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Short News Cheque given by CM Yogi Adityanath to UP board topper bounces Barabanki : The excitement of one of the toppers in the Uttar Pradesh board exams this year turned to disappointment when the cheque presented to him by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bounced and he was also made to pay the penalty for it. Alok Misra, the seventh rank holder in the Class 10 exams of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UPSEB), was called to Lucknow on May 29 for a felicitation function and given a cheque of Rs 1 lakh by the chief minister for securing 93.5 per cent marks in the exams. His father deposited the cheque in a bank in Lucknow on June 5 and was subsequently informed that it had bounced due to a mismatch of signatures. He was also made to pay the penalty for it.
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‘India, China to jointly identify project in capacity building in Afghanistan’ Qingdao : India and China today agreed that they will jointly move forward in identifying a specific project in the area of capacity building in Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Saturday, a move that could upset Pakistan. During the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan in April, the two leaders had agreed to undertake a joint India-China economic project in Afghanistan. PM Modi today had detailed discussions with Xi on bilateral and global issues on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here. Gokhale said that on Afghanistan there was a brief discussion on the projects. One of the outcomes of today’s meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi is that India and China have agreed that they will move forward in identifying a specific project initially in the area of capacity building, he said.
‘Plot to kill’ PM Modi: Congress says probe, don’t politicise the report New Delhi : The Congress on Saturday demanded an investigation into reports that the Maoists planned to assassinate the prime minister and made it clear that the issue should not be politicised. “Any threat received by anyone against the prime minister, howsoever suspicious the threat is, howsoever vague, even if it is a rumour, it should be taken seriously. Action should be taken, investigations should be done,” party spokesperson Pawan Khera told reporters in the national capital. Lashing out at elements “attempting to politicise the issue”, he said “do not use a threat to the PM of India for petty politics”.
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Monsoon arrived in Mumbai a day before its predicted landfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weather agency has forecast thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds and heavy rains at many places for the next 24 hours.
Heavy rains lash Mumbai, throw life out of gear as monsoon makes landfall Mumbai : With the monsoon arriving in Maharashtra on Friday, it reached Mumbai and adjoining areas of the state on Saturday, as heavy rains threw life out of gear in Maximum City. Monsoon arrived in Mumbai a day before its predicted landfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weather agency has forecast thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds and heavy rains at many places for the next 24 hours. Several parts were inundated as the Colaba observatory recorded 18 mm of rainfall while the Santacruz observatory registered 4.4 mm, according to IMD
Mumbai. Vehicular movement was adversely affected due to heavy flooding and diversions were put in many places to avoid traffic snarls. Delays in the schedule of suburban trains were reported as some trains of the Central Railway were late by 10 to 12 minutes due to the downpour. However, there was no cancellation of trains, an official told PTI.
According to airport officials, two flights had to be diverted due to bad weather. Due to the severe weather conditions, dozens of trees were uprooted leading to massive traffic jams in Navi Mumbai. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Deputy Municipal Commissioner Kishore Kshirsagar told reporters that areas like Hindmata, Dharavi and Parel received more than 100mm of rainfall, resulting in water-logging. He said road repair work had been undertaken at more than 120 places while no waterlogging was reported from AndheriKurla Road, Santacruz, Oberoi Mall and Lokhandwala Circle.
Divisive forces behind Pranab Mukherjee’s morphed photo: RSS
New Delhi : A day after former President Pranab Mukherjee visited Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur, the RSS said in a statement on Friday that some divisive political forces had posted a morphed photo of Mukherjee standing in a position of prayer during
recitation of Sangha Prarthana (prayer) at Thursday’s event. In the statement, RSS Sahsarkaryavah Manmohan Vaidya said that these forces initially tried to create an opposition to make Mukherjee refrain from attending the event. “And now these frustrated forces are doing all such dirty tricks
Pranab Mukherjee at RSS home is a significant event in history: LK Advani
New Delhi : A day after former President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to swayamsevaks at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, BJP veteran L K Advani described the visit and “his illuminating exposition of the noble idea and ideals of Indian nationalism” as “a significant event in our country’s contemporary history”. Praising RSS Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat for inviting Mukherjee to address the graduating swayamsevaks and the former President “for his grace and goodwill in accepting the invitation”, Advani, in a statement Friday, said: “As a lifelong swayamsevak of the RSS, I believe that these two national leaders have truly set a praiseworthy example of dialogue transcending ideological affiliations and differences.” “There was significant concord and resonance in the views expressed by both leaders.
to defame RSS. We denounce and strongly condemn such dirty tricks by these divisive political forces to deliberately defame RSS,” he said. Mukherjee’s daughter and Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee also spoke out over the photograph circulating on social media.
