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Short News On Rahul’s letter to PM Modi, Centre offers ‘new deal’ to help women New Delhi: Seeking to corner Congress on the issue of women empowerment, the government on Tuesday urged the main opposition party to provide women with a “new deal” by joining hands to pass the bills on women’s reservation, instant triple talaq and nikah halala in Parliament. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday suggested Congress president Rahul Gandhi that the party and the BJP join hands to get the three bills, as well as the measure on providing constitutional status to the National Commission on Backward classes, passed in Parliament. He was responding to a letter by Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the bill on granting 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Media misinterpreted my speech, says Kumaraswamy on Cong-JD(S) alliance
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that the media misinterpreted his recent speech where he broke down. Kumaraswamy fought back tears at a party function on Saturday when he said that he was “swallowing the pain of the coalition government.” “I didn’t speak about the Congress or any Congress leader. I didn’t mention anything about Congress in my speech. That was a party programme and I got emotional. The media misinterpreted my speech,” Kumaraswamy was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on Tuesday. At the event, he also said he was finding it difficult to cope with the pressures of the office and that the post of CM was a bed of thorns. Reacting to Kumaraswamy’s emotional comments, the BJP called him a “legendary actor” and accused him of “fooling the common man.
Mayawati sacks leader who said Rahul can’t be PM as his ‘mother is foreigner’ New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today removed party national coordinator Jai Parkash Singh for saying that Congress president Rahul Gandhi cannot become prime minister because of ‘his mother’s foreign origin’. Mayawati told news agency ANI, “I came to know about BSP national coordinator Jai Prakash Singh’s speech in which he spoke against the ideology of BSP and also made personal remarks against the leadership of rival parties. As it is his personal opinion, he has been removed from his post with immediate effect.” Addressing first workers’ conference to discuss strategy for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BSP national co-ordinators Vir Singh and Jai Prakash Singh on Monday, said that it was ‘high time that Mayawati become the next prime minister of the country’ and she was the only one who could take on PM Modi. “She is the only ‘dabang’ (fearless) leader who can stop the winning chariot of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in the electoral battle,” said Jai Prakash Singh. Rahul Gandhi, who is believed to be Congress’s PM face, Jai Prakash Singh said, “Rahul looks more like his mother than his father.
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Tax officials termed the recoveries as probably the highest so far in a raid anywhere in the country.
160 Crore Cash, 100 Kg Gold Seized In Raids On Tamil Nadu Contractor CHENNAI: In one of the biggest recoveries till date, the Income Tax Department yesterday found Rs. 160-crore cash and about 100-kg bullion after raids at several premises of a road construction firm in Tamil Nadu, officials said. The searches were launched on
Explain why charges against Panneerselvam not probed: Madras HC to DVAC
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday asked the anti-graft body in Tamil Nadu to explain, by July 23, why no probe was initiated even three months after a complaint was lodged against Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, alleging amassment of disproportionate assets by him. It also sought to know why a CBI probe should not be ordered into the allegations against the AIADMK leader. When the plea moved by the DMK came up for hearing, Justice G Jayachandran directed the Directorate of Vigilance and AntiCorruption (DVAC) to explain why no investigation had begun even three months after a complaint alleging amassment of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income was lodged against Panneerselvam. The matter pertains to a complaint lodged by DMK MP R S Bharathi with the DVAC in March.
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the premises of Ms SPK and Company, a partnership firm
engaged in road and highway construction, on contract from the
government. “About Rs. 160 crore cash, which is suspected to be unaccounted for, and bullion and gold jewellery weighing about 100 kg has been recovered so far. The raids are still on and these figures may further go up,” a senior official said.
The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum from the Garo Hills delegation representing various tribal organisations from Meghalaya, in New Delhi
In a video, posted by news agency, the enraged lawyers can be seen beating up the accused mercilessly.
BJP youth workers thrash activist Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand Chennai: Lawyers thrash 18 accused Pakur: Social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked by a fringe group at Pakur in Jharkhand for his “antiHindu” stance on Tuesday. The 79-year-old activist suffered injuries. Sources claim that local BJP youth workers were opposing his presence in the district and accused him of provoking tribal sentiment at the behest of Christians. He was attacked by the mob as soon as he came out of his hotel. The alleged BJP workers were chanting “Jai Sri Ram” and “Agnivesh go back” as they dragged him and assaulted him on the road. Sources said that Swami Agnivesh was injured in the attack and was immediately shifted to a hospital for
in court for raping 11-year-old girl
treatment. Speaking to reporters, Swami Agnivesh said, “It was a murderous attack but I survived. I still don’t know why they attacked me.” He also raised questions on the role of local police and claimed that there was no security anywhere near the incident site even as protestors had gathered there. According to another activist, “He fell on the ground and was beaten up badly by the mob. Some of the local people who were there tried to intervene in order to save him.
