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Aft er oo THOUSANDS MODI AT MADISON:

CELEBRATE Indian-Americans give rock star treatment to Modi

By Lalit K Jha & Yoshita Singh

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EW YORK: Indian-Americans from across the nation gave a 'rock star' treatment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the prestigious Madison Square Garden (MSG) in the Big Apple, where nearly 20,000 strong gathering of Indian Diaspora welcomed the Indian leader.

Shouting slogans like 'Narendra Modi Zindabaad', 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Welcome Modi', Indian-Americans started arriving at the venue since early in the morning. People were seen waiting in long queues.

By 9 p.m. a large number of people were dressed in Modi T-shirt with portrait of Modi on it. Many were holding banners and slogans like 'America

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the audience at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

Loves Modi'.

Some 20,000 people packed the Madison Square Garden for the largest event of its kind for the Indian-American community organised by the recently formed Indian-American Community Foundation (IACF), and supported by more than 400 Indian-American organizers from Continued on pg 12 «

Golden Guidelines for a healthy heart...Pg.2 Ashish Shelar loses Sindhis' trust...Pg.9

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President’s rule sets in

By A Special Correspondent

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s predictions, President's rule was imposed in the state yesterday after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of the 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance.

President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President's rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson pointed out.

The brief cabinet meeting on Saturday was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra

Governor C Vidyasagar Rao

Modi, who is away in the US. Chavan's resignation was accepted by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. Since the Assembly elections in the state are scheduled on October 15, the Governor, in Continued on pg 12 «

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CITY

It is that day of Risk factors for heart attack: the year where High blood pressure: you are The number one risk factor for stroke and a major factor for apreminded of proximately half of all heart disease and stroke. It has no visible sympthe factors toms, but can cause significant that affect damage to your heart and arteries. your heart the High blood cholesterol: It causes about one-third of heart wrong way, disease and stroke worldwide. It is made up of good (HDL) and bad the Dos and (LDL) cholesterol. High levels of triglycerides, another fat found in Don'ts for your the blood, have also been associated with heart disease. heart. It is High glucose levels: World Heart Day Diabetics are twice as likely as non diabetics to suffer from heart disease today. Here is a and stroke. About three-quarters of people with diabetes die of some list that will remain form of heart or blood vessel disease. always relevant and Tobacco smoke: come handy whenever Smokers' risk of developing coroyou start ignoring your heart’s health...

By A Staff Reporter

GOLDEN GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY HEART

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WORLD HEART DAY

nary heart disease is two to four times that of nonsmokers. Cigarette smoking also acts with other risk factors to significantly increase the risk for coronary heart disease. Exposure to other people's smoke increases the risk of heart disease even for nonsmokers.

Overweight/obesity: Excess weight increases the heart's work and raises blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and lowers HDL cholesterol levels.

Increased Body Mass Index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, is linked to

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increased risk. Accumulation of abdominal fat is also an indicator of risk and can be measured by waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio.

Lack of exercise: Increases the risk of developing heart disease by 150 per cent.

Diet: Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, too many fats can lead to clogged arteries and low fruit and vegetable intake accounts for about 20 per cent of heart disease and stroke worldwide.

Stress: Poorly controlled stress and anger can lead to heart attacks and stokes.

Some Do's for Heart:

Fruits and vegetables: Consume at least five servings of fruit and vegetables a day.

Physical activity: Being physically active helps build endurance, control blood pressure, reduce cholesterol levels and can aid in weight control and reduce risk of developing diabetes. A 30 minute brisk activity a day can lower blood pressure.

No, He will never discourage us!

He is a politician from the ‘Note for Vote’ category.

Eat healthy: Avoid foods high in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol. Use less salt and avoid processed foods. Try to limit your salt intake to less than five grams per day (about one teaspoon).

Quit smoking: Quit smoking and your risk of coronary heart disease will be halved

“Indians have increased incidences of heart disease especially in younger age group. It is estimated that Indians are nearly four times more susceptible to heart attacks, with 25 per cent of attacks happening to people under the age of 40, unheard of in other population. Among urban Indians, incidence is 12 per cent.

Many of us are not aware that our lifestyle and heritage could put us at risk.”

— Dr. Rahul Gupta, Senior Interventional Cardiologist & Director of Cardium Advanced Heart Care Centre, Navi Mumbai

“The occurrence of heart diseases growing rapidly in the younger age group and the extent and the severity of disease is alarming. Normally, when a heart disease occurs in the people of younger age group, one expects the single vessel disease in the 90% of younger age group heart patients. But what we have seen in the recent past is that all three vessels diffuse severe disease in more than 40% of the patients, which many times requires a bypass surgery at a young age.”

— Dr. Hasmukh Ravat, Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Head of the Department, Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Mulund

“The incidences of Heart Attacks among women are steadily rising. The most worrying factor is that it is affecting more women in the reproductive age group now, unlike in the past when women got it mostly after menopause. The main reason for this is extreme stress caused by juggling home and the workplace.

This, coupled with risk factors such as higher prevalence of diabetes, obesity and related ailments and physical inactivity, has only added to the problem.”

— Dr Zakia Khan, Interventional Cardiologist, Fortis hospital, Kalyan

The World Health Organaisation (WHO) promotes salt reduction as a “best buy” for governments to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases such as heart diseases and stroke, and recommends a daily salt intake of less than five grams per adult or just under a teaspoon. The recommendation is even lower for children, depending on their energy needs. High salt intake increases the risk of high blood pressure and is associated with heart disease, stroke and other diseases. An estimated 2.5 million deaths could be prevented each year if global salt consumption were reduced to the recommended level.

within a year and will return to a Controlling cholesterol: A simple blood test can show your normal level within fifteen years. blood cholesterol level. If it’s too high, dietary changes, exercise, Weight watch: Watch your weight and maintain a weight loss, and/or drug therapy healthy weight. Weight loss, espe- can bring it down to a safer level. cially together with lowered salt intake, leads to lowered blood pressure. Tab on blood pressure: Even if it’s less than 120/80 mm Hg, have it checked at least every two Avoid excessive alcohol: Heavy drinking can contribute to years. If it’s 120/80 or above, have it high blood pressure, heart disease checked more often, according to and stroke. your doctor’s recommendations.

Tab on diabetes: Your doctor can detect diabetes or a pre-diabetic condition and prescribe a program to minimize the risk.

Check-ups: Have regular checkups as a doctor can pinpoint major risk factors such as smoking, elevated cholesterol or blood pressure, excess weight and diabetes.

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$10,000 reward for serving summons to Modi

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Azad Shrivastav | ADC

THE civil rights body behind a lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case has offered a reward of US $10,000 to anyone who could serve him with the court summons.

New York-based legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said that American Justice Centre (AJC) is offering a reward of $10,000 to anyone who will serve the summons on Modi during his various public engagements in the city.

The reward will be given to the person who serves the summons and brings a pictorial and video proof that the summons have been served. The group has also hired process servers to serve the summons.

The group said that service in the lawsuit in being governed under the New York State laws, which provide that the service can be accomplished from a distance of even 10 feet and "papers can be thrown" over the individual concerned.

This will be taken as the RAVANA'S NOSE JOB?... At the Girgaum Chowpatty, fierce images of Ravana are made in connection with the celebration of Dussehra. A policeman is checking Ravana's summons having being served. face while two children are looking on and wondering what he is doing with Ravana's nose.

The summons against Modi were issued Thursday by the US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York for his alleged role in be clearing garbage from 2002 communal riots in Gujarat platforms, tracks, circulating areas, when he was the chief minister. waiting rooms and entry and exit gates at the New Delhi and over 50 OUR photo-editor Vishwanath other stations under Delhi Division, Salian makes us remember the earmarked to host ministers, senior good old days of actor officials and MPs for the clean-up Naseeruddin Shah. This is by the exercise.

DRESS makers in China have way a picture created what may be the world's photographed by longest bridal gown -- measuring a Salian which is staggering 4,100 metres in published on the length. back-page of LIKE hyper-secretive banks and The dress stretches out 1,123 veteran actor's crystalline mountain peaks, the metres longer than the current short-lived sound of soft, scattered cowbell gown holding the Guinness World adventure clunks floating up Swiss Record. autobiography Vishwanath Salian And Then One mountainsides is deeply embedded Workers at Xiangxunshangu stretched the extra material, which in life in Switzerland. It really is Day – a Memoir. was worn by a model, out for miles beautiful.

The autobiography, published over a flower field in Chengdu, To everybody except the cows,

by Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd is South West China. that is. It turns out cowbells make a sparkling memoir of The creators spent a month cows pretty miserable.

Naseeruddin Shah's early years, developing the wedding A new study from researchers ‘from zero to thirty-two', spans his masterpiece in a bid to enter the at the Swiss Federal Institute of extraordinary journey from a Technology in Zurich found that feudal hamlet near Meerut, to record books, 'mirror.Co.Uk' cows wearing the five-and-a-half Catholic schools in Nainital and reported.

Ajmer and finally to stage and film The wedding tail is made up by a pound bells ate and chewed stardom in Mumbai. Along the single-layer gauze and the dress is less than cows without the bells.

Researchers noted that it was way, he recounts his passages 1.5 metres in width. through Aligarh University, the The bridal gown comes at a price unclear if it was the noise or the weight of the bells that bothered National School of Drama and the of almost 4,000 pounds. the animals.

Film and Television Institute of Cows are known to have more India, where his luck finally began sensitive hearing than humans. to change. And Then One Day tells And the bells can generate sounds a compelling tale, written with louder than 100 decibels. That is rare honesty and consummate THE Delhi Division of Railways as loud as a drill gun. elegance, leavened with tongue in has put together an arsenal of Besides the noise and weight, cheek humour.

10,000 brooms for use by a the bells are also known to Our photo-editor Salian, who was young budding battery of volunteers, including sometimes generate sores on the photographer with our Afternoon animals’ necks from friction which, schoolchildren and top officials Despatch & Courier had clicked and lawmakers, when they attack in the age of IT, it would be to The back-page photograph of Naseeruddin Shah, clicked 20 years ago. this picture around 20 years ago replace a bell with chips. The garbage at its facilities on during one of his interview farmer could then locate his cattle October 2 in a first-of-its-kind assignment with the actor at the with the smartphone. exercise. makeup room and was preparing click the picture. Recently I was Film City when the actor was busy for the shoot. He waited for me That would come in handy for the Equipped with a speciallysent this book by Nandini Mehta, shooting the movie. cow herds in Mumbai whose cattle designed 'battle gear' made up of suited in a jacket and cowboy Editor at Large of Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.” “Shah sahaab was busy in the gloves, masks and colourful jackets are known to wander long and far shoes and finally asked me to and caps, the volunteer force would in search of more garbage.

Nostalgia: Naseer’s extraordinary journey

4,100m Bridal gown may be world's longest!

Cows hate cowbells

Rlys armed with 10,000 brooms for Oct 2 event

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Prashant Hamine | ADC

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oing by the allegations and counter-allegations of who betrayed whom, it increasingly looks like splits between the two major alliances in the state, appear to have followed a well-thought-out scripted separation. Never has it happened in the state, with just a couple of days for the nomination process to end, that neither of the major political parties were ready with their list of candidates or had

heaving a sigh of relief with the heavy baggage of the NCP off its shoulders.

In a way, this five-way multi-cornered contest, while it offers multiple choices to the voter, it is also bound to confuse the traditional committed electorare. The one who will be able to drag the voter to the polling booth on October 15 stands a better chance of victory. The recent deletion of names from the

ceived an order from the State Election Commission to be present ome election duty training, a for training on October 7 and 8. But school teacher will have to the term exams of are already report for invigilation duty at keeping the teachers busy.

7 am and rush out to report for Uday Nare, a senior teacher from election duty training at 1 pm.

Hansraj Morarji Public School, Teachers across the state are in a said, “This is an unfair practice by similar predicament. Election duty the election commission. We have training dates overlap with school no problem with the work, but the exams, disturbing the exam sched- schedule is clashing with our work ule and overworking the teachers timings and the ongoing exams. who must compulsorily attending After the exams, we have to go for the training. According to the rules, the training and follow it up the once the elections begin, the same way again the next day. This teachers must be on duty right schedule will increase the load on from the start, until the ballot the teachers”. boxes are taken over by the elecThe teachers had earlier detion commission. manded a holiday on October 16 Two weeks ago, teachers re- because of the long hours that they

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would have to put in on October 14 and 15. Teachers claimed that it is impossible for them to continuously work for for more than 12 hours-a-day, for two continuous day and then report to school the next day.

The ADC spoke to Anil Bornare, chairman of the Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Parishad, Mumbai Division, who said, “Teachers are having trouble managing the oral and practical exams. This has led to a disturbance between in the examination schedule and has increased the workload on us teachers. We have to attend school for eight hours and then the election duty training for around six-seven hours.”

Kavita Karkare suffer brain haemorrhage Left in a vegetative state on life support

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affirmed their alliances. Although both the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be feeling optimistic about their electoral chances, the multi-cornered contest is bound to throw up a hung Assembly. But this separation appears to be temporary and we might once again see a postpoll realignment of parties, as power is the ultimate glue that binds even die-hard adversaries.

Then ideological differences and past vitriolic barbs aimed at each other are conveniently forgotten for the sake of power. With a shortened election schedule, it leaves little time for campaigning. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has set the ball rolling with a diatribe aimed at his once ally, the BJP, but for some strange reason, the latter has chosen not to react to the accusations being hurled by the Sena.

That is what the Congress ideally wants to happen as it gives it the dual advantage of a split in the Sena-BJP, Sena-MNS and overall Marathi vote bank. It might be

voters' list and the steady migration of people into Maharashtra and Mumbai has considerably altered the demographic composition of the assembly Constituencies post2006 delimitation.

On hindsight of this ugly war of words, this separation will surely make all the political parties realise where they stand in terms of popular mandate. It is rather amusing to find the major political parties haggling among themselves over sharing Assembly constituencies which are called as 'Matadar Sangh' (Voters' Assembly). Instead of letting the voters decide whom they should elect, they have bitterly parted ways, which they ought to have done long ago, leaving the voter visibly irritated and angry. It is hard to understand the arguments based on past precedents that no longer appear to be valid. Vision documents and development agendas have been relegated to the backstage and, instead, what the voter is being treated to is something worse than a street corner fight.

avita Karkare, wife of slain Maharashtra Police's AntiTerrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare was rushed to P D Hinduja Hospital on Saturday morning after she fell unconscious. Doctors at the hospital suspect that she has suffered a ruptured aneurysm in the brain that has left her in a totally vegetative state.

Dr P P Ashok, consultant and Head of Neurology at Hinduja Hospital, said, “She was brought to the hospital in a completely arrested and deeply unconscious state. The first thing we did was revive her heart and stablise all her basic parameters. As she was totally unresponsive, there was no chance of any treatment or surgery. Then she was put on a ventilator and total life support and sent for a scan. The scan revealed that she has suffered a major brain haemorrhage. We suspect that it is mostly likely a case of a ruptured aneurysm. This is yet to be confirmed though.

Her heart was revived but her brain is badly damaged as there is no blood supply to her brain.”

An aneurysm is a developmental defect of the blood vessels of the brain, is almost completely asymptomatic and is not detected until it ruptures. Sometimes there is a mild bleeding due to a minor rupture and if that is

caught and operated on in time, the major rupture can be avoided. This mild bleeding causes a sudden and severe headache, the warning headache, that goes on into the neck.

The family and doctor should be highly suspicious of the headache being a symptom for an aneurysm At the time of going to press, there rupture. Unfortunately in the case of were no further reports about Kavita Karkare, there was no mild Karkare. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in bleeding.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Urmilaben Rameshkumar Loladia (Shah) alias Urmilaben Rameshkumar Loladia to Urmila Ramesh Shah as per Affidavit Dated: 15 Sept 2014 C-25740 I Nikel Kishor Kambli have changed my name to Nikhil Kishor Kambli as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25741 I Basira Begum, Basira Begum Shaikh have changed my name to Basira Begum Ayaz Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25742 I Abdul Rasheed have changed my name to Mohammed Abdul Rasheed as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/09/14 C-25743 I Swarnkar Vikas Shivcharan have changed my name to Vikas Shivcharan Varma as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/09/14 C-25744 I Ramprasad Valmiki have changed my name to Ramprasad Balmik as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25745 I Dilipkumar Ramprasad Valmiki have changed my name to Dilipkumar Ramprasad Balmik as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25746 I Laxmi Ramprasad Valmiki have changed my name to Laxmi Ramprasad Balmik as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25747 I Ravikumar Ramprasad Valmiki have changed my name to Ravi Kumar Ramprasad Balmik as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25748 I Pannaben Jitendra Parekh have changed my name to Panna Jitendra Parekh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25749 I Pradeepkumar Kapoorchand Gupta have changed my name to Pradeep Kapoorchand Gupta as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 13/09/14 C-25750 I Lata Purushotam Saralkar have changed my name to Sunita Suresh Karnik as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25751 I Vimalkumar Pukhraj Jain have changed my name to Vimal Pukhraj Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25752 I Rahulkumar Vimalkumar Jain have changed my name to Rahul Vimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I Vijaykumar Somabhai Patel have changed my name to Vijaybhai Somabhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25754 I Kishorkumar Kiranraj have changed my name to Kishorekumar karanraj Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25755 I Kiranraj Babulal have changed my name to Karanraj Babulal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25756 We Mr. Kishore Karanraj Punmiya & Mrs. Sharmila Kishore Punmiya have changed my minor daughter’s name from Riya Kishore Punmiya to Riya Kishore Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25757 I Vidyasagar Laldev Vishwakarma have changed my name to Vidyashankar Laldev Vishwakarma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Kulsum Bai Kureshi have changed my name to Tabassumbanu Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25770 I Ronak Dipti Sampat have changed my name to Ronak Kiran Bhatia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25771 I Dipti Kishor Sampat have changed my name to Dipti Bhatia as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25772 I Soniya Dilip Sonavale have changed my name to Soniya Hanumant Trimukhe as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25773 I Dilip Sitaram Sonavale have changed my name to Hanumant Trimukhe as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25774 I Hanumant Charanappa Trimukhe have changed my name to Hanumant Trimukhe as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Rajani Dilip Sonavale have changed my name to Rajani Hanumant Trimukhe as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Vijaya Baghel have changed my name to Trisha Kapoor as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Hanumanta Sharanappa Trimukhe have changed my name to Hanumant Trimukhe as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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C-25761 I Narendra Baghel have changed my name to Vijay Kapoor as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25762 I Rabia Khatoon M. Zafar have changed my name to Rabia Khatun Din as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25763 We Mr. Venkatesh Prabhu & Mrs. Lakshmi Venkatesh Prabhu have changed my minor daughter’s name from V. Sai Sanjana Prabhu to Sanjana Prabhu as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25764 I Mohd Asif Isaq Sayed have changed my name to Mohd Asif Ishaque Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25765 I Kulsum Isaq Sayed have changed my name to Kulsum Ishaque Sayyed as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25766 I Yuvraj Shobhakhar Dhakal have changed my name to Yuvraj Premprasad Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-25777 I Jayeshkumar Kanubhai Patel have changed my name to Jayesh Kanubhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25778 I Krupaben Jayeshkumar Patel have changed my name to Krupa Jayesh Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/09/14 C-25779

I Sunita Shobhakhar Dhakal have changed my name to Sunita Premprasad Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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young man was run over by a train while was crossing the Tilak Nagar railway track at around 8 pm on Saturday night and lost both his legs. The police registered case of illegal trespassing, but the parents allege that he was kidnapped by some unidentified persons who put him down on the railway track.

The victim has been identified as Narendra Korawal (20), an employee at a 'chappal' workshop in the Eastern suburbs. He was rushed to a

nearby civic hospital where doctors say he is in a stable but critical condition.

Narendra did not report to work that day. According to the police report, Narendra was trespassing at Lokmanya Tilak railway station at Chembur. There was a foot over bridge (FOB) to cross the line, yet he chose to cross the tracks.

Eyewitnesses and the local police rushed the victim to Rajawadi Hospital from where he has been shifted to Sion Hospital for further medical treatment.

His parents allege that

someone one pushed him while he was standing at the door on board the local train. The police, however, said that if he was pushed from the train, he would have fallen away from tracks and would have suffered injuries other than the cutting of legs.

Narendra's cousin Vijay Raj said, “He told us that some unidentified people held him down on the railway track when the local train was approaching. He shouted but his voice could not be heard and train ran over him.”

