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Short News Send IBC bill to standing committee: Oppn in LS The Opposition today attacked the government for trying to benefit a particular corporate by seeking to amend the insolvency and bankruptcy code, dubbing the bill on the issue as “tainted” and demanding that it be referred to a Standing Committee. However, the government said the amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is intended to provide relief to homebuyers and the MSME sector. Moving the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill 2018, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said “we want to address concerns expressed by the MSME sector and homebuyers. We have learnt from two years of implementation of IBC, and through the amendments, we want to strengthen IBC bill.”
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Guj govt announces Navratri and Diwali vacation dates Gujarat gives 7 day Navaratri vacation for schools, colleges and same 7 day cut from Diwali Vacation
Gandhinagar : Navratri festival of Gujarat is world famous and the preparations for it begin much in advance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has referred to Navratri as world’s longest dance festival that goes on for nine nights. Seven days allotted to Navratri vacation will be cut from Diwali vacation. chudasama said Diwali vacation which was earlier 21 days long
will be now between 5 to 18 November (Dhan Teras to Sud Dasham) effectively during 4 to 18 November, 2018 as November 4th is Sunday. Earlier, Diwali Vacation was scheduled between 5 to 25 November. Now seven days are shifted to newly introduced Navtratri Vacation. This year, however, the festival is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The BJP-led Gujarat
NRC is key to country’s security, no Indian citizen should worry: Amit Shah
Odisha : Four persons were killed and another was critically injured today when a car carrying them dashed against a roadside tree in Odisha’s Keonjhar district in the early hours, police said. The accident happened near Saradhapur under the jurisidction of Sadar police station when the victims were returning to Keonjhar after attending a function at Rairangpur, the Inspector-in-Charge of Keonjhar Sadar police station, Smrutirekha Pradhan, said. Police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot immediately, the police officer said. They recovered the bodies and rescued the injured person from the mangled car with the help of a gas cutter, she said.
New Delhi : In a sharp attack against the Congress and Trinamool Congress, BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday accused them of misleading public on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue and asked them to clarify their stand. “No Indian has been excluded by the NRC. Only those who haven’t been able to present proof of their citizenship have been excluded from the draft. 40 lakh is not a final figure. The Supreme Court laid down procedure will be followed,” he said at a press conference in New Delhi. The reality is, Shah said, there are going to be official hearings for those whose names are not on the second draft. Lashing at the Congress for indulging in “vote bank politics”, Shah said: “On what basis are you questioning the NRC? You have started it. You were only concerned
New Delhi : An Indianorigin couple in Canada was harassed by a man on Sunday, who yelled at them to leave the country and threatened to “kill” their children. The incident took place at the parking lot of Walmart Supercentre in Hamilton, Ontario, according to news agency said. A scuffle broke out while the couple was trying to park and reportedly got in the way of 46-yearold Dale Robertson. In a video that has gone viral on social media,
Robertson, 47, who is driving a silver truck, can be seen accelerating towards the woman before hitting the brakes. He is heard yelling at the couple, who has not been identified. “What kind of example are you setting for your children?” the Indian man is heard asking the other as his wife recorded the video. As Robertson slowly drives away, the Indian man is heard asking, “You want me to go to my own country? I’m a Canadian citizen.” “Show me.
about your vote bank. Our government has started the actual work on NRC.” He also asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to spell his stand on the issue. “Vote bank politics should not be placed above national interest. We have never practised vote bank politics. We have always demanded the removal of illegal immigrants. We give the topmost priority for the security of the country and its people. There should be no confusion among the people and media,” he said. Shah alleged that the Congress was in the habit of shifting its stand on the NRC issue. “When you are in power you have one stand and another while in Opposition. We have never indulged in vote bank politics,” he said. He asserted that the NRC is the “soul” of the 1985 Assam Accord signed by former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
government’s decision to give vacation to schools, colleges and universities during the festival met with opposition from various quarters. The festival begins on October 10. In an apparent goof up, minister of state for education Vibhavari Dave announced that the vacation would be from October 15 to 21. Surprisingly, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was in Rajkot, remarked that he was not aware about it. The government later changed the dates of vacation even as private schools, colleges and universities strongly opposed the move. Education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that the vacation would be from October 10 to 17. After Dusherra on October 18, the examination of class IX will be held from October 19. Having given vacation during Navratri, the state government has cut short the Diwali vacation by a few days. Chudasama said that the decision was taken following representations from various quarters.
Government officials said that it has been observed that there is less attendance in schools and colleges during the festival. The decision will be binding on all schools affiliated to the Gujarat Education Board and all universities. Schools affiliated to ICSE, CBSE or IB have been exempted from the vacation. Nidat Barot, dean of education faculty, Saurashtra University, while talking to Sunvilla News asked as to how the syllabus of first semester can be taught in the second semester. Giving vacation would affect the number of days of education by 12 to 13 per cent, he said, adding that the state government should have consulted schools and colleges before taking any such decision. Chudasama, however, said that the numbers of days of studies remain unchanged during the academic year. Jatin Bharad of private schools association from Rajkot said that they would make a representation before the state government. If the government is giving vacation, it will also have to change the dates of examination. The schools and colleges argue that the examination dates and syllabus are decided well in advance. Giving vacation would affect the education, they feel.
