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Short News Hyderabad: VHP, Bajrang Dalbid to protest outside US consulate foiled Hyderabad : VHP and Bajrang Dal activists were taken into preventive custody Monday when they tried to stage a protest in front of the US consulate office in Hyderabad against CIA branding them as ‘religious militant’ outfits, police said. A group of around 25 members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal raised slogans and tried to march towards the consulate office, but their plan was foiled, the police said. “We prevented them from marching towards the office by taking 25 of them into preventive custody and later released them,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police S Srinivas told news agancy. Under the guise of submitting a memorandum at the office, the activists of the Hindu outfits wanted to stage the agitation, when there was no permission for it, the police official.
Study crime against children, juveniles in conflict with law: Bombay HC to Maharashtra government Mumbai : Lamenting the rampant incidents of crime against children, the Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to probe the reasons behind such crimes and why juveniles were increasingly taking to criminal activities. A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and G S Kulkarni said the state must take preventive steps to minimize incidents involving juveniles as well as crime against children. “There was a recent news report of an eight-month-old girl being sexually assaulted. The degree of degradation of one’s way of thinking is such that even an eight-month-old is not spared,” the bench said. “Why does this happen in a society like ours that has such a rich culture and heritage?” the bench asked.
Will go on indefinite fast if Kadapa steel plant promise not fulfilled: TDP MP to PM Modi
New Delhi : TDP MP CM Ramesh in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday he would be “constrained to undertake an indefinite fast” if immediate steps are not taken to establish a steel plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district. Ramesh wrote the letter five days after the Centre, citing a Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) feasibility report, told the Supreme Court that it was not “financially viable” to construct a steel plant at Kadapa. “The Government of India filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the project is not economically viable. It appears that the said statement was based on the initial SAIL report. This news has aroused emotions of the people of Andhra Pradesh in general and those from Kadapa district in particular,” the letter read. It is the Centre’s “statutory responsibility to fulfill the assurance as stated in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act”, the TDP MP wrote in the letter. He said the Centre should take early action for the establishment of an integrated steel plant in Kadapa district at the earliest or “I will be constrained to undertake an indefinite fast”.
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Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had said that it was “unfortunate” that the chief ministers of four states allowed themselves to be a part of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo’s “drama”.
No end in sight to Delhi-Centre impasse; IAS officers come out in public, allege victimisation
New Delhi : As the sit-in by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continued on the seventh day on Sunday, the tug of war between the AAP dispensation and the Lieutenant Governor refused to die down with IAS officers coming out in public alleging that they have been “targeted and victimised” for political gains. As the deadlock continues, chief ministers of four-nonBJP ruled states urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and solve the crisis. Later in the day, Kejriwal tried to salvage the situation by sending out an “assurance of safety” to the officers whom he called part of his families. The political slugfest between parties continued with the AAP upping the ante and organizing a massive march to the prime minister’s residence. The march was, however, stopped by the
India, China ties cannot take strain of another Doklam, says Chinese envoy
New Delhi : Bilateral ties between India and China can’t take the strain of another Doklam episode, Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui said on Monday, emphasising on the need to find a “mutually acceptable solution” on the boundary issue through a meeting of the Special Representatives. The Chinese envoy said at an event here that “some Indian friends” had suggested a trilateral summit comprising India, China and Pakistan, which was a “very constructive” idea. Dwelling on SinoIndian ties, he said it is quite natural to have differences but they need to be controlled and managed through cooperation. “We need to control, manage, narrow differences through expanding cooperation.
police midway. While the Congress defended its decision to not join other opposition parties in supporting Kejriwal over his standoff with the Delhi L-G, calling the AAP leader’s “dharna in an air-conditioned room” a
“drama”, the BJP, the major opposition party in the Delhi Assembly, continued its bashing of AAP and Kejriwal, saying he resorted to a “political stunt” in a bid to form an “anti-BJP, anti-Narendra Modi” front in the runup to the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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AAP-LG standoff: Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of ‘turning blind eye’ to anarchy in Delhi
Satyendar Jain hospitalised as his health deteriorates, says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain was on Sunday night rushed to a city hospital as his health deteriorated nearly a week after he had gone on an indefinite hunger strike at the Lieutenant Governor office, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. The health minister was taken to the LNJP Hospital, officials said. “Satyender Jain shifted to hospital due to his deteriorating health,” Kejriwal tweeted. His health summary this morning showed that his sugar level was 64 mg/dL and ketone level in urine was large. The blood pressure level was 96/68 and he weighed 78.5 kg, sources said.
New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the latter of turning a blind eye to the “anarchy” in Delhi, where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is locked in a standoff with the L-G over administrative issues since a week. The Congress chief alleged that the people of Delhi were the victims of this political
India-Greece bilateral trade stands at USD 530 million and some Indian companies are also present in the infrastructure, pharmaceutical and steel sectors in the central European nation.
