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Short News 4 policemen dead after IED planted by militants goes off in J&K Sopore
Srinagar: Four policemen on patrol duty were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants went off in Sopore town in north Kashmir on Saturday, an official said. Militants had planted the IED near a shop in a lane between the ‘Chotta Bazaar’ and ‘Bada Bazaar’ in Sopore in Baramulla district, the official said. The policemen were patrolling the area in view of a separatistsponsored strike there. This is the first major terror attack in the Valley in which security forces have suffered casualties. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday expressed grief over the death of the four policemen in the blast. “Pained to hear that four policeman have been killed in an IED explosion in Sopore.
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Kerala ‘love jihad’: NIA to quiz ‘ISIS accused’ who knew Hadiya’s husband
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency probing the ‘Kerala Love-Jihad’ case on Friday decided to interrogate “some accused” jailed in connection with an Islamic State (ISIS) module case in the state. NIA sources said “some accused” in the ‘Kanakamala ISIS module case’ knew Shafin Jahan, a Muslim man facing probe into his marriage with Hadiya, a Kerala woman at the centre of the alleged love-jihad case. The sources said they had communicated with Jahan so that the probe agency has “to speak to them to verify true facts.”
P Chidambaram blames Modi govt for economic slug in 2017-18 New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the government over lower growth estimates for the current fiscal, saying the worst fears of an imminent economic slowdown have come true. There is a decline in new projects and fresh investment, Chidambaram claimed in a statement. The informal sector is reeling under the ill effects of demonetisation. Job creation is abysmal, exports are plunging, and manufacturing sector growth has slowed down. The agriculture sector has been hit hard and rural despair is abundant, he claimed.
Money laundering case: ED files second chargesheet against Misa Bharti, her husband New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a second chargesheet against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar before a Delhi court in connection with a money laundering case. Special Judge N K Malhotra rapped the central agency for its repeated chargesheets and berated it for not letting the trial commence. Both chargesheets will be considered by the court on February 5, reported news agency news agancy.“Will you let the trial begin or keep filing complaints? How many supplementary charge sheets will you file? You are a premier investigating agency. You cannot behave like this. It is an illdrafted complaint,” the judge was quoted as saying by news agancy.
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Kerala govt orders closure of school ‘to prevent Muslims from joining ISIS’ gns, Thiruvanathapuram: The Kerala government has ordered the closure of a private school at Kochi for having contents in its syllabus that go against the country’s secular policies. The order for the school’s closure, issued on Thursday, said it was highly necessary to stop the operation of such institutions “to prevent the Muslims from joining ISIS (Islamic State) activities.” Inquiries revealed that the textbooks at the Peace Foundation International School, were aimed at the propagation of ideas contradicting the country’s secular policies besides trying to spread propaganda which was against the country’s policies, an order said. “Hence in order to prevent the Muslims from joining IS activities, it is highly necessary to stop the operation of such institutions,” the order said. It also said the government has not issued a no objection certificate (NOC) to the school and that it has no Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board affiliation. The school at Thammanam in Ernakulam came under the scanner in October 2016 after the district educational officer filed a complaint against the school on the contents of the textbooks.
Modi’s ‘Gross Divisive Policy’, Jaitley’s ‘genius,’ destroying economy: Rahul New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday came up with a new description for what he thinks is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political style. Rahul came up with his own version of GDP as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to hit a four year low in 2017-18 at 6.5 per cent, as opposed to 7.1 per cent in 2016-17, calling it Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Gross Divisive Politics’ in a tweet. With the Union Budget presentation scheduled on February 1, Rahul also took
a jibe at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, referring to his ‘genius’ in a sarcastic, negative manner saying how its combination with Modi’s Gross Divisive Politics became lethal for the country’s economy. On Friday, Rahul lashed out at the Union Government regarding delay in passing the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013. Rahul was earlier fiercely critical about both demonetisation and GST, both his choice weapons during the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh election campaigns in 2017.
J&K: 6 bodies recovered from Kupwara after avalanche hits vehicle gns, Srinagar: Five bodies were on Saturday recovered from a spot in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where a passenger vehicle was hit by a huge avalanche of snow, trapping seven persons. The body of a Beacon officer was recovered on Friday night after the rescue operations were launched, deputy commissioner, Kupwara, Khalid Jehangir said. A passenger vehicle was
Kamala Mills fire: The Mumbai police had earlier said they had a mobile video in their possession which shows the fire originating from 1Above gutting down the entire premises in 52 seconds.
