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ENGLISH DAILY MORNING REPUTED NEWS PAPER, AHMEDABAD EDITION Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Short News Delhi police quiz woman ‘tantrik’ Geeta maa in Delhi’s Burari family deaths New Delhi: Delhi police on Friday questioned a tantrik (occultist) in relation with the mysterious deaths of 11 members of a family in Delhi’s Burari area. However, no connection has been found between Geeta Maa and the alleged mass suicide, news agency ANI quoted Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police as saying. The tantrik, who reportedly goes by the name of ‘Geeta Maa’, is the daughter of the contractor who had constructed the house of Lalit Chundawat, the man who allegedly planned the mass suicide as part of a “thanksgiving ritual”, a report in NDTV said. Meanwhile, the police have said that they will conduct a “psychological autopsy” of the family members to ascertain if the family had planned and executed the ritualistic mass hanging.
Told Sonia Gandhi to get Rahul married to Brahmin girl if he wants to be PM: TDP MLA Visakhapatnam: Lawmaker of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) J C Diwakar Reddy has said that he had once suggested UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to get her son and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi “married to a Brahmin girl”, so that Gandhi can become the prime minister. Addressing a public gathering in Visakhapatnam, Reddy said on July 4 that since the Congress president needed the support of Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh, he should get married to a “good Brahmin girl”. In the context of Rahul Gandhi as prime minister, the TDP lawmaker said, “When I was in the Congress I suggested to Sonia Gandhi that if Rahul wants to be the prime minister in 2014, he needs support of UP Brahmins. The Brahmin community is ruling in UP. That is why I suggested to her that get Rahul married to a good Brahmin girl. But Sonia Gandhi didn’t listen to me.
Zakir Naik won’t be sent back to India, says Malaysian PM New Delhi/Putrajaya: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today said a controversial Indian Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik, allegedly wanted in his home country for terror-related activities and hate speech will not be sent back.Zakir Naik, a radical television preacher, reportedly left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to largely Muslim Malaysia, where he was granted permanent residency. According to Indian media reports, New Delhi asked for him to be extradited in January. The two countries have an extradition treaty. “As long as he is not creating any problem, we will not deport him because he has been given permanent residency status,” Mahathir said at a news conference in administrative capital Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur, when asked about the reports. The reports say India had asked for Naik to be sent back for allegedly inciting youth to engage in terror activities via his hate speeches. Naik, 52, has described the media reports as “totally baseless and false”, adding that he has no plans to return to India until he felt “safe from unfair prosecution”.
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Delhi CM Kejriwal claimed the Ministry of Home Affairs has told L-G not to give services department to Delhi government.
Centre not following SC order, this will lead to anarchy: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Services department has been a contentious issue between the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor since the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in 2015 and it seems that it is not going to be resolved anytime soon. On Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, after his meeting with the Lt Governor Anil Baijal, claimed that the Ministry of Home Affairs has told the L-G not to give services department to the Delhi government. Kejriwal added if the government does not follow the orders of the Supreme Court, it will lead to anarchy in the country. “L-G does not agree that control of services department should be handed over to the Delhi government,” Kejriwal said.
Indian family of 7 says ‘living like prisoners’ in UAE; seeks to legalise residency status Dubai : An Indian family of seven, claiming to be “living like prisoners” in Sharjah, is seeking help from the UAE government to legalise their residency status fearing arrest and deportation, a media report said on Friday. The family, three of whom do not have passports and visas, said that they do not even have enough to eat and there are days when they have to survive on a packet of quboos (Arabic bread), Khaleej Times reported. Madhusudhanan, 60, from Kerala, and his Sri Lankan wife Rohini, 55, said they want to give a normal life to their children who have never been to school in their lifetime, the report said. Their four daughters – Ashwathy, 29, Sangeetha, 25, Shanthi, 23, Gauri, 22 – and one son, Mithun, 21, are all unemployed and live with their paren Dubai ts in a dilapidated two-bedroom house in Sharjah, it said. “I could not enroll my five children in school because of our illegal status. They did not even have their passports for a long time. They haven’t travelled outside the UAE even once. They have suffered for a lifetime.
However, the L-G has agreed that the files of the Delhi government need not be sent to him. Only the decisions will
be made known to him. “This will help clear a number of files which had been pending,” the chief minister added. Earlier
Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Sharif has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.
Nawaz Sharif convicted of corruption, gets 10 years in jail
on Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia met L-G Anil Baijal and discussed the apex court’s verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and Centre. The L-G assured them of his continued support and cooperation in the interest of good governance and overall development of Delhi as per the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Following the meeting, Kejriwal thanked Baijal and said that the orders of the Supreme Court must be respected.Ahead of his meeting with the Delhi L-G, Kejriwal approved the plan of doorstep delivery of rations and directed the food department to immediately implement the plan.
