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EW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday alleged that if the complaint lodged against Mulayam Singh Yadav by senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur is true then it confirms that the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh is indulging in ‘goonda raj’.

BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said this matter requires complete transparency and clarity.

“If it is true, then it is a confirmation that Samajwadi Party is indulging in open ‘goonda raj’, and now that counter FIRs are being filed, it needs to be seen in that light,” Kohli told reporters.

“If the matter is false, which a clear and unbiased investigation can reveal, then action should be taken if someone files a false complaint. Filing FIRs against each other will not bring any truth out,” he added. A rape case has Continued on pg 8 «

Chicken replaces beef in Ramzan special dishes, disappoints foodies

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By Asif Rizvi

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oodies who patiently waited for the Muslim holy month of Ramzan all year to have special beef dishes are managing with other meat options this year.

As the ADC visits the narrow lanes of South Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar replete with temporary food joints that operate all night, as waiters scream aloud at the roadside seating arrangements with a memorized menu card of about 10-15 dishes, "bhaijaan idhaar baithiye aaiye, kya lenege?" (Brother come, please have a seat, what will you have?), says Mohammad Kayyum, a waiter of an eatery.

While Kayyum serves water the memorized menu card is verbally presented which includes all most 80 percent of chicken dishes that once use to feature beef dishes in rich spices. "Beef ban kar diya hai.

Ab chicken se kaam chalao, zyada fark nahi hai taste mein. (Beef has been banned, try chicken dishes, the taste does not have much difference)," adds Kayyum while rushing to another table.

"I waited all year to have special

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and on March 4, the state brought the law into force by issuing an official order. The Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act (MAPA) (Amended) banned slaughter of bulls and bullocks along with cows and any violation was punishable with a jail term of five years and a fine of up to Rs 10,000.

However a petition was filed in the Bombay High Court following the enforcement of the MAPA for a stay. In April the court declined a stay on the ban law but had directed the state not to take coercive steps for possession of the meat.

dishes which are available only once a year. The beef ban is resulting in food compromise I think.

This year it's been for the first time in 5-6 years, that I haven't had special Ramzan 'paaya' dish and 'paaya soup' which a man who we called chacha use to make and sell. I did not find his joint this year since Ramzan started. I think he's not doing his food business this year," said foodie Vasi Sayed, an exporter by profession from Bandra.

However the beef ban has forced a marked change in the menus of leading restaurants of the area too.

There are replacements to the dishes even in famous restaurants where some dishes are named after Bollywood celebrities who have visited the restaurant to taste the secret recipes. The options are kept ready to deal with the rush of customers in Ramzan when demand is at its peak for specially prepared dishes.

The famous Noor Mohammadi restaurant known for its exotic dishes like 'nihari' have been in existence since 1923 has a replacement now to 'beef shami kebabs' with 'chicken shami kebabs'.

Skewers of a range of kebabs and chicken tandoori adorn one of the stalls.

Rashid Hakim, owner of Noor Mohammadi restaurant said, "I have been selling beef shami kebabs since years. Due to the ban I have replaced the 'beef shami kebabs' with 'chicken shami kebabs'.

My customers who have developed taste for beef shami kebabs demand them but I have no options other than suggesting the chicken ones.

We are known for budget serving dishes but are facing loss as the price difference is comparatively expensive."

An Event Management professional and a foodie Nisha K. from Santacruz said, "I like beef dishes. I often visited the Minara Masjid lane to taste and savour different dishes.

Some restaurants serve really tasty and reasonable dishes and some are available only in Ramzan. I haven't visited this year as I am sure after the beef ban those dishes wouldn't be available."

"My restaurant is in existence since 80 years. The specialty of my restaurant used to be 'Beef Bhuna' and I had a great demand for it by the customers. After the decision on banning beef I am offering ‘Chicken Bhuna' now, a replacement to the

Customers tuck into wholesome fare dished out by the roadside stalls.

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Fresh catch is not available in Mumbai; so I brought this export quality Indian pomfret from Dubai!

The Ban Enforcement The state had enacted law to ban slaughter of cows in the year 1976. It framed a law to ban slaughter of bulls and bullocks too in 1995. The draft for approval was later sent to the President. The assent from the President came in February this year

On Tuesday late night in western Mumbai's Bangur Nagar area a truck filled with meat slaughtered at the Deonar abattoir made pro-beef ban activists panic.

“The meat was from the government run slaughter house in Deonar area. The meat was loaded in the BMC truck to transport it to several locations in the city and the driver was handed over all the necessary documents. I received a call around 2:30am that the truck was forcefully stopped by 10-12 activists near Laxmi Nagar demanding legal proofs of the meat. However the police were called later and the truck was released after about an hour,” said Dr. Pathan, GM, Deonar Abattoir.

According to activist Sandesh Sonawane, “The truck was filled with suspected banned meat, we demanded a check and the driver's proof if he is working for the BMC. The police have taken precautionary statement and the truck was allowed to go.” However the Beef traders association have voiced their dissent over this incident and asked the government to take corrective steps to avoid such cases in the future.

Security concern rises as BMC okays night markets n Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's law committee approved a proposal on night markets, which are common abroad and are popular among tourists and residents alike. The markets will be allowed under new hawkers' policy, according to the law committe's opinion. On the lines of Singapore and Bangkok, these markets might run from Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening.

As this proposal has been approved, there has been mixed reactions from party leaders and activists. Congress and opposition leader at BMC Devendra Amberkar opines that there is already the nuisance of hawkers, and questioned the credibility of night markets.

“This is a system that works abroad. Here, I do not think any-

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beef dish to my customers. Earlier I used to sell a plate of beef bhuna at Rs. 35, now I offer the same dish replaced with chicken meat at Rs.50 per plate. The price difference is resulting in a loss of customers and taste both," said Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi, owner of Alamgir restaurant.

According to beef traders association president Mohammad Ali Qureshi, "During Ramzan every year, the slaughter of around 600 beef source animals used to take place. Post ban this has resulted in the loss of not only the butchers or traders but also the government.

Small time meat traders are suffering as they are left with no source of income. The food outlets have replaced the beef with chicken which is resulting in a price rise for the consumers.”

Legal meat makes activists panic, a headache for cops and BMC

body would like to go shopping in the night. Also, the hawkers cause enough nuisance in the day, why add up to the problem in the night?

And even if a few people go to shop, how are they going to secure the area and how will they guarantee the safety of citizens?” he questioned the point of motion that passed on Tuesday.

MNS leader at BMC, Sandeep Deshpande said, “Women's safety is a major point of concern here. Is the

Mumbai police going to be involved in this plan? Because there has to be a strong provision of security if they go ahead with this plan.”

While party leaders are bringing up the issue of security, activists have a slightly different view on the situation. Sushiben Shah, former Chairperson of Maharashtra State Commission for Women, said this can be a win-win situation, stressing on the fact that Mumbai police should be involved in securing the place.

“If they can maintain the security, this is a great initiative, especially if the market is set up in South Mumbai. There are ample employment opportunities. Also, many women vendors work for flea markets abroad. This way, more women will be able to participate in welcoming an international concept,” she said.

Activist from Bandra, Vidya

Vaidya thinks that this can be a success if it is set in the right place.

“These all depend on the location of the market. In commercial areas like Bandra Kurla Complex, where streets are not used in the night, this could be possible. Otherwise during day there is enough nuisance from the hawkers around residential areas. The BMC rarely implements their policies, and therefore I would like these night markets to be as far away from residential areas as possible,” Vaidya said.

Speaking on women’s safety after this nascent concept, she underscored, “Women have all the right to go and shop whenever they want.

Generally, they will be accompanied in markets like these, and I think even the police will be involved in this, so the safety of women might not be that much of an issue if security is taken care of.”

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CONGRUOUS ACT: Members of Canada's synchronised swimming team cheer after hearing their scores following the team free routine at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Saturday, July 11, 2015. Canada won gold in the event.

Anti-ageing pill may undergo first clinical trial in US A drug widely used for diabetes that could also help people live longer and healthier may soon undergo first clinical trial as an antiageing medicine in the US. Metformin, a drug already used for diabetes, is known to prolong life in animals.

Last year researchers at Cardiff University reported that patients with type-2 diabetes who took metformin lived, on average, more than 15 per cent longer than a group of comparable healthy people.

Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute for Ageing Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, wants to take the research a step further by testing if the drug can prolong lives of 3,000 people who are not diabetic.

"Evidence from animal models and in vitro studies suggests that metformin changes metabolic and cellular processes

associated with age-related conditions," Barzilai said.

Barzilai and his colleagues are in talks with the US Food and Drug Administration about the proposed trial, 'The Sunday Times' reported.

The researchers also have to persuade the agency to recognise ageing as a disease that can be treated, rather than just a natural unstoppable process.

The cost of the trial is estimated at 30 million pounds. It would enrol 3,000 patients, all aged 70-80, at 15 separate centres and then follow them for seven years to see how those taking the pill compared with a control group.

"The time has come to initiate clinical trials with the ultimate goal of increasing the healthspan (and perhaps longevity) of human populations," Barzilai said.

Man fined for letting dog steer his motorbike

A man in Vietnam faces a fine of up to USD 320 for letting his dog steer his motorbike in an 'extremely dangerous' stunt.

The pet was filmed steering the bike with his front paws while the owner sat behind him on the seat of the motorbike in Hanoi.

The bizarre incident occurred on a street in the Vietnamese capital city and a video was then uploaded online. The footage shows the man letting go of the handlebars to allow his pet to steer at pretty alarming speeds, Metro.Co.Uk reported.

The local traffic police have described the act as "extremely dangerous".

"The act deserves harsh criticism and punishment," said Nguyen Van Quy, an officer from Hanoi. The man could face a fine of USD 230-320 for "releasing both hands while driving a motorbike - which could increase because he also wasn't wearing a helmet," he said.

New air filter to clear cigarette smoke quickly A new air-cleaning filter can get rid of all the harmful smoke substances in a room - where ten people are simultaneously smoking - in less than an hour, researchers say.

The filter is coated with a manganese oxide-based nano-catalyst, which can be used in a smoking room to reduce and purify major harmful substances of cigarette smoke.

The air cleaning equipment based on the newly-developed catalyst can purify over 80 per cent of the cigarette smoke within 30 minutes and 100 per cent of it within 1 hour in a 30 square meter smoking room, where 10 people are smoking simultaneously.

Activated charcoal-based filters have been mostly used in a smoking room to remove gaseous materials in cigarette smoke.

However, those filters are not effective in removing gaseous materials such as

acetaldehyde, their absorption performance decreases fast in a closed facility such as a smoking room, and they need to be replaced at least every other week.

The research team has developed a nano-catalyst filter by evenly coating a manganese oxide-based nano-catalyst powder onto a ceramic-based filter media.

The nano-catalyst filter uses a technology that decomposes elements of cigarette smoke using oxygen radical, which is generated by decomposing ozone in the air on the surface of the manganese-oxide-based nano-catalyst filter.

An evaluation test with total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), such as acetaldehyde, nicotine and tar, which account for the largest volume of gaseous materials in cigarette smoke, was conducted to evaluate the performance of the newly-developed

catalyst.

The results showed that the new catalyst decomposed over 98 per cent of the harmful substances.

"The new air cleaning equipment based on a simple catalyst successfully processes and removes gaseous materials in cigarette smoke, which are not easily removed with the existing air cleaning technologies," said Dr Jongsoo Jurng of Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KSIT) in Seoul, who led the study with Dr Gwi-Nam. "If the new equipment can be simplified and is economically feasible, it will be an important tool for keeping smoking room pleasant and clean. Also, from the convergence perspective, the new nanometre catalyst filter can be integrated with other air cleaning products such as air purifiers and air conditioners," Jurng said.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Kum. Gunmala Jain to Mala Suresh Jain as per Affidavit Dated 10/07/2015.

C-18587 I have changed my name from Shaheen Iqbal Shaikh, to ‘Shaheen Asif Sayyed’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (M-1510684) Dated: 11/6/2015.

C-18588 I have changed my name from Bilal Mohd Mohd Irfan, to ‘Mohd Bilal Mohd Irfan Qureshi’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/2015.

C-18589 I have changed my name from Tahir Husain Sayyed Aaga Husain, to ‘Mohd Tahir Aga Husain Sayyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/07/2015.

C-18590 I have changed my name from Mr. Luke Christopher Pereira, to ‘Mr. Luke Pereira’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/07/2015.

C-18591 I have changed my name from Ansari Ruwaida Anwar, to ‘Ansari Rubeda Mohammad Anwar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/07/2015.

C-18592 I have changed my name from Ansari Rubeda Khatoon Zainul, to ‘Ansari Rubeda Mohammad Anwar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/07/2015.

C-18593 I, Ansari Rubeda Mohammad Anwar have changed my Son’s name from Ansari Mohammad Sohail, to ‘Ansari Sohail Anwar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 08/07/2015.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Wafa Mohamed Aqil Kardame to Mrs. Wafa Sarfaraz Batliwala as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-18597 I have changed my name from Otamal Hastimal Mehta to Otermal Hastimal Mehta as per Affidavit Dated 10/07/2015.

C-18598 I have changed my name from Truptiben Babulal Jaguwala to Trupti Vinod Mody as per Affidavit dt 08 July 2015.

C-18599 I have changed my name from Late Krishna Balwant Kamble to Krishna Balwant Savlajkar as per Govt. Of Maha. Gazette No (X-5941) Dt. 10/08/2000.

(Expired on 15/12/2014).

C-18600 I have changed my name from Sarojini Krishna Kamble to Sarojini Krishna Savlajkar as per Govt. Of Maha. Gazette No (X-5942) Dt. 10/08/2000.

C-18601 I have changed my name from Vishal Krishna Kamble to Vishal Krishna Savlajkar as per Govt. Of Maha. Gazette No (X5943) Dt. 10/08/2000.

C-18602 I have changed my name from Pramila Krishna Kamble to Pramila Krishna Savlajkar as per Govt. Of Maha. Gazette No (X-5944) Dt. 10/08/2000.

C-18603 I have changed my name from Nishikant Krishna Kamble to Nishikant Krishna Savlajkar as per Govt. Of Maha. Gazette No (X-5945) Dt. 10/08/2000.

C-18604 I have changed my name from Khatijabi A Akram Attar to Mehboobbi Alias Khatijabi Abdulkarim Attar as per Govt.

Of Maha. Gazette No (M1512850) Dt. 10/08/2000.

C-18605 I have changed my name from Bina Surjan Gurnasinghani to Beena Surjan Gurnasinghani by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-18606 I have changed my name from Husen Suleman to Husen Suleman Mukadam as per Maha. Govt. Gazette .

C-18607 I have changed my name from Sunilkumar Jagdeesh Prasad Rajak to Sunil Jagdish Prasad Kanojiya as per Gazette.

C-18608 I have changed my name from Nor Urmila Karmshi to Patel Urmila Karmshi as per Gazette.

C-18609 I have changed my name from “Bhupatrai Kamdar” to “Bhupatray Kamdar” as per Affidavit.

C-18610

I have changed my name from Solanki Pravin Mohansingh to Solanki Premsingh Mohansingh as per Affidavit dated 3/7/2015.

C-18595

I have changed my name from “Sanjaykumar Kamdar” to “Sanjay Kamdar” as per Affidavit.

C-18611

I have changed my name from Sameer Naresh Chawan to Sameer Naresh Chavan vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit ( ML 069319).

C-18596

I have changed my name from “Rampratab Bhardwaj” to “Rampratap Bharadwaj” as per Affidavit.

C-18612

I have changed my name from “Dinesh Bhardwaj” to “Dinesh Bharadwaj” as per Affidavit.

C-18613 I have changed my name from “Nilima Vashisth” to “Neelima Vashisth” as per Affidavit.

C-18614 I have changed my name from “Ku Tanvi Umesh Vashisth” to “Tanvi Umesh Vashisth” as per Affidavit.

C-18615 I have changed my name from “Nilima Shive Prashad Sharma” to “Neelima Umesh Vashisth” as per Affidavit.

C-18616 I have changed my name from “Varshaben Mulchand Mamaniya” to “Varsha Kiran Soni” as per Affidavit.

C-18617 I have changed my name from “Aganu Yadav” to “Anganu Yadav” as per Affidavit.

C-18618 I have changed my name from “Malati” to “Malti Mahendra Desai” as per Affidavit.

C-18619 I have changed my name from “Pmathavi” to “Madhavi Palani Konar” as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette.

C-18620 I have changed my name from “P Krishna Moorthi” to “Krishna Palani Konar” as per Maharashtra Gazette No. MEHBIL/2009/31874 Reg No MH/MR/South/325/2013-15.

C-18621 I have changed my name from Khairunnisa Noorudin Rayani to Khairunnisa Nurudin Rayani by deed poll Affidavit.

C-18622 I have changed my name from Nabil Noorudin Rayani to Nabil Nurudin Rayani by deed poll Affidavit.

C-18623 I have changed my name from Nurudin Raahim Fazal Rayani to Nurudin Rahim Fazal Rayani by deed poll Affidavit.

C-18624 We Jamir Shabuddin Hushye and Hurunnisa Jamir Hushye have changed our minor child's name from Sahra Jamir Hushye to Sara Jamir Hushye as per the Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette (KD-2466).

C-18625 I have changed my name from Rakesh Ramesh Mylarapu to Rakesh Ramesh Mailaram as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18626 I have changed my name from Akram Meraj Shaikh (old name) to Mohammed Akram Meraj Ahmed Shaikh (new name) as per Affidavit No. MZ 837770.

C-18627 I have changed my name from Malaram Manrupji Parihar to Malaram Manrupji Suthar as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18628 I have changed my name from Gitu Jaggu Sahu to Jitendra Jaggu Sahu as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18629

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 I have changed my name from Deshmukh Abdul Kadar Saleh Khan to Deshmukh Abdul Kadir Saleh Khan as per Affidavit.

C-18630 I have changed my name from Deshmukh Rehana Abdul Kadir/Deshmukh Rihana Abdul Kadir to Deshmukh Reehana Abdul Kadir as per Affidavit C-18631 I have changed my name from Isane Ayaz Niyaz Husain to Isane Ayaz Niyaz as per Affidavit.

C-18632 I have changed my name from Taj Nazneen M. Ali to Taaj Nazneen Mahammad Ali as per Affidavit C-18633 I have changed my name from Navrange Begum Bebi Shaikh Mahmood/ Rinde Begum Bebi Niyaz Ahmed to Rinde Fahmida Niyaz Ahmed as per Affidavit C-18634 I have changed my name from Rinde Niyaz Ahmed Shaikh Ibrahim to Rinde Niyaz Ahmed Ibrahim as per Affidavit.

C-18635

I have changed my name from Motihur Reheman Noor Mahammed Shaikh to Motihur Rehman Noor Mahammed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-18647 I have changed my name from Michael Melwyn Magimadass Chinnappan to Michael Magimadass Chinnappan as per Affidavit.

C-18648 I have changed my name from Mujawar Md Wasim Abubakar to Mohammad Wasim Abubakar Mujawar as per Affidavit.

C-18649 I have changed my name from Fida Husain Shakir Clipwala to Fidahusein Shakir Clipwala as per Affidavit.

C-18650 I have changed my name from Fatima Fidahusein Clipwala to Fatema Fidahusein Clipwala as per Affidavit.

C-18651 I have changed my name from Suhail Rafique Shaikh to Sahel Rafique Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-18652

I have changed my name from Saira Moosa Shaikh to Nurjaha Moosa Sayyad as per Affidavit C-18636

I have changed my name from Ashwinkumar Thakarmal Daga to Ashwinikumar Thakurmal Daga as per Affidavit.

C-18653

I have changed my name from Phoolchand Hiralal to Phoolchand Hiralal Mali as per Affidavit.

C-18637

I have changed my name from Anthony Mascarenhas to Santana Antonio Mascarenhas as per Affidavit C-18654

I have changed my name from Kantilal Ratilal Patel to Kanti Ratilal Patel as per Affidavit.

C-18638

I have changed my name from Kavita Vicky Goraswa to Jaya Vicky Goraswa as per Affidavit C-18655

I have changed my name from Rashmiben Kantilal Patel to Rashmika Kanti Patel as per Affidavit.

C-18639

I have changed my name from Pai Veena Shrinivas to Soumya Satish Kini as per Affidavit C-18656

We Nilesh Kamalnath Pillay & Anjali Nilesh Pillay have changed our son’s name from Chaitanya Nilesh Pillay to Anish Nilesh Pillay as per Affidavit.

C-18640 I have changed my name from Janakabai Somnath Gaikwad to Janaki Somnath Gaikwad as per Affidavit.

C-18641 I have changed my name from Vinod Arjun Rajpurohit to Vinod Arjunsingh Purohit as per Affidavit.

C-18642 I have changed my name from Bharati Vinod Rajpurohit to Bharati Vinod Purohit as per Affidavit.

C-18643 We Vinod Arjunsingh Purohit & Bharati Vinod Purohit have changed our son’s name from Dhruv Singh to Dhruv Vinod Purohit as per Affidavit.

C-18644 I have changed my name from Mayura Sudhir Yadav to Mayura Vijay Shenoy as per Affidavit.

C-18645 I have changed my name from Asgar Ali Gulam Mohomed to Asgar Ali Gulam Mohomed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-18646

I have changed my name from Santanbai Krijos Dcunha to Santan Krijos Dcunha as per Affidavit C-18657 I have changed my name from Aparna Pandurang Shedge to Madhura Shailesh Patil as per Affidavit.

C-18658 I have changed my name from Sabestian John Baptist Baretto to Sebastian John Baptist Baretto as per Affidavit C-18659 I have changed my name from Sonam Kumari Roy to Sonam Kunal Gautam as per Affidavit C-18660 I have changed my name from Sonal Kunal Gautam to Sonam Kunal Gautam as per Affidavit C-18661 I have changed my name from Rajakumar Selvaraj to Rajkumar Selvaraj Lingathar as per Affidavit C-18662 I have changed my name from Husain Mushtaque Mumtaz Ali to Mushtaque Hussain Mumtaz Ali Siddiqui as per Affidavit C-18663 I have changed my name from Mr. Harshad Chandrakant Tank to Mr. Harshad Chandulal Tank as per Affidavit C-18664

I have changed my name from Mr. Chandrakant Gandabhai Tank to Mr. Chandulal Gandabhai Tank as per Affidavit.

