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BJP wins 14 out of 16 seats, CM Adityanath Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala, 150 fishermen rescued gives credit to PM Modi’s vision Agency | Thiruvananthapur
⁄ BJP is leading in seats, including Lucknow, Allahabad, Aligarh,Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Faizabad and Moradabad municipal corporations, while the BSP was ahead in Jhansi and Agra municipal corporations Agency | Lucknow
Nearly eight months after it swept the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the ruling BJP continued its winning streak in the civic polls -bagging 14 of the 16 mayoral seats, and also a sizeable chunk of the Nagar Palika and Panchayat posts, coming as a boost to the party ahead of the Gujarat polls. Still nursing the bruises of the assembly election defeat, the BSP
NEWS BRIEF US relations with India stand on their own merit: Vajda
Agency | Kolkata
The US looked at India as a strategic partner and the relations between the two countries stood on their own merit and were not directed towards “any one country” in the south Asian region, a senior US State Department official said here today. The two countries would work together not only now, but also in the future, to promote peace and prosperity in the region, Thomas Vajda, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, the US Department of State, said. Ira topples top seed Rituparna to enter semis
Agency | New Delhi
Reigning junior national champion Ira Sharma sent topseed Rituparna Das packing to enter the semi- finals in the USD 20,000 Tata Open India International Challenge Badminton, here today. Also biting the dust was second seed Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli who was beaten by eighth seeded Ruthvika Shivani Gudde, who boasts a win over Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu in the past.
emerged better than the other parties in the opposition - the SP and Congress, which lost badly even in its stronghold of Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Rahul Gandhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the party unit in Uttar Pradesh, saying development has triumphed once again in the country. “Many congratulations to CM Yogi Adityanath & all party workers. This win
motivates us to work even harder for people’s betterment,” he tweeted. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath credited the victory to BJP workers who “worked to communicate the party agenda of development to all”. He took a dig at Congress, saying a party which was dreaming to win in Gujarat has floundered in Uttar Pradesh. In his first comments after the BJP surged ahead to a decisive victo-
ry in the civic polls, Adityanath said the results showed that the people had faith in the party and the policies pursued by the central and the state governments. The BJP won 14 mayoral seats, while the BSP won two. BJP won in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Agra, Firozabad, Ayodhya, Mathura, Lucknow, Kanpur, Saharanpur Jhansi and Bareilly, and Moradabad. The BSP won in Aligarh and Meerut. BJP’s Sanyukta Bhatia will be Lucknow’s first woman Mayor. She will succeed Dinesh Sharma, who served for two terms before his elevation as Deputy Chief Minister in March after
the Bharatiya Janata Party victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Of the 198 Nagar Palika Parishad chairman posts, the BJP won 47 seats, the Bahujan Samaj party (BSP) 18, the Samajwadi Party (SP) 29 and the Congress five. Of the 5,261 Nagar Palika member seats, BJP won 624, BSP 178, SP 328 and the Congress 98. Of the 5,434 Nagar Panchayat member seats, the BJP has won 575 seats, SP 384, BSP 189 and the Congress 106. Of the 1,300 corporation seats across the state, the BJP won 535, the BSP 145, the SP 171 and the Congress 86.
Instant triple talaq illegal; 3-yr jail term for husband: Draft law
Agency | New Delhi Men giving instant triple talaq might land up in jail for three years, according to a draft law aimed to curb the practice which continues despite the Supreme Court striking it down. The proposed law makes instant triple talaq a non-bailable, cognisable offence. The draft
‘Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill’, which was prepared by an inter-minister group headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was sent to the state governments on Friday for their views, said. Once the views of the states are received, the law ministry would move Cabinet with
the proposal. Under the draft law, triple talaq in any form — spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp — would be bad or illegal and void. The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or ‘talaq-e-biddat’ and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking “subsistence allowance” for herself and minor children. It also allows the victims to seek custody of her minor children from the magistrate who will
take a final call on the issue. “The provision of subsistence allowance and custody has been made to ensure that in case the husband asks the wife to leave the house she should have legal protection,” a government functionary told said. The functionary pointed out that after the Supreme Court order, the government was of the view that the practice would end. “But it continues. There have been 177 reported cases of instant talaq before the judgement and 66 after the order this year.