Very happy with UK court order, hope to recover significant part of our money: SBI
SBI is the leader of consortium of 13 banks that lent money to Vijay Mallya’s now defunct Kingfisher Airlines. Islamabad: The Accountability Court sentenced former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years of imprisonment on Friday in one of the three corruption cases. His daughter, Maryam Nawaz has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in the Avenfield corruption case, Geo TV reported. Sharif has also been fined eight million pounds, while Maryam was fined two million pounds. Maryam’s husband Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar has also been sentenced to one
year of imprisonment. The verdict in the Avenfield reference case was read out by accountability court Judge Mohammad Bashir after postponing the announcement four times in a day. Explaining the delay, the judge said that an appropriate number of photocopies of the judgment were to be made to the relevant parties. Earlier, the court was scheduled to announce its decision at 12:30 pm (local time), after which it was postponed to 2:30 pm, 3 pm and 3:30 pm respectively, The Dawn reported.
New Delhi: Indian banks are working very closely with the UK authorities to recover maximum out of assets owned by Vijay Mallya after a British court allowed them to search and seize properties of the fugitive liquor baron, State Bank of India Managing Director Arijit Basu said today.“We are very happy with the
court order and with this kind of order we should be able to go after this assets,” he told reporters in Delhi. Without giving a specific number, he stated, “we hope to recover a significant part our money”. The UK Enforcement order is a worldwide freezing order and Indian banks are looking at recovering the entire debt, he said.
PM Modi sends out message to ‘hotel motel Patel wallahs’ in US via video conference
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the Patel community living in the US to promote Indian tourism through their hospitality businesses. Addressing the International Convention of the Saurashtra Patel Cultural Samaj in US through video conferencing, the Prime
Minister said, “You people are known as ‘hotel motel Patel wallas’. Can each one of you influence five people to visit India? Whenever you get guests in hotel or motel, you can put five minutes clip on Indian tourism on TV, when they open the TV they will be able to see what India is.” PM
J&K: Lt General Ranbir Singh inspects forward areas along LoC in Rajouri Jammu : Northern Army Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh on Friday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Rajouri sector to review situation on ground and the operational preparedness. A defence ministry spokesperson said that the Army Commander interacted with the troops and exhorted them to be vigilant. He also complimented their high standards of professionalism. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Police along with security forces in a joint operation on Thursday evening smashed a militant hideout in Poonch district’s Mendhar area and seized huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives from there. The hideout, a cave
in forests at Beri Rakh, nearly 5 kms from Mendhar town, appeared to be an old one and not in use by militants since long, sources said The seized material included two AK 56 rifles along with 27 magazines and 1150 rounds, three pistols along with two magazines and 63 rounds, 11 tiffin IEDs, 46 PIKA rounds, 20 detonators, three RPG rounds, four Chinese hand grenades, one bayonet, two Map sheet AIMPL, three identity cards, seven communication sets, one code sign, one wallet, 17 Pakistani currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500 and eight of Rs 1000, one photograph, two slings, two diaries, one water bottle and two carry bags.
Modi also praised the non-resident Indians (NRIs) living abroad for making India proud and said that the strength and respect of the Indian passport had increased worldwide. “NRIs living abroad are making India proud. The strength and respect of the Indian passport has increased,” the
Prime Minister said. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat, he had asked each non-resident Gujarati living abroad to inspire at least 15 non-Gujarati Indians or Americans to tour a new ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ and help the state’s tourism industry flourish.
Islam will collapse, become irrelevant if prayers in mosque not recognised, SC told Islam is congregational religion and will ‘collapse’ if prayers in mosque is not recognised, argued senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan in SC.
New Delhi: Islam is a congregational religion and it will “collapse and become irrelevant” if the practice of offering prayers in mosque is not recognised, argued senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan in the Supreme Court on Friday. Dhavan, appearing for the main petitioner M Siddiq, made this submission before a three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer, hearing the appeals relating to the title dispute in the Ramjanmabhoomi site at Ayodhya.
Dhavan reiterated that 1994 Constitution Bench verdict holding that “Mosque is not an essential and integral part of Islam and Muslims can do their prayer anywhere was not correctly decided.” Quoting various scriptures, counsel argued that mosques are not built for fun.
“Offering prayers in mosques is an essential aspect of religious practice. If you take away the congregational prayer, then Islam will collapse. Islam will become irrelevant if this religious practice is not recognised. The 1994 judgment has taken away the right to offer prayers without any material and without any adjudication and this requires reconsideration,” he added. The Supreme Court resumed hearing the Babri Masjid-Ram Temple land dispute case today.