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Manipur: Court awards death sentence in 2015 rape, murder case; first in state since Independence Imphal : A district court in Manipur on Tuesday awarded death penalty to a 21-year-old man in a 2015 rape and murder case of a 4-year-old girl. The sentence is first of its kind in the state since independence. Special judge, POCSO, A. Noutuneshwari Devi, announced the verdict a day after R David was convicted under section 6 of POCSO Act and section 302 of IPC. As per the police report, the victim was raped and murdered at a stable in the vicinity of Maram Kavanam Village in December 2015. The convict was arrested two days later after the Mao
police station registered a suo motu case. According to the police report, the villagers knew about the crime which was settled in a hushed way by compensating the parents of the victim internally. Following the registration of the case, the body of the deceased girl was exhumed and a post-mortem was conducted in the
presence of a magistrate. The reports concluded sexual assault and death from strangulation. Charges against David were framed on July 5, 2018, after examining 21 witnesses during the course of the hearing. Terming the case, rarest of the rare, the Judge said, “There is no mitigating factor to deter in other alternative punishment.
New Delhi : There are as many as 277 fake engineering colleges functioning in India, with Delhi having 66 such institutes offering engineering and technical courses on top of the list. According to a document tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Minister of State Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh, besides the national capital, Telangana and West Bengal have 35 and 27 such fake technical institutes, respectively.
The list also includes 23 colleges in Karnataka, 22 colleges in Uttar Pradesh, 18 colleges in Haryana, 16 colleges in Maharashtra, 11 in Tamil Nadu. The instances of engineering colleges running their courses without the approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have come to the notice of the government,
mentioned Singh in a written reply to Lok Sabha. The institutions have also been directed to take necessary AICTE approval, else they will be shut down. In addition, the University Grants Commission is monitoring this issue and also sent instructions to the heads of the states to take action against such institutes running in their jurisdiction, the minister stated. The commission has already maintained a list of 24 fake universities on its official website.
cell at the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai where they plan to keep Mallya post-extradition. While both the parties presented clarifications on Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail, Judge Emma Arbuthnot asked the Indian authorities to submit a video of Barrack 12 of the Arthur Road Jail within three weeks. The Judge set the next hearing, for closing submissions, on September 12 and extended Mallya’s bail until then. Interacting with reporters outside the
court, Mallya denied the money laundering charges against him and termed them ‘completely false’. He was quoted by said as saying, “The allegations of money laundering and stealing money are completely false”, adding, “At the end of the day, the courts will decide.” He further said that he has not filed a clemency plea and will settle all his dues. “I have not applied for any clemency plea. I am ready to settle my dues,” said Mallya. Taking note
of the evidence provided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Judge Arbuthnot at the last hearing on April 27 ruled that the proofs submitted by the Indian agency will be admissible in the case. The CBI had then submitted a detailed set of documents to the UK court, which includes its case of conspiracy against former IDBI Bank Deputy Managing Director BK Batra, who was referred to in court as a new ‘villain’ of sorts in the case.
India has 277 fake engineering colleges, Delhi highest with 66
Vijay Mallya case: UK court asks India to submit video of Mumbai jail cell; sets September 12 for hearing
New Delhi : Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday was granted bail by Westminster court in London, news agency said. The next hearing in the matter will take place on September 12. Mallya, who is facing money laundering
charges amounting to around Rs 9,000 crores, visited the court along with his son Siddharth for closing arguments in the extradition trial. The court in its hearing today also directed the Indian authorities to submit a video of the
years and possesses Canadian citizenship, according to said. The Hamilton police, which is investigating the incident, has classified it as hate crime. Detective Paul Corrigan said that the couple was traumatised by the incident. “It
hit them really hard. They were extremely shocked by it, they had not experienced (something like this) before,” he is quoted as saying by said. Robertson has been arrested and charged with threatening death, dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. At least 58 cases of hate incidents have been recorded in 2018. Hamilton is rated as the second-highest in police-reported hate crime in the country.
Illegal Bangladeshi settlers In hate crime, Indian-origin couple in should be shot if they don’t Canada threatened: ‘I will kill your children’ return: BJP MLA
Prove it. I don’t believe you,” Robertson is heard yelling in the video. “You don’t talk like a Canadian. I’m racist. I don’t like you, I don’t like her. I would kill your children first.” The Indian couple has been living in Canada for the past seven or eight
New Delhi : Illegal immigrants should be shot if they don’t return to their countries, BJP MLA from Telangana T Raja Singh Lodh said Monday. “If these people, illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya, don’t go back with ‘sharafat’ (like gentlemen) then there is a need to make them understand in their own language. They should be shot. Only then India will be safe,” the legislator from Goshamahal in Hyderabad said in a video message on Twitter. In another
message posted on the site, Lodh said all Muslims staying illegally in India should be sent back to their countries for India’s safety and, if they do not go away, they should be thrown out at gunpoint. It is the responsibility of the government to send them back to Bangladesh, he said. His comments come in the backdrop of 40 lakh people in Assam being excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Lodh said such illegal settlers were “shot and driven out” from some other countries. Lodh, who is known for his incendiary statements, claimed a large number of Bangladeshis infiltrated Assam during the 1971 liberation war as part of a “conspiracy to destroy India”.
