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Eating out to become cheaper as government slashes GST rates to 5% for restaurants
Addressing a media briefing after the 23rd GST Council meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said all restaurants in the country will be levied a GST of 5 per cent and no restaurant will have the input tax credit (ITC) benefit
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The GST Council today slashed tax on more than 200 items and, in a major reprieve for the common man, decided to brought all AC and non-AC restaurants under 5 per cent tax bracket. The massive pruning was done in the 28 per cent slab which will now be imposed on just 50 items from 227 earlier. Many of the items and services which were earlier taxed
at 28% will now attract tax of 18% only. In our effort to rationalise GST structure, the council has been reviewing rates from time to time. Initially the principal of equivalance was maintained...wherein tax on items which were prevalent before July was maintained. In last three meetings, 30-40 items have been removed from 28% tax bracket. To-
day 177 items have been transferred from 28 to 18% bracket. Wheat grinders and armour fighting vehicles have been brought to 12 per cent 13 items have been shifted to 12% from 18% GST bracket Six items have been moved from 18% to 5% bracket. Eight items from 12% have been moved to 5% Six items have been shifted from 5% GST
NEWS BRIEF All India Lawyers Union condemns Rajasthan ordinance Agency | New Delhi
The All India Lawyers Union has condemned the Rajasthan government ordinance which seeks to protect judges, magistrates and public servants from being probed without prior sanction, saying it reflected the “authoritarian” attitude of the state government. The lawyers’ body demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2017, terming it as “unconstitutional”, “oppressive”. 26 criminals externed from Gautam Buddha Nagar: DM Agency | Noida
Twenty six criminals were externed from Gautam Buddha Nagar district, the District Magistrate said today. Brajesh Narayan Singh, District Magistrate Gautam Buddha Nagar, issued the order and sought feedback from people so that strict action could be taken against them. One can provide information about the activities of these criminals and others operating in their areas to Superintendent of Police, District Administration.
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Donald Trump Praises India’s Growth Story, PM Modi At APEC Summit “Since India opened its economy, it has achieved astounding growth, Donald Trump said
Agency | New Delhi bracket to 0% basket Have decided to not give input tax credit to restaurants as it was found that they were not passing on the benefits to consumers. All AC and non-AC restaurants will now attract 5 per cent tax. Hotels with room rent of Rs 7,500 and above will attract 18% tax. This was a learning cycle for us. Penalty on late filing
reduced: For nil tax, late filing penalty reduced to Rs 20 per day from Rs 200?.? For others late filing penalty reduced from Rs 200 per day to Rs 50 per day. Invoices for Nov, 2017 to be filed by Jan 10, 2018 Invoices for Dec, 2017 to be filed by Feb 10, 2018 Invoices for Jan 2018 to be filed by March 10, 2018.
despite reports from CPCB and DPCC that it was ineffective. “Odd-Even formula can’t be imposed like this. Nothing has been done from your (Delhi govt) end since the past one year. SC never asked for imposition of this scheme. SC and NGT have suggested 100 measures to curb pollution but you always opted for odd-even. Delhi government will have to justify the implementation of this scheme,” read
the NGT statement. The green body argued that the government is trying to implement the scheme when the situation is improving, adding it might cause inconvenience to people. “When situation is improving, the government is trying to implement it. You should have done this earlier if you wanted to. This will now cause inconvenience to people,” the statement further read. NGT further said that the government will not implement oddeven unless it establishes that the scheme is not counter-productive.