Heavy rains continued to lash coastal areas of Kerala on Friday, crippling normal life, even as Cyclone Ockhi lay centered about 80km north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. About 150 fishermen, who put out to sea from various southern districts, were rescued, Thiruvananthapuram District Commissioner K Vasuki said, adding that efforts were on to bring the rest of the stranded fishermen to the shore. “There is no need to panic,” she said. The rescued fishermen included those who were saved by a Japanese cargo
Ahead of the Gujarat elections, Rahul Gandhi and Congress have been on a constant offensive, questioning and criticising the incumbent Gujarat govt. Recently Gandhi alleged PM Modi of giving a grant of Rs 33,000 crore for the Nano plant in Sanand near Ahmedabad. He further added that despite all this, not a single Nano car can be spotted in
the roads of Gujarat. Breaking its silence Tata Motors have eventually replied that they received a loan of Rs 584.8 crore and not a grant. They also mentioned that this loan is from “taxes paid by Tata
Motors”. According to a report in The Indian Express, the company said, “Given the scale of the project and its potential to drive growth in the state, the Government of Gujarat offered Tata Motors
an incentive package in the form of a loan (not a grant), which is to be repaid to the state government as per the loan agreement executed. The loan given to Tata Motors from the government is from taxes paid by Tata Motors. Until now, the state government has given a loan of Rs 584.8 crore to Tata Motors.” Tata Motors also claimed that since the establishment of the Sanand plant, there has been
of an elderly couple who were electrocuted when they came into contact with a snapped live wire in front of their house at Kattakada near Thiruvananthapuram. Even though the sea continued to be rough, rescue operations are going on in full swing. The Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force are engaged in rescue operations with their ships, aircraft and helicopters.
to the family. However, later, when the body was being taken for last rites, the newborn was found to be alive. “It has been brought to our attention that a premature (22 weeks), newborn baby who is reported to be on life support at a nursing home was unfortunately handed over without any sign of life by Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh. This baby was one of the twins delivered on Nov 30 morning. The other baby was stillborn. We are shaken and concerned at this
rare incident. We have initiated a detailed enquiry, pending which, the concerned doctor has been asked to proceed on leave immediately. We are in constant touch with the parents and are providing all the needed support.” Max Hospital authorities said. Union Health Minister JP Nadda condemned the incident and asked for necessary action. “Very unfortunate incident, have asked Delhi government to look into it the matter and take necessary action.
Newborn, declared dead by Delhi hospital, found alive when taken for last rites
Agency | New Delhi In a case of severe medical negligence, one of the newborn twins, which were declared dead by a private hospital in Delhi, was found alive when the family was taking the body for last rites. The hospital has initiated an inquiry and the doctor concerned has been asked to proceed on leave, officials confirmed to The said. The incident has been reported from Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh. Hospital officials said a premature baby of 22 weeks, which did not have any “signs of life”, was handed over
Tata Motors replies to Rahul Gandhi’s charge, says received loan, not grant from Gujarat govt SS News | Ahmedabad
vessel. The vessel has rescued 60 fishermen from mid-sea. They are being brought to the Vizhinjam coast near here, she said. Many rescued fishermen have been admitted to the medical college and general hospitals since they were weak after being in the sea for the last 48 hours, the official said. Yesterday, the state reported four rain-related deaths, including that
a spike in economic activity and growth in employment in the state. The plant has also been instrumental in making Gujarat one of the key auto hubs within the country with huge employment generation. The company also added that the project has also given rise to capital investments resulting in the development of incidental activities and employment generation in small and medium industries.
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking SIT probe
Agency | New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed another plea filed by a non-government organisation seeking an Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged judicial corruption involving a blacklisted Lucknow medical college. An apex court bench comprising justices R K Agrawal, Arun Mishra and A M Khanwilkar also imposed a cost of Rs 25 lakh on the petitioner NGO – Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), which had
sought an SIT probe into the matter. The top court had earlier dismissed a similar plea, which made similar allegations filed by advocate Kamini Jaiswal. The petition had claimed that allegations of bribery were levelled for securing settlement of cases relating to medical colleges in which retired Orissa High Court judge, Ishrat Masroor Quddusi, is also an accused. In its FIR, the CBI on September 19 had named several persons including former Orissa High Court judge Ishrat Masroor Quddusi who is an accused in an alleged corruption case.
