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News Brief Happy New Year: India warms up to 2015 Ten trends that will change Bollywood in the year ahead
Nothing defines sociocultural trends in India as films do. Over the years, our films and filmwatching habits have succinctly portrayed how the nation thinks and reacts, whether we are in a happy mood or an angry one. Its growth from a national pastime to an obsession that woos Indian and NRI audiences alike has made Bollywood the world’s biggest film industry. As 2015 approaches, the movers and shakers of Hindi cinema gear up to face the challenges that come with an audience getting more discerning than ever. The past few years have given the broad hint that this is the time for change in Hindi films — that the hackneyed, formulaic approach towards filmmaking will not do anymore. This has also been an exciting time for the crossover movie, with the genre letting a bright pool of budding filmmakers experiment with themes as never before.
BJP's enforcer Amit Shah warns Delhi unit to avoid indiscipline'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has cracked the whip on the factionridden party’s Delhi unit and warned its leaders against indulging in any in-fighting ahead of the Assembly polls. In a strong message to the Delhi BJP leaders, Shah said any “indiscipline” will be dealt with strictly. He has made it clear that there is no scope of any “lobbying” in the party. Referring to the distribution of tickets for the state elections, the party chief said the workers will have to work to ensure victory of the chosen candidates.
In the Chinese capital Beijing, eight hours ahead of London, an event will be held in the Olympic Park designed to highlight the capital's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Skaters will perform and Olympic medalist figure skater Zhao Hongbo,
Paralympics gold medalist swimmer Yang Yang and pianist Lang Lang will appear. Japan prepared for 'osechi ryori', the country's biggest traditional holiday on New Year's Day. At midnight, temple bells will strike 108 times, the number of evils, or
temptations, as defined by Buddhism. There will be fireworks and bonfires around the nation as millions of people flock to neighborhood temples and shrines to pray for health and happiness. In Rio De Janeiro, two hours behind London and
Sand Artist Narayan and his friends makes sand sculpture of a map of India along with face of Mother India for the occassion of New Year 2015 at Juhu Beach . Greenwich Mean Time, over the crowd, which more than 1million people traditionally dresses in all are expected to flock on white, a Brazilian New Copacabana beach, where Year tradition to bring two dozen artists and DJs purification and a peaceful will perform on three year. New Year's Eve stages. Tourists and locals celebrations have already routinely party until dawn started across North on the beach, staying America with New York's awake to watch the traditional crystal ball tropical sun rise for the already in place in Times first time in 2015. A Square. The Waterford massive fireworks display crystal ball will drop at blasted from boats in the midnight, in a tradition waters of the Atlantic being increasingly copied Ocean will light the sky across the United States
Kitemakers hold a giant kite carrying new year greetings and pictures of PM Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in Ahmedabad on Wednesday with twists celebrating (6-foot) spurred cowboy local icons. Las Cruces, boot in a nod to its western New Mexico, is spicing up culture. On Lake Erie in New Year's Eve with its Port Clinton, Ohio, the first chili drop. In Miami, community will carry on its a 10-meter (35-foot) neon tradition of dropping a 270 orange will light up, while kilogram (600 pound) Atlanta and Nashville, walleye made of wood and Tennessee, will drop a fiberglass. Michigan's Upper peach and a musical note, Peninsula will ring in 2015 respectively. Flagstaff, with a nod to its mining Arizona, celebrates with a history, with a replica of a 2-meter (6-foot) pine cone pasty - a baked pastry filled that drops from a with meat and potatoes downtown hotel. Nearby traditionally associated with Prescott drops a 2-meter Cornwall in the UK.
