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ENGLISH DAILY MORNING REPUTED NEWS PAPER, AHMEDABAD EDITION Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Short News Seat-sharing proposal with BJP likely in a month: Nitish Kumar after meal diplomacy Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the decision on seat sharing among all constituents of NDA for 2019 general elections is likely to get resolved within a month.“We have not yet received any proposal on the issue of seat sharing till now but hope that all this will get resolved within a month”, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP President Amit Shah had met over breakfast and dinner last week to discuss the current political scenario. It was being speculated in the political circle that both the leaders would talk and resolve the issue of seat sharing during their closed-door meeting last week. However, on Monday Kumar clarified that the issue has not been resolved and a proposal on the issue is likely to be sent to all NDA constituent within a month.
Police arrest husband of air hostess who jumped off terrace in south Delhi
New Delhi: The husband of the female flight attendant who allegedly committed suicide in south Delhi’s Panchsheel Park on Friday was arrested on Monday, hours after the Delhi Police issued a lookout circular against him in connection with the case. Anissia Batra (39) worked with a German airline. She allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house on Friday. Her husband rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Anissia’s family has alleged that her husband used to physically abuse her. He was interrogated for an hour and was later arrested Monday evening. He would be produced before a magistrate tomorrow, police said. Police also said a board of doctors conducted a second autopsy on Monday, and the procedure was videographed. A senior police officer said the BMW of Anissia’s husband, her diamond ring and their mobile phones have been seized.
Heavy rain lashes Kerala; rail, road traffic hit, schools, colleges shut today Thiruvananthapuram: Rail and road traffic were hit in various parts of Kerala on Monday due to waterlogging as heavy rains continued to pound the state with the South West Monsoon becoming active again. In the second spell of rains due to the South West monsoon, 11 people have been killed since July 9, according to the state control room, which is monitoring rain-related incidents. Several low-lying areas are inundated and roads are cut off, it said. Due to waterlogging on rail tracks, signalling system has been affected and at least eight passenger trains have been cancelled and some others are running late in the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram routeKerala State Road Transport Corporation bus station in Thiruvananthapuram is also waterlogged, disrupting services, it said. Educational institutions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts are closed on Monday as district collectors declared a holiday due to heavy rains. Kerala University has postponed all its examinations scheduled for Tuesday to July 21.
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PM Modi in a veiled attack on CM Mamata Banerjee said the ‘syndicate’ is playing vote bank politics to remain in power.
In Mamata Banerjee’s bastion, Modi attacks Bengal’s ‘syndicate politics’ Midnapore (West Bengal): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday trained guns at Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government saying the ‘murder your opponents’ syndicate is flourishing in the state. Addressing a farmers rally in Midnapore town, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a veiled attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the ‘syndicate’ is playing vote bank politics to remain in power. “The real face of ‘Ma Mati Manush’ is for everyone
67 injured after tent collapses at PM Modi’s rally in Bengal’s Midnapore
to see. There is ‘murder your opponents’ syndicate operating here. Nothing can happen in West Bengal without the permission of this syndicate. Even doing ‘Puja’ has become difficult here. This is the land of Vande Mataram and the national anthem.
Need leader like Modi, not tragedy king like Kumaraswamy: Jaitley New Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday accused Congress of driving Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to desperation, saying it did the same to Charan Singh, Chandra Shekhar, H D Deve Gowda and I K Gujral when they were the prime ministers of governments backed by the party. Taking a potshot at opposition’s effort to stich a “non-ideological opportunistic” alliance just to “Keep Modi Out”, Jaitley said in a hard-hitting Facebook post that India cannot afford to have ‘bechara’ (helpless) Prime Minister. He said that in the past few days, “we witnessed” Kumaraswamy baring his emotions with tears, wetting his eyes and declining to accept bouquets and garlands. Indicating a strain in ties with the Congress, Kumaraswamy recently said he was “not happy” as Karnataka Chief Minister and was swallowing pain like Lord Shiva who drank poison. He is Chief Minister of the coalition government, wherein Congress is a bigger party. “He was candid enough to publicly state... Listening to these stat ents of an Honourable Chief Minister, my memory took me back to the dialogues of the tragedy era of Hindi cinema.”
