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Short News India most essential, reliable partner of Japan: Japanese envoy
New Delhi: India is an obvious, essential, and the most reliable partner for Japan to work with and the country places it at the centre of its Indo-Pacific strategy, Japanese envoy to India Kenji Hiramastsu said on Wednesday. Referring to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India in September, and his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hiramatsu said the strategic dialogue between the two leaders on regional and global issues was becoming increasingly deep and substantial. “India is an obvious, essential, and the most reliable partner for Japan to work with, in coping with the challenges that the world faces today. Japan places India at the centre of its Indo-Pacific strategy,” the ambassador said.
MP: 7 killed as dumper hits them while they help another accident victims
Betul (MP): Seven people were killed when a speeding dumper ran over them while they were helping victims of an accident involving two motorcycles near Betul, a police official said Thursday.The incident took place on Multai Road late Wednesday night when a group of persons was helping victims of an accident involving two motorbikes. Two people were injured in the accident, the official added.A speeding dumper ran over them Wednesday night, leaving seven dead, Bordehi police station in charge RK Suryawanshi said.
‘Romance may affect students’: J&K school sacks teacher couple on wedding day
Srinagar: A teacher couple working in a private school in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir were sacked on their wedding day with the school management claiming their “romance could adversely affect the students”. Tariq Bhat and Sumaya Bashir, residents of Tral town in Pulwama, were working in boys’ and girls’ wings of Pampore Muslim Educational Institute for the past several years.They alleged their services were abruptly terminated by the school management on November 30, the day they got married.While the school principal did not respond to calls for a comment, chairman of the school Bashir Masoodi said the duo were relieved from service as they were in a “romantic relationship” before getting married.“They were having romance and it is not good for the 2,000 students of the school and 200 staff members working there. This can adversely affect the students,” said Masoodi.On other queries, he asked the reporter to “visit the school and talk to the principal for it”.The couple claimed that they had an arranged marriage. “Ours was an arranged marriage. We got engaged a few months ago and the entire school management knew about it as Sumaya hosted a party for the staff members soon after the engagement ceremony,” Bhat said.
Union minister faces passengers’ angst over delayed flight, Air India suspends 3 New Delhi: Three staff members were suspended and a warning letter was issued to the pilot of Air India Airlines after they reached late for their duty and delayed a flight by fifteen minutes with nearly 125 passengers onboard, including Minister of Civil Aviation P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, who faced the heat of the agitated passengers.The incident came to light on Wednesday when the Air India flight from Delhi to Vijaywada was late by fifteen minutes.“Three officials have been suspended and a warning letter has been issued to the captain for reporting late by 15 minutes,” an Air India spokesperson said. After the delay, the passengers reached co-passenger Aviation Minister Raju, who was sitting in the business class section and was on his way to Vijaywada, asking him about the delay.Raju immediately contacted the airlines security and asked the newly appointed Air India Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola the reason behind the delay, after which appropriate actions were taken. Acting on the incident, Air India CMD Pradeep Singh Kharola has called for a meeting of senior officials, including director of operations and scheduling, on Thursday, airline sources said.
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Exit Poll result, Gujarat and Himachal
BJP tipped to win comfortably • Polls predict BJP to retain Gujarat; snatch Himachal Pradesh from Congress. • TIMES NOW-VMR projects a big win for the BJP in Gujarat with 109 seats.
Mumbai: The exit polls for the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have predicted an easy victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gujarat: The TIMES NOW-VMR exit poll has predicted a big win for the BJP in Gujarat, where the second phase of the polls ended on Thursday, with 109 seats.
The Congress, which hoped to dethrone the BJP government in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been projected to win 70 seats, while the rest will win three. The NewsX-CNX exit poll gave BJP 115 seats and the Congress 65. India Today-Axis My India predicts BJP’s victory for the sixth consecutive time. The
saffron party is projected to win 99-113 seats, while the Congress would get 68-82 seats. The ABP News-CDCS exit poll has given 117 seats to the BJP, 64 to the Congress and 1 to others. The Republic-C Voter has, however, given 108 seats to the BJP, like most of the exit polls. The Congress is projected to get 74 seats. Elections to 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat
were held in two phases on December 9 and 14. To form government in the state, a party has to win at least 92 seats. Exit polls show BJP is comfortably above that mark. Where they stood in 2012: The BJP, led by Narendra Modi, won 116 seats out of total 182 seats and formed the government while INC won 60 seats. Himachal Pradesh: In Himachal Pradesh, poll
analysts have predicted a sweeping victory for the BJP. The BJP will oust the ruling Congress by winning 47-55 seats, predicts India Today. Congress will get between 13 and 20 seats. TOI Online-CVoter has also predicted BJP’s victory with 41 seats. Congress is predicted to get 25 out of the 68 Assembly seats in the state.
