themselves to be guided by bureaucrats who are happiest when they drown their minister in useless tasks and mountains of files.The prime minister himself has too much on his plate to monitor what his ministers are up to, but when he comes back from Brazil he would do well to organize a workshop or an orientation course for his cabinet colleagues. They need to be taught how to find their way out of the layers of red tape that their officials will truss them in and they need to be warned to beware of naysaying bureaucrats who stand in the way of any change, leave alone drastic change.

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THE Railway Budget for 2014-15 envisages bullet trains which would take a long time and would also consume huge funds of the government but benefit only a few elites. The pertinent question, therefore, is whether it is wise enough to divert precious limited funds and resources towards such trains when the monetary stringency is acutely felt by our Railways. It is imperative that the available resources are deftly put to use for overall development of the Railways with clean compartments, platforms and toilets to start with while speeding up the existing trains to 120 km/hour. The food, while travelling, is important and all care should be taken to ensure that the passengers have access to hygienic food, water and beverages. Privatisation of catering or other services may not be the only way out of problems and may result in exploitation instead of providing viable and lasting solutions leaving the passengers in the lurch in the bargain. The compartments and toilets of all classes including first AC are stinking with rats, bugs and cockroaches being ubiquitous and hence merits all the focus of the Railways in the first place for refurbishment with full steam on top-most priority and this brooks no further delay. Passengers are assets and not liabilities to the Railways. The public who dirty the platforms or trains should be se-

Stay invested THE stock markets had run up too much too soon and the blood bath on the bourses does not come as a surprise. It was a 'Black Tuesday' on Rail Budget day as not much except a few routine announcements were read out by the railway minister. The Union Budget on Thursday holds no promise for the investors as fiscal deficit is only widening each passing day, inflation refusing to come down and there is not much that OF the finance minister can LETTER THE DAY do to please the citizens of the country. The 'acche din' (good days) promised by the new government will take time and people should have patience and give PM Narendra Modi reasonable time to work in that direction. Today, 'fly by night' operators are back in the markets and investors should avoid investing in such stocks many of whom are defunct companies who are not even existing. Massive falls in markets should be used as a buying opportunity to get into fundamentally strong scrips giving good dividend for the long term. The long-term India story looks good and that is the reason why a lot of money is coming into our country and the stock markets. — S N Kabra, Goregaon

File a review petition IN the light of the recent Supreme Court verdict on Fatwas, it is high time for all the 'secular' parties to come together under the leadership of the Congress, with a sole purpose in mind: to file a review petition in the Apex Court against this verdict. If necessary, they may request the CJI to form a constitutional bench to deliberate on the issue. A joint delegation to the Rashtrapati Bhavan may also be thought of as an al-

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country. Railways have the potential of adding at least one per cent to the country's GDP. Railways proved to be among the present government's priorities was evitrain between Mumbai and Ah- dent when, after flagging off the madabad at the cost of Rs 65,000 Katra-Udhampur train last week, crore in the next seven to eight our Prime Minister expressed what years is nothing but a bogus dream is needed at the stations and and out of question when the In- pressed the need to have better fadian economy is going thorough a cilities than airports. It is indeed a rough weather. The railway minis- welcome move. This Railway budter must stop giving false promises get will pave way for a better India and concentrate on improving the in the days to come. There is no existing conditions of the railways doubt about it. — C K Subramaniam, Sanpada which is in a very bad shape. It is hoped that Prime Minister Naren dra Modi takes strong action to improve the Indian economy IN the Railway Budget, a new conwhich is heading for a disastrous cept of fares linked to the fuel prices, is being proposed. I am not situation. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai able to comprehend what the the railway minister has in mind. As things stand today, most of the INDIAN Railways is a wide net- trains, including the EMU rakes, work from Kashmir to Kanyaku- are hauled by electric engines. This mari. The Modi regime is trying its source of power is either obtained best to make people happy and in from hydro-electric or thermal the process, some bitter pill is to plants; both being indigenous. administered. This Budget shows How then would these be coupled where we want to take the railways with the fares, by prices of water or and at the same time where we coal? The next is the case of lines want to take India through the rail- operating on diesel tractions. As ways. Faced with a cash crunch of over 80 per cent of the hydro-carRs 26,000 crore, Gowda is believed bon derivatives are imported, it to have been told by Prime Minis- can have link with the internater Narendra Modi that the sprawl- tional bench-mark crude price deing Indian railway network has to termined by the OPEC. Then how be at par with the best in the world this cost-fare mechanism is going and come out making profits, not to be worked out is a big question! — Arun Malankar, Santacruz just for its own sake but also for the

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GLEEFUL: The NDA government's first Railway Budget was announced on July 8 by Union Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda. and directionless and it is an antipeople budget with nothing for the poor and other low income passengers. I strongly feel that the railway budget is biased and partial as — T M Uday Shankar, Mumbai the Congress-ruled states have not be given their due in the Rs 1,65,000 crore and there is no proTHE railway budget presented by vision for improvement and safety Union Railway Minister Sadanand of the passengers in it and NarenGowda is hopeless, useless, bogus dra Modi is talking about the bullet

verely punished. The previous government and the former ministers are primarily responsible for this mess and accountability is to be fixed on them.

ternative. This becomes all the more exigent taking into account the impending Assembly elections to the four important states of the Union. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivali

Solitary homecoming THE secure homecoming of the nurses from Tikrit is of immense relief and we must accept that the Indian government has obviously done its best. It would have been definitely better had the nurses and the Indian workers still held by the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq

home country in times of trouble. Since there has been no abatement in militancy in the world, perhaps Indian embassies abroad should be sensitised anew to the dangers faced by overseas Indian workers.

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Denied its due THE government denying the Congress the post of the Leader of Opposition is grossly unreasonable since it is the largest single party in the Lok Sabha. It has been in the ruling alliance until yesterday and it thus does not stand to any logic that the party is now being equated with all other smaller outfits and asked to accept a few more seats in the frontrow as a 'compensation'. Just because the Congress has not managed to get more seats, this denial amounts to belittling it. The new Speaker should be fair to the party. — Dr V Subramanyan, Thane

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Syria been evacuated earlier, as soon as the advance of the ISIS seemed inescapable. However, just since that holdup cannot be undone, the hard work of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and of Indian embassy officials in Iraq should not be underestimated. Given the not-too-conceited history of India’s salvage of its citizens wedged in conflict situations, the return of the nurses is a noteworthy feat. This, however, should not be the immunity but the rule. The Indian government should be vigilant to the quandary of its citizens obligated to go and work in difficult territory because of the lack of jobs in their own land. They are most in need of a fast response from their

Unfair comment IN a report titled 'Stop sale of tobacco products in defence canteens' (ADC, Jul 9), Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi says that soldiers are lured into drinking and smoking habits at the cost of the tax-payers' money. While Health Minister Harsha Vardhan means well in asking for a ban on sale of tobacco products in the defence canteens, Dr Pankaj's quote is rude and unfair. One, the defence personnel themselves are tax payers too. Two, they deserve much more services and salaries than they are being offered at the moment. However, they never complain, unlike a lot of other civilians, who often evade taxes. The least we could all do for our soldiers is refrain from making such unfair statements, and show them some respect.

AWESOME FEAT! Providing a feast to its fans, Germany defeated Brazil 7-1 in the FIFA semi-final held on Tuesday. THE shell-shocking defeat of Brazil by Germany (7-1) was mortifying. One of the most reputed, football-loving nations, was put in a miserable performance breaking the hearts of 200 million Brazilian fans and many more admirers like me globally. The Brazilian game was a nightmare and I was relieved when it’s worst-ever international performance ended. Nevertheless, it is important for Brazil to put this humiliation behind it, and analyse the reasons for the unfortunate debacle and take corrective action. Brazilian team needs to focus on delivery and not on hype. The team was shaky even when Ney-

mar was playing; without him, the team crumbled. Its defense was weak. The attack was pitiable. The Brazilian team was devoid of any strategy or tactics. The German team rammed through the Brazilian team, as if the latter was a university soccer team. It was a massacre. This is the weakest Brazilian team to play the World Cup, relying inordinately on a 22-year-old, young and fragile player like Neymar. Brazil has to develop its attackers, strikers and defenders. It cannot depend on one or two stars. The whole team has to deliver. Individual brilliance is not enough. — Rajendra K Aneja, Dubai

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William J. Burns in New Delhi today; John Kerry coming on July 31

FOOTBALL FEVER... A sweet vendor displays a replica of the World Cup trophy made up of sweets at her shop in Kolkata on Wednesday.

No hint from Centre to quit: Sheila Dikshit

Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday denied receiving any hint from the Centre to quit and said she was not aware of any move to transfer her out of Thiruvananthapuram Raj Bhavan. "No", she said here when asked whether she was sounded by anyone in the Central government to put in papers after the NDA government assumed power last month. Dikshit yesterday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh and described them as 'courtesy call' and 'good meetings'.

Dharamshala Film Fest from Oct 30-Nov 2

The Dharamshala Film Festival (DIFF) is back with its third edition, showcasing animated filmmaker Gitanjali Rao's movie 'True Love Story' which had its premiere at Cannes this year. The four-day festival is organised by Indo-Tibetan filmmaking couple Ritu Sarin and Tenzin Sonam and promises to bring the best of recent Indian and world cinema.

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By Lalit K Jha ASHINGTON: A top US diplomat will be arriving in India today for high-level talks ahead of a bilateral strategic dialogue and to prepare for the first summit meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns will be in India on a two-day visit starting July 10 in advance of the US-India Strategic Dialogue, the State Department said. "He will discuss the full range of bilateral issues –- including economic, energy, and security cooperation –- with senior Indian officials," the State Department said in a statement. "The deputy secretary will be the highest-level administration official to visit since the inauguration of the new Indian government, and this trip is an opportunity to further strengthen and deepen this important bilateral relationship," the statement said. US Senator John McCain visited India from July 2-3 and conveyed to Prime Minister Modi, the US' keen desire to work with him to revitalise the India-US strategic partnership. Burn's trip to New Delhi precedes US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to India.

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William J. Burns, dy secretary of state. Kerry will be visiting India to hold Indo-US Strategic Dialogue with his Indian counterpart Swaraj on July 31. Kerry and Swaraj are also expected to prepare the ground for the bilateral meeting between Modi and Obama, who had invited the Indian leader for a meeting in Washington. Modi will visit the US in September.

EW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of vindictiveness in the wake of in the wake of an income tax notice in the 'National Herald' case, asserting that such "political witch hunting will only help us come back". "Income-tax notice in 'National Herald' case is political vindictiveness. Political witch hunt will only help us come back and fight harder", Gandhi told a TV channel in her reaction to the reported notice. At the AICC briefing, party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi confirmed that the AICC has received notice yesterday. "This notice and earlier procedures are going to be given vigorous, robust and comprehensive reply. A befitting reply", he said. The spokesman said the Congress was not in the habit of sharing with the media in advance the reply but alleged that it was an absolutely vendetta politics shows the fear and insecurity of the new elected government, reports PTI. Singhvi remarked that history of politics showed how vendetta and pettiness boomeranged. "This is cheap politics and history shows what happens when one resorts to vendetta." Replying to questions, he said what has happened was

Sonia Gandhi, president-INC. politically motivated and has been initiated by the leader in the BJP despite the fact that it has "none of the ingredients of an offence". Despite this, Singhvi remarked, it was being "flaunted" before the media and made sensational. "We have much to say to the appropriate forum," he added. A Delhi court had ordered process on a private criminal complaint filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in a new acquiring the assets of a company that ran the now-defunct National Herald newspaper. The complaint had alleged various criminal offences in acquiring the assets of Associated Journals Limited by Young Indian, a newly floated company, and sought a probe in this regard. Pics: PTI

Over 10,000 foreigners arrested in 2013

Over 10,000 foreigners were arrested by Indian security agencies last year for violating provisions of the Foreigners Act and immigration control rules, the government told Parliament on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha in a written reply that while 10,043 foreigners were arrested in 2013, the corresponding figures for the years 2012 and 2011 stood at 7,484 and 7,345 respectively.

‘Only one Kashmiri Pandit family returns to Valley’ Only one Kashmiri Pandit family has returned to the Kashmir Valley since a comprehensive package for the displaced community was announced in 2008, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju while giving this information also said Government will review the package to remove bottlenecks and shortcomings, if any. A comprehensive package worth Rs 1,618.40 crore was announced by the Centre in 2008.

MODI'S BLUE-EYED BOY... Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the newly elected BJP president Amit Shah as his predecessor Rajnath Singh looks on at a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday.

READY FOR THE BIG DAY... Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with MoS for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman and officials, while giving final touches to the Annual Budget 2014-15 in New Delhi, on Wednesday.

Goa church wants IFFI not to clash with St Francis’ exposition P

ANAJI: Goa Church wants the dates of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014 to be revised so that it does not clash with the decennial exposition of St Francis Xavier's relics. "If these two events (IFFI and exposition) do not clash, then that would be an ideal situation. Government must think seriously that there is another important event happening with IFFI in the state," Fr Alfred Vaz, convener of St Francis Xavier Relics Exposition committee, told PTI on Wednesday. The exposition would be held from November 22, 2014 to January 4, 2015 while IFFI is scheduled from November 20-30 this year.

Security concerns are high during the days when there are more policemen for IFFI while very few are posted at Old Goa, where the exposition is scheduled, Fr Vaz said. "This creates fear about the security for the event. We would appreciate if the government shifts IFFI dates so that they don't clash with the exposition," he said. The church has already petitioned the state government on this issue in the past, he said. "We hope that the government takes maximum care about security of pilgrims arriving here and all the security concerns are addressed," he said. The organisers expect 50 lakh pil-

grims to attend the decennial exposition of the relics at Old Goa, which is nine kms away from Panaji where IFFI is scheduled. Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a nodal agency to host IFFI,

had earlier ruled out rescheduling of the festival. ESG vice chairman Damodar Naik had said that the IFFI dates were already finalised and won't be changed.

