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Short News Tamil Nadu Congress rules out aligning with Dhinakaran-led AMMK Chennai: Days after Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dhinakaran said his party would consider aligning with the Congress if it walked out of the DMK-led alliance, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee ruled out any such possibility on Saturday. “Dhinakaran has expressed his view. We are already in an alliance with the DMK,” Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President Su Thirunavukkarasar told PTI when asked about Dhinakaran’s views. On August 2, Dhinakaran to a query if his party would go for an electoral pact with the Congress, had said AMMK would consider it if the national party came out of the alliance with the DMK. “Let them first come out of the alliance,” he had said adding “then we would consider it.” Three-time Congress MLA and former Rajya Sabha member S Peter Alphonse concurred with party State unit chief and said such matters were, however, in the domain of the party high command. “My view is, I don’t think there is any space for any other alliance at present.”
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Tejashwi Yadav emphasised that despite the presence of top Opposition leaders, it would be a ‘non-political event’.
Delhi: Oppn stands united at Tejashwi Yadav’s protest over Bihar rapes New Delhi: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and several other opposition parties staged a protest on Saturday, voicing their anguish over the alleged rape of young girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur. In a show of opposition unity, almost all major political parties joined the protest at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the national capital, organised by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Voicing his discontent at the handling of the case, Rahul Gandhi said, “If Nitish Kumar is ashamed of Muzaffarpur rape incident, he should immediately take action against those involved. We stand with the women of India, girls and their families who suffered in Muzaffarpur.” The event was attended by several prominent leaders including, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI’s D Raja
and Atul Kumar Anjan and Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav. Tejashwi
After Silchar airport drama, TMC workers observe ‘black day’ in protest
GST slabs may reduce to 3 in long-term: Sanjeev Sanyal Kolkata: In the long-term, Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs may come down to three, in addition to the exempted category, Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser to the Finance Ministry, on Saturday said. The three slabs could be a low of 5 per cent, a central 15 per cent (merging 12 per cent and 18 per cent slabs that exist now) and a top rate of 25 per cent, he said here at an interactive session organised by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce. “In the long-term, the GST rates might be squeezed to three as more and more simplification will be done,” Sanyal said. Presently, there are four GST slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent, plus the exempted category which attracts 0 per cent GST. He said a bulk of the goods might get taxed in the 15 per cent slab. Earlier this week, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi, who also heads high level minister panel on GST, had said that the slabs may come down in the future. Sanyal, who was a renowned economist before joining the government, said that after indirect taxes (GST), the government is planning to undertake legal and administrative reforms. “The inability of the legal system to enforce contracts needs to be addressed and this require reforms. The administrative reforms is also on the government’s radar,” Sanyal added. He said there has been a slowdown in the Indian economy but now beginning to recover.
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Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday observed a ‘black day’ in various parts of West Bengal in protest against the alleged “detention and manhandling” of its leaders in Assam’s Silchar airport. The protest will continue on Sunday too, party sources said. TMC ministers, leaders and activists hit the streets in the districts and blocks across the state to protest against the alleged assault on the eight-member TMC team at the Silchar airport on Thursday when they tried to enter Assam’s Cachar district to
assess the situation in the wake of the publication of the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Carrying placards and sporting black masks and badges, TMC activists shouted slogans against the BJP governments at the Centre and Assam and the final draft of the NRC, published on July 30. The eight-member TMC delegation had comprised of six MPs, an MLA and West Bengal minister Firhad Hikim. They were stopped at the Silchar airport and put under preventive detention. They returned to the city on Friday.
Yadav emphasised that despite the presence of top Opposition leaders, it would be a
‘non-political event’. Tejashwi has been targeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the alleged rape incident at the shelter home in Muzzafarpur. He had said that condemnation issued by the chief minister on Muzaffarpur shelter case wasn’t enough, questioning why Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the case, was running shelter homes and getting funds from the government. Yadav had stated that the scandal has exposed ‘social reforms’ agenda of Nitish Kumar government. “We want Brajesh Thakur to be hanged till death. If you see the number of crimes in Bihar has increased in the past one year. Cases of gangrape are being reported back to back from various districts of the state,” Tejashwi Yadav told news agency ANI on Saturday.
