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he Agripada Police and Crime Branch unit have claimed to have solved the abduction case of a wellknown builder's teenage son after arresting five accused in this connection. The five men allegedly abducted the teenager at knife point on Saturday evening and demanded Rs 10 lakh as ransom money.

Interestingly, the teenager himself arranged the ransom money from three of his friends and handed it over to the young abductors, who then freed him just hours after the money was arranged. The case was solved after arresting the five accused, including a friend of the victim's.

According to police sources, Faiz Abdul Sheikh (19), Raibar Qureshi (19), Shahbaz Imtiaz Sheikh (19) Harish Khan (19) and Riyaz Khan (20), have been identified as the abductors. The first three were caught by the Crime Branch, while the rest were apprehended by the Agripada police.

According to the police, Harish Khan knew the 17year-old victim who has been studying in Class 12 at an international high school in Powai. Harish had, on Saturday, asked the victim, a resident South Mumbai, to meet him near Classic Tower in Agripada.

While he was waiting for Harish, Faiz, Raibar and Shahbaz pounced on him, threatened him with a knife

before pushing him into a taxi. The trio had allegedly threatened him to arrange Rs 10 lakh or face the dire consequences.

The victim was specifically asked to arrange money through his friends and not to inform his parents, suspecting the family would alert the cops. While the victim dialed his friends seeking monetary help, the accused kept the taxi moving and drove him to various locations in the city to hoodwink the police.

The vehicle stopped at three locations – Dadar, BKC and Khar – from where the victim collected different amounts from three of his friends and arranged Rs 10 Continued on pg 8 «

Sena: Drop ‘secular’, ‘socialist’ from Constitution Preamble

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hiv Sena yesterday jumped in swirling controversy over the picture of the old preamble of our Constitution that had no mention of the words “secular” and “socialist” in the advertisements issued by the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to mark the Republic Day. Speaking to newspersons yesterday, senior Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut demanded the permanent deletion of the two words from the constitution.

The Sena MP remarked that the Sena welcomed the exclusion of the two words from the Republic Day advertisement issued by the I&B Ministry. Raut said that though it might have been done inadvertently, it was like honouring the feelings of countless of majority Indians.

If the words were deleted by

Sanjay Raut mistake then they should be deleted from the Constitution permanently.

Raut pointed out that late Sena chief Bal Thackeray, and late freedom fighter Veer Savarkar before him, have always maintained that India was divided on the religious

line. Pakistan was created for Muslims and this country remains a Hindu Rashtra. He added that the minority community has been used only for political gains, while the Hindus have been continuously disrespected. Raut further contended that nowhere in the constitution it has been written that you mete out such treatment to Hindus and use Muslims to garner votes.

The Sena MP stated that this mistake on the part of the government has happened only because destiny wanted this to happen. Modi is the Prime Minister of India, and his thoughts on Hindutva are strong. A war of words broke out between political parties yesterday when an advertisement issued by the I&B Ministry carried a picture of the Preamble to the Constitution as it appeared before the 42nd amendment, without the words “secular” and “socialist”.

The biography she will never read

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dramatised biography of Sonia Gandhi, 'The Red Sari', was launched at Crossword on Wednesday. The book, written by Javier Moro, depicts the life of Sonia Gandhi in Italy and her life in India.

He speaks about the inside tales on how Sonia Gandhi would select the sarees for her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi, and how she dealt with the confusion of whether to return back to Italy or continue to stay in India after Rajiv Gandhi's death, when her life was in danger.

Javier Moro, the author of the book, stated that Sonia Gandhi refused all his attempts to meet her and when he finally got to meet her during the Padma Bhushan award party, he said to her, “I have been sleeping with you for four years.”

Elaborating on the statement Moro said, “When I decided that I'm going to write about her life and about the minute details of what she went through after Rajiv Gandhi's and her mother-in-law's death, I lived with the character

Students holding banners and placards during the centennial year celebrations.

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every minute, every single detail about her life was important and that is how I started living with her daily. It is very important as a writer to live with the character that he is going to write about.”

The book had been going through controversies where vari-

ous Congressmen have stated that the book is demolarising. Moro recalls his meeting with Sonia Gandhi where he wanted to speak to her about the book and she coldly turned him down saying, “We never read anything written about us.”

t Ignatius High School, situated at Jacob Circle, will be celebrating 2015 as its centennial year. The co-educational school was founded in 1914 by Rev H B Marques who was later anointed as Monsignor Marques. He started this institution as a primary school in a small shed for the betterment of the society and today functions as a full-fledged high school.

To celebrate and commemorate the centenary year, St Ignatius High School plans to host a yearlong series of events and programmes. This year, the Republic day was also celebrated in a unique way. The Republic day

function began with hoisting of the flag by Rev Fr Savio Rodrigues, the Manager of the School. This was followed by speeches in English and Marathi, patriotic songs were sung by the teachers and cultural dances were performed by the students. The programme continued with a rally held around Jacob Circle. The primary and secondary students participated in the rally with banners and placards depicting the Fundamental Rights of our country and the Glory of the School. Poster-making and essay competitions too were held in the school. The entire staff whole-heartedly worked towards making this programme a memorable one.

Topsgrup proposes public-private partnership

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n a pioneering development set to blaze a trail in enhanced security provision across the state of Maharashtra, the CEO and Vice Chairman of Topsgrup, one of the leading private security companies, Ramesh Iyer met with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis to put forward a proposal explaining how Topsgrup could support the home ministry and police force in creating a safe and secure state by potentially forming a public-private partnership.

“In so doing, Topsgrup would work with the government to design a bespoke total security solutions delivery model covering areas such as traditional man guarding, high level/discrete strategic consultancy and technological innovations,” sources said.

The meeting was a follow up to a number of ongoing discussions between Topsgrup and officials from the State of Maharashtra, fasttracked following the security breach around the recent Uber car case incident. Iyer personally went through the facets of the proposal in detail with Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, who expressed interest in how a Total Security Solutions could actually be a cost-effective method, whereby Topsgrup and the state could work together in a collaborative manner.

Topsgrup already provides a number of services in partnership with the Government, including background checks for all Pan Card Holders across India, a Government initiative, which

L-R: Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Ramesh Iyer, CEO and ViceChairman of Topsgrup, Pratap Saranaik, MLA from Thane, Vinod Kamath (President & Business Head Strategic Solution Group (SSG) – India).

Topsgrup has been managing suc- stalled across all stations in Mahacessfully for several years. Topsgrup rashtra with support from private handles 90 per cent of the overall security officers, that have proven cases on Pan Card verifications.

Iyer said, “Private-public partnerships are increasingly becoming an important tool that can be utilised to deliver public services to its optimum level in India, in our case, pro- By A Staff Reporter vide security and assist the he Chairman and Trustees of the government to develop principles Bombay Parsi Punchayet will fefor the institutional and procedural treatment to ensure safety at all lev- licitate Rohinton Fali Nariman on els. With our conceptualisation and his appointment as Judge of the submission of a quality yet cost-ef- Supreme Court of India on Saturday fective proposal to the state govern- January 31, 2015 at the Cusrow Baug ment and a discussion initiated Pavilion. A galaxy of eminent perwith Chief Minister, we hope our sonages will address the august proposal will be accepted and im- gathering.

Keynote speakers will include plemented. The state government has been at the forefront of pio- Dinshaw Rusi Mehta, Chairman of neering solutions to better safe- the Bombay Parsi Punchayet and guard the community. For example, Member of the Maharashtra State many CCTV cameras have been in- Minorities Commission; Darius J

very effective in controlling crime and related activities across the State. Such collaborative partnerships which help to reduce crime and make citizens feel more safe, should be welcomed.”

The effectiveness of this proposed public-private sector alignment will only scale to newer heights and we are confident we will be able to add value to the government's plans. At Topsgrup, we are very excited with this proposed partnership and look forward to delivering excellence in every sector.

The collaboration between private security companies and the government was welcomed by the Home Minister of India recently during a noted industry conference by FICCI, where he stated that there are plans to coach 50 lakh private security guards in India to man

premises such as corporate offices and malls, where they will act as the 'eyes and ears' of India's 15 lakh police personnel. A public-private partnership in the state of Maharashtra would mean more trained security personnel working alongside the police force and other government officials to reduce crime, develop more proactive and preventative security protocols and overall help to decrease costs, as safety standards increase.

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

Felicitation of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

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Khambata, former Additional Solicitor General of India and Advocate General of Maharashtra; Padma Bhushan Dr Farokh E Udwadia, leading physician of India; Janak Dwarkadas and Fredun E DeVitre, senior advocates.

Rich tributes of head and heart will be paid to the eminent legal luminary for his outstanding contribution to jurisprudence and the Zoroastrian religion.

Representatives of various Parsi baugs, colonies, associations and institutions will join this joyous celebration.

Ministers of the Sena and the BJP! They find this system extremely convenient to criticize each others.

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The young man brought his father on a wheel chair to the Worli Sea Face. The father, noticing how times have changed since he himself was a young man, was amused at the many couples being intimate with each other.

Amidst all the Obama news everywhere, many also noticed what our dear Prime Minister Modi was upto. At Sunday’s tea party, Modi was dressed in a woollen bandhgala with ‘Narendra Damodardas Modi’ monogrammed

skin colour or camel colour stripes had Narendra Damodardas Modi written over it.

Chauhan added that it was not the first time they had done this. Many celebrities may have worn a style like this before but it was a first for Modi. The allwool fabric was woven with the name.

He refused to give the names of

all over the fabric as pin-stripes.

The owner of Ahmedabad-based men’s clothing store Jade Blue, Bipin Chauhan, who has been styling Modi since 1989, was also the man behind the bandhgala.

It is probably the first time that an Indian PM wore a bandhgala of this style and we it was made exclusively for Modi, Chauhan said.

The midnight-blue bandhgala with

his other clients, or to say whether incorporating the style in this particular bandhgala was his idea or the Prime Minister’s.

According to a press report, then Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak appeared in a suit with his name inscribed into the pin-stripe in 2009, and shortly before he was removed in 2011.

Chauhan, who sells ‘Modi kurtas’

All over him

— the cotton half-sleeve kurtas the PM is fond of wearing — had a stall for same at the venues of the recent Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Jade Blue also stocks the ‘Modi jacket (the

half-sleeved ones he wears)’.Chauhan was given rights to use the Modi label in 2012 by the then Gujarat chief minister himself.

At Sunday’s press conference,

Indian political parties with strange names During the country's recent Lok Sabha elections, the BBC put together a list of lesser known political parties with the strangest names. Here's an excerpt: B Kumar Sri Sri launched the 'Indian Lovers Party' on Valentine's Day 2008 in Tamil Nadu. His bubble-gum pink posters announce the party's resolve to fight for star-crossed lovers from different castes and religious backgrounds, whose parents don't approve of their relationship.

The Election Commission can reject the application if certain conditions aren't met – for example, if the name has an obvious caste or religious reference.

The 'Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India' managed to get registered, though.

Other parties with odd names, at least in English translation, include the 'Poor Man's Party' and the 'Yours-Mine Party'.

The 'Indian Oceanic Party', launched in 2010, claims to be

Obama expressed a desire to buy at least the ‘Modi kurtas’ for himself. If the sight of Modi wearing his own name on his sleeve impressed him as much, he isn’t saying. “an ocean of philosophies, an ocean of honest people, an ocean where the power of creating a prosperous India is developed”, its website says. The party symbol, however, is not an ocean or a wave, but a telephone – representing a connection between people.

The 'Pyramid Party of India', meanwhile, has been around since 1999 to “spread the twin concepts of vegetarianism and meditation”.

Then there is the 'Stay Awake Party', a recent addition to the Election Commission's list of registered parties. The name echoes the cries of watchmen on the graveyard shifts who yell “stay awake!” periodically to remind each other to be vigilant.

Technically, if parties don't fight elections for six consecutive years they are supposed to be taken off the registered list, but sometimes nobody bothers. People often create parties for social prestige and power, and also for perks like tax exemptions.

The irony is that a whole lot of them get registered and never fight elections.

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I have changed my name from Brjiesh Ashok Singh to Brijesh Singh as per Affidavit Dated 27/01/2015.

C-45342 I have changed my name from Taufique Ahmed to Taufique Ahmed Chaudhary as per Affidavit Dated 26/01/2015.

C-45343 I have changed my name from Mohd Amin Abdul Sattar Ahmed to Mohammed Amin Kachhawa as per Affidavit Dated 26/01/2015.

C-45344 I have changed my name from Shobha Rani Shyam Sharan to Shobha Satish Singh as per Affidavit Dated 27/01/2015.

C-45345 I Mohammed Amin Kachhawa have changed my son name from Ahmed Kacchawa to Ahmed Kachhawa as per Affidavit Dated 26/01/2015.

C-45346 I Shahbaaz s/o Ayub Khan Rangari have changed my name to new name Shahbaaz Khan Ayub Khan Rangari as per Gazette No. X-6558.

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I Ayub Khan Mohammed Khan residing at 3, Siddarth Co-op.

Housing Society Ltd., Anand Rangari have changed my daughter’s name Nagar, Navghar, Vasai West. minor Mrs. Anusaya Nagaraj Chetty Rangari Sufiya Khan Ayub who expired on 09/07/2012 Khan to new name Sufiya Ayub after death said room transfer Khan Rangari as per Gazette his daughter Shweta Santosh Gawade. But she says that No. U-69511.

C-45348 the original Share Certificate and Agreement of the above flat was lost/misplaced by me and she have applied for the duplicate documents from the society.

I Ayub Khan Mohammed Khan Rangari have changed my minor daughter’s name Rangari Saima Khan Ayub I further declare that I Khan to new name Saima Ayub have completed all the legal Khan Rangari as per Gazette formalities. If anyone has any objection or claim on No. U-69512.

C-45349 this should lodge such claim in writing on the above I have changed my name from address within 15 days from the publication of this notice. Mazahid Manzoor Khan, to ‘Mujahid Manzoor Khan’ as per Place - Mumbai Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: Date - 29/01/2015 27/01/2015.

Sd/C-45350 Shweta Santosh Gawade I have changed my name from Paryeen, to ‘Parveen’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45351 I have changed my name from Firoza Mohd Yusuf Shaikh, to ‘Feroza Banu Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45352 I have changed my name from Heena Bano, to ‘Heena Bano Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45353 I have changed my name from Arshi Bano Sayyed, to ‘Arshi Bano Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45354 I have changed my name from Mohd Hanif A Kader, to ‘Mohammad Hanif Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45355 I have changed my name from Md Hanif Sayyed, to ‘Mohammad Hanif Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 I have changed my name from Vedprakash Prafulchandra Bajania to Vedprakash Prafulchand Bajania by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ronak Noparam Sutar to Ronak Noparam Suthar as per Affidavit dated 27th January 2015.

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I have changed my name from Sheela Chuharmal Mirchandani to Kavita Chander Chetwani by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sonia Shailet Clarence Cabral to Sonia Shalet Clarence Cabral, as per the Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Chanderlal Chetwani to Chander Chetwani by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Felicity Anthony Trelawney to Pooja Ravindra Sapte as per the deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Junet Naim Khan, to ‘Juned Naim Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/01/2015.

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I have changed my name from Dilipkumar Kanayalal Talreja to Dilip Kanayalal Talreja by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Kader Hamza Abdul Kader to Hamza Abdul Kader Sayed as per Mah. Govt. Gazette Number : [ U- 25833 ] Dated : 1st To 7th Jan 2015 Accordingly.

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I have changed my name from Abushama Abdulwahab to Abushahama Abdulwahab Khan by virtue of Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Asghari Hishamuddin Ansari to Asgarisaba Hishamuddin Ansari as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ferozabanu, to ‘Feroza Banu Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45357 I have changed my name from Firoza Banoo, to ‘Feroza Banu Saiyed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/2015.

C-45358 I have changed my name from Pinki Shrikant Rane, to ‘Bhakti Rajesh Pashte’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 23762) Dated: 04/12/2014.

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I have changed my name from Joshna Parimal Trivedi to Jyotsna Parimal Trivedi as per Affidavit Dated 10/10/2014.

C-45362 I have changed my name from Banu Sharfuddin Sayed to Banubee Sharfuddin Sayed as per Affidavit dated.: 27.01.2015

I have changed my name from “Rekha Shantilal Dhorad” to “Rekha Shantilal Dharod” as per Affidavit Dated 28th January” 2015.

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I have changed my name from “Shantilal Bhavanji Dhorad” to “Shantilal Bhavanji Dharod”as per Affidavit Dated 28th January” 2015.

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I have changed my name from Mohammad Hafiz to Mohammad Hafiz Chaudhary vide Govt of Maharashtra Gazette (X-35827).

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I have changed my name from “Dhaval Shantilal Dhorad” to “Dhawal Shantilal Dharod” as per Affidavit Dated 28th January” 2015.

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I have changed my name from Hasina Banu to Haseena Bano Kazi vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit – (LS714486).

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I have changed my name from “Ammarah Begam Abdul Rahuf @ Ammarabegam Siddiqi” to “Ammara Begum Laikur Rahman Siddique” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abdul Gafur to Abdul Gafoor Kazi vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit (LU 14287).

C-45366 I Abdul Gafoor Kazi here by declare that my father’s incorrect name is Nizauddin Abdul Gafor Shaikh correct name is Nizmnddin Kazi vide Govt of Maharashtra Affidavit -(LU 194497).

C-45367 I declare that my old name John K. M is the English version of vernacular of Malayam name Yohannan . K.M. ( new name) and hereafter in all records , deeds and writing and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions I will sign the name of Yohannan. K. M. C-45368 I have changed my name from Mrs. Geeta Shantilal Patel to Mrs. Geeta Shantilal Jiyani as per Affidavit Date: 23.01.2015 C-45369 I have changed my name from Mr. Shantilal Devshibhai Patel to Mr. Shantilal Devshibhai Jiyani as per Affidavit Date: 23.01.2015 C-45370 I have changed my name from Mr. Pratik Shantilal Patel to Mr. Pratik Shantilal Jiyani as per Affidavit Date: 23.01.2015.

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I have changed my name from “Mujammil Siddiqi” to “Muzammil Siddique” as per Affidavit.

C-45381 We Mr. Romeo Paul Fernandes & Mrs. Blanchi Fernandes change name of our minor son “Reev Rebecco Romeo Fernandes” to “Reev Romeo Fernandes” as per Affidavit Dated 28th January” 2015.

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I have changed my name from Yasmin Ismail Shaikh (old name) to Yasmin Khan (new name) as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45391 I have changed my name from Lachhmi Udhav Chugh to Kaavya Lalit Ramchandani as per Maharashtra Gazette No.(U-74430) C-45392

I have changed my name from Vanita Devi Sonpal Varma to Vinita Sonpal Verma as per Affidavit C-45405 I have changed my name from Yacob Ramrajkar to Ramesh Bhatia as per Affidavit C-45406 I have changed my name from Anna Aslam Surya to Anna Devassy Paramban as per Affidavit C-45407 I have changed my name from Rameshchand Ramsurat to Ramesh Ramsurat Rai as per Affidavit C-45408 I have changed my name from Mohammed Matim Yadali Khan to Mohammed Mutin Yadali Khan as per Affidavit C-45409 I have changed my name from Afzal Husain Syed to Afzal Hussain Sayed as per Affidavit C-45410

I have changed my name from Anjum Saher Shaikh to Anjum Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 29/1/2015.

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I have changed my name from Sachidanand Verma to Sachidanandan Varma as per Affidavit C-45411

I have changed my name from Sachinkumar Pandey to Sachin Pandey as per Affidavit dated 19/1/2015.

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I have changed my name from Palkar Sadik Hussain Aliabbas to Palkar Sadique Hussain Aliabbas as per Affidavit C-45412

I have changed my name from Aamir Khan to Aamir Taj Khan as per Affidavit dated 28/1/2015.

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I have changed my name from Ulday Ayesha Abdalla to Dayanji Asiya Mohammad as per Affidavit C-45413

I have changed my name from Bharti Pankaj Bhandari to Bharati Pankaj Bhandari as per Affidavit Dated: 28 Jan 2015 C-45396

I have changed my name from Shoaib Abdul Latif Momin to Shoeb Abdul Latif Momin as per Affidavit C-45414

I have changed my name from Arati Ramesh Vyas to Aartiben Rameshbhai Vyas as per Affidavit Dated: 28 Jan 2015 C-45397

I have changed my name from Umerabi Shoaib Momin to Humaira Shoeb Momin as per Affidavit C-45415

I have changed my name from Ramesh Jagannath Vyas alias Rameshchandra Jagannath Vyas to Rameshbhai Jagannath Vyas as per Affidavit Dated: 28 Jan 2015 C-45398

I have changed my name from Mohammed Farzan Zeeshan Ahmed to Farzan Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45416

I have changed my name from “Riddhika Bharat Thakkar” to “Rani Himanshu Parekh” as per Affidavit Dated 12th January” 2015.

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I have changed my name from Vivek Sachidanand Verma to Vivek Sachidanandan Varma as per Affidavit C-45399

I have changed my name from Mohammed Imran to Mohammed Imran Shaikh as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Thangam Sachidanand Verma to Thangam Sachidanandan Varma as per Affidavit C-45400

I have changed my name from Mohammed Shohel to Mohammed Sohel Mohd Shakil Shaikh as per the deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mini Mole Kurian to Mini Vivek Varma as per Affidavit C-45401

I have changed my name from Chhapparband Nargisbano Shamaun Ali Shah to Chhapparband Nargis Bano Kartama Zarrar Shah as per Maharashtra Gazette (U-26804) C-45386

I have changed my name from Mercy Ravikumar Jandrapalli to Sujatha Ravikumar Jandrapalli as per Affidavit C-45404

I have changed my name from Mohamed Yusuf Abdul Kader to Mohammed Yusuf Abdul Kader Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45402 I have changed my name from Ravi David Jandrapalli to Ravikumar David Jandrapalli as per Affidavit C-45403

I have changed my name from Deepak Kumar Jayantilal Makwana to Deepak Jayantibhai Makwana as per Affidavit C-45417 I have changed my name from Rizwan Amin Par to Rizwan Amin Parkar as per Affidavit C-45418 I have changed my name from Shaikh Nadeem Shahabuddin to Nadim Shahabuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45419 I have changed my name from Dharma Singh Sain Singh Rawat to Dharamsingh Rawat as per Affidavit C-45420 I have changed my name from Mohamed Showeb Shaikh to Shoaib Adhikari as per Affidavit C-45421

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visibly embarrassed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday ordered a probe into the delayed receipt of the invitation for the dinner meeting with US President Barrack Obama from the state government's office of the Special Commissioner in New Delhi.

Owing to the costly lapse on the part of the state government officials at its Special Commissioners office in New Delhi, Fadnavis missed the most high profile meeting with the US President during his recent three-day visit.