C-18665 I Jaiswar Hauslaram Dulare have changed my name to Hausla Rajesh Jaiswar as per Affidavit C-18666 I Dulare Munnilal Jaiswar have changed my name to Rajesh Munnilal Jaiswar as per Affidavit C-18667 I Dasharathkumar Fulchand Patel have changed my name to Dashrath Phoolchand Patel as per Affidavit C-18668 I D Babita have changed my name to Babita Anil Jain as per Affidavit C-18669 I Fulchand Ramdavar Patel have changed my name to Phoolchand Ramdavar Patel as per Affidavit C-18670 I Abhipray Atul & Kumbhare Abhipray Atul have changed my name to Abhipray Atul Kumar Kumbhare as per Affidavit C-18671 I Atul have changed my name to Atul Kumar Kumbhare as per Affidavit C-18672 I Madhu have changed my name to Madhu Atul Kumar Kumbhare as per Affidavit C-18673 I Chandra Jaykishan Pamnani have changed my name to Simran Shailendra Manji as per Affidavit C-18674 We Mr. Shailendra Jashanmal Manji & Mrs. Simran Shailendra Manji have changed minor child name from Mannan Shailendra Manji to Haree Shailendra Manji as per Affidavit C-18675 I Sadruddin Samsuddin Hudda have changed my name to Sameer Samsuddin Hudda as per Affidavit C-18676 I have changed my name from Mohammed Salman Niyaz Ahmed to Mohammed Salman Niyaz Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-18677 I have changed my name from Niyaz Ahmed to Niyaz Ahmed Sanaullah Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-18678 I have changed my name from Khrurshida Banu Niyaz Ahmed to Khrurshida Begam Niyaz Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-18679 I have changed my name from Nizamuddin Hafiz to Nizamuddin Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit C-18680 I have changed my name from Israr Ahmed Sardar Ahmed to Israr Ahmed Sardar Ahmed Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit C-18681

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enior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar last week summed it up nicely – those in power now are yet to realise that they are really in power; and those who were in power are yet to get accustomed to their new role of being the opposition. Whether this realisation of change in their respective roles really dawns upon both the sides in the Monsoon session of the state legislature that starts today remains to be seen throughout the next three weeks.

But going by what is happening within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena, BJPs Mahayuti allies,

It has never happened before in the history of any government that in its first year of power itself it is facing so many charges of irregularities and allegations of corruption and that too all the accused being from the BJP. The divide within the party was visible when two BJP ministers jumped in the fray to defend Education MinisterVinod Tawde.While at the other end it was left up to Pankaja Munde to defend herself almost all by herself. What it has done is that all the atten-

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between BJP-Sena and overall what the NCP in particular, besides the Congress, it does seem that it is a multilegged race in which there is no sure shot winner. The babble-mouths in the BJP have not realised as yet that they are in power, the dial-a-quote brigade is only adding to the party's misfortune. Otherwise why would the situation have forced BJP president Amit Shah pull up some ears at the closed-door party meet in Bandra last week.

Shah was forced to step in as senior ministers have been dropping hints, leaking news about each other at the drop of a hat. A race has begun among the BJP ministers to show each other in poor light.

Does seem as though they have pressed the self-destruct button too soon. Despite Shah’s reprimand, his blue-eyed boy -- Minister Chandrakant Patil -- announced that the cabinet expansion would now take place after the session is over.

The question is why should Patil announce the decision when you have Devendra Fadnavis as the chief minister to take the decision. Is this an attempt to undermine the authority of the chief minister with the backing of the

tion has been diverted from the allegations of corruption that former NCP ministers have been facing. Furthermore, even the Sena is gleefully watching all this silently from the sidelines.

The NCP and the Congress have their hands full as they walk-in to the Vidhan Sabha for the monsoon session. Do they have their cannon powder dry, or will it be a shadow boxing match on display with the strings of the puppets in somebody else's hands. The tragedy of it all is that amidst all this political mudslinging match, the gravity and seriousness of the fact that almost entire month of July till now has gone dry and the farmers are in tears as they watch helplessly their crops wilt before their eyes for want of water.

Moreover, Sinhastha Kumbh Mela at Nashik and the Ashadhi EkadashiVari at Pandharpur are likely to overshadow the proceedings in the legislature as leaders would be more inclined to show their spiritual side as some of them face charges of corruption. In this concoction of corruption, political infighting and a dash of religion added to it, will politics override matters of public expectations, agriculture and economy remains to be seen.

party bosses? A wrong message has been sent out.

Not a good beginning

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he state government is prepared to face the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led opposition on the floor of the state legislature. We are prepared to give fitting replies to whatever issues they raise. Provided they desist from disrupting the proceedings in both the houses”, stated Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at Sahyadri State Guest House, Malabar Hill. Speaking to news persons after the customary pre-session tea party hosted which was boycotted by the opposition, the chief minister tried to defend his embattled party colleagues arguing that the government was prepared for any probe the opposition was demanding.

“The government shall place its facts and prove their lies”, remarked Fadnavis. Replying to queries over the blow-hot, blow-cold relationship with its alliance partner Shiv Sena, pointing to senior Sena minister for Public Transport Diwakar Raote seated besides him, he asserted “both Sena-BJP are together. We are ready to face any probe. Government has zero tolerance for corruption”.

Replying to queries over the controversial delay caused to the Air India flight to New York during his recent US visit, Fadnavis stated that the government has asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation to conduct probe from its side.

While the state government will do a probe into how the

IS IT YOUR CUP OF WOES? A curious Shiv Sena MLC Dr Neelam Gorhe seems to be inquiring from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who is having a sip of tea at Sahyadri Guest House, Malabar Hill. The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led opposition boycotted the customary pre-session tea party hosted by the government. clearances were issued and had the chief minister asked the flight to be delayed and asked himself to be deplaned.

Replying to queries over the latest charge by the Congress over Minister of State for Home (Urban) Dr Ranjit Patil trying to vote twice in civic polls, the chief minister sarcastically remarked that Patil should be complemented for being a Superman and casting his vote in two different districts all in one day. Daring the opposition to prove the charges he said that in the past there have been many instances where names of people have been found at three different constituencies and that the Election Commission

of India (ECI) has been deleting such duplicate entries.

Giving details of the legislative business that the government has on its agenda for the three week Monsoon session beginning from today, Fadnavis disclosed that the government intends to pilot 15 bills for passage. The bills that the government intends to pass include – e-Regulatory Authority bill, Right to Services bill, Marathi as State Official Language bill, amendment to BMC Act providing concession in property tax for tenants owning less than 500 sq ft area flats.

Replying to the prolonged ongoing dry spell in the state, he said that the government

has kept its contingency plan ready and it would be put in place by the first week of August if it does not rain by then.

Commenting on the High Court verdict on Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav, he said that the government has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta to study the HC order and suggest if any amendments are to be made to the BMC Act. Asked to comment upon the opposition decision to disrupt the proceedings of the legislature, he argued that the opposition has nothing concrete to offer and is least concerned about the plight of the farmers.

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Oppn all set to corner Fadnavis govt on alleged scandals and loan waiver to farmers

By A Special Correspondent

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he monsoon session of the state legislature which is beginning from today (Monday) is all set to be stormy as the combine opposition in the leadership of the Congress and NCP have decided to adopt the aggressive stance against the BJP-Sena government. As a part of this strategy the Congress and NCP yesterday boycotted the customary tea party hosted

by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Speaking to reporters on the eve of monsoon session, the leader of opposition in the Assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and his counterpart in the Council, Dhananjay Munde said that the opposition will not let the proceedings to be smooth.

Opposition leaders Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Dhananjay Munde addressing mediapersons on Sunday.

“Corruption charges against ministers, farmers' suicides, demand for loan waiver will dominate the

Minister facing scam of Rs.191 crore for procurement of fire extinguishers in schools. Both the Ministers were given clean chits even before the formal inquiry. We will not allow both Houses to function until the monsoon session. Fadnavis ministers are sacked”. gave a clean chit to Women Lambasting the governand Child Welfare Minister ment, Vikhe-Patil claimed Pankaja Munde, who is under farmers' suicides have risen cloud over Rs.206 crore pro- by 40 per cent. “Since this curement scam for various government has come to purchases for anganwadis. He power, 1,576 farmers have did the same thing in case of committed suicide. Paddy, Vinod Tawde, the Education onion, soyabean, milk pro-

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ducers are facing crisis. There is no FRP for sugarcane and the government has turned a blind eye to their problems,” he said.

“The government had not heeded to the opposition's demand for complete loan waiver to farmers.

Instead, they are speaking about rescheduling of crop loan. But so far, no farmer has benefited and the deadline of June 30 has also expired,” Dhananjay Munde pointed out.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Ansari Shahid Fazal Ahmed to Ansari Shahid Ali Fazal Ahmed as per Affidavit C-18682 I have changed my name from Umeshkumar Jamnadas Sanghavi to Umesh Jamnadas Sanghavi as per Affidavit C-18683 I have changed my name from Sarang Ramajee Mokale to Sarangadhar Namdeorao Mokle as per Affidavit C-18684 I Mrs. Jyotsna Deepesh have changed my minor child name from Dhruv Deepesh to Dhruv Deepesh Krishnan as per Affidavit.

C-18685 I have changed my name from Kanta Budam Patil to Kanta Sudam Patil as per Affidavit C-18686 I have changed my name from Rekha Nitin Ahirao to Rekha Singh as per Affidavit C-18687 I have changed my name from Gurjeet Kaur to Gurjeet Kaur Kashmir Singh Paliya as per Affidavit.

C-18688 I have changed my name from Kashmir Singh to Kashmir Singh Paliya as per Affidavit C-18689 I have changed my name from Harjeet Kaur to Harjeet Kaur Paliya as per Affidavit C-18690 I have changed my name from Meenakshi Padmanabha Salikan to Meenakshi Padmanabha Salian as per Affidavit C-18691 I have changed my name from Padmanabha Pakeera Salikan to Padmanabha Salian as per Affidavit C-18692 I have changed my name from Manoj Ramkumar Saini to Manoj Ramkumar Mali as per Affidavit C-18693 I have changed my name from Sadhana Prakash Phondke to Pratibha Prakash Phondke as per Affidavit C-18694 I have changed my name from Ramkumar Shyam Kishore Saini to Ramkumar Shyamkishor Mali as per Affidavit.

C-18695 I have changed my name from Rahul Venketrajan Mallhyalwar to Rahul Venkatrajan Mallaya as per Affidavit C-18696

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Momin Saleha Baigum Mohammad Alisha to Saleha Mohammad Haroon Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-18701 I have changed my name from Mohammad Haroon Abdul Quddus to Mohammad Haroon Shaikh as per Affidavit C-18702 I have changed my name from Concessao Pascol Lopes to Conceicao Fernandes as per Affidavit.

C-18703 I have changed my name from Mohamed Fareed Mohd Yashim to Mohammed Fareed Shaikh As per Affidavit C-18704 I have changed my name from Mohd Yashim to Yaseen Ibrahim Mohammed as per Affidavit C-18705 I have changed my name from Wilbon Monta Dcunha & Wilbon Montu Dcunha to Wilbon Mountu Dcunha as per Affidavit C-18706 I have changed my name from Francis Montu Dcona to Victor Francis Mountu Dcunha as per Affidavit C-18707 I have changed my name from Lany Francis Dcona to Leny Victor Dcunha as per Affidavit C-18708 I have changed my name from Francis Xavier Joaquim Fernandes to Francis Xavier Fernandes as per Affidavit C-18709 I have changed my name from Sairabanu Mehandi Hassan to Sairabano Mehandi Hasan Khan as per Affidavit C-18710 I have changed my name from Mehandi Hassan Mohammad Sultan to Mehandi Hasan Khan as per Affidavit.

C-18711 I have changed my name from Rupeshkumar Premnath Pandey to Rupesh Premnath Pandey as per Deed Poll Affidavit Dated 10/07/2015.

C-18712 I have changed my name from Mr. Sujjaj Mohd Laiq Behlimkar to Mr. Mohammed Sujat Behlimkar as per Deed Poll Affidavit C-18713 I have changed my name from Mr. Layak Yusuf Bailimkar to Mr. Mahammada Layek Bailimkar as per Deed Poll Affidavit C-18714

I have changed my name from Hemant Kothari to Hemant Roshanlal Jain as per Affidavit C-18697

I have changed my name from Mrs.Reshma Layak Bailimkar to Mrs.Reshma Bi Bailimkar as per Deed Poll Affidavit C-18715

I have changed my name from Sanobar Siraj Lambay to Sanober Siraj Lambay as per Affidavit C-18698

I Rajani Vasant Jagtap have changed my name to Deepa Shrikrishna Rane as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rashee Sarambale to Rasshee Sarambale as per Affidavit C-18699

I Bhavik Jeeteshkumar Shah have changed my name to Bhavik Jeetesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Prasanna Sarambale have changed my daughter name from Shreya Sarambale to Shrreeya Sarambale as per Affidavit.

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I Hani Rakesh Patil have changed my name to Parisha Rakesh Patil as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Abdul Karim Abdul Aziz have changed my name to Abdul Aziz Abdul Karim Mohammed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18719 I Kolur Umarfaruq Mahamad Khajesab have changed my name to Shaikh Umar Farukh Mahamad Khajesab as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18720 I Moh Abdul Husen Moh Abdul Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammad Hussain Moh Abdul Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18721 I Zarinabegam Moh Abdul Husen Shaikh have changed my name to Jarina Mohammad Hussain Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18722 I Nagendrakumar Omprakash Vishwakarma have changed my name to Nagendra Omprakash Vishwakarma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18723 I Himanshu Suresh Kumar Parmar have changed my name to Himanshu Suresh Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18724 I Sureshkumar Bhikamchand Parmar have changed my name to Suresh Bhikamchand Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18725 I Kusum Sureshkumar Parmar have changed my name to Kusum Suresh Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18726 I Javerbhai Dungerbhai Sondhvadiya have changed my name to Sharon Javerbhai Dungerbhai Chodvadiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18727 I Muktaben Javerbhai Sondhvadiya have changed my name to Muktaben Javerbhai Chodvadiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 I A. Krishna Kumar have changed my name to Krishna Kumar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18736 I Athrassary Krishna Kumar have changed my name to Krishna Kumar Athrassary as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18737 I Rajeshwaree Jamansingh Thakur have changed my name to Rajeshwari Thakur as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18738 I Jeenal Devchand Nagada have changed my name to Zoya Mohammed Asif Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18739 I Dilip Kumar Surendra Mishra have changed my name to Dilip Surendra Mishra as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18740 I Sarifa Adam Gadan have changed my name to Sarifabanu Adam Gadan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18741 I Nisrin - Fizza Shabbir Rajkotwala have changed my name to Fizza Husain Kapasi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18742 I Hingu Maheshchandra Damjibhai have changed my name to Mahesh Damjibhai Hingu as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18743 I Jyotsnaben Kantilal Mandalia have changed my name to Jyotsna Mahesh Hingu as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18744 I Chhadva Arvindkumar Kanji have changed my name to Arvind Kanji Chhadva as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18745 I Shah Javer Velji have changed my name to Jyoti Arvind Chhadva as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18746

I Karthik Balasubramaniam have changed my name to Karthik Balasubramaniam Iyer as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18729

I Shardaben Dhirubhai Patel have changed my name to Shardaben Dhirubhai Hapani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Talsaram Dalaram Prajapat have changed my name to Tulasaram Dalaram Prajapati as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Sharif Ahamad Jahidalli Sayyad have changed my name to Shareef Mohammed Zahidalli Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Afreenbanu Faiz Shaikh have changed my name to Afrin Faiz Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18731 I Shaileshkumar Chhaganlal Shah have changed my name to Shailesh Chhaganlal Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18732 I Raju Virendra Gond have changed my name to Rajukumar Virendra Gound as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18733 We Mr. Abdulkarim Mohammed Siddiqui & Mrs. Aishabee Abdulkarim Siddiqui have changed my minor daughter’s name from Aliya Abdul Karim Mahamad to Aliya Abdulkarim Mohammed Siddiqui as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 10/07/15.

C-18734 I Mr. Darshy Haren Shah have changed my name to Mr. Darshi Haren Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Jahidalli Alli Hasan Sayyad have changed my name to Zahidalli Alli Hasan Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18749 I Ruksana Jahidalli Sayyad have changed my name to Rukhasana Begam Zahidalli Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Santoshkumar Shivshankar Sharma have changed my name to Santosh Shivshankar Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18754 I Muhammad Ayub Pirmohammad have changed my name to Mohammad Ayub Pirmohammad Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18755 I Mahendrakumar Rameshchandra Chandarana have changed my name to Mahendrakumar Rameshchandra Chandarana as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18756 I Nayanaben / Nayna Mahendrakumar Chandarana have changed my name to Nayana Mahendra Chandarana as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18757 I Akash Hiran Lalka have changed my name to Aakash Hiren Lalka as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18758 I Hiran Lalka have changed my name to Hiren Lalka as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18759 I Shilpa Babubhai Jethwa have changed my name to Shilpa Babubhai Jethva as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18760

We Mr. Vikas Tater and Mrs. Arpita Tater have changed our minor daughter’s name from Sanchi Vikas Jain to Sanchi Vikas Tater as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/2015 C-18771 I Mrs. Ilaben Vijay Shah & Mrs. Ila Vijay Shah have changed my name to Ila Vijay Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 07/07/15 C-18772 We Mr. Mahesh Pujari & Mrs. Supriya Mahesh Pujari have changed our minor son’s name from Kshitej Maheshkumar Pujary to Kshitej Mahesh Pujari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18773 I Supriya Maheshkumar Pujary have changed my name to Supriya Mahesh Pujari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18774 I Maheshkumar Hoovappa Pujary have changed my name to Mahesh Pujari as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18775

I Bhanuben Babubhai Jethwa have changed my name to Bhanu Babubhai Jethva as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Adithi Balakrshna Heggade have changed my name to Aditi Balkrishna Hegde as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 07/07/15 C-18776

I Babubhai Gopalbhai Jethwa have changed my name to Babubhai Gopalbhai Jethva as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Anton Shawer Lobo have changed my name to Anthony Juje Lobo as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18777

I Ashokkumar Purshottam Poria have changed my name to Ashok Purshottam Poriya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18763 I Kantilal Jerambhai Kacha have changed my name to Kantilal Jerambhai Chauhan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18764 I Sagar Venkateshwarlu Rebelly/ Sagar Vyankatesh Rebeli have changed my name to Sagar Venkateshwarlu Rebelli as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18765 I Venkateshwarlu Rebelly / Vyankatesh Rebeli have changed my name to Venkateshwarlu Rebelli as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18766 I Suguna Venkateshwarlu Rebelly / Sugana Vyankatesh Rebeli have changed my name to Sukhanamma Venkateshwarlu Rebelli as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-18767

I Nitinkumar Ishavarlal Bosmiya have changed my name to Nitin Ishavarlal Bosamia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Shardaben Rameshbhai Prajapati have changed my name to Sharda Ramesh Prajapati as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Rajashree Bhupendra Parmar/ Rajeshree Bhupendra Parmar have changed my name to Rajeshree Ankit Dodia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Rameshbhai Chimnaji Prajapati have changed my name to Ramesh Chimnaji Prajapati as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Izatnoor Abdul Razak Dhosani have changed my name to Izatnoor Riyak Padjinnarayil as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Moinuddin Zafar Aalam have changed my name to Moinuddin Zafar Aalam Manihar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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We Prakash Chhotalal Popat & Dipti Prakash Popat have changed our minor daughter’s name from Stutee Prakash Popat to Stuti Prakash Popat as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18778 I Mr. Akash have changed my name to Mr. Akash Rasikbhai Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 07/07/15 C-18779 I Hiralben Manilal Vira have changed my name to Hiral Chintan Gala as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18780 I Mrs. Gitaben Parimal Solanki have changed my name to Mrs.Gita Parimal Solanki as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/15 C-18781 I Hargovindbhai Vallabhdas Solanki have changed my name to Hargovind Vallabhdas Solanki as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 09/07/15 C-18782 I Gauri Popatlal Waza have changed my name to Geetaben Dhanjibhai Gondalia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18783 I Govindbhai Ramjibhai Rathod have changed my name to Govind Ramjibhai Rathod as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 11/07/15 C-18784

Mira Road girl shines in Team India cricket

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Poonam Raut evolves from gully cricket to donning Team India jersey with pride

By Suresh Golani

F

rom being just another cricket enthusiast to Team India’s batting mainstay—Poonam Raut has come a long way, but the people who know her well, remember her as a hardworking youngster for her obsession for the sport which was a taboo for girls those days. A resident of Mira Road, 26-year-old, Poonam was an integral member of the In-

dian women’s cricket team that recently won the one day international series (ODI) against New Zealand with a close 3-2 finish.

In fact the team made a spectacular comeback after it was initially down 1-2 in the five match ODI series. Hailing from a middle-class family with financial restraints, cricket as a career was always a tough option but that did not deter her from fulfilling the dream of donning the

Team India jersey. An attacking right-handed opening batsman, Poonam made her ODI debut in March-2009 against West Indies at Sydney.

“As a kid I used to participate at practice sessions with boys before coming into contact with former team player Surekha Bhandari of the erstwhile WCA. My father is a devoted cricket fan who after noticing the passion for the sport in me fought against all odds so that I could groom

Bottled water firm owner lodges FIR against two former employees

By Zuber Ansari

week ago after submitting his resignation. He then downfirm which produces bot- loaded the company's client tled water, Mulshi Natural data along with another forSpring Water, has filed a FIR mer employee Mushtaq Rauf. at Malvani police station Kale handled the logistics against two former employ- department of the company ees for allegedly downloading and hence had access to all the company's secret data vital information of past and and transferring the same to existing clients. their competitors. On Satur“On Friday, one of my emday, owner of the company ployees saw Kale and Rauf in Navin Luthra lodge a FIR a 5-Star hotel in Vile Parle and against Santosh Kale who it was only then I realised that stopped coming to work a the two of them had joined

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hands and were leaking information about my company and thus spoiling my business. So I have filed a FIR with the Malvani police station,'' said Luthria.

After getting the necessary evidence, we lodged the FIR against Kale and Rauf under section 408 (Criminal Breach of Trust), 34 (Common Intention) and 66, 43(B) of the IT Act, police said. While investigation is on, no arrest has been made so far.

Police crack down on octroi mafia

By Tariq Khan

O

ctroi officials in Mankhurd recently wrote a letter to Sanjay Mukherjee, the additional municipal commissioner complaining about the threat they face from octroi mafia while discharging their duties. In their complaint they mentioned that Mankhurd police refuses to entertain their complaints.

Hence Mukherjee informed Sangram Singh Nishandar, DCP (Zone-VI) about the difficulties faced by octroi officials.

Mankhurd Police has registered an FIR against 35 to 47 unknown octroi mafias, three drivers and owner of containers and one Innova vehicle of unknown female corporator

on the complaint of Sheshrao Rathod, duty officer of Octroi Check Naka, police conducting the further investigation.

The statement of Rathod reads, “On June 25 at 2.55 am two unknown vehicles came.

The number of first vehicle (Scorpio) was MH04 BV 9339 - on its back side 'Corporator' was written and the number of other vehicle (Innova) was MH02 JK 4388 and 15 to 20 people came out of both the vehicles and gheraoed. And additional 15 to 20 people came with illegal weapons joined them.

“Three fully loaded containers passed the Octroi Naka without any scrutiny bearing no MH43 Y 903, MH04 EV 9047 and 7769 and Octroi officials received information that Vinoba Bhave

Nagar police caught the vehicle bearing no MH43 Y 903 which evaded Octroi rules and then he rushed to the Mankhurd Police Station to register complaint.”

