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Short News Karnataka: Two JDS ministers likely to get new portfolios in cabinet Bengaluru : Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy has reportedly agreed to change portfolios of a couple of senior ministers following expressions of unhappiness by a couple of JDS ministers in the JDSCongress government. Although Kumaraswamy did not publicly state an intent to change the portfolios of senior JDS leaders G T Devegowda and C S Puttaraju, the two ministers who held parleys with the CM and his father, former Prime Minister H D Devegowda, on Sunday claimed to have been assured of a change in their portfolios. MLA from Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru region, G T Devegowda has been sulking since he was handed the higher education ministry, claiming he was not suited for the education portfolio and that he must be given a portfolio that offers greater opportunity for interaction with common people.
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10 killed in lightning strikes in West Bengal Kolkata : At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in incidents of lightning strike as heavy rains lashed several districts of West Bengal on Tuesday, officials said. Four persons were killed in lightning strikes in Bankura district, three in Hooghly district, while one death each was reported from West Midnapore, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas districts, they added. Bankura Superintendent of Police (SP) Sukhendu Hira said four persons, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the district. Lightning struck the woman and her daughter while they were working in the field at Rajagram village, while one person was killed in Nityanandapur village and another in Punisol village, the SP added.
Karnataka police arrests sixth suspect in Gauri Lankesh murder case
New Delhi : Karnataka Police on Tuesday arrested another suspect in connection with the killing of journalistactivist Gauri Lankesh but denied speculation about him being the assassin. 26-yearold Parashuram Waghmare was held from Sindhagi in Vijaypura district and produced before the 3rd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court in Bengaluru, said the police. Waghmare was remanded to SIT custody for 14 days for further interrogation, an official release said.This was the sixth arrest in the case. Lankesh, who was shot dead in front of her house here on September 5 last year, was known for her strong views against hardline Hindutva.
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Union Minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari expressed his sorrow over the demise of Bhaiyyu Maharaj in a tweet, saying, “Learnt about the death of spiritual guru Shri Bhaiyyuji Maharaj. I had a personal relationship with him. His untimely death is saddening. My humble tributes.”
Spiritual leader Bhaiyyuji Maharaj commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh INDORE: Spiritual guru Bhaiyyu Maharaj (50), known for the massive following he enjoyed in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and among leaders from across the political spectrum, shot himself dead at his Indore home on Tuesday. The model-turned-godman, who had played a key role in getting social activist Anna Hazare to end his 2011 agitation for Lokpal at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and who was invited in 2013 by Narendra Modi (then Gujarat CM) to Ahmedabad during his Sadbhavna fast, left behind a suicide note which read, “Somebody should be there to handle the duties of the family. I am leaving to (sic) much stressed out, fed up.” Two months ago, Bhaiyyu Maharaj
had, along with four other ‘sadhus,’ been included by the BJP government in MP in a panel for conservation of the Narmada and offered minister of state status. But he refused, saying, “Posts mean nothing to sadhus.” Born Uday Sinh Deshmukh, the guru had modelled a brand of clothing before turning to spirituality. The guru counted among his followers most of Maharashtra’s top leaders, including
CM Devendra Fadnavis, late Vilasrao Deshmukh, and the Thackeray family. Former president Pratibha Patil and singer Lata Mangeshkar were frequent visitors. Sources told TOI the guru’s household was expecting the arrival of Kuhu, Bhaiyyu Maharaj’s daughter from his first wife, at 12.30pm on Tuesday. At 12.15pm, the godman went to Kuhu’s study, sat on her beanbag, and then got up and shut the door. Moments later, a gunsshot was heard. “The room was locked from inside. Apart from his mother and wife (Ayushi), three servants were present in the house.They broke open the door and rushed him to hospital,” Indore DIG Harinarayanachari Mishra.
