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Short News No pacts, Modi, Xi to have ‘heart-to-heart’ talks to build trust; India maintains position on BRI
beijing : Ahead of the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan on April 27-28, India on Tuesday maintained its opposition to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that “respect for sovereignty is essential”, in a clear reference to BRI, since the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor passes through areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). A statement released after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting said ministers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan had reaffirmed support for BRI. India was not mentioned in the statement.
1998 serial blast convict Mohammed Rafiq held for ‘bluster’ on phone about plan to kill PM Modi Chennai : A Coimbatorebased automobile financier, who was convicted in the 1998 Coimbatore blast and served jail term, was arrested on Monday night on the basis of a leaked telephone conversation in which he was heard allegedly telling a customer that he had plans to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apparently in a bid to intimidate the customer. After interrogating accused Mohamed Rafiq, 53, the police said it was bluster, probably to get money from the customer, who identified himself as a native of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The police did not officially disclose the name of the Salem man.
CJI impeachment motion rejected: Seeking judicial review a blunder, says Arun New Delhi : Mounting a scathing attack on the Congress a day after Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the Opposition notice for a motion of impeachment of the Chief Justice of India, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said the “object of the notice was not the passage of the motion but intimidation of India’s judiciary”.He said there was “a growing tendency of lawyer Members (of Parliament) to drag intra court disputes into the parliamentary process”. In a Facebook post headlined Why the Malafide Impeachment Motion was bound to fail?, Jaitley.
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Modi said families should respect their daughters and inculcate values in sons. A social campaign will have to be started to create such an atmosphere in families, he said, and urged people to focus on educating their children.
Now Delhi listens to you: PM Modi on death penalty for rape of children Mandla : Referring to the Central government’s ordinance on capital punishment for people convicted of raping girls aged 12 or below, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there is now a government in Delhi that listens to the people and takes decisions accordingly. Modi said families should respect their daughters and inculcate values in sons. A social campaign will have to be started to create such an atmosphere in families, he said, and urged people to focus on educating their children. “Betion ke saath durvyavahar karnewale rakshasi manovruti ke logon ko faasi par latkane ka kanoon banaya hai. Delhi mein aisi sarkar hai jo aapke dil ke aawaz sunti hai aur nirnay leti hai (We have made a law to hang those who rape daughters. There is now a government in Delhi that listens to people and decides),’’ Modi said, addressing a rally at Ramnagar, about 12 km from Mandla town, in a district in easternmost Madhya Pradesh on the Chhattisgarh boundary.The
event was held on the occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Day. Modi launched the Rashitrya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, which aims to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system, and unveiled a road map for development of tribal areas. As part of the scheme, nearly Rs 2 lakh crore will be spent
over the next five years. The event was originally scheduled to be held in Jabalpur but the venue was shifted to Mandla at Modi’s suggestion, as he wanted to be among the tribal people, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. Mandla is a tribal-dominated district, and the
Prime Minister spoke about “unsung tribal heroes”, who laid down their lives before the first war of independence in 1857 and afterward but have not got their dues. “Not only Rani Durgavati, Rani Awantibai and Birsa Munda, there were many other, but their contribution was forgotten. Only some people, and some families, are mentioned,’’ Modi said, without taking names but indicating the Nehru-Gandhi family. Modi announced that tribal museums will be set up in each state, narrating the history of such sacrifices. Recalling Mahatma Gandhi’s words that India lives in its villages, and his call for gramodaya to rashtrodaya, and gram swaraj, Modi appealed elected panchayat representatives to fulfill Gandhiji’s dream of making villages selfreliant. He said there are more than 2.4 lakh panchayati raj institutions and more than 30 lakh elected representatives, nearly one third of them women, and there is no scarcity of funds for panchayats.
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Renuka Chowdhury also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he had “denigrated” her dignity when he said during a debate in the Rajya Sabha that she reminded him of a character in the television serial Ramayan.
Parliament not immune to casting couch, says Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi : Former Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday waded into a controversy with her remarks that Parliament, like other workplaces, is not immune to sexual misconduct. Chowdhury also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he had “denigrated” her dignity when he said during a debate in the Rajya Sabha that she reminded him of a character in the television serial Ramayan. “It is the bitter truth. The whole film industry may get up in arms against me. With women, it happens everywhere. So don’t imagine that Parliament is immune or some other work space is immune,” Chowdhury said while commenting on veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan’s comments defending casting couch culture in the Indian film industry. Referring to the #MeToo campaign in other
countries, she said it was time for Indian women, too, to break their silence on this issue. The Congress refused to comment on the issue. Party leaders said they were not aware of Chowdhury’s comments. Later, addressing a press conference, Chowdhury clarified, “What is sexual harassment? What is the meaning of casting couch? It is a terminology which you are using…it is not just narrowed to one sphere. Casting couch is that you take away the privileges of women and use it for your personal benefit of in lieu of other compensations…. You have taken away my dignity in Parliament when the Prime Minister spoke in a way thatis derogatory to my status as a woman.”
