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Short News Rivers, wells dry up in Kerala that witnessed ravaging floods; govt orders study Thiruvananthapuram: With mercury levels rising and abnormal drying up of rivers and wells reported in floodhit Kerala, the state government has decided to conduct scientific studies on the post-flood phenomenon in the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment to carry out studies on the phenomenon after floods across the stateand suggest possible solutions to the problems. A series of issues including soaring mercury level, unprecedented dip in water level of rivers, sudden drying-up of wells, depletion of groundwater reserves and mass perishing of earthworms have caused widespread concern in various parts of Kerala after the devastating deluge last month. The flood-battered Wayanand district, known for its rich biodiversity, recently witnessed the mass perishing of earthworms.
EC sends AAP showcause notice on ‘concealing’ income, party calls it bias New Delhi : THE ELECTION Commission (EC) served a showcause notice to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday, asking why its recognition should not be withdrawn for allegedly concealing its actual income for 2014-15 financial year. The party has been asked to respond within 20 days, failing which the EC will decide the matter based on the “information available on record”. Earlier this year, as first reported by The Indian Express on January 9, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had flagged to the EC an alleged mismatch in AAP’s actual and reported donations. In his missive to then Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A K Joti, CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra had said that AAP had not disclosed the source of donations adding up to Rs 13.16 crore.
Maharashtra ATS gets custody of two accused held in Gauri Lankesh murder case
New Delhi : A court here on Wednesday remanded two persons, originally arrested in the murder case of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, in the custody of the Maharashtra AntiTerrorism Squad in connection with the seizure of explosives from different parts of the state. The accused, Sujeeth Kumar and Bharat Kurane, were arrested earlier by the Karnataka police. The ATS brought them here from Bengaluru and produced them before Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Padalkar. The court granted the ATS custody of the accused till September 17. Chief prosecutor Jaisingh Desai told the court that the names of the two came up during the questioning of other accused in the explosives seizure case. The ATS wanted to bring them face to face with the other accused and question them, he added. Kumar and Kurane were present when the other accused conducted a reconnaissance, Jaisingh said. The prosecutor added that arms training was provided at a farm owned by Kurane. Last month, the ATS had arrested Vaibhav Raut, Sharad Kalaskar, Sudhanwa Gondhalekar, Shrikant Pangarkar and Avinash Pawar following the seizure of arms and explosives. Their questioning led to the arrest of Vasudev Suryawanshi and Liladhar alias Vijay alias Bhaiyya Lodhi (32) on September 8. Some of the accused were allegedly linked to radical Hindu groups, the ATS had said.
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Mallya claims he met Finance Supreme Court agrees to re-examine Minister before leaving India, sentence awarded to Navjot Sidhu Arun Jaitley rubbishes charge 1988 road rage case: The court was hearing a review petition filed by the family members of deceased Gurnam Singh.
Talking to reporters outside London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court, which is hearing his extradition case, Mallya claimed, “I met the finance minister to settle matters before I left. The banks had filed objections to my settlement letters.”
PM should order independent probe into Vijay Mallya’s allegations, Jaitley should step down: Rahul
New Delhi : Making a sensational claim, embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya Wednesday said that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and offered to settle his financial dues before leaving India. “I left because I had a scheduled meeting in Geneva. I met the finance minister before I left. Repeated my offer to settle with the banks. That’s the truth,” Mallya claimed while talking to reporters outside London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court, which is hearing his extradition case. Mallya is currently facing charges of fraud and money laundering to the tune of around Rs 9,000 crore in India. Earlier in the day, he said he had made a “comprehensive settlement” offer before the Karnataka High Court that will help in paying off all his dues.
With Vijay Mallya’s remarks snowballing into a major political controversy, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should order an independent probe into the matter and said that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should step down from his post until the completion of the probe. “Given Vijay Mallya’s extremely serious allegations in London today, the PM should immediately order an independent probe into the matter. Arun Jaitley should step down as Finance Minister while this probe is underway,” the Congress chief wrote on Twitter.
Vijay Mallya’s statement false, never gave him appointment: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has dismissed Vijay Mallya’s claim that he had met him and offered to settle his financial dues before leaving India. Jaitley said the claims made by the embattled liquor baron is factually false and does not reflect the truth. “My attention has been drawn to a statement made to the media by Vijay Mallaya on having met me with an offer of settlement. The statement is factually false in as much as it does not reflect truth,” wrote Jaitley in his facebook post.
PM Modi said, “On October 2, we mark the start of Gandhi Ji’s 150th birth anniversary. It is also the day Swachh Bharat Mission completes 4 years of being a historic mass movement aimed at fulfilling Bapu’s dream of a Clean India.”