Mehbooba Meets Governor, Government asks BSF to give a Hints at Not Being Averse to BJP befitting reply to firing from Pakistan Invoking Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi, the PDP today appeared to be giving clear signals that it may not be averse to discussions on government formation with BJP, which welcomed the gesture. Mehbooba Mufti, leader of the PDP which has emerged as the single largest party with 28 MLAs in the 87-member Assembly, met Governor N N Vohra and later said the "decisive but divided" mandate in the state was both a challenge and opportunity for Prime Minister Modi who has been talking about development. The PDP chief met the Governor in response to his invitation for discussions on government formation while the leaders of the BJP, with 25 MLAs, will meet him tomorrow. "For NDA government, it is a big responsibility. For Modi, it is a big responsibility. Jammu and Kashmir has been the biggest challenge for any PM right from Nehru till
date," Mehbooba told reporters in apparent signals to the BJP that the two can discuss contentious issues that come in the way of the two parties coming together. Whatever formation is firmed up, it should respect the mandate of the people and have the principle of "reconciliation", she said, adding "till that is not taken along, forming any government will be useless". While talking about the opportunity provided by the mandate for both the NDA and Congress leadership, Mehbooba referred to Modi's "dream" of development and addressing the problem of unemployment. "But we
cannot have development without peaceful atmosphere on the ground," she said. She said "It (development) is not possible till Vajpayeeji's political process is taken forward." Mehbooba noted that for peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Vajpayee had "started a political process. Vajpayeeji agreed to a ceasefire with Pakistan. He had started unconditional dialogue with Hurriyat. He had started a dialogue with Pakistan when L K advani was the Deputy Prime Minister. We got generous economic package. UPA continued it for some time and then stopped it." Welcoming her remarks, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav
NEW DELHI The government today ordered the BSF to give a befitting reply to any unprovoked firing from Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir after a jawan was killed by the border guarding force of the neighbouring country. This was conveyed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Director General, Border Security Force DK Pathak when the latter briefed him about the prevailing situation in Jammu frontier where Pakistani Rangers today fired on a BSF patrol party along the international border killing a jawan and injuring another. "The Home Minister asked the DG, BSF to provide a suitable and appropriate reply for any such unprovoked firing," an official statement said. The DG BSF gave a detailed presentation to the Home Minister about the ceasefire violations by Pakistan Rangers in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Pathak informed that one BSF
jawan was killed in the unprovoked and premeditated Pakistani firing and the BSF retaliated effectively, in which three Pakistani Rangers were reportedly killed and some others injured. He informed that firing stopped in the evening at the request of Pakistani Rangers for ceasefire by showing the white flag. He said the firing has stopped since then and the situation is totally under control. Pakistani troops had on Sunday violated the ceasefire twice along the border in Arnia forward belt of Jammu and Hiranagar belt of Kathua district. On December 25, Pakistani Rangers indulged in unprovoked small arms firing in forward areas in Pansar border out post (BoP) belt of Hiranagar sub-sector in Kathua district. Over 550 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan took place this year, the highest since the truce came into force in 2003, with the Indo-Pak
border witnessing the period which left 13 dead and worst such escalation people during August-October thousands displaced.
'Terrorists' wear skullcap in mock drill, sparks war of words Surat: Surat Police courted controversy when it made dummy terrorists wear skullcaps during an antiterror mock drill. The incident came under criticism today with the Congress mounting attack on the government claiming it an "administrative failure" and a Gujarat BJP's minority wing leader saying "terrorism should never be linked to a particular religion", even as police defended the action. The
drill was conducted in Dobari coastal region in Olpad town of Surat to check preparedness of the force is case of a terror attack. A video of the drill shows five policemen holding three dummy terrorists who are wearing skull caps. Gujarat BJP's Minority Cell President Mehboob Ali Sufi Baba strongly objected to the portrayal of "terrorists" in this manner, though Surat Police defended their action.
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Modi the Great Moderniser ; & Great Revivalist Modi, the Great Moderniser, is certainly omnipresent. Right from the energetic election campaign, when he criss-crossed the country with his stirring mantra of “development”, to the 200-plus days as prime minister, when he has criss-crossed the world with his stirring mantra of a newly resurgent India, his has been an astonishing command performance in which he has hardly missed a beat. From the time of his swearing-in, when he invited leaders of Saarc countries, he has taken one bold initiative after another to befriend our smaller neighbours, at the same time wooing the “big” countries to invest in India. He has also made high-voltage pitches to NRIs in order to replicate the model of non-resident Chinese investing heavily in their mother country. In spite of his preoccupation with foreign affairs, Modi has not been short of “local” ideas like the Make in India and Swachh Bharat campaigns, the Jan Dhan Yojana scheme for financial inclusion and the unexpected emphasis on the protection of the girlchild in his Independence Day address. Add to that the sense of urgency shown in pushing through important legislation like insurance, land reform and coal allocation bills through ordinances, and you get a picture of a man in a hurry to move the nation forward. The second Narendra Modi, the Great Revivalist, is omniabsent, if there is such a word. Under this Modi’s invisible watch, the dark clouds that have been gathering all over the country grow more ominous day by day. Every morning’s newspaper seems to carry new evidence of this darkness: communal violence on Muslim and Christian minorities, churches attacked and burnt, the VHP in Chhattisgarh forcing missionary schools to instal Saraswati idols and insisting that principals be addressed as “pracharya” and teachers as “sir” instead of “father”. Christmas is sought to be turned into Good Governance Day, while the “ghar wapsi” and “love jihad” campaigns rear their ugly heads. Obscurantists like Dina Nath Batra now set the school curriculum in Gujarat and Haryana. An unknown historian with dubious credentials is made head of the country’s premier history body and begins by asserting that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are historical texts.
