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Short News Indian Meteorological Department issues alert for Tamil Nadu, Kerala
CHENNAI: The Indian Meteorological Department’s National Weather Forecasting Centre has issued a red alert to Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, warning of “heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy falls at isolated places” on October 7 due to the severe storm in the Arabian Sea. “A low-pressure area is very likely to form over Southeast Arabian Sea by Friday. It is very likely to concentrate into a depression during the subsequent 36 hours and move northwestwards. It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and move towards Oman,” Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Chennai, S. Balachandran said Although the communication did not mention any specific areas, the IMD’s weather bulletin said, “Ghat areas of Tamil Nadu and adjoining parts of Kerala are likely to experience isolated extremely heavy falls.”
After Mayawati rules out alliance, BSP readies second list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh polls Bhopal : A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader said here Thursday that it has finalised the second list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh. BSP supremo Mayawati Wednesday had ruled out a tie-up with the Congress in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. “We have finalised the second list of 45 candidates for MP elections. It will be announced shortly,” a senior BSP leader told PTI here on condition of anonymity. The party’s Madhya Pradesh in-charge R K Rajbhar will visit Bhopal Friday, he said. “We are going to fight all 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh with all our might. Behenji’s (Mayawati’s) words are final for us,” Rajbhar told PTI over phone from Uttar Pradesh.
Congress, Election Commission tussle over MP, Rajasthan voters’ lists Lucknow : The Election Commission (EC) and the Congress were again locked in a tussle on Thursday, with the poll panel accusing the party of fabricating the voters’ list in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to make a false claim of duplication of names, and the principal opposition party denying the EC’s charge. Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot have moved the Supreme Court alleging duplication of voters in the voters’ list in the two poll-bound states. Senior advocate Vikas Singh, who argued the case for EC, told a bench led by justice AK Sikri that the party was trying to “mislead” the top court. “Congress petitioners must be punished for fabricating the voters’ list,” the lawyer said.
Ram Temple, ‘muscular policy’ on Pakistan at heart of RSS outreach
New Delhi : aThe Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) commitment to fulfilling the demand for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya and its “muscular policy” on Pakistanbacked terror groups will be the core of outreach by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliates ahead of state assembly elections later this year and the 2019 general elections, according to RSS functionaries familiar with the matter. The Sangh’s official position is that it maintains a distance from electoral politics and does not actively campaign for any party, but its affiliate BJP relies on the expansive RSS machinery to drum up support.
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The announcement was made by the respective cheif ministers of the states.
Petrol, diesel to get cheaper by Rs 5 in Gujarat and Maharashtra
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Thursday announced reduction of petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani soon after a similar decision taken by the central government to reduce the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.50 per litre. In effect, the reduction will be to the tune of Rs 5 per litre in Gujarat. “Finance Minister Sh @arunjaitley Ji has announced Rs.2.5 cuts in petrol & diesel prices. Reciprocating positively to FMs announcement, the Govt Of Gujarat has also decided to reduce Rs.2.50 on both petrol & diesel. Thus petrol & diesel wd be Rs. 5 cheaper in the State of Gujarat,” Rupani tweeted. Today’s petrol price in Ahmedabad was Rs 83.21 per litre while that of diesel, it was 81.02 per litre.
SC denies relief from arrest to journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, says ‘your comments incite religious feelings’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday denied relief from arrest to Delhi-based journalist Abhijit IyerMitra who is facing charges of making derogatory remarks on the Konark Sun Temple. The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, said, “Your comments incite religious feelings. How are you entitled for bail,” reported news agency ANI. Respecting the Supreme Court order, Mitra’s council said he won’t file a review petition. ” I won’t file a review petition in the case. Now it’s the police to take a decision whether to arrest my client or not. My client will join the investigation.” Mitra was earlier arrested on September 20 by the Odisha police. He was then granted bail by a Delhi court. The court had also asked Mitra, to furnish a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of the like amount on a plea moved by him. Odisha police had earlier told the court that Mitra “gave unpalatable and irresponsible remarks on Konark Sun Temple by uploading his views on social media with an intention to outrage and to wound religious feeling which may create communal fraction”.
Earlier, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in Delhi a cut in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre, factoring in excise duty reduction of Rs
Closing Bell: Bloodbath on Dalal Street; Sensex plunges 806 pts, Nifty ends tad below 10,600 NEW DELHI: The domestic market crashed big time on Thursday as equity benchmark indices fell more than 2 per cent. The BSE benchmark Sensex registered its biggest point-wise decline in over eight months with the index settling the day 806.47 points, or 2.24 per cent, lower at 35,169.16. Its NSE counterpart Nifty shed 2.39 per cent or 259 points to close the day at 10,599.25. As many as 41 stocks on the Nifty were in the red, with Eicher MotorsNSE -5.71 %, Reliance IndustriesNSE -6.87 %, Tech MahindraNSE -4.04 %, TCS and GAIL falling 2-5 per cent. On the other hand, Larsen & Toubro, Hindalco, Bharti Infratel, Tata Steel and WiproNSE -0.56 % advanced 0.50-4 per cent. Mood was decidedly cautious ahead of the RBI policy meeting decision tomorrow. What dampened market sentiment? Here are five factors. Rupee at record low: A falling rupee weighed heavy on investor sentiment. The local currency plunged to its fresh record low of 73.77 against the dollar early Thursday. The Indian unit on
Indian, Pakistani troops trade heavy fire along LoC in J-K’s Poonch
Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops on Thursday exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence sources said Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on Indian positions, including civilian facilities, in the Gulpur sector of the LoC, the de factor border between the two countries.
