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Short News ‘Will only vote for Ram Temple’: Rajnath interrupted during speech
Lucknow: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday found himself in an uncomfortable situation after slogans demanding the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya were raised in the middle of his speech in Lucknow. Singh, who is a Lok Sabha lawmaker from Lucknow, was speaking at the Yuva Kumbh event in the Uttar Pradesh capital when members attending the function interrupted his speech for around four minutes. “Jo Mandir Banwayega, vote ussi ko jayega (We will vote for the party, which constructs the Ram Temple),” the audience chanted disrupting Singh’s speech. Meanwhile, the organisers requested the audience to maintain calm and listen to Singh.
TRS juggernaut rolls on in 2018, KCR shifts focus to Lok Sabha polls Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) juggernaut rolled on in 2018 with the party storming to power with a two-thirds majority in the assembly elections to form its second straight government in the state. During the year, the state witnessed one of the worst road tragedies in the country when 60 people were killed in a bus accident in September. Verdicts in key terror cases saw Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand being acquitted by an NIA court in the 11-year old Mecca Masjid blast case and two terrorists awarded capital punishment in another blast case. TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao, who scripted the stunning victory in the December 7 polls, swiftly elevated his son K T Rama Rao as the working president of the party and announced plans to push his initiative for a non-BJP and nonCongress front at the national level.
1 killed as bus with 35 ITBP personnel skids off Jammu-Srinagar highway
Srinagar: One Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was killed and 34 others were injured after a bus carrying carrying them skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar highway and fell into a gorge, police said. The accident occured near Khooni Nala in Ramban district around 8:30 am, police said. 24 people have been injured and those seriously injured were moved to Jammu via chopper. “We have rescued 24 people with injuries and 1 dead. We are evacuating seriously injured to Jammu via chopper. There were reportedly 35 people travelling,” news agency ANI quoted DC Ramban saying. Trees stopped the bus from falling further down the gorge, police said. A team of rescue personnel comprising Army, police and local volunteers are at the spot to save those trapped.
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Governor Kalyan Singh administrated the oath of office to the new ministers at an event attended by Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and senior Congress leaders.
Rajasthan: 23 ministers take oath of office
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expanded his council of ministers on Monday with 23 ministers, including one from Congress ally Rashtriya Lok Dal, being sworn in at the Raj Bhavan here. Of the 23, 13 are cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state. Governor Kalyan Singh administrated the oath of office to the new ministers at an event attended by Deputy
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Virtually sounding a poll bugle in Odisha where state elections would coincide with the national polls next year, PM Modi alleged that inefficiency and corruption has kept the state backward despite assistance from the Centre.
PM Modi targets Patnaik govt in Odisha, asks who’s feeding ‘demon of corruption’
Khurda : Hitting out at Naveen Patnaik’s BJD government in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday alleged the “demon of corruption” has become strong in the state with an all-pervading ‘percentage commission culture’. Virtually sounding a poll bugle in Odisha where state elections would coincide with the national polls next year, Modi alleged that inefficiency and corruption has kept the state backward despite assistance from the Centre and sought to know who is “feeding and patronising the demon of corruption”. Modi was addressing a BJP rally in Khurda town near the
PM Modi releases Rs 100 commemorative coin in memory of Vajpayee
state capital Bhubaneshwar after launching a slew of projects for the state and releasing a stamp and a coin to commemorate Odisha’s 1817 Paika rebellion. “Demon of corruption in the form of chit fund scams and PC (percentage commission) culture has grown strong in Odisha,” he said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared Odisha as a priority state for the state as well as Lok Sabha elections.
On the eve of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 94th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday released a Rs 100 commemorative coin in the memory of the former premier. Vajpayee’s longtime associate and BJP veteran L K Advani, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP president Amit Shah were also present at the event here. The former prime minister died at the AIIMS in the national capital in August at the age of 93 following prolonged illness. Addressing the gathering, Modi said he would go to Vajpayee’s memorial on Tuesday to reiterate his commitment to the ideology and path shown by the statesman.
A thick blanket of fog reduced visibility at several places in the two states, including Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Amritsar, Halwara, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Ambala.
Temperature dips to 1.1 degrees in Amritsar as cold waves grip Punjab Chandigarh : Ongoing cold wave conditions sweeping Punjab and Haryana continued unabated on Monday, with Amritsar reeling at 1.1 degrees Celsius. Amritsar and Halwara recorded identical minimum temperatures as the minimum in both states settled below normal limits, a Meteorological (Met) Department official
said here. A thick blanket of fog reduced visibility at several places in the two states, including Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Amritsar, Halwara, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Ambala. Adampur recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius, while that in Bathinda was 3.2 degrees Celsius, the official said. Ludhiana
Delhi recorded the minimum temperature settling at 4.6 degrees Celsius in the wee hours of the day. The fall in the temperature is due to cold wave conditions prevailing over northwest India, the Indian Meteorological Department was quoted as saying.
