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Patna, In a first of its kindaction, a schoolteacher in Bihar’s Darbhanga district has been issued anotice for urinating at apublic place, an official said on Wednesday.Vijay Prakash Meena,an IAS probationarposted as the Block Development-cum-SubDivisionalOfficer of Benipur block, has askedpanchayat schoolteacherSerena Kumar to explain his act of urinatingat a public place.Kumar is a teacher ata primary school in Fauri panchayat of Benipur. “A panchayat schoolteacherwas issued a notice for urinating in the premises of the Benipur Sub Divisional Office,asking him to explain why he violated the sanitation rule at a public place,” the official said. Netanyahu Clarifies Remarks On Timeframe For US Embassy In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a step back on Thursday from comments, challenged by US President Donald Trump that envisioned a one-year timeframe for the planned relocation of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.An official in Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister recognised that construction of a new embassy will take years but believes Washington is considering “interim measures that could result in an embassy opening much faster”.
BSF trooper, girlkilled in Pakistani firing Jammu, A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper and a girl were killed in overnigh shelling and firing by Pakistan Rangers on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Thursday.The incident took place in R.S. Pura sector in Jammu district. BSF Head Constable Suresh Kumar and 14-year-old Sabity were injured in the shelling and firing and succumbed to their injuries in a hospital,the police said.The Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on Indian positions around 10.30 p.m.The Indian side retaliated effectively, an official said. Firing exchanges continued for more than two hours.
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GST Council cuts tax rates on 29 items, discusses making return filing process simpler Agency | New Delhi
Jaitley said the next meeting of the Council may consider bringing items like crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, ATF and real estate within the GST purview. The GST Council at its 25th meeting on Thursday decided to reduce tax rate on 29 items and 54 categories of services with effect from January 25.The
panel, headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states, veered around the idea of making the GST return filing process simpler to ease compliance burden for small businesses.Briefing reporters after the meeting, Jaitley said the next meeting of the Council may consider bringing items like crude oil, natural gas,
petrol, diesel, ATF and real estate within the GST purview.In a bid to ease compliance burden, the Council veered around to the idea of registered entities continuing to file the return in GSTR 3B Form while moving to a system where supplier invoice captures details of the transaction. The new process would be finalised in the next meeting of the GST
Council after a written formulation is circulated to the states, he said. The date of the next meeting of the Council has not yet been decided, he said.Jaitley said the GST provision requiring transporters to carry an electronic waybill or e-way bill, when moving goods of over Rs 50,000 in value between states, will be implemented from February 1 to check
rampant tax evasion. As many as 15 states have decided to implement the provision for intra-state move-
BJP’s Northeast policy faces test in elections in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura Agency | New Delhi
The Election Commission on Thursday announced the election dates – February 18 for Tripura and February 27 for Meghalaya and Nagaland. The results will be declared on March 3. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s push to expand its presence in the country’s Northeast will be put to test when Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura go to the polls in February.The Election Commission on Thursday announced the election dates – February 18 for Tripura and February 27 for Meghalaya and Nagaland. The results will be declared on March 3.The BJP’s “Northeast policy” took off in 2016 when it ended the Congress party’s 15-year rule in Assam to form a coalition government with two regional parties.The party then
took over Arunachal Pradesh from the Congress through a regional party. Last year, the BJP virtually snatched Manipur from the Congress that got more seats in the assembly election but was late to stitch a coalition. But the going may not be easy in the Christian-majority Meghalaya and Nagaland, where the BJP has struggled to present itself as an inclusive party, especially in view of several incidents of cow vigilantism and attacks on churches and Christians in other parts of the country.Read: Battle for Meghalaya: Congress faces saffron assault in its bastionThe party though is counting on regional allies in the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) to gain a foothold. In Meghalaya, much of the BJP’s fortune will
India’s response came in the wake of media reports about China carrying out infrastructure development in the Doklam region.India said on Thursday that the status quo has not
Prakash Raj: I am antiModi, anti-Shah,anti-Hegde. They are not Hindus
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hinge on the performance of the National People’s Party (NPP), led by former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A Sangma’s son Conrad Sangma.But given the BJP’s Hindutva image, the NPP is keeping its distance as polls near. “We have decided to contest without any pre-poll alliance,” the regional party’s national secretary Nihim D Shira said. The development has
emboldened the Congress under chief minister Mukul Sangma, battling anti-incumbency and corruption charges.“We will form the next government,” said Congress general secretary CP Joshi, who is also in charge of Meghalaya, one of the last few states where the party is in power. In Nagaland, the BJP has been an ally of the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF).But
on Tuesday, the NPF resolved to severe its 20-year-old ties with the BJP. This, an NPF statement said, was because the BJP was fomenting instability in the state “for its own selfish ends in the near future”.But the NPF, having virtually ruled without any opposition, has been its own enemy. It is divided into three groups. Chief minister TR Zeliang heads one faction.