Mojo’s Bistro owner Yug K Pathak arrested by Mumbai Police after fire brigade report gns, Mumbai : In light of the Mumbai Fire Department’s report on the Kamala Mills fire, the Mumbai Police on Saturday arrested Yug K Pathak, the owner of Mojo’s Bistro for culpable homicide. The development comes after the police received the fire department’s investigation report on Saturday. Senior officers said they will rely on the report submitted by the fire department – which stated that the fire broke out at Mojo’s Bistro. Officials from the N M Joshi Marg police station
arrested Pathak. “As of now, we have arrested Pathak, while his partner Tulli has been summoned as he is also wanted in the case,” senior police inspector, attached
to the N M Joshi Marg police station, Ahmed Pathan said. “We will produce Pathak before a court soon,” he added. Among the four cases filed by the police,
three were for violating the Town Planning Act under which both 1Above and Mojo’s Bistro had been booked. The latter was earlier, however, not booked under the case filed for culpable homicide. “Based on the report by the Fire Department, we have now decided to book Mojo’s Bristo in the same case as the one in which owners of 1Above are booked for that of culpable homicide not amounting to murder,” an official had told news agancy on the condition of anonymity.
Bhima–Koregaon violence: Maharashtra moving towards ‘chaos’ due to caste conflict, says Shiv Sena Mumbai : Maharashtra is moving towards “chaos and destruction” due to caste conflict, the Shiv Sena said on Saturday as it continued its attack on the Devendra Fadnavis government over the violence at Bhima–Koregaon village. The Uddhav Thackerayled party, a junior ally in the BJP-led government, bemoaned large-scale damage to property by protesters during the January 3 bandh in Maharashtra called by Dalit outfits to denounce the violence at Bhima–Koregaon in Pune district. “Dalits are calling
for bandh and Hindutvawadi groups are taking out morchas. It looks like Maharashtra is moving towards chaos and destruction due to caste conflict instead of prosperity,” read an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’. The Sena organ said if the bandh called by the Prakash Ambedkar-led Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) was peaceful, his stature as a leader would have risen. “His followers have become directionless. In Kolhapur, a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was desecrated,” the Marathi daily said.
hit by a huge avalanche of snow at Khooni Nallah near Sadhan Top on the KupwaraTangdhar road on Friday. “Five bodies were recovered from the avalanche site,” deputy commissioner Kupwara Khalid Jehangir said. He said that the total number of people killed in the avalanche has risen to six. Three people have been pulled out alive from the avalanche site, he said, adding that the rescue operations are underway.
Leh coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir
gns, Srinagar : Leh, in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, was the coldest recorded place in the state as the mercury dropped over 15 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, even as few areas in the higher reaches of the Valley received fresh snowfall. There was light snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and few other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir last night, an official of the Meteorological Department said in Srinagar. He said owing to cloudy sky, the night temperatures in many areas in Kashmir, including the summer capital Srinagar, increased. The capital city recorded the minimum temperature of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius –- an increase of two degrees from yesterday, the official said. The night temperature in Leh town of the frontier Ladakh region went down over 5 degrees from a low of minus 10.3 degrees Celsius the previous night to settle at a low of minus 15.6 degrees last night. He said Leh was the coldest recorded place in the state.
Lalu Yadav gets 3.5 yrs in jail in fodder scam; RJD to move HC CBI court that had convicted Lalu on Dec 23, also imposed a Rs 10 lakh fine on him for two cases in the scam.
gns, Ranchi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on Saturday, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail by a CBI special court in a fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury 21 years ago. CBI court judge Shiv Pal Singh, who had convicted Prasad, along with 10 others on December 23, also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him for two cases in the scam. He was fined Rs 5 lakh for each case, failing which he would serve another six months in jail, a CBI counsel said. The court had convicted Prasad for offences of cheating,
along with criminal conspiracy, under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act. Judge Shivpal Singh pronounced the quantum of sentence for Lalu Yadav and other accused, via video conferencing. Soon after the punishment was announced by the court Lalu Yadav twitter account said: “Rather than practicing BJP’s Simple Rule ‘Follow us or We will Fix you’. I will die happily fixing myself for Social justice, harmony and equality.” The RJD went into a huddle immediately after the pronouncement of the sentence.
