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Short News Maharashtra: 5 men killed by villagers on suspicion of being child kidnappers Mumbai: Five people were killed in Maharashtra’s Dhule district on Sunday by villagers, who suspected that they were part of a gang of child lifters, police said. The five, along with a few others, were seen getting down from a state transport bus in the tribal Rainpada hamlet, police said. When one of them apparently tried to speak to a girl child, villagers, who had gathered for the weekly Sunday bazaar, pounced on them. “Five were killed in the mob fury,” police said. According to the police, there were rumours for the last few days that a gang of child lifters was active in the area. The bodies are being taken to the nearby Pimpalner hospital, they added. According to the police, there were rumours for the last few days that a gang of child lifters was active in the area.
‘No point’ meeting Nitish Kumar, Hardik Patel visits Tejashwi Yadav Patna : Stating that there was “no point” in meeting Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar, as he has “changed his path” by forming an alliance with the BJP, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Saturday met RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to firm up what appears to be an antiBJP front ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Stating that they discussed issues concerning Bihar and national politics, Tejashwi later told the media, “We, the young leaders, are against right-wing dictatorship and will work together for benefit of the youth and farmers.” Addressing a ‘Patel awareness meeting’ earlier, the Patidar leader from Gujarat, tried to get people from Kurmi, Dhanuk and Kushwaha castes to unite and form an unbreakable alliance.
Bargari sacrilege incident: Justice Ranjit Singh panel submits report to Amarinder
Chandigarh : The Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice Ranjit Singh (retd) on Saturday submitted to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh his final report on the Bargari sacrilege incident and the Behbal Kalan firing incident, along with some other important cases, as part of his first set of its probe findings, a spokesperson of the state government said here Saturday. The Chief Minister has forwarded the report to the state Home Secretary and the Advocate General to examine the findings, in a time-bound manner, and suggest action so that the guilty can be brought to book at the earliest, the spokesperson said. The Commission was set up in April 2017 by the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government to investigate the various incidents of sacrilege of the Holy Guru Granth Sahib and other religious scriptures after rejecting as “inconclusive’ the findings of the Jora Singh Commission set up by the erstwhile SAD-BJP government.
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Uttarakhand bus accident: The bus was carrying around 55-60 passengers when it fell into a gorge in Pauri Garhwal district, police said.
Uttarakhand accident: At least 48 killed as bus falls into a gorge in Pauri district Dehradun : Forty-eight people were killed, and 12 others injured when a 28-seater bus, overloaded with passengers, fell 200 metres from the road, into a gorge near Queen village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district, on Sunday. The dead include the bus driver, 16 women, and 10 children. Pauri District Magistrate Sushil Kumar said, “The rescue teams found 45 people dead on the spot. Three others died while they were being taken to a hospital in Dhumakot, 7 kilometres from the spot.” Some of the victims were residents of Dehradun, while few others were locals from Pauri’s villages, an official at the Disaster Control Room said.“The bus started from Bhoan in Pauri district and was on its way to Ramnagar in Nainital district,
Over 19,500 languages spoken in India as mother tongue: Census New Delhi: More than 19,500 languages or dialects are spoken in India as mother tongue, according to the latest analysis of a census released this week. There are 121 languages which are spoken by 10,000 or more people in India, which has a population of 121 crore, it said. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, said since a household may consist of persons related by blood or of unrelated persons or a mix of both, it is absolutely necessary to ask every person about her or his mother tongue. It was required because the mother tongue of each member of a household need not necessarily be the same -these may be different for different members in the household. The number of such raw returns of mother tongue has totaled 19,569, the report of the 2011 census said. However, 96.71 per cent population in the country have one of the 22 scheduled languages as their mother tongue. Since mother tongue, as returned in the census, is the designation provided by the respondents of the linguistic mediums in which the respondents think they communicate, they need not be identical with the actual linguistic mediums, it said.
around 70 kilometres from Bhoan. However, after travelling for just seven km the bus fell
into the gorge near the Queen village,” Pauri Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jagat
PM Modi said GST has within one year of its launch led to over 70 per cent jump in indirect taxpayer base.
Mercedes, milk can’t have same tax: PM Modi rules out single rate GST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday ruled out a single tax rate under the GST, saying Mercedes car and milk cannot be taxed at the same rate adding that accepting Congress party’ demand for a uniform 18 per cent rate would lead to a spike in food and essential items’ taxation. PM Modi said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has within one year of its launch led to over 70 per cent jump in indirect taxpayer base, demolished check-posts and merged 17 taxes and
23 cesses into one single tax. The new tax regime, which subsumed central levies like excise duty and service tax and state taxes like VAT, is aimed at making indirect taxation “simple” while eliminating the ‘Inspector Raj’, he said, adding the GST is an evolving system which is calibrated based on feedback from state governments, trades and other stakeholders. “It would have been very simple to have just one slab but it would have meant we could not have food items at zero per cent tax rate.