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US President Donald Trump today praised India’s “astounding” growth after it opened its economy and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has been working successfully to bring the vast country and its people together. Speaking at a gathering of CEOs on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at Da Nang in Vietnam, President Trump said that countries out-
side of the grouping were also making “great strides in this new chapter for the Indo-Pacific”. He pointed out that India was celebrating the 70th anniversary of its independence and highlighted that the country was a sovereign democracy with a population of 1.3 billion as well as the largest democracy in the world. “Since India opened its economy, it has achieved astounding growth and a new world of opportunities for
its expanding middle class,” President Trump said. “And Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has been working to bring that vast country and all of its people as one. And he has been working at it very successfully indeed,” the US President said. PM Modi is leaving for the Philippines on Sunday to attend the India-ASEAN and East Asia summits. President Trump is also scheduled to attend the East Asia Summit, a key meeting between ASEAN and eight of its partners. The US president also used his speech at the APEC business meet to promote his vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Delhi pollution: NGT raps Kejriwal govt for announcing Odd-Even rule SC overturns two-judge bench order directing hearing by despite reports that it was ineffective
Agency | New Delhi The National Green Tribunal on Friday came down heavily on the Delhi government for announcing the odd-even scheme starting November 13 as a measure to battle rising pollution levels in the National Capital Region. In a state-
ment, the NGT said the apex court never asked for imposition of this scheme and slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led government for not taking significant steps to check pollution in the city. It said the AAP government is resorting to the scheme
SC dismisses plea against release of Padmavati
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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed against the release of upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Padmavati’, reports said. While dismissing the petition, the apex court said that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) considers all aspects before granting certificate to any film and, therefore, the court should not intervene in Censor Board’s jurisdiction. The top court was hearing the petition filed by Siddhara-
Constitution bench
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A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday junked an order by its two-judge bench directing that a five-judge Constitution bench hear case regarding the judges bribery scandal. Rejecting the earlier order, the bench said the CJI alone has power to decide what bench should hear the matter. The twojudge bench had directed the five-judge bench, comprising senior-most judges, to probe allegations of bribes being paid to allegedly influence verdicts in the top court.
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which assembled urgently at 3 PM, said neither a two-judge, nor a three-judge bench can direct the CJI to constitute a specific bench. The bench, also comprising Justices R K Agrawal, Arun Mishra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar, annulled
yesterday’s order of the bench of Justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer directing the constitution of a bench of five senior-most judges of the apex court to hear the matter. The larger bench took strong exception to the order passed by the twojudge bench and said no bench can take up a matter unless allocated by the CJI who “is the master of the court.” The CJI-headed bench said allocation of matters by the CJI was the principle of law, judicial discipline and the decorum of the court.
school, was found murdered with his throat slit inside one of the washrooms of the school on September 8 this year. Here are the top developments which have taken place in the sensational murder case so far: Conductor Ashok’s lawyer,
Mohit Varma, said, “CBI has stated that Ashok did not commit the murder and they are giving him a clean chit. The hearing on bail application will be done on November 16.” The Punjab and Haryana High Court preponed the final hearing till November 17 in the interim bail plea of three Ryan International Group trustees. The date that was fixed earlier for
the hearing was December 5. Conductor Ashok Kumar’s lawyer says they will file a case against police, school management “As soon as the closure report comes, we will file a bail plea for Ashok. Once he is discharged, we will file a case against the police and the school management,” Mohit Verma, Ashok’s lawyer was quoted as said.
Accused student brought to CBI office; bus conductor to file case Agency | New Delhi
jsinh M Chudasama and 11 others, which also sought setting up of a committee of eminent historians to check the veracity of the script to prevent any inaccuracy in the portrayal of Rani Padmavati. The petitioners also sought a stay on the film’s release till the time the alleged historical inac-
curacies in the movie are corrected by the producer and the director. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Padmavati’ is based on the legend of Rani Padmini, a Hindu Rajput queen, mentioned in Padmavat, an Avadhi poem written by Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540.
Class XI student of the Ryan International School at Bhondsi in Gurugram, Haryana, who has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly killing seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur, was on Friday brought to the CBI headquarters in New Delhi. Pradyuman, a Class II student of the same
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Gujarat polls: Campaigning dull as leaders busy with ticket exercise