Pope’s ambassador to attend exposition

ope's ambassador to India Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio will be present for the concluding mass of the once-in-ten-year celebration of the relics of St Francis in Goa. "Papal representative Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio will host the concluding mass for the

exposition which will be held from November 22, 2014 to January 4, 2015," Fr Alfred Vaz, convener of St Francis Xavier Exposition Committee, told PTI yesterday. "The inaugural mass for the exposition will be celebrated by Archbishop of Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias," he said.

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Colour BloCked! Colour blocking is the easiest trend to pull off and looks flattering on all body types. Rhea Dhanbhoora & Shirley Mistry bring you a round-up of their favourite colour blocked clothes and accessories

ho said colour blocking was an old trend? The most accessible trend of the season, colour blocking is our personal favourite. It is suitable for everyone, regardless of age or body type, and all you need are a few basic pieces that you can mix and match, to create unique, colour blocked looks. Perfect for your work wardrobe or the next party you plan on attending, the trend suits all occasions seamlessly. Take a look at our picks of colour blocked clothes and accessories that we think make for great staples.

Pop of yellow

This yellow and grey T-shirt from U.S. POLO ASSN is super casual and perfect for a day out. Price `1,399

Work wear

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We love this simple black and white dress from Elle French Fashion wear, that is perfect for office, with the Peter Pan collar adding an element of interest. Price On request

Flowy tunic

This deep purple and pink tunic by Sonya for VEMB, is breezy and will go well with basic leggings. Price `5,000

Everyday colour

This basic T-shirt from Flying Machine pairs well with denim jeans, basic shorts or skirts. Price `999

Minty fresh

We love this mint and white dress from www.asos.com, which is both stylish as well as work appropriate. Price `4,302

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This black and white, fit-and-flare dress from Bebe, gets our vote for a subtle, refreshing and stylish dress that can be dressed up as well as dressed down. Price `8,000

This pink and purple dress from Madame, is our pick for a casual date. Price `2,295

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Go back-packing

Backpacks are all the rage right now and this one from www.asos.com is stylish and will help you stay organised as well. Price `2,355

AccESSORiES

Blue & green

Flower power

We adore this blue and seagreen statement necklace from Trendy Divva, that will liven up basic tops and dresses. Price `1,295

This pink and peach coloured flower wreath from ToniQ is the perfect hair accessory to perk up your outfit. Price `199

Black & Blue

Looking for something versatile? Pick up this basic black and blue sling bag from Sanctum, which will pair well with all your outfits. Price `2,750

Brighten up

Brighten up a boring outfit with this pink, and orange scarf from Wrap Studio. Price `3,500

Simple circles

This gold chain, with its purple and pink circular motifs from Ayesha, gets our vote for a cute colourblocked staple accessory. Price `598

Deep navy

This classic structured bag from Hidesign, with navy sides and a cheerful yellow body, is the perfect accessory to carry to work, without being boring. Price `6,295

Work Ready

This mint, beige and tan bag from Aldo, is well-structured, making it appropriate for work and the mint panel adds a subtle pop of colour. Price `3,500

Everyday chic

These pink and orange drop earrings from ToniQ will instantly jazz up any outfit. Price `179

ShOES

All out!

Go all out with these multicoloured peeptoes from www.roposo.com Price `6,490

Pop of Pink

This sling bag from www.roposo.com, with its bright pink and orange colour, will pair well with simple dresses and is perfect for the season. Price `6,565

The classics

These stunning nude and beige pumps from Aldo will look great with all your outfits and can be worn to work too! Price `7,999

Outlandish!

If you like experimenting with trends, pick up these chunky, teal, cream and orange wedge block-heels from www.asos.com Price `5,838

Summery yellow

Stylish sandals

These closed-toed black and taupe sandals from Nine West will be a great addition to your wardrobe. Price `3,499

These tan and yellow sandals from Nine West have a low, wedge heel and are perfect for everyday wear. Price `3,500

Red riot

This pair of heels from Metro Shoes will significantly elevate a basic T-shirt and jeans look. Price `2,490

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stereotypes Shirley Mistry speaks to Mishti Verma, founder of YINDIA — a gender sensitisation forum that uses theatre as a tool to spread their message. Mishti opens up about the issue on hand, her latest play, Zubaan, and how we should propagate gender sensitisation

hood Zubaan is based on research interviews and personal experiences of successful women across India. Tell us more about You aim to achieve gender sensitisation this process and your experiences while in a manner that is both innovative and talking to these inspiring women. appealing. Can you tell us more about We interviewed several women leaders from the corporate sector and also women your approach towards the issue? By using theatre as medium, we are not who come from other walks of life. We merely preaching to the audience, we are found that they portrayed a strong sense actually debating with them. By enacting of universality, as they were battling real life stories of women leaders from similar stereotypes. Simply connecting several fields, we not only want to enable with the spirit of these women achievers the audience to feel the subject and and creating something valuable out of it, connect with it emotionally, we also want made for a great experience. It was very them to form fresh perspectives, that will inspiring to just hear the stories all these women had to share. One such story is of resonate with them forever. Preeti Monga — the first visually impaired Tell us about Zubaan, your latest play, aerobics instructor in our country. that aims to spread awareness about What was your experience like, of Why do you think gender sensitisation is gender sensitisation. Zubaan is a part of YINDIA theatre. After associating with Tom Alter, while working essential in today’s world? Gender sensitisation is very important in doing six months of research on women on this project together? today’s world, because despite the leaders who are battling gender We have been working with Tom Alter for a corporate sector boasting of several stereotypes across India, their stories were while now. He has been extremely women CEOs, and India having seven presented to the audience through a series supportive and not only does he believe in women in the cabinet ministry, women of theatrical monologues with a comic the subject of gender sensitisation, but he leadership in totality, amounts to a dismal twist. We covered themes such as fair skin, endorses it as well. He has a lot to share 14% in our country. Using theatre as a perception and sexual harassment when it comes to theatre, and has a lot to say about life as well. medium to engage audiences, we want to through this play. Tell us about the journey that led to the formation of YINDIA theatre. My company, Inner Katha Interventions, has been working aggressively towards spreading awareness about gender diversity across India. After extensive research, we found that sensitive themes like these work best when they are explained through a medium like theatre. Its impact moves beyond the four walls of a room and apart from spreading peace and our message to the audience, theatre also helps evoke deeper emotions. A theme such as gender sensitisation is easy to talk about in a forum, or through a presentation. However, since theatre involves enacting events, it resonates more powerfully with the audience.

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>> Through her play, Zubaan, Mishti Verma aims to raise awareness about gender sensitisation

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What message would you want to give people across the city when it comes to making gender sensitisation a focal point? My message would be to think, reflect and act. We tend to be so busy leading our lives, that the roles of women and men are often taken for granted. Women are traditionally perceived as homemakers and we have certain stereotypical expectations from them. For instance, during Diwali, it is a given that the house will be decorated by a woman. Our aim is to challenge these stereotypes and spread more awareness about this issue. Gender sensitisation in a nutshell Simply put, gender sensitisation involves encouraging more and more people to perceive others in a gender neutral manner, without holding stereotypes for each gender against them. To elucidate, it means not expecting only women to do household work, love the colour pink and to shop incessantly and not expecting men to be rough and tough and the sole breadwinners of their family.

Young achiever! Popular DJ and anchor, Khushboo Kapoor is all set to enter the world of singing. She talks to Yamini Walia about her singing career and much more

onfident, vivacious and young, are the three adjectives that best describe Khushboo Kapoor. A DJ and anchor by profession, Khushboo is now ready to make a mark in the field of singing, with her new album Millenium Music. Read on as we talk to her about her achievements and the inspiration behind her album.

>>Khushboo Kapoor is extremely fond of her voice and would like to be appreciated for her work by Lata Mangeshkar

Tell us about your journey as an anchor and DJ. What are some of your most memorable moments? The journey has been absolutely fantastic! My profession has made me confident and independent and I have been able to fulfil all my wishes — I’ve shared the stage with prominent personalities and celebrities from India and abroad, I’ve been featured on the cover of Femina International and I’ve modelled for several shopping websites as well! The biggest achievement of my life was when I hosted the Champions League 20-20 cricket matches and one-day

international matches in the presence of motivated me to seriously pursue singing. the God of cricket — Sachin Tendulkar. Amongst singing, DJ-ing and anchoring — Tell us about your music album. What was what do you enjoy the most? I enjoy all three roles equally, but I love your inspiration behind it? Music is the first love of my life. My music hosting concerts the most. The best part of album includes four romantic songs and being a DJ, is that you can make people three peppy numbers. My mother, Asha dance to your tunes, while fulfilling your Kapoor, is my inspiration for the album; it own passion for music. Singing, on the is because of her motivation that I have other hand, is something that I have always excelled in my studies and career. She aspired to do. criticises me for every mistake I make and I work on correcting them to improve You are a recipient of the Young Achiever myself. Also, Lataji (Mangeshkar) is my Award, which was conferred upon you by idol. I would like my work to be appreciated Subhash Ghai. Tell us more about this honour. by her. It made me feel awesome and it was one of What’s the reason behind your decision to the best days of my life! Being chosen as a young achiever of India by a showman of enter the world of singing? I am extremely fond of my voice. Whenever such stature is a great achievement. my friends used to hear me sing, they always told me that I am wasting my talent What are your future plans? and that I could be a rock star, since I have There are several! At the moment, I am just all the qualities of being one! This is what focussing on furthering my global career.

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The skirt on this outfit is gorgeous and the bodice gets a thumbs up too, but those gloves look terrible. We don’t like the thickset straps on the bodice either and although we know it was made for the runway, it’s not as flattering as it should be. The colour combination is a hit though.

Rani may have been trying to rock the ripped jeans trend that’s back in style, but it’s a big miss. Her top knot is cute, but we’re not fans of the jeans or the bright shoes. We like her jacket though. She gets an A for the effort!

Worried that you’re going to be left with nothing to wear if the clothes in your trendy wardrobe suddenly go out of style? Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you what timeless classics you should stock up on

ashion is fickle. One minute, you’re the trendiest girl in the room, with your flared bell bottom jeans and the next, you’re so last season. While trends change quicker than seasons do, there are a few items that have been the epitome of style for decades, and we don’t see that changing any time soon. Take a look at what you must have in your wardrobe.

oh-So-white Do you have a white shirt in your closet? A buttondown shirt is not only a fashion must-have, it’s also been in style for generations. Whether you’re going old-school and wearing it with a pair of slacks or jeans, pairing it with a pencil skirt or just over a dress, this is one style that we don’t see going out of fashion.

Shield your eyeS Did you know that the popular wayfarers have been in style since the 80s?! If you don’t already have a pair, splurge a little on these because they’ll never become an accessory wear just for one season. Pick a colour you know you’ll still love in five years and you can rock it no matter where you are, how old you are or what you’re wearing!

While boyfriend-cut jeans, skinny jeans and bootleg jeans swing back and forth on lists of what’s in style and what’s not, a wellfitted pair of jeans with a straight cut, are never out of style. Comfier than formal trousers, but not so casual that you can’t wear them to a semi-formal occasion, you can stock your closet with these without a worry, as they’re not going anywhere.

Get a little dreSSy Sure, we’ve seen this morph into the little red dress, the little white dress and most recently, the little yellow dress. But, after colours go out of style and when you need something classic to fall back upon, out pops the fool-proof LBD, which has been worn by film stars for ages. If you don’t already have one in your closet, it’s time to get one!

pencil in Some Style Pencil skirts, especially high-waisted ones, have been in style for decades. The mini and the maxi lengths come and go and skater skirts can’t be worn after you cross a certain age — but pencil skirts are here to stay. No matter how old you are, get one in a classic, solid colour. You can dress it down with a sleeveless top and flats, or dress it up with high heels and some sparkly jewellery.

a blaze of faShion If you’ve adopted your mother’s old blazer to pair with your trousers or pencil skirt to work,

We really don’t know what to say about this look, Poonam. It’s not black and white, it’s not multi-coloured — and yet, it’s both, coupled with some terrible, beige coloured flats and sheer sleeves. She looks like she got dressed in a hurry.

Those maroon shoes would have looked so much cuter without the tassles on top. Her outfit is cute, but we’re not fans of the almost-sheer vest she has on top of her crisp white shirt and her eye makeup is a little overdone.

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you know what we’re talking about. You may have to remove the excessive shoulder pads (though these seem to be sneaking back in style too) from very old ones and you may want a more tailored cut, but blazers are one item that you can safely have in your closet, without them ever going out of style.

diamondS are forever Forget the crystal of the month and give platinum a skip. Investing in diamonds will never be a mistake. While their value swings back and forth, they will always represent glamour — and we’re sure you know that they’re a girl’s best friend! Diamond studs in particular, are earrings that have been in style for as long as we can remember.

Subtle SweaterS Cardigans are a godsend, especially in our weather. They’re not so thick that you’ll feel hot, but are warm enough to keep you warm

and cosy on a slightly chilly day. Buy them in different colours and you can add a stylish touch to any outfit, through the year.

beSt heel forward Forget platforms, wedges and kitten heels — black or red stilletto pumps are an absolute classic. They flatter all body types, make your legs look longer and can dress up even the simplest of looks.

necK up It doesn’t matter what material they are made of, what colour they are or whether it’s a dress, a top, or a sweater. Turtlenecks are great for winter, super comfortable and very flattering, especially if you want to accentuate your bust. They’re a timeless style, that you won’t regret investing in.

