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Short News Cyclone Gaja rips through Tamil Nadu, death toll climbs to 33 Chennai/Salem: The death toll in cyclone ‘Gaja’ has touched 33 and left a trail of destruction across six districts of Tamil Nadu with 30,000 electricity poles and over a lakh trees getting uprooted, chief minister K Palaniswami said Saturday. He maintained that the impact of cyclone was less as 82,000 people were evacuated to 471 relief centres well in advance. However, 20 men, 11 women and 2 boys died in cyclone related incidents, he said. As of now, 1,77,500 people have been housed in over 351 camps, the chief minister said, adding food, and medical amenities were being provided to them by the government. The chief minister, speaking to reporters at Vanavasi near Salem, said that cattle, including goats, and wild animals including deer, have perished. “It has now been estimated that uprooted trees alone were 1,27,000. There is a possibility of the numbers going up,” he said.
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Hindu group calls Kerala shutdown day after Sabarimala temple opening
Mumbai: The Sabarimala temple reopened to the devotees for the third time after the Supreme Court verdict on Friday evening. However, protests against the entry of women of menstruating ages are continuing in and around the hilltop shrine. Today, a rightwing Hindu outfit has called for a dawn to dusk strike in protest against the arrest of Hindu Aikyavedi KP Sasikala who was on the pilgrimage to Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple. The holy shrine opened on Friday for a two-month-long pilgrimage season. Some 500 women have registered themselves to visit the shrine after the Supreme Court in September allowed the entry of women between 10 and 50 years. However, no girl or woman in the previously banned age group could offer prayers so far following stiff resistance by devotees and activists, opposing any change in the temple traditions. On Friday, activist Trupti Desai had to spend an entire day at Kochi airport as she was prevented from leaving the airport by protesters opposing entry of menstrual age women into the Lord Ayyappa shrine. She aborted her attempt after over 14hour stand-off. 12:47 pm: Drones being used for security surveillance as devotees throng to Pamba base came to trek to Sabarimala temple.
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Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal governments have withdrawn their ‘general consent’ to CBI to conduct raids and investigations.
Only those who have lot to hide won’t allow CBI: Jaitley on Andhra, WB move
Bhopal: In the wake of the Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal governments withdrawing the “general consent” accorded to the CBI to conduct raids and probes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said those who had a lot to hide would fear the central agency. He was speaking to reporters here after releasing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) manifesto for the November 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. The Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal governments have withdrawn their “general consent” to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct raids and investigations. The agency would now need permission from the respective state governments to carry out any investigation in these states, except those ordered by the courts and against central government
officials. “It is only those who have a lot to hide will take the step of saying let the CBI not come to my state. There
Rahul Gandhi dares Narendra Modi to break his silence on Rafale ‘scam’
Cong fielded Manvendra against me as it couldn’t find any other candidate: Raje
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Saturday said the Congress fielded former BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s son Manvendra Singh from her Jhalrapatan constituency in the upcoming assembly polls as it could not find any other candidate. Her remark came a few hours after the Congress released it second list of 32 candidates, fielding Manvendra Singh against her from Jhalrapatan constituency. “The Congress could not find any candidate and he (Manvendra Singh) was to be given ticket from somewhere and therefore, he was sent here (Jhalrapatan),” Raje said addressing the public after filing her nomination papers in Jhalawar district.
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Raipur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the Rafale “scam” and assured poll-bound Chhattisgarh of completely waiving off farm loans if his party comes to power in the state. He promised to waive farm loans in Chhattisgarh within 10 days of assuming power in the state and said the money for it would come from the “likes
of” Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Anil Ambani. Stepping up his attack on PM Narendra Modi over demonetisation , Gandhi alleged that Modi made the honest people suffer through the 2016 exercise, but spared the rich. Addressing a poll rally in Koriya district, he alleged that the PM had waived loans worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore of a few rich people, but not those of the poor farmers.
is no sovereignty of any state in the matter of corruption,” Jaitley said in response to a query. “It is believed that Andhra’s move is not motivated by any particular case, but by the fear of what is likely to happen. I am not saying anything more than that at the moment,” he added. “We have a federal structure in India and under that federal structure, the CBI was created initially for the employees of the central government and then, to investigate certain kinds of very serious cases in the states, which were referred to it either by the states or courts,” Jaitley said. Referring to the alleged Saradha chit fund scam and the Narada sting operation, he said, “Saradha and Narada in West Bengal cannot be wiped off merely by saying that for the future, I de-notify the CBI.”
