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Bandipora encounter: 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rahman Gujarat elections: Two aides of Hardik Lakhvi’s nephew among six militants killed in Hajin operation Patel join BJP ahead of Patidar rally ⁄ The encounter broke out between security forces and militants earlier in the day after security forces carried out a search operation to locate militants in Hajin area’s Chandergeer village Agency | Srinagar
Five militants and an Indian Air Force commando were killed, and an army soldier injured in an encounter in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Saturday evening, army said. The encounter broke out when security forces carried out cordoned and search operations in a village after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area. The operations were launched a day after a police officer
and a militant were killed in a shootout in Zakura, on the outskirts of Srinagar. The Security forces also capture one of the two attackers. Director general of state police SP Vaid tweeted the joint operation by police, army and CRPF is underway at Chandergeer Hajin area of Badipora. “Five terrorists killed so far. Operation continues,” a Srinagar-based army spokesperson said. He added that an IAF Garud soldier was killed and one army man was injured. Garud is an elite unit of the IAF. For the first time in
the history of Kashmir conflict, two IAF commandos (belonging to the Garud) were killed in combat with militants last month. Prior to that IAF personnel were attacked and killed in Kashmir but not while participating in an operation. Garud
commandos are trained to guard air force bases, besides fighting insurgents and participating in search and rescue operations. The need for a specialised team of air force commandos was felt after militants tried to attack two air bases in
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Jammu and Kashmir in 2001. Garud commandos led the operation against militants who targeted the Pathankot air base in January 2016, one of the worst attacks on an IAF station that killed seven people, including three security personnel.
Two prominent leaders of the Patidar quota protest movement joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, a possible boost for the saffron party that is looking to win over the disgruntled community ahead of December assembly elections. Ketan Patel and Amrish Patel were both conveners of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), whose chief Hardik Patel is locked in negotiations with the Congress over a demand for reservations for the Patidar community in government jobs and education. With this move, five
of Hardik’s closest aides have deserted the 24-year-old firebrand leader and joined the BJP. Only two senior quota protest leaders – Dinesh Bambania and Alpesh Kathiriya – are with the outfit. A leader, Nitin Savani, quit the BJP after joining the party and claimed to have been paid a bribe of Rs 1 crore — a charge the saffron party rubbished. The Congress is wooing Hardik in a
bid to wean away the Patidars, who have traditionally supported the BJP but are angry over being denied quotas and OBC status. The Patidars comprise around 12% of the state’s population and can influence the outcome in 60-odd seats in a 182-member assembly. The BJP says Hardik is just one of several Patidar leaders, most of whom are with the saffron party.
at one point reaching 100 would be a daunting task for the home team. Crucial knocks from Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammed Shami’s
quickfire 24 down the order saw India cross the 150-run mark before being bundled out for 172. Suranga Lakmal was the pick of the bowlers with figures
of 4/26. In reply, the Lankans came out to bat with a positive intent as Sadeera Samarawickrama’s (23 off 22 balls) and Dimuth Karunaratne got off
to a flyer. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar exploited the conditions with the new ball to dismiss the openers with the scoreboard on 34/2.
ind Parmar of Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), has written to Election Commission and Gujarat Police to stop circulation of the video clip, saying it can be used to polarise votes in the state and stoke hatred against Muslims. The 1.15-minute video clip in Gujarati starts with a line that reads: ‘Gujarat ma sanjhe 7 pachhi avu thai shake
chhe’ (This can happen in Gujarat after 7 in the evening). It shows a young girl walking down a road, fearful and in a great hurry. A sound that resembles an azaan plays in the background. Her parents are anxiously waiting for her at home. In the background is an idol of Lord Krishna. When she reaches home, the girl
frantically rings the door bell. Her mother opens the door and the girl hugs her while her father pats her on the head. The girl’s mother then faces the camera: “Ek minute, kem navai lagi ne ke aa Gujarat ni vaat chhe?” (One minute, why are you surprised to see that this is happening in Gujarat?). And then it is the father’s turn: “Bavis varsh pehla pan avu j thatu hatu. Ane avu thai shake chhe. Jo e loko avshe to.” (Twenty two years ago, this used to happen. And it can happen if those people come).
accused the BJP and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley behind the searches. He added that Amma’s house is a temple for AIADMK cadres. As per a report in said, the IT department while conducting a five-day-long search
at Jaya TV office had detected an undisclosed income of Rs 1,430 crore in respect of 10 assesses groups, which included those linked to jailed AIADMK leader Sasikala and their associates. However, Vivek Jayaraman, head of Jaya TV and nephew of Sasikala, commenting on the raids said that the actions ‘don’t
seem’ to be politically motivated. Jayaraman while speaking to media on Tuesday said, “They asked for documents of companies, and I offered explanation in detail. Besides, they questioned about jewels given to my wife during our wedding. I will submit the relevant accounts in the next two-three days.”