Let the boudoir pants be the focus of your look by pairing them with a simple, solid tank top and minimal accessories. Slip into flip-flops, add a tote bag and you’re ready for a causal date.

« top 5: Boudoir pants we love 1. caSually, yourS Pick these boudoir pants from Sisley and team them with a casual tank top or T-shirt, preferably in a lighter hue. We love the midwaist on these trousers, as well as the contrasting, orange elastic waistband. price `2,099

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2. trend Setter Nishka Lulla is known for her stylish, comfortable designer wear, and is one of the few designers who brought the boudoir pants trend to India. So, this nude pair, available at www.stylista.com, should be on your must-have list. price `2,950

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3. detailed to perfection We love these navy blue drainpipe boudoir pants by Huemn, available at www.perniaspopupshop.com. The cotton trousers have a translucent, silk-Georgette panel on the calf and will look great with neon-coloured tops and nude heels. price `4,850

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4. colour me much For a pop of colour, opt for these trousers from Bebe, available on Majorbrands.com. Combine them with a basic, plain tee and sneakers for an effortless, yet stylish look. price `6,999

Floral prints are a great way to rock this trend. Remember that light shades make them look too boudoir-like (yes, we understand the irony, but you don’t want to end up looking like you just stepped out of bed, do you?), so opt for brighter colours such as blue and orange. This is one of the reasons we love this trend — you can keep it simple or dress it up and still look stylish. Pair boudoir pants with wedges and a bright coloured blazer over a simple, white top. But, make sure that you do not tuck in your top, as it will look horrible, to say the least. To make the look less formal, you can opt for a denim jacket and a pair of heels. This is one of the simplest ways to rock this trend. Just keep your accessories to a minimum. You don’t have to avoid them completely though. A simple necklace or a brightly coloured bracelet will help accentuate the look.

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A dark, solid coloured pair of boudoir pants will go great with graphic or slogan T-shirts. Pair them with wedges and a cute handbag and you have a great casual look. Remember to keep your hair open and avoid wearing any makeup, except the bare essentials.

>> With a white top and black heels, Kristen Stewart looks uber-cool in her simple, black boudoir pants

5. breezy comfort These linen trousers from Zara are perfect for a just out-of-bed look. They look super comfortable and the peach hue adds a refreshing twist to them. Pair them with a white top and flats for a casual look. price `2,290

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We seem to have caught Sara in a rather uncomfortable pose. We don’t know what her leg is doing, but it just makes her outfit look torn. It’s far from sexy and the colour isn’t exciting either. Her hair and makeup is dishevelled and she looks very messy on the whole.

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vedic line eucalyptuS & roSemary face waSh

My initial impression of Vedic Line’s new face wash was an iffy one, for the simple reason that none of the two prominent ingredients, eucalyptus and rosemary, are blue in colour, while the face wash is. A little investigation revealed that the blue colour is due to an ingredient called ‘Color Brilliant Blue’ — a type of food colouring. In terms of effects, the face wash impressed me. It ensured blemishfree skin, which felt refreshed and smooth after each wash. After using it for a few weeks, my skin was noticeably clear and felt really fresh. The best effect, however, has to be its ability to get rid of excess oil and prevent your skin from getting oily quickly. While I have a problem with the artifical blue colour (I don’t see the point), I wouldn’t mind using it on a daily basis. price `190 for 200ml where Cosmetic stores across the city rating ***

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he first few hours of your work day should be the most productive ones. However, if you didn’t wind up efficiently the previous day, you will be spending your entire morning dealing with stray issues and making lists, which will eat away at your time and use up precious energy. Follow these simple tips at the end of each day to ensure that you get the most out of the next day, without squandering away precious time and resources.

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If your work day is chaotic, where every day seems worse than the previous one, you will find yourself swamped with calls and buried under paperwork at the end of each day. To tie up loose ends and bring a little order to your schedule, Shirley Mistry gives you a few tips >> Make a to-do-list to review when and how you will complete your unfinished tasks, so you don’t have a pile of files lying on your desk the next day

If you have to walk in to office every morning and face a desk that is piled high with papers, scattered post-its, empty coffee cups (eww!) and pens in disarray, you are not going to be motivated to work. The clutter on your desk weighs you down mentally as well as physically, and you will end up spending your peak work hours sorting through the junk, instead of getting a chunk of work done. So, clear the clutter from your desk at the end of each day — we assure you that it won’t take you more than 10 minutes and it will save you from an unpleasant sight the next morning. While you’re at it, sort emails into folders and label them to ensure that you don’t lose important communication. Doing this daily will ensure that you don’t have hundreds of mails to sort through, the next time that you are looking for something.

assEss your to-do list Towards the end of the day, go back to your to-do list and see what tasks you have finished, which ones are half-done and which ones remain undone. Review and make a plan of how and when you will complete your unfinished tasks, so that you don’t fall behind on your schedule. If you have a few small tasks left, reviewing your list at the end of the day will give you the chance to finish them off quickly before you leave, instead of adding them to the next day’s list. It also gives you ample time to arrange for resources and followup with colleagues in a timely manner, if your list features delegated work.

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Take a look at what’s in store for tomorrow. If you have meetings lined up that you had forgotten about, or not taken into consideration. This will give you the chance to move things around your schedule, with plenty of time to inform other colleagues who are involved, without inconveniencing anyone at the nth moment.

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I love dressing up, whether it is for work or when I go out. My previous workplace had no dress code, so I experimented a lot with my outfits, and was appreciated for my fashion sense. However, everything has changed since I joined my new company. Everyone follows a conservative style of dressing and I feel completely out of place. Whenever I do dress up, I get relentless stares, not only from the men but also from my female colleagues. I don’t feel comfortable any more and this has started affecting my work. What should I do? Please help. — rowena singh, khar (W) dear rowena, First of all, we need to be upfront and tell you that you should not let being able to dress in your favourite attire affect your

catch uP on corrEsPondEncE The best thing to do at the end of every day, is return calls that you couldn’t pick up while you were travelling or stuck in a meeting and reply to unanswered emails and messages. While you may have read them, it is important to let the other person know that you have received their message. Not only is this professional, it also helps you network more and build strong lines of communication with your colleagues and the other people you interact with regularly.

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While it may be tempting to reply to emails or read reports on your way home from work, resist the urge to do so. Leave your work at your desk once you are done for the day, and only work from home if it is an emergency. Remember, that just because you have a smart phone that sends and receives mails, it doesn’t mean that you have to be on-call 24x7. Let your colleagues/ juniors know that you will be accessible after work only if it is an emergency and stick to the diktat. If your colleagues get occasional emails from you at 1 am, it is a sign that you are okay with

erratic timings and you will be at the receiving end of a constant, never-ending work load. So, set your timings and stick to them. Once you step out of the office, focus on your family and other recreational activities, so that you get a much-needed break from work.

work. If a small issue like this affects you in such a drastic manner, you’re going to have a hard time being successful at your job. Secondly, accept the fact that some offices have a dress code. You might miss the freedom of your previous workplace, but you switched jobs for a reason, so concentrate on working towards the better opportunities that you moved to your current company for. That being said, if you sense that someone is judging you unfairly for what you wear, or if someone is making you uncomfortable with their behaviour, either have a chat with them, or take it up with the HR department of your company. send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in before Wednesday

Esbeda has introduced a new bag collection called Arm Candy, that features trendy totes, satchels, wallets, slings and hobo bags. The collection is vivid, with a striking mix of colours and prints. We especially like the crimson red bag, that can be used both as a sling bag, and also as a handbag. The bag is simply designed, but the bright hue will add a pop of colour to your outfit. The yellow printed bag is another stylish option that you can pick. Best of all, these versatile bags are suitable for all occasions. Where www.esbeda.com Price `2,880 and `2,480, for the red and yellow bag respectively

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>> Theft can have a severe impact on your mental health. Read on to find out how to cope with theft emotionally

a perfect Lemon panna cotta

A panna cotta is a no-bake dessert that looks complicated, but can be perfected with a few tricks and tips. Shirley Mistry tells you how to whip up the dessert in five, simple steps IngredIents l Zest and the juice of 2 lemons. l 2 cups heavy cream. l 1 cup whole milk. l ½ cup sugar. l 7-9g powdered gelatin. l ¼ tsp lemon extract.

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The thought of getting robbed can make anyone shudder. So, read our tips to prevent a robbery and find out how to deal with it, if it does happen, says Yamini Walia

ou can be robbed anywhere, at any time... scary thought, isn’t it? Living in a city like Mumbai, you need to be prepared for any untoward incident. Whether your house has been broken into while you were away, or you were robbed in person, a burglary can give you sleepless nights and leave you feeling scared and paranoid. Instead of letting fear take over, it’s important to take necessary precautions and deal with the theft as unemotionally as possible. Here’s how to deal with the situation:

ImmedIate precautIons If you discover that you’ve been robbed, make sure that you take the following steps immediately: l It goes without saying that you have to call the police, the second you realise that you have been robbed. It might sound like the most obvious thing to do, but most cases don’t get reported because victims think that it is pointless to contact officials. As soon as you have registered your complaint, take a copy of the report to your insurance provider to claim compensation for the objects that are missing. l If you were out when the burglary took

place, don’t enter your home before the police arrive, as the burglars might still be inside. Even if they are gone, resist cleaning up so that you don’t end up tampering with the evidence. l It’s difficult to immediately round up the valuables that you have lost. So, make a list to keep a tab of what has been stolen. Keep updating the list as and when you find things missing.

secure your home Getting robbed means that your house isn’t secure. So, you need to take steps to prevent a similar incident from happening again in the future. In fact, even if you haven’t been robbed, these are good tips to enforce: l Always bolt your doors and lock your windows properly before leaving home. Also, make sure that your personal items aren’t visible through the windows. l If you have security cameras in your building, we suggest that you make sure that they are well-maintained. They need to be in working condition to ensure your security. l The first thing that people are going to ask you, after you have been robbed, is if you have renter’s insurance and you are going to feel really stupid if you say no!

So, get renter’s insurance through your bank or add it to your car insurance. You don’t want your landlord to charge you for the lost items, do you?

emotIonal healIng It will take time for you to recover from such an incident, but keep these tips in mind to speed up the process: l Rest for a few days to calm your mind. Don’t go back to work immediately, your boss will understand and let you take a day off to get your thoughts back in order. l Don’t try to be Sherlock, Dexter or Castle by attempting to investigate the crime yourself. It’s an emotional time for you and your family, so leave it to the police, to avoid any further damage. l Make sure that you know your neighbours well, as they are the ones who will help you, if you land in a similar situation in the future. l Try to concentrate on other important things, in order to distract yourself from the incident. Don’t exhaust yourself by over-thinking what has happened or what more could have gone wrong. If worse comes to worst, join a yoga class or meditate, as it will help you to calm your nerves.

method step 1: Pour the cream, milk and sugar into a saucepan and heat it. Wash the lemons and use a vegetable peeler to remove the rinds (be careful not to peel the bitter white part) and add it to the saucepan. Keep heating the mixture until it is just about to boil. step 2: Take the mixture off the heat, rest it for a minute, remove the lemon rinds and add the juice of both the lemons. Stir well before you put the mixture back on the heat, bringing it to a simmer. step 3: Dissolve the gelatin in ¼ cup cold water — this will take around 5 minutes. Then, take the mixture off the heat and whisk in the gelatin until it has completely dissolved. step 4: Stir in the lemon extract and pour the mixture into small bowls, ramekins or jars and refrigerate them until they are completely firm — this will take 2-3 hours. step 5: Garnish with fresh berries, a berry purée or edible flowers before serving it cold.

>> Serve your panna cotta with edible flowers for a unique touch

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I got married about four months ago to the only woman for me... I love my wife. I love her more daily. I love everything about her

Are you like the girl on the right, constantly thinking about your relationship even when you are busy? Whether you mean it to or not, love could be taking over your life. Dev Goswami recommends that you take this quiz to find out whether you’re losing your individuality

Except for her cooking. In fact, I hate her cooking. It is terrible. It is appalling. It is sometimes just plain downright GROSS! I tried faking it, seeing the effort she put in for one disaster after the other... but all inedible Err... What is this tonight my lovely? *gulp* Samosa lasagna. I couldn’t find pasta sheets or make the sauces... So, we decided to forget about cooking at home...

n a good relationship, you will never have to compromise on your goals and priorities. Sure, you’ll need to make time for your partner and fit him into your busy, but emotions can blind you to the point where your relationship might start getting in the way of your career. Answering these questions will help you understand whether you need to give yourself some space.

Even when you’re extremely busy, do you feel like you have to pick up/ reply to your boyfriend if he calls/ texts? a. Yes. b. No.

Have you ever avoided an important assignment because it would mean staying late at work, which would mean a delay in meeting your partner? a. Yes. b. No.

You’re supposed to be meeting your friends with your partner. But, the two of you are fighting. Do you end up ditching your friends to sort it out? a. Yes. b. No.

Mostly As

You might think that your devotion to your relationship is romantic and that you are a great girlfriend, but you’re losing out on your individuality. You’re putting your relationship above everything else, including yourself. If you continue to do this, you will find that after a while, you won’t be able to truly define who you

Do you hate your job because it doesn’t give you enough time to be with your partner? a. Yes. b. No.

are. Also, if something goes wrong, you will find it really hard to get over your relationship. You need to ensure that you maintain a balance between your relationship, your work and your individuality.

