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Hyderabad techie beaten to death on child-lifting suspicion in Karnataka
Left to press for PM Modi’s reply on communal violence, lynching in Monsoon Session New Delhi: The Left parties intend to corner the government in Parliament on incidents of lynching and communal violence in the country and press for a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the coming Monsoon Session. As they chalk out their strategy for the session, that begins on July 18, the CPI(M) and the CPI alleged that recent incidents of lynching and communal violence have “claimed” many lives in the country and the prime minister should state in the parliament what the government was doing to control the “divisive politics” unleashed by the RSS-BJP. “We would raise the issues of lynching and communal violence in the country in both the Houses of parliament,” CPI(M) Lok Sabha member Mohammad Salim told PTI.
Seat sharing challenge for NDA in Bihar despite Nitish-Shah bonhomie Patna: Though a show of bonhomie between BJP president Amit Shah and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during their recent talks has virtually put to rest the prospects of JD(U) returning to Grand Alliance for the general elections next year, but the seat sharing arrangement among NDA partners in the state could be a challenge. Shah and Kumar’s bonding over breakfast as well on dinner on Thursday has sent indications that he would not walk out of the coalition and join hands with Lalu Prasad’s RJD again if his party is not given the respect of “elder brother” and provided lion share of seats as used to be in the NDA during the times of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani. Besides Shah and the Bihar Chief Minister beaming before photographers on the occasion, the BJP chief also gave the message of togetherness in words. Addressing BJP workers during his one-day tour of Bihar on July 12, Shah in an apparent reference to speculation about Kumar feeling uncomfortable in the coalition and mooting return to the Grand Alliance which comprises RJD and Congress, had said “detractors must not harbour many hopes. Nitish is not going to side with the corrupt.
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Hyderabad: A software professional from Hyderabad was lynched while three of his friends including a Qatar national were thrashed by a mob which suspected them to be child-kidnappers, at Kamalnagar in Bidar district of Karnataka. The victim was identified as Mohd Azam, 32, who is married and has a two-year-old son. He was an employee of Google in Gachibowli and was a resident of Errakunta on the outskirts. According to Azam’s family members, he and his friends including the Qatar national Mohd Salaam Eid Al Kubaisi of Royalwadi in Barkas, Noor Mohammed and Salman had gone to Murki village in Bidar to attend a function at a friend’s place. The group was travelling in a car and stopped near a government school for a break in the Kamalnagar police station area.
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Modi was addressing a rally after inaugurating the Bansagar canal project and laying the foundation of Mirzapur medical college in UP.
PM Modi in UP: Previous government’s neglected people, delayed key projects
Score, France 4 (Mandzukic own goal 18’, Griezmann 38 (P),Paul Pogba 59’, Kylian Mbappe 65’)- Croatia 2(Perisic 28’, Mandzukic 69’).
France beats Croatia to win first global title in 20 years France beat Croatia 4-2 to win their second World Cup title at the end of what turned out to be one of the greatest finals the tournament has ever seen.
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Moscow: France defeated Croatia 4-2 in a six-goal thrilling FIFA World Cup 2018 final to clinch their first title in 20 years, their second overall. Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and an own goal by Mario Mandzukic is what led Les Bleus to the world title. France coach Didier Deschamps became the third man to win the World Cup as both a player and manager after Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and West Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer.
FIFA Football World Cup 2018 Winner France defeating Croatia 4-2 in an epic final in Moscow bringging curtains down. Not surprisingly, the epic match resulted in a deluge of memes, contributing to the FIFA frenzy on Twitter. Moreover, while many commemorated France’s win, others also appreciated Croatia for their performance in this world cup.
After Burari deaths, family of 6 commit mass suicide in Jharkhand
Hazaribagh: With the country still coming to terms with the horrific mass suicide in New Delhi’s Burari, another shocking and similar case has emerged from Jharkhand. On Sunday, six persons of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Hazaribagh city of Jharkhand. The police reached the spot early Sunday morning and said that a suicide note was recovered from the apartment. The suicide note clearly mentions that the family took this extreme step due to heavy debts leading to a bad reputation in the market, prolonged illness and shutting down of their shop, police said. The victims have
been identified as 70-yearold Mahavir Maheshwari, his 65-year-old wife Kiran Maheshwari, 40-year-old son Naresh Agarwal, his wife Priti Agarwal and their two minor kids – 8-year-old Aman and 6-year-old Anjali. “We have recovered a suicide note from the apartment where the dead bodies were found. The investigation is being done from all angles and at this moment we are not ruling out anything,” Hazaribagh Dy SP Chandan Vats told reporters. Sources from Hazaribagh told Deccan Chronicle that when the police arrived, the door of the apartment was open and the security guard had proceeded on leave only a few days back.