PM Modi announces launch of ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’ on September 15
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday informed that the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’ will commence on September 15 and asked people to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary this year by being a part of the Clean India movement. “The ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’ commences on 15th September. This is a great way to pay tributes to Bapu. Come, be a part of this movement and strengthen the efforts to create a Swachh Bharat!” tweeted Modi. PM Modi further said, “At 9:30 AM on 15th, we shall come together and mark the commencement of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement.’ I look forward to interacting with those who have worked assiduously on the ground to strengthen the Swachh Bharat Mission after which Swachhata activities will begin.” The prime minister also said that the Swachh
Bharat Mission completes four years of being a historic mass movement on Bapu’s anniversary. “On 2nd October we mark the start of Gandhi Ji’s 150th birth anniversary. It is also the day Swachh Bharat Mission completes 4 years of being a historic mass movement aimed at fulfilling Bapu’s dream of a Clean India. I salute all those working towards a Swachh Bharat!” he said in a series of tweets. “In the past four years, people from across the country have come forward to fulfil Bapu’s dream of clean India and have sometimes done more than their capability to make this movement successful. And this is because of them that in these years, 8.5 crores of toilets, which is not a small number, have been made across the country. Today, 90 per cent of Indians are using toilets. Before 2014, only 40 per cent of Indians had the access to toilets,” PM Modi added.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to re-examine the sentence awarded by it to Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Sidhu in the 1988 road rage case in which a person had died. The court was hearing a review petition filed by the family members of deceased Gurnam Singh. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul agreed to examine the review petition and issued notice to Sidhu in the case. “Issue notice restricted to quantum of sentence qua respondent no. 1 – Navjot Singh
Sidhu,” the bench said in an order. The top court had on May 15 set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order convicting Sidhu of culpable homicide and awarding him three-year jail term, but held him guilty of minor offence of causing hurt to a senior
citizen and spared him of jail term. The court had also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on Sidhu for the offence under section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC. Sidhu’s aide coaccused Rupinder Singh Sandhu was acquitted of all charged by the apex court as well.
Arvind Kejriwal calls Vijay Mallya’s claims on meeting Arun Jaitley ‘absolutely shocking’
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday described as “absolutely shocking” the revelation by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya that he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India. In a series of tweets, Kejriwal asked, “Why did the finance minister hide this information till now?” “Absolutely shocking,” he said. “PM Modi meets Neerav Modi before he flees the country. FM meets Vijay Mallya before he flees India. What transpired in these meetings? People want to know,” Kejriwal said.
The 62-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss told reporters in London that he met the minister and offered to settle with the banks. “I left India because I had a scheduled meeting in Geneva. Before leaving I met the finance minister and offered to settle (the issue with the banks), Mallya said, without naming the minister. Jaitley rubbished Mallya’s statement, saying he never gave him an appointment since 2014 but the liquor baron misused his position as Rajya Sabha MP to accost him in Parliament.
IAF Chief B S Dhanoa backs Rafale deal: ‘Need to match our adversaries’
New Delhi : Indian Air Force Chief B S Dhanoa Wednesday said the government’s order of two Rafale squadrons was in line with similar purchases made earlier. The Air Chief Marshal added that the jets, along with India’s purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia, will enhance the IAF’s capability. The IAF currently has 31 fighter squadrons against the authorised strength of 42—each squadron comprises 16 to 18 aircraft. “Whenever the government felt the air power element of the defence forces is likely to be in a disadvantageous position, it has gone in for emergency purchases of the aircraft under the umbrella of the inter-governmental agreement,” Dhanoa is quoted as saying by PTI. “The history is that the government
had undertaken emergency purchase of fighter aircraft on several occasions in the past.” Speaking at a seminar on ‘IAF’s force structure, 2035’ in New Delhi, the IAF Chief said India was confronted with a grave threat as its neighbours
are not sitting idle, reported news agency PTI. He added that China is “significantly” modernising its air force. “Intentions of our adversaries can change overnight. We need to match force level of our adversaries,” Dhanoa said.
Nun rape case: Kerala MLA PC George regrets calling her a prostitute
New Delhi : Kerala MLA PC George on Wednesday said he regrets using ‘prostitute’ word against a Kerala nun who was allegedly raped by a Roman Catholic church bishop, even as the National Commission for Women has summoned the Independent legislature over his remarks. George, who is facing flak over using the abusive language against the nun, expressed regret over his choice of words, PTI reported. He also said that the accused bishop, Jalandhar diocese Bishop Franco Mulakkal, should be arrested if there is evidence against him. “Such a word should not have been used. I said so out of emotion and also in a melee at a press conference in Kottayam. I am sad about it,” George said. In an interaction with the media on
September 8, the independent lawmaker from Poonjar had raised questions over the victim’s character and said, “Is there any doubt that the nun is a prostitute? Twelve times it was pleasure, 13th time it became a rape? Where was she when it happened 12 times? Whom is she telling this to? Why did she not complain on the first time it happened?… Let the three sisters be examined. Let us see if they are holy.” He was summoned by the National Commission for Women (NCW) over his remarks. Meanwhile, the Kerala police has summoned Bishop Franco Mulakkal to appear before an investigation team on September 19. The nun had filed a complaint in July, accusing Mulakkal of raping her multiple times at a small town near Kottayam between 2014 and 2016.
P Varavara Rao in house arrest till September 17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended till September 17 the house arrest of five human rights activists who were taken into custody in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence in Maharashtra. Acting on a writ petition filed by Dr Romila Thapar the arrest of Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navlakha, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and P. Varavara Rao for their alleged Maoists links from Delhi, Faridabad.