Ram Joshi said. The accident took place at 8:45 am, and the rescue teams comprising the police, the district administration and locals reached the spot at 9 am. The SDRF also joined the rescue operations, which wound up by 1 pm. However, authorities are yet to ascertain the reasons behind the accident. “We have been informed that the bus was overloaded. However, we cannot conclude right now whether this was the reason behind the accident,” SSP Joshi. The 12 persons who were injured in the accident, have been admitted to a hospital in Ramnagar. “Of the 12 injured persons, three might be taken to AIIMS Rishikesh through helicopters,” SSP Joshi said. “Extremely saddened by the bus accident in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
‘GST monumental, 18 pc rise in direct tax collection,’ says Jaitley
New Delhi: As the Centre marked the first anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Sunday, various ministers in the BJP government hailed the game-changing tax reform. Union Minister Arun Jaitley took to social media to share an in-depth analysis of the GST implementation. Terming it ‘monumental, Jaitley said, “ The Goods and Service Tax is a monumental economic reform. The need for GST was obvious as the indirect tax regime earlier was complicated.” In a Facebook post, Jaitley
said that there was an increase of 18 per cent in direct taxes collection last year due to GST and demonetisation. He added that direct tax collections are expected to be significantly higher this year. He said that ‘one single tax replaced seventeen taxes and multiple cesses imposed by the central and state governments.’ He also pointed out that the UPA government had kept petroleum products permanently outside GST. However, it was the Centre’s decision to bring it back under GST.
11 of family found dead in Delhi; 10 blindfolded, hanging, one on ground New Delhi: In a shocking incident, at least 11 members of a family were found dead at a house in New Delhi’s Burari area this morning. Seven of the victims were women, including three teenagers, while four were men. 10 of the bodies were found blindfolded and hanging
from a railing in the house while one was found on the floor, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reached the spot to take a stock of the situation. “Let’s wait for the investigation to get over,” he said. Earlier, Delhi BJP chief Manoj
Bengal Congress divided over alliance with Mamata’s Trinamool Congress
Kolkata: Fissures seem to have appeared in the West Bengal unit of the Congress over the issue of forging an alliance with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the crucial 2019 polls, with a section of leaders keen on the tie-up and the state leadership rejecting the idea. The Congress, which lost its political ground to the TMC and the BJP to an extent, has been fighting hard under the leadership of state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to make its presence felt in parts of West Bengal. Marred with the exodus of its elected representatives to the TMC, the party now seems to be in a fix over the issue of aligning with TMC to
stop BJP’s march in the state. A section of MPs and MLAs feel that aligning with the TMC would be the best way to win the maximum number of seats in 2019. State president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and other leaders of the party, however, feel aligning with the TMC in Bengal will amount to “committing suicide” for the Congress in the state. Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury, Congress MP from Malda South and the brother of former Congress stalwart Ghani Khan Chowdhury, along with MLA Maniul Haque, had met TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee at his residence last Thursday, the day BJP president Amit Shah held a rally in Purulia.
Tiwari also visited Burari. Though the police suspect it to be a case of suicide, an investigation is underway. “We are investigating from all possible angles, we are not ruling out anything,” Rajesh Khurana, Delhi’s joint commissioner of police, said. “The bodies have been sent
for postmortem,” Khurana added. The family reportedly stayed at a doublestorey home in Sant Nagar area of Burari and ran a grocery shop and plywood business. The entire area has been cordoned off and the police officials are examining CCTV footage for clues.
19 dead in Afghan suicide attack, most were Sikhs and Hindus: Officials Jalalabad: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a city in eastern Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was visiting, killing at least 19 people, many of them Sikhs, officials said on Sunday, in the latest violence to rock the country. The attacker struck a market located hundreds of metres from the provincial governor’s compound where Ghani was holding meetings, governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP. Among the 19 dead were 12 Sikhs and Hindus, he told AFP. Another 20 people were wounded. There were scenes of anguish at the hospital where grieving relatives
wept and hugged each other as they waited for news of their loved ones. “It is over for us, we are finished, they have massacred us, at least 10 of us,” a man told AFP, too upset to give his name. Provincial health director Najibullah Kamawal
confirmed 19 people had been killed, the majority of them Sikhs. Small communities of Sikhs and Hindus reside in what is otherwise an overwhelmingly Muslim nation. It is not clear if they were the intended target of the attack.
