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Mayawati quits Rajya Sabha after being disallowed to speak on Dalit atrocities
After sending in her resignation to the Vice-President, Mayawait “The death toll due to incessant rains across Gujarat since the last one week has said, “When the ruling party is not allowing me time to present my risen to 14 as three more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours,” officials of the view on the current issues, then I think it is better for me to resign.” State Emergency Operations Centre(SEOC) at Gandhinagar said. SS News | Ahmedabad
Heavy rains lashed Surat, Valsad and Navsari districts in southern Gujarat on Tuesday, even as three more persons People wade through a flooded street after died in the state in heavy downpour in Surat on Tuesday the last 24 hours due to the incessant rain-related deaths Ahmedabad district, downpour, taking to 14 within a week, another death was the total number of officials said. Other reported in Morbi parts of Gujarat also district, they said. received moderate As Saurashtra rerainfall in the last gion also received 24 hours, they said. heavy rainfall in the “The death toll due last couple of days, Open 31,775.54 to incessant rains relief operations by High 31,911.61 across Gujarat since the National DisasLow 31,626.44 the last one week has ter Response Force risen to 14 as three (NDRF) were still more deaths were re- on in parts of SurenOpen 9,832.70 ported in the last 24 dranagar and JamHigh 9,885.35 hours,” officials of nagar districts, ofLow 9,892.05 the State Emergen- ficials said. During cy Operations Cen- the day (8 am to 4 tre(SEOC) at Gand- pm), Choryasi taluhinagar said. While ka of Surat district two persons died in received maximum
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Missing teenage girl found dead Agency | Hisar A 16-year-old girl, who had mysteriously disappeared from her house in Hansi last night, died allegedly after some concrete material fell on her, police said today. The girl, a resident of Bhatia Colony in Hansi, about 26 km from here, had gone missing from her house last night after which her family members began a search.
Sultry weather in Haryana, Punjab Agency | Chandigarh
Sultry weather conditions continued to prevail at most places in Haryana and Punjab, with common capital Chandigarh turning out to be the hottest place in the region today.Union territory Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, as per the MeT department’s report. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 35.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.
rainfall of 201 mm, followed by Chikhli in Navsari (131 mm), Jalalpore in Navsari (105 mm), Navsari taluka (103 mm), Palsana (99 mm), Mandvi (96 mm) and Bardoli (92 mm) (last three places in Surat district). These places were followed by Vapi in Valsad (83 mm), Surat city (79 mm), Kamrej in Surat (78 mm), Umergam in Valsad (77 mm), Rapar in Kutch (76 mm), Vagra in Bharuch (74 mm) and Mangrol in Surat (70 mm), they said. In Navsari, the district administration directed the government primary schools to declare a holiday due to heavy rains since early morning.
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati on Tuesday resigned from the Rajya Sabha, hours after she claimed she was not allowed to speak on atrocities against Dalits under the ruling NDA government, said. She has sent in her resignation to the Vice-President. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister stormed out of the House earlier today, after Deputy Chairman P J Kurien asked her to conclude her impromptu speech on the anti-Dalit violence in Saharanpur. After exceeding her allotted three minutes, Kurien told her she “cannot monopolise” the floor. “When the
Nagaland trust vote: Guwahati HC rejects CM’s plea, fresh floor test on Wednesday
Agency | Guwahati In what can be described as a major setback to Nagaland chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu, the Kohima bench of the Guwahati High Court on Tuesday rejected his contentions against a directive by the governor to go for a floor test, and pushed the ball back to the Raj Bhavan saying it was up to him (governor) to take a decision. A couple of hours after the High Court order
was out, governor PB Acharya issued fresh orders calling for an emergency special session of the Nagaland Assembly on Wednesday morning with an one-point agenda “to test the majority support” of the present cabinet led by chief minister
Shurhozelie Liezietsu. While governor PB Acharya had, in the wake of dissident legislator TR Zeliang’s claim of majority support, directed chief minister Liezietsu on July 11 and 13 to go for a floor test by July 17, the latter had
Tejashwi Yadav Presents Defense Vetted By Lawyers To Nitish Kumar Agency | Patna
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met this evening with his 28-year-old deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, who has been charged with corruption by the CBI. This is the first time that the two leaders have met alone since the corruption scandal erupted two weeks ago. They attended a cabinet meeting together this morning. At the 45-minute meeting this evening at the Chief Minister’s office, Tejashwi Yadav presented him with a detailed de-
fense of the charges against him - his explanation had been vetted by lawyers and senior leaders of his party including his father Lalu Yadav. Nitish Kumar has indicated a preference for the resignation of his deputy, who has publicly declared it will not be forthcoming, a stand endorsed heartily by his father, and their party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD, which has
the most seats in the Bihar assembly. With both sides adamant on their stand, it was left to their third ally - the Congress - to mediate. This evening’s meeting was reportedly set up by Ashok Choudhary, a senior Congress leader in Bihar who is also a minister in the coalition government. Earlier this week, Nitish Kumar’s party, the Janata Dal United, acknowledged that the Chief Minister had dialed Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and asked for her intervention.
