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DMK chief M Karunanidhi dies at 94
Women raped left, right, centre: SC slams Bihar over shelter home abuse New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Bihar government for funding the non-government organisation (NGO) running Muzaffarpur shelter home where minor girls were sedated, tortured, raped and abused. Criticising the government the court asked, “who is giving money to the shelter home in the state?” The apex court asked the state government why officers did not inspect the shelter homes managed by NGOs. Expressing concerns over the rising incidents of rape in the country, the top court said, “Women are being raped left, right and centre.” The court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. During the hearing, the Supreme Court was told by amicus curiae that no compensation was paid to the alleged victims of sexual assaults at Muzaffarpur shelter home. The apex court resumed the hearing on Muzaffarpur shelter home case on Tuesday.
Karunanidhi, DMK’s captain of 50 years returns to pavilion Chennai: In the passing of Muthuvel Karunanidhi at 94 in Chennai, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has lost not just one of its most distinguished and astonishing leaders who piloted its destiny for nearly 50 years in the post-Annadurai decades, but also by far its most prominent poster boy of the Periyargalvanised ‘Dravidian Movement’. The towering Tamil Nadu politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi breathed his last on Tuesday, August 7, in Chennai after battling ill health for weeks. One of the ‘founder members’ of the DMK since a young band of Tamil enthusiasts rebelled against Periyar and broke away from the parent Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) at a raindrenched rally in Robinson Park in North Chennai in September 1949 where the birth of DMK was declared, Karunanidhi refused to be an also-ran. Though for the last two years, he was confined to his Gopalapuram residence since he fell ill in October 2016, managing to faintly recognise people with his wide trademark smile that always lit up his genial forehead, in death too, even as in his turbulent personal and political life spanning over eight decades, Karunanidhi went down fighting to his last breath.
New Delhi : In what is seen as one of the biggest anti-Maoist operations in the history of Chhattisgarh, at least 15 Maoists were gunned down and two were arrested during an encounter with security forces near Sukma’s Konta and Golapalli police station limits on Monday, police said. “This was one of the biggest anti-Naxal operations in the history of Chhattisgarh, where 15
bodies of rebels were recovered in a single incident,” state’s Special Director General of Police (SDGP) (anti-Naxal operations) D M Awasthi was quoted as saying by PTI. The encounter between the two parties broke out on Sunday night after two teams of security forces were sent into the forest, following intelligence inputs about the possible presence of the rebels in camps
in south Sukma. The teams included personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), Central Reserve Police Force and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). “One of the patrolling teams, comprising around 200 personnel of the STF and the DRG, spotted a Maoist camp this morning at the forest in Nalkatong village, located around 500 km from here, following which it started encircling the place,” Awasthi said. “A gunbattle took place between Naxals and the patrolling team for about half-an-hour,” he added. After the encounter ended on Monday morning, the bodies of 15 Maoists along with 16 weapons, including 315 bore and 12 bore guns, were recovered from the spot, the SDGP said. “Militia platoon commander Vanjam Hunga was among the killed naxals,” Awasthi said, adding that the identities of the remaining 14 cadres were yet to be ascertained.
Karuna reached dizzying heights, with no money, caste influence
Chennai: Nothing embodies the vibrancy of Indian democracy than the rags-to-riches story of M Karunanidhi, the five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu. When he started off, he was the underdog among underdogs. Money power and caste influence determine success in politics in post-independent India, but Karunanidhi reached dizzying heights in Tamil Nadu with neither. The flood of eulogies and the outpouring of sadness that have followed Karunanidhi’s death is proof to his significance not only in Tamil Nadu but also in Indian politics.
J&K: Army foils infiltration bid in Gurez; major, three jawans killed
New Delhi : An Army major and three soldiers were killed while trying to prevent militants from infiltrating into north Kashmir’s Gurez, officials told news agency PTI on Tuesday. A group of militants attempting to infiltrate into Indian
territory were intercepted by the security personnel at Govind Nallah in Gurez sector of Bandipore district. At least two militants were killed in the subsequent exchange of fire. Army reinforcements were rushed to the encounter site. The
deceased have been identified as Major K P Rane, hawaldars Jamie Singh and Vikramjeet and rifleman Mandeep. Initial reports said a group of eight was trying to infiltrate into the country. Of them, four ran back to Pakistan-occupied-
‘Guilty of contempt of court’: SC slams NRC officials for talking to media
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned Registrar General of India and Assam National Register of Citizen (NRC) coordinator, Prateek Hajela, against making any statements in the media on modalities of addressing NRC complaints. The top court questioned what was Hajela and RGI’s S Shailesh’s intention while making the statements regarding NRC in the media. It slammed the officials and said, “You are guilty of contempt of court.” It spared both the
officials because they have “a big job to do”. The court also told them, “Don’t forget you are officials of the court, your job is to comply with orders, how can you go to press like this.” The court was referring to a newpaper report which carried the statements of the NRC coordinator. It questioned the authority of both the officials. The apex court also restrained Hajela and RGI’s S Shailesh from talking to media on Assam’s NRC henceforth.
