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Short News BJP in state of extreme panic, sensing defeats in Assembly polls: Congress New Delhi: The Congress hit out at the government Saturday over ED raids against Robert Vadra’s associates, alleging that the Modi dispensation was using “high-handed tactics” to threaten people as it was in a “state of panic of the highest degree” sensing poll defeats. At a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters here, party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi also alleged that there was never such a “terror raj” in the “constitutional rule” of India. “We fought the British Raj and the BJP would do well to know that the day of judgement will come for it,” he said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches against three persons linked to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-inlaw Robert Vadra Friday.
Sharad Yadav expresses regret for ‘hurting’ remarks on Vasundhara Raje Ranchi: Facing flak for his remarks against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, former JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Saturday expressed regret for “hurting” her and said he would write to her. Raje has demanded that the Election Commission take cognisance of Yadav’s “insulting” remarks and taken action against him. “I have seen her (Raje’s) comments. Our relations are very old. If she thinks whatever I had said has hurt her, I express my regret for that,” Yadav told reporters. “I will also write a letter to her,” he added. Yadav, a former JD(U) Rajya Sabha member, while campaigning for Loktantrik Janata Dal in Alwar in Rajasthan on Wednesday, had called Raje fat and asked people to give her rest. After criticism from various quarters, Yadav had said it was a joke and that he had no intention of hurting Raje and it was not meant to be derogatory in any way.
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Poonch bus accident: The driver could have been speeding around the tight turns, the police said
11 Killed After Bus Falls Into Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Eleven people were killed and several were injured after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell 100 metres into a rocky gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district today, the police said. The bus was going from Loran to Poonch, 175 km from state capital Srinagar. The injured people have been admitted to a hospital at Mandi. The driver could have been speeding around the tight turns, the police said, adding it is likely he lost control while turning around a tight bend before skidding off the road.
The bus came to rest on a rocky stream between two hills after falling from the narrow mountain road. It hit the rocks with such force that the roof tore off completely, rescuers who are at the site said. The front part of the bus got separated by the impact and was flung some metres away from the main chassis. The number of dead may rise as some of the injured people are critical, a police officer said. The accident took place after a bus fell into a deep gorge near Mandi Plera area in Jammu division’s Poonch district.
Bulandshahr violence: Soldier named ‘Surgical strikes for in FIR for cop’s murder detained political capital’:
New Delhi: A soldier allegedly involved in the Bulandshahr firing in Uttar Pradesh in which a police Inspector and a civilian were killed was detained by his unit in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, Army sources said. Jitendra Malik alias Jeetu Fauji was detained by the 22 Rashtriya Rifles in Sopore town. A special investigation team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police was expected to reach here later to take him into custody. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a civilian, Sumit Kumar, were shot dead in Bulandshahr in mob violence last week. The role of Malik in
the killing of Inspector Singh surfaced after a purported video of the mob violence circulating on social media allegedly shows him opening fire. Malik’s mother, Ratan Kaur, told the police that he was not involved in the violence. The Supreme Court had asked state governments to designate a nodal officer heading a special task force in each district — to procure intelligence reports and identify districts where incidents of mob violence and lynching had been reported in the past five years. The nodal officer was not supposed to be below the rank of SP.
CM Shivraj Chouhan calls himself ‘biggest pollster’, predicts BJP win
TS elections results may impact N Chandrababu Naidu’s prospects Hyderabad: The Telangana elections results will have impact the polls in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh where the polls are due in April next year along with Lok Sabha elections. AP political leaders are awaiting as eagerly as their TS counterparts, the results on Tuesday. The effect will be felt more particularly on TD president and AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu who took an active role in the campaign. It may significantly tell on his personal future in national politics and the fortunes of the Telugu Desam in AP. There could even be political changes in AP based on the TS Assembly results. If the People’s Front wins, the personal stature of Mr Naidu, who campaigned vigorously for the alliance, will further improve and will bolster his attempts to emerge as a key leader in national politics who is forming a front against the BJP. This will also benefit the TD in the AP elections. If the TRS wins, Mr Naidu may face problems in AP and from Telangana state. The TRS concentrated its campaign on Mr Naidu, making it a Rao vs Naidu affair. Caretaker minister K.T. Rama Rao in the campaign had hinted that the TRS would enter AP politics.