Midnapore: A makeshift tent collapsed today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore. The canopy collapsed while the Prime Minister was addressing the gathering.At least 67 people, including 13 women, were injured in the accident. They were rushed to hospital on motorcycles and
even by the ambulance that follows the Prime Minister’s convoy. Officials said the tent was erected next to the main entrance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally venue to shelter people from the rain. Many enthusiastic BJP supporters were seen crowding inside the tent during PM Modi’s rally. The Prime
WPI witnessed a growth of 4.43 percent in May. The data for the month of April has been revised to 3.62 percent from 3.18 percent earlier
WPI inflation at 4.5-year high, grows 5.77% in June
New Delhi : India’s wholesale inflation grew 5.77 percent in June, a four-and-half year high, driven by some food items and fuel prices, latest price data released by the commerce and industry ministry showed. A higher inflation in the month of June can also be attributed to an unfavourable base effect. WPI witnessed a growth of 4.43 percent in May and 0.90 percent in June 2017. Wholesale inflation rate, measured by Wholesale Price Index (WPI), is a marker for price movements in bulk buys for traders and broadly mirrors trends in shop-end prices. “The lagged transmission of higher crude oil prices, an uptick in
cotton prices and electricity tariffs, the hardening of inflation for manufactured products as well as an unfavourable base effect, led to the sharp pickup in the WPI inflation to a 54 month high in June 2018,” Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist at ICRA said. The data for the month of April has been revised to 3.62 percent from 3.18 percent earlier. Primary articles, which accounts for more than a fifth of the entire wholesale price index witnessed a uptick to 5.3 percent in June from 3.16 percent in May owing to fuelled by higher prices of Cereals, wheat, vegetables, potatoes, nonfood articles, fibers and minerals.
Minister could be heard asking the crowd to be careful, officials said. According to officials, the Prime Minister saw the tent collapsing while he was in the middle of his speech. During his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heard urging the crowd: “Those who have climbed up, please get down, all of you....please climb down.
Policeman killed, another injured as terrorists attack NC leader in J&K
Srinagar: A senior National Conference (NC) leader and former lawmaker Ghulam Mohiuddin escaped narrowly a bid on his life by suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s southern Pulwama district on Monday. However, one of his two Personal Security Officers (PSOs) was killed and the other was injured in the attack. The police said that Mohiuddin was travelling in a car when targeted with gunfire in Murran area in militancyinfested Pulwama on Monday afternoon.
“Though he escaped unhurt, two of his PSOs were hit resulting into the death of one of them and critically injuring the other,” the police said. A report from Pulwama said that the assailants also decamped with the policemen’s service rifles. A police officer said, “Their service weapons are missing. Apparently, the terrorists have taken them away.” Mohiuddin is a former member of the J&K Assembly, representing Rajpora constituency of Pulwama.
Torrential rain hits coastal Saurashtra, scores of villages flooded
Bhavnagar : as torrential rain led to flash flood in coastal Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts in Saurashtra region on Monday. Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed in Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath for evacuating people to safer places. Road connectivity to many villages in Gir Gadhda and Una talukas in Gir Somnath district were affected as they received very heavy rain within a short span of time. Gir Gadhda recorded around 14 inches (364 mm) rain between 6 am to 6 pm on Monday, Similarly, neighbouring Una
CBI files chargesheet against Farooq Abdullah in Rs 113 Cr J&K cricket body scam Srinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a charge sheet against former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in the alleged multicrore scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Srinagar. At the time of filing of the charge sheet, some of the accused were present in the court, except Abdullah, who is in London for the past few weeks. The CBI had sent summons to all the accused to remain present in the court. According to the CBI charge sheet, huge amounts of money were transferred from the
taluka was lashed by more than 11 inches (279 mm) rain during the day, flooding many areas. The deluge stopped vehicular traffic on many roads as they were flooded. NDRF had to rescue 252 passengers travelling on board a local train after it was caught in submerged tracks near Harmadiya village in Gir Gadhda taluak. In Una taluka, Kaneri, Kanakiya and Sanvav villages were surrounded in flash flood and were cut of from rest o the state temporarily. However, district authorities established contact with them later on and moved some people to safer places.
Rise above party politics, pass Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul to PM
Rahul Gandhi said that his party, Congress, ‘offers him (PM Modi) its unconditional support’.
bank accounts of the JKCA into those of its office bearers and other unconnected individuals. Abdullah and others have been charged under relevant sections of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) including Sections 406, 168 and 120-B related to fraud, criminal conspiracy and breach of trust.
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to ensure the passing of Women’s Reservation Bill in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament that begins on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, the Congress President said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claims to be a crusader for women’s empowerment, should rise above party politics, walk his talk and help pass the Women’s Reservation Bill in the
Parliament. Rahul Gandhi said that his party, Congress, “offers him (PM Modi) its unconditional support”. The Congress chief also tweeted a copy of the letter he has written to the Prime Minister on the issue. “I write to you to request your support to ensure the passage of the women’s reservation bill in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament,” Gandhi wrote in the letter. “Mr. Prime Minister, in many of your public rallies you have spoken about
your passion for empowering women and involving them more meaningfully in public life. What better way to demonstrate your commitment to the cause of women, than by offering your unconditional support to the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill? And what better time, than the upcoming session of Parliment? Any further delay will make it impossible to implement before the next general elections,” he added.
