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Short News Law allowing death penalty for rape of children cleared by President New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, that provides for stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The amendment replaces the criminal law amendment ordinance promulgated on April 21 after the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua and another woman in Unnao. “This Act may be called the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018. It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of April, 2018,” a gazette notification said. The Act will further amend the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Protection of Children
In UP, Muslim man stopped from offering Namaz for participating in Kanwar yatra Baghpat: A Muslim man, who took part in Kanwar yatra, was allegedly stopped from offering Namaz at a mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, prompting the police to arrest three persons in this regard. “I had gone to Haridwar as a Kanwar and offered water at the temples. On Friday, when I went to a mosque, some people assaulted me and stopped me from offering Namaz. They even forced me to run away from there,” Babu Khan said in his complaint registered with the police. Khan, a resident of Racharh village of the district, alleged that after he was beaten up, his wife and children went to their relatives. When contacted, inspector Devendra Bisht said, “On the complaint lodged by Babu Khan, three persons have been arrested for disrupting peace, while another person is absconding.” Police along with prominent citizens of the area are making efforts to resolve the matter through talks.
2 inmates die at Patna shelter home, days after man held for luring women Patna: Two women inmates of a state-run shelter home here have died under mysterious circumstances, days after a man was arrested for reportedly asking the inmates of the home to escape by luring them with gifts. The inmates, aged 17 and 21 years, were staying at Aasra Shelter Home in Nepali Nagar locality of the city. “While the shelter home claimed the women died during treatment at Patna Medical College last night (Saturday), the hospital authorities said the inmates were brought dead. Police was informed about the deaths only this (Sunday) morning,” Deputy Superintendent of Police, Law and Order (Patna), Manoj Kumar Sudhanshu told news agency PTI. The shelter home came into news when it was recently reported that four of its inmates had tried to run away. The police then carried out an investigation and arrested a person, living in the vicinity.
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The incident happened around midnight Saturday night when one of the rear wheels of the car, carrying 10 people, came off at a sharp turn on the Halol-Bodeli road, near Bhat village in Jambughoda tehsil, located around 180 km from here.
Gujarat: Seven minor members of family killed as car falls into ditch
Ahmedabad : Seven members of a family, all minors, were killed when their car fell into a ditch in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district, police said Sunday. The incident happened around midnight Saturday night when one of the rear wheels of the car, carrying 10 people, came off at a sharp turn on the HalolBodeli road, near Bhat village in Jambughoda tehsil, located around 180 km from here. As a result, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which plunged into a roadside ditch filled with water, an official at the Jambughoda police station said. While the locals managed to rescue three
people, seven others could not be saved, he added. All the deceased belonged to the same family in Bodeli town. They were returning after meeting a relative in Halol, the police official said. “The three people rescued by the locals were taken to a hospital in Jambughoda. The bodies were also sent to the same hospital for postmortem,” he added. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Bilal (17), Mohammad Rouf (14), Mohammad Sajid (13), Gul Afroz (13), Asina Banu (11), Mohammad Tahir (11) and Mohammad Yusuf (7), the official said. A case was registered in connection with the incident, he added.
The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurating the new campus of Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), in Hyderabad
It is the largest Indian assistance project in any country with a grant of over USD 350 million.
India-built houses for plantation workers new high in ties with Sri Lanka: PM
New Delhi/ Colombo: India on Sunday handed over the first lot of houses built for Indian-origin people in Sri Lanka’s tea plantation areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a special ceremony through video conference at Dunsinane Estate, Nuwara Eliya to hand over the houses built under the Indian Housing Project in Plantation Areas. It is the largest Indian assistance project in any country with a grant of over USD 350 million. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked his Indian counterpart
for the assistance. “I thank Prime Minister Modi. He has kept the promise he made last year,” Wickremesinghe said. PM Modi said India continues to keep Sri Lanka in a special place in its neighbourhood first policy. Some 404 houses were handed over at the central district of
Rains started lashing parts of Kerala since Sunday morning, after a brief let-up on Saturday, posing problems to relief ops.
Rajnath Singh surveys flood-hit Kerala, says situation ‘very serious’
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday reached Kerala to take a stock of the situation as the state is facing a crisis following incessant rains, floods and landslides. The minister conducted an aerial survey of two rain-ravaged districts of Kerala and said the situation in the state was “very serious”. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister K J Alphons
also accompanied the Union Minister. are also with him. Rajnath Singh assured the state government of all help from the Centre to meet the challenges posed by the unprecedented floods. Rains started lashing several parts of Kerala since Sunday morning, after a brief let-up on Saturday, posing problems to the relief operations being carried out by multiple agencies in flood-ravaged parts of the state.