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Chouhan’s reaction came amid the exit polls predicting a tight race between BJP and Congress in the state. Datia: As the exit polls predicted a tight race with the Congress, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday expressed confidence that the BJP would win a comfortable majority in the Assembly election to form a government for the fourth consecutive time. “I am the biggest surveyor (pollster) as I remain in the midst of public all day long. The BJP is set to romp home,” Chouhan told reporters after visiting the famous Shree Pitambara Peeth temple here. He was asked about exit polls predicting a close fight between the BJP and the Congress. “We have got the blessings of every section of society in the elections and we are on the way to win the polls,” he claimed. The state went to polls on November 28 and results for the 230-member
House will be declared on December 11. “Abki baar, 200 par (this time, over 200 seats),” Chouhan said repeating the BJP’s slogan for the MP polls. “I have come to seek the blessing of goddess Pitambara for the well being of Madhya Pradesh,” the chief minister said. While Republic TV-Jan Ki Baat exit poll gave 108-128 seats to the BJP and 95-115 to the Congress in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh, India Today-Axis said the saffron party could win 102-120 seats as against 104-122 for the Congress. However, the Times Now-CNX exit poll predicted a majority for the BJP in MP with 126 seats and gave the Congress a tally of 89 seats. On the other hand, ABP News exit poll said the Congress is likely to get a majority by bagging 126 seats. The BJP, it added, would get 94 seats.
Rahul Gandhi tweets jibe at PM Modi
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Lt Gen (retd) D S Hooda’s remarks that it would have been better if the 2016 surgical strikes were carried out secretly, alleging that the PM used the military action for “political capital”. Lt Gen (retd) Hooda, responding to a question during the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh on Friday, had said in hindsight, it would have been better had “we done it (surgical strikes) secretly”. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said: “Spoken like a true soldier General. India is so proud of you. Mr 36 has absolutely no shame in using our military as a personal asset. “He used the surgical strikes for political capital and the Rafale deal to increase Anil Ambani’s real capital by 30,000 Cr. #SurgicalStrike (sic).” Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala thanked Lt Gen (retd) Hooda for “exposing the petty politicisation by PM Modi”. “No one can use the valour & sacrifice of our brave soldiers to score cheap political points Modiji is squarely guilty of compromising National Security & Strategic Interests by unwarranted chest thumping!” he wrote on Twitter.
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Amit Shah to discuss 2019 strategy as BJP top guns go into ‘exit’ huddle
New Delhi: A day after most exit polls predicted the BJP losing its grip over the three key states falling in the ‘Hindi heartland’ and the muchneeded electoral gains for the Congress ahead of the 2019 electoral battle, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday held a crucial meeting with the party’s national general secretaries to deliberate on the party’s own feedback from the ground from the five states that went to polls. The BJP, sources said, has also called a meeting of its national office-bearers on Dec. 13 to discuss the Assembly polls results and to strategise for the Lok Sabha polls. Results
of the Assembly polls of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana state will be declared on December 11. In Mizoram, the predictions favoured Mizoram National Front (MNF) over the Congress, which had been ruling the Northeastern state for a decade. When asked about the party’s performance in the three ‘Hindi heartland’ state Assembly polls, Mr Shah asserted that the BJP will retain power in these states. In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the BJP has been ruling since 2003 and is confident of forming the government for the fourth time in a row.
Surgical strike overhyped, politicised: ex-Army officer Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda
‘It would have been better had we done it (surgical strikes) secretly,’ the ex-Army officer said. Chandigarh: The initial euphoria over the success of surgical strike was natural but the constant hype around the operation was unwarranted, said former Army officer Lieutenant General D S Hooda (retired), two years after the surgical strikes were carried out by the Army across the Line of Control. “I do think there was too much hype over it. The military operation was important and we had to do it. Now how much should it have been politicised, whether it is right or wrong is something that should be asked to politicians,” Lieutenant
General DS Hooda (retired) who was the Northern Army Commander when the operation was carried out on September 29, 2016 across the Line of Control (LoC) as a response to a terrorist attack in Uri earlier that month told news agency ANI. The Army had said its special forces inflicted “significant casualties” on terrorists waiting there to cross into Indian territory. Lt Gen Hooda was speaking during a panel discussion on the topic, ‘Role of Cross-Border Operations and Surgical Strikes,’ on the first day of Military Literature Festival 2018 in Chandigarh.
Pak PM said he has asked for status of the case which is being heard in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan.