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Making crop insurance work for Indian farmers
In recent months, several places in north India experienced unseasonal dust and thunderstorms, followed by unseasonal rains. This has cost lives and led to extensive crop damage. With freak weather events becoming more common, protection of farmers against these risks figures prominently in the Narendra Modi government’s agricultural policy. From the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (1985) through the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (1999-2000), Modified National Agriculture Scheme (2010) and on to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) (2016), India’s agricultural insurance schemes have undergone several changes in their approaches. Mitigating risk in the agricultural sector has a direct implication for agricultural productivity and farmer welfare. It also intersects with some of the key sustainable development goals (SDGs), such as ending poverty, achieving food security and curbing hunger. In spite of the government’s good intentions, assessments of the PMFBY face several challenges that make processing and verification of insurance claims error-prone and time-consuming. Payouts do not reach farmers at the right time and in amounts commensurate with their losses. Many experts and organizations working in this area are now recommending the use of information and communication (ICT) tools to help farmers regain faith in crop insurance schemes and make them more efficient and transparent. The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) has funded a number of studies that explore the feasibility of using ICTs in the field of agricultural risk mitigation. A 3ie-funded study conducted by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute demonstrates how to capitalize on the availability of low-cost internet and the rising use of smartphones. This study looks at the effectiveness of a smartphone-based app amongst 750 smallholder wheat producers across Haryana and Punjab—the second and third highest wheat-producing states in India, respectively. The novel picture-based insurance (PBI) product welds technology with weather index based insurance (WBI). Farmers are asked to take pictures from the same site with the same view frame two to three times a week throughout the cropping season. The series of images thus created helps insurance agencies examine the condition of the crops. Based on the assessment, payments for losses are directly issued to the farmers’ bank accounts. Additionally, the application also provides customized agricultural advisory to farmers by experts, ensuring continual interaction. Initial findings have been promising. In the evaluation sample, farmers demonstrate relatively higher uptake of the PBI.
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In an exclusive chat with indianexpress. com, National Award-winning actor Sonam Bajwa opens up about the benefits of working in regional cinema and her need to choose a good script over anything else.
Sonam Bajwa: Haven’t done films for the heck of it or for survival
Mumbai : The wait for the much-awaited biopic of India’s most googled person – Sunny Leone – ends right here on ZEE5, India’s largest and most comprehensive digital multilingual entertainment platform. Celebrating the mega success of the motion poster and trailer of KarenjitKaur – the untold story of Sunny Leone, Sunny’s fans were in for a surprise as they were invited to see the first episode at a special screening hosted by Sunny herself. Commenting on the launch, Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India said, “It has been always been our endeavor to proffer viewers a platform that offers content which is bold, edgy and stirs emotions. While our past shows have ticked
several boxes for us in getting the right product, KarenjitKaur is a perfect blend of all of those and more. The Ormax Media & Dragonfly Research gave us insights that there has been a lot of interest in knowing the real story of Sunny, and we are confident that this series will present the viewers her real journey. Karenjit’s story is one that will resonate across the country that we, as ZEE5, have made strong inroads into. This is evident from the massive interest the motion poster and trailers enjoyed when launched. The motion poster of the series garnered more than 9 million views in just a week, and the trailer broke the internet by garnering 20 million views in just three days of going live.”
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Chitrangada Singh: There is a MeToo movement in Bollywood without a hashtag for the media Soorma producer Chitrangada Singh looks back at her journey, the tough choices she made, the scepticism she faced on turning producer and the silent MeToo movement that she says has begun in the industry.
Mumbai : Punjabi actor Sonam Bajwa is now preparing for her big Bollywood debut. Sonam is known for her memorable performances in films like Punjab 1984 and Super Singh. She has also worked in Tamil and Telugu films. In an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, the National Award-winning actor opens up about the benefits of working in regional cinema and her need to choose a good script over anything else. I think it was God’s plan for me to start my career with Punjabi films. Being a Punjabi, and growing up in that culture, it was the best thing that happened to me. Coming from the place, knowing the language and loving the music, it’s been great. When I thought of becoming an actor, doing Punjabi films was the obvious choice. I come from a very humble background. My mother is a teacher and father is a principal. I knew doing a regional film is a better idea than doing a Bollywood film at that given point of time. It is not easy to get the ‘right’ Bollywood film in the beginning. When I came out of Miss India, I got a call for a Punjabi film. I spoke to my brother about it, as he is well aware of Punjabi films.
Mumbai : “My body of work does not have as many films as I would have wished for,” she acknowledges during an interview with indianexpress.com. But later in the conversation, one realises the thin filmography is also because Chitrangada Singh “made a choice over and over again” to walk out of projects because she was asked to compromise. With Soorma, her first film as a producer, running in theatres and her acting career looking better than before (she has Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster and Bazaar with Saif Ali Khan in her kitty), Chitrangada Singh looks back at her journey, the tough choices she made, the scepticism she faced on turning producer and the silent MeToo movement that she says has begun in the industry. On being asked why the Hindi film industry remains silent about its sexual predators, Chitrangada says actors might not make public comments about it, given the conservative fabric of Indian society, but they have begun changing the narrative of their stories when they are put in a position of compromise. “Yes, this is prevalent in any industry in the world, not just entertainment but corporate houses. Coming to why India isn’t the way the West is, because there’s a huge difference in the way the western society thinks and talks about the issues and the way we do
it. It can’t be like we wake up one day and say, ‘We have to be like the West.’ It doesn’t change that fast. We have to understand the matrix of our society, how traditional we are still in our thinking, the way it is being run,” she says. The Soorma producer adds, “When you say you should come out and talk about your abusers and name them, yes that’s very courageous but what needs more courage is to be able to make a choice when you’re in that place.