Kumaraswamy breaks down, says want to swallow pain of coalition govt Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy broke down and wept at a party function on Saturday that was held to felicitate his ascent to chief ministership, saying he was finding it difficult to cope with the pressures of office. “The CM’s post is not a bed of roses, it’s a bed of thorns,” he said where he must work with coalition partner Congress, fend off opposition BJP and satisfy the aspirations of his own party legislators. “If the pressure gets to me, I’ll have no hesitation in resigning in less than a couple of hours. I’m not after power. I was
Not surprisingly, the epic match resulted in a deluge of memes, contributing to the FIFA frenzy on Twitter.
only interested in becoming CM to save our farmers from debt trap”. With his eyes filled with tears, he told his fellow partymen: “You may be happy that your elder or younger brother became the CM. But I am not happy. I am keeping in myself all the pain, as the “Vishakanta’ (the receptable of all poison) People gather in large numbers to listen my speech but they will forget my party at the time of voting. I do not blame the electorate. I have undergone heart surgery for the second time and my body is working without any rest.
Mirzapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the previous governments headed by opposition parties, accusing them of neglecting the people and not completing development projects on time. “Those who are shedding crocodile tears for farmers today should be asked as to why they did not complete irrigation projects which were left incomplete throughout the nation during their tenure,” he said. Modi was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Bansagar canal project
and laying the foundation of Mirzapur medical college here. “I have had the opportunity to dedicate many projects of development to the public in the past two days and introduce new schemes,” he said while charging the opposition parties with “neglecting the people and not completing projects on time”. Referring to the ambitious Bansagar canal project, he said it would provide a big boost to irrigation in the region. “Previous governments used to come up with incomplete projects and stall them.
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Who turns mafia dons into messiahs?
The murder of sharpshooter Munna Bajrangi in a prison in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district has once again highlighted the nexus between power peddlers, mafia gangs and upholders of the law. I have no hesitation in saying that this just a new chapter in an old game. Let me explain by rewinding to a few decades ago. A wealthy merchant in Varanasi had usurped a large sum of money from a big Calcutta businessman. Tired of the legal battle, the businessman turned to the mafia. The gang leader sent his henchmen to threaten the merchant. The merchant was prepared. He had already sounded out a local about this. The musclemen from Varanasi thrashed the mafia members from Calcutta. Those being beaten up kept saying: “If you hit us, ‘dada’ won’t spare you either.” After a thrashing, the goons from Varanasi put the mafiosi on the Upper India Express bound for Calcutta. The merchant thought the matter was sorted. But a few months later, the West Bengal police raided him and his associates at midnight. They took them into custody and headed for Calcutta. Here the delegation from Varanasi was welcomed not in a court or a jail but at a criminal’s den. They could win back their freedom only after paying a huge ransom. This was a glaring example of misuse of the law. A lot of water has flown down the Ganges since then. Calcutta has become Kolkata; the Upper India Express has stopped operations and has been replaced by superfast trains. Even the mafia has changed its style of functioning; but it has only become more powerful and all-pervasive. Here is an example. Sriprakash Shukla rose like a comet on UP’s crime horizon in the 1980s and 1990s. He evolved a style of kidnapping different from others. At one time he reportedly put the condition that the person who comes to pay the ransom for a builder must be an IPS officer. His wish was fulfilled. If this is true, could this have been possible without the collusion of the local administration? No wonder ministers and even chief ministers in the cow belt have been accused of taking cuts from the ransom that victims pay. The polluting of the river of governance has also vitiated those downstream. Still, it is unfair to apportion blame only on politicians, bureaucrats and the mafia. The stories of crime and the life stories of criminals fascinate both the affluent as well as those at the lower echelons of society. Let me talk about the well-heeled to begin with. Netflix made a web series about Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in August, 2015. Three seasons of the series have been telecast since then. All three have proved to be cash cows for Netflix. People watch it with interest in several languages. Mario Puzo’s Godfather evoked similar interest at one time.
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Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are currently shooting for the Ayan Mukerji supernatural flick Brahmastra in Bulgaria.