India working towards becoming five trillion economy by 2025: President Athens : India is striving to become a USD 5 trillion economy and the world’s third largest consumer market by 2025, President Ram Nath Kovind has said as he highlighted investment opportunities in the country. Kovind, the first Indian president to travel to Greece in 11 years, arrived here on Saturday on the first leg of his three-nation tour. Addressing the diaspora here, he said his visit will strengthen ties between India and Greece. Kovind praised overseas Indians for playing an important role in improving bilateral relations. “Greece and India presented the ideals of civilisation and culture in the ancient world. The relations between the two countries are very old and deep. Greek historian
Megasthenes introduced India to the world through his book ‘Indica’,” the president said. “We are working towards making India a USD 5 trillion economy and the world’s third largest consumer market by 2025. According to the World Bank and IMF, our growth rate is going to be high,” he said. Currently India’s economy is estimated at USD 2.5 trillion. Kovind said India
had a very strong position in the world with the perspective of democracy, demographic divided and demand. “We are proud of our overseas Indians and their successes. Today there are plenty of opportunities for business, innovation and investment in India. I hope that whatever you can do for the development of India for the motherland, you will do that,” he said. India-Greece bilateral trade stands at USD 530 million and some Indian companies are also present in the infrastructure, pharmaceutical and steel sectors in the central European nation. Greece is home to a 12,000-strong Indian diaspora. Kovind will also travel to Surinam and Cuba during his trip.
ICICI Bank appoints Sandeep Bakhshi as fulltime director, Chanda Kochhar to be on leave
drama, as the impasse between the AAP and L-G showed no signs of abating. “Delhi CM, sitting in dharna at LG office. BJP sitting in dharna at CM residence. Delhi bureaucrats addressing press conferences. PM turns a blind eye to the anarchy; rather nudges chaos and disorder. People of Delhi are the victims, as this drama plays out,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
Sushma Swaraj calls Italian PM; discusses steps to revitalise bilateral ties
Rome : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Italian Prime Minister Prof. Giuseppe Conte and discussed ways to enhance cooperation across sectors and steps to revitalise the bilateral relationship. Swaraj, who is here on the first leg of her seven-day tour of four European countries, also met her Italian counterpart Enzo Moavero Milanesi. “In the first engagement of the day, EAM @ SushmaSwaraj called on Prime Minister of Italy Prof. Giuseppe Conte and congratulated him on assuming the high position,” External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
J-K: Youth killed as Army opens fire during protest in Kulgam district Rajnath Singh concerned over rising cases of online child pornography
New Delhi : ICICI Bank has appointed Sandeep Bakhshi as fulltime director and Chief Operating Officer (COO), a statement by the private sector lender said on Monday. The statement added that Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chanda Kochhar, who faces a complaint of alleged non-adherence of code of conduct, will be on leave till the completion of the internal enquiry against her. Bakhshi, whose appointment is for a period of five years beginning June 19, pending regulatory
approvals, will report to Kochhar, the bank said in the statement. “He will be responsible for handling all the businesses and corporate centre functions at the Bank,” the statement reads. All executive directors of the bank and the executive management would report to him. The new COO, in return, would report to the bank’s board during Kochhar’s period of leave. On the other hand, the bank’s Chief Financial Officer N S Kanna will replace Bakshi as ICICI Prudential Life MD and CEO.
New Delhi : Raising concerns over the increasing misuse of internet and social media in circulation of child pornography and other obscene content, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has called for strengthening the capabilities of law enforcement agencies to meet the new challenges posed by cybercrime. Rajnath, who chaired a review meeting of Home Ministry on Monday, directed officials to expedite the launch of proposed online cybercrime reporting portal, which will enable affected people in states/ Union territories to
lodge complaints with the concerned law enforcement agencies. The agencies which will investigate the respective the matter and will take action for removal of such content. He also appreciated the efforts made in reducing the duration of security clearance of proposals in sensitive sectors, bringing it down to 53 days compared to 120 days four years ago. He called for further reducing the clearance time by making use of online systems in coordination with administrative ministries for processing the proposals.
Srinagar : A civilian was killed on Monday when the Army opened fire during a protest in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. This is the fourth civilian killing in as many days in the Valley, and the first since the Centre decided not to extend the Ramzan ceasefire. On Monday evening, soldiers of 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were on a patrol in Nowpora village of Mirbazar in Kulgam when youths threw stones at them. Villagers said the clashes were
triggered when the Army snatched mobile phones from around a dozen youths. The Army opened fire, and two protesters were injured. They were rushed to the District Hospital in Anantnag, where doctors declared one of them brought dead. “We received two injured at the hospital. Both had bullet injury,” Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Anantnag Dr Fazil Kochak told The Indian Express. “One was critically injured. We tried to resuscitate him but couldn’t.