Chidambaram takes up PM Modi’s dare, lists 15 Congress presidents from outside Nehru-Gandhi clan New Delhi : Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday listed out 15 names of Congress presidents from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family including Acharya Kripalani, Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Purushottamdas Tandon, U N Dhebar, Sanjiva Reddy, Sanjivaiah, Kamaraj, Nijalingappa, C Subramanian and Jagjivan Ram. This comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged the Congress to make a Congressman from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family president of the party for five years. In a series of tweets, Chidambaram hit back at Modi adding that he was grateful that the prime minister was “concerned” about who is elected as Congress president and devoted a lot of time talking about it. Chidambaram asked PM Modi if he would spend half that time to
talk about demonetisation, GST, Rafale, CBI and the RBI. “To jog PM Modi’s memory: among the Congress Presidents since 1947 were Acharya Kripalani,Pattabhi Sitaramayya,Purushottamdas Tandon,U N Dhebar,Sanjiva Reddy,Sanjivaiah, Kamaraj,Nijalingappa,C Subramanian,Jagjivan
Ram,Shankar Dayal Sharma,D K Barooah,Brahmananda Reddy,P V Narasimha Rao and Sitaram Kesri,” Chidambaram said. “Grateful that PM Modi is concerned about who is elected as Congress President and he devotes a lot of time talking about it. Will he spend half the time and speak about demonetisation.
India regains its lost sway over Maldives New Delhi: India and its tiny maritime south-western neighbour Maldives are the closest of friends once again. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the swearing-in ceremony of new Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, following which both countries agreed to renew their close ties and keep each other’s “concerns and aspirations” in mind. In a meeting with Mr Solih immediately after the ceremony, Mr Modi “conveyed India’s readiness to extend help in every possible way and suggested that both
sides should meet at the earliest to work out details as per requirements of the Maldives”. President Solih is also expected to visit India in the next few weeks. There are indications that the new President will strengthen ties with New Delhi and reverse the widelyperceived slant towards Beijing that Maldives had adopted during the controversial tenure of his predecessor Abdullah Yameen. The reference to mutual “concerns and aspirations” by the two leaders appeared to be a veiled reference to this. Significantly.
The RLSP chief is at loggerheads with Nitish Kumar over the Bihar chief minister’s recent remarks against him.
BJP seat offer for Lok Sabha election ‘not respectable’: Upendra Kushwaha
Patna: NDA ally Rashtriya Lok Samata Party president Upendra Kushwaha said Saturday the BJP’s offer of seats to his party for the 2019 general election was “not respectable”. He did not disclose the number of seats offered to the RLSP, saying he would not speak about it before a seat-sharing agreement is reached by NDA constituents in Bihar by November 30. Kushwaha, the Union minister of state for HRD, was speaking to reporters after the RLSP state executive meeting here. The
RLSP chief is at loggerheads with Nitish Kumar over the Bihar chief minister’s recent remarks against him. Kumar,
also the JD(U) president, had refused to join issue with Kushwaha over seat-sharing between NDA partners in
Bihar, saying “Itna neeche baat ko nahi le jaiye” (do not take the debate to such a low level. Kushwaha appears to have picked up the word “neeche” from the statement and took it as an insult to himself as the RLSP chief was the topic of discussion. He alleged that the remark was tantamount to calling him a lowly person. He has also targeted BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi for defending Kumar, signalling his growing isolation within the coalition.
Hero of historic Longewala battle passes away Chandigarh: The man who won India the historic Battle of Longewala, Maha Vir Chakra winner Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri passed away on Saturday. The 78-yearold war veteran died at a private Hospital in Mohali. He is survived by his wife and three sons. In the year 1997, inspired by his heroics, a film Border was made starring Sunny Deol, Akshay Khanna and Ayesha Julka. Sunny Deol played the role of Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri in the movie. Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri MVC, VSM was born on 22 November 1940
and retired as brigadier from the Indian Army. He was known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala. Later, he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra by the government. Chandpuri was the third generation of officers to serve in the army. Both his younger uncles were pilot officers in the Indian Air Force. Chandpuri was a single child of his parents. He was recruited into the Indian Army in 1962. Chandpuri was commissioned from Officers Training Academy, Chennai in 1963 into the 23rd Battalion of The Punjab Regiment.
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Hollywood - Bollywood Everybody from the industry, including Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and even Alia Bhatt congratulated the couple.
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Tackling India’s open defecation problem
While the ambition behind and success to date of the Swachh Bharat mission are laudable, it is at risk of unravelling unless it can ensure that India remains permanently open defecation free. To do so, the mission must bring about sustainable behavioural change through ‘System 2’ and ‘System 1’ drivers. Much has been written about Swachh Bharat since its launch in 2014. Advocates of the scheme rightly point to the number of toilets constructed and the number of villages that are declared open defecation free— over 8 crore toilets and 5 lakh villages respectively—whereas critics point to the low usage of the toilets constructed and question the truth behind open defecation free claims. The 2017 Swachh Survekshan survey conducted by the Quality Council of India reports that 62% of rural households now have a toilet. This is an increase of over 20 percentage points since 2014. More significantly, the survey concludes that more than 90% of the individuals who had access to toilets were using them. Yet, stories continue to pour in, suggesting that the ground reality isn’t so rosy. The lengthy queues, lack of water supply and the poor communication in remote and tribal populations have all resulted in low uptake in areas where it is needed the most. Reports suggesting that the Jaipur Municipal Corporation hired an event management company to ‘persuade’ citizens to give feedback that would make the programme seem a success, raise further questions of the mission’s reliability. Similar findings have also been reported in Maharashtra and Gujarat, both declared as open defecation free states. As with most things, the true scale of Swachh Bharat’s success lies somewhere in the middle. Irrespective of the narrative weaved and the actual success achieved by the mission before its conclusion, a pertinent question still remains. What happens after it ends? Until recently, the underlying philosophy of Swachh Bharat could be aptly described by quoting the Kevin Costner movie, Field of Dreams: “If you build it, he will come.” Policymakers hoped that once enough toilets were built to declare India open defecation free, it would continue to remain so. This failed to take into account that, unlike eradicating smallpox or polio, eliminating open defecation isn’t a one-off. To truly make India open defecation free requires a sustainable change in societal mindset and behaviour.