Nitin Gadkari, Devendra Fadnavis condole spiritual guru Bhaiyyu Maharaj’s demise New Delhi :Spiritual leader Bhaiyyu Maharaj’s tragic death on Tuesday drew reactions of shock and sorrow from political leaders across party lines after the news of his alleged suicide came out. The spiritual guru allegedly shot himself at his residence in Indore. He was admitted to a hospital in Bombay but he could not survive. According to Inspector General of Police Makrand Deoskar, it was a case
Atal Bihari Vajpayee stable, will remain in hospital for now: AIIMS
New Delhi : Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Monday with urinary tract infection, is stable but under close observation, the hospital authorities said on Tuesday. “Vajpayee is stable. He continues to respond well to treatment and is being monitored closely by a team of doctors,” an official bulletin released by AIIMS said. Earlier, the hospital authorities said: “He is responding to the treatment and is on injectable antibiotics… (and) will… be in the hospital till the infection is controlled.”
of suicide prima facie. He said a pistol and a suicide note were found near the body. Bhaiyyu Maharaj was one of the spiritual leaders who had been accorded the status of minister of state in the Madhya Pradesh government but had declined to receive a government vehicle and other facilities. Union Minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari expressed his sorrow over the demise in a tweet, saying,
AAP leaders, workers to march to LG’s house tomorrow; BJP terms it a ‘drama’
New Delhi : As the ongoing tussle between Arvind Kejriwal and LG Anil Baijal gained momentum on Tuesday, the AAP leaders and workers will march to the Lieutenant Governor’s residence at 4 pm tomorrow. Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues — including Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Gopal Rai– have been staging a sit-in at the LG’s office since Monday. AAP leaders and workers today asserted that they would continue their fight for the rights of the people without ant compromise.
Addressing a Congress workers’ rally, Rahul Gandhi also targeted the Modi government on a range of issues, as he tried to enthuse the party’s booth-level workers ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
PM Modi reneged on promise of giving jobs to youth: Rahul Mumbai : Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not keep his assurance of providing jobs to two crore youth in a year. Addressing a Congress workers’ rally here, Gandhi also targeted the Modi government on a range of issues, as he tried to enthuse the party’s boothlevel workers ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The BJP-led government did not provide jobs to two crore youth in a year as was promised by Modi in the run up to the 2014 general elections, Gandhi said. The Congress leader observed that China has been providing jobs to 50,000
youth per 24 hours. “However, the BJP-led government gives jobs to 450 youth in the same span,” he said. “(Modi had said) the prime minister will give jobs to 2 crore youth in a year. And in the Lok Sabha, his minister said unemployment is the highest in last eight years in India,” Gandhi said.
“Learnt about the death of spiritual guru Shri Bhaiyyuji Maharaj. I had a personal relationship with him. His untimely death is saddening. My humble tributes.” Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hailed the spiritual guru for his contribution to upliftment of the deprived sections in the state, saying farmers and tribals were at the centre of Bhaiyyu Maharaj’s activities.
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The commitment from Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump came at a time when the entire world was watching them keenly as they conducted the first-ever meeting between the leaders of the US and North Korea
Trump, Kim sign ‘comprehensive document’at historic Singapore summit
New Delhi : In a first-ever meeting between leaders of the United States and North Korea, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un signed a comprehensive document pledging to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, creating history. Both the countries have agreed to joint effort to build a stable and peaceful regime, while Washington has also committed to provide security guarantees to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The historic document also said the two sides have agreed to recover the remains of Prisoners of War and those missing in action and repatriating them. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials would hold follow-up negotiations “at the earliest possible date”, the statement said. The commitment from both the leaders came at a time when the entire world was watching them keenly as they conducted their historic summit in Singapore. “We’re signing a very comprehensive document, and we’ve had a really great time together, a great relationship,” Trump said while signing the document along with Kim in the presence of media at the end of the summit – the first between a sitting US president and North Korea’s top leader.
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A stark reality set to befall us all
Demonetisation and introduction of GST, which together played havoc and hit the economy badly, however, brought an unintended benefit in their wake. The emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2017 went down by an estimated 5 per cent or more for the first four months due to the disruption in economic activity, although overall, emissions were up by an estimated 4.6 per cent. This does not give the country any reason to feel complacent, however. India’s percapita emission is comparatively low because it is in its early stage of economic development, compared to developed nations. But the emission rate is only expected to increase as economy picks up steam. Despite a lower emission rate, India is already the world’s fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide due to the large population. It has just been announced that the global emission of carbon dioxide, the single beigest cause for global warming, has peaked to the highest ever level this year. According to the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the reading was more than 410 parts per million in April and May, surging past yet another climate milestone. This is the highest ever in history. The burning of oil, gas and coal releases greenhouse gases in accelerated measure, causing the earth’s temperature to rise. Carbon dioxide, particularly, traps solar radiation and keeps it confined to the atmosphere. If the current rate of increase continues, the amount of carbon dioxide in the air is expected to go up to 450 parts per million in only about 20 years, which means that nobody can hope to venture out without wearing a mask. In most major Indian cities, air pollution has already hit unbearable levels. Under the Paris Agreement, India has pledged to reduce the economy’s carbon intensity by 33-35 percent by 2030. This is sought to be achieved through impressive goals for using renewable energy sources. Under the Agreement, India is supposed to target 40 percent electricity generation capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030. According to experts, , if that capacity averages only 30 percent utilisation, while fossil sources average 70 percent, it would be equivalent to only about 22 percent of electricity generation. Some analysts, however, believe that India’s carbon intensity reduction target is easily achievable as New Delhi may have underpromised its performance on the international stage. With the emphasis shifting to renewable energy, the addition of new coal-fired power capacity in 2017 was the lowest in at least nine years while several older power stations have been retired. India must be assumed to be on its way to achieve the target, but it would undoubtedly entail a herculean task.
