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Short News SC expresses concern over Taj Mahal’s colour change
New Delhi : THE SUPREME Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the state of the iconic Taj Mahal and wondered if it was turning greenish due to negligence. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which perused photographs of the 17th century structure produced by environmentalist Advocate M C Mehta, said: “The marble was first becoming yellow… now it seems to be green….” The bench conveyed its displeasure to Additional Solicitor General A N S Nadkarni, who was representing the Centre, and Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Uttar Pradesh government.
Rajnath: Must act with restraint, respect towards everyone Thiruvananthapuram : Amid rising incidents of communal tension across the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed to “all religious sects or societies to act with restraint and respect towards everyone”. Singh was speaking at the centenary celebrations of Philipose Mar Chrysostom, the emeritus Metropolitan of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Kerala. “India has been united not because one religion or some theological thought held political power or exercised control on the system” but because it provided “space to peaceful co-existence of multiple thoughts and theologies”, Singh said.
UP minister’s dinner at Dalit man’s house triggers controversy New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana’s dinner at the house of a Dalit man on Monday night has created controversy as it was reported that he brought with him his own food and water. Rana, however, rejected the allegation, saying, “The food was prepared in the village, by the villagers themselves.” Meanwhile, pictures of the well laid out dining table with an assortment of dishes and cutlery went viral on the social media. The BJP leader’s clarification came against the backdrop of reports that he and his aides had gone to the house of the Dalit family to dine with them on Monday night, but ordered food, mineral water and cutlery from outside as the family was not aware of the minister’s visit. Interestingly, the Dalit man was not aware of the minister’s plan of having dinner at his house.
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There are at least 70 other cases pending against Rajan, all of which were handed over to the CBI in 2015 after his deportation.
Chhota Rajan convicted in J Dey murder case, Here are other cases against him
New Delhi : Gangster Rajendra Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and eight others were on Wednesday convicted by a special CBI court in Mumbai in the murder case of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. They have been convicted on charges of murder (Section 302 IPC) and criminal conspiracy (Section 120 B IPC) and relevant sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). After being deported
from Indonesia on November 6, 2015, the notorious gangster was lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi and has been in judicial custody since. There are at least 70 other cases pending against Rajan, all of which were handed over to the CBI in 2015 after his deportation. 1993 Mumbai blasts case: In September, 2016, the CBI took over the probe into the murder of Hanifa Kadawala, an accused in the
1993 Mumbai blasts case, who allegedly handed over an AK-56 rifle to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt. The agency registered a case against the gangster and his accomplices under relevant sections of the IPC and the Arms Act. Fake passport case: A special CBI court in April 2017 sentenced Rajan to seven years of imprisonment for having issued fake passports. Rajan had apparently issued passports
Karnataka Assembly elections: In August 2013, Siddaramaiah government launched a ‘Ksheera Bhagya’ scheme which provides a 150-ml glass of free milk daily to around 1.04 crore children: 65 lakh studying in government/governmentaided schools and another 39 lakh in pre-school anganwadi centres.
From BSY to Siddaramaiah, the land of milk and money
New Delhi : It started as a Rs 2-per-litre subsidy to Karnataka’s milk producers by the then BJP government under B S Yeddyurappa in July 2008. On May 13, 2013, the day the new Siddaramaiahled Congress administration assumed office, the “incentive” — given to farmers over and above the procurement price paid by dairy cooperative societies — was doubled to Rs 4 per litre. And in November 2016, it was further raised to Rs 5 a litre. But Siddaramaiah’s government hasn’t stopped with Ksheera Dhare — as the subsidy/incentive scheme for dairy farmers is called. In August 2013, it launched a Ksheera Bhagya scheme. This one provides a 150-ml glass of free milk
daily to around 1.04 crore children: 65 lakh studying in government/ governmentaided schools and another 39 lakh in pre-school anganwadi centres. The free milk was initially given for three days of the week and, in July 2017, extended to five days. Both schemes cost money. An amount of Rs 1,206 crore has been budgeted for Ksheera Dhare this fiscal, the same as in 2017-18. The outlay for Ksheera Bhagya was Rs 700 crore last fiscal, which is projected to go up to Rs 840 crore in 201819 because of the free milk being made available for more number of days. The combined outgo will, thus, be well over Rs 2,000 crore. But the two
schemes, Ksheera Dhare in particular, have definitely given a huge boost to dairying in Karnataka. Between 2007-08 (before Yeddyurappa set the ball rolling) and 2012-13, milk procurement by the 14 district unions affiliated to the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (KMF) rose from an average 30.25 lakh kg per day (LKPD) to 49.06 LKPD. In the period after Siddaramaiah enhanced the producer’s subsidy, the average procurement rose to 70.77 LKPD in 2017-18. In other words, a more than 2.3 times jump in 10 years! Milk production in the state, too, has gone up from 42.44 lakh tonnes to 65.62 lakh tonnes between 2007-08 and 2016-17.
twice in the name of Mohan Kumar on false and fabricated documents, first from Bangalore and another from Sydney, Australia. He was charged under the IPC and the Passport Act. Bhendi Bazar shootout: Two fresh cases were registered by the CBI in March 2016 against Rajan for allegedly executing murders of two persons Shakeel Modak and Irfan Qureishi by hiring shooters.
