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Short News Kerala CM says N Korea successfully ‘defended against US pressure’
Kozhikode: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sparked a fresh controversy after he praised North Korea for “successfully defending the pressure imposed by the United States”. “North Korea has been following tough anti-USA agenda. It has successfully defended the pressure imposed by US,” Vijayan said while addressing a CPM Kozhikode district committee meeting on Tuesday. He even went on to say that North Korea fared better than China. “China’s fight against imperialist forces is not living up to the expectations of the people,” Vijayan was quoted as saying by India Today. The statement comes as a shocker from the chief minister of the southern state when no other leaders have spoken on the issue.
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After Ishrat Jahan, lawyer of triple talaq petitioner joins BJP in Kolkata Kolkata: Days after triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), her lawyer and activist Nazia Elahi Khan joined the party in Kolkata on Thursday. The announcement of Nazia Elahi Khan joining the party was made by BJP state president Dilip Ghosh at the party’s office in Kolkata. Mukul Roy, who also joined BJP after quitting the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the second half of 2017, was also present on Thursday. Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in the triple talaq case, joined the BJP on Sunday. Jahan, a resident of Howrah district, was inducted into the party at its Howrah office.
Mumbai Police cancels Mevani-Khalid event; FIR against duo in Pune
Mumbai: Police on Thursday denied permission to a summit scheduled to be addressed by Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid and detained students gathered outside a hall here for the event. A police official said the number of students and activists detained outside the Bhaidas Hall in suburban Vile Parle was not yet available. The action came after police denied permission for the ‘All India Students Summit 2018’, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday, in which Mevani and Khalid were invited.
What if India has a PM from TN or WB: Tharoor to Sushma on Hindi in UN New Delhi: India is ready to bear all expenses, if necessary up to Rs 400 crore, to make Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations, but its rules for acquiring such a status prevents the country from doing so, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament on Wednesday. According to the UN rules, support of two-third member countries (129 nations) is required out of the total 193 member nations, Swaraj said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour. Besides, all member nations will have to bear the cost of making Hindi one of the official languages of the UN. “It is not difficult to get the support of two-third member nations. But when the issue of bearing the expenses comes, many small nations become hesitant which has led to a big hurdle in making Hindi an official languages of the UN,” Swaraj was quoted as saying in the Lok Sabha, adding that despite this, the efforts are on.
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Aadhaar breach: UIDAI denies reports of cheaply available biometric details Mumbai: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) denied media report saying that Aadhaar cards can be bought on WhatsApp for nominal charges. Denying media reports UIDAI said: “Rs 500, 10 minutes, and you have access to billion Aadhaar details” is a case of misreporting. UIDAI assures that there has not been any Aadhaar data breach and that the data is fully safe and secure. An investigation report in The Tribune revealed Thursday that anonymous sellers on Whatsapp are offering Aadhaar details of more than a billion Indians in exchange of a meagre sum of Rs 500. The paper reported the existence of a software, available in the market for only Rs 300, which can print the Aadhaar card of any individual by entering their Aadhaar number. The report suggested the racket could have been started by over 300,000 Village Level Operators (VLEs) who were earlier in-charge of making Aadhaar cards pan-India and were rendered jobless when post offices and banks replaced them. Over 100,000 VLEs may have spotted this as an opportunity to make easy money, gaining illegal access to UIDAI data and provided common people with Aadhar cards for a charge, including printing the cards.
Pak continues putting out coerced statements: MEA on Jadhav’s video
GNS, New Delhi: Shortly after a video of Kulbhushan Jadhav was released by Pakistan on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs dismissed it saying “such propagandistic exercises simply carry no credibility”. Jadhav claimed that Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh allegedly threatened his mother and wife during their visit to Islamabad on December 25, 2017. “I saw fear in her (mother’s) eyes, the Indian diplomat was shouting at my mother the moment she stepped out. I saw him shouting, yelling at her. This (meeting) was
a positive gesture, so that she (my mother) could be happy and I could be happy,” Jadhav said. MEA further said, “The absurdity of a captive under duress certifying his own welfare while mouthing allegations of his captors clearly merits no comment.” The External Affairs Ministry said “Pakistan is best advised to fulfil its international obligations, whether it pertains to consular relations or UNSC resolutions 1267 and 1373 on terrorism and to desist from continuing violations of human rights of an Indian national.”
Water purification jeep for ‘friend’ Modi from Israeli PM Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present a special gift --- the Gal-Mobile water desalinisation and purification jeep --- to his friend Narendra Modi during his visit to India starting January 14, according to sources in Jerusalem. Netanyahu and Modi waded into the Mediterranean Sea and rode the “buggy” jeep on the coast during the latter’s visit to Israel
Khawaja Asif talked of Pak’s sacrifices and in reply to Trump’s words, said his own version of the US president’s ‘No more!’