1.50 per litre. He asked state governments to follow suit by cutting a sales tax or VAT by a similar amount. The reduction followed petrol and diesel prices touching
“Pakistani troops are using automatics, small arms and mortars. Our positions are strongly and effectively retaliating,” a source said. “Heavy exchange of fire is going on in the area”, the source added. Defence sources said Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on Indian positions, including civilian facilities, in the Gulpur sector of the LoC.
Wednesday crashed below the 73 mark against the dollar for the first time ever. The dollar index stood tall against other currencies, boosted by a spike in Treasury yields following upbeat US data and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that were seen as hawkish. “Dollar dominated the last 24 hours as the rupee collapsed to a fresh all-time low on spot. Policymakers tried everything, monetary intervention, and verbal steroids and even tried to circulate rumours about an “oil window”. Nothing worked. The RBI added fuel to fire by denying any attempts to introduce special dollar window for the oil marketing companies. Oil was on the boil, local equity and bond markets were under the hammer.
‘Rupee’s not breaking, it’s broken’: Rahul on sinking currency
New Delhi : As the rupee hit a record low of Rs 73.77 against the US dollar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Indian currency is not breaking, but is “broken”. The rupee collapsed to a fresh low of 73.77 against the US dollar Thursday, as global oil prices continued to rise, deepening concerns about the current account deficit and capital outflows. “Breaking: Rupee slips to 73.77. It’s not breaking — it’s broken,” Gandhi said on Twitter. Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning his silence over the falling value of the Indian rupee. He tweeted in Hindi that fuel and gas prices are on the boil and there is an outcry in the public and asked till when the prime minister will be on silent mode. “The rupee has crossed the 73 mark and price rise is causing an outcry. Fuel and gas prices are on fire and markets are scurrying.
new highs. In Delhi, where the fuel prices are the lowest among all metros and most state capital, petrol is sold at Rs 84 per litre and diesel at Rs 75.45. Jaitley said the move followed Brent crude oil touching four-year high of USD 86 a barrel Wednesday and interest rates in US reaching seven-year high. Maharashtra govt reduces fuel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre: The Maharashtra government Thursday announced reduction in prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.50 per litre, which will give consumers in the state a relief to the tune of Rs 5 a litre. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis soon after the central government announced cut in the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.50 per litre.
The enquiry instituted by the board will remain unaffected by this.
ICICI Bank MD Chanda Kochhar quits with immediate effect
New Delhi: Facing enquiry over charges of nepotism and conflict of interest, ICICI Bank managing director and CEO Chanda Kochhar on Thursday quit the bank, six months before her current tenure was to end.Kochhar, 57, has also resigned from all subsidiaries of the bank including ICICI Securities where she had sought reappointment as the chairperson. The board elevated Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sandeep Bakhshi as the new
managing director and CEO for five years until October 3, 2023, ICICI Bank said in a statement. The bank further said that the external enquiry instituted by the board against Kochhar in May will continue and the benefits to her would be subject to the outcome of the probe. Following the board’s decision to institute an enquiry by retired Supreme Court Justice B N Srikrishna, Kochhar went on leave in May.
Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold the 19th India-Russia annual bilateral summit during this visit of Russian president.The focus of the visit is $5-billion deal for the S-400 air defence system.
Vladimir Putin meets PM Modi, S-400 air defence system to be key focus
New Delhi : Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit to hold the annual bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was received by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and met PM Modi shortly after his arrival. PM Modi and Putin will hold the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit scheduled to take place on Friday during which the two are expected to review bilateral defence cooperation in the wake of the US sanctions against Russian defence majors. The key focus of which will be the $5-billion deal for the S-400 air defence system. India and Russia are likely to sign a $2.5 billion deal for four more Krivak/ Talwar class stealth frigates for the navy on Friday during the summit, two senior officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The new
Grigorovich-class ‘Project 1135.6’ frigates will be powered by gas turbine engines to be supplied by Ukrainian firm Ukroboronprom’s Gas Turbine Research & Production Complex Zorya-Mashproekt. The two countries will also sign a Rs 39,000-crore deal for the supply of Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems to India.