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DeepVeer wedding the reason behind Ranbir, Alia’s viral pic from Brahmastra sets?
New Delhi : Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s recent wedding has taken the world by storm. The couple kept the whole close-knit wedding so private that not many pictures were unveiled to the world, and the two which were, made everyone’s hearts beat faster. Everybody from the industry, including Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and even Alia Bhatt congratulated the couple on taking the plunge. Katrina helped Deepika’s then boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor, cheat on the actress by dating him. Meanwhile, Alia is currently seeing Ranbir. In fact Alia and Ranbir have
Actor extraordinaire: Pankaj Tripathi
Mumbai: Pankaj Tripathi may not be well-versed in English and couldn’t care less about his style statement, but he is arguably one of the best actors in the Hindi film industry today. The actor has been acknowledged for his role as a CRPF Officer in film Newton and had a special mention for his work at the 65th National Award. He has remained humble, despite his fantastic performances in films like Gangs of Wasseypur and Stree. Pankaj has found recognition and praise but has managed to stay grounded. “For many of us who have dreamed of being a part of this Bollywood industry, we have made it by fluke. But I advise those who have the talent to not hesitate. Come forward and work hard with sincerity. If they possess the required talent, even though they are outsiders, they will surely be successful. Let me tell you, the award has not made a difference as far as getting work is concerned. I had 20-23 films already.”
The vibes of Benaras are positive: Sakshi Tanwar
Mumbai: She has ruled the TV industry and is now exploring the big screen to the fullest. Actress Sakshi Tanwar, who impressed audiences in the film Dangal, will now be seen in Mohalla Assi with Sunny Deol. Sakshi is happy to see how content has stolen the limelight these days. “It’s a welcome sign for everyone because all kinds of films are being made that are based on content. The audience appreciates new stories and they want to see
relatable stories.” She further adds, “They should be able to spot themselves in these stories. With larger than life films, you have aspirations, ‘I wish I was in that place.’ But these stories with real situations are also nice. The identification factor is increasing and because of that more and more real stories are emerging.” Mohalla Assi, based on the well-known novel Kashi Ka Assi by awardwinning Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh.
been shooting their first film, a trilogy, Brahmastra together since some time now. They were also snapped on the sets time and again, the latest being both dressed in dark blue clothes. This picture which is going viral depicts Alia Bhatt as an upset woman while Ranbir Kapoor is way too busy with his phone to pay any heed to what his girlfriend is feeling. Ranbir and Alia probably could have had a tiff right then, or else it was about something which Ranbir saw on his phone. And there are no two guesses about what Ranbir could be browsing over. It could be magical photos from the DeepVeer wedding.
Amitabh Bachchan on TOH argues ‘most of the times critics are right and we are wrong’
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is fine taking criticism as it at least assures that the creative work has been consumed by the audience as opposed to people not watching a film at all. Bachchan along with wife Jaya was in conversation with author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi at the launch of his book The Rabbit and The Squirrel at the 9thedition of Tata Literature Live!, Thursday. When asked how do they both take criticism, Jaya quipped, “I don’t actually care.”Bachchan said, “The first assurance that you get is somebody has actually read your work.
It’s very important for us, in the creative field, because if no one goes to see our films, that’s very bad. So, that’s one of the first things that comes to your mind.” “But seriously, I would accept criticism, I would liked to be criticised because it gives you an aspect of your work which you may not be aware of,” he added. The star said critics’ observation often go beyond the obvious and point out nuances which is a must for people in creative field. “There are many critics who are able to have that perception, who are able to go beyond what you have written or have a different view point.
Last seen in the sleeper hit Bareilly Ki Barfi, Kriti Sanon offers multiple releases in the upcoming year.
Last seen in the sleeper hit Bareilly Ki Barfi, Kriti Sanon offers multiple releases in the upcoming year
New Delhi : Actress Kriti Sanon who has her hands filled currently with multiple projects like Housefull 4, Luka Chuppi, Arjun Patiala and Panipat, has started taking Marathi lessons for her upcoming next. The actress who is currently shooting for Housefull 4 has begun prep for her next, Panipat. As Kriti will be essaying the role of a Maratha queen in the period action drama, she is required to speak some Marathi for
Priyanka, 36, is currently in New Delhi, shooting for her next project, The Sky is Pink with actor Farhan Akhtar.