The Chief Minister stated that the invite for the meeting had been sent to the Com-

the invitation had been received by the government's secretary however that invitation did not reach Mantralaya on time. He said that the secretary who received the letter sent it by speed post.

What has raised eyebrows in Mantralaya circles is that despite the fact that there is a mechanism in place for dispatch of daily mail between Mantralaya and New Delhi and more modern means of communication like e-mail, WhatsApp, the officials chose CM Devendra Fadnavis to send the invite by speed post. Of late, the office of the missioner's office on January state's Special Commissioner 17 itself at Maharashtra has been in the news for all Sadan in New Delhi. Speak- the wrong reasons. Soon after ing to newspersons here at the Lok Sabha elections, the Mantralaya, he admitted that Sena MPs had a run-in with

then commissioner Bipin Mallik over the poor quality of food. He has since been shunted and Abha Narayan Shukla has just taken charge over recently.

Speaking about his visit at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos, he said that Microsoft has decided to set up two data centres at Mumbai and Pune. Microsoft has made a Rs 2,100 crore investment and the two centers will be the largest in Asia. The Japanese are going to set up Business Park wherein Japanese companies will set shop.

Fadnavis however refused to divulge the quantum of investment expected out of his meetings with corporate honchos in Davos.

Tawde writes to London High Commissioner for purchase of Dr Ambedkar’s residence

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inister for School Education Vinod Tawde yesterday disclosed that he has already written a letter of intent to India's High Commissioner in London regarding the state government's intent to purchase of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's residence in London.

Speaking to newspersons here he disclosed that the office of India's High Commissioner in London will take the necessary steps to acquire the property. The architect of our constitution Dr BR Ambedkar had in the 1920's stayed at the 2,050 square feet, threestoryed house on King Henry

India's High Commissioner in London, the minister stated that the residence in which late Dr Ambedkar stayed for his academic studies was of great emotional, nationalistic pride and cultural significance for the people of India, especially the dalit community. Tawde added that the government intends to convert the residence into a memorial which shall be thrown open to the public on Dr Ambedkar's birth anniversary on April 14.

Minister for School Education During his recent visit to LonVinod Tawde don to attend the Commonwealth Education ministers' Road, currently valued at meet, Tawde paid a visit to around Rs 40 odd crore. the iconic residence along In his letter addressed to with Buddhist Forum San-

Cong to take up Muslim quota, drought during budget session T

he Congress will take on the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra aggressively on the issues of drought and denial of reservation to Muslims during the budget session of the state legislature, scheduled to start from March 9, it said yesterday.

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said the previous Congress-NCP government had given five per cent reservations to Muslims, not on the criterion of religion, but because of the community's backwardness.

He was speaking after a meeting of party legislators.

In the winter session, Fadnavis had said he would seek the Advocate General's opinion on Muslim reservation and take a decision in a month's time, he pointed out.

“The decision is yet to come and we have sought appointment with the Chief Minister to discuss the issue,” the senior Congress leader said.

The new government passed a bill giving reservation to Marathas, but leaving out the Muslims, during the winter session last month. An earlier ordinance issued by the Congress-NCP government included both the communities.

Vikhe Patil also said the

party had decided to strengthen co-ordination among the opposition parties.

“In the districts where Congress does not have MLAs, it has been decided to appoint Members of Legislative Council as guardian legislators to co-ordinate with local unit to strengthen the party organisation. MLAs should also coordinate with the district units for organisational work,” he added.

MLAs were also instructed to communicate about issues awaiting government clearance in their constituencies to his office, so that these issues could be raised in the session, he said.

tosh Das. Earlier Tawde chaired the meeting of District Planning and Development Committee (DPDC) for Mumbai Suburban District and approved the district plan of Rs 238.74 crore, out of which Rs 75 crore has been earmarked for scheduled castes and Rs 6 crore for tribal development.

In order to ensure speedy and prompt administration the government has plans to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the Mumbai Suburban District Collectors' Office. Tawde directed elected representatives to furnish details of areas of water logging in their respective constituencies within the next fortnight for better redressal of the problems before the monsoon season commences.

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ocial activist Anna Hazare yesterday said he will once again launch a fresh agitation against the Narendra Modi government on the Lokpal issue.

“The Modi government has not implemented the Lokpal Act even after 365 days of the President signing it. The Modi government has not fulfilled assurances made to people,” Hazare said.

“The government is not serious on the issue of corruption. That is why an agitation will be launched once again on Lokpal, land acquisition act and black money,” he said in a statement this evening from Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district.

“On black money, Modi said each Indian will get Rs 15 lakh when black money is brought back but people have not got even Rs 15,” Hazare said.

The 77-year-old Gandhian also refused to be drawn into the subject of political slugfest going on between his two former proteges – Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and

BJP's Kiran Bedi – in the Delhi Assembly elections.

“People have become aware now of the fraud perpetrated on them. They will teach a lesson (to the BJPled government) the way they taught one to Congress.

The masses have awakened after 2011 movement against corruption,” he told NDTV in an interview.

“I don't want to go into these things. Ask me about other things, ask me about the country. An Arvind or a Kiran is not important.”

Hazare said no change can be brought through party politics and that there was no mention of politics in the Indian Constitution.

“No change can be brought through party politics. The Constitution also does not mention politics. It says any Indian citizen can contest elections. When 543 good individuals win and choose the Speaker of Lok Sabha and the Prime Minister and run the country, change will come,” he said.

Hazare, however, acknowledged that the task was daunting and will take long to achieve.

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CLASSIFIEDS

CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Altaf Mohd. Shaikh to Altaf Adhikari as per Affidavit C-45422 I have changed my name from Sherbanu Shaikh to Sherbanu Adhikari as per Affidavit C-45423 I have changed my name from Rizwan Zeeshan Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari to Zeeshan Ahmed Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit C-45424 I have changed my name from Linto George to Linto George Kalathiparambil as per Affidavit C-45425 I have changed my name from Ilyas Waris Ali to Ilyas Waris Ali Chowdhry as per Affidavit C-45426 I have changed my name from Sheshan Krishnan to Iyer Krishnan Seshan Krishnan as per deed poll Affidavit No.LG 689310 C-45427 I have changed my name from Dwarkabai Madan Bahir to Dwarka Madan Bahir as per deed poll Affidavit No. LU 695366 C-45428 I have changed my name from Anuska Sameer Patwardhan to Anushka Sameer Patwardhan as per Affidavit C-45429 I have changed my name from Rajabather Selvarani To Selvarani Nandakumar Mudaliar as per Affidavit C-45430 I have changed my name from Mandakini Vishwanath Mane (old name) to Ratnaprabha Prabhakar Dalvi (new name) as per Affidavit C-45431 I have changed my name from Kanchanben Ganeshmal Jain to Kanchanben Ganeshmal Shah as per Affidavit C-45432 I have changed my name from Shahida Banu Habib Gani Batliwalla / Sheela Satyaprakash Jaiswal to Shahida Merchant as per Affidavit C-45433 I have changed my name from Sheela Satyaprakash Jaiswal to Shahida Merchant as per Affidavit C-45434 We Mr. Mudar Ishak Unwala & Mrs.Tasneem have changed our minor daughter’s name from Maliha Sakina Unwala to Sakina Mudar Unwala as per Annexure ‘E’/Deedpoll Affidavit C-45435 I have changed my name from Mohammed Iqbal Qamruddin Syed to Mohammed Iqbal Qamruddin Shaikh as per Annexure-‘E’/Deedpoll Affidavit C-45436

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I have changed my name from Shamimibegam Sampulla Sheikh to Shamima Bano Shamiullah Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45439

I have changed my name from Taher Hussain Abbasali Segdiwala to Taher Abbasali Segdiwala as per Affidavit C-45457

I have changed my name from Hinge Sudhakar Eknath to Hinge Sudhakar Eknathrao as per Affidavit C-45475

I have changed my name from Samina Begum Abdul Aziz Sk to Samina Abdul Aziz Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45493

I Akshada Sarjerao have changed my name to Akshata Sarjerao Ware as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/15 C-45508

I have changed my name from Dorotee Propecesao Brito to Dorothy William Jenkinson as per Affidavit C-45440

I have changed my name from Nadiadwala Nisreen Shabbir to Khambati Nisreen Shabbir as per Affidavit C-45458

I have changed my name from Prafulla Manohar Sule to Praful Manohar Sule as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Rajendhar Gangaram Boddu to Rajendar Gangaram Boddu as per Affidavit.

C-45494

I have changed my name from Khursid Alam to Khurshid Alam as per Affidavit C-45441

I have changed my name from Nadiadwala Shabb Ir Kaiyumbhai to Khambati Shabbir Qayum as per Affidavit C-45459

I have changed my name from Ms. Chandrakala Shriram Bhoir to Mrs. Chetna Bhagwan Gavate as per Affidavit

I Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Yusuf have changed my name to Mohd.

Ahmed Mohd. Yusuf Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/01/15 C-45509

We Mr. Vivek Ramesh Jain and Mrs. Jyoti Vivek Jain have changed our minor child name from Hanisha Vivek Jain to Harshi Vivek Jain as per Affidavit C-45460

I have changed my name from Mohamed Rafique Abdul Rashid to Mohammed Rafique Abdul Rashid Khan as per Affidavit C-45478

I have changed my name from Uttamprakash Ferumal Sharma to Aatmaprakash Ferumal Sharma as per Affidavit C-45442 I have changed my name from Munawar Husain Ashfaq Husain to Munawwar Husain Ashfaq Husain Idresi as per Affidavit C-45443 I have changed my name from Ashfaq Husain to Ashfaq Husain Idresi as per Affidavit C-45444 I have changed my name from Shahrunnish Ashfaq Husain to Shahrunnisha Ashfaq Husain Idresi as per Affidavit C-45445 I have changed my name from Samreen Tanveer Lakdawala to Samreen Sameer Allana as per Affidavit C-45446 I have changed my name from Akhtari Bano Riyaz Ahmed Ansari to Shabnam Riyaz Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit C-45447 I have changed my name from Sohail Elahibaksh Deshmukh to Suhail Elahi Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45448 I have changed my name from Asmitaben Anilkumar Patel to Asmita Anilkumar Patel as per Affidavit C-45449 We Mr.Hitendra Nath Ravunni and Mrs.Julie Hitendra Nath has changed our daughter’s name from Aryana Hitendra to Aryana Hitendra Nath as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-45450 We Mr.Hitendra Nath Ravunni and Mrs.Julie Hitendra Nath has changed our daughter’s name from Manasi Thottapully Hitendranath to Mansi Hitendra Nath as per Deedpoll Affidavit C-45451 I have changed my name from Bhaviniben Baldevbhai Parmar to Bhavini Mohnish Barot as per Affidavit C-45452 I have changed my name from Aptabalam Mumtaz Khan to Aftab Alam Khan as per Affidavit C-45453 I have changed my name from Zeba Khatoon Aftab Alam Khan to Zeba Aftab Alam Khan as per Affidavit C-45454

I have changed my name from Nitin Yeshwant Mhamunkar to Nitin Yeshwant Mahamunkar as per Affidavit C-45437

I have changed my name from Duraiya Abbas Dhanerwala to Duraiyya Abbas Dhanerawala as per Affidavit C-45455

I have changed my name from Liyakat Ali Munir Ahmed to Liyakat Ali Khan as per Affidavit C-45438

I have changed my name from Abbas Akbarally Dhanerawala to Abbas Akbarali Dhanerawala as per Affidavit C-45456

I have changed my name from Mayurkumar Sumatilal Doshi to Mayur Sumatilal Doshi as per Affidavit C-45461 I have changed my name from Shyam Bihari to Shyambihari Ramdhari Prajapati as per Affidavit C-45462 I have changed my name from Jamil Ahmad Ansari to Jalil Ahmad Shakur Ansari as per Affidavit C-45463 I have changed my name from Harkamal Preet Kaur Johal to Harkamal Preet Kaur as per Affidavit C-45464 I have changed my name from Raju Sravan Jaiswar to Raju Sarvan Jaiswar as per Affidavit C-45465 I have changed my name from Thomasponnian Jonson to Thomas Ponniah Nadar as per Affidavit C-45466 I have changed my name from Samir Jagadish Gadkari to Sameer Jagdish Gadkari as per Affidavit C-45467 I have changed my name from Jagadish Gadkari to Jagdish Gadkari as per Affidavit C-45468 I have changed my name from Jamespeter to Jamespeter Konathanveedu as per Affidavit C-45469 We have changed our minor child name from Hastika Nitin Vaity to Riya Nitin Vaity as per Affidavit C-45470 I have changed my name from Santakumari K.V. to Santha Ramchandra Kurup as per Affidavit C-45471 I have changed my name from Ramachandran P.A. to Ramchandra Achuthan Kurup as per Affidavit C-45472

C-45476

C-45477

I have changed my name from Aisha Ghalib Shaikh to Aysha Ghalib Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45479 I have changed my name from Galib Ayub Shaikh to Ghalib Ayub Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45480 I have changed my name from Muhammad Nafis to Mohammad Nafis Rain as per Affidavit Dated:- 28/01/2015

I have changed my name from Subhashchandra Kedarnath Dubey to Subhash Kedarnath Dubey as per Affidavit C-45495 I have changed my name from Aartiben Madhavji Moolani to Arti Kamlesh Aiya as per Affidavit Dated: 28/01/2015 C-45496 I Rashi Hemant Karayi have changed my name to Raashi Hemant Karayi as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/01/15 C-45497 I Hasmukhbhai Gagaldas Sheth have changed my name to Hasmukhlal Gagaldas Sheth as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/01/15 C-45498

C-45481

I Majiburrehman Hakizullah have changed my name to Majiburrehman Hafizullah Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/01/15 C-45499

I have changed my name from Mohd Yahya Khan to Mohammed Yahya Khan as per Affidavit Dated:28/01/2015.

C-45482

I Mr. Samsuddin Valibhai Momin have changed my name to Mr. Samsuddin Vali Karolia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/01/15 C-45500

I have changed my name from Yahya Abdul Mannan Khan to Mohammed Yahya Abdul Mannan Khan as per Affidavit Dated:- 28/01/2015.

C-45483

I Mrs. Yasminben Samsuddin Momin have changed my name to Mrs. Yasmin Samsuddin Karolia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/01/15 C-45501

I have changed my name from Mahmood Mogal to Mehmood Mogal as per Affidavit C-45484 I have changed my name from Nashiruddin Salauddin Shaikh to Nasiruddin Salauddin Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45485 I have changed my name from Iftekhar Abdul Aziz Sahibole to Iftikhar Abdul Aziz Sahibole as per Affidavit C-45486 I have changed my name from Aman Ahmad Farukhi to Aman Naushad Farooqui as per Affidavit C-45487 I have changed my name from Naznin Parvez Khan to Nazneen Parvez Khan as per Affidavit C-45488 I have changed my name from Jamal Ahemad Abdul Gani to Jamal Ahmed Abdul Gani Khan as per Affidavit C-45489 I have changed my name from Mohd Salman Abdul Hamid to Salman Abdul Hamid Mohammed as per Affidavit

I Ms. Yasmin Shamsudin Kerovalia have changed my name to Mrs. Yasmin Samsuddin Karolia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/01/15 C-45502 I Mr. Shamsudin Valibhai Kerovalia have changed my name to Mr. Samsuddin Vali Karolia as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/01/15 C-45503 We Mr. Rakesh Champalal Jain & Mrs. Divya Rakesh Jain have changed our minor son’s name from Darshil Rakesh Parmar to Darshil Rakesh Jain as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-25437 Dated: 23/08/2012 C-45504 We Mr. Rakesh Champalal Jain & Mrs. Divya Rakesh Jain have changed our minor daughter’s name from Kavisha Rakesh Parmar to Kavisha Rakesh Jain as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-91925 Dated: 21/03/2013 C-45505

I have changed my name from Anisa Mohibulla Shaikh to Anisa Khatun Mohibulla Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45473

I have changed my name from Jiyarul Sekh to Jayarul Babar Sheikh as per Affidavit C-45491

We Mr. Roshan Champalal Jain & Mrs. Santosh Roshan Jain have changed our minor daughter’s name from Jhalak Roshan Parmar to Jhalak Roshan Jain as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. U-14844 Dated: 19/07/2012 C-45506

I have changed my name from Imran Abu Saliha Khan to Imran Abu Saliha Sayed as per Affidavit C-45474

I have changed my name from Sabera Begum Abdul Aziz Sk to Sabira Abdul Aziz Shaikh as per Affidavit C-45492

I Anita Ramesh Ningoo have changed my name to Sanika Ravi Dhiria as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/01/15 C-45507

C-45490

I Rohit Lalitkumar Popat have changed my name to Tejas Lalit Popat as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45510 I Lalitkumar Mohanlal Popat have changed my name to Lalit Mohanlal Popat as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45511 I Pangti Bharat Nagda have changed my name to Pankti Bharat Nagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45512 I Taraben Premji Maru have changed my name to Tara Bharat Nagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45513 I Bharatkumar Mohanlal Nagda have changed my name to Bharat Mohanlal Nagda as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45514 I Mudassar Nazar Muzammil Ullah have changed my name to Mudassar Ullah Muzammil Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45515 I Muzammil Ullah Hikamat Ullah have changed my name to Muzammil Hikamat Ullah Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45516 I Shabanam Jahan Muzammil Ullah have changed my name to Shabanam Jahan Muzammil Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45517 I Wahedul Hussen Manzurul Hussen have changed my name to Sayyed Wahidul Hasan Manzurul Hussen as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45518 I Firoz Ahmad Ishtiyaque Ahmed Mansoori Sheikh have changed my name to Shaikh Firoz Ishtiyaque Ahmed Mansoori Sheikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45519 I Tayabbanu Valli Ahmed / Taiyaba Vali Ahmed have changed my name to Tayaba Vali Ahmed Chopdar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45520 I Valli / Vali Ahmed have changed my name to Vali Ahmed Abdul Kadar Chopdar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45521 I Valli Ahmed / Vali Ahmed Abdulkadar Chopdar have changed my name to Vali Ahmed Chopdar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45522 I Kirtan Nathvani have changed my name to Kirtan Nathwani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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BMC Oppn parties suspect something fishy in road works proposal

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015

By A Staff Reporter

ever, in the case of road works contract, the agenda was sent or the first time in many only on the previous day. years, all opposition Devendra Amberkar, parties in the BrihanLeader of the Opposition in mumbai Municipal Corporathe BMC, demanded “enough tion (BMC) came together time” to study the proposal . and pressed the Standing He said, “We received a copy Committee Chairman not to of agenda just a over a night accept (not to pass) a road ago. The project proposals contract proposal worth Rs are worth Rs 650 crore. We 650 cr saying there was need a week's time to study “something wrong” with this proposal. Meanwhile, I them. The opposition has demand that this proposal asked for a week to study the not be passed.” proposal. The worried civic MNS councillor Sandeep administration, however, Deshpande alleged that the fears that a delay in work contractor who was awarded order may increase the projthe contract was blacklisted ect cost. by the Kolhapur Municipal The Congress, Nationalist one voice they asked the posal.

Corporation (KMC). He said, Congress Party, Maharashtra Chairman not to sanction the The civic body is officially “During my reading, I found Navnirman Sena and Sama- proposal for the construc- obligated to send the agenda that two contractors had jwadi Party came together in tion, repair and restoration of of the meeting to the Stand- quoted same amoutn. The the Standing Committee roads, believing there was ing Committee members civic administration, using its meeting on Wednesday. In something wrong in the pro- three days in advance. How- discretionary powers,

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Dr Mathai speaks up for anti-corruption crusader Uma Shankar

By A Staff Reporter

fortunate and shameful that the directive impinging on n the light of President Uma Shankar’s fundamental Obama invoking Article 25 rights has been issued in the to promote religious toler- back drop of US President ance, the Tamil Nadu govern- Obama imploring the counment issued an illegal try to practice religious tolershowcause notice to anti-cor- ance in a speech delivered at ruption crusader and bu- Siri Fort auditorium in New reaucrat Uma Shankar.

Delhi, to students and Reacting to this, Mumbai- human rights activists. Why based Dr Abraham Mathai, should it take a foreign leader president of the Indian Chris- to address an issue plaguing tian Voice and Ex Vice-Chair- India’s minorities?” Mathai man of the Maharashtra State asked.

Minorities Commission, has Citing Article 25 of the written to several govern- Constitution of India, Presiment authorities, stating that dent Obama said every perthe directive issued by the son has the right to practice Tamil Nadu government bar- and propagate his faith withring IAS officer Uma Shankar out any fear and thought of from proclaiming his faith in persecution. Hence the achis private time is unjustified tion of barring Uma Shankar and unconstitutional. and threatening him with “Uma Shankar who is dire consequences certainly known for his remarkable amounts to him being persework as an anti-corruption cuted as his fundamental crusader who exposed a right which is explicit in the scam in which a state minis- Constitution has been ter was convicted is now breached, Mathai said. being treated like an outlaw “The fact of the matter is and a pariah. It is rather un- that the Preamble of the Con-

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stitution clearly states that India is a secular democratic republic, yet government offices all over India celebrate religious festivals. The halls are decked up during numerous festivals, sweets exchanged and in many places, prayers offered with senior officers and ministers also participating in the festivities.

A common puja conducted quite often in Maharashtra is the Satyanarayan puja, including at Mantralaya, in which which all senior IAS officers partake. Is this not a violation of service rules. Idols and pictures of gods and goddesses are kept in government offices, including police stations, where daily puja is performed. Is this not violation of secular principles of governance?” Mathai asked.

Mathai also added, “Therefore, warning Uma Shankar of appropriate action under relevant provisions of All India Services (conduct) Rules is unfair and unwarranted since his taking part in

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awarded the contract to the contractor who was blacklisted by the KMC.” He underlined that contract should not be given to a contractor who is blacklisted.

Additional Municipal Commissioner SVR Shrinivas justified that before awarding the contract we had taken a legal opinion. He said, “Both contractors had quoted the same amount, so we had applied other standard operating procedures to select one

of the two contractors and awarded him a contract. The contractor is not blacklisted.

I have been informed that he is no longer operational in KMC.” Finally, Standing Committee Chairman Yashodhar Phanse succumbed to the pressure of the opposition and did not pass the proposal. The proposal will be addressed again at the Standing Committee meeting next week.

PUBLIC NOTICE

I Shyamji Patel hereby inform to all public, that I have a ownership shop naming Bhumika Steel Tube & Sanitary Wears at Shiv Mandir Road, Ambernath. I have misplaced C form No A372490, A372491, A372492 which I was supposed to handover to Syntex Industrial Pvt. Ltd, who is authorised supplier of Materials to my shop.

Therefore I have lodged a police complaint at Shivaji Nagar Police Station, Ambernath on 13/12/2014 regarding loss of documents as per N.C. No: 628/2014. Please Note.