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Moving from slogans to policies and programmes
Slogans are the “front end” of economic strategy. They are the catchy formulations designed to capture public attention without making it clear how exactly the objective will be achieved. “Sab Ka Saath Sab Ka Vikas”, is the current slogan of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. It is almost a repackaging of the 11th Plan’s somewhat academic title “Inclusive Growth”, into a much catchier Hindi version. It sounds good, but it needs to be translated into quantitative targets. Performance can then be measured against these targets, and policies and programmes outlined that will achieve these targets. Vikas means development and the most commonly used measure of vikas is growth of gross domestic product (GDP). So let us start by identifying the growth target being promised. Sab Ka Vikas also implies a distributional assurance but I leave that for another column. In the old days growth targets were laid down in Five Year Plans. In the “post planning world” that we now live in, they have to be inferred from other official documents. The first Economic Survey of the NDA government, published in February 2015, said that the “economy was poised to move to double digit growth”. No specific date was mentioned for the new dawn, but four years later, we are certainly nowhere near double digit growth. Two recent pronouncements by the prime minister (PM) are relevant in this context. First, he said we should try to become a $5 trillion economy by 2025. Second, he has said the time has come to move to double digit growth. How does performance thus far stack up against these targets? Most independent analysts think that GDP (GVA, or gross value added concept) will grow by about 7.4% in 2018-19. If this is achieved, the Narendra Modi government will have averaged about 7.2% per year in its five years. This will be about the same as that under United Progressive Alliance (UPA) II, despite the benefit of an oil price bonanza. It will be well below the growth rate of 8.4% delivered by UPA I. NITI Aayog, in its “Three Year Action Agenda” published a year ago, said the economy could get to an “8%-plus” trajectory in another “two to three years if not sooner”. This would imply a significant acceleration from 7.4% in 2017-18 to something above 8% in 2019-20, and even higher subsequently. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) April edition of the World Economic Outlook projected India’s GDP growth exceeding 8% in 2021. These are projections of what is feasible if (a) policies followed are sufficiently supportive of growth and (b) the external environment does not deteriorate. Since the external environment has deteriorated—with threats of trade wars growing by the day and also a firming up of oil prices, we may see a downward revision in the IMF’s projections in the revised edition due in a month or so.
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Priyanka Chopra leaves for the US
New Delhi : After a week of travelling and partying, Priyanka Chopra flew out of Mumbai with Nick Jonas late on Thursday night. But we hear from reliable sources that the actress will be back in India “for good” within a fortnight.“She has to come back for the shooting of Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bharat. She is also in talks with several other directors including Sanjay Bhansali and Ashutosh Gowariker, and she may lock in a couple of more Hindi
projects within the next few weeks. It’s unlikely that she will return to the US for a while,” says a source close to the actress. Upon their return to the USA, the lovebirds are expected to figure out the future course of their relationship. Says a filmmaker, “That she is in love, is okay. But Priyanka is a very practical girl. She won’t pull along a relationship that has no future. The next time she is in India, she will be very clear on her relationship status.”
I believe in the institution of marriage: Arjun Kapoor
Hollywood - Bollywood Akshay Kumar announces new project, is it Toilet: Ek Prem Katha 2? The ‘Khiladi’ of Bollywood posted a video on his twitter handle with a caption hinting at the sequel.
New Delhi : Actor Arjun Kapoor, who turned 33 on June 26, received a note from his dadi, Nirmal Kapoor, for his birthday. And like all Indian grandmothers, she didn’t forget to mention “jaldi shaadi karo” (get married soon). Sharing a picture of the cute note on Twitter, he said, “When your Dadi’s gift is a threat & request along with a bribe & a command, all rolled into one !!! #NirmalKapoor #bossgrandma (sic).” “My dadi had written it so sweetly that I thought I should post it. My entire family wants to know when I will get married. You all (the media) have also asked me. When I have an answer to that question, I will share it with you,” he says. The actor, however, says that he’s in no hurry to settle down. “Now is not the right time. I have my sisters — Anshula, Rhea, Janhvi and Khushi — to think about. I believe in the institution of marriage and I will inform you all when it happens. When Sonam got married, you all were involved, like a family, and I hope things go on like that,” he adds.
