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Amit Shah continues to reach out to Lingayat seers
Mysuru : Continuing BJP's bid to reach out to the prominent Lingayat community, party national president Amit Shah today began his fourth leg of Karnataka visit with a visit to the community prominent pontiff at Suttur Mutt here. "Took blessings of Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji of Sri Suttur Math in Mysuru," Shah tweeted after his meeting with the seer, who, he noted, had made significant efforts towards spreading the values of Indian culture and tradition worldwide. Shah also said he admired the math's role in providing education to the poor in rural Karnataka. He has already covered parts of coastal and Malnad, north, and central regions of the state. The BJP president had begun his third leg of tour on March 26 by seeking blessings of 111year old Sri Shivakumara Swami of Siddhaganga Mutt in Tumakuru, a revered seer of the Lingayat community. The meeting with the Lingayat seers is being seen as an attempt to reach out to the Lingayats/Veeshaivas, who are numerically and politically powerful in the state and form a major voter base for the BJP. The visit assumes significance as it comes in the backdrop of the Siddaramaiah.
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CBSE paper leak: Police, protest, exam Communal clashes in West Bengal, Bihar: Politics, blame game and date – everything we know so far
☛ Education secretary Anil Swarup announced on Friday the reexamination dates for the CBSE Class 10 Maths and Class 12 Economics papers that were cancelled after question papers were leaked New Delhi: New date for class 12 economics re-exam has been announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today, according to which the paper will now be conducted on April 25. As far as class 10 mathematics re-exam is concerned, Secretary Education, Anil Swarup said as leak was restricted only to Delhi and Haryana, if conducted, it will only be held in these two states in July. A decision regarding the same will be taken in next 15 days. He added that there had been no paper leak outside of India and hence no re-examination will be held at exam centres abroad. The board merely said this was being done to “uphold the sanctity of the board examination and in the interest of fairness to students”, and “taking cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of examinations”. Students were in a grip of panic gripped following claims on social media that the economics paper was leaked, even as CBSE denied there was any slip up. Reports of the question paper being leaked circulated through social media and WhatsApp several hours before the paper commenced. Class 12 economics paper was held on Monday while
the Maths paper was conducted on Wednesday. However, the CBSE has been denying the reports. It was only on Wednesday that the Board decided to reconduct the exams. Biswajit Saha, Additional Director (Vocational Training), CBSE, said: “From yesterday night, there were pictures of Mathematics questions, which were received on the CBSE chairperson’s email ID. When we checked, we found that those questions were matching with the paper and seemed to be correct. That is why the board decided to hold a reexamination.” Students took to Twitter and other social media websites to show their anger against CBSE and the Centre. Many students protested near Jantar Mantar over the alleged paper leak.
An FIR was lodged by the board and the Delhi Police is probing the case. There are two cases – in the first case, the Board received a complaint through fax on March 23, alleging that a tutor at Rajinder Nagar was involved in the paper leak. It also named two schools in Rajinder Nagar. Later, the CBSE approached the Crime Branch with another complaint on March 26 evening. Several teams of the crime branch are looking for a west Delhibased businessman, who has emerged as a suspect in the class 10 mathematics paper leak. Special Commissioner of Police RP Upadhyay also told reporters, “Children of various Delhi schools shared question papers on Whatsapp before exams. 11 school children, seven
college, five tutors and two private persons have been questioned till now”. Delhi Police’s crime branch is questioning admins and members of these WhatsApp groups. On Wednesday, the branch had set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged leak of the CBSE examination papers. A number of people, including students, have been detained in Jharkhand’s Chatra Sadar police station area for cheating and on suspicion of being part of the leak of question papers. An FIR was filed in this regard by the principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, alleging that cheating was being resorted to by students with the help of some unidentified persons. Addressing the media, he said a new system would be put in place from Monday to ensure no leaks take place and the government would ensure that there is no injustice, Javadekar said. He said he was “saddened” by reports that the papers had leaked and asserted that he was confident that the police would investigate and nab the culprits. Addressing students at an event marked to launch the finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2018 (Software Edition), he said, “I am facing one problem in the country.
BJP suffers from perception it is antiMuslim, says Ram Vilas Paswan
New Delhi: rime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is struggling to change a “perception” that it is against minority Muslims and lower-caste people, which could cost it votes in a general election due next year, said union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday. BJP trounced the opposition at the last election in 2014, but it has lost a handful of recent by-elections after opposition groups banded together. Paswan, a federal minister and the chief of the Lok Jan Shakti (People’s Power) Party, which is allied with the BJP says it represents India’s socially backward classes, and predicted another term for Modi. But he said the BJP would have to work towards changing its image as a group that caters mainly to upper-caste Hindus. “Whatever the government is doing it is doing for everyone; even for the minority community it has done a lot,” Paswan said in an interview in his bungalow, seated on a couch under a huge oil painting of himself. “But despite everything,
the perception is not changing among the minorities and the scheduled castes (socially backward classes) irrespective of the work being done.” India’s 1.3 billion people are about 80 percent Hindu and 14 percent Muslim, according to the latest census data. Backward classes make up about three-quarters of the Hindu population. Critics say the BJP’s Hindu nationalist agenda has polarised the population. Since Modi came to power in 2014, hardline Hindu groups and cow protection vigilantes have carried out numerous attacks
on Muslims accused of eating beef or killing cows. Many Hindus believe cows are sacred and killing them is banned in most states. A crackdown on abattoirs, tanneries and leather factories, mostly run by Muslims, has also hit a large number of lower-caste Hindus who transport cattle and work in tanneries. Paswan said the opposition could take advantage of the BJP’s pro-upper class Hindu image and it needed to be countered aggressively. The BJP said Paswan’s comment was a “well-meaning observation from an ally” but that the party has “foiled repeated attempts of the opposition Congress party to create an impression that the BJP is losing the perception battle”. “We need to be cognizant of the fact that opposition parties have been raising a bogey of non-issues, but so far they’ve failed,” said BJP spokesman G.V.L. Narasimha Rao. When Modi won office in 2014, his party or its partners ruled only seven of India’s 29 states.
