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Short News BJP has power; I want ballot papers for K’taka polls: CM on EVM tampering
Bengaluru: Raising apprehensions that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) could be tampered with, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday demanded that ballot papers be used during the upcoming assembly polls in the state. The chief minister also ruled out any impact of Gujarat poll results on Karnataka, saying the issues in the state were different. Siddaramaiah said he had spoken to some experts and there were chances that the EVMs could be tampered with. “They (BJP) have the power. The Election Commission is under them. Though it is an independent constitutional body, they (central government) appoint the chief election commissioner,” he said to a query about allegations of EVM tampering. Speaking to reporters at Raichur in north Karnataka, he said, “What we are saying is go to the old (ballot paper) system
Ajinkya Rahane’s father mows down elderly woman; booked Ahmedabad: India Test vice captain Ajinkya Rahane’s father allegedly mowed down a 67-yearold woman in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district following which he was booked by the police. The incident took place around noon yesterday on the highway in Kagal when Madhukarrao Rahane (54) was driving with his family to their hometown in the coastal Konkan region from Mumbai, a senior police official said in Mumbai. The deceased was identified as Ashabai Dadasaheb Kamble (67). Kamble, a resident of Savitrinagar in Ichalkaranji, got confused while crossing the road and stopped in between after which the car hit her, said Senior Police Inspector of Kagal Police Station Audumbar Patil. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital but she died during treatment at around 7 pm, he said.
‘Pak meet’ row: Cong demands PM’s apology; Venkaiah says no to debate
New Delhi: The winter session of Rajya Sabha began on a stormy note on Friday with the opposition demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “conspiracy with Pakistan” remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh, creating uproar and repeatedly disrupting proceedings. An angry opposition led by the Congress accused Modi of levelling “serious charges” against Singh, former vice president Hamid Ansari and diplomats. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu disallowed a notice by Congress and other opposition members under rule 267 for suspension of the business of the House to discuss the matter, which led to further noisy scenes.
Don’t say ‘beg’, we are a free nation: Venkaiah Naidu to Members of Parliament
New Delhi : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu brought minor changes in the conduct of the Rajya Sabha on the first day today after taking over as its Chairman, asking ministers and members not to use colonial terms while laying papers on the table. Presiding over the Upper House proceedings on the opening day of the winter session of Parliament, Naidu said no one should use the word “I beg to” while laying papers on the table. “Just say I raise to lay on the table” the listed papers, he said. “No need to beg… this is independent India.” He made the observation after the ministers called to lay the listed papers on the table, began their sentences by saying “I beg to lay on the table the papers listed against my name in today’s revised list of business.”
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March 31 is deadline to link Aadhaar with schemes, mobile numbers: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday approved the Centre’s submissions to extend the deadline of linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and for availing various social welfare benefits to
March 31. The Constitution Bench of five judges comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices AK Sikri, AM Kanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhusan also extended the
deadline to link Aadhaar with mobile numbers to March 31. Earlier, the deadline for Aadhaar-mobile number linking was February 6. For opening bank new bank accounts without an Aadhaar
number, the applicant needs to submit at the bank the proof that s/he has applied for the unique identification card, Justice Chandrachud, who wrote the unanimous interim order, said.
No term like ‘martyr’ or ‘shaheed’ in our lexicon: Govt
New Delhi : There is no term as “martyr” or “shaheed” in the Army or the police and instead a soldier or a policeman killed in action is called a “battle casualty” or “operations casualty” respectively, the ministries of defence and home have submitted before the Central Information Commission. The issue surfaced after an RTI applicant approached the Union home ministry seeking to know the meaning and detailed definition of word “shaheed” (martyr) according to the law and the Constitution. He also asked about the legal provisions to ensure restriction on its misuse and punishment for violation. The application was transferred to different officials of the home and defence ministries but when the applicant could not get a satisfactory response, he approached the CIC, the highest appellate body in matters relating to the Right to Information Act.
Union Cabinet clears bill that makes ‘triple talaq’ criminal offence
The controversial Islamic practice allows men to leave their wives immediately by stating ‘talaq’ (divorce) three times.
My role now is to retire: Sonia Gandhi a day before son Rahul’s elevation New Delhi: A day before son Rahul Gandhi takes over as the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, who held the party baton for 19 years, hinted that she’s close to retiring from politics. “My role now is to retire,” Sonia Gandhi told NDTV. As the grand old party, Congress, gears up to formally make Rahul as party President on Saturday, there has been talk of whether or not his mother would formally be made a political chairman emeritus. Sonia told the news channel on Friday that Rahul has been helping her for years now with important decisions for the
party. Rahul has led the Congress campaign in Gujarat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Exit polls have predicted a clean sweep for the Bharitya Janata Party’s (BJP) in Modi’s home state Gujarat as well as that in Himachal Pradesh. The results of both the polls will be announced on Monday. With the exit polls predication showing BJP’s win, Rahul is likely to begin his party’s presidency with two new electoral defeats. Rahul’s elevation in the party as the president will make him the sixth member of the NehruGandhi dynasty to lead the Congress.