Chennai: Eighteen men have been arrested for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl for over a period of seven months in Chennai. Among the accused are security men, a lift operator and water suppliers to the flat where the girls stays. The minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by around 15 people over a period of time at various places inside her apartment campus in Chennai, police said on Monday. The Mahila court in Chennai on Tuesday witnessed a dramatic attack as the lawyers present in the court ganged
up to thrash the 18 accused men who were arrested in the case. In a video, posted by news agency ANI, the enraged lawyers can be seen beating up the accused mercilessly. The police had to intervene to stop the lawyers from thrashing the accused.
The girl’s plight came to the fore when she narrated the sequence of incidents to her elder sister, who later brought this to the notice of their parents, following which a complaint was lodged on Monday, senior police officer told PTI.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra concluded hearing the arguments on the contentious issue after four days.
SC reserves verdict on pleas seeking decriminalisation of Section 377 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of section 377 of Indian Penal Code which criminalises consensual gay sex. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra concluded hearing the arguments on the
contentious issue after detailed hearing of four days, which had commenced on July 10. The bench, also comprising Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, asked the parties to file written submissions in support of their claims by July 20. The verdict is likely to be
In the second spell of rains, around 36 houses were completely destroyed while 1,214 suffered partial damage, officials said.
pronounced before October 2 this year as Justice Misra would be retiring as CJI on that day. Section 377
refers to ‘unnatural offences’ and says whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of
nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to pay a fine. The apex court heard the writ petitions filed by dancer Navtej Jauhar, journalist Sunil Mehra, chef Ritu Dalmia,
BJP said Rahul’s tweet that he stands with last person in line is a ‘confession’ of his reported remarks that party is for Muslims.
At least 12 dead, over 34,000 in relief Rahul Gandhi in competition with camps as rains disrupt normal life Owaisi to seize Jinnah’s legacy: BJP
Thiruvananthapuram: Nearly 34,000 people have been shifted to relief camps after floodwater inundated low-lying areas due to heavy rains that have lashed Kerala for the past one week. A total of 34,693 people from 8,033 families were shifted to 265 relief camps across the state, the control room monitoring rain-related incidents said. At least 12 people have died and six reported missing in rain-related incidents after the monsoon became active on July 9. In the second spell of rains, around 36 houses were completely destroyed while 1,214 suffered partial damage, officials said.
Control room officials said the flood water has not yet receded in several places. Many parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha districts were still under flood water. Educational institutions in these two districts remained shut on Tuesday. Road traffic continued to be hit in some parts of the state due to waterlogging. Rains are expected to continue till July 19.
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday described Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s tweet that he stands with the last person in line as a “confession” of his reported remarks that his party is for Muslims. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told reporters that Gandhi has not denied the comments, seized by the saffron party to accuse him of Muslim appeasement, and claimed that the Congress leader is in competition with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to “usurp” the legacy of Pakistan founder M A Jinnah. “He (Gandhi) has still not denied it. We could not see a negation of what Rahul Gandhi has said. It is a
confession. He has clearly accepted it through his tweet that the Congress is a party for Muslims,” Patra said. The tweet has confused rather than clarified, he told reporters. Patra was reacting after Gandhi tweeted that he stands with the persecuted and the last person in the line”, breaking his silence on the controversy following a remark on the Congress being a “party for Muslims” attributed to him.
hoteliers Aman Nath, Keshav Suri and business executive Ayesha Kapur and 20 former and current students of the IITs. They have sought decriminalisation of consensual sex between two consenting adults of the same sex by declaring section 377 of IPC as illegal and unconstitutional.
England beat India by 8 wickets, win series 2-1: As it happened Leeds: Captain Eoin Morgan (88 runs) and Joe Root (100) were the stars for England as they beat India by eight wickets in the third ODI here to clinch the series 2-1. The hosts got off to a strong start in their runchase of 257, but soon lost Jonny Bairstow for 30 runs. Following this, James Vince and Joe Root put up a 29-run stand after which the former departed. However, since then it was all about England’s batsmen overcoming the Indian spinners’ threat, as both Root and Morgan ensured that the hosts would go home with the trophy. During the latter part of the runchase, Root received a lifeline when Dhoni had stumped him and could have been out, but soon the umpires found out that Yuzvendra Chahal had bowled a no-ball, which proved to be costly.