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Paving way for everyone around him, the soul-runner Salman is back with a bang this Eid with ‘Race 3’.
Chitrangda Singh joins list of actresses to turn producer, opens up on decision New Delhi: Actress Chitrangada Singh has also joined the long list of actresses becoming film producers with her film Soorma. During the trailer launch of Soorma on Monday, the actress said, “I think if anyone has a good story that can be told in an entertaining way, then the story must be told. Definitely it is great if the story is womencentric. It’s a great trend and we should make it stronger and keep going.” Soorma tells the story of a professional hockey player and former captain of the Indian national team, who is seriously injured after being hit by an accidental gunshot in a train.
Salman Khan’s ‘Bhai’ act in Race 3 leaves the team miffed? New Delhi: Paving way for everyone around him, the soul-runner Salman is back with a bang this Eid. His fans are eagerly waiting for the feast this Friday. With numerous speculations about his link up with Iulia Vantur, Salman has always indulged into a friend zone act with her. From promoting her professionally to making public appearances, Salman and Iulia are thick together. Recently, it was announced that Iulia will be crooning an important track in Salman’s next production venture that stars his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma and a new discovery Warina. According to an inside informer, “Salman insisted the composers of Race 3 to make Iulia croon to one of the songs from the album. Selfish song, which was originally sung by Atif Aslam has a female part sung by Iulia now.”“The composers didn’t agree to the decision initially but had to kept mum considering Salman Khan’s status,” the informer added. If that wasn’t enough, the trailer of Loveratri has also been attached to Race 3. Must say, ‘Bhai till I die’ phrase suits Salman the best.
Bobby Deol reveals why there is a strong bonding between Salman Khan and Dharmendra New Delhi: Bobby Deol, who is making all efforts to revive his Bollywood career, is not scared of experimenting with different genres and reveals that he has
also received offers to be a part of web series. “But I have not got anything interesting so far. I am open to web series as long as it has a great backing. I can’t
do offbeat things, I need to do something that suits me. I am ready to experiment as long as I believe in it. There are characters who are unnecessarily abusive. I
can’t do that,” he says. Bobby Deol’s hopes to revive his acting career completely hang on the success of Race 3, which is releasing this week.
Is it official? Priyanka Chopra walks ‘arm-in-arm’ with Nick Jonas at family wedding
New Delhi: What seemed like another ‘rumoured’ relationship or at the most, a fling, seems to be much more than that. We are talking about Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ current equation. After being spotted together at various locations in the past few days, the couple might have given the biggest hint of making it official. Priyanka was snapped walking with her arms wrapped around Nick Jonas’ for the first time as they attended the latter’s
cousin’s wedding together in Atlantic City, New Jersey over the weekend. After being spotted together at various locations in the past few days, the couple might have given the biggest hint of making it official. Priyanka was snapped walking with her arms wrapped around Nick Jonas’ for the first time as they attended the latter’s cousin’s wedding together in Atlantic City, New Jersey over the weekend.
Kalank: Sonakshi Sinha to start shooting for Karan Johar’s multistarrer period drama Mumbai: Joining the cast on the sets of one of the most anticipated films of 2019 ‘Kalank’ is none other than the effervescent and ever so talented Sonakshi Sinha. The epic period drama co-produced by Karan Johar and directed by Abhishek Varman has been on floors with one portion of the cast and now Sonakshi is all set to join in tomorrow and make her mark.“Kalank has garnered immense audience interest for its astounding star cast which includes Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, and Aditya Roy Kapur. Sonakshi, who will be the latest to join in, shooting for Kalank in the suburbs of Mumbai from June 13. Sonakshi has recently
wrapped up shoot for Aanand L Rai produced Happy Phirr Bhaag Jayegi and is also amidst rehearsals for the Dabbang Tour. She will shoot for her portion of Kalank through the Mumbai schedule at an elaborate set constructed in Andheri. While not much can be revealed about her role and her look, one can definitely expect Sonakshi to be seen donning a entirely different look altogether unlike any of her previous cinematic outings”, says an insider source. While Sonakshi remained unavailable for comments, her spokesperson confirmed her having joined the principal shooting of the film in Mumbai without divulging any further details.