RSS defamation case: Thane court asks Rahul Gandhi to appear on June 12 New Delhi : A Bhiwandi court in Thane district has directed Congress president Rahul Gandhi to appear on June 12 in connection with the defamation case filed against him by an Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh functionary. During the last hearing in April, the court had deferred to frame charges against Gandhi as he was not present in court. RSS functionary Rajesh Kunte had filed a defamation case against Gandhi in 2014
after watching Gandhi give a speech on TV in which he accused the RSS for the murder of Mahatma Gandhi. “My fight is
Cauvery water dispute: ‘Centre holding discussions, won’t take unilateral decision,’ says Nirmala Madurai : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the Centre was holding discussions with stakeholders on the formation of a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and that no unilateral or arbitrary decision would be taken on the interstate river water sharing issue. She said several states have river water management boards and authorities to resolve water disputes and the best system of boards should be chosen to address the Cauvery dispute. In the wake of the February 16
verdict of the Supreme Court which directed the Centre to evolve a ‘scheme’ on the Cauvery dispute involving Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the ruling AIADMK, the DMK and other political parties have been insisting for setting up of the CMB. Sitharaman today said the board or system evolved should be acceptable and suitable to all. “It (the Centre) has to hold consultations with all the states and inform the court about the outcome of the discussion with them and then take action.
Violence at AMU over Jinnah portrait, university registers complaint against Hindu Yuva Vahini activists
New Delhi : Police on Wednesday lobbed teargas shells to disperse the students of Aligarh Muslim University demanding the arrest of outsiders who had barged into the campus, shouting slogans demanding removal of the portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah from students’ union office. District magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh said two youths were injured in the police action. Photographs of injured students are doing the rounds on social media. Earlier, members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a right-wing organisation, entered the campus in afternoon and clashed with university students. They were then taken away to a police station from where they were later “rescued” by other protesters, AMU student union members said. Aligarh MP Satish Gautam has two days ago written to AMU Vice-
The university has registered a complaint against activists belonging to the Hindu Yuva Vahini for raising 'objectionable slogans' against the university near the administrative block.
Chancellor seeking explanation about the presence of Jinnah’s portrait in the campus. Meanwhile, the university has registered a complaint against activists belonging to the Hindu Yuva Vahini for raising ‘objectionable slogans’ against the university near the administrative block. The complaint was registered with the Civil Lines police station just hours before a lecture was to be delivered by former VicePresident Hamid Ansari, who is also the former Vice-Chancellor of the university. As per the complaint, security guards posted at the university gate apprehended 4-5 activists and handed them over to the police. Soon after, another group of activists, allegedly carrying pistols and sticks, arrived at the scene and raised ‘objectionable slogans.’
against an ideology, against those who killed Gandhi…. those who have removed Gandhi from the calendar. Gandhiji will stay in the heart
of India forever,” Gandhi had said after emerging from the court in January. Rahul Gandhi is embroiled in another defamation case filed against him, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury by a RSS swayamsevak and lawyer in Mumbai for allegedly linking the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh with the RSS. Lankesh was shot on September 6 last year at her residence in Karnataka.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government has the right to seek reconsideration of proposals sent by the Supreme Court collegium as the power flows from three apex court judgements.
Not avenging Justice K M Joseph’s Uttarakhand order: Ravi Shankar
New Delhi : Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday dismissed the narratives that government turning down Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph elevation was anyway linked to the imposition of President’s Rule in the state. He said that the government has the right to seek reconsideration of proposals sent by the Supreme Court collegium as the power flows from three apex court judgements. “I wish to deny with all authority at my command that it has nothing to do with it (Justice Joseph’s decision) at all, for two obvious reasons. Firstly, a proper (BJP-led) government with nearly three-fourth majority has been elected in Uttarakhand. Secondly, that order was confirmed by Justice (J.S.) Khehar of the Supreme Court,” Prasad said in response to a media query. “Justice Khehar was the judge who also set aside the National Judicial Commission initiative of the government. Yet he
became the Chief Justice of India during the BJPled NDA government. I think that by itself is (proof) enough,” Prasad said. The government had on April 26 asked the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its recommendation to elevate Justice Joseph to the apex court, saying the elevation may not be “appropriate”.The collegium again met today but deferred a decision on the issue. The five-member Collegium comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph met after the top court’s working hours, but no decision was taken. After the decision on Joseph’s elevation was deferred, the ruling BJP alleged that some political parties and individuals are constantly “scrutinising and commenting” on collegium meetings and trying to influence its decision making process, whereas the judiciary and its functioning should not be politicised.