Law Ministry processes file on elevating senior advocate Indu Malhotra as SC judge New Delhi : As concerns mount over the delay in judicial appointments, it is learnt that the file relating to the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation on elevating senior advocate Indu Malhotra as a judge of the apex court “is being processed” by the Union Law Ministry. Official
sources told The Indian Express that the Law Ministry had sent Malhotra’s file to the Home Ministry for mandatory verification by the Intelligence Bureau. The IB, sources said, submitted its report and the Law Ministry had received it from the Home Ministry. On January 10, the five-member
Collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, unanimously cleared the names of Malhotra and Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. The delay in
Salman Khurshid made the remarks while addressing students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Sunday.
Congress hands stained with Muslim blood: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi : Triggering a controversy, senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid, while responding to a question on the communal riots that took place when the Congress was in power, admitted that “there is blood on our hands”. Khurshid made the remarks while addressing students at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Sunday. While Khurshid on Tuesday accused the media of distorting his reply, the Congress said it “completely disagrees” with his statement. At the AMU function, a student listed some of the riots — in Hashimpura, Maliana and Muzaffarnagar — and the opening of the gates of the Babri Masjid, installation of idols and its subsequent demolition, which happened when the Congress was in power. He asked how the Congress would wash off the “Muslim blood on its hands”. “Political question hain. Humare daaman par khoon ke dhabbe hain. Congress ka main bhi hissa hoon to mujhe maanne dijiye
ki humare daaman main khoon ke dhabbe hain (It is a political question. There is blood on our hands. I am also a part of the Congress so let me admit that we have blood on our hands),” replied Khurshid. He asserted that that was not a reason why his party should not come forward to protect Muslims in case of attacks against them. “Is vajay se aap humse keh rahe hain ki ab koi waar aap par kare to humme badkar usko rokna nahin chahiye (Because of that you are telling us that if someone attacks you, we must not come forward to protect you),” he said. “Bata
raha hoon na. Hum yeh dhabbe dikhayenge, ki tum samjho ki yeh dhabbe hum par lage hain, yeh dhabbe tumpe na lage. Tum waar inpe karoge, dhabbe tumhare lagenge (I am telling you. We will show the (blood) stains, so that you realise that you must not get blood on your hands. If you attack them, you are the ones who will be stained),” he said. “Learn from our history and understand. And don’t create such situations for yourself where, if you come back to Aligarh University after 10 years, you will find no one like yourself asking questions,” he said.
their appointments gave rise to speculation and allegations that the government was sitting on the proposal as it was not in favour of Justice K M Joseph who, in 2016, had quashed imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand. On April 9, Justice Kurian Joseph voiced concern in a letter to CJI Misra
CJI impeachment notice: Told Sonia Gandhi, Rahul not to go for it, says Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Congress was wrong in submitting an impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Mamata told News18 Bangla channel that the Congress had sought the Trinamool Congress’s support in their initiative but the party refused since there was “no merit” in it. “The Congress was wrong to give an impeachment notice against the CJI. The Congress wanted us to support it. But we did not, because we knew there was no merit in it. There was no majority (supporting the move) and I had apprehended that it would not receive much support. I told Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi not to go for impeachment,” she said. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the notice by seven opposition parties to impeach the CJI on grounds of “misbehaviour”. Naidu’s decision, which came within two days of the notice being submitted to him, was slammed as “hasty, illegal and ill-informed” by the Congress.
and other fellow judges. He said three months had passed since the Collegium made the recommendations but nothing had moved on it. “To my limited information, it is the first time in the history of this Court where nothing is known as to what has happened to a recommendation even after
three months. Government owes a duty to take a call on the recommendation as soon as the same is sent from the Collegium. Failure to discharge their duty by sitting over on the recommendations of the Collegium doing nothing, in administrative law, is abuse of power.
Call full court to discuss Supreme Court future: Justices Gogoi, Lokur write to CJI Dipak Misra In a brief two-sentence letter delivered to CJI Misra Sunday, Justices Gogoi and Lokur, who are members of the Collegium, demanded that he call a “full court” on the judicial side to discuss “institutional issues” and the “future” of the court.
