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Short News Rajpal Yadav sentenced to three-month civil prison in loan recovery case New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Friday sentenced actor Rajpal Yadav to three-month civil prison for failing to repay a loan of Rs 5 crore, which Yadav and his wife Radha had taken in 2010 to make his directorial debut with Hindi film ‘Ata Pata Laapata’, ANI reported. The actor was immediately taken into custody by Delhi Police. In April this year, a Delhi court had sentenced Yadav to six months jail and also slapped a fine of Rs 11.2 crore on him, observing that the actor was convicted in seven cases of bouncing cheques and said that he will pay a fine of Rs 1.6 crore for each case. However, the court subsequently granted him bail after he furnished a personal bond of Rs 50,000. Yadav had spent four days in jail from December 3, 2013, till December 6, 2013, after which a division bench of the High Court had suspended the sentence on his appeal.
Rahul Gandhi my captain, he sent me to Pakistan: Navjot Sidhu Hyderabad : Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday indicated that Rahul Gandhi had sent him to Pakistan to attend the foundation-laying ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, and that the Congress chief is his “captain”. Asked whether Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tried to dissuade him from visiting Pakistan, Sidhu said Singh is like a father figure to him. The former cricketer said, “Which Captain are you talking about? Captain Amarinder Singh-ji? Woh toh Army ke captain hain, bhai. Merey captain toh Rahul Gandhi hain. Unhoney hi toh mujhe bheja hai sab jagah (Amarinder Singh is Army Captain. My captain is Rahul Gandhi – he has sent me everywhere).” Amarinder Singh had said that he tried to dissuade Sidhu, a member of his cabinet, from attending the event in Pakistan following a grenade attack on a religious congregation in Amritsar that killed three people.
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Farmers’ list of demands include implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report, loan waivers, and reduction in prices of fertilisers and diesel for which they are seeking a special session with the Parliament.
Sea of distressed farmers march to Parliament Street, opposition parties join in show of strength
New Delhi : A sea of farmers descended on Parliament Street Friday to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. The farmers, who have been camping at the Ramlila ground since Thursday, began their march to Parliament Street around 10.30 am amid heavy police deployment, only to be stopped at the Parliament Street police station. The kisan rally also witnessed opposition leaders rallying behind the protest march with Congress president Rahul Gandhi and
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal castigating the Narendra Modiled central government over the prevailing rural distress. Chanting slogans and flashing flags, thousands of farmers, banded under the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) trooped into the national capital from nearly 22 states with a clutch of demands. Their list of demands include implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report, loan waivers, and reduction in prices of fertilisers and diesel for which
they are seeking a special session with the Parliament. Agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan on Friday told news agency PTI that the UPA government in 2007 did not take action on the National Policy for Farmers, that seeks to improve the economic viability of farming. PTI quoted the scientist as saying, “The demand for loan waiver comes from the present non-remunerative nature of farming and is indicative of the fact that economic viability is as important to farmers as to industrialists.”
Governor C Vidyasagar Rao gives Fulfil farmers’ assent to Maratha reservation bill demands or they’d
New Delhi : Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao Friday signed the Maratha reservation bill which was unanimously passed by both Houses of state assembly Thursday, ANI reported. The bill provides 16 per cent reservation to the community in government jobs and educational institutions, under a new, independent category called Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC). With the passage of the Bill, the total reservation in the state will rise to 68 per cent. Tabling the bill in the State Assembly and Council, Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis Thursday said, “Based on the recommendations, conclusions and findings of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission which analysed quantifiable data, the government has decided that the Maratha community is socially and educationally backward, and entitled to reservation benefits and advantages enshrined in Articles 15 (4) and 16 (4) of the Constitution.” The government underlined that the 16 per cent reservation for Marathas would be in addition to the existing 52 per cent reservation for different sections in the state.