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PM ‘roadshow’ on polling day violates model code, EC BJP’s puppet: Cong New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) complained the Election Commission over Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi’s interview to a channel in pollbound Gujarat, the Congress on Thursday hit back and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated the Model Code of Conduct at Sabarmati in Gujarat by holding a roadshow after casting his vote. Calling it a “matter of shame” for the EC on being quiet after Modi’s action, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “EC acting like puppet and frontal organisation of BJP. We feel the CEC is acting like PM Modi’s PS (personal secretary).”“It is a sad day for the country as EC has denigrated the Constitution,” Surjewala said.“The rules are different for the Congress and newspapers, TV channels airing Gandhi’s interviews, which were not violation of the code of conduct. But at the same time, no action is being taken against the Prime Minister,” Surjewala added.
68.7 per cent voter turnout recorded in second phase of Gujarat polls Ahmedabad: As the second phase of polling in Gujarat Assembly elections ended on Thursday, 68.70 per cent votes was recorded at the end of the day.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cast his vote from booth number 115 in Sabarmati’s
Ranip locality.BJP’s sitting MLA Arvind Patel is up against Congress’ Jitubhai Patel from Sabarmati seat. Narendra Modi stood in the queue and waited for his turn to exercise his franchise.BJP President Amit Shah was one of the early voters who
exercised his franchise and cast his vote in Naranpura. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also cast his vote at polling booth number 961 in Ahmedabad’s Vejalpur. Jaitley stood in the queue and waited for his turn at the polling booth.After
Goyal further alleged that ‘Jayanthi tax’, a phrase coined by BJP to refer to alleged corruption in her ministry, was actually ‘Rahul tax.’
Non-state players ran govt: Piyush Goyal reveals emails between Rahul, Jayanthi
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday used emails purportedly exchanged between the then Union minister Jayanthi Natarajan and Rahul Gandhi, then Congress general secretary, to allege that “non-state players” ran the government and held a right to “overrule” the then prime minister Manmohan Singh.At a press conference, Union minister Piyush Goyal released the emails and accused the Congress of obstructing development in Gujarat, on eve of the last phase of the state elections.The emails show
Natarajan, the then environment minister, informing Rahul Gandhi, now Congress’
president-elect, about a slew of projects and seeking his and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s
guidance, he claimed.Goyal alleged that “Jayanthi tax”, a phrase coined by the BJP to refer to alleged corruption in her ministry, was actually “Rahul tax”.Reading from the emails, Goyal alleged that Natarajan was seeking instructions from the Gandhis and Rahul Gandhi had asked her to take a certain position on different projects. He alleged that in one email, she wrote to him about Singh’s direction to her to ensure that the ministry takes a stand in favour of field trials of GM crops and notes that she was opposed to it.
Convict Ameerul Islam gets death sentence in Jisha rape, murder case
Kochi: Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate court pronounces death sentence for convict Ameerul Islam in Jisha rape and murder case.The Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate court on Thursday sentenced migrant labourer from Assam Ameerul Islam to death for killing, raping and murdering Jisha, a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Kerala, in 2016.On Tuesday the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court found Ameerul Islam guilty.Assamese native Ameerul Islam is the lone accused in the case in which the prosecution relied on circumstantial and material evidence in the absence of direct ones.On Wednesday, Ameerul said, “I didn’t do anything. I don’t know who did it.”Muhammed Ameerul
Islam was found guilty under various sections of the IPC including 302 (murder), 376 (Rape) 376 (A) (causing death or causing the woman to be in persistent vegetative state while committing rape). The accused, however, was not found guilty under 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) and various sections under SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) amendment Act 2015. In April 2016, Dalit woman Jisha was found naked in a pool of blood by her mother at their house at Vattolipadi, Iringolkkara, in Perumbavoor. The body was found battered with bruises from sharp objects with her intestines pulled out. None of the neighbours had any clue about the murder or had not even
heard her screaming. Ameerul Islam, who according to police, entered the woman’s house with the intention of raping her but killed her with a sharp object when she resisted; was arrested after 50 days from when the body was recovered. The accused was a daily wage labourer and used to go to the worksite by the road alongside the victim’s house. Ameerul, has been charged with rape, murder, under the Dalit Atrocities Prevention Act. According to police, several witnesses had seen him near the victim’s house on that day. Besides the doorframe in the backyard of the house, police also recovered the DNA of the accused from the nail clip and churidar of the victim.
casting his vote, the finance minister appealed voters to come in large numbers to exercise their franchise and keep the development in the state on. Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader also cast his vote in Viramgam.
Kalvari an excellent example of ‘Make in India’; will boost Navy’s might: Modi
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicate to the nation the naval submarine, INS Kalvari, the first of six Scorpeneclass submarines in Mumbai. Speaking at an event in Mumbai Naval Dockyard where the submarine was commissioned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Kalvari is an excellent example of ‘Make in India’ and will boost the Navy’s might. Modi thanked France for its collaboration in building the submarine and said, “This is a fine example of the fast growing strategic partnership between India and France.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the might of INS Kalvari will further strengthen our Indian Navy. The Prime Minister said the 21st century belongs to Asia and the road to development will pass through the Indian Ocean. He went on to add oceans holds a special importance in the Government’s policies. Modi said he calls SAGAR (Ocean) with a special name - Security And Growth for All the Region. Kalvari is named after the dreaded tiger shark, a deadly deep sea predator of the Indian Ocean.