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar seems to be hinting at the possibility of the sequel to his 2017 hit film ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’. The ‘Khiladi’ of Bollywood on Saturday, posted a video on his twitter handle with the caption: “Toilet to bana liya, lekin katha abhi baaki hain, Main aa raha hun leke Toilet part 2
(Toilets have been constructed, but there is more story to be told. I am bringing part two of Toilet).” The video does not reveal any details of what is in store for audiences, ho ver, it does tell that with ‘Toilet 2’ will release in July. Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar starrer ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ was
a satirical comedy in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign to improve sanitation conditions in India. The movie went on to become one of the top grossers of 2017 by raking in Rs. 134.22 crore at the box office in India alone, the film also took the Chinese box office by storm.
Ranveer, who is all set to celebrate his birthday on July 6, received an early b’day gift from the filmmaker.
Look what ‘The Boss’ Rohit Shetty gifted Ranveer Singh on the set of Simmba Mumbai: Bollywood star Ranveer Singh is on cloud nine after receiving an early birthday present from ‘The Boss’ Rohit Shetty. The ‘Padmaavat’ star, who is all set to celebrate his birthday on July 6, was gifted a Franck Muller watch by the filmmaker. Ranveer took to Instagram to share his excitement, writing, “Ecstatic!!! An early birthday present from
The long and short of Thugs of Hindostan
New Delhi : Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan is one of the most anticipated films of this year. Mounted on a gargantuan scale, it is touted to be the biggest film made by Yash Raj. Now, we hear that it may be one of the longest as well, clocking at well over three hours in length. “They’re discussing whether the film should be trimmed or not. Gone are the days when people would watch long movies in theatres. Now, marketing and distribution teams understand that shorter films mean more shows. So Aditya Chopra and Aamir Khan have to decide what to do,” a source says. If you remember, Aamir Khan’s Lagaan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, was a good three hours 42 minutes long. But that was nearly two decades ago.
The Boss! Quite easily the sexiest watch I’ve ever had! Thank you Sir! #whataguy @itsrohitshetty.” Ranveer, who is shooting for the Rohit Shettydirectorial ‘Simmba’, will be seen in the role of cop Sangram Bhalerao. The film, a remake of 2015 Telugu blockbuster ‘Temper,’ also stars Sara Ali Khan The flick will hit the big screens on December 28.
Khan, who is undergoing medical treatment in London, accepted the award privately after two of his films were screened at the festival.
Irrfan Khan wins Icon Award at London Indian Film Festival
Mumbai: Leading Indian actor Irrfan Khan was announced as the winner of a special Icon Award at the closing ceremony of the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). Khan, who is undergoing medical treatment in London, accepted the award
privately after two of his films were screened at the festival this year Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s “Doob: No Bed of Roses” and Anup Singh’s “Song of Scorpions”. A second Icon Award, sponsored by Sun Mark, went to actor Manoj Bajpayee
who attended this year’s festival with his films “Gali Guliyan” and “Love Sonia”. “Getting this award at this prestigious film festival, it definitely is a matter of privilege for me; also in London, the city I love the most,” said Bajpayee.
I would love to see my sister in films: Bhumi Pednekar
Mumbai: We first spotted actress Bhumi Pednekar’s younger sister Samiksha, who looks almost exactly like her, might we add, at Virat and Anushka’s wedding reception. Now, we hear that Bhumi would love to see her on the big screen.“I would love to see her in films because I think she is extremely pretty. We are really self-obsessed and obsessed with each other. But she is a lawyer, a very bright one. If anyone wants to hire a lawyer, they can contact her,” she says. The actress’ performance in Zoya Akhtar’s segment of Lust Stories has been winning her much acclaim.
Sanju gets away with insulting an iconic leader
Mumbai: There is a fine line between liberalism and slander, and filmmakers don’t always err on the side of caution. Take, for example, Rajkumar Hirani, who has incorporated quite a cheeky sequence in his film Sanju. One that borders on disparagement, referring to a distinguished political leader that Sanjay Dutt visited in hope of being granted amnesty for his transgressions. Apparently, this political leader, played by Anjan Shrivastava, who is known for his keen sense of poetry and oratory skills, fell asleep while Dutt was pouring his heart out to him. In
the voiceover, Ranbir Kapoor playing Dutt tells us, “We still don’t know whether he pretended to fall asleep to avoid hearing my problems, or if he actually fell asleep.” Anyone familiar with the eminent politicians of our country would know whom the film is referring to. We also know that the real Sanjay Dutt met with the then-Prime Minister in 1999 to ask for his help to travel to New York. Prasoon Joshi, the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, chose not to comment on this nearly-unambiguous reference to a much-respected political leader.
