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here seems to be no end in sight as the stalemate over the seatsharing agreement between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued on Sunday. According to Sena sources the party has apparently given time to BJP till Monday afternoon to take a final call on the seat-sharing issue. BJP sources in New Delhi disclosed that partys state election management incharge Om Prakash Mathur will call on Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at his Matoshri residence. However, indications from BJP sources in New Delhi is that the central leadership is in favour of the Sena-BJP alliance continuing and wants its state unit to arrive at a compromise formula. While the state BJP unit is still insisting on contesting the assembly elections on its own strength. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) which has been closely following the developments too appears to be in favour of the alliance continuing. Earlier in the day, stopping short of issuing an ultimatum, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray yesterday

UDDHAV FINALISES CANDIDATES’ LIST

Matoshree saw a flurry of activity throughout the day with the party leadership meeting district unit chiefs and local leaders to finalise the list of candidates for October 15 Assembly elections on Sunday evening. According to PTI report, the meetings were attended by party MPs and senior leaders. Though the leader termed the development as "routine meetings to finalise candidates", they came against the backdrop of tough posturing by both the Sena and BJP over finalisation of seats to contest the polls.

keeping 151 seats for the Sena. In a rather aggressive tenor he said that this was his last ditch effort to save the 25 year old alliance from breaking. The Sena president urged the BJP leadership not to cheat the people of Maharashtra and offer stones to them. Thackeray stated that he personally felt that the Sena-BJP alliance stays intact. Thackeray chided the BJP leaders of not making the mistake of throwing away a well laid meal before them. ReRajiv Pratap Rudy, Vinod Tawde ferring to the mediation of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde which sealed while addressing the party cadres at the alliance in May 2014 Lok Sabha Rangasharda auditorium in Bandra polls, he said the leadership then arWest remarked that he was offering 119 gued that the alliance should first strive assembly seats to the Bharatiya Janata Continued on pg 8 « Party (BJP) and nothing more than that,

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Spreading peace and love in the world

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In this era of hatred, communalism, terrorism, civil wars, we still have people who believe in love, peace, harmony and giving. The CEO and trustee of Wockhardt Foundation, Dr Huzaifa Khorakiwala has founded a force to spread the message of peace in the world. Dr Huzaifa is the founder of The Peace Keeping Force (TPKF) which is the sixth largest peacekeeping force in the world and has over one million peacekeepers. He is also associated with other social causes. Through Wockhardt Foundation he runs several programmes in health, education, water and sanitation across the country. As the International Peace Day was celebrated across the world on Sunday, Santia Dudi spoke to this messenger of peace about his peace-spreading mission and his TPKF.

What inspired you to come up with the idea of creating TPKF? Nowadays all of us are bombarded with lot of hatred and negativity. The social media is used as one of the most important platforms to spread this hatred and negativity. So we also decided to take the help of internet, but to spread peace. That's when the idea of TPKF came into existence. TPKF was started in 2011 and today, three years down the line we have total one million peacekeepers in our force. We decided to focus on the thought process of the people. Our main focus was to concentrate on the quality of thoughts. We came up with a concept of seven human values â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gratitude, Forgiveness, Love, Humility, Giving, Patience, Truth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and these values were covered with an umbrella of the basic human value, which is peace.

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have a Facebook page and our peacekeepers, who are active online, spread the message of peace. We have dedicated every day of the week to one human value. For example, today is Monday and Monday is dedicated to Gratitude. So, our one million peacekeepers will receive 'Gratitude' messages which they have to share on their Facebook with others. This is the way our online peacekeeping programme works. With our peace messages we try to neutralise the negativity and hatred.

process of TPKF. How to start such a mission, what platform to choose to achieve our aim, how to involve more people, how to attract youth and to convince them to be a part of this peace-spreading mission. And now when we have one million peacekeepers in our force, the major challenge is to be more and more influential and to add more peacekeepers to TPKF.

You spoke about the bombarding of negativity and hatred. Have you ever received any Apart from online programme, is TPKF ac- backfire from the bodies who are spreading these negative messages? tive on the ground as well? Our main focus is on our online programme Until now, no. And one of the basic reasons but we do ground activities also. We conduct behind this is that we are politically neutral. peace workshops and seminars. We are not criticising or judging anyone. We Apart from this we have peace-auto rick- are simply focusing on our seven human valshaws. In Bangalore, we have auto rickshaw ues and spreading the message of peace. drivers who are also peacekeepers. They are groomed not to misbehave with their cos- What are your future plans for TPKF? How does TPKF function? We have an online peacekeeping mission. We tumers, not to violate traffic norms and not to We are planning to start peace cafes in the use any unfair means to charge extra money. city. We are also trying to introduce the They have to paste our peace poster on their concept of peace-auto rickshaws in other auto rickshaws. The customers can call on cities too. the toll free number mentioned on the poster and give their feedback. Only What is the goal of TPKF? once we received a complaint about Our ultimate goal is to spread peace and love one of our peacekeeper rickshaw driver in the world, also we are aiming to become and within 24 hrs it was rectified. The the largest peacekeeping force in the world. driver apologised to the customer and We are aiming to outshine China's 'People's the costumer was happy in the end. The Liberation Army.' peace-auto rickshaws are recognised by the United Nations Organisation (UNO). Apart from TPKF you are also associated with other social causes, and also you are Is TPKF getting any help from the gov- playing the role of the CEO and trustee of Wockhardt Foundation. How are you manernment? As of now, no. But we are thinking about aging all these roles altogether? it and we will do the needful for the same See, it's about one's capacity. Let's say I am juggling eight rings right now, there are peosoon. ple who can juggle 12 rings and some can jugWhat are the challenges faced by you as the gle even more. It depends on an individual. I am doing what I love to, I am chasing my founder and president of TPKF? Initial challenge was to think of the thought dreams and living my passion everyday.

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DANDIYA FEVER... Women clad in traditional 'ghagra choli' pose for a photograph with dandiya sticks during a dandiya dance programme, ahead of the Navratri festival in Ranchi on Sunday.

An Award for Courage THE Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) has selected Indian cartoonist Kanika Mishra and Palestinian cartoonist Majda Shaheen as co-recipients of the Award for Courage in Editorial

under extraordinary circumstances. Kanika Mishra, a resident of Mumbai, was selected for her valour and exercise of free speech though she received numerous threats from followers of a local godman, Asaram Bapu, who were enraged at the humorous and focused cartoons she drew of his illegal sexual exploits. When Kanika got word that popular cult leader Bapu had been accused of raping the 16-year old daughter of two of his followers, she reacted in the most powerful way she could. Four hours after hearing that there was a police manhunt for Bapu, Kanika tweeted Cartooning for 2014. Each year and posted on her Facebook page a cartoon tweaking Bapu CRNI gives this coveted award to a cartoonist in great danger who has supporters' blind faith in their guru. Reaction to Kanika's cartoons demonstrated exceptional courage in the exercise of free speech rights was immediate. She soon began

receiving requests for interviews from popular media. Following the media interest, a groundswell of new threats from Bapu's supporters broke loose. Throughout the siege by Bapu's supporters she continued to counter Bapu's outrageous hypocrisy through her cartoons.

Talk, devised by Indian Arsh Shah Dilbaghi, is one of 15 finalists in Google’s Global Science Fair project, reports Business Insider. He says that 1.4 per cent of the world’s population suffer from disorders that make regular communication all but impossible. In addition he says current devices are expensive and bulky, and do not offer a suitable alternative to regular speech. His idea was to make a gadget that was affordable, faster, portable and generic.It works by recognising two distinguishing exhales from a person in Morse code - a short burst and a slightly longer one. This mimics the action of dots and dashes in Morse code. The breaths are recorded by a tube that attaches under a person’s nose and into an external device. Inside the device the bursts of air are converted into words and sentences, and then read aloud by one of nine synthesised voices. Talk also has a second mode, which lets the user speak in specific commands or phases. Azad Shrivastav | ADC

Talk with your nose

For people who suffer from serious disabilities like Parkinson’s or motor neurone disease, communication can be incredibly difficult. Here's good news for them. A 16-year-old has designed a device that could provide a promising solution, as it lets people communicate using just their breath. Called Talk, the device works by recognising shorts bursts of air as Morse code and turning the words and sentences into speech, enabling the severely paralysed to communicate with others.

Navratri festival shopping in Bhuleshwar: Shoppers browse through latest exclusive sarees, shararas and dress material before the Navratri festival shopping at a shop in Bhuleshwar market, yesterday.

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Potholes in Lithuania and Mumbai IN distant Lithuania, they employ an unique method to draw the attention of the authorities when many and various methods they

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use fail. They too have problems like we have in Mumbai. For instance, potholes! A Mumbaikar recommends an

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Family carrying out morning ablutions around a pothole in Lithuania.

Man diving into a pothole.

autorickshaw ride on a potholed road. The potholes are deep and many. The bumpy ride, he says, will bring about total digestion. This, however, certainly is not the best way to make the best of a bad situation.

In Lithuania, people resort to an unusual but effective method to draw the attention of the unhelpful authorities. Lithuania also has a pothole problem. A big-made man tries jumping into a water-filled pothole.

After seat adjustment talks, we’ll immediately start our joint election campaign harmoniously!

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I have changed my name from Nazreen to Nazrin Saeed Ibrahim Sayyad as per Affidavit Dated 20th September, 2014. C-24455

I have changed my name from Shabana Ayub Kapidi, to ‘Shabana Akil Khatib’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-16858) Dated: 28/08/2014. C-24440

I have changed my name from Sameena to Sameena Saeed Ibrahim Sayyed as per Affidavit Dated 20th September, 2014.

I have changed my name from Naziruddin Hishamuddin Sayed, to ‘Nazir Hishamuddin Sayed Kadri’ as per PUBLIC NOTICE Govt. Gazette No. Notice is hereby given Maharashtra (X-100806) Dated: 19/06/2014.

I have changed my name from Saeed Ibrahim Sayyad to Saeed Ibrahim Sayyed as per Affidavit Dated 20th September, 2014. C-24457

that Bhimraj K. Dhami son of karan B. Dhami is applying to the Secretory to the Government of india in the Ministry of Home Affairs for naturalization and that any person who knows any reason why naturalization should not be granted should send a written signed statement of the facts to the said Secretory.

C-24441 I have changed my name from Mohan Narayanan Thothil, to ‘Mohanan Narayanan Thothil’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-17268) Dated: 04/09/2014. C-24442 I have changed my name from David Satishchand Yadev, to ‘David Lawrence Yadav’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 17/09/2014. C-24443 I have changed my name from Ayub Husain to Ayub Husain Khatri as per Affidavit Dated 19/09/2014. C-24444 I have changed my name from Pushpaben Pandya to Pushpa Jayantibhai Thakkur as per Affidavit Dated 19/09/2014. C-24445 I have changed my name from Qutbuddin Khambhati to Kutubuddin Khambati as per Affidavit Dated 16/09/2014. C-24446 I have changed my name from Sayada Bano Ayub Khatri to Sayada Ayub Khatri as per Affidavit Dated 19/09/2014. C-24447 I Shaikh Khaliq Ahmed Mohd. Nasimmulla have changed my name to Khaliq Ahmed Nasimmulla Ansari vide Affidavit dated 20.9.2014. C-24448 I D’souza Emma Sandra John have changed my name to Aisha Khaliq Ansari vide Affidavit dated 20.9.2014. C-24449

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I have changed my name from Nazreen to Nazrin Saeed Ibrahim Sayyed as per Affidavit Dated 20th September, 2014. C-24458 I have changed my name from Sutaria Nazrinbanu Ibrahim to Nazrin Saeed Ibrahim Sayyed as per Affidavit Dated 20th September, 2014. C-24459 I have changed my name from Waman Vasant Lotlikar to Vaman Vasant Lotlikar as per Affidavit dated 19 Sept,2014. C-24460 I have changed my name from Maryam Mohammad Munaf to Mariyam Mohd. Munaf Khan as per Affidavit dated 16 July, 2014. C-24461 I have changed my name from Mohammed Hanif to Mohammed Hanif Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-24462 I have changed my name from Fazal Khan to Md Fazal Khan (New Name) as per Affidavit No – (LG-756978) dated 20th September, 2014. C-24463 I have changed my name from Shahina Abdul Hameed Shaikh to Fatima Abdul Hameed Shaikh by deed poll Affidavit. C-24464 We Abdul Hameed Shaikh and Fatima Abdul Hameed Shaikh have changed our minor daughter from Saniya Abdul Hameed Shaikh to Aaliya Abdul Hameed Shaikh by deed poll Affidavit. C-24465

I have changed my name from Mohd Aftab Alam to Mohd Aftab Alam Mohd Mansoor Alam Ansari as per Affidavit dated: 20/09/2014 C-24466 I have changed my name from Manojkumar to Manoj Chandrakant Pote as per Affidavit dated: 20/09/2014 C-24467 I have changed my name from Gazala to Gazala Mohammad Rizwan Shaikh as per Affidavit dated: 20/09/2014 C-24468 I have changed my name from Rizwan Abdul Wahid Shaikh to Mohammad Rizwan Shaikh as per Affidavit dated: 20/09/2014 C-24469 I have changed my name from Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Ayyub Ansari to Anwarali Mohammad Ayyub Ansari as per Affidavit C-24470 I have changed my name from Jamil Ahmed Mohd Nazir Ansari to Jamil Nazir Khan as per Affidavit C-24471 I have changed my name from Mohamed Haleem Mohammed Haroon to Mohammed Haleem Mohammed Haroon Ansari as per Affidavit C-24472 I have changed my name from Mukhtar Ahmed Gulam Ambia Gujar to Mukhtar Gulam Ambiya Guzar as per Affidavit C-24473 I have changed my name from Fayyaz Ahmad Zahir Ahmad to Fayyaz Ahmad Zahir Ahmad Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24474 I have changed my name from Faisal Abdul Wahid Nervil to Faisal Abdul Wahid Narvel as per Affidavit C-24475 I have changed my name from Roshni Vishwaskumar Mohanraj to Roshnimary John Vishwaskumar Mohanraj as per Affidavit C-24476 I have changed my name from Sajjada Banu Abdul Wajid Khan to Sajida Banu Abdul Wajid Khan as per Affidavit C-24477 I have changed my name from Pradnya Uddhav Raybole to Pradnya Uddav Raibole as per Affidavit C-24478 We Mr.Mohammed Rizwan Shaikh and Mrs. Gazala Mohammed Rizwan Shaikh our son Mohammed Kamran Mohammed Rizwan Shaikh formerly called Mohammed Kamran Rizwan Shaikh as per Affidavit dated: 20/09/2014 C-24479 I have changed my name from Akbar Mohd Hussain Sayed to Akbarali Mohd Husainali Qureshi as per Affidavit C-24480 I have changed my name from Moh Soheb to Shoeb Mohammad Yaqoob Ansari as per Affidavit C-24481

I have changed my name from Zaved Akhtar Ansari to Javed Akhtar Ansari as per Affidavit C-24482 I have changed my name from Rizwan Ahmed Nazeer Ahmed to Rizwan Ahmed Nazeer Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit C-24483 I have changed my name from Vaishali Padmawar to Vaishali Padamwar as per Affidavit C-24484 I have changed my name from Manbodh Kumar to Manbodh Kumar Choudhary as per Affidavit C-24485 I have changed my name from Shaheen Maqbool Elahi to Shaheen Rashid Siddique as per Affidavit C-24486 I have changed my name from Selwyn Savio Bhangera to Selwyn Hunsroy Bhangera as per Affidavit C-24487 I have changed my name from Kainat Shaukat Qazi to Kainaat Shaukat Qazi as per Affidavit C-24488 I have changed my name from Ghulam Ali Ladhani to Gulamali Ladhani as per Affidavit C-24489 I have changed my name from Nasimbanu Jaffer Ali Qureshi to Naseem Bano Jaffer Ali Qureshi as per Affidavit C-24490 I have changed my name from Aseef Ali Qureshi to Asif Ali Qureshi as per Affidavit C-24491 I have changed my name from T.U.Krishnajith Namboothiri to Krishnajith Namboothiri as per Affidavit C-24492 I have changed my name from Vikas Hakam Chand to Vikas Hakam Chand Nagia as per Affidavit C-24493 I have changed my name from Manish Hakam Chand to Manish Hakam Chand Nagia as per Affidavit C-24494 I have changed my name from Uma Devi Hakam Chand to Uma Hakam Chand as per Affidavit C-24495 I have changed my name from Sashikala Elangovan to Shashikala Elangovan as per Affidavit C-24496 I have changed my name from Vigneshwar Haribabu Bochu to Vignesh Haribabu Boohu as per Affidavit C-24497 We Mr Sateesh Dasari and Mrs Lavanya Dasari have changed our son's name from Krupa Karan Dasari to Karan Dasari as per Affidavit C-24498 I have changed my name from Farhat Jameel Khan to Farhat Farid Khan as per Affidavit C-24499

We Mr Vinod Kumar and Mrs Anima Anu have changed our son's name from Aryan to Arnav Kumar Gupta as per Affidavit C-24500 I have changed my name from Mohammed Noor Sadik Patel to Noormohad Sadik Patel as per Affidavit C-24501 I have changed my name from Hemlata Bhimsen Rasal to Smita Sudhir Vijayaker as per Affidavit C-24502 I have changed my name from Rajkumar Amritlal to Rajkumar Amritlal Gupta as per Affidavit C-24503 I have changed my name from Manikandan S Gopal Kobad to Manikandan Gopal Yadav as per Affidavit C-24504 I have changed my name from Gopal Kobad to Gopal Konar as per Affidavit C-24505 I have changed my name from Muttarasi to Muttarasi Gopal Konar as per Affidavit C-24506 I have changed my name from Ansudha to Maria Ansudha Nadar as per Affidavit C-24507 I have changed my name from S.Y.Panidasan to Panidasan Nadar as per Affidavit C-24508 I have changed my name from P.Micheal Vijayanesan to Nebsan Panidasan Nadar as per Affidavit C-24509 I have changed my name from Elvita Severine Santan Godinho to Elvita Santan Godinho as per Affidavit C-24510 I have changed my name from Zohra Parameshwaran to Zohra Asma Shaherwalla as per Affidavit C-24511 I have changed my name from Mary Philomina Ramaswamy to Mary Philomena Ramaswamy as per Affidavit C-24512 I have changed my name from Shabina Khatoon Mohammed Yaqoob to Shabina Mohammed Sharif Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24513 I have changed my name from Meenakumari Nagesh Ullal to Meena Prakash Rao as per Affidavit C-24514 I have changed my name from Lubana Mohd Salim Shaikh & Lubna Jabin Mohd Salim Shaikh to Lubna Altaf Khan as per Affidavit C-24515 I have changed my name from Anjuram Gulabrao Pakhare to Anjiram Gulabrao Pakhare as per Affidavit C-24516 I have changed my name from Terence Vijaya Nazareth to Terence Vijay Nazareth as per Affidavit C-24517

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Will the alliance partnerships be redrawn? A

1990 caricature by noted cartoonist R K Laxman depicts late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray seated with his feet planted on another chair in front of him and gesturing to the late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan towards a small stool in front of him with a catch line 'have a seat'. That caricature of the 1990s sums up the present strained ties between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. It does seem as though the seeds of present discontent apparently were sown in that seatsharing deal that cemented the

between both the Congress-NCP alliance on one hand and the BJPSena alliance on the other is more about who assumes the role of the big daddy. The tussle between them seems to be veering towards what increasingly looks like a possibility – all the four major players contesting independently of each other. And after the Assembly elections, the alliance partnerships

Uddhav Thackeray, president-Shiv Sena

Nitin Gadkari, senior leader-BJP

Sharad Pawar, president-NCP

Sonia Gandhi, president-Congress

saffron alliance 25 years ago. Today also it is haunted by just two options – either to swallow the humiliation and self-respect or else walk out of the alliance. But both have a lot to answer for. The question is why now? And both of them do not want to answer that and neither are willing to accept the blame for the actions. Time is too short to answer the many questions and overcome the odds. That is if they have done their homework well in advance, simultaneously knowing who will play the role of Brutus. Moreover, they will also have to calculate the gains and losses of their decisions. On the other hand, things are not that rosy either between the ruling Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The latter after 15 years of being together in the alliance government suddenly has discovered that it needs to have a larger share of the electoral pie. Back in 1999, the NCP despite being the junior partner had hard-bargained for key ministries in the state government and got away with it. It then had conveniently for the sake of power put its core issue of alleged foreign origins of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the backburner. Now it has hit upon a new excuse arguing that it would not like to share space with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. The seemingly bitter war of words

may be redrawn depending upon who is better suited to form the next government in the state. The genesis of this theory has been floated by NCP’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar who has openly advocated the same recently. Even if the respective alliances or either of the one survives, the cracks will be visible even if they are plastered with the glue of power. What is significant to note is that the argument of contesting independently holds some water in the sense that both the alliances were formed before the 2006 Delimitation of Assembly constituencies. The 2006 Delimitation exercise has redrawn the geographical boundaries of the Assembly seats with many erstwhile seats either being completely wiped off the electoral map or redrawn completely. Very few have remained intact. Besides, the 2011 census and subsequent Voter Registration has only shown a rise in urban population and an increase in younger voter population. Another argument that is being put forth by both the alliances is that over the years, the growth of their parties in the constituencies held by their respective allies has virtually stopped or is stunted. If that being the case, the contours of the respective alliances ought to have been drawn in the first Assembly elections of 2009, post Delimitation of 2006 rather

than after eight long years. The whole political by-play being enacted appears to be aimed at once again trying out the 1978 Progressive Democratic Front government that was then headed by Sharad Pawar. In that case, the voters are apparently being taken for a supposed ego ride of the two alliances. Or is it an attempt to weed out the smaller players and create a bi-polar political field with the two dominant players remaining in the field? Sooner or later, this political parasitical relationship will devour or leave the other alliance partner either depleted or extinct in the near future. Over the years, more than the Sena, the BJP as a matter of fact conceded more electoral ground to the Sena and that has led itself into a tight corner that it finds itself in today. It first began with the BJP handing over its sitting Thane Lok Sabha seat to the Sena. In fact, in the later years it conceded or relinquished its hold over five more Lok Sabha seats to the Sena. It did not stop there and reached a flash point in the 2004 Assembly elections with former state BJP president Nitin Gadkari feeling humiliated as the SenaBJP bitterly haggled over swapping the Chimur seat held by the Sena with the sitting Guhagar Assembly seat held by the BJP.

ideally accommodated Republican Party of India (Athawale faction) leader Ramdas Athawale from its quota to the Rajya Sabha, was eventually accommodated by the BJP. The latter denied ticket to its then sitting MP Prakash Jawadekar to accommodate Athawale. Over the years, the BJP has conceded more electoral ground in its traditional strongholds of Mumbai, Thane and Konkan region. The result of it today is that the party appears to be at the mercy of the Sena’s whims and fancies which has apparently derived more strength and mileage at the expense of its ally. Likewise, more than the Congress, the NCP appears to be the aggressive partner. For the Congress, the string of alleged corruption

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As Sena-BJP negotiate, smaller allies talk of parting ways M

ahadeo Jankar, president of Rashtriya Samaj Party (RSP), a part of 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance of opposition parties) today asked Shiv Sena and BJP to finalize the seat-sharing formula by Monday, threatening that his party would be out of the alliance otherwise. "If the differences over seat-sharing (between Sena and BJP) are not resolved by tomorrow, I and Swab-

himani Shetkari Sanghana led by Raju Shetti will contest all the 288 Assembly seats jointly," Jankar told PTI. The RSP leader said in that case his party and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana would contest 144 seats each. "We will wait till tomorrow," he added. Shiv Sena, in its latest offer, has proposed that BJP should contest 119 seats, but BJP has rejected it.