police action; all that has happened
New Delhi :Several parts of West Bengal and Bihar have witnessed communal clashes over the past one week following violence during the Ram Navami processions last Sunday. While three people have lost their lives in the clashes in West Bengal, dozens sustained injuries in both the states. In Bihar, communal clashes erupted in several districts like Bhagalpur and Aurangabad where many people were reported to have sustained injuries. In Samastipur district, trouble had erupted on Tuesday when some miscreants hurled footwear at a procession carrying the idol of Goddess Durga for immersion upon the conclusion of Chaiti Navaratra festivities in Rohtas town, while communal clashes erupt in Aurangabad following a stone-pelting incident during a Ram Navmi procession on March 25. Union Minister
of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey’s son Arijit Shashwat was booked for rioting and inciting violence in Bhagalpur where clashes erupted during an unauthorised procession taken out by BJP, Bajran Dal and RSS activists on March 17. Shashwat has moved the Patna High Court for quashing of FIR against him in the case. In West Bengal, situation turned ugly after the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the state and its political rival the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rganised several processions to celebrate
Ram Navami. Three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured, in intermittent violence involving Ram Navami processions at various places in West Bengal. A senior police officer also lost a hand after a bomb was hurled at him during a clash in Raniganj area. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a report from the Mamata Banerjeeled West Bengal government over recent reports of arson and violence, while it spared the Nitish Kumarled government of Bihar. In its communication.
J&K: 318 children killed since 2003, most shot dead, reveals report
Srinagar: Every year since 2003, at least 26 children were killed on average in Jammu and Kashmir, a report compiled by the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) has revealed. In the last 15 years, 318 children have been killed either by government forces, alleged militants, unidentified gunmen, explosions caused by littered shells or because of the shelling between Indian and Pakistani forces at the Line of Control (LOC), the report states. The data for this report, which was collected from newspaper reports of last fifteen years and through fieldwork conducted by JKCCS research teams, seeks to put the focus on the plight of the children affected by the ongoing conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. “The fifteenyear period from 2003 to 2017, witnessed not less than 318 killings of children (in the age group of 1 to 17) in various incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. The killing of 318 children constitutes 6.95% of the
Children take shelter in a migrant camp due to heavy shelling by Pakistan at IndiaPakistan LoC border in Nowshera
civilian killings in last fifteen years, as 4,571 civilians have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in the same period,” the report says. “In the same time period, at least 16,436 killings were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir, and the majority of them “included alleged militants, numbering at least 8,537 killings. The numbers indicate that in the last fifteen years, Jammu and Kashmir, in an average year, has witnessed at least 1,095 killings, which belies the government’s claims of ‘return to normalcy’,” the report claims. Out of 318 children killed, 227 were male and the gender of the remaining 91 children could not be ascertained as it was not reported at the time
of the killing. Kashmir division accounts for 67.29 per cent of the total killings of children, while Jammu division accounts for 30.18 per cent of the total killings. Out of the total 318 killings of children, 214 took place in Kashmir division while 96 killings occurred in Jammu division. The location of the remaining eight, could be not ascertained. “The pattern of killings of children in the fifteen-year period suggests that children were direct targets of state violence, as part of its stated offensive to curb uprising and militancy,” the JKCCS report states. At least 144 children were killed by Indian armed forces and state police in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jio Prime membership extended for one year for free New Delhi: Reliance Jio has extended its Prime membership benefits for another year. The service will be complimentary for existing Prime users, which means they will not have to pay any additional fee to continue using Prime programme benefits. Those who wish to join Reliance Jio’s Prime scheme can do so by paying Rs 99. New Jio Prime members can join on or after April 1. The company is also planning to bring new
benefits under the Prime programme, details of which are unclear at this moment. Reliance Jio’s existing Prime members will have to download MyJio app and express their interest to get the complimentary membership for the next 12 months. This is a limited period offer says Reliance Jio, though it has not given any confirmed date for the same. Jio Prime membership gives users additional benefits over non-Prime
Reliance Jio's existing Prime members will have to download MyJio app and express their interest to get the complimentary membership for the next 12 months
members like more data at the same price, and more. Additionally, all Jio subscribers get access to free voice calls and SMS as well as access to Jio’s
suite of apps. Reliance Jio Prime membership was announced last year by the company and gives users access to suite of Jio apps for free. This
includes 550+ live tv channels on the JioTV app, access to 6000+ movies via the JioCinema app and access to music via JioMusic. There’s also 7 days catch-up of LiveTV available for Jio Prime members, along with other benefits. Download the Reliance MyJio app on your smartphone. This
needs to be the phone with the Jio SIM inserted in it. Once a user is signed in, they can then open the app and express interest in extending the Jio Prime membership for one more year. We opened the MyJio on an Android phone, where it shows the Jio Prime membership will automatically be
renewed at a particular time and date, which is March 31, 2018 for us. So it looks like users who have the membership and the app on their phone will not have to worry about doing anything extra. Once this is done, the Jio Prime membership will be renewed for 12 months on a complimentary
basis by the company. The Jio Prime benefits will continue for the user for the next one year. Remember the free membership is only for those who had claimed this Prime scheme last year. All new members who buy a Jio SIM will have to pay Rs 99 for the Prime membership.