Recalibration deadline extended to Sept. 30

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he deadline for the taxiand autorickshaw-metre recalibration has been extended by four days.

Sources said that the recalibration process was started four days after the verdict had come out, which is why a request was sent to the transport commissioner to extend the date of recalibration. The transport commissioner has accepted the

request and extended the deadline from September 26 to Septermber 30.

Thampy Kurain, general secretary of an autorickshaw union in the city, said, “The delay in starting the recalibration occurred because of companies delaying in the making of chips to be inserted in the metres. The recalibration started on August 17, so the 45-day-period has been extended to September 30.”

On August 12, the Bombay High Court increased the auto and taxi fares in the city

by Rs 2. The minimum autorickshaw fare is now Rs 17 and taxi fare is now Rs 21.The new fare came into existence from midnight on August 12, but is only applicable after the metres are recalibrated. A 45-day time period was given to re-calibrate the metres with the revised fares after which drivers will be fined.

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Members of the National Street for Performing Arts enacting a drama at a Metro station.

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C-25767 I Shobhakhar Dhakal have changed my name to Premprasad Sharma as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Kamar Ahmed @ Kamar Ahemad have changed my name to Kamar Ahmed Siddiqui as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Jaya Baghel have changed my name to Jaya Kapoor as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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rtists from the National Street for Performing Arts (NSPA) are at it again, this time entertaining commuters at the Metro stations since the last week. The artists perform on the weekend – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – from 5 pm to 7 pm, at Ghatkopar, Andheri and D.N. Nagar Metro stations.

Shruti Krishnan, event coordinator for the NSPA, said, “I commute by the Metro and thought, why don't we entertain the metro commuters! The Metro authorities appreciated and supported the idea.”

Speaking about the inspiration behind performing at railway stations, Krishnan said, “In countries like England, it is very common and

the people do not have to take special permission. In India there are restrictions, but we are doing our best and entertaining the crowd at public places.” Public spaces in the city are disappearing. But the ones that are left are creatively being used by a group of musicians to perform their art form, with the mission to reclaim public spaces for the arts.

Local goon held for sodomy Victim to get new lawyer

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he high-profile rape case against top cop Sunil Paraskar is growing more and more complicated. As reported earlier, the victim asked the court for some time so that she could find another lawyer.

Chitra Salunkhe, who has been representing the the victim, spoke to the ADC

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ocal residents in Santacruz bashed up a 25year-old local goon on Sunday, who was on the run since past one week after he allegedly sodomised an eightyear-old boy inside the public toilet in Davri Nagar Gate number 3, Santacruz (East).

The public handed over the accused Sanjay Narvekar to the police and he was arrested under section 377 (for unnatural sex) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012 (POCSO) .

According to the police, the victim lives in a slum at Vakola area along with his parents.

The incident occurred on September 22, when the boy visited the public lavatory. The accused followed the boy inside the toilet, locked the door and allegedly sodomised him and later fled from the spot.

The boy went home and narrated the incident to his parents, who approached the police and registered a case against Narvekar.

Accused Sanjay Narvekar being led away by Santacruz police.

“The accused had fled soon after the incident, but he returned to the vicinity a week later thinking that it was safe. But as soon as the public spotted him, they bashed him up and handed over to the police” said police.

Police Sub Inspector (PSI) at Vakola police station Somnath Kale said, “Narvekar has been arrested for unnatural sex. He has several past criminal records in the police station like robbery, chain snatching and assault. He

was produced in the holiday court on Sunday and remanded in police custody till October 1”.

Sources said, around a year back a similar incident had happened when an unidentified miscreant had sodomised a minor boy inside the public toilet, but at that time the family members did not lodge a complaint. We doubt that crime was also committed by Narvekar.

However, we are investigating the matter.

Alert locals foil robbery bid in Bhayandar

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ven as the inefficiency of the local police has prompted criminals to strike at will and go scot free in the district, sheer courage and presence of mind shown by alert citizens foiled a robbery bid at a gold ornament showroom in Bhayandar (east) on Friday evening.

Not only did they foil the robbery bid, but also chased down the miscreant who is said to be a notorious robber.

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The incident occurred when Narendra Kothari was alone at his shop, K.M. Jewellers in the Cabin Road area of Bhayandar (east) on Friday evening.

A middle-aged man walked into the shop under the guise of a customer and tried to flee after snatching ornaments worth more than Rs.23,000.

However Kothari, raised an alarm and succeeded in attracting the attention of pedestrians who after a hot chase managed to nab the

miscreant, who after a sound thrashing was handed over to the Navghar police station.

The miscreant was later identified as Mohammed Asad Abdul Siddique, a resident of Kurla. Not ruling out Siddique’s involvement in other offences, Senior Police Inspector Abhay Kurundkar said, “We are checking the background of the accused against whom a case under section 392 of the IPC has been registered.” Further investigations are on.

PARASKAR RAPE CASE about the replacement. She said, “It is not possible for me to represent the victim for the trial. My role was already over once the accused was granted the anticipatory bail. But because of the efforts to bribe me to drag the case and the threat to my life, I had to file the application to cancel the bail. The matter is just being dragged like this.”

Salunkhe has not yet decided whether she will go ahead with the bail cancellation hearing. “I don't have any personal grudges against Paraskar. My filing the application was a reaction to the incident of a man named Deepak Gupta coming to my residence and offering me money claiming that Paraskar has sent him,” she said.

The hearing for the rape

Unknown man’s identity revealed Sources said that the unknown man who appeared in court on Thursday to file an application against Paraskar claims to be a professor. He also used to call and send messages to advocate Chitra Salunkhe.

Sunil Paraskar and molestation case filed by a 26-year-old citybased model against Deputy General of Police (DIG) Sunil Paraskar is going on at the Sessions Court. Special judge Vrushali V Joshi granted anticipatory bail to the DIG on August 12.

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Gilbert Mendonca (NCP)

Narendra Mehta (BJP)

Yakyb Quereshi (Congress)

Prabhakar Mhatre (Shiv Sena)

62,013, Mehta stood second with 51,409, followed by 27,220 votes pocketed by MNS candidate Chandrakant Vaity.

Irrespective of his party status, Mendonca has not only managed to establish his supremacy on the local self governing body since the

gram panchayat regime, but has also maintained a strong clout over this constituency which is a perfect blend of urban, rural and coastal areas. This time around Mendonca (NCP) faces a fierce competition from former mayor Narendra Mehta (BJP) who has put a credible per-

formance in catapulting the numerical strength of his party to a new high in the local civic body since his defeat in the 2009 assembly polls.

Even as the breakup of both the alliances has turned the battle into an unpredictable one, the electoral

arithmetic of the BJP has gone for a toss as it was largely relying on the combined saffron strength on the virtue of it’s cordial ties with the Shiv Sena.

On the other hand the local NCP and Congress leadership have always been at loggerheads not missing a single

MU to build new hostel for foreign students

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Modest auto driver in fray as independent candidate!

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he University of Mumbai is developing an international students' hostels for its foreign students. At present there is only one hostel for international students at Churchgate which can accommodate only 123 students. Apart from this, there are four other hostels in the Kalina campus which cater to students who study at the university departments itself.

There was a great need to create the infrastructure for foreign students. The pro-

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E posed six-storey structure will cost around Rs 14.67 crore, and preference will be given to foreign students, though the hostel will also cater to outstation students.

The international student hostel will comprise two wings – A and B – for girls and boys respectively.

ven as the focus on the seasoned politicians representing major parties, nominations papers have also been filed by others representing varied backgrounds.

One such independent candidate is Rajesh Yadav, one of the 27 aspirants from the Mira

Bhayandar assembly seg- modest fortunes and proof ment. A modest rickshaw that, in today’s era where driver residing in the Gaurav contesting an election is a Sankalp complex of Mira multi-crore affair, a common Road, Yadav is now at the cen- man can still be in the electoral fray. tre of attention.

A father of three children, Yadav’s humble assets amounting to Rs.32.60 lakh Yadav who is an active mem(including Rs.40,000 cash, a ber of the local auto rickshaw 360 sq.ft. flat and loan of federation has also worked Rs.80,000) is symbolic of his under the leadership of trade

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Prominent social worker of Maharashtra and President of NGO Sarwadharm Parishad, Jagdish Chatrbhuj, starting awareness campaign on the occassion. He demanded that necessecity of providing food, shelter, education and medical facilities to all citizens including lower and middle class.

Present on the occassion were Vallabh Bhai Sanghani, secretary Ramesh Chander Bharadwaj, Working Committee Member Manzoor Ahmed and Kasim Raheem Pathan were also present.

union leader Sharad Rao. Fed up of never to be fulfilled tall promises by the men in khaki, Yadav has jumped into the poll arena to bring in accountability and transparency. His circle of friends-cum-campaigners, mostly comprises auto rickshaw drivers and local residents of the region.

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ith Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) backing off from poll arena, the Mira Bhayandar assembly seat is all set to witness a fourpronged battle between sitting Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Gilbert Mendonca, Shiv Sena’s Prabhakar Mhatre, Yakub Qureshi (Congress) and BJP’s Narendra Mehta. Other aspirants include Haider Shaikh (BVA), Islam Shaikh (BSP) and local news editor Sanjay Tiwari.

Political observers believe that in the 2009 polls, it was the presence of the MNS candidate which engineered an evident split in saffron alliance votes paving a virtual cakewalk for NCP’s Gilbert Mendonca who trounced his BJP rival Narendra Mehta, by a margin of 10,604 votes.

While Mendonca garnered

opportunity to spew venom against each other. Moreover by fielding Mendonca’s bête noire Yakub Qureshi, the Congress party has exposed it’s intent of extracting revenge for the continuous humiliation and backstabbing by the local NCP leadership.

While Qureshi is all set to dent NCP’s prospects in the Muslim-dominated areas of Mira Road and Uttan, Shiv Sena candidate, Prabhakar Mhatre is expected to capture the traditional Marathi votes which the BJP had nurtured for the past couple of years.

Now the BJP is desperately adding communal colour to appease the Gujarati, Marwadi and Jain community voters who have a significant presence in the twin city.

With an addition of 40,000 new voters, the total electoral strength of the Mira Bhayandar assembly segment currently stands at 3.64 lakh.

urvivors of the Babu Genu building crash on Dockyard Road on Tuesday will announce their next step against the government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for not fulfilling the promises made a year ago on September 27, 2013, when the tragedy took place. The collapse of the BMC quarters for employees of the market department had killed 61 people and injured 30. Tushar Pawar, one of the survivors who lost his parents and siblings, said, “We are not happy by the way the municipal corporation has been handling the issue. They haven't yet made known to us the cause for the collapse, and the ones

One year ago...

The five-storey building owned by the BMC, located on Brahmadev Khot Marg near the Dockyard Road railway station, collapsed on September 27 last year, at around 6 am.

The ground floor of the building, built in 1980, was leased to a decorator. Cranes and other heavy machinery were pressed into service to lift the large slabs of concrete and mangled steel when the building collapsed. Around 21 families lived in the 30-year-old building, categorised as C2, meaning it was in urgent need of repairs.

who were arrested have been let out on bail.

According to Pawar, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured, but no money has reached their hands.

The temporary housing provided to the victims has no legal stamp. Pawar said that when they approached the BMC for a legal allotment letter as proof for electricity, gas and water supply, they were promised it in a month's time. But almost a year later, he said, “We can be asked to vacate these room at

any moment and we have no papers to show.”

Out of the 10 members promised jobs, only five have been placed.

Pawar said, “We will fight for what is ours and make sure we get what we deserve.

Our next step against the government will be firm.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

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BJP’s comes barraging in Party to conduct record 300 rallies in two days, Modi to be in 20 rallies from October 4

Smriti Irani, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Prakash Jawdekar, Narendra Modi

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charge O P Mathur, have been camping at the state party headaking amends for his ab- quarters, fine-tuning the party's sence in the recent Assem- election management and cambly bye-elections, Prime paign strategy.

Minister Narendra Modi will be holding 20 election rallies across Maharashtra from October 4. He will kick start his campaign tour from Beed where he not been there in the May 2014 Lok Sabha elec- Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture tions. In what is often described as a Minister – South Maharashtra carpet bombing strategy, the state Purushottam Rupala, BJP national viceBJP has planned a unique concept president – Satara and Sangli called 'Mulukh Maidan', as part of Smriti Irani, Union HRD Minister – Pune which the party will launch its elec- Navjyot Singh Siddhu, ex-MP and tion campaign with 300 rallies in cricketer – Mumbai two-flat days – today and tomorrow. Muralidhar Rao, BJP national secretary The party is likely to use its trade- – Latur and Solapur mark 3D Hologram technology in Vinay Sahastrabuddhe, national vice which top national leaders are likely president – Thane to address simultaneous rallies Prakash Jawdekar, Union Minister for across the state.

Environment & Forests – Nashik.

This is first of its kind campaign for any political party. These rallies Vijendra Gupta, Delhi BJP leader; will literally comb every Assembly Uma Bharati and Kailash Mishra, constituency. BJP has roped in union ministers; Santosh Ganaabout 54 national and state leaders, gavar; Devendra Phadnavis, state union and state ministers from BJP- party president; Eknath Khadase, ruled states who will crisscross the Leader of Opposition in the Legislastate holding five to six rallies a day. tive Assembly; Vinod Tawde, Leader Over the past two days BJP presi- of Opposition in Legislative Coundent Amit Shah, along with the state cil; Pandurang Phundkar, former in-charge Rajeev Pratap Rudy and state president, will all be part of the state election management in- various rallies

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Shelar loses the Sindhis’ trust

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LATA... On the occasion of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's 85th birthday celebration, her sister Usha Mangeshkar is seen receiving an idol of a Goddess from Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar, at the Shanmukhananda Hall on Sunday. Also seen is Anjali Tendulkar and a guest.

RTI reveals that Ashish Shelar wrote a handwritten letter to the BMC questioning its failure to demolish the Sindhi Trust's wall for road-widening when it has demolished all the other structures in the way

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ith the state Assembly elections just around the corner, over 19,000 voters from the Sindhi community in the Bandra Constituency are up in arms against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashish Shelar for allegedly targetting their place of worship.

Even though Shelar clarified that he has only raised the issue with the BMC for its double standards in demolishing structures for road widening, the members of the Parmanand Mandir Trust in Khar shocked that they had found Shelar as the man raising questions against the temple, revealed in a Right to Information (RTI) document filed by the trust.

Rajesh Gurshiani, one of the trustees, said, “The issue had first come up in February when the local BMC ward office had sent notices to the structures in the way of the road widening project on P D Hinduja Road. However, the BMC had chose not to demolish our

structure citing religious sentiments.”

The trust filed a RTI query to find why it was being targetted. In response to the RTI (copy of which is with the ADC), they found a handwritten complaint letter written by Shelar to the BMC questioning its failure in acting against the trust wall, under road-cutting in February.

Gurshiani added, “The members of the Sindhi trust carried out a signature campaign to save their place and took a small morcha to the BMC office. We had no other choice but to approach Congress MLA Baba Siddhaqui who approached BMC commissioner Sitaram Kunte in this matter. The trust was given three months in June to find an alternative place, as the road was under cutting.”

Congress MLA Baba Siddhaqui insisted that his actions had nothing to do with vote-getting. He

said, “BJP leaders are of dual personalities. At one end, they will pretend to care, but on the other end, they file complaints. This had nothing to do with politics. The people of the trust had come to me and I saw that they were genuine and right, so I approached the Chief Minister and had meetings with BMC officials and the BMC commissioner to sort out their issue. This was nothing to do with getting votes, but was a genuine case needed help.”

Ashish Shelar, BJP Mumbai president, he said, “I have never complained against the trust. There were around 16 places that were a part of the road widening project.

While others were demolished, only the trust land was spared. So I made a genuine complaint about why the law was not the same for all the places. My query was only to question the BMC's double standards.”

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Modi determined to stand up to an aggressive China

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HEY are crying in Tamil Nadu: They find it apparently difficult to accept the fact that Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has been found guilty in the disproportionate assets case. Amma had given many things free to them: electric fans, 3 grams of gold on the occasion of girl's marriage in the family, shoes and clothes.

The latest gift she gave to the people was the 'Amma Cement – cement at subsidised price. Charges against her with regards to the disproportionate assets were filed 18 years ago. She was found with disproportionate assets worth over Rs.67 crore. She got the trial transferred in Bangalore. She did not have evidently any prick of the conscience as she continued in office.

What she tried to do was to become popular. She has succeeded: it can be seen in the reaction of people of Tamil Nadu when the court verdict was pronounced. People were out in the street with many crying, beating their breasts and quite a few resorting to violence. It is highly disturbing that the head of the state has been found guilty in a criminal case; it is shocking that she has continued to be in office for 18 years after chargesheet was prepared against her. Amma Jayalalithaa can be right there in politics – she may not hold office – like Lalu Prasad is.

The amount involved in his case is huge and after conviction, he is going around as if nothing has happened.

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ACK in 1979, Morarji Desai was still the prime minister despite Charan Singh’s and Raj Narain’s tomfoolery. And Atal Behari Vajpayee was his foreign minister.

While he was on an official visit to China, the Chinese attacked Vietnam. Immediately, Vajpayee cut short his visit and headed home.

For, it was an affront to the visiting Indian foreign minister. Never mind that Vietnam was a Communist nation and a long-time ally of China till its recent estrangement. As a leading non-aligned country, Vajpayee felt that India must protest the attack against a fellow member of the non-aligned club.

But the Chinese did one better this time, breaching the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Chumar, in Ladakh to coincide with the visit of President Xi Jinping to India. Now, Modi could not have refused to host Xi and asked him to return home. Of course, not. But he duly registered his protest in the strongest possible terms, virtually telling the unquestioned boss of China that it could no longer be business as usual if he failed to control his troops on the border. The Chinese were taken by surprise by Modi’s blunt talk. Xi sought to play down the incident on the LAC, promising to speak to the PLA commanders to find out the truth behind the stand-off on the disputed border.

Since it still took a couple of days for the Chinese to actually withdraw, there was speculation that Xi, considered the strongest Chinese leader after Mao and Deng Xiaoping, still had to take full charge of the PLA. Otherwise, it is hard to explain the Chinese incursion on the Indian side of the LAC at a time when the Chinese President was on an official visit.

In all probability, the Chinese incursion was a well thought out ploy meant to send a strong message that India cannot cosy up to Japan and Australia and still hope to increase economic cooperation with China. Since Modi is a strong leader, determined to play ‘catch-up’ with China, the need to keep India unsettled, nay, destabilized through periodic incidents at the disputed border, was the best way to divert vital resources and energies from economic growth. Though the Chinese economy was nearly five times bigger than India’s, Modi’s stated objective to fast-track economic growth could not have gone unnoticed in Beijing.

Besides, Modi’s deprecation of the Chinese ‘expansionism’ while on a visit to Japan and his closer ties with Australia and the US may

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person may have the greatest opportunities to progress in life and to flourish, and yet in spite of this and in spite of having all the power to make things easy for himself, he may fail because of his wrong attitude.

One might wonder what is meant by the right attitude, and how it can be acquired. One can have the right attitude by right thinking, and by keeping one's mind focused on what is just and true. Wrong always attracts wrong, and right always attracts right. What is right and what is wrong? What you think to be right at the moment is right for you. And what you think to be wrong at the moment is wrong for you. It does not mean that what another person says is wrong for you is wrong, or that what another person says is right for you is right. The real basis is what you are thinking yourself at the moment. Never for one moment think that those who do wrong believe it to be right. It is not true; they do not believe it. They know it is wrong and yet they do it, out of weakness, lack of power, or lack of discrimination. They are not clear in their minds.

There are not many who do wrong thinking that it is right. But the one, who thinks that it

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have raised Chinese concerns about an overarching alliance to contain China’s rising military and economic nuisance to the world at large. Thus, keeping India diverted from the urgent task of nation-building by periodic incidents at the LAC could well be the Chinese way of keeping this country on tenterhooks.

How to counter this Chinese strategy on the disputed border is another headache for the Modi government. But one thing is clear. Unlike the previous UPA government which

INSIDE STORY Virendra Kapoor sought to humour China even as it needled India constantly, Modi is determined to stand up to the Big Bully.

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ESPITE the drubbing in the polls, the arrogance, the hauteur of the Gandhis remains undiminished. While party vicepresident Rahul Gandhi disappears from the scene for weeks on end, with not even his close aides knowing his whereabouts, Sonia Gandhi refuses to make herself available easily to party men who desperately seek her intervention to resolve ticklish problems.