NEWS BRIEF India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Visitors set to take lead after hard-fought day Chinese national held for trying to smuggle red sanders Agency | Tirupati
Two persons, including a Chinese national, were arrested today while trying to smuggle out red sander logs near Anjimedu forests, about 30 kms from here, police said. On a tip off, a special police team kept vigil on the movements of the duo and seized about 1.5 tonnes of red sanders and arrested them, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Mohanty told reporters. 6 dead in state transport bus-truck collision in Latur Agency | Latur
Six persons were killed and 35 others injured after a state transport bus collided with a truck near here in central Maharashtra today, police said. The mishap occurred at around 2.30 at Chalburga Pati near Ausa taluka in Latur, they said. Ganesh Kindre, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ausa, said the state transport bus was heading towards Nilanga town and the truck was moving towards Latur when they collided. The crash left six persons dead and 35 others injured, he said.
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Bright sunshine returned to the Eden Gardens on day three of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka. However, it failed to bring much joy to the home side as India were bowled out for a paltry 172 in their first innings. Responding to India’s total, Sri Lanka
posted 165/4 before bad light stopped play. Half-centuries from Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews put Sri Lanka in command as Sri Lanka trail India by just 7 runs. On a challenging wicket, where nine wickets fell on the day, the visitors displayed grit and determination leaving the
first Test in an intriguing position. Earlier in the day, Cheteshwar Pujara brought up his 16th Test fifty before he was castled by Lahiru Gamage. This left India tottering at 79/6 and it seemed
Shift juveniles from jails to remand homes, Rajnath Singh asks J-K govt
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Wednesday’s meeting of the core group on Kashmir, chaired by the union home minister and attended by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. According to said, a home ministry official said that the state government is expected to take the initiative to shift the juveniles to
remand homes and review their cases soon. During the meeting, the Centre’s special representative to J&K Dineshwar Sharma also briefed the union home minister and others about his first round of talks he had with various sections of the society there last week. Sharma, a former chief of the Intelligence Bureau, made his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir last week, and held talks with nearly 85 delegations.
In poll-bound Gujarat, where the ruling BJP and main opponent Congress are increasingly turning to social media to belittle each other in the countdown to the assembly polls next month, a new video clip has surfaced, one that shows a young girl walking fearfully down a road while what sounds like an azaan (the Muslim call to prayer) plays in the background. Nobody is owning up the video clip which has been doing the rounds. A human rights lawyer, Gov-
ing the Income Tax department, we are not scared and won’t run away,” Dinakaran was quoted by said. After getting orders from court, the I-T department around 9 pm on Friday had raided the premises of Poes garden. Following the searches, Dinakaran had blamed state Chief Minister E Palaniswami (EPS)
and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) behind the searches. He said, “The raids shows OPS and EPS would commit any treachery to save their posts. The searches are an assault on Amma’s legacy and EPS and OPS are behind it. People behind these raids have to answer one crore AIADMK cadres.”