Kangana Ranaut to turn kabaddi player in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s next? New Delhi: Actor Varun Dhawan believes making historical films in the country is a double-edged sword as everyone is offended with everything nowadays. Varun launched author Amish Tripathi’s first book in Indic Chronicle series –‘Suheldev & The Battle Of Bahraich. Asked whether actors were wary
of choosing historical films, Varun told reporters, “Unfortunately, this is a double-edged sword in our country. Certain sections become upset or they say, ‘We were not consulted before this happened’.” The actor said Amish, who has written the book on Shiva and Ram, told him that he never faced any trouble over his interpretation.
New Delhi: Bollywood’s queen Kangana Ranaut is likely to be a part of director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s next project in which the actress will essay the role of a kabaddi player. The ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ star is currently shooting for ‘Mental Hai Kya?’’ in London and it looks like she allotted her dates from October through December to the sports drama. Reportedly, the ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ director is excited to join hands with a powerhouse performer like Kangana Ranaut. According to a report, Kangana will shoot for Ashwiny’s untitled film from October to December. Kangana will be playing the role of a kabaddi player and will be training accordingly to fit in the character.
Nawazuddin’s brother lands in soup for ‘objectionable’ Facebook post, reacts
Lucknow: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s brother, Ayazuddin Siddiqui, has been booked for posting objectionable content of Facebook and thereby hurting religious sentiments. The complaint against Ayazuddin Siddiqui has been filed by Bharat Thakur, a Hindu Yuva Vahini activist. Meanwhile, Ayazuddin Siqddiqui told reporters that the charges against him were baseless. “I had confronted a man who had posted a derogatory picture of Lord Shiva and told him not to hurt anyone’s religious sentiments. Instead, a case has been lodged against me,” Ayazuddin Siddiqui said.
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Afghanistan’s ‘beautiful’ journey to Test cricket is good for the game, says Dinesh Karthik
New Delhi: India are set to host Afghanistan in one-off Test from June 14 in Bengaluru and wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has described Afghanistan’s cricketing journey as a “beautiful” one. The Test would also mark Afghanistan’s debut in the longer format. While Karthik hailed Afghanistan’s journey, he also gave a fitting reply to Afghan skipper Asghar Stanikzai’s comments. Stanikzai had earlier said that his side has got better spin attack than India’s. Commenting on this, Karthik insisted that the Indian spinners are much more
experience both at the international and domestic level. “Clearly all their spinners put together wouldn’t have played that many matches that (a young) Kuldeep Yadav (24 firstclass matches) would have played in four-day cricket,” Karthik said ahead of the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan starting Thursday. “I don’t know what the person (Stanikzhai) had said but you have got to understand that we have got a lot of experience, not only in Test match cricket but a lot of domestic cricket, a lot of four-day matches,” he added.
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Darren Sammy welcomes disgraced Steve Smith for Canada T20 league
Bangalore : Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy is thrilled to have Steve Smith on his team for the inaugural Global T20 Canada league even though the disgraced Australian is banned from playing for his own country following a ball-tampering scandal. Smith’s career was thrown into turmoil in March for his role in the incident that took place in South Africa and earned the former Australia captain a 12-month ban from national and state teams. However, the suspension does not extend to domestic tournaments outside his home nation. “We all have done our fair share of mistakes in life, not just sports but in
general,” two-time world T20-winning captain Sammy told a conference call on Monday. “Obviously Steve Smith is an amazing cricketer, someone who I would have on my team anyday.” Smith’s comeback from cricket exile will begin as a member of the Toronto Nationals, who picked the 29-year-old Australian in the second round of a draft held last week ahead of the June 28-July 15 tournament in Toronto. It will mark Smith’s first competition since he, vice-captain David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned by Cricket Australia for conspiring to scuff up the ball with sandpaper during the third test against South Africa.