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When a woman points a finger at the powerful man
Of all the questions people have raised over the allegations made against powerful men by actor Tanushree Dutta in India against her co-star Nana Patekar (and the dance director and others who she says were complicit in the incident occurred in 2008 during the shooting of a film) and by professor Christine Blasey Ford in the US against federal judge Brett Kavanaugh, the one that’s the easiest to answer is the one being played out in front of us, by men, who ask with injured innocence: Why did it take so long for these women to speak up? To be fair, it isn’t only men who are doing the questioning; some women have questioned Dutta and Ford too, but the majority of those who are vocal about their scepticism, are men. And they are desperate to find a reason—any reason— that avoids the possibility that the man felt entitled. Why did the women not speak up earlier? Look at the responses. Instead of listening to the women and trying to understand their pain, many of their critics have tried to see something deeper, weaving a conspiracy theory perhaps, by trying to identify their political affiliation (in Ford’s case) and religion (in Dutta’s case). They propound unsubstantiated theories that women do it to blackmail men, that they are hungry for publicity, or that they have an insatiable thirst for revenge. The more convoluted the theory, the more plausible it seems to those who want to believe the men. The simple, straightforward explanation, that a stronger male asserted his perceived authority and forced himself upon a woman, is considered simplistic. That’s wrong. And the issue goes beyond these two high-profile cases. It affects our lives daily. Rather than laying down strict rules over the meaning of consent (and to repeat what I’ve said in the past, often—no means no, and even within marriage, no means no), the society forgives these men their trespasses, because the careers of those men matter. And so, other men think they too can get away with it, that liberties can be taken with women. And a culture of redress where complaints are addressed promptly, effectively, and fairly just doesn’t develop. The vituperation Ford has already received, and the abuses that have been hurled at Dutta indicate a certain type of masculine privilege and dehumanization, which will only make it harder for the next woman to say what she has experienced. The dehumanization works at both levels — the man loses his humanity, and he fails to see the human in the woman. If we are to ask the women in our lives — friends, family, acquaintances—if they’ve ever experienced unwelcome and unsolicited male advances, in almost each case, the answer would be a resounding yes.
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The actor says Pradeep Sarkar has a great sense of humour and gets the work done on sets without raising his voice.
Kajol all praise for her director
New Delhi : Kajol who has collaborated with filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar for Helicopter Eela can’t stop gushing about her director. The actress feels that Sarkar who has made films like Mardaani, Parineeta among others, is one of the few directors who still makes relevant films. Kajol says, “He has just recently joined Instagram so that was a shocker. He has a great sense of humor and it’s evident at any given day and time. You don’t get that older judgmental feel from him or his films.” The 63-year-old director also doesn’t believe in raising his decibel on sets. “Everybody wants
Johnny Depp on domestic violence case: I was never going to be Cinderella
Los Angeles : Actor Johnny Depp, who faced accusations of domestic violence against his former wife Amber Heard, says he was never going to be Cinderella. With a barrage of accusations levied against him, the actor says he has been portrayed as Quasimodo, reports mirror.co.uk. Amber accused him of domestic violence during a bitter divorce battle, and he became embroiled in a lawsuit against his former management, which was settled in July. Meanwhile, a legal battle with a location manager who accuses him of violence on the set of shelved film City of Lies (which he denies) rattles on. “It hurts,” Depp said in an interview to a magazine. “To harm someone you love? As a kind of bully? No, it didn’t, it couldn’t even sound like me. Initially, I just kept my mouth shut, you know? I knew it was going to stick on me and it would get weirder.
to work with a director who will get the unexpected out of them and he does that without screaming and shouting on sets and doesn’t make you feel pressurised,” she addedThe actress who plays a single mother in the film says that everyone has a pre-conceived notion of what a perfect parent should be like. “In our head, consciously or unconsciously, we have an idea of what a perfect mother is and we have to live up to that image. Nobody will come to your face and say that you are a bad mom but they may give you these side looks that will indicate that you are not a perfect parent,” she adds.
LoveYatri star cast visit Ahemdabad, Chandigarh and Delhi as part of promotions
New Delhi : The team LoveYatri is leaving no stone unturned as they promote the movie ahead of the release of the movie. The lead star cast Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain along with the team of LoveYatri visited Ahemdabad, Chandigarh and Delhi back to back. In Chandigarh, they visited Chandigarh University and NIFT College where the leading pair received immense love from the fans. They did a couple of fun activities wherein a few students were picked and they had to propose
Warina by using a pick up line. The students had prepared dance performances and sung the chartbusting songs of the movie. Aayush and Warina interacted and performed for the students. Sohail Khan joined Aayush & Warina and the team in Delhi as they visited the mall there, interacting with fans. The lead actors have visited several cities like Vadodra, Kolkata, Delhi, Ranchi, Lucknow, Bhopal, Indore, Varanasi as they promote the film.
Produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Sharat Katariya, Sui Dhaaga is an ode to the entrepreneurial spirit that can drive the nation to speedy progress. It stars Anushka with Varun Dhawan.
Anushka Sharma: Would’ve been hurt, confused if Sui Dhaaga wasn’t appreciated
New Delhi : Actor Anushka Sharma, who feels a sense of validation when her “risky” choices bear fruit, is smiling from ear-to-ear due to the success of “Sui Dhaaga – Made in India”. Confident as she is about all her projects, she says she would have been hurt had the movie or her role not got the appreciation it has received. Produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Sharat Katariya, the movie is an ode to the entrepreneurial spirit that can drive the nation to speedy progress. It stars Anushka with Varun Dhawan. They have both fetched equal praise. “I am very happy that the film has not only set the registers ringing but also received a lot of love from people, and that is paramount for us.
