Jos Buttler ready to bat at 3 in second Test
Khloe Kardashian turns good samaritan page no. 02
page no. 3
www.sunvillasamachar.com
RNI No.: GUJENG/2014/59629
Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
ENGLISH DAILY MORNING REPUTED NEWS PAPER, AHMEDABAD EDITION Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Short News Congress releases list of 65 candidates, goes into firefight mode Hyderabad: To meet the demands of the Mahakutami or alliance of opposition parties for allotment of more seats, the Congress has chosen to engage in a “friendly contest”. In addition to the seats allotted by the Congress, if the allies contest any other seats, there will be a friendly contest with the Congress. The Congress released the first list of 65 candidates late on Monday night. The decision on constituencies which are in demand from many aspirants has been put on hold. The Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and the Telangana unit of the Telugu Desam (TD), allies in the Mahakutami, have decided to release the first list of their candidates on Tuesday. The CPI has already announced its candidates. The “friendly contest” means Congress candidates will be in the field in some constituencies where the CPI, TJS and the TTD candidates are also contesting. For example, the CPI was allotted three seats, but it wants to contest the Kottagudem also, and in that seat the Congress has fielded its candidate.
Separate child welfare from Women and Child Development ministry: NGO
Bengaluru: Prior to Children’s Day, experts and child activists from the state have urged the government to address several issues that affect the well-being of children. Already, a call for a separate ministry for children has been gaining traction with the Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP), an NGO in the city, claiming that issues related to women and their rights overshadow those that affect children under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. A recent survey by CRISP revealed that children faced several serious problems, most of which can be attributed to parental neglect due to rising matrimonial disputes and cases of child custody being dragged to family courts.
Andhra Pradesh braces for cyclone Gaja
Nellore: With cyclone Gaja looming large over Tamil Nadu and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, higher officials of Nellore and Prakasam districts have been activating their machinery to handle any eventuality. Though the latest weather bulletin of the Indian Meteorological Department indicates that the storm is moving towards north Tamil Nadu, officials of the border districts of AP have not downed their guard and are not taking any chances. They have posted special officers to every coastal mandal and directed them to make arrangements to shift people from low-lying areas wherever necessary. Cyclone signal 2 has been hoisted at Krishnapatnam Port and fishermen have been warned against venturing into the sea. As per weather officials, the cyclone has been moving west-southwestwards and will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours and maintain its intensity during the subsequent 24 hours. Thereafter, while moving westsouthwestwards, it is likely to weaken gradually and cross the north Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Chennai on the forenoon of November 15.
Year : 04
Issue : 313
Pages: 04
Price : Rs. 1/-
Annual Subscription : 300/-
november 13, 2018, tuesday
Mo : 98250 98053
Singling out Gandhis, PM Modi said ‘mother-son duo’ were out on bail and hit out at them for questioning demonetisation move.
‘Those seeking bail giving certificate to Modi’: PM attacks Gandhi family Bilaspur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress, targeting its president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia, saying the party’s “politics begins and ends with one family”. Addressing a poll rally in Bilaspur ahead of the second phase polling in the state on November 20, PM Modi also made a strong pitch for development, saying the pace of development under the Congress regime in the state was “far slow” than the one under the BJP-led government. Singling out the Gandhis, PM Modi said the “mother-son duo” were out on bail and hit out at them for questioning the government’s demonetisation move. “They forget it was due to demonetisation that they had to seek bail,” the Prime Minister said, adding “those seeking bail are giving certificate to Modi”. PM Modi asserted the BJP was for development and that it was due to this commitment that the opposition was unable to understand how
PM Modi inaugurates first multi-modal terminal in Varanasi on River Ganga
to compete with ruling party in elections. He also targeted the Congress president, saying when Congress released its 36-point manifesto for Chhattisgarh polls, ‘Naamdaar’ (Rahul Gandhi) was referred to as ‘Sir’ 150 times which shows he is more important for them (Congress) than Chhattisgarh.
“To say that the head of the state will come and talk to these terrorists, I don’t think that is going to happen,” Army chief general Bipin Rawat said.
Talk to interlocutor, don’t expect govt directly, Army chief to Kashmir separatists
New Delhi: Army chief general Bipin Rawat on Monday said there was little possibility of direct talks between the government and separatists or terrorists in Kashmir, but they could approach the interlocutor, Dineshwar Sharma, who had been appointed for the purpose. “To say that the head of the state will come and talk to these terrorists, I don’t think that is going to happen,” Rawat told reporters at Mamun cantonment in Punjab’s Pathankot after a seminar. “If you look at the government policy, we have got a very clear cut policy — that we will not allow terrorists to create violence in our society and therefore anybody who creates violence will be neutralised,” he said. “At the same time, an
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India’s first multi-modal terminal on the Ganga river in his parliamentary constituency in Varanasi and received the country’s first container cargo transported on inland waterways from Kolkata. The first consignment containing food and beverage had set sail from Kolkata in the last week of October. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and BJP state president Mahendra Nath Pandey, who is also the MP of the neighbouring Chandauli Lok Sabha constituency.
interlocutor has been tasked by the government to speak to various people in the Valley. I don’t understand as to what they are trying to say. Sharma is moving around talking to people. He is saying that I am open to everybody and anybody who wants to speak to me can come to me. Who says talks are not going on?” he asked. After India said it was sending non-officials to participate in Afghanistan peace talks that also had Taliban representatives, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had asked why the Narendra Modi government couldn’t have a “non-official” dialogue with nonmainstream stakeholders in the troubled state.