G-20 summit: PM Modi meets Trump ahead of first trilateral talks with Japan’s Abe
Sabarimala: BJP shifts focus, plans hunger strike outside secretariat New Delhi : Even as the situation cools in Sabarimala, the BJP, which had earlier announced an action plan for a protest at the temple till December 15, has changed tack. On Monday, party general secretary A N Radhakrishnan will begin an indefinite hunger strike in front of the state secretariat demanding that fabricated cases against party leaders be withdrawn and for better facilities for pilgrims at Sabarimala. Sabarimala premises had witnessed tense days on several occasions in the last month after devotees, Hindu organisations and the BJP protested against young women’s entry to the temple following a recent verdict of the Supreme Court. The indefinite hunger strike was not part of the BJP’s Sabarimala action plan in December, which included collecting 1 crore signatures from across the state, honouring senior Sabarimala pilgrims (known as guru swamis), and giving memberships to those who join the party over the temple issue. The party had identified leaders from across the state who would go to Sabarimala till the second week of December to give leadership to “devotees who reach the shrine to protect the traditions and rituals at the temple”.
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The first of its kind meeting between Modi, Trump and Abe will take place on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in the capital of Argentina, amidst China flexing its muscles in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met US President Donald Trump during the G-20 Summit in Argentina. He is expected to voice India’s firm commitment to make the Indo-Pacific a region for shared economic growth during the first trilateral meeting between him, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The first of its kind meeting between Modi, Trump and Abe assumes significance against the backdrop of China flexing its muscles in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders stated the trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi will be held towards the end of the Trump-Abe bilateral talks. During the meeting, the
three leaders are expected to share their views on progressing a free, open, conclusive and rulebased order in the Indo-Pacific region, based on respect for international law and peaceful resolution of all differences. The trilateral will take place at a time when China is engaged in hotlycontested territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and with Japan in the East China Sea. Both the areas are said to be rich in minerals, oil and other natural resources. The first of its kind meeting between Modi, Trump and Abe will take place on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in the capital of Argentina, amidst China flexing its muscles in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
‘wreak havoc ‘ in 2019 polls: Kejriwal to Modi
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “stabbed farmers in the back” by not fulfilling the promises made to them and warned him that they would “wreak havoc” in 2019 general elections if those promises are not kept. The AAP chief joined several leaders from opposition parties at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, where thousands of farmers from across the country have gathered to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. In his address at the venue, Kejriwal claimed that the Centre had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it would not implement the M S Swaminathan Commission report. “The government had made a number of promises to farmers in the last election (2014), but it has not fulfilled those promises. By not implementing the Swaminathan Commission report, Modi ji has stabbed the farmers in the back (‘kisano ke peeth mey chhura bhonka hai’),” he alleged.
We stand united with farmers; they’re asking for their due, not free gift: Rahul
Rahul joined several leaders from the opposition parties, including AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, veteran politicians Sharad Yadav and Sitaram Yechury at Jantar Mantar on Friday’s farmer protest. New Delhi : Leaders of opposition parties stand united with farmers in ensuring their good future, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said and called for a farm loan waiver, asserting that peasants are asking for what is due to them and not a “free gift”. The Congress supremo joined several leaders from the opposition parties, including AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, veteran politicians Sharad Yadav and Sitaram Yechury at Jantar Mantar here where thousands of farmers
from across the country have gathered to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. “The farmers of India are not asking for a free gift, they are only asking for their rights and what is due to them. The prime minister said he will provide remunerative prices to farmers, bonus and increased MSP, but the situation today is you pay for insurance and it goes into the pocket of Anil Ambani. Farmers cannot even decide which company’s insurance to buy,” he said.
He was reacting to Imran Khan’s statement on France and Germany staying together.
For Pakistan to stay together with India, it will first have to become a secular state
Pune : Reacting to the statement by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that if France and Germany can stay together why not India and Pakistan, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that for Pakistan to stay together with India, it will first have to become a secular state. General Rawat made the statement while interacting with the media on the sidelines of the Passing Out Parade of 135th course of National Defence Academy in Pune, which he reviewed on Friday morning. “For this idea
of countries coming together, Pakistan will have to look at their own internal situation. Pakistan has made itself into an Islamic State. If they have to stay
together with India, they will have to become a secular state. We are a secular state. How can we stay together, when they say they are an Islamic State and there is no role for anyone else,” Gen Rawat said. When asked about Khan’s statement that if India takes one step Pakistan will take two, Gen Rawat said, “India has taken the first step several times. At least show us one step from your side. Terrorism is growing in your country. At least show us some action from your side against terrorism.”