Priyanka Chopra’s mom Madhu reaches Jodhpur but refuses to speak on Nickyanka wedding
Jodhpur: Actor Priyanka Chopra’s mother Madhu Chopra on Friday landed here as the wedding of her daughter with American singer Nick Jonas nears. Priyanka had made her relationship official with Nick after a pooja ceremony held at the actor’s residence in Mumbai on August 18, ending months of speculation about their relationship. The wedding will reportedly take place in the city. However, the family has not revealed the actual dates or the venue. Upon exiting the airport, Madhu was approached by the reporters, asking about the much-awaited
wedding.“Mera bahut pasandida shehar hai. Saari duniya chhodkar hum yahaan aaye hain. (This city is my favourite. We left aside the whole world to come to this place,)” she told the reporters. When asked about the wedding preparations, Madhu said, “Ab shaadi dekh lena. Abhi se kya bataaun. Jab ho jaaye, tab baat karenge (You will see it when it happens. What do I say about it now? We will talk when it happens).”Priyanka, 36, is currently in New Delhi, shooting for her next project, The Sky is Pink with actor Farhan Akhtar. The film is being directed by Shonali Bose.
her part. With the Ashutosh Gowariker directorial beginning soon, she wants to be ready before she faces the camera for it. So every day after packing up the shoot for Housefull 4, Kriti takes Marathi lessons. Revealing details of the same, Kriti Sanon shared, “There is a certain way that my character speaks in Panipat. There is a strong Marathi flavour and since I’m born and brought up in Delhi, it’s new for me.
Jessie J shuts down the comparison
los angeles : A lot has been written recently about Channing Tatum’s blooming romance with Jessi J. But one news has the singer very irritated. Jessie J took to her Instagram to shut down all the media reports that were constantly comparing the uncanny resemblance between Jessie and Jenna Dewan Tatum’s ex-wife reports EOnline.com. Jessie’s Instagram story read, “I rarely, but sometimes see that my name is involved in stories online that I do not agree to. I often ignore them as 99% of the time it is something that doesn’t serve any positivity to speak on,” Jessie continued in her Instagram message, writing “However there is a story I have seen be re written over and over again in the past few weeks that talks about myself being compared directly to another beautiful woman regarding our looks and people picking who they think is prettier.
Kalki Koechlin says it is extremely important for actors to trust each other before shooting intimate scenes and believes such a practice should be made mandatory in the film industry.
Kalki: There has to be trust between actors doing intimate scenes in films Mumbai : Kalki Koechlin says it is extremely important for actors to trust each other before shooting intimate scenes and believes such a practice should be made mandatory in the film industry. Kalki said she has done intimate scenes with actors without even meeting them before, something which should not happen. “When we are on a film set, no one is going to not have a really choreographed action scene. No one is going to ‘by
mistake’ punch the actor in the face. So why aren’t we doing that for intimate scenes? “There are a number of scenes I’ve done where I’ve not even met the actor before I have to bite his lips off. It doesn’t make sense. There needs to be trust between the actors,” she said. The actor was part of a panel discussion on code of conduct at work at the 9th edition of Tata Literature Live!. Kalki said she is currently doing a play where
they were given a two-page code of conduct that was drafted by the royal court last year after several #MeToo cases surfaced. “In this play that I’m doing, about rape of a Roman woman, every morning my co-actor and I have consent between each other where we ask ‘Can we do this?’ and agree on touch. That has just made us so much more comfortable. We trust each other a lot more.
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Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test: England 3 wickets away from historic series win
England won the first Test match by 211 runs in Galle earlier this month. Kandy : England need three wickets on the final day to record their first series win in Sri Lanka in 17 years after play was abandoned on Saturday due to poor light and rain with the hosts on 226 for seven and still requiring 75 runs to win and square the three-match series. Abandoned two hours before schedule on day four at Pallekele International Stadium, the game was evenly poised at tea with Sri Lanka on 219 for five. At that stage, Sri Lanka required 80 runs with five wickets in hand, but the brief period after tea completely changed the complexion of the game. Only 20 deliveries were possible, but they were enough for England to bounce back. Three
balls after tea, Angelo Mathews, who had faced 137 deliveries and hit six fours during his knock under tremendous pressure, was trapped leg before wicket by Moeen Ali for an 88. England weren’t able to create any chances off Mathews until he got out, and there was a bit of lapse of concentration as the former captain attempted to work one on the leg-side but failed to connect. Mathews reviewed the decision to no avail. “It was unfortunate that I got out at a very crucial time, but we still have got a batter at the crease,” Mathews said. “Then guys like Akila Dananjaya and Suranga Lakmal are no mugs with the bat, so we are not out of the game.