Imran tacitly acknowledges Mumbai 26/11 attack originated from Pak soil
Washington: Pakistan wants “something done about the bombers of Mumbai”, its Prime Minister Imran Khan has said while tacitly acknowledging that the attack of November 2008 originated from the Pakistani soil. Khan, who has spoken about Pakistan taking two steps for peace for every step taken by India, said his government wants to prosecute those involved in the “act of terror” as it is in “Islamabad’s interest to resolve the matter. The Pakistan Prime Minister said he has asked for the
status of the case which is being heard in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan. On November 26, 2008, 10 heavily-armed Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) terrorists sailed into Mumbai and attacked multiple places in the city, including the iconic Taj Hotel. In the coordinated attacks which shook
the entire world, 166 people were killed and 300 injured. “We also want something done about the bombers of Mumbai. I have asked our government to find out the status of the case. Resolving that case is in our interest because it was an act of terrorism,” Khan said in an interview to the Washington Post, his first to a foreign publication. He stated this when asked about the prosecution of the perpetrators of the audacious attacks and the release of LeT’s operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
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How to end Venezuela’s nightmare
Wishing a problem away is seldom an effective strategy. While the international community has had its attention focused on other issues, the Venezuelan catastrophe has deepened. If current trends continue, it will only get worse. A day’s work at the median wage now buys 1.7 eggs or a kilogram of yuca, the cheapest available calorie. A kilogram of local cheese costs 18 days of median-wage work; a kilogram of meat costs almost a month, depending on the cut. Prices have been rising at hyperinflationary rates for 13 straight months and inflation is on track to surpass the 1,000,000% mark this month. Output continues to fall like a stone: Opec reports that in October 2018, production was down 37% year-on-year, or almost 700,000 barrels a day. According to Alianza Salud, a coalition of NGOs, new malaria cases in 2018 have shot up by a factor of 12 since 2012, bringing the total to over 600,000, which is 54% of all cases in the Americas. Large swaths of Venezuela’s territory have been ceded to criminal organizations, including terrorist groups such as Colombia’s Farc and ELN, which collude with the National Guard in the production of gold and coltan, as well as running illegal drug trade. As a result, Venezuelans have been leaving in droves, creating a refugee crisis of Syrian proportions, the biggest ever in the Americas. Going by Facebook reports, which says 3.3 million Venezuelan users were abroad, my research team at the Center for International Development at Harvard University estimates that there must be at least 5.5 million, overall. Of those tweeting only from Venezuela in 2017, by November, over 10% had left the country. Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, despite their valiant efforts, are facing increasing difficulties in coping with the refugee flow. It is patently obvious that Venezuela’s problems will not be solved unless and until there was a regime change. After all, both the regime and the economic collapse are the consequences of the elimination of basic rights. Venezuelans cannot invest and produce to satisfy their needs, because economic rights have been taken away; and they cannot change wrongheaded policies, because their political rights have been taken away. A turnaround will require the re-empowerment of Venezuelans. Fortunately, an end is in sight to this nightmare, but it will require coordination between the Venezuelan democratic forces and the international community. 10 January marks the end of President Nicolás Maduro’s term, which started with his election in 2013.
Bollywood Bigg Boss 12: Jasleen and Megha get evicted from Salman Khan’s show
Mumbai : Bigg Boss 12 saw a double eviction on Saturday night with Jasleen Matharu and Megha Dhade exiting the house. Last weekend, host Salman Khan surprised the audience and housemates by announcing a ‘no eviction’ week. The same nomination consisting of Jasleen, Megha, Romil Chaudhary, Dipika Kakar and Deepak Thakur was carried forward this week
also. In Saturday’s episode, Salman asked the housemates to choose the bottom three among the nominated contestants. The maximum votes were against Jasleen, Megha and Romil. Three statues with their names were then placed in the garden area. And to announce the eviction, Jasleen and Megha’s statues were blown apart, hinting at the end of their journey.
The event will have Iram Haq from Norway, the director of “What Will People Say” and Bollywood filmmaker Boney Kapoor.