Congress set to ‘expose’ Modi govt, campaign against corruption on cards
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday decided to take on the Narendra Modi government on the issue of corruption by launching a public campaign that will highlight the bank scams, Rafale deal and the “bad” state of the economy. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee chaired by party chief Rahul Gandhi where the leaders also chalked out a strategy on the crucial issue of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC). The meeting of the working committee, the party’s highest decision-making body, was attended by top party leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, A K Antony, Ghulam Nabi Aza, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ahmed Patel and Ashok Gehlot. However, former party president Sonia Gandhi was unable to attend the meeting. This is the second meeting of the newly constituted CWC under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. The opposition party decided to go all out in highlighting the issue of corruption both inside and outside Parliament. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala
said after the meeting that the party will launch a public campaign or ‘Jan Andolan, details of which will be chalked out in the coming days in consultation with state units and leaders. “The CWC met today. As a team, we discussed the political situation in the country and the huge opportunity for the Congress to highlight issues of corruption and failure of the government to provide jobs to our youth. Thank you to all those who attended today’s meeting,” Gandhi said on Twitter. The party intends to corner the government on media reports which quoted Antiguan authorities as saying that Indian agencies had no adverse information against Mehul Choksi when the Caribbean country conducted a background check on the PNB scam accused before granting him citizenship in 2017. The Congress has alleged that it had “exposed the complicity and connivance” of the Modi government in the escape of the fugitive billionaire. On the Rafale deal, Surjewala said neither the Prime Minister nor the
Defence Minister are disclosing the price of the jets purchased by this government and claimed that the price fixed during UPA was Rs 526 crore against Rs 1,676 crore for the jets purchased under NDA, that has caused a loss of Rs 48,000 crore to the exchequer. Taking a cautious stand on the National Register of Citizens exercise in Assam, Surjewala said after the meeting that the NRC was “Congress’ baby” and was initiated as a consequence of the Assam accord signed by late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985 and the party will ensure that no Indian citizen is left out of it. “The NRC is a baby of the Congress party and it will ensure that no Indian citizens is deprived of his legitimate right,” he said. Surjewala also pointed out figures claiming that while the Congress-led UPA government from 2005 to 2013 had deported 82,728 foreigners (Bangladeshis), the NDA government has only deported only 1,822 foreign nationals in the last four years. He was citing figures shared by the Modi government in Parliament.
Leave politics outside, focus on welfare: Venkaiah Naidu to new Rajya Sabha MPs
New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday asked newly elected members “to leave politics outside” and focus on people’s welfare inside the House. Naidu
inaugurated a two-day orientation programme for the new members of the Rajya Sabha here and spoke with them on different aspects of the functioning of Parliament for about an hour. He made a passionate appeal to all
MPs to ensure smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha and Parliament by making good use of opportunities and improving the quality of debates. “I firmly believe in discipline and upholding rules. I do get emotional
if rules are violated and the House is disrupted,” he said. “Mobocracy should not be allowed to derail deliberative p a r l i a m e n t a r y democracy. A group of MPs rushing into the well of the House
Amit Shah in Raj takes dig at Rahul’s Italian roots, slams him over NRC Jaipur: Sounding the poll bugle for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday raised the issue of illegal migrants in Assam. He challenged it to clear its stand on National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam besides making a blistering attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The BJP president was addressing a rally in Rajsamand after flagging off Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s “Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra” Charbhuja temple on Saturday. Using the NRC issue as a pitch to corner the Congress, Shah called on people to question the Congress president Rahul Gandhi as to why he wants “Bangladeshi intruders” in the country. “Rahul Baba will come here later this month, you must ask him why he
wants to keep Bangladesh intruders in the country. The Congress wants them to stay here because they are its vote bank,” he said. Almost 40 lakh people , mostly Muslims, have been excluded from the NRC list in Assam. According to Shah, the Congress wants to save them for sake of their votes. The BJP president dispalyed a hostile mood against the Congress
president who has been constantly slamming the prime minister over his promise of ‘achche din’ and ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’. Shah rapped the Congress chief for asking what the Modi government had done in four years. Instead, Shah said that the people of India have been demanding answers for four decades. “Rahul baba humse chaar saal ka kya hisaab maangte ho? Desh ki janta aapse se chaar peedhi ka hisaab maang rahi hai,” Shah said. Taking a dig at Rahul’s Italian roots, he said, “Rahul Baba, I do not know Italian otherwise I would have told you how much we have done for the people.” The BJP president said that Modi government started 116 schemes for poor people and the Raje government has executed these schemes on the ground.
and disrupting the proceedings subverts democracy. We need to respect each other irrespective of being in majority or minority. We need to respect the people’s mandate,” he told the members. Naidu complimented
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri for attending the ‘Orientation Programme’ despite having piloted quite a few bills and answering several questions in both the Houses of Parliament over the last one year.
Family of man shot dead at Farooq Abdullah’s J&K house demands probe Jammu: Dozens of relatives of the youth, who was shot dead by security forces after he forcibly drove into the residence of former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar on Saturday, staged protests demanding an inquiry into the incident, officials said. Syeed Murfad Shah, 25, a resident of Chinore locality in the outskirts of Jammu, was killed when he drove his XUV into the heavily fortified residence of the former chief minister at Bhatindi before being shot dead by security forces, according to witnesses.On hearing about the incident, Shah’s father and other family members reached the spot and demanded a probe into the incident, officials
added. After the body was taken to Government Medical College hospital for postmortem, about 200 acquaintances of the deceased, originally hailing from Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district, assembled there. They prevented doctors from performing an autopsy for several hours and asked why an “innocent unarmed person” was killed, officials said. While the postmortem of the deceased was underway at the hospital, another large group of protesters blocked the main road at Chinore, they said. Senior police and civil officials were at the spot and efforts were on to persuade the protesters to lift the blockade on the Jammu-Bantalab road.