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How Muslim women in UK are bereft of rights
British-Muslims do not have it easy. They live in an increasingly xenophobic Britain. BRITISHMuslims do not have it easy. They live in an increasingly xenophobic Britain, where groups like Britain First openly ask for their expulsion and cultivate the political belief that they are usurpers in the country. BRITISH-Muslims do not have it easy. They live in an increasingly xenophobic Britain, where groups like Britain First openly ask for their expulsion and cultivate the political belief that they are usurpers in the country. BRITISH-Muslims do not have it easy. They live in an increasingly xenophobic Britain, where groups like Britain First openly ask for their expulsion and cultivate the political belief that they are usurpers in the country. In schools, teachers and other officials are told to watch out for even little girls who wear headscarves, and report suspicious behaviour in children as young as nine or 10. In employment and in policing, they are subject to surveillance and harassment, the presumption that they are all terrorists. The fact that they live in distinct geographic areas allows them to be further ghettoised, their neighbourhoods transformed into enclaves where it is hard to believe that one is very far from the village back home. Within this isolation imposed both by discrimination and self-segregation, a host of problems breed. One, recently given statistical clarity by a documentary that aired on BBC’s Channel 4, is the issue of the legality of marriages contracted within the community. According to the film’s researchers, who spoke to 923 women in 14 British cities, nearly six in 10 British women who have had a Muslim marriage ceremony are not, in fact, married as far as the law of the state is concerned. This means that their relationships with their husbands, recognised by religion as wedlock, aren’t recognised as such by the British state. Women in these situations would not be recognised as the legal heirs of their husbands in the event of death. Nor would they be, in the case of divorce, entitled to an equitable share of the assets acquired during the marriage, as UK law stipulates. In sum, they are not married at all in the eyes of the state and would also have no recourse if they found out that their husband was either already married or was interested in marrying again. The reason is unsurprising. The UK does not recognise a religious marriage ceremony on its own — a separate civil ceremony is required. Sixty-one per cent of British-Muslim women do not have the civil ceremony. Either the elders involved paint participation in such a ceremony as some kind of rejection of the importance of the Muslim marriage ceremony, or one or both of the parties are unaware that their marriage will not be considered valid in the event of divorce or death. The laws of the homeland do not apply because they are no longer in Pakistan or Bangladesh, and they are also somehow “not” in Britain. In this way, they are denied the legal protections that they may have been able to access in either of the two places. The impact of the legal limbo where both Islamic and British law have limited effect has also led to an increase in marital crimes, with high rates of domestic violence and in some cases, even homicide.
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Salman Khan proudly announces Aayush Sharma’s debut movie; here’s the title
Mumbai: Salman Khan has been a Godfather to many in Bollywood. He has launched actresses Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha, Zareen Khan, Daisy Shah, Hazel Keech and Sneha Ullal. He also gave Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty a grand launch with his production movie ‘Hero’. Now Salman is launching his own brother-in-law Ayush Sharma in a movie, the title of which he just announced. This movie is titled ‘Loveratri’ and is the 5th venture by SKF. ‘Loveratri’ will be directed by Abhiraj Minawala, who was the assistant director of ‘Jab
Tak Hai Jaan’, ‘Sultan’ and ‘Fan’ amongst many other films. Interestingly Aayush Sharma too was an AD for ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. Before Aayush got married to Arpita, reports claimed that he wanted to become an actor. If these rumours were true, then Aayush would surely be on cloud nine since he is getting a big Bollywood launch by none other than Salman! Salman also mentioned that more details are coming soon. Stay tuned to know more about it. Salman also mentioned that more details are coming soon. Stay tuned to know more about it.
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Did Salman Khan just confirm the third installment of Tiger?
Mumbai: After ‘Ek Tha Tiger’s blockbuster release, people are awaiting ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’s release.While the wait for the second instalment of Tiger has become shorter, Salman might have confirmed that there may be a third instalment of the Tiger
series.Salman was present at Bina Kak’s book launch on December 13th with his co-star Katrina Kaif and father Salim Khan. There he was in such a jovial mood that he spoke about everything from taking a dig at wildlife to almost revealing that
Tiger part 3 might be in the pipeline.He said, “If Ali or Kabir decide, then maybe next year we’ll (Salman and Katrina will) be back.”‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, will release on December 22nd.
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan has often found it difficult to get a solo release for his films in the last few years, and this has also considerably affected his star stature in the industry. The actor, whose next release is the highly anticipated Aanand L Rai directorial, where he’ll be seen playing a dwarf, had been announced in late 2016 itself, for a Christmas, 2018 release. However, then came Abhishek Kapoor’s ‘Kedarnath,’ headlining Sushant Singh Rajput. The film has been much in the news for being Sara Ali khan’s debut vehicle. When the film was revealed to be headed for a Christmas 2018 release, fans of the superstar were taken for a rude shock.
