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Short News Bulandshahr incident has let down humanity, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Tuesday said the Bulandshahr incident has let down humanity and appealed to people to stay cautious of elements creating such things for their own purpose. Two persons including a Station House Officer were shot dead in mob violence in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr Monday. “What happened in Bulandshahr has let down humanity. State govt has said that whoever is responsible will be brought to justice without any bias. I appeal to people to stay cautious of the elements who are creating unrest for their own interests.” ANI quoted Naqvi as saying. A day after the incident, two people have been arrested and four have been detained and a special investigation team has been formed to probe the violence.
Upendra Kushwaha dares BJP to oust him as Union minister Patna : Rashtriya Lok Samta Party chief Upendra Kushwaha on Monday dared the BJP to dismiss him as a Union minister, ahead of a meeting in which his party will take a final call on whether to walk out of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. “I am still a minister, will remain so till May. Only PM (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) can dismiss me,” Kushwaha said. The RLSP chief, who is the minister of state for Human Resource Development, had earlier served the BJP with a deadline of November 30 to increase the number of seats offered from two. On Monday, Kushwaha also attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the state of education. He said, “While I have been instrumental in getting the nod for 100 central schools, the Bihar government has sent proposal for only two schools… Is not it a fact that central schools opened in Lakhisarai in 1987-88 do not have its own buildings till date?”.
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The main accused, Yogesh Raj, is the person who filed a separate complaint of cow slaughter.
Bulandshahr mob violence: 4 arrested in UP cop murder, hunt on for others
Bulandshahr: Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of police officer, Subodh Kumar Singh, who was shot dead on Monday in the Bulandshahr clashes. Clashes broke out in Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on Monday evening after a mob went on the rampage over the slaughter of 25 cows. The main accused, Yogesh Raj, is the person who filed a separate complaint of cow slaughter. Sharing details of the investigation and arrests made in the case, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Meerut zone, Prashant Kumar told news agency ANI, “We have registered an FIR in case of inspector Subodh
Kumar’s death. The two named accused have been arrested. Attempts are ongoing to arrest others. The government has announced that the family of deceased will be provided with a financial aid of Rs 50 Lakh. Apart from this, extraordinary pension will be provided to his wife. Also as per rules one kin of the deceased will be provided a job.” He also informed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the case. “A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed under IG Range Meerut. Different aspects such as how did this incident occur, why the mob
got violent, how many people were there with the inspector and did anyone flee from the spot. SIT will inquire about all these thing and action will be taken if there is any laxity,” Kumar said. ‘Further action will be taken as per the emerging details,’ he said. 27 people have been named by the police in FIR against violent protests. 60 unnamed people are also mentioned in the FIR. According to reports, police officer, Subodh Kumar Singh had reportedly tried to control mob violence that had sparked after the carcasses of 25 cows were found in the fields in a village on Monday.
Next surgical strike on Masood Azhar if he Vajpayee said Kashmir threatens Ram temple construction: UP CM issue would’ve resolved if Vijaynagar: As electioneering is will be eliminated in the next at the peak in Rajasthan ahead of December 7 assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday in a highpitched tone hit back at Jaish-eMohammed chief Masood Azhar stating India’s next surgical strike will be on him. This was a retort to Azhar who reportedly threatened India recently on the Ram Temple construction issue. Addressing a public rally here, the 46-year-old Chief Minister announced from the dais about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commitment to the cause of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. “If Masood Azhar threatens us over Ram temple then terrorists like him
surgical strike. Even his masters will not be able to save him,” emphasised Adityanath. This issue has been raked up by scores of leaders belonging to different political quarters highlighting how it is significant for the party. The Babri Masjid, built by Mughal emperor Babur in 1578 in Ayodhya was on December 6, 1992, pulled down allegedly by a group of Hindu activists, claiming that the mosque was constructed after demolishing a Ram Temple that originally stood there. Since then, several hearings have been held in the top court to resolve the issue.
Modi says ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ but works for Ambani, says Rahul
India sees US as an important defence partner: Nirmala
Washington : Commencing her five-day official visit to the United States, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday asserted that New Delhi sees the US as an important partner in the field of defence. In her remarks at the start of her bilateral talks with the US Defence Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon, Sitharaman said mutual trust and confidence in defence partnership between the two countries were growing. The defence minister added that she was encouraged by the importance attached to the India-US defence relationship in the new US National Security Strategy. “A strong foundation has been laid for the India-US defence relationship over the years. India sees the US as an important partner in defence,” Sitharaman said, adding that the two countries have good military to military cooperation, defence consultations, scientific collaborations and coproduction and co-development and industry collaboration. Exuding confidence that the bilateral talks would accord greater momentum to the dialogue and partnership between the two countries, she said the relationship continued to be very strong.