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Arjun Kapoor reveals his favourite Bollywood actress, and it’s not Parineeti Chopra!
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Nepal’s snub shows up Indian coercive power
The India-Nepal relationship has seen a number of setbacks in recent times. The one which has caused the biggest stir is the latest: Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision to not let the country’s army participate in the joint military drill of the Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member-states that is currently underway in Pune. The decision to pull out was taken by Oli at the eleventh hour, just before the Nepalese armed forces personnel were about to leave for Pune last week. In another widely noted development, the government in Kathmandu has concluded an agreement with China to gain access to Chinese ports, including Tianjin, Shenzhen, Lianyungang and Zhanjiang. As Reuters reported, Nepalese goods will also have access to dry ports at Lanzhou, Lhasa and Xigatse. A number of people have seen these developments as Nepal’s legitimate response to India’s economic blockade of the land-locked nation in 2015-16. It is true that the blockade backfired on India. Not only was there a backlash against New Delhi in Nepal’s hilly areas, which was skilfully exploited by Oli, but India also abandoned the blockade without achieving the objectives it aimed at—the Madhesis, Tharus and Janjatis receiving their due rights in the Nepalese constitution. Nepal’s desire to get access to alternative ports is, therefore, eminently understandable. But what is not is its abrupt withdrawal from the Bimstec military exercise causing significant diplomatic embarrassment for India, which is trying to project the regional grouping as an alternative to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc)— the latter has Pakistan as one of its members. The blockade does not entirely explain Oli’s willingness to unnecessarily provoke India. While he will have alternative trade routes, those will not be competitive against the Kolkata port given the geography, distance and cost involved in sending goods via Chinese ports. Moreover, China cannot substitute for India in Nepal. India has an open border with Nepal and Nepalese citizens work in India, marry Indians and serve in the Indian Army. In the light of all these factors, Oli’s decisions seems to be a straight pick from Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen’s playbook. Even as Oli scuttled Nepal’s participation in the Pune military exercise, the Nepalese army is preparing to leave for a 12day military exercise with China in Chengdu later this month. Similarly, Yameen, who doesn’t hesitate to allow Chinese warships to dock in Malé, had earlier asked India to take back its naval helicopters—New Delhi’s gift to the atoll nation.
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Mumbai: Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor has a huge fan following owing to his acting skills, killer looks, flamboyance and charming personality. Our B-Town celebrities famously love ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on Twitter and fans leave no stone unturned in bombarding them with certain questions about their life, movies and more. Arjun Kapoor recently conducted #AskArjun session on his Twitter page much to the excitement of his fans. The ‘Tevar’ actor was asked many questions about his inspiration, favourite stars, movies, about his co-stars and more. One of the fans asked Arjun about his favourite actress in Bollywood, the star
replied to the Twitter user by stating, “It’s a toss between #KareenaKapoorKhan & @AnushkaSharma #AskArjun”. ”It will be my constant endeavour to continue expanding the reach of life insurance and deepen the trust bestowed upon us by customers, partners, shareholders and other stakeholders,” Padalkar was quoted as saying in a release Wednesday. She joined HDFC Life in August 2008 and has been leading the finance, investor relations, legal, secretarial and compliance, internal audit and risk functions. The company’s scrip is trading at Rs 433.90, down 2.69 per cent on the BSE, against 0.76 per cent rise in the benchmark.
Hollywood - Bollywood I find memes hilarious and take it as compliment : Anushka Sharma
Mumbai : Anushka Sharma does not mind that her look from Sui Dhaaga became the subject of viral memes online. The internet has been flooded with memes of a crying Anushka and the actor finds this amusing. “I found them hilarious. If such things happen organically then it means that the trailer has spread widely and deeply and that’s why people are talking about it. “The picture is so realistic, the character is so real that you can make a meme on it. Usually, this is something that is far remote from Anushka. I take it as a huge compliment. It is a great plus point,” Anushka told reporters here at an event. The actor said she shared some memes with her co-star from the film, Varun Dhawan. The film, directed by Sharat Kataria of Dum Laga Ke Haisha fame, revolves around a lowermiddle-class couple who decide to become self-reliant against odds.Asked about the rise of heartland stories, Varun said such films connect with the audience. “If you look at the history of our Indian cinema, we used to make original films like Mother India, Anand’ etc. These are Indian stories and there were some really nice films being made at that time. “Then western influence came to our cinema. But it is cool now as we have gone back to heartland stories. I did Humpty Sharma Ki Dhulania, Badrinath Ki Dhulania, etc while Anushka had a rooted character in Rab De Bana Di Jodi,” he added.
Sui Dhaaga is an upcoming comedy-drama which stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma. The film is scheduled to release on September 28. Lately, the internet has been flooded with memes of a crying Anushka which the actor finds this amusing.
Kesari first poster: Akshay Kumar pays Ayushmann Khurrana: No point in playing safe as the audiences love tribute to martyrs of Saragarhi something that is crazy
New Delhi : Kesari is scheduled to release on March 21, 2019. Akshay Kumar has had a good run in 2018 so far with PadMan and Gold. With the teaser of his first Tamil film 2.0 releasing on Thursday, things are certainly looking up for Bollywood’s Khiladi Kumar. But it looks like the good times will continue for Akshay in 2019 as well as he recently shared the first poster of his upcoming film Kesari. Kesari is an upcoming period film based on the Battle of Saragarhi where 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897. Akshay plays the role of Havildar Ishar Singh in the film. The film also stars Parineeti Chopra.