Meanwhile, Chief Minister E Palaniswami (EPS) said that the state government has no connection with the IT raids and it was only because of the wrongdoings of some persons, the raids were conducted and caused so much of pain to the AIADMK cadre. On the other hand, AIADMK MLA Kalai Rajan
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In yet another attempt to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked the state government to move all the juveniles, arrested for stone pelting and other unlawful activities, from jails to remand homes. As per officials, Singh has also asked the Mehbooba Mufti-led state government to review their cases sympathetically. The issue was discussed in detail at
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IT raids in Chennai: Rebel AIADMK leader Dinakaran says ‘attempts being made to destroy our family’ Agency | Chennai
Following the Income Tax (IT) raids at the premises of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden residence, AIADMK rebel leader T T V Dinakaran on Saturday said the action has been taken in order to destroy the family. “Attempts being made to destroy our family us-
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Amid the Opposition parties’ manufactured gloom and doom, the Indian economy appears to look rosy like never before. Close on the heels of the Pew survey that gave ample indication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unchallenged popularity, comes global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service’s upgradation of India’s sovereign rating to Baa2 from Baa3, thus changing the outlook to stable from positive. It basically means that the structural changes pushed through by the PM have had the desired effect in stabilising rising debt levels. The recognition, coming after 13 years, is a global endorsement of India’s macro-economic reforms. The rise in status now puts India in line with the Philippines, Italy, Uruguay and Oman. The economic slowdown notwithstanding, several top-notch international institutions have been effusive in their praise for the Indian economy, giving credence to the belief that a new phase for the growth story will soon take wings. Barely a month ago, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde had said that the Indian economy is on a “very solid track” in the mid-term, even when the hiccups had taken centre stage in the initial phase of reforms. Curiously, the detractors of the current government, who had looked up to international agencies to prop up their criticisms against demonetisation and GST, have now taken to casting aspersions on the rating agency’s credibility and timing of the report. However, the stock markets, taking a cue from the report’s optimism, have responded favourably. Gaining Moody’s confidence will help India in the long run as it’s likely to draw in more foreign investment. It bears to keep in mind that the country has jumped 30 notches to the 100th position on the IMF index on the ease of doing business. With the ground paved for institutional players from around the globe to not only pump in money but also set up shops, India’s stature in the international arena is bound to rise further. Moody’s refreshingly different outlook towards India was based on several factors: India continues to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world with strong fundamentals. Inflation is stable, while per capita income has risen significantly, giving more purchasing power to people. Exports are also on the rise, so are India’s forex reserves.
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Was Priyanka Chopra thrown out of a moving van?
Happy birthday Nayanthara: From girl-next-door to Lady Superstar Agency | Chennai
It isn’t every day that an actress gets the tag Superstar. Remember that we are talking about an era where good roles for women are hard to come by. But one woman has managed to rise above it all and that is Nayanthara. The career track of Nayanthara is amazing if you look at it. No one would have imagined her to be the glam queen she is now when she made her Tamil debut as a bubbly, home-next door girl in Sarathkumar’s Ayya. However, she managed to bag two big projects right after Ayya: Superstar Rajinikanth-Vasu’s Chandramukhi and Suriya-AR Murugadoss’ Ghajini. Never the one to shy from bold roles, the beautiful lady’s second stint saw her slowly build a regime around her versatility. As Nayan celebrates her birthday today, here is a look at films that marked her transformation on screen from Nayanthara to Lady Superstar. 2005 was an important year for Nayanthara as two big projects
showcasing her in completely different roles released. One was Chandramukhi where she shared screen space with Rajinikanth while the other was Ghajini, where Nayan played the second heroine. Slowly shedding her girl-next-door avatar, Nayanthara’s bold break happened with Simbu’s Vallavan. The actress set the screen on fire and also did not shy away from intimate scenes with Simbu who was rumoured to be her boyfriend then. An established name in the industry by now, Billa marked the complete transformation of the pretty lady into a sultry queen on screen. Nayanthara has always been brilliant in balancing the genre of films she chooses to be part of. While the actor continued to be the glam doll on screen, she smartly juggled roles that had her in more traditional avatars as well. While Nayanthara continued to be part of blockbusters such as Boss Engira Baskaran, Arrambam etc, the Tamil remake of Kahaani, Nee Enge En Anbe marked the beginning of Nayanthara becoming the headliner of her movies. Probably the most important film in her career, Aramm once again re-established that Nayanthara was more than her to-die-for beauty. Shouldering the movie on her slender shoulders, Nayanthara was the hero in all practical meaning of the word.
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber finally kiss to confirm their relationship Agency | New Delhi
Seems like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s rekindling of love is more than a weekend rebound. The two were recently spotted at a hockey game, where both Gomez and Bieber made it very clear that they were a couple again, wherein the two openly expressed love for each other through a kiss, reports E! Online. The 25-year-old ‘Fetish’ hit-maker was seen kissing the 23-year-old Canadian singer as he skated up to meet her during a hockey time-out. According to a source, the pop star duo was very happy with each other. The ‘Wolves’ hit-maker attended Bieber’s hockey game with her adorable puppy. The duo has been photographed multiple times while riding bikes on dinners and attending church together but are still taking things slow.