New Delhi : Two days after seven Opposition parties gave notice for impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, two senior judges of the Supreme Court, Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur, wrote to the CJI that he call a “full court” to discuss “institutional issues” and “future” of the apex court. The Opposition notice for impeachment was rejected Monday morning by Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. Justice Gogoi is expected to succeed CJI Misra who demits office in October. In a brief
two-sentence letter delivered to CJI Misra Sunday, Justices Gogoi and Lokur, who are members of the Collegium, demanded that he call a “full court” on the judicial side to discuss “institutional issues” and the “future” of the court. The CJI has not yet responded to their letter. Sources said that when the issue of a full court was raised by some judges during the customary morning meeting of all Supreme Court judges over tea on Monday, CJI Misra was non-committal on the matter. A full court meeting of the Supreme Court, involving all judges, is usually
convened by the CJI when a matter of public importance relating to the judiciary comes up. This letter follows two other letters by senior members of the Collegium, both written in the past few weeks, which asked the CJI to involve all judges in protecting the judiciary from undue interference by the government. On March 21, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the most senior judge, had written to all judges, asking the CJI to all a full court to discuss government interference in appointment of judges to the High Court. Justice Chelameswar’s letter came after the government directly wrote to the Karnataka High Court over an inquiry into a judicial officer, whose name had been reiterated by the Collegium for appointment as a High Court judge. The CJI neither replied to the letter nor did he call a full court.
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US report must be read with a rider
I t is, indeed, a shame that Madhya Pradesh figures in the US State Department's 2017 Human Rights report, although the report cites abuses from all states in the form of extra-judicial killings, disappearances, tortures, arbitrary arrests and detention, rapes and so forth. The report refers to the death of six farmers in the Mandsaur agitation and laments that the investigation is still lingering on. The deaths, by themselves, are a scar on the state's record, but the undue delay in concluding the inquiry is bringing it more discredit. Set up in June last year with a mandate to submit its report within three months, the inquiry commission has already been given four extensions. Two CRPF jawans have testified that the firing was caused by an accident in a melee with the crowd. But, until the final report comes out with its conclusions, the deaths have been attributed to police firing. And so does the US report. In another damning reference, the report mentions the complaint issued by India's National Human Rights Commission against the MP government, police and prison authorities, expressing doubts about the October 2016 killings of eight members of the outlawed Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) after they allegedly killed a guard and escaped from a high-security prison. These have been included in the 92 cases of custodial deaths nationwide in 2016 as reported by the National Crime Records Bureau. Maharashtra reported the highest number of cases at 16. The US report highlights widespread corruption, instances of censorship and harassment of media outlets, restrictions on foreign funding of some NGOs, lack of criminal investigations, or accountability for cases related to rape, domestic violence, dowry-related deaths, honour killings, sexual harassment and discrimination against women and girls as serious problems in India. The report is compiled with inputs from NGOs, media reports and official records. The 2017 report covers nearly 200 countries and is used by US Congress and the administration as a resource for decision-making. Although it seeks to place the US as leading by example in promoting effective governance based on the rule of law and respect for human rights, the publication strikes a jarring note with the actions of President Trump and his administration, which have been accused of attempts to roll back civil rights and of attacking the media. In fact, the report's launch was marred by acrimony, with reporters challenging the criticism of other countries when Trump, himself, was describing the media as 'an enemy of the people' and calling for revision of libel laws. So, even if we need not be unduly worried about the references to India in the report, that is no ground for endorsing the inadequacies in our system.
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Supreme Court rejects petition to ban Jauhar scene from Padmaavat
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Bollywood - Hollywood Want to see how Ashutosh She quite obviously went to Shah Rukh’s office for a possible role in one of his films hoping no one would hear of it. takes me to a different world with Panipat, says Kriti Sanon Post the success of Bareilly Ki Barfi, actress Kriti Sanon seems to be on a roll. The actress has been offered a bunch of scripts, of which she has picked some interesting ones. One of the offerings will be in Ashutosh Gowariker ’s Panipat, a period drama. Kriti says, “It’s my first period film and, of course, Ashutosh is someone who is fabulous at it. I just want to see how he takes me to a different world altogether with Panipat.” The film is based on the Third Battle of Panipat, which is among the most
epic battles in the history of India that took place on January 14, 1761. “I will be working with Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt for the first time and I am so excited to be part of this project. It’s going to be a different kind of film for me,” she added. Reportedly, Kriti will essay the role of Parvatibai, the second wife of Maratha warrior Sadashivrao Bhau. Arjun will play Sadashivrao and Sanjay Dutt will play Ahmed Shah Abdali. Produced by Sunita Gowariker and Rohit Shelatkar, the film is slated to release on December 6, 2019.
Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against Salman Khan
Jacqueline Fernandez’s visit to Shah Rukh Khan’s office no ‘mistake’ Jacqueline Fernandez’s breezy ‘mistake’ of landing at Shah Rukh Khan’s office last week seems to have landed her in some trouble. It turns out her explanation may have something to do with the fact that she is a very close friend of Salman Khan. “She quite obviously went to Shah Rukh’s office for a possible role in one of his films hoping no one would hear of it. That’s because, if Salman bhai got to know she had been lobbying for a part in SRK’s films, he wouldn’t take too kindly to it. Maybe she wanted to keep it under wraps until something with SRK actually materialised. But, it was very foolish of her to dismiss the visit as a ‘mistake’. Now, she’s pissed off both Salman and Shah Rukh.” Interestingly, heroines of the two Khans have been largely exclusive to each. For example, if Priyanka Chopra was seen as SRK’s heroine (after Don), Salman refused films with her until he was convinced she was not working with SRK anymore. Why do you think Deepika Padukone is yet to be paired onscreen with Salman?