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Telangana, Rajasthan Assembly elections: Rahul Gandhi is on his last leg of his campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan.
New Delhi : Telangana, Rajasthan Assembly elections: Addressing an election rally in Alwar, Tuesday Congress President Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he chants Bharat Mata Ki Jai in every speech, yet worked for Anil Ambani. “He (Modi) should begin his address by saying ‘Anil Ambani ki Jai’, ‘Mehul Choksi ki Jai’, ‘Nirav Modi ki Jai’ ‘Lalit Modi ki Jai’,” Gandhi said. Gandhi also attacked Modi over the Alwar suicide pact saying if Modi gave employment according to the promises he made before 2014 elections, why the four youths commit
suicide? Modi too stepped up his attack against Congress on Tuesday alleging that Kartarpur went to Pakistan at the time of independence because the then party leaders lacked vision and respect for Sikh sentiments. He was addressing a rally in Hanumangarh of Rajasthan. Referring to the recent stonelaying of the Kartarpur corridor across India-Pakistan border, Prime Minister said, “Correcting Congress’s mistakes was my destiny.” With Rajasthan elections just days away, Modi and Gandhi are scheduled to address separate public meetings in Rajasthan Tuesday.
BJP won 2004 polls: Imran
Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said war is not a solution to the Kashmir issue, which can be resolved through talks.In an interview to a group of television journalists in Islamabad, Imran Khan said unless there was a dialogue, various options on resolution of Kashmir cannot be discussed. When asked about the formula to resolve the Kashmir issue, the Pakistan Prime Minister said there were two or three solutions, which have been in discussions. He, however, refused to share more details, saying it was “too early to talk about them”. Imran Khan claimed he was informed by late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former foreign minister Natwar Singh during a conference that Kashmir would have been resolved if the BJP had not lost the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.“It shows that there is a solution of Kashmir and both countries were close to resolve it,” the Pakistani prime minister insisted. Ruling out the possibility of any war with India, he said two nuclear armed countries would not fight because “there are always unintended consequences”.
Will recite ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ 10 times: PM Modi hits back at Rahul
‘Cong has ‘naamdar’ and issued fatwa’ today that I shouldn’t start rallies with ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. And I crushed his fatwa,’ PM said. Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday latched onto Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ barb at him, saying he would recite the slogan ten times in the presence of lakhs of people. “Congress has a ‘naamdar’. That naamdar issued a ‘fatwa’ today that Modiji should not start addressing election rallies with ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. And therefore, I, today in the presence of lakhs of people here, I crushed his fatwa and said Bharat Mata ki Jai ten times,” he said at a rally in Sikar district of poll-bound Rajasthan. “You (Gandhi) should be ashamed for this. Freedom fighters embraced
death by saying Bharat Mata ki Jai. Our soldiers carry out surgical strikes and say Bharat Mata ki Jai. You are insulting Bharat Mata,” he said. Earlier in the day, Gandhi during a rally in Alwar district said the prime minister recites Bharat Mata ki Jai in all his election rallies, but works for industrialist Anil Ambani. “In every address, he says Bharat Mata Ki Jai and works for Anil Ambani. He should begin his address by saying ‘Anil Ambani ki Jai’, ‘Mehul Choksi ki Jai’, ‘Nirav Modi ki Jai’ and ‘Lalit Modi ki Jai’,” he said.
National Herald case: The bench, however, ordered that the I-T team can take up reassessment only after the court hears Gandhis’ petition against the Delhi High Court judgment that had allowed the tax probe
SC allows I-T to continue tax reassessment of Sonia, Rahul for 2011-12
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Income Tax department to re-open the tax assessments of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the financial year 20112012 in connection with the National Herald case. The bench, however, ordered that the I-T team can take up reassessment only after the court hears Gandhis’ petition against the Delhi High Court judgment that had allowed the tax probe. The court also said it is not expressing any opinion on the merits of pleas filed by the Gandhis. The next hearing in the matter is on January 8, 2018.
Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, too, has filed an appeal in the matter. The I-T probe against the Congress leaders stems from an investigation into a complaint filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy before a court
in connection with the National Herald case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the I-T department, said the court should not restrain it from implementing the assessment orders against the Gandhis and others. He said the court should hear the matter and pass appropriate orders. Swamy had alleged that Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YIL), which had Sonia and Rahul on its board of directors, had “taken over” the assets of the defunct print media outlet in a “malicious” manner to gain profit and assets worth over Rs 2,000 crore.
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MPC should take rate hikes off the table
The monetary policy committee (MPC) will decide its next move this week. The committee’s October meeting was held under the shadow of five main risks. First, global oil prices had soared in the previous months. Second, the sharp decline in the rupee would increase the cost of imported goods. Third, strong economic growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year had closed the output gap. Fourth, it was unclear how the government’s decision to increase farm support prices would affect food prices in general, especially when combined with the fact that the monsoon this year has been well below average. Fifth, there was a question mark about the sanctity of the annual fiscal deficit target. Each of these could feed inflation, ending the surprisingly benign spell of the past few months. However, a lot has changed since the October meeting. Oil prices have retreated, the rupee has seen a small recovery, the economy seems to have slipped into a cyclical downturn and food prices remain muted. Only one of the risks that worried the members of the MPC in October seems to linger on—the fiscal situation. The big question before the MPC’s decision this week is how the changed circumstances will affect its inflation forecast, which is the intermediate target of Indian monetary policy under flexible inflation targeting. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already reduced its inflation forecast twice this year. It is among the many central banks around the world that has overestimated price pressures in recent quarters. In the Indian case, the surprise has come from food prices. Core inflation is running far ahead of food inflation, which is to be expected as excess capacity in many parts of the economy has shrunk. The analytical puzzle is whether core inflation will move down towards food inflation, food inflation will move up towards core inflation, or the gap between the two will persist. Especially important will be the new data on inflation expectations of households that are known to adapt to recent trends in salient prices such as food and fuel rather than being anchored near the inflation target. The RBI had said in its October monetary policy report that it was changing the baseline assumptions being used in its inflation forecast model. The Indian basket of crude oil was assumed at $80 a barrel rather than $64 the central bank had assumed in April. The rupee would be at 72.50 to a dollar as against the April assumption of 65.50. The RBI had also said that inflation would ease by an estimated 20 basis points in case crude oil prices came down to $72. The price of a barrel of Brent crude is now at about $60 while the dollar trades at below 70 to a rupee.
Bollywood
Always indebted to Shoojit Sircar for trusting me with October: Banita
New Delhi : British-Indian actor Banita Sandhu, who made her debut with October, says she does not want to limit herself to a particular genre. The 20-year-old actor says she enjoys commercial cinema and she wants to be associated with good content. “I don’t want to box myself into anything. I have done October and I am super happy. I want to be versatile and work with different creative people. If it is
a massy film, great or if it is going to be an independent film with first time director, that also will be great. I just want to be creatively passionate about the project. “… We all have grown up watching (commercial cinema) and there is a reason they do well. But at the same time, I am so much driven creatively to push the envelope and boundaries and creating new content,” Banita told news aganacy.
Zero song Issaqbaazi: Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are reuniting for a special song which has been sung by Sukhwinder Singh.
Zero song Issaqbaazi: Shah Rukh and Salman burn the dance floor
New Delhi : One of the high points of director Aanand L Rai’s Zero is the reunion of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. The superstars are sharing screen space in the film’s new song titled “Issaqbaazi”. The makers of Zero released the vibrant number that will force you to let loose and hit the dance floor. We got a sneak peek into SalmanSRK’s bonding in an earlier teaser of Zero which was released as an Eid gift. Now, a look at the complete song
Sanjay Dutt and Aayush Sharma to collaborate for a gangster drama
New Delhi : Sanjay Dutt and Aayush Sharma are set to collaborate for a gangster film. Dutt was last seen in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3, while Aayush made his acting debut with Loveyatri, which was produced by Salman Khan. “The film is loosely inspired by the underworld and an era of its rise and fall. Since it’s a high octane action film, we could think of no one better than the legendary Sanjay Dutt. “Aayush Sharma seems promising and has great screen presence. We were both keen on working with each other,” producer Prerna Arora told repoter. Formalities with both the actors are underway. An official announcement will be made soon. The film will be jointly produced by Prerna under the banner Five Studio Five Elements and choreographer-filmmaker Ahmed Khan. It will go on floors in May 2019. Dutt also has Karan Johar’s home production Kalank and Ashutosh Gowariker directed Panipat in his kitty. In Kalank, the actor will share the screen space with Madhuri Dixit after a long time.