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AAP protest gets national stature
As the sin-in strike by Delhi CM in the Lt Governor’s house entered the eighth day, Arvind Kejriwal has achieved much more than what he had originally set out for when he decided to resort to the most uncommon form of protest. Despite an adverse remark by the Delhi High Court that the AAP leaders cannot stage a protest in someone’s house, the political content of Kejriwal’s agitation received more national support. In fact, the issue has forced itself on the national political stage, posing a serious crisis for the Opposition unity efforts, thanks to a curious twist to the story introduced by Congress. Rahul Gandhi’s party, which has been projecting for itself an anchor role in putting up a united front against Modi in the 2019 elections, finds itself isolated from the rest as more and more Opposition parties joined the chorus in support of the Delhi CM’s stand. Among those who came out to express solidarity with the Delhi government were Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav, DMK working president M K Stalin, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, rebel BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and his sidekick ‘Shotgun’ Shatrughan Sinha, Tamil actor politician Prakash Raj and the most unlikely Nitish Kumar JD(U), which is an NDA partner in Bihar. CMs Mamata, Chandrababu, Kumaraswamy and Pinarayi Vijayan had already taken up Kejriwal’s cause with PM Modi when they met him on the sidelines of the Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi. In contrast, the BJP appeared to be ploughing a lonely furrow, coming out on the streets to protest against the Delhi CM’s inaction when Delhi was suffering a serious administrative vacuum. As the issue got catapulted into a national debate on Centre-state relations, there were few takers for the BJP line and the party seemed to appear fighting a lost cause. As two fasting ministerial colleagues got admitted to hospital and Kejriwal showed no signs of backing off, matters appeared to be heading to a flash point, with intervention at the highest level brooking no further delay, despite the adverse remark by the court. It remains a debatable issue whether the court was right in describing the Lt Governor’s residential office as ‘someone’s house or office’. LG is not just someone in this particular instance, but a central player in the entire political drama. Raj Niwas can by no means be considered someone’s house. In any case, that was only an observation of the court and not part of any ruling, which will probably be issued when the court considers the matter again next Friday. As battle lines get drawn for 2019, it is obvious that Kejriwal’s unique protest may have played a defining role.
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Aishwarya shares adorable photos on Father’s Day
Bengaluru : Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently made her debut on photo-sharing site Instagram. On special occasions, the actor makes sure to share a post. The latest post of Aishwarya shows the actor at a get-together with her cousin sisters. “SISTERSUNDAY,” reads the photo’s caption. On Father’s Day, Aishwarya shared an endearing photo where she is seen with her little princess Aaradhya Bachchan and mother Vrinda Rai. We can also see the actor holding a photo of her late father Krishnaraj Rai and also don’t miss the camerafriendly little Bachchan showing a heart symbol with her hands. Not only this, Aishwarya shared another photo where she is seen with husband Abhishek Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya. It is such a lovely family photo. Abhishek too had shared two posts on Father’s Day. One wishing his dad Amitabh Bachchan and another with his darling daughter Aaradhya. “For holding my hand and guiding my through it all….For teaching my by leading by example….For still holding my hand and for your unending love and support. Happy Father’s Day! Love you Pa. @amitabhbachchan,” wrote the actor along with his first post while the second post’s caption read, “#happyfathersday to this angel for making me a father and making me realise what it takes to do what a father needs to do. I hope I can make you very proud. Papa loves you.”
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The film, also starring Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Saqib Saleem, is raking in the moolah.
Who cares about critics? Salman Khan’s Race 3 hits century on opening weekend
Hollywood - Bollywood Kareena Kapoor Khan to perform at Miss India 2018 finale? Kareena Kapoor Khan is all set to perform on stage after two years. The Bollywood actor will, reportedly, perform at Miss India 2018 grand finale.
Mumbai: It’s a give-and-take between Salman Khan and his fans on Eid. The superstar has gifted them his Eidi with his big budget action thriller, ‘Race 3’, and they have returned the favour by going out in huge numbers to the theatres. Also read: Race 3: Love you personally and professionally, says Aamir Khan to Salman Khan The result? ‘Race 3’ has hit the three-figure mark at the box office in the opening weekend itself. After grossing the highest figures of the year for any Bollywood film, on Friday and Saturday, with Rs 29.17 crores and Rs 38.14 crores respectively, the Remo D’Souza directorial went one notch higher, minting Rs 39.16 crores on Sunday. The total now stands at Rs 106.47 crores and is at par with Bhaijaan’s other Eid blockbusters, like ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (102.60 cr) and ‘Sultan’ (105.53 cr). However, the figure is lower than Tiger Zinda Hai (114.93 cr), and it’s surprising that his Christmas release took a better opening than his Eid counterpart. ‘Race 3’s thunderous opening also proves that Salman is almost (due to ‘Tubelight’ and ‘Jai Ho’) ‘critic-proof’ at the box office. Critics have gone hard at the film and negative reviews and one, two-star opinions have outshined the few and far between words of appreciation.