Centre gives Supreme Court Rafale cost info
New Delhi: Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the Narendra Modi government on Monday shared details of the price for 36 Rafale fighter jets to be bought from France’s Dassault Aviation at a cost of `58,000 crore and gave the timeline of one-year-long negotiations that preceded the formalisation of the mega defence deal. The price of the fully-loaded jets was given to the court in a sealed envelop by the government which tried hard to dispel doubts about the deal that has faced allegations of lack of transparency from the Opposition parties. “The process as laid down in the defence procurement procedure-2013 has been followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft and the CCS on August 24, 2016 approved the agreement which was arrived at
after negotiations between both the sides,” said the Centre in a document. The document said that an Indian team negotiated with the French side for about an year and approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), being the competent financial authority, was taken before signing the inter-government agreement. After the Indian negotiation team submitted its report on fullyloaded Rafale jets on August 4, 2016, it was vetted by the finance
and law ministries within 20 days and the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the deal on August 24, said the government. The document titled “Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order” stated that the process as laid down in the defence procurement procedure-2013 - when the Congress-led UPA was in power - was followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft. The case will be heard next on Wednesday. The court on October 31 had asked the Centre to place before it within 10 days the pricing details of 36 Rafale fighter jets while hearing a bunch of petitions, including those filed by former BJP leaders and Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie.
Union Minister H N Ananth Kumar dies of lung cancer at 59
Bengaluru: Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers, minister for parliamentary affairs and six time MP of Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency, H.N. Ananth Kumar (59) passed away on Monday at a private Hospital in Bengaluru after prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment for lung cancer in Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital at Basavanagudi since October 20. Before he returned to India, Mr Kumar was undergoing treatment in England and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Centre, New York. His return to India following treatment was not very effective and he was admitted to Shankar Cancer Hospital. Demise of Mr Kumar who was known for his organisational skills and strategy to build the party in the state especially in Bengaluru has created big void. Along
with BJP state President B.S.Yeddyura-ppa, Ananth Kumar had strengthened the party since two decades, both were
popularly called by party colleagues as Hakka-Bukka (founders of erstwhile Vijayanagara kingdom). Mr Ananth Kumar was contested from Bengaluru South constituency in 1996 at the age of 36 after sitting BJP MP, Venkatageri Gowda suspended from the party for speaking against Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Since then, Mr Ananth Kumar represented Beng-aluru South for consecutive sixth term. He never lost the elections since 1996. Mr Kumar was Union minister in three times, he was inducted in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. As a Civil Aviation minister in Vajpayee Cabinet, Mr Kumar played instrumental role in giving shape to Bengaluru International Airport In 1999, Mr Kumar handled various portfolios in Vajpayee government.
Maoists trigger blasts near poll booths in Dantewada.
70 per cent poll in Chhattisgarh phase 1
Raipur: Defying Maoist threats, Chhattisgarh voters notched up an impressive 70 per cent turnout in the first phase of Assembly polls in 18 constituencies on Monday, even though the day began with Naxal attacks to scare away voters. At least six Naxals were reportedly killed and five security personnel were injured in encounters in Bijapur and Sukma districts. Chhattisgarh chief electoral
officer (CEO) Subrat Sahu said barring stray incidents of Maoist violence, the
first phase Assembly elections in the state was “by and large peaceful”.
The 18 constituencies where voting took place in the first phase are spread across eight Naxal-hit districts — Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma, BastarJagdal-pur, Rajnandgaon, Kan-ker, Kondagaon and Narayanpur. In 2013, the Congress had won 12 seats and the BJP had bagged six. A total of 31.80 lakh voters were eligible to vote for 190 candidates in the first phase of election.
Asaduddin Owaisi mocks BJP’s promise on cows
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi ridiculed the promise of the BJP of distributing 1 lakh cows in Telangana if voted to power and questioned whether they would give him one. Addressing an election meeting in the Chandrayangutta constituency, Mr Owaisi triggered laughter when he asked, “My first question to the BJP is whether you are giving one to me or not? It is my responsibility what should be done with this cow, of course I will respect it, and after all it is cattle. First tell me
whether you are giving one to me or not? Don’t laugh, think about this.” He said when he asked someone who had cows about the fodder that was needed per day for a cow, he was told that it consumed 16 kg daily. In that case, how could fodder be provided for these cows, he asked. “Now they blame me and say I gave a provocative speech. No, I am not talking provocative, but the reality.” He criticised the BJP for changing the names of the cities. Communal forces want to erase the remnants of Muslim- rule.