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Hounding bankers could gum up the policy works
Banker angst against harassment spilled over into anger last month, after senior officials at Bank of Maharashtra were arrested by the Pune police for lending to a real estate company that had defaulted on its fixed deposits. The arrests were unwarranted. A banker can hardly be held responsible when a company fails to pay back investors in fixed deposits. The fact that officials covered under national law were hauled to jail under the provisions of a state law that was not meant for them was another sore point. A Union finance ministry official tried to assuage fears of a witch hunt when he told this newspaper that the arrests at Bank of Maharashtra were an aberration. However, the case would not have generated as much heat as it eventually did if it had not taken place against a wider backdrop. The Indian Express has reported this week that 50 bankers have been booked since March by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in cases involving loan defaults, and half of those under the scanner are senior officials above the rank of general manager. The number of senior bankers under investigation since March is five times more than the number before that. The sharp rise in the number of bankers being investigated should not come as a surprise at a time when bank frauds are hitting the headlines with unerring regularity. However, it is also true that overzealous investigators have been known to gloss over the critical difference between being party to a fraud and making a genuine error of judgement on the other. Bankers are also easy targets to signal to the electorate that the government of the day is serious about dealing with corruption. Much depends on the legal framework as well. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has quite correctly described the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987, as an anarchic law. It also has draconian provisions. The Manmohan Singh government as well as the Narendra Modi government made commitments to amend the law, to bring it in line with international best practices after India signed the UN Convention Against Corruption. In its 2015 report on the proposed amendments, the Law Commission of India noted that they were clearly inspired by the tough UK Bribery Act of 2010, which deals not just with public officials but also the private sector. And, in parallel, the Supreme Court said in 2016 that even those employed by private sector banks should be considered public officials who are covered under the anti-corruption law. There can be no doubt that there are enough cases of bankers colluding with defaulters. The Nirav Modi case is a great example. Such cases need to be dealt with with a firm hand. The problem is that the investigative agencies tend to see conspiracy when there is none.
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Vidya Balan has confirmed that she will be playing a significant role in upcoming film NTR, which is based on the life of legendary actor and politician N T Rama Rao.
Vidya Balan opens up about her role in NTR biopic
Bengaluru : Bollywood actor Vidya Balan has confirmed that she will be playing a significant role in the upcoming film NTR, which is based on the life of legendary actor and politician N T Rama Rao. Last month, speculations were rife that she has been approached by filmmakers to play the role of NTR’s wife Basavatarakam. In a recent interview, Vidya confirmed that she is indeed part of the biopic, which will mark her debut in Telugu. “People knew of her but they didn’t know her and that is interesting for me as an actor,” the Dirty Picture actor told Mumbai Mirror. Vidya Balan also added that she is in the process of collecting details about Basavatarakam as a person given that there is not much information about her available in the public domain. The makers of NTR have also roped in Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta to essay the role of Dadasaheb Phalke awardee LV Prasad, who launched NTR in 1949 with Mana Desam. Reports also suggest that actor Rana Daggubati has been chosen to play the role of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu, who is also the son-in-law of matinee idol NTR.
Nia Sharma joins the cast of COLORS’ Ishq Mein Marjawaan
Mumbai : Popular television star Nia Sharma is all set to enter Colors’ daily Ishq Mein Marjawan. Stepping into Alisha Panwar’s shoes, Nia will be seen as the new Arohi. After getting a new face via a plastic surgery, Arohi will be back in Deep’s (Arjun Bijlani) life to take revenge. In an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, the Jamai Raja actor said, “I am really thrilled to be associated with the show. The makers have assured me that it’s going to be a performance-oriented role. The story will be moving ahead with my character. Joining a show mid-way is not quite my thing. But the strong role made me take this up.” Nia also shared that there’s a major twist in her character. “The viewers will be in for a confusion. I am playing a girl named Anjali, who claims she is Arohi. So it’s going to be a twisted time ahead,” she shared with a smile. Stating that she doesn’t want any of her qualities to come across in the role, Nia said, “I will be taking it ahead from where Alisha left Arohi. She will have the same vulnerability and innocence. Thankfully, I have a face that goes with such roles, but I don’t want Nia to be seen anywhere. Alisha has done a wonderful
job as Arohi. And I want the audience to relate to me the same way.” In her web-series Twisted, Nia had showcased a bold and dark character. The actor is now kicked about playing a seemingly stark opposite role. She said, “Revenge dramas are always fun. After playing a murderer, I would be now seen as a tortured girl. She has been betrayed by her loved ones.
After watching 2018 FIFA World Cup matches in Russia, Abhishek has joined Aishwarya and Aaradhya Bachchan in Paris.
Aishwarya, Aaradhya and Abhishek are ready for their summer holiday
New Delhi : After watching 2018 FIFA World Cup matches in Russia, Abhishek Bachchan has joined Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan in Paris. The Manmarziyan actor posted a photo of his family on Instagram. He captioned the photo as, “Then there were three! #SummerHolidays.” On the work front, Aishwarya will soon start promotions of Fanney Khan, which also stars Rajkummar Rao and Anil Kapoor. In the film, Aishwarya plays singing sensation Baby Singh. Meanwhile, Abhishek has wrapped up the
Anurag Kashyap directorial Manmarziyaan, which will hit screens later this year. The film also stars Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal. Abhishek wrote an emotional note on Manmarziyan wrap. Addressing to Anurag, the actor had written, “Making a movie is a journey. The best thing about films is, the journey will always live on forever. As this part of the journey of #Manmarziyaan comes to an end…. Thank you @anuragkashyap10 for entrusting me with Robbie. I hope I can repay your trust, belief and faith in me. I hope I make you proud.