Thus, a senior Congress functionary has been waiting for an audience with the deities at 10 Janpath for more than a month, while the entreaties of a senior leader from Maharashtra, keen to talk about Sharad Pawar’s alleged perfidy, for a meeting with the Congress president had fallen on deaf ears Even Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary, Ahmed Patel, no longer plays an active role in the day to day affairs of the party, though so long as the party was in power he was an important bridge between the Gandhis and party men. As a result, there is utter confusion in the Congress, with

Right attitude is right today, may tomorrow think that it is wrong. Well then, tomorrow it will be wrong, though it is right today.

All one says, does, and thinks comes from an impulse; one end of it is in one's own mind

MATTER & SPIRIT and the other end is in the mind of God. Therefore whatever people think about it, whether they think it right or wrong, one end of every impulse is in the heart of God. It is the spark that manifests in the heart of God first.

Then it manifests outwardly.

One might say, 'God cannot guide a person wrongly, because God is just and good and perfect.' God's justice and goodness and perfection cannot be compared with what we consider just and good and right. It may be that God's justice and what is considered right and perfect by God is thought imperfect and unjust by man, for the horizon of his vision is

every leader second-guessing what will please the Gandhis.

The recent removal of Manish Tiwari and a couple of others from the panel of party spokespersons was a case in point. Ajay Maken, in charge of the media cell, removed Tiwari believing that it would please the Gandhis, though there was no way of knowing how the latter felt. If the truth be told, Maken suffers from an inferiority complex, specially when Tiwari is reluctant to be deferential to him even though he was the head of the media cell. Besides, Tiwari is far more articulate, far more clever than Maken while pitching for the Congress Party on the nightly television shows.

So when Tiwari took a stand slightly different from that of the party on a court-related issue, Maken seized the alleged lapse and removed Tiwari from the panel of party spokespersons. This would not have happened had the Gandhis not played the absentee landlords of the party owned by them.

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OT much has changed in the government-controlled media. The AIR has a new boss alright, but there is no change in the selection and delivery of news at all.

Archana Dutta, head, AIR, News, was earlier attached with the former President Pratibha Patil and in that capacity had used the opportunity to see the world. Not one of the brightest sparks of the Central Information Service, Dutta had the temerity to suggest to editors not to publish certain columnists if they wanted to be included in the President’s media party on the latter’s foreign visits.

But the cake is taken by the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha television channels. These continue to spew propaganda against the Modi Government. For instance, on Thursday, when the Prime Minister launched the ‘Make in India’ programme, a panel discussion on Rajya Sabha TV during the peak time virtually gave it a thumbsdown. Panelists were generally skeptical about Modi’s signature initiative, arguing that all that might happen is that it would give the industrialists another opportunity to exploit the country’s natural resources for further enriching themselves.

This being the cynicism of the state-owned media, how can Modi expect ordinary people to keep faith in his policies and programmes? very narrow. He cannot imagine what God means by every action that takes place. In the Quran it is said that there is not one atom that moves without the command of God. All things are wrong or right, perfect or imperfect from our point of view. But our point of view is a narrow, small, limited point of view; we see and hear according to our eyes and ears; our ears cannot hear more than they can, our eyes cannot see farther than they can.

If from our limited point of view we judge God's right and wrong, it is the greatest pity.

On the other hand we cannot say that we should let everything happen as it does because everything happens according to God's right point of view. As individuals we have a certain responsibility, towards ourselves and towards others. And since the idea of justice and of what is right is given to us, we are responsible for acting in accordance with that idea. It may be that tomorrow there will be a greater light given to us so that we shall act still better. And in this way, by acting thus every day, we shall prove a better instrument for the work of God. — Hazrat Inayat Khan

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IT is a timely order by the Bangalore court sentencing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to four years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 100 crore in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case. Jayalalithaa has been involved in corrupt activities for many years and has betrayed the faith and trust of the people of Tamil Nadu.

The fine must be recovered by selling her assets, she must be disqualified from her post under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The people of Tamil Nadu, whose money she has swallowed, must see to it that she languishes in the jail for the next four years. The higher courts must reject her appeal and uphold the order of the lower court and send her to jail to serve her sentence. This should be an example for others who have misused their position and office for their own personal gain and lowered the image of the country.

— Bhagwan Thadani, via email

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Jaya sentenced to jail

FAIR OR UNFAIR: While the circumstances under which Jayalalithaa was sentenced by the special court seem suspect, there is no doubt that she has been involved in corrupt activites for many years and has betrayed the people of Tamil Nadu.

I am very sceptical whether justice was done. The judgment was originally scheduled for the September 20 but was postponed to September 27. What happened in the intervening period? The judge has been unnecessarily harsh to the CM and makes one wonder whether everyone other than Jayalalithaa are saints. Karnataka has won. It has got the most vocal of the Cauvery issue behind bars. The previous CM, Karunanidhi, will bartereverything for his family. The judge, by one of his actions, has ensured that TN slips back which should be a happy moment for its neighbours.

For the CM of a well-governed state to be sentenced by Karnataka for corrupt practices is an irony. It is also sad that Karunanidhi still roams free when his corruption is much more. Iron lady Jayalalithaa can make a forceful comeback and teach a lesson or two to her tormentors. Had Jayalithaa been a Congress Chief Minister then she must have been saved by the judge.

— Jayanthy S Maniam, Kharghar

of the red planet. Congratulations to ISRO and India's first interplanetary mission. Let us celebrate and rejoice rather than playing blame games at this juncture.

— Subbu Jayant, Kharghar

KUDOS to ISRO for making the impossible possible. It succeeded in inserting the world's fastest and the cheapest Mars mission flawlessly into the Martian orbit. That, too, in its maiden attempt. Mars Orbital Mission [MOM] became a new feather in the cap of ISRO whose scientists need to be saluted by every Indian for making the country proud by their stupendous success.

India has taken the world by storm.

And it has became a member of the elite club by virtue of its sterling performance. The critics of the Mangalyaan spacecraft should realise that the investment made in space technology is not wasteful expenditure as science and technology contributes a lot in promoting rapid economic development of the country which will benefit all, rich and poor alike, in the long run.

— Prof K H Karkera, Mumbai

Don’t kill the white tiger

has messed things up in the greed of dominating the post-poll scene. The IT wasn’t the white tiger’s fault that other alliance of the Congress and it killed the visitor in New Delhi zoo NCP also parted ways, but then that a few days ago. After all, it is an ani- was more on predictable lines as mal, not having sensibility and un- they had the anti-incumbency facderstanding power as much as a tor to counter. BJP, amongst all the man. If the onlookers would not prominent parties in the fray, is rehave pelted stones at it, the latter ally the different one. The other four would not have become frustrated, parties – Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena irritated and ultimately violent. The and MNS, have their CM candidates guard did not think to frighten the in placem while BJP boasts off havanimal with the sound of gun fire, ing five...one for each year, it seems, nor did he inject it with a dart gun if it comes to power on its own.

— Abdul Monim, Vashi to calm it down with anesthetics.

Under all the aforesaid circumstances, the innocent and rare white

Four-corner fight

IT is learnt with huge concern that the state Chief Minister, Prithviraj Chavan had to step down due to the severance of the Congress–NCP alliance which lasted for the last 15 consecutive years. As is gathered from the media, it is apparent that the split was caused because of the selfish attitude and the vested interests of some of the top leaders of the NCP, as the CM was not acceding to their requests meant for achieving their personal goals. At the other end, the alliance of the Sena- BJP broke, too, after a long spell, thereby rendering a dicey situation for the state electorate. In fact, we are left wondering about the next leader The tiger and the victim at the Delhi zoo. who should be the fittest to rule the state in the ensuing four-corner tiger should not be killed. On the fight coming up this election.

— Bikram Banerjea, via email contrary the guards should be given prompt training of what to do under such emergency circumstances.

— Hasraj Bhat, Borivali

BJP’s back-up plan 'KURSI' seems to be the most important anti-adhesive as it is capable of breaking the seemingly unbreakable jodh also. What one recently witnessed in the build up to the Maharashtra Assembly elections was unthinkable some time back. A quarter-century-old alliance which was sure to sweep the polls

QUOTE: The general population doesn't know what's happening and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.

— Noam Chomsky

Madras to Chennai

CHENNAI may not be the healthiest city, but it ranks among the least polluted. It is a part of the top ten healthiest destinations to visit in India and is home to great art and culture. When you visit Chennai, do not miss out on Fort St George. Also visit Marina and Breeze beaches and then head to Covelong, a small fishing village where you can relax by the sea. Chennai is not packed with activities, but it is a great place to get a little peace of mind. You can also visit the Nanmangalam Reseve Forest, where walks are organised through the year. The Pondy Bazaar is a good place to stop by and at Golden Street you can buy silver, diamond, gold and platinum at terrific prices. The city is home to several national parks and Pal-

likarani marsh, as well as the back- passion, panache and pizzazz. May waters, where you can relax among his noble soul rest in peace.

— Lakshman Sundar, Vashi natural surroundings.

— C K Subramaniam, Sanpada

Mourning the mandolin master I was shocked to learn about the sudden demise of U Srinivas, the mandolin maestro at the very young age of just 45 years. Shri Srinivas was unmistakably a child prodigy. Even at a young age he represented India in many international music festivals. His dexterity, speed and effortless ease attracted thousands of music lovers not only interested in Carnatic music, but also in other styles of music. His programmes at the Shanmukananda Hall in Mumbai was always jam packed and in his early days he once almost missed the train to Chennai when he obliged his fans by playing their favourite songs at an auditorium! The Mozart of Mandolin is no more. The music world has lost a veritable genius who played with

Incredible ISRO! AS the Indian spacecraft wins Asia's Mars race, we should expand our outlook with more such initiatives by encouraging space research. Our scientists and the technologists paved the way for us to enter Mars's orbit in our first attempt, making the mission a grand success, and showed the world that we are not lagging behind in space technology.

It was a landmark achievement. We should be proud of our scientists on this historic occasion, instead of trying to get political mileage as pointed out by the Congress spokesperson. India and the world learnt about the Mangalyaan entering the orbit of Mars from the CDSCC centre which was capturing signals from the unmanned spacecraft. Engineers working in CDSCC played a key role in confirming that the spacecraft had entered the orbit

Manmohan on Mangalayan Dr Manmohan Singh who maintained silence throughout his tenure as a PM for ten long years, refusing to speak decisively on many issues, allowing a series of scams to loot the nation, has suddenly chosen to LETTER OF claim credit for Man- THE DAY galayan's success last Wednesday (September 24), attributing it to the Congress and to Late Jawaharlal Nehru by reading a written message in his own insipid style. Manmohan Singh has had little respect for the Apex Court in the past and had not spared any effort to discreetly keep his chair in tact, not minding the huge losses to the economy. It is unfortunate that India had a person like Manmohan Singh as the PM for a decade who brazenly replied that he did his duty while reacting to Vinod Rai's charges at him. Can there be anything more unethical?

—T M Uday Shankar, via email

Devilishly debonair Dev Anand 'REMEMBERING the iconic Dev Anand' (September 26, ADC) by the Gaur duo is an excellent homage to the matinee idol, Dev Saab "who is still existent through his brilliant performances in (many) highly acclaimed movies". He was undoubtedly Bollywood's debonair star and full of life. He was an actor par excellence with his characteristic head shake, bigcollar shirts and loose-limb walks.

I had seen all his films from 'Munimji' (1955) onwards and remember 'Kala Paani' (1958) in particular for that wonderful song, 'Achcha Ji Main Haari Chalo, Maan Jao Na'. 'Guide' was, of course, easily the best of all his films which his co-star Waheeda Rehman applauds even today.

There have been many film-heroes, there are quite few now and there will be several in the years to come but there will be only one Dev Anand in the heart of the nation!

— Dr V Subramanyan, Thane

DEV'S 91st: Dev Saab is still alive through his brilliant performances in many highly acclaimed movies and will live in the memories of his fans through the many Kishore Kumar songs he lent his face to.

It was Dev Anand’s 91 st birth anniversary, the actor whose name conjured up youthfulness, romance, style and sartorial elegance. He has left behind a treasure of memorable films containing songs which have found a permanent place in the heart of cine lovers. The Kishore-Dev songs are part of the legend that the man was. Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand, alias Dev Anand played the lead character in 104 films and also produced 35 films under the banner of Navketan International. His journey which began with 'Hum Ek Hain' (1945), made by PL Santoshi, came to an end with his last film “ Chargesheet” (2011). He left for heavenly abode on December 3, 2011. 'Main Zindgi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala Gaya', 'Har Fikr Ko Dhuyen Main Udata Chala Gaya' and many other songs will always remain etched in the heart of millions of his fans.

— Raju Vernekar, Andheri

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across the country.

"He is a rock star," said young college going Deepa Kaur.

"We have a lot of expectations from him," she said.

Never seen before, the organisers had lined up a number of cultural events including popular songs, folk dances. People were seen dancing to the tune of these cultural events, reports PTI. More than 200 media, a significantly large number of them from India, had registered for the event; which organisers said is unprecedented for an Indian American event.

"He is the first Prime Minister who is connected to the NRI community. That's why you see such a large number of people. We filled up the seats in just two weeks. It has never happened in the history of the Madison Square Garden that seats gets filled up some three weeks before the event," said Anil Sharma, one of the volunteers of the event.

In fact, more than 2,000 volunteers worked day and night for the past three weeks to make he program a success.

"It's Modi Mania," said Ankit Patel. "It's a life time event," he said.

In fact the event attracted some three dozen Congressmen including several power lawmakers like Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Ami Bera.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal were also present. A huge contingent of Indian-American corporate leaders and IT professionals came in from the Silicon Valley for the mega event.

The New York Times in a headline 'Indian Leader Narendra Modi, Once Unwelcome in US gets a Rock Star Reception' story yesterday wrote Modi will receive a rally fit for a rock star.

Modi's fans were seen carrying the Indian tricolour and wore traditional Indian garb with several groups of performers carrying drums and 'dhols' to give him a rousing welcome.

There was also a group of Tibetan women carrying banners in support of Modi.

Strict security arrangements are in place with police barricades at several locations.

There is also a large group of anti-Modi protesters who have gathered outside the garden shout-

ing slogans against the prime minister.

They are carrying banners reading "Modi -- visa still denied", "Wanted Narendra Modi for crimes against humanity", "India must end oppression of minorities", "Hindutva will destroy India" - led by the Alliance for Justice and Accountability.

Robindra Deb, an anti-Modi protester said, "We have gathered outside Madison Square Garden to remind the people of what happened in 2002 (Gujarat riots) under Modi's governance. Modi needs to be held accountable. Not the entire Indian American community supports him".

Besides the main venue, there would be at least 50 other locations across the country where special arrangements have been made for the live telecast of the prime minister's speech and other events that include a nearly two-hour-long entertainment programme.

At 16.4 per cent, Indian-Americans are the third largest AsianAmerican group in the US, numbering 2.8 million strong, which is almost 1 per cent of the US population.

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his report to the Centre, had recommended imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra.

Last week, the NCP had called off its ties with the Congress, accusing Chavan of neglecting it and stalling talks over seatsharing. NCP's insistence on the two parties contesting equal number of the state's 288 Assembly seats and the demand for rotational Chief Minister-ship if the alliance retained power, were the sticking points during the seat-sharing talks which eventually led to the collapse of the alliance.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Hugh Jackman speak at the 3rd Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on Saturday night.

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EW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined a long but exclusive list of international singers and film stars among others who have spoken at the iconic Madison Square Garden here in the US. Also known as MSG or simply 'The Garden', Madison Square Garden is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Midtown Manhattan.

Placed between 7th and 8th Avenues from 31st to 33rd Streets, it is situated atop Pennsylvania Station. The venue has played host to the who's who of the entertainment industry - from the evergreen band 'Beatles' and Elvis Presley to pop king Michael Jackson and Madonna to basketball games.

Modi is perhaps the first international delegate from a country to speak at this venue, which opened on February 11, 1968. Singer-songwriter Billy Joel is set to perform here early next month.

It is considered to be the oldest and most active major sporting facility in the

Before imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra, Governor Vidyasagar Rao had written separate letters to Shiv Sena and BJP seeking to know if they could form an interim government in the state after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned on Friday.

The 25-year-old BJP-Shiv Sena alliance had split on September 25 over the issue of seat sharing for October 15 assembly elections.

Chavan had resigned after his government was reduced to a minority as the ally NCP withdrew the support.

"After the withdrawal of support by NCP to

New York City metropolitan area.

The Garden is used for professional basketball and ice hockey, as well as boxing, concerts, ice shows, circuses, and other forms of sports and entertainment.

It is close to other midtown Manhattan landmarks, including the

Empire State Building.

MSG is home to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.

Madison Square Garden is stated to be one of the ten most expensive stadium venues ever built.

Guv had asked Sena, BJP if they can form interim govt the Democratic Front government on 25th September, the government has become a minority government," the letter written yesterday by the Governor to senior Sena leader Subhash Desai read.

"In this regard I am exploring other avenues of government formation and hence I would like to know from you as leader of Legislative Party Shiv Sena whether your party is able and willing to form the government," the letter added.

Rao further said that if both parties fail to respond to his letter, it shall be deemed that the parties are not willing or able to form the government. Reacting to the letter, Sena leader Subhash Desai said the party will form a government only when it comes to power with a majority post elections. "Yes, the Governor did send me a letter, but I told him that he does not need to come to us. We will ourselves go to him, but only after we win the elections with a majority," Desai told PTI.

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CARE RATINGS VIEW

RBI BI-MONTHLY CREDIT POLICY TOMORROW

India’s economic report card for “H1-FY15 appears to be more robust than it did over corresponding, in the previous fiscal. With a 5.7% GDP growth in Q1-FY15 (4.7% in Q1 FY14) and significantly lower inflation along with a healthier external account balance, the fundamentals paint a good picture of the economy, albeit relativelyâ€? says Care Ratings. However, there has been a slow credit pick up in FY15 vis-Ă -vis FY14 levels and industrial production has not accelerated consistently as would have been desired. Against this background, the RBI is due to announce its bi-monthly credit policy tomorrow.

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ill RBI change its policy stance given that CPI inflation has to be contained at 8% by January ’15 which in the festive season and expected pick-up in consumer demand would be tricky to attain if interest rates were to be lowered? Is there any room for a rate cut?

Tomorrow will tell...

In the meanwhile in a just released report, Care Ratings brings out the expectations from the ensuing credit policy announcement and subsequently lays out an interest rate outlook for the ongoing fiscal in view of certain key parameters.

10-yr G-Sec and Government Borrowing The 10 year Government Security so far this year has been moving downwards. It has fallen to be around 8.49% from its 8.8% – 8.9% level at the start of the fiscal. The new 8.40% paper was introduced in the end of July ’14 following which yields have remained particularly lower.

Government has envisaged a total of Rs 6 lakh Crore borrowings in FY15, of which Rs 3.68 lakh Crore was to be borrowed in H1-FY15. However, the actual borrowings stand lower at Rs 3.38 lakh Crore. Liquidity position thus appears to be comfortable as the Government is to repurchase a total of securities worth Rs 20,000 Crore indicating there is in fact excess liquidity.

Overtly, it appears as if the Government will potentially indulge in lower market borrowings than the initially estimated Rs 6 lakh Crore in the Budget for FY15. This will ofcourse depend on the inflow of taxes especially those linked to industrial production and imports.

INFLATION THREAT

Inflation at the wholesale and retail level has moderated from the levels at the start of the current fiscal. However, inflation has admittedly been tamed to a large extent due to a high base effect as well as the markedly lower fuel prices globally in recent months compared with months earlier in FY15.

While there has been reduction in inflation measures (WPI and CPI), the current level of CPI inflation is still high.

The RBI is looking to rein in CPI inflation to a target of 8% by January ‘15 and with CPI still at 7.8% as of August ‘14, inflation worries are not alleviated yet. Further, there remain certain upward threats to inflation going ahead: Firstly, it remains to be seen how the subnormal and delayed monsoon this year influences crop produce this harvest season, the effect of which will be seen in the agricultural products prices in Q3 and Q4 FY15.

The Ministry of Agriculture has indicated that production of coarse cereals, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane would be lower than that last year. Secondly, currently there is a supply glut in the

oil market; any untoward geo-political development in the OPEC region can trigger a price rise, which will have a strong bearing on domestic oil prices and overall inflation basket.