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Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel peace prize? The apparent rapprochement between North and South Korea is an event of momentous significance. The border of the two countries represents one of the last remaining front lines of confrontation between the once formidable Communist bloc and the capitalist countries led by the US. North Korea is a nuclear power and the face-off between North Korea and the US has been dangerously shrill in recent times. Despite considerable progress having been made in North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s nuclear programme, US President Donald Trump seems to have engineered a de-escalation of tensions. Does he deserve the Nobel peace prize? The discussion of rationality in game theory offers some clues. The legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix famously asked his fans: “Are you experienced?” Nerdy game theorists are content to inquire—“Are you rational?” They do it not so much out of an egoistic impulse to show you down (although there is a little bit of that) but out of sheer necessity. None of their analysis could even begin if they did not set forth for each player a well-defined optimization problem. In everyday parlance, the word rationality has come to have a positive connotation. But, in game theory, rationality is a value-neutral concept, simply denoting the desire of a person to maximize her pay-off. So one could have “crazy” rationality, for instance that of Adolf Hitler, or “altruistic rationality”, like that exhibited by Mother Teresa, or a rationality that reflects some combination of the above. Once pay-offs are defined with respect to the operative value systems, a game theorist merely analyses strategies and outcomes without commenting on the values themselves. So, a game theorist could opine whether Trump and Kim have played intelligently with respect to their value systems but not on the value systems itself. However, another thread of game theoretic literature interprets rationality as, exclusively, the pursuit of selfish ends, and asks if such a pursuit can bring about social order. It believes a social order not based upon the pursuit of self-interest is built on foundations of straw. This literature reprises a much older literature in political theory, associated with Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau who wondered if a self-interested society would lead to anarchy. It also relates to Adam Smith’s famous dictum that it is the pursuit of self-interest that animates the butcher and the baker to put meat and bread on our table, not their benevolence. The problems of collective action, including the prisoners’ dilemma, the problem of assurance, and chicken, often referred to in this column, fall within this mode of inquiry. Here, selfishness is justified but if and only if it leads to the public good. When it does not, as it often happens, an attempt is made to explore if redefining the rules of the game can bring about the social optimum.
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Anushka and hubby Virat to build shelter for stranded animals outside their house
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Bollywood - Hollywood Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi, Khushi to collect Sridevi’s national award
Sridevi’s posthumous national award for best actress will be collected by her two daughters Janhvi and Khushi along with their dad Boney Kapoor on Thursday. Boney is yet to make a public appearance post Sridevi’s death. In fact, Boney is even reluctant to attend his niece Sonam Kapoor’s wedding on May 7. The family has apparently convinced him to do so on the condition that he attends only the mandatory rituals. The national film awards is another event that Boney would have rather avoided. A close friend says, “The wounds are still very raw. Sri has been gone for less than two months, and Boney cries at the very mention of her name. Given a chance, he would have just avoided any mention of her, but the national award is big and a historic chapter in Sridevi’s glorious career. Boney’s daughters Janhvi and Khushi have convinced their father to accompany them to Delhi.” Boney leaves for Delhi on Wednesday with Janhvi and Khushi. The sisters also wanted Boney’s children Arjun and Anshula from his first marriage to accompany them to the awards. “However, Arjun and Anshula wanted Janhvi and Khushi to be on their own for this great moment,” says a family friend.
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are together!
Took seven to eight minutes to needle the thread: Varun Dhawan on 'Sui Dhaaga'
The youngest and energetic actor Varun Dhawan has always been vocal during his interactions with the media about choosing to perform varied roles. In the pursuit to perform varied characters, Varun told us recently that he was literally following Director Shoojit Sircar and with great difficulties he could manage to grab coffee meeting with Shoojit. According to reports Varun has just completed a schedule shooting for his next venture ‘Sui Dhaaga’. Varun informed us in his recent interaction, “We shot in Bhopal, Chanderi and Delhi
and I am working with Anushka for the first time. Working with Anushka is indeed great unchallenging.” All gaga over the DOP Anil Mehta, Varun says, “He also shot Badlapur. A renowned DOP is doing this film. So that’s great for me as I have already worked with him.” About mastering the skill of tailoring for his next film, Varun tells, “Yes, it takes some time to at least put the thread into the needle. That is the first step learning tailoring to the T.” On his initial leanings’ to master tailoring Varun informed us, “I have learnt to thread the needle.
Is Blac Chyna pregnant again?
Blac Chyna is reportedly pregnant and expecting her first child with her 18-yearold boyfriend, YBN Almighty Jay. According to reports on JustJared.com, the couple met on Christian Mingle and Jay told No Jumper last month that he “doesn’t wear condoms.” Chyna, who is mom to fiveyear-old son King Cairo with Tyga, and 17-month-old daughter Dream with Rob Kardashian, confirmed her relationship with the rapper on March 1, three days after they were first spotted together at Pinz Bowling Alley in Los Angeles. A rep for Chyna told the outlet in an email, “No clue..I only handle appearances and don’t ever comment about my clients personal lives.”