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Mamata Banerjee has set her sights on Delhi
Mamata Banerjee’s fury against the recently released NRC suggests that this will be part of her ammunition as she takes on the ruling BJP on a number of issues from demonetisation to cow vigilantism. While she may be addressing a national audience, it is clear that she plans to use her popularity and her performance in the state to widen the canvas. As of now, she has 34 seats of the 42 from the state to the Lok Sabha. But, come 2019, she has set her sights on a clean sweep. If this materialises, and neither the BJP nor the Congress gets the numbers needed to form a government on their own or lead a coalition, the political game changes for Ms Banerjee. This explains why she is not too enthusiastic about the role of the Congress as a pre-eminent force in the Federal Front which is on the anvil now. Ever since she swept to power in West Bengal, grabbing 211 seats of the 294-member Assembly in 2016, Ms Banerjee has been trying to expand her footprint beyond her state of 91.3 million people. But the challenge is formidable. She will have to cobble together a diverse front of anti-BJP outfits, each with its own agenda and aspirations, and channelise their energies towards a common cause, that of ousting the BJP at any cost. Ms Banerjee never tires of emphasising that the front will be an alliance of equals. While she has refused to be drawn in to any debate on who will be the prime ministerial face of the front, saying that she herself has no such ambitions, her party leaders seem to differ. They lose no opportunity to say that she should be India’s first Bengali prime minister. But Ms Mamata’s track record makes her a fickle ally for many parties. She has switched sides with ease in the past. A year after she founded the Trinamool Congress, she joined the National Democratic Alliance in 1999 only to quit it in early 2001. The same year, she tied up with the Congress to fight the Bengal Assembly poll that year. She returned to the NDA fold in January 2004 and quit in 2009. The same year, she joined the UPA II and left in a huff in 2012. However, at the moment, she has come out all guns blazing against the Modi government and seems determined to lead from the front in the campaign to oust the BJP. The first question is whether she will be acceptable as the first among equals in the front. The second is whether she is prepared to function under anyone else. All this makes the front seem shaky from the outset.
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Hollywood - Bollywood Shraddha Kapoor begins shooting for next schedule of Prabhas starrer Mumbai : Baahubali star Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer upcoming Saaho is hands down one of the most awaited films of the year. The leading lady has been omnipresent these days, courtesy her versatile line up of films. After wrapping the shoot for ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ and launching the trailer of ‘Stree’ Shraddha has taken off to Hyderabad for the next schedule of ‘Saaho.’ The Baaghi actress took to her Instagram story to share an image from the sets of Saaho, writing ‘Back on set’. While buzz has it that the film will release on Makar Sankranti in 2019, Shraddha’s first look for Sahoo has already garnered much attention on social media. The actress, who was last seen in Haseena Parkar, will be making her Telugu debut with Sahoo opposite Baahubali star Prabhas. The actress’ makeup artist Shraddha
Naik took to her Instagram handle to share the first look of Shraddha from the film. In the picture, Shraddha Kapoor can be seen in a formal avatar and it is looks surely different from her usual girl-nextdoor type looks. Check out Shraddha’s look for Saaho.
Samantha Twitter Messages That Prove Her Tremendous ‘Sense Of Humour’
There are a few celebrities in the Indian film industry who handle fame skillfully, especially social media, without getting carried away and Tollywood actress Samantha Akkineni is one of them. She is currently the most sought actress in South with back-to-back hits like ‘Rangasthalam’, ‘Irumbu Thirai’ and ‘Mahanati’ but no one can see the change in her cuteness and down-toearth nature. Recently, one of her crazy fans morphed an image of the actress which was really hilarious and it becomes viral in no time.
Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra Flaunt Their Incredible Dance Moves As They Groove To Nora Fatehi’s Dilbar
Mumbai : Nora Fatehi’s peppy dance number from John Abraham-starrer Satyameva Jayate has become a rage on the internet, with many people joining the fray and grooving to its beats, and sharing their videos on social media. The song is a recreated version of the 90’s iconic song Dilbar Dilbar that originally featured Sushmita Sen and Sanjay Kapoor in Sirf Tum.
Interestingly, the Dilbar fever has gripped Dangal girls Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra, too. The two recently took to social media and shared a video of them performing on the latest version of Dilbar. In the clip, Shaikh and Malhotra can be seen flaunting their sassy dance moves, choreographed by Shazeb Sheikh, on the foot-tapping number. The video has already garnered over 3.7 lakh views. The latest version of Dilbar has been composed by Tanishk Bagchi and sung by Neha Kakkar and Dhvani Bhanushali. On the work front, Malhotra will next be seen opposite Ayushman Khurrana in Badhaai Ho. While, Shaikh is currently working on Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Thugs Of Hindostan.