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A journey within
One of the long-cherished desires everyone has is to travel across the world. Growing up, I have always been keen on the diverse cultures, different faith traditions and indigenous tribes. But what I come to realise now, after visits to various parts of the world, is that the creator of this universe has laid down a multicultural ecosystem where a huge spectrum of religions, traditions and cultures co-exist in perfect harmony; where you can find a masjid (mosque) and a mandir (temple), a church and a synagogue or a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh temple in one block. This divine diversity inspires us to be open to the rich experiences of plurality in the wider world. It invites us to reflect on the call of Ibn al-Arabi in his poetic expression in Tarjuman al-Ashwaq (translation of the desires): “My heart is capable of every form; it is a pasture for gazelles and a convent for monks, a temple for idols and the Kaaba for pilgrims, and the tables of the Torah and the Quran. I follow the religion of love wherever its caravans are heading. Love is my religion, and love is my law.” Both Rumi and Tabrizi regarded all faith traditions and all parts of the earth as waves of the ocean of the divine unity. Islam sees all prophets as one, as clearly stated in the Quran: “We make no distinction between one and another of his messengers.” However, despite the fact that the unity of existence (Wahdatul Wajud) is embedded in all living traditions; they merely differ in the external practices they have carried along with them. Rumi reminds us of this eternal truth in his Masnavi. He writes that the Muslim who prays in a mosque with open hands, and a Christian who makes the sign of a cross in a church and a Jew who prays in a synagogue, all turn to the same creator. “If we get stuck in the conventional formalities and are overtaken by appearances, we categorise them as Muslims, Christians, Jews and others based on their beliefs and the houses of worship they attend. However, in the sight of God, no matter what their religion or creed is, they all are his creatures,” he wrote. Once, during the Mevlevi Sema (Turkish Sufi music with whirling), while Rumi was whirling in his spiritual ecstasy, a drunkard appeared among the whirling dervishes. He could not control himself and would lurch and hit Rumi time and again. During the whirling, Rumi’s disciples who observed this began to scold him. But Rumi, who himself saw this, showed utmost patience, forbearance and tenderness. He said: “Friends, he is the one who drank the wine, but you are the ones who got drunk of the divine. Why are you scolding him?” Remarkably, Rumi never reacted even to the slanders and grim allegations his jealous rivals labelled against him. Rumi rather believed that there are two archenemies of the human beings, which keep them away from being humane. One is greed and the other is anger. “Greed and anger make a man squint-eyed; they change the spirit so that it departs from rectitude,” he said.
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bollywood special Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie to present Golden Globes
After their war of words over a remark on “nepotism” that made headlines last year, have things changed now?
Olive branch? Karan says he’ll ‘lovingly’ welcome Kangana on his show
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the list of four new actresses who will be presenting at the 2018 Golden Globes: Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren and Emma Stone. Interestingly, this is one of the first times Jennifer and Angelina, who are both Brad Pitt’s exes, will come together for an event. EOnline.com reported that this year’s Golden Globes is all about women coming together, thanks to the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. While Jennifer recently donated $500,000 to the Time’s Up GoFundMe campaign to aid men and women who suffer sexual abuse, Angelina, publicly spoke out against Harvey Weinstein. Some of the other presenters at the ceremony include Halle Berry, Emilia Clarke, Penélope Cruz, Gal Gadot, Hugh Grant, Kit Harington, Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Hemsworth, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emma Watson and Ricky Martin. Several women will be sporting black as a moment of solidarity on the red carpet.
Nina Dobrev swims with sharks
Filmmaker Karan Johar said he would be happy to have Kangana Ranaut as a celebrity guest on his upcoming show ‘India’s Next Superstars’. Karan and Rohit Shetty will be seen as judges on ‘India’s Next Superstars’ to be aired on Star Plus from January 13, while Priyanka Chopra will be the first guest on the show. When asked if Kangana Ranaut would be invited on the show, Karan said, “I am sure when Star Plus invites her, we will be happy to have her. Our hearts are big, our house is open to all. We will happily, lovingly and respectfully welcome her on the show.” Karan and Kangana were engaged in a war of words over a remark on “nepotism” that made headlines last year. The tagline of the show is ‘Na Khaandaan Na Sifaarish’ and when asked whether he was looking for an opportunity to answer about nepotism, Karan said, “I don’t think this tagline was an answer from my side to anything. Lot of people want to be part of the entertainment industry, but it is difficult to find a platform. We are providing this platform to all those who are talented.” Talking about the definition of superstardom, Karan said, “It is difficult to define superstar, if we knew the meaning then there would be millions of superstars. It’s a feeling that an actor and audience has.
Dua Lipa apologises
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It’s official: Shahid and Shraddha to reunite for Batti Gul Meter Chalu
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When Akshay Kumar was made to feel like an outcast on a film’s set He may have now become one of the most bankable actors in Hindi film industry, but during the initial days of his career in Bollywood, Akshay Kumar said he was treated like an outsider. The 50-year-old actor, who has given some major blockbusters such as ‘Special 26’, ‘Baby’, ‘Airlift’, and ‘Rustom’ in the past one decade, said an actor’s luxury on a film’s set depends on the number of hits and flops. “Yes, I was made to feel (outcast). I remember while doing a two-hero film, my three-four films didn’t work, but his (the other hero) did. We were having an equal role, but he gets a suite room and I get a single room. He gets an amazing car, but I get that ‘you come in the bus,’ yes it really happens,” Akshay said in a media interaction.
The Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev swam with sharks for a good cause. Hello! Canada reported that in the video PSA for the organisation Oceana, Nina expresses her love for sharks and her passion to save the ocean. “I used to be scared but then I learned the facts. Sharks keep the ocean healthy and they aren’t really interested in us,” Nina said. “It’s our interest in their fins that’s scary. Millions of sharks end up in the global fin trade every year, and many grow slowly which means they face a high risk of extinction. Please help and join me and Oceana in the campaign to stop the trade of shark fins and help save sharks,” the star added.
22-year-old singer Dua Lipa was criticised after one of her cover songs back from 2014 surfaced with her using inappropriate language. JustJared.com reported that she used the n-word while performing a cover of Mija J’s Smoke, Drink, Break Up. Dua took to Twitter to apologise. “In relation to my 2014 cover I never meant to offend or upset anyone. I didn’t say the full word but I can admit I shouldn’t have gone there at all and that a different word could’ve been recorded altogether to avoid offence and confusion. I wasn’t thinking it through at the time,” she tweeted, adding, “I always stand up for social justice and I am very sorry to anyone that I have offended (sic).”
Shraddha Kapoor has done it again. After emerging as a winner in the ‘race’to be Prabhas’leading lady in ‘Saaho’, the actress has beaten names like Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha and Vaani Kapoor to be the lead opposite Shahid Kapoor in ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu.’ “Shraddha was keen to come on-board because it is a career-defining role. The film is a love story at its core set in a small town. It is also socially relevant as it highlights the issues of electricity shortage that the common man faces,” producer Prernaa Arora confirmed the news to Mumbai Mirror. This film will be the second collaboration between Shraddha and Shahid after the critically acclaimed ‘Haider’ in 2014. The actress plays a North Indian in the movie, a character which plays an important role in the narrative. ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ throws light on the issues surrounding electricity in the country, with Shahid playing a lawyer in it. “Instances have been reported where even after not being at home for a better part of the month, families return to huge electricity bills. The film investigates such issues with a sarcastic undertone,” Prernaa told about the story. Directed by ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ director Shree Narayan Singh, the film is scheduled to hit the theatres on August 31.
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden to expand their family
Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician-husband Benji Madden are trying to have a baby. “Cameron hasn’t wanted to work. She is enjoying being at home and being a housewife. She would love more than anything to be a mom,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. The source added, “At this point they would be very happy with the miracle of one child. They aren’t really thinking past the first one at this point. They would love to have the chance to be parents. They’re in it together. He would do anything for her.”Though their relationship has been a roller coaster of emotions, they believe there will be a happy ending.
Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician-husband Benji Madden are trying to have a baby.
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Sports Special Elina Svitolina got the perfect boost ahead of the Australian Open by lifting the Brisbane International title with a 6-2 6-1 win over qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Elina Svitolina sends Australian Open warning with Brisbane International title triumph
India gave away 25-30 extra runs in 1st innings to South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Cape Town: Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar admitted that the bowling attack gave away 2530 runs too many as South Africa reached 286 in their first innings despite being reduced to 12 for 3 within the first half an hour. “If we want to be hard on ourselves, then yes we did give away a few too many runs to South Africa. I think they scored 25-30odd extra runs. In every hour of play, there were 2-3 overs, where we gave away easy boundaries. That is an area we can improve on,” Bhuvneshwar said at the end of the day’s play. South Africa maintained a run-rate of over four runs per over before ending at 3.90 in 73.1 overs. “It is a concern for us. During the break also, we were talking about bringing the runrate down because in Test cricket four runs per over is a lot. This is something we want to improve when we bowl in the second innings but overall we are happy with the lines and lengths we bowled,” he added. Bhuvneshwar finished with figures of 4 for 87 but missed out on a five-for as Shikhar Dhawan dropped Keshav Maharaj (then on nought) at slip.
City Golfer Amit Shah Grabs the only Qualification Spot from Ahmedabad for Nationals Finals of 18th MercedesTrophy Golf gns, Ahmedabad : Amit Shah earned the distinction of becoming the golfer to qualify from the Ahmedabad qualifiers for the National Final of the 18th edition of the MercedesTrophy, India’s largest and most prestigious corporate Golf tournament. Playing at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens on the qualification day at Ahmedabad, Amit carded a Nett. score of 73.6 to finish in top spot. He will now be competing against 39 other golfers selected from qualifiers across 11 other cities of the tournament in the National Final to be held at Pune’s Oxford Golf Resort from 4-6 April, 2018.