First Man director Damien Chazelle:
Ryan Gosling was the only choice to play Neil Armstrong
Los angles :First Man director Damien Chazelle says he had no one but Ryan Gosling in his mind to essay the role of Neil Armstrong in the film. The director-actor duo, who reunites for the moon landing film, started discussing the project even before they worked on their first, the Oscarwinning La La Land, EW reported. “Ryan and I started talking about this movie a while ago.
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Back before we even made La La Land together. In my mind, I never really thought of anyone but Ryan in this role,” Chazelle said. But finding Janet, Armstrong’s wife, was trickier. But after the director heard The Crown actor Claire Foy read from a real interview Janet had once given, he knew she was perfect for the part. The film is slated to be released on October 12.
Akshay Kumar tweeted, “On #SaragarhiDay, here’s the first look of #KESARI – our humble tribute to the martyrs of Saragarhi! ‘Aaj meri pagdi bhi Kesari…Jo bahega mera woh lahu bhi Kesari… Aur
mera jawaab bhi Kesari.’” Kesari is helmed by Anurag Singh who is a popular Punjabi director. Anurag has previously directed films like Jatt & Juliet, Punjab 1984 among others. This is his first Hindi film.
Loveratri song Rangtaari proves Salman Khan’s in-law Aayush Sharma can dance and how!
New Delhi: Salman Khan shared the new song from Loveratri titled Rangtaari and said “Watch the amazing #Rangtaari song, Maine toh picture produce ki hai aur mujhe to maza aa gaya dekh ke.. aap bhi batao if u do like the song.”Aayush Sharma had unveiled the teaser of the song and the festive beats had created excitement since then. With Ganesh Chaturti only a day away, team #Loveratri has released their fourth song this morning ‘Rangtaari’ and from the looks of it; it comes across as
Aayush Sharma’s introduction in the movie. The song is a quirky mix of Bollywood and dhol music which is extremely catchy to the ear. The song has foot-tapping beats and vocals, Aayush Sharma’s dance moves do complete justice to this groovy number and Yo Yo Honey Singh once again proves his versatility as his rap enhances this energetic number. Composed by Tanishk Bagchi and penned by Shabbir Ahmed Rangtaari is the perfect festive number.
New Delhi : As someone who has made a career out of playing regular guy roles, Ayushmann Khurrana believes it is a great time to be an actor in Bollywood where the space to experiment has grown like never before. The actor, who has cemented his standing in the industry by featuring in middle-of-the-road films such as Vicky Donor, Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Bareilly Ki Barfi, says not playing safe has worked in his
favour. “This is the best era to be an artist in the industry. You get to explore a lot of things which were not possible earlier. Parallel films did not make money but in this day and age, content films are doing commercially great. The trend probably started with Vicky Donor. “These films give confidence to not just actors but also directors, writers and producers. They know that one can put their money on such
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are enjoying the scenic views of Bulgaria. The Brahmastra stars are rumoured to be dating each other.
Alia, Ranbir explore Bulgaria post Brahmastra shoot
New Delhi: Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are back on the sets of Brahmastra. It seems Alia has become Ranbir – The photographer’s muse as once again he has clicked a photo of the actor during an outing in Bulgaria. Alia took to Instagram and shared a photo of herself posing against the light with
a beautiful scenery as a backdrop. She gave the photo credit to rumoured boyfriend Ranbir. Alia captioned the photo as, “keep your eyes lifted high upon the sun, & you’ll see the best light in everyone..” Recently, Ranbir’s father Rishi Kapoor spoke about the alleged relationship. He said that Ranbir “likes”
Alia and like his uncles or himself, Ranbir also has the right to choose his life partner. “It’s Ranbir’s life. Who he wants to get married to is his prerogative. Neetu likes her, WWI like her, Ranbir likes her. Get it? I can’t be judgmental. After all, my uncles Shammiji and Shashiji and I chose our life partners.
Marvel is going to try to create characters with a real toehold in Indian culture, says Marvel’s Stephen Wacker
New Delhi: Be it movies or television shows, Marvel has formed a huge fan following in India in the past few years so much so that Avengers Infinity War is still the biggest earner in 2018 so far, despite all the big Bollywood releases. The movies are loved and the TV shows, most of them streaming on Netflix, have a huge fan base. So, what is it about this comic book universe that appeals to the Indian sensibilities so much despite the stark cultural differences? In a candid chat with indianexpress.com, Stephen Wacker (VP – Creative
Development, Marvel) spoke about the plans that Marvel has for its Indian audience and the appeal of the Marvel content. Stephen shared that the content that Marvel makes has a universal appeal as it’s aspirational in nature. He said, “It’s the belief that there is a hero inside all of us. Within each of us is the belief that we can be better than who we are. I think that’s exciting for everybody.” Since Marvel has done excellent business in India in 2018 with Avengers Infinity War and Black Panther, Marvel has plans to please their Indian fan base. Stephen shared, “I
think in the next few years Marvel is going to try to create characters with a real toehold in Indian culture. Try for authenticity that can go as far as finding Indian talent. We want to find a way to create characters that have a home in this world so we can bring Indian culture to the core North American Marvel fan. Let them understand a different part of the world too. I think that’s going to be an exciting thing for Marvel. My hope is that the fan in India feels just as much part of the Marvel universe as some kid in New York.”