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China’s ageing problem is a serious threat to growth
The trade war between the US and China is obscuring a key fact: economic growth for both countries will be significantly slower than in the past, for the simple reason that their populations are ageing rapidly. Let’s start with the facts on ageing. The share of the US population aged 65 or above is expected to rise to 21% in 2050 from 13% in 2010. In China, it is expected to rise much more rapidly over that period, to 24% from 8%. The result of these ageing populations is slower workforce growth. The potential labour force in the US grew by 2.5% per year between 1974 and 1981. It has been declining since, because of ageing, and is expected to be just 0.5% per year over the next decade. In China, the situation is even direr: The workforce has actually fallen recently. So the US is struggling with a lower but still positive growth rate, while China has to cope with almost no growth and perhaps some declines. The impact of the slower growth in the workforce, in turn, is lower total economic growth. Since economic expansion is arithmetically the sum of workforce growth and labour productivity growth, achieving the same top-line growth as the population ages would require substantially higher productivity growth rates. While higher productivity growth would be welcome, no one really knows how to spur it. So it is worth turning our attention back to the demographic component, with the focus on China, where population ageing is more acute. The key driver of the rapidly ageing Chinese population is a low number of births per female. To avoid a decline in a population without immigration, the total fertility rate (that is, the average number of children per female throughout her childbearing years) needs to be slightly above two. In 1960, the fertility rate in China was almost six. It is now about 1.5. One commonly cited reason for the dramatic decline was the infamous one-child policy, limiting couples to one child each, put in place in 1979. Yet the Chinese fertility rate was declining sharply even before the policy was put in place, in part because of an earlier “longer, later, fewer” discouragement of larger families (that people should marry later, wait longer between children, and have fewer of them). Indeed, research suggests that three-quarters of the fertility rate decline since 1970 was not formally related to the one-child policy, even if it was importantly driven by other formal and informal government action.
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The Queen of Jhansi are yet to clear dues of approximately Rs 1.5 crore to the workers and junior artists of the film.
Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika in Katrina’s advice to sister trouble over non-payment of dues Isabelle Kaif: Keep your head down and work hard
Mumbai : Isabelle Kaif, who is set to make her Hindi film debut with her forthcoming film Time to Dance, has said her elder sister Katrina Kaif has advised her to keep her head down and work hard to sustain in the film industry. Isabelle Kaif was interacting with media after becoming brand ambassador of Bandhan Jewels on Thursday in Mumbai. Isabelle Kaif is the younger sister of Hindi film’s leading actress Katrina Kaif. “Keep your head down and work hard,” Isabelle said when asked what advice her elder sister has given her before starting her career in films. In Time to Dance, Sooraj Pancholi reportedly plays character of a street dancer and Isabelle Kaif plays the character of a ballroom Latin dancer.
Mumbai : Makers of Kangana Ranaut-starrer Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi are yet to clear dues of approximately Rs 1.5 crore to the workers and junior artists, according to Federation of Western India Cine Employees. The film, which is due to be released on January 25 next year, is currently under post-production. The makers have been shooting some portions of the film at Filmcity in suburban Mumbai. The shoot was
Newlyweds Deepika and Ranveer visit Siddhivinayak temple
New Delhi : Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Friday visited Mumbai’s famous Siddhivinayak temple. The couple’s family members were also seen accompanying them for the temple visit. During the temple visit too, Deepika and Ranveer gave some couple goals to fans. While Ranveer was all protective of Deepika and walked handin-hand, the glow on the new bride’s face cannot be missed. Deepika and Ranveer got married on November 14 and 15 in a resort overlooking Lake Como in Italy. After reaching India, they hosted two wedding receptions in Bengaluru and Mumbai, respectively. The couple also attended a wedding party hosted by Ranveer’s sister Ritika Bhavnani. Talking about his marriage at the wedding party, Ranveer said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I married the most beautiful woman in the world. Guys, we are really happy to have you all together here, tonight. It is going to be an epic night. There are so many of you, all our lovers and friends.
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Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s Panipat goes on floors
Mumbai : Arjun Kapoor has started shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker’s upcoming period drama Panipat. Arjun on Friday tweeted: “Embarking on a journey like never before… with Ashutosh sir and our entire team.” Actor Kriti Sanon, who is starring with Arjun in the movie, said she is excited to start this “new chapter”. She tweeted: “Our Panipat journey begins today. Super excited for this new chapter.. going to join you guys in two days. Let’s do this!