"We expect the issue to be resolved by tomorrow, otherwise I and Raju Shetty will part ways with them," he said. Ramdas Athawale of RPI, another member of the Mahayuti, demanded 20 seats for smaller allies. "Out of the 20 seats, RPI should get ten, five each from Sena and BJP," he said. "We should not allow the break-up of Mahayuti," he said.

Seeing his sitting Guhagar seat being handed over to Sena, then sitting BJP MLA Dr Vinay Natu revolted but to no avail. Despite being an BJP-led NDA ally, that did not stop the Sena from supporting the candidatures of Pratibhatai Patil and Pranab Mukherjee for the elections to the post of the President of India. Earlier this year, the Sena which should have

scandals swirling around some NCP ministers is proving to be more of a liability as it faces a daunting task of overcoming 15 years of anti-incumbency. With the weakening of the hold of Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and its inability to split the Sena-BJP vote bank in the recent 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress-NCP might be hoping that the Sena-BJP alliance breaks apart. The split in the anti-incumbency vote and the saffron vote bank will only assist the Congress-NCP, besides giving a new lease of life to the MNS. Even if the split in the two alliances does happen, there are other fundamental questions that need to be taken care of. For the Sena, it will have to decide whether it intends to forgo its stake in the BJP-led National Democratic Front (NDA) alliance government at the Centre and its spin-off benefits. Secondly, what happens to their alliance in Mumbai and Thane civic bodies where they are in power? Another being, can both the alliance partners take the risk of forgoing what looks like power within its grasp and instead wander in political wilderness for another five years? Besides, a split now with very little time left for campaigning, means that it will be doubly difficult for both the alliance partners to convince voters who voted for one alliance partner till now, to vote for it now. The 2014 Lok Sabha election results seem to have emboldened both the BJP and NCP to flex their political muscles. But history has shown that voting in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections tends to vary. A case in point is the recent Risod Assembly by-election that was held along with the Lok Sabha elections in May 2014. While the voters voted the Sena-BJP for the Lok Sabha, for the Assembly seat they voted for the Congress. The question is who will take the gamble of mutual separation and will it pay off. One thing is certain whoever fails to pull it off will pay dearly – electorally and politically.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Shakil Ahmad Fazluddin Jogilkar to Shakeel Ahmed Jogilkar as per Affidavit C-24518 I have changed my name from Akram Khan to Wasim Akram Khan as per Affidavit. C-24519

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Taufique Ahmed Tafseer Ahmed to Taufique Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24537

I have changed my name from Mamur Husain Saiyad to Manzar Hasan Sayyed as per Affidavit C-24554

I have changed my name from Ms.Jaibunnisa Usman Kojar to Mrs. Jaibunisa Asif Bhola as per deed poll Affidavit

I have changed my name from Shamim Khatun Saiyad to Shamim Khatun Sayyed as per Affidavit C-24555

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I have changed my name from Priya Harish Kottiyan to Priya Harish Kotian as per Affidavit C-24520

I have changed my name from Iyaaj Sheikh to Ayaz Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24539

I have changed my name from Rajesh Ramu Gaste to Rizwan Jamir Qureshi as per Affidavit C-24521

I have changed my name from Mr. Awais Ahmed Mehmodul Hasan to Mr. Awais Ahmed Mehmodul Hasan Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24540

I have changed my name from Ramu Gaste to Jamir Qureshi as per Affidavit C-24522 I have changed my name from Uma Ramu Gaste to Farida Jamir Qureshi as per Affidavit C-24523 I have changed my name from Sarfaraz Ahmed Shaikh to Rehan Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24524 I have changed my name from Prakashkumar Nanalal Soni to Prakash Nanalal Soni as per Affidavit C-24525 I have changed my name from Mohamad Azim and Mohd Azim Ali Mohammed to Mohammad Azim Mansuri as per Affidavit C-24526 I have changed my name from Ali Mehemad Kasam Siddik Mansuri to Ali Mahammad Mansuri as per Affidavit C-24527 I have changed my name from Mahammed Shahabaz Samadani Shaikh to Mohammed Shahabaz Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24528 I have changed my name from Samadani Shaikh to Samdani Shaikh as per Affidavit C-24529 I have changed my name from Rohit Vivian Andrews to Rohit George Andrews as per Affidavit C-24530 I have changed my name from Mohammed Umar Shamshuddin Khatri to Mohammed Umar Shamsuddin as per Affidavit C-24531 I have changed my name from Nadeem Khan to Nadim Khan as per Affidavit C-24532 I have changed my name from Neha Khan To Samina Khan As Per Affidavit C-24533 I Nadim Khan have changed my daughter name from Zhaira Nadim Khan to Zahira Nadim Khan as per Affidavit C-24534 I have changed my name from Dilipbhai Chandulal Shah to Dilip Chandulal Shah as per Affidavit C-24535 I have changed my name from Amirkhan Lala to Amir Khan as per Affidavit C-24536

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I have changed my name from Dipak Bhikan Bonde to Mr. Depak Bhikan Bonde as per Affidavit C-24541 I have changed my name from Sukhramani Motiram to Sukhramani Moti as per Affidavit C-24542 I have changed my name from Wadhwa Vijaykumar to Wadhwa Vijay as per Affidavit C-24543 I have changed my name from Jaishankar Ram to Jaishankar Amardev Rajbhar as per Affidavit C-24544 I have changed my name from Amardev Ram to Amardev Sumiran Rajbhar as per Affidavit C-24545 I have changed my name from Miss. Remitha Stephen to Miss Remitha Stephen Nadar as per Affidavit C-24546 I have changed my name from Ather Naeem Riyazul Naim Shamshi to Ather Naim Riyazul Naim as per Affidavit Dt.19-09-2014. C-24547 I have changed my name from Mohammad Ayyub Shaikhi to Mohammad Ayyub Qureshi as per Affidavit Dt. 08-09-2014. C-24548

I Rameshchandra Ranglal Jain have changed my name to Hastimal Ranglal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544068, dated: 16/09/14 C-24556 I Ramesh Ranglal Jain have changed my name to Hastimal Ranglal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544063, dated: 16/09/14 C-24557 I Neha Ramesh Jain have changed my name to Neha Hastimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544100, dated: 16/09/14 C-24558 I Kailasdevi Rameshchandra Jain have changed my name to Kailashdevi Hastimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544097, dated: 16/09/14 C-24559 I Rameshchandra Ranglal Jain have changed my name to Hastimal Ranglal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544096, dated: 16/09/14 C-24560 I Dimple Rameshchandra Jain have changed my name to Dimple Hastimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544095, dated: 16/09/14 C-24561 I Kailash Rameshchandra Jain have changed my name to Kailashdevi Hastimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544069, dated: 16/09/14 C-24562 I Himalay Rameshchandra Jain have changed my name to Harshil Hastimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544067, dated: 16/09/14 C-24563 I Kailas Ramesh Jain have changed my name to Kailashdevi Hastimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit No. 31AA 544066, dated: 16/09/14 C-24564

I have changed my name from Abdul Shakur Memon to Abdul Shakoor Popatia As per Affidavit Dt. 08-04-2014. C-24549

I Harish Momaya Patel have changed my name to Haresh Momaya Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24565

I have changed my name from Salman Abdul Shakur Memon to Salman Abdul Shakoor Popatia as per Affidavit Dt.0804-2014. C-24550

I Kalpanaben Anupbhai Mistry have changed my name to Kalpana Anupbhai Mistry as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 19/09/14 C-24566

I have changed my name from Gulam Husain Noor Mohammed to Gujrati Gulam Husain Noor Mohammed as per Affidavit Dr. 19-09-2014.

I Mr. Mahesh Shankar Chalake have changed my name to Mr. Mahesh Shankar Chalke as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24567

C-24551 I have changed my name from Mohd Kazim Syed Ali to Mohammed Kasim Sayed Ali Sayed as per Affidavit C-24552

I Devendrakumar Hirachand Zaveri have changed my name to Devendra Hirachand Jhaveri as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 19/09/14 C-24568

I have changed my name from Hasan Abbas Mamur Husain Saiyad to Hasan Abbas Manzar Hasan Sayyed as per Affidavit C-24553

I Nileshkumar Hirachand Zaveri have changed my name to Nilesh Hirachand Jhaveri as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 19/09/14 C-24569

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 I Nipa Deepak Pasad have changed my name to Neeta Deepak Pasad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24586

I Ashwani Kumar have changed my name to Ashwani Kumar Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24604

I Gokulbhai Karmanbhai Dubriya have changed my name to Gokul Karmanbhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24587

I Rajan Kumar Raju have changed my name to Rajan Kumar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24605

I Prabhavati Vaktawarmal have changed my name to Prabha Khushalchand Mehta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24588

I Mohmad Farook Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammed Farooque Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24606

I Ramesh Devisingh Chadana have changed my name to Rameshsingh Devisingh Chadana as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24589

I Hazina Mohmad Shaikh have changed my name to Hasina Mohammed Farooque Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24607

I Geetaben Devsibhai Parmar have changed my name to Geeta Govindbhai Rathod as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24573

I Mansi Mohan Mayekar have changed my name to Manasi Mohan Mayekar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24590

I Shaikh Mohammedashfaq have changed my name to Shaikh Mohammed Ashfaque as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24608

I Dibyendu Kumar Mishra have changed my name to Dibyendu Mishra as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24574

I Shilpa Anup Palod have changed my name to Shilpa Jaithalya as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24591

I Indra Mishra have changed my name to Indu Mishra as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24575

I Gaytri Singh have changed my name to Gayatri Rajeev Kumar Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24592

I Ramesh Kumar Ramnandan Chaudhary have changed my name to Ramesh Ramnandan Chaudhary as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24609

I Geeta Govindbhai Rathod have changed my late father’s name from Devsibhai Ukabhai Parmar to Devji Ukabhai Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24570 I Govindbhai Ramjibhai Rathod have changed my late father’s name from Pitha Rathod to Ramjibhai Rathod as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24571 I Sushilaben Narayanbhai Darji have changed my name to Sushila Bharat Darji as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24572

I Vipulkumar Ambalal Mehta have changed my name to Vipul Ambalal Mehta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24610

I Dinesh Mishra have changed my name to Dinesh Kumar Mishra as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24576

We Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh & Mrs. Gayatri Rajeev Kumar Singh have changed my minor son’s name from Abeer Rajeev Singh to Abeer Rajeev Kumar Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24593

I Ravindra Kumar Kamdar have changed my name to Ravindra Shantilal Kamdar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24577

I Paras Kanwar Rathore have changed my name to Paras Kanwar Sindal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24594

I Naushad Ahemad Akbaralli Sheikh have changed my name to Naushad Ahmed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24612

I Hari Singh Mod Singh Rathore have changed my name to Hari Singh Mod Singh Sindal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24595

I Zubeda Sheikh have changed my name to Zubeda Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Mod Singh Rathore have changed my name to Mod Singh Sindal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24596

I Navashad Ahamad Akbaralli Shaikh have changed my name to Naushad Ahmed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24614

I Mohd Asif Abdulsattar Taibani have changed my name to Asif Abdulsattar Taibani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24597

I Jubeda Shaikh have changed my name to Zubeda Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24615

I Meenaben Kamdar have changed my name to Meena Ravindra Kamdar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24578 I Ashishkumar Bharatbhai Shah have changed my name to Ashish Bharatbhai Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24579 I Mr. Hardik Kumar Vinodray Vasa have changed my name to Mr. Hardik Vinodrai Vasa as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 20/09/14 C-24580 I Bhausaheb Prabhakar Gadhawe have changed my name to Manthan Prabhakar Gadhawe as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. U16335 dated: 21/08/14 C-24581 I Arunakumari Achaldas Bhandari have changed my name to Aruna Pravin Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24582 I Pravinkumar Achaldas Punamia have changed my name to Pravin Achaldas Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Faimida Mohd Asif Taibani have changed my name to Femida Asif Taibani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24598 I Shahadab Husen Juber Khan have changed my name to Sadabhusain Juber Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24599 I Indu Bhudha Waghle have changed my name to Indubai Hari Ahire as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 03/09/14 C-24600

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I Sheela Vijay Rana have changed my name to Sheelaben Ramniklal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24601

I Kantilal Velji Shah have changed my name to Kantilal Velji Dagha as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24584

I Maniben Ramniklal Rana have changed my name to Maniben as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24602

I Nipabahen Morarji Khimsaria have changed my name to Neepa Deepak Pasad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24585

I Vijay Babulal Rana have changed my name to Vijaykumar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24603

I Mohd. Gous Sheikh have changed my name to Mohd Gaus Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24611

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I Nitin Ramnath Jaiswal have changed my name to Mitil Ramnath Jaiswar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24616 I Shantidevi Ramnath Jaiswal have changed my name to Nisha Ramnath Jaiswar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24617 I Kinjalben Hiren Shah have changed my name to Kinjal Hiren Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24618 I Lalitbhai Patel have changed my name to Lalit Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-24619 I Priti Chhaganlal Parmar have changed my name to Preeti Jayesh Gohil as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 10/07/14 C-24620 I Jayesh Vrajlal Gohil have changed my minor son’s name from Rounak Jayesh Gohil to Ronak Jayesh Gohil as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 10/07/14 C-24621

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State EC owes Rs.4.61cr to BMC THE DEITY HAS DESCENDED: The preparations for the nine-day festivities worshiping Goddess Durga has already begun. The festival starts from Thursday at Shivaji Park.

The dues, for use of the civic body's premises and vehicles, are pending since past five years

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ing the polls. According to the act, the Election Commission has the authority to requisition the devices required for holding the polls, but at the same time they should compensate for the same. Additional Municipal Commissioner of BMC, Mohan Adtani said, “The overall calculation consists of the amount for vehicles used, including fuel

charges, for election duty in all the elections since 2009. A lot of letters have been sent to the collector’s office asking them to pay the dues, but we have not received the dues yet.” Meanwhile, the BMC has sent 2,221 members of its staff to the SEC for carrying out poll-related duties in Assembly constituencies in eastern and western suburbs, which cover 26 seats.

MU likely to retain 75-25

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to pay their long pending dues for using the civic body's vehicles and premises during the elections. Now that the Vidhaan Sabha elections are round the corner the SEC has already started

using the corporation's premises. But the SEC is yet to clear its dues, since 2009, of Rs.4.61 crore which the corporation had spent during the last elections. The money has to be returned under Section 161 of the Representation of Peoples’ Act, 1951, which states that the compensation has to be paid back for the vehicles and premises used for hold-

Though students have already started their protest against the 75-25 marking scheme; the MU is likely to retain the pattern for academic year 2014-15 By Yatin Ingle

hile students from management and self-financed courses have already raised their voices against the 75-25 marking scheme, Mumbai University (MU) officials claim that it shall not be possible to bring down the marking scheme. Even the fraternity of self-financed

and management courses has opposed the 75-25 marking scheme. The final decision over the modifications in this marking scheme will be taken today in the MU's Academic Council meeting. On February 4 this year, the varsity had conducted its Ac-

ademic Council meeting which modified the marking scheme. Instead of the current 60-40 ratio (60 marks for external theory exam and 40 marks for internal exams), a new marking scheme of 7525 (75 marks for external theory exams and 25 marks for internal exams) was finalised for the academic year 20142015. Though the proposal

was accepted by the varsity, it has asked the academic council members to review it before its final declaration and initiation in the exams. Dr Ancy Jose, Chairman, Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM), MU, said, “Students pursuing management and

self-financed courses certainly need practical assignments and projects. This enables the students to get some experience from the field. We have already requested the University to implement the 60-40 marking scheme again.” Last week, around 100 firstyear and second-year BMM students boycotted their unit test exams of 20 marks to protest against the creditbased semester and grading system of 75-25. The protest was against the MU's move to cancel the projects under the 75-25 marking scheme. The ADC spoke to Dr Madhu Nair, Academic Council member, who said, “The meeting will be taking place today and only then the decision will be declared. The Academic Council will be considering all the issues and aspects of the teachers and the students to finalise the decision. Even if the decision is declared for modifications, it can only be implemented from the next academic year 2015-2016.”

Lions Clubs to strengthen impact in India in next three years By A Staff Reporter

ions Clubs International, the world’s largest service club organisation, yesterday announced its plans to increase its impact in India over the next three years. The plan was shared by Mr. Joe Preston, International President, Lions Clubs International, and Neville Mehta, International Secretary, Lions Clubs International, (ISAAME – India, South Asia, Africa and Middle East). India has the second largest group of Lions volunteers in the world (and fastest growing) after the USA, with 2,23,000 members across 6,300 clubs. In addition to direct impact on society that Lions Clubs in India deliver through local efforts, India is also one of the largest recipients of grants from the Lions Clubs International Foundation

Neville Mehta & Joe Preston (US$ 82 million). While vide help where help is Lions will continue to pro- needed and is built upon vide help wherever help is the desire to be personally needed, there will be spe- involved in the process of cial emphasis on hunger service to mankind. India is and agriculture projects, a vast country with large youth education and skills humanitarian needs. We training, disaster relief and empathise with the needs eyesight cures. of India and want to proSaid Joe Preston, Interna- vide help to least ten miltional President, Lions lion more Indians over the Clubs International, “Our next three years through driving principle is to pro- various projects.”

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EW YORK: As many as eight Indian women, led by ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar, have made it to the Fortune list of 25 most powerful women "shaping the new world order" in the Asia-Pacific region. Kochhar, ranked highest among Indian women, has been ranked second across the region, while three others -- SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya (4th), HPCL's Nishi Vasudeva (5th) and Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma (10th) -- have also made it to the top-10. The list is topped by Australian banking major Westpac's chief Gail Kelly, reports PTI. Other Indians on the top-25 list include Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (19th), National Stock Exchange CEO Chitra Ramkrishna (22nd), HSBC's Naina Lal Kidwai (23rd) and TAFE Chair- (LtoR): Shikha Sharma (Axis Bank), Chanda Kochhar (ICICI Bank) and Naina Lal Kidwai (HSBC).

man and CEO Mallika Srinivasan (25th). Releasing the latest rankings, the Fortune magazine said that women around the world are continuing to win the top jobs, so much so that more than a third of the women on this Asia-Pacific list are making their debut in the coveted list, including two from India. The two Indian new entrants are Bhattacharya and Vasudeva. "More and more businesswomen are taking tougher jobs and helming bigger firms. More than a third of the women on our Asia-Pacific list are making their MPW (most powerful women) debut," Fortune said. Among Indians, Bhattacharya is ranked second after Kochhar and is the first woman to hold the three-year post at SBI, who over-

sees a 208-year-old institution with USD 400 billion in assets and 218,000 employees dispersed among 16,000 bank branches across India. On the other hand, Vasudeva, 58, became the first woman to head an Indian oil company and is "and one of only four women to helm a Global Fortune 500 firm in the Asia-Pacific region". NSE's Ramakrishna is the only woman on the list heading a stock exchange. Meanwhile, PepsiCo's Indiaborn CEO Indra Nooyi has been ranked third among world's most powerful business woman by Fortune in its worldwide list. Nooyi is only Indian-origin woman on this year's global list, which has been topped by IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty and General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

Paraskar now charged with molesting a woman Convict on the run,

n what could spell more trouble for tenant of Ravi and he the suspended Deputy Inspector allegedly called her to General of Police Sunil Paraskar, achis house in Kandivli, cused of rape by a model, the city pothreatened her and lice have registered a case against him outraged her modand his brother for allegedly molesting esty. Police said the and intimidating a woman. suspended IPS officer "We registered a case of molestation, was also present at wrongful restraint intimidation, that time. against Sunil Paraskar and his brother Sunil Paraskar Earlier, a 25-yearRavi yesterday," Additional Commisold model had alsioner of Police (North Region) Kishore leged that Paraskar (57) had molested Jadhav told PTI on Sunday. and sexually assaulted her on two ocAccording to police, the victim was a casions in December 2013.