Priyanka Chopra is Tanushree Dutta’s revelations will give women the a tech investor, too courage to say ‘No’: Aahana Kumra
Los Angeles : In one of her first acts as a startup investor, actress Priyanka Chopra recently toured the San Francisco home of her new portfolio company, a coding education company called Holberton School. The campus resembles a WeWork more than a school, with open-plan rows of desks, decorative neon lights and meeting rooms named after famous people. The school uses projects and group learning instead of more traditional courses, to teach software development. “You just hang out and you’re learning,” Chopra said. “It’s amazing.” Chopra, 36, has been doing a lot of hanging out and learning in technology circles lately. In between presenting at the Emmys, sitting in the front row at New York Fashion Week, celebrating the birthday
of her fiancé, Nick Jonas, in Texas, and darting to her native India to act in a movie, she has squeezed in meetings with startup founders and lined up future investments. “Geeks are taking over the world,” Chopra said. “If they haven’t already,” she quickly added. There’s no shortage of celebrities investing in tech startups. So far, deals from male actors, athletes and musical artists have garnered much more attention than those from famous women. Ashton Kutcher is a regular at tech conferences; Carmelo Anthony and Nas have their own funds; Leonardo DiCaprio has been an adviser to at least three venture firms. Tyra Banks, Beyoncé and Demi Lovato have participated in startup deals. But few women have built robust portfolios.
New Delhi : Ever since actor Tanushree Dutta has opened up about being allegedly harassed and mistreated on a film’s set by Nana Patekar and Vivek Agnihotri, many from the film fraternity have stepped up to extend their support to the actor. Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra Freida Pinto, Swara Bhasker, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Raveena Tandon, Priyanka Chopra and Richa Chadha among others expressed their concern over the matter and urged people to not indulge in victim shaming. Recently, in a
chat with indianexpress. com, Lipstick Under My Burkha fame Aahana Kumra also expressed her views on the entire incident. She is of the opinion that Tanushree’s courage to pull up her violators will give
strength to many other women to stand up against the wrong. Commenting on Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar incident, Aahana said, “This is a good thing that has happened. This is a male-driven
industry and with this, filmmakers should be scared. They should be worried that if someday they will misbehave with a woman, she will turn around and speak about it openly. She will not be inhibited.”
I always believed that this film would reach the masses… I feel glad that the collaborative effort of Varun and me has worked for the film and we have been a part of a successful film like ‘Sui Dhaaga’,” Anushka said. In the movie, Anushka plays village simpleton Mamta. The actor has been unconventional in her choice of roles right from her 2008 Bollywood debut Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The streak continued with projects like Band Baaja Baaraat, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, PK, NH10, Dil Dhadakne Do, Pari and now Sui Dhaaga. “I feel when I do diverse work like this or I do the so called ‘risky’ roles like these and when they do well, I feel a sense of validation for the choices that I have made.
Service dog for Taylor Swift’s fanboy!
Los Angeles : Taylor Swift, over the weekend, met Jacob Hill, an eight-year-old boy with autism who she helped get a service dog, reports EOnline.com. The 28-yearold singer also donated $10,000 towards Jacob’s service dog Reid and gave him and his family front row seats and backstage passes. Jacob’s mom Allison Hill wrote about the incident on the Autism Speaks’ Facebook page, “Taylor
Swift donated $10,000 towards my son’s service dog. She gave us front row seats and backstage passes to her concert this past weekend. Taylor Swift was so kind. She said Reid was a big puffball and so cute. She was especially awesome with Jacob (sic).” Allison recalled, “After the picture was taken, the flash scared him (Jacob) so he snuggled right up to her and her sweet smile says it all (sic).”
The rapper revealed that it was not until she moved to Miami and NYC that she was motivated to make music.
Nicki Minaj opens up about her violent past Los Angeles : Nicki Minaj got candid like never before in her upcoming documentary, Queen, reports, EOnline.com. The Barbie Tingz rapper shared two clips from the autobiographical project, revealing a tumultuous childhood that eventually impacted her to a point where a past relationship that became “violent” and almost threatened her own identity. “Maybe some people would describe me as abrasive or bitchy or whatever because I vowed from that age no man would ever abuse me, call out my
name or treat me like that,” she described as tears rolled down her face. “Then all of a sudden, that was my life.” The rapper also recalled trying to save her mother from a physically abusive father. Nicki revealed that the abuse robbed her of any motivation to make music, explaining, “Who was I going to inspire when I had nothing in me to give? I let one human being make me so low, that I didn’t even remember who I was. I was scared to get in the studio. I didn’t believe in myself.”