US attacked Afghanistan 57,800 times from our base: Pak foreign minister
New Delhi: Days after US president Donald Trump accused Pakistan of “lies and deceit”, foreign minister of Pakistan Khawaja Asif responded to Trump in a series of tweets and said: “You ask what we’ve done?... From our bases you carried out 57,800 attacks on Afghanistan...thousands of our civilians and soldiers became victims of the war initiated by you.” Khawaja Asif repeatedly talked of Pakistanis’ sacrifices. And directly in response to Trump’s words, said his own
version of the US President’s “No more!” “Our forces are fighting an unusual war, there is an unending saga of sacrifices. Now, history teaches us not to
blindly trust the US. We are feeling sorry they are not happy, but we will not compromise on our dignity anymore,” Pakistan foreign minister said. Asif began
his series of tweets by attacking Pakistan’s former-president Pervez Musharraf, who was in charge when the 9/11 terror attacks occurred in New York. “A ruler surrendered in a single phone call, our country, we went through the worst bloodbath,” said Asif, about the military dictator Musharraf. Asif implied that if anyone was a fool it was Pakistan for getting involved in US’s war. He was talking about Trump’s first tweet of 2018 where the US president said that Islamabad takes Americans for fools.
Kerala’s New Year guest: A female humpback whale, all the way from Oman GNS, Kochi : On November 12 last year, when Luban, a female humpback whale, began migrating eastwards in the Indian Ocean leaving her shoal far behind in the Gulf of Oman, it took scientists by surprise. She had not been known to do that. By December 31, it was clear that Luban had decided to welcome the new year off the coast of Kochi in Kerala, having swam over 1500 kilometres across the Arabian Sea. Proving past genetic studies wrong, Luban achieved a rare feat by making the first recorded trans-oceanic crossing by an Arabian humpback whale. Though humpback whales, over the world, are known to migrate between polar and tropical regions, the ones found in the Arabian Sea, numbering around 100, don’t stray far, making them the most isolated whale population on earth, according to scientists. According to a 2014 research study, Arabian humpback whales may even have stayed separate from other humpback species for nearly 70,000 years. But Luban’s landmark journey has changed all that.
in July last year. Now Netanyahu is going to gift the same jeep to Modi, informed sources said. As Netanyahu prepares for his four day visit to India, sources confirmed that the jeep has “indeed” left for India and “would be arriving on time” to be presented by the Israeli Prime Minister to Modi. The jeep is said to cost around 390,000 shekels (approximately USD 111,000).
Vijay Mallya declared proclaimed offender by Delhi court in FERA case
GNS, New Delhi : A Delhi court on Thursday declared beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a FERA violation case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Shehrawat passed the order after noting that Mallya failed to appear before it despite repeated summonses. “In view that Vijay Mallya failed to appear before this court within 30 days, and no representation was made on his behalf, he is declared as a proclaimed offender,” the court said. The court had on April 12 last year issued an open-ended non-bailable warrant against the liquor baron. Unlike a non-bailable warrant, ‘open-ended NBW’ does not carry a time limit for execution. On November 4, 2016, while issuing a non-bailable warrant against Mallya, the court had observed he had no inclination to return and had scant regard for the law of the land. It had said that coercive process has to be initiated against Mallya as he was facing proceedings in several cases and avoiding appearance in those matters. The court had also held that Mallya’s plea that he wanted to return to India but was “incapacitated” to travel as his passport had been revoked by Indian authorities, was “malafide” and “abuse of the process of law”.
Raja writes to Manmohan Singh: Understand the compulsions that prevented you from supporting me in 2G case
“You will recall that I assured you several times that I had done nothing wrong but rather acted in the national interest and I would prove this,” A Raja wrote to former PM Manmohan Singh
GNS, New Delhi : Replying to a letter from former telecom minister A Raja who was acquitted in the 2G spectrum allocation case, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said he was happy that Raja was vindicated in the case. Following his acquittal in the case, Raja had written to Singh, recalling his past assurances that he had done nothing wrong and acted in the national interest, but the former PM did not back him. “I also understand the compulsions that prevented you from openly supporting me,” Raja said. The letter written on December 26, 2017, stated that a few powerful people launched a propaganda
machinery against the then UPA government and mislead the Parliament and the judiciary in the 2G case. “It cost you the UPA government and seven years of my life, including 15 months in jail,” the former telecom minister said. Recalling his stand in the matter that he did no wrong in allocating UAS and 2G licences, Raja said he understood the compulsions that prevented the former PM from openly supporting him at that time. “You will recall that I assured you several times that I had done nothing wrong but rather acted in the national interest and I would prove this,” the letter stated.