Mohammed Shami fails fitness test, out of Afghanistan Test squad
Bangalore : India’s pace spearhead Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the one-off Test against Afghanistan and the A tour to England later this month as he failed a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy here on Monday. It’s learnt that he had been carrying a hamstring injury that was hampering him. Consequently , the selectors have drafted in uncapped Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini, who had a prolific Ranji season. Shami, prone to injuries, was largely warming the benches in the Indian Premier League too-he played just four matches for Delhi Daredevils and was far from his influential best, managing only three wickets from four outings and bleeding nearly eight runs an over. Realising he was clearly not 100 percent, the franchise management had advised him to sit out of the IPL, after which he went to the NCA for rehabilitation. He had also
missed the charity T2oI match between World XI and West Indies at Lord’s on May 31. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Navdeep Saini as Mohammed Shami’s replacement in the Indian Test team for the upcoming Test against Afghanistan. The announcement came after Mohammed Shami failed to
clear the fitness test at NCA, Bengaluru,” a BCCI released said. It’s unclear whether he failed the mandatory Yo-Yo test, or the routine fitness tests. Either way, the selectors reckoned it was not worth risking an injured Shami for a Test against newcomers Afghanistan, which even Virat Kohli has given a slip for a county stint before the England series.
Rafael Nadal admits he thought he would have retired by now Madrid : As Rafael Nadal celebrated lifting the French Open trophy for the 11th time, the Spaniard admitted that even he is surprised to be winning Grand Slam titles at the age of 32. “At this age I thought I’d be retired and be having a family,” Nadal told Spanish sports newspaper Marca. Nadal, who retained his world number one ranking following Sunday’s triumph in Paris, is also surprised that he and great rival Roger Federer, 36, continue to dominate the men’s game. The duo’s careers seemed all but over after both were sidelined with injuries in 2016 but in the last 18 months, all six majors have been won by either Federer or Nadal. When Federer beat Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open final, the Swiss ended a five-year Grand Slam title drought. Nadal also thought his glory days
were over as he had drawn a blank at the majors in 2015 and 2016. “It’s surprising because in 2017 I had gone for two years without winning a Grand Slam and I think he’d been without one since 2012, too,” added Nadal. “Of course it’s a surprise because we’re getting on a bit and when you’ve been such a long time without winning you don’t know if you’ll ever do so again.” Nadal’s victory on Sunday earned him a 17th slam, putting him just three behind Federer’s record haul of 20. However, he insisted he is not putting any pressure on himself to catch Federer. “Obviously I’d like to have 20 titles like him – or more – but that’s not in my head right now, and 17 is an incredible number. I want to enjoy the moment. “I can’t be thinking about the next win, that’d drive me crazy.
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‘Music Inc.’ - India’s Uber India launches a new First And Largest Music brand campaign“Badhte Business Marketplace Chalein”, featuring Virat Kohli
Mumbai: Music Inc. is a two-day event being curated by Loudest.in & Exchange4Media on the12th 13th of June at JW Marriott inMumbai. The conference aims at bringing innew music technology to India,connecting advertising,media, brands, andmarketing with music.Educating the artist community in the business of music, providing a platform for continuous growth and solutions. Music Inc. is a conference that aims at finding solutions on how to improve the packaging of music as a product byaligning it to media, advertising, brands, and technology. The conference is a push towards a collaborative effort for creating innovative music experiences and an opportunity tonetwork with a landscape of brands, agencies and media houses investing heavily in music and entertainment. The
conference curation has beendesigned with anattention to detail, interactive formats, newer ideas, strategies and helping the audiences find solutions to business problems. Music Inc aims at integrating technology into music, discussing the opportunity in this space and growth hacking. The agenda forDay 1 isbranding and music with key events scheduled on topics liketracking consumption of content, advertising, and marketing. It covers discussions by industry experts on music asmarketing tools, creating a brand with music and influencer marketing. Panel discussion on the impact of music on humanity ,CSR work and other topics to be addressed on Day 1 arePublishing, Licensing, Sync, Music Branding, Music Supervision and a workshop for advertisers by Clinton Cerejo.
Mumbai:Uber, the ridesharing app that is redefining urban mobility across the world, today unveiled its new brand campaign, with brand ambassador Virat Kohli. The baseline, ‘Badhte Chalein’, is built around the brand’s new positioning that is intended to build Uber as an enabler of movement, that is culturally progressive. Sanjay Gupta, Head of Marketing, Uber India, said, “Uber connects millions of people in India to their destinations each week. That said, each trip represents more than just a physical journey – it’s a step
forward in the larger journey of their lives. This is not just a brand idea - it’s happening on the ground, across India, everyday. This brand position is as intrinsically human as the millions of people who ride with us each week, and each of their pursuits. The communication has been designed to be progressive in thought, aspirational in spirit, widely-relatable in manner.And with Virat – perhaps India’s most inspiring model of personal progress – Uber has found a partner at the crease who embodies the drive we share with millions across India.