New Delhi : After taking over the silver screen with her performance in Veere Di Wedding, Kareena Kapoor Khan is all set to take over the stage too. The actor, who recently traveled to London for a vacation with husband Saif Ali Khan and little munchkin Taimur, has flown back to Mumbai to fulfill her professional commitment. Kareena would be in town for two days and during her stay, she would be rehearsing for her performance, which will take place on June 19 during the
Miss India 2018 grand finale. Kareena is going to set the stage on fire with “Tareefan” from her recent release Veere Di Wedding. “Kareena returns to the stage after 2 years and she is really excited about her performance. She has allotted two days for rehearsals and is prepping for her act with a choreographer. Her prep session lasts for 9 hours a day. She will be performing to a medley of her favorite songs including Tareefan, Mera Naam Mary and Mauja Hi Mauja among
others,” a source revealed. After the performance, Kareena will reportedly fly back to London and join Saif and Taimur. On the work front, Kareena Kapoor had recently shot for an advertisement with Saif Ali Khan. While the ad promo is yet to be out, the photos from the shoot went viral. Speculations are rife that Kareena has signed her next under Karan Johar’s production banner but nothing has been confirmed yet. Meanwhile, the actor said she would focus on doing only one film a year from now on.
Her role in Ocean’s 8 is a turning point for people of South Asian-origin in Hollywood.
Did you know? Ocean’s 8 star Mindy Kaling’s real name is Vera Mindy Chokalingam
New Delhi: Hollywood’s dramedy queen Mindy Kaling has struck the big screen once again as a lead in this season’s Hollywood blockbuster Ocean’s 8. While Mindy is quite popular in the US, what many closer home don’t know is that she’s actually of Indian origin. Mindy, born as Vera Mindy Chokalingam, has a Tamil father and Bengali mother. It is during her
Akshay Kumar does a good deed and you don’t even know about it!
New Delhi: Among all Bollywood superstars, Akshay Kumar is the only name who does 4 movies every year and still, doesn’t make much noise, letting his work speak for himself. He invests in his movie and his fee is minimal, thus helping the film make more profits, which also do not fully go into his pocket. Apart from being an honest income tax payer, Akshay has been doing a good, rather great deed which nobody knew about. Akki, who has often been vocal about any cause related to action (he has opened a centre which trains in martial arts), also took up the responsibility of ensuring the security of body doubles and action crew on the sets by paying their insurance.
improv days that the star modified her surname to Kaling by removing the ‘cho’ and ‘am’, to help others pronounce better. Mindy first got noticed on TV for her role in The Office and later gained popularity with her own show The Mindy Project. Though she has appeared in films like A Wrinkle in Time, Ocean’s 8 has put her on the global map.
There were three instances during the actor’s recent interaction with fans that directly or indirectly concerned Alia Bhatt.
Will you marry me, Ranbir posts on Twitter, reacts to query on when he’ll get hitched
Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities love playing hide-and-seek with the media regarding their relationship status. However, Ranbir Kapoor has offered the rare example of a celebrity who has accepted that he is indeed dating Alia Bhatt. So Ranbir
recently joined Twitter unofficially for a brief while through the handle of Fox Star Studios, the co-producers of his next ‘Sanju’, on Sunday. And with so much of spotlight on his relationship with Alia, there were three instances during the interaction with fans
that directly or indirectly concerned the actress. First was when he was asked which songs he’s hooked on currently. One was the obvious, ‘Kar Har Maidaan Fateh’ from his own film, ‘Sanju’, but the other was ‘Dilbaro’ from his ladylove’s recent blockbuster ‘Raazi.’
Big B, Taapsee reunite after Pink for Badla, share first picture from sets
New Delhi: The ‘Pink’ co-stars Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu - are winning hearts all over with a selfie. While sharing the image from the sets of ‘Badla’ on her Twitter, Taapsee wrote, “Andddddd..... we are back!!!!!! Even my own camera prefers to focus on him! #Rockstar #Badla #SujoyGhosh”. In the selfie, the camera focuses on Big B while Taapsee’s radiating smile can be seen in the background. The camera’s (apparently, owned by Taapsee, herself) auto-focus on the legend was not missed by the actress and she was quick to point it out. The ‘Naam Shabana’ actress pointed at the duo’s reunion, as the pair was last seen together in 2016’s epic courtroom drama, ‘Pink’.In current times, the duo has begun shooting for ‘Badla’ in the Scottish lowlands.
Deepika Padukone calls Ranveer Singh ‘mine’, lovebirds to make it official soon?
Mumbai: Bollywood’s rumored hot couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh often share PDA be it when promoting their movies together or individually, and these days, even on social media. Recently, the handsome Bollywood star shared a very glamorous picture of himself on Instagram. Deepika went on to comment, “Mine” along with several cute emoticons. Both Ranveer and Deepika are
considered the most desirable stars in Bollywood. The news of their romance started on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s hit film ‘Goliyon ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela’ (2013) and went on to do two more blockbusters with director namely, ‘Bajirao Mastani’ (2015) and ‘Padmaavat’ (2018). Now there are several reports making the rounds about them tying the knot in the month of November,
this year. Well, the cute gestures between Deepika and Ranveer might be proof that marriage is actually happening! Meanwhile, Ranveer is currently shooting for Rohit Shetty’s action-comedy ‘Simmba’. Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara is paired opposite Ranveer in the film. Produced by Karan Johar, the film is set to hit the screens on December 28, 2018.