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Is NEXT the panacea for medical education woes? With the Union cabinet intending to replace the Medical Council of India with the National Medical Commission (NMC), many changes in how India trains a doctor are in the offing. Of these, an important one is the proposed National Licentiate Examination (NLE), now approved to be amended to a National Exit Test (NEXT), aimed at ensuring a minimum quality standard for the nearly 61,000 MBBS (bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery) graduates India produces annually. NEXT, which intends to ensure uniformity in quality of the MBBS graduates, however, is susceptible to basic design flaws which risks reducing it to just another exam that does not deliver on what it aims to do. We highlight the key arguments from our recent detailed published analysis (goo.gl/er6MoR) on an “exit” exam model. The parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare in its 109th report released on 20 March has brought to fore various reservations and suggestions on the proposed NMC Bill, which contained several references to NLE. In response, the Union cabinet on 28 March set aside the NLE and decided to make the MBBS final year examination, slated to be called NEXT, a common exam across India, which will also serve as the licentiate examination. How will such an exam, currently only testing students for theory and practical (including bedside) knowledge in final year MBBS subjects, be standardized across the country remains unknown. Lack of doctors, gross absenteeism in the public sector, crumbling infrastructure, and rising costs are a few ailments that our health system suffers from. Stories of negligence by providers and profiteering by private hospitals have recently captured headlines, along with chronic challenges of accessing affordable, and quality health services. It has led to healthcare coming to the fore as an important political issue, as evidenced by the major policy announcements in the recent Union budget. We, as a society, have certain expectations of MBBS graduates. They should possess a minimum set of knowledge, skills and attitude to examine patients appropriately, be empathetic, assume healthcare team leadership, be able to treat non-complicated disease conditions, conduct a vaginal delivery, read an ECG, treat diarrhoea, etc. Will NEXT test for these abilities? Earlier reports have suggested that the NEXT is to become another MCQ (multiple choice questions)-based test, an often used model for standardized tests across country. It would not test any higher order of learning or clinical skills, and is thus unwarranted. That said, a status quo final year MBBS exam will not lead to desired change. There are a few robust global models to draw from. The United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE), which came into effect from 1992, has become more clinically applied over the years. Since 2015, the USMLE in all its three steps has added components of patient safety and quality improvement, concepts that are only recently making small inroads in pockets of Indian medical education. The proposed United Kingdom Medical Licensing Assessment (UKMLA) aims to ensure that the graduate “has the skills and competence to practise”, and has been structured to be implemented over many years in order to come out with a well-designed test. The design of these exams thus has been well thought through, is evolutionary - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara and not static.
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Kunal Kemmu’s girl Inaaya is 6 months old. Mom Soha Ali Khan shares her half birthday party
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Urvashi Rautela Mumbai model used fake Aadhaar of Urvashi Rautela to stay at 5-star room for four hours
Mumbai : The Bandra police have found that a woman from Mumbai stayed in a five-star hotel room for four hours using a fake Aadhaar card in the name of Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela. Parul Chaudhary, a model, allegedly made the booking and arrived in the same hotel in Bandra for an event on March 27. Police have issued a notice to Chaudhary for questioning. A source said CCTV cameras have captured the woman’s movements. “We suspect that Chaudhary stayed in the room for around four hours. She had left before the actress reached the hotel for an event on March 27,” said a police officer. He added
that Chaudhary has shared a phone number with the hotel while booking the room online. “We have asked for the call data records of the number,” he added. The fraud came to light when Rautela had gone to the five-star hotel for an event. She was approached by a hotel employee, saying that a room has been booked under her name. When her assistant checked, he found out that a fake Aadhaar card with the details of the actress was used to book the room. A case under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Information and Technology Act has been registered at Bandra police station. Rautela has acted in films such as Singh Saab The Great, Sanam Re and Kaabil.
Mumbai : Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have been spending a lot of time apart, all thanks to their chocoo-block schedule. But the couple sure knows how to squeeze in some 'we' time even amidst their busy work commitments. Virushka were spotted in Delhi, twining in white at the British Commission. Anushka Sharma wore a white shirt and high waist ankle length pant, while Virat was sporting a casual look. He teamed his white tee with denim. The duo got married December 11, 2017, in Italy, and went for a honeymoon to Finland. Soon after the honeymoon, Kohli left for South Africa for his matches, which Sharma came back to Mumbai to shoot for Aanand L. Rai's upcoming film Zero and Aditya Chopra's Sui Dhaga. Anushka who was shooting for Sui Dhaaga with Varun Dhawan wrapped the shoot, March 22, according to a leading tabloid. The shooting was in Bhopal and post-shoot she immediately left for New Delhi to spend two days with Virat Kohli before resuming work, March 24. A unit source told Mid-Day, "Anushka and Virat have been working at a frenetic pace, and have been unable to spend much time together owing to their
busy schedules. So, when Anushka found a two- day window, she promptly decided to make the most of it and joined Virat in the capital," "It worked out perfectly for them — once she resumed shooting on Saturday, Virat began practicing for the Indian Premier League that is set to kick- off next month." The source further added.
Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli twin in white at British High Commission
Did Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan really meet in London? Here’s the truth
Ranbir Kapoor reportedly traveled with team Brahmastra only till London, where he met Mahira Khan
Baaghi 2 movie review: The Tiger Shroff starrer has more fight than bite Mumbai : There’s no way you will see this picture of little Inaaya Naumi Kemmu and not smile. The pretty little princess of Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu is six months old now -- she was born on September 29 last year -- and her parents thought it fitting to celebrate the day by cutting a cake on her ‘half birthday’. A picture of the family cutting a cake has since gone viral. However, we can’t be sure if Inaaya is delighted. She looks a little lost but no one’s complaining. Dressed in a cream-coloured frock, with a matching hair band, the lovely baby looks pretty as a pet. Looks like mom Soha has also put a kaala tika (kohl dot) on her
forehead to ward off evil eye. In keeping with the theme, it is half a cake that they are cutting. That too is coloured in cream-and-pale pink. The placard behind proudly proclaims: “It’s my 1/2 birthday.” Incredibly cute, we’d say. Papa Kunal is holding on to his bundle of joy and cutting the cake, as mommy Soha looks on. And we wonder, why isn’t baby Taimur Ali Khan anywhere around? Inaaya is often clicked with her cousin Taimur. About a year apart, Soha hopes that the cousins will grow up to have as close a bond as she shares with her elder brother, Saif Ali Khan. In an earlier interview, she had said, “Bhai and I have an 8-year age difference.