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
Manvir Singh struck twice in the second half before Sumeet Passi headed home a clinical pass as defending champions India breezed past Pakistan 3-1 to sail into the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup, here on Wednesday.
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Ajinkya Rahane was named on Wednesday to lead Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited overs tournament.
Ajinkya Rahane to lead Mumbai in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Manvir Singh’s brace against Pakistan takes India to SAFF Cup final
Cape Town : Manvir Singh struck twice in the second half before Sumeet Passi headed home a clinical pass as defending champions India breezed past Pakistan 3-1 to sail into the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup, here on Wednesday. After a goalless first-half, Manvir scored his first in the 49th minute only to double the score-line twenty minutes later. Substitute Passi sealed the fate of the match in the 83rd minute. For Pakistan Hassan Bashir reduced the margin in the 88th minute. India will now meet Maldives in the summit clash on Saturday. Maldives made short work of Nepal 3-0 in
the first semi-final. The first goal came off a brilliant counter-attack. Ashique Kuruniyan ran past everyone down the left and unleashed a low cross which was gleefully tapped in by Manvir to set the Indian fans berserk. If that was good, the second goal was even better. Lalliazuala Chhangte who replaced Nikhil Poojary in the 68th minute made an immediate impact as India doubled the lead. The super-sub made a blistering run down the middle of the pitch, sidestepped two defenders and passed it to Vinit Rai. The midfielder on turn rolled it to Manvir who blasted it home from top of the box.
Business Govt raises ethanol price for blending in petrol by 25 per cent
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved an over 25 per cent hike in the price of ethanol produced directly from sugarcane juice for blending in petrol in a bid to cut surplus sugar production and reduce oil imports. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the procurement price of ethanol derived from 100 per cent sugarcane juice to Rs 59.13 per litre from the current rate of Rs 47.13, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told a news conference. The price for ethanol produced from B-heavy molasses (also called as intermediary molasses) was hiked to Rs 52.43 a litre from the current Rs 47.13 but that for ethanol produced from C-heavy molasses was reduced marginally to Rs 43.46 from Rs 43.70. Diverting sugarcane juice for directly making ethanol, which can be doped in petrol, is common across the major sugar producing nations. Brazil tops the list where all the ethanol produced is directly made from sugarcane juice. The move would help sugar mills quickly release arrears of cane farmers, which stands at over Rs 13,000 crore. As much as 40 per cent of these dues are in Uttar Pradesh alone.
London : Ajinkya Rahane, who flopped with the bat in the justended five-Test series in England, was named on Wednesday to lead Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited overs tournament. Mumbai, who are placed in Elite Group A, begin their campaign
against Baroda in Alur, near Bengaluru, on September 19 in the 50-over tournament. Attacking batsman Shreyas Iyer, who was ignored by the national selectors for the Asia Cup in the UAE, will be his deputy, said a release from the Mumbai Cricket Association
Rahane, too, has not found a berth in the Asia Cup squad to be led by another Mumbai player Rohit Sharma. Young opener Prithvi Shaw, who was recently picked in the Indian Test squad for the fourth and fifth Tests against England but did not get a game, is also part of the squad. Mumbai are to be grouped with Baroda, Karnataka, Railways, Vidarbha, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Maharashtra in the league phase. Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Shreyas Iyer (Vice Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Jay Bista, Surya Kumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Eknath Kerkar, Shivam Dube, Akash Parkar, Dhaval Kulkarni, Shams Mulani, Vijay Gohil, Tushar Deshpande, Royston Dias.
Cape Town : “JHULAN IS Jhulan.” Mithu Mukherjee uses this to bookend her responses a few times over the 15-minute conversation. It seems apt in many ways. Jhulan Goswami had after all broken new ground for women’s cricket, once again. The world’s most successful female wickettaker in international cricket, across formats, was no stranger to setting new benchmarks for her sport before she took the field in Galle. With her two-wicket haul in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, the 35-yearold pacer set another one, this time becoming the first to take 300 wickets, and further accentuate her longstanding coach’s claim that Jhulan is indeed Jhulan, a cut above everyone else. To put it in context, the next best is former Australian pacer Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who finished
with 240 wickets overall across Tests and ODIs. Incidentally, Mukherjee had spent the previous evening watching James Anderson go past Glenn McGrath in Test cricket’s overall wickets’ tally. Back in her living-room in Kolkata, she reveals to have inadvertently drawn comparisons between the English swing legend and India’s foremost performer with the ball. “It’s different bowling spin at 35 and 36, after having done so for nearly 15 years. But when I saw Anderson running in ball after ball, I couldn’t but draw comparisons with Jhulan. It’s remarkable to see them not lose their momentum or their motivation despite having bowled their heart out for so long,” says Mukherjee, a former India cricketer herself and presently a Bengal selector.