Business Centre to snub RBI guvernor, empower board
New Delhi: In a move that could further widen the rift between the RBI and itself, the Narendra Modi government has proposed changing rules to allow closer supervision of central bank functions by its board. The government has recommended that “the board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) draft regulations to enable setting up of panels to oversee functions including financial stability, monetary policy transmission and foreign exchange management”, said a foreign news agency on Friday quoting sources.The move is meant to empower the regulator’s board, which includes government nominees, and give it a supervisory role. The recommendations being considered include setting up several committees comprising two to three board members each. The body has the powers to frame rules under Section
58 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and no legislative change is required. The RBI’s board regularly advises and guides the regulator, leaving the decisionmaking to the governor and his colleagues. However, Swaminathan Gurumurthy, a chartered accountant who was nominated by the government to the board, and government nominees Subhash Chandra Garg and Rajiv Kumar have been vocal about perceived shortcomings in banking supervision, flow of credit to industry and easier financial conditions to overcome a crisis in its NBFC sector. The RBI board is scheduled to meet on Monday to consider contentious iss-ues including easing rules governing transfer of surplus funds to the government, liberalising norms for weak banks to boost lending.
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Roger Federer was leading 4-3 when Alexander Zverev stopped mid-rally after a ball slipped from a ball boys’ hand and into his line of vision.
Alexander Zverev didn’t deserve to be booed, says Roger Federer
London : Roger Federer sprang to Alexander Zverev’s defence after some of the Swiss great’s diehard fans booed the young German after his superb victory in the last four of the ATP Finals on Saturday. Zverev, 21, won fair and square 7-5 7-6(5) to claim a third victory in six meetings with Federer, but the semi-final ended in uproar after a controversial second-set tiebreak. Federer was leading 4-3 when Zverev stopped mid-rally after a ball slipped from a ball boys’ hand and into his line of vision. When the point was replayed Zverev served an ace. A few points later Zverev finished off the 37-yearold with a nerveless volley, but his on-court interview was drowned out by a cacophony of boos and heckling from fans who believed the German had gained an unfair advantage. “Look, I understand the
frustration. It’s just unfortunate circumstances,” 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer told reporters. “Booing, I never like it. We see it in other sports all the time, but in tennis it’s rare. “So when it happens, it gets very personal and we take it very
direct. I think it’s unfortunate that this happened. Sascha doesn’t deserve it. “He apologised to me at the net. I was like, ‘buddy, shut up! You don’t need to apologise to me here. Congratulations on a great match and a great tournament so far.’
Shakib Al Hasan recovers from finger injury to lead Bangladesh in first Test vs Windies
London : A fit-again Shakib Al Hasan returned from injury and has been included in the 13-man Bangladesh squad for the first Test against the West Indies Bangladesh on Saturday. The 31-yearold all-rounder had to undergo surgery on his left little finger in September after it aggravated in the 2018 Asia Cup. Soumya Sarkar and 17-year-old offspinner Nayeem Hasan were the other inclusions in the Bangladesh Test squad. Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto,
Abu Jayed, Shafiul Islam and Nazmul Islam were all dropped.Speaking to Cricbuzz, selector Habibul Bashar said, “It was great to see the return of Shakib as we believe his presence will bolster the morale of the team to a great extent.” “We did not pick Abu Jayed and Shafiul Islam due to strategic reasons. We have got two pace bowlers in the team while we believe our spin will be more effective against the West Indian than our pace attack.
The Chennai lad did not allow Saketh Myneni to make a comeback in the entire match as he smashed heavy serves and forehands to neutralise his opponent.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran beats Saketh Myneni to lift Bengaluru Open title
Bengaluru : Prajnesh Gunneswaran outclassed compatriot Saketh Myneni in straight sets to win the USD 150000 Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger title here on Saturday. In the all-Indian summit clash, Gunneswaran thrashed Myneni 6-2 6,2 under an hour to improve his ATP rankings from 144 to 110. The Chennai lad did not allow Myneni to make a comeback in the entire match as he smashed heavy serves and forehands to neutralise his opponent. Gunneswaran played with lot of confidence, unlike the
Talks with Jet in initial stages, no offer yet: Tata Group Mumbai: Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group companies, on Friday confirmed its interest in acquiring Jet Airways but said no concrete “proposal” has been made by the group so far. The Tatas, which already run two carriers — the fullservice Vistara in a joint venture with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and AirAsia India in a similar arrangement with Malaysian carrier Air Asia — have widely speculated to be planning to acquire Naresh Goyal-controlled airline with it’s the Singaporean partner. “Over the last few days, there has been growing speculation about Tata’s interest in Jet Airways. We would like to clarify that any such discussions (to acquire Jet Airways) have been preliminary and no proposal has been made,” Tata Sons said in a statement after a marathon fivehour board meeting at the headquarters here. Addressing the analysts at the post-earnings concall, earlier this week, Jet Airways’ deputy chief executive and chief financial officer Amit Agarwal had admitted that the airline was in talks with “multiple interested parties” for fund infusion as well as stake in its loyalty programme Jet Privilege.
last time he met Myneni in an ATP Challenger event.“I knew it would be tough playing Prajnesh (Gunneswaran). Yes, I made far too many errors. Credit should go to Prajnesh, whom I found a tad confident in this match, compared to the last time I played where he was tentative,” Myneni said in the post-match press conference. More than anything else, Gunneswaran started off very strongly in both the sets which derailed the confidence of a tired looking Myneni.