Continued from pg 1 « to win the elections keeping other contentious issues aside. He reiterated his contention that he wanted power in the state at any cost and that he wanted it to do welfare of the people and not for his own sake. Taking pot-shots at state BJP president Devendra Fadnavis proposal of 130 seats for BJP and 140 for Sena, he claimed that central BJP leadership called

The sessions court had granted prearrest bail to Paraskar, who had moved the court on July 25, a week after an FIR was registered against him by the Malwani police under Section 376(2) (rape by a police officer), Section 376 C (intercourse by superintendent of jail, remand home, etc) and Section 354(D) (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code. According to the model, she had met Paraskar first in 2012 when he was the Additional Commissioner of Police in connection with a case.

Sena-BJP: Point of no return? him and urged him to cement the alliance. Thackeray further remarked that the BJP leadership tried to convey to him that they were ready with a list of 220 seats to which he (Uddhav) retorted that if that was the case then why was the BJP not ready to partake with 20 odd seats. Commenting upon his meeting with BJP's state election man-

agement incharge O P Mathur who had demanded that BJP be allocated 130 seats, the Sena president remarked “You are not givers, but takers”. Thackeray stated that he was willing to climb down from 169 seats to 155, but was not prepared to climb down any further. He said that the final proposal from his side would be that the

Sena will contest 151 seats, the BJP 119 and nine seats each to the four Mahayuti allies. Commenting upon the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the centre, he further remarked that after the BJP achieved its mission 272 plus target, they (BJP) do not need our (Sena) support. Thackeray further warned the BJP not to treat the Sena like a small fry or else the Sena tiger is ready to strike.

nabbed 8 yrs later Murder accused had jumped parole in 2006 and was absconding since then

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convict in a murder case who had jumped parole and was on the run for the last eight years, evading arrest, was nabbed by the Tilak Nagar police on Saturday. Guddy alias Fahimuddin Sheikh, 35, was convicted under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and sent to the Kalambha Central Jail, Kolhapur. He came out on parole of 15 days on January 16, 2006 to meet his mother who resides at P L Lokhande Marg, Chembur. Sheikh failed to surrender himself at the jail after which jail authorities filed an FIR at the Tilak Nagar police station under section

224 (resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension) of the IPC. Police officers were trying to locate Sheikh, but failed as he had left Chembur. On Friday, PSI Charu Bharti got a tip off that Sheikh is coming to Daigar, Mumbra to meet his brother. Cops laid a trap, but failed to catch him as Sheikh spotted the cops from a distance and fled. “I have been following up with my sources since last many months. His neighbors were not informed as to where Sheikh is residing. He was staying in Mahape, Navi Mumbai with his family for last eight years. Sheikh was arrested on Saturday evening from his home. He was staying with his mother, wife and son,” said PSI Bharti. Police says that they were astounded to find that Sheikh was working with a private security agency all these years. “Imagine a murder convict who has jumped parole working as your watchman. The security agencies should do a background check before employing a person. Sheikh had changed his identity and destroyed all the documents on his name,” added Bharti. He was produced in court on Sunday and sent to judicial custody. “We didn’t get to do detailed investigations about his movement in these eight years because he was sent to judicial custody. He will be sent to Kolhapur jail soon,” said Bharti. Sheikh had murdered in his friend due to some personal rift. A case was registered in Bhosri police station in Pune.

‘BJP-Sena do not have a single CM candidate’

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Says Narayan Rane, adding that the tussle between the Congress and NCP is only limited to seat-sharing as opposed to the BJP-Sena who are fighting for the CM’s post By A Special Correspondent

ven after the categorical ultimatum by the NCP over the issue of seat-sharing, the Congress yesterday said that they are ready to give 124 out of 288 Assembly seats to the NCP. Significantly, the NCP has claimed that they want

144 seats. Meanwhile, the Congress will declare its first list of candidates today (Monday). Speaking to reporters, Industries Minister Narayan Rane, who is the campaign committee chief of the state Congress, said, “Congress is ready to give 124 seats. On the remaining seats, the party will field its

Narayan Rane

candidates. The first list of Congress candidates will be released very shortly. It is my personal view that the Congress-NCP alliance should continue, in the interest of the state as well as both the parties.” “The tug of war between the Shiv Sena and BJP over seat-sharing is for the Chief Minister's post, but neither party has a candidate for the top job in the state. The tussle between Sena and BJP is for personal and selfish interests, when both parties do not have a single capable person to lead the state. Congress has half a dozen leaders who are capable of becoming the Chief Minister. The current logjam over seat-sharing between Congress and NCP is only about

Good news for shared-auto passengers The pilot project of displaying the serial number of routes and fares for shared autos will commence from Malad, Goregaon and Jogeshwari railway station By Aroosa Ahmed

number of seats and not about the CM's post,” he added. “During the campaign, Congress will highlight the double-speak of BJP and NDA government's failure to check price rise. The Modi wave has now receded, as was shown in the by-elections. A wave is never permanent and whatever little is left of the wave, it won't benefit the Sena-BJP in Maharashtra,” Rane pointed out. Meanwhile, CM Prithiviraj Chavan has said that the Congress will declare its first list of candidates on Monday. On the other hand the top ranking leaders of NCP are meeting to take a final call on the impasse of seat-sharing. Azad Shrivastav | ADC

make them into two with the display of routes and fare charges on the auto-rickshaws so there will not be any chaos. The serial number assigned to the autos will make it easy for the commuters to identify them,” he said. He also said that by making a double line will help them identify the illegal stand. Admitting that auto drivers sometimes charge extra money from passengers and fleece them, Kurain said, “We regret that some of the auto drivers are doing this. It is not only cheating the passengers but cheating the profession as well. Earlier, there was a problem for the auto drivers where they were not able to sustain their families. However, now after the increased fare, they can even save some money. I request the passengers to report such practices or take down the auto number and inform the RTO or File Pic

he share auto-rickshaws in Mumbai will soon start displaying the serial number of the routes and the corresponding fare chart, making shared auto rides much more convenient for the passengers. The pilot project will commence next week outside Malad, Goregaon and Jogeshwari railway stations. Talking to the ADC,Thampy Kurain,

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE: Members of the world’s largest contagious flashmob group participating for the first time in the United Nation-sponsored ‘One Day, One Peace & Feast For Peace’ initiative, at the Marine Drive promenade, on Sunday.

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M auto-rickshaw union leader, said,“The project will soon spread across Mumbai.We are planning to invite transport commissioner Mahesh Zagade to inaugurate it next week.” “There are three to four queues outside the station for the shared auto-rickshaw which makes it confusing for the passengers as each queue is for a different route. We have decided to club the lines and

us, we would take proper action against such drivers by cancelling their licenses.” The share auto-rickshaw fares have also been hiked to a minimum of Re 1. The hiked fares list will be distributed at the auto-rickshaw stands in a few days. The minimum shared auto fare has been raised from Rs 7 to Rs 8 and it will go up by Rs 2-3 for a distance up to 5 km.

any suburban railway passengers were stranded on the Central Railway line on Sunday as the line was paralysed for almost four hours after an overhead equipment (OHE) broke down between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Masjid Bunder station early on Sunday morning. Scores of local train services were bunched up and many more were cancelled. At least a dozen long distance trains were delayed. Around 25 to 30 suburban services were cancelled and some ran as late as 25 to 35 minutes. According to railway officials, the

OHE broke down around 6.51 am. However, it took unusually longer for the railway engineers' team to repair and restore the system. Meanwhile, the down slow line services were diverted on the down fast line between CST and Byculla and up fast line services were diverted on up slow line between Byculla and CST from 6.51 am to 10.36 am. Abhijit Sonavane, a daily commuter from Thane to CST, said, “It was an unusual Sunday. Considering the mega block, I started early from home and yet got late to office. It was an abnormally crowded train journey today.” He added, “The OHE break down

has become too frequent on the Central Railway line.” As per the official data, 11007 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Exp, 10103 Mumbai Madgaon Mandvi Exp, 1029 Mumbai-Pune Indrayani Exp, 12534 Mumbai-Lucknow Pushpak Exp and Mumbai-Bangalore Udyan Exp in down direction were delayed. Similarly, in the up direction, 12116 Solapur-Mumbai Sidheshwar Exp, 12106 Nagpur-Mumbai Vidarbh Exp, 17058 SecunderabadMumbai Devgiri Exp, 12138 Firozpur-Mumbai Punjab Mail, 12290 Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Exp and 22108 Latur-Mumbai Exp got delayed due to the OHE breakdown.

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HE arrangements, threats, bargaining between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appear to have at last ended. Both parties have for days discussed the issue of seat-sharing. There are 288 seats in the state assembly: Shiv Sena wants to keep 151 seats and give only 119 seats to the BJP. Evidently the Sena does not want to lose the chance of obtaining a single party majority. The Shiv Sena has been for the last 15 years keeping the larger number of seats for itself whenever an election was held. The BJP now feels the situation has changed. It perhaps still think the Modi wave remains even after the Lok Sabha elections and that it will benefit by it. It is also perhaps confident that the party president Shah will give the BJP a chance to win. The BJP would, if possible, have chief minister from its own party. The Shiv Sena chief will never accept this. For the last six months, he has been shouting from housetops he wants to become the CM. He will not give any chance for the BJP to ditch him and select its own CM. The division will have an impact on the poll chance of both the parties. If Narendra Modi comes to the state and addresses a couple of rallies, it is possible the party’s chance might increase. The point of no return between the Shiv Sena and the BJP appears to have reached.

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F there is no overt gloating even by the winners of the recent by-elections, it is because these rarely, if ever, reveal a lasting trend. Despite the fact that the Samajwadi Party in UP, the Congress in Rajasthan and even in Gujarat has done exceedingly well, the party spokespersons have refrained from crowing on the nightly television. They were, of course, being wise for a change. For, it is possible to over-interpret the by-election results. Held within a few months of the parliamentary poll, it would be natural for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) critics to pronounce the end of the Modi wave. But using the Lok Sabha outcome as a benchmark for assessing the BJP performance in the by-polls is not a correct way to look at these results. As the history of by-polls going back to 1967 shows, the ruling party at the Centre rarely does well, the advantage clearly lying with the party in power in the state. Besides, the Lok Sabha poll was not a true reflection of the BJP’s intrinsic strength on the ground. Be it UP or Bihar, both states where the by-election results went against the BJP as compared to its performance in the Lok Sabha poll, the success of the Modi campaign was essentially due to the gross misrule and corruption of the UPA government. Modi’s personal image topped the anti-incumbency factor to turn it into an electoral tornado in favour of the BJP-led NDA. But once the NDA was ensconced in the seats of power in New Delhi, the voter had moved on. His anger against the UPA thus fully spent, he now expected Modi to deliver on the promises. Admittedly, three months is too short a time to deliver anything tangible in a country of India’s size and complexity, but the ordinary voter is impatient, he has little time for appreciating the intricacies of governance and wants results here and now. Hence, a little bit of cooling that you already suspect the aam aadmi feels towards the new prime minister. But that is par for the democratic course. Without the voter feeling king in the polling booth, the democratic system wouldn’t be such a fascinating experiment in organizing a good part of the humanity that it really does. Indeed, when the voter in by-elections gives a thumbs-down to the party in power at the Centre, he might, in fact, be telling the new powers that be that he cannot be taken for granted. Modi has been reminded in a series of by-poll jolts that the promise of ‘achhae din’ is not enough. People have to know and experience that feeling of achche din for it to be real. Whether the setback for the BJP in UP, where it did exceedingly well in the parliamentary poll, revealed its organizational weakness or it was due to the direct contest between it and the ruling Samajwadi Party is hard to say. But the hardcore BSP voter could not have preferred the BJP over the SP, since that would have cemented UP as a two-party State with no place for Mayawati’s outfit. Indeed, not unlike the earlier consolidation of the anti-BJP vote at the time of the by-polls in Bihar, something similar seemed to have taken place in UP as well, especially when the BSP pointedly decided against contesting the by-elections. The Rajasthan outcome too seemed to be a reaction against the ‘excessive’ mandate given to Vasundhara Raje. Even ordinary people appreciate the need for checks and balances. Besides, Raje’s was seen to be a one-woman act, refusing to share power with her party. Indeed, sullenness of the BJP’s mid-level leadership and cadres was a major factor for the party’s loss of face in UP and Bihar. Unless power is shared, it is human nature not to feel a personal stake in the organizational well-being. Both Raje and Modi have to

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broad-base their ministries, if for nothing else than to enthuse the legislators to give their best to the party. A veritable system of spoils built over six decades is bound to protest a backlash unless it is replaced by something better which keeps every ministerial aspirant from becoming disgruntled. It is early days yet, you do not hear murmurs of protest from within the BJP legislative parties in New Delhi and Jaipur but as the time passes these would begin to be heard loud and clear unless power is widely shared. Politics as social service, as charity is a good idea but, unfortunately, all politicians the world over hanker after power. Concentration of power in a few hands can put the backs up of the ruling party legislators and turn them unenthusiastic about their own government. All politics being cooperative, members of the ruling party must be made stakeholders in the government. For this to happen, excessive concentration of power in a few hands must end. Of course, the BJP leadership must learn from the by-elections that showcasing its atavistic underbelly in this day and age will, and must, prove counter-productive. Reforming Hinduism is a welcome and necessary project; upholding its perverted versions

INSIDE STORY Virendra Kapoor as a model for all citizens is an insult to all Hindus. Backwoodsmen fronting for the BJP should be sent back to their mutts and ashrams. Let the modernists alone speak for the party. That way there is hope for the Modi government. Otherwise, it too might fall by the wayside.

Diplomacy makes a bigger splash

RIME MINISTER Narendra Modi is proving to be quite deft at conducting foreign affairs. Come to think of it, he has made a bigger splash in the media over his forays into diplomacy rather than for any domestic policy initiatives. In a little over three months that he has been in the saddle, New Delhi has welcomed a slew of foreign dignitaries. Or, Modi himself has paid highly visible visits abroad. Whether the PM, who has a full-fledged foreign minister, should take such an active and conspicuous part in the conduct of foreign policy is for the experts to decide. Our concern is a little more mundane. It is that Modi should guard against a growing impression that instead of looking after the nuts and bolts of the domestic economy, he seems to be giving an inordinately disproportionate time to our relations with foreign countries. Voters, above all else, expect him to mend the broken economy, to provide relief on the prices of essentials, to create jobs, make better roads, provide uninterrupted power supply, water, etc. If the politicians are power-hungry, the voters are no less selfish — they too are concerned more about their own well-being rather than whether Japan has promised $35 billion FDI and China only $20 billion after making noises about $100 billion. It is a dif-

ferent matter that the way they are all keen to invest here ought to boost our collective self-image. But we are on a different point. Modi’s foreign policy play has overshadowed whatever he has done in the domestic sphere so far. However important the conduct of foreign affairs might be, and it is very important in any government’s life, the success or failure of any government is measured by what it does in the domestic sphere. Fixing the economy ought to be Modi’s foremost priority. Besides, a robust economy is the best magnet for foreign investors.

Tale of two CBI bosses

HE income-tax authorities have collected information about the disproportionate wealth amassed by the former CBI Director, A.P. Singh. He is now a member of the UPSC and, therefore, cannot be removed without impeachment. But despite clinching evidence about his links with the notorious meat exporter-cum-hawala trader, Quereshi, despite evidence about bribes being routed through his daughters, the Modi Government seems helpless in proceeding against him because he was made a member of the UPSC by the previous government. It is significant that both the CBI Directors appointed through the new process sanctioned by the apex court have turned out to be most controversial. If Singh was most corrupt in his stint as the head of the country’s apex investigating agency, his successor, Ranjit Sinha, has gained notoriety for supping with the very people who were either being investigated on grave criminal charges or were facing criminal trials in such scams as the 2-G and the wrongful coal allocations. Quite clearly, the protection of tenure given to the CBI bosses to insulate them against undue political interference has only shielded them in their gross abuse of power. Maybe the apex court will apply its mind again to the problem of a wrong man being provided the fixed tenure shield which he exploits for purely extraneous reasons.

The memorial ploy

OR ten years that the UPA was in power it did not occur to Ajit Singh to get the Tughlak Road bungalow, in which he lived, converted into a memorial for his father, the late Charan Singh. But after he lost the Lok Sabha election, and the NDA government asked him to vacate the bungalow, he overnight dreamed about the ploy of a Charan Singh memorial. Quite clearly, the son who has most blatantly abused the legacy of his father still wants to exploit his name for retaining a highly subsidized roof over his head. But while the NDA Government will be fully justified to throw out Singh from the Tughlak Road bungalow, it should try and evict the former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar from the far bigger bungalow at 6 Krishna Menon Marg which she has grabbed in the name of her late father Jagjivan Ram. When the Supreme Court, hearing a PIL, ruled that there could be no allotment for such memorials, she simply changed it from a memorial to a foundation in order to get round the court order. Why cannot she be thrown out of the bungalow she has illegally grabbed for over three decades in the name of her late father, especially when he had left behind a huge estate in land and gems and jewels which, after the death of her brother, Suresh Ram, she alone has appropriated. In fact, the widow of her late brother is fighting a court battle to get her due share in the property left behind by her husband and her father-in-law.

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later on playing the blame game is not going to help in any way. Many developmental projects were shelved due to various factors earlier. As a citizen of the state, I look for stability and a state of peaceful living with less problems and more comforts. We need not look for Shanghai in Mumbai or making Nagpur the capital city but work in unison. United we stand divided we fall is true.

across the Mumbai harbour. The Navy informed that its Chetak helicopter was on a routine training sortie of Mumbai. Due to a technical snag, the chopper made a bumpy landing at 1015 hours. Two pilots and as many aircrew suffered minor injuries. The Navy said that an inquiry was ordered into the incident. This is not a good sign and we should have a disaster management to curb such crashes as human life is under danger in all these accidents. In this case, the chopper had crash landed on a routine training sort. It is dangerous to manoeuvre a helicopter in a rough weather and it has been proved time and again.

— C K Subramaniam, Sanpada

— Jayanthi Subramaniam, Sanpada

Whom does Maharashtra favour? NOTWITHSTANDING the by-poll elections in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar etc, the BJP is most likely to win the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana as the people in Maharashtra are fed up with the Congress-NCP regime for an unjustifiably prolonged period of 15 years and are desperately looking for a change in governance. There is no alternative now other than the BJP at the Centre with a majority for at least five years and, more so, with a tall personality from the neighbouring state of Gujarat, Modi, as the PM. The people of Maharashtra like to would have the benefit of his shrewd business acumen and the ability to lift the overall status of the state and are convinced that he would provide a near corruption-free regime and ensure people-friendly administration. The discerning people know very well that the present regime seldom bothered about the people. People are also sanguine that Uddhav Thackerey of the Shiv Sena will understand the mood of the people and the inevitability to have an alliance with the BJP and make it a reality at as immediately as possible without further delay as the polling date is less than a month away. In the event that the Sena does not relent, the BJP might go all alone which still will have an edge over the opposition whose casualties seem to be credibility and gov-

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WHO'S STRONGER? With Maharashtra Assembly elections less than a month away, it is still difficult to gauge the public opinion about who will emerge winner. ernance to put it in a succinct manner. — T M Uday Shankar, via email

STABILITY is the key word for the people of Maharashtra in the ensuing Assembly elections. People look for free and fair elections and incident-free polling. After seeing coalition politics, people are fed up with price of vegetables, fruits and other commodities going up. The best solution to the problem is to have an absolute majority for a single party so that there will be more co-ordination and control over the raising prices. Moreover, the Cen-

tre-state relations should be cordial to come up with an amicable solution to more pressing problems facing the state. It is time to have a broader outlook for pressing problems and do a world of good for the welfare of the people. Petty party politics play pivotal role in deciding the fate of the election. From the word go, the start is not auspicious and the seat-sharing has cropped up a big controversy to the four main players in the fray. The destiny of Maharashtra is in the hands of the people. They should go in large numbers to vote on the polling day. Sitting at home watching the proceedings and

THERE is no denying that the BJP did not rise up to the expectations of its fans in the just concluded bypolls in various states. However, by no means can this be termed as the end of the Modi wave or token of people’s anger and desperation towards Modi dispensation. On the contrary, it is just a consolation price for the opposition parties who were dumped by the electorate in the general elections. The by-poll results have once again proved that the huge success BJP achieved in the Lok Sabha elections was due to the combined efforts of the RSS cadres who worked like well at grass-root level and Narendra Modi’s charisma which was missing in these by-polls because both Modi and RSS were not in the picture at all. Since the last Lok Sabha elections, Modi’s stature has grown. — P P Vijayakumar Nair, Vasai

Shameless act APROPOS 'Free European holiday for Karnataka MLAs' (ADC, Sept 19), it is indeed read with huge anguish and serious concern as to how a CM of a state is so callous that he does not keep track of what his MLAs are doing under his nose. This is a classic case of pathetically poor governance. These MLAs are supposed to go for a training/learning course which they could utilise for the projects/works to be undertaken to be beneficial to the aam aadmi. But unfortunately, most of these tours by the public servants prove to be completely useless as hardly anyone dedicates themselves to learn the things they should, but it becomes their pleasure trip for their personal vested interests. In fact this kind of tours which dents public exchequer heavily should only be sanctioned provided that these people contribute for public benefit. — Bikram Banerjea, via email

close to his heart as is Gujarat, as far as development is concerned. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi leads the way AFTER getting elected to the post of the highest political office in the country, Narendra Modi has now become a national leader. As such, the welfare of the country as a whole must occupy the top-most spot in his set of things. However, a few steps initiated by him during the last 100 days do not support that perception. A couple of schemes started by him appear to have been undertaken by keeping in mind his home state of Gujarat. Let him prove that all states of India are as

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THE statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a TV interview just before the US trip that Muslims will live and die for India and will not be influenced by the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, to create problems in India is welcome. But in this matter I would like to state that his statement is politically motivated as he and his party along with RSS have considered Muslim community as second class citizens and have never helped them in any form or in any field and want a 'Hindu Rashtra' right from the beginning which has forced certain sections of the Muslims to side with terrorist groups to carry out antiIndia propaganda and go against Hindu organisations and parties till today. The incident of butchering Muslims in Gujarat, UP, Maharashtra, and some parts of the country exposed their dirty and biased intentions. It is high time that the prime minister must treat all the citizens of the country on equal basis including Muslims and create confidence in them rather than being biased and making statements under the impression that the Muslims may dance to the tune of Al Qaeda and will become anti-India to create problems in the country. — Bhagwan Thadani, Pune

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish. — Sam Walton

Copter crash FOUR naval personnel, including two pilots were recently injured when a helicopter of the Indian Navy made a hard landing at Uran,

Bonhomie and border ballistics THIS refers to your edit-piece, 'No progress on border talks' (ADC, Sept 20) which is not surprising because bonhomie is different from border disputes. It was briefly reported that the Chinese President felt 'sad' at the happenings on the border and asked his troops to pull back. Looks as though it was only a temporary call to see that the cordial atmosphere of the talks was not vitiated and sure enough, even before he had returned they are back. It is clear that the Chinese want us to accept the situation the way they have created if progress has to be sustained in the other areas of agreement. The new government has to think hard on this problematic matter. — Dr V Subramanyan, Thane

INDIA with over a billion and half population is a hot destination for most countries to do trade here due to mass demand in our country. No wonder Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most sought after leader whom every country's leader wants to meet. One feels though that the Japanese are more reliable than the Chinese when it comes to business and trust just like their products which are world class than from China which have no guarantee. Not much must be read from the over 100 billion dollars MOU signed by the Chinese Premier Xi

the manufacturing and services sector but they first need to develop trust and an atmosphere of peace between them. Border disputes should be solved amicably at the earliest before engaging in business at mass levels to become a force to reckon with in the world of trade.