Shahid to replace Hrithik in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Kabaddi?
Revealed: The mystery behind Deepika not wishing Anushka on her wedding Mumbai: Every celebrity from sports and Bollywood took to twitter to congratulate Anushka Sharma, except her “friend” Deepika Padukone. An insider told Pinkvilla that Dippy felt like giving a “personal touch” so she personally messaged Anushka Sharma.“Maybe not on social media, but Deepika has wished the happy couple personally and it was a warm message. She texted them both her best wishes individually post the wedding.
Deepika likes to add her own personal touch to whatever she does – be it her own team or friends and social media can be a cold and impersonal way of conveying one’s feelings. Also she has always been very supportive of Anushka in everything she has done as Anushka has been of her. They may have had issues in the past but now both have found admiration and respect for each other,” said the insider. However a source also
clarified to the website that the two actresses were never on good terms. A hint of it was revealed on ‘Koffee With Karan’s episode when Anushka along with Katrina Kaif kept mum when asked about the “friendship” with Deepika. The cracks in their friendship might have formed when Katrina started dating Deepika’s ex Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika may have become fond of Anushka’s former
boyfriend Ranveer Singh. The source says, “While we know that Deepika and Anushka are on good terms today, it was odd that Deepika didn’t wish Anushka on social media, as the rest of the Bollywood stars. All the talk started when Deepika started dating Anushka’s alleged exflame, Ranveer Singh but their relationship is much more amicable today so one would have expected her to wish Anushka on her special day.
Mumbai: Shahid Kapoor’s last release might have been the disastrous Vishal Bhardwaj directorial ‘Rangoon,’ but the actor has still got the best of directors lining up to work with him. The latest to join the list is none other than Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Shahid, who’s awaiting the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s highly controversial ‘Padmavati,’ has signed Shree Narayan Singh’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu,’ and is now
reportedly all set to star in Mehra’s ‘Kabaddi’. The film was initially slated to star Hrithik Roshan. Incidentally, Hrithik has signed Vikas Bahl’s ‘Super 30,’ which was initially rumoured to headline Shahid Kapoor. According to rumours, Shahid was spotted outside Mehra’s office recently. Mehra is currently working on ‘Fanney Khan,’ starring Rajkummar Rao, Aishwarya Rai bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Phir Hera Pheri director and actor Neeraj Vora passes away after prolonged illness Mumbai: Neeraj Vora, actor and director of films like ‘Phir Hera Pheri,’ passed away at a suburban Mumbai hospital at 4am on Thursday. He was 54.Vora had been severely ill after suffering a heart attack, which was followed by a brain stroke in Delhi last year.He was admitted
to AIIMS in the capital, but later slipped into coma. As his condition didn’t show any signs of improvement, producer Firoz Nadiadwala, for whom Vora had written ‘Hera Pheri’ and directed ‘Phir Hera Pheri’, airlifted him to Mumbai in March. Since then Vora has been living at Nadiadwala’s home with several doctors
regularly visiting him. Vora was last seen in Nadiadwala’s ‘Welcome Back’ in 2015. Some of his other notable works include directing Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Khiladi 420’, writing for Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal’ and acting in films like ‘Bol Bachchan’, ‘Dhadkan’, ‘Pukar’, ‘Rangeela’, ‘Daud’ among others. ‘Hera Pheri’ and ‘Phir
Hera Pheri’ actor and politician Paresh Rawal was among those who took to Twitter to express his grief about Vora’s demise. The actor, writer and filmmaker died after he had slipped into coma following a heart attack in October 2016. Neeraj Vora was particularly known for his comic timing.
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Rohit Sharma helps Sri Lanka fan return home for father’s throat cancer treatment
Mohali: India’s standin captain Rohit Sharma celebrated his second match as captain in style, when he played a match-winning knock of 208 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.Last week, Rohit Sharma gave a heartwarming gesture to a Sri Lankan fan, when he funded some money to him for travelling back to Sri Lanka, to see his ailing father.Mohamed Nilam, who had been watching the matches throughout the series, was disappointed to know about his father’s throat cancer during the third Test in New Delhi, and did not have enough amount
to travel back home.Captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were informed about this by Sudhir Gautam, an Indian cricket fan, and the 30-year-old Rohit had later arranged for Nilam’s return. Nilam was in India, watching the games with two other die-hard fans, Gayan Senananyaka
Premier League: Manchester City beat Swansea 4-0, create 15-match unbeaten record London: Another win, another record for rampant Premier League leader Manchester City. And this one might be the most impressive of the lot. By beating Swansea 4-0 on Wednesday, City racked up its 15th straight victory - a feat never achieved in the 129-year history of England’s top division. Second-place Manchester United also won, beating Bournemouth 1-0 through Romelu Lukaku’s goal to keep the gap at the top to 11 points, but chasing down its cross-town rival looks to be a forlorn hope at this rate. City is
unbeaten after 17 games and has now scored 52 goals, the latest coming at Liberty Stadium through David Silva (2), Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero against last-place Swansea. With Liverpool held 0-0 at home by West Bromwich Albion for a second straight draw at Anfield, Tottenham climbed back into fourth place - the final Champions League qualifying spot - thanks to a 2-0 win over Brighton. Three days after beating Manchester United, there was no derby hangover from City.