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Cristiano Ronaldo bust replaced at Madeira airport
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England all-rounders Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes set to miss ODI series against Australia
Mumbai: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo’s bust at Madeira Airport, which gained worldwide attention last year has been replaced. The bust was created by a sculptor Emanuel Santos when the airport was renamed in Ronaldo’s honour in 2017. However, as soon as the bust was unveiled it went viral on social media and faced widespread ridicule and criticism as it hardly resembled the dashing personality of the football superstar. The new bust installed bear much more resemblance to the 33-year-old superstar. According to Madeira
Island News the statue was replaced on the request of Ronaldo’s family. The previous had faced a lot of flak on social media where people compared it to F1 driver David Coulthard, the head from British television show Art Attack and even former Sunderland striker Niall Quinn. Meanwhile, Madeira Island News also quoted Madrid’s Airport director Duarte Ferreira who said that the original sculpture has been saved, but no decision has been taken on what to do with it. However, Twitterati has come up with a quirky answer- bring it back.
Mumbai: England allrounders Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are set to miss the remainder of the fivematch ODI series against Australia due to injuries. Both the players are yet to recover from the injuries they sustained previously. While Woakes is yet to recover from a right quad tear he sustained at Emerald Headingley in the second Test against Pakistan, Stokes is still recuperating from the torn hamstring sustained a couple of weeks ago. In a statement released the ECB provided updates on both the cricketers. “Chris Woakes has had an injection for the knee issue last Monday
and will now undertake a rehabilitation and conditioning programme to address both injuries. A date for return cannot be specified at this stage, but he will not be available before the India Royal London ODI series,” the statement read. “England and Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes’ torn left hamstring is progressing well. He can bat fully and is now able to run at 90 percent capacity. He will commence his return to bowling programme this week,” it added. The English camp is hoping that Stokes will be fit for the crucial series against India which begins next month.
Andy Murray must overcome mental challenge after injury, says Novak Djokovic
Mumbai: Former world number one Novak Djokovic says overcoming the mental challenge will be Andy Murray’s biggest obstacle when he returns to tennis after a longterm hip injury. Murray, who has been sidelined for almost a year since losing in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last July, will face Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in the first round at the Queen’s Club tournament on Tuesday. “… I think the biggest challenge will always be mental,” Djokovic, who is trying to recapture top form after undergoing elbow surgery earlier this year, told British media. “How to get it out
of your head, understand that it’s behind you, that you’re fine now, that you’re healthy and you can focus on your game rather than thinking 50 percent of the time about whether or not something can happen.” The 12time Grand Slam champion also said grass might not be the ideal surface for Murray to make his return. “I don’t know the state of his hips,” said Djokovic. “But the one thing that could be a bit dangerous is slipping on the grass. That’s something that is very unpredictable and grass is always this kind of surface where one wrong footing can make something go wrong, especially in the hips.”
Champions Trophy will be reality check for us ahead of hockey World Cup, says Sreejesh PR Sreejesh says the upcoming FIH Champions Trophy, which will feature all the top teams of the world, could provide a reality check ahead of the season-ending World Cup. Bengaluru : Indian men’s hockey team captain PR Sreejesh says the upcoming FIH Champions Trophy, which will feature all the top teams of the world, could provide a reality check ahead of the season-ending World Cup. Having finished second best in the last edition, Indian men’s hockey team would want to go one step ahead this time, but Sreejesh is looking at the event in a different way. The 18-member Indian team will leave for Breda, Netherlands
later tonight to take part in the last edition of the Champions Trophy, to be held from June 23 to July 1. With hosts The Netherlands, Argentina, Pakistan, Belgium and defending champions Australia in the fray, the tournament will be a litmus test for India ahead of the World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar later this year. “Though right now our immediate goal is to do well in this tournament, there is no doubt the Champions Trophy will be a reality check for us
Business States collect Rs 10,000 cr taxes online post e-governance initiatives
New Delhi: States have collected taxes to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore online since the rollout of transport mission mode project (MMP), which has also automated regional transport operations, under the Centre’s ambitious e-governance initiative.