Sd/Shyamji Patel Ambernath IN THE NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT, PRETORIA (REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) In the matter between:-

Dr. Abraham Mathai preaching and propagating activities do not take place in the office during working hours but rather when he is off from official duty. When such arbitrary actions which are punitive in nature are imposed and allowed to go unchecked, the result will be deliberate victimisation by anarchic elements who are hell bent on polarisation on communal lines to the detriment of the vulnerable religious minorities.”

the MMS was indeed made with this mobile phone.

Investigation officer in the case told the ADC, “We cannot interrogate the boy beBy Zuber Ansari which he had used to make cause he is a minor.” the obscene MMS but have The boy is reported to have 17-year-old boy who alnot yet found any video clip used his mobile phone to legedly made obscene IPC. Cops took him to the in it. It is suspected that the make a video of his neighMMS of a minor girl living in Sewree court where he was video clip was deleted from bour's unsuspecting minor his neighborhood, surren- sent to juvenile custody till the mobile phone. The Vakola girl while she was taking dered before the Vakola po- January 31. police is now going to send bath. He has allegedly circulice after he was booked The Vakola Police have re- his mobile phone to the lated these videos across sounder various sections of the covered the mobile phone Kalina Forensic lab to find if cial networking sites.

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SURAIYA HUKKEBARDAR (nèe HASSEN) Applicant (IDENTITY NUMBER: 560907 0150 08 4) and AJAJ AHMED MOHAMED HUKKEBARDAR First Respondent (IDENTITY NUMBER: 650611 6059 18 9)) THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS, MPUMALANGA Second Respondent THE COMMISSIONER OF RESTITUTION OF LAND RIGHTS Third Respondent THE LAND AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK Fourth Respondent OF SOUTH AFRICA BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that the above-named Applicant intends making application to the above Honourable Court for an order in the following terms: 1. Ordering the Second Respondent to transfer the First Respondent’s undivided share in Portion 13 of the farm Peebles 31, Registration Division JU, Province of Mpumalanga, (“the farm”) to the Applicant; 2. That the Second Respondent be ordered to amend the Deeds Registry in accordance with prayer 1 above; 3. Declaring the marriage between the Applicant and the First Respondent of 9 December 1999 void; 4. That the sheriff of this Honourable Court be mandated to sign the necessary transfer documents on behalf of the First Respondent in order to give effect to prayers 1 and 2 above; 5. That the costs of this application be paid by any party opposing it; 6. Further and/or alternative relief as this Honourable Court may deem meet.

TAKE NOTICE FURTHER that the accompanying affidavit of SURAIYA HASSEN, together with annexures thereto, will be used in support of the application.

TAKE NOTICE FURTHER that the Applicant has appointed the offices of Matseke Attorneys with address set out hereinbelow in terms of Rule 6(5)(b), at which address she will accept notice and service of all process in these proceedings.

TAKE NOTICE FURTHER that if you intend opposing this application, you are required: (a) to notify the Applicant’s attorneys in writing within 30 (THIRTY) days of your intention to oppose this application; (b) to file your opposing affidavit, if any, within 20 (TWENTY) days after you have so given notice of your intention to oppose the application; and (c) to appoint in such notification an address referred to in Rule 6(5)(b) at which you will accept notice and service of all documents in these proceedings.

DATED at PRETORIA on this 7th day of JANUARY 2015.

MATSEKE ATTORNEYS APPLICANT’S ATTORNEYS 305 OLIVETTI HOUSE cnr SOPHIE DE BRUIN AND PRETORIUS STREETS, PRETORIA (RSA) TEL: (012) 326-0897. FAX: (012) 326-0573 REF: MR MATSEKE E-mail: Kenny@matsekeattorneys.co.za

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CHANGE OF NAME

I Bhavesh Nathvani have changed my name to Bhavesh Nathwani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45524 I Chandan Nathvani have changed my name to Chandan Nathwani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45525

CLASSIFIEDS I Jethwa Shaheda Abdul Karim have changed my name to Saida Abdul Koradiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45542 I Chanda Kaluram Chadiwal have changed my name to Shraddha Arjun Golatkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45543

I Dhanwati Mohite have changed my name to Dhanvanti Mohite as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45526

I Shirishkumar Dubey have changed my name to Shirish Dubey as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45544

I Shubhangi Tukaram Padte have changed my name to Pratibha Shripad Saple as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/12/14 C-45527

I Gyandutta Dubey have changed my name to Gyandutt Dubey as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45545

I Das Anthony Joseph have changed my name to Mr. Anthony Joseph as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 28/01/15 C-45528 I Kumari. Hemalata Shankar Dalvi have changed my name to Mrs. Shubhangi Sakharam Raorane as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45529 I Arokiya Swamy Siluvai Muthu have changed my name to Arogia Swamy Chettiar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45530 I Arokiya Swamy Siluvai Chettiar have changed my name to Arogia Swamy Siluvai Chettiar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45531 I Minoo Feroz Batliwala have changed my name to Minoo Firoze Batliwalla as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45532 I Feroz Batliwala have changed my name to Firoze Batliwalla as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45533 I Mrs. Shahida Khan Bhaidani have changed my minor son’s name from Sahil Khan Bhaidani to Sahil Bhaidani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45534 I Bharati Ramnath Chaulkar have changed my name to Asha Ashok Potdar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45535 I Yasra Anwar have changed my name to Divya Amit Agrawal as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45536 I Sonaben Arvindbhai Fumakiya have changed my name to Sonal Jayesh Gohil as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45537 I Mushtary Begum Abdul Rahim have changed my name to Mushtary Ehtesham Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45538 I Neha Abhishek Gujarati have changed my name to Neha Chunilal Mamania as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45539 I Sandeep Madnan Shridharan have changed my name to Sandeep Madhanan Paniken as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45540 I Shabnam Mohd. Jhangir have changed my name to Shabnam Mohd. Jhangir Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Wamanrao Bhonsle have changed my name to Waman Bhonsle as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45546 I Rikesh Bhawarkumar Shah have changed my name to Rikesh Bhanwarlal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45547 I Bhawarkumar Shah have changed my name to Bhanwarlal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-45548 I Nayana Bhawarkumar Shah have changed my name to Nayana Bhanwarlal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to the public that my client Smt. Savitaben Tulsidas Karia has lost the original agreement of sale dated 24th January 1978 which is a part of chain of Agreement of sale pertaining to property having its address as Amber Palace Apt, flat no 3, ground floor, situated at Plot no 92, TPS No1 , Vile Parle (east) , Mumbai 400057.

Any person or persons having any right, title or interest in the said property should send their claim in writing to the undersigned alongwith documentary evidence in support of their said claim thereon within 7 days of publication of the said notice, failing which claims if any shall be deemed to have been waived. All persons are hereby informed not to deal or carry out any transactions on the basis of the said document.

Prateek Sanghvi Advocate High Court New Lalit Sadan, 1st floor, Ansari road, Vile parle (west) , Mumbai 400 056.

Date:- 29th Day of January 2015 Place:- Mumbai

FORM “B” NOTICE UNDER RULE 4 OF THE RULES FOR LICENSING AND CONTROLLLING PLACES OF PUBLIC AMLUSEMENT (OTHER THAN CINEMAS) LAND PERFORMANCES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS INCLUDING GAMES RULES 1960.

Please take notice that Mr.Ashok M. Shetty, Owner of M/s. Baba’s Cyber Net And Communication situated at Ghatkopar-E, Mumbai-400 077 has applied to the Commissioner of Police, Brihan Mumbai for grant of Police No Objection Certificate for location of proposed Cyber Cafe at Shop No.1/ B21, Neelyog Square, R.B.Mehta Road, Patel Chowk, Ghatkopar-E, Mumbai-400 077 and bounded as under:1.On or towards the North-R.B.Mehta Road (SAI PLAZA BLDG.) 2.On or towards the South-Bottom, PLUS, CLOTH STORE. 3.On or towards the East-Vaishali Juice Center.

4.On or towards the West-Railway Sation, Ghatkopar.

Notice is hereby given that any person having any objection to the grant of a “No Objection Certificate” as aforesaid should lodge his objetion in writting with the Commissioner of the Police, Brihan Mumbai (Theatre Branch), not later than 15 Days. Anyobjection received after that, shall not be taken in to consideration.

Given under my hand and seal this 29/01/2015.

Sd/Sr.Inspector of Police Desk-X (Theatre Branch) For Commissioner of Police, Brihan Mumbai.

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‘Socialist’ not relevant anymore?

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day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government at the Centre faced a controversy after its ally Shiv Sena said it wants the words 'socialist' and 'secular' removed from the Preamble of the Constitution of India, lawyers and activists have said that the word 'socialist' is not relevant anymore, while others have supported the word 'secularism'.

The controversy erupted after the government on Republic Day published an advertisement which had the words 'secular' and 'socialist' missing from an excerpt of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, “Removing the words 'socialist' and 'secular' is not a controversy but the feeling of crores of Indians.” He even went on to say that crores of Indians want the words removed as the

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai: Opening of the Prints Gallery with an exhibition 'Bombay to Mumbai' by Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum, London, followed by an Illustrated lecture on World Cultures, The Central Foyer, CSMVS, Mumbai, 6 pm.

Bhatia Hospital organises free educative session on ‘Common Paediatric Surgical Procedure.’

The workshop will be conducted

by Dr Shalika Jaiswal, Specialist in child & Neo-natal Surgical Procedure, Bhatia Hospital. Bhatia Hospital, Tardeo, 3 pm.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Share Certificate Nos. 17 for 5 Shares bearing Distinctive Nos. 81 to 85 of GIRIRAJ COOP HOUSING SOC LTD standing in the names of Mr. RAJANIKANT HIRJI SHAH and Mrs. RANJAN RAJANIKANT SHAH have been reported lost /stolen and that an application for issue of duplicate certificate in respect thereof has been made to the society at 285 Kaneri Agra Road, Bhiwandi421302 to whom objection, if any, against issuance of such Duplicate Share Certificates should be made within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice. share certificate is not mortgaged nor any loan taken against the flat.

country belongs to Hindus.

“The country is of Hindus and belongs to them. People of all religions can live in India but Hindus will dominate,” he said.

Reacting to this, Special Public Prosecutor Nitin Pradhan said, “The two words were added in the Preamble in 1976 during the emergency, and there was a motive behind it. The first word 'socialist' is not even relevant in India anymore. And as far as 'secular' is concerned, it's more of a show off. India is a secular country and it always will be, there is no need to mention it separately in the Constitution Preamble. There is nothing wrong in Shiv Sena demanding the removal of these two words.”

Famous legal counsel Mahesh Jethmalani said, “The word 'socialist' is irrelevant in our country and can't be practised in India as a political ideology. But there is nothing wrong with the word

TODAY The British Council is organising a job fair ‘UK India Career Summit’ in Mumbai in partnership with Sannam S4 Taj Lands End, Mumbai from 9 am to 5 pm.

NCPA in collaboration with The Olga and Jules Craen Foundation: Young Musician of the Year 2014: Piano recital by Meagan Alphonso, Experimental Theatre, Nariman Point, 7 pm.

Brahma Kumaris’ Global Hospital & Research Centre, managing BSES MG Hospital, has organised a free knee check-up camp at the hospital for patients suffering from knee pains. Imported USA FDA approved implant will be provided free of cost by RADHA MOHAN MEHROTRA MEDICAL

'secular'. The word separates the state from the religion, which is important.”

Slamming the government and its ally Shiv Sena, the opposition parties condemned the statement. “This is a secular country and not a Hindu country. The word secular cannot be removed arbitrarily. This is an attempt to undermine the Constitution of the country,” Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyer said.

The NCP also said that the BJP only wants a Hindu nation. “BJP does not want a socialist, secular state, they want a capitalist Hindu state,” NCP leader Nawab Malik said. “The words were included in the Constitution after an amendment in 1976.

It doesn't mean that before 1976, governments were not secular, we were just respecting the Preamble made at that time,” Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said.

RELIEF TRUST to the poor patients during operation. Opp Andheri Railway Station S V Road, Andheri (W) 11 am.

ART AND EXHIBITION Gallery Pradarshak: Solo exhibition by Sheetal Kamble, Gallery Pradarshak, 100, Kalpana Bldg, Plot No 338, 12th Road, Khar (W), till January 31, 11 am to 7 pm.

Jaiguru Arts presents a group exhibition of paintings, murals, sculptures and installations 'Miracles' by 26 Artist Prithvi Soni, Prakash Bhende, Bhagwan Rampure, Anupama Patil, Anjali Aggarwal, Deepika Mishra, Anupa Desai, Renu Bhatt, Dr Vaishali Das, Radhika Gowardhan, Alka Bhrushundi and Anand Toraskar at P L Deshpande Art Gallery, Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, till January 31, 11 am to 7 pm.

Jehangir Art Gallery: Solo exhibition by Ramesh Thorat, Kala Ghoda till February 2, 11 am to 7 pm.

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lakh for the abductor.

Deputy Commissioner of Police and spokeperson of Mumbai Police, Dhananjay Kulkarni, said, “After the ransom was arranged, the boy was released near Lilavati Hospital at about 11.45 pm on Saturday. He then went to his parents and explained his ordeal.”

An FIR was registered at Agripada police station the next day on the charges of kidnapping after he approached the police. While the Agripada police were probing the case, the crime branch conducted the parallel probe.

During the probe, it has transpired that the kidnappers were the friends of Harish, whereas Riyaz provided logistical support. The cops have finally arrested all five accused, but recovery of the Rs 10 lakh cash has not yet been possible.

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The education minister was the chief guest at the Road Safety Mission 2015 programme held at police ground, Thane

commander Neha Dattatray Shinde, National school, Ulhasnagar. Shinde was felicitated by the education minister for her performance while heading the parade on the ground.

Vijay Kamble, Commissioner, Thane police; V V Laxminarayan, joint commissioner of police; Dr Rashmi Karandikar, DCP, Thane traffic police; Eknath Shinde, cabinet minister – PWD and guardian, minister, Thane, Raza Murad, Tanushree Dutta and Praveen Dabbaz marked their presence here. The Thane Traffic police had carried a road safety mission in Thane with the help of school spreading road safety awareness through their drawings, paintings etc for a month and was concluded on Wednesday.

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tate education minister Vinod Tawade yesterday in Thane preferred to interact with children instead of giving a speech on stage.

The education minister marked his presence as the chief guest at the Road Safety Mission 2015 programme held at police ground, Thane. The programme began with parades by school children from around 18 schools in Thane district headed by a platoon

5,000 villages to be made drought-free by 2016

By A Special Correspondent

lation tanks and connecting stream and nullahs with he ambitious programme, water storage bodies. The aimed at making the state project will first be impledrought-free, is all set to mented in 5,000 villages make 5,000 villages drought- where water scarcity is most free in the first phase in 2015- acute and those villages have 16. The integrated water been identified. conservation and manageAccording to Water Conserment initiative (Jalyukta vation Secretary Prabhakar Shivar) undertaken by the Deshmukh, this is going to be BJP-Shiv Sena government is the state government’s flaglikely to give relief to several ship programme and Chief parched villages.

Minister Devendra Fadnavis This much-hyped pro- also mentioned it at the regramme, aimed at making cent World Economic Forum the state drought-free in the at Davos. We will have a water five years will involve the audit as the mainstay of this construction of a series of programme and integrate check dams, rejuvenation of various water conservation old check dams and repair of projects, and ensure efficient Kolhapur Type weirs and water usage under the overall storage tanks. The Jalyukt command of concerned disShivar initiative will also in- trict collectors, who will be volve repair of percolation the nodal authority. tanks, desilting village percoWater Conservation Minis-

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ter Pankaja Munde had recently alleged irregularities in water conservation initiatives by the erstwhile CongressNCP government. To counter the severe drought in 201213, the previous government had taken up construction of cement check dams, and deepening of local water sources in a big way.

The government's review has shown that some cement check dams were built even in areas where these were not necessary. While the focus ought to have been on serving water in drought prone areas, there were complaints which show that the approach was more of setting up these projects in areas controlled by ruling legislators. Against this backdrop Pankaja Munde has decided to implement this project effectively.

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stage and approached the mob of children sitting on the ground, said, “I really appreciate the road safety mission carried out by the Traffic police, Thane, where children have taken initiative to teach traffic rules to their elders. The traffic department of Thane has also come up with a safety app and implementation of smart card in autos for a secured journey, specially for women.”

Thane's Commissioner Vijay Kamble, said, “We are trying our best to decrease the number of accidents in the city. This year the traffic department has collected around Rs 6.5 crore as fine, and hence we are looking forward to lower this amount. I request our education minister to include the traffic safety rules in the syllabus of SSC students.”

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Nari shakti or a farce?

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wo important announcements by President Obama before his departure will change, for the better, IndoAmerican relations. President Obama has stated that India could be the best partner of the United States. He has placed India above all countries with which the US has various kinds of mutual cooperative arrangements. A statement like this has never been made by any president of America. The truth is that there was suspicion on both sides of each other’s intentions and promises. Already several defence deals have been signed. A nuclear deal which was pending for seven years has been sealed. Both nations want to be each other’s best partners and this means, a historical new beginning has been made.

Another important gain for India is Obama’s statement that India is “needed” in the United nation’s Security Council. The harsh fact is that though the US has been saying this, it took no firm, concrete steps to get India entry into it. The situation has now completely changed: the US will seriously attempt to get India in the UNSC. It has a major say in this regard and India can now expect a permanent seat in the council.

The fact that India has signed defence deals with the US is a development which both Pakistan and China will not like. For Pakistan, it will be a big source of worry. It has no go but to depend on China for its defence needs.

Another worry for Pakistan is the US which has been hugely funding Pakistan may stop its assistance.

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he display of nari shakti at this year’s Republic Day parade was marred by vignettes of entrenched patriarchal behaviour in the VVIP enclosure. The contrast on either side of the security barricade could not have been greater. Rajpath was the platform to showcase women’s empowerment with three all-female contingents from the defence services included in the march-past.

The VVIP box, on the other hand, was a reminder that not much has changed. Wives are still expected to wait hand and foot on their husbands.

Television grabs caught at least two senior BJP leaders, Amit Shah and Venkaiah Naidu, sitting pretty while their wives gallantly held umbrellas over their heads to protect them from the rain. The gender gap was evident even on the VVVIP dais. While security officers were at hand with umbrellas for Barack Obama, Narendra Modi and Hamid Ansari, Michelle Obama and Salma Ansari had to hold their own umbrellas. Even in security protocol, it seems women don’t count for much.

The images were a grim reminder that for every woman who shatters a glass ceiling, there are millions who remain trapped behind barriers of male orthodoxy. It was Narendra Modi’s idea to include all-women marching contingents in this year’s parade and also to have a woman officer escort Obama for the guard of honour inspection at the ceremonial welcome in Rashtrapati Bhavan. He wanted to show the US President that Indian women have come a long way. Great.

But lessons in gender equality must begin at home for nari shakti to really bloom.

Another U-turn?

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fter slamming former loyalists Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi for taking a U-turn, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare looks set to make a U-turn himself. He may lend his name to a farmer agitation being planned by the Congress, a party he had denounced as corrupt.

Congress sources say that former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son, Deepender Hooda, is in touch with Anna through a Congress leader from Maharashtra to join a country-wide protest movement against the Modi government’s ordinance diluting the Land Acquisition Act. The sources claim that Anna is quite willing to side with the Congress on this issue because it concerns farmers.

The irony cannot be missed. Not too long ago, Anna and the Congress were daggers drawn. Anna had denounced the Congress as

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corrupt and the Congress slammed him as dictatorial and anti-democratic. With all his old loyalists deserting him for electoral politics, Anna stands alone now. He seems to be pining for a piece of action even if it means being seen in the company of a party he claimed to detest.

As for the Congress, it’s clearly run out of ideas. It is desperate enough to turn to a man who paved the way for its denouement in the 2014 polls in the hope that he can resurrect the party’s fortunes. After all, it was his movement that created the groundswell for the BJP to come to power. The wheel has truly come full circle.

Shah’s test begins

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JP president Amit Shah probably has more riding on the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls than even Narendra Modi. Modi has a clear five-year term as prime minister

POWER TALK Arati R. Jerath ahead of him. But Shah’s term as BJP president is set to end this winter. BJP leaders believe his chances of getting a second term will definitely be impacted by the outcome of the Delhi polls.

Shah was elected party president in place of Rajnath Singh mid-way through Singh’s three-year term. Consequently, he will have to seek re-election this winter when the term officially ends.

Many senior leaders who feel slighted and humiliated by the Modi-Shah takeover of the BJP are waiting for Shah to make a mistake so that they can cut him down. Shah had a glorious run in 2014, when he steered the BJP to impressive scores in all the elections held that year. That is why he reigns supreme in the party.

But if Delhi slips away from the BJP, you can be sure that Shah baiters will get active and try to scuttle his chances of another term as party president. Shah is acutely aware of the

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o illustrate the consistency in the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield, Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa has quoted the first 27 verses in chapter one beginning dharma-ksetra kuru-ksetra, referring to Kuruksetra as the land of righteousness.

Now when King Dhritarastra learned that Lord Krishna had accepted the position of chariot driver for Arjuna, he immediately was suspicious and became doubtful of his son, Duryodhana's chances for victory. At that time he asked his minister Sanjaya a redundant question as what did his sons and the son of his brother do in the first verse of chapter one.

It should be understood in the correct context that the revelatory instructions given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the 700 verses of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita that is revealed within Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa's monumental, historical epic, Mahabharata; as to what was being told by Sanjaya to Dhritarastra is actually a conversation described to Arjunas

great, grandson, Emperor Janamejaya by Vaisampayana Muni and it is he who is expressing the words dhritarastra uvaca meaning Dhritarastra said.

Srimad Bhagavad-Gita begins with Dhritarastra asking Sanjaya: What did my sons

MATTER & SPIRIT and the sons of Pandu, assembled at the righteous land of Kuruksetra desirious of battle do? Now the question which arises, is what was the necessity of Dhritarastra asking Sanjaya what did they do; when he himself in the same verse says: they are assembled desirous of battle. The reason he is asking is because Kuruksetra is the land of righteousness.

Dhritarastra was thinking: Kuruksetra is famous as the land of sacrifice for the demigods and also the abode of brahma-jnana, knowledge of the Ultimate Truth for all living entities. He was worried that under the potent

shadowboxing in the party and is pulling out the stops to ensure a BJP victory in Delhi.

Line-up for foreign secretary’s post

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ith foreign secretary Sujatha Singh entering the last six months of her twoyear term, speculation is mounting in the ministry of external affairs about her successor. At one point, it seemed that our ambassador in the US, Jai Shankar, may replace her.

But that would have meant removing Singh before her tenure ends as Shankar retires at the end of January.

MEA circles say that the Modi government didn’t want to land itself in a controversy over a move that could be interpreted as antiwoman. This is why speculation is rife that Arun Singh, our ambassador in France, could be the next foreign secretary.