Janhvi Kapoor to be felicitated by Royal Consulate of Norway
Mumbai: Actress Janhvi Kapoor who made her debut with Dhadak produced by Karan Johar will be awarded with ARETS STJERNESKUDD as the rising talent of the year by Royal Norwegian Consulate General. The evening will also see the screening of two of the acclaimed Norwegian films that include “What Will People Say” which is Norway’s official entry for the Academy Awards (Oscars) for 2019. The other film titled “The King’s Choice” is a biographical war film that was Norwegian entry for
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Nandita: Cinema has the power to challenge prejudices together,” she said. “But the other attack is of the divisive forces that are dividing us in the name of religion, caste, class, gender and we have to fight them without being violent and I think art and cinema remain one of the most powerful mediums,” she added. Cinema remains one of the most powerful mediums to fight the divisive forces in a non-violent manner, noted actor-director Nandita Das said on Friday at the opening of the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
Mumbai : Urvi Shetty was on Saturday announced as the winner of India’s Next Top Model 4. The young model beat Nisha Yadav and Rushali Yadav to take home the coveted title. Along with the trophy, Urvi also won a year-long contract with Viacom 18 and Excel Entertainment. The MTV model hunt was judged by Malaika Arora, Milind Soman and Dabboo Ratnani while Anushka Dandekar and Neeraj Gaba mentored the contestants. Apart from being a popular model, Urvi Shetty is also a trained fashion designer. The Mumbai resident had revealed in her audition that while she has been doing good for herself in the modeling sector, she hasn’t seen any growth in a while. Through India’s Next Top Model, Urvi wanted a platform to showcase her talent and take the next step ahead in her career.
Amazing to see George Clooney being a dad, says Jennifer Aniston
Los Angeles : Jennifer Aniston spent time with the Clooney family over the summer. While filming her upcoming Netflix movie Murder Mystery in Italy, Aniston got to see her longtime pal George Clooney and his family, who spend a lot of time at Lake Como. It was just over a year ago that George and Amal Clooney welcomed their twins Ella and
the Academy Awards in 2016. This is an initiative by the Government of Norway to promote Norwegian Cinema and help build entertainment ties with India. The screenings also coincide with the Nobel Peace Prize announcements with both the films promoting unity and peace. The event will have Iram Haq from Norway, the director of “What Will People Say” and along with many industry veterans including Producer Boney Kapoor. Janhvi on being awarded by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General, said.
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Thiruvananthapuram : Cinema remains one of the most powerful mediums to fight the divisive forces in a non-violent manner, noted actor-director Nandita Das said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), where she was the guest of honour, Das said if cinema wasn’t so powerful, “nobody would want to silence us.” “Times are very difficult. You all have gone through the floods. All of us did our very little bit. We all came
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Alexander into the world, according to Eonline. So what is it like to see her pal as a first-time dad? It’s amazing to see him with children, Aniston told Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “That’s what we talked about, that anything can happen.” The group of friends also hung out with Bono while in Italy.
Captain Marvel star Brie Larson: It is scary to think of people paying attention to me
Los Angeles : Actor Brie Larson, the star of upcoming superhero drama Captain Marvel, says it was scary for her to adjust to the new limelight she received after being cast in the title role. The 29-year-old actor plays Carol Denvers aka Captain Marvel in the Marvel Studios tentpole which is set to be released on March 8. In an interview with Refinery29, the Oscar winner said people started paying more attention to her, especially after Avengers: Infinity War, that first teased her much-talked about appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “It definitely is scary to think of people paying attention to me. I’m not gonna act super-strong when I’ve been kind of freaking out seeing how quickly my numbers on Instagram have been going up since Avengers: Infinity War came out … I’ve been sort of like, ‘Oh God, I did not think about that. Um, like why are people paying attention to me?’” Larson said.
Gal Gadot: Grateful I got to be part of Ralph Breaks the Internet
Titled Bala, the film will have Ayushmann Khurrana play a prematurely balding man while Bhumi Pednekar will star as a dusky small-town girl. Stree director Amar Kaushik will helm the project.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar reunite for Bala
New Delhi : Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar are all set to join hands for their third film together. Titled Bala, the film will have Khurrana play a prematurely balding man while Bhumi will star as a dusky small-town girl. The film will be helmed by Amar Kaushik, the man who directed the hit horror comedy Stree starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor. Ayushmann and Bhumi have starred before in Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, both eccentric comedies and hit films. A press release said the film is set to go on floors in March next year and hit the big screens in September. Producer Dinesh Vijan
said in a statement, “Through their journey, the film impresses on the fact that most of us are usually attracted to outward beauty and don’t go beyond that to understand the real person. That’s one of the reasons so many relationships are falling apart today.” “It’s a hilarious story but at the same time, it makes you think. The two characters are very interesting and easy to relate with, so is their small-town milieu,” he added. This role would not be an uncharted territory for Anshumann Khurrana. He has consistently appeared in movies that touched taboo topics and bodily impairments.