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‘It’s been the Shaw Show’: Former cricketers applaud Prithvi Shaw’s confident hundred
rajkout : Prithvi Shaw’s Test career had already been heralded for becoming the youngest since Sachin Tendulkar to be handed the cap as a specialist batsman since 1989. It got much, much better by Thursday afternoon in Rajkot as he brought up his 100 with a double from 99 balls. In so doing, he became the 15th Indian to score a Test century on debut and first since Rohit Sharma in 2013. The 18-year-old from Mumbai also became the third quickest to score a century – with 99 balls – behind Shikhar Dhawan and Dwayne Smith. Shaw, at 18 years 329 days also became the second youngest India to score a Test century after Tendulkar reached the mark when he was 17
years and 107 days. Sachin’s maiden ton had come against England in Manchester in 1990. Other Indians to score century on Test debut are: Lala Amarnath, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Deepak Shodhan, AG Kirpal Singh, Abbas Ali Baig, Hanukant Singh, Gundappa Viswanath, Surinder Amarnath, M o h a m m a d Azharuddin, Pravin Amre, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma. Prithvi opened the batting for India alongside KL Rahul in the absence of Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan. India are looking to bolster their opening slot ahead of the tour of Australia.
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Chanda Kochhar: The fall of a feisty woman who broke the glass ceiling
Mumbai: In midFebruary, a lobby group chose Chanda Kochhar, the then head of ICICI Bank, for an interactive session with the visiting Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. A little over a month later, the toast of the town was battling allegations of impropriety that led to a multi-agency probe and an eventual forced
leave-of-absence. The 56-year-old Kochhar, who rose to occupy the corner office at the largest private sector lender, was mired in allegations of conflicts of interest, lack of disclosures and quid pro-quo while extending loans to the now bankrupt Videocon Industries. She, in fact, was the first woman to head a large lender in the country.
Neurobion ForteReveals India’s True Heroes; inspiring stories ofindividuals and their extraordinary acts in public health National :Merck India’s Neurobion Forte, is back with its annual campaign#HelpingTrueHeroes to recognize real-life Heroes who are changing the world through their extraordinary acts. True to its brand promise of being ‘Saathi Asli Hero Ka’, this year the brand set out on a journey across the country to look for True Heroes who are making strides to improve the public health system in India. Neurobion Forte’s first True Herofor 2018 is Sunil Mishra, an auto rickshaw driver from Mumbai’s Ambujwadi slumwho has been saving lives in the city by providing ambulance-like services with his auto. Sunil saw his mother suffer from acute blood loss owing to a fatal head injury.
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After winning last week’s Russian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton leads Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by 50 points with five races left.
Lewis Hamilton aiming to move closer to title at Japanese GP
London : Lewis Hamilton can take a major step toward a fifth Formula One title at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, a race the Mercedes driver has dominated in recent years. After winning last week’s Russian Grand Prix, Hamilton leads Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by 50 points with five races left. Hamilton has won three of the last four races at Suzuka with the only other win going to Hamilton’s former Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in 2016. He heads into Sunday’s race having won five of the last six races. “Lewis is hungry, focused and completely determined to succeed,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said. “It’s been great to see the power he has brought to this championship, and how he has taken it to the next level.” Hamilton’s win in Sochi was overshadowed by the decision
to have teammate Valtteri Bottas pull over to let Hamilton pass. Bottas started from pole and was in position for his first win of 2018 when the decision was made by the team. Wolff insisted ahead of the Japanese GP that the team orders tactic was justified. “The battle with Ferrari remains extremely close, as
was underlined by Sebastian’s pace on Sunday and the pressure he put us under,” Wolff said. “In the end, we left Sochi with a bigger lead. But we know that doesn’t mean anything because our fight with Ferrari is far from being over.” Even if Vettel wins all five remaining races, he’s not guaranteed to beat Hamilton.
Nitin and Zeel enter the Semi-Finals of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship
ahmedabad : It was mixed luck for Siddhanth Banthia in the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship. Playing two events -- under-18 boys and mens’ -- was not easy for him on Thursday as he lost to a lesser seeded player in the senior event Competing against fifth seed Nitin Kumar Sinha, Siddhanth was not able to play his best game and lost 2-6, 2-6 in the quarter-finals of the mens’ event. Siddhanth has age on his side and it was brave for him to try his luck in two events which
is demanding on the body and game.The youngster would have gained in experience for sure as he defeated Krish Patel 6-0, 6-3 in the under-18 quarter-final. It puts him in prime position to go full tilt at the junior boys’ title in the next two days. Arjun Kadhe continued his unbeaten run in his quest to crown himself as national men’s champion. On Thursday, Arjun demolished Ishaque Eqbal from West Bengal 6-0,6-3. “ My match was really good and I started really well.