Kashmir, officials said. Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha today that 69 terrorists have infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border till June this year. There were
133 attempts of infiltration by terrorists from across the border and there were 69 net infiltrations, he said in written reply to a question. Ahir said till June this year, 14 terrorists were killed while 50 others were returned from border. A total of 123 terrorists
could enter Jammu and Kashmir following 406 infiltration attempts from across the border in 2017. “As per reports, some locals have been found supporting terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Appropriate action under law is taken against such persons.
Ruckus in LS over shelter home rapes; culprits will face action says Rajnath
New Delhi: With opposition parties raising serious concern over the alleged sexual exploitation of girls at a children’s shelter home in Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday termed the incident shameful and declared that no culprit would escape action. Singh also told the Lok Sabha that two senior officials of the state government were probing the matter. Opposition members, including those from the SP and the RJD, raised the issue and referred to a similar incident at Muzaffarpur in Bihar. “No culprit will escape action”, Singh said, adding that the state government has taken quick action in the case. He described such incidents as unfortunate, sad and shameful. On the action taken, he said the district administrative officer has been suspended and the manager of the shelter home as well as her husband have been arrested. Additional Chief Secretary and a Director General level officer are probing the case, Singh said. The Home Minister also said that he would ask the ministries concerned to send out advisories to states to ensure
that such incidents do not occur in the future Soon after the Home Minister’s response, members of the SP, RJD, Congress and TMC staged a walk-out from the House. Amid the protests and heated exchanges between the Treasury and the Opposition benches, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said everyone is concerned about these incidents which are not good. She urged everyone not to play politics with it. She suggested that all members should also keep a tab in their constituencies so that such incidents do not happen. Twenty-
four girls were rescued from a shelter home in Deoria in Uttar Pradesh after allegations of sexual exploitation of the inmates came to light a few days ago. As many as 18 inmates are reportedly missing. Raising serious concerns about the case, SP member Dharmendra Yadav said strict action should be taken against the culprits. Atrocities have been committed against the girls, Yadav said, adding that he does not want to play politics on the issue.
Nooyi says time to shift priorities to my Is Vandana Chavan Oppn pick for RS Dy Chairman post? family, rules out joining politics
New Delhi: Indra Nooyi has ruled out joining politics and will now focus on her family after her long-innings at the world’s second-largest food and beverage giant PepsiCo. PepsiCo on Monday announced that its Board of Directors have unanimously elected Ramon Laguarta, 54, to succeed Indian-origin Nooyi as Chief Executive Officer. Ms Nooyi, 62, will step down on October 3 after 24 years with the company, the last 12 as CEO. She will remain Chairman until early 2019 to ensure a smooth and seamless transition. Indra Nooyi’s departure in two months will further diminish the already
small group of female Fortune 500 CEOs, she is one of just 25, and the even more minuscule ranks of women of colour. “It concerns me in that we can actually count
how many there are, as opposed to saying there are hundreds,” she told Fortune in an interview. Ms Nooyi said in the interview that she did not yet know what
she wanted to do next, but added that she would not be running for office. “I’m not good at politics,” the Chennai-born said. “I’m just a good worker bee”, Nooyi, who has not been afraid to get political, said. After the 2016 US presidential elections, Indra Nooyi had said Democrat Hillary Clinton’s loss to Republican Donald Trump left her daughters and PepsiCo’s employees devastated and there were serious concerns among the company’s workers, especially the non-white employees, about their safety in an America with Trump as its president. Ms Nooyi said that after her departure from PepsiCo, her focus will be on her family.
New Delhi: With just two days left for the election of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, the Opposition will be announcing its candidate on Tuesday evening. According to reports, Opposition is likely to field 57-year-old member of Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Vandana Chavan for the post. Though media reports say that Vandana Chavan has been picked up as the Opposition candidate for the post, talking to reporters Chavan said, “I would be very happy if any woman is elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, but nothing has been decided yet. Opposition meetings are going on, we should wait.” According to Opposition sources, Tiruchi Siva of DMK, Vandana Chavan of NCP and nominated member
K T S Tulsi are front-runners for the post. Vandana Chavan is a former Mayor of Pune. Hectic meetings are being held since today morning which is the last date of filing of nomination for the post. The ruling NDA has fielded 62-year-old Harivansh Narayan Singh, first-time lawmaker from ally Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United. To win in the 245-member house, a candidate needs 123 votes, but any abstention will bring down the majority mark. The current strength of Rajya Sabha is 244 and support of 123 members would be needed for a win in the full house. The BJP is the largest party in the house with 73 members. Its allies JD(U), Shiv Sena, Akali Dal have six, three and three members, respectively.
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‘Gentlemen don’t read other people’s mail!’