The couple was reportedly spotted at a hockey game where they openly expressed their love for each other
Priyank convinces Hina, Benafsha and Bandgi to jump into the pool
A video shared by Priyanka Chopra’s team shows her being pushed out of a moving van Agency | New Delhi
The official Twitter handle of Priyanka Chopra’s team shared a video on Thursday night which shows the actor being pushed out of a moving van by her Quantico co-star Russell Tovey. If you were thinking that Priyanka Chopra was seriously injured, you could not be further from the truth. On closer inspection, you realise that the two actors are just goofing around. The van is stationary; what gave the illusion of movement was a screen behind with moving scenery projected on to it. In fact, you can even hear Priyanka tell Russell at the end of the video that he is being “so dramatic”. Priyanka is currently busy shooting for the third season of Quantico. Apart from this, she has two Hollywood films, A Kid Like Jake and Isn’t It Romantic? in the pipeline. Fans who were waiting for her to sign a Bollywood film will have to wait a while, since Priyanka is already neck-deep in work. Her name has been associated with several films, from the Kalpana Chawla biopic to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gustakhiyan. However, her mother, Madhu Chopra, confirmed that she has no time for a Bollywood project this year.
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Friday’s episode of Bigg Boss 11 began with both ‘couples’ of the house engaging in very public displays of ‘affection’. On one hand, Puneesh Sharma and Bandgi Kalra locked themselves in the bathroom again, ignoring host Salman Khan’s warning about being careful, and on the other, Benafsha Soonawalla finally seemed to have seduced Priyank Sharma, and
jumped into bed with him at night. Hiten believes he, Arshi and Shilpa are being targeted by Akash and there is a reason behind it. He says Akash is playing a smart game and has switched sides to corner them. Vikas agrees and tells Shilpa that Hina fought with him for no reason. Shilpa and Vikas have a long discussion but when he leaves, Shilpa tells Arshi that Vikas is playing a game and
she doesn’t want to be friends with him. Next morning, Priyank had the bright idea to convince all the girls - Hina Khan, Bandgi and Benafsha - to jump into the pool. The men of the house perched on chairs to watch the girls frolic in their bikinis. “Weren’t you sleeping? How did you wake up?” Hiten Tejwani asked Akash Dadlani. “I heard the word ‘bikini,’” he said, and jumped in with them.
3 / Dt. 19-11-2017, Sunday Aksar 2 Box Office collection Day 1: Zareen Khan-starrer earns Rs 1.44 crore in domestic market
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Bollywood film Aksar 2, which released on Friday, has started off well at the box office. The film has earned more than a crore on the first day of its release in India. As per well-known film critic and business analyst Taran Adarsh, the film has earned Rs 1.44 crore in India on day 1. The film, a sequel to 2006 film Aksar, has been directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The star cast of the film includes Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla, Zareen Khan and Mohit Madaan. Apart from television actor Gautam Rode, cricketer S Sreesanth is also making a new innings in Bollywood with this film. Aksar was a successful film with popular songs like “Jhalak Dikhla Ja” and “Soniye”, which were composed and sung by music composer Himesh Resham-
miya. It was among the popular films of the year after its release. In the sequel, Zareen Khan shows her sensuous avatar. Aksar 2 is a tale of love, conspiracy and deceit. Sreesanth is also not news to the entertainment industry. The controversial cricketer had earlier been part of a dance reality show. He has also acted in a Malayalam film titled “Team 5”. Sreesanth has also worked in a film by Pooja Bhatt, which will release in some time. Apart from this film, another film that released yesterday was Tumhari Sulu, starring Vidya Balan and Manav Kaul. Directed by Suresh Triveni, this film earned Rs 2.87 crore on the first day. “Tumhari Sulu picked up after a slow start in the morning shows… Fri 2.87 cr. India biz… Expected to register robust growth over the weekend,” Adarsh tweeted.