Realty prices to rise slower than inflation Bengaluru: India house prices will rise at half the rate of consumer price inflation next year, hit by dwindling credit supply, according to a Reuters poll of housing market experts who said Delhi, the national capital, will be hit hardest. House prices have risen at almost doubledigit rates for over a decade in a country, where for many owning a home is still a dream. Asia’s thirdlargest economy is also grappling with a liquidity crunch after a large lending firm, IL&FS defaulted on a short-term debt payment in June. The RBI and the government have since tussled over tight liquidity. Rising bad debts have made major banks and other large financial institutions cautious on lending, leading to a slowdown in the property market, which relies heavily on borrowing for both home building and buying. “The liquidity crunch is likely to continue in 2019 and push (house) price growth to an all-time low. It will also lead to a scarcity in funds, pushing home loan interest rates higher,” said Anuj Puri, chairman of ANAROCK property consultants.
6,500 Flipkart staff hunt for jobs
Bengaluru: Something is not quite right at the county’s e-com rockstar, Flipkart, after it hit a $16 billion Walmart jackpot in May this year. If sheer data is anything go by, over 6,500 employees of Flipkart and its subsidiaries, including Myntra, Jabong, PhonePe and Ekart, are actively job hunting on the country’s top notch career site, Naukri.com. A research found that some 5,275 Flipkart employees, across all profiles and seniorities, have floated their CVs
on the portal of which 2,031 are from the company’s home-town, Bangalore. If you take a close look at the profiles of these applications, some 188 are senior professionals and directors earning above `30 lakh plus per annum. Some 700 employees of Myntra and 519 employees of Jabong, the fashion and lifestyle brands of Flipkart, too have posted their CVs on the job portal. These job seekers include 27 and 16 senior execs from Myntra and Jabong respectively.
The real surge in dem-and came following the spread of India’s #MeToo movement.
MeToo, Flipkart CEO’s exit rattle Indian firms
New Delhi/Bengaluru : In 2015, when Antony Alex pitched his training products for tackling sexual harassment in the workplace, large and small businesses in India mostly turned him away saying it was not worth the investment.This year, however, Alex’s Mumbai-based consultancy firm Rain-maker is witnessing its sharpest growth ever as companies quickly try to educate employees about antisexual harassment laws and company policies. The real surge in dem-and came following the spread of India’s #MeToo movement. This week’s resignation of Binny Bansal, the CEO
of Flip-kart, following an internal probe into accusations of personal misconduct, is expected to only add to the momentum.But the sudden exit of the tech-savvy billionaire shocked Indian businesses as he was regarded as a superstar entrepreneur who cofounded the e-commerce company little more than a decade ago while still in his 20s. Walmart acquired Flipkart this year. “The lesson in this for startups that are scaling up rapidly is clear. Governance issues cannot be ignored ... and the management needs to be far more sensitive, alert and prepared,” T.N. Hari, head of human resources
at grocery website Bigbasket.com, wrote in a column for Mint.Companies are now approaching headhunters, law firms and boutique consultancies such as Rainmaker to ensure they provide a safer workplace for women, become better equipped to handle complaints and run proper checks on prospective employees. “Companies are understanding that if POSH (prevention of sexual harassment) compliance goes wrong, it can bring down the company and the brand,” said Alex, whose client base has grown by 30 percent in the last six months and includes major domestic and international firms. “I would sum it
up as fear, they are petrified of the brand impact.” An executive for Amazon.com Inc’s video streaming service said that an Indian comic facing allegations of sexual misconduct would for now not be in charge of an upcoming political satire. And the same day, Tata Motors sacked its head of media communications after an internal probe into allegations of sexual harassment. Pratibha Jain, a partner at Indian law firm Nishith Desai Associates, said her clients were increasingly asking for help in investigations into claims of sexual misconduct and reputational due diligence of even their external service providers, such as lawyers.
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Listing out the details of the special package, Patel said on an average every taluka will receive financial aid of Rs 28-30 crore. “In the 14 talukas where it has rained between Rs 250-300 mm, the farmers will get a lump sum amount of Rs 6,300 per hectare,” he added.
Gujarat govt announces Rs 6,500 crore package for 96 rain-deficient talukas
Ahmedabad : With the electoral season setting its pace, the Gujarat government Saturday announced a Rs 6500 crore aid for 96 raindeficient talukas in the state. The announcement includes a special package of Rs 1,300 crore, wherein over 20 lakh farmers in 45 talukas will be given a lump sum amount of Rs 5300-6300 for every hectare of farmland they own. The state government had already declared 51 talukas that received 250 mm or less rainfall
this monsoon as “scarcityhit”. “In a meeting chaired by chief minister Vijay Rupani at Gandhinagar, it was decided to extend the aid to 45 more talukas of 16 districts that have received between 250-400 mm rainfall. The state government will be providing a special package of Rs 1300 crore to these talukas,” said Nitin Patel, deputy chief minister while reading out a list of talukas which also includes Jasdan where an assembly by-
poll is due in the coming days. “For the 51 talukas that were earlier declared as rain-deficient Rs 5,100 crore will be spent. But if the special package is taken into consideration and the cost of providing 10-hour power supply and fodder to these areas then we will be spending over Rs 6,500 crore in 96 talukas of the state,” Patel added. Listing out the details of the special package, Patel said on an average every taluka
NAFED purportedly cited “paucity of scientific warehouses’’ in Gujarat and “the Gujarat State Warehousing Corporation (GSWC) not following the standard operating procedure for safe storage of procured stock’’.