2 / Dt. 13-11-2018, tuesday, Ahmedabad
www.sunvillasamachar.com
Hollywood - Bollywood Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s industry friends will partake in the wedding festivities on November 28 as DeepVeer will host their wedding reception in Mumbai.
tuesday, 13 november, 2018
Time for the government to reassess its position
The government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have not been able to find a middle ground to resolve outstanding issues. All eyes, therefore, will be on the 19 November board meeting of the RBI. It has been reported that RBI governor Urjit Patel might resign on that day. This is certainly not what the Indian economy needs at this stage. Such an outcome would not only create confusion in financial markets but would also affect the government’s credibility. The government would be well advised to reassess its position. One of the contentious issues is that of the central bank’s reserves. The government believes that the RBI is holding excess reserves and a part should be transferred to it. However, the RBI is of the view that it needs reserves to attain its policy objectives. In this context, the economic affairs secretary communicated last week that there is no proposal to ask the RBI to transfer funds as is being reported. The proposal under discussion is to fix the capital framework of the central bank. He also noted that the government’s fiscal math is on track. In normal circumstances, a clarification like this would have allayed anxiety in financial markets. But the situation today is more complex. If the government believes that RBI is holding excess reserves, or is looking at its capital more conservatively, what explains the urgency to “fix” it? The issue can be amicably settled by constituting an expert committee. Such a committee would be in a better position to look into the matter in detail and recommend the appropriate level of capital for the central bank and, if necessary, also suggest ways to transfer reserves to the government. This will make the process more transparent and financial markets will be in a better position to understand the issue. It is extremely hard to make a case that the government should be forcing the central bank to reassess its reserves. A large transfer by RBI will, at best, optically improve the fiscal position and give some room to the government to increase spending in an election year. Further, as has been highlighted in these pages before, any reduction in the size of the RBI balance sheet will affect the flow of dividend in the future. Although the government has reiterated that it will meet fiscal targets, managing government finances will not be easy. The fiscal deficit reached 95.3% of the full year target in the first six months of the financial year. The government was in a better position during the same period last year but could not maintain the target.
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Editor
Deepika and Ranveer to host wedding reception in Mumbai
New Delhi : Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will tie the knot on November 14 and 15 in Lake Como, Italy. The star couple will take the wedding vows in the presence of close friends and family only. Their industry friends will partake in the wedding festivities on November 28 as DeepVeer (as their fans like to address them) will host their wedding reception in Mumbai. An invitation released recently has all the details about the venue, time and date of the wedding reception. It reads, “Please join us at a reception to celebrate the wedding of our son Ranveer and Deepika.” Deepika and Ranveer’s Mumbai reception
#MeToo not only Thugs of Hindostan box about the elite, but office collection Day 4: Aamir about women across Khan’s film earns Rs 119 crore the country: Nandita
Kolkata : Actor and director Nandita Das on Sunday said that the MeToo movement was not just about the elitist but also about women across the country who face sexual abuse and harassment every day. Responding to questions on the movement after delivering the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), Das said the movement was against “patriarchy” and even men needed to support it. “We do not want to trivialise the movement. We have to ensure that any woman who is abused and has been in any way sexually assaulted must come out. This is not a man versus woman fight only. It is a fight against patriarchy. We also need men to be supportive of this kind of movement and not just women. Therefore we need to hear women out and not just make it an elitist thing and to remember that there are many women who are vulnerable all over our country who do not have the vocabulary of MeToo and do not use hashtags.
Kate Upton welcomes her first child
Mumbai: Kate Upton finally welcomed her first child and daughter with husband Justin Verlander on Sunday, reports People. com. The model put up an adorable picture of her new born baby, Genevieve, on her Instagram feed and captioned it, “Genevieve Upton Verlander 11.7.18 (sic).” Justin shared a
will take place at The Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on November 28, 2018. A few days before leaving for Italy, Padmaavat co-actors were spotted extending the wedding reception invites to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Farah Khan. Deepika and Ranveer took off for their destination wedding on November 3. The two actors addressed the media who were waiting for them at the Mumbai airport. Like always, they looked much in love and were even twinning in their white outfits. They were accompanied by Ranveer’s relatives. The pre-wedding festivities began from the first week of November.
similar photo with the caption, “Welcome to the world Genevieve Upton Verlander. You stole my ?? the first second I met you!!! 11.7.2018 (sic)” Upton announced in July that she and Verlander were expecting their first child. The couple married in an ultra-posh wedding in Italy on November 4, 2017.