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Gujarat Elections: BJP keen to break Congress record
PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah announced the target of winning 150 seats in Gujarat only after the party did intensive booth-level work for over two years, as per state BJP leaders. The party is keen on breaking the 149-seat record set by Congress under Madhavsinh Solanki in February 1985, when only 11 BJP MLAs were elected. In the last leg of campaign, BJP has strengthened its outreach in 165 constituencies where the party has won at least twice since the 1990s. “Our organisation is very strong in these places and, hence, it will be easier to win these seats,” a BJP leader said. BJP’s campaign has relied on its five main outreach programmes. The Gujarat Gaurav Yatra and Mahasamparak Abhiyan connected the party with voters in most municipal areas and a day before the PM’s rallies, the party held sabhas across the state. Earlier, Shah met over 25,000 ‘karyakartas’ in charge of ‘shaktikendras’ to urge them to work hard to ensure each ‘page pramukh’ (those in charge of printed pages of voter’s list) brings at least 50 voters to the booth. “There are 50,128 booths in Gujarat. Each booth has 800 to 900 voters. A shaktikendra comprises four to five booths,” a BJP leader said. PM’s campaigns in Dhari, Morbi and Jasdan were organised to influence voters in at least 20-25 seats in each area. BJP plans programmes soon to connect with cotton and groundnut farmers, some of whom are upset with the government policies. Gujarat is spread across three regions of the State right from Ambaji in the North, to Godhra in Central Gujarat to Umargaon in the South and comprises four parliamentary constituencies — Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Bardoli and Valsad.Adivasi voters influence other Lok Sabha constituencies, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Panchmahals, Bharuch and Navsari, all of which are presently with the BJP. Why tribal votes could spring a surprise in Gujarat elections: Even though various news channels are reporting widespread resentment against GST and demonetisation in Gujarat, BJP’s top brass remains confident about securing a two-thirds majority in the 182 member state assembly. One of the reasons for BJP being smug about its chances is their focus on Congress’ traditional tribal vote base in the state. Despite a major push by BJP right from the days of Keshubhai Patel and Shankarsinh Vaghela in the late eighties and early nineties, the party wasn’t able to make major inroads into the 15% tribal vote. They could muster only eight while Congress pocketed 15 of the 26 tribal seats in the 1998 assembly election.
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Padmavati: Shabana, Kangana, Katrina to campaign with govt for Deepika’s safety?
Agency | New Delhi
There have been movies in the past that have run into controversy but relentless protests against Padmavati have shaken Bollywood to the core. And one of the issues that the film industry is obviously most sensitive to is the death threats issued against Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Deepika Padukone. There have been calls to deface Deepika by chopping off her nose to others put-
ting a bounty on their heads. While everyone from the industry has slammed such irresponsible and dangerous remarks, some like Shabana Azmi have decided to go a step further. Bollywood Life quoting DNA After Hours said Shabana and few other actors including Katrina Kaif and Kangana Ranaut will travel to Delhi and submit a written letter to the government seeking support and protection for Deepika.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Now That Manushi Chhillar Is Miss World, Take A Moment To Remember Madhu Sapre Agency | New Delhi
Much has been said about Manushi Chhillar’s answer on motherhood and salaries that won her the Miss World title days ago. Perhaps it’s a good time to revisit the response that did not win Madhu Sapre the crown at Miss Universe way back in 1992. Madhu, considered the supermodel of Indian supermodels by many (a Gisele Bundchen of her time, if you will), placed second runner-up at the pageant. It would be the closest India came to winning Miss Universe until Sushmita Sen actually did two years later in 1994. Madhu Sapre, 21 at the time and a former athlete, advanced much further than Suzanne Sablok did in 1990 - she got to the Top 10 - or three former Miss Indias did in the Seventies (to the Top 12). Yasmin Daji had been third runner-up in 1966 and expectations were high from the poised and striking Madhu. In the final question and answer round, she spoke from the heart and said she wanted better sports facilities for her country - despite being sensible and honest, her non-world peace reply helped ensure Madhu Sapre only placed
bottom of the top three. She said later that she had only been following official instructions to speak her mind and that her lack of fluency in English may have been partly to blame for what was considered an unimpressive answer - we have to disagree though, Madhu’s reply was far more title-worthy than any of the stock responses pageant winners routinely peddle. Nobody told Madhu Sapre about diplomacy and saying what folks wanted to hear. Manushi Chhillar, however, learnt her lessons well. Asked “Which profession deserves the highest salary and why,” the 20-year-old medical student said, “I think a mother is of the highest respect. I don’t think it’s just about cash but love and respect she gives to someone. She is the biggest inspiration in my life. Mother should get the highest respect.”