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PM & Singh-Pak: Row over, bad taste lingers
For the sake of smoothness of public life and the regular functioning of Parliament, it was good that the government came down from its high horse on Wednesday. This ended the impasse caused by the Congress’ demand for an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the latter’s wholly unbecoming remarks practically calling his predecessor Manmohan Singh and former vicepresident Hamid Ansari traitors in the course of the recent Gujarat election campaign. In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of the House and finance minister Arun Jaitley said in a statement: “The PM in his speeches did not question, nor meant to question, the commitment to this nation of either former PM Manmohan Singh or former vice-president Hamid Ansari. Any such perception is erroneous. We hold these leaders in high esteem, as well as their commitment to India.” The Congress leader in the House, Ghulam Nabi Azad, thanked the government for the clarification and said that his party dissociated itself “with any comments made by any member during elections that may have hurt the PM’s dignity”. These proceedings, needless to say, were strictly for the record, and in the spirit of balance. In the case of the objectionable remark of senior Congress figure Mani Shankar Aiyar calling Mr Modi “neech” (low grade), to which Mr Azad appeared to allude, the Congress Party had already suspended him. As for Mr Modi’s election speech in which he gave a traitorous colour to a dinner meeting with Pakistani dignitaries attended by Dr Singh and Mr Ansari at the residence of Mr Aiyar, it was more than evident that the government had no intention to prosecute these prominent personalities as it simply had no evidence to back up the implication of Mr Modi’s observation that the Congress was seeking to collude with Pakistan to interfere in the Gujarat election. What may have also weighed with the government was the fact of the dinner in honour of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri being attended by a former chief of the Indian Army, who has nothing to do with the Congress Party. No matter how gross the nature of the politics that Mr Modi had sought to employ against his adversaries in the Gujarat election, public opinion is unlikely to accept that a former head of the Army could be collaborating with Pakistan. To begin with, the government’s stance was intransigent. Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu had initially taken the stand that the PM’s objectionable remarks could not be discussed in Parliament as they were made outside the House. Evidently, the government thought the better of sticking to this line. While the issue has been papered over, the political stain of a PM portraying his predecessor in traitorous light is unlikely to fade anytime soon.
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Here’s the real reason why Akshay Kumar opted out of the Gulshan Kumar biopic.
No more a Mogul
New Delhi: Ever since Akshay Kumar announced his sudden exit from Mogul, the biopic of music baron Gulshan Kumar, people have been speculating about his reason for quitting. The two most popular theories doing the rounds are insufficient remuneration and creative differences. A reliable source close to the project spills the beans. “Director Subhash Kapoor was asked to have the script ready within by a certain time. And Akshay set aside his dates for the project accordingly. Since Subhash and Akshay
worked well together in Jolly LLB 2, the Mogul team at T-Series was sure that they would produce good results once again. But Subhash didn’t have the script ready on time,” the source says. The source adds that the delay was not entirely the director’s fault. “Interviews with some of the people Gulshan Kumar was closely associated with didn’t materialise on time. Some people said that they would speak later, and others refused to meet Subhash. The interviewees’ reluctance is what caused the delay.”
Box Office: Taapsee’s Mulk, Aishwarya’s Fanney Khan, Irrfan’s Karwaan opens poorly
New Delhi: August began with three movie releases – Taapsee Pannu-Rishi Kapoor starrer ‘Mulk’, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-Anil Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao starrer ‘Fanney Khan’ and Irrfan Khan-Dulquer Salmaan-Mithila Palkar starrer ‘Karwaan’.Among the three movies, most had expectations from ‘Fanney Khan’ especially since Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan too had joined the promotions, and the next most eyed film was Dulquer Salmaan’s debut film ‘Karwaan’. However it was Taapsee Pannu and Rishi Kapoor’s
underrated movie ‘Mulk’ which took everyone by surprise with unanimous praises and decent box office collection for a movie made on a smaller scale as compared to the other two.The film which was expected to make the most ‘Fanney Khan’ actually turned out to be the worst performer among the three as it managed to make merely Rs. 2.15 crore on the opening day as compared to its budget.‘Karwaan’, according to a report on Box Office India, collected only Rs. 1.45 crore but is expected to grow over the weekend.
Hollywood - Bollywood Aishwarya Rai: Housewives are biggest CEOs in India
New Delhi: Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says the housewives are the biggest CEOs in the country. This weekend’s episode of Indian Idol 10 promises to be a starstudded affair with actors Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya and Rajkummar Rao making an appearance on the show. After contestant Indira Das’ performance, her mother asked Aishwarya about her views on the housewives of the country, read a statement. “The housewives are the biggest CEOs in the country and they should be given utmost respect and appreciation in the country. I doff my hat off with full respect and appreciation to all the housewives of the country and the world,” said Aishwarya. To which, one of the show’s judges Vishal Dadlani said, “Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being one of the most beautiful women in the world is just like any other housewife.
Angelina Jolie plans to adopt, Brad Pitt upset los angales : Rumours have been swirling that Angelina Jolie might adopt a seventh child, though Brad Pitt won’t be adding more to his brood. A source close to the actor told Hollywoodlife.com that his family is as big as he’d like it to be. “Brad has no desire to adopt any more children at this point in his life. He loves everyone of his children and does not feel the need to grow his family any bigger. He has enough kids to worry about,” the source said. Apparently Angie always wanted to expand their family but Brad disagreed, “All Brad cares about now is making sure he’s looking after his own kids. Brad only wants what is best for his kids and he wants to give the kids he does have as much attention as possible,” the source added. It was reported earlier that Angelina was planning to adopt another child once she’s done with Maleficent 2.