Eight killed in 50-vehicle pile-up on Rohtak-Rewari highway
New Delhi : Eight people were killed in a massive pile-up of 50 vehicles caused due to dense fog conditions on the Rohtak-Rewari highway on Monday. Confirming the deaths, Jhajjar SP Pankaj Nain told The Indian Express that eight others were also injured in the incident. The vehicles collided each other after roads were covered by a thick sheet of fog as the mercury dips in north India, leading to extremely low visibility. The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 4.6 degrees Celsius in the wee hours of the day. The fall in the temperature is due to cold wave conditions prevailing
over northwest India, the Indian Meteorological Department was quoted as saying. The national capital on Sunday witnessed the coldest December day in 12 years with the temperature dropping to 3.7 degrees Celcius. The all-time lowest temperature in the national capital for the month of December is 1.1 degrees Celsius recorded on December 26, 1945, the data showed. The IMD in a statement said, “Cold wave and severe cold wave conditions would continue to prevail over Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan during next 3 days with the increase in severity and spatial coverage.
experienced a drop in night temperature at 2.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Pathankot at 3 degrees Celsius, Gurdaspur at 3.8 degrees Celsius, Faridkot at 4 degrees Celsius and Patiala at 5 degrees Celsius, he said. In Haryana, Karnal was the coldest place at 3.4 degrees Celsius, while Ambala and Hisar recorded respective minimums
to implement, Jaitley wrote, “The country should eventually have a GST which will have only slabs of zero, 5% and standard rate with luxury and sin goods as an exception.” Jaitley credited GST for unifying the Indian market and breaking the interstate barriers. “With the goods and services tax (GST) transformation completed, we are close to completing the first set of rates of rationalisation i.e. phasing out the 28 per cent slab except in luxury and sin goods,” he said.
of 3.8 degrees Celsius and 4.5 degrees Celsius. Rohtak (5.4 degrees Celsius), Bhiwani (6.2 degrees Celsius) and Sirsa (5.2 degrees Celsius) also recorded below normal minimum temperatures. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 5.4 degrees Celsius.
In a bid to steal a march over the BJP on the Ram temple issue, Thackeray also accused the saffron party of dragging its feet on the construction of the temple in Ayodhya and warned that while Hindus might be innocent, they were not fools.
Uddhav Thackeray borrows Rahul’s words to attack PM, says ‘chowkidar hi chor hai’
New Delhi : Days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said BJP was keen on an alliance with Shiv Sena, party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday listed a few conditions before the saffron party for such a pact, the foremost being a decision on Ram temple and farm loan waiver. The remark indicates that the Sena might be amenable to talks for an alliance after it had declared earlier this year that it would go solo in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Shiv Sena not interested in an alliance with BJP till decisions are taken on Ram temple, farm loan waiver, and crop insurance,” Thackeray said at a religious congregation in Pandharpur, which comes exactly a month after his visit to Ayodhya. Borrowing
Single GST rate to come up soon, 28% slab to slowly phase out: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi : Outlining the future roadmap of Goods and Service Tax, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said that the country is moving towards a single standard rate instead of the current 12 per cent and 18 per cent tax slab. In a Facebook post titled ‘Eighteen Months of GST’, Jaitley said 28 per cent tax slab would soon phase out except for luxury or sin goods and that the standard rate could be a mid-point between 12 and 18 per cent. Adding that the standard single rate would take some time
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words from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s playbook, Thackeray used the term “chowkidar hi chor hai” to take a veiled dig at PM Modi. “In one of the state tours, a farmer showed me a pest-infested lime tree. The lime tree is actually used to make pesticides but this was a plant that was infested with pest. The farmer told me that for the first time in his lifetime, he had seen a lime tree getting infested. I had
told him halli paharekarich chorya karaylaa laagale aahet (Today, security persons have themselves become thieves),” the Sena chief said. In a bid to steal a march over the BJP on the Ram temple issue, Thackeray also accused the saffron party of dragging its feet on the construction of the temple in Ayodhya and warned that while Hindus might be innocent, there were not fools.