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Panipat shoot begins today.” Sanjay Dutt, who plays an important role in Panipat, wished the team best of luck. He wrote on Twitter, “Best wishes to the entire team of #Panipat! I’ll join you guys soon.
@agpplofficial @AshGowariker #SunitaGowariker @ visionworldfilm @ RohitShelatkar @ arjunk26 @kritisanon #PanipatShootBeginsToday” Hindi litterateur, poet and essayist Ashok Chakradhar has penned the dialogues for Panipat, which will tell the story of what led to the Third Battle of Panipat. It will be produced by Sunita Gowariker under their home banner AGPPL in association with Vision World.
Mumbai : Actors Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh have started shooting for their upcoming film Good News. The film’s producer Karan Johar on Friday took to Twitter, where he said that the shooting of the film has commenced and actor Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan will join later. “‘Good News’ starts today with Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani! Akshay Kumar and Kareenna Kapoor Khan will join
soon! Fun times begin under the baton of debut director Raj Mehta,” Karan tweeted. Kiara tweeted a video of herself along with Diljit holding the film’s clapboard. “Have you heard the news today? Chill… It’s all ‘Good News’! Raj Mehta, Diljit Dosanjh and I are Missing you Akshay Kumar sir, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karan Johar (and) Shashank Khaitan see you all soon!” she captioned the video.
Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl to the actor’s filmography. Ayushmann dismisses the ideas presented to him as redundant, stating that he has worked on those films. Later, a help comes with an idea for a movie and the actor leaps with joy at having found the right script. Holding the copy of the script, Ayushmann looks into the camera and says, “So guys, this is my next film.” Sharing the video, Ayushmann Khurrana wrote, “Of every possible role, this one, I’d be honest, would have never crossed my mind! But here I am, to play a role in and as #DreamGirl
https://bit.ly/2KHmnY9 @ ektaravikapoor @writerraj @NushratBharucha @ RuchikaaKapoor.” Drem Girl marks the first collaboration of Ayushmann Khurrana and Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures. Sharing the video, Balaji Motion Pictures wrote on Twitter, “Mila hai hume humara dream boy, to work on our dream film. Presenting Ayushmann Khurrana in & as #DreamGirl. Yes, you read that right ;) @ayushmannk @ektaravikapoor @ NushratBharucha @ RuchikaaKapoor @ writerraj”
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Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh start shooting for Good News
Dream Girl has been written and directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and has been produced by Ekta, Shobha and Aashish Singh. It will feature Nushrat Bharucha as the female lead.
New Delhi : Bollywood’s golden-eyed boy is back at it again. Yes, we are talking about Ayushmann Khurrana, who has lately been giving everyone a run for their money with his successful movies like Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho. And now the actor is returning to the big screen with yet another project. Ayushmann will soon be seen on the celluloid in and as Dream Girl. In a video recently released by Balaji Motion Pictures, the actor can be seen sitting with a creative team who come up with movie ideas similar
halted Wednesday afternoon midway because of non-payment of dues of workers, technicians and junior artists. “It has been three months but they have not cleared dues of daily wage workers, which is about Rs 40 lakh. About Rs 90 lakh are to be paid to light vendor and Rs 25 lakh to junior artists. The producer (Kamal Jain) had promised to make the payment by October but he has not fulfilled his commitment.
los angeles : Jennifer Aniston recently shared in an interview that she needed therapy to move on from ex-husband Justin Theroux, after the couple split this year February. “It takes a lot of therapy but you do absolutely get over it,” reassured Aniston. The Friends star also added that all the scrutiny that came with the split from Theroux — who has since moved from LA to NYC — was hard to deal with. Aniston had previously spoken about how difficult it was to deal with her divorce from actor Brad Pitt, after her therapist passed away in the middle of the separation controversy.
Miley Cyrus-Liam Hemsworth call each other husband, wife
los angeles : Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are a happy, healthy couple. But fans have begun to worry that, after so many years together, they might never get married. Entertainment Tonight reported that “Miley and Liam are totally in love,” according to an insider. “And,” the source continues, they “are so happy living together.” Living together in general, but no longer dwelling at their Malibu mansion of a love-nest. It was famously destroyed by fire, along with countless homes and hundreds of lives. But has their engagement moved to something more, perhaps in a private, secret ceremony? “They are not married,” the insider reports. adding, “but often laugh at the idea that people believe they are secretly wed.” “They refer to each other as husband and wife all the time,” the insider says. “And their friends laugh.” Making fun of rumours about you is a very healthy thing to do.