Status quo not altered at Doklam face-off site, says India after reports of Chinese build-up Agency | New Delhi
ments as well, he said. After implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, the requirement
been altered at Doklam, where Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a stand-off for over two months last year, and rejected any suggestion to the contrary as “inaccurate and mischievous”.“Our attention has been drawn
to some reports that question the accuracy of the position stated by the government in respect to the situation in Doklam,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.He said that in response to re-
peated questions about any change in the status quo at the face-off site, The government has stated that there was no basis for such imputations.“Government would once again reiterate that the status quo at the face-off site has not
it getting clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Following the ban by the states, the makers of the film had moved the top court to ensure a pan-India release on January 25. In their plea, the producers had questioned the right of the four state governments to ban the film in the light of Supreme Court’s recent observation that the film’s screening could only be suspended in a particular area if there’s any law and order situation problem.
the states to defuse a potential law and order problem due to the widespread protests by several rightwing outfits, led by the Sri Rajput Karni Sena.
ily to take a call on certifying the film. During the certification process of the film, Bhansali even appeared before a parliamentary panel where he said that the film was an adaptation of Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s ‘Padmaavat’.
been altered. Any suggestion to the contrary is inaccurate and mischievous,” He said. Kumar’s remarks come in the wake of media reports about China carrying out some infrastructure development in the disputed region.
of carrying e-way bill was postponed pending IT network readiness.Once the e-way bill system is implemented, tax avoidance will become extremely difficult as the government will have details of all goods above the value of Rs 50,000 moved and can spot the mismatch if either the supplier or the purchaser does not file tax returns.
Prakash Raj said, “Whether I have voted for him or not, he is my prime minister. He must speak up against these people. He must pull up his minister for saying that they are here to change the Constitution.” Actor Prakash Raj on Thursday launched a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for staying silent over the recent attacks taking place under the garb of religious sensitivities in the country. “They call me anti-Hindu but I am anti-Modi, anti-Shah, anti-Hegde. They are not Hindus. People who support killing are not Hindus,” the actor said.Speaking at the India Today South Conclave in Hyderabad, the actor who has often criticised the government in the past said, “When Gauri Lankesh was killed, some people celebrated the murder. These were people who were being followed by PM Modi. Whether I have voted for him or not, he is my prime minister. He must speak up against these people. He
must pull up his minister for saying that they are here to change the Constitution.” Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde in December had created a controversy when he said that the BJP had come to power to “change the Constitution” and would do so in the “near future”.Also Read | What lies behind the dissent of Prakash Raj?Referring to the blanket bans imposed by the states on film Padmaavat, the actor said that the people should vote those governments out. “See there is writing on the wall. There is no conspiracy…State governments which banned Padmaavat citing law and order should quit. If they don’t, we, the people, should vote them out,” he said during the discussion. Attacking the saffron party, he said, “They talk about Rajput pride. I understand if Rajputs of Rajasthan are saying so. But, what it has to do with those in Gujarat? What it has to do with Haryana?”Prakash Raj, a National award winner, has been criticising the government on his twitter handle.
No state can ban ‘Padmaavat’: SC Agency | New Delhi
Supreme Court has cleared the way for the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period film ‘Padmaavat’ as it has ruled that no state has the right to impose a ban on the movie. The decision of the apex court comes after Rajasthan,Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana said that they would not allow The film to be released in the states over alleged distortion of historical facts.The states had imposed a ban on the film, starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, despite
The release of Bhansali’s magnum opus was banned in
The film ran into troubled waters since it went on floors after members of several Rajput factions accused director Sanjay Leela Bhansali of distorting historical facts and showing the erstwhile Rajput Queen in bad light. After much protests, the film was given clearance by the CBFC, which had formeda panel comprising historiansand members of royal fam-
Featuring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharaja Rawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji, the film was given a U/A certificate fromCBFC recently. The boardhad asked the producers tochange the title, along with four other modifications.
Prakash Raj: I am anti-Modi, anti-Shah, anti-Hegde. They are not Hindus Agency | New Delhi The Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ExternalAffairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of misleading the nation over Chinese troopsoccupying Doklam plateau,saying Indian security and strategic interests have been compromised. “The satellite imagery and media reports suggest that China has established military establishments in Doklam
near Indian borders which indicates that India’s security and strategic interests have been compromised,” Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surhewala told the media here. Surjewala said: “It seems that the government was snoozing while the Chinese troops occupied the Doklam plateau as suggested by satellite images. And it seems China is planning Doklam 2.0 like retreat near the Indian borders.”Accusing
Modi of mastering the art of rhetoric, the Congress spokesperson said: “ The Prime Minister has mastered the art of electoral rhetoric as he has failed miserably to ensure the protection of our borders.”Showing the satellite images, Surjewala said China had constructed a two-storey watch tower, seven helipads and several military establishments in Doklam. “What is the government doing as China has occupied
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Horsing around
A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse ! Shakespeare may or may not be the preferred choice of the ‘desi boys’ resident in Delhi and ready to get hitched this wedding season but they had better start boning up on their Richard III (Act V Scene IV).More to the point, these grooms-in-waiting should commence a search for their own Castes by to help them find a suitable horse, safed ghodi for choice, on which to lead the baraat to their rides’ houses. For, the authorities are considering imposing a blanket ban in the movement of horses in the Capital to contain the spread of Glanders disease in the equine population that would conclude with the start of the wedding season in north India on 14 January (Makar Sakranti). There is no making light of the seriousness of Glanders disease which 40 horses have already contracted and which can be fatal for the animal, especially as the fears of it spreading to the human population are real. And the Union Ministry of Agriculture has taken the right decision to involve the Home-Ministry to ban all movement of horses within and in or out of Delhi after reports from the National Research Centre on Equines indicated that another 32 horses have tested positive for the disease in Hisar, Haryana. But do spare a thought for The studs looking for their steeds, as it were. Already, many wedding bands that had been booked for marriages this season are complaining of cancellations -- after all, what’s the fun of young and old dripping with jewellery and encased in their finery dancing in the streets with the band blaring popular tunes unless one is doing so in front of the groom astride his horse? Of the two elements that make weddings in these parts what they are the boisterousness may not be to everyone’s taste but boy do they know how to party -- the horse is most definitely one. As a wag remarked, it would be small recompense for grooms who fail to find an appropriate ride to be told that at least they won’t be the asses atop horses on D-Day.