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Rajini’s political avatar
If I say once, it is akin to saying a hundred times”, is one of his famous “punch” dialogues in Tamil films. Now, Thalaivar has spoken, “My entry into politics is certain.” To his legion of fans, waiting an eternity for this, it’s a New Year gift. But would it be a bonanza for the state? Would this tectonic buzz lead to a paradigm shift in the polity in Tamil Nadu and impact the nation too? In 1996, in the backdrop of the repulsive wedding celebrations of the adopted son of the Iron Lady, the protagonists led by Cho Ramaswamy, a “friend, philosopher, guide” were convinced that voters had made up their mind and if the erstwhile conductor deigned, he could go on to capture the public vote and conduct the affairs of the state, but he missed the bus. Now, Rajini says, “I miss Cho”. Based on this construct, the naysayers are going to town that Rajini has bitten the bullet after his teeth have been pulled out and that he is daydreaming he can carry his legion of fans as voters to the booth. His fans may cut across sex, religion, caste, creed and region but will they find a stimulant in the sounding of the beagle? The year 2018 may not be 1973 (Dindigul, MGR) and 1983 (Andhra Pradesh, NTR). But the core theme of why the ordinary voter seeks change in the political climate has remained immanent. The citizens at the hustings are simple folks with good in their heart. They expect the same of their leaders. They have seen Rajini in real life — the bald, unkempt persona — caring ever so little for his image. How a person conducts himself in public is a huge plus, and they may see it that way.Whenever Rajini has spoken on public issues, he has delivered his lines with a nationalistic perspective, and never parochial or regional. He is far too famous to seek more fame. But his ideology has not yet been defined to fit the label of left, right or centre. That too matters little for none of the political adventurists of today have boasted of an ideological thrust. Pragmatism and humanism could be the catchwords for his march to power, not ideology. It is all very well to suggest he is not an intellectual and we do not know where his allegiances lie on sensitive social issues. But it is not as if the present lot are so brilliant that we are stuck with a profusion of choices. It is no empty rhetoric in Tamil Nadu and, as Cho put it, “often, the choice is between a pickpocket and a dacoit”. Rajini is neither and his spiritual inclinations, publicly known, would suffice to support his candidature and party. The present lot has miserably failed us. Last year, as Rajini said, captured the rot in all its hues. This may be a great place to start. No matter what political or economic ideologies he is imbued with or may pursue, just the pursuit of “goodness” would suffice for the expectations of the people. Therein may lie the seeds of success of Maaveran (superhero) to become the true Thalaivar that Tamil Nadu has been longing for.
Rana Daggubati sheds 15 Kg for his upcoming film Haathi Mere Saathi
Mumbai: Baahubali star Rana Daggubati will be back on screen playing an interesting character in ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’. The actor revealed the first look of his movie on the first day of New Year. He took fans by surprise with his different look. Daggubati shed almost 15 kg over three months for the role. “After finishing Baahubali, I was aware that I’d have to lose weight to play any character. So, I started the process slowly. To get in shape for Haathi Mere Saathi, I didn’t eat non-veg for almost six weeks. I stopped weight training and did simple cardio exercises to shed the muscle,” the actor mentioned.While speaking to Mid-Day, Daggubati’s trainer, Kunal Gir, said,”During Baahubali, his physique fluctuated for four years. He had to follow a strict diet, eliminate carbs and consume only proteins. But, this time, it was the other way around. He was off protein and did light cardio exercises. He has lost almost 15 kg. Rana likes to eat every two hours, but we reduced his food intake and followed the three-meals-a-day routine.”
Why should there be problems? Radhika Apte loses her cool over catfight queries Radhika Apte is a complete nononsense actress. Any question that rubs her the wrong way will invite her wrath. Earlier too, questions on catfights have peeved the actress, and on being quizzed about it again, Radhika lost her cool. At a recent media interaction, when she was asked if there were any catfight stories between her and her Padman co-star Sonam Kapoor, Radhika was miffed. “We don’t have too many scenes together, but I really like her spirit. She is a lovely, wonderful actress, and a wonderful girl,” Radhika shot back. “And why should there be problems?” Meanwhile, Padman’s trailer and song have already amplified audience expectation from the movie, and Radhika assures it’ll be an absolute entertainer. “I wish the film is a big success, and it will be because it’s a great topic,” Radhilka smiles. “It’s made with a lot of dedication and thought.” Prod her further, and she adds, “It’s a subject that needs to reach as many people as possible. That’s the effort from our side — to spread awareness and also entertain.” The film is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who found a way to make affordable sanitary napkins for women in his village. Padman will release on Republic Day.