Mumbai : Actress Kiara Advani is ringing in her 26th birthday today. Kiara, who debuted in the industry with Kabir Sadanand’s Fugly in the year 2014, became a household name with her portrayal of Sakshi Singh Dhoni in the film M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story. M.S Dhoni proved to be a game changer for Kiara in many ways, she got flooded with offers from both Bollywood and south Indian film industry. She was recently seen in Netflix’s anthology ‘Lust Stories’ with Vicky Kaushal. Kiara’s performance impressed both the critics and masses, alike, and became one of the highlights of the anthology. She also earned rave reviews for her role in Telugu political drama Bharat Ane Nenu. The advertising industry seems to be too besotted by Kiara’s flawless appeal. She currently endorses one of the nation’s biggest cosmetic brands. Be
it for her gorgeous skin, fab body or amazing style, Kiara is a youth icon for a million people. Ever wondered what goes into the diet and fitness regime of the actor? We have got some secrets you can make note of. Kiara starts her day with a cup of warm water with lemon. In addition to cleansing your system, lemon water offers a great kick-start to your metabolism early in the day. Her typical breakfast is a bowlful of oats with fruits like apples, berries, strawberries or oranges.
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Mumbai: Be it the success and appreciation for their recent ventures, ‘Sanju’ and ‘Raazi’ or their love, it’s been a Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt show all over in the past few months. The hype surrounding the couple is only going to go many notches higher in the coming months as they film one of the biggest films in Hindi cinema history, the trilogy
‘Brahmastra’, which will take some years at least to complete, keeping the buzz about their pairing going on till then. It’s obvious that both Ranbir and Alia have moved on their previous relationships with Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra respectively, but both the exes have had different kinds of reactions to the blossoming relationship.
I did not get work for eight months after my refusal Mumbai : Sexual harassment of women in the film industry has been an open secret for years. Over time, several women actors have spoken about their experiences of being sexually harassed at the workplace, especially in the wake of last year’s ‘Me Too’ movement in Hollywood. Joining the short list of Indian film actors who have spoken about sexual
harassment at work like Radhika Apte, Swara Bhaskar and Kalki Koechlin is Aditi Rao Hydari. In an interview to Latha Srinivasan for Sunday Guardian, the Sammohanam actor revealed that standing up to the harassment she faced caused her to be out of work for eight months. Asked about the time she began speaking about “casting couch” (a euphemism
for sexual harassment in the film industry) five years ago, Aditi said that she had been in that situation but was able to “stand up to it” and moved away. “I did lose work and I cried about it. I didn’t regret it but I cried about it because I felt so upset that this was true and this is how girls are treated. I was like, how dare someone speak to me like that!” she said.
Kangana Ranaut’s pretty pink pantsuit is perfect for both day and night Mumbai : Kangana Ranaut channelled her inner Barbie when she stepped out in Mumbai wearing a sexy pink pantsuit on Monday evening. The actor paired the suit with a sleek cream blouse, white leather tote bag and a pair of nude sandals. The best part? This was just an airport look for Kangana. She was spotted working the pretty pink ensemble after returning from a trip to Raipur. So, while us average travellers stick to our comfy leggings and cosy layers on the plane, Kangana is out here serving runway looks at the airport. Once again proving she’s cool wearing the same outfit twice, Kangana had channelled a similar rosy look in the past. You’ll know it when you see it — it’s hard to miss and impossible to forget. Here: Earlier in June, for a day out in London, Kangana suited up in the same tailored separate, complete with an eye-catching mini bagpack in crimson, white Gucci sneakers and aviator sunglasses. Kangana proves that whether you wear your pink separates together or break them up and style them with the rest of your wardrobe (think pink blazer with light-wash denim) it’s an unlikely purchase we know you’ll get bored of. Still think a pink pantsuit is not your style? Actors Sonam Kapoor
Ahuja and Anushka Sharma will change your mind. In January, Sonam worked an edgy three-piece from Bouguessa — an oversize long coat, double breasted blazer and a pair of flared, culotte-style pants — in the most perfect shade of pink. Underneath her ensemble, Sonam gave up a blouse to wear a peak-a-boo grey inner and added an extra-sweet touch to her outfit with eccentric red Marni earrings. For more on Sonam’s look click here. In May, Sonam played up the flirty, retro vibes once again with this slouchy pantsuit in a striking shade of powder pink. Sonam’s low-slung, wide-leg pant and matching structured blazer were thrown over a semi-sheer white crop top for a relaxed-meets-dressy look that was an effortlessly sexy match made in heaven. Sonam’s roomy airport look came embellished with exaggerated black sunglasses, a black handbag, complementary statement sunglasses and a pair of clean all-white sneakers for a très chic modern power dressing vibe. Anushka wore this unexpected crushed velvet pantsuit with a sleek kimono-style sleeveless wrap velvet top at Zero director Anand L Rai’s birthday bash in June. Anushka’s rose pink velvet suit is a perfectly trendy fabric worked into a classic silhouette.