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Ankle injury forces Prithvi Shaw to miss first Test in Adelaide
Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the opening Test against Australia due to a “lateral ligament injury,” BCCI confirmed. The opener picked the injury during the practice match in Sydney.
New Delhi : Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the opening Test of the four match series against Australia due to an ankle injury he picked up on the third day of the practice match against Cricket Australia XI. This creates a headache for the Indian team management ahead of the first Test at Adelaide starting December 6. BCCI confirmed the opener suffered a “lateral ligament injury” when attempting to catch a Max Bryant six on the deep midwicket boundary rope in the morning session
of the practice game. “Shaw underwent scans this morning and the reports revealed a lateral ligament injury,” BCCI said in a statement. “Shaw will be unavailable for the first Test against Australia in Adelaide. He will undergo an intensive rehabilitation program to hasten the recovery and be available for selection at the earliest.” Shaw rolled over on his left ankle while going for the catch, with his ankle bending 90-degrees inwards underneath him as he landed, then tumbled to the ground and over the rope.
Business Forex reserves down by USD 795 million to USD 392.78 billion
Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves dropped by USD 795 million to USD 392.785 billion in the week to November 23 due to a decline in foreign currency assets, according to RBI data. In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 568.9 million to USD 393.580 billion. In the reporting week, foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, fell by USD 841 million to USD 367.699 billion, as per the RBI data. Expressed in US dollars, foreign currency assets include the effect
of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as the euro, the pound and the yen held in the reserves. Forex reserves had touched a record high of USD 426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018. Since then, the forex kitty has been on a slide and is now down by over USD 31 billion. Gold reserves rose by USD 36.6 million to USD 20.998 billion, the data showed. The special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased by USD 3.5 million to USD 1.457 billion.
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MC Mary Kom etched her name in history books by winning an unprecedented sixth gold in 48kg category at the Women’s World Championships here last week.
Want to win a seventh World Championship title, says Mary Kom
New Delhi : Having secured a record sixth World championship title, India’s boxing legend M C Mary Kom has now set her eyes on a seventh world crown along with an elusive Olympic gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Mary etched her name in history books by winning an unprecedented sixth gold in 48kg category at the Women’s World Championships here last week. The Manipuri trailblazer, who won her sixth title after a gap of eight years, said despite several additional responsibilities — including being a mother of three — she continued to work toward achieving her dream of winning the world championship again. “My dream was to become a world champion again. I worked very hard for it. I am a mother of three I had several responsibilities,” Mary said at a felicitation ceremony organised by
the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED. “The government also gave me an extra responsibility by naming me member of parliament but I never stopped training. “Now that I have won the sixth title I want a seventh one and I also want to win an Olympic
gold,” she added. Mary, who fights in 48kg category will have to bulk up for the 2020 Olympics qualifiers where she will fight in the 51kg division. The 48kg is not in the Olympics. Her bronze in the Olympics also came in 51kg in the 2012 Games.
Mohamed Salah on list of nominees for African player of year
Cairo : Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been put on a list of 34 players in the running for the African player of the year award. The Egypt international won the award last year. Other big-name nominees announced by the Confederation of African Football include Sadio Mane of Senegal, Alex Iwobi of Nigeria, Mehdi Benatia of Morocco, Pierre-
Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Riyad Mahrez of Algeria. Madagascar striker Faneva Ima Andriatsima was also nominated and is a long-shot after his goals helped his country qualify for the 2019 African Cup of Nations, its first major tournament. The list will be cut to three finalists and the winner will be announced on Jan. 8 in Dakar, Senegal.
Abhinav Bindra, who remains India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist, has been bestowed with the Blue Cross, the ISSF’s highest award.