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The growth and inflation prospects for the current year
It is only in June every year, after the gross domestic product (GDP) estimates are issued on 31 May for the four quarters of the concluded fiscal year, that one really gets a handle on what is happening in the Indian economy. There was elation over the headline GDP growth rate of 7.7% clocked in Q4 of fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18), but it is only by delving into the folds of the data that this uptick can be evaluated for whether it can be expected to carry forward into the current year. And it is also useful to remember that the FY18 figures will be revised further on. The National Accounts Division of the Central Statistics Organisation does not make life easy for you. The 31 May press note is in pdf format, which takes a long time to be copied and transposed on to a spreadsheet. Here is yet another appeal to them to make the next data release, for Q1 of the current year due on 31 August, downloadable in XLS format. Back to the numbers. For the India growth story, I prefer to look at growth rates of gross value added (GVA) rather than GDP, which adds on indirect taxes (net of subsidies) to GVA. This add-on can be more easily visualized today after the goods and services tax (GST) was introduced, as a value added tax, levied on the (tax-excluded) value of production. GVA growth rates are based on that underlying value. GDP at current prices is perfectly valid as the aggregate of expenditure in the economy inclusive of indirect taxes like GST, to use as the denominator for fiscal or external trade deficit percentages. But for assessing real growth, GDP is a little difficult to comprehend in countries like India, where the pattern of indirect taxes and subsidies varies from year to year. GVA real growth by contrast is easy to comprehend, and enables a decomposition of overall growth into sectoral components, and an examination of what drives each sector. GDP, on the other hand, is decomposed into expenditure components, of which investment is an important one, but the further breakdown of investment into public and private investment is issued with a considerable time lag. There are measurement problems, leaving a statistical discrepancy to bridge the gap between the whole and the sum of its parts, which can sometimes be as high as 4% of the total. GVA growth in Q4 of FY18 was 7.6%, close to the GDP growth rate of 7.7%. So, on that basis, can we take the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) projection of 7.4% GDP growth as reasonable, even perhaps a little conservative? We need to look at the components of GVA for that. I like to construct an aggregate which I call core GVA, after excluding from overall GVA two sectors—agriculture and public administration.
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VIU LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL SERIES ‘MEMORIES’
New Delhi : Known for its original web content, Viu is all set to introduce viewers to yet another spectacular offering. It’s titled Memories. Written and directed by the veteran ace director Vikram Bhatt, the series will take the viewers on an intriguing journey amidst a crime drama plot. Memories’ is the story of Manav Malhotra, the suave and handsome anchor of a popular news channel, who possesses an extraordinary superpower which makes him a trusted aide of police department. He has the power to touch any lifeless body and access information about the person’s life including their memories, wishes, experiences, desires and secrets. Manav often helps the police solve challenging cases, but there’s a
dramatic turn when he becomes involved in a high-profile case of a girl in coma named Priya. The series has a stellar talented star cast comprising of the charming Rohit Roy and the gorgeous Priyal Gor in the lead. Speaking on the new series, Vishal Maheshwari, Country Head, Viu India said, “At Viu, we are inspired to come up with original series that are extraordinary and attractive to the audience. Our next offering Memories’ will surely raise the entertainment quotient with its beguiling and engaging storyline.” The talented Rohit Roy who essays the role of Manav in the series said, “Memories is certainly one of the most engaging stories that I have heard in a really long time.
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Priyanka Chopra and rumoured boyfriend Nick Jonas are inseparable in New York
Hollywood - Bollywood Deepika Padukone’s Instagram family is 25 million strong Deepika Padukone is currently ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan on photo-sharing platform Instagram.
New Delhi : Priyanka Chopra is back in New York City and so is her rumoured boyfriend Nick Jonas. The two stars, after celebrating July 4 (US Independence Day) together, enjoyed a breezy day on Thursday. Unfazed by constant public attention, Priyanka and Nick went out in the city for cycling. Accompanying them were Jonas’ brother Joe Jonas and his girlfriend and Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. The many fans of the duo spotted them and clicked photos of them together. In the photos that have flooded social media, we see the rumoured couple twining in white. Just like their other photos, here too they walk hand-in-hand and the bond shared by them is much evident in every photo. Some of the photos also have Priyanka and Jonas strolling the streets of New York.
New Delhi : Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s Instagram family is 25 million strong. On Friday, Deepika took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a boomerang video of herself showering flying kisses. “25 million”, she captioned the video. With this, Deepika is currently ahead of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan on the photo-sharing platform. Modi has 13.5 million followers while Big B has a score of 9.5 million. The Piku star is also ahead of Virat Kohli (22.7 million), Shah Rukh Khan (13.3 million), Salman Khan (17.3 million), Aamir Khan (1.2 million) and Ranveer Singh (13.3 million). Deepika rose
to fame with superstar Shah Rukh Khan after starring in Om Shanti Om. After that, she featured in films like Cocktail, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Piku, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Happy New Year, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. She also tried her hands in Hollywood by starring alongside Vin Diesel in the movie xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
Both Riteish and Arshad Warsi have finished shooting for the upcoming comedy flick called Total Dhamaal.