and Pubudu.Nilam, in fact, made it home on time, before his father’s surgery took place on December 9.“Rohit called me to the team hotel and gave me the ticket,” Nilam was quoted saying to Mid-Day.My father is much better now. The surgery went well. I was disturbed when I heard
about my father’s health, but Rohit has a big heart and he immediately arranged for my return ticket. He is a gem of a person,” he added.“He even asked me whether I need any financial help for the surgery, but I refused to take any money. I am grateful that he arranged for my ticket,” he further commented. Nilam also spoke about how Virat Kohli helped him. “When Virat bhai came to know about my father’s health, he too messaged me and asked if I needed any help. I congratulated Viratbhai on his wedding. I feel blessed and lucky to get so much love from Indian cricketers.
Here’s what kundali says about newly-married Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma
Mumbai: It’s only apt. A power couple gets married and rumours are abound on innumerable aspects of their lives. Yet, astrological and tarot predictions are the first to filter the psyche, as experts speculate about their union and their future together, and what they can do or not do to make it a more fruitful union.Check out: See photos and videos: Love takes over as Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma marry in ItalySo is it with the Virushka spectacle already. Astrologers have spoken, pundits have tried to match their kundlis, and everyone has a word
of advice to give!While many Bollywood couples transformed their romance from reel life to real life, many others had to face the flak from tarot card readers and astrologers who showcased their predictions whether it is welcome or not. Video goes viral: Virat Kohli sings Kishore Kumar song as Anushka Sharma watches onWhen Aishwarya Rai got married to Abhishek Bachchan in 2007, the media and public went crazy saying that Aishwarya’s manglik dosha will turn inauspicious for her husband.
Both states and Centre earn 40 per cent of their revenue from petroleum products at present.
Council may bring petrol, realty under GST in future: Sushil Modi
New Delhi: All powerful GST Council will consider bringing electricity, petroleum products and some other items under the ambit of GST in future, Bihar Finance Minister Sushil Modi said here.“Electricity, real estate, stamp duty and petroleum products should become part of GST (Goods and Services Tax). This would be our (GST Council) endeavour,” he said at the annual meet of industry chamber Ficci. He, however, said it would be difficult to specify any timeline for this to happen. Inclusion of these can happen without amending the Constitution, he said.If petroleum products are brought under the GST regime, he said, it will attract the highest tax slab prevalent at that time and states would be at liberty to levy cess on it in order to protect
their revenues.Both states and the Centre earn 40 per cent of their revenue from petroleum products at present. Modi also hinted at the reduction of tax slabs going forward after tax collection stabilises.The current GST regime has five tax slabs - 0 per cent, 5 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent and 28 per cent. An
additional GST cess is also levied on certain products.Although the final decision would be taken by the Council, he said, “The possible scenario could be that the current highest tax slab of 28 per cent could be brought down to 25 per cent and two tax slabs of 12 per cent and 18 per cent could be merged into one.”
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FIFA Club World Cup: Gareth Bale earns Real Madrid late win over Al Jazira on return
Abu Dhabi: Gareth Bale scored with his first touch after coming off the bench to strike the Real Madrid winner as the European champions survived a scare to beat local side Al Jazira 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the Club World Cup final. Al Jazira’s Brazilian forward Romarinho gave the Abu Dhabi team a shock lead in the 40th minute of an action-packed game after heavy favourites Real twice hit the woodwork and had two goals ruled out, one after a long consultation between the referee and his video assistant. Al Jazira looked to have doubled their lead one minute into the second half but the strike from Mbark Boussoufa was correctly ruled out for offside and Cristiano Ronaldo eased Real’s nerves by smashing in the equaliser in the 52nd minute. Real continued to dominate and Karim Benzema twice hit the woodwork before being replaced by Bale, who met Lucas Vazquez’s cutback to
Arvind Ltd offers incentives to promote voting, More than 10,000 token gifts to employees
A h m e d a b a d , December14, 2017:As a good corporate citizen and part of its corporate social responsibility(CSR) initiative and to create awareness about the democratic right to vote, the city based company Arvind Ltd has made a campaign to create 100 percent voting by its staff and workers. The company today awarded
Toyota Kirloskar Motor extends ‘Drive the Nation: Government Employee Sales Program’ to year end on high demand Bangalore, 14th December 2017: In its endeavor to enhance customer delight, Toyota Kirloskar Motor extended its special sales initiative “Drive the Nation” until December 31st2017 for state and central government employees. The campaign has been highly appreciated nationwide by customers across India for the customized offers and the value proposition that Etios series offers as an
ideal family car. Strong demand from customers and positive push in sales has encouraged TKM to extend this campaign for each quarter.Rolled out in 2016 inline with Toyota’s customer first philosophy, a driving force behind all innovative products and services, “Drive the Nation” campaign offers a range of benefits starting from affordable funding solutions focused on low customer acquisition cost,