No-one knows for certain but the guesswork is based on a well thought out process of elimination. Going by seniority, Singh’s successor would have to be picked from the 1979 batch. Senior-most is India’s representative at the United Nations, Ashok Mukherjee. But he is recognised as someone too close to the Left.

Next comes Anil Wadhwa, secretary east in MEA. Unfortunately, he has run foul of Modi who ticked him off publicly for a shoddy power point presentation on the eve of the visit to Myanmar, Australia and Fiji.

Singh is third in seniority. MEA circles feel he is best placed to make it, given his outstanding career record and his varied experience around the world.

Not so ‘Lovely’

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ongress circles are shocked by the manner in which Rahul Gandhi cut down Delhi party chief Arvinder Singh Lovely and forbade him from contesting. Lovely’s name had been announced in the first list of candidates as he was one of the party’s eight sitting MLAs. It seems that Lovely made the mistake of objecting to the projection of Ajay Maken as the Congress chief ministerial candidate. Although Lovely and Maken were known to get on well because of their common opposition to Sheila Dikshit, Lovely clearly developed ambitions after Dikshit lost the last Assembly election and retired from active politics.

The projection of Maken shattered his dream. He voiced his protest to Rahul in a meeting. Rahul simply turned around and told him not to contest if that was the way he felt about the party’s decision on Maken.

Lovely was left speechless. influence of Kuruksetra's righteous land, his sons would have decided to return half of the kingdom back unto the sons of Pandu now being free from all jealously? Or is it that the sons of Pandu fearing that the destruction of a dynasty is an unrighteous act in a holy place like Kuruksetra and have decided that it's best to retire to the forest and live as renunciates for the rest of their lives?

By addressing Sanjaya, Dhritarastra means that by the mercy of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, Sanjaya has become free from attachment and aversion and thus he will certainly speak the truth. By using the wordmamakah and pandavah in referring to his sons and the sons of Pandu indicates disparity and shows that Dhritarastra did not accept the sons of his deceased brother Pandu as he did his own sons and this reveals his enmity towards them.

Ksetra also means field of cultivation. Just as in a rice field there are unwanted grasses looking exactly like the rice paddy which must be uprooted. Similarly the use of the word dharma-ksetra is indicative that the unrighteous sons of Dhritarastra will also be uprooted.

— Baladeva Vidyabhusana

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APROPOS 'Laxman accorded state funeral: Maha govt to set up memorial' (ADC, January 28), it is indeed sad to lose such a legendary cartoonist who ruled in this country for several decades in 'The Times Of India', by producing excellent cartoons depicting the most appropriate topic of the day with his brilliant strokes, which were so self-expressive that they did not require any caption to explain. Laxman drew all kinds of cartoons depicting the utter deficiencies of the civic body, the politicians who used to be criticised for their funny political acts, the presidents, the prime ministers, the business men et al. Practically nobody and no subject was spared from his cartoon world. The 'Times Of India' should certainly open a gallery to exhibit these brilliant cartoons for the present generation to show his talents. The readers of the paper would cherish the memories of these cartoons which used to generate joy and make one laugh at the the start of the day.

— Bikram Banerjea, via email

LIKE the late Uncle Pai (Anant Pai), editor of ‘Amar Chitra Katha’ and ‘Tinkle’ comics, RK Laxman was also a great personality. I used to love his cartoons. They were hilarious! His style of illustrating his cartoons was quite different from the others. May his soul rest in peace, and may he and his cartoons be remembered forever. I remember meeting him once during one of Uncle Pai’s quiz contests, when he was the chief guest. He was never proud and would mix freely with people, even with his

The king of cartoons

LAUGH WITH YOU, NOT AT YOU: It is said that the wit makes fun of other people, the satirist makes fun of the world at large, the humourist makes fun of himself; it is also said that a person can only make others laugh if he is prepared to laugh at himself; the renowned RK Laxman was endowed with all the above qualities. office colleagues.

— Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili

IN the sad demise of RK Laxman, the world has lost a very eminent cartoonist who endeared himself to the of masses across the globe, by his subtle and often hilarious cartoons. It is said that the wit makes fun of other people; the satirist makes fun of the world at large; the humourist makes fun of himself. It is also said that a person can only make others laugh if he is prepared to laugh at himself. The renowned RK Laxman was endowed with all the above qualities.

The fact that he could churn out remarkable cartoons day in and day out showed what a fertile imagination he had. All his cartoons encapsulated and epitomised various occurrences instances and happenings in a light hearted manner without being flippant or frivolous.

May his soul rest in peace, and may he become a symbol for other cartoonists to follow.

— Hemant Hemmady, Virar

THE institution of caricaturing has been silenced by the death of eminent cartoonist RK Laxman who passed away at the ripe old age of

94 years. He was a renowned caricaturist, a household name in our country. The winner of Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay award, RK Laxman was a master in the world of cartooning with every recognition in this field.

His iconic character the 'common man', which he created in 1957, was most loved among the masses.

Cartoons bring smiles, but making people laugh is no easy task and readers saw his cartoons before they read other news in publications. RK Laxman may be no more but his work will be remembered and admired for centuries to come.

Cartooning is a dying art and most newspapers have been ignoring it completely due to costly print media space but readers love them and here is hoping the same is revived in the fond memory of the 'uncommon' RK Laxman and his 'common man' character entering record books, if not there already.

— SN Kabra, Goregaon

I am saddened by the demise of the king of cartoon RK Laxman. His cartoons were bold, creative and topical. Every morning for over three decades, the first thing I did was to see his front page cartoons in the 'Times of India'. If a picture is worth a thousand words his cartoons were worth many thousands of words. He, like the famous Tamil poet Saint Thiruvalluvar, had the knack of telling so many things in such few words. Some of his best cartoons come to mind: Road route to Kuwait via Air India Building – when Nariman Point came up. “Who says I am going abroad frequently. They are wrong because I am always there!” – by a

Indo-US chemistry US President Barack Obama’s second visit to India is of enormous magnitude. It saw the nuclear trade deal through. This will intensify the defence ties of India with the United States. It can turn into a premeditated plan. The day is not far when India will be a developed country, with more wonders and achievements to its credit. Besides anticipating a win-win business situation for both the countries, let the ObamaModi chemistry lay the foundation of a permanent strong relationship between the masses of the two nations.

We should all together endeavour to lead the world towards lasting peace and prosperity, devoid of war and strife. After all, both the countries’ leaders swear by the legacy of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi who dreamt of a peaceful world shaped by ensuring civil rights of the poor and the downtrodden through non-violent methods.

— KV Raman, Malad

Wife: I can't believe my eyes. This is the man who denied a visa to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

Myself: Not this gentleman, but the

QUOTE: My common man is omnipresent. He’s been silent all these 50 years. He simply listens.

— RK Laxman

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US Government refused the Visa.

Wife: It's the same thing. The way they have hugged each other seems like they are old friends.

Myself: Yes, they are friends now.

Narendra Modi also made tea for Obama during discussions.

Wife: Their chemistry was mindblowing. By the way, what does Mr Obama want to show by hugging Mr Modi?

Myself: You know Mr Obama hugged Mr Modi with two hands, and will take away things with four hands.

Wife: Don't confuse me, I am already confused.

Myself: Not only you confused, half the world is confused.

— Yogesh R. Bhavsar, Dahisar

INDIA once again celebrates its Republic Day. President Obama gracing the 66th Republic Day function is indeed a milestone in the post-independence history of our country.

India is in world news once again.

For good reasons! IMF has painted a rosy picture of the Indian economy. World leaders and Nobel prize winning economists are showering praises on the dynamic leadership of Prime minister Narendra Modi. It is time for us – each and every Indian – to take a pledge on this occasion that we shall always think and act like Indians first and Indians last despite the diversity in our cast, creed, region, religion, culture and

minister. “You should go and stand before the wicket. That's a formality” – when India scored low. Clean Sweep – depicting Indira Gandhi with a broom and defeated politicians in a dustbin! “I came, I saw and I concurred showing Sharad Pawar's futile trip to New Delhi to become Prime Minister.” He had immortalised the common man through his lucid cartoons. The common man is now feeling orphaned.

— Lakshman Sundar, Vashi

THE Republic Day was indeed a great occasion when our Prime Minister with his superb statesmanship skills in dealing with US President Obama, had made most of us Indians (except the envious discredited UPA ranks) really proud. But that euphoria was marred by the grossly stupid things done by some of those in the NDA's corridors of power. Kiran Bedi, though declared as the BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate, is a virtual nobody today. Therefore there was absolutely no reason for the NDA dispensation to deposit Kiran Bedi in the front row of the VIPs during the Republic Day parade. Any dignified person with some amount of decency would have felt embarrassed, but not Ms Bedi, who was found gloating over her undeserved positioning. The Chief Election Commissioner, a constitutional functionary was made to sit some five rows behind Bedi! Even the ardent supporters of the NDA government would feel let down by such silly actions of the NDA dispensation, which are becoming too regular these days.

— V Chandramohan, via email

should try to convince the NDA leadership about how the Russianmade Sukhoi-32 or MIG-35 are superior in all respects to the French aircraft. If necessary, an agitation can be launched to focus the public attention over this waste of tax-payers’ money.

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

MAKE A PLEDGE: It is time for us Indians to take a pledge that we shall always think and act like Indians first and Indians last, despite our diversity in our cast, creed, region, religion, culture and language, to make our country a super-global power; it is time for opposition parties to sink their differences in national interest and lend a helping hand to our PM to introduce the much-needed and long-awaited structural reforms to make India a 20-trillion dollar economy at the earliest. language. To make our country a super-global power in the foreseeable future, it is time for opposition parties to sink their differences in national interest and lend a helping hand to our PM to introduce much needed and long awaited structural reforms to make India a 20-trillion dollar economy at the earliest!

— Prof KH Karkera, via email

for business among all the countries, of course, including between India and the US. How is any business possible when there are frequent terror attacks, resulting in unrest and killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent people who can be the future users, ie consumers?

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

WITH the finalisation of the nuclear INDIA’S guest US President Barack deal with the USA, the Indian comObama is well aware of the fact that munists seem to have lost a stick his administration can eradicate Is- with which they could beat the NDA lamic terrorism from all across the government. However, they can world, including Pakistan, very easily. caution the government over the inThis is the dire need of the hour for tended purchase of the 125 Rafale global peace, which is a ‘MUST’ today fighter planes from France. They

Now that the nuclear 123 deal has been fully operationalised, the Left parties should not lose time in mobilising public opinion against it.

The sensitivity of the Reds over the issue was amply demonstrated when they, in 2008, withdrew outside support to the then UPA I government over the same matter. Mass demonstrations, meetings, submission of memoranda to the government and seeking the backing of other opposition groups in the Parliament, should form the main thrust of their agitation programme.

— Jorhat Singh, Kandivali

THE clinching of the bilateral agreement for the nuclear 123 deal between India and the USA is a feather in the cap of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His astute leadership and sharp political acumen has saved the deal from getting aborted.

While the entire country would be happily welcoming the development, the only entities who would frown upon it would be the Indian comrades, for whom anything associated with the Western world is a taboo, and hence, deserves to be roundly condemned.

— Arun Malankar, Santacruz

Readers are requested to email letters to the editor and add their neighbourhood as well. Please email letters to afternoonletters@gmail.com

Suicide-pact leaves mom dead, son alive

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late on Tuesday night.

The shocking incident has n a shocking suicide pact been reported from Aiyali allegedly devised by her village near Palghar. While son, a 60-year-old woman the son, identified as Rohan died inside her apartment in Ramchandra Gopalan (28) Palghar due to exposure to survived, his mother- Renoxious gases produced by becca (60) died. the engine of a motor-bike Apparently depressed over

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rising debts and deteriorating financial condition, Rohan devised an ingenious way for the alleged suicide pact. Rohan allegedly fixed a hose extending from the exhaust pipe of his motorbike to his apartment and then kept the engine running for

the whole night, filling the bedroom with noxious fumes that quickly overcame the two. Realising that something was wrong, the neighbours broke open the door only to find Rebecca lying motionless and Rohan struggling for life.

RPI’s raunchy R-Day dance in Mira Road The dance show has sparked off a controversy with several intellectuals condemning the incident

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he Bombay High Court today rejected a public interest litigation which had sought prosecution of the former Maharashtra minister Narayan Rane and his son Nitesh Rane for 'anti-Gujarati' remarks. The division bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil rejected the PIL after the government lawyer said that Rane and his son cannot be prose-

cuted for the remarks.

Additional government pleader Hiten Venegoankar said the suburban Khar police recorded the statement of petitioner Bhagwanji Rayani and transferred the case to state CID. But the CID eventually closed the probe as no offence under section 153 (promoting enmity between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code was made out, he said.

Nitesh Rane had, last year, in a tweet, taken exception to the Gujarati community in Mumbai rooting for Narendra Modi, and said it should move back to Gujarat if it admired Modi – then the Gujarat Chief Minister – so much.

As it triggered a controversy, Narayan Rane, a senior state Congress leader, clarified that his son was only talking about those Gujaratis who admired Gujarat more than Maharashtra.

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oon every spot of Ambernath will be under CCTV surveillance. The Ambernath Municipal Council has passed a tender for Rs 25 lakhs to install all-weather CCTV cameras at six entrances of the city and 14 chowks. The deadline for the installation of these cameras has been set for March 2015.

As the city is developing and incidents of criminal activities increasing, to deter these activities and keep evidential proof, the Ambernath Municipal Council passed a tender of Rs 25 lakhs in December.

Sunil Chaudhary, head of Ambernath Municipal Council, said, “The basic idea behind the entire CCTV camera surveillance is to control the crime in the city and in case of any unfortunate crime activity the footage will help the investigating authorities in solving

High Court dismisses PIL seeking prosecution of Rane father-son

People walk by the statue of the ‘Common Man’ made famous by cartoonist late R K Laxman at Worli in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Laxman died in Pune on Monday.

confirmed Police Inspector Nilesh Mainkar. It has been reported that Rohan was inspired by a Hollywood movie in showing a similar suicidepact using carbondioxide gas emanating from a motorbike. Further investigations are on.

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By Kaptan Mali

n what is being seen as a bawdy way of celebrating Republic Day, the Mira Bhayandar unit of the Republican Party of India (RPI) led by district president Devendra Shelekar orgainsed a dance show in Mira Road on Monday.

The event which started off as Samvidhan Gaurav Din (Constitution Dignity Day) turned into a strange show with dancers performing to raunchy songs.

The video footage of the dance show with the picture of the Father of the Indian Constitution Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and RPI President Ramdas Athavalev in the background (stage banner) has sparked off a controversy with several intellectuals condemning the incident.

However, terming the event as a cultural show which he has been organising for the past 14 years, Shelekar finds nothing wrong in it.

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Rohan was rushed to the Palghar Government Hospital where he is now out of danger, police said. “Primary investigations have revealed that the mother-son duo had decided to end their lives as they were fed-up of their worsening financial status,”

the cases.”

Chaudhary further said that the spots for the CCTV camera installations have been decided after detailed meetings with the senior police inspectors of Ambernath East and West police stations. As the government made a rule for installing such cameras at public hospitals, to avoid cases of kidnapping, cameras are being installed at Chhaya Hospital too.

As it is always noticed after the installations of CCTV cameras, due to no proper maintenance, these cameras become dysfunctional. Therefore the council has also passed a budget of Rs 5 lakhs annually for the maintenance of these cameras.

The council will set up a control room at Ambernath East police station to monitor and record the footage and take timely action in case of any emergency.

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visitors' book, dating back to 1998, has become a prized possession for the School of Artillery at the Deolali Camp of Army near Mumbai.

For, it has an entry dated June 10, 1998, which is a bit unconventional: it's a cartoon.

RK Laxman, the legendary cartoonist who passed away in Pune two days ago, was the guest at the Deolali camp that day.

He gave a demonstration of cartoon-drawing during the visit, and had his audience in splits during the interaction with officers and their wives, said an Army press release here which paid rich tributes to the late cartoonist.

We asked to sign the visitors' book, he drew his iconic 'common man' holding a written note in his hands saying, “I wish I had joined the Army, it is so nice here.”

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Award season is back! While the events continue to pour in, we’re still lusting over the sensational trends that were showcased at The Golden Globe Awards, which were held earlier this month. While finding identical red-carpet isn’t always possible, Rhea Dhanbhoora & Shirley Mistry bring you a host of Golden Globe inspired options to choose from if you are planning on channelling a little Hollywood glam #1: seeing red

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#2: OneshOulder Amal Clooney is the latest of red carpet royalty to rock a beautiful one-shoulder gown, but unless you’re attending a black-tie event, her gown and gloves look would be a bit out of place. Amy Adams however, channelled the oneshoulder style perfectly with her pastel-hued, slightly ruched top dress.

We couldn’t find a style and colour that mimicked the gown perfectly, but we found some pretty close options for you.

The colour of love was a huge trend during this year’s award season and it was sported in a variety of ways — long sleeves, strapless gowns, offshoulder styles, embellished and cut-out. From Dame Helen Mirren to Viola Davis, the stars matched the red carpet with élan. Our favourite though, is the gorgeous, strapless red dress that was worn by American Horror Story star, Sarah Paulson. It’s a great dress to wear anywhere! >> The perfect match would be this beautiful strapless gown (`12,999) from Bebe.

>> For a more streamlined, one-shoulder dress, pick up this embellished shoulder look from SVA by Sonam & Paras Modi (`20,800), available on Exclusively.in

>> To sport almost the same style, pick this blue dress from Avirate (`2,520), which is available on Myntra.com

>> If strapless is not your style, pick this Gauri and Nainika high-neck dress (`1,86,000) to rock the trend.

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#3: green queen

#4: Yellow Fellow

While younger stars sport strapless gowns, oneshoulder styles and sexy, cleavage baring outfits, after a certain age, you’re going to want to learn how to look glamorous without looking over-thetop — and we think Judith Light really nailed it in this elegant green gown.

While reds and whites were the stars of the night, don’t forget how well yellow did. The bright colour was sported in different canary hues by stars such as Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Naomi Watts, Leslie Mann and even Emily Ratajkowski, who wowed in this gorgeous gown.

Here are our picks to mimic the hues and style. >> We love the muted colour worn

by Mrs. Tatum as well as the easy one-shoulder style Emily that rocks, so we’ve picked this soft lemon gown (`3,250) from Trendy Divva, which offers a good mix of both.

>> This is a very easy trend to wear, even if you’re looking for a more casual, day look.

We’ve picked this dress because of the brilliant way it combines the deep green, long sleeved trend with another Golden Globe trend that we love — the belted look that was sported by Salma Hayek. Pick up the gorgeous dress (`1,675) from Closet Diaries.

>> Gauri and Nainika’s spring collection has to sport a little of everyone’s favourite spring shade, so it’s no surprise that Emily’s deep yellow hue features heavily on this gown (`1,24,000). The neckline helps you combine the yellow trend with the plunge neck trend that featured heavily on the red carpet as well.

#5: Metallic sparkle If we’re talking about red carpet looks, a little sparkle is always on the horizon. This year’s Golden Globes saw Dakota Johnson, Reese Witherspoon and Julianne Moore shimmy down the red carpet in their bejewelled, sparkly ensembles, but the dress that caught our fancy, was this metallic gown worn by Uzo Aduba, from Orange Is The New Black. The maroon layer under the sequins contrasted the gun-metal embellished layer beautifully, and although we couldn’t find an exact replica, these glittery gowns still make for worthy options.

>> While the silver dress alongside is upbeat and youthful, this option by Dhara Vora, from Le Box (price on request), is more grown-up, making it ideal for formal events. Even though it is quite glittery and sparkly, the dull finish of the sequins ensures that you won’t look like a disco ball.

>> This Komal Sood creation (`33,000) is an edgy take on the red carpet look. We are smitten by the mirror work on the bust and the muted tone of the flowy gown complements this look beautifully.

>> For a straight-up silver gown, look no further than this sheath maxi dress, which is available at www.stylista.com (`3,570). Pair it with a sleek low ponytail, like the one sported by Lorde (turn to pages 16/17 to create it), and rest assured that all eyes will be on you. We love how the thighhigh slit on this outfit adds to the Hollywood charm.

#6: Muted Musings While the yellows, blues and greens certainly had their moment at the Golden Globes red carpet this year, muted shades of taupe, slate grey, blush pink and dusty rose were a big hit too. Anna Kendrick and Rosamund Pike pulled off their muted gowns with élan, but we can’t stop lusting over Kate Beckinsale’s muted mauve-grey gown.

A sparkly bodice ensured that she didn’t look washed out and her styling was spot on as well.

Take a look at the options that we picked to mimic the picture perfect look.

>> For an affordable option, pick up this gown from www.shopnineteen.co m (`959). The bodice is a shimmery fabric, instead of being heavily embellished, making it more wearable. The wispy, blush pink skirt makes it perfect to wear to a lazy brunch.

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Make a SplaSh Bollywood actress Esha Gupta is known for her impeccable sense of style, and is someone who can wear the most sartorial outfits and look effortlessly fashionable. Shirley Mistry speaks to her about her association with the fashion brand, Splash and all things stylish

Tell us about your style association with Splash.

Splash has an eye for the latest global trends and their clothes translate this into everyday style. As their brand ambassador, I will be representing the brand in India, and will be appearing in their print advertising, public relations efforts and online properties.

Considering the fact that there are several fashion houses that exist today, why did you choose to associate yourself with Splash?

Splash is an iconic, globally recognised brand that is known to be on par with international fashion trends. Their collections reflect my fashion sensibilities. Splash has been instrumental in transforming the fashion scene in India, and I look forward to adding impetus to their efforts.

What are five must-have pieces in your wardrobe?

A long-sleeved, high-neck T-shirt, a pair of acid wash denims or cigarette pants, A-line or pencil skirts, a trapeze dress, oversized tops and crop tops.

>> Esha recently became the brand ambassador of fashion label, Splash

You’re often featured in magazines and fashion blogs as a celebrity who is extremely stylish and well turned out.

What are your go-to looks for a casual day out, as well as for a night out?

Casual outfits keep you comfortable. Colours such as orient blue, deep red, burnt orange, peach and wine are my picks for the season. I love wearing crop tops, pianafores, dungrees, maxi dresses, cables, cardigans, bomber jackets, dolman

The debuTanT auThor Tell us a little bit about the idea behind your novel He Fixed the Match, She Fixed Him. This novel is about the love-hate relationship between a couple who is tethered together. Their past saw them trying to quell a vendetta, but love had its own plans. The story attempts to send across the message that if you believe in love and its healing powers, even two enemies can make it through.

You have a background in IT and work at Tata Consultancy Services. What prompted you to consider writing a book?