Parental suicide attempt ups suicide risk in kids
A child is five times more likely to attempt suicide if he/she has a parent who has attempted suicide in the past, research has found. The researchers found a direct effect of a parent's suicide attempt on a child, even after they took into account a history of previous suicide attempt by the offspring and a familial transmission of mood disorder. The study not only confirmed that suicidal behaviour can run in families but also identified the pathways by which suicidal behaviour is transmitted in families. "Impulsive aggression was an important precursor of mood disorder and could be targeted in
interventions designed to prevent youth at high familial risk from making a suicide attempt," said David Brent from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania. For the study, 701 children (aged 10 to 50 years) of 334 parents with mood disorders were followed for an average of nearly six years. The researchers noted that of the parents, 191 (57.2 percent) had made a suicide attempt. Of the 701 offspring, 44 (6.3 percent) had made a suicide attempt before participating in the study and 29 (4.1 percent) attempted suicide during the study follow-up.
Bigg Boss 8 : Diandra Soares re-enters the PK row: Congress slams Fadnavis house, reaches straight for Gautam Gulati for 'lack of control' over ministers
Model Diandra Soares raised quite a few eyebrows thanks to her bold and intimate scenes with fellow ‘Bigg Boss 8’ housemate Gautam Gulati. The duo shared an electrifying chemistry and were often seen kissing, at one point they even disappeared into the bathroom together. Unfortunately, Diandra was evicted from the show. She re-entered the house as part of the Freeze and Release task. As soon as she arrived in the house, she went to the corner of the living room, where she placed two letters in Gautam Gulati’s luggage. Bigg Boss released Gautam and the two
embraced each other, sharing an emotional moment. They later had coffee in the garden, where Diandra told Gautam that she wants him to win the show. She also clarified that she is not upset with him and approves of how he is playing the game. After Diandra was evicted from ‘Bigg Boss’, there were rumours surrounding
the model’s pregnancy as reason for her eviction. However, she set the record straight denying the pregnancy and said that she had some major health issues. On her eviction, Diandra also lashed out at Gautam Gulati, saying that he should stop being a mama’s boy. Gautam’s mother was apparently not in favour if their romance.
Mumbai Hitting out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for "lack of control" over his council of ministers as well as "lack of coordination" between them, Congress on Wednesday said the ministers were commenting on various issues just for the sake of publicity. Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Manikrao Thakre's criticism came after Fadnavis on Wednesday ruled out any probe into Aamir Khan-starrer PK, a day after Minister of State for Home Ram Shinde ordered an inquiry into the film's "content" amidst
raging protests, and promised adequate protection for its smooth screening. "Earlier too, Shinde had declared that furlough to actor Sanjay Dutt would be probed, but soon Fadnavis clarified that Dutt, who is serving a jail term for illegally possessing arms, has
obtained furlough as per rules," Thakre said. "All such comments were being made just for publicity and the chief minister has no control over his council of ministers," Thakre alleged. "The government has nothing to offer to farmers and common man," he said.
Always seen flaunting long, wavy locks former Miss World Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan will show her new avatar in the new year. For new L'oreal Paris ad campaign she is
sporting a fabulous new short hairdo. Aishwarya, now 41, looks much younger in the pictures with her pretty short bob and a red hair band matching her red
uppers. She is also holding a pair of scissors and wearing minimal makeup unlike her previous ads for the brand where she goes for smokey eyes and bold lip colors.
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan sports talks for Ajay Devgn’s ‘Shivaay’? fabulous short hairdo for new ad
Ajay Devgn, who was last seen in Prabhudeva’s ‘Action Jackson’, has started working on his next project. The next venture is tentatively titled ‘Shivaay’, which is alleged to be copied from ‘Sandalwood’ actor Upendra’s next ‘Shivam’. ‘Shivay’ will be directed and produced by Ajay. He will also be playing the central character in it. The latest we hear is that Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman is being considered for the lead role in the movie. The actress, who has been a part of movies like ‘Days of Thunder’, ‘Far And Away’, ‘Moulin Rouge!’, ‘The Hours’ and ‘Nine’, hasn’t signed on the dotted lines, but is in talks to be a part of the upcoming movie. The movie will also mark the Bollywood debut of Dilip Kumar’s grand-niece Sayesha. Ajay Devgn has time and again mentioned that his upcoming directorial venture ‘Shivaay’ will be one of the biggest budget movies of the country. The actor, reportedly, has got
the action director of ‘The
Fast and the Furious’ for it.