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This video of Arijit Singh is going viral, but for all the wrong reasons
Agency | Mumbai Arijit Singh grabbed headlines in 2016 for writing a public apology to Salman Khan on Facebook. Bollywood singer Arijit Singh has won hearts with his songs and became one of the popular voices of India. The celebrity made headlines in 2016 because of his Facebook post and now, he is back in the news, all for the wrong reasons.A video has been doing the rounds on the internet from a recent concert, where Arijit was seen losing his cool. In the middle of a performance, while he was singing Nadaan Parinde, he suddenly shouted saying: “Somebody f**king fix this mike!”Though people rushed to the stage and fixed it, Arijit’s sudden outburst made people wonder whether it was the mike or he not getting
the right key.If you listen to the song in the video, you will notice Arijit was sounding off-key. Originally, the song has been sung by Mohit Chauhan. Is this why he got angry and blamed the mike?His reaction has caught the attention of the Twitterati. A few users have trolled the singer with hilarious memes. Though people rushed to the stage and fixed it, Arijit’s sudden outburst made people wonder whether it was the mike or he not getting the right key.If you listen to the song in the video, you will notice Arijit was sounding off-key. Originally, the song has been sung by Mohit Chauhan. Is this why he got angry and blamed the mike?His reaction has caught the attention of the Twitterati. A few users have trolled the singer with hilarious memes.
Padmaavat, which was earlier named Padmavati, has been a bone of contention between Rajput groups and the makers. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ran into troubles right from the beginning when he started shooting in Jaipur. On Thursday, the Supreme Court cleared the decks for the all-India release of controversial movie Padmaavat on January 25 and stayed notifications and orders issued by Rajasthan and Gujarat prohibiting exhibition of the film in their states.Padmaavat, which was earlier named Padmavati, has been a bone of contention between Rajput groups and the makers. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ran into troubles right from the beginning when he started shooting in Jaipur. The film stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh.
Bigg Boss 11: Vikas Gupta Partied With Kamya Panjabi And Manveer Gurjar After The Finale
Agency | Mumbai Bigg Boss 11 contestant Vikas Gupta did not win the show but he stepped out of the house to resume his life away from
the prying eyes of the cameras with a big fat party. Vikas, who became the second runner-up of Bigg Boss 11 was spotted partying with friends Kamya Panjabi and Bigg
Boss 10 winner Manveer Gurjar. Kamya supported Vikas Gupta throughout the show and after the game they partied together - the photos of which were shared by Kamya and Manveer on social media. Posting a super cute selfie with Vikas, Kamya wrote: “My winner @lostboyjourney #lastnight” while Manveer posted a video, in which the duo can be seen dancing like no one’s watching and showing us some Bollywood jhatkas-matkas. under the impression that we had nailed it, but later we realised that we had taken it for granted that our chemistry would be perceived on screen as well.
Sara Ali Khan throwing tantrums on sets? Here’s what the makers have to say Agency | Mumbai Actors Ashmit Patel and Maheck Chahal, who are starring opposite each other in their upcoming movie Nirdosh, revealed that it was quite a challenge to shoot steamy scenes despite dating for a couple of years. Bollywood’s wedding fever continues as another celebrity couple, Ashmit Patel and Maheck Chahal, is all set to tie the knot. Interestingly, the real life couple can be seen together in their upcoming whodunnit, Nirdosh, and, by the looks of it, their chemistry in the film seems quite bold. Surprisingly, despite
knowing each other for over a decade and dating for the past couple of years, the duo found shooting the sensuous scenes difficult. “It’s our first film together as a couple. Maheck and I always thought that bringing our chemistry on screen will not be an issue as we’re already dating in real life, but it turned out to be otherwise. After a couple of shots, both of us were under the impression that we had nailed it, but later we realised that we had taken it for granted that our chemistry would be perceived on screen as well,” reveals Ashmit, last seen in the
Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho (2014). Maheck added that they were getting conscious while shooting such scenes in front of so many people. “To be on camera, how we are inside closed doors, was actually nerve-racking. When you are at home, you hug and kiss someone spontaneously.