Abu Dhabi: Ukrainian Elina Svitolina got the perfect boost ahead of the Australian Open by lifting the Brisbane International title with a 6-2 6-1 win over qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Saturday. Svitolina, ranked sixth in the world, fired 10 aces and never faced a break point on the way to a
10th career tour title. She raced to a 3-0 lead before 23-year-old Belarusian Sasnovich found her range with some lethal backhands and briefly threatened to make it a contest. Svitolina, however, unleashed a series of powerful groundstrokes to break again and clinch the first set, before running away
Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic lead Switzerland to Hopman Cup title gns, Pune : Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic won the deciding Fast4 mixed doubles 4-3 (3), 4-2 Saturday over Germany to give Switzerland its third Hopman Cup title. Federer rebounded from a close first-set loss to dominate the rest of the match in a 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-2 win over Germany’s Alexander Zrevev. Germany’s Angelique Kerber beat Bencic 6-4, 6-1 to send the championship to the mixed doubles decider. It was Kerber’s fourth straight singles win at the Hopman Cup this year. Switzerland last won the Hopman Cup in 2001 when Federer teamed with Martina Hingis. The long drought continues for Germany, which last won the Hopman Cup in 1995 with Boris Becker and Anke Huber. In 1993, Steffi Graf and Michael Stich gave Germany its first title.
gns, Mumbai: While Chennai Super Kings (CSK) sprang no surprises and retained MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) decided to let go Gautam Gambhir as all the eight Indian Premier League (IPL) sides announced the names of retained cricketers in Mumbai on Thursday. However, a major coup of sorts might be around the corner which might see Gambhir, who led KKR to two IPL triumphs, join forces with Dhoni at CSK, who are making a comeback to the tournament after being suspended for two years following the spot-fixing saga. While there is no official statement from CSK and Gambhir too has not indicated anything about the Dhoni reunion, CSK chose to react on the Gambhir issue when a Twitter user tagged CSK.
Infosys: Ex-CFO pats Nandan for correcting previous wrongs
2019 fiscal year. Elaborating on the ‘wrongdoings’ by the previous board, Balakrishnan said, “unfortunately, it never clearly understood the culture or value systems followed by Infosys under its founders, which resulted in excessive senior management salaries and a huge disconnect with rest of the organisation.” “The former CEO’s (Vishal Sikka) salary was increased substantially without clear reason while the rest of the organisation had to contend with meager salary hikes and reduced variable compensation,” he added. The USD 20 billion target by 2020 was loosely used to justify the pay increase to the CEO that lacked conviction,
with the second to claim the title in just over an hour. “It was a tough, tough offseason,” third seed Svitolina, also 23, said on court after the match. “To start with a trophy is always very, very special.” World number 88 Sasnovich, bidding to become the first qualifier to win the title in Brisbane, ran
IPL 2018: Not retained by KKR, Gautam Gambhir to join MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings?
USD 20 billion target by 2020 was loosely used to justify the pay increase to the CEO that lacked conviction.
gns, Bengaluru: Former Infosys Chief Financial Officer V Balakrishnan on Saturday praised the company’s cofounder Nandan Nilekani for correcting the ‘wrongdoings’ committed by previous board, by fixing a reasonable salary for the incumbent CEO. “I think the board under Nandan has done the right thing to correct the previous wrongdoings.. The salary structure for the current Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh looks reasonable with a large part tied to variable salary with greater focus on long-term retention,” he told PTI here. Balakrishnan said it is important for the board to clearly articulate the performance metrics for the vesting of variable salaries to senior management. “The metrics should have clear focus on increasing shareholders’ value by achieving superior growth.. If the board wants to exercise any discretion it should be explained to the shareholders with proper reasoning,” he said. Infosys has fixed Parekh’s salary at Rs 6.5 crores with an eligibility for variable pay of Rs 9.75 crores at the end of the 2018-
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Balakrishnan alleged. Recalling N R Narayana Murthy’s views, he said excess in capitalism will make the acceptance of capitalism difficult to a large sections of the society. “The CEO compensation should be reasonable enough to attract top talent while at the same time be comparable with peer group companies,” the company’s former CFO said. “It should also reflect the realities within the organization otherwise selling it internally will be difficult,” he added. Balakrishnan also said when the founders ran the company, the senior management salaries were reasonable enough to attract top talent and were never considered excessive.