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Divya Kakran Won Gold At Wrestling Nationals While Her Father Sold Langots Outside Stadium At 19, Divya Kakran is no stranger to winning wrestling bouts. Even before she became a teenager, she has been defeating boys in village bouts while her father would sell langots on the sidelines. Now, she is doing the same at the national level and her father Suraj is doing the same. As Divya won the gold medal at nationals on November 17, her father was again selling langots outside the stadium. The journey however has not been an easy one. Hailing from Golakpur in east Delhi, it was humble beginnings for Divya. It was her father who pushed her to keep going. Before the tournament, her coach told her she could
Congress says Centre scared to convene Winter Session because of Gujarat polls, appeals president to prod govt Agency | New Delhi
win the title if she tried. The self belief worked and Divya went the distance. As she made the transition from the dangal to mud wrestling, Divya had to change her game accordingly. After her first major silver medal at the Asian Championships in July, Divya had to stop wrestling. With a stone detected in her kidney, she had to pay regular visits to the hospital. This was a big blow and she missed out on a lot while recovering. The move to Uttar Pradesh worked as winning medals
brought in cash rewards. Her father has been there every step of the way. She is just 19 and has years of wrestling ahead of her. With the Asian and Commonwealth Games coming up next year and the Olympics in 2020, we might see a bright new star on the wrestling horizon. The journey of a little girl who wanted to wrestle is far from over, but at the moment her career is certainly on course. She took a sport which was allegedly only for men, and proved she was in a class by herself.
The Congress on Friday said the Narendra Modi government is scared of convening the Winter Session of Parliament because of Gujarat polls and appealed to President Ram Nath Kovind to take notice of this and ask the government to convene the session. Asked if the party would approach the president on this, Congress Spokesperson Rajeev Shukla said: “The opposition parties will have to decide it. Ghulam Nabi Azadji will meet the opposition leaders and decide. ”But we can appeal to
25-year-old freestyle wrestler said, “However, now I am also a winner of Olympic medal, but I have to be like him (Sushil Kumar)... I also want to create a record by winning medals twice in Olympic games.” Sushil Kumar, who won Olympics bronze and silver medals respectively in Beijing in 2008 and at London in 2012, has returned to the ring through this national wrestling championship after a long gap of three years. Malik said, “In my opinion, all senior players should participate in the national competitions.
We remain close to the game and learn a lot through these competitions, which further benefits at the international level.” “I participate in every small competition, because I do not want to go away from wrestling,” she said. When asked about her preparations for the next Olympic games to be held in Tokyo in 2020, she said, “Time passes quickly. More than one year has passed since Rio. Now, countdown for the next Olympics has begun. So, there is a little pressure. “But I repeat this resolve every day in my
mind that I have to make good preparation for the next Olympics, so that I can change the colour of my medal.” Malik expressed satisfaction over the facilities available to the wrestlers in the country for preparing the international
Restaurants have become the favorite whipping boys of consumers and governments thanks to their ubiquitous presence and easy access by hoi polloi. GST rate has come down to a soft 5 percent from 18 percent and 12 percent respectively for AC and non-AC restaurants from 15th November 2017 but they are by and large in no mood to humor them with reduced prices for food served or sold. The allegation is the bill after the binge remains the same with wily restaurants jacking up the
the President that he should convene the Parliament session. Why the dates of the Winter Session are not being announced? The government is silent on this.” “Today is 17 November... and they have not called even a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA).
They are waiting for Gujarat polls to get over,” he added. Shukla asked: “Why are they so scared of Gujarat polls? What do they think will be raised in Parliament that will impact the polls?” “There are so many issues of national interest like the GST, inflation, law and order.
events. “The facilities for the wrestlers in the country have improved due to efforts of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI),” she said. While replying to a question, Malik, however, emphasised that players of every game should
be given facilities. “It should not happen that wrestling should be given less importance than cricket or badminton should get less importance than table tennis. All the games and players should be given equal importance,” the wrestler said.
be like him (Sushil Kumar)... I also want to create a record by winning medals twice in Olympic games.” Sushil Kumar, who won Olympics bronze and silver medals respectively in Beijing in 2008 and at London in 2012, has returned to the ring through this national wrestling championship after a long gap of three years. Malik said, “In my opinion, all senior players should participate in the na-
tional competitions. We remain close to the game and learn a lot through these competitions, which further benefits at the international level.” “I participate in every small competition, because I do not want to go away from wrestling,” she said. When asked about her preparations for the next Olympic games to be held in Tokyo in 2020, she said, “Time passes quickly. More than one year has passed since Rio.