Los Angeles : Actor Gal Gadot is happy about her film Ralph Breaks the Internet getting a Golden Globe nomination. Ralph Breaks the Internet has earned a nomination in Best Animated film category. Ralph Breaks the Internet”, which is a sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, is pitted against Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Mirai and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. “Bucket list item checked off. Be a part of a musical number in a Disney movie,” Gadot posted on her Instagram page. “Also so happy to hear the film is nominated for Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. So grateful I got to be part of this film,” she added. In the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ project, Gadot has lent her voice to the character of Shank, a tough and talented driver in an intense and gritty online racing game called Slaughter Race.
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India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah backs R Ashwin to play a crucial role in Australia’s chase
Jasprit Bumrah believes R Ashwin will play a key role when Australia come out to bat and chase India’s total in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval. Adelaide: With India already placed in a strong position with a 166-run lead, Indian seamer Jasprit Bumrah believes that R Ashwin will play a major role, when Australia come out to bat to chase down the target. After a gritty 71-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara for the third wicket, India reached 151/3 at the end of Day 3 of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval. “Ashwin will obviously play a more crucial role now because with the rough, we saw Nathan Lyon using the rough to his advantage. He is an experienced bowler and
knows what he has to do. So he will probably work on it and he will play a crucial role for sure,” Bumrah said at the end of day’s play. Bumrah credited the bowling department for packing up the Australian tailenders in the first session on Saturday. The seamer stated that bowlers are constantly trying to figure out the lengths which are useful. Comparing the Australian conditions with the ones in England and South Africa, the 25-year-old said, “In South Africa and England, there was a lot of lateral movement.
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India to remain at top position in remittances with $80 billion: World Bank
New Delhi: India will retain its position as the world’s top recipient of remittances this year with its diaspora sending a whopping US$80 billion back home, World Bank said in a report Saturday. India is followed by China (US$67 billion), Mexico and the Philippines (US$34 billion each) and Egypt (US$26 billion), according to the global lender. With this, India has retained its top spot on remittances, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief. The bank estimates that officially recorded remittances to developing countries will increase by 10.8% to reach US$528
billion in 2018. This new record level follows a robust growth of 7.8% in 2017. Global remittances, which include flows to high-income countries, are projected to grow by 10.3% to US$689 billion, it said. Over the last three years, India has registered a significant flow of remittances from US$62.7 billion in 2016 to US$65.3 billion 2017. In 2017, remittances constituted 2.7 %of India’s GDP, it said. The WB said remittances to South Asia are projected to increase by 13.5% to US$132 billion in 2018, a stronger pace than the 5.7% growth seen in 2017.
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India scored four goals in the final quarter through Chinglensana Singh, Lalit Upadhyay double and Amit Rohidas to add to Harmanpreet Singh’s opener in the first quarter.
Hockey World Cup 2018: India maul Canada 5-1 to book quarterfinal berth
Bhubaneswar : An impressive India thrashed Canada 5-1 to top Pool C and seal a direct berth in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey World Cup in front of a capacity crowd at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday. India scored four goals in the fourth quarter through Chinglensana Singh (46th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (47th, 57th) and Amit Rohidas (51st) after Harmanpreet Singh gave home team the lead in the 12th minute. Canada’s lone goal came from the sticks of Floris van Son in the 39th minute. By virtue of this win, India finished on top of Pool C with seven points ahead of world no.3 Belgium on account of better goal difference. Belgium, too on seven points, finished second ahead of third placed Canada after thrashing South Africa 5-1 in the other
Pool C game earlier in the day. South Africa crashed out of the tournament. While India qualified directly for the quarterfinals by being the toppers, Belgium and Canada will play in the crossovers for a place in the last-eight round. Canada too overcame
South Africa by virtue of a better goal difference. Both the teams finished their pool engagements with one point apiece. India will play their quarterfinal match on December 13. Earlier in the day, Olympic silver medallist Belgium outclassed South Africa 5-1 in their last pool game.
Our society doesn’t like being shown the mirror, says Gautam Gambhir
Bhubaneswar : Gautam Gambhir has always been a non-conformist but he has had no regrets even if it meant an “unfulfilled career”, “lot of enemies” because he could “sleep peacefully at night”. One of the most gutsy cricketers that the country has ever produced, Gambhir feels that the Indian society in general does not warm up to people who are forthright in their views. “It’s not
only about cricketing system, in general our society doesn’t like to be shown the mirror. We like to maintain the status quo and not look at the reality. I get suffocated by all this,” Gambhir, who is set to retire from competitive cricket after Sunday told PTI in an exclusive interview. Whether it’s selectors or DDCA administration, Gambhir stood for whatever he felt right especially if those were cricketing issues.