BJP moves SC against Calcutta HC order not allowing rath yatra in WB
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday moved Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court order not allowing its rath yatra in West Bengal. The party has challenged the order of the division bench of the Calcutta High Court which had set aside the order of a single judge
allowing the rath yatra. An official of the apex court registry said it has received an appeal from the BJP against the high court division bench’s order. The officials said the petition is under scrutiny. On Friday, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court
stayed order by its single-judge bench a day before granting conditional approval to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rath yatra, disrupting its plans to flag off the first rally from the temple town of Tarapith in Birbhum district on Saturday.
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Let’s protect individual’s ‘inviolate personality’
First came the ham-handed notification authorizing selected agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource. Then, following a massive uproar, came the government’s weak defence—there was nothing new in the executive order as it had existed in the books since 2009. Notwithstanding these clarifications issued post-haste by the government, the issue of the private lives of citizens being placed under state surveillance is now squarely in the public domain. It is true that the Congress-led UPA did pass several draconian laws like Section 66A, which dealt with penalties for sending offensive messages, and the offending act, Section 69. The mystery is why the Modi government felt the need to restate this as it was already on the books. Was it a veiled threat to some people about actions to come, adding grist to the mill that the BJP, pushed to the wall by recent poll reverses, would target opposition leaders in the run up to the elections next year? What is equally mysterious is why, if security is the dominant motif of the order, the Central Board of Direct Taxes is included in the list of authorized agencies. But this is all quibbling over semantics, for the real issue is that governments, irrespective of their political dispensation, have over the last few decades intruded into spaces that were hitherto considered sacrosanct. Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis, the two Boston lawyers who first articulated the idea of a right to privacy, in their original law review article published in December of 1890, described it as one which embodied protections for each individual’s “inviolate personality”. “The common law secures to each individual the right of determining, ordinarily, to what extent his thoughts, sentiments, and emotions shall be communicated to others,” they argued. In the name of security and safety, governments across the world have upended this original definition with all kinds of caveats, progressively diluting this inviolable space. Yet, never before has the individual been more vulnerable. In the information age, digital networks now have a stranglehold on data that lays bare every human being rendering her life in its minutest detail. We are now part of what dotcom entrepreneur and author John Battelle dubbed in 2003 “the database of intentions”.
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Mumbai: Yami Gautam, brilliantly dealt with her character in Vicky Donor and in Kabil, she donned the character of a blind girl opposite Hrithik Roshan. Now working in URI, she has chopped her locks for the character. While the actress is willing to add dimension to her reellife, her real-life personality remains the same. Being born and bred in Himachal Pradesh, Yami is very proud to be called the hill girl. So in her next film URI, will the actress shed her image of the girl
Films might take a while but I won’t go slow: Neha Dhupia
next door? She replies, “The girl next door who I am in real life...I would not like to break away from this in my life nor will I ever run away from these tags. Having entered into the world of glitz and glamour and being an actor, I have to add various dimensions to whatever character I get to perform on reel. Also that’s my job indeed. Being calculative never works for me,” she says. And adds, “This year for URI, it has been an experiment for me. I cut my hair.
Mumbai: Neha Dhupia says doing films would take a while as she does not know what her character would require her to do in terms of the look. The actor welcomed baby girl, Mehr last month with husband Angad Bedi. “If I have to mould myself into a certain character, it could be a little while before I could commit myself to it. I don’t know physically what the character will expect out of me. I have worked through all shapes and sizes. “I was pregnant when I did ‘Roadies’
Mumbai: Katrina Kaif has pulled out all the stops to play the heartbroken alcoholic superstar Babita Kumari in the Aanand L. Rai’s directorial Zero. And we hear that her convincing portrayal of Babita is in fact a manifestation of her real life heartbreak with Ranbir Kapoor. Katrina’s close friends say that her role in the film was profusely cathartic, as it gave her a chance to play out all the anguish and bitterness that she endured after being unceremoniously dumped by Ranbir. Much like her real life, in the film Katrina
the film releases early next year.” Earlier the film was slated for a 2017 release, but got pushed for a September 2018 release and didn’t materialise. We also hear there is a chunk of VFX work pending on the new edit of the film, only, after which the makers can confirm a release date. “The second half is too packed in 2019. So, if Karan wants to release the film next year, it has to be in the first half, which means they will need to pull up their socks on the post production.” says a trade source adding, “Karan is expected to announce the release date soon.” Drive is an official remake of the Hollywood film with the same name, starring Ryan Gosling and Cary Mulligan in the lead.
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plays a nervous wreck after Abhay Deol jilts her. A source close to the actress says, “Katrina thought of giving up her career, and setting up a home to have Ranbir’s children. Yes, that’s how serious she was in her relationship with him.”But as it played out, Katrina was only building castles in the air. According to sources when the actress was offered the role of a desolate diva in Zero, she saw it as an opportunity to mend a broken heart. “Kartina dived into her own grief and hurt to play the role. This is why she seems so credible in this film.