NIA nabs 2 in Hyderabad for ISIS Abu Dhabi links Hyderabad: Two people were arrested by the National Investigation Agency on Sunday in connection with an Abu Dhabi-based ISIS module case registered in 2016. The officials arrested Mohammed Abdullah Basith, 24, of Chandrayangutta and Mohammed Abdul Qadeer, 19, of Pahadishareef as they were allegedly conspiring to further the ISIS ideology and carry out terrorist activities in India. The two accused have been in touch with Adnan Hassan, who was earlier arrested in the 2016 ISIS module case and is facing trial. NIA officials had also conducted searches in seven locations in and around the city. “The initial questioning has revealed the involvement of accused Abdullah Basith, Mohd Abdul Qadeer and other associates to the ISIS. A lot of incriminating material was recovered and seized. It has been sent to CFSL Hyderabad for analysis and data extraction,” officials added.
The agency, in the chargesheet filed for the arrested trio, had also named a few people from the city, including Mohd Abdullah Basith of Chandrayangutta, Mohammed Mujtaba of Edi Bazaar, Hannan Qureshi, Adnan Ahmed and Sana who the agency said were members of the Hyderabad-based ISIS module. The NIA in 2016 had arrested Sheikh Azhar ul Islam, Mohammed Farhan Shaikh and Adnan Hassan on allegations that the three persons and their other unknown associates were members of ISIS and were involved in a conspiracy to identify, motivate, radicalise, recruit and train Indian Muslim youth on behalf of the proscribed outfit. The agency had registered a Case RC-04/16/NIA/DLI dated 28.01.2016 at PS NIA, New Delhi under Sections 120B of IPC and 18, 18A and 18B Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Rahul Gandhi to kick off Telangana poll campaign HYDERABAD: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is all set to launch the party’s campaign in Telangana state for the upcoming general elections with his two-day visit to the state, beginning from Monday. This is Mr Gandhi’s first visit to Telangana state after taking over the reins of the party in December 2017. Mr Gandhi’s tour has already generated political heat in the state with the ruling TRS and main Opposition Congress engaged in a verbal war over the denial of permission to Mr Gandhi to meet students at the visit OU campus, the epicentre of Telangana statehood agitation. Congress leaders and cadre have pinned high hopes on Mr Gandhi’s tour hoping that he will energise the party which is still reeling under the severe drubbing in the hands of the TRS in the 2014 elections.
Nuwara Eliya. Out of the 60,000 houses, close to 47,000 have been completed so far, Modi said, adding that the USD 350 million grant to build the houses was one of the largest grants by India in any country. “Sri Lanka has been special for us, and it will remain special,” the Prime Minister said. Wickremesinghe, recalling the historical links between India and Sri Lanka, said PM Modi’s suggestion today to establish direct air links between Colombo and Varanasi to facilitate pilgrims from Sri Lanka is most welcomed.
Forced to watch porn, have unnatural sex, recounts Bhopal hostel survivor
Bhopal: After a fourth woman came forward and filed a complaint against the director of a hostel for speech and hearing impaired people located in Bhopal, more chilling details have emerged in the case. The woman accused the director of keeping her in captivity and raping her for six months. The Bhopal hostel rape case came to light after a 19-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl filed an FIR in the police station in Dhar in Madhya Pradesh against the director, Ashwini Sharma, accusing him of repeatedly raping her during her stay in the hostel over the last three years when she was staying there to complete her course in the local Industrial Training Institute (ITI). Ashwini Sharma was arrested on Wednesday under sections 376 (rape), 354 (outraging modesty), 344 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and relevant sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Two more girls, who had previously stayed in the hostel, also filed a case of molestation against the accused on Thursday.
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What makes merchants adopt digital payments?
Digital payments form the bedrock of deeper financial integration for micro enterprises, which constitutes 99% of India’s approximately 60 million-strong micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Broader financial services, such as credit, insurance and wealth management, can be contextually and cost-effectively provided in digitized and personalized formats on top of digital transaction footprints. Such access to affordable finance can translate to financial stability and growth for business owners that are otherwise vulnerable to cash flow volatility and suffer from constrained access to capital to grow. And this can have a profound impact on job creation, economic growth and quality of life for hundreds of millions. There are notable supplyside initiatives to promote electronic payments, such as the setting up of public infrastructure platforms like the India Stack. We now have interoperable and efficient payment systems such as Bhim-UPI (unified payments interface), which are becoming more reliable as they mature. It is hoped that such transactions will only become safer with the much anticipated user consentbased mechanisms to govern commercial use of data. Despite these ambitious initiatives, however, last-mile barriers are still writ large. Behavioural factors, weak economics and low product relevancy limit usage on the ground. For entrepreneurs and retailers who have creatively coped with cash for centuries, digital money poses an economic threat to their informal businesses and, ultimately perhaps, to their very survival. And digital propositions that provide immediate, tangible value and adequate levels of trust to small businesses are simply elusive. To investigate potential barriers and opportunities for merchant adoption of digital payments, our organizations have surveyed 2,500 small businesses of different kinds in Jaipur over the past year. We find a staggering diversity across the micro-business landscape, which can be instrumental in developing tailored solutions. The fundamental divide lies between merchants with investments in fixed establishments versus the longer tail of home-based businesses, street and roving vendors, and individual service providers. The former tend to be formally registered, higher educated and operate at a larger scale. They are early adopters of digital payment solutions, with 42% having tried and 35% using popular solutions like wallets and internet banking. In contrast, the latter category of merchants are largely informal, illiterate, and operate on a smaller scale, showing 2-7% adoption rates.