Ranbir Kapoor is the perfect gentleman as he offers a ride home to Alia Bhatt
New Delhi : It seems like the gossip around Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s alleged relationship is not going to die anytime soon. Every time the two are spotted together, the speculations begin. But none of this is affecting the bond the two seem to share. Alia and Ranbir, both have headed to Bulgaria to shoot for their first film together, Brahmastra. Now, we have come across a video of the two where Ranbir, just like a perfect chivalrous boyfriend, offered Alia a lift to her place. Ever since the video of the same has been released on social media, fans have been going crazy about it. In the video shared by a fan page, Ranbir and Alia are exchanging greetings with people around them. As the two start heading to their cars, Ranbir can be heard asking, “Alia, I will drop you home?” and Alia instantly replies with a yes. Ever since Ranbir confessed to something ‘new’ brewing between him and Alia, their fans cannot keep calm. Several fan pages of the duo have been sharing throwback photos and videos of them together. “The truth never bothers me. At the same time, even lies don’t affect me because if it’s not true, I don’t care.
Selena Gomez’s hacker charged with 11 felony counts Selena Gomez’s hacker could go to jail for over 9 years if convicted. Susan Atrach of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey who hacked into the singer’s email accounts during 2015 and 2016 has been charged with 11 felony counts.
New Delhi : A New Jersey woman has been charged with hacking into singer-actor Selena Gomez’s email account. According to Variety, Susan Atrach, 21, of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, was charged with 11 felony counts, including five counts of identity theft and five counts of computer hacking. She faces up to nine years and eight months in prison if convicted, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.Prosecutors said Atrach allegedly hacked into accounts belonging to Gomez and an associate, from June 2015 through February 2016. Prosecutors allege she obtained “stored media,” and shared it with friends and online. Atrach is expected to be arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court by August 27. Prosecutors are asking that she be held on 250,000 dollars bail. On the work front, Selena Gomez is all set to star in Woody Allen’s next feature film, A Rainy Day in New York, alongside Elle Fanning (Maleficent) and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name). The singer will also lend her voice to Mavis for the third time in
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation which is scheduled to release on July 20, 2018, in India. Last month, the singer had released the music video for Back to You. The song is also the soundtrack for the second season of the popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why.
Ishaan Khatter is thankful for the variety he has been offered over the short span of his career as an actor. The 22-year-old will be sharing the screen with Janhvi Kapoor in Sairat remake, Dhadak.
Ishaan: I am fortunate to be offered variety in such a short span of time
Mumbai : He is all of 22, but he has already worked with iconic Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi in his maiden India-set movie Beyond The Clouds. Now Ishaan Khatter is geared up for the release of his second big canvas entertainer Dhadak. He says he is very fortunate to get offered variety so early in his career. “I am fortunate to be offered variety in such a short span of time. I managed to make my debut with my favourite Majid Majidi, whereas Dhadak is giving me a huge mass exposure. I just hope that I maintain
Priyanka Chopra is all set to celebrate her 36th birthday on July 18. While she has not revealed her plans yet, reports suggest that the actor might celebrate the special day with American singer Nick Jonas.
the balance. Critics have been so kind of me to praise my performance in my debut film,” Ishaan told IANS in an interview. “I want to be a part of good films, those that help me to grow as a performer. Being a movie buff, I am really fortunate to make it my profession,” he added. In Dhadak, produced by Karan Johar and directed by Shashank Khaitan, Ishaan plays a Rajasthani boy who is obsessed with films from the 1990s. It’s a character very different from his last release Beyond The Clouds, in which he played a drug peddler.
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Will Priyanka Chopra celebrate her birthday Sri Reddy claims Vishal with Nick Jonas this year? threatened her after
casting couch accusations
New Delhi : Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s relationship has always been a matter of keen interest for their fans. Their budding relationship has often made the headlines. Recently, Priyanka opened up about her relationship with the American singer saying that they are getting to know each other better with every passing day. And now reports suggest that the desi girl is all set to celebrate her 36th birthday on July 18 and that Nick has a surprise planned for her. A source close to DNA stated, “Nick has apparently made special plans for a quick getaway to one of PC’s favourite beach destinations. He’s already made
the bookings, but no one knows of the destination yet.” However, the American singer might not be able to leave the US for their getaway. According to the reports, Nick won’t be able to travel outside the US due to work commitments. “So, the actress (Priyanka) has taken a few days off from her schedule to be with him,” DNA quoted a source as saying. In a recent interview with ET, Priyanka had elaborated upon the idea of love and companionship, saying she believes in pampering the one she loves. She said, “You know when you love someone and care about somebody, making them feel special and giving them attention is the most important thing.”