Total Dhamaal: Arshad Warsi wraps shooting for the film
New Delhi : Actor Arshad Warsi has finished shooting his part for the upcoming film Total Dhamaal. Arshad on Thursday tweeted: “It’s a wrap for me — Will miss the wonderful cast and crew of Total Dhamaal. The sweetest director Inder Kumar, the most gorgeous Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Jaaved Jaaferi, Esha Gupta. Thank you for being so amazing.”
Sanju to Sultan: Movies that took seven days to cross Rs 200 crore mark New Delhi : Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju just took a mere week to cross the milestone of Rs 200 crore. But in case you were thinking that the Sanjay Dutt biopic is the only movie to have minted the whopping amount, you are mistaken. There have been quite a few movies in the past that have proved to be successful and have collected over Rs 200 crore at the box office, all in a week’s time. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s movie Sultan had also done incredibly well at the domestic box office. The movie had released on Eid and collected Rs 229.16 crore in nine days. It crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in a week as well. Whereas, the Hindi version of the massively successful Baahubali 2: The Conclusion had minted an impressive Rs 247 crore in seven days. And the figures of the Prabhas and Rana Daggubati film is especially stupendous as the movie had a non-holiday release. Another Salman Khan movie that was able to do the unthinkable was filmmaker Kabir Khan’s Tiger Zinda Hai, a sequel to the successful Ek Tha Tiger.
Arshad’s co-star from the film Anil Kapoor tweeted to him that it was a “Total Dhamaal” working with the Jolly LLB actor. “Cracking me up every chance you got so much so that my jaw would hurt! It was a ‘Total Dhamaal’ working with you Arshad Warsi truly!” Anil wrote. Total Dhamaal is the third film in the comedy entertainer franchise Dhamaal and is directed by Indra Kumar.
Ranveer Singh’s movie 83, which was initially set to release in 2019, will now release on April 10, 2020.
Ranveer Singh’s 83 to release on April 10, 2020
New Delhi : Ranveer Singh’s movie 83, which was initially set to release in 2019, will now be released on April 10, 2020. On the eve of the actor’s birthday, a tweet from the official Twitter account of the film was posted on Thursday. The post read, “Relive the historic glory when
15 minions from India ruled over the mammoths of world cricket. Film releases on April 10, 2020.” The Reliance Entertainment movie is being directed by Kabir Khan who is known for his movies Bajrangi Bhaijan and Ek Tha Tiger. Ranveer will be
seen playing the role of the star cricketer Kapil Dev and the film will be set in 1983. The actor had told IANS earlier that 83 is an “incredible underdog story. It’s an honour to be a part of one of the most incredible sporting stories of our nation’s history, the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
COLORS’ Roop – Mard Ka Naya Swaroop to witness a 12-year leap
New Delhi : COLORS’s Roop – Mard Ka Naya Swaroop has struck a chord with the viewers with the story of an 8-year-old boy Roop who questions the patriarchal beliefs in the society. While his father Shamsher Singh is trying to make the young Roop his macho and chauvinist reflection, Roop on the other hand, is benevolent and doesn’t not think in the same way. Following this soul stirring journey of Roop, the show will witness a 12-year leap highlighting a new phase in Roop’s life and how he
will change the perception of the defined role of man in the society. Taking the mantle forward will be Shashank Vyas who is known for his famous character ‘Jagya; from Balika Vadhu as the grown up Roop. Joining him will be the beautiful DonalBhist as Roop’s love interest Ishika. Commenting about his character and the show Shashank Vyas said, “I always choose to play a role that is distinctive and one that has an impact. The shows bold and hard-hitting concept is what got me to take it up. Gender
stereotypes need to be spoken about in order to bring a change and I’m honored that COLORS and Rashmi Sharma Telefilms has given me this opportunity.” Speaking about her role Donal Bisht said, “I am really excited to work in a show like Roop- Mard Ka Naya Swaroop that brings out the conversation on an impending issue like gender stereotype. I strongly believe that be it a woman or man, everyone has a right to choose their own path without being judged. I am super excited for this new opportunity and I can’t wait to begin.”
From Sanju to 3 Idiots: Movies in Rs 200 crore club New Delhi : Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju has done extremely well for itself. And that’s an understatement. The movie has crossed the Rs 200 crore landmark in just seven days. The biopic has minted Rs 202.51 crore till now. Kapoor’s Sanju and Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s Padmaavat are the only movies to have reached the Rs 200 crore mark so far this year. However, there are quite a few films in the past few years who have made it to the Rs 200 crore club. From this year’s Sanju to the Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots, there are in total 17 movies that have done the unthinkable and have slayed the box office game. Rajkumar Hirani’s super successful movie 3 Idiots made a lifetime collection of Rs 202.47 crore in an estimated 70 days, which’s still commendable for the time the film was released (December 25, 2009). Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s comedy-drama Chennai Express garnered Rs 227.13 crore at the Indian box office. Released on August 8, 2013, the film reached the Rs 200 crore mark in 15 days.