It may be a lull before the approaching political storm in the high-stakes elections to the 14th Gujarat Vidhan Sabha in December this year. With senior leaders of both the ruling BJP and main Opposition Congress Party going in huddles for the onerous exercise of ticket distribution to winnable candidates, in a series of meetings being held in Gandhinagar and New Delhi, election campaigning has slowed down in the state over the last couple of days. The Election Commission had, on October 25, announced to hold polls to the 182 Assembly constituencies in Gujarat in two phases. In the first phase, votes will be polled on December 9 for 89 seats in the Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions while in the second phase, election will be held for the remaining 93 seats in Central and North Gujarat on December 14. A gazette notification for these phases will be issued on November 14 and 20, with last dates for filing of nominations being November 21 and 27, respectively. The last date for withdrawals will be November 24 and 30, respectively. Thus, with only four days left for the first phase gazette notification, the political parties have slowed down high-pitch campaigning as its senior leaders are busy in the ticket distribution exercise. But the parties are trying to keep up indirect campaigning via their fierce social media campaign, cartoons, hoardings etc and through foot soldiers. Both the major parties are, apparently, waiting for the other to declare its candidates first. In particular, the candidate-selection exercise in the Congress seems more complicated as it may have to accommodate conflicting interests represented by the Patidars, the OBCs, the Dalits and others. In particular, even after two ‘deadlines’ of November 3 and 7, given by Hardik Patel, the party has not been able to come out with a solution to the Patidars’ main demand of reservation and a stalemate on this issue continues. In Gandhinagar, the BJP’s Parliamentary Board, headed by party chief Amit Shah, began the exercise at Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s residence on Friday. A final list is likely to be announced only after return of the party’s top campaigner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is going to The Philippines on Sunday for three days to participate in the 25th India-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to clash on Eid 2018 Agency | New Delhi
It’s been years since we saw Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the same frame. But something on this front is set to happen soon. No, they aren’t doing any project together. Rather they are going to share the same box office weekend, if not screen next year. Come Eid 2018 and Bollywood will see one of the year’s biggest clashes – Race 3 and Fanney Khan. Just a day after Sal-
man Khan’s Race 3 went on floors on November 9, the makers of Aishwarya’s Fanney Khan have announced that their film will open on June 15, 2018, the Eid weekend which was locked for Race 3 much before. Trade analyst Girish Johar also confirmed the news over a tweet. “More #FanneyKhan to release on Eid 2018 #15June2018 @AnilKapoor #AishwaryaRaiBachchan @RajkummarRao @
kriarj @RakeyshOmMehra @ROMPPictures @TSeries #FanneyKhanEid2018” he wrote. Race 3 is the third film in the action franchise. While the previous ones had Saif Ali Khan as the main lead, Salman has replaced him in
Small-town shaadi films are the flavour of the season, but this one, despite the presence of a solid-as-ever Rajkummar Rao, stinks to high heaven. A film that this actor, who is in the midst of a deservedly fine run, cannot rescue isn’t worth rescuing. Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana is such a terribly confused take on a girl who dares to run away from a wedding in order to pursue her career ambitions that, by the end of it, it is difficult to tell which side of the gender and
ethical divide the film is really on. Debutante director Ratna Sinhaa wants to embrace everything in one go (anti-dowry, anti-corruption, pro-women’s empowerment). In the bargain, her film winds up being a sorry hodge-podge of inanities that do more disservice than justice to the causes that it espouses. Does Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana make a strong enough case against the evil of dowry? No. It actually appears to accept it as an unavoidable part of big fat Indian marriages.
the third outing. Even Remo D’Souza has taken over director duo Abbas-Mustan in the latest film. Race 3’s new cast also includes Bobby Deol, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Freddy Daruwala and Saqib Saleem.
Deepika Padukone Visits Tirumala Temple Agency | New Delhi
Actress Deepika Padukone, whose upcoming film Padmavati is navigating a storm of opposition to its release, visited Tirumala on Friday afternoon to seek the blessings of Lord Venkateswara. Deepika was accompanied by her filmmaker friend Farah Khan, director of her debut movie Om Shanti Om which celebrated 10 years on Thursday. The Bajirao Mastani actress looked pretty in a white chikan-
kari suit and accentuated her look with gold danglers while Farah was dressed casually in a purple suit. Neither Deepika, Farah nor their respective teams have shared pictures on social media, nor have they revealed why they were at the temple. However, a fan club, operating under the moniker ‘ranbir_deepika_shahid_priyanka,’ has shared a picture of the duo from Tirumala, which appears to be after the darshan.
Aramm movie review: This Hina Khan’s boyfriend Rocky has a strong message for her haters Nayanthara starrer is hard-hitting course it’s difficult to Aramm movie review: Nayanthara is convincing in the role of an idealistic IAS officer
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Director Gopi Nainar talking about the struggles he had to face to make Aramm, which released in theaters on Friday, told Indiaexpress.com that many producers turned him away as they thought this film was not “commercially viable.” Incidentally, the story at the heart of the film also deals with the sufferings of people in the pockets of rural India, who
are deemed “commercially inviable” by those in power. It is after Nayanthara agreed to do the film, Gopi managed to get the required funds to bring this hard-hitting film to the big screens. Similarly, he has used Nayanthara as a catalyst for change in the narration, while the main spotlight remains on the core issue the film is dealing with. In other words, for commercial reasons, Gopi has not pro-
vided more screen time or unnecessary dialogues for Nayanthara’s role, IAS officer Madhivadhani. While she remains in forefront of the action fast developing, the narration does not deviate from its straight path to meet the approval of her star status. It would have been such a shame had the director made compromises to add ‘masala’ in the script for ‘commercial reasons.’