The tracking down of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden to his Abottabad hideout was probably one of the great detective stories of the age, Most of the credit for this must go to America’s secretive intelligence-gathering outfit, the National Security Agency. The NSA’s eavesdropping mission includes radio broadcasting, both from various organisations and individuals, the Internet, telephone calls and other intercepted forms of communication. Its secure communications mission covers military, diplomatic and all other sensitive, confidential or secret government communications. The NSA is all hi-tech. It collects data from four geostationary satellites which track and monitor millions of conversations, after which the NSA’s banks of high-speed supercomputers process all these messages for certain phrases and patterns of conversations to decide if the persons at either end were worthy of further interest. The numbers which these numbers frequently connected up with would then again attract attention. In this manner, linkages can be made. The NSA has installations in several US states and from them routinely intercepts electronic data from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America and Asia. According to the Washington Post, “every day, collection systems at the National Security Agency intercept and store 1.7 billion e-mails, phone calls and other types of communications. The NSA sorts a fraction of those into 70 separate databases”. Because of its listening task, NSA/CSS has been heavily involved in cryptanalytic research, continuing the work of predecessor agencies which had broken many Second World War codes and ciphers. The NSA and the CIA together comprise the greatest intelligence-gathering effort in the world. The human and financial resources deployed are quite extraordinary. The overall US intelligence budget has been considered classified until recently. There have been numerous attempts to obtain general information about the budget, without much success. But there have also been accidental disclosures; for instance, Mary Margaret Graham, a former CIA official and deputy director of national intelligence for collection in 2005, said that the annual intelligence budget was $44 billion. The US is more determined than ever never to be caught unawares like 9/11. It would be incorrect to compare the attack on the World Trade Centre with Pearl Harbour in 1941. 9/11 was the perfect out-of-the-blue attack on the United States. Pearl Harbour was not. Ten days before the Pearl Harbour attack, then US secretary of war Henry Stimson entered in his diary the following statement: “Roosevelt brought up the event that we are likely to be attacked perhaps next Monday, for the Japanese are notorious for making an attack without warning, and the question was what we should do? The question was how we should manoeuvre them into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves.” Clearly, the US knew that an attack was coming.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s spokesperson has cleared the air about the filmmaker collaborating with Priyanka Chopra. He stated that Bhansali has a lot of love and regard for Priyanka but no such film has been discussed.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali not working with Priyanka Chopra, says spokesperson
New Delhi : Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s spokesperson today said the director was not in talks with Priyanka Chopra for any project. Days after Priyanka walked out of Salman Khan’s Bharat, reports emerged that she has also quit Bhansali’s gangster drama movie, based on the life of female gangster Gangubai Kothewali. “Sanjay Bhansali has a lot of love and regard for Priyanka Chopra, however, no such film has been discussed,” the director’s spokesperson said in a statement. Bhansali and Priyanka have worked together on Bajirao Mastani and Mary Kom. Priyanka also did a special song for his film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. Recently at an event, Salman Khan also
talked Priyanka’s exit from his film, Bharat and said, “Whatever be it – marriage, or some other film or she doesn’t wish to work in India at the moment, or she doesn’t wish to work with me, she just wants to do Hollywood films and TV shows, whatever be the reason, it is her call. We are really happy and supportive about her doing really good work. Even if she isn’t working here, she is making India proud outside. Even if she doesn’t wish to work with Salman, it’s fine, she is working with some big star there. At least it makes India proud. We were pretty okay with that.” Priyanka Chopra will next be seen in Shonali Bose’s The Sky Is Pink alongside Farhan Akhtar.
I’ve broken a few relationships, says Karan Johar Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar has helmed some of the biggest romantic films of this generation but the director says he is yet to make a movie he entirely loves. Karan, who debuted with “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, and went on to direct films like “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, “My Name is Khan”, “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, says he often cringes when he sees some portions of his work. “In retrospect when I look back and see some parts of my movies I cringe and feel terrible that I actually subjected an audience to those portions. Some of
them got fortunate, other parts in those films made them reach a certain success mark,” Karan said. “I’m not proud and happy with each and everyone of them. I am
yet to make a film that I entirely love,” he added. He was speaking at the launch of his radio show “Calling Karan” season 2 on Ishq 104.8 FM. On the show, the director
gives love advice to callers but says he never takes a cue to help people from his films. “No, what we show in the movies is ridiculous. You can’t possibly ruin people’s lives by giving those situations. Those are meant for cinema halls but not for people,” he said. Karan said he is so honest with his advice that often he has broken relationships. “We have a disclaimer in the beginning that I’m not a professionally trained individual so my advice should be taken at that level. But I give extremely sincere advice and I’ve broken a few relationships” he added.
Hollywood - Bollywood Katrina got so mobbed she couldn’t get out of her car, could face it again?
Katrina Kaif, after her Dabangg Reloaded Tour, is yet on another promotional tour, which has been going on since a week.