Wrestler Sakshi Malik says Sushil Kumar is her inspiration, wants to win successive Olympic medals like him Agency | Indore
Sakshi Malik, the bronze medal winner in the Rio Olympics in 2016, on Friday said that star wrestler Sushil Kumar has always been an inspiration for her and like him, she wanted to win two consecutive medals in the Olympics. Talking to on the sidelines of the ongoing National Wrestling Championship, Malik said, “Sushil has been a great inspiration for me. After seeing him playing, I used to think that I would also play Olympics and win a medal for the country.” The
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food prices suitably so that they billed the same amount at the end of the day. The government’s riposte is to unleash the anti-profiteering regime enshrined in the GST law. The National Anti-profiteering Authority consisting of bureaucrats has been constituted which is girding its loins for the tough job of reading the riot act to traders. But it would be at its wits’ end in ensuring that reduction in input costs thanks to targeting only the value addition, the hallmark of GST, is passed onto the consumers. First the moral dilemma.
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The Ashes 2017-18: Trevor Bayliss confident of good show after England’s final tour game
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Novices Jason Sangha and Matt Short scored their maiden first-class centuries for a Cricket Australia XI to frustrate England on the last day of their final Ashes warm-up game on Saturday. The first Ashes 2017-18 Test starts on November 23. England won their first tour game, while second game ended in a draw. Eighteen-year old Sangha and team skipper Short — with only seven first-class matches between them — shared in a 263-run fourth-wicket stand to draw the four-day game ahead of next week’s first Brisbane Test. Sangha hit 133 off 226
balls with 13 fours and a six, while Short remained unbeaten on 134 off 264 balls when the game was called off late on the final day in Townsville. Sangha is the second-youngest player to score a century against England behind India great Sachin Tendulkar. He was finally caught off leg-spinner Mason Crane, allowing the tourists to avoid the indignity of going wicketless on the final day. ”It’s not
really damaging to us,” England coach Trevor Bayliss said. ”Obviously we’d like to take 10 wickets for 90 runs in every game, but this is what can happen in cricket. “A number of guys spent time in the middle with the bat and the bowlers got a lot of overs under their belts. ”Hopefully everyone now has got their rhythms right and they can come out next week and go from ball one.”
Sardara Singh dropped from India squad, end of road? Agency | New Delhi
Sakshi Malik, the bronze medal winner in the Rio Olympics in 2016, on Friday said that star wrestler Sushil Kumar has always been an inspiration for her and like him, she wanted to win two consecutive medals in the Olympics. Talking to on the sidelines of the ongoing National Wrestling Championship, Malik said, “Sushil has been a great inspiration for me. After seeing him playing, I used to think that I would also play Olympics and win a medal for the country.” The 25-year-old freestyle wrestler said, “However, now I am also a winner of Olympic medal, but I have to
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Gujarat election 2017: Chhotubhai Vasava demands his 18 Khedut samaj pound of flesh from Congress for saving Ahmed Patel leaders detained SS News | Bharuch
Cruising on the smooth Mumbai highway from Ahmedabad, one road turns left near the chemical hub Ankleshwar in south Gujarat to suddenly hit the sharp contrast of a bumpy tribal terrain. The road snakes through to Maljipura, and cuts across thin interior roads to enter the sprawling compound of a mansion with several cars of all sizes
parked inside. There, in the backdrop of a mango orchard, under a wide tin-shed sat uncrowned tribal king Chhotu Vasava, the man who pulled Congress veteran Ahmed Patel from the jaws of defeat in the 8 August Rajya Sabha election with his sole vote. “I am myself the symbol,” he smiled nonchalantly looking up and not at this author, when told that the Janata Dal-United symbol, on which
he won the last elections, was in dispute after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s alliance with the BJP. Well, he is not wrong, for it is the party—whichever it is—that needs Chhotu Vasava, not the other way round. “I have my own party,” he puts his right hand on his chest,
“It is the Bharatiya Tribal Party, so the JD(U) symbol does not matter for me.” He goes on, “In any case, the JD(U) is remote-controlled by Amit Shah. But I don’t care, as my BTP has a mind-boggling eight lakh members together with the Bhilistan Tiger Sena.” Bhilistan Tiger Sena is an organization run by his son Mahesh Vasava that has been demanding separate statehood for the
tribal belt. So, now that he has become the acting president of the Sharad Yadav-led splinter Janata Dal-United and has also bailed out Ahmed Patel, Vasava wants to call the shots in the projected alliance with the Congress. He wants a lion’s share among the 27 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in which the Congress has 16 sitting MLAs, BJP 10 and one JD-U, that is Vasava himself.