GOOD CHEMISTRY: With Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to India, there is a positive sentiment among Indians regarding the relations between the two neigbouring countries, albeit the border dispute. as Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) are a mere photo opportunity and actual trade is only possible in an atmosphere of peace and harmony and not in an environment of tensions and infiltration on the borders. While overpopulation is a problem faced both by India and China, both countries can utilise their manpower resources to their joint advantage to rule over the globe in

— S N Kabra, Goregaon

IT was a proud moment for PM Narendra Modi to have had the privilege of receiving the Chinese President Xi Jinping after six decades with a public welcome. What was more interesting is that Jinping was welcomed with a red carpet treatment when he arrived at Modi’s state of Gujarat and for the first time an Indian PM received a foreign head of state outside Delhi. The last President to have been accorded a public reception in India in 1954 was Zhou Enlai. Modi seems to be knowing Jinping since long and it is their chemistry that has worked out for the good and needs to be appreciated. Moreover, it is also a proud moment for the people of India that the Indo-China relations that had nosedived after the 1962 war has been revived at a time when a PM like Narendra Modi is leading. It is sad to learn from reports appearing in various newspapers that some people have misunderstood Modi. — K V Raman, Malad

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Body of elderly woman found stuffed in a box at Mira Road By Suresh Golani

esidents of Pooja Nagar area in Mira Road woke up to a rude shock on Sunday after they learnt about the recovery of the body of an elderly woman in their locality. And to add to their horror, the body was found neatly packed inside a metal box. The identity of the deceased woman who is believed to be in her mid-60s, is yet to be established. According to the police, they were informed about a box covered with a black plastic sheet lying abandoned on the road side near the weekly market early on Sunday morning. A police team immediately reached the spot and found the body of an elderly woman stuffed inside the metal box. While there were no visible injury marks on the body, the police suspected that the woman might have been strangled to The body of a woman in this box was noticed by residents of Pooja Nagar. death. However, they are awaiting deceased was from the Agri- lice stations in and around post-mortem analysis reports Koli community. Apart from the region to ascertain the before arriving at a conclu- other immediate steps, we identity of the deceased,” sion. “Based on her attire and are scanning missing persons said Police Inspector Suresh appearance, it seems that the complaints registered at po- Khedekar. Azad Shrivastav | ADC

YOUTH FOR PEACE: Members of the Youth Peace Foundation participate in the ‘Walk for Peace’ on the occasion of International Day for Peace at Nariman Point to Girgaum Chowpatty, on Sunday.

Fear of epidemic looms large in Daruwala compound

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he threat of waterborne epidemic looms large over the Daruwala compound area in Malad (West), as residents there have been receiving stinky and turbid water from their taps for more than a fortnight. Common and individual taps in a major portion of the sprawling lower middleclass locality including Dhanji Laxman Chawl, Malad Smruti, Savitri Tirkhalal Chawl, Patel Chawl, Haji Malang Cottage and Sardar Chawl have been dispensing murky water. The aggrieved residents say that for the first few minutes, the taps dispense extremely stinky water which gets slightly cleaner in the later stages. However, by then the supply

Residents of Dhanji Laxman Chawl in Malad (West) have been getting stinky and turbid water for the past fornight. time ends and the routine continues the following day, prompting them to source drinking water from nearby areas. The zone falls under the P/North ward of the BMC. “The water seems to be contaminated with sewage apparently due to leaking underground pipelines,” alleged local resident and social activist Rajendra Shinde, who has lodged an official complaint in this context with the local municipal office at Liberty Garden. The BMC staff opened up some outlets, apparently to flush out the contaminated water. However, the quality continues to oscillate between potable and putrid, alleged locals.

Rape case booked against Kalyan builder

case was booked against a middle-aged man for allegedly raping a woman on several occasions, police said on Sunday. Thane police has filed a case against a Kalyan-based builder Madhukar Mhatre (50) on Saturday night based on the complaint of victim, whose husband worked as an site supervisor at the builder's firm, assistant police inspector at Dombivli police station H.D. Redekar told PTI.

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t has been a busy four months for the government. Apart from domestic priorities, Prime Minister Modi has taken keen interest in forging ties with key global trade and investment partners. The initial gesture included invitations to the leaders of South Asian countries to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new government back in May. Thereafter, foreign engagements have included participation in the BRICS summit in July. Diplomatic visits have been made to Bhutan, Singapore and Japan, whilst key dig-

The government has shown keen interest in forging ties with key trading and investment partners. Japan and China have already made sizeable commitments to invest in India and in return, India will need to ensure that such investments are rewarded and encouraged to grow further. Says DBS Group Research; the early steps taken by the government are encouraging. However, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Follow through is keyâ&#x20AC;? And therein lies the crux...

nitaries from Australia and China have called upon the new Indian government. Chinese President Xi Jinping was the latest official to visit India. In the remainder of this year, Modi is due to visit the US and attend the annual UN General Assembly session before the G20 meeting in November.

Why the interest?

Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renewed interest in international ties comes at a time when the government is looking to initiate structural reforms and rebound from the phase of slow growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A holy trinity comprised of a government that won with a decisive mandate, a credible central bank and macro stability have put the Indian economy on a strong footingâ&#x20AC;? believes DBS. The government expects foreign collaboration to help with the next phase of development, i.e., to bridge part of the funding gap for infrastructure projects and provide technological know-how to expand the domestic manufacturing base. In this context, the Twelfth Plan (2012-17) estimates that USD1trn is required towards infrastructure financing, with half to be raised through private sector participation. It is hoped that USD100-110bn of this requirement will be funded by foreign investors. Recent FDI in the infrastructure sector has underwhelmed. FDI was only USD4.7bn in FY14, down from USD10.8bn in FY10. Lack of participation is likely a reflection of policy paralysis, jump in stalled projects and cost overruns over the last 2-3 years. The new government is hoping to reverse this trend and attract more inflows by providing the right environment. Recent commitments by Japan and China amount to some USD10bn/year, roughly 5% of the overall USD1trn planned infrastructure spending. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing is guaranteed. To realize these inflows, the authorities will need to improve the business envi-

ronment to maintain and/or raise foreign investorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; confidenceâ&#x20AC;? says DBS and discusses whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed below.

Japan signals infrastructure and FDI support

India and Japan forged the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Special Strategic and Global Partnershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; during PM Modiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent visit to Tokyo. Apart from a deeper collaboration on defence, clean energy and nuclear cooperation, the economic linkages between the two countries are likely to be significant in the years ahead. The enhanced economic tie-up is comprised of three parts: i) Japan plans to disburse JPY 3.5trn (USD 33-35bn) worth public and private investment funds over the next five years. This will be channeled to infrastructure projects, including improving transport systems, smart cities, transport systems etc. As it stands, Japan is already one of the active participants in the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and other mass rapid transport projects. ii) Plans are to double Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FDI and the number of Japanese companies operating in India over the next five years. Since 2012, Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FDI into India has been rising but still constitute a small 8% of the cumulative inflows. iii)Assistance in building electronics industrial parks and townshipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; akin to existing special economic zones is in the pipeline. These measures will help tap the

positive synergies between Japan and India. With a significant market base, India seeks investments in its manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. Japan meanwhile has the technological and capital wherewithal and is on the lookout for alternative investment opportunities amid unfavourable local demographics. Such potential does not automatically imply money will start flowing in. A December 2013 survey by the Japanese External Trade

Organisation (JETRO) of Japanese companies highlighted higher wages, lack of skilled employees, higher procurement costs, volatile currency and complicated customs clearance procedures as main constraints while operating/ investing in India. Even the latest funding commitment by Japan carries conditionalityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that the Indian government will need to improve the business climate, speed-track deals and remove regulatory/ tax hurdles, before sub-

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sequent investments are made. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There is work to be done in this spaceâ&#x20AC;? believes DBS.

China outlines investment interests

Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his three-day visit to India this week and developments on the economic cooperation agenda have been encouraging. Apart from discusContinued on pg 14 Âť

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sions on national security, China laid out investment commitments worth USD20bn over the next five years, support for railway development in the southern part of India, setting up of two industrial parks in western India (worth USD 7bn) and close collaboration of select Chinese cities with Mumbai and Gujarat. Assurances were also given over better market access to India, especially pharma and farm products. Private sector deals to the tune of USD3.5bn were signed on the sidelines, with lines of credit also inked between Indian banks and their Chinese counterparts worth circa USD 3bn. There are positive synergies on this count too. China has been through an investment boom and carries the technological know-how alongside, amid strong domestic savings. At the same time, India’s infrastructure funding requirements remain sizeable and is keen to tap offshore funds to plug the gap. While the synergies are clear, bilateral linkages have not been strong. China has accounted for less than 1% of total FDI inflows into India since 2012. This pales in comparison to Mauritius at 31% and Singapore at 18%. Secondly, the bilateral trade balance is heavily skewed in China’s favour. On a net basis, China is India’s biggest supplier and the latter has consistently run trade deficits with the North Asian counterpart. Exports to China (plus HK) have accounted for 9% of India’s total merchandise exports over the past

three years. India’s trade deficit with China has ballooned by over six times from USD 6.6bn in 2006-07 to USD 36bn in 2013-14. Over half of India’s export shipments to China have been raw materials, rather than manufactured/electronic goods, with limited positive multiplier benefits. While trade imbalances are stark, slower growth in China may make it difficult to push the trade account in India’s favour. That said, India still provides good investment opportunities to diversify China’s sizeable reserves and attract Chinese businesses, provided the business climate is right.

Forging ties - a two way street

DBS is of the view that “Assurances of deeper collaboration and investment funding interests from India’s key trading partners are encouraging. But is a two-way street. Much of

these economic promises are built on the premise of a conducive business climate, low regulatory hurdles, good governance, positive returns and timely implementation/ execution of the projects. Hence to attract and sustain interest, it is imperative for the authorities to follow-through with their part of the deal”. It believes “India fares poorly in international benchmarks. Recent observations in the Global Competitiveness Survey make for grim reading (Table 1). From a ranking of 56 in 2011-12, India slipped to 70 amongst 144 countries in 20142015 and is not placed well among Asian peers. The economy received low marks on most basic requirements indicators, which covers infrastructure, institutions and macroeconomic environment. Nor is the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business survey more encouraging. India ranks 134 out of 189 on

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FDI in the infrastructure space has underwhelmed The huge potential does not automatically imply money will start flowing in Past bilateral linkages have not been strong India fares poorly on international benchmarks for doing business

iii) Banks are allowed to issue infrastructure bonds, which will be exempt of statutory provisions. Provisions for long-term credit to infra projects with in-built periodic refinancing have been made available; iv) the RBI is keen to promote financial sector reforms, improve the regulatory framework and deepen the corporate bond market. External commercial borrowing restrictions have been eased for infrastructure firms; v) FDI ceilings in the infrastructure sectors may be raised to 49% from 26% currently (a case in point was the recent opening up of railways); vi) Negotiations with the state governments on unifying project approval platforms and introducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are ongoing. “These are all steps in the right direction but need to be extended to broader themes such as land acquisition, freeing up fiscal capital spending, labour reforms and containing inflation to bring about a sustained improvement, says DBS, adding “The government has promised investors a ‘red carpet instead of red tape’. All eyes are now on delivery”.

that scale after falling three notches last year. The list of constraining factors include delays in starting business, getting power connections, registering the property, arranging credit and trouble in enforcing contracts”.

Incremental reforms are underway

Aware of the above shortcomings, the government has focused on improving the ease of doing business, hastening decision-making and improving governance.

Centralisation of the decision-making and streamlining inter-ministerial interaction has ensured timely execution. Below are some of the other key recent initiatives, in particular to the infrastructure sector: i) Clearances for stalled projects have been speed-tracked, partly web-based and time bound. There has also been a push to ensure that the project approvals trickle all the way to the grass-root/ state level; ii) July’s budget channelled close to USD 100bn towards direct infrastructure investments – including power, coal, roads, airports and mining etc.;

BPCL Plans Rs 45000 Crore CAPEX Over Next Four Years Vishwanath Salian | ADC

By A Business Reporter

harat Petroleum Corporation, one of the leading public sector oil marketing companies will invest about Rs. 45,000 crore in exploration, refining, production and marketing over the next four years. This investment would include capacity expansion at its Kochi refinery from 9.5 mn tonnes to 15.5 mn tonnes. This will involve an outlay of Rs 16500 crore and expansion of the Bina refinery from 6 m tonnes p.a. to 8 mn tonnes p.a. at a cost of Rs 2900 crore, said BPCL Chairman and Managing Director S Varadarajan last week after the PSU's annual general meeting. BPCL is also gearing up for competition from private players. “We are fully geared to meet future challenges and are confident of surpassing targets and market expectations. Competition has always been there among public sector oil marketing companies but now since subsidy on diesel is getting eased out, private players will soon start selling diesel as infrastructure prepared by is already there. We are fully prepared to face competition. Lot of preparation has gone into it, ” said Varadarajan Further, Bharat Petroleum Corp has decided to buy outright the critical

<<(L to R) P. Balasubramanian, Director Finance, S. P. Gathoo, Director Human Resources, S.Varadarajan, Chairman & Managing Director, K.K. Gupta, Director Marketing and B.K. Datta, Director Refineries. technology to make specialty chemicals and expects to conclude a deal over the next few months, after its efforts to get a technology partner for

Rs 5000-crore petchem project in Kochi did not materialise. With the upcoming plant located adjacent to its Kochi refinery, the third largest oil mar-

keter plans to end India's dependence on imports for speciality propylene derivatives- based products such as acrylic acid and acrylates used in plas-

tics, paints, coatings, adhesives, inks and textiles. BPCL Refinery Director B K Datta said there are only five companies in the world which have the technology to make speciality propylene derivatives. No Indian refinery has the know-how to make speciality propylene derivatives, which are currently imported. Though Datta did not name any company which it is in talks with, it has been learnt BPCL is talking to Japanese and Chinese firms for the technology to make the niche products. The petchem project is part of the Rs 16,500-crore expansion the company is undertaking to upgrade and increase capacity at the refinery from 9.5 million tonne to 15.5 million tonne by December 2015. On status of the expansion, Varadarajan said the PSU has already invested Rs 3,000 crore and expressed hope the company will be able to complete the project on time. The Kochi refinery currently produces petrochemical feed stocks such as benzene, toluene and propylene. Post-expansion and technology upgrade, the refinery will be able to process Euro V grade petrol and diesel, Datta told PTI. BPCL currently has four refineries - in Mumbai, Kochi Bina (Madhya Pradesh) and Numaligarh (Assam).

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arrangement with its Bankers for a one time settlement and the company was out of BIFR. Thereafter the company has been performing erebra Integrated Technologies was set up well and is now an established player in the IT in the year 1992 and went public in the space. In the year 2010 the company took a year 2000 with the issue of 14.79 lakh decision to diversify into the lucrative Electronic shares at a price of Rs 60 per share. The company commenced its business in Waste (E- Waste) segment by entering into an 1992 starting with the Hardware sector and later arrangement with Cimelia of Singapore for techexpanded to provide software services, IT trainnology. Cimelia also invested in the equity capital ing and consulting, and today offers Total IT of Cerebra. Solutions comprising LPO, BPO and KPO servicSubsequently the company entered into an es. The company serves its customers through arrangement to buy over Cimelia of Singapore for around Rs 110 crores. But at the due diligence branch offices in India. Its international cuslevel the deal did not go through In the meantomers are served through JV's in the USA and while the company has entered into a fresh deal UK. It is an ISO 9001:2008 company and all its products adhere to strict quality control stanwith a UK based company. The company operdards. ates various IT related activities through its subInitially the company performed well but there- sidiaries. after began to incur losses as the company spent Cerebra LPO is a medical transcription service huge amounts on marketing, but at the same that has been performing well and has added time did not receive the amounts from debtors new departments to its existing transcription in time creating working capital mismatch and in work done for different hospitals in the UK and US. For the six months (The company has the process the company went into the BIFR changed its accounting year from September to mode. March and therefore the current account period Subsequently the company entered into an

By Alannah Pinto.

is for six months) it has delivered around 4 million lines earnings about 7.5 million in revenues Overall the subsidiary performed well by adding new clients and departments. The company has been since several years implementing various IT based projects for many startups and established companies. During the financial year 2013-14 the company has been successful in closing deals in the higher education segment both in government and private institutions. In the EMS manufacturing division the company has added many new customers and the order book have trebled for the current year. Domestically the company has confirmed orders for the next six months and the company expects the SMT/EMS division to emerge as a star performer in the group and is looking forward on to a bigger facility as well as plans to add a secondary assembly line. Geeta Electronics another subsidiary has been going through a change in structure to adapt to the market conditions with a mission to emerge as a pure SI company in the next two years. Another subsidiary, cerebra Middle East has

witnessed tremendous growth during the six month period both in terms of a massive increase in revenues as well as expansion of its channel partner base in the Middle East. The E waste project which is scheduled to go not commercial production in the next six months is expected to be a major game changer for the company as it is not only a sunrise sector but also a sector with very high margins. For the six month period ended March 2014, the company reported a turnover of Rs 132 crores compared to Rs 232 crores in the previous 12 month period. The profit after tax amounted to Rs 1.43 crores against Rs 5.36 crores in the previous year. The company as of now is a debt free company. The growth in the existing business coupled with the setting up of the highly profitable EWaste project should ensure substantial increase in revenues and profits in the years ahead. At the current price of Rs 9 (Rs 10 paid Up) the share has the potential to quote around Rs 30 over the next 12 months time, generating a return of 200% per annum.

The author works with the Research Division, Altina Securities

Indian Capital Markets To Remain A Significant Beneficiary Of The Global Carry Trade ANINDYA BANERJEE

Currency Derivatives Researcher, Kotak Securities

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ver the past week, Dollar could not muster strength beyond 61.20 against the Indian Rupee on the spot market, in spite of the broad based uptrend against almost all major global currencies. Rupee managed to claw back towards the 60.70/75 levels by the end of week. Custodian selling and exporter receiving has supported Rupee above 61.00. With the rating agencies having completed periodic review, there is hope that outlook on India's sovereign rating may be upgraded. The hope trade has not only pushed the Rupee higher but also led to strength in the Indian stocks and bonds as well. Weakness in the Yen and Euro is fueling the Yen and Euro to carry trade into India. In our previous research updates we had explained how carry funding is shifting from the US Dollar into Yen and Euro. At the same time, another shift could be happening from hard assets to financial assets. We believe the Indian capital

markets to remain a significant beneficiary of the global carry trade. Therefore, as this carry trade gains further momentum, Indian stocks and debt can clock further gains. However, it must be noted that carry flows are fickle and very less sticky, so in future if conditions reverse, they will herd towards the exit door. Last Wednesday, in the monetary policy meeting, US Fed more or less delivered on the expected lines. A mix of sooth saying and hawkish comments were delivered. US Fed renewed its pledge to keep interest rates near zero for a "considerable time," but also indicated it could raise borrowing costs faster than expected when it starts moving. The central banks might have deliberately allowed the paradigm to grow, because they believed this was the only way to jump start the animal spirits in a global economy facing debt deflation and weak aggregate demand in major economic pockets. However, some questions that lay unanswered:- 1) how much adverse will the implications of these policies in the medium to long term 2) will the economies be able to withstand a reversal of the extraordinary accommodation 3) Are the central banks breeding greater instability in the near future, by artificially creating stability now? We hope to get the answers over the medium to long term. In India, banking credit growth has plunged to 10.9% as on August 31, 2014, the lowest in the last five years. In November-December 2009, post the 2008 financial crisis, credit growth had dipped to these levels but thereafter had surged to 17%, as the economic

recovery picked up momentum. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into India more than doubled to USD 3.5 bn in July. During April-July this fiscal, the foreign inflows grew by 52% to USD 10.73 bn as compared to USD 7.05 bn in the same period last year. In 2013-14, the FDI inflows in India were USD 24.29 bn and it was USD 22.42 bn in 2012-13. Wholesale price inflation index grew at 3.74% in August, Lowest since October 2009. Core inflation, non-food and non-fuel inflation, dropped to 2.83% in August from 3.28% in July. Indian merchandise exports rose at 2.35% in August to stand at USD 26.95 bn. Imports also rose at a slowest pace in three-months at 2.08%. As such, the trade deficit for August this year stood at USD 10.83 bn, 1.4% more than the USD 10.68 bn recorded in the year-ago period. Exports have

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peaked in March of this year at USD 29.57 bn and since then has been on a down incline. Export growth too has slowed to lowest since March, when it had contracted. Non-gold, nonoil imports, an indicator of industrial growth, rose about eight%, led by items such as electronic goods, iron & steel and metals. In August bullion imports rose 175% but petroleum imports declined by 14.97%. Indian economy which expanded by 5.7% in Q1 FY15, can face headwinds in Q2, as poor monsoon affects agri output, government spending data shows weakening trend, IIP data indicates subdued industrial activity and services PMI portends a weaker trend. All in all, economic activity, though has bottomed, but is yet to enter the lift-off phase. A still weak investment cycle, accentuated by apathy to lend from the banking sector due to mounting stressed assets and clampdown in corrupt practices is delaying the economic revival. There is still unutilized capacity in the corporate world and that is also not allowing for fresh investments. Over this week, trader will keep an eye on the batch business sentiment indicators to be released from US and Europe for the month of September. At the same time a number of European and US central bank officials will speak at various events. Over the near term, Indian Rupee is expected to trade within a broad range of 60.50/60 and 61.30/50 levels on spot. For the Rupee to break above 61.30/50 levels, there needs to be a substantial increase in risk aversion in the domestic equity markets.