Salman Khan on casting couch: Perhaps It is the most disgusting thing it’s a good
Agency | New Delhi
Tiger Zinda Hai actor, Salman Khan feels taking advantage of someone with a promise to give work is disgusting, and says if he comes across any such person, he takes the person to the “cleaners”. The actor addressed the issue at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in partnership
with CNN-News18 held here on Thursday. Asked about the existence of the casting couch in the Hindi film industry, the actor said: “No one has come and confirmed it. I have been there for the longest time, my father has been here (for) more (time) than me. Till today I have not heard anyone come and say
it straight out. Now, being a beautiful woman or a man, someone or the other is going to flirt with you,” the actor said, adding that it is different from harassment. The 52-yearold superstar said: “If someone is there with a principle that you have to sleep with them to get a job, then it is the most disgusting thing ever. I have not heard anything like this. If a lady or a man comes up to me and tells me that something of the sort has happened with them, I will take them down to the cleaners.”
the integrity of the show. Popular television actor Hina Khan has been vocal about her worries that she would be left alone in the house with her friends leaving oneby-one. This has led people to speculate whether her long survival in the show was part of her contract. Hina, in last night’s episode again spoke about how she would be tortured by Shilpa Shinde’s gang once
all her friends leave the house. Wanting to know whether such clauses are part of the contract, we called up the winner of season three, Vindu Dara Singh, who shared, “I don’t think Hina is wrong in thinking this way! Like anyone of us, she too knows that Priyank Sharma and Luv Tyagi do not have a great chance but that doesn’t mean it was in her contract.
Ex-Bigg Boss contestants Kamya Panjabi and Vindu Dara Singh refute reports of Salman Khan’s show being rigged
Agency | New Delhi
Time and again, there has been a buzz about Bigg Boss being rigged or playing around with some favourites. With few celebrities given an upper hand in terms of money and footage, the show is always under the scanner of being unfair. Now in season 11, the audience has witnessed some occurrences that have led them to doubt
time to revisit the response that did not win Madhu Sapre the crown at Miss Universe way back in 1992 Tera Intezaar movie review: The curious case of hanging mango and Sunny Leone
Agency | New Delhi
It’s another weird supernatural film featuring Sunny Leone. There isn’t anything to talk about its story, still I will enlighten you. Why should critics have all the fun? Veer Singh Rajput (Arbaaz Khan)-- there are producers who still dare to cast him as lead-- is a closet painter. One fine day, while he was painting from his
imagination, it turns out to be Raunaq’s (Sunny Leone) portrait. In next thirty seconds, he meets her and begins to sing duet on a beach. Oh I forgot, Sunny Leone exclaims with uncontrollable enthusiasm after seeing her portrait on Arbaaz’s tablet, “Tumne mujhe bina dekhe itni achchi tasveer kaise bana li (How did you draw such a beautiful pic-
ture without seeing me?). Err, shouldn’t you be worried about such a creepy situation? There are some white collar thieves who want to steal Veer’s paintings even though he is a rookie. Don’t even ask about the paintings, because they may remind you of the first drawing you did in your childhood. Yes, that sun-mountain-river one.
3 / Dt. 02-12-2017, Saturday Correction possible if Gujarat polls outcome disappoints; road sector doing better: Vibhav Kapoor
Agency | New Delhi
The Indian market witnessed a comeback of sorts, reacting to the positive GDP numbers for the second quarter. The Sensex rose over 100 points, while the Nifty managed to trade above 10,250. Midcaps were seen outperforming the benchmarks. Vibhav Kapoor of IL&FS told CNBC-TV18 that while the GDP numbers were good, they were partly expected as well. But the market, in its bull zone, is anyway rising higher. “The market is reflecting expectations of investors that things will improve in terms of macros and resultant increase in earnings,” Kapoor told the channel. In fact, if the growth
does not take place, which have been largely factored in as of now, then there are chances of a further fall or change in sentiment. Speaking on the impact of Gujarat polls, Kapoor said that the Street could take note if there is a big disappointment in the polls. Meanwhile, he is positive on the construction phase among infrastructure companies. “Road sector is starting to do better. Government has brought in reforms, there is emphasis on EPC, hybrid among others,” he told the channel. On financials, he reckons pruning positions in private banks, while things are changing in PSU banks, he said. Risk averse investors could wait for six months.