Mumbai : Katrina Kaif, after her Dabangg Reloaded Tour, is yet on another promotional tour, which has been going on since a week.She was in Indore and Raipur where, according to a report on Mumbai Mirror, she was mobbed right outside her car.The situation was so bad that Katrina did not dare step out, at least till the cops took control and escorted her to the event. Kat has another promotional tour lined up for Sunday – the day when everybody gets a holiday from work, in Ranchi and Guwahati, and even though we hope she doesn’t have to face such a situation again, chances of that happening are slim considering the day.
After repeated denials, failure to ‘hide’, Neha-Angad to finally confirm pregnancy? Mumbai: Angad Bedi’s name was linked to two actresses in the last year, Nora Fatehi (who asks, ‘Who is he?’ nowadays) and Richa Chadha, but he married neither, and out of nowhere tied the knot with Neha Dhupia in May this year. Later, rumours started swirling that their hurried marriage was because the actress was pregnant. Neha’s father had denied the news and in an interview to Dainik Bhaskar had said, “There is no such thing at all. Since the two got married early, people are thinking otherwise. But there is no such thing. People will keep talking about things and spread rumours as per their wish.” Angad had also dismissed the speculation, saying they are focussed on buying a house and their careers right now and if there was any truth, they will themselves come forward and
share it with media and fans. The media publications didn’t pay heed to the denials, mainly because Neha couldn’t quite ‘hide’ the ‘baby bump.’ Along with the actress mostly wearing loose-fitting outfits for the last few weeks, she has also been captured on camera in moments when the
Mulk movie review: Crackling drama, whistle-worthy politics
out to 15 uniquely skilled artists/artist groups across the lengths and breadths of our nation who helped us
Salman Khan’s biggest memory of Navratri is related to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
New Delhi : It is just the worst of times. Secular liberals are flailing, but failing. The world has shifted, but their language, style, worldview remains the same. The narrative is being controlled by another, and they seem to be only reacting.Their pronouncements of aghast rectitude bounce around in their own echo chambers, amounting to a few cheers but leading, eventually, only to a heightened sense of exhausted despair.It’s in this viciously coiled, tense state of being, one that is fraught with grievous, ruinous dangers for the country, that Mulk, written and directed by Anubhav Sinha.
Sui Dhaaga: Made In India logo designed in 15 styles to honour traditional artisans
Mumbai: For the first time ever, the logo of a Bollywood film has been made by artisans! The marketing team of Sui Dhaaga – Made in India wanted to celebrate the rich and diverse culture of making Indian handicraft. So the team reached out to local artisans and craftsmen from across the length and breadth of the country to create the logo of the film in their unique stitching styles. “To position our film Sui Dhaaga – Made in India, we realised that it was just not enough to act like a film marketeer. In fact we had to look at ourselves as a team marketing the art and handicraft culture of our country. With this embodiment of our strategy we needed an idea that would be the fulcrum of our entire campaign. And what could be a better idea than inviting the artisans of our country to design the logo of our film. We reached
bump showed up slightly or she was too conscious trying to hide it with her outfit. Now according to a report in DNA, the couple is finally planning to share the ‘good news’ officially ‘as and when they’re ready.’We wonder why they played the ‘hide-and-seek’ game with the media and fans for so long.
design our film logo. It has been an exhaustive and most rewarding experience for all of us at YRF. It has taken six months to plan, research and execute our logo in 15 different styles that celebrates our country’s diversity and entrepreneur spirit.” says Manan Mehta, VP Marketing and Merchandising, YRF. The Sui Dhaaga logo has been done in a striking, globally popular Indian hand needlework forms of Kashida and Sozni from Kashmir, colourful Phulkari from Punjab, the intricate thread work forms Rabari and Mochi Bharat from Gujarat, Phool Patti from Uttar Pradesh and Zardozi work from Lucknow. It has also be created in Rajasthan’s prominent crafts like Aari, Banjara and Gota Patti, Tamil Nadu’s popular Toda style and Karnataka’s Kasuti design.
Salman recently unveiled the trailer of his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma’s film ‘Loveratri’ at a grand event.
New Delhi : Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan undoubtedly were one of the best on-screen couples Bollywood has seen. In fact the two were even in a relationship and have recently started speaking about each other, taking one another’s name. Salman recently unveiled the trailer of his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma’s film ‘Loveratri’ at a grand event. There, when the superstar was asked about his biggest memory of Navratri, he said, “My biggest memory of Navratri is Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Dholi Taro.” Reportedly, love grew for Salman and Aishwarya on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus.
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Gavaskar: Kapil Dev great as Bradman, Tendulkar; don’t compare him with Hardik Pandya
New Delhi: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Monday rubbished comparisons between Kapil Dev and Hardik Pandya, saying the legendary all-rounder is a once-in-a century cricketer and cannot be compared to anyone. Batting great Gavaskar was not at all amused when asked about the tendency among some experts to compare the two.“Kapil Dev should not be compared with anyone. He is not just a once-in-generation player but a once-in-a century
cricketer just like Sir Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar. We should not compare him with anyone,” a visibly agitated Gavaskar told ‘Aaj Tak’.Gavaskar is also unhappy with opener Shikhar Dhawan’s approach in the longer format.The Delhi player scored 26 and 13 in the first Test against England at Birmingham.“Shikhar simply does not want to change his game,” the 69-year-old said. “He believes in playing in the same manner which has brought him success till now.