When Tiger Shroff stands, arms akimbo, pectorals gleaming, eyes glaring, beautifully chiseled jawline straining, we can believe that his enemies—be they a muscle-bound duo or countless machine-gun rattling baddies—will drop like flies around him. And they do, in droves: this is a promise both the film and the hero keep. When Tiger is on the move, kicking, jumping, punching, wielding guns and knives and bombs, Baaghi 2 delivers. It falters when it dives into ‘emotion’, trying to get our Army jawan hero in touch with his softer side.
Mumbai : Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan are trending again - this time for their reported secret meeting in London. A SpotboyE report states that team Brahmastra - director Ayan Mukherji and actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir - was travelling from Bulgaria to India but Ranbir Kapoor got off at London's Heathrow Airport, where the flight had a layover. SpotboyE's 'reliable source' said that Ranbir Kapoor met Mahira Khan, who was promoting her film Verna and was a guest on BBC talk show HARDtalk with host Stephen Sackur. As of now, no pictures of Mahira and Ranbir have found their way onto the Internet to corroborate the source's information.
SpotboyE report also added that after their brief rendezvous, Mahira Khan left for Pakistan where she had to attend a friend's wedding celebration while Ranbir extended his stay for Brahmastra preparations. After training with Ido Portal, who is an Israeli "movement coach," Ranbir Kapoor is all set to learn Indian martial arts forms Kalaripayattu and Varma Kalai for the fight sequences in Brahmastra. Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan trended after pictures and video of them on the red carpet of the Global Teacher Prize Ceremony went viral in March last year. This was followed by the pictures of them smoking outside a New York hotel, which triggered dating rumours.
The Internet was not thrilled and trolled Mahira for smoking and wearing a semi-backless dress. Speaking to HARDTalk host Stephen Sackur during her recent London trip, Mahira said: "One, obviously you feel violated, you are in a personal down time moment and someone has just photographed you," reports news agency IANS. Ranbir Kapoor had also released a statement after their New York pictures went viral. He said: "I've gotten to know Mahira in a personal capacity over the last few months. She is somebody who I admire and respect, for her achievements and even more for the person she is. It is very unfair the way she is being judged and spoken about."
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Women's T20I Tri-series: Smriti Mandhana stands out in India's batting unit; improved bowlers lacked consistency GNS Ag / Mumbai: England captain Heather Knight was asked this question after her side chased down 198 with eight balls and seven wickets to spare against India. She simply laughed. It has been that kind of series, less cricketing contest and more science experiment, testing just how much the membrane of T20I cricket will stretch before it bursts. That score of 198 seemed to be the limit for now; the last two group games saw scores of less than 110 being mustered. This series has been a rare chance for all teams to meaningfully experiment; it is close enough to the World T20 to matter, and far enough to be treated as a casting session, not dress rehearsal. The three teams went about finding their actors in different ways: England were all
calculator and sledgehammer, with results varying from spectacular to spectacularly ordinary. Australia were like a pack of cards being shuffled, all the same talent but in very different places. India though, seemed to be mapping out their path with pen, paper and some polite enquiries, in the era of Google Maps. Like in the ODIs against Australia, it was not the fact that they lost three in a row before notching a consolation; it was the manner in which they went down. India’s persistence with Mithali Raj as Smriti Mandhana’s opening partner was like Doordarshan’s Sanskrit news segment: classical, but it didn’t get the job done. With other teams going so far as making the best batswomen in the world bat down the order so that they could loot the powerplay,
Raj opening the innings was anachronistic. Even when she scored a half-century and put on a hundred-run stand in the third game, her contribution in the first six overs was 15 off 19 balls. And when she was eventually replaced at the top by Jemimah Rodigues, she walked in at No 3 in
Business What led to chaos, misplaced baggages at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport?
New Delhi: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) witnessed massive chaos on Thursday evening after the airport’s baggage system developed a snag. As a result, many baggages were misplaced from Terminal 3 and there was a delay in the delivery time too. Many airlines including Vistara complained that the bags were not being loaded in the aircraft and that the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the airport operator, was trying to solve the problem. Vistara operates from the terminal along with Air India and international operators. “We apologise for the inconvenience. We would like to inform you that Delhi airport has been facing challenges with the baggage handling system post check-in and all airlines and hundreds of bags are impacted, not being loaded onto flights,” Vistara posted from its official Twitter handle. The GMR-led Dial International Airport Ltd, the airport operator, said that the delay in baggage clearance was due to an increased level of dangerous goods particularly
power banks and lighters being carried by passengers in checked-in luggage. It said that the incident rate was 30 per cent higher than average days. What added to the problem was the extended weekend. “This impacted the baggage handling processing due to manual reconciliation of the suspect baggage with the passenger and removal of prohibited items,” a DIAL spokesperson clarified, adding the issue was “now under control.” Many passengers took to social media and expressed their anger over the ‘inordinate’ delays in baggage clearance. The passengers also included BJP Lok Sabha MP and
PNB worried Nirav Modi won't pay up, chasing the bucks in US now Mumbai: Punjab National Bank is worried that it wouldn't be able to recover its dues from diamantaire Nirav Modi. In a US court filing, it has requested that Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamond and other firms should not be allowed to fast-track the sale of their assets, according to areport by the Livemint. PNB has suggested that the sale by Nirav Modi's firms could hurt the bidding process amid the Rs 140-billion scam at the bank and harm its chances of recovering money from the diamantaire. PNB 'not' a creditor to Firestar: Last month, Firestar Diamond, a company owned by Nirav Modi, filed for bankruptcy in a New York court. The US Trustee Program oversees administration and litigation for enforcement of the bankruptcy law. According to said, PNB is not shown as a creditor in the bankruptcy documents filed in the New York court by three companies affiliated to Nirav Modi. But, the document acknowledges that the filing of criminal complaints by PNB regarding allegations
of "unauthorised loans" to Nirav Modi and affiliated foreign companies were the "events leading" to the filing of the bankruptcy petition. The only banks mentioned as creditors are HSBC and Israel Discount Bank (IDB), which have outstanding loans totalling $20 million to two of the Nirav Modi companies. The IDB's revolving credit facility is guaranteed by Modi personally, as well as by two other companies, the document said. PNB to clear other banks' dues: PNB on Wednesday decided to clear all other banks’ dues, amounting to Rs 65 billion, to be paid before March 31 in relation to the Rs 140-billion fraud case. The decision will help the bank settle claims worth Rs 65 billion against LoUs issued to seven banks — Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank,
veteran actor Hema Malini whose bags were also stuck in the clearance process. A said report also said that Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s bags were also stuck. Meanwhile, DIAL spokesperson dismissed allegations that a section of the staff had delayed the baggage handling system because of issues arising out of the suspension of a colleague. In its statement, DIAL said that all the passengers were being reminded not to pack dangerous items in checked luggage to avoid inconvenience. Get live Stock Prices from BSE and NSE and latest NAV, portfolio of Mutual Funds.