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Kuldeep an automatic selection over Jadeja? Aakash Chopra has his doubts
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New Delhi: The English selectors didn’t waste time in drafting back Adil Rashid into the Test squad after some of his leg breaks troubled Indian batsmen in the recent limited-overs series. Much the same way, a lot of talk around India’s spin force in the upcoming series is around how wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav could be the X-factor against English batting. Kuldeep accounted for 14 English wickets in his 5 limited-overs games
preceding the five-Test series. But Kuldeep’s career, bowling his rare Chinaman art, is only two Tests old. Former India opener and now cricket pundit Aakash Chopra is not sure if Kuldeep should be an automatic selection for the first Test. “It’s true that there is a lot of talk if one should play Ashwin or Kuldeep. But is Kuldeep an automatic selection just because he has done well in limited-overs cricket? It’s a questions Indian
team management will have to address,” Chopra tells India Today. ”One should not forget, the last time Jadeja played against England, he got seven wickets (home) and the last time he played a Test for India (against Afghanistan) he got 6 wickets. If there is so much talk on whether Shikhar Dhawan, who got a hundred in the last Test against Afghanistan, can be dropped, why is that question not being asked of Ravindra Jadeja,” he asked.
New Delhi: A pair for Shikhar Dhawan, scores of 1 and 23 for Cheteshwar Pujara and a bowling attack that failed to dismiss an under-strength opposition in 94 overs in their only innings were among the takeaways for India from an underwhelming warm-up game against Essex. If the intention to cut the fourday warm up game to a three-day affair was to get practice in Birmingham, the venue for the first Test from Wednesday, it didn’t materialise. India’s first training session on Sunday was washed out by incessant rain. While the rain comes as a huge relief to the locals reeling from the heatwave sweeping England, it also
means the groundstaff get an opportunity to spice up the pitch with a couple of days still left before the first ball of the series is bowled. The immediate reaction to Dhawan and Pujara’s poor show in the warm-up game was an extended net session for the duo even as KL Rahul hit a solid fifty in the first innings to once again raise calls for his inclusion in the team for the first Test. Among the questions to ponder for the management now are if the pair will cost Dhawan his place? Or will the management discard those ducks as an aberration and back Dhawan to take on the likes of James Anderson & Stuart Broad.
New Delhi: Everyone wishes to live the life of a star! Celebrities, however, do not always have it easy, especially in the age of internet trolls. One of the unfortunate aspects of the internet is that it opens a window for the behavior and communication that one wouldn’t indulge in face to face. Something like this happened with former Indian skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife, Sakshi Dhoni when she chose to wear what any girl would love, a Manish Malhotra lehenga. Sakshi recently attended her friend Poorna Patel’s wedding functions with her husband and who’s who of Bollywood. She decided to wear a beautiful silver and pink designer lehenga for the sangeet ceremony and looked ravishing. As
some people lost their calm over her stunning embellished blouse and trolled her by calling it ‘inappropriate’. While most of us might think that she looked great, a user wrote, “You have no dressing sense mind my words.” Another user commented, “she’s a celebrity wife..if she wears a dress like this will it be nice…we have a tradition remember that.”
Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Win at World Championship Nanjing: Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth notched up comfortable victories over their respective opponents to make an impressive start at the BWF World Championship here today. Saina, who won a silver and bronze in the earlier editions of the championship, defeated Turkey’s Aliye Demirbag 21-17 21-8 in the second round to set up a prequarterfinal clash with 2013
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champion Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand. The Olympic medallist Indian had received a bye in the first round. Fifth seed Srikanth dispatched Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen 21-15 21-16 in his campaign opener to join compatriots HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma and B Sai Praneeth, who received a walkover after his opponent, Korea’s Son Wan Ho, pulled out in the second round. Srikanth, who won four titles last season, will face
Spain’s Pablo Abian next, while Praneeth will meet another spaniard, Lus Enrique Penalver. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa staved off a challenge from 15th seeded German pair of Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich, registering a 10-21 21-17 21-18 win to enter the pre-quarterfinals. Satwik and Ashwini will face seventh seeded Malaysian pair of Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai. However, Russian Open
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Sensex Slips Over 150 Points, Nifty Below 11,300; Metals Lead Declines
Mumbai: The stock markets traded on cautious lines amid the ongoing third bi-monthly monetary policy review of the Reserve Bank of India for fiscal 2019. The S&P BSE Sensex opened at 37,534.95 while the Nifty50 started at 11,311.05. In morning trade, the Sensex slipped 151.14 points or 0.40 per cent to trade at 37,343.26 while the Nifty50 lost the crucial level of 11,300 as it dipped 39.50 points or 0.35 per cent to 11,280.05. The top five laggards in the broader Nifty were Vedanta (down 2.49 per cent), Indiabulls Housing Finance (down 2.47 per cent), Hindustan Petroleum (down 2.26 per cent), Bharat Petroleum (down 1.96 per cent), and Tata Steel (down 1.63 per cent). Investors also eyed the outcome of the US Federal Reserve meet, said experts. “The Federal Open Market Committee will embark on its two-day meeting today. Investors need to keep an eye on it
very closely. Indian market will witness volatility today due to this,” said Ritesh Ashar - Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Fundamental Research, KIFS Trade Capital. Thirty Nifty stocks declined in trade. Barring Nifty IT and Nifty Realty, all indices traded with losses, led by a fall in metal stocks. Asian share markets weakened, taking cues from the rout in global technology shares while the yen edged higher ahead of the Bank of Japan’s rate review, at which it could flag a shift away from its massive monetary stimulus, according to a report by news agency Reuters. Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.5 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi index dipped 0.1 per cent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was mostly unchanged at 543.23 as were Australian shares. Overnight in Wall Street, the Dow and the S&P 500 each lost 0.6 per cent and the Nasdaq skidded 1.4 per cent.