Corporate people are often considered to be boring and noncreative. On the contrary, we are quite imaginative — after all, we are in the business of selling ideas. We just don’t have enough time to pamper our alter-egos. But, when we do find time, we can create wonders. Some of us have done exactly that and I hope to join the list as well.

Publishing a book in today’s day and age is full of challenges.

Did you face any hardships?

I definitely wouldn’t say that it has been easy. Publishers are reluctant to invest in new authors, and even when they do, authors end up waiting for years. But, a good story coupled with rock-solid determination will make it through, come what may.

My book was turned down by several publishers, before it was finally accepted by three. I’m fortunate that He Fixed the Match, She Fixed Him is being received warmly by readers and book critics. So, as far as my experience with publishing goes, it has

>> (Left to right) A floral dress combined with a beige coat (`4,999), a pair of blues jeans (`2,299) and a black trench coat (`5,999) are Esha’s favourites from Splash’s collection sleeves and oversized tops. They are stylish but at the same time don’t compromise on comfort. For a night out, dresses are always at the top of my list. I pair them with long earrings to add a touch of sparkle.

Tell us about a few trends that you love.

I am currently obsessed with patchwork fur vests, maxi dresses and dolman sleeves. When picked in colours such as orient blue, deep red and burnt orange,

they look extremely flattering on all skin tones.

What are the accessories that you think every girl should have in her wardrobe?

This year, sleek bags are back in the spotlight. While choosing jewellery, pick bright pieces or ones with a glittery texture. My favourites include metallic accessories and oversized jewellery from Splash, which are sure to be a hot trend this season.

IT manager, Shikha Kumar recently released her first novel, He Fixed the Match, She Fixed Him. Dev Goswami talks to her to find out more about the book

been a happy one. However, getting your book published is just half the battle; the bigger challenge is to convince seasoned readers to read a debutant author’s book.

What tips would you give budding authors who want to publish a book of their own?

It’s important to pen down stories that are fresh and interesting.

Make a pledge to spread smiles and to make the world a happier place. Commercial success is important, but it shouldn’t be the sole purpose. It’s crucial to keep your faith intact when you face rejection — success is even sweeter when it’s hard-earned.

Remember not to rely on only one publisher and make sure to reach out to every publishing house that handles books of the genre that you write.

You manage your family life and your professional life, and you still manage to find the time to write. What tips would you give to women who’d like to achieve a healthy balance between different aspects of life?

It all begins with setting your priorities straight and focussing on issues that matter the most. Our time is withered away over insignificant issues, so stay positive and filter out negative energy.

What’s your next book going to be about?

I’ve almost penned it down and have been discussing it with close friends and family. It’s another love story with a twist — that is all I can reveal at the moment.

>> Shikha’s debut novel He Fixed the Match, She Fixed Him is available at bookstores and on retail websites

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This is one of Reese’s favourite styles and when you see how good it looks on her, you can imagine why. Take a look at how Daniel would style it to get the same look: n Prep your hair by washing it (Daniel uses the TRESemmé Smooth and Shine Range) and create a centre or deep side part. n Apply mousse from the middle to the ends of your hair in order to lock in the moisture and secure the wavy texture. n Use a hair clip to separate the lower section before you start curling. n Wrap small sections of your hair around a clipless curling iron, keeping it away from your face.

Hold for five seconds, then release to form a soft ringlet. Repeat this process around the rest of your head. n While the curls cool, prep the crown of your head by combing in some mousse.

Spritz hairspray on top for a wet look. n Remove the hair clips and gently brush your hair out into loose waves and set the style with a spritz of hairspray.

This is a look that several stars sported on the red carpet, but we loved how ethereal and pretty Emily looked with hers. Daniel tells us how to get the look: n Prep your hair by washing it (he uses the TRESemmé Hair Spa Rejuvenation Range) with shampoo and then applying massage-able conditioner. n Part your hair from the middle in two sections. n Braid both sections into pigtail braids. n Wrap both the side-braids at the top of your head, secure them with pins and voila, your look is ready!

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Seeing Lorde on the red carpet was enough of a treat, especially because of her chic, black getup. But, her newly straightened hair definitely added to the excitement. Her low ponytail was complimented by a deep side part. Daniel shows you how to rock this youthful style: n Prep your hair by washing it with good (Daniel uses the TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Range) hair products. n Blow dry your hair straight, using a soft paddle brush. n Create a deep part down the side and then section your hair in two parts, separating it across the back of the head, from ear to ear. n Gently tease the lower section along the horizontal line between your ears. n Loosely pull your hair into a low ponytail at the nape of your neck. Work on the ponytail with a flat iron to give it a polished look. n Secure it with an elastic band and finish with a long, flat hair band.

Forget stiff, high buns, and try out Kate Hudson’s favourite style to nail your red carpet look. She prefers a bun that is closer to the nape of her neck, and always looks smashing in it. Daniel tells us how to create it: n Prep your hair (he uses TRESemmé Hair Spa Rejuvenation range) with shampoo and then apply a massage-able conditioner. n Apply an ample amount of gel/wax to your hair and then create a middle parting, giving your head a clean look. n Create a tight, low ponytail and divide the rest of your hair into three parts n Twist the three partings counterclockwise and roll them into a bun. n Twist the ponytail into the bun, and wrap it tightly around the base. n Secure the knot with hairpins and your hair is set for the red carpet!

solids If you’re a newbie on the skorts bandwagon and want to take things slow, solids are the way to go. You can never go wrong with skorts in a solid colour, because you can pair them with almost any top in your wardrobe.

1. tan goodness A tan bag is a must-have. It pairs well with business formals and summer dresses alike, and helps to add a subtle pop of colour to your look, which is why we recommend picking up this Michael Kors bag, which is available at Elitify.com. price `19,990

pleated There are several different styles of skorts available, but if you’re looking for a feminine style of the skirt and shorts combination, pick a pleated pair. A pleated skort looks more feminine, and resembles an actual skirt. Pair it with a sheer top to complete your ensemble.

3. nice navy Navy blue bags are versatile enough to pair with several outfits, which is why we love this bag from Elespry.com. price `5,000

leather it up For an edgy vibe, pick a leather skort. You can pair it with other leather accessories, such as a leather jacket or shoes for the ultimate rock-chic look, but picking a softer material is the perfect way to balance things out. suit up If street style is your look of choice, pairing skorts with a blazer, is a great way to polish things up. Make sure that you keep things subtle and minimal with a plain top underneath that blazer.

4. cHic snaKesKin If you’re looking for a neutral bucket bag that has spunk, this snakeskin print option from Asos.com, available in a neutral colour palette, is extremely eye catching. price `1,588

2. Basic BlacK You can never go wrong with a black bag, which is why we recommend picking up this woven one from Lara Karen.

Pick it up from Jabong.com. price `1,199

sporty chic Skorts are super convenient for days when you are onthe-go, or if you lead an active lifestyle. Not only are they convenient and comfortable, they also look super trendy, especially when they’re paired with sneakers and trainers. And if you’re feeling a little laidback, throw on a pair of flip flops and you’re good to go.

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5. party picK This metallic, blue and brown bag from Shopnineteen.com is a fun alternative to structured sling bags and will pair well with party wear. price `799

>> Kylie Jenner looks extremely edgy and stylish in her pleated skorts

vlcc gold Facial Kit

This single-use facial kit promises to give you the luxury and convenience of getting a facial, without having to visit a salon. There are several kits that offer the same luxury, and most of them do work. So, I didn’t think twice when I opened the VLCC Gold Facial Kit to try it. There’s a free bleach in the box (the biggest addition to the kit) and the rest are small sachets; containing a gold scrub, a peel-off mask, gold gel and gold cream. The four-step kit seems easy enough to use and the scrub left my skin soft, smooth and glowing, so I was quite excited to see what the peel-off mask would offer up.

Remember to let it dry completely, because it’s extremely sticky. Getting it out of the packet and on to your face is hard enough.

Once you peel it off, remnants of yellow remain on your skin (which will be tinged with yellow — much to my despair!). The gel and cream are decent additions, but don’t do much to salvage the situation. While you do get a glow, it’s more or less the same as smearing turmeric over your face and waiting for it to reduce a tan. It makes your skin feel soft and smooth — and that’s it’s only saving grace. price `235 for a single use where Retail outlets across the city rating **

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We know that metallic is in, but Mughda’s skirt is a little too shimmery for our liking. The bodice is pretty and the neckline suits her slender frame. The heavy work on the bodice would have shone better if the skirt of the dress was a little more muted. Her hairstyle is a little too severe, but we’re glad her earrings didn’t take away from the pretty makeup she has on.

There’s nothing that really stands out about this dress, but the colour is bang on trend and we love how the sweatheart neckline flatters her figure. It’s a little over-pleated for our tastes, but we love how the neckline is the focus due to the lack of a necklace. Her hair is so-so, but we’re fans of the subtle makeup and statement earrings that she’s rocking through the look.

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Tanisha’s attempt to rock the Grecian goddess look is a mix of hits and misses for us. Her makeup and hair misses the mark (she should have taken a hint from Emily Blunt’s brilliant attempt at the same trend) but we’ve got no bone to pick with this pretty dress. We would have picked a different clutch and skipped the neckpiece, but it adds a little glam to the look, so we’re not completely against it.

The first thing that attracted us to this outfit was how similar it looks to a shift dress — and we love shift dresses! The barely there straps accentuate her well-shaped shoulders and the neckline is just perfect. It would have done better if it was an inch or two shorter, but the pretty colour, subtle hints of gold and well-matched accessories and makeup make this look a winner.

Sophie has a pretty enviable figure and that’s most apparent with this dress. The shade of white is a bit stark, but the fit is perfect — everything from the one-shoulder to the mermaid skirt flatters her figure and although we wouldn’t normally pick a design like this, the red motifs add a much-needed pop of colour. Her makeup is a bit too heavy handed though and ruins the ethereal look.

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« career advice

>> If you do not have much work to do on your first day, don’t spend the day getting bored.

Talk to your colleagues to learn more about the company

When your colleague iS a comPlain box One of my co-workers is really confused about her career. She joined our company because she needed the money, but over the past few weeks, she has been complaining about how this is not want she wants to do. At first, I was patient and tried to help her out as much as I could. However, now she’s starting to get on my nerves because she comes up to me almost every day with a random idea about what she could do with her career, asking me for advice. I don’t have the time to deal with her on a daily basis, but I don’t want to be rude. What do I do?

— Khushbu Khanna, Santacruz (w) Dear Khushbu, Your problem has a simple solution — just ask her to write to us! Jokes apart, your best bet is to give her a tried and tested piece of advice — if you don’t make the move now, you won’t ever make it. Not only will this actually help her, it will also stop her from coming to you with random ideas and instead, make her focus on doing something about it. If you find that this doesn’t work, tell her that while you’d love to help, you can’t really suggest something because you are neither an expert, nor do you know her well enough, and so, she should consult a career counsellor. If push comes to shove, your only option is to be frank with her and tell her how her predicament is affecting your work life.

Be gentle, but firm, and we’re sure that she will understand.

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The first day at a new job can be nerve-racking, irrespective of prior experience in the field. So, Dev Goswami brings you a list of dos and don’ts to hold you in good stead on your first day

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aking a good impression on your first day at a new job is crucial.

Your interviewer may have been impressed and the HR department might consider you to be courteous and professional, but how your co-workers, seniors and office staff see you, on how you conduct yourself on your first day. So, check out our list of dos and don’ts to ensure that everything goes smoothly on your first day.

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Do: Dress smartly

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One of the biggest mistakes that you can make on your first day is to be rude to errand boys or the staff that handles various odds and ends. Even if you think that they aren’t doing their job well, being cold towards them will make your colleagues think of you as someone with too many airs — and believe us when we say that they will be watching. n

Don’t: Flirt, or encourage flirting Irrespective of what your new company’s policy on dating at work is, don’t get flirty with your handsome coworker, whom you’re bound to notice on your first day. Try and resist temptation. Similarly, if you notice a colleague trying to flirt with you, make sure that you’re not returning his advances in any way. Doing so will give out the worst possible first impression.

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Do: meet your boss

Remember this simple rule — when it comes to your first day at work, you can never be too professionally dressed.

Even if the dresscode is casual, stick to semi-formals until you have a basic idea of what is acceptable and what isn’t. If you dress too casually, you might come across as too laid-back. A white blouse, black trousers, kitten heels and a simple jacket is a safe outfit choice. n

Don’t: complain too much Your problems might be genuine and your concerns may stem from noble intentions, but you could end up coming across as difficult. It’s alright to ask your neighbour or a member of the staff when you need something such as a tissue. But, if all you’re going to do is come back to your desk, grumbling about how there were no tissues in the bathroom, your negative attitude is not going to go down well with others.

Do: be nice to the office staff

It is important to meet with your boss to discuss the work that you’re expected to handle. Don’t assume that since you discussed your job profile at the interview, you don’t need to discuss it.

Going up to your boss and asking for work not only shows initiative, it also helps create a good first impression. n

Don’t: Be weekend buddies...yet.

It is one thing to ask your colleagues out for post-work coffee so that you can get

to know them better, but don’t be overfriendly and invite them to the raucous party that you’re planning with your friends. While it won’t negatively impact how your colleagues perceive you, but it is always a good idea to come across as an employee who respects boundaries. n

Do: Find out about the work that the company does On your first day, you probably won’t have much work to do. However, this doesn’t mean that you should spend the entire day browsing through shopping websites or scrolling through your social media feed. Spend time talking to colleagues who are free and find out about the work, as well as the office culture. You can even head to the records room and go over the past work that your company has done. Apart from sending out the message that you are a conscientious worker, this will give you a better understanding your company and will help you in the days to come.

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Don’t: Ask about when you can leave.

As we mentioned earlier, you probably won’t have a lot of work to do and so, you might feel a little anxious to leave as soon as you can. However, it is important that you don’t seem as though you’re itching to leave. Don’t make any after-work plans on your first day and wait for your supervisor to tell you when you can leave.

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We thoroughly enjoy baking up a storm, and though we enjoy the end result, we love collecting cute bakeware just as much.

So, Rhea Dhanbhoora & Shirley Mistry bring you their picks of pretty bakeware that steers clear of boring aluminium tins and will add a pop of colour to your collection

Brush it off This basting brush, available on www.gourmetco.in, is pricey, but makes for a worthy investment.

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Little bakers Perfect for children, this kit, available on www.houseproud.in, contains whisks, spatulas, moulds and pastry brushes.

Price `2,100 Simple stars These butterfly and star shaped cookie cutters, from www.fabfurnish.com, provide great valuefor-money.

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Scalloped edges This simple cake stand with filigree, scalloped edges, available at Living with Elan, will highlight your cakes beautifully.

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Larger than life Pick up this cupcake themed cake tin from www.globalsugarart.com in order to bake a cake that resembles a massive cupcake.

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Everyday essential These silicone measuring cups and spoons, available on www.amazon.in, are a must-have baking tool.

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Your heart might skip a beat at the notification of an incoming text, only to sink in disappointment at your partner’s lousy attempt to start a conversation. But, before you jump to conclusions, take a look at what some common texts that guys send actually mean, says Sara Shah

nlike women, men are not known for their conversation skills. In fact, most of you will be familiar with the sinking feeling that you get when you send a long, heartfelt text to your partner, only to receive a one-word reply in return.

This annoying habit not only leaves you feeling like a fool, it can also confuse you about his feelings for you. And, the fact that you can’t see your partner’s facial expressions and understand what he really means, makes it even more difficult to decipher what he is trying to tell you.

Most of the time, what he says is actually what he really means, but you could also be misreading his texts. Take a look at a few typical texts to see whether you’re getting things right.

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Think you can fix our readers’ complicated problems? Read on...

I was recently hired by a very established, old-school style firm. The person who I was hired to replace had been with them for his entire career and had retired for health reasons...

So, when he got his gold watch, I got his job... and Urscillia, his 50-something secretary, who is like a caricature of an old movie secretary.

>> Men usually prefer to get to the point while texting

Hello dearie!

Cup of tea?

All face powder, lipstick and synthetic colour coordinated ‘business’ suits. She even takes notes in proper short-hand!

I was really quite amused by her. She is also very efficient and has kept up with the times in most ways. Then, her personality began to shine through...

Oh! Late again? I was just telling Mr. L you would be in any minute!

The SinGleT So, you just sent a text message that could rival a novel, telling him how much you love him and how great things are going, and he responds with an “Ok,” “Yes” or “Sure.” Don’t wallow in misery just yet.

There are several reasons why a guy responds with a single word. Men usually like to get to the point, especially when they’re texting. He may feel the same way about you, but he probably thinks it isn’t necessary to write it down. So, get straight to the point the next time and you will save yourself the grief. Remember that he might also be caught up with something.

Men prefer handling one task at a time and he probably has all his focus pooled into doing something else. Either this, or he may actually not be interested in you.

If it is the latter, we suggest moving on.

coffee later and he says he’ll have to take a rain check. So, you ask if he’d like to meet tomorrow, or the day after instead. And, by the time you reach the next question, he’s gone. You’re probably not going to get a response out of him any time soon, because he is either too busy to pick up his phone or he’s just cooking up ways to

say no. Or, he may reply later, accepting your invitation. Our point is, don’t drive yourself crazy, contemplating whether he’s interested or not — if he is, he will reply, If not, well... then he won’t. However, if you’re sure that he’s pulling a disappearing act, we suggest moving on.

The CoMpliMenT “Nobody can look as good as you do in that dress.” — does this sound familiar?

Who doesn’t like receiving a compliment?

However, a guy who pays over-the-top compliments has clearly mastered the art of smooth-talking. You might feel elated that he singled you out from all other women in the room, but let’s come back down to earth and consider the sincerity of his words. When his compliments seem too good to be true, you should bear in mind that it may be his go-to line to impress women all the time. Unless of course, you’ve been together for a while.

The BooTy Call It’s past 2am and he texts you, asking you to come over. Whether you want to or not is your decision. But, understand that when a guy texts you at odd hours, asking you to come over to his place to hang out, it is clearly a call for more than just coffee.

Such men usually don’t have much respect for your time, and are just looking for some no-strings attached fun. If you have no qualms about this, by all means, go ahead. Just don’t expect him to pull out a chair for you, or even ask you out on a date afterwards.

The DouBle TexTer You read his text earlier in the day, but got too caught up to reply. Two hours later, you find 20 messages and 10 missed calls from him, asking if you are alive.

This is your signal to bail at the first chance you get. Head for the door, before you find him stuck to you like a wad of chewing gum.

The DiSappearinG aCT You ask him whether he wants to meet for

« Dear Grace, i have a problem...

Dear Grace, A couple of months ago, I was introduced to a guy through a mutual friend and we really hit it off. Over the course of three weeks and a series of coffee and dinner dates, I realised that I really liked him. But, since I didn’t want to give him the idea that I’m really into him, I tried to limit the number of texts and calls that we exchanged and even turned down a few dates. Now, he seems to have stopped

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reaching out to me completely. How do I undo the damage?

— Mira Dharia, Kalyan Dear Mira, We know how important it is for you to avoid coming across as eager or desperate, especially when you meet a potential partner, and taking things slow is the best way to do that. However, you need to ensure that in your attempt to play hard-to-

get, you do not end up coming across as uninterested — which is exactly what this guy seems to have gathered. If he hasn’t already found someone else, there is no harm in picking up the phone right now and scheduling a date. The worst thing that could happen is that he will turn you down.

If he is up for it, go for the date, and next time around, try not to hold back too much.

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It’s fine. He knows I was meeting a client for breakfast.

She is always on at me about something!

An apple?

Bas? Apple isn’t lunch! You modern ladies always on some fancy diet!

You are not even so fat!

Junk food?

Eeks! Us single girls need to watch our figures you know!

And she always says it so sweetly!

I usually just laugh it off. She is a character... and a real relic!

So I ignore and ignore some more... But then!

You know my servant’s child was also dark like you! I got the name of the cream she uses.

Here! A present.

“I was beyond offended! Her present and presentation of it was just so wrong on so many different levels! And to make matters worse, I was so shocked, I took the fairness cream! I want her sacked! But everyone seems to like her! Help me please. I am never at a loss for a plan of action. But I am now!” — P a) Return the lightening cream and enlighten her on what you, as her boss, expect from your secretary. b) She sounds like a sugar-coated expletive. Sack her at once! c) It must be hard and a little scary for her to start working under a new boss at her age. Keep up your sense of humour about her!

LAST WEEK: D should pick option B: She may be doing the copying because of all the rush. Just hang in there and get through it. It will eventually be over.

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Col Rai reached out to youth in militancy-hit Tral: Army

President extends greetings to new Saudi King New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today extended his greetings and felicitations to the King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on his accession to the throne. "Relations between our two friendly countries have historically been close, characterised by extensive people-to-people contacts and deep mutual respect. I am confident that the ongoing cooperation across the full spectrum of political, economic and cultural activities between our two countries will continue to diversify and further strengthen for the mutual benefit of our two peoples," he said. PTI

Burdwan blast probe: Four arrested by NIA New Delhi: Four persons have been arrested by the NIA in connection with its probe in the Burdwan blast case.

Those arrested have been identified as Dalim Sheikh, Motiur Rehman, Habibur and Gyasuddin, official sources said.

The four allegedly played a crucial role in carrying out the blast, the sources said.

The NIA had earlier arrested Shahnoor Alam, key suspect in the case and alleged financial brain of terror group Jamaat-ulMujahideen Bangladesh, from Assam's Nalbari district.

Two suspected terrorists of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh were killed in the blast at Khagragarh in West Bengal's Burdwan town on October 2, 2014. PTI

Delhi polls: EC now starts monitoring press conferences New Delhi: With much heat being generated during the ongoing Delhi Assembly poll campaign, the Election Commission has started monitoring even the press conferences by various political parties, in addition to public meetings and rallies.

EC representatives will attend press conferences to check what is spoken there and if anything may be violative of the Model Code of Conduct. This became clear at the AIIC briefing here today. Congress general secretary Ajay Maken, while welcoming media persons, said the party has been told that a Election Commission representative would also be attending briefings from today. Delhi will have Assembly polls on February 7. PTI

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rinagar: Army today paid glowing tributes to Colonel M N Rai, who died fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir, recalling his efforts to reach out to youths in the militancy-hit region and said such sacrifice only strengthens its resolve to fight elements inimical to peace.

"Col Rai always led from the front in multiple operations that he carried out in 2014 and also in 2015. He combined bravery with compassion and people in Tral knew him very well for his several initiatives," General Officer Commanding of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps Lt Gen Subrata Saha told reporters after the wreath laying ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantonment here.

"The supreme sacrifice of the brave men only strengthens our re-

solve to fight all elements inimical to security of Kashmir," he said as friends and colleagues recalled the contribution of Rai, one of the senior-most officers to be killed in last one year.

Rai (39), commanding officer of 42 Rashtriya Rifles, and head constable Sanjeev Kumar Singh Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed during the encounter in Tral in Pulawama district yesterday, in which two militants were also gunned down.