attractive offers on Toyota Protect Insurance and Toyota Genuine Accessories and unmatched extended warranty. The campaign has successfully contributed to around 7% sales to total sales for Etios Series and 11% sales to personal segment. Drive the Nation scheme presents a 100% On Road Funding for a tenure of 8 Years for serving and retired government employeeswith Zero Down Payment and Lowest EMI. “Drive the
roll the ball into the bottom corner in the 82nd minute and book the holders’ place in Sunday’s final against South American champions Gremio of Brazil. “It’s hard to explain the game, all I can say is that we deserved to win and reach the final,” Real coach Zinedine Zidane told reporters. “The first half was very strange, we had so many chances and it was odd that we didn’t score, but in football everything can change in five minutes. We were patient and we turned it around in the second half.” Zidane’s side are bidding to become the first team to successfully defend the Club World Cup while victory over Gremio would also equal Barcelona’s record three triumphs in the competition. Real fielded a full-strength side with the exception of the injured Sergio Ramos and made an explosive start, having five attempts on goal in the first 12 minutes. Al Jazira goalkeeper Ali Khasif played a huge part in keeping the European champions at
Nation Champions” have been appointed in each of the sales outlet of Toyota in order to give dedicated attention to all government employee enquiries. This promotional offer will be supported through Toyota’s large sales and service network spread across the country. Customers can now avail 100% On Road Funding for 8 Years with ZERO down payment Benefits under the campaign extended to Corolla Altis.
bay, saving from Ronaldo from close range, pushing Raphael Varane’s shot on to the bar and turning Luka Modric’s shot on to the post. He continued to repel a barrage of shots even after appearing to sustain an injury but was withdrawn early in the second half before Real could get past him. The game became shrouded in confusion over Real’s second disallowed goal, scored by Casemiro, which Brazilian referee Sandro Ricci first ruled out for offside against Karim Benzema, then awarded. He ruled it out again following consultation with his video assistant. Al Jazira took the lead with their first attack as a slip from Casemiro allowed his compatriot Romarinho enter the area and produce a classy low finish beyond shell-shocked Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Real finally capitalised on their glut of chances when Ronaldo arrowed home a through ball from Luka Modric past substitute goalkeeper Khalid Al Senaani, who was beaten again by Bale.
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more than 10,000 token gifts to the employees who have casted their vote.As per election commission guide lines the company today also gave 3 hours leave to its employees during regular duty hours for voting.Arvind Ltd in its campaign had persuaded its workers by putting up banners and posters across its four units in Ahmedabad
as well as in its unit near Gandhinagar and arranging workshop for making awareness about VVPAT and its working through election commission office. Thus Arvind has shown its initiative to safe guard democracy by educating employees to vote when some of the citizen do not vote for no reason.The lead taken by Arvind Ltdfor
the cause of democracy, inclusiveness and its participatory nature will go a long way in educating workers about prime responsibility and showing their faith in democracy. Theinitiative taken by the company has also made all employees aware of the value of their vote and almost all have voted.
New Delhi: Inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) accelerated further to 3.93 per cent in November due to a sharp rise in onion prices and costlier seasonal vegetables, government data showed on Thursday. It was 3.59 per cent in October this year, and 1.82 per cent in November last year. Onion, a kitchen staple, witnessed a whopping 178.19 per
cent rise in inflation last month on annual basis. For seasonal vegetables too the rate of price rise accelerated to 59.80 per cent, as against 36.61 per cent in October.Protein rich eggs, meat and fish as a category, however, grew at a slower pace of 4.73 per cent during the month, against 5.76 in preceding month. WPI inflation of food articles increased to 6.06 per cent last month, as against 4.30 per
cent in October, as per the data released by the Commerce Ministry. For manufactured goods, it was at 2.61 per cent during the month, almost static against 2.62 in preceding month. Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index, hit a 15-month high of 4.88 per cent in November, as per the data released last week. Wholesale food prices in Nov rose 4.10 per cent year-onyear, compared with a 3.23 pc rise a month earlier.
Nov WPI inflation jumps to 3.93 per cent on high onion, veggie prices
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Ahmedabad city is BJP’s No. 1 hunting ground Soon after joining the BJP in 1987, Narendra Modi’s first litmus test was winning the municipal elections in Ahmedabad in January that year. He knew well that the road to rule Gujarat went via Ahmedabad. He did it successfully and this marked the BJP’s ascent to power in the state - first as a partner of Chimanbhai Patel’s Janata Dal in 1990 and then with a clear majority in 1995. Since then, the BJP has never lost power in this saffron bastion. Ever since Modi became Gujarat’s CM in October 2001, Ahmedabad has been the showcase of his ‘development model’. Be it the BRTS, the Sabarmati riverfront, Kankaria
lakefront, Vibrant Gujarat business summits, GIFT City, metrorail, municipal tax reforms, ring roads, DMIC corridor, EWS housing, the bullet train and then Unesco recently inscribing Ahmedabad as India’s first World Heritage City. Though BJP maintains its dominance over these constituencies, the 2015 Patidar agitation followed by demonetization and GST make it appear a tad
Gujarat Elections 2017: Everything controversial about it!