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Given the above economic parameters of improving growth of 5.7% (Q1 FY15) GDP and elevated retail inflation on the back of potential threats to inflation going ahead, we do not foresee any room for a rate cut in the upcoming policy announcement. On the other hand, we expect RBI to maintain the repo rate at 8%.

It looks unlikely that RBI will change its policy stance given that CPI inflation has to be contained at 8% by January â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15 which in the festive season and expected pick-up in consumer demand would be tricky to attain if interest rates were to be lowered.

A cut in SLR could be there more to ease LAF access to banks at the margin, as the system still has surplus SLR securities.

On the Interest rate front, The 10 year Government security is expected to remain within the 8.4% - 8.6% range.

Further, as an external factor any rate hike by the Fed in 2015 can cause it to move upwards. Further, a pick-up in credit relative to deposit growth in the second half of the ongoing fiscal and during the festive season may push interest rates upwards. A downward movement would be possible once the RBI cuts the repo rate.

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Those whose success rates are above average sometimes make it to the praiseworthy category.

From among thousands of doctors who treat patients, there are the few whose mission it is to cure. From among the many politicians, there is a minuscule lot that rises to the level of statesmen. From among the several hundred actors, there are few stars that make dreams come true and enthrall their audience. From among the cricketers down the ages, there are a few who can shoulder the responsibility of kindling hope in the hearts of millions of fans.

These are the Praiseworthy Brand Professionals. They do their homework. They know what their customers want from them. And they stretch every sinew to deliver. They know the value of the Brand Experiences they deliver being cherished and rising above the ordinary.

Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved.

Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com

S&P Upgrade To Boost Sentiment MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

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By A Business reporter

tandard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on India to stable from negative on Friday , and the markets which were in the red flared up by 150 odd points in the matter of an hour. Clearly, with the revision sentiment has got a boost and reflectings good tidings for the equity markets in the coming days.

S&Ps outlook revision reflects its view that India's improved political setting offers a conducive environment for reforms, which could boost growth prospects and improve fiscal management.

According to the rating giant “The ratings on India reflect the country's strong external profile, combined with its democratic institutions and free press, both of which underpin policy stability and predictability. These strengths are balanced against the vulnerabilities stemming from the country's low per capita income and weak public finances.

India's external position is a key credit strength. The country has relatively little external debt and a much improved external liquidity position. We project that, at the fiscal year end of March 31, 2015, external debt net of external assets will be 6% of current account receipts (CARs). Central bank reserves well exceed public sector external debt, reflecting the public sector's ability to finance practically all of its borrowing requirement domestically.

On a broader definition, India's net external liabilities are a low 49% of CARs based on our projections at the end of the current fiscal year in March 2015, and nearly half of gross external liabilities consist of inbound foreign direct investments.

India's current account has improved in recent years after restrictions on gold imports and slower domestic investment demand. At the same time, the central bank rebuilt its foreign currency reserves to cover about 5.5 months of current account payments.

Although we expect the current account deficit to widen from its current low of 1.8% of GDP (as of March 2014) as investment picks up, gross external financing needs are likely to remain at or below the sum of CARs plus usable reserves in the next two to three years.

India's well-entrenched democratic political system is another credit support.

That, along with the country's mature and stable institutions (including free press) and system of checks and balances, has afforded India a long period of stability. Although the paralyzing effect of legislative gridlock can blunt government effectiveness, our outlook revision

indicates that we believe the current government's strong mandate will enable it to implement many of its administrative, fiscal, and economic reforms”.

India's low wealth level, as measured by per capita GDP, is one of the main constraints on the rating. At US$1,550, India's per capita GDP implies a narrow tax and funding base upon which the sovereign can draw to carry a given debt burden, and a lower degree of policy flexibility in the event that dramatic measures are needed to address severe economic stress. Real per capita GDP growth, a measure of the economy's capacity to increase wealth, has dipped to about 4% currently, from an average of 7.2% in the five years to the end of the fiscal year ended March 2011. We believe the current administration will remedy, to varying degrees, the growth impediments--policy paralysis, energy supply bottlenecks, and administrative obstacles. The government's actions will likely add momentum to the incipient cyclical upswing evident in the economy.

We project real per capita GDP growth to reach 5% by next year, and per capita GDP to surpass US$2,000 by 2017.

India's weak public finances are manifested in a long history of general government fiscal deficits, averaging 8.8% of GDP over the past 20 years, and an accumulated net general government debt stock of close to 70% of GDP. Prior governments have not been able to broaden India's revenue base (with general government revenue at about 21% of GDP, of which only half are taxes) or trim expenditure. India's budget is saddled with extensive subsidies for food, energy, and fertilizer.

More than 90% of general government debt is denominated in rupees. This debt stock is primarily held by domestic banks and other financial institutions, often for regulatory requirements. The Indian government's foreign currency debt comes

Room For A Rate Cut? Continued from pg 13 »

Since the recommendation of the Dr. Urjit Patel Committee in December ’13, RBI has gradually shifted to managing liquidity through term repo auctions.

This was with a view to better the transmission mechanism of the monetary policy as also to adequately manage the flow of liquidity across the spectrum.

Currently there appears to be less

pressure on liquidity in the banking system as the aggregate deposits across banks stands at Rs 81,32,710 Crore as of 24th September 2014, while the amount outstanding through the various repo borrowings stands at Rs 68,305 Crore. Given the 1% of NDTL exposure for LAF, there is a sufficient window upto an additional Rs 13,022 Crore approximately to further make available for repo borrowings.

from official lenders. Thus we see little foreign exchange or roll-over risk for the government. Although real interest rates have been consistently negative, the interest cost on government debt amounts to almost a quarter of government revenues. Fiscal flexibility is further constrained by the general shortage of infrastructure and basic government services.

We expect the new administration to adhere to its stated fiscal consolidation program, even though we acknowledge that planned revenues may not fully materialize and subsidy cuts may be delayed. We expect improved fiscal performance in the medium term primarily from revenue-side improvements brought about by the planned introduction of a national goods and services tax (GST) and administrative efforts to expand the tax base. We project net general government debt to decline to below 60% of GDP by the year ending March 2018, and with it, general government interest rate expense to just under 20% of revenues. A faster pace of deficit and debt reduction is unlikely in our view.

Hence, we believe fiscal and debt metrics are set to remain key rating constraints for some time.

The stable outlook for the next 24 months reflects our view that the new government has both the willingness and capacity to implement reforms necessary to restore some of India's lost growth potential, consolidate its fiscal accounts, and permit the Reserve Bank of India to carry out effective monetary policy.

We could raise the rating if the economy reverts to a real per capita GDP trend growth of 5.5% per year and fiscal, external, or inflation metrics improve.

Conversely we may lower the rating if the government's structural reform agenda stalls such that economic growth does not accelerate, or fiscal and debt ratios fail to improve.

CREDIT, DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT

H1-FY15 has been characterized with low credit growth relative to deposit growth.

As of 5th September 2014, credit growth stood at 2.4% as against 6.4% over the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. Deposit growth is comparatively higher at 5.9% as of 5th September 2014 compared with 5.5% over the corresponding period in FY14. Credit off take has remained low. However there are expectations that this might reverse as the festive season nears.

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Which Mutual Fund Should You Now Invest In And Why? Afternoon Despatch & Courier

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

RASHMI RODDAM

Director, WealthRays Securities

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« FOREX

re you a new entrant to capital markets, have limited time and knowledge of markets or interested in exploring more areas for investment in markets, then mutual fund is the right product for you. With equity markets inching higher in past couple of months ever since new government was formed at the center, equity funds would be one to be chosen for short, medium and long term investments.

Equity funds give an opportunity for the investor to invest in sector based, index and

market cap based funds though risk involved in these funds would be high. Performance of mid and small cap funds are seen to be good now and in the near future as there are many stocks that form a part of mid and small cap funds portfolio with strong fundamentals are making new highs which in turn increases the returns on these funds. For 3 to 5 years time horizon, investors can choose to invest in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund or ICICI Prudential Value discovery fund for an expected return of around 20% p.a.

With increase in long term capital gain tax on debt funds to 20%, benefits of debt funds have lost its charm. In equity funds, investments held more than year is tax free which means that returns from these funds will not be attracted to tax. This also gives an opportunity to an investor to earn more.

With increase in section 80C limit to Rs.1,50,000 under income tax from this year, investors can take the benefit of investing in tax savings funds which is again a equity fund.

However, there would be a lock-in of 3 years for these funds. Reliance Tax Saver fund is a well

performing fund under this category with an expected return of 15% p.a.

Investors could also opt for a unit linked insurance schemes, which gives the benefit of mutual fund investments along with insurance.

Though insurance cover on these funds may be less, advantage of these funds is that even investors over 45 years of age, where premium

on insurance will be high, can get a life cover at a very low premium by investing in these funds. Premium for your insurance and mutual fund investment will be go as one single amount as an SIP or a lumpsum amount (as chosen by investor) and get double benefit of returns on investment and a life cover. UTI Unit linked insurance plan and LIC Nomura Unit linked insurance could be a good investment under unit linked insurance category.

For those in business where one would receive a lump sum amount could invest in liquid funds like short and ultra short term mutual funds.

Investments in these funds start from a minimum of 1 day to 1 year. These funds are good for investing when you need to park lumpsum funds for a very short period and still earn better returns. These could also be looked as an investment option for non-business oriented class of people too where funds for contingencies can be invested in funds as these are highly liquid in nature, it can be redeemed in a few hours.

Before investing in any mutual fund scheme, be clear of your investment objective to get the best benefit from your investment.

Expect Strong Demand Surface For US Dollar Below 61.00 ANINDYA BANERJEE

Currency Derivatives Researcher, Kotak Securities

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« FOREX

t was an event driven week for the Indian Rupee, as the pair got knocked-off by the recent ruling from Supreme Court on cancellation of coal blocks. On account of the court ruling, Indian stocks came under the hammer and Rupee depreciated. Rupee touched fresh 6 week low of 61.62 levels on spot but exporter selling and then news of S&P upgrading India’s rating outlook to stable pushed it back towards 61.00 levels. Rupee closed around 61.16/17 levels on spot. Globally US Dollar has appreciated against most currencies but against the Indian rupee, gains have been subdued. The outperformance of the Rupee could be hurting our exports, evidenced from the anemic growth in merchandise exports.

Rating agency, Standard and Poors’ upgraded outlook of India’s sovereign rating from negative to stable. Such an outlook means that now there is less likelihood of a downgrade in sovereign rating from BBB-. S&P said, “We could raise the rating if the economy reverts to a real per capita GDP trend growth of 5.5% per

year and fiscal, external, or inflation metrics improve. The stable outlook for the next 24 months reflects our view that the new government has both the willingness and capacity to implement reforms necessary to restore some of India's lost growth potential, consolidate its fiscal accounts, and permit the RBI to carry out effective monetary policy".

In other news from the domestic markets, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled all but four coal block allocations, made by successive governments over the past two decades, on the grounds of illegality under the Coal Mining Nationalisation Act. The decision is estimated to impact around Rs 2.85 lakh crore worth of investments linked to the 214 coal blocks and their end-use plants. The four coal blocks have however escaped the hammer, viz., Reliance Power's Sasan ultra mega power project, and government-owned NTPC and SAIL. The order said though the allotment of 42 of 46 coal blocks were quashed, the cancellation would take effect only after six months, with effect from March 31, 2015.

According to the court, the estimated loss is Rs. 295 per tonne of coal and the compensatory payment on this basis should be made by the companies which had commenced extraction within three months and, in

any case, on or before December 31, 2014. The coal extracted hereafter till March 31, 2015, will also attract the additional levy of Rs. 295/tonne. The Government is expected to mop up Rs. 8,000-10,000 crore through this compensatory payment.

In global economy, Chinese manufacturing survey called the flash PMI improved in September indicating ongoing expansion, but at a slower pace. However, apart from the PMI many of the high speed indicators out of China have continued to point towards a slowing domestic economy. Euro zone as a whole saw both flash manufacturing and services PMI slowed down but still in expansionary phase. In Euro zone, M3-money supply growth showed improvement in August but private sector credit creation remained in the contraction zone. German business survey from the IFO institute continued to point towards an ebbing business confidence. US economic data was mixed with US existing home sales in August and consumer confidence in September failing to beat expectation.

However, new homes sales rose quite impressively in August and US economic growth was revised upwards for Q2 to 4.6% annualized.

Over the years, US Dollar used to do the job of being the carry currency and as a result, every time the US Dollar Index used to weaken, financial

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assets, as well as commodities, used to appreciate and vice versa. However, with the shift in the carry source towards Euro and Yen, nowadays, a weakness in the two drives the financial assets higher, like emerging market equities. However, commodities and bullion are unable to participate in the asset reflation game, as they are priced and traded in US Dollars and at the same time, a subdued Chinese economic growth is also acting as a headwind. Therefore, financial assets like equities have become the single largest beneficiary of the Euro/Yen carry trade. Interestingly, over the last one year, the gross narrow money injection from the major global central banks have slowed down, from USD 150/160 billion per month, during Autumn of last year, to USD 65/70 billion per month now. At the same time we have seen a drop in the global economic momentum over the last few months and at the same time, certain sections of the risk assets in the developed world have started to lose upward momentum. We believe, central bank monetary coolant remains a major driver of global economy and at the same time global equities and credit markets. Therefore, it is no surprise that loss of monetary coolant has coincided with the loss of momentum in the world economy and some parts of financial markets.

Over the near term, Indian Rupee is expected to play within a range of 60.80/61.00 and 61.70/62.00 on spot. We can see strong demand surface for the US Dollar, below 61.00 handle, as RBI may be committed to support the Greenback on the back of unfavourable exchange rate for exports.

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A little background about your company and yourself?

I started my career with WealthRays Securities Pvt. Ltd., a Bangalore based broking and research firm which specializes in stock, commodities and forex research catering to retail sector and hedging strategies to SMEs. The firm also specializes in special reports on IPOs, earnings estimates and valuations. Having done a post graduate in management with specialization in finance from Bangalore I provide research recommendations and writing reports on agri commodities and Equities including derivatives apart from writing special reports on key macroeconomic events.

<<Arvind Jain, MD, Pride Group

The Making Of A Smart City A 400 acre Megacity, Pride World City launched; To Become Greater Pune’s New Hub

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By Dominic Rebello

eading real estate developers, the Pride Group Pride Group which has been transforming cityscapes across Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore has announced the launch of its mega city 'Pride World City' (PWC) at Charholi, near Lohegaon airport, Pune. This world-class integrated city is being developed on a sprawling 400 acres of land at one of the most promising real estate locations there.

Being developed with investments of Rs. 6,000 crore in construction and an additional Rs. 500 crore in infrastructure, the sprawling PWC falls within the jurisdiction of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), the most progressive municipal corporation in Maharashtra, and will be the largest real estate development in the region to date. Apart from its proximity to Pune Airport, this mega city also benefits from its location along the proposed Ring Road, which abuts the north area of the project.

“This 400 acre project is being created against a backdrop of picturesque mountains and valleys and bracing greenery,” says Arvind Jain, Managing Director, Pride Group. “The view is further enhanced by this megacity’s multiple water collection ponds and an unbroken vista of open skies. At Pride World City, we have created the ultimate integrated megacity with cuttingedge independent infrastructure and ultra-modern facilities and amenities in the midst of an unpolluted environment. In fact, it was Charholi’s unmatched environmental attributes that prompted us to create Pride World City here.”

Pride World City’s nature-inspired integrated master plan is divided into 14 Sectors offering a wide range of residential homes and commercial properties. The project includes a fullfledged IT Park and offers IT as well as non-IT office spaces to provide a self-sufficient economic dynamo as well as the ultimate walk-to-

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work lifestyle. In addition, Pride World City will include best-in-class social Infrastructure via modern retail, leisure, sports facilities, schools, hospitals and spiritual spaces.

The world-famous D Y Patil Knowledge City is located right besides PWC; with the addition of more educational institutes within PWC is all set to become the definitive education hub of Pune.

PWC encompasses 25 million square feet of built-up area. 20 million square feet have been allotted to residential property developments consisting of 20,000 units. The residential offerings include 1-4 BHK ultra-modern apartments in towers ranging from 12-30 storeys, as well as lavish Marina-facing bungalows. The balance 5 million square feet will account for commercial spaces that will include a Business and Tech Park, a mall and multiplex, a 5 star hotel and IT SEZ, among others.

PWC’s first phase will be ready for possession in two years’ time. Simultaneously, two phases will be constructed every year, and the project is scheduled for completion within 10-12 years.

“PWC will generate employment for 15,000 people per year and will house 1.5 lakh people, of whom 80,000 will be residents while 70,000 will be working professionals”, explains Arvind Jain. The current sale price would be around Rs.4500/sq.ft. and is expected to rise to Rs. 10,000 per sq.ft. over the duration of the project.

By far Pride Group’s most ambitious and globally aligned lifestyle megacity to date, Arvind Jain is justifiably proud of PWC, and says “Today’s home buyers are more aware and discerning than ever before. They expect more from their homes than just four walls - they want a lifestyle driven by world-class infrastructure, classy ambiance and a convenient location. This city project meets the aspirations of customers with global mindset, offering as it sets the highest benchmark for Pune so far.

Charholi is going to become the most happening location in the city.

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Vinay Kumar Agrawal is a post graduate in management with specialization in finance. With a strong hold on accounting, corporate finance and capital markets he started his career as a research analyst and has also mastered the dynamics of agricultural commodity based derivatives in India. His vast knowledge of equity markets and understanding of the intricacies of stock trading qualifies him as a Market Wizard. In conversation with Dominic Rebello he reveals that he relies more on technical analysis for short term trades...

How do you pick your trades/investments?

Do you use technical analysis, or employ fundamental data?

I enjoy being a technical analyst whereby, I rely more on technical analysis on short term trades.

For long term investing I rely on fundamentals.

Generally to pick a trade I focus on a confluence of technical indicators.

How would you describe your methodology?

Technical analysis and the usage of statistics form the crux of my research and trading methodology. However in case of any news events, technicals might not support and to augment my analysis I keep abreast of fundamentals and news.

What appeals to you about trading? The short side or the long side?

I am a strong believer of trends being an analyst’s best friend. So, I am not biased on long or short side. My philosophy is market will always provide opportunity in either direction.

The most populous city in India and the fifth most populous city in the world, the business hub of India, Mumbai is getting congested and expensive day by day. In a dynamic city like Mumbai, significant development is talking place across all sectors --- right from education to healthcare, hospitality to tourism and technology to infrastructure etc. As the main city is getting costlier day by day, there is an opportunity to develop the nearby urban areas into smart cities.

These will not only help people to enjoy a better lifestyle but also will help them with employment and business opportunities in various sectors and a dwelling at affordable cost, right at their door step. Lot of development projects have already been

What would make you wary about a trade ?

When I take position based on technical analysis and if any negative fundamental event occurs I am cautious about that trade.

Do you have a scenario about how the current bull will end? Where do you see the Indian markets five years down the road?

Any number for the Sensex in 2015?

Markets are seeing some correction in the current situation, which could give opportunities for many investors to enter in to the market.

With government taking better decisions and economy seen improving, Nifty could be expected to breach 9000 levels by end of next year. Sensex could be seen around 29,800 30,100 levels.

At what point had you given a thought to making a career in the financial markets?

I belong to a family with a finance background and my keen interest was always towards finance and accounting. During my graduation days, I started following the markets and slowly gained experience and interest in making a career in research.

What differentiates you from other traders?

When you put money on a trade and it goes against you, how do you decide when you're wrong? What do you do next?

When things go against me, I accept that my rationale was wrong. I just take my pre-decided losses and enter again as and if I find another opportunity.

The most important thing is to take losses and get out in case of a bad trade, where many traders do not exit and take more losses.

and follow your rules.

How much of what you do is gut feel?

Gut feel can be the start or end of everything in trading. It can either make or break you.

VINAY KUMAR

started in urban areas near Mumbai such as Vasai-Virar, Navi-Mumbai, Thane and Bhiwandi, Kalyan.

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By Ujjawal Punmiya

asai- Virar is one of the fastest growing and fifth largest city in Maharashtra. It is situated in the North-West of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is the Vasai-Virar region which covers 9.5% of MMR and also includes the Municipal councils of Virar, Vasai, Nallasopara, Navghar – Manikpur and Naigaon, with a population of more than 12 lakh people. The population growth rate of Vasai-Virar region has been higher than Greater Mumbai and MMR region, indicating shift of population to these areas. The migration rate of Vasai-Virar has been at par with cities like Noida, a satellite city to the national capital of India. This shift clearly indicates the willingness of people to shift to areas like Vasai-Virar due to the development that has taken place in this region during the last decade.