Mostly Bs

You know how to prioritise things and while you

Have you often missed out on watching a film that you really wanted to, just because your partner didn’t want to watch it? a. Yes. b. No. Do you end up reserving all the free time you might have to talk with/ meet your boyfriend? a. Yes. b. No. Do you prefer to indulge in hobbies that the two of you can do together? a. Yes. b. No. may love your partner, you know better than to let your relationship take over your life. You make sure that no matter how busy things get, you have your me-time and you truly believe that certain things such as your work, need to be given more importance than your relationship. You are doing the right thing and there is no risk of you losing your individuality.

« dear graCe, i have a problem... Dear Grace,

I recently attended a party with my boyfriend where most of the people were my boyfriend’s friends. One of the guys there started dancing very close to me, and every time I moved away, he just moved closer to me! Eventually, I stopped dancing and sat in a corner to avoid him. When I told my boyfriend about it later, he said that I must have imagined it! Turns out the creepy guy is a good friend of his and, according to my boyfriend, is too decent to do

anything of the sort. I’m very angry, especially because my boyfriend doesn’t believe that it happened! What should I do? — Richa Malhotra, Santacruz (W) Dear Richa, It’s sad that your boyfriend doesn’t believe you! Stop talking to him for a while so that he understands that you are upset about it. When you do talk to him, make it clear that while the creepy guy may be his friend, you wouldn’t make up a story like this and he can’t brush it

aside! This is going to become an argument at some point, but don’t ignore it, because a situation like this may come up again and you need to ensure that he is on your side. Blindly supporting his friend and dismissing your protests as figments of your imagination is unpardonable — especially with something this serious. Send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

Now, six times a week, we order take-out and go out on Sundays I never realised what a big expense it would be... But, after months of this, it has been adding up

Ooh! Biryani is here!!

"We want to buy a house, plus are still paying for our wedding. Our expenses are sky-high with food being a major culprit. I don’t know what to do. She really can’t cook! Help!” — Shorab a) Can you cook? Why not join a class together and learn. Ask your family for easy recipes or go online. Besides being expensive, eating out is not healthy in the long-term either. b) Daily food should be basic, not party treats. Order cheaper! c) Look for a good dabba service. Pick up ready-to-cook curry pastes, sauces and soups. Sandwiches and salads are easy for anyone to make. Or hire a cook to make your daily sabzi! LAST WEEK: Rani should pick Option B: Do you see this as a long-term relationship? If yes, then why not ‘invest’ in his future? Help him put together a portfolio and join a media class. Help him focus on getting a career.

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will either end in external aggression (violence) or internal aggression (depression). Your selfworth and self-esteem is at stake out here. You need to: 1) see a marriage counsellor with your wife as soon as possible; 2) be assertive and ask her to make a choice between you and her sexual exploits; 3) reflect on the fact that it would be better for your son to stay with one parent who is at peace with himself/herself instead of two parents who have no emotional connection at all.

Post-marital sexual dilemma

I am 28 yrs old, married four years back to a girl richer than me. I was forced into the marriage by my parents. She's not very good looking. Three years later I found her having relationship with other men too, before and even after my marriage. Am very nervous; I tried to talk her out of the extramarital relationships, in vain. We have a 2-yr-old son, which is the reason I don't want to divorce her. She has become bolder due to this and is continuing to flirt with her boyfriends. My family is not aware of my problem. I seek

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your help. YOU are physically indulging with a woman with whom you are emotionally repulsed. This situation, if it continues, will lead to a an inner crisis in you, which can then be disastrous, as it

We hear words like ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Puberty’, in the context of sexual development of children. I am not very clear about the exact meaning of these words and the difference between the two. I also want to know what is the exact age group of these stages. ADOLESCENCE is the French word derived from ‘adolescere’ which means growing up. It is simply a transition stage from childhood to adulthood. The beginning of adolescence is known as puberty. It is the time of life when sex glands become functional. Adolescence is the time of life between puberty and adulthood. Scientifically it is defined as a period of change, which everyone goes through from biological immaturity to

maturity. Adolescence is the age from 10 to 19 years. In girls, it may begin as early as 9 or 10 years. In boys it starts around 12 or 13 years. During adolescence there are rapid physical as well as psychological (emotional) changes. The physical changes precede psychological changes. We change from girls and boys into women and men. Heart To Heart Counselling Centre runs Certificate courses in Counselling & Sex Education at 10 Jerbai Baug, Byculla (E), Mumbai-27. Tel: 22184528 / 9821093902. Email: hthindia@gmail.com www.hearttoheartindia.net

What the cards say: Just chill Path: Seek harmony. Don’t doubt. Have faith Ally: Pisces who show you the path of love. Be a little careful with critical Virgo Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIV Temperance. Will bring joy and satisfaction

What the cards say: Learn discernment Path: Be alert and objective. Don’t hurt people who love you. Know what is real and what is fake Ally: Libra will show you to care. Avoid Gemini and their analytical nature Card for the week: Tarot key no. II The High Priestess. Look within and discover your true strength. Explore hidden knowledge. Things are not always what you think them to be …so look beyond

What the cards say: Look within Path: Be honest and face the truth. Don’t use sophistry of thought to convince yourself Ally: Aries will tell you the blunt truth that you need to know. Avoid Pisces who will prevaricate Card for the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man. Know your deeper impulses and surrender to the will of God. Let go and you will gain

What the cards say: Justice is at play Path: Face your weakness and your greed. Don’t cover up or justify Ally: Scorpio will tell it how it is. Avoid Sagittarius who will fan your greed Card for the week: Tarot key no. XI Justice. As you have sown so you shall reap. Be prepared for a reality check

What the cards say: Sensitivity will lead you nowhere Path: There is a lot of good in this world. Know it and believe in it. Don’t be suspicious Ally: The stable Taurus will be a good support. Avoid Cancer and their clinging ways Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVIII The Moon creates devils where none exists. There is also poetry and creativity. The choice is yours

What the cards say: Things are looking up Path: Be detached and see thing clearly. Don’t be afraid. You will be taken care of Ally: Leo confuses you. Go with gentle Taurus Card for the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man. Indicating surrender and the need for it

What the cards say: See things without the rose tinted glasses Path: Be strong and bold. Don’t be sentimental or emotional. Face facts Ally: Original Aquarius will guide you. Avoid Leo. Their ego could come in the way Card for the week: Tarot key no. VI The Lovers. You need to seek harmony and connections

What the cards say: Try to undo what you may have done Path: Knowing your mistakes and learning from them. Don’t fool yourself. Face your issues Ally: Virgo will be matter of fact. Be careful of Sagittarius who could irritate you Card for the week: Tarot key no. XX Judgement. You need to understand yourself and others in the right way

What the cards say: Let your generosity surface Path: Let go and rearrange. Don’t keep a closed mind. Let it expand to include contrary perspectives Ally: Leo could help you. Avoid Cancer, they will cling to you and confuse you Card for the week: Tarot key no. VIII Strength. Seek within the power that you have

What the cards say: Be less dissatisfied. There is no reason to be so Path: Be grateful for all that you have. Don’t be envious or competitive Ally: Listen to objective Virgo. Avoid Pisces who will be emotionally inclined Card for the week: Tarot key no. IX The Hermit. See the truth and be wise and objective

What the cards say: Be kind and fair Path: Compromise and adapt. Don’t hold on to the ego Ally: Gracious Libra will help you. Avoid Scorpio and his biting negativity Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIII Death. Change is the order of the day. Know and flow

What the cards say: You will be rewarded if you are sincere Path: Be relaxed and open. You will win new friends. Don’t worry but trust a new relationship Ally: Be guided by generous Sagittarius. Avoid Capricorn for their negativity Card for the week: Tarot key no. X The Wheel of Fortune. Surprises and happy undertakings. Enjoy!

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EXPERT VIEW

A robust economy with euphoric investor sentiment that NDA left in 2004, has been brought down to a faltering economy with a gloomy outlook. We left office in 2004 with 8% GDP growth and are now inheriting 4.5% and 4.7% growth, in the last two years.

Power Minister Piyush Goyal BUSINESS BRIEFS India Inc Invests USD 5.03 Bln Overseas In June

Avoid Buying At Current Level

NSE India: S&P CNX Nifty - Daily Market Report for: Thursday (July 10, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell moderately on Wednesday (July 09, 2014) a net 38.20 points (0.50%) and closed at the 7585 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 7637 points level. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 7650 points level at 9.22 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 7551 points level at 9.45 a.m. It then bounced back into the green, but soon gave up all its gains and dropped back into the red. The index then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session, moved in a range of 98 points and closed below the psychologically important 7600 points level. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 32 were losers, while 18 stocks closed in the green. Some buying was witnessed in oil & gas, FMCG and consumer durables stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in auto, power and realty stocks.

Is above its 200-day average (at 6534) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive. Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a neutral market but with negative bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support at the 7605 points level was crossed below yesterday. The next support is at the 7471 points level. Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 7896 points level. The next resistance is at the 7954 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Pivot point = 7596 (This is the level where the trend is Volume: likely to change during intra-day). Volume (Qty shares) decreased 2.75%. This change is small Support (1) = 7541. and indicates a moderate participation by investors. Support (2) = 7497. Resistance (1) = 7640. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE Resistance (2) = 7694. was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 342 were OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: gainers, 1219 were losers and 45 remained unchanged. On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a second consecutive but small black body candle. This Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic is negative. Fur ther, the index has dropped below its 15 Oscillator has declined and has exited the over-bought and 25 days moving averages in a single session. The zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below i ndex i s now below its 5 , 15 and 2 5 days moving the slow D line (negative if it continues). averages. Moreover, the velocity parameters, which were neutrally trended have now turned negative. Al l these RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further declining (negative if it continues). upmove unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels. MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero and is declining (negative if it continues). It is below its 9-day Work with strict stop losses on all positions Average (negative). ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the – DI line but both lines are converging (negative if it continues). The ADX is falling while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is decreasing in strength. Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 7692) Negative. Has dropped below its 15-day average (at 7608) Negative. Has dropped below its 25-day average (at 7601) Negative.

Disclaimer: Investment recommendations made in ‘ADC’ are for information purposes only and derived from sources that are deemed to be reliable but their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. ‘ADC’ or the analyst/writer does not accept any liability for the use of this column for the buying or selling of securities. Readers of this newspaper who buy or sell securities based on the information in this newspaper are solely responsible for their actions. ‘ADC’ and/or its affiliates and/or employees and/or the author, his company or his acquaintances may have interests/ positions, financial or otherwise in the securities mentioned in this newspaper.

Overseas direct investment by Indian firms rose by over 60.7% year-on-year to USD 5.03 billion in June 2014, according to RBI data. Investment abroad by Indian firms were at USD 3.13 billion in June 2013. The Indian companies, however, invested a much lower USD 1.59 billion in overseas markets in the previous month May 2014. These investments were a mix of issuance of guarantees (USD 4.58 billion), loan (USD 322.91 million) and equity (USD 131.42 million). India's largest telecom services provider in terms of revenue, Bharti Airtel, invested a total of USD 4.23 billion in two separate tranches in its joint-ventures in the Netherlands (USD 4.13 billion) and Singapore (USD 100 million).

SAT Asks FTIL To Sell Bourses Stakes In 4 Weeks

The SAT yesterday dismissed FTIL's plea against a SEBI order declaring it unfit to hold stakes in bourses, citing a similar directive to Jignesh Shahpromoted company by the commodity markets regulator, holding that orders passed by one regulator would apply to others too. The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), by a majority order, gave Financial Technologies India limited (FTIL) four weeks to divest its shares in bourses, including MCX-SX. "An order passed by one regulator would have to de-facto apply to other regulators and not following this principle would defeat the spirit of regulation," Presiding Officer J P Devdhar said.

MMI India Announced Their New Acting CEOs

MMI India, the wholly owned subsidiary of Messe München GmbH, announce the new Acting CEOs. The Management Board of Messe Muchen Gmbhhas decided to establish a joint management responsibility for the time being. Katharina Schlegel as COO and Deputy CEO and Bhupinder Singh as CMO and Deputy CEO of MMI India will lead the company as “Acting CEO” jointly with each other. They are jointly fully in charge and in control of the company.

Airtel Sells 3,100 Telecom Towers In Africa To Helios Towers Telecom operator Bharti Airtel yesterday announced to sell its 3,100 telecom towers in four African countries to Helios Towers Africa for an undisclosed sum. "It is an important step towards the consolidation of tower assets across Africa that will drive industry-wide cost efficiencies through infrastructure sharing," Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV Chairman Manoj Kohli said in a statement. Under the agreement signed with Helios Towers Africa (HTA), Airtel has divest approximately 3,100 towers to HTA and will have access to these towers under a long term lease contract.

OVL Raises USD 2.21 Billion To Finance Mozambique Deal ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), yesterday said it has raised a record USD 2.21 billion by selling bonds to foreign investors. Proceeds of the bond sale, the biggest ever from Asia, will be used to repay short-term bridge loan that OVL had taken to finance acquisition of 16% stake in a giant gas field off Mozambique. The company said it raised USD 750 million by selling bonds of 5-year tenure and another USD 750 million by selling 10-year bonds. It raised an additional 525 million euro (about USD 712 million) in 7-year bonds.

Rail Stocks Plunge Up To 20% For Second Day In A Row

Share prices of companies that cater to the railway sector continued their southward journey for the second straight session yesterday, falling as much as 20%. Texmaco Rail & Engineering tumbled 19.99%, while BEML tanked 5% on the BSE. Shares of Titagarh Wagons went down by 5%, while Kalindee Rail Nirman fell by 4.98%, Kernex Microsystems (4.98%) and Hind Rectifiers (4.92%). The stocks had slipped up to 20% yesterday as well, as the Railway Budget apparently fell short of market expectations.