The government has set up a consolidated nation-wise transport database and launched citizens and trade-centric applications under the e-governance initiative, according to a road transport and highways ministry’s document.
to see where we stand among other top teams especially ahead of the World Cup,” said Sreejesh ahead of the team’s departure. “It is the final edition of Champions Trophy and I am sure every team would want to make it memorable. It will be a challenging tournament with backto-back matches and winning those three points from each game will be the only thing on our minds.” India, who had won a historic silver medal in the previous edition in London,
“Corporate Safety Responsibility” workshop designed to sensitize corporate employees to be an responsible road users
Toyota Kirloskar Motor thrusts its “Safety Commitment” with yet another unique Road Safety workshop for Corporates across India Bangalore : Spearheading the cause of road safety, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has gone the extra mile by instituting a unique module that trains corporate employees on road safety culture. The specially designed safety awareness module “Corporate Safety Responsibility” has successfully trained 3,500 employees, since its commencement in July 2017. Aimed at creating an impactful and far-reaching consciousness, this unique workshop on road safety targets corporate employees across the country by motivating them to introspect on their driving behavior and urges them to own the sense of responsibility for the safety of one and all. Each workshop offers a 60 minutes engaging and insightful session on safety in general and on individual’s road behavior with an aim of covering nearly 100 corporates spread across
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai in the initial phase. The workshop also measures the overall effectiveness of the program and individual’s inclination towards safety by adopting corporate employees’ feedback method. On an average, India witnesses 400 fatalities a day on the roads, with approximately 12 per cent of the world’s road fatalities on our nation’s roads.* The reasons for this can be classified under three major categories namely the road conditions, the car (lacking safety features) and most importantly careless driver behavior. Studies indicate that human error accounts for 77% of road accidents with top three causes being Distracted Driving (Usage of Mobile phone), Drunk Driving and Dangerous Driving (rash driving &non-adherence to traffic rules).
The 30-share index was trading lower by 84.09 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 35,538.05.
Sensex, Nifty turn choppy on weak global cues Mumbai: The BSE Sensex turned negative after opening 76 points higher in early session on Monday amid weak global cues on rising concerns of a global trade war. The 30-share index was trading lower by 84.09 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 35,538.05. The gauge had gained 22.32 points in the previous session. Vedanta, Tata Steel, Coal India, Kotak Bank, PowerGrid, Hero MotoCorp, Axis Bank and Infosys were among the top index losers, shedding up to 3 per cent. On the other hand, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, M&M, IndusInd Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top gainers, rising up to 2 per cent. The NSE Nifty too edged lower by 14.40 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 10,803.30. Sectoral indices led by metals, banking
and realty stocks fell by up to 2 per cent. Investor sentiment turned weak after US President Donald Trump on Friday slapped a 25 per cent tariff on USD 50 billion worth
of Chinese goods, as he accused Beijing of intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices, triggering a fullfledged trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Reacting to
Trump’s latest announcement, China said it has imposed “equal” tariffs on US products. Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs 561.01 crore on Friday, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,524.74 crore on Friday, as per provisional data. Brent crude was down 1.08 per cent to USD 72.65, while WTI oil fell 1.86 per cent to USD 63.85 a barrel in Asian trade. Elsewhere in Asia, most financial markets in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei are closed for public holidays. Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.04 per cent in early trade today. The US dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.34 per cent down on Friday.
will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 23 but Sreejesh said it is just another game for them despite the hype around the high-profile encounter. “For us, the match against Pakistan is just another game where we will be looking to win three points. In this tournament every single match is crucial if we want to see ourselves in the title round because the first two teams on top of the points table will play the final,” said the custodian Sreejesh.
Indians are digitally active, but not digitally aware and secure: Experian Report
Bangalore : Digital consumption in India is on a rise with Indian consumers actively engaging on digital platforms – however there is a heightened risk of fraud, with approximately one in four customers’ being victims to online deceit accordingly to Experian’s Digital Consumer Insights report. Experian’s Digital Consumer Insights 2018 report, coauthored with advisory firm IDC, delves into how well businesses mitigate fraud risk through the eyes of their most important stakeholders, the customers. The report is based on a response from a consumer survey across ten APAC markets namely Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The study found that as brands and consumers are looking
for easier ways to buy and sell products online via mobile devices –the opportunity for online fraud is escalating simultaneously. The report categorizes the consumer behavior into two prominent categories – The Digital Voyagers, digitally savvy, with a high willingness to share data for better experience and a low tendency to switch providers in an event of fraud; and The Digital Pragmatists, digitally conservative, cautious about fraud with a low willingness to share data. India has been classified as the Digital Voyager, who is more convenience-driven and less risk-averse. Talking about the insights from the report, Vaishali Kasture, Managing Director Experian Credit Bureau and Country Head, Experian India said “Through the study we observed that consumers from India, are driven by convenience and are less aware about online frauds when compared to other APAC countries like Singapore and Hong Kong. Prevalent customer practice to bear the cost of the fraud is not a solution to mitigating digital frauds, more needs to be done to build awareness and collectively fight fraud”.