The Vasai-Virar region has also been identified as one of the eight satellite cities by central government.

INFRASTRUCTURE

The Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has been instrumental in the rapid development of the Vasai-Virar region. An annual budget of Rs. 1,266 crore towards infrastructural development has been presented in 2012. Even the ministry of Urban Development has taken Vasai-Virar under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Satellite Towns making it the only city from Maharashtra to be taken under this scheme.

CONNECTIVITY

Vasai- Virar is strategically linked to Mumbai and other major centers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, such as, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Thane, Bhiwandi and Kalyan, via high-end rail & road connectivity. The MumbaiAhmedabad National Highway (NH8) passes through the eastern part of the region and the city is also well connected by the western and central railway.

Also, with the proposed elevated rail corridor between Churchgate-Virar and the Bandra-Virar coastal corridor, the road journey will be curtailed to an hour. No other city in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region/peripheral locations provides such connectivity. Upcoming projects also include transport initiatives 40 metres wide 36 kms long ring road running through SativaliGokhivra-Vasai, Pelhar- Waliv-Gokhivra. New railway routes are also planned for Virar-Vasai-Diva-

« REAL ESTATE

What makes a trader successful?

Traders need to be disciplined and follow the trend rather going against it. Wait for the right opportunities as markets presents everyone with a lot of opportunities. Understand your risk appetite and invest your money in diverse asset classes to always make sure your risk is hedged.

What gives you that edge?

Markets should always be respected and my undivided attention and focus towards the markets is Do you try to anticipate or follow market trends? what makes me keep going.

Following the trend is always the better part of tradIs there any applicable lesson to trading? ing rather than going against it which could always Any final words?

A disciplined trader is one who achieves the suc- burn your hand. Follow technical analysis and have Enjoy the market and play it safe. “Remember trend is your friend.” cess in market. One key lesson is to be disciplined a clear understanding of the markets.

VASAI-VIRAR BECOMES ATTRACTIVE « MARKET WIZARD

What is your take on the current market scenario, Indian as well as global?

Markets are seeing some correction, which gives buying opportunities for the investors in India. Market participants fear about a rate hike in US which caused outflows in India, but according to me any rate hike by US Fed before expected time will be a signal that US economy is improving. Also on the domestic front, revival in the economy is being seen. In such conditions we can expect this bull-run to continue.

Panel and Virar-Dahanu-Gholvad.

SOCIAL AMENITIES

Vasai-Virar based Late Shri Vishnu Waman Thakur Charitable Trust started schools and colleges, constructed hospitals and supported residents of Vasai-Virar area. In the year 2000, the trust established the Viva College with affiliation to the University of Mumbai and admits all students from the Vasai-Virar region. The sprawling campus has offers all courses under Arts,

Commerce, Science, Management, Engineering, Technology, Hotel & Tourism Management, Architecture, and Pharmacy. The college also offers an exchange program to leading Universities like George Washington University, Washington D.C. USA. VVMC started the first ever municipal hospital in Vasai-Virar. In the pipeline are 21 health care centers and a 21 lakh sq. ft. hospital. VVMC has also ensured that Vasai-Virar witnesses wholesome growth. The region has 83 lakes out of

which VVMC has developed 21 lakes and are currently working on 09 lakes. The region also has 71 parks which are either being renovated or restored.

COMMERCE

The upcoming Virar-Alibaug corridor is a single corridor having a length of 126 kilometers which will incorporate multiple modes of transport such as buses, BRT, metro rails, cars and non-motorized tracks. The alignment of the corridor has been designed in a manner to promote planned development in the Virar, Kalyan, Navi-Mumbai and Alibaug areas. The MMRDA has pegged the cost of the project at Rs. 10,000 crore (USD 1600 Million) in 2013.

THE FUTURE CITY

Over the last decade, the Vasai-Virar region has been witnessing a rapid growth in infrastructure along with steady influx of population. The rail and roadways have strengthened by manifolds in and around the entire region. These two factors combined together have paved way for a steady economic and industrial growth.

These facilities are a necessity for any city to flourish as a commercial hub as well as residential township.

The last decade has seen the city take giant steps in laying the bricks for a strong foundation that will continue to make the city a place that provides excellent opportunities for individuals and companies, not only to contribute to the growing economy of a strong nation but also fulfill the dreams of millions. Cities are built to give dreams a place to grow bigger and better and in the coming decade the future city of Vasai-Virar will arrive turning those into reality.

(With inputs from Knight Frank Report)

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR SEPTEMBER 29 -- OCTOBER 1, 2014

ABIRLANUVO ACC

ADANIENT

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1670

478

482

1443

ADANIPORTS

281

ALBK

104

ADANIPOWER AMBUJACEM

PP

1657

45

1447

R1

1929

517

551

1561

279

310

107

139

46

R2

1800

56

S1

1541

S2

JPPOWER

413

JSWSTEEL

1674

1333

1220

341

248

216

76

45

65

170

448

37

28

214

212

223

233

201

191

1101

1097

1226

1356

968

838

ARVIND

300

303

336

370

269

236

ASIANPAINT

633

640

690

740

590

540

ANDHRABANK APOLLOHOSP APOLLOTYRE ASHOKLEY

AUROPHARMA AXISBANK

BAJAJ-AUTO

BANKBARODA BANKINDIA

BANKNIFTY BATAINDIA

BHARATFORG BHARTIARTL BHEL

BIOCON

67

193

40

889 390

2360 900 251

70

194 40

850 391

2377 910

260

217 43

108 240

47

979

1108

2527

2677

431

1010

314

471

1109 367

50

172 36

721 351

2226

811

207

31

149

32

592 312

2076 712

154

15725

15738

16826

17915

14649

13561

819

822

898

974

746

670

1274 409 205

1276 408 210

1354 432 238

500

497

534

313

312

333

BPCL

644

CANBK

361

365

CESC

752

CNXIT

CAIRN

89

641

714

1432 456 266 571

787

353

1198 384

1740

1835

1930

1645

1550

DRREDDY

EICHERMOT

3256

3253

183

3456

203

3659

499

554 323

179 50

144

3050

443 556 502 297

155 44

125

2847

11447

11402

12412

13423

10392

9382

FEDERALBNK

127

126

138

150

115

103

GLENMARK

695

709

632

556

EXIDEIND GAIL

GMRINFRA

GODREJIND GRASIM

HAVELLS

HCLTECH HDFC

HDFCBANK HDIL

HEROMOTOCO HEXAWARE HINDALCO

HINDPETRO

HINDUNILVR HINDZINC

IBREALEST ICICIBANK IDBI

IDEA

IDFC IFCI IGL

INDIACEM

172

447 20

311

3636 263

1724

1048 881

81

170

181

447

467

20

26

314

3634 261

1706

1056 871 83

785 351

192 487

861

31

387

3885

4136

1787

1869

916

961

291

1113 103

321

1169 122

159 427 15

278

826

781

64

2771

158

154

181

207

128

750

797

844

703

479

754 165

74

473

162

71

507 172

82

541

183

93

242

1542

1000

3282 228

9

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« TOP VIEW A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.

—Legendary Investor Warren Buffett

« EXPERT VIEW

Mixed Signals Emerge NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (September 29, 2014) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty rose moderately on Friday (September 26, 2014) a net 57 points (0.72%) and closed at the 7968 point level.

The market opened down with a gap at the 7885 points level. It then turned into a range bound movement until 12.15 p.m. The index then declined sharply and registered the day’s low at the 7841 points level at 12.41 p.m. It then rose into the green and turned into a range bound movement until 2.25 p.m. The index then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 7993 points level at 2.51 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 152 points. Sentiment seemed bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 36 were gainers, while 14 were losers. Substantial buying was witnessed in metal, realty, PSU and banking stocks, while some selling was witnessed in technology, IT, FMCG and consumer durables stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 22.38%. This change is substantial but indicates a moderate participation by investors as volumes had risen substantially in the previous session.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 881 were gainers, 701 were losers and 26 remained unchanged.

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

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

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

Is below its 15-day average (at 8056) Negative.

Is below its 25-day average (at 8034) Negative.

Is above its 200-day average (at 7013) Positive.

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

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

The next support is at the 7615 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 8138 points level.

The next resistance is at the 8246 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 7935 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 7876.

Support (2) = 7783.

Resistance (1) = 8028. Resistance (2) = 8086.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a long white body candle This is positive.

However, the 5-day’s moving average has dropped below the 25-day’s moving average. Further, the index is below its 5, 15 and 25-day’s moving averages. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate weakness. All these indicate a negative bias. Investors are advised to avoid buying at present levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is below the – DI line and both lines are diverging (negative if it continues).

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

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 8009) Negative.

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

SANJAY R. BHATIA

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he markets are placed at crossroads and poised crucially. Though the Nifty bounced back from two critical levels on Friday, the Nifty’s 50-day SMA and the 7874 support level, it is important that the Nifty continues to sustain over these levels for any uptrend to unfold. The markets however are likely to remain volatile and choppy and would struggle to find a secular direction as the ADX line, +DI line and –DI line are still converging and a decisive breakout is awaited. The key oscillators are placed below their respective averages, which is a negative sign for the markets. However, the Nifty is still placed above its 50-day SMA, 100-day SMA and 200-day SMA which is the saving grace for the markets. Now it is important that the markets witness follow up buying support at higher levels for fresh rally to unfold. In case the Nifty breaches its 50-day SMA and remains below it then the markets could fall further and test the 7540 level, which remains an important support level for the markets. The support levels for Nifty are placed at 7874, 7568, 7540, 7422 and 7118 levels. The Nifty faces resistance at 8049, 8142, 8181, 8200 and 8250 Stock Pick BUY M&M (1393) above 1397, Stop Loss 1373, Target 1450 M&M is displaying a positive trend. It is displaying a higher top higher bottom formation. It is placed above its 200-day SMA, which is its long-term moving average and is a positive sign for the stock. The RSI is placed above its average. M&M is likely to move higher and test its previous high placed at 1434 and move above it.

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

RELIGARE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON SANGHI INDUSTRIES CMP: Rs. 53

Target Rs. 90

We initiate coverage on SNGI with a BUY rating and a Sep’15 TP of Rs 90 (80% upside) as we expect (1) a strong revenue/PAT CAGR of 20%/59% over FY14-FY17 and (2) a 78% surge in EBITDA/t to Rs 1,230 over the same period, backed by low-cost capacity expansion from 2.9mt to 4.1mt and positive shifts in product/market mix. We expect this structural turnaround to drive a tripling in ROE from 5% to 16% by FY17 and a re-rating from current discounted valuations of 4.5x FY16E/3.5x FY17E to 6x oneyear fwd EV/EBITDA, in line with peers.

EMKAY CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON KOLTE PATIL DEV.

CMP: Rs. 173 Target Rs. 250 Dominance in Pune- one of the major housing markets of India: Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. (KPDL) is a Pune-based real estate developer with focus towards housing segment. The company since its inception in 1994 has delivered more than 10msf of space. Presently, with land bank of 30.6msf.

KPDL is a leading developer in Pune with more than 7% market share. Pune is the 2nd most developed city in Maharashtra State, which is amongst the most developed states in India. The city’s industrial canvas is a classic blend of old economy (automobile hub) and new economy (IT), generating a balanced growth in employment percolating to growth in housing. Initiate coverage with Buy rating and TP of Rs 250: We value KPDL on NAV basis, valuing the on-going and forthcoming projects on NPV basis with discount rate of 15.4% and land bank on lower of P/BV and replacement value. We deduct the core net debt and land payable to arrive at NAV of Rs 250. Value of the on-going projects constitute more than 70% of the NAV estimate, while the balance is in planned and forthcoming projects. We have deducted only tobe-repaid debt as the convertible debentures will be in form of the equity share in respective project SPVs. Company has outstanding payables of Rs 650mn for two projects, which is deducted.

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The Sum Assured is paid on death whenever it may occur. i.e. coverage for whole life. Usually the term is considered as 99 years, as human mortality is less than that. In some policies, if the life is VP at assured reaches the age of 99, then sum assured is paid as Survival Benefit.

MyInsurance Personally I feel, LIC Jeevan Anand is an excelClub.com lent plan which is actually a combination of Endowment + Whole Life. It is a Double Death Benefit Plan if the life insured survives till the end of the policy term. This plan has average premium, high bonus rate and great liquidity features.

In this plan, the Life Insured receives the Sum Assured + Bonus as Maturity Benefit but the life cover chosen continues till his death. Again an Please suggest a Good Whole Life Plan for additional Sum Assured is paid whenever the Life me which I can opt for without too much thought on it.

—Paresh Singhi, Thane Insured dies. Thus this plan is both an endowment plan and a whole life plan. case would be congenital heart disease bicuspid All plans are good and it totally depends upon However, if the life insured dies before the the need which plan you should opt for. aortic valve.

A Whole Life Insurance Plan is basically a Term completion of premium paying term, i.e. within There are certain plans which cover Pre the policy tenure, the entire Sum Assured along Plan with unlimited term. Thus, it is also a pure Existing Illnesses, i.e. the illness which have been protection plan like a Term Plan, where the nomi- with accrued Bonus is paid to the nominee and diagnosed, irrespective of the fact whether it has the policy would terminate. There is also an addi- been treated or not, are considered to be prenee gets the Death Benefit on the death of the Life Insured and there is no Maturity Benefit. The tional Accidental Death and Disability Benefit is existing at the time of policy application like your congenital heart disease bicuspid aortic valve. basic difference between the two plans is that in payable till 70 years of age of the life insured.

However, there are many plans which cover Whole Life Plans, the nominee gets the money pre-existing diseases and the same is covered whenever the life insured dies till the age of 99 I have congenital heart disease bicuspid after a certain waiting period. Most insurers years whereas in Term Plan, the nominee would aortic valve. Could you please let me know which do cover pre existing diseases have a waitget the death benefit only if the Life Insured dies medical insurance plans which cover conwithin the policy term and nothing is payable genital diseases and will surely accept my ing period for 3-4 years. However, it is still worth beyond that period. Thus a Whole Life Plan is proposal?

—Sanjeev Kumar, Cotton Green taking the plan, since you would get coverage for another version of a Term Plan where the policy First and foremost, let me explain the basic conall other ailments other than pre-existing conditerm is unlimited. cept of Pre-existing Illness Cover which in your tions from day 1.

MANOJ ASWANI

« INSURANCE

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By Manoj Aswani

hola Healthline Plan is a health insurance plan which is designed to cater to the needs of individuals universally as it comes in 3 different versions. Every option is different with different benefits giving the investor ample flexibility to choose a plan more suitable to him.

How it works –The plan provides a comprehensive coverage under 3 different plan options: Value Plan Freedom Plan Enrich Plan All the plan options cover pre and post hospitalization expenses, day care treatments, ambulance expenses, organ donor expenses, etc with other varied benefits. It provides coverage for Ayush Benefits as well even in the basic Value Plan Option.

The plan comes on an Individual as well as Family Floater basis and covers self, spouse, dependent children, dependent parents, parentsin-law and siblings on Individual Sum Assured basis and self, spouse and dependent children on floater Sum Assured basis.

There is a Unique Benefit of Double Sum Insured for 14 Critical Illnesses and Accident in the Enrich Plan option which makes the plan more comprehensive.

Double Sum Insured Benefit: This benefit promises double Sum Insured to the policyholder for 14 covered Critical Illnesses and any accident. This enhances the coverage amount and is useful in cases when the cover gets exhausted in any claim year.

Let us explain this with an example. Suppose the policyholder has a Sum Assured of Rs 4 lakhs and suffers from any named Critical Illness where the claim amount is say 6 lakhs. In that scenario, the Double SI benefit will come into effect and the entire claim of 6 lakhs will be paid by the insurer even when the coverage was for only 4 lakhs.

If another claim happens within the same year for the policyholder’s wife, claim up to 2 lakhs will be paid by the insurer only if the claim occurs as a result of a named Critical Illness or accident.

The concept of insurance is that it covers unknown risks and not known ones. However it will still cover all your ailments after the certain waiting period is over.

Since there is no written down strict procedure for any underwriting conditions, you need to apply and then check whether the same is covered. It depends on the risk taking capacity of the Insurance Company but it makes sense to reveal the truth instead of hiding it so that there is no fear of non disclosure or misrepresentation of material truth.

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

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

« PRODUCT REVIEW: CHOLA HEALTHLINE PLAN

Different Plans Available For Flexibility Of Individuals ELIGIBILITY & RESTRICTIONS OF CHOLA HEALTHLINE PLAN Coverage Amount (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years)

Maturity Age(in years)

Minimum Maximum 2 Lakhs 1

Lifelong

10 Lakhs 3

Key Features of Chola Healthline Plan 1. The plan comes in 3 versions: a. Value Plan b. Freedom Plan c. Enrich Plan 2. The Sum Assured and benefit structure varies across all the versions with a Sum Assured range of 2 lakhs (Value Plan) to 10 lakhs (Enrich Plan) 3. This Enrich plan has an additional Benefit of Double Sum Insured wherein the entire Sum Assured is doubled if the insured suffers from any named Critical Illness or accident.

4. Lifelong Renewability in this plan 5. The plan can be taken for self, spouse, dependent children, dependent parents, parents-in-law and siblings on an Individual Sum Assured Basis and for self, spouse and dependent children on Floater Sum Assured basis.

6. There is a discount in premium @ 6% for pur-

chasing a 2 year policy and @ 12% for a 3 year policy.

7. Cashless claim facility available across 3000+ hospitals in India 8. An Exclusive Discount of 5 - 50% available at pharmacies, labs, hospitals, etc over 1200 service providers.

9. e-Health cards for cashless hospitalization and discounts, customer care details, tracking features, etc.

10. Coverage for Ayush (Ayurvedic, Unani, Sidha and Homeopathy) Benefit as well 11. A cumulative No Claim Bonus of 5% of Sum Assured is given for every claim-free year which varies with each version.

12. The No Claim Bonus reduces in case of claim in the following year at varied rates Exclusions - What is not covered in Chola Healthline Plan?

All treatments except within first 30 days,

exceptions – accidental case Pre-existing conditions for first 4 yrs HIV, AIDS and related diseases Mental disorder, insanity, cosmetic surgery & weight control treatments Abuse of drugs, alcohol, hallucinogens, intoxicant Hospitalization due to war Pregnancy, dental unless specific plan taken 2 years exclusion for specific diseases Naturopathy Treatment Experimental, investigational or unproven treatment, devices and pharmacological regimens

Sample illustration of Premium of Chola Healthline Plan The below illustration is for a healthy Male opting for family floater option.

Sum Assured = 2 lakhs (for Value Plan) and 5 lakhs (for Freedom & Enrich Plan) Ages = 35, 45 & 55 years Persons Covered = 2A+2C

Family Floater of Chola Healthline Plan 2 Adults + 2 dependent children

Tax Benefits of Chola Healthline Plan Health Insurance premiums paid up to Rs. 15,000 and Rs 20,000 for senior citizen are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80D of the Income Tax Act.

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved. HBO, 9 p.m.

EK HASINA THI

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Durga enters the Goenka Mansion as Dev’s wife. Though Sakshi has handed Durga her biggest defeat by getting her married to Dev, Durga is not deterred from her agenda to destroy the Goenkas. Shaurya is shaken up when Sakshi takes him in the secret room and proves to him that she has a hunch of Nitya being alive and that Durga has an agenda connected to Payal’s rape case. Both the mother and the son team up to unravel Durga’s agenda and make her life miserable. Unknown to Sakshi, Shaurya is still hellbent on winning the bet. Dev is cold towards Durga as the wedding is only a medium for him to get to Nitya..Durga has already activated Akash to execute the plan of exposing Rajnath- Raima’s affair to Sakshi. Star Plus, 8 p.m.

MOST EXTREME

So who are the fastest, or strongest, or greediest animals?

Which are the highest jumpers or the smartest? Tune into Animal Planet’s MOST EXTREME as it presents the extraordinary powers of these animals and puts our human achievements into perspective. This episode sees fashion disasters taken to the extreme, from porcupines that know all about body piercing, to bizarre pigs with a lethal toothache. Animal Planet, 11 p.m.

COMBAT COUNTDOWN

COMBAT COUNTDOWN showcases the biggest and best war machines on battlefields around the globe, tune in as the show gets bigger and better as it travels the world to see the elite technology from the land, sea and air - and meets the brave soldiers who operate them every day. Discovery Science, 10 p.m.