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Investors pump in Rs 54,000 cr in mutual fund schemes in FY14 WDM witnesses trade worth Rs 2,094.72 cr on NSE Govt to set up 16 NIMZs to boost manufacturing Ashok Leyland raises Rs 667 crore through QIP Sebi eases norms on brokers dues for exiting bourses Lupin, Unichem among global cos fined by European Commission Magma HDI aims Rs 600 cr premium collection.

the poor investment climate which can have a bearing on the growth recovery. moderately, the economy can look However, like after the railway forward to better growth prospects budget, the markets did not seem in 2014-15 and beyond. As regards impressed and reacted sharply for the second consecutive day. The Nifty lost an additional 0.50% to close below the 7600 psychological level at 7585. Similarly, the Sensex was down 0.54 points to close at 25,444. And today, the markets are expected to remain highly volatile, with no clear indication as to which direction it would take. Reacting to the pointers in the economic survey, Sidharth Birla, President, FICCI said "The survey the downside risks, the survey presents a realistic assessment of lists factors like poor monsoon, the national economic situation. It the external environment and has identified the key pain points

Economic Survey Forecasts 5.4 - 5.9% GDP Growth During 2014-15

By Dominic Rebello

for prudent management of inflation, fiscal consolidation and urgent he Budget for 2014-15 is to be measures to revive investment clipresented in Parliament today. mate in the country. Based on deHowever, investors seem velopments of FY14, the survey nervous with the markets volatile, drew out a cautious picture of the while corporate India keeps it fin- year gone by, emphasizing the congers crossed. While expectations are tinued need for reforms in the comhigh, it is common knowledge that ing months with an outlook for the the Finance minister has not much next fiscal pointing towards gradual room for maneuvering. improvements. That was clear yesterday, when The Survey, released a day ahead Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled of the budget for 2014-15, expects the pre-budget Economic Survey in that moderation in inflation would the Lok Sabha. The Survey while ease the monetary policy stance projecting a GDP growth of 5.4 – and revive the confidence of in5.9% also expects the CAD to re- vestors, and with the global econmain low at 2.1% of GDP. It called omy expected to recover

Economic Survey Highlights & Prospects

Economy to grow in the range of

5.4 – 5.9 % in 2014-15 overcoming sub-5 percent growth. Growth slowdown was broad based, affecting in particular the industry sector. Aided by favourable monsoons, agricultural and allied sector registered a growth of 4.7 % in 2013-14. Industry and Service sectors also witnessed slowdown.

Government needs to eventually move towards income support for farmers and poor households.

Public Finance

The fiscal policy for 2013-14 was calibrated with two-fold objectives; first, to aid growth revival; and second, to reach the FD level targeted for 2013-14. The Budget for 2013-14 followed the policy of revenue augmentation and expenditure rationalization to contain government spending within sustainable limits. The fiscal outcome of the central government in 2013-14 was achieved despite the macroeconomic challenges of growth slowdown, elevated levels of global crude oil prices, and slow growth of investment.

tural as well as seasonal factors. projects most global commodity prices are expected to remain flat during 2014-15. The RBI with a view to restoring stability to the foreign exchange market, hiked short term interest rate in July and compressed domestic money market liquidity. IMF

Financial intermediation

RBI has identified five sectors -infrastructure, iron and steel, textiles, aviation and mining as the stressed sectors. Public sector banks (PSBs) have high exposures to the ‘industry’ Reforms needed for long termsector in general and to such growth prospects on 3 fronts- low ‘stressed’ sectors in particular. The New Pension System (NPS), and stable inflation regime, tax and now National Pension System, inexpenditure reform and regulatory troduced for the new recruits who framework. Survey suggests removal of rejoin government service on or after striction on farmers to buy, sell and January 2004, represents a major store their produce to customers reform of Indian pension arrangeacross the country and the world. ments. Rationalisation of subsidies on The next wave of infrastructure inputs such as fertilizer and food is High inflation, particularly food financing will require a capable inflation, was the result of struc- bond market. essential.

Issues and Priorities

Prices and Monetary Management

International Trade World trade volume which decel-

erated to 2.8 % in 2012 has shown signs of recovery in 2013, albeit slow with a 3.0 % growth. The sharp fall in imports and moderate export growth in 2013-14 resulted in a sharp fall in India's trade deficit by 27.8 %. In April-May 2014, trade deficit declined by 42.4 %. Agriculture and Food Management Record food grains and oilseeds production of 264.4 million tonnes (mt) and 32.4 mt is estimated in 2013-14. Horticulture production estimated at 265 mt in 2012-13 has exceeded the production of foodgrains and oilseeds for the first time. Due to higher procurement, stocks of food grains in the Central Pool have increased to 69.84 million tonnes as on June 1, 2014. The net availability of foodgrains increased to 229.1 million tonnes and that of edible oils to 12.7 kg per

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and contains suggestions on what the government must do to engineer a turnaround in the economy. The policy direction is appreciably clear. We now wait for the Union Budget to indicate how these will translate into action on the ground." "In our view, growth this year could be nearer the lower end of the band indicated in the Economic Survey. The outlook for agriculture is weak due to expected sub-par monsoons. In this context, managing food inflation becomes an even higher priority; the Survey does highlight the need to have a common market for agri-commodities. Further, it is rightly pointed out that rise in MSP could have a bearing on food inflation", he added.

year in 2013.

Industrial Performance

The latest gross domestic product (GDP) estimates show that industry grew by just 1.0 % in 2012-13 and slowed further in 2013-14, posting a modest increase of 0.4 %.

Services Sector

India ranked 12th in terms of services GDP in 2012 among the world’s top 15 countries in terms of GDP (at current prices). India has the second fastest growing services sector with its CAGR at 9.0 %, just below China’s 10.9 %, during 2001 to 2012. In 2013-14, FDI inflows to the services sector (top five sectors including construction) declined sharply by 37.6 % to US$ 6.4 billion compared to an overall growth in FDI inflows at 6.1 % resulting in the share of the top five services in total FDI falling to nearly onesixth.

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When someone hacks into the computers at the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division; the Director decides to round up all the hackers who could have done this. When he’s told that because it’s the 4th of July most of their agents are not around so they might have trouble getting people to get the hackers. So he instructs them to get local PD’S to take care of it. And one of the cops they ask is John McClane who is tasked with bringing a hacker named Farrell to the FBI. But as soon as he gets there someone starts shooting at them. McClane manages to get them out but they’re still being pursued. And it’s just when McClane arrives in Washington that the whole system breaks down and chaos ensues. Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.

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SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode we will see, Roli entering Bharadwaj house, on seeing this Khushi creates a scene. However, Surbhi manages to create a diversion. Later, it is found that the head nurse is dead and Kartik is seen talking to an unknown person on the phone. Who is the person, he is speaking with? Color s, 7.30 p.m.

ENTERTAINMENT KE LIYE KUCH BHI KAREGA

In tonight’s Mall episode, India’s tallest man Rajesh Kumar will enthrall everyone with his super strength. Standing at 7 feet 4 inches he will be seen entertaining the audience by breaking watermelons with his bare hands. An excited Farah Khan said, “We are shooting at the same mall after 3 years and the craze amongst the crowd is still the same. The acts were simply extraordinary and Rajesh was so tall that we were looking little when we stood beside him.” Sony T V, 9 p.m.

HUNTERS

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style, making them entertaining and accessible to the viewer. Di scover y Sci en ce, 9 p.m.

HUNTERS profile the survival strategies of the most magnificent killers on Earth; the powerful predators at the pinnacle of the food chain. More than just stalking and killing prey, survival in the wild demands a complex set of strategies to ensure a steady and adequate diet. From the largest carnivores to the deadliest vipers and the tiniest insects, HUNTERS is an intimate portrait of how they cope. Ani mal Pl anet, 11 p.m.

DOLI ARMAANON KI

Under the glacial ice sheets of Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits more mineral wealth than in all of Saudi Arabia. 16.2 billion barrels of oil. 138 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. And, an immeasurable amount of gold, silver, platinum, sapphire, ruby and other precious minerals. ICE COLD GOLD follows American speculators as they fight against the freezing elements, international miners and four short summer months to claim their stake at the top of the world. Discover y, 10 p.m.

Shaurya gets an extortion call infront of Sakshi and she decides to get the call traced. The extortion call is actually made by Karan on Shaurya’s request. Dr. Kane who did Nitya’s plastic surgery in US, calls Dayal and informs him about Sakshi’s call to him and that he refused to divulge any information. Durga shocks Shekhar Mehra by confessing that she is an imposter and not the Durga Thakur that Shekhar knew in college. She challenges him that within 24 hours Sakshi Goenka will throw him out of her house. Star Plus, 8 p.m .

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While Samrat’s car meets with an accident, Urmi is now ensuring that he gets utmost care so that he recovers faster. Doing her duty by nursing him in the hospital, Tauji tells Samrat that it is not out of love that she is looking after him, but she is only doing so since she is his lawfully wedded wife. Will Tauji’s remark make Samrat realize what he has done? Zee T V, 10.30 p.m .

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Christy befriends a woman named Regina (Octavia Spencer) who has a lot of problems while Bonnie tries to put someone else’s needs before her own. Star World , 8.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Barney Ross is approached by CIA man Church, who wants him and his guns for hire to go to the former Soviet Union to retrieve something that was on a plane that crashed. Church doesn’t tell him what he is getting. And Church sends a woman, Maggie with him to make sure he gets it. They find the plane and get the thing but some men take one of Barney’s people hostage and the leader tells him to give him what they got or he’ll kill his hostage. The give it to him but he kills his hostage anyway. Barney asks Maggie what was so important about that thing. She says that it showed the location of a Russian plutonium storage mine. Barney decides to track the man down and deal with him. They track them down and discover that the man they seek is Vilain who leads a group known as The Sangs and that they have taken all the men from the surrounding villages to work the mine. Pix , 9 p.m .

2012

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Max, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Hasina Thi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon.. 3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Ek Hasina Thi 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Suhaani Si ek Ladki 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai…. 10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

House Once Upon A Time The Simpsons Mim Masterchef US House Koffee with Karan The Simpsons Mom Masterchef US House Once Upon A Time

ZEE CAFÉ

P.M. 2.00 Reign 3.00 The Good Wife 4.00 American Funniest Home Videos 5.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 Reign 7.00 Scandal 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two and a Half Men 9.00 The Good Wife 10.00 Reign 11.00 The Big Bang Theory P.M. 12.30 8.00 8.30 9.00

SONY TV

Crime Patrol Main Naa Bhoolungi Ekk Nayi Pehchaan Entertainmetn Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 10.00 Maharana Pratap 11.00 Bade Acche Lagte Hain

ZEE TV

The Expedables 2, Pix, 9 p.m.

SAW VII

As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw’s brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror. Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell Zee Stu dio, 9 p.m .

KHATTA MEETHA

Satara-based petty road-works contractor, Sachin Tichkule, faces challenges when the Satara Municipal Corporation puts a hold on his payment. He decides to sue them, while his extended family deal with the crisis of a recently-collapsed bridge resulting in 65 deaths. If matters were not bad enough, the new Municipal Commissioner is none other than his estranged girlfriend/ex-collegian, Gehna Ganpule. Sachin had abused and assaulted her in Mumbai a few years ago, and she is now determined to blacklist him at any and all costs. While comically dealing with indolent employees, his sister’s marriage, an elephant, a road-roller &c. he lands in even more hot water when the local police get ready to prosecute him for alleged Sexual Molestation, as well as Assault and Threats to Kill Gehna’s brother. Star Gold, 8 p.m.

DDI (Main Channel)

P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.05 5.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.35

LISTING

8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Kumkum Bhagya 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Savadhaan India 7.00 Baawre: Chal Jahan Challen Mann Ke Paon Re 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Nadaan Parinde Ghar Aa Ja 9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.00 Savdhaan India

2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Asmita 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Jai Malhar 7.30 Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta

9.00 The Gadget Show 10.00 Snipper 11.00 Time Warp

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Modern Marvels 3.00 Aliens Mystery Continues 4.00 Hidden Cities Extreme 4.30 Stan Lee’s Superhumans 5.30 Top Secret Recipe 6.30 Auction Kings 7.00 Auction Kings 7.30 Baggage Battles 8.00 Galaxy of Stars 9.00 Modern Marvels 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Auction Kings 11.00 Aliens Mystery Continues

News in Marathi Gharat Hasare Sare Chimani Pankhare Sankat Mochan Hanuman Karan The Detective News in Marathi Nirmal Dhara Indradhanushi Krishi Darshan News in Marathi Saraswatichandra Chirag Pavitra Bandhan Dil Jo Keh Na Saka Grihdaah Tusli More Angna Buniyaad

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M. 12.00 2.00 4.00 6.30 9.00 11.30 A.M 9.30 11.30

Entertainmetn Ke Liye..., Sony TV, 9 p.m. Doli Armaano Ki, Zee TV, 10.30 p.m.