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will probably keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and provide guidance on keeping inflation in check. Softening of inflation expected in July going up to November, due to the base effect and lower oil prices, may allow the central bank monetary policy committee (MPC) to prevent raising rates. The RBI’s MPC meeting for the third bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2018-19 started on July 31, and the resolution of the MPC will be announced after 2.30pm on August 1. A majority of the economists in Citizen’s MPC expect no change in interest rates this time. “So far I do not think there is really any compelling reason why anything has to be done further at the stage. There are too many imponderables particularly on the global front,” Pronab Sen, Former Advisor at Planning Commission said. According to the economists, there has been some tightening of financial conditions in the last nine months and the global growth outlook is also turning more negative, which could result in slight
moderation in inflation data going ahead. “So the current growth numbers may not sustain over the next 12 months and that itself might mean some moderation in core inflation ... this should be sufficient for MPC to wait and watch to see how things pan out,” Nomura’s chief India economist Sonal Varma said. On the global front, all the economists cited trade wars and crude oil prices as some of the key worries for the MPC. “I believe that the external sector is actually a matter of concern,” said Soumya Kanti Ghosh, chief economic advisor at State Bank of India. According to Ghosh, US is possibly going to hit a growth of 4 percent whereas the European Central Bank could actually end tightening towards the end of this year. Meanwhile the talks of Chinese central bank possibly wanting yuan to gradually depreciate are serious issues resulting in a policy conundrum back home. “I think the US possibly is also veering towards a less of aggressive rate hikes in 2019 even though September rate hike could be a possibility.
silver medallists Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg went down 12-21 12-21 against the sixth seeded husband-wife English combination of Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock in another mixed doubles second-round match. The promising men’s doubles pair of Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok also couldn’t cross the opening hurdle, losing 14-21 15-21 to the Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.
RIL topples TCS to become most valuable company by market cap post Q1 earnings Mumbai : Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate Reliance Industries finally surpassed country’s largest IT company TCS to become the most valuable company by market capitalisation on bourses on Tuesday. Reliance rallied 2.6 percent intraday to hit a fresh record high of Rs 1,179.90 and touched the marketcap of Rs 7.41 lakh crore, higher compared to TCS’ Rs 7.39 lakh crore. Reliance share price has consistently been trading higher for third consecutive session and rising nearly 6 percent in these sessions due to highest ever profit reported for the June quarter. In fact it rallied nearly 28 percent, so far, in 2018 as Jio, petrochemical and retail businesses have been adding more profits. Experts remained positive on the stock, citing likely growth in consumer as well as petrochemical businesses. Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating on the stock with a target at Rs 1,230 per share. According to research house, transition in profitability is evident in earnings and most businesses showed good step-ups in margins. “Cash burn in telecom remains a challenge but still expect return on capital employed to rise 150bps per annum until FY21.” The company has posted first quarter consolidated profit at Rs 9,485 crore, which grew by 0.3 percent compared to Rs 9,459 crore in the previous quarter. The year-on-year bottomline growth was 4.5 percent. Consolidated revenue during the quarter increased 10.1 percent sequentially (up 42 percent YoY) to Rs 1.29 lakh crore. On the operational front, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) jumped 11.9 percent to Rs 20,661 crore with margin expansion of 20 basis points sequentially at 16 percent.
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Uber completes over 1 billion rides in India & South Asia
Ahmedabad : The world’s largest ridesharing company, Uber, hit yet another milestone in the India and South Asia region as they rolled past the 1 Billion mark. The billionth trip took place in the city where Uber took its first trip in India, five years ago - Bengaluru. Six other trips started at the same time - one in Mumbai and two in Hyderabad, three in Delhi. Speaking about the milestone, Uber India and South
Asia’s newly appointed President of Rides, Pradeep Parameswaran said, “This is a very exciting and significant milestone not just for the India & South Asia region but for Uber as a whole. This 1 billion mark is a testament to the impact that technologies like Uber can make towards redefining the future of urban mobility. As we gear up to deliver the next 10 billion rides in the region, this will continue to inspire our efforts to
provide a convenient and affordable ride to millions of riders and stable earning opportunities to millions of driver partners, across multiple modes of transportation.” Interestingly, Uber hit another milestone recently as it completed 10 billion trips globally on June 10. Two trips, one in Ahmedabad and one in Delhi NCR, were part of the 173 simultaneous trips that marked this milestone.