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Nickyanka wedding: Sophie Turner makes heads turn by dancing in Indian ethnic wear New Delhi: ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Sophie Turner, who looked gorgeous in a green lehenga by Anita Dongre at Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ Mehendi ceremony, has now given fans another reason to smile, looking ethereal in a red-hot Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla outfit at the sangeet ceremony. The designer duo shared a picture of Turner dancing at the sangeet ceremony,
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captioned “She’s got the moves! @sophiet danced her way into our hearts at the Sangeet. She wears Rechi by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla.” The 22-year-old star, who can
be seen dancing her heart out, chose a heavily-embroidered red lehenga along with a gold maangtika and matching redgolden jutti to complement the outfit. Chopra and Nick Jonas tied the knot in two elaborate ceremonies. While they exchanged vows in a Christian wedding on Saturday, a traditional Hindu ceremony took place on Sunday. The couple is yet to release their wedding pictures.
Yami Gautam’s first look from URI: Actress plays intelligence officer in short hair
New Delhi: Actress Yami Gautam will be seen in a new avatar, playing the role of an Intelligence officer in the highly anticipated film URI: The Surgical Strike. The film is a military drama based on the real life incident that took place in 2016 when the Indian Army conducted a surgical strike in Uri Kashmir. Vicky Kaushal plays the main actor in the film leading the operation alongside Yami Gautam, the female lead of
the film. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Kirti Kulhari and Mohit Raina in pivotal roles. URI is directed and written by Aditya Dhar, who was one of the writers on Aakrosh, and produced under the banner RSVP by Ronnie Screwvala. URI is slated to release worldwide on January 11, 2019. This would be the first time Yami will be seen in a character belonging to the armed forces, something she has never played before.
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will be visiting and spending the Christmas and the New Year period with the senior Kapoors this year.
only proves why there cannot be any better onscreen camaraderie than King Khan and the Bhaijaan of Bollywood. “Issaqbaazi” begins with Shah Rukh’s Bauua Singh gushing after getting kissed by his favourite star – Katrina Kaif. And to celebrate his happiness, he participates in a dance competition which has Salman Khan as the special judge. As SRK dances on the stage, choreographers Ganesh Acharya and Remo D’Souza are also seen matching steps with him.
Hollywood buzz Eddie Murphy welcomes 10th child
Los Angeles : Eddie Murphy and his fiancee Paige Butcher have a new baby boy. The couple released a statement through Murphy’s publicist Monday saying Max Charles Murphy was born Friday and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. The boy’s middle name is a tribute to Murphy’s older brother and fellow comedian Charlie Murphy, who died of leukemia last year. It is the 10th child for the 57-year-old Eddie Murphy, the second child for the 39-year-old Butcher. The couple have a 2-year-old daughter, Izzy. The Nutty Professor and Beverly Hills Cop actor has been dating the Australian model and actress since 2012, and they recently became engaged. The statement says Butcher and the baby are doing well. Murphy’s oldest child, Eric, is 29. On the work front, Eddie is waiting for the release of his film Dolemite Is My Name, a biographical project in which he will play the role of Rudy Ray Moore. Murphy was last seen in Mr. Church in 2016, in which he played the title role of Henry Joseph Church.
James Wan wants to direct a Batman horror movie
Alia Bhatt to spend time with Ranbir Kapoor’s family
Mumbai : Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh are staying put for a few more weeks in New York City for Rishi Kapoor’s treatment. The Kapoors have maintained a dignified silence on the exact nature of the illness and the treatment amidst the rumours. So Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will be visiting and spending the Christmas and the New Year period with the senior Kapoors this year. It can be recalled that it
was during the New Year period that Ranbir and Alia were in Israel preparing for their film Brahmastra when cupid’s arrow proved as the brahmastra in cementing their relationship after both of them were just out of relationships — Ranbir with Katrina Kaif and Alia with Sidharth Malhotra. “At a time when couples normally plan a quiet getaway, it is nice to know that Alia and Ranbir are trying to spend time with Ranbir’s
family, cheering up Rishi so that he can get better at the earliest. Rishi is admitted to the Sloan Kettering Hospital and the couple will be seen around Rishi during that period. Of course, they will have some us-time as well,” says a source. Rishi Kapoor went off to the US by the end of September for his treatment when his mother Krishna Raj Kapoor expired. Rishi wasn’t present due to his treatment.