India vs Australia: Kohli became only the fourth Indian batsman to cross the 1000-run mark in Tests in Australia.
Virat Kohli joins elite list, crosses 1000-run mark in Australia Adelaide: India captain Virat Kohli achieved yet another milestone with the bat. Coming out with the willow for India on Day 3 of the first Test in Adelaide, the 30-year-old became only the fifth Indian batsman to cross the 1000-run mark in the longest format in Australia. The captain needed just 5 runs to reach the milestone and he did so without showing any signs of trouble against a solid Aussie bowling line-up. Doing so, Kohli joined the elite list comprising of Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and Sachin Tendulkar, who were the only Indians before him to
Petrol prices down nearly 15% from record high levels
New Delhi: Petrol prices across the four metros have declined by nearly 15% from the record high levels they had reached in October. In Delhi, petrol was priced at Rs 70.70 per litre, lower by 14.64 per cent from the all-time high of Rs 82.83, recorded on October 16 and 17, data from the IndianOil Corp’s website showed. On Friday, the petrol price in the national capital was Rs 70.92 per litre. In the other metros of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, the cost of petrol has declined 14.05 per cent, 13.60 per cent and 14.83 per cent, respectively from the highs reached on October 16 at Rs 72.75, Rs 76.28 and Rs 73.33 per litre on Saturday. On Friday, prices in the respective cities were Rs 72.97, Rs 76.50 and Rs 86.10 per litre. The slide in domestic fuel prices comes in line with the recent decline in crude oil prices due to high supplies. However, as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday decided to reduce its oil supply by 1.2 million barrels per day for the first half of 2019, prices may see an up-turn leading to a reversal in India’s domestic fuel prices movement.
The Vision Fund has been criticised for an all-male cast of deal-makers.
Softbank hires Kirthiga for $100b fund
Hyderabad: Japanese internet giant SoftBank Group Corp has hired ex-Facebook India head Kirthiga Reddy as a partner at its $100 billion Vision Fund. Ms Reddy, would become the first woman to join SoftBank Investment Advisers, would be based out San Carlos, Silicon Valley and would work closely with Deep Nishar on new age technologies such as AI, robotics, IoT, health-tech and quantam computing. “Like in other investment firms, the Venture Partner role enables quick integration of new talent from noninvesting backgrounds, which is a perfect fit for me. I look forward to
The cost of company’s vehicles has been impacted adversely due to increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates.
Maruti Suzuki to increase vehicle prices from January
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it will increase prices of its vehicles across various models from next month to offset adverse impact of increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates. The company, however, did not specify by how much the prices of its vehicles would increase. At present, the company is working out the range, a company official said. “The cost of company’s vehicles has been impacted adversely due to increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates,” Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing. It further said, “Hence, it has become imperative for the company to pass on some impact of the above additional cost to customers through a price increase across various models in January 2019.” This price increase shall vary for different models, it added.
reach the milestone. It took Kohli only 18 innings to reach the mark, the fourth fastest among all the batsmen. Virender Sehwag is another batsman who has crossed 1,000 Test runs in Australia, but he scored 83 runs for ICC World XI in a charity match. The righthanded batsman was dismissed for just 3 runs in the first innings with Usman Khawaja taking a splendid catch at slips. He came on to bat after India was given a strong start by Murali Vijay and KL Rahul. Australia were bowled out for 235, giving India a 15-run lead at the start of the 2nd innings.
bringing my technical and business expertise – from both enterprise and consumer technology, in developed and emerging markets – to the Vision Fund
team,” she wrote in a post on LinkedIn to announce the move. The Vision Fund has been criticised for an all-male cast of dealmakers. SoftBank founder
Masayoshi Son had in September said that he has “no prejudice of any kind,” and first-in-command Rajeev Misra led an effort to hire women for the team.
Mutual funds’ asset base rises 8 pc to Rs 24 lakh crore till Nov-end
New Delhi: Mutual funds’ asset base rose to a little over Rs 24 lakh crore by Novemberend, an increase of 8 per cent from the preceding month, on strong inflow in liquid schemes. According to Amfi data, the asset under management (AUM) of the industry, comprising 42 players, climbed from Rs 22.23 lakh crore at the end of October, to Rs 24.03 lakh crore in November-end. The total asset base of all the fund houses put together was Rs 22.79 lakh crore in November last year. The latest inflow was mainly driven by contributions from liquid funds, equity and equity-
linked saving schemes. Liquid funds attracted Rs 1.36 lakh crore, besides, Rs 8,400 crore was invested in equity as well as equity-linked saving schemes and Rs 215 crore inflow was seen in balanced funds. Interestingly, gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a net inflow of Rs 10 crore after witnessing pull out in past several months. In contrast, income funds saw a pull out of Rs 6,518 crore. Overall, mutual fund schemes witnessed an inflow of Rs 1.42 lakh crore in November, much higher than Rs 35,500 crore investment seen in the preceding month.