Nearby Technologies partners with YES BANK, NPCI to launch Aadhaar ATM Ahmedabad : Nearby Technologies has partnered with YES BANK, India’s 5th largest private sector bank and worked closely with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a cardless and PINless Aadhaar ATM service. Using the PayNEARBY mobile application on a smart phone, a Retailercan become an Aadhaar ATMfor cash withdrawals and deposits by a customer. To use this unique facility, customers of any bank just need to link their Aadhaar number with any bank account which gets seeded with NPCI on customer’s request to their respective bank.Cash withdrawal and other transactions are made possible by simply using Aadhaar Number and finger print. PayNEARBY’s Aadhaar ATM will be available through YES BANK and the BC Agent network comprising 40,000 touchpoints. The company has tied up with the Retailers Association of India for spreading the relevance and create popularity of Aadhaar services, educating customers and enabling the service even in the remotest parts of India. Mr Anand Kumar Bajaj, founder Nearby Technologies Private Limited said, “With the launch of this service, our aim is to become the payments enabler for India.
out of gas in her eighth match of the week and only her third career encounter against a top 10 player. She had stunned sixth seed Kristina Mladenovic in the opening round and defeated last year’s runner-up Alize Cornet in the quarter-finals before battling past Anastasija Sevastova in the last four. “Sorry for my play today,” Sasnovich told the Brisbane crowd. “It was an incredible week for Elina – she was better than me and deserved to win. It was a good week for me.” Svitolina, having landed her first silverware of the season, heads to the Australian Open with her eyes fixed firmly on a maiden grand slam trophy.
IPL is a huge tournament with some of the best players in the world, says Ricky Ponting Abu Dhabi: After former Indian batsman Rahul Dravid decided to step down as Delhi Daredevils coach after the 2017 edition of the tournament, it remained to be seen who the franchise will turn towards for coaching duties. Dravid chose to coach India A and India Under-19 teams and had to step down due to BCCI’s conflict-of-interest regulations. At the IPL 2018 Player Retention event in Mumbai on Thursday, DD owners announced that they have appointed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting as the coach for the upcoming season of the T20 tournament. The 42-year old, who previously took on coaching duties for Mumbai Indians for two years, and won the title in 2015 as the coach, spoke to Cricket Australia about the importance of IPL tournament and said it is a big platform for all world class players.
Andrey Rublev to face Gael Monfils in Qatar final after Dominic Thiem withdraws gns, Mumbai: Top seed Dominic Thiem’s Australian Open preparations suffered a setback after he withdrew
from his Qatar Open semi-final against Gael Monfils due to illness, with the Frenchman now set to take on Russian Andrey Rublev in the final on Saturday. World number five Thiem was the only remaining seeded player
still in contention for the Doha title but his withdrawal dealt yet another blow to tennis just 10 days before the season’s opening grand slam kicks off in Melbourne. “I am in bed with fever and there is almost no chance of a recovery until tonight… Of course I am disappointed, but nevertheless I had a solid start into the new season,” the Austrian wrote on his official Facebook account. The Australian Open men’s field has already been hit by the withdrawals of five-times runner-up Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori.
business A US based Aesthetic Center introduces an upscale skincare brand Ka-Lon in Indian Market Launches first center in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad : Ka-Lon Skin Clinic, a US based Medical Spa has started its operations in India. The clinic introduced it’s first Laser, Skin & Slimming Center in Ahmedabad. KaLon Skin Clinic Ahmedabad is one of the largest and upscale skin care and slimming center of the city. The center will provide medically guided advanced treatment techniques that conform to the highest international quality standards. This will ensure that people of the region receive complete and effective skin solutions. The clinic also unveiled state-of- theart technology, Soprano Ice Platinum to fight unwanted body hair woes of
women & men. Close to 10% of Indian Women aged 10 to 45 suffer from Hirsutism. Hirsute women usually present with increased growth of terminal hair at sides of the face, upper lip, chin, upper back, shoulders, sternum, and upper abdomen. The unwanted body hair could lead to mood disturbances such as depression and limitations in emotional well-being, quality of life, and life satisfaction. Present at the press event were, Parthesh Vakil, CEO & Founder Ka-Lon Skin Clinic, Kaushal Shah, Founder & Angel Investor, Ka-Lon Skin Clinic and Soumen Dutta, MD, Alma Lasers India‘ SAARC Operations.
4 / Dt. 07-01-2018, Sunday, Ahmedabad Fourth edition of Red Bull Kite Fightseeks theking of the skies
You either soar high or get cut loose
gns, Ahmedabad : Spend a high flying Sunday witnessing thequalifiers of the annual kite flying competition to find the best kite flyer from across the country. Red Bull Kite Fight is being held in association with Gujarat Tourism andis the only Kite Fight event in the country. Red Bull Kite Fight gives traditional kite flying festival a competitive makeover. Red Bull Kite Fight will follow the last-man- standing survival format as in previous editions with five different types of kites that will test the limits of the kite flyer’s skill-sets to manage and maneuver. Guaranteed epic aerial battles will culminate in a massive showdown, to find the best kite flier in the country. Open to all participants who are sixteen years old and above, the qualifier round will take place in Ahmedabad on 7 th January2018. The finals will be held in Ahmedabad on 13 th January 2018.