New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Friday cleared the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, to make the practice of “instant” triple talaq an offence. The controversial Islamic practice allows men to leave their wives immediately by stating “talaq” (divorce) three times. Instant triple talaq, or Talaq-e-biddat involves Muslim men divorcing their wives by mentioning the word ‘talaq (divorce)’ three times in one go, sometimes over
The apex court also wondered how it can discredit the decision of EC unless there is something to substantiate apprehensions of the petitioner.
SC declines Congress’ request seeking 20% vote count via VVPAT in Gujarat New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday declined the Gujarat Congress’ request to direct the Election Commission to match the VVPAT paper trail with the results from at least 20 percent EVMs deployed across the state, which went to polls in two phases on December 9 and 14. “We can’t substitute the decision of the Election Commission unless you demonstrate that the poll panel’s decision is either arbitrary or not in accordance
with the law,” said a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. Congress made the request after exit polls on TV channels
suggested the BJP is headed for a landslide victory in Himachal Pradesh trouncing the incumbent Congress and retaining power for a sixth consecutive term in Gujarat.
The apex court also wondered how it can discredit the decision of EC unless there is something to substantiate apprehensions of the petitioner. Appearing for petitioner GPCC secretary Mohammad Arif Rajput, senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said even the EC has the apprehension and that it has provided for the counting only at one booth, making it 0.00001 per cent of the 50,000 polling booths where voting took place in Gujarat.
Question Hour derailed in UP Assembly for second consecutive day Lucknow : For the second consecutive day, the Question Hour was derailed in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly amid strident criticism by the opposition Samajwadi Party of the recent power tariff hike in the state. As soon as the House met for the day, Leader of the Opposition Ram Govind Chaudhary raised the issue and wanted an immediate roll back, saying the hike had burdened every section of society. Chaudhary was soon supported by other opposition members leading to a din in the House. Speaker Hriday Narain Dixit urged the agitated members to allow him to take up the day’s listed business first and raise their issues during Zero Hour. They, however, did not relent and started raising
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slogans and soon trooped into the well of the House. The Speaker urged them to take their seats, but his request went unheeded. Chaudhary wanted the Chair to take up the matter first as the decision had hit the common people badly. Dixit then adjourned the House for 15 minutes, but it was extended by another 15 minutes and
then till Zero Hour. In the din, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna was heard taunting the opposition SP, saying the UP electorate had rejected them in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, 2017 Assembly elections and now in the civic body polls. “They have nothing constructive to do but to raise non-issues in the House,” he
said, provoking SP benches. Power Minister Shrikant Sharma, however, justified the hike and dubbed the SP members as “anti-development, antipeople”. “During the SP regime, there used to be no electricity supply,” he said. The Winter session of the UP Legislature got off to stormy start yesterday with the opposition disrupting proceedings on power tariff and law and order issues, leading to adjournment of both the Assembly and the Council for the day. The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) recently hiked power tariff. While the average hike for domestic consumers is 12 per cent, for urban domestic electricity consumers it has been raised by 9 per cent.
email, WhatsApp messages or letters. The proposed bill hands out a threeyear jail sentence as well as fine, and states that the offence will be cognisable and non-bailable. Titled the ‘Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017’, the proposed law also gives a “victim” of Talaq-eBiddat a right to seek maintenance from her husband before a magistrate’s court. She will also be entitled to her children’s custody, the draft law says.
Here is how Nehru and India mourned Sardar Patel’s death in 1950
New Delhi : The first Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel died at the age of 75 in Bombay, now Mumbai, on December 15, 1950. The Iron Man, as he was fondly called, was one of the prominent leaders who contributed to the independence of India and unified the country into a State. Among many other things, Patel was one of the architects of the Constitution and contributed highly to the fundamental rights stated in the legal document. On his death in 1950, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and other state officials paid their respects to the man through obituaries. The State mourned the death of Patel for a week and all public entertainment events were put to a halt. Here’s how the nation paid tributes to the “Iron Man” and grieved on his demise. The Parliament assembled in New Delhi an hour later to Patel’s death and the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced his demise to the House. Three days before his death, Patel was seen off at the Willingdon airfield, now the Safdarjung airport, to Bombay. Strenuous “hard work” and “continuous worry” was said to be one of the reasons for his travel to Bombay.