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Mumbai: Amidst all the fun the cast of Simba was having and appreciating every act at the pre finale of India’s Got Talent, one such performance by the The Sufi Nizami brother left them in an awe as they sang old songs and left everyone nostalgic with their Qawali. At the end, they gave a small wedding gift to ranveer as they sang ‘Dulhe ka sehra’ song for him. Overwhelmed by the gesture Ranveer joined them on stage and danced as they sang, not only on stage but this time he got atop the judges table and shaked a leg.
Khatron Ke Khiladi returns with the 9th season, hosted by Rohit Shetty – Promises to be the most thrilling season yet Argentina : In the wilderness of Argentina, 12 daredevil challengers must test their grit and give the best ‘performance’ of their lives being totally unprepared. An amalgamation of thrill, adventure, courage, entertainment and a whole lot of fear, COLORS brings to you the 9th season of stunt-extraordinaire show, MARUTI SUZUKI – ARENA presents “Khatron keKhiladi”. With Jigar pe trigger as the theme the series will see Rohit Shetty once again don the mantle of the Host and the StuntArchitect in this journey. Produced by Endemol Shine Indiathe show will premiere on 5th January and will air every Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm only on COLORS. With the God of Action Rohit Shetty headlining the show, the contestants will be pushed
beyond their comfort zone to face their most dreaded fears and emerge victorious. The season will see an eclectic mix of celebrity contestants
and am coming back for a new season after becoming a mother. But for me to play a part, something like a ‘Tumhari Sulu’, I need to be there physically 100 per cent. But I won’t go slow. I want to be a mom, be on stage, do everything,” Neha told PTI. The actor recently began shooting for the 16th season of the MTV adventure reality show “Roadies”. Neha, 38, says though it is good to get back to work, she had to overcome the guilt of leaving her daughter at home.
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Katrina Kaif’s character in Zero mirrors her real life heartbreak
Drive to release in first half of 2019 Mumbai: The long-pending Sushant Singh Rajput and Jacqueline Fernandez-starrer Drive, has hit many roadblocks in the last year. However, we now hear the film has picked up pace and is driving towards an early 2019 release. Although the makers producer Karan Johar and director Tarun Mansukhani have not yet confirmed an official release date, sources say that the delay was caused due to Karan’s dissatisfaction with some parts of the film. The project was therefore given a shot in the arm with additional shoots and re-shoots to enhance its screenplay. Lead actress Jacqueline confirms the news saying, “So far, we are shooting the patchwork on the film. We are making sure that
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take up the most daring challenges and throw a curve ball at the viewers with their steely resolve. Whether it is Bigg Boss famed Vikas Gupta and
Sreesanth, dance sensation Puneet Pathak or the lissome Shamita Shetty, every contestant will fight to win the coveted title. Joining them are TV’s first lady of comedy Bharti Singh with husbandHarsh Limbachiya, television beauties Jasmine Bhasin, Ridhima Pandit and AvikaGor and the heartthrobs of the small screen Aly Gony, Zain Imam and Aditya Narayan. Together, the audacious khiladis will battle it out in Argentina braving high intensity stunts under Rohit Shetty’s instructions. Nina ElaviaJaipuria – Head, Hindi Mass Entertainment and Kids TV Network, Viacom18, said, “Khatron KeKhiladi is one of our most awaited properties and even after 9 years, this marquee show continues to pique viewer interest and engagement.
los angeles : Pop diva Jennifer Lopez believes men are ‘’much more fragile and sensitive’’ than women. The singer said strong and assertive females have to ‘’tiptoe’’ around their male counterparts. “I think as women, we have to do that all the time. We’re said to be the more fragile, sensitive gender, but I think the truth is that men are much more fragile and sensitive. And we have to be stronger and more conscious of not hurting fragile egos at times.“So it’s a line you do have to tiptoe on all the time - especially as a strong, assertive woman, which can be off-putting to men who are not confident and secure on their own,” Lopez told Vanity Fair magazine. Meanwhile, the singer previously admitted it took her a ‘’long time’’ to believe in herself.
Jason Momoa crashes wedding shoot Aquaman style
los angeles : Jason Momoa managed to gatecrash a couple’s wedding from the sea, completely in Aquaman style, reports JustJared.com. The Game of Thrones actor was strolling on a beach in Ohau, where he saw a couple taking their wedding pictures. He and his family members went up to the couple to congratulate them. Their photographer requested the hunk to photobomb their pictures. And as fate would have it, a couple of children were playing around with a trident. Momoa picked up the trident and obliged readily for what became an amazing photoshoot.