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against Bollywood actor Salman Khan initiated based on private complaints in Rajasthan’s Chiru district and in the States of Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra for his alleged controversial statement made against Valmiki community. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A.M. Kanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud stayed the proceedings on six FIRs o filed by Salman Khan. The petition also wanted a direction that all state police be instructed that no FIRs or complaints shall be registered against him pertaining to this case. The actor was accused of poking fun at the Valmiki community while shooting a reality show in December 2017. An FIR was filed against him by the fringe group Valmiki Yuva Sangathan as they were highly offended by the actor’s statements against their religion and similar complaints were filed later in other states.
Ranbir’s look from Dutt biopic seems to be out and it is tough to recognize if that is him or Sanjay Dutt.
First poster: Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt in Sanju will leave you startled
Ranbir Kapoor’s look from Dutt biopic seems to be out and honestly, it is tough to recognize if that is Ranbir or Sanjay Dutt himself. DNA has carried a picture on its front page and from the looks of it, the look can definitely be that from the Dutt biopic. Here’s the picture: And here's the official poster of the biopic which has now been named Sanju as it is Sanjay Dutt's pet name: Ranbir, Sanjay and Rajkumar Hirani are all set to unveil the teaser of this movie and with such an official first look, it definitely looks like the makers are set to impress with the teaser. The day is as important for Ranbir as it is for anyone else since the movie could be the rebound this actor needs after giving back-toback flops.
Arbaaz's ex wife Malaika and family warm up to his new found lover Arbaaz Khan could soon be introducing the new woman in his life to the world. First, however, the woman needs the approval of his family. The actor was accompanied by the mystery woman on a family lunch — family meaning ex-wife Malaika Arora, her sister, Amrita Arora, and her mother. “They seemed totally at ease during lunch on the weekend. They indulged in banter and Malaika’s mother, too, was warm to the girl,” says our source. Not much is known about the woman, except that
she had once met Arbaaz for dinner a few weeks ago and at the time Arbaaz had sent her home in an autorickshaw. This time, Arbaaz seemed more relaxed in the woman’s company. More details are awaited from Arbaaz himself.
Swara Bhasker faces wrath of social Actor has been having meetings for three big-banner films. What will be Shah Rukh media, loses out as brand ambassador Khan's next movie post Zero?
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition, which sought deletion of a scene from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmaavat'. The plea, filed by Swami Agnivesh, stated the last scene of the controversial film as promotion of 'Sati' tradition. The film, which was released on January 25, has run into trouble time and again, as members of several Rajput factions have accused director of the film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali of distorting history. Starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in the lead roles, the film is based on the 16th century Sufi poet Mohammad Jayasi's poem ‘Padmavat’.
Soon after Swara Bhaskar spoke out against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua and openly voiced her opinion, the actress was at the receiving end of hatred. While twitter was flooding with hate messages for the actress, it had a direct impact on her association with Amazon as a brand ambassador. So much so that people decided to boycott Amazon if the actress wasn’t removed as the ambassador. Many other Bollywood celebrities, like Kalki Koechlin, Huma Qureshi, Javed Akhtar, Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor, also posted the protest poster that Swara posted a picture with while others protested against the case in their own ways. However, the poster affected Swara to such an extent that even Amazon withdrew one of their endorsement videos featuring her. Brand managers and business experts tell us what goes behind building a strategy in such a time and if it’s right to completely distant themselves from it. While some people did cancel
With Shah Rukh Khan in discussions for three films, everyone is eagerly waiting to see which one he greenlights first. While his film with Yash Raj Films (YRF) will be underway soon, the projects King Khan has been having meetings on, are Siddharth Roy Kapoor’s Salute, to be directed by adman Mahesh Mathai, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film and Farhan Akhtar’s Don 3. “Everything, however, depends on the response to his next release Zero. The film is the most ambitious project undertaken by Khan’s production banner. His VFX company Red Chillies Entertainment, too, has a lot at stake. They have put in superlative efforts to create a world-class product. While the YRF film will be helmed by Aditya Chopra, it will be difficult to tell which project SRK will do after that,” informs a source. But, that is a good quandary to be in, until, of course, confirmation comes straight from the horse’s mouth.
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Maria Sharapova eyes more grand slam glory
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Maria Sharapova will not settle for lower-tier titles after making her comeback last year and the former world number one is determined to add to her five grand slam crowns.