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India vs England: MS Dhoni becomes third Indian to play 500 international matches
Cardiff : MS Dhoni added yet another feather to his glittering career after completing 500 international games after participating in the second T20I against England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Dhoni is now the ninth player in the history of cricket and only the third Indian player, after Sachin Tendulkar (664 matches) and Rahul Dravid (509), to complete 500 international games. Some of the other names to feature on this elusive list are- Mahela Jayawardene (652), Ricky Ponting (560), Shahid
Afridi (524) and Jacques Kallis (519). Incidentally, Dhoni’s fastest ODI fifty also came at the Sophia Gardens, thus making it a special venue for the Indian wicketkeeper. So far Dhoni has featured in 92 T20Is, 90 Test matches and 318 One Day Internationals. In 90 Tests, he had scored 4876 runs with six centuries and 33 half-centuries. So far in the 318 ODIs, he has scored 9967 runs with 10 hundred and 67 halfcenturies. In T20’s before the current match, he has scored 1455 runs with two half-centuries.
Business Mercedes-Benz India continues its growth momentum, posts the highest ever half- yearly sales in its history
Pune: India’s largest luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz today set new sales record with sales of8061 units representing a growth of 12.4% in the January-June 2018 period (January to June2017: 7171 units). The sales growth also marks the brand’s highest ever half-yearly volumesin India. Roland Folger, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India commented, “Pursuing ourphilosophy of ‘The Best Keeps Leading’, Mercedes-Benz continues to retain the top customerbilling in the luxury car segment, growing 12.4% in the first six months of 2018. We attributethis growth momentum to our customer centric measures coupled with an unmatched
productand customer service offensive. Our sales performance is in line with our expectation despitelast year’s extraordinary demand in Q2, owing to the anticipation of GST implementation.With our wide range of New Generation Cars, sedans, SUVs and the performance cars, we areconfident to continue the drive, we set for ourselves in the first half.”
Amazon.in Launches Store for Collectibles
Bangalore : Cheering for England and looking for their soccer team t-shirt? Or expanding your autograph collection and missing that Rajnikanth autographed photo? Is your cricket collection missing the Chris Gayle signed bat? Or is your office desk Avenger collection still short of that Spiderman figurine? Well wait no further! Providing another avenue to shop for collectibles to enthusiasts from across the country, Amazon. in today announced the launch of a dedicated store for Collectibles. The
new store comprises of collectibles from two categories - Entertainment and Sports that will provide Amazon. in customers direct access to thousands of collectibles in the form of sports and entertainment memorabilia from selected sellers. The store aims to connect prominent sellers directly with collectible enthusiasts from across the country. The Collectibles store on Amazon.in is one of the largest online collections of original and limited edition collectibles for purchase directly from sellers and dealers.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
Rohan Bopanna and partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin crash out of Wimbledon
London : Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard RogerVasselin crashed out of the Wimbledon Championships after they retired mid-way from their second round contest against Frederik Nielsen Joe Salisbury, in London on Friday. The 14th seeds were trailing 4-6 6-7(4) 1-2 when they conceded their second round match as
Bopanna suffered an injury. They had lost at the same stage here last year as well. The result means that only three Indians are now surviving in the men’s doubles draw. Debutants Vishnu Vardhan and N Sriram Balaji and Divij Sharan with his partner Artem Sitak. Vardhan and Balaji had ousted top-50 players Wesley Koolhof and Marcus Daniell 7-6(5) 6-4 7-6(4) in their opening round.
Anirban Lahiri tied second after halfway stage in round two of Greenbrier Classic
New Delhi : Anirban Lahiri was on fire in the second round after a solid 69 in his first round Greenbrier Classic. A bogeyfree 3-under 67 gave Lahiri a good start in the opening round. Then he had four birdies in first five holes to move to 7-under and was tied-2nd at one stage. He has still has more than nine holes to play in second round. The 31-year-old Indian, who has been slowly coming into the form that fetched him two top-10 finishes and some other good results at the start of the wrap-around season last October, opened with a birdie and then had 10 pars before finding further birdies on 12th and 18th. In the second round,
Agreement Signed between CSC SPV and HDFC Bank
New Delhi : CSC SPV and HDFC Bank signed an agreement to enable three lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) of the Common Services Centers to operate as Banking Correspondents of HDFC Bank. The function for signing and exchange of agreement held between Managing Director, HDFC Bank Mr. Aditya Puri and CEO, CSC SPV Dr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi in the august presence of Hon’ Minister of Electronics & IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and Hon’ Minister of State for Electronics
& IT Shri S.S. Ahluwalia today at the Ministry of Electronics & IT, New Delhi.