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Harry Kane and Son Heung-min rip Everton apart as Spurs hit six
Spurs delivered a sensational performance to romp to a 6-2 win over Everton at Goodison Park to move just two points behind second-placed Manchester City and six behind leaders Liverpool.
Liverpool : Tottenham Hotspur showed the Premier League title race might not be just a two-horse affair with a hugely impressive 6-2 win at Everton on Sunday with Harry Kane and Son Heungmin both scoring twice. Scintillating Spurs are now just two points behind second-placed Manchester City and trail Liverpool by six but after this performance, the London club look well capable of pushing their rivals all the way. “Everybody’s been talking about Liverpool and Manchester City, and we’ve been getting on with it and doing well, like we normally
do,” said Kane. “We’ve had a good month and hopefully we can take that into January now – and February – and we’ll see where we’re at come April time.” Media speculation has suggested Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino could be a target for Manchester United at the end of the season, but if the Argentine had any doubts about the potential of the side he has created they would have vanished with this display. Despite falling a goal behind, Spurs were simply unstoppable once Son had brought them level in the 27th minute.
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Coach Ravi Shastri’s statement that Ravindra Jadeja was unfit for the Perth Test raises more questions than answers any.
India vs Australia: Ravi Shastri adds Jadeja injury to insult
Melbourne : The thinking behind leaving Ravindra Jadeja out of the Perth Test is getting murkier. Soon after the defeat, skipper Virat Kohli specified that the four-pronged pace attack was picked purely on conditions rather than fitness and form, that he would have overlooked lead spinner Ravichandran Ashwin even if he had been fully fit, implying that Jadeja didn’t stand a chance of playing. But, three days before the third Test, coach Ravi Shastri contradicted the captain and gave a fresh spin to the debate, saying Jadeja was only “70-80 percent fit” at Perth and carrying a shoulder stiffness from domestic cricket. Thus, in trying to defend the selection faux pas, he has prompted questions on a range of issues, ranging from player injury-management system to the contradiction in the voices
of the coach and captain, workload management, and the tendency to hush-up injuries The team has been copping flak, especially from former cricketers back home, for playing a four-pronged pace attack in the Perth Test, where a spinner was dearly missed. Since Ashwin was
about a developmental change in the villages. As a part of their CSR initiatives, INOX Air Products has started to focus on holistic rural development and initially taken up 2 villages (Jharnamuri and Bajudih) for their campaign. These are around 19 kms from Bokaro Steel Plant, where INOXAP has its on-site liquid production unit. These initiatives will be undertaken for a period of 34 months and began from June 2018. “Since the rural areas are often the most in need of development, INOXAP decided to focus on them.
with many former players, including Mitchell Johnson, criticising the batting maestro’s behaviour. However, Starc backed Kohli. “I’ve played a couple of IPLs with Virat and he’s been fantastic to play under, as a captain,” Starc told reporters. “Obviously, he’s a fantastic player. The way India play this series and go about their cricket, it’s up to them.”
Relishing going head-to-head with Virat Kohli but not annoyed at all, says Tim Paine Melbourne : Australia skipper Tim Paine said on Monday he is “relishing going head-to-head” with his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli in a Test series and looked forward to “intense, hard” cricket in the Boxing Day game at Melbourne. The pair had heated exchanges in the second Test at Perth, prompting the umpire to intervene. Australia won the game to level the four-match series at 1-1. Paine said he understands that Kohli never liked to lose. “A lot was made of my battle with Virat in the second Test, and for the past few years when I haven’t been playing
SBI may raise Rs 12,000 crore overseas for PFC’s REC buy
New Delhi: In one of the biggest fund mobilisation exercise of its kind, the State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to raise around $2 billion overseas to help power sector financier Power Finance Corporation (PFC) acquire government’s entire 52.63 per cent stake in state-owned infrastructure finance company REC (erstwhile Rural Electrification Corporation). Top sources in the banking sector said the government has favoured SBI to mobilise
external commercial financing for PFC due to its size and experience and ability to raise large amount funds overseas at most competitive rates. The finance ministry has been sounded that the bank may get mandate to do Rs 12,000 crore fund hunting for PFC after the plan also got the power ministry’s nod. Subject to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval, SBI may either tap SBI London or New York for funds. If this is not available then the bank will seek mandate to raise funds
from overseas. In this case, SBI will underwrite the debt backed by government guarantee. At Friday’s closing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at Rs 109.35 a price, the government share in REC is valued at Rs 12,000 crore. The amount will be higher if PFC gives a premium over the prevailing price. “Soon SBI will be given the mandate for this fund raising exercise as the government wants to complete the deal between two power sector financiers over the next couple of months. This is also essential to help the Centre mobilise targeted Rs 80,000 as disinvestment proceeds for FY19 as it has only reached about Rs 34,000 crore,” said a banking source privy to the development.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd’s premium hatchback Elite i20 sold 10,555 units in November coming at seventh position,.