IPL 2018: SRH’s Billy Stanlake ruled out of rest of season due to fractured finger New Delhi: Maria Sharapova will not settle for lower-tier titles after making her comeback last year and the former world number one is determined to add to her five grand slam crowns. The 31-year-old Russian returned from a 15-month doping ban at the Stuttgart Grand Prix last April and Sharapova has since won one title, the Tianjin Open, after inconsistent performances and injury problems. She is back in Stuttgart this year and plays Caroline Garcia in the first round later on Tuesday. “When you’ve experienced grand slam victories, it’s absolutely natural to have that goal in your mind,” Sharapova told CNN. “It would be silly for me to say my goal
for this year is to win a lower-tier tournament because I strive to be on the big stage and to win on the big stage. I’ve experienced it, and I know what it’s like and I want that feeling again. I continue to work for that.” Sharapova, who won her last grand slam title at the 2014 French Open, has no plans to retire. “I haven’t set a time table for myself, but I’ve always said that I would do it on my own terms… ” she said. “I’d love to play in another Olympics, but I don’t know if that will happen and at this point in 2018, I don’t really want to know. I want to keep going and I want to keep working and see where that takes me.”
New Delhi: Australian pacer Billy Stanlake has been ruled out of the remainder of the Sunrisers Hyderabad campaign in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) after he suffered a finger injury while fielding in a match against Chennai Super Kings two days back. “Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Billy Stanlake has been ruled out of the remainder of the eleventh”edition of the ongoing IPL,” a media release from the Sunrisers Hyderabad said. Indian and Australian orthopaedic specialists have advised Stanlake against playing the remaining tournament owing to an injury that he sustained in the match against Chennai Super Kings played at Hyderabad on April 22, it added. “Billy sustained a displaced fracture on the fifth finger of his right hand whilst fielding. Surgical reduction and fixation was required to restore the function to that finger,” the release said. According to the release, the pacer has flown back to Australia for further treatment. The 23-yearold fast bowler had taken five wickets in the four games, which he played for Hyderabad in this IPL.
Snubbed Joe Root holds no grudge for England team mates in IPL 2018
Joe Root is not bitter about his exclusion from this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and believes his team mates playing in the Twenty20 tournament will hugely benefit from the experience. New Delhi: England Test captain Joe Root is not bitter about his exclusion from this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and believes his team mates playing in the Twenty20 tournament will hugely benefit from the experience. The 27-year-old led England on their gruelling tour of Australia, where they suffered a 4-0 Ashes defeat, followed by another Test series loss in New Zealand in March. Root went unsold in the IPL players’ auction in February but does not grudge several England players who are in India to showcase their talents in the ongoing tournament. “It’s not frustration watching the other guys,” Root told Sky Sports Cricket. “… I went into the IPL auction to get a bit more exposure to T20 cricket, it didn’t materialise, it would have been nice to be involved in that but I’ve got no bitter feelings towards the other guys, I think it’s great.” Root is instead watching his England team mates, including allrounder Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler, play in the eight-team league and
believes their experience would only strengthen the team. “They’ll benefit hugely from it and we, as a side, will benefit hugely from it. Look at the way Jos and Ben and a few guys came back from it last year and what it has brought to their games…” Root said. “Hopefully that can happen on a wider scale with more and more players going out there from English cricket, playing under scrutiny and in the high-pressure situations that that tournament brings, it can only be a good thing for us in the long term.” Root has completed a little over a year in his captaincy role and following the underwhelming results over the last few months, the skipper is predicting significant changes to his team. “Looking forward, there will be changes, especially long-term and then it is up to guys to come in and take the opportunities,” Root said. “… I want us to keep searching for ways to be a really effective side in a number of different conditions.” England take on Pakistan in a twomatch test series beginning next month.
Sachin celebrates 45th birthday with Wankhede crowd New Delhi: Former India captain and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar turned 45 on Tuesday and the Master Blaster while interacting with Simon Doull during Mumbai Indians’ match against Sunrisers Hyderabad told about how he celebrated the special day. “It’s been a special day. You can see what’s happening here in the stadium. It started way early in the morning where
a lot of people were outside the house from various parts of India. My day started with my mother’s blessings and then we also launched my company’s website. Later on in the evening, I spent some time with cancer patients from Make a Wish Foundation and now here I am,” Tendulkar said. Mumbai Indians haven’t been able to perform consistently in this Indian Premier League and
Tendulkar suggested that they need stick to the basics on the critical situation in order to get on to the winning podium. “We have been playing good cricket without any doubt but we need to go back to do simple things when we are in a crunch situation,” he added. Mumbai Indians are presently sitting at number six in the points table with a win and four defeats to their name. The Rohit Sharma-
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led side is also defending their title that they won in 2017 after beating Rising Pune Supergiant in the final. They started off the 2018 campaign against returning franchise side Chennai Super Kings but ended up losing the game. They are presently facing Sunrisers Hyderabad in a reverse fixture. MI lost the last game that they played against SRH away from home.
Infra lending may take a back seat as RBI refuses to budge on new NPA rules
Sectoral indices, led by realty, FMCG, auto, bankex and consumer durables, were trading in the positive zone.