New Delhi : Volvo Cars launched the much awaited entry luxury SUV – Volvo XC40 based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA). It is the first product on the new CMA Platform and completes the SUV line-up for Volvo. The platform is future-ready with electrification and active safety features. With a special introductory price of INR 39.9 lakhs (Ex-Showroom, India) for limited stock, the XC40 R-Design is ready to take on the competitive and growing Compact Luxury SUV segment with its class-leading list of technology and features. “The
XC40 is our first offering in the entry-level SUV segment and with this, Volvo completes its range across all luxury SUV segments – Compact, Mid-size and Full-size,” said Charles Frump, Managing Director, Volvo Car India. “It has an edgy design and a host of segment first intuitive technology that makes life less complicated. The launch of XC40 and our aggressive dealer expansion of one new dealer per month this year are the key success factors in achieving our ambition of doubling segment share by 2020.” The new XC40 is an embodiment of modern Scandinavian design. Signature Thor’s hammer in a different rendition, unique tail-lamp cluster and a sculpted exterior in 2-tone colour makes this SUV look edgy. Its exterior proportions give the XC40 a true SUV stance. The interior has black leather and lava orange faux-wool tones to add to the trendiness and the cabin with 9” touchscreen has a good mix of materials that exudes a plush feel.
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During the programme, Hon’ Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Under the agreement, VLEs of CSC will work as Banking Correspondent of HDFC Bank and support the Government initiative to promote financial inclusion and make banking services more accessible in rural areas. This agreement is expected to be a game changer as it would significantly contribute to Government’s objectives of enabling Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of various schemes.”
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Blueair launches JOY S: A powerful air purifier for compact living New Delhi: Expanding its product range of quality air purifiers and taking ahead its legacy of best and premium performing air purifiers, Blueair-the world’s leadingindoor air purifier company, today launched JOY S-apowerful air-purifier for compact living. JOY S is loaded with features to deliver clean air based on unique HEPASilent filtration technology, which
he had three in a row to start the day with birdies from 15 feet, 12 feet and 19 feet. He parred the 13th, his fourth hole of the second day, and then again holed 14-footer for his fourth birdie. On Thursday, despite the fine start, Lahiri was lying tied 24th with Webb Simpson, who shot 9-under 61 to lead the field by a shot over Whee Kim. It was Simpson’s best career score and it came after waiting out a two-hour weather delay with six holes left in his round He came up short in his bid to shoot the eighth sub-60 round on the PGA TOUR. He needed birdies on the par-5 17th and the par-3 18th for a 59 but found only pars on both.
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at an attractive price point of INR 14,999/. The product will be exclusively launched on Amazon India on 17 th July 2018 and will be available at a special price to its prime customers on prime day. Commenting on the launch, Arvind Chabra, Country Head for India at Blueair said, “As a brand, Blueair has always believed in delivering clean air for everyone. We understand that in a mid-premium range of
air purifiers, consumers expect and demand a complete package - an air purifier that has the best Clean Air Delivery rate, one which consumes less power - the usage for 24 hours in a month will be as low as 1unit of power consumption. Most importantly It captures the maximum amount of impurities from the air. We truly believe that JOY S is that package and our consumers will be delighted with the pricing as well.
THE YOUTH; OFFERS 50% DISCOUNT ON AMAZON PRIME MEMBERSHIP
New Delhi : Understanding the youth’s need for unique shopping & entertainment experiences, Vodafone India and Amazon today announced the ‘Youth Offer on Amazon Prime’, which gives Vodafone’s prepaid customers between the ages of 18-24 years a 50% discount on the annual membership of Amazon Prime. Vodafone’s youth customers can now enjoy all Prime benefits for INR 499! Amazon Prime offers members free & fast delivery, unlimited Indian & international video content, unlimited adfree music in several languages, exclusive deals and much more. Customers who sign up for the offer before July 16 will be eligible to participate in Prime Day (12 noon on July 16 to midnight on July 17), an exclusive 36-hour celebration that provides Prime members access to exclusive launches, blockbuster deals and entertainment premiers. Commenting on this partnership, Avneesh Khosla, Associate Director, Consumer Business, Vodafone India, said, “In today’s hyperconnected and digital world, youngsters are looking forward to new experiences. To facilitate these experiences we had launched Vodafone U,
the digital only platform exclusively for our youth customers that enables them to maximize life with limited resources. In line with the Vodafone U philosophy of doing more with less we are excited to launch Youth Offer on Amazon Prime that gives our young customers affordable access to a robust library of exciting movies, videos, TV shows and music onthe-go and allows them to shop for their favorite products with free & fast doorstep delivery. Vodafone understands the need for a seamless entertainment and retail experience, and we invite our young customers to avail this exciting offer on our SuperNet 4G Network.” Akshay Sahi, Director and Head of Prime, Amazon India, said, “With the Vodafone Youth Offer on Amazon Prime, we are making Prime even more accessible for customers in the age group of 18-24. We recognize the budget challenges of younger customers, and hope that the 50% discount on our annual plan will help more of them discover and enjoy the benefits of Amazon Prime, including unlimited video and music entertainment, free fast shipping on millions of items, and early and exclusive access to top deals.