COLORS

P.M. 2.00 Sasural Simar Ka 2.30 Rangrasiya 3.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum Hi Se 3.30 Beintehaa 4.00 Rangrasiya 4.30 Uttaran 5.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum Hi Se 5.30 Sasural Simar Ka 6.00 Jhalak Dokhhla Jaa 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Madhubala 9.00 Beintehaa 9.30 Rangrasiya 10.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum Hi Se 10.30 Uttaran 11.00 Balika Vadhu

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 Taarak Mehta Ka 2.30 Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai 3.00 Baal Veer 3.30 Badi Door Se Aaye Hai 4.00 Taarak Mehta Ka 7.00 Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hi 7.30 Pritam Pyare Aur Who 8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak Mehta Ka 9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Badi Door Se Aaye Hai 10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai 11.00 Taarak Mehta Ka

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Jai Malhar

9.30 Asmita 10.30 Jai Malhar 11.00 Julooni Yeti Reshmigathi

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00

Wild Brazil Predator’s Prey Web of Life Most Extreme Be the Creature AP Safari Most Extreme Wildest Indochina Lion Man: African Safari 9.30 Deadly 60 10.00 Deadliest 11.00 Hunters

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Nature’s Weirdest Events 3.00 Deadly Dilemmas 5.00 Factory Made 5.30 What Happened Next 6.00 A Year In The Wild 7.00 Game of Pawns 8.00 Deadly Dilemmas 8.30 What Happned Next 9.00 Rise of the Machines 10.00 Ice Cold Gold 11.00 Sex Sent Me To The ER P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.50 5.40 6.00

SCIENCE

The Gadget Show How It’s Made Tech Toys 360 Time Warp How It’s Made Into The Unknown with Josh Bernstein 7.00 Tech Toys 360 8.00 How It’s Made

DOORDARSHAN

11.00 Rangoli 11.30 National Programme of Dance: Kuchipudi by Shobha K A Samachar. Mid Day News Cup of Joy Genext Samachar News Samachar Business Wrap News Headline Metro Scan Desh Pardesh Samachar News

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 1.30 India Tour of Eng 14 h/ls 1st Test Day 1 2.30 Cricket Extra: Pre Show 3.30 India Tour o f England 1st Test Day 2 live 10.30 India Tour of England 14 h/ls 1st Test Day 2

STAR SPORTS4

P.M. 12.00 Wim C’ships 14 Ladies Singles Semi Final 4.00 ENI FIM Superbike World C’ship 2014 Race 5.30 The Inside Line 6.00 2 Wheels 6.30 Premier League h/ls Legends 7.00 FIA F1 World C’ship 14 h/ls 8.30 Premier League h/ls 9.00 Wim C’ships 14 h/ls 10.00 One Fighting C’ship ERA of Champions 11.00 Jakarta World Junior Golf Championship 2014

TEN CRICKET

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.30

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Megastructures 3.00 Cat Wars 4.00 Most Amazing Moments 5.00 Animals Gone Wild 6.00 Street Genius 6.30 Brain Games 7.00 Africa’s Deadliest 8.00 Secrets of the King Cobra 9.00 Brain Games 9.30 The Numbers Game 10.00 Brain Games 10.30 The Living Edens 11.30 Do Or Die

Buniyaad, DDI, 10.35 p.m.

7.40 7.50 8.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Parliament News Sansad Samachar News Night Aamne Samne Raat Saddhe Dus Cup of Joy

P.M. 2.30 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 3rd ODI 4.30 Micromax Cup h/ls 1st ODI NZ vs India 6.30 SA Tour of SL 14 h/ls 2nd ODI 7.30 ICC Cricket 360 8.00 SA Tour of Pak 13 h/ls 2nd ODI 9.00 Tri Nation 13 Ind, WI SL h/ls 10.00 Cricket Classics: Pak vs WI Oct 88 11.00 SA Tour of SL 14 h/ls 2nd ODI

STARMOVIES

Night at the Museum Home Alone 3 The Gods Must Be Crazy Spider Man Die Hard 4.0 Bad Teacher Fast and Furious Home Alone 3

HBO

P.M. 12.55 The Dark Knight Rises 3.55 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 6.50 Act of Valor 9.00 Goal II: Living the Dream 11.15 Parker A.M. 7.40` What Women Want 10.00 Parker P.M. 12.00 2.10 5.10 7.10 9.00 10.45 A.M. 10.00

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Kumkum Bhagya 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 6.00 Kum Kum Bhagya 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke

PARKER

Parker is a thief who has an unusual code. He doesn’t steal from the poor and hurt innocent people. He is asked to join 4 other guys on a job. They pull it off flawlessly. They tell Parker that what they got can help them set up another job which will net them much more. But Parker doesn’t want to join them and asks for his share. But they need it all so they try to kill him. They dispose of his body but someone finds him and he is still alive and takes him to the hospital. After recovering he sets out to get back at the ones who tried to kill him, another one of his codes. Despite being told that they are working for a known mobster which he was not aware of, he still wants to go after them. HBO, 11.15 p.m.

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Bollywood Diary Coffee Break

Letters

City

DIE HARD 4.0

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ZEE STUDIO

The Village Armagedoon Bedtime Stories SAW VI SAW VII Flight Plan The Parent Trap

PIX

P.M. 2.57 Hancock 5.05 Universal Soldier 4: Day of Reckoning 7.10 Walking Tall 9.00 The Expedables 2 11.05 The Expendables A.M. 8.33 21 Jump Street 11.00 2012

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Tendulkar Out: Sayaji Shinde 4.30 Oxygen Jeev Gudmartoy: Sayaji Shinde 7.00 Doghat Tisara Ata Sagla Visra: Makrand Anaspure 9.30 Gadhyavahca Lagna: Makrand Anaspure

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.30 3.00 4.30 6.00 8.00 8.30 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 9.00 11.00

Tom and Jerry Tales Oggy and the Cockroaches Naach Oggy Naach Oggy and the Cockroaches Pokemon Black and White Roll No 21 Johnny Test Courage the Cowardly Dog

Ben 10 Oggy and the Cockroaches Naach Oggy Naach

POGO CHANNEL

P.M. 12.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 7.30 Chhota Bheem in Khatron Ka Khel 9.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 10.30 Looney Tunes Show 11.00 Mad A.M. 8.00 Looney Tunes Show

STAR GOLD

P.M. 2.40 Nighaein: Sunny Deol 5.20 Hum Hai Bemissal: Akshay Kumar 8.00 Khatta Meetha : Akshay Kumar 11.00 Return of Kaalia A.M. 9.00 Itihaas: Ajay Devgan 11.15 Kuch Kuch Hota Hain: Shah Rukh Khan P.M. 1.00 5.00 9.00 A.M. 7.00 10.00

MAX

Aadmi Khilona Hai: Govinda Horror Story: Kundara Karan 2012 King Uncle: Jackie Shroff 2012

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 12.00 Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi: Sonu Sood 2.30 Do Ankhen Barah Haath: Govinda 5.00 Keemat-They Are Back: Akshay Kumar 8.30 Vishwatma: Sunny Deol A.M. 11.30 Insaniyat: Sunny Deol P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30 P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M 9.00

CVO

Maa Kasam: Sudeep Kinara: Jeetendra Mother India: Sunil Dutt Mehndi: Faraaz Khan

FILMY

Bewafaa Pehla Pehla Pyar Ram Aur Shyam Musafir

Meri Bhains Ko Anda Kyon Maara?

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Shoot on Sight: Naseeruddin Shah 3.00 Main Tere Pyaar Mein Paagal: J D Chakravarthy 6.00 Muquabla : Govinda 9.00 Keemat: Akshay Kumar A.M. 7.30 Superstar: Kunal Khemu

All programmes on this page are as per the official schedules of the various channels. Afternoon is not responsible for any last minute changes.

2012, Max, 9 p.m.

Mother India, CVO, 9 p.m. 9.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 10.00 Kung Fu Bheem P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 A.M. 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 1.30 5.30 6.00 8.00

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Best of Luck Nikki Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Vicky and Vetaal Ishaan Best of Luck Nikki Oye Jassie Best of Luck Nikki Slokk DJ DJ-Jatnp Gravity Falls New Doraemon Phineas and Ferb New Doraemon

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Avengers Spiderman Iron Man: Armored Adventures 9.00 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telebrands A.M. 8.30 Kid vs Kat 11.00 Kiteretsu

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CHINMAY MANDLEKAR AS

TV TATTLE ‘90 Day Fiancé’

‘SANT TUKARAM’! Chinmay Mandlekar is one of the young turks of Marathi entertainment – plays, movies or TV shows, writing and acting in them as well. His news TV serial 'Tu Majha Saangaati' based on Tukaram Maharaj will air on July 11 at 7.30 pm on ETV Marathi. We spoke to the dynamic NSD graduate about his new show and he had some interesting things to tell us.

Many actors have portrayed Sant Tukaram, an ardent saint of Maharashtra, the recent being Jitendra Joshi in a film directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni? How is your Tukaram different? Our show will concentrate on Tukaram's life before attaining sainthood and then more on his family life after getting married to Avali in a child marriage. Subsequently the birth of his children and his professional life as a trader will be focused on. The audience will also get to see a lot of Avali. Will there be abhangs and bhajans in the show? Yes. Tukaram belonged to the Warkari sect and worshipped saints like Nyaneshwar and Namdev. He sang their abhangs and bhajans and then even started singing some of his own compositions. Who is playing Avali? A child artiste is playing the child Avali, but who will play the elder Avali is still not known. This child artiste is very talented and professional, and even I got to learn a few things from her. What are the other credits of the show? The director is Sangeet Kulkarni and the writer is Shirish Latkar. How many episodes are we looking at? The channel and the producers will take a call on this.

So tell us how you got selected for the show? Some detractors opined that I was not suitable for the show. There were a few murmurs, but I auditioned for the role and ultimately I got selected for it.

How have you prepared for the role? I read a lot about the saint and even watched the movies based on the saint. But this film is like a bio-pic of the saint and if we take a bio-pic of some great men like Gandhiji, for example, who has had many films or shows based on him, there are bound to be some good points and some bad points, because they are grey characters and this is bound to reflect in the show. You are busy on stage and in films and even writing and acting in TV shows? How do you manage all this? Right now my entire focus is on this show and I will not take up any more assignments now. What's next? I have a film coming up like Gajendra Ahire’s ‘Swami Public Ltd’ and a bio-pic on ‘Lokmanya Tilak’.

oordarshan Mumbai has been in the forefront in creating events and programmes which are meaningful and connect with society at large. Agriculture, education, information and entertainment programmes form a part of Doordarshan’s DNA. Sahyadri has been creating potential programme content on girl child education, women empowerment, health awareness, inspirational programs for the youth and informative programmes designed to strengthen the farmers in rural India. For the first time in the history of Indian television, DD Sahyadri has decided to launch a unique programme to create understanding among the people on the noble cause of organ donation. The channel intends to create awareness among the masses towards the concept of cadaver and live organ donation.

Play on TV

‘Mala Vegle Vhyachay’, a family drama written by Bal Kolhatkar will be telecast on Zee Marathi this Sunday at 1 pm . The play stars Nivedita Saraf, Lokesh Gupte, Deepak Deoolkar, Milind Phatak, etc. The play talks about the fragmentation of the joint family system in recent times. It is directed by Nivedita Saraf.

A combo show

By Sandeep Hattangadi

TLC presents a brand new series '90 Day Fiance' that offers a never-beforeseen look into the world of international dating and matrimony. Using a unique 90-day fiancé visa, the K-1 visa, four women will travel to the US to live with their overseas fiancés for the first time. The couples must marry before their visas expire in 90 days, or the visiting fiancés have to return home. In '90 Day Fiance' the women will have to overcome language barriers, culture shock and skeptical friends and family. '90 Day Fiance' will premiere this July, every Wednesday at 10 pm.

Coming together of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' and 'CID' has created a new genre – ‘Comic Thriller’. So we have a gun-wielding and trench coat-wearing Dayaben trying to take over crime control from Daya of CID. “It’s important to create curiosity and intrigue in a show. If we keep going at the same pace then viewers get tired. So this is the newest twist wherein the longest running comic serial joins hands with longest running detective show,” says Asit Kumarr Modi.

Fatal attraction

Shirina Singh, who plays Pakhi in Zee TV’s popular show ‘Ek Mutthi Aasman’, in an interesting upcoming track, her character turns into an violent obsessive lover and attempts to win the affections of her Raghav Singhania (Ashish Chowdhry). Shirina says “When I was told that my character Pakhi will turn into a psychotic lover, the first name which hit my mind was that of Urmila Mantodkar’s convincing portrayal of Ria Jaiswal in 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'. Playing an obsessive lover is not that easy, I had to understand the complexities of the character.”

Sukhvinder Singh ousted

Ever since 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' first launched, it has been singer Sukhvinder Singh who has awed the jury by showcasing his learnings week-upon-week. And now, five weeks in, the singer has finally called it a day when he found himself pitted against Mouni Roy in the bottom two, leading to his exit from the show. Even though Sukhvinder Singh worked extremely hard to on his dancing skills, eventually his journey had to come to an end. A visibly satisfied Sukhvinder accepted his elimination graciously and commented, “I enjoyed my stint on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'. It gave me the opportunity to learn different dance forms.”

Now a DD programme on organ donation The following participant’s experiences and their life changing stories apart from doctors, NGOs, and others who are connected in this entire chain of organ donation, forms a major part of this awareness programme. Special AVs have been created of the organ recipients and donors participating in this programme. 1) Prashant Jain, Nisha Jain – cadaver donor. Ratnadeep Motiwale – cadaver recipient, Manoj Patel – liver recipient; (cousin) Manilal Patel – liver donor (live). 2) Abhimanyu Salunkhe – cadaver donor. Bhimrao Patil – cadaver recipient. Dynaraj Patkar

– kidney recipient; (sister) Gauri Pore – kidney donor (live) The innovative programme has been conceptualised and designed by Mukesh Sharma, Additional DG, DD Mumbai, who believes that sensitising people and educating them to donate organs is the need of the hour and has, himself, pledged to donate his organs for the cause of humanity. Actor Amir Khan, who has pledged to donate all his usable organs, came specially to DD Mumbai to record his appeal on organ donation which will form a part of this programme entitled 'Naate Janmaantariche'.