Abhinav Bindra conferred with shooting’s highest honour by ISSF New Delhi : India’s Olympic and world champion shooter Abhinav Bindra has been conferred the sport’s highest honour for his outstanding services as the chairman of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s Athletes Committee. The 36-yearold Bindra, who remains India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist, has been bestowed with
Infra growth slows down to 4.8 pc in Oct; fertiliser, crude oil decline
New Delhi: The growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors slowed down to 4.8 per cent in October due to contraction in the production of crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser.Eight infrastructure sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity had grown by 5 per cent in October 2017. Fertiliser production dropped sharply by 11.5 per cent, crude oil by 5 per cent and natural gas by 0.9 per cent in October over the year-ago month, according to the data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Friday. The production of coal, cement and electricity, on the other hand, expanded in the month under review. During April-October 2018-19, the eight sectors recorded a growth rate of 5.4 per cent against 3.5 per cent in the same period last year. Eight sectors recorded a growth rate of 5.4 per cent against 3.5 per cent in the same period last year.
the Blue Cross, the ISSF’s highest award. “Extremely humbled to receive the @ ISSF_Shooting’s highest honour the Blue Cross at the General Assembly in Munich today,” Bindra wrote on his twitter handle. Bindra was succeeded in the post by the legendary American shooter Kimberly Rhode. “Handing over the @ISSF_Shooting
Athletes Committee to the legendary @KimRhode at her first Executive Committee meeting in Munich today !” The shooter, who created history by winning the 10m air rifle gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, was a member of the ISSF Athletes Committee from 2010 to 2014 and chairman from 2014 to 2018.
Gold is trading at Rs 31,475 per 10 gram amid weak trend overseas.
Gold prices tumble by Rs 65 to Rs 31,475 per 10 gram
New Delhi: Extending losses for the third straight day, gold prices Friday fell by Rs 65 to Rs 31,475 per 10 gram amid weak trend overseas. The yellow metal had shed Rs 310 in the past two days. Besides, silver prices lost Rs 85 to Rs 37,075 per kg on weak demand from industrial units and coin makers. Traders said appreciating rupee as well as weak demand in the overseas market led to a slide in gold prices. Fall in demand from local jewellers as well as retailers kept pressure on the prices. The rupee rose to a 3-month high of 69.80 against the US dollar, up 5 paise as compared with the previous close, in intra-day
trade in the forex market. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity fell further by Rs 65 each to Rs 31,475 and Rs 31,325 per 10 gram, respectively. Sovereign gold, however, held steady
at Rs 24,700 per piece of 8 gram. Globally, gold traded at USD 1,224.10 an ounce in New York, while silver was at USD 14.31 an ounce. Meanwhile, silver ready recovered by 85 to Rs 37,075 per
kg, and weekly-based delivery increased by Rs 258 to Rs 35,606 per kg. Silver coins, however, ruled flat at Rs 72,000 for buying and Rs 73,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
The price reduction comes soon after six consecutive monthly hikes in rates since June. Prior to this price cut, rates had gone up by Rs 14.13 per cylinder since then.
Subsidised LPG price cut by Rs 6.5; market price cut by Rs 133
New Delhi : Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price Friday was cut by Rs 6.52 per cylinder on account of tax impact on the reduced market rate for the fuel. A 14.2-kg subsidised LPG cylinder will cost Rs 500.90 in the national capital from midnight tonight as against Rs 507.42 currently, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country’s largest fuel retailer, said in a statement. The price reduction comes soon after six consecutive monthly hikes in rates since June. Prior
to this price cut, rates had gone up by Rs 14.13 per cylinder since then. Subsidised LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 2.94 per cylinder with effect from November 1. IOC said nonsubsidised or market priced LPG rates have been cut by a steep Rs 133 per cylinder to reflect fall in international oil rates and strengthening of the rupee. It will now cost Rs 809.50 per 14.2-kg bottle in Delhi. All LPG consumers have to buy the fuel at market price. The government,
however, subsidises 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each per households in a year by providing the subsidy amount directly in bank accounts
of users. This subsidy amount varies from month to month depending on the changes in the average international benchmark
LPG rate and foreign exchange rate. When international rates move up, the government provides a higher subsidy. And when they come down, subsidy is cut. As per tax rules, GST on LPG has to be calculated at the market rate of the fuel. The government may choose to subsidise a part of the price but tax will have to be paid at market rates. So, with the fall in market price or non-subsidised LPG price, the tax incidence on subsidised cooking fuel has also come down, leading
to the current price reduction. “Accordingly, the upfront cash payment by the consumer for purchase of domestic LPG refill will reduce by Rs 133 cylinder, i.e. from Rs 942.50 per cylinder to Rs 809.50 cylinder in December, 2018 in Delhi market,” IOC said. Subsidised cooking gas consumers will get Rs 308.60 per cylinder subsidy in their bank accounts for the month of December. The subsidy transfer in the customer’s bank account has been reduced from Rs 433.66 in November.