Wins and Losses for Women 2014
Privacy? No thanks! In 2014, celebs used social media to publicise their heartbreak
Mumbail Making Space for Women Women scientists in India are not on par with men for several reasons, however, for the first time, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) brought the role of its women scientists in ISRO to the forefront with a visual (see below) of women in science. We expect this to motivate the next generation of women to take to science. For the 21st-century spacewoman, gender is a subject often best ignored. After years of
training for their first space mission, the last thing Samantha Cristoforetti and Elana Serova want to dwell on is the fact they are women. Cristoforetti, Italy's first female astronaut, rocketed into orbit from Kazakhstan in November, bound for the International Space Station. There, she joined Russia's Serova, a rarity in her homeland's male-dominated cosmonaut corps. Cristoforetti is the first woman assigned to a lengthy space station mission by the European Space Agency.
This year, social media was not just a prominent platform for celebs to talk about their professional achievements or share funky images. It emerged as an important tool to make announcements about their relationship status too. Gone are the days when celebrities preferred to remain tightlipped about estranged relationships. In an era when everything can be used for publicity, our B-Town lot have learnt to be forthcoming about their private spats, and making public announcements about the same. Instead of keeping fans guessing about their relationship status, the likes of Pooja Bhatt, Karan Singh Grover, Kushal Tandon and Armaan Kohli announced their break-ups on Twitter. Bipasha Basu and Harman Baweja, meanwhile, talked of their changed relationship
dynamics in an interview. Public announcements, in turn, help them garner attention. TV actor Karan, who makes his B-Town debut opposite Bipasha in Alone next month, tweeted about his split with TV actress Jennifer Winget just a day before the launch of his film’s trailer. “For all those who are concerned, you might have heard that Jennifer and I have separated and will soon be getting divorced. I just wanted to confirm that it’s true,” he had
posted on Twitter. Armaan and Kushal, who shot to limelight with their antics on Bigg Boss 7, also announced their separation from their counterparts, Tanishaa Mukerji and Gauhar Khan, respectively, on Twitter. Pooja even explained why she chose Twitter to discuss her separation with Munish Makhija, 90’s popular Channel V host. “I chose this medium as I owe my fans and well-wishers the truth.
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Surprise at Isro: Govt appoints Shailesh Nayak as ad hoc chairman CHENNAI In a surprise move, the government has appointed Shailesh Nayak, secretary in the ministry of earth sciences, as the ad-hoc chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). Sources told TOI that the appointment is only for a month, after which he may be asked to continue or a new chairman may be brought in. K Radhakrishnan, who was given an extension earlier this year, retired on Wednesday. Nayak, 61, a geologist from MS University, Baroda, had a stint in Isro till 2000. He was earlier the director of Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (Incois), Hyderabad. While Radhakrishnan has been on an extended tenure, the names of Satish
Dhawan Space Centre director M Y S Prasad and Space Application Centre director Kiran Kumar were making the rounds, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi found merit in neither of them. As Isro enters a crucial phase of planning manned missions and interplanetary exploration, scientists feel, the
"This seems to be an ad hoc measure," said a senior Isro scientist. "If the idea was to have an interim chairman, the incumbent could have been given a month's extension."
Google doodle wraps up year in animated ‘2014 trending topics’ Partying on New Year’s Eve has become a tradition and Google had efficiently kept the spirit of this tradition alive with all its year end doodles since 2011, until this year when it has made a significantly different effort of
Gold jewellery demand likely to rise 10% in 2015: ICRA MUMBAI: Jewellery demand in the domestic market is expected to rise by 10% to $32 billion in 2015 on the back of improving consumer sentiments, says a report by ICRA. "We expect domestic demand for gold jewellery to rise 10% in calender year 2015 to $32 billion on the back of
organisation needs a strong person at the helm, preferably someone who straddles rocket science and administrative skills.
subdued pick up during 2014," the rating agency said in 'Indian Gold Jewellery Retail Industry' survey. The demand has been stable since Q4 of CY13 and lower prices, easing regulations and improving consumer sentiment are likely to provide impetus in the coming months, it said.
wrapping up the entire year in its Google doodle, which claims to reflect “2014 trending topics.” Let’s take a quick recap of 2014 and list the events that made an impression, remarkable enough to be revisited as the year fades out. The remarkable 2014 FIFA World Cup. Flappy Bird, the new smart phone game that kept the users glued to their cellphones. The fascinating tale of how the Mangalyaan conquered the red planet. The European spacecraft, Philae Lander and its adventurous journey to a comet. And of course the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that
took the social media by storm across the world and eventually got transformed into a number of other challenges like the Book Bucket challenge and the Rice Bucket challenge. Well, the Google doodle for New Year’s Eve 2014 has it all. As the cursor moves on the doodle, a flappy bird pops out of one of the
‘O’s, dodges the letters that follow efficiently until it turns into the FIFA football and the ‘L’ kicks it. The ‘GOOGLE’ gets morphed into ‘2014’, with the ‘1’ transforming into the Mangalyaan off on its mission and the Philae Lander landing on the ‘O’, the comet! While the ‘2’ shivers with cold after taking the Ice Bucket Challenge.