Saha said once the house where the militants were hiding was cordoned off, the father and brother of one of the terrorists approached Rai claiming that the ultra wanted to surrender. But even as Rai gave

Swaraj to travel to China this Saturday Barack Obama's three-day visit here, Swaraj will "discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of concern to both sides" with her Chinese counterpart, MEA said in a statement here today.

The two sides will also explore the possibility of a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this year.

Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Wang had visited India last year immediately after the installation of the Modi government.

According to officials, during the "substantive" visit, the two sides will focus on entire gamut of bilateral ties which will include cooperation in the key area of trade.

The minister will also attend the Sushma Swaraj RIC meeting with her Chinese and Russian counterparts. The RIC ew Delhi: External Affairs Min- meeting was earlier scheduled to ister Sushma Swaraj will travel take place in August but Swaraj canto China on a four-day visit starting celled her travel which was to take Saturday during which she will hold place just ahead of Modi's visit to talks with her Chinese counterpart Japan. The visit by Swaraj comes in Wang Yi and attend Russia-India- the backdrop of China describing China trilateral as well as India- Obama's visit here as "superficial China media forum. rapprochement" while talking During the visit, which comes about differences between India within a week of US President and the US on various issues.

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them an opportunity to do so, the militants came out of the house firing indiscriminately leading to the gunbattle.

The officer's swift actions prevented many civilian casualties during the operation, Saha said and noted that Rai had taken "a number of initiatives for the positive engagement of youth like organising cricket and football tournaments".

"Clearly under his leadership, we could say that the narrative in Tral was changing. He earned the admiration of all the administration for his meticulous planning and we have seen how Tral turned out to vote," Lt Gen Saha said.

Rai was conferred the Yudh Seva medal on the eve of Republic Day for outstanding contribution in

planning and conduct of operations including a gun battle with militants in south Kashmir last year.

Saha said the security in Kashmir Valley was being ensured with a "colossal effort" by the army and added it was a collective responsibility of all the concerned agencies to keep the local youth away from militancy.

Col Rai's body is being flown to Delhi today and it will be kept at the Delhi cantonment crematorium.

His last rites will take place tomorrow.

Top officers of the army and other security agencies were present here to pay tributes to the slain officer.

Col Rai, a native of Ghazipur area of Uttar Pradesh, is survived by wife, a son and two daughters. PTI

Want to resolve all issues with China honestly: Rajnath K

anpur: India today said it has "honest intentions" for an amicable resolution of the border dispute with China and has asked it to come forward to end the differences.

"There is a perceptional difference along the Sino-Indian border.

China says here is the border. We say no, here is the border. We have been trying to resolve the border problem. China should come forward. India wants a peaceful resolution of all disputes," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here after inaugurating a battalion camp of border guarding force ITBP here.

Singh, who flew down from Delhi for the event, said, India never had any territorial ambitions and his government wants resolution of "perceptional differences" on this frontier.

"We are not expansionist.

India's history says that we have never been expansionist. We have never attacked any country. We are worshippers of peace. China should understand this. We want to resolve all issues with honesty (imaandari ke saath)," he said.

The Home Minister said his ministry has already approved 35

Rajnath Singh new border posts for the troops of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, the designated security force at this frontier.

Twenty-two border posts are going to function soon while on 13 others works is on, he said.

He said dedicated air connectivity has "already" been given to the ITBP in December last year and for enhanced mobility of the troops, work is on at 27 priority roads out of the 34 sanctioned by MHA.

Cong prepares to take on govt in Parliament on N deal issue N

ew Delhi: The issue of operationalising the Indo-US civil nuclear deal will echo in Parliament when Budget session begins on February 23 as Congress plans to ask the Government to explain the assurances it has given during Barack Obama's visit for resolving the logjam.

The party at the same time made it clear that it was not opposing the finalisation of the agreement as

the "Indo-US nuclear deal was scripted by the UPA, which the BJP then opposed but finally adopted".

"Government must inform Parliament about the assurances on the commercial component of the agreement it reached, the financial liability clause and the compensation part.

We do not have the fineprint of the assurances given as yet.

"They have kept it vague

so far. Government has not shared the details and it must place them before Parliament," Deputy Leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma told PTI. Sharma at the same time said that his party was not opposing the agreement as such as the Indo-US nuclear deal was UPA's baby.

India and the US reached an understanding on resolving the logjam in implementing the landmark civil

nuclear deal on January 25, which was announced jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US President Obama here.

They reached the "breakthrough" on the stalled civil nuclear agreement by agreeing on commercial cooperation.

Congress has so far reacted cautiously to the development, saying it would have to see the fine print on whether Modi has ad-

dressed issues raised by the US within India's legal framework and sought details as to how the difficulties were overcome.

Some party functionaries speaking on the condition of anonymity said that Congress members will raise the issue in both Houses when the Budget session begins and will ask the government to inform Parliament of the assurances that have been given.

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Institutional shareholders should meet together and develop a common strategy for voting (on a company resolution).

Institutional investors need to guide retail investors for making informed decisions while voting for company resolutions.

Sebi Chairman U K Sinha BUSINESS BRIEFS Foreign Trade Policy To Be Unveiled Soon

After Touching Record High, Nifty Ends Flat NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Thursday (January 29, 2015) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Wednesday (January 28, 2015) a net 3.80 points (0.04%) and closed at the 8914 point level. The market opened down at the 8902 points level. It then turned into a range bound movement until 11.05 a.m. The index then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 8985 points level at 12.34 p.m. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 8874 points level at 2.38 p.m. The index then bounced back into the green and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session, moved in a range of 11 points and closed above the psychologically important 8900 points level for the second consecutive session. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 26 were losers, 23 were gainers while 1 remained unchanged. Substantial buying was witnessed in consumer durables and oil & gas stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 7.89%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 528 were gainers, 959 were losers and 35 remained unchanged.

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

The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator has dropped below the slow D line (negative and a sell signal). However, such signals are considered invalid in the over-bought zone.

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level and is now turned flat (positive if it rises).

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

Is above its 200-day average (at 7806) Positive.

All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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 8608 points level.

The next support is at the 8509 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 8989 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 = 8924 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 8864.

Support (2) = 8813.

Resistance (1) = 8975.

Resistance (2) = 9035.

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 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Further, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. Both these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further upmove unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

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

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8830) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 8528) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 8421) 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.

The much-delayed Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), which will roll out steps to boost exports, is expected to be unveiled soon, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said yesterday."It has to be happening sooner," Sitharaman said when asked about the expected time for announcement of the FTP. The announcement of the FTP (2014-19) has been delayed as ministries of commerce and finance are yet to take the final call on granting tax incentives for export promotion schemes. The foreign trade policy, which is usually announced in April, provides guidelines for enhancing exports with the overall objective of pushing economic growth and generating employment. Under the policy, the government gives fiscal incentives to exporters under different promotion schemes such as Market Access Initiative, Marketing Development Assistance, Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana, Focus Market Scheme, Focus Product Scheme and Market Linked Focus Products Scrip.The Finance Ministry has to allocate funds for these schemes. Exporters have already raised concerns over the delay in announcement of the FTP. Ten months of the current fiscal are already over.

SBI To Raise Rs 15,000 Crore Through Public Issue

State Bank of India (SBI) will raise Rs 15,000 crore through a public offer including rights issue to fund business and meet global capital adequacy norms."The committee of the Directors for capital raising has decided to seek government or RBI approval for raising capital up to Rs 15,000 crore by way public issue...," SBI said in a statement. The bank requires adequate capital to match the anticipated growth in asset and comply with stipulated level of capital adequacy, it said. The fund, SBI said ,would be raised either through follow on public issue, qualified institutional placement, rights issue, private placement, Global Depository Receipt, American Depository Receipt or combination of these. The move comes in the backdrop of the Cabinet permitting banks to lower the government holding from 58% to 52% enabling lenders to raise funds from the market to meet Basel III norms.

Tata Motors To Raise Rs 7,500 Crore Via Rights Issue

Auto major Tata Motors plans to raise up to Rs 7,500 crore via rights issue which will be used to invest in business expansion and reduce debt. The company's board has approved seeking shareholders' approval through a postal ballot for raising funds up to Rs 7,500 crore through a rights issue of ordinary shares for meeting the company's growth plans as well as for reducing the debt on its balance sheet, Tata Motors said in a statement. The quantum, pricing and timing of the issue will be decided later, depending on market conditions post the shareholders' and other approvals, it added. Tata Motors, country's largest automobile company, had registered consolidated revenues of Rs 2,32,834 crore in 2013-14.

Indian Employees May Get 11.3% Salary Hike This Year

Employees in India are likely to see their salary rise by an average 11.3% this year with FMCG and chemical industry expected to lead the market, according to global management consultancy Hay Group. The year 2015 is likely to see an average pay increase of 11.3% across job roles, slightly higher than actual average salary rise of 10.9% across India Inc in 2014."The study that we have conducted predicts that the pay raise in 2015 will remain in double digits. At this point, the general market can expect the median salary increase and salary hike figure to stay between 10-11%," Hay Group India Country Manager, Productised Services, Amer Haleem said. According to Hay Group, clerical and operations professionals are expected to beat the average across job levels, standing at 11.9%, while middle management professionals can expect an increase of about 11.1%.Across all four employee levels, the increments range between 10.6% and 11.9%.

RIL, BP To Invest About Rs 6000 Cr To Improve Gas Recovery

Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc of UK will invest about Rs 6,000 crore by 2016 to help sustain and improve recovery from the two main gas fields in the eastern offshore KG-D6 block. Also, the two firms are working to develop 3-4 Trillion cubic feet of gas discoveries off the east coast, BP India head Sashi Mukundan said at the India Energy Congress yesterday.

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Govt To Divest Stake In ONGC This Fiscal NEWS FLASH

Govt to soon bring transparency in green public procurement. NHIDCL to work on Rs 34,300 cr projects in first tranche. SBH plans to raise upto Rs 400 cr via tier-II bonds this FY TCS eyes $5-b from digital vertical; hires over 1500 this fiscal Eros,RailTel Tie Up To Provide Entertainment Content In Trains Jyothy Laboratories Net up 20% at Rs 26.46 cr.

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he government will sell a stake in state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) this fiscal even though falling global oil prices pose a challenge, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said yesterday. The government was to sell 5 % of its stake in the country's biggest oil and gas producer ONGC to raise Rs 17,000-18,000 crore.

But the double impact of tumbling global oil prices and the rising

subsidy burden has left the ONGC stock battered. Its share has slipped from Rs 472 in June last year to Rs 352.90 (at 1215 hrs today). At current price, the government will get about Rs 15,000 crore. "We will factor in market conditions before disinvestment," Pradhan told reporters on the sidelines of the India Energy Congress in New Delhi. Pradhan said the stake sale in ONGC was very much on the list of disinvestment candidates for current fiscal.

While slumping oil prices make prospects of stake sale in ONGC

10% Stake Sale In CIL Tomorrow The government will sell up to 10% stake in the blue chip Coal India Ltd (CIL) through offer for sale on Friday and is expected to mop up around Rs 24,000 crore at current market price."The (CIL share) sale shall...Commence on January 30 and shall close on the same date at 3.30 pm," CIL said a stock exchange filing. The offer will have 20% reservation for re-

tail investors. The floor price for the stake sale would be announced today after the close of market hours. Shares of CIL closed at Rs 384.05, up 0.27% over previous close on the BSE. The government will sell over 31.58 crore shares through an offer for sale (OFS) with an option to sell an additional 5% stake.

grimmer, the government has linedup four other state-run firms – Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), National Aluminium (Nalco), and Dredging Corporation (DCIL) for disinvestment this fiscal. It plans to sell a 10 % stake in IOC as well as Nalco, and 5 % stake each in BHEL and DCIL. The government, he said, was reworking the subsidy sharing formula. "The oil price pose a challenge (for ONGC)," he said.

Upstream oil producers ONGC and Oil India Ltd made good nearly half of the revenue loss or under-recoveries that fuel retailers incurred on selling cooking fuel at government controlled rates.

T h i s subsidy contribution is by way of discount on crude oil they sold to the downstream firms and it was capped at USD 56 per barrel in 2013.

But with global oil prices tumbling to five year low of less than USD 50 per barrel, 2009, the continuation of the subsidy-sharing formula for remaining period of this fiscal would mean that ONGC will not just have to sell crude oil to refiners like IOC for free but also pay another USD 6 per barrel from its pocket.

Base Year Revision To Up Economy To Rs 111 Trn In FY14

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he revision in base year of India's national accounts will increase the size of the economy to Rs 111.7 trillion in FY14, India Ratings (Ind-Ra) said yesterday. The size of the Indian economy was at about Rs 93.89 trillion in 2012-13.

A base year change is a regular and methodological issue not limited to India only and almost all countries revise the base year of their national accounts. "Ind-Ra expects the size of the Indian economy to increase 6% to Rs 111.7 trillion (USD 1.8 trillion) in FY14 from the earlier estimate with the change of base to FY12," the ratings firm said

in a release. It expects India's fiscal deficit to decline to about 4.3% of the GDP (from 4.6% earlier) in FY14.

Also, the current account deficit (CAD) is likely to fall to 1.6% of the GDP (from 1.7%) as a result.

"The agency further expects the Indian economy to become a USD 3 trillion by FY 2019-20 with the change in base to FY12. On FY05 base, this would have happened a year later that is in FY21," it said.

With a view to present a more realistic picture of the economy, the government plans to release a new series of national accounts with 2011-12 as base year for computing the economic growth rate. The National Statistical Commission has

New Textile Policy To Be Announced Immediately After Budget

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he New textile policy is almost ready and it is expected to be announced immediately after Union Budget, said Kiran Soni Gupta, Textile Commissioner. She made this announcement while inaugurating The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI)’s 60th National Garment Fair yesterday at Bombay Exhibition Centre.

Gupta stated that 61 Textile Parks have been sanctioned out of which 55 Textile Parks are presently operating. Further 13 Textile Parks are under consideration. Some of the Textile Parks, like the one at Vishakhapattanam & Coimbatore have shown excellent performance.

Technical Textiles have very bright future. There has been good demand with good scope for the industry to expand the production capacity, she said.She further

informed that Government has been promoting North-East region with focus on agro-textiles and geotextiles.

Rahul Mehta, President of The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) & Chairman of International Apparel Federation stated that in the year 2014-15, the growth rate of domestic garment market was 10 to 12%, while the growth rate of export market would be 18 to 20%. Ashok Shah, Chairman of Fair Sub-committee of CMAI stated that next 61st National Garment Fair will be held from 29th June to 1st July 2015.

Incidentally, the B2B Fair has 260 stalls displaying over 300 brands of summer collection. It covers men’s wear, women wear, kids wear, ethnic wear, intimate wear etc. A footfall of 20,000 trade visitors are expected during the fair. The Fair would remain open till today.

recommended changing the base year of National Accounts Statistics every five years.

According to Ind-Ra, the base year should be changed frequently in view of fast-changing economic structure as well as to update or estimate national accounts on the basis of latest available data. However, the agency does not expect the change in base year to result in any significant change in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate.

The base year change is in line with the system of national accounts and the internationally agreed standard set of recommendations to compile measures of economic activity in accordance with strict accounting conventions based on economic principles.

‘India Best Placed In Emerging Market Macro Vulnerability Matrix’

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Consequently, the deterioration in trade for economies like Russia, ndia's macro-economic prospects Brazil, Indonesia, Argentina, Peru have improved and is best posi- and Chile has caused them to slide tioned among emerging market to the bottom of rankings. economies, gaining global investor's attention, says a report.

"After the taper tantrum scare in May-2013, the Indian economy has repositioned itself today as a winner in the EM space," said an

By A Business Reporter ICICI Bank report.

Following the announcement by und-raising by Indian compaUS Federal Reserve's quantitative nies through issue of shares to easing taper in May 2013, India got exposed to macroeconomic vulner- institutional investors surged over ability and joined the Fragile Five 4-fold to Rs 24,452 crore in the first pack (India, Brazil, Indonesia, nine months of the current finanSouth Africa, Turkey). However, the cial year. Firms had mopped up Rs economy is now best positioned 5,483 crore through Qualified Inamong the emerging market stitutional Placement (QIP) route, economies and has gained global during April-December period of investors' attention, the report said. previous fiscal, 2013-14. "The cuamount mobilised The other members of the erstwhile mulative Fragile Five pack continue to hold a through QIP route during 2014-15, relatively weaker rank and hence re- as on December 31, 2014, stood at Rs 24,452 crore through 40 issues," main vulnerable, reports PTI. As per the emerging market Securities and Exchange Board of macro vulnerability matrix India India said in its latest report. was ranked higher vis-a-vis other The funds mobilised by compaemerging markets while net com- nies through QIP issues rose to Rs modity exporters are placed 2,559 crore in December from Rs weaker. India was followed by 491 crore in the preceding month.

Hungary and Poland in the second December represented the third and third place respectively. Oth- highest level of fund raising via ers in the top ten include, Philip- QIP for a month. During the first pines in the fourth place, Korea nine months of 2014-15, the high(5th), China (6th), Turkey (7th), est fund mobilisation was seen in Thailand (8th), South Africa (9th) July (Rs 9,690 crore), followed by and Indonesia (10th) place.

June (Rs 6,342 crore). November The report said that the improve- saw the lowest amount (Rs 491) ment in India's economic funda- garnered through institutional inmentals have accelerated in FY2015 vestors. April saw no QIP issues. with the combined impact of a According to market experts, strong Government mandate, RBI's QIPs emerged as the most preinflation focus supported by benign ferred way to garner capital for global commodity prices. "India's their business needs last year. Inmacro-economic prospects have vestor confidence in equities and improved the most in comparison revival in the stock markets has to other emerging markets and the helped firms to mop-up funds country is best placed among other through QIP route, experts said. In emerging markets," the report said. the equity market, fresh capital is The report further noted that net raised through QIPs, Offers for commodity exporters are likely to Sale, Initial Public Offers, Followremain vulnerable on sharp correc- on Public Offers and Institutional tion in global commodity prices. Placement Programme.

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

In the near future when people become uninterested in boxing and similar sports, a new sport is created - Robot boxing wherein robots battle each other while being controlled by someone. Charlie Kenton, a former boxer who’s trying to make it in the new sport, not only doesn’t do well, he is very deeply in the red. When he learns that his ex, mother of his son Max, dies, he goes to figure out what to do with him. His ex’s sister wants to take him in but Charlie has first say in the matter. Charlie asks her husband for money so he can buy a new Robot in exchange for turning Max over to them. He takes Max for the summer. And Max improves his control of his robot. But when the robot is destroyed, they go to a scrap yard to get parts. Max finds an old generation robot named Atom and restores him. Max wants Atom to fight but Charlie tells him he won’t last a round. However, Atom wins. And it isn’t long before Atom is getting major bouts. Max gets Charlie to teach Atom how to fight, and the … HBO, 9 p.m.

MELISSA & JOEY SEASON 2

SOAPS & SERIALS

Mel is in a heated debate with Councilwoman Mueller (Jackie Hoffman). Lennox is her aunt’s new intern, and she starts to hang out with Cameron (Jacob Artist), Mueller’s intern. Mel disapproves, seeing it as hanging with the enemy due to their political differences. Lennox insists that’s not what it’s about and gets angry. Meanwhile, Joe hasn’t been getting much sleep due to his new job as an online consultant to businessmen in Russia. He is also seeing a Russian woman, Elena (Anya Monzikova), who shows up in Toledo unexpectedly. Star World , 8.30 p.m .

WILDWIVES OF THE SAVANNAH LANE

Based on real observations and scientific data WILDWIVES OF SAVANNAH LANE portrays the animals as characters from a certain social group, and challenges the chauvinistic view of the African plains. Don’t be surprised to discover that the animal kingdom bears astounding similarities to the human world. Animal Pla net 1 1 p .m.

QUIRKY SCIENCE

For most, science is about discoveries by PhDs in lab coats.

But do we ever think or imagine that to get to where we are today, science sometimes has taken very quirky directions?

This is a series that explores just exactly where science went awry and led to new discoveries and inventions. For example, how did trying to find a cure for malaria lead to air conditioning? What did the development of radar have to do with the microwave oven? Or what does surviving a nuclear war have to do with the Internet? Each episode shows the viewers that even though some past moments in science may seem crazy to us today - they made perfect sense at the time – and vice versa! Discov er y Science, 7 p.m.

FATAL ENCOUNTERS

FATAL ENCOUNTERS on ID Investigation Discovery recounts

Melissa and Joey, Star World, the ill-fated relationship between killer and victim as their paths intertwine. Chance meetings, everyday decisions, and random acts of violence send ordinary people down a deadly collision course toward their own mortality. ID, 9 p.m .

JAMAI RAJA

Roshini and DD face the impact of the Khuranas ‘ presence in their life. DD is unable to lock a suitable apartment as the owners fear her unpleasant equation with the Khurana’s considering they are taking over the building for redevelopment.

Both mother and daughter are constantly hounded by the media for sound-bytes. Will Roshini be able to save DD from all the humiliation? Zee TV, 8.30 p.m .

TU MERA HERO

Surekha, who is hell bent on getting Titu out of this marriage, decides that she will make Titu run away from the house before the functions. Will she be able to manage this under the nose of everyone is the household? Star Plus, 8 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN

Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy, and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors, his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alterego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

KRISHNA THE POWER ON EARTH

Krishna lives in Vijayawada and leads a fun-loving existence.

When Sandhya comes over from Hyderabad, he meets her and falls in love at first sight. Shinde is Sandhya's brother and is a powerful mafia man in Hyderabad. Shinde is friendly with mafia don Jakka who is keen to marry Sandhya, much against her wishes. Does Krishna stand a chance? M ax, 9 p.m.

MOUSEHUNT

A family film about a mouse that lives in an old house where the geriatric owner dies, and ‘Nathan Lane’ and Lee Evans have plans for, but they have trouble getting rid of the mouse. It’s like Home Alone with a mouse. Zee Studio, 9 p.m .

ROCKY 3

Boxer Rocky Balboa enjoys the wealth he has as worldchampion. He only fights against opponents “hand-picked” by his manager Mickey Goldmill. Then he is challenged by the arrogant Clubber Lang. Rocky accepts the challenge to prove once more that there is only one world-champion. But Lang wins and becomes the new champion. Nobody believes in Rocky anymore, except for one man: former world-champion Apollo Creed. As Creed tries to stimulate his fighting spirit and get Rocky back in top-form, it is now up to Rocky to get his edge back. Will he win? Pix, 9 p.m.