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are back as a couple and they were spotted arriving at her apartment separately just one day after kissing in public, reports EOnline.com. The 23-year-old supermodel and the 25-year-old singer were both seen stepping out on Monday afternoon in New York city. After strolling side-by-side without holding hands, the Pillow Talk singer gave a sweet kiss to his girlfriend. Gigi looked delighted while the two were together in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan while holding a take-out cup from Starbucks while balancing a structured black purse with her first name on the front.`
Sanju new poster: Sanjay Dutt, oops Ranbir Lindsay Lohan is Kapoor, is intense as the 90s bad boy bonding Rajkumar Hirani introduced his audiences to the many lives of Sanjay Dutt through his teaser some time back. He then unveiled some looks of Ranbir Kapoor as Sanju baba (with wrinkles and post his release) through ‘Sanju’ posters. As the director promised, he introduced us to Sanjay Dutt’s 90s with Ranbir Kapoor’s intense look and exact hairdo from the ‘Sadak’, ‘Saajan’ and ‘Khalnayak’ phase. If one remembers, 90s is the phase where Sanjay Dutt went through a major life transformation, not
with her father
only in his movies but also in life generally. He got distanced from his then wife Richa Sharma, who was then diagnosed with cancer, and their daughter Trishala. This is when the actor was (strongly speculated) dating Madhuri Dixit-Nene, but their alleged relationship came to an abrupt end after Sanjay got arrested in the 1993 bomb blast case for illegal possession of arms. The actor shifted his focus to gymming (even inside the jail) during the phase, which can be seen through his well-built.
Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt head to village for Bollywood all set for the Big Punjabi Shaadi 'shramdaan' on International Labour Day Anushka Sharma, who brought in her 30th birthday with husband Virat Kohli on Tuesday, took the occasion to announce a project close to her heart. The actress, who is currently accompanying Virat on the IPL circuit, said on Twitter that she would soon be starting an animal shelter outside the city. Her post reads, “I’m building an animal shelter just outside Mumbai — a home for those animals that are stranded, left to fend for themselves and have to brave harsh conditions. A home where they will be cared for, loved, protected and nurtured. This has been my calling for years now and my dream is finally
coming true. I will seek your time, support and advice to make this home a place that looks after living beings with utmost care and compassion — all in due course of time.” The actress has also requested people to take care of animals. “It is our responsibility. The whole purpose of being the strongest species is to look out for the welfare of all those not so strong around us, so that we truly can give back to our great Mother Earth and live harmoniously,” she said. Virat, too, posted a picture of him and Anushka on Twitter with the caption, “Happy birthday, my love. The most positive and honest person I know. Love you.”
On the occasion of International Labour Day, Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Alia Bhatt undertook 'shramdan' - also known as contribution of labour - in Latur, Marathwada here. The event was organised by Aamir's Paani Foundation, which works in the area of water conservation. "We have started this movement from the most affected areas. After covering the drought-hit areas, we will walk towards
the cities," the 'Thugs of Hindostan' star said on Tuesday. The 'Dear Zindagi' star had announced her involvement in the shramdaan for this year on Twitter. She had tweeted, "Tomorrow that is the 1st of May.. I will be at a village in Marathwada, doing shramadaan with a shovel in my hands. What's your plan? @paanifoundation @satyamevjayate @ aamir_khan #PaaniFoundation."
Sonam Kapoor’s wedding with Anand Ahuja is a week away. And, the invitations have been sent out to some of the family’s closest friends, among whom are Anupam and Kirron Kher, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and wife Bharti, Jackie and Ayesha Shroff, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. From among Sonam’s colleagues in the film industry, Jacqueline Fernandez, Swara Bhaskar and the rest of the cast of Sonam’s new film Veere Di Wedding are expected to show up in full force. In addition, all of Anil Kapoor’s brothers and their families are expected to attend. Boney, however, will not participate in the celebrations. There are rumours that Anil’s
lately-bereaved brother Boney’s daughters will be dancing to their deceased mother’s songs. A friend on the invitees’ limited list says that the wedding would be “extremely low key”. There will apparently be around 300350 guests. The friend says, “Sonam wanted it to be even more low key, but Anil and Sunita have spent close to 35 years in the film industry. They can’t leave out their close friends, of which there are many.” One of the invitees informs “We haven’t been served a detailed itinerary for the two-day wedding. All we’ve been told is to be there at the venue on May 7 and 8. We’ve also been requested not to share any details with the media.”
Lindsay Lohan had a tumultuous relationship with her father Michael Lohan following the pair’s personal troubles. But she put on a supportive display as she was spotted heading to the TV personality’s birthday dinner with her mother Dina at New York’s Per Se restaurant on Saturday evening, reports DailyMail.co.uk. The awardwinning actress, 31, cut a sophisticated figure as she slipped her slimline figure into a chic strapless dress, teamed with trendy button details.