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The 31-year-old, while wishing the Pakistani Prime Minister good luck, said she was impressed by his speech.
Kangana Ranaut folds hands in plea for better Indo-Pak ties in Imran Khan’s rule
Karachi: Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut has a message for Pakistan’s Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan. The 31-year-old, while wishing Khan good luck, said she was impressed by his speech. At an event, when the ‘Queen’ star was asked if she thought the relations between the two countries will improve, Kangana said, “Hopefully, we can only hope that we don’t have to shed more blood.” “It’s unfortunate that our soldiers are dying. But, the kind of speech that Imran Khan has given is very nice and I wish
him all the best and with folded hands, I really hope and appeal, that we have a really beautiful relationship,” she added, as reported by Geo News. The actor recently made headlines after she bestowed praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming him as the ‘rightful leader of democracy.’ She also batted in favour of a second term for the Prime Minister. On the work front, Kangana is currently gearing up for ‘Manikarnika -The Queen of Jhansi’, which is based on the life of warrior Rani Laxmi Bai.
I have no formula to play any character: Manoj Bajpayee Mumbai : National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee says as a performer, he does not follow any formula to play any character but approaches things differently every time. The actor, who is balancing between content-driven and commercial cinema, told IANS here, “I have no formula to play any character. I approach each of them differently. I could play a middle-class man, a police officer 50 times, but every time it has to be different.”Otherwise, what is the fun of performing? Also, the approach needs to be changed depending on the kind of film it is.”He
calls his forthcoming film Satyameva Jayate a commercial one. “So my performance should be very different here (in this film) from a film like Aligarh.Giving an insight into his character DCP Shivansh, the actor of Satya fame said: “It is an action-thriller where a cat-mouse fight is happening between the two characters – a police and a criminal.” “What’s interesting is how both of them are interrelated, how their conflict finds a common ground at the end of the journey.” Manoj has travelled to the various international film festivals with films like
Pinjar, Aligarh and Gangs of Wasseypur. Earlier this year, he attended the Cannes Film Festival to unveil the poster of one of his upcoming films – Bhosle.”We wanted to submit the film this year for the Cannes Film Festival, but little work on the post-production is left. That is why we could not submit the film. So we thought of going there and unveiling its poster. “We all have been working on the film for the last four years. It is one of the projects which is close to my heart,” said the actor, a regular at international film festivals. Asked about how he sees the
position of Indian cinema on the global map, Manoj shared: “The journey of Indian cinema… in the mind of global audiences started from the era of iconic (talents) like Satyajit Ray, Mani Kaul, Basu Bhattacharya, Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani…where our films were watched, celebrated at international film festivals and people saw India through our film.” “These days though we are making several contentdriven and independent films, and travelling to festivals also, I think somewhere we are falling short to earn the amount of respect that our elders did.
Hollywood - Bollywood Gal Gadot to feature in the sequel of Wreck-It Ralph
Los Angeles : Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has joined the cast of Disney’s upcoming animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet, which is a sequel to Wreck-It Ralph. In the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ project, Gadot will be voicing the character Shank, a tough and talented driver in an intense and gritty online racing game called Slaughter Race. It will release in India on November 23, said a statement. “Shank is amazing at driving cars and has this bad-girl vibe to her. But as the movie goes on you realise how fun-loving, wise and warm she really is on the inside, which is what I like most about her,” Gadot said. The actress on Friday also shared the news on her social media handles, along with an image of her character. “I’m so excited to finally announce that I am playing a character named Shank in Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ hitting theaters this November! Such an amazing experience to be apart of this project with such great creators and cast! Welcome to Slaughter Race,” she posted. In the film, Shank meets Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) during the digital duo’s journey onto the internet, where they hope to find a replacement steering wheel for Vanellope’s own racing game, the arcade classic Sugar Rush.