Sonakshi Sinha is the rockstar of Dabboo Ratnani Calendar 2018 Agency | New Delhi
Dabboo Ratnani Calendar 2018: Sonakshi Sinha gets into a totally new avatar for this star-studded calendar and we are totally impressed by it. She can sing, act, pack punches, throw kicks and dance as well, maybe that is why Sonakshi Sinha has got the rockstar look for Dabboo Ratnani Calendar 2018. The actor looks very different to how we have seen her in films so far. But before we get a glimpse of her official photo from the calendar, we have caught hold of a few pictures from behind-the-scene of this Dabboo Ratnani shoot where we just cannot miss Sonakshi’s camaraderie with the kids, Myrah, Kiara and Shivaan.The actor made her Dabboo Ratnani calendar debut in 2011 when she was a fresh face and was basking in the success of her debut film Dabangg, starring Salman Khan. In 2017, Sonakshi was seen in the pose of a boxer, which summed up her 2016 and explained the mood of the year as she appeared in action packed films like Akira, Ittefaq and Noor. Now, will the 2018 photo give an idea of her performance this year? Well, only future has an answer t o it.Sonakshi had shared a picture from the shoot with a caption that read, “And its that time of the year again #DabbooRatnanicalendar”The calendar which has been an annual ritual for B-town stars from past nineteen years was launched on January 18 in the presence of Anupam Kher, Abhishek Bachchan, Rekha, Sunny Leone, Manushi Chhillar and others.
Is Ankita Lokhande still in touch with Sushant Singh Rajput? The actor responds Agency | Mumbai
It’s her work that’s keeping her busy these days, but Ankita Lokhande finds her personal life in news too often. Her break-up with Sushant Singh Rajput made hadlines back in 2016. Rumours suggested Sushant’s closeness to Raabta co-actor Kriti Sanon being the reason behind their bitter break up. Two years post the break-up, Sushant is busy with his pro-
If it’s my career, fessional commitI can talk to you for ments. Ankita, too, is hours, but not about gearing up for her big this.”Going by this, Bollywood debut. She will essay the role of Jhalkaribai in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. When asked if she’s still in touch with her ex-boyfriend Sushant, she told Mumbai Mirror, “I’ve always been open about my last relationship but even when I was in one, I didn’t talk about my personal life, and I don’t need to talk about it now.
it seems Ankita has moved on, and wants to concentrate on her career right now.
Kannada Actor Kashinath Dies At 67 Agency | Mumbai Noted Kannada film actor-director-producer Kashinath died today at a private hospital in Bengaluru. Kashinath, 67, is survived by wife Chandraprabha and two children. He was suffering from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of cancer, authorities at Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation, where he was undergoing treatment, said. “He was diagnosed with Hogan’s Lymphoma about seven months back and was undergoing treatment in our hospital. Three days ago, he was admitted to our hospital with fever and breathing related complications. Today morning he passed away,” Dr Ravi Thippeswamy of the hospital said.
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MCX records Rs.9,212 crores turnover upto 5 pm
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contracts are as follows:
India’s no.1 commodity exchange, MCX has recorded turnover of Rs.9,212.18 croresin various futures & option contracts for commodities listed at MCX during session 1 on 18 January, 2018. In which commodity futures accounted for Rs.9,177.40 crores and options on commodity futures for Rs.34.77 crores.
ALUMINIUM Jan18 contract was up by 1.46% to Rs.142 per kg, COPPER Feb-18 contract was up by 0.61% to Rs.454 per kg, LEAD Jan-18 contract was up by 0.77% to Rs.165 per kg,
MCX Comdex – The composite index of metals, energy and agri-commodities was up by 2.85 point to 3,623.72, MCX Metal index was reached at 5,130.92, MCX Energy index at 2,894.53, and MCX Agri index at 2,792.46. MCX COMDEX is India's maiden real-time Composite Commodity Index based on commodity futures prices of commodities listed on MCX. Futures: Future turnover at MCX was Rs.9,177.40 crores with 178,562 trades. Bullion Segment: In precious metals, Turnover of Gold and Silver variants clocked Rs.2,083.36crores. Details of near month contracts are as follows: GOLD Feb-18 contract was down by 0.38% to Rs.29,644 per 10 gram, GOLDGUINEA Jan-18 contract was down by 0.14% to Rs.23,954 per 8 gram and GOLDPETAL Jan18 contract was down by 0.37% to Rs.2,953 per 1 gram. On other hand, GOLDM Feb18 contract was down by 0.38% to Rs.29,647 per 10 gram. SILVER Mar-18 contract was down by 0.21% to Rs.39,118 per kg, SILVERM Feb-18 contract was down by 0.22% to Rs.39,134 per kg, SILVERMIC Feb-18 contract was down by 0.21% to Rs.39,139 per kg. Base Metal Segment: Turnover of base metal products accounted for Rs.4,112.16 crores. Details of near month
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NICKEL Jan-18 contract was up by 0.70% to Rs.796 per kg, ZINC Jan-18 contract was up by 0.46% to Rs.218.4 per kg. Energy Segment: Turnover of energy products contributed for Rs.2,510.38 crores. Details of near month contracts are as follows: CRUDEOIL Jan18 contract was down by 0.10% to Rs.4,081 per BBL and CRUDEOILM Jan18 contract was down by 0.10% to Rs.4,081 per BBL. NATURALGAS Jan-18 contract was down by 0.86% to Rs.207 per MMBTU. AGRI Segment: Turnover of AGRI products was Rs.471.51 crores. Details of near month contracts are as follows: CARDAMOM Feb18 contract was up by 1.52% to Rs.1,142 per kg, COTTON Jan18 contract was up by 0.92% to Rs.20,870 per bales, CPO Jan18 contract was up by 0.27% to Rs.553 per 10 kgs, MENTHAOIL Jan18 contract was down by 3.82% to Rs.1,521 per kg.Options on Commodity Futures: At 5 p.m., Gold Options accounted for Rs.34.77 crores turnover (notional), having premium turnover of Rs.18.19 lakhs & volume of 117 kgs with open interest of 1,004 kgs. The volume was 67.11% contributed by Call Options and 32.89%contributed by Put Options.Most traded contracts among Gold Options were Call Option at Strike price of Rs.30,000 with High of Rs.55, Low of Rs.32, close price of Rs.41 and volume of 53 kgs. & Put Option at Strike price of Rs.29,000 with High of Rs.30, Low of Rs.20, close price of Rs.26 and volume of 23 kgs.