Los Angeles : Aquaman director James Wan has revealed that he wanted to make a Batman movie, but with a twist. The director, who is mainly known for his horror movies like The Conjuring, says his take on the Caped Crusader would have been horror. At the Aquaman junket, Wan spoke to Heroic Hollywood. He said, “In the past, like most people, I loved the idea of directing Batman, but a horror version of Batman. That would be a potential fantasy of mine, but I feel like he’s been done quite a fair bit. But, I do love the idea of doing an outright scary Batman. I feel like that’d be really cool.” Batman is indeed done many times before and in as much varied tones. Currently, Matt Reeves is developing a noir take on the character.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
We have plans for all Indian batsmen, not just Virat Kohli, says Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh said his team’s bowlers have strategies in place and would be aiming for perfect execution when the action begins. Adelaide : The talk is all about Virat Kohli right now but the Australian bowlers’ preparation for other Indian batsmen is as detailed and anyone who thinks otherwise is plain “silly”, allrounder Mitchell Marsh said Tuesday. Gearing up for the four-match Test series that starts Thursday here, Marsh said his team’s bowlers have strategies in place and would be aiming for perfect execution when the action begins. “We all know Virat’s a great player. We’ll have our plans for him and hopefully we can execute them. But if people think we’re not prepared for
the other batsmen in the Indian team, who are all very good players, then they’d be pretty silly,” said Marsh. Marsh said the new faces and inexperience in the Australian batting lineup should be seen as an opportunity, rather than a sign of weakness for the hosts. “There’s obviously been a lot of talk about that and it’s been a big build up to this Test match but there’s a great feeling around this group… now it’s about going out there and hopefully putting it together as a batting unit. But we all feel really good at the moment,” he said.
Business ITR filing up 50 per cent so far this year: CBDT chairman
New Delhi: Income tax return filing for assessment year 2018-19 has so far seen a 50 per cent rise since last year, a top finance ministry official said on Tuesday. “This is the effect of demonetisation,” Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra said on the sidelines a CII event. Demonetisation has been very good for increasing the tax base of the country. This year, we have already got around 6.08 crore income tax returns, which is 50 per cent higher than last year by this particular date, he said. He further added that the revenue department
will achieve direct tax collection target, which is 11.5 lakh crore, for the current financial year. “Our gross direct tax growth rate is 16.5 per cent and net direct tax growth rate is 14.5 per cent, which itself shows that demonetisation really helped in widening and deepening of tax base,” the CBDT chief insisted. He also said that so far 70 countries are sharing information with India under Automatic Exchange Of Information (AEOI). Chandra said that due to demonetisation, so far, the number corporate tax payers have gone to 8 lakh from 7 lakh last year.
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Many pundits have tipped India to end their 70-year wait for a first test series triumph in Australia after their top batsmen Smith and Warner were banned for a year
Hosts are still favourites to win series, says Ajinkya Rahane
Sydney : Australia are still favourites to win the four-Test series against India even without Steve Smith and David Warner because of the strength of their bowling attack, Ajinkya Rahane said on Tuesday. Many pundits have tipped India to end their 70-year wait for a first Test series triumph in Australia after their top batsmen Smith and Warner were banned for a year in the aftermath of March’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Rahane, however, was keen to throw the pressure of expectation back on the hosts when the much-anticipated series gets underway in Adelaide on Thursday, and scoffed when he was asked whether Australia would be ripe for the picking. “Not really,” the India vice-captain told reporters at Adelaide Oval.“I feel that any team that plays at home, they feel really good, and I feel that Australia are still
the favourites to win the series. “We are not going to take them lightly at all. Yes, they (will) miss Steve Smith and David Warner but I don’t think they are vulnerable. “You see their bowling attack, they’ve got a really good bowling attack, and I think to win Test matches, you need to have
a really good bowling attack. So I feel that Australia are really still the favourites.” Although not quite reaching the heights of captain Virat Kohli’s 692 runs, Rahane had a good tour the last time India visited Australia in 2014-15 with 399 runs at an average of 57.
Why aren’t MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan playing domestic cricket: Sunil Gavaskar
New Delhi : Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the BCCI for allowing the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to skip domestic cricket ahead of a hectic six months culminating into the World Cup in England. Dhawan, who was dropped from the Test team, is spending time with family in Melbourne following the T20 leg of Australia
while Dhoni has had no cricket since the ODI series against the West Indies ended on November 1. The former captain is a certainty only in the 50-over format after he was ignored for the T20s against the West Indies and Australia. He retired from Tests in 2014. “We shouldn’t ask Dhawan and Dhoni ‘Why you are not playing domestic cricket?’.