On Pakistan, Rajnath Singh said India wants good relations with all its neighbours. But Pakistan, he said, has to take the initiative to stop efforts being made at its soil to aid and promote terrorism.
Email threat to PM: Maoists are fighting lost battle, end near, says Rajnath Singh
Jammu : A day after Pune police said they were probing an email that indicated a Maoist plan to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a “Rajiv Gandhi type incident” by “targeting his roadshows”, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said the government was “always serious” about the security of the Prime Minister, and that Maoists were “fighting a lost battle” which is “ending”. Responding to queries from reporters on the Pune police claim, Singh, who was in Jammu on the second day of his visit to the state to review the law and order situation, said: “Hum apne Prime Minister ki security ko le kar barabar gambhir rahe hain. Aur Maoists ka jahan tak sawal hai, unkey barey mein kehna chahoonga ki is samay woh ek haari hui ladai lar rahe hain (We have always been serious about the security of our Prime Minister. So far as Maoists are concerned, I would like to say that they are fighting a lost battle).”
SCO Summit: This is the first time India is participating in the summit as a full-time member of the SCO. India, along with Pakistan, became full-time members during the 2017 summit in Kazakhstan.
Six weeks after Wuhan, Modi, Xi meet again; pacts signed amid talk on bilateral issues Qingdao : Building on the momentum from the informal summit in the Chinese city of Wuhan six weeks ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Of the two bilateral agreements signed at Qingdao, the city in Shandong province on the east coast of India, one would allow India to export nonBasmati rice to China. Beijing had earlier been denying access to non-Basmati rice, claiming that it failed to meet its norms.India is the world’s largest rice exporter but sends a minuscule amount to China, which imports nearly five million tonnes annually for domestic consumption. China has been stating that rice from India does not meet its “phyto-sanitary” concerns.The other agreement
was on sharing hydrological data on the Brahmaputra. The Brahmaputra originates from Tibet and flows into Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. For India, hydrological data is helpful in preparing for floods in the Northeast. Under a previous agreement, Beijing is supposed to share the river data, but it stopped last year after the two armies had a 73-day faceoff at Doklam in the eastern sector. The
two sides also held discussions on other bilateral issues affecting the two countries. “Met this year’s SCO host, President Xi Jinping, this evening. We had detailed discussions on bilateral and global issues. Our talks will add further vigour to the India-China friendship,” Modi said in a tweet. The SCO Summit is scheduled to take place on Sunday, with talks expected to focus on terrorism and security.
Kumaraswamy had last night allocated portfolios but it has left some upset including G T Devegowda and C S Puttaraju, who got the Minor Irrigation portfolio.
Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy gives higher education portfolio to ‘class 8 pass’ minister, sees nothing wrong Bengaluru : “What have I studied? I’m working as the chief minister” – this was Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy response on Saturday as he dismissed questions on allocating Higher Education portfolio to a minister who has studied till class 8. Kumaraswamy, who holds a BSc degree, was asked about JD(S) minister G T Devegowda reportedly being upset at being given the higher education portfolio, especially as his own formal education has been limited. GT Devegowda,
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who emerged as a giant killer defeating former chief minister Siddaramaiah in Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru in the May 12 assembly polls, was said
to be eyeing key portfolios, according to party sources. Reacting to the issue, Kumaraswamy, 59, said, “Some people will have wish to work in certain departments, but in every department there is opportunity to work efficiently. We have to work efficiently. “Is there a better department than Higher Education and Minor Irrigation to work?” On reported comments by G T Devegowda about being given Higher Education, when he was just studied till eighth standard, the chief minister said.