Police official Vijay Kawle told the ADC that, “On the written complaint of Octroi officials Sheshrao Rathod we have registered FIR u/s 143, 341, 353, 478 (A, A1) and caught unknown 35 to 47 octroi mafia, three drivers and owner of containers and one Innova vehicle of unknown female corporator.”

“We have already sent the vehicle numbers to the concerned RTO authority to trace the name and address of vehicles' owner,” added the police official, who has vowed to take strict and prompt action against the accused.

myself as a cricketer and create avenues to display my talent under the watchful eyes of coach-Sanjay Gaitonde,” says Poonam, who grew up idolizing Mithilaji Raj - the current captain of the women’s cricket team as her role model.

Her husband Swapnil Kulaye is also a cricketer, who represents the Mumbai Police team as an all-rounder. “First my parents and now in-laws, they have

always stood by me and I seriously think girls need such kind of inspiration and opportunity to fulfill their dreams. Budding female

players be it of any sport should be given encouragement. Play for the love of the game, the rest will fall in place,” concludes Poonam.

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Will Panvel station ever be upgraded?

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MLA Prashant Thakur threatens protest if demands to upgrade Panvel station is not fulfilled by September 1

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anvel MLA Prashant Thakur had a meeting with authorities of Central Railway and City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) last Saturday and he has given September 1 as a deadline to both the bodies to make available all basic facilities at Panvel station.

Thakur said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the years, footfall at the station has increased but the facilities

Prashant Thakur the facilities available at B and C grade stations. JNPT has dedicated freight corridor for New Delhi and Panvel is an important railway station near it. Being in proximity of JNPT, the station is used for various purposes. But due to absence of basic facilities commuters have to face a lot

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remain the same. Central Railway officials should upgrade Panvel station to 'A1' grade from existing 'A' grade, as the income of the station has already reached Rs 60 crore annually, which is one of the major criteria to get 'A1' grade.

I will be ensuring and will talk with the officials on regular basis to get the A1 grade status for Panvel station.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The facilities available at Panvel are not up to the mark.

It does not match even with

of problems,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Panvel MLA indicated that if the Central Railway and CIDCO did not listen to the demands during the meeting he would launch a protest if facilities such as toilets, food plaza, parking facilities, newspaper stalls, among others are not made available by September 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The railway authority has been ignoring Panvel station for a long time. Their pathetic behavior and attitude is inconveniencing commuters.

All the important trains including Rajdhani Express run via Panvel station to connect North India to South India.

Inspite of so many important trains running via this station, it lacks facilitiesâ&#x20AC;? said Dr Bhakti Dave, President of Pravasi Sangh, Panvel.

He added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to facility woes there is no proper arrangement for safety of women, who travel during odd hours.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goonda rajâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in UP? Continued from pg 1 ÂŤ been lodged against the IPS officer in Lucknowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gomti Nagar police station. This took place a day after he released an audio in which the Samajwadi Party chief was purportedly threatening him.

The IPS officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife has also been accused of taking part in the conspiracy.

The woman had lodged a similar case against the IPS officer on December 31, 2014.

But then, the case had not been registered against him.

I am allergic to the word ‘comeback’: Amol Palekar

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mol Palekar may be returning to TV after a long gap but he does not like it to be called his 'acting comeback'.

He will be seen on the small screen in the upcoming Hindi TV show "Roshni... Ek Nayi Ummid", which will be soon aired on 'Like OK' channel.

Over the last two decades, Palekar, 70, has made an effective transition from acting to filmmaking with criticallyacclaimed films like "Paheli", "Quest" and "Dhoosar". The actor-director, however, said, he was always open to acting offers.

"I have a strong allergy to this word comeback. I don't think there is any kind of comeback. I was an actor by accident. So how that accident happened that I have said several times," the 70-year-old actor said here.

"But I chose to become a filmmaker and so I stopped acting. But having stopped acting I had never closed the shop if there was something interesting, challenging, different I would be happy to do so," Palekar said. "'Roshni...Ek Nayyi Ummid' is a medical drama based on the backdrop of clash of ideologies within the family.

"I liked the content, the approach of the production team and whatever was told and promised to me is

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Palekar said his industry colleagues had warned him

about the long working hours of television.

"I had heard horror stories about television scenario from my colleagues and particularly daily soaps how they shoot,

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how people have to work round the clock.

"I was assured that nothing of that sort happens here and I can vouch for that we are working nicely as professionals and enjoying our work," he added.

"I am at a stage in my career, where I look forward to come to work next day. I don't believe in working if I am not enjoying. If I don't enjoy then others will also not enjoy," he said .

While the titular character of Roshni is played by popular TV actress Pooja Gaur, Palekar will be seen in the role of a doctor.

Palekar has previously been a part of many TV series like "Kachchi Dhoop" and "Aa Bail Mujhe Maar" among others.

"I was associated with TV when there was only Doordarshan. From there to now there has been a tremendous progress. We have seen Television as an industry go a huge change.

Today different kind of content is being used on television," he said.

When asked if this show is inspired by international series 'The House', Palekar says, "No it is not that. It is not related to any series. I do watch some of the American series. I am an ardent fan of 'The House'.

Even the 'H' of the house is also not part of this show."

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Viewers can see Govil, 57, only from last week of August as his character will be introduced after a few episodes.

"Makers of the program approached me and insisted me to play a small role of guide, as they felt that I can be well connected to the audience," the actor told PTI. "After consideration, I accepted the role and few episodes have also been shot," he said.

Govil, who has been associated with some social work in the guidance of Brahmarshi Shri Kumar Swami in Delhi, feels that there is a lot to be done on sensitising people living in villages. "I am playing a role of Dada, which means elder brother and grandfather too..Though my age is that of a grandfather. People in distress or who need guidance approach me and I advise them what to do and not to do to overcome their problems," he said.

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Currently, the serial is being aired at 2 pm from Monday to Friday for half an hour.

Born in Meerut, Govil has been a producer-director and has acted in various Hindi, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha, Oriya and Telugu movies.

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What is frightening about Vyapam scam are the deaths linked to it

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“Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.”

— Charles Caleb Colton

A win at Wimbledon

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wave of excitement swept across the country as Sania Mirza won a woman doubles’ final along with Martina Hingis at the prestigious Wimbledon court. Sania’s preseverance and hard work has paid off. She too must be happy that 1.2 billion Indians wished her well for her success on the day.

Except Sachin Tendulkar the government does not consider any other sportsperson good enough for a highgrade Padma award. Sachin was lucky to get a Bharat Ratna award. Sania is married to a Pakistani cricket and yet her love and loyalty for India is total.

More than once, she had to emphatically state she is an Indian.

All our sportsfolks get major wins by their own effort without any aid from the governemnt. We have a sports ministry but nobody knows what it does, whether it aids aspiring and talented sports people. Our sportsmen make it all by themselves. Instead of making Sachin Tendulkar a Bharat Ratna, they should have appointed him as a minister of state in the government. The problem is there are hardly any sportsmen in the ministry.

The sports stadiums, hostels etc. which the government builds do not appear to be used properly. They serve however one weird purpose: the centre in Kerala run by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been used for committing suicide. Recently some athletes who were harassed there, tried to commit suicide. One of them died. A few weeks later, an equally grim incident took place.

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HRILL noises on the nightly television notwithstanding, Congress leaders should be the last to bang on and on about the Vyapam scam. For, such scams have gone on all over the country, especially in the BIMARU states, for as long as we can recall. Indeed, it might be sobering for noisemakers like Digvijay Singh to know that the main whistleblower in the Vyapam scam itself had first learnt about the fraudulent pre-med exams way back in the early 90s. So what is new, Mr Singh?

Yes, the most tragic part of Vyapam is the alleged unnatural deaths associated with it.

This is really disturbing. Hopefully, the CBI will accord utmost urgency to apprehend the death-dispensers, if any, as also to ensure that no person remotely connected with the scam meets such a deadly end. This is the least that is expected of the apex investigating agency.

Contrary to the obsession of the TV anchors and of desperate Congress leaders groping for relevance, the CBI might come a cropper if it confines its search for the alleged killers only to politicians, ruling or Opposition. For every one of the thousands who rustled up tens of lakhs of rupees for the crooks to get on the list of successful examinees, or for employment in government jobs, someone has a huge personal stake in ensuring that the truth does not come out.

It is significant that some of the suspect Vyapam fatalities are of those who were engaged in identifying its beneficiaries. They may now be on the verge of completing their MBBS courses or might already be working as doctors in private or public hospitals. Having sold the family silver to thus buy a seat in a medical college, they cannot be without a motive to keep the truth under wraps. Also, not all Vyapam deaths occurred in MP. Several died outside. The mafia behind the scam clearly has a much wider reach.

Notably, beneficiaries of the scam are spread over a number of States. Boys from the badlands of UP too sought to become doctors using the services of the scamsters. The number of those who gamed the system is said to be over 7,000. Nearly two thousand of them are already in prison. The needle of suspicion must point towards the other five thousandodd who are still out, especially when punishment can stretch to a life in jail. In short, the CBI would get nowhere if it keeps its focus restricted to a handful of politicians, bureaucrats, police officers, etc.

Now, let us disabuse the public of the impression that what has happened in Madhya Pradesh is extraordinary. It is not. Only so many Vyapam-linked deaths are peculiar to Vyapam. But admission-and-employment scams are dime a dozen. Remember the recent photograph of a multi-story exam centre in Bihar which revealed how the systematic copying and impersonation racket flourished in the State. Right now in Delhi you have reports about admissions in schools being rigged through the quota of the economically weaker sections.

Old-timers would recall how P.S. Bhinder as Commissioner of the Delhi Police in the early 80s had rigged the recruitment of constables by appointing nearly 400 of them from his wife’s parliamentary constituency of Gurdaspur in Punjab. He could do this because along with an equally bent IAS officer, Navin Chawla, the two had terrorized Delhi during the Emergency, they being the favourites of Indira Gandhi and her wayward son Sanjay.

The point is that in a society where all public goods are in short supply, opportunists will try and rig the system. Also, ordinary people are not blameless, either. They want their netas to game the system for their children.

Those politicians who refuse to bend the system invariably incur the wrath of their constituents. Jobs for the boys, therefore, is the

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painful duty of every politician who seeks popularity.

Low politics permeates elite club of babus

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OLITICIANS are blamed for all that ails the society but everyone at one level or the other is responsible. For proof go no further than the capital’s elite Gymkhana Club.

The century-old gentlemen’s club located in the heart of Lutyen’s Delhi, literally a stone’s throw away from the Prime Minister’s House, is not immune from the low-level shenanigans that are now the bane of all such places.

Not unlike elections for Assembly or Lok Sabha, Gymkhana elections too entail a lot of expense and manoeuvering.

Now that a fresh election for the President

than 35 years for membership. And when finally admitted, they have to cough up nearly Rs.5 lakh as admission fees.

Lastly, a little nugget from the club notice board which speaks of its fall and decline. It reads: ‘Pool red eye is not caused by chlorine in the water but by urine. Members have been requested to cooperate as also to educate their kids who use the club swimming pool.’

Amen.

Breaking the cardinal rule

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HERE is an unwritten rule that bars retired spymasters from writing memoirs.

And if they still insist, it is more or less mandatory for these to be vetted by the authorities before publication. To that extent, former RAW Chief A.S. Dulat violated the hoary rule in his recently released book, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years. For instance, to assert that all parties with a stake in Kashmir took money from the Indian intelligence agencies, even if true, ought not to have found confirmation from the pen of a man who besides being the former RAW chief was also Prime Minister Vajpayee’s main interlocutor for talks with the Kashmir separatists.

Again, to say that Vajpayee broke his promise to make Farooq Abdullah vice-president is impolitic, to say the least. Now Dulat as a long-time intelligence bureau man in Srinagar might have struck a very convivial friendVirendra Kapoor ship with Abdullah, given their mutual fondness for good life, including the mandaand a new managing committee is approach- tory evening tipple, but Abdullah was never ing, rival groups have begun the usual fire- known for his administrative acumen or for works, shooting off emails questioning the his integrity. claim of a likely contestant to call himself a A schoolmaster’s son, Farooq nonetheless brigadier or a verbal campaign to tarnish the had come into big money and often conimage of another possible candidate. Worse, ducted himself as a rich playboy. But that is the longstanding convention whereby mem- not the point. Dulat’s claim that Vajpayee ofbers of the civilian and armed forces took fered him vice-presidentship cannot be indeturns to contest for presidentship stands vi- pendently verified. For, after his stroke olated. There is now discord not only between Vajpayee is unable to speak while his Princimembers of the three armed forces but also pal Secretary Brajesh Mishra is dead. Incion yielding to the civilian members for pres- dentally, Dulat is a big player in the identship every other term. The unwritten Gymkhana Club politics and can be often agreement was broken by a retired army chief seen holding court there. who despite being a serving governor of a north-eastern State insisted on clinging to the Club president’s post.

ND lastly, here is a sample of currently Incidentally, Bollywood villain and a BJP popular internet/sms humour: member of the Lok Sabha, Shatrughan Sinha, Apparently, Manmohan Singh goes to the has become a member of Gymkhana in the ‘eminent persons’ category. Several years ago, neighbourhood green grocer and asks the BJP veteran L.K. Advani had become a mem- price of bhindi. “Now take it free. This is the ber in the regular course. Asked to attend the first time we have heard you speak,” came customary ‘at home’ where the managing the prompt reply.

Next Narendra Modi goes to the greengrocommittee assesses the suitability of a prospective member over drinks and dinner, cer with the same question. “Take it all free.

Advani caused quite a flutter in the imperial We have seen you in India for the first time confines of the club house by refusing to don since the Lok Sabha elections.”

It is now the turn of Rahul Baba to apthe regulation trousers and shirt for such a rendezvous. Ultimately, the club relented. proach the same grocer with the same query.

Advani came in his regular dhoti-kurta. By And immediately comes the sharp response, the way, new applicants have to wait more “You fool, that is not bhindi. That is mattar.”

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‘Mercy indicates lack of intimacy’ M

ERCY indicates lack of intimacy - a distance, a lack of belonging. You do not have mercy on your loved ones. You do not hear parents say, “I have mercy on my children.” You have mercy on those whom you think are not yours. Mercy indicates anger, judgment and authority. When you ask for mercy, you are self-centred. At times, mercy is

Two of our devotees, high on bliss, did not stop at a stop sign, so the police mercilessly gave them a ticket. Victoria said, “Thank you,” but the police woman told her to go to court and beg for mercy! You only ask for mercy if you think that God is angry and judging you.

This is the small mind superimposing its nature on the Divine mind. The Divine is all knowing and all loving; there is no chance for mercy. When you know and trust the process an impediment to growth. Mercy brings some of creation, you will simply rejoice. comfort and relief, but it can impair transforDo you know I have no mercy? When there is mation. If the leaves were to ask for mercy intimacy, there is no place for mercy. from falling, they would not be transformed — Denver, Colorado, US, July 23, 1998 and then what would happen to the tree?

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Dangerous scam gets murkier

VYAPAM scam is getting murkier day by turn and it has reached a point of no return as the matter is lying with CBI and it will take its own course to get a shape. MP CM dismissed opposition demands for his resignation over the Vyapam scam saying it was something being raised by the Congress for the last 10 years as the party continued to lose every election in the State. A day after the CM yielded to the CBI probe demand and the scam is taking twist and turns. Further it was concluded that the Vyapam matter was not exposed by the Congress or the media. It was done by the CM when he discovered a racket in the PMT admissions and took a new shape. CM also accused the Opposition parties of sullying the reputation of the State in their bid to avenge their poll debacle and he opined that it is cheap politics. On the demand for him to step down over the Vya- A day after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan buckled under pam scam, he categorically re- stress to seek CBI probe into dangerous Vyapam scam, the multi-crore scandal is fused to quit and the CM tried to taking twist & turns turn the attention by saying that the Opposition are from royal VYAPAM scam can no longer be the average fraudster’s ability to considered just another corruption manipulate systems, with the background and big people.

— M.R. Jayanthy, Kharghar scandal of the conventional sort. It reach and ruthlessness of an or appears to be unique in combining ganised mafia-like group that can

Hema should be sympathetic APROPOS 'Hema blames girl's father for her death in mishap' (ADC, July 9), in a recent road accident Hema Malini met with an accident wherein her speeding Merc hit a car which was reported to have strayed on the right of way of Hema's car and then they collided, which had caused the death of a child and injury to the occupants of both the cars. As the report unfolded it seems both were at fault as far as the road regulations are concerned. However, post the accident which

India continue to have best terms to maintain the momentum. Russian President Vladimir Putin today pitched for increased cooperation with India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met him here for about 90-minutes, during which the two leaders discussed a host of issues, including market access issues in detail. The talks started from healthy relationship to yoga and it was totally informal and the Indian Prime Minister was willing to undertake an official visit to make more useful relationship between the two countries in various matters of mutual interest. It is a good beginning to have a initial level taking place during BRICS and SCO summits and will now turn into a more meaningful in making our economy more strong and the relationship between the two countries more meaningful in the days to come.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

Congress comeback only if…

Hema Malini caused also serious injury to Hema Malini, the renowned film actor and an Indian parliamentarian certain comments especially by Hema drew lots of public attention eroding the reputation of this actress/MP. It would be ideal for Hema to choose the path of offering sympathy to this family who had lost their tenderly kid by extending financial, moral help to shut this issue on an acceptable note.

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

India ruling roost in Russia TRADE relations between India and Russia were cordial from the very beginning and both the Governments were in talking terms and Russia provided maximum arms and ammunition's for the safety and security of the sub continent.

Even though Russia's position was not sound enough economically

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THE Congress Party’s debacle is like a family business which does not survive beyond three generation.

First generation does all the labour, the second generation reaps all the fruits and the third destroys it. The Congress had its best times till 1967, as party with a strong leadership and devoid of vested interests. However, its political standards deteriorated between 1967 and 1989.

During this period, the Law and order situation worsened and the party lost elections in many States.

The current law and order situation is the responsibility of the Congress. Some party leaders prove that the law is not for them. Masses take cues from leaders and it has been observed at several instances that they have failed to respect the law at all levels, otherwise how come crime position is so bad in the country.

The Modi government must take corrective harsh measures to make all citizens obey and respect the law.

Otherwise BJP would face the same fate as that of the Congress. The Congress Party must start afresh to revive its old days. There are several

eliminate inconvenient suspects and witnesses. From being a set of inter-linked corruption cases involving the manipulation of tests for admission to professional courses and government recruitments, the scandal has emerged as a hydra-headed monster consuming over 40 lives so far.

New questions stem from the unexplained deaths, including that of a television journalist who collapsed mysteriously shortly after interviewing the parents of a medical student who had been found dead on a railway track three years ago. The State government has admitted that nearly two dozen of those who were within the ambit of the probe had died unnatural deaths, and that many of them were between 25 and 30, with ‘road accident’ being cited as the leading cause of death. An elaborate conspiracy to subvert the investigation and trial can be the only credible explanation for the string of deaths.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Pune

Chopra too and opted for an arranged marriage. Rightly as per — M. Kumar, Santacruz rumours he shall be not signing any film with very hot intimate scenes after marriage; naturally his wife would not like such scenes.

CONGRATULATIONS to Shahid A lesson can be learnt by young Kapoor on his marriage with Mira generation from Shahid’s Wedding – Rajput. A Delhi boy getting married leave your crush / love if not viable to Delhi girl. He has risen to a finest and get married to someone who is actor (though inherited acting tal- like you and both like each other ent from both the parents), having even from an arranged match by struggled in his child life-be became parents. Surely there shall be no rea stronger person in life. He acts grets in life. Try at your own risk.

— Mahesh Kumar, New Delhi quite well. In the present crop of young heroes, he is one of the best.

He is quite matured too as on his break-up with Kareena Kapoor he said that separation is not the end IT is a known fact that the MPs earn of personal life. He then had short around Rs 1 lakh a month, which is time relationship with Priyanka 68 times the country's average

things that the Grand Old Party can do to achieve the same.

Marriage lesson from Shahid

Charity begins at home

salary, but are showered with abundant rewards, perquisites and subsidies. In the last five years, a subsidy of around Rs 60 crore has been granted to the Parliament canteen and in the last four and a half years, there has been no change in the prices of its food items. Isn’t the PM aware that Charity begins at home. If at all he wants to waive subsidy why don't the MPs set an example? A bureaucrat gets pension after serving for 30-35 years and an MP is entitled to the same even if he has spent just a single day in Parliament. But why there is so much hue and cry over the salary of the MPs? However, with many politicians being in the dock for being corrupt these days, there is no social stigma attached to such scalawags. Narendra Modi sent a congratulatory note to Jayalalithaa when she was acquitted by the Karnataka HC, though she has still to face the consequences in the Supreme Court — K.V. Raman, Malad

Rev up security in locals TERROR activities continue to haunt the Indian sub continent and the terror tragedy struck the Mumbai local also in the year 2006 as the Churchgate - Virar local was ripped through after a serial attack rocked the metro in the busy hours. The last surviving member died after being in coma for 9 years. The saddest part of his death is that he could not meet his daughter as he lost his conscious and became a vegetative state so to say. The 7/11 blasts carried out meticulously with a span of 11 minutes generally targeted crowded local trains and the last survivor fell as a victim. Bomb blast has taken heavy toll of Mumbai office goers and business community on that fateful day. It is a sad power and the government machinery failed to protect its citizens from such serial disasters taking away valuable human life. It is time to prune up our security in trains, the life line of Mumbai to avoid further disaster of this magnitude.

— Abhishek Ramani, Nerul

Bryan Adams song -Summer of 69 " those were the best days of my life". The post retirement life is the best years of a person's life when GREEK instability and the overall TEARS well up in one's eyes when he/she is free from tension & all position in world market all give we see the photo of an old pen- kinds of responsibilities and can jitters in the minds of people in sioner in Greece crying outside a live happily and relive good old this country about the future. bank as Greece is facing a big fi- memories & let bad memories There is nothing to worry about nancial crisis and there is no fade away. Though this debt crisis this time as India is well posi- money to pay the pensioners. will definitely leave bad memories tioned compared to the previous When a person retires after putting for many , but I am sure like their crisis. This time we have foreign in decades of hardwork he thinks ancient brave Greek warriors they exchange reserves of $355 billion, "Now that I'm retired — goodbye will fight back & triumph over this relatively stable currency and im- tension, hello pension! " One re- crisis.

— T.S. Karthik, Chennai proved fundamentals and it is members the famous line from good news for investors as well.

Thus, at this point of time Greece is not a major worry but it can lead to volatility and a slight slowdown In Indian exports.

Bottom line for stability in Indian markets is focus on key reforms such as the Land Bill, implementation of GST and others. Aftermath of Greek crisis is not affecting our country much and for that we will have to thank our Finance Minister, Prime Minister and the previous UPA regime for bring stability to our financial system despite set backs in the past.