the second over at the fall of Mandhana’s wicket. Raj finished as one of two Indians in the top 10 run-getters with a strike rate (89.5) of less than 100. The other, was captain Harmanpreet Kaur, and no stat underlines India’s batting worries more. Harmanpreet has looked short on confidence
in the field and with the bat, despite enjoying a strong tour of South Africa, where she led India to a 3-1 win and averaged 41 at a strike rate of 136. Even on home soil, there was a foreign uncertainty to her shot-making, especially against spin. These factors meant she laboured over getting herself set, dragging down her strike rate, and pushing up the required run rate if India were chasing. While this is the usual way she constructs innings, the certainty that surrounds her after she middles a few has been missing, and the assaults that follow have been uneventful. Her captaincy has been proactive, but the bowlers haven’t shown the consistency to apply pressure. Just as uplifting was the mellifluence of Mandhana’s bat.
Rs 5,000 crore offer! Vedanta wins for Electrosteel New Delhi: Lenders to Electrosteel Steels are understood to have selected Vedanta as the highest bidder for the company at a meeting held on Thursday. The Anil-Agarwal promoted Vedanta is believed to have made an offer of close to Rs 5,000 crore for the bankrupt steel firm. A resolution for Electrosteel Steels is being worked out under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Sources familiar with the development said the objections from Renaissance Steel, which had questioned Vedanta’s eligibility to bid, had been overruled. The formalities are expected to be completed early next week. Electrosteel owes lenders close to Rs 11,300 crore. Should Vedanta finally take control of the bankrupt Electrosteel, it would be the second closure following Tata Steel’s winning bid for Bhushan Steel. Thursday’s meeting follows a nudge by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to the committee of creditors (CoC) asking it to meet at the earliest. The committee discussed Renaissance Steel’s objections to bids by Tata Steel and Vedanta with regard to their eligibility under Section 29 (A) of the IBC. The resolution professional had
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Match Referee Had Warned About Steve Smith, David Warner In 2016: Report GNS Ag / New Delhi: A damning statement made by Daryl Harper points to Steve Snith and David Warner being involved in unfair practices during a domestic Sheffield Shield match in 2016, a media report said on Friday. Smith and Warner were banned for 12 months and also stripped of their captaincy and vicecaptaincy after being found guilty of being involved in a plot to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town last week. The Australian cricketer caught red-handed in the act, Cameron Bancroft, was banned for nine months. Harper, in an email sent to Cricket Australia's match referee and umpire selection manager Simon Taufel, said that Smith and Warner were not engaging in fair play while representing New South Wales in a match against Victoria in November 2016, AFP quoted the Sydney Morning Herald as reporting. "When David Warner repeatedly bounced his returns in to (NSW wicket-keeper) Peter Nevill on the first day, the
received bids from Vedanta, Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors, Tata Steel and Renaissance Steel in January this year. On July 21 last year, the NCLT had admitted State Bank of India’s (SBI) insolvency petition against Kolkata-based Electrosteel Steels. The company, which owes lenders `11,309 crore, had been referred to the bankruptcy court under Section 7 of the IBC following a nudge from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The 270-day deadline for insolvency resolution process completion will expire on April 17. Earlier on Monday, the Kolkata bench of the NCLT had asked Electrosteel’s resolution professional (RP), Dhaivat Anjaria, a partner at PwC, to convene the CoC meet as early as possible. On March 20, the Kolkata bench of the NCLT had directed the RP to place all the objections of Renaissance Steel against Vedanta and Tata Steel before the CoC for an “independent consideration” of the committee. This was after Abhishek Dalmialed Renaissance Steel moved the tribunal asking it to prevent Anjaria from proceeding with further negotiations with Vedanta, the highest bidder, till the GNS Ag / New Delhi: issue of eligibility of the India cricket great Sachin Anil Agarwal-led company. Tendulkar has called for pundits and commentators to stop criticizing disgraced Australian trio Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner after they showed contrition for balltampering. The three players were sent home from the South Africa tour for their involvement in a plot to change the condition of the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. A distraught Smith broke down in tears while speaking about the scandal
since 2008. The proclaimed mission statement on NuPower’s website is: "To contribute to the energy security of India and combat climate change by actively participating towards India's target of 160 GW of wind and solar power by 2022." This was the first energy business that Deepak Kochhar set up. He has not been associated with any related ventures in the past. Even so, NuPower gathered pace in 2012 as it raised Rs 3 billion from Singapore-based private equity firm Accion Capital Management in exchange for an undisclosed stake. The same year it borrowed Rs 7.5 billion from Punjab National Bank, according to public reports. Then, according
happy to be playing the Sheffield Shield match". "This was at the same time that the South African captain (Faf du Plessis) was under scrutiny (for ball tampering) and before he had been charged," Harper added. "As it transpired, there were no further errant throws for the final three days of the game from either team. Steve's participation in the post-match meeting was quite limp, and not as I would expect from our national captain." Cricket Australia has announced a review into team culture in the wake of the South Africa ball-tampering scandal.