Sensex gains 147 points on firm global cues, Nifty reclaims 10,600 Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 147 points and Nifty reclaimed 10,600 mark in early trade on Tuesday on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors amid firm Asian cues. Encouraging earnings by blue-chip company also added to the uptrend. The 30-share index rose 147.25 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 34,598.02. The gauge had gained 35.19 points in the previous session. The NSE Nifty was up 23.90 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 10,608.60. Major gainers were Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, M&M, HUL, Axis Bank, ITC, RIL, Adani
Ports, Maruti Suzuki, Dr Reddy's, ONGC, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Auto, rising up to 2 per cent. Brokers said sustained buying by domestic institutional investors, firm trend other Asian bourses and encouraging earnings by some blue chips company boosted the sentiment here. Sectoral indices, led by realty, FMCG, auto, bankex and consumer durables, were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 0.93 per cent. On the other hand, shares of Bharti Airtel fell 0.94 per cent and IDFC Bank dropped 0.10 per cent, ahead of their Q4 results scheduled to be
announced on Tuesday. Metal stocks cracked as aluminium prices continued to fall after the US softened its stance on sanctions against Russian metals giant United Company Rusal, leading to a record plunge in aluminum prices. Nalco, Hindalco, Vedanta and Jindal Steel were among the top losers in the BSE metal index, diving by up to 8 per cent. Meanwhile, on a net basis, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 387.26 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 259.08 crore on Monday, per provisional data showed.
Mumbai: With the Reserve Bank giving no relaxation to its February 12 framework on resolution of stressed assets, banks are likely to become more cautious and risk-averse to long-term funding, especially to the, say lenders. On February 12, the central bank had come out with revised framework for resolution of stressed assets. The new set of rules aim at quick reporting of defaults, coming out with resolution plans for defaulting companies and time-bound referrals of defaulting firms to the National Company Law
Tribunal (NCLT). Owing to certain stringent criterion in the new framework, which includes one-day reporting of defaults, lenders have asked for some leniency but the apex bank has not granted any relaxation to its February 12 circular. "The RBI is very clear that they are not going to give any relaxation (on the February 12 framework). Now, I think banks will become very cautious and risk averse, particularly on the long-term funding in sectors such as power, road and ports," said a senior banker.
Sachin Tendulkar turned 45 on Tuesday and the Master Blaster while interacting with Simon Doull during Mumbai Indians' match against Sunrisers Hyderabad spoke about how he celebrated the special day.
No tinker likely to autonomy on pricing n Oil ministry has yet officially asked for a cut.
Finance ministry won’t favour cut in fuel duty
New Delhi: Despite petrol and diesel prices reaching record high, finance ministry is not in favour of slashing excise duty on these products as it will hit the fiscal deficit target. There has been growing demand to cut excise duty to provide some relief to the general public reeling under high fuel prices. Petrol price on Monday hit a 55-month high of Rs 74.50 a litre and diesel prices touched a record Rs 65.75 per litre. However, finance ministry wants the states to cut VAT or sales tax on petrol and diesel. Petrol and diesel along with alcohol are currently out of GST ambit. The ministry believes that a reduction in excise duty, which makes up for a
quarter of retail fuel price, is not advisable if the government is to stick to the path of reducing budgetary deficit. “Excise duty cut would be a political call, but is not advisable if we have to stick to the fiscal deficit glide path outlined in Budget,” finance ministry officials said. They pointed out that every rupee cut of excise on fuel will result
in a loss of Rs 13,000 crore to the government. “Fiscal considerations are far higher than one or two rupee price impact on consumers,” said officials. “One or two rupee increase doesn’t impact inflation,” they added. The government is also not in favour of tinkering with the autonomy given to oil PSUs to revise rates daily in line with the cost.
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Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Haryana have a large number of followers of Asaram. The Home Ministry advisory has been sent in view of the fact that largescale violence was witnessed after a special court pronounced its verdict in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
Asaram Bapu rape case verdict: Centre asks three states to tighten security
case against Asaram Wednesday. Asaram is accused of raping a teenage girl from Shahajahanpur of Uttar Pradesh, who was studying at the self-styled godman’s ashram at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. The victim had alleged that Asaram had called her to his ashram in Manai area near Jodhpur and raped her on the night of August 15, 2013. The Home Ministry advisory has been sent in view of the fact that largescale violence was witnessed in Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh after a special court pronounced its verdict in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim last year.