Several Congress, JDS MLAs willing to join BJP, says Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru :’ BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday claimed that several disgruntled leaders from the ruling Congress and JD(S) are eager to join his party. Yeddyurappa’s comments come as dissident activities of the MLAs intensified in the Congress over not getting ministerial berths. The former chief minister, who is also the state BJP chief, asked his partymen to work as a strong opposition and prepare for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “Several disgruntled young leaders and leaders from Congress and JD(S) are eager to join the BJP,” Yeddyurappa said. Addressing partymen, he said, “It is our responsibility to induct those who are disgruntled with the JD(S) and Congress and their style of administration in every assembly segment.
Denied ministerial berth, Karnakata Congress leaders meet Rahul Gandhi New Delhi : Amid rebellion in Karnataka Congress over Cabinet formation, former Minister M B Patil and working president of party’s state unit Dinesh Gundu Rao, who were denied ministerial berths, on Saturday met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. According to sources, Patil met Gandhi and then had a meeting with party’s senior leader Ahmed Patel. The central leadership had called the disgruntled leaders for talks in order to resolve the matter after state Congress leadership could not placate them. Considering the seniority of Patil in the party, he could be given a ministerial berth in the Karnataka Cabinet.
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The Trump challenge to India Iran ties
On 8 May, the US, under President Donald Trump, pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. The deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is an agreement struck between Tehran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany (P5+1) over the former’s alleged nuclear weapons programme. Since then, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif has visited New Delhi to drum up support for its stance. This decision by Trump is now expected to open up the possibility of the US Congress legislating more sanctions on Iran. These sanctions, like before, will also bring IndiaIran ties to another challenging crossroads. Oil, expectedly, is going to be one of the most heavily affected commodities for buyers and sellers dealing with Tehran. The US Treasury has highlighted that entities buying and selling crude oil from Iran could be blacklisted, unless waivers are negotiated with the administration. Global companies such as French oil and gas giant Total and Danish shipping conglomerate A P Moller-Maersk have already distanced themselves from Iranian businesses. To put it in perspective, more than 80% of oil imported by India is carried by foreign oil tankers, as is their insurance, both being highly susceptible to American sanctions. This situation, however, is not new to New Delhi. It has the experience of having to choreograph an immense diplomatic dance to minimize damage to its relations with a bull-headed, survivalist Iran when the sanctions imposed by the Barack Obama administration to coerce Tehran into negotiations came into play. Prior to the first wave of sanctions, Iran was consistently in India’s list of top 3 suppliers of oil. Oil is not just the single biggest trade item, but also the most important Indo-Iran binding factor today. Remove oil from the picture, and they have the bare minimum between them when it comes to trade. It is also arguable that the India-led development of the port of Chabahar, marketed as a geostrategic home run, may fizzle out if the billions of dollars in annual oil trade is reduced significantly because of the JCPOA fallout. During the Obama administration as well, when India had a relatively good relationship with the White House, the US tightened the screws on the Manmohan Singh government—notwithstanding the temporary waivers for India to transfer parts of nearly $6 billion in payments for crude from Iran. While private sector refiners baulked, state entities continued to try and trade to maintain reasonable ties with an increasingly unreasonable and panicked Iran as its economy faltered. Oil being a globally traded commodity, and the US the prevailing power in international financial systems, critical business institution areas such as insurance and shipping distanced themselves from the Iranian oil trade.
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Deepika Padukone finds alleged boyfriend Ranveer Singh ‘yummiee’
A few days back, Ranveer Singh had started following Deepika Padukone’s cute sister Anisha Padukone on Instagram. Anisha also followed him back. By the time we got over the cute public display of affection between the two, Deepika started following Ranveer’s mother Anju Bhavnani on Instagram. Like the time when she left a comment on a fan club who shared
a photo of Ranveer on call with her, Dippy did it again. This time when Ranveer’s fan club shared a photo of him from a recent photoshoot, she went on to comment ‘yummiee’. Deepika and Ranveer’s wedding news has spread like wildfire and it looks almost definite that the two will get married in November this year, which Anil Kapoor at the GQ Awards, got himself invited to.
Debra Messing duped into doing nude scene
A big break, a role opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1995 Alfonso Arau-directed World War II movie A Walk In The clouds It seemed a perfect fit. But, one aspect of her first major Hollywood gig that Debra Messing still feels uneasy about is being duped and pressured into going nude for the role the actress told The Hollywood Reporter. Messing, 49, noted how she didn’t realise the severity of the situation until recently, saying: “The revelation for me was that it wasn’t until we started having these conversations that I realised I had been sexually harassed. I had said, ‘Oh, that’s the business.’ And then all of a sudden, I was like, ‘Wait a minute, no, that’s not the business.