SCIENCE STUDENTS OF BHAVAN’S COLLEGE CRY FOUL OVER INTERNAL MARKS Fifth semester students of Bachelor of Science with physics major at citybased Bhavan’s College have alleged injustice in the recently declared internal examination results. They claim that half of their batch has been declared failed despite having submitted assignments. However, the college management justified the result, saying they had awarded marks as per university guidelines. It also clarified that 12 out of 38 students have failed, and not 50% (19) as claimed by the students. The internal exam includes marks for attendance in classes as well as timely submission of completed assignments. “I had submitted my assignment but was given just 3 marks. Is that even possible? Can my marks be so low?” asked an angry student. The results had been announced a month back and the college had given them time to make representation if they had any doubts or objection. As many as 10 students on Friday made a representation to the principal in this regard. “How can 50% students fail in the exam? Colleges are making it tough for students and ensuring they do not pass. We have made a representation to the authorities and if they do not do justice to us, we will go on strike,” threatened Narayan Desai, an NSUI member.
Fire department issues notices to 31 more restaurants
gns, SURAT: Fire & Emergency Services of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) issued notices to 31 hotels and restaurants for violation of fire safety norms in the city on Friday. The department has so far issued notices to 90 restaurants and sealed six of them in the past four days. Chief fire
officer Vasant Parikh said, “We have asked all of them to install firefighting equipment immediately. Many of them don’t even put proper signage to show exit and entry gates. They don’t even have boards prohibiting smoking in their premises.” SMC has become proactive and set up eight teams to
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cover the city after 14 people lost their lives in a fire accident in a restaurant in Mumbai. These teams pick up an area in a zone and randomly check fire preparedness of a hotel or a restaurant. The campaign for installation of fire safety equipment would continue for another week.
The only identity of Hindu spiritual organisation - Women areblessing to humanity
gns, Ahmedabad : To reestablish the old traditional values hindu culture on the second day of Hindu spiritual and service fair there were two events held that of Kanya Vandan and Suvasini Vandan under which are out of 29 schools from Ahmedabad 2500 students participat The Hindu Spiritual and Service fair that is being organised at Narsih Mehta Nagar - Awadhpuri - Sadhvi NirmalaPuri from Disa of Rampur Mutdh, Shri Piyushbhai Dalia from Surat and the main trustee of Jeeivdaya Trust Shrimati Giraben Shah present at the venue. Event coordinator Shree Ghanshyam bhai Patel that in this program Prathmik School Sarkhej Tripada Vidyalaya Ghatlodia, Sumati
Vidyalaya, Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, hareshwar Vidyalaya Jivraj Park, Ramakrishna Vidyalaya Maninagar, Saraswathi Vidyalaya, Meghdeep Vidhyalaya Shyamal Char Rasta and district government schools participated along 22 other schools. 1200 students welcomed 1300 girl students and they were greeted with Suvasini Vandana where along with them many sisters who are proactive for social causes were also facilitated. Rampur math Sadhvi Nirmala Puri Mahant of Disha said program like Kanya Vandan a message about awareness for women and their respect in the society would be enhanced and she thanked Hindu spiritual and service fair organisation for the same.
gns, AHMEDABAD: As northerly to northeasterly winds prevailed over the state, many places were shivering from severe cold on Friday. Ahmedabad recorded its coldest day of the season, with a minimum temperature of 8.6°C. Gandhinagar was the coldest place in the state, where the night temperature dipped to 8°C on Friday. According to meteorologists, there is no respite in store from the chilly weather. The India Meteorological Department issued a cold wave warning for the Gujarat region, Saurashtra and Kutch on Saturday. “Mainly the northern regions and KutchSaurashtra will witness a cold because of the northerly to northeasterly winds, bringing
Washington accuses Pakistan of playing a ‘double game’ by assisting Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network militants.