LAADLA

Laadla is the story of Raju who lives with his disabled mom (Farida Jalal). One day Raju on his way to a job interview saves the life of a rich textile mill owner who offers him a job in his factory which is run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal. Sheetal’s competitive attitude and open insults result in her making several enemies in her industry. Raju works as a mechanic in the mill and confronts Sheetal several times to get the workers proper treatment. Raju’s fairness for workers result in him being elected as the union leader. Raju meets Kajol (Raveena Tandon), who also works in the textile mill, and they fall in love.

The Amazing Spider Man, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

Raju saves Sheetal’s life during an attempt by a competing textile mill owner to eliminate her. Sheetal wants to win over Raju and makes an offer to marry him. Zee Cinema, 8 p.m .

KISHEN KANHAIYA

Leela and Bholaram are a childless couple. Leela works as a midwife, and one day assists Sunderdas’ wife to give birth to twin boys. She decides to keep one baby for herself, and tells Sunderdas that his wife has given birth to one child.

There are complications for the mother, and she passes away without seeing her children. Leela and Bholaram bring up Kanhaiya, while Sunderdas attempts to bring up Kishen, but is unable to do a good job. So he marries Kamini, who comes along with her brother, Ghendamal, to live at the estate. She has an illegitimate child named Ramesh from another man, and when Sunderdas comes to know of this, he is threatened and attacked, and as a result of which p is paralyzed, unable to move. CVO, 9 p.m.

LOHA

Bombay-based criminal don, Mustafa, was the very man who introduced Lukka to the criminal world. This was the starting point for Lukka, for, unlike Mustafa, who didn’t deal in ammunition, fire-arms, and drugs, there was no limit. And soon Lukka had his own followers, who eventually other-threw Mustafa, making him the uncrowned king of the underworld.

People who were foolish enough to oppose Lukka were easily disposed off. For instance, Mustafa had his arms cut off; Tandya was shot dead; Police Inspector Shankar was dismissed from service, and imprisoned; Air Force Pilot Arjun was dishonorably discharged and then court-martial-ed. Now there is no one left to oppose Lukka and his followers, who are all set to do what they like - no limits whatsoever. Zee Classic, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 2.30 Masterchef India 3.00 Yeh Rishta Kya Khelta Hai 3.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.00 Masterchef India 6.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 8.00 Tu Mera Hero 8.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Everest 10.30 Masterchef India 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya Qubool Hai Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaano Ki Jodha Akbar

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaan India 7.30 Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali 8.00 Mahakumbh 8.30 Laut Aao Trisha 9.30 Aheeb Daastan Hai Ye 10.00 Comedy Classes 10.30 Savdhaan India: India Fights Back 11.30 Mahakumbh

COLORS

P.M. 2.00 Udann

9.30 Asmita 10.30 Jai Malhar 11.00 Ka Re Duraava

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 Be The Creature 3.00 Animal Planet – A to Z 5.00 Animal Planet’s Most Outrageous 6.00 AP Safari 7.00 Hunter’s 8.00 South Pacific 9.00 Mysteries of the Lost Island 10.00 Mahayudh 11.00 Wildwives of Savannah Lane

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Factory Made 3.00 Tethered

Downtown Abby Glee Simpsons Year Melissa and Joey 2 Monk Downtown Abby Glee Simpsons Year Melissa and Joey 2 Monk Downtown Abby Glee

ZEE CAFÉ

SONY TV

P.M. 2.00 CID 7.00 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar 7.30 Box Cricket League 8.30 Humsafars 9.00 Tum Aise Hi Rehna 9.30 Hum Hain Na 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar 11.00 Box Cricket League

ZEE TV

Satrangi Sasuraal Doli Armaanon Ki Kumkum Bhagya Qubool Hai SRGMP Li’s Champs Bandhan… Saari Umar Doli Armaanon Ki Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya Satrangi Sasuraal Bandhan… Saari Umar Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Dates From Hell 2.30 Who The Bleep Did I Marry 3.00 Disappeared 4.00 Tehkikaat

DDI (Main Channel)

News in Marathi Rekha Hi Bhagyachi Ratra Vanvyachi Sukanya Karan The Detective News in Marathi Tarane Purane Chandramukhi Krishi Darshan Zatpat Recipe News in Marathi Mahacharcha Khamosh Sa Afsana Pavitra Bandhan Zindagi…Ek Bhanwar Dard Ka Rishta Jab Jab Bahar Ayee

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 1.30 3.15 5.20 7.05 9.00 11.45 A.M. 8.20 10.50

STARMOVIES

The Transporter 2 2 Fast 2 Furious Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Commando The Amazing Spider Man Home Alone 2: Lost In Newyork Home Alone 2-Lost In NY Commando

HBO

P.M. 12.30 Enders Game 2.35 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 5.10 Demolition Man 7.05 Step Up 2: The Streets 9.00 Real Steel 11.35 Step Up Revolution A.M. 9.58 Stuart Little 11.35 Step Up 2: The Streets

P.M. 12.30 3.00 6.05 9.00 10.55

ZEE STUDIO

The Core Miss Universe 2014 Minority Report MouseHunt Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

A.M. 8.00 The Road To EI Dorado 9.45 Transformers

Tu Mera Hero, Star Plus, 8 p.m.

2.30 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi 3.00 Comedy Nights with Kapil 6.00 Udaan 6.30 Meri Aashiqui Tum...

7.00 Shastri Sisters 7.30 Sasural Simar Ka 8.00 Balika Vadhu 8.30 Udaan 9.00 Bigg Boss 10.00 Meri Aashiqui Tum...

10.30 Code Red

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 Taarak Mehta Ka 6.00 The Great Indian Family Drama 7.00 Yam Hain Hum 7.30 Badi Door Se Aaye Hai 8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak Mehta Ka..

9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Badi Door Se Aaye Hai 10.00 Yam Hain Hum 10.30 Peterson Hill 11.00 Taarak Mehta Ka….

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Ka re Duraava 2.30 Jai Malhar 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juloon Yeti Reshimghathi 4.00 Asmita 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Ka Re Duraava 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Jai Malhar 7.30 Asye Hee Kandyadaan 8.00 Honor Sun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Ka Re Duraava

4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

SCIENCE

The Gadget Show Quirky Science Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made Trigger, Weapons that Changed The World Manufactured Time Wrap Quirky Science Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made The Gadget Show Manufactured Time Wrap Frontline Battle with Mike Brewer

HISTORY

Food CIA Counting Cars Your Bleeped Up Brain Baggage Battles Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne Pawn Stars Storage Wars Food Tech Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne Pawn Stars Baggage Battles Counting Cars

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Science of Stupid

DDII (Metro Channel) Samachar.

Mid Day News Sports News Genext Samachar News Samachar Business News News Headline Metro Scan Desh Pardesh

5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Fatal Encounters I’d Kill For You Datess From Hell Who The Bleep Did I Marry Disappeared Fatal Encounters I’d Kill For You Who The Bleep Did I Marry

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 Cricket World Cup: We Captured The Cup 3.00 Hockey India League 15 h/ls 3.30 Great Knocks 4.00 Turning Points 5.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 5th ODI: Australia vs India 6.00 Jai Ho 7.00 Aus Diaries 7.30 Cricket World Cup 8.00 Epic Encounters: Final 1979 9.00 Cricket World Cup 10.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 5th ODI: Aus vs India 11.00 Aus Diaries

STAR SPORTS3

P.M. 2.45 HIL Pre Show 2.55 Hockey India League 15: Uttar Pradesh Wizards vs Kalinga Lancers 4.30 HIL Post Show 4.40 Cricket Fillers 5.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 4th ODI: Aus vs Eng 6.00 Jai Ho 6.30 Hockey India League 15 h/ls 8.30 Jai Ho 9.00 Tri Series 15 h/ls 4th ODI: Aus vs Eng 10.00 Hockey India League 15 h/ls 11.00 Great Spells: Shoaib

TEN CRICKET

10.30 Paltan 11.00 Rangoli 11.30 National Programme of Dance: Bharatnatyam

by Ms.Sujatha Srinivasan

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

Bharatnaytam by Ms Sujatha Srinivasan, DDI, 11.30 p.m.

7.30 8.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

PIX

Science of Stupid, NGC, 9 p.m.

How Do They Do It Body Bizarre India Revealed What Happened Next American Digger How Do They Do It Re Design My Brain Tethered Rampage

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.05 5.30 6.00 6.55 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

3.00 The Numbers Games: Are You A Big Liar?

3.30 Car Science 4.00 Science of Stupid 4.30 Customs 5.00 Africa’s Deadliest: Lethal Weapons 6.00 Brain Games: Seeing Is Believing 6.30 Science Stupid 7.00 Car Science 7.30 The Numbers Game 8.00 Man Hunt: Kalahari Killers 9.00 Science of Stupid 10.00 Taboo: Pets 11.00 Do Or Die: Raging Bull

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Desperate Housewives 4.00 American Funniest Home Videos 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 5.30 Just For Laughs 6.00 Perception 7.00 The Following 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two and a Half Men 9.00 Desperate Housewives 10.00 Perception 11.00 The Big Bang Theory

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

LISTING

News News Night Aamne Samne Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.00 Tri Nation 14 (Zim, SA, Aus) 4th ODI: Zim vs Aus 3.00 Cricket Classics: Ind vs Paki March 85 4.00 WI Tour of SA 14/15 5th ODI 5.00 India Tour of SL 12 h/ls 3rd ODI 7.00 NZ Tour of Pak 14 h/ls 3rd ODI 8.00 Eng Tour of WI 14 h/ls 3rd ODI 9.00 ICC Cricket 360 9.30 WI Tour of SA 14/15 5th ODI 10.30 NZ Tour of WI 14 h/ls 3rd Test

P.M. 2.00 4.05 6.25 9.00 11.15 A.M. 8.40 10.15

P.M. 1.50 4.35 8.00 10.15 A.M. 8.50 11.10

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.30 9.00

Tom and Jerry Tales Oggy and the Cockroaches Courage the Cowardly Dog Adventure Time Bas Karo Henry Ben 10 Omniverse Haddi Mera Buddy Oggy and the Cockroaches Tom and Jerry Tales Johnny Test Roll No 21 My Name is Raj 3: Attack of the Demons 10.30 Courage the Cowardly Dog 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Ben 10 8.30 Johnny Test 9.00Tom and Jerry Kids Show 10.00 Ben 10 10.30 Haddi Mera Buddy 11.00 Raj Aur Vizukama Ki Takkar

POGO CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Tom and Jerry

Robocop 2012

STAR GOLD

Ayan Vidhwansak Destroyer Veer Dhammu Baarish: Season of Love

Mouse Hunt, Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

Sher Dil Nagin

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P.M. 2.00 Aparichit-The Stranger: Vikram 5.00 Khiladi: Akshay Kumar 8.00 Laadla: Anil Kapoor A.M. 11.00 Beti No 1: Govinda

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Hum Dono: Rajesh Khanna 5.30 Ek Se Bhale Do: Kumar Gaurav 9.00 Kishen Kanhaiya: Anil Kapoor A.M. 9.30 Parwana: Ajay Devgan

FILMY

P.M. 12.30 Sarkari Mehmaan 5.00 Naya Aatish 8.30 Robbery at Bangkok

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P.M. 12.00 Chote Sarkar: Govinda 3.00 Ek Sirfarosh-The Brave Heart: Ajith 6.00 Suraksha: Suniel Shetty 9.00 Loha: Govinda A.M. 7.30 Ghar Mein Ram Galli Mein Sham: Govinda

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

ZEE TALKIES

Agnipariksha: Alka Kubal Golmaal: Bharat Jadhav Jatra: Bharat Jadhav Mi Shivaji Raje Bhosle Boltoy: Sachin K

P2 Salt White House Down Rocky 3 Rocky 4

P.M. 1.00 Aanjam: Shahrukh Khan 5.00 Main Hoon Khatarnak 9.00 Krishna The Power On Earth: Ravi Teja A.M. 10.00 Krrish: Hrithik Roshan

P.M. 2.35 6.05 9.00 A.M. 7.55 11.05

P.M. 2.00 4.30 7.00 9.30

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Padosan Anokhi Ada Shirdi Ke Sai Baba Sagaai Kudrat

Rocky 3, Pix, 9 p.m.

3.00 Mr Bean 4.00 Chhota Bheem : Journey To Petra 7.00 Shaktimaan 8.30 Tom and Jerry 9.30 Mighty Raju vs The Magnetor 11.00 MAD A.M. 8.00 Richie Rich 9.00 Shaktimaan 10.00 Mighty Raju vs The Magnetor

P.M. 2.30 4.00 4.30 5.00

DISNEY CHANNEL

Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Gravity Falls The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir 5.30 Best of Luck Nikki 7.30 Doraemon 9.30 Phineas and Ferb A.M. 9.00 Ishaan 9.30 Best of Luck Nikki 10.00 Suite Life of Karan & Kabir 10.20 Art Attack P.M. 1.30 5.30 6.00 7.00 8.00

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Hulk and Agents of SMASH Spiderman Phineas and Ferb Iron Man: Armored Adventures 9.00 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telematches A.M. 8.00 Kick Buttowski 8.30 Kid vs Kat 9.00 Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow 11.00 Kiteretsu

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TV TATTLE Ram Kapoor is back

Ekta Kapoor's blue-eyed actor Ram Kapoor who was last seen in 'Bade Achhe Laggte Hain' in 2014 is all set to make his comeback on small screen with Sony Entertainment Television’s upcoming show. The popular actor took a break from TV when his show 'Bade Acche' ended, to pursue Bollywood.

However, the actor is now set to return to the tube with the show inspired by Mahesh Bhatt’s flick 'Daddy' starring Pooja Bhatt and Anupam Kher. If sources are to be believed, Ram’s character will be loosely based on the character of Daddy played by Kher.

Fruitful gesture

Actress Divyanka Tripathi is used to receiving numerous gifts from fans and friends on her birthday but she was in for a surprise when she got oranges as a gift. I was quite overwhelmed when recently actor Neil Mawani brought oranges for her as a gift from Nagpur. Divyanka says, “It was a sweet gesture by Neil when he brought oranges for me. Oranges are good for health and skin both. It really takes a lot of effort to carry a box of oranges all the way from Nagpur. People keep getting things like chocolates and other stuff but receiving fruits was a different feeling all together.”

Enterprising actor

Actor Shantanu Maheshwari who was last seen on the very popular youth oriented show 'Dil Dosti Dance' is the only TV actor to have the privilege to have his own merchandise.

Everything from pillows to bookmarks, tshirts and mouse pads are available for Shantanu’s fans to purchase from www.yourgenie.in. Quotes which Shantanu believes in, his love for dance, candid photographs of Shantanu, etc have all been incorporated in creating interesting and appealing merchandise for Shantanu’s fans. Speaking about the merchandise Shantanu says, “It’s a great honour and I was very excited when I heard about Teen Sensation India.”

Sucheta Pavshe Khanna is popular for her character in SAB TV’s comic serial 'Lapataganj'. She has also acted in movies like 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'. Now she will be seen in the SAB TV show ‘Peterson Hill’ and we chatted with the beautiful lady about her new show

SUCHETA PLAYS

By Sandeep Hattangadi

So is this role an offshoot of your other popular show ‘Lapatagaanj’?

No. Not at all. Lapataganj was an in-the-face kind of comedy whereas this show has understated comedy with only simple people as characters.

What is your role in the show?

Rohit Roy will be seen enacting the role of Kishore Chadha who by profession is the station master of Peterson Hill, a man with a golden heart, a complete family person who believes in the simplicities of life. Down to earth by nature, Kishore believes in doing good deeds in favour of mankind. The station master is married to the most ideal woman, Pinky Chadda, played by me. Pinky Chadda is very happy with her simple life and is proud of her husband’s morals. Peterson Hill is a hearty humorous family entertainer.

How was it like working with SAB TV again?

I have had a wonderful working relationship with them and when they offered me this role I was more than pleased to accept the station master’s wife’s role. Also Rohit was someone I had worked with earlier and there was a comfort level and also the other bunch of co-actors were great to work with.

You are always slotted in comic roles?

Not really. I started off with serious shows but then reality comedy took off in a big way and I was a part of it and then I hosted and acted in a few comedy shows and then got roles like ‘Lapataganj’ which gave me a comic image.

Who is your favourite comedian?

I must say that Johnny Lever is my favorite

HOUSEWIFE actor for all seasons as he is not only a wonderful comedian but a great human being too and keeps me in splits whenever I meet him. I love his films very much.

Despite being a Maharashtrian, you have not done much of Marathi films or TV shows?

Yes. In fact I am dying to and just the other day I spoke to my mentor Sachin Pilgaonkar and lamented about this and he said that very soon I would be seen in a Marathi film and he has promised to cast me in one of his films.

The cast of 'Humsafars' on Sony Entertainment Television gets along like a house on fire. The entire unit is like one big happy family and spends time with each other even after the shoot is over.

Though the lead actors Harshad Chopra (Sahir), Shivya Pathania (Arzoo) and Sehban Azim (Zaki) share a love-hate relationship on screen, off-screen they have become thick friends. The trio also shares a common love for waffles.

Popular actress Mehwish Hayat has turned singer.

Mehwish turns singer for the title track of Zindagi’s ongoing show 'Maya'. Earlier seen in 'Aina Dulhan Ka and Mere Qatil Mere Dildaar'. Ranked eighth amongst the sexiest Asian Women in the world, Mehwish who has dazzled everyone with her stunning looks and impeccable acting, now promises to entertain viewers with her soothing and soulful voice. The soundtrack has been well stylised both lyrically and musically. It starts slowly and its pace increases as the song progresses. The lyrics depicts the lives of the two sisters in the serial starting from their childhood and innocence, to the time when things start to change as they step into adulthood. The music has been composed by famous Pakistani composer Waqar Ali, and the lyrics are by Muhammad Nasir.

Are you bitter that your debut film 'Naam Hai Kyaa’ didn’t see a release?

No. I am happy the way things have gone for me and I am happy with the way my career is progressing and I am thankful to God for whatever I have achieved.

Unique show completes 50 episodes

By Sandeep Hattangadi

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hala Hawa Yeu Dya’ is a coffee meeting kind of a show promoting Marathi films and plays in which stars from plays and films make an appearance and are interviewed by host Dr Nilesh Sable.

The show will complete 50 episodes on February 3 on Zee Marathi. The show has comic

interludes by known comics like Bhau Kadam, Bharat Ganeshpure, Sagar Karande, Manasi Naik, Kushal Badrike etc. A celebration will take place on the sets of the show soon.

Dr Sable told us that the idea of the show to promote Marathi plays and films on prime time television came from Riteish Deshmukh who had initially planned an episode like this on a very short notice to promote his

In 'Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashamh' on SAB TV, we have seen Bhide as a strict teacher to the kids and the Ek Meva Secretary to the society members.

Most of the times, viewers have always seen him in his regular kurta and payjama. But, very new and shocking avatar of Bhide will leave the audience laughing out aloud soon. The sequence is about Bhide getting a lakh from his uncle owing to something and he wants to invest that money in something good.

Jethalal asks him to invest that money in a plot. Later, Babuji comes up to Bhide and asks him to give him one lakh rupees since he requires them for some urgent work. Now that Bhide does not want to give that money to Babuji, he plans to disguise himself.

Star singer

You were appreciated in ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ and it’s sequel?

Yes. My Punjabi bhabhi role was very much appreciated and I will also be doing a similar kind of a role in Sooraj Barjatya’s forthcoming film ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Paiyyo’ and I am very excited about doing this film.

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film ‘Lay Bhari’ but the audiences and the channel really loved it and it became a permanent fixture. “We respect the guests who come on our show and even though we make fun of them, it’s all in the right spirit and the show is a complete teamwork and involvement of all the artistes on the show is crucial,” he said.

Bharat Ganeshpure added that the show was seen in households across Maharashtra and the secret of the success is the witty hosting, writing and acting by Dr Nilesh Sable who has conceptualised the show. “It’s like a family atmosphere on the show and the guests on our show accept the lampooning in a very sporting, good humoured way. Other artistes like Bhau Kadam, Sagar Karande, also are very good,” he told us.

Bhau Kadam attributes the success of the show to the “good writing of the show and a team effort from all those on the show and since we have to improvise when the guests come on the show, that becomes more interesting for the viewers and the guests but we don’t hit below the belt.”

Killer plan

Drama galore is in store in the popular daily soap 'Tum Aise Hi Rehna' on Sony Entertainment Television as the storyline took a turn towards the recently introduced spooky angle. So far in the show we have witnessed that the mystery girl Aanchal has been troubling Ria with her motive to get close to her lost love Abhimanyu. But currently we see that her target has shifted and now she is harming the entire Maheshwari family. In the upcoming episodes we will see that Aanchal’s plan to get cosy with Abhimanyu fails when Rukmini comes to meet Abhi late at night and enquires about the accident. Will Aanchal succeed in her evil plan to kill Rukmani? Watch 'Tum Aise Hi Rehna' from Monday to Friday at 9 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 903

ENIGMA CODE 903

ACROSS: 6 Ran race with one time boxer (7) 7 Did some gardening when one had an inclination (5) 9 Going back, was he right into modern architecture? (4) 10 N.C.O. stripes for police officers (10) 11 That the lad is unusually depressed, rule out (8) 13 Blue flower? (6) 15 A state of pure chaos (4) 17 Some priest to decide if you can regard as a god (5) 18 Entered into rivalry performing dive (4) 19 Sponge tart lost middle during weeks of hearsay (6) 20 In the south-east, Pixie Sam is very … (8) 23 The hell with plane - he's in the air without one (4,6) 26 Machine gun sounded like mud (4) 27 Ask to go around in a state of animation (5) 28 Prepares colourful vowels, from the sound of things (7) DOWN: 1 Sue needs to pack a formal rig-out (5,1,4) 2 I'm lean and bent by lowly work (6) 3 Sticky situations (4) 4 No point in winning this sort of match (8) 5 Fabric originating in Indonesian knotting and tying (4) 6 Bird overturned by a soldier, the dog ! (5) 8 Bad rule maybe but not easy to break (7) 12 Most writers produce such documents but leave Elizabeth out (5) 14 Avocations at sea in a maritime province (4,6) 16 We blame knitter for small woolly

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: Cricketer or hat type

SOLUTION TO MONDAY’S ENIGMA CODE CASTLE, TEASEL, SCALES, ACCESS, SELECT, ATTEST, LATEST

catch in it (6) 22 They have misleading passages (5) 24 Girl crying (4) 25 O dry the fish, John! (4)

SOLUTION TO MONDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Opposition bench, 9 Emanate, 10 Chipper, 11 Doric, 12 Saltpetre, 13 Viewpoint, 15 Erato, 16 Lands, 18 Stricture, 20 Passwords, 23 Micah, 24 Emeriti, 25 Isadora, 26 Tighten one's belt.

DOWN: 1 Overdevelopment, 2 Prairie, 3 Seascapes, 4 Trews, 5 Osculator, 6 Blimp, 7 Naphtha, 8 Harden one's heart, 14 Insertion, 15 Encompass, 17 Nest-egg, 19 Unclose, 21 Waist, 22 Scion.