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After decades, Gujarat is back to caste politics After decades, Gujarat is back to caste politics. In the 1980s, it was the first state to see violent protests against caste-based reservations after Madhavsinh Solanki introduced new quotas, first for Dalits and then OBCs. From the 1990s onwards, the rise of Hindutva politics blurred caste identities, and in the 2000s, communal polarisation further accentuated this process. In the early 2010s, a class-based sense of belongingness asserted itself at the expense of caste, evident from the way Narendra Modi promoted the notion of the “neo-middle class” in the 2012 election campaign. This idea, which referred to the emergence of a new, aspirational category has disappeared from the BJP discourse — much like the correlative concept of the “Gujarat model”. Certainly, religious polarisation remains the order of the day, as seen from the minuscule number of Muslim candidates: As in 2007 and 2012, the BJP has not nominated any in 2017, while the Congress has given tickets to only six Muslims (out of 182 candidates) — the same number as in 2007 and down one from 2012, when it had nominated seven Muslim candidates. But caste politics is back, alt ugh not necessarily in the sense one would expect. While the equation that Hardik Patel has developed with the Congress suggests that the grand old party is aligning itself with the largest dominant caste of Gujarat, the BJP has nominated more candidates from this community: Twenty-eight per cent against 24 per cent on the list of the Congress, which has nominated just a few more Patel candidates in 2017 than in 2012 (43 against 39). The BJP has distributed four less tickets to Patel candidates compared to 2012, cutting down the distribution of tickets to Patel candidates by half in South Gujarat. The Congress is not playing the Patel card as much as the election campaign and media coverage would suggest. It remains more generous to OBCs, to whom it has given 38.5 per cent of its tickets — almost twice the number in 2012. The Congress is promoting OBC representation at the expense of the upper castes, which represent only 10 per cent of its candidates, against 25 per cent in 2012. The BJP is also chasing the OBC vote, although to a lesser extent than the Congress. The latter’s number of OBC candidates has increased from 20 per cent to 30 per cent. Three castes make up for 70 per cent of the tickets distributed to OBCs: Kolis, Kshatriyas and Thakores. The BJP has favoured the first two groups more (respectively 10 per cent and 7 per cent of its candidates) while the Congress has given more space to Thakores than its rival (respectively 11.5 per cent, 7 per cent and 7 per cent of its candidates). For both parties, 61 per cent of these OBC candidates are running in rural constituencies. Ironically, observers focus on urban or semi-urban Patels when the two parties clearly consider rural OBCs as key targets. The October Lokniti-CSDS survey showed that, while both parties were credited with 43 per cent of the valid votes, the BJP came first among upper castes and Kolis, whereas the Congress was ahead of the BJP among Patels, Kshatriyas, Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims. This medley of castes looks like a remake of the KHAM coalition of the 1980s, plus some Patels.
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Hollywood - Bollywood Priyanka to take home Rs 5 crores for 5-minute performance at awards show? After wrapping up a schedule of the season three of TV series ‘Quantico’, Priyanka Chopra is all set to return home soon, as she herself revealed in an Instagram post. Having ventured into production now, the actress will obviously have discussions about forthcoming projects and perhaps a film to star in herself, but there seems to be some other grand plans for her in the city. The actress is all set to perform at a popular awards show to be held in Mumbai on 19 December. While it is normal for
A picture of lovebirds Virat, Anushka straight from their honeymoon paradise! Virat and Anushka chose Tuscany, Italy for their wedding. So it doesn’t come as a surprise if the couple chose Rome as their honeymoon destination. And now Anushka just gave us a glimpse of her honeymoon with Virat Kohli. Anushka Sharma shared a picture on Instagram with an ‘aww-inducing’ caption, “In heaven, literally” Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli got married on December 11. Sharing the pictures of their wedding, Anushka and Virat both wrote in their captions: ” Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you.
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Patty Jenkins: We tried very hard to stay true to the spirit of Wonder Woman
Some people have breakout years. Director Patty Jenkins had one with Monster in 2003, a movie that earned Charlize Theron a best actress Academy Award. And then there are breakthrough years. This year, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot, was a mega-hit worldwide. Pulling in $816 million worldwide last summer, it was the most successful live-action film ever directed by a woman. And it was clearly a breakthrough in what was otherwise a less-than-spectacular summer at the box office. “I think we tried very hard to stay true to the spirit of the Wonder Woman that I love and grew up loving,” Jenkins said. “But really, it’s an opportunity to rediscover what that Wonder Woman is and because that Wonder Woman is so near and dear to my heart, it actually ended up being an opportunity to make this incredibly personal film for many of us about just struggling to be a good person and find her inner hero.” Jenkins personal vision of “Wonder Woman” obviously appealed to anyone who loves a great action movie. “Keeping up with the phenomenon of what it was meaning to people, what people were taking it on to be and what people were finding … it was something that I really wasn’t prepared for,” Jenkins said. “But, obviously is an incredible honor to do.”
any actress to perform at any event, the moolah being offered to her is what is making headlines. The actress will be paid Rs 4-5 crores for a fiveminute performance, which comes out to a crore rupees per minute, according to a report in Mid-day. “Priyanka’s act will be about fiveminute long. Since she is so much in demand, the organisers did not negotiate on the price her team quoted, despite it coming to almost a-crore-aminute,” a source told the tabloid.Her sabbatical from performing at awards for a while and her growing popularity on international platform in the meanwhile might just be the reason for the ‘record-breaking fee.’ “Since Priyanka’s last performance was at the Producer’s Guild Awards in 2016, the team has planned a routine that will be the highlight of this award season.