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Andy Murray carrying lighter load than usual at Wimbledon
Mumbai: Questions marks remain about the condition of his right hip but when Andy Murray walks into Wimbledon next week at least his shoulders will not be carrying the weight of a nation’s hopes. Not since Greg Rusedski in 2006 has another British man been ranked higher than Murray at the start of the championships. This year that honour falls to world number 18 Kyle Edmund who underlined his new-found status with a straight-sets victory over Murray, now down at 156, in Eastbourne last week. That was only twice Wimbledon champion Murray’s
third match back having returned to competitive action last week at Queen’s Club where he lost to Nick Kyrgios in the first round. Former world number one Murray is unseeded in the men’s draw and will face a tricky opener against Frenchman Benoit Paire on Tuesday, most probably on his favoured Centre Court. This time though, the usual frenzy of expectation surrounding Britain’s most successful player, certainly of the modern era, is missing — partly because of World Cup fever but mainly because few even expected him to be ready in time.
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No time for ‘greatest match’ reminiscing for Rafael Nadal
Caroline Wozniacki beats Aryna Sabalenka for 2nd Eastbourne title Mumbai: Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki won the Eastbourne International for the second time by beating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in straight sets for her 29th career WTA title on Saturday. Wozniacki, who was runner-up last year, triumphed 7-5, 7-6 (5) in just under two hours, sealing the match with a backhand down the line. Second-ranked Wozniacki was made to work by No. 45 Sabalenka, who served for both sets. Wozniacki recovered from multiple breaks down in each set before adding to her 2009 success. “It’s just amazing, it’s been a long time ago since I was here as the winner of this tournament, so it’s
great that I can still play almost 10 years later,” Wozniacki said. The Danish player struggled at the beginning, saving four break points in the first game, but Sabalenka managed to break to love at her next opportunity. Although Wozniacki broke straight back, she immediately dropped her serve again to hand Sabalenka the initiative. When Sabalenka served for the set at 5-4, Wozniacki saved two set points and broke again. That changed the dynamic and Wozniacki won three games in a row and secured the set with a backhand. Sabalenka had the advantage after another three breaks to start the second set, but Wozniacki broke in the sixth game to level.
Mumbai: Ten years older, 10 years more battle-weary and injury-hardened and with a decade’s worth of extra silverware, Rafael Nadal returns to the scene of his most epic triumph against Roger Federer still believing he can reawaken his Wimbledon best. Yet amid all the fond reminiscing about the anniversary of the 2008 final, with Nadal’s five-set victory still seen as the sport’s finest match, Spain’s world No.1 was in no mood to stroll down memory lane at the All England Club on Saturday. Certainly not when he has a third Wimbledon to win. “Today, I see that (match as) like a long time ago,” Nadal told reporters, adding with a smile: “But the good thing is I still here. I am happy
for that.” And happy that, after being crowned French Open champion for the 11th time at Roland Garros, he still feels he has a genuine shout at lifting the title again for the first time in eight years. “I’m feeling good…Expectations are always high. I am not here to play the tournament; I am here to try to have a good result,” the 32-year-old said, adamant that he can put behind him a string of more recent disappointments in London SW19. Since his last appearance in the final in 2011, Nadal has made a series of unexpected early exits at the hands of unheralded players like Lukas Rosol, Steve Darcis and Dustin Brown and he also missed the 2016 Championships with injury.
Champions Trophy: India, Netherlands share spoils PR Sreejesh pulls off a string of last-minute saves to help side salvage a 1-1 draw and confirm a place in Sunday’s final
Dubai : As is their habit, India nearly lost it at the end. With just five minutes remaining, they allowed the Netherlands to comeback into the match. Thierry Brinkman’s goal restored parity for the Dutch after Mandeep Singh had given India the lead in the 47th minute. This was the final round-robin match of the Champions Trophy for both teams, with Netherlands needing a win to qualify for Sunday’s final whereas India needing just a
draw. Going by that scenario, India were still in the driver’s seat to face Australia on Sunday but with every passing second, Netherlands were coming closer than ever to finding the elusive winner. With less than two minutes to go, Jereon Hertzberger’s fierce hit snuck in between PR Sreejesh’s legs and into the goal. It looked like India, for the nth time, would lose a match by conceding late goals. But they protested a goal and demanded
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a review. What appeared to be a hasty decision turned out to be a a shrewd one, as it turned out that the two Netherlands’ players did not maintain the mandatory four metre distance while taking the free hit that led to the goal. The decision was overturned but with less than a minute to go, Netherlands earned three back-to-back penalty corners, which were brilliantly saved by Sreejesh. Eventually, the hooter went off and the relieved
Indian players sank to their knees, doing just enough to qualify for the final. It’s a remarkable change in fortunes for a side that looked woefully out of form just a couple of months ago, when they struggled at the Commonwealth Games. But Harendra Singh, returning as the national team coach after seven years, brought back senior players who made all the difference as India reached their second consecutive Champions Trophy final.