FOOD FACTORY

Behind each bag of chips, can of beer, bar of chocolate, and

BATTLE OF THE YEAR

Ek Hasina Thi, Star Plus, 8 p.m.

loaf of bread is a mega-industrial production line that brings each product to the masses. FOOD FACTORY is a mesmerising behind-the-scenes peek into the weird and wonderful processes that produce everyone’s favourite foods. From raw materials to finished products, the series goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are made. Discovery, 8 p.m.

QUBOOL HAI

Sanam and Aahil grow closer to each other and Sanam encourages Aahil let go of his past baggage. The couple releases a bunch of balloons in the air together to make Aahil feel lighter. In that moment they are about to confess their love for each other. Will love finally blossom between the two?

Zee TV, 9.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

The producer Dante Graham promotes a group of b-boys expecting to bring the Battle of the Year Trophy back to the USA that have not won it in fifteen years. He hires his friend and former basketball couch Jason Blake that grieves the loss of his wife and son to prepare his team. Blake fires the whole team since they do not have motivation and decides to select a new group of dancers under the nickname of Dream Team. He also hires the youngster Franklyn and the choreographer of breakdance Stacy to help him. Along the months, Blake tries to implement teamwork and works hard with the group. In the competition in France, he has a great surprise. Pix, 11.25 p.m.

INCREDIBLE HULK

Depicting the events after the Gamma Bomb. ‘The Incredible Hulk’ tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges; The Abomination. Star Movies, 9 p.m.

SHARABI

Vicky Kapoor, the only son of multi-millionaire industrialist, Amarnath , grows up to be an alcoholic, a spolit brat with a good heart. Amarnath has detached himself completely from Vicky’s life, and provides him money in lieu of affection and care, leaving this to be taken care of by Munshi Phoolchand. Vicky is very resentful of being ignored by his dad in this manner, and leaves no stone unturned to mock and belittle him at every available opportunity. Amarnath hopes to get his son married, but Vicky loves Meena, the daughter of a poor blind man, which is not acceptable to Amarnath. One day, Amarnath decides he has had enough and decides to turn Vicky out of his house. He has him sign waivers, and asks him to get out, which Vicky happily does.

Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.

BLOODSPORT

Martial arts fighter Frank Dux takes on the challenge to participate in the Kumite martial arts tournament, which is brutal.

Trained by Tanaka, Dux decides to take on Chong Li, the champion who has even taken a few lives in the competition, while his army superiors urge him not to. Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

SHOOL

Police Inspector Samar Pratap Singh is transferred to Motihari, in the Indian state of Bihar, along with his wife, Manjari and a daughter. He is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the District Superintendent of Police, as well as his subordinates and fellow officers. His diligence in maintaining law and order, and his belief in justice for all, regardless of one’s background, makes him a powerful enemy in

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the shape and form of Bachu Yadav who is the local MLA of the ruling political party, and will not stop at anything to get rid of Samar and his family, by hook or by crook, and no one will dare to stop him. Star Gold, 10.45 p.m.

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THE POSITIVE SIDE OF AJAY CHAUDHARY

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

other than acting?

I love travelling and interacting with What is so special about different kinds of people from all your character Vishnu in over the world. I’m an adventurous 'Uttaran'? guy and just want to do everything There is nothing really special about from singing to bungee jumping to it, but i must mention that Vishnu is sky diving to flying a plane. In fact, I very down to earth and positive guy have even tried to fly a plane! on Indian television! He’s an orphan Basically I am a workaholic, doing and has faced a lot of ups and one show after another, but I enjoy downs, but doesn’t give up. my life and make sure I’m not bored.

Do you relate to your character?

What changes do you find I relate to Vishnu in the context that in the industry over the years? just like him I am a very positive Over the years the television industry person and take life in an has grown massively and is growing optimistic way! every day! All kinds of shows are coming up. For any industry, What kind of roles you monetary rotation is very important, would like to do?

My dream role would be to play the which is going well for the industry character Amitabh Bachchan did in and I think it's going in the right 'Sharaabi'. path. As far as my personal life is concerned, within these past eight What are your interests years of acting, I have grown as a

By Sandeep Hattangadi

Happy dancing

Farah Khan is a woman of many talents but nothing stirs her soul more than dance. It doesn’t come as a surprise then that she’s agreed to be a part of Zee TV’s latest dance reality show ‘Dil Se Naachein

Ajay Chaudhary who hails from Ghaziabad is a postgraduate in theatre from Mumbai University and has done popular shows like 'Love Story' by Anurag Basu (2010) on Sab TV and has also played the role of Jatin in 'Sujata - Ek Stree Ka Samarpan'. He is currently seen playing the role of Vishnu in 'Uttaran'. We spoke to the talented actor about his role in the long-running show.

human being and become mature.

Are you open to doing reality shows?

Yes, of course! I would love to do a dance reality show. I also want to host a show because it’s spontaneous and interesting. I basically want to do everything.

Who are your favorite Bollywood stars?

Amitabh Bachchan is a millennium star, he’s just so perfect! Irrfan khan and KK Menon I follow because they are very original. They are easygoing actors, so I love following them. When it comes to Bollywood actresses, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra are the kind of a rare combination of beauty with excellent acting skills.

Would you like to get into films?

Yes, Of course. I would like to do a

film that showcases my talent. I have done a few films like 'Let’s Dance' (2009) which was directed

by Aarif Sheikh. Another movie was 'Aamras' directed by Rupali Guha.

Both the movies were good but there was nothing that added anything in my acting career. They were female-oriented. Personally I would want be a romantic hero and romance on screen.

What are your strengths as an actor?

Here I would say I’m still trying to explore myself and growing as an actor.

What do you watch on television?

I’m not a regular TV viewer, but if I get the time, I like watching 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai' on Zee Zindagi.

I even like watching my earlier show, 'Love Story'. People remember me from that show.

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Apurva plays a character inflicted with OCD

ctor Apurva Agnihotri says his new show 'Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye' costar and Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre, who is making her debut in fiction, is a wonderful actress and very childlike. After bidding adieu to films, Sonali is frequently seen on TV as a judge on reality shows, but with the Ekta Kapoor's new show she has jumped onto the daily soap bandwagon.

"I am lucky that Sonali is making her fiction debut opposite me. I am a fan. She is a wonderful actress. She has so much of experience behind her but on the sets she is very childlike," Apurva told PTI. 'Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye' is an unusual, heart-warming story of two strangers – Shobha (Sonali) and Vikram (Apurva) who meet each other by luck and bond. It will go on air from early next month. The 41year-old 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nhi' actor says his character is one of the most challenging roles of his career because it has got many layers.

"My character, Vikram, is very different from the roles I did in the past. He has got multiple layers. I just pray that I can live up to Ekta's expectations. The character has got OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), he very mean towards people and is also animated at times. The journey of the role is tough," he said.

This is the first time that Apurva is teaming up with Ekta, who has helped in a big way to shape his wife Shilpa Sakhlani's career.

Bald Diandra?

Due to the tight security check for the passengers at Salman Khan’s aircraft at 'Bigg Boss 8', supermodel-turnedemcee-turned-actress Diandra Soares had to leave behind a mini suitcase full of hair accessories including pink and white wigs, glitter, glue, hair extensions, feathers, beads and more. It’ll be interesting to see for how long Diandra’s hair remains blue. When Diandra

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Coming back in a negative role

mall screen's favourite 'bahu' Gurdeep Kohli is returning to daily soap after a gap of five years with a negative role in popular TV show 'Diya Aur Baati Hum'. Gurdeep, who is best known for portraying Dr Juhi Singh in medical soap opera 'Sanjivani', says she took up the role because it was an out-and-out negative role.

"I am happy that I am back. It's completely a dark character unlike negative roles which are generally grey. It becomes more challenging to make a comeback with such kind of roles, which you have never portrayed before. I hope people will like me the way they loved my previous characters. My last full-fledged role was in 'Kasamh Se'," Gurdeep told PTI. The 'ABC' host says the role is performance-driven and she would be seen in many disguises. "Even my entry to the show is in the 'Raavan' avatar. It's exciting to don so many parts. It didn't need any special preparation. It's just an understanding of the subject.

Moreover, we have seen so much in our films," said Gurdeep.

The 34-year-old actress used to follow lost track after her daughter was born. "I used to watch it initially. I liked the concept of the show where a husband stands up for his wife against the family norms of not educating the female members. But I lost touch after my daughter was born," she said.

made an entry to the Bigg Boss’ house, Karishma Tanna asked her if her hair was real and Diandra answered in the affirmative. With her hair do, Diandra needs the beauty products to maintain her looks and remain in the house.

the heartthrob of the nation with his stellar debut on Indian Television with Zindagi’s flagship show 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai', is back to charm the viewers with his drama series 'Humsafar', soon to be telecast on the channel. 'Humsafar', which became a blockbuster show during its run in Pakistan, not only turned its lead pair Fawad and Mahira into stars overnight but also went on to become the highestrated Pakistani drama ever.

Vidya Balan's look on TV

Talented host

TV TATTLE Indiawaale’ – a hunt for India’s happiest dancer.

Quiz her on what a ‘happy dancer’ really is and she looks to Bollywood for examples. “The show looks out for the happiest dancers whose inner joy is so infectious that they spread cheer as soon as they begin to move. When I look back at some of the most iconic dancers Bollywood has seen over the years, I think of Shammi Kapoor, Govinda, Dharmendra, Jitendra and more recently Ranveer Singh as actors who belong to this school of dancing.”

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Simone Singh's character Saakshi Goenka on Star Plus' show 'Ek Hasina Thi' is inspired from Vidya Balan's look. Simone who recently won the award for best actor in a negative role dresses similar to Vidya Balan.

On the show, Simone plays Saakshi Goenka who will go to any length to get what she wants. Her character is shown to be wearing elegant sarees and jewelry on the show. It is also believed that the very beautiful and talented actress takes keen interest in the styling of her character.

Fawad's new drama

India’s latest pin up boy Fawad Khan who became

The multi-faceted actor, RJ, anchor and TV presenter Mantra is all set to host 'Antakshari'. He will be seen hosting the show with legend Anu Kapoor. Mantra has proved his talent as a radio hockey, has shown his consummate comic timing with comedy reality shows, his acting prowess with a number of films with the dictators of Bollywood and his recent stint as a host for Pro Kabaddi has got him lots of accolades from who's who of Bollywood like Bipasha Basu and Abhishek Bachchan. With Mantra's wisecracks and Anu Kapoor's astronomical knowledge on Bollywood movies and songs, the show is expected to have the intrigue of the audiences.

PEOPLE HAVE NOW GOT A THIRD OPTION

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NOTES FROM NEW DELHI

Santosh Bharatiya

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omething or the other usually happens after defeat in elections. Some signals are there, some lessons are there. On September 13, Assembly by-elections took place in three states of the country – Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. And when the results came on September 16, then the scene was something like this: the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was just not acknowledging the importance of these by-elections and those who had won, they were calling it a sign of the future. Before the results came, the BJP was claiming it would win all the seats because it had fought the whole election on Narendra Modi’s name.

The design in Uttar Pradesh was amazing. Here, the Bharatiya Janata Party, changing all the issues, adopted the strategy of communal polarisation and handed over the election reins to Yogi Adityanath. Yogi Adityanath pushed forward the agenda of the Hindu Mahasabha on the lines of the RSS and began raising slogans of uniting Hindus. The attacks on the Muslim community increased tension. He said that where Muslims are more than 10 per cent, it is there that communal riots take place. After this there was Love Jihad, which he publicised without any hesitation and gave the indication that Hindu society will not at any cost accept a relationship of any daughter of its with any Muslim boy.

Now Sushil Kumar Modi has said that Yogi Adityanath is not the face of the BJP. However, Sushil Kumar Modi had lost the election in Bihar and voices against him in the BJP have become sharper, whereas in Uttar Pradesh the demand for handing over leadership of the State to Varun Gandhi have started to be raised, so that he can be presented as the future Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. By-elections of Assemblies give many signals.

The first signal is that Uttar Pradesh has shown the line of thinking of the people of the country – that the Hindu community doesn’t like any kind of campaign of hate and communal polarisation.

It has also showed that Narendra Modi’s issues of corruption, inflation and unemployment got votes, not an agenda of dividing the country into Hindus and Muslims. From this perhaps the Sangh (RSS) and the BJP would

have received the signal to do a rethink on the issues of Section 370, the Common Civil Code and the Ram Mandir.

The public in the country wants to get rid of their problems, doesn’t want quarrels and fights.

Perhaps the BJP and Narendra Modi don’t want to understand one more fact. That fact is that in the Lok Sabha elections there were only two ‘poles’, Narendra Modi on one side and on the other side, the fragmented, reluctant-to-fight-elections Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi.

There was no third option at all.

In these Assembly by-elections, people got a third option.

In Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav showed that the victory in Bihar was not a victory gained by default and maybe that is why on September 14 a closed

Chaudhary Devilal. Everybody will be going to that public meeting. Maybe this would be the first step of the Janata Parivar coming close to each together and it is a coincidence that when in 1987 the foundation of the Janata Party was laid down, the then Chief Minister and biggest leader of Haryana, Chaudhary Devilal, was the leader of the movement.

Today the former Chief Minister of Haryana, Om Prakash Chautala, is doing the work of taking forward this movement. In the meeting Nitish Kumar asked everyone this question: if we don’t come together, then what is the option? And nobody had the answer to it. Almost everybody agreed with Nitish’s point that people of the Janata Parivar should come together and give each other support in their States.

Now it seems that preparations of a new option forming will begin in Jind, in which there will not be one party, but one front and the basic principle of this front will be that nobody will interfere in anybody else’s State.

The results in Uttar Pradesh have given all these leaders new zeal and if this Janata front gets formed, then definitely it will have to be accepted that a big challenge will arise for the current ruling party of the country, the BJP. There is the possibility that the BJP will try its utmost to break this Janata front that is to be formed and make a strategy to take one or two leaders from it with itself. To taste the small grape fruit of power by spending all its earnings, probably no one would want that this time. These

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

DILLI KA BABU The Big One

Ajit Seth

Saurabh Chandra

The extended tenure of Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth is ending and the Modi sarkar is scouting for his replacement, reportedly to take over from Seth in mid-October. Seth, it may be recalled, was slated to retire in June but was given a six month extension

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he took office. Sources say that though Modi retained Seth, he has been searching for a suitable replacement. It is clear that the next Cabinet Secretary will have to be someone not just eligible but also attuned to the Prime Minister’s approach to governance. Apparently, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has shortlisted Rajasthan Chief Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Petroluem Secretary Saurabh Chandra and Shipping Secretary Vishwapati Trivedi for the coveted position. But there could be surprises, too, since the decision is the Prime Minister’s to make, and Modi chooses his babus with care. So, unlikely that others who are considering a shot at the position will give up their efforts to make it to the list. But who will ultimately win, only Modi currently knows.

Without prejudice

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Nitish Kumar

Yogi Adityanath

door meeting was held in New Delhi, which no one in the media got to know about. In that closed door meeting Nitish Kumar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Yadav, Om Prakash Chautala, Kamal Morarka, Shivpal Singh Yadav and K.C. Tyagi were present. In this meeting, there was deep deliberation on whether an attempt should be made to bring together the Janata Parivar. Almost everybody agreed that if the Janata Parivar had been one, then neither would communal polarisation have happened in the country and nor would the BJP have ruled the country by getting 282 seats so easily.

In the meeting, the fact came to light that there are approximately 155 such MPs who had never remained joined with the BJP. They joined the BJP only in this election. That means out of 282 MPs, half the MPs are such who didn’t have a relationship with the BJP. The key happening at this meeting should be considered this: that it was decided that the old Janata Parivar be gathered together and everybody should help each other.

In this meeting itself Om Prakash Chautala invited everybody to a public meeting in Jind on the 100th death anniversary of

On September 14 when this meeting was going on, then in everybody’s mind there was the thought: what will happen in the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh? Nitish Kumar himself asked Mulayam Singh Yadav this question, that day after tomorrow i.e. on September 16 when the results will come, then what will happen in Mainpuri and in the other 11 places?

Mulayam Singh looking in Shivpal Singh’s direction, said that Shivpal will give the answer to this. Shivpal Singh in his unassuming manner said that in Mainpuri we will win, like we used to win when Mulayam Singhji was the candidate, and at other places too we will win at least six seats.

Along with Nitish Kumar everybody’s opinion was that if you win even two seats, then people will believe that you got victory over the BJP. Everybody gave the same single reason that all these 11 seats were seats of victorious BJP MLAs. On this Shivpal Singh’s answer was that maybe we will also win more than six seats and when the results came on September 16, then the Samajwadi Party had won eight Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat.

by-elections have also conveyed to the people of the Janata Parivar that now they can even move their steps forward in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the only condition being that everybody comes together honestly and in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, support Om Prakash Chautala.

Thereafter, support Nitish Kumar in the Bihar Assembly elections and then support Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Assembly elections in the most important State of Uttar Pradesh.

What line history is going to write on this page of politics nobody knows yet, but if politicians gave an example of honesty, then those lines can be amazing. One has to be cautious only of this much that no one should conspire to pull another’s leg, because it has been seen that when together, every person tries to be big and when the same person goes to the camp of the Congress or the BJP, then meekly, without speaking, tolerates everything happily and gives arguments too for justifying it to be right. It has to be seen in what manner the people of the Janata Parivar behave this time – give each other support or throw dirt into each other's eye.

Former CAG Vinod Rai’s recent memoir has drawn a lot of attention for anecdotal accounts of his adventures in the corridors of power. His comments about former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his administration, particularly during the 2G spectrum scandal have eclipsed all else in the book, he has interesting things to say about his peers in babudom. Of special interest are his opinions about such powerful babus as Pulok Chatterji, N.K. Singh, Vini Mahajan, P.J. Thomas, T.K.A. Nair, R.P. Singh and Sunil Arora.

While T.K.A. Nair is baptised “the Priest” of the PMO “temple”, other PMO inmates at the time, like Pulok Chatterji and Vini Mahajan, too wielded immense influence, says a feisty Rai. He has rare praise for Sunil Arora, the current Secretary of the newly created Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, calling him “an outstanding officer”, but is more than a bit bemused with former colleague R.P. Singh, who despite being “a valued colleague” took an adversarial stance on the 2G issue. Would history agree with Rai?

Gone babu, gone!

As if the shortage of IAS babus was not worry enough, it appears that several IAS officers are missing in action, some of them for several years, and the Government is clueless about their whereabouts! It may be time for the Government to perhaps reconsider the definition of “study leave”, which has become a preferred ploy of many bureaucrats to go abroad for several years, and not return! The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has recorded 19 IAS officers and two IPS officers who are on unauthorised leave for several years. They are from different State cadres (showing a democratic urge among babus across States to play truant), but the Government has been unable to trace them or take actions against them.

— By Dilip Cherian

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NEWS IN BRIEF Jaitley recovers from respiratory infection

FINANCE Minister Arun Jaitley is making good recovery from a respiratory infection but moved from a private hospital to an isolation facility at AAIMS today to avoid any recurrence. Jaitley, 61, who was hospitalised a few days ago after undergoing a planned diabetes management surgery on September 2, is expected to be discharged from AIIMS in a few days after which he will resume his official work.

PM pays tributes to Bhagat Singh

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his 107th birth anniversary, saying his undying patriotism continues to inspire people. “On his birth anniversary, I bow to the proud son of India, Shaheed Bhagat Singh. His undying patriotism and courage continue to inspire,” the Prime Minister said in a message. The revolutionary freedom fighter was hanged at a Lahore jail along with Shivaram Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar on March 23, 1931.

CVC, CIC working without chiefs

ANTI-CORRUPTION watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and transparency panel Central Information Commission (CIC) are now both without their chiefs. Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar demitted office today, after serving for a little over three years. Kumar, a former Defence Secretary, took oath as the chief of the probity watchdog on July 14, 2011. He was given a farewell by his office staff on Friday. The CVC is headed by a Central Vigilance Commissioner and has two Vigilance Commissioners.

ASI begins conservation work on Diwan-i-Khas

THE Archaeological Survey of India will start conservation work from Monday on the 17th century Diwan-i-Khas monument inside the Red Fort after a portion of the roof of the Mughal-period hall ‘sagged’. Allaying apprehensions, the ASI Delhi Circle said there was nothing “alarming” and it was a “routine” conservation exercise. “The Diwan-i-Khas has been standing for over three centuries and the roof was built in a multi-layered fashion with wood layering at the bottom. And, over time, the wood has aged and must have given way or rotten, because of which the portion of the roof had sagged,” an ASI Delhi Circle official said.