Chrissy Teigen’s tiff with a youtube star Chrissy Teigen and YouTube star iJustine got into a Twitter feud on Tuesday over the controversy with the Logan Paul “suicide forest” video, but worked it out at the end. Justine called out one of Chrissy’s tweets, which she thought defended Logan’s actions in the video. The tweet was then deleted. JustJared.com reports that Chrissy, who has been private on Twitter for quite some time so that haters who aren’t fans cannot see her tweets, had to turn off her privacy wall after Justine’s fans started to attack her. This is because they weren’t able to see the rest of the tweets, which added more context to the tweet in question.
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Meet Akshay Kumar’s Hu Ba HuSonamKapoor in the latest song of PadMan
Rose McGowan’s docuseries is being made in the wake of sexual harassment in Hollywood and will be titled, Citizen Rose.
Rose McGowan to get her own docu-series, Citizen Rose
One of the strongest voices in the #MeToo campaign, Rose McGowan will soon be seen on the small screen in a series based on her life. According to E! Online, the five-part series will be called Citizen Rose and will help to “amplify” Rose’s messages of ”bravery, art, joy and survival” in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations made against the likes of Harvey Weinstein and other powerful Hollywood men. In a statement, Rose said, “You are formally invited into my mind and world. I am thrilled to partner with E! to amplify my message of bravery, art, joy and survival. As I ready my book, Brave, I realised I wanted to show how we can heal through art even when being hounded by evil. I want to have a conversation with everyone, and most especially, you, about looking at things differently and seeing beauty everywhere. E!’s tremendous reach and impressive platform allow me to globally communicate the importance of living a brave life”.
The third song of Akshay Kumar starrer PadMan is out. Titled “Hu Ba Hu”, the song is about Akshay aka Lakshmikanth finding a friend in the second lead of the film Sonam Kapoor on his journey of promoting menstrual hygiene in his village. The lyrics of the song goes, “Jab ek ho raahein aur ek hi manzil, mil hi jaate hain safar mein aise log jo hote hain Hu Ba Hu (When people with similar goals meet, they end up having similar character traits).” Sung and composed by Amit Trivedi, the peppy number looks well integrated into the story with the lyrics of Kausar Munir. As the song plays, we are introduced to several similarities between the characters of Akshay and Sonam. The R. Balki directorial has Sonam playing a teacher named Rhea, who teaches the innocent village man Lakshmikanth (Akshay) to talk in English. From the visuals of the song, it seems, the teacher-student duo who have a ‘hu ba hu’ heart are attracted to each other while making women understand the importance of sanitary napkins. Now, is this attraction mere admiration or have they fallen in love with the simplicity and innocence of the other, will be known only on January 26, when the film hits the screen.
Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani took to their Twitter handle and shared the poster of Baaghi 2 with the release date, ‘March 30, 2018’ mentioned on it.
Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani’s Baaghi 2 to release on March 30 While their fans are going gaga over their holiday photos from Sri Lanka, rumoured couple Disha Patani and Tiger Shroff have announced the release date of their upcoming release Baaghi 2. Both the lead actors took to their Twitter handle and shared the poster of the film with the release date, ‘March 30, 2018’ mentioned on it. In the poster which was released earlier in May last year, Tiger is seen flaunting his chiselled bareback and a gun in his hands, speaking volumes about his daredevil act in the Ahmed Khan directorial. After seeing the poster of the sequel to the
2016 release Baaghi, many vouched for Tiger acing the combat sequence in this one too like he did in Baaghi, directed by Sabbir Khan. Also, it is for the first time that the actor will get away from his long tresses and will opt for a short hairdo. Sharing the poster and the release date of the actionthriller, Tiger tweeted, “Get Ready To Fight guys as Rebels For Love are all geared up to arrive soon! #SajidNadiadwala’s #Baaghi2 to release on March 30 2018. @khan_ ahmedasas @DishPatani @NGEMovies @ FoxStarHindi #Baaghi2onMarch30.” Disha
also took to Twitter to make an official announcement about the release date. She wrote, “Rebels For Love are all set to meet you! #SajidNadiadwala’s Baaghi2 to release on March 30 2018.” Meanwhile, a viral video on social media has Tiger and Disha shooting the climax sequence of the film. Also, in the video Tiger who looks madly in love with Disha is seen putting a garland around her neck. Baaghi 2 gives the movie buffs the fresh pairing of Disha and Tiger who have only shared the screen in a music video titled, ‘Befikra’.