On Mohammad Kaif’s Birthday, Matthew Hayden Torments Him Again
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Hockey World League Final 2017: India aim to shake off inconsistency under Sjoerd Marijne ahead of Australia clash
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Agency | New Delhi
Even before taking the field for their first match against reigning champions Australia, Indian captain Manpreet Singh was flustered. It didn’t take much. An innocuous question from a local reporter tied Manpreet into knots where he was asked about the ‘injector’ (player who pushes the ball for the penalty corner) and why does the ‘injector’ push the ball slowly which results in slowing the pace down and thus the penalty corner is rendered virtually useless. Manpreet took a few seconds to understand and asked the reporter to repeat the question. By then, the ‘injector’ word becomes
Ashes 2017: James Anderson is biggest sledger, says Australia skipper Steve Smith Agency | New Delhi
a question mark and when a third person entered the fray, redefined the question and made Manpreet understand, the Indian captain laughed and then said, “But I don’t remember when the ‘injector’ had pushed the ball slowly.” It was a classic example of further complicating a highly technical sport. With all its technicalities, skill, speed, a high sense of tactical nous and a chess-like spread
with each coach playing general in order to flank and outflank the other, hockey is still a game where one team needs to score more than the other to win at the end of the day. India coach Sjoerd Marijne hopes that his side brings simplicity to the pitch in their first match and, despite the fact that the opponent standing on the other side of the pitch is Australia, enjoy the moment and ‘play without fear’.
Sourav Ganguly says ‘put his foot down’ for Anil Kumble’s selection for Australia
Australia captain Steve Smith described England’s James Anderson as “one of the biggest sledgers in the game” on Friday as the heat rose off-field at the Adelaide Oval on the eve of the second Test. England have made clear that their dissatisfaction over comments aimed at Jonny Bairstow during their second innings in the 10-wicket defeat in the first test in Brisbane last week that gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Anderson compared the antics of the Australians to bullying in a column in a British newspaper but an amused Smith told reporters that when it came to doling out insults in the middle, the En-
gland paceman was among the worst offenders. “I read the article, and it’s interesting coming from Jimmy, calling us bullies and big sledgers,” Smith told reporters. “I think he’s one of the biggest sledgers in the game, to be perfectly honest with you. “To me in particular, I remember back in 2010
when I first started and wasn’t any good, he was pretty happy to get stuck into me then. Pretty interesting coming from Jimmy.” Anderson took 24 wickets when England retained the Ashes 3-1 in Australia in 2010-11, while Smith managed a high score of 54 not out in three tests over the series.
Virat Kohli, his predecessor MS Dhoni and head coach Ravi Shastri sat across the Committee of Administrators (CoA). The CoA intends to announce the new FTP and compensation package before India’s tour of South Africa in January. And most importantly, it is learnt, the Supreme Court-appointed committee might bypass
the BCCI general body and directly seek approval from the apex court for implementation. “The CoA is mulling on taking the matter directly to the court (for approval). If the BCCI becomes obstructive (to the changes), the matter will directly be taken to the court,” a source informed. The meeting today discussed various issues. With Kohli bemoaning lack of preparation time for the upcoming South Africa tour, the CoA headed by Vinod Rai focused on having more balanced itineraries for the Indian team.
green top where Vijay — India’s most technically equipped opener was dropped. With Dhawan taking a break in the second Test, it was Vijay, who made a successful comeback in international cricket with a patient hundred. With one among Dhawan and Rahul set to be dropped from the XI,
Vijay was asked how their troika deals with the situation. “We three are very good friends off the field and that makes it much easier. Definitely, it unsettles (when one is dropped) the opener, who is playing regularly. Obviously, we three share a good rapport outside the field.