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Tiger Woods will use new irons at Wells Fargo this week
Mumbai: Tiger Woods will use a new set of irons at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina, the 14-times major winner announced on Tuesday. Woods has been trying out the TaylorMade clubs for a while, and has decided the time is right to put them to the test in the heat of competition. “Phase 1 of irons development … is complete. Looking forward to teeing it up this week,” he said on Twitter ahead of Thursday’s first round in Charlotte. The news comes more than a year after Woods signed with TaylorMade,
and after a disappointing performance last month at the U.S. Masters. Woods struggled with his irons on the way to finishing tied for 32nd. “I felt I hit it well enough off the tee to do some things, but I hit my irons awful for the week,” he said after his final round at Augusta National. Woods, in his seventh start of the year after a successful spinal fusion, will be joined at Quail Hollow by a strong field that also features Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Masters champion Patrick Reed. McIlroy and Thomas have fond memories of Quail Hollow.
Marcelo admits handball after Real Madrid thwart Bayern Munich again
Mumbai: Real Madrid leftback Marcelo admitted he was fortunate not to concede a penalty during their 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu, a let-off that helped the holders reach the Champions League final 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday. The Brazilian defender blocked a shot from Joshua Kimmich in the penalty area at the end of the first half with the score at 1-1 but Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir gave a corner.
Kimmich had given Bayern the lead but Karim Benzema soon cancelled the goal out and the Frenchman put Madrid 2-1 up just after the break following a clanger from keeper Sven Ulreich. The goal meant Bayern had to score two more goals to knock Real out and they only managed one, from James Rodriguez. “It’s a handball, it hit me on the hand and I think it’s a penalty,” Marcelo told reporters. “If I say it didn’t hit me I’d be lying, but football
is like that. “I don’t talk about referees, but it’s clear that sometimes they go in your favour and other times against you, but whatever happens, you have to play football.” Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes was not asked about the incident in the post-game news conference and nor was Real manager Zinedine Zidane, though Bayern’s injured defender Jerome Boateng expressed his disbelief at the decision on social media.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
MS Dhoni and Shane Watson are months shy from being 37 while Bravo is in his 35th year. However, all three have made major contribution CSK's six wins out of eight.
Dhoni, Bravo and Watson have lot to offer, says Stephen Fleming Novak Djokovic's slump began after he won his maiden French Open title in June 2016 to complete a career slam and amass 12 major honours.
Will work hard to restore my confidence, says Novak Djokovic
Mumbai : Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday his confidence had been rocked by a string of poor results after a premature return from elbow surgery but the former world number one vowed to work hard to get back to winning ways. Having exchanged a few shots with a young prospect after an intense training session in searing heat at his own tennis complex in central Belgrade, the 30-year old Serb conceded that the last 18 months have been testing. “I have always believed in myself and that’s why I was able to make all my childhood dreams come true, but right now my confidence is not at the highest level,” he told reporters. “That’s not surprising given the lack of results and all I can do is knuckle down to hard work to restore it. A few good matches and one good tournament and it will come back.” Djokovic’s slump began after he won his maiden French Open title in June 2016 to complete a career slam and amass 12 major honours. A string of below-par performances were followed by Djokovic having to retire against Czech Tomas Berdych in last year’s Wimbledon quarter-finals with an elbow injury which kept him sidelined until January’s Australian Open. After a last 16 defeat by South Korean upstart Hyeon Chung in Melbourne, Djokovic had another spell on the sidelines following elbow surgery and said he had come back too early because he was hungry to play again.
Mumbai : Chennai Super Kings’ coach Stephen Fleming is happy that pivotal role played by veteran trio of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo have shut the sceptics, who termed the team as Dad’s Army. Dhoni and Watson are months shy from being 37 while Bravo is in his 35th year. However all three have made major contribution CSK’s six wins out of eight. Dhoni has three half centuries while Watson has a century and a half-ton. Bravo has played a blinder at the start and been mostly economical with the ball. “Age isn’t really a barrier. I still think the big guys are still have a lot to give. The calmness around the group plays a big part. Yes, we have some youngsters around but under pressure experience counts. There’s not many games where you don’t have pressure,” Fleming told reporters on the eve of their return leg fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders here. CSK have put up 200-plus totals
four times this season and Fleming said it would have been a concern if they were not getting one more than what their opponents were getting. “That’s the silver lining. It’s keeping us on the edge and making us uncomfortable about each game which is a good thing from a coach’s point of view. Most times we have put up fight that matched them. If you lose three four games you are down in the bottom, we know that.” The biggest gain for CSK has been Ambati Rayudu who has done well both as an opener and also at No 4 as he leads the run charts with 370 runs from eight matches. “It just shows how flexible and how calm he is at the crease. He is having a fantastic season. He has been massive for us,” he said. Young South African pacer Lungi Ngidi made his presence felt in his debut as he returned with a tidy 1/26. Fleming said he’s looking forward to relish the conditions on the seaming Eden Gardens wicket.