Agency | New Delhi The three-time Grand Slam winner, who defeated Rafael Nadal to win the 2014 Australian Open, has slipped to nine in the world rankings and faces a battle to climb higher after his early round exit. Struggling Swiss former winner Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the Australian Open by American Tennys Sandgren in
the second round on Thursday. The 97thranked Sandgren defeated ninth seeded Wawrinka 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 and will next play Germany’s Maximilian Marterer. It has been tough so far this year for Wawrinka, who was playing in his first tournament since Wimbledon six months ago following left knee surgery. He was never in the contest and had his serve broken five times and
made only 21 winners and 35 unforced errors.The three-time Grand Slam winner, who defeated Rafael Nadal to win the 2014 Australian Open, has slipped to nine in the world rankings and faces a battle to climb higher after his early round exit.He made the semi-finals at last year’s Australian Open where he lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in five sets.Wawrinka had a troubled lead-in to the year’s opening Grand Slam, pulling out of an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi on his way to Australia.He has not played a competitive match prior to his first round Open win over Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis, having only decided to take part last weekend.
Australian Open 2018: Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna And Partners Progress To Round 2 HIGHLIGHTS 1. Leander Paes and Purav Raja outclassed their opponents in men’s doubles 2. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan also progressed 3. Paes and Raja dispatched the pair of BasilashviliHaider-Maurer 6-2 6-3 Agency | New Delhi Paes and Raja dispatched the pair of Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-2 6-3 in their opening round. Leander Paes and Purav Raja outclassed their opponents to progress to the men’s doubles second round at the Australian Open and were joined by Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan with their respective partners. Paes and Raja dispatched the pair of Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andreas Haider-Maur-
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones feels Rohit Sharma’s rare talent is undisputed but his defensive skills are letting him down in Test cricket. ALSO READ: Pujara is fast ‘running out’ of timeBarring captain Virat Kohli, none of the specialist Indian batsmen could negotiate the potent South Africa pace attack in the two Tests that the visitors lost to concede the series.Sharma, who was picked ahead of vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on “current form”, too failed to justify his selection mustering 78 runs in four innings at 19.50.“I look at him and he is technically sound. But the first
thing that goes wrong in your game is your defense, and his (Sharma’s) defensive skills are letting him down,” Jones said on Thursday.“In Test cricket, 70 percent of batting is about your defence and in one-dayers it is 40 percent. So his defensive skills are letting him down. He has got to take pride in his defensive skills like Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and even Virat Kohli,” he said further. ALSO READ: Wadekar blames lack of time to ‘acclimatise’ in South Africa Sharma went into the South Africa series at the back of scintillating form against Sri Lanka at home, where he smashed a third double hundred in ODIs and a joint-fastest
lers.Meanwhile, 10th seeds Rohan Bopanna and Edouard RogerVasselin fought off a late charge from Ryan Harrison and Vasek Pospisil to prevail 6-2 7-6(5). Bopanna saved a break chance in the sixth game of the second set to remain unbroken, forcing a tie breaker. Pospisil, who was broken in the sixth game of the opening set, served consecutive double faults in the tie-breaker to hand advantage to Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin.
batsmen to head in the opposite direction include Cheteshwar Pujara, Lokesh Rahul and Quinton de Kock. Amla, who scored 82 in the first innings, has moved up two places to eighth, while du Plessis has been rewarded for his contributions of 63 and 48 with a rise of two places that has given him a career-high ranking of 12th. Elgar has also gained two places and is now ranked 14th following scores of 31 and 61.In contrast, Pujara has slipped one place to sixth, Rahul has fallen six places to 18th and de Kock is 20th after plummeting five places.Outside the top 20, South Africa opener Aiden Markram has made an impressive gain after lifting 10 places to share 38th position with Roston Chase of the Windies.
In the last three Tests, Markram, who captained South Africa to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup title in the UAE in 2014, has earned 20 places. In the bowlers’ table, Kagiso Rabada’s reign as the number-one ranked Test bowler has lasted just one Test as he has slipped behind James Anderson following an ordinary performance by his high standards. Rabada had figures of one for 74 and three for 47, which were not enough to keep him ahead of Anderson as he has dropped 16 points to now trail Anderson by 15 points. Ravichandran Ashwin and Vernon Philander were the other bowlers inside the top 10 to slip, going down one position each. Ashwin is now fifth, while Philander is seventh.