Supreme Court might decide Future Tours Programme, cricketer’s pay hike
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Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif turned 37 on Friday and the sports fraternity recalled his achievements as they wished him on his big day. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman were among the cricketers who wished Kaif. But there was one wish which hogged the limelight. It was from former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden wished Kaif with a witty tweet. “Happy Birthday @MohammadKaif I’m sorry for terrifying you at bat pad for all@ those years???? Have a wonderful year full happiness
and joy!!!,” Hayden wrote on his Twitter handle. In reply, Kaif wrote: “Haha.. Thank you @HaydosTweets . You terrified not just me but bowlers all around the world. So relaxing to see this on the mic version of you :)”. Kaif played 125 ODIs for his country, scoring 2753 runs at an average of 32.01, including 2 centuries and 17 fifties. He made his international debut in 2000 against South Africa in Bengaluru, but didn’t get much chance to feature in the longest format of the game. The agile fielder played just 13 Tests and scored 624 runs at an average of 32.84. He has one century and three fifties to his name.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday admitted that it was he who had compelled the selectors to opt for Anil Kumble during their tour Down Under in 2003-04 despite them planning to drop the leg-spinner ahead of the series. Ganguly, who was in town for a promotional event, said: “I will give you the example of Anil Kumble, who was probably the biggest
match-winner India has ever produced in the last 20-25 years. I remember attending a selection meeting before the tour of Australia in 2003. I was the captain of the side and I knew selectors were not very keen on having Anil in that tour.” Arguably one of the greatest Indian captains, Ganguly had led India to the 2003 World Cup final a couple of months prior to the tour. He was also known to have clear-cut roles
for his teammates and thus put his foot down when it came to picking Kumble for the tour. “As I entered the selection meeting, I could sense the selectors had made up their mind to leave Anil Kumble out. I kept on requesting and insisting that he is such a match winner, he is done so much good for Indian cricket. He must be in Australia and the selectors just didn’t agree,” Ganguly said.
Committee of Administrators (CoA) finalise the revised deals based on new remuneration structure. Pujara, one of the important links in the Indian Test setup, is currently in the Grade A of the contracts alongside India captain Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravichandran
Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay. Shastri, along with Kohli and Dhoni, met CoA chief Vinod Rai on Thursday to discuss the revised compensation package and Future Tours and Programme (FTP) calendar. There have been discussions in BCCI circles that players will be bracketed as per who plays the maximum number of international matches across formats in a particular calendar year. During a panel discussion on journalist Rajdeep Sardesai’s new book ‘Democracy’s XI’, Shastri said.
Agency | Kolkata
A new four-year Future Tours Programme (FTP) that limits the match days to a maxium of 90 per year apart from the ICC events. Better compensation package for players, with special incentive for Test specialists. On Thursday, these were the main points agreed on in principle at a meeting where India captain
Friendship with Rahul, Dhawan Cheteshwar Pujara Is Kept In Top helped during selection calls: Vijay Bracket Of Central Contracts, Says Ravi Shastri
Agency | Mumbai
India’s chief coach Ravi Shastri said that it is important that India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara should remain in the top bracket of the central contracts when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Supreme Court-appointed
Agency | New Delhi
Senior India opener Murali Vijay is relieved that his “offthe field friendship” with K.L. Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan has helped him deal with sensitive selection matters with ease. Dhawan and Rahul scored 94 and 79 in the second innings of the first Test on a
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Fack products Shouldn’t health insurers pay all your medical expenses? of vip seized
SS News | Ahmedabad
Looking at the pace of changes all around, it is safe to quote that it just takes one revolution to start an evolution. At a time when consumers are being empowered with
transparent information and freedom of choice, organisations across sectors are looking for ways to become increasingly consumer-centric to offer ease, comfort and uncomplicated
services. The telecom space has witnessed major revolution with customers being empowered with free voice calls, affordable data connectivity and reasonably priced 4G handsets. The cab aggregators have change the system commuters’ travel around their choked cities, while providing ‘dignity of labor’ to entrepreneur drivers. The evolution of online shopping has made customer experience far more convenient, as there’s no
need for shoppers to walk around myriads of stores – the goods and services are just a click away. We are in the midst of an unprecedented revolution in healthcare industry with improved access and availability of advanced treatments that are sophisticated but expensive. An enabler of quality healthcare, the health insurance industry is also undergoing an enormous transformation. However, there’s a stark requirement for introduction of
Magma HDI launches One Health The Gen-Next Health Insurance Policy
SS News | Ahmedabad
Karanj Police Station along with Enforcers Of Intellectual Property Rights (EIPR) conducted raids on Lucky Bag House at Salapas Road and Universal Sales & Services and Uni Plast near Tutorial Market and seized fake products that were being stored and sold under the brand name of VIP. During the raid, the cops came across fake Sky bags backpacks that were being sold under the brand name of VIP. The cops have arrest-
ed Imtiyaz Hussain Khan Pathan from Lucky Bag House, Wasimbhai Sonivala from Universal Sales & Services and Zoharbhai Surti from Uni Plast and FIR has been lodged against the accused at Karanj Police Station. The fake products were seized with the help of Dr. R K Sangada, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone II, Mr. F M Nayab, Inspector of Police, Mr. M A Talpada, Inspector of Police and the team of Karanj Police Station.