during a press conference in Sydney on March 29. Bancroft and Warner also made public appearances after landing in Australia to apologize and express regret for their actions. Tendulkar said it was time for the cricket community to give the trio some breathing space after the media firestorm caused by the scandal over the past week. "They are regretting and hurting and will have to live with the consequences of their act," the legendary batsman wrote on Twitter. "Spare a thought for their families as they
have much to endure along with the players. Time for all of us to take a step back and give them some space." Earlier, Tendulkar tweeted in support of Cricket Australia's decision to hand one-year bans to Smith and Warner, along with a nine-month ban to Bancroft, saying the lengthy suspensions were necessary to safeguard the integrity of the sport. "Cricket has been known as a gentleman's game," the 44-year-old wrote on Twitter. "It's a game that I believe should be played in the purest form. "Whatever has happened is unfortunate but the right decision has been taken to uphold the integrity of the game. Winning is important but the way you win is more important." Cricket Australia's investigation concluded that Warner had developed the plan to alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper and that the vice-captain then instructed Bancroft to carry out his plan on the third day of the third Test against South Africa.
cheated and allowed the ball to be tampered under his watch. In the post-day press conference in Cape Town, soon after the scandal erupted during the third day of the third Test against South Africa, Smith had said it would never happen again under his leadership. However, an email from umpire Darrel Harper appears to contradict Smith's passionate plea that he had never indulged in balltampering before. Smith and David Warner were both apparently reported for
ball-tampering by Harper during a Sheffield Shield match back in November 2016. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Harper wrote an email to Simon Taufel, Cricket Australias Match Referee and Umpire Selection Manager, expressing his concerns with Smith and Warner. Smith and Warner were playing for New South Wales against Victoria. Harper noted Warner repeatedly threw the ball back to wicketkeeper Peter Neville on the bounce.
Ball-tampering scandal: Sachin Tendulkar wants 'hurt' Smith, Warner to be left alone
ICICI's Videocon loan: Inside Deepak Kochhar's NuPower Renewables Mumbai: Deepak Kochhar, founder of wind energy company NuPower Renewables, has been in the eye of a storm over his company’s relationship with Videocon group, which received a loan in 2012 from ICICI Bank, headed by his wife Chanda Kochhar. Videocon group, also a NuPower investor and financier, has now become a non-performing asset for lenders, including ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank came out on Wednesday and Thursday to quash rumours of favouritism, nepotism and quid pro quo. The bank clarified that while Chanda Kochhar was on the credit committee, she was not the chairperson. Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot said there was no impropriety in the deal. Both Chanda and Deepak Kochhar were batchmates in Mumbai’s Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. Deepak, a selfdescribed financial services professional, has kept a low profile over the years, except during his years at NuPower
umpires appealed to Smith to support their calls for fair play," the former Australian Test umpire reportedly wrote in the email. "They weren't encouraged by his response. I assisted the umpires on the second morning by suggesting to (NSW coach) Trent Johnston that CA didn't need an issue with the national captain being involved in a ball-tampering incident." Harper, who is Australian, said Smith had complained about the state of the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch after his team lost, and also "gave the impression that he wasn't
to the company's website in 2016, Kochhar said that NuPower was looking to raise another $300 million in two equal tranches to develop 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity over the next six years. After that the company's news page goes silent with no announcements for the last two years. However, Kochhar, who was being paid a salary of Rs 35 million for financial years from 2013-14 to 2014-15, did not take any salary the following year. He stepped down as managing director in April 2016 while retaining his position as a director. Saurabh Dhoot, grandson of Videocon Group founder Nandlal Madhavlal Dhoot gave up his directorship.
Ball Tampering: Umpire Harper had raised concerns over Smith and Warner back in November 2016
GNS Ag / New Delhi: teve Smith's teary public apology in a press conference found resonance with the cricket fraternity after he was stripped of the Australia captaincy and banned for a year by Cricket Australia for his role in the balltampering scandal. Former and current cricketers sympathised with Smith, who broke down during his statement delivered at the Sydney airport minutes after arriving home from South Africa. Smith swore this was the first time he had
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CAG report reveals salinity control project costs in Gujarat spiked by 455% due to delays Ahmedabad: The CAG has expressed dissatisfaction over the Gujarat government's efforts to control salinity ingress in coastal areas, saying the delay in implementing various works has escalated the project cost by 455 percent. A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the Salinity Ingress Prevention Scheme (SIPS) was tabled in the state
Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The government has not enacted a law in this regard despite being recommended by a high-level committee (HLC) almost 40 years ago, it pointed out. The CAG noted that the state government had appointed two HLCs in 1976 and 1978 to study the problem and suggest appropriate measures to save ground water in coastal areas
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed young leaders Jitendra Singh and Rajeev Satav as incharge of the party affairs in Odisha and Gujarat respectively in the key organisational change days after the party’s plenary session. Singh, a former Union minister and a key aide of Gandhi, will replace senior leader and general secretary BK Hariprasad, who offered his resignation soon after the party’s drubbing in the panchayat elections in Odisha last year. The party will try to revive its political fortunes in
Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointed Jitendra Singh as in-charge of the party affairs in Odisha and Rajeev Satav as in-charge of the party affairs in Gujarat
from getting affected by the ingress of sea water towards land. Both these HLCs submitted their reports, having various recommendations, between 1978 and 1984, the CAG said, adding all these reports were accepted by the Gujarat government in the subsequent years. The recommendations included construction of tidal regulators or "bandharas", check dams, recharge
wells and reservoirs, tidalcum-demonstration (TCD) farms, afforestation and coastal land reclamation. But, when the CAG conducted its audit on the status of the implementation
of recommendations under SIPS, it found that "except in case of check dams and recharge wells, the progress of works was very slow even after lapse of 25 to 39 years since the acceptance of reports of HLCs". The CAG said, "No or limited action was taken for the establishment of tidalcum-demonstration farms, coastal land reclamation, gully plugging and afforestation." "Even the
Sapkal, Varsha Gaikwad and Jeetu Patwari, who assisted Gehlot in the November-December polls in Gujarat. Former Rajasthan chief minister Gehlot was appointed the general secretary in-charge of Bharatiya Janata Partyruled Gujarat in April last year ahead of the polls. The Congress failed to oust the saffron party from Gujarat even after 22 years of its rule in the elections. Gandhi also removed Mahendra Joshi as the chief organiser of the Seva Dal, a frontal organisation of the Congress, and appointed Gujarat leader Lalji Desai in his place.