petitioned the High Court saying it was an “ex facie unconstitutional, illegal, arbitrary” order that had violated of the basic features of the Constitution. Though the High Court had on Friday put the floor test order on hold, on Tuesday it dismissed the chief minister’s contentions as “not tenable”.
ruling party is not allowing me time to present my view on the current issues, then I think it is better for me to resign,” said Mayawati after sending her resignation letter to the Vice-President. Earlier in the day, she
told reporters outside Parliament, “When I tried speaking about the weaker sections today in the Rajya Sabha, I was not allowed to speak. Why? It’s a shame. If I can’t speak about our weaker sections in the House then I
have no right to stay in the House. This is the reason I have decided to quit from Rajya Sabha, I am not being heard, not allowed to speak.” “I met the chairman to hand over my resignation letter. It is not fair that I am not allowed to speak in the House on issues close to me…,” she said. In her resignation letter, she said, “When I got up to speak, the government side did not allow me to complete.
MEA revokes passport of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik Agency | New Delhi
The External Affairs Ministry on Wednesday revoked the passport of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted in connection with alleged terror funding cases. The request to revoke the passport was made by National Investigative Agency a few days ago. “The Regional Passport Office, Mumbai, has revoked the Indian passport of Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, resident of B-1005/1006 Jasmine Apartment, 65B, Dockyard Road, Mazagaon, Mumbai, under the provisions of the Passport Act
1967,” a National Investigation Agency (NIA) statement said. The request by NIA was made after 51-year-old Naik failed to respond to three summons issued to him in cases filed under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against him last year. The travel document was revoked after the controversial Islamic preacher
failed to respond to a show-cause notice issued to him for personal appearance by July 13. The notice was served asking Naik why his passport should not be revoked in view of various investigations pending against him. NIA has registered criminal case against him at its Mumbai branch under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Interpol was approached against Naik after a year-long probe during which the NIA gathered evidence against him.
decided otherwise”. Naidu, who quit the BJP after he was nominated to contest the vice presidential poll, suggested he was keen on strengthening Modi’s “great leadership” but rejected reports that he wished to continue as minister. “The country has got a great leadership and we should strengthen the country through that leadership, and move forward. That was my wish. There was no intention as
some people are saying that I wanted to continue as minister...,” he said. “I had already made up my mind. I told my colleagues also that I want to see Modi come back again in 2019 and then I will call it off and join social service... but destiny decided otherwise. I have agreed with whatever decision was taken finally after discussion,” Naidu added. Having been “brought up” by the party after he lost his mother at a very young age, Naidu said, it was “very painful” to leave the organisation that he treated like his mother.