Bigg Boss 11: Mouni Would love to collaborate Roy all set to match with ‘wild child’ Shobhaa steps with Salman Khan De on my book: Kangana on Weekend Ka Vaar
Kangana Ranaut, who is all set to turn director with Teju, now aspires to became an author. At least that’s what she claimed at the launch of Shobhaa De’s latest book, Seventy and To Hell With It. “I will write a book when I am ready and Shobhaa will always be there to guide me. I keep telling her that she is the original wild child and we are just her followers. I would love to collaborate with her.” The actress who never shies away from speaking about various issues spoke about Zaira Wasim’s molestation case. Zaira alleged that she was molested by a man sitting behind her on a DelhiMumbai flight. “I want to bring to your notice that this young girl spoke about the harassment she faced on a flight. But look at the backlash she is getting. It is so upsetting. I mean there are witnesses who are claiming that the innocent man just happened to put his foot on the arm-rest,” Kangana said, adding, “If anyone is going to put their foot on my armrest, it’s open to interpretation. Fellow passengers can’t tell me that it was an innocent act.”
Television’s favourite Mouni Roy will be seen on the stage with host Salman Khan in a Weekend Ka Vaar episode. She will put up a grand act on the stage and will also get Salman to shake a leg with her. After Katrina Kaif and Fukrey Returns cast, it will be time for television’s favourite Mouni Roy to share the stage with host Salman Khan in a Weekend Ka Vaar episode. The actor, who is said to have entered Salman’s close circle, will be seen sharing the stage with him for a grand performance. Shared a source with indianexpress.com, “With the festive season here, Mouni will add magic to the show with her charm and performances. She will put up a grand act on the stage and will also get Salman to shake a leg with her. The two will also indulge in some fun activities on the stage. The creatives haven’t confirmed yet if she will enter the house to meet the contestants. Even if she doesn’t, she will have an interactive session with the housemates. There’s also buzz that Mouni will kickstart Salman’s birthday (which falls on December 27) celebrations on the show.” For Mouni, Bigg Boss has become a ritual for her every year. Also, she was seen in one of the promos of the show.
MTV showcases the power of true love with Love On The Run
A new lawsuit was filed against reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Inc. because the 20-year-old’s online website is not blind-friendly. According to TMZ.com, a customer named Antoinette Suchenko claims she’s been blind for more than 20 years, and uses screen reader software to navigate the Internet. However, Kylie cosmetics’ website isn’t compatible and Suchenko is finding it difficult to buy the famous make-up products. Kylie hasn’t been sued for cash, but Suchenko wants her website to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Harvey Weinstein ‘my monster’ too
Actor Salma Hayek is the latest Hollywood A-lister to come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein during the filming of Frida. Hayek accused the producer of sexual harassment in an essay published in The New York Times, titled “Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too”. The 51-year-old actor said she initially felt grateful to Weinstein for taking a chance on her and believing in her talent enough to let her complete the movie on her favourite artist. But little did she know that she would go through hell to complete the 2002 Miramax-produced film after she rebuffed his series of advances.
Ahmedabad: It is believed that true love has the power to transcend every kind of obstacle. But what if your own family and society is the hindrance? What if your caste, class and religion is standing against your love? Will such kind of love stories triumph over all the social evils? Saluting the power of love, MTV launches a new fiction series, Love On The Run which celebrates the paagalpanti and passion of young love that gives lovers the courage to stand by each other against all odds. Hosted by dancer turned actor Shantanu Maheshwari, this one-hour weekly fiction show will air every Sunday at 7 pm starting 17th December, 2017 only on MTV.
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Roger Federer won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award for a record fourth time following a year in which he won two Grand Slam titles.