Virat Kohli becomes second India batsman to reach 900-point mark
Agency | New Delhi Virat Kohli has become only the second India batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to reach the 900-point mark in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. Virat Kohli has become only the second India batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to reach the 900-point mark in the latest ICC Play-
er Rankings for Test batsmen, which were released following the conclusion of the Centurion Test. Gavaskar, one of the ICC Cricket Hall of Famers, had achieved the milestone in his 50th Test when he scored 13 and 221 at The Oval in 1979 to jump from 887 points to 916 points, which remained his career-best.Kohli, who
recorded his 21st century at Centurion, got to the rare feat in his 65th Test after vaulting from 880 points to 900 points.Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are the other two India batsmen who came close to the 900-point mark, but were unable to break the barrier. Tendulkar peaked to 898 points in 2002, while Dravid achieved 892 points in
2005.Kohli is only the 31st batsman in the history of Test cricket to reach 900 points. Don Bradman sits on top of the table with 961 points, followed by Steve Smith (947), Len Hutton (945), Ricky Ponting and Jack Hobbs (both 942 points).In doing so, Kohli has also leapfrogged Joe Root of England into second position as the top four positions continue to be occupied by Test captains who have all played in past ICC U19 Cricket World Cups.Kohli trails Smith by 47 points but now leads Root by 19 points, who, in turn, leads Kane Williamson by 26 points. Other batsmen inside the top 20 to head in the right direction are South Africa’s trio of Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar, while
Rohit’s defensive skills letting him down in Tests: Dean Jones Agency | New Delhi
er 6-2 6-3 in their opening round. They have a tough job at hand as now they are up against fifth seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, one of the most consistent teams in the previous season.Left-handed Divij, who had a great 2017 season, and American Rajeev Ram, seeded 16th, edged out Marius Copil of Romania and Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 7-6(5) 6-4 in their opening round. They will now fight it out with Fabio Fognini and Marcel Granol-
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• The Indian team management has preferred Rohit over Rahane in the two Tests. • Jones said India needed a tough tour like South Africa to sort out their team selection. • Jones said the England tour will be a sterner test for Indian batsmen. century in T20 Internationals. Considering the touch he was in, the team management preferred him over Rahane.Jones said India needed a tough tour like South Africa to sort out their team selection.“You need to have these kind of tours to sort out your composition, to find out whether they are good enough or not. So may be there has been
too much reliance on his (Sharma’s) ODI form but all in all you have to have a series like this to find out if they are good enough.“If he misses out in the next series, Ravi (Shastri) and Kohli can say ‘we gave you the opportunity’,” said the 56- year-old, who was in the capital to promote the ‘Visit Victoria’ education and tourism cam-
paign.Former India captains like Ajit Wadekar and Bishan Singh Bedi attributed India’s surrender in South Africa to lack of preparation and the fact that they went into the series opener at Newlands without a warm-up match.Jones, however, has a different take on the touchy topic.“The modern-day schedules are such that often there is no time for a warm-up game. But why should you only rely on that? I have spoken to the likes of VVS Laxman, who tell me he, Dravid and Tendulkar used to start preparing three months before touring Australia.“Dealing with the bouncing ball and so on. So the players have got to take the responsibility individually (when it comes
to preparation),” said Jones, who represented Australia in 52 Tests and 164 ODIs.In India, he is best-known for his 210 in only the second tied Test in history, at Chennai in 1986.The series in South Africa out of their grasp, Jones feels it is still not time to judge the current Indian team, which is scheduled to tour England and Australia later this year.“I think the structuring of the series (with no warm-up games) is such that once you lose the first Test, it is very tough to come back. You don’t have many teams winning overseas anyway.“I was researching on this, probably South Africa is the only team which has done well overseas in the past 10-15 years.
Manchester United Set to Make Alexis Sanchez Highest-Paid Premier League Player: Reports Agency | New Delhi The 29-year-old’s wage demands are said to have scared off Manchester City and Chelsea, leaving United as his main suitors. Manchester United are set to land Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal by making him the Premier League’s highest paid player, according to several reports on Thursday. The Chilean striker would earn between 400,000 and 500,000 pounds ($555,000 and $690,000) a week before tax by moving to Old Trafford, according to The Sun, the Daily Telegraph and other newspapers.The 29-yearold’s wage demands are said to have scared off Manchester City and Chelsea, leaving United as his main suitors. The Daily Telegraph reported that United have
offered Sanchez a fourand-a-half-year contract and he would move for a £30 million transfer fee -- it is relatively low because he could leave for free at the end of the summer.The deal for the former Barcelona player would also likely involve a £20 million signing-on fee and a £10 million agent’s fee. The Sun reports however that Arsenal could still refuse to allow Sanchez to leave if they do not find a replacement. However, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at his Thursday press conference said the deal was probably going to be done.“I worked on transfers for 30 years so it is likely to happen but at any moment or minute things can break down,” said Wenger.“As long as it’s not over the line you have to accept it may not happen.