GST marks federal nature Telangana reluctant to include fuel, liquor of Indian Constitution
Iran vows to foil US bid to block oil exports
Tehran : Iran vowed Sunday to defeat US efforts to block its oil exports and warned rival producer Saudi Arabia it would never take Tehran’s “place” on the international oil market. “We will surely do something to thwart the US rallying cry that Iranian oil (exports) must be stemmed,” First Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri said in statements broadcast on state television. “The (Iranian) government has a plan... and God willing we are certain that we will be able to sell as much oil as we want,” he said. The United States exited from the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in May and said it would reimpose economic sanctions
on the Islamic republic and its business partners by November 4. On Tuesday a senior State Department official described tightening the noose on Tehran as “one of our top national security priorities”. The official warned countries including China and India, who are key buyers of Iranian oil, that they should stop purchasing crude from the country before the November deadline or face US sanctions. European countries have been attempting to negotiate exemptions for their firms, but the official confirmed that US President Donald Trump intends to stick to his deadline. “We’re not granting waivers,” the official said.
NEW DELHI: The GST is by far the most major tax reform in independent India. It was ushered in with the 101st Constitutional amendment. If a marked federal feature could be pointed out in our Constitution, it was in taxation where there was no item in the Concurrent List. The powers of the Centre and the states were clearly demarcated. The GST has resulted in a scenario where the Centre and
states’ tax have a common base, that is supply of goods and services, at a uniform rate throughout the country. Tax rates on supply of goods and services are no longer determined by the state legislatures or Parliament. Only ceiling rates are mentioned and individual rates are recommended by the GST Council, constituted under Article 279A of the Constitution and comprising Union and state finance ministers.
Subsidised LPG with effect from midnight tonight will cost Rs. 493.55 in Delhi.
Cooking Gas Price Raised By Rs. 55. Fall In Rupee A Factor NEW DELHI: Subsidised cooking gas price was hiked by Rs. 2.71 per cylinder today as a result of tax impact of base price rising due to spurt in international rates and fall in rupee. Subsidised LPG with effect from midnight tonight will cost Rs. 493.55 in Delhi, a statement issued by Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said. Oil firms revise LPG price on 1st of every month based on average benchmark rate and foreign exchange rate in the previous month. “The increase is mainly on account of GST on the revised price of Domestic NonSubsidised LPG,” the statement said. As a result of higher global rates, the price of Non-Subsidized LPG
at Delhi will increase by Rs. 55.50 per cylinder. “The balance Rs.52.79 (Rs.55.50 minus Rs.2.71) is being compensated to the customer by increase in subsidy transfer to their bank account. Accordingly, the subsidy transfer in customer’s bank account has been increased to Rs. 257.74 per cylinder in July 2018 as against Rs. 204.95 per cylinder in June 2018. Thus the domestic LPG customer is protected against the increase in international prices of LPG,” the statement said. Consumers buy non-subsidised or market price LPG after exhausting their quota of 12 subsidised cylinders of 14.2-kg each.
NEW DELHI: States are reluctant to have liquor and fuels under GST as it will put them at a disadvantage financially. The proposal if carried through will not only dent revenues of states, but also pose a challenging situation for the Centre. Liquor, LPG, natural gas, aviation turbine fuel (ATF), petrol and diesel are exempt from GST. The Centre gets excise revenue and states get VAT on these products. It may not be an easy task to handle, but can be done in phases, said Somesh Kumar, principal secretary, TS commercial taxes department. VAT revenues from liquor, petrol and diesel sales contribute 46 per cent to Telangana state’s total revenues. It is more or less the same for other states. “It’s an issue to be agreed upon by the GST Council and then states have to agree. Telangana state gets Rs 9,000 crore from VAT on petrol and diesel annually. The Centre gets revenues in the form of excise duty,” Mr Kumar said.
There’s a compensation mechanism. The Centre has to compensate states in case it brings fuels under GST. “From where will the Centre get money to compensate the states? If the state revenues go below a certain level, the Centre has to compensate it. Even if growth comes down, the Centre has to compensate it. In such a situation, bringing fuels under GST may not be an easy task,” Mr Kumar said.“I think it’s a tricky issue. Let’s start with simpler things. First of all, it’s better to include LPG, natural gas and ATF in the GST basket. Then the Centre and states can think of imposing GST on petrol and diesel,” Mr Kumar said. The official didn’t respond to a question on the impact on state revenues if liquor is included in GST as there’s no such proposal or demand. The continuous surge in petrol and diesel prices is fetching the Telangana state government additional revenue of `100 crore every month.