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COFFEEBREAK

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 789

ENIGMA CODE 789

ACROSS: 8 Chanel No 5 in brown? (4) 9 In a careful way, though shortly using some violence (10) 10 The king and I put on in college, but in cramped style (6) 11 Try lag, he suffered from apathy (8) 12 Put on edge (4) 13 Here barest details suffice for a nursery tale (5,5) 17 Drops down after washing up? (4) 18 Shot of The Archers, some distance from The Bull? (5) 19 All by itself "51" ! (4) 20 Where you might get the flavour of seaman's low haunt? (4-6) 22 It's not bright when some Romans take a turn inside (4) 23 Biscuit fellow turned over after funny remark (8) 27 Top means of telling the old girl's one of the crowd (6) 28 Performance in which the middle section is agitated (5-5) 29 In no truer words it can be said she cried ! (4)

DOWN: 1 Queen-fearing House politician holding love thing ... (10) 2 It's modes they turn out (8) 3 He's unlikely to be found abroad (4,2-4) 4 Monkshood, a cure for smoking? (4) 5 Advice for the hesitant: get an old Dutch coin (4) 6 Brown got up in time, so it's related (6) 7 Game's up, Thrash! (4) 14 Sailor back with the boy may explain the amount on which taxes are assessed ! (5) 15 Tear off behind alien for a hearing aid (10)

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SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S ENIGMA CODE GLANCE, CANCEL, CAREER, ENCAGE, CELLAR, RECALL, CANCER

MATH PYRAMID 789 24 Got up, I hear, for something to eat (4) 25 Jog's no good, being out of the habit? (4) 26 Left in time after dressing (4)

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 6 Toe-nail, 7 Icing, 9 Newt, 10 Copperwork, 11 Inverter, 13 Rustic, 15 Lamb, 17 Sikes, 18 Nina, 19 Minder, 20 Dogwatch, 23 Day-tripper, 26 Awol, 27 Anglo, 28 Sea-mile. DOWN: 1 Feather-bed, 2 Faucet, 3 Flop, 4 Firearms, 5 View, 6 Treen, 8 Gordian, 12 Raked, 14 Santa maria, 16 Ali Baba, 17 Surbiton, 21 German, 22 Chose, 24 Togs, 25 Post.

QUICK CROSS 789

ACROSS: 1 ___ the fool, plays around (4) 5 Alphabetise (4) 6 Split ____: be picky (5) 8 Authority (5) 10 Belt, for ex. (5) 12 Be concerned (4) 13 "Rock of Ages," for one (4)

HIDATO 789

Each colour in our code represents a letter. When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words. The clue to first word is given to help you get started. The Clue: Dwell or inhabit

16 Number one mischief maker at the circus! (4-6) 19 Mrs. Johnson the female flyer? No, not Amy (8) 21 Play The Trout, to amuse (6)

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The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

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TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 ___ Wednesday (3) 2 Chesterfield,e.g. (4) 3 Essays (5) 4 Prison term (7) 7 Dogie (5) 9 Cause injury (4) 11 Sword's superior, proverbially (3)

The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from first to the last number in the grid. The first and last numbers of a puzzle and a some other numbers are already filled in. TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 789

Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique. TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Moon in Scorpio till 11.15 p.m. 13th Ashadh Shuklapaksha Jyesht Vrischika (Scorpio) N.Y. Apple Green 1

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Work proposals increase and you will be busy with expansion plans. If you are working towards financial independence, you are sure to achieve your objectives. Creative interests and artistic aspirations are fulfilled and you will get wide recognition. Those completing their education will get favorable offers of work from reputed institutions. Happiness in love is assured. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be sturdy, attractive, tall, well built, healthy and longlived. Steady penetrating gaze and soft curly hair. Intelligent determined, honest forthright. There will be success in life after age 30.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You may feel frustrated that things are not going according to plan. You may find that you have to devote more time and money for things to move ahead. In the long run matters will work out favorably and you can heave a sigh of relief. News from overseas or long distance journeys is possible. Old friendships are renewed and new ones formed at social gathering. There will also be a happy occasion to celebrate with family today.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Your plans for today get upset because of a late appointment. You may have to cancel a few activities planned for the day. Avoid meeting people who do not have anything good to say about anyone. There could also be a bit of a financial crunch, which will be overcome soon. You are expecting too much out of a relationship without making an effort. Some action or an element of surprise will spice things up.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will do well monetarily as well as professionally. This is likely to make you feel very upbeat about things. A trip undertaken will yield positive results. It may be something that you have been waiting for quite some time. Some good changes are also in store. In your love relationship Misunderstandings could hurt more than expected. Give each other space and time to resolve your problems.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): If confronted with difficult situation, take time off to think about it. You are sure to find a suitable answer to your problem. You feel intuitively about someone, or some work, but are not able to rationalize your feelings. Follow your instinct and you will be right. The atmosphere at home could be harmonious provided you set aside your ego be more flexible and give up a rigid attitude.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Take risks and make the most of a good day. Cautious trading will lead to extra money. You will be very lucky at a game of chance. A tip from reliable source will lead to tremendous gains. An earlier assignment will bring in monetary gains and acclaim. Members of the opposite sex find you exceptionally attractive. You will make new friends and enlarge your social circle.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You will find that your normal routine goes haywire as things change dramatically around you. Plans for sudden travel are a strong possibility. There will be enough distractions but it is up to you to concentrate and conclude the task on hand satisfactorily. A mild flirtation is a possibility. It is light hearted fun and should be treated that way and not taken seriously.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): If you count on others for help you could be let down. This will be quite upsetting for you. However, this will help you to realize that you should not depend on others. Rest assured that through hard work you would achieve success. Gains are indicated. Your ego may get in the way of resolving a personal issue. If you are not careful you could lose the respect of a person who loves you.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Problems in your work will be resolved. You can look forward to news of some extra finances coming your way. The employed will be given an impressive project to handle independently. This is perhaps the chance you have been waiting for. It will certainly add to your resume. You have been very good at hiding your hurt and disappointment in a relationship. You may find solace in the arms of someone else.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You will come across a good offer for a joint venture, however, try to avoid any large investments at this point of time. Benefits are foreseen through international trade or through exports. Travel could have favorable implications both in your work and personal life. Choose your friends carefully as there is some deception likely. Some of your associates are not what they appear to be.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Associates may not be helpful when you need. Try not to make important decisions right now. Maybe, you are under too much stress and it is reflecting on your relationships with colleagues. Routine work will bring in money. Expenses are also likely, perhaps more than expected. At a meeting or large gathering, you will be very popular. Members of the opposite sex will be drawn to you quite unexpectedly.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You are certain to make money if you take a few calculated risks in new ventures. The employed seeking a change of a job will receive suitable offer. Some of you are likely to move into a new house or bring about some good changes in the present one. Personal activities connected with romance have to be postponed or cancelled. Explain your position to loved ones to avoid hurt.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Your work will gradually begin to pick up with increase in your regular income. There will be temptations to start something new that apparently promises immediate gains. However this is not the right time to make investments or seek change in your job or work. Home and family life will be happy and relaxed.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5017 ACROSS: 1 City in U.P. (6) 7 Not necessarily in practical terms but definitely in academic terms? (2,6) 8 Foam or froth on the surface of a liquid (4) 10 An insect (6) 11 Renounce (6) 14 "Vamoose!" (3) 16 Back streets (5) 17 English public school (4) 19 ___ with : trifled with or played with feelings of others? (5) 21 Apple juice (5) 22 Roosters; tilts (5) 23 Chinese house idol (4) 26 Darken (5) 28 Bleat of a sheep or a lamb (3) 29 Provided or imposed, inflicted blows, etc.? (4,2) 30 Consult with another (6) 31 No Clue 32 Businesslike, pragmatic or down-toearth (8) 33 Night visions (6) DOWN: 1 Distant-traffic sound; (US) fight (6) 2 Gelatinous substance in ripe fruits, makes jam set (6) 3 Hoar-frost (4) 4 Four - ____ : a car? (7) 5 Inception director Christopher ___ (5) 6 Islets - "yes to" change? (5) 8 Dessert bloom (4) 9 Ultimo, in short (3) 12 An ungentlemanly man? (3) 13 Homes on tree tops for birds (5) 15 Russian liquor (5) 18 Ringworm - "ate in" anagram? (5)

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SUDOKU 2203 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

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Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: H equals T

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.

19 Facial twitch (3) 20 Affirmative (3) 21 Cape ___ : the southern tip of India? (7) 22 El ___ : the Spanish hero? (3) 23 Make a harsh noise (6)

24 Idiotic persons (4) 25 Sets food on table (6) 26 Turn red in the face (5) 27 Did not (5) 28 A type of snake or serpent (3) 30 Reputation, for short (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Daman, 6 Choke, 9 Swarthy, 10 Thaws, 11 Addup, 12 Opine, 13 Endorse, 15 Who, 17 Agon, 18 Meerut, 19 Devil, 20 Lauder, 22 At no, 24 Yet, 25 Goatees, 26 Memos, 27 Mid on, 28 Dairy, 29 Adagios, 30 Plans, 31 Stays. DOWN: 2 Aching, 3 Aswoon, 4 NWS, 5 Gripe, 6 Channel, 7 Hyde, 8 Kyushu, 12 Osier, 13 Early, 14 Donut, 15 Write, 16 Ottos, 18 Minos, 19 Depends, 21 Aerial, 22 Atlast, 23 Nearly, 25 Gorge, 26 Moan, 28 DOS.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2022 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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HEATHCLIFF

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 14 average; 16 good; 18 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: anise, arise, arisen, arose, arson, arsonist, assent, assert, ASSERTION, asset, assort, aster, astir, east, insert, inset, nest, noise, nose, onset, raise, reason, resin, resist, rest, rinse, rise, risen, roast, rose, rosiest, rosin, saint, sane, saner, sanest, sate, satin, satire, sear, season, seat, senator, senior, sensor, sent, sine, sire, siren, sister, sitar, site, snare, snore, snort, soar, sonar, sore, sorest, sort, sortie, stain, stair, star, stare, stein, stern, stir, stone, stonier, store, strain, toss, treason, tress, tsar.

Yesterday’s

VIJAY HOLDS FORT FOR INDIA

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rent Bridge: Industrious bowling and athletic fielding helped England restrict India to 259-4 on a lifeless Trent Bridge pitch on the first day of the fiveTest series. In conditions more akin to Nagpur than Nottingham, India opener Murali Vijay batted throughout the day to score an accomplished unbeaten 122, and captain Mahendra Dhoni was 50 not out in an unbroken partnership of 81. But England's quartet of seamers never lost heart, responding well to a difficult morning as skipper Alastair Cook was rewarded for attacking field placings with quick wickets after lunch and tea. Stuart Broad was the pick of the bowlers with 1-26 off 19 overs at his home ground, while there were two wickets for James Anderson and one for Liam Plunkett. Ben Stokes, recalled in place of Chris Jordan, bowled 19 economical overs. Once again, however, the absence of frontline spinner from the hosts' attack was exposed, as Moeen Ali conceded 50 off nine overs and was dismissively crashed for a straight six by Vijay in the final hour of the day. India started in emphatic fashion on the first day of the fivematch series, with Murali Vijay hitting three boundaries off the first over bowled by James Anderson. It was a sign of things to come from Vijay as he went on to hit 92 off 176 balls, with 17 fours, resuming the evening session with Ajinkya Rahane (32) on an unrewarding pitch. On a flat morning England's pace attack had struggled to impose themselves against an aggressive India batting display, with Anderson taking the solitary wicket of Shikhar Dhawan (12) before lunch when an outside edge was well-taken by wicketkeeper Matt Prior. The hosts came out a different side after lunch and took two wickets for one run in the first three overs of the afternoon session. BRIEF SCORES: India 1st innings 259/4 in 90 overs [Murali Vijay 122, MS Dhoni 50, James Andersen 2/70] vs England.

UMBAI: Goan Sports Association encountered quite a strong challenge from Central Bank before snatching a 3-1 victory in a tense Second Division final of the MHAL (Mumbai Hockey Association Limited) League, played at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate. The victors led 2-0 at half-time. The Goans were well served by Naushad who struck a brace and Manoj Lokhande who added the third to ensure they emerged triumphant. Central Bank who tried their best and put up a good fight could manage just one goal scored by J. Singh early in the second half. The final saw both teams adopt a positive attacking approach and

The Goan Sports Association players receive the Third Division trophy from chief guest, Kushal Singh (centre), Dy. Chief Operation Manager, Western Railway.

engage in a keen tussle for supremacy before the Goans produced two quick goals midway through the opening session grab the advantage. In the 12th minute Naushad found the target and four minutes later Lokhande struck the second to give the Goan outfit the upper hand. Central Bank managed to pull one back when J Singh successfully converted a penalty corner immediately after the change of ends. But, Goan Sports did well to add another goal, once again through Naushad to regain their two goal advantage, which they maintained till the end of the match to seal their victory.

Padukone not in favour of fivegame scoring system

BANGALORE: Former badminton star Prakash Padukone voiced his reluctance to the idea of changing the existing three-game format to explore the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) proposal of five games of 11 points each. "I don't agree to the decision of the Badminton World Federation to test a best of five games scoring system from August," he told reporters after launching Tata Capital Super Shuttlers 2014 Talent Hunt here. Top players such as Lin Dan from China and Denmark ace Jan Jorgensen have also made their displeasure clear to BWF's fivegame idea. "BWF is probably making the changes to make the sport more faster and TV-friendly to attract more sponsors but wouldn't agree to it," Padukone said. He said that the federation should focus on developing the skills of marketing the sport rather than eyeing sponsors through format change. "It is not that you change the format, and sponsors will come in ... Instead it is all about how you market the sport. It will not so tinkering with points system. People who can't market the sport they are into this business," he said.

Murali Vijay celebrates after scoring a century during day one of the first test between England and India at Trent Bridge cricket ground, Nottingham, England, Wednesday.