New Delhi : The Centre Tuesday asked Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Haryana to tighten security and deploy additional forces ahead of the verdict by a Jodhpur court in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, an official said. In a communication, the Home Ministry told the three states to beef up security and ensure that no violence takes place after the verdict. The three states were also told to deploy additional forces in sensitive places, the Home Ministry official said. Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Haryana have a large number of followers of Asaram. A court in Jodhpur is set to pronounce its verdict in the rape
Gujarat: 1.35 lakh candidates appear for GUJCET
Ahmedabad : Over 1.35 lakh candidates appeared for the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) at 34 centres across the state on Monday. While many skipped the exam, conducted by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, nearly 350 candidates appeared for all the four exams of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, for admissions to engineering and medical courses. In the first session on Physics and Chemistry, which was conducted from 10 am to 12 noon, 1,34,979 students appeared for the exam out of a total of 1,36,498 applications. Around 73,171 students took the second session of the test,
on Biology, out of 74,048 candidates. In the last session which was on Mathematics, out of the 62,761 registered candidates, only 61,981 took the exam. “The GUJCET exam was conducted peacefully without any instances of copying from any centre. The answer key will be uploaded in a day or two,” said GHSEB chairman A J Shah. Meanwhile, the candidates found the exam to be easy contrary to their expectations. GUJCET is a state level entrance test that the candidates write after passing Class XII, for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses in government, grant-in-aid and self financed institutes of the state.
Kidnapping, Bitcoin extortion case: ‘SP gave 40 lakh for accused cops’ The SP was arrested following Inspector Anant Patel’s statement that the kidnapping and extortion bid happened on his senior’s instruction. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat CID-Crime, which is probing the alleged kidnapping of a Surat-based builder and extortion of Bitcoins and money from him, has found that the Amreli district Superintendent of Police Jagdish Patel allegedly gave Rs 40 lakh to Local Crime Branch Inspector Anant Patel to meet the legal expenses of the nine policemen arrested in the case. The SP, who was arrested on Monday, is the key accused in the case along with Inspector Anant. The CID officials have also found that at least six suspected policemen flew to Mumbai on February 11, hours after the alleged kidnapping and extortion incident. On the basis of these findings, the CID has sought the remand of the SP, who was produced before a sessions court on Tuesday. The court has remanded Jagdish Patel in CID custody till May 1. The SP was arrested following Inspector Anant Patel’s statement that the kidnapping
and extortion bid happened on his senior’s instruction. The police teams, which allegedly kidnapped the builder, had come in official vehicles on the order of the SP, Anant reportedly told the investigators. The CID has proved that the policemen from Amreli came to Gandhinagar in official vehicles but there was no record with the state police control or anywhere else showing that they came officially. In his statement, Anant Patel has also claimed that on April 6, Jagdish Patel gave him Rs 40 lakh at around 8.30 pm at Sindhu Bhawan Road in Ahmedabad
to meet the legal expenses for the accused policemen. Surat builder Shailesh Bhatt had complained that on February 11, he was abducted from Nidhi petrol pump in Gandhinagar by five to six policemen, including one Assistant Sub-Inspector Sanjaybhai Padmani, four head constables — Babubhai Der, Umed Mehta, Suresh Khuman and Nurbhai Mohammedbhai — and one constable, Vijaybhai Vadher, who were in uniform and came in police jeeps. Other accused policemen — constables Jagdish Jankat, Mayur Mangroliya and Pratap Der — were in plainclothes.
Mevani leads rape protest rally: Surat rape-murder case: Accused killed ‘Will move SC if govt fails to 11-year-old’s mother first, say Gujarat Police Surat : Days after the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Surat sparked outrage, drawing comparisons with the Kathua incident, Gujarat Police on Monday said that the victim’s mother had also been killed, allegedly by the main accused in the case. The police said DNA tests have confirmed that the body of a woman found in Surat on April 9 was that of the victim’s mother. They said the woman is suspected to have been killed on March 26, allegedly by Harsh Sahay Gujjar, the 27-yearold labour contractor who is in police remand till May 3 for allegedly raping and killing the girl. The girl’s body was found on April 6. Police said they are also questioning Gujjar’s wife in connection with the woman’s killing. According to police sources, Gujjar, a father of two, had “bought the woman for Rs 35,000 from Rajasthan” to employ her as a labourer. They said he was in a relationship with
deliver justice in Ambawadi clash’
the woman and decided to kill her and the child after she started forcing him to stay with her. Sources said police are on the lookout for Gujjar’s cousin, Hariom Gujjar, who is believed to have been present when both bodies were disposed of. Police are also searching for two other suspects — Kuldeep Gujjar and Mukesh Gujjar — who allegedly helped the main accused procure the woman and child. Gujjar, a resident of Bhestan, was arrested by Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Friday from Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. The girl’s body was found
from Jiyav Budhiya village in Pandesara three days before her mother’s body was found in a decomposed state from the same area. According to police, the girl was held captive, tortured and raped. They said the girl’s body bore 86 injury marks, including on her private parts, before she was strangled to death. Surat police commissioner Satish Sharma said, “The DNA report confirms that the bodies were of mother and daughter. The woman was killed on March 26 and since then, the girl was staying at the house of Gujjar.