New Delhi : After opening at a whopping Rs 50.75 crore, Thugs of Hindostan has seen a sharp decline in its collections thanks to poor critical reception and lack of good wordof-mouth. In four days of its theatrical run, this Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan starrer has earned Rs 119 crore. It was expected to pick up on Sunday, but since the initial euphoria did not take long to die down, even a holiday could not help the film at box office. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted the figures on his Twitter handle. He said, “#ThugsOfHindostan
faces REJECTION… The dwindling *extended weekend* biz clearly indicates it has failed to live up to the mammoth expectations… It did set new benchmarks on Day 1, but the negative word of mouth hit biz hard on subsequent days… #TOH” In another tweet, he wrote, “#ThugsOfHindostan HINDI: Thu 50.75 cr, Fri 28.25 cr, Sat 22.75 cr, Sun 17.25 cr. Total: ₹ 119 cr TAMIL + TELUGU: Thu 1.50 cr, Fri 1 cr, Sat 75 lakhs, Sun 75 lakhs. Total: ₹ 4 cr Total: ₹ 123 cr [5000 screens] India biz. #TOH.”
In a video circulating online, Rakhi Sawant can be seen being beaten mercilessly by her wrestling opponent. She was then carried out of the ring to a hospital.
Rakhi Sawant gets knocked out cold by wrestler, gets hospitalised
NewDelhi:RakhiSawantwasrecently left unconscious after a wrestling match with a CWE (Continental Wrestling Entertainment) wrestler in Panchkula. She was hospitalised and her condition is said to be stable. In a video circulating online, Rakhi can be seen being beaten mercilessly by her opponent and when she was knocked to the ground, she could not get up. She was then carried out of the ring to a hospital. According to India Today, she complained of
Netflix may find it impossible to defend Nawaz’s presence in the series and is likely to drop him from the second season of Sacred Games.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s film’s release postponed
New Delhi : Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s career seems to be in jeopardy after he was called out by actress and ex-girlfriend, Niharika Singh, in her #MeToo post. Niharika wrote, “I tried to push him away but he wouldn’t let go. After a little coercion, I finally gave in. I wasn’t sure what to make of this relationship,” adding that the actor told her that he’d always wanted a ‘Miss India or an actress wife’. Phantom Films, who are themselves embroiled in #MeToo
allegations made against director Vikas Bahl, has indefinitely postponed the release of the latest Nawaz-starrer, Ghoomketu. Also, there are chances that the second season of Netflix’s Sacred Games may now be dropped as well. Two other crew members of the series, writer Varun Grover and Vikas Bahl, whose nowdissolved parent company Phantom Films is a co-producer of Sacred Games, have already been called out by women for sexual misconduct.
pain in her stomach and back but her condition is said to be stable. Rakhi Sawant was last in the news when she accused Tanushree Dutta of lying about Nana Patekar. Tanushree had reiterated her 2008 accusations of sexual harassment against Nana, helping kick off the #MeToo movement in India. Rakhi had lashed out at Tanushree and called her a liar. She also wondered where was Tanushree all these years and why she was speaking now.
Khloe Kardashian turns good samaritan
Mumbai: Khloe Kardashian is being the good samaritan as the wildfires engulf half of Miami, reports People.com. The Kardashian socialite, on Saturday posted videos on her Instagram story, of her going to CVS and buying supplies for the hundreds of firefighters battling the tempestuous flames in her home neighbourhood of Calabasas and beyond. Khloe was heard saying, “Here at the CVS I basically bought everything they had in stock. I bought as many waters as I could, but they still have waters here, but if you guys can, drop off whatever you can.” She was also seen wearing a nose-mask and big sunglasses to protect herself from the constant smoke from the fires.
Hollywood action director Nick Powell said that Kangana insisted on doing all the action by herself in the upcoming period drama.
Kangana pulled off smoother stunts than Tom Cruise, says Manikarnika action director
Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut will be seen as Manikarnika Tambe aka Rani of Jhansi in her upcoming film ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’. The period drama tells the story of fearless woman who fiercely tore the British flag, and ripped apart their soldiers single-handedly with her sword and anger. In the recently revealed teaser of the film,
Kangana looked extremely convincing while taking on the enemies, riding the horse, and attacking them with swords, guns or the bow and arrow. In a conversation with Mid-Day, Hollywood stunt director Nick Powell was all prise for ‘Queen’ star as he revealed that Kangana insisted on doing all the action sequences by herself which left him
mighty impressed with her immense dedication. Interestingly, Powell has worked with Hollywood biggies like ‘Gladiator’ fame Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and many others. He told the tabloid, “Kangana insisted on doing all the action herself. The idea was to show a warrior who has been learning the ropes from a young age.
Kangana practised sword fighting for eight hours a day, and convincingly pulled off each stunt. I have worked with the likes of Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, but she gave me the unique experience in which an actress was leading the pack. There were times when she pulled off smoother stunts than Tom Cruise.”