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Usage of Smart technology will be a game changer for the development of smart cities in urban governance sector of Gujarat and India: Rupani
Gandhinagar, Sunday: On the fifth day of his visit to Israel, Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani visited the Command and Control Centre in Tel Aviv, the capital city of Israel. Mr. Rupani reviewed how technology is being used along with analytics to handle various problems of the city of Tel Aviv including security concerns. During the meeting he said that 100 cities are being developed as Smart Cities where the
use of technology for solving problem and citizen engagement is going to be a game changer in urban governance. Mr. Rupani mentioned that six cities of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Dahod and Gandhinagar are being developed as smart cities where technologies are being integrated with artificial intelligence to develop smart solutions for issues of urban management.
Gujarat to restore ownership of acquired land to 286 farmers Gandhinagar : More than 30 years after 118 hectare of land was acquired from 286 farmers, mainly tribals, of three villages in Valsad district for setting up an industrial estate, the Gujarat government has decided to return the land to the farmers and restore their ownership in land records. A notification in this regard is likely to be published by the state Revenue Department soon. The government’s decision comes at a time when protests over land acquisition have become frequent. Interestingly, farmers in several villages of Valsad district are at present protesting against the acquisition of land for the high-profile bullet train project. According to sources in the government, land belonging to 286 farmers in three villages of Sarigam, Fansa and Manda of Valsad district were acquired between 1984 and 1988 by then Congress-led government under then prevailing 1894 Land Acquisition Act for setting up an industrial estate of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). The land acquisition notifications were met with tough resistance and protests by farmers who challenged it in the court. The government had to deposit the compensation amount to the court as the farmers were not ready to accept it. While the GIDC estate was established, land belonging to these 286 farmers fell on the border of the proposed project and was not a part of the industrial estate.
GST has divided Surat: While textile languishes, diamond trade unaffected
Gandhinagar : Vikash Patil’s siesta inside his mini-cargo truck, parked outside Surat’s Vankar Textile Market, comes to an end when his colleague Anwar Khan returns from a wholesaler’s office. All the paperwork has been done and the duo will now have to transport the goods in the truck — bundles of clothes — to a bigger vehicle some distance away. From there, the clothes and others from across Surat will be taken to a factory, where these will be dyed and embroidered — all part of its journey to becoming an apparel. Patil and Khan are part of an industry that is
trying to find a footing after being hit hard by the roll-out of the new indirect tax regime. The goods and services tax (GST), implemented on July 1, 2017, subsumed 17 taxes under five slabs. It was supposed to ease tax process and intra-state trade. But a year since, GST remains an unpleasant term for small trader. “You ask everyone here — from porters to a seth (merchant) — GST is the most feared word even now,” says Patil, showing the 15-digit goods and service tax identification number on the challan in Khan’s hands. This document is crucial for tax processes.
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Gujarat has realized Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s vision of “Per Drop More Crop”- Vijay Rupani Gandhinagar : On the fifth day of his visit to Israel, Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani with his delegation visited the NaanDan Jain Micro Irrigation Company. Jain Irrigation is a leading micro Irrigation company based in India which has acquired NaanDan Irrigation Company an 80 year old company in Israel and is successfully operating the largest Kibbutz in Israel. Generally Israeli companies expand their business in India but this is a prominent example of acquiring an Israeli Company
for which Mr. Rupani heartily congratulated. The CM discussed the Micro-irrigation technology of Gujarat and Israel’s Digital and Precision farming which could create the ‘Next Generation’ in agriculture sector for producing better output in the same land area with the same amount of water. During the discussion, the CM said that Gujarat has realised Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s vision of “Per Drop More Crop” by developing Drop and Sprinkler techniques in irrigation on the Israeli pattern.
Woman gangraped in Ahmedabad accuses senior police officer of ‘threatening’ her to alter FIR
Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old woman, who had alleged gang rape in a moving SUV here in March, on Sunday accused a senior police officer of “threatening” her to alter the FIR. Talking to local news channels, the woman alleged that Joint Commissioner of Police JK Bhatt had threatened and pressurised her to convert the FIR lodged by her into a cheating case. However, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner AK Singh said he had full faith in the investigating team. Singh said the police are only trying to resolve the “material contradictions” that have emerged during the investigation of the case. “I am being repeatedly summoned by the police. I am also being threatened and pressurised by (JCP) JK Bhatt to change the FIR. He accused me of lying and asked me to change the FIR to a cheating case. He behaves with me as if I am the criminal,” the victim claimed. She alleged that the officer posed vulgar questions to her. “He (Bhatt) said that (the main) accused (Vrishabh) cannot do such an act. He is trying to defend the accused,” she alleged and demanded that her statement is recorded before a magistrate. Addressing a press conference, the police commissioner
said the police have summoned and interrogated two of the three accused in the case and also recorded the statement of the victim. “As the police commissioner, I have full faith in the investigating team. The track record of the investigating team is exemplary. We have taken the (gang-rape) complaint made by the victim very seriously. I will probe into it and take corrective action,” he told reporters. Bhatt was seated beside Singh at the press conference but didn’t speak. Singh said, “The material contradiction (emerging following the interrogation) is very strong, which can cause fatal damage to the investigation. If the investigation agency cannot take care of these contradictions, the case may fail at the trial stage itself. So it is vital to resolve the contradictions”.