NAFED refused to procure from Gujarat: Shaktisinh Gohil
AHMEDABAD: Waving a letter purportedly written by NAFED, refusing to procure pulses and oilseeds from Gujarat “for not following the standard operating procedure for safe storage of procured stock”, the Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP government in the state, saying that it could lead to distress sale by farmers resulting in huge losses to them. Addressing mediapersons, senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said that with NAFED “not going to procure the produce at the minimum support price(MSP)”, farmers would be forced to sell their Kharif produce to traders who would pay low price to them taking advantage of the situation and this would lead to huge
losses to farmers. “Who will be responsible for the losses and plight of the farmers in such a situation that has arisen owing to adulteration in groundnut stocks and fire in some of the groundnut godowns where groundnut purchased at MSP by agencies approved by the NAFED were stored,” he asked. In the letter purportedly sent to the Agriculture Ministry two days ago, NAFED — the apex national agriculture cooperative organisation for procurement of agricultural produce — refused to procure pulses and oilseeds from Gujarat this year owing to circumstances that led to adulteration in groundnut stocks and incidents of fire at groundnut godowns a few months ago.
will receive financial aid of Rs 28-30 crore. “In the 14 talukas where it has rained between Rs 250-300 mm, the farmers will get a lump sum amount of Rs 6,300 per hectare,” he said adding that the aid will not be extended beyond two hectares. “For the 12 talukas where it rained between 300-350 mm, the farmer will per Rs 5,800 per hectare, while in the 19 talukas where it rained between 350-400 mm, the farmers will get Rs 5,300,” the leader remarked.
Congress not keen to ally fearing dent in its Hindu votebank: Samajwadi Party
AHMEDABAD: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and its Maharashtra unit president Abu Azmi on Saturday said that the Congress was wary of an alliance with the SP in Gujarat, “fearing dent in its Hindu votebank”. Addressing mediapersons here, Azmi said, “For Gujarat, we had proposed an alliance with the Congress to its president Rahul Gandhi, but the Congress refused to form any kind of an alliance as they fear that an alliance with us will affect their Hindu votebank. So, we will fight independently like in other states.” With an impending decision on the Ayodhya Ram temple by the Supreme Court, Azmi said that the minority community is now living under fear. “They (ruling government) do not want to build a temple, they just want to play politics in the name of the Ram temple. If they had to build one they would have already done so in their four years of rule,” he said. Slamming the BJP for renaming of cities, Azmi said, “If changing the names of cities would lead to any kind of development then such changes are welcome, otherwise they are just fooling the people. Changing names of cities means crores of rupees being spent, which is of no use. And the only cities being renamed have Muslim names.”
on Monday. On Friday, he was detained by the Saudi Arabia police for taking a picture of his son along with the Indian tri-colour. The Consulate General in Jeddah in a tweet stated, “Please note it is banned to display flags in Haram area. Our official has already met Mr Imitiaz Ali and son Mr Uzair Ali at Haram Police station. After our intervention, Uzair Ali has been released. We are following the case and all help being extended for early release of Mr Imitiaz as well.” Imitiaz’s brother Faiyaz Ali said, “My cousin who lives
in Saudi informed us about the detention. We were informed that today in the evening the police will make a final decision regarding the case. We are yet to hear from them. They had taken the flag along with them but did not know that posing with it and taking pictures was an offence.” Zuber Goplani, National Executive Council member of the All India Muslim Majlis-e- Mushawrat’s, Gujarat Chapter in a series of tweets to the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office.
Bureaucracy biggest obstacle to nation’s development: Pranab Mukherjee
Essel Infraprojects set to build 100 MLD desalination plant in Jamnagar, to sell water to Gujarat govt
Ahmedabad : Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that bureaucracy is the biggest hurdle in development and need to be rectified. Delivering the concluding part of his lecture series as a guest faculty for the “Public Policy for Inclusive Development of India” course at IIM-Ahmedabad, the former President said, “Bureaucracy is the biggest hurdle of our development, and we must rectify it. I do not mean that bureaucracy has not made its contribution but at the same time it has to keep in mind that the world is
Ahmedabad : Essel Infraprojects Ltd Friday signed a concession agreement with the Gujarat Water Infrastructure Ltd (GWIL) to design, build, finance, operate and transfer a Rs 1,000 crore water desalination plant at Jodiya in Jamnagar district. The agreement between GWIL and Essel Infraprojects Ltd was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. While the entire project cost will be handled by the company, the Gujarat government will pay for the treated water. According to the state government, the 100 million litres per day (MLD) treatment plant will provide supplies to the water grid of Gujarat for the next 25 years and will be transported from Jodiya to Hirapar through a pipeline. At Hirapar, the pipeline will connect to Gujarat’s existing water grid to boost supplies to Jamnagar, Rajkot and Morbi cities along with adjoining areas. When quizzed about the cost at which the water will be sold to the government, Gopal Gupta, a spokesperson
changing very fast and we shall have to keep abreast of this change; adjust ourselves, adapt ourselves, make it flexible so that we can formulate and articulate our policy. No system in the world can function without the appropriate institutional mechanism.” He referred to the civil services as the one that find ways on how to put obstructions, how to find out excuses and not to move. Another problematic aspect of our governance is the “isolationism” and the bureaucratic system has adopted a system of thinking in silos, he added.