QUICK CROSS 903

ACROSS: 1. Bat wood 4. Female ruff 5. Balmy plants?

7. French pronoun 8. Bender 10. Anger 11. ___ off, doze

The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied.

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HIDATO 903

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.

MONDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 903

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.

MONDAY’S SOLUTION

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TIGER BUD BLAKE

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

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Taurus 10th Magh Shuklapaksha Krittika Vrishubh (Taurus) B.V.U. Yellow 6

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Look forward to celebrations and good news coming your way. On the whole it is going to be a year of expansion that could also take your abroad frequently. Students will also do well in sports and studies doing their parents proud.

There may be a minor issue with domestic staff you have always depended upon. You need to be considerate and all will be happy.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Middle stature, compact body, and handsome, with prominent nose and bright eyes. Will be aggressive, gregarious and very independent. Would make a good advisor or consultant rather than take a regular job. Will find routine of any kind boring. Will be fortunate, sensitive and attached to family. Success, fame and happiness are indicated.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): More work is coming your way with extra benefits but this could mean that you are compromising on a lot of important things in your life. Delegate works to people you know can be trusted and plan your strategies well. You will feel more confident and secure this way. Try not to offend near and dear ones and do not get carried away by hearsay or else it could affect your relationships.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): An earlier assignment will bring monetary rewards and acclaim. A Travel plan to scan new areas of work is very likely and would be favorable. There will be people who will take advantage of your good nature. Hence be polite but firm and don’t let others waste your time. At work a romantic interest develops. Do not be in a rush to make things happen. Give yourself time to evaluate your feelings.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You get money from earlier dealings.

Do not hesitate to put in more money into a current business. Further growth is sure. You are certain to profit from your present assignments. But you are still not using your capabilities to full potential. Concentrate on your career, you will achieve wonders. In a minor misunderstanding with a close friend, do not sulk. Speak your mind and clear the air or you lose a good friend.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): A hectic schedule keeps you busy throughout the day. Routine work will bring in money. Expenses are also likely. Perhaps more than you had expected. Avoid giving loans now. Repayment could take time. Despite a busy social life, you will successfully conclude the work on hand. Your worry about other things could be mistaken as lack of interest by your mate or beloved. If someone is in a bad mood you know the reason.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): With all else moving along in the right direction in your life you may still hanker for that elusive job or position. May be the time has come for your to tap your resources and see what can be done. This is the time to make a move towards fulfilling aspirations. A new person in your circle of people will hold your attention. Proceed cautiously if you want this association to grow meaningfully.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You get a chance to establish in yourself in your chosen field. It could do wonders for your career. You will have a pleasant day, meeting new people and facing new situations.

You will be feeling much more positive about yourself and your future which is good. Love will happen if you make yourself more approachable. Be more friendly and easy going with people and there is bound to be good result.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Be alert to the fresh offers that come along. There is a good proposal in the form of job or assignment, and if you negotiate terms and conditions deftly you will settle a favorable deal. You could be in trouble for not fulfilling certain obligations required of you at home. Get on with what you have to do and other things will fall into place.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Positive developments in matters of work and finance are likely. Those who are planning to travel are assured a good journey and success in their mission. You will be at your best when dealing with people. Your ideas and schemes will be received and accepted. There could be some good news about a marriage or addition in the family soon. You may have to travel soon to take part in the festivities.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): An important deal will be negotiated in your favor. Accept whatever you get to facilitate an early settlement. You could feel that you have compromised more than you should have.

Be patient, matters will improve. Some of you will be paying extra money towards loan for a vehicle or property. A happy event will be celebrated in the family.

Lack of time could affect an important emotional bond that means a lot to you.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You will do well monetarily as well as professionally.

This is likely to make you feel very upbeat about things. A trip undertaken will yield positive results. It may be something that you have been waiting for quite some time. Some good changes are also in store. In your love relationship Misunderstandings could hurt more than expected. Give each other space and time to resolve your problems.

CAPRICORN (December 21 January 19): You have to put off few activities that you had hoped to conclude today. Delay in payment will also cause a financial crunch which will be overcome soon. To make an important payment t you may have to dip into your savings. Be positive and good will follow. You may invite friends home for an evening together. It is a good opportunity for you to introduce a special person to family.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): The financial benefits are likely to come through in form of a bonus and a substantial increment shortly. A small dispute with your employees can be settled if you have a frank chat keeping aside your ego and reservations.

A policy of give and take will be more useful than a rigid preconceived approach.

Any interviews appointments or negotiations will go well.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5187 ACROSS: 1 Off-spinner Chauhan (6) 5 Big Blue (3) 8 Undercover cop, in short (4) 9 Apple's music player (4) 10 Angora fabric (6) 11 Interpret (9) 13 Japanese electronics giant (4) 15 Latin trio (3) 16 Not a taker? (5) 17 Greek god or book of maps (5) 20 Immerse (3) 22 "And" in Hindi (3) 23 Discharged (5) 24 Listened to (5) 26 A secretion from infected tissue (3) 27 Expression of relief (4) 28 Makes familiar (9) 31 Medicinal salt of a halogen (6) 32 Fruit basket (4) 33 Italian painter Guido ___ (4) 34 Abstract being? (3) 35 Shines (6)

DOWN: 1 Negligent (6) 2 Mogul emperor of India (8) 3 Agitated state (4) 4 Ravaged, persecuted or hassled (7) 5 Ancient British tribe (5) 6 Instrument for grinding (4) 7 Since the end of hostilities? (4-3) 12 A nitrogen and oxygen mixture; a

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SUDOKU 2373 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.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

breeze (3) 14 Exclamation of fright or surprise (4) 18 Canvas cover (4) 19 Industrially developed city in Punjab (8) 20 Lacking harmony (7)

21 Defeating, getting the better of (7) 24 Attila for one? (3) 25 Cleans with a broom (6) 26 Moorage sites (5) 29 Encourage (4) 30 Dirt, to dirty (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Alva, 4 Usurps, 8 Ads, 10 Banc, 13 Itanagar, 14 Alarmed, 15 Cobble, 17 Versified, 21 Rep, 22 Irr, 23 Tow, 26 Unethical, 27 George, 28 Induces, 32 Mahanadi, 34 Sire, 35 ATI, 36 Casual, 37 Bell.

DOWN: 1 Alba, 2 Vina, 3 A die, 5 Sun God, 6 Rig, 7 Street, 9 Std, 11 Alder, 12 Crisp, 15 Cert, 16 Bloc, 18 Reno, 19 Fine, 20 Ire, 23 Titus, 24 Water, 25 Agamic, 26 Uganda, 28 Ida, 29 Nits, 30 Cite, 31 Sell, 33 Has.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2192 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: K equals T

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

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only.

Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed.

Today’s ratings: 30 average; 33 good; 37 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: autism, auto, muss, must, opium, opus, oust, pious, possum, POTASSIUM, pout, puma, puss, soup, spout, stump, suit.

HEATHCLIFF

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DJOKOVIC, SERENA ON FIRE

TO ENTER AUSSIE SEMIS SPORTS

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ELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams lived up to their top billing with the world number ones ripping apart Milos Raonic and Dominika Cibulkova to power into the Australian Open semi-finals.

Both were in outstanding touch as they hunt for more Grand Slam glory with Djokovic meeting defending champion Stan Wawrinka for a place in the final while Williams will face unseeded Madison Keys.

Big-serving Canadian eighth seed Raonic had no answer to Djokovic's superior all-court game and was ruthlessly swept aside 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-2, surrendering meekly after just two hours.

"I'm going to be ready for a fight against Stan," said the Serb, gunning for an eighth Grand Slam title and a fifth in Melbourne.

"But knowing that I have raised the level of performance tonight, and probably playing the best match of the tournament so far is affecting my confidence in a positive way."

Williams was equally impressive, shooting down last year's finalist Cibulkova to set up a revenge clash with fellow American Keys, who knocked out her sister Venus.

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I'm going to be ready for a fight against Stan. But knowing that I have raised the level of performance tonight, and probably playing the best match of the tournament so far is affecting my confidence in a positive way.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne.

earlier sluggish matches, Serena was in the zone from the off against the dangerous Slovak, a steely look in her eyes.

The powerful 33-year-old blasted 15 aces to pummel the 11th seed 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour and make her 26th Grand Slam semi-final. She has gone on to win 18 major titles.

"I feel I played well, I felt I had to," said Serena, who has been battling a cold. "I feel like when you're going up against a player like that who is confident on the court ... I knew that I needed to really play well or go home."

Arch-rival Maria Sharapova made the semis on Tuesday and will face fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova on Thursday. The unseeded Keys, 19, is the tournament surprise package, fighting hard to beat a resurgent Venus 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and end any chance of the sisters meeting in a Grand Slam semi for the first time since Wimbledon 2000.

Keys did the job despite inconvenienced by a left thigh injury. "I think just being able to come back from being down and from not being able to move as well ... Just being able to kind of grind through that, still manage to win some points, is what I'm most happy about," she said.

Wawrinka shattered the dream of Japanese superstar Kei Nishikori, but not before blowing five match points in a tiebreaker as nerves got the better of him. The Swiss fourth seed finally won 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) to deprive the fifth seed of a crack at another final, having made the US Open decider last year.

"I trust my game. I trust myself on the court even when we start to play semifinal or final in Grand Slam," he said of meeting Djokovic. Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych play the other semi-final after booking their places on Tuesday.

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Wawrinka carves up Nishikori to reach semis

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka avenged his U.S. Open quarter-final defeat to Kei Nishikori in style with an emphatic 63 6-4 7-6(6) victory to charge into the semifinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

The fourth-seeded Swiss has worked his way slowly into the year's first grand slam but put his foot to the floor at a sundrenched Rod Laver Arena, dominating Nishikori with raw power and compiling an exhaustive highlight reel of cleanly struck winners.

Wawrinka's backhand was particularly deadly, picking off the clean-hitting Japanese from all points of the court, but the Swiss was also impressive rushing to the net, a relatively new weapon in his arsenal.

Wawrinka made hard work of the tiebreak, blowing five match points after storming to a 6-1 lead, but closed it out on the sixth with an ace to set up a semi-final with the winner of top seed Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic.

OMINOUS SIGN In an ominous sigh for Keys, Serena has made the last four in Melbourne five times before and gone on win the championship each time.

But Keys, coached by former Australian champion Lindsay Davenport, is undaunted. "It's just one of those things where I have to go out and I have to do my best and I have to really just stay focused on my side of the court," she said.

"Because she's obviously very, very good and she's going to play very well."

Keys is viewed as one of the new generation to take up the mantle from the Williams sisters and Venus was generous in her praise.

Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic to enter in to the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

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ELBOURNE: Sania Mirza and Leander Paes were on course for a Australian Open showdown as they reached the mixed doubles semifinals with their respectice partners.

Sania Mirza and her topseeded Brazilian partner Bruno Soares carved out an easy 6-2 6-2 win over the home pair of Casey Dellacqua and John Peers in the quarterfinals, which lasted in only 53 minutes.

Seventh seeded Paes and Swiss Martina Hingis progressed from the bottomhalf of the draw with a 6-3 6-1 win over fourth seeds Andrea Hlavackova from Czech Republic and Austria's Alexander Peya. Sania

and Soares broke their rivals two times each in both the sets. They did not face any breakpoint in the opening set and saved a couple in the second set.

They now await winners of the other last-eight match between third seeds Kristina Mladenovic/Daniel Nestor and fifth seeds Cara Black/Juan Sebastian Cabal.

Paes and Hingis will face either Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh and Pablo Cuevas from Uruguay or second seeds Katarina Srebotnik from Slovakia and Marcelo Melo from Brazil. Meanwhile, in the boys singles, Sumit Nagal's campaign ended with a crushing 1-6 1-6 defeat against Australia's Marc Polmans in the third round.

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Aasavari Jadhav was the winner in the women singles event.

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UMBAI: Virar based unseeded Vaibhav Pawar, Asavari Jadhav, Neel Shinde, Shashank Shirodkar, Ganesh Phadke and Suresh Belekar won men, women, boys (under 14yrs), boys (under 18 years), veteran and senior citizen singles titles in the 25th Vasai Taluka KalaKreeda Mahotsav Carrom Tournament.

In the men singles final, unseeded Vaivbhav Pawar of Young Stars Trust prevailed over second seeded Harish Ghadge also of Young Stars Trust in a thrilling three game encounter 25-5,15- 25, 25-15 to pocket Vasai Taluka carrom title for the first time in his career. In the first game which was played over five boards, Vaibhav Pawar playing agressively winning the first at 25-5. But in the second game, Harish Ghadge played an attacking game giving a tough fight and led 15-20. In the deciding eighth board, Harish Ghadge took five points and

won the second game to 1525 and made score 1-1. In deciding third game Vaibhav played defensively to win 25-15 and claim the men singles title for the first time in his career.

PRATIKSHA MAHAJAN WINS THE 800 M RUN Pratiksha Mahajan of Shivneri Seva Mandal (Dadar) won the 800 metres run in the girls under 14 age group on the first day of the 30th WCG Athletic Meet organized by the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana at the WCG Sports Complex.

Pratiksha reached the finishing line first in 2:51.9 seconds followed by Vaibhavi Aughade (2:54.0 sec) and Sanika More (2:55.1) who came second and third respectively. The annual athletic meet was inaugurated

by Young Christian Forum's Sachin Noronha who hoisted the WCG flag and Percy Aguiar, Jt. Hon. Secretary of WCG who declared the event open.

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Chris Ramsey, Queens Park Rangers, Head of Player Development and Academy Manager, interacts demonstrates football skills to the 45 shortlisted trainees during the QPR selection trials.

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UMBAI: 12-year-old Sunil Rathod and his namesake 14-year-old Sunil Rathod, both from Colaba Municipal School and 13year-old Sitaram Rathod from Holy Name HS, Colaba for an all expense paid threeweek coaching with London club Queens Park Rangers later in April.

This is the sixth consecutive year that QPR are taking kids

from Mumbai to train under their coaches at their facilities in London and this year the London Club has decided to take a third young football player. Chris Ramsey, QPR, Head of Player Development and Academy Manager and assisted by Alexander Carroll a coach of the London club, watched, monitored and shared their expertise with the 45 shortlisted youngsters,

teaching them the basic football skills during a 3-day selection trails, at the Western Railway ground, Lower Parel.

Ramsey later stated that it was tough job to pick the perfect candidates from so many young talented footballers.

“It’s always difficult to pick up the right players, because only a few from the entire group can be chosen,” Ramsey said after the announcement.

Tejas Poojari hat-trick lifts Friends United to big win MUMBAI: Tejas Poojari scored a hat-trick to power Friends United to a huge 6-0 victory against FC Khar Sporting in a Second Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association League played at the Poinsur Gymkhana ground, Kandivali on Wednesday.

Tejas’s teammates Akshay Poojari, Mayur Jadhav and

Mayur Gawande chipped in with a goal apiece to complete the margin of victory. In another match, Jolly Boys also had a good outing defeating Athens XI by a 3-1 margin. Anish Kukan, Lawrence Dias and Raju Yadav were bang on target for Jolly Boys, while Sagar Nair got the lone goal for the losers.

Result, at Poinsur Gymkhana

ground, Kandivali – Div-II: Friends United 6 (Tejas Poojari 3, Akshay Poojari, Mayur Jadhav, Mayur Gawande) beat FC Khar Sporting 0.

Jolly Boys 3 (Anish Kukan, Lawrence Dias, Raju Yadav) beat Athens XI 1 (Sagar Nair). Women’s League: Companeroes SC 0 drew with Sanjeevani SC 0. Bodyline FC 2 (Kimberly Fernandes, Natasha Masters) beat Royal Warriors 0.

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T JOHN'S (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA): West Indies Cricket World Cup chances suffered a major blow with mystery spinner Sunil Narine withdrawing from the squad for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

According to a release from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday, Narine "requires more time to be able to confidently bowl for a sustained period in international cricket with his new action".

While the Trinidadian mystery spinner has not been under any cloud of official sanction from the International Cricket Council, his action was deemed on two occasions during the Indian Champions League T20 tournament last September to be illegal.

It was ruled to be in violation of the 15-degree allowance of straightening of the bowling arm and he was banned from appearing for his franchise, the Kolkata Knight Riders, in the final.

Narine declined an offer from the WICB to assist with remedial work to his action and pursued the corrective process on his own.

His first competitive foray since the ICL experience was the Nagico Super50 regional 50-over tournament in Trinidad and Tobago which concluded on Sunday.

The slow bowler returned astonishing figures of six for nine off eight overs to ensure a comprehensive victory for the hosts over Guyana in the final at the Queen's Park Oval.

He was also the most successful bowler in the tournament with 12 wickets.

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troduce a National Ranking System for all the boxers," BI said in a statement.

The BI, however, has not yet worked out the window for conducting the event. The top male boxers across all International Boxing Association (AIBA) approved weight categories will participate and have a chance to win prize money besides their regular salaries. The ISB would act as qualifier for the WSB, which Azad Shrivastav | ADC

EW DELHI: Keen to revolutionise the sport, Boxing India is planning to launch a professionalstyle Indian Series of Boxing, which would double up as a qualifying event for the World Series of Boxing.

"To take these reforms forward Boxing India in its second Executive Committee Meeting has unanimously agreed to launch the Indian Series of Boxing and also in-

Former Indian cricketers, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid during the launch of Gillete Special Edition India Razor in Mumbai on Wednesday.

WICB asks BCCI to hold discussions J AMAICA: The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has urged the BCCI to sort the issue of West Indies' pullout from the India tour midway into the series last year, through a bilateral discussion or a third-party mediation over the next two months.

The WICB has also sought the intervention of the ICC in the matter and requested the BCCI not to drag them into the Indian courts for damages related to the incident.

According to 'ESPNcricinfo', Cameron sent the proposal through an e-mail to the BCCI secretary Sanjay

Patel yesterday, the last day of the week-long deadline set by the Indian Cricket Board in its ultimatum to the WICB, which was sent on January 20.

"We would like to propose that we (WICB and BCCI) meet at the earliest available opportunity but in any event within the next 60 days, as we remain of the view that the issues between us may best be resolved through dialogue, facilitated or otherwise, with the aim of jointly coming up with appropriate 'cricketing solutions' that will meet the legitimate interests of all stakeholders including the BCCI," he said.

will give the boxers an opportunity to directly qualify for the World Boxing Championships and the Olympics.

For the ranking system, a core committee will design a system that will ensure that all athletes in boxing get ranked on the basis of their participation in various state, zonal, national and international tournaments.

This point-based ranking system would start with state

NEW DELHI: Celebrated Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him for the inauguration of her academy in Manipur in April. Mary Kom, the reigning Asian Games goldmedallist, called on Modi this morning and the Prime Minister later tweeted the pictures of the meeting. "I sought an appointment yesterday and he was ready to meet me today itself which was a very nice gesture on his part," Mary Kom said. "I wanted to invite him for the inauguration of my academy in Manipur. Its construction will be completed in April. I told him I would wait for him to find time for the inauguration and only then go ahead with the formal function,"she said. "He has promised that he would try his level best to make it, so let's see. He came across as a very gracious host and I felt very good after meeting him."

The five-time world champion, who won a bronze medal at the London Olympics, said Modi was very warm while hearing her out and promised all help in future as well. level tournaments and take into account international tournaments too.

"The purpose of the ranking system is to bring meritocracy and transparency, which will give the highest ranked boxers a chance to represent the country," the BI statement said. The ranking system will also bring new talent into the forefront and ensure that top boxers participate in national events. Further there will be a

grading system for boxers, who will get permanent contracts based on their rankings.

Announcing the reforms, BI President Sandeep Jajodia, said, "In the best interest of the sport, the boxers and the nation, it was imperative to take a decision and introduce reforms to transform the sport. Introduction of the ISB is one such reform that is poised to bring in a new boxing economy."

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ARGAO: Man of the Match Subrata Paul's fine performance at the post helped Salgaocar FC hold Mohun Bagan to a goalless draw in the 3rd round of the Hero I-League football.

Salgaocar enjoyed better ball possession in the first half but the visitors put up an aggressive performance after the break, making inroads with repeated forays. Sony Norde, who was a constant threat to the rival defence, was denied by Paul on a couple of occasions.

Paul put up an inspiring performance, especially in the second half, bringing off at least three close saves.

When Paul was breached in the 58th minute after misjudging a spinning ball from defender Gurjinder Singh's clearance, referee Santosh Kumar disallowed the goal due to a foul by Balwant Singh.

Bagan now have four points from two matches, while Salgaocar FC have two points from three games.

ROYAL WAHINGDOH FC STUNS BHARAT FC 2-1 IN HERO I-LEAGUE PUNE: Fleet-footed Royal Wahingdoh FC cemented their place at the top of the table after stunning home side Bharat FC 2-1 in the Hero I-League at the Bale-

Salgaocar Sports Club & Mohun Bagan Sports Club players in action in the I-League match at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda in Goa on Wednesday. wadi Sports Complex Stadium.

Lagging 0-1 after Kris Bright's 14th minute goal, Royal Wahingdoh scored through Kim Yeong-Song

(59th) and Seityasen Singh (67th) in the second half to total nine points from three matches, while Bharat FC just has one point from the draw against Dempo SC.

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EHRAN: Iran will break with custom and allow foreign women to attend male volleyball matches when it hosts a major tournament this summer, but female Iranian nationals will remain barred.

The decision, announced today by Iran's Volleyball Federation, comes almost three months after the sport's governing body, the FIVB, said it would not allow the Islamic republic to host international events while its gender policies remained in place.

Women in Iran are not normally allowed to watch male athletes in competition, with authorities saying the restriction protects them from potentially abusive behaviour among male fans.

However, the policy courted controversy when a British-Iranian female law graduate was arrested outside a stadium in the capital last June, having gone there to watch a volleyball match.

The woman, Ghoncheh Ghavami, was freed after a few hours but then rearrested and jailed for months before being released on bail in November.

Iranian authorities have said she was detained for security reasons unrelated to the volleyball match.

Her case triggered FIVB's punishment on Iran, but today's announcement relates to a men's championship organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, which has autonomous powers.

"Foreign women as employees of embassies, the families of foreign teams or other foreign women living in Iran can attend the competition," Iranian federation president Mahmoud Afshardoost told the official IRNA news agency.

Part of the 12,000-seat stadium being used for the July 31-August 8 event will be allocated to women, he said.

Iran's volleyball team is one of the best in the world and very popular at home.

It finished sixth in the World Championships in Poland last year and was fourth at the World League tournament.

At the time of the FIVB's ruling, Iran rejected the decision as unfair, and alluding to Ghavami's case, said that "to make a connection between a nonsporting activity and our sport is unfair".

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