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Unable to pay fees for 3 years, school Man found dead in ex-MLA’s bungalow student attempts suicide in Surat
GNS News | Surat A class IX school student allegedly attempted suicide at his home by consuming phe-
nyl on Wednesday in Katargam area of city. The student was later admitted to New Civil Hospital (NCH) by family and his condi-
Israeli tech benefited 1 lakh farmers: PM Narendra Modi
SS News | Ahmedabad The Centre, where farmers are being trained to adopt Israeli technology of precision farming and protected cultivation, was established with Israeli help at the cost of Rs 12 crore PM Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday addressed a gathering of farmers at a Centre of Excellence for Vegetables here and expressed resolve to work together to bring prosperity to the farming community in India with the help of Israeli
technology.The Centre, where farmers are being trained to adopt Israeli technology of precision farming and protected cultivation, was established with Israeli help at the cost of Rs 12 crore. Netanyahu said he was happy to listen to the farmers who said they were enjoying Israeli technology to make their lives better.Modi said that with the use of Israeli technology at the Centre, around 1 lakh farmers have reaped benefits. “Israel has proved that benefits can be harvested with the help of each and every drop of water,” Modi said.
tion was stable.However, the school administration claimed that the student was sent home to get fees since he did not pay
fees in last three academic years. District education officer, U N Rathod, ordered an inquiry in the incident and based on the report further actions will be taken.Ridhhish Chawda, 14, student of class IX in Sarvoday Vidhyalay at Katargam, was brought to NCH after he consumed phenyl to end life. His fathaer Keshav made him to vomit at home on coming to know about the attempt. His condition was declared normal during medical examination at the hospital. Ridhhish was asked to deposit school fees on Wednesday but he was not carrying any
SS News | Ahmedabad
VHP leader Pravin Togadia, wanted in a 15-year-old case of flouting prohibitory orders, on Wednesday said phone calls made in the last 15 days by the joint commissioner of Ahmedabad police’s crime branch should be made public to see “how many times he had spoken to the Prime Minister”.He said the crime branch was conspiring against him “un-
der instructions from political bosses in Delhi”. Togadia was reported missing on Monday morning when a Rajasthan police team reached Ahmedabad to arrest him in the 15-year-old case that charged him with flouting prohibitory orders. On Monday, Togadia was found unconscious in an Ahmedabad park and taken to a hospital.On Tuesday morning, Togadia claimed that an informant had told
High court orders compensation
at Kandla, two crew members
for murder inside jail
SS News | Ahmedabad The Indian Coast Guard swung into action after receiving the information. All 26 crew members including the two with burn injuries have been evacuated safely. At least two crew members received burn injuries after a major fire broke out at an oil tanker MT Genessa anchored 15 nautical miles off Deendayal Port in Kandla Wednesday evening.The Indian Coast Guard swung into action after receiving the information. All 26 crew members including
the two with burn injuries have been evacuated safely.The firefighting is being carried out using tugs and rigs available from nearby resource agencies. ICG Interceptor Boat C-403 at the scene is coordinating rescue and fire fighting effort. ICG Pollution Control team has also been activated and a Dornier has also been pressed into action. Official sources said, “The Tanker, 183 metres in length, with a Draft of 10 metres is known to be carrying around 30,000 tonnes of High Speed Diesel.”
Agency | Rajkot
A man was found dead in former MLA Mahipatsinh Jadeja’s bungalow in Ribda village of Gondal taluka of Rajkot district on Monday. He committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol belonging to Jadeja, police said. Gautam Upadhyay, a resident of Gondal town, was found dead in Jadeja’s bungalow in Ribda village by one of his servants at around 11 am on Monday, Gondal taluka police said, adding that Upadhyay shot himself in head from a pistol which belonged to the former MLA.Antrip Sood, Superintendent of Rajkot
Rural police, said that prima facie, Upadhyay committed suicide. When asked if the use of weapon belonging to Jadeja constituted an offence, Sood told The Indian Express: “That we will have to examine. But prima facie, we are treating the incident as a case of suicide.”Upadhyay was secretary of Ribda Khedut Seva Sahkari Mandali, a cooperative society of farmers of Ribda village. The office of the cooperative society is adjacent to Jadeja’s bungalow and police said that the victim was close to the former MLA.“Jadeja is a member of
the cooperative society and the secretary knew the former MLA well. He often used to visit the bungalow. Primary inquiry has revealed that Jadeja left for his agricultural farm at around 8 am. However, a servant, who works for the cooperative society and also at Jadeja’s bungalow, found Upadhyay dead. He apparently shot himself in the temple with a pistol belonging to Jadeja,” Gondal taluka sub-inspector Jaysukh Mithapara said.The PSI said that the former MLA had left his licensed weapon back in his bungalow when he left for his farm.
Pravin Togadia sees plot against him, mentions senior Gujarat cop, PM
Gujarat: Oil tanker catches fire suffer burn injuries
money. The school authorities asked him to go home and informed him to pay the fees immediately. After reaching home he consumed phenyl bout which his father came to know in few seconds.“The school officials did not send him home but he was asked to get his parents. The student did not pay fees since last three academic years. The parents never come to meet the school authorities despite being asked to come,” said Vasant Kohli, managing trustee of Sarvoday Vidhyalay, a self-finance school on Ved Road.