RBI’s home loan revision brings cheer to LIG, MIGhome buyers in Delhi NCR, Chennai and Kolkata, reveals Magicbricks study Bangalore : Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to increase the housing loans limits and revise the value of the house available for Affordable Housing Scheme under Pradhan MantriAwasYojna – Urban (PMAY-U)has resulted in a significant increase in the availability of stock in both the primary and the secondary market and almost doubling it in the Middle- Income-Group (MIG) category, reveals a Magicbricks survey. Last week, the RBI revised the housing loan limits for Priority Sector Lending (PSL) eligibility from the existing Rs.28 lakhs to Rs.35 lakhs in metropolitan centres (with population of ten lakhs and above), and from existing Rs.20 lakhs to Rs.25 lakhs in other centres, provided the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the metropolitan centre and at other centres does not exceed Rs.45 lakhs and Rs.30 lakhs respectively. Magicbricks analysed data pertaining to a million plus listed properties for sale and resale on its platform and it revealed that as a direct consequence of RBI’s revision of the overall cost of the dwelling unit in urban areas, a significant portion of home buyers in both the Lower Income Group (LIG) and MIG buyers in theDelhi NCR cities of Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, and Noida, along with ChennaiandKolkata will be benefitted. Also, theMumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) cities of Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Mumbaiwill have just the LIG segment benefitting from the revised PMAY-Urban scheme while most of the MIG segment buyers missing out on the scheme. Gurgaon is the only city where not many will benefit in either of the LIG and MIG segments.
Uber Lite is a reimagined app that saves space, works on any network and on any Android phone
Introducing Uber Lite: Built in India, Designed for the World
New Delhi, June 12, 2018: Uber, the world’s largest ridesharing company, today announced the launch of Uber Lite, a reimagined version of the rider app, at Uber’s Tech Day 2.0, in New Delhi in the presence of Peter Deng, Head of Rider Product, Uber and Manik Gupta, VP and Head of Product, Uber. The new, spacesaving app that is built in India and designed for the world, also works in low connectivity areas and on 99% of Android devices. The launch of Uber Lite also further reiterates Uber’s investment in India and their commitment to continue innovating in India, for India and the world. Manik Gupta, Vice President Product, VP and Head of Product, Uber, said, “We have over 75 million monthly active riders, which is a tiny fraction of the world’s population. With such a huge growth opportunity outside of the U.S., we are committed to building for the next hundreds of millions
of riders. To better serve them, we are doubling down on building and designing products entirely in India — Uber Lite is our biggest launch yet on this journey. Peter Deng, Head of of Rider Product, Uber added, “A one-size-fits-all app doesn’t work for the diversity of network conditions, devices, and rider needs across Uber’s 77 countries and 600 cities. After extensive research with our riders, it was obvious we couldn’t just make a smaller copy of Uber. We needed to reimagine the experience for India and key markets around the world. The result is Uber Lite. A completely redesigned app that is light, simple, and works on any Android device and on any network.” Uber Lite’s new interface was designed to make booking rides quicker and lighter in spotty connectivity, on basic Android phones, and for people with limited data plans.
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Compounder who Wanting group photo in blazer shot sex videos lands Surat mayor in controversy held in Angadh VADODARA: Police arrested Dilip Gohil, the compounder who used to work at the clinic of Dr Pratik Joshi in Angadh village near the city, late on Sunday night. Joshi and Gohil were booked at Nandesari police station on Sunday for rape, blackmailing, and for the violation of the Information Technology Act. Several videos of Joshi getting intimate with multiple women — said to be his patients — had gone viral on Saturday. Police picked up Gohil, who lives in Angadh, on Sunday for questioning and formally arrested him later. According to
police sources, Gohil admitted recording the videos on his mobile phone. He told the cops that he had been doing that because Joshi had been exploiting the women of the village. However, the complainant on Sunday had told the police that Gohil, after recording the video, started blackmailing her. She said he had threatened the rape survivor that he would circulate the video if she did not come to Joshi’s clinic whenever he called her. Police officials said that Gohil had sent the videos to four of his friends in the village.