Chennai : Actor Sri Reddy has been making news for her casting couch accusations against prominent names across industries. While the actor had initially named people in Tollywood, she recently began to call out people in Kollywood for allegedly exploiting her sexually recently. Some of the names she has named until now are director Murugadoss, choreographer turned actor/director Raghava Lawrence and actor Srikanth. In her latest Facebook post, the actor has claimed that she received threats from actor Vishal, who is the general secretary of Nadigar Sangam and the president of Tamil Film Producer Council. “I am facing threat from Tamil actor Vishal reddy..but I wanted to reveal secrets of darkside Kollywood ..,” she wrote in a post.
New Delhi : Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on Saturday took to social media and shared a picture in which he is seen wearing a white overall while holding a weapon and wearing futuristic goggles. He captioned it as “Coming Soon”. While we wondered what this project is all about, Karishma Tanna spilled the beans on the same. Karishma Tanna, who last appeared in Sanju, shared a couple of pictures with Ranveer on Instagram. She captioned it as, “For @chingssecret !! Comin soon!! It’s always fun shootin wit u! #craybuddy #karishmatanna
#ktians,” which revealed Ranveer would be coming up with another commercial for Chings Secrets, a brand he endorses. This advertisement would be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Last Chingscommercial was directed by Rohit Shetty in which Ranveer was paired opposite Tamannaah Bhatia. Interestingly, Rohit and Ranveer are presently working on their upcoming film Simmba, in which the latter would be playing a police inspector. On the work front, the Padmaavat actor has wrapped up the schedule of his upcoming flick Simmba.
Khatron Ke Khiladi 9: Vikas Gupta, Bharti Singh, Punit Pathak bond on the sets of the show Bengaluru : Khatron Ke Khiladi 9’s shoot is on and the celebrity contestants are off to Argentina for the ninth season of the show, which will launch next month on Colors. As shared earlier, the confirmed 12 celebrities are comedy queen Bharti Singh and husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa, reel life jodi of Zain Imam and Jasmin Bhasin, Bigg Boss 11 finalist Vikas Gupta, Balika Vadhu fame Avika Gor, Bahu Humari Rajni_Kant star Ridhima Pandit, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Aly Goni, actor Shamita Shetty, singer-actor Aditya Narayan and choreographer-turned-actor Punit Pathak will be seen facing their fears. Cricketer Sreesanth will also be seen on the show. A source shared with indianexpress.com, “This time the makers are leaving no stone unturned to produce one of the most exciting seasons of the show. The contestants will start flying to Argentina from July 11 and the shoot will begin from July 15.” “We don’t meet people by accident.
Katrina Kaif is having a blast with her family in England
Bengaluru : Katrina Kaif’s birthday is on July 16 and the actor is presently enjoying some family time ahead of the special day. The actor is in England, for a short vacation with her family. The actor has been sharing pictures and videos on her Instagram handle from the vacation, and they are as pretty as the actor herself. Katrina posted a photo with caption, “Haydreaming …..” She had earlier shared a selfie, pictures of an old English mansion and her pretty sisters, all on her Instagram stories. Katrina has seven siblings; three elder sisters (Stephanie, Christine, and Natasha), three younger sisters
(Melissa, Sonia, and Isabel) and an elder brother, Michael. Katrina has also shared a few more photos with some of her friends from the industry. A source earlier informed, “Katrina will soon take off for a well-deserved break. The star has been working around the clock for her films and simultaneously rehearsing for the Dabangg tour. She has decided to celebrate her birthday with her family this year and while the details of her trip remain unknown, the location is one of the family’s favourite holiday destinations. Katrina immediately jumps back into work and resumes shooting for Zero by July 18.”
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Gaining confidence to play spin while facing Kuldeep Yadav, says Joe Root
New Delhi: With a series of poor performances, the pressure was on England batsman Joe Root. The righthand batsman silenced his critics as he went on to score his 12th ODI century against India at Lord’s on Friday, helping his side in picking up an 86run win. Speaking to reporters at the post-match press conference, the righthanded batsman said that the innings will give him confidence on how to pick up chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, who has proven to be a big thorn for the home side throughout the series. “For me, having not faced a lot of Kuldeep for example,
it was about picking as many cues up as possible throughout and makes sure I don’t get caught in the cold in Leeds, if I start against spin,” the 26-year old said. He further added that spending time on the pitch against such bowling attack has given him confidence. “I have only faced four balls against him in the last couple of games. But ultimately you have got to trust your game and your technique. I felt that the four balls I did face, I thought I was picking him okay. So it was more about spending some time out there and trusting the way I play spin.