NASA develops instrument to BSE measure moisture on Earth’s Soil
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have developed an instrument that is capable to measure moisture on Earth’s Soil with unquestionable accuracy. The instrument is named ‘Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)’ and it will be launched on January 29, 2015. This is the fifth NASA Earth Science Mission launched within the last 12 months. This remote sensing instrument in space has three main parts; a powerful radiometer, a radar and the largest rotating mesh antenna ever deployed in space. The dish used in this instrument is 19.7 feet in
diameter. The sensor in the instrument will help us to procure the most accurate measurement of Earth’s soil moisture. The moisture in the Earth’s soil plays a crucial role in determining changes in environment, and understanding it in the most accurate manner will surely fetch benign benefits. Wendy Edelstein, the instrument manager of ‘Soil Moisture Active Passive’ said that launch of instrument demands careful engineering. Edelstein said that the team should ensure that the mesh doesn’t hang up on the supports and tear when it’s deploying. He also added that they have a very stable and robust
system now. The radar in the ‘Soil Moisture Active Passive’ makes use of the antenna to transmit
microwaves towards the earth, and receive the signals which will bounce back.
BSE Small-Cap, Mid-Cap indices up over 1% each Key benchmark indices strengthened in midafternoon trade. The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was currently up 82.68 points or 0.3% at 27,486.22. The market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was positive. The BSE MidCap index was up 1.03%. The BSE Small-Cap index was up 1.11%. Both these indices outperformed the Sensex. Index heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL) extended intraday gain.
Government decides to separate post of Chairman
and MD & CEO for public sector banks Government appoints MD & CEO of Four Nationalised Banks Based on the recommendations of Appointments Board chaired by the Governor, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India announced the appointment of MD & CEO of four Nationalised Banks. The appointments announced are as follows:-
1. Indian Overseas Bank: R. Koteeswaran, currently Executive Director of Bank of India 2. Oriental Bank of Commerce: Animesh Chauhan, currently Executive Director of Bank of India 3. Vijaya Bank: Kishore Kumar Sansi, currently Executive Director of Punjab & Sind Bank 4. United Bank of India: P. Srinivas, currently Executive Director of Bank of Baroda
The appointment of the above MD & CEOs is for a period of three years or till the date of superannuation, whichever is earlier. For three 'A' Category Large Banks, i.e. Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank and Canara Bank, the Government has decided to go for a fresh selection procedure with a view to widen the search of candidates. The procedure for this would be announced shortly.
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SPORTS ROUND
Sports 2014: That Was the Year That Was 1) Commonwealth Games : Athletes from the Commonwealth nations assembled in Glasgow to display their skills in capturing medals for their nations. England topped the medals chart with a total of 174 honours. Australia (137) and Canada (82) hold the second and third positions in medal winner’s list. India finished fifth on the list with 64 medals in total. 2) Asian Games: Perhaps one of the biggest sporting events of the world after Olympics, the Asian Games once again witnessed a Chinese domination as the nation bagged 342 medals. China was followed by South Korea (234) and Japan (200) while India ended at the eighth position with 57 medals. 3) Football World Cup: Germany defeated Argentina to win World Cup as the mega football event was held in the world’s soccer hub, Brazil. Ending Germany’s long wait for the trophy, Mario Goetze scored the significant winning goal in the extra time which helped the European side beat Argentina 1-0 in the final. Germany had thrashed Brazil 7-1 to cruise to the final. 1) World T20: Sri
Lanka defeated India in the final of the World T20 to lift the trophy for the first time since its start in 2007. India had won the inaugural edition under captain MS Dhoni’s leadership. 2) MS Dhoni quits Test: Surprising his fans and the cricketing world, India’s celebrated skipper MS Dhoni quit Test cricket on December 30, after his team lost the series against Australia. In his career, Dhoni has played 90 Tests, 60 as the skipper, to score 4876 runs since making his debut against Sri Lanka in Chennai. Virat Kohli replaced him as the new skipper of the Indian Test side. 3) The Indian team during their tour to New Zealand where the visitors were first defeated 4-0 in the ODI series and then a 1-0 drubbing in the Test match. 4) Summer in England: MS Dhoni’s men put up another poor show during their tour to England as India lost the Test series 3-1. Despite drawing the first Test and winning the next, India team lost momentum in the next three and suffered another major defeat in the series. India, however, bounced back and won the