‘Lionel Messi eats at his own table’, says Jordi Alba after Wembley masterclass
Lionel Messi ran amok at Wembley Stadium, slicing Spurs apart with incisive passes from deep, such as the one that allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring. London : Lionel Messi’s mesmeric display in Barcelona’s 4-2 Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday proved yet again that he is a class above the world’s other top players, team mate Jordi Alba has said. Messi ran amok at Wembley Stadium, slicing Spurs apart with incisive passes from deep, such as the one that allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring, and was as dangerous as ever in front of goal, firing in the Catalan side’s final two goals to end their winless run of three games. “Messi eats at his own table, he plays on another level to the rest,” Barca defender Alba told reporters. “When
Investors become poorer by Rs 5 lakh crore in two days of market crash
New Delhi: Investors became poorer by Rs 5 lakh crore in two days of stock market crash where the BSE benchmark index plummeted by 1,357 points. Markets witnessed severe selling on Thursday with the benchmark Sensex crashing over 806 points to end at 35,169.16 after the rupee crashed to a new life-time low and global crude oil price breached the USD 86 a barrel. The gauge had lost 550.51 points on Wednesday on rupee woes and surging crude oil prices. Led by the sharp selloff in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies tumbled Rs 5,02,895.97 crore to Rs 1,40,39,742.92 crore (USD 1.90 trillion). The dollar figure has been arrived at by calculating the m-cap from rupee’s intra-day low of 73.81 Thursday. With
this, market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms slipped below the USD 2 trillion. “The strongest of businesses and the bluest of blue chips have cracked in the last couple of sessions, which highlights the prevailing negative sentiment and an environment of pessimism. With the rupee hitting record low, crude prices moving northwards, increasing fears of a broadening current account deficit along with the liquidity worries led to another major fall in the indices and broader markets. “With deteriorating macros, all eyes will now be on the second quarter earnings and how the current liquidity situation is addressed,” said Devang Mehta, Head – Equity Advisory, Centrum Wealth Management.
Leo goes on a run, all the rest of us can do is grit our teeth. He is the best in the world and he makes all of us a little bit better.” Messi was a surprise absentee from the three nominees at FIFA’s The Best awards ceremony last week in London, where Real Madrid’s Luka Modric was crowned Player of the Year ahead of Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo. “For me ‘The Best’ is a lie,” said Alba. Rakitic, the scorer of Barca’s second goal, said Messi was one of a kind. “With respect to the other players, Messi is unique,” he added. “Sometimes a player has a great season like Modric did, but we all know Messi is different.”
Lead with Power, Style &Substance: Ford India Introduces the New Aspire at INR 555,000 in Ahmedabad Mumbai: Opera, the developer of the popular Opera Mini browser is announcing today that Opera Touch, the awardwinning mobile browser launched in April on Android, is now available for iPhone. It combines the high-end technology of Opera with impactful aesthetics to address the high standards and needs of iPhone users. “We are releasing Opera Touch just in time with Apple’s new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR because we believe that our browser is the perfect one to make these new devices really shine,” said Maciej Kocemba, Opera Touch Product Manager. “Today’s new phones have big,
Mukesh Ambani emerges richest Indian for 11th year in row: Forbes
New Delhi: Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has emerged as the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of USD 47.3 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Ambani is also the year’s biggest gainer, adding USD 9.3 billion to his wealth amid the continuing success of his Reliance Jio broadband telco service. As per the ‘Forbes India Rich List 2018’, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has retained the second spot, adding USD 2 billion to his wealth at USD 21 billion; while ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal moved a place ahead to the third slot with a net worth of USD 18.3 billion, increasing his wealth by USD 1.8 billion. Mittal is followed
by the Hinduja brothers at with a net worth of USD 18 billion and Pallonji Mistry with USD 15.7 billion. Other business magnates making the top 10 list are Shiv Nadar (USD 14.6 billion), Godrej family (USD 14 billion), Dilip Shanghvi (USD 12.6 billion), Kumar Birla (USD 12.5 billion) and Gautam Adani (USD 11.9 billion).
beautiful displays, but conventional browsers are yet to adapt to this development. Our product is aimed at people who want to fully appreciate their iPhones.” Opera is challenging the status quo According to data from StatCounter, 95 percent of iOS users in the US currently stick to their device’s default browser, Safari. “We’ve witnessed this situation before with a web browser reaching a dominant market position. This slows its progress. We want to encourage iPhone users to try something new: a carefully designed browser that gives them a better web experience on their beautiful phones,” said Kocemba.
OPPO strengthens foothold in India with its first R&D Centre in the market New Delhi : OPPO, The Selfie Expert, is soon going to launch an R&D Centre in Hyderabad, India. The R&D Centre will be brand’s first in India and reiterates its commitment to the Indian market. With the Make For India initiative being a priority for OPPO, the R&D Centre in Hyderabad will be focused towards gaining deeper insights about Indian consumers and market thereby building India centric innovations and customized product offerings. In line with its objectives, OPPO has on boarded an R&D Head – TasleemArif. As the Vice President and Head R&D, OPPO India, Tasleemwill be leading the team to build worldclass R&D teams for OPPO which will focus on software localization for Indian consumers as well as device quality.
With almost 15 years of experience in Mobile Software, Design and Development, Tasleem was associated with Samsung as Head – Samsung Make for India Innovations (R&D), India Hardware-Software Product Planning prior to joining OPPO. Commenting on this development, Charles Wong, OPPO India President, said, “We are focused towards offering unique experiences to our consumers in India through our innovations and technological capabilities. The opening of our first R&D Centre in Hyderabad is a step in that direction and strengthens our commitment to the Indian consumers. We are excited to have Tasleem on board and believe that with his expertise we will be able to build a strong R&D team and make this centre second largest after China.”