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‘Innovation On Two Wheels’ He came out with flying colours from IIT Powai, completed his higher education at the prestigious MIT (Boston) in the US, when his father, H K Firodia, requested him to return to India for an exciting new project. They decided to sow the seeds for a unique two-wheeler, which would be affordable to the common man. Armed with knowledge, passion and the fiery and visionary desire of his father who wanted his only son Arun Firodia to come back to India to head this project, a young Arun set about trying to understand what it is that the Indian consumer wanted. From that point was born a success story which he reveals in his own words through his book: ‘Innovation on Two Wheels’

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By Deepak Sahijwala nnovation isn’t inborn. It needs to be cultivated. As an entrepreneur, you need to have a vision that goes beyond horizons and an ear to the ground to ensure that your business is running smooth. There are many factors that will determine the success of your venture. It’s important that you start off well. You should have clear plans for the present and a vision for the future. Add hard work to that and you have a formula for success. However, luck and timing plays an important part in the success your enterprise. So you should be always looking for opportunities and seize the moments that could have a game changing impact. This is what I have tried to highlight in my book”, says Arun Firodia, Chairman, Kinetic Group. Tracing the author’s fascinating journey from the 70s, and how Arun spearheaded a social revolution in India by changing the way India moves on roads, for the personal convenience

of commuters, who were otherwise at the whims and fancies of an inefficient public transport system. The stories of the Luna, the Kinetic Honda and various other products that he dreamt and brought to life are testimony to his commitment to excellence, innovation and citizen convenience. This book aims to capture his drive for innovation, his desire for excellence and his vision in putting India on the global map of innovation.

« ENTREPRENEURSHIP Today, at a sprightly 70 years of age and after being awarded the coveted civilian honour of Padmashri by the President of India, Arun Firodia continues to be a regular at work, travelling to his Ahmednagar factory, from Pune, twice in a week or more. He is also involved in a wide range of activities outside his responsibilities at Kinetic Group. A must-read book, that is sure to find a place on the book-shelf of every corporate leader, it propounds how success can be blue printed by every, and any entrepreneur who is willing to play by the games rules, best summarized in Firodia’s own words;; “just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress”. Wise words these… And the guiding role the book can play is better put in the words of Bharat Agarwal, Managing Trustee & Executive Director, Vishwakarma Institutes, who says ““Entrepreneurs, managers and students are often looking for insights on running or growing a business. This book brings such insights and much more, drawing from the vast and rich experience of Arun Firodia… Covering topics ranging from starting a business, to growing it, managing people and also an insight into the personality, this book is a must-read for all young professionals” We agree! (Priced at Rs.150/the book, ‘Innovation On Two Wheels’ will be available at book stores across India, as well as on www.flipkart.com and www.amazon.in and Vishwakarma Publications online book store.

As the Chief Investments Officer, she leads a team of highly qualified and motivated fund managers and analysts. She has played a key role in launching and taking Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance from strength to strength. The company has delivered strong and consistent fund performance across all unit-linked portfolios and demonstrates strong CAGR outperformance over benchmarks. She is Ritu Arora, a Post Graduate in Management and has completed ICWAI securing all India 32nd rank. She is also a University Gold medalist and in our opinion a market wizard. In conversation with Dominic Rebello her advise is 'identify quality businesses with clean managements’ as ‘sustainable returns from a stock follows the profits of the business'

« MARKET WIZARD RITU ARORA

STOCK RETURNS FOLLOW

A little background about your company and yourself? Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited was launched in June 2008 and is jointly owned by two of India’s largest public sector banks – Canara Bank (holding 51%) and Oriental Bank of Commerce (23%) – and HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited (26%), the Asian insurance arm of one of the world’s largest banking and financial services groups – HSBC. The Company has exclusive access to around 60 million customers and a pan-India network of over 7000 branches of Canara Bank, HSBC and Oriental Bank of Commerce. At what point had you given a thought to making a career in the financial markets? Financial markets provide a challenging and satisfying career opportunity. I have always been interested in financial markets, and my education and career choices were focused towards this. I have been part of borrowing and lending corporate treasuries and institutional investment teams.

How do you pick your investments? Do you use technical analysis, or do you employ fundamental data? Rigorous fundamental analysis guides our investment decisions. We closely study global and domestic economic environment to understand the economic fundamentals and trends, and then identify the potential sectors for investment. We then focus on companies with high profit growth and reasonable valuations in the identified sectors. Fundamental analysis of financial statements, meetings with manage-

Sentiment continues to be very strong both globally as well as in India. The underlying fundamentals however, have yet to catch up. Markets are likely to stay expensive as long as sentiment is strong and positive. Any corrections in the markets will be used as buying opportunities.

What would make you wary about an Investment? The biggest issue that we worry about is corporate governance of companies. Any change in corporate governance standards or question on corporate governance of a company in our portfolio bothers us a lot.

Do you have a scenario about how the current bull market will end? Where do you see the Indian markets five years down the road? We expect that Indian economy and the markets will do well under the strong progressive Government at the center though the pace will be gradual. Five years is a long period and a progressive improvement in small steps is our expectation from the Government. We expect GDP growth to accelerate over the next few years which would drive earnings growth for Indian companies. This augurs well for the equity markets and steady annualised returns can be expected over the next five years.

THE PROFITS OF THE BUSINESS

ment and discussion with external analysts researching the company help us form an independent view on the Company. Once a potential company is identified for investment, technical analysis is sometime used in execution to minimize any impact cost. We continue to diligently track the financial results and fundamentals of all companies in which we have investments or can potentially have future investments.

How would you describe your methodology? We are disciplined long term investors in a good quality balanced portfolio. We do not believe in timing the market and diligently invest in good businesses at all levels. Sectorally, our portfolios are well balanced. We employ great rigor and effort in identifying good companies and businesses and then make long term investments in them. We focus on high earning growth companies at reasonable valuations (Growth at Reasonable Price, GARP). What appeals to you about Investing. Insurance investment is stable and long term by nature. We focus on long term capital gains for the policyholders, without taking undue risk in the portfolio. We at Canara HSBC Oriental Bank

of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited follow a strict discipline of adding a stock for its long term potential. We therefore add names with good long term potential and disciplined management/promoter background and do not get swayed by the market movements if the investment thesis is unfolding on expected lines.

What differentiates you from other Investors? Our differentiator is the disciplined and structured approach of doing research and investing. It includes undiluted focus on fundamental research to identify quality businesses with clean managements that will create sustainable value for the shareholders and we are not averse to holding companies for long periods.

What gives you that edge? Our experienced, professional and stable team is our biggest strength. The team has collective experience of over 110 years of investing. The team is very committed to our strategy and takes decisions with high conviction in line with our philosophy to generate consistent and superior returns for our policy holders.

Is there any applicable lesson to investing? Markets are volatile by nature and hence, not getting swayed by short-term volatility in stock prices is the single biggest lesson learned. Also, backing the right management over long-term leads to superior value creation. In all cases, sustainable return from a stock follows the profits of the business.

How much of what you do is gut feel? All businesses are run by people and not machines, so gut feel has a role to play in researching a company. For example, it is difficult to evaluate the quality of management or forecast demand for a discretionary product by pure quantitative methods. It is in such cases that besides data, one relies on gut feel as well.

Do you try to anticipate or follow market trends? We do not try to anticipate or follow market trends, but we do look at how overvalued or undervalued the market is with relation to the earnings. We follow valuation of indices on absolute basis, historical basis and relative to other emerging markets. This helps us assess if the stocks in general are expensive or cheap making us even more conscious of quality.

When you put money on a trade and it goes against you, how do you decide when you're wrong? What do you do next? Equity markets are volatile by nature and there are times when stocks correct after we have purchased them. We are long term investors and short term volatility does not matter to us as long as there is no structural change in the company whose stock has been purchased. We add names with good long term potential and disciplined management/promoter background and do not get swayed by the short term market movements as long as investment thesis is unfolding on expected lines. We constantly evaluate all our portfolio constituents and if there is any change vis-a-vis our investment thesis appropriate action is taken.

Any positions you ever lost sleep over? As a policy we don't hold cash in the portfolios as we believe that we should invest policyholder funds in good companies to create value. Three years ago the economy and market were going down, due to being fully invested and policyholder wealth got impacted. We stuck to our philosophy and remained invested in good quality companies and over time as market recovered good

THE FUTURE OF INDIA’S TOY INDUSTRY S tepping into any of the toy stores in the country will surely baffle you with the endless rows of toys, with an enormous product range and numerous brands, all under the same roof. This is evident of the huge demand from the target group which is creating great momentum and expected growth for the sector in the near future. Higher disposable incomes with rise in the number of dual income parents’ increased spending on safe and branded toys, international toy makers entering Indian market and easy access to affordable imported toys are some of the factors contributing to the growth of this sector. A recent report by Assocham reveals that the industry is growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 20%. However, only 40% of the market belongs to domestically manufactured toys and the rest of the market

returns were generated for the policyholders.

VIVEK JHANGIANI

is President, TAITMA (The All India Toy Manufacturers' Association)

« GUEST COLUMN is flooded with imported toys from countries like China, Korea, Malaysia, the UK and the US. Although we have primarily been a trader’s

economy, there has been significant growth in the toys manufacturing sector after government put strict regulations on the quality of toys being imported from China. This has given a sudden boost to the sector. The trend is shifting from a highly unorganized sector (75%), to a more organized one with big, organized retailers and even international brands entering the Indian toy market. India can emerge as a very strong manufacturing sector sourcing base for toys, games and sports goods for both the international markets and domestic market. India’s toy industry is expected to rise to $400 million in the coming years and though currently, the industry employs about 25 lakh people both in the organized and unorganized sector, this growth is expected to significantly go up with the rising demand.

It is being eyed amongst the top players in the global market in the coming years. There are several factors which reassure us of this, most important being its demographic dividend which will add 13 million more kids by 2016 and 62 million more middle class consumers adding to its already existing customer base. Add to that, our government’s announcement of turning India into a manufacturing hub which will boost the toys segment as well. This is because it has several advantages like low cost skilled manpower, availability of flexible suppliers, policies allowing JV/ FDI and duty free import of capital goods. Indian manufacturers already offer a wide range of products, including electronic toys, board games, construction toys, educational games and collectibles. By improving our current infrastructure, 24x7 electricity and supply

of raw material made available to Indian toy manufacturers, we can focus on increasing our exports and outdo the foreign toy makers, emerging as a top player in the market. What we need is also focus on R&D to ensure that innovative and interesting toys are developed which can make their mark in the global toys market. Educated Indian parents are conscious about their child’s upbringing and understand the significance of providing good quality, educative toys to them. With such a huge consumer base waiting in India itself, the future of our toy industry looks very bright and promising.

Of the tens of thousands of investments that you have done, which was your best ? One of the most rewarding Investment had been an investment we had done in a big IT company five years back. The investment has been a very good value creator for our policyholders. The company's business continues to grow and we continue to hold that investment even now. What was the story there? When we identified and invested in the company, it was more hope than performance. Today it holds the pole position in that offering space.The stock price is up 5X times in 5 years.

What makes an investor successful? Your success mantra? Belief in fundamentals, not getting carried away and patience for the long-term is our success mantra. We believe it would make investors successful and investing a rewarding experience.

Any final words? Investment should always be looked at from long term perspective and not from short term gains. Backing the right management and being patient is always very rewarding while investing.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

« TOP VIEW Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1. When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever. —Legendary Investor Warren Buffett

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

SHAREKHAN CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON ABN CMP: Rs. 1696

Markets Flat

NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (September 22, 2014) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty rose marginally on Friday (September 19, 2014) a net 6.70 points (0.08%) and closed at the 8121 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 8129 points level. It then declined into the red but bounced back sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 8160 points level at 11.01 a.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8105 points level at 11.44 a.m. It then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 56 points. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 26 were gainers, while 24 stocks closed in the red. All the sectoral indices closed in the green. Substantial buying was witnessed in IT and technology stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in capital goods and oil & gas stocks. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 18.33%. This change is substantial and indicates a wide participation by investors. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 726 were gainers, 859 were losers and 37 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen 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 60 level and is now rising (positive if it continues). MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero but is rising (positive if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market but with a neutral bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 7816 points level. The next support is at the 7615 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 8138 points level. The next resistance is at the 8246 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 = 8129 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 8098. Support (2) = 8074. Resistance (1) = 8153. Resistance (2) = 8185.

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 above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 day’s moving averages and all the four averages are rising. This is positive. The velocity parameters continue to remain neutrally trended. As such these are mixed signals. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the 8080 point’s level.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the – DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is falling while the Market Index is flat. No signal here. MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8037) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 8080) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 8006) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 6967) Positive.

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

Target Rs. 2000

Aditya Birla Nuvo (ABN), a conglomerate holding company, is present in different businesses, with each having either leadership or a strong competitive positioning in its market. We believe that owing to the holding company structure and composition, the underlying businesses are trading at a discount to their fair value. Over the last one month, the stock has attracted strong investor interest and appreciated by 12%, breaching our price target of Rs1,550. Maintain Buy with revised price target of Rs 2,000: ABN continues to appeal to us as an investment opportunity due to its strong presence in multiple businesses ranging from manufacturing to financial services to lifestyle, optimal mix of value and growth, and undemanding valuation. Hence, we remain positive on the prospects of the businesses and the stock. We value each of the businesses separately, adjust the stand-alone debt and provide a holding company discount to arrive at the price target for the company. In this note, we raise our earnings estimate for the lifestyle business as well as increase the multiple (valued at 15x its FY2016E enterprise value [EV]/ earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation [EBITDA]) to arrive at our new price target of Rs2,000. We maintain our Buy rating on the stock.

CHOLAMANDALAM SEC. CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON DCB

CMP: Rs. 90 Target Rs. 97 DCB Bank Limited (formerly Development Credit Bank Limited) is the smallest listed private sector lender with a total asset base of INR 128.83bn as of 1QFY15. DCB has a deposit base of INR 105.51bn and advances of INR 83.19bn at the end 1QFY15, making it the smallest bank in the listed private sector space, including both new and old generation private sector banks. Promoter group the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) & Platinum Jubilee Investments holds ~19% stake. DCB services entails, corporate banking - 24%, SME -16%, Agriculture – 14%, Mortgages – 40%. As on 1QFY15, the bank had a network of 134 branches, with ~58% of branches in the western region. Valuation: The stock trades at 1.4X FY16E P/BV and 10.8X FY16E PE. Healthy business growth, stable NIM, improving asset quality and steady earnings growth should complement return ratios. We arrive at a target price of INR 97/share, implying a FY16E P/BV of 1.6X. We rate the stock an OUTPERFORMER.

KOTAK SECURITIES CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON CONCOR CMP: Rs. 1338

Target Rs. 1470

Realizations continue to remain stable for Concor for both Exim and domestic segments. Concor is also able to sustain its market share at ~75% in Exim. The company has reported strong volumes for FY14 /Q1FY15 and we estimate the company to deliver 9% volume CAGR over FY14 to FY16E in Exim and volume CAGR of 8% in the domestic segment (versus guidance of 15%). We estimate operating margins to sustain at ~23% and ROE of ~15%. The company recently got the status of Navratna PSU which we believe also adds value to the company. We value the company at 22 times FY16E EPS, a premium for its dominant market share, strong asset base, outperformance and strong balance sheet. Continue to Recommend BUY with an unchanged TP of Rs 1465. Outlook and Valuation: We are maintaining the target price for Concor at Rs 1470. We estimate the company to deliver 9% volume CAGR over FY14E to FY16E in Exim and volume CAGR of 8% in the domestic segment. We estimate operating margins to sustain at ~23% and ROE of ~15%. We estimate the following positives for Concor: (1) healthy longterm volume growth (2) Concor's ability to maintain market share and margins (3) reasonable valuations. We value the company at 22 times FY16E EPS, a premium for its dominant market share, strong asset base, outperformance and strong balance sheet. Recommend BUY with a TP of 1470 Please send all business and corporate related mails to business@afternoondc.in

Insurance Should Never Be Confused With Investment Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If you are asking for the amount of Investment requirement for an income of Rs 4.8 Lakhs in 12 years from now as of today’s cost. The amount would go down considerably, if you want Rs 40000 of absolute income 12 years later. Present Age: 48 Years Retirement Age: 60 Years Monthly Expenses Cost if you retire today: Rs 40000 (Rs 4.8 Lakhs p.a.) Assuming: Life Expectancy: 20 years post Retirement, Hence this plan is only till 80 years of age Expected Rate of Inflation: 8% p.a. Return on Investment: 10% (an average return from all types of Insurance Policies) p.a. Post Retirement Investment expected to grow at: 8% p.a. You need to invest: Rs 89432 Monthly, Rs 1,027,706 Annually or Rs 7,702,719 One Time. Some retirement plans that you can opt for are Aviva Next Innings Pension Plan, Future Generali Pension Guarantee, etc.

« INSURANCE

I am 48 years old and can save Rs 30,000 to 40,000 per year. I need pension after 10 years of approx Rs 30,000 to 40,000 per month. Is there any SIP plan so that I can pay approx 3000 to 4000 per month? —Rajeev Sharma, Charni Road Trust me this is an insurance portal and not an investment query portal. You must check with some certified financial planner for your complete financial planning, especially retirement planning. We are insurance experts and would not like to comment on investments. However, let me confirm, Insurance should never be confused with Investment as both are important but they have very different roles to play in your financial lives. Just to help you with the Amount of Investment:

By Manoj Aswani

ndiaFirst Happy India Plan is a Unit Linked Insurance Plan. Thus, it is a Non-Traditional Insurance Plan without Bonus facility with enhanced death benefit which provides financial security to the policyholder and his family. How it works – In this plan, premium needs to be paid for the term chosen. The premium paid net of applicable charges is invested in the fund chosen by the policyholder. There is an option to choose from 4 given funds. On Maturity, the Fund Value is paid to the policyholder in lump sum. Alternatively, the policyholder can choose the Settlement Option and receive the amount in equal instalments over a period of 5 years post maturity. On death of the policyholder, the entire Sum Assured is paid to the nominee/beneficiary. There is also an Additional Benefit being the sum of all future premiums payable which is paid by the insurer on death or disability of the policyholder. This benefit can be chosen to be received either as a lump sum on death or disability or the entire amount is credited to the Fund immediately and is later paid on Maturity of the policy.

Key Features of IndiaFirst Happy India Plan This is a Unit Linked plan with enhanced death benefits. Additional Benefit is paid in case of death (if the option is chosen at policy inception) which is equal to the sum of all future premiums paid. The Additional Benefit is paid in either of the two ways: a) In lump sum at the time of death or disability of the policyholder b) The lump sum is credited to the Fund and is later paid to the nominee/beneficiary on Maturity Switching and Partial Withdrawals make the plan flexible Premium Redirection helps to customize the plan To protect from market volatility, there is an option of Liquid Fund wherein 3% of the

I am 40 years old. On 23rd May 2014 I was hospitalized for a hernia operation. I have submitted all the documents which are required for the medi-claim process. But my claim is rejected on the ground that this hernia has occurred due to the Caesarean section surgery during my pregnancy which was in 2002. And I have taken medi-claim policy since the last 10

basis of Non-Disclosure of Material Fact and there is little that you can do about the same.

Recently my vehicle got damaged due to an accident and I immediately send my vehicle to an authorized dealer for the repair purpose without informing the insurance company. I submitted a copy of the Insurance papers and RC book to the dealer. I thought maybe he would call the insurance company now he has asked me to pay Rs 24000 for the total damage, should I pay him? Then how can I claim my insurance? —Natwar Patra, Mazgaon Road The basic process of claiming for your car insurance damage is to get a survey done by the insurance company BEFORE the repair work is done. They need to inspect the damage and then approve the amount that they can approve of. If you end the car for survey AFTER the repair work, years. What should I do now? —Sunita Shah, Parel there is no way the insurance company can pay for the damage unless you have taken very Since you have taken this plan in 2004, did you strong pictures in all angles for the reviewer to mention in your policy proposal form that you examine in all the possible angles. had a C-Section delivery of your child in 2002? Hence for now, you would have to pay for the There can be 2 possible answers: Yes and No. If Yes, did they mention anything like damage out of pocket. However, do remember to “Exclusion for all cases related to C-Section intimate the insurance company as soon as the Delivery”? If yes, then there is nothing that you car meets with an accident and then take it up can do since it is mentioned. If not, then you can with them for their internal processes and all! appeal again and if they do not listen take severe steps like complaining to the Consumer Forum, (The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India. Ombudsman or the Court of Law! You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com) If Not, then your claim would be repudiated on

« PRODUCT REVIEW: INDIAFIRST HAPPY INDIA PLAN

A Unit Linked Plan With Enhanced Death Benefits

Fund Value is credited to this fund every month in the last 3 years of the policy term. Benefits you get from IndiaFirst Happy India Plan Death Benefit – In case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets: Sum Assured + Additional Benefit (if chosen) Subject to a minimum of 105% of all premiums paid

Eligibility conditions & other restrictions in IndiaFirst Happy India Plan Minimum

Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years)

Higher of 10* Annual Premium or 0.5 * Term * Annual Premium (for ages<45 years) Higher of 7* Annual Premium or 0.25* Term* Annual Premium (for ages>=45 years) 10

Premium Payment Term (in years) Entry Age of Life Insured (in years) Age at Maturity(in years)

Annual Premium(in Rs.)