SURAT: It is a custom in the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to have a group photo clicked of all councillors when term of mayor expires. But a decision by Surat mayor Asmita Shiroya with regard to the ceremony has landed her in a controversy. Shiroya had desired that the group photo be clicked with all councillors looking neat and tidy in blazers. So all the councillors were asked to get their blazers stitched from a specific shop. A BJP councillor said that they got a call from SMC to go to a specific shop and give measurement for the blazer. However, Congress members
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opposed this dictate and questioned Shiroya’s decision. “Why should SMC pay for blazers for councillors and that too at the time of financial crisis?” the Congress asked. Aslam Cyclewala, a Congress councillor from ward 18 (Anajana -Khatodara) paid Rs 2,900 for his blazer and showed his protest. He said, “I respect the post of mayor so I wore the blazer, but paid from my own pocket and not billed it to SMC.” However, mayor Shiroya she had paid for all the blazers. “This is my remembrance gift to all fellow councillors at the end of my term as mayor,” Shiroya told.
Gujarat water drive meant to divert attention from graft: Ex-CM
international Rohingya refugees fish in troubled waters to earn living in Bangladesh
London : Some Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar are finding work in the fishing industry in neighbouring Bangladesh, earning a tiny daily income and occasional share of the catch, all under the official radar. The Shamlapur refugee camp, near a fishing colony on one of the world’s longest beaches, is home to about 10,000 Rohingya refugees, aid groups say, many driven out of Myanmar’s Rakhine State by sectarian violence last year. “We saved our lives by escaping here, so we are happy to be here,” said Mohammed Yosuf, 20, who works as a fisherman, earning about 200 or 300 taka ($1.20 to $3.60) for each five-day trip. Yosuf said he fled with his wife, Sobora Khatun, who was nine months’ pregnant when they escaped after two months shackled in captivity. Their three-year-old son drowned in a river crossing, but baby daughter Rukia was born safely.
UK Brexit minister says parliament vote cannot reverse Brexit AHMEDABAD: Two married women in a lesbian relationship ended their lives — killing the threeyear-old daughter of one of them — by plunging into the water from the Sabarmati riverfront on Monday. The fire brigade team fished out bodies of 30-year-old Asha Thakor and Bhavna Thakor (28) that were found floating on the river near Gurjari Bazaar side. Asha’s daughter Megha was breathing when brought out and rushed to the VS Hospital where doctors declared her dead on admission. The women from Bavla town near Ahmedabad expressed their anguish at the society’s resistance to their relationship by writing on the riverfront’s parapet
wall with red lipstick. “We have left this world to live with each other. The world did not allow us to stay together. We did not have any men with us,” their message read. They also left a message on a paper-dish stating: “This world did not allow us to stay together. When will we meet again? When will we meet.. perhaps in the next birth… we will meet again.” Asha, who lived in Ghanshyam Residency in Bavla, got married 10 years ago and had two daughters - Megha and another aged six. Bhavna, a resident of Rajoda village near Bavla, had two sons — one 14 and another 13 years - after 15 years of marriage. Their parents had arranged their marriages.
Surat: Former chief minister Suresh Mehta alleged that the recent drive to conserve water undertaken by the Gujarat government was a “fabrication to hide deep-seated corruption”. The government had undertaken the month-long programme in May with an aim to deepen existing ponds, recharge ground water level and ensure better harvesting of rain water in the local water bodies. Mehta was reacting to the government’s claim of successful completion of the drive. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, Mehta alleged that the programme was an effort on the part of the Vijay Rupani government to divert attention from allegations of corruption in Gujarat Land Development Corporation.