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File photo of Senior AIADMK leader and Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam with party chief J. Jayalalithaa. Pannerselvam is set to take over as the next Chief Minister after the party MLAs elected him as the legislative party leader in Chennai on Saturday.

ANGALORE/CHENNAI: Lawyers for jailed AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa will move the Karnataka High Court on Monday for bail for her while they were also finalising a strategy for seeking a stay on her conviction and sentence in the disproportionate assets case. “We will be filing a bail application in the Karnataka High Court on Monday,” B Kumar, Senior Counsel for the 66-year-old leader, told PTI today, a day after a Special court sentenced her to four years in jail that immediately disqualified her from being an MLA. But it may be taken up only on Tuesday when there is a scheduled hearing by a vacation bench because the high court will observe holidays from September 29 to October 6 for Dasara.

A battery of lawyers were giving final touches to their legal strategy in seeking immediate relief for Jay-

Justice Dattu sworn in as CJI

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EW DELHI: Justice H.L. Dattu, who has been heading the bench monitoring probe into the 2G scam, was today sworn in as the next Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee and will have a tenure of 14 months.

63-year-old Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, the senior-most Supreme Court judge, took oath at a brief ceremony held at the chandeliered Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

He will have a tenure of 14 months and will retire on December 2, 2015.

Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, M Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar and BJP veteran L K Advani were among those present at the ceremony.

Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rajeev Shulka were the only prominent opposition leaders who attended the programme.

Justice Lodha, who retired yesterday as the CJI, senior judges of the Supreme Court, High Court, retired judges and members of the Bar were also present.

alalithaa, who has been convicted

by Special Judge John Michael D’Cunha and sentenced to four years imprisonment in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case.

Since the sentencing was for a period more than three years, only the high court can grant bail in Jayalalithaa’s case. Kumar said a team of lawyers were holding discussions on filing a petition seeking stay of conviction and also the sentence awarded to Jayalalithaa in the 18year old case. The criminal revision petition is one of the options before the lawyers who would like to secure an immediate stay on the conviction and the sentencing.

A stay on the conviction, which superior courts are said to be normally reluctant to grant in a corruption case, would nullify the disqualification as MLA which the AIADMK leader has suffered with Saturday’s judgement.

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President Pranab Mukherjee greets the new Chief Justice of India Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu after administering the oath of office to him at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Justice Dattu has been heading the bench monitoring investigations into the 2G spectrum scam. “I will request for blessing of all citizens of this country to give me courage and con-

fidence to take this institution of mine to the highest stride,” he had said earlier this month when the file relating to his appointment reached the Prime Minister’s Office.

BIG MONEY...

Amazon Founder CEO Jeff Bezos hands over a cheque to Amit Agarwal, VP & Country Manager of Amazon India, during an event in Bengaluru on Sunday.

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EW DELHI: Taking a stern view of the undue “harassment” of taxpayers during scrutiny of their cases, the CBDT has issued orders asking the I-T department to complete these enquiries in quick time and not drag them “unnecessarily”.

Compulsory scrutiny cases have been a matter of grievance for many taxpayers due to fears of harassment by I-T officials as one has to undertake many visits and submit numerous documents in order to prove that he or she has not escaped the tax.

The I-T department, according to officials, picks up only 2 per cent of the total tax returns cases for scrutiny in an assessment year and these too are selected by a computerised system in order to totally rule out any scope for human intervention.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of the Income Tax department, has now mandated that, henceforth, the ambit of these enquiries should be limited to the verification of specific questions. The board said it is issuing these directions following an analysis of taxpayers’ grievances in this regard.

“Feedback and analysis of such orders indicates that, many times, the core issues which formed the basis of selection of the case for scrutiny were not examined properly. This has been causing undue harassment to the taxpayers and has also drawn criticism from several quarters.

“Therefore, in such (computer-based scrutiny) cases, an Assessing Officer (AO) shall confine the questionnaire and subsequent enquiry or verification only to the specific point(s) on the basis of which the particular return has been selected for scrutiny,” the CBDT said.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 834

ENIGMA CODE 834

ACROSS: 9 Cupidity, a shortcoming holding the painter up (7) 10 Return to office dance, etc mad (2-5) 11 Causing death: is that very funny? (7) 12 Being naive, he left without a suit (7) 13 Union with no money interest in tennis perhaps (4,5) 15 A place where you can spend the night in Turkey, and rise a Byzantine (5) 16 Prior reservations to show displeasure to royalty? (7) 19 No mongrel, as a rule (4,3) 20 Return of twelve percent, reveals paper (5) 21 Communist party organisation is given American equipment (9) 25 Understand the door is locked (5,2) 26 Attack one puts differently (7) 28 Point to pink as more suitable for towels? (7) 29 For reform, a little brat gets bent over (7)

DOWN: 1 Beast of a sailor taking nearly everything (6) 2 Dessert causes drooling when the end is removed (6) 3 A little bird tells me it won't take off (4) 4 Bide your time, you say, with significance (6) 5 Openings for trousers we hear (8) 6 If one doesn't enter it, one's pulled through! (6,4) 7 Put off and fed up (8) 8 Hiding away in Hastings resort (8) 14 Fern on a girl's head? (6,4)

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words.

The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

The Clue: Bread and biscuit shop?

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SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE ASTRAY, STARTS, STRATA, STARRY, TRYSTS, STRAYS, ARRAYS

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MATH PYRAMID 834 16 Unable to bear the weight of the game fish (8) 17 Excels in open operations (8) 18 Joy rejected goal in Cup (8) 22 Depress Russian author by taking

out Kremlin leader (4,2) 23 Excellent advice: raise pot (3-3) 24 Sent us out at the end of the day (6) 27 Pays extra for bits of advice (4)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 8 To-do, 9 Impeaching, 10 Rounds, 11 Dies down, 12 Radio ham, 14 Mayfly, 16 Hide, 17 Damon, 18 Ring, 19 Eclair, 21 Overtops, 23 Erigeron, 26 Foeman, 27 Developing, 28 Cues.

DOWN: 1 Monomaniac, 2 Downpipe, 3 Kitsch, 4 Spud, 5 Salesmen, 6 Shoddy, 7 Knew, 13 Mambo, 15 Long-player, 17 Dark room, 18 Retrench, 20 Argues, 22 Effigy, 24 Rues, 25 Nail.

QUICK CROSS 834

ACROSS: 1 Bedouin (4) 5 Cameo, e.g. (4) 6 Carry __ to Newcastle (5) 8 Part of a small slam (5) 10 Had in mind (5) 12 ___-for-all, brawl (4) 13 Like good, quiet kids (4)

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

1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 A part of a circle (3) 2 Carrot or parsnip (4) 3 Apprehension (5) 4 Isms (7) 7 Alarm (5) 9 Nudge, perhaps (4) 11 ___ Little Indians (3)

HIDATO 834

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 834

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Scorpio 5th Ashwin Shuklapaksha Anuradha Vrischik (Scorpio) N.Y. Wine Red 8

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Positive trends in your work and career will continue and you will make further progress in your job. You will indulge in your favorite pastime and also enjoy extravagant luxuries. You deserve to take it easy and owe it to yourself. Your mate or beloved will be loving and affectionate. A recent romantic association gets more intimate and meaningful.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Good looking, magnetic eyes and attractive hands. Will be poised, elegant. enthusiastic, independent hard working and dynamic. Will be creative, artistic and resourceful. Fortunate could have a career in media communication, design or finance.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Relationships with colleagues are good. Others will go out of their way to help you but you may feel dissatisfied and frustrated that things are not being done the way you want. Try not to make important decisions right now.

Keep a check on your health. Maybe, you are under too much stress. Your reactions are more emotional than practical right now. Give yourself time and avoid major decisions right now.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Changes for the better materialize. Colleagues will also be more cooperative than in the past. There is a visible change in attitudes. Some problems with the loved ones will now vanish as the main cause of dissatisfaction gets resolved for all. The single may want to introduce their beloved family. You may not be in the best of moods but today is important for getting the approval of those that matter to you.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You have been through a difficult period but you have the opportunity to change all that now. You have been pushing yourself a little too hard and expecting others to match up to your capabilities which are difficult for others to do. Friends and relatives will stand by you in times of need.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): A sale transaction may not yield the gains you had imagined, but it will certainly help to take the pressure off you for a while. Love and romance have to take a back seat as you will have to burn the midnight oil to catch up on pending important issues at work.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): A chance to work on a prestigious project will give ample scope to use the knowledge you have gained and the experience you have acquired. A good tip could lead to sizeable profits.

Chores you had planned to catch up with will have to be put off because a friend may need you.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Financial commitments are fulfilled and work in hand completed. At a meeting or seminar you will receive a good response. Those in creative field will sign a fresh contract.

Travel for work or pleasure will be enjoyable, romantic for some is likely.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You will be tempted to take risks in new investments. You can go ahead with your plans provided you have scanned each and every aspect of the venture. Those in sales, media and communication will do very well. Members of the opposite sex will be attracted to you. The fancy-free will make many new friends at a social gathering. If married your mate has exciting plans for you this evening.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You will develop an idea that has been on your mind of late. Monetary help and support is forthcoming from well wishers. At work you will win the support of colleagues and associates with your convincing ways. You are assured that future developments will be in your favor.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Overseas influences are strong. You can look forward to some favorable news perhaps a journey Out of the country may be necessary. It would be best to Invest money from property or legacy on longterm basis for further gains. Avoid giving loans as you may not get them back.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are headed for a trying time. Work due for completion may get rescheduled again.

Stay cool and bide your time. You may feel a little low and not feel like working. Let not others influence you in matters of friendship or love relationship. A jealous person could create trouble for you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You discover that you have to put in more money and efforts in the current task to make it viable and profitable. However, you must take personal interest in giving it the final shape for others may not be well equipped to handle it as efficiently. A hectic and tiring schedule takes its toll on plans for the evening.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Work is stable and secure.

Something that you had implemented in the past will now begin to show results. However, do not ignore a health problem if it persists. Delays and setbacks are likely if you are not more careful. Family members may have some useful suggestions. Make the most of a good day for love. Lovers who were separated due to some problems are assured a happy reunion.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5084

ACROSS: 1 Sort of bread made by South Indians from boiled rice (4) 4 Jail (6) 8 Variety of lettuce (3) 10 French playground - "carp" anagram? (4) 13 Gathering (8) 14 Security feature within a door (7) 15 Greatest batsman in the world today (6) 17 Pyrotechnics (9) 21 Calendar abbr. (3) 22 In short, an acknowledgement of debt? (3) 23 A secretion from infected tissue (3) 26 C.N. ___ : founder of DMK? (9) 27 Up from below (6) 28 During which the enemy planes are on the attack? (3-4) 32 Senses intended (8) 34 Totter; influence (4) 35 "Over", contracted by the poets? (3) 36 An extra run for the batting side?

(3-3) 26 Sharpness (of e.g. vision) (6) 18 Tear apart (4) 37 Land surrounded by water (4) 28 Have _ __ at : essay or attempt?

19 Response to "Sooey!" (4) (1,2) 20 Little Ronald (3) DOWN: 23 Cat's sounds of pleasure (5) 29 _ __ what you mean... (1,3) 1 Mischievous children (4) 24 India's most successful female ten- 30 Causes reverence (4) 2 Australasian parrots (4) nis player ___ Mirza (5) 31 A unit of force in CGS system? (4) 3 Football player scores it (4) 25 Part of saddle (6) 33 Its cap. is Buenos Aires (3) 5 Musical dramas (6) 6 Secret police of erstwhile USSR (3) SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD 7 Nosy (6) ACROSS: 1 Ganges, 7 Unbacked, 8 Kris, 10 Blacks, 11 Armada, 14 Moe, 16 Panes, 9 Opp. direction to NNW (3) 17 Evan, 19 Nihil, 21 Henin, 22 Quest, 23 Orle, 26 Claus, 28 Icy, 29 Ramose, 30 Attend, 31 Beas, 32 Mythical, 33 Extend.

11 Orbital point (5) DOWN: 1 Gobble, 2 Garcon, 3 Suss, 4 Hairpin, 5 Skean, 6 Ideas, 8 Kama, 9 Ike, 12 12 Chick sounds (5) Mal, 13 Devil, 15 Rinse, 18 Voila, 19 Nee, 20 Hit, 21 Hussain, 22 Quo, 23 Octant, 15 A predatory seabird (4) 24 Ryes, 25 Eddied, 26 Crime, 27 Amati, 28 Ite, 30 Able.

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IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2089 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

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SUDOKU 2270 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: A equals G

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

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes

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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: 41 average; 46 good; 51 outstanding.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: action, ancient, anoint, antic, aortic, canine, cannier, certain, cite, coin, contain, CONTAINER, creation, entrain, erotic, erotica, icon, inane, inert, innate, inner, intern, into, intone, iota, irate, iron, nation, nice, nicer, nine, notice, orient, rain, ratio, ration, reaction, rein, retain, retina, rice, riot, rite, tier, tine, tire, tonic, train, trice, trio.

HEATHCLIFF

Saturday’s

MESSI ‘NEVER IMAGINED’ SPORTS

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Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski pose with their trophy after winning their men's doubles final match against Jamie Murray of Britain and John Peers of Australia at the Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur.

Paes win Malaysian Open

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UALA LUMPUR: Veteran Indian star Leander Paes, who skipped Asian Games to get some valuable ranking points, vindicated his decision by lifting the ATP Malaysian Open with new partner Marcin Matkowski.

The fourth seeded IndoPolish pair rallied to beat the second seeded Briton-Australian combo of Jamie Murray and John Peers 3-6 7-6(5) 10-5 in the summit clash.

It was Paes' first title of the season during which his ranking plummeted to 35 from top-10. This win will give Paes 250 ranking points and USD 25065 as prize money. The 41-year-old had ended runner-up at Washington with Australia's Sam Groth in July in the first final of the season.

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"In a match like that, especially in the final, the margins between winning and losing are very small. What I really like about Marcin's game after playing with him this week is that he is a student of tennis. On the court, he's always looking to improve," Paes said after the win.

"We didn't play our best tennis in the beginning today. We were playing a team that were very confident. They don't give you much rhythm. But then when we were down, we found our groove and it was pretty much a different story then," the Indian added.

In the 2013 season Paes had won two titles, including the US Open with Radek Stepanek. Matkowski said, he was "happy to play with Paes.

n an IMP event the primary duty of the declarer is to ensure that he makes his contract, assuming the worst possible distribution of cards. Gopinath Manna playing for Poddar Developers in the Secunderabad tournament followed this tenet to perfection.

S- A J 9 7 6 2 H- A 7 6 2 D- 3 2 C- J S- K 8 H- K Q 3 D- A Q 8 7 C- K 8 7 2

Manna was south. He dealt & opened 1 Nt. & became declarer 4 spades via a transfer sequence.

West led Jack of hearts.

If hearts are 3-3 there is not much problem even if trumps are 4-1, the 4 cards being with west. Dummy has only 3 losers 1 spade 1 club & I diamond (if diamond King is also with west). But life is not always so rosy.

West could be doubleton heart & may have 5 spades.

Manna set out to safeguard his contract against this devilish distribution.

He won the opening lead in hand & cashed the King of hearts, west following with 10. Then Manna played a small heart from hand. If west ruffs he would be ruffing a loser, so he discarded a club. Manna won with Ace & played the club jack from dummy. If east wins 7 plays a heart Manna would have ruffed with King of spades & ran the 8 of spades guarding 5 spades to Q 10 with west.

Actually east played small & manna also played a small club.

Poor west had to win & was comprehensively end played. He played a club but Manna discarded a small diamond from dummy & as planned earlier ran the 8 of spades making his contract, the west hand was Q 10 5 3, J 10, K 5, A 10 6 4 3 No wonder Manna’s team won the Secunderabad tournament.

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REACHING 400-GOAL MARK M ADRID: Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi said he could never have envisaged scoring 400 goals in his career after passing that landmark in Barcelona's 6-0 rout over Granada.

The Argentine scored twice yesterday and took his tally of assists for the season to eight with two more as Neymar bagged a hat-trick to take Barca back to the top of the table.

Messi's two goals took him to 359 goals for Barca allied to his 42 at international level in 525 games for club and country. "I never imagined I could achieve anything like this in my career," he said via his official Facebook page.

"Thanks for all the congratulations on scoring 400 goals with FC Barcelona and the Argentinian National Team. I'll continue working hard to reach more targets."

Messi is the only player to have started all seven games under new Barca boss Luis Enrique as the 44-year-old has been otherwise keen to rotate his squad.

But Enrique admitted even he is enjoying watching the 27-year-old too much to hand him a break. "I don't think if we added together the goals we have scored on the playground it would reach 400," he said in his

post-match press conference.

"Messi is someone who has been touched by a magic wand and he is desperate to enjoy playing football. I prefer to see him on the pitch until the last minute to press and participate in our collec-

tive play. The temptation is there, it could happen at any point in the season, but his habitat is on the field.

He is very intelligent and knows how to manage his efforts and he is one of the players who presses the

most. I am confident his physical ability is up to that of being the number one."

Next up for Barca is their biggest test of the season so far as they travel to face French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. However, Enrique insisted he is confident that whatever team he selects they will be capable of leaving the Parc des Princes with three points.

"At the moment I don't see any player who isn't capable of puting in a good performance in Paris and that for me is an advantage. We are moving forward with everyone, the team is showing reliability in important aspects of the team independent of who plays."

The root of that confidence comes from not only Barca's supreme attacking resources in Messi and Neymar, but also a stellar defensive record as they have yet to concede a goal in seven games this season. "To be able to attack well you need a good attack, to be well organised and, when the opposition have the ball, the first objective is that the don't progress," added Enrique.

"It is very important for us to be efficient with and without the ball. To be efficient in all phases. The players are showing their commitment to being strong defensively."

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EOUL: North Korean athletes at the Asian Games miss ailing supreme leader Kim Jong-Un so much that they held a special meeting to sing their loyalty, state media.

One gold medal weightlifter read a poem he had written for the young supremo at the "Night In Longing For Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un" on Saturday, reports said.

The meeting was held after the North's media said Kim was suffering "discomfort" in a rare admission of his health

problems. A total of 273 North Korean athletes, coaches and officials are at the Asiad at Incheon in rival South Korea.

The delegation is rigidly controlled by North Korean minders and guarded by hundreds of South Korean security service agents.

Kim Yong-Hun, the North's sports minister, told the meeting all delegates were missing the young leader "day and night," state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

Participants sang songs

such as "Can't live without him" or "Burning Wish," before Kim Un-Guk, a weightlifting gold medalist, recited his poem "In Missing the Comrade Kim Jong-Un." Kim earlier credited the leader for helping cure his injury and shatter three world records to win gold in the 62kg class. "Kim Byong-Sik, head of the delegation, vowed ... To win more gold medals in a sign of loyalty for the leader," KCNA said.

The North has so far won 25 medals including eight gold medals -- half from weightlifting. The Kim dynasty has ruled the isolated, Stalinist country for more than six decades with an iron fist and pervasive personality cult. Kim Jong-Un, who took over as ruler from his late father Kim Jong-Il in 2011, is known to be a sports fanatic, showering its star athletes with lavish cars and apartments.

He had not been seen in public since early September, sparking media speculation over his health. But state TV on Friday showed a limping Kim visiting a factory, lauding him for making the trip "despite suffering discomfort."

Nadal targets Djokovic China record on return

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EIJING: Rafael Nadal makes his longawaited return to action at the China Open this week, where he will be seeking to challenge world number one Novak Djokovic's 100 percent record in Beijing.

Nadal, who has not competed since Wimbledon after picking up a right wrist injury, makes his comeback at a tournament he has happy memories of from last year, when he reclaimed the top spot after a previous injury layoff.

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Yogeshwar ends 28-year gold drought in wrestling

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NCHEON: London Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt ended a 28-year gold drought for India in wrestling as he accounted for the country's fourth yellow metal in the 17th Asian Games after beating Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan in men's 65kg freestyle. This is India's first Asian Games wrestling gold after 1986 when Kartar Singh won it in Seoul. However, both Satywart Kadian and Babita Kumari lost out on third-place finishes as they went down in men's 97kg freestyle and women's 55kg

freestyle. Yogeshwar was the star performer of the day as he bettered his 2006 edition bronze in style with a couple of splendid bouts.

The Indian, who was trailing all through in his semifinal bout before coming good in the last few seconds to enter the final, picked up the yellow metal in style.