Aftermath of Greek crisis

— C.K. Ramani, Sion

The post retirement life is the best years of a person's life when he/she is free from tension. But the same is not with this crying elderly man

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Couldn't do action roles initially due to boyish looks: Salman Bollywood entry with an action film, the actor would have been compared to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was then known as the angry young man.

Hence, the 49-year-old actor took to romantic roles, initially, like "Maine Pyar Kiya" and "Hum Aapke Hai Kaun!".

"If I would have done action film that time in the 80s... The people would have said he is trying to be like Mr Amitabh Bachchan. It has taken us a lot of time to stay and reach here. When we all came we looked like boys. The heroes before us all of them looked like men," rom the soft 'Prem' then the fearless Salman said in an interview here.

'Chulbul Pandey' to the notorious "Then those who came next looked 'Devil', Salman Khan has made a like young men like Sunny Deol, Jackie smooth switch from the affable roman- Shroff and Sanjay Dutt. We came we tic roles to the larger-than-life heroes looked like boys. At that time we couldbut the superstar says he could not n't play inspectors, lawyers, local don imagine doing action roles initially be- and all that. So we started off as romancause of his boyish charm. tic heroes... Did comedies and then now Salman said had he tried making his doing action," he said.

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Upen Patel to wed Karishma Tanna

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he London born hunky Upen Patel who was recently noticed for his superstar act in Shankar’s hit ‘I’ is having the time of his life getting offers from the South and Hindi film Industry. The ’36 China Town’ star noted for his performances in hits like ‘Namastey London’, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, etc is also conquering the television waves having reached the grand finale of the dance based reality show ‘Nach Baliye’ and is one of the strong contenders for the crown.

He is also on a high after getting engaged to his tall and beautiful ‘baliye’, Karishma Tanna.

Upen is very upbeat about his south stint saying that the South industry is much more professional and disciplined than Hindi film industry and now that he has many offers on the platter, he is working on the languages and till now has dubbed his dialogues in South films. The Big Boss star is also happy with his television work and says that television today has reached an exciting stage and he is ready to do television work that he likes.

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ith the FTII controversy refusing to die down, more and more Bollywood celebrities are joining the growing list of people arguing that Gajendra Chauhan does not merit the post of chairman of the prestigious institute going by his body of work. The chorus against Chauhan's removal has been going louder day by day with filmmakers Kundan Shah and Aziz Mirza being the latest to join.

FTII alumni Shah, who is known for making the cult classic "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro", says that appointing Chauhan as the chairman is an "absurd" decision. "Isn't the whole issue shameful? It's a shameful decision by the ministry. Who knows this man (Chauhan)? Just see his body of work?Shah said.

Echoing similar sentiments, Mirza says, "Chauhan should step down as he is not wanted.

"Chauhan is putting up a flop show by not resigning. He should step down soon. Even students are being persistent. By doing all the protests they are just being foolhardy."

But unfazed by this opposition from the Bollywood fraternity and other quarters, Chauhan is adamant maintaining that he has been appointed on the merit of the 34 years he has spent in showbiz.

Film personalities like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Anupam Kher, Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Amol Palekar, Resul Pookutty, Kiran Rao, Rajkummar Rao, Sudhir Mishra, Sayeed Mirza and Piyush Mishra among others have voiced their strong reservations over Chauhan's appointment.

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Bollywood list opposing Chauhan in FTII gets longer

ollywood actress Shamita Shetty, who is a participant on celebrity dance show "Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa", feels she has not got a proper opportunity to show her dancing skills on screen.

The 36-year-old actress, however, has special on-screen dance performances to her credit like "Sharara Sharara" from

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"Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai" and "Chori Pe Chori" ('Saathiya').

"There is lot more to me but I haven't really expressed that on screen. I am very shy that way. I think I did not have that opportunity to show my dancing on screen," Shamita said.

"But when I am on my way with friends and all, people have seen me chilling differently. People will see a different side

of me," the "Mohabbatein" actress said.

Her choreographer on the show, Deepak Singh, has taught her several dance forms.

"There are many dance forms that my choreographer has taught me. As and when we do every episode more and more dance forms will be explored," she added.

Before coming to "Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa", Shilpa did advise certain things to Shamita.

"She (Shilpa) knows me as a person and knows how passionate I am about music

and dance and as a sister she will always give advice to me. When I dance, it transcends me into a different world. The only thing she told me is: 'dance your heart out and enjoy'," she added.

Shamita said that when it comes to dancing, Shilpa has her own unique style that has become her trademark.

"The last song that she (Shilpa) did was 'Shut Up and Bounce'. I think that song was too good. I think she is one such actress, who has managed to last so long which is very rarely seen and it is fantastic. It is an achievement," Shamita said.

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As Industrial Output disappoints...

By Dominic Rebello

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IP numbers “disappointed for the May’15 by coming in at 2.7%. In fact, after striping out the base effect, the IIP growth was only at 1.8%, indicating the incremental impact at even less than 1%. Capital goods growth decelerated to 1.8% in May ‘15 from 6.8% in Apr’15. the disturbing sign is that the figures for Apr’15 for IIP has been revised downwards to 3.4% from 4.1% earlier. Going forward, IIP numbers for June may continue to be even weaker as the Yearly SBI Composite Index for June 2015 has witCumulative Picture (April –May FY16 over April – Nov FY15) Growth in IIP (%) On the cumulative basis, the performance across the various sectors is given below: Cumulative growth of the ‘mining & quarrying’ sector registered a growth of 1.5% during April –May ’15 as against a growth of 2.1% recorded during the corresponding period of the previous year.

Manufacturing segment also reported slower growth at 3.2% in the April –May’15 period compared with 4.5% growth in FY15 during the same period.

Out of the 22 industries 13 industries recorded a positive cumulative growth.

The electrical machinery & apparatus. n.e.c, ‘machinery and equipment’, ‘chemical and chemical products’, ‘rubber and plastics products’ recorded relatively higher growth in industrial output Remaining 8 industries were the negative performers. The ‘office, accounting & computing machinery’ and ‘ Radio, TV and communications equipment, & apparatus’ were the worst performers with sharp contraction of 27.5% and 29% respectively.

nessed a decline” says Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Chief Economic Advisor, Economic Research Department, State Bank of India.

Commenting on the figures in the SBI Ecowrap, he said “The declining momentum in credit growth is likely to have started impacting and this is leading to decreasing momentum in IIP growth.

ASCB Bank Credit growth on a year on year basis has continued to decline and reached 9.8% (26 Jun’15), compared to last year growth of 12.8%.”

He believes the “Street consensus does not expect companies to report uptick in revenues in Q1FY2016. However, some moderate growth in bottom-line can be on expected lines. The recent softening of commodity prices and lower crude prices may allow some legroom for government to allocate savings in subsidy to kick-start stalled projects that can catalyse some growth engines. While BHEL may report flat revenue growth, exBHEL we may see 10% growth in top-line, in Q1FY16”.

Says CARE Rating in a just released report. Industrial output “recorded a 2.7% growth for the month of May ’15 as against our own forecast of 1.7%. Given the high growth of 5.6% in May ’14, the growth rate of 2.7% for May ’15 comes on the back of a relatively higher base effect. It may however, still be premature to say that an industrial recovery is underway.

Growth in industrial output has slowed down from the 3.4% growth (revised from 4.1%) recorded in the month of April ’15” Juxtaposed with the industrial

output growth in Apr ’15, Care believes there was broadly a slowdown in the output across industries with only ‘wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing fur’, ‘coke, refined petroleum & nuclear fuels’, ‘basic metals’ and ‘furniture manufacturing’ recording noteworthy growth in May ‘15 While growth in the ‘Mining & Manufacturing’ segment came in higher than year ago levels (2.8% in May ’15 and 2.5% in May ’14), the same was seen to fall significantly in the ‘Manufacturing’ sector (2.2% in May ’15 and 5.95 in May ’14).

‘Electricity’ underwent a slight slowdown in output growth to 6% in May ’15 from 6.7% in the corre-

sponding month of the previous year. The cumulative growth during the period Apr’15- May ‘15 was registered at 3% as against 4.6% over the corresponding period in FY15.

Debopam Chaudhuri, Chief Economist, ZyFin Research is of the opinion that “IIP growth remains sticky at an average level of around 3%. Since January 2015, there has been no clear uptrend visible within the data, suggesting India is still struggling to break itself from the shackles of the previous slowdown. While there has been positive signs helping strengthen domestic sentiment and international perceptions, the ground reality still remains blur. In May only 54% of the industries tracked registered growth compared to 73% in the previous month. ZyFin’s Business Cycle Indicator had cautioned about a downtrend in IIP starting May 2015.”

However, Dhananjay Sinha, Head of Research, Economist & Strategist, Emkay Global Financial Services feels that “growth for May'15 slowed down to 2.7% from 3.4% in previous month due to unexpected deceleration in capital goods. Some of the components in Capital goods sector have been volatile in nature. Consumption oriented sectors, in line with our expectations continued to show weakness. Weakness in consumption is indicative of weak rural demand and low government revenue expenditure.”

So what does the future hold?

Going ahead, says Care ratings “we expect industrial activity to continue its pick-up supported by an improvement in consumer and capital demand in the second half of the year, with the monsoon period providing a seasonal low patch for the construction and capital goods sectors”.

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« MARKET VIEW

JAYANT MANGLIK, President, Retail Distribution, Religare Securities Ltd.

FOCUS WILL BE ON CPI AND WPI INFLATION DATA THIS WEEK

After weeks of resilience, domestic bourses finally gave in to the global turmoil and slipped in red amid volatility. In absence of any major cues on local front, global issues mainly lingering debt crisis in Greece weighed on market sentiments alongside with sharp decline in Chinese stock market. Though the first two sessions were somewhat inclined on positive side but selling pressure emerged at the higher levels as the week progressed and upheld till the end. The earning season also began in the passing week with result of IT major, TCS that failed to cheer the participants; however, positivity on broader front subdued the pace of decline in the final session.

Going ahead, focus will primarily on quarterly results and that would determine the next course of move in domestic equity markets. Some of big names like IndusInd bank, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Mindtree and CRISIL are scheduled to announce their quarterly results in the coming week.

On macro-economic data front, government will unveil CPI and WPI inflation data on 13 July and 14th July respectively.

Further progress of monsoon rains will remain on the participants’ radar.

Southwest Monsoon is going through a weak phase since the beginning of July 2015, raising concerns that the RBI may hold interest rates amid concerns that weak monsoon may spike food inflation. The RBI's next policy review is scheduled on 4 August 2015.

Amid all these local cues, clarity on global front is also needed as ambiguity leads to weak momentum which fizzles out every now and then.

We have been witnessing Nifty trading in a broader range of roughly five hundred points i.e. within 80008500 for nearly three months and failed in its recent attempt to overcome the barrier of upper band of the same. With the beginning of the earning season and other lined up events, we believe markets will soon find the needed trigger for decisive breakout. Meanwhile, traders are advised to uphold stock specific trading approach but keep a check on position size due to prevailing volatility. On the other hand, investors’ should closely watch the prevailing results season and make the needed adjustment in their portfolios, if required.

Jaitley Projects 8% Growth For The Current Year MUMBAI | MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015

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By A Business Reporter

inance Minister Arun Jaitley believes India can hope to achieve 8% -10% growth through better economic management, rolling out of GST and stepping up investments in smart cities and rural infrastructure sector. Speaking at the NABARD National Symposium on Mitigating Agrarian Distress and Enhancing Farm Income, in Mumbai yesterday, Mr. Jaitley said even in challenging times, India is being looked upon as a bright spot. "When we compare ourselves on surface with various international parameters and how world economies are doing, we may have some opportunity to cheer. Because even in challenging times, a 7.3% growth rate last year and 8% projection for the current year, give reasons for us to smile." Jaitley said. He added that the IMF has lowered the global growth rate to 3.2 – 3.3 % for the current year.

He further said “we have a lesson to learn from Greece, and the big message is countries must learn to spend within their means.” He asserted that India is well tracked on a road map, where our own fiscal deficit, current account deficit and level of inflation are under control.. “With revenue situation being more comfortable, and reform process gaining momentum India’s aspiration to cross 8% growth and aim at 8-10% growth is eminently achievable” he added.

According to him “the choice that we are making between higher growth or redistribution of resources is actually a false choice. We need higher growth on one hand and targeted schemes and policies are needed to ensure that the benefits of growth

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<< Arun Jaitley at the NABARD National Symposium on Mitigating Agrarian Distress and Enhancing Farm Income, in Mumbai yesterday. reach those who have been left out.”

Jaitley, however feels the agriculture sector presents its own set of challenges. He said, while a double digit growth in services sector, 7% growth in manufacturing is conceivable, we have been unable to ensure even a 4% growth consistently in the field of agriculture. With productivity levels reasonably low and 85% farmers being small and marginal, the agriculture sector is afflicted by higher input costs, low level of irrigation, high indebtedness , absence of an effective insurance mechanism

and adverse impacts of climate change, he said. The Minister however, noted that despite these challenges, Indian farmers have been able to attain self sufficiency in foodgrains.

Jaitley said a large chunk of investment needs to be channelized into rural infrastructure development, with special emphasis on irrigation.

“States like MP which have invested in irrigation have seen almost immediate results. It is this example we need to emulate” he added. The Finance Minister said that keeping this

challenge in view the government has launched the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, entailing an investment of Rs 50,000 crores over a period of five years.

Earlier, H R Khan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India spoke about structural weaknesses in the agriculture sector and measures to deal with increasing farmer indebtedness. Dr. H K Bhanwala, CMD, NABARD spoke about role of micro-finance and contribution of increased institutional credit in mitigating agricultural distress.

China Troubles Not Good News For India, Says Assocham

By A Business Reporter

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conomic troubles in China may have significant impact on India, particularly in sectors like IT and steel, industry body Assocham has warned. While it is true that fall in commodity prices, linked to China's slow demand, is a positive for India, the development is not all that positive for a host of metal and iron ore producers like SAIL, Tata Steel, NMDC and upstream oil producers, a paper, which analysed the impact of the problems in China on Indian economy, stated.

"A sharp fall in iron ore, steel and copper prices has equally hit the Indian manufacturers as any other company in the world.... Besides, if a bubble like situation erupts from China, the impact will be seen all around the world to which the Indian economy is too well entrenched into.

China is number one merchandise

trader in the world with over USD 4.16 trillion worth of trade, followed by the US with USD 3.9 trillion," the paper prepared by Assocham pointed out.

The industry body cautioned that if there is a shakeout, a slew of sectors in the global markets, which get their sizeable chunk of revenue from

China-tourism, hotels, education, health, etc. Will feel the immediate impact. In such a scenario, it said, the kind of cost competitiveness which the Chinese companies provide to several manufacturing, semiprocess industries like electronics, electrical, telecom equipment, will go missing from the global supply chain.

"The so-called decoupling for India had proved to be an illusion. We as an economy are not at all de-coupled with close to USD 1 trillion of our global engagement in goods, services and investments," Assocham Secretary General D S Rawat said.

The Assocham paper said in none of these industries, the space vacated possibly by the Chinese companies can be occupied by India which has not so far invested seriously in these sectors and several other manufacturing verticals. "Even

if the Chinese get temporary jerks, they are not going to disappear from the scene. Their capability to impair is good enough to stage a comeback.

"The Indian enterprise, as of today, has its own problems of large debts, aggravated by high interest rates, slow demand, inability to pass on the costs and a big pressure on profit margins," it said.

The Indian IT sector which is fast reaching the crucial USD 100 billion mark in exports in the near future, would also be impacted by the jerks in China. Bulk of the revenue for the Indian IT companies comes from the US which is so closely linked to the Chinese economy, the analysis by Assocham found.

However, the paper sounded only caution and did not indicate any of the so-called de-coupling impact as some analysts in the stock markets might suggest.

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MF Houses Expect EPFO Entry To Boost Equity ETF Space Afternoon Despatch & Courier

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By A Business Reporter

utual fund houses are bullish about the phased entry of the EPFO into exchange traded equity funds from this month, as they believe it will boost investors sentiment. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which is the second largest institutional investor into Indian equities after LIC, sits over around Rs 6.4 trillion funds contributed by over six crore subscribers.

The retirement fund body is all set to invest around Rs 5,000 crore per annum in equity ETFs out of its total annual investible fund of around Rs 1 trillion, provided the industry meets certain conditions.

The equity ETFs market is a nascent one in the country with its AUM being a paltry Rs 3,500 crore last fiscal, and therefore the industry interest in the entry of the fundflushed EPFO. The EPFO wants the commission to be reduced to 0.10% from the existing fee structure that ranges from 0.20 to 1.20% now.

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The fund also wants the tracking error to be minimal to ensure that the investment gets the best returns, an EPFO official said. "So far, we have already held two rounds of meetings with Sebi on these issues," the EPFO official added. The EPFO will start investing in ETFs from this month, beginning with an initial investment of Rs 1,000 crore, which by the end of the year will touch Rs 5,000 crore or 5% of the

Rs 1 trillion investible fund of the organisation.

When contacted, UTI AMC group president for sales and marketing Suraj Koeley said "reducing our expense ratio to 0.10% should not be any problem for us as we will be getting money in bulk from the EPFO which will help raise investor sentiment. "Unlike other mutual funds, equity ETFs are passive funds and hence we can ensure minimal track-

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ince I wrote my last column over here, a lot has happened in the world financial markets. Infact I would go on to say, it was a little over a week of comedy, drama, suspense and even sci-fi. On one hand, Greeks took German lead northern Europeans by surprise, after it announced that it will hold a referendum on a proposal, which expired before the vote. Then, it went on to present that same proposal, as if like a valiant attempt to make a “ctrl+c and ctrl+z” of the expired creditor proposal, and watermark it as “Make in Greece”. On the other hand, China showed the world how to create a “managed floating” stock market. You must have heard about “dirty floating currency regimes, where central banks repeatedly intervene to keep price discovery out of the ambit of mar-

ing error involved into it," he added.

The retail and HNI portion of the AUM rose 50% from Rs 1,102 crore in March 2014 to Rs 1,656 crore in March 2015 on the NSE platform, according to the data from the largest bourse. The AUM of equity ETFs on the BSE could not be ascertained immediately. Some of the fund houses with equity ETF offerings include Reliance, SBI, Axis, Kotak, IIFL and Goldman Sachs. UTI AMC, with a total AUM of Rs 92,730 crore as of June 30, including Rs 30,000 crore in equities, has applied for two equity ETFs with Sebi which include Nifty ETF and Sensex ETF. Out of the total AUM of Rs 86,000 crore, SBI MF currently has Rs 26,000 crore in equities. Despite offering four equity ETFs, its AUM from this is only Rs 30 crore. The fund house is all set to launch a Nifty ETF shortly. "Besides the EPFO, we are also waiting for more such pension funds to come in from other sectors as it will give a boost to the equity ETF market," SBI Mutual Fund Man-

kets. However, no one has seen a similar structure for equity markets, now they have, thanks to the valiant attempts by Chinese leadership and Chinese regulators.

What is going on in Euro zone?

I would like to point out, something, which I have talked about many times in the past, and it is that the economic and financial situation in the Euro zone is untenable.

We have to understand, the privi-

lege of a single currency comes with fiscal and political responsibility. With so much of economic and social in congruency between the members of the common currency, what is needed is for a federal Europe. Otherwise the current account imbalances would engulf Euro currency union.

Post-unification, weak Euro zone nations got lower interest rates but a stronger currency. One country’s surplus needs to be consumed by some other countries. Thanks to the mone-

tary union, most of the surplus found its way into the deficit of PIIGS. With lower interest rates and massive surplus heading towards the southern Euro zone members, there was gross misallocation of investments and bubbles were created. Bubbles subisidised consumption binge and that too with high investment and government deficit triggered a sharp rise in current account deficit and debt. So yes, the PIIGS messed-up but Germany, along with surplus nations also had a major role to play in that regard.

With Euro now the second most important global currency and Euro zone banks having operations worldwide, it is global responsibility for Euro zone nations to fix the Euro. A Grexit would put a big question mark on the viability of the Euro as a project Now turning my attention to China.

Chinese economy has been deflating for over 2 years now. A collapse in industrial commodities is a proof of the same. Chinese car sales fell for the first time in more than two years in June with buyer sentiment hit by slowing economic growth and the

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country’s stock market crash. For the first half of the year, car sales increased 4.8% over the same period in 2014 — the market’s weakest performance in six years. The domestic economy is feeling the weight of enormous debt accumulated over the last seven years. Since the global economic reset of 2008-09, China’s GDP has doubled, expanding by $5 trillion in 7 years. But, it took a $21 trillion expansion of debt outstanding to accomplish that outcome. That is right. It took on $4 of debt for every new dollar of freshly constructed GDP. With the domestic economy facing deflation and slowdown in real GDP, the $27-30 trillion of total outstanding debt appears all the more burdensome. Domestic investors or global Chinese Diaspora held almost all of the market-cap and hence an equity meltdown is by no means a small thing.

Over this week, if Germany can agree to play along and offer an olive branch to Greece, we can see a sharp rebound in global risk assets and EM currencies. However, a Chinese stimulus, which may take some more time, would be needed to sustain that over the medium term. Unless China go for easy money, next few months we could be talking about China a lot.

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aging Director and Chief Executive Dinesh Kumar Khara said.

"We will be launching Nifty ETF shortly," he added. It can be noted that permitting the EPFO to enter the ETF space in a phased manner, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya had said, "We are starting with 1% of Rs 1 trillion in equities) in July and by the end of this (fiscal) year it will go up to 5%." The Labour Ministry had in April this year notified the new investment pattern for the EPFO, which allows the body to invest 5% of its funds into ETFs. As per estimates, the EPFO's incremental deposits for 2014-15 would be around Rs 80,000 crore.

During the current fiscal, the incremental deposits could be around Rs 1 trillion as the body has increased the monthly wage ceiling for coverage under its social security schemes to Rs 15,000 from Rs 6,500 last September. Earlier, the EPFO, which has over 6 crore subscribers, has been investing primarily in state and central government securities.

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Saravana Kumar is the Chief Investment Officer- Equity & Debt at LIC Nomura Mutual Fund. He carries with him rich experience spanning over 25 years in investment management across sectors like Mutual Fund, Banking, Insurance & Portfolio Management Services. His strong analytical ability, sound market judgment and firm understanding of risk and technology honoured him with ‘World Finance Award’ for the Pension Fund from London Stock exchange in March 2013 for the best fund performance.

An MBA in Finance from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and B.E. in Electronics and Communication, he is also a CAIIB from Indian Institute of Bankers and successfully accomplished Management Development Programme (MDP) on Financial Markets at Merrill Lynch’s Global Head office, New York in 2007.Apart from this he is also a member of IRDA constituted committee for developing best market practices and a guest faculty at Institute of Financial Management Research (IFMR).

In conversation with Dominic Rebello he describes his Bottoms up” philosophy of stock picking

How do you pick your/investments?

Do you use technical analysis, or do you employ fundamental data?

I rely on fundamental Analysis for stock picking, however I do refer to the charts at times to time the entry or exits.

How would you describe your methodology?