Venkaiah Naidu files papers, says he doesn’t belong to any party now
Agency | New Delhi
The NDA’s vice presidential nominee M Venkaiah Naidu today filed his nomination and reached out to parties across the political divide, saying he no longer belonged to the BJP and would work to strengthen democratic institutions if elected.Joined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and party veteran L K Advani besides allies and members of non-NDA parties like AIADMK and TRS, the former union minister submitted his nomination papers for the election scheduled for August 5. Today was the last day for filing nomi-
nations. Addressing a “farewell” press conference later, Naidu played down reports that he was not very keen on taking the new responsibility. He said the NDA making him its nominee was, in fact, an “honour” and that he would uphold the dignity of the office if elected. He said he wanted to see Modi’s return to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha election and then join social service but “destiny
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How smart solutions can ease traffic jams in our cities The biggest problem facing transport in cities today is capacity, with road systems creaking under the strain of cars. The traffic snarls reported from Mumbai for the past two days are a case in point. Most of India’s metros figure prominently in the global list of cities with the most painful commute. Traffic congestion has reduced the average speed of vehicles in key cities to less than 20 kmph, plagued by several urban transport issues like poorly designed entry and exit points on roads and freeways, the dual presence of chaurahas and signals, the absence of lane markings and poor intersection management. How does one optimise the use of the existing road infrastructure without additional capital expenditure? Below, we have identified several intelligent traffic management solutions (ITMS) that aim to ease both existing and future challenges facing road traffic. Advanced traffic advisory for one, uses various intelligent sub-systems like sensors, CCTVs, VIDs etc on roads and vehicles to provide 24/7 traffic advice on various aspects like current and future average speeds, delays, incidents, congestion, roadwork, adverse weather conditions etc. to a commuter on their smartphone. Complementing this could be the variable message signs strategically placed along roadways, to display real time information for a variety of situations including emergencies, construction and road closures. Most drivers can relate to being stuck in traffic wondering if a green light should have lasted longer in a particular direction given the traffic on that side. This can be resolved through adaptive signal control technology, wired together through an IP network adjusting to the demand of traffic in real time. Japan has already seen the successful implementation of this technology and reduced traffic congestion by 35%. While most intelligent traffic management solutions are innovative, they’re also practical. Variable lane capacity management makes congested highways/ bridges/freeway systems more efficient, safe and functional. It reconfigures the roadway using movable barriers that are shifted back and forth several times a day to create high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes that match traffic demand. This dynamic solution offers real-time increase in road capacity and maintains positive barrier protection between the lanes. Often the lack of timely measures for incident resolution and management results in congestion and the occurrence of secondary incidents.
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2.0: Rajinikanth, Amy Jackson to shoot for the costliest song for 12 days
Agency | New Delhi
The world is waiting for the release of Rajinikanth’s next 2.0, which stars Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in the lead roles too. Now, to add up to the excitement, some sources claim that Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson would be shooting for a special song for the film. Trade analyst Ramesh Bala on Twitter wrote, “. @ superstarrajini and @iamAmyJackson
will be shooting for a peppy dance track for #2Point0 – 1 of the costliest songs with 12 days of shoot. “We have completed the shoot for 2.0. Only a song is left. Rajini and I are going to shoot for a 12day song schedule next month. We are not travelling for the song, it will be indoors. There will be a huge set erected for the same, much like Shankar’s style.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam’s Kaabil Might Get A Hollywood Remake Agency | New York
Bollywood celebs pour in birthday wishes for Priyanka Chopra Agency | New Delhi
As Priyanka Chopra turns 35 today, several Bollywood celebs like Dia Mirza, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vishal Dadlani and Gauhar Khan took to Twitter on Tuesday to wish her a happy birthday. Priyanka — an actress, singer and film producer — won the Miss World 2000 pageant and has received numerous awards, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the government honoured her with the Padma Shri, the
fourth highest civilian honour. Debuting with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, Priyanka Chopra gained fame with Andaaz and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. After establishing her place as one of the top actors in Bollywood, she starred in ABC’s spy-thriller TV series Quantico after which she has become a household name in the United States also. After Quantico, she starred alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Baywatch. Although the film was not successful, either critically or commercial-
ly, Priyanka Chopra was lauded for her performance. Actor Abhishek Bachchan said, “Happy birthday Chopps @priyankachopra. Have a super year. Take a break, even if its just for the day. Much love.” Jacqueline Fernandez, who is waiting for the August release of her film A Gentleman alongside Sidharth Malhotra, said, “Happy happy birthday @priyankachopra!! Onward and upward ”. Dia Mirza said, “Happy Birthday @priyankachopra!!! Keep shining big big hug and love.”