Spanish anti-doping agency investigates Russia winger Denis Cheryshev Denis Cheryshev, who scored four goals in Russia’s surprise run to the World Cup quarter-finals, has denied ever taking a banned substance. New Delhi: Spain’s anti-doping agency said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into Valencia and Russia winger Denis Cheryshev, following remarks from his father Dmitri in the Russian media about an injection the player took to treat an injury.“We can confirm we have started an investigation to find out more information about the case,” said a spokesman from the AEPSAD, the Spanish Agency for Health Protection in Sport, which is responsible for the fight against doping. “The investigation is being carried out with the co-operation of Russia’s antidoping agency and is in contact with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).” Cheryshev, who scored four goals in
Russia’s surprise run to the World Cup quarter-finals, has denied ever taking
a banned substance. The investigation stems from an interview which Dmitri
Cheryshev gave to Russian publication Sport Weekend during the World Cup, in which he was quoted saying his son had received an injection containing “growth hormone” in the run-up to the tournament to treat injury. On the eve of Russia’s last-16 game against Spain, Cheryshev said: “I have never used any prohibited substances and you don’t even have to think twice about it.” The Russian Football Union (RFU) said at the time that the treatment the player received had been a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection which is legal and said the journalist had incorrectly interpreted Dmitri Cheryshev’s words. Cheryshev joined Valencia on loan from Villarreal in August.
The IIP growth for June was also revised downwards to 6.8 Retail inflation cools to per cent from the provisional estimate of 7 per cent.
IIP grows at 6.6 pc in July as manufacturing, capital goods shine
New Delhi: Industrial production grew at 6.6 per cent in July on the back of good performance by the manufacturing sector and higher offtake of capital goods and consumer durables. Factory output measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production had expanded by just 1 per cent in July last year, according to the data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO). The IIPgrowth for June was also revised downwards to 6.8 per cent from the provisional estimate of 7 per cent released last month, the data showed. The manufacturing sector
recorded a 7 per cent growth in July as against a contraction of 0.1 per
cent in the same month year ago. The consumer durables sector recorded an impressive growth of 14.4 per cent in July against a dip of 2.4 per cent year ago. Capital goods production grew by 3 per cent in July
as against decline of 1.1 per cent year ago. The IIP growth in April-July period
was 5.4 per cent compared to 1.7 per cent year ago. In terms of industries, 22 out of 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector showed positive growth during July 2018. The industry
Govt should have set up fuel price stabilisation fund: WB Finance Minister There is deep concern in many quarters on what the Indian economy is doing at “certain dangerous levels”.
Kolkata: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday said the central government should have created a fuel price stabilisation fund to counter the soaring prices of petrol and diesel in the country.Mitra told the Bengal Chamber annual general meeting here that there is deep concern in many quarters on what the Indian economy is doing at “certain dangerous levels”. “Fuel prices are climbing everyday, the rupee is plummeting and
300 and counting: Jhulan Goswami keeps chipping away
this is impacting the current account deficit, which is hitting dangerous levels,” he said. “When crude oil prices were low that was the time to create a fuel price stabilisation fund, which was not seized upon,” Mitra added. The Centre could have also boosted its fuel reserves with the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd, when crude prices were at USD 33-per-barrel level, he said. “Could they not have developed it further? Chances are they did not...” he said.Mitra’s comments
came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her government will slash the rates of petrol and diesel by one rupee per litre. Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, too, have cut fuel prices. Since mid-August petrol price has risen by Rs 3.79 a litre and diesel by Rs 4.20 per litre. On the depreciation of the rupee, Mitra said it hikes import costs and leads to inflationary pressure. “Inflationary pressure prompts the Reserve Bank of India to
raise the benchmark interest rate (repo Wrate), which means, among other things, EMIs get costlier and viability of current projects come under question,” he said. About West Bengal, the finance minister said the state government is keen to increase exports and has set a target of at least USD 15 billion in shipments in the next few years. “We would ideally like to double the export figure of USD 9.15 billion achieved in 2017-18 by 2020-21,” Mitra said.
group ‘manufacture of furniture’ has shown the highest positive growth of 42.7 per cent followed by 30.8 per cent in ‘manufacture of computer, electronics and optical products’ and 28.4 per cent in ‘manufacture of tobacco products’. On the other hand, the industry group ‘manufacture of paper and paper products’ and ‘printing and reproduction of recorded media’ have shown the highest negative growth of (-) 2.7 per cent followed by (-) 0.9 per cent in ‘manufacture of machinery and equipment.
11-month low of 3.69 per cent in August
New Delhi: Retail inflation cooled to an 11-month low of 3.69 per cent in August mainly due to a fall in prices of kitchen items, including fruits and vegetables, official data showed on Wednesday. The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 4.17 per cent in July and 3.28 per cent in August 2017. CPI inflation was at 3.58 per cent in October 2017 and has remained above RBI’s targeted rate of 4 per cent since then. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be considering this set of data for formulating its next bi-monthly monetary policy on October 5. The central bank has been mandated to keep retail inflation at 4 per cent level (with a margin of 2 per cent on either side).