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Britney Spears finances Kevin Federline?
Bollywood celebrities took up the challenge and now it has become a rage among many. Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Hrithik Roshan, Varun Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Sushant Singh Rajput were some names who took up the challenge. Tiger had nominated Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who is riding high on ‘Veere Di Wedding’ success and is busy post marriage. She however accepted the challenge and went on to nominate her Kapoor clan – father Anil Kapoor, brothers Harshvardhan and Arjun Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja.
Britney Spears has been served a subpoena to sit for a deposition in her child support battle with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. Spears was asked to appear to discuss ‘personal finances’ after Federline filed to increase payments from $20,000 a month to $60,000 a month for their two sons Preston, 12, and Jayden, 11. Britney’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, accepted the subpoena on her behalf,’ a source told US Weekly. The subpoena also included financial discovery, including Britney’s most recent tax returns, and a completed income declaration.
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja accepts Tiger’s fitness challenge, nominates Kapoors
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore recently came up with an innovative initiative on Twitter where he narrated how Prime Minister Narendra
Modi wanted the country to be fit. Calling it the fitness challenge, Rajyavardhan himself shared a video to motivate India towards a healthier lifestyle. Following that video, many sports and
When actresses enter their 40s, we offered the role of mother: Manisha Koirala
Actress Manisha Koirala is playing a mother in both, Sanju and in the remake of Prasthanam. However, the actress will be extremely careful about accepting roles that portray her as a mother. “We tend to get typecast as typical mothers very early in our life. Suddenly, when we enter our 40s, we are offered the role
of the mother. That’s something which we should consciously try and avoid,” Manisha said. Talking about her decision to play the role of her mother in her upcoming films, she says, “Yes, I am doing two roles where I am playing a mother, but I will be exceptionally careful to not get typecast in motherly roles.
Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan sign Sujoy Ghosh’s next thriller
Mumbai: Taapsee Pannu will be teaming up with megastar Amitabh Bachchan for Sujoy Ghosh’s next and she hopes to recreate the magic of their blockbuster ‘Pink’. The film is an official remake of the 2016 Spanish film Contratiempo also known as The Invisible Guest. “I am very excited about this film. People wait to work with him and I got to work with him twice in two years. It gives me lot of excitement and I hope the magic gets repeated.When people say, Bachchan sir and I are a hit pair, it excites me. We will start shooting from June 14,” Taapsee told PTI. The actor was recently seen in short film Nitishastra in which she plays a self defense
instructor. Taapsee, however, is happy with the roles being offered to her in the movies and has no plans to venture into the digital space. But it was the concept of Nitishastra that made Taapsee say yes to the short film“The variety of roles and genre I am getting to do in films do not leave me with any hunger to explore any other medium right now. The stuff that I am getting to do is out of the box, experimental and fun. So I don’t have the urge to get into the web platform. “The director is a friend and I had thought I will say no to doing short film right now, but the idea excited me, it is so compelling. It is Pink meets Naam Shabana, two most important films of my career,” she
Quantico row: ABC apologises post controversial episode of Priyanka Chopra spy drama After receiving flack from the Indian audience for a recent controversial episode that showed Indians as terrorists, ABC Studios and executive producers of Priyanka Chopra’s American TV series ‘Quantico’ issued an apology for the same. In the show, Chopra, who plays CIA operative Alex Parrish, foils a plot by Indian nationalists who want to carry out a nuclear attack in Manhattan. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, the ABC, in its statement on Friday said, “ABC Studios and the executive producers of Quantico would like to extend an apology to our audience who were offended by the most recent episode,
The Blood of Romeo.” The episode which aired on June 1 caused a storm on social media, with fans questioning how Priyanka Chopra, an Indian, could even agree to be a part of the controversial plot. “The episode has stirred a lot of emotion, much of which is unfairly aimed at Priyanka Chopra, who didn’t create the show, nor does she write or direct it. She has no involvement in the casting of the show or the storylines depicted in the series,” the statement further read Currently into its third season, the ‘baywatch’ star made her U.S. television debut in ‘Quantico’, which first premiered in 2015.