Goan Sports clinch Div-III crown

Joshi, Adik cruise into second round

UMBAI: The top two seeds Neel Joshi and Advait Adik enjoyed easy first round outings in the boy’s under-13 event in the first leg of the Indian Squash Professional (ISP) organised, Rs 4 lakh prize-money All-India JVPG-Coke Squash Carnival, played at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana courts on Wednesday. The number one seed Neel dropped just one point in the first game as he outplayed Aryanaan A. Mimani 11-1, 11-0, 11-0 while second seed Advait lost just two points to tame Aditya Shah 11-1, 11-0, 11-1, to cruise into the second round. In other first round matches, third seed Tanay Punjabi defeated Avinash Sahani 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 and fourth seed Arman Darukhanwala overcame Udit Sharma 11-1,

11-3, 11-5 to also progress to the next round. In a major upset of the day, Rutva Samant was in his elements as he put it across fourth seed Jay Vaknalli in the boy’s under-11 first round encounter. Rutva put up a solid display to record a 11-0, 11-9, 11-0 victory without much ado. Meanwhile, the top three seeds in this category, Shreyas Mehta, Akash Gupta and Mohit Bhatt faced no such problems as they won their respective first round ties to advance to the second round. Results: Boy’s under-11 (1st round): Shreyas Mehta bt Yuvraj Wadhwani 11-1, 11-2, 11-3; Uday Pandey bt Shivam Tiwari 11-5, 11-0, 11-3; Om Semwal bt Yashraj Tandon 11-1, 11-4, 11-5; Rutva Samant bt Jay Vaknalli 11-0, 11-9, 11-0; Mohit Bhatt bt Shreyas Rao Katkoor 11-1,

GOALS AT A GLANCE GERMANS CHARGE

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Brazil's Fernandinho reacts after Germany's Toni Kroosduring scored his side's third goal during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.

BRAZIL BULLDOZED Germans blitz of four goals in the span of six minutes sends Brazil into mourning with 7-1 humiliation

ELO HORIZONTE: A rampaging Germany destroyed five-time champion Brazil's reputation as a football powerhouse with a 7-1 humiliation to enter the World Cup final for record eighth time and send the football crazy host country into stunned silence and national mourning here today. It was a devastating day for Brazil who were playing a highly emotional semifinal without injured superstar striker Neymar as they were steamrolled into submission by the Germans who

took revenge of their 0-2 defeat in 2002 summit clash in Japan in the only other World Cup clash between the two sides. Thomas Mueller opened scoring in the 11th minute before goals from Miroslav Klose (23rd), Toni Kroos (24th and 26th), Sami Khedira (29th) and Andre Schuerrle (69th and 79th) in front of the sea of heartbroken yellow clad Selecao fans at the Estadio Mineirao here. Oscar scored the consolation goal for Brazil in the 90th minute but it was all over by then as

Brazil ended their World Cup campaign at home under humiliating circumstances. Today's defeat was Brazil's biggest international defeat in their proud history and the home fans understandably booed them towards the end of the match as it turned out to be a day of shame for the host country. It seemed that the Brazillians have forgotten how to play football as they conceded five goals without reply in the opening half hour with the defence, without suspended captain Thi-

ago Silva, looked like even worse than an amateur club side. Klose became the highest scorer in World Cup history with his 16th strike today, surpassing Brazil legend Ronaldo's 15 goals. He also became the only player in history to play in four World Cup semifinals. But his tremendous achievement seemed to have been drowned in the din of the scale of humiliation of Brazil, the tournament favourites with the Selecao fans weeping in the open while some were seen stunned at the way their team was decimated by the clinical Germans. The collective psyche of the Brazillians has been living with the 'national tragedy' of 'Maracanazo', that defeat against Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, and it will have to be seen how much today's loss will impact the country which is hosting the tournament after 64 years. The Germans, who were playing in their fourth World Cup semifinal on the trot, killed the game in the first half itself with four goals coming in the space of seven minutes after the Muller opener with the Brazil defence torn apart by the speed and clinical finish by their European opponents. Mueller was left unmarked in the first corner of the match for Germany to slot home. Then the floodgates were opened with Klose scripting history as he scored in his second attempt after his first effort was parried by Brazil goalie Julio Cesar in the 23rd minute. Next minute, Kroos took Germany's lead to three. Mesut Ozil passed the ball to his captain Philipp Lahm, who served a teasing ball across the Brazil box. Muller missed but it found its way to Kroos, who hit a stunner past Cesar. Kroos made it a memorable day for himself with his second goal three minutes from his first strike. Khedira led the German counter-attack and passed off to Kroos for a simple tap-in. Khedira himself shot home in the 29th minute after a build up by Ozil and Klose as the Germans toyed with the Brazil defenders.

Thomas Muller scores off the corner after the ball drops to the unmarked No 13 in the middle of the area and the Bayern Munich man calmly side-foots it past Julio Cesar.

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Miroslav Klose scores to double Germany's lead and becomes the all-time World Cup scoring leader with his 16th goal. Julio Cesar saves Klose's first effort but he can only parry it away and the No 11 is first to the rebound to pass it into an empty net.

Germany's Miroslav Klose and Brazil's Luiz Gustavo fight for the ball during the semifinal clash in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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Toni Kroos takes Germany's lead to three! Mesut Ozil passes to Philipp Lahm, who serves a teasing ball across the box. Muller misses but it finds its way to Kroos, who hits a stunner past Cesar.

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Kroos makes it four with his second goal in two minutes! The Estadio Mineirao is in stunned silence, with the exception of the singing Germany supporters. Khedira leads the German counter-attack and selfishly passes off to Kroos for a simple tap-in.

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Sami Khedira finishes Germany's fifth! A strong build-up with Mesut Ozil and Miroslav Klose on either side of the Germany No 6 spread the Brazil defence thin and Khedira is able to finish in the bottom corner.

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Andre Schurrle scores after a strong build-up from Germany, who now lead 6-0. The No9 calmly finishes from Cesar's six-yard area from Ozil's cross.

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Schurrle scores his second and Germany's seventh. The Chelsea frontman shoots from an acute angle and beats Cesar, the ball hitting the underside of the bar and settling into the net.

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German players celebrate after the World Cup semifinal match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Germany won the match 7-1.

Oscar pulls one back for Brazil in the final seconds of the match. David Luizplays the No 11 in deep and Oscar does well cut inside and calmly finish past Neuer.

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Miroslav Klose

BELO HORIZONTE: With the clock standing at 19:28 local time on Tuesday evening, an unforgettable 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Germany and Brazil had long since finished, yet the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte was still a hive of noise. Thousands of Germany supporters stood behind one of the goals and were chanting so loudly that their words were clearly discernible even in the inner depths of the stadium: “We want to see the team.”The travelling fans were longing for another glimpse of the heroes who had just written footballing history, having brushed aside the tournament hosts by half-time in such a manner that spectators everywhere were left incredulous. Germany steamrollered the five-time World Cup winners and were 5-0 up after just 29 minutes. The sense of disbelief among the German following was equalled only by the certainty that the game they were witnessing would be remembered for generations to come.“It’s an indescribable feeling,” Thomas Muller told FIFA after the final whistle, a broad grin spreading across his face. “We got off to a great start and when you’re 5-0 up at half-time against Brazil in Brazil then you know it’s something special. “Nobody was expecting that to happen. We hoped we’d get one or two chances because Brazil’s main strength is in attack. We need to let this all sink in now and then shift our focus to the Final. We want to win the trophy and we’re going to give everything to make that happen.” NOT OVER YET That Klose does not enjoy being in the spotlight was evident when he was the first to return to the pitch to party with the Germany fans, accompanied only by goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke. He took part in a countdown that launched a Mexican wave around the largely empty stadium. And just as the chants of the German fans had echoed through the arena, the match itself will continue to reverberate throughout world football, regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s Final at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, where, according to Klose “we have to win one more game.”

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SCOLARI:

‘THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE’ B ELO HORIZONTE: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said his side's stunning 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany in their FIFA World Cup™ semi-final on Tuesday had been the worst day of his life. "I think it was the worst day of my life, but life goes on," said the 65-year-old. "I will be remembered as the coach to lose 7-1 but I knew that risk when I took the job and life goes on so that is what I am going to do." Brazil were swept aside by a stunning start from the Germans as goals from Thomas Muller, Miroslav Klose, Sami Khedira and two from Toni Kroos put them 50 in front inside the opening half hour. Andre Schurrle added two more goals for the Germans after half-time before Oscar's late consolation for the hosts. "My message for the Brazilian people and fans is that we did what we could do and we did what we think was our best," added Scolari. "We lost to a great team with great skill that took six minutes to change the game with

four goals in an extraordinary manner. "Please excuse us for this mistake. We are sorry we could not get to the final and we will honour the team in the third-place playoff in Brasilia on Saturday." Scolari accepted responsibility for the defeat, but gave no indication as to whether he intended to stay on as Brazil coach after the tournament. "Who is the one responsible? I am. This catastrophic result can be shared with the whole group because that is what my players say and want, but I am the one who chooses the tactics, the lineup, so the person responsible for the result is me." Scolari asked for forgiveness from his countrymen after the historic result. "We ask for forgiveness," a shellshocked Scolari said after Brazil were torn apart 7-1 in their semi-final meltdown. "To the people, please excuse us for this negative mistake." The 2002 World Cup-winning coach took full responsibility for the performance.

Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari talks to his players after the World Cup semifinal match.

Brazil stars struggle to explain shock scoreline

BELO HORIZONTE: Brazil's stunned football stars struggled to explain one of the biggest upsets in FIFA World Cup history after they lost their semifinal 7-1 to Germany on Tuesday. "It is difficult to explain the inexplicable," said 34-year-old goalkeeper Julio Cesar after the record defeat. "We had the worst game of our lives and Germany the best of their lives," added stand-in captain David Luiz who was at the centre of the defence that crumbled. "Until now everything had gone very well. We had been very strong. It is so unexpected," said Cesar. "Now we need to return

home and be comforted by our families." After Thomas Muller's 11th minute opener, Germany sealed their passage to an eighth World Cup Final with a stunning four-goal spree in six minutes just before the half hour mark. Miroslav Klose became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with his side's second of the evening. Sami Khedira and two apiece from Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle made it 7-0 before Oscar's late consolation. "I am sorry for not being able to make the fans happy. We didn't win it and I ask for the forgiveness of all the Brazilian people," said Luiz.

We need to remain humble: Loew

ELO HORIZONTE: Brazil's emotional reaction to Neymar's injury played into Germany's hands as they inflicted a

record 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat, German coach Joachim Loew said on Tuesday. A fractured vertebrate suffered in their quarter-final win over Colombia ruled Neymar out and with captain Thiago Silva sus-

pended, Brazil fell apart on an emotionally-charged night. There were constant reminders of Neymar's absence at the Mineirao Stadium before kick-off with captain David Luiz and goalkeeper Julio Cesar clutching the Number 10 shirt bearing his name during a deafening rendition of the Brazilian anthem. But Loew says Brazil lost their cool which allowed Germany to score five goals in 30 incredible first-half minutes to put them in Sunday's World Cup Final. "It was important to meet this

passion and these emotions with calm, courage and with our own strength," said Loew whose side will now meet Argentina or the Netherlands in Sunday's Final in Rio de Janeiro. "They were shocked by our goals and it made the game easier for us. "Everyone did their jobs incredibly well and with total concentration. We played well going forward and combined superbly." But Loew said the Germans must stay humble despite inflicting Brazil's record international defeat on the hosts.

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These emotions gripped Brazil after the humiliating loss against Germany

Brazil's fans react during a public viewing event at a street in Rio de Janeiro during the World Cup semifinal match Brazil and Germany. [BELOW] A Brazil soccer fan cries as Germany scores against her team.

IO DE JANEIRO: Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team's humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. After the fifth goal, well before half-time, hundreds of people left their expensive seats at the stadium in the southeastern city here. A section of the crowd chanted obscenities against the players and President Dilma Rousseff, who during the cup had mostly enjoyed a reprieve from protests over the record USD 11 billion spent to host the tournament. The tears began well before the final whistle, with the third German goal in the first half causing children and adults to start bawling in the stadium and in public screenings across the continent-sized nation. As people streamed out, police reinforced security inside and around the stadium, but no incidents were reported there. Others around the country shouted at their televisions and abandoned public screenings as the Selecao suffered the biggest defeat of its 100-year history. "Neymar must be vomiting at home watching this disaster. The horror," said Marina Genova, 54, watching at a popular bar district in Sao Paulo, referring to Brazil's injured star. Amid the deluge of goals, a downpour only added to the already gloomy mood of thousands of fans in Brazil's

canary-yellow jersey at the official "Fan Fest" on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach. Two dozen fans scuffled, forcing police to intervene. In Sao Paulo, several buses were torched in a parking lot but police could not confirm whether the attack was linked to the defeat. Brazilians were already concerned about the team's chances after Neymar broke a vertebra in the quarter-final victory over Colombia. But they never thought it would be this bad. "This is a terrible match and Brazil without Neymar are terrible. I hate this match. It's embarrassing to lose like this," said Beth Araujo, 24, a biology student. "The only good thing is I think it will affect President Dilma in the election. But all our politicians are even worse than the team," she said. Alexa Rosatti, 19, a university student watching the game at a popular Sao Paulo bar district said she had feared Brazil would lose. "But I never thought it would be a massacre," she said.

Brazil president ‘sad’, ‘sorry’ about defeat

BRASILIA: President Dilma Rousseff said she was sad and sorry about Brazil's humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals.

"Like every Brazilian, I am very, very sad about this defeat. I am immensely sorry for all of us. Fans and our players," she wrote on Twitter after the game.

A Brazilian fan break down during the semifinal match between Brazil and Germany.