Soorma box office collection day 4: The Diljit Dosanjh film earns Rs 15.85 crore
After Europe, Suhana and Gauri Khan are in New York
been hurt. She dances like nobody’s watching her. She has lived like it’s heaven on earth. But all us actors wait for the moment when we can sink our teeth into a character deeper than beauty and its trappings. Here’s my friend on her birthday braving to enthrall us in a new avatar. You may ask ‘why so serious..?’ Hmmm… Aapka pata nahi, mujhe toh gusse mein yeh aur bhi haseen lagti hai. Happy birthday my brave and beautiful Katrina…Love, Shah Rukh.” Zero stars Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif in pivotal roles. The film has been directed by Aanand L Rai, who has previously helmed movies like Tanu Weds Manu and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns.
Hollywood - Bollywood In her web-series Twisted, Nia Sharma had showcased a bold and dark character. The actor is now kicked about playing a seemingly stark opposite role in Ishq Mein Marjawan.
Shah Rukh Khan reveals Katrina Kaif’s look in Aanand L Rai’s Zero with a sweet post
New Delhi : Shah Rukh Khan on Monday shared Katrina Kaif’s look in upcoming Bollywood film Zero. The Badshah of Bollywood shared the photo of birthday girl Katrina Kaif with the caption, “There are so many lovely pictures of her, but this one speaks to me beyond my friends beauty….hope u all also give it love.” In the latest still from Aanand L Rai directorial Zero, the actor looks, for a lack of a better word, upset about something. In the photo, she is seen surrounded by a group of bodyguards as she is being clicked by the paparazzi. Shah Rukh also wrote a sweet post along with the photo. Here is what it said: “We know she is beautiful. We know she has set our hearts fluttering. She has loved like she has never
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New Delhi : Gauri Khan recently shared a photo of herself and darling daughter Suhana Khan in New York. As soon as mommy shared the beautiful photo, daddy Shah Rukh Khan could not stop himself from commenting on it. He retweeted Gauri’s tweet and wrote, “NYTimes is carrying great news..” The photo of Suhana and Gauri is from a cafe in New York, where the mother-daughter duo seem to be enjoying some quality time. Gauri has shared the photo with the caption, “New York Times ..️”. She shared another photo from a cafe with the caption, “Breakfast at Laduree.
New Delhi : Diljit Dosanjh starrer Soorma has been performing quite well at the box office, considering it is facing competition from the likes of the Marvel movie Ant-Man and the Wasp and Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju. The Sandeep Singh biopic has earned a sum of Rs 15.85 crore till now. On Monday, the sports biopic by Shaad Ali minted Rs 2 crore. It had opened at Rs 3.20 crore at the box office, and during the weekend, it made Rs 5.05 crore and Rs 5.60 crore, respectively. The fact that Punjabi singing sensation and superstar
Diljit Dosanjh stars as hockey player Sandeep Singh has certainly helped its case. The film has received a lot of love from the audience, especially for its performances. The movie boasts of a star cast that includes the names of actors such as Diljit Dosanjh, Tapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi, Siddharth Shukla, Satish Kaushik, Seema Kaushal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Pitobash, and Vijay Raaz. news agancy’ film critic Shubhra Gupta has given a positive review to the film. She has especially praised Diljit’s performance as sportsman Sandeep Singh.
It’s a full house at Beyonce’s concert
washington : The Obamas are known to be very close with the pop power couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z. And looks like they have gotten comfortable enough to crash into each other’s events, reports TMZ.com. The former First lady, Michelle Obama and her younger daughter, Sasha Obama were spotted in the stands of State de France stadium, where Bay and Jay are performing for their On The Run II tour. Michelle even went ahead and crossed the front row barricade and stood alongside Beyonce’s mom Tina Knowles, while grooving to the performance.
ZEE5 unveils exclusive never before offers with their biggest show Karenjit Kaur going live
New Delhi : ZEE5, India’s largest and most comprehensive digital entertainment platform for language content, is all set to make this week even more exciting for you! On the day that the platform launches their biggest show – Karenjit Kaur – the untold story of Sunny Leone – since its launch, ZEE5 has rolled out a limited time period offer for subscribers – monthly subscription at Rs 99 for 2 months where you save Rs.99 and annual subscription at Rs 499 for 1 year where you save Rs.500 The OTT platform from the ZEE store works on a subscription based model, where subscribers can choose between monthly, 3 months’, 6months’ or annual subscription. Manish Aggarwal, Business Head - ZEE5 India commented, “It is a very special day for us – not only are we launching our most-awaited original web-series, but we are also rolling out this limited time period exciting offer. We believe this will give our audience one more definite reason for clicking the download button.
Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan enlisted to Forbes Top 100 highest-paid entertainers Mumbai: Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have made it into Forbes list of top 100 highest-paid entertainers 2018. The top five celebrities on the list are professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, followed by actor George Clooney, Kylie Jenner, Judy Sheindlin, Dwayne Johnson, respectively. The list is made on the basis of the money the actors earned during the years 2017-2018.As mentioned in Forbes, Kumar who got 76th rank on the list has earned $40.5M this year. “One of Bollywood’s leading men has transitioned to socially-conscious roles, such as ‘Toilet,’ a comedy supporting government campaigns to improve sanitation, and ‘Padman’ about a guy hoping to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to rural communities.