Jennifer Lawrence spotted with New Boyfriend? J Law is in love, or at least looks like it. Jennifer Lawrence’s new boyfriend according to People. com is Cooke Maroney, the director of an art gallery. The Red Sparrow actress was spotted with Cooke together in New York. Cooke is apparently a mover and shaker in the New York art scene. He is the director of New York’s Gladstone Gallery, which represents a number of high-profile art world clients including Lena Dunham’s father, Carroll Dunham, Richard Prince, Anish Kapoor, and Bjork’s ex Matthew Barney. He studied art history at NYU. If romance is brewing between the two, one thing is apparent, that Jen looks happy.
My family saw happiness in my eyes when I got Race 3: Bobby Deol Film ‘Race 3’ can be termed as a comeback film for Bobby Deol. One of the humblest family – The Deols have never been dragged into any controversies. Bobby does realise his mistakes, laziness and now is all set to work hard to keep working in his second innings. I was prepared to work and from the last two to 3 years I have been working hard on myself to remain fit. I have done very few films but more and more people will see me before. This is the first film were everybody was in the gym before shoot and after shoots. It’s a film which needs us to be fit. Even the girls have done fantastic action in the film. Salman never told us to be n the gym it has to come within you. It was fun. I and Saqib have known each other from our cricket days. I used to call him Munna but later on came to know that his pet name is not munna. We went to the gym together.
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Asian Games 2018: Controversy in wrestling selections, retrial announced for 57 KG
New Delhi : Utkarsh Kale is still trying to figure out how he lost to Sandeep Tomar despite leading by five points with less than a minute to go. He is showing the video of the bout to his coach and asking him to explain why Tomar was awarded four points with just 17 seconds left. His coach has no explanation, only that they will avenge the loss on Wednesday. Kale goes back to watching the video. The wrestling selection trials for the Asian Games 2018 on Saturday ended in a controversial manner with Wrestling
Federation of India deciding a re-trial in the men’s 57kg freestyle category. Kale and Tomar had both ended with a win and similar classification points after two bouts each in the round-robin system (Nordic System). The third wrestler, Ravi Kumar will also compete on Wednesday as he had a win and a loss from two bouts. Bajrang Punia and Sushil Kumar were selected without any trials after taking into consideration their recent performances at the international level.
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Will not take anything for granted in Intercontinental Cup final: Stephen
New Delhi: India might have blanked Kenya 3-0 in their previous encounter but head coach Stephen Constantine today said it counts for nothing and his boys will not take their opponents for granted in the finals of the Intercontinental Cup. Kenya romped into the final of the four-nation tournament after thrashing Chinese Taipei 4-0 in the last league game yesterday to set up the summit clash with hosts India. “Look, what we did in the roundrobin is done and dusted. When we go to the next game, you cannot take anything for granted and we will not take anything for granted,” Constantine
told reporters at the pre final media conference. “Kenya showed yesterday (against Chinese Taipei), that they are capable, especially for (set-pieces), and we need to be very careful and we respect them. But we will try to win the game,” he added. Constantine, who had made as many as seven changes to India’s starting line-up against New Zealand, said the hosts will field a full strength side tomorrow. “We will be at our full strength for this game (final). We have two central defenders who have been outstanding for us – Sandesh (Jhingan) and Anas, so that will help,” he said.
My dominance on clay is never routine, says Rafa Nadal Paris : Rafael Nadal says his domination at the French Open will not go on “for 10 more years” but watching the way he demolished Juan Martin del Potro on Friday to reach his 11th final in Paris it was hard to see when his reign would end. After a sticky first set in which Del Potro’s powerful groundstrokes and heavy serve earned the Argentine several chances to forge ahead, Nadal seized control with as devastating a display as he has ever produced on Philippe Chatrier court. His 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory means he has now reached his 24th Grand Slam final and equals Roger Federer’s record for most finals at a single major — Federer’s coming at Wimbledon. Only three times (once when he withdrew with an injury) has the Mallorcan not reached the French Open final since he first redefined claycourt tennis in 2005
as a sleeveless warrior. If Austrian Dominic Thiem does win on Sunday in what will be his first Grand Slam final he will join Novak Djokovic and Robin Soderling as the only two
players to down Nadal on his favourite claycourt battleground. Yet Nadal, whose all-time claycourt record now stands at 414-36 says nobody should assume his feats are routine and that each victory is celebrated like the first. “Today is a day to rejoice. When you’re in a final like Roland Garros, it’s a great happiness. Being in a final here is something I should rejoice about and be happy about,” he said.