added that he was not a prophet to foresee whether the people’s anger against the BJP-led Central government’s decision to implement GST and demonetisation would be reflected in the election. “Well I can only hope.. I am not a prophet,” the former prime minister said.
gress Party on Saturday said it will contest the Assembly elections in Gujarat next month in alliance with the Congress to oust the 22-year-old BJP regime in the state. NCP general secretary Tariq Anwar said the result of the Assembly polls will show people’s feelings and perception about the central government’s performance. “The NCP has extended its full support to the Congress and will fight the Assembly polls (in Gujarat) in alliance with the Congress,” Anwar said in a press conference here, his Lok Sabha
constituency. People of Gujarat are feeling disenchanted with the BJP government for the first time in 22 years and they want a change, he said. Elections for Gujarat Assembly will be carried out in two phases on December 9 and 14. Anwar alleged that the Centre influenced the Election Commission (EC) to declare the poll dates of Gujarat separately, and not along with that of Himachal Pradesh, so that Prime Min-
a larger avatar. We have paved our way into achieving several milestones breaking through all the conventional steps to growth; we make certain to continue to do so, with great fervour but with a new, refurbished look that defines our goals and
the true understanding behind our brand values. The circles symbolize humanly attributes of quality, evolution and celebration. Our brand identity was given to us, by the people and we promise to work hard to abide by the support.
The Valsad police on Friday arrested 18 leaders of the Khedut Samaj Gujarat for taking out a rally from Pariya village despite their permission being withdrawn. On Friday morning, over 30 farmers from the group, including KSG president Jayesh Patel, started the rally near Vapi, during which the 18 members were detained. Patel had sought permission for the rally from Navsaister Narendra Modi ri and Valsad colleccould make some anMukul Madhav Foundation nouncements there. To a query on the launches award-winning film, reported phenomenal “Cup of Tea” for educational growth of a company empowerment of rural India of Jay Shah, son of BJP chief Amit Shah, the Katihar MP said the way the entire government and party machinery stood up in his support proved that they were trying to “protect” Amit Shah. On Bihar, he said the EC recognised the group led by JD (U) president SS News | Ahmedabad Chhabria, Director and state Chief Min- Mukul Madhav - Finolex Industries ister Nitish Kumar. Foundation (MMF), Ltd. and ManagStudent dies the CSR arm of ing Trustee - Mukul under suspicious Finolex Industries Madhav Foundation stated, “This is a big circumstances Limited, launched its first ad film on Satur- step for MMF as it Agency | Jaipur day, 11th November, is our first ad film An MBA student of as part of its Chil- and it strengthens the a private university dren’s Day initiative. message of how edudied under suspicious Titled ‘Cup of Tea’, cation is the need of circumstances at a it is a three-minute the hour for the chilhospital here on the short film that focus- dren of our country. Jaipur-Delhi highway, es on education and We have been fortuthe police said today. empowerment of ru- nate enough to get The guardians of the ral India. With this, donors to contribute deceased, Stanley Ben- the foundation also towards the making nie, suspect that he was launched their very of this film. We make murdered and have first crowd-sourced an effort to commulodged a complaint, campaign towards nicate every small they said. Bennie, was raising funds for RO piece of work that the admitted by his friends Water Systems and foundation does, but to a private hospital on other facilities for primarily, it is most the intervening night schools and villages important that people of November 16-17, in and around Maha- need to understand where he died during rashtra. Lauding this that MMF stands for treatment. initiative, Mrs. Ritu education.