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Harbhajan Singh calls for Indians to stop Hindu-Muslim fight and learn from World Cup finalists Croatia
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Brett Lee backs ‘hungry’ Virat Kohli to score centuries in Australia
Alexis Sanchez misses start of Manchester United’s US tour over visa problem
New Delhi : As France and Croatia readied to face off in arguably the biggest game on the planet, cricketer Harbhajan Singh had a strong message to share for his fellow Indians. Croatia who played and lost the World Cup final 4-2 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, became an example to follow world over. A tiny nation with population of just over 40 lakhs (as per 2016), Croatia were looking to become the second smallest country to win the World Cup but couldn’t replicate their giant killing in the crucial game.
Despite that, they gave everyone reason to dream and learn from as they went further in the competition with heavyweights falling by the wayside. Harbhajan, before kickoff on Sunday, had tweeted that a small country of about 50 lakh has reached the World Cup final while we in India, with a population of 135 crore, continue to play the Hindu-Muslim game. He followed up the comment with the hashtag “#sochbadlodeshbadlega” (change your thinking and the country will change too).
Manchester : Manchester United’s Chile forward Alexis Sanchez has missed the start of the Premier League club’s pre-season tour of the United States due to a visa problem. Speaking from Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for the club said United still hoped the 29-year-old would be able to join them once his “personal administrative issue” had been resolved. British media reported on Monday that Sanchez was understood to have failed to get a US visa due to a 16-month suspended jail sentence imposed by a Spanish court in February for tax fraud. He was accused of defrauding the Spanish state of a combined 983,000 euros ($1.2 million) in image rights when playing for
Barcelona in 2012 and 2013 by using a shell company in Malta and omitting the earnings from tax returns. Spanish law is such that any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime rarely requires a defendant without previous convictions to serve jail time. The BBC reported that Sanchez, who was training with United last week after a summer break without any World Cup action, was working with his lawyers to secure entry to the US under a waiver scheme. The rest of the squad, without the club’s World Cup players, departed on Sunday. United’s opener in their five-match tour is against Mexico’s Club America in Los Angeles on Friday.
New Delhi: A week after Australian fast-bowler Pat Cummins made a statement saying they would not let Virat Kohli make a century during India’s tour to Australia, former pacer Brett Lee disagreed saying the Indian cricket captain ‘will get hundreds’. India is set to play three T20Is in November, followed by four-match Test series and a three-match ODI series. Cummins had earlier said, “My brave, bold prediction; I’d say I think Virat Kohli is not going to get a hundred and we’re going to knock them off over here.” Lee, however, backed Kohli, predicting that the 29-year old batsman will score centuries as he has never seen ‘a guy so hungry.’ Speaing to foxsports.com, Lee
said, “Kohli has a lot to prove and he will prove this year why he’s so good. Kohli will have a massive year this year. I think he will get hundreds because I’ve never seen a guy so hungry.” However, he backed Australia to be the favourite in the series, saying that India does not have a great record in their country. “India hasn’t had a great record here in the past two series they’ve played,” he said, referring to the 4-0 whitewash India suffered in 2011-12 and 2-0 loss of 2014-15. “Australia can tap into that…India has got their work cut out. The Australian bowling holds the key. I’ve always said that you win by taking 20 wickets. And we’ve got the bowlers who can do that,” he added.
Players of my age go to Qatar or China, says Ronaldo at Juventus unveiling Turin : Juventus’s record signing Cristiano Ronaldo has said his move from Real Madrid was a “well thought out decision” as the Portugal forward aims to help his new club win their first Champions League title in more than two decades. Ronaldo, who joined the Italian champions last week on a four-year contract for 100 million euros ($117.07 million), added that he did not want to stay in his comfort zone after winning three straight European Cups with Real. The 33-year-old left Los Blancos
as their all-time top scorer with 451 goals in all competitions and won two La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies over nine years. “I’m a person who likes to think about the present,” he told a news conference on Monday. “I’m still very young and I always liked the challenges, from Sporting, to Manchester (United), to Real (Madrid) and now Juventus. “It was a well thoughtout decision. It is the best club in Italy. It has an outstanding manager (Massimiliano Allegri) and coaches
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so it was not a difficult decision to take.” “I am very ambitious and I like new challenges. I hope everything will go very well. Luck always helps but you have to look for it.” Ronaldo said one of the factors in joining Juve was the standing ovation given to him by the Turin club’s fans on his last visit, when he scored an astonishing overhead kick for Real in the Champions League quarterfinals. “It was a really stunning moment for me,” he added. “Being welcomed this way is so rewarding.
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First dual rear camera smartphone comes at a price of INR 7,499
AMWAY INDIA PARTNERS WITH THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT &ENTREPRENEURSHIP Mumbai: In line with the Government’s “Skill India” initiative, Amway India, the country’s largest direct selling FMCG Company has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) to renew its partnership for the second year in a row. The renewal of association with RASCI is a step further for Amway reiterating its alignment closely with Government’s “Skill India” initiative and is a part of Amway’s broader vision of empowering its direct sellers with credible certification under National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) from an esteemed Government recognized entity like RASCI. The association
began last year. Rajat Banerji,Vice President, Corporate Affairs,Amway India and James A. Raphael, Executive Head, RASCI signed the MOU in presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt of India on the occasion of 3rd anniversary of Skill India. Signing of this MoU will enable Amway India to extend the free training for upskilling of its direct sellers for the second year in a row.