Simona Halep shrugs off Sloane Stephens challenge to win French Open title New Delhi: World number one Simona Halep ended years of heartache to clinch her first Grand Slam title with 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory over American Sloane Stephens in the French Open final on Saturday. The popular Romanian, who had lost three major finals before Saturday, showed signs of nerves at first but recovered to outclass her 10th-seeded opponent. “Thanks guys it was amazing and I felt your support,” Halep, twice a runner-up in Paris before Saturday, told the
crowd who were chanting her name. “In the last game I couldn’t breathe, I just didn’t want to repeat what happened the other years. I dreamed of this moment since I started to play tennis and I can’t believe it.” U.S. Open champion Stephens used her powerful game to full effect to take the first set but then ran out of steam as Romania’s Halep completed a memorable victory. The American, who will break into the top five for the first time when the new rankings are released on Monday, broke Halep
in the fourth game before taking the first set after 41 minutes. The second set was tighter as the players traded breaks until Halep finally got back on level terms when Stephens hit a backhand wide on set point. Halep, who was beaten in the 2017 final despite holding a set and 3-0 lead against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, kept up the momentum in the third set on Saturday to open up a 5-0 lead before earning a match point with a raging smash. Stevens netted a service return to bow out.
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Rupee on back foot, slips from rate hike-inspired rally
The Sensex settled a tad above the psychological 35,000 level after sliding below that level in late trade.
Markets post 3rd weekly gain, rose by 216 points
Gold, silver ready advanced by Rs 100 to Rs 41,100 and weekly-based delivery by Rs 40 to Rs 40,410 per kg.
Gold tops Rs 32,000 on jewellers’ buying, firm global cues
New Delhi: Gold recaptured the Rs 32,000-level by gaining Rs 100 to trade at Rs 32,050 per 10 gram at the bullion market on Saturday, extending its rising streak to the fourth straight day on persistent buying by local jewellers amid firm trend overseas. Silver also strengthened by Rs 100 to Rs 41,100
per kg, backed by increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Traders said increased buying by local jewellers to meet retailers’ demand at domestic spot market and a firm trend overseas kept gold prices higher. Globally, gold rose by 0.17 per cent to USD 1,299 an ounce
and silver by 0.60 per cent to USD 16.77 an ounce in New York in Friday’s trade In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity rose further Rs 100 each to Rs 32,050 and Rs 31,900 per ten gram, respectively. It had gained Rs 350 in the previous three sessions. Sovereign
gold, however, held steady at Rs 24,800 per piece of eight gram. In step with gold, silver ready advanced by Rs 100 to Rs 41,100 and weekly-based delivery by Rs 40 to Rs 40,410 per kg. Silver coins, however, remained flat at Rs 76,000 for buying and Rs 77,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
Mumbai: The rupee suffered a major blow and endured a sharp reversal in fortunes against the US currency on renewed worries over rising global crude prices and capital outflows. Breaking an extreme bullish uptrend, the home currency retreated sharply to end at a fresh one-week low of 67.50, capping a spectacular two-week upsurge. It had appreciated by a whopping 94 paise or 1.38 per cent in the recent pull back rally. Sustained demand for the greenback from state-run banks, likely on behalf of oil importers and some foreign portfolio investors predominantly weighed on the rupee front. The Indian unit touched a low of 67.79 before recouping some of its losses on suspected market intervention by the RBI. It was a highly volatile week for the forex market and witnessed wild swings following a sudden revival of the elasticity pessimism on hardening worries over fiscal slippage and higher inflation pressure after international crude oil prices hit a new three-year high. The selling bias appears to have re-emerged at the end of the week due to macro-economic concerns, a forex dealer said. Global crude prices were once again on an upward spiral leading to renewed fears over widening fiscal deficit and rising inflationary pressure. Earlier, the forex market sentiment was buoyed by the Reserve Bank retaining growth forecast for the current fiscal at 7.4 per cent on hopes of further boost to investments and higher consumption.