PeeCee shared pictures on social media of cuddling up to her pet dog and taking her for a walk on the streets of New York.
Priyanka enjoys outing with ‘girlfriend’ Diana on the streets of New York
Mumbai: Global star Priyanka Chopra, who is a passionate dog lover, is often see posting pictures of Diana on her social media. Priyanka recently posted a photo of strolling on the streets of New York with her pet dog Diana. The ‘Quantico’ star took to Instagram to share two pictures with Diana and they are really very cute. In one of the photos, Priyanka is seen taking Diana for a walk on the streets of New York. She captioned it: “me and my girlfriend” In the other photo, Priyanka is seen cuddling up to Diana. The actress captioned the adorable image
saying, “That kind of morning... #puppylove @diariesofdiana ❤️” Meanwhile, PeeCee will soon be celebrating her 36th birthday and rumoured boyfriend Nick Jonas is planning something really special for her. According to DNA report, Nick is going to whisk Priyanka away to her favourite beach destinations for her birthday. Priyanka has already planned her busy schedule to spend time with Nick. On the work front, Priyanka will be seen in two Hindi movies: Salman Khan starrer ‘Bharat’ and ‘The Sky is Pink’, co-starring Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim.
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The untold story of Sunny Leone, coming soon on ZEE5!
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Meera Deosthale aka Chakor form COLORS’ Udaan loves gorging on street food Bengaluru : Meera Deosthale popularly known as Chakor from COLORS popular social drama ‘Udann’ is one of the most loved character on Indian television. Chakor’s character is an inspiration for many as she has bravely fought against bonded labour and brought justice for her people in Azadganj. And, now she has joined RAW to fight for the pride of the country. To bring this character alive with perfection, Meera Deosthale is putting in a lot of hard work and dedication. Just like her on screen role, Meera too prefers living a very simple and grounded lifestyle off screen as well. Meera expressed that she loves munching on street food and would rather go out to eat chaats instead of going to a pub or a café.
Mumbai : Last year, when Katrina Kaif celebrated her birthday, things couldn’t have been worse. Her love life was in shambles (relationship with Ranbir Kapoor came to an end), and her career, which had been put on hold for love, was going nowhere. This year she may have a lot to smile about on her birthday today. What really gets her goat is the way her unparalleled success ratio is undermined by being dismissed as a matter of luck. “It’s not as if I was just lucky to be in successful films. Of course, I’ve been lucky. But
I’ve also worked very hard to get where I am. And please don’t forget, I chose those films that went on to be successful. So please grant me that bit of intelligence,” she had once told IANS, quickly adding: “And by the way, I was advised by friends not to do many of the films that eventually turned out to be hits.” She admitted that she sought the help of Salman Khan initially to decide which films to do. “Not just Salman, I also took the advice of people like Sajid Nadiadwala and David Dhawan.
Kate Upton is pregnant with first baby
washington : Kate Upton, the 26-year-old Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and husband, baseballer Justin Verlander are welcoming their first baby on board, reports EOnline. com. The model shared the news of her pregnancy with an Instagram post, sporting a baby bump while wearing a red and white pantsuit. She captioned the picture, “#PregnantinMiami @ justinverlander(sic).”
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are having a good time in Bulgaria New Delhi : Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are in Bulgaria to shoot for Ayan Mukerji directorial Brahmastra. But it seems amid their schedule, the two have been able to find time to explore the city together. Recently, Alia shared a beautiful photo of herself against a scenic backdrop. In another photo, we see her all smiles for a selfie moment with her team but we slightly get distracted by the man standing in the background, who was none other than Ranbir. While Alia is spending time with her girlfriends on the sets, Ranbir seems to be busy in capturing the beauty of nature. But the two coming together is nothing less than a happy moment for their fans. Recently, a video of the two actors went viral on social media. In the video, Ranbir could be seen playing the protective boyfriend as he can be heard asking Alia if he can drop her home. Brahmastra also stars legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. Yesterday, south Indian actor Nagarjuna Akkineni joined the cast. Mouni Roy had shared a photo with the actor.
Sunny Leone biopic director Aditya Datt: Did not attempt to whitewash her image Mumbai : Aditya Datt made his directorial debut with Aashiq Banaya Aapne in 2005. The grandson of lyricist Anand Bakshi, Aditya is back in news again. The 34-year-old has helmed the web series Karenjit Kaur- The Untold Story of Sunny Leone. The biopic chronicles the life of Sunny Leone from being the girl-next-door to an adult star and then a bonafide Bollywood actor. It has definitely been one of the most anticipated web series of 2018. Indianexpress.com recently caught up with Aditya to talk about his experience filming the biopic. “It was really nice. Here, I would like to thank Zee5 for allowing me to narrate the story my way. And plus, giving us freedom of choosing the language.