3 / Dt. 13-11-2018, tuesday, Ahmedabad
SPORTS ROUNDUP
Preparing for Australia tour by watching videos: Mohammed Shami
India will play four Test matches against Australia with the first five-day contest commencing in Adelaide on December 6. Kolkata : India pacer Mohammed Shami on Monday said they are preparing for the Australia series by watching videos of their opponents in order to get the line and length right. The Indian pace attack impressed in England but it’s the batsmen who let them down to lose the series 1-4. “As a fast bowling unit, we did well in England. We are preparing for the Australia series and watching a lot of videos. The plan is to focus on the series as much as possible as the opponents are very strong. We will work on getting the line and length right,” Shami told reporters here. Shami, who was part of the Test and ODI squads in
their recently-concluded series against West Indies, was back home and visited the Eden Gardens on the sidelines of Bengal’s Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh. “We will always try to do our best. Winning or losing also depends on luck. We will give our 100 per cent,” Shami said. India will play four Test matches against Australia with the first five-day contest commencing in Adelaide on December 6. The tour Down Under will begin with three T20 Internationals with the Gabba in Brisbane hosting the opening game on November 21. According to reports, suspended duo of Steve Smith and David Warner may be reconsidered.
Business Walmart-Flipkart deal: NCLAT adjourns hearing over CCI’s approval for Dec 14
New Delhi: The NCLAT Monday adjourned its hearing on the petition filed by traders’ body CAIT against fair trade regulator CCI’s approval for Walmart’s USD 16 billion acquisition of Flipkart. Now, the matter has been listed on December 14 for the next hearing before a two-member bench of the the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Earlier on October 5 also, the matter was adjourned for November 12 for next hearing by the appellate tribunal. On September 6, the NCLAT, which is also an appellate authority over the Competition Commission of India (CCI), had asked WalMart International Holdings Inc to file a reply before it explaining way of doing business in India. CAIT, which has filed an appeal before the NCLAT challenging
the CCI approval for Flipkart’s acquisition by Walmart, was also asked to file its understanding over the Walmart’s business model in India. In its reply filed before the appellate tribunal, CAIT has alleged that Walmart has been found “guilty of predatory behaviour” in countries like Germany, Mexico and South Africa and “may repeat such behaviour in India” through its acquisition of online major Flipkart. It has also submitted that the US retail major “may cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition” in the domestic market post combination as its “predatory tendencies” would be on a much larger scale . Walmart International Holdings Inc, however, in a separate reply has said its business model and activities in India were different of Flipkart’s.
www.sunvillasamachar.com
‘Magnificent Mary’, as she is fondly called, won a gold the last time New Delhi hosted a world championship, in 2006.
Mary Kom picks younger boxers as bigger threat, says ready for them
New Delhi : Eyeing a sixth World Championship gold, the celebrated M C Mary Kom Monday said she will use her experience and energy judiciously to counter the younger boxers, who are “smarter and tougher” than the seasoned ones. The 35-year-old Mary Kom will be competing in her seventh World Boxing Championship beginning here on Wednesday. She enters the mega event as a five-time world champion, an Olympic bronze medallist and an Asian Games gold winner. “There are boxers from my batch who are still playing in my category since 2001. I know them very well. The new boxers are more tough and smart, they are faster. I will use my experience. The past boxers are more or less the same, I know them,” Mary Kom told reporters ahead of the tournament. “I need to have the energy to play
three rounds, it is not about just one round, so accordingly we have to plan, how much capacity I have and unnecessarily punching is also wasting energy.” Boxers from 12 nations arrived in the capital seven days prior to the start of the tournament, sparring with each
other. “It was great sparring with foreign boxers for seven days, that sort of helped. While sparring I found that there is a new set of boxers who are quite fast, but my experience counts and I will try to use that to my advantage against them.”
Team energy will power Mercedes to more titles, says Lewis Hamilton
London : Lewis Hamilton has told his Mercedes Formula One teammates they are all ‘legends’ after completing a fifth successive constructor and driver title double in Brazil on Sunday and pledged to help make them the sport’s most successful team ever. Hamilton, who took his fifth title in Mexico last month, will address staff at Brackley and Brixworth on Tuesday in what will be a
thank you, communal celebration and rallying cry rolled into one. “I have to try and find the right words,” the 33-yearold said on Sunday, a bashful comment for a man whose achievements — 10 wins and 10 poles so far this season — speak for themselves. The Briton will have no trouble in expressing himself, having already done so in an emotionallycharged garage debrief at Interlagos.
The latest incumbent at three, Moeen Ali, has played six innings there at an an average of just 14.50, including a first-ball duck in the first innings and three runs overall in the Galle test.
Sri Lanka vs England: Jos Buttler ready to bat at 3 in second Test
Melbourne : England batsmanwicketkeeper Jos Buttler is ready to bat at number three in the second test against Sri Lanka, saying the team’s willingness to embrace a flexible batting order is a sign of strength rather than weakness. England’s top order has been unsettled since former captain and opener Andrew Strauss retired in 2012. The latest incumbent at three, Moeen Ali, has played six innings there at an an average of just 14.50, including a first-ball duck in the first innings and three runs overall in the Galle test.