Golmaal Again continues victory march at Box Office, collects Rs 197 cr
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Filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s massive opened Golmaal Again not only is going rock steady at the Box Office but has garnered a positive response from the audience as well. Golmaal Again is the second top grosser this year after Baahubali 2 (Hindi) and followed Judwaa 2 at the third spot. Noted film critic Taran
Adarsh took to Twitter and shared the latest figures. The film is now crawling to enter the Rs 200 crore club at the Box Office and looks like a day or two will manage to do that as well. The film is a fourth part of the superhit Golmaal franchise which has always managed to make viewers go bonkers. The mass entertainer boasts of
an ensemble star cast with Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Kemmu, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu and Neil Nitin Mukesh in pivotal parts. Also, veteran comedian Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari, Vrajesh Hirjee and Prakash Raj play interesting parts in the horror comedy-drama.
Hina Khan’s boyfriend Rocky took to Instagram to post a heartwarming message Agency | New Delhi
Hina Khan has been facing a lot of heat inside the house after her strategy in Mission BB 11 backfired and the prize money turned zero. The lady has admitted that she is wrong on camera, but not in front of housemates. In last night’s episode, she
broke down completely in front of Priyank, Luv and Benafsha. Her emotional meltdown however has her near and dear ones worried. Her boyfriend Rocky Jaiswal has written an emotional post after this episode and gave it back to her haters. ”I miss her and Of
see her going through such heart wrenching moments but that’s what makes her a human being. @realhinakhan being what she is never said that someone else is jealous of her or insecure because of her popularity, even when she was showered abuses and cornered she fought back but never abused. She never tried to escape the house. She doesn’t let go any tasks n gives her best which usually becomes the top standard in the house. She never shy’s away from standing for what’s right just because she’s a celeb or is a target, (sic)” he wrote. Hina Khan’s father in an interview to TOI had said, “It’s difficult for us to see Hina in this state.
Following Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth to make important political announcement on his birthday? Looks like Superstar Rajinikanth who is expected to make a political entry very soon might make it official with an announcement on his birthday. Notably, his peer Kamal Haasan celebrated his birthday recently and also made a political announcement during the event.
Agency | Chennai
After Kamal Haasan who recently confirmed his political plunge, it is now expected that the Superstar of Tamil cinema Rajinikanth is soon expected to make an announcement about his political arrival. The announcement is expected to be made
on his birthday which falls on December 12. Notably, Kamal Haasan who celebrated his birthday on November 7 confirmed his political plunge and also launched his mobile application. Positioned as an app that encourages whistle-blowing, the application has been
name Maiam Whistle. It will be launched in January. During this meet, Kamal Haasan also revealed that he would be touring the state soon. The dates of the same are also yet to be announced. Rajinikanth’s political entry is one of the most speculated topics in the state.
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Axar Patel buys luxury car worth over Rs 45 lakh
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Ravi Shastri Comes Out All Guns Blazing In MS Dhoni’s Support
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All-rounder Axar Patel on Friday revealed his new ride Landrover Discovery through an Instagram story. The Discovery is a premium SUV that is priced between Rs 40.57 lakh and Rs 53.58 lakh. Axar’s Instagram story gave his fans a glimpse of his new car on Friday. The 23-year old had recently played for India in the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand. He claimed two wickets in the first T20I but failed to claim any in the second T20I in Delhi that
the hosts won by 53 runs. In the two ODI matches that he made an appearance in, Axar, who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket, managed only 1 wicket. His performance against Australia in Nagpur ODI was comparatively better, helping India win by 7 wickets by claiming a hattrick. Axar, who had twisted his ankle before the series-opener in Chennai, was included in the Indian squad for the last two one-dayers of series against Australia and dropped Ravindra Jadeja.
Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri came out in support of former captain MS Dhoni, describing him as the ‘ultimate team man’. Shastri’s defense of Dhoni comes after captain Virat Kohli echoed a similar sentiment after India’s 2-1 T20I series win over New Zealand earlier in the week. Shastri said some ‘jealous’ people wished to see
the end of Dhoni’s international career. “Looks like there are a lot of jealous people around, who just want Dhoni to have a couple of bad days.... There are a few people who are waiting to see the end of MS Dhoni. But great players like him decide their own future,” Shastri said. After India’s triumph over the Kiwis, former cricketers like VVS Laxman, Ajit Agarkar
and Aakash Chopra felt the team management needed to try out younger players in place of Dhoni in the T20 format. Shastri said the Indian team knew well aware of Dhoni’s worth and the criticism against the iconic wicketkeeper-batsman made no difference to them. “It (the criticism) doesn’t make a difference to me. In our mind we know where Dhoni stands within the team. He is an ultimate team man. He was a great leader and now an ultimate team man.” In a dig at some former cricketers and experts who have been critical of Dhoni of late and suggested he be dropped from the T20 side, he said.