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Cristiano Ronaldo greets Juventus fans in Italy, ignites Champions League dreams
Rome: Juventus fans gave Cristiano Ronaldo a rousing welcome on Monday as the club prepared to unveil the superstar summer signing they hope will bring the Champions League trophy back to Turin. Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Allianz Stadium in Turin from early morning singing “Ronaldo, bring us the Champions (League)” as the European competition’s most lethal striker of all time made a brief appearance ahead of his medical Monday. The 33-year-old emerged from the club’s medical centre to sign autographs
and shake hands amid raucous chants of his name before shooting back inside for further tests. The five-times Ballon d’Or winner will be officially unveiled to the world’s media at a press conference scheduled for 6:30 pm (1630 GMT), in which he will sign a fouryear deal that will earn him a reported 30 million euros a season. Ronaldo fever hit Turin after the announcement last week of his 100 million-euro ($117 million) transfer from European champions Real Madrid, which Italian media reports will cost Juve a total of 350 million euros.
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Chris Gayle’s Vancouver Knights win inaugural Canada T20 title
Ramesh Powar appointed interim coach of India women’s cricket team Mumbai : Ramesh Powar, the former India off-spinner, has been asked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to look after the Indian women’s team till the board finds a replacement for Tushar Arothe. Arothe, the former Baroda coach, resigned five months after been appointed as coach of Indian women’s team. The BCCI has has since invited candidates to apply for the vacant position. The Indian women team is going to have its camp from July 25 to August 3 in Bangalore, and Powar has been asked to oversee the camp. “Powar had been asked to oversee the camp as their is no head coach with the women’s team.
He will be involved in planning the camp with Biju George, the assistant coach. “The BCCI has already invited applications for women’s team coach role but it will take time. The new coach can only take on the role next month,” a source in the BCCI said. The Indian womens team is scheduled to have a series in Sri Lanka in August and it is understood the board had also planned series of camp and Challengers Trophy for the girls. Powar was recently snubbed by the Mumbai Cricket Association for a role in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy coaching set-up. Powar was pipped to the post by former Mumbai wicketkeeper-batsman Vinayak Samant.
Toronto : Saad Bin Zafar hit an unbeaten 79 to help the Chris Gayleled Vancouver Knights clinch the inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket title Sunday with a seven-wicket win over West Indies B. Vancouver reached 148-3 with 15 balls to spare in reply to West Indies B’s 145 all out in 17.4 overs. Zafar plundered eight boundaries and three sixes in his match-winning 48-ball innings. Zafer and Rassie van der Dussen joined with Vancouver in trouble at 22-3, and with Gayle already back in the pavilion for just 2 runs. Zafar and van der Dussen advanced Vancouver to 100-3 in 13.1 overs with the run-rate down to onea-ball, and shared an overall fourthwicket stand of 126. Van der Dussen hit the winning boundary to finish
44 not out off 41 balls. Zafar hit 14 runs – a six and two fours – off the last three balls of the 11th over by Sherfane Rutherford _ and a further two boundaries against Derval Green (2-20) in the next over as the run chase began to look comfortable. Earlier, West Indies B struggled with the bat after losing the toss in the last game of the six-team competition. Allrounder Fabian Allen provided the only serious resistance with a 23-ball 41, including three fours and three sixes. Jamaica-born Sheldon Cottrell took 4-29 for Vancouver and leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed 3-24. The tournament in Canada bought together some of the most exciting players in the T20 format, the quickest version of international cricket.