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MS Dhoni booed by Indian spectators during second ODI against England
Manny Pacquiao wins 60th career fight with seventh-round knockout New Delhi: Manny Pacquiao won for the 60th time with his first stoppage in nine years, and made a proclamation. “This is it. I am back in boxing,” the 39-year-old Pacquiao said after his seventh-round knockout of Lucas Matthysse for the World Boxing Association welterweight title on Sunday. “I am not done. I’m still there.” It was Pacquiao’s first bout since a contention loss last year to Jeff Horn in Australia, and since parting ways with longtime trainer Freddie Roach to work with Buboy Fernandes. “It’sust a matter of time. You have to rest and get it back and that’s what I did.” Pacquiao (607-2, 39 KOs) knocked Matthysse down onto one knee in the third and fifth rounds. He knocked the
Argentine down again in the seventh, and Matthysse spat out his mouthpiece, causing a frenzy among Pacquiao fans in the stadium. “I am not boasting but … I think he’s hurting from my punches,” said Pacquiao, who hadn’t won by knockout since 2009. “Every punch that I throw, he’s hurt. I think he’s scared of my punches.” Matthysse, who won 36 out of 39 matches by knockout, said Pacquiao was a “great fighter, a great legend,” adding that he planned to take a break. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attended the fight, the biggest in the country since the 1975 heavyweight clash between Muhammad Ali and Australian Joe Bugner.
New Delhi: MS Dhoni might have etched his name in the record books after he went past 10000-run mark in ODI cricket but the former captain was booed by the fans for his slow scoring rate during the second ODI against England at Lord’s. Dhoni scored 37 off 59 balls that included a couple of boundaries while chasing 323 runs on Saturday. India while chasing 323 were reduced to 140/4 when Dhoni came out in the middle. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal said that he didn’t really know about the incident. Moreover, he told that Dhoni needed to spend some time at the crease as he hadn’t batted much in the recent past. “I don’t know what was said to him (when he changed bats). After Hardik was dismissed, there was only
me, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav and Kuldeep. So it wasn’t like there were 2-3 specialist batsmen remaining. He hadn’t batted much, so this was a chance to get a knock. If he had hit a shot earlier and got out, we couldn’t have even batted all 50 overs,” Chahal said. England Test captain Joe Root was “surprised” with the fans’ behaviour. “Yes (it was surprising), but ultimately it doesn’t really concern us. We always try and judge how we approach the game and how we go about things. We try to maintain a professional approach and be as ruthless as possible. We managed to see India through by bowling them out by the end of the game. So we are looking after our own game and putting ourselves in a strong position by the end of the game,” Root said.
PV Sindhu falters in final hurdle again, loses to Nozomi Okuhara in Thailand Open New Delhi: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu’s title drought this year continued as she suffered a straight-game defeat against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the summit clash of the USD 350,000 Thailand Open World Tour Super 500 badminton tournament in Bangkok on Sunday. Second seed Sindhu struggled with her consistency throughout the duel as fourth seeded Okuhara dominated the proceedings to beat the Indian
21-15 21-18 in exactly 50 minutes. It was Sindhu’s third disappointment in a final this year following her defeats in the summit clash of the India Open and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Sindhu, who had an ankle strain ahead of the CWG and missed the Uber Cup final, reached semifinal and quarterfinal in her last two tournaments — in Malaysia and Indonesia — before this one. World number 3 Sindhu showed glimpses of her best
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against world number 8 Okuhara, who besides the initial part of the second game, looked in complete control over the proceedings. Okuhara took no time to get her grip on the match by taking a 6-2 lead in the opening game. Sindhu did not give up and used her long reach to great effect and came up with some aggressive cross-court smashes to reduce the margin to 15-17. But then, Okuhara came up with some really aggressive net
Indian digital economy will touch Reliance vs PSUs: Battle USD 1 trillion-mark by 2022: Garg for pipelines to supply jet fuel in Mumbai hots up
Reliance, which produces a fourth of India’s aviation turbine fuel, wants access to the pipelines.