ODI series 3-1. The T20 match however went to England’s favour as the hosts beat the visitors by three runs in the shortest format. 5) Australian winter: The Indian team will spend the New Year in Australia where they are currently playing a Test series against the former world champions. 6) KKR does it again: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had reasons to smile this year as his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lifted the cash-rich Indian Premier League for the second time. 7) N Srinivasan: Hit by the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the Supreme Court removed N Srinivasan and appointed India’s batting legend Sunil Gavaskar as the BCCI’s interim working president in March this year. Tennis: 8) IPTL: It was perhaps a dream of every Tennis lover to see Roger Federer display his smashes on the Indian soil. The dreams were turned to reality this year when the Swiss icon, along with hosts of other stars, including Novak Djokovic , came to India to play the International Premier
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) pushing for Boxing Day test at Melbourne against Australia As Boxing Day Tests are gaining limelight in test cricket, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive David White has claimed that they are pushing for a Melbourne Boxing Day Test against Australia. White claimed that there are 'more important things than money and the success of New Zealand's Boxing Day Test was measurable in other ways. He added that an ODI series or Twenty20 matches at bigger venues would have brought in more money to NZC's coffers but the 'feel-good factor' around test cricket was 'huge'. The preference has been for limited overs games over the holiday period, as the World Cup approaches near, and Tests to be played at the end of summer and even early autumn when the weather is more stable, Stuff.co.nz reported. More than 16,000 people turned up for Christchurch's first Test in eight years, which included a sell out of
nearly 8,000 on day one. But, White said that it was followed by tens of thousands more and with precious other sport on in the holiday period, the Test galvanised sport fans. He claimed that ODIs and T20 in the short term are best in terms of more revenue but there are 'more important things than money'. He added that it's about 'what's best for cricket' and they have an 'open mind'. White said it was too early to 'guarantee' future Boxing Day fixtures but the Future Tours Programme (FTP) did
allow 'flexibility'. Though the FTP is all but sorted, White is still hoping that New Zealand could appear in its first Melbourne Boxing Day test since 1987. He said that he cannot 'divulge' what's in the FTP but added that the 'harsh reality' is that Australia's Boxing Day test is 'attractive'. White said that the New Zealand's on-field performances are making them 'more attractive' and they would 'absolutely be pushing for a Boxing Day Test in Melbourne'
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11 union ministers to attend Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015 Gandhinagar According to Gujarat government, 11 union ministers will take part in Vibrant Gujarat summit 2015. They are: -Harsimrat Kaur Badal, minister Agro and Food Processing -Kalraj Mishra, minister MSME -Piyush Goyal, Energy minister -Arun Jaitley, Finance and Corporation affairs
minister -Manohar Parrikar – Defense minister -Dharmendra Pradhan – MoS(Independent charge) Petroleum -M.Venkaiah Naidu – Urban development minister -GM Siddheswara – MoS Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises -Ananth Kumar – Chemicals and Fertilizer minister
-JP Nadda – Health minister -Mansukh Vasava – MoS Tribal affairs Member/PIR ordinance factory board Somendra Yamdagni and Scientist and Chief Controller, R&D, DRO Sudarshan Kumar will also attend the summit which is going to be held on 11-12 January. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate the summit.
On Jain monks facing highway-side accidents Ahmedabad It is sad that Jain monks are hit and many times killed on highway by trucks or other heavy vehicles. The latest incident took place near Bhavnagar. A Jain monk was hit by a truck. In response to this, other Jain monks joined by Jain community members stopped traffic for an hour or so until police arrived there to control the situation. This sudden protest on highway caused problem to people who stuck in traffic. Later, a meeting of Jain community was held in Rajkot on this issue. A decision to make representation before the government was taken in this meeting. There was a feeling that there could be some conspiracy behind these accidents. One option presented in the meeting was possible safety cover to Jain monks on journey. It is very sad that Jain monks suffer accidents on highways while walking from one village to other village. Jain community has suffered huge loss by
losing some of the finest monks like Jambuvijayji due to such accidents. But at the same time, Jain community needs to understand that highway is after-all highway. It is built for heavy vehicles that move in extreme speed. Highways are not for walking. Though walking is allowed on highway, and it is legal right, the practical fact is that it is very risky and dangerous. On many stretch, for a driver of heavy vehicle, it’s just not predictable that somebody could be walking on highway side. The issue, if we look at in a larger perspective is that the Jain monks don’t use vehicles. They just walk, mostly without shoes. At the most, they would use
push cart. This is their tradition and one needs to give respect to it and take care of it. Now though they have sticked to this centuries old tradition – which is not bad, and noone can have objection to it – the world outside their community has changed so much. The vehicles are heavier and more powerful, traffic is increasing, roads are smoother, speed levels are much higher, walking on highway path is increasingly riskier. Discussions on conspiracy theories are pointless. When thousands of Jain monks are walking any-day on highways, some incidents of accidents in any year are unfortunately bound to happen due to reasons narrated above.