Arsalan Khawaja, 39, was arrested Tuesday morning after being pulled over while driving in western Sydney, according to a spokesperson for New South Wales state police.
Australian Test cricketer Usman Khawaja’s brother arrested by counter-terrorism police Sydney : The brother of Australia Test cricketer Usman Khawaja has been taken into custody by counter-terrorism police investigating the discovery in August of a laptop computer containing a purported terrorist hit-list. Arsalan Khawaja, 39, was arrested Tuesday morning after being pulled over while driving in western Sydney,
Simplified GST return forms to be rolled out from April 1: Revenue Secretary New Delhi: The new simplified GST return forms will be rolled out from April 1, 2019, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Tuesday. He exuded confidence that the government will achieve the budgeted target for Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection and said the revenue department is getting inputs about entities which are evading taxes. In the first eight months (AprilNovember) of the current fiscal, the government has mopped up over Rs 7.76 lakh crore from GST. The 201819 budget had estimated annual GST collection at Rs 13.48 lakh crore, which means a monthly target of Rs 1.12 lakh crore. “We are short by Rs 4,000 crore this month (November). To arrive at any conclusion we have to have some more months’ data. But we are confident that we will be able to achieve our target. Our monthly target is around Rs 1 lakh crore. This we want to increase to Rs 1.10 lakh crore,” Pandey said. GST collection in November was Rs 97,637 crore. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Foundation Day.
according to a spokesperson for New South Wales state police. Australian media, quoting police sources, said Arsalan Khawaja was being questioned about forgery and an attempt to pervert justice. The arrest comes as Usman Khawaja prepares with the Australia squad in Adelaide ahead of Thursday’s first Test against India, the start of a
crucial four-match series in which the home side could challenge India’s position as the world’s top-ranked Test team. Tuesday’s police operation stemmed from the discovery in an office at the University of New South Wales of a laptop which contained an alleged hitlist naming former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and his deputy Julie Bishop.
Government have helped in massive improvement in the ranking in trade across borders to 80 this year.
Open borders an imperative of present times, says Jaitley
Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday called for open borders, saying trading across national boundaries is an “economic imperative of our times” and that barriers to free trade should be dismantled The comments come amid growing concerns over tariff wars across the world, especially after the US initiated a slew of actions against select goods to address its trade balance with select countries, including a few items like steel from the country “Trading across borders is an economic imperative of our times and this is
going to increase with the times to come,” Jaitley said at the 80th World Customs Organisation Policy Commissionerate meeting here through a video link “It is in the larger interest of every
country to make sure that trade barriers are brought down to the extent it is possible,” he said The minister said no country can manufacture all goods or specialise in rendering all services
which are needed by consumers wanting the best quality at the lowest prices, therefore the need for open trade Nations across the world are now realising that increased trade helps not just the global economy but also its own economy, he noted He also affirmed the Centre’s commitment to improving trade facilitation across borders and also adopt the best practices across the world Jaitley said the steps taken by the government have helped in massive improvement in the ranking in trade across borders to 80 this year, from 146 earlier.
CCI has to decide the relevant market for 4G and the dominant player in that market.
CCI, Trai must check predatory pricing, unhealthy competition in telecom: MTNL chief
New Delhi: With the telecom sector bleeding under falling tariffs, er oding profitability, and mounting debt in the face of stiff competition tr iggered by below-the-cost tariffs and disruptive offerings of Reliance Jio, st ate operator MTNL has for the first time sought intervention of the Competition Commission of India and the TRAI to keep a check on predatory pricing and ensure a healthy contest among operators. “I would blame the intensity and the nature of competition for the state of the telecom sector. Healthy compet
ition is a must to keep an industry viable. But in telecom, competition has reached a level where everyone has forgotten what the term ‘healthy’ stands for. The competition is taking place at below cost price and suboptimal rates are being realised at the industry level wh ich means there is a scope for revisi t ing by everybody. But this has to be seen by the Competition Commission,” MTNL chairman and MD Praveen Kumar Purwar told Financial Ch ro n icle in an exclusive interview. Purwar said in a way echoed what
Finance minister Arun Jaitley had said at a recent CCI event where the TRAI ch airman was also present, “Excessive co mpetition at times can result in the pricing of nature that the sector of the economy itself feels stressed because everybody then tends to follow the leader.” In just over two years since starting 4G services, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio has toppled Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel in terms of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) from access services making big revenue market share (RMS) gains
for the quarter ending September. According to the financial data collated by TRAI, Jio’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) from access services (which excludes national long distance, or NLD, services revenue) in the September quarter stood at Rs 8,271.86 crore, compared with Vodafone Idea Ltd.’s (VIL) Rs 7,528.35 crore and Airtel’s Rs 6,720.91 crore. Though the loss making MTNL is not a player yet in the 4G space for want of spectrum, below-cost tariffs haven’t spared its finances.