Dalal Street ready for Rs 14,000 crore initial public offers New Delhi: The IPO lane is getting busy as at least seven companies, including Lodha Developers and HDFC Mutual Fund, are expected to hit the capital market in the coming week to raise over Rs 14,000 crore. The first among the lot would be TCNS Clothing, which sells its products under W, Aurelia and Wishful brands, that will launch its Rs 1,125-crore initial share-sale this week. While six others -- Lodha Developers, HDFC Mutual Fund, Nekkanti Sea Foods, Flemingo Travel Retail, Patel Infrastructure and Genius Consultants -- are expected to launch their respective IPOs in the coming week, according to merchant banking sources. Together, these seven companies are aiming to
raise more than Rs 14,000 crore, they added. These companies are coming out with initial public offers (IPOs) to raise funds for business expansion plans, repayment of loans and to support working capital requirements. Further, many firms are opting the IPO route to give partial exit to their existing shareholders including private equity and venture capital firms. By taking the IPO route, companies will also achieve the benefits of listing the equity shares on the bourses, which enhances their brand name. “These companies have already secured markets regulator Sebi’s approval to float IPO and now they are expected to launch their initial public offers next month,” a merchant banker said.
New Delhi: Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Saturday said that India’s digital economy is expected to touch a USD 1 trillion mark by 2022. “We expect the Indian economy to be a USD 1 trillion digital economy by 2022 and going forward... possibly by 2030, the digital economy would be half of the total economy,” Garg said at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India
(ICAI) here on Saturday. The Economic Affairs Secretary further said that India is the sixth largest world economy and We would become fifth largest economy by 2022. “We will become 5th largest economy by 2022. If a situation is favourable then we can become 5th largest economy by 2019 hopefully,” he noted. Garg also underscored that today 7-8 percent rate of growth has become a norm.
PNB’s NPA recovery in first quarter tops FY 2018 level
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) resolution process has greatly helped Punjab National Bank.
play which forced Sindhu to commit unforced errors and the Japanese pocketed four straight points to wrap up the first game in her favour. Sindhu came out all guns blazing in the second game and showed aggressive intent, along with delicate net play to race to a 5-1 lead. But, some unforced errors and wrong judgements from the Indian allowed the Japanese to pocket five straight points to alter the scoreline to 7-6 in her favour.
New Delhi: Scam-hit PNB’s recovery of over Rs 7,700 crore in bad loans during the first quarter in the current fiscal has surpassed the total amount it recovered in the entire 2017-18 financial year, indicating that it has embarked on the turnaround path, the bank’s top official has said. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) resolution process has greatly helped Punjab National Bank, which was hit by nearly USD 2 billion fraud allegedly carried out by jeweller Nirav Modi and his associates, he said. “In the first quarter itself, 2-3 big accounts have been resolved. As a result, the bank has got over Rs 3,000 crore only through the resolution process,” PNB Managing Director Sunil Mehta told PTI. During the quarter (April-June, 2018-19),
two big accounts --Bhushan Steel and Electrosteel were resolved through the IBC process. “Last financial year, the bank had made recovery of about Rs 5,400 crore. Against that we have done recovery of over Rs 7,700 crore in the first quarte itself. IBC played a big role in such huge recovery because two big accounts were resolved,” he said. Going forward, Mehta said, the resolution of other accounts including Essar Steel and Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL) are expected to give good value. Sharing details of the 12 accounts forming part of the first list, he said the bank had total exposure of Rs 12,000 crore in the 9 accounts out of 12. Of the 9 accounts, he said, 5 stressed assets with exposure of Rs 9,000 crore are from the steel sector alone.
New Delhi: The battle over lucrative pipelines supplying jet fuel to Mumbai airport is hotting up with a powerful formation of Reliance Industries and private airlines Jet Airways and Emirates trying to break the stranglehold of PSU oil firms BPCL and HPCL. BPCL and HPCL built and operate two separate pipelines from their Mahul refineries in Mumbai to supply jet fuel (ATF) to airlines at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at Santacruz in the city. Reliance, which produces a fourth of India’s aviation turbine fuel (ATF), wants access to these pipelines to be able to
get a pie of Rs 10,000 crore fuel trade that happens at one of Asia’s busiest airports. While Reliance and airlines feel competition among fuel suppliers would bring down costs, HPCL and BPCL said the pipelines are their “captive” infrastructure to take products out of the refineries and giving third party access to them would hurt their operations and profits. Sector regulator the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) on May 4 supported the Reliance idea and sought industry comments on declaring pipelines as a common carrier and giving third parties access.