Thai officials recover boat that sank, killing 47 Chinese
Bangkok : Officials on Saturday recovered a boat that sank in rough weather off Thailand’s southern resort island of Phuket in July, killing 47 Chinese tourists. Two tour boats sank off Phuket on July 5. Tourists from one boat were rescued, while the sinking of the double-decker Phoenix left 47 Chinese tourists dead. The accident was one of Thailand’s worst tourism-related disasters in recent years. The boat was raised from the 45-meter-deep (148-foot-deep) sea floor on Saturday by a crane ship operated by a salvage company from Singapore, officials said. The recovery operation itself faced many obstacles. The first company, hired to salvage the boat, lost a member of its team during the operation and failed to lift the boat.
Donald Trump asks reporters to behave after Acosta row
Two Indian nationals held in Saudi for taking pictures with tri-colour, released after MEA intervention Vadodara: Two Indian nationals from Vadodara were detained by the Saudi Arabia police Friday for posing and taking pictures with the Indian Flag inside the Haram in Mecca. While 12-year-old Uzair Ali was released immediately after the intervention of the Consulate General of India in Jeddah, his father Imitiaz Ali Saiyed (45) was freed on Saturday. Imitiaz, a manager at an optical shop at Old Padra Road, is a resident of Tandalja area of the city. He had left for Mecca along with his wife and two children
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from Essel Infraprojects told The Indian Express, “Once the plant is ready, we will be providing potable drinking water at a spot decided by the state government. Though we are yet to finalise the payment that the state government will make for the water, it will be on a monthly basis.” Essel Infraprojects will source the technology for converting sea water to drinking water from a Spanish firm, Abengoa. The plant targeting to decrease the dependence of Jamnagar district on Narmada water is expected to get ready in a time frame of 30 months with a storage capacity of 20 million litres. “Gujarat has taken a lead in the development of this innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Such model can bring in large private investment in the water sector and can generate a billion litres of water across the coastline of the country. It can remove the scarcity of water not only in Gujarat but also in other parts of India,” stated the release from the company.
Washington : President Donald Trump has played down a court decision that forced him to restore the press pass credentials of CNN’s correspondent Jim Acosta and threatened to walk out of future press briefings if reporters do not act with “decorum”. The press pass of Acosta, CNN’s White House Correspondent, was suspended last week after an altercation he had with President Trump during a news conference. The White House had accused him of placing his hand on an intern. Acosta and the CNN has denied the allegations. A federal US court on Friday ordered the White House to immediately reinstate the press credentials of Acosta in a ruling seen as a major victory for mediapersons. Trump played down the ruling, saying it wasn’t “a big deal”. But, he said, “people have to behave”, adding his staff were “writing up rules and regulations” for the press to abide by, including sticking to the agreed number of questions. “If they don’t listen to the rules and regulations we’ll end up back in court and will win,” Trump said. “But more importantly, we’ll just leave, and then you won’t be very happy.” “You can’t take three questions and four questions and just stand up and not sit down,” he added. “Decorum. You have to practice decorum.” CNN this week filed a lawsuit against the White House urging the court to reinstate the press pass of its Chief White House Correspondent.
US Vice President Mike Pence vows no end to tariffs until China bows
Port Moresby : The United States will not back down from its trade dispute with China, and might even double its tariffs, unless Beijing bows to US demands, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday. In a bluntly worded speech at an Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Papua New Guinea, Pence threw down the gauntlet to China on trade and security in the region. “We have taken decisive action to address our imbalance with China,” Pence declared. “We put tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods, and we could more than double that number.” “The United States, though, will not change course until China changes its ways.” The stark warning will likely be unwelcome news to financial markets which had hoped for a thaw in the Sino-US dispute and perhaps even some sort of deal at a G20 meeting later this month in Argentina. US President Donald Trump, who is not attending the APEC meeting, is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Argentina. Pence’s warning on Saturday contrasted with remarks made by Trump on Friday, when he said he may not impose more tariffs after China sent the United States a list of measures it was willing to take to resolve trade tensions. Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports to force concessions on a list of demands that would change the terms of trade between the two countries. China has responded with import tariffs on US goods. Washington is demanding Beijing improve market access and intellectual property protections for US companies, cut industrial subsidies and slash a $375 billion trade gap.
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