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Gujarat Chief Ministerannounces Rs.50-cr Science & Technology Innovation (SIT) Fund to encourage creativity, research and development in strategic fields Gandhinagar : In an yet another innovative initiative, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupanitoday approved Rs.50-crore Science & Technology Innovation (STI) Fund to provide assistance up to Rs.50lakh to UGC and AICTE recognised central and state universities and colleges for a maximum period of three years to develop latent talents, encourage creativity research and development in strategic fields in the knowledgebased ecosystem. The Gujarat Government had earlier announced similar assistance under the Biotechnology Policy and IT Policy. Gujarat Government’s Science & Technology Department has identified Gujarat Council of Science & Technology (GUJCOST) to implement the scheme,
in fields to be decided by the Gujarat Government for solving major problems faced by the state. It fructified as a result of Mr. Rupani’s visit to Israel. It is more for applied research, rather than basic. It is to create scientific temper, create sensitivity towards the state’s problems among students and teachers, capacity building of researchers – help the industries and the economy. Gujarat thus becomes the first state to create such a fund for high-end
technology and innovation, artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, polymers and special materials, Nano technology, internet of things (IOT), energy storage, waste treatment and management, pollution abatement, sustainable habitat and nutrition sensitive research. The initiative is aimed at assisting thousands of researchers or groups of researchers, after evaluation by experts and advisory committees, being constituted.
Guj BJP govt using job openings to lure youths for votes: Cong
Ahmedabad : Accusing the BJP government in Gujarat of using job openings as a “political tool” to lure unemployed youth when elections are round the corner, Congress leader Paresh Dhanani Tuesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. More than 55 lakh applications were received for 23,755 different job openings advertised by the government in the last one year, Dhanani said He said the state government was delaying recruitments till elections were round
the corner in order to garner votes, adding that it was playing with the future of Gujarat’s unemployed youth. “The BJP government lures them (youth) by advertising for government job openings when elections are round the corner. The model code of conduct comes into force even before the results are announced. They (BJP) create hindrance in recruitment until the election, and play with the future of the youth,” Dhanani, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, said.
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Gujarat recruitment exam leak case FIR: WhatsApp message gave away the plot
Ahmedabad :The breakthrough that the police got in their investigation of Sunday’s recruitment examination paper leak that finally led to the arrest of four persons was a message from one of the candidates to a subinspector, seeking confirmation about the authenticity of the leaked paper. According to the police, Rupal Sharma, one of the four arrested, was a candidate for the examination. When she received the answers of 150 questions, she forwarded it to Bharat Borana, a wireless police sub-inspector who is part of the Lok Rakshak Recruitment Board. Rupal, a caretaker of Shri Ram Hostel in Gandhinagar, is learnt to have sent Borana a screenshot of a note containing answers of the questions in order to confirm whether it was genuine or fake. “It was done out of innocence as she wanted to be sure that she was not being duped,” a police source told news aganacy In turn, Borana forwarded it to the board’s chairman, Vikas Sahay, who had set the paper. He sensed the leak and immediately called a meeting and decided to cancel the examination.
Gujarat paper leak: Four more held as police probe role of Delhi gang
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Police on Tuesday arrested four more persons in connection with alleged leak of the question paper of police constable recruitment examination even as the involvement of a New Delhi-based gang has emerged. With this, the total number of arrests has reached eight. At least 20 others are being interrogated. The examination was to be held on December 2, but was cancelled at the last moment as the
question paper and the answer sheets were found leaked. About 8.75 lakh candidates were to appear in the examination for 9,000 posts According to Gandhinagar SP Mayur Chavda, those who were arrested on Tuesday are: Ajaysinh Parmar and Uttam Bhati from Banaskantha, Pratik Patel from Arvalli and Narendra Chaudhary from Mehsana. While the alleged mastermind Yashpal Solanki is still at large, police are trying to find out details of the
New-Delhi based gang and its involvement in the case. Solanki worked in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation on a temporary basis. Police had arrested four persons, including two BJP leaders and a police officer, in connection with the case on Monday. Though the BJP suspended the two leaders, the Vijay Rupani-led government received flak from various quarters, including the opposition Congress.