Roger Federer wins BBC Sports Personality Award for fourth time
new dilhi: Roger Federer extended his tally of acumulating awards in the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year by picking up a record fourth trophy. In the public vote, the 36-yearold Swiss came out ahead of five other nominees in what was a glorious year following time away in 2016 due to injury. Legend of the sport, Federer extended his Grand Slams tally to 19 with titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. In the way, he became the first man to win eight Wimbledon trophies after beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in a one-sided final. Earlier in
the year, he had beaten long-time rival Rafael Nadal at Melbourne in an epic five-setter. The other legends to have won the honour multiple times and stand closest to Federer are boxer Muhammad Ali and athlete Usain Bolt – both winning three BBC awards. Adored by the London crowd at Wimbledon and at the ATP World Tour Finals, Federer said, “It makes me incredibly proud that the UK public have chosen me as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year. The support that the UK crowds give me whenever I’m here
is amazing, and to be recognised on the shortlist alongside some of the greatest sportspeople of all time is extremely humbling.” Expert panel had shortlisted Federer alongside Tom Brady (American football), Katie Ledecky (swimming), Tatyana McFadden (Para-athletics), Sally Pearson (athletics) and Michael van Gerwen (darts). The BBC Overseas Award will be part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony which takes place at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Sunday.
New Delhi: African Champion Ernest Amuzu has threatened to leave Indian star boxer Vijender Singh “beaten and broken” when they clash at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on December 23. Vijender has fought nine bouts so far, winning all of them, and has collected the WBO
Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight titles. Amuzu, who holds a good record of 25 fights with 23 wins (21 Knockouts) and two loss having played 122 rounds of professional boxing, is training very hard to defeat Vijender at his home ground. “I am training very hard daily for 8-10 hours for this
fight. I’ve had good notice of the fight so I’ll be prepared for Vijender and whatever he brings into the ring for the fight,” he added. “I have just heard his name and have never seen him fight. I will take great delight in handing Vijender Singh his first loss and left him beaten and broken in front of his home crowd.
Ernest Amuzu warns Vijender Singh ahead of clash at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
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GST Council to meet tomorrow; discuss roll out of e-way bill New Delhi: The all-powerful GST Council will meet on Saturday to discuss early implementation of e-way bill as well as ways to plug tax evasion. Headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the meeting will be held via video conferencing and deliberate on cementing gaps in the system as well as curbing evasion, sources said. The meeting assumes importance as there has been Rs 12,000 crore revenue decline in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in October over the preceding month and tax evasion is considered one of the reasons for this, they said. This would be the 24th meeting of the Council. The last meeting was held in Guwahati in November where taxes on 178 items were slashed. In an earlier meeting, the Council had decided that e-way
bill - an electronic document generated on the GST Network portal - would be introduced in a staggered manner from January 1 and subsequently nation-wide from April 1. However, the need to review the rollout timeline stems from revenue shortfall registered last month. The GST revenue for October stood at Rs 83,346 crore, the lowest compared to the first three months since the
implementation of GST from July 1. It was significantly down from the September figure of Rs 95,131 crore. Jaitley had said on Thursday that the Council has prepared schedule with regard to e-way bill to check evasion. “I think Council has already taken decision with regard to time schedule, with regard to e-way bill itself. That will help in enhancing collection,” he had said.
Kotra Bengaluru and Amazon. in brings Korean Beauty to India
Bengaluru : Catering to the needs of modern and trendsetting customers with a taste for internationally established cosmetics brands, Amazon.in today announced its partnership with KOTRA Bengaluru (Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency) to offer customers access to leading Korean Beauty brands and products. Amazon.in will now host authentic and genuine products from well known Korean beauty brands in a separate store amazon.in/koreanbeauty The partnership with KOTRA Bengaluru enables Amazon.in to offer customers interesting Korean products such as Facial Masks, Skin care range, Makeup (Lipcare, BB Face Creams etc), Cleansing creams among others across established brands such as FaceShop, Dermal, The Beauty Co., It’s Skin,
Coony and Swanicoco among others. Amazon.in has witnessed a phenomenal growth in their beauty category with customer demand coming in from across the country. With over 20 Lakh products from over 19,000 brands, the store on Amazon.in is designed to cater to grooming needs of both men and women - with products ranging from shaving creams, moisturizers and perfumes to night creams, facial scrubs, hair care and products for sensitive skin. Commenting on the partnership, Richa Gupta, Category Lead, Beauty, Amazon India said, “Korean Beauty products are steadily gaining popularity across the world. The natural ingredients used in these products have a strong global following and we are thrilled to offer this array our Indian customers through our tie up with KOTRA Bengaluru.
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PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi, BWF Super Series finals live score: PV Sindhu to play Akane Yamaguchi new dilhi: PV Sindhu’s next match in the BWF Super Series final that is being held in Dubai is against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi while Kidambi Srikanth takes on China’s Shi Yuqi. Srikanth had lost to Viktor Axelsen 21-13, 21-17 in his first match and that was followed by an 21-18, 21-18 loss to Chou Tien Chen. With just one match left in the round robin group stage, Srikanth’s road in the BWF Super Series final is over. PV Sindhu, on the other hand, has won both her opening matches, thus sealing her qualification to the knockout stages. Her first match against China’s He Bingjao ended in a 21-11, 16-21, 21-18 win and she followed that up with a 21-13, 21-12 win against Japan’s Sayaka Sato. A win here would help her finish the first round in Dubai top of her group. Sindhu plays first among the two and her match is against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. That is followed by Kidambi Srikanth’s match against Shi Yuqi.