Ahmedabad: Dalit youth leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani on Monday threatened to approach the Supreme Court if the state government “failed to serve justice” in the April 16 incident in which a group of slum-dwellers in Ambawadi area of Ahmedabad had clashed with students of a hostel. While students belong to upper caste, most of the slumdwellers were Dalits. “I am not against any particular community that resides in the hostel, but against its anti-social elements. The false cases lodged by the Crime Branch should be withdrawn else we will soon start an agitation,” Mevani said at a protest march against recent rape cases of minors, outside Ahmedabad Collector’s office. “In Gujarat, the population of Dalits is 7 per cent, so you use undue powers on us. But be aware, that Dalit population is 17 per cent in
the country… If none of the 182 MLAs come forward for justice to our community, I will approach the Supreme Court,” Mevani said as he led the ‘Jan Aakrosh Rally’. He also hit out at the BJP and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani over
the Naliya gangrape rape case and demanded the probe report to be made public. On April 16, violent clashes erupted between hostel residents and slum-dwellers in Ambawadi area of Ahmedabad following a brawl of the students with a Dalit family. Nearly 15 vehicles were set on fire and a fire-fighting tender was damaged. The clash was so fierce that police had to lob 19 tear gas shells and resorted to latchicharge to disperse the mob.
international Opinion: Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron embody a two-speed EU
Washington : Angela Merkel and Emmanuel problems that plague the EU today. Merkel wants Macron couldn’t be more different from each other. Merkel has not quite completed her political career but now, after more than 12 years in office, she finds herself eyeing the finish line. Macron, in turn, has only just begun his reign as French president and is full of energy. He wants wealthy Germany to show more solidarity with less well-off European Union countries, including France. Since 2005, Merkel has steered her party on a decidedly centrist course, opting to phase out nuclear power and abolish compulsory military service. Her liberal opendoor policy amid the influx of refugees almost to spit the EU in two, and she forced transition countries to adhere to a strict austerity program. Again and again, she has hinted that she wants one more term in office to solve the many
to lead the way in this process, just like she has been used to. But there is a problem. Macron has a concrete vision for a new and different Europe, while Merkel does not. And she would struggle to push through her vision, if she had one. Broadly speaking, Macron wants a kind of fiscal equalization system in which richer EU states support poorer ones. Macron’s plan is facing fierce resistance from Merkel’s conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and even Germany’s Social Democratic Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, who has vowed to honor predecessor Wolfgang Schäuble’s commitment to reign in German debt. Not only that, Merkel also knows that members of the CDU, and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), have reservations about the EU.
New Delhi : On Monday, April 23, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Duke of Cambridge Prince William, on Monday gave birth to a son, the royal couple’s third child — after son Prince George (2013) and daughter Princess Charlotte (2015-). Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip Mountbatten have four children, the eldest being Prince Charles, followed by Princess Anne, whose title is the Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex. Significantly, until 2013, the Succession to the Crown Act mandated a system of male preference, giving precedence to the Princes over their elder sisters in the claim to the throne. However, since that is no longer the case, the new baby boy now comes in fifth-in-line of succession, after elder sister Princess Charlotte. He also bumped down uncle Prince Harry from fifth to the sixth position in the line to the crown. In 2015, Princess Charlotte became the first royal princess to be born within the direct line
of succession (fourth after her grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William and elder brother George) after her great-aunt Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) and the birth of her younger brother, the new baby prince, would not change this order. Here is a family tree of the House of Windsor, with numbers indicating the current line of succession to the British throne after the birth of the new prince: Queen Elizabeth II, who turned 92 this weekend, is Britain’s longest reigning monarch and has been ruling for a whopping 66 years. As the Family Tree indicates, among her children — it is her sons — Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and their heirs respectively who get priority in the order of seniority, and her only daughter, Princess Anne, and her heirs come last in spite of she being the second eldest child. The change of rules ending the male preference which came in 2013, only applies to those born after October 28, 2011 and hence does not apply to her.
Here’s how the new royal baby changes the line of succession to the British crown
Trump administration plans to end work permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders Washington : The Trump administration is planning to propose to end giving work permits to the spouses of H1-B visa holders to work legally in the US, a top federal agency official has told lawmakers, a move that could have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of Indians. A formal communication is expected to be made later this summer, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Francis Cissna said in a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley. “Our plans include proposing regulatory changes to remove H-4 dependent spouses from the class of aliens eligible for employment authorisation, thereby reversing the 2015 final rule that granted such eligibility,” Cissna said. The Trump administration’s move to end the Obama-era rule could have an impact on more
than 70,000 H-4 visas holders, who have work permits. H-4 is issued to the spouse of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India. They had obtained work permits under a special order issued by the previous Obama administration. Indian-Americans were a major beneficiary of this provision. More than 100,000 H-4 visa holders have been beneficiary of this rule.
A 2015 rule issued by the Obama administration allows work permits for spouses who otherwise could not be employed while H-1B visa holders seek permanent resident status — a process that can take a decade or longer. The Trump administration is planning to terminate this provision. Cissna said such action would comport with the executive order requirement to “propose new rules and issue new guidance.
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