Niti Aayog to hold meeting with digital payments industry on KYC issue New Delhi: Niti Aayog will hold a meeting with all the stakeholders in digital payments industry over customer authentication issue after the Supreme Court verdict that restricted the use of Aadhaar details for KYC in availing host of services, including banking and telecom.“I will have a round table with the stakeholders. There are some issues which have come up from the industry, we will sit down and see what the issues are and find out how to move forward. The industry is saying that it may hamper the digital payments system,” said Ratan Watal, Member Secretary – PMEAC and Principal Advisor, Niti Aayog on the sidelines of a digital payments programme. Ficci and the Niti Aayog on Monday jointly organised a workshop on the ‘Online Digital Payments Programme’ aimed at capacity building and imparting training to the officials working in this area. In its ruling on September 26, the Supreme Court had declared the government’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions including its linking with bank accounts.
England coach Trevor Bayliss has suggested Ali could be moved down the order for the second test in Pallekele starting on Wednesday, and named one-day specialist Buttler and Ben Stokes as potential replacements. “I will bat wherever is required,” Buttler told the BBC. “…You need a good balance of being settled but it shows a good team environment and ethic that people are willing to play wherever is required.” With England’s regular test wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow sidelined with an ankle injury.
Rupee falls below 73 level against US dollar Mumbai: The rupee weakened further and dipped by 54 paise to 73.04 against the US dollar Monday, owing to increased demand for the American currency from importers amid increasing global crude oil prices. International benchmark Brent crude was trading higher by 2.04 per cent at USD 71.61 per barrel. Forex traders said besides increased demand for the US currency from importers, the dollar’s strength against some currencies overseas weighed on the domestic unit. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened lower at 72.74 and slipped further to quote at 73.04 against the dollar, down 54 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee rose by 50 paise to end at 72.50 per dollar on increased selling of the greenback by exporters amid softening crude oil prices, which slipped below the USD 70 per barrel mark. Meanwhile, on net basis, foreign funds bought shares worth Rs 614.14 crore, while domestic investors sold shared to the tune of Rs 337.28 crore Friday, provisional data showed. Traders said the decline in equity benchmarks also impacted the local unit.
Inflation slips to 1-year low, industry grows 4.5 per cent
New Delhi: Retail inflation has fallen to one-year low of 3.31 per cent in October giving enough leg room to the RBI to push sagging industrial growth by keeping interest rates stable. According to Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, the country industrial production in September grew at the slowest pace in the last four months at 4.5 per cent, due to poor performance of mining sector and lower offtake of capital goods. This was a tad lower than an upwardly revised 4.7
per cent year-on-year increase in August. The industrial production measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was 4.1 per cent in September 2017. The IIP was recorded at 6.9 per cent and 6.5 per cent in June and July this year, respectively. The previous low was recorded at 3.8 per cent in May this year As there were expectations of RBI raising interest rates in strengthening US dollar, a lower inflation came as a welcome relief.
The broader NSE Nifty slipped below the 10,500-mark by falling 103 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 10,482.20.
Sensex dives 346 points amid fresh concerns over crude, rupee
Mumbai: The BSE Benchmark Sensex on Monday plunged by about 346 points owing to an intense fagend selling mainly in auto and energy stocks amid renewed concerns over rupee fall and rising global crude oil prices. Similarly, the NSE Nifty fell by 103 points to 10,482.20 points. The benchmark Brent crude snapped its four-day losing streak and rose 2.09 per cent to 71.62 per barrel after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, said on Sunday it will cut oil output from next month, as major producers held a key meeting to discuss shoring up sliding prices. Further impacting domestic market sentiments, the Indian rupee again breached the 73-mark, dropping 57 paise (intra-day) to 73.07 against the dollar. Besides, a caution prevailed among investors ahead of key macro data -- index of industrial production (IIP)
for September and CPI inflation for October -- to be released later in the day. Mixed leads from most other Asian markets and a lower opening of european shares too fuelled the downtrend. “Market witnessed selling pressure and dropped below 10,500 levels due to
weak global market and rise in oil prices on concerns of production cut. Investors are looking forward to today’s CPI inflation which is expected to soften to 3.6 per cent. Stability in oil price and favorable rupee are crucial to find support in the market,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd, said. The 30-share Sensex opened on a strong footing at 35,287.49 and advanced to scale a high of 35,333.22 in line with a firming trend at other Asian markets and fresh inflows of funds by foreign investors. However, profit-booking by investors at better prices wiped out initial gains and the Sensex slipped to a low of 34,756.80 before settling 345.56 points, or 0.98 per cent, down at 34,812.99. During the volatile session, it swung over 576 points on alternate bouts of hectic buying and selling.