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Magma HDI General Insurance Co Ltd (Magma HDI), a joint venture between Magma Fincorp Ltd and HDI Global SE, Germany, launched its health insurance policy – One Health, today. Mr. Rajive Kumaraswami, MD & CEO, Magma HDI, Mr. Vikas Mittal, Deputy CEO, Magma HDI and Mr. Amit Bhandari, Chief Technical Officer, Magma HDI were present on the occasion. One Health is the generation-next health insurance which covers various significant
Poll-bound Gujarat gets another part-time police chief
The decision is likely to be argued next week in the Gujarat High Court which is hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appointment of full-time DGP
will replace state’s first woman DGP Geetha Johri who retired on Thursday. The newly-appointed DGP also retires in February next year. SS News | Ahmedabad The state home deFollowing a decision partment issued a taken by the Election notification stating, Commission, the Gu- “Pramod Kumar, jarat government on Director General, Friday gave senior civil defence, home most IPS officer Pra- guards & ex-office mod Kumar the addi- Commandant Gentional charge of state eral, home guards… police chief. Kumar, is given additional a 1983-batch officer, charge of Director
medical conditions as well as lifestyle diseases which are covered rarely in the industry. The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative’s Report released recently states that lifestyle diseases now kill more people than communicable ones like tuberculosis or diarrhoea in every state in India. Very few of the existing health insurance policies cover lifestyle ailments like lasik, bariatric surgery, psychiatric treatments etc. OneHealth is a first of its kind health insurance policy that covers all
such ailments which are not yet considered medical conditions in the industry. Speaking to the media on the occasion Mr. Rajive Kumaraswami, MD & CEO, Magma HDI, said, “According to studies, with increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases in India, one out of four Indians is at risk of dying from non-communicable diseases.
An analysis of the affidavits of 923 candidates, out of the total 977 in fray for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, showed that 137 candidates, accounting for around 15 per cent, were facing criminal cases, including serious charges such as murder, kidnapping and rape, according to two NGOs. The analysis has been carried out
by the NGOs –Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Gujarat Election Watch. It also showed that 78 of the 137 nominees are facing serious criminal cases. A party-wise analysis found that 10 out of 89 BJP candidates were facing serious criminal charges, while the Congress gave tickets to as many as 20 such candidates for the first phase of
in India saw the introduction of many innovations like lifelong coverage, no claim based loading, no co-pays and sublimits, restoration of sum insured, wellness based incentives, single disease covers etc. Still ironically the penetration level stands significantly below global averages. Hence, it’s imperative to address the health needs of the population with innovative customized health insurance products and solutions.
Agency | Srinagar
was also displayed by its custodian after the prayers. The Muslim Auqaf Trust, which manages affairs of the shrine, had made arrangements for the people visiting Hazratbal. Milad processions were taken out in several parts of the valley, the officials said, adding that no untoward incidents were reported. The Hazratbal Shrine and several other mosques were decorated.