VHP on revival path in Gujarat Ahmedabad Nationwide debates on religious conversation and film PK has triggered revival of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Gujarat. A list of centers in Gujarat where PK film faced protest by VHP workers is long enough to support this statement. On Tuesday, Kapadvanj, D h r a n g a d h r a , Gandhidham, Surat, Vadodara, Bharuch, Modasa, Himmatnagar among other places across Gujarat witnessed small groups of VHP/Bajrang Dal karyakartas holding protests against Aamir Khan starer film PK. None protest campaign of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal has been
so successful and widespread in Gujarat in last many years. At least at three centers including Dhrangadhra and Himmatnagar, VHP workers successfully convinced multiplex owners to discontinue the shows of PK. In Vadodara, VHP workers burnt Aamir Khan in effigy. Police detained at least 30 VHP workers. In other development, Navrangpura police in Ahmedabad detained two Bajrang Dal workers in connection with attacks on two multiplexes yesterday on Ashram road area. During the Narendra Modi government, VHP and Bajrang Dal were in comma. There was hardly any response to their any
agitation call. In fact in media and among people, VHP was just not taken seriously enough. It seems, the debate on religious conversation and film PK has given new life to VHP in Gujarat. Ahmedabad, December 30 (PTI) Demanding a ban on Aamir Khanstarrer movie ‘PK’ for allegedly painting Hindu Gods and godmen in a bad light, right-wing outfits held protests in different parts of the state for the second day today. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists tore and burnt ‘PK’ posters at Inox multiplex in Jadeswar area in Bharuch town demanding a ban on the screening of the movie.
Ahmedabad: Brother rescues toddler from dog attack Ahmedabad In a horrific incident, a German Shepherd dog attacked a 15-month-old girl who was playing with her 10-year-old brother in her housing society garden at Makarba area recently. Luckily, she escaped unhurt after the young boy showed courage and saved his sister from the dog’s attack for about five minutes until others came to their rescue. The incident took place at Anahata Apartments in the Makarba area here on December 23. However, the incident came to light today after the footage shot by the housing society’s closed circuit television (CCTV) camera went viral. On December 23 morning, ten-year-old Kashish took his 15month-old sister Kanchi to the garden inside the housing society premises. “At that time, an elderly woman, living on the fifth floor was sitting in the garden with her German Shepherd dog. However,
the dog was not tied with a strap. When Kanchi was playing in the garden, the dog came near her, as if it wanted to play with her,” Kamini Dhanani, who lives with her family on the eighth floor of the housing society, said. “Later, the dog began pulling her legs and dragged her a few feet. My son Kashish spotted it and tried to save Kanchi. Though he lifted her in his arms, the dog kept chasing her, grabbed her clothes and snatched her away from Kashish,” she said. The CCTV footage showed the elderly women, who could barely walk, trying to pacify her pet dog, which ignored her and went after the toddler. However, Kashish didn’t gave up. He tried to keep his sister Kanchi away from dog’s reach by lifting her in his arms and ran away. He couldn’t go too far, since the dog blocked his way several times to grab his sister.
Man who duped Gujarat villager of Rs 1.7 crore nabbed in Bihar Vadodara A man from Bihar’s Siwan district was arrested for allegedly cheating a villager in Gujarat’s Bharuch to a tune of whopping Rs 1.7 crore in the name of popular television quiz game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC), police said today. Shambhunath Gorakhnath Maji, who belongs to Basantpur village in Bihar’s Siwan district, was nabbed in his hometown on December 27 and was handed over to Gujarat police for allegedly duping a farmer from Jambusar taluka in Bharuch, Ratansingh Raj of Rs 1.7 crore, Bharuch Superintendent of Police Bipin Ahire said.
According to the complaint filed by Raj with Jambusar police station nearly 10 days ago, Raj had received the first call from Maji on November 27, 2013, claiming that he is calling on behalf of KBC and that he has won a lottery of Rs 35 crore. In order to get the cash prize, he has to deposit tax amount in bank accounts, Ahire said. Believing the call as genuine, Raj somehow managed to deposit Rs 1.7 crore in accounts over a period of couple of months and even sold his farm land, Ahire said, adding, it is being investigated that in how many accounts the money was deposited.