Ahmedabad : Gujarat’s Women and Child Development Minister Vibavari Dave on Monday arranged for a group of women, including Dalits, to enter a Shiva temple in Aniyali village after uproar over restriction. The minister had taken the step after it was brought to her notice that Dalit women were not allowed to enter the temple in Botad district during the
period of Jaya Parvati Vrat. Talking about the issue, the only woman minister in the Gujarat government said: “I came to know about the incident and then called up the Botad collector. I made him rush to Aniyali village for Dalit girls were not being allowed to enter the temple on the final day of Vrat. The collector informed me that entry was banned for all women and not
just Dalit girls.” She said she spoke to the villagers and convinced them to allow women to enter the temple and offer prayers. “I asked the collector to ensure entry for all women including those from the Dalit community. I was convinced only when they sent me a video of all the women performing puja at the Shiva temple. I also spoke to the women later,” she added.
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Gujarat may be losing its vibrancy in energy, infrastructure sectors Ahmedabad : For May 2018, Gujarat was power deficit, a downgrade from its power self-sufficient status a year back. The slip in energy sufficiency may be attributable to certain developments but industry experts and industry officials say the state may be losing its sheen in energy and infrastructure sectors. Some early indicators, they suggest, are project delays, cost-overruns, unfriendly toll policies and lack of significant new project opportunities. Gujarat had 7% of its peak power demand unmet in May compared to the all India figure for peak power deficit of 1.4%, indicating that Gujarat is looking at a higher side of insufficiency. According to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) data, out of Gujarat’s peak demand of 17,016 megawatt (MW), 1,198 MW was unmet in May. There is more data to suggest not all may be well with the state. Data sourced
from CARE Ratings, suggests out of the 48 projects which were under implementation as of March in the state, 10 are facing cost overrun, six-time overrun and one project has both time and cost overrun. “Twenty out of the 48 projects are legacy or pre-2014 projects. Three mega projects are facing cost overrun and 1 project is facing time overrun,” CARE said in an email response.
Some point out there is a slowdown in terms of new projects. “We do not see much activity on state roads happening now. Work on GIFT city is on, but this was conceived earlier,” said an industry expert who did not wish to be identified. Under the state’s tolling policy for roads, passenger cars have been exempted from the levy since August 2016. “This has impacted developer interest in the road sector. The exemption was to be compensated, but that is coming with a lag and the amount is given on an ad-hoc basis,” he added. A top official from an infrastructure construction company was of the view that the state is not significantly lacking, but the speed has slowed down. “What was earlier moving at 120 km per hour is now may 100 kmph. The change in leadership is showing,” he said on the condition of anonymity.
Gujarat: Women, including Dalits, enter Botad temple after Displeased with Hindu-Muslim couple elopement, uproar over restriction
mob in Gujarat attacks, burns man’s house
Vadodara : Four people were arrested for allegedly setting vehicles ablaze and stealing ornaments from a house while demonstrating against the elopement of an interfaith couple, police said on Monday. According to police, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman eloped on June 29. Following which, the woman’s relatives
MNS threatens Gujarat cable company for operating in Maharashtra
Mumbai : The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today threatened to uproot the cable ducts installed by Gujarat Television Private Limited (GTPL) if the cable company did not stop its functioning in Maharashtra. The cable wing of MNS held a meeting with cable operators in Mumbai today to discuss a strategy on how to counter the low prices offered by GTPL to its users in Maharashtra. While the city cable operators charge between Rs 200 and Rs 400 a month, GTPL offers its services at almost half the rate. “As GTPL has encroached in Maharashtra’s territory the cable operators fear for their business,” said Tushar Aphale, an MNS
official who is also General Secretary of Maharashtra Navnirman Cable Sena. “GTPL seems to have an agenda of killing the business of cable operators in Maharashtra. We will strike down their plan. We have resolved to put our strength behind the worried cable operators.” Aphale said MNS has received good response from the cable operators not only from
Maharashtra but also from other states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. “The cable operators are looking at the leadership of Raj Thackeray to stand firm on their side,” he said. GTPL Hathway Limited, incorporated in 2006, is a Gujarat based Multi System Operator (MSO) offering cable television and broadband services. The MNS is looking to create a network of
40,000 cable operators in Maharashtra. It believes they will help the party in the Legislative Assembly elections next year. The MNS has already expressed its opposition to vital infrastructure projects such as MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train and Thane-Vadodara Express Way alleging that they will be more beneficial to Gujarat than Maharashtra.
bike, Bariya said. “The complaint stated that the mob ransacked the house and looted ornaments worth Rs 45,000,” the official said, adding that since the couple eloped, the woman’s kin had
asked the Bhoi family to send their daughter back to them. The woman’s family had also staged a hunger strike outside the Sanjeli police station on July 22 and had called it off only
after officials assured them that their demands would be looked into, Bariya said. Dahod Superintendent of Police Hitesh Joysar said the entire area was under vigilance and efforts were on to trace the couple. “We have taken prompt action to maintain peace in the area. Our operation is on to nab the remaining accused. We have also formed various teams to find the couple,” Joysar said.