Hrithik Roshan Kabil is what partially kick-started the Bollywood itinerary of 2017 (OK Jaanu released a week ahead of the film) and it’s been seven months since. Now, it appears that Kaabil is all set to have a Hollywood remake. A mid-day report states that the top boss of Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox approached the 43-yearold actor to acquire the rights of the movie for a remake. In an interview to mid-day, director Sanjay Gupta said: “It’s true that Fox, through Tomas Jegeus (president, Fox International Productions), has approached Hrithik. Even though the developments are too premature to talk
about at this moment, it is an honour for the team. What is also exciting is that Kaabil has been declared the best film of [the first half of] 2017 via an online poll. So, it’s a double win for us.” According to mid-day, Hrithik was busy with his New York schedule when the Hollywood studio got in touch with him. Once back, he is expected to share the details with his filmmaker father Rakesh Roshan, who produced Kaabil. “Before he jetted
off to New York, Hrithik was pleasantly surprised to get a call from Tomas, who wanted to buy the remake rights of Kaabil. They feel the film is a pure entertainer and has all the ingredients for a great Hollywood film. Hrithik will discuss the matter with his father when he is back.” Hrithik is currently in New York - pictures of the actor with ex-wife Sussanne Khan in the Big Apple have been shared on Instagram.
I’m extremely sorry if I’ve offended or hurt anyone Varun Dhawan during the green carpet of IIFA Awards 2017 in New York Agency | New York
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who is at the centre of a storm ever since the IIFA episode, has apologised for his “Nepotism rocks” act at the IIFA Awards in New Jersey. Varun, son of filmmaker David Dhawan, along with filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Saif Ali Khan, sparked the controversy over the nepotism debate at the awards gala. Later, all three of them received flak on social media with people calling their act “disappointing”. “I express my apology and regret... I am
extremely sorry if I have offended or hurt anyone with that act,” Varun tweeted on Tuesday. Karan and Saif, who were hosting the gala, revisited the much-talked about nepotism issue that started in Bollywood when actress Kangana Ranaut branded Karan as a “flagbearer of nepotism” on his chat show “Koffee With Karan”. When Varun
joined the two actors on stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role for “Dishoom”, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father. “You are here because of your papa,” Saif quipped. Varun said: “And you’re here because of your mummy (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore).”
After New York vacation, Anushka Sharma is up for some work in the city
Agency | New Delhi
The Sejal aka Anushka Sharma of Jab Harry Met Sejal has left her Harry aka Shah Rukh Khan alone for the promotions of the film and has flown to New York herself, both for work and for some fun. While we have already got enough of her fun filled New York vacation, it is now time for some work. Anushka took to her Instagram account to share a picture from the sets of Rajkumar Hirani’s next untitled biopic which is based on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt. The biopic will see Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal as Sunil Dutt and Manisha Koirala as Nargis Dutt. Though Anushka has remained tight-lipped about her role and has maintained that her’s is a cameo in the film based on a fictional character, there are speculations doing the rounds that she plays a journalist in the film. Sharing the picture, Anushka wrote, “Makeup drill !! Last 2
days of shoot left for Dutt Biopic in NewYork then back to Mumbai for #JabHarryMetSejal ” Meanwhile, Anushka’s New York vacation has been grabbing all the attention ever since she has taken her first few steps in the city which never sleeps. This courtesy beau Virat Kohli who shared a gorgeous picture with his lady love on Instagram and captioned it, “Much needed break with my love.” Later the fan pages of the actress gave a sneak peek into what all she did – from grocery shopping with Virat to meeting her childhood friend. The Phillauri actress’ social media accounts have become a mirror to her life. Another post of Anushka sees her on the cover of the Filmfare Magazine’s August edition and she looks drop dead gorgeous in it. The intense looks of the actress on the cover will make her fans fall for her all over again. We just hope, Anushka stays this active on social media always.
3 / Dt. 19-07-2017, Wednesday Tourism sector saw around 23 pc increase in FEEs in June Agency | New Delhi
The tourism sector had witnessed an increase of around 23 per cent in foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) in June 2017 over June 2016, the government said today. According to a statement from the tourism ministry, FEEs in June, 2017 amounted to Rs 13,088 crore as compared to Rs 10,677 crore in June, 2016 and Rs 9,564 crore in June, 2015. The rate of increase in FEEs in June 2017 over June 2016 in terms of rupees was 22.6 per cent, compared to 11.6 per cent in June 2016 over June 2015, the
statement added. The FEEs during January-June, 2017 were Rs 87,096 crore with an increase of 19.7 per cent, as compared to Rs 72,749 crore with an increase of 13.6 per cent in January-June, 2016 over January-June, 2015, it said. The foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in the same period also witnessed an over22 per cent increase compared to the corresponding period last year. The number of FTAs in June, 2017 were 6.70 lakh as compared to 5.47 lakh in June, 2016 and 5.12 lakh in June, 2015, the statement added.