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Sports Special
Andy Murray pulls out of Australian Open with hip injury
Abu Dhabi: Former world number one Andy Murray has pulled out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from a hip injury, tournament organisers said on Thursday. The three-time grand slam winner has not played a competitive match since Wimbledon last July and despite coming through a one-set exhibition in Abu Dhabi last week, the Briton has decided to focus on rehabilitation. “Sadly I won’t be playing in Melbourne this year, as I am not yet ready to compete,” Murray, a five-times Australian Open runner-up, said in a statement. “I’ll be flying home shortly to assess all the options but I appreciate all the messages of support and I hope to be back playing soon.” Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said: “We are fully aware that Andy has been going through a difficult period with his hip and that he’s done everything possible to prepare for the Australian summer. “Personally, I also know that Andy loves tennis and would do anything to play.
South Africa vs India, Tests ODIs T20s: Schedule, squads, matchtimings, live stream GNS, Mumbai: Heading into the New Year having won nine bilateral series, Team India will face their biggest test when they face South Africa in the first Test at Cape Town in South Africa. Virat Kohli’s India, who is top-ranked in the ICC Test Rankings, look to shed the tag of poor travellers as their status as the top-ranked nation faces a stern examination. The star Indian batting line-up consisting the likes of Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will have a big task to prove on pace-friendly South African wickets. India’s dominance, which has been attributed to their home form last faced such similar conditions during the tour of Australia in 2014-15.
Virat Kohli & Co arrive at the foot of the Table Mountain in what is the beginning of a tough year of away Test cricket.
Virat Kohli: A munda on the charge in South Africa Colin Munro tops batsman’s T20 rankings, Virat Kohli third
Cape Town : A quintessential West Delhi boy, Virat Kohli has infused the team with Punjabi brashness and vigour. In the last two years of his captaincy, India have steamrolled all opponents at home. Now, Kohli & Co arrive at the foot of the Table Mountain in
what is the beginning of a tough year of away Test cricket. These 12 months, starting at Newlands on Friday, will determine if their tashes remain proudly twirled. Balwinder Singh Sandhu, while recalling his playing days, those heady early 80s, inadvertently
Ankita Raina emphasises on need of good support staff for success GNS, Pune : Enduring a stagnation on the professional circuit, India’s top woman singles player Ankita Raina says she can certainly break into the top-100 barrier but for that to happen she needs a travelling coach and physio. She has remained in same rankings bracket in the last two years but the 24-year-old Ankita contends that she maybe ranked 259 in singles but there is not much difference between players below 300 and 200. In 2017, ending runner-up at the USD 60,000 ITF event in Luan was her best performance. En route the final, she beat world number 139 Fangzhou Liu in the quarterfinals but lost the title-clash to world number 124 and top seed Lin Zhu. Since then Ankita had a few semifinal finishes at similar events on the ITF circuit and also competed in USD 125K and 100k WTA events. “The level has really gone up. Players inside 300s are as good as inside 150. There is not much difference.
GNS, Mumbai: India skipper Virat Kohli and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the top players who are set to be retained by their respective IPL franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and comeback outfit Chennai Super Kings (CSK) respectively The retention list of players is to be announced by BCCI here on Thursday. Kohli, yet to taste a triumph as captain in IPL in spite of his extremely successful run as national captain, and 2011 World Cup-winning skipper Dhoni are expected to be shoo-ins when RCB and CSK decide which players they are retaining in the squad for the next three seasons – 2018 to 2020. Among other top Indians who are almost certain to be retained are Rohit Sharma.
Airtel, Vodafone offer Rs 1,500 cashback on select Samsung phones
“The Rs 1,500 cashback will be disbursed to customers over 24 months. At the end of 12 months, customers who have done recharges, in any denomination of their choice, worth Rs 2,500 will be eligible for the first instalment of Rs 300. They will be eligible for the second instalment of Rs 1,200 provided they complete another set of recharges worth Rs 2,500 over the next 12 months,” the Airtel statement said. Airtel will credit the money in Airtel Payments Bank account of the customer. Vodafone is also offering the facility for post-paid customers. “Postpaid customers need to opt into any one of Vodafones attractive Red Plans. At the
allows a peep into the present-day Indian dressing room. The 1983 World Cup hero is talking about the Punjabi culture of the Kapil Dev era, but the images that come to mind are more recent — the viral WhatsApp clips of Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan displaying mean
IPL 2018: Here’s the latest on MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli ahead of player retention
Airtel will offer the scheme on Galaxy J2 (2017), Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7 Prime, and Galaxy J7 Pro.