Clicked: Salman Khan spotted walking hand-in-hand with his ‘love’ on streets of Malta Mumbai : After ‘Race 3’ and ‘Dus Ka Dum’ failed to live up to expectations and Priyanka Chopra’s ‘walk out’ from ‘Bharat’ kept Salman Khan in the news for reasons he wouldn’t have preferred, the superstar is back on film sets. Pictures of Salman’s silhouette on a bike from the ‘Bharat’ had gone viral recently, and the shoot is now continuing in Bollywood’s new favourite destination, Malta. And amid the shoot, Sallu is bonding big time with the ‘love of his life’, bonding with her on Malta streets. Before you wonder if it
is his ‘close friend’ Iulia Vantur or the film’s costar Katrina Kaif, we have to tell you that the person is none other than his mother, Salma Khan. The actor shared a rare
KJo calls Takht K3G of Mughal era, opens on SLB comparison, Ranveer is Dara Shikoh
Mumbai : Ever since Karan Johar has announced his directorial ‘Takht’, the interest over that project has gone on a new high! A Bollywood Hungama report says that Anil Kapoor will play Shahjehan, while Kareena Kapoor Khan will be seen playing his daughter Jahanara Begum. While Vicky will be seen as Aurangzeb, Ranveer, who had won a million hearts with his Alauddin Khilji act in Padmaavat, will reportedly be seen as Dara Shikoh in Takht. The report further reveals that Alia Bhatt will play Ranveer’s wife Begum Nadira Banu in the film, while the role of Aurangzeb’s wife Dilras Banu Begum will reportedly be played by Bhumi Pednekar. And finally, Janhvi Kapoor, after her dream debut in ‘Dhadak’, will be seen as a slave girl in the Karan Johar movie. Speaking to Film Companion, Karan revealed, “It’s like the K3G of the Mughal era. But it’s more extreme, there is more betrayal. It has the tropes of court politics. It’s so rich in texture.” He then assured, “It’s about two warring brothers and it’s based on facts.” While Janhvi Kapoor is still in shock about being cast in the movie, Karan Johar spoke about comparisons with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Lady Gaga says Bradley Cooper was phenomenal in A Star Is Born, which marks Bradley’s directorial debut. The film is set for a world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on August 31.
Lady Gaga: Watching Bradley Cooper work was phenomenal
Los Angeles : Pop star Lady Gaga has said the experience of working actor Bradley Cooper on A Star is Born has “changed” her and she feels “blessed” for the film. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gaga, 32, said Cooper was phenomenal in the film that also marks his directorial debut. “It just has changed me. Watching Bradley work was phenomenal and then having him believe in me – it gave me more ammunition to believe in myself, and I just feel so blessed to have had that experience,” Gaga said. “I think what I learned from Bradley (is) it’s OK to
be relentlessly sure of your vision and to go after it with every fibre of your being and to never stop white gloving what you’re making. Sometimes, as an artist, I second-guess myself when I go, ‘Am I pulling the thread? Am I unravelling the whole blanket now? Do I need to stop?’ It’s changed the way that I work today,” she added. The musical romantic drama is a remake of the 1937 film of the same name. Cooper has also penned the screenplay alongside Will Fetters and Eric Roth. The story follows a harddrinking country musician (Cooper) who discovers and falls in love with a young singer (Gaga).
and adorable picture with his mom on Instagram and wrote, “With the love of my life.” The motherson duo was then seen walking hand-in-hand on the streets, ‘exploring
Malta’, as they crossed the road and entered a mall together. Salman’s fan following, even abroad is well-known and it’s possible someone recorded the two.
Always wanted to be part of a film that would bring a sense of national pride: 83 actor Ranveer Singh
Mumbai : Ranveer Singh is all geared up to bring on celluloid the story of India’s first cricket World Cup victory through 83 and the actor says he always wanted to be part of a film that would have national pride as its theme.Ranveer says he is aware of the fact that doing 83 comes with a certain level of responsibility but he feels lucky to have been chosen to bring this story on the big screen. “It is important part of our sports history and history as a nation, our first world cup win and it had put us on top of the world, stamped our presence on the map. “I always wanted to be part of a film where the take away would be that sense of national pride. The story of underdogs’ triumph is completely lost. There is a whole generation that needs to know and I am happy to be fronting it,” Ranveer told PTI. 83 will trace the story of Indian skipper Kapil Dev (played by Ranveer), who led the Indian cricket team to victory in the 1983 World Cup. “For me to be playing Kapil Dev is a huge deal. He is a legend in the truest sense. He commands such respect in the cricket fraternity and has a vast fan following.” Ranveer said he was blown away by the facts director Kabir Khan shared with him while narrating the script and believes it is important to tell the story to the world. “I had no idea this is how we won our first World Cup. They were a complete bunch of underdogs that nobody believed in and they fought and had the ultimate victory. It is a human story,” he said. As a part of the preparation for the film, Kabir and Ranveer recently visited the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground to watch the test match between India and England.
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Won’t crib about not having the best of conditions, says Virat Kohli
After losing the second Test match, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that he was not proud of the way his side played.