4 / Dt. 13-11-2018, tuesday, Ahmedabad
www.sunvillasamachar.com
CM to attend ‘Chhath Sanskrutik Mahaparv – 2018’ celebration in Ahmedabad on Nov 13
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani will attend the ‘Chhath Sanskrutik Mahaparv - 2018’, as the Chief Guest, to be celebrated near Indira Bridge – Hansol on banks of Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad on November 13, tomorrow, at 5.00 pm. On the occasion, Chief Minister will dedicate to people the newly constructed 300 meter long ‘Chhath Ghat’, built at a cost of Rs. 11-Crore, by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The festival is beingconjointly and cordially celebrated by the locals as well as the people who have arrived here from different states such as Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern North region. Like every year, this year too Chief Minister will join the celebration of the festival.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupanicondoles death of Union Minister Ananth Kumar
Ahmedabad :Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today expressed his deep sorrow and grief at the death of Union Minister Ananth Kumar. Mr. Rupani in his condolence message described late Mr. Ananth Kumar as a conscientious and devoted Bharatiya Janata Party leader. He also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul.
Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said that his government has been planning to bring such a law for the last three to four months.
Gujarat planning law to curb fake news: Deputy CM Nitin Patel
Ahmedabad : The BJP government in Gujarat is planning to enact a law to “keep a tab on fake news and messages” being circulated on social media platforms. At an event organised by BBC News at Ahmedabad Management Association, Deputy Chief
Minister Nitin Patel said: “At a time when social media has reached every individual, it is but natural that some people might misuse it, along with those who put technology to right use. It is important to stop messages that disturb social peace; messages that are meant to harass somebody socially or politically; to destroy an existing social fabric; to spread
rumours against the nation. So a law is being made in this regard.” Patel said that his government has been planning to bring such a law for the last three to four months. “We are thinking of how to implement it, because it should not appear to anyone that we are censoring anyone or trying to restrict anybody’s independence or stop anybody’s work,” he said. In September, the Gujarat government had issued an order whereby spreading fake news was made a punishable crime. The order stated that spreading fake news on social media or any other channel/ medium, provocative speeches, provocative or objectionable literature/ writings that could hurt sentiments will be included under Section 153 (A) of the IPC, entailing a jail term of three years. The government had also included mob lynching under the same section of the IPC.
Lion Sneaks into Gujarat Farmer’s House, Spends Two Hours Relaxing on a Heap of Groundnuts
Ahmedabad: A farmer in Patla village in Gujarat’s Amreli district was greeted with a strange, albeit apprehensive, sight of a lion relaxing on a heap of groundnuts stored in a room in his house. A video of the lion sprawled on the groundnut heap went viral on social media. The incident took place in Tulsishyam range of the Gir (east) division on Sunday night. Forest officials said Patla village is located on the edge of the Gir forest, the only abode of the Asiatic lions. The lion sneaked inside farmer Jilubhai Vala’s house Sunday night from nearby Gir forest and on the way had also killed a buffalo calf, belonging to the farmer, around 10 pm, a forest official said. “We had received call from Vala at around 10 pm Sunday saying that a lion had entered a room of his house. After a 2-hour operation, we managed to get the lion to leave and make its way to the forest safely,” Tulsishyam RFO P R Patel said on Monday “It is not unusual for lions to enter villages like Patla, as Gir forest is only a few kilometres away. These big cats enter villages regularly looking for prey,” Patel said.
Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP to hold ‘sneh milans’ in Gujarat, CM Vijay Rupani ‘prays for Modi win’ Ahmedabad : With the Lok Sabha elections approaching, the BJP, beginning Sunday, will hold sneh milan (goodwill meets) at all its 41 district and municipal corporation units “to strengthen bonds among party workers”. The party will also launch a special campaign, “Booth Jitiye, Lok Sabha Jitiye (Let us win booth, let us win Lok Sabha)” all over the state. BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya said that the goodwill meetings, which will continue till November 22, were
in furtherance of the “BJP’s tradition of organising goodwill meeting every year after Diwali”. Senior party leaders, including Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, Union ministers Purushottam Rupala and Mansukh Mandaviya, will join their party colleagues and workers in these goodwill meets, Pandya said. Meanwhile, on the auspicious occasion of Labh Pancham, the fifth day of the Gujarati New Year, CM Rupani visited Ambaji temple in
Congress opposes government’s move to rename Ahmedabad Ahmedabad : Citing an online petition against Chief Minster Vijay Rupani’s move to rename Ahmedabad as Karnavati, the Congress on Monday hit out at the BJP government, saying that people’s feelings were associated with Ahmedabad for generations. However, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) issued a warning against those opposing the renaming of the city. “The people of Ahmedabad have taken up a movement to ensure that the city’s name is not changed… Ahmedabad is a historic city. UNESCO has given it the prestigious tag of Heritage City. We all take pride in being residents of
this city. People’s feelings are associated with this city for generations,” state Congress chief Amit Chavda told reporters here. The Congress for the first time broke its silence over the issue since the Chief Minister’s November 8 statement when he had said that the name of Ahmedabad could be changed before next year’s Lok Sabha elections, claiming that “it was the people’s long-pending demand”. “People have been demanding for long that Ahmedabad be renamed as Karnavati. The government is considering the demand. The consultation process has started (to find out) if legally we can do it.