Astronaut Sunita Williams to attend Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Gandhinagar Gujarat-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams is expected to attend the opening ceremony of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) next month in Gandhinagar. State finance minister Saurabh Patel today said Williams was expected to attend the opening day of PBD (January 7) which will be celebrated as ‘Youth’s PBD’. “She will accompany External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who will inaugurate the event. After the inauguration, a plenary session on ‘Bharat ko Jano’ and ‘Bharat ko Mano’ will be organised.
Later, there will be a deliberation on ‘Thoughts of Gandhi in 21st century referring to youths’, he said. On the following day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially inaugurate PBD at Mahatma Mandir. He will also inaugurate ‘Dandi Kutir’ near the venue, an official release said.
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Okha-Bet Dwarka to be linked with a sealink bridge Ahmedabad The coastal town Okha and pilgrim island Bet Dwarka will be linked with a new 2 km sea link bridge in next couple of years as the state Government has proposed to build first of its kind sea link bridge to link these two sites where thousands of devotees pay visit every day. At present only through passengers boats one can go to Okha to Bet Dwarka. The bridge will help in increasing tourist facilities. The State Government has already done a pre-feasibility report and considered the project technically and financially viable. The proposed cost of the sea link bridge is around Rs. 400 crore. Gujarat Government may sign an MOUs for the development of the sea
link bridge in the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. Bet Dwarka, popularly known as the ‘kingdom of Lord Krishna’ is a small island situated some 30 miles away from Dwarka. The main attraction is the magnificent Dwarkadish Temple that stands tall, giving us the proof of the Vedic era when Krishna with his wife Rukamani spent endless hours of
their togetherness in the premises of this temple. U r b a n development department, government of India have already include Dwarka under the ‘Hriday’(Heritage city Development and Augmentation Yojana) programme. Under this scheme, Dwarka will witness comprehensive development in next four years.
A shocking ‘Love Jihad’ case that is in discussion in entire south Gujarat Valsad This incident of Love Jihad is in discussion in entire south Gujarat today. Valsad city police has arrested one Imran Sheikh who had married a Hindu girl by identifying himself as Hindu. Victim girl realized this five years after marriage and filed police complaint. Victim girl, Vinisha Garg, daughter of retired railway employee in Valsad was working as teacher in Indore(Madhya Pradesh). She came into contact with one Devendrasinh Rathore through common friend. Victim girl’s friend Jagprit Kaur alias Poonam Saluja had introduced Imran(Meghnagar, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh) as Devendrasinh and said ‘Devendra’ was as cousin brother. Victim girl’s friend said ‘Devendra’ was MBA from Pune and working in Finance firm in Bhopal. After brief love affair, and proposal of wedding from ‘Devendra’, victim girl married with him on 26 December 2009 in Valsad as per Hindu traditions. Vinisha and her parents were in impression that
‘Devendra’ was MBA from Pune and doing good job in Bhopal. When Vinisha’s parents wished to speak on phone with ‘Devendra’s parents, he managed to do this through fake parents!When Vinisha wished to see Devendra’s house in Vadodara, he took her to some bungalow near cricketer Irfan Pathan’s house. Victim girl has alleged that ‘Devendra’ took Rs. 72 lakh cash and 1.68 kg gold from her family. When Vinisha’s father retired from job, Imran asked him to invest in good scheme with high interest and took away Rs. 16 lakh. Later when Vinisha’s father sold his property in Agra, Imran went with him and took away Rs. 50 lakh and escaped at some station.
Later when Vinisha’s father arrived at Valsad, Imran called him and said there were goons behind him and therefore he carefully took away Rs. 50 lakh and left the train. Imran also took away 1.68 kg gold in the name of investment in gold scheme. Victim girl came to know about ‘Devendra’s real identity only in February this year when her sister ’s husband Ketanbhai checked ‘Devendra’s bank account and realized that he was actually Imran Muhammad Rafiq Sheikh who is married to another girl and father of two children. Ketanbhai checked and was shocked to know that money transferred to Devendra’s account were actually going to an account that belongs to Imran and Rehana. When asked about this, Imran said that Imran was his father’s friend’s relative and Rehana was someone he knew. Later the detail came to light that ‘Devendra’ himself was Imran and Rehana was his mother’s name.
Dalai Lama to visit Surat Surat Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will be in Surat on 1st/ 2nd January 2015. He will be presented Santokba award on 2nd January by SRK foundation here. The award would be presented to him by Gujarat governor O P Kohli. It has been instituted by SRK Foundation set up by Govind Dholakiya of Shree Ramkrishna Exports.
Around 700 Tibetans who are presently in Surat to sell winter wears are going to shut down the market on 1st January till 5 pm, so that
they can welcome Dalai Lama and attend the functions. This will be Dalai Lama’s first visit to Surat.
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