Lady Gaga mourns Zombie Boy
los angales : Lady Gaga is grieving the sudden death of her friend and muse, Rick “Zombie Boy” Genest. According to reports, the model died from an apparent suicide at 32. His body was found Wednesday at his apartment in Montreal. Genest, who was famous for his head-to-toe tattoos, starred in the music video for Gaga’s 2011 smash hit, Born This Way. She took to Twitter with an emotional message, “The suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating. We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma. We must save each other (sic).”
Priyanka Chopra confirms her exit from Quantico, is Nick the reason once again?
New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra has finally ended her journey as Alex Parish- the character from American TV series ‘Quantico’ that brought her fame globally. The 35-year-old actress took to her Twitter handle to share her thoughts about the journey for three-long-seasons and said that story of Alex Parish “will come full circle”.“As the season ends, I am saying goodbye to Alex Parrish. As you’ll see, her story will come full circle...and that is the best feeling as an actor. Bringing Alex to life has challenged me physically and emotionally, but even more significant it has (I hope) cracked the door open for female talent and women of color to play leading ladies,” she wrote.“Thank you for opening your homes and
hearts to me every week! Thank you to the cast and crew of #Quantico for being such an amazing
team to work with, for all the memories that I will cherish...memories of laughter, of learning new things, of making friends for life. It was a pleasure working with each and every one of you, and I look forward to crossing paths again!” Priyanka added. The American drama thriller series premiered on September 7, 2015 on ABC.Alex Parish, played by the desi girl, was a bright FBI recruit who joined the agency after graduating from the FBI Academy and became a prime suspect of a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal.Presently, Priyanka is set to star opposite Chris Pratt in ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’, directed by Michelle MacLaren.The actress was also in news recently for walking out of her Bollywood project with Salman Khan – ‘Bharat’.
Aiyaary was mistreated: Manoj Bajpayee
Mumbai: Actor Manoj Bajpayee never fails to impress as a performer, whether or not his films do well at the box office. Though his recent outing, Aiyaary, turned out to be a dud, the actor says that he’s proud of the project. “Aiyaary was mistreated in the market. It’s a great film and I’m proud of it. It’s one of my best roles and my best performance to date. The film has recovered its costs though, I don’t have to worry about that,” Manoj says. “As far as creative aspects are concerned, it’s a superlative film and I am happy with it,” he adds. The actor is willing to admit that most of his films have flopped. “Overall, I’m happy with the roles I get. Whether my films do well or not, I am not concerned. A majority of my films have flopped. But even after 24 years in the business, I am here talking about my next film. My career proves that you just have to remain focused, whether your film makes Rs 100 crore or not doesn’t matter,” he says. “I don’t care a damn about the box office,” concludes the actor who will soon be seen in Satyameva Jayate.
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Serena seeks 8th Wimbledon crown to cap another comeback after complicated child birth
London: Serena Williams has made a career out of defying adversity so it should be no great surprise if, 10 months after a complicated childbirth, she reclaims her Wimbledon title on Saturday. Germany’s experienced Angelique Kerber stands in the way of the 36-year-oldAmerican and an eighth, and arguably most impressive, All England Club singles crown which would see her match Margaret Court’s alltime record of 24 Grand Slam titles.Williams, seeded 25th after her maternity break, would not be the first player to take time
off to have a baby and return to win Wimbledon but it has not happened for 38 years since Australian Evonne Goolagong beat American Chris Evert in 1980.It did not happen again in any Grand Slam until Belgian Kim Clijsters won the 2009 U.S. Open after having daughter Jada. But it has not even been a year since Williams spent six days in hospital after giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia by emergency C-section and then needing surgery to prevent blood clots entering her lungs with potentially fatal consequences.
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Ben Stokes treble sees England to thrilling win over India at Edgbaston in 1st Test
Unfazed by final losses, PV Sindhu eyes medal at World Championship and Asian
New Delhi: A title has eluded PV Sindhu this season despite three summit appearances but the Indian ace says she is undeterred by the heartbreak and will aim for a fresh start in the upcoming World Championship in China and the Asian Games in Indonesia.Sindhu has been in impressive form ever since winning the silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Last year, she won three titles out of the six finals that she reached.However,
loss in the finals in World Championship, Hong Kong Open and Dubai Super Series Final earned her the choker’s tag.This year too she has reached the summit clash at India Open, the Commonwealth Games and the Thailand Open but failed to cross the final hurdle, prompting many critics to once again describe her as the “perennial bridesmaid”.“I know sometimes I have been losing in the finals.