SS News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat high court on Tuesday asked the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh, as compensation for negligence by the Sabarmati central jail authorities, to the widow of Chetan Patel alias Battery, who was killed inside the prison in 2005.A division bench upheld the conclusion of a single-judge bench that Battery’s murder inside the jail was due to negligence by jail officials and that the state Government was bound to pay his family compensation. The singlejudge bench had ordered the government to pay compensation on a petition filed by Battery’s widow, Hetal.Battery incarcerated in Sabarmati Central Jail in August
1995, in connection with a murder case. He was killed in August 2005, and the murder was considered the result of a gang war within the prison. The state government was not ready to accept that there was negligence by jail officials and challenged the order for compensation. The division bench rejected the state government’s arguments and said that the jail superintendent and his officers were negligent in their duty. Jail officials were indicted in a departmental inquiry and two were evendismissed from service. In all, 12 persons were convicted for Battery’s murder and for bringing weapons into the prison. The Government cannot thus claim that jail officials were not negligent.
him he would be killed in a police encounter so he had left the VHP office and reached his close aide Ghanshyam Charandas’s home. He claimed that at 3 pm, he left for Ahmedabad airport to catch a flight to Jaipur, thinking he would surrender in court, but on the way he fainted and then found himself in the hospital. That evening, joint commissioner, crime branch, J K Bhatt, said whatever claims Togadia had made were false. On Wednesday, after getting discharged from the hospital, Togadia attacked Bhatt. “Main joint commissioner of police, crime branch, par aarop laga raha hoon. Unke phone ke 15 dino ke incoming aur outgoing call ko sarvjanik kiya jaye, ki kitni baar inhoney Pradhan Mantri se baat ki hai,” he said.Bhatt told The Indian Express: “When Modiji was
CM I have never talked to him on the phone. Do you think he will speak to me when he is the PM. I have never talked to him… as it is being stated.”The police officer added: “We presented what we got based on our investigations. In the press conference which Pravinbhai had addressed on Tuesday he said that it was an attempted encounter, a politically motivated plan and a conspiracy against it. He had Z-plus security and he should not have jumped into an auto if he thought he was under threat. He could have called the security.” Togadia also attacked the BJP, saying that “those who are connecting me with the Congress after its leader came to check my health should ask such questions to the BJP leaders who have Congress-ised the party.” He said Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia
had come to see him in the hospital.“In Uttar Pradesh, over hundred MLAs of the BJP were in the Congress. The BJP has ministers who were in the Congress. And I am being connected with Congress just because its leader Arjun Modhwadia came to see me,” he said. Attacking the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, Togadia said: “It is the same office which made fake videos of RSS worker Sanjay Joshi. I know it because I was part of a probe. There was a conspiracy hatched in Gujarat. I also know who made it and will reveal this later, not today.”Hospital doctor RM Agrawal said: “Pravinbhai was discharged around 4 pm. He is fine and all his reports are in place. He will have to follow up with a cardiologist and a diabetologist soon. His son was there when he was discharged.”
CCTVs in classrooms so parents can see kids in real-time: Arvind Kejriwal
SS News | Gandhinagar
The move is precipitated by the murder of a seven-year-old at a private school in Gurgaon, followed by the rape of a toddler at a school in Gandhinagar After holding a review meeting over installation of CCTV cameras in all Delhi government school classrooms, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said parents will be given access to see their children in class on a real-time basis within three months. The meeting where this was decided was attended by Education Minister Manish Sisodia, PWD minister Satyendar Jain, Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and officials of the department of education. The move is precipitated by the murder of a sevenyear-old at a private school in Gurgaon,
followed by the rape of a toddler at a school in Gandhinagar. It also came a day after a private school was charged by Delhi Police in the case of a child allegedly being sexually abused by another child.In September last year, the CBSE had issued a notice to all affiliated schools in enlisting guidelines to ensure a child’s safety on the school premises. Lt Governor Anil Baijal had directed the Delhi government to make security measures mandatory, linking the schools to rules for recognition, while also asking the Delhi Police to waive verification charges in a bid to provide incentives to school to conduct background check on their staff.A government official said, “Taking stock of the progress of the project, the CM said that the process of
installation of CCTVs in schools should start within three months.”Officials said it was also decided that the education minister, secretary education and director education would “have the rights to view any classroom of any Delhi government school through the app at any point of time.” “There would be an auto complaint system to check non-functioning of any CCTV in the schools. The auto system would itself lodge a complaint
and it will go to the system integrator who would then rectify the camera.”Kejriwal, meanwhile, said, “Each parent will be given access to see his child studying in class on real-time basis on his/her phone. This will make the whole system transparent and accountable and would ensure safety of kids.”“The auto system would itself lodge a complaint and it will go to the system integrator who would then rectify the camera.”
Vinay Chauhan, said, “Acting on information that an accused, Manoj, who was involved in a loot case last week, was at Mohanpur village, a police team rushed to spot. Seeing the police, the group opened fire and the team fired back in retaliation. A bullet fired by the
assailants hit the boy on the head. He was playing near the spot. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died.”The CO further said that the gang managed to escape and that the bullet that hit Madhav, who was from a family of farmers, came from the gang’s end.
Mathura: 8-year-old dies in cross-firing between police, criminals; two constables suspended Agency | Mathura
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to boy’s family. A day after an eight-year-old boy died in cross-firing between police and a gang of criminals in Mathura, ANI Thursday reported that two
constables, Saurabh Sharma and Udham Singh, have been suspended for failing to immediately attend to the boy after he was struck by a stray bullet. Police said the boy, identified as Madhav, was playing in a nearby park when a bullet fired by the gangsters hit
him.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to his family, said Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar, adding that an inquiry has been ordered into the incident by IG, Agra Range, Raja Shrivastav.Circle Officer (CO), Mathura,
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