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No mental block for PV Sindhu in major finals but lot of pressure : Prakash Padukone
red ball cricket: Rahul Dravid’s advice for Yuzvendra Chahal
New Delhi: “Chahal is someone the Indian selectors are keen on and they want to see how he does in red-ball cricket because he has not played much. So, it is nice that we gave him a couple of chances and it has worked out nicely. So, the more Chahal plays red-ball cricket, the more experience he
New Delhi: Indian badminton great Prakash Padukone insists that PV Sindhu doesn’t have any mental block in major finals and urged the media to not put the star shuttler under pressure by focussing on her will gain. There is no defeats.The former All England doubt, as we see, that Champion backed Sindhu to win the he had got skills, but World Championship crown soon he needs to play a lot after two consecutive silver medal performances in the prestigious event. more,” Dravid said. Chahal has had a lot Sindhu lost the World Championship of success with white final to Spain’s Carolina Marin ball when he toured for on Sunday, her third major final “A” series in Australia, defeat. She had lost the Worlds Dravid said after India final last year and the title clash of A beat South Africa A the 2016 Rio Olympics.She also by an innings and 30 finished runner-up in the Superseries Finals in Dubai last year.“It is quite runs.
creditable that she reached the final again. The competition is very tough. She should aim for the gold next time. She beat two Japanese players (Okuhara and Yamaguchi) against whom she normally loses. Unfortunate that she could not do the same in the final,” said Padukone on the sidelines of PNB Metlife Junior Badminton Championship here on Tuesday Asked if she has a mental block in major finals, he said: “There is nothing like that. She is still young, she will definitely win (the world championship) in near future. She is already one the greatest players from India.”“We should not put too much pressure on her when she is doing well. She is world number three.
Virat Kohli already close to being a legend, says MS Dhoni Mumbai: Former India captain MS Dhoni has labelled Virat Kohli as the “best batsman” and said that the right-hander has reached a status where he is close to being a legend. Moreover, Dhoni hailed Kohli’s captaincy and said that he is someone who keeps taking the team forward. “He (Kohli) is the best and has already reached a status, where he is close to (being) a legend. So I am very happy for him. And the way he has batted everywhere and in the last few years, he has just been brilliant,” said Dhoni at the launch of an application. “He keeps taking the team forward and that is what you want from a leader. So all the best to him,” Dhoni said. After the third ODI between England and India,
the cameras captured the glovesman taking the ball from the umpires and rumours spread that he might be retiring. With Ravi Shastri already clearing the air on the subject, Dhoni put the lid on it as well by revealing the reason behind reaching for the ball. “(I took the ball) to see why we are not able to get enough reverse swing. Because we will be playing the World Cup in England, we have to (ensure) that we get reverse swing going. Because it is something that is very important. If the opposition is getting it, we should also get it, at some point or the other,” Dhoni elaborated. “After 50 overs, the ball is useless to the ICC (International Cricket Council), so I requested the umpire ‘Can I get the ball and gave it
Business Xiaomi brings smartphone component manufacturingto India with Holitech Technology
Bengaluru: Xiaomi, India’s number 1 smartphone brand today announced that Holitech Technology, its key component supplier will start component manufacturing in India. Holitech Technology has signed anMoU with the state of Andhra Pradesh and will start local manufacturing in the city of Tirupati for Xiaomi. Mr. Nara Lokesh, Honorable Minister of Information Technology said, “Andhra Pradesh is one of the youngest pioneering states of India. The state has a young entrepreneurial spirit and poses an attractive destination for similar minded companies. Our state of the art infrastructural offerings make Andhra Pradesh an exciting investment opportunity and it is heartening to see Holitech Technology come to the state and initiate a big revolution in the market for local manufacturing.” Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India said, “Xiaomi has witnessed
significant growth in the country and we are positive that Holitech’s plans for India will set a new motion in place for the electronics manufacturing industry in India. Holitech is an important global component supplier of Xiaomi and with their entry in India, we are positive that a new era of local manufacturing will begin with several job creations and other component manufacturers also coming in. As a brand dedicated to the cause of Make in India, we are proud to be leading this initiative from the front for the entire nation and hope everyone can make best specs, highest quality products accessible to the country at honest pricing.” Flame Chen, Co-Founder and CEO, Holitech Technology said, “The phenomenal growth of Xiaomi along with their initiatives to promote local manufacturing has encouraged us to explore component manufacturing for Xiaomi in India.
to the bowling coach? We need to work on it as to how we can get it more scuffed up so that we can get a bit of reverse swing going, that will in-turn help the fast bowlers get those yorkers or wickets in and around the 40th over mark. That would really help us restrict the opposition by not getting too many runs in the last 10 overs.” India lost the first Test by 31 runs against England and talking about the same, Dhoni said, “I will just tell you one thing — to win a Test match, you need 20 wickets and we (India) did that. So that’s the only answer I would give because it dosesn’t matter how well you bat, how well you are there for five days but (by) taking 20 wickets, you can win a Test match.”