What is an election without its share of controversies? True to the spirit of the poll campaign trends in India, this time too, controversies played an important role in sending our collective adrenaline gushing. There’s an icing on the cake here too. Even when it comes to poll-time controversies, Gujarat can boast of a string of firsts – no other state election holds the record of getting a former prime minister to break his maun and tear into a current PM. No other state election has seen Pakistan being dragged into it and accused of colluding with the opposition to hatch conspiracies. No other state election has seen a country’s PM campaigning so aggressively or the dynastic scion of India’s grand old party visiting 27 temples in three months. And yet the people have the first of firsts to their credit. The very first controversy, which refuses to die down still came from no political party but the people themselves. Vikas gando thhayo chhe It was the ‘vikas gando thhayo chhe’ (development has gone crazy) slogan, mocking BJP’s development claims, which caught the imagination of creative social media addicts and raised the bar for meme creators. The slogan, coined by a Patidar youth, took the form of a campaign, the intensity of which forced even CM Vijay Rupani to react. This was much to the displeasure of Union Minister Arun Jaitley who asked BJP members to avoid commenting on it.Soon after Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said that the Goods and Services Tax needed a major rejig, Rahul Gandhi wasted no time in dubbing it BJP’s Gabbar Singh Tax. At his Morbi rally, Modi hit back, “Those who have looted the country can only think of dacoits.”
vulnerable. Senior BJP party leaders claim that they are working harder in Patidar and trader dominated constituencies like Thakkarbapanagar, Sabarmati, Bapunagar, Naroda and Nikol. “I have been voting for the BJP in all elections till now. This time owing to the atrocities on Patidars I don’t think I will vote for any party,” said Vishal Padsala, a businessman and a resident of Nikol.
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Phase-2 polls for 93 seats in central and north Gujarat today AHMEDABAD: Polling for 93 seats in the second and final phase of elections in Gujarat will be held on Thursday with nearly 2.22 crore voters eligible to choose from among 851 candidates. Counting of votes for all 182 seats will be held on Monday though some trends would be known by Thursday evening when results of various exit polls pour in.Phase two elections are being held for 61 seats in central Gujarat and 32 seats in north Gujarat. Polling in these areas in the last elections in 2012 was 72.64%. But looking at the trend in the first phase, when voter turnout for 89 seats in Saurashtra and south Gujarat dropped to 66.75%, this number too could go down despite some very intensive campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress presidentelect Rahul Gandhi. The rhetoric for the second phase got vicious and spiced with communal overtones with Modi alleging that Pakistan was playing a role in Gujarat elections through the Congress and that there was a plan to install Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel as CM.
EC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi for model code violation
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered filing of an FIR against Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi for giving an interview to a TV channel in Gujarat in violation of the 48-hour ban on campaigning before polls. Cases will also be filed against all TV channels that telecast the interview across districts going to polls on Thursday.The EC, in a notice to Rahul, said the interview qualified to be “election matter” as defined under Representation of the People Act, 1951, the display of which “within 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of poll, amounts to violation of the prohibition laid down under the RP Act”.Untitled-3It further said the Congress leader, by giving such interview and its telecast on TV channels on Wednesday, had “prima facie violated provisions of Para 1(4) of the model code of conduct, Section 126(1)(b) of the RP Act and Election Commission’s lawful instructions in this regard”. While seeking an explanation from Rahul by December 18 for violation of the model code, the EC separately issued a direction to the Gujarat chief electoral officer asking him to “initiate action against all those who had violated the provisions”.
GANDHINAGAR: Ever since assembly elections in Gujarat were announced on October 25, 2017, the state administration has seized liquor worth Rs 23.5 crore ahead of the second phase of polls on Thursday. This liquor has been seized between 25 October 2017 and December 12, 2017. In addition, vehicles and material worth Rs 29.16 crore and country liquor worth Rs 30.06 lakh were also seized. A total of 26,913 persons arrested in this connection so far.
AHMEDABAD: Even as the state goes for the second phase of voting in the assembly polls on Thursday, around 7% voter slips in 21 constituencies across Ahmedabad district remained undelivered to the voters by poll officials for various reasons.There over 52 lakh registered
voters in Ahmedabad district out which around 3.69 lakh voters have not got their voter slips. Additional District Election Officer Rajendra Sarvaiya said that there are several factors responsible for non-delivery of voter slips. “In most cases, the voters have either migrated to
Voting to take place at 25,558 booths
operations at a huge centre in southern California.Hartman didn’t give details on what the cyber troops can achieve, except to say that they would be scooping up information or intercepting planned attacks.According to the New York Times, CYBERCOM has previously placed “implants” in ISIS
by courts, and denial of telephone facility amounts to additional punishment. On the prisoner’s request for court’s intervention to stop the discrimination, the HC has sought reply from the state government and the DG and IG of orisons by January 17, said advocate Trusha Patel who represents the petitioner.What is an election without its share of controversies? True to the spirit of the poll campaign trends in India, this time too, controversies played an important role in sending our collective adrenaline gushing. There’s an icing on the cake here too. Even when it comes to poll-time controversies, Gujarat can boast of a string of firsts – no other state election holds the record of getting a former prime minister to break his maun and tear into a current PM.No other state election has seen Pakistan being dragged into it and accused of colluding with the opposition to hatch conspiracies.