Mumbai: Market posted third straight weekly rise, registering modest gains in the week, up 216.41 points to close at 35,443.67, while the broader Nifty garnered 71.45 points to finish at 10,767.65, after the central bank maintained its neutral stance. Sustained buying by domestic institutional investors also boosted sentiment amid higher global cues. Overseas, US stocks closed higher yesterday, with major indexes posting their strongest week in months as investors brushed aside tensions between the US and major allies as a meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations got under way in Canada. Key indices ended with modest losses on first trading day of the week, led by slide in banking and realty stocks. The Sensex settled a tad above the psychological 35,000 level after sliding below that level in late trade. Stocks ended
volatile session of trade on Tuesday, with modest losses of 108.68 points to settle at 34,903.21. Domestic stocks logged modest gains in steady session of trade on Wednesday, after the central bank maintained its neutral stance while raising repo rate by 0.25 per cent, recovered by 275.67 points to end at 35,178.88. The Sensex settled above the psychologically important 35,000 mark. Local stocks logged sharp gains on Thursday, on upbeat global cues. The market ended the volatile session almost flat on Friday, as losses in banks shares negated gains in IT and pharma shares. Weak global cues also capped gains. The BSE Sensex started the week higher at 35,503.24 points, the benchmark hovered between 35,628.49 and 34,784.68 before finishing the week at 35,443.67, showing a rise of 216.41 or 0.61 per cent.
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10 depts to enforce air action plan international
AHMEDABAD: After forming a high-level task force for identifying key sources of air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM1) in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat government has circulated the first detailed Air Action Plan draft plan for the city amongst 10 departments that will in future co-ordinate and conduct joint raids to enforce the plan. Once enforced in Ahmedabad, the AAP will be extended to Surat city in a few months’ time. The committee has to submit a report to the government and suggest a few additions to the draft AAP by July 5. Roughly, AAP is directed towards primary sources of air pollution and has drawn strategies to curb or reduce them — like vehicular emissions, industrial emissions, burning of biomass, burning of municipal waste at Pirana to garbage in
neighbourhoods and localities and even burning of crop residues. Then there is road dust, dust from constructions and demolition for which the AAP has mentioned ways to control it at source via wall to wall carpeting, planting trees and adequate covering up of construction sites. The
10 departments will involve Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, collectorate, civil supplies, RTO, traffic police, forest and GPCB among other departments. “Potholes, bottlenecks at traffic junctions owing to road design faults and illegal parking on roads are some of the reasons for
Murder accused seeks bail to repay PNB loan
AHMEDABAD: The Punjab National Bank, which is reeling under Rs 11,400-crore fraud by diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, has got a sincere borrower, that too in a prisoner. Bijalbhai Dabhi, incarcerated in a murder case for last four years in a sub-jail in Limbdi, has obtained temporary bail from Gujarat high court on Thursday to repay the crop loan of Rs 80,000 to PNB that he had taken last year. The 55-year-old prisoner applied for bail before a Surendranagar district court earlier this year after his family received a notice from
the bank asking for repayment of the amount. But he did not get bail from the district court and he knocked on the HC’s door. According to Dabhi’s advocate Hardik Kothari, Dabhi was imprisoned in January 2014 in connection with a murder case. He is an undertrial prisoner. In 2017, his family in Moti Morsal village in Surendranagar district obtained a crop loan from PNB, and they received a notice for repayment of Rs 80,000 from the bank. Dabhi requested the lower court to release him on bail for 30 days so that he could make financial arrangement to repay the debt.
rising traffic congestion and air pollution,” said a senior GPCB official. Another important concern for AAP has been the rising number of illegal brick kilns and even those which use any combustible material as fuel. “We want to enforce conversion of natural draft brick kilns to induced-draft,” said the official.\ He added that industries surrounding Ahmedabad will be monitored strictly like it was during the Bhure Lal-led Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, when Ahmedabad figured as the fourth most polluted city in the country. “We also know that a large amount of particulate pollution is because of biomass burning in slum clusters, who will be encouraged to use LPG and stubble burning in surrounding farm lands. District authorities will be given a copy of AAP.
Gujarat University first year syllabus to change
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat University has decided to change the syllabi of 50-odd subjects in its undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The decision was taken at a meeting of the board of studies of the varsity. Officials said the changes in syllabi have come after nearly four years. The board of studies decided that about 80% of the new syllabus would be from the model syllabus fixed by the University Grants Commission. The new syllabus will be implemented from the first year of the courses. Officials said the decision to accept the UGC syllabus was because the varsity feels its students were lagging behing in competitive examinations and the National Eligibility Test.