“ST committed to provide easy, safe and modern transport service for people on ‘No Profit, No Loss’ basis” “Buses at favourable prices for marriage party, as an alternative to private bus service” CM inaugurates ST’s Corporate Office at Ranip, other services in presence of Dy CM Ahmedabad : Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today reiterated the State Government’s commitment for Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (popularly called ‘ST’) providing easy, safe and modern transport system to the people on ‘No Proft, No Loss’ basis. He was speaking at a function in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel to mark the inauguration of the ST’s first-ever new modern Corporate Office Building at Ranip with central ‘command and control’ room, demonstration of existing central workshop at Naroda, Metro-Link Bus Routes, flagging off buses built at the firstever ST’s in-house bus body building unit, and starting affordable bus service for marriages. The ST’s new five-storey central corporate office is built on PPP basis on 4,887 square metre, with modular sitting
arrangement at a cost of Rs.7.50-crore. The ‘command and control’ room to keep track of departure and arrival of a fleet of 7,465 buses, their halts at scheduled intermediate stoppages through GPS, is to make ST bus service more popular than private ones. In a first-ever initiative in the country, the ST has undertaken in-house body building of AIS 052 certified super express and midi buses under Central Motor Vehicles Rule and Bus Body Code. It incorporated 29 changes, using fire retardant grade materials with safety measures against fire from short-circuit, with enough leg room, window view for each seat. While there is Metro-Link Bus Service to link major cities and district headquarters, Midi Bus Service is to be run on 235 routes. He said the ST will provide buses at favourable prices for marriage party, as an alternative
to private bus service, at Rs.700 for single trip and Rs.1,200 for return trip up to 20km, likewise Rs.1,200 and Rs.2,000 up to 40 km, and Rs.1,500 and Rs.3,000 up to 60 km. Referring to the ST buses reliability and punctuality vis-à-vis private operators, he said that it has undergone change in 24x7 work culture, maintaining drivers and conductors being the mainstay of ST, as it covers 98 per cent of the state’s villages and 99 per cent of the population. It offers concession to students, service to senior citizens. Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel said that ST has become synonymous with public transport, at the same time being empathetic to the employees’ issues. Transport Minister R.C. Faldu said that ST continues to operate despite difficult situations as it aims at turning a lossmaking enterprise into making profit.
Ahmedabad : As part of his current visit to Dubai, Canada and the United States, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis is today hosting a series of meetings in Quebec with the intent on promoting emerging technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence. Key among them are the meetings with IVADO and AI Next. Hon’ble CM met Vice Premier of Quebec Dominique Anglade, and both agreed to a collaboration between Maharashtra and
Quebec to increase increments in AI and Aero, as also promoting AI accelerators like AI Next and IVADO. The meeting with IVADO was fruitful in that IVADO signed a collaboration agreement with the Department of IT, Maharashtra for setting up an AI accelerator in the state. They also signed a Letter of Intent to become part of the World Organization on AI (Artificial Intelligence – Quebec expertise). Additionally, AI Next has
signed an agreement with the Government of Maharashtra’s Department of information Technology to set up a joint AI accelerator to promote 50 start-up AI units in Maharashtra. It has also been agreed that IVADO and Applied AI Research Institute focused on social good in Mumbai, which was launched in February, will work together to set up AI clusters in Maharashtra in conjunction with IIT Mumbai.
AI clusters to come up in Maharashtra; to create 230 million new jobs for India by 2025
London : Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday there would be no reversal of the decision to leave the European Union whatever the outcome of divorce talks with the bloc. British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown in parliament with lawmakers later on Tuesday who want a “meaningful vote” on an eventual Brexit deal and to set the government’s “direction” if the house rejects the agreement. “Whatever we do, we’re not going to reverse that (decision to leave the EU),” David told BBC radio. “A meaningful vote is not the ability to reverse the decision of the referendum.” When asked if May would lead the conservatives into the next UK election, Davis also said “I think so … actually I hope so”.
Malaysia to reopen embassy in North Korea: PM Mahathir
Malaysia : Malaysia will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said, suggesting an end to the diplomatic row over the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother in Kuala Lumpur last year. “Yes, we will reopen the embassy,” Mahathir said in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review published on Monday during his trip to Japan. Malaysia’s once-close ties with North Korea were severely downgraded after Kim Jong Nam was killed at a Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017 when two women smeared his face with VX nerve agent, which the United Nations lists as a weapon of mass destruction. During their trial which is ongoing, the women said they were tricked into believing they were part of a reality show and did not know they were handling poison. The United States and South Korea have said the murder was orchestrated by Pyongyang. After Kim Jong Nam’s death, North Korea’s ambassador to Malaysia questioned the credibility of the police probe and insisted he was an ordinary citizen who died of a heart attack. Malaysia then recalled its ambassador to North Korea, banned its citizens from travelling to the North and cancelled visa-free entry for North Koreans. North Korea retaliated with a travel ban on all Malaysians in Pyongyang, trapping three diplomats and six family members. They were able to fly out only after Malaysia agreed to hand over Kim Jong Nam’s corpse and send three North Koreans wanted for questioning back to North Korea. Malaysia’s embassy in Pyongyang has not been staffed since April last year, and the government was considering permanently closing it and moving services to its Beijing mission.
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