He though had to toil hard in a gruelling final with his rival Yusupov defending extremely well. Yogeshwar tried to pin his opponent down time and again but failed in his efforts. Yogeshwar won his first point at the end of the opening period. In the second period, he managed to earn two more points to get a 3-0 verdict in his favour.

Earlier, Yogeshwar, having beaten Jinhyok Kang of North Korea 3-1, a decision by points, in his quarterfinal bout, clashed with Yeerlanbieke Katai in the last four stage.

A dominant Chinese was leading throughout the game before the Indian turned the bout in last few seconds.

Babita Kumari wrestles China's Xuechun Zhong during their bronze medal bout at Dowon Gymnasium Stadium at Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday. [ABOVE] Yogeshwar Dutt holds the tricolour after defeating Tajikistan's Zalimkhan Yusupov, winning gold medal in the men's 65 kg freestyle wrestling match at Dowon Gymnasium Stadium.

Yogeshwar was trailing 7-9 before he managed to pin down his opponent in the dying minutes of the match to win 5-0 in a 'victory by fall' verdict. Meanwhile, Satywart was beaten comprehensively

by Mamed Ibragimov of Kazakhstan 0-3 in the bronze-medal match. Satywart, who lost his quarterfinal bout to Magomed Musaev of Kyrgyzstan 1-3 in a 'decision by points' verdict, could make it to the repechage round as his opponent reached the final.

In his repechage, Satywart proved too strong for Pakistan's Bilal Hussain Awan, who he defeated on great technical superiority 12-0 to make it to the bronze medal play-off. On her way to the semifinals, Babita first defeated Cambodia's Srey Mao Dorn 5-0 in a victory by fall verdict in the Round of 16 and then got the better of Aiym Abdildina of Kazakhstan 3-1 'decision by point' verdict to make it to the semifinals.

In the last four stage, Babita had an uphill task as she faced the 15-time World Champion Saori Yoshida of Japan. As expected, the Japanese, who is three-time Olympic gold medallist, proved too strong for the Indian. Although Babita tried her best but Yoshida beat 4-0, winning on great superiority (a difference of 10 points) 144. But in the bronze-medal round, Xuechun Zhong of China downed Babita 3-1.

However, Jyoti was thrashed

by Mongolia's Ochirbatyn Burmaa in a 0-4 'Great Superiority' verdict in the quarterfinals of the Freestyle 75kg to crash out of the event.

India bags four medals on a fruitful day in athletics

By SS Ramaswamy

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NCHEON: Indian track and field athletes put behind the disappointment of denying an additional medal in women's 3000m steeplechase event as they picked up one silver and three bronze on the second day of athletics competitions at the Asian Games.

Woman race walker Khushbir Kaur clinched the silver medal in the 20km walk before 400m runners Rajiv Arokia and M R Poovamma grabbed a bronze each in men's and women's 400m race while Manju Bala secured a bronze in women's hammer throw to add to the growing medal tally from track and field events.

On Saturday, Lalita Babar had won a bronze in the controversy-ridden women's 3000m steeplechase event to open the medal count for the country. The jury's decision to reinstate Bahrain's Ruth Jebet as the gold medal winner after

she had been stripped of the women's 3000m steeplechase title for an infringement of the running rules did not go down well with the Indian camp.

However, cheers were brought to the contingent when 20km race walker Khushbir timed her race to perfection to clinch the women's bronze medal in the gruelling event after being in third place consistently till between the 16 and 18km marks.

Khushbir clocked 1 hour and 33.07 seconds to take the second spot behind China's Lu Xiuzhi (1:21.52), who led from the start, and ahead of Jeon Yeonguen (1:33.18) who was overtaken by the Indian walker.

Khushbir, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk in the Asian Games, was cautioned twice during the race but kept on walking in a determined fashion.

"I led the field and then was

Women's 400 meters gold medalist Bahrain's Oluwakemi Adekoya, centre, stands on the podium with silver medalist Vietnam's Quach Thi Lan right, and bronze medalist India's Poovamma Raju Machettira, left, at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. [R] Arokiarajiv won the bronze in the the men's 400 meters race. cautioned and pushed to second place. I got cautioned again between 16 and 18 kms and was pushed to third place, before I decided to go for the gold. I could not do so. This is

my first medal in the Asian Games," said Khushbir.

The evening programme saw Karnataka's seasoned Poovamma make up for a slow start and get into medal con-

tention on the back straight before settling for the bronze in 52.36, well below her personal best of 51.73 done in Lucknow during the National Inter-State Meet in June.

The gold was won by yet another of Bahrain's African import O M Adekaya in a fast 51.59 while Vietnam's Quach Thi Lan picked up the silver in 52.06, her personal best.

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Prarthana Thombare and Sania Mirza in action against Chinese Taipei's Chin Wei Chan and Su Wei Hsiehin during women's doubles semifinal match at Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday. Indian pair settled for a bronze after losing the match.

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HIGH Myneni in line for two gold medals; Sania, Prarthana get bronze

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NCHEON: Saketh Myneni got himself in line for two gold medals by reaching the finals of both men's doubles and mixed doubles events even as other Indian tennis players, including Sania Mirza, clinched three bronze at the Asian Games.

Saketh and Sanam Singh overcame experienced Thai twins Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana 4-6 6-3 10-6 in the men's doubles semifinals, which lasted 67 minutes.

Later in the day, the big-serving Myneni combined with seasoned doubles exponent Sania to reach the mixed doubles summit clash with a convincing 6-1 6-3 win over Chinese pair of Zie Zheng and Ze Zhang.

The result meant that 28-year-old will have a chance to win two gold medals in his maiden Asian Games appearance. Chandigarh lad Sanam now has the opportunity to win his second consecutive Games gold, having won the yellow metal with Somdev Devvarman at the 2010 edition. Earlier, Sania and Prarthana Thombare settled for a bronze, losing the women's doubles semifinal 6-7 (1) 6-2 10-4 to Chinese Taipei's Chin Wei Chan and Su Wei Hsieh.

The fifth seeded Indian combo put

up a brave fight before going down in an hour and 35 minutes. It was seventh Asian Games medal for Sania and first for Prarthana.

Yuki Bhambri clinched India's lone singles' medal in this edition, after settling for a bronze in the men's event following a 6-3 2-6 1-6 loss to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the semifinal. Yuki won another bronze medal for India when he and Divij Sharan, seeded fourth, lost 7-6 (6) 67 (6) 9-11 to Korean pair of Lim Yongkyu and Chung Hyeonas. Their defeat prevented an all-Indian final and now it will be the eighth seeded Koreans who will challenge Sanam and Myneni for the gold.

Nevertheless, in the absence of star players, Indian youngsters have so far put up a commendable show.

Somdev, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna pulled out of the quadrennial event to take care of their rankings on the professional circuit. Sania decided to play here, after initially deciding to play on the WTA circuit. First to take field today was Yuki for the men's singles semifinal. The 22 yearold Delhi youngster started brilliantly and took a little over half hour to pocket the opening set but the match turned on its head in the very next set.

Women lose recurve bronze play-off to Japan

By SS Ramaswamy

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NCHEON: The Indian recurve archers wrapped up a throughly disappointing performance at the 17th Asian Games after the women's team lost a tense bronze medal match to Japan in a shoot-off.

Japan started off the block in style by clinching the opening set of six arrows shot by each team 54-53 to take a 2-0 lead before India took the next two by 58-55 and 51-50 to lead 4-2 only for the former to fight back and force a tie at 4-4 by clinching the last set 58-55.

This resulted in the the shoot-off in which each player shot one arrow at the target. In the shoot-off, the Japanese trio fired two 10s and a seven to log 27 points. However, the first two Indians -- L Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi -- could shoot only an eight each.

Though star archer Deepika Kumari fired a perfect 10, it was not enough as her team's tally could

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turned from the arena without winning a single medal, the performers in the non-Olympic Compound bow created history with the men clinching the team gold and the women bagging the bronze.

The compound archers won two more medals in the individual category with Abhishek Verma winning the silver in men's and Trisha Deb grabbing the bronze in the women's event to upstage their better known recurve bow compatriots.

On Sunday, too, the recurve women's team should have got past the Japanese trio after taking a handy 4-2 lead after three sets as Indian archer Deepika Kumari being consoled by her coach at the 17th winning each set gave the team 2 Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday after the women's team missed out on points. bronze medal in the recurve archery event.

However, a sudden bout of nerves saw Bombayla, who was the first rise only to 26. bronze (Rahul Banerjee, Mangal archer for India in the match, lose India, thus drew a blank in the Champia and Jayanta Talukdar) and focus and she shot an 8 first, her Olympic recurve bow event in women's team bronze (Dola Baner- third in a row and fifth overall in which four years ago three medals jee, Rimil B and Deepika Kumari). regulation time and again came up were won by Tarundeep Rai (men's While the Olympic-event archers with a poor 8 off India's first arrow individual silver), men's team let the team down badly and re- in the shoot-off.

SHORT CUT Indian handball teams lose

The Indian handball teams continued with their listless show as both the men's and women's units lost their respective classification matches. The Indian men finished 14th after going down 25-32 to United Arab Emirates in the 13th14th Place Classification match at the Seonhak Handball Gymnasium here. The women's team lost 26-44 against Uzbekistan in 5th-8th place Classification tie. They will next play the women's classification 7th-8th place on September 30.

Khambatta qualify for Equestrian Jumping Final

India's Yashaan Zubin Khambatta, riding a horse named Olgy, qualified for the Equestrian Jumping Individual Final Round. In an event that tests the ability of horse and rider to jump fences without knocking them down, Khambatta committed a total of 29 penalties to manage a 35th place finish at the Dream Park here. The 25-year-old Indian added eight and one penalty in jump and time respectively to finish 32nd in the Jumping Individual first qualifier.

Indian spikers go down fighting against South Korea

The Indian men's volleyball team put up a spirited fight against the muchfancied South Korea before losing 22-25 25-27 18-25 in a closely contested group E play-off match.

While India may have lost the encounter in three straight sets, they gave a tough fight to the host nation in each of the three with the first two going down to the wire.

What cost India the match was offform of 6ft 9 inch spiker GR Vaishnav, who could garner only four points for his team. While veteran Punjab player Gurinder Singh was impressive at the net with 13 points, Naveen Raja Jacob also got 10 points with his deceptive drops.

Indian men, women lose in TT quarterfinals The Indian paddlers' campaign in the 17th Asian Games ended here today after the men's team, led by Achanta Sharath Kamal, and the women's outfit lost in the quarterfinals stage to China and Singapore respectively. In the men's team quarterfinals, India's top player Kamal was tamed 3-0 by world number one Xu Xin in just 21 minutes to get China off to a brilliant start.

Kamal lost 7-11 7-11 7-11. In the second match, Harmeet Desai was taken care of by Ma Long 1-3 in 27 minutes, losing it 5-11 11-7 2-11 6-11.

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NCHEON: China's Olympic champion Lin Dan shattered world number one Lee Chong Wei's dreams of Asian Games gold with a 22-20, 1221, 21-9 victory in the semifinals.

The Malaysian's final Asian Games ended in heartbreak as he pulled back from a game down against his long-time nemesis but faded in the decider.

Defending champion Lin will face world title-holder Chen Long in the final after his Chinese stablemate easily beat Hong Kong's Wei Nan 21-6 21-10 in the other semi.

But Lee, 31, was left to ponder the ruins of what was undoubtedly one of his last chances to outclass Lin on one of the sport's big stages. "He looked really confident in the third set and I could not follow him any more," said Lee, who has announced this Asian

India men and women beat Bangladesh in Kabaddi

NCHEON: India made a resounding start in kabaddi competition of the 17th Asian Games with both the men's and women's teams thrashing Bangladesh in their opening preliminary round matches at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium.

Indian women's team was the first to get across their Bangladeshi counterparts as they trounced their neighbours 29-18 in a Pool A match.

The men's team then brushed aside the Bangladeshi men 30-15 to start their campaign on a positive note in Pool A, which also consists of Thailand and Pakistan.

In the men's team, India dished out a dominating show as they pocketed a huge 10-point lead after finishing the first half 16-6 ahead. Though the Bangladeshi put up a slightly better show after the break but still India managed to end the second half with a 14-9 advantage. The women's match, on the other hand, rode on their brilliant first half were they zoomed to 22-5 at the interval. The Bangladeshi eves did turn the tables in the second half with a 13-7 scoreline but it was not enough to erase the first half deficit.

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China's Lin Dan returns a shot to Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei during the men's singles semi-final badminton match at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon.

Lin said he had been disGames will be his last.

"I have done my best and tracted by a disputed line I accept defeat. Now I'll go call on one of his returns in back (home) and have a rest the first game, which was before the next tourna- called in by the line judge, ment." but ruled out by the umpire.

"There was a misjudgment in the first game and that made me a little bit anxious, but I adjusted well," said Lin, who said he relished any chance to line up against Lee. "I treasured this opportunity to play with Lee because it's a year since we last met -- I had some difficulties in the match, but I managed to change my attitude and mood."

The first game already had the hallmarks of a classic as both players punched back fast returns and forced each other to dive for long shots.

Lee started stronger, going into the break 11-5 up, but Lin quickly battled back with smashes and deft net shots, suddenly turning on the power for 13-13. Lee pulled ahead again with a three-point lead only to be brought back to 20-20 and lose the game 22-20 as Lin unleashed cross-court drives which left the Malaysian sprawling.

The second saw Lee again take the lead 11-7 and this time he managed to fend off an attempted Lin comeback with delicately angled net play and a determination to get back every shot, lunging to whatever Lin threw at him to take the game 21-12.

But the Chinese superstar turned the tables in the third, romping to an 8-2 lead which Lee could not close. Both players used everything in their armoury with powerful Lin firing pistol shots that bounced of Lee's racquet.

Despite some flashes of brilliance from a scampering Lee, who flicked one lightning-fast backhand return from the net which Lin hardly saw, it was not enough and he lost the third by a yawning 12 points. It was the latest in a string of high-profile Lin victories in badminton's best rivalry, including in the 2010 Asian Games final in Guangzhou.

Mary leads eves into medal round

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NCHEON:Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom led the charge as Indian women boxers packed a powerful punch by assuring themselves of medals in each of the three weight categories at the 17th Asian Games.

Mary Kom (51kg), L Sarita Devi (60kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) entered the semifinals of their respective weight categories with commanding victories. Mary Kom kicked off the proceedings in the ring for India for a second successive day and once again gave a perfect start, against Si Haijuan of China.

Facing an opponent 10 years her junior, the five-time world champion Indian drew from her huge reservoir of

experience to outwit the rather sprightly Chinese.

Sluggish to begin with, the Manipuri found her rhythm as the bout progressed, displaying precision in her punches, especially jabs.

Particularly impressive in the second round, Mary seemed on course for a comfortable win but was taken by surprise in the third round, in which Haijuan tactfully blunted the Indian's attack.

However, mere glimpses of promise were never going to be enough against the multiple-time Asian champion, whose well-timed combination punches hardly found any response from the Chinese in the fourth and final round. In the end, Haijuan

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Tomar finished ahead of Korea's Kim Taeun by overtaking the home country paddler over the last 250m.

Expressing satisfaction at India's performance, team manager and secretary general of the national canoeing and kayaking federation Balbir Singh Khushwaha said that they had infact hired 'Nelo and Pastex' boats which are used by 99.99 per cent of racers in the world.

"We don't have such boats in our country and there are automatic starting blocks to push the boats

paid for her lack of experience against a seasoned campaigner, who was in control of the pace of the bout.

Mary Kom will now be up against Vietnam's Le Thi Bang in the semifinal. Sarita, on the other hand, endured an energy-sapping slug fest against Mongolia's Suvd Erdene Oyungerel but was a clear winner. The Indian, a former World and Asian champion, managed to come out triumphant as her blows landed clearly. She was also quite tactful in defence, fighting her opponent from a long range to ensure that even well-timed punches from Oyungerel lacked in impact. Sarita will now face Korean Jina Park in the last-four stage.

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NCHEON: After hiring high quality international boats on reaching here, the Indian men and women paddlers reached six out of eleven finals in canoeing and kayaking at the 17th Asian Games.

The Indians entered the finals of five men's and one women's events, with Gaurav Tomar even winning his semifinal race in the men's 1000m C1 event at the Hanam Misari Center and the duo of S Ajit Kumar and Rajiv Rawat taking the second place in men's

once the gun is fired, which too are not there anywhere in our country," Khushwaha told PTI when queried about the team's surprisingly good display.

The official said that earlier too Indian paddlers had made the finals of some events in the Asian Games but not after competing in such a tough competition as was the case here. "The competition here is extremely tough with the likes of Korea, China, Uzbekistan and Iran. Our boys have performed wonderfully well," he said.

Complementing SAI for

helping the federation in conducting their camp from April onwards till their departure for the Games at Bhopal, Khushwaha said that with better equipment like boats and starting blocks and import of foreign coaches, things could be better. "We have a foreign coach from Germany in the four slalom events that will be held on October 1 and 2, but not in others," he said.

"There are 48 medals on offer in this sporting discipline but generally there is more attention on games which offer just a few like hockey," he pointed out.

INDIA AT THE GAMES

ATHLETICS: Women's Heptathlon Long Jump and Javelin Throw: Swapna Barman and Susmita Singha Roy (6:30am). Men's High Jump Final: Nikhil Chittarasu (3:00pm).

Women's Long Jump Final: M A Prajusha and Mayookha Johny (3:30pm). Women's 1500m Final: O P Jaisha and Sini Markose (3:35pm).

Women's Discus Throw Final: Krishna Poonia and Seema Punia (4pm). Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final: Naveen Kumar (4:50pm).

BASKETBALL: India vs Mongolia: Women's 5-8 classification match (10:30am). Boxing: Men's Middle (75kg) Round of 16: Vikas Krishan vs Kanybek Azamat (Kyrgyzstan). Men's Fly (52kg) Quarterfinal: Gaurav Bidhuri vs Zoirov Shakhobidin (Uzbekistan): (3:30pm). Men's Welter (69kg) Quarterfinal: Mandeep Jangra vs Saensit Apichet (Thailand). Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Quarterfinal: Kuldeep Singh vs Rouzbahani Ehsan (Iran).

CANOE SPRINT: Kayak Single (K1) 1000m Men Final A; Canoe Single (C1) 1000m Men Final A; Canoe Double (C2) 1000m Men Final A; Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women Final A; Kayak Four (K4) 1000m Men Final A; Canoe Single (C1) 200m Men Final A; Kayak Double (K2) 500m Women Final A (6:30am onwards).

HOCKEY: India vs South Korea: Women's semifinals (3:30pm).

KABADDI: Men's Team Preliminary Group A: India vs Thailand (10:30am). SAILING: Optimist Men's One Person Dinghy Race 11; 29er Women's Two Person Dinghy Race 11; Laser Radial Women's One Person Dinghy Race 11; Optimist Women's One Person Dinghy Race 11; J80 Open Match Racing Round Robin Matches (7:30am onwards).

SEPAKTAKRAW: India vs Brunei Darussalam: Men's Regu Preliminary (7:30am). India vs Indonesia: Women's Regu Preliminary (7:30am).

India vs Nepal: Men's Regu Preliminary (12:30pm).

SHOOTING: Skeet Men's Qualification Day 1: Arozepal Sandhu, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Parampal Singh Guton (6am).

TENNIS TENNIS: Mixed Doubles 1/32 Elimination Match (7:10am).

Women's Singles 1/64 Elimination Match: Ankita Das vs Menwah Alshammari (Kuwait): (8am).

TENNIS: India vs South Korea: Men's Doubles Final (8:30am). India vs Chinese Taipei: Mixed Doubles Final (11am). TABLE TENNIS: Men's Team Preliminary Round Group B: India vs South Korea (08:30am). Women's Team Preliminary Round Group A: India vs China (08:30am).

VOLLEYBALL: Men's Play-off Group E: India vs Qatar (4pm).

WRESTLING: Men's Freestyle 61 kg 1/8 Final: Bajrang vs Tumenbileg Tuvshintulga (Mongolia). Men's Freestyle 74 kg 1/8 Final: Narsingh Pancham Yadav vs Rashid Kurbanov (Uzbekistan). Men's Freestyle 86 kg 1/8 Final: Pawan Kumar vs Sumir Kumar Sah (Nepal).

MEDALS TALLY G S B T 1 2 3 4 9

China Korea Japan Kazakhstan India

105 42 34 9 4

63 48 46 11 5

48 216 47 137 46 126 20 40 26 35