NCLAT to hear Mistry plea tomorrow against NCLT order New Delhi: The NCLAT has said that it will hear tomorrow Cyrus Mistry’s appeal on the NCLT order in his case against Tata Sons as the counsel for the conglomerate was not present on Tuesday to put forth his arguments before the bench. Mistry had approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) last week against the NCLT dismissing his plea challenging his removal as chairman of Tata Sons. The two-member NCLAT has listed the matter for tomorrow. On July 9, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai had dismissed Mistry’s pleas challenging his removal as Tata Sons chairman as also the allegations
of rampant misconduct on part of Ratan Tata and the company’s Board. A special bench of the tribunal held that the Board of Directors at Tata Sons was “competent” to remove the executive chairperson of the company. NCLT bench members B S V Prakash Kumar and V Nallasenapathy said that Mistry was ousted as chairman because the Tata Sons’ Board and its majority shareholders had “lost confidence in him”. Under the Companies Act 2013, an order of NCLT can be challenged before the NCLAT. Mistry, who was the sixth chairman of Tata Sons, was ousted from the position in October 2016.
HCL to launch mega recruitment drive in Lucknow
Lucknow: IT services major HCL Technologies on Tuesday said it will hire around 1,000 young people from the city and its neighbourhood in a threeday mega recruitment drive here from August 10 to 12. The recruitment will be made in the engineering as well as the non-engineering segments, HCL Technologies Executive Vice President Sanjay Gupta said. “While 350 of the new recruitments will be selected from those who are experienced, the remaining 650 will be freshers,” he said in a press conference here. The freshers will be given training by the company and during their training period they would get a stipend, he said. Gupta, who is also Program Director (New Vistas),
said that in a drive in Noida in the first week of August, 700 were recruited -- 520 freshers and rest experienced in engineering and nonengineering fields. He said HCL had tied up with banks to provide loans for the training, which would be repayable in easy instalments from the employees’ salary once they get confirmed. While the training cost for engineers is Rs 2 lakh, for the non-engineers it is Rs one lakh, he said. Gupta, who is currently leading HCL’s foray into new locations in the country, said even bright students could apply after doing their 10 plus 2 if they come from science background and have mathematics as one of their subjects.
SKF India announces appointment of Manish Bhatnagar as Managing Director
Mumbai : The Board of Directors of SKF India Limited at their meeting held today, appointed Mr. Manish Bhatnagar as Managing Director for a period of 5 years effective 16th August 2018. The Board alsoaccepted the resignation of Mr. Carl Orstadius as Managing Director and Director effective fromthe same date. Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Rakesh Makhija, Chairman of the Board of SKF India Limited said, “I am delighted to welcome Manish to SKF India Limited as Managing Director. His rich experience with companies like Danaher Corporation, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and General Electric will be an asset for SKF. I wish him every success. I also take this opportunity to thank Carl Orstadius for his valuable contributions to SKF India during this transition phase. Carl has done an outstanding job during his brief tenure here and we wish him a great future ahead with the SKF Group”.
Civil Aviation Ministry mulls Rs 11,000 crore bailout package for Air India
Mumbai: The Civil Aviation Ministry is in discussions with the Finance Ministry for a Rs 11,000 crore bailout package for ailing Air India, sources said. The discussions come against the backdrop of a failed effort to privatise the loss-making airline, which continues to grapple with financial woes. Sources in the know said that the Civil Aviation Ministry is working on a bailout package for the carrier, which would be utilised to reduce high cost working capital loans. The proposal, which is at a preliminary stage of discussions, is for providing around Rs 11,000 crore package to Air India, they added. “Cleaning up the balance sheet of Air India airline will make it attractive for investors as and when the government decides to once again attempt strategic stake sale of the airline,” one of the sources said. Query sent to Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey remained unanswered. When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said the matter “comes under the domain of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and we should not be commenting on it”. The airline is staying afloat on a bailout package extended by the previous UPA regime in 2012. The national carrier’s debt burden was more than Rs 48,000 crore
at the end of March 2017. Last month, the government sought Parliament’s nod for Rs 980 crore as supplementary grants for equity infusion into the airline. In a reflection of financial crunch at the airline, salaries have been delayed for the staff for five consecutive months. In the current financial year, the airline has received an equity infusion of Rs 650 crore up to June. TAP and a Financial Restructuring Plan (FRP) were approved for Air India by the previous UPA regime in 2012. All government guaranteed loans and interests thereon are being paid by the government by way of equity infusion into the airline. Under the FRP, high cost of working capital loans have been converted into long term debt carrying lesser rates of interest so as to reduce the financial burden on Air India. “The TAP/ FRP includes budgetary support amounting to Rs 30,231 crore spread over 10 years ie. up to FY 2020-21 and also equity support for the payment of principal/ interest of the non-convertible debentures. “Air India has received an equity infusion of Rs 27,195.21 crore till date,” Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha informed the Lok Sabha last month.