Sensex zooms 305 points on value-buying; Rupee rebounds Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex on Wednesday surged about 305 points to end at 37,717.96, spurred by bargainhunting in FMCG, metal and capital goods stocks amid a recovery in the rupee. The broader Nifty too regained the key 11,300-mark. Sentiment got a boost after the rupee rebounded from its historic low of 72.91 (intra-day) against the dollar to 71.86 in late afternoon trade, while India’s exports grew by 19.21 per cent to USD 27.84 billion in August, brokers said. Meanwhile, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said the government and the RBI will do everything to ensure that the rupee does not depreciate to “unreasonable levels”. The rupee had closed at yet another record low of
72.69 yesterday. The 30-share BSE Sensex, after a positive opening at 37,546.42, advanced to the day’s high of 37,752.58 on a flurry of buying by DIIs and retail investors. It finally settled 304.83 points, or 0.81 per cent, higher at 37,717.96. Intra-day, it also slipped into the negative zone to hit a low of 37,342. The gauge had plunged about 977 points in the previous two sessions as global trade war tensions rattled investor optimism. The broader NSE Nifty, in a volatile session, recaptured the key 11,300-mark. It ended at 11,369.90, up 82.40 points or 0.73 per cent. During the day, it moved between 11,380.75 and 11,250.20. Brent crude oil prices also eased to some extent after breaching the USD 79 a barrel mark.
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Hardik Patel breaks ‘fast unto death’ after 19 days; no talks with govt yet Gandhinagar : Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel ended his ‘fast unto death’ on Wednesday on the request of leaders of two Patidar socio-religious bodies — Khodaldham and Umiyadham. Hardik had been on fast for the past 19 days demanding reservation for Patidar community and loan waiver for farmers. However, no negotiation took place between him and the Gujarat government. Hardik broke the fast by having lemonade from the hands of Patidar community leaders Naresh Patel and C K Patel. After ending his fast, the quota leader said, “The fight for quota for my community and farm loan waiver will continue”.“Hardik was determined to continue his fast. However, we requested him to break the fast and fight against this government. And accepting our demand, Hardik has decided to break his fast through the hands of leaders of Khodaldham and Umiyadham at 3 pm,” Panara had said earlier in the day. Khodaldham
and Umiyadham are the highest religious places of Leuva and Kadva Patidars in Gujarat. Hardik had begun his ‘fast unto death’ from August 25 at his residence near Vaishnodevi Circle in Ahmedabad. Later, he also sought the release of PAAS convener Alpesh Kathiriya from jail. Kathiriya is behi Hardik was visited
by many noted personalities during this fast like Prakash Ambedkar, Shatrughan Sinha, Yashwant Sinha, Harish Rawat, Jignesh Mevani etc. While the Gujarat government did not hold any discussions with him, it asked certain leaders of Patidar organisations like C K Patel of Vishv Umiya Foundation to mediate talks
between Hardik and the state government. PAAS, however, refused mediation by C K Patel. During this fast period, Hardik also declared his will in which he declared to donate his eyes and distribute his property between his parents, sister and families of 14 Patidar youths who were killed in the reservation agitation in 2015. Hardik had chosen to be hospitalised on September 7 after complaining of breathlessness and damage to the kidneys. The doctors at government Sola Civil Hospital had begun his treatment while stating that his vitals were normal. Within hours, Hardik got himself shifted to SGVP Holistic Hospital near Vaishnodevi Circle. After staying there for a couple of days, he was later discharged. He, however, announced to ‘continue’ his fast at his residence. nd bars since August 19 in connection with a sedition case registered against him by the Gujarat government.
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Washington : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he has told Congress that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are doing enough to protect civilians in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition is battling Iran-aligned rebels in a civil war. Thousands of having died in the fighting and millions are in dire need of aid. Pompeo said in a statement that he had certified that the Saudi and Emirati governments “are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure.” Ending the war is “a national security priority” for the Trump administration, he said. The US will work to ensure the coalition’s support for UN-led efforts to end the war, allow the delivery of humanitarian support and lessen the war’s impact on civilians and infrastructure, Pompeo said. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he endorsed and “fully” backed Pompeo’s certification, adding that Saudi Arabia and the UAE were “making every effort” to reduce the risk of civilian casualties and collateral damage.
Pope summons bishops Three of family end life NGT directs CPCB to monitor for February abuse in Gujarat; suicide note industrial waste discharge prevention summit mentions ‘black magic’
Ahmedabad: Three members of a family allegedly ended their lives in city’s Naroda locality Wednesday, with a purported suicide note saying one of them was under the influence of “black magic”. Kunal Trivedi (50), his wife Kavita Trivedi (45) and their daughter Shirin Trivedi (16) were found to have hanged themselves at their house, a Naroda police station official said. “We recovered a suicide note, which appears to be penned by Kunal Trivedi,
saying he was under the influence of black magic,” inspector H B Vaghela said, adding that the note has been sent to the forensic laboratory to verify the handwriting The note also said that the family was not facing any financial strain, in fact, Kunal Trivedi had lent Rs 14.5 lakh to some persons in Madhya Pradesh, inspector Vaghela added. The note further said that he (Kunal) told his family members that he was under the spell of black magic.