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Sevilla threaten to pull out of Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona
Mumbai: Virat Kohli’s India went down by an innings and 159-run defeat in the second Test at Lord’s to trail the five-match Test series 2-0. The Indian skipper did not give excuses for the embarrassing loss and said that he was not proud of the way they played. This was India’s first innings defeat under Kohli’s captaincy. Giving England credit, Kohli said, “Not very proud of the way we played to be honest. First time in last five Test matches we’ve been outplayed. Credit to England. They were clinical. When a team plays like that they deserve to be
on the winning side.” Not giving excuses, the Indian captain further said, “Can’t really think about those things (conditions not in favour). You have to counter the conditions as and when they come to you. Can’t crib about these things. Sometimes the rub of the green will go your way too. Won’t sit around and say that we didn’t have the best of conditions.” “Their bowlers were relentless with the ball. Looking at things now, the weather was so unpredictable, I think we got the combination a bit off before the game. Chance to correct that next game.”
Tangiers: Sevilla have threatened to pull out of Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup clash with Barcelona if the La Liga champions field more than three nonEU players. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Saturday that there would be no restrictions on players from outside the EU for the Super Cup, despite only three being allowed in squads for league matches. Sevilla said they could withdraw from the game in Tangier, Morocco, if Barca name an “improper lineup”. “Sevilla FC is surprised by the RFEF’s announcement 24 hours before the Super Cup,” Sevilla said in a statement. “It has said that as many non-EU players as desired can be registered. In their last statement for the 20182019 season, only three were due to be allowed,
New Delhi: Former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar said he will not be able to make it for Imran Khan’s oath-taking as the prime minister of Pakistan on August 18. The cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is set to be sworn in as prime minister next week. The former greats have squared off against each other several times during the 1980s and 90s as cricket captains but still, share a mutual friendship till today. However, Gavaskar confirmed that
he spoke to Imran about attending the event but won’t be able to attend it due to his broadcasting commitments.“Yes, I did speak to Imran himself. He was inquiring if I’d be able to make it. I said to him that unfortunately because of my commentary commitments I won’t be able to do so. But my best wishes are with him and I’m hoping to see him sooner rather than later. I think I’ve known him for plenty of years. I think it’s a huge moment for the cricketing fraternity that one of theirs has gone
on to become the prime minister of a country so I wish him very well,” he was quoted as saying by India Today. The 69-year-old further stated that Imran could improve the strained ties between India and Pakistan. “He is the only prime minister [of Pakistan] who has actually spent a lot of time in India. He is probably the only Pakistani after partition who has been to India several times has met with the common man apart from all the dignitaries and therefore understands India better than any other prime minister.
without exception. “The club’s legal department is studying the matter and should FC Barcelona line up with more than three non-EU players, it would present possible ground for withdrawal due to an improper line-up.” New signings Malcom, Arturo Vidal and Arthur will likely be Barca’s three non-EU players on Sunday, although Brazilian centre-back Marlon has also travelled with the squad. Philippe Coutinho has reportedly acquired a Portuguese passport through his wife in the last week, while his fellow South Americans Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are already EU citizens. Sevilla qualified for the match as last season’s Copa del Rey runners-up, after Barcelona won the league and cup double.
James Anderson brings up 100 wickets at Lord’s
Mumbai: England fast bowler James Anderson scalped his 100th Test wicket at Lord’s when he sent India opener Murali Vijay packing in the second innings of the second match of the series. Trailing by 289 runs, India had a dismal start to the second innings as they lost openers Vijay and KL Rahul early in the proceedings. The England fast bowler bowled an inswinging delivery to Vijay that hit the inside edge of the right-hander’s bat and went to Jonny Bairstow behind the stumps. With this, Anderson became only the second
bowler after Muttiah Muralitharan to pick 100 wickets at one single venue. Muralitharan achieved the feat thrice as he has 166 wickets at SSC, 117 at Jandy and 111 at Galle. Vijay scored a pair in this match while KL Rahul who was later trapped in front of the stumps by Anderson got out for 10. Anderson produced a good performance in the first innings too after he bagged a fifer. His dismissals included the likes of Vijay, Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane. India trail the five-match series 0-1 as they lost the first Test at Edgbaston by 31 runs.
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RBI net sells USD 6.184 billion of US currency in June
Mumbai: Reserve Bank continued to remain net seller of the US currency for the third consecutive month in June, after it sold USD 6.184 billion of the US dollar in the spot market, RBI data showed. During the reporting month, the central bank bought USD 4.020 billion of the US dollar, while sold USD 10.204 billion in the spot market, according to the recent RBI data. In May and April, RBI had net sold Rs 5.767 billion and USD 2.483 billion of the US dollar, respectively. In June 2017, the apex bank was net buyer of the US currency, after it had bought USD 4.971 billion and sold USD 1.680 billion in the
spot market. RBI maintains that its intervention in the foreign exchange market is to curb volatility in the rupee and not to target a level of the domestic currency. In FY18, the apex had net purchased USD 33.689 billion from the spot market. It had bought USD 52.068 billion from the spot market, while selling USD 18.379 billion. In FY17, RBI had bought USD 12.351 billion of the US dollar on a net basis. In the forward dollar market, the outstanding net forward purchase at the end of June was USD 10.689 billion. The net forward purchase at the end of May was USD 11.252 billion, RBI said.