Maturity Benefit – On survival till the end of the policy tenure, the policyholder gets the Fund Value on Maturity Income Tax Benefit - Life Insurance premiums

14* Annual Premium (for ages<45 years) Or Higher of 7* Annual Premium or 0.25*Term*Annual Premium (for ages>=45 years)

Equal to policy term

18 -

paid up to Rs. 1,50,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C and the Maturity proceeds are tax free under section 10(10)D subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions

Additional Features and Benefits of IndiaFirst Happy India Plan Riders – There are No Additional Riders in this plan Investment Fund Options In this plan, there are 4 Funds to choose from: 1. Equity Fund 2. Balanced Fund 3. Debt Fund 4. Value Fund Top-up – Top-ups are not allowed under the plan Switching - There are 2 free switches per calendar month. The minimum switch amount is Rs.5000 and the maximum is equal to the

25 50 60

12,000

Payment modes

The Additional Benefit will be calculated as the sum of all future premiums payable and is paid on death or disability of the policyholder in either of the two ways: a) Lump sum paid to the policyholder/nominee/beneficiary on disability/death, or b) Lump sum is paid into the Fund Account immediately on death/disability and the Fund Value is paid to the nominee/beneficiary/policyholder on Maturity

Maximum

250,000

Annual, Monthly or Half-yearly Fund Value on the date of switching Partial Withdrawal - In this policy, there are partial withdrawals allowed after 5 completed policy years. The minimum amount of withdrawal is Rs.5000 and the maximum limit is up to 25% of the Fund Value. The Fund Value after withdrawal should be a minimum of 110% of the annual premium payable. IndiaFirst Happy India Plan Charges Premium Allocation Charge – This charge is deducted from the Premium Paid by you Policy Year

Premium Allocation Charge

2-4

4% for all modes

5 onwards

6.7% for yearly or half-yearly mode & 5% for monthly mode 3.5% for all modes

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Distortions in India’s history must be removed

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Dr. Manish Kumar

ndia is probably the only country in the world where, right at the beginning of its official history, it is related that people living in India are not its natives. The majority of people living in India do not belong to India. They have come from a foreign country. Historians said that we are Aryans. We have come from outside. From where exactly? There is no fixed answer for this. But still, it is certain that we have come from outside. From where Aryans came, if someone turns the pages of history to find an answer to that, then it will be found that some say Central Asia, some say Siberia, some say Mongolia, some say Trans-Caucasia, and some have said Aryans are from Scandinavia. Aryans were natives of which part of the world, that even today is, a myth for historians. It means that nobody has proof of the origin of Aryans, but still say they are from Siberia, from Scandinavia, and so on according to their sensibilities. If the Aryans came to India from a foreign land, then where did they come from and when, this is an important question. This is a question of the identity of the people of India. Influential historians sitting in universities have to give answers to these questions. By raising questions on the intentions of the person asking questions, a curtain can’t be drawn over basic questions of history. In the Government books of India, the arrival of the Aryans is described as an Aryan invasion. In

these books the Aryans are called nomadic or tribal. They had chariots. It is related that the Aryans also brought with them the Vedas. They had their own language, script. It means that they were learned nomads. This is the world’s most unique example. This history was written by the British. In 1866, the story of Aryans in India was written by Max Müller. During this period, Aryans were described as a ‘breed’. Max Müller was a citizen of Germany. He was employed by the East India Company at a salary of 10,000 dollars at that that time to understand and translate the Vedas. The British wanted to rule in India, but they didn’t have information about the society here. Lord Macaulay gave the work of information collection to Max Müller. This is the same Lord Macaulay, who took up the task of creating such a section of people in India who could establish a dialogue between Britishers and the society ruled by them, that is, the people of India. Not only this, Macaulay said that this section will be such which will be Indian by color and blood, but by ethos, ethics and wisdom will be British. To fulfill this agenda, he implemented an education policy in India, got conducted an analysis of Indian religious scriptures and got started the writing of an official history. The pre-Independence and post- Independence ruling class of India didn’t spare any effort in realising the dream of Lord Macaulay. Historians too displayed this tendency.

NOTES FROM NEW DELHI

The British have one good habit. They keep documents safe. This is the reason that the truth behind the story of understanding the Vedas and their translation can be known. Max Müller, after study and translation of Vedas wrote one letter, in

which he has clearly written that the process of blighting and denigrating the religion of India has been completed and now if the Christian missionaries don’t do their work, then whose fault is it? It was Max Müller who had imple-

mented the Aryans invasion theory in India, but this theory met its biggest challenge in 1921. Suddenly, on the banks of the Indus river, the remains of a civilisation were found. Had it been at only one place, then it would have been a different thing. But indications of a civilisation began to be found at many places. It came to be called the Indus Valley civilisation. Excavations revealed that many cities lay buried by the banks of the Indus river. It is 150 years since this history was written. During this time, science has developed, new inventions have been made. New techniques are now available for testing of historical proofs. Worldwide, the work of writing history with a multi-dimensional viewpoint is taking place, but India’s Leftist historians are suffocating history by believing linguistic study to be the only truth. History is not some cosmic book that cannot be changed. Because of new evidence, new discoveries and new technologies we get new information about the past all the time. Due to development of science and technology, many secrets can now be unravelled. To change history on the basis of this evidence, technology and proofs is creation of correct history. History should be such that every Indian should feel proud of it. Historians should use new evidence, proofs, science and technology in writing history. For make-believe stories there should be no place in history.

The Prime Minister’s credibility is at stake Santosh Bharatiya

feel that something should be written again on the last editorial, in which I had written four stories related to Narendra Modi. Out of these, on one story Rajnath Singh defended himself and his son Pankaj Singh. He said, if even one allegation against me proves to be true or if it proves true even prima facie, then I will retire from politics. But at the same time, he also said that behind all these things there could possibly be some colleague of his. He also said at one place that who will be at the number two position in the Central Cabinet, maybe behind it there could be this politics that his reputation be besmirched and at the number two position the

staying of one person should be decisively assumed. However, he has now got the status of number two in the Cabinet. Who should be the number two in the Cabinet? Only two candidates were there. One, Mr. Rajnath Singh himself and the other, Finance Minister and Defence Minister of the country, Mr. Arun Jaitley. Should it be believed that against Rajnath Singh, the rumour of his son taking money in return for some work was spread by the second candidate, Arun Jaitley’s camp? This question is important because Modi still has to do a lot of work. Because Modi has to do a lot of work, that is why he will have to give a warning to members of his Cabinet to stay alert about conspiracies-counter conspiracies of this kind, because the ill-effect of all these things falls on the credibility of the Cabinet. We had written that the Prime Minster said to Dharmendra Pradhan that he should not have lunch too often with a businessman and sign on one file. Now we have got information from the Government itself that the person is not Dhramendra Pradhan,

this truth or half-truth has also come to us from the Cabinet of the Prime Minister himself. The third and one more story-like rumour has come to us that Information Minister Prakash Javdekar was going to the airport to go out of Delhi, but he was wearing jeans and T-shirt and tinted spectacles. He again gets a call from the Prime Minister’s office that this attire doesn’t suit a Minister. Prakash Javdekar let the plane go, returned, wore a kurta, pajamas and a jacket and boarded a plane after that. A fourth new story going around in political galleries is that Baba Ramdev wanted to meet Prime Narendra Modi Minister Narendra Modi. This incident was at the time of Cabinet forbut is Power Minister Piyush Goyal. mation. Narendra Modi was busy And the story that has come is this finalising the list of his Cabinet, that that Piyush Goyal was going to meet is why he said to his friend Amit Mukesh Ambani, when on the way Shah that he should talk to Baba itself he received a call from an offi- Ramdev. Amit Shah talked to Baba cer in the Prime Minister’s office Ramdev. Baba Ramdev came to and without having lunch, he had to Delhi to meet Amit Shah in the go back and on his table there was a night itself. When Amit Shah asked file, in which there was a recom- the reason why ‘you were calling mendation to put a fine on Mukesh Modiji’, then Baba Ramdev said in a Ambani’s companies, and he had to characteristic manner that 4-5 of sign it. Now the matter of correcting my pupils have won the Lok Sabha

elections, for whom I myself had got the ticket. Out of them 2 or 3 people should be included in the Cabinet. The news that is coming out is that Amit Shah said to him that “Babaji, either you get your colleagues included in the Cabinet or else get the CBI enquiry stopped”. Ramdev got the signal and went back to Haridwar and he did not participate in the oath taking ceremony. All these stories which are doing the rounds in South Block in the form of rumours are leaking from there and going to the social media and from there, taking on a form, are going around the whole country. I would like to request Mr. Narendra Modi again that he finds out which people are at the centre of these rumours or which group it is. If that group or those people are in his own Cabinet or his own party, then he should stop them sternly, because this will affect not only the credibility of a few Ministers but will affect the credibility of the Prime Minister himself. And, at this time, there is in front of the Prime Minister, the question of saving his credibility, as well as the challenge of working for the country.

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Douglas Quaid is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen. Now the story really begins and it’s a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie. Star Movies, 11.30 p.m.

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Humsafars presents a love story of two contrasting individuals. The first episode will give us a glimpse into the lives of Arzoo and Sahir. Living in the beautiful city of Lucknow, Arzoo aspires to become a big fashion designer. Unlike other girls her age, she has many responsibilities and hence decides to go to Mumbai to achieve her dreams. But she is in a dilemma as she comes to know that someone from Mumbai is coming to Lucknow to demolish the dupatta making factory where her mother has been working for the past 15 years. While everyone is scared, Arzoo is confident that she will save the factory. As it turns out, Sahir, the smart businessman from Mumbai comes to Lucknow for this demolition. In a bid to stop the factory , Arzoo lies down in front of the bulldozer. Sony TV, 10.30 p.m.

LIFE STORIES

Taking care of one’s offspring is the most marvelous job around. It’s also the hardest job in the world. It’s exhaustion and complicated, and sometimes even exasperating. There are times when you can almost understand that some animals don’t take care of their young at all. Nonetheless, most species, including us humans, share the most intense and powerful feeling that a brain can generate, the love we feel for children. LIFE STORIES is an irresistible series that reveals the most remarkable animal instincts. Animal Planet, 8 p.m.

REVEALED: WORLD’S BIGGEST ELECTION

Every five years citizens of the world’s largest democracy – India, gather to vote and elect its new Prime Minister. They all queue up at booths to cast their votes using electronic voting machines. With over 800 million voters, multitude of political parties campaigning and the billions of rupees spent, it is one of the most challenging and incredible processes of facilitating the elections. Discovery Channel in its exclusive one-hour special REVEALED: WORLD’S BIGGEST ELECTION brings to viewers authentic ‘behind the scenes’ action of the logistical feat of organising and conducting the largest elections in the world — the Indian General Election. Discovery, 9 p.m.

Humsafars, Sony TV, 10.30 p.m.

DECONSTRUCTED

Every time you pop the chicken into the microwave oven, have you ever thought of how it works? Or wondered about the functioning of the taken-for-granted idiot box? DECONSTRUCTED takes you inside basic everyday objects and unravels how these mechanical marvels work to make life simpler. Discovery Science, 6 p.m.

QUBOOL HAI

After Tanveer humiliates Sanam, Aahil begins to have a softcorner for her. With love blooming between both the couple – Aahil-Sanam and Rehaan-Sunehri, the four end up eating bhang spiked edible. In a trance after eating bhang, will Aahil end up talking about his past to Sanam. Zee TV, 9.30 p.m.

SUHANI SI EK LADKI

Dadi tells Suhani to not come in front of her for navratri.. Suhani gets upset..Suhani thinks that Yuvraj is planning surprise for her birthday but he likes actually planning for snoopy.. Ragini and Meneka come to knolw about this…Krishna goes to but saree for Soumya and Yuvraj also comes there and exchanges the sarees… Star Plus, 6.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE

Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes one that’s staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert. Pix, 9 p.m.

KILL BILL VOL1

The lead character, called ‘The Bride,’ was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, led by her lover ‘Bill.’ Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill’s child, ‘The Bride’ decided to escape her life as a killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, who, on the day of their wedding rehearsal was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four years later, ‘The Bride’ wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins. HBO, 9 p.m.

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Pix, 9 p.m.

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reaches Vijaypur, she takes charge, and wins over a precocious child, Shobha. She gets a shock when she is introduced to her new employer, Manohar, who is the owner of Nandini Estates, and realizes that he is the killer. Star Gold, 11.10 p.m.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL

The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization’s name. Tom Cruise, Paula Patton. Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

Arush Mehra lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in Sydney, Australia along with two room-mates, Tanmay Joglekar, and Ali Hyder. He works for a food chain, while Tanmay entertains children as ‘Eddy Teddy’, and Ali takes care of their apartment. All three are womanizers and usually end up sleeping with around 30 different women every year. Arush travels to Delhi to attend Arjun’s wedding, and this is where he meets with Isha Sahni, who also resides in Australia, he impresses and wins her over, both get intimate, and shortly thereafter Isha catches him sleeping with Devika, and both split up. Arush returns to Sydney and forgets about this incident. Then one day they find a baby right outside their door with a note to take care of her. CVO, 9 p.m.

Sita lives a middle-class lifestyle in India. After her sister passes away, she undertakes to look after her nephew, Raju, lands a job as a Governess-Tutor at distant Vijaypur and re-locates there. Enroute via train a man named Chandru attempts to molest her, but she rejects him, attempts in vain to find a seat in the woman’s compartment, and it is then a man armed with a gun shoots Chandru and kills him. The gunman gets down at the next stop, leaving a shaken Sita alone and admitting to the Police that she was a witness and can identify the assailant. When she

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism that complicates socialization. The adult Rizwan marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who mistake his disability for suspicious behavior. Following his arrest, he meets Radha, a therapist who helps him deal with his situation and his affliction. Rizwan then begins a journey to meet US President Bush to clear his name. B4U, 9 p.m.

A child born of an illegitimate relationship is named Heera after the name of a dog by a drunkard who makes him work hard for liquor. After knowing that he is a Laawaris (orphan), he leaves home looking for a job with Ranjeet. Fate brings Heera and his biological father together. Will they ever know about the relation between them? What happens if they find out about it? This is the theme of Laawaris. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.

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Annu Kapoor is a veteran actor who has proved his versatility on stage, television and films, having worked in films like ‘Ghayal’, ‘Gardish’, ‘Mr India, ‘Vicky Donor’ and anchored many singing shows in the fledgling days of television. Now he is all set to bounce back to television as a judge for a show in which he started as a host – 'Antakshari’. We had a brief chat with the multi-talented Annu about his new role. This is how the gab fest went.

By Sandeep Hattangadi

Considering your past with 'Antakshari', what was your reaction when you were offered to come back as a judge? Gajendra Singh was the producer and director then, and now, too, he is the producer and director. That's what made me accept the show. This new avatar of 'Antakshari' shall involve the entire family, right from the youngest member to the grandparents in a fun-filled melodic musical game show.

First hosting, now judging 'Antakshari'. What does this game mean to you? Antakshari is a way to bring the whole family together. It is a game that people of all ages can play anywhere. And, of course, music always brings people together. As you are aware, I’ve been associated with this game for many years, it holds a special place in my heart. I’m very humbled that SAB TV and the show’s team thought me fit to be a judge – a kind of a mentor to the participants on the show. 'Antakshari' has ruled over the Indian heart for a long time.

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agaan’ filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker is venturing into television with his upcoming show – 'Everest' about a daughter's determination to gain her father's acceptance by climbing the highest mountain. The director said his love for the medium lured him to sit on the producer's chair and write the show. The Star Plus show has been co-directed by Glenn Baretto and Ankush Mohla. "The main story is about the journey up the Everest – the different camps at various levels, the first frostbite, the high blood pressure and also the entry to the death zone," Gowariker said in a group interview. "We take it for granted that a male will conquer Everest. But through this show I am

What are the characteristics of this game that fascinate people? Antakshari as a concept belongs to the Indian history. Our ancestors used it to ensure that children learnt their shlokas properly. It was used as a tool to educate people. I think over time the purpose of this game has changed. Now people like the fact that it can bring them together, to share a light moment with a shared experience of songs that might unite them. Another reason that makes this game popular is that people from all walks of life, all ages can enjoy it. Every person – businessman or servant watches movies. Therefore the game itself finds a very large audience. That is exactly what we are trying to achieve through the show – to ensure that everyone in the family can enjoy a moment together. What exactly is your role on the show this time round? I shall be seated at the prestigious position of Shri Antakshari for this lyrical TV series as a mentor and a judge, which will be hosted by the talented Mantra and multi-faceted Sugandha Mishra.

What is the format of the show? The game will involve multiple interactive rounds with the contestants that will

engage them and the audience simultaneously. It shall include many contending rounds that have never been seen on Indian television before such as karaoke round wherein the participant will be shown songs with missing words and they will have to complete it. Another such interesting round involves anchors who will enact a famous scene/dance step from a movie and the participants need to guess and sing any song from that particular movie. A competition is not over without a fast-paced buzzer round where participants need to identify the tune and sing the correct song. To top it all is ‘Annuji Ki Googly’, a special round where the judge will field different questions and clues about Hindi movies and songs to the participating families which they will have to identify and sing to win points. Who is the target audience of the show? With 'Family Antakshari', we are presenting a traditional activity in a different style to involve every member of the family in the game. The show will highlight the positives of the joint family system. The music connoisseur is back with his dulcet tunes in this distinct show which will be aired on Saturday and Sunday at 8-9 pm, starting September 27.

who could direct it. Normally on television when you write a show, you write for a few episodes and then you wait for the audience's reaction. Based on the reaction, you make changes and write the rest of the show. But for 'Everest' I had to write the entire show at one go," he said. The cast of the show is comparatively new apart from two big names Milind Gunanji and Rajat Kapoor. Gowariker said the main criteria for the actors to be a part of the show was their fitness regime. "The first thing which I looked into was the age of the actors and their for television. "As a film di- physical fitness. All of them rector I have spoiled myself. I had to go through an altitude wrote the story of 'Everest' test. Because physically you and while finishing I realised might be fit, but mentally you that I wanted to produce the may not be that strong in that show and I needed experts higher altitude," he said.

When a female scales ‘Everest’

Ashutosh Gowariker with A R Rahman exploring the girl child issue, equal rights and how determination can help," he said. The director said being used to writing his movies, he found it hard to pen a story

TV TATTLE Humour show

On India’s one stop destination for Humor - BIG MAGIC’s Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal this week. With Birbal’s absence from the kingdom, the problem creators surely have a field day, planning and plotting their comical plans. What leaves everyone perplexed is when their beloved Birbal returns in a new shade. Tune-into this hilarious episode on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th, September, 2014 at 9 pm on BIG MAGIC. One can see the hilarious problem creator’s up-to their sleeves in plotting with the King leading to a number of rib-tickling moments, in his wise ministers absence. With Birbals return we can see him join hands with the Emperors feisty enemy. One would think that is a plan by the witty minister, but when he actually succeeds in his devilish plan, the fans will be left to think otherwise.

Arpita Chakraborty's debut

Going by the audience feedback, the first outing on television for Arpita Chakraborty rendering the popular 'Happy Shappy Wala Ishq' proved to be quite popular. Written by Sharad Chandra Tripathi, this ever-popular song brings Arpita to the challenging world of television. Coupled with her upcoming film numbers, this opportunity can prove beneficial for her in terms of popularity and acceptance! Says Arpita, “Today you cannot ignore television, due to its fantastic reach and following, it is important to remain engaged with the medium.”

Zindagi's new serials

With the massive success of shows aired from across the border, the youngest Hindi entertainment channel Zindagi has become a favourite among Indian audiences. The channel has gained immense fan following among the viewers. Zindagi has kept its promise of entertaining its viewers with new shows every month and this time the audience is in for a dual treat with 'Mera Naseeb' and 'Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti', both premiering on September 23, at 8.00 pm and 8.55 pm respectively

‘Vice’ documentary series

Following the creation of 'Vice Magazine', Shane Smith has launched 'Vice', a documentary TV-series to cover the kinds of stories often overlooked by mainstream media outlets. History TV18 renews this series for a second season of fearless and radical reporting on Fridays, at 9 pm.

Chatting with Sonam Kapoor

This Sunday on 'Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan', Sonam talked about her personal apprehensions and her relationships. Sonam confessed to Niranjan that she has big plans for her personal and professional life. She quipped, “I am single and on the lookout for a man who won't let me down. I would like to share all my stories with my children and not the image that has been created of me. I also want to be a producer, eventually. ”

Brave Aneri

Aneri Vajani who plays the lead in Star Plus’s 'Nisha Aur Uske Cousins' fractured her leg on set while shooting for the scene where she had to run and catch her scooty. A source from the set revealed that no one realised that there was a stone on the way. It's commendable that she still completed the shot. Aneri said, “Yes it’s true that I have a plaster on my leg but I know it’s imperative for me to shoot as we are shooting a very important sequence of wedding."