Gandhinagar: A 21-yearold Dalit youth was allegedly hacked to death by upper caste men on Thursday evening for riding a horse in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. There were reservations from upper caste youth to a Dalit, Pradip Rathod, riding a horse and they had even threatened his family. Rathod was riding back on his horse to his home from the farm when the incident took place. The Umrala police have arrested the three accused after the family refused to cremate Pradip until the arrests were made. The human rights activists
Amreli: More than a dozen students were injured after a school bus turned turtle in Gujarat's Amreli district. The incident took place on Friday in Devaliya village. The bus, which belonged to Gyandeep Vidhya Mandir School located in Amreli, was carrying a total of
20 students. After the accident, the locals sprung into action and broke open the glass windows of the bus and rescued the students. Moreover, 108 medical emergency service was called and the injured were taken to the civil hospital.
plan document, detailed project report and budget estimates were not prepared for these activities," it said. The apex auditor also said that as against the original cost of Rs 789.65 crore, which was estimated for the project by HLCs, an expenditure of Rs 1,045.65 crore was incurred up to March 2017. "For the remaining works, the estimate was revised to Rs 2,544.79 crore. Thus, due to
the delay in implementation of the recommended works, cost of scheme escalated by 455 per cent," the said. The CAG also noted that though the HLCs, way back in 1978, recommended enacting a law "to impose control on the excessive use of ground water", no such legislation was brought by the government as on end of 2017. The CAG rapped Gujarat for failing to bring such a law and observed
that such a legislation had already been enacted and implemented in states like Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal. "But, it was not enacted and implemented by Gujarat. Thus, the fact remains that no management techniques recommended by the HLCs have been implemented even after a lapse of 25 to 39 years of its acceptance by the state government," the CAG noted.
help build the pressure on police. In the complaint to the police, the family said that Natubha Darbar and his friends had threatened the family when they purchased a horse worth Rs 30,000 for Pradip.
Pradip had been asking his father to buy a horse for him for a long time. When contacted, cops at the Umrala police station in Bhavnagar said that a case of murder has been registered against one Natubha Darbar, a resident of Timbi village, and two others. Kalubhai Rathod, Pradip’s father, said that he purchased a horse for his son about four months ago. The father recalled
that a week before the death, the family was threatened. “They said that a Dalit should not ride a horse as no Dalits in Timbi and surrounding villages own a horse,” said Pradip’s father. Timbi has a population of about 5000 people, a majority of whom are Darbars or Kshatriyas. There are about 40 Dalit families who stay in the village, rights activists said.
a judicial review against the top court order. Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad had said the Department of Legal Affairs has been instructed to “consider the desirability of filing a review” and that “appropriate action” will be taken once the ministry tenders its opinion. “There is widespread concern regarding this
issue. We understand the sensitivity of the matter. The government has taken note of the judgment of the Supreme Court laying down new norms as far as the SC and ST Act’s operation is concerned. I have instructed the Ministry of Law to consider the desirability of filing a review. Appropriate followup actions are to be taken by the ministry,” Prasad said at a Cabinet briefing. The move came a day after a delegation of Dalit MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue.
Rahul Gandhi appoints young leaders at key Dalit Man Killed in Gujarat's Bhavnagar posts in Gujarat, Odisha Congress for Riding a Horse; Accused Arrested
Odisha, where assembly elections are scheduled to be held next year. The race for 2019 is wide open mainly due to antiincumbency sentiments against many of chief minister Naveen Patnaikled Biju Janata Dal’s
117 MLAs. Satav, Lok Sabha MP from Hingoli in Maharashtra and a former Youth Congress president, will replace another senior leader Ashok Gehlot in Gujarat. He was one of the four secretaries, including Harshvardhan
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s bank Gujarat: Over dozen injured as school bus overturns accounts seized for nonpayment of taxes
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has sealed two of the bank accounts of former cricketer and Punjab Local Bodies and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for non-payment of taxes. Sources said that the income tax department had sealed Sidhu’s bank accounts as he had failed to present bills of the expenditure shown in his tax returns filed for assessment year 2014-15. He had dues amounting to over Rs 52 lakh against him. He had made payments of Rs 47.11 lakh on salary of his staff, Rs 38.24 lakh on his travel, Rs 28.38 lakh on the clothes and Rs 17.80 lakh on fuel (Petrol and diesel). However, he had failed to show the bills, invoices and other documentary evidence in this regard to the income
tax department and demanded by the department during the scrutiny. "As the authenticity of the transactions could not be established, 30 percent of the total expenses were disallowed in order to prevent leakage of revenue,’’ said an official and added, "The assesse had gone in to appeal against the order on January 17 last year, but the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) passed the order favoring the revenue and not provided any relief to the assesse, as he had failed to provide any documentary evidence in support of his claim.’’ The IT department has issued three notices to Sidhu before taking action against him. But Sidhu has once again insisted that he had diligently been filing his returns for the past ten years
and he had never defaulted on the same. Sidhu had earlier also remained in news for all the wrong reasons. In 2006, he was sentenced to a three-year jail term following a death in a road rage case. He then appealed in the Supreme court the case is going on at present. Earlier this month, senior BJP leader Swaran Salaria, who had unsuccessfully contested Gurdaspur Lok Sabha by-poll last year, had filed a criminal defamation case against Sidhu. Last year, Sidhu courted controversy after he had said that he will split his time between his work as minister and his shooting schedule in Mumbai as he is a celebrity judge on popular comedy show 'Comedy Nights With Kapil Sharma'.