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Umesh Yadav lands RBI assistant manager’s job in Nagpur Agency | New Delhi
He once aspired and came within a whisker of becoming a constable in the police department. But now, Umesh Yadav, has been employed and given a contract as a Reserve Bank of India assistant manager in the Nagpur office. Clearly a step up and a better government job – an option that his father wanted him to pursue when a youngster. He completed the joining formalities on Monday – a day before he joins up with the rest of the teammates to get together for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. The tour officially begins from July 26 with the first Test in Galle. “The talks were on before the Champions Trophy. He had met RBI officials be-
fore leaving for England in May. The officials gave a go ahead to his appointment in sports quota but due to national duties he couldn’t complete formalities,” a source close to the devel-
opment said. Umesh also had an opportunity to be employed by Air India but despite doing well, he wasn’t given a permanent contract. The then Vidarbha captain Preetam Gandhe took him to Air India in 2008. “He should have got a permanent job straight away but things didn’t work out. He always wanted to represent reputed organization. That was the reason he didn’t make any hurry. Now, he has got what he deserved. “He couldn’t have asked for a better organization than RBI. Though he is financially secured – as most of the current generation cricketers are, thanks to IPL – it’s always good to have a permanent job,” a source added.
16-year-old national level kabaddi player allegedly raped by man posing as stadium official Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi
Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) today took out a candle march at Jantar Mantar in memory of a suspected gang-rape and murder victim of Himachal Pradesh. The 15-year-old girl was gang-raped and then brutally murdered on July 4 in Kotkhai village of the hill state, BJYM, the BJP’s youth wing, said. BJYM’s
general secretaries Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhijat Mishra, its Delhi unit chief Sunil Yadav, media head Shivam Chhabra were among the leaders who led the protests, it said. In a statement, BJYM president Poonam Mahajan condemned the crime and attacked the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for rising cases of crime against women there.
Team Mubarakan have shot in the largest Gurudwara in Europe!
Agency | New Delhi
Historians Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib, filmmaker Shyam Benegal and several other academicians and artistes today condemned the stalling of a documentary on Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, saying the censor board’s “diktat” to mute four words uttered by the economist in the film was a threat to India’s “most valuable traditions of free speech and debate”.
The Central Board of Film Certification’s regional office here had asked Suman Ghosh, the director of the documentary, to mute the words cow, Gujarat, Hindutva and Hindu India. Ghosh yesterday said he would not comply with the direction. “We are shocked and angered by the CBFC demand that certain words be excised from a film based on the work of Amartya Sen. The movie is titled after Sen’s 2005 work-The Argumentative Indian--which was widely acknowledged for its deep and authentic explorations of India’s traditions of public debate,” the protesters said.
A 16-year-old junior kabaddi player was allegedly raped by a man - who posed as an official of the Chhatrasal Stadium, in North Delhi. The victim went to the police station to lodge a complaint after which the case was registered on Monday. Sharing the girl’s ordeal, the police told PTI how the accused, who had introduced himself as a stadium official, threatened to kill her if she reported about the heinous crime. ”She said in her complaint that the man, aged 30, had introduced himself as a stadium official. She further added
that the accused had raped her on July 9, dropped her on a street outside the stadium and threatened to kill her if she reported. It was only on Monday that the girl approached the police after suffering from extreme trauma for over a week,” the police said. The police added that the girl failed to give any further information on the accused and that a police team would head to the
stadium on Tuesday to gather more information. After receiving the complaint, the girl was sent for medical examination at Lok Nayak Hospital from where she was referred to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital. Following medical examinations, the case has now been registred under rape and few sections under POCSO (Protection of children from sexual offences act).