Thailand Open: PV Sindhu falters at final hurdle to Nozomi Okuhara again Mumbai : Organisers don’t take a chance these days when Nozomi Okuhara plays PV Sindhu on finals day. For one they don’t want other shuttlers waiting their turn in the wings endlessly. Moreover, the two have ensured tournaments slot all other doubles and men’s singles matches on the undercard, and serve up the delicious women’s singles battle as the showpiece climax. On that count, the two women wrapped up the Thailand Open sooner than
what has come to be expected. But then, even 50 minutes of world-class badminton feels like being short-changed when the two meet. This one went Okuhara’s way — a 21-15, 2118 tussle, where Sindhu barely led but never looked like she would fade away until the very end. Long rallies there might have been a few — the Japanese claimed all but the longest one — but one year has been enough to significantly alter both their
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games. While Okuhara has been away owing to a right knee injury and gone under the radar, Sindhu was officially away only during the Thomas Uber Cup fortnight but had painfully twisted her ankle before the Commonwealth Games. The titles have dried up for both — Thailand was Okuhara’s first since Glasgow — though both are running up some steam ahead of the World’s in a fortnight’s time. The Asian Games gold though, is the big one
Himalaya Collaborates with Genesis Foundation to SaveLittle Hearts
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New Delhi: The Himalaya Drug Company, India’s leading home grown Wellness company, today announced an association with the Genesis Foundation to support surgeries of critically ill, underprivileged children with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD). The project “Save Little Hearts” is a CSR implementation program under the larger initiative of “Care for Good Health” organized by the Genesis Foundation. Given the high birth rate in
Infinix Mobile brings superior video viewing Experience the flawless design experience to the sub 8k smartphone inyour palms as Tambo Mobile category with the launch of HOT 6 Pro launchesTA-3 New Delhi : Infinix Mobile, an online smartphone brand from TRANSSION Holdings with presence in over 50+ countries, made its inroads in the country last year in August. As the brand iscelebrating its one-year anniversary in the Indian market by further strengthening its product base by launching HOT6Protoday. With a promise to provide an ultimate video watching experience, HOT 6 Pro is designed to match on-thego streaming lifestyle of millennials. Pricedat INR 7999, HOT6Pro is a dual
Rear camera smartphone that flaunts a 5.99-inch HD+ screen with 18:9full view display, 83.4% Screen-to-body ratio and packed with 4000mAh battery. The smartphone will be exclusively available on Flipkartin threetrendycolours ofBordeaux Red, Sandstone Black and MagicGold. Mr. Anish Kapoor, CEO, Infinix said, “With data revolution and digital content platforms sprouting to provide online streaming and video on demand has led to personal screen becoming the first choice among millennials.
New Delhi : Tambo Mobiles, a new entrant in India’s fast-growing mobile phone market, today announced the launch of its flagship smartphone – TA-3 in Gujarat. Categorized as ‘Superphone’, TA-3 will be available in three colors – Jet Black, Champagne and Metallic Blue. The phone comes with a price tag of INR 4,999. The phones will be available in across distributor channels in India. Designed for convenient use by one and all, the stylish and featurepacked TA-3 sportsfull view design and 4.95- inch bright
OPPO Launches A3s, the first OPPO smartphone with Dual Rear Cameras Super Full Screen and 4230mAh battery further adds to the list of innovative features
JAGUAR F-TYPE GAINS GREATER AGILITY AND EFFICIENCYWITH FOUR-CYLINDER POWERTRAIN Mumbai:Jaguar Land Rover India has broadened the appeal of the F-TYPE with the introduction of the state-ofthe-art four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine. The award-winning F-TYPE now spans from the entry-level fourcylinder model to Jaguar’s 322 km/h, all-weather supercar – the F-TYPE SVR. The all-aluminium sports car with the 221kW 2.0 l turbocharged petrol motor delivers Jaguar sports car DNA with enhanced agility and improved efficiency and affordability. The Ingenium engine contributes to an overall vehicle weight reduction of 52kg – most of which is over the front axle – and this is key to the fourcylinder F-TYPE’s enhanced agility. Meticulous tuning of the chassis to complement the new engine delivers
this year. What’s changed is there for all to see. Sindhu has added some clever forecourt strokes and has upped the variety in her arsenal. Okuhara, the tireless runner though, has been forced to flip her game on its head — with the knee perhaps not lending itself to the unending retrieving that she practiced with abandon. While she’s no mug in the long exchanges, the Japanese has devised ways to snap shut rallies sooner.
display. The Superphone also featuresfingerprint sensor and face recognition powered by Quadcore processor with MediaTek 6737.The 4G enabled device, supporting VoLTEis specially designed to feel the comfort in the hands with 2.5D curved providing an immersive screen experience to the users. To ensure users never run out of space, the model comes with 16GB ROM expandable up to 64GB, which ensures more space to enjoy movie, games and much more.
the country, nearly 1,80,000 to2,20,000 children are born with CHD every year. Although there are advanced diagnostic tools available, the privilege of early diagnosis and timely management is available only to a select few. This stems primarily due to a lack of awareness about the disorder. In a situation like this, the corporate world along with NGOs can bring about a huge change by collectively working towards tackling the ailment.
JAGUAR LAND ROVER INDIA INAUGURATES NEW RETAILER FACILITY IN CHENNAI Chennai: Jaguar Land Rover India today announced the opening of VST Grandeur’s new retailer facility in the Poonamallee area of Chennai. VST Grandeur has developed yet another stateof-the-art facility, which was inaugurated by Mr. Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd (JLRIL), and Mr. VT Ravindra, Director, VST Grandeur, located at one of the most rapidly upcoming areas of Chennai, designed and equipped to provide the highest quality of sales and after-sales services. The
facility has an integrated service workshop and is equipped with 17 service bays with state-of-the-art equipment manned by a team of highly trained staff including technicians and other service personnel. Mr. Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd (JLRIL), said: “We are delighted to introduce our new retailer facility in Chennai and are committed to easing accessibility for our customers to Jaguar and Land Rover products within the city.