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CM gifts developmental projects worth Rs. 175-Cr to Rajkot
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today gifted developmental projects worth of Rs. 175-crore to Rajkot city. During his visit to Rajkot city Mr. Rupani inaugurated and dedicated developmental projects to the people. Addressing a public meeting there, Mr. Rupani said that his government is taking necessary steps to fulfil the pledge of Prime Minister Mr. Narendrabhai Modi’s to provide homes to everyone by
2022. As a part of this, 17,500 houses have been provided to residents in Rajkot city alone, so far. While another 6,000 houses are under construction. The government is not just providing houses but also providing amenities like electricity, water, sewerage, roads and others. To provide drinking water from sea waters to Rajkot city, the government is setting up desalination plant at a cost of Rs. 700-crore at Jodia.
It is essential to use technology for public welfare works: Rupani
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today asserted that it is very essential that the technology should be used for public welfare works. He also emphasised that it is a basic responsibility of the news media to ensure that they present not only news but truth also before the people. He was speaking at function organised to launch a mobile application of Abtak Media House at Rajkot city. Mr. Rupani pointed out that using the technology the state government was marching ahead in the direction of making Gujarat as “Zero Tolerance Corruption Free’. With a view to bring transparency in the administration all the officials procedures are being made online.
‘Smart City Schemes’ are initiated to face challenges poise by urbanization : CM Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today inaugurated ‘National Level – Smart City Summit’ held at Rajkot. He termed it as a vital step towards making Rajkot city as the ‘Smart City.’ Mr. Rupani opined that the Smart City Schemes (SCS) are initiated to take up the challenges being poised by the leap bound urbanizations. He stated that the state government is dedicated to the aphorisms of “Jaya Manvi, Taya Suvidha” (Amenities at the door step of the Humans) and “Vytha Ne Badle Vyvastha” (Management instead of Affliction).
Make Gujarat upfront in spirituality says CM Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today asserted that Gujarat is a leading state in infrastructure and industrial development, similarly it should be made front runner in spirituality to provide right path to the future generations. He was speaking at a function organized by Royal Park Stha. Jain Mota Sangh to celebrate the Chaturmass of Ratan Pujaya Gurudev Shree Shushantmuni Maharaj Saheb, Rastra Sant Pujaya Gurudev Shree Namra Muni Maharaj Saheb and others at Rajkot. He also unveiled the plaque of C. M. Paushad Shala. The Chief Minister further stated that it is the responsibility of state to take care of all living beings as it is a Rajdharma.
Timer bomb found in industrial area in Gujarat’s Rajkot, police probe underway
www.sunvillasamachar.com CM Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani visited ‘Mahatma Gandhi Realization Centre’ being built at Mahatma Gandhi Vidhyala Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today visited and reviewed in details the ongoing works at the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Realization Centre’, which is being built at Mahatma Gandhi Vidhyalaya, where the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi had studied, in Rajkot city. The Centre is going to become a medium to spread Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Life Message’ to the world. Mr. Rupani also instructed to ensure that the Centre covers all the important and inspiring happenings of the life of Bapu. He also emphasised that the construction works should be done in a manner that it
maintains the historical moments of the school. The chief minister also reviewed a film made with 3-D mapping on life of Mahatma. He was also apprised that at this stage the project is being developed in 40 rooms. Others graced the occasion included MP Mr. Mohanbhai Kundariya, MLA Mr. Govindbhai Patel, Mayor Mrs. Beenaben Acharya, Municipal Finance Board Chairman Mr. DhansukhbhaiBhanderi, Mr. Kamleshbhai Mirani, leader Mr. Nitinbhai Bhardwaj, BJP MahilaMorchaPrabhari Mrs. Anjaliben Rupani, Mrs. BhanubenBabariya, Mr. RajubhaiDhruv, collector Mr. Rahul Gupta, and others.
Ahmedabad should be renamed Karnavati, says Subramanian Swamy
Gandhinagar : Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday once again sparked off a fresh debate for changing the name of Ahmedabad city to Karnavati. Addressing the gathering on the second day of the twoday Youth Parliament 2018 event at Karnavati University, Swamy began his address by referring to the demand as he called off the University’s name and welcomed its students. “Ahmedabad’s name should also be Karnavati. Its name should be
changed to Karnavati. A few years ago, the then chief minister had written to the then central government that it should be called Karnavati. But the Prime Minister declined it. But the chief minister at that time is the Prime Minister today. So, at least now he should do that at the earliest,” Subramanian Swamy started off his address. He opened the first session ’employment and entrepreneurship’ on the final day.