Banaskantha district. After performing the puja, the CM said that he prayed for the “grand victory” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. Rupani also attended the morning aarti and unfurled the flat atop the turret. BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya said that the goodwill meetings, which will continue till November 22, were in furtherance of the “BJP’s tradition of organising goodwill meeting every year after Diwali”.
international Western diplomats shun meeting with Sri Lanka minister on political crisis
Colombo : Eight Western countries stayed away from a meeting with Sri Lanka’s government on Monday to register their protest against President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament, diplomatic and government sources said. Sri Lanka has been in political turmoil since Sirisena fired Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last month and appointed a pro-China former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his place. Western countries led by the United States and the European Union had been urging Sirisena to convene parliament and let the legislature determine who should be prime minister. Sirisena reconvened parliament on Nov. 14, but on Friday, he dissolved it and ordered a general election for Jan. 5. Foreign Minister Sarath Amunugama called the heads of 43 foreign missions for a meeting on the political situation on Monday but only a handful turned up, the sources said. The ambassadors of Britain, Netherlands, Norway, France, Australia, South Africa, Italy, and Canada did not attend the meeting while European Union, the United States, and Germany sent representatives, the sources said. India, Sir Lanka’s nearest neighbour, sent a junior representative. Western governments are especially concerned that the return to power of wartime nationalist strongman Rajapaksa could endanger halting steps toward national reconciliation.
Indonesia urges more training for pilots after Lion Air crash
Jakarta : Indonesian investigators said on Monday more training was needed for Boeing 737 MAX pilots after discovering the situation believed to have faced the crew of a doomed Lion Air jet was not contained in the aircraft’s flight manual. The comments shed further light on the areas under scrutiny as investigators prepare to publish their preliminary report on Nov. 28 or 29, one month after the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX dived into the Java Sea, killing all 189 on board. Until now, public attention has focused mainly on potential maintenance problems including a faulty sensor for the ‘angle of attack’, a vital piece of data needed to help the aircraft fly at the right angle to the currents of air and prevent a stall. Now the investigation’s focus appears to be expanding to the clarity of US-approved procedures to help pilots prevent the 737 MAX over-reacting to such a data loss, and methods for training them. Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of Indonesia’s transportation safety committee of crash investigators (KNKT), said on Monday that Indonesian regulators would tighten training requirements as a result of the findings of the investigation so far. “We know, because this incident happened, we know we need additional training,” he said.
Facebook describes fake news as an ‘existential threat’
Gujarat: At Statue of Unity, over hundred villagers sit in protest, demand jobs
Vadodara : Over 100 people from around six villages near the newly inaugurated Statue of Unity marched into the statue complex on Monday and staged a dharna near the ticket counter demanding jobs at the integrated complex. The people, from villages including Navagaam, Waghadia, Mukhudi, have said that since they live close to the statue, and many of them lost their lands for the construction of first the Sardar Sarovar Dam and then the Statue of Unity, which also included widening of roads and the Shreshta Bharat Bhavan,
they should be given priority in the job process. Sarpanch of Navagaam village, located between the Sardar Sarovar Dam and the Garudeshwar weir Dam, who also joined the protest said, “As many as 52 farmers from my village have been affected. The land which was the main source of our income was acquired. Now we do not even have jobs secured for the next generation. Parts of our farms which were not acquired by the government were washed away after water was released from the weir dam to enhance the
beautification of the area around the Statue. We are suffering from every end with no respite or relief in sight.” Unlike the other protests so far which were led by tribal leaders and activists from the area, the villagers on Monday appeared to have come out in protest on their own without any guidance or directions by any leaders or activists. According to police, the villagers walked inside the premise of the statue complex till the ticket counter and staged a dharna and raised slogans demanding job opportunities at the SoU.
London : Facebook on Monday categorised fake news as an “existential threat” to the social media platform, leading to the company taking some tough measures to combat it. The American giant said its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has created a “large number of teams” to combat disinformation and fake news. “Fake news is an existential threat to the platform. As a social media platform, we are devoted to doing good and misinformation is the opposite of that,” said Manish Khanduri, Head of News Partnerships at Facebook. “If it [content] violates community standards, eg. pornography… that content, we have a very strong process for it and that gets taken down immediately. But when somebody says this is propaganda from a political party, we are entering the realms of speculation as well as opinion and that’s not what Facebook could do,” he said at the Beyond Fake News conference organised by the BBC in New Delhi. Facebook was joined by representatives from other major social media platforms, such as Twitter and Google, for the first time in an open discussion about fake news as part of the BBC’s new drive to combat disinformation. The representatives from the global media giants discussed the threat the phenomenon of fake news poses, as well as the decision-making process around choosing what to take down and what to keep up on their platforms.
Printed, Published & Owned by AKSHESHKUMAR S. SAVALIYA and “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar Daily Printing Press”, Shed No.36, Shreenath Sarthak Industrial Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, Ahmedabad-380049 and Published from A/24, Shardha Apartment, Thakkarbapanagar Road, Nr. Approach, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Office Mobile No.: 9825098053, *Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara, (* Responsible for Selection of News under the PRB act), RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629.