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This Time For Ahmedabad: Metro Trials To Start From January 2019, Will Connect Vastral Gam And Apparel Park
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad will soon get the delivery of three metro coaches from South Korea by 2 January and the trials are expected to start by the mid January 2019. The shipment is arriving from South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem facility to Mundra port in Gujarat. Three coaches are a part of the Metro-link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA). The passengers though
might have to wait till MEGA secures the required safety certificates. The commercial operations are expected to start from February. This metro will connect Vastral Gam and Apparel Park (Maninagar), via a six-km long elevated corridor which will be ready by next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is most likely to flag off the train, Times of India reported. After the first
run, the safety certification has to be done, and only then it can it be opened for public use. There will be a total of six stations between Apparel Park and Vastral Gam, namely Vastral, Rabari Colony, Amraiwadi and Nirant Crossroads. Starting from Apparel Park, the metro will continue underground until Shahpur after which it will take the elevated corridor route.
Crime against women: Gujarat gets highest distress calls
Over four lakh women in Gujarat called on government’s women helpline number 180 in the last three years.Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh received maximum number of complaints by women at government One Stop Centres (OSCs) with 26,884 and 21,747 complaints, respectively. According to Union women and child development ministry’s data till November 2018, 193,527 OSC cases in total have been registered, while 2,023,111 effective calls on government’s women helpline number were registered since 2015 across all states and Union territories. The OSCs are intended to support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at workplace. Women facing physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and economic abuse are facilitated with support and redressal at these centres. “ The ministry has sanctioned over 600 OSCs till now, of which 232 are operational so far. The Prime Minister had said there should be one in all 718 districts of India,”
said Rakesh Srivastava, secretary, WCD ministry. The scheme for universalisation of women helpline was implemented from April 2015 to provide 24x7 response to women affected by violence.. The women helpline at Gujarat received 435,378 complaints by women till November, while Uttar Pradesh got 314,455 complaints, Bihar (377,917), Andhra Pradesh (393,676), Telangana (275,324) and Punjab (106,622). “We got 480,000 calls (till Friday), in which 25.61% cases are of domestic violence, 5.7% cases were of alcohol abuses, 4.4% cases (trouble in neighbourhood) and 1.91% cases of sexual assault.
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Gujarat stares at acute water crisis
Ahmedabad: Following a deficit monsoon, Gujarat is staring at an acute water crisis as the 204 dams and reservoirs that supply water for drinking and irrigation to various parts of the State are drying up even before the winter ends. Kutch, parts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat are likely to face acute water shortage in the coming months as local water sources have almost dried up and they have to rely only on the Narmada project. “We will face water shortage because of the skewed monsoon. The State government has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that Narmada water is provided to the water-starved regions,” a State government official said. In Surendranagar district, water is supplied once a week, while in some places in Amreli, water is supplied once in 10 days. In parts of Saurashtra, water is supplied only once or twice a week. “As of now, 34 water bodies/dams/ reservoirs have completely dried up, while nearly 166 dams or water bodies are almost 70% dry,” the official said, adding that except south and central Gujarat districts, all other regions will face water crisis from January onwards. The State government has already declared 90 talukas in 16 districts as scarcity hit and also announced a relief package for farmers and cattle breeders.
As many as 12 nations will be “partner countries” for the summit, which started in 2003 when Modi was Gujarat Chief Minister. The state will also celebrate Africa Day at the summit.
Rupani Invites Modi to Inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the biennial global investor summit organised by the state government that is expected to see participation from more than 100 countries. The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 will be held from January 1820 in the state capital Gandhinagar. Rupani met Modi at his residence in New Delhi
along with senior state government officials to apprise him about the preparations for the ninth edition of the biennial summit, said an official press release. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today visited New Delhi and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Vibrant Summit 2019. “In a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s residence, the chief minister and senior secretaries of the Government of Gujarat briefed Prime Minister
about the preparations for upcoming Vibrant Summit,” it said. The Centre has lent support to the state government to make the three-day summit a success, the release said, quoting Rupani. As many as 12 nations will be “partner countries” for the summit, which started in 2003 when Modi was Gujarat Chief Minister. Around 30,000 delegates from more than 100 countries are expected participate in the summit, it said.