Birmingham: Ben Stokes took three wickets on Saturday, including the prize scalp of India captain Virat Kohli, as England won the first Test by 31 runs in a thrilling finish at Edgbaston. The all-rounder, who could miss next week’s second Test of a five-match series at Lord’s because of a court trial on a charge of affray starting Monday, took two wickets in an over including Kohli. Stokes ended the match when he had Hardik Pandya (31) caught at first slip by Alastair Cook, with India bowled out for 162, having been set 194 to win. Pandya’s exit left Stokes with innings figures of four for 40 in 14.2 overs. However, fellow England all-rounder Sam Curran was named
man-of-the-match after starring with both bat and ball. That England had a target of 194 to defend was largely down to the 20-year-old Curran’s 63, his maiden Test fifty in just his second match at this level rescuing the hosts from the depths of 87 for seven. Curran’s innings came just a day after the Surrey left-arm swing bowler’s Test-best haul of four for 74 during India’s first innings of 274. Saturday’s play started with the match on a knife edge. India were 110 for five -- still 84 runs shy of victory -- with England needing five wickets. Given the sunny overhead conditions in Birmingham, the only certainty then was the match would finish with more than a day to spare.
We could have applied ourselves better, says Virat Kohli Birmingham : India skipper Virat Kohli today rued the lack of application and poor shot selection by his batsmen after their meek surrender paved the way for an England victory in the opening Test here. The hosts drew first blood in the five-match series with a 31-run win at the Edgbaston. Chasing 194, Kohli stood out again with a combative 51 but lacked support at the other end, as India were all out for 162. “I think it was a great game. Glad to be part of such an exciting Test. Lot of times we came back, showed character there. But England were relentless. They made us work hard for the runs. It sets up the series nicely and
gives us what we need to do going forward,” Kohli said after the match. The captain added, “Our shot selection could have been better. We definitely need to apply ourselves better with the bat, but England came back superbly and we need to take the positives and move forward.” The second Test begins in Lord’s on August 9. “(I) haven’t had the time to speak (to the team) but it’ll be about taking the positives. We can be proud of the team for starting like that in a big series.” Kohli praised the lowerorder batsman for showing grit and said India need to be fearless to make a comeback in the series. “There is a lot to learn from the lower
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order in the first innings, Ishant and Umesh got stuck in the middle. Ishant showed character here, Umesh hung around with Hardik again,” he said. “There is no hiding from this game; we need to be positive, relentless and whatever the feelings are would come out now in no time. We need to take the negatives out and build on the positives as we go on.”Talking about his first-innings century, Kohli said: “From the team’s point of view, the century was probably up there. Second-best to Adelaide. One that I’ll remember. When you take your team close, it always feels good.” England skipper Joe Root credited the bowlers for setting up the match.
Endeavouring to help airline achieve cost efficiencies: Jet Airways’ pilots union New Delhi: Jet Airways’ pilots union NAG has said that it is endeavouring to assist the airline in facing the current challenges and help in achieving cost efficiencies, according to a communication. However, a source in the union told PTI that pilots have not agreed to pay cuts proposed by the airline, which is battling financial woes amid rising fuel costs and low fares. As part of cost reduction efforts, the full service carrier has asked its employees, including pilots, to take steep pay cuts, sources had said. Against the backdrop of concerns over salary reductions and possible job losses, the airline, on Friday, said it was working to have a competitive cost structure. “We are endeavouring to assist our company in facing these challenges by meeting with the
management and being a part of the solution in achieving cost efficiencies and enhancing our service standards,” the NationalAviator’s Guild (NAG) said in a communication to its members. The union, which has more than 1,100 members, also said that the induction of Boeing 737 MAX planes would also play a large part in achieving cost efficiencies and enhancing service standards. “Fuel costs are on the rise, the rupee is at an all-time low and low fares are among the factors contributing to the challenges faced by all airlines today,” it added. While emphasising that the NAG is confident of the airline’s sustainability in short as well as the long term, it asked members not to fall prey to rumours and baseless speculations.
FinMin should consider taking over part of pension liability of railways: Par panel
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has suggested that the Finance Ministry should consider taking over a part of the pension liability of the railways, if not in full, as it is being done in all other ministries. The Railway Convention Committee on Internal Resource Generation has said that the impact of pension payment on the railways at the moment is around Rs 50,000 crore annually. Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani, in his submission to the board, has said that the pension orders of all the pensioners who have retired prior to January, 2016, be revised. Lohani said that it has been mandated that the Ministry of Railways’ expenditure has to be met out of the income and it is only the Ministry of Railways which bears its pension liability and for everyone else it is borne by the Ministry of Finance. “I would like to submit here that when it comes down to devising the salary structure and the pension structure, the Ministry of Railways has no say in that.