US ‘a friend who always betrays’, says Pak; students chant ‘death to Trump’
and Haqqani network militants causing chaos in Afghanistan. Islamabad denies this and accuses the United States of disrespecting its vast sacrifices - casualties have numbered in the tens of thousands - in fighting terrorism. Anti-American
PALANPUR/AHMEDABAD: In a grim reminder of the seven year-old boy’s murder in Ryan International School in Gurgaon, the murder of a class III boy in a village near Mehsana has turned out to a horrid crime committed by his 14-year old friend and schoolmat. Mehsana police arrested the class VIII boy after rigorous interrogation on Friday and he has confessed to killing nineyear-old Hiren Thakor in Sardarpur (Chikna) village near Satlasna. The reason for the murder has turned out be a fight over snatching kites. It was on December 23 that Hiren’s father lodged a complaint with Satlasna police after he did not return from the school. After nearly 10 days, his body was found dumped in a pit behind the school’s staffroom on December 31. Mehsana superintendent of police Chaitanya Mandlik told TOI that the accused juvenile and Hiren were friends as their houses were opposite each others. Hiren often used foul language at the accused, who, in return used to thrash him. “Hiranya’s mother would then go the accused’s house and pick up a fight with his family members for beating her son. The deceased’s father also used to beat up the accused and this happened at least 2-3 times a week,” Mandlik said.
Ahmedabad’s coldest night of season
dry and cold air to the state. This situation is likely to continue at least for two days,” said Jayant Sarkar, director of IMD Gujarat. Sarkar confirmed that Ahmedabad city recorded its coldest day of the season so far. The IMD warning reads, “Cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated
places over Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch.” On Friday, the night temperature in Ahmedabad was 3.7 degrees below normal and the day temperature was 27.2°C, 0.3 degrees below normal. Citizens shivered in the bonechilling cold as chilling winds blew in the early morning and late evening. Lots of citizens
international Islamabad: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said the United States was behaving towards Pakistan as “a friend who always betrays” after Washington suspended aid and President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of lies and deceit over many years. Opposition leader Imran Khan, a former cricket star tipped as the next prime minister, said it was time for Pakistan to “delink” from the United states and run down US diplomatic and intelligence presence in what is a sensitive strategic area. Washington accuses Pakistan of playing a “double game” by assisting Afghan Taliban
9-year-old boy’s killer turns out to be class 8 schoolmate
sentiment and tense USPakistan ties are some way off their recent nadir in 2011, when Osama bin Laden was killed in a secret US raid inside Pakistan, but the harsh rhetoric is likely to make it harder to mend future ties. “The US behavior is neither
that of an ally nor of a friend,” Asif told local Capital TV late on Thursday. “It is a friend who always betrays.” Small groups of students chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Trump” burnt American flags and torched photos of Trump after Friday prayers in capital Islamabad and the eastern city of Lahore. The organized protests ended swiftly. Worsening ties may push Pakistan further into the arms of long-time ally China, which backed Islamabad after the fallout from Trump’s tweet. Beijing’s diplomatic and financial support has also strengthened Pakistan’s hand, analysts say.
After aid cut, WH says, ‘all options’ open to deal with Pak terror problem
gns, Washington: The US is keeping “all options” on the table to deal with Pakistan if it does not take decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network and dismantle their safe havens, the White House warned Saturday. The warning came after the US suspended about USD 2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on terror groups. The freezing of all security assistance to Pakistan comes after President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Day tweet accused the country of giving nothing to the US but “lies and deceit” and providing “safe haven” to terrorists in return for USD 33 billion aid over the last 15 years. “The US does have a range of tools that we’re looking at beyond just the security assistance issue to deal with Pakistan and to try to convince it to crack down on the Taliban and Haqqani network,” a senior Trump administration official told reporters. “Certainly no one should doubt the US resolve to address this threat and all options I would say will be on the table,” said the official on condition of anonymity.
thronged recreational places like the Sabarmati riverfront, Kankaria lakefront, Vastrpur lake and SG highway, to enjoy hot beverages in the chilling cold. Footpath-dwellers shivered and bonfires were ubiquitous. According to IMD Ahmedabad, the city will likely register a minimum temperature of 8°C on Saturday along with a clear sky. In other parts of the state, the dry and cold weather is likely to continue and temperature could plunge one or two notches further. Apart from Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Mahuva town in Bhavnagar district recorded a minimum temperature of 9.5°C. Five or six other towns were hovering around the 10°C mark on Friday.
Twitter explains why Trump can continue making scandalous public posts San Francisco: Twitter Inc on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish US President Donald Trump. “Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate,” Twitter said in a post on a corporate blog. Twitter had already said in September that “newsworthiness” and whether a tweet is “of public interest” are among the factors it considers before removing an account or a tweet. The debate over Trump’s tweeting, though, raged anew after Trump said from his @ realDonaldTrump account on Tuesday that he had a “much bigger” and “more powerful” nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Critics said that tweet and Trump’s continued presence on the network endanger the world and violate Twitter’s ban on threats of violence.
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