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Ishrat Jahan case: CBI court rejects discharge pleas of ex-cops Vanzara, Amin Ahmedabad: A special CBI court in Gujarat on Tuesday rejected the discharge applications of former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin in the case of an alleged fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others. Special judge J K Pandya rejected the applications of
Vanzara and Amin. The court last month concluded the hearing of arguments of the two accused retired police officers, the CBI and Ishrat Jahan’s mother Shamima Kauser, who had challenged Vanzara’s discharge plea. Vanzara, a former deputy inspector general of police in Gujarat, had sought discharge on the ground of parity with the state’s former in-charge Director General of Police P P Pandey, who was discharged
in the case in February this year for want of evidence against him. Amin, who retired as the superintendent of police, sought his discharge on the ground that the encounter was genuine and that testimonies of witnesses produced by the Central Bureau of Investigation were not reliable. Ishrat Jahan’s mother sought to oppose the pleas of Amin and Vanzara, and told the court that her daughter was “murdered following a conspiracy between highranking police officers and others holding powerful and influential positions”. She alleged that Vanzara played a “direct and key role” in the conspiracy behind the “staged encounter”. Ishrat Jahan, a 19-year-old woman from Mumbra area of Thane district near Mumbai, and three others - Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, Amjadali Akbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar - were killed by the police in an “encounter” on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on June 15, 2004. At that time, the police had claimed that the four had terror links and plotted to kill then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.
Gujarat: Six more French wells to meet Surat’s water need Surat : Based on a report of the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Monday issued tenders to start work on six French wells on the Tapi river to provide water to the 55 lakh people of the city. The SMC had roped in the institute in October last year to carry out Aquifer Mapping study on Tapi river to find sources of potable water. Over Rs 3.5 crore were spent on the project. On August 1, the agency intimated SMC that the report had been approved by the Ministry of Defence and its findings were forwarded to the civic body. Currently, the city’s water requirements are fulfilled from 1,200 MLD drawn from the Ukai dam. However,
with scanty rainfall over the last few years, the dam does not get completely filled causing a water shortage. Additional City Engineer K H Khatwani said, “We have got the mapping copy of findings of NGRI and we will begin validation process which includes drilling the ground in Tapi river at six different locations, between Sarthana to Valak area in Surat city. As per the report, it has suggested six different locations where the water will be available between 60 meters to 200 meters.” Presently, there are four French wells in Sarthana area of the city, out of which, one is nonfunctioning while from the other three, 145 MLD of water is fetched from Tapi river.
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AMC demolishes illegal structures near NH 8
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), in an anti-encroachment drive on Monday, cleared a long stretch of roads connected with national highway number 8, passing through South zone and New West zone of the city. Estate officer of New West Zone Chaitanya Shukla said that 102 temporary sheds covering an area of 1,432 sq metres, cross walls of a length of 118 metres, 92 otlas constructed on 2,208 sq metres from Sarkkhej to Sanand Chokdi Road to Golden Garnala cross road were demolished. The officials also collected fines from the defaulters. The owners of these illegal structures were earlier issued
notices by the AMC under various Section 283 of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act. The AMC deployed two superintendents of police, seven police inspectors and 160 police men for the drive. Five encroachment vans, three JCB machines, 30 labourers were used in the operation to remove as many as 236 sheds, 338 otla (platforms), 138 cross walls, 29 iron staircases, 72 advertisement boards, six plain laris, three roofed laris, three PVC barrels and 89 miscellaneous goods. Meanwhile, one AMC employee was reported badly injured during the demolition drive and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, Shukla said.
Decongesting The City: High Court asks AMC to create adequate parking space, govt to limit number of autos
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to create sufficient parking spaces as their numbers do not meet the demand. The high court acknowledged that the “parking spaces is the foremost question” in the present situation, and the government should have a plan for the future. The court order stated, “… we are of the opinion that now the state government and the AMC are required to consider seriously to provide sufficient parking spaces to the public at large, and the state government and AMC have to see to it that sufficient parking is available in the respective buildings also.” On the suggestion of lawyer Amit Panchal, representing the petitioner who has filed the PIL for better roads and traffic in the
city, the division bench of justices M R Shah and A Y Kogje said that “Indore is the cleanest city of the country. Why can’t Gujarat compete with it or for that matter any other cities or states.” The court said that “methodology of Indore should be adopted in Ahmedabad too.” The court said that “the efforts of last three weeks have turned into a movement and it must reach to its logical end and therefore, efforts must be continued.” The court will hear the matter on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the affidavit submitted by the Ahmedabad traffic police it is mentioned that since May 5, the department has issued 1,084 notices to establishments like shopping centres, restaurants, clubs, hospitals, educational institutes, among others, to ensure proper parking.