Steve Smith holds R Ashwin questions firm as Australia ‘scary trend of suicide’ over film stars not reach 204/3 at joining politics stumps on Day 2
Perth: Jonny Bairstow kept his head with a fine century for England but Steve Smith showed a captain’s poise to guide Australia to 203 for three at the close of day two of the third Ashes Test on Friday. Smith was on 92 at stumps, with Shaun Marsh on seven, with the home side, already 2-0 up in the five-match series, having trimmed England’s first innings lead to 200 runs. Bairstow marked his first Ashes ton with a cheeky celebration before lunch, nudging his head against his helmet in a nod to his infamous ‘headbutt’ of Australia opener Cameron Bancroft. The wicketkeeper’s sparkling 119 helped push England to 403, their highest innings total in Australia since January, 2011. However, England’s joy was tempered by the runs that went begging, having lost six wickets for 35 in the final 10 overs of the morning session to leave the door well and truly open for Australia.
HERO MOTOSPORTS SHOWCASES THE NEW ‘HERO RR 450’ RALLY BIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA
new dilhi: R Ashwin has questioned and slammed the trend of fans committing suicide or attempting suicide over their favourite star not entering politics. The India off-spinner made the remarks in response to reports from Paraivattam at Alagapuram in Salem, Tamil Nadu where a 42-year-old fan allegedly attempted suicide due to the delay in Rajinikanth’s decision to enter politics. The fan consumed insecticide at his house on Tuesday. As per reports, the fan – K Elumalai – was admitted to the government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital where his condition is said to be stable. Aged 42, he was the president of Nattukkoru Nallavan Rajni Rasigar Mandram. He was found unconscious with froth coming out of his mouth at his house on Thursday. He was immediately taken to the hospital.
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New Delhi: Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motor-sport division of the world’s largest twowheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., today showcased its new ‘Hero RR 450’ rally bike for the first-time in India. Hero MotoSports also announced its Team for the Dakar Rally 2018. Ahead of its second appearance at the world’s most grueling offroad rally, Hero MotoSports announced its Team for the Dakar Rally 2018. In addition to CS Santosh and Joaquim Rodrigues, the Team will field Spanish talent, Oriol Mena Valdearcos at the Dakar this year and expand its performance horizon. Inducted in the Team in September this year, Mena is part of Hero MotoSports’ vision to identify new talent and nurture them into professional rally riders. Mena will be making his debut at the Dakar. The new ‘Hero RR 450’ rally bike will also be making its debut at the Dakar this year. The new bike is an upgrade of the well-proven rally bike from last year, with new design and styling of tank, body parts and front section to improve mass centralization, handling and riding ergonomics. The new ‘Hero 450 RR’ proved its capabilities at the OiLibya Rally in Morocco this year. w The key learning from the Team’s rookie year and last year's Dakar experience have been implemented in the bike. There are several improvements in the bike, which have affected an increase in riders’ confidence. Hero MotoSports Team Rally had an impressive debut year with the distinction of being the only manufacturer team with 100% arrivals at the 2017 edition of the Dakar Rally. The Team also managed to register its maiden win at BAJA India and a podium finish at the Desert Storm.
Customs duty on television set has been increased to 15 per cent from the existing 10 per cent. New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has raised customs duty on some electronic items including television, mobile phone, projector and water heater in order to boost domestic manufacturing. As per a government notification, customs duty on television set has been increased to 15 per cent from the existing 10 per cent.Similarly, the duty on monitors and projectors has been doubled to 20 per cent, said the notification issued by Department of Revenue of the ministry. For the push button telephone or mobile, the duty has been raised to 15 per cent from nil while water heater and hair dressing instrument duty has been doubled to 20 per cent. Customs duty on some other items like electric filament and discharge lamps was also tweaked.
4 / Dt. 16-12-2017, saturday, Ahmedabad Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and their two NGOs --Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace, had challenged the October 7, 2015 verdict of the high court in the alleged misappropriation of funds received by their NGOs for Gujarat riot victims of 2002.