India poised for Higher import duties on 29 quantum GDP growth US products to be effective by 2030: NALCO CMD from Sep 18: govt
Washington: The US’ export to India in both goods and services has increased this year, resulting in substantial drop in trade deficit as compared with the last year, according to the latest official figures. As per the figures available with the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Census, in the first six months of this year, America’s export to India in merchandise increased by 28.42 per cent from USD 12.1 billion to USD 15.5 billion.During the same period, India’s export to the US in goods increased by 13.11 per cent from USD 23.6 billion in 2017 to USD 26.8 billion. The total bilateral trade in the first six months of the year increased by 18.4 per cent from USD 35.7 billion in 2017 to USD 42.36 billion in 2018. The trade deficit in goods registered a decline of 2.54 per cent, according to the figures. The bilateral trade figures in the services sector for the first six months are yet to be revealed. However, in the first quarter of 2018, the deficit in bilateral trade in services declined by a whopping
42.9 per cent from USD 11.89 billion to USD 678 million. India’s export to the US in the services sector in the first quarter of the year increased by 1.83 per cent from USD 6.8 billion to USD 7 billion. During the same period, America’s export to India in the services sector increased by 11.19 per cent from USD 5.69 billion to USD 6.3 billion, the figures stated. Total bilateral trade in the services sector in the first quarter increased by 6.7 per cent from USD 12.57 billion to USD 13.3 billion. If these trends continue, the bilateral trade in goods and services is expected to maintain the upward trajectory and register a decline in trade deficit, which is one of the main issues of concern of the Trump administration. India and the US’ total bilateral trade in goods and services has increased from a mere USD 20 billion in the year 2000 to over USD 126.1 billion in the year 2017. The two countries have set a target of taking the total bilateral trade to USD 500 billion.
Bhubaneswar: India is set to emerge as the third largest economy of the world with a quantum jump in its GDP by 2030, CMD of aluminium major NALCO, Tapan Kumar Chand has said. “India is fast emerging as the youngest nation in the world with more than 65 per cent of its population in the working group,” Chand said. If the demographic dividend is properly cultivated, then the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will be in double digit with a quantum jump, the NALCO CMD said. He was addressing a meeting of Chartered Accountants (CA) from across the country yesterday during the National CA Conference, organised by Professional Development Committee,
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) here. Describing CAs aa the architects of the country’s financial system, Chand said “More competent this professional community becomes, stronger will be our financial system”. The key to such rapid progress is generation of large scale employment and this employment in this phase of growth of the country will come in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. He said NALCO has taken steps to set up aluminium park at Angul in Odisha which will work on a cashless model. Under it, NALCO will provide raw material and purchase finished products from the MSMEs making them viable in the long term.
New Delhi: The government has extend by 45 days the deadline for imposition of higher customs duties on 29 products, including almond, walnut and pulses, imported from the US. The duties would now come into effect from September 18, according to a notification of the Finance Ministry. As per a June notification, the duty hike was to come into effect from today but some positive expectations from the ongoing talks between the two countries has led to this 45-day extension, according to sources. In a notification issued late last night, the Finance Ministry replaced the August 4 date with September 18. The Commerce Ministry had suggested to the
Department of Revenue to amend the notification for further extension of retaliatory measures for another 45 days. As per the notification, import duties on 29 American items would be hiked. While import duty on walnut is to be hiked to 120 per cent from 30 per cent, duty on chickpeas, Bengal gram (chana) and masur dal will be hiked to 70 per cent from 30 per cent. Levy on lentils will be hiked to 40 per cent from 30 per cent. The duty hike move by India was in retaliation to the March 9 decision of US President Donald Trump to impose heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items, a move that has sparked fears of a global trade war. India has said the duty imposed by the
US has affected steel exports by USD 198.6 million and aluminium shipments by USD 42.4 million. India has also dragged the US to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism over the imposition of import duties on steel and aluminium. India exports steel and aluminium products worth about USD 1.5 billion to the US every year. Exports to the US in 2016-17 stood at USD 42.21 billion, while imports were USD 22.3 billion. Other products which would attract higher duties include boric acid, phosphoric acid, diagnostic reagent, flat rolled products of iron, certain flat rolled products of stainless steel.
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Gas distribution: Adani, Torrent, BPCL subsidiary win 6 licences each AHMEDABAD: Adani Gas, Torrent Gas and Bharat Gas Resources (an arm of BPCL) have won six geographical areas (GAs) each under the 9th round of bidding for city gas distribution (CGD). The joint venture of Adani Gas and Indian Oil won five GAs whereas the latter individually came up as the top bidder for four GAs. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) on Friday approved 18 successful bidders for 48 GAs, out of the 86 GAs put up for auction under the round. The successful bidders will be issued licences to sell compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped cooking gas. The PNGRB said the bids for the remaining GAs were being evaluated and the outcome of the exercise would be announced soon. The regulator had earlier said it was expediting the evaluation process and intended to award all GAs by September. The 86 GAs offered under the 9th round of CGD cover 174 districts in 22 states and Union Territories i.e. 24 per cent of India’s area and 29 per cent of population. The government aims to connect 1 crore households with piped gas by 2020, which is in line with increasing the share of natural gas in the primary energy basket to
15 per cent from 6 per cent over the next few years. The ninth bid round was being held on changed parameters after one paisa bids spoilt the initial auction rounds. Bidders have been asked to quote the number of CNG stations to be set up and the number of domestic cooking gas connections to be given in the first eight years of operation. The winners include GAIL Gas (3 GAs), Megha Engineering and Infrastructures (3 GAs), Unison Enviro (2 GAs), Green Gas (2 GAs) and Tripura Natural Gas (2 GAs). One GA each has been awarded to Think Gas, IRM Energy, Gujarat Gas, Maharashtra Natural Gas, Essel Gas and Indraprastha Gas. In addition, a consortium of Assam Gas, Oil India and GAIL Gas won two GAs and a consortium of AG&P LNG Marketing and Atlantic Gulf & Pacific was awarded one GA. BPCL had emerged as the top individual bidder in the 9th round of bidding for city gas distribution (CGD) licences with bids for 53 geographical areas (GAs), followed by Indian Oil (37), GAIL Gas (34), Adani Gas (32) and Torrent Gas (31). While HPCL had put in bids for 21 GAs, a consortium of Adani and Indian Oil had bid for 17 GAs.