Congress has accused the BJP of delaying the Winter Session of Parliament to avoid Opposition scrutiny on issues like GST and demonetisation ahead of the upcoming assembly election in Gujarat. In a tweet on Friday afternoon, Congress spokesperson and Lok Sabha MP from Assam, Sushmita Deb, asked the government why dates for the parliament session have not been announced yet. “The govern-
no responsibility to the parliament. They only indulge in politicking. Demonetisation and GST are issues that the government needs to answer for and the winter session should be called urgently,” said Randeep Surjewala, Congress Spokesperson. Constitutionally, it is binding on the government that difference between the two sessions of parliament should not exceed six months.
Vodafone invites RCom customers following network shutdown
Agency | New Delhi
Telecom service provider Vodafone on Friday said Reliance Communications customers can use its network for facilitating port-out requests. Recently, Reliance Communications said it would shut down voice call service from December 1 and its customers could move to other networks by this year end, as per directions by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Vodafone said in a statement that the initiative was being done to facilitate porting out and ease connectivity for customers facing network shut-
down. “We at Vodafone always try to offer maximum value to our customers in terms of service, network and price,” Vodafone India, Tamil Nadu – Business Head, S Murali said. “In line with this endeavour, we are very pleased to extend our value for money propositions for all customers in Tamil Nadu, facing network shutdown,” he said. Vodafone said customers opting for Vodafone network would get new data and voice offers. However, this facility was not available in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Gujarat, the release added.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Rafael Nadal confident of being fully fit for ATP Finals
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters before his quarter-final match against American John Isner
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World number one Rafael Nadal is confident he will be “100 percent fit” at the ATP Finals event in London as
Secret Superstar actor Zaira Wasim: I am in awe of Virat Kohli
Zaira said. Race Director Gul Mohamed Akbar said funds raised from the marathon will be used for the infrastructure development, education and hygiene of seven government schools, impacting more than 4,000 students.
BJP Delaying Winter Session of Parliament to Avoid Scrutiny, Says Congress Agency | New Delhi ment feels they have
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Young Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim of Dangal fame today said Mary Kom is her favourite sportswoman and would like to play her on silver screen. “I am in love with Mary Kom ever since I have been involved with the Rotary Club. She is my favourite,” she said replying to questions by reporters at the announcement of the 11th edition of Bengaluru Midnight Marathon 2017 here. Zaira, who is the Youth
Not just Anushka Sharma, even Secret Superstar actor Zaira Wasim is in awe of Virat Kohli Ambassador for the marathon scheduled from December 16 to 17, also unveiled the theme for this year “Run to BEneFIT”. Asked if she would prefer to play Mary Kom’s role on silver screen, she said “If it is happening (Mary Kom 3) I would love to do it.” In the year
2014, superstar Priyanka Chopra had played the role of Mary Kom. The actress also said Virat Kohli is his favourite cricketer. “I am in awe of Virat Kohli, and who is not?,” he said. Replying to a query, Zaira said: “I don’t plan my future. I believe in destiny. I have realised in last three years, that whatever you plan, it does not materialise because destiny has its own plans,” she said. However, studies are her priority, for now,
BCCI Stands Firm On Not Allowing Anti-Doping Body To Conduct Tests On Indian Cricketers Agency | New Delhi
The stand-off between the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took another turn on Friday with the latter reiterating that the government body has no jurisdiction to conduct dopes tests on Indian cricketers. In a letter written on November 8 to NADA chief Navin Agarwal, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri made it clear that there is no requirement for NADA to tests its cricketers since the board is not a Nation-
The BCCI said that the National Anti-Doping Agency has no jurisdiction over it al Sports Federation (NSF) and its present anti-doping system is robust enough. “It is relevant to mention here that BCCI is not a National Sports Federation. Accordingly, NADA does not have jurisdiction to conduct dope testing of Indian cricketers in any domestic or international event organised or under the aegis of BCCI,” Johri wrote
in the letter. “In light of the aforesaid, there is no requirement for any BCCI official to co-ordinate with NADA for dope testing of Indian cricketers either during competitions or out of completions.” BCCI’s response was prepared with instructions from Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA).