international US reimposes sanctions on Iran, Hassan Rouhani accuses Trump of launching ‘psychological warfare’
New Delhi : After the US reimposed sanctions on Iran, Iranians voiced anger, fear and defiance Tuesday with their leaders dismissing any offer of talks with Donald Trump. The US President reimposed the sanctions on Iran today, which target access to US banknotes and key industries such as cars and carpets. But these were unlikely to cause immediate economic turmoil because Iran’s markets were actually relatively buoyant, with the rial strengthening by 20 per cent since Sunday after the government relaxed foreign exchange rules and allowed unlimited, tax-free gold and currency imports, reported AFP. Earlier today, Trump wrote in an early morning tweet, “The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level.” He said the sanctions were the “most biting ever” as he warned other countries from doing business with Tehran.
Indian-origin man pleads gulity to taking $2.5 million in bribes in US
Washington : An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty to taking $2.5 million in bribes and kickbacks from companies seeking contracts to work on energy-saving projects in the US government buildings. Bhaskar Patel, 67, of Windermere, Florida, received the bribes and kickbacks when he served as a senior project manager for Schneider Electric Building Americas, based in Andover, Massachusetts. He was responsible for obtaining bids from subcontractors and recommending for selection the subcontractors that would be awarded a contract under an energy-saving project. The payments were associated with federal energy savings performance contracts issued to Schneider Electric by various federal agencies from June 6, 2011, to April 19, 2016.
Australia’s population to hit 25 million, a decade earlier than forecast
Tata Motors’ Sanand facilityreaches 100% capacity utilization to meet growing demand for Tiago and Tigor Production to be further ramped up in FY19 Sanand : To further meet growing demand for its new generation passenger vehicles, Tata Motors today announced its ramp up plans for the Sanand plant. Operating at 100% capacity utilization today, the plant has so far rolled out over 4,50,000 units, since inception and is among fastest expanding plants of Tata Motors. The Company is currently mapping out its modular architecture plans and will distribute its Passenger Vehicle manufacturing between Pune and Sanand to meet its product expansion plans. Speaking at the Sanand plant, Mr. Mayank Pareek, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors said, “We, at Tata Motors, have been working aggressively towards our core strategy of Turnaround 2.0, aiming to ‘Win sustainably in PVs’. A lean manufacturing
processplays a key role in our growth strategy enabling the Sanand plant to contribute around 60% of the overall PV production. The plant has evolved to become a modern, state-of-the-art facility and is playing a vital role meeting aspirations of Tiago and Tigor customers. The plant has already achieved WCQ 3 level in quality standards and we are extremely proud of this achievement” Spread
over 1100 acres of land, the Tata Motors’ Sanand plant has played an important role in the development of the automobile industry in the state of Gujarat. From a single model plant in 2010, the plant today has emerged as a multi-model facility, becoming one of the most technologically advanced plants. With a flexible assembly line, the plant today manufactures Nano, Tiago &
Tigor models spread across 21 variants with 150 vehicle combinations. It is also producing engines - Revotron 1.2L – Petrol (Manual & Auto Transmission), Revotorq 1.05L – Diesel, 624 CC, MPFI – Petrol (Manual & Auto Transmission) and 1.2 NGTC – Petrol (Manual & Auto Transmission). Keeping up with the Government of India’s vision to bring Electric Vehicles in India, the Sanand plant produced the first electric passenger vehicle for commercial use in the form of Tigor EV and continues to support deliveries of the EESL order. Additionally, the plant is gearing up for more in the future. Being the youngest plant of Tata Motors, this facility leverages technology with over 190 robots, with high levels of automation to increase productivity across processes.
Alexandria : Australia’s population will hit a record 25 million on Tuesday, almost a decade earlier than projected, as it attracts hundreds of thousands of migrants each year, latest government data shows. Every minute, one person arrives to live in Australia, the data shows, underpinning demand for everything from homes to cars, schools and hospitals, and boosting the country’s economic fortunes. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates the country’s population will reach 26 million in three years’ time, based on current trends. The rapid increase in migrant numbers has sparked a debate on the economic and social impact of migration given inadequate infrastructure has resulted in clogged cities while an expanding labour market has capped wage growth. “Coping means continuing to invest in infrastructure,” Treasurer Scott Morrison said on 3AW Radio on Tuesday, when asked if Australia can cope with 25 million people. “That’s why we’ve got a A$75 billion infrastructure plan. There has to be to support that growth that we’re seeing in our population.” Australia’s economic success is built on migration with more than a third of the population born overseas, according to the latest census data which shows England, China, New Zealand and India as the top countries where migrants come from. A separate ABS study released in June shows net overseas migration now accounts for 62 percent of total population growth. Natural increase makes up 38 percent.
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