Irfan Pathan trolled for posting ‘un-Islamic’ image with wife Irfan Pathan, who uploaded a picture with his wife Safa Baig for the first time on social media, was ridiculed for showing her face and arms Agency | New Delhi
Love is in the air for Irfan Pathan these days. Last week, the left-handed bowler was seen singing romantic songs dedicated to his wife Safa Baig. On Sunday, he uploaded a selfie for the first time with her from his official Facebook account with the caption, “This girl is trouble ?? #love #wifey” It did prove trouble for Pathan as he was soon ridiculed for not only uploading picture of his wife, in which half of her face is visible, but also for wearing nail polish. The picture, in which Baig
SPORTS ROUNDUP Mohammed Shami Involved In Altercation, Three Arrested
Agency | New Delhi
The Jadavpur police in South Kolkata on Monday made three arrests after star India pacer Mohammed Shami filed a complaint about manhandling of his apartment’s caretaker. According to a report on said.an altercation followed after Shami’s car was blocked by a motorcyclist on Saturday. Shami tried to resolve the matter
its your duty to do so.” Pathan married Baig, a model from Jeddah in a low-key affair in February and the two were blessed with a baby boy in December. The bowler has been out of the cricketing scene and last played for Gujarat Lions franchise in the Indian Premier League. He even scalped two wickets in his last match.
and headed home. However, the man reached Shami’s residence with two others and went on to create a ruckus. The caretaker of the building stepped in and a scuffle followed. A complaint was filed on Sunday night and the three accused were arrested by the local police. They were presented in the Alipore Court on Monday. Shami is part of
India’s 16-member squad for the threematch series against Sri Lanka starting July 26 in Galle. Virat Kohli-led India are set to play 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and one T20I against Sri Lanka during the long series that begins end July. The three Test matches will be played at Galle, Colombo and Kandy, respectively. This is the first time the two countries will be playing a full series (includes all three formats) in eight years. After the Test series, India are scheduled to play five one-dayers starting August 20 before signing off with a lone Twenty20 on September 6.
ing the semi-finals. Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu was one of the lot, but unfortunately Pakistan finished at the bottom of their group. On returning back to Pakistan after playing her final group match on Sunday against Sri Lanka, the 19-yearold was seen travelling pillion with two of her family members. General-
ly, after every cricket tour the Pakistan Cricket Board is responsible for such travel arrangements but it was not the same in Sandhu’s case. It is learnt that the Pakistani spinner was greeted by her family members after landing at the Lahore Airport, who then travelled home together on a motorcycle.
Sizzlin Jalapeno, Extra Cheesy - Cheese and Herbs, Tomato Mexicana, Tikka Masala, Lime and Mint, Spicy Sweet Chili and Barbeque. Cornitos has extended its economical pack range by launching 30g Nacho Crisps in nine flavors. With this expansion, the brand aims to reach out to the all the school going - be it the small town or the suburbs of the country. The small, affordable pack is
a boon for mothers who lose sleep over healthy snack ideas for their children. Cornitos Nachos are made with natural ingredients, herbs, NON GMO corn and cooked in healthy corn oil – making it a much better alternative than other junk food available. What’s more? The packaging is so attractive so vibrant that kids love to carry them in bags everyday. After all, each pack is full of healthy goodness.
PCB fail to make arrangements, Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu returns home on a motorcycle
Agency | New Delhi
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has been one of the most prolific sport tournaments that has caught the eye of everyone. In the ongoing event, many talents have impressed from all the participating nations despite India, Australia, South Africa and England mak-
Kiddie Snack Time dilemmas sorted with Cornitos newly launched 30g Nachos Crisps in new packaging
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is covering her face, drew flak from fans on Facebook. Pathan is being ridiculed for ‘letting her show her arms and part of face.’ The comments ranged from advising him to remove the picture to slamming him for not being ‘a good Muslim’. A comment read, “WTF Tell her to cover her arms. Being a muslim and being a Pathan
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CornitosIndia’s leading nachos brand is introducing new packaging for their popular nachos for the monsoon season. The new 30-gram packs of nachos are definitely more eye-catching – these are bigger, have attractive designs and instantly appeal to the consumer base. The flavors offered in new packs are Cheesy Sour Cream and Onion, Peri Peri,
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Female author launches ‘Halal’ guide to Gujarat HC order on Essar Steel bankruptcy: Could it be a setback to NPA resolution? mind-blowing sex for Muslim women has become custom- is not for him to say Agency | New Delhi