AHMEDABAD: As part of the civic body’s antitrash drive around eateries and food truck parks, AMC has facilitated door-to-door waste collection vans around midnight to collect trash from eateries.“We held a meeting with owners of food markets in new west zone and south zone. We have asked them to collect all the trash at a designated spot and ensure there is a representative who is present to handover the garbage to the municipal door-to-door collection van,” said Harshadray Solanki, director, municipal solid waste department, AMC.He added that some four vans will be allocated for each zone to collect trash from evening and night roadside eateries. Civic authorities have given a week’s time to the eateries to implement the schedule.
7% voter slips undelivered in Ahmedabad district
US army to deploy cyber troops against enemy computer networks
gain control?” he told reporters.The cyber soldiers have been integrated for six months in infantry units, and will tailor operations according to commanders’ needs, said Colonel William Hartman of the Army’s Cyber Command.The Army has for the past three years conducted training for such
AMC to collect trash from eateries
HC notice to govt over prisoner’s charge AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government and the director general of police (DGP) in response to a complaint from a prisoner alleging discrimination in the jail against convicts of serious offences.A bench of chief justice R S Reddy and justice V M Pancholi took suo motu cognizance of the issue and the high court filed a PIL after it received a letter from a prisoner from Junagadh. The grievance expressed in the letter was that prisoners convicted for serious offences like rape, and waging war against the nation are not allowed to use telephone facility in the prison to talk to their family members. Allowing telephone access to some prisoners, and denying the facility to the others is a discriminatory gesture on the part of the jail authorities. The prisoner has stated that the convicts of serious offences have already been punished
international Washington: The US Army will soon send teams of cyber warriors to the battlefield, officials said Wednesday, as the military increasingly looks to take the offensive against enemy computer networks.While the Army’s mission is generally to “attack and destroy,” the cyber troops have a slightly different goal, said Colonel Robert Ryan, who commands a Hawaii-based combat team. “Not everything is destroy. How can I influence by nonkinetic means? How can I reach up and create confusion and
BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani after casting his vote during the second phase of assembly election, in Ahmedabad.
networks that let experts monitor the group’s behaviour and ultimately imitate or alter commanders’ messages so they unwittingly direct fighters to areas likely to be hit by drone or plane strikes. Another technique likely being employed is a common type of cyber attack known as a denial of service. Cyber Command had previously been a subordinate part of the US Strategic Command, but President Donald Trump in August ordered the Pentagon to elevate it to its own command, in a sign of its growing importance.
other addresses while some were not available when our officials visited their residential premises. In some cases, the voters have either expired or were out of station. According to norms, we have to hand over the slip to the voter in person,” Saraviya said.However, election officials accepted
the fact that in some cases, the addresses were false which is why the voter slips could not be delivered. According to figures, the maximum number of voter slips — about 11.85 % of the total voters — that could not be delivered was in Dariapur constituency of Ahmedabad city.
A series of missile tests along with pressure from Donald Trump pushed Beijing to prioritise improving relations with Seoul.
China, S Korea to meet, hope to resolve N Korea crisis
Beijing: South Korean President Moon Jae-In will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday amid mixed US signals about potential talks to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.Relations between Beijing and Seoul have encountered their own rough patch over the US military’s deployment of a powerful antimissile defence system in the South to counter the North’s threats.Moon hopes to “normalise” ties during the visit, his office has said, after Beijing imposed economic measures against South Korean companies, a move seen as retaliation to the installation of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system. China sees the deployment as a threat to its own security.Moving past the disagreement has become increasingly important amid growing concern that bellicose rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang could spark war on the Korean peninsula.“The highlights to watch of the visit would be
whether the two sides (Seoul and Beijing) can start a dialogue and cooperation mechanism on the DPRK (North Korea) nuclear issue,” said Zhu Feng, international studies professor at Peking University.China has long refused to countenance the possibility that the North’s Communist regime could collapse. But a series of nuclear and missile tests combined with pressure from US President Donald Trump has pushed Beijing to reconsider its position and prioritise improving
relations with Seoul. “It is a very uncertain period,” Zhu said. “The two sides need high-level dialogues and dialogues between militaries. These dialogues cannot really start without the normalisation of the bilateral relations” he added. Moon’s visit comes after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington was ready to talk to North Korea “without preconditions”, though it remains determined to force Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arsenal.
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