Eid-i-Milad celebrated across Kashmir
Eid-i-Milad, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, was today celebrated across Kashmir with people thronging the Hazratbal Shrine, which houses a relic of the prophet, to offer prayers. People from far-flung areas of the Kashmir region had reached the shrine last night to offer the morning and afternoon prayers, officials said. The relic
Gujarat Assembly polls: Armed with 25,000 cyber warriors, BJP’s Amit Malviya says will repeat UP sweep
These social media warriors are reaching out to more than 60 lakh smartphone users on WhatsApp out of Gujarat’s over two crore internet users Agency | New Delhi
General of Police… in addition to his duty… The order shall be implemented immediately without fail and a report may be sent today.” The notification signed by joint secretary Nikhil Bhatt also states, “The above orders are issued as per the instruction of Election Commission of India…” Kumar was selected the senior most police officer by the Election Commission.
Even as the final showdown unfolds in Gujarat, nearly 25,000 cyber warriors of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) are set to create waves of “Gujarati Asmita” riding on the party’s development plank. The social media campaign is set to replicate the party’s victory in Uttar Pradesh. Referring to the mandate of the UP polls this year, BJP’s social media head Amit Malviya
the polls, the report of the NGOs said today. These main political rivals were followed by eight candidates from the BSP, three from the NCP and one from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it said.
badly scanned or incomplete,” Pankti Jog of Gujarat Election Watch told reporters here. The analysis said that 137 candidates, out of 923 (15 per cent), have declared “Though 977 candi- criminal cases against dates are in the fray them. Of these 137 for the 89 Assembly candidates, 78 candiseats going to polls dates (eight per cent) in the first phase on were facing serious December 9, affida- criminal cases such vits of 54 candidates as murder, attempt to could not be analysed murder, kidnapping as they were either and rape.
said, “We will repeat Uttar Pradesh in Gujarat. The results will be the same in Gujarat as they were in UP. Our social media campaign will be as effective as it was in UP. The party’s social media team has nearly 10,000 active party volunteers work-
Gujarat polls: 137 candidates contesting in Phase 1, face criminal charges
SS News | Ahmedabad
Keeping the need of the customer and the modern lifestyle in focus this policy is designed to meet the requirements of the customer and his entire family. This policy along with covering all major lifestyle diseases will also offer additional benefits like restoration benefit, cumulative bonus, free annual health check up etc”.
a whole new category of products to enhance customers’ experience and meet growing expectations that include protection and savings. Traditionally, health insurance policies used to pay for only inpatient hospitalization. However post liberalization the health insurance industry has witnessed significant transformation and growth. Today it is one of the fastest growing sectors in Indian insurance. The arrival of private insurers
ing round-the-clock, sending WhatsApp messages, monitoring Facebook and Twitter to complement the efforts of 17,000 party cadres who are working on the ground and are also trained to use the social media. These social media
warriors are reaching out to more than 60 lakh smartphone users on WhatsApp out of Gujarat’s over two crore internet users. The focus, Malviya says, is on talking about what the youth of Gujarat is thinking, development and Gujarati Asmita - Gujarati pride - as opposed to Congress’ social media policy. “Congress is indulging in all types of casteist and communal politics but BJP is not interested it
that,” said the IT cell head, monitoring party’s operations. Congress does not pose a threat to party’s social media campaign because unlike BJP’s voters, Rahul Gandhi’s voters are outside India, Malviya said on Thursday. ”Since Rahul Gandhi is getting supporters from Kazakhstan, Russia and Indonesia, we are not worried.” Adding that Congress’ vice president does not enjoy popular support, he said
gence personnel were deployed to help the Indian government, he said at the HT Leadership Summit here. On asked about terror emanating from Pakistan, Obama said, “What is true, and an understandable source of frustration is the view, that sometimes there are connections between explicit terrorist organisations based in Pakistan and
elements that are connected to various more official entities inside Pakistan.” Answering a question whether the Pakistani government was aware of Osama hiding in Abbottabad, Obama said, “We had no evidence that Pakistani government was aware of Osama bin Laden’s presence there but that is something obviously we looked at.
No evidence that Pakistan govt was aware of Laden’s presence in Pak: Barack Obama Agency | New Delhi
The US had no evidence that Islamabad was aware of 9/11 attacks mastermind Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan, former American president Barack Obama Friday said. When terror struck Mumbai in November 2008, “the US was as obsessed as India” to dismantle the terror network and the US intelli-
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