The Surat police claimed they pasted the notice only after they failed to locate the woman despite several attempts.
Gujarat: Police put up notice outside house of woman who accused BJP leader of rape, reveal her name
international Donald Trump sets expectations low for Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin
Glasgow : President Donald Trump says “nothing bad … maybe some good” will come out of his summit Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Finland. Trump says in a television interview that he’s going into the meeting with “low expectations. I’m not going with high expectations.” The president also tells CBS News that he “hadn’t thought” about asking Putin to extradite the dozen Russian military intelligence officers indicted this past week in Washington on charges related to the hacking of Democratic targets in the 2016 U.S. election, but says that “certainly I’ll be asking about it.” The United States has no extradition treaty with Moscow and can’t compel Russia to hand over citizens, and a provision in Russia’s constitution prohibits extraditing its citizens to foreign countries.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record as suicide attacks surge
Kabul : The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan reached a record in the first half of the year, despite last month’s ceasefire, with a surge in suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State, the United Nations said on Sunday. Deaths rose 1 percent to 1,692, although injuries dropped 5 percent to 3,430, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its latest civilian casualty report. Overall civilian casualties were down 3 percent. Hopes that peace may one day be agreed in Afghanistan were raised last month by a threeday truce over the Eid al-Fitr holiday which saw unprecedented scenes of Taliban fighters mingling with security forces in Kabul and other cities. “The brief ceasefire demonstrated that the fighting can be stopped and that Afghan civilians no longer need to bear the brunt of the war,” Tadamichi Yamamoto, the senior U.N. official in Afghanistan said in a statement.
Charges undermine Assange denials about hacked email origins
A rudimentary timer bomb was discovered at Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in Rajkot district of the state. Rajkot: A rudimentary timer bomb was discovered at Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in Rajkot district of the state. The bomb was found in Metoda village in the district as per news agency ANI. Police and bomb disposal squad had reached the spot and had begun their probe, ANI reported. As per reports, the bomb was found near a cement factory in the industrial area. Police were also probing if the detonating device was being used
for any industrial purpose, reports suggested. The villagers had informed the police about the presence of the bomb, following which the cops and the bomb squad rushed to the spot. Police are yet to ascertain the identity of the person who planted the bomb. In February this year, an explosive device with times was discovered in Khodiyar Para area in Rajkot. Following its discovery, the bomb was defused by the bomb squad on the same day.
Surat : The Surat police on Friday pasted a notice outside the house of a complainant in a rape case, identifying her and asking her to appear before the police with her father, news agancy reported on Sunday. The 21-year-old woman had accused vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gujarat unit, Jayanti Bhanushali, of raping her multiple times since November after making false promises of securing admission for her in a reputed fashion designing college. Bhanushali denied the allegations and resigned from his
post on Friday. The police said a letter written in Gujarati and signed by Kapodara Inspector RL Dave was pasted outside the complainant’s house after they failed to locate her despite several attempts. “We managed to get the woman’s uncle’s mobile number, but it was switched off,” Dave said. “This is to inform you that your application has reached the Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 1 office, on July 12,” the notice read. “Your application is against Jayantibhai Purshottambhai Bhanushali.
Washington : At the beginning of 2017, one of Julian Assange’s biggest media boosters traveled to the WikiLeaks founder’s refuge inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and asked him where he got the leaks that shook up the U.S. presidential election only months earlier. Fox News host Sean Hannity pointed straight to the purloined emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman. “Can you say to the American people, unequivocally, that you did not get this information about the DNC, John Podesta’s emails, can you tell the American people 1,000 percent you did not get it from Russia or anybody associated with Russia?”“Yes,” Assange said. “We can say _ we have said repeatedly _ over the last two months that our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state party.” The Justice Department’s indictment Friday of 12 Russian military intelligence officers undermines those denials. And if the criminal charges are proved, it would show that WikiLeaks (referred to as “Organization 1” in the indictment) received the material from Guccifer 2.0, a persona directly controlled by Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, also known as GRU, and even gave the Russian hackers advice on how to disseminate it. Whether Assange knew that those behind Guccifer 2.0 were Russian agents is not addressed in the indictment.
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