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Congress Alleges Rs. 5,000 CM Rupani gives in-principle nod for Rs922cr Tapi River Cleaning Crore Bitcoin Scam In Gujarat Programme for development of Ahmedabad : The Congress on Thursday alleged that a “bitcoin scam” of more than Rs. 5,000 crore had surfaced in Gujarat with suspected involvement of some BJP leaders and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into the issue Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil told reporters that it was a multilayered scam and the Gujarat CID had estimated it to be of more than Rs. 5,000 crore though some local news reports have put the value of illegalities at Rs. 88,000 crore. “A new mega bitcoin scam has been unraveled in Gujarat. The finger of suspicion of this massive scam of illegal cryptocurrency directly points to several top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and a mastermind -- an absconding BJP leader and former MLA Nalin Kotadiya,” Mr Gohil said. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency
Surat city, other habitats
and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. Bitcoin is not a legal tender in India. Mr Gohil said the scam was a Pandora’s box where “illegal hawala transactions, kidnappings, extortion of cryptocurrency using CBI/police/government authorities at the behest of top BJP leaders in Gujarat is a norm”. He said the scam began with complaint made to Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja by a Suratbased builder Sailesh Bhatt against Gujarat’s Amreli district police of alleged extortion of “200 bitcoins (Rs. 10 crore) and demanding Rs. 32 crore in cash”.
CM, Assembly Speaker pay tribute to Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee on his 118 th Birth-Anniversary
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani gave in-principle approval for the Rs.922.18crore Tapi River Cleaning Phase-2 Programme as a permanent solution for the development of Surat city and other habitats under the National River Conservation Programme. The project has been necessitated due to untreated water flowing down the river from about 75 towns, villages and ‘falias’ upstream Surat. It entails intercepting 24 (waste water) outlets along 202km from drainage network, diversion, collection, transmission through 36 sewage pumping stations, disposal
into 31 small and big sewage treatment plants. It extends from ONGC Bridge in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits to Kamrej under SUDA up to Kankrapar barrage. As per the DPR, the cost is shared in the ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State/Local Bodies to treat 59 MLD untreated water coming from State Government area, 302 MLD from SUDA and 299 MLD from SMC, totalling 660 MLD. The project will improve quality of life of people living along the banks of the river with modern sewage drainage system in place. It is estimated to be completed in 4-5 years.
Gujarat signed 16 MoUs with Israel in fields like agriculture, water management – start-up innovation – security etc.
CM Vijaybhai Rupani held 55 meetings, including meetings with Israeli PM, Agri-Minister
international
Elon Musk offers help as rescue effort ramps up to extract trapped boys inside Thailand cave
Thailand : Rescue teams thrashed through dense forest hundreds of metres above a cave complex on Friday, searching for an alternative way to extract 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside for nearly two weeks. Their work above the Tham Luang cave near Thailand’s northern border with Myanmar took on added urgency as forecasts for rain threatened a plan to bring the boys back through cramped, water-logged passageways to the cave entrance. “We want to find the way down. I believe we are close,” Thanes Weerasiri, president of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, told Reuters at a makeshift camp for volunteers and media near the cave. Helicopters buzzed overhead before flying to the dense blanket of green hills above the cave to help look for an alternate extraction route. Rescue efforts since British divers found the team on Monday have focused on draining the flooded cave and teaching the boys – some of whom are as young as 11 and not competent swimmers – to attempt dives that would challenge expert cavers.
Start paying your bills: Donald Trump to NATO members
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani paid tribute to Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee on his 118 th birthanniversary by garlanding his oil-painting at the podium of Gujarat Assembly Bhawan in Gandhinagar, today. Besides Chief Minister, who paid tributes to Dr. Mukherjee included Assembly Speaker Mr. Rajendra Trivedi, Gandhinagar’s Mayor Mr. Pravin Patel, MLAs and officials. Paying tribute to Dr. Mukherjee, Mr. Rupani said that Dr. Mukherjee was a bright personality and his sacrifice for Kashmir is inspiring to all even today.