Mumbai: Retail giant Walmart on Tuesday said it has entered into a fiveyear partnership with Microsoft to leverage its cloud solutions for making shopping faster for its customers globally. As part of the partnership, Walmart will tap into the full range of Microsoft’s cloud solutions, including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, for enterprise-wide use to help standardise across the company’s family of brands, the Bentonville Arkansas-based firm
NTPC’s 250 MW Solar Project In Suwasra, District Mandsaur, Chef Sid Sahrawat unveils his Madhya Pradesh Dedicated To State By Shri Shivraj Singh new contemporary Indian Fine Chauhan Hon’ble Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh Dining menu in Auckland Mandsaur : Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, MP on Wednesday, 11th July 2018 dedicated to the State of MP, NTPC’s 250 MW Solar Power Plant in Suwasra, District Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. This project has been set up by NTPC at an investment of approx. Rs 1500 Cr mainly on non-agricultural land and Generation of Electricity have been achieved without affecting the natural ecosystem with zero carbon emission. Under the Make in India Initiative
this is one of the biggest solar plant developed using domestically manufactured Solar Cells and Modules. The Project has been commissioned in June 2017 and generated Electricity is getting dispatched for consumption in MP, the sole beneficiary.
Auckland : Chef and restaurateur Sid Sahrawat reveals a bold new menu direction for his award-winning fine dining establishment, Sidart, located in the heart of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The reinvented menu continues to showcase best of New Zealand’s produce, but in a contemporary Indian format that is a more formal and precise execution of the cuisine currently offered at the popular sister restaurant,
It increases your motivation to start a new adventure.” The signing of the five-times world player of the year and Champions League top scorer for the last six seasons is a major coup for Juve, who have lifted the Serie A title for the last seven seasons but have not won Europe’s top prize since 1996. “We are going to fight not only for the Champions League but for the Serie A title,” said Ronaldo. “We know competition will be tough but we must stay concentrated.
Cassia. Inspired by the diversity of India’s regional cuisines, spices and flavours, the menu elegantly fuses locally sourced produce, with Sahrawat’s attention to detail evident at every turn. His love for his hometown and his childhood memories serve as an influence in his latest menu evolution. The new dishes are imbued with the creative, mouthwatering flair diners have come to expect from Sahrawat’s kitchen and team of talented chefs.
said in a release. Walmart and Microsoft engineers will collaborate on the assessment, development, and support phase of moving hundreds of existing applications to cloud-native architectures, it added. “Walmart’s commitment to technology is centred around creating incredibly convenient ways for customers to shop and empowering associates to do their best work,” Walmart chief executive officer Doug McMillon was quoted as saying in the release.
Federal Bank shares soar over 19 pc as Q1 net profit rises New Delhi: Shares of Federal Bank on Tuesday surged over 19 per cent after the company registered a 25 per cent increase in its net profit for first quarter of the current fiscal. The bank’s stock soared 19.16 per cent to close at Rs 88.30 on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 20.64 per cent to Rs 89.40. On the NSE, shares of the company zoomed 19.28 per cent to end at Rs 88.45. The company’s market valuation also went up by Rs 2,856.18 crore to
Rs 17,469.18 crore. In terms of equity volume, 60.60 lakh shares of the company were traded on the BSE and over 9.6 crore shares changed hands on the NSE during the day. Private sector lender Federal Bank on Tuesday registered a 25 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 262.71 crore for first quarter of the current fiscal despite rise in bad loans. The bank’s net profit in the corresponding three months to June in 201718 stood at Rs 210.15 crore.
New Delhi: Building on its impressive portfolio of smartphones for entry to mid-segment users, itel, one of the leading mobile brands from TRANSSION Holdings, today launched its first dual rear camera smartphone, itel A62; designed specifically for the Indian consumers to offer a fuller smartphone experience. The latest entrant to itel’s growing line-up of 4G smartphones, the A62 offers premium quality with user centric features including face unlock, multifunctional fingerprint sensor, bike mode and to top it all, it flaunts a dual rear camera at a budgetfriendly price of INR 7,499 Commenting on the launch, Mr. Goldee Patnaik, Head of Marketing, itel Business Unit said, “itel has always strived to democratise technology for the masses at best value. With increasing growth in mobile photography amongst youth fraternity, camera on a phone has seen
maximum innovations and improvements. With this insight, we have launched our first dual rear camera smartphone – A62, with full screen and multiple value added features. After receiving a superlative response on our full screen portfolio – itel
S 4 2 , A44 and A44 Pro, we are sure consumers will enjoy the vivid and enriching camera experience of A62. The powerful dual rear camera enables bokeh effect, lowlight photography and portrait images, giving an excellent photography experience.” He adds, “We believe that itel A62 will provide an all-round smartphone experience, packed with exciting features like multi-functional fingerprint sensor, face unlock and a smart key for ease of use.”