Jos Buttler believes IPL has changed ‘climate’ of cricket
Mumbai : England stumper-batsman Jos Buttler has said there is nothing wrong with cricketers wanting to specialise in a particular format and believes the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed the “climate” of the sport considerably. England’s Adil Rashid and Alex Hales have signed white ball-only contracts with their respective counties, which means they are not available for selection for the test side, while Colin Munro did the same in New Zealand in March. Test, or red-ball, cricket’s slide in priority for many players is a concern for traditionalists and a recent report by the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA)
said young players were putting their Twenty20 ambitions above national contracts. “I think there is nothing wrong in people wanting to specialise in the sport,” Buttler told Hindustan Times. “It is becoming increasingly tough to play in all three formats. I don’t think we should have that snobbery that if you play cricket, you need to play all formats.” Buttler also said players should not be criticised for looking to maximise their earnings in tournaments like the IPL. “The climate of cricket has changed a lot with the IPL and the money the tournament offers,” said Buttler, who earned 44 million Indian rupees ($659,274) in this year’s players auction after
Business GST collection breaches Rs 1 lakh crore mark for first time
New Delhi: The government has collected Rs 1.03 lakh crore in taxes under GST in April, indicating stabilisation of the new indirect tax regime which was rolled out on July 1 last year. The average monthly collection under the GST regime between August 2017-March 2018 was around Rs 89,885 crore. “GST collections in April exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore is a landmark achievement and a confirmation of increased economic activity as brought out by other reports,” tweeted finance minister Arun Jaitley. Mr Jaitley said that with the improved
economic climate, introduction of e-way bill and improved GST compliance, GST collections would continue to show a positive trend. “Increased tax collections will help the nation to expand its economic horizons and take it to loftier heights,” added finance minister. India collected Rs 7.41 lakh crore in GST in 2017-18 (July to March) the first year of its launch. However, tax authorities didnt seem too excited and said that April collection may not be a trend. “The buoyancy in the tax revenue of GST reflects the upswing in the economy and better compliance.
being bought by Rajasthan Royals. “At the end of the day, we are professional athletes and we have a short career. To a big extent, earning as much money in that time is hugely important.” Buttler and his Rajasthan team mate Ben Stokes, who fetched a whopping $1.97 million in the February auction, are among a dozen English players currently playing in the eight-team league. The limited-overs specialist said England’s approach to the shorter formats had changed significantly in recent times. “We are taking white-ball cricket as seriously as red-ball cricket,” said the 27-year-old. “There are not many players who play all formats.
Core sector growth rate slows to 4.1 pc in March; 4.2 pc in 2017-18 New Delhi: The growth of eight core sectors slowed to 3-month low of 4.1 per cent in March due to weak performance in as many as six sectors including coal, crude oil and natural gas. The other sectors which showed slower growth rate were refinery products, steel and electricity. The growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors, which also include fertilisers and cement, was 5.2 per cent in March 2017, according to the data released by the commerce and industry ministry today. The previous low was in the core sectors was 3.8 per cent in December 2017. Cumulatively, the eight core sectors grew by 4.2 per cent in 2017-18, lowest in the last three financial years. The growth was 4.8 per cent in the previous fiscal and 3 per cent in 2015-16. The core sector
would have an impact on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data as these eight segments account for about 41 per cent of the total factory output. Output growth rate of only fertliser and cement reported healthy numbers. Both the sectors grew by 3.2 per cent and 13 per cent respectively in March. On the other hand, coal, natural gas, refinery products and steel production growth slowed to 9.1 per cent (as against 10.6 per cent in March 2017), 1.3 per cent, 1 per cent, 4.7 per cent (as against 11 per cent a year ago) respectively during the month under review. Electricity generation growth rate too decelerated to 4.5 per cent as against 6.2 per cent in March 2017. Crude oil recorded a negative rate of growth of 1.6 per cent in March this year.
India's manufacturing sector growth rises marginally in April: PMI New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity improved marginally in April, driven by rise in new business orders amid favourable demand conditions, amid easing inflationary pressures, says a monthly survey. The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), rose from 51.0 in March to 51.6 in April, indicating faster improvement in the health of the country's manufacturing economy than in the prior month. Inflationary pressures moderated for the second month in a row, with the softest increases for input costs and output charges reported since September 2017 and July 2017, respectively, the survey said. Meanwhile, expectations of interest rate cuts have been mounting on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the wake of declining retail inflation and the need to fuel growth momentum. In its first
bi-monthly monetary policy for 2018-19 last month, the RBI had left the repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent. The MPC maintained the status quo for the fourth consecutive time since August last year. This is the ninth consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI remained above the 50-point-mark. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below that denotes contraction. "The Indian manufacturing economy started the quarter on a slightly stronger footing as growth picked up from March's five-
month low, buoyed by stronger demand conditions," said Aashna Dodhia, Economist at IHS Markit and author of the report. Dodhia further noted that "consumer goods was again the bright spot, with output growth being the fastest among all the three market groups. Meanwhile, investment goods was the weakest performing category as both production and new orders declined during April". Greater production requirements stimulated jobcreation and encouraged companies to engage in input buying.
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Sodhi, Managing Director of GCMMF which sells its products under the 'Amul' brand name, said the dairy sector is very lucrative, providing good income to many educated youths as well.