Malls becoming entertainment cum shopping centres due to online market
Mumbai: As e - c o m m e r c e continues to eat into traditional retail including modern trade, shopping malls are remodelling and rearranging themselves as recreation centres offering a ‘shopentertainment’ experience to customers, say industry experts. According to Knight Frank, since technology savvy millennials prefer the online platform to meet their shopping
needs, malls cannot let themselves be a mere aggregation of fancy stores but they need to evolve and reflect the changing aspirations and lifestyle, if they have to survive. A recent JLL survey reveals that net absorption of retail space in H1 2018 increased over 75 per cent, recording a total absorption of 1.9 million sq ft. For the second half, it expects fresh supplies of 3.7 million sq ft in the top seven cities.
Meanwhile, Kapil Dev and Navjot Singh Sidhu have accepted Imran’s invite and are waiting for the government’s decision.
Reliance Group denies recieving Rafale contract from Defence Ministry New Delhi: Caught in a political storm over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal, billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group on Sunday denied receiving any contract from the Defence Ministry and said “unfounded and incorrect” allegations are being deliberately made to “mislead people and cloud the issue.” Answering questions ranging from lack experience to state-owned HAL being overlooked for the deal, the group said Dassault, the French firm that is to supply 36 Rafale fighter jets, choose Reliance Defence Ltd to meet its ‘offset’ or export obligation in the contract and the Ministry of Defence has no role in the selection of Indian partners by the foreign vendors.Reliance Defence Ltd CEO Rajesh Dhingra said the governmentto-government deal requires all 36 aircraft to be delivered in a ‘fly-away’ condition which means “they are to be exported from France by Dassault” and “HAL or anyone else cannot be the production agency for the simple reason that no aircraft are to be produced in India.” He said HAL was
a nominated production agency for the 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program, which never reached the contract stage. “Reliance Defence or any other Reliance group company has not received any contract from the MoD till date, related to 36 Rafale aircraft. This is absolutely unfounded and incorrect,” he told PTI over phone. Opposition Congress party last week demanded a JPC in the deal and its president Rahul Gandhhi has been attacking the government for inking the deal at a much higher price than the one the previous UPA regime had negotiated. He has accused the government of changing the deal to benefit “one businessman”. On allegations of the firm getting the contract because of Ambani’s reported proximity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said: “As per Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), the Ministry of Defence has no role in the selection of Indian partners by the foreign vendors.
DGCA to conduct financial audit of turbulence-hit Jet Airways
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA is set to conduct a financial audit of the Naresh Goyalpromoted Jet Airways, amid its fiscal conditions under pressure due to the surging jet fuel prices and low fares, a source said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has already evaluated the financial health of the national carrier Air India recently, besides conducting a special audit of Air Deccan, the source close to the development said. The financial audit
of airlines, which has been conducted in the past too, is done to assess their fiscal health and also ensure that they are not compromising on safety due to financial stress. “We will conduct the financial audit of Jet Airways from August 27. A similar audit of Air India has been completed,” the source said. The financial audit of Air India was necessitated as the airline has been defaulting on salary payments to its employees, besides grounding a number of aircraft due to payment
issues with vendors. The DGCA has also carried out a special audit of Air Deccan and will soon be conducting a similar exercise on Air Odisha, following orders from the aviation ministry, the source said. The two carriers, which together have been mandated to fly on 84 routes under the government’s regional connectivity scheme, had recently cancelled a number of flights, citing shortage of pilots and technical glitch in their aircraft, the source said.
Air Deccan had started operations in December last year while Air Odisha took to the skies in February this year. The Ahmedabad-based GSEC Aviation and Monarch Networth Capital had last year acquired 100 per cent stake in Air Deccan and 60 per cent in Air Odisha. The Naresh Goyalpromoted Jet Airways, in which Gulf carrier Etihad holds 24 per cent stake, is grappling with financial woes and its share price has also taken a beating in recent weeks.