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ing Gariyadhar Assembly constituency in 2012. Accompanied by scores of his supporters, Kalsariya filed his nomination papers with the office of returning officer of Mahuva as an Independent candidate on Friday. This is for the fifth time that Kalsariya, who is a general surgeon, has jumped in the fray for an Assembly constituency. He had won from Mahuva seat as a BJP candidate in 1998, 2002 and 2007. He had contested the 2012 election from Gari-
floated Sadbhavana Manch in the 2012 Assembly election and the group had fought from five seats spread in Bhavanagar and Amreli districts. However, the group had failed to open its account as Kalsariya himself lost from Gariyadhar seat. In fact, he had come third after Congress in the seat won by the BJP. In the process, the doctor, who is running two charitable hospitals in Mahuva also lost his backyard of Mahuva to Bharati Makwana of BJP.
The seat share was similar in 2007 with Congress having 16, BJP 9 and Vasava one when there were 26 seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. “We have demanded 25 seats. The influence of our Bhilistan Tiger Sena and our Bharatiya Tribal Party spreads across the entire belt of Gujarat. How long will parties run by Baniyas, Brahmins and Kshatriyas dictate the tribals?,” he asserts.
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Former PM Manmohan Singh Gujarat elections: NCP to contest polls in alliance with Congress praises Rahul Gandhi for hard Agency | Katihar work in Himachal, Gujarat The Nationalist ConAgency | Kochi
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday praised Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his “hard work” in the run-up to elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat and expressed the hope that the party would emerge victorious. Politics, he added, was an “unpredictable profession” and one could only try. He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on “Macro Economic Developments in India: Policy Perspectives” at St Teresa’s College, Ernakulam. Responding to a question on the
Congress’ chances of winning Himachal Pradesh and BJPruled Gujarat, he said, “I think our vice president Rahul Gandhi is doing very hard work and I hope his efforts will be crowned with success. But politics is an unpredictable profession… One doesn’t know… one keeps trying.” Singh
Kriti Sanon Launches 6 New Collections of Oasis Tiles At Vibrant Ceramics Expo 2017
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The Oasis Tiles Group, India’s leading company of exporting and manufacturing tiles launch their New Logo at Vibrant Gujarat. Today, their brand Ambassador Kriti Sanon joins them in this celebration and launches six uniquely new collections of Oasis Tiles. In the company’s early years, Oasis had started manufacturing at a capacity of 6000 Sq.mtr in 2006. It didn’t take long for the company to expand its production to a remarkable 65,000 Sq.mtr. Today, Oasis runs 6 manufacturing units, one of
which, being solely dedicated to sanitary ware products. Oasis plants are equipped with state of the art technology adopted from Italy and Spain. In 2016, Oasis was awarded as the fastest growing Consumer Choice brands in India and India’s greatest brand & leaders 2017. Sukhdev Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, Oasis Vitrified Pvt. Ltd. said that “Today we take pride in sharing that, we have launched our new collections at World Largest Ceramic Expo of finished goods. Oasis Tiles is driven by
the goal of providing the finest quality tiling solutions to bring people’s dream home to reality. The Oasis team has always envisioned the company to create durable and exquisite collections that amplify the beauty of everyone’s homes, overwhelm our customer’s hearts with happiness.” While talking about brand revamp he said “Change is the only constant of life and change is a ladder that marches us towards progress! Oasis stands to be the epitome of this axiom; as we transition into a new, better and
tors. While Navsari collector Ravi Kumar Arora gave permission for the rally, Valsad collector C R Kharsan denied the permission on Thursday. Subsequently, Arora also revoked the permission. While the leaders were later released, six of them restarted the rally through Valsad. Darshan Naik, a member of the Surat unit of KSG, alleged that the collectors had become victims of political parties and thus cancelled the permission.
Kanu Kalsariya returns to his Mahuva backyard, files papers as Independent Activist and former BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kanu Kalsariya filed his nomination from Mahuva Assembly constituency in Bhavnagar district as an Independent even as the ruling BJP announced to field its sitting MLA Bhavna Makwana’s husband Raghavaji as its candidate from the seat on Friday. This marks return of Kalsariya to his old backyard of Mahuva after trying to seek support of voters in neighbour-
yadhar as an Independent but had lost. He had also lost Lok Sabha election from Rajkot as candidate of Aam Aadmi Party in 2014. Kalsariya had hit headlines in 2008-09 when he opposed a proposed cement plant of Nirma. He went against the line of the BJP government in the state
and sided with farmers of his constituency who were opposing the plant on the grounds that it was proposed to be built on a water-body. The matter had reached the Gujarat High Court and eventually Nirma had shelved its plans. After falling foul with the BJP, Kalsariya had
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