Vivo Expands Y-Series Portfolio; Launches Exciting Offers for the Festive Season
New Delhi : Vivo,the global innovative smartphone brand, today announced the launch of Y81 (4GB) variantwhich comes equipped with fingerprint unlocking and FullViewTM Display 2.0 and will be available from today,at an MOP of INR 13,490. Celebrating the festive spirit, Vivo has also announced exciting new offers across various products in the Y-Series portfolioincluding the Y71i, Y83Pro, Y81 and the newly launched Y81 4GB variant. The latest Y81 (4GB) will beavailable on Vivo India e-store, Paytm Mall and across all offline channels pan India. The Y-series portfolio has been specially designed to cater to the day-to-day needs of the Indian consumer, who is leading a fast-paced life and is looking for a powerful smartphoneat
a competitive price point. The newly Y series devices provide an immersive viewing experience to the consumers and come equipped with a FullViewTM Display and great camera capabilities. With a commitment to the ‘Make in India’ program, all these deviceshave been manufactured at Vivo’s Greater Noida facility. In a pursuit to increase the festive cheer amongst its customers, consumers will get an array of attractive offers,*both online and offline. Such as: Commenting on thelaunch, Jerome Chen, CMO, Vivo India said, “2018 has been a very successful year for Vivo owing to great consumer response for our breakthrough and innovative smartphones.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani extends amnesty scheme for permanently disconnected power lines till December 31, 2018
396 Amnesty Fairs benefitted 1.36-lakh consumers, fetch Rs.51.88-cr dues till September 30
CM declares 16 tehsils as scarcity affected areas in Gujarat
Gandhinagar : Encouraged by wide response, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupanitoday announced extension of the amnesty scheme by three months for permanently disconnected power lines from October 1 to December 31, 2018. Explaining the extensions, Energy Minister Saurabhbhai Patel and Minister of State Pradeepsinh Jadeja recalled that the previous amnesty scheme-2017 had offered 50 per cent concession in outstanding dues and 100 per cent exemption in interest for BPL and non-BPL residential connections and
for agricultural connections. It was for consumers whose electricity lines were permanently disconnectedfor non-payment or other reasons to pay up by July 24, 2018 and subsequently extended till September 30, 2018. In the latest amnesty scheme, the State Government included commercial, industrial, water works, street lights and general purpose consumers also, for 100 per cent exemption in interest. Thus, if all the above mentioned consumers deposit 50 per cent of the outstanding amount within December 31, 2018, they will be 100 per cent exempted from paying any interest.
Top court refuses to interfere in probe against Sanjiv Bhatt
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere in the police probe and judicial custody of former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 22-year-old case in which he has been accused of planting drugs on a lawyer. Rejecting a petition by Bhatt’s wife Shweta Bhatt, a bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said that it was not inclined to interfere with the High Court order handing over the investigation to state CID. However, the apex court said that Bhatt could approach the appropriate forum
for relief. Shweta Bhatt had earlier alleged that her husband, who was in custody, was not being allowed to execute any document to enable him to approach the Supreme Court. The apex court had on September 24 sought the Gujarat government’s reply. Appearing for the state government, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said that Bhatt was arrested on September 5 in accordance with the law and produced before the jurisdictional magistrate at Palanpur within 24 hours. Contradicting the contention that Bhatt was not allowed to sign vakalatnama, Rohatgi said the claim was wrong and contrary to records.
Alpesh Thakor, a prominent OBC leader who heads ‘Kshatriya Thakor Sena’, said his one-day “Sadbhavna Upvaas” will be an attempt to awaken the conscience of those who are “still silent” over the rape of a girl belonging to Thakor community.
Alpesh Thakor To Sit On Fast Over Rape Of 14-Month-Old Girl In Gujarat AHMEDABAD: Congress lawmaker Alpesh Thakor said on Wednesday that he will sit on a fast outside Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Ashram on October 8 to seek justice for a 14-month-old girl who was raped in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district. Mr Thakor, a prominent OBC leader who heads ‘Kshatriya Thakor Sena’, said his one-day “Sadbhavna Upvaas” will be an attempt to awaken the conscience of those who are “still silent” over the rape of a girl belonging to Thakor community. “I demand that the rape case be tried by a fast-track court... the accused should get death sentence,” Mr Thakor said. “I am equally amazed by the silence of intellectual citizens, who have chosen to remain silent over this issue. Where is their conscience now? So I have decided to sit on a fast to raise the
After 23 Deaths, Gujarat Plans 2 Safari Parks to Accommodate Growing Number of Gir Lions
Bullet train project: Gujarat HC issues notices to Centre, state over fresh petitions against land acquisition
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notices to the state government as well as the Centre on a set of 30 fresh petitions against land acquisition process for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. The petitioners, mostly farmers, had moved the court earlier this week after some of the original petitioners backed out. The farmers, who are from Surat, Valsad and Navsari districts of south Gujarat, have challenged the process of acquiring
land under section 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, contending that the appropriate authority to acquire land is the Centre and not the state government. The petitioners have also argued that if the land to be acquired falls in more than one state, the appropriate authority is the Central government, and hence in case of the bullet train project.