Amul MD backs Biplab Deb’s views, says rearing cows a good option
Ahmedabad : Days after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb advised youth to rear cows for regular income rather than running after government jobs, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) chief R S Sodhi on Tuesday came out in his support saying it is a practical suggestion to eliminate unemployment. Sodhi, Managing Director of GCMMF which sells its products under the ‘Amul’ brand name, said the dairy sector is very lucrative, providing good income to many educated youths as well. GCMMF is considered as India’s largest food products marketing organisation with a turnover of Rs 40,000 crore. Recently, Deb had advised the youths that income can be generated by rearing cows, pigs or poultry birds, triggering
sharp reactions from critics who slammed his remarks saying the state government should rather talk about generating jobs. However, Sodhi said that cow or buffalo rearing is a far better option, especially in Tripura, which has to import milk worth crores of rupees every
Gujarat: Stepfather, mother arrested for rape of 19-year-old girl AHMEDABAD: A 19-yearold girl from a village near Nani Devti lodged an FIR with Satellite police against her stepfather for rape and her mother for abetting the crime. The accused were arrested by Satellite police on Tuesday afternoon. According to a complaint by Dina Solanki (name changed), resident of a village near Sanand, she lives with her father and two brothers. Two years ago, her mother had started living with a man, a resident of Rajivnagar near Satellite. The incident took place after a major altercation between her parents. “She has mentioned in the complaint that she used to visit her mother frequently. During that time, Ramesh, the accused, had started touching her inappropriately. When she raised the issue with her mother, she allegedly said that it was a way for her stepfather to express love and asked her not to mind it. In Diwali vacation of 2017, she had gone to live with her mother for a few days. At that time, Ramesh raped her,” said an investigator. When she brought the issue
to her mother, she allegedly told her that she would try to prevent further incidents but she cannot take any steps as she had left her ‘poor’ husband to be with Ramesh and did not want to jeopardize the prospect of new life. After the incident, Ramesh allegedly raped her on several occasions. Dina got afraid when she started experiencing frequent stomach aches for which she used to take pills. “In February, when she could not bear the pain any more, she approached a public health centre where she was diagnosed pregnant. When she told her mother about it, she asked her to come to Ahmedabad from Sanand as she would help in abortion. She however was afraid due to previous experiences and chose to remain with her father instead,” said the official. On April 29, she was visiting her maternal uncle when she felt unease. As she started bleeding, her maternal grandmother immediately took her to the VS Hospital. There, she gave birth to a premature baby who died soon afterwards.
year despite having favourable geographical conditions for dairy sector. “Deb’s advice is a practical one, as Tripura imports milk worth crores of rupees every year. People in Tripura do not have many employment opportunities. If the educated youths of Gujarat and Punjab can take up cow-
rearing in a commercial way, what is the harm if youths of Tripura do the same?” Sodhi told PTI today. “In Gujarat alone, there are around 8,000 commercial dairy farms run by educated youths. There are many state and central schemes to help you in setting up dairy business. Cow rearing is the best option to solve the problem of unemployment in rural areas,” Sodhi said. Earlier yesterday, he had tweeted also to support Deb’s remarks.“It is a very practical and logical idea as Tripura is importing crores of rupees worth milk from other states including Gujarat. A youth can earn Rs 6-7 lakh per annum by rearing 10 cows or buff by taking loan from banks… in Gujarat (there are) more than 8000 such farms,” Sodhi tweeted in response to some critical tweets targeted at Deb.
Protest against bullet train in Dahanu, locals raise slogans at Palghar collector office
MUMBAI: Villagers likely to be affected by the proposed MumbaiAhmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project protested, on Wednesday, against a survey for the bullet train being carried out in a Dahanu village by allegedly keeping locals in the dark. Villagers under various non-political organization from Vasai, Palghar, Dahanu and Talasari had gathered at the collector’s office in Niyojan Bhavan for a meeting to discuss the environmental issues
related to the acquisition of land for the bullet train. The train will originate from the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and terminate at Sabarmati in Gujarat. It will run through Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad covering 12 stations. On Wednesday, MAHSR officials landed in a village in Dahanu to carry out survey for the train route. Villagers said that they were caught unaware. They alleged that no notice regarding the land acquisition has been
given to them. Sameer Vartak an activist from Vasai who was attending the meeting at the collectors’ office said that while those against the project were in the meeting, the district officials had proceeded to carry out the survey of a village. Locals said that they had not even been intimidated about the meeting on environmental issues slated to be held at 11 am on Wednesday. Over 1000 people managed to gather for the meeting after being informed by word of mouth.