AHMEDABAD: Former BJP lawmaker Jayanti Bhanushali has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking quashing of a complaint lodged against him after a 21-year-old woman accused him of rape. The petition was listed in the court of Justice PP Bhatt but did not come up for hearing on Monday. Jayanti Bhanushali’s lawyer PB Khandheria said that the petition would come up for hearing today. In his petition, Jayanti Bhanushali has alleged that the rape case against him has been concocted by a gang led by Manisha Goswami. In the petition, the former BJP lawmaker said Manisha Goswami had first targeted his relative Sunil Bhanushali and tried to extort Rs. 10 crore from him. But his relative approached the police and Manisha Goswami was arrested and jailed, the petition said. Jayanti Bhanushali’s petition further claimed that, to extract revenge, Manisha Goswami had asked another member of her gang to target him.
AHMEDABAD: A mob of 200 people stormed into the house of a Hindu man after he “eloped” with a Muslim woman. The man’s father Prakash Bhoi has filed a complaint against the mob, as per various reports. Agancy reports that the incident took place in Sanjeli village in Dahod district. Incidentally, it was Dahod district where just two days ago, a mob of about 20 people beat up a 22-year-old man to death on suspicion of child theft. The report quotes police as saying that the
couple eloped on June 29. On July 22, the woman’s family staged a hunger strike outside the Sanjeli police station demanding she be sent back to them. After a complaint was filed by the man’s father, Prakash Bhoi, the police have arrested four people - Razak Baandi, Irshad Baandi, Saleha Baandi and Rashida Baandi - for dacoity, rioting, arson and trespassing. The mob also reportedly set ablaze two vehicles and decamped with jewellery worth Rs 45,000.
and members from her community stormed the man’s house in Sanjeli village in neighbouring Dahod district on last Saturday. The man’s father, Prakash Bhoi, filed a complaint against the mob comprising at least 200 people, Sanjeli police Sub-Inspector S N Bariya said. The complainant alleged that the mob, armed with sticks and sharp weapons, set ablaze his multi-utility vehicle and his neighbour’s moped
Ex-BJP Lawmaker Moves Gujarat High Court For Complaint Against Him
Gujarat: Mob Of 200 Vandalise House Of Hindu Man Who ‘Eloped’ With A Muslim Woman
Kerala Tourism : Partnership Meet in Ahmedabad
Kerala gears up to lure domestic travellers with an array of exciting new products
Ahmedabad : Breaking its longstanding identity as a slow-paced destination, Kerala Tourism repackages God’s own country, as the perfect playground to acquire new and composite experiences. Tagged ‘Come Out and Play’, the campaign is aimed at domestic
travellers who have been seeing Kerala as an antidote to urban experiences and as the antithesis of routine. The new campaign sheds light on activity-based tourism and invites India to come out of the isolation that gadgets induce and to connect with each other and nature. From high mountains
and deep-cut valleys to sunny tropical beaches and placid backwaters, Kerala’s 38, 863 sq. km holds within itself a variety of landscapes that differ in settings and flavour; each one of them offering an opportunity to relish the outdoors. Several eco-friendly, sustainable initiatives would constitute the
high spot of this year’s domestic campaign. The revamped fare with an array of new tourism products was showcased at Ahmedabad on 31st July 2018. “Modern, especially young travellers come to Kerala in search of true-to-life experiences and this was kept in mind while formulating the new tourism policy and also while shaping this year’s domestic campaign titled Come Out and Play. As a part of refreshing the brand and making it more appealing, several new products have been introduced this year. Be it the Kerala Boat Race League or the Jatayu Earth
Centre, all the products are environmentfriendly and promote responsible tourism,” said Shri. Kadakampally Surendran, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Govt. of Kerala. With a newly founded
Responsible Tourism mission and Kumarakom bagging the prestigious Responsible Tourism award at the London World Travel Mart it is no wonder that the New Tourism Policy focuses in depth at sustainable
tourism initiatives. Environment-friendly, responsible tourism is the cornerstone of this policy. A green farm policy will also be implemented to develop farm tourism, focusing on plantations and agricultural farms. Special focus has been given to artisans, traditional craftsmen and to bring up many smallscale museums based on agriculture, traditional occupations, art forms etc. A Once-in-12-years spectacle For those who seek an adrenalin rush, the timing couldn’t be more perfect to explore the rolling hills of Munnar. Trek, cycle, bike and explore the purple
hues of Neelakurinji, a rare flower which blooms only once every 12 years. One-of-its-kind Boat Race League The Champions Boat League is perhaps the most anticipated event of this year which would begin on August 11th at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. The League consists of 12 boat races held every weekend culminating in the President’s Snake Boat Race in Kollam on 1st Nov, 2018. With an aim to increase the prominence of the snake boat races, this endeavour is sure to evolve into an exciting, world class tourism product.
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