Robbery bid foiled by alert bus driver
VADODARA: A gang of robbers pelted a bus and other vehicles with stones in Limkheda taluka of Dahod late on Friday night. The robbery was foiled, as vehicles sped away from the spot. According to sources, the incident took place around midnight, when the vehicles were near Mangalmahudi village in Limkheda taluka. Unidentified persons started hurling stones in large numbers at the bus and other vehicles.The Madhya
Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (MPRTC) bus had left Vadodara at night and was on its way to Indore. When the stones were thrown, the driver did not stop and sped away. He slowed down only on reaching Dahod town. Four persons in the bus suffered injuries and were give first aid. Sources said that on seeing the bus speed away, other vehicles did so but some had glasses shattered by the stones. The
underground garbage bins, each of which can contain up to 1.5 tonnes of waste as a part of the Smart City Mission and these are fitted with sensors to send alerts to the control room as soon as 70% of the container is full.
Trump ally Rudy Giuliani says end is near for Iran’s rulers
United Nations : US President Donald Trump will suffocate Iran’s “dictatorial ayatollahs”, his close ally Rudy Giuliani said on Saturday, suggesting his move to re-impose sanctions was aimed squarely at regime change. The former New York mayor who is now Trump’s personal lawyer, was addressing a conference of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an umbrella bloc of opposition groups in exile that seek an end to Shi’ite Muslim clerical rule in Iran. “I can’t speak for the president, but it sure sounds like he doesn’t think there is much of a chance of a change in behaviour unless there is a change in people and philosophy,” Giuliani told Reuters in an interview. “We are the strongest economy in the world … and if we cut you off then you collapse,” he said, pointing to protests in Iran. In May, Trump withdrew the United States from a 2015 international deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting some sanctions.
North and South Korea reopen maritime communication channel
Seoul : North and South Korea reopened a maritime communication channel on Sunday, with vessels from the two countries making radio contact for the first time in a decade, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said in a statement. A North Korean patrol boat responded immediately when the South Korean Navy contacted it via an international radio channel at 9 am Sunday in the western sea, normalizing the maritime communication channel for the first time in 10 years, according to the ministry. The move showed the two Koreas were “taking practical steps” to uphold agreements made on April 27 when their leaders decided to defuse military tensions in a gradual manner, an official from the ministry said.
Saudi king said will boost oil output if needed: White House
robbery bid was unsuccessful as no report was registered with the police. An offence regarding the stone pelting was also not registered.This is a known modus operandi of robbery gangs in tribal areas, who often get vehicles to stop by pelting stones or block the roads with rocks, to slow them down. If the vehicle slows down or stops, the robbers storm it and conduct the robbery.
Surat’s underground garbage system shows way to Delhi SURAT : Surat is showing the way to Delhi and other big cities that are struggling to manage garbage spilling out of ‘dhalaos’ and filling the air with foul smell. The city’s municipal body has installed 43
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These underground bins have been placed on footpaths and each of them have two inlets for throwing waste — one for individuals and the other for municipal carts bringing collected waste — to help people avoid littering.
Seoul : The leader of Saudi Arabia promised President Donald Trump that he can boost oil production if needed and the country has 2 million barrels per day of spare capacity available, the White House said on Saturday. Trump told King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud that the oil market could do with more supply when the men spoke on Friday, the White House said. The Saudi leader said he was ready to raise output if needed, the White House said in a statement. “King Salman affirmed that the Kingdom maintains a two million barrel per day spare capacity, which it will prudently use if and when necessary to ensure market balance,” read the statement. The White House statement undercut a tweet by Trump earlier in the day when he wrote that Saudi Arabia had definitely agreed to produce more oil. “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & disfunction in Iran and Venezuela, I am asking that Saudi Arabia increase oil production, maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels, to make up the difference … Prices to high! He has agreed!” Trump tweeted.
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