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international 2 dead, 3,500 relocated as rains lash parts of Gujarat Gir Somnath in Saurashtra has been the worst-hit district, along with Junagadh, Amreli, Jamnagar and Rajkot, while in south Gujarat, Valsad and Navsari district have been badly affected.
Gir Somnath : Two persons, including a school boy, drowned as incessant rains lashed Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions, with Gir Somnath being among the worstaffected districts in the state, officials said on Tuesday. According to the officials, 3,500 people have been shifted to safer places in different districts of the state. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who flew to Gir Somnath from Gandhinagar to hold a review meeting with district officials, was forced to return as the helicopter could not land at the Keshod air strip due to bad weather, an official said. He was later flown in a special Air Force helicopter. One Devendra Chavda, 18, drowned in flood waters on Monday night near Bhupgat town in Rajkot district, and efforts
were on to trace his body, a Fire department official said. Sandeep Rathod, 7, was washed by the rising waters of the Mini river when he was crossing it on his way back home from his school near Angadh village in Vadodara district, a Nandesari police station official said. “The incident took place on Monday, and his body was recovered on Tuesday,” he said. Gir Somnath in Saurashtra has been the worst-hit district, along with Junagadh, Amreli, Jamnagar and Rajkot, while in south Gujarat,
Vadodara : In a first across Vadodara range, the rural police on Monday opened a new anganwadi and library at its headquarters in Chhani. Built at a cost of Rs 30 lakh, borne by the Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation (GSPHC), the single floor building has two rooms serving as an anganwadi classroom and a library each. The anganwadi was initially run in one of the staff quarters in a building adjacent to the headquarters. More than 10 students are enrolled at the anganwadi with one teacher. “A separate school building will encourage the children to spend more time at the anganwadi and study. We will try to provide
as many facilities for the betterment of these children,” said Inspector General of Police, Vadodara range, Abhay Chudasma. The library will also be open for use by policemen and their families residing in the campus and those policemen appearing for career enhancement exams. “The idea to set up the library was two-fold. One for the children of the policemen living here, who face difficulties in studying in their houses due to space crunch. They can come here after school and spend time in the library and study. And second for the policemen who are preparing themselves for their exams for better posting.
CM reviews flood affected areas of Gir-Somnath district
Valsad and Navsari district have been badly affected. Educational institutions in Rajkot, Gir Somnath and Amreli districts remained shut on Tuesday, even as 20 teams of the National Disaster Response Force were pressed into service to carry out rescue and relief operations alongside local authorities wherever required. According to the officials, over 3,500 people across all the affected districts were relocated to safer places, and over 150 roads were closed as a precautionary measure.
Ahmedabad : Showing total care and concerns for the flood affected people of Gir-Somnath district, Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani made review of the flood situation and relief and rescue operations, this afternoon. He was accompanied by Chief Secretary Dr. J. N. Singh, Chief Principal Secretary Mr. Kailashnathan, and other senior officials of the
state government. Due to bad weather condition, Mr. Rupani had used a Special Helicopter of the Indian Air Force and landed at Jetpur; and from there he travelled by roads. Earlier in the morning, due to bad weather Mr. Rupani could not use his official helicopter and attempted to reach Keshod by a plane, but, he could not land there and returned to Gandhinagar.
Vadodara rural police HQ Ishrat Jahan’s mother files objection to discharge pleas of ex-cops gets anganwadi, library
Ahmedabad : The mother of Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter by the Gujarat Police along with three others, on Tuesday filed an objection to the discharge applications of two retired police officers accused in the 2004 case. Shamima Kauser filed a plea in a special CBI court in Ahmedabad, opposing the discharge applications of retired police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin, and submitted that there was “clinching” evidence against the two. The court of special CBI judge J K Pandya, who had
reserved his order for today after hearing arguments of the two accused and the CBI, said he would further hear the matter in the light of objections raised from the victim’s side. In her objection plea, filed through her lawyer P I Parvez, Kauser said the two accused should not be discharged as there was “clinching” evidence against them. She said the evidence on record showed that both were present at the site where Jahan and the others were shot dead by the police on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in 2004.
To prevent pollution, Coast Guard Gujarat: Is Ahmedabad defuels vessel near Porbandar coast state’s cleanest city? Ahmedabad : The Indian Coast Guard began defuelling a vessel, MV Henry, that ran aground near Porbandar at 8.30 am on Monday. The vessel — which was caught with smuggled narcotics on the high seas — was shifted temporarily to inner anchorage on July 14 to make way for an inbound vessel at Porbandar. However, it drifted after the anchor cable gave way and ran aground about 400 m west-south-west of the old lighthouse outside Porbandar harbour, an official statement said. Though there was no immediate threat, the Coast Guard began
defuelling the ship, which contains 230 kl of high-speed diesel. “Though this vessel did not pose any threat to the navigational safety, the potent threat of oil pollution continued to loom over the pristine coast of Gujarat as
it houses about 230 kilolitre of high-speed diesel on-board,” the ICG said. This activity is expected to continue for 36-48 hours. Last July, the vessel MV Henry was caught by the Coast Guard for carrying 1,500 kg heroin.