My investment philosophy is within my Board approved Investment and Risk management policy. I believe in the “Bottoms up” philosophy of stock picking. At the time of stock selection, I attribute great importance to the Quality of the Management, a sound and scalable business model available at fair valuations at the prevailing market scenario is my investment mantra. “ Get Greedy “ when others are fearful and vice versa is my policy”.

What appeals to you about Investing? The short or long side?

I believe in the investment philosophy of “Buy and hold Quality”, especially since we are in a economy which has got immense growth potential in the times to come. However we do tend to take profits and re-balance our portfolio to take advantage of the volatility in the markets from time to time. We invest in a corporate where the Corporate Governance factor is given higher importance. Scalability of business, focusing on the core business, competitiveness of business are other important factors for short-listing stocks .

What differentiates you from other Investors?

Conviction of an idea backed by thor-

ough study & analysis is the pillar of my investment style. My conviction is a the result of going in-depth on particular corporate and its competitors and analyzing on SWOT parameters. There should be a sound basis for any action you take as we are custodians of the funds of millions of investors.

What gives you that edge?

I back my conviction with rigorous research and analysis.

Is there any applicable lesson to investing?

Markets and stock prices can remain irrational for a long period of time.

However Stock prices/Markets do catch up to represent the true Value.

Always question your basis of investment ideas frequently. This increases your Conviction.

How much of what you do is gut felt?

Any investment assumes the occurrence or non occurrence of certain events. To that extent having done my rigorous study I go by my gut feel.

Do you anticipate market trends?

I do try and anticipate major macro and micro economic trends to devise my investment strategy. I do not have any problems in following any market trends provided I am convinced that the trend or fad has a meaningful premise.

When you put money on a trade and it goes against you?

If there is a material event that alters the initial basis of my investments then I would cut my loss. If the event

is tentative in nature then I may consider increasing my position. The above factors will arise because of having a strong conviction on the stock. I do have Stop-loss trigger and other risk parameters that I follow on continuous basis.

are set to grow 6 fold in next 10 years.

India is set for a surge on household savings. The New generation is looking at equities. The recent evidence is that households have started raising equity exposure. For Financial Year (FY) 2015-16 and FY 2016-17, I am projecting Sensex earnings growth of 17.5% and 18.2 % respectively. So, based on the quantitative analysis, the Sensex may trade between 29000 and 30000 by March 2016

« MARKET WIZARD

SARAVANA KUMAR

Any positions you ever lost sleep over? What happened...?

In 2001, USA World Trade Center Terrorists attack led a period of uncertainty and an extreme crisis of confidence in the emerging markets. The Corporate Debt and equity markets started drying up on one hand and the investor redemptions mounted on the other. This was a challenging time which could not have been foresee resulting in a few sleepless nights.

Between 2004-2008, I was heading the ICICI Bank’s Global Treasury’s Credit Trading book. Most of the investment was US, Europe linked investment grade credits and all the asset was USD denominated one. US sub prime crisis, led huge challenge in my Credit book in which I had undergone sleepless nights.

Of the tens of thousands of investments that you have done, which was your best?

Picking Wipro and Infosys in 1996 and riding the IT rally up to 2004. Spotting Bharti Airtel at lower double digits and capturing the telecom story. In 2009, I had bought Wabco India at Rs 200 and today it has become 27 times. Titan Industries, Bosch, Divi Labs, Sun Pharma and Nestle are few stocks that have added great value to the investors.

What was the story there?

Spotting mega trends early , picking the leaders with quality management, allocating adequate portfolio weights to these stocks and staying invested to capture the full upside on the investments.

What would make you wary about a Investment?

Managements who fail to take the publicly stated path and charter a different course will make me wary of my investment.

What makes an investor successful? Your success mantra?

Hard work, extensive study, Conviction, Continuous Review & Discipline in Investing are the key drivers.

Do you have a scenario about how the current bull market will end?

Any number for the Sensex in 2016?

As per a Morgan Stanley projection, the domestic flows into equity market

What is your take on the current Indian as well as global markets?

All available data predict a “Resurgent

India” in the times to come. This is against a backdrop of a very uncertain economic environment prevailing in the globe. Internationally we have the Greek crisis, the Chinese Slowdown, the falling Crude and commodity prices, possible FOMC rate hike in US, just to name a few to keeping everyone guessing. Locally the monsoon, the ability of the Government of India to push its reforms agenda, also its ability to kick start the investment cycle and possible rate cuts by RBI based on data points add to the already uncertain global economic scenario. We need to remember that in the last one year, India had seen number of policy implementations; FDI in Insurance, Defense had increased from 26 % to 49%. FDI in Railway Infrastructure was increased to 100 %.

Easier FDI norms in Construction sector. Diesel price is de-regulated. Direct Benefit Transfer on the LPG subsidy, “Make in India”, “Digital India” initiatives by Government of India will benefit manufacturing activities in India.

Coal and Mining bills allows Govt of India’s auction in e-auction mode and it leads to transparency. In near future, Parliament will pass Goods & services Tax (GST) and Land reform bills. The above initiatives will kick start economy in a bigger scale.

Though the Global uncertainties will bring along with it volatility in the markets, India will continue attract FII. India is the fastest growing economy in the world. Clarity will emerge as the dust settles on the uncertainties. I am positive on Indian markets for a medium to long term perspective.

The Future Of The Entertainment Business...

The entertainment industry in India mainly comprises of the film and television industry and is a fast growing sector. Yet quite a few media companies that are listed on the stock exchanges are incurring losses and yet their shares prices are quoting at substantially high prices resulting in abnormally high price-earnings ratios. Are these prices justified going forward or are the growth rates so high that justify these valuations? Or is it that sooner or later that the markets would turn the glamour into reality and prices would adjust downwards to more realistic levels. In order to understand if the current valuations and justify the fundamentals of the industry Investment Expert Clifton Desilva, Director Altina Securities spoke to Harish Thawani, Executive Chairman of Nimbus Communications on the future of this business In your view which of the genres in the media industry are most profitable as far as an investor is concerned and why?

In the media sector amongst the various genre in my opinion, the most profitable are the Broadcasting segment both TV and Radio and cable distribution and DTH. In the Broadcasting segment, Zee TV Sun TV have done well and are established companies with good business models and investment in these companies could generate decent gains to investors over a longer period of time.

Quite a few of the Media companies are incurring losses or are generating marginal profits and yet these companies quoting are a high price-earnings ratio. Is there any rationale for a high-risk sector without visibility of earnings to be

accorded such high price multiple ratios?

In every sector, you have entrants entering into a crowded space on the belief that they will replicate the performance of companies that have succeeded. It is no different for the media sector. The media sector is a glamour sector and at times entry in such sectors are more based on the glamour and hype around the sector rather than the viability. Also, if successful, the promoters can execute a lot of clout. In the short run, the high price multiples accorded are based on high expectations In the broadcasting space amongst the following: general entertainment, sports, news, music, business etc which is most profitable?

There is no sports channel that is separately listed though it is a growing genre but in order to ensure that your invest-

ments in the broadcasting industry generate handsome returns it is essential for an investor to select a broadcasting company that is well diversified across genres like Zee Entertainment.

<< Harish Thawani, Executive Chairman of Nimbus Communications

The view is that the DTH industry has huge untapped potential and listed companies in this category will generate handsome returns to investors. Do you agree with this view?

I am very positive on this sector and in my view the potential in this vertical is huge. I am of the view that Dish TV has a huge potential in the years ahead.

The stock price may have moved up in recent times and has captured most of the positives in the immediate short run and, therefore, the short-term returns may be moderate but over a longer period of time the returns could be excellent.

The film production industry has not fared well due to rising cost especially talent cost. A major industrial house exited the film production business. If this trend continues then how do you visualise the prospects for the film production business especially those companies that are listed?

The film industry can be classified as a hit and miss sector or even a Casino.

There are several hundred films that are released every year, but only a few succeed. What is important is to judge film companies through the cash they generate i.e. Cash flows. If you evaluate film production companies on cash flow basis you will get a better picture of the performance.

Today there are a lot of films that are entering the Rs 100 crore club.

Even recently the women-centric

film Tanu weds Manu returns entered the Rs 100 crore club.

Don’t you think the returns for film production houses are high especially with the production cost of Tanu Weds Manu in the region of Rs 30 crores?

The Rs 100 core is the gross revenue is without considering costs. If you consider entertainment tax at around 30%, exhibition cost of around 50% and distribution cost of around 10%, the figures do not look so attractive. Apart from that there are print costs, promotion costs and a host of other costs. It is best that investors avoid film production companies unless the gambling instinct is high.

Who are currently the major players the exhibition space?

Currently PVR, Inox, Cineopolis and Carnival cinemas comprise the quartet

that has a footprint across the country.

Is there space for further growth in this space?

It appears that the industry capacity has not yet been exhausted. A developed market like the United States has almost 40,000 multiplex screens. In developing markets like China, it is 20,000 screens. In contrast, India has hardly 2050 multiplex screens.

Which is the best investment option in this space?

In the exhibition sector PVR and Inox could be good investment options, but I would reckon that for an investor to select an exhibition company the focus should be on these two parameters – a return of 20% on capital employed and with minimum 400 screens. Companies that do not meet these parameters may not be worthwhile as investments.

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Loan Tips For First Time Home Buyers

ooking for a first time home loan are you bogged down by multiple questions and confusions. Whether it is the right time, whether the property is suitable, which bank to seek loan from, etc… Yet, there are others who are almost cavalier when sealing a home BRIJESH loan deal and purchasing a PARNAMI property, and end up realizing later the mistake they CEO made by not doing their Destimoney homework well. When you Advisors decide on buying a home, make sure you know the long-term implications of your move and your capacity to make repayments.

Here are a set of beginner’s tips for a first time home buy...

Evaluate your monthly cash flow and assess ways to save more Before you decide what you can afford and invest in, you need to have your basic calculations right. Make sure you list out your income and expenditure details regularly for at least 3-4 months to assess some basic factors such as what extra expenditure you can cut, how much money you can save, and how large repayment installments you can afford. This is very basic calculation which an individual must be able to do before going for a house loan. It will not only make your accounts clear in your mind but also make it easier to plan your expenses well.

Think about ways to save more cash, cut your superfluous expenses.

Your rented apartment may be bigger than what you need right now, consider moving into a smaller apartment to save on rent. Move in with your parents for a year or two, if possible. Only when you are convinced that you are saving enough and to the best of your potential should you move ahead with a house and loan search.

Select what you can really afford Now that you have a fair understanding of your buying capability, make an assessment of what you can afford. Do not take impetuous decisions while selecting property. Never select a house that will put more financial burden on you than you can carry in your present circumstances. Do not indulge in wishful thinking and assume promotions and appraisals down the years will help you tide in the payments. Apart from affordability, also take into account factors like safety, location, public transport accessibility, among other conveniences. Also factor in the cost potential of the property, whether it promises to surge in value with time.

Save for down payment and seek help if needed It is advisable to save as much you can to make a down payment for the purchase. The more you can pay without a bank loan help, the better it would be for you. Apart from saving some money, sell some assets if needed; or seek help from parents or other willing family members for making a substantial down payment. You won’t need to pay interest back to your family, just the principal some. The lesser loan you take from the bank, the shorter will be the payment course and the lesser the interest payment. The larger the down payment you make, the better it is for you.

Check with multiple banks Do your homework well. Do not just plunge into a deal with the first bank you speak to. Make sure you go around and check the different deals different banks are offering. Then opt for the best deal available.

Sometimes people hurry into a deal with a bank and realize later that another bank could have made a better and more profitable deal.

Go for consolidation of loan Often when many people decide to buy a home, they are already having another running loan or liability. For example an auto loan which would now run parallel to the home loan. In such circumstances, consolidation of loans is a good option. Nobody likes to pay two EMIs simultaneously; a loan consolidation reduces the amount payable per month resulting in a single monthly payment instead of multiple payments. By consolidating two simultaneously running loans, one would not only reduce the installments per month but also reduce the rate of interest as compared to what one would be paying on multiple repayments.

Have at least 3 months payments in your account When you activate a loan, you must not be living from paycheck to paycheck. Make sure you have some cushion money in your account to fall back upon. You should have at last three months of payment equivalent money in your account even after making the down payment.

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« TOP VIEW The way to make big money is to be right at exactly the right time. In this business a man has to think of both theory and practice. A speculator must not be merely a student, he must be both a student and speculator.

—Legendary Investor Warren Buffett

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MAYBANK KIMENG CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON SUNTECK REALTY

Markets To Remain Volatile NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (July 13, 2015) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty rose marginally on Friday (July 10, 2015) a net 32 points (0.38%) and closed at the 8360 point level.

The market opened up with a gap at the 8365 points level. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8315 points level at 10.54 a.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 2.43 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 8377 points level at 3.09 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 62 points. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 32 closed in the green, while 18 stocks closed in the red. Substantial buying was witnessed in banking and healthcare stocks,.

Technical Analysis: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 1.61%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth:Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 752 were gainers, 682 were losers and 49 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the neutral zone.

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

and oscillators discussed here are indicating a weak market but with a neutral bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 8178 points level.

The next support is at the 8106 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 8667 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 8351 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 8325.

Support (2) = 8289.

Resistance (1) = 8387.

Resistance (2) = 8413.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a doji pattern. This indicates indecisiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market.

However, the index is below its 5, 15 and 200 day moving averages. Further, the velocity parameters continue to indicate weakness. Both these indicate a negative.

Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero and is declining (negative if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the –DI line and both lines are flat. No signal here.

The ADX is flat while the Market Index is rising. No signal here.

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 8417) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 8401) Negative.

Is above its 25-day average (at 8268) Positive.

Is below its 200-day average (at 8385) Negative.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators

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CMP: Rs. 294 Target Rs. 427 Impresses SIN/HK investors: Hosted 3-day investor meetings with management in Singapore & Hong Kong. Maintain BUY with catalysts expected from launch of Goregoan Project Phase2. INR427 TP at 15% discount to RNAV. Most of the 25 investors were positive, believing SRIN is undervalued at 46% discount to NAV, a good entry point. Concerns expressed over property demand in main Indian cities. Management confident in demand for projects by big developers with strong track records.

Good demand for Mumbai-focused developers: Mumbai’s market has gained traction following two recent transactions: Singapore-based GIC’s acquisition of 3m sf of commercial assets in Goregaon and preferential equity allotment to Temasek by peer Oberoi Realty (OBER, TP INR388). Investors believed commercial demand in Mumbai would pick up, supported by a GDP recovery. This would boost residential demand eventually.

Impressed with land-acquisition skills: Investors liked how SRIN has been able to acquire land in BKC and Goregaon at low prices. SRIN dominates the BKC residential market in Mumbai's new CBD, which explains its high gross margins of 45- 50%. Management is confident of selling its balance 30% inventory in BKC at 30-40% premiums to current prices. SRIN also acquired 23 acres in Goregaon West or 6m sf of potential development area for INR4.5b. Current value of this land is INR15b.

Preferred companies with strong balance sheets: Investors recognised SRIN’s strong balance sheet. Its net gearing of 0.3x is expected to drop by 38% in FY17 when FCF potentially touches INR1.5b. They preferred companies with strong FCF such as SRIN since delays caused by cash crunches are unlikely. Furthermore, investors believed SRIN is undervalued with a strong case for re-rating led by robust EPS growth in FY16-17.

RELIANCE SECURITIES CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON TCS

CMP: Rs. 2472 Target Rs. 3030 Growth in core geo mitigates profitability impact of lower growth: TCS’ revenue was a slight-miss on vertical-specific count while profitability was tad-better on efficiencies and strong performance in core geo. We believe that strong digital adoption (digital revenue at 12.5% of 1Q revenue and growth at double-digit on sequential basis) and large transformational infrastructure deals (improvement in client metrics and infrastructure services) will drive growth ahead mitigating headwinds in energy/insurance/telecom; maintain BUY with Target Price of Rs 3,030.

Slight revenue short-fall; Volume growth healthy: TCS posted revenue of US$4,036mn, cc growth of 3.5% as compared to 6.2%/4%/4.8%/4.8% sequential cc growth registered in 1QFY12/ FY13/FY14/FY15, respectively.

While TCS’ growth may seem tapering-off (vs. historical trends) and can be attributed to headwinds in select verticals, we believe that sustainable growth rate remained healthy (incremental revenue growth in 1Q was 26% to 38% higher than the quarterly incremental revenue average over the past 1 to 3 year period). We note strong volume growth registered by TCS which came at 4.8%; we expect 11.3% US$ revenue growth in FY16E which looks increasingly achievable factoring volume-led growth and stable pricing. TCS’ digital revenue for the quarter grew in double-digit sequentially and comprised 12.5% of 1Q revenue; continuity of current growthrate in digital and FY16E growth rate of 11.3% factors ~6.5% growth for the nondigital segment.

Operational resilience in 1Q: The shortfall in revenue growth for the quarter was attributed to LatAm and Japan in terms of geos, and manufacturing and energy vertical, while revenue spurt was in the telecom vertical.

Attrition trends higher; Client metrics strong: Attrition increased to 15.1% in 1Q which has a seasonality impact, as well as due to improved industry dynamics; management expects attrition to moderate ahead (largely in ‘3-6 years’ band) with large-scale digital training program. We also base our growth expectations on greater visibility as deal trends and client metrics continue to get stronger; sharpest quarterly increase in >US$20mn client bucket over past 15 quarters complementing large movements in higher client bucket in the prior quarter. We believe that increased adoption of digital and large transformational deals in infrastructure are likely to drive growth ahead; 5.1% qoq in infrastructure services and 4.1% qoq in ADM registered in 1QFY16.

Outlook and Valuation: We expect US$ revenue/ EPS to grow at 11.4%/11.6% CAGR over FY15-17E and have factored EBIT % at 26.9%/25.8% for FY16E/FY17E. We moderate our estimates marginally (FY17E EPS moderated by 2%); maintain BUY with Target Price of Rs 3,030.

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is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE

I have taken a HDFC Unit Linked endowment plan II on 26-122008. The premium is Rs 12,000 per annum. I have invested in Defensive Managed Fund II, after paying Rs. 84,000 now the value after 7 years is Rs 95,238 only.

Should I surrender / invest in any other fund, please suggest.

— Suraj Joshi, Mankhurd The growth has been really slow in this fund. It is better you surrender and invest your money in some guar-

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anteed-return instruments.

I want to buy a policy for tax saving and cover my entire family consisting of myself, my wife and my child of 4 years. Please suggest me the details.

— Suraj Joshi, Mankhurd First buy a term cover (of 20 times your annual income) and then buy a health insurance policy of Rs 5 to 10 lakhs.

I want health insurance policy which would cover maternity and new born baby, please suggest?

— Mahesh Parmar, Parel A policy which offers maternity benefit will help you if you are planning for a second child after 3 to 4 years. The policy pays for maternity expenses with a waiting period of 3 to 4 years.

But if you want a regular health insurance policy which will cover your new born child then almost all the policies will give you that benefit.

I am 27 years old and want to buy

a health insurance plan for my father. I am also looking for term, money back and pension schemes for myself. Please suggest some good plans?

— Ravi Kumar, Grant Road 1. Buy an individual health insurance policy for your father.

2. Buy a Term cover of 75 lakhs to 1 crore for yourself.

3. Meet up a financial planner and

discuss your investment needs in detail. At age 27, you can look at investing in equity products.

4. For pension plans you can start investing at age 35 and continue investing till 55 or 60.

I find yearly premiums are very high in almost all the companies for health insurance policies. I am interested in buying health insurance for myself (age 61 years) and for my wife (age 57 years) but I have not yet located a good firm with a reasonable yearly premium. Please recommend good

insurance companies with a reasonable yearly premium.

— Dashrath Poonawala, Colaba If you wish to get coverage for reasonable premium, you can opt for Star Health Red Carpet Senior Citizen Health Plan. The premium is as under: (for 1 individual) 1 Lakhs Rs 5000 2 Lakhs Rs 9500 3 Lakhs Rs 14494 4 Lakhs Rs 17416 5 Lakhs Rs 20225 The good points about this plan are: 1) Pre-existing disease coverage from 2nd year onwards 2) No pre-medical tests Points to ponder: Compulsory CoPay of 30% and for Pre-existing illnesses it is 50% Policy can be taken for 60-75 years of age Thus for your wife, you need to opt for normal health plan and not the senior citizen one.

(The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India.

You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com).

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A Pure Term Plan With Option To Move To Other Plans

By Manoj Aswani

Summary E-Preferred Term Plan is an online version of preferred term plan from Kotak Life Insurance Company where the nominee gets the Sum Assured as death benefit if the life insured dies within the policy tenure but nothing would be paid to the policyholder if the life insured survives. Thus this policy can be purchased without any agent intervention and hence has low and affordable premiums.

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS FOR KOTAK E-PREFERRED TERM PLAN Particulars

Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years) Premium Payment Term (in years) Entry Age of Policyholder Age at Maturity Single premium (in Rs.) Payment modes

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Maximum

25,00,000 No Limit 5 30 Equal to policy term Equal to policy term 18 65 70 NA NA Yearly, Half-yearly, Quarterly and Monthly

Key Features of Kotak e-Preferred Term Plan It is a pure Term Insurance Policy for Rs 25 lakhs and above with Death Benefit only and no Maturity Benefit, which can be purchased online without any agent intervention Option to move to other non-term plans of Kotak Life Insurance Option to Step Up the life cover on any event without any medical underwriting with an additional premium On Marriage- 50% of the Sum Assured can be increased House Purchase- 50% of the Sum Assured can be increased

Birth or Legal Adoption of a child25% of the Sum Assured can be increased On 1st, 3rd and 5th policy anniversary- 25% of the Sum Assured can be increased This option can be exercised at one or more of the events listed above, provided your total revised Sum Assured is not more than 3 times your original Sum Assured.

The policy can be Stepped Down also if further increase in sum assured is not required.

Non-smoker and women discounts are available.

Benefits of Kotak e-Preferred Term Plan Death Benefit – In case of death of the life insured, the nominee would get the sum assured under this policy.

Maturity Benefit – There are no maturity benefits under this plan.

Income Tax Benefit - Life Insurance premiums paid up to Rs.1, 00,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C Other Features of Kotak e-Preferred Term Plan Riders – There are no riders available in this policy

Free look period – You can cancel the policy within 15 days from the date of receipt of policy document, if you are not convinced with terms and conditions of the policy.

What happens when?

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You want to surrender the policy – Surrender Benefit option is not available in this policy.

You want a loan against your policy – Loan facility is not available under this policy.

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There are Lit Fests taking place all over the country, but the community of readers is dwindling. Still, passionate book lovers would like to know what others like themselves are reading. This Book Nook suggests some books, but would also like to connect with serious readers, or even casual airport book browsers. Do write in about books you have loved or hated and why. The best entries will be shared on this page. Please send your recommendations to adc.booknook@gmail.com.

ENJOYABLE CRIME CAPERS L UCAS DAVENPORT is Virgil Flowers’s boss.