GNS, New Delhi: Aimed at broadening their consumer base in smartphone segment, country’s two leading telecom players Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have tied up with Samsung for cashback offers worth Rs 1,500 on select Galaxy J-series devices over a period of two years. Airtel will offer the scheme on Galaxy J2 (2017), Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7 Prime, and Galaxy J7 Pro priced in the range of Rs 6,990 to Rs 19,900. Under the offer, Vodafone will give cashback on three models Galaxy J2 Pro, priced at Rs 8,490; Galaxy J7 Nxt, Rs 10,490; and Galaxy J7, Rs 16,900. Samsung smartphones for Airtel customers will come bundled with special recharge pack of Rs 199 that offers 1GB data per day and unlimited calling within India. While Airtel customers will need to recharge with a total value of Rs 5,000, Vodafone users will have to recharge their account every month with Rs 198 (total value Rs 4,752 over a period of two years) to avail full benefit of cashback scheme, as per the companies’ statements.
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end of the first 12 months, users will receive a cashback of Rs 600 and after another 12 months, a cashback of Rs 900 respectively. The cashback will be credited to their Vodafone M-Pesa wallets,” the Vodadone statement said. Telecom operators are coming up with such offers with an aim to capture smartphone users in the country as they consume more data compared to feature phone users. As per a CLSA report, Reliance Jio has already captured 80 per cent of smartphone users in the country. The company had 13.9 crore subscribers in September while smartphone customer base stood at around 17.8 crore in the same month.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor announces organizational senior leadership changes this New Yea Bangalore, January 03, 2018: Toyota Kirloskar Motor, today announced the roll-out of restructured organizational changes effective from 1 st January 2018, as it continues to redesign the company operations under long-term perspectives. With this, the company aims to further strengthen the objectivity and agility of the management team at various functional drives. The key changes highlight the promotion of Mr. N Raja as the Deputy Managing Director [subject to board approval] covering Sales ‘ Service functional areas. An industry veteran, Mr. N. Raja, who has been with Toyota Kirloskar Motor for the last 5 years, was previously Senior Vice President and Director, Sales and Marketing.
wedding bhangra moves. Sandhu acknowledges that it’s yesterday again in Indian cricket. After the late 80s, there’s a strong North Indian feel to the Indian team again with a Punjabi-speaking full-time skipper. Kapil had Mohinder Amarnath, Madan Lal, Kirti Azad and Yashpal Sharma.
Abu Dhabi: New Zealand duo Colin Munro and Ish Sodhi have topped the ICC T20I rankings thanks to their performances in the recently concluded threematch series against West Indies. Munro’s elevation means that India captain Virat Kohli is now down to the third spot in the rankings behind second-placed Aaron Finch. Munro had scored a record third T20I century in New Zealand’s third match against West Indies. In the process, he helped New Zealand to a total of 243/5, their highest in the shortest format of the game. Munro scored 66 off 30 balls in the second match that was eventually washed out and 53 off 48 in the first. Kohli, who is currently in South Africa with the Indian team preparing for a three-Test series, had last played a T20 against New Zealand in November 2016.
Jamaica calling: Delhi slum boy to train at Olympian Usain Bolt’s famed club GNS, New Delhi: Luck only favours those who are brave enough to defy all odds, and this 15-year-old rickshaw
puller’s son has raced his way into Usain Bolt’s club - an achievement what most teens may just dream about. Nisar Ahmed, who lives in a 10×10 feet tin shack near the railway tracks in the Bada Bagh slums of
Delhi’s Azadpur area, is looking to forge one such heart-warming story. The young sprinter is all set to leave his slum and embark for the hallowed one at the famed Racers Track Club in Kingston, Jamaica, home of eight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt. Nisar has been named in the 14-member contingent of budding young athletes who are selected to train for a training camp in Jamaica. Excited about the opportunity to train in Bolt’s club, Nisar told ANI, “I am very excited to travel to Jamaica for training.
business PSU bank stocks in limelight; shares gain up to 8.5 per cent
GNS, New Delhi: Shares of state-run banks surged up to 8.5 per cent on Thursday after the finance ministry sought Parliament’s nod for extra expenditure of Rs 80,000 crore towards their recapitalisation through bonds. The scrip of UCO Bank soared 8.50 per cent, IDBI Bank surged 8.33 per cent, Punjab National Bank gained 5.97 per cent, Bank of India went up 3.83 per cent and Bank of Baroda jumped 3.77 per cent on BSE. Among others, shares of Oriental Bank of Commerce rose 3.71 per cent, Canara Bank advanced 2.69 per cent, Bank of Maharashtra (2.39 per cent), Indian Bank (1.89 per cent) and State Bank of India (1.72 per cent). “Release of the next instalment of funds earmarked
for bank recapitalisation proved to be a shot in the arm for PSBs, especially as some of the weak banks had been hauled up by RBI for prompt and corrective action,” said Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services Ltd. Parliament’s approval has been sought for “meeting additional expenditure towards recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks through issue of government securities”, said the finance ministry document. The additional expenditure of Rs 80,000 crore towards bank recapitalisation through issue of government securities will be matched by additional receipts on issues of securities to the banks and “will not entail any cash outgo”, it added.