Air India grounds 19 A320 family planes for lack of spares: ICPA
Mumbai: Debt-laden Air India has grounded as many as 19 aircraft, including nine Airbus A321, due to want of spares, resulting in a significant loss of revenue to the carrier besides flight cancellations, one of its pilots’ body has alleged. Besides, there are also aircraft fleet swaps which result in last minute change of inventory, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) said in a letter to Air India chairman and managing director Pradeep Singh Kharola on Sunday. “Almost 23 per cent of the Air India fleet is grounded for lack of spares. To put this into perspective, aircraft worth approximately USD 3.6 billion or approximately Rs 25,000 crore (at todays list price) are lying idle in the hangars,” the ICPA alleged. While as many as eight Airbus A321 aircraft, of the total 20 such planes operated by Air India, are out of operations at various stations for lack of spares, four A319s are also on ground for one reason or the other, it said. The A319 aircraft is the workhorse of the domestic network operating on highdensity routes and has
the maximum seating capacity, the ICPA said adding that “(due to the grounding of these planes) there is a significant revenue loss on a daily basis.” “The Airbus A319 fleet situation is only slightly better. Of the 22 Airbus A319 aircraft in the fleet, four aircraft or 18 per cent of the fleet is not available for operations. The Airbus A320 fleet fares better but only because it currently consists of a significant number of newly acquired Neo planes,” it said. Of the Boeing 777 fleet, five aircraft are in the hangar while two Boeing 787 Dreamliners, of the 26 in the fleet, are also on ground, the ICPA said. “Additionally, a significant number of flights are getting cancelled/rescheduled on a daily basis. There are also aircraft fleet swaps which result in last minute change of inventory resulting in non-optimal revenue management and utilisation,” the ICPA said in the letter. Questioning the airline management as to why the aircraft were being allowed to remain on ground, the ICPA said, “All of this is having a significant impact on the bottom-line of Air India.”
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international ‘Calibre, capacity’ of youth will Addressing the gathering, the Vice President said that the “energy, calibre, capacity, confidence and character” of country’s youth will develop the country more strongly.
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Bhavnagar Diamond Manufacture Association honoured police, CM, for promptly solving looting case of diamond worth Rs. 9-Cr Rajkot : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the country will develop more with “energy, calibre, confidence and character” of its youth. Naidu was at Bhavnagar in Gujarat to lay the foundation stone of a 33.3 kilometre four-lane road that will be part of the National Highway-751. The four-laning will be done at a cost of Rs 820 crore. The four-laning of the road will make connectivity between Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar easier and would also give impetus to the development of Dholera Special Investment Region, a state government release said quoting Naidu. He said that government had constructed 9,800 kilometre of roads in 2017-18, and 16,000 kilometres in 2018-19 while 60,000 kilometres rural roads will be constructed in coming times, the government release added. During the function, Naidu distributed keys to the beneficiaries of the Mukhaya Mantri GRUH (Gujarat Rural Urban Housing) Yojana. Addressing the
gathering, the Vice President said that the “energy, calibre, capacity, confidence and character” of country’s youth will develop the country more strongly. The Vice President also called on the youth to take active part in the development process, and stressed on the need to provide adequate support and infrastructure to them to realise their potential, the release said. He expressed the need to end caste-based politics and the removal of criminality from democracy so that everybody could get social justice. Naidu said the country has to be “rid of fear, corruption and atrocity,” and development has to be given priority to uplift the people from the backward classes. He also highlighted the development by way of rural connectivity using optical fibres and electrification, and mentioned recent reports of the World Bank and World Economic Forum to point out that India was developing as a strong country.
Little rain, but enough of cave-in pain Ahmedabad : The new west (NW) zone of Ahmedabad may be considered posh, but one look at the number of cave-ins there is enough to raise questions on that tag. Since June, it has witnessed eight caveins, the highest among all zones in the city. It is closely followed by north zone with seven. Ironically, there hasn’t even been enough rain in the city that could be blamed for the situation. The Ahmedabad M u n i c i p a l Corporation is blaming corroded drainage lines and vibration due to the Metro project for the situation. The NW zone includes
areas like Satellite, Vastrapur, Jodhpur, Bodakdev, Vejalpur, Jivrajpark, Ghatlodia and others. This monsoon, 18 caveins have already been reported from various parts of the city. Two of these were reported in Augustone near Shivranjani crossroads in NW zone and another in Vinoba Bhave Nagar in east zone. Meanwhile, work on cave-ins at Bopal, Jivraj Park and Vijay crossroads is still underway. Shahini Gohel, who works for a private car company in Bopal, said, “There is chaos at the crossroads, especially during peak hours. Due to the cave-in,
the road is choc-abloc situation from 7 pm to 7:30 pm.” Rushi Pandya, additional city engineer of NW zone, said, “The reason behind the cave-in is crown failure. Corrosion of drainage pipe leads to gas formation, in turn resulting in cave-in. The one at Jivraj crossroads was filled up within five days. The other one will be covered in next four days. The same thing caused the cave-in in Bopal and that too will be filled in next two days.” A city engineer of West Zone blamed the metro work and the drainage line for the cave-ins. “The pipelines at Vijay crossroads cave-in are almost 20 to 25 years old.”