Maruti Swift tops best-selling PV model list in November
New Delhi: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India’s hatchback Swift emerged as the best-selling passenger vehicle (PV) model in November, pushing down the company’s entry level car Alto, which occupied the number one spot in the same month last year, to fourth position. According to data by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Swift sold 22,191 units last month as against 13,337 units in the yearago month when it occupied the sixth spot in the best-selling PV model list.
Melbourne : Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has described Virat Kohli as a “fantastic captain”, having shared the dressing room with the India captain while representing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.Kohli’s onfield heated exchanges with Australia skipper Tim Paine in the second Test turned out to be a subject of discussion
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine had heated exchanges in the second Test at Perth, prompting the umpire to intervene. Australia won the game to level the four-match series at 1-1.
INOX Air, through Mrida Group, initiates holistic rural development
New Delhi: INOX Air Products, has started to implement its CSR campaign through Mrida, a Social Business Venture focused on sustainable and scalable holistic rural development. INOX Air Products, one of the largest manufacturers of Industrial gases in India with 36 plants spread across the country, will work with Mrida for sustainable and holistic development of selected villages and hamlets in Bokaro District of Jharkhand. The project is called “Udaan, the Wings of Transformation” and is focusing on bringing
ruled out due to injury, the obvious alternative was Jadeja. But Shastri, with his characteristic gung-ho style, came up with a reason: “Problem with Jaddu was that he had taken an injection four days into coming to Australia because of some stiffness in his shoulder.
India vs Australia: Virat Kohli is a fantastic captain, says Mitchell Starc
Retaining the second place last month was MSI’s compact sedan Dzire with 21,037 units sold, albeit lesser number compared to 22,492 units in November
last year. MSI’s premium hatchback Baleno also retained its third spot with 18,649 units. It had sold 17,769 units in November 2017. The company’s entrylevel small car Alto came in the fourth spot with 14,378 units sold in November as compared to 24,166 units in the same month last year, when it occupied the top spot. Another model from MSI’s stable, Vitara Brezza sold 14,378 units last month coming at the fifth spot, down from fourth position in November 2017 when it sold 14,458 units.
international cricket, he was one guy I loved watching,” he said in a column for Herald Sun. “Now to be out in the middle going head-to-head with him in a Test series is something I’m really relishing.” Paine said he was not annoyed “in the slightest” by Kohli. “Virat is someone who is prepared to wear his heart on his sleeve and like all professional athletes, hates to lose,” he said. “I like the way Virat plays. I don’t know him personally but I’ve always admired — not only his obvious skill as a player — but the passion and aggression he plays with.
Gold firms up on global cues, jewellers’ buying
New Delhi: Gold rallied by Rs 175 to Rs 32,275 per 10 gram at the bullion market on Monday on the back of positive global cues and fresh buying by local jewellers. Silver followed suit and advanced by Rs 200 to Rs 38,000 per kg due to increase in offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Marketmen said a firm trend overseas, with investor appetite for risk curbed by worries over a partial US government shutdown, China-US trade tensions and faltering global economic growth, influenced gold
prices here. Globally, gold rose 0.51 per cent to USD 1,263 an ounce and silver by 0.41 per cent, to USD 14.76 an ounce in New York. Besides, increased buying by local jewellers at the domestic spot market supported the upside, they added. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purities added Rs 175 each at Rs 32,275 and Rs 32,125 per 10 gram, respectively. The precious metal had lost Rs 130 on Saturday. Sovereign, however, traded flat at Rs 25,000 per piece of eight gram.
Mutual funds add Rs 3 lakh-cr to assets base in 2018, eyes more traction in new year
New Delhi: Mutual funds have added a whopping Rs 3 lakh crore to their asset base in 2018 and the uptrend may continue in the new year, helped by consistent rise in the SIP flows and a strong participation of retail investors despite volatile markets. The asset under management (AUM) of the industry rose by 13 per cent to Rs 24 lakh crore in 2018 by November-end itself, up from Rs 21.26 lakh crore at the end of December 2017, data available with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. The investor count is also estimated to have grown by over 1.3 crore during the year. However, the industry experts believe that the final AUM figure at December-end might be slightly lower than that of November
as there could be a dip in liquid funds due to a quarter-end phenomenon. “Keep in mind the quarter-end trends and the advance tax pay-out, we expect the industry AUM to close around Rs 23-23.5 lakh crore in 2018,” Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company’s National Head (Sales and Distribution Alliances) Manish Mehta said. The pace of growth, however, declined for the asset size in 2018 as compared to the last year. The industry had seen a surge of 32 per cent in the AUM or an addition of over Rs 5.4 lakh crore in 2017. The IL&FS default and the consequent blow to the NBFC sector because of the credit crunch exposed mutual funds to lakhs of crore worth of ill-liquid debt funds.