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Over 500 dalits rally in Surat to protest Maha violence
Surat: Over 500 members of the different Dalit groups held a rally in the city on Wednesday to protest the violence over event to mark 200th anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle near Pune in Maharashtra. The protests caused temporary disruption of traffic as participants blocked roads and shouted slogans as they rallied through some of the main roads of the city. The rally ended peacefully after four hours. Police said nobody was detained or arrested as the rally was held without permission. It began with a group of 40 people who had returned from Bhima Koregaon near Pune shouting slogans near Udhna railway station in the morning. The group from Jafrabad in Amreli district had arrived on Wednesday morning from Pune. They rallied for over six kilometre from Udhna railway station to the statue of Baba Ambedkar on Ring Road and were joined by over 500 members of Dalit groups from the city to protest against the violence in Maharashtra. A similar rally was also taken out in Vapi and Navsari towns of south Gujarat during the day by local Dalit groups there.
Maharashtra Dalit protests spread to Gujarat VADODARA: The protests by the Dalits in Maharashtra spread to adjoining Gujarat today, where members of the community took out a rally here and shouted slogans outside the BJP office. A Dalit group held a protest march in the Udhna locality to express solidarity with the community members in Maharashtra over the caste violence in Pune district on January 1. The Maharashtra bandh, however, was withdrawn later in the day. Hundreds of Dalit community members gathered under the banner of Samast Ambedkar Samaj and took out a rally. They briefly staged a dharna in front of a stationary train at Udhna Railway Station and blocked a road, affecting the movement of traffic for a while. Dalit groups had called for a bandh in Maharashtra today to protest the violence over the bicentennial celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle near Pune. “We organised a rally to express solidarity with the members of our community who protested against the violence near Pune. “As per our plan, we took out the rally in Udhna and blocked a train and road traffic, and shouted slogans outside the BJP headquarters,” said Kunal Sonawane who led the protesting group. Police said the protest was peaceful and no such agitation was reported from anywhere in the state.
AMTS seeks Rs 508 crore budget, promises timely service
GNS, AHMEDABAD: With the promise of ensuring prompt bus services, a new bus fleet and upgradation of public conveniences at busy bus stations, deputy municipal commissioner Arjav Shah promised better integrated transport services for the city in 2018-19. While proposing a Rs 508.17 crore AMTS budget to
the transport committee, Shah promised that with 550 new buses and additional buses procured under the Chief Minister’s Urban Bus Social Responsibility Scheme, the AMTS will maintain an average bus fleet of 816 while promising 92% fleet utilization. “The state government will provide viability gap funding for procurement
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of additional buses. This will strengthen our operational bus fleet and will help us making the service more reliable and predictable,” said Shah. He also said that special efforts are also being made to improve toilets and drinking water facilities at depots and terminuses. Another issue being addressed by the AMTS is pollution.
Convocation shortened but list of VVIPs grows GNS, Vadodara: The list of invitees for the forthcoming annual convocation at M S University is getting longer with each passing day. After President Ram Nath Kovind gave his consent to grace the 66th annual convocation scheduled on January 22, a slew
of other dignitaries are expected to remain present at the convocation ceremony. Gujarat governor O P Kohli, who by virtue of his post is also visitor at MSU, has also given consent to remain present at the convocation ceremony. This apart Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, state education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, minister of state for primary and higher education Vibhavari Dave and a couple of secretaries from
the state education department are expected to share the dais at the convocation ground. While Chudasama has confirmed his presence at the ceremony, state education department is coordinating with chief minister’s office for Rupani’s presence at the convocation. Similarly, while principal secretary (education) and commissioner of higher education, Gujarat have c o n f i r m e d their presence, MSU officials are awaiting confirmation from Dave and chief secretary (education). Ironically, President’s office has confirmed his presence just for an hour between 11 am and 12 noon due to which the university officials have decided to cut short the convocation ceremony. Unlike the past, gold medalists will not be conferred the medals during the convocation ceremony. But this has not stopped the university officials from extending invitees to all the possible dignitaries in the state government.