New Delhi: OPPO, the Selfie Expert and Leader, today unveiled its latest mid-range camera phone –OPPO A3s. The A3sis the first OPPO device in the South Asian market which comes with a 13+2 MP dual rear cameraalong with a 8 MP AI enabled front camera andsuper Full screen, a combination that desires to offer users the best smartphone experience in an affordable range. Together with OPPO’s A.I. Beauty Technology, A3s brings a more realistic and natural selfie experience to more young consumers. Along with the 2GB RAM/16GB ROMwitha Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Octa core processor and 4230mAhbattery,the A3s is a perfect product with innovative features
all at a price of INR 10,990. Commenting on this launch, Will Yang, Brand Director, OPPO India, said, “OPPO is committed towards offering consumers a product that syncs with their demands. Thus, we pay a lot of attention towards listening and understanding their expectations from a smartphone. With A3s, we aim to offer consumers, especially youth, who are looking for an advanced cameraphone that offers a strong battery life. With advance features like dual camera, super full screen and extensive battery, this device has been designed to enable consumers to capture cherished moments all day long. The A3s truly represents our ambition to continue being the Selfie Expert and Leader in the market.”
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Gujarat floods claim 29 lives as situation worsens
Gandhinagar : At least 29 people have been killed in Gujarat till today (July 16) due to recent floods other rain-related incidents. South Gujarat region, particularly Valsad, Navsari, Junagarh, Gir Somnath and Amreli districts have been affected the most. There were reports of waterlogging on many of the roads, including the national highways. Due to incessant rains, five state highways and roads of around 144 village panchayats
have been closed for traffic. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed at 11 locations in the state. An alert has been sounded in the state and fishermen have been advised not to venture out in the sea. Around 50,000 residents of low-lying areas have also been shifted to safer places following heavy showers. The state has been receiving heavy rainfall since last week.
Gujarat floods: NDRF pressed into action
Ahmedabad : The heavy rainfall in monsoon season is creating flood -like situations, resulting in untoward incidents like boat capsize and drowning at some places. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams which are pre-positioned in flood-prone areas are relentlessly engaged to assist the administration in rescue and evacuation work. An NDRF team pre-positioned at Gir Somnath (Gujarat) commenced rescue and evacuation operations at Girgodada Railway Station, Gir Somnath where several persons got stuck in four bogies of a local train due to water-logging at railway track. So far, 252 persons have been evacuated to safer places. One NDRF team conducted rescue and evacuation work at Sant Nagar Colony, Surat, Gujarat where heavy rains lashed low lying areas and stranded several people. The team evacuated 85 persons to safer places. NDRF team deployed in Valsad (Gujarat) for emergency response has been relentlessly engaged in evacuation work at Bander Road, Valsad city and Kashmir Nagar with full zeal and commitment where heavy rains raised the water level of
a tributary of Auranga River, creating waterlogging in some low lying areas and disturbing the normal life. One team is operational at Vill- Indori, Distt- Pune (MH) in connection with the drowning of one person in Indrayani River. In addition, one team is engaged in search of six persons who went missing when a boat carrying 40 persons got capsized at Polavaram Distt. East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. A total of 104 teams of NDRF have been pre-positioned/ deployed across the country, and are on a standby, ready to be put into action in case of disaster and disaster like situations. The teams are being mobilized to the flood-affected areas as per the situation as well as requisition of local administration. In view of the heavy rainfall forecast in Gujarat, five teams are being mobilized from NDRF Base Pune to Gujarat for further prepositioning deployment. So far, NDRF has saved 29 precious lives and evacuated more than 15,600 persons during the monsoon season across the country. A 24x7, NDRF control room in New Delhi is closely monitoring the situation and is in touch with other agencies/stakeholders.
www.sunvillasamachar.com Gujarat Chief Minister launches Measles-Rubella vaccination drive, seeks support of citizens, parents, schools, voluntary organisations
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Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupanilaunched the state-wide MeaslesRubella vaccination drive from Sector-7 Middle School in Gandhinagar to cover about 1.5-crore children in the age group of 9-month to 15-year. Speaking on the occasion, he said the drive would spread over five weeks, to cover school-going children up to Standard-X in the first two weeks, those going to Anganwadis in the next two weeks and those left out in the fifth and last week, to ensure no single child remains uncovered. He said the State’s Health Department has deputed 10,000 vaccinators,
Helsinki: US President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with Russia, after blaming Washington’s own past “foolishness and stupidity” for the countries’ hostile ties. “I’ve been saying, and I’m sure you’ve heard over the years...that getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing,” Trump said, seated next to Putin at the start of talks in an ornate presidential palace in neutral Finland. Trump reached out to shake Putin’s hand before the media were ushered out. The two men were to meet alone apart from interpreters before a working lunch with aides. Trump said they would talk about a range of subjects, listing trade, the military, nuclear weapons and China.
divided into teams to cover the target in 70,000 sessions and similarly 40,000 Asha workers for 50,000Anganwadis. He sought the support of all citizens, parents, schools and voluntary organisations to make a success of the drive, to ensure no single child remains uncovered. This is part of the nation’s biggest injectable vaccination drive in 20 states to prevent the disease by 2020. Those present on the occasion included Minister of State for Health Kumar Kanani, Mayor Pravin Patel, Additional Chief Secretary for Health P.K. Parmar, Health Commissioner Jayanti Ravi and UNICEF Gujarat Representative.