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GoM for cashbacks against e-payments via RuPay card, BHIM app under GST regime AHMEDABAD: A Group of Ministers (GoM) on digital payment incentives, headed by Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, has approved the proposal for incentivising digital payments through Rupay card and BHIM app by way of a cashback under the GST regime. The proposal will now be discussed in the 29th meeting of the GST Council on Saturday along with other issues being faced by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The government has received over 100 proposals from MSMEs about issues being faced by them under GST. The meeting will discuss all aspects related to laws, simplification, compliance burden and technology-related issues impacting the MSME sector. Industry has asked
for refunds for the GST paid through cash by all entities having turnover up to Rs 2.5 crore, given that before GST, smallscale industries having a turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore were exempted from payment of excise duties. Officials from states and Centre will discuss the issues impacting MSMEs. This is the first time that no structured agenda has been circulated before the GST Council meeting. Also, no meeting of central and state government officers was held a day before the meeting, as has been the norm since the rollout of GST. The proposal to incentivise digital payments will be confined to Rupay card and BHIM UPI, wherein users would be able to get a cashback of 20 per cent of the total GST amount, subject to a maximum limit of Rs 100.
international Imran Khan may take oath as PM on Pak Independence Day
Islamabad: Imran Khan, who is set to become Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, may take the oath of office on the country’s Independence Day on August 14, a media report said on Saturday. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the July 25 elections, winning 116 National Assembly seats out of the contested 270 parliamentary constituencies. Earlier on July 30, Khan, 65, had expressed his desire to take the oath of Prime Minister on August 11, as his party announced that it had acquired enough seats in the lower house through coalition talks to form a majority government.
Pak court to hear high treason trial against Musharraf on Aug 20: report
‘Western parts most Rape case against BJP MLA withdrawn: accident-prone’ Complaint lodged after misunderstanding, don’t want to pursue case, says woman
AHMEDABAD: It can just be the vicinity to one of the busiest roads — SG Road — or comparatively higher number of vehicles round the clock, but out of the five top spots for road traffic accidents (RTA) identified by analytics of EMRI 108 ambulance services, four are located in western city parts. Maninagar is the only locality in the east making to the list.In the year 2016, all five areas were located in the west, said EMRI officials. The silver lining is that the overall number of accidents has taken a dip across all segments. The only rise was reported in the RTAs with multiple victims.According to city traffic police, city roads reported 1,292 cases of accidents in 2017, a drop
of about 44% compared to 1,861 cases in 2016. Fatal accidents saw a decrease of 8.77% from 310 to 285. The EMRI data further corroborates that even amid the mayhem and traffic snarls, the reported cases of RTAs has seen a dip in the city.Untitled4“Most calls for 108 by citizens, ever since its inception a decade ago, are from RTAs. A very high chunk consists of two-wheeler drivers who sustain head and body injuries. With emphasis on initiatives such as wearing helmets, the number might have been affected but a detailed study is required to assess the impact of adherence to traffic rules on the injuries reported in RTAs,” said an EMRI official.