Easter 2018: Here’s how the Easter Sunday date is determined New Delhi: While many festivals like Christmas, Halloween and Thanksgiving are celebrated on specific dates, when it comes to Easter and Good Friday, there are no stipulated dates. Every year, Christians around the world observe the Holy Week usually around March or April in the Georgian calendar, however, sometimes important dates might shift to May. Wondering how the holy date of Easter is determined every year? Find out here! Unlike the birth of Jesus Christ which is widely celebrated on December 25 every year, also known as Christmas, the resurrection of Christ has so specific date. In fact, even in the Bible, there is no mention of the date Christ was resurrected. As a result, it was being observed on different days in different parts of the world. To avoid the confusion, centuries ago in 325, it was determined by
the Council of Nicea that all Christians needed to observe Easter on the same day. They announced that Easter Day would always be observed on a Sunday, after the full moon that follows the vernal or spring equinox. As the vernal equinox occurs on March 20, when the Sun crosses the equator going north — Easter can fall anytime between March 21 to April 25. As it is known that Passover falls on the date of the paschal full moon in the Jewish calendar,
and the Last Supper (Holy Thursday) occurred on the Passover. Therefore, the day on which Christ rose from the dead—was the Sunday after Passover. In several parts of the world where Christians use the Julian calendar as used by some eastern or Orthodox churches, instead of the Gregorian calendar, the date may vary. It’s important to note that the Orthodox churches use the exact same formula for determining the date of Easter, however.
Man Held For Kidnapping, Murdering Delhi University Student After Fight
New Delhi: Recently, after a male student of Delhi University went missing, after which his dead body was found in a ditch, the police have been on the hunt for the man who committed the heinous crime. A man has been arrested for murdering a Delhi University student following an altercation, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Ishtiaq Ali, 25, a resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi, was arrested after long investigation, police said. "Ishtiaq Ali works as a sampling manager for various export houses and is an ex-student of a fashion institute. He confessed to killing Ayush Nautiyal, a B.com Honours student of a South Campus college after an altercation," said Joint Commissioner of Police Ajay Chaudhary. The incident occurred on March 22 and Ali, after killing Nautiyal, pretended that the latter had been kidnapped
and sent a message, from the deceased's mobile, to his father demanding ransom of Rs 50 lakh to release him, he said. While Ali sent the message to mislead the police, Nautiyal's father approached police and a case was registered, he added. "After Nautiyal's phone was switched off, Ali started using Whatsapp messages. He on March 26 sent message to deliver ransom amount near Uttam Nagar but did not come to collect the money. "Nautiyal's body was recovered from a drain in Dwarka Sector 13. Ali was arrested with the help of technical surveillance and CCTV footage collected from various locations," said Chaudhary. "Ali told police he disposed off the body the next day with the help of a friend. The vehicle used to dispose off the body has also been recovered. A manhunt is on to nab his friend," he added.
SC/ST Atrocities Act: Govt to file review petition against Supreme Court order
New Delhi :The central government Friday decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court order that laid down the stringent safeguards before registering a case under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot made the announcement through his official Twitter handle and appealed to the people to not agitate on this issue. On Thursday, the government said it would take the decision after examining the “desirability” of filing
Ashok Gehlot appointed as Congress general secretary ahead of Rajasthan elections New Delhi :Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was on Friday appointed as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary In-charge, Organisation, Training. Gehlot has replaced Janardan Dwiwedi. Dwiwedi, in May 2009, took charge from Veerappa Moily as Manager of Media Department of Congress in addition to serving as the party General Secretary. Gehlot, former Rajasthan chief minister, was entrusted the responsibility as AICC general secretary
in-charge of Gujarat, ahead of assembly polls in the state late last year. sources as saying that the 66-yearold, who has thanked the party workers of Gujarat for extending support to
him during the assembly elections, will concentrate on the upcoming elections in Rajasthan, where he is already campaigning. Earlier in the day, Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointed MP Rajeev Satav as in-charge of the party’s affairs in Gujarat and former union minister Jitendra Singh as its man in charge of Odisha. In another order, Gandhi appointed Lalji Desai as the chief organiser of the All India Congress Seva Dal, replacing Mehendra Joshi.
New Delhi : Beginning with North India; the day maximums will continue to settle significantly above the normal levels over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, with dry weather conditions. Meanwhile in plains, a feeble trough is extending from Punjab up to Northwest Uttar Pradesh. However, in the absence of adequate moisture, the weather would remain dry and hot. With this, the heatwave conditions will continue to across isolated pockets of South Haryana and North Rajasthan. The national capital, Delhi would witness a hot and sunny day, while the city of Nawabs, Lucknow would
be slightly better and is likely to observe a warm and sunny day. The intense heat has also extended its ambit to Central India as well. The day temperatures have increased further over West Rajasthan, Gujarat and Vidarbha. Thus, heatwave is not likely to let up soon. In fact, we expect these conditions to advance and cover North Madhya Pradesh also. The entertainment city of Mumbai would see a warm and humid day but comfortable evenings. Meanwhile, East and Northeast India along with South India are the only pockets to witness pre-Monsoon activities. All thanks to the cyclonic
circulation can be seen over Jharkhand and adjoining West Bengal that would give scattered rains over West Bengal, while isolated showers are possible over East Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha. The city of Joy, Kolkata is expected to witness a warm and humid day, with partly cloudy sky conditions and possibilities of light rain. A trough is running from this system to Manipur. Thus, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are expected to continue over the Northeast states, particularly over West Assam, Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
Weather Forecast For Mar 31: Heatwave In Gujarat, Rajasthan; Rain In Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai
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