Gujarat: Unhappy with portfolio, sulking minister Parshottam Solanki skips Cabinet meet GNS, Unhappy over the allocation of fisheries department to him, Koli strongman and Minister of State Parshottam Solanki on Wednesday stayed away from the Cabinet meeting. Instead, he met a number of Koli community leaders, led by his younger brother and former MLA Hira Solanki, at his official bungalow here. “I did not call the Koli community leaders. They came here on their own to express solidarity. The Koli community feels that I should not get fisheries department when other ministers are getting better departments,” the minister told reporters. When asked about why he had skipped the Cabinet meeting, Solanki replied, “Don’t ask me anything. Ask them, the leaders of the (Koli) community,” Solanki added. Solanki, who held the same department in
Abe said Japan would take new steps to strengthen its defence posture but he did not go to specifics.
Japan’s security endangered by N Korea, situation like WW2: Shinzo Abe
surrounding Japan is at its severest since World War Two. I will protect the people’s lives and peaceful living in any situation,” Abe told a New Year news conference. Abe said Japan would take new steps to strengthen its defence posture but he did not go to specifics. The government
GNS, RAJKOT: A young man allegedly killed his sick mother in Rajkot by throwing her off the terrace of a building. Police have arrested the accused, who is a professor, in the alleged murder case three months after the death. Police had earlier registered a suicide case but an anonymous letter and CCTV footage of the building helped them to establish that it was murder and not suicide. As believed earlier, Jayshreeben Vinodbhai Nathvani, died on September 27 by jumping off the terrace of her own building - Darshan Avenue in Gandhigram area - and died on the spot. Police registered a suicide case and closed the file. Later, police got an anonymous letter suspecting this to be a case of murder and not suicide. Police then checked CCTV footage of the building which showed that Jayshreeben, the victim mother, was unable to walk on her own as she was recently operated and sick. The footage showed her son Sandip providing her support to reach the terrace. DCP Karanraj Vaghela said, “We found from the CCTV footage that Jayshreeben’s son was along with her when she jumped from the terrace and it’s not possible to commit suicide in the company of son. The role of the son has come under scanner.”
“The Koli community feels that I should not get fisheries department when other ministers are getting better departments.”
the previous BJP government, had expressed his displeasure at the allocation of portfolios after meeting Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday. “My Koli
community wants that it should be given a better representation in the Gujarat cabinet,” he had said, adding that he is the only minister from the Koli community in the
international Tokyo: The security situation facing Japan is the most perilous since World War Two because of North Korea’s “unacceptable” provocations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday and he vowed to bolster defences to protect the Japanese people. Tension in the region has been rising, particularly since North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test in September, and then in November, said it had successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach all of the US mainland. “It is not an exaggeration to say that the security environment
Gujarat: Video shows professor throwing mother off terrace
approved a record military budget in December, with defence outlays due to rise for a sixth year, increasing by 1.3 per cent to 5.19 trillion yen (USD 46 billion), with the biggest item 137 billion yen in reinforcing defences against North Korean ballistic missiles. The US ambassador to the
United Nations, Nikki Haley, said this week the United States was hearing reports that North Korea might be preparing to fire another missile, and she warned it not to. “It is absolutely unacceptable that North Korea is trampling the strong desire of Japan and the rest of the international community for peaceful resolutions and continuing with its provocative behaviour,” Abe said. Abe has said he wants to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution with the aim of loosening constraints on the military, although the public is divided over changes to the charter imposed after Japan’s World War Two defeat.
Trump has at times appeared to dismiss the prospect of a diplomatic solution and both sides have threatened to destroy each other.
Worry about Kim’s mental health not Trump’s: White House tells Americans
Washington/Seoul: The White House on Wednesday defended Donald Trump’s tweet about the size of his nuclear button, saying Americans should be concerned about the North Korean leader’s mental fitness, not their president’s. On Tuesday, Trump responded to a New Year’s Day speech in which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he had a nuclear button on his desk by saying that his nuclear button “is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!” The tweet provoked strong criticism, especially from Trump’s Democratic opponents, and former Vice President Joe Biden called it dangerously cavalier.
state cabinet. Meanwhile, his brother Hira said, “Around 1,500 people from the Koli community, including some leaders, had gathered today.
Chinese globes sold in Canada show India without Kashmir, Arunachal Toronto: The 2015 controversy over China’s state-owned television CCTV showing India’s map without Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh while Prime Minister Modi was visiting the country has found a new facet. Social media erupted as Indian-origin customers learnt about ‘Made in China’ globes being sold at leading Canadian stores which depicted Jammu and Kashmir as a ‘disputed area’ and Arunachal Pradesh as a part of China. Pictures of the globe being sold at multinational retail chain, Costco stores in Canada have gone viral as Twitter users expressed shock and anger, Times Now reported. According to reports, the globes depict Kashmir as a separate territory and a complaint had been filed with Costco management, as Indian customers demanded withdrawal of the globe from sale immediately.
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