We all know that sex for many, even in today’s time, is a taboo. The topic is frowned upon and its discussion is restrictive. But, a woman decided to write about it in order to bring a change. An anonymous female author recently launched a ‘Halal’ sex guide for Muslim women so that they can enjoy the act to the fullest. The book, “Muslimah Sex Manual: A Halal Guide to Mind Blowing Sex” by the writer, known by the alias, Umm Muladhat is especially for
Muslim women to learn the importance of sex and BDSM. BDSM refers to a sexual activity which involves seeking pleasure by means of infliction of pain or by granting and relinquishing of control. BDSM has six components: Bondage and Discipline (BD), Dominance and Sub-
mission (DS), Sadism and Masochism (SM). The book also talks about first-time encounters and various sexual positions which might help the Muslim women to get more comfortable with the word “sex”, otherwise, despised by many. According to a report by RT, although many
Cytel’s expansion to Ahmedabad offers homecoming career opportunities to biostatisticians and programmers
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the world’s leading biometrics CRO, and provider of clinical research software, today announced the expansion of its India operations with the opening of a new office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The company’s presence now encompasses over 800 staff across 11 offices in India, Europe, and the USA. The new site, which will be located in
prestigious Mondeal Heights, is slated for official opening in August 2017. Cytel India CEO Ajay Sathe commented, ‘The new location will enable us to further expand our talented team of biostatisticians, statistical programmers and data managers in India and enhance our clinical research outsourcing delivery to Cytel’s portfolio of global pharmaceutical customers. As Gujarat has now evolved into an important regional phar-
maceutical hub, the Ahmedabad premises will also give us greater proximity to our highly valued local customers and help us streamline our service to them.’ Cytel plans to hire 20 biostatisticians and programmers at the new site by the end of 2017 and aims to have a team of 50 in place by the end of 2018. A number of existing Cytel employees taking the opportunity to return to the region will serve as the core team as new personnel are on-boarded.
CBFC formally sends notice seeking cuts in Amartya Sen documentary
Now, a top CBFC regional office source said, “We had issued the notice to Ghosh yesterday recommending six phrases of the documentary to be muted. We sent it online. Now it is up to him. He can even move the review committee if he wants.” tee if he wants.” notice in writing,I’ll However, Ghosh has check. But my stand maintained that he is will remain the same. going to fight the de- You can’t take out cision of the Central certain phrases from Agency | Kolkata Board of Film Certi- a speech and converThe censor board fication (CBFC). “I sation with Amartya has formally issued only came to know Sen in a documentaa notice to Suman from the media to- ry. I’ll decide on the Ghosh, the director day that they sent a next course of action of a documentary on formal notice. I’m soon,” the director Amartya Sen, saying yet to get the CBFC said. the film will get a ‘U’ certification provided he agrees to six cuts. The CBFC Agency | New Delhi eligible electoral colordered Ghosh to lege members, and bleep phrases such AS VOTING conthe trend becoming as “cow”, “Hindu In- cluded for the Preselection clear early, the focus dia”, “Hindutva view idential of India” and “Guja- Monday, a sense of was on cross-voting rat” from the docu- impending defeat pre- by some sections, mentary, “The Argu- vailed among Opposi- mostly in favour of mentative Indian”. tion parties with indi- Kovind. The most Now, a top CBFC re- cations emerging that high-profile case was gional office source, NDA nominee Ram from Uttar Pradesh not wishing to be Nath Kovind could where former SP state emphatically, president, Shivpal Yanamed, said, “We win had issued the notice with over 7 lakh votes dav, voted for Kovto Ghosh yesterday in his favour, thanks ind and claimed that recommending six to a larger support “fellow” MLAs had phrases of the docu- base and cross-voting joined him, too.“My mentary to be mut- from some sections. open support is for ed. We sent it online. With the cumulative Kovindji, who beNow it is up to him. voting percentage longs to Kanpur DeHe can even move adding up to around hat and is our neighthe review commit- 99.4 per cent of the bour,” he said.
Votes are in for President amid cross-voting claims
women praised the author’s work, many sent her discouraging messages her as well. “One woman said it’s not needed, they learn everything from their mothers. I doubt any mother speaks in as explicit detail as I have”, the author said. Muladhat decided to write the book when one of her friends complained that she never received proper knowledge about sex ever. Her aim was to provide a handbook which follows Halal rules and will help women in exploring full range of sexual experience with their spouses. “Islamically, there’s an emphasis on enjoying physical relationships within the context of marriage, not just for procreation.