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he continues to recover from a knee injury. The Spaniard pulled out of the Paris Masters before his quarter-final match against American John Isner after experiencing discomfort in his right knee during his third-round win over Pablo Cuevas. “Hopefully the knee is good,” Nadal told Sky Sports. “I’ve done everything I’ve needed to do in order to get ready for London… Let’s see if I am able to be 100 per cent to compete. “If nothing happens,
then I will play. I visited my doctors after the Paris Masters – it was a tough day for me having to pull out of Paris. “I know I’m confident because I’m having a great season with one event to go. I am here to try my best.” Reigning French and U.S. Open winner Nadal begins the quest for his first ATP Finals title against Belgian David Goffin on Monday and will also compete with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Austrian Dominic Thiem in his group.
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MS Dhoni checks Eden Garden pitch as Virat Kohli’s India face Sri Lanka in 1st test Agency | Kolkata
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s eye for detail is well documented and no wonder the former captain did a have a look at the Eden Gardens strip for the first India vs Sri Lanka Test despite the fact he no longer plays the fiveday format. Dhoni was in the city for a commercial shoot with another former skipper Kapil Dev. In the morning session, the retired Test cricketer Dhoni was seen talking to curator Sujan Mukherrjee, checking the Eden Gardens strip that will host Virat Kohli
and Co in their first Test against Sri Lanka from November 16-20. “Dhoni really appreciated the pitch preparation and wished us for the Test match,” Mukherjee later said. Dhoni and Kapil spent the whole day bowling and batting as per the shooting requirements and were joined by a host of kids. First it was Kapil who was seen bowling to Dhoni as
the film rolled it was role reversal with the Indian legendary wicketkeeper rolling his arms to the 1983 World Cup winning captain in the ad sequence of 33 seconds, directed by noted Bengali producer-director Arindam Sil. Sil, who has acted in a number of feature films, telefilms and mega serials termed it a “lifetime experience”.
behavior in children and youth, thousands of whom are at risk of death or injury due to road related accidents in the country. The aim of this workshop is to draw the attention of the experts working on the road safety domain to come together and share their opinions towards marking the road safety education more effective and sustainable. A unified approach
and convergence of actions has largely been missing in the Indian region which is socio-economically and politically diverse. Sharing the responsibility on road safety is essential through effective deliberationsengaging various government departments, NGO’s , Industrial bodies, UN , WHO etc., to enable the proper planning to formulate policy.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor[TKM] initiates first-of-its-kind: A Consultative Road SafetyWorkshop engaging multistakeholders towards TOYOTA’s Road Safety Mission Agency | New Delhi
Toyota Kirloskar Motor today organized a consultative workshop aimed atincorporating road safety into the school curriculum with a viewto improve road sense in school children. The initiative is part of TKM’s Toyota Safety Education Program (TSEP), which seeks to improve the road safety crisis in India by inculcating safe road
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Reception in mumbai, to honour the new high commissioner of ghana to india introduced to the mumbai business community
THE COMMISSIONER INTRODUCED TO INDIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY AT THE ROOF TOP OF HOTEL TRIDENT, NARIMAN POINT IN MUMBAI a highly lucrative inSS News | Ahmedabad vestment destination. A Business reception Ghana invites techorganised by Ghana nology transfer and Consulate in Muminvestments from Inbai on Tuesday the dia in various fields 7th Nov 2017 at The staring with clean reRooftop, Trident Honewal energy, Solar tel, Nariman Point, power, Agriculture, Mumbai, from 7.00 pm, held to intro- wala. “We will work kick-started a policy Water and Irrigation duce the new High towards expanding set to ignite Ghana’s solutions, Cocoa proCommissioner of the business, economic industrialization and cessing, Palm Oil, PharmaceutiRepublic of Ghana and bilateral trade set her on course Jute, to India, H.E. Mike between India and for socio-economic cals, Textile ManuAaron Oquaye. With Ghana by promoting development. “One facturing, Packing, chief guest of honor and stimulating the District One Facto- Fruit/food processbusiness ry” mission envisions ing, Low Cost Housthe Speaker of Par- Mumbai liament of Ghana community to look building a Factory ing and many more Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron towards Ghana, the in each of the 216 sectors for Ghana’s Mike Oquaye along most emerging coun- districts of Ghana, growth. The trade with delegates from try in the West Afri- thereby creating over between India and One District One can Region,” Oquaye 80,000 jobs for the Ghana has constantly Factory (Office of the said. Ghana’s GDP youth of Ghana. It is scaled upwards since a 9% expected that by the the last several years, President), The Exim recorded Bank of Ghana and growth in the second end of the year, about as Ghana regularly Ghana Commercial quarter of 2017. The 51 districts would exports cashew nuts, Bank, was organized President of the Re- rollout business enter- metalifers ores and by the Hon. Consul public of Ghana H.E. prises under this ini- metal scrap, wood AddoDank- tiative, thereby giving and wood products, of Ghana in Mumbai, Nana Akufo-Addo,- the country, status of pearls, precious. Mr. Premal Lokhand- wa