The Patidar quota leader is planning to hold a week-long event in Surat.
Gujarat: Gopal Italia takes katha route to enlighten people about Constitution law
Ahmedabad : In a unique experiment derived from the popular concept of holding religious kathas in Gujarat and other parts of the country, Patidar quota leader and former police constable Gopal Italia is planning to hold a week-long Kayda Katha later this month in Surat to spread awareness among people on the Constitution and various laws concerning people and the “real” issues in their dayto-day life. Twenty-nine-yearold Italia, who has graduated in political science, has worked in the government first as a Lok Rakshak jawan in Gujarat police and then as a clerk in the Revenue Department. Italia first came to limelight in January 2017 when being a government
employee he called up Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and complained about open violation of prohibition policy in the state and alleged collusion of public
servants. The conversation had gone viral on social media. Later, Italia caught the attention of the media after he hurled a shoe at Minister of State
for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja outside the Assembly. Giving an outline of his proposed Kayda Katha, which is likely to be held within next 15 days in Surat, Italia said that it will have speeches of experts on various subjects like Indian Constitution, police, court, education, law related to election, Motor Vehicle Act, agriculture, land among others. Italia added that he has based the concept of his Kayda Katha on the theme of week-long religious discourses being conducted by various personalities and through it he is planning to spread basic information of law among common people on issues which are directly connected with them.
Amid US sanctions, Iran threatens again to close Strait of Hormuz
Michelle Obama confident progress can’t be stopped, urges girls to aim high London : Former US first lady Michelle Obama expressed confidence on Monday that the social progress made by having the first black couple in the White House could not be overturned. Without directly addressing her husband’s successor, Donald Trump, Obama said change was “not a straight line” but the election of Barack Obama to the White House showed people were open to change. Earlier in the day she encouraged some London schoolgirls to ensure they played a role in tackling the “the bitterness, the nastiness that we see in politics” by never wasting their vote. Obama, 54, said she
was surprised as anyone when her husband was elected the first black president, taking office in 2009 – especially because when “he was elected he looked like he was 12” – and hopes were high. “We mistakenly thought Barack Obama was going to erase hundreds of years of history in eight years,” Obama told a full house of 2,900 people at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall as part of a tour to promote her memoir “Becoming.” “We made progress and going backwards doesn’t mean it wasn’t real,” she said, adding that actions taken now helped to pave the way for people’s grandchildren.
Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has threatened again to close the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea. The state TV quotes Rouhani as saying on Tuesday that “if someday, the United States decides to block Iran’s oil (exports), no oil will be exported from the Persian Gulf.” The strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf is crucial to global energy supplies. Rouhani also pledged that the United States wouldn’t be able to prevent Iran from exporting its crude. Rouhani has made similar threats previously, especially after President Donald Trump threatened to decrease Iran’s oil export to nil. His threat was welcomed by many Iranian officials, including hard-liners such as Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s powerful Quds Force. The state TV quotes Rouhani as saying on Tuesday that ``if someday, the United States decides to block Iran’s oil (exports), no oil will be exported from the Persian Gulf.’’ The strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf is crucial to global energy supplies.
Israel military says to expose Hezbollah attack tunnels from Lebanon
Jerusalem : Israel’s military said on Tuesday it was beginning an operation to “expose and thwart” cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. A spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, said the Israel military was aware of a number of tunnels crossing into Israel from Lebanon to the north, and that the army would only be operating within Israel and not crossing the border. The military said in a statement it had “enhanced its presence and readiness in the Northern Command and is prepared for
various scenarios”. Some areas near the border fence had been closed off. “The digging of the cross-border attack tunnels that the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has discovered, before the attack tunnels became operational and posed an imminent threat to the safety of Israeli civilians, constitutes a flagrant and severe violation of Israeli sovereignty,” the military said. A spokesman said the Israel military was aware of a number of tunnels crossing into Israel from Lebanon to the north, and that the army would only be operating within Israel and not crossing the border.
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