John Sandford has given both their own series of books, and the two make guest appearances in each other’s stories. That’s the reason for writing about two books by the same author,Gathering Prey starring Davenport (the latest in the Prey series) and Deadline with Flowers.

They are both crime fighters—Davenport is a family man (after philandering

t h r o u g h many early Prey novels) of independent means, and a penchant for fashionable designer clothes; a maverick for whom him his job is a passion.

Flowers is a roughneck with multiples marriages behind him and is currently in a happy relationship with a woman who has many children by different fathers. Both books are hugely entertaining, the Flowers’ one more so, because of the crackling dialogue—the exchanges between Flowers and his buddy Johnson Johnson (same first and last name) are hilarious. Virgil Flowers is a tall guy with blond hair, dressed in jeans and vintage band T-shirts, with a sharp mind and a laidback air. He is awakened at an inconvenient hour by a call from his buddy Johnson, reporting the theft of his friend’s dogs. It is one of a series of dognappings in bucolic Trippton, which has upset the people of the town, who think of their canines as family.

When Flowers lands up to help Johnson and his friends as a favour, he hopes to get time to go fishing, but the seemingly peaceful town is seething with crime.

Without meaning to look under the rocks, Flowers finds a drug gang cooking meth in the hills, and a local journalist is found dead with bullets in his back. “You got a colorful town here,” he observes to the locals who want to form a posse and hunt down the dog snatchers (who sell their beloved pets for medical research).

In the very first chapter, the reader knows who stole the dogs; it is also revealed that the members of the local school board had the journalist killed, because he was about to reveal their financial scams. The fun is in keeping up with Flowers’s investigations and seeing how he solves all the crimes and ties up loose ends with a neat bow.

Up in the hills, Virgil befriends a street smart 12-year-old, rifle-toting kid called Muffy (he deserves a series of his own), who sees more than is good for him, and finds a feisty old lady as well as a young woman described as the “town prostitute”

Excerpt from Deadline

VIRGIL FLOWERS nearly fell off the bed when the phone began to vibrate. The bed was narrow and Frankie Nobles was using up the middle and the other side. Virgil had to crawl over her naked body to get to the phone, not an entirely unpleasant process, and she muttered, “What?

Again?”

“Phone,” Virgil said. He groaned and added, “Can’t be anything good.”

He looked at face of the phone and said, “Johnson Johnson.” At that moment, the phone stopped ringing.

Frankie was up on her elbows, where she could see the clock and said, “At three in the morning? The dumbass has been arrested for something.”

“He wouldn’t call for that,” Virgil said. “And he’s not dumb.”

“There’s two kinds of dumb,” Frankie said.

“Actual and deliberate. Johnson’s the most deliberate dumbass I ever met. That whole live chicken-toss contest...”

“Yeah, yeah, it was for a good cause...” Virgil touched the call-back tab, and Johnson picked up on the first ring.

“Virgil, Jesus, we got big trouble, man. You remember Winky Butterfield?” Johnson sounded wide awake.

“No, I don’t believe so.”

After a moment of silence, Johnson said, “Maybe I didn’t introduce you, come to think of it. Maybe it was somebody else.”

“Good. Can I can go back to sleep?” more than willing to give him the information he seeks. Lucas Davenport does his boss duty on the phone. The body count rises, and leads to an action-packed climax.

Deadline is the eighth book in the Virgil Flowers series, written with obvious relish and affection for the many lowlifes of small town Minnesota. John Sandford is the pseudonym of John Roswell Camp,

“Virgil, this is serious shit. Somebody dognapped Winky’s black labs. You gotta get your ass over here, man, while the trail is fresh.”

“Jesus, Johnson...dogs? You called me at three in the morning about dogs?”

“They’re family, man...you gotta do something.”

At ten o’clock the next morning, Virgil kissed Frankie good-bye, and walked out to his truck, which was parked at the curb with the boat already hooked up.

Virgil was recently back from New Mexico, where he’d caught and released every tiger musky in what he suspected was the remotest musky lake in North America. Nice fish, too, the biggest a finger-width short of fifty inches. He could still smell them as he walked past the boat and climbed into the cab of his 4Runner.

The day was warm, and promising hot.

The sun was doing it’s job out in front of the truck, but the sky had a sullen gray look about it. There’d been a quarter-inch of rain over the past twenty-four hours, and as he rolled out of Mankato, Minnesota, the countryside looked notably damp. But it was August, the best time of the year, and he was on the road, operating, elbow out the window, pheasants running across the road in front of him...nothing to complain about.

As Virgil rode along, he thought about Frankie. He’d known her as Ma Nobles before he’d fallen into bed with her, because she had about a hundred children; or, at least, it felt that way. She was a compelling armful, and Virgil’s thoughts had drifted again to marriage, as they had three times before. The first three had been disasters, because, he thought, he had poor taste in woman. He reconsidered: No, that wasn’t quite right. His three wives had all been pretty decent women, but, he thought, he was simply a poor judge of the prospects for compatibility.

He and Frankie did not have that problem; they just got along.

And Virgil thought about Lucas Davenport for a while — Davenport was his boss at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and not a bad guy, though a trifle intense. There was a distinct possibility that he would not be pleased with the idea of Virgil working a dognapping case.

Especially since the shit had hit the fan up north, where a couple of high school kids had tripped over an abandoned farm cistern full of dead bodies.

But Johnson Johnson was a hard man to turn down. Virgil thought he might be able to sneak in a couple good working days before Davenport even found out what he was doing. A dognapping, he thought, shouldn’t take too much time, one way or the other. The dogs might already be in Texas, chasing armadillos, or whatever it was they chased in Texas.

Dognapping. He’d had calls on it before, though he’d never investigated one, and they’d always been during hunting season, or shortly before. Didn’t usually see one this early in the year.

who, as a journalist won the Pulitzer Prize 1986 for a series of stories titled Life on the Land: An American Farm Family. He is the author of 35 novels and two nonfiction books many of them bestsellers—it’s not hard to see why.

Deadline

by John Sandford Published by Putnam Pages: 388

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N Deadline, Virgil Flowers describes his boss, Lucas Davenport, as “not a bad guy, though a trifle intense.”

Davenport who works for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (beat that CID!) that keeps him more than busy. He loves dressing, and drives swish cars, obviously not paid for by his cop’s salary. Gathering Prey is Sandford’s 25th Prey novel and from all accounts among the better ones.

His life is chugging along with routine crime when his adopted daughter Letty comes to him for help with two Traveler she has made friends with. Travelers are bands of people who live like gypsies, always on the move and making a little money busking, petty crime or dope-peddling.

A young woman, Skye, has called Letty in a panic to tell her about the disappearance of her boyfriend, Henry. She believes that a psycho called Pilate may have killed Henry. Pilate is a maniac who travels around with a band of ‘disciples’ who torture and kill people for fun—mostly homeless people, whose deaths nobody cares about.

Lucas and Letty launch a search for Pilate as they discover that he is a killer of the notorious Charles Manson variety. The chase involves cops from many towns and precincts—Virgil Flowers included--as Pilate and his gang hang around Juggalo Gatherings—Juggaloes being fans of the hip hop music group Insane Clown Posse, and wear clown make-up at their music meets called Gatherings in various towns across America.

Pilate is smart, deadly and one step ahead of the cops—he kills without a qualm and hold his followers in a tight grip. It turns out that his girlfriend Kristen has more spunk than he does, but the breathless chase takes Lucas and Letty from one town to another, endangering their own lives to prevent more brutal murders. The pre-climactic shootout is like an edge-of-the seat scene in a film, so vividly does Sandford describe the landscape and the people caught in Pilate’s web. Twenty-five books in the series and still going strong…

Gathering Prey

by John Sandford Published by Putnam Pages: 416

Excerpt from Gathering Prey

THE young woman who’d been leaning against the fire hydrant ambled up to them. She smiled and nodded to Henry, but spoke to Skye. “I don’t give money to buskers... or panhandlers... because I’m afraid they’ll spend it on dope. I got better things to do with it.”

“Well, thank you very fucking much,” Skye said. Her voice was harshed by smoke and a good bit of that had been weed.

“You’re a traveler,” the woman said, showing no offense.

“You know about us?” “Enough to pick you out,” the woman said. “My name’s Letty. What’s yours?”

“Skye. My friend is Henry.” Skye was calculating: this woman was either with the devil, or... she could be worked.

And Skye was hungry. “Let’s go up to the park,” Henry said.

“Hang on,” Skye said. Back to the young woman: “If you won’t give us money, could you get us a bite?”

“There’s a McDonald’s a couple blocks from here,” Letty said. “I’ll buy you as much as you can eat.”

“Them’s the magic words,” Henry said, suddenly enthusiastic, his pink face going even pinker.

The two travelers shouldered their packs and Henry carried his guitar case and they started down Geary, walking toward Market Street, weaving through the tourists. “Where are you coming from and where are you going?” Letty asked.

Skye said, “We were in Santa Monica for the winter, then we started up here a couple weeks ago. Planning to be here for a couple of weeks, get some money, then go on up to Eugene, and maybe Seattle.” Henry said to Skye, “I could have sworn I saw Pilot go by a few minutes ago.”

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Vehicles move through knee deep water logged road as heavy rainfall lashes Meerut on Sunday.

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EW DELHI: At least nine persons were killed in incessant rains that swept across vast swathes of North India on Sunday triggering landslides and damaging houses in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UP while several rivers were also flowing close to the danger mark.

While six persons were killed in house collapse in Uttar Pradesh, two died after being hit by a landslide in Kashmir. In Uttarakhand capital Dehradun, a construction worker died and three others were injured after a restaurant collapsed due to rains.

The national capital seemingly came to a standstill as rains continued unabated for the fourth day running today. Waterlogging was witnessed in several parts of Delhi, submerging many low-lying areas and leading to traffic snarls.

Several busy areas including ITO, Vikas Marg, South Extension, Khanpur, Mahipalpur, Hari Nagar, IIT crossing, Nehru Place, Yusuf Sarai Market and Munirka witnessed traffic jams. Safdarjung observatory received 68.6 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours till 8.30 AM while areas under Lodhi road, Ayanagar, Ridge and Palam recorded 78.2 mm, 77.4

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routes due to rains which made the track slippery," police said.

Flash-flood threat loomed large in the lower parts of Himachal Pradesh as all the major rivers-Ravi, Beas and Sutlej-- and their tributaries were flowing above the danger mark.

The government has directed the deputy commissioners to remain prepared to meet any eventuality arising out of flash floods.

Major rivers in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal were also flowing in spate due to the incessant rains.

According to Central Water Commission report, the Sharda river was flowing above the danger mark in Paliakalan of Lakhimpur district People look at a bridge that collapsed due to heavy rainfall at Nagesh in Rajouri on Sunday. while the Ghagra river was at danger mark at Elgin Bride in Baramm, 76.2 mm and 98.4 mm rain. malayas was today suspended from banki. The Ganga river was also in Till Saturday, Delhi received 147.8 both the routes due to inclement spate in Kanpur, Raebareli, Mirzamm rainfall, the highest this season. weather which also led to the clo- pur and Varanasi while the Yamuna In some low-lying areas, rainwater sure of the vital Srinagar-Jammu river was on rise in Auraiya and flooded the basements of flats and National Highway.

Hamirpur. residents had a harrowing time.

"The yatra has been suspended The Ghagra river was on rise in In UP's Sitapur district, three per- from both Baltal and Pahalgam Ayodhya and Ballia, it said. sons, including a minor, were killed in two separate incidents of wall collapse. Two persons were killed in Badaun and one died in Bareilly in separate incidents of house collapse. In Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district, two persons died after being hit by a landslide.

The pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Hi-

AAP to foray into DUSU polls!

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the DU as 54,000 admissions take place every year. We have our team deputed in 40 colleges helping stu- Residential houses were submerged due to flashflood and cloudburst, at Kulgam Dictrict dents with the admission process. of south Kashmir on Sunday. Several persons are feared dead after a cloudburst in south We added 50 new volunteers to the Kashmirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pahalgam area, 90 km south of Srinagar. wing during the admission process and there are 3500 sympathisers in different colleges.

"But we also have teams at the JNU, IIT-Delhi and Indraprastha University. There are teams catering to students appearing for civil services exams in the Mukherjee Nagar area and chartered accountancy in EW DELHI: In a departure from portionate assets case. the Laxmi Nagar area," Yadav added. norms, controversies surroundThe only Left Chief Minister in Pics: PTI ing chief ministers, especially those the country, Manik Sarkar of CPI-M, belonging to BJP, are likely to figure too may come under attack of Conin Parliament in a big way when it gress and BJP over the chit fund meets for the Monsoon Session scam in Tripura. from July 21.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Opposition parties have indi- Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi cated that they would raise the issue Party has been drawing flak over the of scams and controversies al- law and order situation in the state legedly involving Shivraj Singh following the murder of a journalist Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh, Va- and the issue may figure in Parliasundhara Raje of Rajasthan and ment.

Raman Singh of Chhattisgarh -- all Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejribelonging to BJP -- and demand wal of AAP is at loggerheads with their resignations. the Centre over a variety of issues The opposition would take up the and is likely to come under attack issues involving the chief ministers from BJP and Congress. to target Prime Minister Narendra The government's floor managers Modi for his "silence" over the al- conceded Monsoon Session could leged scams and controversies. be stormy. In the last Lok Sabha, an Chouhan has been drawing flak entire session was washed out over over the Vyapam scam and Raje is the Opposition's demand for a Joint embroiled in the Lalit Modi contro- Parliamentary Committee in the 2G versy, while Singh is at the receiving scam. end of Opposition attack over the External Affairs Minister Sushma alleged PDS scam in Chhattisgarh. Swaraj is at the centre of a major There has been no indication row for helping "fugitive" former from the BJP so far about action IPL boss Lalit Modi secure travel against any of its chief ministers. documents in the UK. HRD MinisBJP, on its part, is likely to train its ter Smriti Irani's resignation is also guns on Himachal Pradesh Chief being demanded in the wake of a THEATRICS... Gubbi Veerana theatre and drama artists stage a protest in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Minister Virbhadra Singh of Con- controversy over her educational gress, who is embroiled in a dispro- qualifications.

EW DELHI: After a resounding victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may try to make inroads into educational institutions in the National Capital, especially the Delhi University, through its student wing.

Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) polls have proved to be a stepping stone to the mainstream politics for many including Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, AAP MLA Alka Lamba, BJP MLA Vijender Gupta and senior Congress leader Ajay Maken.

AAP's student wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) is also likley to contest the September polls though no decision has yet been taken. "No decision has been taken on this as yet. The party leadership will decide on this soon," said CYSS president Anupam Singh Yadav said.

However, it has started working to increase its base by helping students in the admission process to raising student specific issues, just like its rivals- the ABVP, the students wing of the RSS, and NSUI of the Congress.

"Our major thrust is of course on

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FTII agitation enters 2nd month against Chauhan

As the strike by FTII students entered the second month, the chorus against appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman grew louder on Sunday with filmmakers Kundan Shah and Aziz Mirza saying he should step down. With the students of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI) unrelenting in their demand for revoking the appointment of Chauhan, a BJP member and TV actor, Congress demanded a clarification from I&B Minister Arun Jaitley on the chairman's credentials to hold the post.

Aviation Min wants to mobilise 2,400cr for AI

The Civil Aviation Ministry is making efforts to secure about Rs 2,400 crore for Air India through supplementary budgetary allocations and recovery of dues worth Rs 600 crore related to use of its planes for VVIP travel. Out of the total, around Rs 1,800 crore is being sought to meet the funding shortfall faced by the cashstarved national carrier. Efforts are being made to secure funds for Air India as the supplementary demands of ministries would be considered during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning July 21.

Govt servants can file revised assets details by Oct 15 All central government employees will have to file revised details of their assets and liabilities by October 15 this year under the provisions of the Lokpal Act. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued a notification asking all public servants, who have filed their annual property returns, to "file the revised declarations, information or as the case may be, annual returns as on the 31 day of March, 2015, to the competent authority on or before Oct 15, 2015."

Tenders for six conventional submarines soon The Indian Navy will soon invite tenders for building six conventional submarines after a high-level committee of the Defence Ministry submitted its report identifying shipyards capable of executing the about Rs 60,000 crore project.

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EW DELHI: With the Modi government battling propriety issues over the Lalit Modi row and the furore on Vyapam scam, leaders of "like-minded" parties will meet for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Iftaar dinner on Monday where they are likely to deliberate on the strategy for Parliament session beginning July 21.

With the 'who's who' of anti-BJP politics expected to be present, considerable significance is being attached to the get-together ahead of the Monsoon Session, which is likely to be the most turbulent for the Narendra Modi government since it took office in May last year.

Among the leaders invited are Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Mayawati (BSP), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M), H D Deve Gowda (JD-S), E Ahamed (IUML), Kanimozhi (DMK), D Raja (CPI), Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference and Sudip Bandhopadhyay (TMC). Though RJD chief Lalu Prasad has been invited, he has expressed inability to attend due to prior commitments. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and

JD(U) president Sharad Yadav are among the invitees.

The All India Majlis-e-IttehadulMuslimeen (AIMIM), which was part of the Congress-led UPA until two years back, and AIUDF, which has a tie-up with the Congress in Assam, are also invited.

The regional parties which are

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and NCP have resolved to fight unitedly under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while the Left will go to the hustings as a separate bloc.

Congress is utilising the opportunity to send a message of larger opposition unity at a time when BJP and the Modi government are on the backfoot following a series of controversies after revelations of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje extending help to "fugitive" former IPL boss Lalit Modi. It is also facing heat for the Vyapam scam in which the Supreme Court has ordered a CBI probe.

The get-together comes at a time when government managers have decided to brazen it out both outside and within Parliament, renot part of the BJP-led NDA, but flected in the decision of not have still been kept away, include shortening the Monsoon session.

With the Modi government and the AIADMK, BJD and TRS, which rule Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Telan- BJP rejecting demands for resignagana respectively. Congress' ties tion of Swaraj, Raje and MP Chief with these parties within and out- Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, side Parliament are at best luke- fireworks are expected during the session which will conclude on Auwarm.

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‘Don’t expect dramatic Tatkal marriage registration set to be 90 pc cheaper in Delhi EW DELHI: Marriage registra"We are also reviewing the fee of man having completed 21 years results from N tion is all set to become an in- normal service for the same which and a woman of at least 18 years of expensive affair in the national is very less. Government wants to age on the date of solemnisation of Modi’s Pak visit’ capital with the AAP government standardise fee structure of such the marriage, with at least proposing to bring down the fee of service," the official added. one of them being an Indian citiYDERABAD: Former External "tatkal service" for marriage cerAccording to rules, any marriage zen, has to be compulsorily H Affairs Minister Salman tificates by 90 per cent. solemnised in Delhi between a registered.

As per existing fee structure, one Khushid says Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not expect dramatic results from his proposed visit to Pakistan next year as New Delhi's past experiences on engagement with the neighbouring country have not been positive.

"We have always taken the view that there is no option but to talk in what manner and how one should talk...You have to be careful," the

Salman Khurshid senior Congress leader said on India's engagement again with Pakistan. "Our past experiences have not been positive...Not very satisfactory...So we are not sure that this time it will be any better. So, I think we have to be watchful; I don't think we need to celebrate.

"I don't think we should judge in a hurry but be watchful and then see how things pan out as we move forward," Khurshid told PTI.

has to shell out Rs 10,000 to get marriage registration certificate within 24 hours, using tatkal service.

Government has now proposed to reduce fee of tatal service from the existing Rs 10,000 to Rs 1000.

Last year in April, Revenue Department of the Delhi government had introduced 'tatkal service' for registering marriage on the lines of passports and rail tickets.

This service was introduced to provide the papers on priority basis to those who seek them urgently.

"We have proposed to reduce the fee of tatkal service from the existing Rs 10,000 to Rs 1,000. The move will also encourage people to register their nuptials with government," a senior government official told PTI. The official also said that the move also aims to curb corruption due to inexpensive fee of such service besides boosting government's revenue.

A proposal has been forwarded to the finance department, which is headed by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, for its consideration. Delhi government had made mandatory the registration of marriage within 60 days of tying the nuptial knot.The proposal also favours to standardise fee structure of normal service for the authorisation of marriage.

ALL FOR THE MAHATMA... PM Narendra Modi with his Kyrgyzstan counterpart Temir Sariyev during the unveiling of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bhishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Sunday.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 this issue, there is absolutely nothing to fear.

You have done nothing wrong in honestly expressing your feelings and don't feel guilty.

Remember that being pro-active is not an offence. You are a woman of the 21st century, and today honest expression of feelings is not frowned upon but instead viewed with respect. Moreover, you have been graceful and dignified in receiving the news of his engagement elsewhere. You have courage and should in fact feel proud of yourself for handling the issue so well.

Expression of feelings is not a crime

My name is Alka. I am 24 yrs old. I never fell in love nor proposed to anyone. Last year I completed my post graduation and am now working in a reputed organisation.

But, suddenly I got attracted to a guy who is also working in the same organisation. Since I liked him, I proposed my feeling to him on February 14th through phone. But, he rejected my love very politely saying that he is already engaged with someone. I feel so guilty now. How can I come out of this feeling? Can you please suggest or provide me a solution?

Valentine’s Day is meant for expressing one’s feelings, which are sometimes reciprocated and sometimes not. Exploring relationships is not a crime.

You were right in proposing to him on

What the cards say: Expand and be inclusive Path: Be a true friend. Don’t be focused on self Ally: Virgo will help you focus on service to others.

Avoid reactive Leo or self centered Cancer Card for the week: Tarot key no.

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Regarding your colleagues knowing about

We are married since three years. My wife lacks the sense of cleanliness. She does not go for waxing regularly. Her armpits always stink. She does not dress up well. Due to her unhygienic habits and shabbiness, I do not feel like having sex with her. I get attracted to other women who are well-groomed. What do I do?

It is important that you bring to her notice very gently and lovingly, your discomfort with the unpleasant odor and any other unhygienic habits. Also suggest to her what she could actively do to eliminate all that, like waxing,

What the cards say: Time to plan for your next step Path: Put on your thinking cap and discuss with others. Don’t leave anything for the last minute Ally: Libra will show you warmth and affection. Avoid Pisces and Cancer who could derail you Card for the week: Tarot key no. XX Judgment invites to look at yourself.

Connect with your reasons for doing things. Look at yourself objectively and you will grow by leaps and bounds

What the cards say: Value people Path: Leave prejudice behind.

Don’t keep changing what you want and who you want Ally: Taurus will stabilise you. Avoid Aries who could fan your impulsiveness Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIV the Temperance which says that balance and healing is at hand

What the cards say: Just be open and allow the truth to reach you Path: Be discerning and do the right. Don’t let your ego misguide you Ally: Taurus will show you the truth gently. Stay away from Gemini. They will confuse you more Card for the week: Tarot key no. X. The Wheel of Fortune. Expect and is spinning and positive change will come to your fortunes.