Islamabad: A special court in Pakistan hearing the treason charges against former dictator Pervez Musharraf has scheduled the hearing of the high-profile case August 20, according to a media report. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against the ex-army chief General (retd) Musharraf over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007. The bench that will hear the case will be headed by Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali, Geo News reported. Musharraf, 74, who is currently residing in Dubai, has refused to return to Pakistan citing security reasons. The three-judge special court will hear the high treason case against Pakistan’s president August 20, the report said. Last month, lawyer Akram Sheikh stepped down as the head of the prosecution team tasked by the government in 2013 to prosecute Musharraf. Sheikh was appointed as the head of the prosecution in the case, by the then-PML-N led government. AHMEDABAD: The 21-year-old woman, who had accused former state BJP vice-president Jayanti Bhanushali of raping her on multiple occasions, on Friday told the Gujarat High Court that she did not want to pursue her case, claiming that she lodged the complaint following some “misunderstanding”. She gave her written consent for quashing the FIR. The court has directed the government to verify her statement and report to it on August 7. The woman, clad in a burqa, appeared in the court of Justice P P Bhatt, accompanied by a man. As Bhanushali’s lawyer S V Raju told the court that the complainant’s statement should be recorded since she is present in the court, she said, “Apni marzi se complaint wapas le rahi hoon (I am withdrawing the case of my own wish).” Justice Bhatt, however, told her to think
NBW issued against Sohrabuddin’s brother
AHMEDABAD: A non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against Sohrabuddin Shaikh’s youngest brother Nayabuddin for not appearing before the court as a prosecution witness on Friday. The special CBI court, which is hearing the alleged 2005 fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin, issued the warrant directing the CBI to produce Nayabuddin before it on August 10. Nayabuddin was to be examined as the first witness in the case on November 29, last year. Earlier this year, the court had issued a bailable warrant against him for not appearing before it. Sohrabuddin’s younger brother, Rubabuddin, also said he has not received summons to appear before the court on Monday. The CBI, however, claimed that Rubabuddin had not accepted the summons for appearance. When contacted, Nayabuddin denied the CBI claim. “The CBI must be tracking my location, as the officers always approach me to serve the summons when I am not present in
the village. During the last visit, the officers did not even come to my house. A CBI officer called me from the police chowki… I informed him that I was not at home.” He further denied knowing that the court had also previously issued a bailable warrant against him. On Friday, CBI investigating officer Vishwas Meena submitted a report before the court stating that on July 20, he had visited Jhirniya village in Madhya Pradesh to issue summons to Nayabuddin, Rubabuddin and Shahnawazuddin — brother of Sohrabuddin. The report stated Meena attempted to contact Nayabuddin and Rubabuddin through their local police station officers. Both the men, in separate conversations, told Meena that they were not currently in the village and did not respond when asked about their location and availability, it claimed. The report added that the summons were served to them on their cellphones through WhatsApp and were seen by both of them. Nayabuddin, however, claimed to not have seen the summons.
over her decision to withdraw the case. He said, “Think it over. You have time.” Raju sought to remind the court that ordinarily in such circumstances where complainant is present along with the investigating officer, court decides on their statements itself. To this, Justice Bhatt remarked in Gujarati “aa ordinary case of quashing nathi..aa mota case che (This is not an ordinary case of quashing of FIR…it is a big case.)” Bhanushali’s lawyer Raju maintained that “it is an ordinary case”. Earlier, the girl’s lawyer submitted an affidavit in which she is reported to have said, “Because of some misunderstanding and in a heat of moment I filed the case… but I realised and looking at my future and young age, I would like to have harmonious atmosphere in the society, in my family and also in my future.
Upcoming OPPO F9 Pro – Industry’s First handset with a Waterdrop screen
AHMEDABAD: OPPO, The Selfie Expert,is soon going to launch a new addition to the popular F series – OPPO F9 Pro. OPPO F9 Prowill be Industry’s First handset to sport a unique Waterdrop Screen design – A front with a top notch that hosts the receiver, camera, and light sensor for more condensed space and more compact layout, thereby bringing the handset a symmetrical beauty and allowing users to view more content. The 19.5:9 waterdrop screen with a ratio of 90.8% offers an enhanced and beautiful front.The camera and the flash light come together to add more life to the concept of waterdrop design, coming across as two drops of water attracted to each other. OPPO has also introduced a new channel sound conduction to ensure a compact spatial structure while keeping the sound normal. Making the waterdrop screen design come alive are the enhanced rounded corners on the screen. This makes the OPPO F9 Pro more comfortable to hold and more graceful in its appearance. The camera which is integrated with the screen has been painted black with a front coating film to highlight the integrity of the front of the handset. With 46 patents, including the industry pioneering flip-LED technology, Receiver TOP Steering Sound Conduction, Light Sensation Horn-shaped Light Conduction, Gap Approaching Design, and more, OPPO F9 Pro has been designed to bring an immersive and amazing visual experience.
China plans tariffs on USD 60 billion of US goods in latest trade salvo
Beijing/Singapore: China proposed retaliatory tariffs on USD 60 billion worth of US goods ranging from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to some aircraft on Friday, as a senior Chinese diplomat cast doubt on prospects of talks with Washington to solve their bitter trade conflict.The Trump administration tightened pressure for trade concessions from Beijing this week by proposing a higher 25 per cent tariff on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese imports. China vowed to retaliate while also urging Washington to act rationally and return to talks to resolve the dispute.The United States and China implemented tariffs on USD 34 billion worth of each others’ goods in July. Washington is expected to soon implement tariffs on an additional USD 16 billion of Chinese goods, which China has already announced it will match immediately.China has now either imposed or proposed tariffs on USD 110 billion of US goods, representing the vast majority of China’s annual imports of American products.
Sri Lanka part of China’s One Belt One Road initiative: Communist Party
Colombo: Sri Lanka is very much a partner in China’s ambitious One Belt One Road initiative, a Communist Party delegation said on Thursday. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s multi-billion initiative focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and Europe.Guo Yehou, a Chinese Vice Minister, met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as part of the ongoing close relationship between the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP), the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Wickremesinghe is the main negotiator of the Sri Lankan government’s trade links with China.The Chinese delegation assured Wickremesinghe of all assistance to make Sri Lanka a commercial and financial hub in South Asia, the statement said.The prime minister has faced internal criticism for his furtherance of the Chinese projects including the construction of the port city in Colombo and the industrial park around the sea port in Hambantota. Both were Chinese infrastructure projects funded under commercial loans during the 10-year rule of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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