Trump begins summit with Putin, blames hostile ties on US’ past ‘foolishness’
European Union, embassies urge Lankan government to maintain moratorium on death penalties
Surat BJP leader rape accusation: Letter ‘written by victim’ asks cops not to take action Surat : A letter purportedly written by the woman who has accused BJP leader and former Abdassa MLA Jayanti Bhanushali of rape is circulating on social media, requesting the police not to take any action on her application levelling the allegations. Bhanushali, who was the vice-president of the Gujarat BJP, resigned soon after the allegations went public. A 21-yearold woman from Surat had sent the application through an acquaintance to the applications
receiving centre of the Surat police commissionerate on July 10. In the application, she alleged that Bhanushali had raped her after having promised to get her admission in a college of her choice in Ahmedabad. The police, as part of their attempts to locate the woman, had stuck a notice addressed to her father outside her residence, identifying her by name. The notice sought the woman’s appearance before the police in connection with her allegations.
Free Haircuts for For the first time in Gujarat Smart Water ATMs under PPP Model Municipal School Kids in Ahmedabad to Boost An initiative by Gandhinagar Muni. Corp & Aark Infosoft Pvt Ltd To provide Drinking Water at affordable rates ‘Swachh’ Campaign
Colombo : The European Union and other diplomatic missions on Monday sought verification from the Sri Lankan government on its stand to resume executions after a rise in crime. In a joint statement, the EU delegation and the embassies of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Canada and Norway said they have written to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena regarding the issue. There is a rising crime wave in Sri Lanka, including gang-related killings, narcotics, robberies and sex crimes, leading to a public outcry demanding executions. The government has responded by saying it will execute prisoners who have allegedly taken advantage of a moratorium on executions to continue their drug trade from prison. Sri Lanka last executed a prisoner in 1976 and has since maintained a moratorium.
China to launch 300 satellites to provide worldwide low-orbit communications
through water ATMs developed under PPP Model
Ahmedabad: Over 1.25 lakh students studying in schools run by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will be offered free haircuts. The civic body in Ahmedabad has tied up with an organisation to provide haircuts to students studying in the 380 municipal schools of the city. The haircuts, however, will not be compulsory and the project is being done to boost the “swachhata campaign”. The Municipal School Board has given the clearance to International School of Aesthetics and Spa, commonly known as the ISAS Beauty School, to implement the project in its schools. Enrollment of students for the
programme was to begin from Monday, but will now start by the end of this month and haircuts will be initially given once a fortnight, after which it will become a weekly feature. The move is significant because most of the students who attend municipal schools here are from families with lower income and a sizable number of these children live in slums. The costs involved in getting haircuts done for their children is, in many cases, difficult for families to bear. The haircuts will be given keeping in mind religious customs, beliefs and practices of the families and after a written consent from the parents, officials said.
Gandhinagar: With the aim to provide pure and cold drinking water to citizens the Smart City Division of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation along with Aark Infosoft Pvt. Ltd. have launched their initiative of Smart Water ATMs across the city under the PPP Model. The Smart Water ATMs will come up at 18 locations which come under the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, the first of its kind Smart Water ATM was inaugurated today. An executive from Aark Infosoft quoted
that “The main reason behind the initiative by Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation and Aark InfosoftPvt. Ltd. was to provide pure and cold drinking water at affordable rates to the citizens as well as to the travellers who visit the city. The Smart Water ATMs will dispense clear drinking water and protect them from water-borne diseases.” The water at Smart Water ATM is quite affordable along with that it can be dispensed as per requirement (200ml, 1Litre, 5Litre & 20Litres).
Beijing : China plans to launch 300 low-orbit satellites to provide worldwide communication services, with the first in the series to be launched later this year, an official media report said Monday. The first in the 300-satellite array — known as the Hongyan constellation — is set to be launched by the end of this year, it said. The announcement was made at the Hunan Commercial Aviation Space and Marine Equipment Forum held on Thursday in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan Province, state-run Global Times reported. The official Xinhua news agency had in February quoted the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) as saying that the series called Hongyan constellation was set to be launched this year. The Hongyan constellation is composed of more than 300 satellites, along with data processing centers, and will be built in three stages. Once completed, the satellite communication network will take the place of the ground-based network and allow a mobile phone to be connected everywhere on the planet, either in a remote desert or at sea, the CASC said. China is already developing BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) to rival America’s Global Positioning System, (GPS). Besides rivaling GPS, China uses BDS for its military applications to avoid dependence on GPS. The new constellation will be the first group of low-orbit communication satellites designed and launched by China, enabling the country to better guide disaster rescue efforts, the Global Times reported. Low-orbit satellites have stronger signals and a shorter signal delay than synchronous orbit satellites, which are 36,000 km above the equator.
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