Cinestars on television

Zee TV’s 'Cinestars Ki Khoj' will soon announce its winners who will go on to make their debuts in a film supervised by Mahesh Bhatt. Having had their acting talent honed over the last two months, these budding actors are all set to take the entertainment scene by storm. What’s more, for the latest episode, this talented bunch even made their television debut on some of Zee TV’s popular primetime soaps!

Levira and Jake together?

When the evil war-star aliens attack Earth, the supernatural guardian Gosei, assigned to protect the Earth by Zordon, and his faithful robot assistant Tensou, recruit five teenagers with the attitude to combat the invading forces. In this episode, a love potion accidentally makes evil Levira fall in love with Jake? What happens next?

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Nalini Chidambaram examined by CBI

Nalini Chidamabaram, wife of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, has been examined by CBI in connection with the alleged multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. CBI examined Nalini, a Supreme Court lawyer, on Saturday in Chennai in connection with the legal fee paid to her by the Saradha group, official sources said.

Veteran journalist A.N. Dar passes away

ASHINGTON: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the US, hundreds of Indian-Americans from across the country have joined hands to give him a rousing welcome in front of the United Nations headquarters and the White House, reports PTI. 'America Welcomes Modi' rallies are being planned in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York on Saturday, Sept. 27, when Modi is to deliver his maiden address to the UN General Assembly. The organisers are also preparing huge banners, posters and specially made T-shirts with slogans 'America Welcomes Modi', to be distributed among the participants. Similarly in Washington DC, scores of Indian-Americans from the national Capital and from its suburbs in nearby Maryland and Virginia are preparing to hold welcome rallies in front of the White House on September 30, when Modi is scheduled to hold meeting with the US President Barack Obama, in

his Oval Office. While the New York event is being organised by Indian American Intellectual Forum in association with several other organisations, the White House Rally has been planned by US India Democracy Forum. "There is an unprecedented level of support for Modi in the US... In-

dian-Americans from as far as Chicago and Houston are flying to New York to welcome the Prime Minister in front of the United Nations when he delivers his address to the General Assembly," said Narain Kataria of the Indian American Intellectual Forum. Kataria said Modi's supporters in Chicago have printed 'America Wel-

Former Editor-in-Chief of National Herald A.N. Dar died in New Delhi on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 80. Dar had also served as the Resident Editor of Indian Express in New Delhi. He worked as the Cairo correspondent of the newspaper in 1960s. Dar is survived by his wife Shyma Dar and two children, Ajay Dar and Anjana Bhan, both doctors. His cremation will be held on Monday, according to family members.

India-Africa Dec. summit cancelled due to Ebola

The India-Africa Summit, which was scheduled to be attended by 53 countries in December, has been cancelled this year due to Ebola outbreak in that continent. With the government expecting nearly 1,000 delegates including ministers, government officials, business leaders and others, for the Summit, it was logistically difficult given the public health guidelines to manage, the spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said.

comes Modi' t-shirts, which would be distributed to the participants. A number of large posters and banners are also being printed for the participants to display it prominently during the event, expected to be attended by some 900 people. Many of the participants would be wearing Modi masks, while two life-size cut outs of Modi would be put in display in front of the United Nations for people to take picture with their popular leader, Kataria said. Not everybody has been able to get a ticket for the public reception being hosted in honour of Modi, because of space constraints. "This is our way of taking picture with Modi," he said. Three days later a similar welcome rally is being planned in the Washington in front of the White House coinciding with the ModiObama meeting. "Come celebrate the official 'US-India Partnership Day' September 30th. Join us for the festivities for recognition of this day by the US government," a flier of the event said.

France awaiting nod for `30,000-cr joint missile project EW DELHI: France has asked N India for early finalisation of the long-pending Rs 30,000-crore

FM to launch ‘single window’ website for taxpayers

Taxpayers will now be able to perform their I-T related works like filing returns or applying for a PAN card from an enhanced single website to be launched on Monday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. An updated version of the existing website of the Income Tax department -www.incometaxindia.gov.in -- will now be acting as a 'single window' for all activities and online services offered by the I-T department, officials said.

MAROONED.... Two stray dogs on a pipe in a flooded locality on the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday.

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EW DELHI: At a time when the country is being exposed to an oxymoronic term 'love jihad', countering such a concept is an organisation with an equally paradoxical name called 'Love Commandos'. With a vision of uniting love birds who have attained the legal age of marriage, Love Commandos claimed to have united over 30,000 couple in a short spell of four years. "We want lovers to unite no matter which caste, community, religion or place they come from. There should be a society where love prevails over everything," says Chairman of Love Commandos, Sanjoy Sachdev. The voluntary organisation, which mainly operates in Delhi from its office in Paharganj area, claims to provide protection to cou-

2010 after we helped a couple in Delhi to unite after the boy was falsely charged by the girl's family and had registered a police case against him," says Sachdev. Its feisty, relentless fight for the cause of love continues unabated despite paucity of funds as one of its shelter homes operates as the group's makeshift office. It prefers to exist in perpetual liminality thinking too much visibility might lead to exposure of the eloped lovers. Sanjoy Sachdev, chairman, Love Commandos "There are police cases lodged against many people whom we are ples and guards them from the helping and there are several groups wrath of their angry parents, fami- who do not want us to continue with lies or police, helps them fight ha- our activity," claims Sachdev, adding rassment and give them shelter so the circumstances often compels the organisation to constantly keep they can marry freely. "Our organisation started on July shifting their shelter homes.

project for joint production of short-range surface-to-air missile (SR-SAM) systems. In a letter, the French Defence Ministry has told its Indian counterpart that "it will carry out substantial transfer of technology and know-how, especially in the field of missile guidance". The French side has proposed that the project "would enable India to get in a few years in areas of strategic missile, the maximum autonomy you have called for". SR-SAM is proposed to be a joint venture between India and France and they have nominated the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and a French multinational firm for the programme. The deal has been under negotiations for over five years and has been awaiting final clearance after French President Francois Hollande and then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2013 announced that talks have been concluded between both the sides on the missile development project. The IAF had raised certain objections over the programme but the Defence Ministry has to take a final call on the programme after holding discussions with all stakeholders. The French Defence Ministry said it wants to actively participate in new Indian government's plans to achieve autonomy in field of military hardware production. It has said that the missile programme would help in meeting India's domestic market and can also be supplied to future export markets.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 830

ENIGMA CODE 830

ACROSS: 1 Throngs around those groups of sheep? (6) 5 In vulgar terms he certainly sounds able to appear like Napoleon (8) 9 Grow plant for public exhibition (8) 10 Head director I would not be with to show inaction ! (3,3) 11 It's difficult on boats if they adopt such a tough attitude (4-6) 12 Drink son, that goes to one's head (4) 13 Advances or returns (8) 16 Calm, checked a number in (6) 17 Declares the ship is carrying clothing (6) 19 Photographed tall grass covering wood pile (8) 21 Realised there would be a fresh announcement (4) 22 Set diagram recorded image (10) 25 Hired guns with explosive in them (3,3) 26 Easy task for a jazz dance? (8) 27 Given work in plant, daughter suffered torment (8) 28 Trains, taking part in course that's rather dull (6)

DOWN: 2 Luxembourg's a capital (5) 3 Intimidated, we tucked into fish (5) 4 Certain minehead is included or is it just a guess? (7) 5 Dead men's chests? (7) 6 Arrives on horseback with a purse I'd mislaid (5,2) 7 Aspirin 'e'd dispensed being without hope (2,7) 8 Indigenous person in a big ore discovery (9) 14 Getting the cassette ready to play again (9) 15 A charm won crookedly by cleaner (9)

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: Make unauthorised alterations

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE NEURAL, LAUREL, ALLURE, UNREAL, RUNNER, EARNER, ARREAR

MATH PYRAMID 830 18 Are they pulled by those who fiddle? (7) 19 Mussolini is in debt and impoverished (7) 20 Dishonest criminal leader gets

fleeced (7) 23 Disorderly in a crowd, yet wellbehaved alone (5) 24 Trees for future scrutiny, perhaps (5)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 9 Adulate, 10 Orotund, 11 Kippers, 12 Shatter, 13 Lord Byron, 15 Slays, 16 Rascals, 19 Stately, 20 Frank, 21 Assiduous, 25 Retract, 26 Lobster, 28 Eremite, 29 Rethink. DOWN: 1 Jackal, 2 Jumper, 3 Name, 4 Censer, 5 Consents, 6 No man's land, 7 Duct tape, 8 I dare say, 14 Black maria, 16 Reformer, 17 Scanties, 18 Smart set, 22 Sultry, 23 Oxtail, 24 Strake, 27 Bits.

QUICK CROSS 830

ACROSS: 1 ___ the course (4) 5 At this place (4) 6 Cheese treats (5) 7 Luxury auto (5) 8 Ski wear (5) 9 Or ___, unspecific threat (4) 10 Bambi, and kin (4)

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Sanctuary (7) 2 Informs or narrates (5) 3 Painting, sculpture, etc. (4) 4 ___ man, sycophant (3) 6 Archie's friend from Riverdale (5) 7 Cameo, e.g. (4) 8 "Early to ___ ..." (3)

HIDATO 830

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

MATHDOKU 830

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. FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Leo 13th Bhadrapad Krishnapaksha Magha Sinh (Leo) M.T. Red and Grey 5

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You need to maintain the pace at work to retain your position of advantage. For fresh ventures you should seek advice of some experts and close associates before making any commitments. Property matters, educational affairs, and romance, all come under favorable spell. Everything in fact, seems to proceed positively. At times you may be torn between your duty to family and the needs of your beloved. BABIES BORN TODAY: Attractive, soft spoken, medium height, healthy and longlived. Will have fine hair and soft skin. Respectful, helpful culturally aware, will also value tradition. Will make a good advisor or administrator. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You will get opportunity to explore fresh areas with the able assistance of a close friend. You will feel inclined to seek a change in your job or if in business. This is the right time to bring about radical changes in your career before you get stagnated. Your family will support you in your every endeavor.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Meetings and negotiations will go in your favor but you need to be patient and that is precisely what you may find difficult to do. You need to be extremely careful of your conduct at work and not antagonize those who matter. In matters of personal relationships you need to be more tactful when dealing with a loved one that is having a difficult time.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Take life easy especially since you have time to spare. Spend it with your colleagues so that they can appreciate the human side of your nature, as the impression you have given is of an overachiever. Your love life is bound to be sweeter with a dinner at a quiet place, which may be expensive but worth it.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will come across a few difficulties at work but it is something that you can resolve if you do not give in to pressure. Happiness in love and marriage is indicated. The single will meet someone interesting. It could be someone from a totally different background or community. Don’t be in a rush to seek a romantic commitment.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You could be running behind schedule in a certain assignment. In your anxiety to get things done in a hurry you could end up over looking some important details. Your plans to make up for lost time at home could also run into some rough weather because of the attitude of a family member. Try not to be overly sensitive with loved ones but look on the positive side of all that you have. Perhaps you are taking a lot for granted.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You will receive wide acclaim and honor for your work. Purchase of a vehicle or property will be beneficial. Those who are keen on higher studies abroad will be making plans to leave. A family gathering to celebrate a happy occasion is likely. Perhaps there will be an addition to the family. At a social get-together you will be very much in demand. Those participating in sports or out-door events will do well.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): In a new deal be sure that everything is in order before you go in for any agreements. Accept only offers that promise quick gains or your money can get blocked indefinitely. Display patience rather than irritability if you expect to side step difficult situations. The behavior of someone close could create doubts in your mind about the loyalty and sincerity of this person.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You need to attend to any legal issue through an able counsel and not apply your own logic. The matter could have serious implications hence must not be taken lightly. It will save you harassment and even further financial loss. Keep a check on your temper and irrational behavior.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Financially you are doing okay and a chance to fulfill a personal dream presents itself. Monetary rewards are also indicated. Whatever the circumstance, an updated technology is bound to help you score over your rivals. There will be cordiality at home.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You may have accepted extra responsibilities that are now interfering in your routine work. There is no harm in getting out of this mess by accepting your mistake and withdrawing. You will make plans for a journey on work. This will be a profitable and an exciting experience.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Monitor expenses so you are actually able to see your finances grow. Make no new investments right now. Do not worry if you face a few snags to start with. Personal initiatives will help a lot, but joint ventures or teamwork could be more beneficial. Someone from overseas will be in touch.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You could be irritable and unreasonable with others. This could lead to a few problems. Avoid stressful situations, for a health problem is foreseen. Allow others the benefit of the doubt before you draw your own conclusions. The married have minor differences with each other.

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ACROSS: 1 Kind of pastry (4) 4 Fumbles, feels for (6) 8 Time past, as in "Long long ____ "? (3) 10 Girl's name (4) 13 Meter which measures electrical resistance (8) 14 Softens or yields (7) 15 A close-fitting pullover (1-5) 17 Handy firearms? (9) 21 Smite, blow or stroke (3) 22 ___ Malik: music director of Gharwali Baharwali (3) 23 Dravida Munetra Kazgam, acronym (3) 26 Capital of Andhra Pradesh (9) 27 Chest of drawers (6) 28 Take a share in, say eating (7) 32 Provided that (2,4,2) 34 School test (4) 35 Jerry's adversary (3) 36 Periods, ages (6) 37 __ __ true : a question of doubt? 25 Scrape off, injure by rubbing (6) 16 Metrical foot (4) (2,2) 26 Hindquarter (6) 18 Competitor (4) 28 Butter slab? (3) 19 Hindu God of the wind (4) DOWN: 29 From (2,2) 20 Conclusion, finish (3) 1 Look closely at (4) 30 WWII group (4) 23 Poet of Inferno (5) 2 Thwart or frustrate (4) 24 Renowned Czech writer (1883- 31 Give off (4) 3 "__ Rhythm" (4) 1924) (5) 33 Thai language - "Ola" anagram? (3) 5 Negligent or careless (6) SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD 6 Mining hole (3) ACROSS: 1 Adieus, 7 Plethora, 8 Lola, 10 Eludes, 11 Mahesh, 14 Ret, 16 Picky, 17 7 Elf or fairy (6) Axes, 19 Grape, 21 Haifa, 22 Hadnt, 23 Fall, 26 Ac & 4 Dn Robin Uthappa, 28 9 Surprised reactions? (3) MAU, 29 Exodus, 30 Falter, 31 Inch, 32 Ballasts, 33 Tended. DOWN: 1 Amoeba, 2 Erodes, 3 Spas, 5 Cosec, 6 Washy, 8 Lure, 9 Let, 12 Hie, 13 11 Singer Cherry (5) Skill, 15 Drink, 18 Xerox, 19 Gad, 20 Aft, 21 Hanuman, 22 Hid, 23 Falcon, 24 Auth, 12 Storehouse for buses, perhaps? (5) 25 Lurked, 26 Rebbe, 27 Boils, 28 Man, 30 Fist. 15 Loyal, dependable? (4)

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2083 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

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

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SUDOKU 2264 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: T equals G

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

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K Q A J Z K B I X

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me they are wonderful things for other people to go on

Afternoon WORD MINE

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: 21 average; 25 good; 27 outstanding. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: peer, pert, pest, pester, preen, present, PRESENTER, pretense, repent, REPRESENT, seep, serpent, spent, spree, steep, steeper, step.

HEATHCLIFF

Saturday’s

SPORTS 29 Athletics team leaves for Incheon, send-off by Sports Minister

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing celebrate on the podium after the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.

HAMILTON WINS IN SINGAPORE AS ROSBERG LIMPS OUT

INGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton regained the Formula One drivers' world championship lead on Sunday when he claimed victory in the Singapore Grand Prix after his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg limped out with electronic problems. The 29-year-old Briton led from pole position and dominated the 61-laps race before a lengthy Safety Car interruption reduced his lead and forced him to attack again in the closing stages when he passed Sebastian Vettel to win. It was the 29th win of Hamilton's career, his seventh this year and his second in Singapore, ending fourtime champion Vettel's run of three straight wins on the south-east Asian street circuit. Hamilton came home

13.534 seconds ahead of Vettel, with Daniel Ricciardo third in the second Red Bull ahead of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Felipe Massa of Williams. He moves up to 241 points, three clear of Rosberg, with five races remaining in one of the most tense and closely-fought championships of recent years. "I had dream this would happen last night," said Hamilton. "Things have changed for me absolutely. I looked for a clean weekend and this was it. We always strive to get both cars 1-2 that was our goal, so things still to work on." Rosberg turned up for the Marina Bay street circuit night race 22 points clear of Hamilton. But the German endured a wretched evening, his car failing to set off for the

warm-up lap from second to 20th while Hamilton was on the grid. He eventually controlling a lead of 2.3 secstarted from the pitlane, in onds ahead of Vettel. Hamilan under-performing car ton pitted after 13 laps, but with restricted electronic when Rosberg limped in one programmes available. lap later, it was terminal for By lap five, he had climbed the German.

Cobras struck by Blizzard as Hobart Hurricanes win by six wickets

HYDERABAD: Aiden Blizzard played a blistering knock as Hobart Hurricanes beat Cape Cobras by six wickets in a group league encounter of the Champions League T20, to keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-final alive. Chasing a stiff target of 184, 'Hurricane Blizzard' swept the Cobras away with his 48-ball-78 blitzkrieg that had four boundaries and five huge sixes as the Aussie outfit won the

contest with an over to spare. He got a reprieve in the 18th over bowled by Vernon Philander, where he was caught in the deep but the bowler overstepped resulting in a 'freehit' being awarded to the batting team. The over yielded 24 runs including two huge sixes and four hit by the 30-year-old. Credit should also be given to Jonathan Wells for being the ideal foil during their unbroken 65 run stand for the fifth wicket.

Impressive PNB bring down high-flying AI M

UMBAI: Punjab National Bank (PNB) produced a good impressive performance to bring down high-flying Air India. The Punjab outfit combined well as a unit and capitalized on their chances to hand Air India a 7-2 defeat in a Super Division match of the PMC Bank-MHAL (Mumbai Hockey Association Limited) League – 2014, played at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate, here, on Sunday evening. The Punjab outfit led 2-1 at halftime. Earlier, Indian Oil soaked in a lot of pressure initially and survived several anxious moments before turning things around with a steady positive performance to script a deserving 4-0 victory. Meanwhile, Western Railway got back on the winning track as they powered their way to an authoritative

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Prabhjot Singh dribbles past the Central Railway defence during the MHAL League tie on Sunday. 7-2 victory against Union Bank of India in the first match of the day played earlier in the afternoon. Air India (18 points), who tasted their first defeat in seven matches, have slipped to the fourth place behind Indian Oil who have climbed to the top of the 11-team standings with 21 points. Western

their respective matches and all three players were presented with the cash award of Rs 1,000 each.

Results – Super Division: Western Railway 7 (Rajin Kandulina 5th, 63rd, Jaykaran 25th, 48th, Stanli Minz 53rd, 55th, Malak Singh 54th) beat Union Bank of India 2 (B.K. Muthanna 57th, Nitin Kumar 69th). Man-of-thematch:Kuldeep Singh (Western Railway). Indian Oil 3 (Prabhjot Singh 21st, 48th, Gagandeep (goal difference +18) and Singh 31st, Deepak Thakur 60th) PNB (+15) have an identical beat Central Railway 0. Man-oftally of 19 points each, but the-match: Devesh Chouhan the former with a better goal- (Indian Oil). Punjab National Bank difference are in second posi- 7 (Arjun Antil 20th, Lakhwinder tion and the latter occupy the Singh 32nd, 51st, Ajitesh Roy 53rd, third spot. Kuldeep Singh 57th, Sonu Kumar 58th, (Western Railway), Devesh Damandeep Singh 69th) beat Air Chouhan (Indian Oil) and India 2 (Vikram Pillay 34th, Joga Ajitesh Roy (PNB) were ad- Singh 65th). Man-of-thejudged ‘Man-of-the-match’ in match: Ajitesh Roy (PNB).

EW DELHI: A 35-member track and field team will be leaving for the Incheon Asian Games in wee hours today, hoping to better their performance of the last edition with Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal giving an official send-off and wishing them luck. 21 women and 14 men athletes, nine coaches, one manager in addition to four support staff, two each for men and women competitors, will board the direct flight to Incheon from here at 02:30 hrs today. In the last edition in China, Indian track and field athletes had won 12 medals, including five gold, and officials said this time the country is expected to more or less maintain the number of medals in this blue-riband discipline but may return with a reduced number of yellow metals. Sonowal greeted all the members of the team individually and wished them luck for their competition in Incheon. "Athletics has brought glory to India and produced many stalwarts ever since the Asian Games began in 1951. I'm sure the Indian athletics team will fight for every medal in Incheon. In the previous Asian Games in 2010, you won a total of 12 medals. I hope this time you win at least 12 gold medals," he said. "The Ministry of Sports will do everything under its control to take Indian athletics to greater heights. I take this opportunity to assure all the athletes that the Government of India will extend every support to its sportspersons

Athletics has brought glory to India and produced many stalwarts ever since the Asian Games began in 1951. I'm sure the Indian athletics team will fight for every medal in Incheon. In the previous Asian Games in 2010, you won a total of 12 medals. I hope this time you win at least 12 gold medals

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to win medals in future competitions," he added. Among the top athletes leaving for Incheon include, discus throwers Krishna Poonia and Seema Punia, triple jumpers Arpinder Singh and Renjith Meheshwary, 110m hurdler Siddhanth Thingalaya, quartermiler M R Poovamma and 20km race walker K T Irfan.. Reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Vikas Gowda will travel to Incheon from his base in United States, while woman half miler Tintu Luka will be in South Korea later. Asked about Indian athletics team's chances, head coach Bahadur Singh said, "We will maintain the number of medals we won in last edition. We may even bag more because there are some events in which India may win two medals. But it will be difficult to win five gold like we did four years ago in China."