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Behavioural research lab Youth who fired on to come up in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad cops held AHMEDABAD: The landscape of marketing in an interconnected world has changed drastically with unprecedented volumes of data becoming available to researchers. One of the major marketing goals for which such data is used is to understand, and as an extension predict, the behaviour of the target audience. As a step in that direction, Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA) is in the process of setting up a behavioural research lab in collaboration with major US-based educational institutes. Dr Preeti Shroff, dean, MICA, said that the lab will focus on areas such as digital communication and marketing, sentimental analysis and customer interface. Prof Shailendra Raj Mehta, director, MICA, said that one of the core focus areas for the institute is research and collaboration. “As part of the initiative, we have entered into partnership with major
AHMEDABAD: US-based varsities. A case study The city crime branch centre is already in the offing,” arrested a 19-year-old he said. Shroff said that due to youth identified as Vinod India’s demographics, world Malviya alias Vinod Mali over, researchers are interested from Sirohi in Rajasthan in to understand the local market. the case of firing on a crime “While we are focusing on the use branch team in Kathwada, of digital platforms by youth in a Ahmedabad, earlier this project with Annenberg School of month, police said on Sunday. Communications, we have entered Crime branch officials said into collaboration for data analytics, Malviya was arrested on luxury marketing and consumer June 15 and remanded insight with Emory University,” to police custody till she said. MICA has collaborated June 22. Malviya is one with Michigan State University of the four members (MSU) and Northwestern of the Rajasthan-based University in the US for marketing gang which is allegedly management and integrated involved in a series of marketing communication robberies, and house respectively. With MSU, MICA break-ins across the will also conduct study of Indian country. Malviya was students’ preference for education earlier booked under abroad. MICA has also tied up a case of prohibition with World Bank and UNICEF for by Gujarat police. The specific social campaigns and media gang had fired at a crime branch team at Neelkanth education.
Alpesh Thakor showers notes on stage; says it was for a cause
Apartment on Kathwada Road on June 7. Police had also found empty cartridges from the spot which suggested that the gang members were firing from pistols. The crime branch team had then managed to nab one of the gang members, Pratapsinh Rajput, 19, from a car which the rest of the gang used to escape. The crime branch had found one country-made revolver and eight live cartridges from Rajput who was staying at Bapunagar area of the city. Officials said the leaders of the gang, Arvindsinh Rathod and Dinesh alias Baapji always kept loaded magazines - each with 15 rounds of 7.65mm cartridges, along with other rounds in a cartridge belt.
Ahmedabad: Fear of potholes follows first drizzle
international Donald Trump says he won’t let United States become ‘migrant camp’
Washington : US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not allow the United States to become a “migrant camp” as his administration faced a barrage of criticism for separating immigrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border. Democrats and some in Trump’s own Republican Party have blasted the administration for separating nearly 2,000 children from their parents at the border between mid-April and the end of May. Medical professionals have said the practice could cause lasting trauma to children. The family separations are the result of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that arrests all adults who are caught trying to enter the United States illegally, including those seeking asylum. While parents are held in jail, their children are sent to separate detention facilities. Video footage released by the government showed migrant children held in wire cages, sitting on concrete floors. Trump, who has made a tough stance on immigration a major goal of his presidency, responded sharply to critics on Monday.
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AHMEDABAD: A video clip purportedly showing Thakor community leader and Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor showering currency notes at a public gathering in Patan district went viral on social media on Sunday. The clip, which has been making rounds on social media portals, showed Thakor, MLA from Radhanpur, showering currency notes of Rs 10 from a stage at a folk music function, ‘Dayro’, at Sadaram Kumar Chhatralay (boys’ hostel) on Bhabhar Road in Radhanpur town of Patan district late on Saturday night. Sources close to the OBC leader said that the programme was held to raise money to build a girls’ hostel in Radhanpur in which Thakor along with other senior Congress leaders had participated. Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) chief, Amit Chavda was the chief gust of the event. According to the RBI’s guidelines on currency notes, they cannot be used for making garlands, for decoration purpose and also for showering in any event.
AHMEDABAD: With just days left before monsoon rains begin to lash Ahmedabad, civic officials have their fingers crossed. The ghost of ‘Vikas Gando Thayo Che’ is still haunting public and civic officials. A senior Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) official candidly admits that roads along the Metro corridorwhich are to be maintained by MEGA - are the weak spots and may open up as ulcers or potholes. There are 16 road spots along the Metro-rail corridor, according to this official, that need constant monitoring. Two weeks ago AMC had just finished laying a drainage line along Ranip road. Shwetang Patel from the area
says, “The contractor has loosely covered up the dug-up spot with mud. We fear a sink hole soon on this length.” In west zone, in the last one month, there have been at least 67 road complaints from Paldi area, 45 from Navrangpura and 24 from SP stadium. Last week at Sthanakwasi Jain society in Naranpura a small cave-in appeared, while members of Gokul apartments in SP Stadium complained about the contractor carelessly covering up the dug-up spot with mud after laying a drainage line. At Laxmi Society near law garden residents have been complaining of potholes and uneven roads.