Honoured with ‘’Lifetime achievement award’’ SS News | Ahmedabad
One more proud moment for India’s leading water Purifier Company, KENT RO Systems Ltd! Dr. Mahesh Gupta, Chairman, KENT RO Systems Ltd. has been honoured with a “Life Time Achievement Award” for his tremendous contributions to the Water Purification Industry in India. While receiving the award Dr. Mahesh Gupta said “I feel greatly honoured with this gesture and it is certainly a great mo-
ment for KENT RO” It is an amalgamation of our persistent quality, eternal passion for offering purity to our customers, our valuable team and business acumen that we have been acknowledged for what we are doing. We hope to take the growth baton forward and continue to set higher standards for Water Purification Industry in India.” A first generation entrepreneur Mr. Mahesh Gupta is known worldwide for revolutionizing
the water purification industry in India. In 1998, Mr. Mahesh Gupta entered the health care segment and launched the first domestic RO water purifier. He started the company from a scratch and competing with the leading national & international brands, Kent RO Systems Ltd. is today the leading and most dynamic water purifier company in India, commanding a market share of about 40% in RO water purifier segment.
Art of Living hosts program to heal victims of Kashmir conflict Agency | New Delhi
A heart-felt exchange of emotions marked the Paigam-e-Mohabaat, a unique gathering of victims of Kashmir conflict hosted by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Art of Living International Centre, Bengaluru on Friday. The program brought together family members of slain militants and victims of cross-firing from Kashmir
Claiming that the overall atmosphere in poll-bound Gujarat was against the ruling BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said people had started “accepting” Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi which was reflected in the “huge” crowds at his rallies. “A lot of fun was being made of Rahul Gandhi by those in power. But today, the reverse is happening. People are accepting him now and huge crowds can be seen at his rallies,” Pawar told reporters in Mumbai. Gandhi has been spearheading an aggressive campaign in prime minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat, where Assembly polls will be held next month.
The Congress has been out of power in the state for over two decades. The veteran politician said the overall atmosphere in Gujarat is against the BJP, but refused to hazard a guess on the poll outcome. “The overall atmosphere is against the BJP, but money power and government at the Centre can make anything possible. Hence, the political scenario there cannot be predicted before elections,” he said. Pawar said the NCP will contest a limited number of seats in Gujarat for which talks were on with the Congress. “We will team up with anybody who is against the BJP across the country,” he said. Pawar, the wily Maratha politician, said it was not right for the Shiv Sena
to attack the BJP-led governments. The Sena is a constituent of the ruling alliances led by the BJP both at the Centre and in Ma-
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As assembly polls inch closer in Gujarat, political leaders of all parties have streamed in for a high-octane campaign. But a far more
fierce fight is being waged on social media as political parties try to outpace each other in the race to grab eyeballs. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are run-
Pakistan has criticised India’s plans to build a new airbase near its border in Gujarat and said it is part of an offensive doctrine that seeks to create space for ‘war’. The plan is fraught with danger and exposes India’s ‘irresponsible behavior’, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Faisal said on Thursday. “The report about Gujrat provides credibility to the fact that India is fast developing the
harashtra. Pawar had recently revealed that Sena president Uddhav Thackeray and party MP Sanjay Raut met him and “seemed
not satisfied with the BJP government”. Responding to a query, Pawar said his advice was “routinely” sought about affairs of the state government, but not always implemented. Pawar alleged “bogus” cases were being lodged against farmers opposing chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ Samruddhi expressway project.