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Gujarat ChiefMinister inaugurates Sanskrit Bharati Regional Conference at Kolwada
“Sanskrit is the mother of all languages, need for its wider use, has the potential to build the brand image of India”
Pseudo-secularists out to distort the heritage value of Sanskrit : VijayRupani
Ahmedabad :Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupanitoday inaugurated the two-day Regional Conference of Sanskrit Bharati Gujarat at Kolwada near Gandhinagar. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Sanskrit is the mother of all languages and has the potential to build the brand image of India. There is need for hard work for preservation and promotion,easy-to-understand and easy-to-use form, and wider use of this ancient language. But, unfortunately, some pseudosecularists are out to distort the heritage value of Sanskrit. Mr. Rupani said that Sanskrit is one language which has the origin of most words and its mean for the welfare of the mankind, having a big contribution in nurturing cultural values and civilization. He expressed happiness at the greater use of
Gujarat ChiefMinister wishes Merry Christmas Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupanihere today wished Merry Christmas to all Christian on the eve of Christmas festival. In his greetings, Mr. Rupani described Christmas as a festival of love, compassion and brotherhood for all.
Sanskrit in Gujarat, providing the infrastructure for growth. It was due to the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister here that Somnath Sanskrit University was set up in the state. He hoped that formation of Sanskrit Board by the State Government in consultation with experts and Sanskrit Bharati. The Chief Minister launched a video for learning Sanskrit at home. He presented awards and certificates to scholars for excellence in Sanskrit. Swami SadanandSaraswati Maharaj described Sanskrit as the language of Vedas and Upanishad for the religious and spiritual salvation of the mankind. There is need for application of Sanskrit is this age of science and technology.
During parking, the bus jumped the barricade and entered the platform where passengers were standing, killing two on the spot, while one more died at the hospital.
State Transport Bus In Gujarat Jumps Depot Barricade, Kills 3: Police
AHMEDABAD: Three people, including two women, were killed and one was injured when a state transport bus ran over them after jumping the platform barricade at a bus depot in Navsari district of Gujarat on Monday, police said. During parking, the bus jumped the barricade and entered the platform where passengers were standing, killing two on the spot, while one more died at the hospital, the police official said. The incident took place in Navsari city, around 280 km from Ahmedabad. Two women were killed in the accident, he said. “People were waiting on the platform when a local state transport bus rammed into the barricade and jumped over the platform while parking,” Navsari
deputy superintendent of police BS Mori said. The driver fled the spot soon after the incident, he said. “We are not sure if the driver did this deliberately, as the brakes of the bus had not failed. We can only know this after arresting the driver, who
Gujarat: Western Railway announces changes in patterns of train services
VADODARA: The Western Railway has announced changes in patterns of trains passing through Vadodara for 10 days due to the ongoing work of segregation of Ahmedabad-Ratlam route. According to the latest announcement, two trains will remain cancelled while six others partially cancelled for ten days starting Tuesday. This work is being done to speed up trains between Vadodara to Godhra and Vadodara to Ahmedabad routes. Due to the work, both bye-pass lines will remain suspended from December 25 to January 3 for ten days which will affect passenger trains operations. According to a release issued by Ravinder Bhakar, chief public relations officer of the Western Railway, presently trains coming from Godhra and Ahmedabad side merge at Vadodara D cabin. The work to separate UP and DN main lines from two directions will result in increased speeds and reduction in congestion. Vadodara C and D cabin will merge with creation of Vadodara Yard RRI resulting in smoother operations. Vadodara-Anand and Anand-Vadodara MEMU trains will remain fully cancelled during this period, the release read. Similarly, the trains which will remain partially cancelled are Kathana-Vadodara passenger, Vadodara–Kathana passenger, Chhota Udepur–Vadodara DEMU, Vadodara–Chhota Udepur DEMU, Kota– Vadodara passenger and Vadodara-Kota passenger train.
managed to flee the spot taking the benefit of the crowd,” Mr Mori said. During parking, the bus jumped the barricade and entered the platform where passengers were standing, killing two on the spot, while one more died at the hospital.