NITI Ayog forms seven chief ministers’ Ahmedabad: Gangster committee for optimum use of Latif’s ex-aide Nazir recommendations of MANREGA in Agri-field shot at Ahmedabad : Fourth its chairman, and six usage of MANREGA, Governing Council meeting of NITI Ayog, chaired by Prime Minister Mr. Narendrabhai Modi, today formed a committee consisting of seven chief ministers, including Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani, for optimum usage of recommendation of MANERGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in the agricultural field. The committee formed with total consensus was consisting of seven chief ministers – Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh) as
other members were Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani (Gujarat), Ms Mamta Banerjee (West Bengal), Mr. Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Mr. Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh), and Pawan Kumar Chamling (Sikkim). The committee using the MANERGA as a medium to study the possibility for increasing incomes of farmers by monitoring agricultural related trends – before sowing and after harvesting – to make its recommendations for the implementations. Through innovative
Gujarat has made praise worthy works towards the Prime Minister’s targeted aim to double the farmers’ income by 2022. It should be noted here that recently Gujarat had innovatively utilized the MANREGA in its Sujalam Sufalam Water Conservation Campaign to deepen the lakes, revival of the rivers, cleaning of the canals and other works across the state. As a result of this, as many as 32 rivers were revived, over 13,000 lakes were deepened, over 5,000 km long canals were cleaned and others that increased the rain waters storage capacity to over 12,000-lakh sq. feet.
AHMEDABAD: Barely had the Eid festivities ended, bullet shots were fired at a former Latif gang member in the minority community dominated Juhapura area on Sunday morning. Three persons fired three rounds at 50-year-old Nazir Vora, who was going to offer namaz at a mosque near his house in Baghe-e-Nishaat Society along with his watchman. Vora escaped with superficial injuries in the knee and hand as he fell on the ground while trying to escape. The incident has sparked speculations of a gangwar due to old rivalry. In his complaint lodged with Vejalpur police station,
Vora said that a car hit his scooter from behind when they were on way to the mosque. When Vora and the watchman fell down, three masked men came out of the car brandished a revolver at him. “Seeing them, I started running away from there but they fired two rounds at me. I fell down again and ran inside by my sister’s house which was very close to the mosque. I stayed there for around 10 minutes. When I came out of the house, my watchman told me that one of the men had hit him with revolver’s butt but his accomplice asked to leave the watchman,” Vora said in his complaint.
Chief Minister inaugurates new office of the Dr Ambedkar Antyodaya Vikas Nigam in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Ahmedabad : Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the new office of the Dr Ambedkar Antyodaya Vikas Nigam (A.J.) at the Karmayogi Bhavan at Sector- 10(B) in Gandhinagar in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel. The Chief Minister has honourably christened the corporation as ‘Antyodaya Vikas Nigam’ in 2017, working for the socio-economic-educational uplift of the most backward castes. It has so far extended loans totalling Rs.16.59-lakh to
3,734 beneficiaries. The Nigam also disburses loans under the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation for microcredit finance, women’s development, passenger auto-rickshaw, e-passenger rickshaw, carrier vehicles and camel cart. Those present on the occasion included Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Ishwarbhai Parmar, MPs Shmabhuprasad Tundiya, Kirtibhai Solanki and Vinodbhai Chavda, Nigam’s Chairman Gautambhai Gedia and Directors, sants and office-bearers.
New York : Oil prices rose on Monday in volatile trade as this week’s OPEC meeting raised the specter of production increases and as investors assessed the impact of a trade dispute between the United States and China. US crude oil edged up 43 cents a barrel to $65.49 by 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 GMT). The contract earlier traded at a two-month low of $63.59. Brent crude jumped $1.55 to $74.99 a barrel. US crude’s discount to Brent <WTCLc1-LCOc1> widened to as much as $9.73 a barrel, after narrowing Friday. China’s trade restrictions could leave the growing volumes of U.S. crude from shale without a buyer, traders said. While the volumes would ultimately get shipped elsewhere, absent China the price could be depressed, traders said. In May, Brent hit a 3-1/2year high above $80 a barrel, but has slid since then on reports that top suppliers Saudi Arabia and Russia will increase production. “Volatility is going to be pretty high this week,” said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho in New York. Indications from OPEC members and other large producers on the scale of potential production increases are likely to drive the market, he said.
French President Macron scolds teen for asking ‘How’s it going, Manu?’
Paris : President Emmanuel Macron upbraided a French teenager on Monday after the boy addressed the president informally as “Manu” and sang the socialist anthem in front of him. Macron was attending a ceremony in northern France to commemorate General Charles De Gaulle’s call for popular resistance during World War Two. The young man, who looked to be in his mid-teens, was standing behind a barrier as Macron passed along the crowd. He was captured on LCI television singing the words of the international socialist anthem before asking the president, “Ca va Manu?” (How’s it going, Manu?). “No, no, you are here at an official ceremony,” Macron, 40, told him sharply. “You can’t just behave like that. “You can act like a clown, but today it’s the ‘Marseillaise’ and the ‘Partisans Song’ we’re singing. You address me as Mr President of the Republic or plain mister.” The boy, shaggy hair falling in front of his eyes, apologised. But Macron, who is known for his quick tongue and often mixes elevated language with street slang, went on: “You need to do things the right way. Even if you want to lead a revolution one day, you’ve first got to earn a diploma and learn how to put food on the table.”
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