Showcasing Men & Women Stars of Basketball of INDIA on a common platform
69th Senior National Basketball Championship to be hosted at Bhavnagar, Gujarat during 5th to 12th January, 2019!
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat State Basketball Association is happy to announce that under the aegis of Basketball Federation of India will be hosting the 69th Senior National Basketball Championship for Men & Women at Bhavnagar from 5th to 12th January, 2019 at the newly constructed Indoor courts at the Sports Authority of Gujarat, Sports Complex, Sidsar, Bhavnagar. Previously Bhavnagar played host to the 32nd Youth National Basketball Championship in 2015 with utmost sincerity and extended hospitality which was cherished by players and officials. Organizing chairman- Shree Jitubhaai Vaghani, Organizing President- Shree Shaktisingh Gohil, Organizing secretaryShree Shafiq Shaikh and
Organizing Vice President Shree Umesh Pathak gave the information on 69th Senior National Basketball Championship. A record number of 59 teams in both the Men & Women sections will be participating from 32 States/Units across India, including teams from Indian Railways, Services,
Uttrakhand, Karnataka, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram and others , to name only a few of the States. The Champion 8 Teams in both the sections qualify for the 2020 Federation Cup National Championship. The last year’s three ranked teams in both the sections were:- Men – Tamil Nadu , Services &
Indian Railways. Women – Indian Railways, Chhattisgarh & Kerala. The top ranked players of the country will be competing against each other for glory for their respective states/ Units. The Games will be played on One Indoor and Three Outdoor courts in the League stages under flood lights.
Italy stampede: At least six dead, 35 injured at nightclub in Ancona
Armenians set to cast ballots in snap parliamentary vote Beijing : Armenians are set to vote in a snap parliamentary election this Sunday that is expected to cement the rule of the new prime minister who spearheaded the massive protests earlier this year that forced the resignation of his predecessor. The charismatic 43-year-old Nikol Pashinian, who took office in May, pushed for the elections in a bid to win control of a parliament that was dominated by his political foes. Pashinian, a former journalist turned politician, has tapped into public anger over widespread poverty, high unemployment and rampant corruption in the landlocked former
Soviet nation of 3 million that borders Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran. His fiery rhetoric and easy style have helped cement his popularity. Opinion polls have indicated that Pashinian’s My Step alliance is set to sweep the vote, while the Republican Party that controlled the old parliament is trailing far behind. The protests in Armenia erupted in April when Serzh Sargsyan, who had served as president for a decade, moved into the prime minister’s seat, a move seen by critics as an attempt to hold on to power following a constitutional reform that had shifted most power to the prime minister’s office.
Rome : Six people, all but one of them minors, were killed and about 35 others injured in a stampede of panicked concertgoers early Saturday at a disco in a small town on Italy’s central Adriatic coast, authorities said. The dead included three girls and two boys and an adult woman, a mother who had accompanied her daughter to the disco in Corinaldo, where an Italian rapper was entertaining the crowd, police chief Oreste Capocasa said in nearby Ancona. Twelve of the 35 injured were in serious condition, Capocasa said. The ages of the victims weren’t immediately given. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were inside when the stampede erupted or the club’s maximum capacity. Italian fire officials and ANSA news agency said the audience at Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta’s concert at the Lanterna Azzurra nightclub panicked and ran for the exits after someone sprayed a substance similar to pepper spray. A teenager told ANSA he discovered that at least one of the emergency exits was locked when he tried to flee.
Arrest of Huawei CFO ‘extremely nasty’: China foreign ministry
Beijing : China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, calling the case “extremely nasty”. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s global chief financial officer, was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 and faces extradition to the United States, which alleges that she covered up her company’s links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions. The executive is also the daughter of the founder of Huawei. If extradited to the United States, Meng would face charges of conspiracy to defraud multiple financial
institutions, a Canadian court heard on Friday, with a maximum sentence of 30 years for each charge. No decision was reached at the extradition hearing after nearly six hours of arguments and counterarguments, and the hearing was adjourned until Monday. In a short statement, China’s Foreign Ministry said that Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng had issued the warning to release Meng to Canada’s ambassador in Beijing, summoning him to lodge a “strong protest”. Canada’s arrest of Meng at the request of the United States, while she was changing plane in Vancouver, was a serious breach of her lawful rights, Le said.
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