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Savita Ben had around 71 acres of land in the Chansad area and gave 11.94 hectare to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) at a cost of Rs. 30234.3.
NRI From Germany Gives Up Ancestral Land For Gujarat Bullet Train Project
Ahmedabad :An NRI octogenarian from Germany handed over her ancestral land in Gujarat for the MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train project, making it the first stretch of land to be acquired by the national transporter in the state for the project, an NHSRCL official said on Friday. Savita Ben, who runs an Indian restaurant in Germany, is originally from Chansad village and she shifted abroad 33 years ago after getting married, the official told PTI. She had around 71 acres of land in the Chansad area and gave 11.94 hectare to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) at a cost of Rs. 30234.3. “She flew down
specially to hand over the land for the project and we are extremely grateful to her for having agreed to it. She returned to Germany where she lives with her son and runs a restaurant. This stretch of land is the first piece of land which we have acquired for the project in the state,” NHSRCL spokesperson Dhananjay Kumar said. The 508-kilometre corridor
would require around 1,400 hectares of land in Gujarat and Maharashtra, of which 1,120 hectares is privately owned. Around 6,000 land owners will have to be compensated. Currently, the NHSRCL has managed to acquire only 0.09 per cent of land in Mumbai for the project and has been dealing with protests across the two states over land acquisition issues.
Gujarat: Six blackbucks mauled to death by stray dogs in Kamatibaug zoo
VADODARA: Stray dogs mauled six blackbucks to death in the Kamatibaug zoo here early on Friday morning. Two other blackbucks were badly injured by the canines.According to zoo officials, the stray dogs entered
the enclosure through some openings. A security guard at the zoo heard the noises in the enclosure and rushed there. The guard alerted other security personnel and the zoo officials were also informed.Zoo officials said that by
the time they reached the spot and scared the dogs away, the canines had mauled eight blackbucks. A detailed report will be prepared by the officials and sent to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation as well as other officials concerned.
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Hotels in Ahmedabad to boycott online portal from December 1 Ahmedabad : If you are planning
a stay at hotels in Ahmedabad through online booking portals like goibibo.com and makemytrip. com from December 1 onwards, kindly check with respective hotels if they have really booked a room for you. Local hoteliers are boycotting online portals from December 1 onwards. They claim that indiscriminate discounts and offers by portals have robbed them of their margins and made business unviable. Representatives of close to 300 hotels in Ahmedabad will formally announce their boycott on Friday after a meeting. “It has been decided to boycott these portals if they come with unreasonable offers to the detriment of hoteliers. We have asked them to cap their margins as well,” said Narendra Somani, president of Hotel and Restaurants Association – Gujarat (HRA-Gujarat). Accordingly the commissions of portals have increased from 10 per cent initially to upto 40 per cent now. They are also offering schemes to customers without consulting the hoteliers.
Kunvarji Bavaliya files papers, Gujarat Congress may announce candidate today
Rajkot : Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya, who is seeking re-election to the state assembly, filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for Jasdanby-election on Friday. The Congress is yet to declare its candidate. The by-poll to Jasdan was necessitated when Bavaliya, who won on a Congress ticket in 2017 polls, resigned as MLA after quitting
the party on July 2. He joined BJP, and was made a Cabinet minister the same day. Officials said Bavaliya, a fiveterm ex-MLA and also a former parliamentarian, filed his papers with the election officer atJasdan town in Rajkot in presence of state energy minister Saurabh Patel and union minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Bavaliya
expressed confidence that he would win the December 20 election with a huge margin. Jasdan has been a Congress stronghold for past several decades. While the Congress is yet to name its candidate, a source said that it is likely to do so tomorrow.“Our candidate will be declared by tomorrow night.
Claiming that his government was putting in place a new evaluation system for ranking the performance of officers, Chandrababu Naidu said the central government has made it “so worst.”