ber 9 and 14, will begin his campaign from Chiloda Circle in Gandhinagar and later go to Sabarkantha and Banaskantha. He is expected to visit the Ma Ambaji
Temple in Banaskantha. Former PM Indira Gandhi had also visited the Ambaji Temple during her days. The shrine is one of the 52 Shakti Peetha, where the heart of Goddess Sati had fallen. Considered a BJP stronghold, north Gujarat was the epicentre of
ning sophisticated centrally coordinated campaigns, but other entities such as Patidars have also tasted great success mixing local flavour with a dash of humour. The background is reminiscent of a famous televised quiz show with the lure of a prize money of Rs 7 crore beyond the final hurdle. This viral WhatsApp message in Gujarati wasn’t churned out by the well-oiled machinery of a major political party but by a group of young Patidar men in the cramped Bapunagar neighbourhood of Ahmedabad. Their
leader and creator of the successful social media campaign Vikas Gando Thayo Che (development has gone mad) is 20-year-old Sagar Savaliya, an engineering student who says he plunged into politics after the death of his friend and neighbour Swetang Patel in alleged police violence two years ago. “We lost Swetang. My house was ransacked after the August 25 Patidar rally demanding OBC reservation benefits. Since then I have never missed a chance to take a dig at the BJP,” he says.
More trouble arises for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena is all set to contest 50 to 75 seats in the state. According to said, Sena will be fighting in the assembly elections mainly on the agenda MP of Shiv Sena on of Hindutva. Anil DeThursday was quoted sai, the Rajya Sabha saying, “We will be contesting in Gujarat. We have undertaken studies and are the Patidar agitation. targeting around 50 The districts that Rato 75 constituencies hul will pass through for which we will have a huge popula- announce candidates tion of Thakors and soon.” He added, Patidars. Gujarat “We will fight on the Congress leaders and issue of Hindutva. OBC leader Alpesh Development is anThakor have already other issue that we declared that the vis- will carry forward.” it will be a show of Desai is currently in strength in the next Ahmedabad with a team of Shiv Sena three days.
leader including the newly inducted Gujarati face Hemraj Shah who had switched over from the NCP and Mumbai corporator Rajul Patel to scout for constituencies. According to the report, the move by the Shiv Sena is being seen as an attempt to snub the BJP. Off late, the party has been trying to fight election outside Maharashtra but has had little success in the attempt.
base was announced by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman soon after she took charge of the ministry. The Pakistani reaction is only the latest round of paranoia and knee-jerk reactions over India’s alleged ‘Cold Start’ military doctrine, allegedly developed after the 2001 Parliament attack by Pakistan-based terrorists.
Gujarat Election 2017: More trouble for BJP, after ally JDU jumps in, Shiv Sena too to contest polls Agency | New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi to embark on fourth 3-day Gujarat tour from tomorrow in bid to woo Patidars, Thakors Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will begin his fourth three-day tour of poll-bound Gujarat from Saturday. The Congress leader, who has been touring the state extensively in the run-up to the two-phase election in Gujarat on Decem-
the hurt and give a new vision, the chain reaction of violence will continue,” he added. “Deep inside, there is compassion in every heart. Such events will enliven that aspect and make one realise that neither violence nor blame game lead anywhere,” he hoped. A softening of hearts was very apparent when a former militant Abdul Majeed said.
From Gabbar Singh Tax and Vikas Gando Thayo Che to Hu Chu Vikas, Hu Chu Gujarat, political parties are resorting to catchy slogans on social media to create buzz ahead of assembly elections
infrastructure and force configurations to operationalize these military doctrines. Subscribing to such offensive doctrines in a nuclearised region exposes irresponsible behaviour,” The News International quoted him as saying. The new Indian Air Force base is set to be built in Deesa in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. It is near the border and is aimed at improving air superiority capabilities in the sector. The new air-
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nounce the culture of militancy, which has claimed their dear ones. Commenting on the initiative, Gurudev said, “When the families affected by violence come together in a spirit of forgiveness, a new vision for a non-violent society will emerge. I am confident that this would inspire many youths to take that path.” “Unless and until we put a balm to heal
Gujarat assembly elections 2017: How jokes and jibes on social media are adding edge to campaigning
Atmosphere in Gujarat is against BJP, people have started accepting Rahul Gandhi: Sharad Pawar Agency | Mumbai
and families of defence and security personnel from all over India who have been martyred in the Valley. Representatives from over 200 affected families, including 60 women, travelled all the way from remote places in Kashmir to attend the program. It was a heart-touching moment for everyone to see the families share the pain they have gone through and re-
Pakistan expresses worry over planned Air Force base in Gujarat; complains about ‘Cold Start’ Agency | New Delhi
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