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seats, names of schools etc on website. He complained that revelation of incomplete details on public domain has led to a situation in which nearly 65,000 poor kids missed admission in Class 1 in 201718. The state government, on the other hand, insisted that the state government has been implementing the law in phased manner. The decision for targeted implementation was taken after states like Karnataka and Tamilnadu
Xi-Modi summit broke ‘new ground’ for bilateral ties: China
Beijing : The Wuhan summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping broke “new ground” as they identified the guiding principles for bilateral ties, drew up a blueprint for cooperation and mapped out concrete measures to implement the consensus reached, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Modi met Xi last week in an unprecedented two-day ‘heart-to-heart’ summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to “solidify” the India-China relationship after the Dokalam standoff last year. Troops of India and China were locked in the 73-day standoff in Dokalam after the Indian side stopped the construction of a road by the Chinese Army in the disputed area. During their summit, the two leaders held a candid exchange of views in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere on topics
related to international relations, China-India relations and cooperation in various areas and reached important consensus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in her first comments on the summit held on April 27 and 28. The two leaders “identified the important principles guiding the development of China-India relations and chartering the course and drew up a blueprint for the comprehensive cooperation between the two sides,” Hua said. “The two leaders have also mapped out concrete measures to implement such kind of consensus,” she said. The meeting was oriented towards the future and enhance the friendship and mutual trust, creating a new model for exchanges between the two leaders, she said. “It opened up new ground for India-China relations,” she added.
Pakistan’s ex-foreign minister challenges his disqualification in SC
RTE admissions: Gujarat Farmer earns 21 lakh in 70 days through HC reserves order
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Tuesday reserved its order till Thursday on a PIL demanding proper implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in more transparent manner so that poor students get benefit in securing fee admissions in private schools. A student studying at the Gujarat Forensic Science University (GFSU) Sandip Munyasara filed the PIL seeking directions to the government to place all details related to number of
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failed to implement the law when they tried to implement it 100% from the first year when the law came into effect. Government pleader Manisha Shah informed the court that the state government has placed proper system of verification at every level so that private schools cannot get away with false information. She submitted that the government’s target is to ensure over 1 lakh admission in Class 1 under RTE laws.
Banaskantha : A farmer from Banaskantha district of Gujarat, which is famous for potato farming, had a unique farming experience after he harvested muskmelons in his seven bigha land. Using latest harvesting techniques, Khetaji Solanki produced 140 tonnes of muskmelon and earned Rs 21 lakh is a short span of 70 days. He
harvested the muskmelon on February 12 this year and the crop was ready by second week of April. On one side, we have farmers not fetching proper price for potatoes, and on the other we have Solanki, who is just 7 th standard pass, showing a way to other farmers with his unique idea. Solanki used good quality seeds, employed drip irrigation and made use of solar waterpump to get the desired results. He spent Rs 1.21 lakh on harvesting and other expenses. The quality of crop was so good that Solanki did not go anywhere to sell it, but attracted merchants from other states, who approached him and offered good money. Despite not being educated enough, Solanki is a techsavvy farmer.
Islamabad : Pakistan’s ousted foreign minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court his disqualification as a member of the parliament by a high court. A threemember bench of Islamabad High Court last week disqualified Asif as a lawmaker under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution for concealing details of his UAE work permit while contesting polls in 2013. Article 62, which sets the precondition for a member of parliament to be “sadiq and ameen” (honest and righteous), is the same provision under which former prime
minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified on July 28, 2017, in the Panama Papers case. Hours after the IHC verdict, the Election Commission of Pakistan had formally de-notified 68-year-old Asif as a member of the National Assembly, leading to his ouster as the foreign minister. In his review petition, Asif said that he unintentionally failed to disclose his foreign work permit in his nomination papers — the basis for the Islamabad High Court decision against him. Asif said it was a “mistake” to not fully declare his income which was just 0.5 per cent of declared assets.
Washington : The White House said that President Donald Trump’s former bodyguard did nothing out of the ordinary when he took possession of the president’s medical records last year, despite a claim by Trump’s former doctor that the episode felt like a “raid.” Harold Bornstein, Trump’s longtime personal doctor, told NBC News that Keith Schiller, the president’s longtime bodyguard and former director of Oval Office operations, showed up at his office in February 2017 along with two other men to collect the records, leaving Bornstein feeling “raped, frightened and sad.” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders disputed the doctor’s characterization of
the episode. “As is standard operating procedure for a new president, the White House Medical Unit took possession of the president’s medical records,” she told reporters at a White House briefing Tuesday. As for Bornstein’s description that it had had the feel of a raid, she said, “No, that is not my understanding.” Bornstein told NBC that Schiller and another “large man” were in his office about 30 minutes and “created a lot of chaos.” The doctor said the two men were joined by Alan Garten, the chief legal officer for the Trump Organization. A spokeswoman for the Trump Organization did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The incident at Bornstein’s office came two days after the doctor told The New York Times that Trump takes Propecia, a drug for enlarged prostates that is often prescribed to stimulate hair growth in men. Bornstein told the Times that he prescribed Trump drugs for rosacea and cholesterol as well. Bornstein told NBC that Trump’s longtime personal secretary called him after the story ran and said: “So you wanted to be the White House doctor? Forget it, you’re out.
Trump’s longtime doctor describes ‘raid’ to obtain records
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