INDIA AT THE GAMES

BASKETBALL: India vs Kazakhstan: Men's Qualifying Round: 12:45 IST CYCLING TRACK: Men's Sprint Qualifying: Amrit Singh and Amarjit Singh Nagi (06:30 IST) FOOTBALL: India vs Jordan: Men's First Round (13:30 IST) HANDBALL: India vs Japan: Men's Preliminary Round (16:30 IST). India vs China: Women's Preliminary Round: (16:30 IST) HOCKEY: India vs Thailand: Women's Pool A Match (13:30 IST). JUDO: Rajwinder Kaur vs Javzmaa Odkhuu (Mongolia): Women's +78 kg Quarterfinal SHOOTING: Women's 10m Air Rifle team and individual: Raj Chaudhry, Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul (05:30IST) Women's 25m Pistol team and individual: Heena Sidhu, Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed (05:30 IST).

SQUASH: Women's Singles Semifinal: Dipika Pallikal vs Nicol David Ann: 10:30 IST. Men's Singles Semifinal: Saurav Ghosal vs Ong Beng Hee (Malaysia): 12:30 IST. SWIMMING: Men's 50m Backstroke Heat: Prathapan Nair TENNIS: Men's Team Quarterfinal: India vs Kazakhstan (07:00 IST). Women's Team Quarterfinal: India vs Kazakhstan (07:00 IST). VOLLEYBALL: India vs Japan: Women's Preliminary Round: (09:30 IST). WUSHU: Men's Nanquan: Sajan Lama (05:30 IST). Men's Nangun: Sajan Lama (10:30 IST). Women's Sanda 52kg Quarterfinal: Yumnam Sanathoi Devi vs Sangidorj Amgalanjargal (Mongolia). Men's Sanda 60kg Quarterfinal: Narender Grewal vs Abdullah (Pakistan). Men's Sanda 75kg Quarterfinal: Rajani Deori vs van Ngo Sy (Vietnam).

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

SHUTTLERS FAIL TO

FLUTTER India's Saina Nehwal plays a shot against Korea's Sung Jihyun during their Badminton singles semi-final match at Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, South Korea on Sunday.

Indian eves lose to Korea; fetch maiden badminton team bronze

By SS Ramaswamy

NCHEON: A fighting India went down to hosts South Korea 1-3 in the women's team badminton semifinals to settle for their maiden bronze medal at the Asian Games.

This was India's first medal in badminton since the team bronze won by the men in Seoul, 1986. The country's women had to be satisfied with their firstever medal in Asian Games history after seven bronze medals won by men.

India's No. 1 shuttler, Saina Nehwal pulled off a great victory in three tough games against Korean world no. 4 Sung Jihyun 21-12 10-21 21-9 in the opening match that lasted for 56 minutes. But thereafter, the Indians lost next three matches to lose to a formidable rival. P V Sindhu fought tooth and nail before losing in a 79minute thriller to the host country's left-handed world no. 6 Bae Yeonju 21-14 18-21 21-13 that levelled the tie 1-1. Again the lack of depth in the Indian squad came to bite them as Korean pair of Kim Soyeong and Chang Yena won the first doubles against the Indian duo of Pradnya Gadre and N Sikki Reddy in straight games 16-21 17-21, and then Korea's Kim Hyomin smashed P C Thulasi 21-12 21-18 to settle the issue in the hosts' favour. India along with other losing semifinalist Japan (who lost to title favourites China 1-3) automatically gained the bronze. India started off with a bang as world no. 7 Saina really took off after a close first 10 points by reeling off 11 straight points from 12-all to win the opening game in 18 minutes. She started with a 1-0 lead in the second before the Korean got her first point.

There was a strong drift on one side of the court, which I was not used to as I had played on the side court yesterday (against Thailand's former world champion Ratchanok Intanon). It was very difficult to catch up once you conceded a big lead.

A strong drift from one side of the court suddenly started effecting Saina's game and she began to commit errors and quickly fell behind 9-17 in the second game that she lost. The decider saw Saina at her attacking best as she moved her rival around the court by varying the pace of the shuttle and the strokes and then 'killed' repeatedly the high returns at the net. The girl from Hyderabad quickly jumped to a commanding 11-2 lead at the changeover and did not take her leg off the accelerator as she repeatedly caught her rival napping with her quicksilver play. Her rival also committed errors often and the tie was sealed when Saina put a drop across the net.

"There was a strong drift on one side of the court, which I was not used to as I had played on the side court yesterday (against Thailand's former world champion Ratchanok Intanon). It was very difficult to catch up once you conceded a big lead," said the London Olympic Games bronze medallist who was mentored on the sidelines by her personal coach for the Games, Vimal Kumar. The second singles between world no 10 Sindhu and world no 6 Korean Bae Yeonju was sort of a revenge encounter for the home team player who had been beaten by the 19-year-old Indian in the recent world championship quarterfinals at Denmark. It was replete with long rallies and some superb retrieval from both players with Sindhu winning the first game by reeling off points on a canter from 9-9 with some very aggressive play. The second game was closely fought till 11-11 when the Korean stepped up her game to lead 16-12 before her Indian rival staged a great rally. At 16-17 came the best rally of the entire match with both players scampering around the court to return the shuttle and finally Sindhu was beaten by a net drop by the Korean girl.

ally tight-lipped Malaysian star seemed more relaxed than usual. "I'm just going to do my best and enjoy my last Asian Games," he said, hoping that a good performance in the team event would pave the way for a win in the individuals. Fans want to see another classic between Lee and nemesis Lin Dan -- the 30year-old Chinese star, who has repeatedly denied Lee at the Games as well as at the Olympics and the world championships. But Lee remained philosophical about the pressure

major tournaments. "It doesn't upset me (that people say I don't win major tournaments). It's different in other countries because in China there are a lot of people (players). In Malaysia I'm alone, so it's very tough for me." During the first game in Lee's match against Tamang, Lin was watching from the front row as his teammate Chen Long played on the neighbouring court in his team clash with Hong Kong's Nan Wei. Lin is to play later Sunday in a team singles match against Hong Kong's Vincent Wong.

SAINA NEHWAL, BRONZE MEDALLIST, TEAM EVENT

India blank Nepal 3-0 in Badminton legend Lee sails through first match Malaysia's world tough for all the players," Lee on him to take the gold and men's tennis, into quarters INCHEON: badminton number one told AFP. dispel his reputation for NCHEON: India blanked in only 35 minutes. Lee Chong-Wei breezed Despite his gripe, the usu- falling at the final hurdle in

Nepal 3-0 to sail into the quarterfinals of men's tennis team event. Yuki Bhambri did not drop a game en route to a crushing straight sets 6-0 60 win over Jeetendra Pariyar to seal the issue in India's favour, after Sanam Singh posted a comfortable 6-0 61 victory over Abhishek Bastola at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts. In the inconsequential doubles tie, the Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Saketh Myneni registered a comfortable straight sets 60 6-0 win over Santosh Khatri and Sonam Dawa, thrashing their opponents

INDIAN ROWERS QUALIFY FOR FINAL IN MEN'S EIGHT EVENT Indian rowers qualified for the final round in men's eight event after they finished second in the heats on the second day of competitions at the Asian Games. The Indian team, which included Bajrang Lal Takhar, Robin Ulahannan, Ranjit Singh, Sawan Kumar, Mohammad Azad and Maninder Singh, clocked 5:53.58 to cover the distance of 2000m behind the Chinese team (5:46.01).

through his first match in Incheon at the start of his Asian Games swansong. He took just 25 minutes to see off Nepal's Ratna Jit Tamang 21-10 21-13 in the men's team event -- but after the match Lee said the bright lights in the stadium had been a problem. "This was my first match and I just wanted to try out how I felt. I think this court is very bad for me because the light is not so good. "Normally there are only lights side to side (at either end), but here you have them all around so you are looking into the light. I think it's

XVII ASIAN GAMES Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

I have not spoken to my mother for one month: Rai

By SS Ramaswamy

NCHEON: Indian shooters continued to shine at the 17th Asian Games, clinching the bronze medal in men's 10m air pistol team event, but Jitu Rai could not emulate his golden feat and finished fifth after promising much in the earlier part of the individual finals here today. Rai's splendid and precise shooting, that helped him garner 585 points and qualify for the medal round with the second-best score of 585 that was just one point behind Kazakhstan's top scorer Rashid Yunusmetov, backed up by Samaresh Jung's 580 (who finished 9th) and Prakash Nanjappa's 578 (14th), albeit with an injured leg, helped India garner 1743 points, the same as second placed China, for the bronze. In fact, India and China were level on points and the silver was decided by the number of Xs (bullseye) in the tens in which the latter tallied one more - 65 to India's 64. The gold was won by hosts South Korea with a combined tally of 1744. The men's trap trio of Mansher Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Darius Kynan Chenai flopped with all of them finishing outside the top ten. Mansher secured the 11th position with an aggregate of 117 over two days, Sandhu secured 116 to be 14th while Chenai brought up the rear after logging 108 to end up a distant 36 out of 46 shooters. Army man Rai, who had provided India with their first gold in the Games on day one of competitions yesterday by winning the 50m title, could not add to his or the country's tally when the eight-man finals took place. The 50m champ was leading after the sixth of the 20-shot finals in the shorter distance. He was ahead of his renowned Korean rival and eventual gold medallist Kim Cheongyang before slipping to the second spot with his next shot of 9.5. Rai, who became the first pistol shooter after Jaspal Rana among men to strike gold at the Asian Games, then remained in the second slot behind the host country shooter till the 9th shot and then even jumped to the joint lead when he shot 10.4 to the Korean's 10.3 off

By SS Ramaswamy

India's bronze medalist [L-R] Jitu Rai, Samaresh Jung and Prakash Papanna Nanjappa during the victory ceremony for Men's 10m Air Pistol team event at the 17th Asian Games at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in Incheon, South Korea on Sunday.

INDIAN MEN WIN BRONZE IN 10M AIR PISTOL the tenth shot. However, the 11th shot proved to be his undoing as he was off target to log 7.8, which upset his medal chances. He got eliminated after the 14th shot with an aggregate of 138.3. Nanjappa, a CWG gold medal winner, was hampered by a leg injury which he had sustained just before the Granada worlds while running on the road as part of the physical fitness training process in Hanover, Germany. "I shot in the world championships with this ligament strain on

my left leg. I did so again today after removing the cast and took some time to shoot well," he said. Nanjappa said another problem he faced, like fellow shooter Shweta Chaudhry, was that he could not use his new weapon, a different brand of Italian make to the one he had been using in the past, during yesterday's practice as "it had been held up at the Korean Customs and got released only late yesterday". "We provide our federation with the details of the weapon we are using and the federation forwards

NCHEON: After an impressive start in their opening game, the Indian men cagers failed to maintain the momentum as they went down fighting 67-73 to Saudi Arabia in their second Group B qualifying round match in the basketball competition of the Asian Games. India scripted a fightback in the fourth and final quarter after Saudi Arabia dominated the proceedings in the first three quarters but could not avoid a defeat. The Indians finally lost by a just six points at the Samsan World Gymnasium here. Belal Fahad Alsalik was the highest scorer for Saudi Arabia with

17 points, while captain Amritpal Singh and his Amjyot Singh finished with 19 points each for India. The Saudi Arabians took a slight lead of 19-13 after the first quarter and then extended it to 40-27 at the second break. In the third quarter also, the Saudis managed to maintain a 13-point lead as they went into the final session at 59-46. The Indians, however, got their act together in the last quarter and launched a ferocious attack as they earned as many as 21 points. But at the end, they fell short of Saudi Arabia, who pocketed the tie in their favour with a slender lead.

NCHEON: A day after clinching the 50m pistol gold in the ongoing Asian Games, Jitu Rai said he has not spoken to his mother for the last one month since he took part in the Shooting World Championship in Granada, Spain, where he picked up a silver. "I have not spoken to my mother since last one month ever since I went for the world championship. She doesn't yet know I have won a gold. I will get in touch with her now. She is in Itari (Nepal)," said the army shooter who is the new star of the Indian shooting fraternity. Asked how he felt after grabbing India's first gold of the Games and the first in pistol shooting since Jaspal Rana's feat in the 25m centre fire pistol in the Hiroshima Asian Games of 1994, Rai said, "I was thrilled to win the gold." Jitu Rai

the information to the IOA. For my part I had informed the federation well in advance." "The weapon, if it's new, has a different feel to it. I used it at the World Championships," he added. Saying he was disappointed at not making the finals, Nanjappa said the team could have won the silver if not gold. "We should have done better. I took time to settle down. I had not done any physical fitness routine like running for several days because of my doctor's advice following the leg injury," he pointed out.

Indian men thrash Sri Lanka 8-0

Indian men cagers lose to Saudi The Indian men's IinNCHEON: hockey team started its campaign Arabia in second qualifier the 17th Asian Games on a rous-

ing note, blanking Sri Lanka 8-0 with Rupinderpal Singh scoring a hat-trick. Rupinderpal pumped in three goals in the 12th, 45th and 46th minute, while Ramandeep Singh found the net in the 28th and 59th minute. There were also goals for Danish Mujtaba, Kangujam Chinglensana Singh and Raghunath Ramachandra at the Seonhak Hockey Stadium. Mujtaba gave India the lead in the sixth minute of the pool B match. Rupinderpal then converted a penalty stroke to put India 2-0 ahead. Raghunath Ramachandra made it 3-0 for the former champi-

ons in the 13th minute, helping India enjoy complete control in the first quarter. As per the new rule, the duration of the game has been reduced from 70 to 60 minutes, with four quarters of 15 minutes each. Six minutes into the second quarter, Kangujam Chinglensana Singh scored a brilliant field goal to make it 4-0, as India completely dominated proceedings in the middle.

India fined for lastminute pullouts The Indian Olympic Association has been fined USD 10,000 for withdrawing teams from the Asian Games at a late stage, but All India Tennis Association chief Anil

Khanna is hopeful that the penalty would be withdrawn. Interestingly, the Indian contingent's chef de mission and Athletics Federation of India President Adille Sumariwalla said that he was not aware of any such development. Khanna, said he overheard that the fine would be imposed on India for withdrawing "rugby men's team and another team". "I then requested them to reconsider the fine. I am hopeful the matter would be resolved. It's a small issue, why make it big," he asked. Earlier, Sumariwalla said, "Not to my knowledge. I believe this was discussed at the OCA meeting yesterday. I doubt any fine has been imposed so far. You can ask Anil Khanna about it."

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

NCHEON: Dipika Pallikal assured India of a maiden women's singles squash medal in the Asian Games, while top seed Saurav Ghosal confirmed his third successive podium finish in men's singles after the two reached the semifinals of their respective events. Ghosal defeated Pakistan's Iqbal Nasir 11-6 9-11 11-2 11-9 in a contest, which lasted 58 minutes at the Yeorumul Squash Courts. Dipika, on the other hand, triumphed in an all-Indian battle against senior pro Joshana Chinappa 7-11 11-9 11-8 15-17 11-9. Ghosal, the 28-year-old Asia number one, took control of the proceedings quite early and barring a minor slip, he was clinical in sealing the issue in his favour. After losing the second game, Ghosal took the third game in mere eight minutes and even though Nasir put up a fight in the fourth, the Indian held his nerve to seal the issue. "Won my match 3-1 today! I had to be really solid against a very determined opponent :)," Ghosal tweeted after the tie. The women's match turned out to be a pulsating contest as expected. In a roller-coaster battle, Joshana clinched the opening game 11-7 in just nine minutes but Dipika bounced back to draw level. Dipika then went on to notch the next two games before the two girls got locked in a nerve-wrecking battle in the fourth game. Joshana led 10-8 but Dipika pulled things back and the two went neck-and-neck till 13-13. Dipika made it 14-13 before Joshana went up 15-14. The see-saw battle continued for 26 minutes before Joshana drew level in the match by grabbing the fourth game 17-15.

Indian squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa during their (women singles) quarterfinal match.

DIPIKA, GHOSAL CONFIRM SQUASH MEDALS However, Dipika did not give up and fought back brilliantly to outwit Joshana 11-9 in the decisive fifth game. Both Joshana and Dipika had called the draw "unfortunate" and the former had even considered a pullout claiming "manipulation". India has so far won four medals (all bronze) at the Asian Games since the sport was introduced in the 1998 Bangkok edition. Two of them have come courtesy Ghosal and the rest in men's and women's team event.

Jordan test for battered Indian football team

NCHEON: Still smarting from the 0-5 thrashing by United Arab Emirates in their campaign opener, a battered Indian men's football team take on Jordan here tomorrow in their final group match with an early exit from the Asian Games staring in their face. India will have to win today's match if they want to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals from the three-team Group G. Even a draw will send them packing as Jordan have beaten UAE on September 17. Only two teams qualify for the pre-quarterfinals from Group G. The Indians will have to improve

MEDALS TALLY G S B T

1 Korea 12 2 China 12 3 Japan 7 4 Mongolia 2 5 Kazakhstan 2 6 DPR Korea 2 7 Vietnam 1 8 Chinese Taipei 1 9 Malaysia 1 10 Hong Kong 1 11 India 1

10 9 31 9 11 32 8 11 26 2 4 8 1 5 8 0 3 5 2 4 7 1 2 4 1 0 2 0 3 4 0 3 4

themselves several notches up from their last game if they have to have to make a match out of it against a superior side like Jordan. A draw will be an outstanding performance for the team and they may hold their head high even if that will not be enough for them to make it to the next round. The onus for India will again lie on captain Sunil Chhetri to deliver the goods as he has been doing relentlessly in the preparation matches ahead of the Games. Wim Koevermans' boys will also have to sharpen themselves at the back and not let their plucky opponents catch them cold on the break, which has led to their doom against UAE. Jordan, will be on a high after edging UAE by a solitary goal to stay at the top of the table. In their opening match against UAE, the Indians were completely out of sorts. Be it in defending or attacking, the Indians were outclassed by a much superior side in all departments of the game. The series of mispasses, the ineffectiveness on the wings and the sluggish midfield losing almost every battle for the ball made matters tough for the Indian boys as a ruthless UAE took control of the game.

The women's match turned out to be a pulsating contest as expected. In a roller-coaster battle, Chinappa clinched the opening game 11-7 in just nine minutes but Pallikal bounced back to draw level. The higher-ranked Indian then wrapped up the third game to go 21 up. The fourth game, lasting 26 minutes, took a lot out of the two girls with Pallikal saving two game balls from 8-10. The game went as far as 15-15 before Chinappa found a way to take the match to the de-

cider. However, Pallikal did not give up and fought back brilliantly to outwit Chinappa 11-9 in the fifth and final game. Both Chinappa and Pallikal had called the draw "unfortunate" and the former had even considered a pullout claiming "manipulation". India has so far won four medals (all bronze) at the Asian Games since 1998. Two of them have come courtesy Ghosal and the rest in men's and women's team event.

Taiwan's Hsu smashes lifting world record

NCHEON: Taiwan's Hsu Shuching rewrote the record books as she took the women's 53kg class weightlifting gold at the Asian Games. Having seen Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Chinshanlo break her own clean and jerk world record by 1kg with her second attempt at 132kg, Hsu replied with the same weight on her next lift. It smashed the combined world mark with a total of 233kg, 3kg more than China's Li Ping achieved at the Guangzhou Asiad four years ago. Olympic champion Chinshanlo, however, retains the title of clean and jerk world record-holder by virtue of being first to achieve 132kg, albeit by a matter of two minutes. The drama wasn't over as Chinshanlo, with one lift remaining, raised the weight to the improbable 137kg that would have given her the gold. But she buckled under the huge load and had to settle for silver with a total of 228kg. "I fought for this and I knew we were on the same level. But never in my dreams did I think I would

have to break the world record to win gold," a delighted Hsu told AFP afterwards. She added that it had all come as a shock and she had exceeded even her own expectations. "I never lifted that much, not even in training," Hsu said. "My next goal is to win an Olympic gold. I am so happy." Hsu's and Chinshanlo's efforts were not the only world records to be set in a dramatic evening at Incheon's Moonlight Festival arena. China's 20-year-old Zhang Wanqiong set two new junior world records on her way to a bronze, her country's first medal of the weightlifting competition.

Indian swimmers disappoint

Indian swimmers cut a sorry figure in the 17th Asian Games, failing to qualify for the finals of the three events in which they participated. The Indians participated in three events on the opening day of the swimming competitions at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center here. Saurabh Sangvekar ended fifth in the men's 200m freestyle heat with a timing of 1:53.33. In the men's 100m backstroke heats, Madhu Nair clocked 57.81 to finish seventh. In men's 200m butterfly event, Agnel Dsouza finished a creditable fourth with a timing of 2:04.74. He has made the reserves list for the final but is unlikely to make the cut.

Indian cycling duo finish 9th and 11th

Indian cyclists Debroah and Mohan Mahitha finished ninth and 11th in the women's keirin individual track event. Both Debroah and Mahitha finished fifth in their respective heats over eight laps before ending at the ninth and 11th in the classification race to decide minor positions at the Incheon International Velodrome. On Saturday, Indian men's and women's track cyclists finished disappointing identical seventh in their respective team sprint events on the opening day. Deborah had paired up with Kezia Vargheese in the women's team event.

Shruti, Nadia qualify for final round in equestrian dressage

Two Indian women qualify for the final round of the equestrian dressage individual event after a creditable show in the first round at the Asian Games. Shruti Vora and Nadia Haridass made the cut for the final round as one of the 15 best performers in the Intermediate 1 (first round) at Dream Park Equestrian Venue. Shruti, who rode on her steed Akira, came up with a total percentage score of 68.474 while Nadia, on her Toranto, scored 66.105 in the Intermediate 1 contest competed among 30 best performers in the team event held on Saturday.

Indian handball team loses to Korea

The Indian handball team's dismal show continued as it lost 19-39 to South Korea in its second group D match. The Indians trailed the host team 6-21 in the first half before losing the second half 13-18. The Koreans were incisive in their striking with Hyeonsik Lee being the top-scorer, converting eight of the 15 shots he took at the goal. Sanguk Lee sent in seven, while Doyeop Hwang scored five.