Government is determined for prompt justice: Rupani Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today expressed that the state government is determined to provide ultramodern facilities to the people when they arrived at the “Nayay Mandir” (Court Complex) for seeking the justice. He stated this at a function, organized by Bhavnagar Bar Association at Yashwantrai Natyagruh, to honour him for allocating a land plot for constructing an ultramodern court complex for the Bhavnagar District
Court at Bhavnagar city. The new court complex will have court conference room, library, meeting room, enough sitting arrangements for lawyers and judges and other amenities. Mr. Rupani asserted that still people have trust in the judiciary, and it is the need of the hour that this confidence should be maintained forever. He also urged to the judiciary world to ensure that last man of the society receives prompt justice, experience the real justice and waiting cases burden on the courts should be reduced.
Guj Govt is committed to make state as ‘Green Gujarat – Clean Gujarat’ by planting 10-Cr trees during current year: Vijaybhai Rupani
Ahmedabad : The State Government is determined to make Gujarat as ‘Green Gujarat - Clean Gujarat’ by planting over 10-crore trees in the current year, says Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani while planting 35,000 saplings at AUDA garden being developed over 62,000 square meter area at Bhat village near Gandhinagar, today. On the occasion, the plantation was also done by Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Nitinbhai Patel and Forest Minister Mr. Ganpatbhai Vasava. The AUDA garden is also going to have amenities like cycle-track, walk-way,
amphitheater, party plot and others. The garden is being developed with co-sponsorships from Hero-MotoCrop and The Times of India under its ‘Green Drive’ Project in collaboration with the Forest Department. Mr. Rupani further stated that swelling of the green belt is the option to meet the challengesbeing poised against the environment protection by the global warming and rising of pollution.
Moscow : Russia will further decrease its holdings of US securities in response to new sanctions against Moscow but has no plans to shut down US companies in Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on state TV on Sunday, RIA news agency reported. On Friday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would regard any US move to curb the activities of its banks as a “declaration of economic war” and would take retaliatory action. Washington said on Wednesday it would impose fresh sanctions by the end of August after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain, sending Russia’s rouble currency to a two-year low. Speaking on a weekly TV talk show, Siluanov said the new US sanctions, some of which could restrict purchases of Russian government bonds, were “unpleasant but not fatal”. “We have lowered to the minimum level and will further decrease our investment in the US economy, in the US securities,” Siluanov said, shedding light on the nature of an unexpected drop in Russia’s holdings of US Treasury bonds.
No one can ‘obliterate’ Taiwan’s existence, president says on departure for US
Taipei : Vowing that “no one can obliterate Taiwan’s existence”, President Tsai Ing-wen left on Sunday for the United States and two of its remaining diplomatic allies, amid pressure from China to try to stamp out references to the island internationally. China, which claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as its own, has stepped up a campaign against the island as it tries to assert Chinese sovereignty. Beijing has ordered foreign companies to label Taiwan as part of China on their websites and is excluding Taiwan from as many international forums as it can. Also, China has also been whittling down the number of countries that recognise Taiwan – now just 18 – with Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic switching relations to Beijing this year.
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Gujarat: One arrested with 15 million heroin brought from Pakistan This heroin is a part of 100 kilograms of goods brought from Mandvi and Kutch from Pakistan four months ago. During the interrogation, the accused says that goods from Mandvi’s two accused and accused persons have been brought to India. Ahmedabad : ATS Gujarat has arrested a man named Aziz Abdul Khatad from Devbhumi Dwarka with heroin brought from Pakistan. It has been reported that 5 kg of pure heroin has been recovered from this person. The price of this heroine is estimated at Rs 15 crore in the international market. It is being told that this heroin is a part of the 100 kilograms of goods brought from Mandvi and Kutch from Pakistan four months ago. During the interrogation,
the accused says that goods from Mandvi’s two accused and accused persons have been brought to India. The arrested persons said that the remaining part of the goods has been sent for sale in other states of North India. The heroin was brought by sea by using this cargo fishing trollers. The investigating agency believes that smuggling of the goods There is also a sign of alliance with terrorist organizations.
Washington ; US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he condemns “all types of racism and acts of violence,” appealing for unity ahead of the anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump drew strong criticism in the days after the Charlottesville rally last year for equating white supremacists with counter-protesters and saying “both sides” were to blame. On Saturday, Trump wrote on Twitter that the “riots” in Charlottesville “resulted in senseless death and division. We must come together as a nation. I condemn all types of racism and acts of violence. Peace to ALL Americans!” White nationalists held a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville last year, billing it as a protest over the removal of a statue honoring a commander of the Confederate Army, the losing side in the US Civil War. Counter-protesters turned out to demonstrate against the rally. James Alex Fields, Jr. is charged with driving his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of people. He has pleaded not guilty and his trial is set to begin in November. The organizer of last year’s event, white nationalist Jason Kessler, was denied a permit in Charlottesville this year but has secured permission to hold a demonstration on Sunday in Washington, across the street from the White House.
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