De-freezing of accounts : SC dismisses Teesta Setalvad’s plea Ahmedabad : The Supreme Court today dismissed the pleas of activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband and her two NGOs challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting their pleas for de-freezing of their personal bank accounts. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the pleas are dismissed. Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and their two NGOs –Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace — had challenged the October 7, 2015 verdict of the high court in the alleged misappropriation of funds received by their NGOs for Gujarat riot victims of 2002. The apex court had reserved its verdict on July 5 this year. Earlier the
top court had questioned the source of money in the bank accounts of Setalvad and others which were frozen by the Ahmedabad Police in 2015 after the allegations of misappropriation had surfaced. One of the residents of Gulberg society, Firoz Khan Pathan, had filed a complaint against Setalvad and others alleging that money was raised to make a museum
Kalyanagar Demolition Some displaced voters lucky, others not Vadodara : Among the 750-odd families displaced from Govind Nagar slums in Raopura Assembly constituency of Vadodara in 2014, several were denied right to vote. The Congress, which has been petitioning the Election Commission (EC) since July to locate around 40,000 displaced voters, has filed a fresh complaint raising doubts over impartial conduct of polls. “What kind of voter revision did the election officers do when most of us do not have updated cards. No one came to us. So, when I went to the polling station, I was told that my name was deleted during the revision,” a disappointed Manu Raval said. But, he found it strange that his wife’s name figured on the list. A handful like Raval’s wife were lucky enough to find their names on the voters’ list at polling stations in their erstwhile localities.Among them were a few residents of Kalyannagar where demolition took place in 2014. Almost 75 per cent of the 1,921 displaced families were Muslims. While most families received alternative homes in faraway areas of the city like Maneja and Tarsali, around 600 are still without their own roof. The Congress had contended that the District Election Officer had been unable to locate the 40,000 voters who were displaced in various demolition drives and not rehabilitated. On Thursday, Vadodara Congress vice president Shailesh Amin alleged that the EC had ignored their representation.
at Gulberg Society in the memory of 69 people killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, but it had not been utilised for the purpose. The freezing of the accounts by Ahmedabad Police had come soon after its crime branch had started probing a case in which Setalvad and others were accused of embezzling Rs 1.51 crore collected to convert Gulbarg Society into a museum.
www.sunvillasamachar.com Three-day gems & jewellery exhibition in Surat from today Surat : A three-day gems and jewellery exhibition by The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) will be held in Surat from Friday. Surat Sparkle Gems and Jewellery Exhibition, 2017, will held at International Exhibition and Convention Hall in Sarsaana. Consul General of Russian Federation Andrei Zhiltsov, diamond trader Sevanti Shah and Mumbai Diamond Merchants Association chief Mahendra Gandhi will be the chief guests. SGCCI president P M Shah said they were organising the exhibition as B2C (Business to Customer) for the first time. “This time, we are carrying out the event on a small scale. If the response is good, we will organise it on a larger scale in future,” he said. Sparkle 2017 chairman Vijay Mewawala said around 1,200 stalls have been booked till now for exhibitors from different states. “This time, we have also invited international buyers from Muscut, Dubai and Canada.”
Patidar anger simmers in Unjha, BJP banks on OBC votes to make up for the deficit Mehsana : “This year, it is a tough battle for Naran kaka. He is facing a lot of opposition from Patidars. Fourteen Patidars had died on police action and one of them was from Unjha. I think many from Khajuri Pol will vote against him,” sums up a Patidar woman from Khajuri Pol area of Unjha town, considered a stronghold of BJP MLA Narayan Patel, who is seeking re-election. Five years ago, Narayan Patel had defeated Congress candidate Asha Patel by nearly 25,000 votes from Unjha. Almost two years after the Hardik Patel-led quota agitation for Patidars was launched, the town is still simmering with anger over the police action in which 14 Patidar youths were killed. “We do not have any problem with Naran kaka. But we want to defeat the BJP at least once because of the police atrocities committed against us during the quota stir,” says Jayesh Patel. “The current BJP leadership has been giving tickets to Patidars and making them MLAs, but none of them have been included in the decisionmaking process.
Ahmedabad : :The ruling BJP and a hopeful Congress are anxiously waiting for December 18, when the votes will be counted in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Stakes are high in Gujarat simply because it has been a resultoriented laboratory of BJP brand of politics for over two decades. Soon-tobe Congress president Rahul Gandhi left stone unturned in Gujarat to challenge the BJP’s organisational might in the state. The Congress has rarely shown such energy and enthusiasm on ground and social media in recent times as was on display during the Gujarat Assembly election. When the election campaign for Gujarat began, Patidar leader Hardik Patel looked as the main challenger to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But, by the time the Gujarat
The PMSF has arrested 144 Indian fishermen over the last one month for alleged illegal fishing in Pakistani waters.