Chandrababu Naidu Says “Substandard” Gujarat Bureaucrats Posted At Centre
AMARAVATI: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday alleged that “substandard” bureaucrats from the Gujarat cadre, holding key central government posts, have destroyed the governance system and left the entire administration demoralised. The all-India bureaucracy has also become “substandard” because these “inefficient” bureaucrats from Gujarat have been appointed to crucial posts at the centre, Mr Naidu said addressing a day-long conference of district collectors in Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati. “Gujarat is a small state. Delhi is a big place. It has to deal with 29 states. If all the people (officers) are
brought from a small place, you will have all inefficient people,” the Andhra Pradesh chief minister said. Mr Naidu claimed a majority of Gujarat officers were in crucial positions at the centre and they were “substandard”. Because “these people are substandard, all India level
bureaucracy has also become substandard”, the chief minister said. The issue came up during a presentation on performance ranking of government officers. Claiming that his government was putting in place a new evaluation system for ranking the performance
of officers, Mr Naidu said the central government has made it “so worst.” “There is a committee of five retired officers, which calls up five officers (known to them) and ask five questions. Based on this (serving) officers are ranked. What is this system? Is it right?” the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief asked. Noting that the all India bureaucracy system was “very strong”, he said previously, the best people from the states were chosen and positioned in right places (at the centre). “But that system has now been destroyed,” Naidu said.He also found fault with the ‘lateral entry system’ introduced by the government of India.
Tulsi Gabbard to hear from Indian-Americans on possibility of a Hindu running for US presidency in 2020
German leader Merkel on her way to G20 after plane problem Berlin : German Chancellor Angela Merkel was finally on her way to Argentina Friday for the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit after a technical problem with her plane forced her to change plans and stay overnight in Bonn. Merkel’s office said that she and a small delegation, including the finance minister took a different government plane to Madrid on Friday morning, and then boarded a commercial flight to Buenos Aires. Merkel was en route Thursday night on an air force Airbus A340, but turned around over the Netherlands after the captain reported a technical problem. The plane was diverted to the CologneBonn airport and landed without
incident. Air force Col Guido Henrich said the problem was caused by the failure of an electrical distributor box, which affected the radio system and also a fuel system, meaning that the plane couldn’t dump fuel. The part was replaced and the plane is now functional again, he said. The plane landed at Cologne-Bonn with most of the fuel for its planned trans-Atlantic flight on board, making it heavier than normal and causing one brake to overheat slightly as it came to a stop on the runway, Henrich said. He stressed, however, that there was no danger to the people on board. The plane was able to communicate by satellite despite the problem with its radio system.
Washington : Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, is seeking views from eminent Indian-Americans from across the country on the possibility of a Hindu running for American presidency amid reports that she is considering to run for the White House in 2020. Those familiar with the 37-year-old Democratic lawmaker from Hawaii said that a formal announcement could be weeks away or even before the end of the year. If she announces her candidature, she would be the first ever Hindu to be seeking presidential ticket from either of the two major political parties of the US – Democratic and the Republican. On Thursday, over half-a-dozen eminent Hindu-Americans wrote an email to some of the top members of the community from across the country to share their “thoughts” with Gabbard on “the possibility of a Hindu running for the US Presidency” for the first time in history and the “impact” that could have on the Hindu-American community at large.
Donald Trump says Russian business efforts ‘very legal and very cool’
Washington : US President Donald Trump on Friday defended his decision to seek a business deal in Russia in 2016 even as he pursued the Republican presidential nomination, calling it “very legal” and “very cool” to keep running his business while campaigning. In a series of tweets from Buenos Aires, where he is attending the G20 summit, Trump also said he had only “lightly looked” at a real estate project “somewhere in Russia” but that nothing had come of the effort. A second guilty plea on Thursday by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, has raised new questions about Trump’s dealings with Russia while he was also establishing Republican foreign policy during his run
for the presidency. Trump repeatedly has said he had no ties to Russia. The US Special Counsel’s Office is investigating Moscow for alleged interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with Trump’s campaign. Russia has denied US intelligence conclusions that it meddled and Trump has frequently decried the investigation as a “witch hunt.” Both have denied any collusion. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has brought charges or secured convictions against more than two dozen Russian nationals and entities, as well as a number of Trump’s associates, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who faced a hearing on Friday morning to schedule his sentencing.
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