SS News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court was approached by Essar Steel to stay the bankruptcy proceedings initiated against it by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at the behest of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI had used its new-fangled powers to name top defaulters to the banking and financial system with a view to finding solution for the vexed problem of non-performing
assets (NPA), euphemism for bad debts. The RBI identified 12 of them with the common thread running among them being outstanding of more than Rs 5000 crore. Essar Steel had the dubious honor of finding a place in the bankers’ rollcall of blaggards. Having been caught with its pants down, Essar had the gall to approach the Gujarat High Court with Agency | New Delhi a pretended sense of hurt----Why me? It Gujarat has retained the top position in the list of 21 states and UTs with most investment potenperforming cities, the tial, according to a categories customers report by economic shop for the most are think-tank NCAER. apparels, mobiles and Gujarat is followed mobile accessories. In addition, women by Delhi, Andhra Haryana, and men’s clothing Pradesh, Tamil are also performing Telangana, extremely well across Nadu, Kerala, Macities in this region, harashtra, Karnataka and the demand for and Madhya Pradesh. TVs, laptops and The ranking of 20 beauty & groom- states and one Union ing products are on Territory of Delhi the rise. The trend was based on six pilshows that students lars - labour, infraand young working structure, economic professionals are the climate, governance most active when it and political stability, comes to e-shopping, perceptions and land primarily due to the - and 51 sub-indicahigh mobile penetra- tors. While Gujarat tion in this region. topped in economic
Flipkart Brings Big 10 Celebrations To Customers In Gujarat
SS News | Ahmedabad
Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, today rolled out the carpet for its customers in Gujarat through a campaign designed to thank them for their overwhelming love and support over the last decade. The initiative to celebrate customers, Flipkart’s most important stakeholder, is an important pillar of the ‘Month
of Customers’, part of Flipkart’s 10 year celebrations. Flipkart has also set up a new state-of-the-art warehouse in Ahmedabad solely dedicated for Large Appliances, a top-focus category for Flipkart. The new facility will cater to customers’ diverse needs and ensure a delightful delivery experience by ensuring minimum lag in the fulfilment of large appliances orders. Gujarat forms one of the biggest and fastest growing markets in Western India for Flipkart, with over 32 lakh unique customers. While Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Jamnagar are the top
ary in this country to ask ‘why me’ when caught with pants down or hands in the till, if you like. Vijay Mallya of Kingfisher infamy had the cheek to ask the same question even as he fled the country to shake of creditors snapping at his heels and to take shelter in his luxurious ranch in London. More recently, NDTV asked the same question--Why we, when there are greater crooks in the country. Touché! It is not for the defaulter to ask why me or me alone. It
that you first catch the crooks in their pecking order before catching me. A person feeling the heat of the law cannot throw it off the track by saying he is, if anything, a lesser crook. Instead, what he must say is he is innocent which he would prove manlike in the court proceedings. It is neither possible for the government nor for the investigative agencies nor for the informants to first compile a comprehensive list of all crooks in the country.
Gujarat retains top slot with most investment potential
climate and perceptions, Delhi ranked one in infrastructure. While Tamil Nadu topped the chart in labour issues, Madhya Pradesh ranked one in land pillar. The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) State Investment Potential Index (N-SIPI 2017) report ranks states on their competitiveness in business and their investment climate. Compared to 2016, Gujarat and Delhi again top the list of states, while Haryana and Telangana have moved rapidly up the ranks to finish among the top five, it said. NCAER Director-General Shekhar Shah said.
ICAI CA result 2017: Two Mumbaikars among top three national rank holders
Agency | Mumbai
Two Mumbaikars are among the top three rankers at the final Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam that was held in May 2017. Dombivali’s Raj Sheth, 22, topped the exam nationally with an aggregate score of 78.75% (630 out of 800 marks) and Krishna Gupta, 22, ranked third. “I’m very happy to clear the exam in the first attempt. I have started working with a firm for my articleship and plan to study further before looking for a job,” said Sheth,
who graduated in BCom from R A Podar College in 2016 with 87%. His father retired from a diamond industry job some years ago and his two older sisters are in the service industry. Sheth plans to study in the insurance and finance market for another year before finding a suitable job. “My family is ecstatic,” he says. Gupta, whose father is a CA also attempted the exam for the first time. The Goregaon resident who lives with his parents and older sister, said, “Since I was studying for BCom as well as CA exams simultaneously, I left Narsee Monjee College after my second year.
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