ahmedabad : The surveyors of ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018’ must be one bunch of optimists. After all, they chose to see the halffilled glass when over seven million people cannot take their eyes off the half-empty bit. The city has been ranked the cleanest in Gujarat and 12th cleanest in the entire country this year, and we are still wondering how! That it has bettered its ranking from the previous year is secondary—even there we wondered which part of the city got cleaner this year. What exactly got the city the ‘cleanest’ tag, despite its ubiquitous heaps of garbage, stench of waste overflowing from bins onto the roads? To answer the question,
Mirror took a quick tour of the city. Unfortunately, at no place did the tag seem justified, not even at the so-called posh areas of the city. Be it Ramdevnagar, Shivranjani crossroads, University bus stand, the stretches between Hotel Courtyard Marriot and Anandnagar, Prernatirth and Jodhpur, Vyaswadi and Ranip Vadaj or even Nava Vadaj, the story remains the same. At many places, the garbage is dumped outside a container even if it is empty. When contacted, Amul Bhatt, chairman of the standing committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, said, “We will not tolerate lapses in matters of cleanliness.
Diabetes Par Charcha is an initiative driven by renowned endocrinologist ( Diabetes Specialist ) of city to spread awareness about Diabetes in India Ahmedabad : Diabetes is growing at an alarming pace . In 2014 India had 62 million Diabetics but in 2017 a large PAN India study shows that 7.0% adults ie males (7.1%) , females (6.8%) , urban (9.8%) than rural (5.7%) are suffering from
Diabetes Diabetic Complication leads of Loss of vision , damage to nerve control sensation & kidney failure ultimately death infact as per 2014 statistics approx. 3.46 lacs deaths were due to Diabetes in India & it was mentioned as 7th leading
cause of death . Today when every 20th Indian is Diabetic the deaths due to Diabetes What is worrisome is that QUALITY OF LIFE of a Diabetic person is bounded by limitations till his end ie he can’t take sugar etc.
Islamic State fighters kill at least 15 Taliban in Afghanistan
Mazar-i-sharif : Islamic State fighters attacked the house of a Taliban commander in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people as they were attending a prayer ceremony, the provincial governor’s office said. The attack, in Sayyad district of Sar-e Pul, followed reports from local officials of fighting between Islamic State and Taliban militants in other northern provinces over recent days. “Two Daesh fighters entered a Taliban commander’s house where a ceremony was underway and opened fire,” said Zabihullah Amani, spokesman for the Sar-e-Pul governor’s office said, using a term widely used for Islamic State. He said 15 Taliban were killed and another five wounded. Northern Afghanistan has become one of the main areas of Islamic State activity in Afghanistan as the movement has spread beyond its original base in the eastern province of Nangarhar, where it remains strong.
Russian establishment chalks up Trump summit as a win for Vladimir Putin
Moscow : Russia’s political and media establishment heralded talks between the Russian and US leaders in Helsinki as a victory for Vladimir Putin in breaking down Western resolve to treat Russia as a pariah. “The West’s attempts to isolate Russia failed,” read the headline on a report on Monday’s summit meeting in state-run newspaper Rossiisskaya Gazeta. The praise from Russia’s elite for Putin’s performance at the summit contrasted sharply with the reaction in Washington where US President Donald Trump’s own Republican party accused him of failing to stand up to Putin. In Moscow, there was a recognition that the summit did not produce any breakthroughs on issues such as Syria, Ukraine or arms control. The Kremlin, in the run-up to the summit, had played down expectations of major progress.
Japan, EU sign free trade pact amid worries about Donald Trump
Tokyo : Japan and the European Union signed a wide-ranging free trade deal on Tuesday that both sides hope will act as a counterweight to the protectionist forces unleashed by US President Donald Trump. The ambitious trade pact, which creates the world’s largest open economic area, comes amid fears that a trade war between the United States and China will diminish the role of free trade in the global economic order. “There are rising concerns about protectionism, but I want Japan and the EU to lead the world by bearing the flag of free trade,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference after the signing ceremony. The United States this month imposed 25 per cent tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods to lower the US trade deficit, and China quickly retaliated with an increase in tariffs on US goods. The Japan-EU trade deal is also a sign of shifting global ties as Trump distances the United States from long-time allies like the EU, NATO and Canada. “We are sending a clear message that we stand against protectionism.
Kim Jong Un slams local North Koreans for unfinished power plant
Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has blasted local officials over a delayed construction project, state media reported today, his second such rebuke over the economy in recent weeks. It’s unusual for state media to carry dispatches showing Kim’s criticism of officials. Experts say Kim may be struggling to improve his country’s moribund economy and intends to pass the responsibility for its economic woes on to officials before possibly launching new economic policies. The latest fury, as Kim negotiates with the United States over abandoning his nuclear weapons programmes, came during a visit to the power plant’s construction site in the northeast.
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