Jignesh Mevani gets third threat call from Ravi Pujari AHMEDABAD: Jignesh Mevani, the Dalit leader and independent MLA from Vadgam in Banaskantha, allegedly received another threat call from gangster Ravi Pujari on Friday, the third in three days. The caller who introduced himself as Ravi Pujari from Australia told Kaushik Parmar, Mevani’s associate who handles his phone, to read a message sent to his mobile. The message sent by Pujari reads: “Stop giving provocative speeches or else I will shoot you.This is my warning to you. Mafia
Don Ravi Pujari.” “Day 3, threat calls continue from Ravi Pujari. Today again I received a threat call on my original number from a person introducing himself as Ravi Pujari from Australia and also sent a text saying - stop giving provocative speeches or will shoot you,” reads Mevani’s tweet. tnn Sources in police said that Ahmedabad crime branch has shared crucial information with Vadgam police on the threatening calls made to Mevani. Vadgam police registered an FIR in the case on June 6.
Wait for NEET scores delays medical, dental admissions AHMEDABAD: The Admission Committee for Professional Under Graduate Medical Courses (ACPUGMEC) has still not decided the possible date for admission to the medical and dental courses. Officials said the delay was happening because the committee is yet to receive the NEET marks from the Central Board of Secondary Education. Officials said that not only Gujarat, but 36 states are waiting for the marks from the CBSE. Medical and dental course admissions can begin
only after receiving the NEET scores, said officials, adding that counselling
for all-India quota students is yet to begin. An official said the ACPUGMEC has plans to start admissions from June 12, but they are thinking of conducting the first round of allotment for medical and dental courses probably after the first round of admissions of all-India quota students. Officials said that this year there has been an increase in the number of seats in the state as the Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved a new medical college at Palanpur in Banaskantha district and 370 additional seats in the state.
Donald Trump turns up late for G7 breakfast, gets labelled as ‘straggler’ by Canadian PM Trudeau
Quebec : President Donald Trump arrived late for a gender equality meeting at an international summit, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to kick it off without waiting for “stragglers” to arrive. Trump created a distraction when he walked in late for Saturday’s breakfast meeting during the Group of Seven summit of leading industrialized nations being held in Quebec. He missed Trudeau’s introductory statement and entered the room while Gender Equality Advisory council co-chair Isabelle Hudon was speaking. Security personnel had to open a path for Trump through a throng of journalists and cameramen. The camera clicks for Trump almost drowned out Hudon. French President Emmanuel Macron stared at Trump after he sat down. Trudeau had made the issue of gender equality a priority for the gathering.
Maldives election body sets September date for presidential election
Male : Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country’s Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll. The Maldives, home to 400,000 people and best known as a tropical paradise for tourists, has experienced political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, its first democratically elected leader, was forced to quit amid a mutiny by police in 2012. Nasheed, the sole candidate in last week’s primary election held by his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), was convicted of terrorism charges in 2015 and sentenced to 13 years in prison after a controversial and widely criticised trial. Maldives police executing a court order last week disrupted the MDP’s effort to pick Nasheed as its candidate for the election. Elections Commission chief Ahmed Shareef said the 2018 presidential poll will be held on Sept. 23 in “the most transparent and open” manner. Shareef said observers from eight countries and the EU and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) would be invited.
Former Pakistan dictator Pervez Musharraf to run for parliament
Islamabad : The party of Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf announced on Saturday that he will run for a seat in parliament in July 25 national elections. The move comes after the country’s Supreme Court conditionally allowed Musharraf to return from Dubai, where he has been living in self-exile to avoid arrest on criminal charges. Musharraf’s party said he will campaign for a seat representing the northern town of Chitral. Also on Saturday, the party of popular longtime opposition politician Imran Khan said he will run for a seat in the National Assembly, which was dissolved May 31 upon completing its five-year term. Khan is seeking to become the next prime minister. Khan’s party is expected to face a tough challenge from candidates backed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was disqualified from holding office in July by the Supreme Court on corruption charges. The party of former President Asif Ali Zardari is also fielding candidates across the country in hopes of getting a majority in parliament. Zardari has said he will run for a seat representing southern Sindh province.
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