CM confers degree, medals to students at 12th Convocation function of Ganpat University
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today called on the young students to achieve career through educational degree along with attaining degree of social responsibility. The Chief Minister was speaking at the 12thConvocation Function of the Ganpat University organized at its campus in Kherva in Mehsana district. On the occasion, Mr. Rupani conferred degrees to 2538 students and medals to the best students. Mr. Rupani said that the student should not think of self only but of all too. They must be determined that their knowledge should be utilized for the betterment of the nation. And, it is the need of the hour. He also pointed out that India has maximum number of
youths at its disposal, thus, coming era would be belong to India. Others who spoke on the occasion included Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Nitinbhai Patel. Mr. Rupani also inaugurated the newly constructed Ganpat University Vikram Nail Sports Academy spread over 25 acres of land plot with ultramodern facilities into various sports. The event was also graced as the Chief Guest by Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki Mr.Kenichi Ayukawa, Ganpat University’s President Mr. Ganpatbhai Patel, Member of Parliament Shree Jayshreeben Patel, MLA Mr. Ramanbhai Patel, district collector H. K. Patel, DDO M. Y. Daxini, and others.
ED moves court for open-ended NBW against 4 directors of Gujarat firm in Rs 5,000 cr case AHMEDABAD: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday approached a Delhi court seeking issuance of open ended non-bailable warrants (NBW) against four directors of a Gujarat pharma firm in a Rs 5,000 crore money laundering probe case. The agency has sought warrants against Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) directors Nitin Jayantilal Sandesara, Chetankumar Jayantilal Sandesara, Dipti Chetan Sandesara and Hiteshkumar Narendrabhai Patel. Additional Sessions Judge Siddharth Sharma listed the matter for hearing on January 5. The ED has registered the alleged bank fraud case against the firm SBL under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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Bangladesh deploys soldiers ahead of next Sunday’s elections
Dhaka : Thousands of army soldiers are being deployed across Bangladesh to provide security and help conduct national elections next Sunday. The deployment began early Monday and the soldiers will be on duty until Jan. 2, the military’s public relations office said. The soldiers are setting up camps in 389 areas and navy personnel are fanning out across the coast, according to the statement. The air force is keeping helicopters ready for any urgent needs, and the soldiers will maintain order on important roads or highways
whenever needed. Earlier this month, authorities deployed paramilitary border forces in 87 bordering areas. While such deployment is common ahead of national elections in Bangladesh, the opposition has been strongly demanding the military’s engagement in the election process amid concern that violence could happen. The soldiers usually work as a striking force. At least six people have died in recent weeks while hundreds have been injured. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking to return to power for a third consecutive time in the Dec.
Yangon : A Myanmar court is on Monday due to hear an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were found guilty in September after a trial at a Yangon district court in a landmark case that has raised questions about Myanmar’s progress towards democracy and sparked an outcry from diplomats and human rights advocates. Defence lawyers filed an appeal against the conviction in early November, citing evidence of a police set-up and
lack of proof of a crime. “We are looking forward to demonstrating to Myanmar’s High Court why it should reverse the convictions of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo due to the egregious errors committed by the trial court in condemning them to prison for seven years,” Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler said in a statement. “We will explain to the appellate judge why, under the law, the only possible conclusion is that the appellate court must restore our reporters’ freedom and reaffirm Myanmar’s democratic principles,” he said.
Myanmar court due to hear appeal in case of jailed Reuters reporters
65 US universities oppose Trump administration’s visa policy changes for foreign students
Washington : As many as 65 top US universities, including Harvard and MIT, have challenged the Trump administration in a court against its new stringent visa policy for foreign students, warning that the new ‘backdating’ rule will have a detrimental effect on America’s higher education system. The new policy announced by the Trump administration in August places restrictions on overstaying a visa. Under longstanding immigration policies, when an individual is no longer authorised to remain in the US — such as when a visa expires — a period of “unlawful
presence” begins. After six months of unlawful presence, an individual can be forced to return to their country of origin and subject to a three year bar from the US. Prior to the August policy change, individuals only began to accrue unlawful presence the day after the government issued an official determination that the visa holder was “out of status”. With the new rules, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can set retroactive start dates for unlawful presence that begin the day after an individual’s degree programme is complete
or the day after a person’s visa expires. The top institutions, including Harvard, MIT, Cornell, Yale, and Princeton signed onto an amicus brief filed Monday, arguing that the new rule puts visa-holding students in a position to make “tough choices”. These institutions argue that the new policy’s use of a “backdated unlawfulpresence clock” will render tens of thousands of F, J and M categories of visa holders subject to three and 10-year re-entry bars without any opportunity to cure.
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