Visit to Israel would be fruitful in giving water security to Gujarat till 2050 Ahmedabad : During recently concluded his six-day long visit to Israel, Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani held a series of fruitful meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuand his agricultural minister Uri Yehuda Ariel to have detail deliberationswith them on issues like agro farming, desalination plants and other technologies. As an outcome of these meetings, Gujarat has signed as many as 16 MoUs with Israel on
Page 3 Lifestyle exhibition for festival and wedding Collection at Rajpath Club Ahmedabad • • •
The Exhibition will start from 6, 7 & 8th July 100 + Mega Fashion Designer Stalls Designer from Ahmedabad, Vadodara. Rajkot Kolkata, Jaipur, Bangalore, Punjab, Surat, Hydrabad, Delhi, Bihar Nagpur, Mumbai
Ahmedabad : Page3 Lifestyle exhibition is its kind of exclusive lifestyle exhibition hosted by orchid events and exhibitions at Rajpath Club Diamond hall, S. G. Highway Ahmedabad from 6th to 8th july 2018 Lifestyle exhibition 2018 will be there for three days for amdavadi shopping lovers. Organisor of PAGE 3 Mrs Payal Joshi “This exhibition is unique in its own type .for the first time in Ahmedabad exclusive collection for Mans & womans spl for festival & wedding. every Visitor get exclusive designs for their shopping from exclusive national & international designers This Exhibition has he exhibitors from all over India like, Kolkata, Jaipur, Banglore, Punjab, Surat, Pakistan,Bangladesh,Delhi, Bihar Nagpur, Mumbai etc.. This exhibition has the latest designer
Festive & Wedding’s exclusive Collection with price range starts from as little as Rs.200/- . so its suits every pocket” It provides platform to all exhibitors to launch their product as they can conduct market research as well as evaluate market competition. It showcases exclusive festive & Wedding collection of designer garments, western wear, silk sarees, bandhni, home decor, kurties, dress materials, men’s wear, kids wear, antic, fashion imitation jewellery, handicraft sarees, wall decor, handicrafts, lucknavi chicken, purses, accessories, health & wellness, fashion accessories, gruh udhyog snacks, organic soaps, organic products, clay products, crochet bags, terracotta, gift items, chocolates, leather items, artificial flowers, kitchen safety, hair accessories ,etc.
issues pertaining to agriculture, water management-start-up innovation – smart city and other sectors. These MoUs included three MoUs signed for the water management. During his visit, to have first-hand information Mr. Rupani and his accompanying high level delegation had visited desalination plants, agro-farming and others. For the successful implementation of these MoUs and proper planning of them, a high power committee has been formulated.
254 students earn JIM Certificate in Japanese Manufacturing Practices and Processes
The first batch of “Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM)” in Mehsana receive Certificate of Course Completion Mehsana : Strengthening its commitment to promote “Skill India”, Maruti Suzuki India Limited along with Ganpat University, today organized a “Certificate Ceremony” for the first batch of students from Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) in Mehsana, Gujarat. 254 students received the “Certificate of Course Completion” for skills in Japanese Manufacturing Practices and Processes, at the Maruti Suzuki supported institute. The certificates were awarded by Mr. Ryoji Noda, Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai, Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO and Mr. A K Tomer, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki India Limited along with Dr. M S Sharma, Director General, Ganpat University. Representatives from METI, AOTS, Japan
and Ganpat University graced the special occasion. Congratulating the students Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said “I am happy to see the progress we have made here at JIM in just a year. My heartiest congratulations to the students, teachers and the staff of JIM. Skill development at JIM is focused on employability. Besides the core technical skills, we groom the students in Japanese Manufacturing Practices and Process that are very important for a person to succeed in today’s growing automobile industry. These values of discipline, punctuality, Kaizen will complement their technical skills and distinguish them from the rest. We believe that JIM at Mehsana is set to serve as a model for ITI education in the country.
Washington : Ahead of the NATO Summit in Brussels next week, President Donald Trump has said he would ask NATO members to start paying their bills as the US is not going to take care of everything. Trump will travel to Brussels, the headquarters of NATO in Belgium, on Monday where he is expected to call on members of the security alliance to increase their own defence spending. “I’ll see NATO and I’m going to tell NATO — you got to start paying your bills. The US is not going to take care of everything,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Montana last night. He lashed out at Europe over defence spending and trade, saying the US is paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 per cent to protect Europe, but the European countries are not fair to the US on trade. “They kill us on trade. They kill us on other things. They make it impossible to do business in Europe, and yet they come in and they sell their Mercedes and their BMWs to us. So we have USD 151 billion in trade deficits with the EU. On top of that, they kill us with NATO. They kill us,” he said.
US seeks court guidance on deadlines to reunite migrant families
Washington : The US government is seeking guidance from a federal court over its efforts to reunite migrant parents and their children before court-imposed deadlines after the administration separated the families for crossing the USMexico border illegally. In a filing overnight, US Department of Justice officials asked the United States District Court for the Southern District of California for more details about procedures to reunite migrant families, saying in some cases the government may need additional time. The separations have sparked a fierce outcry and numerous protests, part of a political firestorm over US President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy and beefed-up efforts to deter illegal US entry. The Trump administration had implemented the separation policy as part of stepped-up efforts to deter immigrants from crossing the US border from Mexico.But it reversed course last month amid a groundswell of global opposition and said it would keep families together if possible. US officials are now rushing to reunite more than 2,000 children separated from their parents at the border after the court in San Diego ordered the government last month to halt the practice.
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