Lucky breaks and windfalls could come your way

What the cards say: Grow up and be serious Path: Be constructive and open minded. Don’t be closed and/ or prejudiced. See things from other people’s perspectives too Ally: Capricorn will show you the tough but practical way... Avoid Cancer who will let you keep the blinkers Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVI The Tower. You are living in an isolated place where the light of truth may not reach.

The Tower will have to collapse for the truth to emerge.

What the cards say: Be morally correct Path: Two wrongs don’t make a right. Don’t plan with your mind.

Let your heart be engaged also Ally: For the week Leo will show you warm generosity. Avoid Libra who will create more confusion Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVI the Tower which indicates breaking down of older thought processes and re-thinking about the future

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using deodorant etc. In fact you could gift her with a beauty salon appointment and a deodorant. However take care to appreciate the person that she is. Go beyond appearances. Your wife is much more than her body. She is bound to have some good qualities as a wife and the mother of your child.

A fulfilling relationship is based on love, care and understanding.

Understand that your wife is not responsible for her lack of hygiene or aesthetic sense, because she has probably been brought up in such an environment and lacked exposure to the finer aspects of life.

However she is definitely responsible for doing something about it, and here is where you come into the picture. You could very lovingly and actively help her with this transition and grow closer in the bargain.

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What the cards say: Be generous as you can Path: Give and be fair if you want the universe to be the same with you. Don’t delay or nemesis will be at hand Ally: Your ally this week is Scorpio who will help you to be fair. Avoid critical Virgo who will not spare you Card for the week: Tarot key no.

IX The Hermit. Be as objective as you can. Let the light of the Hermit’s lantern shine within you and follow the inner promptings.

You will be unbeatable

What the cards say: Time for paying back Path: Be detached.

Don’t hold on but let the ego go. Resolve differences Ally: Water sign Scorpio will make you stable. Stay away from Aquarius who could rock the boat for you with radical ideas Card for the week: Tarot key no.

VIII Strength. Learn your lessons with grace. You have the power to handle your weakness. Tame the beast within

What the cards say: Know your capabilities Path: What is inner will be reflected outside. Focus on your inner life.

Don’t depend on others. You have to do it by yourself Ally: Virgo will bring stability and balance. Avoid Scorpio who could hurt you badly Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIII Death.

Shows a need to change from within. Only the ending of the old will bring new opportunities.

Welcome change. It is good for you

What the cards say: Time is running for you very fast Path: Find ways to reach your loved one.

Don’t be blind or hide behind excuses. Face the reality Ally: Critical Virgo will make you face the truth. Taurus will put you at ease but may allow you the escape Card for the week: Tarot key no. The Devil. Do not let your ego rule you. Look at your weaknesses and face them.

Change will come from that

What the cards say: A sense of betrayal Path: Try to understand the reason and what is your contribution.

Don’t be self promoting. You let go your ego Ally: Aries will be frank and truthful. Avoid Taurus who will be plodding and will not spark Card for the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man suggests sacrifice and inner wisdom.

This will gain for you a lot in the future

What the cards say: Choose the right not what is convenient Path: Turn around and retrace your steps. Don’t be afraid to say what you know is right Ally: Seek advice from Aries who will be frank and strong. Stay away from Gemini who could make fun of your emotions Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVII The Star. Insight and right understanding will unravel a lot of things for you. A new dimension will open up

Priorities are correct, sequence is wrong

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e had sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which we had published in this very space. We did not receive even an acknowledgment of that letter. The Prime Minister's Office is such an efficient and competent office that for an event that is to happen a month later, it sends a letter made out on that very date, and here it does not even bother to send an acknowledgment for a letter.

Should we not expect that when any person or organisation sends a letter, then the Prime Minister's Office will reply to it or send a receipt that it was received? When MPs or workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party used to say that this happens, we could not believe it, because the kind of expressions and mannerisms which Narendra Modi had shown, it seemed from them that the present Prime Minister will work in a somewhat different manner and so will his office. But anyhow, this issue is the Prime Minister’s.

Despite this, we are making another request to the Prime Minister.

We know that the Prime Minister will not hear it, because the priorities of the Prime Minister’s mind and his advisors are somewhat different from the country’s priorities.

The Prime Minister announced making Digital India and held a big event. At this function all the prominent industrialists of the country were present, who made an announcement of an investment of four-and-a-half lakh crore rupees.

The Prime Minister’s first plan/project, Swachh Bharat (Clean India), went into the garbage because of the Prime Minister himself as he did not devise any way of follow-up on it. He did not strengthen those institutions on whom rests the responsibility of cleaning. And people took it as an opportunity to be photographed with the Prime Minister or of linking their name with him.

The Prime Minister linked

renowned names in the country with this abhiyan (campaign). All of them picked up a broom one day, whether they may have been of the cinema, whether they may have been from sports, whether they may have been from the industrial world, got their photos clicked and considered or assumed they had fulfilled their duty. The whole country is overflowing with filth. Crores of rupees were spent on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, but the campaign has run aground. The Prime Minister made Make in India the motto of

not know the first alphabets – the A of English and the ‘a’ of Hindi, are illiterate and previous Governments spent billions of rupees on literacy campaigns, but they went into the pockets of people, it is in that India we are talking of providing internet facilities. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh distributed laptops. In many places within one month those laptops reached the market again. And with those who still have them, they are gathering dust, because they do not know the first thing, the ‘A’ of operating or using a

Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country and went around the whole world saying we have cheap labour, so you make your goods in our country. But how many companies from overseas came to India, the Government is not giving an answering to this. The amount of investment that was announced, how much of it actually happened, the Government has no figures/statistics on this. On the other side, the exports from India must certainly have reduced. This data is available.

The Prime Minister did not pay attention to this either and now Digital India.

It does not need to be explained to the Prime Minister that a country in which people in the villages do

DILLI KA BABU NHAI left out The situation shouldn’t have been allowed to fester, babu observers are saying. In the past couple of weeks, in a much belated and commented upon move, Modi sarkar finally named K.V. Chowdhury as the Central Vigilance Commissioner and Vijay Sharma as Chief Information Commissioner. The vacant post of director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has also now been filled with the appointment of S. Christopher.

But, strangely, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is without a full-time head after the exit of its chairman R.P. Singh last month. Though the process of choosing Singh’s successor began as early as in January and applications were received in February. The hopefuls include I&B secretary Bimal Julka, culture secretary Ravinder Singh and several former secretaries. The Government clearly has not been able to make up its mind and, instead, has given tem-

laptop. There is no arrangement for training. In that India the Prime Minister wants to spend billions of rupees on creating an information highway to reach the people. It is a very good plan, but it is the same kind of plan where in a barren field, without adding manure and water, without preparing it for cultivation, you sow seeds. But there is the Prime Minister, there are his advisors, there is television, there are those who clap and make announcements of investment. It is settled that whosoever announces investing two and a half hundred crore will earn two and a half thousand crore rupees. And this total four-and-a-half lakh crore invest-

ment which was announced at the Digital India conclave by capitalists, they will earn hundred times that amount, i.e. will loot the Government, and exit.

Prime Ministerji, should it not happen that first of all you should have encouraged, motivated all schools and colleges to make a literacy campaign in the villages of India their priority? From high school students to those in degree colleges, they will get certificates only when they join a literacy campaign in a village for two months. And, in every ten kilometers of area responsibility should be given to schools and colleges that if in their area anyone is found illiterate, Government assistance which they are receiving will be stopped. Making the people of the country literate is our first priority. If they become literate, only then will you be able to give them the know-how of how to operate computers. Otherwise computers will become a means for watching obscene films and computers will become a cause for crime. It has emerged in a survey that Facebook has a very big hand in the increasing number of crimes.

Because of many schemes of the previous Government, rural India became the largest centre of corruption. The entire Panchayat became corrupt. Emerging from Delhi and the State capitals, corruption reached Panchayats in the villages.

From State capitals, has crime now reached the villages? This question, Prime Ministerji, I am asking, because about you it is my perception that you do not like all these things.

But if because of the works done by you it is this result only that will emerge, then is there not need to think?

What should have happened was that we should first have made villages literate. We should have enthused the capitalists of the country to participate in schemes of health and education for the people, and then begun glamourous programmes like Digital India. But the

porary charge of NHAI to secretary road transport Vijay Chhibber. But apparently, this does not help NHAI since relations between the organisation and the Ministry have not been particularly cordial in recent times. Sources say that though the competent Chhibber is anchoring the organisation, stop-gap arrangements are not exactly the way forward for a key organisation like NHAI.

Off the hook Karnataka Government has let five senior officials off the hook although the State Lokayukta and the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had recommended strict action against them. The state Cabinet turned down the request citing “lack of material evidence” against the babus.

The babus include three State administrative service (KAS) officers Shashidhar Bagali, S.S. Somanal and Siddaappa Hullolli, IFS Shekhar and IAS officer K.R. Sundar, former secretary of the Karnataka Public Service Commission. The three KAS babus were accused of abetting illegal sand mining in their respective areas while Sundar was indicted for irregularities in recruitment of officers. The action against

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scheme you have made to give money for the IT sector will not take India very much further. This is the sort of plan where you have not made the runway but began preparations for purchasing an aircraft.

Prime Ministerji, the priorities which you have fixed for the country, they are correct, but their sequence is wrong. What you are doing today you should be doing in the third-fourth year and today at a basic level you should be searching for ways to engage and involve youths in development work. Industrial units should be set up close to villages, i.e. in every block. For stocking and storing grain, you should search for ways of storage in every block. How people can privately construct storage structures for which the Government can pay rent and keep under their care and monitoring, a plan should be chalked out for this. It is essential to see in what manner village schools can make better use of teachers and how they can create rural literates.

It is equally necessary that health centres in villages function in the right manner. But this is not happening.

Hon’ble Prime Minister, we are writing this because we still have the impression that you want to change India. Somebody may have a difference of opinion with you on religious ideas, there can be a difference of opinion on the policy of relations with neighbours, but everyone has this expectation from you that in the country wherever there is a question of fighting corruption, there you will stand like a rock. And there is also the expectation that you will solve first the country's priorities, amongst which villages, cultivation, farmers, youth and labourers are the major ones.

But you are not doing so. You have reversed the order of priorities. And when the order is reversed, then it is exactly similar to what happens when before setting out on a journey, you do not pay attention to the shoes on your feet or your pyjamas or pants, and instead go to a beauty parlour and get a facial done or your hair set right. And when somebody embarks on a journey after getting only their hair and face set right, then thorns pierce the feet, gravel and small stones hurt, the feet are unable to undertake the journey. I urge you to think about and consider the priorities, otherwise a year has elapsed, three more months have passed, a different kind of opinion will begin to form about you in the country, and people will start believing that you too are such a Prime Minister who may only perchance be recorded in history.

them was recommended after they had faced departmental inquiries into the charges against them. Observers believe that the State’s fight against corruption in Government will remain an uphill task.

Fond farewell Cabinet secretary P.K. Sinha who took over from Ajit Seth may find himself wishing he gets to stay as long as Seth did as the nation’s top babu and receive the praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered on Seth at the end of his extended four-year tenure. Though Modi is an avid Twitter user, still many were surprised when he posted three tweets praising Seth and wishing him for his future life. Not many had expected Seth to survive when Modi came to power in May last year. The inevitable putsch happened, but Seth was not among those who had been calling the shots in the UPA Government and were quickly sent to pasture. Instead he got two six-month extensions, showing that Modi was not just content to work with him but actually wanted him around. Sinha, his successor, will surely be hoping that some of Seth’s “magic” rubs off on him. — By Dilip Cherian

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ENIGMA CODE 996

ACROSS: 1 Mass in its full version (13) 10 Garment one fits below part of upper body (5) 11 Ill-used vehicle (9) 12 Throw a shot to fine leg with a bashful look (3,6) 13 Be quiet, even if it looks so bright (5) 14 Flier getting the old Moscow vote (7) 16 Leave ground, free transport being withdrawn (4,3) 18 Subsequently I'm taken in by a martyr (7) 20 Transport gives me a rest (7) 22 Body in the baggage (5) 24 Strike a light? A stripper! (4-5) 26 Grape farms are badly driven, say (9) 27 Like a man without a railway bloodless ! (5) 28 Hold down monarchs and listens to a dress maker’s tool (7,6)

DOWN: 2 Yon Dane has become sorely troubled ! (7) 3 The housekeeper's pantry is never full, apparently (9) 4 Continuing reaction being a matter for restraint (5) 5 For fifty in a slumber they will give some protection (9) 6 Evil Islamic spirit to live up on principal Leeward Island (5) 7 Use fruit to hide a heavenly body?

(7) 8 Mother may be living next door (5,8) 9 Two coins in a bygone cycle (5,8) 15 Don or Bryl's miscast as George Gordon (4,5) 17 There's no protection if the business is not paying (4,5) 19 Rain out in Belgium? Could be (7)

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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: Male parent

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MATH PYRAMID 996 21 He takes step to protest, perhaps (7) 23 It's a boat any way you look at it !

(5) 25 Hot places in which to have local hops (5)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROS S: 1 Accomplish, 6 Croc, 9 Spoilsport, 10 Kudu, 12 Catastrophic, 15 Hoarded, 16 Sopping, 17 Animals, 19 Burmese, 20 Rogue gambler, 23 Corn, 24 Incautious, 25 Lief, 26 Prospector.

DOWN: 1 Apse, 2 Crow, 3 Milk and water, 4 Lapland, 5 Sprites, 7 Rough-rider, 8 Churchgoer, 11 Copper kettle, 13 Theatrical, 14 Making free, 18 Stainer, 19 Bobcats, 21 Font, 22 Ussr.

QUICK CROSS 996

ACROSS: 1 Guns 'n Roses cutting-edge guitarist (5) 6 Dye (5) 7 Dynamo part (5) 8 Sign up (5) 9 Days and days (5)

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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DOWN: 1 Constant needler (5) 2 Sierra ___ (5) 3 Cavern (5) 4 Sergeant fish (5) 5 Barbs (5)

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HIDATO 996

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.

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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.

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BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will make rapid progress in your career and improve your financial status. Plans that you may have had for further expansion in your work can safely be implemented this year Students have a successful period ahead. Those keen on studies overseas will get an opportunity to enroll themselves in institutions of repute. Love life will be fine. The married will enjoy the holiday of a lifetime in the company of their mate.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Slim, attractive, well built shoulders and striking eyes. Shorttempered, stubborn and gullible. Will be emotional, sensitive, healthy and long-lived.

Can be impulsive with money occasionally. A career in export, design or advertising would lead to gains.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Invest money in savings on longterm basis. Avoid the stock market or investments in shares right now.

There could some unforeseen expenses coming your way. Do not let it get you down. There is a lot more to look forward to. Your mate or beloved will support you in fulfilling your responsibilities and will also be a source of strength when you are low.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Conditions are favorable to send in fresh business proposals or quotations today. You are bound to receive a good response. You are going to be at your creative best. If you work out your plans with this new approach success is bound to come your way. At meetings and gatherings you will be the centre of attraction. If you feel drawn to someone and you are single follow your heart.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): It is advisable to continue in your present work even if things move slowly. You may feel restless and uneasy but remain calm. Your benefits come from those close to you. You will find that you will do well with consistent hard work.

Try not to get upset by delays. In marital relationships keep calm for there could be a clash of opinion over minor issues. Stay away from parties or outings.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Lucrative offers are certain but watch out for deception. Focus on finishing your present project which assures normal returns. You can look forward to gains from unexpected sources.

A work proposal that was withdrawn will be revived. A past issue may come up.

Avoid force at all costs. It will lead to hurt and emotional flare-up which does not solve any problems.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): There is lot of work to be done that you may find boring. However, this is essential for your future growth and prosperity. Do not push yourself too much if things do not go your way today. People who are normally quite efficient will also get on your nerves. Forget about work problems and concentrate on being happy. A get- together with friends will be help to divert your mind.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): It is a good time to submit applications for jobs or business tenders. Results of written tests or interviews will also be encouraging. A sale transaction may not yield the gains you had envisaged, but it will certainly help to take the pressure off you for a while. At a social get-together or conference your charm and conversational ability will help in impressing and winning new friends instantly.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You are gripped by fear as routine goes haywire. Chasing deadlines could be a strain and stress you out. Put aside your ego and share your difficulties with your mate who will not only will be helpful in sharing your burden but also inspire courage. You will feel much relieved and happy about the way things turn out by evening.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): This is the time to expand your horizons. Meet new people .and cultivate contacts. Work done earlier brings gains and possible renewal of a contract. Look at new areas where you can increase the scope of your work. There will be favorable opportunities to pursue your aspirations. Balance your work activities and social obligations. Others are likely to be feeling more attracted to you today.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You have energy and vision. Improve your position by doing something effective and worthwhile. It will be a stepping stone for success soon. Developing a smart idea for a new business or work will give you immediate returns. Cash in the favorable phase without hesitation. Socially, you have a busy time when you will be meeting a lot of people. The single can look forward to something exciting coming their way.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): You will succeed at work much against every odd.

Proceed with caution as far as associates are concerned. It would not be a good idea to share your plans and aspirations with colleagues who may not be your sincere well wishers. Eventually everyone wants to get ahead in life. Love life is full of excitement, but you should guard against flirtations, which could cause problems in love relationship.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You are going to have unexpected financial gains and your good judgment and ability to work against all odds will prove to be very successful. Your services will be in great demand and you will be given an important post or designation. Make no investments right now. You will feel the need for your own space to get in touch with yourself before you can relate to others and your relationships.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Your will be Made aware of some information which could go against you, but with right advice your may be saved from an embarrassing situation. At an outing or get-together you may come across another person who shares your interests. The possibilities are phenomenal but take one day at a time.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5327 ACROSS: 3 Brusque in manner (5) 8 Bad tempered or scolding woman (5) 10 Hop-drying kilns (5) 11 As mad __ _ hatter? (2,1) 12 Barely sufficient (5) 13 Wrap with bandages (7) 15 They're in control of their faculties (5) 18 Try to win a lady over (3) 19 What a man over sixty can be said to have? (3,3) 21 Favourite musical instrument of the Highlanders (7) 22 Eagle's nest (4) 23 Issue or give out (4) 24 Kalyanji's brother and musical partner (7) 26 Wood louse (3,3) 29 Fasten with a cord (3) 31 Designate; sounds like much (5) 32 Sensed with fingers? (7) 34 Liquid measure (5) 35 __ along : follow behind? (3) 36 Ridges or lumps raised on the skin (5) 37 Faster, horse! (3,2) 38 Struck (old style English) (5) DOWN: 1 Melts (5) 2 Progress (7) 4 Staple diet in most of South India (4) 5 Caress or pet (6) 6 Destined, doomed (5) 7 Cause sharp pain (5) 9 Republic of South Africa, acronym?

(3) 12 Inclined (7) 14 Domesticated canine (3) 16 Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman's 1968 hit (5) 17 Another word for 'chairs' (5) 19 Shoe style (4-3) 20 A very light wood (5)

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SUDOKU 2513 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.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: J equals G

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

21 Noisy quarrel (5) 23 Expelled (7) 24 An absorption in a self-centered mental state, such as fantasies, daydreams or hallucinations (6) 25 Union territory Daman & ____ (3)

27 In the ___ times : in the days gone by, in a way? (5) 28 Counterpart for nuts? (5) 30 Transition (5) 32 Medium pace (4) 33 "Scots Wha __" (Burns poem) (3)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 4 Secede, 7 Adelaide, 8 Elapse, 10 Cleft, 13 Crow, 14 Hive, 15 Bosc, 16 Suk, 17 As an, 19 Knap, 21 Truncheon, 23 Ussr, 24 Ears, 26 BSP, 27 Flaw, 29 Ezra, 32 Neal, 33 Using, 34 Depart, 35 Clinical, 36 Isaiah.

DOWN: 1 Match, 2 Negev, 3 Fast, 4 Seers, 5 Craw, 6 Dust up, 9 Locker, 11 LII, 12 Fears, 13 Conceal, 15 Ban, 16 San, 18 Surfer, 20 Noses, 21 Tsp, 22 Haw, 23 Ushers, 25 Ern, 28 Latch, 30 Zilch, 31 Agile, 32 Nari, 33 Urns.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2332 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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L M B A I L B G X A V I P U A I P

B X

A M Y B U J

X A P O , S Q K

V I Q H P

A I P

P R P U

C Q U ' A

X P P

X A M B G Z M X P .

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION : Who begins too much accomplishes little.

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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: 04 average; 05 good; 06 outstanding.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: arrow, awed, dower, draw, drawer, drew, dwarf, dwarfed, forward, FORWARDED, owed, rawer, reward, reword, rowed, rower, wade, waded, wafer, ward, ware, warred, wear, word, worded, wore.

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Sania wins her first doubles Grand Slam crown with partner Martina Hingis after overcoming a huge hurdle comprising Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina

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ondon: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza scripted history by becoming the first from the country to win a women's doubles Grand Slam trophy as she lifted the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis after a stunning come-from-behind triumph, here.

Twelve years after turning pro, 28-year-old Sania laid hands on her first women's doubles Major title when she and Hingis battled past the second seeded Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and ElenaVesnina 5-7 7-6 (4) 7-5 in a thrilling final.

In what can be considered an interesting coincidence, it was at these very historic courts that Sania had won the women's doubles junior Wimbledon championship with Russian partner Alisa Kleybanova in 2003.

Sania had come close to winning a women's doubles Major in 2011 when she reached the French Open final with Elena Vesnina but ended up runners-up.

The trophy added to the list of firsts that Sania has against her name. She had become India's first woman player to win a Grand Slam when she won the Australian Open with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2009.

She later added the French Open (2012 with Bhupathi) and US Open (2014 with Bruno Soares) to her mixed doubles collection. In yesterday's match, it was a remarkable turnaround for the top seeds as they were trailing 2-5 in the deciding set but made a stunning comeback to reel off five straight games to clinch the issue.

Vesnina was all fired up and her smashing volleys at the net put Sania and Hingis in a lot of trouble. The Russian was left distraught at the end of the proceedings as she had quite literally played out of her skin. It was the third time in recent times that Sania and Hingis played the two Russians in the finals --Indian Wells and Miami -- and asserted their supremacy again.

Sania was broken in the very first game of the match when Vesnina hit a volley winner from the net but the top seeds immediately broke back to avoid falling behind.

It was a remarkable lob from Hingis that gave them two break chances and they converted the second.

Sania and Hingis put tremendous pressure on their rivals but the two Russians responded well and it was 5-5.

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Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza talk between points during the doubles final.

I hope Wimbledon triumph inspires other girls: Sania

London: On cloud nine after becoming the first Indian to clinch the Wimbledon women's doubles title, tennis star Sania Mirza is hoping that the triumph will inspire many more girls in the country to aim big in life.

"There is this thing about being an inspiration for others but obviously I am not thinking about all that.

I play and I want to win because that's what you play for. But I hope it inspires other girls to win," Sania said in the postmatch press conference.

"Even when we were down, we knew we were giving everything we had on the court. These are the moments we worked years and years and all our lives for. This is what we play for.

We feel really honoured to have won that match really," she added.

Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Sania Mirza of India celebrate winning the women's doubles final against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Elena Vesnina of Russia at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon. [Below] Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, left, and Elena Vesnina of Russia hold their runner up trophies. in the second set on the serve of Makarova but the Russians fought off both the chances to hold on. There was no break of serve in the second set which was decided via tie-breaker.

Sania and Hingis raced to a 41 lead before the Russians fought back.

When Vesnina served at 45, Hingis sent a stunning backhand winner down the line to earn the set point which Sania converted with a powerful forehand winner.

The second seeds broke Hingis in the fourth game of Hingis was broken in the on one return from the Swiss the decider to take a com11th game at love after a ter- and hammered the volley win- manding 3-1 lead. Yet again it rific rally of powerful ground- ner close to the body of Sania. was Vesnina, who was electric strokes from left-handed The top seeds had two at the net as she sank a winMakarova. Vesnina pounced chances to get an early break ner after the longest rally of

the match.

A strong hold by Makarova made it 4-1 for the Russians.

Sania and Hingis had great opportunity to make a comeback and when Vesnina went down 0-40 in the seventh game but they could convert none of the three chances and fell behind 2-5. Makarova served for the match in the ninth game but the top seeds brought the match back on serve, albeit after squandering three break chances.

Sania hit a stunning service return winner to earn fourth break point and Hingis' volley converted the chance. From 2-5, they won four games in a row to be in a position to serve out the match.

EVEN WHEN DOWN, WE DIDN'T FEEL OUT: SANIA Faced with opponents who had them running for cover with a fierce serve all through, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis said sheer belief pulled them through as they lifted the Wimbledon women's doubles trophy.

"For a match like this, the No.1 and No.2 seeds playing, it was the best match you could have asked for for the tournament. It was unbelievably exciting. It was exciting to play. I really hope it was exciting to watch, too," Sania said in the post-match press conference.

"Even when we were down, we knew we were giving everything we had on the court. These are the moments we worked years and years and all our lives for. This is what we play for.

We feel really honored to have won that match really," she added.

Sania said though she and Hingis were doing the catching up for most part, they did have their chances all through.

30 Dominant Djokovic downs Federer for his third Wimbledon crown

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ondon: Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for a second year in a row to win his third Wimbledon title.

The top-seeded Serb overcame Federer 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (10-12), 6-4, 6-3 to tie his coach Boris Becker with three titles at the All England Club.

Djokovic now has nine grand slam titles.

Djokovic, 28, is the first man to successfully defend the title since Federer won five times in a row from 2003 to 2007.

The men are now tied at 20-20 in a rivalry that started nine years ago on the clay of Monte Carlo.

Serena Williams, 33, became the oldest woman to win the Wimbledon singles title by beating Spain's Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Her 21st grand slam championship also completed a second "Serena slam" of four straight majors.In the first set Sunday, Djokovic saved two set points at 6-5 down with service winners and forced a tiebreak with an ace. Leading 3-1, the Serb came out on top after a long baseline rally. Serving at 6-1 down, Federer gifted the set with a double fault.

The second set went to a tiebreak again after Djokovic squandered a set point at 5-4 on a forehand error. The crowd gave Federer a standing ovation after the Swiss saved six more set points to win 12-10 on a big serve followed by two backhandvolleys. Djokovic was furious, hitting his racket on his foot three times and shouting at his box during the changeover.

The top seed quickly recovered in the third set, breaking delay at 3-2, Djokovic served early on as he stood closer to out the third set to love with a the baseline to take the ball smash. earlier. After a 15-minute rain The world No. 1 didn't have

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Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nagal wins junior boys doubles Wimbledon title

Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the men's singles final against Roger Federer at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London on Sunday.

Djokovic won the match 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. [L] Novak Djokovic shakes hands with Roger Federer after the match. [R] Boris Becker, coach of Novak Djokovic celebrates during the men's singles final. hit 71 winners, including 40 aces. Djokovic called the match, played over two days, "one of the most difficult" he's had at Wimbledon, and possibly in his career. an easy run to the Wimbledon The 28-year-old is oldest title, coming back from two man to reach nine grand sets down in the fourth round slams. Federer, who turns 34 against Kevin Anderson, who next month, won the ninth of

his record 17 major titles at 25.

The French Open is still missing from Djokovic's quest for a career grand slam. He lost to Stan Wawrinka in the final last month after beating Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. The Spaniard beat him in the 2012 and 2014 finals.

London: Youngster Sumit Nagal entered the history books as only sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy at the Wimbledon championships with partner Nam Hoang Ly. 17-year-old Nagal and his eighth seed Vietnamese partner overcame the fourth seeds Reilly Opelka and Akira Santillan 7 -6(4) 6-4 in the title clash that lasted 63 minutes. Yuki Bhambri was the last Indian to taste success at the top level in junior tennis when he won the Australian Open boys singles title in 2009.

Ramanathan Krishnan (Wimbledon, 1954), Ramesh Krishnan (French Open and Wimbledon, 1979) and Leander Paes (Wimbledon 1990, U.S. Open 1991) are the other junior Grand Slam singles champions from India.

Sania Mirza had won the Wimbledon girls doubles title in 2003 with Russian partner Alisa Kleybanova.

India crush Zimbabwe by 62 runs to seal ODI series 2-0 H

arare: India rode on a solid all-round performance to comfortably crush Zimbabwe by 62 runs in the second One Day International, thereby taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match cricket series.

Batting first, India scored a decent 271 for eight in 50 overs largely due to a 112-run opening stand between Murali Vijay (72) and skipper Ajinkya Rahane (63), who hit patient half-centuries to set up a fighting target.

In reply, Zimbabwe managed to score only 209 in 49 Zimbabwean and Indian cricket players walk off the pitch after the match overs as the bowlers main- on the second day of the One Day International cricket match between tained their stranglehold on the two teams in Harare. the opposition throughout the entire duration of the per and last match's centu- Chibhabha (72, 100 balls) hosts' innings. rion Elton Chigumbura (9) top-scored but that was Losing three wickets in the turned the match decisively never going to enough for the first 11 overs including skip- in India's favour. Chamu home team to cross the fin-

ishing line in this match.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4 for 33 in 10 overs and along with Dhawal Kulkarni (1/39 in 9 overs) provided initial breakthroughs while spinners Harbhajan Singh (1/29 in 10 overs) and Axar Patel (1/40 in 10 overs) kept a tight leash on batsmen during the middle overs.

Unlike the first match, Indian team were far better in both departments as they upped their game by a few notches. While the new fielding rule topped by cautious approach from the batsmen meant that India did not pile up a mammoth total but one that was good enough to have Zimbabwe being pushed back to the wall.

During Indian batting, both Vijay and Rahane took a safety first approach against the white duke ball that was doing bit in the air and off the pitch in cool conditions.

Playing for their places when the first team players come back, it was understandable that both Rahane and Vijay had a strike-rate of less than 80. But they did create a platform for a decent enough score.

When Zimbabwe batted, it was Dhawal Kulkarni, who struck the first blow removing Vusimuzi Sibanda (2), who was caught at point by Vijay.

The experienced Hamilton Masakadza (5) gave a regulation catch to Robin Uthappa behind the stumps of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

A lot was expected of Chugumbura but the Zimbabwean captain was dismissed to a smart piece of slip catching from skipper Rahane as the hosts were down in the dumps at 43 for three and eventually could not recover from early slump.

It was a perfect platform for Harbhajan and Axar to press the advantage home as Zimbabwe could hardly get away even the the senior offspinner was unlucky as two simple catches were dropped despite displaying good variations at times.

Brief Scores: India: 271/8 in 50 overs (Murali Vijay 72, Ajinkya Rahane 63; Neville Madziva 4/49) bt Zimbabwe: 209 all out in 49 overs 209 all out in 49 overs (Chamu Chibhabha 72; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/33) by 62 runs.

BEATEN CLARKE SEEKS SOLACE

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Tamil Nadu’s WFM Vaishali R, WGM Soumya Swaminathan of Maharashtra and IM Tania Sachdev.

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umbai: Tamil Nadu’s WFM Vaishali R, WGM Soumya Swaminathan of Maharashtra and IM Tania Sachdev of Air India, all finished with 9 points each at the end of the 11th and final round. However, the TN women Vaishali, by virtue of better Buchholz (tie-breaker system) score, was declared winner of the of the of the Ram Ratna 42nd National Women’s Challenger Chess Championship, which is being conducted by the Maharashtra Chess Association (MCA) in Mumbai.

In the final round, Vaishali (ELO 2276) defeated WFM Mahalakshmi M. (2149) of Maharashtra on the third board, while Swaminathan (2363) dashed the aspirations of Goa’s WGM Bhakti Kulka-

rni (by scoring a win on the first board. On the second board, top-seed Sachdev (2413) prevailed over WIM Michelle Catherina P. (2220) also of Tamil Nadu.The top three players along with five others players qualified to participate in National Women’s Premier Chess Championship 2015, to be held later in October. The other players who have made the grade are Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) 8 points,WFMVarshini V (TN) 8 points, Neha Singh (Bihar) 8 points, WIM Michelle Catherina P. (TN) 7.5 points and Priyanka K. (TN) 7.5 points.Former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shri Prithviraj Chavan was the Chief Guest and presented the Trophies and cash awards to the winners.

Greek Bearing Gift

By Anant Bhagwat

Always beware of a good player when he makes you a present of a trick. Some ulterior motive is always lurking behind the charity.

Take a look at this hand

S-10 9 8 2 H- VOID D- K 10 2 C- A K J 9 6 2 S- J 5 S- A K Q 7 4 3 H- J 7 4 H- K 8 5 3 2 D- A 7 6 4 D- 5 C- Q 8 7 3 C- 3 S- 6 H- A Q 10 9 6 D- Q J 9 8 3 C- 10 4 North dealt & opened 1 club. East overcalled 2 clubs which showed both majors.

South bid 2 diamonds & ultimately N/S reached 5 diamonds. West led the spade Jack. East overtook & continued spades. South ruffed & played a trump.

Looking at 4 hands it looks pretty simple for the declarer. Although the trumps are 4-1 south has the high trumps. So he can draw trumps & finesse the club Queen which is in.

Declarer will make 6 clubs 4 diamonds & 1 heart. But west was world champion Jim Jacoby. He saw the distribution in a different perspective. He reasoned that east must have 6

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spades & 5 hearts. He had followed to 1 diamond so he had 1 club. If he was club void he would not have overtaken spade Jack, keeping partner on lead for a club return. That in turn meant declarer had 2 clubs & 5 hearts. He would be able to discard his 4 hearts on the club winners, if given a chance. Jim decided not to give him a chance. When south ruffed & played a trump west ducked, &

BRIDGE ducked again when declarer continued trumps. Jim won the 3rd trump with Ace & played---------.What would you play?

He found the mind boggling return of club Queen hoisting south on his own petard. If declarer wins in dummy & comes to hand with 10 of clubs to draw the last trump he can’t get the club tricks as dummy has no entry. To keep a club in hand if declarer ruffs a spade in hand west will have one trump more than south. If south cashes the clubs without drawing the last trump, he will be able to discard only 3 hearts before west ruffs for the setting trick.

Death was certain. South only had the choice of selecting the weapon.

ardiff: Australia captain Michael Clarke said the way his side bounced back at the World Cup after their defeat by New Zealand should encourage them following a crushing loss in the first Ashes Test.

England beat Australia by 169 runs with more than a day to spare in Cardiff yesterday to go 1-0 up in the fivematch series.

Australia, set a mammoth 412 for victory, were dismissed for 242 in their second innings just over an hour after tea on the fourth day at Sophia Gardens.

England paceman Stuart Broad did the bulk of the damage with a haul of three for 39 in 14 overs after manof-the-match Joe Root had laid the foundations for vic-

tory with 134 in the hosts' first innings 430.

The last time Australia won an Ashes series after losing the first Test was on their 1997 tour of England.

But Clarke's proof of how things could turn around came from a more personal and recent example.

In February, Australia were beaten in the pool phase of the World Cup by New Zealand only to thrash their fellow co-hosts weeks later in a one-sided final in Melbourne.

However, Australia almost pulled off an improbable victory before losing to New Zealand by just one wicket in their World Cup pool encounter in Auckland, whereas their chances of winning in Cardiff had long since evapo-

Priyanka wins 100, 110m hurdles

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UMBAI: Priyanka Shenoy of Abhyudaya Sports struck a purple patch as she won the 100m sprint and 110m hurdles in the girls under-16 section in the Mumbai Suburban District Athletic selection meet, held at Sports Authority of India, Kandivali.

While Orlem’s Amruta Patel continued her good run as she added another gold to her 3000m win in the girls under-16 on the opening day.

She was pretty impressive as she outpaced her rivals to claim gold in the 1000m run in the girls under-16 event as

well. Savio’s Adnan Shaikh became the fastest sprinter in the lboys under-16 section as she clocked 12.09 seconds to bag gold, while Bhushan Malani of Dahisar’s Rustomjee International took the honours in the 110 m hurdles.

Results: GIRLS U-16: 100m: Priyanka Shenoy (Abhyudaya Sports) - 13.4 secs. 110m Hurdles: Priyanka Shenoy (Abhyudaya Sports) – 15.8 secs. 400m: Dzilla Mao (Prabhodan) – 62.9 secs.

Discus Throw: Poorna Raorane (Rustomjee Int) – 29.58 mts.

GIRLS U-14: 100m: Krishini Jumani (Prabhodan) – 13.4 secs.

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rated by the time England triumphed in the Welsh capital.

"We have been outplayed in this Test match," said Clarke, bidding to lead Australia to their first Ashes series win in Britain in 14 years.

"We've got to be better. It's pretty simple," added the star batsman, himself yet to enjoy an away Ashes campaign triumph after a trio of tour reverses in 2005, 2009 and 2013.

"Losing to New Zealand in the World Cup gave us a bit of a kick up the backside, and (the team) will probably see this game very similarly," explained Clarke.

"This gives us a bit of a kick up the backside." There was just one fifty in Australia's first innings 308 in Cardiff, veteran opener Chris Rogers making 95.

Rajini wins Race 2 in National Motorcycle Racing Championship C

hennai: Seasoned biker Rajini Krishnan of MotoRev Yamaha Racing team powered his way to a splendid victory in the Group B class as the second round of the MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship concluded here.

Rajini, who had finished second behind Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing in the first race on Saturday, left nothing to chance when opportunity presented itself.

Sarath Kumar (Ten10 Racing) completed the podium and Jagan completed the remainder of the six-lap race despite the punctured tyre.

Meanwhile, Vishwadev Muraleedharan, the 23-year old MBA graduate from Coimbatore, making his debut representing Sparks Racing, enjoyed a memorable weekend as he achieved a double in the Group D (165cc) Novice class to repeat his first round feat last month in Coimbatore.

Watch Madhu Babu and Amir Khan

By Shalivahana

MYSORE: There are only six races today and the first starts at 2.30 p.m. The jockey who attracts attention is Madhu Babu. And when Amir Khan accepts a mount, he needs consideration too.

CARD AND SELECTIONS 1. The Nethravati Plate 1600 M 2.30 P.M. 1.Siena 60.5 V.Chandrakant 2.Ayman 60 Mudassar Nazar 3.Tandav 58.5 Nitin Singh 4.Mountain Glory 58 B.Harish 5.Subadra 56 Nirmal Jodha 6.Act Of Glory 55.5 Saddam Hussain 7.Charming Delmar 54.5 Arshad Alam 8.Rosie's Dream 52.5 M.Madhu Babu Win: Rosie’s Dream, Subadra 2. The Ashwajaya Plate 1400 M 3 P.M. 1.Duma 62 Neeraj Rawal 2.Class Is Class 58 D.Gnaneshwar 3.Keturah 57.5 Y.S.Srinath

4.Flash Drive 55 Saddam Hussain 5.Castle King 52 Irvan Singh 6.Cinch 51.5 M.Rajesh Kumar 7.Sofast 50 Arshad Alam Win: Keturah, Sofast 3. The Gundlupet Plate 1100 M 3.30 P.M. 1.Roi Junior 56 G.Sai Vamshi 2.Run To Win 56 S.Mubarak 3.Silver Prince 56 Irvan Singh 4.The Disciple 56 Ranjeet Singh

4. The Varahi Trophy 1400 M 4 P.M. 1.Red Bolt 60 .J.Gautamrajurs 2.Delta Delight 59.5 B.Harish 3.Naval Glory 59.5 D.Gnaneshwar 4.Go Man Go 58.5 M.Rajesh Kumar 5.Samson 57.5 Afsar Khan 6.Generous Gesture 57 Arshad Alam 7.Oceana 56.5 Neeraj Rawal 8.Rising Little Star 56.5 Nirmal Jodha

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5.Western Fleet 56 Arshad Alam 6.Western View 56 Mudassar Nazar 7.Your Honour Unfair 56 A.Vishwanath 8.Angel One 54.5 Neeraj Rawal 9.Beautiful Revenge 54.5 M.Madhu Babu 10.Rare Emerald 54.5 Saddam Hussain Win: Silver Prince, Run To Win

9.Golden Steps 55.5 S.Mallikarjun 10.Silver Oak 54 A.Vishwanath Win: Season, Generous 5. The Manasasarovara Plate 1600 M 4.30 P.M. 1.Azure Fire 62 Dilip Singh 2.Champions Star 58 Saddam Hussain 3.Clever Trick 55.5 M.J.Gautamrajurs 4.Exactly 55.5 Arshad Alam 5.Gunpowder 54.5 M.Rajesh Kumar

6.Star Mountain 54 Hindu Singh 7.Ephialities 53.5 Sahanawaz 8.Lincon Continental 53 A.Vishwanath 9.Reckless 52.5 Vijay Kumar 10.Gayle's Storm 52 Shivnath Paswan 11.Gascony 50 Nitin Singh Win: Azure Fire, Gascony

6. The Davanagere Plate 1200 M 5 P.M. 1.Getafix 62 Shobhan Babu 2.Zoe 62 A.Ramu 3.Impedimenta 60 Nitin Singh 4.Scaramouche 59 A.Vishwanath 5.Smart Mistral 57.5 Sarvan Kumar 6.Happiness 57 Afsar Khan 7.Lagoona 56.5 L.Prashant 8.Teri Adah 56.5 Sahanawaz 9.Caterina 55.5 V.Chandrakant 10.Abbas Dreams 54.5 G.Sai Vamshi 11.Flirting King 54.5 M.J.Gautamrajurs 12.Vrajanandan 52 M.Rajesh Kumar Win: Zol, Caterina

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Satnam makes NBA debut for Mavericks

as Vegas: Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian hoopster to be drafted in a National Basketball Association team, has made his 2015 NBA Summer League debut for Dallas Mavericks against New Orleans here.

The 7-foot 2-inch Satnam had four points, three rebounds and one assist in a total game time of just over 10 minutes as New Orleans Pelicans had to play all 48 minutes in their 90-86 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks at UNLV's Cox Pavilion yesterday.

A satisfied Satnam said he feels he will soon arrive on the big stage.

"I feel better after playing my first Summer League game here. After a year or two playing with the team, getting more experience with the teammates, I will come to that big moment (NBA first team debut)," said Satnam after the game.

The Pelicans led by as much as 11 points on three different occasions in the sec-

ond quarter before they staved off a pesky Mavericks side that pulled even at 76-all with 5:17 remaining in the contest. New Orleans re-

gained its lead 16 seconds later when Khem Birch, who suited up for UNLV from 2012-14, sank a pair of free throws. Birch pushed the lead to four points with a dunk after a 2:25 dry spell between the two offences.

New Orleans' advantage sat at six points with 51 seconds remaining in the bout until Justin Anderson, the 21st pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, connected on three straight free throws and made a layup in a span of 35 seconds. Anderson finished the game with a team-high 23 points off 8-for-18 shooting from the field.

With the teams separated by only one point, 87-86, with 14 seconds on the clock, Seth Curry capped off his 25-point performance with a pair of successful free throws. Twelve seconds later, Victor Rudd drained one of two free throws to make it a two-possession affair after he was fouled rebounding a wouldbe game-tying 3-pointer by Anderson.

Podium finish for Armaan in Shanghai

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hanghai: Indian driver and JK Tyre brand ambassador Armaan Ebrahim finished third in Race 1 of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series here.

Going into round two, Armaan and his team-mate Di-

lantha were leading the championship post round 1, and post round 2 continue to lead the championship by four points.

With a typhoon hitting the outskirts of Shanghai, the conditions varied drastically

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adrid: Real Madrid's emblematic captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas is set to leave the club for FC Porto after 25 years during which he won everything in the game with the Spanish giants.

"Real Madrid and FC Porto have agreed the transfer of Iker Casillas to the Portuguese club," Real Madrid said in a statement yesterday after three days of intense negotiations.

At 34 Casillas leaves a club Iker Casillas is moved to tears during a press conference where he with which he grew up, join- confirmed he will join Porto from Real Madrid this summer. ing Real's youth academy aged nine in 1990 and win- seasons as a professional. ers in this club is not just ning 19 trophies during his 16 "One of the best goalkeep- leaving, today the greatest

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and the team got caught in qualifying with the varying weather conditions.

Armaan qualified fifth and Dilantha sixth for Race 1 and Race 2.

The race started in treacherous conditions with torrential rain non stop.

Armaan moved up the ladder steadily and finished his stint in third place before handing over the car to Dilantha, who maintained his position till the chequered flag to take a well deserved podium finish.

In Race 2, Armaan started sixth on the grid and dropped right down to 18th place post the first corner after getting hit from behind.

goalkeeper in the history of the club and in the history of Spanish football is moving on to a new stage in his footballing career," the statement said.

Casillas had two years left on his contract, but the highlyanticipated transfer is seen as an historic turning point for the club who are reported to be trying to recruit Manchester United's 24-year-old Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea in a bid to rejuvenate after finishing second in La Liga last season behind Barcelona, who also won the Champions League title.

"Iker is leaving, but his

legacy is here forever. His attitude and actions in the 725 games he played in the our jersey shine a light on the path for those who dream of being part of this team," the statement said.

"For Real Madrid today is a day, above all, of thanks and recognition .... This goodbye evokes thousands of sensations and memories charged with hope, anticipation, sacrifice, strength and unique triumph," the club said. In 2010 Casillas made front pages worldwide in a photograph of him raising the World Cup in South Africa after leading Spain to the title for first time.

Annu clinches gold in javelin throw in Athletics Nationals

Chennai: National record holder javelin thrower Annu Rani performed well below her best but still managed to win a gold medal on the penultimate day of the 55th National Inter-State Athletics Championship.

Incheon Asian Games bronze medallist Annu, representing Uttar Pradesh, clinched the gold with a throw of 54.67m, well below her national mark of 59.53m.

There was no challenger to Annu as Haryana's Pusha Jakhar (49.69.M) and Karnataka's Shaheja Hani (48.72m) finished a distant second and third respectively. Sreenith Mohan of Kerala, a favourite to win the men's high jump title, paid the price for passing first two jumps to finish fourth. Second ranked Mohan was complacent at the start and cleared 2.05m and finished fourth.