Ahmedabad : Due to situation arising out of scanty rains in Gujarat, Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani declared as many as 16 tehsils, which included 10 from arid Kutch district, followed by four from Banaskantha and one each from Patan and Ahmedabad, as the scarcity affected areas with implementation effect from October 1st. The arrangements are being made to provide fodder for animals, and water and employments to farmersin these tehsils, Gujarat Revenue Minister Mr. Kaushik Patel said.In this reference, Mr. Rupani has instructed the Chief Secretary Dr. J. N. Singh and the Revenue Department to collect information of rainfalls and other related issues of these areas and to submit an immediate report to him. The Revenue Minister said after submission of this report, Chief Minister will take stock of the situation to take necessary decisions and steps pertaining to help.
issue and make people understand the pain of that little girl,” Mr Thakor said. Members of the Thakor community, arrested by Gujarat police on Tuesday on the charges of rioting over the issue, should be released immediately, he said. Thakor Sena has been staging protests in north Gujarat ever since a 14-month-old girl was allegedly raped by a migrant worker at Dhundhar in Sabarkantha district on September 28.
Ahmedabad (Guj): In the wake of the death of 23 Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest in the last 20 days, the state government on Thursday announced setting up two safari parks near here and in Narmada district to accommodate the growing population of big cats. The government would also shift some of the lions in the upcoming parks as their population in the Gir sanctuary has gone up to 600, a minister said “One such park would come up near
the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s upcoming ‘Statue of Unity’ near Rajpipla town of Narmada district and another one near Ahmedabad,” minister of state for forest Raman Patkar said at Vapi in Valsad district. The lion population in Gujarat is 523, as per a 2015 census. However, during the recent screening drive being conducted by forest personnel, a total of 600 big cats were found in the Gir forest in Saurashtra region. “Lion population is increasing.
international Senate panel receives FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh
Washington : The Senate Judiciary Committee says it has received an FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley tweeted early Thursday, “Supplemental FBI background file for Judge Kavanaugh has been received.” Grassley is expected to read the FBI report on Thursday morning, followed by his colleagues. Because the report is confidential, senators will not be allowed to talk about what’s in it. Republicans agreed to ask the FBI for an additional background check on Kavanaugh after his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testified last week that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. Kavanaugh denies the accusation. Ford’s attorneys have said she was not contacted for an interview. But the FBI spoke to a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, who claims Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were in college. Kavanaugh says that accusation is false. The full Senate is preparing to weigh in on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court with an initial vote on Friday.
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s wife charged with money laundering
Kuala Lumpur : The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged with 17 offences on Thursday, including money laundering, as anti-graft agents investigate billions of dollars missing from state coffers. The charges against Rosmah Mansor were read out by prosecutors at a Kuala Lumpur court, after she spent a night in detention following her arrest by anti-graft investigators on Wednesday. Rosmah pleaded not guilty to all charges. Najib, who lost office in May, faces 32 charges from money laundering to abuse of power and criminal breach of trust over billions of dollars that went missing from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He has denied any wrongdoing. It was not clear if the charges against Rosmah relate to 1MDB, but Rosmah’s arrest came after three rounds of questioning by anti-graft agents over 1MDB, from which U.S. authorities say over $4.5 billion was misappropriated. Last Wednesday, Rosmah was questioned for nearly 13 hours Rosmah, who arrived in court flanked by dozens of armed police officers, smiling, waving and blowing kisses at the media, was charged with activities using illegal proceeds and failing to declare income tax, both covered under the anti-money laundering law. Prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram said these were non-bailable offences and that she had approached a witness to ask them to give a statement in her favour.
US VP Mike Pence to tell China: We will not be intimidated in South China Sea
Six New Swine Flu Cases Reported In Surat
SURAT: Gujarat is witnessing an increase in the number of Swine Flu or H1N1 cases from the past one month. At least six new swine flu cases have recently been detected in Surat. With this, the total number of patients affected by the H1N1 virus in the city during this monsoon season has reached 51 and at least 28 people are currently being treated in different hospitals. “At present 28 patients are admitted to hospitals and among them, four are on ventilators while others are stable,” said Dr Ashish Mehta, Deputy Health Commissioner. He further stated that the increase in the number was witnessed after Ganesh
Visarajan. The six swine flu patients included a 53-year-old woman from Hirabaug, a 42-year-old woman from Mota Varachha, a three-year-old boy from Punagam, a 27-year-old woman from Katargam, a 61-year-old man from Althan and a 39-year-old woman from Dindoli.
Washington : US Vice President Mike Pence, sharpening US criticism of Chinese policies around the globe, will give China a blunt warning on Thursday that the United States will not back down from what Washington sees as Chinese intimidation in the South China Sea. Pence will deliver an 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) address at the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington likely to increase tensions between the United States and China beyond trade disputes that have dominated President Donald Trump’s time in office. In excerpts of his speech seen by Reuters, Pence will call attention to an incident in which a destroyer, the USS Decatur, travelled within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson Reefs in the Spratly Islands on Sunday. Pence will say a Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards (metres) of the USS Decatur “as it conducted freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea, forcing our ship to quickly maneuver to avoid collision.”
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