Ahmedabad: In a significant order related to monitoring of industrial pollution in the country, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to devise a mechanism to continuously monitor industrial waste discharge in all states and union territories (UT). The NGT has also asked the CPCB to appoint a nodal officer for this purpose to work in tandem with a representative of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF & CC) to
monitor issues like functional effluent treatment plants, establishment and proper functioning of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) and taking action against erring industrial units and put the same on public domain. The order was passed by a bench of NGT led by its Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel, last month, while acting on a Supreme Court judgment passed on a petition moved by Gujarat-based environment activist Rohit Prajapati through his outfit, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS), in February last year.
Vatican City : Pope Francis is summoning the presidents of every bishops conference around the world for a February summit to discuss preventing clergy sex abuse and protecting children _ evidence that he realizes the scandal is global and that inaction threatens to undermine his legacy. Francis’ key cardinal advisers announced the decision Wednesday, a day before Francis meets with US church leaders who have been discredited anew by the latest accusations in the Catholic Church’s decades-long sex abuse and cover-up scandal. The Feb. 21-24 meeting of the presidents of the more than 100 bishops conferences is believed to be the first of its kind, and signals a realization at the highest levels of the church that clergy sex abuse is a global problem and not restricted to the Anglo-Saxon world, as many church leaders have long tried to insist.
Juncker calls on EU to flex global muscle as US retreats
Had withdrawn consent given to Teens ‘elope’ from mechanised vessels to ferry livestock: Jharkhand village, caught at Surat railway station DG submits in Gujarat HC
Rajkot : After the livestock exporters moved the Gujarat High Court challenging orders of Directorate General of Shipping and Kutch district magistrate, which have stalled exports of livestock from Tuna port, the DG, Shipping, submitted to the HC that it had withdrawn permission granted to mechanised sailing vessels to ferry livestock as “two views were expressed and it was decided to err on the side of caution.” The DG, Shipping’s affidavit has only confounded the situation as it clearly mentions that there was no blanket ban on carrying livestock by sea, on any vessel registered under it, except those banned from faring in monsoon.
The affidavit filed by assistant director general of shipping, Sandeep Awasthi, does not specify the “two views” and who had expressed them but further states that decision of the DG, shipping was not directed at Livestock Exporters Association (LEA). “The decision of DG, Shipping has nothing to do with the cargo and is not directed towards Live Stock Association (sic). In fact all vessels registered under D.G.Shipping (except sailing vessels which have been banned to sail in the monsoon period) are still allowed to carry live stock (sic) as their cargo,” it states. On Tuesday, the matter came up for hearing and was adjourned to Friday.
Surat : A 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, who are suspected to have eloped from their home in Jharkhand, were caught by a ticket collector (TC) at Surat railway station on Tuesday morning. The TC, Santosh Singh, spotted the children and asked for their tickets. When the children failed to show him the tickets, the TC enquired as to who they were. The boy claimed that they were siblings, however, their Aadhaar cards revealed that they were not related. When the official warned them of consequences, the children told him they were on their way to the house of a relative of the boy in Mumbai and were looking for a ticket window. The TC then contacted the relative, who claimed that the two were in a relationship and had eloped their village in Jharkhand. The relative said that the boy’s father was
the sarpanch who would not have accepted their relationship, so the two had eloped. Talking to The Indian Express, Singh said, “Last month I participated in a training session in Delhi where an official told us that child trafficking incidents were on the rise across the country and Railways were the preferred medium of transport for it. He told us to remain alert. The children looked suspicious and lied. So I informed the authorities at Surat Railway station and later handed them to the Railway police.” The railway police later handed the children over to Navsarjan Child helpline volunteers. According to counsellors at the child helpline, the children confirmed the elopement narrative of the boy’s relative in Mumbai and were counselled.
Strasbourg : The European Union (EU) should flex its potential strength as a world power as the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back from international engagement, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday. In his annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the European Commission president said that when united, the EU was a force to be reckoned with. “Whenever Europe speaks as one, we can impose our position on others,” Juncker said.With the EU still wounded by Britain’s imminent withdrawal, rising nationalism elsewhere and feuding over immigration and democratic values with right-wing eastern leaders like Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Juncker insisted the bloc was more united than it might seem and could use that to shape the world to its tastes.As he begins a final year in office that will see Europeans elect a new EU legislature in May, the veteran former premier of Luxembourg noted his successful bid to talk Trump out of an immediate tariff war in July and highlighted new interest from China in working with Brussels to keep world trade flowing free. Pointing to questions in many countries over Washington’s role as the global economic leader, Juncker also said the euro should be better promoted as a world currency, querying why EU energy imports, for example, are mostly priced in dollars when almost none of them come from the United States. The Commission wants to complete an EU trade pact with Japan by May, one of several deals that is consolidating the EU at the heart of a web of global agreements on standards as Trump has turned Washington against multilateral obligations. He also announced the launch of a new trade relationship with Africa. “Africa does not need charity, but a true and balanced partnership,” he said, proposing a new alliance that would create 10 million jobs in Africa over five years and help African students and researches go on exchange programmes in Europe.
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