Pakistan arrests 43 Indian fishermen for illegal fishing
them in judicial remand to jail,” Commander Wajid Nawaz Chaudhary said. The PMSF has arrested 144 Indian fishermen over the last one month for alleged illegal fishing in Pakistani waters. With
the latest apprehensions, the number of such arrests of Indian fishermen this year has gone up to over 400. The spokesman said the Indian fishermen were arrested as the Pakistan maritime security forces
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Assembly election results will be announced on December 18, the day counting of votes will take place. The state went to polls in two phases this month, on December 9 and 14. The tenure of the 182-member House is set to expire in January 2018. The BJP has been in power in the state since 2001, bagging 127, 117 and 115 seats in the last three Assembly elections in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 polls respectively. The Congress, the largest Opposition party, won 51, 59 and 61 seats in the three elections. This was the first assembly election since Narendra Modi, formerly the chief minister of Gujarat, was elected Prime Minister in 2014. The first phase of the polls was held on December 9 with 89 seats — 48 in Saurashtra, six in Kutch and 35 in South Gujarat — being
The state went to polls in two phases this month, on December 9 and 14. The tenure of the 182-member House is set to expire in January 2018. contested. The second phase, held five days later, saw voting for 93 seats in central and north Gujarat. At the end of voting, exit polls predicted a landslide win for the BJP in the state. The lowest for the BJP was predicted by the survey conducted by
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international Karachi: Forty-three Indian fishermen have been arrested and seven of their boats seized by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing illegally in the country’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, officials said Friday. The fishermen were arrested Thursday and have been handed over to the Docks police, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Maritime Security Force (PMSF) said. “The Docks police will now present them before a judicial magistrate who will most likely send
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were conducting exercises near Pakistan’s Maritime border in the Arabian Sea. “Speedboats and helicopters were used in the exercise when the Indian fishermen were spotted in our waters,” Chaudhary said. He said the PMSA had on November 10 arrested 55 Indian fishermen and seized nine fishing boats while on November 12 four boats were seized and 23 Indian fishermen arrested for allegedly entering into Pakistani waters.
election ended yesterday, Rahul Gandhi nearly established himself as the principal challenger to PM Modi. If the Congress succeeds in defeating the BJP in Gujarat, it will definitely be hailed as first real triumph of Rahul Gandhi, who is likely to take over as the party president tomorrow. Rahul Gandhi led the Gujarat campaign from the front. During the Gujarat election campaign, Rahul Gandhi reached out to wider segments of society. He interacted with farmers, traders, tribals and raised issues that concerned them. His series of questions posed to PM Modi through social media were talked about and set the tone for electioneering. A Congress win in Gujarat will establish Rahul Gandhi as a mature leader, who has come of age at the time.
India Today-Axis My India, which said the saffron party would bag between 99 and 113 seats. Meanwhile, News 24-Today’s Chanakya predicted that the BJP would win 124-146 seats, up to 31 seats more than its present tally in the House.
Vadodara turnout same as in 2012, polls peaceful VADODARA: A high-octane campaign coupled with dedicated drives to boost voting failed to lift spirits of voters in the 10 assembly seats of Vadodara district on Thursday. The district registered an average of 72.41% voting almost the same as it registered in the 2012 assembly polls. Five years back, the district had registered voter turnout of 72.71 %. Interestingly, voters spread in the five rural assembly seats seemed to be more enthusiastic towards elections compared to their counterparts in the five urban assembly seats. While the average voting in rural seats stood at 77.62 % that in the urban seats stood at around 67.21 %. Voting had started at snail pace across the city in the first two hours. Amidst reports of EVM machines and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) devices which were being used for the first time in the elections developing technical snags, the district had registered an average of 12.81 % voting by 10 am. By 11 am, the election officials had to replace 4 EVMs and 58 VVPATs in polling booths across in the assembly seats including Savli, Dabhoi, Vadodara city, Sayajigunj, Akota, Raopura, Manjalpur, Padra and Karjan.
Former ambassador to UN says, Pak army arsonist in Afghanistan Washington: The Pakistani Army is the arsonist in Afghanistan which also wants to be part of the fire brigade, a former top Pakistani diplomat has said. The remarks by Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the US, came as several American experts highlighted the role of the Army in the country’s decision. Haqqani said Pakistan was an ally of convenience during the Cold War, but Pakistan’s main objective to compete with India has never been an American objective. “Therefore, American and Pakistani interests in the region don’t really coincide,” Haqqani said.
“Another objective gets undermined as well, and that is that America, at some point, wants to leave that region, and it wants to hand over authority to a strong and stable Afghanistan government, which is not constantly confronted by the Taliban on a daily basis,” he told Cipher Brief. “The problem is that the Pakistani military also
sustains the very Taliban who it tells the Americans it will help fight. They are the arsonist and also want to be part of the fire brigade. That is the real complication,” he said. According to Bill Milam, former US Ambassador to Pakistan, for almost the entire period of Pakistan’s independence, the Army has been a significant factor in its political life.
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